The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1878-09-21

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ing on the roads. A tree agent recently
became interested in the girl and, by
dint of much pumping. got from Mrs.
Patrick q clew, which he diligently fol-
lowed up, until the child, identified by
the birth mark, was restored to the
mother, who had spent much money
vainly trying to find her. " = q
A FEW nights ago q young lady Of
this city, says the Schenectady IN: ~
Union, was awakened by something
passing over her arm, which she at
once supposed was mouse. She took
no further notice of it, supposing it had
run away. In the morning, on making
up the bed, she discovered the little fell
low snugly resting itself between the
sheets, at the foot of the bed, where 1t
had doubtless hid when frightened by
her awakening in the night Instead
of the customary scream and half faint,
she took her slipper,an placing it near
the mouse, he soon took refuge in the
toe, when she closed it, and putting it
into pail of water drowned the little
Intruder.
THE wheat this year in Oregon is
larger and plumper than known for
years and will average from 60 to GO
pounds to the bushel. There has been
an increased acreage. which more than
offsets the average decrease in yield OF
bushels to the acre. The increase, to-
gether with an increase in weight, will
give not less than 10 per cent. more
bushels than in any previous year. Ad-
vices from Northern Idaho, Snake
River, Palouse River, Walla Walla,
and Umatilla, return as q whole bet
ter Weld than heretofore claimed, but
the low stage of water in the river
greatly interferes with free deliveries
from those sections. The bulk of grain
will hardly be marketed before May of
next year.
IT is now ascertained that humming-
birds are only found on this continent,
in the West India Islands, and in two
islands of the Pacific. Those in the
United States pass from their winter
quarters in Mexico as far north as Can
ada, which is their extreme northern
limit. From Bolivia they proceed
as far as Terra del Fuego,
where the officers of the British
man Beacon found them feeding
on insects in the blossom of the fuchsia
when snow was on the ground, for they
do not necessarily demand high tenn
perature, and some species are found at
an elevation of 10000 to $4,000 feet
above the level of the sea. The temper
ate region of the Andes produces the
greatest variety. Their flight is exces-
siyely rapid.
AN exception has been discovered to
the rule laid down by Josh Billings and
other philosophers that all the good
Injuns die young" The Austin (Nev.)
Rereil'e says: During the night of the
day on which the flood occurred there
were many drunken men on Main
Street. One of these, in drunken reck-
lessness, took handful of coin from
his pocket and threw it on the ground.
An Indian standing by gathered up the
pieces and offered them to him, but the
white man refused the money, and said /:
You keep it, Jim, and treat the Indians
with it.'' Gan right" replied the In
dian, "me keep 'um; give 'um you back
when you SOBER" And next day he
hunted the man up and gave him back
his money.
NINE feet ten inches at the shoulder
was the highest elephant Mr.. Sander
son, an expert in such affairs, ever
measured. A thoroughbred elephant is
worth $4,000 or more. In 1885 the
price of elephants was 1925 head /;
now none can be had for less than $3.50,
and tuskers of any pretension are held
at from 81, 900 to 81 500. At 25 years
the elephant is full grown, AID it will
live from 80 to 120, or even 150ycars. The
Government load is 1,640 pounds, in
elusive of chains and attendants, and
the daily ration is 800 pounds of fodder.
Two elephants which had Equarreled
were separated for IA years and then
taken out on hunting expedition.
They met without any seeming recog-
milton of each other, but on descending
a slanting path down the steep bank Of
q river the one behind on a sudden
made plunge forward and upset its
old adversary, mahout, howoah, guns,
and all into the river
AT last good news comes from the
famine districts in China. Rain has
fallen in sufficient quantities to hold out
a promise of fair autumnal crops. All
that is now Immediately required, there
fore, is to find support for the sufferers
until the grain is once more gathered in.
But the more important question of how
can such visitations be avoided for the
future still remains for the considers
ton of the Chinese Government. Dur
ing the last dynasty-from 1928 to 1928
the provinces now suffering from
drought were visited by similar periods
of famine forty times. That the ex-
treme verge Of misery was sometimes
reached may be gathered from the ON
inous statement appended to the account
of ten of them that men +" eat each 9th.
er." The records of the present dynas-
ty are not yet available, but there is no
reason to suppose that the droughts
have, under the Manchoo rule, been less
frequent than formerly. aTH s3&N-r
The " Pony" Locomotive.
There is at present owned and opera
ted by the Troy and Boston Railroad
Company . locomotive that possesses
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