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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-04-19

work than her
neighbors. It is
a distinct tri-
unph if her
butter is gener-
ally regarded
as the finest in
the cou n ty.
But fine butter
and bad health {
don't go to-
gether.
Mrs. w. ]. Kid
der, of Hill Dale
Farm, Enosburg,
VT, writes to DR..
R. V. Pierce, Buff
falo, N. Y: " Dur
ing the past year I
found that l was
to become a moth
er and that / was
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-12-22

All kinds of root crops are very cX-
haustive of soil fertility. They are all
great users of the available nitrogen
that the soil contains, and the turnips
also require mineral fertility as well.
We once grew patch of turnips in a
field of corn, where, owing to the wet
soil, the corn was pulled out by fowls,
and it was too late 10 replant il. The
turnips were good crop, but when we
came to harvesting the oat crop that
grew on the field the next year there
wassuch marked inferiority Of the crop
where the turnip crop had grown that
every pnsser-by noticed it. What the
root crop appears TO take is the avail
able nitrogen. Wherever il is grown a
clover crop should follow as soon as
possible, to restore the kind of fertil-
ity that the roots have exhausted 49,
American Cultiyator.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-12-22
BRADSTREET'S REPORT.
auieting DOwn-Corn Strona-Iron
and steel Quict-FniIurcs.

General trade in Wholesale and
manufacturing lines is quieting down,
but, it is worth noting, is undisturbed
by the money situation. the influences
of which have been confined to specu-
lative circles. Holiday trade, ON the
other hand, has been given decided
impetus and comparisons with the
same period of preceding years are
uniformly favorable, little doubt re-
naming that, although retail trade in
seasonable lines has been affected in
some localities by unfayorable
weather, holiday specialties have en-
joyed exceptional activity. As regards
prices, il is notable fact that as
many staples have advanced this week
as there have declined, while by, far
the larger number of quotations have
remained steady or firm. The strength
of textiles is still Il most notable feat
ure of the general situation. Cotton
goods are heavily sold ahead by
agents and a very large spring bust
ness has already been booked. Raw
cotton is firm and unchanged on the
week, partly owing to light receipts
and to reailirmation of short crop
estimate by the department of agri-
culture Manufactured goods where
not advanced, are firmly held. Wool
is less active than of late, but prices
are no less firm, and some finer
grades are quotably higher. Wooden
goods share the strength of the raw
material, and silks and its products
are also firmly held
Corn, among the cereals, has dis
played specially strong tone, owing
to small receipts and depleted stocks.
Provisions have noted weakening
after the recent advance, but lard and
pork are still higher than last week
and hog receipts are rather smaller
than expected. Wheat has been
steady, partly on foreign crop reports
reporting cold weather, partly be-
cause of limitations of possibly inter
national disturbances, and also be-
cause of expectations of bullish
government crop report.
In most lines of iron and steel quiet
ness and firmness are confident. Es-
Inmates of production point to little
gain in stocks and n source of
strength is the claim made that west
ern furnace capacity for the half of
next year at least is already booked.
Business failures in the United
States forth week were 210, as com
pared with 220 last week, 234 in this
week a year ago, 2s3 in 1897, $3.50 in
1896 and 1856 in 1895.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-12-22
DR.. Caldwel's Syrup Pepsln, tn
great stomach remedy, is now sold by
Z. b. Spencer u Co.
CIVIL SERVICE LEAGUE.
The Topic of the Liveliezt Iuterest
Was the Report of the Special
Investigating Committee

indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 16.-The ma
tionai convention of the Civil Service
league closed yesterday evening with
banquet. The topic of liveliest in
terest was The report of the special in
vestigation committee, of which Mr..
Charles y Bonaparte, of Baltimore, is
president, appointed some time ago to
report upon the action and effect of
such action of the Mckinley admins
tralion with reference to civil service
reform. The report on "the Indian
service under President Mckinley"
says: "The committee finds itself
compelled to report that probably no
branch of the federal service has suf-
fered more from the ravages of the
spoilsmen during the present admin
istration than the Indian service"
The report charges that the census
bill providing for 5000 appointments
was passed with deliberate rejection
of the competitive system. Such was
the conditions, says the report, ex-
listing at the time the order of May 81,
1899, was issued, which the report
states. removed absolutely from the
competitive class 300 officers. re-
moved from the classification and
transferred TO system Of registra-
ton TO be devised by the secretary of
war, $500 positions then covered by
registration system controlled by
the commission, and changed the rule
removing the safeguards against eva
sion. II charges that in the treasury
department appointments are made
first and examinations are held after
ward, and chat those who fail are kept
in their places.
In the postotlice department it is
charged clerks are appointed without
examination at small postotlices about
10 be brought within the classification
of the free delivery system, and then
are Immediately transferred without
examination to similar appointments
in larger Offices and even TO other de-
partments.
The evils Of the new reinstatement
rule are set forth at length, as are the
evils of arbitrary reductions of salary
thereby forcing people to resign.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-12-22

rod (CE) seven inches long, and the
upright (DF) four inches long. The
plates (B and Az have holes in them, by
which block of wood is screwed to the
iron. A thick piece of leather can also
be used. Save the team all unnecessary
wear and II will do more work for you,
and in this connection II may be said
that n brake is useful on wagon or
cart when the team is drawing a load
up hill as well as when going down,
for nowhere should team be favored
more than in drawing load uphill.
With brake one can stop at any point
and rest the horses, taking the weight
OF the load entirely off their shoulders.
The brake rod (G) should have either n
loop at the top or round knob Of wood
or metal, that the hand may grasp the
rod easily and firmly.-N. Y. Tribune.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-12-22
If Gas is Found at Colony
lola Will be the States
Metropolis in Five
Years
ANOTHER BRICK BUILDING
VIM. Root Needs More Room
and so VIII do the Right
Thing and Build.

This business of finding gas up at
Colony Is Que that means volumes
and stacks and whole libraries to
lola. 1t means town of $4,000 In
stead of 20, 900 and it means factories
until the eye wearies of counting
them. One of the fret results of q
find would be on the Cement plant
which would be- tempted to do all
kinds of things, that is the men be-
hind 1t would be so tempted. They
have leases on 10, 900 acres of land in
that vicinity and will have gas galore
If the fret or second or any of the
wells prove good. Then it will mean
that most of the country between
lola aud the Colony field is good
territory, for this has never been
tested and proved otherwise. 1t
means so much and such glorious
things that 1t is the bounden duty of
every true and loyal citizen to hope
aud pray and grunt to help that
blind, senseless old lion drill find the
the gas.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-12-22

fected Venetian school, Giorgione ls
remembered as one OF the chosen
ones who go before. And though we
have only glimpses of his persona
character the man we honor is most
attractive, and it must be, a very
spiritual type. Mrs. Jamison says
that Giorglone's color "seems to be
lighted from within, Titisn's is light
ed from without" and his PERSONAL
ity is pervaded with the softness and
the glow which come from inward
exaltation. He is closely related to
Raphael and Angelica, and he is like
them, too, in that he holds q place
apart. FLORENCE l.. SNOW.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-12-22
THEY WORK TOGETHER.
Now Interested In Promoting the
Good Roads Agitation.

The increasing interest in the subject
OF good roads is now one of consider
able significance, owing to the class of
men who are working up the agitation.
In the western states the farmers and
wheelmen are working together in alb
solute harmony, and the interest they
are arousing is little short of remark
able.
The enactment of good road laws in
the eastern states was secured through
the combined efforts of the farmers and
the wheelmen. In New Jersey the move
ment was initiuted by the farmers who
sought the aid of the wheelmen and
found their assistance of incalculable
value. This was not unexpected, for
the wheelmen have always been con-
sistent advocate Of highway improve
ment, and the Gospel of Good Roads"
formed the chief plank in their plat
form when the League of American
Wheelmen was organized. II has been
charged that the motive of the wheel
men was n selfish one, and in the early
days of cycling, when every wheelman
was n road rider and rode high wheel.
there may have been some ground for
the charge, but no foundation for such
n belief exists to-day. Since the adop-
tion of the safety machine as bust
ness vehicle by all sorts and conditions
of men, not one city wheelman in ten
is seen upon a country road more than
a few times each year, and the wheel
mans interest In good roads is purely
"A business proposition, the adoption of
which would benefit him only in pro-
portion as it would benefit any other
member of the community.
The young men who formed the
League of American Wheelmen 90 years
ago are now the substantial business
and professional men OF their respec-
tive communities, and their connection
with the organization is maintained
chiefly for the purpose OF aiding the
movement for better roads, Many of
them seldom ride a wheel, and their
work for good roads is simply in the
line of public improvement, which is
neither more nor less creditable TO
them than to the member Of an agri-
cultural or other organization.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-12-22
For Sale.

Coming two year old, dark red,
Short Horn bull, registered, Norton
bred. j. b. Fergus, Lone Elm. 2tId
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-12-22
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IMPROVEMENT.
BRAKE FOR WAGONS.
If the Plan Here Outlined Is Followed
Any Country Blacksmith Can
Make One.

Few farm wagons are supplied with
brakes for the wheels, and yet no class
of vehicles is more in need of them. We
cannot help the team in hauling a load
up a hill or incline, but we can help it
in going down. Where ones farm is
billy or the highways about it are billy,
q brake is an absolute necessity TO save
wear on the horses. Any blacksmith
can make one according to the plan
given in the cut. Use three-quarter
inch round iron. and make the upright
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-12-22
THE MAINE VICTIMS.
The Work of Disinterment to Begin To-
Day-Father Chadwick VIII Iden-
tlfy the Collins

Havana, Dec. 1S.-The United States
battleship Texas, Capt. Sigsbee com
handing, has arrived here and Capt.
Greene, commandant of the naval
station, has conferred with Capt. Sgs-
bee with regard to the removal from
Colon cemtery of the bodies of the
victims of the Maine disaster The
present intention is to remove the
remains with as little ceremony as
possible. The work of disinterment
will begin to-day Each coffin will
be enclosed in Il metal caslict and be
surrounded by disinfecting COM
pound. The caskets will be removed
during the night to the naval wharf,
where they will he under guard un-
til all is ready for removal to the bat
tlcship, which, il is expected, will take
place Wednesday night or Thursday
at .daybrcak. The T,Xhs will then
leave NJ once. Father ChidWick Nill
identify the collins ms they are taken
from the ground, having the chart
showing the exact location of each.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-12-22

The person who disturbed the con-
gregstion last Sunday by coughing,
is requested to call on Evans Bres
and get bottle of Foley's Honey and
Tar, which always gives relief.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-12-22
wide ana NATION Tires.

The following test as reported by
the Michigan station shows a compar-
ison of wide and narrow tires on wag-
ons and also the Importance Of suili-
cent use of axle grease. son good roads
the drafts of wide and narrow-tired
wagons were about equal; on plowed
land narrow-tired wagon pulled As
per cent. harder than one with wide
tires; on road with sand two inches
deep, 25 per cent, harder, and on sod
ten per cent harder. A wagon not
CREASED pulled IS per cent. harder than
when creased"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-12-22
VIII Root viii Bnild.

Every body knows Will Root, the
he has been everlastingly extending
his business and his buildings. The
shop on south Washington avenue is
now several times the size 1t was a
few years ago and it is getting too
small again. 1t is a question of buy
ing more ground to extend on or tear.
ing down the old and erecting new
building and Mr.. Root has decided to
do that. The new building will be of
brick and will be two stories high,
covering the lot and giving him plenty
OF room. His friends are glad to sec
him in such trouble, for it indica ties
that he Is prospecting.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-12-22
Chenp literature In Gcrmany.

A publishing house in Germany, the
object of which is to supply good lit
eratUre to the masses at low price,
has sold in the last 25 years $50, 600
copies Of Schiller's civilian Tell"
more than half million copies of "Ier-
mann and DoFothea," and 100000 copies
Of "Faust" at the price of five cents
each. Among the tEanslations Edward
BeIlamy's Looking Backward" has
had sale of 900 copies.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-12-22
Lnnndry sterIIInnh-

One OF the laundry trade journals
recently noticed new antiseptic,
which is intended to sterilize clothes
when being Numbered, thereby pre-
venting contagion. A formaldehyde
solution is solidifed, and this is used
by the laundrymen.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-12-22
For Sale

My implement business at bargain.
A. w. BECK.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-12-22
Infant Mortality.

While the infant mortality in Swe-
den and Norway is not over II per
cent, it rises in the German empire
to 30 and in the BavaIian highlands to
90 per cent
The age-herald., 1899-01-01
FORGOT ONCE IN 20 YEARS.
Sensations of Man of Habit When He
 Neglected Duties for Night.

From the Chicago Tribune.
 In all the twenty years of his married life MT. Greenup had never forgotten to look after the valuable portable property of the family before retiring to rest at night. It was his invariable custom to lock up the jewelry, gold and silverware, and other tempting articles of like nature, in cun- ningly devised closet of his own invention, let into the wall of the dining room so sKillfully that the most experienced burglar would never suspect its presence.
 Then, having concealed in a somewhat similar way whatever money he happened to have about him, MT. Greenups unvary- ing habit was to examine the fastenings of the doors and windows, place a sheet of zinc or tin under the rug at the foot of the stairway leading up to the sleeping apart ments-the mission of this sheet of metal being to emit a loud noise when stepped on-after which he always went to bed.
 For the proper understanding of this mar rative it is necessary to emphasize the fact that these precautions had never been omit ted, no matter how late the hour. To ob- serve them had become second nature to MT. Greenup.
 One night last week, however, when on the point of making his usual rounds, he was disturbed by the loud ringing of the door bell.
 On going in person to answer it he found a boy with telegram. The telegram was to the effect that an elderly aunt of his wife's was on her way to visit the family and would be at the station at o'clock the next morning. Would he please meet her there?
 10 comply with this request 1t would be necessary for him to set the alarm clock for 5 a. m.
 "No, boy, there's no answer"
 He closed and locked the door, and with the telegram in his hand went upstairs to reassure his uneasy wife and to set the alarm clock. Then he undressed and went to bed. Five minutes later, when on the point of falling to sleep, he remepbered with a sensation like sudden jolt that he had forgotten to secure the family valuables and examine the doors and windows.
 First time in twenty years!" he said to himself, as he prepared to get up again.
 Then he lay back and reflected.
 Twenty years! And in all that time there has never been any attempt to break into this house. have spent-lst me sec at least ten minutes every night locking things up. Twenty timaa sos-that'a easy-is
The age-herald., 1899-01-01

or pistol, a rider that no broncho could throw, a roper that no maverick could es- cape. In the little Missouri town far away from any railroad the Cherokee horseman and the dark beauty of Montana were com- panions for two days. Then his business over Cherokee Bill returned to the Indian Territory laden with silver from the sale of horses and carrying the memory of the dark-eyed lass deep down in his heart.
 In the course of time the beautiful daugh- ter of Montana moved to the east and ap- peared as an actress In New York city. She had heard no more of Cherokee Bill, possibly she had forgotten all about the big, handsome fellow, who had made an impression upon her in the days gone by, but after the war she saw in paper par agraph describing Cherokee Bill, member of the regiment of rough riders, then at Camp Wikoff
 She remembered the two days association at Fl Dorado Springs and immediately write a note to Camp Wilsoff reminding Cherokee Bill of the brief acquaintance. Before this letter reached the camp the
The age-herald., 1899-01-01

Indian blood-and half his blood is Indian is Cherokee, he lived with the Choctaw na- tion in Indian Territory because of an asso- citation in the cattle business with con nection by marriage and who is a Choc- Jaw. Three years ago Cherokee Bill went to El Dorado Springs, Mo-, and thus the in ception of the happy affair which has even- tuated in his marriage.
 Cherokee Bill was intent upon making a sale of some horses; "rode hard on a bunch of horses into town as he tells of his trip. While preparing to make the sale he put up the horses at a livery stable and by so doing gained an acquaintance with the own CT of the stable, John Beach, who was also mayor of the rapid little city.
 It was no more than natural that Bill should meet the mayors daughter, Miss Caroline L. Beach, an erect, dark-eyed beauty whose wealth of straight yet black hair revealed a trace of Indian ancestry. She had been brought up in Montana, could ride fast and shoot straight, and in her home state she had been chosen for the model of the silver statue, indicative of the greater products of the state, silver and beautiful women.
 Bill was the ideal ranger of the west, fine in physique, wonder as shot with rifle
The age-herald., 1899-01-01

rough riders had, been mustered out of ser- vice and Cherokee Bill had left for New York.
 While walking along Sixth avenue with a friend one evening Miss Beach, out of cur iosity, suggested that they go into the mis- sion meeting at Thirty-second street They entered and took seat in the rear of the room. Sitting upon a bench directly in front was Cherokee Bill.
 Never having been in New York, Bill was seeing everything to be seen and as the mission was wide open he had gone there, remarking to man at the door that this was the first wide open game he had seen since leaving San Antonio.
 The demure little model Miss Beach, gazed intently at Bill, resisting her inclin- ation to rush to the cavalry man and re- new the acquaintance that began in the lit- tie town in Missouri. When the meeting ended Miss Beach was the first person out of the room, but she stood by the outside door.
 Peering in she saw that the woman who had conducted the service, had caught the big man in uniform and evidently having suspicious that he was conspicuous sinner was earnestly pleading with him. Bill fin ally broke loose after promising to return
The age-herald., 1899-01-01
THE WEDDING OF 4 SILVER STATUE MODEL
Heart as Warm and True as the Statne Is Hard and Cold

Trooper p. s. Kinkead, of the rough rid CTS, better known as Cherokee Bill, has married Miss Caroline L. Beach, the orig inal of the famous Montana silver statue model, and that there may be no doubt but that this romance ends happily the mar riage announcement shall be made at the beginning. Cherokee Bill and the model for the Montana silver statue are welded and are both mutually content to live hap pily ever after. At present they are enjoy ing their honeymoon in Boston; but in the marriage of Cherokee Bill and the model for the Montana silver statue there is an interesting story.
 When Cherokee Bill wanted to assume an air of consequential dignity in that partic- ular portion of the west where he has been conspicuous figure for the past ten years, he would place the signature of D. s. Kin kead upon the hotel registers where he chanced to put up over night Though his
The age-herald., 1899-01-01

1900 Ten times that figure is 73,0OO Great Scott! I have spent 73,O00 minutes-thats s over 200 hours, or 120 working days of ten hours each-in doing something that has proved to be absolutely useless. And haven't allowed anything for leap years. Perhaps I've been away from home enough nights u make up for that. Four solid months thrown away! And never burg lar! If one wanted to get in he'd do 1t any how. Does it seem likely that the one night in 1900 when I miss looking things up is to be the one night that some burglar is going to select for robbing this house? Hardly, I'll run my chances of it, anyway"
 And he went to sleep.
 The night sped away.
 No sound disturbed the peaceful slumbers of MT. Greenup.
 Until o'clock a. m.
 Then the alarm clock aroused him.
 Intent only on dressing in hurry, attend ing to the furnace and rousing the kitchen girl to the necessity of having cup of hot coffee for Aunt Penelope at 6:30. and forget ting all about his reflections and computa- tions of few hours before, he hastened down stairs.
 Then the recollection of his wilful negli- gence, his indolent calculation of chances, came upon him with rush.
 The air of the rooms seemed somehow diff ferent. Hastily he lighted the gas and looked about him. He saw-nothing un- usual. The house had not been entered.h
 An, no!
 With a feeling akin to sorrow the narra- tor admits it. Fact is stranger than fc- ton, and when reinforced by an overwhelm- ing array of figures it would be madness to fly in the face of 1t with the trumped-up story of a burglary that had only one chance in 7,300 of taking place.