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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-10-24
Hermann KLAUMANN'S
GROCERY
Fer Your Groceries
TEAS,
SPICES

CANNED GOODS, &C.,
Go to the New Cheap Cash Store.
As have purchased my goods since the late
Gall In prices, I am Offering great Inducements to
those who purchase 1t my plsre. Please call
and examine my prices and goods, - l warrant
satisfaction In all cases money refunded
nrCo0ntry Produce Wanted.
HERMANN KLAUMANN,
lola, Kansas.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-10-24
.CIOAKSI

Ladies' wishing top1tr-
chase should not fail to
see our elegant line of
CZO0ks. Our stock In this
department is entirely
ne,O---no old styles to be
seen.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-05-06
Fortuny's Body Exhulned.

The Spanish painter Fortuny died In
Rome on the 21st of November, 1874, and
was buried in the cemetery Of San Lorenzo
outside of the city walls, the grave being
dug in low, damp ground. Madame For
tuny, the widow, recently caused the body
to be removed to an elevated part Of tho
enclosure. Through the glasses in the two
coflins which contained it, the features Of
the dead man were distinctly seen. The
face was perfectly preserved, although it
had assumed the bituminous color of a
mummy, probably in consequence of tho
embalmment. The forehead and mouth
were superb, and the nose was intact. For
tuny thus resembled ono of those Arabs
whom he 80 well knew how to paint and
make etchings Of, and this resemblance was
all the more noticeable by reason of tho
white linen wound about his head and
shoulders. From his neck hung gold
medallion portrait of Mile. Madrazo, who
became his wife; on one Of his shoulders
was fastened tho little box of colors which
nc used to carry with him during his artist
tours, and on tho other lay tho portrait Of
Beethoven-his last work.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-05-06
Too Much Sleep.

The effects Of too much sleep are not less
signal than those arising from It's privation.
The whole nervous system becomes blunted
so that the muscular energy is enfcebled,
and the intellectual manifestations arc
blunted. All the bad effects of inaction be-
come developed; the functions are exertcd
with less energy; the digestion Is torpid,
the excretions arc diminished, whil4, IN
some instances, the secretions Of fat accumu-
lates to an inordinate extent. The memory
is impaired, the powers Of imagination are
dormant, and the mind falls into q kind Of
dullness, chiefly because the functions of
the intellect are not sufficiently exertcd,
when sleep is too prolonged or too often re-
peated. To sleep much is not necessarily
to be good sleeper. Generally they arc
the poorest sleepers who remain longest in
bed; L. e., they awaken less refreshed than
If tho time OF rising were earlier by an hour
or two. While 1t is true that children and
young people require moro sleep than their
elders, yet it should be the care of parents
that over-indulgcnce be not permitted.
Where the habit is for children to lie in bed
until or In the morning, the last two
hours, at least, do not bring sound, dream
less sleep, where tho hour for retiring Is 8
or 0 p. NJ, but a.e spent in .tdozing," and
in fact such excess cannot fail to insure the
harmful results described by the authority
quoted. What is called '1aziness" among
children is, In very many cases, disease, and
10 largely due to this, as we'll az the other
causes mentioned, that undermine the foun-
dations Of health
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-05-06
Almost Anything.

years ago, into whotesale grocery store
III Boston, walked tall lfmuscular looking
man, evidently fresh eomer from some
backwoods town in Main or New Hamp-
shire. Accosting the fir person he met,
who happened to be the berchant himself,
he asked:
''You don't want to hjAe man in your
store, do you?" q
"Wcll," said the meSchant, 81 don't
know; what can you dog"
"Do2" said the man; s'I rather guess I
can turn my hand to almdst anything. What
do you want done2"
'sWcll, if was to hirk q man, it would
be one that could lift we'll, strong, .w;ry
fellow; one, for instance that could shoul-
der sack OF coffee like, that yorlcr, and
carry it across the store and never law it
down"
"rhere, now, capt'n, said the country
man, "that's just me. I can lift anything l
hitch to; you can't suit mo better. What
will you give man that can suit you7"
"1ll tell you," said the merchant; eff
you will shoulder that sack of coffee and
carry it across tho store twice and never Law
it down, will hire you for year at 800
per month"
Done" said tho stranger and by this
time every clerk in the store had gathered
around and was waiting to join in the laugh
against the man, who walking up to the
sack, threw it across his shoulder with per-
tect case, as 1t was not extremely heavy,
and walking with it twice across the store,
went quietly to large hook which was fas-
tened to the wall, and hanging it up, turned
to the merchant and said:
"There, now, it may hang there till
dooms-day; I shall never lay it down.
What shall 60 about, mister. Just give
me plenty to do and $1oo per month and
it's all right"
The clerks broke inte a laugh, and the
merchant, discounted yet satisfied, kept his
agreement; and to-day, the green country
man is the senior partner in the firm, and
worth a million dollars.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-05-06
The Largest Island In tho World.

Immediately north of Australia and sep
arated from it at Torres Straits by less than
hundred miles of sea, Is the largest island
On the globe-New Guinea, a country Of
surprising interest, whether as regards its
natural productions or its human inhabi-
tants, but which remains to this day less
known than any accessible portion of the
earth's surface. Within the last few years
considerable attention has been attracted
toward it by surveys which have completed
our knowledge of its outline and dimensions,
by tho settlement of English missionaries
OH Its southern coasts, by the explorations
OF several European naturalists, and by the
visits OF Australian miners attracted by the
alleged discovery of gold in the sands of its
rivers. From these various sources there
has resulted somewhat sudden increase in
the still scanty knowledge of this hitherto
unknown la,-A; and we therefore propose
to give general sketch of the island and
OF the peculiar forms of life that inhabit it,
and to discuss briefly some of the interest
Ing problems connected with its indigenous
races. 1t has hitherto been the custom of
geographcrs to give the palm to Bornco rs
the largest island in the Id, but this is
decidedly an error. a c,..eful estimate,
found on the most recent maps, shows that
New Guinea is considerably the larger, and
must for the future be accorded the first
place. In shape this island differs greatly
from Borneo, being irregular and much cx-
tended in q North Northwest and South
Southeast direction, so that it's greatest
length is little short of 1900 miles, dis
tance as great as the whole width of Aus
tralia from Adelaide to Port Darwin, or of
Europe from London to Constantinople.
Its greatest width is 4l2 miles and, omit
ting the great peninsulas which form it's two
extrcmtics, the central mass is about roo
miles long, with al average width of 800
miles, country about the size of the Aus.
TRAN empire, and with the exception of the
course Of one large river, an absolute blank
upon our maps.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-05-06

drink. TO the questions where he got all
these fine things, the woodcutter answered
by telling him what happened in the forest,
mentioning tho cloth and the sheep, but
saying nothing Of the club. The king, who
was u real tyrant ana opprcssor, demanded
the cloth and the sheep; when the wood
cutter refused to give them, he sent his ser
wants to take everything by force The
club struck them down ili a moment. The
king sent larger force and this was also
lost. Then falling into = towering passion
lie went himself with ALI his men, but the
woodcuttcr triumphcd For the king was
killed and his whole ARMY defeated by the
club. The country was now without a
ruler and the supreme pbwer was given to
the former woodcutter. He was a real
blessing to the people, for he treated every
one who was in poverty and misery with
kindness and assisted thaA gladly, and 80
died n
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-05-06
Trapped.

She had been 30 often importuned by him
to let him come into the house, that her
heart melted till it WIS almost rs soft as his
head.
but mind, said she, my pa is burglar
mad, and imagincs every noise he hears in
the house is one of them; and as he will not
allow me to keep company in the house, YOU
must 60 rs soon as he comes home"
lie promised obedience. They had scarce
ly sat half-an-hour before the old man was
at the front door, fumbling with his key.
"Oh! nluot hide you," oriod tho girl, aa
she hurricdly glanced around for place.
She led him into the kitchen and persuad-
cd him to creep into barrel, which stood
in corner. She covered him up with n
brcad-board and returned to the sitting room
to meet her pa. The barrel was damp and
contained an odor not altogether congcnial :;
but he dared not stir. The old man went
armed, 80 she had informed him. Ten
minutes passed, when heavy footsteps ap-
proachcd the door, which was opened then
the old man took off the lid and cmptied the
contents Of the wash-basin over him He
WINGED, but was glad when the barrel was
covered again, and the old man left the
kitchen. Trying to shift his cranpcd posi-
ton, he bumped his head against the lid,
oio ~ ASAA "1ei u SltiItCl w IlC llC
lcapcd from the barrel, sought the cover in
the dark and found it; he jumped back into
the slop-barrel just in time; the lid was ad-
justed just as 1,ater Jan,ilias came in with
a lamp in one hand and revolver in the
other.
''Face me like men, roarcd he, savagely
tramping about, "and I'll show you what a
man in his own house can do"
Hc searched around for ten minutes, then
returned to the sitting room. Julius began
to wish himself at home. His love was
decidedly cooled. But the catastrophe was
near. A little pet dog slipped into the
kitchen and smellcd him out. He began to
bark, which brought out the old man again,
followed by his wife.
''There's some ono in the slop-barrel, "
roarcd he.
"Scald him to death |" cried his wife
'Tll fix him" said he. 'Here, take my
revolver, and shoot when he pops out his
head, while roll out the barrel"
Then he rolled 1t into the yard, turned it
upside down and called for his revolver.
This was not to be endured. Our lovc-sick
youth gave one kick and emerged from the
barrel, and went for the fence. He scram-
blcd over it e. d ran for his life. He avoids
that girl now, 1or he has faint idea that 1t
was ''put up job between her and her pa.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-05-06
Zulu FiHlhtinp.

The military skill displayed by the Zulus
is more common than might be supposed
among the warriors of Southern Africa,
some of whose exploits deserve q wider ce-
lebrty than they are likely to attain. One
of the most remarkable Of these untaught
generals was Griqua Chief named Titus
Africaner, for many years the firm friend of
DIR. Livingstone's father-in-law, Robert
Aloffat. In their youth, Titus and his elder
brother, Christian, were the terror of the
whole country, never, never happy except
when making incursions upon the surround
ing tribes or the Dutch and English settlers.
On one occasion, having been robbed of all
his cattle by his chief enemy, Bercnd called
Nicholas by the Dutch), Titus made feign-
cd attempt to recover the booty, and then
drew OF as If hopeless of success. But during
the night he made forced march of extra
ordinary speed, surprised tho enemy g camp,
and, by sending half dozen men to fire a
vollcy into one side of it, drove the panic
stricken crowd out on the other, close to
where his main body lay in ambush. The
moon had by this time risen, and the fire
Of the concealed marksmen was 80 deadly
that only Berend himself and few of his
chief adherents escaped, leaving both the
stolen cattle and all their own in the hands
OF the Africaner party. On another occa-
sion, in the heat of a severe ''bush fight, !"
Titus and Berend suddenly came face to
face. Both rifles were instantly lcvelled,
and each being the best marksman of his
tribe, the death of both appeared certain,
but at that moment stray bullock came
rushing between them and received the two
bullets, whereupon the superstitious warriors
at once withdrew from the combat An
other of Africaner's recorded exploits was
to swim, at midnight, with his gun on his
shoulder, to an island in the Orange river,
where he awaited the coming of q hippopo-
tamus, whose lair he had marked, and laid
the monster dead with single shot just as
1t opened its huge jaws to seize him.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-05-06
TRI-WEEKLY EDITION.
SILENT SONGS.

When tho songs gone out Of your life,
That you thought would last to the end;
That first sweet song Of tho heart;
That no after days can lond-
Tho song of tho birds to tho trees-
The song of the wind to tho flowers
The songs that tue heart sing low to itsolf.
When 1t wakes in tho morning hours.
You can start no other song,
Not even q tremulous note
Will falter forth on tho empty air,
1t dies in your aching throat
1t is all IN vain that yon try;
For the Spirit Of Song has fed.
The nightingale sings no moro to the rose,
When the beautiful flower is dead.
So lot silence softly fall
On the bruised hearts quivering strings,
Perhaps, from the loss Of all,
You may learn tho song the seraph sings,
grand and glorious psalm
That will tremble and rise and thrill.
And I'LL your breast with it's grateful rest
And it's lonely yearnings still.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-05-06

horsos In their flight, and to turn them
with the assistance of the mustangers, wher
they chased them at full speed in the direc
ton OF the pen, right toward its opening
upon which the running parties from tho
different sides skilfully convcrged, lnkine
care to close in gradually with concerted
action, 30 as to catch the whole herd they
had in chase in the cul de sac of the pen.
In preparing for the chase or run, the mus.
hangers frequently divestcd themselves OF
their hats and short jackets and skirts, and
either fastened The girth of their horses very
tightly and shortened their stirrups, so as to
give themselves a good grip with the knees
or else they rode barcbackcd, with their
long lassos, or rawhidc larats, ready to be
whirlcd in circles above their heads to
catch any particular animal they might cut
OIL from the running herd of mustangs. TO
see these mustangers in full chase of their
pray, was to behold one of the most cxcit-
ing scenes presented by the wild sports and
occupations of Texas frontier life. In ge-
neral the Mcxicans Of the frontier ride SUI
perbly. The powerful but cruel Spanish
DIT which they use gives them the most per-
feet control over their horses, and they can
turn them suddenly, at full gallop, in any
direction, as If they were shot dead, with
out being moved in their scats. The mus
hangers sometimes caught several hundred
horses III their pen at one drive, in the
manner described, and as soon US the ami
mails were 80 entrappcd the open part of
the pen, guarded carefully my mounted
mustangers, was closed up with posts al
ready prepared, 80 rs to form perfect and
continuous enclosure, impossible for any
animal short of Virgi's Trojan horse to
break through or escape from. The numb
ers caught were frequently so great, and
consequently their value so trivial, that they
were sold for 81 or $l.50 head, taken in
quantity. OF course some animals, picked
out Tor beauty, or "good points" brought
more. Paint or spotted horses were quite
numerous among the mustanges. The
greater number of wild horses were under
sized, say about thirteen and half hands
high, showing generally good points in the
1orequarters and poor in the headquarters.
But some of the animals were above fifteen
hand high, and displayed not only fair size,
but good blood, rs fine American horses and
mares, from tmo to time, had escaped from
their owners and had joined the mustangs
and bred among them. Where this had
been the case, a vast improvement in height,
weight, power, and symcmestry, was OBJ
served Immediately.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-05-06
Given Up by pootors.

"Is 1t possible that Mr.. Godfrey is up
and at work, and cured by so simple q
remedyp"
III assure you that 1t is true that ho Is
entirely cured, and with nothing but
Hop Bitters; and only ten days ago his
doctors gave him up and said he must
diet''
"Well q dayi That is remarkable |
will 20 this day and get some for my
poor George. know hops are good"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-05-06

The character that needs law to mend
1t 10 hardly worth the tinkSring.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-01-25
SUOGE- or FUN.
She WOulln'I Melt.

A day or two ago when II Scryantgirl opened
the sidc.door of house on Sibicy street, in re-
Spouse to II iramp'S knock, her face looked so
kind and benevolent that the hungry man had
no doubt that "a good dinner awaited him.
He had, however laid out certain pro
grammc, and. he therefore began:
My dear woman, haven't had anything To
eat FOR two days, and wanted to ask if you
would spare me one Of these cicles which has
fallen from the caves"
"Wcll, ! Dunno she slowly replied, rs she
looked out II suppose we might spare you
one, if you are really suffering but Of course
you won't take the largest and best"
He stepped down and selected an lclcle
about two feet long, and IN "a hcsitating man
ner, inquired:
IF you would only sprinkle Il little pepper
on this would be forever grateful
Its rather bold in you to ask ii, but | sup
pose | can sprinkle on a litte--a very little"
she replied, and she got the pepper and busted
his "luncheon" very sparingly.
He started to move away, hit, seeming to
recollect something, he turned and said:
'You seem so benevolent I'll ask you to
sprinkle on it little salt as well. l like my
iciclcs seasoned up pretty high.'
you are bold man, sir, and it's plain that
you have the appetite Of gluton, but I'll
give YOU {; bit of salt and then you must be
gone" she replied
When the icicle had been duly sailed the
man expressed his THANKS but didn't move
away His game wasn't working to suit him.
Some folks wouldn't have stood there and seen
him bite off the end of big iciclc, bu, this
girl did And further, when he hesiaed to
go, she Indignantly called out
II know what YOU want. You now want
me to warm the icicle in the oven for you and
then put on some mustard, but I'll never, new
or do it,"
The man moved slowly out Of the gate, and,
as he threw his iciclc at a passing dog, he
gave uttcrance to his disgust in language
punctuated entirely with slung- Detr"H
Free Press
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-01-25
CrammIny for Berlin.

Tutor, Uncle Sam-"Now, boys, one thing
is certain. No one can go unless he can speak
German. Remember, the boy who speaks nc
German has no chance at all, What can you
say, George William CurtisY ~
George-"Yah"n
L. S.-"YahY Is that all? Would you say
yah to everything when you got to BerIin?'
Georgc-"Yah.'
L. S.-"Stcp down. You can't go. step UP,
Fenton. Would you say yah to everything in
Berlin, Reuben
Reuben-"Ncin."
L. S.-"Neinl Ncin what"
Reuben" Nen, sir"
L. S.-"And you'd settle all diplomacy by
mem, would YOU"
Reuben-"Ncn."
L. S.-"Step Gown, Rube. You must travel
past nein before you go to Berlin Let's hear
your German, Bob"
ngersoll-"Ich babe NIGHT Got in iIimmcl
Ich-"
[. S.-"Thcre, stop. Is it your mission tC
preach that IN Beriin?'
IngcrSoll-"I :"
[. $ You won't do. You don't represent
Church and State well enough for me. What
can you LAY in BerliA, Boxer"
Boller-"Gehcn sic mir Elm gas lager; gebcn
sic mir zwei gas lager; gebcn sic mir drci
glas lager; geben sic mir"
L. S-"And is tins all your mission to
Berlin"
Boller-"Yahn
L. S.-"Get out. Let's hear you, lIartrantt'
acknowledgements gassen- mitdem unter
Observation-Disclosures ollen-haragensnicker
swing .envollen-snucken rip-bang -wolenwan-
gen
All the Rest" faint far. He cuts under
MS cos he's Pennsylvania Dutchman"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-01-25

The recent New Years, says loholus, calls
to mind an incident that occurred a year ago
A ring at the bell, and in answer to Il personal
respor Sc, we received the compliments Of the
sayson" from Ryan, the grocer Of course
we responded, and, knowing his tastes, we
filled him small pony of brandy. He looked
at the glass carefully, remarked ii was "toinly
carved, but small" and, as he gave the follow
ing toast, May viz niver die until livery hail
oyour head, with the help of the Lord above
turns into mould candle to light viz soul till
glory he precipitaed the small amount OF
fluid into his stomach so quickly that it al,
most missed his palate HIS natural good
sense suggested to his mind that, although the
amount of fluid was small, the performance
was rather hurried, and he sat about mcnding
matters
Sure, sir, don't know how is Il glass like
that made
We explained that the material, after icing
reduced to a fluid state, WAS blown into shape
by the aid Of the breath.
and did a man blow this small glass wild
his breath =" he asked
We responded IN the affirmative.
The response came quickly:
will, bad luck 10 the day he was born wId
so short Il breath"
OF course, we repeated the dose, ard Ryan
departed with ii shower of blessings.-Er.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-01-25

Farmers are often imposed upon in pur-
chasing tools. as iron and steelmay have near
ly the same. polish and finish \ Belgian
journal says the difference may be quickly
told by placing the tool upon stone and drop
upon il dilute nitric acid -four parts water TO
one of acid. If black spot is shown where
the acid touched, il Is steel; if the tool re
mans clean, it is IRON.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-01-25
Aeya'.

~ OTIcE.-EsTATE OF JonN BRIEFLY. DEcEAsEp.-
~ Notice Is hereby gwen that The undersigned Executor
of the last VIII and testament ri John Briefly late OF the
county of In sale and state OF Illinois, deceased viii appear
before County Court of sd county the second Mon
ay hclng the 10Th ay of March 1879 nj the County Court
House. in Ottawa, In said county when and where MI per
having claims demands against said estate are
notified attend ana present the same IN writing for adj
justment,
Dated this IN day of January \. u; 1915.
JACKSON CHAMBERLlN,
lanll-.M INlNILLr,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-01-25
WASHINGTON, LETTER.

Death in tie House Of Repnsentatites.--Foa
Democ,utic Presidential Possibilities In
7o''a--7He Uadatmity Of tie Grant Norc-
meas--SomC f0reiga Comment on tie Er.
PrrsHcat-He ami the EagiiM mutn0iIy
ldmiw.-NAato Dcworratir Congress may
d0 after H9rrh IM