The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1878-06-15
GENERAL BREy1TIEs.

d6NE6AL DIE vxVxk0s
BISHOP WHITE, of Virginia, denounc-
es dancing as sin and scandal.
Prof. II. K. Palmer returned to New
York, May %, from his European tour.
The Crown Princess of Denmark
should be spoken of as her Highness.
She stands six feet two inches in her
slippers
THE London World speaks of Henry
Stanley, the African explorer, as ga good
but strangely warped fellow"
No less than 2,5S9, 1924, 1929 grains of
opium are brought into this country an
nually. There are supposed to be over
100000 opium-eaters in the United
States.
Browns wife went to the dentists
lately and took gas. The new set OF
teeth is not ready, nor is che ready; and
SO there has been peace in.the Brown
family for several days. As Brown JOY.
fully remarked: "Her pouthis closed
for repairs"
CHALK is the most effective barrier
against ants. The moment an ascend
ing ants legs come in contact with a
spot that has been well rubbed with
chalk, he topples and falls. With all
his perseverance and skill, the ant has
never yet been able to ''walk chalk"
An extensive hog trade has sprung up
between the United States and England.
A Liverpool steamer has been specially
fitted up for this trade, and can carry
$500 hogs on trip; extra facilities are
on board for cooking few of them, in
case other provisions should fall short.
NANCY IT, HATCH, of Royalston,
Ohio, made will while she was unde-
niably in her right mind, but tore it up
in fit of insanity just before her death.
The will has been admitted to probate,
however, its contents being proved, on
the ground that the woman had no legal
power to revoke it when insane.
PIPE smoking in public is on the
increase in England among what are
called first-class people. Is is no un-
common thing to occupy a first-class
railroad coach in Europe with an En-
glishman who carries pipe with him
powerful enough to make an average
tobacco-smoker sick.
A CRAZY man, named Charles Busch.
annoyed the wealthy Mrs. Aston, of New
York, by following and writing to her
on the subject of matrimOny. He has
been arrested, and is discovered to be
the same man who fell madly in love
with Christine Nilsson five years ago,
and was locked up because he pressed
bis suit too ardently.
Col. INGERsoLL says: 81 owe my
existence to death Some old fellow,
sitting at the feast of life, just tucking
his napkin under his chin for another
mouthful, was led out and told, MY
friend, there is baby here that wants
your seat and that was the way got
q place. And 1 am willing to give
some other young one chance"
LODGING-HOUsE keepers in Paris are
now looking back to the last EXPOSE
ton for precedents. They have found
one which may possibly utilize billiard
tables. A man having accepted bill
iard-table in lieu of bed, was charged
at the rate per hour at which he would
have paid for exercise of the cue. A
hard charge for hard bed.
The three French Commissioners,
Messrs. Andre, Ango and HIATT, who
came to this country to observe the
transit of Mercury, have been visiting
Mount Hamilton, Col, the site selected
for the great Lick Observatory. Prof.
Andre said that at no other place which
they had visited in the world did they
find every thing so favorable for astro-
nomical observations.
An expertcan usually select the breeds
of hens by their eggs alone. A thor
ough-bred Brahma lays q coffee-brOwn
egg; Buff Cochin lilac. Any cross
changes the color and texture of the egg
shell. The Spanish, Leghorns, Creve-
occurs, Hamburgs, Houdans and many
others lay pure white eggs. Thegames
have slight tinge of brown over the
shell, which is smooth and fine grained.
THE Chinese Government has been
compelled to borrow 100000 taels
(about 5000, e00) in the shape of for
eign loan. The only foreign debt China
has heretofore contracted was in 1874,
when the Government borrowed S3,-
1885, from England, at eight per cent.
The present loan is secured by customs
dues. The total customs receipts of
China in 1876 were something over &c.,
100000.
A SENSATION was produced in the
Beech Street Mission Church, at Pater-
son, N. j., Sunday afternoon, by a
large dog which ran into the church,
and, after running around for while,
sought out the prettiest girl in the con-
gregation and then sprang on her lap
and affectionately kissed her. The girl
had never seen the dog before, and her
establishment and fright may be imag-
ined. The dog was put out of the church
several times.
THE portrait of Mrs. Joseph Aston,
Burr's beloved daughter, Theodosia, is
soon to be received at Washington.
The picture was washed ashore at Hat
teras, and was probably the only relic
of the vessel in which Mrs. Aston sailed
for New York, never to arrive there.
The ship doubtless foundered at sea.
though for long time it was asserted
that she was taken by pirates, and that
her crew and passengers shared the in
evitable fate of prisoners of these cor
sairs.
WHEN any person of wealth dies in
Paris the front door of the house is
draped with black velvet, With silver
fringe and molding. The curtain is
looped up at the sides, and inside the
doorway is an altar, with crucifix and
candles burning and ornamented with
rare flowers. It has very solemn and
imposing effect. Those attending q
funeral always walk with their heads
uncovered, and those ON the sidewalks
take off their hats while the cortege is
passing.