The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-04-21

MISCELLANEOUS
Tho New Orleans Hieetune E n
thority for the statement that thfee
North Carolina editors sell tobacco =
auction, in addition to their other duties,
and by that means are able to live.
"A sister Of Edward Hannegan, ones
United States Senator and Minister to
Russia, died lately In an Indiana poor
house. She had been reared in luxury,
but complete loss Of relatives and prop
erty reduced her to papperism. - Chicago
Herald.
Mrs. Garfield has directed q number
Of improvements to the farm buildings
at Mentor. Her fine span of bays have
been moved from Washington to quar-
tiers on the farm. It is likely that Mrs.
Garfield win pass part of the spring and
most Of the summer there. Her boys
viii be with her.-M r Post.
After all. Jay Gould only gets his
victuals and clothes for taking care of all
of it Millions of men in humble homes
sleep sweeter and sounder than the great
financier. As the little bootblack once
said to his chum when passing A. I.
Stewart: ''Bill. I'll bet that old duffer
would give clean thousand for my APP
petite. IL Chicago Inter- Ocean.
The fifteen-year-old SON of DIR. D. j.
Lee, OF Blair. Neb., dropped dead the.
other day. He was apparently healthy.
and post mortem examination failed
to disclose the cause of death. It was
thought, however, that it was caused
by his excessive use of tobacco, he being
in the habit of chewing enormous guam
titles and swallowing the saliva.
The ''India-Rubber Man. is afford
ing good deal of speculation for tho
New York medical men. He gave an
exhibition few nights ago of his won
derful peculiarly. After being thor
oughly examined, he stretched the skin
of his forehead over his entire face,
stretched the skin on his chest fully .
foot, and drew the skin of his legs over
his knees and tied it in knot, and then,
when it was released, it returned to it,
natural position. Chicago Tribune.
"A Mexican correspondent says the
skill of the natives in making little figures
in clay is astonishing, They are by ma
ture artists and sculptors. They win
produce your own portrait for you IN
pottery, or cloth, or wax-a bust or q
has relief-with fidelity which is re-
markable. To see yourself as others sec
you. you have but to say to one of these
Indians that you desire your counter
felt presentment," and he will produce
it in style which, if not flattering, will
atleast be faithful.
The Maine liquor dealers have once
more come out ahead of the prohibition
law. The Supreme Court having deci-
ded that man may import any liquor
in original packages, and that neither
State nor municipal laws can interfere
with the importation, sale or purchase
of such liquors, the wide-awake dealers
have opened lively trade by importing
from Canada whisky, brandy, ETC., in
original packages" These are made
small, and are freely advertised for sale.
Boston Herald.
"A Piety Hill woman, who couldn't
trust the banks in these degenerate
days, and who had something over $500
to take care of, hung her purse contain
ing the same in a dark closet under the
stairway, and placing an old dress over
it, congratulated herself that no one
would ever think of looking in such q
place for her treasure, now sits and
wonders whose been there while she was
gone. She consoles herself with the
comforting reflection that no blasted
bank cashier is sporting around on the
money, anyhow.-Nye's Boomerang.
Cornelius A. Logan, the newly ap-
pointed Minister to Chill, is brother Of
Olive Logan. He at an early day emil
grated to Kansas and took an active
part in the politics of that State. In
1873 he was appointed United States
Minister to Chill, and at the request Of
the Governments of Peru and Chill was
made arbitrator to adjust the difficulties
then existing between those republics
relative to the debts contracted by tho
South American republics while at war
With Spain. His success in this won for
him warm commentators ?. Post.
Lord Wilton, who died in London
'ecently, united in his person a queer
of tastes and passions.
de was fox-hunter, race-rider,
1othario, psalm-singer, yachtsman, COM
POSER OF sacred music and organists
'lso skillful surgeon. He was passion.
Itely fond of the chase and of racing,
md, though of very slight and delicate
'uld, was noted for his skill in master.
ng wild and vicious horses. Tom Daw.
on, the famous turtle, once declared
hat there was mot such another iockey
n England. Chicago Tribune.
The A1x Who Was Scalped.
The occupact of Griswold Street Of.