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The Iola register., 1891-05-01
Special Washington Letter.

made handsome living from her sale of
notions and has educated her son and
daughter as well as they would have
been had they been the children of a
millionaire. The boy was sent to Yale
College and is now living in Europe.
Aunt Clara's name is not Clara, and
probably there is no one in Washington
who knows exactly what it is or what
her antecedents were. She seems to be
as familiar with the German as with the
French language.
The pages in Congress are always an
interesting lot of boys. The older ones
are as bright, shrewd, and well informed
as boys can be. The fresh ones are in
teresting because of their freshness and
their burning desire to learn all the tricks
and ways of their older comrades. The
fact that several public men. including
Senator German, of Maryland, Dick
Townsend, of Illinois, and the multi
millionaire, Congressman Scott, of Penn
sylvania, were at one time pages seems
to fire the breast of every boy who gets
an appointment with the notion that
some time he, too, may become famous
and come back to take seat in one house
or the other as a statesman. Their fa.
vorite caper is to draw off in bunch
and go through the forms of a mock
House or Senate. They show remark
able fairness in the distribution of hon.
ors, and the best politician and smartest
boy is generally elected Speaker. Every
fellow in turn is given a chance to make
speech, and the previous question is
not moved until after all have had a fair
chance.
The young Websters and Clays ges-
ture, gesticulate, stride up and down,
rant, and make the old chamber ring
with their youthful speeches. Now it is
the postal telegraph, another time the
surplus, and again the tariff that engages
their attention. Some of their speeches
are very well made, and would do credit
to Congressmen of the real sort. Alto
gether the life of page of the Senate or
House is pleasant and instructive. They
learn to be gentlemanly, quick, snrewd,
and well informed. 1t is counted quite
prize among people well-to-do to have
their boys put on the roll as pages for a
winter or two, simply for the sake of ex-
perience.
The position of doorkeeper is difficult
one. When man has held the position
long enough to become familiar with the
faces of Representatives and Senators
his superiors hesitate to make changes.
The task of attending any of the doors
of the House for the first few weeks of
new session is burdensome one. For
instance. in this Fifty-first Congress
there are 142 new faces in the House
and it is very bright man who can re-
member them all at the end of weeks
service. Besides this, all the old men,
bers have shifted their seats and are scat
tered about the chamber, so that they
can not be quickly placed. But the
doorkeeper must know them all, and so
must the official reporters recognize them
the instant they rise to their feet.
1t is curious to learn what sort of men
seek the position of doorkeeper. For
many years at one Of the doors of the
House gallery there stood man who
had been major general in the United
States Army. At another door was an
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to gain ground with the suffering
and terrified population. Business
was resumed as usual, pleasure
had again her vOtaries, and so.
ciety whirled round once more in
its giddy waltz. as though it had never
left off dancing. l arrived in the city
somewhat early in the day, and had time
to make some preliminary arrangements
for my plan of action. L secured the
most splendid suite of apartments in the
best hotel, impressing the whole estab-
lishment with a vast idea of my wealth
and importance, ! casually mentioned
TO the landlord that I desired to pur-
chase carriage and horses,-that
needed first-class valet and few OF her
tri1es of the like sort, and added
that | relied on his good advice and rec
ommendatiOn as to the places where
should best obtain air l sought. Need
less to say, he became my Slave, never
was monarch better served than |, the
very walters hustled each other in race
TO attend upon me, and reports of my
princely fortune, generosity, and lavish
expenditure began to fit from mouth to
mouth, which was the result desired to
obtain.
And now the evening of my first day
in Naples came. and /, the supposed
Conte CeSare Olivia, the envied and fat
tered noble, took the first step towards
my vengeance. 1t was one of the love
lieSt evenings possible even in that lovely
land, a soft breeze blew in from the sea,
the sky was pearl-like and pure as an
opal, yet bright with delicate shifting
clouds of crimson and pale mauve, small
fleecy ilecks of radiance that looked like
a shower of blossoms fallen from some far
invisible flowerland. The waters of the
bay were slightly ruilied by the wind, and
curlcd into tender little dark-blue wave 6
tipped with light fringes of foam. After
my dinner | went out and took my way
to well-kn0wn and popular cafe which
used to be favorite haunt of mine in
the days when l was known, as Fabio
Romani. Guido Ferrari was constant
habitUe of the place, and | felt that l
should find him there. The brilliant
rose-white and gold saloons were
crowded, and owing to the pleasant cool
ness of the air there were hundreds of
little tables pushed far out into the
street, at which groups of persons were
seated, enjoying ices, wine or coffee, and
congratulaling each other on the agree
able news of the steady decrease Of the
destilence that had ravaged the city.
glanced cOvertlY vet quickly round.
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A Decisive Step.

His chum came in and found him slip
ping a lock of hair into an envelope
rot furtively or surreptitiousIy or hur.
riedly; but Just jabbing it under cover
in a calm business like way.
"Hellol" said the visitor; whats ups
Nothing" he answered; "rm only
sending back Miss Hamilton-Highlow's
hair, that's all"
Engagement off again?"
yep"
How many times does this make?"
Five. It's final this time, though,
one way or the other"
Does she say sO?"
-Oh, she always says it's final I'm
fixing things just now. It's off forever,
or cards out before Lentl'
"How 90 you do it %
Little scheme of NV own. You know
the color of her hair, don't your"
~Sorter brown, isn't it?"
"Warm brown, with little raw umber
in it."
"Well?n
well, this sample of hair I'm doing
up is red-good regular standard red. I
tell you, we're going to get down to
hard pan emotion this trip. She'll know
whether she loves me or not; and if she
does, she'll walk me in by the ear and
20 cunning for white horseSo
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colates, exudes, watts, and softly sim
mers the honey sweetness of the mag
nolia bloom that hangs and hides every
where as big as full moon.
Excursions hither are in full blast-if
may use that explosive word to desig
nate such an oleaginous institution as an
excursion. Washington is the great
Convention city of the United States
About four big excursions day visit us
from all points of the compass, and at
least one National Convention of Some
thing or Other is in session here every
afternoon. Everything comes here and
holds session. There was Congress Of
Hucksters-with big H-here last week,
and this week is more or less devoted to
a Convention of Dancing Masters. We
are expecting a Convention Of Boxing
Professors next week. Nobody comes to
Washington, but everybody ~convsnes"
here. There is an editorial excursion
here about all the time-the one that ar
rives tapping over upon that which has
not yet departed.
And aren't they "received?" Well,
they arel In no other town in the world,
| think, does the reception ripen TO per-
fectiOn. The President and all of his cabi-
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THE LADIES RETIRE QUICKLY.
1t Was Because of the Gallant Colonel's
Collision With a Nall.

1t Was Because OF the Gallant Colonels
Collision With Nall.
A most amusing thing happened in
the swimming pool at Excelsior Spring:
on the night of the Third Regiment ball,
which put to flight score of ladies and
caused gallant colonel much discomfit-
IRE. After the dance Governor Francis,
Colonel Breathitt, railroad commits
sioner; Colonel Bull, military inspector
Of the State; Adjutant General Wick
ham, Colonel A. G.. Dawes, general pas
sengsT agent of the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy; Mr.. Mills, of ST. Louis, and
several other gentlemen went in bathing
| with score of ladies. All went gaily
as marriage hell and, all being good
swimmers, jolly time was being had
jut amid the noise of splashing of water
and screams of merriment as some luck
less man was pushed off the platform
into the water came faint cry for help
from Colonel Dawes.
whats up, old man p cried the Gov
ernor."
"Cor3e here a minute; want you.
Swim up here, them" cried half a
Iozen who were 10th to leave the fun
has was going on.
Taking pity on the Colonel, who Is a
very demure fellow and well liked, half
a dozen ladies ran up and profered their
services. which the Colonel, amid bushes
that did him credit, gently, but firmly
declined, and he again called for the
Governor. The Governor not coming,
and the agonizing look on the Coloners
lace being more than one of the ladies
could bear, she insisted that the Colonel
tell her what was the matter, but by this
ime Mr.. Mills had Qrr;ved on the scene.
"What is it, old Ian what can do
FOR you r he inquired.
Drawing Mr.. Mills's head toward MIN,
whispered word was sufficient to ex-
plain the situation.
"Can we help himT as he hurt?'
Shall call a doctor p formed part of
the hundred questions asked by the anx
ious ladies, who were alarmed at the as
pect of Colonel Dawes sitting motionles:
in water up to his neck.
mo, ladies, there is no need for your
calling a doctor; though you might call
4 needle and thread; but, as it is, think
you had all better quietly retire to the
further end of the hall while the Colonel
gets out of the water. A nail in the
platform has rip"
But by this time there was stampede
of the ladies for the dressing room,
whence for five minutes one long scream
of laughter came.
BY the aid of fish pole the missing
trunks were found. and after threaten
ing to issue challenge in due form, as
soon as he reached the hotel, Colonel
Dawes retired to his room. Kansas City
Times,
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Aunt CIara-The Hueksters in the Corri-
dors--Duties of the Doorkeepers-Tbs
Old Soldier With No Hands Who Car
ries Cards With Dexterity-Pages Who
Hope to Become Great Men.
Special Washington Letter.
Years ago the lobbies of the Senate
were swept and garnished. The apple
women and cigar vendors were turned
out. and the precincts reduced to order
and dignity befitting the place.
Now the House seems likely to follow
suit. Speaker Reed has issued an edict
that the hucksters within the House wing
shall scatter and depart And there is
much CONSERVATION among these long
tolerated parasites. Yesterday every
member that stepped out of the House
was instantly seized upon by one of the
humble servitors and tearfully implored
to promise" something: probably that
he would try to assuage the virtuous
wrath of Reed. The photograph men
and the cake and apple women were ex-
cited and solicitous about their future.
The most interesting specimens of hu-
manity are the back numbers that are
still to be seen in these old familiar
places. The card man at the door,
Aunt Clara" at her notion stand in the
corridor just off the dome, old Aunt
Hannah, the apple woman, and Mrs.
ard Mr.. Patrick Callahan, with their
milk and pie, stand in the basement.
Promptly at 12 O'Clock oil Hannah comes
trudging into the House corridor with
her basket of red and yellow apples,
carrying her little footstool, on which
she seats herself in one of the window
easements.
Old Aunt Clara" looks exactly as she
did 25 years ago when she first came to
Washington. She was once a prosper
GUS millinery merchant in New Orleans,
although her history runs farther back
than that. She is a French woman, who
in her youth. it is said, was remarkably
beautiful. One of the most famous
American statesman conceived passion
for her. and for many years she enjoyed
his fullest confidence and friendship.
The war cost her her little fortune in
New Orleans, and she came to Washing
ton somewhat unsettled in mind. She
used to go into the Senate gallery and
wave small silk flag, making wild ex-
pressions of delight whenever a strong
Union speech was made. Charles Sum-
ner became her friend and secured for
her the privilege of keeping stand in
one of the Senate corridors. From there,
a few years later, she was moved over
into the corridor just off the dome on the
House side, where she is now "on nee
dies and pins" she declares. She has
The Iola register., 1891-05-01
SOME MODERN NAMES.
Th cir Derivation Often Hints to Lowly
Origin in Early Times.

The following are derivations and
meanings of names of some prominent
men of the present day as given by
Notes and Queries.
Pattison-This is an Irish name and
means the son of Patrick. The name
Patterson is the same. Patrick is de.
rived from the Latin Patricius. mean.
ing noble, a senator. The name was
bestowed upon the eldest sons of the
Roman senators.
Delamater-This is French name
from lie Maitre, meaning the preceptor,
a master, or landlord.
Cameron is Gaelic, from Cam, crook.
ed, and eron, nose, hence crooked
nose.
Blaiue-This name is from the town
of Blain, in France. 1t has also a
claim to Welsh origin. and in that case
1t signifies the summit or top.
Tilman-The farmer or alliance gov
ernor of South Carolina is well named,
as his name means tiiler of the soil.
Parnell-The deposed Irish leader
has not an Irish name. 1t Genes from
Italy and is derived from Petronilla. a
pretty stone, and also an immodest
girl.
McCarthy-This name is pure Irish
and means the son of Canthack, who
was an Irish chieftain of the eleventh
century.
Dillon is Welsh, from Dillyn, mean
ing handsome, brave.
Vanderbilt is Dutch, from Byl, a
Ratchet or bill. The ship carpenters in
Amsterdam were nicknamed Die
Byltye. the hatchet or bill men. Van,
the Dutch for the word of. Hence Van
die bilt, or of the bill men.
Aster is Scandinavian, from the town
of Oster, in Jutland, meaning star.
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so elaborate plan Of vengeance. Ali
difficulties smoothed themselves before
me, obstacles were taken out Of my path.
my way was made perfectly clear, each
trifing incident was new finger-post
pointing out the direct road that led me
to the one desired end. God himself
on my side, as he is surely ever on the
side of justice! Let not the unfaithful
think that because they say long
prayers or go regularly and devoutly
to church with meek faces and
piohsly folded hands that the
Eternal Wisdom is deceived
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thereby. NY wife could pray,-she
could kneel like lovely saint in the dim
religious light of the sacred altars, her
deep eyes upturned to the blameless. in
finitely reproachful Christ,-and look
you! each word she uttered was bias
phemy, destined to come back upon her.
self as curse. Prayer is dangerous for
liars,-it is like falling willfuliy on the
upright naked sword. Used as an hon
durable weapon the sword Defends
snatched up as the last resource of a
coward, it kills.
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serve gallery of the House there stands
this session, where he has stood for 10
years, Sergeant Decker, the man with no
hands. He lost his left arm and right
hand at Gettysburg, but for all this he is
one of the most eff aient doortenders. He
has mechanical contrivance buckled on
to the stump of his arm, by which he can
take card as well as any of his COM
rades. FRANK b. CARPENTER.
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UOlTu, ana there IS THE AUTOMATIC ARTIST
where the Illusion comes in. The black
board is concave, and so but two motions
are necessary-up and down or tight
and left-to make a drawing. 1t can
clearly be seen that the motions of the
artist, who has hold of the crayon below.
who is drawing on a convex surface, will
be followed above.
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commences

The Automaton Fan the sound of brass
nected With valves of instrument does not
the horn; b, the commence until the
through the stage. air has passed the
valves, and it is the bell of the horn that
gives the tone. The keys are operated
by means of fine wires, pulled down by
the player below stage. The fingers of
the automaton being fastened to the valve
they naturally follow the KEYS down.
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The explanation
of that is quite sim
pie, as the drawing
will show. Run,
ming directly up
through the stage
and then through a
leg of the chair is a
long tube, and when
the mouthpiece is
pushed against the
lips of Fanfare" it
makes an air tight
connection.
The real player,
who sits below,
blows through the
long tube, and, as
oIIp,,,e;,io,,aI-pn,r,
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A. wire frame with or less than very
sockets attached; B, stout piece of iron
stationary gas pipe. fastened to the belt
and arm at the back of the girl, who
wore apeculiarly made corset. In aerial
suspension there were only two motions
possible. The girl was gently lifted by
the feet until she took position of re
clining upon her elbow on a single pole.
AS Astarte is now shown, the girl
stands at the back of the stage, which is
covered with curtain of dark material,
and then is raised gently in the air. Be
hind that curtain Is a stout iron frame
and from tie center of itprojects an iron
arm that can be pushed forward and to
the right and left, slits in the cur ain be-
ing made to accommodate the move
ments. The pole is fastened to the girls
belt and the belt is made of stout iron
grooved and ringed to admit the end of
the arm, which is supplied wctha ball, so
when the end Of the iron arm is slipped
in the wider opening at the back and
locked it will be seen that she can turn
in any direction but forward without
hindrance.
The draping of her waist isso arranged
that no matter what the position the silk
will fall over and conceal the belt. Kel
lar, who exhibited Astarte, to further
heighten the deception, had the girl jump
through a rapidly revolving hoop while
in the air. The hoop passed the iron az
the back in this way: Ii was not true
hoop, two open ends being concealed by
the numerous ribbons with which it was
loosely wrapped. Astarte is recent in
vention and has been before the public
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A Pathetic Association.

zone of the saddest sights it was evel
my experience to witness" remarked 6
veteran baggage smasher, "fell under my
observation yesterday on my run between
Detroit and Chicago.
"They pushed in rough box at the
latter station, and | saw by the tag that
it was marked for Detroit. Well, it was
only another corpse, and as there isn't
much sentiment about men in our line
we pushed the box over in a corner and
went on with our rough talk.
"a few moments later an old gentle,
man hobbled up to the door of the car
just as we were ready to pull out He
was leading little 3-year- old girl by the
hand. He lifted her into the car and
without word kissed the child tenderly
and turned away.
Il took the little waif up tenderly (for
we sometimes have human baggage) and
as did so / noticed tag around her
neck. 1t read: take care of Eulalia
until she gets to Detroit, where she will
be received by her friends At once the
situation dawned upon me and great
lump came into my throat as in low
voice l asked the child where were he1
friends. The little one opened her big
blue eyes and said softly: Mamma is
over there in the box and ANAL alone.
Yes, indeed, my friend, we are living in
a strlnge world. u Detroit Free Press
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This picture rep
resents Zoe, the
drawing automa,
ton. The conn6c-
ton is made by an
iron rod running
through the stage
below, and is there
worked by the op-
orator. On the
upper and lower
end of the rod is
fastened an arm
with a crayon. The
end crayoni is placed
against a black
The Iola register., 1891-05-01
CHAPTER NJ.

HE third week OF
4 5Septem b er W a s
drawing to its close
when | returned to
n a p | e g. L h c
weather had grown
cooler, and favora-
BILE reports of the
gradual decrease of
tho cbolara haoop
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old colonel Men prominent IN State
politics, editors. lawyers, and merchants
seek these places. Not infrequently
they are men Of more than ordinary in
fuence at home, and some of them are
the best confidants Of public men. All
of them, of course, are active politicians,
and are necessary to the Congressman
who give them their places. At the re-
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The sunlight comes for rich and poor
alike; the blizzard is mostly for poor
folks. lAilscaukee Sentinel.
Argument is often introduced to
establish ialsehood. 1t takes few words
to make truth convincing. g.-Atchison
Globe.
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No Wonder.

For thousands OF years the brute has been
In the same old laughahle fix,
To be made the butt of so many jokes,
It's no wonder the mule still kicks.
-[ThiladeInhia TimeF
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CURIOUS AUTOMATIC.
SECRETS OF FAMOUS MAGICIANs
EXPOsER


Horn Blower-The Suspension Trick
Secrets That Were Well Kept.-The
Eastern Black Art
Special New York Letter.
5(odern demonstrators of the slight of
hand art rely quite as much upon me-
chanical tricks as did their old time pred
ecessors. Indeed, it would be strange
if, with the great improvements in me
chanics characteristic of our age, the
prestidigitateurs were no. able to en-
ploy mechanical aids to their tricks with
startling effect.
One of the best of modern mechanical
automata is that of Zoe, the drawing
girl, exhibited by Kellar This automa
ION is in the form of large doll, seated
on a slight stool, and she draws with the
greatest ease figures, faces, diagrams,
ETC., ON a small blackboard.
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He held her llssome, 1.-the. and supple form
Pressed close against bis throbbing hcavlnG
breast,
Which did its daily thrc'ihing underneath
brand new, snow-whiTe ninety -eght-cert
vest
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She laid her bonny, curly, golden head
In playful mood upon that veSs so white,
And swore that she. forever and day,
Would love him and stick BY him, come what
might
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SOCIETY IN sunIsIER.
How Washington Looks Under the Warm
Wave
Special Washington Letter.

Special Washington Letter.
Midsummer is on US. We have had
three or four days as hot as summer ever
brings us.
Steeds sweat while standing in the
shade. Collars wilt. General Spinola
has dreadfully bedragglsd look which
defies description. Foliage is so dense
that the people of Washington haven't
seen the stars for month, and over and
under all, and in and through all, per-
The Iola register., 1891-05-01

Another prominent automatonis is @Fan-
fare, the horn blower. In this case the
little figure sits iii chair on the stage,
holding a horn. The operator on the
stage places the tube of the instrument
to the figures mouth, and then the music
commences
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Next morning, when he looked at his new vest,
He vowed he'd have no more TO do with girls /;
He had to pay Sing High Ling fifty cents
To wash out marks left by her golden curls.
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The telephone has played an important
part in the maneuvers of the Swedish
fleet. There is telephone post on board
each vessel, and when lying at anchor
they can telephone to one another by
means of insulated conductors, which
are run down the anchor chains and sub
merged
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Another promi-
nent deception ex-
hibited is that of
Astarte, or the fig
ure that walked,
IRAN, and turned
Isomersaults in the
Tair without visible
means of support.
The illustration will
show Astarte as she
appeared when sus-
pended in midair.
This was evolved
from the old aerial
suspension, which
was nothing more
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In THE LoBBIES.
PEOPLE IND THINGS AT TIE
DOOR OF CONGRESs.

Aunt Clara-The Hueksters in the Corri-
dors--Duties of the Doorkeepers-Tbe
Old Soldier With No Hands Who Car
ries Cards With Dexterity-Pages Who
Hone IN Racouua Gr,at Mar