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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-05-22
CANINE FIDELITY,
4 &c. Bernard Discovers . Dead Ysisae
and Mourns for Hin.

Romeo is a noble St. Bernard dog,
and Brutus an English pug, says the
N. Y. Herald. They were owned by .
Harlem gentleman. and were insep-
arabic friends. Their likes and dis
likes were identical. They slept in
the same kennel. ate from the same
dish. and roamed about the yard to-
gether.
Seldom did they appear on the
streets. and then only with their
owner But on the morning after the
recent heavy snow storm little Brutus
did not respond to the breakfast call.
Search for him proved fruitless, and
Romeo was invited to eat alone, but hs
refused to touch his food.
With an air of evident distress he
wandered about the house, at times
whining piteously, looking for his
companion. His search too, was in
vain, and finally he laid himself on a
rug before the dining room fire. with
his head between his paws. But he
did not close his eyes.
For perhaps an hour he lay there
motionless. Then he arose, walked
around the room once or twice, and
then left the apartment. Soon after
ward he was heard bowling in the
back yard and scratching at the door
for admission.
Members Of the family fastened to
the spot and found Romeo there. stand
ing over the body of his friend Brutus.
Investigation soon solved the mystery.
Brutus, it appears, had in some un-
mn 4
into the driving, binding blast of
snow. Unable to return inside the
house, after barking. bowling and
scratching for sons, time, he lay down
in the snow. He had not been strong
for several months. and he soon Weld
ed to the icy breath of winter and was
frozen to death.
Romeo had, in exploring the yard.
found the little fellows corpse in a
tiny snow bank, and, true to his in
stincts, drew it out and tried to carry
it to place of safety.
His efforts to restore life to his lost
friends body were touching and he
seemed 10 more acutely mourn his loss
than any other member of the house.
hold. For two days be would not
touch a morsel of food; but after thir-
ty-six hours of fasting he allowed him.
self to be persuaded 20 eat.
Little Brutus' frozen form was placed
IN shallow grave, dug out of the
almost solid ground at the foot of the
garden, and Romeo was present at the
burial. Every movement was closely
loticed by him. and when the dogs
body was covered he whined and
would, if he had not been restrained,
lave scratched away the Jumps of
;arth that concealed all that remained
II Brutus from his sight.
That was several days ago. but
grief is yet as poignant as
yer. and he is often heard whining
yer the tomb of his little friend.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-05-22

long Grape veil thrown back from heI
clustering hair and mignonne face, all
the sombre shadows OK her mourning
garb only served to heighten and display
her beauty to greater advantage. A fair
widow trulyl 1, her lately deceased hus-
band, freely admitted the magnetic
power of her charms! She paused for an
instant on the threshold, a winning
smile on her lips; she looked at me, hest
tated, and finally spoke in courteous &C
cents
81 think l cannot be mistaken! Do |
address the noble Count Cesare Oliva?'
tried to speak, but could not. My
mouth was dry and parched with excite
ment, my throat swelled and ached with
the pent-up wrath and despair OF emo
TONS answered her question silently
by formal bow. She at once advanced,
extending both her hands with the
coaxing grace of manner L had so often
admired.
81 am the Countess Romani," she said,
still smiling. 81 heard from Signor
Ferrari that you proposed visiting his
studio this afternoon, and l could not
resist the temptation of coming to
express my personal acknowledgements
for the almost regal gift you sent me.
The jewels are really magnificent. Per-
NIT me to offer you my sincere thanks!"
/ caught her outstretched hands and
wrung them hard,-so hard that the
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-05-22

praised it warmly, and purchased it for
five hundred francs. For other
sketches of a similar nature were then
produced. l bought these also, By the
time we had got through these matters,
Ferrari was in the best of humours.
He offered me some excellent wine and
partook of it himself, he talked in
cessantly, and diverted me extremely
though my inward amusement was not
caused by the witty brilliancy of his con-
yersation. No, was only excited to a
sense ST savage humor by the novelty of
the position in which we two men stood.
Therefore / listened to him attentively,
applauded his anecdotes-all of which /
had heard before-admired his jokes,
and fooled his egotistical soul till, he had
no shred Of self-respect remaining. He
laid his nature bare before me
and knew what it was at last-a mix
ture Of selfshneSs, avarice, sensuality
and leartleSsneSS, tempered now and
then by fash of good nature and SYM
pathetic attraction which were the mere
outcome Of youth and physical health
no more This was the man had loved
this fellow who told coarse stories only
worthy Of common pot house, and who
revelled in wit OF high and questionable
favour; this conceited, empty-headed,
muscular piece of humanity, vas the
same being for whom had cherished so
chivalrous and loyal tenderness! Our
conversation was broken in upon at last
by the sound of approaching wheels. A
carriage was heard ascending the road
it came nearer-it stopped at the door.
set down the glass of wine had Just
raised TO my lips, and looked at Ferrari
steadily.
''You expect other visitors?" In
Quired.
He seemed embarrassed, smiled, and
besitated.
"Well-I am not sure-but-" The
bell rang. With a word of apology
Ferrari hurried away to answer
it. 1 sprang from my chair.
knew, I felt who was COM
ing. l steadied my nerves by a strong
effort. l controlled the rapid beat
ing Of my heart; and fixing my dark
glasses more closely over my eyes, /
drew myself erect and waited camly.
/ heard Ferrari ascending the stairs
Ia light step accompanied his heavier
football. =. he spoke to his companion
In whispers. Another instant and
he flung the door Of the studio wide
open with the haste and reverence due
for the entrance of a queen. There
was soft rustic of silk-a delicate
breath of perfume on the air. and
thsn,-I stood face to face with. my
vifei
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-05-22
sHumphl Get out Of the way"

"what are you going to dor"
sPractioe on the bar. Look out fol
my legsl"
think he tried to catch one of hi.
feet on the bar or to let go and swing
| with one hand. At any rate he sud
denly descended to the floor with ar
awful crash, jarring the center piece
loose in the next room below, and bring
ing up the cook to inquire:
rs he dead this time, ma'am? If so,
let me congratulate YOU
He wasn't dead, but he had bruised
his hips and shoulders, and famed his
back. 1t took me a full hour to get
him to bed, and he had nothing to say
until had telephoned for a doctor.
Then he suddenly observed:
II suppose you have already destroyed
the evidence of your guilt
What do you mean?"
SThe ropes suspending the bar. Some
one cut one OF them while I was per-
formingl"
And you lay it to me?"
II have nothing to say-not Just now.
If alive tomorrow we will end this
state of affairs in as satisfactory a way
as possible. In order to shield you as
long as possible / shall tell the doctor
that fell down stairs "-[Detroit Free
Press
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-05-22
The Value of Sleep.

Gen. Lord Wolseley. England's lead
ing soldier, is a man of simple and
abstemious habits, and is an emphatic
advocate of sleep. When he is his own
master he goes to rest between 10 and
IL and is up before 6. He is a sound
sleeper and can sleep at almost any
time and under any circumstances,
which is. no doubt, one great secret of
success, for in war, as in politics, the
man who cannot sleep might as web
retire from the running. You can
not put in your time more probably
than in sleeping" Lord Wolseley says.
and the saying is one that may well be
taken to heart by all hard workers. As
long as you can sleep you can always
renew your strength. 1t is when sleep
fails that your balance at the bank OF
life il cut off.-Best Things.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-05-22
cERMANY'S DANGEROUS WEAPON.
A Gun That Does More Execution at the
Breech than at the Muzzle.

The new German gun which wa,
recently tested at Piozk, in the
province of Posen, does not promise to
be much of a success, says the n. Y.
Herald. According to reports from
Germany several accidents occurred
while it was being fired and most
soldiers dread to approach it.
The first day of the trial it appears,
five accidents occurred, one of which
resulted in the death of soldier, who
leaves four little children to mourn
his loss. The accidents were caused
either by the bursting or the faulty
working of the gun. due to its ina.
biity to resist the terrible force oil the
new powder. How great this force is
may be inferred from the fact that
after some shots have been fired the
breech usually becomes detached and
is hurled backward with such violence
that it severely wounds the gunner and
the men standing near him.
The wounds are almost always seri.
Gus. On this occasion one man was
killed, nine gunners lost the fingers of
their right hands, and five others were
dangerously wounded in the shoulders
and forearms. The mortal wound was
caused by fragment of the breech,
which entered the right eye and pene-
trated to the brain.
These grewsome sights naturally
terrified the surviving gunners. As
for the officers, they kept at a safe dis.
lance. especially after it was discovered
that four lieutenants of reserves had
been dangerously wounded by frag.
ments of the breech.
On the second day of the trial nine.
teen soldiers were SO severely wounded
that their prompt removal to the hos
pital became necessary.
The new gun, in fact, proved a com.
plete failure. Terrified as they were,
the gunners could not take proper
aim, and the balls seldom reached the
target. In one instance. indeed thew
went entirely wide of the mark and
killed an unfortunate peasant in the
neighboring village. When the vii |
lage heard of this accident they be-
came terribly exasperated and assumed |
so hostile an attitude that the officer in |
did, not dare to con.
tinue the exercises. On the following
day two orders were sent from Berlin,
one instructing officers to make nc
more experiments with the new gun
and another ordering that no more
such guns be manufactured for the
Ger man army.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-05-22
The History of Butter.

Butter, which is almost indispensable
nowadays, was almost unknown to the
ancients Herodotus is the earliest
writer to mention it. The Spartans
used butter, but as an ointment, and
Plutarch tells how the wife of Deiotor-
Gus once received a visit from a Spartan
lady whose presence was intolerable be-
cause she was smeared with butter. The
Greeks learned of butter from tn Scyth-
ians, and the Germans showed the Ro-
mans how it was made. The Romans,
however, did not use it for food, but for
amounting their bodies.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-05-22

There's nothing left for me now
but DEATH" said Harry. after his re-
lection by Helen. James, bring me
bunch of cigarettes. "-BostoH Herald
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-05-22
CHAPTER XIV.

POW dazzling lovely
| she was! l gazed al
her with the same
bewildered fascina'
ltion that haG stupi,
fed my reason and
Judgment when / be
held her for the first
time. The bl a C /
rnhns she wnrn fhf
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-24
THE DAIRY


"A miucing COW is not the COW for
milk She will save food and save
trouble in milking That is all she
will do.
1t is asserted that seven out Of every
ten dairymen in our country are maxi
ing no progress in their business What
an aggregate of loss that fact means!-.
Western Rural.
Milk drawn from an inflamed udder
will almost invarie bly,, if made into but
ter, develop an offensive odor, resem-
bling decayed meat Such milk is unfit
for use, and should not be fed even to
the pigs, but poured on the manure pile.
Jersey Bulletin.
If during the fall and winter
months your cows are kept in clean and
well-ventilated stables, and given
proper foods, with plentiful supply of
pure water, they will be healthy, and
the milk given by them will produce a
fine quality of cream, butter, or cheese,
if properly handled after it is drawn
from their udders. american Dairyman.
To-day the demand is for a cow that
will make n great deal of milk, or a
great deal of butter, and continue to dc
so the greater part of the year, and her
value for beef, when her milking days
are past, are but little more considered
in New England than it would be il
beef were not an article of food Ohio
Farmer.
1t is natural now for cows which
have been giving milk three or foui
months to fall off. If feed is plentiful
flies may be more troublesome thar
they were early in the season. SO far al
possible the milk flow should be KEEP
up. Corn fodder is better for this thar
grain or other fattening food. It's sucu
lence directly increases the secretion o
milk. But there should be enough fooC
added to prevent falling off in flesh
but without fattening. 1t is not loni
after cow begins to fatten that tn,
milk lessons. A cow allowed to go DIR,
four or five months before dropping
C alf decreases the producing tend
ency and capacity in it's offspring
The best milk and butter herds will
thus soon run out if not keptu up to thei
best by good care.-American Agricul
| turiSt.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-24
A Lesson From Amazonian Vanity.

1t has been thought by wise men and
philosophers, and even by poets (who,
as we all know, are the most devoted
vassals of the seX), that all women have
in their hearts liking for furbelows
and trinkets Virgil tells us that Ca
milla, after having shaken off all other
female weaknesses was still a woman
in this particular 1t seems that love
of finery was the ruin of that eminent
feminine warrior After having wild,
owed no end of Trojan wives with her
tremendous sword, she espied young
gentleman from the msny-gated city,
who wore an embroidered tunic, a
beautiful coat of mail and mantle of
Tyrian purple "A golden bow hung
upon his shoulder; his garment was
buclSled with golden clasp, and his
head was covered with a golden hel.
met" The splendid outfit of the youth
set the Greek Amazon almost crazy.
She thought, no doubt, that such pa
rade-suit would add greatly to her kill
ing appearance, so she few at him like
tigress. But, alas! her vanity and
greed proved her destruction, and Vir.
gil leaves his lady readers to draw u
moral from her fate. IN, Y. Ledger.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-24
Oriental JeweIry.

Nothing else so clearly indicates the
strange admixture of barbarism and re-
6nement in the tastes of the women of
oriental countries as their jewels. Bar
barrie lavishncss is combined with good
taste and primitive beauty in the COM
position of these jewels in a manner
well calculated to confuse those who
have not studied the character of tho
inhabitants of the orient. The rude
splendor of the adornments of women
of rank in those countries has attracted
the attention of many travellers, and
much that belonged to remote periods
has survived its time in the manners as
well as in the jewelry of the people. A
popularity of the employment of pre-
cious stones in the manufacture of jew
elry in oriental countries is the method
of mounting them. In this respect
Asiatic jewelers. have improved but lit
tie upon the methods of Bible times
The gems are not claspcd by jaws of
metal, as in Europe and America, but
are pierced and strung together upon
bits of sinew or wire. The application
of precious stones is chiefly in the form
of pendants and beads. Jewellers
| Weekly.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-24
piINnEMr pARAcRAPAs.

"A Cent Denied. Mr.. Vcrrisopht-I
wish TO wed your daughter. sir Am I
to understand that you give assent? Mr..
HeavyroiS No sir; not penny
Brooklyn Eagle.
Hello. is this the brewery?"
shouted the tough young man over the
telephone. No" came the answer
Browns undertaking shop" 80,
excuse me, I'll see you ater."-Buffalo
Enquirer.
Douglass Jerrold's retort to
wouldbe wit who, having fred off all
his stale jokes with no effect, ex-
claimed: "Why, you never laugh when
say good thingr Don't I?' said
Jerrold "Only try me with oner'
"A Ready Lender - Borus, -"Can you
lend me ten dollars, Boredun?" Bore
dun.-"Yes What do you want it for?"
-Borus-'I am going away" Boredun
40 stay" Borus-"Yes, as long as
the money lasts" Boredun-"Er-
don't you want ten more?-Yankee
Blade.
Not Ladylikc.-"Well, she may be
nice and all that. but don't think she
is ladylike." "What! Not ladylike
Miss Debonair not ladylike! Why, you
astonish men' at is true, nevertheless.
When ! saw her she was not at all lady
like, for from the waist up she was
dressed like a gentleman" "Ohr-
| Toronto Mail.
--Strollaway - "Do you remember
| Miss Dovey? I'll never forget how you
and she were in love with each other.
How she used to call you pet names and
you-well, suppose it's all over now!
No more sweetness between you, eh?"
Stayathomc-"No all over" by the
way, whom did she marry?" "MeW-
Boston News.
| Not n Sport Miss Caustique-"l
see you have never had much expert
ence in the game of baseball" Mr..
Faustiquc-"No, / haven't, but how
did you find it out?" Miss Caustlque
| (yawning) )-"Ohl Because short stops
and home runs seem things unknown
to you. Brooklyn Eagle.
--Bingo You haven't seen my
youngest boy have you? Great young
ster that. Only three years old, and
can talk like good fellow. Come up
some night" Kingley-"What time do
you put him to bed?" Bingo-"At
| uluGs hluPlGY-- i dlu dlTdlu bHdU y IL
little bit too late for me. Harper s
Bazaar.
Helping Him Out.-Dude Tourist
wild d'eyed and frantic)-"Hi there,
guard! I've lost me box-me luggage!
Cawn't find it anywherew American
Railway OHicial-"Any trousers in it
like the pair you've got on? Yes?
Then why don't you go into the bag
gage-room and listen?"-Chicago Trib-
une.
The Patients Hint - Patient -
'What kept you away SO long, doctor?
I've waited for you five hours" Ooun-
try Doctor-"Why, the fact is my wife
was busy curing hams and needed my
assistance" Patient - "She ought to
have called other help if she wanted
'em cured, and I'll tell her so. "-Phar-
maceutical Era.
"A Waterbury lady, describing, to a
friend who was looking for the right
place to go for the summer, the attrac-
tions and disadvantages of a certain
sea-bound resort, said of it: THE sea is
grand, the dir is delightful, the scenery
exquisite, but the foods scant The
first meal ! took there the waiter asked
me whether I'd have tea or toast
WatprbIrv American
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-24
OLD LIGHTS OF LONDON.
Candlesticks of Iron Used in IIuminatin
the Streets.

the Streets.
The history of lighting the city is
subject of much interest In remote
times the city must have presented a
very curious aspect; there was no
method of street lighting at all; the
narrow, unpaved streets were deserted
when darkness fell except by thieves,
who found in the want of artificial IL
Elimination splendid confrere to help
them in their nocturnal undertakings.
Notwithstanding the ringing of the
curfew bell and the order that all lights
and fires were to be extinguished when
it's sound was heard, it was soon found
that city could not conclude all it's
business at o'clock in the summer, or
when darkness came over the city in
the winter Kindly disposed citizens
as early as the fourteenth century be-
gan to hang outside their doors a COM
mon candle made of rushes and coarse
grease and these gave faint glimme-
on moonless nights. We find that il
the year 14lG, in the reign of Henry W.
the citizens were called upon as duty
to light the streets, and although some
obeyed the injunction, the duty was in
tom then for ancient watchmen to car
ry lanterns containing burning candles
placed on the top of long pole, thus
lighting in some small way the streets
over which they perambulated. 1t was
in the reign of Queen Elizabeth that
the fear of a Spanish invasion drew at
tention to the dangerous condition of
the streets at night The darkness
might hide foul conspirators; conse-
quently an order in council commanded
every householder to do his part in the
! lighting of the city on pain of death by
the common hangman This order
seems to have excited some attention,
for at the present day there are to be
seen in the museum underneath the
Guildhal library several of the candle
sticks said to have been used at this
period for street illumination. The
candlesticll consists of u rude bar of
iron, having at its back rack and a
catch by which the socket holding tho
candle can be raised or lowered. - The
Builder.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-24
THE LONG AND SHORT OF 1T.
Queer People THAT Walters Someti mes
Meet in a Big City.

Queer People THAT Walters Someti mes
Meet in Big City.
A finical, fussy little man stepped into
the Boston Oyster house and said to n
waiter:
"Have you any really nice, fresh,
good oysters?"
Eyes, SIR"
"Not too fat, you llnow-but not thin
either. l want them just exactly right
and want them perfectly fresh"
Glow will you have them?
"Stop moment" said the little man.
''If you have just the right kind, in
just the right condition, please take two
dozen small ones not to small, you
know-and strain the juice off them
carefully, leaving just little of it on
them: put them into n pan which has
been secured and dried, and then add a
little good pure bntter and little naillS,
and then place the pan over coal fire,
and be careful to keep the pan in mo-
ton so as not to let the oysters or the
milk burn; add n little juice if you
choose, and then watch the pan closely,
so that at the exact moment it comes to
boil you can whip it off, Az the same
time you have deep dish, warming
near at hand, and when you see the
first sign of boiling, empty the contents
of the pan into the dish. Do you think
you can remember that?"
"One stcw!" yelled the waiter. Chi
cago Inter Ocean.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-10-24
AN AWKWARD PREDlcAMENT.
How AN Austrian officer Travelled With
out His Clothes.

out His Clothes.
During a very hot night three Austri-
an cavalry officers were on train
which sped from Pesth to Vienna. AS
they had a compartment for them"
selves they sought to travel as COM
fotably as possible. First coats and
vests disappeared, then collars and
cuffs and so on until nothing remained
on their bodies except night clothing.
1t was so sultry they remained awake
all night. When the train stopped aC
one station one of the party remarked
that it would be good idea to have
something to drink and he hastily
threw an Overcoat over his body and
ran to the bar of the station-house
Whether the bartender was too
sleepy or the officer too slow, to tho
despair of the latter and his comrades
the train set in motion when he was at
the door of the restaurant. The two
other officers had first a hearty laugh
and then pitied him for the condition
he was in. But their comrade was not
of the anxious kind. AS soon as he
discovered that the train was in motion
he ran quickly after it and was lucky
enough to reach the steps of the last
car, ON which he remained until the
next station was reached.
When he made his appearance among
his comrades they were much aston
ished unl one of them said: "Why,
when we saw you left behind we threw
your garments out of the window in
the hope that you would get them"
Nothing could be done but telegraph TO
the other station to have some one pick
up the garments and forward them by
the next train. IN. Y. Recorder.