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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-01-27
RETURN OF THE BOOT.

A Once Popular Article OF Footwear
Coming Into Fashion Again.
There are changes in the styles Of
boots and shoes from year to year, a.
there are i'm other fashions. But there
are also great revolutions which come
around once in II century or so, and
which indicate the rcstlessness of man.
kind and the eternal laws of change
upon which his successful career is pro.
jected. 1t is still within the recollec-
ton of the Oldest inhabitant. or even
many of his Juniors, when boots were
worn almost entirely by men and boys.
The gradual growth Of the taste for
shoes will be recalled. OF late years
shoes have had the preference, For
merly, in all weathers. the boot was
worn outside the trousers. and the de-
light of the small boy and the pride of
the young man In the display of their
new boots with red tops brought with
it q joy and sense of delicious exulta-
ton with which the weary lot of man
is not often favored now. For boots,
If worn at all, are worn inside and are
covered with the legs of the trousers,
and the chance for Ornamentation, red
leather, gilt trimmings, and even gold
tassels, which were occasionally worn,
is lost to this effete generation. But it
IS said that the whirligig of time is
bringing boots into fashion again, at
least for winter wear. This is said to be
in the interest of health. which, as all
know. is strong supper. to any plea for
q change. Every body respects the force
Of tho general hygienic principle that
it is necessary to keep the head cool
and the feet warm. if good health is
sought. Boots cover not only the feet,
but the ankle and lower leg, and hence
fight off rheumatism that delights in at
lacking those parts. These arguments
in favor of boots are reasonable and
strong. The sole of winter boot
should he thick. but being thick it is
not necessary that it should be heavy.
Cork soles are excellent and make q
light weighted boot, while protecting
the feet from wet. Wool boots are
warm. light and pliable, and are be-
coming great favorites for country
wear and riding. But whether o great
revolution, which will bring boots into
general use again and replace shoes, is
may well be questioned.
The lightness and pliability of shoes,
and the freedom given the use of all
muscles by wearing them. is too well
to be given up, and we
may safely conclude that while boots
will be popular with some, and per-
haps with mere people than formerly,
shoes will lose nothing in the popular
favor. Whichever is worn, however,
Tor winter use, let the soles be thick
and light. If the feet get wet, put
them into cold water. dry them
thoroughly. and then. with a change
Of socks. they will fairly glow with
warmth.-Chicago Shoe and Leather
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-01-27
lola PUBLIC LIBRARY.

Over Northrup's bank. Open every Saturday
rom till O'Clock p. m. Stock and mem-
Oernhip tickets for sale at the room.
MISS JENNIE COLBORN. Librarian.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-01-27

Wife (reproachfully)-"How can
you come home in such a condition,
John, when only last week you signed
the pledge?" Il know it (hic) m'dear,
butts easily 'nough t sign nuzzer."-
Life.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-01-27

-''lhe man who invented those
metal-tOed shoes was the best friend
the school boy ever had," commented
old Brown. mo, he wasn't pa" re-
piled little Johnny. who had been
whipped that day. 1.-The school boy
won't have a friend until some one in
vents a pair of metal-seated trousers"
-JsxdQe.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-01-27
BAPTIST.

On Sycamore Street. Large brick north east
OF the square. Preaching every Sunday at IL ..
m, and at the usual hour In the evening. Sun.
day School ut 9:45 .. m. Prayer meeting Wed.
nesday EVENING" p. m. Young peoples prayer
meeting every Sunday evening Ut $50. This
notice 10 inserted TO asguFeYou Of warm vel.
some at any Of these services.
CHAs. n. n NooKE, Pastor.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-01-27
DRSSs D. DAVIDSON
81. LOUIS, NO.,
The Great Specialists,

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don. Eng1aaa. =. D. Nv Yosk and 0isssss, Ger
nany. - g tnfeen THAR patisa1s and oeksfs that
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- q eee!mstoefA@a. Lot Nanhond and sii
ofso1oes recalling from 6s]tAbaso ond kindred
O.. e 0oesnAma and Syphilis, Primary.
Seoonaafy - Jestiary tx1stsd b. n0W and infalH.
Pc 1880. p which pstisn1s aEs savod nncA
Is ooasf.ea. Coasoltatiea fss, ineludine
naeexoo0paeel eEantnstion Of urine. (kM
xnyaeal 94naosetcs ssat % receipt o. ono $cent
izoe eSs:1 49, osea 40: 0aviteoN,
.s45e S ~: isiiSl 81 a:5r.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-01-27
Church Directory.

PRESBYTERIAN.
Services every Sunday at IL Q. m. and p. m.
Sunday School ut 9:45 .. m. Prayer meeting
every Wednesday evening. All are invited q
ettend. VIII. HIATT, Pastor
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-01-27

PATRonIze NOME INSTITUTIONS.
The Southern Kansas Ry
Is A KANSAS ROAD.
And 10 thoroughly identified with the interests
and progress Of the state Of Kansas and Its
people, and affords Its patrons facilities
uncqualed by any line In Eastern and South
ern Kansas, running
EXPRESS trains daily between
kaDsae City and Olathe, Ottawa, Garnet,
lola. Humboldt, Chanute, Cherryyale, Indie.
pendenoe, Winfield, Wellington, Harper, At.
tica and intermediate points.
MAIL trains daily, except Sunday
between Kansas City and Wellington and in
termediate stations, making close connections
At Ottawa. Chsnute and Cherryvale with eur
trains for Emporis. Burlins ton .Girsrd, WAL
trains daily, except Sunday
between kansas City and Ottawa.
that by purchasing tickets via
this line, at any Of the regular Coupon sta
tons, and your baggage checked through to
destination, east, west, north or south.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES all night trains.
For further Information see maps and folders
or call on or address, Sc HYNEs.
Gen'l Passenger Ag't, Lawrence, Kansas.
J. 8. TURHER, Agent. lola, Kansas.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-01-27
METHODIST EPISCOPAL

Services every Sabbath ss IL am. and ] 20 p. m
Class meeting immediately after the morning
service. Sunday School 1t ESQ O.. m, J. +.
Henderson Superintendent. Prayer mestingsv
Thur0day evening 1t 1880 p. m. Strangers and
vsItors In the city sn6au others cordially invit.
Cd TO all these services.
n. r. JoHxsox. Pastor.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-01-27

Elegan Pullman Sleeping, Parlor and Chair
cars attached to all passenger trains running
between lola and st. Louis via. Fort Scott In
connection with the Missouri Pacific Ry. with
ont chsngc. errives % St. Louis Uulon de.
connection with all trains Of other roads for oil
points. Baggage checked through to destina-
ton.
denigned.
g. II. GREGG, Agent.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-01-27
GEORGE DAVIES.

AfERCHANT TAILOR, lola, Kansas. Flint
Nkdoor south OF Go0dhue & Evans' dru 8 store.
A LIEN COUNTY HORTICULTURAL so.
"A CIETY meets in lola the second Saturday
each month ct O'Clock p. m.
RoBER1 Cook, Presidcnt.
B. r. PAxcoAsf, Secretary.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-04-04
Roos.ers Of Tn. ph,,,uo,u...

~ HAYS been told" writes Alexander r.
Webb, United States consul at Manila, Phil
ippine islands, s'that native will sell his
shirt at any time for a rooster, and am
rather inclined to the belief that there are
more game ROSTERS than shirts on the island.
Walk two or three blocks and you will meet
at least dozen natives, each with rooster
under his arm. Every bird has piece Of
Irvine about yard long tied to one of its
legs, while at the other end Is a wooden peg
about three inches long. When the owner
wants to enter house or has any special
work that requires his temporary absence
from his pet, he sticks the peg In the ground
and the fowl is securely picketed. One can
see ROSTERS thus anchored at almost every
turn when walking about the town. Natives
meet on the street, and, forgetting the bust
ness they may have on hand, set their birds
down and Immediately there is contest.
know of one place ON Iris street, and
there may be others In different parts Of the
city, where an immense building Is devoted
to cock fighting, license being paid to the
government for the privilege. The building
covers about 200 feet square and Is built Of
bamboo with the roof thatched with grass.
An admission fee of about ten cents Is
charged, and here ROSTERS are fought every
afternoon from l o'clock until dark. Steel
gaffs are used, and the sport is about as
brutal as 1t Is anywhere. The crowd yell
and bet just as they do on an American race
course. While the amusement Is less brutal
than bull or prize fight, it Is bad enough.
Next door to our house resides native who
is evidently sort Of game bird nabob. He
has an Enclosure In which he keeps twelve or
fifteen roosters, and he gives them as much
care as fast horse fancier would his ami
mails. He has some Of them In small stall
like Enclosures, while others are piclxeted on
the ground, which Is kept carefully swept
Mornings and evenings he and several other
men and boys groom the birds, discuss their
good points and let them fight little. Oc-
casionally one of the birds pulls his peg out
of tho ground and jumps on his neighbor.
Immediately the whole establishment is In a
turmoil--the chickens cackle the children
run out of the house, and the talk heard in
dictates that something terrible has happened.
st. Louis Republican.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-04-04
The Victim of q netestlxe.

Since the breath Of life was breathed into
humanity no fool, male or female, can be
found equal to the fool who is jealous When
that passion is aroused there is no boundary
line set Money counts as nothing, and the
victims are the most credulous people ON the
footstool. A very tyro can make them be-
lieve anything, and when once your detective
of this class gets grip ON purse strings he
never lets go,
happen personally to know one case In
point One Of the wealthiest citizens OF Chi
cago thought he had reason TO be suspicious
of bis wife about four years ago. He en-
ployed ''shadower." Remarkable as 1t may
seem the man reported that she was abso-
lutely innocent. and convinced the husband
that such was the case. He was given $500
for his services. But did 1t end therei BY
no means. When that money had been
blown in the detective went TO the man and
told him that unless more cash was forthcom-
ing he would inform the wrongfully suspected
wife, To the couple child had in the mean
time been born, and the millionaire would
have sacrificed anything rather than let the
mother Of his heir learn Of his groundless
jealousy. The fellow was given when be
asked, and is now regular pensioner to the
amount Of $50 per month.--1nter Ocean.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-04-04

The Haberdasher, a monthly journal Of the
mems furnishing trade, devotes prominent
space to the abuse which has steadily grown
till the word Sterling which, when
stamped upon what purported to be a silver
handle for stick or umbrella, used to be
guarantee of coin metal, has now absolutely
no meaning whatever, and is simply and
solely device to deceive the public when
that public tries to buy massive silver knob
for $1.65, including silk umbrella or hand
some cane.
English law makes the use Of the word
sterling" upon plated ware felony There
is no law in this country that covers the
ground. And it is not a creditable state of
mercantile morality under which men split
hairs SO dexterously, as do certain manufact.
uIers, in justifying their use of the stamp.
The average retail buyers undoubtedly be-
lieves the sterling" stamp to warrant the
metal coin silver. But the outside coating Of
even merely "washedn handle is of course
silver, and ON no better ground than this do
some manufacturers base their claim Of fair
dealing and honesty But while compare
lively few Of the heavy handles are made
wholly of coin metal, since few people will
buy SO expensive umbrellas, yet the pur-
chaser has right to expect that the silver
head which bears the word sterling should
not consist of a mass of lead or other base
metal with merely thin varnish of silver
But it Is plain that it is no easy matter to
draw the line between honesty and fraud.
II plate Of silver of even a quarter Of an
inch in thickness, everything base metal can
properly be stamped sterling" at what de-
gree Of thinncss in tho silver does the use of
the word become misleading and wronga--
New York Sun.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-04-04
rloggingsths Russian Peasant.

Personal dignity is something unknown In
a Russian village. If a peasant cannot pay
his taxes he is logged II the elected COM
munal and Volost authorities cannot collect
the amount for which they are assessed at
the district treasury office, they are forced to
call in the assistance.o of the police. There is
good deal of truth in the assertion that in
the neigbborhood of poor villages In Russia
the birch trees are bare of twigs, sacrificed to
the beating out Of the poor peasants arrears
and taxes. The village and district police
not only fog, but they march OFF the poor
fellows to the estates of neighboring pro-
prietors and hire them out as laborers, on
the understanding that the wages shall be
paid to the treasury officials
Once in while the moujik gets impatient
and revolts. Then he destroys everything he
lays his hands on Such was the case with
a stanovoi-chief of the rural police-in the
province of Kazan, who, between 1s76-7s,
had caused 745 persons to be fiogged. He
was besieged and killed by an angry crowd,
some of whom were forthwith tried and con-
demned as seditious rioters. The village
chronicles are full of such tragedies.
Michael Malkoh in Chicago News.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-04-04
who should Avoid robaooo.

A man may, it is true, smoke five or six
cigars, or as many pipes, each day, without
recognizing any harm in consequence; but
we make the statement, without hesitation,
that he could not indulge to that extent and
continue in perfect health. Men who live
sedentary lives must be more temperate than
those who are constantly in the open air.
There are certain complaints In which the
use of tobacco should be forbidden altogether.
Men who have weak lungs, with a tendency
TO consumption, ought never to use tobacco,
and the same, as a rule, holds good in chronic
bronchitis. In all constitutional diseases
characterized by general functional derange-
ment, impaired nutrition and impoverish-
ment Of the blood, the poisonous effects OF
tobacco are intensified. In fact, there Is not
a condition Of i'll health in which we should
feel justified in recommending the patient to
use tobacco. Let men in perfect health smoke
il they find that it adds much to the pleas
ures OF living. We cannot condemn the
habit so long as it is held In restraint; but IL
INDUCED to an excess, certain measure Of
i'll health Is the inevitable consequence.
Boston Herald.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-04-04
A rlrst Gins. nronoo niasr.

A first class flash rider or bronco buster
receives high wages and deserves Thorn, for
he follows most dangerous trade, at which
no man can hope to grow old; his work being
infinitely harder than that Of an eastern horse
breaker or rough rider because he has to do
1t in such a limited time. A good rider Is q
good rider all the world over; but an east
ern or English horse breaker and western
bronco buster have so little In common with
each other as regards style or surroundings,
and are 80 totally out Of place In doing each
others work, that 1t is almost impossible to
get either TO admit TINT the other has any
merits at all as a horseman, for neither
could sit in the saddle Of the other or could
without great dfficulty perform his task.
The ordinary eastern seat, which approaches
more or less the seat OF cross country
rider or fox hunter, is nearly as different
from the cowboys scat as from TINT Of
man who rides bareback. Theodore nooss-
yelt In The Century.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-04-04
RevIvlNe Ire FORMER GLORY.
Remarkable Progress of Modern Athen'

Remarkable Progress Of Modern Athens
in MISUNDERSTANDING che Turk.
Nobody who has known Athens for long,
or who knows the real resources of the coun-
try OF which she is the capital, can be disap-
pointed with the progress made. Few cities
have improved more during the last twenty
years The government has introduced COM
pulsory education on a most extensive scale;
railroads are being opened; drainage and the
planting Of trees have received great atten-
ton, and the sudden breeze Of patriotism
which has lately passed over Greece and puz-
xled Europe will doubtless bear its fruits In
greater unity of purpose. Perhaps the real
evil which, more than anything else, has
checked the progress Of Greece during the last
half century has been its constitutional gov
ernment
There are many Cavours in Greece Tri-
coupis 10 Cavour with English ideas: but
unfortunately Greece is not ruled over by
Victor Emanuel, nor has she yet produced
Garibaldi Everybody in the small kingdom
is, as Of old, politician, and the consequence
Of this is that ministries rise and fall and
elections take place with rapidity which
might even astonish US. The one point on
which all Greeks are agreed, and which has
been taught them by late events is, that II
they are ever to hold their own In the Balkan
peninsula, they must have more territory.
They crave for the fertile plains Of Epirus
and Macedonia; for something that will give
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-04-04
buddhism II Rnrnal,.

The reason given for the Burmese being
permitted by their religion to eat all kinds Of
animal food is that Buddha, the founder,
when he abolished caste distinctions at the
same time abolished all restrictions on the
variety Of food to be eaten. The sacred cattle
even were not excepted. These regulations
created a wide gulf between the Buddhists
and all othsr Oriental sects, the former being
the only sect allowing such latitude. When
Mohammed founded his religion. at later
date, he modelled it on that Of the Hebrews,
ordaining that the hog be especially an un-
clean animal, unfit for food and defiling any
Of the faithful coming into contact with one.
This Buddhist freedom Of choice has, how
ever, proved highly beneficial to the Burmese
race. for they are physically q fine, healthy,
vigorous people. San Francisco Chronicle.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-04-04
THE observation-disclosures.
A New Edible for Commands that Is
Yielded by the Sen.


A new delicacy Of marine origin, and sur
passing, in the opinion of many southern
Commands, the finest oysters is abou to be
introduced into this country. A supply of
the true Mediterranean sea urchins in good
condition, is to be consigned to our market,
and English epicures will be asked to try the
eggs OF the echinidean after the fashion Of
Marseilles-that is, by eating them off the
shells, raw and uncoohed The sea urchin,
which scientific men with the playful simple
city characteristic Of the kind have agreed
to designate the strongylocentrotus, is an
article OF food in many parts Of the world,
as most people are probably aware Hence
one OF the common names it bears among
hsherfolk who have no reputation for learn
ing to keep up, and who call it the sea egg.
But all along the shores of the Mediterra-
mean the five celled rosette forming the inside
Of the priclly creature is esteemed one of the
fastest morsels yielded by the sea- Strangers
visiting the Marseilles fish market will see
basket after basket there filed with these
browny green and violet colored hedgehogs
of the deep They are deity opened by the
fishwives, the left hand being protected
against the sharp prickles by a stout cloth
wrapped around it, the stomach sack is cut
out and the fine orange colored eggs in the
center exposed and handed upon the shell to
the customers ever ready for the dainty.
These eggs are only to be found in the urchin
between the months of October and May,
that is about the same time as the oyster is
in season. AT other times the eggs are miss
ing and many worthy people have pro-
nounced the creature good for nothing be-
cause they happened to capture and open it
at the wrong season Of the year.
The urchin fishery, owing to the great de-
mand for the crustacean in southern Eu-
rope, is one Of the most important in the
Mediterranean. The creatures frequent
rocky ground, and in the form of round,
prickly balls, they are found, hundreds to-
gether, a few feet below high water mark
in the shoals of the Spanish, French and
Italian coasts, They are captured by means
of a cleft stick, with. which the fisher pokes
about their haunts, and often, too, by divers
In the bay of Naples nothing is more anus
ing than to watch the urchin fishers at work
in search of their prey Rowing to the spot
where they are carrying on operations one
may see some scores of heads bobbing about
in the water, and probably an equal number
ofpairs OF legs, all belonging to bodies that
are invisible. Suddenly head will go down
and pair Of legs come up; then, as unex-
pectedly, one OF the pair of legs win 60 down
and a head bob up. "A puzzling spectacle
says Mr.. Jones, who has well described the
fishery, "and a constant vicissitude from
heels 70 heads and from heads to heelsn-
London Post
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-04-04
Acalnst "popuIar,, Educatlon.

Charles Eliot Norton is pessimistic AS
compared with century ago he says that
'there is proportionately less solid learning,
less zeal and ardor for the best attainable
culture, less earnest striving for the real
bread of life What Is called popular educa-
ton is perhaps sufficient for the mere bust
ness of life, for the practice OF the arts of
livelihood, but not broad enough to disci-
pline and enlarge the mind, cultivate the
taste, quicken the Imagination and ennoble
the character. There Is In the public schools
almost no training OF the Judgment or OF the
faculties of observation and reason, no incul-
cation of a sense Of responsibility for self
improvement. New y jrk Tribune
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-04-04
Hla Mnnndad nirnilx

Admiral Horribly tells that when Lord
Charles Beresford was but small boy, he
jumped overheard and rescued from drown
ing stalwart Lancashire farmer. The man
was grateful to his rescuer, but his counte-
nance was overcast by deep melancholy.
Being reproached by his friends with his APP
parent dissatisfaction at having escaped from
death, he exclaimed that he was thankful TO
the mildly who had rislsed his life in order
to save his; but, he added, with the conscious
ness OF wounded dignity: Hes such wee
scrap of chap. New York Tribune.