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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-07-08
Sir. Popiniar (fallinc on his knees

VII. VPIHJaN VIaIIIII5 On Ms IT.
Miss Wilson. can no longer resist
the passionate impulse 70 appeal to you
on the momentous subject that is
frauCnt for me with the issues OF life
and death. And yet am Overawed al
my presumption when l take into coz
sideration the celestial glamour of your
personal charms, the dazzling lustre o.
your intellectual attainmeuts, the az
cuisite, the adorable Miss Wilson
Excuse me, Mr.. Popinjay, but there
are times when eloquence is rather out
of place. II you wish to pop the ques-
ton, pop it, and be done with it Fun
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-07-08

Two boys at Creole, Col. having the
proper instinct governing the develop
ment OF that wonderful Colorado gold
and silver camp, tunneled into the hill
back of their house with a tin bucket
They revealed a mine assaying over s1,-
600 in gold and silver So the mine was
called the Tin Bucket mine
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-07-08

Enthusiastically did you break
off your engagement with Miss Yard
lev for?" Ringway-"Her father sold
his yacht Life.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-07-08
CAST OUT,
But Not FOrSakef1
CHAPTER xvIL-CoSrNun.
BIZ BERNARD BIesBE.

lcopyrls:s .sss. syA N Ke.L0ss Newsp4pr Col
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-04-23
THE FIRST COUPON.


How . Wosking Girl Can Use Part Of Her
Ticket to Destraetioa.
When . working gil allows the
faithful performance d her work to
fall behind her devotion to dress she
has used the frst coupon on her ticket
to destruction The hand of Providence
may in.erpose before the brakeman
calls the last station, but nothing short
df such intervention can save. II you
must come TO this big city TO earn your
living seek first the companionship OF
Christian people. By Christian people
I do not mean church members neces-
sarily, but all such Is have lofty stand
ards aod strive 10 live MP to them.
Earnest clean-hearted. pare-lived peo-
pie are the best Christian psople and
make the beat comradeA Never. b
.shamed to stand for your principle&
II you have been brought up to cay
your prayers before retiring do not b
turned from the practice BY the laugh
ter OF foola Be - brave - the little
hero in tom Browns S:hooldsys," !"
who dared 70 stand BY his colors Ia the
face of . swarm of tormenting boys
clAalways b. .dstseted .1nder shabby
clothes, and . lady through the stress
OF ever 20 gruesome poverty By the
'wellbred s6ability OF their manners
The shop girl who cultivates .
lan9uid and Indifferent style Of de.
pertinent would never be Z lady Of the
right stamp although you hung every
hair. OF her 4 "a With diamonds and
Apea.nA hap aT4VHAekh ~nnHnmne Am.
bss: II Chlsage He!pld.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-04-23
RABBITS HAVE FAMILIES.
inst Il the Reasoa why Australla q -
Very Unhappy.

That r the Reason why Australia q -
Very Uahappy.
The fecundity Of the rabbit is nmaz-
ing, and his invasion Of remote districts
swift and mysterious Careful esti.
mates show that. under favorable con-
ditions, q pair Of Australian rabbits
will produce six littcrs . year. aver.
aging Eve individuals each As the on
spring themselves begin brecdinga ut the
age OF six months, it Is shown that, ut
this rate. the original pair mig:,t DO
responsible in Eve years for progeny
of over twenty million! That tho
original score which were brought to
the country have propagated after
some such ratio. no one can doubS who
has seen the enormous hordes thai now
dcyastate the land in certain districts
In Ill but the remoter sections. show.
ever. the rabbits are now fairly Under
control; one rabbiter with . pack Of
docs SUPERVISE stations where ono
hundred were employed ten years ago.
and with ordinary vigilance the s7uat-
ters have little TO fear. Millions Of the
animals have Leen killed BY fencing in
the water-holes and dams during dry
season. whereby they died Of thirst
.nd lay in enormous piles against the
ohstructious they have franticslly and
v.inlv striven to climb. and poisoned
r.in and fruit have killed mtriaAs
more A fortune OF E2s 900. offered BY
the New South Wales Rovernmenl still
.w.its the man who can invent some
means Of general destruction.-Scrib-
mArsa
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-04-23

-Rosalie-''Mr. Trotter proposed to
me last night" Her Mother-''Well,
what did you tell hi,n7" Rosalie-''I
was 50 ratified don't know what ]
said, but l think I accepted him"
Epoch-
-GeorRe's Ardor. = Belle George
saws he loves the ground I tread upon
Rlanche-ssThat's unfortunate, for your
father will be certain to insist ON your
moving right after the wedding. IN.
Y. Herald
-"Is this man charged with profaui-
tv?" asked the judge. II don't think
he. is yer honor" replied the police.
man. '.He may have been. but o.
think most ~ il must have escaped ty
this time."-Washingt0n Star.
in the Boardin9-housa Mr. Boar1-
man (facctiously)-'.I couldn't get more
than . week ON this old trunk. could
IY' Mrs Skautratiou (grimly)-''Not
here, young man; bat by letting it ont
of the wiadow you can beHuAranteed
six months."-Oace . Week
An Unlucky Experiment-Smith-
.sDid You reply TO one OF those personal
.dvertisements?' Brown-''YeA once
answered one from . lady who pined
for couQenial companionship'" Smith
-"With WHIST result?" Brown-"She
turned out to b Msx Brown-"-Brook
lyn Life.
Mrs. Go Hard-"Dd you zee thal
Rown Of new grsy-green stufR worn b.
Mira Golightly? She said Il cost so I
vard What material could IL hav,
becn 1T such . price?' MrA Malapro
pos-.Oh, 1 don't know. There are .,
many of these textile fabricationA -
Cloak Review.
-Stranger-''what's the matter.
Where are al these men running tor
Citi1sn-s'These gentlsmeu are poll
tieianA They are now hurrying =
find . newspaper reporter In whom =
confids the secrets which they do NO
consider themselves able to keep un
aided Transcript
Not All Of Them emark-Banje
ito boy)-.'TalEe this dress suit mp Z
Wan9le and give him this note. b
will Rive you . Avctlollar bill, whie1
you will fetch back to me. hoy goe
and returna) Well, did you get tha
Hve-dollar billT' Boy-:No. siE. II
said to tell you hs couldn't spare Il ver
well to-day. sir" Banjer-''Thcn wh
| In thunder didn't you fetch bask Il
suit?" Boy couldn't vssy we'll. si
Bs put II On before b rcd ~ aete'
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-04-23

lAe csemy came rushing BY and fred
several shots after his retreatiny men.
The conclusion must have destroy ed
the balance of the stone above
the entrance. for it fell and held
the writer . prisoner for life. A
single ray Of sunlight streamed
through the opening ut the top
Of the stone. and this was all that
frightened the poor fellows prison
The writer goes ON to say that many
weary hours passed away before he
fully realized that his prison must be
his grave. With the fever burning in
throned, he wrote the letter that he
hoped would. in some way reach its
destination. and give to the world the
knowledge Of his sad fate. In this let
ter he spoke most pathetically OF the
sorrow in store for his brother. and
ends up in this way: God is good and
mcrciful to let you seem to be near me
at this hour. feel that you are pray
ing for me now at this very moment I
know it is so. my beloved Virginia I
cannot say farewell-it is not farewell
to love like ourA This agony will
soon be over, and I will be free.
will be waiting Tor you in the land be-
yond-a land where there are no sepa-
rations- Virginia, my best beloved. I
am almost there. and something tells
me that I will not have to wait long
for your coming" The paper is dated
May 60. ITS.
~~l h N1,na a.
Mr.. Potts wrote to . friend in Rich
mond asking IL she knew anything
about the circumstanca In reply the
lady informed him that her own grand
mothers maiden name had been Ran
dolph, and that in the old burying-
ground, near her house, was . monu-
ment with this inscription: "Died. from
a broken heart, on the 1st of March,
1850, Virginia Randolph. aged twenty
one years and nine days Faithful un-
til death"
This friend a'so sent Mr.. Potts two
old letters written one hundred and
twelve years ago to Alice Peyton by
Rachel Randolph. sister of virginia's.
in which reference is made to young
Carrington's mysterious disappearance.
and to her sisters great disappoiat-
ment and approaching death.
The bones OF Darlington were plac,d
in neat coffin, and forwarded to Rich.
mond, where after SO many. many
years they found resting place BY the
side of the mound that . century be-
fore had been made over the loved
form of his dear Virginia Virginia
Miller, In Christian at Work.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-04-23

-Cocoaxut Cookies Ono and 90.
half cups Of sugar. one-haH cup bstter.
one-half cup sweet milk. ons eHg. one
half cup Of cocoaauk ono tsarspeonful
Of baking powder. dour to roll-
Home.
TO Prevent Moths "A large sponge
saturated with turpsptins and thrown
into trunks md packing boxes twtos .
year will keep garments packed y
them free from poehA RsDove I'll
clothing. shuttipg the sponge In two OF
three dayA Clothing 70 Be packed tor
length Of time must b tAcgoughly
brushed and beaten The zoeoe Of tne
turpeutine will not Be- psresRdess =
the clothing. News
salmon Soup.-Put . pouo4 -
fresh or . pound Of canned salmOa y .
saucepan. cover with boiling water.
boil very gently for tan minuAeA thea
strain; remove the bones and skin.
press through the eolander. odd pint
Of boiling milk and the sane o( veal
or chicken broth. thiclken with two
even tablespoonsful Of sifted- Aour.
blended with atablespoonful Of buttsrs
add salt and pepper TO tastA SIR al
together until It taickens and serva-
N. Y. World
Sometimes simple old-fsshiooed
remedies arc - efieaeious - serious
drugA A cure in uss for years for
catarrhal colds and mild bruaoAial a3-
fections in . certain HOUSEHOLD b TO In
hale the fumes Of singed mullen leaves.
Scatter the leaves ON . hot shovel Or
stove lid and breathe in the smoke
which will arise. In all ordinasy casss
it will bring speedy relief In the
family referred to. the mullen is gath
cred in the late summer and dried but
the Shaker pressed mullen to Be had at
any druggist's Is Is g0od-N. Y. TimeA
Cheese StrawA-Put into . basia
two ounces each Of Anely-grated cheese
(auy kindly. fresh butter aud siftsd
-four, add . seasoning Of pounded
mace, cayenne and salt mix thorough
" and form . stiR paste with beaten
eggs Roll out this paste just = thin
~ possible, then cut part Of Il into
strips or strawA about -four inches long
and not more than one-half inch wide
and stamp ont the remainder In rings
IN inch in diameter. Piacs both strsws
and rings on . creased baking tin snd
bake for . few moments in . hgisk
oven until inst deiicately solored
When doue place - many. strsws In
each ring - conveuient-Boston Her
AID
Potato salad h the simplest and
easiest OF salads. Chop any amount ol
potatoes or slice them. sprinkle .
layer of potatoes with minced onion.
add layer Of hard-boilsd eGg. II yoa
have plenty Of eggs; omit it II you have
not Make . mayonnaieo dressing. and
spread over each layer Of posatosA II
you wish, cspsrs and olives may b
added. II il quite . Go-as-you-pleass
salad. and all potato salad h good, but
some potato salid il better tbaa othsrA
Stuffed potatoes are in general merely
potato pu6 made out Of ths iasidss Of
baked potatoes. instead a out Of boiled
potatoes. and then replaced In the
skins The tops are sometimes var
nished with egg. sometimes not; so0s-
times busted with bread erunbA some
times brushed with melted butter, and
in most cases are replaced in the oven
TO heat and brown before serving. It
il well TO cut OF one end Of the po-
tsto before baking. In order that it
stand in the pan after stuhans. boston
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-04-23
FAITHFUL IN DEATH.

4 Recently Unearthed STORY u the Revo-
lutionary War.
Away MP in the mountainous regions
OF Pennsylvania . relic Of revolution
ary times has recently been found,
which bears out the old saying that
truth i stranger than fiction" The
story seems almost incredible. but Mr..
Potts, superintendent Of one of the ex-
teusive granite quarries there, vouches
for its authenticity. and he is repre-
sented . q man Of undoubted veracity.
While opening . new quarry st falls
Of French creek, in very wild section
Of country. . cave was discovered, and
In it the exploring party came across q
skeleton. Thinking that . murder had
been committed in some place near by.
the men began to look around for evil
dences Of the crime. but instead Of the
weapons Of death they expected to
find, they discovered close BY the
Rhastly skeleton . green glass bottle,
that had evidently fallen from the
bony fingers after they had grown
cold and lifelesA Mr.. Potts carried
the bottle home with him that
evening, and when he opened il
he found . paper. faded and discolored
with Tina The writing upon the yell
low paper was still quite legible. and
was addressed TO Miss Virginia Ran
dolph, Of Richmocd. VI. The name
signed It ths close Of the letter was
Arthur l. CarringtoD. of the same
place. From what was written Mr..
Potts learned that the young man had
been with Washington st Valley Forge
In IT'S, and that hs had been one Of .
party sent out upon . foraging expedi-
tion to the neighborhood Of falls Of
French creek. In some way the British
had cut him on from the army. and
while his men took refuge with friends
he had tried to conceal himself in the
cave, where he had often hidden be-
fore. The entrance to the cave had once
been marked BY . huge rock right over
The opening-s rock 70 ponderous that
Il could never have been removed by
hand The fleeing patriot took shelter
inside end had scasssly doue % whea
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-04-23
IMPROVING THE RACE.

Man Could Wonderfully Advance Were Hc
so declined
II men could be disciplined, physic-
ally and mentally. by an order of be-
ings rs superior to themselves as they
are to the horse. there Is no telling at
what q pitch of perfection the race
might arrive. But man, being lord OF
himself. a fearful heritage" and gov
erncd rather more by his passions than
his reason. does not improve as fast as
might be wished Some writer's say
he degenerates, and it may be reason.
ably questioned whether he is as strong,
as long lived. q virtuous. or Is happy
IS in the pastoral age.
What a. pity it is that we cannot be
cultivated" like the Quadrupcds VIC
ride-pa'red with due reference TO our
points" intellectual aud muscular.
and that our descendants cannot be inn
proved from generation to generation.
like those Of racers and trotters The
thing might be done beyond doubt il
we would all agree to mate .philoso-
phical principles and train ourselves
in AL respects Is carefully Is we train
our steeds. Many philsnthropists have
proposed this plan Of improving the
species, but. somehow, It does not take.
Our sentiments are in the way, and
they are ridicuiously capriciouA We
insist on following our Individual likes
and d;slikes, without regard to the best
interests OF the genus We are free
agents. and scorn to be controlled ex-
cept by our feelings. our appetites. and
. little-now and then-by our conven-
tional consciencea T+-ts
These last, we are sorry to say. don't
reverence the abstract proprieties rs
they ought We care little for the
status OF posterity, and like to take
comfort rs we go along. Modification
OF the flesh. persisted in for centuries.
would bs an incalculable blessing tn
the people Of q thousand years hence;
but, selfish wretches that we are. seven
ei8hths Of us prefer . short life and a
merry one, for our own qualification.
to philosophical life for the bene fit OF
whom it might concern in the future. =
N, Y. Ledger.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-04-23

0owo Preeootloos la Y00tA WIN RRovoao
TFoabls Later O..
The constantly Increasing near-sight-
edness among school children, ADD tbo
very general need and use Of glasssA.
ought to suggest 10 us whether o. not
we are sufficiently careful Of ths con-
ditions affecting the eyes OF the young.
Do we sec to IL that the books they
read and those they study ars Of clesr
and large type. requiring NO strainiag
q forcing Of the vision; and do ws en-
courage . large and open script for
their haudwriting7 Do No ses to it
that our school houses are built with .
view to the falling Of ths light In Tie
right way for The childrsn's ssSety7
Do we have the lights st home % rega-
lated that NO blaz3 shau prodaes
blindness and NO dimness make s3gAt
difficult? Do We make sure that tie
child holds his book at the distance
which gives . correct focus. that hs
holds his body properly In relation to
his book or work. that - looks OF
frequently, thus chaagiag the ehsSso-
ter Of the demand on the eye, and that
he II not allowed to continue long in
any effort requiring the too intent use
Of his eyes? Do we keep ourselves o.
the lookout. too for the first indication
Of feebleness or strain. in order that
artificial aids may be resorted 20 In seq
son to prevent any possible evu7 That
precaution In all these directions b wise
Is evident from the fact. II We look
for IL, that in those living Whist might
be called the natural life-tbati II, with
out books or flne woek-there h very
little trouble with The eyes where the
conditions Of good bodily health other
wise sre maintained OF eouEss. where
thers are unelesu methods Of lie. Hlso
those in crowded Oriental cities, oph-
thalmia Of various degrees = 10 b ex-
uectcd; but the FREQ roo0er Of tos
desert the dweller Of the forest tAe
sailor ON the seas. they who oxygsnsts
the blood in constant currents o( 4roah
air. and live wild lives that train the
eyesight upon far distanesA have lit
lie or mo- trouble With their eyesight
TIE eyeless Ash Of dark underground
lakes are perpetual example Of stro-
phy that takes place through noa-oss
Of IN organ; but just - fatal' atsopAy
can result fro0 IT, 0ves-use-that Il,
from usdue strain and s2srt-sad toa
much attention cannot b givpa TO- IN
urevsutiou Of such possibilifisA w
nay hate 70 pat giaaDss On - fair 4fel
faces Of children. bat their future con
fort il Of moro impoetaaee thaa IL
| urids Of our eyes in the1; saA Il nal
| be . burden 70 give The constant epor
sight that the preveqpa req1igs
other dirsc4ions. but . 10 dAoee ~
sume that burden IN ths beginning. -
have 10 right 70 shiRk one ok III -
suousibflitisa. and there = none at u
physicsl Sespoasibilitles ee nog'
wsieht than TIE care q tbeis syea /.
HaspsTs DAaaA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-04-23

Mn Bangup What . horribly; old
fashioned woman that Mrs. Motherhood
isl -
MI. Bsn9up-You told me she d
vavs wore the latest Paris fashions
Nrs. Dangup-Yess she doca Eus
she eoes out riding evegyday With =
~ yeoyS bGlgs-puck
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-04-23

gard to Fitness.
There are few things in which more
time and money are wasted than In the
study of music Regardless OF the ques-
ton whether the child has or has
not any marked taste fer this pur-
suit, it Is forced to sit for hours and
practice scales, exercises and runs, un-
til the poor little thing becomes 50
weary that it naturally abhors even
the idea of music. As . matter of
course, when it is grown mp. it gives up
the music and turns its attention in
some other direction. This, then. is
largely . wasts OF time and money.
either of which could, no doubt be put
to some excellent use IL proper discre-
ton were shown in the child's7 educa-
tion. It is . mistake to force the study
of any absolute unessentiaL The COM
mon branches OF school-study may DO
insisted .uppp, because ihey are inpera-
lively necessary to the child's con-
venienee shd pfSApe1ty; but under NO
circumstances should merely ornament
II branches or accomplishments be
taught to . child who shows . decided
distaste for them. There are . thou.
sand things to which . child's attention
can be turned, which viii be far moro
profitable, and, which. even though
there be no enthusiasm in the matter.
it will pay better to. inculcate even by
steady and persistent enort-E. Y.
Ledger. es& So sfef
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-04-23

1T Is all wight" said the young
man who ID studying Anglomania. ''for
. fellow to woll mp his twousaha when.
svah it is sunshiny heah and wainy In
London. but what il he to do wheo its
wainy heeh cd saashjny IN LQndouts
-Wase3ugtoQ GeaA re- 81
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1892-09-16

! : Sn elmer g 9uIs su min.
fer seihncte fb Elm Gnabs. Der Sobn
eines Grsieciites. our9 feline Sssabuns
aus, bic lid inosiien aQ.n rsiaiOisn
Ginoruden pcridlob. ginit bsmdbts
iid Der ben Hsli9iousuntsrridt ertbsi.
lenbs 3oplan. ibm Die aottlihc Yor.
febuug liar 81 MAIDEN. uuo CO eutipdnn
iib iolssnoss Gsiprda: Raplan :
:. .@enn 9u auf Dem utbsrpaii,riirh.
tburm blt. idllt binuntn unc blsibf
unbeiddolat, mas 1T oas p Rnd5, :
,9as lit @li!d." Ter 2apIan ibri.
ielts ben 2opf unb fraats psitir :
-, ,Wenn 0u aber wisosr birauis,bf.
pisoer binuntsridllt uuo p!,otr bt,l
bleibit. mas lit oas ? = .Tas 1T 3u.
faQ. f" enteeen,ts Der tlsin. ass,y. Scr
Ssrr 9arlau fiua an. erreet ,u trsr.
ben. be,Dang ii4 aber urb frasts mil.
GeouIo psiter: ,@snn Tu absy ME.
Der binauiitsigen uno in Ssi1tr Der.
meienbelt 8otiss Qanamutb aui oi,
probs itslsn millit, DID birun!eriiiir.
;eit uns unbeidGoist ouf Dem usbsr.
paIerplnb urtommlt. mas iji ocs bonn.
mein Sohn 2" Sebt oa6ts er. mub {,
bp9 auf Die ridtiae Nrtport tsmmer.
2lber ir0blih srlpioerts Der fl,ins Der.
tauOesmeni&; .9as ia i4or mstr
llsbuns !"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1892-09-16

Sosbaft. ~. .Natoem Sie
mid, Erdulsin Imanoa, oenn ourhaus
nidt erborer woQen. uno ih Sic nidi
mebr tpisHeri,ben iol, bite id Sic pe.
nieiteus I'm Gin tleires 3eihen Der
Grinnernns. btiisn Inblld mid al oiei.
slbihieosltunot mabnsn uno mir Sroii
sepahren iOl -" ,Run oenn,
leibsn Sis mir eeidGieit Sbr 3aiden.
tud. (0ladt einen Snotsn binein).
go. bier basen Sic Elm grinn,runas.
aei6en."
GataI. BON Sbnen Bob id
i&0ne Saasn eeb5rt." ruff Elm Gom.
boriit pritisn Ranses aui Der Strabe
einsm Setannten ;u. = sd Don
Shnsn rlht." antporiste Der Sdlaa.
tsrtIse ipoitild.
: OriaineIIe 2Iage. Rid.
ter: ySbr babt oem Waitl cine Obr-
feise sesebtn uno usrilaet ibn nun
tpe9eH SGaosnsriaBlP 2l1qer:
r6rtili'! S bab' mir 10 B. Sano babel
10 Derftau4t. oaS / pier,sbn Gag mir
hsb' arbtit'n i6una'!"