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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-03-06
PecuIiarities of Georgia Girls.

II is fact that young ladies in the
various communities have many ways of
handling their tongues, and in some in
stances unanimity makes certain move
ment characteristic. People who have sat
next to Wesleyan College girls at must.
Gale will bear witness to the fact that their
tongue movement is never an extension,
but vibratOry, like the concert of grena-
dier blaCkblrds.
On the other hand, the Atlanta girl
talks fast, and as she gasps for breath in
the periods where she fears interruption
thrusts her tongue out to lis fullest length
and begins the next sentence with land, &"
which is thrown in as claim upon your
attention.
The dear little Savannah girl ratIles
away like infantry in pitched battle, and
intersperSes her conversation with laugh
ter, during which she throws he head
back as if TO have her tOnSils examined
and lets the musical member sag in its
socket
The girls of Augusta and Albany are
very much alike in many things; among
others, in the way they conceal their
tongues. They smile and converse gently,
and the ripple of their laughter - ike the
sound of brook running on pebbles hid
under ferns and clinging willows, but not
glimpse of womans weapon do they per
nit. The Augusta and Albany girls marry
very young.
The Macon girl chews gum, and gives a
brief exhibition of the pink end of her
dainty tongue. The member is worn in
the shape of FIR nch roll while she mas
ticates the unresisting but indestructible
quid; and as she labors thus, concentr C
semi-circles inclose her mouth like brackets
around an Interpolation, and she is for the
time being vOiceless. for the ''gulick, gull
lex, quick" that if borne TO the ear is not
voice, but merely suction caused by
the teeth entering and leaving the chewing
gum. Anybody who has heard COW walk
through a mudhole will understand the
sound attempted in the description. 1t is
said that the Macon girl before she took
up gum was the sweetest little creature in
the world, and no one ever thought enough
about her tongue, after catching sight of
her lips and eyes, TO notice what she did
with it, Perhaps she will reform some
day
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-03-06
A N.cLIac. Wnr,h sono 600.

The costliest necklace of diamonds ever
owned in this country was worn by the
late Mrs. Mary Jane Morgan She had a
real passion for diamonds, and wore them
in hairpins, brooches, bracelets, and rings
as well. but her special pet was necklace.
1 riviere, of diamonds, which cost her
originally perhaps $50, 600, and TO which
she had made various additions until its
total value was $500. 900. One day she
lstonished clerk at Tiffsnyis by buying
diamond for $4s, 900 and ordering it TO
Ne set in her REVERE as the center stone
Diamonds that once glistened in her
JrOoches. hairpins, or bracelets were trans
erred to this necklace, and diamonds that
10 longer pleased her in the necklace were
reset in the brooches. hairpins OF bracelets.
To her it was a perpetual pleasure to see
he magnificent necklace increasing its
nagnifcence. When she died the largest
# the stones were sold sinEfy; but the
leckIace without them was % valuable
hat the Messrs. Tiffany bought It for
go. 600 Soon afterwsTd they broke ii
Up. and for many months It has ceased 70
:xist
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-03-06

bravely. For some time met no one,
but at last / overlook a small cart laden
with freshly gathered grapes The
driver lay on his seat asleep,-his pony
meanwhile cropped the green heritage
by the roadside. add every now and then
shook the jingling bells on his harness
as though expressing the satisfaction be
felt at being left TO his own devices.
The piled-up grapes looked tempting,
and was both hungry and thirsty.
laid a hand on the sleeping mans
shoulder; he awoke with start See
ing me his face assumed an expression
Of the widest terror; he jumped from
his cart and sank down on his knees in
the Gust, imploring me by the Madonna,
his life. / laughed; his fears seemed to
alarming about me beyond my psucIty
OF clothing.
"Get up, mani" I said. Ell
want nothing Of you but a
few grapes, and for them will pay. -"
He rose from the dust, still trembling
and cycling me sskancs with evident sus-
picion. took several lunches Of the pur-
saying q word. Then, pocketing the
money proffered, he sprsng into his
cart. and lashing his pony until the un-
fortunate animal plunged and reared
with pain and fury, ratified Of down the
road at such bresk-neck speed that I
saw nothing but q whirling blot Of
wheels disappearing in the distance.
Has amused at the absurdity Of this
Dsn's terror. What did he take me for,
I wondered? A ghost or brigandf I
ate my grapes leisurely % ] walked
slong-they were deliciously cool and
refreshing-food and wine In one I
met several other persons IS I nesred
the city, market people and vendors OF
lees-but they took no note Of me-in
fact ] avoided them all As much as pos
sibie. On reaching the suburbs turned
Into the first street saw that seemed
likely to contain few shops. 1t was
close and dark and foul-smeIling, but !
had not gone far down it w en- ] came
upon the sort OF place l sought-s
wretched tumble-down howell, with .
partly broken window, through which .
shlbby - If secondhand garments
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-03-06
HIGH sALLooNlNo FOR SCIENCE
Rss u FeeIs to Re seven s9iIes Above
the Earth

AVE II Feeis to Re Seven Hties above
the Earth
Mons. W. de Fonvielle, an experienced
French RrOnaut. claims that balloons can
be made very serviceable to astronomical
science, and. indeed. he was tie frs IN
advocate their use for observations. He
believes that under skillful management
observers can be safely carried above any
obscuring veil of clouds, but sufficient
time must be given to the necessary prep
arations and the balloon must be capable
OF carrying large amount of ballast. 1t
seemstO he certain that photographs taken
80 far above the | wer strata of the at
mosphere would have a much better
chance of success than those taken on the
surface of the earth. The total eclipse Of
the moon, which will take place in .Janu-
airy next. will afford an opportunity. of
which many will doubtless take an advan
tage, of testing the value of balloon Oh
servatiOn
An attempt has lately been made at
Paris by NM. Jovis and Mallett to rise To
greater height in the atmosphere by means
of balloon than has ever yet been done
The Rronauts took with them a number
Of instruments for the purpose of making
observations. and among these was
barometer designed TO measure heights OF
upwards of $4,000 feet, and thermometer
which would record temperatures 500 be
low zero A new feature was represented
by the provision Of bags of oxygen. for the
purpose of inhalation by the aronauts
after attaining high elevations. 1t will b.
remembered that in 1852 Messrs. GlaisheI
and Coxwell assembled from Wolverhamp-
ton for the purpose of making scientific
observations from a balloon, and that they
reached the extraordinary altitude of seven
miles above the earth. On this occasion
both the occupants of the car suffered
very much. Mr. Glaisher becoming quite
insensible for time. A similar ex
perience seems to have been the lot of
these French experimenters. one of them
having tainted twice upon reaching the
altitude of some 20, 200 feet. the faintness
being speedily mitigated after the inhals
ton of the oxygen provided The ascent
was successful, but the hight reached was
far below that attained nv Mr.. Glaisher
and his companioniUn, as already re-
corded
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-03-06
GEN. JACKSON FRIGHTENED.
Eis Feelings During the Duel with Dick
inson.

lis II eeinEs DurinS the Duei WIN Dicbs
fnson.
In a southern paper the following con.
Versation between Gen. Harding and Gen.
Andrew Jackson, relative TO Jackson's
duel with Dickinson. is given:
I'm conversation with Gen. Jackson one
day, I said: General, is brave man ever
frigbtenedr
Il don't know that am competent TO
answer that question he said. replied:
The world accords you as much bravery
US is possessed by any man..
IF that be so, SIR said the general, i
would say that have been as badly fright
ened as gentleman ought ever to be-
Il said: Il presume that was in some
of your Indian fightsr
No" said he 1t was when went on
the field with Dickinson. knew him To
be cool, brave, determined man. and the
best shot ever saw, ard | never expected
to leave the field alive. owe my life To
the fashion of the day-the fullbreasted
coat. This and the peculiar conformation
of my much-sunken cbestwere all that saved
me. Dickinson's bullet struck what ap-
peared to he the center of my body under
the right arm, and the ball graZed my
breastbone. had gone upon the field
fully determined not to fire at Dickinson,
but to discharge nv pistol in the air, hav.
ing no ground of quarrel with him. and
not wishing TO hurt hair of his head. My
quarrel was with his father,in-law, Erwin;
but when / felt myself shot, under the
impression that had received a mortal
wound, and smarting under this belief and
the physical pain, fired the fatal shot,
and no act of my life have | regretted SO
much.
Under the conditions of the meeting
we had right to reserve the fire, because
| knew that Dickinson could shoot so much
more quickly than | could. 1t has been
asserted in the public prints said Old
Hickory. that I advanced on Dickinson
to deliver my shot and that he gave back.
both of which statements are false, sir.
stood in my place when fired. and Dick
inson remained in his, receiving my shO,
lie cool, brave man as he was.
Gen. Harding said that in this same in.
terview, which was the last he ever had
with Gen. Jackson, the latter said TO him:
1.-The world is greatly mistaken about
nv having an uncOvernable temper.
never gave an exhibition of temper with
out my judgment approved it. some
times found it necessary even to prevcai
the shedding of blood"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-03-06

haRs for my own use, one full OF gold
eieees, the other Of jewels. The chest
lad been strongly made, and was not
auch injured by being forced open. l
closed its lid IS tightly as possible, and
Araseed IL 70 . remote and dark corner
Of the vault, where placed three heavy
stones upon IT, then took the two
ieathern pouches / had selected and
stuffed one In each Of the pockets OF my
trousers. The action reminded me OF
the scantiness Of attire in which stood
asrayed. Could be seen In the public
reads in such Q plight? examined my
purse, which, as / before stated, had
been left TO me, together with my keys
and card case, by the terrified persons
who had huddled me into my coffin with
such scant ceremony. 1t contained two
twenty-franc pieces and some loose sill.
YER. Enough to buy decent costume
of some sort But where could make
the purchase, and how2 Must l wait
till evening and stink out OF this charnel'
house like the ghost Of wretched Grim
insl9 Mol come what would, made W
my mind not to linger a moment longer
in the vault The swarms OF beggars
that infest Naples exhibit themselves in
every condition Of rags, dirt and misery;
ct the very worst could only be taken
for one Of them. And whatever Difficult
ties / might encounter, no matter!-they
would soon be over.
Satisfied that had placed the brigand'
coffin in a safe position, l secured the
pearl and diamond pendant had first
found to the chain round my neck. in
tended this ornament as gift for my
wife. Then. once more climbing through
the aperture, / closed it completely with
the logs and brushwood as it was before,
and examining it narrowly from the out
side, / saw that it was utterly impossible
to discern the smallest hint of any en-.
trance to a subterrarean passage, SO
we'll and cunningly had il been contrived.
. Now, nothing more remained for me to
do but to make the best Of my way to
the city, there to declare my identity,
obtain food and clothes, and then TO
hasten with all possible speed to my own
residence.
Standing on a little hillock, looked
about me to see which direction | should
take. The cemetery was situated on the
outskirts Of Naples-Naples itself lay on
my left hand. ] perceived sloping
road winding in that direction, and
judged that il I followed it it would lead
me to the city suburbs. Without fur
Their hesitation l commenced my walk.
1t was now full day. My bare feet sank
deep in the dust that was hot as desert
sand,-the blazing sun beat fiercely
down on my uncovered head, but felt
none of these discomforts; my heart was
too full OF gladness. l could have sung
aloud for delight as ] stepped swiftly
along towards homeland Nina! was
aware of q great weakness in my limbs
my eyes and head ached with the
strong dazzling light: occasionally, too
an icy SILVER ran through me that made
my teeth chatter. But I recognized
these symptoms as the after-affects oil
my nearly so fatal illness, and paid no
heed to them. A few weeks rest under
my wife's loving care, and / knew
should be as well as ever. stepped on
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-03-06
CAUGHT BY A BOOTLEG.

The Method Used by the California Cow
bows to Capture Offers for the Market.
what do you think of that for hand
some piece of fur2"
A wholesale furrier was showing a
stuffed animal TO New York reporter
Handsome enough What do you cali
"An otter. But look at it more careful
ly. You don't see the slightest break in
its fur from the tip OF its paws to the point
of its nose"
How was it caught, in a trap, or poi
soned?"
Neither If it had been poisoned the
fur would have been injured You could
not guess how it was caught if you tried u
dozen years
How was it caught? My curiosity is
excited
1T was captured while it was biting
man in The leg"
"sIust have been cheerful for the man
1T didn't hurt him"
Wooden leg?"
mo. That is the way the cowboys of
Northern California capture them for the
market. They put on high and very wide
legged boots. They fill the space between
tile ides and their legs with gravel. Then
they wade in the river. the moment an
otter sees a man coming toward his home
he gets angry and snaps at the intruders
legs. When once he catches hold he never
opens his jaws until he is dead. After he
once grips the boot it is easy enough to kill
him without harming his fur"
IL should think it would be dangerous
sometimes?'
Sometimes it is," returned the mer-
chant. 'In the Lower Klamath country
no man has ever yet been brave enough to
tackle an otter from Lost river which
runs through that region. They are too,
big and too ferocious for any except
sbeet-iron bootleg, which. besides being
inconyenient, would be rather cumber-
some Lost river offers, therefore, are gen
.-slly shot or die of old age"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-03-06
The Romance OF q Convent.

Near Maestricht in Belgium is ladies'
boarding school conduC ted by sisters of q
holy order with superior at its head. A
few weeks ago young Lady was intrusted
to them with q particular warning TO take
good care of her and not allow her any
private society. Last week an old lady OF
q distinguished look came to the place
and asked for the girl. saying she was sent
by the parents to take her home. The
sister called the boarder and said she
would 60 for the lady superior to talk to
the stranger. When the superior entered
the room she found it empty. The visitor
had assisted the boarder to escape by
climbing the wall of the back garden and
had followed her. The marks left by the
visitors boots reused the terrible suspicion
that the lady visitor had actually been .
man in disguise.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-03-06
HUNTING A KANGAROO.
4 Lively Chase After Curious Game In
Austraiia-A Battle with the Dogs


Austraiia-A Battle with the Dogs
began to work him to the front; with
the music of the pack ringing, pealing,
rising in ecstasy, and the trees shooting
backward as if on wings: past Wallerton,
GlentwOrth, and Cameron. over a flight of
rails and into an open where the hounds
were tumbling over the two smaller kan
CARGO. The old man, meanwhile, head
erect leaping, bounding away. covering at
least eighteen feet at jump, was gaining
good lead. Ipassed the hounds at full
speed with a cheer, and they. leaving the
dead, sprung on in chase of the living.
their Threats wetied with their kill and
eager for the nObler game; SO eager, in
deed, that they outstripped me, although
my horse was running as if in a finish. A
short d stance ahead saw the dark line of
dried watercourse. At this the old man
went, and with gigantic bound cleared it
and leaped on undaunted- At it wen: the
hOunds-some over, some in-and-out. AS
my turn came | steadied nv horse and
sent him at it with q shout. He rose clear,
and in a seconds flash ] saw the rocky
bottom far below me- We struck with q
slide in front, q scramble behind. and q
stumbling recovery, but safely over; and
"a threw myself back in the saddle saw
the old man standing high against gum
tree at bay-Or, as the Australians have it,
stuck up"
sat down and set my horse going, con-
graduating myself on being alone at the
death, when Glentworth shot past me with
the immOvable seat that had ever charac-
teriZed his dreaded run in, and dismount-
ing, billy i'm hand, made his way through
the dogs and stood before the kangaroo. |
followed his example, and for the first
time enjoyed a struggle with game Old
man." lie stood with his back firmly
pressed against the tree, his head up. and
his ewes cleaning; he kept his short fore
legs moving somewhat after the fashion of
a nervous boxer, and as the hounds pressed
upon him he would strike with one of his
legs a blow 30 hard that the hound it
reached ran fair chance of never again
responding to his huntsmanis call; for that
swift, clean reach would strike him in the
throat as he rose TO his leap, and the sharp
claw, tearing through rib and sinew would
leave q wound 30 deep and jagged as to be
far beyond the reach of the primitive sur
gerry al hand.
During the time that Glentworth and /
had stood inactive three dogs had been put
hors du combat, and now Don Juan, the
pride of the pack, had reached the kanga-
roofs throat, and, unmindful of the blow
that partly disenbowled him. refused to
loosen his hold. Selling my opportunity
ran in and with fierce blow of my loaded
club or billy, delivered on the head of the
kangaroo, | dropped him, and the dogs
finished him in short order
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-03-06
or with the Old, On with the New.

Il is sad to learn that one of the sacrifices
which progress requires from Japan Is the
abolition OF the pretty, graceful, and be
coming costumes with which the women
clothe themselves. A correspondent at
Toxic declares that the adoption Of the
European garb is not due to feminine
caprice or the eagerness of milliners after
some new thing. Ii is part of q delib
crate policy entered upon by Count Ito.
the most sagacious of living japanese
statesmen, and is closely connected with
the future well-being of the country.
Japan has committed herself to Occident-
alism, and she must go on and become one
of the circle of Western nations in all re
spects But though the male japanese
shoots and hunts, and speaks French, and
reads Mr.. Herbert Spencer, and does lii
tie on the stock exchange, the japanese
woman is still in the Oriental condition of
bondage and ignorance. japanese domes-
tic life, thinks Count Ito, must be reyolu
tionized, and the present arrangements of
the japanese home rendered physically
impossible COrsers, and dress i'm
provers," and Partisan bonnets will tend
to that end. Perhaps 50; bui it is Q pity
that dress which combines simplicity and
grace with the most delightful picturesque
ness should have to disappear.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-03-06
Cute Sayings OF Young America.
THAT'S WHErE.

THAT'S WHETE
Teacher ito little Harry who comes to
school crying)-"My poor child, what's
Harry-''I'm cold"
Observation-Disclosures are you cold?"
Harry-''Out doors"
LONG ENOUGH.
'Can 60 with you, papa?" said i'tle
Charley, aged years, as he saw his
father preparing for walk. "Oh, no"
said his father, II am going to walk a
long way, and your legs are too short. :"
But the little fellow was not convinced;
stretching forth one of his limbs to its
utmost length, he exclaimed, Just
look O'there, see what great long leg
that is, and the other one is q great
deal lOnger!"
HISTORY STUDENT.
"Papa," said Willie, who had been
studying United States history, II have
just found something out" What Is
it," "I'll bet that Kosciusko was the
original liberty-Pole."
POOR HARRY.
Harry's elder sister had been reprov-
ing him for making so much noise with
his feet, when he went to his mother,
saying, 81 haven't the life of dog;
can't even wag my foot"
WHY HE GREW.
Doctor taking three year-old Wallace
on his kneelH"What a great big boy
you are getting to be! What do you
live oE?"
Wallace-'I live on Melon street"
UP IN THE CLASS.
"Well. Tommy" said visitor, chow
are you getting on at SCHOOL," "FiIs,
rate" answered Tommy. 81 amt doing
as well as some of the other boys,
though. l can stand on my head but |
have to put my feet against the fence.
| want to do it without being anywhere
near the fence, and | guess | can after
awhile"
KEPT HIS WORD.
Johnnie's pastor-"Well, John, where
are you going?"
Johnnie-'I'm a-goin' skatin'."
Johnnie's pastor-"But you told me
last night you wouldn't miss Sunday
school on any account"
Johnnie-''No | didn't. l said it
would be cold day when stayed
away"
YOUNG PHILOSOPHER.
''Carl it is not very good of you to
say bad things OF your friend behind
his back" Yes, but father, when l
say them to his face he beats me-"
FAMILY RESEMBLANCE.
Teacher-''Tommy Bingo. this excuse
that you brought me for being absent
yesterday, looks very much as if you
had written it."
Tommy Bingo-''Mother always did
write like me, ma'am."
NEW PLAY.
Three-year-old Johnny saw his papa
making his garden, and set out to do
some work himself. An hour later he
was found busily engaged in sticking
feathers up in the lettuce bed, so he
could raise chickens"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-03-06
Cookery I'm German scboor.

At Darmstadt, Germany, there is char
fly school for girls which has passed lis
sixtieth anniversary. The management
being progressive, tuition in cooking was
introduced this fall. Fifteen Of the older
girls are to devote one day a week to cook
ing. five of them being cooks and ten assist.
ants. As practical test of their success the
girls have To make their dinner on their own
product. The teachers aim at q practical
knowledge Of the cheapest, the most whole.
some and the moot appetizing dishes &C
cessible TO people of limited means. The
80 called quantity prepared by each cook
Is calculated for an average family Of five
persons.