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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-11-30
LOCATING THE BED.
A Task Requiring the Exercise of Consih-
erabIe Judgment.

There is considerable difference Of
opinion as to the necessity to the health
of sleeping in a bed placed north and
south. The idea that the
currents of electricity going from pole
to pole affect the sleeper is now sup
posed to be superstition.
Yet the habit that most of us have
acquired of placing our beds wherever
it is possible with the head to the
north will probably cling to us. One
thing. however. that is of importance
is that the bed should not be placed
against the wall. but should be accessi
bic on both sides. The old fashion of
placing the bed in an alcove, which
cannot be ventilated as well as a large
room, is considered to be an unhygienic
one. An excellent reason why a bed
should not be placed against the wall
is that the person who sleeps at the
rear of the bed is likely to have his
face. during sleep. so near the wall
that his breath. striking the wall, will
be rebreathed again.
So large portion of existence is
necessarily spent in sleep that the To-
cation of the bed, the bed covering and
bedding and the furniture of the bed
room should be the subject of consid-
Grafton and thought. AS it is, too
often this is the last room considered.
In many families a good-sized closet,
with no opening into the outer air, is
considered good enough for a bedroom.
Not only should the bedroom be thor
oughly ventilated and exposed to the
rays of the sun. if this is possible, but
the bcdclothing should be taken off
and hung in the air and sun for several
hours before the bed is made up. The
fashion of the double bed is rapidly
passing out of use. Where two per-
sons occupy the same room two single
beds. or twin beds placed side by side,
take its place. for two persons can
rarely sleep together without one of
them feeling i'll effects. 1t is a most
injurious practice for a child to sleep
with an adult. but it is equally bad for
a strong. vigorous child to sleep with a
delicate. nervous one. The stronger
person may sometimes draw strength
from the weaker. but usually this is
reversed. and the more vigorous person
is the sufferer.-N. Y. Tribune
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-11-30
Preparing Poultry for Market.

Do not feed for at least "a hours, be-
tore killing. Open the veins of the
neck and bleed freely or cut across the
back of the roof of the mouth with
penknife. Scald enough to make the
feathers come off easily, picking both
feathers and pin feathers OFF nicely.
Be careful not to bruise or break the
skin in any way, as it Injuries the sale
of the others. Leave the entrails in.
head and feet on. After they are
dressed. dip once in boiling water, let
ting them remain 10 seconds; then dip
into ice-cold water 10 seconds and
hang in cold place where they will
become dry and stiff before packing
Pack in boxes or barrels in clean straw,
not over 100 to 200 pounds per package
Pack with breasts down, using straw
between each layer. Pack solid to
prevent bruising in transit As appear
ance sells the birds. it is best to give
special attention to cleaning and pack
ing.-Farm and Home
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-11-30
Yellow Italians Are Vicious.

There seems to be a sort of impress
sion among the farmers in our own
vicinity that extra yellow bees must
be extra pure Italians Judging by
the way the orders have run for the
yellow stock, this impression must De
general: but every practical queen
breeder knows that is mistake The
five-banders are simply sports. selected
for color, from Italian stOck-that Is
all. And, by the way, some OF them
sting; it would almost seem as if they
had '-sportcd" little from Cyprian
stock. We have quite large number
of colonies of extra yellow bees in our
ward. and our apiary has never had
crosser bees. or bees more Inclined to
rob. than this year. They bred like
Cyprians, and then stopped long be-
fore the ordinary Italians. We shall
get them all out of our yard another
season, unless their temper and rob
bing propensities improve. - OHIO
Farmer.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-11-30
Food for the Horse.

The horses natural food is grass
There is nothing else upon which he
will do so well or live SO long. His in
ternal economy can accommodate it
self to the dried, seedless stalks of
winter, the luxuriant foliage of spring
or the highly nutritious seed pods of
summer. The stalks preserve his
health. the green foliage fattens him
and the seed pods invigorate and
strengthen him. No horse, however
lightly worked, saould be fed on hay
alone. The ration should include
grass or roots, and when the work Is
hard enough suitable quantity CT
grain. No horse that is lightly worked
should be highly fed on grain. 1t IS
common and costly practice which
causes many a horse to be discarded
long before his time.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-11-30
THE FARMING WORLD.
REGENERATION OF SOILS.

A Discussion of the subject of How to
Conserve Fertility.
The management of the soil is at
the present day subject as important
as the management of stock. and as
the soil can gain or lose in fertility ac-
cording to its treatment. the value of
farm depends upon the manner in
which the soil has been cultivated.
and not only does cultivation affect the
soil, but the kind of crop grown in
fiuences it also and chang.s its quail
ity and texture to a certain extent.
Many soils have been brought to a
high degree of fertility with the aid of
but a limited amount of manure, by
growing certain crops, which not only
cover the soil and protect it, but which
also derive nitrogen from the air and
add it to the plant food already exist
ing in the soil 1t is not only in the
gain of fertility that the farm is en-
riched, but also in the prevention of
loss by so managing the soil that even
after the crop is removed a protection
is given against rains, heat and frost.
While these agents are at times beDe-
ficial and important, under certain
conditions of the soil it is necessary
to guard against losing that which
was gained earlier in the season of
growth.
1t is an advantage to plow some
soils late in the fall, but scientists are
not unanimous in their opinions re-
garding this subject. 1t is advocated
that there is too much exposure of the
soil, by which large portions of soluble
matter are lost. Nature covers the
soil always, and never leaves it ex-
posed. Under the fallow system prac-
ticed in former years. when resting"
the land a year or two by emitting
crops, the soil gained in fertility, yet
the plow was not used during the rest
ing period. The gain in fertility was
attributed to the scanty growth of
heritage. which covered the almost
barren fields. but the real gain was in
the covering of the soil and the addi-
tional plant food brought down by the
rains, and which was transformed into
other substances by the indigenous
heritage covering the soil as mulch,
and thus promoting the formation of
humus. Learning from experience, it
has occurred to many progressive
farmers that mulching the soil is to
protect it against loss as well as to add
to its fertility. ty.-Philadelphia Record.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-11-30
RAKE FOR CLEARING CORN STUMBLE.

RAKE FOR CLEANING CORN sTUBBLE.
they pull them out of the soil. AS a
load is collected, the rake is lifted by
a pair of handles fastened to the bar.
The shape of the teeth is shown, and
these are best made with a thread on
the top for nut to fasten them in the
bar. The bar may be made as long or
short as may be thought proper The
most effect is gained by going diagon-
ally across the rows so that the teeth
will take good hold of the stubs. The
best time to do the work is after the
ground has been softened by the rain,
but not until the soil is dry enough for
clean work. The teeth should be not
less than four inches apart. In turn
ing at the end of the rows it will be
safest to lift the bar clear of the
ground to avoid bending the teeth.
When the gathered trash is dry it may
be burned and the ashes spread at
once. Orange Judd Farmer.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-11-30
How to Retain Beauty.

Lady Londonderry, whose exquisite
rose and white lovsliness time has not
the heart to despoil. attributes her
Youthful freshness to the practice of
spending one out of every ten days in
bed. She sleeps until she walkers
naturally, takes warm bath, and
goes back to bed again. where she par
takes Of a light breakfast. remaining
Ia bed resting until six o'clock in the
evening. while her maid reads to her a
light novel. At six o'clock she puts on
her dressing robe and has her dinner
served in her room, and reclines on her
sofa until ten o'clock.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-11-30
A MYSTERY EXPLAINED.
Marvellous Effects Produced by Washin,
Dress Goods In Chicago River Water.


Dress Goods In Chicago River Water.
An Ohio editor recently printed a col
umn of Home Pointers" clipped from
Chicago paper. One of the recipes
read as follows:
Ink stains may be removed from colored
table covers by dissolving teaspoonful OF
boiling water and rubbing the stained part we'll
with the solution"
An Akron lady gave fair trial to
this remarkably lucid piece of advice,
and then sat herself down and wrote a
letter to the editor of her favorite
paper, in which she says:
II have been looking for long time for
something which would remove ink stains
and l noticed in Saturdays paper recipe
which gladly tried, but it doesn't seem to
work properly. After dissolving the water
have nothing left but the spoon. and have
nearly melted that in my repeated attempts.
Is 1t the water that gives the trouble:
thought. of course. you meant our Akron
water. There should certainly be large
amount of residuum In that; or did you mean
the water we wiz get after they tap Summit
lake: II that is what you mean. have no
doubt but what that would do. but will have
TO wait before am convinced. Perhaps II you
had proofreadcr he might cnlighten me. but
doubt it"
The proofreader, kind Akron lady,
may not be able to give you the de-
sired information, but we can-and
will. The author of the recipe, being
a dweller in the modern Gomorrha at
the foot of Lake Michigan. conducted
all his experiments with Chicago river
water. mysterious fluid whose chem
ical properties are simply marvellous.
A single immersion will turn any white
or colored fabric into a fast black.
Careful rinsing has been known to pro-
duce a charming terra Gotta effect. but
in either case ink spots in the material
are obliterated effectively and forever.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-11-30
THANKSGIVING TURKEY.
IISw to Prepare the bird for the Oven
Toothsome Dressing.

TOOthsOme dressing.
Draw the turkey and rinse with sew
eral waters. Prepare a dressing of
bread crumbs. mixed with butter, pep
per. salt, thyme and wet with hot
water or milk. Add the beaten yOllxs
of two eggs. Mince dozen oysters
and stir into the dressing, and, if you
are partial to the taste, wet the bread
crumbs with the oyster liquor. Fill
the body of the turkey. and sew it up
with a strong thread. Dredge it with
flour before roasting, and baste often,
say every fifteen minutes: at first with
butter and water, afterward with the
gravy in the dripping-pan. After lay
ing the turkey in the pan. put in tea
cup of hot water. Many roast always
upon a grating placed in the pan. In
that case the boiling water steams the
under part of the fowl. and prevents
the skin from drying too fast or crack
ing. Roast to a fine brown, and If it
threatens to darken too rapidly. lay
sheet of white paper over it until the
lower part is also done. Stew the
chopped giblets in just enough water
to cover them, and when the turkey is
lifted. from the pan add these with the
water in which they were boiled to the
drippings. Thicken with a spoonful of
Drowned flour, wet first with cold wa
ter to prevent Jumping; boil up once
and pour into the gravy boat. If the
turkey is very fat. skim the drippings
well before putting in the giblets-
Serve with cranberry sauce. Some al
ways lay fried oysters in the dish
around the turkey. In roasting, il
your fire is brisk. allow about ten min
utes to pound: but it will depend
largely upon the turkeys age whether
or not this rule holds good.-Iome.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-11-30

We will be a healthier and happier
race when the double bed is banished.
The light iron OF brass bedstcad. with
n mattress that can be easily aired and
kept clean. is the bed that ought to be
generally used. And the heavy com
forter ought to be banished with the
double bed. for it belongs to the log
cabin and the back woods The bed
covering par excellence is a light
weight blanket that can be frequently
washed and kept soft and white. Tuck
ing the bedclothes tightly in is anoth-
er custom handed down by dwellers In
arctic wilds- The practice of making
up bed and making it almost air
tight is as unhealthy as it is unclean.
-Womankind.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-11-30

fowl cannot get between it and the
shelf so as to roost on the edge of the
vessel. Blocks may be placed below
st for this purpose. At the same time
the shelf should be sufficiently high
that the fowl need only to stoop very
slightly to drink. This simple con
trivance will be found of great service
in protecting the drinking water
which must be given to the fowls in
their houses on stormy or very cold
days.-Orange Judd Farmer.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-11-30
FIG. COLLAR AND CUFF BOX COM.
PLETE.

ribbon, of any harmonious shade. and
how the cover-bound in the same way
with one band of ribbon-is attached
to the box by short. loose strap of the
ribbon. the ends of which are fastened
and concealed beneath smart little
bows of the same.
The decorative design for the top of
the box is shown separately in Fig. 2.
The inscription, Neatly collared and
smartly cutfed." and the little sketch,
illustrative of rather different appli-
cation of the same idea. is painted in
shades of brown touched up with liquid
gold. This sketch. however. is only a
suggestion to the artist. Doubtless
other sketches equally applicable will
suggest themselves to the imagination;
such as the sketched photograph of a
little dude almost hidden in collar and
cuffs; saucy young girl with curls
and flying ribbons decking herself with
a young mans cuffs and neckwear: or d
mother cat cufflng her kitten while
holding it fast by its ribbon collar.
The more odd and artistic the design
the better. provided it plainly illus
trates the double meaning of the in
scription.
For young men whose masculine dig
nifty will not allow them to tolerate
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-11-30
CLEARING THE STUBBLE.
Implement for Gathering Rubbish from
the Corn Field.


The neat farmer who loves to see his
fields clean and free from trash that is
unsightly land it may be said that
whatever is thus disagreeable is
equally undesirable in other ways al
ways objects to the appearance of the
cut corn stubs in the land in which
the oats are sown as the first of the
spring crops. They are not only I'M
pleasant to look at, but they are in the
way of good culture of the land. The
illustration. from sketch by HI.
Stewart, shows an implement for
gathering this rubbish and getting rid
of it SO as to turn it to immediate good
use. A bar of strong oak timber six
inches wide and three thick has
tongue fitted into it in the usual way,
and is furnished with a number of
curved teeth made of half inch steel
bar. The teeth are sharpened so that
they take fast hold of the stubs below
the surface of the ground and tear
them out. and also gather them as
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-11-30
a Sure Sign.

Hotel Manager-I see you have give
our best suite of rooms to man named
Jones. Are you sure he can pay the
price?
Hotel Clerk-Yes. sir: he is immense
ly wealthy.
Hotel Manager-How do you know
Hotel Clerk-Oh, he is very old anG
very ugly and his wife is very young
and very pretty.--Truth.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-11-30

Mrs. Kultshow lin the book store)-
You ought to have Homer's works, Mrs.
Nurich. Every good library has Homer,
you know.
Mrs. Nurich Ito the book clerk)--
Young man, wrap UP Homer's latest
book and have it sent to my carriage.
Chicago Record.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-11-30
VIII He Keen Them:

Stern Father want you to DROP
the acquaintance of young Wildleigh
altogether.
Daughter-Why so. papa?
Stern Father-I don't think he is 2
promising young man.
Daughter-Oh. yes. he is. para. He
has promised me all sorts OF things
after we are married.-Brooklyn Life.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-11-30
WOMAN AND HOME.
A WELCOME PRESENT.
How to Make Collar and Gun BOX for
Your Gentlemen Friends.

now TO Mako q COiiHr ana tuh iSox TOT
Your Gentlemen Friends.
For any young man with taste for
pretty personal belongings. collar
and cuff box. like the one illustrated in
Fig. l, would make useful and orna-
mental gift. The round box has a
padded lining of shell pink satin. fitted
in the usual manner and in the center
standing lube. satin covered. over
which the cuffs are dropped. But first
the outside is covered with pale green
chamois smoothly applied and secured
BY thin glue along the edges. aided by
few stitches here and there. The
sketch shows how the box is closely
bound around with two bands of satin
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-11-30
FIG. COVER OF BOX.

among their possessions anything so
feminine as ribbons and bows, the
boxes might be covered with thin,
smooth canvas or duck and soft russet
leather straps fastened with little
buckets might be bound around them.
American Agriculturist.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-11-30

pholsterer-Madam. this Is a fine
reception chair. Our latest design
Try it. please.
Mrs. Society-Dear me. how uncom-
Portable it is. couldn't sit in it for
five minutes.
Upholsterer-That's il, exactly, mad
am. You see. it is intended for callers
N. Y Herald.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-11-30
WAFER EOR POULTRY.
A Device by Which II Can BE Kept Clean
at All Times.

Every poultry owner has realized
how difficult it is to keep the wate~
clean where the fowls can stand o.
the edge of the vessel or roost abovr
it. An ingenious plan for avoiding
this difficulty is shown in the accom-
panying engraving from sketch by j.
NJ. Garfield. A board bracket is nailed
to a post or to one of the studding
timbers and on the under side of it is
horizontally fastened square piece of
broad board which serves as shelf to
keep the droppings from falling into
the drinking vessel below. rhe yes
sci should be of such height that the
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-11-30
Electric Cooking in a Palace.

1t is said that an electrical apparatus
for cooking purposes has been installed
ut Osborne, in tine Isle of Wight, and
that by its aid the more delicate dishes
viii be prepared for Queen Victoria
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-11-30
At the Front Door.
| see Miss Smith?

He-Can / see Miss Smith?
Servant (who knows him)-No, sir
she's out.
He-Out where? Out with some other
fellow?
Servant-No. sir: she's out with you,
sir. That's what she told me, sir.-In.
dianapo,is Journal.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-08-09

You are not IN that fortunate
condition where you already have
all the trade you want, are you !?
You are always glad to secure
new customers as we'll as to retain
old ones, are you not
Now on the day that you put
an advertisement in the GOLD
LEAF, it amounts to starting a
drummer out on the road and
keeping him Canvassing for orders.
You take no risk in spending a
reasonable amount of money in
printers ink. The returns will
be sure and remunerative. You
may not see the new customers or
increased trade from it at once,
but they will come.
That advertisement is not in the
paper yet and customers will not
come until they know what you
are doing-the inducements you
have to offer-and they will not
fail to come after they have been
convinced.
If you refuse to believe this, we
can't do anything to make you ac
cept it as fact. Indeed, if every
one accepted it there would be
nothing valuable in the idea, and
our columns would soon be SO
crowded with business announce
ments that no room would be left
for reading matter. Every man
that refuses to see it leaves SO
much more to be gained by those
who do see it and act on it. The
fall season is coming on and now
is the time to prepare for it.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-08-09

This was finally agreed to by the
company and then | agreed to go to
Raleigh and assist in making an honor
able adjustment OF the matter in con-
troversv between the company and the
State did go and was there several
weeks. | had several conferences with
the committees OF the Legislature, the
Governor, the Attorney General, the
State Treasurer and the railroad COM
nis.ioners and we finally agreed upon
bill that passed the Senate almost I'M
animouely and the House by an over
wheming majority. BY this settlement
millions of dollars worth OF property
was put on the list which had never
paid a tax before, and thousands Of dol
lars were paid into the State and county
treasures. The settlement had the
hearty support OF Gov. Carr, Treasurer
Tate. Attorney General Osborne and the
Railroad commissioners, to say nothing
OF the Senators and Representatives in
the Legislature who voted for it. Among
the men who approved or voted for the
settlement are to be found az good and
as true men as can be found in the State.
SO, if committed q wrong, these good
and true men endorsed it. Soon after |
returned to my home the company paid
me a reasonable compensation for my
services in the matter and there my con-
ncctOn with it ended.
This was the only time have ever ap-
peared for the company in anything. |
am under no obligations to the company
and the company is under none to me.
Had the proposition been to pay what |
considered useless subsidy to that road,
| would lust as soon have voted against
it. | believe in treating the railroads
fairly, and in giving to their property
the same protection that is given to 9th
or property and in paying them fair com
pcnsatiOn for services rendered, but | do
not believe in giving them any cxtraOrdi-
nary privileges.
In conclusion, | beg to say that while
| shall not feel called upon to pay at
tentiOn to nameless correspondents. |
shall always cheerfully reply to any re-
spectfII inquiry, no matter from whom
it NAV come In the case of this CORES
pOndent understand he is a Mr.. Watt,
of your city. If ever did the man any
harm do not know it. If, however, he
has any grievance against me it would
have been much more manly to have
made it known to me under his own
name. believe it was this same
correspondent who assailed Senator
Vance so severely for his course in the
Senate. |, therefore, need not expect to
escape, but he may find out, when it is
too late, that he can better serve his
special friend by writing about his
virtues than by assailing the motives OF
those who dare to differ with him.
am, very truly yours,
THOs J JARVIS.