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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-04-20
NOTES FROM A POULTRY FARM.
j. Norton, in Kansas Farmer.

". u. NOItOu, III N6ue06 0IulcT.
Editor Kansas Farmer The
young of all wild species of birds are
fed by their parents chiefly by animal
food, even when they are seed eaters
when mature. They are thus forced
that the period of their helplessness
may be shortened, during which they
are liable to become the prey of ene-
mics of many sorts, both birds and
quadrupeds, fond of squads" Poul-
trymen can take leaf out Of natures
book, and supply their young birds
with animal food, if their range does
not yield an abundant supply Of insect
forage.
A compound of two-thirds wheat
bran to one third meal, wet with skim
milk and fed in the morning, warm,
has good egg-producing effect. This
is much better than clear meal, and
we have never noticed any lll-efects.
The bran does not tend to fat, aud the
milk is even better than meat in the
production of eggs. Fowls may eat
too much meat for health. but
milk they may drink ad libitsns, and
those who have it cannot put it to a
more profitable use.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-04-20

L. D. Pearson planted corn April ID, about
the first planted in this township.
Oh, what . glorious rain It IL the first
time the ground has been soaked for two years.
It stopped farm operations until Thursday the
18th.
Mr.. Pearson received the seed corn he sent
for. 1t 10 very fine and heavy, weighing 6s lbs
to the busheI. He 10 going to plant 1t at diff
ferent times 20 a. to thoroughly test Its adapt
ability to this climate, some Of it 10 about
through the ground now lApril lD
David Byrum has bought lister to plant his
corn with.
Flax is mostly sown, and planting corn is
the order of the day, Of which . great breadth
will be put into the ground,
Farmers are cheerful Notwithstanding the late
spring. The feeling 10 almost universal that
we are going to have abundant harvest, and get
good prices for what we raise.
L. s. Myler has returned home, his school at
Mulberry Grove having closed. Report says
he taught very successful term. He went to
Emporis to attend school the It'll inst.
The Myler children are family OF teachers.
They nearly all go to teaching % soon ~ they
are old enough. They are successful teachers,
too. When one of them gets enough education
to teach he turns In and helps the others to at
him or herself for the same occupation, EN-"
Myler graduated at Emporis about year ago
and Is now Principal Of city school In Lane
county.
Miss Allie Pearson was home from her school
at Prairie Rose, Saturday. The .Superintend-
emit reports her as doing we'll.
Will Smith, of Humboldt was out visiting
his brother I. B. on the 18th.
Mrs. AtchIson, OF Toledo, Ohio, is visiting
her father, L. u. Myler. -
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-04-20

Mr.. Z. Lowe moved up to Cofrey county last
| week, having bought place there.
Mr.. HAYNES is again resident OF LaHarpe,
having sold his blacksmith shop at Moran.
Miss Anna Pickell was visiting in the neigh
borhood last week
Masters Frank and Pearl Knapp, were the
guests of Mr.. Trayis last week.
Miss Carrie Strong. Of Moran came over to
hear the drama.
John Watkins has been sick.
Dick Ward is the proud father Of = new
girl.
Marsh and Ramsey have fenced the quarter
section in front of Mr.. Englishes.
The rock is being hauled for the Elm Greek
bridge south of LalIarpe.
Lew Hackney is down at Buffalo bossiDg tn ,
hay pressers.
A. j. Stockdale 10 the name Of the new agent
at LaHarpe.
Mrs. s. Lowe has been sick, but IL better at
present writing.
Rev. Hyatt preached at LalIarpe Sunday
and admitted six members by letters. The
following ..pers0ms were admitted Mr.. and
Mrs. II. r. Travis, Mr.. and Ars. d. Gillespie,
Mrs. VIM. Clinchy and John Carrie.
Mrs. w. J. Hackney, was called to Fort
Scott last week, by the death of relatives.
There will lie series temperance lectures at
the LaHarpe church, April Is, 10 and 20. All
are cordially invited. CHEors.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-04-20
FARM NOTES.
j
Exchange.

Exchange.
Buckwheat, wheat and oats rank
first among egg-producing foods.
1t is not the wear of summer, but
the rust of winter, that ruins agricul-
tural tools and machinery.
If you do not wish cloddy and life
less ground in the spring, keep the
cattle off the fields when the soil is
soft.
The flavor of the fuel used for smok.
ing meat is somewhat impaired to the
meat, hence the fuel should be selected
carefully.
Stagnant water on a farm is the hot.
bed of disease and annually causes ten
times the loss equal to an amount ap.
propriate for draining 1t off.
In using seed corn that which shows
the slightest degree of injury should
be avoided. Smut can easily be car
ried from one year to another by the
seed.
Where q piece of land is not fit fol
cultivation yet produces a growth OF
some kind, even weeds, it may be de.
voted to sheep, az the sheep will eat
young weeds rapidly.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-04-20
Humboldt Happenings
From The UniOn.1

IRON Inc UntOn.J
Messrs. Lindsey and Robson have leased the
gas well for period Of three months. These
gentlemen use the natural gas to furnish fuel fol
their furnace. We understand that they also
lay pipes and use 1t at their residence.
We forgot to mention last week that the band
boys had received their new band instruments.
They are of the finest make and manufactured
by one of the leading band INSTRUMENT firms In
this country. The boys have had several prac.
tices and We are told are getting there In good
style. We hope thev will soon be able to break
the calm monotony of cur pleasant evenings
by rendering some soul-stirring melodies from
the stand in the park.
Twenty-three years ago last Monday General
ginia.-Chanute Vidette.
That reminds rs that General Hancock and
the editor OF the Union, just about the same
time. were unuer orders to intercept the prog.
ress Of Lee, and prevent him from coming down
the Shenandoah valley. We might also re-
mark that there were 81. 500 other fellows along
with us. The names of many Of tho other fel.
lows have slipped from our memory.
E. Higginson and family have returned from
Mobile, Ala, where they have lived for the
past six months. Their trip and stay there
was for the benefit Of Mr.. Higginson's health
and We are pleased to state he comes back
much improved. He says in the vicinity Of
Mobile the winter climate is mild and pleas
ant. But We do not believe he became enam =
Ored with the country. Mr.. Higginson tells us
that Prof. j. b. Smith and wife, are living Of
Chronicle, near Mobile. The Professor 10
teaching in the academy there.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-04-20
FARMERS COLUMN.
PEA CULTURE.

Editor Register.'-Messrs Jewell
and Bassett wish me to give more in
formation about pea culture. l have
the field pea, in the east called the
"Golden Vine" 1t takes two bushels
to the acre, sowed like oats on rough
blowing and narrowed two or three
times. l sent to Kansas City for the
seed which cost last year 500 per
bushel. When ripe they are pulled
with scythe or revolving horse
rake, rolled in bundles and when per.
fectly dry are stacked covering the top
with hay. The easiest way to feed is
to let the hogs to the stack, but the
best way is to thrash, soak and feed
like corn. Hogs and poultry are very
fond of peas and will fatten fast if per-
mitted to get to stack. I had a loss
in my crop this year by thrashing in a
damp time on frozen ground. I laid
the straw in q circle q foot deep and
had a boy ride horses around on it
while l turn the straw over. This IL q
good way ON a barn floor but got the
peas all wet and frozen then bagged
them up and neglected them till spoil
ed or nearly go.
Peas need to be kept dry. Mr.. Bus
ley has large crop of peas this year
and will no doubt persuade some one to
regulate their threshing machine so as
not to break the peas INTO pieces. They
are quite easily threshed.
r. L. MANLEY.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-04-20
FOR SALE OR TRADE.

Notices under this head will be inserted one
week free Of charge for all subscribers to the
REGISTER. Any sIch (exceptin2 those regular
" engaged in the mercantile businese) having
any article to sell trade are cord tally invit-
ed to make use of this cOlumn0
G. W. Lytlee,s miles southeast OF LaHarpe
has good three year-old bull for sale cheap.
or trade.
John Morrison has about tons Ofgooc hay
for sale, ~ miles southeast Of Wise p. o.
Strayed from one-half mile north Of Geneva,
one black boar weight about 800 lbs. Anyone
taking up such property and notifying me will
he suitably rewarded. G. S. Denny, Geneva,
Kan.
A. vandergrift So miles north and miles
west of Moran, has some broom corn seed for
sale.
j W. Edwards living eight miles east OF
lola, has a stack of good hay to sell.
e. I. CroweiI. Allen Center, has several
thousand hedge plants for sale.
Alex. Brown has hedge plants for sale.
G. W. Field, 81 miles southwest OF Moran,
has 500 bushels OF old corn for sale at 45 cents
cash. Also wants cattle and colts to pasture
for season in SO acres of grass 3 miles south
west of Moran.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-04-20
PonoIoarcAI pAPIRs.

The following circular letter has just
been issued by the United States de-
partment of agriculture, division Of
pomology, H. E. VanDeman, chief:
1t IL desired that all of those who
have received the circular of the pom.
illogical division of the United States
department of Agriculture, calling for
information as to their interestsin fruit
growing, will at once respond If they
have not already done 90.
Any who desire to have this circular
sent them will please say 20 on q pos.
tai card directed to this division at
Washington, d. G.
All who respond to this circular will
have their names placed on the perma-
nent list and will receive all the pomo-
logical publications of this department
Two special bulletins of this character
are now in the hands Of the public
printer.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-04-20

tReceiued too late for publication last reek.
Several of our farmers are sowing fax this
season, thinking that it will pay them better
than oats.
Mr.. Jacob Adams, our district clerk, moved
to Vernon county, Mo-, last week.
Mr.. John Epling has moved onto the Holmes
farm.
The recent rains will stop the plOw for few
days, but they were good for the grass, oats,
fax, hired hands and ducks.
Mesdames Harris, Reed and Stith made .
business trip to lola last Friday.
Our Sabbath School was recognized on the
first Inst. with the following officers. Superin-
tendent. Joseph Z Reed; assistant superin-
tendent. Robert Nelson; secretary and treas
urer. Scott Fessler; chorister, Miss Ethel Van
degrift The school opened with large at
tendance and very nattering prospects.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-04-20
NEW FEED FOR CATTLE.

Cattle men will be interested in the
following from the Mulvane Record.
Solomon Field is feeding eighty steers
at his farm, east of Mulvane. He feeds
them nothing but cotton seed meal and
cotton seed hulls. and is very highly
pleased with the result. He ships
from Texas, and the meal costs $22 per
ton delivered here. The hulls cost SO
per ton and freight. Mr.. Field is a
good feeder aud good calculator. He
says it costs him just 10 cents a day to
feed steer as above mentioned, and
that his steers have gained 100 pounds
in the last thirty days.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-04-20
aREAsINa FLOWS.
CARLYLE TOWNSHIP,

Mr.. Editor:
Last week I made my debut as q
GROWER, tn il week. the editor willing,
I launch out as "Farmers Instruc.
tor
The easiest way to keep your pillow
bright and clean and always ready for
work, is to wipe it off dry every night.
1 carry a rag tied to the pillow handles,
then rub little oil, tallow, lard or
greas on it, and your pillow is ready
any time.
Yours as ever.
EDWARD A. BRIGHTLEY.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-04-20
Moran Matters

Mrs. II. d. Adams was called to Illinois by
the dangerous illness of her father who is
quite ill.
Miss Dot Cole left Tuesday for her home in
Nebraska:
Miss Mamie Wycof who has been visiting in
Dickson county this state, came home last
week accompanied by her sister Mrs. Frank
Kline.
Miss Jennie Gillian is OF on . three weeks
visit with friends.
Miss Edith Smith has taken position in q
dry-goods store in Garrett.
Mr.. Connie Slemmer and Miss Susie Seigford
were quietly married at the residence of John
Honstead Sunday evening, Rev. Alt of lola Of
fciating.
Don't forget the Sabbath School anniversary
at the NJ. E. Church next Sunday night. A
good time Is expected.
! Mr.. Starkey, our road overseer, has been at
work fixing up culyerts and putting in new
ones.
Our town will be Incorporated rs soon as the
steps have been taken and the Commi ssi0ns
have granted permission. PENCIL.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-04-20
Allen Center.

Our Sunday School was recognized Sunday
by re-electing E. I. Crowell Supt. J T. Tired
way assistant, L. Runyan corresponding Sec.
and Treas. and electing Eta Crowell Secretary
The annual report shows an average attendance
of over 40 and the penny collection an average
Of oyer l4c. We commend this plan of meeting
current expenses to other country schools.
Lawrence McCullor, who has been in Miss
Ouri for some time returned to his fathers last
week.
Mr.. Boatwright has put up small house but
he don't want anyone to intimate that he 10 or
ever was Lacquer. He has also set out an
orchard.
Mrs. Wilson and son have fine lot Of Y Poll
ed Angus calves.
Cattle in this vicinity have subsisted on grass
alone for two weeks.
A. s. Funk represented our township at the
meeting Of the county central committee.
L. H. Gorrell visited our vicinity this week.
Up. Remsburg recently lost fine young
mule, and his brother lost one Of his young
cattle.
Very little corn has yet been planted here,
but the little chinch bugs are ready for busi-
ness, and are Willing away their time on Mr..
Remsburg's fine piece ofwheat until the time
for action arrives.
+. 1. Crowell has made an Investment in
lola property north of Mr.. Beck's.
ELMIrE.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-04-20
THE DIRECT TAX STEAL. !"

The deadlock in the House of Rep
resentatives was broken Thursday af-
ternoon and the opponents Of the direct
tax bill steal were victorious. Hur.
rah !-Democrdt- COurant.
When the republican party came
into power in 1851, it found that it had
succeeded to bankrupt treasury.
Confronted by civil war, it had not a
dollar to buy ammunition or arms or to
pay soldiers. Money was an absolute
necessity If the Union was to be pre-
served. In order to raise money,
therefore. Congress levied direct tax
upon all the States, rated according to
population, aggregating 10000, 900.
All of the loyal States paid part of
their share of this tax; some of them
paid all it. In order to pay it some
of the States borrowed money upon
which they are still paying interest.
In order 20 collect it some of the States
levied upon and sold the property of
some of their citizens. The States in
rebellion paid no part of the tax, al
though it was their reasonable course
that made any of it necessary. The
law making the levy has never been
repealed and the Government might,
If it saw fit, enforce the collection of
that part of the tax which still re.
mains unpaid in every State. south as
well as north. But the Government
does not need the money and so bill
has been introduced to refund to each
State the amount it paid, and to can
Gel the debt of those States which paid
nothing.
1t is this bill which the Democrat
Courant denor noes as "steal".
When this bill was introduced
into the house, handful Of
Confederate Brigadiers, about 20 in all
began filibustering to prevent its con-
sideration. Northern democrats united
with the republicans at first, to pre-
vent an adjournment which would
have defeated the bill. But the Brig
adiers continued their filibustering
tactics and prolonged the session eight
days at the end of which time the
Northern democracy finally surrender
ed, as it has ever done, to the South,
and agreed to postpone the considera-
ton of the bill until next December
And it is this shameful bulldozing
and this cowardly surrender that the
Democrat Courdnt greets with "Hur-
rah!"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-04-20
SOME RENARKs TO LYCIDAs.

And 30 you think it is pleasant, Ly-
cidas, to sit around on the street cor
ners these sunny Sunday mornings
and watch the people 60 to church
and to smoke tobaccos and talk pretty
loud to the fellows that are sitting
around with you, and swear little
once in a while to let the passers BY
know that you are no goody-goody
ard 60 home to dinner after you have
watched the people come home from
church, and then hurry back 80 that
you can stand around again all the at.
ternoon without wasting any time
you think that is all very pleasant, do
you? Did it ever occur to you, when
Sunday came, to clean up, put on the
best clothes you have and 60 to church
yourself? If not, suppose you try it
once. Go around the back way if you
don't want 'the fellows" to see you.
Go early so you can hear all the music,
and listen as well you can to the pray
ing and the preaching. Then when it
is over, walk decently home and get
your dinner. And after dinner stay at
home and talk to the folks, or read, or
walk or drive out into the country
anything except stand around on the
streets. Suppose you try this once.
Lycidas and then tell US, honor bright,
whether it isn't really the pleasanter
way to spend these sunny Sundays.
Tell US whether you haven't more res
peel for yourself. There is no need for
anybody to tell US that other people
will have more respect 70. you. We
already know that. Nobody loves a
loafer, Lycidas. That is, regular
confirmed Sunday loafer. The ladies
who have to drop their parasol to shu t
ont your rude stare, don't love you.
They don't even think you are brave or
manly, though you wear your hat
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-04-20

Primary meetings will be held in each of the
precincts named, for the election OF delegates
and alternates to the county convention. on
SATURDAY, APRIL 3,
those In Humboldt, lola and Moran being held
at o'clock, and in all the other precincts al
$50 O'Clock p. IN. of said day unless differently
designated by the committeeman of the respect
i've precincts.
The voters of Allen county who are In favor
of a free and untrammeled vote and a fair
count, who favor the strict enforcement of the
law, who cherish the defenders of the country
and favor a liberal pension to all who are disa-
bied, who favor such steps as will protect
home productions and home labor, who favor
free schools and popular education. who favor
putting the government in the hands of those
who saved it instead of those who sought its
destruction, are cordially invited to participate
in the primaries and county convention.
BY order of central committee.
II. A. EWING, Chairman.
CHAs. r. SCOTT, Secretary.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-04-20
COUNTY NOTES.
FROM REGISTER REPORTERS
What is Being Done Throughout thu
county-Events and Gossip
of the Week.
Notes From North Usage.
fReceivec too late last week,
KANSAS CITY LIVE s1oCH

The Usage Baptist chu rch which has been al
sea some time with regard to ministerial mat
tiers, has arrived at dednite conclusions by en-
ploying Elder G. w. Trout to I'LL the pulpit thu
second and fourth Sundays in each month.
Some Of the enterprising farmers have theil
corn planted.
The h0use-martens have appeared and they
are supposed to be good judges Of weather.
Numerous bird notes. green shady yards and
fresh pastures part Of the wealth that glad.
dens this early late springtime.
At the late city election at kincaid quite a
number of women voted
A public we'll 10 being dug at Bayard, and q
subscription is being circulated to raise money
to pay for it. Wouldn't it have been more bus
in.ss like to have made such arrangements be.
fore work was commemorate
We have noticed that at dinner parties and
social gatherings. where middle-aged people
assemble, that while the voters talk tariff ETC.,
the ladies naturally take up the subject Of
woman suffrage with zeal and intelligence
wort by of so important cause.
The Sunday School meeting at Usage Valley
school house has reOrgauized choosing Mrs. j
j. Wolf as superintendent. As there are two
preachers in the immediate neighnorhood, q lso
q former superintendent Of the same school the
preference shown the lady was decidedly com.
plimentary.
Hiram Hoffman has been making changes il
his business arrangements, besides mysterious
trips to Kansas City and other points. bringing
back with him suggestive looking packages and
parcels and his friends are expecting thai
something very important will be added to the
prOgram-and Hiram Is not the one to fall be-
low expectations.
1t must be the course of true love runs
smoothly sometimes. The little school teach.
er who had his gray horse trained to make ESQ
Nicholson's headquarters during the stormy
Sundays and rough starless nights Of the win.
ter seems to be making the same rounds this
ifue spring. -
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-04-20
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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-04-20
GASOLINE Stoves.
Aucr1oHHHR.

George Rhoades, S miles south Of La
Harpe (P. o. address Humboldt) cries
sales In Allen and adjoining counties.
Satisfaction guaranteed or no pay.
Charges l per cent. Correspondence
solicited.
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FRIDAY. APRIL 20, 1888.
REPUBLICAN, COUNTY CONVENTION

A delegate convention OF the republicans OF
Allen county is hereby called to meet in the
city of lola on
MONDAY, APRIL 30, 1SSS.
at o'clock p. M, for the purpose Of selecting
eight delegates to the Second Congressional
District Convention, to be held In the city of
Fort Scott on Thursday, May 3r'i, ISSs eight
delegates to the Second Congressional District
Convention to be held at Kansas CITY, Kansas,
May 18th, 1888; and four delegates to the State
Convention in the city Of Wichita on Wednes-
day, May 9th, 1883.
The basis of representation in said cOnven-
ton will be one delegate for each fifteen votes
cast for the Secretary OF State at the last gen.
eral election. Under this appointment the va
rious precincts are entitled to representation
as follows: