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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-07-02
CURING HAY.
A Simple System Which Seems to Civ
General Satisfaction.

A Simple System Which Seems to Give
General Satisfaction.
Twill give you my system of laying
which is followed cloeely-bascd on
good weather. Ihave no plan for wet
weather, only to do the best possible
under the circumstances. The mower
is started as soon as the dew is dried OF
in the morning-never before; two
hours later the tedder is run over it and
the green grass is exposed to the sun
and air, drying all at the same time
This is done with the ent re amount cut
down about three o'clock in the after
noon; what is cut after that is left 20 tho
next day. The tedder is then started
for the second time, and if the day 10
fair, in another hour the rake follows.
With fair amount of help, all that was
cut by two o'clock can be put in cock
that day, and that as late as three
o'clock raked into wind-rows, which are
stirred and aired next day, for short
time, and then also put up. That por-
ton cut between three o'clock and
evening is stirred by the tedder the next
morning, before the sun has time to dry
the dew on it. By this shaking much
of the wet is removed; the air absorbs
the balance, and it is ready for the rake
by noon.
This plan is for mixed clover and
timothy. Pure clover requires more
time to dry, and more use of the tedder
but 1 would rake it into wind-rows to-
ward the close of the day of cutting. and
run the tedder over them frequently the
next day. The less it is exposed to tho
dew, the better hay. and less dust when
used. I prefer, weather permitting, to
let the hay stand in the cock over one
day before putting it into the barn. but
! have very often put it in next day. A
the hay season advances and the grass
becomes less juicy, have cut. cured
and put many ton into the barn the
same day. / have no fear of spon-
taneous combustion, if the building is
kept closed, and no salt is put upon tho
hay. to save it from spelling. Hay thus
put up will pack close, and a given
space will hold much greater quantity.
Cor. Prairie Farmer.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-07-02
SURPLUS FRUIT.
Drying and Evspor.ting tine Best Ways -
DisposinG OF 1t.

Drying and Evnpor.ting tine Fest Ways -
Disposing Of 1t.
1t is matter Of greater consequence
how we can produce a supply of fruit
han how we can dispose of surplus. It
b well to inquire what is meant by .
surplus. 1t is the excess of product
over the demand at paying rates. By
paying rates. Imean a somewhat better
return than the grain farmer receives
when he sells for seventy-fiye cents
wheat which cost him ninety cents
Take, for instance, red raspberries-
Suitable land within two miles of Ben
ton Harbor, planted and in bearing may
be bought for one hundred and twenty
five dollars per acre One hundred and
sixty cases, of twenty-four pints each.
would be q small annual yield. The
picking at thirty-six cents, and packages
at fourteen cents would make eighty
dollars per acre. Taxes and interest
should not swell the total outlay to
more than eighty-nine dollars At tho
1osrest prices at which had red rasP-
berries sell, last year, the receipts would
be q little over one hundred and twenty
dollars per acre. To my mind, this
does not indicate a surplus of red rasp-
berries. If I had a surplus OF good
pears should eat them and give them
70 my neighbors. do no. believe any
of us will live to see a surplus Of good
pears. Surplus apples should be dried
or evaporated. Five pints of blackcaps
make . pound when dried. Strawber-
ries can be raised for two dollars .
buahel. When the selling price falls BE-
low the cost of production, there Is .
surplus. My opinion is that drying OF
eyaporsting viii be the solution OF the
problem. il we ever have II to meet
r. C. TAoyer. IN Aiehigos dass'ess
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-07-02
A NAUGHTY CORONER.

His Professional Pride Moves Him to Spurn
the Acquaintance of Live Men.
Come up to the hotel with me, -
said friend to the coroner of q west
ern Dakota county, ''there is a man
there that you would like to meet"
Where was he found?"
'.What's that?"
"How long since he was discover
edo"
Il don't understand you"
why, you said there was q party !
would be pleased to meet, and I was
only trying to get at the particulars OF
his death"
''You blamed feol, you, he isn't
dead
Then must decline to spend my
valuable time in running around to see
him." replied the coroner. with dignity.
when your friend is found dead under
suspicious circumstances let me know
and I'll come and render q verdict in
accordance with the facts in the case. ="
-Esteliine Cd. IT, Bell.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-07-02
SENATORIAL PECULIARITIES.

Characteristic fisbits Of Some Of the
Members Of Americas Upper House.,
Many of these Senators have peculiar
habits of amusing themselves while they
sit in the chamber. Senator Hoar Is
always swinging bunch Of keys. and
he seems to be uneasy when he does
not have them in his hands. ingalls,
has two pairs of glasses for his eyes.
One is a pair of spectacles which I
judge are for near-sightedness, and the
other is q pair of gold eyeglasses which
he uses to read by. ingalls, is very fond
of playing with these eyeglasses. He
holds them up by the black string with
which they are fastened, and twirls
them around between his thumb and
finger, holding his elbow on the arm Of
the seat while he looks about the Senate.
Senator Mitchell is great letter-writer.
and his desk is always covered with pa
pers. He scribbles away all day. and
he seems to never have an idle mo-
ment.
William NJ. Evarts is piece Of per-
petual motion He never sit. still, and
bobs from one seat to another. carrying
laughter with him, and bringing a broad
grin across the jaws of every Senator he
meets. by his good stories. Malone is
another man who moves about the Sem
ate q good deal. His walk is sort of
q strut, and the atmosphere about him
seems permeated with the word
game" He has q way Of throwing
back his head and waving his long
beard with defiant air. He often pulls
this beard, grasping q whole handful at
the chin, and twisting the hair slowly as
he goes downward the full foot of it's
length. He affects some eccentricities
of dress. He is noted for wearing
clothes of the finest quality, and he oc-
casiOnally has ruffies on his fine linen
shirts. He wears his vest unbuttoned
very often, and his coat is cut in the
shape of a bell, with skirts full enough
for hips twice his size.
Morrill,, of Vermont, has way of sit
ting and resting his big head on his
hand while he moves his jaws continu-
ally; but whether he is chewing the cud
of Congressional discussion or that
which produces nicotine, do not know,
most probably the latter.
Philetus Sawyer enjoys himself as
much as any man in the Senate. His
big round fat frame is shaken so much
by his laughter that should think its
atoms would become mixed into other
shapes than those for which heaven de-
signed them. When Sawyer sits down
the chair creaks. He likes to tell stories,
and he enjoys joke as much as his
dinner.
Blair is a long-whiskered. red-bearded
fellow, who is q hard worker and who
i always ready to speak. He talks
long and some of the Senators think
him rather tiresome. Senate. Sherman
generally has something in his hands,
and he plays with the gavel q great
deal when he is in the chair.-Cdrp, IN
C2erelaad Leader.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-07-02
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE

Cayenne pepper blown where mice
or ants congregate drives them away.
Rub window-sills with fine wood
move fiower-pot stains.
1t Il q sound rule, says the Americas
Agricnitnrist. that every thing should 60
to market rs soon as it is ready to ship.
An English farmer remarked thas
''he fed his land before it was hungry.
rested it before it was weary and weeded
it before it was foul"
Artificial eyes are now furnished for
horses that have lost an optic by acci>
dent. A glass-eye helps the looks Of .
horse, even If he can't look through it,
Troy Times.
Rich phosphate beds have been
found in Florida. This will be good
news to the farmers, as every new
source of supply will help to keep tho
price of this important fertilizer at .
reasonable point-N. E. Farmer.
Two ounces of soda dissolved in .
quart of hot water makes a ready and
useful solution for cleaning old painted
work preparatory to repairing. This
mixture should be applied when warm
and the woodwork afterward washed
with water to remove all traces of tho
soda Chicago Tribune.
Mr.. John D. Russell has obvious
truth back of his saying that breeding
trotters is not profitable pursuit in its
bearings upon the farm boys; and horse
trainers who charge $3.50 for Demon
s.rating that colt is not worth $50 To
the man who raised it .'belopg to .
class too numerous in this country. -
N. Y. Tribune.
French Mustard: Take OF pure
mustard four tablespoonfuls; sugar. Ons
tablespoonful; cinnamon, one teaspoon
full; cloves, black pepper and wheat
-four, each one-hah teaspoonfnl; vinegar
sufficient to cover. Let it come to .
boil. and when cold add from one to
two tablespoonfuls of salad oil. stirring
it in well.-Boston Globe.
Most purchasers of trees want the
largest size. This is nearly as foolish
as was the man who went to the shoe
store and called for the biggest pair Of
boots that could be got for s5. Young
trees always have most roots in propor-
ton to top, will grow faster and will
come soonest into bearing. other cOndi-
tons being equal.-Montredl Witness.
If your hogs begin to cough, look
out for lurg troubles. If they nope
and lie about their beds, intestinal diff
culties may be suspected Plenty Of
pure air. pure water, and varied food
win scare away malignant diseases
How many farmers pay proper attention
to the condition of their hogs and where
they are kept-Aibany Journal.
-Arrowroot pudding: One pint Of
milk. two tablespoonfuls of arrow-root.
two eggs, half-cup of sugar, half-tea-
spoonful each of cinnamon and nut
meg; boil the milk and stir in the
arrOwroot. which has been dissolved in
little water; take from the fire, add
the other ingredients and bake in an
earthenware dish in q quick oven.-
Boston Budget.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-07-02
AMERICAN PLOWS.

Improvements Which Have Made Them
Superior to the European Implement.
The shape of the pillow is important
This fact has now come to be so clearly
acknowledged that plows are made with
special reference to the kind of work to
be done. There is the prairie breaker.
adapted to tough sod, the sward pillow,
in two principal forms, is for fiat and
lap burrows, and stubble-plows in great
variety, from the curve that carries the
furrow slice gradually into the position
in which it is to be left, to that which
carries the slice shapely up and then
thrusts it sideways and over into posi-
ton. The next important means Is the
double furrow-trench pillow, which is
simply one pillow before another on the
same beam. The first plow takes
rather thin furrow, which. with sharp
turn, throws the trash, or q thin skim
of sod, into the bottom of the preceding
furrow. The true or thick furrow slice
Immediately follows, GOVERN e all
closely in. Another variety is the trench
pillow proper, or deep tiller, designed for
special crops when extra deep tillnge is
necessary in connection with heavy
manuring, or for orchard cultivation.
Such blowing should never be under
taken unless you are sure the depth Of
soil will fully warrant the depth of plow-
ing, for the turning up of the under soil
often produces infertility for years,
especially in stiff clays, unless large
amounts of manure are used 1t is far
better to get depth of filth by means Of
the true subsoil pillow, which running in
the bottom of furrow, loosens, raises
and pulverizes the subsoil, but leaves it
in the same position it originally had.
Thus the soil may be pulverized to any
depth the strength of the team will al
low. But neither this nor trench-plow-
ing is admissible on soils that ever be-
come thoroughly water-soaked. since
soil saturated with water for any con-
siderable length of time inevitably runs
together. thus destroying its perme-
ability.
1t is only within the last forty years
that Improvements have been originated
that have made American plows supe-
rior to any other made for the purposes
required in turning and disintegrating
all soils. from the lighter sandy soils to
the toughest clays.-Chicogo Tribune.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-07-02
SWORO-MAklNG.
The Number OF Operations Required fer
the Making Of Cavalry Saber.

The Number OF Operations Required fer
the Making Of . Cavalry Saber.
A short time ago discussion arose
with regard to an order for cavalry
swords given out BY the War Office to
firm at Solingen, in Rhcnish Prussia,
which has for centuries had a reputa-
ton for its swords. With the view to
ascertain some particulars of the man.
ufacture. q representative of The Iron
n,oneer visited few days ago the works
of Weyersberg. Kirschbaum & Co..
where every thing pertaining to blade
and its mounting. except the making of
the steel and the hardening and tenn
pering of the blades, is done under the
direct supervision of the firm. The
works are divided into two sections. At
one section, situated at the west end of
the town. the blades are made and
ground, and at the other, situated at
the east end of the town, the mounting
and finishing work is done and the
scabbards made. In the rolling-shops
the steel is drawn out under RYDER
hammers, and under these hammers it
can be effectively treated in two heat
ings. The firm have forty sets of rolls,
and each set is claimed TO be capable
of turning out eight hundred blaues per
day. After the rolling comes the work
of hardening and tempering. This work
is done by men who work for them
selves st contract price in their own
shops. A visit to these little shops
shows that . clever hardener is a man
of exceptional skill. The tempering
can only be done in the best of light,
and it is so trying to the eyes that the
workmen can only be occupied with it
q few hours per day. After the harden
ing and tempering comes the grinding.
all of which is done by hand. Two
kinds of work are carried on-namely.
wet and dry grinding, and for the for
mer English stones are used, as the na-
tive stone is not sufficiently hard. When
the grinding is completed the blades are
returned to the hardeners to be reset,
as q cavalry sword generally loses from
three to four ounces in grinding. The
guards are first ground in large plates
and afterward BANKED out in a press,
about one thousand per day being pro-
duced. Independently of the produc-
ton of steel. the number of operations
required for the making of a new Brit
ish cavalry sword is as follows: Manu-
facture of blade. 80; scabbard. 80; scab-
bard mouthpiece with sputcheon, 50;
lining for scabbard, IL; hand-stop. Is;
riveting, z; scales. 4: drag for scabbard.
6; hoops, 4; guard. 5; leather grip. Z;
mounting the complete sword. 10;
leather buffer, 2; total, 166.-London
Ironnaonger.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-07-02

Some of the religious papers want
the clergy to stop giving out notices OF
fairs, bazaars, excursions, tableaux.
meetings. sermons. ETC.. on the ground
that it is a relic of the non-reading age.
Just as the bell is q relic of an age when
there were few or no watches and
clocks in any community. Possibly this
is true enough, and certainly great
many notices are given out in churches
that have little to do with either re-
ligion or morality. But at least one
thing can be said in favor of giving out
notices; they often add personal ele-
ment to the service, which interests q
great many peopla-lndio"apolis SEN
incl.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-07-02

An insane tramp invaded a Tennes-
see farmhouse the other day and in
formed the mistress of the place that
he had Divine commission to clean
house for her. And then he went to
work pulling furniture about and tear
ing up the pantry in the usual manner,
which seemed 50 uninspired to the
farmers wife that she had the hired
man tie him up with . rope and take
him away to be fined
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-07-02

The house of an old colored man
Familiarity known IS Uncle Dan Mud,
near Yorktown. Va, was struck by
lightning recently and himself, his wife
and child killed 1t was several days
before the facts became known 70 his
neighbors
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-07-02

Submarine divers of New York are
paid as high as s125 3 week Wreckers
receive 500 q month.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-07-02

"A single hair viii support tha
weight Of about four eunee4
Smyrna times., 1886-03-03

SMYRNA BRANCH TRAINS.-Leaye smvrna
for Clayton 7l9 $685. 9 50 and ll.04 A. M I44. 44O
and TAB p. n. Leave Clayton for SMYRNA 73O
84l 1903, and lll6 A. NJ. 1.54, 45O and 7.54 p NJ
NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA 4 NORFOLK RAILROAD
EXPREss.-Leave Philadelphia 10 u a. m week
days, and lilo p. m. daily. Leave Baltimore 20
a. IN 1876 p. NJ. Wilmington 1858 a. m week -days
and ll.53 p. daily. stopping az Dover and Del
mar regularly and at Middletown, CLAYTON.
Harrington, and SeafOTd to leave passengers from
Wilmington and points North or take on passen.
gers for points south Of Delmar.
The l0I a. m. train also stops at Laurel and the
lilo p m. train at New Castle 10 leave passengers
from Wilmington and points North, or take pas.
sengers for points south Of DelmaT II 10 D. m.
train also stops at Laurel 10 leave passengers from
Wilmington or points North
North bound trains leave Delmar 1856 a. m daily
and 2.3S p. m. week days Dover 252 a. m and
3.57 +. m, regularly arriving at Wilmington O5
a. m, and $40 p m Baltimore 45 a. m. and 5 8h
p. m, and Philadelphia l5O n. m and 5.53 D. m
The ? 35 p m. train also stops at HARRINGTON rpqu.
larly; and at Laurel SeaiOrd Clayton ana Mid.
dletOwn, 70 leave passengers from points south OF
| Delmar or take passengers for Wilmington and
i points North
The 1.35 a m. train also stops at seaford
| Harrington, Clayton and Middletown 10 leave
passengers from points South Of Delmar, or take
L on passengers for Wilmington aud points North
NeW Cdshe Accommodation TfGins-Leaye VIII.
mington at $50 P N. Leave New Castle az 33-
- DELAWARE. MARYLARD & VIRoINrA BRANCH
/ lhAlhh:-ieaye Harrington for Lewes II OG "A m
n ~ u 30 p m Tor franklin and way stations
/ Harrington 63j 845 a. m and 400 .. m Ieavt
fssnklln a,d,si.,i 900 and 800 a. m.
vssa si,s ie9si5,At Porter with Newark Della
! Ws.s W,s,Se Sstb hhllroad. AZ Townsend with Queer
| anne ~ Kent Railroad. AtClagtOn with Delewar,
| q q 1hesap peake Railroad and BalhMore 4 Dela,yar,
| sosay ninilfohd a. Harrington with Delaware
Maryland Virginia RaiiroaA Atsoat-,J ,ai'l M
... S1niD5,inSe q esaiofd Railroad AZ Deimar viii
BeM ao5fh, 5, fhiladelphia Norfolk. Wiconieo 4
CiIAs. E. PUGH Geneesi nf.,..-
,. r. WOOD General Passenger Agent sei'
Smyrna times., 1886-03-03

wild, careered down the embarkment.
Who shall say what passed through
Penfeld's brain in that immeasurable
flash of time? Was it simply the in
stinct of man to save a man9 Was
there, as drowning people are said to
see all the past in the twinkle of an eye,
a perception of the past debt, heroic
desire to pay it, a sense of the power of
voluntary martyrdom to wipe out the
sins of an erring soul?
He had thrown himself in the horses
way. With superhuman strength he
caught his head. The horse got frantic,
reared again, paved the air, and, with
his descending hoof, struck Penfeld
full in the temple. Ives, by a desperate
saving, had held back one second. The
train, kissing and roaring, passed on.
The horse dashed wildly across the open
country, carrying away buggy and
driver, and Penfeld lay on the grass,
with his face turned up to the stars.
Fate, harsh in life, had been kind to
him in death. There was no sign of
mangling on the body, and the features,
while against the dew-wet grass, wore a
curiously peaceful look, not often met
in those who die a violent, sudden
death. The restless tempests ola mixed
nature, in which an inherent weakness
had stood a foiling agent, were stilled in
agublime repose, touched by the majesty
and the strength of final solutiOn-a
harmony after long discord,
Bertha Ellsworth and Arthur Ives
were married not long after. Theirs is a
perfect union. But Ives had never
broken the seal of loyalty to the dead
by disclosing the link that had bound
Penfeld and himself together in the
past, and in this he knows that he does
as his wife-who has keen sense OF
such honor, not, perhaps, common in
Woman-wOuld wish him.
Smyrna times., 1886-03-03
D. LANDRETH ~ SONS
RELATIVE MERIT

Highly steamed soft bones, tank
age or other refuse and cheapmake-
bulk, may be prepared to show
good analysis and thus be secured
a high commercial value, but there
is little body to such fertilizers.
They have no durability or lasting
qualities when compared to PURE
RAW BONE MANUREs. The soft stock
dissolves too rapidly for the plant
food to be absorbed by the roots,
and it iswashed away by the rain, or
otherwise scattered by ythe elements.
Send for samples and prices of
Baugh's Pure Raw Bone Meal,
Pure Dissolved Raw Bones, Raw
Bone Super Phosphate, New Pro-
cess 10 per cent. Guano. Special
Fertilizer for Tobacco, Grain, etc.
High Grade Agricultural Chemicals,
also Baugh's Celebrated S25 Phos-
phate. Send for Baugh's Phosphate
Guide and-further information.
Address, BAUGH & SONS,
Manufacturers and importers,
PHILADELPHIA, PA, u. S. A.
ESTABLISHED 1855.
Smyrna times., 1886-03-03
Land Of MY Dreams.

There a land that to me is fair and bright,
Where my spirit oft dwells in a sweet delight,
Where life is love alid where love is truth,
And age is more beautiful far than youth;
Where the turmoil and strife of the mad world
cease,
And are buried deep meath the waves of peace.
There all around me is what it seems,
'Tis the beautiful land Of my golden dreams.
There no cloud is so dark but the sun shines
through,
And hopes earth-crushed flowers their bloom
renew;
There the heart fOrgets It can ache with pain,
And our faith in the world comes back again.
There sin can not come with its hdeous blight,
But is washed away in ths waves OF light
The fair light of purity ever that CLEANS
In the beautiful land Of my cherished dreams.
There are friends that love in that far-off land
Whose hearts are brave and whose lives are
grand;
Ihave crowned them there with glory of light
As princes Of honor, as kings Of right
My own soul by error is there never strained,
But reaches the heights of the unattained;
And fair as the dewdrOp in mornings first beams
Is my own better life in the land Of my dreams.
Smyrna times., 1886-03-03
cHIRcH SERVICES

AsBURY MEFHODisi EPlsCOPAL.-SundHy- Preach
ing At lO12 a. NJ. ana - PM Sunday school
9AM.and 2PM. Prayer rMeeting-Thursdays al
716PM. Rev. J. b. Quigg. Pastor
ST. PETERS PROTESTANT overwhelmingly
Preaching l01% A. NJ. and ~ P. N. Holy Days
81 A. sunday SCHOOL, P. NJ. Prayer
Meeting, Wednesdays, at ~ P. NJ Rev. Wm
b. Gordon, Rector.
-Sunday-Preaehing at 1O15 A. NJ
and ~ P. NJ Sunday School, P NJ. Prayer
Meeting-Fridays at ~ P. NJ. Rev. J.
Umsted, Pastor.
ST. PoLYCARP CATHOLIC CHURCH-Mass on First
and Third Sundays, at 7.30 a. NJ, and on the
Second and Fourth Sundays, at 1880 A. M
Catechism Glasses taught every Sunday afteI
Mass Rev. Dennis J. Flynn Pastor.
CENTENNIAL METHODIST EPISCOPAL lCOlored)-
Sunday Preaching at Ii A. NJ and ~ O. "
Sunday School, P. NJ. Rev. 7. NJ. Hull ard
Pastor.
A. NJ T. H.-Sunday-Preaehihg at i0l5
A. NJ and ~ P. NJ Sunday Schools NJ
Rev Seth d W. Smith, Pastor.
Smyrna times., 1886-03-03
SECRET SOCIETIES,

MORNING STAR LODGE. No. 6. I. o. 0. Meets
every Friday evening. at 7l5OclOck.
MCDoNNELL ENCANPMENT No. ., l. 0. o. F,-Meets
Sec md and Fourth Tuesday evenings of each
month at 7I&O'clOck.
HARMONY LODGE No. 13. A. f. A. M.-Meets First
and Third Thursday evenings of each month
at ~ o'clock.
SRYRNA LODGE No. L. l. 0. &. T.-SIeets every
Wednesday evening at o'clock.
SMYRNA CONCLAvE, No. As, ORDER OF HEP AsOPHs
Meets first Wednesday evening of every
m0ufh