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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-04-30
A Banquet Of Ouelists.

The well-known Hungarian duelist,
NJ. Pfennyi. has just celebrated at tho
town of Pesth his thirty-fifth duel by a
unique banquet. Only those were in
vited who could prove that they had
fought in at least six duels. Many he.
roes of note were present, some with
faces covered with scars, others minus
an ear, and others again without an
eye, or with two or three fingers miss
ing. The least presentable of all the
guests was French gentleman who had
lost his nose in a combat with NJ.
Andrassy. The ''six duels" rule above
mentioned was strictly adhered to, ex-
cept in one instance, that of lady, who
had actually killed her man-whether
by the fire of her eyes or by her pistol,
or both, we will not venture to say.
This ornament of the fair sex was unani-
mously elected president OF the banquet,
which, by the way, the Wits of Pesth
termed ''le banquet sans peur ct sans
reprocher'- Mall Gazette.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-04-30
A SONG OF EASTER.

Sing, children. sing!
And the lily censers sWin8s
Sing that life and Joy are waking
And that Death no more fe king.
Sing the happy, happy tumult Of the SLOWLY
Frightening spring;
Sing, little children, singl
Sing. children, singh
Winter wild has taken wing.
Fill the air with the sweet ddinge TN the
frosty echoes ring!
Along the caves the icicles no longer glitter
ing cling;
And the crocus in the garden lifts it's bright
face to thesun:
And in the meadows softly the brooks begin
to run;
And the golden catkins swing In the warm
airs of the spring:
Sing, little children, singh
Sing. little children. singi
The lilies white you bring
In the Joyous Easter morning, for hope are
bossoming;
And as the earth her shrowd of snow from
on her breast doth fling.
So may we cast her letters off In Gods eternal
springi
Sweet are your eyes. o little ones, that look
with smiling grace.
Without shade of doubt or fear, into the
Futures face!
Sing, sing, in happy chorus, with joyful
That death is life. and God is good, and all
things shall he well:
That bitter DAYS shall cease
In warmth and light and peace;
That winter yields to spring.
Sing, little children, sing!
Celia Tharter.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-04-30
ABOUT FANS.
The Origin and History Of Useful and
Ornamental Article.

The Origin and History Of /. Useful and
Ornamental Article.
According to the learned Froissard,
the fan originated from the necessity
felt in all hot climates of something for
keeping off flies, whether from the sa-
cred offering in the temples, or from the
faces and hands of officiating priests.
In China and India the original model
of the fan was the wing of a bird. The
fans of the high priests Isis were in the
form of half circle, made of feathers
of different lengths. Such. too, were
the fans carried in triumphal process
sions, and which among the ancient
Egyptians and Persians served as mill
tary standards in the time of war. The
fans carried by the Roman ladies dur
ing the Angustan age were not like the
most ancient Chinese fans, made in one
piece, but were composed of little tab
lets of perfumed wood, specimens Of
which can be seen at the museums OF
Florence and Naples. The fans of the
middle ages were worn in good society
suspended by gold or silver chains fast.
ened to the girdle, and were usually
made of feathers. The fan was intro
duced in France by Catherine de Medici,
where it was quickly adopted by bellies
of the period and also by effeminate
tops. France has since led the world in
fan-making. and designing decoration
Of fans has become q fine art. A fan
was made for the ex-Empress Eugene
which cost the equivalent of two thOus-
and four hundred dollars In our money,
and one for the Princess of Wales which
cost one thousand, six hundred dollars.
Partisan fans are esteemed all over the
world for their artistic beauty and works
manship. CAristt0a at Work.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-04-30
IT DIDN'T HURT.

Dentist Proves That He Can Extract
Teeth Without Pain.
Kosciuscko Murphy has been troubled
for some time with an aching tooth,
which at last became so annoying that
he kept the neighborhood for miles
around awake with his bowls. Then he
hunted up dentist who had out sign:
Teeth Extracted without Pain"
The dentist tackled the molar, and
for few minutes people in the vicin-
ity imagined that an amateur concert
rehearsal was being perpetrated in the
neiShborhood. Then there was a final
prolonged shrek of agony, and the smil-
ing dentist demolished alOft tooth as
big as q salt seller.
As soon as Murphy was able to take
his departure he handed the dentist y
five-dollar bill, remarking, however, at
the same time:
Il thought you pulled teeth without
pain?"
$50 do. Ididn,t feel any pain worth
speaking Of" replied the dentist, as he
placed the five-dollar bill in his pocket.
-1e1as SJtings.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-04-30

Edgar NJ. Forest, a reformed gam
bier who is becoming famous as an
evangelist in Western Missouri and
Kansas, formerly lived at Lewisburg.
Pa, where his father was postmaster for
sixteen years. He says that about six
months ago he was running a game in
Parson, Kan. and one night, while
dealing. being several hundred dollars
ahead of the game. he felt as though a
hand was laid upon his shoulder and
heard voice saying. stop" He
threw all his earnings upon the table
and exclaimed: Right here l quit. ~
He went to work the next day exhort-
ing the drunkards and gamblers to fol-
low his example.-Chicago Journal.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-04-30
NOT a DUMMY.


Oouldn't Play any Wooden women on Hin
More than Once.
Every old Sacramentan will remem-
Der the French millinery firm Of Mime.
Llanos & Co., and most Of them-the
ladies, espccially-can recall with equal
distinctness the smiling and imperturb-
able ''clerk" of the fancy department
of the madame's establishment, Charley
Dexter. A young fellow from some
backwoods legion of Michigan, having
come to '..Ca1iforny' to seek his for
tune, called at Mime. Llanos' to see his
old schoolmate, Charley Dexter. In
those days it was the style in shops de-
voted to the sale of ladies' apparel to
have number of waxen-faced lay fig
ures all temptingly arrayed for the dis
play of the latest novelties. 1t was .
dull summer afternoon when Bill drop
ped in on his old acquaintance and
found that young gentleman listlessly
lolling over the counter. happily Olsen.
gagged. In the course of reminiscent
conversation the country youth used
some expression that apparently Jared
on Charley's fastidious ear. for he ejac-
ulated hnrriedly: "'Shr' at the same
time nodding mystcriously toward some
object over Bills shoulder. The latter
turned, and to his shocked amazemeDs
beheld stately and fashiOnably- dressed
lady, who must have overheard his un-
lucky speech. Abashed and confused,
he hurriedly whispered:
Great Scott! Charley, what shall I
do?"
'.DoP Why, apologize at once" was
the peremptory response.
Clearing his throat, and with trc-
mendOus effort, the awkward and blush
ing offender began:
madam, beg"
Here Charley deity swung the figure
around, and poor Bill saw that the joke
was on him. Peace and conversation
were soon renewed. and, unperceived
by either, lady quietly entered and
began examining some articles at the
opposite counter. just as the uncon-
sciOus visitor had clinched some state
mcnt with another lapse into profanity.
the Mortified Charley glanced up and
caught sight of the newcomer opposite.
His SSH" and accompanying panto-
mime were genuine this time; but the
truculent Bill was not to be sold twice
by the same trick. Lifting his dust
covered '.stogy," he dealt practical,
bucolic kick at the supposed milliner's
doll. ut the same time shouting:
Cant play any more of your-wood-
en- women on mel
Fancy can but feebly picture his hOr-
rOr when lovely being fixed one terri
fed glance on the supposed mailman,
and then with wild shrek fled into
the inner sanctuary to seek protection
among the pretty milliner girls and
their presiding goddess. 1t was ques-
ton of who was the most scared. for
the unhappy Bill shot through the front
door with equal celebrity and settled
sorrow at his heart that nothing but the
jokcr's blood could assauge; the while
Charley dropped under the counter. and
rolled there in an agony of mingled
mirth and remorse over an accident of
which he was the innocent yet guilty
Franciscan.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-04-30
OPIUM CONSUMERS.
A Druggist Discusses the Past and Present
State Of His Business.

"A DruSStSe Discusses the PaSt anu PrcSens
State Of His Business.
''By whom is opium mainly bought?''
''By people of all classes. You would
be greatly surprised if should show
list of my customers who are in the
habit of purchasing this drug. Idonot
mean those for whom it is prescribed by
physicians, but those who use it as regu-
1arly at they would tobacco. These
slaves of the opium habit comprise law
yers, artists, preachers, merchants and
all kinds of mechanics, tradesmen and
laborers. Women as well as men are
slaves to the opium fiend. A certain
lawyer. who was connected with ia
nous trial in neighboring town, has
been known to consume large quantities
of the drug for many years. He made
q long argument near the close of the
trial which was continued seven hours.
Many people wondered how he man
aged to keep up for such q length of
time. Had they noticed that at the end
of each hour he swallowed an opium
pill they would have known the secret
of his wonderful endurance. l think
physicians are much to blame for people
acquiring the opium habit"
"How s0?'
because they are so willing to pre-
scribe it to patients who could get
along without it. An invalid is sleep
less or nervous. and opium is given in
small doses. By and by larger doses
are required under similar circum-
stances, and finally the patient finds
that it is almost impossible to get along
without the drug. The opium habit is
an expensive one. 1t has made wealthy
people poor. In this respect it is as
great an enemy to the human race as
strong drink. There have been great
changes in the drug business during the
past twenty-five years. A quarter of a
century ago the physicians gave their
patients a great deal of calomel, now
very little of this drug is prescribed.
Twenty-Five years ago the homeopathic
school of medicine was ridiculed by a
majority of the people. At the present
time it is very popular When l was a
boy the Thompsonian system of treating
diseases took the people of the United
States by storm. Packages of prepare
tons of roots and herbs prepared &C
cording to the Thompsonian formula
were to be found upon the shelves OF
every drug store. The name of the
founder of this system was known to
every household. Now we seldom hes,
It menti0ned.-M Y. Nail and Express.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-04-30
Massachusetts has expended min,

Massachusetts has expended ninety
thousand dollars in the last twenty
years in trying to stock her ponds and
rivers with fish. In the rivers the eff
fort proves complete failure. and, so
far as trade results are concerned. the
reports are discouraging. Ponds.
leased and protected by sporting clubs.
have been successfully stocked, and
that is about all.-BOst0n Herald.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-04-30

"A medical lecturer in New York
suggested that great remedy for the
ravages of excessive heat in cities is the
planting of trees. He proposed that
shade-trees should be planted one to
every twenty-five feet in all the streets
and avenues below Circle Park.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-04-30

The city of Berlin, with about the
same population as New York. has 300,-
600 more square yards of streets than
the American metropolis. 1t has COM
prehensive educational and charitable
systems, and maintains q free circu-
lating libraries. Its annual municipal
expenditures ara under $4,000, COO.
The annual expenditures of New York
are nearly $50, 600, 0O0-oyer $4,000
600 being required Tor salaries Of Office
holders alone.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-04-30

An Alabama cotton gin manufac-
tnrer has shipped ten of the most i'm
proved machines to Russia. They are
consigned to Moscow, and it is thought
that the Russian Government wants
them to experiment In cotton culture in
the Black Sea provinces
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-04-30

The new Philadelphia directory
contains sixty-three ASKS. fouc Elms,
five Walnuts, eleven Pines, fifteen
Cherrys. thirteen Oaks, single Poplar,
four Chestnuts. and q single Spruca.-.
Philadelphia Press.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-04-30

u Any person who takes the paper reg
ularly from the post-ofhce. whether directe
10 hie name or whether he is q subscriber o
not. is responsible for the pay.
The courts have decided thst refusing {
Jake newspapers from the post-ofice, or r.
mov1Eg and leaving them uncalied for, /
Drima facie evidence of INTENTIONAL ERAuI
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-04-30

"A wen-known resident of Lambert.
vile. n. j., af1irms that he has drank No
water for twelve years past.-M 4
Sun.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-04-30

Jabed stood there in these quickly mo.
ments. the moonbeams fell full on q
bunch of blue violets, which Law ON q
small table near the window; back as
fresh as if he still held them in his hand
came the perfume of those flowers, faded
and thrown away SO long ago.
And now! now what was to come Of
it ALE The window was slightly Sc.
cured. so it could be easily raised. He
must be the first to enter. and it was s
new part he was to enact, that of pro
tector. Lightly and deity he sprans
through it; the violets were within
reach. and he could not resist the incl
nation to take them in his hand. Family
back to him came the remembered per.
fume, and stronger grew his resolve
1t was but the work of a minute tc
close the window, and stand guard be-
fore it with his revolver.
| Two determined faces stared at each
other in the pale moonlight. The one
outside, full of establishment and wrath
the one within, white, with set lips and
| firmly drawn eyebrows.
ats all up. SAM" said the man out
! side, after waiting to see any sign of re
lenting to Jabed Jones' face. 'An's t.
pay with Jones tonight, but if he's sot
he's sot. and we shall have to try thii
game another time. I'll fotch him fol
this, or my name isn't Job Stout Hell
be on us with the police and the hand
cuffs next. The shortest cut for thu
woods, that's all that's left us"
Standing motionless in the window
Jabed Jones saw the men 60 silently
and stealthily away. When they were
out of sight he turned and looket
around the room. 1t was q library witt
ifx walls lined by low bookcases. oVul
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-27
Business Failures.

JACKSON, Mss, November 26.-The
failure of f. L. Hudson 81 Co., one of the
largest commercial firms at Brandon
Miss, is reported.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, November 26-R. c.
Thomas & Co., dealers in dry goods, cloth
ing, boots and shoes, at Brownsville
Tenn, has assigned. Liabilities, $20,000
assets, $4,000 in stock and $4,000 in
accounts.
MACON, GA, November 26-Jacob
Mass, of Cochran, has assigned, with liza
bilites between $4,000 and $4,000 and
assets about the same amount.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-27
The Pennsylvania Roilroad.

PHILADELPHIA, November 26.-The
Rec0rd says "There is said TO be cOnsid-
cradle feeling against the Baltimore and
Ohio for entering into a plan with the
Pennsylvania to send its spassenger traffic
over the line of the latter company. This
feeling is entertained by those who inter
ested themselves personally in securing
that corporation privileges which enabled
it to make an Independent connection for
New York The filing of bill in equity
to cancel the privileges is said to be talked
of by individuals"
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
and the Atlantic and Gulf Coast Line
have had a misunderstanding the latter,
it is stated, having gone so far as to re-
fuse bill of lading from the former.
This is one of the principal reasons, it is
understood, why the Pennsylvania Rsil-
road Company will enter cordially into a
scheme proposed by the friends Of the
New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk
Railroad Company to extend that line
south from Norfolk to jacksonville, Fla.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-27
A Lawless Act.

CINCINNATI. O., November 26-Last
night at 10 o'clock gang of laborers un-
der the direction of r. c. Campbell and
three guards armed with Winchester
rifles, tore up the Bee Line Railroad track
across Spring Grove avenue at Iyorydale,
six miles from this city. Campbell is
attorney of the Avenue Company and the
proceeding resulted from his failure to
prevent legally the building of track
across the road. Yesterday Campbell Sc
cured from the Common Pleas Court a
temporary restraining order against the
railway company, the purpose of which
was to delay the work of laying the tracks,
which was going on under the order of
the Probate Court, until the case could
be heard by the court on its merits. The
work, however had been completed be-
fore the notice was served and the re-
straining order was issued too late to
accomplish its purposes
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-27
Gone with "a Handsome Man.

WASHINGTON, November 26.-Colored
society is all stirred up over the
elopement of Cassius Harrison, of
Virginia, and Lulu Francis, daugh-
ter of Richard Francis, of the Sen
ate restaurant. The day had been fixed
and cards issued for the wedding of Miss
Francis and G. VI. Sneed, when Harrison,
who had just returned from abroad, re-
ceiyed an invitation card from Sneed in
the nature of brag He had formerly
been in love with Miss Francis and set TO.
work and after two days persuasion
eloped on the same day that Sneed and
Miss Francis were to be married.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-27
Fair, but False, FraI, and FickIe.

PARIS, KY, November 2G-Mss Alma
Thomas daughter of a tobacco merchant,
was to have been married in a few davs
to Jep Sarl, wealthy young man of this
place. On Wednesday, however, she
eloped before daybreak with Albert Adair,
manager of the Western Union Telegraph
office here. The couple drove thirty miles
to Cynthiana, thinking it unsafe TO take
the train from here. At Cynthiana they
boarded the train and went to Cincinnati,
where they were married at the Gibson
House by Rev Dr. Pearne The affair
has caused great sensation in local So
cial circles, all the parties being of high
standing and wide acquaintance
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-27
WASHINGTON NOTES.

The State Department still denies hav-
ing received any information from Minis
ter Manning or any other authoritative
source in reference to the Manning scan
dal
Costa Rica and Hawaii have applied
to this Government for information
and advice to aid them in establishing
national museums after the pattern of
that in this city.
General Alfred Pleasanton, a dashing
cavalry leader during the war, and ap-
pointed United States Commissioner of
Internal Revenue by General Grant, is
one of the candidates for Chief of Police.
The election of a Senator in Texas
takes place in January, and the contest
bids fair to be the most exciting ever
known in the history of Texas. The
leading candidates are General Samuel
Bell Maxey, of Paris, for reelection !;
Judge Alexander W. Terrell, of Austin !;
Governor John Ireland, of Seguin, and
now Judge Reagan, of Palestine.
Rev. Dr. Newman created quite a sem
sation on Thanksgiving Day from his
pulpit in the Metropolitan church by a
sermon which had quite KnowNothing
flavor, although the speaker disclaimed
any sympathy with KnOw-Nothing senti-
ments. He demanded at least fifteen years
as the term of probation for a foreigner
to qualify himself for citizenship.
Concerning the investigation of the re-
cent police scandal the critic says
at is certainly an extraordinary case,
however in which the testimony is of
such nature as to demand the cOnyic-
ton of plaintiffs, defendants, and wit
nesses alike The court could hardly
have surprised the community more if it
had gone a step further and found itself
guiltV.'
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-27
ONE CENT.
Attempted Wife-Murder.

CHICAGO, November 26.-Mrs. Laura
Jansen, residing at 231 Oak street, was
fatally stabbed three times by her hus-
band, Henry Jansen, about three o'clock
this morning She was awakened about
three o'clock this morning by her hus-
band, who had not retired He said |:
"Get up, there is baby in the closet"
She Immediately jumped out of bed, when
Jansen stabbed her three times in the
neck and breast. Her screams aroused
the neighbors, who summoned the po-
lice Jansen is now locked up in the
county Jail. He is thought to be insane.
About year ago he tried to kill her by
stabbing her in the abdomen.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-27
BY TELEGRAPH.
ACCIDENTS, INCIDENTS, AND CURIOUS
HAPPENINGS.
y Days Disasters, Crimes and
casualties, at Home
and Abroad.
Railroad Accident at Jersey City.

JERSEY CITY, n. j., November o.
The rear car of the passenger train that
left the Erie railroad depot at 2:15 o'clock
yesterday afternoon for Paterson, jumped
the track at the west end of the tunnel,
and before the engine could be reversed
collided with the signal station. The
station was completely wrecked and the
passenger car nearly upset There were
twenty-six passengers in the car, and they
were thrown violently toward from their
seats. Many Of them were severely cut
by broken glass. John c. ConnOr, of
No PA Ninth street, this city, sustained
serious scalp wound. After transferring
the passengers to the forward car the
train continued on its course. Many of
the passengers were seriously injured,
but refused to give their names.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-27
Murdered for His Money.

ST. LOUIS, November ga special
from Little Rock, Ark, says: The news
of brutal murder comes from Madison
county. The crime was committed on the
old stage road between Clarksville and
Kingston. The victim, James Harris,
was well-to-do farmer, and it developed
at the inquest that he had been murdered
for his money. A neighbor named Ham
ilton owed him $65, which he paid when
called upon, and Harris started for home.
On the Boston mountain he was assassi-
mated, the murderer using a rifle. After
reaching his victim he found him still
alive, and picked up the injured mans
shotgun and fired the contents of one Of
the barrels into his head. A large party
are in pursuit, and if the desperadoi is cap
tured he will, no doubt, meet with a speedy
death
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-27
An Insane Murderer.

HAvENsvILLE, KAN, November 26.
Late Wednesday night young farmer
named Rhodes Clements, while going
home from aprayer-meeting with another
farmer named Samuel Gordon, suddenly
became insane and killed Gordon with a
club. Not returning, search was made
for Clements, and he was found some dis
tance from the road sitting beside the
body of the man he had murdered and
eating his heart. He had cut off Cor
dOn's head and torn out his heart, lungs,
and liver, and was devouring them.
Clements was secured, and is now in Jail
raying maniac
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-27
Snow Flakes,

WASHINGTON, November 26-Splendid
is reported in the Mohawk Val
ley, and snow a foot deep is reported at
Scranton, Pa. There was a heavy snow
fall at Grafton, w Va, and also along
Lake Champlain, n. Y At Whitehall,
n. Y, the snow is a foot deep, and at
six inches deep. A rain and
snow storm prevailed at Pittsburg Thurs
day. Telegraphic communication be-
tween the latter city and Washington was
interrupted. The roof of a rink in
Binghampton n Y, was Thursday
crushed in by the weight of the snow.