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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-03-16
Items From Farmland.

The farmers Of this vicinity are hoping that
We have had our last hard freeze, and they
expect to begin spring work soon.
A great many farm0fb arg preparing to SOW
fax, which shows great faith In Providence
The March winds begin TO sweep across the
country, which will cause the good farmer q
wife and daughters to don their large sunbon-
nets aud half-handers and begin the planting
Of peas. beans, onions, and 'sich like"
We understand that Nessrs Elias and George
Rhosdes have traded for the Kessler and Nix
on farm Meesrs Kess1er and Nixon will re-
move from this place to Louisiana where they
many friends are sorry to have them leave,
but wish them success wherever they may 60,
and hope that the Louisiana boom will not be
like that OF Southern California.
j. o. HOttenstein who has returned from
CALIFORNIA; expresses himself pleased with the
sale OF the livestock and produce which he
shipped from here, but after having travelled
over part OF the Golden State has concluded
that Kansas 10 not bad place to live in after
Gil.
The Salem literary society held its last ses-
sion OF the year, on Friday evening Of last
week. There was quite . good attendance
despite the inclemency Of the weather. for
twas storm without and wind within. No,
MT Editor, the debaters were not afraid Of
each other. hut on the contrary. Tariff could
hardly be kept OF Free Trade until the time
came FOR the discussion Of the question "Re-
sofred. That protective tariff does not raise
general wages When the signal ''Ready''
was given, Tariff knocked Free Trade out of
time the first round.
Miss Rose Nash, after two weeks vaca ton
begun her spring term Of school ut Rock Greek
on Monday, March IL. AH.SIN.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-03-16

Louis Brown is mp in Anderson county Wis
iting friends.
Miss Lizzie Farr, Of Bourbon county, who
has been visiting her aunts, Mrs. Paske and
Mrs. Blower, returned home Wednesday of las,
week.
Harry Busley has returned from Chicago,
where he went to sell his broom corn.
WIN. Wagner is the proudest man in these
Rev Hunt, Of the Christian Church of lola,
has been holding q series OF meetings at this
point. MIR. Hunt 10 . ready and effective speak
er, and We wish he would continue his meet
ings.
John Thomas, late OF the lola Carriage Works,
will farm part OF the old Pickell place this
year.
Mr.. David Gillespie met with quite severe
accident while driving cattle, his horse falling
on him and breaking one of the small bones In
his foot. He Is getting ::along nicely now and
we are glad Its no worse.
Mrs. Maggie Lowell Of Fl. Scott, is visiting
her sister, Mfs. Blower.
A. Mcdonald and c. II. Hackney went to
Kansas City Monday.
Mcdonald shipped q car load of hogs to Kan
sae City this week.
We notice E. Wilson and the Adams boys of
Allen Center, hauling hay from our part OF the
W. L. Brown has gore to Missouri on q
visit.
Miss Cora Wood. of lola, was visiting in this
vicinity last week
Will Robertshaw will farm sthe old Hart
farm, and Lewis Mann the Smith place.
Mr.: Wearer has rented the house and part of
the cutter. CHEOPS.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-03-16

'fhil fhariey' having not exactly 'sdeparted
this life !" but has designated the Willow
Farm Man" to report to the RseIsr.a the
his return: which We shall sndesvor to do
. our ability and opportunity shall offer.
First OF all we want to observe that this Is
spriss r re- 9 Nth the long end Of winter
the sold weather now than month later. A
cold ~, cscfwsrd sprins generally makes an
some fear 10 entertained that she will not gel
we'll.
Wilson Hawly IL to work the H. B. Adam.
A good deal Of FAX will be sown around here
There win be more corn planted around here
this season than usual
ct farming with vim when spring once opens.
Everyone seems to think that the harvest
will be abundant next fall ''because we need
IL SnT .S Ss9 sI NV.
mother OIL Pearson, was 81 years old and
is ssill hale and hearty for one Of her age.
D. T. Nixon IL 70 hsye.a saleMonday the -
Rhoads auctioneer, Mr.. r.. is success IN
crying sales, and 10 improving oil the time, %
far; those Who have employed him have been
Last Saturday night there was quite gath.
ertng OF friends and neighbors Of David Byrum
at his residence to celebrate his birthday and
the 2oth anniversary Of their marriage. W.
slopR =. e. 11s
The debate on the Labor Question: before
the Salem literary last Friday night, came u
per program. 1t was decided that tarin made
Elias R6osds has traded his farm of 90 acre,
IN Sec. q. for one In the N. ". Of Sec. s. pay.
ing the difference.
Nixson's 80 acres adjoining the one bought BY
his brother, Elias, consideration d COO HI
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-03-16
FOR SALE OR TRAuE.

Notices under this head will be inserted one
week free of charge for all subscribers to the
REGIsTER. Any s1ch excepting those regular
ly engaged In the mercantile business) having
any article to sell or trade are cord tally invit
ed to make use OF this column.l
1000 bushels Of sound corn and 40 tons Of
bright hay for sale on time to suit purchasers,
with approved security. Clayton Smith.
J. 8. Heller. lola, has . horse to sell, or
trade for cattle.
J. L. Brown, SH miles east Of lola, has pure
Plymouth Rock eggs for sale.
A, A, Shockey, Moran, has one good s. year
old horse, one cultiyator, new Tate check
rover for sale.
&c. Strong one mile north of Moran has 500
bushels Of good corn for sale.
!. w. Adams, 8 miles northeast of lola, has
good pasture for horses.
Pure white Leghorn and Plymouth Rock
ROSTERS for sale. Also two Bronze Turkeys.
Eggs in season. Address, Robt. Roll, Colony,
Kansas.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-03-16

before last 1 planted two acres quite
early, the last Of March Of flrst Of
April. It yielded IS to 40bushels 10 the
acre while yellow corn planted right
along beside It planted . few days
later only Welded Is bushels. All had
the same cultivation.
Last year the same corn planted the
4th of April yielded me more than
double that Of yellow planted . little
later say 4 or s days. In field adjoin.
ing; both fields were the same kind Of
land and II anything the yellow had
the best cultivation.
The only explanation I have to give
for the difference IL that the white
corn is about ten days earlier than the
yellow. The yellow was the descen.
dant of the corn I got Of Beck thirteen
years ago. Mr.. Beck told me he
thought he would get some corn from
Iowa. don't know whether he did
or lot. 1t would be . good thing fol
the county IL he or someone else would
The discussion Of the seed corn ques'
ton by the farmers of the county Il
going to lead to much good, for "Corn
is King"
Mr.. Rodman asks II It would not b<
better to plant part early and part Ia t.
corn. That IL the way we have dont
often bat - rule the medium early
has given more satisfaction. One DOM
generally get quite as much corn from
the carly in good year but
the greater certainty Of crop from the
early has led us for years to PLAN
pretty plentifully of the medium early
kind. He also asks II we can't gel
better results by blowing shallow fol
corn rather than deep. My experienc,
without a single exception is that deer
blowing gives the best results, here ir
Kansas, especially If it 10 dry. Ny
plan il pillow deep and smooth. Plant
about two inches deep II early in tn,
spring, little deeper If late. Most Of
the corn is planted too deep. After II
il up about two or three inches I use Q
smoothing harrow a. long as Car
keep the weeds down and not break
the corn off too badly.
I always manure the ground fol
potatoes unless 1t In new and rich.
L. B. PEARSON.
Salem, March IL, '8S.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-03-16
Rock Creek Items.

john Wise is building new barn.
Miss Rosa Nash began her spring term o
school last Monday.
Farms for rent were all taken about March
LIST.
Thomas Rutledge will farm the Morse 50 In
connection with his own farm
Everybody seems to be grasping after all the
farm land that they can get. that is for rent.
A number Of farmers in the neighborhood ex.
pect to put out from forty to fifty acres Of corn
Or course We all expect . large crop of every.
thing this year.
A branch lodge Of the farmers Mutual Ben
eft Association was organized at Rock CreeL
school house week ago last Monday night
No one but legal voters and practical farmeri
can become members. It is . grand, good
thing for farmers. The dues per year will no
exceed el.O&. Every class Of men are organized
and why not the poor farmers2 Some Of the
principal objects Of the Order are to help the
brother farmers In whatever way they can;
to Danish rogues and rascals from the country.
such men ~ break up lots Of the Allen county
farmers. The main object will be made known
after the County Assembly meets. which will
be March 2ith. The State Organizer is kept
busy all the time. lecturing and organizing
CRITIC.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-03-16
COUNTY NOTES.
FROM REGISTER REPORTERS
What 10 Being Done Throughout the
county-Events and Gossip
of the Week.
Beyard Items.

News 10 rather scarce at present.
Spring time with . vengance you bet.
One more victim for the Pacific coast. Geo
Powers. one ana . half miles east of Kincaid
sold out slick and clean on the 9Th inst. AL
property brought fair prices except horses
which sold low. Hay and grain brought goot
prices.
Cora Zints has taken . position with Mrs.
Close for the season In helping to conduct the
culinary department Of the Close house.
r. F. Baker has been granting loudly with
catarrh and neuralgia the last week or ten days
Stephen Holman 10 very feeble with general
debility.
J. W. Vance wants either to rent his farm OF
marry this spring. VIII be suited either way.
One Of Osage's prominent and nice young
ladies WAS down to Scott . few days since buy
Ing some queer dress goods We suspect that
the Probate Judge and some good minister
will soon be the gamers financially.
W. H. Best end j j. Close made the first
shipment Of hogs from Bayard on the sth inst.
shipped by the Parsons r 4. via Erie, SO mile
due south 70 get to Kansas City No., 81 miles
due north. HOw's that for high.
d W. Enochs, Of Kincaid, seems to be the
live shipper In these parts. He 10 buying and
shipping most Of the stock within radius Of 10
or % miles OF Kincaid, and 10 . very pleasant
man to do business with. Our friends need to
get acquainted with him II they want fair
prices and pleasant dealing.
IxGoNAR.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-03-16
Allen Center.

Mies Anna Millhorn, once an Alien Center
lass, 10 said to be married In Greenwood cOun-
t..
Dallia Douglass has returned from . visit
g his fathers. and has gone TO work again for
Mr.. Toby
Miss Rosa Nash returned to resume her
sch00l.w work In Rock Greek district Monday
Roy Rnnyan and others killed An otter in
Elm Creek last week. This IL the first one, ct
least within the knowledge OF present resi-
dents, that was ever killed % far from the
river In this vicinity.
NJ: Wilson, . col: in-lsw u Mr. Alyea, 10
visiting Mr.. A. and family
Mr.. and Mrs. Crowell returned last week
from pleasant visi: In Vernon county, Mo.
Mr.. C., thinks he can see brighter outlook for
the temperance cause In Missouri, than when
he visited the same locality years ago.
Mr.. Graves and Mr.. Heller Of East Elm. have
moved to lola.
Mr.. Ihrig informs rs that he Tor the bows
rather) win occupy his farm this season
A farmers meeting is to he held 1t Rose Hill
on next Saturday evening. the 18th, to consid-
er the matter OF Organizing lodge Of the +. NJ
B.A. Mr.. Steele, the Grand Instructor Will be
present and address the meeting. All are invl-
ted.
A prominent farmer whose native pastures
are falling: wishes ~ TO ask some one who
has tried the English blue grass or any other
variety for spsrmanent pasture, to give his
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-03-16
Humboldt Happenings.
Iron The Uaion.1

T: H. DeHaven has rented . farm In Craw-
FORD county, near Helper. He says he will
come back 70 Allen county next year.
Arthur O'Lesry. son-in-law Of George Het-
finger. has moved with his family from Codey
SCapt. 2. Fl. Moore. who lives northwest Of
Humboldt. was in town yesterday. He in.
formed us that he had purchased . carload OF
mules, which he intended to ship 20 st. Louis
VIM Cunningham has sufficiently recovered
% - TO be able to resume his duties at the red
store grocery establishment.
il. Woodin recently shipped ten dozen
bf0oms TO Charles Lehman & Son, Santa Anna
California. We venture the assertion that the
women OF the Golden State never used Q better
broom than those manufactured BY our old
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-03-16
Rose Hill.

Spring time again
The boys will have to quit hauling fodder,
and go to sowing OATS.
Grandpa Delaplane is much better.
Five from Rose Hill vicinity have gone to
Mound City TO the mad stone. The dog tn a
bit them 10 dead, 1t having died before It wal
determined whether or not hydrOp h0bis wai
the real caus Of its disease
Moses Pick ell ought to he happy, he now has
. cook.
Girls have you been presented with q fish
from 1sh pond since Cauby nshed.
We wish 70 inform Mr.. n. OF LaHarpe moi
to visite Rose Hill festival another time, since
hydrOphObia has been common complaint
among some Of the attendants, nor he need NOT
worry about Uncle Lewnor and Aunt Kate
But remain at LaHarpe minding his p's and
Or and take care OF Mother Hubbard,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-03-16
LOOK HERE!

If you are contemplating a
loan on real estate do not fail
to see us. We are loaning at
a LOWER RATE OF INTEREST
than any other firm in South
Eastern Kans, for from S to
? years. SMITH & COLE.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-03-16
SEED CORN.
AtQr Register:

zditQr Register:
One of your correspondents
wanted some one who didn't have
seed corn to cell to give his experience
with seed corn. Well, as I have no
corn to sell and have been here II
years thought perhaps some Of the
knowledge gained in that time with
the different kinds Of corn might bene-
fit some of your readers.
In the spring of 1875 being in lola
one day looking at some corn that
Mr.. Beck had shipped from low it
icing recommended very highly ~
being q good corn to plant here a. it
was earlier than the corn raised here
I bought some and planted it. All
who were here know rs was great
year for corn. All corn did we'll wheth-
er early or late but the corn I got Of
Mr.. Beck was much earlier than the
corn raised here. The ears felt more
like sticks than corn they were so
heavy. Uncle Fred Burgess to whom
I gave a few handsfull declared it was
the best corn that he ever raised saved
all he had Tor seed and planted it for
years afterwards with satisfactory re-
suits.
Ihave some OF the same kind yet
mot to sell though) but it is now and
has been for several years no earlier
than any other kind.
It was yellow IA to 16 rows, and was
- good to look upon as farmer could
wish. Several farmers got tie same
corn at that time and all report a like
result a. far as we have ever inquired
1t was not the earliest of feed corn but
about medium; ripened about. the first
Of August or near that time. Ihave
sent to southern Iowa to q brother.in.
law to send me . few bushels for seed
this year 30 well pleased was with
the other from there, believing tina t
what we want here is q corn that 10
medium. not the earliest nor latest.
In my long experience here have
found that We can grow almost every
time whatever natures early In the
season and especially has that been
my experience with corn and potatoes.
I have been planting for two or three
years . kind Of wheat corn that was
taken from carload Mr.. G. e. Whit
ney shipped here from Kansas City. It
is . fourteen rowed corn: good sized
ear, - always sound haven't any oil
It to sell) ripens early, weighs very
heavy, mostly has small cob. Year,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-03-16
T we NdVc
A $4,000 STOCK,

sale value Of BOOTS AND SHOES, nearly all goods
bought, know, WAY DOWN. Now, to bring bust
ness speedily before the people Of the county, WILL for
SIXTY DAYS. sell you Boots and Shoes at prices that
think will be cheaper than you them in Eastern
Kansas
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-03-16
FARMERS COLUMN.
xAnAasnxNr OF sowy.

lola, KANSAS.
First, don't feed them too much.
They should only be in good stock
hog order. II they are too fat they
are liable to have trouble In narrowing
also to lie on their pigs.
Second, they should be separated
from the balance Of the herd one week
before narrowing to prevent them from
moleeting her and eating her piga
which old sows are liable to do. If q
SOW il restless and keeps getting up
and lying down every time she brings
forth pig, take them ~ fast as they
make their appearance and put them
in a box and when she is done and be-
comes quiet put the pigs 10 the nest
and II she gets up when I am doing 20
I watch her until she lies down to see
that che doesn't lie down on the pigs.
The most particular part of raising
pigs IL the first four weeks after they
are farrowed and it requires judgment
and care to keep the pigs from taking
the scours and thumps. The first day
after farrowing the SOW should have
what water she wants and for old sows
only two ears Of corn and the second
day four and the third day six and I
would limit her to that number for the
first week and the second week grad.
ually increase the feed to ten ears and
after that there is no danger of injur.
ing the SOW by overfeed If you give
her only corn aud water but the
amount Of feed given to the SOW should
be governed somewhat by the appear
ance of the pigs. If they get too fat
they will take the thumps and die.
1t is always those that are the latest
that die with that disease when under
four weeks old, and it is caused by too
much fat about the heart and lungs.
The next very important matter to
look after is to prevent the pigs from
securing which is brought on by i'm
creasing the feed of the dam too fast
and producing too great flow of milk
or by giving too much of something
she hasn't been used to or by giving
sour slop. Corn and water is all SOW
needs for the first four weeks and after
that bran, shorts, corn meal ETC., and
sweet OF sour milk but don't give sour
slop as sweet is the best for swine of
any age. The feed of q SOW must be
governed somewhat by circumstances
such As the size and age of the SOW and
number of pigs. If only three or four
pigs give less and If eight or ten feed
more.
When two or more sows farrow from
one to three days Of each land as an IL
lnstratiom one saves four pigs and one
saves eight take two from the litter
Of eight and put them in a box and
then take the litter of four and put
with them and leave them six hours
and then put them with the SOW and
she will not know the difference. I
have frequently divided three litters
with two COWS and it always worked
well. ROBERT Cook.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-03-16
qo.1'he Ladies'

We offer all we have stock Hundreds and hundreds Of
pairs of Slippers many worth up to and per pair
your choice for $500
Ladies serge Slippers IS cents.
Ladies easy house Slippers, worth $I.25 for IS
Ladies House Shoe high and low cut soft eahe-others
good and solid-worth $3.50 to $1.75 for $1.oo
Ladies Rubbers IS cents.
Misses Rubbers cents.
Childrens Rubbers IS cents.
Ladies French Kid Shoes, usual price S., for $3.50.
Dull finish hand sewed Dongola usual price $500 to
for sass.
Bright Gondola, regular price $3.50 for $3.50
All manner of Shoes of fine leather and good styles
for dry weather only, will sell you at $1oo pair
Piles of Misses and Chidrens Shoes and Slippers more
than cheap.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-03-16
We Mean What We Say,
50 Say What We Mean

! We have ambition make success of our bust
started your midst and first of all that end WE WANT
YOUR CONFIDENCE. At this day and age this is diff
6cut obtain than money We expect to obtain it, for
intend deserve it, What to be judged by is the
simple naked truth of what say.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-03-16
FOR SIXTY DAYS

The choice of entire stock of Boots worth up IS and
per pair for just IS per pair In this stock will be found thu
Wardwell Hand Sewed Opera Boot in Puritan Calf and
Dongoa An all Calf Boot solid side ned lined back gooe
value at S.
Stock mems oil grained, sewed and pegged worth So.
Mems whole stock Boots 81.
Mems prime Rubber Boots s..
Mems Rubber 40 cents per pair.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-03-22
INFLUENCE OF ORATORS.
Difference Between Men Of Wise Action
and Brilliant Speakers.

Difference Between Mon Of Wise Action
and Brilliant Speakers.
Institutions are slow growths Of
centuries. The orator cuts them down
in day. The tree falls. and the hand
that wields the axe is admired and ap-
plauded. The speeches Of Demos
themes and Cicero pass into literature
and are studied rs models of Lam
guage. But Demosthenes and Cicero
did not understand the facts of their
time; their language might be beauti-
full and their sentiments noble, but
with their fine words and sentiments
they only misled their countrymen.
The periods where the orator is So.
preme are marked always by confu-
sion and disintogration. Goethe
could say of Luther that he had
thrown back for centuries the
spiritual cultivation of mankind, by
calling the passions of the multitude
to Judge of matters which should have
been left to the thinkera We our.
selves are just now In ono of those un.
easy periods and we have decided that
orators are the fittest people to rule
over us. The constituencies choose
their members according to the flu.
cncy of their tongues. Can he make
a speechp is the one test Of compe.
tency for a legislator. and the most
persuasive of the whole We make
prime ministers. We admire the man
for his gifts and we accept what he
says for the manner in which it Is ut
tered. He may contradict to-day
what he asserted yesterday. No
matter He can persuade others
wherever he is persuaded himself Aud
such is the nature of him that he can
convince himself of any thing which it
is his interest to believe. These are
the persons who are now regarded
rs our wisest. It was not always So
1t is not so now with nations who are
in sound state of health. The Amer
leans, when they chose President or
a Secretary Of State or any function
ary from whom they require wise
action, do not select these famous
speech makers. Such periods do not
last for the condition which they
bring about beco mes, always intolera-
bic. I do not believe in tho degener.
acy of our race. believe tho present
generation of En- nglishmen to be capa-
BILE of all that their I athers were pos.
sibly of more; but we are just now in
a moulting state and are sick while
the process is going on.-"zns En-
glish in the West Indies" By James
AntHony Froude.