The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-10-24

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against the present system of public
schools, and demands separate denOmi-
national schools. 1t takes the ground
that the present system is opposed 10
the rights of the family and the Church, to
the wants of the people and to the Prus-
sian Constitution, and declares that re-
ligion and education must not be di-
vorced.
The spread of Christianity in Japan
during the last seven years has been re-
markable. There are now 43 Protestant
churches in that country, with a men,
bership of 1 800. There are "a Sunday
schools, with 1000 scholars; three the0-
logical schools, with 175 students; 81
missionaries, SO native assistant preach
ers, 10 native pastors and $50 preaching
places. In addition to the distinctively
religious work, a large number of secu-
lar schools are carried on by Christian
teachers.
Foreign Notes.
Queen Victoria is only 60 years old,
but she has 25 grandchildren.
Mrs. CORVALLIS West, one of Lon
don's professional beauties, is the mother
of three children.
- 1t is said that Lord BeacOnsfield de-
sired that his Government and his Par
lament should last longer than any
others have done during the present
reign. To beat Lord Melbourne and
Lord PalmerstOn he must remain in
Office till next August; and to have ex-
listed longer than the House which re-
jected Lord Derby in 1859, Parliament
must last till next May.
Queen Victoria once signified to Wis
count Macduff, now Earl of Fife, that she
would not be unwilling to have him for
a son-in-law. The nobleman respect
fully declined the honor. He is not
yet so, was schooled at Eton, has eight
residences in the Highlands, and is
warmly spoken of by all classes. His
four sisters are ladies of extreme beauty,
but have not all been enviable in their
welded life.
DR.. Schaff says of Bismarck that he
seldom goes to church, because he works
at night and sleeps in the morning. He
gave this as an excuse to the Protestant
pastor at Kissingen. The Princess and
her son go to church regularly. Bis
marck invited the pastor to dinner twice
this summer, and openly confessed his
Christian sentiments. He reads the
New Testament and the collection of
Scripture texts annually issued by the
MOravian Church underline name of the
LOsungsJuch.
Baroness Ziegler is beautiful Ber-
lin lady who has a wonderful resem-
blance to the late Queen Louisa of Prus-
STA. The artist, Gustav Richter, was SO
struck by this likeness, which he traced
in the few existing portraits of the
Queen, that he requested the young
Baroness to grant him few sittings.
The aged Emperor, when he first saw
this portrait, that seemed to bring his
beautiful young mother before him, was
deeply moved.
The Empress Augustus birthday is
soon to be celebrated, as usual, at
Baden-Baden, in the midst of the strict
est family seclusiOn. This celebration
always consists of either an excursion
to one of the surrounding villages in the
Black Forest, or little fete given at the
Villa Messmer, the plain house which
the German Imperial pair rent every
season. Their life at Baden-Baden is as
simple as possible; without any exclu-
they freely mingle among the
many guests attracted thither from all
parts Of the world, and are fond of the
society of artists.
The Crown Princess of Germany
will spend the winter, by the advice of
her physicians, in Italy. She will live
in Regli, near Genoa, where her husband
will stay with her as much as possible,
though the Emperor is nervous at any
prolonged absence abroad of the heir to
the Imperial throne. The Royal lady
had rather an amusing experience the
other day in attempting to sketch at
Agram country girl in her Sunday
dress. One was sent for, but ran away
as soon as the Princess had begun. A
second did the same, but third was in
duced to give a sitting.
Odds and Ends.
There are only three things you can