The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-18
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trian Premier, spoke ten languages per-
fectly.
-Eugagements arc now published in
New York In tho same matter-ot-facs
style - births. deaths and marriages.
The German Emperor gave we'd
ding present of seven horses 20 ms
erandson-in-law, Gustavus Adolphus,
Of Sweden and Norway.
Among the august personages pre-
sented to the MARQUIS of Lorne at the
grand pow-wow near Fort Macleod
was Eagle -sitting-on-arrock-with-his
tail-hanging-over.
Miss Katie thinner, OF Portland,
Oregon, has sued Mr.. and Mrs. y. l..
Champlain for $4,000 damages for |
SANDER, alleging that through the talk
of the wife her engagement to be mar
ried was broken of.
AZ young lady living just below Lake
Charles, La, was on the bank OF the
Calcasieu, the other day, washing some
linen, when she was attacked by an al
ligator. Her cries brought assistance
and the monster was killed.
"A gentleman of Oswego. N. 7. claims
to have discovered that morse chestnuts
are excellent food for mich cows. he
has bought large quantity at eight
cents q bushel, and dries and feeds
them. He says cattle eat them eagerly
and thrive upon them.
DIR. Arthur Edwards, of the North
suestern Christian ADVOCATE. has returned
to Chicago after his bicycle ride through
England and. the European Continent.
He made 1000 miles on the bicycle, the
shortest days journey being eighteen
miles and the longest fiity-nine miles.
"A man named Parkhurst had des.
perate fight with squirrels near Sharbot
Lake. Ontario, few days since. He
seems to have come upon nest OF them
and attacked one, whereupon several OF
them Jumped upon him and bit and
scratched him, especially on the face
and neck.
Referring to the efforts OF palace
sleeping car company OF this country 10
introduce their sleepers upon the large
English and European roads. DR.. Nor
ris' of Kentucky, states that in 1873 ne
made two trips from Edinburgh to Lon
don. and was the only occupant OF
Pullman sleeper. The trains were very
long and crowded, but he was the only
passenger willing to spend two dollars
extra for comfortable ride OF 4oo
miles.
The apartments of the late Car in
the Winter Palace have never been dis
turbed until now, when commission
has been appointed to attend to his al
fairs. His family papers will be de-
stroyed, his state papers sent to the
archives, and made public only after
twenty wears. His wardrobe will be
!, distributed among the charitable instl'
!. buttons of which he was patron. IL
is understood that his widow is making
; large investments in America.
There is found in many localities IN
Montana bird of the grouse species
known as the fool-bird or hen. 1t &C
ouired its peculiar name from its tame
ness. The sight of an eagle or hawi
will drive it to a cover, while it has ne
more fear of the human face and form
than a common barnyard fowl. IL:
plumage is glossy and beautifully varie
gated. A portion of its breast is o
> spotless white. and its back is not un
like the plumage of the mallard duck
: The meat is white and far superior t.
. that of any other fowl.
J, One Sunday in the summer some o
!. the men of a vessel at anchor on Coium
n DO, Ceylon. went ashore IN charge OF
! mate, and. while rambling in WOOD
= one picked up little monkey who
q was playing at the foot OF tree. 1t
!. veil seemed to summon all monkeydon
T. Such a chorus of angry chatter aros
~ that the mate cried, +" Make for tn
y boat" and the abductor, to make peace
y dropped his prize. One monkey fe
- out of the phalanx to gather up II
8 darling in a hasty embrace, but the rel
~ rushed forward, hurting sticks an
:, stones at the men as they pushed OF
4. Many of the men were hurt by the mis
siles.
Bob Oblenis, noted character {
st. Louis, died recently. He was tt
son of a wealthy Presbyterian. and b
Mt own conduct was above reproach unit
IN he was forty years old. Then he kille
" an enemy in the heat of passion. ar
,g was sent to the penitentiary for twen'
e. years. His wife procured resident
s. Immediately opposite the gubernatorl
ir mansion, and entreated every Govern
RI for her husbands pardon until the Sc
o. enth finally granted it. Oblenis r
Oh turned home and became a gamble
w and 'amassed large fortune. b
ly death, which occurred at the age
On seventy, followed seemingly devo
IS, profession of Christianity.
us -Inasmuch as competition in Il
ip- country is rather over active in Il
in drug trade, enterprising limbs OF dru
re- gerry may like to know that France
MS yearning for them. A corresponds
le- writes: ssThe dearth of druggists is g
or traordinary. A place I often Wis
tly situated hardly twenty miles from t
ion capital. is surrounded by dozen poT
TT lous villages. and at none can drugs
gle bought. Summer visitors have to dri
i'm six or seven miles to town to get p
ro- scriptions made up" To supply Il
peg crying want, the Minister of the
de- terror has lately sent number of me
md cine chests to rural communes.
as which they pay forty dollars. One p
By ton is at the disposal of the doctor, I
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