The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-08-22

other purposes. The vehicle has three
wheels, two of which run on one rail Of
the track and one on the other. It has
q seat for one man, though it might
well carry two. It is very easily op'
Grated, and is run on almost the exact
principle of the ordinary velecipede
With a strong muscular man to move il
it will make speed of Is to Is miles an
hour.
School and Church.
Gymnastics are now regarded as q
necessary part Of education in the
Italian schools.
The Rev. DR.. Alexander Clark, who
recently died, left his family in such cir.
cumstances that q subscription is being
made to raise funds for them.
The Rev. DR.. Harris of Chicago,
who was recently elected Episcopal
Bishop of the diocese of Michigan in
place of Bishop McCoskfey, viii be
consecrated at Detroit on the 18th Of
September.
The Wesleyan Conference Of
Birmingham, England, has adopted a
report in favor of the Ecumenical Con.
ferencs proposed by the American Wes-
leyans, and appointed committee to
make arrangements.
superintendent Peaslee of Cincin-
natl is echoing the complaint that
throughout the country the public
school pupils are ignorant of language,
and says that of the thousands who en-
ter the high schools comparatively few
have ever heard the most familiar names
of the greatest poets and historians. He
described q proposed Improvement in
school literature, which provides for
giving the pupils first extracts and then
biographical studies.
President Parker of the Ohio
Teachers Association spoke at the
Cleveland meeting in advocacy of the
establishment of school shops in con-
nectioa with the seventh and eighth
year of the public school and with the
first and second years of the high school.
He thought that boys could spend one
hour day during the school year-that
is to say 200 hours-in the use of tools
without diminishing in the least the
requisite amount of mental and moral
discipline.
Religious revivalism in England has
taken a curious form, outside the estab-
lished church. The converts join what
they call the Salvation Army, the leader
of which is styled General, and the
idea of a warfare against sin is carried
out in numerous ways. The different
congregations are =" corps" and are de-
signated by numbers; the word Is sol
der" takes the place of "brether -
and sssister :" and before each meeting a
procession moves through the streets OF
the neighborhood with drums, flies, and
banners. The meetings are of the
American camp-meeting sort, the fervor
being so demonstrative as to startle staid
John Bull.
"A novel enterprise called "The
Peoples Church." is being built in
Boston. The Rev. Mr.. Hamilton, its
pastor, has secured 1O-cent contribu-
tons from over 1OO, 900 persons by SELL
ing to each of them an undivided inter-
est in the concern to the extent of one
brick. The inventive genius of this
pastor now takes another direction.
Having filled the brick market, he
opens a gigantic photograph album.
Persons contributing dollar or more
to this onniuns gathermm of art may
send their portraits, or the picture OF
store, or Office, or factory, with any
personal statement, or business card.
The Sunday-school children are taking
a lively interest in this remarkable al
bum, with prospects of speedily filling
it up.
Haps and Mishaps.
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