The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-04-16
ALL SORTS.

ALL SVhVSs
AIARGE area of rice viii be planted
in Florida this year.
A SILK factory is about to be estao-
lished at Durham, N. G.
STATISTICS prove that only one In
eleven millions is killed of all passengers
by rail.
The Atlantis Constitution says it is es-
timated that the number of candidates
for office in Alabama would make twen-
ty-seven regiments of 1000 men each.
The Atlantic forest, according to
Prof. Gray, is composed of 66 genera
and 155 species; the Pacific forest has
only 81 genera and 70 species of timber
trees.
FIVE years ago, after the subjugation
of the savages, the total number of
horned cattle within the limits of Yava-
pal County, Arizona, did not exceed
5000; to-day the number is close on TO-
10000.
THE Brazilian Government has pre-
sented to the Legislature general sys-
tenn of telegraphs to spread all over the
Empire. like q network, and to be
placed in immediate communication
with the public offices.
CETYwAYO is engaged in making
mental notes. He has calculated that
each charge fired by the foreign men-of-
war now in Table Bay in saluting the
fort was of the value of an OK He also
concludes that it is more expensive to
keep up ornaments in Europe than in
Zululand. His Majesty also regards the
Queens conduct in not answering his
message of contrition as showing a
great lack of courtesy, but he remains
confident of his return to Zululand.
THE little De Lesseps, son of the en-
gineer, distinguished himself by pugil-
istic encounter in Washington. He was
dressed in the French fashion, with his
small legs bare rom ankle to knee, and
the skin having been tanned dark ma
hogany color by the hot sun of Panama
the young gentleman was derisively
called ga barbarian" by some naughty
little American in the park. The De
Lesseps temper wouldn't stand this, and
Selling his tormentor's little cane young
France soundly and thoroughly cudgeled
young America.
EXTRACT from a recent letter from
Cork, Ireland: 81 wish / could de-
scribe mountain potato to you. The
lowland root is waxy and speckled and
unwholesome enough this year, but
what words can convey an idea of the
wateriness and clamminess and utter
worthlesness as food for man or beast
of that grown in the boys! And yet the
poor creatures will say regretfullv:
Sure if we had q male q day of the
pratees, it's little else we'd be askin'!
Atm the bit o. stirabout always is kill
ing; there is no substance to it without
a dhrop O. milk, but sure you could ate
a pratee by itself, and 'twould rouse
your poor heart.
A NEW method of reward for those
who are diliSent in the business of the
Government has been established in
Japan. 1t consists of no decoration OF
gift of money, but takes the form of
great National portrait gallery, in which
those who sufficiently distinguish them
selves in the opinion of their superiors
will henceforth have the privilege OF
seeing their ikenesses placed. The per-
functory and lazy will have no habita-
ton there, but only those who are noted
for zeal and energy. Already vast
number of applications for place have
been made. with the result, in the opin-
ion of the Hochi Shinbun, that the gal
lery will have ''more of quantity than
quality in it, zs.s.s-