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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-07-09
THE MCDOWELL.

] hear you in the orchard hid in clouds Of
Ihe.r you tapping. tapping busy vood~ele
NY nearSis sisd to hear you in this golden
Your tapping is-you can not know-how
sweet . sound to me.
Oh, tap, tap: tap, tapl
The old man hears you, and he hfts head -
And dream. m 'h he !: the passionate heart of
fifty years agoI
The glad church bells were ringing then -
they are ringing now:
The orchard was in bloom, and there was
Sunday In the arr:
Ny dear loves face wa. sweeter than the
blossom on the bough,
Twas blueet May time in her eyelids ana
her golden hairi
Oh. tap. tap; tap. tap. tapl
We leaned together, lips TO lips; we beard
woodweic-Twas not you. housekeeping
in that apple tree!
Although twas Sunday. still. thought no
And though to-day is Sunday, too, no SAD
bath breaker you;
You can not break, but you oan make, . noy
Your tapping crowds my trees with bloom.
and hils my skies with blue.
Oh; tap: tap; TAP ?: t sM:h ,sP! INV but.
ton hole is gay:
Istride erect-what need have of any stan
to-day?
oh, woodwele with the laughing note, feel
my heart beat fast,
My eyes are dim. my cheek IL wet. my head
grows white again;
For remember, in the light OF that long
vanished past,
How kindly life has dealt with me, how haro
with better men.
Oh, tap. tap; tap. tap, tap!
For those church bells, that orchard bloom,
that woodwele in the tree,
And all that plighted happiness have kept
their pledge to me!
Ny dear loves eyes are faded and her face is
wrinkled now,
And all the golden color changed to silver
in her h ir:
But when she smiles-ah. then you see the
blossom on the bough;
And when she speaks, you feel sense OF
May time in the air!
Oh, tap. tap; tap, tap. tap!
Through all diegu Sc, my dear old wife, be
sure l see and know
The pretty maid who loved . poet nifty
years ago.
-WiuSaW Canton.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-07-09
HOME AND FARM.

"A small piece Of glue dissolved in
skim milk and water is said to be very
effective in restoring old Grape.
Experiments are now in progress
to make an artificial crossing between
wheat and rye, SO as to obtain new
and standard cereal for breadstuffs.
When putting down . new carpet
be sure you save the rawlings. They
win furnish just the darning thread you
win need when the carpet ''begins to
CO."
"A mess Of feed given to . cow
while she Is being MIXED draws her at
tention, and she will not hold up tho
milk - COWS are apt to do when tho
calf 10 taken from them. The milkin&
can be done more thoroughly, rs we'll
as quicker, when the COW is quietly cat
ing. And Il fed turnips or cabbage At
this tine the odor will not affect tho
milk.-TSoy Times.
-Roiled Cheese: Put four ounces Of
cheese, sliced as thin rs possible, two
tsblespoonfuls Of cream. piece of but
ter the size of two walnuts, into sauce
pan and boil stirring it gently all the
uhl0 I'LL IL U0COIh1cS tutCk uuu SulOOG&Ip
then add . raw egg and little cayenne
pepper. Put the saucepan again on the
fire, stirring ~ before till the whole is
quite hot. Serve on small squares Of
dry toast. The shove il enough for
four people.-Boston Budget.
Flax Seed Syrup: This excellent
remedy for q cough is made thus: Boil
one ounce of fax seed in . quart of
water for half an hour; strain and add
to the liquid the juice Of two lemons
and half q pound of rock candy. If the
cough is accompanied by weakness and
q loss Of appetite add half an ounce Of
gum arabic. Set this to simmer for
half an hour, stirring it occasionally
Take wine glass full when the cough
is troublesome.-Bosfon Globe.
Chocolate Custard: Boil half
pound Of chocolate in two quarts of new
milk, with half a pound of white sugar
and One-third of q vanilla bean for half
an hour, then add four eggs. or tho
yolks Of eight (Which will make it richer)
beaten smooth, and stir with the egg.
beaten until it begins to thicken. add
half teaspoonful Of salt. II extract Of
vanilla be used instead of the bean. add
two teaspoonfuls after the custard 10
taken from the fire. Pour into cups
The Caterer.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-07-09
Fight insects With Fire.

A bundle of rags, tied to the end Of .
pole, and the rags dipped in kerosene.
makes . formidable weapon with which
to exterminate the tent caterpillars on
the fruit trees A lighted match ap-
piled to the rags makes blaze that may
be managed safely and easily, and tho
work may be done very quickly. Kero-
sene, if poured in ant holes, or applied
to the nests of many kind Of insects.
will be effcctual without the aid of fire.
A solution made by dissolving . table
spoonful of carbolic acid in . gallon Of
water will prove . valuable adjunct in
the hands Of 3 determined person, as il
may be sprinkled freely anywhere that
may be necessary. We may suggest
the use of Paris green. but it is too
dangerous to use on fruit trees. The
liberal use Of fro and carbolic acid will
answer all purposes.-Fdrm. Field and
Etoekman.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-07-09
TAKING OFF HIDES.
How to Do Il without InJuring the val1G
Of the Hide or Skin.

How to Do It without InJuring the Value
Of the Hide or Skin.
In taking off . hide or calf-skin.
never cut the throat crosswise in the
least. Slit the skin from the brisket to
the tail, and from the brisket to the jaw;
then cut around each leg to the hoof.
Slit the hind leg from the hoof up di-
rectly over the gambrel, and the for
ward legs in the front. directly over the
knee, to the top of the brisket bone.
This leaves the hide or skin then in tho
proper shape for finishing.
Skin the head and legs carefully to
avoid cutting them; then, commencing
at the head, draw or fist off the skin
without any further use of the knife.
thereby avoiding the holes and cuts that
almost spoil so many cah-skins. Some
farmers use a windlass to draw off tho
dairy skins, and others use horse; but
one or two men can do it a great deal
more quickly and easily.
When taken of, lay the hide or skin
fiat on the floor in q cool place, where
the sun can not shine upon it, and cover
it with salt-rather fine salt being better
than too coarse salt Do not roll it up.
but let it remain in the salt until you
take off another; then place that ono
upon the other, sailing freely as before.
and so on until you get enough to make
quite pile; then commence another
pile in the same manner. Do not be
afraid to use salt freely; what the skins
do not require will shake oil, and can be
used again.
If you prefer to dry out your skins
before selling them. be sure that they
are thoroughly cured with salt before
drying them. and then that they arc
thoroughly dried before being baled up
for shipment.
Never dry out skin without having
it sailed as described to preserve it from
moths and other injuries on the hair
side. which are liable to occur il the
skins are not properly sailed before b.
ing dried out.
II your skins remain ON hand very
long after being dried out before de-
livery to the tanner, even If sailed,
watch them carefully to detect any in
dicatiOns of moths or worms on tho
hair side, and If any are discovered,
have the skins vigorously whipped with
. stick so often that they shall be wholly
eradicated from the entire lot Of skins.
as they often work serious injury in .
very short time.-Chieago Shoe and
Leather RerieE.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-07-09
ABOUT PETalFAcTioM.
A Acisntlflo Journals Opinion Coacsrnll
Petrf60d F10ah.

A Aoisntino Journals Oplnioa Coacsrnise
Petri6ed Flesh.
Stories Of frogs and toads inclosed in
solid rock and other fables of the same
nature frequently appear in the daily
and weekly papers. One not dissimilar.
though vastly more absurd, of the find.
ing of two living bats imbedded in q
solid lump Of bituminous coal from .
coal mine in Maryland is now going
the rounds. and will probably not rect
till the press from Maine to California
has given publication to it There was
said to have been no crevice admitting
the entrance of these wonderful bats,
and that there was clearly formed i'm.
preston left by them. The inference
no, the only ''conclusion"-is that
these hoary ehiropterans are liv-
ing remnants Of the coal-forming
age. 1t was not long ago that just
such a story Vas told Of m an
c ent toad in another coal mine, only
this time the carboniferous batrachian
had become, rs was naturally expected.
very much desiccated. It is very
strange with what persistence such
myths and fables retain their hold on
popular credence. Men Of high in
telligencc will aver their belief in petri-
fed human bodies. and we have known
a shrewd business man to exhibit what
he firmly believed was large mass Of
fossil buffalo flesh, sinews. muscles,
blood and all. What more natural
thing could there be than the finding of
toad or bat, dead, alternating or ac-
tive, in the crevices of . coal mine?
and yet. doubtless. to one wholly un-
acquainted with geological and oolog-
ical principles, carboniferous fossil
fish or living bat seems equally mex
plicable and wonderful. Such fanciful
flights of imag nation might pass I'M
noticed were they not SO Industrious y
circulated in the columns of even tho
highest class of metropolitan news
papers.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-07-09
CHICKEN CHOLERA

A Disease Usually Due to the H1lthy Gun
dItion OF the Poultry Yard.
Why does the ehslers break out in
those yards where the birds seem appar-
emily well when the disease is least cx-
pected? The question may be answered
in one word-filtA- Suppose dairy
man should keep his herd Of cows in .
dirty stable, with foul oders ever pres
ent, damp floors and tie nanMe re-
moved from the stalls only OCCASION
ally, with water to drink from mud
puddles, into which the. soluble sab
stances of the manure had beeA washed.
would such coss exist long We think
not And We may also ask if it would
not be even worse for them should tho
food of the cows be tAsown on the drop
pings of the yard. to be mixed with thu
filth and manure, Il the consequences
would not Re fatalf Yet such is the
way the Inns are sometimes treated
Tho droppings remain in the poultry
housa for Indefinite periods, they have
but LITTLE fresh water and often
none at all. and the yards in
which thsy run contain the &C
cumuA 2tions of years The cholera
can ,aos b avoided under such coDdi-
tons II attacks every bird in the flock.
and. holds high carnival over the bodies
of its victims. What is the remedy? Not
doctoring the birds. for that is useless
nder the circumstances, but remove
the cause. Thoroughly clean out tha
poultry house and disinfeet the r0osts.
nests and walls BY the free use Of car
bolic acid and whitewash. and spade up
the yards. then sprinkling them with
Douglas mixture. which is composed az
. pound Of copperas. a gill OF sulPhuris
acid and two gallons Of water. II The
premises are Kept clean thereis but little
danger OF cholera, but care must b
taken that no portion Of the premises
be overlooked upon which any Of thu
germs may remain. The cholera may
Be known BY the sick birds being very
thirsty, and having IN anxious. nervous
appearance. the droppings being green
and watery. The remedy most available
Is to give . spoonful Of solution Of
boracic acid to each fowl-FasM. kSesk
ead StoeknsG's.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-07-09
WORK IN CREWEL.
The Rise and Fall Of Fine Needlo-Work In
England.

Tho Rise and Fall Of Fine Needlo-Work In
England.
The religious houses had always been
famous for needlc-work; even the monks
occasionally piled the needle. Clifford.
writing to Cromwell of the suppression
of monastery Mt Woolsthorpe, Lin
colnshire, says: There is not one re-
ligious person there but what can and
do h use embrotheryng WRITING bookes
with fayre hand, making garments.
karvyngc, etc. With the change in re-
ligion the embro;dcrer, like the illu-
mlnator, was starved out 1t is aston-
ishing how soon the art died out. Queen
Catharine had been a notable needle
woman, solacing her loneliness by
pract cling the art she had
learned from her mother, "who al
ways made her husbands shirts"
Mary, Spanish in all her tastes,
spent her weary vigils for Philip. who
never came, in working Spanish stitch.
black and gold" There is q good deal
of Elizabeth's handicraft still extant, but
the tasto in her day was getting de-
PRAYED. Elizabethan needle-wOrk is
perfect in workmanship. but wholly
wanting in na:uralness and beauty. In
the next reign even the workmanship
deteriorated. Nothing shows more
clearly how the good old English iradi-
tons had died out than the Mompesson
business. We used to be famous for
our gold thread. 1t was SO much purer
than the Spanish or Ital an, but when
Villiers. Duke of Buckingham, got the
monopoly and employed the Frenchmen
Mompesson and Michael to get his
thread made it was soon SO scandalously
debased as to corrode the workmen's
hands. and even the flesh of
the wearers. The illiers-Mompes-
son patent empowered the monopol Sta
to punish any one whom they found
making q better or cheaper article; for
they made the public pay exorbtantly
for this scandalous stuff. Thus it was
that, in james day, needlework degen-
Grated into simple crewel. style popu-
lar since the old Assyrian times. And
here, where we might have been helped
by hints and patterns from Ind a, we
were cut off by that foolish legislation
which even then was beginning to
destroy the Indian manufactures. in the
supposed interest of the British work
man. The East India Company was
founded in Elizabeth's. reign; and,
though at first other Indian manufac-
lures were admitted, the broiderers-
whom Elizabeth had just formed into
company had sufficient influence to
keep out Indian embroidery from the
very first.-AN tie Year Round
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-07-09
A CELEBRATED CITY.

Some Of the Sights Of Venice, the Queen
Of the Adriatlc.
This place is different from every 9TH
er. and creates quite new sensation.
l had hitherto been accustomed to cars
and buses, but here there is water
everywhere. The highways are canals.
and you glide along in gondolas instead
of riding over macadamizcd roads. This
is an ancient and celebrated city, con-
tanning many beautiful buildings and
some rare art treasures.
St Marks, which was begun in 800
and finished in 1911, is q remarkable
building. as will be seen from this sim
pie fact that it has, in and out. 500 col
umns and AZ. 900 feet of mosaic pictures
of the most exquisite character. There
is no paint anywhere; nothing but mar
BILE and mosaic. The latter, it is said,
was 900 years in being finished. Each
generation added its contribution to the
work. and the result certainly is most
striking. The grand altar is sup
ported by alabaster columns, said to be
brought from the Temple of Solomon.
These columns are remarkable for their
purity. There are many others brought
from the mosques of Constantinople.
The facade is Venetian Gothic, sur
roundt d by the four celebrated horses
brought from Nero's Temble, at Rome.
The Grand Square is the busiest spot in
all Venice. Arcades run the whole
length on three sides. and are filled
with fancy shops, cafes, etc. 1t is the
fash enable promenade.
The Doge's palace occupies nearl y one
whole side of the square. 1t is in red
and VIII to marble, Venetian Gothic
style, resting on thirty-six columns. I
crossed the Rialto bridge, which con-
meets Old and New Venice. At the
end of the bridge, on the old side,
is the square devoted to the
money changers, and, appropriately
enough, in the immediate neighborhOod
is the iron-barred house of Shylock.
Among other features of interest are
the Church Of St. John and St
Paul. the Jesuit Cathedral.
the Church Of tho Bare-footed
Friars; the Hunchback, or Criminal
Exposure, near to Shylock's house,
where criminals were placed on q mar
BILE pedestal and exposed to the jeers and
scotfings of the passers-by; the Bridge
Of Signs. connecting the prison with the
Doges yalace. which prisoners crossfor
trial, and many other objects too num-
erous to describe. / must observe, how
ever. that Venice possesses the largest
oil painting in the world, the work of
Lintoretti. It has eight hundred figures,
and took seven years. constant work 10
finish. In the immense profusion Of ar
tistic architectural and other riches in
this fair land Of Italy, one gets almost
dazed. The last gallery of pictures, or
the last cathedral, seened almost finer
than those we saw first But they are
all so good. have 50 many beauties peerl-
liarly their own. that ! can only use the
language of ealogy regarding the whole
Venice Cor. Sacramento Bee.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-07-09
PlTA AND POINT.

When . mans rudy nose beginl
to sc.ntillate you are safe in believing II
not contrary to his general habit Of LTD
10 sin till late himself Brooklyn
Times.
Come back and all will be for
given" is the usual card published by q
loafer whose wife leaves him sitter wear.
ing herself out trying to support him. =
N o. Pieaywne.
"A man named Timothy Dwight has
been elected president of Yale College.
He is said to be man of considerable
ability, but is entirely unknowD in
sporting circles.-Chicago Times.
Young poets should always wait gill
they feel the glow of the true inspiya-
ton before they write. The probability
il that they will never feel it, but they
should wait just the same.-Sonservil!s
Journal.
-"Supply and Demand" Anti
quarian Gent-Got any old-ah-Romau
weapons or pottery lately?" Dealer
'Xpect them in mex week, sir. Ain'i
ute finished rustin' yet, sir. About
Toosday, SIR.
Poor debtor-"You can't collee.
that from me. SIR" Collector MOP
Debtor-"No, You can't get blood Out
of turnip." Collector lin disgust)-
apparently not; neither can I get
money out Of beet"
If demonstrative married people
were less ''tOo too" in company and
were more one one ut home, it wouldn' I
scare young man half 80 bad to think
Of having to buy provisions for whole
family.-Mcrchant Traveller.
AT dinner-table in Massachusetts,
. gentleman remarked that A., who
used to be given to sharp practice. was
getting more circumspect. YES" re-
piled Judge Hoar, ''he has reached the
superlative of life. He began by seek
ing to get on. then he sought to get
honor. and now he is trying to get
honest. "-Boston Bulletin.
Mans Deceit and Woman's Cred
u,ity.-After an enthusiastic lover
spends two hours hard labor over q
letter to his girl, and then mars its
beauty by spill ng q drop of ink on il.
he first grumblcs in a scientific manner
for few minutes, and then draws q
circle round the blot and tells her it is q
kiss; and she, poor thing, believes it.
N. y Su,.
III have noticed" said q pert young
lawyer, ''that members of the legal pro-
fession are almost always brave men.
It is seldom that one shows cOwardice.
I wonder why this is sop "Well," re-
sponded an elderly lady, 1--WE read
somewhere that conscience makes cow
ards of us ALL And as lawyers mostly
have no conscience, why of course they
haven't any thing to make them cow
ards IN y Ledger.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-07-09
HAY BARRACKS.

The Importance sAAvlng Some KIND
of Protection for the Hay Crop.
Clover is hard to keep in stack. On
well regulated farms there is but little
tame hay but what is more or less
mixed with clover. When clover il
once fairly established on the farm it is
difficult to keep meadows clear of it,
even if one wanted to. Timothy meadow
will produce more timothy hay to have
one-third of the crop clover. The latter
keeps the soil loose, mellow and damp,
and the timothy makes heavier crop.
If therefore tho hay be one-third clover
it is almost impossible to stack it SO it
will keep successfully. But hay which
is thoroughly cured and kept safely
is far better for any class of animals. il
it be at least one-third clover. 1t is
therefore highly important that farmers
should have some kind of protection
for their hay. A good barn is the best
for such purpose. But that is costly.
Sheds or barracks can be made cheaply.
One twenty feet square and twenty feet
high, with a movable roof. will do very
we'll without boarded sides. Such q
barrack will hold twenty tons of hay,
and with horse fork can be easily
filled twenty feet high.
The cost of hay barrack of this kind
will be paid for the first year in the bet
ter keeping of twenty tons of hay. Tho
roof should be made as light as possible,
50 that it can be raised and lowered. as
it is filled or emptied. 1t should be light
enough SO that one man can raise or
lower q corner at q time, at his con-
venience. Without this it will have to
be boarded up, as the rain or snow
would blow under the roof. But if the
roof is raised rs 1t is filled. in haying =
load can be put in at any time, as it il
in barn, and then it is safe.
And when hay is part clover, as it al
ways should be, great care and good
judgment have to be exercised to havo
the hay cured just right, and when it is
right, it should go Immediately to tho
barn or shed, as mixed hay can not DO
saved successfully in cock in q rain. So
it is all important to have a place
where hay can be stored just as soon as
it is ready. Nearly half of all hay cut,
when it is stacked is spoiled. Where
ClOSCI lSs THO WNtcE Will TUT Il-lb WILL
spoil in for some inches all over tho
stack, and a considerab of layer at
the bottom is worthless. And when 3
stack is opened in winter or summer tn
feed, it is at the mercy of the weather
which is always of the worst character
at the wrong time.
Or, If you do not like the barracks,
make sheds with stationary roofs. They
can he twenty feet wide and as long a.
desired. It should be sloped all ono
way, and if covered with boards made
pretty steep. 1t is best to have the
highest side face the east, as the heavy,
dashing showers seldom come from that
direction. II the hay settles after pnt
in. it would be better to put on boards
extending from the roof down to tho
hay. to protect it--Des Moines (La.J
REGISTER.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-07-09

in Folsom prison the other day .
visitor saw . Chinaman walking up and
down quite cheerful and happy. He
did not seem to have any thing On his
mind at all. and he was indeed in excel
lent spirits. The visitor went up to
him. '.Hello. John, are you q pris.
oner?' ''Yes. Ne in Jail al.io right. "
''What are you in for?" "Killum
Chinaman." ''How long have you
got?'' .'Oh, allo me, arlo tine" He
was imprisoned for ifa--Son Frsncises
Chr0nicle.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-07-09
A NOVEL SCHEME.

Making Fortune by Supplying Olces and
stores With Clean Towels.
No sign in town attracts the attcn-
ton of strangers to greater degree
than that which appears on number Of
stylish wagons that are ever to be seen
rushing about the business streets of this
city. 1t ia that of the "Clcan Towel COM
pany." A young man is at the head of
this concern, and is making consider
able fortune out of what was
merely a happy thought. He con-
ceived the idea that men who
rent Offices, such as lawyers.
brokers, dentists, agents and the like.
must be put to great deal of trouble
to get clean towels. and to keep them
clean after they get them. He decided
to 60 into the business of supplying
these conveniences. He had some little
boxes made to hang upon q door or
wall by means of two hooks. On the
front Of each box he had a plate of look
ing-glass. and the top was made like a
lid. He hung n brush and comb to each
box. put four clean towels in each one.
and then started out to get customers,
promising four clean towels q week.
and to keep each customer suppl ed
with toilet soap for one dollar month,
or six towels q week for q dollar and q
quarter, and eight for two dollars. The
idea took like wildfire. A company
was formed. and it now serves not only
half the Offices in town, but great
many stores, factories, and, in fact,
places of all sorts where men or women
are employed and cleanliness is re-
spected. The dirty towels are taken
away and clean ones substituted each
week. The boxes are never removed
until they are broken or grow shabby.
The cost is very slight, the tax to GUS
tomersis mere trifie, and the profit is
enormous CHICAGO Letter.