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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-03-24
A TALKING GLOVE.
Novel Conventional xpedient of n
Young Woman who Is Blind,
Deaf and Dumb.

Blind Matte" is an inmate of the
Newark almshouse says the New York
Press. This kind of home life would
seem sad enough. but for Matte it mat
tiers little where she lives so long as
people about her are kind and consid-
crate.
Not only is she blind, but she is also
deaf and dumb, and can neither smell
nor taste.
With all this ailliction she possesses
a mind Of remarkable activity and even
brillancy. for she can rhyme hymns,
which she Loves to compose. and, in
deed. there is in many of them a real
poetic pathos. She is 80 years old, but
looks much older.
Her sad life has attracted much at
tention. and recently she received a
talking gove"-a gift from deaf
mute in Hartford. Conn, who had read
of Mattie's ailliction and who invented
the glove to help mitigate them
1t is common white cotton glove,
with the alphabet put on it, each letter
ON the balls of the fingers. Matte is 50
quick at learning with touch that in a
single day she had memorized the posi-
ton of every letter, so that now the
people about her can talk to her by
spellir" out the word on the letters OF
the glove.
She is happy now, sitting by her little
cot, waiting for some one to talk 10
her" Over and over again her lips
move in spelling out words, and while
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-03-24
HE DRAGGED TOO SOON.
A Confederate Omcer whose Precipi-
tntion Got Him Into
Trouble.

Several old soldiers were in cluster
Of gentlemen in the smoking-room of
the Indiana Mineral Springs hotel,
when they were made reminiscent by
the talk of Spain. One of the gray
haired veterans was Capt. IL. S. Cole, of
the Minnesota Commandery of the 10y
al Legion and a prominent farmer of
Fergus Falls, MINI. lie told of a thrill
ing, yet humorous, incident, in which
he figured in the battle of Brandy Sta
ton, Va.
THAT was the great cavalry battle of
the war;" he said, land the First Maine
cavalry, in which 1 was a lieutenant,
was in the hottest part of the fight. We
were badly mixed up when | was borne
down by group of gray cavalrymen
and captured by d lieutenant. AS sur
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-03-24
Promptly Reaches the Seat
Of all Blood Diseases and
Cures the Worst Gases. 9th 9

any disease where the blood in
Everyone who has had experience with blood diseases that
there ailments troubles obstinate difficult
Very few remedies claim such real
s. s. s. and offer such ncontrovebe evil
dence of merit s. S. s. is merely onic is cure 1t goes
down every seat of all blood diseases and the foundation
heye and outs the poison system
not like other remedies dry the poison and hide it from
temporarily only again violently than S.
forces out trace Of ont and ds the system it
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-03-24

~
Wmen have changed radically since
those days. The modern man does not
admire the fainting woman, neither does lie
marry her. If by chance he does, he Ia
only man, and lives to regret II. There Is
no reason why any woman should be faint
ing woman. General bodily weakness and
nervousness in women are due to weakness
or disease of the delicate, special organs Of
the sex. DR.. Pierce's Favoritc Prescription
is scientific and unfailing remedy for all
disorders of this description. It imparts
health and strength to the sensitive and
susceptible organs upon which a womans
general health is largely dependent. II
quiets and tones up the nerves, restores the
vigor of youth, rounds out the emaciated
form, imparts the glow of health to the
complexion and transforms weak sickly,
nervous invalids into new, healthy, happy
women. 1t fits for wifehood and mother
hood
Words fail to describe my suffering before
using DR. Pierces Favorite Prescription" writes
Mrs. Sallie Key, of Tampico, Granger Co. Tenn.
II had Inflammation, irritation and proiuse
flowing and was very nervous and suffered terri
bly, at all times. My feet and limbs were cold
had palptation of the heart, and my back was
so weak that could not turn myself in bed
The thought Of food sickened me. My kidneys
were very badly affected. I had been down six
months. could not sleep night or day and had
given up all hope. My husband got me some
of Dr. Pierces Favorite Prescription. took II
for five months and at the end OF that time could
walk mile and do all my own Homework.
am sure | would be in my grave If II had not
been for the Favorite Prescription"
Send to DR.. r. V. Pierce Buffalo n. Y,
for a free copy of the Peoples Common
Sense Medical Adviser" For paper-cover-
ed copy enclose 81 one-cent stamps to cover
mailing only. Cloth bound, 81 stamps.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-03-24

The list of harmful microbes-those
of plague, cholera, typhoid, etc.-was
already long enough. but new ones are
being discovered every day. The latest
IS the incendiary microbe, which, ac-
cording to NJ. Jean de Loverdo. causes
spontaneous combustion. The spon-
taneous combustion of hay appears 10
be its work. Among those who haY,
been converted by the evidence Of facts
is a large Austrian farmer. He had
stored 800 carloads of hay and cereals
in a barn to which no one had access,
and, after a few days. perceived that
the middle of the heap was becoming
heated. At first he paid little attention
to this. but when, AT the end of a week,
a light vapor began TO appear he gave
orders for clearing out the barn. His
men set TO work. but as soon as they
began TO disturb the middle of the heap
flames burst out in all directions. and
il was all they could do to escape from
the blazing building. which was soon
reduced TO ashes.-Chicago Tribune.
"My dear" said Mrs. Henpeck, "rm
positive that our George is thinking Sc
riously of matrimony." "Well, only
hope So" returned Henpeck. with I'M
usual spirit; 81 wouldn't want any boy
of mine to be so unfortunate as to re-
gard It as a joke."-Philadelphia Rec
ord.
This here last war;" remarked the
old lady, has been a blessin' to my
family; Johns DRAWN of a big pen
sion fer one ear an three fingers; the
ole mans writin' a big war history;
Moll's engaged to a sergeant, an Jen-
MES goin' to marry Teller that come
10 within an ace of bein' gin'rul!"-
Atlanta Constitution.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-03-24

Jones-And has he made her happy
Johnson-Ecstatical sol They read
the papers together and he let's her
ask him all the foolish questions she
wants ton. Y. Journal.
Bill-How about that sound steamer?
JILL guess she's all right. There's
rumor ashore that she's afloat. Bill
That's good. heard there was a rumor
afloat that she was ashore.-Yonkers
Statesman.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-03-24
s. s. s. GOES
TO THE BOTTOM,

In every test made S. S. S. easily
demonstrates its superiority over
other blood remedies. 1t matters
not how obstinate the case, nor what
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-03-24
ALASKAN FISHERMEN.
Their Homes Are Built Near Good
Fishing Grounds - Their
Curious TncI<Ie.

With his homemade fishing tackle,
one native Alaskan can capture more
fish in day than can any three white
men with their latest improved imple-
ments. The Alaskan Indian shows his
Intelligence by ciingiug to his own i'm
plcments and tools. uad at the same
time in quietly adapting himself to the
yrpatly altered conditions of his envi-
ronmert. lie will adopt certain of
our customs and utensils, but refuses to
adopt many others. While he will al
ways give you the most superstitious
reasons for clnging to his own time
honored tools, he is quick to decide that
the spirits wish him to make use of any
new idea which will be an actual benefit
under existing conditions.
These Indians use the same fishing
tackle that Behring found them using
during his explorations in 17i1, and
which George Vancouver found during
his first visit among them as midship-
mite under the famous Capt. Cook
few years later.
Fish are abundant Alaskan homes
are always near some excellent fishing
grounds. a village is often situated in
a certain location simply to be near
good halibut banks. Hooks used in
fishing for halibut are usually made
of fork of spruce root to which an
iron barb has been dashed, the only
change from the original being in the
iron barb, which sometimes takes the
place of the one of bone used in the
/ Inf to gapnpa1 To
The hook by means of a small cedar
cord, which is neatly dashed about the
hook when il is not in use.
nalibut feed near the bottom of the
sea. The Indian has a method, as in
genious as it is rude, to keep his bait
where it will be most tempting.
He will tie stone a few feet above
the hook on his line with a slip-loop,
which the halibut, in trying to get
away, will twitch out, releasing tho
stone and giving the Indian warning
that he can draw up his so or 100pound
halibut without the additional weight
of the stone. Between the hook and
the stone sinker is wooden float whit
tied in the shape of duck, which, in
seeking to rise to the surface. draws
the nook up the proper distance from
the bottom.
Steel hooks made after these pat
terms have been on the market for many
years, but the Indian has better success
with his own.
His cords and lines are his own pro
duction. They are made of cedar bark,
split spruce roots, or kelp. The cedar
bark is scraped from the tree with
bone shaped like chopping knife.
After soaking for several days, the
bark is beaten into shreds with ham
mer made also of bone, and picked into
fine threads, which are twisted into
cords by being rubbed between the
hand and the thigh. Cords of spruce
roots split and twisted are also very
strong, but those made of kelp are least
valued.-Harper's Round Table.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-03-24
GIRLS OF MADEIRA.
They Are Pretty when Young, but
Their Beauty Soon Gets spoiled
with Hard Work.

The women of Medeira are, when
young, very handsome, but their beauty
soon gets spoiled by hard work in the
fields. They are of a mixed race, half
Portuguese, half Moorish, and their
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-03-24

King Karreh, chief of large Kafiir
tribe, has become full-fledged "scorch-
err" and rides his bicycle over the smooth
South African veldt nearly all day long.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-26
SIGHTS AT THE DOG SHOW.
WoMAN,s CHANCE IN FAvoRTrEs IN
THE CANINE WORLD.


Big Dogs Have the Preferences Now Over
tho Small Ones-DoEs with Good MIN
nsrs, and Others Noted for Their Intelli-
gence-The Russian Wolfhounds-Tho
Noisy Teiriers-Thinss said by Visitors.
The twenty-third annual dog show was n
great success. Nc end OF pleasure Is to be
derived from the society OF dogs. judging
from the eager crowds that have poured into
Madison Square Garden since the 2,O5S dogs
on exhibition ushered In the opening day.
Tuesday. with their bowling. yelping and bark
ing. Their interest did not flag until the last
dog had been taken away.
A man once said that the moro he knew OF
men the better he liked dogs. That man GER
tainly must have attended a big dog show at
som time in his life. for at such exhibitions
the dogs make n fine sho wins by comparison.
A dog show is q great place to study not only
dogs but folks as we'll. and this one out
stripped all others in both particulars. In the
first place. so far as dogs went. 1T was the great
est exhibition ever given in this country. aud
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Look at his tail" said his master to the ad-
miring crowd. Isn't that a beautiful screw
It's natural. too. Not a hair Of ii has ever
been cut. He Is an old staGer and so is Monte.
They are used to shows and take them very
Isn't it very hard work to Judge dogs?"
asked some one.
".Whewl" said Mr.. Davis extensively. Yes.
and, the only way il can be done is to look for 4
dogs bad points fret and then send him out
Of the ring. 1t is easy TO pick the winners
when we get the classes narrowed TO a few
Fox terrier row always bears Off the palm
for pure; unauthorized cussedness." said a
visitor who sayA he has never missed a show,
And he was right. Confusion worse con-
founded doesn't begin to express the racket
row frequently silencsd them by their long.
loud and deep howlings. ~
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A LITTLE EXCITEMENT IN BULL TERRIER ROW.
great throngs of people gathered to see them.
Every type of dog. from a tiny Japanese span
lei to the tallest and longest dog benched in
the Garden. the giant Wonder s.. measuring
more than six feet from nose to tail tip and
tipping the beam at 230 pounds. was there:
and every type in the shape of human beings.
from wee tots clinging to their nursemaids
and talking puppy lore at a two-forty gait. TO
big six-footers from:the country, who stuck by
the field dogs. telling dog and game yarns.
visitedsthe showroom time to time.
1t may seem a little odd to some. but on one
point owners OF dogs and owners of babies re-
semble each other closely. Every right
minded parent believes his child to be the
smartest. best-humored, most beautiful and
wonderful in the world so it is with the owner
Of u dog. 1t matters not whether he is a
breeder who raises dogs for revenue only or
the millionaire man or woman who keeps them
for pleasure; alike they tell you that their ia
vorite breed. toy terrier or.St. Bernard. as the
case may be. is the most Intelligent. kindly.
loyal dog in the world.
The dogs at the show could easily be d.
vided into two classes-old stagers and novices.
DOGS that have been on the boards for some
time get over their stage fright and take ex-
hibitions very quietly. while the first time ex-
hibited howl with vigor. On the whole, the
dogs at the show cannot be said to have liked
their quarters. and they told about their
troubles as best they could. The first thing
that visitors did on entering the Garden was
to question the catalogue vendors at the door.
Where are the teeny weeny dogs?" the
children almost invariably asked, the only ex-
captions being some small boys who wished
to 70 straight to the big dogs.
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mint we're fair buszin, with IN scandal, Thin
KEN th' eoort-martial. Il Tucked bad for th'
posIpIyo An, T. Se 3G *. matters Rad Z Sr gGiTSs aihfiSg 81.
whole rigimint had seen thnt he were billn,
drunk; Fair play DO b, be q, f9 30, aces ~ IN t9'
Win IiFrI Il tucked ioiteeV III MAJORS, doom were
sealed. 1 tuck Sixspot be tn shoulder an siz L;
" Come with mep
!" For pwhy2' slz he.
Because siz 1, We wear a UNIFORM thot
will turn yellow for shame with asneak insoide
IAN siz he: I'll come. sevenspot. but may
me opld age with shovel in me nsht be upon
We wlnt an tn sentry stopped us tn stint
woI-rud thot We had testimony bearin', on tn
C Sar bre dhin ioI sSerT Ws were rsm Married sPi d% eiyiIyu as
an damned us for fools what would finish our
enlistmints at hard labor an let us In. A
stranger officer Rlowored at us an siS ne 10
.Phwat do ylz know about this cassl'
tn riSi4Ynt do i know that Major .Tewgoqd
MimndI 0,n folks; dSG bless their Uh ~ PRETTY f,,Sbd iSe .s.
BILE includln' Mary Ann. tn cook Tor whom l
nays. BANK 3 aIiEiI your loikin's. sir siz tn officer,
'Phwat do We know. av this case an say 1t
quick or tbs short shift yen eeLr NJ.
bunki III h. ssy AM = R ReG@SS syin pa y ll slhtp Ecker H IS
Teen I Borrowed y, asIloF;,s mii 4 So,t6!s e
thought 1t were III "Godionsffs., An thinEln'
thot same an manin' no harm l left a wee, swig
in, tn botthle whin | putt ~ back; shure;
whin I found me mistake an, heard thot IN
had been THROWN somersaults 1 were thot
scared
on to his sides. 'Thot will do. sir. Thot do be
putin a different aspect on ID, case,
Thin we were led out; Afther, about tin
GRIMM and whit to tn Colonel's. house.
pwhere I'm thinkin' they bad laughin' wather
thot niyer KEN from Minnehaha. An av
coorse tn Major were exonerathed.
Several months afther thot Sixspot KEN
back from ST.. Paul three days shy az permit
damns.' He were tuck before Major Tew-
good. an thought II would go. hard with him.
cussin' an stz he:
!" Tell his bunkie tn putt him to bed, Shure.
tn man must have been dr-rinkin' milkl
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would have taken nrst and second, Dc, be.
fieve, but they weren't In good conultiQn. .Mhen
tns E sNo ~ Es sbFcs esSs a Sso. thsy n went SH III
their feed. before thar Wonder Weighed 2ta
pounds and glenmeTe 2Sl" 49,. F.
small girl Did they cry because they didn't
get 2l9e rlnoonst cho,oo,oyis,ic or tho breed.
Not too pprominent. but rcd"
The. Russian wolthound, with ms slIken
coat. lnnGnishing expression and me color,
1T is hard to think that in his native country
wolves.s remsrEed a white, haired, woman
stroking the head OF George. Gould's Olga.
You gre a NJ canine communion Tor an E ;Fni
creature, II don't wonder that the Princess
OF Wales Is SO devoted % her Alex
Aren't Russian wolfhounds very fiercoS'
NO volunteered she Of the white hair. "A
great majority Of the best Russian wolfhounds
as gentle aud playful as lambs, Many Of the
earlier imported animals We're brought d.
reotly out OF the Russian Kennels and were un-
fitted, for house dogs or companions, for they
would attack anything in sight that dared TO
w%igRle,, and tell you the sight o. sheen
ably because the sheep reminded them moro
of the wolves at home than anything else they
Become aeclimated they've changed com.
pletelY. and in England we find the borzois
mere o9mpanionable than Great Danes or st,
Its TIE same in this country volunteered
q keeper Of one Of the finest Russians on exhi-
P msn who I EnowMs hi sNodmetnS hing a opera Tps 8 We
added gazing alter her admiringly.
The crowd that Loitered about the bulldogs
ance from that surrounding the toy dogs, The
average man has no use for the lilinutinns.
and the average, woman who likes big dogs
and dogs OF pugilistic character has absolute
contempt for the t0v dogs. 4 man and a
young woman stood a long time in front Of tho
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Rsx's Keeper in n this-way-t o-the- blank den
tAl-parlors tone.
What" asked one OF tho young women.
"Has that dog gold teeth7'
''Yes'm,' answered the attendant, AN he's
got n sight more sense than most folks Show
your teeth. Rex"
At this command tho dog opened his cana
cious mouth exhibiting four gold teeth and
two gold CROWNS in his lower jaw az well as
several gold illiings. Then the boy explained
how the dogs master. a dentist. had done this
work.
THAT beats mel' exc aimed some one on
the edge OF the crowd that had gathered to see
'"SThere's lots OF difference between a dog
and q woman remarked a man. Now, q
woman would DO so ashamed of false teeth
that she'd do without. or. II the worst came to
the worst. would swear that she didn't have
an artificial tooth In her head"
Gold teeth are one thing and these white
tombstone affairs another" snapped out o wo-
man with susplciously well preserved teeth.
what is the row2' suddenly asked a man as
ferooious barks and snarls we're heard.
"A fight A fghtih voices cried IN every
direction. and sure enough IL was.
Bull terriyrsl' exclaimed the. two young
women who had been absorbed In Rex, and
they hurried to the scene o. the conflict. -,
why. one OF them is. Admiral SampsonP "
exclaimed one of the girls.
rs tho other schley?" asked a man In the
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two fine bulldogs Orient Don and Lady Frank
lin on the opening night. The man who had
them in charge was telling them about what
magnificent specimens they were when along
came a Young fellow and called out:
'Heilol. they have to put n naval reserve
here to look out for these two fierce speci-
mems. do they?"'
"That reminds me-" said the girl. why in
the world does the Westminster Kennel Club
dress its attendants like the naval reserves?
It's an outrage. With their white duck trou-
sers and hats and dark blue sweaters they look
Just like the reserve boys after they've been off
on q two weeks cruise with q short allowance
Of SOAP and water. Why do they have so many
oil these reserves. anyway" as attendants
bobbed up everywhere. Then she made her
way to George NJ. Valentines Tommy Atkins.
Thomas. here's my best respects to you"
she said. patting his head and pulling his laws.
Thomas gave a succession of howls that
answered as plainly as words. There's trou-
BILE in the wind. my boys there's trouble in the
wind."' Or at least the girl said so.
No dogs in the show were more popular than
the French bulldogs and Boston terriers.
Monte. the Boston terrier that won the first
prize. WED with Constructor. the property of
Frederick g.. Davis. one of the Judges. for first
plsce in the heart OF the public. Conspirator
could not compete. of course. but he has nine
blue ribbons and a number of second prizes,
and he's going out West next week on a tour.
AS well as the reporter could make out. he
harked that his press agent had been getting
in some fine work out there. and he thought
he would come in for some more blue rib
bons. which suit his beautiful complexion bet
ter than red or yellow.
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Speaker Rules Illinois House from a Forty
Gent Chnir.
From The 81. Louis Globe D,mocrG

From Me 81. Louis Globe Dtmocrdi.
SPRIEGFIELD, Ill, Feb. lS.-Speaker Sherman
has introduced several Innovations. When
elected presiding officer OF the House he found
q large. well-cushioned chair waiting for him.
He tried IL awhile and then concluded that it
waspt hall 80 satisfactory as the one which il
office, at Macomb. He gave orders for It's re-
moVal. and one morning last week the mem
Ders OF the. House were somewhat surprised to
pshold theT Speaker, In the happy possession
OF such q chair as had never before Had a place
on. the Speakers rostrum. 1t was a common
Kitchen chair. which had cost possibly 40 cents.
Since then Speaker Sherman has occupied no
other seat With, presiding over the House. The
kitchen chair" Is here for the session, for no
ianitor dare disturb it
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will you direct-me to the French bulldogs
and Boston terriers?' was the request OF the
average young woman. though some very
stunning girls OF athletic appearance scorned
all the stars except the field dogs.
In time everybody took a look at the foreign
dogs in the show and at the big dogs. the
Great Danes, st. BerL ards and Newfoundland.
Everybody was happy except the dogs them
selves. the judges and the losers OF the rib
bons.
Rex. the Gordon setter with ths gold teeth.
was one OF the most popular animals ut the
show. He Ia q beautiful creature. with a very
friendly disposition. and his beauty and good
temper first attracted people to him. Two
young women and three men stopped In front
OF him on the opening night, quite by accident.
for they were not In the least interested In
settlers. They belonged to the large class OF
amusement seekers who go everywhere to see
everything.
"ThiS is the dog with the gold teeth" said
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crowd, and every one laughed.
No. he's Denny McAuliffe." called out a
small boy.
The programme at the show each day was
about tho same. Early each morning the
dogs made their toilets. or. rather, had them
made, for them, for dogs are bowling swells
and demand the services Of a maid or valet.
The women this year beat their best record in
them went to the Garden every morning to
see how their pets were getting along. Some
OF them did their own combinR. washing and
bathing. but most of them intrusted this duty
to the Kennel Club attendants or to their own
men or maids. The men paid Just as much
attention, t. the elaborate grooming of their
dogs as did the women. and many a big, fell
low was to be seen first scrubbing, then
off his dog before taking him into the ring.
The meetings between the dogs and their
owners we're pathetic. Their coming to-
gether was the only bright spot in the lives of
some of the novices benched. A beautiful
pointer. Bella by name and 3S2 by number.
wept every time her owner appeared. She
had expressive eyes.