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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-07-23
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

The horse that leads wen has the
first element Of . good and pleasant
Observation-Disclosures AgricwltHrise.
1t is poor economy not to keep
buildings well painted. for the moisture
that paint would stop soon causes rot
ten boards and timbers.-N. T. IeIe-
gram.
Tho use Of paris green on potatoes
and other things kills many bees and
insects that are useful, and also destroys
many small birds.-TIoy Times.
1t is said that pyrcthrum. mixed
with five times its bulk of plaster. and
busted into the centre of the leaves with
. pair of bellows, will destroy cabbage
WOrms.-Al6any Journal.
AFTER cutting, orchard grass springs
rapidly. and the aftergrowth is heavy.
This should not be pasiured during the
summer or fall, but should be reserved
for winter grazing.-Western RsreL
A good black varnish for iron or other
metals may be made BY dissolving three
ounces of asph alum, four quarts Of
boiled oil, and eight ounces of burnt
lumber. Hest is required to effect the
dissolving, and while the compound is
cooling mix with turpentine- Chicago
Times.
To give . horse medicine take .
lOng-necked bottle, raise the horses
head, thrust the bottle into his mouth
and while the liquid is running into the
throat rub the nose of the bottle vigOr-
Ously against the roof of the mouth.
pretty well back. This done. most
horses will swallow nicely.-N Y. Post.
When bees are swarming it is the
old colony leaving the hive and aban-
doning the stores to the young MEM
bers. The old queen goes with them.
and they seek q new location, with
nothing for q beginning except what
honey they fill themselves with as they
take their depsrture.-N E. Farmer.
If broken rice be boiled with one
third milk and twO-thirds water, adding
one egg to each pint of liquid, and the
mass thickened with oatmeal and corn
meal while boiling, it will prove an ex-
cellent diet for very young chicks. 1t
keeps well and may be crumbled very
easily when cOld.--Boston Herald.
Graham bread made expressly for
dyspeptics, should contain neither
yeast. molasses, nor soda. The Objec-
ton to mOlasses lies in its natural acid
ity, requiring soda in the bread. and in
its being very apt to create acidity in
the stomach, while soda is something
no person with weak and impaired Dr.
gestive organs should use.-1he Gu
terer.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-07-23
FORTY. LESS ONE.

where the tired brooklet lingerA
In . quiet little pool.
Mistress Salmo Fontinalis
Keeps q very private school:
Forty little speckled beauties
Came to learn Of her each day.
THAT'S Q rood for nothing skipper.
That's harmless yellow bird,
That's the flicker Of the sunshine
When the alder leaves are stirred,
That's :be ehadow of cloudlet,
That's squirrel come to drink.
That-look fer him. my dariinss!-
He's de'ce and hungry mink.
That's the ripple on the water
when the wind the wayeiets stir.
Ihat-enap quick! my little hearties-
That's luscious Erasshopper.
What was that which passed 50 quickly
With a slender shade behindi
What IL that which stirs the alders
When no rpplcs tell OF wind.
What sends Mistress SalmO dartfng
Underneath the stones in fear?
Crying: Hide yourselves my darlingsi
Our worst enemy Is near.
Ell am bound to understand II.
Says one self-proud speckled side:
"-when see the dangers real,
Then il need be l can hide"
So he waits alone and watches,
Sees the shadow pass again,
Sees a fly drop on the water
Dashes at it might and main.
~Niesed IL! Well" he. says, ~ never
That's the worst jump made to-dayt
"Here another comes-now for it!'
Splash! He's in the air to STAY.
When the aiders cease to tremble.
Silence comes and sun-giints shine,
Mistress Salmo Foutinalis
Calls the robust thirty-nine.
". L. Graphic.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-07-23
A ColIegian's Qualifications.

Bowdoin College has student named
Soule, who appears to have been adj
mitted to one of the classes solely on his
qualifications as q baseball player. The
college clubs have a rule that the men,
bers shall be bona-fida students, and
Soule's case was investigated. II APP
pears that he was admitted without ex-
animation, took history and physiology
rs his special studies. but seldom APP
reared in the classroom. Soule testi-
fed that he had not been at school for
four years before entering Bowdoin, but
could not remember the name of his
last teacher. President Hyde declared
that he could properly be regarded rs q
college man, and the inv estigat,ng clubs
were forced to accept him rs . ball play
en- = Post
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-07-23
THE DAIRY.

Can you expect to get fair milf
from cows that drink foul water? Can
you make good butter from bad MILK
Fed and Farm.
Milk Is . complete food. but It can
not be produced largely except by feed
ing the animal with complete rati0ns.
-Doiry World.
The advice 70 put . COW before
calving ON short rations to prevent
milk fever il bad. The food should b
regular, not forced.-Fdrm, Field and
St0ckmaS.
What doth it profit . dairyman 10
get two pounds Of butter per day from
COW that consumes eighty pounds q
food daily. il one consuming sixty
pounds will make just IS r:ach butterP
Hoard's Dairyn'an.
Hay water Is great sweetener Of
tin. wooden and iron ware. In Irish
dairies every thing used for milk is
scalded with hay water. Boil hand
full of sweet hay in water and put in
the vessel when hot.-Briiish AgricuL
tWrise.
Who says that good cows do not
pay, and pay well? A farmer in Pas
sumpsic, VT. made 800 apiece from
the milk of his twenty-five cows the last
year; and the same cows gave 81. 400
during DISCRETIONARY RMral World.
Another fact to which we wish to
call the attention of farmers and
makers of butter is, that they should
buy their own packages. 30 as to do
away with . good deal of the second
hand country repacking business, which
causes so much streaked butter.-M0D-
treal Witness.
1t has been found by experiment
that meal will pass through the digest
i've organs quicker than hay. and that
If the meal is fed to an animal on an
empty stomach. it passes away before
it is fully digested; but if fed after hay
1t becomes mingled with it, and moro
benefit is derived--National StoekmGn.
-Dairymen should remember that .
well-fed COW is q different animal in
many respects from q thin COW. And
this difference is never more apparent
or important than at the time of calv-
ing. A cow in poor condition needs
rest for two or three months, and there
is little danger of inflammation of the
udder unless she is highly fed. But
COW that has been kept in high con-
ditiOn is no doubt safer if MIXED all
the time till she calves. If the milkingis
stopped while she is giving a good flow.
it makes change in the system which.
added to the increasing Inflammation
resulting from her condition, is apt to
make trouble and end in milk fever
Prairie Farmer.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-07-23

The town of Windsor, Broome
County. has in the person of Elias Lee,
an overseer Of the poor. who is jealous
and watchful Of the interests of the
town. A few days ago. learn
ing that . man who, with his fam.
lily, had frequently been a town charge
and for whom the town has buried at
least one wife was about to marry
again, the overscer published this no
tee: Learning that -i is about to
marry again, hereby notify all per-
sons concerned that the town of Wind
sor does not propose to care for or bury
any more of his wives. "-Ogdensbs1rg
a. ~ Journal.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-07-23
FOR THE LAUNDRY.
How Wooden Goods, Flannels aud Prints
should be Washed.

How Wooden Goods. Flannels aud Prints
should be Washed.
To wash wooden goods so that they
will not shrink put three or four pals
of cold, soft water in the wash tub;
then take two tablespo,.nsful of borax
and One-half pint Of soft soap, dissolve
in about one quart of hot water; when
thoroughly dissolved stir into the tub Of
water. Put in the goods and let stand
an hour or two before washing. Rinse
in cold rain water. Bright colors should
stand but q short time.
correspondent gives other directions
for washing flannels, as follows: First.
if they are white, never put them in
water more than blood warm. as hot
water not only shrinks them. but turns
them yellow. / would much prefer cold
water if the weather is not too cold; but
be sure that both suds and rinse are OF
the same temperature. Imake strong
suds. and rub them well on the board.
then rinse in weak suds and hang up i'm
mediately. for nothing shrinks flannel
more than the clothes basket. never
allow mine to touch it. Then do not
leave them out after shutdown for one
moment. If they are not dry hang in
an open porch or in the house, but not
by the fire. II you do not think it
makes difference just try it with two
new pieces, leaving one out of doors and
bringing the other in. l always wash
my fannels first thing in the morning;
then have no trouble in getting them
dry. Wash colored hannels in the same
way, and my word for it, they will not
shrink. always use the wringer. IS it
makes them so much dryer, and they
wear longer.
To wash print dresses, boil q pint Of
bran in gallon Of water; strain and
use. The bran supplies the place Of
soap and starch; iron on wrong side
Sweet skim-milk stiffens prints beauti-
fully in place of starch. which some
times leaves its pasty tracks on dark
prints, though prints thus stifened do
smell horribly If left too long before
ironing.
After the clothing are hung out the
washer-woman should be required to
clean tubs, boilers, wringers and other
utensils needed in washing and put
them away with care. Starching the
clothes can be done before or after they
are dried, but most laundresses prefer
doing the work all at once, and starch
the clothes that require starching as
soon as they come from the blue water.
A quarter of pound of good starch
will make two 0uarsS of liquid starch,
To produce . good gloss on linen.
pour pint of boiling water ON two
ounces Of gum arabic; cover it and let
it stand over night. A teaspoonful of
this is added to the starch.
A teaspoonful of borax put in the last
water in which clothes are rinsed will
whiten them wonderfully. Pound the
borax so it will dissolve easily. This is
especially good to remove the yellow
that time gives to white garments that
have been laid away for two or three
years. Boston Budget.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-07-23
a ..IlckY" cHlLp.


warning to M0thero who Iniul1o In NJ
eeIlaaeous Baby Talk.
Mrs. Grimstone's little daughter.
Alice. was sent on an GRAND to Mrs.
Paggles, ncighbor who was the proud
possessor of > somewhat new baby.
Alice wanted to see the baby; but Il
happened to be i'll just then. and could
not be brought out
Mrs Puggles. who was greatly given
to baby talk. gently informed Alice
that the infant was not to be seen. and
added. in her peculiar way; ..It's 20
ticky, muxzer's little darlin' sing!'
Baby talk was not used in the Grim
stone family. and Alice did not under
stand it; but she did understand or be-
lieved that she did. the meaning of the
word '.ticky," which she had heard
used at home in connection with the
house dog. Rover, when that animal
was afflicted with dog ticks-horrid
things that suck blood and swell up un-
til they are as big as acOrns.
So Alice ran home with big eyes, and
told her mother that she had not been
permitted to see Mrs Puggles' baby.
because the poor little thing was ''all
ticky, just like Rover was" This was
almost improbable; but Alice SOL
EMMY averred that she had received
that statement from the lips of Mrs. Pug
giles.
Mrs. Grimstone lost no time in put
ting on her bonnet and shawl, and run
ming to the neighbors to spread the sad
news; and this mission of mercy occu-
pied her attention SO exclusively that
Mr.. G. had to 90 without his dinner.
Naturally the story grew with the
telling, and in very short time it was
currently reported that Mrs. Puggles'
baby had been neglected by its heart
less and slatternly mother. until it had
been literally covered with dog ticks.
which had eaten great holes in its poor
little flesh.
OF course the neighbors did not go to
Mrs. Puggles to inquire into the truth
of the story, their time being taken up
with spreading and discussing it among
each other; but the minister got hold of
it, and fastened to inform that lady of
the current reports.
She produced the infant, showing
plainly that nothing of the kind was the
matter with it. and wondered how such
a story could have started.
"YOu told Mrs. Grimstone's little
girl" said the minister, ''that she
could not see the baby because it was
so tjcky."
MAY be I did; but that must have
been my baby talk. meant to say
that the dear little thing was SO sick,
you know"
"Well. Mrs. Puggles. I hope that you
will consider this solemn warning
against indulSing in miscellaneous baby
talk. "-DraEe's Travellers Magazine.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-07-23
LIGHT AND BLINDNESS.
Interesting Account OF the Visual Sensa-
tons Experienced by Blind Man.

Interesting Account OF the Visual Sensa-
tions Experienced by Blind Man.
An interesting account has lately been
furnished by N. Plateau. the eminent
Belgian physicist (who has been blind
nearly forty years.. of the sensations
he experienced in his eyes. He has no
sense of objective light even when turn
ing his eyes to the sun. But his visual
field is always divided into spaces, some
of which are pretty bright and others
sombre or nearly dark, and which
merge into each other. Their general
tint alternates, in time, between gray
and reddish. The relative arrangement
of those different spaces is always the
same, but the intensity of their tints
varies. The central space seems now
rather bright. now very dark; above
and below, and on the left to the limits
of the field, there is sometimes bright
ness, sometimes darkness, but on the
right there is generally vertical band,
nearly black, and beyond this space
which is nearly always bright and red
dish. These appearances follow all the
movements Of the eyes. which probably
do not participate in the same way in
the tints, but NJ. Plateau can not dis
tinguish what belongs to one from what
belongs to the other. No connection Of
the general tint with the work Of diges-
ton is observed. The author states
that he became blind through looking
fixedly at the sun for some time,
with view to observing his after sensa-
tons; it was not till about fourteen
years after this that Inflammation of
the chlorcid set in. destroying vision.
but, during the interval, he often saw
colored and persistent halos round
flames, ETC., and he advises those who
have such vision to consult an expert
enced oculist. Chicago Interior.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-07-23
GOOD AND BAD BUTTER.

Prof Longs Views on . Matter OF Ctmose
Interest to Dsirymen.
Prof. Long. the English expert. in >
recent article gives some of the char
acteristics of good and bad butter. He
begins by saying that one who UNDER
stands his business may make good
article under unfavorable conditions.
put one who is ignorant of the princi-
oles of butter-making will make a fail
IRE with the best of cows and the
choicest cream. He continues: The
London butter-chiefiy French. Blythe
BYE, is mild in the extreme, deliciously
fragrant and nuity. rich in color and
perfect in grain, and cutting c.ean.
even and solid and without any ap-
proach to grittiness. 1t breaks. too,
like cast-iron. Just as good butter
should. Let any person examine the
grain Of a high-class sample for him
self by deliberately breaking roll in
half and then repeat the operation
upon an inferior sample. Country salt
butter-why will people continue 10
I8VOk INC COtlSuulCI viii SsEO A1ssvOA -
salt instead of the flavor Of buffer?-is.
in nine cases out of ten, either bad in
grain or streaky. Streakiness. which
5 the most obnoxious to the Judge, is
more common where salt is largely
used. because the salt has much 10 do
with the fault. Makers, too. who salt
ON the table instead of with brine, make
more strcaky butter than Others
Streaky butter is not only disagreeable
to the eye. but it is evidence of inferior
workmanship; it tells that the butter is
los of high favor; that it viii not keep
and that il contains an abnormal guam
6tv Of salt, Of water. or both Indeed. IL
10 the presence of water. for which salt
has . common affinity, that causes the
undesirable appearance. After . GER
tain point, mere bulk of salt is of NO
value rs . preservative Of butter. hence
the objection of those who prefer to
salt on the table instead Of in the churn
10 unfounded. Sailing with brine
when the butter is granular gives the
maker perfect command over tho
strength of the silt and is not only the
most sensible, but the most practical
method. Montreal WStn<ss.
There is ono oficef to every i've
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-07-23

An artiIleriss at Fontainbleau.
France. boosted that. having been Tilted.
life had no more attractions for him and
that he would astonish them ali by an
ehectual way of stopping anxiety
of mind. Possessing the keys of the
magazine he took out . charge Of mi
traille, loaded the cannon, put his head
At the mouth Of the gun, securing the
firing by means Of strings. On hearing
the report his comrades had only to
pick up twenty-three fragments.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-07-23

The skeleton of . man IN 3 sitting
posture was unearthed at Nevada, Col,
by workmcn engaged in grading. The
oldest inhabitant was unable to account
for the presence Of the remains in the
locality. being more than half mills
from the nearest cemetery.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-07-23
A deerlv sc;ent;f;c German not Ia

"A deeply scientific German not long
ago invented 3 new food for cattle,
which he advertised as strength food,
and which soon had large sale. It
has recently been analysed and was
found to consist of SO per cent Of vege-
table ivory turnings and II per cent. Of
common salt
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-07-23

Warm water is now supplied at the
rate of 175, 900 gallons per day At Pesth.
from an artesian we'll said to be abrui
5000 feet deep. and the deepest in eho
world. The temperature of the water
Is 161 degrees. but the work IS to be con-
tinued until the temperature rises 20 178
degrees. It is expected that the supply
viii also then be ample for the wants d
the city.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-07-23

There is ono Officer to every i've
men in the Cuited States navy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-09
THE STATE CAMPAIGN.

In its comments upon the denomination OF j. Thomas
sprggs by the Democrats OF the Oneida Lewis Dis
trct The UHca Herald says: As representative, Mr
sprggs primarily politician, not legislator In
former capacity, while no has acted Win Mr. Ran-
dali, he tina to elect j. g. Carlisle,
free trader speaker and then IN order 10 win favor at
home voted strike out the snactns clause OF the
Morrison tariff bill He viii seek support In the pend
ing by pleading THIS act Ofuostity 10 hs parry
leaders, an OF reputation Of the appaas Oh tue Fres
dent and Cabinet He has sacrificed ms claims on Dem :
ocrats he has established none on Rrpuoiloans'
It's rumored that Captain John +. Little will be
oil for ths Assembly by the Democrats OF the
lst otouben District
William Algie. OF OgdensOurs, 10 the name OF the
De nOcr4t General Gurus going to detost FOR the
Assembly IN the lst ST. Lawrence DISTRICT
The BuGIO Express tnnxs that FIRE. ierick W. Kruse
Csttaraugus, may % Speaker OF tho next Assembly
The Republican Congressional Convention for the
Yates District Will meet OF Monday
nsxt Yates has candidate aud the accumulation OF
Ira Davenport Is assured
Martin Townsend 10 reported by The Troy Telegram
as asserting that he did not desire the nomination for
Congress 10 tho District, that he
allowed his name to be use only the solicitation OF
his friends aud that he hikhy Rrathsd that he was
not called upon to enter political campaign TINS year.
John Plat. the Editor of The Poughkeepse Eagle.
likely to be renomlnsIel to the Assembly.
"rne Court OF Appeals says The Albany Tunes which
10 heartily supporting Mr.. Pocxn I'm, "saould have
distinct political character 10 accordance with the
political sentiments OF the people OF State, much
as tho LEGISLATURE wnlcn 'na< the laws and tue Gov
whose tue laws be made, Tor upon
that court depends che Interpretation OF the law
In commenting upon the renonIn alton of Congress-
man Rensselaer, Asnnxton district The
Troy Telegram says Tue which preceded the
assembling of the convention conducted with some
acrimony, the dnal result obtained In manner
that will be gratifying to every Republican wno desires
to see hls party wln-ur Burlegn being nominated by
the OF Ronssser County Tuis result sweeps away
whatever fear may navs been felt sucn termna-
OF the aud prepares tue way for RepuOii-
OF all snsiss OF opnion TO TAI into the ranks and
the polls rafy with their votes tho action Of their
re pressn tatives In yesterdays convention"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-09
THEY DON'T U1NT CLEVELAND.

A reporter Of The 81. Louis Globe democrat
attended the Colorado Democratic State Con-
ycntion for the purpose OF learning how the
delegates stood on the question of the Demo
cratic candidate for 1858. Upward of $50 OF
these representatives. of the party were inter-
viewed and their preferences for 1885, TO-
gcther with their opinion in regard to Mr.
Ceveland's appointments. are published in
The GiObe- b mocrat of Wednesday.
The President will scarcely find these inter
views agreeable reading A majority, prob
ably two-thirds of the delegates stated that
their first choice for 1883 was David b. Hill
and that they were dissatisfied with Mr.. Cleve-
lands appointments. Some Of these gentlemen
expressed themselves with a good deal Of vigor
g. unhcstatingly condemn Clcveland's appoint
mcnts," says one. "Clevcland's appointments
in this State have been unwise and impolitic
with three Or four exceptions" remarked
another. Hill is my first and second choice.
Clcveland's appointments with few exceptions
are hellsh," is the way third put it. Gear
Isle first, Hill second. Cleveland has made
IA few good appointments but most of them arc
d. bad" fourth answered. "Clevcland's
appointments are damnable. He has given the
Offices to the coffee boilers" was Judge Kerr's
reply. These will do as a sample. Some of
the delegates on the other hand, declared
themselves perfectly satisfied with the appoint
mcnts and generally with Cleveland But
these were in decided minority.
1t may occur to Colonel Lamont after reading
the result of this canvass that it might lie well
for him at the conclusion Of his shopping
tour" in the metropolis to do little shopping
ia Colorado.