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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-07-13

task seemed to rise before her over.
whelmingly.
Down below Launt Harrington count.
ed the minutes. They spun themselves
out 10 an hours length before the door
of the upstairs parlor opened, and Mrs.
Oliphant came out attended by Mr..
Killuth.
81 will send the carriage for you when
the rain stops" she was saying.
Launcelot, do you return with me?'
"If Won wish It, certainly"
He was burning with impotence to
know what had passed between them,
half-suspicious Of some plot to leopard
ize his happiness. He did not like the
look which Mr.. Killuth wore. Nor did
Mrs. Oliphant, though no one would
have known it from her manner of part
ing with him. In the carriage, she
turned to Launt with a sudden bright
smile. siE
have carried you away with me-"
she said, 'but I shall not keep you in
suspense. You have nothing to fear
from my interview with your friend.
may as well tell you that it was your
fathers story / went to ask of him,
knowing that it must be a painful SUBJ
ject to Madame, Harrington and your
self. 1 knew one part Of it as published
to the world many years ago; pardon
my curiosity if it led me to seek the rest
from Mr.. Killuth." go
A shadow, inseparable from that topic,
went over Launt's face.
"And it makes no difference with
you?'' he asked. 7.!'
"What / learned to-day makes no diff
ference. The facts / knew before have
weighed against you, must confess.
The sins of the parents are to be visited
upon the children, you know, unjust
though that may be-"
TO BE CONTINUED
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The Frigate.Bird.

One of the greatest wonders in nat
ural history is the flight of birds. We
have been all our lives so accustomed
to see birds that we are not now prone
to marvel at the wonders of their flight.
We must mediate upon the beautiful
arrangements by which they are en-
abled to raise themselves in the air and
propel themselves through it, and we
must remember how utterly futile all
mans attempts to fly or make flying
machines have proved, and then we are
in condition to appreciate the marvel
which is daily before our eyes.
The frigate-bird is endowed with
magnificent powers of fight. His
wings stretch to an expanse of about
ten or twelve feet; his body is about
three feet long; his bill is very power
full, and adapted for Selling. His feet
are webbed, but very small; he has but
little use for them, his home being in
the air, hundreds of leagues away from
land. He is seen soaring high above
the ocean, but on its bosom he never
rests. When he seeks repose he finds
it aloft in the air. His foot rarely
touches land except at the time for
pairing, making nests and rearing
young. How is all this? The expanse
of his wing is SO vast, and his body is
so light, that he can soar with little
or no exertiOn. Still it is difficult
to see how this would enable him
actually to sleep on the wing, rs it is
believed he does. A more close examina-
ton shows, however, that his bones are
hollow, and that there is large pouch
communicating with his lungs and with
the cavities in the bones. This pouch
he can initiate with air, and thus render
himself bouyant; the sustaining power
thus acquired, added to that of the
wings, is sufficient to keep him up.
If his home be in the air, # he neith-
er dive into the sea for fish, nor search
on the land for other food, whence does
he derive his sustenance? Impelled by
hunger. he descends from the lofty re-
gions where it is bis delight to dwell.
Whether the sea be rough or calm, he
glides over the water, and any unwary
fish approaching the surface, on being
detected by his keen eye, is bounced
upon and instantaneously swallowed.
But the frigate-bird has other re-
sources: though ne can not dive into
the sea or catch fish, he avails himself
of the labors of birds which can. He
watches one of the birds which dive; he
sees him emerge successfully, and fly
off with his prey. Instantly the frigate
bird is down upon him with swoOp Of
terrible velocity. The frightened diver
drops his fish in mid-air; the frigate-
bird poises himself again, darts down
with another swoop, and seizes the fish
ere it reaches the Wisconsin
Journal.
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.DAD's GIRL"

oh. the world is fun o. fathers, an fun O.
babies too;
An there's mothers. dear, a plenty. though
ne'er a one for you;
An there's homes whsr lots o. money makes
Twin fine an grand,
An there's folks, too, as can choose from the
best on sea or land. =
1t amt much money. darlin', as stuffs my
nah the land 1 own you could roll stone
But this little cot holds somethin' not every
It's holdin' daddy's girl. dear. an that's
enough for me.
oh. my girl she is so bonny, SO winsome, an
With the sun forever dancin' an giintin'
through her hair:
An her lips like two red cherries, an the
mothers eyes so blue;
With the look that was her mothers forever
Sure I'm thinkin, baby darlin'. all the babies
Can't beat her the mother left me to love and
An eff only she war in 1.-THE wife who loved
1wouldnt swap my home for the grandest one
si know.
Ay! you're daddy's girl, my baby! he wants
Till the good God bids him leave We an meet
the wife above;
So wen jest pull on together, my little UNI.
How glad with love an sunshine our humble
home may be.
True. from early dawn till evenin' there's
work enough TO do;
But a light heart makes light labor-that's
easy putin through.
An dads dear girl is waitin' with her kisses
soft an sweet.
-Hdrpcrs Weekly
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ssTOrpedOingo an Oil Well.

When a well fails it is usually '.tor-
pedoed" to start the flow afresh. A
A long tin tube, containing six or eight
quarts of nitro-glycerine is lowered into
the hole and exploded by dropping a
weight upon it. The tremendous force
of the powerful explosive tears the sand
rock apart and loOsens the imprisoned
oil and gas. Nothing is heard on the
surface save sharp report like pistol
shot, but the ground heaves perceptibly,
and pretty soon the oil comes squirting
out in a jet that breaks in spray above
the lofty derrick. The torpedo man.
is one of the. interesting personages of
the oil region who is seen with most
satisfaction from q distance. He travels
about in light vehicle with his tubes
and his nitro-glycerine can, traversing
the rough roads at jolly round trot,
taking the chances of an accidental ex-
plosion, and whistling or singing as he
goes. Sometimes the chances are
against him, and blow of a wheel
against a stone sets free the terrible
force imprisoned in the white fluid in
his can. There is no occasion for q
funeral after such an accident, for there
Is nothing to bury. Man, horse and
buggy" are annihilated in flash, and
an ugly hole in the ground and cloud
of smoke are all that is left to show what
has happened. The torpedo company
buys a new horse and hires new man,
and there is no more difficulty about
one transaction than the other. The
business of '.torpedoing'' wells is in the
hands of a single company, which has
made large amount of money from a
patent covering the process of using ex-
plosiyes under q fluid. Most Oh pro-
ducers regard the patent as invalid, be-
cause nature supplies the fluid in the
well into which the nitro-glycerine tube
is lowered; but the courts have sustained
the patent. Sometimes well-owners
torpedo theirwells stealthily by night
to avoid paying the high price charged
by the company. This operation is
called ..moonlighting," and many law
suits have grown out OF it.-E. W
Smol,qu ;s TIE Century.
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New York has curiosity in the
nature of a drunkard dog. The canine
is of the Newfoundland species, but. de-
parting from the noble characteristics
of the variety, he has taken to beer
drinking and become thoroughly dis
solute. 1t is said on very good author
ity that he has been an inebriate for
three years, is blear-eyed. bloated and
shaky, like confirmed topper, and does
nothing but lie around like an intem-
psrate loafer. He gets his drink from
the refuse of beer saloons, and seems to
live on stale beer, no one knowing of his
taking food J. Herald.
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How a Clerk Made His Fortune.

The withdrawal OF the ROthSchlldS'
agency from San Francisco, through
the retirement of Messrs. Gansl & Gull
len, recalls an anecdote connected with
the house of Rothschild, which will
illustrate the prompt manner in which
the bankers deal with employees. When
the Rothschilds decided on establishing
an agency on this coast they were for some
time in doubt as to who should accom-
pany Mr.. Davidson, who was detailed
for that purpose. Finally clerk No. l.,
as we shall call him, was requested one
morning to step into the managers Of
flee. Presenting himself there, he was
asked how long it would take him to
prepare for journey to California.
He wished to know where California
was, and how long he should be re-
guired to stay there. He was informed
of the locality of the hitherto unknown
land, and that his residence there
consider before answering. Pondering
awhile, he replied that he should re-
quire week to pack up and say fare
well to his friends. Very well," said
the head of the house, "you will be in
formed should we decide on sending
you,' and so dismissed him. Clerk
No. was sent for, and the same gues-
tons and answers ensuing, asked for
three days. He, also, in like manner,
was dismissed, and No. summoned.
On being questioned as to the time he
required to prepare for the long jour-
ney, his reply was: "a am ready now"
Very well" again replied the banker,
7" tomorrow YOU sail for San Francisco,
where you will be junior partner in the
house we are about to open there"
The clerk who was ready at a moments
notice to take a journey to the other
side of the world was Julius May, and
thus he laid the foundation of hand.
some fortune.-C Chicago Tribune.
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the mantel by which he stood, with {
force which set every ornament thert
jingling.
81 don't and won't believe it. Fur.
thermore, grandmother, I.warn You moi
to spread the vile SANDER that woman
has manufactured. will take it upon
myself to give her a warning which ]
think she will heed. The insult to Mrs.
Oliphant is not one which her husband
would overlook should it come to his
ear. As for me, need hardly tell you
that the tittle-tattle of a mischief-mak.
ing old maid will not turn me from my
purpose. If YOU choose to let it weigh
with you -"
With a wordless cry, Madame Far
rington held out her trembling hands.
1t was as if she recognized a force which
she was powerless to resist, and begged
for mercy to herself in her helpless age.
IF you choose to let it part us, it will
be your doing, not mine," finished
Launt, less hardly than he had begun.
Il don't believe it, but if it were true, /
would marry her all the same. can
not live without her,
Sand he means it." cried Madame
Harrington, bitterly, HE is his fathers
son. He threw his life away for most
unworthy woman; and you--you are
ready to do the same if your within is de-
MED you. You have no pity for me-! !"
She rose from her chair. Both were
standing, when knock, which had fall
len unheeded upon the door, was re-
peated. Launt opened it, and servant
delivered q note to Madame Harrington.
From Killuth," she said, CHANGING
over it. "He is at the hotel in the vii
lage and will be here to pay his re-
spects in the morning. Go down and
call on him, Launt; he will expect it of
YOU"
Launt made motion of assent.
There was something else to be settled
for which he waited.
care you going to oppose me, grand
mother? only wait for your consent,
but with it or without it, 1 never can,
never will, give up my love"
The old woman sighed, a sigh which
was almost moan He was asking her
to put aside the pride and prejudices of
a lifetime. and she had no choice.
''Have your own way" she said.
"But Launt, be sure of yourself. Be
sure that nothing which can happen
will turn you against her when it is too
late"
Launt felt that his patience had been
sorely tried. He turn against Dana?
When that happened surely the heavens
would fall.
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IAN right, said the horse reporter;
''but in case the street-car conductors
get up another strike you had better re-
move your optic from journalism and
head for the csr-barns. Chicago Tri6-
tIpe.
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"A newspaper should be like tooth
brush-then everybody would have one
of his own. and not borrow his neigh.
boris.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-07-13

A Nihilist tobacconist of Boston
suggests putting poison into cigarettes
to the end that the bloated bondholders
who smoke them may be killed off by
the thousand at a puff. There is no
need of poisoning them, The cigarette
young man will kill himself fast enough
if left to himself. And the most fiend-
ish of the Nihilists could wish for no
more miserable death of his victims than
the slow-poisoning and .self-conscious-
ness of torture of the suicide who is en-
shared by the festive fumes of the fatal
cigarette. Chicago Inter- Ocean.
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men for his valuable services. If the
employers of America never go lame
until their legs give out from running
after college graduates there will be the
soundest lot OF underpinning on record
in this country. Erudition is fine
thing, but you can't get much board on
it in this town"
..But, SIR" said the graduate, ''the
annals of every country in which the
highest civilization has obtained show
that it is the men of letters who shape
the destinies-"
There you go again, said the horse
reporter, .'talking about shaping des-
tines and all such Cruel as that. Don't
You worry about destiny. The chances
are that even if you were to fall over
what you don't know and break your
neck tomorrow somebody would look
after the misunderstanding business all
right. Your best hold for the next year
or two will be checking off barrels of
AL sugar for some wholesale grocery
house over on River Street. Destiny
won't get left any in the meantime"
Then you do not think will be able
10 uldke MY uoih III ehO JOURNALISTIC
profession?h
..You might" replied the horse re-
porter, IF you were to go upstairs and
fall over some type, but not otherwise
at present"
"But l might do some preliminary
work." suggested the young man
..write some sketches and things of that
kind
eyes, you could do that"
''What would you suggest for a nom
de plume?"
.'Well," replied the horse reporter,
81 should say that .Affable Imbecile'
would about fill the bill for you"
Good day, sir. / will keep my eye
on journalism and await an oppor-
tunity to Join its ranks"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-08-12
Personal.

Governor Crttenden. OF Missouri, Is
candidate for United States senator, to suc-
ceed Mr.. Vest, who also wants to be his own
successor.
Mr. Moody, the evangelist. will 90 to Ire
land early in September, and after remain.
ing there a month will proceed to London
for the winter.
Miss Alice Ransdale, of Orangeburg, ;.
c., wears Il gold ling which was the we'd
ding ring OF her grandmother,
and is nearly two hundred years old.
Ex-COngressman Burdick, of Iowa, hith-
erto a Republican, has declared himself in
favor of the Democratic ticket, and will
make thirty speeches in the present can
vass.
Lady Frederick Cayendish prayed for
forgivness to Ireland when her husband
was asassinated. and now her father-in-law,
the Duke of Devonshire, gives G1,000 for
the erection of Catholic chapel IN Lismar.
DR.. Frenzy, the leading physician OF
Ankles Bains, where so many people go TO
be cured of rheumatism, is a martyr to
that ailment, though he is very successful
in curing others Of the complaint.
The landlord Of the hotel where the
Princess Beatrice has taken residence, at
Aix-les-Bains, wrote to the London Times
offering to pay for an article putting the es-
Enlistment. The Times printed the letter
without comment.
Mr.. John c. Calhoun, professor of Greek
in the University OF Alabama, Tuscaloosa.
has been for the last week the guest Of his
friend, DR.. Samuel Rolfe Millar, one OF the
editors of The Warren (Va.) Sentinel. Pro-
fessor Calhoun has many warm friends in
Virginia.
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Mafor xickerson.s Tactics.

A Washington telegram says; Major
Nickerson, the mysterious and much
married army officer, las once more favor
ed the War Department with an official
communication. This time he simply re-
ports his address for the current month,
as required by the regulations, without
calling attention to an alleged inclosed re-
signation, which, when looked for. was
found missing. As before. he reports bis
address as Philadelphia. The letter was
dated two days in advance OF the
Philadelphia pos.-mark and day. IN
advance of its receipt here, which,
in connection with other facts in possess
sion Of the War-Department officials, makes
Il evident TO them that he is not III that
city, but has letters forwarded from there
by a confederate. Ii has, in fact, been
known since the receipt OF his previous
letter that he is not in Philadelphia, and
has not been since he left Washington,
when he passed through the city on his
way 10 Canada. lie is supposed to be now
IN Montreal. 1t is probable that nothing
further will be done till Congress meets,
when its help will be asked to get the De-
partmcnt out OF its very singular predica-
ment. Major Nickerson cannot be dropped
without trial so long as he conforms to
the regulations in giving his residence, and
he cannot be found TO be tried.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-08-12

lessor T. J. Burrill, Of Champaign, H.;
Professor w. A. Rogers. OF Cambridge,
Mass. Executive Committee-Professor
A. II. Chester, Of Auburn, n. r.; DR., IL.
A. johnson. OF Chicago: General William
Humphrey, Of Jackson. I'LL. !. Secretary,
ID. S. Kcllicott. OF Buffalo; Treasurer, Dr..
George Fell, Of Buffalo. Papers were read
In the afternoon by Professor j. Is. Mans
folio, OF Grecncastle, Ind: DR.. Hamlin. OF
Auburn, n. Y; DIR. T. IIodson, and Pro-
lessor ID. s. Kelllcott. The treasurer's re-
port showed balance on hand OF $3.50.
The new president delivered an address,
and the society adjourned to meet in Ro-
chester, n. Y, In August next.
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Family all taken sick at night. Unusual
symptoms. Seemed like poisoning. What
could it be? What had they eaten! Was
il arsenic in the soupY Was 1t strychnine
in the coffee? Was it rats bane in the pie I
None of these. The clstern had not been
cleaned for long time. The family had
been drinking impure water. They might
have died. only that they took Perry Davis's
Pain-killer. Family well. FARMHOUSE
happy. Everybody pleased.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-08-12
The Microscopists' Meeting.
LARD UNDER THE MICR0sCoPE-ELECTIoN
OFFICERS AND ADJOURNMENT.

LARD UNDER THE IcRosCoPE-ELECTIoN OF
OFFICERS AND ADJOURNMENT.
The American Society OF Microsconists
brought Its labors to close at Chicago
friday. memoir OF the late DR.. w, b.
keyner, OF Cleveland, prepared by Mr.. G.
N. Norse, was presented by the NEGRO.
svs '.al oonilliitee. A proposal to extend
:ne time OF the presidents Office was re-
lc.'eu, ana proposition TO admit dele
Sa"s rom TIE Territories was deferred.
Dr. W. L. Belfeld. Of Chicago, exhibited
series OF microscopical photographs
which he had prepared for the bene-
u. OF the trade during the Me
neoch-Fowler lard investigation. The
photographs were intended TO illustrate
the Characteristic differences between lard
and tallow, and to show how adulteration
may De detected by the microscope. The
prihclple was discovered two years AGO NV
Dr. 4. Is. Rose. A microseopical exam.
ination OF lard and tallow crystals showed
difference In their confguration. The
iard crystals were thin plates with beyeled
ends; the tallow crystals were Of a featbery
or piime-shaped appearance. In adulter-
ated lard the feathery crystals could be de-
tected among the thin plates OF lard. both
kinds showing plainly In the photographs.
Dr. 5. V. Clevenger, Of this city, read
paper on "The Physiology OF the Brain
and Nervous System. and the Nature OF
Diseases In These Parts" Professor Upde.
vraf read a paper by DIR. NJ. l.. Holbrook, Of
New York, on "The Termination Of the
Nerves In the Kidney" DR.. j. V. McIn.
osii exhibited his solar microscope and |
tereoptleon combination ~ operated by |
ne ether oxygen light. The following
lbccrs were elected President. J. w.
OK, OF Cincinnati; Vice-PresideBts-
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-08-12

miGH.c0NsTABLEs SALE OF FUR ,!lls
II NITURE, C0UsTERs; G g 3 = I. FAINT,
HRf,siIrs srCI will sell at public auction ON
MONDAY. AUGUST IS, 1888,
nj 1ok o,c,oot A. NJ. ut my office, iSu6 eas,
FRANKLIN street. The following PRoPbhIi' "
CkBINETs. WARDROBEs,
WASfIsTANDs. BuREhUS,c ,ors
MARBLE-TOP DREssING.CASES'
MIRRORS. PICTURES, TRuNknnn;s
BEDSTEADS. CHAIRS, ROChEhS'
/ BARBERrs CHAIR, CENTRE-TABLES,
sIDEBOARD-sAFE,M ATT5iN,,G S,,rs
4 LADDERS, lot PAinl-bnoohH''
Q COUNTERS, BENCHES, r,c
CURTAINS, WATER-CooLERs;ivc
a., ni ~ '''S" n. c. G. X.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-08-12

| This SPLENDID ESTATE, comprising 1893.
ACRkS OF LAND; situated in the county Of
Rockbrdgc, Va, al the junction of the North and
James rivers, will DC offered for sale at public auc-
tion' on the premises, by the undersigned, COM
missioner, on
THURSDAY, AUGUST 10. 1883.
pursuant TO decree of the Circuit Court of Rock
bridge county. pronounced on the 2Sth day Of
May, 1883, in chancery cause therein depending
wherein DR. Peter A. Salling's heirs guardian is
PENDANTS.
As stated above this estate lies at the function Of
the North with the James river, where the latter
forces its grand passage through the Blue Ridge
mo9niains-G picture Of unSurpdsSed sublinug
and grandeur.
1t also lies within the triangle formed by three
lines Of raiway-yiZ., the Shenandoah Valley on
the west, the main line of the Richmond and Al
leghany on the south, and the Norih-Rlyer branch
Of the Richmond and Alleghany on The nor b.
OF this estate about 800 ACRES ARE FIRST
CLASS ALLUNIAL BOTTOMS, whose fertility
Is equal to any lands on the face 81 The earth; 400
ACRES ARE SECONDS: aud the residue com.
whose surface Is covered with timber OF original
growth and whose depths abound perhaps in valu-
This Is one Of the most desirable and valuable
estates of the upper Valley of Virginia. Indeed
Embedded as 1t Is within the richest mineral re-
gion OF Virginia, with its proximity 10 the vast
coal region of West Virginia. and with lis railroad
facilities, Is difficult 10 form an idea OF lis pros
pective value.
A, a. -
BRICK DWELLlNG.in good condition, contain
Ing eight room and snnfry out-hOuscs, embracing
TENANTS HOUSES, BARNS, STABLES, &c.
Tie sale, as advertised Is for the tract as whole.
but should the commissioner In tue mean time
deem IL advisable, he WILL a authorized by the de-
cree, cause the tract 10 be divided and self Ia par.
GELS.
TERMS. Ten per centum OF the purchase money
VIII be required In cash and as to the residue
credit OF one, Two, three and four years Will be
given. payable In equal annual instruments, bear
ing Interest from the day OF sale, which interest
shall be payable annually, the purchaser beng re-
qulred to execute his bonds accordingly for the
deferred lnstamenis, with undoubtcf pei sonal Sc
curiIy. A payment Of Que third OF the purchase
money In cash, however, will dispense with the
personal security on the bonds for the residue.
Sale 70 commence at ~ NJ.
j. X. EDMUNDs0N, Commissioner,
" l2-law5w Lexington, Va