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The Kansas headlight. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1894-1894, 1894-09-14

the operation the body, shorn OF a
diseased and brutal function. recov-
ers and gets strong; that the mind,
if the lapse has not been too extreme,
also RECEIVERS and resuscitates all
there is Of the man to be saved, DIR,
Pitcher met this state of affairs wien
he took charge. He had the futile
methods and experiences of DR..
Wiles before him. He could have
continued the same treatment and
SO could his successors, in the end
having for the state, relatives and So
ciety, ldiocy and total bestiality, but
without mayhem, DR.. Wiles was in
charge four years and eight months,
and it is no unjust criticism to say
with such poor results from his course
Of moral suasiOn, he ought to have
changed the treatment, more straight
jacket and probably less advice, or
vice versa, One thing is certain; pre-
vention was all he sought at con
slant expense to the state, and with
increasing disability and a stronger
passion as the habit continued,
DR., Pitcher, like brave and capa-
bic man, sought something better.
There could be much saved from
such wrecks, He could give back
restored mind and robust health,
bestial function destroyed, and he
did it. He called around him cOun-
Gil Of competent medical men; they
determined on the operations, for
here was cure, and the operations
were performed, and for which he
should have the profound respect
ana acknowledgment of the state,
humanity and kindred.
These operations are occurring
constantly under the trained eye Of
skilled physicians, and all honor to
the devoted man who seeks cure and
restoration, and gives back to the
state restored citizen, to society an
ornament instead Of a burden, and
who restores him to his friends and !
family clothed in his right mind,
robbed only Of beastly and execra-
ted curse.
Its one thing to fling ordinary po-
litical mud, and it is another thing
to denounce proper conduct and en-
lightened methods to accomplish
the change or y, few vctes.' -
The Kansas headlight. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1894-1894, 1894-09-14
NEGRO INCONSISTENCIES.

4 number of colored citizens are
circulating a petition to have Hatch
er brothers gambling house closed
M. and thirteen of the signers are
confirmed policy players aud lottery
tiends, why don't they petition to
have this thieving game closed up, It
is doing more injury 10 the colored
people in this city than anything
else. and vet these enterprising petit
TONERS do not say a word about IT,
We believe in the suppression of vice
but why should the colored people
confine their efforts 10 closing Hatch
er Bros. alone, when white men are
conducting dives and schemes
equally as injurious TO our people
If some of our inconsistent ana goody
coodv, church people would steer
clear of policy and lottery offices and
cease frequenting grog shops, their
own actions would be more In mar
monv with their petitions.
The Kansas headlight. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1894-1894, 1894-09-14
The Winfield Case.
See What the Kansas Medical
Journal Has to Say Of 1t.

The Republicans OF Kansas are
continually bowling about DIR. Pr
cher, Of Winfield, and the Republi-
can papers Of Kansas seem to be ba-
sing their campaign on this affair
alone. Below we give an article
from the Kansas Medical Journal, q
non-political, scientific journal, pub
Iished in the interest Of the medical
profession:
From the Kansas state Medical Journal:
IA political supplement Of the To-
peka Lance, of Sept, |, 1894, contains
eight columns or more denOunclng
certain operations Of DR.. Pitcher at
the ASYLUM for IdiOtic and lmbecile
Youth, established by the state at the
city Of Winfield. 1t appears from
the face Of the article that there We're
castrations Of several boys who had
been long confirmed in vicious hab-
it which had not yielded to prior
treatment, and which operations
had been openly discussed and intel
licently considered by Dr, Pitcher
and othef medical men, and which
had been sanctioned and advised by
q council Of capable aud efficient
physicians, The whole trend Of the
article alluded to was not in the in
terest of the science Of health or right
living, but had for its one supreme
object, the supreme purpose 70 en-
venom the voter against the admin
istration under whose reign these OPP
erations were accomplished. liz ~
hardly considered the province Of
medical journal to seek opportunl-
ties TO reply to campaign documents,
but when they involve the honor and
standing Of the medical profession,
IL Is necessary as a matter of defense
and the ordinary tribute demanded
OF professional man to his profess
lon. Ii appears by the statement Of
Dr. Wiles, a former superintendent,
that several Of the persons operated
on had in his time been inmates, had
AOhS 0NNl W lAC NANNS $500
Notwithstanding course Of treat
ment by him, which he designates as
moral suasion, and consist az Of good
fatherly advice mingled with the
responsiveness Of straight jacket
these persons still continued to be
under complete dominion Of that
vice, and rlveted more firmly to it by
the emasculated body and enervated
mind that are necessarily incident
to long continued processes of that
kind. The article clearly discloses
that moral suasion as practiced By
DR., Wiles in such cases was abso
lutely ineffective. and cost the STATE
the expense of constant attendance
to simply prevent and not 70 cure
The testimony undisputed through
out this article is as it had TO be,
they proposed to speak ex-cathedra
that surgical operation II asure an
lasting cure; that from the time ?
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-04-27
INDUSTRIAL NOTES.

THERE has been an improvement in
the linen trade of Great Britain VII
Spain and Germany. but with France
and Italy there has been consider
able decrease
II field one mile square on the es-
tate of y. F. Larimore, LarimOre, v.
D.. forty-fve harvesters manned by
one hundred ana fifty men set TO work
and before noon half of it was har-
vested
The gold product of West Australia
last year was double that of the previ-
Gus twelve months The total export
for the year was I10.391 ounces The
prospects for the present year are most
promising.
The police census of Brooklynis IN
employed shows that there are 1856
persons out of work The division as
TO sex is as follows: Male, 1858; fe-
male. 9.9ss. The number of families
affected is 1854.
LAST years shortage in the English
hay crop caused an importation into
the United Kingdom OF 263, $50 tons in
1898. against 61.237 in 1892. Of this
supply. 101. 132 tons was contributed by
the United States
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-04-27
NAILED TO CHURCH DOORS.
Remnants OF Human Skin Fiayed from the
Backs of TraEsgressors

There are many traditions handed
down that the doors of certain of our
oldest churches had been covered with
human skin fayed from the bodies of
transgressors who had been guilty of
the sin of sacrilege. Some years ago
Sir Harry Englefeld first called the at
teutiou of the Society of Antiquaries to
the existence of such a tradition re-
earding the churches of Hadstock and
Copford. in Essex: and Hon. Rich
ard Neville. in his Antigua Explor-
alta" affirms the record preserved by
popular belief in those parishes
1t appears that similar tradition
was held in Worcester in relation to
the great north doors of the cathedral
supposed to have been covered with
the skin of person who had robbed
the high altar.
The skin, on examination by power
ful microscope, proved to be human
skin. Portions of skin obtained from
the church doors at Hadstock and Cop
ford have also on scientific examina-
ton, been shown to have been human.
Mention is made by Pepys, in his diary.
of visit, in 1861, to Rochester cathe-
: dral. to see the skins of the Danes with
which the doors as it was then be-
lieved, were covered London An
swerS
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-04-27
CAVALRY AND COLD STEEL.
An Attack of Troops with a Light Artillery
Accompaniment

Accompaniment
If you allow cavalry soldier to for
get the value of cold steel. and rely on
fire-action, you destroy the dash and
elan which make him formida bic. and
should be his Characteristic There
fore Frederick one hundred and thirty
wears ago ordered his troopers always
to attack. and while he discounte-
nanced the use OF carbines. gave them
the necessary support which fire lends,
by organizing a light artillery to at
tend their movements
Napoleon has told US that cavalry
cannot reply to fire. and can only fight
with the steel" and fully recognizing
where Law the weakness of his horse
men. he gave them an auxiliary IN the
shape of horse artillery which, so far
from hampering their movements,
added to their boldness and enterprise
when acting independently ahead of
his vast armies The cooperation of
the two arms was also then found to
work in another direction to the benefit
of both, for while projectiles loosen
compact formations and render the at
tack of squadrons more dangerous, the
cavalry force the scattered units to
draw together and present an easier
target for the guns Especially was
this noticeable during the pursuit of a
beaten foe. 4 battery, bold and well
placed. NAV deny a whole road to the
retreating columns, and long lengths
of train may have to be abandoned
on the inroad of few accurately d.
rected shells Saturday Review.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-04-27
HER LOVING TYRANNY.
How One Mother Makes Her Little On
Glhev

How One Mother Makes Her Little Ones
Obey.
spoke to lady the other day of her
sister-in-iaw, who is one of our neigh
bors
"How well she manages her four
children without any nurser' l ex-
claimed. ''She looks calm and IN
troubled. and yet know she is deli
cate"
''She is a woman of great decision OF
character" was the answer. She has
a system about the children. She
never allows them to question what she
says, and you know that saves great
deal of fret and worry"
The next morning made short call
on the subject of our remarks The
lady came into the parlor, and, after
shaking hands with me, turned to take
a chair, and found that the two-year-
old baby had followed her.
why, baby, didn't know you were
here! Run out to brother"
No; me don't want to-
''Oh, yes" was the smiling answer.
Brother will play school with you"
The baby retreated slowly till she
reached the middle of the room, and
there she stood, with her finger IN her
mouth. eying her mother closely. The
mother had turned in her chair away
from me and was watching the baby
smilingly 1t was evident that the
caller was entirely forgotten for the
moment; it was of the first Importance
that the baby should mind
made little note of the fact, too,
that there was no ''prunes and per-
simmons" expression on the mothers
pretty face. She had simply spoken
and expected the baby TO do as she
said
Nor burst from the baby.
''Oh, yes!' smiled mamma Brother
is all ready to play with you"
The baby stood a moment longer,
finger in her mouth, studying her
mothers face, and then ran out of the
room Then. and not until then, did
the mother give me her attention
The incident made such an impress
sion on Inc that | want to write it for
young mothers. l began with the
theory that the best way to bring up a
child was to reason with him, and in
that way teach him obedience l
abandoned that theory long ago. and
wish now that ! had never held it for
a day. When implicit obedience
was brought to my mind rejected it,
largely because, under my new re-
sponsibility, was newly conscious of
my own fallibility.
How can l." would say to myself,
always know the right command to
enforce?" Now 1 say to myself, BE
as nearly right as you can. but go
ahead" Implicit obedience, lovingly
enforced. is the only way to bring up a
child, and eternal vigilance" is its
price. N. y. World
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-04-27
r-ni4 %. R-..Lfaar

Fruit of some kind-and under the
head of fruit all varieties OF melons
and berries belong-should be on every
well-ordered breakfast table 1t is gen.
orally abundant in most sections OF the
country and its cost is trifling when Its
healthfulness is taken into considera-
ton. There is disposition, however,
among housekeepers to use fruit
both cooked and uncooked-on the tea
or supper table and exclude it from the
breakfast table. which seems contrary
to the best hygienic knowledge on the
subject The experience of our an
cestors gave them some tolerably cor
rect opinions in regard to diet as well
as other things, and the old proverb in
regard to fruit gold in the morning,
silver at noon and lead at night" was
formulated from practical observation
N Y Post
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-04-27

II the following letters had been written
by YOUR best known and most esteemed
neighbors they could be no more worthy Of
your confidence than they now are, coming,
as they do, from well known, intelligent, and
Trustworthy citizens, who, In their several
neighborhoods, enjoy the fullest confidence
and respect of all who know them. The
subject of the above portrait is a well
known and much respected lady, airs. John
G.. Foster, residing at No. 81 Chaplin Street,
Canandaigua, Y. 7. She writes to DR.. r
Y. Pierce, Chief Consulting Physician TO the
Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute
at Buffalo, n. Y, as follows: 81 was
troubled with eczema, or salt-rheum, seven
wears / doctored with a number of
our home physicians and received no
benefit whatever. / also took treatment
from physicians in Rochester, New York,
Philadelphia, Jersey City, Binghamton, and
received no benefit from them In fact
l have paid out hundreds of dollars TO the
doctors without benefit. Ny brother came
TO visit US from the West and he told me TO
try DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
He had taken it and it had cured him. l
have taken ten bottles of the Discovery.
and am entirely cured, and if there should
be any one wishing any information would
gladly correspond with them, if they enclose
geturn stamped envelope"
Not less remarkable Is the following from
Mr.. j. A Buxton, prominent merchant
Of jackson, n. c., who says: II had
been troubled with skin disease all nv
life As I grew older the disease seemed
to be taking stronger hold upon me. tried
many advertised remedies with no benefit,
until was led to try DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery. When 1 began taking
1t my health was very poor in fact, several
persons have since told me that they thought
had the consumption weighed only about
lbs pounds The eruption on my skin wes
accompanied by severe itching. 1t was first
confined TO my face, but afterwards spread
over the neck and head, and the itching be
came simply unbedruble. This was my con-
dition when began taking the Discovery.
When would rub the parts affected kind
Of branny scale would fall of.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-04-27
WHERE THE FIRE WAS.
A Policeman Thought He Had Capture
an Iuceudjary.


This is a story about a man who is
now a captain" said Sergeant Mona
han Il won't mention hi, name, be-
cause he might not like it, but it's too
good to keep any longer. I'll call him
Policeman Jones for the sake of the
narrative.
when he was a young man on the
force he patrolled post in First ave-
nue. between Thirty-ffth and Thirty.
eighth streets March was going out
like the traditional lion. A terrific
storm of snow and sleet was beating
down. and a more disagreeable night
would be hard to imagine. When Po-
liceman Jones reached the corner of
Thirty-sixth street about midnight a
man approached him through the
storm.
"a mans starting a fire up there
he cried. as he pointed to a building
near the end of the block.
What's that? said the future cap
tain.
IA mans starting a fire. the stran-
ger repeated
visions of confagration, capture
of the incendiary. honorable mention
and promotion fitted through the
mind of Policeman Jones, and for an
instant he forgot about his whiskers,
which were leaking at terrible rate.
He ran to the building indicated by
the stranger, who, by the
way. foated off through the
storm and disappeared Policeman
Jones reached the threatened building
in iiffy. Inside store he saw man
of low stature shutting around behind
the counter He watched him with
eager interest Some body had told
Jones that the only sure way to con-
vict an incendiary was to catch him in
the act of starting the fire, SO he de-
termined to wait until this man began
operations before interfering with his
game He saw the man pick up an oil
can, then light a match to rummage
behind the counter.
"'Ah- thought Jones, this is the
chance of lifetime
The man inside moved about with
great elaboration Jones saw him
pick up an armful of kindling. then a
handful of waste paper and walk to the
back of the room. Then he saw him
open the door of stove, put the paper
and kindling in. pour kerosene over
the whole, and
But he did not wait to see more. for
a shrill voice that penetrated the storm
like an echo from a graveyard, cried
out:
The mans starting a fire in the
stove. April fool.''
Jones turned to catch the owner of
the voice, but could not find him, and
ever since he has not liked to talk
about fres--N. Y. Journal
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-04-27
THE PRIME MERIDIAN.
Curious Things Connected with the Pacific
Claimant for the Honor.

Curious Things Connected with the Pacific
Claimant for the Honor
Efforts are still being made to secure
the adoption By the leading nations of
the earth of a single prime meridian
England urges the claims Of Green
witch. principally on the ground OF
commercial supremacy, but to this the
reply Is made that scientific and not
commercial reasons ought to prevail in
the settlement of such question
II was chiefly the unwillingness Of
England TO accept the metre in place
Of the yard as a standard of length,
and to adopt the other standards of the
scientific metric system, that defeated
q very promising effort toward the Sc
lection OF universal prime meridian
few years ago
The principal rival on the European
continent of the Greenwich meridian is
that of Paris, and the French agreed
TO abandon the use of the meridian of
Paris if the English would legally
adopt the metric system This the En-
glish failed to do
The French now champion the me-
ridian Of Behring's straits as the proper
zero Of longitude This lies on the arbi-
trary line. passing through the Pacific
ocean. that by general consent has been
chosen to mark the place where the
day begins, or in other words, where
the day changes its name
There are some curious things con-
nected with this line When q ship
crosses It coming from the east the
captain skips or drops a day in his
reckoning as he passes the line Sup
pose II were noon on sunday when he
reached the line; it would be noon on
Monday the instant he had crossed It
Approaching from the west, on the
other hand, the captain would 60 back
a DAY IN his reckoning.
It might thus happen that one day
of the week would be stretched over
forty-eight hours Suppose the ship.
approaching from the west. reached
the line at midnight on Sunday. The
moment II was over the line the cal en-
dar would be put back 10 midnight on
Saturday. Another Sunday would
then begin. and continue, of course, for
twentv-four hours longer. So, on board
that ship. il would be Sunday for forty
eight successive hours
Indeed. perhaps some of our readers
will see how II takes more than forty
eight hours to pass one day IN crossing
the Pacific ocean--Youth's Companion
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-04-27
IN AN UPPER BERTH.
Conspicuous Advantages of Being Near thu
Roof of n Pullman.


Roof of n Pullman.
why do prefer an upper berth to
lower in a sleeping-car?' repeated the
drummer. as he counted out and swal-
lowed six pellets without explaining
whether they were for his liver or
lungs
Yes, why?" queried the man who
was felicitating himself on having Sc
cured lower No. 3.
We'll, there are various reasons
When | first began to travel, fifteen
years ago, the wheel of car on train
passing us flew off and killed a man in
lower No. g. The chap over him never
got a scratch Later on. a fellow
threw a rock at the car. and it entered
the window of lower No. and broke
the sleepers thigh. Man over him
never even woke up. Again, car l
was on ran over lot of dynamite.
Man in lower No. was blown up with
the floor and killed, but the man over
him didn't even know that anything
had happe ued. Once more, man in a
lower berth can be easily robbed. while
one in an upper is seldom troubled
Last, but not least
WHAT" was asked, as he paused
Il always undress, same as at hotel
There's no telling when an accident
may come. In case the car goes off,
the upper berth is apt to close up, and
you are thus secure from the gaze of
the vulgar public until the porter can
put up a tent alongside the track and
get your clothes there and help you to
dress Modesty is my chief reason. but
as all you fellows broke your necks to
get lower berths. of course / can't ex-
pect you to understand or appreciate
itc"-Detroit Free Press
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-04-27
sick-Room Suggestions.

A sick room, whenever practicable,
should fulfill the following conditions:
1t should, first of all, be large and
lofty.
1t should possess fireplace. not only
for the sake of warmth and comfort,
but to insure proper ventilation
1t should be light and sunny, and
therefore should not have a northern
aspect
1t should be quiet room, and hence
should not be over the kitchen or front
ing noisy thUroughfare-
1t should not be liable to be invaded
by smell of cooking from within the
house, or of the stable from without
Lastly, it should have, if possible, a
dressing room attached Manual OF
Nursing
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-04-27
500 Reward, 800.

The reader of this paper will be pleased TO
learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure in
all its stages. and that is Catarrh- Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure
Known TO the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being constitutional disease. requires a
constitutional treatment Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly on
the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. thereby destroying the foundation
Of the disease. and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have so much faith in its cura-
tive powers, that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list of testimonials.
Address, +. J. CHENEY q Co, Toledo, o.
u Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills, . cents.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-04-27
An Even Exchange.

First Speculator-I have some valua-
BILE land in a new suburban place,
which will be worth a fortune as soon
as the branch railroad and trolley line
reach it have you any thing to offer
in exchange?
Second Speculator-I can give you a
city dwelling close to an elevated road.
1t will be charming place of residence
as soon as the engines and cars are
furnished with pneumatic tires N y.
weekly.