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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-06-12
MISSES DRESSES.
The Clothing Worn by Girls from Twelve
to sixteen Years Old.

The Clothing Worn by Girls from Twelve
to sixteen Years Old.
Young girls from twelve to sixteen
years of age have adopted the Spanish
or Eton jacket as a part of their spring
and summer dresses, and this with an
under-waist. a kilt skirt and sash
drapery. makes up the popular design
for woollen suits and for those of sur
rah or foulard. In many dresses tho
jacket hangs loose IN front over vest,
and the back is closely fitted like q
basque; this is very becoming to i'm
mature figures, especially if there is q
plated or gathered vest shown where
the jacket fronts fall open. A very
simple drop trimming, which is. some
times passementerie pendants set on
at intervals, edges the jacket front
The closely strung buttons, like those
of English officers mess coats, are in
great favor for edging these jackets.
and indeed for bordering the vest fronts
and basgues of various dresses. Brass
buttons, steel, bronze and jet are used
for this purpose in small sizes, round
and slightly pointed in the middle. The
ecru mohairs with brown braid and
drop trimmings are made with the
square Jacket front, and those of darker
brown mohair have an ecru vest; blue
mohair is made up with gathered vest
of red or of ecru silk. The killed skirt
is laid in small plaits only an inch wide,
and the apron may be pointed to ono
side, and have a pointed back drapery
made by plating to the belt both tho
top and one side of breadth of double
width woollen goods. The sash effects
are, however, more girlish, and arc
made by drawing single breadth OF
narrow material across the front and
hips, and arranging it behind in two
loops and long ends. Sometimes the
sash is of wide ribbon, and merely
crosses the front, dropping in loops and
ends on the left side; the back drapery
is then of the dress material. Another
fancy is that of having an Eton jacket
of cloth of light quality and of dark
color, while the dress beneath is OF
lighter color, or in large checks or
stripes; thus navy blue serge jacket
with silvered buttons edging will be
worn over a shepherds checked wool
of blue. white and black, or brown
cloth Elton jacket edged with gilt but
tons will be worn with ecru mohair or
light brown and white checked wool.
Striped woollens are also much used
for skirts of nurses dresses, as they re-
quire no plating or flouucing, and are
merely gathered slightly to the fonda
ton skirt-nOt at the waist, but just
high enough for the overskirt drapery
to conceal the top OF it The basque
and overskirt are then of solid color
Harper's Bazar.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-06-12
Smart Detectives.

Two Liverpool detectives, named
Byrne and Smythe, had discussion
some months ago in which Smythe de.
cried the incompetency of the modern
detectives. Byrne retorted that he
could run down the smartest criminal
on earth. A heavy wager was made,
and Smythe was given ten days start
He took the next steamer for this city
and visited a number of places. regis.
tering at various hotels under different
aliases. Byrne followed, and after
reaching New York employed some Of
the best defective talent in the country.
For some time all traces of Smythe were
lost, until on Saturday be was run down
in Reading, Pa.--N Y Post
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-06-12

The nagicians of Constantinople,
whose studios can be seen in many q
street. have Seen found of the greatest
benefit to that city. They are preferred
to doctors, do large business in love
charms. and find, tits said, more thieves
than the police.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-06-12

The planting of our native trees to
. larger extent is recommended BY
Nick's Magazine. The value of these
trees, it says, in their ornamental aspect.
is sufficient to warrant . considerable
effort to procure and plant them
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-06-12

Ii foolish, nature made man; II
wise. man himself had . hand IN H.
Chicsso Ledger.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-06-12
FACE TO FACE.
A Fact Related in Seven Well
sltsst Told Fables.

BY r.. e. FRANCILLON,
AUTHOR OF "a GREAT HErREss," "QUlfl
Ar LAST" "A REAL QUEEN" "EARL's
DIVE" ETC, ETC.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-06-12

FABLE THE SEvENTH.-Co NTINuEn
"Ah-you don't know law language.
1t means, the man who lent your father
money has right to his money back,
or the land, And as he can't get the
money, he means to have the land"
..Haye Lers Croft, No.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-06-12

Hliuseu Vi the duSduldSes VI the dcluil
death of Stephen Harlow. So he
thought. and thought, and at last made
up his mind.
1t was fortunate thing for his idea
that it rendered needful another short
absence from home; for absence,
though not noticed at such time,
looked, when it came to be remem-
bered. like sympathy with sorrow too
deep and delicate to intrude. He took
himself off, therefore. by the up coach
from Manchester, even though the ex-
penses of his pursuit were beginning to
swell the wrong side of his account
book terribly. In truth. he had al
lowed himself a certain sum for the
purpose that. after minute calculation.
he had estimated as sufficient, and was
determined not to exceed. And this
particular Journey ran the balance over.
Il must make up for it afterwards.
thought the lover, rather dismally.
"And it won't do to lose the sheep for
a hal orth o tar now
Indeed. Patience had not a thought
now to spare upon Enoch Marrish. Her
own sorrow for her brothers death was
well-nigh overwhelmed in the grief of
the father for the son who had died I'M
forgiving and unforgiven. The fit
passed. though Tom Blackthorn was
Tom Blackthorn no longer. He woke
into an apathy, where he had to be
tended almost like child. Patience
had never known how deep the father
love for his boy had been; she had
thought him merely unjust and hard,
and did not guess how much his words
of anger had been used to vindicate
himself in his own eyes Nor had Tom
Blackthon guessed il either. while he
was well and strong. He had to stick
to his word; for it was a fixed family
belief that no Blackthorn ever did.
could. Or ought to give way. And may
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-05
A Nocturnal Vision.

''I1iere, I feel as though I had done
an act of JUSTICE said Gov. Porter
recently, as he handed an official
document to Secretary Blackledge, be-
fore the expiration OF his term. 1t was
a full and unconditional pardon for
Peter Crawford (known as Jack"
Crawf0rO, a prisoner at the Michigan
City Penitentiary, where he is serving
a life sentence for a murder committed
sixteen years ago. Il want that par
don forwarded at once added the
Governor, land here, Mr.. BIackledoe.
taking $50 from his purse), inclose
this with it. Tell him that | would es-
pecially request him to keep me advis-
ed as to his future movements. Do YOU
know" continued the Governor, turn
ing and addressing his remarks to the
Journal reporter, that the case of
that man has worked on my mind more
than all the other applications for par
don that have been presented to me
during my entire term. | first became
acquainted with the case three years
ago when | was at Jacksonville. War
den Howard called my attention to him
while was on visit to the prison.
He had just made an attempt st sui
eide, and had frightful cash in his
throat. I asked him if he had any
friends that might interest himself in
his behalf, and the question surprised
him. He answered that he did not
know soul in the world outside of the
prison where he had been for thirteen
years. There is one man. said he sad
", who may remember me. if he is
lD,,A l.
know. The man was a big, fine
looking fellow, not having the express
sion or look of criminal at all. and
I became greatly impressed with him.
He told me of the crime for which he
was prisoner, and referred me to the
man mentioned to substantiate his
story. He had been employed on
railroad contract, and while resentinp
the abusive treatment OF the man in
charge of the set in which he was
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-05

working. he used small penknife with
fatal effect, but without any intention
of killing his adversary. He was utter
~ friendless. while the man he killed
was we'll known, and the case was
prosecuted with vigor by the ablest
lawyer in Clark county. The result
was his conviction, and for sixteen
years he has been prisoner. He was
little more than boy, and in time was
lost sight of entirely, and probably no
one outside of the prison ever remem-
bered that he had ever had an exist
ence l had him removed to the
Michigan City prison, and took the
trouble to hunt UP the man whose
name he had given, finally found him,
and from him heard the story OF the
killing, even more. tavorably than
Crawford had told me himself. There
was no one to apply for a pardon for
him, but the case appealed to me so
strongly, that for three years [ have
been considering whether it was not
best to set him free in the absence of
any petition. | never had any case
work on my mind as this one did, and
it seemed impossible to drive it away.
The other night as lay doing fitfully
but unable to sleep, that mans figure
appeared at the foot of my bed, and 1
could see the face as plainly as l see
yours now. l shut my eyes and tried
to think of something else, but when l
opened them again, there stood Craw-
ford, the most beseeching andreproach-
full look imaginable on his face. And
there it remained until l made up my
mind. 4 will issue that pardon, [
cried, fully resolved to do so, and that
apparition, if apparition it was, van
ished Nothing ever made such an i'm
preston on my mind as that vision. l
am firmly convinced that that man
suffered enough, therefore l set him
.-Indian0pOIis Journal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-05
And That, Too.

A Boston man got hold of a Western
ersthe other day in hopes of getting
some consolation out of the look of
affairs toward Shutdown, but the man
promptly replied:
Il tell you things have just squatted
out our way"
won't wheat look up little eh?"
Not a look
Amy new enterprises"
Not so much as building wood
she'd"
''But do the merchants complaint
II should smile? They even hire
folks to help 'em growl."
isn't the railroad business a little
more fayorable?"
Yes, they manage to run trains and
that's about ALL
.'Well, there must be some business
in the West which holds its own?n per-
sisted the Bostonian. '.How's matri-
mony?"
'Deader'n Joseph's old boots" was
the confidential answer. ga year ago
you could have married anything and
and counted on per cent
dividends, but the general depression
has fattened matrimony until widow
worth $4,000 has got to hunt man
down with a gun.-Wall Street NesoS.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-05
The Lawyer Who Was Left.

About a month before the failure Of
the Middletown Bank a certain young
doctor in that village wished to invest
$500 in Middletown Bank stock. Max
ing his wishes known to legal friend
the |. f. informed him that he knew
where that amount of stock could be
had for about 1925. The doctor at once
authorized his legal friend to secure
the stock for him at that price, but not
hearing anything more about it the
doctor concluded that his legal friend
had failed to secure the stock for him
and paid no more attention to the mat
ter. The legal friend did buy the stock
a week before the failure at the figures
given above, and suddenly realizing
that it was pretty good thing to have,
concluded to keep it himself and said
nothing about it to the man of physics.
He did so, and the man of law kept the
stock-and has it yet, while the doctor
is convinced that a righteous judgment
can overtake a lawyer.-GoSbea Repu6-
licQn.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-05

ton of wealth. No, SIR" replied
the other, s.what is wanted is an equal
distribution of the qualities by which
wealth is obtained, if such thing were
possible 80, sir, that wouldn't do"
retorted the communists. 1--WE don't all
want to be id rascals, you know"
Merchant Iraueler.
The head of large manufacturing
establishment in Cincinnati lately paid
visit to Birmingham, Ala, to see if he
could better himself by change of
location. He found a site TO please
him. but the land was held at such 4
stun Inquire that he was discouraged.
Nv ell, L don see what you expect"
SAID the owner. ''Why, l have got to
have coal and iron as well Us a site, =
was the reply. ''Coal Ironl Here,
boys Ito couple of sons) run over the
place and discover two or three coal
and iron mines for this gentlemanl I
calculated to throw in at least two
good mines with the site of courser'-
Val Street Ne1CS.
A married lady recently sent note
to newspaper to get a recipe to cure
the whooping cough in a pair of twins.
By deplorable mistake recipe for
picking onions was unconSciously in
serted and her name attached, and she
received this answer through the Ans
wer TO Correspondence: Mrs. L. H.
BIZ not too young, skin them pretty
closely, immerSe in scalding water,
sprinkle plentifully with salt, and i'm
merse them for a week in strong brine"
She didn't do it. however. as she
thought it would XIII the cough nine
teen times out of twenty, and the
children nine times out OF ten.-Peck'S
San.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-05
A Native at His Own Cabin Door.

A few months ago Colonel w. Z.
Grace, one of the most prominent law
yers of the state, had occasion to make
horseback journey into wild district
lying between two great mountains OF
the Ozark range. One day, while the
heat was intense, he came upon a small
loo house surrounded by fence of
poles. An old fellow with long yellow
whiskers, like the dead silk on an ear of
corn, sat on the fence, engaged, it seems,
in the work of killing buffalo gnats.
How are you?' said the Colonel.
refining up his horse.
Little pearter than [ wuz, but [
amt so powerful peart yit," slapping
at gnat.
win you be so kind as to bring me
dipper of water?"
.'Dipperr' he repeated, contempt
uously. Il amt seed dipper sense [
went down ter take a look at the Legis-
latur. Eff yer drink here, stranger,
yer'll halter drink outen a gourd.
Want it?"
Yes. [ ami thirsty enough to drink
out Of straw hat.
The old fellow went into the cabin,
and soon returned with a gourd drip
ping with water. The Colonel took
only for a moment. Splitting out the
water, he returned the gourd, and said:
Put a thermometer in that water
and it would run up to 150.'
Don't know about that Cap'n; but
put a wiggletail in it and he'd caper
round mightily.'
when did you draw it?'
want drawed; it was fotch."
when did you bring it from the
spring."
Day afore yistiddy"
why haven't you brought some
since?"
Cause this amt give out yit, an
anuther reason is, wife she's down
with the chills."
Cant you leave her long enough to
get water?"
faint that She amt able to 90
arter it. She tends ter the water"
How far is the spring?'
bout three miles"
(Which direction?"
'"Fust one an then luther. Paths
powerful crooked"
''Why don't you dig Well?"
''Weather's too hot
Why don't you dig one when its
cold?"
Cause the ground friz."
''How far is it to the next house?H
Thar amt none''
What's your name, my friend?''
Paterson. What's your name?'
my name is Grace"
'*What?' exclaimed the squatter,
dropping the gourd, ''air yer the teller
they sings about at church? Well, dog
my eats! Git down. I've been waitin'
ter meet yer ever sense I heard EN- sing
about yer SO much. [ reckon yer air a
powerful hand at rasslin', haint yer?
Jis git off an fling me down once. /
never were flung yit, and daddy did
tole me fore he died that Grace would
come long arter awhile an fling me.
Yer WIS mighty long time comm, but
yer air here at last. What, yer amt
gwine ter leave? Don't reckon daddy
knowed what man I'd be agin yer got
here. Wall, good-by, Grace; don't
reckon I'll ever see you no no.
dirk. Cor. Louisville CourterJournaj.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-05
Autumn Rondeau.

My love she wove a wreath of leaves
OF golden. purple, crimson leaves
And decled il with some blossoms sweet,
And rustling heads of golden wheat
That fell from the autumn's latest sheayes.
Twas farer than q wreath of spring
Pale, tender flowers of early spring
That stole their hues from sunlight pale
And shivered in the April gale
That chilled them in their poisoning.
This cleaning wreath my darling made
OF leaf and wheat and blossom made
No sun could wilt or sun IMPAIR
The frost or rain but made it fair,
And golden wheat-heads could not fade.
So there she walks beneath the trees
And smiling softly ever weaves
OF cleaning wheat and tinted leaves
A wreath of deathleSs memories.
"A. T. WOrden in the Utica Observer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-05

The largest gold nuggets ever found
were the Sarah Sands nugget, at
Ballaret, weighing $50 pounds; the
Blanche Barkly nugget, at Hangover,
weighing 145 pounds, and the Welcome
nugget, 1T Baliaret, weighing 184
pound, which was sold for 10000.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-31
WACO.
An Interesting Meeting OF The en-,
Council.-.The Mayors salary
Reduced.
Tho sheriff Of McLennan County Writes a
Letter TO Isis Brother shcr
MS.
special 10 mo Gaseilc.
T''"'''E y w F'TF77'FF'7
MuNIc1rAi. aALAnlrs.

! NltNihi W AHt ftNtetlcs
/ MuNlcfrAL aAfARlEs.
| WACO, TEX, Dec. 80.--Thc city coun-
ell met IN extra session tonight 20 con-
I slider the question Of salaries OF municipal
officials, and especially that OF the mayor.
/ The municipal year ia this city opens on
the first Tuesday In April, and the council
I II required by charter ut some meeting IN
/ December ui each year 10 OK, by ordi.
nance, the salaries OF officials for the Gu
SUNG municipal year, so ~ course
existing salaries are not Affected
remain IN force until April OF next year
The mayor Of Waco ~ receiving at
present salary OF $1,000 per
annnm-es00 as mayor and 5000
as superintendent, ox-Oficio, OF the city
public schools The mayor does not hold
The police court, as Ia some cities, tharo
Is a recorder for that work, and the 70.
corder's berth IL worth about $500 per
annum There Is also supervisor Of
public schools, who really doeg most Of
the work that iulls 10 q superintendent,
aud who II paid $1,000 per year, Putting
all these circumstances togetherand IL can
readily be imagined there are people who
think the mayor has 70 little 10 do that the
salary Of $1,000 + largely sinccure, that
should be curtailcd on tic other hand,
II Is commended by many TINT the mayor
has position Of responsibility and care %
the head % the city government; that u
costs money t0pfoparly maintain the Dig.
nity Of the ofilcc,Rud that city Ike Waco
ought ~ be well able % pay It's MAJOR
thousand dollars year, even n h. docs
not hold the police court or give all his
time 10 The public schools. J'h sc con.
1lcting views met ia the council meeting
Tonight. and ilie people leaked forward
70 tue result with soTna Interest, not
alone as taxpayers, but qnickened BY she
fact that the city election Is not far ais
tnnt
When the meeting opened II was seen
that tbs mayors salary was the chief OBJ
iect motion being mads TO reduce Il
70 $500 per annum ana dlyest him 81 the I
position and salary az superintendent ~
public schools Efforts were ma1e "
Is the salary at $500 and then 5000, out
the $50 men held their own ami carried
their point, thus cutting down the
mayors salary exactly one-hnli TIC |
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-31
Collinsville Cuttings.

Correspondence OF inc baleVe'
CoLIISsvILrE, Tax, Dec. 29.-The
holidays have been bringing this commu-
nifty It's share of enjoyment in the way OF
Christmas-tree iubilees, parties and mar
riages.
Since the resignation of i. w. Hudson,
Esq we have been without magistrate.
Our citizens have out two petitions, one
for the appointment OF Emmanuel Fisher,
and the other for J. J James, either one
of whom would MI the Office honorably-
Our new merchant, Mr.. 7. Cole, Is now
comfortably fixed up in his new home,
and next week he will come In as sue
cessor to the firm OF II. Waldo,
Work on Dishman & Strickland's new
building is progressing rapidly.
II Waldo has bought brick for the
erection OF large business house.
Mrs. Rachel Heard OF Mckinney has
been spending Christmas here with hel
parents, MIR. and Mrs. w. II. Wilson,
Miss Alice Lamb, our young milllner
leaves to-day for Whitesboro, 10 stay un'
III the opening OF spring.
Our efficient station agent, Mr. L. NJ
Gamble, recently declined TO leave here
TO accept the cfilce of agent for the MIS-
souri, Pacific railway at Temple. we arr
glad be will stay with as.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-31

! supervisor OF public schools Is hereaftnr
tobe superintendent with Increased COM
/ pensation. No nhangcs amounting 10
anything mTe made 10 the salaries Of
other officials
suKgnFs' CONVENTION.
Sheriff w 7. Harris OF this county ~
preparing The following circular, which
VIII be mailed To every shuria Ia the state
Friday
WACO, Tx, Jau, /, 1886. DEAR
HIRl ! wish to call your attention TO tho
/ convention OF the shcrfs OF Texas,
which meets In Waco the third Monday IN
February next, aud express the hope that
YOU VIII honor us with your presence. We
anticipate u large attendance, and hope
y0n will notify me ms early as practicable
of your coming 40 that necessary ar.
engagements can he perfected IN due time
] have no doubt but that the convention
viii be Of decided benodt 20 all Of az.
Wishing you happy New Year, hope
to meet You hero in February. Respect
fully, w. r. liAams,
Sheriff Of McI.ennan county.
IL may be added for The sheriff that
Waco Is golpg 10 do the handsome thing
by the shcrlffs during their stay hetp.
GENERAL LOCAL NEWS,
AANA' ~ ll' ltflhfft tltM w iiit ilfihllN
Of The man and womnn who did the
shooting on South Fourth street last
aighi The police say, however, that
the woman WAS q domestic, The man Der
lover, and they had quarrcicd.
The Jennoy Electric Light company
leased bulldog to-day in which 10 cs.
tabllsh rs engines, dynamos, etc. This
light II 20 be ready Tor use by February
!, but not pound 81 the plant OF mate.
rial has been received here yet.
The two building associations here issue
annual statements, each declaring q net
annual dividend Of ~ per cent. on the
operations Of the year. besides each
adding several Thousand dollars 70 their
surplus or reserve fund.
District Judge Illnes' resignation
takes effect tomorrow, and much curios
ity a fen by the lawyers as 70 who the
governor viii appoint TO on the va
cancy
Weather clear and cold
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-31
Jenerson aottings.

FAIIo Tue GlAOIIe,
'nwgRsoN, Tex, Dec. 30.-Notwith-
Ilding the inclemency of the weather,
night a large crowd assembled at the
|ience of Mrs, j, c. Now to partici-
4 In another of the elegant entertain
ls given by the Young Ladies' Cook
.clab.
III Williams, colored, on trial for the
Eot hogs of over the value of $40, was
yesterday evening convicted of theft
fined 800 and six months imprison-
\ 10 the county jail,
Eon, B. w. Camp, formerly of this
now district attorney at Brown
Is 10 the city on visit TO relatives
sfiehds.