The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-09-21
MISCELLANEOUS.

0lSCELLANEVUSs
"A Nev York man had his own SON
arrested and fined for profane swearing,
and then the father paid the fine. A
hickory switch would come cheaper
N. Y. Graphic.
"A bolt of lightning struck the
ground near East Thompson, Mass, in
front of pair of horses. One was
killed, and the other, q bay, Is now
coal black and much faster.-Boston
Post.
,-Ierse account OF q prize light in
the Socorro On. Ny NeUs: "Harry
Dougherty, our city circulator, broke
his arm yesterday afternoon. The
Mexican porter at the Sturgis House
fell on his arm"
The New York Real Estate Record
expresses an opinion, based upon actual
statistics, that more houses will be con-
structed during the present year than
any preceding twelve months in the
history of the country.
"A couple from Alexandria, Scot
land, came to this country to be mar
ried. They did so because the woman
was deceased wife's sister, and they
could not be married under the absurd
English law. This is one solution of
the difficulty.-N. Y. Independent.
"A flock of shep was passing along
one of the streets in Malone, N. Y,
recently when one of the knowledge
seeking leading bucks jumped through
the window of a millinery store. The
rest of the flock soon followed and the
latest styles in ladies' hats was soon
changed to later styles.-BuJalo En-
press.
Death comes in stranger forms than
usual, it would seem, in this year of re-
markable casualties. The other day
two men were smothered by the over
turning of load of hay, and now the
telegraph reports that farmer and his
team were stung to death by swarm
of honey bees that met him on coun-
try road.-Chicdgo Inter- Ocean.
-Sick-headache patients are recon-
mended three glasses of luke-warm
water, to be swallowed in rapid success
sion, and to be followed Immediately by
a glass of hot mustard water. "The
effect is at times" adds the Troy (N.Y.0
Times, every beneficial and quite aston
ishing to the uninitiated."
"A fifteen-pound cannon ball has
been found on Chimney Island, st.
Lawrence River. 1t bears the marks
of great age, and was probably used in
the engagement at the capture of Fort
Levi, on that Island in 1760. Israel
Putnam, so conspicuous in the Revolu-
ton, was Lieutenant Colonel with the
English army under Lord Amherst,
and led in the capture of the fort.
We are masters of the rest of the
civilized world. because of our cheaper
production of the absolute necessities of
existence, because of labor-saving
machinery and because of our railway
system. Year by year this dominion
will become stronger and firmer,
and the profits of the American
farmer and planterwill grow, until that
uncertain period when the European
farmer gets released from the now inev-
table soldier on his back.-NeU York
Mail.
An American lady was travelling in
Europe. She stopped at French inn
in Normandy, and being the best French
scholar in the party she was deputed
by the others to arrange for lodgings,
etc. In vain she aired her best lin
guistic entertainments. Not word
could the clerk understand, and for
aught she knew his replies were in
'sheathen Chinee." In desperation she
said, with great distinctness: "Dc-
-speak-English?' He frightened
at once and said: "Land sakes! 1 guess
/ do; was brought up ten miles from
Bangor, Mainer'
"A correspondent in Ell Paso writes:
81 sat on the Plaza this afternoon and
saw approaching Chinaman whose
face was disfigured by long. CHASTITY
looking scar. 1t was Sam Hing, the
richest Chinaman in America, who is
said to have sailed down $4,000, 900.
Rumor has it that all the Cinnamon
employed in constructing the Mexican
and Texas railroads get their employ
ment through Sam Hing, and that each
Chinaman (about 3O,000) pays him
one dollar a month, besides bonus for
the job of work obtained through Sam.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
On the high road to the capital
from the Caspian the members of the
expedition sent by the German Govern
ment to observe the transit of Venus,
met lovely vision in habit and hat on
a prancing steed. They halted, saluted.
and declared their errand ITO observe
the transit of Venus all, well, you can
go home now, gentlemen, your duty is
done; good-bye;" and the pretty vision
disappears at smart canter "away in
the ewigkeit," as Hans Breitmann says.
That joke dawned on those Germans
after some hours.-Dr. WITS "lModera
Persia"