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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-03-13
GENERAL NEWS.

A BLOCK of ten brick dwelling houses
was destroyed by fire at Pittsburgh,
Pa, on the 9th. A fireman was injured
by falling from the roof but will re-
cover.
A WAREHOUSE belonging to the Union
Warehouse Co. was burned at Louis
vile, KY, on the 9th. Loss, S175, 600
on contents and $50, 900 on building;
fully insured.
THE residence of ex-Congressman
Giddings was burned at Brennan,
Tex, on the 9th and two fremen were
badly injured by a wall falling on
them. Loss, SIS, 900; insurance, SIS, COO
A RECENT letter from Cuba stated
that in order to reduce the overcrowd-
ing of prisoners the Spanish take out a
regular draft and shoot them dead. As
many as % at one time were killed and
the prisoners drew lots TO see who
should be victims
A PASSENGER train on the Rock Is
land road near Joliet, Ill, was held up
by three men recently. They succeed
ed in going through the first car,
but a passenger in the second ear
blazed away at them with two revolv-
ers and they jumped off the train.
ANOTHER anti-American riot occurred
at Bilboa, Spain, on the sth. The mob
stoned the private residence of the
United States consul and tried to tear
down the escutcheon on the consulate,
but were repealed by the gendarmes.
a fight ensued and many were hurt on
both sides
AT Pantanguishene, Ont, the three
children of James Beausoliel were
left locked in the house while the
parents went to see a neighbor. The
house took fire, and before assistance
could be given the children were
burned to death.
ACTORS Will Long and John West
fought duel on the stage of Whites
opera house at Marion, Ind, after the
close of a performance there, recently
and Long received wounds which may
prove fatal West escaping unhurt
The whole company was arrested.
News reached Oklahoma City, Ok,
on the 9th that a schoolhouse - miles
away in which a colored school was
giving a concert, was blown up with
dynamite. The school was borrowed"
from the whites for the occasion, and
it was believed that white boys who
attended the school applied the explo-
sives. a great number were slightly
injured. but no deaths ensued.
DARLINGTON BOOTH and his wife COM
menced active work on the 9th in
their new religious movement, called
the Defenders league. Many soldiers
of the regular Salvation army have
volunteered their services Mr.. and
Mrs Booth are planning tour of the
leading cities of the country to pub
licly present at large meetings their
plans of religious work, and then or
ganize branches.
CAREFULLY concealed in barrel and
covered with a mass of old rags and
cotton, the dead bodies of a gray
haired man and a newborn babe were
found in an alley in Hyde park, Chi
cago, on the sth. In consequence, the
police are working on what they con-
slider a double murder.
The Congregational church council
at Oakland, Cal, sitting on the trial of
Rev. DIR. Brown, who was charged
with undue intimacy with Miss Over
man, passed resolutions vindicating
DR.. Brown.
THTRTY buildings were consumed by
fire at Snow Hill, Nd, on the 9Th. The
damage was estimated at $4,000.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-22
In HarbOr.

/ think IL Is over. over.
1 think il is at last
Voices OF poem and lover
The sweet and the bitter have passed:
Life like a tempest OF ocean,
Hath oEtblown its ultimate blast.
There but a faint sobbng seward,
While the calm OF the tide deepens leeward
And behold. like the welcoming CULVER
The heart-pulses throbbed through the river
Those lights in the haTbOr AT last
The heavenly harbor at last.
I feel IL is over over,
For the winds and the waters surcease;
All, few were the days of the rover
That smiled in the beauty of peace!
And distant and dim was the omen
That limited redress or release
From the ravage OF life and its riot
What marvel / yearn for the quiet.
Which bides in the harbor at last?
For the lights with their welcoming CULVER
That throb through the sanctfed river
Which Rirdes the harbor at last,
The heavenly harbOr at last?
Paul III. Hayne
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-22

the cannonading could be felt, but no souno
penetrated the pandemonium that reigned
within.
THE cheering finally subsidized and
made my way to the entrance to see the
notables pass out. William Evarts passed
arm in arm with Thurlow Weed, and Weed
said: Seward is beaten and all Is Nst, out
Evarts replied that he hoped not; the out
look may brighten before the election.
Indiana can rightfully boast OF her part
in the second great Republican conven-
ton. She assisted in securing for the coun-
try the services of her former citizen, I'LL
noiss great statesman and the country 5
most beloved patriot. And yet had Lincoln
not delivered that forgotten speech IN his
old home in the campaign Of 1874, things
might have resulted otherwise, perhaps
less happily for the country.
HARDY MASTERSON.
RncLnOrt Nov 90
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-22
where the Surprise Came In.
Atchison Globe.

A certain young man in Atchison stood
on corner last night wondering what he
would do with himself 10 Kill time when he
saw a crowd of thirty or more people APP
preaching with baskets on their arms. vi
was a surprise party and when he fell I'm
line and asked a pretty girl If he could car
ry her basket she consented, thinking tina;
he was a guest whom she had not yet met
Every one else in the crowd seemed to
think that some one else had invited him
and some one. finding out his name, intro
duced him TO all the others. He had the
best time in his life. He had a good sup
per, kissed seventeen girls, escorted the
prettiest girl In the crowd home and was
invited to two parties TO be given next
week There is nothing like seizing an op-
portunity 10 be in the social swim.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-22
Men'sSuits.

L or, The tailor's touch that
br; our Suits leaders. nat nat makes
f 6rIg nt smart, clever,look mhey are
the he. O o. tailor touches, that ti ai Suits,
i've p 40 set and ,ir, that give d;e1 them
descr rib. that It. something not a's IL
Won haSs, You'll see it a a0 to be
in thu na sai the Suits. You - soon e as
we eae . Suits we place on UA 81, lind it
mera, at $40. They a re- Sale this
B1ns ant tailor SIS kind. equal g to
sc ot' 5, n' and Fancy Cbsr lone in
ss .J[sh plaids. cut in the n 1stas and
6t fits and frocks, guarant ,srest-style
them e,ns. Other stores esn,t perfect
OF OF Tor Tor anywhere near 4 ~. touch
500 soarse' we have otbe ,ne price.
this Ut" to S25, but in onr prices,
You w. week es there's scores of s stu leader
''a to choose from at OF styles for
@-~
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-22
he MEMORABLE FRIDAY.

L.
THAT night came the final. almost SUPER
human effort TO center the opposition on
Lincoln, and the morning dawned with a
hopeful. almost sanguine feeling among the
supporters of Lincoln At 10 o'clock on Fri
day morning the convention reassembled
and the scene presented was inspiring The
immense hall was densely packed. anticipa-
ton and suppressed excitement being
shown in every face. Above the speaker s
stand an opening had been cut in the roof
and a Waterman was stationed there TO
herald the news Of the nomination to the
vast multitude outside. A battery of artil-
lery had been stationed there to boom the
was taken amidst breathless interest Lin
coin led all candidates in opposition TO
Seward. The second ballot showed about
$50 for our NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. had
come TO the rescue. The third ballot be-
gan. Breathlessly we marked that score q
have the figures that / made in nv pa-
pers). and Lincoln within a vote or
two OF the prize. but had failed That next
moment was overwhelming when Carter
of Ohio, arose and changed four votes of
that State from Chase 10 Lincoln I shall
never forget that scene-a wild prolonged
tremendous applause. The watchman on
the roof flashed the news to the
multitude on the outside. and the
cannons doomed, the cheers went
UP and yet heard not sound of the
outward demonstration. The vibration OF
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-01-18

any better off or not as to the dairy.
. Don't you think many a farmer is
keeping cows at a loss? Well, now,
do you think you are one of them,
yourself? How do you know about it,
anyway? Have you the figures to
prove that your COWS are source of
profit to you? It would be we'll for
every dairyman and every farmer
who does not claim to be, strictly
speaking, a dairyman, to try and as
certain just where he stands. Guess
work is a poor plan to go by. If we
are once convinced that we are losing
money, we may better stop dairying
and turn our attention to something
else.
Now, when we start in to find out
the truth of the matter we must give
the cows a good chance. We need not
expect to make a profit out Of poor
cows, in the first place, nor out Of
poorlyfed ones, in the second place.
Don't condemn the cows unless they
a"e really to blame. Remember,
many good COW returns her owner
no profit simply because it is physi-
cal impossibility to do so with the
food he supplies her and the care she
receives 1t is clear case Of "give
nothing. get nothing"
Let farmers once apply as strict
business methods to their work as. the
merchant does to his, and it will go
far toward Strengthening out the tam
gled web of affairs existing among
many Of them. 1t would at least
show them what lines Of farming are
best for them to pursue.-E. e. Rock
wood in Ohio Farmer.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-01-18
Keeping of Eggs.

Ireservative compounds will keep
eggs for a while, but such eggs will
not be equal to those which are fresh,
and that is where the difficulty is.
Those who wish to preserve eggs can
not buy them for that purpose, as the
different individuals from whom the
eggs are procured know but little re-
garding them, as they are collected
here and there on the farm, and the
fresh, stale and even the spoiled nest
eggs will sometimes get in among
them. If you wish to make a busi-
ness of preserving eggs you must keep
your own hens, so as to know just ex-
actly what you are doing. You should
have no cocks with the hens, as infer
tile eggs will keep, three times as long
as those which contain the germs Of
chicks. If they are placed in a cool
cellar, on racks, so that they can be
turned once a day, they will keep bet
ter than if packed in a close barrel or
box, as it has been demonstrated that
a free circulation of air and turning
the eggs is the proper mode We do
not advise anyone to try the method
on large scale, but to get a dozen of
fertile eggs and a dozen of infertile
eggs, lay them on their sides in cool
place, turn them once day, and then
break an egg from each lot once a
month, and you will know exactly
bow long they will keep.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-01-18
Why Some Women Grow Old.


One reason why the average woman
wears out, grows old and plain i'efore
her husband is that through mista-
ken iidea Of duty she lays out foi. SER
self at the beginning Of her married
life scheme or plan Of duty and en-
ploynent for her time, every hour
filled with work, with rare and short
periods Of relaxation.
This she follows religiously for
years, feeling that she has done her
duty because every household event
occurs regularly and ON time, while
she soon becomes merely a machine, a
thing without life of itself or volition.
She settles into her rut and goes
round and round on the same track
everlastingly.
Can any woman keep brightness
originality of thought and speech, or
even mere prettiness, with such life,
and without those things how can she
keep her husband and growing chill
dren full of the loving admiration
which is the strongest chain by which
she can bind them to her? How
bright and jolly the neighbor's wife
seems when she calls. In nine cases
out of ten it is because the surround
ings and talk of your home are ,ari-
ETY. to her and rouse her to originality
and brightness of speech-Donahoe's
Magazine.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-01-18
White SDeckS in Rutfer

An experienced dai1yman writes
that a frequent cause Of white specks
in butter is the cream drying on top
so that it does not all churn out These
cannot all be washed out, but many
Of them can be got rid of in working
the butter, especially if it is worked
a second time. The second working
may be done in from six to twelve
hours after the first. Another cause
Of white specks is too much milk be-
ing skinned in with the cream This
milk settles to the bottom, and If it is
kept too long and gets too sour form
hard curd, which is broken up in
churning and produces the specks
These being heavier than the butter
can he washed out if the butter is
washed in the new granular form
The prevention lies in avoiding these
conditions. This trouble is more often
encountered in gathered cream fac
tories. A way to prevent having
specks in such butter is to strain the
cream when putting it into the churn.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-01-18
A Slight Mistake,

1t is a poor sort of courtesy which
only exhibits itself toward people Of
wealth and prominence, and we can
not feel much regret when those who
reserve their politeness for important
occasions oyerreach themselves. The
following is an account of one of the
most amusing of such blunders.
A few years ago the queen of Hol-
land, being an invalid, visited the city
of Heidelberg, in Germany, for medi-
cal treatment. While there she went
each Sunday to Il modest little church,
occupying the back seat in order to
escape notice. ",
One day scholarly looking man,
plainly dressed, came into the church
and took a seat near the pulpit. A
few minutes later a naughty German
lady swept uI to the pew, and. seeing
a stranger in it, ordered h1m by an
impervious gesture to leave it,
The stranger quickly obeyed; and,
going into one of the seats reserved
for the poor. joined devoutly in the
services. After they were over the
lady's friends gathered around her,
and demanded whether she knew who
it was that she had treated so rudely.
No; some pushing stranger" she
replied
ut was King Oscar OF Sweden.
was the answer. Gle is here visiting
the queen"
Her modification may be imagined.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-01-18

Flies. particularly, should be kept
away from all food. They have been
known to carry germs of disease on
their feet, and no one is safe from the
possible harm that they may do. This
lid will bar their entrance effectually.
For greater convenience in using the
device, a smaller lid is provided in the
center, by raising which milk or other
fluid may be poured into the vessel.
Household Hints.
1t is not always easy to start fruit
jar cover. Instead of wrenching the
hand and bringing on blisters, simply
invert the jar and place the top in hot
water for a minute. Then try it, and
you will find that it turns quite easily.
If the hair is dry and brittle. with
tendency to fall out, IN English re-
storative is the simple one of free ap-
piication Of pure cocoanut oil with
daily brushing. This treatment, con-
tinued for few weeks-six, perhaps
will, it is said, accomplish the best
results.
A valuable assistant on silver-clean-
ing day, is a lemon. If silver, after it
is cleaned, is rubbed with a piece of
lemD Dn and then washed and we'll
dried, it gets a white brilliancv which
it seldom has otherwise, and will keep
clean longer than with the ordinary
cleansing.
Silk must never be ironed, as the
heat takes all the life out of it and
makes it seem stringy and fabby. If,
however you wish to press out bits Of
silk and ribbon foir fancy work, use
an iron only moderately hot and place
two thicknesses of paper between
that and the silk.
Fur, after some years. wear, will
look much improved if cleaned with
new bran previously heated in the
oven. Rub the hot bran we'll into the
fur with a piece of flannel shake the
fur to remove all particles, and then
brush thoroughly. The fur will clean
more easily if the lining and wadding
are first removed, but such removal is
not absolutely needful. The fiat, oily
look which mars the appearance Of
the neck portion of furs long in use is
mostly, if not wholly, removed by the
means of hot bran. Rub the fur the
wrong way.
A soft woolen cloth, plenty Of rub
UiAS, anu Oue ldD1eSpOOuIul OF Vlue-
gar mixed with three Of pure linseed
oil, will make mahogany dinner ta-
bic shine like a mirror. Piano keys,
when in need Of cleaning should be
wiped off with alcohol. For sponging
cut bureau drawers and drawers of
sideboards use tepid water containing
1 per cent solution Of carbolic acid, or,
if that is disliked, use small guam
tity of thymoline in the tepid water.
Instead Of paper, some housekeepers
line such drawers with white oilcloth.
If the contents Of drawers are delicate
waists or other articles likely to be in
jured by dust, it is a good plan to lay
in the bottom Of the draWe a piece
OF cheesecloth as wide as the drawer,
SO that it can be folded over the top
OF things in the drawer.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-01-18
Don't Give Up Sheep.


Many sheep raisers have become dis
couraged by the low price Of wool.
Of course, thousands of sheep we're
hurried to the market in various parts
of the country and the price Of NUT
ton went down also. Has not this
gone far enough, and in some in
stances, too far? Often there are
sheep pastures which are not Of much
value for anything else. The wool is
always worth something; mutton is
good food and always will be and can
not go far below beef. The consump-
tion will never become less. A writer
in the Maine Farmer pleads for the
retention of the sheep and the same
argument would often apply in Ohio,
and in other states. We quote from
this writer: '"Ehe reduction of the
focks that has been going on for two
or three years past has already left
many Of these mountain pastures un-
stocked. A few years thus left and
they will be overrun with bushes. 1t
then becomes question of reclaiming
or of abandonment. Left to nature,
they are practically valueless, SO that
what has been an important adjunct
to the farm under this neglect is COM
pletely lost. We have in mind a large
tract Of these productive hill lands on
which two generations of occupants
have acquired competence, and
which Is now practically abandoned
and left for nature to hide the marks
|of FORMER trrif On these cheap lands
sheep husbandry still may have a
place and return liberal rewards to
him who handles it judiciously.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-01-18

Ewes daughters, judging from the /
agricultural display at Atlanta, do al
most as much delving as Adams sons.
1t appears from the agricultural and
horticultural exhibit that the South
contains many very successful women
farmers.
The head of the committee having
charge Of this exhibit is Mrs, Henry
Wilson, herself a farmer on a large
scale and an authority on corn, cotton,
wheat, vegetables and dairy produces.
Mrs. Joseph Thompson = is a melon
grower of renown.< Other Southern
women have equally creditable dis
plays. Mrs. Augusta Betend makes a
wonderful display of apples, peaches,
grapes and other fruits. Her peaches
compare favorably with those of Del
aware, while her apples equal the
finest varieties grown in Nova Scotia
and New Brunswick. Miss M. e. Rob
ertson Of Council Grove, Kan, form
erly of Georgia, has one of the most
complete agriculturala and horticultural
exhibits ever seen in Atlanta. She
says modestly that she farms for
profit as we'll as pleasure, and that a
successful farmer should possess and
use every contrivance which will
rroftably Increase the quality and
quantity of his output. Mrs Mary e.
Thompson Of Ellettsville, Ind, shows
ia full set of dairy products Of the
highest excellence, and will undoubt-
edly receive one of the prizes of the
exposition. VII
A number of Arkansas women make
a beautiful display of all the feed
grasses, including white, red and scar
let clover, the famous blue grass,
birds grass, orchard grass, timothy,
alfalfa, Bermuda, Japan clover, pea
vine hay and clean, long hay There
are altogether some thirty varieties in
the display, and all are Of the highest
grade. Another talented woman farm
er is Mrs. Thomas Wiley, a beautiful
and accomplished Texas matron. She
is g. Louisianian by birth, but she has
been Texan for many years. She is
thoroughly conversant with farms and
farming, and may be selected as one
of the judges at the close of the ;air
the last of December. Mrs. Julia Tut
tie of Miami, Fla, makes her special
ties of fine vegeta bles and tropical and
Sub-trOpical fruits.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-01-18
In Blue Silks,

WELL" has been the objection urged
against it, but the objectors have evi-
fdently been silenced, for on every side
appears blue embroidery.
( Prettiest and daintiest are the dol
lies representing with fidelity of de-
tail a delft plate. There is, of course.
the inevitable Dutch landscape, IL
.cluding, naturally, windmill and a
canal. Or, If the designer scars into
the realm Of flowers, blue roses, butter
cups and carnations-a rich old blue
bloom in astonishing stiffness and va.
.riety.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-01-18

Is laid in two godet plaits, held in po-
s1tfon by q narrow tape or elastic fast
ened on the inside. If the distended
effect Is desired a deep facing Of hair
cloth or crinoline may be used. Any
OF the popular woolen or cotton fab
RIGS may be chosen for this model,
and 1T can be worn with any style of
basque, waist or coat.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-01-18

Here is one of the best and most
convenient little inventions that we
have seen in long time. 1t is vent
ilating lid for jugs, milk pans and 9th
er vessels, and while it allows the cor
tents of the vessel to have all the air
needed, it effectually keeps out flies
and other insects.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-01-18
A Pr4cariOus Time

II would like short interview"
said the political reporter to the great
presidential possibility, ION your
cand--"
Great possibility decline, sirv'
$50! thought you were a candi-
date"
ooh. no, no, no, you focl-I decline
the interview Cleveland Plaindeal-
er.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-01-18
Trick With Fire,

A clever boy can do some .mystify-
Ing conjuring and have no end of fun
if he will only keep his wits about
him and make each move at the prop
er time. The main thing is to keep
the attention Of the audience away
from the pivotal point of the trick till
the climax
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-01-18
Delft Embroidery.

The craze for delft ware and CORE
spending blue and white decoration is
invading the realm of linen embroid-
cry, where blue has always hitherto
been scorned. ''It does not light I'D as
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-01-18
Pretty for n Young Girl

This attractive gown, designed by
De1norest, for a young girl, is of blue
and green novelty goods, combined
with taffeta silk. The fullness of the
waist is held in place by a fitted lin
ing, and it fast7ns under the fullness
in front. The large collar is Of sheer,
white lawn, finished with a narrow
beading through which pale-gr2en rib
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-01-18

bon is run. It crosses the back in
straight sailor fashion. This model is
commended for all seasonable fabrics,
and is simple enough for an everyday
frock OF serge or alpaca. Washable
fabrics are chosen for the collar and
are in all cases made separate, for
convenience in laundering Those
made Of velvet silk, or lace may be
used for the dressier gowns. The
skirt used with this model is the
"Edgemere," a very popular style Of
skirt, cut with gored apron front and
the remainder in circle shape, with a
bias seam down the back. The back