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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-09-08

husbands first term she employed one
of his secretaries when necessary, Tut
there has lately been a vague rumor
that a young southern lady was to be
her special secretary for this term
Miss A. Il. Sanger is typewriter at the
White House.
Mrs. Eliza Boardman Burns, of New
York, is the veteran of her sex in stem
ography and is the author of ''Burnz'
Fonic Shorthand" She was born DC
tober 81, 1928, has long been retired, of
course, from active work, but is so
much in love with common sense in
spelling that she will not even allow an
S to be used in her name where the
sound is that of z. Miss Preston ranks
as an official court reporter at Denver,
and so do Misses Flora b. Haddox and
Ozella Beman in Iowa, Miss Mamie A
Stockett in Louisiana, Miss Annie
White and Sadie NJ. Swift in Massachu-
sets, Miss Jennie Gage in Michigan
and few others in other states.
Perhaps the best position in this line,
at any rate a very good one indeed, is
that held by Miss Laura Hayes as pri-
vate secretary to the renowned Mrs
Potter Palmer, of Chicago generally
and of the Worlds fair particularly. IL
any one has written to Mrs. Palmer
and received prompt reply, though the
papers may have just reported her as
in New York or Europe, said writer
may hereby learn that said prompt
answer came from Miss Hayes, vino is
in every truth Mrs. Palmer's alter ego.
She is the ideal private secretary, and
has a stenographer to do the actual
work. TO Miss Hayes go all the news
paper men who want information of
Mrs. Palmer's doings, and from her
come promptly all decisions on matters
which do not absolutely require Mrs
Palmer's personal attention.
Miss Hayes is a native of Chicago
Her father was one of its pioneer BUSH
ness men and at the time of the great
fire was quite wealthy. He died when
she was but an infant, and she has de-
veloped her talents under the stimulus
of necessity. Her family is of old
Massachusetts, revolutionary stock, the
same from which President Hayes was
descended. and her relatives on the
mothers side were warriors in other
and somewhet later days. Miss Hayes
herself is lady of many accomplish
ments and has won distinction in other
lines than her present one.
1t is, however, as a private secretary
that she has no superior. Mrs. Palmer
usually goes through her mail very
rapidly in the morning. debating as
she reads. Miss Hayes adds the liter
airy finish, and it is rarely indeed that
there is a word amiss or inapplicable.-
\. Y. Advertiser.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-09-08

feature of the breed is hump between
the shoulders, not unlike that of the
American bison, or buffalo. The ami
mails are thin-skinned and short
haired, and their coats glisten like
satin.
Among other importations are forty
head of horses from Russia. including
a number from the imperial stables.
These animals are noted for their
speed and endurance and will be dis
posed of in this country for breeding
purposes.
The display of native stock is very
complete and extensive. There are a
great many very fine specimens of
horsehesh, from the mammoth Perch
eron to the dlminutive Shetland pony
who wears as great an air of indepen-
dent Importance as does the bejeweled
human mite who poses in our freak
museums.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-09-08
WOMEN AT WORK.

Two HUNDRED women practice dent
istry in the United States.
LADY AMHERST has distinguished her
noble name by admission to the hon.
orary list of turner's. She has extraor-
binary skill as a manipulation of the
lathe, and her house is full of specimens
of her work.
Miss ELIZABETH TAGG has proved
up" on presumption entry for one hun
bred and sixty acres of land in Columbia
county, Or, and proposes to settle on
her claim and make good farm outof
it. She is young, and has lived for sew
eral years in Astoria
If the Worlds Columbian exposi-
ton has accomplished nothing else, it
has made evident one thing which
alone is worth all the cost and labor
expended on the fair. That thing Is
the inherent intellectual capacity of
woman and her right to claim an equal
place with man in every field of effort
Baltimore Sun
ACCORDING to the last census there
are 10 women lawyers in the United
States and 165 women ministers, 800
women authors, SIS women journalists,
2,O61 artists, 2,136 architects, 2, 106 stock
raisers and ranchers, 5,135 government
clerks, 2, 43S physicians and surgeons,
49, s2 professional musicians, Sc, 500
farmers and planters, 1,071 clerks and
book-keepers, IA, 463 heads of CONNER
cial houses and 155, 900 women school
teachers
Mrs. MARION TODD, whose latest lit
erary work, THE Railways of Europe
and America" has been recently pub
lished, is New England woman by
birth, but has passed most of her life in
the west. In 1881 she was admitted to
the bar in San Francisco, and built up
q practice there. She has several times
been a delegate to anti-monopoly and
greenback national conventions, and in
1882 was the greenback candidate foe
encouragement Of California.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-09-08
OCCIDENTAL ODDITIES.
Queer Notions as to What Was Wanted
at the Worlds Fair.

Queer ideas sometimes get afoat and
drift around among the people for
years. For example, a belief prevails
among a number of persons here in
Spokane that the government, or the
state, or the city, or some modern
Monte Cristo has standing offer of
five hundred dollars to anyone who will
go over the falls in barrel Down in
Oregon belief long prevailed in some
minds that the government would pay
one hundred dollars to the person who
would plant an American flag on
Mount Hood. A number made the as
cent and ran up the stars and stripes,
but cold and unpatriotic government
invariably failed to respond with the
gold coin so severely earned.
By some incident or accident an i'm
preston got extant in this state that
the Washington worlds fair commits
sion was seeking native-born triplets
to exhibit at the Columbian exposition,
and as result the commission received
many letters of inquiry, a number of
them saying that they could not pro-
vide triplets, but if twins were wanted
the demand could be quickly met
Still others became deluded with the
belief that the commission was seeking
far and wide for badger. Letters on
file with the commission indicate that
a good many people thought the Wash
ington exhibit was to partake of the
nature of dime museum. 1t is sur
prising, though, how anyone could
seriously imagine that the commission
would make use of an animal so COM
mon as the badger. The members are
"badgered" enough even as matters
stand. There are many queer things in
the realm of nature, but there are
queerer things in the realm of the
imagination - Spokane WASH Re
view.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-09-08
SARAH B. COOPER.
Her Philanthropic Work Makes Her . Pop
ular Woman.

hef we hdheS ucr -
uiar Woman.
A deservedly distinguished woman is
Mrs. Sarah b. Cooper, says the Chicago
Inter Ocean. When a mere child Mrs
Cooper became interested in philan-
thropic work, her earliest efforts being
the organization of a Sunday-school,
which grew finally into "a congregation.
Although connected with many enter
prises which had for their purpose the
help of humanity, it is as founder of
kindergartens, as the abiding and SYM
pathetic friend of children, that Mrs.
Cooper is most justly famed, and while
the credit of establishing the first kim
dergarten in San Francisco is due to
Felix Adler and his friends, the extra
ordinary growth of the subsequent
work there must be credited to the en-
ergy and untiring zeal of Mrs. Cooper.
The rapid growth of the free kinder
garten system in California had its first
impulse in six articles written by Mrs
Cooper for the San Francisco Bulletin
in 1879. The first of these was entitled
''The kindergarten a Remedy for Hood
lumism," and was timely appeal just
then of most vital interest to the pub
lie, for at that time ruffianism was so
rife that a vigilance committee had to
be organized to protect the citizens.
Her second article was 1.-THE History of
the Silver Street Free kindergarten"
so powerfully written that it aroused
immediate attention among philan-
thropic people, leading to the subscrip-
ton of large sums of money to free
kindergarten work. More than $780,
900 has been given to Mrs. Cooper to
carry on this great enterprise in San
Francisco and more than 10000 little
children have been trained in the
schools of that one city. To-day there
are sixty-five of these schools in San
Francisco, and they have now spread
from the extreme northern part of the
state of Washington to Lower Califor-
MIA, New Mexico, Oregon, Nevada, and
Colorado.
Mrs Cooper is the president of the
International kindergarten Union, or
ganized just year ago. She is, be-
sides, actively connected with many
other associations, and is one of the
best-kown and best-beloved women on
the Pacific coast. She was one of the
five women of the world who had the
distinguished honor of being elected
members of the Pan-American congress.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-09-08
museums.

Numerous cattle of repute are also
stalled in the great stock exhibit
Dairy cows with pedigrees and records
as long as their tails, and valued at
sums that would be a lifelong COM
petence for the average man, ruminate
complacently while the admirIEg
crowds feast their eyes upon them
The prizes are going OFF rapidly and
the daily contests are proving great at
fractions, and are filling the great
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-09-08

soughfares show unmistakable evidence
of fresh impetus to the tide of travel,
and for the last few days the crowds
that swarm the business section of the
city have been perceptibly increasing
in volume. So much so, in fact, that it
is a difficult matter to pedestrianate
at anything like brisk gait without
coming into collision with people who
are very busy with the sights and con-
;sequently quite oblivious OF citizens on
business bent.
The stores and bazars where Column
bian souvenirs and curios are on sale
are packed and damned with eager peo-
pie from early morning till late at
night, and the fakirs on the street are
doing a thriving business in badges,
buttons and all sorts of mementos of
the Columbian year. Money seems to
be plenty notwithstanding the strin-
gency of the money market, and there
is a continuous stream of small change
flowing into the Golfers of the small
dealers in nearly all branches of trade
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-09-08

The crowd that pours out of the city
toward Jackson park through the vari-
.ous channels of travel is daily increas-
ing and the facilities for transportation
are tejng severely taxed Street cars,
81" trains, railway trains, lake boats
and all means of transit are kept busily
on the move to take care of the hurry
ing throngs that surge toward the
gates of the White City, but there is as
yet very little inconvenience felt by
the travelling public, and, although
much larger crowd is expected from
now on to the close of the fair, it is
thought there will be but little difficult
ty in providing for them all.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-09-08

Just now the main attractions at the
fair in the shape of special features are
the West Point cadets and the prize
cattle and horses. Widely varying in in
terest, of course, are these two features,
but attention is pretty evenly divided
between them. There is more fine
stock at the fair just at present than
was ever before gotten together, and
more countries are represented in this
department than were ever placed in
competition before in America
Among the exhibits in the live stock
department are some which are decided
" unusual in such exhibitions There
are some Brahmin, or sacred cattle,
from India, which, according to the
legends of that country, were at one
time worshiped as are the white ele-
plants of Siam. They were, it is said,
stalled in Buddhist temples and were
fed from vessels of gold and silver.
Whatever sacred character they once
possessed, the India cattle are now
bred for combined speed and draft pur-
poses. The two specimens, bull four
years old and COW two years old, on ex-
CT IAC dEC 1EOlu
one of the windward islands of the
Caribbean sea, just off the coast of Brit
ish Guiana The island is a British
colony, and the India bull and COW
were bred from sires and cows import
ed over twelve years ago from Hindo-
stan. The breeding on the island has
been eminently successful under gov
eminent auspices, and the cattle make
fast draft animals They are speedier
than mules, and viii draw twice the
weight 1t is no unusual thing to see
these animals hitched up to carriages
and handsome bsrouches in Trinidad,
and the India bull is natural and fast
trotter.
The cow at the fair is a creamy
white animal, delicately Imbed as a
Jersey COW, and somewhat resembles
one, only being larger. The bull is
mouse 'coIored, marked black about the
muzzle, and is a strong, vigorous-look-
ing animal Both are short-horned,
have dropping ears. and the distinctive
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-09-08

Two hundred pounds for an egg,
however, is large sum even for col
lector to pay. Yet this appears to be
the market price of perfect specimen
of the egg of the gigantic fossil bird
epyornis. The egg is several times as
large as that of the ostrich, but is not
otherwise beautiful But then it is
rare, which is not surprising, since the
epyornis left off laying some thou
sands, or perhaps hundreds of thou
sands, of years ago. NJ. Hamelin can
get them if any man can, and he prom
ises to put one or two on the European
market. He is going back to NADIA
gascar, Notwithstanding the fact that
having unfortunately got chief, wac
was his ''blood-brother," killed in his
service, he has had to take over all the
deceased gentleman's family, including
his wives. The orchid-seeker sees, and
does, strange things.-St James Ga
zette.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-09-08
SWARMS OF PEOPLE.
The Worlds Fair City Thronged
with Eager Sight-Seers.
Business Streets Pacl1ed-The Stock Show
at the Fair-Fine Cattle and Horses
from Distant Lands
Odd Notes.
Especial Chicago Correspondence

UR city now be-
gins to feel some
what more of a
strain on her ca
pacity than has
yet been appar-
emit since t h e
opening of the
great exposition,
and it is quite
plain that tn e
farming people
are ge in G
through will
their harvesting
and are coming
to Chicago. The
downtown thor
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-09-08
When Two Are Made One.

Mrs. Backbite-Do you know, really
think that Mr.. Wedderly is leading a
double life.
Mrs Goodun-I have no doubt OF It
1 was one of the witnesses to his mar
riage.-Truth.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-09-08

In the German display notebook
bound in turtle shell and set with dia
monds is valued at three thousand dol
lars.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-09-08

OF the samples of Lyons silks shown
in the French exhibits there is four
hundred thousand dollars worth
The Newtown bee., 1893-08-25
SOUTH BRITAIN.
SCHOOL MATTERS.

The committee for the school districts in town are as follows: No l, Samuel Warner; No. }, c. $. Brown; No. 3, FIT. Wheeler; Nos, c. w. Mitchell; No. 6, E. $. Platt; No. 7, $. $. Platt; No. s, w. H. Wakelee; No. Q, c. $. Mitchell. The examination of teachers is to be held at the school house, in South Brit ain, Wednesday, August 30. -
 s. F. Averill and H. NJ. Garfield have commenced cutting their tobacco, both uncommonly fine crops
 Rev $. NJ. Keeler, formerly pastor of the Congregational church. in this place, is in town calling on friends.
 MT and Mrs H. F. Mitchell and their daughter, Patty. accompanied by Mrs J. 5. Wakelee and W. H. Wakelee, started for the Worlds fair, last Friday
 B. H. Garfield from New Haven, is home for a week.
 D. NJ Mitchell is repairing his barn belonging to his tenement house, occu- pied by c. A. Manville.
 Miss Eva J. Platt is visiting Mrs How ard Hickox in Southbury.
 Michael Cassidy and wife have lately moved into D. NJ. Mitchell's house in Britain street.
 Farmers have commenced cutting to- bacco.
 E. A. Platt, while going through the pasture where his sheep were, found his buck coming for him. Not having sny- thing to defend himself with, and being to far from the fence to run, he thought it would be better to catch him. Af- ter wrestling with the buck some time, it was call a ''draw game" after Mir Platt had drawn his knife across the bucks throat five or six times, Mr Piau being the umpire and the buck on the last base.
The Newtown bee., 1893-08-25
A GAY BEACH PARTY.

An outing long to be remembered by the favored ones, was that enjoyed by the party who occupied the Oatman cot tage, Burns Point, last week. A band of congenial spirits who gave themseves up to the thorough enjoyment of every pleasure of the hour. The allurements of the briny fluid proved very seductive to the ladies of the party, and their pict- uresque aquatic costumes were donned at all hours of the day, high tide, low tide, and ebb tide, all had their veteries The frenquency with which some timid one would bring forth the exclamation, oh. when catching the swell of the tide, was guarantee of we'll inflated lungs. Probably the most taking amusement was the arm in arm parade over the long stretch of sandbars. Then was born our first desire to own a kodak. None of the party became champion clam diggers, but like many traditional fishermen, waylaid the small boy, who worked hard to supply the demand. The make up of the party was Mrs Harris Richardson of St Panl, Minn., (the leader Of the crowd and her two children MT and Mrs D. w. Fairchild, and the Misses Emeline ard Della Gregory of Danbury; Mrs J. H
 Hawley of Hawleyville, and Mrs Kate M. Davis of Oxford. While MT and Mrs | Frederick Drake, Mrs $. H. Fairchild and D. A. Fairchild of Bridgeport, were temporarily guests of the crowd.
The Newtown bee., 1893-08-25
STEPNEY.
MIR JOHNSON'S FAREWELL.
Danbury.

Rev J. s. Johnson preached his fare we'll sermon, Sunday, to the united con- gregations of both churches. The con- gregation was small owing to the heavy rain, but those who were present listened to an appropriate and interesting ser mon and at it's close, tears dimmed the eyes of some. MT Johnson has been con- neeted with the Baptist church as it's pastor since March, 1892 and throughout his pastorate has la5ored faithfully and is believed, not without good results. During the latter part of the winter, he expressed the fear that he would be oblig- ed to give up his work by reason of i'll health, but it was hoped that with the coming of pleasant weather, his wonted health would be regained. Natures call for rest becoming imperative, he in June gave the church notice that he wonld bring his labors to close on September l. He expects to move at once to Kings town, N. Y., where his son, Charles is located as the pastor of the Baptist church. MT Johnson is preacher of ability and man of great integrity and force of character and it is hoped he may soon recover his health, the loss of which has compelled him to bring his pastorate prematurely to close and that he may enter again upon the active work of his calling. The departure of the family is regretted by the church, Sun- day school and many friends.
The Newtown bee., 1893-08-25

Rev MT Caskey preached at Trinity, Sunday. Mir Caskey was formerly rector of Trinity.
 There will be a meeting of the vestry of Trinity, tonight at 8 o'clock, in the chapel.
 A Long Island clambake was held, last Friday evening, at Beachside. Quite a number were present.
 W. H. Parsell will soon return from Southington. A number of Southport people will at tend the Worlds fair, next month.
 Judge Perry is expected home, this week.
 Harry, son of E. P. Parson, has re- turned to Waterbury. CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH NOTES.
 Rev G. W. Banks preached in the Con- gregaUional church, Sunday. | J. $. Wakeman led the Y. P. s. c. E. meeting, last Sunday evening.
 Frank B. Wood has returned from Block Island, where he has been spend. ing few days fishing.
 John Morgan, Jr., has been spending few days with M. Otis.
 Attorney George E. Beers, who has been quite ill, is improving.
 The town meeting for deciding the To. cation of the trolley railway in Fairfield and Southport, will be held on Septem Der L. The question to be decided is whether it shall go on the Main street or on Mechanic street. There will un doubtedly be large meeting.
 Charles Sooysmith of the Farms, ii having boat house built, 30 feet long and the width of the pier, in front of his residence. MT Sooysmith has napths launch and a steam yacht, which he vii hereafter keep at his dock. They vii be quite an addition to the Southpor fleet of yachts. The examination committee of tn, school board will hold their last exami nation at the Middle district schoo house, on Monday, August 2s, at 9.3O a m. It will be for applicants for posi- tions only.
 Attorney II. N. Wakeman and wifi spent Sunday at Lake Waramaug.
 Harry Parsons of Waterbury, is tn guest of his father, k. P. Parsons.
 Miss Carrie Perry is visiting friends il Danbury.
The Newtown bee., 1893-08-25
HE HAD TO RING THE BELL.

One of our down town gardeners bought horse recently, from the East End traction company. The first Sum- day after the purchase, he hitched him up before buggy and invited his wife to take ride. When ready to start, no powers of persuasion or vigorous appli- cation of whip, could induce the newly purchased animal to move. A sudden inspiration siezed the unhappy owner, and he rushed into the house and brought out the dinner bell. Again taking up the lines, he gave two taps of the bell and his troubles were ended. The horse heard the well known signal to go ahead, and ahead he went to the great satisfaction of his owner, until he wished to stop, when he found the bell had to again be brought into use, before he could induce his we'll trained steed to make halt. There is no serious ob- jection to this style of horse for use be- fore buggy, but there might be times when it was exceedingly inconvenient, to say the least.
 Asa Seymour Curtis went to New Ha- veh few days since, for a surgical operation upon his nose. Something of a cancerous nature having made it's ap pearance.
 Walter Wheeler's yacht is nearly ready for her trial trip.
 Postmaster Spall has cat which has developed liking for humming birds, and has become very skillful in catching them.
 Bass fishing is very good in the river, and many fisherman from the adjoining towns come here to enjoy the sport.
 Rev George W. Judson preached ir the Congregational church, last Sunday
 Miss Maria Wilcox has returned from her Western trip. The railroad com. home, that she hardly knew where she was when she got off the cars.
 The "Cooler" has an occupant almost every night.
 Potato theives are around and tht farmers and gardeners are complaining of the loss of their crops.
 A number of our people attended th, state Sunday school picnic, at Parlol Rock, on Tuesday. Rev MT Ives made an admirable address.
 Miss Grace Booth has gone to Amenia N. Y., to visit friends.
 William Blamey has sold his farm O 24 acres at Pickett's Brook, through tn, agency of Edward Wood, to Fred Bo gart of Bridgeport, taking in part pay ment, tenement house located near tn, silver shop.
 Mrs E. R. Silliman and daughter, Kit ty, are visiting friends in Hartford coun ty.