The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-09-26
GENERAL BREvITES.
KANSAS

GENERAL BREvITIES.
THE largest sum ever paid for horse
in England was S72, 900, given for Dom
caster by the Duke of Westminster.
A GIRL only II years old was married
i'm Colchester, VT, last year, and now
has deserted her husband, taking her
infant along.
w. w. STEWART, who has neither
arms nor legs, has married the daughter
of the manager of the Boston side show,
in which he is on exhibition.
THERE are SIX counts against the de-
faultinc Treasurer of the Massachusetts
Home Missionary Society. In each case
he had counted the money of the society
rs his own.
JOHN CHINAMAN looks upon the whole
world of trade as his oyster, and eX-
poets to open it. The following appears
upon Denver sign-board: eva kee,
Headache Medicine and Black Tea, Silk
Handkerchiefs, Washing and Ironing,
Sewing on Buttons and Mending."
DANIEL STANsBERRY, prominent
farmer, residing near KeOkuk, Iowa,
was recently gored to death by a mad
bull. The animal had to be shot before
the body of Stansberry could be recov-
cred, and it was then shockingly mu-
tilated. The deceased leaves wife and
ii children.
A MAN named Phelps, in Cumberland
County, Ky, has named his children as
as follows: Robert Goderich Claiming
De Ausbrey Phelps, Quitman Fremont
Iturbide Cadwallader Phelps, Belchis
Zenobia Semiramis Phelps, James Rich
ard Augustus Phelps, BOHEMIA PAMELA
Melvina Phelps, Esau Mahurslal Al
hashbar Phelps, Dionysius Edric Robert
Turner Phelps, Thompson Baker Samp-
son Boanerges Phelps
THE Liverpool Post says that the enOr-
nous richness of the old gold fields on
the Guinea coast has not been eXagger-
ated in the reports received of late. Sir
John Glover's statement, that he had
Travelled over districts where one might
dig up gold like potatoes, is all but liter
ally realized in recent discoveries which
give 5000 per ton of quartz at Il depth
of 80 feet, and S15 on the surface. Their
extent is practically unlimited.
SECRETARY MULLENs of the London
Missionary Society was the official who
organized the movement to ChriStianize
Central Africa. Of the six missionaries
who made the first start for Lake
Tanganyika, two abandoned the journey
and two died by the way. Mr.. Mullens
decided to 90 along with the next party,
so as to learn for himself the difficulties
and the dangers of the enterprise. News
of his death has just been received.
Mrs. JAMES BRYANT of Lowndes
County, Ala, donated last year her
colossal fortune of natural black hair fol
the benefit of the Memphis yellow-fevel
sufferers. 1t realized several hundred
dollars, and has now come back to the
original owner by the kindness of a Bos.
ton merchant, who was the last pur-
chaser. Il will be ratified for in Mont.
gOElery for the benefit of Gen. Hoods
children.
A CURIOUS happy family is now anus.
ing the Russians at the Geological Gar.
den of St. Petersburg. There are in 4
large cage two young lions, two young
bears and two large dogs. The mem,
bers of this family live in perfect peace
playing heartily together. II is pro-
posed to add TO the family pair OF
young hyenas and couple of young
wolves. The managers hold that tho
peace of the happy family will remain
undisturbed, even after it is thus en-
larged.
Col. J. G. FAIR of Nevada, who ha:
been visiting the King and Queen of the
Sandwich Islands, relates a pleasant
little story of water excursion which
he took with them. When they ap
preached the island which was theil
be so boisterous that no small boat cOul(
land. Not at all discouraged, the King
jumped overheard, the Queen after
him, and both swan with eN
ceeding grace and GOODNESS to the
shore.
AMONG the many queer epitaph:
found upon the tombstones in ancient
burial places is the following, from the
old Dutch Church-yard in Paramus, n
j. The son of this man yet lives, and
is over 80:
Casper Rough is my name,
Small Lofts Is my station,
Heaven is my dwelling place,
And Christ is my salvation.
When am dead and laid i'm grave,
And all my bones are rotten,
This ieave for you to see,
That may never be forgotten.
When the bell begins to toll,
Oil Lord have mercy on nv soul
AN "asylum for aged domesticated
animals - has been opened by a benev
client citizen of Concise, suburb OF
Paris. Among its inmates are Sc
year-old cow, a 25-year-old pig, and M
1S-year-old goat. The senior member
of the fraternity is n nOnchalpnt mulp
aged 40 years, that excellently eNempli
flies the benefits of the passiOnless phil
osophy of Epictetus, with which NJ
Theirs used to say he quoted
the Paris mobs-as much as he could
Angus SMITH of Harrisville and Mr.
Leonard of Detroit were looking at land
along Otsego Lake, Mich, and camped
Friday night in the woods. Early Satur.
day morning, before break of day, Smith
awoke, and, feeling cold, went out OF
the tent to gather material for a fire
Leonard awoke, and, not knowing Smith
was outside, discovered dark object
moving outside the tent, and, supposin9
it to be Il bear, discharged his revolver
1t proved to be Smith, and the shot en-
tered his abdomen, from the effects OF
which he died.
In Rothermel's painting of the /" Bat
tie of Gettysburg Confederate sol
dier is represented as in the act of fall
ing from Federal gun, upon which he
had endcayorei TO Chamber Henry