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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-04-27
FAST YOUNG WOMEN.

why Men Worth Having Never Think Of
Marrying Then.
There are girls who. instead Of maxi
ing themselves useful and calmly rest
ing in their maiden dignity. think only
of getting married. and use questions
BILE means to achieve their purpose.
Forgetting the proverb: 1.-The more
haste the less speed" this sort OF girl
not infrequently assumes a 'fast
style of talk, manner and dress in
order to make herself attractive to the
opposite sex. Fish may nibble at her
bait, but they will not allow themselves
to be caught. A loud girl may attract
attention and have half an hour OF
popularity. but she is type Of the
short-sightedness Of some OF her sex.
Men of the baser sort may amuse them
selves with her, but no man worth hav.
ing would think Of marrying her.
There is q liberty that makes rs free.
and a liberty that makes Us slaves, and
the girls who take liberties with mod
esty Of speech and manner. and who
cross over the boundary into mascu-
line territory, are not more free but
more enslaved than before. And the
appreciation of men, which is the end
in view. is lost by the means to gain
it Whatever men may be themselves
they like gentleness. modesty and
purity in act and thought in women.
Thew want their wives to be better
than themselves They think that
women should be the conservators OF
all that is restrained, chivalrous and
gentle.-Lady Bellaire, IN BlaekacooGs
Logozims.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-04-27
FEEDING THE DEAD.

New York Chlnsmsn Pay Tribute to Their
Departed Relatives.
The Chinese fed their dead recently.
The Evergreens Cemetery and Wood
lawn and other burying places were
alive with laundrymen. The wind
interfered greatly with their joss stick
burning. and they set up umbrellas
over the graves to keep of the strong
Southwestern, 50 that they could send
of properly their hosts Of paper serv.
ants and hundreds Of yards of prayers.
On golden-hued paper were the money
prayers, and the black paper prayers
were for cooking utensils.
To prevent the spirits of their de-
parted relatives from constantly COM
ing home to see them. the Chinese have
an understanding with the dying that
once they leave their mortal coil they
shall '.stay out" ard that all the nee.
essaries of life in the other world shall
be faithfully transmitted to them twice
a year. once at the opening Of spring
and once at the beginning Of winter.
1t has been discovered that the way to
transmit servants, songs. plays. books
and money is to manufacture them in
paper and burn them. But actual
eatables are carried to the graves.
Wagon loads Of roasted pigs. chickens.
ducks, Chinese and American sweet
meats and fruits went to the cemeteries
yesterday. The food was piled before
each grave. amid burning red carrot
shaped candles and joss sticks. The
Chinese Frustrated themselves before
their dead, begging them to rise up
and enjoy themselves. Chinese wines
were then thrown literally upon each
grave. Many graves received boxes
Of fve-cent cigars, while others got
only packages Of cigarettes 1t took
about two hours to get the essence of
the eatables conveyed to the essences
who were awaiting it. and then the
dsvotees gathered up the accidents"
and carried them home again to feed
their own material bodies But the
cigars and cigarettes were burned on
the graves. Homemade heather spec
tators tried to snatch them of the fire.
but the devotee heathens stopped
them.-N 7. sam.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-04-27
The Hungarian Bishops.

The revenues of the Hungarian Dish.
ops are princely. The Archbishop of
Gran. the Primate. enjoys an income
which is estimated at fS0.O00 a year.
and he makes noble use of it. The
Roman Catholic Church has enormous
territorial possessions in the land of
the Magyars. and there can be little
doubt that the new see of Budapest.
which is about to be established. will
be as richly endowed in proportion as
the other Hungarian bishoprics. The
Magyar prelates use their money not
alone for charitable purposes. to which
the bulk of it is applied. but to the fos-
tering of literature, art and science.
They follow the best traditions of the
best Popes; and one result of their
noble libcrality is seen in the conspic-
nous progress that Hungary has made
in all the arts since the coronation Of
Francis Joseph. London Echo
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-04-27

''The compliments Of Bob. and his
congratulations" called out Johnny
after the departing visitor I'm
ready to have you whenever pa con-
sents;" and Dandy Jim heart q boys
provoking laugh ring down the hall as
he closed the door. There! l guess
Bulbs about even with him." said
Johnny. 20 Mag: but it was richw
and he went into commissions for the
twentieth time that morning -Eben
E. Re1ford, in Ballou'y Monthly.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-04-27
PERSIAN EQUEsTR,ANisM.


Invetsrste Horssmen Who Don't Know
How to Ride.
1t is strange that. although the Per-
SLAMS are all horsemen, they do not
know how to ride. using the term in
our sense. They will canter or gallop
all day long without visible discom-
fort, but they will sit on their animals
like monkeys, with their knees drawn
up and with their reins clutched tight,
and will fall off on the slightest provo
cation. When babies of three, they
are already in the saddle. and they are
in it all their lives; but they never re-
ceive any instruction. never know
what a good. steady trot is, and never
learn to keep firm on their horses
back. And. like them, the Persian
horses never receive any training.
For all that they have a good deal Of
native intelligence and they are kind
and affec:ionate. Kickers and biters
are rare among them. While in Ara
bia and Turkey mares are universally
ridden, in Persia it is the stations alone
that serve this purpose. Geldings are
unknown.
In the matter of dealers tricks the
Persians, with all their craftiness and
cunning. are not up to the Western
standard. Still they understand pretty
well how to conceal the ravages time
has made. OF the imperfectiors of con-
stitution or disposition in their ''crit-
ters." Some of their tricks are identi-
cal with those obtaining here. There
is one great obstacle in the way of
success for them. though. Custom
makes it incumbent on . dealer to
leave q horse he has sold at least
twenty-four hours in the purchasers
stable. II, at the expiration of that
time, the animal has not found favor
in the eyes of the buyer. the latter can
return it; if it has. the money is then
and there paid. not before.-Cosnsopo'-
jIaA
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-04-27

zsne LIFE u NjSssis, ETC., had spent four
years In Russia and Siberia, Wao thorough
y conversant with the people and the I'm
Guage, and had reached the CONCLUSION that
the Russian Government had been mfDrep-
resented, and that the exile system Of Sibe-
ria was not % terrible - WAS supposed.
Knowing that Mr.. Kennan held these
views, the Russian Government gave him
every facility for thorough
INSPECTION OF MINES AND PARSONS
Of Eiberia-the most thorough that had
ever been made by traveller. Armed with
letters from the Russian Minister of the
Interior and other high officials, Mr.. Ken
nan went everywhere, inspecting mines and
prisons, convict barges and hospitals, and
travelling with chained exiles along the
great Siberian road. He made the intimate
personal acquaintance Of more than three
hundred exiled "liberals" and Nihilists,
many Of whom wrote out their histories for
his use. Tho actual facts, - revealed BY
this searching Investigation, were far re-
IDEAS, % this thrilling narrative Of fifteen
months privation and adventure win show.
Al il already known, the publication OF
Mr. Remnants preliminary papers has ref
suited in his being placed
ON TIE BLACK LIST
by the Russian Government, and copies Of
1As Ctnfsyv containing them have the oh.
jectionable article torn out By tho custom
officials before being allowed TO enter the
Cars dominions.
"I expected, Of course" says Mr.. Kan
nan, In . recent interview, ITO be put on
the Russian black list Tho stable door il
locked, but the horse ha0 been stolen-and
I've rot him.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-04-27
Sire Marshal Whitcomb. of Rost

Fire Marshal Whitcomb. of Boston.
recently made test for the purpose
of learning whether rats could and
would start fire by gnawing matches.
Three large rats were placed in a wire
cage containing a bunch of matcheA
The first night four fires were set by
the rats. and others were caused dur.
ing following days Examination Of
the matches showed tEat only the
phosphorus ends were gnawed. and
that some of them were carried some
distance from the original bunch. The
rats had plenty Of good food. bus ate
the matches as though they liked them
we'll The fire marshal is quite certain
now that rats carry matches into their
holes. and there gnaw them. and that
many conhagration thus originates.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-04-27

Aneommunications fcr tnis paper snouss
be accompanied by tine name Of the suthor;
cot necessarily for publication, but A. IN owl
0ence of good faith on the part OF the writer.
Write only on one side Of tho paper. b
Qarticularly careful IN giving names and date!
afstincI
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-04-27

0OAhDAN0 u CONVNI AASu
Mr.. q. A. Frost, artist and photographer
accompanied Mr. KEENAN,, and the results Of
his work will form . wonderfully interesting
series Of pictures Of Russian and Siberian
life and scenery.
The articles begin in the May Century,
which il . great issue In many other re-
spects, containing also IN Interesting illus
trated article ON ranch life; first chapters
Of "The LIAR" . novelette by Henry James;
the exciting narrative, "A Locomotive Chase
Chances Of Being Hit in Battle;" an essay
on Milton by Matthew Arnold; "a Love
Story Reversed" by Edward Bellamy, ETC.,
etc. Our local bookseller will have the num-
her after the first Of May.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-04-27

Alaska, to offset the billiards,
yielded q, 500, 900 in furs last year.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-04-27
SIBERIA.


MOST interesting contrl-
button 70 secret history
pers On siberia and th0
Exile System" BY George
RonnAn, which are to begin
n he Nay Cestssy ma9a-
zine. Iheyw embody tho
results Of what - b.
Hoved 20 b the 6rSt 0uC.
cessful sttempt BY . COM
potent investigates tomake
9 thorough study Of the
Russian exile system. b.
fore undertAxin9 his aE1u-
Gus journey Of =. 900 miles,
In the interest II TN Coats.
~. Mr.. Kennau. author Of
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-04-27

him.
The next morning Dandy Jim put in
an appearance.
Maggie met him with suspicious
twinkle in her eyes.
'.Ah. my shy little Quakeress. he
began. trying to take her hand. you
don't know what happy man YOU
made ME last night!'
LAST night! 1 didn't see you last
night" said Maggie. looking very
much surprised.
1t was Dandy Jim's turn to be sur
prised.
Not see me last night?" he ex-
claimed. .'Oh. come now. Miss-Mag-
gle, that's a good joke. Did't you say l
might call and ask papa?"
.'Good-morning. Mr.. Morgan-may
say James?' tenderly inquired a
voice in the doorway of the sitting
room. and looking that way. Dandy
Jim saw the Quakeress again. this
time withouta mask, and out from un-
der the poke bonnet bcamed the face of
Johnny Bangs % james," and john
ny's voice shook and he gave signs of
last nights agitation. ''dear James,
how happy we ,ciu be when we are
married. if papa only gives his con-
sent Ididn't know you loved me 50.
till last night" and then Johnny's
voice broke, and he sat down on the
floor and laughed till he cried.
Dandy Jim gave one CHASTITY look at
Maggie. He read by her face that she
understood the trick that had been
played ON him. and most likely had as
sisted at carrying it out, and then
turned and left the room without wait
ing for any explanation None was
needed.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-04-27

God, and dethrone Jehovah and chain the
Almighty in eternal exile, and after the
demolition OF the universe would cry !:
satisfied at last; here am! Alone! Thu
undisputed and everlasting /, me, mine,
myself"
In our land this passion Of jealousy keeps
all the political world aboil There are at
least 500 people who are jealous Of Governor
Hill, and would like to be his successor;
about 500 who are jealous Of Grover
Cleveland, and would like to relieve him
of the cares OF Office; and, after the nomi-
nations Of next summer have been made, q
whole pandemonium Of defamation, sour
rility, hatred, revenge, falsehood, profan-
ity and Misrepresentation will be turned
upon this land. Tho tariff, about the rails
ing or lowering or reformation Of which
many Of them care nothing except rs to its
effect on votes, will be discussed from a
thousand platforms, and the people OF
Louisiana will be told that the tarih must
be arranged for the advantage Of American
sugar; the people Of Virginia will be told
that the tariff must be arranged for the
advantage OF American tobacco, and the
people Of Pennsylvania will be tod that the
tarI6 must be arranged for the benefit Of
American iron, and the people OF Kentucky
will be told that the tariff must be ar
ranged for the advantage OF American
whisky, and the people Of Ohio that the
tariff must be arranged for the advantage
OF American wool, while Massachusetts
and Connecticut will be promised protec-
ton for manufacturers, and all the none
tary interests, north, south, east and west,
will DO told in each neighborhood that the
taxes and tariff will be fixed to suit them,
irrespective Of anybody else; and. the
Presidential election over, all will settle
down as it WAS before. II you think that
all this discussion in public places 10 from
any desire Of the welfare Of the dear peo-
pie and not for political effect you are
grievously mistaken.
Go into Ill occupations and professions
and IL you want to know how much ieal-
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-04-27

those over whom they pray and suuhle.
There are cases where ministers Of relig-
ion are derelict and criminal and they must
be put cut. But in tho majority Of cases
that I have witnessed in ecclesiastical
trials there is = jealous attempt to keep
men from passing their theological fellows,
and, Is at the Presidential elections in
country places. the people have barbecue
(which is q roasted OK, round which the
people dance with knives, cutting Oh .
slice here and pulling out rib there, and
saving OF beefsteak yonder and having
high time-so most Of the denominations
Of Christians keep on hand barbecue in
which some minister is roasted, while the
church courts dance around with their
sharp knives Of attack, ana one takes IN
ear, another hand, another foot, and
it is hard to tell whether the ecclesiastical
plaintiffs of this world or the demons Of
the neither world most enjoy it. Albert
Barnes, than whom no man has accom-
plished more good in the last thousand years,
was decreed to sit silent for year in the
pew Of his own church while some one else
occupied his pulpit, the pretended ofiense
that he did not believe in q limited atone
ment, but the real offense the fact that all
the men who tried him put together would
not equal one Albert Barnes.
Yes; amid all professions and businesses
and occupations and trades, and amid all
circles needs to be heard what God says in
regard to envy and jealousy, which, though
not exactly the same, arc twins: Envy IS
the rottenness Of the bone;" "Where envy
and strife is, there is confusion and every
evil work." Jealousy is the rage Of q
man." My hearers, if this evil passion Is
in any OF your souls, cry nightly unto
God for its expulsion. That which has
downed kings and emperors and apostles
and reformers and ministers Of reliS ION
and thousands Of good mon and women. is
too mighty for you to contend against IN
aided.
The evil has so many roots Of such infinite
convolution that nothing but the enginery
Of Omnipotence can pull It out Tradition
says that when Moses lifted up his hand to
pray it was all encrusted with mama, and
no sooner do you pray than you are helped.
Away with the accursed. stenchful, black
ening, damuing crime Of jealousy. Allow
the religion you can pack into your 50 Il for
the next half century. 1t will do you more
harm than it does any one it LEADS you to
assail It will delude you with the idea
that you can build yourself up by pulling
somebody else down. You will make
more out Of the success Of others than
out Of their misfortunes. Speak well OF
everybody; stab NO man in the back. Be
q honey bee rather than . spider; be .
dove rather than . buzzard. Surely this
world 10 lsfge enough for you and all your
rivala Gaod has given you work 70 do.
The Washington critic., 1888-01-14
The CRITIC SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY H.

which she has only given three or six
months time?
1t is said that for this evil the pupils
are themselves to blame, and ! think
this may be true. They are not will
ing TO take longer course, but are i'm
haste to get through, so as to teach
or marry, or enter upon life
Of fashion, with books all laid
aside, forgetting that what is
learned at school is but a prepa-
ration foi the education Of q lifetime.
! know that many private schools are
adopting wiser course, and as q con-
sequence, turning out better scholars
and healthier girls, who are to become
the wives and mothers Of the land.
wHATBDmpY
would you propose? is asked, and
reply; A longer course of instruction,
with shorter lessons and more time
for recreation and general reading so
that our girls, when finished, will
know who Peter the Great was, and
whether Boston is in Massachusetts or
in Maine. Such ignorance seems alb
surd, but | know something like it to
be q fact in the case of one or two
young ladies who had studied many
things and had a smattering of Latin
and possibly Greek, but in all essen
tial points of learning they were
lamentably deficient and were fair
samples of the system am condemn
ing.
MARY j. HOLMES.
Brockport n. y, Jan. Is, 1883.
The Washington critic., 1888-01-14

corner indicates t.a. .t is visit of
congratul1tion Tic NWuu. oft the
lower lcft-hgnd corner means q visit
Of leave taking, and the tuuin- of
the lower right-hand corner mcm5
q visit of sympathy lIr sass tiu
If the whole end ~ q card hu turned
in, il means that the visit 81 intended
for all ladies receiving, anil. indeed.
this Is often done. II may hn u,-
terestiug TO the people Co. know how
TO use cards, and Professor k"iW
gives the rules thus explicitly u.s.
follows:
Inquire whether the person you de-
sire to see is i'm. and hand your card
TO the servant answering the sum
mons to the door. Nou viii then be
properly presented. If fhc person is
not in, leave your card with the left
upper corner turned. to indicate call
in person, OF turn any Ol the other
corners if the call be for any OF tie
purposes referred to.
NusCElIANEous NENrioV
If there be visitors i'm the house
leave a card for each of them, OF turn
down the right end to indicate that
all are included.
A lady leaves a card for the family
and one for each of the daughters 100
society.
When family returns to the city
each member in society should send
q card to such of her friends and ace
quaintances rs she desires to be iu-
formed thereof, giving place of resi-
dence and DAYS "at homc.'
\ card left at the residence &C u
person, whether in official or social
life, answers the purpose of q call
\ card with name and address
should always I've inclOsod, with %
letter of introduction, when sent by
messenger or mail.
a card from one person 30 another.
addressed to II third party, may be
substituted for note Of introduction.
\ stranger desiring an acquaintance
with another may hand him his card,
with appropriate verbal explanations
\ husband and wife may use
double card, as Mr.. and Mrs. --.
In all cases of visits of congratula-
tion or coincidence, leave your carl
within three days after the event.
1t is proper TO send cards by mes
senger or mail in return for visits in
person. This practice is disrcspectful
in general society, but exception is
made in the higher ranks of official
life, as it would be physical impos-
sibility to return all calls,
The wife of an official returning
formal calls should leave her hus-
bands official card with her own
This will also apply in private life
In sending your card to any one re-
siding at n hotel, always write the
name of theperson for whom intended
on the upper left hand corner, to pre-
| vent mistakes.
The Z. =. c. cards are frequently
| used. FRANK G.. CAGpENTEH.
The Washington critic., 1888-01-14
THE KALEIDOSCOPE TRADE.
Deft Girls Turn Out Six Gross IA Day in
One Shop.


One Shop.
''IIow do we make kaleidoscopes ?
Come this way and will show you"
The speaker, thin-faced German,
long engaged in manufacturing
kaleidoscopes, led the way into a
small store. AT work bench extend
ing the entire length of the shop many
girls were busy.
''The first young woman" said the
manufacturer, wraps the black paper
about the glass rehectors that produce
the optical illusion. These strips Of
glass, when thus arranged and fast
ened together, form the body of the
kaleidoscope. The next girl simply
inserts the united refectors into the
pasteboard cover, and then passes the
octagonal pasteboard tube to her
neighbor. Number three adjusts the
brass ring which secures the glass
discs in the end. Between the
discs, or plates, are placed the
scraps of colored glass, the beads and
various trinkets which tumbled about
as the kaleidoscope Is revolved, and,
when reflected by the mirrors, form
themselves into ever-shifting mathe-
matioal figures. The other young
women are armed with hammers to
break the colored glass into frag-
ments. We obtained the colored glass
from the waste scraps purchased very
cheaply of stained glass manu-
facturers. The kaleidoscopes retail
at seyenty-tiYe cents each. We can
make six gross day of this kind,
and about twenty gross of the five
cent kind. The finest factory is in
Providence, r. l. Carpet designers
get many of their patterns from the
kaleidoscope. ."-[New York Mail and
EXnress.
The Washington critic., 1888-01-14
A HEBREW CUSTOM.
Pathetic Way in which the Memory
of Their Dead Is Cherished.

Pathetic Way in Which the Memory
of Their Dead Is Cherished,
In the home of one Of our Jewish
citizens was seen recently tiny
flame burning in handsome goblet.
Examination showed the goblet to be
half filled with water, on the top of
which floated an inch of sweet oil,
a tiny float of oorks fastened on
either side of metallic ring, rested
upon the oil. On the ring was placed
wax taper, hardly thicker than a
thread, passed through a small cir
Gle of thin wood, so that the lower
end of the taper dipped through the
ring into the sweet oil. The upper
end was lighted. The sweet oil drawn
up through the wax-covered wick
served to keep it alight for several
hours.
eve burn this" said a rabbi, Sin
memory of one of our dead. When
that taper burns nearly out we sub
stitute another, so that the flame, like
the vestal fire, is never allowed to go
out. We light the taper when our
relative dies and let it burn a year.
The last taper we let go out of itself.
1t flickers, flames up, sinks, flares
again and then goes out, just as human
life does in its last hours. We tend
this light with great care, and thus
keep alive the memory of our loved
one. 1t is an old custom which is
now becoming less observed. Many
now only bum the taper for month
and some but for week, I'm. Y
Sun,
A derby hat is mo slouch, "-[DansyillC
Breeze.