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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-07-04
The Ruined City in Arizona.

The ruined cliff city discovered in
Arizona last summer occupied the sides
of CANYON which has been christened
Walnut Canyon. 1t is an immense
fissure in the earth, with nothing above
the general level of the country to indi-
cate its existence to the traveller until
he stands upon the sides of its almost
precipitous brink. The sides have been
quilted by storms and torrents, leaving
shallow, cave-like places of great lengt'
at different heights, along the bottoI
of which, when the ledge furnishes
sufficient area, dwellings in groups or
singly were built The village was
about three-quarters of mile in length,
and consisted of single row of houses,
the common rear wall being the living
rock, while the sides and fronts were of
large square stones laid in clay. A mar
row street or path extended along tt
front. Similar villages extended alon
the canyon for a distance of five miles
Although many domestic implements
were found, nothing was discovere,
which indicated the character of the
people who once inhabited them.
There were no weapons of war, temples
or idols. hieroglyphics or pictures.
There was nothing to identify them
with the unciviIizedraces of the present
day, and though the wide extent of the
uins indicate the existence once OF al
lied races covering large portions of the
present Territories of Arizona. New
Mexico and Utah. as well as Northern
Mexico, their origin and history con-
strtate an unsolved problem. -Four
hundred years ago. when first discov-
cred, they were, as now, vacant and
ruined. Boston journal.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-07-04

Visitors to Sitka are at once attracted
BY the old castle on the hill, once the
home of the Russian governor, who
ruled with ,slmost despotic power, but
now, alas! converted into 8 United
States signal station. Once d stroyed
by fire and once Frustrated by an earth
quake, it was each time rebuilt Signs
Of dilapidation are observable, but its
massive walls will probably stand for
generations The desolation OF its APP
pearance lends an added charm to the
legends which hang about it. One OF
these traditions is to the effect that
Baron Remanoff, when occupying the
castle as governor, had in his house
hold a niece, an orphan whose guardian
he was, . most beautiful young lady, as
all traditionary maidens are or should
be. She had bestowed her affections
upon young lieutenant, and when the
Baron commanded her to wed q power
full prince, then stopping as q guest at the
castle, she refused. The Romanoff,
concealing his displeasure under a cloak
OF urbanity, gave the obstructing
lieutenant al honorable command and
dispatched him upon an expedition 70
some distance. During the absence OF
the lover the maiden yielded to
the threats and demands Of her stern
uncle, and the wedding preparations
were hastily made. The timid and
heart-broken girl and the prince stood
up before the priest, who solemnized
tie forced union, the marriage bells
rang out their mock peals Of JOY, and
reyelry held sway IN the great hall OF
the castle. Suddenly the young
Lieutenant stood in the midst of the
gay throng, his garments travelstained
and torn. and his countenance baggard
with suffering. He paused before the
unhappy maiden. took her hand in his,
gazed into her face. and then upon the
ring the Prince had placed upon her
finger. Without uttering . word, and
while the assembled guests were star
ing with amazement and curiosity. he
drew . dagger from his belt and
plunged it into her breast. He rushed
from the castle and leaped into the
sea, to find rest in the bosom of the
waters. On the anniversary of her
wedding night, the spirit of the MUIR
dered girl can be seen passing through
the castle halls, dressed in her rich
bridal robes, tears streaming from her
ewes as she presses her hand over the
red wound in her breast. Often before
severe tempest she may be seen on
the tower of the abandoned light
house, burning a light till dawn to
guide the spirit of her lover on the
stormy sea.-Porttand (Vre.) Wesi
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-07-04
Sarah Bernhardt's Peculiarities.

really think that this wonderful
woman has q screw loose somewhere in
her mental organization. She is not
mad nor even cracked, but she is what
the French call 'toquee, a convenient
word for which the English language
affords no equiv alent. Her reckless
ness in money matters is something
phenomenal. When she was about to
start for America she wrote to q bril-
liant French author: "All my expenses
and those of my maid, including car
rage hire. are to be paid by the man.
ager. DO you think 1 can get along
with $4,000 per month Us pocket
money!" Her friend wrote back in an
swrr: "Since you ask me the question.
do not think that you can" She will
give her steward $40 at a time. Two
DAYS later he will come to her for more
money. ..Why. did l not give you
some the other day." she will say
vaguely. "All gone, is it? Well, here
is $50; only take care of it."
Her cook never knows how many
people are to be present at breakfast or
at dinner, for Sarah thinks nothing of
inviting in an extra dozen or so Of
guests. She will put on pair of new
boots, 90 out to walk, get caught in 4
shower. and toss her desecrated bottines
as q present to her maid as soon as
she pulls them off. She never pays a
bill without legal pressure. is lavishly
generous to her servants and to the
poor, has no idea of order or of pune
tuality, and is as eccentric in private
life as she is great upon the stage. She
has made and squandered three for
tunes, is always dying and never dies,
is as fragile as reed. yet tires out the
strongest men in her troupe when she
goes upon professional tour.
The latter peculianty is owing to
her exceptional power of sleeping
whenever she chooses. She always
travels in a sleeping car, and, once
ensconsed therein, she will draw down
the blinds and betake herself to
slumber. Arrived at her destination,
she will walk upon stage on which
she has never set foot before, and the
exits and entrances of which are to-
tally unknown to her. and will &C
through her part with as much spirit
and brilliancy as though she had
acted there for half her life. All her
friends adore her. and she is the idol
of every cat or dog belonging to the
theaters of France. In many respects
"a most sweet wOmaD," and for the
rest, 80 the pity of 1.-THE pity of it,
Iago" II. Hooper, in the Cur
rent.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-07-04
Indlan l,elieacy.


The Iudians scattered slong the foot
hills OF the Sierra are quiet. molten
sive people. They do not seem to be
governed by any tribal laws, yet adhere
to msny of their. old traditions. The
tide of industry and civilization sweep
ing over and around has lett them
greatly modified by the contact, and
although they retain the original char
acteristics of the ysce, in some respects
they are much improved. One o. two
men of superior ability and industry
form q nucleus around which others
less ambitious gather. Here they fence
with brush and logs tract sufficient
for their requirements of haymaking,
pasturage, etc. They invariably build
their cabins upon the most slightly
point. even when the spring that fur
nishes their water is halfway down the
hill. This habit has no doubt descend
ed from a warlike ancestry and is no
evidence of an esthetic delight in haZy
valleys and misty mountain-tops.
Their gardens are not an assured sue
cess when water is plentiful and the
weather propitious. They can not al
WAYS wait for their maturity. Many of
them are industrious and find remuner-
ative work at wood-chopping, sheep
shearing, etc.
Althou n they often indulge in the
food of civilized nations, the acorn is
still a favorite article of diet in every
well-regulated wigwam. The process
of converting this bitter nut into any,
thing like pala,able bread is curious
Under the branches of grand old pine
I found them at work. They had
shucked and ground in the usual man
ner large mass of the acorn meats;
a number of circular watts had been hol-
lowed out OF the soil, much the shape
of Il punch-bowl. Into these was put
the acorn pulp. At hand stood several
large clothes-baskets filed with water,
and into these they dropped hot stones.
thus heating the water to the required
temperature. Upon the mass of
crushed bitterness they carefully ladled
the hot water. making it about the
color and consistency of thin cream.
Not q speck appeared to mix. A buxom
niaha'a stood by each vat and with a
small fir bough stirred the mass, skill
fully removing any speck that floated
upon the surface The soil gradually
absorbed the bitter waters, leaving a
i firm white substance, of which they
make bread.
l asked to taste it, at which they said
something in their language and all
laughed. 1 asked again. and after
more laughter was handed a small
particle upon fir leaf and found ii
sweet and pa atable. They began At
once 10 remove it. and SO adroitly was
this done that but small portion ad
hered to the soil. They spread it upon
the rocks. and in short time it was iii
for use. This. 1 am told, they mix
with water, pat into thin cakes and bake
before the tire.-Fresno (Cal.) Cor.
/ San Eynurisco CNr1Hicie
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-07-04
The Right Railway.

The Right Railway, on the Lake OF
Lucerne, may be referred to as mar
vel of railway enterprise To make
line to the summit of a mountain five
thousand feet high coIld certainly have
been no ordinary undertaking. This
railway, which will be briefly described.
was opened in the year 1871. the termi-
nus being at Yitznan, also the point of
landing for steamers. The railway
goes in an almost continuous and di-
rect line five miles long, not, as might
be imagined, by zigzag route up the
mountain, the view of the surrounding
country extending in interest as the
height increases. The route includes an
inclined tunnel two hundred and
twenty-five feet long, and girder
bridge across the Schnureobel
Gorge. An extension of four miles
from Kaltbad has been added to
tic original line. proceeding along the
ridge OF the mountain, 5, 280 feet above
the level of the sea. The line, which
is a single one with a tive-foot gauge,
consists of three rails; the center one is
fitted with cogs. In other words, the
middle rail is ladder up which the
,ngine climbs by means of cog wheels
lifted below the floor. The engine has
very remarkable appearance, re-
sembling very much huge black bot
tie, and when on level ground it leans
on one side rs if about to fall. When
ascending the incline the engine as
sumes an upright position. Only one
carriage is attached; this is ten feet
wide, and somewhat resembles our
tramway cars. There are nine seats
placed transversely. arranged to ac-
commodate fifty-four passengers.
In ascending the carriage is propelled
instead of being drawn, but in the de-
scent the locomotive precedes the car
riaye, and acts a. a powerful brake.
The train proceeds at rate of about
eight miles an hour. Great care is nee
essary to insure the road being kept in
order, hence one mile of tee line is
under the superintendent of man
whose sole duty it is to precede the
train and remove Instructions. The
Right has been described as mass of
pudding, with millions of stones for
plums; the danger is lest any of these
stones should accidentally get into such
position as to prevent the proper
working of the cog-wheel on the engine.
A journey on this railway is looked
upon by many as quite an adventure.
Timid folks are advised to sit in the
middle of o seat, so as to avoid the
sight of the gulf and precipices over
which the line runs.-Erchanqe.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-07-04
work is constant marvel to the writer.

work is 3 constant marvel to the writaS.
And the stranges, pa I is. that not only
do they do the work. but they somehow
manage to be gracious, g"od tempered,
and polite in doing it. A lo.nan car
dinal, take HIM for all in all, is one of
the finest gentlemen breathing. How
ever early it may BE-, or however late,
If you have any serious claim upon his
time and attention you are sure OF
a courteous hearing. There are certain
shades of difference, of course. be.
tween the courtesy extended to one
visitor and another, but the humbleS
gets more civility than one dares &c
hope for at the hands OF Italian Gov.
eminent impiegGti, telegraph clerks,
or house officers. The approach
to his eminence is usually made through
three ante-rooms. The paper on the
walls in room No. may be Prussian
blue. No. 2 will perhaps be pa
pered with yellow ochre, and No.
$ with nice quiet magenta.
you are ushered into the first, second,
or third room. the last one Chat near
est to the audience room proper) being
reserved Tor very high dignitaries-
princes, ambassadors or bishops The
fourth room, in which you will proba-
bly, find his eminence, Is likely to be
furnished with very loud gilt and GRIM
son. 1t invariably contains bad por-
trait of his present holiness, and often
another of his late holiness Plus In. II
you ere q Catholic you kneel to the
cardinal and make 8 show of kissing
his fingers. Ii you are hereto the
obeisance is dispensed with. and his
eminence usually gives you his hand.
with pleasant smile. Strict etiquette
requires that you should not depart till
hint of dismissal has been given you.
and you may roughly know what esti-
mate has been set upon You by watch
ing whether his eminence escorts you to
the door on leaving or simply bids you
farewell where he happens to be sit
ting. -isFIt E- ..r e O..
In the afternoon the cardinals gen.
orally get little rest. But the hour of
the cave Maria" brings the bell-ring-
ing and the visitors again. Often when
vulgar mortals, having digestcd their
dinners, are drowsily thinking of bed,
his eminence is still in his crimson audi
ence chamber. faint and weary. long
ing for the last tedious caller to go. and
wondering whether after all he would
not have been happier witho It the pur-
ple.-Ron,e fItaiyj Cor. A. Y. Herald.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-07-04
GENERAL.

Miss Elizabeth Stuart Phelps says
of our aims in life: ''You will never
realize until YOU have tried it what an
immense power over the life is the
rover of possessing distinct aims. The
voice, the dress, the look, the very mo-
TOSS of 3 person, define AID alter when
he or she begins to live for a reason. 1
fancy l can select in crowded street
the busy, blessed women who support
themselves. They carry themselves
with an air of cons .ious self-respect and
self-content which shabby alpaca can
not hide, nor Bonnet silk enhance,
nor even sickness or exhaustion even
drag out. "-Ch cago Journal.
Typographical errors, as general
thing. are not calculated to enhance
the value Of publications of any kind.
but the Lenox Library, in New York
civ. has in its possession two Bibles
which are priced by collectors as much
for the quaint error that occufs in the
printing as for their antiquity. They
are known as the ~ licked Bibles.
One is an English version, bearing q
London date of 1881, and the other Is a
NJeEIQdu cUitioh puoAi-hCu - SSAIeAy
ago. The curiosity, which is the same
in both of them. consists in the comical
omission of the word mot in the sew
enth commandment. Both are perfect,
however, in other respects.-N. Y. Irib-
une. al
When the Norwegian farmers
wife begins her dairying in the summer,
and the herds have been driven to the
upland pastures, she takes special
pains in making the first cheese. for
it is for Nipen, the old Morse wood and
water spirit. The offering is taken in
the dusk of evening to high, bare
rock, and left there. Sometimes a
sweetcake, in the making of which
every maiden must assist, and can
of ale is added to the feast for Nipen.
In the morning it is gone, and the farm
er's wife is sure that her cows will
give down rich milk, that her lambs
will not perish in untimely storms, and
that her good mans boat on the ford
will bring him safely home. She haa
given hostages" to Nipen-
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-07-04

D
The greatest whispering gallery"
IN the world is that of the Grand Can
Won, Colorado. For years this chasm
has been a matter of surprise 10 pros
pectors and miners on account OF its
wonderful transmissions of sound, and
it has only been sine the advent of the
railroad that any definite idea has been
entertained of the great distance it trav-
els within its walls. A train of cars
crossing the bridge at the Needles can
be plainly heard on a quiet day at Cot
tonwood Island, 8 distance of eighty
four miles. The fife and drum at Fort
Mojave is distinctly heard at Bulls
Head, distance of eighty four miles.
The report of the sunrise gun at Fort
Mojave can be heard at El Dorado Can
yon. a distance of ninesy-six miles
Chicago Times.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-07-04

and bed 10 lie on. and an old stocking
full of money somewhere? WHIST more
do you wantr
IA stocking full of money! she
would say, wiping her eyes: "there
ain t no such thing. And IS for eating.
of course eats rs much as i wants. l
eats more than wants, if you come to
that" s'@1ff,'E "tt's fnt 'st1f
Then you're very greedy"
But to think that you shouldn't have
a man in q black coat to pour out a
glass of wine for you, sir''
II never drink wine, Mrs. Baggett. !"
"Well. whisky. But it's a come
down in the world, Mr.. Whittlestaff.
eff you think I've come down in the
world, you'd better keep it to yourself,
and not tell me. dom think that I've
come down."
"You bear up against it like man,
sir; but, for q woman like me, do feel
it." Such was Mrs. Baggett and the
record of her lie.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-07-04

The New York World helps be-
reaved parent to find his lost boy BY de-
scribing him as having an olive green
suit and ringworm on his finger
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-07-04

A noble and attractive everyday
bearing comes of goodness, of sincerity.
of refinement; and these are bred in
years. not in moments.-F. d. Hasting-
ton.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-07-04

-. go and tell Mrs. Baggett that I'll be
: much obliged 70 her if she'll put on her
bonnet and come out to me here.
This he said to boy, and the order
was not st all an unusual one. When
he wanted to lesrn what Mrs Baggett
intended TO give him for dinner, he
would send for the old housekeeper and
take walk with her for twenty minutes.
Mrs. Baggett was quite accustomed to
the proceeding. which, upon the whole,
she enjoyed. She now appeared with a
bonnet, and a wadded cloak which her
master had given her.
.tIts about the letter, sir" said Mrs
. Baggett.
.-How do yog know"
didn't see the handwriting and the
black edges? Mrs. Lawrie amt no
more"
Mrs. Lawris has gone to her long &C
count 2
I'm afeared. sir, she won't find il
easy to settle the bill. said Mrs. Bag
gett, who bad a cynical way of express
ing her dioapprobation.
Mrs ssaggett, Judge not. lest you be
iudsed' Mrs. Baggett turned up her
nose 1.-The woman has gone, and
nothing shall be SAID against her here.
The sirl remains. Now, I'll tell you
what mean 10 do
..She isn't to come here, Mr.. Whittle-
sstaff?-
Here she is to come. and here she is
to remain, ard here she is TO have her
part of everything as though she were
NV own daughter. And, as not the
smallest portion of the good things to
scone to her, she is to have her share
in your heart. Mrs. Baggett.n
Il don't know nothing about nv
heart, Mr.. Whittlestaff. Them as finds
their way TO my heart has to work their
~ay there. Who's Miss Lawrie, that
Im to be knocked about for new
comer?''
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-07-04
AN OLD MANS LOVE.
~ ANrHoNY r1oIIoPH.

author Of - Doctor Taorne," I. Frumlr Posson
Gee,' Is he Popenjopf' Phtneas FSnzs.
the Irisa kenber.'' e The Wdrtea,"
.'Barchester Tosrers,'' Etc, Etc.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-07-04

"A theatrical mission has been
started in London by the Salvation
Army.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-07-04


birth, and of Mrs. Whittlestatf her mind
was so full that she did conceive
her to be superior to her majesty and
all the royal family. Dorothy, in an
evil hour, went back to Portsmouth,
and there encountered that worst of
military heroes. Sergeant Baggett.
With MANY lamentations and confess
sions SIS to her own weakness, she wrote
to her mistress, acknowledging that she
did intend to marry 3D." Mrs Whit
tlestaff could do nothing to prevent it,
and Dorothy did marry '.B." Of the
misery and ill-usage, Of the dirt and
poverty, which poor Dorothy Baggett
endured that year. it needs not here to
tell That something had passed between
her and her old mistress when she re-
turned to her must. suppose. have
been necessary. OF her married life. in
subsequent years, Mrs Baggett never
spoke at an. Even the baker only
knew dimly that there had been a Ser
geant Baggett in existence. Years had
passed since Mrs. Baggett had been made
over to her present master. And he.
though he probably knew something OF
the abonlinable Sergeant, never found
it necessary to mention his name. For
this Mrs. Baggett was duly thankful,
and would declare among al persons,
the baker included, that for gentle
man TO be a gentleman, no gentleman
was such a gentleman" Is her master.
1t was now five-and-twenty years
since the Admiral had died. and fifteen
since his widow had followed him.
During the latter period Mrs. Baggett
mad lived st Cookers Hall with Mr..
Whittlessaf, and within that period
something had leaked out as to the
Sergeant Mrs Baggett, in her very
heart of hearts, was deeply grieved at
what she considered to be the poverty
Of her master. "You're stupid old
fool. Mrs. Baggett," her master would
say, when her regrets would be ex-
pressed Haven't you enough to eat,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-15
Interesting Reading for DR.. W A
Hammond, of New York.

DR.. Eugene Grissom is one of the
most DISTINGUISHED men In North Caro-
Ina. Such distinction has he attained.
ludeel, m las profession chat be is ac-
counted by specials one Of the most
specialists n the Union.
And lie is ore Of the most atfable gen
t'emen ig the world. His winning smile
and pleasant speech-who has not been
the Wiling victim and witness Of these
lie : a man OF restless ACTIVITY, too. ami
OF StToue and daring CONVICTIONS. What
other physician 10 50 delicate q position
could ever have come to Be regarded Is .
political force? And he has been a
strong political force without ever being
a politician. For such has been the
weight Of the man personality that his
convictions and opinions would even have
thrust a Gubernat0rial nomination "a
him, i lie had ever been silly enough "a
alioT it. AZ times when few men IN the
State caH,i Republicans aud maintain
even 1 81 iact.aa. Dr.. G!i.a,.
a Iiet publican and held one of the ye-
foremost positions Of public trus, under
Democratic authority; aai he i a Re
publican nov.
But the great secret Of his GREATNESS,
tfor he l. among our greatest living mem
and especially OF his influence IS not his
learning, lof which the public is ~
nor i it even his strength Of char
acter or his affabiaty: hut ii Is hi, N
falling sympathy for the unfortunate
cas- to whose comfort ard curing lie has
devoted his life. His sympathy is great
er han his ~attainmeuts are high. or han
his manner are suaye. Thousands ar
afflicted families il North Carolina which
have been robbed Of members By thai
misfortune in preference to which death
would always be welcome, will bear Wit
ness ta his greatness Of heart.-Da7g |
ChronteLe.