The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-03-14
GENERAL BREyITIES.

GENERAL BREYITIES.
THE gold and silver product of Cali
fornia since 1913 is 81, 1897 100000.
AN Iowa man who removed to Cali
fornia with view of lettering his con-
dition writes back: "Any one can get
living in Iowa, but it takes smart
fellow to do it here"
PROF. W. G. FARMER lighted up q
whole house in Salem, Mass, 20 years
.'go, with electric light, using battery
for the production of electricity. 1t
was, however, much more costly than
gas illumination.
Mr.. EDISON says that the electric
light sis just as certain as sunrise"
"They must give me time for it," he
added, "and If they don't l shall take
time. I have never said l would have
it done in q week"
PETER J. PINTLER, said to be 1OS
years old, died at White Lake, Sullivan
County, N. Y, a few days ago. He was
one of the first settlers of the county.
His Oldest brother, believed to be ITO
years old, is still living.
THE Frankfort (Mich.) Express
chronicles the utter extinction, by sui
eide, of family who formerly resided
at that place. The father cut his throat
and the mother took poison. Their two
children killed themselves a year or two
ago.
THE importation of oranges from the
islands Of the Mediterranean and West
Indies to New York is an immense
business but very risky one. Often
over half the cargo is lost and some
times as much as 80 per cent. Many
steamers bring million at a time.
THE mule is Disappointing animal.
One fell down shaft in Maryland IS
feet deep. Every one said, "That mules
dead, but it was hoisted up uHiajured,
and walked away, and just as every one
said, "That mules lot hurt" it laid
down and died.
IT is considered singular that the
head of the present French Cabinet
should be an Englishman; that five OF
its members should be Protestants
that the President of the Chamber
should be Jew, and the President of
the Republic the son of small farmer.
A LAWYER was on trial in Lebanon,
Ind, on charge of perjury. The jury
agreed to an acquittal, but just before
they returned to the Courtroom with
their verdict the prisoner embraced an
opportunity to run away. Knowing the
truth, he probably had reason to fear
the worst.
A RECENT issue of the Quitman (Ga.
Free Press contains this remarkable
obituary: "Died in Quitman, on the
22d inst, colored mar, name unknown.
His death was caused by eating poison
ed cabbage taken from the garden OF
the editor of this paper. ReQuiescdt tn
pace"
A COUNCIL BLUFFS Qowa) girl, on
suicide intent, asked for morphine in
drugstore. The clerk suspected her
purpose, and sold her powerful emetic.
She returned an hour afterward, ex-
pressed her opinion of a man who
would deceive distracted girl in that
way, and demanded her money back.
JUDGE LOCHRANE says that one reas.
on why the city of Atlanta has come
forward SO rapidly into prominence is,
that its people, from the very first, set
their faces against having any loca! ar.
istocracy or social heaven. They vel.
coined any body who came along, and
who helped puild up the town.
CAPT. J. WooLsEY, former wealthy
resident of Niles, Mich, was reported
to have been killed by Indians in New
Mexico 10 years ago, but he now turns
up alive in the Black Hills, where he has
made an immense fortune. He has been
reunited to his wife, who had married
again, believing him dead.
LITTLE has been said of late regard
| ing the tunnel between France and Eng
land, but preparations for the work con-
| tinue. Seven Thousand five hundred and
seventy-one soHndings have taken place
within 600 feet of the French coast with
view of ascertaining the form and geo.
logical nature of the ground, and 3,267
specimens have been obtained. Similar
soundings have also taken place on the
English side.
A BOLD boy seized the materialized
form of Big Indian by the foot in q Sc
| ance in Beebe Plain, Canada, and could
not be kicked off, although the account
says that a mule could not have worked
more vigorously than did this spirit WIS.,
liant. The lights were turned up, and
the lad was disclosed clutching the foot
of Mrs. Huntoon, the medium, who was
clumsily disguised in Indian dress.
Mrs. Huntoon is sister of the notorious
Eddys.
CATHARINE RoDEN had been sick
with heart disease, in Chicago, and her
abject poverty prevented her from pro-
curing medical treatment. At length,
after severe attack, she went to the
Charity Hospital and was examined by
young physician. He said that she
was perfectly well. She knew that she
was not, and begged him to give her
medicine, but he insisted that she need
ed none, and drove her out. She went
home, and died within few hours.