Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-12-23
GENERAL.

JACOB rR4sc1sco,vith some fsiepd.,
nnearthed fourteen copperhesd snakes
near Carrollton, KY, and was bitten by
one 0f them. His body swelled to an
enorm0us size, md, althoughskepts dosed
with medicines he suffered nscl until
his death. -
"A LITTLE daughter5of Q man in Port
land, Me-, while combings her hair be.
fore q mirror, the other day, brushed q
gas-jet with her hand. In an instant
hescelluloid comb was in flames, and
the child,s Ahend and cheek were se-
yerely buried. y The comb WIS con-
suned as quickly as q piece of paper
would have been. 81
TIN now street coaches in Philadel-
phia are pronounced a great success.
They 20 full all the while, are more
comfortable than cars or stages. each
passenger is sure of . seat, and the
routes are so varied that, by transfers,
any part of the city may be readily
reached. Those now in use hold eight
persons, and are drawn by one horse.
Additional ones are to be Of: donble size,
for two horses. 4 8 &
SMIrHLAND CHAMBER, the father of
family living in Barren County, KY,
weighs only 1870 pounds and his wife
weighs only 2p0unds. But they have
six-year-old daughter that weighs $50
pounds, who is about as tail as other
girls of her age, but measures eighty
four inches around the waist. A son
died when about five years old, weigh
ing 200 pounds, and some Younger
members of the family are growing fat
rapidly. kew .ses~g.2,, q r.
A GERMAN fashion now being rapidly
adopted by Americans is that of be-
trothal parties. They are given by the
parents of the bridegroom-elect, who,
with lis fiancee, dressed in bridal attire,
receives the guests; congratulations are
in order, and the whole formality of
wedding is gone through, except the
clergyman's share of it, which comes
few months later, when he is introduced
into the scene. t&Ls{ - rs-st--
THE power of imagination was re-
the New Haven General Hospital, who
phine in the form of sleeping drops"
She was given morphine for the first
few times, and then water in a bottle
labeled 'ssleeping drops.' She at first
complained that this was too strong, so
it was reduced, and she took it nearly a
month, sleeping well when she took it
and not at all when it was withheld.
The grounds of the Duke of Devon
shire, at Chatsworth, in England, are
nine miles in circuit, including hill and
dale and fine prospect. They were laid
out by Loudon and Paxton, and are cell
ebrated for their trees, shrubs, rock work,
deer and water-works, only surpassed
by those of Versailles. The conservatory
is unrivaled in Europe; it covers nearly
an acre, measures 800 by 145 feet, is IS
feet high, has 10000 square feet of glass,
and a carriage road through it.
EVEN the wealthy Hindoos can not
find good domestic servants. One of
them writes ssThe good servants are
gone who used to know how to hold
your umbrella over your head, pour the
water over your hands after meals, and
exaggerate your resources before your
friends. This fine class of men has dis
appeared, and degenerate species of
epidemic stricken, UNFRAMED young bar
barians has taken their place. They
plumber you when sent to the bazaar;
they steal your clothes, your rice; and
they are so greedy that they lick off the
very sirup from the surface of your
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