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The Iola register., 1891-01-30

his native town. One item caught his
! eye. He read it, re-rcad it, and he read
/ no more 1t ran as follows:
| What do YOU think. Saliis Manton is en-
| gagged. And TO whom in the world but the
| handsome young curate of st. Anne's: Did you
| ever! 1t came out yesterday, and everybody
| is talking about it. You know, my dear boy, 1
| never could endure her"
| THE handsome young curate.' 1T
came out yesterday What could it
mean? How could that suffering gaby
have expressed himself so successfully?
| The black letters danced before his eyes
! like moclSing demons. Surely some
| evil chance had encompassed him.
For hours he sat in that stupor
which stunning blow will cause: then
his eyes lighted upon the package.
Surely he recognized that superscrip-
ton: it was her dear handwriting. He
| opened it. It contained a motley col
| lection of missives. all. alas! his own.
| Yes. there was the blotted half page
upon which he had first printed with
such pride: the boyish notes of in
vitation and OF birthday congratulations:
the descriptions of his pleasure trips
! and of his life at school. ana last. but
not least. the fatetul product of the
| Universal Letter Writer. which had so
signally failed Of its purpose.
He unfolded il: he read it in amaze
| ment. in CONSERVATION. What devils
| iugy,nrv was this? These were not the
| ftlychosen sentiments which had so
encouraged him when he mad studied
| the duplicate the other evening. And
vet his name was surely signed, and in
that peculiar ink. too, which was in
digenous to the fountain pen with a
string. He even recognized the thumb
marks of the sealing. But had he been
! daft to employ such substitute. whose
very face was an insult. In trembling
accents he read it aloud as follows:
RESPECTED MADAM: I crave not the
meretriciOus charms OF youth. The beauties OF
| character alone fasCinate ME. In the presence
! Of your gracious maturity, am overpowered by
| a sense OF my ilferio-ity in years and expert
| ence Ny love for you is at once luxurious and
| fliaL 1 need your fostering care. 1 sigh for
| your matronly embrace I will strive to grow
/ up to you: for your dear sake I Will be to my
| self father. Be mine. and thus gladden. an
! orphans heart by becoming at once my wife
\ ani M mother -E ..rr
/ In the fury OF despair George cast
/ the ridiculous screed from him. AS he
did so slip of paper f1oated from it. 1t
bore but a line. in Sallie's handwriting:
When compared this insult with the
dear curate's sweet sentiments, could
not hesitate. Forget me as do YOU
George did not return to Aberdeen.
The crusade against all nickle-in-the-
slot machines was just beginning.
With heart and soul he espoused this
holy cause, and that elOquence which
erstwhile had proved so potent in the
Philomathean Society was largely re-
soonsible for their final abolition"
Well" said I. as my friend Smith
resumed his unlighted cigar and the
elevated expression OF his eyes, ''is
this the romance which makes you
| sad?"
Yes" he gravely replied.
And so it does me. ". Y. Times.
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THE AMERICAN GIRL.
Advantages She Enjoys Over Her Les
Fortunate sisters of Other Lands.

Advantages She Enjoys Over Her Less
Fortunate sisters of Other Lands.
The maidens of other lands have two
given the training of the jeuHHe file,
which is essentially knowledge of the
world as it is not. This is supposed to
last them until they are married. or are
definitely beyond any probability of
matrimony, when they take their post
graduate course in life as it really is
If life lasted for a thousand years, this
arrangement would be a little less
wicked and wastful: but to take ont of
the brief span of three-score years and
ten the time for two distinct educations,
encourages very little hope for thor
oughness in either.
| With the American girl, however, all
this is changed. She does not suffer
the humiliation of seeing literature, the
drama, and even society itself in ex-
! purgated editions. carefully adopted to
the purity-and poverty-of her mental
constitution. She is not surrounded on
every side by pleasures which she is for
hidden to enjoy, or forced to live, move
and having her being wholly under the
wing of chaperone. Her delicacy and
! good sense are taken for granted; and,
! efore she is scarcely in her teens, she
begins to regulate her own life in all
minor matters, taking up her response
bilities one at time as she is able to
bear them, instead of leaving them to
be assumed in bunch at the altar.
The result of this national method, if
any thing SO negative can be called a
method, has been to produce singu-
| larly individual and self-reliant sort of
young woman, who is a refreshing
satire upon all previous ideals of wOm-
anly excellence. She has proved that
she can be feminine without being ig-
nOrant; that she may be at the same
time charming and sensible, and that to
| be virtuous she need not be fool In a
vague way she is perfectly conscious
| that she is an important factor in a
lnotty sociological problem. and takes
daily delight in proving that woman's
field of knowledge and action is defined
by her own abilities and not by set of
arbitrary rules.
| W." IL lAldt tiiC
very quality which is the greatest
charm of the American girl becomes her
chief reproach. Her familiarity with
the world and her habit of managing
her own affairs have given rise to sort
of manner which her admirers call
''poise" and assurance, and her de
tractors are very likely to speak of as
] opinionad and syyaUuarinr There Is a
little unreasonableness here on both
sides. 1t is ridiculous for the world TO
expect from young woman brought
up almost exactly in the same way as
her brother the sort of behavior which
the last generation called ''maidenly."
If the modern young woman succeeds in
preserving the Difference always becom-
ing in the attitude of youth toward age,
of experience toward inexperience, she
may congratulate herself upon having
done her duty very fairiy.-Kate Fields
| Washington.
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a copy OF Proposal sixteen to twenty
two As he did so a young man in
clerical dress brushed by him. inserted
dime in the self-same slot. received
the letter and stamped envelope, and,
ignoring the fountain pen on string,
fastened away. When George after
ward recalled the incident it seemed tc
him that those clerical clothes had a
familiar cut, and that they had adorned
the handsome young curate of ST.
Anne's.
THAT night he arduously stu died this
specimen of his wooing, and the more
he did SO the better he was pleased with
it. 1t expressed his inexpressible
thoughts; it was ardent, tender, and
urgent; it abounded in SMILES ever
dear to naidens' hearts. 1t surely
must touch the chord of assent! And
yet she answered not.
"But his trial soon ended. The sent
ence of left was soon pronounced.
One morning he received letter and a
package by mail. He opened the for
mer; it was from his mother, and of
course gave diagram of the gossip o.
The Iola register., 1891-01-30
Cloture Neeesszry,

It is estimated that the speeches made
by Democratic Senators at the present
session for the sole purpose of obstruct-
ing the work of legislation, and pre-
venting the majority from exercising
its Just rights and privileges, have cost
the people over s200, 900. This shows at
a glance the necessity of a rule by
which the stream of irrelevant and rais-
chievous talk can be kept within reason
able limits and brought to perfect
stop when the public business is being
Intentionally and culpably delayed
From the economical point of view
alone it is not right that time should be
taken up with speeches that are de-
signed only to serve partisan ends and
to give the minority the practical con-
troll of things. There is not another
country in the world where such a
practice is tolerated, and the time has
come when we can no longer safely or
properly neglect to limit ik-St Louis
Globe-Demoerat
The Iola register., 1891-01-30
More FrishtfuI Than Guns.

Friend-I should think you would
ind hard wood rather an expensive fuel
these days.
Suburban Resident-That wood-pile
is not for fuel 1t is for protection
apainst tramps.-Good News
The Iola register., 1891-01-30
Bad Medicine.

A Michigan doctor who has spent
years among the Indians says that the
Indian medicine men have no standard
remedy for even the simplest ailment.
They can't break chill or stop fever,
but trust to luck and the first handy
compound to pull them through--De-
trnit Free Press
The Iola register., 1891-01-30
tITTLe SONGS.

L
The brain is as treasure chest
Wherein the hard gold never fails;
The heart Is but a necssy nest
Allfun OF scft young nightingales.
NJ gold give thee wear at best O.
Upon thy hand, q chill, bright ring;
But let my BIRD lie n Thy breast
Awarm, love hungry, nesting thing.
ZasE N
4 fair kings daughter once possessed
A bir,i in whom she took delight;
And every thing bird loves best
She gaze this favored one--but flight
Il washer joy 10 smooth his wings,
To watch those eyes thatwaxed and waned;
To tender tiui choice offerings
And have him feed from her white hand
And every day she loved him more. 90
Z But when at last she loved him most
She opened vide his prison doo-,
Content that he to her were lost
.E Eo0p TnESYE 10 r.
To be little cbild once more
And in its dreamless cradle lie,
To hear 3 seft voice Ger apd o'er. ! g 81
Refraining "Byelow baby bye
To be a child, be innocence -----.--,-
OF all that hath mans heart begui.Y,
Yet know by some mysterious sense
How good it is 20 lie a child.
"
Is it that as youths dreams retreat
And quench in gloom their phantom glitter,
As life becomes not all so sweet,
Death seems not either quite so bitter:
-GertruEe Hall. il n. y. independent.
IN THE WR0NG SLOT.
The Iola register., 1891-01-30
What He borrowed 1T For.

Cumso-Have you got that ten dollar,
about you lent you last week?
Jaysmith-No; fact is, spent it,
West Shore.
The Iola register., 1891-01-30

my iIe iuLuTt lHtO tIit past d5diA'
Yes" he replied. dreamily: Il have
been reviewing a little romance which
occurred in 1892 and it has made NE
sad. l will tell it to you. if you like,
for melancholy is a coach in which
there is always room for one more"
s'Golgmay- book me fer a tirst-class
passage" replied.
Among the many slOt-machines that
came into pronlinence before tEeir final
abolition, none were more ingenious
than the Universa1 Letter Writer.
And it Is u1,on this-a Eeritable deus 81
mactjHa. | may say-that my story
hinges. Its base was circled by vari-
Gus slots. each bearing different in
scription- For example, there were
some such as these: Answer 20 dun.
pleading sicknesss DO. do, out of
town DO, do, will be in the first OF
the month. The edges of these slots
were noticeably worn by frequent use.
Others that seemed to be equally pOpu-
lar were: Refusal to lend five dollars
Acceptance of invitation to lunch DO.
do, to theater.' There Were, on the
other hand. slots that We're covered
with the dust of neglect. Among these
I might name, 'lnclosing amount of
loan Accepting pastors invitation to
PRAYER meeting:' Thanking friend for
prompt remittance
Affairs Of the heart were covered
by many subdivisions. of which will
particuiarize only the following: Gen
eral love letter (malel': General love
letter (femalel': Making up quarrel
two forns)': After engagement, next
day (rapture)'; After engagement six
months (can't come around tonight :;
Proposals three forms according to
age)-sixteen to twenty-five, twenty
three to thirty-five. thirty-fve to fifty.
The last OF these was always in a state
Evening journal., 1891-01-08

Immediately proceeded to call the roll pre.
pared by him, including In the call the
names OF all the 'if entitledn members
who presented certificates, also those from
towns showing a decrease in population
under the census OF 1890 below 600. Omit.
TED from Il were those from formed classed
towns and also the names Of members
from Meredith and Weare on account Of
improper certificates.
Ilerk jewett announced that the consti-
tutionai number OF delegates appeared to
De present, and directed the sergeant-at-
arms TO pass the oaths to the members.
ls9 Republicans, 1853 Democrats.
The roll prepared by Clerk Jewett con-
tains the names of l79 Republicans and
10y democrats Four Democrats did not
present certificates Had they. their
names would have been entered upon the
roll by him, giving the party 1872 members
ana the Republicans seventeen majority.
All the LAP Republicans responded to their
names and only 156 Democrats
Mr.. Bingham, of Littleton, moved that
committee of three from each party be
appointed to ascertain who are legally en-
Titled to sit as members OF the house.
Clerk Jewett declined TO state the motion
on the ground that the house had not or
ganized. Mr.. Bingham then, amid much
confusion, put the question and declared
u carried. After Mr. Bingham had de.
elared bis motion carried ho took his seat
without announcing any committees
Nothing further was attempted by the
Democrats 70 prevent the organization Of
the house. The members whose names
were placed on the roll by Clerk Jewett
were then sworn in by Governor Goodell
and Mr. Gallinger Of Concord, was elected
temporary chairman.
Evening journal., 1891-01-08
HON. CHARLES DEvgNs DEAD.
He Was Attorney General Under PresI.
dent Hayes.

He Was Attorney General Under Presi.
dent Hayes.
Boston, Jan. s. Hon Charles Devens.
associate justice of the Massachusetts su.
preme court and attorney general of the
Unissd States under President Hayes. died
suddenly last evening OF heart failure.
Judge Devens had been ailing for several
days, but was not thought to be seriously
i'll until o'clock yesterday afternoon
when a sudden change in his condition
vas noticed. A physician was hurriedly
summoned, but before be arrived Judge
Deyens was dead He was in his list year
Charles Deyens was born at Charles
town, county Of Middlesex, in this com
monwealth, April 8, 1920 He entered
Harvard university at the age Of IA. and
was graduated in the class OF 1888. Alter
leaving college he pursued his legal studies
in the law department OF his alma mater.
and later in the Office Of Hubbard q Watts.
In Boston, and was admitted to practice
in 1s4l.
He at once began business in the county
of Franklin, Mass, first residing at North
field, and subsequently at Greenfield. until
1919 He entered the army as major OF the
Third Massachusetts infantry ia 1861. and
served with distinction, coming out a
major general. In 1873 he was appointed
to the supreme judicial court, and in ls77
was appointed attorney general by Presi-
dent Hayes. In 1881 he went on the su-
preme bench.
Evening journal., 1891-01-08
The Albany Argus, Bad nreaI,.

ALBANY, n. ", Jan. s-A remarkable
mistake made by The Albany Argus yes
terday caused Lieutenant Governor Jones
to be the subject Of criticism. At re-
ception held Tuesday night by the cham
Der Of commerce 70 the people interested
in the Hudson river improvement the
lieutenant governor delivered an appro-
pirate address without any political refer
ence. Wednesday, evidently by mistake
The Argus printed an address which the
lieutenant governor intends to deliver at
a meeting Of the Democratic Business
Mems association in New York tonight.
Many Of last nights papers severely criti-
cised the speaker, and it is the subject of
general gossip The lieutenant governor
is very indignant over the matter.
Evening journal., 1891-01-08
CAMERON RENOMINATED.
He Viii Again Represent the
Keystone State.
HIS ELECTIONS BILL ATTITUDE.

It Was the Subject Of Considerable Dis
cussion, but lie was the Unanimous
Choice OF the Caucus-other Political
and Legislative News Of Interest
Harrisburg, Pa, Jan. s-The Repub-
lican senators and members Of the house
Of representatives met in joint caucus YES.
terdaY 70 nominate a candidate for United
States senator to succeed j. ID. Cameron.
The caucus was called to order by Senator
George Handy Smith, and the clerks Of
the two houses acted as secretaries. There
was pretty fall attendance, there being
but eighteen votes short OF the whole mum
Der when the roll was called.
Mr. Taggart. OF Montgomery county
moved 70 postpone the caucus until the
10th inst. in order to give members a
chance to go home and soc their constitu-
ents and find out their wishes. This was
voted down, and Mr.. Taggart withdrew
from the caucus.
Senator Thompson, OF Dauphin, nom
mated Senator Cameron in brief speech.
reviewing the senator's career. Senator
Goblin, Of Lebanon, seconded the nomina,
ton ~ an eloquent speech, ia the course
OF whleh he said he was authorized TO say
that senator Cameron is for the elections
bill and always has been Mr. Coray read
letter from Mr.. Cameron dated Dec. "a
Evening journal., 1891-01-08
In the House.

WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-The house passed
some minor military measures aud con.
tinued the debate on the shipping bill.
Mr.. Dingley (Aie.) in advocating the
bill laid stress upon the Importance
of the country maintaining a merchant
marine. Unless such step as this
were taken by the government almost
every vessel engaged in the foreign trade
and flying the American flag would be
driven from the ocean. Taking the high
est rate Of increase in tonnage estimated
as a result of the provisions Of the bill.
the greatest amount Of expenditure that
would be needed in one year would be
100000, after which the rate OF pay
ments would steadily diminish. Mr..
Dockery said that he wanted TO take the
fact home to the farmers Of the west that
5000 900 were being taken from the treas
ury to sustain and support a few New
England shipowners. George Gould he
understood, was one Of the "laboring
men" to be benefited.
Evening journal., 1891-01-08
rmprisoned for Con,am,,,

NEW YORK, Jan. SIN the supreme court
Judge O'Brien declared Herman Schoen-
berg, Leo Winterfeld and August Walther.
OF Amberg's theatre, In contempt Of court
for producing the play Die Wilde Jagd,'
at Amberg's on Oct II and is contrary 10
the order Of Judge Barrett enjoininp the
production Of the play The snit was
brought by Augustin DAILY against Am
berg. Schoenberg and Winterfeld were
condemned to thirty days imprisonment
and fined $3.50 each. In case Of non pay
ment they will be imprisoned thirty addi
tional days. Walther was fined $3.50 or
thirty days in prison.
Evening journal., 1891-01-08
He rook ner M ner wor,

METROPOLIS, Ills, Jan. 8-News OF ter
rible tragedy that occurred near Bay CITY.
Pope county, has just reached here. Charles
Rose, young farmer, aged q years, has
been paying attention 70 the daughter OF a
neighboring farmer, Miss Mollie Welsh.
aged ls. Rose was forbidden to visit Miss
Welsh by her parents. Rose visited the
house and induced the young woman TO
take walk with him. They had proceeded
but short distance when he asked her If
she was willing to die for him. She re-
piled, Yes" Thereupon he drew pistol
and hred, the ball taking effect in the girls
race, lntilcting probably fatal wound.
Young Rose then returned, locked himself
IN his room and blew out his brains.
Evening journal., 1891-01-08
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Condensed kilograms Gathered at Ran
dom from Various Places.

Condensed kilograms Gathered at RAN
dom from Various Places.
The president has nominated w. NJ Nc.
Knight to be postmaster at Chambers.
burg Pa.
Ex-Alderman John Simpson, wealthy
ana retired business man, died at plain.
field Jan. 7.
Mr. Charles Putnam Bacon, Of Hartford.
Inv partner Of Governor Hin, OF New York
was married to Mrs Emma Edith Mitchell
widow Of a well known New Yorker. at
London, England, Jan 2.
A mutually satisfactory treaty on the
African dispute has been nearly concluded
between England and Portugal. twill be
submitted to the cortes before being signed
by the representatives OF the two govern
ments.
Atthe annual meeting OF the New Haven
and Northampton Railroad company
Charles y. feamans was elected president
and Edward W. Ray treasurer and register.
Rome was visited by a terrible hurricane
and storm OF snow and rain. in the midst
Of which the palace Of the propaganda was
struck BY lightning.
Democrats in the Massachusetts, state
senate, dividing that body evenly with the
Republicans, allowed the Republicans to
organize il, in order not to delay the in
auguration Of William Il Russell, the
Democratic governor-elect.
Secretary Tracy severely censures Com
mander G. G. Reitcr, OF the navy, for fail.
Ing TO give proper protection to Gen. Bar
rundia IN the harbor OF San Jose, Gnate-
mala, last summer
The braid and ribbon mills OF August
Noll were damaged by fire at Brooklyn 10
The extent Of $4,000 The damage is
chiefly TO machinery and stock.
The widow Of the late Or. Schliemann
will continue the work Of archaeological
exploration which he had in hand at the
time Of his death.
Evening journal., 1891-01-08
He Fen Elchty Feet.

BUFFALO, Jan. S.--Samuel G. Tibbets. n
former well known hotel keeper OF Ba-
tavia, n. Y, arrived here from Batavia
and registered at the Broezel hotel. After
supper he went upstairs supposedly TO his
room, which was on the fifth floor. Itap-
pears, however, that instead he went M 10
the fifth floor Of the building and then Ia
a window, and from there either jumped or
fell to the sidewalk, a distance Of eighty
feet He died almost instantly. The hot,.l
people believe it TO have been case of
suicide. He leaves a widow and one daueh-
ter residing at Batavia.
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ne Found out Where His Heart Wa.

COLUMBUS, Jan. S.-A special from Ports
mouth says; Ray Lyon, Of Corning, o..
committed suicide here. He called upon
Dr. Lodridge to find the exact location Of
his heart, then proceeded to a gun shop.
priced several revolvers and, after having
one loaded, deliberately shot himself
through the heart A few hours later the
citizens OF Second street were Mortified to
learn Of another suicide, this time j. N.
Lutz, the most prominent photographer.
who took rough on rats" which caused
his death at noon. No cause is assigned.
Evening journal., 1891-01-08
THE eouLoeNe CONFERENCE.
o'Brien Said TO Have Accepted Parnoii,
Terms.

Terms.
LONDON, Jan. a-Many rumors are cur
rent as to the outcome Of the Parnell
~brlen conference at Doulogne. Your
correspondent was informed by politician
who Is usually we'll posted in Irish matters
mat o'Brien has accepted parnell's terms
Ihey are, on the one hand, that parnell Is
70 nominally retire for period from any
active prosecution of his campaign. saw
until the general election, when he would
presumably come forward in order to nom.
mate candidates; Parnell to make a mono.
tary concession to O'Brien by TRANSFERRING
to him 9l0000 or e15,000 TO enable him Ia
tuliill his financial obligations TO the Tin.
erary tenants.
On the other hand. O'Brien pledges him.
self to use his influence to secure the de.
position Of Justin Mccarthy md to secure
his own election to the post Of leader OF a
reunited party.
dispatch TO the Exchange telegram
company says th~. at the conference it was
agreed that Justin Mccarthy should re-.
sign the Craftsmanship Of the party and
that a full meeting Of the party should be
called to elect a new leader. The partici.
patton Of the Parnellites in the vote for a
new leader is tautamount to reconstruc-
tloh OF the party, and will be entirely sat
istactory to Mr. parnell
Adyices state that upon Mr. O'Briens
personal entreaty he was empowered to
ask Mr.. Justin Mccarthy to retire from
the craftsmanship Of the anti Parnell sec
ton OF the Irish party ia favor of Mr.. John
Dillon, or it is understood the conference
agreed that il Mr.. O'Brien preferred to do
so he could serve as chairman.
York his approval of Mr.. Parnells tenn
porary retirement from the chairmanship
of the Irish parliamentary party in favor
of Mr.. O'Brien. The negotiations with
MIR. Mccarthy will follow.
A conference Of the McCarthyites was
held at the National Liberal club. The
news received from Boulogue was salts
factory, both to the McCarthyites and the
members Of the club