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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-12-09

The source Of physical energy and mental
activity, is the blood. Let this become viii.
ated with bile, or thin and watery in conse-
quence Of indigestion and non-assimilation
Of the food, and an interruption Of the func.
lions Of the body, and . loss Of stamina,
6esh and appetite ensues. Hostetter's Stom.
adapted to restore all three
because IL assists digestion and assimi.
lati0n, and removes bile and other impuri
ties from the circulation. Protected and
strengthened with this admirable defensive
invigorant, the system defies influences inim
ical to health, to which, IL unregulated and
feeble, it would undoubtedly succumb Con
stipation, often an obstinate and chronic
ailment, is entirely removed by it, the liver
kidney and bladder reused from inaction
and tendency to rheumatism effectually
counteracted. It also eradicates malarial
disease.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-12-09
Important 70 III who Work

for . living. Write to Hallet & Co., Port
Land, Maine, and they will send you full in
formation, free, showing you how you can
live at home, wherever you are located.
Some have made over so in q day. Capt.
tai not required; you are started free. All
ages; both sexes. All is new. Great in
comes sure from the start. Fortunes await
al workers who begin at once.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-12-09
A Mild Rennesf.

A French newspaper tells us that the
following announcement may be seen
in hotel at Algiers: Customers are
politely requested not to kick the hall
porters. This is as good as the notice
put up in an American hotel: ..Cu>to-
mers are requested not to go to bed
with their boots on
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-12-09
"A Good Thing.

Artists friend pointing to sketcD
Il say. Harry, where did You get that?-
Harry: why, | got that out of my
head Friend: well, its lucky
thing for your head that you got it
out
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-12-09

who h suffering from ailments peculiar to
her sex, dreading to 60 to a physician, but
knowing she needs medical help, will find
in DR.. Pierces ssFavorite Prescription q
preparation which will give her strength
and new life through the restoration Of all
her organs to their natural and healthy
action. 1t is the result Of many years OF
study and practice by thoroughly scien-
ti6c physician, who has made these troub-
les speciality. To be had Of all druggists.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-12-09

Faithfulness y necessary in al kinds Of
work. Especially Is it necessary, in treat
u Aliens Lung Balsam, and take Ii faith
fully according to directions, and Il will cure
. cold every time and prevent fatal results.
Sold by all druggists at 25c, So, and @l.0O .
bottle.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-12-09

The publisher Of Baltimore. Nd,
"Every Saturday" Mr.. T. J. Wentworth,
says his child aged six months. was
suffering from a severe cold, and no
gave it Red Star Cough Cure, which
acted like a charm. No morphia.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-12-09

II you have Bronchitis, or any Lung or
throat trouble, send your address to the
American Oxygen Co., 16 West Sd st.
81 Paul: and receive by mail-free, Tho
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-12-09

Whsa 1a1y w. sick, W gsvs Asr casNssaA
When shs Va Child So crisd fer CaateriA
when che sssans Miss, she clang = CastoeiA,
Win 49, - chilArsa, sAs savs tAsn castssiA
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-12-09

Fits: All FITS stopped free BY DR.. Kl;ne's
Great Nerve Restorer. No Fits after
6rst days use. Marvellous cures. Treatise
and $500 trial bottle free 20 Pit cases.
Send to DR.. Kline. 0S1 Arch D. Phila., Pa
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-12-09
fro BE CONTINUED

Mr.. Buchter, a well-known citizen
of Lancaster, Pa, has used st. Jacobs
Oil, and considers it an excellent
remedy in cases of swellings, bruises
and burns.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-12-09

4 little girl heard some one remark that
her mamma and auntie were the pillars of
the church. when the small woman gravely
said. IF mamma and auntie are the pillows.
papa and uncle must be the holsters"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-12-09
A Limited Offer /! Great Chance I!
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OK HENTC Pays for Years subscrip
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Five Years Before the Mast: Peoples History
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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-12-09

s.Thoss who use our goods are very much
attached to them," is what porous
plaster company advertises.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-12-09

In Boston they call lamb or mutton hash
stewed with milk refined breakfast dish
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-12-09

To I've the sole possessor Of a secret is q FIRE
quent.y source Of unhappiness. For in
stance. man knows he is a great man; no
consequence.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-12-09

Spoilt Compliments-He: s'HOw do YOU
like SignOr Wilkinsonio's voice! Beautiful
is it mott" She: II didn't think SO. pre-
fer yours. But then, you know, am pecu-
liar!'-Punch.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-12-09

Kidney stewed with champagne il an
extravagant breakfast dish among the
epicurean club men.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-12-09

A safe and certain remedy for throat and
hung diseases. Ayers Cherry Pectoral.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-12-09

Elsie: No, dear, you cannot raioe q crop
of canaries by planting bird seed.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-12-09

Is one preparation, and produces per-
manent color. Buckingham's Dye for the
Whiskers.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-12-09
APoor. Weak Slater.

A suspicion of onion is said by some
epicures to improve the flavor Of boiled
mail
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-12-09

Window shutters are put up as ornaments
They are only blinds.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-12-09

You can't have the last word with O
chemist; he always has retOrt.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-12-09

Piso's Remedy for Catarrh Is agreeable tn
use. 1t is not liquid or q snuff. soc.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-12-09

To break up colds and fevers, use early
DR.. Pierce's Extract of smartweed.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-12-09

'.Your goats.' querried Jones; s.what
newfangled things thatg'
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-12-09

I W.....ja Mrs f. OATS Of Snum,cav Tu writes "When
WuMku ii had used Dr. Pcrces sFayOritc PreacrptOn
Il lone week, could walk over the dOor-yard
IEQnIff10e land could get into
Ito neghbOrs. had
out in the dOOryard for elk months. After uejnR
the Favortc Prescription two weeks, q
miles; neghbors were all surprised and Ron0
about and helping to do my hosework after 1OcsormS
the told husband would never he ma
to do honscwOrk more thankful my God that
had suffered
I had almost given up in despair"
ET.--.-. Mrs. r. z. WILCOX. Mfendahep NJ n, writes
IERHIBE For five six had badly troubled
- with female weakness and terrible acrrea
II NAm tho email Of my back and Dit OF tie etOmach
JMM. Three bottles Of Dr. Pierces Fsvorits Prescrip-
UD ton acted like = oh0Trn. md cared rna0 nenn.
pletely, to my great Joy"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-12-09
TREATING THE WRONG DISEASE.

DR.. Pierue's 'Favorite Prescription %
ment recommended in his Common
commenced to improve 1t once. In
my. family paper. briefly mentioning
restored. and Offering to send the full pa
ing me Tor them, and tnCl0sjnO a stamf
have received over four hundred lette
ocribcd my case and the treatment u
advised them to do likewise From {
ceived second letters OF thanks, stating
the use Of Favorite Prescription bad 8
the 'Medicas Adviser, and had applied th
and plainly laid down therein, and were
The Iola register., 1886-09-10

penetrated by the dignified beauty Of
the Apollo. or Of the Hermes (the lat
ter by Canova,) or transfixed by the
never-ending agony Of the marvellous
LAGOON group; and in the Capitoline
Museum, to be moved as Byron was,
by the stern pathos of the Dying Glad.
iator. fascinated as Hawthorne was by
the easy grace and careless smile ofthe
Marble Faun or touched by the pen
sive beauty of Antinous the luckless
youth that CHANGED to be an emperor's
favorite.-The sculptures ofcourse are
chiefly ancient, another tribute to the
superiority of long departed ages.
In Pisa we stopped to see the curious
leaning tower, which we found as pref
ty as it is odd, looking like an oblique
spiral coil Of clear white marble
columns; the cathedral and baptistry
close at hand are also of beautiful mar
BILE and graceful architecture, and these
are surrounded by pleasant green
fields. The town too is clean and pref
ty. Not so Genoa, as uninviting q sea-
port as was ever seen, but the journey
from Pisa thither is by delightful
route, mostly along the shore of the
Mediterranean which is seen in glimps-
es of intensest sapphire wherever the
train emerges from the numerous tun-
nels through the rocky cliffs of the
wild shore.
In Milan found the most beautiful
of Italian cathedrals; It's Gothic. the
most wOrshipful style of architecture,
and being of very pure marble and
adorned externally with a host of stat
ues, and internally very plain. with a
touch of warmth and color in the STAIN
ed glass windows, the whole is OF
matchless elegance.
From the land of Art, the st. Goth
ard route brings us first through gentle
then through awful scenery into Switz-
erland, the land where Nature has
arranged herself in such beauty and
sublimity that art has not ventured to
cope with her. The works of man one
may describe and criticise but the works
of God one can only wonder at and
worship. Hence while short sOjOurn
in Italy has furnished me with themes
for plentiful discourse, concerning the
beauties of Switzerland 1 must remain
mute. F. s. G.
The Iola register., 1886-09-10

lola PUBLIC LIBRARY
Over Northrup's bank. Open every SATURDAY
from 2 till 8 O'Clock p. m. Stock ana mem-
MRS. +. l.. MARSH, Librarian.
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CHURCH DIRECTORY.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL.

Corner Of Jefferson Avenue and Broadway ST
Services every Sabbath ct IL am. and 80 p. m
Class meeting Immediately after the morning
service. Sunday School at $50 .. m, A. s.
Aankins Superintendent. Prayer meeting every
Thursday evening at 7:S0 p. m. Strangers and
visitors in the city and all others cordially invit
ed to all these services.
r. M SCOTT. Pastor,
The Iola register., 1886-09-10
BAPTIST.

On Sycamore Street. Large brick northeast
OF the square. Preaching every Sunday at II o.
m, and at the usual hour in the evening. Sun
day school at 9:45 am: A. L. Dibble, Superin.
eendent. Prayer meeting every Thursday eve
ming at pm. This notice is inserted to assure
you OF . warm welcome at any of these services.
The Iola register., 1886-09-10

y en-, vct paesr ess'l Nos 9. O., csicAco.
renSssSI LOWELL, eEs't Pass. ACT C. O. csscAeo.
J. f. BARNARD, eesl mss K c., ST. >. {. T. ~,
n. 4 ST. J., ST. Josspr
n G. DAWES, eesl Pass. ACT. x. c., 81, l. c. D A.e
II 4 St. d, CT. Joeepn
The Iola register., 1886-09-10
BURLINGTON ROUTE"

Daily Trains via This line es:xeen KANSAS chr.
lsAvsHWoRTH. ATcHlsca. 81. Joseph ard
COUNCIL BLUFFS, OMAHA. SIOUX civ. 81. PAUL
90 MINNEAPOLIS.
KANSAS CITY, AIcHiS0M, ST. JOSEPH and
QUINCY. hanHssk. End CHICAGO, Without Change.
The Iola register., 1886-09-10

MCCOOk POST NO. 81 e.. A, r..
Meets the first Saturday on or before eselfull
moon at the Odd Fellows Hall. All Comrs13as
n good standing xye inyited to meet With the
Post. T. s. SLOWER p C.
z. n. ECKLEY, Post Adj.
The Iola register., 1886-09-10
CHRISTIAN,
CHRISTIAN OR DISCIPLES

Services on first Sunday of every month at Il
O'Clock .. m. at the Court House
The Iola register., 1886-09-10
SECRET SOCIETIES.
SAUNDERS POST NO. 81

Meets the first Saturday before full moon of
each month, In Dawson Hall, at 7:3Op. m All
comrades In good standing are invited.
4. ID. LACY, p. c.
The Iola register., 1886-09-10

Corner of Sycamore and Broadway. Services
III O. m. and ESQ p. m. Sunday School 10 a
m. Prayer meeting W ineeday evenings
j. L. PIcxRrT Pastor
The Iola register., 1886-09-10
REFORMED,

Divine worship in Court House every two
weeks at IL O'Clock q. m, in the English Ian
guace, and at $50 O'Clock p. m. in the German
language. Sunday School at 10 O'Clock q. m
All are cordially invited to attend.
REV. S. A. Alt, pastor.
The Iola register., 1886-09-10

5000 MILES IN tine sysTeM,
With Elegant Through Trains containing Pullman
Palace Sleeping. Dining and Chair Cars, between
the following prominent cities without change:
CHICAGO, PEORIA,
ST. LOUIS, KANSAS CITY,
DENVER, OMAHA.
ST. JOSEPH, QUINCY,
BURLINGTON, HANNieAl,
kEokUk, DES MONIES.
ROCK ISLAND, LINCOLN,
COUNCIL BLUFFS,
AfcHlSoN, TOPEKA,
LEAvEMWoRTH,
SIOUX CITY, ST. PAUL.
MINNEAPOLIS.
ever 900 Elegantly Equipped PASSENGER Trains
running daily over this perfect system. passing
Into and through the important Cities and
Towns In the great States Of
ILLINOIS, IOWA,
MISSOURI, KANSAS,
NEBRASKA, COLORADO.
The Iola register., 1886-09-10
BIBLE SOCIETY,

A supply Of Bibles and Testamente NAV S,s
Scott 4 Sons.
The Iola register., 1886-09-10

Connecting in Union Depots for all points in the
States and Territories, EAST. WEST. NORTH. SOUTH.
No matter where you are eons purchase your tickets
The Iola register., 1886-09-10
BOOTS AND SHOES.

GEORGE DAVIES.
M ERCHANT TAILOR, lola, Kansas First
XNx door south of Goodhue 4 Evans drug store
A LIEN COUNTY HORTICULTURAL so.
"A ClETi meets in lola the second Saturday
Of each month at . o'clock p. IN.
Robert Cook, President.
B. +. PANCoArs, Secretary.
The Iola register., 1886-09-10

0ary Oh the otner sideS OF the square
are various public buildings, CHIEF
among them the grim Palazzo Vecchio
a medieval castle Of severe yet stately
architecture, begun in 1895. the origin
al capitol of the republic, afterwards
residence of the Dukes of Tuscany. In
front of it are fountain and two huge
statues; the fountain marks the spot
where the great moral hero, Savonaro-
Ia was burnt at the stake six years af-
ter the discovery of America. Iu the
Duomo, the cathedral, not far from this
spot he uttered his stern truths SO un-
palatable to those in power.
We are on the scenes of
of George Eliot's Romola, and inyol-
unfairly We look for the unhappy hero
inc with her venerable father and the
unprincipled Tito to come forth from
one Of the ancient domieiles.
The houses that have sheltered illus
trious Florentines are conveniently
labeled for the information of passers
by. That Of Amerigo Vespucci must
receive at least glance from all Amer
leans however keen their sympaties for
the less fortunate Columbus. Art low
ers will make pilgrimage to the
plain ant roomy mansion of Michael
Angelo. Yhs abodes of Dante, of
Macchiavelli and daiiiso ase all to be
seen. That in which Garibaidi staged
for time is dear to Italian patriots. |
Tae church Of Santa Croce with a |
beautiful facade of exquisite pure mar
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-08-21
A Fierce Struggle.

Detroit Free Press.
A rainy day had housed us up in
the cabin of a Tennessean, and about
nine o. clock in the morning a man
who was addressed by our host as
Uncle Billy came riding up through
the steady pour on mule. The ami
NAL was placed in the stable, and as
the two men entered the house, our
host observed:
"Well, Uncle Billy, how'll you
trade mules?"
"Oh, bout three dollars tew boot
was the answer.
They returned to the stable. and
talked until noon. Then we had din
ner, and they talked until four O'Clock.
The rain let up bit then, and we
went out to see cave, leaving them
talking mule. We returned at six
and they were still at it. We had
supper, and the interrupted converse
ton was resumed and kept up until
8 o'clock. We went off to bed with
Uncle Billy saying:
Tell we what I'll dew. I'll trade fur
three dollars tew boot"
1t Numbered about midnight, and
1 woke up and heard that mule talk
still going. Atsix o'clock got up.
Uncle Billy was sjust riding away.
"Well, how did you come out?" 1
asked our host.
"Beat him down to two dollars and
six bits" he replied.
$50 you saved three shillings?"
Exactly, though wasn't work
ing forthat. 1t was the principle of
the thing which l looked at"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-08-21
Railroad Meeting at Tullahoma.

The following circular explains itself:
Office Of Railroad Committee Of Lin
coin County, Tenn, Fdyettvitle, Aug.
II, 1886. Dear Sir: You are hereby
respectfully invited to attend meet
ing to be held at Tullahoma, Tenn,
Wednesday, 10 o'clock a. M, Sept. 10
1885,, which is to consider the
feasibility of the construction of a
railroad west of the Cumberland
Mountain from some point on the
Cincinnati Southern Road in Lincoln
county, KY, to Birmingham, Ala.
This Committee is in correspond
ence with Mr.. Frank S. Bond, of
Cincinnati Southern and associate
lines of railroad, and it is believed
that the proposed road can besecured
if the counties on the line will mani
fest prompt ond liberal spirit in aid
of the project.
The line would probably traverse
your county. If you cannot attend
the meeting, will you please prevail
upon some other citizen to do so. 1t
is important that every county
through which the road is likely to
pass shall be represented at the meet
ing, and no person or county will be
bound by its action. 1t will simply
consider the question of the route for
the road, and whether cooperative
action by counties can be secured, and
will probably designate a committee
to confer with Mr.. Bond in Cincin-
natl relative to the enterprise.
If you or some other citizen of your
county will attend the meeting please
inform the undersigned by letter at
your earliest convenience. Respect
fully, H. X. BRYsoN,
Chairman of Committee.
JOHN C. DoUGHERTY, Secretary.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-08-21

The book for every farmers boy to
read, is the open book of Nature.
There was none ever written that
contains One-half of the information,
none other halfso fascinating, none
so perfect and pure. Nature teaches
us to dwell as much as possible upon
the beautiful and good, and to ignore
at all times the evil and the false
American Garden.
The active, outdoor labor of the
farm, with its ever changing and al
most endless variety, tends to the
symmetrical development ofphysical
man in all its organs; and the ever
shifting mental work which the care
and direction of his business demands
of him, keeps the mental machinery
awake and active; and proper activi-
ty of body and mind is an important
condition in maintaining good health.
Indiana Farmer.
1t is no wonder to us that men of
great minds have loved the country,
have enjoyed farm work, and this,
too, not as sentiment, but as a
reality. Washington was type of
the true farmer, and called agricul-
ture the most useful, most noble,
most healthful employment of man.
Jefferson gave much time and study
in evolving the true philosophical
principles employed in constructing
the pillow, and when built he took
great pleasure in handling it, and in
managing his farm at Monticello.
Webster declared he felt more pleas
ure in holding his own pillow, drawn
by his own splendid oxen-about
which he wrote such grand letters to
his head farmer, John Taylor-on
the plains at Marshfield, than all the
honors of political and public life
S. l.. Boardman in Home Farm.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-08-21
IRVING COLLEGE.
The Weekly Budget of News from a
Standard Reporter.

In some sections of this community
the thermometer registered 1922 F.
in the shade last Tuesday, and we
were expecting a higher temperature
on Wednesday, but the atmosphere
was considerably reduced bya re-
freshing shower. Since the last
rain it is now thought that the earli-
est planted corn will make a good
yield.
Our farmers have been saving mil
let hay during the fine weather, and
also cutting the second crop of clover
for seed. The second crop is gener-
ally good where the first was cutsoon
enough.
DR.. Jesse Barnes, one of our oldest
and most respected citizens, died at
the residence of w. G. Woodlee last
night. He had been in feeble health
for some time. TO his family his
place will never be supplied.
Maj. E. NJ. Martin has recovered
sufficiently to beenabled to ride about
a little. The Maj. thinks the most
terrible thing about being sick is sub
hitting to this dieting process of star
walton.
Isham Ware is recovering quite
slowly, but is now considered out of
danger.
S. l.. Hicks has been quite sick at
the College, but under the skillful
treatment of Drs. Black, Ramsey and
Barnes he is recovering. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hicks, the parents of Mr.. S. L.,
came over from the Valley this week
to see their son.
Miss Jennie Mitchell, who has been
conducting a school at Shiloh, has
suspended for the present, being sick
with the fever. Her students and
friends hope her speedy recovery.
The school at the Collegenow num-
bers about eighty students and others
expected.
| understand that about twenty
lumber wagons are constantly run
ming from the mill situated on the
lands of Col. H. l.. w. Hill.
Road working is now in progress,
and it is found that the roads can be
about half fixed in the four days as
signed by the court.
Madam Rumor claims that she can
hear the muffied tinkling of marriage
bells. +. B. E.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-08-21
TANDARD MqNfINNvILLE TENNESSEE SATURDAY. AUG d. 1886

by little ingenuity and close figurin'
i managed to come outahead, though
the market was simply awful. My
farm lay right alongside a railroad
switch, and / used to have the COM
pany give me train of box cars on
that track. Then after the vines got
good start, and just as my melons
were about to grow-melons grow
powerful fast and big out of the soil
of old Michigan when they get start
ed-Pd have my men start the vines
growing into the car doors. In three
days and nights I'd have every one
of them cars loaded full to the roof
with nice, ripe watermelons, and all
there was to do then was to hitch on
an engine am draw 'em offtomarket.
Yes, sir, the starting up ofthelocomo-
tive picked the melons, an saved me
the expense Of picking and loading.
Guess you never raised melons for a
Twin, did you, mister ?"