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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-09-19
Aspinwali's Motley Population.

Aspinwall IS place with about Il,
600 inhabitants, three-fourths OF whom
are canal laborers. The inhabitants
are from all parts of the world. 1t is
supposed to be an American colonv, vet
the number of Americans does not
compare with almost any other nation.
One meets here everything in the form
OF man. In passing along its crowded
streets one is run into by native, with
"Carramba! donde vas tu." Look out
where you are going)-jostled by a
Turk, pushed one side by an Arab. or
run into by some horrid dirty fellow
You would give much to avoid, and
finally fetch up in the middle of some
small merchants place of business, for
the walks are covered with these petty
traders, who have their goods spread
out upon mats. Each proprietor is to
be found sguatting down beside his or
her place of business. and one may ex-
pect sudden war in the United States Of
Colombia, should he by chance disturb
merchant of this description, especial.
ly if the manager be woman Cor
Rockland Courier.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-09-19
The Polite Stranger AMI the Architect.

"Ah, good morning." said the polite
stranger. 81 hope L do not interrupt
you, but 1 would like to call your at
tention for just mo-"
Haven't time to look at you a min
lte," said the young architect, snap
pishly; "this is my busy day. Good
morning
but l Just want you to-"
Haven't time; haven't a dollar;
haven't a cent in the office; don't want
any book. pencil-holder, knife-sharp-
ener. pen-wiper don't want nothing
won't buy it i you talked to me for .
week Get out"
But persisted the stranger, pleas
antly, 81 don't want you TO buy it; l
don't want to sell it; l."
"Tell you l won't look at it,"
roared the architect. land | won't be
bothered: I'm carrying all the in
surance l can, and want to get rid of
that. don't want to sget in on the
ground floor with any land company in
America; don t want chance in tho
Backlog Equitable Distribution, and l
don't want you around here any long
er. Slide OFF,
"But you see," said the stranger,
smiling, 81 only want a moment of
your time to show you = IS
Don't want to see it, and l won't
see It," shrieked the exasperated archi-
tect. al don't want any personal
calendar, for don't exi ect to live more
than a thousand years; don't want any
ready interest reckoner, becauss the
other man reckons the interest and
pay it. don't want any patent sleeve
buttons, necktie fasteners. blOttine
pads, letter books, bill files binders, or
eyelet punches. lou ty down them
stairs or I'll punch you" head!'
Then the stranger got mad. 81 ook.
here" he said '.Pye had enough of
your lip. I've got little capias on
YOU right here that WANTED to show
you-Misfit Il Wrinkle, fashionable
tailors, Sll9.27-now Won come right
over to Squire Holdfast's Office and
look at it, or you'll get into grief"
The busy architect said he could spare
him about an hour and half if he had
su;h useful novelty as that to show
him. Why didn't he say so be ore?
And so they went over to look ut it
r. j. Lurieae, in Louisville Courier
Journal
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-09-19
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

The number of students in attend
snce at Boston University has steadily
increased the past four years, the sum-
maries being rs follows: sos, sos, 591
and 61O.---Boston Journal.
The Alabama Baptist says that
there are in that State 1924 Baptist
churches and $50 orda'n ministers;
but 800 are unemployed on account of
the once-a-month system which is SC
much in vogue there.
1t is, of all things, not essential
that a school.boy or girl shall know the
various marks by which to distinguish
the IA in fat, far, fall or flame, and
over which golden time is. sure to be
wasted.--Paiiadeiphie Pubic Ledger.
The school savings banks of
France have been wonderfully success
full In 1879, five years after their
foundation, there were 1O,44O schools
provided with such banks, and 224, 200
depositors. The numbers have now
risen to q, 4S4 schools and 442, O21 de-
positors.
During the past eighteen years, ac-
cordiDg to the Irish World, the Irish
Ahoiuau StluOliCS nave cOutI1Duteu IOr
various church houses of
worship, converts. colleges, schools.
etc. about s30,O00,OO0. This includes
$2,500,0O0 paid to the Pope The Irish
are a poor people, and have given this
large sum out of their poverty.
1t is safe to say that not more than
one-half the school population in the
South received an education covering
the school age. But, in addition to the
children, there are 1,354.974 males
twenty-one years OF age and upward
who are illiterate. Adding these to the
children who attended no school, we
have grand total of 4.04O. $50 IN the
South who at present have no adequate
educational advantages.-N. Y. Herald.
The largest single contribution
made last year to the missionary work
of the Protestant Episcopal Church was
from Chinaman, Mr.. Charles Ping
Lee, OF Shanghai. who gave $1,000 to
s.. Luke's Hospital in that city. The
gift was made in recognition of the
noble work accomplished by the hos
pital for the suffering and distressed
among the countrymen of the donor-as
truly Christian work as that of min
istering to their spiritual necessities.
N. z. Examiner.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-09-19
GENERAL.

The entire population of the State
Of Massachusetts could find seats in The
passenger cars of the INT q states. -
Dos on Pos.
livery employe. big and little. OF
he New rleans Oman's Exchange
s given two W cks' leave of absence
With pay, during the summer.
We have distinctly passed The stage
n GU growth as a people where the
professions monopolize the graduates.
rhe boys coming from colleges are fill
ING business positions to an extent
which is not realized By the general
public. Nor h cesicrn Caristian -idco-
cGe.
When Pc tmaster Backus, of San
Francisco, went hunting near Red
Bluff, Cal, recently, bear chased him
from log where the Postmaster was
ing tOmali for lunch, freed him,
and then sat and ate the tomali. wat h.
ing Mr.. Backus shlver up the tree foI
fourteen hours.
There is a gnat here this summer
that crawls up under a persons haiI
and bites him on the scalp. causing az
immense lump to swell on h head. L
is hard for a person who has been bit
len by one of these gnats to distinguish
whether it is biz pump on his heaC
Or his little head on q big bump
Ptoche Record.
One OF the fresh air. children al
Ealdwinsvi lie, N. Y. on seeing the
woman with whom he was stopping
making butter. wanted to know if Z
butterflies made it. Another, asking u
little pigs We're kittens. on being
laughed at. quickly replied: If yor
were in New York could show yoI
things you would not know. = ExDG!.
Express.
The Catskills have as varics. an or
biography as the name of Shakespeare
They are spelled Caisbiil, Katskil..
Kaaterskill, anterskill, Kr.tzkiIl. katz.
berg, Katzemberg, Canterskill anc
Kaatensberg, but are Is pleasant and
picturesque by one name as another.
The aboriginal name, Ontorios, is thi
best OF alL--.Altany Journal.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-09-19
FACTS AND FIGURES.

There are over 100000 people
In the United States, men, women and
children, who are dependent upon labor
at mines and manufactures Chicago
Tribune.
The Agricultural Bureau at Wash
ington has, during the present year, ex.
pended over 100000 in the introduce
ton OF the tea-plant into the various
points of the United States. - Washing.
ton Star.
"A considerable share of the lumber
output OF the East comes from the mills
of Fort Edward, Glens Falls, and from
those along the Hudson between these
two places. Thirteen mills produce
about 200. OOO, 900 feet annually, beside
slabs and other refuse.-Aibany Jour.
nal.
According to the latest census the
people of the United States engaged in
active business pursuits are thus en-
plOyed: In agriculture, $4,000, 900; pro-
fessional and personal service, 12.OO0,-
900; manufacturing and mining. H.
100000; trade and transportation, $780,
900.
The track of the Iron Mountain
Railway, Missouri, 700 miles long, was
changed to the standard gauge in one
day, June %, 1879. Three thousand
men were employed. The gauge of the
New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio Road,
225 miles, was changed from broad to
standard gauge between 3 and $3.50 a.
m. June %, 1880, by $500 men.--Chi-
eagO Herald.
The largest sailing ship in the
world was launched at Glasgow recent
ly, from the yards of Messrs. Hamilton
q Co. She is described as hand
somely-modeled iron, four-masted, full
rugged sailing ship of the following di-
mensions: Length over all. $40 feet.
breadth, 40 feet; depth of hold, 25 feet
8 inches; register tonnage, 3.173. Her
principal masts and yards are made of
steel.
The game captured by the Greedy
party during the two years ending Au-
gust, 1888, was as follows: Seven
wolves, z foxes, 8ermines, jennings,
103 musk oxen, ~ seals. 50 hares, Al
king ducks, 50 long tailed ducks, Sc
cider ducks, 60 dovekins, l diver, 8
burgOmaster gulls. Sabine gull, q
Arctic terms, 17S sknas, 81 brent geese,
| raven. 79 ptarmigan. 100 turnstones.
1 sandpiper, 1 sandpling, 81 knots. 2
ringed plovers, Is owls, phiaropes, ]
walrus.-N Y. Herald.
Swiss statistics show that the land
of Switzerland and its natural produc-
tons afford employment for 410,02:
men and 147, 716 women, and that the
labor OF these persons supports 1,16S,-
1877 individuals. Those who live on
rents. interest. pensions and annuities
number in Switzerland 56,055, or about
two in each 100 of population. Fund
holders who are nothing else comprise
1928 men and 1871 women. The
members of the fundholders' families
number, in addition, IL, 983 individuals,
and their servants number 1883
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-09-19
New York City One Hundred and
Thirty-tw0 Years Ago.

The city may contain near 2,50)
buildings of brick and stone, stands On
an eminence, and being surrounded
with modern Notifications make, a
fine appearance. 1t is mile In icngth
and half mile in breadth. 1t has a
spacious harbor, commodious quays,
with warehouses on them, and EMPLOYS
several hundred ships in its trade and
fisheries. This is thought to be as
healthy a spot as any in the world.
The east and south parts, in general,
are low; but the rest is situated on a
dry, elevated soil. The streets are ir-
regular. but being paved with round
pebbles, are very clean. No Fart OF
America has greater plenty and variety
in its markets. They have beef, pork,
mutton, poultry, butter, wild fowl.
venison, fish, roots and herbs of all
kinds in their seasons. Oysters are q
considerable part of the support o: the
poor, and that single article is COM
puted to be worth annually ten or
twelve thousand pounds; some kinds
are very large, so that one or two OF
them fry'd ETC., are a meal for a rea-
sonable appetite. The fort upon the
southwest point of the city is square
with four bastions; within the
walls is the house in which the Gov
errors usually reside, and opposite to
it are brick barracks for the in
dependent companies. At the south end
was formerly chapel, but this was
burnt down in the negro conspiracy OF
1a4l. Here are two Dutch. two Epis-
copal, one rench and two German
Lutheran churches; one Presbyterian,
one Anabaptist. one Q.akers and one
Moravian meeting houses, and one
Jews synagogue. Tle City Hall is a
strong brick building, oblong and two
stories high. with two wings at right
angles with the center. The floor be-
low is an open walk, except two goals
and the goaler's apartments. The
cellar underneath is dungeon. and the
garnet is common prison. This edi-
flee is erected in a place where four
streets meet, and fronts to the south.
west, one of the most spacious streets
in the town. The eastern wing con-
tains. in the second story, the assem-
bly-room, lobby and the speakers
chamber The west wing. on the sam,
floor. forms the courcil-room and Ii
brary. and in the middle space the SUI
preme Court is usually held. The city
is divided into seven wards, and is un.
der the government of a Mayor, Re-
corder, seven Aldermen, and seven
Common Council men. The standing
militia consists of about 2, 800 men.
and the city has in reserve 1000 stand
of arms for seamen, the poor, etc, in
case of an invasion.-London Magazine
of I76I.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-09-19
The Jumpjlt from Jumping Creek.

.Sayr' he called. as he walked across
the street to policeman yesterday at
the circus grounds, shave you seen ,
slim little CLAP with a red mustache and
diamond pinp"
81 don't remember"
swell, want to hunt him up. II
you'll help me find him I'll give YOU a
v oke of two-year-old steers.f
"What's he doneP'
"Say! I'm mad all over; but can't
help but-ha! ha! -ha!-laugh at the
way he gumfuzzled me half an hour
ago. I'm fat. ami I'm rich pass.
ure for cows! I'm turnips with hoap
of green tops"
"What's the stOfy?"
"Well, | was over there under wag-
on counting my money. l brought in
thirteen dollars. was a wonder NO
whether I'd better keep it in my hind
pocket or pin it inside my vest, when
the little chap comes creeping under,
and says: Partner, there's wicked
crowd around here. Put that money in
your boot Say!"
"Yes."
as ruck me as the seasiblest thing l
could do. 1t was in bills, and pulled
off my right boot and chucked 'em in.
Say! dye see anything green in that
..No."
swell, l hadn't walked around long
before a chap come up and remarks
that he has five dollars TO bet to q quar-
ter that be can outjump me. Say. dye
know me?'
"No."
swell, when I'm home I'm the tai
jumpist of Washtenaw County. 1 jump
higher and further than anything amin u
or human. Ikiver more ground than a
panther; sail higher than jumpi1'
hoss. I'm open to even bets day Or
night. and 60 out and Jump 'leven fe ct
Just to astonish the children. When that
ere stranger offered SIGH odds looked
at his legs for a minute and remarked
that was his huckleberrv."
81 see."
essay! up went the stakes, off cum my
butes, and l ontjumped him by three
feet six."
'.And what?"
''And when 1 looked around TO" my
butes that Internal little hornet with the
sduuN uuSttCuc Hsttt Iuduc Ou WIKI tuc
one the cash was in. Sayr'
"Yes.
Il live on Jumpin' Creek. I'm the
creek myself. I'm called daisy whsn
I'm home, and every time trade bosses
or shot-guns or dogs 1 paralyze the
other Teller. I'm previous. I'm prussic
acid: I'm razors. Say!"
"Yes."
If l KIN lay hands on that little chap
I'll make every bone crack. But it was
a good one on me! Eli? Ever see it
beatenp Played me fur fool and hit
me the fust time. Say! Ii you see me
-ha! ha! ha!-laughing, don't think
I'm tight; I'm mad. But say! old
Jumping Creek was too smart, wasn't
hep Needed something to thin his blood,
and he got it from chap who didn't
seem 10 know putty from the band
wagon! Say! Ha! ha! har'-Detroa
Free Press.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-09-19

The letter of Edward F. Hardman in
Nature with referenee 10 the suicide Of
black snakes recalls an incident which
I once witnessed. vas quite small,
but my lnemoryo of the strange occur
renee Is very clear and distinct. Ii was
in tho State of Ill nois, when at that
cary day shoit, thick variety of rat.
tlesnake was ve.y numerous. so much
, 30 that the State acquired an unenvia-
BILE reputation in the older parts of the
Union. 4 armers in ''breaking prairie, -
as the first blowing OF tn, prairie sod
was called, would kill them by dozens
in the course of s ngle summer.
They were very venOmOus, but owing
to their sluggish natyre aid their rat.
tie. which was always sounded before
an attack, but few persons were bitten
by them. Moreover, there was little
danger OF death if proper remedies
We're applied st once.
was one day following one of the
large breaking plows common in that
time. 1t was drawn by i've or six woke
of oxen, and there were two men to
manage the pillow and the team. AS we
were going along, one of the men dis
covered rattlesnake. as l remember,
about twelve or fourteen inches in
length. They rarely exceeded eighteen
or twenty inches, so that this one was
probably about two-thiids grown The
man who first saw it was about TO kill
it when the other proposed to see if it
could be made to bic itself, which it
was commonly reported the ra. tlesnake
would do if angered and prevented
from escaping. Accordingly they
poked the snake over into the plowed
ground, and then began teasing it with
their long whips. Escape was fmpossl-
BILE, amt the snake soon tecame frantic
ut its Intellectual attempt either
to injure its assailants or to get away
from them. At last it turned upon it.
self and struck its fangs into its own
body, about the middle.
The poison seemed to take effect in
stantly. The fangs were not with
drawn at all. and If not perfectly dead
within less than five minutes. it at least
showed no signs of lie. That It
should de SO quickly will not seem
strange if it is borne in mind that the
same bite would have killed a full
grown man in few hours time.
The men watched it long enough to
lie sure that it would not be likely to
move away, and then went on W tn
their work. | trudeeI around with
them for an hour or more, and every
time we came near where the snake
was l stopped and looked at it, but it
never moved again. In this case do
l. 4. 4 l..
injured at all. | have often heard of
rattlt snakes biting themselves under
such circumstances, but this was the
only case that ever came under my OBJ
ser, ation.-COr, Nature.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-09-19
WIT AND WISDOM.

The feeble tremble before opinion.
the foolish defy it, the wise Judge it,
the skillful direct it.
Initiate time: It DESTROYS SLOWLY.
It undermines, wears. loosens, separ.
ates. 1t does not uproot.
"A fashion item says: 'The skirts Of
little girls dresses grow longer" True.
we've noticed this phenomenon our.
selves and always supposed it was
caused by letting out the tucks.-Lo,cel,
Citizen.
Too often selfishness rather thar
unselfishness. rlrdeness rather than gen
tleness, seem to be developed in those
apparently possessed Of the highest ad-
vantages for educatioa--Ch Chicago Week
ly Maqazi,se-
motive manufactory saying that if it
didn't cost too much she would like to
buy one of their new spark-arrester
and see how it worked.-Burlington
Free Press
Never sit down and brood ove,
trouble OF any kind If you are vexed
with yourself or the world. this is no
way to obtain satisfaction. Find your,
self employment that will keep your
mind active, and, depend on it, this
will force out unwelcome thoughts.
Ave Just found ont why lightning
never strikes twice in the same place."
said Farmer Furrow TO the Deacon. IS.
they stood under tree during a thun-
der-storm. ''Why is it." asked the
Deacon. because, sir, the same place
is never there after the lightning once
hits it. IN y Journal.
Young housekeeper with small ex-
perience in marketing)- hardly know
what to order for dinner. We had, veal
yesterday and lamb the day before.''
Butcher--"How would leg of mutton
do, or beef or tongue?" Young house,
keeper (relieved at the suggestioD-
''Oh. US: that would do nicely. You
may send a leg Of tongue. ~ y
Mail and Erpress-
Something laeking-Baker-"Yes
mum; l now put my name on my bread
10 prevent my rivals from initiating my
loaves and getting my custom" House
keeper-"A wise precaution. But was
that bread You left here yesterday
genuine?" "0h. yes. mum" Then
would suggest that you add some
thing besides -our name to tho loaEss."
Certainly, muE, il you say so. What
is it?" The date. Philadelphia
Call.
-"If I can find my gun bet I'll
settle them cats" said Mulberry the
other night at = late hour. as he slid out
Of bed and went cropping around the
ftSxa avl- .sf Oh tS,
bed, you old fool" pleaded the gentle
voice Of Mrs. Mulberry. "rnst isn't
eats; IDS Emeline's new bean down in
The parlor singing Sweet Violets.'
Emeane's new beau will not MARBLE
any more when he visits Emeline.
has told him that '.papa is
very easily disturbed after hs rctires."
---lLiLldlet0p,s Transcript
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-09-19

Winnipeg has welcomed an addi
ton of eighty Icelandic immigrants t.
the prosperous little congregation" OF
five hundred already in the city. The
newcomers are hoping to begin life IS
Manitoba farmers.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-09-19

|" Ans person who takes the paper regu.
Aariy from the post-office whether directed to
his name or whether he il subscriber or not,
Us responsible for the pay.
The courts have decided that refusing tc
cake newspapers frcm the post-ofice, or re-
moving and leaving them uncalled for, is
arina facie evidence of INTENTIONAL FRAUD
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-09-19

Twelve petritied clans were found
recently at depth of two hundred and
fifty feet while boring for oil at Parls-
nina, Cal.-S0n Francisco Chronicle
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-09-19

him. He takes his seat in the chair ap-
parently quiet and submissive, but at
the instant the operator removed the
cap he turned his head quickly around.
the effect being an excellent photograph
of his back hair. Then the attendants
proceed to force, but under suspen-
sion of the rules. with the result as al
ready given. Friction of this kind is
not unusual. Sometimes the photog-
rapher is completely baffied by the
facial contortions of the unwilling SUBJ
ject- By this means he "gets the
bulge" on them in a way that no law
or exercise of physical force can pre-
vent, but there is strategic way to get
even around this obduracy which is
subdued by dose of chloroform, or his
picture is taken while asleep, as be-
tween him and the United States Gov
eminent the odds are too great. and in
some way he is compelled to yield.
A CURIOSITY SHOP.
The urbane old gentleman in charge
shows the visitor large and interest
ing collection of plates, dies. presses,
molds and implements of various kinds.
together with villainous lot of knives
and other weapons, all of which have
been captured in the raids upon the
counterfeiters. Some of the plates are
of exquisite workmanship, fully equal
in this respect TO those made by the
skillful engravers employed by the
Government. There aIe always some
minor points of difference by which the
impressions from these plates may be
detected, although their general appear
aace is such as to give them every ap-
pearance of genuineness to any but the
most practiced eye. It may be the turn
of line. the shading of a letter or
some irregulari5y in the delicate tracery
Of the border that can only be discoy-