The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-05-16

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ABOUT one-third of the population Of
Chicago are Germans.
IT only costs 20 cents q week to feed
a prisoner in the Western Penitentiary
Of Pennsylvania. ai 2
~ The population of the United States
Is about Is to the square mile, while the
population of China is 12S to the square
mile.
THE largest six States are-Texas,
with pa, 1856 square miles; California,
Z 188, 981; Nevada, liz, 090; Colorado,
1O4, 500; Oregon, IS, PA, and Minneso-
ia, 1851. -,.,.,s.+.; -.
WHILE two Russian artillerymen were
removing from among the ruins of Sc
bastcpol q bomb, which had lain there
for nearly quarter Of . century, it ex.
s ploded, and badly wounded both. .
loE The French peasantry are not yet tired
of shutting about in wooden shoes, and
France produces about four million pairs
yearly. They are very economical and
keep the feet dry. The best are made of
maple, and, in provincial towns, ladies
often wear them.
A TELEGRAPH operator sent mes
sage from Boston to Springfield for &C
commodations for 20 "prisoners /" in
stead of persons" and the conse-
quence was that travelling dramatic
company was received at the railroad
by a party of deputy Sheriffs.
A FEW days ago some negro men dug
into mound on the plantation of Mai.
j. II. Fielder, near Union Springs, Ala,
and found the skeleton of an Indian,
who, it appears, was buried sitting on
his horse. Sheets of isinglass and q large
lump of gold ore were found buried with
the rider and horse. '% q
g JOHN RAFFERTY, was on his knees in
front room of his residence, in Boston,
Mass, saying his morning prayer, and
the noise of children playing in the street
disturbed his devotions. He arose, got
a revolver, opened window, and fired
five shots into the juvenile gathering.
Maggie Murphy was hit in the leg, aHd
probably famed for life.
An Ohio farmer was lately annoyed
by the inroads of sheep upon his grain
field, and raised the height of his fence.
A ram was the only one of the flock that
could then leap it, but he enabled his
companions to do so by placing himself
alongside and offering his back for them
to jump on before clearing it.
A MAN was recently discharged from
the Albany Penitentiary. He hated to
60, but could not help it. Outside he
was lost. He looked about for work or
food, but failed in the former and only
received little of the latter. He did
not want to beg, neither did he want to
steal. Rather than do so he asked to be
sent back to prison. His name is David
Lockhardt. ..-..
DAVID SNODGRAss, the only lawyer in
Harrington, Va, became counsel for
some very detestable criminals. The
people of that village were indignant,
and secuted the idea that the worst of
culprits are entitled to legal defense.
Then he grew angry, and told his neigh
bors to attend to their own business
rather than to his. That night Mr..
Snodgrass was taken out of his house,
whipped, tarred, feathered, and ridden
On q rall. g.5is -Ts e.,
DIR. JOHN BROWN SMITH, of Belcher-
town, Mass, has scruples about paying
his poll-tax, and writes from the County
Jail, where he is imprisoned on q col
lector's warrant, as follows: 81 shall
probably remain here during the remain
der of my life. The law leaves no way
OF escape for a man who has conscien-
tious convictions against paying the
tax, as life imprisonment is the result,
unless otherwise discharged by law. I
can't pay the tax without violating my
principles, and I never will do that"
TINE cheapest freiobtinp in the conn.
try is said to be that of coal from pitts.
burg to POINTS on the Ohio River.
Barees CAPABLE of carving "a. 600 bush-
els are built for $500 each. and kent
loaded in readiness for a freshet in the
river. When the desired rush of high
water comes. from 8 to 10 of these bosts
are strung together and started down
stream. with q steamer in front tn onide
them and increase the sneed. The
boats are sold to he broken mn. on arr;v.
inuiat their destination
Op,opu4,,ay o.ha;.w;s. o.,i.d ,,;
eating has crown n Sl form;ds J H nro.
,,o-.;en. 10 ~ T I,r;teJ st.tas IT, , P
when our nonnlat;on was ~ OOO- OO0'
the amount Of onium imnorted was
1s6 OO(1 nonnds. in 1875 w;tb an In.
crease of but +. GOO. 600 in the popula.
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