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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-01-04
AucTIoNEER.

D. Ewart, lola, Kansas. cries sales
in Allen and adjoining counties. Sat-
isfaction guaranteed. TerWs reason
able.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-01-04
Library NotioA

For the purpose Of cataloguing, all
Library books will be called in the
first Saturday in January 9TH, and
not re-issued till the following Stature
day.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-01-04
MRS. G. +. BENTON, Pres,
Poultry.

JOSEPHINE RoDMAN. Sec.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-01-04
Court Proceedings.

H. L. HENDERSON, lola, Kans.
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entertained the west side lunch club
Monday evening. The club never fails
to have good time and Mr.. and Mrs
Knapp proved admirable entertainers
and perhaps the fact that it was the
twentieth anniversary of their we'd
ding, added zest to their enjoyment of
the evening. The old year was hidden
goOdbye-the new welcomed, and after
assisting the host and hostess through
the graceful and appropriate ceremony
Of jumping the broomstick, the guests
bid them good night with kind wishes
for many future lunch clubs and ami
versaries,
A. mentioned last week, Mr.. Will
COwan made test of J. w. Harris pa
tent stove, at the carriage shops, and
the result vas such as to convince the
most skeptical that the stove would do
all that its inventor claims for it and
even more. The practical value of the
device is assured and the only question
that remains to be solved is whether
We will have the stoves manufactured
here, or allow the business to 60 to
some other point. Parties in Arkansas
City have offered to take hold of it and |
mill do 80 If nothing can be done here.
!, pO2rd of Trade and |
,tba,s intersstod w;,, no co.. "ad next
week to take final action. f
A young lady of Chanute has
fame and fortune as an in I
'entor. Her device fills long felt ;
Vant" and will no doubt come into (
use In all well regulated
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-06-28

herself INTO my arms and exclaimed,
"Oh, Rudolph. have you committed sui
ciuc or gone crazy, or-or-marricd any
one! VIVA; have you done: Two hor
rid-iooking men on the cars said that
you had cloped, and had gone crazy, and
that detective had discovered YOU. And
two women, very dd-lookinr women.
seemed to know you, and ;u-to like YOU
very much; and II policeman and another
man thought that You could not explain
Yourself Every one is talking about YOU.
What is the Weekly ihlistint9 Is i an
anarchist club or something. oh ,icar!"
IL MAS Rosalie. She was wccpin" ON nv
shoulder. She lei me kiss her and tell
her again and again that | loved her too
much to do any of those things. And
when ut last she looked up Tor n minute
ceased 10 fear the rivalry OF Eiccps or
any one else. y little later MIR. Trcrchcr
finished his observation oi the scenery
from the window, RoSlir seated herself
primly on the edge of chair. and we
discussed the matter of the story.
"Now.' said Resale. Mr. Trcncher
having been introduced to her. nnt, my
misimp and the nature III the Weekly PNH.
iStime having been explained to her, .syou
will insert in the next paper notice,
signed by you, Mr.. Trcnchcr, saving that
if the public"
"'rhc discriminating public" sug-
gcstcd
Eyes, if the discriminating public will
restrain its impaticncc-"
''Natural impalicncc." suggested
again
Natural impaticncc. it will soon
understand
''Thc recent startling developments in
MIR. Du Corduroy's tale" sadly from
ne.
(Which more than usually illustrates
his peculiarly attractive style" from
Trcnchcr
"And original conceptions Of pio; and
character, " triunplantiy, from Resale.
every good" said Trcuchcr. con
the whole, ii will he Il iinc advertisement.
But how will you explain ~" he asked
me, but he looked ut RoSllic.
cob Inc can do ii, She replied. ~
will help him
Between us We managed 20 concoc. an
an explanation oi the rcS,isci;Htion of my
suicide. Ii Snoilcd The story from an ar-
tistic point Of view, but Trcmchcr saws thas
he never publishcdn more popular serial.
Now am Il member of the firm Of Red
Tern " Du Corduroy, hnnkcrs. ans! the
only stories compose are FOR listener
who is not ovcr-cri.ical if | cnnfcs; the
pint-my little daughter Rosalic.- Hgy-
pcr'a Weekly.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-06-28
The Missing Common.

The Chemical Bank was the scene of II
unique little incident the other day.
whcn Mrs. IIcity Green, one nf the
wcalihicst women in America, ,lronpcd
INTO The establishment for the purpose of
clipping the coupons from II million dol
lar bntch of bonds. She was accom-
panied by her Xfcct four husband. and
after completing the work the couple
started for home. As they were about
closing the rcticulc containing the clippcd
coupons one Of the little two-by-twoi inch
papers was found 10 he missing. The
news was communicated To the President,
cashier and clerical STALL The detective
"l the bank was just barring the doors
To prevent the escape Of the bold coupon
thicT when Mrs. Green came trimming
down lhc stairway wiping the tears from
her eyes. The missing coupon had been
discovered sticking 10 the heel Of Mr..
Green's boot, and its recovery again re-
stored her equilibrium and permitted the
bank To resume its normal condition.
--NcW Yoyk STIR.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-06-28

NO, said the chemist. .sthc ruby is
no! called Il ruby because il is red. for
the ;ol'az, winch may he yellow or deli
cate wine color, and the sapphire, which
is bluc, are both r,birS. The humble
toiicr consoiing himself with his clay to-
bacco pipe, the potter moliiue' the plastic
clay into Shape upon his magic wheel, or
the deliver in damp slate ,r,lrric,, proba
bly, does not know tina; his pipe and his
Clay and his brittle sla;e are Of the ycry
substance from which the ilanin" Oricn.
tal ruby, the mellow torlriz and The rjcn
sapphire are evolved; hut such is Tie
fact. They are among thc moS; beautiful
OF gems, yet are bat simple crystals OF n
sillaccous car;ll-mcrc cls of aluminn.
The glorious bluc light that turks within
the sapphire is the chemical action of one
grain of iron on every 100 grains OF
alumina The red ruby owcs It's bright
ness and hue 10 Il min@iing OF chronic
acid with the parent clay.
"Diilcrcnt from the Oriental topaz is
the topaz from Brazil. which, beautiful
as il is, is nothing IN; Il compound of
silica, or flint, and alunina, which also
make the garnet, and largely compose the
Occidental emerald and the beryl stone.
These two stones alsu contain an earth
known rs .lucina, SD called because of
the sweetness OF the salts discovered in il.
''The diamond is the king Of gems, n
monarch blazing like the sun. and the
opel is lis moonlight; queen. Yet. as every
one knows, the diamond is onlya chip Of
coal, and the opal. ~ every one docs not
,-nA.t- = -,
water. But the diamond is the spiritual
evolution OF coal, the realization of its
highest being. Ten parts of water and
ninety parts of silica, combined in the
mystic crrcihlc of nature, form the opal,
the wafer giving 10 The "cm that shifting,
changcablc, irridcsccni coiuring which is
the opal's peculiar charm. Who would
imagine that the fire in the opal is not
fire at ALL but, Of all things. water! And
yet the silica that holds the radiant
moisture captive is the common flint from
which our forcfathcrs struck The gnitin.
sparks into their finder boxes.
"i'nt the opal is not The only precious
stone that owes its being 20 flint. The
amethyst, the cat's-cyc, the Egyptian
jaspcr-all are OSCILLATIONS Of the ulti-
mate efforts of natural chemistry acting
on silica. What is the apiS lazuli? A
bit OF common earth painted throughout
with snlphurct of sodium. And the
turquoise-what forms il? and how did il
receive it soft, pale blue color? The tur.
quoise is phosphate of alumina, and cop
per i'll the earth gave it its lovely hue.
Chrysolitc is pure silicatc of magncsia.
or the rare decorative stones and marbles,
if there were no carbonate Of copper the
seeker after mnlachitc would find his
search fruitlcss, and the sculptor would
sigh in vain for the na;chlcss Carrara
marble If there was no carbonate of lime.
-Ncao York SIM
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Waiting OSiriclcs.

"Osiriches. like cattle, are Liable to
sinmpeoc," said Il Cape Town man now
at the Palace Hotel, "but the funniest
thing they do is to waltz"
GLOW, pray, is that donc."
"Thc leader of thc herd, generally an
old male ostrich, evidently thinks that
his followers should have some diversion
on long march from one pasture to an
other, so he begins by slowly but grace
fully turning round and round. I'm live
minutes the whole ilock is doing the same,
and it is quite sight their long plumcs
waving in the wind until they conclude
to quit and go on their way. Music, Of
course, has nothing to do with thei,
dancing. San FiWncisco CaW.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-06-28
The Fat Man md the Sensible Horse

There was M unfortunate charger
whose duty il was TO carry an extremely
Int and heavy Indian General. Feeling
that this task was more than could no
reasonably required Of him, the in,clli.
gent animal invariably lay down and re-
fused I" get up whenever the General
tried To mount him, aud so far gained his
object that his owner sold him ton Young
officer who was going To II distant station
up country. Two years nftcrward the
General went TO inspect some frontier
environments, and ms he Travelled 10 his
destination in n pnlanlun, was Obliged
Ia borrow II charger for the purpose Of
the inspection. There WAS some diicul
ty IN finding one mp 10 his weight. Al
length AN officer resigned to him II now
crlul horse for The occasion, which was
brought ont, duty camrisoncd, in front
"f the line. The General came forth
from his tent and proceeded 90 mount,
but the instant the horse SAW him all
vance he flung himscll Hal upon the sand,
and neither blows nor cnircutics could in
dicc him to rise. IL was the Generals
old charger, who from the moment of
quitting his service hal never once prnc-
tccd the nrIiIicc until this second meet
hg. The General, who was nm exceed
ingly good-humorcd man, ionod hcnrlily
III the universal shout that ran through
the whole line an Witnessing this luhi-
crous hllair.--"1hc U0iSc 0,id Ms Ridcr."
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-06-28
a Wall of Bayoncts.

II is common to hear about ga solid
wall Of bayoncis" in war time, but mt the
Barracks is vcritablc wall Of them now.
50, Sergeant Matthews, Of the Jefferson
Barracks, in the St. Louis GloJc- Dcmocrot.
When the late war was declared OF the
union Government found itself in pos
session Of Il vast number of milskcts USE
less. They were stored up for awhile in
various arscnals, until radical improve.
mcnts made them utterly worthless. And
when an old gun gets worthless it is the
most intensely worthless thing extant. So
these guns that cost millions were not
worth paying rent for storing. At this
place fence was built with them. The
gan barrels, with bayonets fixed, were
stood up four inches apart for quarter
OF mile, and then secured by bars Of
iron, forged from old guns, with holes
picIccd to admit the old muske;s. 1t is
the most formidable fence ever saw. The
bayoncts which, in many instances, have
given death wounds are rustcd now until
they could not bc removed from the bar
rcls The posts OF this unique fence ar,
Of old capnop.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-06-28
Rats Ms Household peis.

have seen and bundled par Of
tame rats belonging to some young
friends, and prctticr, more playful, and
more intelligent pets could not be i'm
igincd. They were accustomed to run
about on the table 1T meal times. They
never stole food but, when anything was
offered them, they sat up on their fore
paws and ate il dainty.
They were fond of game which saw
them play. The rats were put into the
boys cap, which was hung on the nat
stand in the hall. The boy and his sister
then went to the top Of the house and
whstlcd. At the sound of the whistle
the rats jumped out Of the cap, scrambled
to the floor and then ran up the stairs
and pcrchcd on their owners shoulders
The general idea of the rat is that it is
an ill-savorcd animal, dirty in its person
and revolving in its diet, whereas it is
dclicatcly clean in person and equally
dainty in its food. 1t is ever washing
itself, and never eats without washing
nftcrwarl. -PNH NAL Gazttte.
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drays are made of hardwood planks. two
or two and onc-half inches in thickness,
and about Il fco; in width. The width
o. the drag must he adapted to the
strength of the team. or from six to
eight feet. Four such planks will bc
sufficient. THESE planks should he Tapped
upon each other about two inches. and
should be boltcd to couple of bed
pieces on the top of the drag. These
bed pieces should he about four inches
i'll width and two i'll thickness. The Tor
ward end of each should he turned IN
something like the forward end Of = sled
runner. The angle. however. should he
less than that Of Il sled runner. or only
enough To raiSr the upper edge of the for
ward plank some four inches from the
ground. when the dra" lies upon Hat
surface. This will enable il To glidc
over the clodS and crush them or bury
them i'll the soil. After getting the
measurement OF the plnnkS. and making
allowance for tapping them two inches,
bolt the rear cdgc Of the plank, which is
to form the hind end of the drag. to the
bed pieces above mentioned lay the
next plank with The rcnr edge Tapped two
inches upon the from, of the first plank;
horc through the two pankS and the bed
pieces with II three .OurihS inch au.eur,
and bolt them solid. l'u; on the ether
pianks Ill the same nmnncr until the
ara. is completed. The device for at.
tachn" the whiiilc-trcrs or chain for
drawing the drl" should bc nearly on II
level with the bottom plank. BY boring
tw"-inch hole from the top Of the bed
pieces through the centre OF the forward
plank, short pieces of chain can he ar
ranged which will make Il convenient al
iachmrnt for fastening the team to the
drag. If the drag is no, sufficiently
heavy to accomplish the desired result it
can he weighted with amy convenient OBJ
jcc,.-H ostw Coiirotor
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-06-28
The Lord of the sciIIy Islands.

81 am monarch Of all L survey" an.
n0nnccd Alexander Sclkirk, on his Rob-
inson Crusoc island, and no doubt his au-
thority and power was greater and more
undispuicd than that OF many Of the Kings
and Queens. Indeed, should we want e
modern man with whom to compare him,
we would not look for him on throne,
bat may find him ina person Of the name
Of Smith--Coloncl Smith Dorrcn Smith.
Lord Proprietor of The Sicily Islands, il
the English Channel
He leases the islands, and holds 81
prcmc sway over the inhabitants thereof,
His word is law, and should any lickless
tenant protest, transsrcss or rebel, he i.
banishcd forthwith TO The main land
This is. we should say, unlimited mon,
archy without King.--THc A,yosy.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-06-28
An mathematician

There is in Fort Valley, Ga, in the
person of little Dellic Harris, aged six
teen months, the greatest prodigy OF tho
present day. She not only talks and ar
ticnlatcs well, but knows the infant cate
chism by heart; also the county she WI.
born in (CrawfordD, the town she lives in,
the county site, the names of the Pres.
dent and Vicc-President, the Governor
and the Mayor of Fort Valley; can coun.
up to fifty, and says the alphabet wit
great rapidity. Beside all this, she i
bright in many other things which All
one would doubt did they rot see an.
hear her talk Cincinnati Enquirer.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-06-28
Cold Bntlis Cure Typhoid Fever.

DR.. Simon Branch, Attending physician
to the Manhattan General Hospital, pub.
liShcd Il paper in the W.Yii,ml i!Ic0,I on
the Treatment Of typhoid fever which nd.
vocaics the abandonment of the present
method Of treatment, and the snbstilu.
lion of the cold bath treatment us sue.
ccssi'illy prncticcd in The German mill.
inry hospitals Without bur,lcning tho
reader with The methods Of the cold water
system, which are the province Of the
physician, il is worth while to note the
valuable results attained. Out of 1902
cases treated with call kinds of cold
baths, there was u mortality Of 70 per
cent. Out of 2SlI eases in which the
treatment was "intcrmcdiatc with watcr,'
the mortality was 1872 per cent. Out of
2l3S eases treated with ''srict cold
baths, the mortality WAS II per cent,
and in the same eases 2l50 patients who
were treated before the disease had pro-
crossed live days all recovered.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-06-28
4 Now Mineral Ore.

A new mineral ore ha, recently beer
discovered in several localities Throughout
the Giaona, H., and Southern Wisconsin
mining region, which i; said 20 be rich il
zinc metal and o! iar more value than til,
pure dry bone itsc!!. At Dndgcyille, Wis.
the deposits IRE reported 10 be especial;
rich, and great impetus has been givei
to the mining industry of that section
thereby. The ore somewhat resemble.
wood pctrefaction, is Of 4 light brownisl
color and yields eighty per cent, of zinc.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-06-28
LEARN no GRAFT.

Every farmer should himself under
stand graftin@, and he able practically To
10 it. The art is simple and easily
carmel. Ii may not always pay the farmer
% do all the large Jobs of %rafting that
lc has la do. since his own time may he
worm more At something else. But it is
he little jobs, the setting OF half II dozen
CRAFTS not worth sending fora professional
CRATER to do, that thus are neglected
rom year t" year, simply because no one
sat hand qualified 10 do the work. Pro
,cSsional CRITTERS make good wages set
ing CRAFTS at so much apiece. Most of
hem have an assistant vino s:iws oil the
i'nb To he grated, while the CRATER ills
he scion To the cleft which he makes. and
overs the wound tn exclude air. This
md connecting the scion with the outer
Ncad oi the branch is all the ar. there is
grating. -Roston Cnhirator.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-06-28
Valuable Hereditary Jcv.,s.

Among the hereditary jewels belonging
To the Duke Of Cumberland are Queen
Charloitc's pearls valued at about $3.50,
600, and about which for twenty years
Queen Victoria and the Hanover King
quarrcled with magisierial dignity. Tho
Queen maintained they belonged by right
10 England. The King insisted they
should have been sen. to Hanover in 1857
on the death Of William ". The other
Jewels belonging 10 the Duke are valued
ut 81, OOo, 900. His goid. and silver plate
weigh twelve tons.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-06-28
WORDS OF WISDOM.
Never worry or ovcrwork.
Learn to put truth forcibly.
Watch the methods that win

Never worry or ovorwork.
Learn to put truth forcibly.
Watch the methods that win.
Keep your eyes and cars wide open.
1t lis strange salt fish that no water
can frcshcn.
A capon eight months old is fit for a
Kings table.
The vicious rcproving vice arc like tho
raven chiding blackncss.
Choose brave employment with naked
sword throughout tho world
Live to-day-to.morrow may be too
latc-thc wise lived yesterday.
Whatsoever was the father of u dis.
case, IN ill dict was tho mother.
Truth is as impossible to be soilcd by
any outward touch us the sunbeam.
Contcntmcnt swells II mite into n talent.
and makes the poor richer than the In.
dies.
A good trade is something which bank
failures or commercial panirs do not de.
stroy.
When VIC fail to faithfully rcprovc
sinful act, we lose our power over tho
ono who commits it,
If you have built castles in the mir your
work need not be lost; that is where
they should he. Now put the founta.
lions undcr them.
The greatest of fools is he who imposes
on himself, and in his greatest concern
thinks certainly he knows that which he
has least studied, and of which he is
most profoundly ignorant.
Strong thoughts arc iron nails driven
i'll The mind that nothing can draw out.
Although it is dangerous to have too
much knowledge Of certain subjects, il il
still moro dangerous 10 be totally igno-
rant of them. Rest satisfied with doing
well, and leave Others to talk Of You MS
they please
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-06-28
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

Clean up the fence corners
Ii You wish some music gel pair Of
guinness.
red head in Il fowl denotes health.
Keep it 50.
Don't put LONE or coarse manure upon
the garden.
Farmers should strive To produce what
The market demands.
Don't plant beans yet that is, unless
You live in the South.
a shinglc roof is far better than rcl, or
tar paper, anl in the long uun the cheap
est.
Don't forget 10 get onion seed in rs
soon as the ground will work NJ nice and
fine.
An apple orchard when il gets to he
forty years Of age, has passed beyond It's
glory.
a strong point in the llymouih Rocks
and Brahnas, is that they are very hardy
fowls.
u you SET M; tomato plan,s- look on,
for froSt' for awhile and cover the plants
nj night
Saw grass seed early in the SPRING on
the knobs i'll The pasture and on thin
spots in The field.
To thrcSh small lots uf bcanS or peas
without waste Tie them up in IL bean sack
and illrcsh the sack,
An acre of land devoted 10 small fruits
Will often give 81 larger return than five
acres devoted To grain.
Successful dairyincn hclicvc that II COW.
10 he Il success, should earn an annual
sum equal To her entire value.
Never yarl chickens. ducks, turkeys
and geese together. Their habits and
appcliics are too much nj variance.
In proportion to cost, even at the low
prices OF the season, eggs return more
profit than anything else sold from the
farm.
Don't forget 10 clean the poultry house
thoroughly. Scrapc ont the nests, re-
move the droppings and fumigalc with
sulphur.
If manure is To be- stored in barn eel
lars, let il be kept sufficiently moist and
solid 10 prevent rapid changes from TAX
ing place.
Give the boys II chance 10 earn II few
dollars by dispensing of the surplus car
den truck, and see if they ,lon'i show en-
crgy enough.
Corn, whole grains, saturated with
Kerosene oil, is u good preventive and
sure cure for cholera. This is the poor
mans chicken cholera cure.
Eggs from hens that are two years old
will hatch better offspring than those
from the younger stock. Young hens
are preferable for laying eggs for market.
When u hive Of bees begin roaring it,
can he quoted by placing II wet sponge
over the holes on the brood chamber, or
covering the brood chamber with wet
cloth.
Patience must bc The rule on Il farm.
All Improvements take time. But there
is one form Of patience that is not to be
recommended; that is,paticnt whiting for
something to happen.
According to Professor Henry, Of the
Wisconsin Station, milk made from en-
silage is much more chilrnablc than milk
mnde from dry fodder; less butter fat
goes out in the buttcrlnilk.
Many farmers let fruit and vegetables
go to waste because OF the absurd idea
That it is cheaper to buy them dried or
canned in winter than TO preserve them nj
home while they are plenty and right at
hand.
For ventilating and warming poultry
houses the dmeJicam AgricutturiSt advises
that the air be always brought in and dis.
charged near the roof, rs the birds will
not then crowd and become lame, us they
w,ll when the warmth is below them.