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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-11-11
Shrrnand Cow Manure.

Prof Roberts, of Cornell university,
explains why sheep manure Is usually
more valuable than that of other farm
animals In experimenting he found
that COW manure (solids and liquids)
had from 81 TO 81 per cent of water,
horss manure ~ per cent, while the
sheep manure contained in one expert
meut g. per cent, and IN another 90 per
cent. of water. But this Is not all the
difference. He found the sheep void
ings much richer in nitrogen than those
of either cattle or horses, and the pres
ence of this valuable constituent OF
manure for farms is another reason
why sheep raising pays.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-11-11
He Wasn't Petite to tho Major.

Maj. Stofah is fat and frolicsome
bachelor, who still loves to linger in the
dangerous light OF youth and beauty.
Not long ago he was lingering about
half-past eleven o'clock when the young
woman's father returned from down
town.
"Ah, Mr.. Wilkins" observed the ma
jOr effusively, you get in late"
WELL" said wilkins, ungraciously,
81 don't get in quite as late as you get
ont" and he went upstairs leaving the
major with a bad taste in his mouth
Detroit Free Press
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-11-11
THEIR WEAK POINTS.
FoIIIes of Some OF the Greatest Men In tn
Worlds History.

FOilles of Some OF the Greatest Men In tho
Worlds History.
All great people have had their
fol!ies, which is another way of saving
that all have had their weak points.
Tycho Brahe, the great astronomer.
had terrible fear of hares and foxes.
The great DR.. johnson, with all his
phi asophy, was not without a SUPER
stitioa. He was very careful not to
enter a room with his left foot fore
most: if by any chance ne did SO. he
would Immediately step back and re-
enter with his right foot foremost lie
was terribly afraid OF death, too, and
would not suffer it to be me utioned in
his presence.
Julius Cesar, to whom the shouts of
thousands of the enemy were but sweet
music, was mOrtally afraid of the
sound of thunder, and always wanted
To get underground to escape the dread
full noise
Marshal SAKE, who loved to lool;
upon the ranks of opposing armies, fled
and screamed in terror at the sight of a
cat
Peter the Great could scarcely be per-
suaded to cross a bridge, and whenever
he planted his foot on one he would
scream in terror. Like the great man
that he was, he tried to overcome his
weakness, but he was never able to do
so.
And Byron would never help anyone
TO salt at table, nor would he be helped
himself; and If any salt were spilled he
would Immediately get up and leave
Yankee Blade.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-11-11

lIabcl-Hc is such delightful fellow,
blt the trouble is we don't know
whether he is married or single.
Her Cousin Tom-Is he very attentive
Wiling TO come or go-anxious &c
obey your lightest wish?
Mabol-Ycs, he is
Her Cousin Tom-Courageous IN tell
ing you how lovely you are, and what
an influence such a woman would have
over mans life? Ready, in fact, TO
PROSTATE himself at your feet?
Mabel-That just expresses it.
Her COusin-Then, he's married.
Life.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-11-11
I'm THE SOUTHERN ALPS.
Hunting Pigs and Goats In Far
Away New Zealand.
Hard Trsmps Through Field and Forest
Tho viciousness of Wild Boars-A
Breatbless Homent-Tra gsdy In
EHnting Horseback.
fspecis, New Zealand Letter. 7

It was q party Of four sturdy young
fellows who found themselves after a
weary and dangerous journey of six
days from WestpUrt on the top of
Mount William, of the southern Alps
Of New Zealand, in November, 1887.
They had pitched their tent in gully
that seemed to have been the refuge of
mosquitoes for centuries, but by lying
close to the fire and smoking heavy to-
bacco they managed to get little rest
They had brought four dogs with them
for the purpose of hunting the pig, but
whether it was advisable to take them
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-11-11
SIMPLE CORN CUTTER.
Hints That May Prove Useful to Many
IneInc-icncad FARMERS.

Hints That May Prove Useful to Many
inexperienced Farmers.
Although this article may be some
what late to be Of use TO all who might
wish to follow the suggestions offered,
it may not be too late to assist some
farmers who have not yet cut their
corn. The first suggestion is that of
an improved corn cutter. for more
readily and easily gathering down or
leaning corn. 1t is made of an ordina-
~ heavy bnck cutter. such as are sold
at hardware stores. The cut viii ex-
plain how it is made, the dotted lines
showing the cutter before treatment,
the solid lines after treatment. The
corner of the blade should be cut OCT
with a cold chisel, and care should be
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-11-11
DRYING RUsBER BOOTS.

Plan That Has the Merit of Being
Quickly Accomplished.
Rubber boots which have become
wet inside, either from exposure or
perspiration are dangerous to wear I'M
til dried out, and this is often difficult
task; many wear cork soles which can
be taken out and dried. others fill their
boots with not oats atnight. and others
shake hot gravel in them 10 dry them
out, but all these plans are only partly
successful.
plan which has the merit OF being
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-11-11

quickly accomplished, effective and
new. a lamp is set on the floor, the
boot is tied to the back of q chair, low
enough so that the chimney extends
well up into the boot leg, the lamp is
lighted and turned up. The hot air
goes Just where it is needed and dries
the boot-Americqn Agriculturist.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-11-11
Gaye Himself Away.

The young man had been telling the
old lady quite lot about himself.
You remind me-" she said, ''of q
story once read"
What was it. may ask?"
"Oh, don't remember the story at
ALL" she exclaimed, artlessly, but ! re-
member it didn't have any moral to IL"
Detroit Free Prcss.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-11-11

WITH the average farmer, at least,
there IS little danger OF getting the
ewes too fat. American Grange Bulle-
tin.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-11-11

STACKING the hay saves room in the
barn, but generally reduces the value
of the hay by exposure.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-11-11

IT is more important to have tho
sheep quarters dry than warm
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-11-11

-"Isr't Philadelphia a hot city"
queried Parker. Il don't think ST" re.
turned Hicks. Il was there last christ
mas and found it quite cool. "-Harpers
Bazaar.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-11-11

taken when heating the horn not to
heat the blade so as to draw the tenn
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-11-24
a Cow Inside of u Log.

Owen Clancy. of Summit, missed a
very valuable COW last week and spent
several days looking for her without
finding any trace of her whereabouts.
and had about concluded that She had
been stolen when one of his children
discovered the animal not over fifty
yards from the house. Sine had wandered
into a hollow cedar loS. presumably to
get into the shade. and III pushing her
way for fifty feet into the log she passed
through a place where it had splintered
in falling. with the spl;nters headed in
the direction she was going.
OF course when she attempted to back
out her exit was effectually blocked, the
splinters having sprung back. And there
she was, as securely confined as any pris-
oner in the penitentiary. When discov,
cred there she had been imprisoned 70,
five days.
Mr.. Clancy had to cut the log il.
front of her before she could be taker
out, nothing the worse for her expert
ence excep, for her enforced fast. The
COW weighs about 800 pounds. SO the
size of the cedar timber i'll that '.necl
of the woods" can be imagined. -Elnirs
N. W Chronicle.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-11-24
A Grea, Boon to London Mechanics.

Nearly GEO young men and women have
applied for membership in the splendid
new Polytechnic i'll the Borough road
The big institution must prove the great
est boon to the densely packed district
in the midst Of which it stands. 1t does
ones heart good in going over the build
ing to see the way in which Mr.. Edric
Bayley and Mr.. Evan Spicer, l.. c. G.,
and other south London philanthropists
have combined the usual poly" fea-
tures-symnasium swimming bath, lab
oratories, carpenters shops, photographs
ic studies, and SO on, with excellently
equipped rooms for laundry work and
plain sewing.
At a small cost the mems and woncn's
clubrooms have been given an exceed
ingly refined and attractive appearance.
For deposit Of five shillings, to cover
breakages, the young chemists are to be
provided with bench and cupboard
full Of requisites, which is wonderful il
its completeness. In every department
in fact, the same thoroughness is appar-
ent. Even the music class rooms have
double doors.-Pall Mall Gazette.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-11-24
The Latest Sea SERPENT.


Though somewhat late III the season.
the sea serpent has turned up at last.
this time a few miles off the Aberdeen
shire coast. The vouchers for its APP
pearance are the crew of the fishing
boat Harbinger. who state that while
lying at anchor an extraordinary look
ing monster, with neck like "A giraffe,
a long, dark name, a skin spotted like
fancy linoleum. suddenly rose over the
gunwale and placed one foot at the
Prov and the other near the stern of the
Harbinger. The boat listed over nearly
three feet, to the horror Of the crew, one
of whom ran up the mast, and the 9TH
ers dropped into the hold.
The creature remained in sight for /,
quarter of an hour. so that ample time
was afforded to the fishermen to recover
their wits and take stock of the visitor
which they further describe as havin.
ears OF extraordinary dimensions (no
doubt of 1his), teeth like marble stair.
case, and jaws. when open, sufficiently
wide to stow away an omnibus. And
all this off the Aberdeenshre coast in
our home seas!-London Chronicle.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-11-24
Single. Coming Around Cap. Horn,

An experiment of interest to the shin
gle manufacturers will shortly be made
by Lewis Il Crane, of Seattle. An ex-
perimental cargo of shingles is to be
shipped by vessel around Cape Horn to
Philadelphia, there to be distributed to
dealers in the New England states.
While the cargo will be almost wholly
composed of red cedar shingles, some of
the best grades Of fir, spruce and cedar
lumber will be sent. Messrs. Lewis e.
Crane stated that if the shipment proved
successful other cargoes would be sent
around the Horn to New York and
Philadelphia, making those cities the
Atlantic coast distributing points for
Washington lumber and shingles.
There is a difference of opinion among
lumbermen as to whether venture of
this kind will pay. Many believe that
freights, insurance and handling viii
eat up the profits, others say the expert
ment will pay handsomely If nothing
else Is done than to establish II distri,ar
ing center in the far east for Washing,
ton shingles. the benefit To he derive,
from an eastern outlet will in time more
than make up for amy loss. -Puyet SounG
! Lumbcrmau.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-11-24
Deer from III. ACKNOWLEDGES,

A party of Adirondack hunters re-
Gently returned with ten fine deer,
among them a notably fine buck. weigh
ing 80 pounds. A third shot was found
necessary to kill him. Last Tuesday
Captain David Hutchinson, of Rutland,
VT, celebrated his ninety third birthday
by shooting in the Adirondacks deer
weighing 267 pounds. Captain Hutchin,
son is a famous hunter, and despite his
age he has lately tramped with his rifle
eight miles daily in search of deer and
bear. In the year 1866, when he was sixty
eight years old, he killed tifty-tive dee,
in the Adironducks.
A number Of splendid carcasses OF
deer shot on Jessup's river, Indian river
the West Canadas, Piseco and the Ore
gon clearing have been shipped to New
York, Brooklyn and other points. The
largest buck sent out this year was shot
in Wellstow and weighed 33S pounds
Albany journal.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-11-24
Tho Fob. Organ and Eloo.r,clsy.

The ech6 organ il something that the
noet unmusical can appreciate. It Is
part OF tho great organ, and still re-
moved from it. Sometimes it is put in
the loft between tho ceiling and tho
roof. but the best authoritios recommend
that 1t DO kept In room built expressly
for 1t we'll up toward the ceiling. with
openings to permit tho sound to reach
the auditorium, but always higher than
the main organ. because its voice fol-
lows the dying notes Of the great organ
like an echo, and tho best effect is given
when the echo descends, as though it
were the answering voice Of angels
There is such an echo organ in Grace
church, and a great ono is building in
this city for All Saints Catholic church.
at One Hundred and Twenty ninth
street and Fourth avenue.
The beautiful idea of tho echo organ
is not now, for there is one in the great
Harlem organ, which was built in
1875, but the use Of electricity for play
ing the echo organ is new, and it is the
only way in which the echo organ can
be used to perfection without An en-
tlrely separate organ and organist. With
the electrical keyboard the organist
plays the echo organ from the keyboard
Of the great organ, both together if de-
sired, but usually separately. One of
the first electric action organs built i'll
this country was exhibited at the Ameri-
can institute fair in 1868. 1t was made
in this city.-New York Times.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-11-24
Abraham. Lincoln


When leaving his home at Springfield,
Ill.,, to be inauguratcd president OF the
United States. made farewell address
to his old friends and ncighbors in which
he said. "Ncighbors. give your boys a
chance"
These words come with as much force
today as they did thirty years ago.
How give them this chance?
Up in the northwest is a great empire
awaiting for young and sturdy fellows to
come and develop it and grow up with
the country" All over this broad land
are the young follows. the boys that Lin
coin referred to. seeking to better their
condition and get on in life.
Here is their chance.
The country referred to lies along the
Northern Pacific railroad. Hero you can
find pretty much anything you want. In
Minnesota and in the Red river valley OF
North Dakota the finest of prairie lands
fitted for wheat, and grain. or as Well Tor
diversified farming. In western North
Dakota aud Montana are stock ranges
limiilcss in ,Atcnt, clothed with Tie most
nutritiouS Of grasses.
If a fruit farming rcgioa is wanted
there is thu whole state Of Washington to
select from.
As for scenic delights the Northern Pa
ciiic railroad passes through country
unparalleled. In crossing the Rocky,
Bitter Root and Cascade mountains the
greatest mountain scenery to be found IN
the United States from car windows is
found. The wonderful bad lands, Won
dcrful in graceful form and glowing color
are poem. Lakes Pend d Orei!c and
Occur d Alcnc are alone worthy OF u
trans continental trip. while they are the
tisherman's Ultima Thule. The ride
along Clark's Fork of the Columbia river
IS q daylight dream. To cap the climax
this is the only way to reach the far fam
ed Yellowstone Park.
To reach and see all this the Northern
Pacific railroad furnishes trains and SER
vice of unsurpassed excellence. Tho
most approved and comfortable palace
sleeping ears; the best dining cars tina,
can be made: Pullman tourist cars gooc
for both first and second class passengers;
easy riding day coaches. with baggage
express and postal cars all drawn by pow
crful Baldwin locomotives. make a ,raii
fit for royalty itself.
Those seeking for new homes should
take this train and go and spy out III,
land. To be prepared write to
CAAS. S. FEE. &. =. Il II. A..
St. Paul MINI.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-11-24
Cupid Made q RAld.

Mr.. Stafford G. Cook, q wen known
citizen Of York county, who resides some
thrse miles below Yorktown. had sim
gular and unique matrimonial expert
ence in his family last evening and this
morning.
Miss Mamie L. Cook was married this
morning at half-past 8 O'Clock to Mr..
Simon Curtis at Lebanon church, War
wiok county, by the Rev. w. c. Wade.
Invitations were issued to this marriage,
and the father of tho lady and all tho
friends Of the contracting parties were
present.
Immediately after the above ceremony
Miss Mahaley Cook, the eldest daughter,
after witnessing the marriage of her
sister drove to Williamsburg with Mr..
Copeland SHIELD. to whom she was mar
ried in the parlor of the Spencer hotel at
1890 today. Those who witnessed the
marriage were Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer,
Mr.. A. E. Smith. Mr.. C. II. SHIELD and
Mr.. J. N. Cobb, who came up with the
parties from York. The ceremony was
performed by the Rev. L. c. Page, rector
Of Bruton Episcopal church, of this
place. Mr.. and Mrs. SHIELD left this
evening for the groom's home near York
town. This marriage was without the
consent Of tho lady's father.
Immediately after this marriage infor-
nation reached here that the eldest son
of Mr.. Cook. DR.. Cook, had been married
on the evening before at Yorktown to
Miss Alice Minson of that place. 1t is
understood that this marriage was also
without the knowledge Of the parents
and family of the groom.-Cor. Rich
mond Dispatch.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-11-24
The Change of Date Explained.

Bright and early on the morning of
Oct. 10 the ships of Columbus Sailed into
the harbor of San Salvador and signaled
for tug.
Along the golden beach a tall, dark
man paced nervously.
He was doctor and his name was
Jenkins.
"What are those vessels" demanded
the doctor of an assistant who always
accompanied him to answer questions.
Sir" was the reply, "those are cara
veis"
The doctors determination was made
in q minute.
"Caravcl ahoy" he shouted
Columbus, who was getting impatient
made the usual response.
"Any cholera on board" demanded
DR.. jenkins peremptorily.
Columbus replied in the negative.
"Well, you'll have to stay in qnaran-
tine anyway" the doctor announced.
In vain Columbus urged the pressing
nature of his business. He had to wait
until Oct. 81 before he was enabled to
proceed to the discovery Of America.
The fact of Columbus detention in
quarantine may account i'll a measure
for the confusion in datcs.-Detroit Trib-
une.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-11-24
Good Moose Hunting in the North.

Mr.. Colin Rankin, Hudson Bay factor
at Mattawa, is in town. In converse,
ton he stated that considerable moose
hunting is taking place near Mattawa,
on the Quebec side of the river. Hunters
from the United States and England
visit the locality where the moose are
very plentiful, and kill the animals for
their heads, the Indian guides getting
the meat and hide, besides 1920 per day
as their recompense. No COWS or young
animals are killed, only the old bulls
with the big horns.
The Indians can SO closely initiate the
moose call that there is no difficulty
whatever in getting Shot, as the moose
bull when he hears this peculiar call at
once goes to see what it means, when
the hunter, if he is an accurate shot,
kills the noble beast.-Toronto Empire
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-11-24
Pound . petrif,ea Standing Forest.

Pound a Petriflcd Standing Forest.
f. B. Schemerhorn. geologist, who re-
gently discovered the great glaciers in
Idaho county, has found fossil forest
in the center OF Custer county. In the
same locality he has discovered the pct
ritied bones Of q now extinct race Of men
and animals, which will be sent to Chi
cago.
The forest covers an area Of four
square miles, and the condition OF the
ground shows that at one time an enor-
nous flow of clay, which worked in from
the northwest, buried the tree trunks to
great depth. This clay has turned to
stone, and no one can ascertain its true
depth without going to great expense.
All the trees in this forest have their
tops broken off and stand from ten to
forty feet above the ground, averaging
about twenty eight to the acre. Schem-
erhorn took the exact measurement OF
some of the trees. and found them to
average twelve feet in diameter on top
and sixteen feet in diameter at the sur
face of the ground.
How far the trunk reached through
the clay stone to the soil he had no
means Of ascertaining. A branch which
had become detached from tree and
was lying about sixteen feet from it was
three feet in diameter. From the size
of the trees and their branches Mr..
Schemerhorn thinks they are species OF
redwood, such as is found in California
~ ~.
clay, which, bearing large part OF
mineral, and presumably coming from
some volcano soon turned the living
trees into monuments Of stone.-Idahc
Cor San Francisco Examiner.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-11-24
Notice of Election.

Notice is hereby given that q special
election will be held in the third ward Of
the city of Pierre. s. d.. on Tuesday, the
twenty ninth day Of November. ls92. for
fill vacancies caused by the resignation VI
Aldermen Price and Hangar. and that
the following named persons have been
appointed judges of said election, viz:
Ole Westlund. a. Whcclan and Cha>.
Llescher. aud that the polling place has
been established at the Bartlett building
on Dakota avenue.
BY order of the city council.
d. S. WILLIAMS,
Auditor.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-11-24
The Blaines VIII Live in Augusta.

The Hon. James G.. Blaine and family
have decided to make Augusta their res.
idence after the coming winter. On her
recent visit to this city Mrs. Blaine
stopped an hour at their mansion here
thoroughly inspecting it. The famil.,
have concluded to put it in complete
repair and make several changes, re.
modelling the kitchen, etc. The grounds
are also to be plowed and graded
These improvements will be begun n,
an early day. They will live here, spend
ing but a brief period at Bar Harbol
during the summer season. Mr.. Blaine
is strongly attached to Augusta and pre-.
fers to live here.-Augusta Cor. Lewis
ton journal.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-11-24
Fifty shillings for a ,1ustacl.e.

A mustache is not regarded as a mar
ketable commodity, but man disposed
of his upper lip ornament the other day
to a beardless youth who envied him its
possession. The two men We're sitting
in a cafe, when the youth, in moment
of guileless desire, said, II will give you
fifty shillings for your mustache."
"Done," replied the other with dra-
matte promptitude, and calling for Il
pair Of scissors he laid the mustache on
the table. The young fellow protested
that he was only joking, but his com
panion issued county court summons
for the amount agreed upon and re-
ceived it without much trouble. -Lon-
don Million.
Mourning note paper shows rever
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-11-24

Ii is reasonable to suppose tina, as
Ayers Sarsaparila has benefited others
it will benefit you. No other medicine is
so effective in producing a radical change
in the blood and imparting new life and
energy to the whole system, both nervous
ard physical.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-11-24

1nsssaa OF con-. nercuauu sl,Are tnelr
name aud certain sum on scrap Of
pastsbosrd, which circulates as money
till at Last redeemed by its original pro
ducsr.-London Tit-Bits.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-11-24

John Baird, of Richmond. Mo-. is q
veteran of Waterloo. He enlisted in
tho British army when but fourteen
years old. and is now hale and vigorous
at ninety-two.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-11-24

Somebody claims that an electric plant
hos been discovered in India which will
influence magnetic needle twenty feet
distant.