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The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-01-22
CINCINNATI DEPARTMENT.


We have had the pleasure of meeting Mr.
Anthony Wheeler, of Wilmington, o., who
Is student in the College of Music, in the
piano department. Mr.. Wheeler speaks
well OF his treatment by the Professor and
his fellow students. We were glad to hear
this, for it had been asserted that colored
students would not be admitted to the Col
lege, and the allege prejudice of Colonel
Nichols against colorad people has been
| given as a reason for the exclusion of the
pupils of the colored school, from the con-
certs which are annually given in aid of the
| College fund by the school children of the
| city.
The Hon. Timothy d. Day, deceased some
years since, provided by his will for the an
nual distribution among the school children
of this city, 100 tickets of membership to the
Mercantile Library. The distributt n is de.
termined by the standing of the recipient in
his classes. This year five tickets fell to the
colored schools. The Misses Linnie Saun-
ders, Mollie Barnett and Leanna Young.
of Gaines High School, and Eva Huden and
Dorcas Ward, of the intermediate depart.
ment, were the ones deemed worthy of re-
ceiving these tickets. Professor Newton.
the librarian, commends highly the selection
of books made by the girls So far none of
the boys have attained the honor of ticket.
Shame on you, boysl
Our friend Will Sears passed day in his
old home, this week. Will has been absent
from Cincinnati for number of years, but
has made good use of his time, having grad
uated from Howard University, and pre-
pared himself for high life of usefulness to
his people, Mr.. Sears is on his way to JEFF
ferson City, Mo-, where he takes place in
faculty of Lincoln Institute. If moral worth
and ability count for anything out there, he
will take high place among the people |
with whom he'proposes to make his home.
1t was comical, that confab in Cleveland |
as to whether theSOuthern delegation should |
be invited to call on Garfield, concerning |
Bruce. These political Solons met, got off |
one resolution" and wisely determined that
Garfield was fully able to tackle the subject |
by himself, and that they therefore left |
Bruce and the Cabinet to Garfe.d's wisdom
and Judgement. Such resolution" de- |
notes caution, wherever the cat Jumps the |
resolution places the Solons there too.
Such resolution" also betrays the fact.
that Cleveland has several Solons, who have |
bright anticipations ahead in the incoming
administration. HACK.
One of the finest Literary and social en-
tertainments of the season was given at the
residence of Mrs. Srrah A. Cole on Friday
eve., January IA. By the "Archer City
Clab." The ladies on this occasion looked
all were beautifully attired in
full evening dress.
The gentlemen were in full evening dress
style.
The evening was spent in such manner
as to furnish inexpressible JOY to all present.
The double parlors were thrown open at
o'clock and the following programme was
as the Literary part of the enter
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-01-22

season. Mr.. William Taylor will be very
much missed as he took so much interest in
IL
The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1881-02-01
From Rugby to Sewanee.
To THE EDITOR OF "THE RUGBEIAN."

To THE EDITOR OF "THE RUGBEIAN"
Dear Gy:-The first visit pioneer hope of many
more) Of Rugbeian to Sewanee may appear to you
worth chronicling, and in that hope send it you.
The traveller for Sewanee leaves the Chattanooga
and Nashville road at Cowan, and takes the car
attached to the coal trains of the Tennessee Coal
and Railroad Co., run on their branch road to Tracy
City, and passing Sewanee at about half way.
This branch road is somewhat of an engineering
curiosity; running back from the Cowan station it
attacks the steep wall of the Cumberland Mountain
The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1881-02-01

THOSE of our readers who have been delayed in
their work by the inability of the Board of Aid to
keep pace with the great demand for lumber, will be
glad to hear that the timber famine is likely soon to
be at an end Relief has come in the shape of saw
mill owned by Messrs. tawford & Denegre For
further particulars see their advertisement in our
columns
The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1881-02-01

that the work done here is solid, while the simple,
kindly courtesy everywhere is balm to the spirit even
of Rugbeian, the manners of whose tribe are not,
believe, peculiarly ferocious Who can help this
thing along, sir? That some answer may be forth
coming is the earnest wish of
Your obedient servant,
It's PoTHEN. (
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-01-21
Our Young Folks.
HIS MANY MINES.

NEVER q boy had so many names:
They called him Jimmy, and Jim. and James,
Jeems and Jamie: and well he knew
Who It was that wanted him, too.
The boys in the street ran after him,
Shouting out loudly, "Jim Hey, J-fm-mT
Until the echoes, little and big,
Seemed to be dancing Jim Crow Jig.
And little Mabel out in the hall
Jimmy! Jim-mv!" would sWeetly call,
Until he answered, and let her know
Where she might find him; she loved him 20.
Grandpapa, who was dignifed,
And held his head with an air of pride,
Didn't believe In abridging names,
And made the most that he could OF "J-arm-e-A"
But II papa ever wanted him,
Crisp and curt was the summons 'JimP
That would make the boy on his errands run
Much faster than If he had said MY son."
Biddy O'FNnn could never, it seems,
Call him anything else but ''Jeems,"
And when the nurse, old Mrs. McVyse,
Called him "Jamie," 1t sounded nice.
But sweeter and dearer than all the rest,
Was the one pet name that he liked the best:
"Darling!'-he heard it whate' er he was at,
For none but his mother called him that.
@JOsephine Pollard, in 81. Nicholas.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-01-21

union with the continent by an unbroken
body of solid ice" The Delaware River
was closed from the LIST of December to
the 18th of March, tine ice being two or
three feet thick. Long Island Sound
and the Chesapeake were 80 completely
ice.bound as to be passable only with
horses and sleighs. The lowest temper
AZURE, according to DR.. Webster's OBJ.
servations at Hartford, was twenty de-
grees on the 29th of January. Back of
that time the winter of 174041 was
reckoned the coolest that had been
known. "My father" said DR.. Noah
Webster, sswho was q witness of the
winters of 1741 and 1850, considered the
cold of the former quite eq0l to that of
the latter" The storm which has
passed into New England history as the
ssgreat snow'' came in 1717, and was
followed by very cold weather. About
six feet of snow fell in Boston between
the 18th and 22d of February, and e'the
extremity of the weather hindered all
the three posts from coming inn for q
good many days. As late as the 9Th of
March the Boston NeaOs Letter had this
item from Worcester:
"We hear from STAFFORD, in Connec-
ticut, that the Sound is frozen over SO
that people ride every day from thence
to Long Island, which is three leagues
across, which was never known before"
Chicago Inter- Ocean.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-01-21

er lifts it carefully with her lips, and
gently deposits it in her pocket, where
it cuddles down and begins to grow.
This pocket is its home for six or seven
months. until it becomes strong and
wise enough to fight its own battles in
the woodland world. While living in
its mothers pocket it is very lively. It
is very funny to see little head emery
ing all of a sudden from the soft fur Of
the mothers breast, with bright eyes
peeping about to see what is going on
in the outside world; or perhaps moth
ing is visible but little tail wagging
contentedly, while its baby owner IS
hidden from sight.
The largest kaDgaroos are called
menuahs, or boomers, by the Australian
natives, and their flesh is considered q
great delicacy, in flavor something like
young \6nison. For this reason these
harmless creatures are hunted and
killed in large numbers. They are very
shy, and not very easy to catch; butthe
cunning bushmen hide themselves in
the thicket, and when their unsuspect-
ing prey approaches they hurl lance
into its body. The wounded kangaroo
springs off with tremendous leaps, but
soon becomes exhausted, and falls on
the turf.
If brought to bay. this gentle beast
will defend itself vigorously. With its
back planted firmly against a tree, it
has been known to keep off an army of
dogs for hours. by dealing them terrible
blows with its strong hind feet, until
the arrival Of the hunter with his gun
put an emu to the contest. At other
times the kangaroo, being an expert
swimmer, will rush into the water, and
if n venturesome dog dares to follow it
will seize him and hold his head under
water till he is drowned.
Kangaroos are often brought to ZOO
logical gardens, and are contented in
so long as they have plenty OF
corn, roots and fresh hay to eat--Har-
per's Young People.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-01-21
Five Cents.

"WELL, my boy" said Johns en-
ployer, holding out his hand for the
change, "did you get what sent you
for?'F
eyes, sir" said John; "and here
is the change, but l don't understand
it. The lemons cost twenty eight
cents, and there ought to be twenty
two cents change, and there's only
seventeen"
perhaps made a mistake in giving
you the money!
"No, sir; l counted it over in the
hall, to be sure it was all right
"Then perhaps the clerk made mis-
take in giving you the changer"
But John shook his head: "No, sir;
1 counted that too. Father said we must
always count our change before we
leave a store"
"Then how in the world do you &C
count for the missing five cents? How
doyou expect me to believe such a queer
story as that?''
Johns cheeks were red, but his
voice was firm: II don't account for
it, sir; can't. All know is that it is
So"
swell, it is worth a good deal in this
world to be sure of that. How do you
account for that 6ve-cent piece that is
hiding inside your coat-sleeve?''
John looked down quickly and
caught the cleaning bit with q little
cry of pleasure. "Here you arer' he
said. "Now it is all right. Icouldn't
imagine what had become of that FIVE
cent piece. knew I had it when ]
started from the store.''
"There are two or three things that
1 know now," Mr.. Brown said, with
satisfied air. Il know you have been
taught to count your money in coming
and going, and to tell the exact truth,
whether it sounds well or not-three
important things for an errand-boy. ]
think I'll try you, young man, without
looking any farther"
At this Johns cheeks grew redder
than ever. He looked down and up,
and finally he said, in q low voice, IL
think 1 ought to tell you that I wanted
the place SO badly 1 almost made up my
mind to say nothing about the change
if you didn't ask me.'
Exactly" said Mr.. Brown; "and il
you had done it you would bave lost the
situation; that's all. need a boy about
me who can be honest over five cents,
whether he is asked questions or not"
The PGnsy.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-01-21

In the large island of Australia-an
island so vast as to be ranked as con-
tinent-nature has produced singular
menagerie.
The first discoveries of this country
must have stared in amazement at the
strange sights which met their eyes.
There were wildernesses of luxuriant
and curious vegetable growths, in
habited by large quadrupeds which ap-
peared as bipeds; queer little beasts
with bills like duck, ostriches covered
with hair instead of feathers, and legions
of odd birds, while the whole woods
were noisy with the screening and
prating of thousands of paroquets and
cockatoos.
The largest and oldest Australian
quadruped is the kangaroo, member
of that strange family, the Marsupialia,
which are provided with a pouch, OF
bag, in which they carry their little
ones until they are strong enough to
scamper about and take care of them
selves.
The delicately formed head of this
strange creature, and its short fore-legs,
are out of all proportion to the lower
part of its body, which is furnished with
q very long tail, and its hind-legs,
which are large and very strong. It
stands erect as tall as man, and moves
by q succession of rapid jumps, pro-
PEELED by its hind-feet, its fore paws
meanwhile being folded across its
breast. A large kangaroo will weigh
fully two hundred pounds, and will
cover as much as sixteen feet at one
jump.
The body of this beast is covered
with thick, soft, woolly fur of a grayish-
brown color. 1t is very harmless and
inoffensive, and it is very pretty sight
to see little group of kangaroos feed
ing quietly in . forest clearing. Their
diet is entirely vegetable. They nibble
grass or leaves, or eat certain kinds of
roots, the stout. long claws of their hind
feet serving them as convenient pickax
to dig with.
The kangaroo is q very tender and
affectionate mother. When the baby
is born it is the most helpless creature
blind, and not much bigger
than newborn kitten. But the moth
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-01-21
A Fatal Wedding Day.

It has been an open secret for some
time among their Intimate acquaint-
ances that Mr.. Douglass Warwick, of
Richmond, and Miss Nellie Burwell, of
Franklin County, were betrothed, and
they were to have been married about
the first of this month. Everything
was in readiness on the evening ap-
pointed for the wedding and carriage
was sent to the depot to meet the ex-
pected bridegroom, but instead of the
gentleman message came, stating that
sudden illness prevented his presence
and asking that the wedding be de-
ferred. Three times successfully it was
postponed for the same reason. But
last Wednesday-when for the third
time everything had been prepared for
the nuptials-came the most cruel blow
of all Twas but natural that the
young lady should have felt some trep-
idation at the approach of the carriage
that had thrice failed to fulfill its mis-
sion-and the sad sequel proves that
her apprehensions were not groundless.
Instead of greeting her future husband
she received q telegram conveying the
shocking intelligence that he was dead.
Let US draw veil upon the scene that
followed, for the poignant grief of
widowed bride is too sacred to be ex-
posed to the curious gaze of an unsym-
pathetic world. Miss Burwell was very
popular among her acquaintance, and
her sad misfortune ELECTS the deepest
sympathy from all who knew her.-Big
Lick (T0.) Ne,cs.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-01-21
How "Robin Adair" Played an I'm.
pOrtant Part In q Real Romance.

AND now Robin Adalr" has devel-
oped another pretty little romance,
which runs thus: Four years ago New
York gentleman, aged %, of musical
tastes, attended a meeting of the Orange
County Musical Association in Middle
town, and was much impressed with the
appearance of q young lady who sang
the song I" Robin Adair." She was not
a great singer, by any means, but she
sang tastefully and with feeling. 1t was
a case of love at first sight on the part
of the gentleman. During the evening
he managed to secure an Introduction
to the lady; but in the hustle and ex-
element of the occasion he misunder-
stood the name. A short chat with her
not only deepened the impression the
lady had already made on his suscepti-
bic heart, but during the brief interval
of conversation he learned that she, like
himself, was only visitor in that Sec
ton. He was called next morning sud-
denly to New York, and in the haste of
departure was unable to get her name
and address. The next chapter of this
true story opens at Asbury Park in July
last, with the hero summering at q
watering-place hotel there. Strolling
about, the second day after his arrival,
he passes near the parlor door of his
hotel and hears voice, accompanied
by piano, singing "Robin Adair." A
flood of memories rush into his brain,
and instantly the fair-haired girl of
Middletown rises to his fancy's view
and host of tender thoughts are re-
vived. OF course he enters the parlors,
and, though the lady's back was toward
him, the voice and song he knew were
hers. A convenient mirror enables him
to see her face and her to catch a glimpse
of his. She knew him at once. She, too,
had been wounded by the archer, Cupid,
and it seems she had never forgotten
the face. She began the next verse,
hesitated, faltered, and, breaking down,
rose from the piano, declaring she could
sing no more that night. OF course
their old acquaintance, with few po-
lite formalities, was renewed, and in
few minutes they were strolling arm in
arm on the piazza Of the hotel, with no
one to modest them and no bright moon
light to disclose her bushes or his eager
and happy face. What he said and
what she answered is not precisely
known, but the nature of the interview
may be inferred from the fact that the
twain were made one during the early
days of November. And this is not the
first time +" Robin Adair" has opened
the gates hymeneal.-Elmira IN. ~
Free Press.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-01-21
"reminiscences of Old Californians.

I KNEW two neighbors, old Califor-
mans, who had about equal fortunes.
They were both old settlers, both rich,
and both much respected. In that fear
full year, 1852, when the dying and des-
titute immigrants literally crawled on
hands and knees over the Sierra, trying
to reach the settlements, one of these
men drove all his cattle up to the noun
tains, butchered them, and fed the starv-
ing. He had his Mexicans pack all the
mules with flour, which at that time cost
almost its weight in gold, and push on
night and day over the mountains to
meet the strangers there and feed them,
SO that they might have strength to
reach his house, where they could have
shelter and rest. The other man, cold
and cautious, saw his opportunity and
embraced it. He sat at home and sold
all his wheat and mules and meat, and
with the vast opportunities for turning
money to account in that new country
soon became almost prince in fortune.
But his generous neighbor died beg
gar in Idaho, where he had gone to try
to make another fortune. He literally
had not money enough to buy shroud ;
and as he died among strangers, by the
roadside, he was buried without even so
much as a pine-board coffin.
I saw his grave there only last year.
Some one had set up rough granite
stone at the head. And that is all. No
name-not even a letter or q date.
Nothing. But that bowlder was fash
toned by the hand of Almighty God, and
in the little seams and dots and messy
scars that cover it He can read the
rubric that chronicles the secret virtues
of this lone dead man on the snowy
mountains of Idaho.
The children of the s. Prince - are in
Paris. Upheld by his colossal wealth,
their lives seem to embrace the universal
world. He is my friend He buys all
my books, and reads every line I write
When he comes to this sketch he will
understand it. And he ought to under
stand, too. that all the respect, admira-
ton, and love which the new land once
gave these two men gathers around and
is buried beneath that moss-grown gran
lite stone; and that know, even with all
his show of splendor, that his heart is
as cold and empty as that dead mans
hand.-ooquin Miller, in the Calior-
,siGn. a..
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-01-21
DOWN THE RIVER.

WALTER DALE was a little boy six
years old, who lived with his parents
on the bank of the River Thames in
England. One day after dinner he
went to the waters edge to play.
Seeing a small boat tied to big
stone by rope, he pulled the boat up
to the shore. "What a nice little
boatr' said he, Il will get into iG,
and rock it, as I once saw big boy
do"
So he got into the boat and began
to rock il. The boat got loose and
drifted down the river. Walter did
not notice this until he was quite q
distance from the shore; then, turn
ing round, he saw what had happened.
Every moment the current was carry
ing him further from home.
Walter was not q timid boy, and,
instead of CRYING. he began to reason in
this way: 1.-The boat does not leak. It
is safe and sound. There are no waves
to make me afraid. The wind does not
blow. Here on q seat is a thick
blanket. In this box is a loaf of bread
and knife. The water of the river is
good to drink, and here is a tin mug.
l think 1 will not cry, but hope for the
best"
So he sat down. He called to some
people on the shore; but they did not
hear him. He stood up and waved his
hat to a man in a passing boat, and
cried, '.Help, helpr' But the man
thought it was some little fellow max
ing fun of him.
Meanwhile Walters mother had be-
come anxious. She ran down to the
river, and followed bis foot-tracks to
the edge of the water. Then she ran
back to her husband; but he was not in
the house. In about an hour he came
back, and she said, "Quick, quick!
Get boat, and call John to help you.
Walter is drifting down the river in that
little green boat, am sure"
Mr.. Dale ran out of the house, called
his man John, and they went down to
the bank. Here they took good fast
boat, pulled it out into the stream, and
began to row with the current.
It was getting late. A mist was
creeping over the great city of London.
They could hardly see the tall stores,
the masts and steeples on one side. But
on they went, rowing swiftly with their
good oars, as if for dear life.
They looked out sharply on both sides
to catch sight of the little green boat.
At last, when they had rowed about two
miles, with the tide in their favor, Mr..
Dale cried out, II see it! see it! But,
ali! it is empty. l see no sign of boy
in it. What can have become of poor
Walterp''
On they rowed, and at last came up
with the boat. Still no Walter was to
be seen. The poor father was in de-
SPAR, when all at once Walter started
up from under the great blanket, where
he had been hiding. He cried out,
"Rere am, papa, safe and soundr'
"Oh, you little rogue! Come here
and let me pull your earsr' They all
got back to their home in time for
late tea, which mother had kept warm
for them. Walter was kissed and then
cuffed; but the cuffs were so tender,
that they made him laugh even more
than the kisses.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-01-21

In 1911 Holland offered q reward of
5000 guilders (about $40, O0O) for the
discovery of that northwest passage
which Prof. Nordenskjold has at last,
in our day, accomplished. This offer
was long forgotten, but it was never
recalled; and it is now probable that
Holland win pay the promised reward
to the successful explorer, little though
he dreamed of the possibility of such
compensation when he started on his
enterprise.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-01-21

The late Maharanee of Cashmere
seems to have been greatly beloved by
the people, and her death is said to
have created q profound sensation in
Cashmere.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-01-21

AT Augusta, Ga, q person who chal-
lenged another to fight duel was ar
rested, with his second, and required to
give 81, 900 bail to keep the peace.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-01-21

A GIRL of IA years of age has been
compelled by machinist, in England,
to work for him for thirty seven hours
at q stretch, with only an interval of
one hour and q half for rest. 1.-THE
most inhuman case" said the Govern
ment Inspector, "that has ever come
under my notice." The machinist was
fined $17 so.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-01-21

SIX bangles on each arm is the latest
agony.