The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1877-09-29

but wrifhing, fat worms. They are
usually sma1, sveraktng from . thirty
second to . sixteenth Of an inch In
length, but frequently see them from
an eighth to quarter of an inch in
length, floating serenely on my coffee,
and crawling over my tomatoes and
peaches, for, like many others, l am
fond of sugar, and until within the last
six months have been munching away
upon worms or any thing else that came
along"
In Peterboro, England, the old Gus
tom is kept up of rafting for Bibles by
six boys and six girls, in order to carry
out the provisions of the will of queer
old DIR. Wildrie, a Puritan minister, who
died early in the eighteenth century.
A saucer containing the dice is placed
on the communion table, and six of the
IL young persons who get the largest
number are to have a Bible apiece.
The six Bibles are purchased at cost
of not over seven shillings each. In or
der to make this remarkable proceeding
as religious as possible, the minister
kneels at the communion table, and
prays for divine direction on the throw
ing of the dice. A part of the service
on tie day annually appointed for this
is the preaching of sermon by the min
lister on the excellency, perfectness, and
divine authority of the Scriptures. The
will provides for the payment to the
minister for this service of 10 shillings,
and to the clerk IL pence.
FOURTEEN of the Is Princes of the
royal houses Of Europe who have made
morganatic marriages belong to the
reigning houses of Austria and Ger
many, and in four cases their wives were
actresses. The English law does not
recognize such marriages on the part of
members of the royal family. Thus the
children of the Queens uncle, the. Duke
of Sussex, by his first wife did not even
enjoy the rank of an ordinary Duko's
children, but the Queen created the
Dukes second wife Duchess of Inver-
ness. This was ga sop" in return for
which the Duke assented to the Prince
Consort's taking precedence of him.
The Duke of Cambridge, the Queens
first cousin, married many years ago an
actress, Miss FarebrOther, who resides
in house in Mayfair, within easy reach
of the residence of his Royal Highness.
They have several children who bear
the name of Fitz George, of whom one
or two are officers in the army.
A CONVICT in the Gundagai Jail in
Australia, undergoing term of impris-
onment for stealing ring, used to gain
living by travelling from town to town
giving performances in which he offered
to swallow any article which his audi
ence might select. The ring for the
stealing of which he had been convicted
he had swallowed, and declared he
could swallow bagful if he got them.
The prisoner is at present being treated
by the visiting surgeon to the Jail, with
the view of making him disgorge steel
Albert chain and a large brass ring.
The chain can be distinctly felt at the
bottom of the stomach, and the patient
says he swallowed it nine months ago,
and that it is theonly article he has had
any difficulty about. He AYERS that he
has had two pounds weight of jewelry
in his stomach at one time, and that he
has harbOred watches in that viscus for
"a hours. The jailer has collection
of Albert chains, pen-knives, brass
rings, etc., which he asserted he had
caused the prisoner to vomit by means
of emetics.