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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-09-24

Salt water. in the opinion of an old
fireman. is what prevented the flames
on the board walk at Atlantic City. the
other evening. from spreading much
beyond the structure where the fire broke
out, and the result seemed to prove
the truth of his declaration. Although
the burning building was surrounded BY
fire. ut one time very big and fierce,
was virtually walled within wood. the
flames were finally controlled BY the
use only of hand-buckets, with which
water from the ocean was passed up to
men stationed on the adjoining build
ings. The salt water appeared to exert
. peculiar influence in smothering the
flames and in protecting exposed wood
work near them.-N y Tfibxae.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-09-24

The old Dutch settlers gave very
curious names to the various parts of
New York City. Far up town there
was garden patch bounded by streams
and ravines which they called the krOo-
massie, or shocknife, from its resemb-
lance to the shape of that instrument.
The time came when the Kr6Omassie
was covered by dense population,
and its original name became modern
lied into Gramarcy Park-the latter be-
ing = pretty little enclosure where
nature struggles with all the disadvant-
ages of = surrounding wilderness Of
brick and mortar.-N. j. Eer0ld
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-09-24

PA. what sort Of house is that?"
THAT, my SON. is the Texas Blind
Asylum"
'.Blind people live in there?"
Eyes, Johnny"
They can't see. can theys"
mo. my boy"
Then what has the house got win
ioxs for. If they can't sssf-Tszaa
Sif1sH0s.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-09-24
A Great Attraction.

Ponsonby-Whas! no fishing or boat
ing?
Proprietor of Humpback House.
Nary.
mo bathing, of course?"
Certainly not"
Il guess 1 won't stay. You haven't
a single attraction.
'.Yes, 1 have. There's q girl stop
ping here who's worth half million.
She is all alone and"
Give me a cheap room on the third
floor. "-RhiladeiphiG Call.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-09-24
CHAPTER XIV.

uTHRR DEATH OR DIsa0yoR.
It was late in the evening when Bin
Martin Left Bushyills. and Walkers
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-09-24
Walter BrOwnfeld:
The MYSTERY OF PRESTON FLAT.
BY JOHN r. MuSICKr
CHAPTER Xn.-CoxrrxuEp.

9COrYRIoHT. 1883. BY THE A N. KELLOGG
NEWSPAPER CoMPANYl
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-09-24
CHAPTER XIII.
fANPERING WITH JUSTICE

rANPERING WITH JrsrICL
II reckin old Miles won't care
0uch, :" said Bill, as he and Wslte,
rattied on in the great lumber wagon
of Jack Hawkins.
81 hope not" Waiter answered.
Hes bin purity suriy O. late, amt
hep
Somewhat"
know the reason?''
No"
'-Guess may be We don't do yer work
to suit
Il have heard no complaint" said
Walter.
The horses logged along in . slow
trot- their feet and the wagon-wheels
sending out an immense cloud of dust
that spread over the bushes atthe road
side The leaves of the trees were
EnEned bs0v3 and gold from the eaEiy
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-09-24

as the materials of which they are COM
posed. Without this q rational system
of manuring is impossible.
Present methods of anaiyzing fertili-
Zers recognize only a portion of the
component parts of artificial fertilizers,
and the conclusions drawn are uncer-
tain. unreliable and of questionable
value, and the valuations founded on
these analyses are altogether false and
erroneous. In regard to nitrogen, the
most costly element in fertilizers. we
are not infOrmS IS to the amount of
soluble or insO!able. but it is usually
stated as organic substate. yielding
ammonia; but we are left in ignorance
as to when these changes take place in
the soil.
Phosphoric is required to be stated.
the amount of soluble. insoluble and re-
verted, and different values are attach
ed to each. differing widely, and yet
such authority as Sir j. b. Lawes, says:
1.-The relative value TO sgriculturists of
Underground ph0sphates, compared
with the same phosphate dissolved by
acid, can never be properly estimated
BY the continuous growth of roots. We
have evidence that gypsum, which is
present in large quantities in soluble
phosphates, has very beneficial effect
upon clover. which forms part Of rOta-
ton, though the superphosphate had not
been applied directly to the clover. but
to the roots, two years previously. When
soluble phosphate Of lime precipitate
in the soil it is in finer state of division
than can be effected by any mechanical
operation, and as minuteness of division
is one of the great objects to be OBJ
tanned, it would be reasonable to con-
clude that dissolved phosphate would
be more efficacious than one that was
merely ground Although Phosphates
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-04-29

Continued Popularity of the Close-Ffttir
French Shapes.

Continued Popularity of the CIose-Fftting
French Shapes.
Many of the novelties in spring bon
nets have most of the trimming placed
upon the crowns, emulating the style of
Kate Greenaway, some of which are al
most hidden by loops of vari-colored
picot ribbons. In straws, the most
novel are those made of fancy braid of
silver or dead gold, dotted with loops or
tufts of velvet or chenille. One of
these, a model of the Tyrolean shape is
of dead gold dotted with cardinal
chenille loops; the lining, of dark car
dinal satin, and a trimming of black
Spanish lace in front, mingled with dark
red velvet tulips and two large jet
aigrettes tipped with gold. The osier
or canvas bonnets of last year have been
revived, and are laden with spring
flowers, wintergreen berries and crys-
tallized MOSES and grasses. The close.
fitting French bonnet is too becoming
and elegant to be left out of the list Of
popular spring head-coverings, IS it is
always found as suitable for the most
elaborate toilet as it is for the most sim.
pie, the only difference being in the
materials and trimmings of which each
is made. Its popularity, therefore, re
mains undated. Leghorns, Milans anc
boucle N~eapolitans are cited as likely to
be in high favor, but fine English straw
and braids in rough effects will follow
them closely in popularity. In color:
are noted pale almond, ecru, cream
fawn, wood, and golden brown, darl
green, olive, garnet, marine blue ano
pure white satin braid for summer wear
N. Y. Post.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-04-29
COUNTRY ROADS.
The Most Approved Method of Constru
ING Hiphwaxs in Prairie CountrieS-

The Most Approved Method of Construct
ing Highways in Prairie Countries.
The improvement of roads has been
discussed time and again. From the
fact that well-concerted e of max
ing and repairing roads are not gen.
orally used, the condition of prairie
roads in the spring and after many
rains is simply horrible. If the best
means at command were used the clay
underlying our prairie sods may be
made into good substantial roads, upon
which a team at any time OF the year
could carry a ton, except for a few days,
perhaps, just as the frost Is leaving the
ground. The proper idea in road-mak-
ing is not too wide a road-bed, but one
well and accurately graded and fully
compacted. Once the road is made and
properly drained, the expense of keep
ing the whole in repair would be COM
~paratively light. The first cost of
making an earth road along every
quarter-section of land need not exceed
more than fifty cents per acre of land
owned. 1t is even claimed possible at a
cost of not more than twenty cents.
Once the roads are made, the keeping
them In repair Will be merely a nominal
sum ,nr acre.
Wi..le it is true that a thoroughly
| graded earth road will be a fairly good
one at all times of the year, it is as true
that during the dryer seasons it is a
most excellent road if the grade has
been preserved. Ballast, where it may
be had is Indispensable. When possible,
broken stone is best-gravel next; yet
the foundation is the important part,
and in all prairie roads this must be the
natural soil, or rather the subsoil which
naturally underlies the surface.
1t is not to be understood from this
that the surface soil is to be e~xcavated
from the road. Make your grade per-
feet, of surface and subsoil, and then
lay OF your ballast, if to be had, say,
eight feet wide and six inches deep. 1t
will spread naturally. Then a little
more may be added. But, because you
have no gravel, do not neglect to make
the best earth road possibls. 1t will
pay Chicago Tribune.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-04-29
MISUNDERSTANDING.
A Habit Which Is Far More Danseroui
Than "Heart-Disease.

A Habit Which is Far More Dangerous
Than "Heart-Disease."
Since there is a special tendency in
most communities to take too much
medicine, and to take it recklessly, it
should not be the object to increase that
tendency. While the use and value of
drugs are not to be denied, it is claimed
that no ignorant person should ever
dabble with them, remembering that
the more active of them are active be-
cause they are poisons, or at least modi-
fications OF poisons, and if gwen injudi-
ciously, when not needed, or in too
large doses, the poison-element will
appear. And here it is proper to refer
to that absurd idea that disease is a
monster. to be slain by the administra-
ton Of active poisons-killed like any
other monster, a tiger to be subjugated.
On the contrary, disease is but the alb
sence of ease or health, a negative
rather than a positive condition, the re-
moval of which depends mainly on co
operating with nature, whose efforts
are always in the right direction,
though not always effectual. All of
these, in a certain sense, may be re-
garded as curative, though failure
often results, either from the lack of
sufficient physical foundation from sur
rounding adverse circumstances, or
from an interference on the part OF
those who would cure, but who, on &C
count of Ignorance or false ideas, in
troduce discords and false efforts. II
may be that such, foolishly believing
that the more critical and dangerous
the case. even when much reduced in
vital force, the more powerful the dose
demanded, act on this principle. and
give the dose that might be safe, in
ordinary cases, to persons of the same
age and sex, exercising no discrlmina'
ton, no judgment. Such should re
member that those weak i'll body ar
also weak in the stomach, as certainly
unable to bear large doses as they are
to perform hard labor. 1 have seer
many an adult to whom 1 would Civ
no more than a strong boy, slightly
ailing, could bear at the age of fou,
years. And when such are dosed will
no regard to their weakness, the sud
den death is attributed to ''heart dis
ease," while the intelligent know tina
but a very small percentage of the sud
den deaths ere caused by organic dis
ease of the heart.-Dr. H%anaford, Il
Golden Rule.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-04-29

times make rush, bringing on a gener-
al battle. Such a fight is a splendid
sight. The stations and mares charge
down upon the threatened point, gener-
ally putting the attackers to instant
flight. Sometimes a stray foal is snap
ped away, and the mother, going to its
defense, also falls a victim. If the at
tack is kept up the mares form a circle
within which the foals take shelter,
while others form into a solid phalanx
and charge down upon the wolves, tear
ing them with their teeth and tramping
on them with their feet. The stall
lions do not fall into the phalanx,
but gallop about with streaming tails
and erected names, seeming to act as
generals, trumpeters and standard
bearers, doing immensely effective work
all over the plain. Their weapons are
their fore-feet and their teeth. With
one blow the stallion often kills the en-
envy or stuns him, and then. snatching
up the body with his teeth filings it to
the mares, who trample it out of all
shape. Sometimes a stallion meets his
death in such a fight, but not often. The
Cossacks or Kirghese are, however,
generally on the watch for such fights,
and then the wolves are easily driven
off.
The wounded yemshiks, who are now
under DR.. Pasteur's care, have doubt
less had to deal with a more dangerous
class of wolves than those found on the
Orenburg steppes. Wolves are much
larger and more daring in parts of Rus.
STA proper than in Siberia. VIZ can inn
agine hat after a hard winter, famishec
for food, they descended upon the fold:
of the peasants in one of the villages
and that the mujiks attempted to drive
them off, with the result that they were
severely wounded in the struggle. Blu
we have yet to learn that the brute.
were mad.-Johm P. Jackson, in N. Y
| WarLd
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-04-29
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.
When sponge cake becomes dry

When sponge cake becomes dry it
= nice to cut in thin slices and toast.
Plant memorial trees on the birth
days and you will have a monument of
beauty in every tree.-Chicago Inter-
Ocean.
Slices of lemon bound tightly upon
the temples are said to be a sure cure
for a nervous headache.
To brighten the inside of a coffee
or tea pot, fill will water, add a small
piece of soap; and let it boil about for
ty-five minutes .-Fdrm and Fireside.
You have to consider the feeding
of the hen as well as the chicks. Feed
the former first on grain, and after that
she may take a pick with her CHICKS
Chicago Tribune.
Egg shells crushed into small bits
and shaken well in d~ecanters three
parts filled with cold water, will not
clean them thoroughly, but make the
glass look like new.-N. Y. Examiner.
We need to study the habits of in
sects more. Nearly all the insects which
injure the farmer and fruit-grower have
their parasites, which would keep the
enemy in check if properly encouraged.
N. Y. Herald.
Look after the small things of the
farm. Larger profits in proportion to
the cost of production are realized from
sales OF butter, eggs, spring chickens
asparagus, ETC., than from the main
crops.-Troy Times.
Tea Biscuits: One quart of sifted
flour, n and one-half cups of soul OIL
buttermilk, one-half teaspoonful OF
salt, one teaspoonful of soda
| dissolved in the milk; mix well; then
roll and beat with the rolling pin till
the dough is full of blisters and cracks
loudly; roll out and cut with a biscuit
cutter, grease the top with butter, fold
M half over the other, lay on the bak
ing tin, so that the biscuits will mo-
touch. Dip the fingers in milk and rut
the top of each, to glaze them; bake il
a quick oven.-Boston Budget.
The Nashville american says: 1--WE
know of nothing that pays such a large
/ percentage on investment as a small
fertile farm worked by the owner. HI
not only makes an ample support, bu
enjoys the healthful. feeling of indie
pendence. The frowns of no man cal
cut off his ~rations. His children grow
up with the same feeling of independ
ence; and their minds expand naturally
without the malign influence of servil'
spirit"
Soft Raisin Gingerbread: One cul
each of sugar, butter, molasses, sou
cream or milk; cream is best. One scan
cup of seeded r~aisins, teaspoonful o
mixed mace and cinnamon, and one o
ginger, one rounded teaspoonful o
soda, sifted twice with four full cups o
flour; two eggs. Rub sugar an butte
to a cream, then beat in the molasse
and spice, working it until it is sever
shades lighter than when you began
Add the eggs, whipped light, the milk
at last the flour. Stir well, put in tn
raisins dredged thickly and beat tw'
minutes upward. Bake in SHALLOW
''cards" or in patti pans. Eat warn
with cheese.-Boston Globe.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-04-29
L. G. GOULD, Publisher.
ONCE.
OHIO.

OnceI loved. Twas long ago:
Many summers back-say thirty.
Gypsy face and eye like sloe
possessed; but she was firty.
True. / was O bashful Ounce,
When I first loved madly-once.
Once Iloved. The maid was fair
Face like milk and roses mingled,
Sapphire eyes and golden hair,
Gracious! how / turned n tingledt
Once / loved. To be precise,
That occasion made t-twice.
Once ] loved. A woman this
Large, majestic, wild, n mournful,
Filling me with timorous bliss,
Chilling me with coldness scornful,
Once | we'd It were a vice
To conceal that 1t was-thrice.
Once 1 loved. Nay, be not wrothl
Hang your once" some Goth or Hur
says:
Well, good sir or miss, or both,
I'll confess to scores of onces,
Maidens of all creeds and chimes
Iloved once-a many times.
Once I loved. But why proceed
Constant time and use will soften
Smarting rounds that used to bleed.
Q I loved. A deal too often;
But, believe me, though q Ounce,
Never more than one-at once
Judy.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-04-29
-..Instead of going to fashionable

-''Instead of going to fashionable
resorts this summer" says the New
York World, ''many well-to-do-people
are building themselves hunting-boxes
up in the mountains, or board tents by
the sad sea waves, which they will fur
nish in Arcadian simplicity and occupy
with their families in blissful quiet.
This is the true way to enjoy a summer
rest, and n that grows each year
more and more into popular favor.
People have grown tired of crowded
hotels, with their many discomforts, and
are seeking the quiet seclusion of a
summer home of their own"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-04-29

The native Bermudians are an
easy-going, good-natured people, very
fond of amusements, in illustration of
which a letter in the Troy IN. ",
Times records this incident: "a lady
from New York was in one of the
largest stores here one morning look
ing at goods, when the clerks began to
put up the shutters. She asked what
was the matter, supposing the proprie-
that the yachts were just going out,
and hat all the business places always
closed whenever there was a yacht-race
or anything especial going on"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-04-29

The time required for the develop
ment of smallpox after exposure to it
is very difficult to determine, but is SUI
ally supposed to be from twelve to four
teen days. Prof. H.. Eichorst, of Zurich,
has, however, at length succeed in re-
cording three cases in which the incuba-
zion period is clearly known, and finds
t to be a little more than nine days in
each case.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-04-29
White WAS SEWING nm sacl

Morgan White was sewing up sacks
of guano in the third story of the Pen
dleton guano works at Atlanta, and
had a skein of coarse thread around his
neck. The thread caught on a belt
that was running just over his head,
and Morgan was lifted up, carried over
the pulley, and dropped through an
opening to the first floor. He was
killed outright atlanta Constitution.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-04-29

Shakespeare tells how this can be accom-
plished in one of his immortal plays; but
unless days Of grace be obtained through
the use of DIR. Pierce's "Golden Medical
Discovery" 1t is not a ''cure-all'' but in
valuable for sore throat, bronchitis, asth-
ma, catarrh, consumption, and all diseases
of the pulmonary and other organs, caused
by scrofula or Hbad blood" Scrofulous
ulcers, swellings and tumors are cured by its
wonderful alternative action. By druggists
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-04-29
That Tire, d Feeling

which AFFECTS nearly every one as this season y ~
tirely overcome by Hoods ssrsaparfna, which has ths
peculiar merit of building mp and strengthening The
system while It Graduates disease.
.I have been in poor health several yean. suffering
from indigestion. restlessnessc In the night. and in the
morning I would get up with . vey tired feeling.
After taking only q part OF the nrst bottle Of Hoods
sarsaparila I could rest well all night and feel ~
freshed when I woke up. I must say that Hoods eas
saparfIla Is all It IL recommended to be-" Ma. d
W1SAss, 30 East Mason s treet, jackson, Mich
Now II the limo
To take Hoods sar.aparinA the popular sprins med.
cine and blood purifier. Why7
Because the body is now more susceptible to the
beneficial effects Of this peculiar medicine than Is
any other season.
Because the impurities In the blood should be exs
PEELED and that tired feeling overcome before the
additionally facilitating effects Of WARM weather are
felt.
Because the thousands Of people who have tried 70
pronounce Hoods SarssI arfIa the very best medicine
to takef In the spring.
Because delays are dangerous. A dollar spent for
this peculiar medicine now may prevent illness which
viii be expensive and hard to bear.
Because. a. now is ths time when you may derive
the greatest good, It ID certainly economy 70 taxa
Hoods sarsapariIls now.
DO Not be Imposed Upon.
The great and increasing popularity Of HOODS Bar.
sapariIls has led some uiprincipled men to use Il ~ .
bait to draw customer to their stores, and then By
unfair representations endeavor to sell other kinds.
It Il unnecessary for Ins to caution those who have
tried Hoods sarsaparill, and know it, peculiar merit.
But to those who have never taken IL We cay. Don't
be imposed upon. Insigt upon having Hoods 6arsar
parilla and no other. The men who claim that their
preparations are "as good as Hoods" BY 20 doing I'd.
init that Hoods Is the standard. sndposessss pecub
lar merit which they trY In vain to reach.
Immense Amount OF Good.
"Ihave been troubled with dyspepsia. had but
little appetite, and what / did eat distressed me, or
did me little good. In an hour after eating I would
experience q ~faintnes, or tired. allgone feeling. ~
though / had not eaten anything. Hoods 6arsapar1aa
did me an immense amount Of good. II gsve me an
appetite, and my food Ielished and satisned the crav.
that faint, tired. aILgorle feeling. Ihave felt % much
better since I took Hoods SarsapaffIlss that I am
happy to add my Recommendation" GxoHsz A.
PAGE. watertown. Mais.
New Iafs and Energy.
floods sarsaparfla has done me . very great deal
of good. It has built up my general health, given me
irregular appetite, and made me fun Of new LIE and
energy. The sores OH my face with which ! have
suffered many years are also much better" May
ATxIHsoH. Summerhsid. Pa
Hoods ~SarsaparlIla
Sold by druggists. u; six for 3 Prepared only
by {. L HOOD q co. Apothecariea Lowell. Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-04-29

CONGRESSMAN FoRAN, of Ohio, says St
Jacobs Oil surely cures rheumatism.
Congressman Mutchler, of Pennsylvania,
publicly indorses Red Star Cough Cure.
Twenty-Five cents a bottle.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-04-29
Try Il.

was troubled will
o catarrh ant
gathering in head, wal
deaf at times, had dis
charges from ears, un
able to breathe through
nose. Before the sec
ond bottle Of Ely
Cream Balm was ex
hausted / was cured
C. j. CoRBIN, 923 Chest
nut st., Phila.
am cured Of catarrl
and deafness by Ely
Cream Balm. My aun
was deaf. It restore,
her ~hearing.-F. D
MoRsE, Insurance
Elizabeth, Nj.
Aparticle is applied
use. Price so cents by
circular. ELY BROT
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-04-29

DIR. PIERoE's "Favorite Prescription" is
a most powerful restorative tonic, and com
bines the most valuable nervine~ properties;
especially adapted to the wants of debili-
tated ladies suffering from weak back, in
ward fever, congestion, inflammation, or
liberation, or from seriousness or g
ralgic pains. By druggists.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-04-29

The estimates of the Canadian
Government for the fiscal year 1886
amount to S3S, 542, 600. This is a reduc-
ton from those of the current year Of
about SO, 0OO, 900.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-04-29

New York dudes now wear false
bangs. They should have switches
applied to them immediately. Y.
Mail.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-04-29
New way to Paw old Debts.

WHEN G.. w. was a small boy they used
to call him Figures, because they can not
lie.-Prairie Farmer.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-04-29

Postal is the appropriate name Of
the captain of n of the mail packets
on the Mississippi river.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-04-29

Pixies TooTHACHE DROPS curei in ! minute, Zoo
,ienn's Sulphur Soap Leals and beautihes. &c.
GE~IAN CORN REMOVER kills Corns & Bunions.