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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-02-26

A passenger train which left Lansing
coming east last Monday had among the
passengers q plain-faced, sensible-look-
ing girl about 20 years of age, and ..
thin-waisted, sickly-looking young man
q year or. two older. No one would
have mistrusted that they were clipping
had not the young man askedthe con-
ductor if there was clergyman on the
train. There was none, and the young
man explained to the passengers around
him that he was in q bad Ak. He had
come down from Bath Township in .
buggy, and he was quite sure that the
girls father would take the other road
down to Chicago Junction, and there
board the Lansing train and raise n row.
He was not much on row, but yet he
loved the girl, and they were bound to
marry. II the old man came along he
thought he could bluff him off, but IL
his two big sons came along the scale
would be turned. He therefore wanted
to know of man wearing red WOOL
en- shirt and coonskin cap II he would
stand by him.
"You bet 1 Will" was the hearty re-
Spouse. "Igot my old gal by running
away with her, and I'll see you through
this if l never do any more good You
wouldn't be worth cent in free fight,
and now you 60 into the baggage car
and let me run this affair alone. Iwant
to be seated beside the gal when the old
man comes in"
When the whistle blew for the juno
ton, Coonskin changed places, and as
the cars halted he put his arm around
Mary and took one of her hands in his.
The old man and his two sons were on
hand, and they piled into the car pell-
nell.
"Here she is! =" called the father, as
he caught sight of the girl, and the
three made rush.
"Run away with my =" began
the old man, but when he saw the
stranger beside her he checked him.
self.
"Want any thing of usP" asked
Coonskin, as he looked up.
"Who arc you, sirP"
"I'm going to be your son-in-law in
less than an hour-eh! darlingP"
He gave Mary squeeze, and Mary
looked happy.
"Come along, Mary - come right
home with mel" ordered the father.
"Let's mash the villain" added one
of the sons.
"Put head on him-let me get at
him." shouted the other.
The father seized Mary and the sons
seized Coonskin. Then red shirt tow
cred aloft, a pair of big fists began
with a "popl" "pop!" and rs
fast as the trio got up they made for the
door. Coonskin followed, arms and
feet working like a trip-hnmmer, and
when the train moved off the father sat
On box with big wooden mitten held
10 his nose, one of the sons was pulling
loose teeth from his jaw, and the other
BOY was cropping his way to a snow
bank.
"Now, them" said Coonskin, as the
sxu-tant lover returned, "resume yer
seat, take her little hand in yours, and
ion't calkerlate you owe me any thing"
Say, Tom," said the girl, "I'm go
ng to kiss him for that!'
"All right, Sis"
"Wall, just as you feel" said Coon
kin, as he returned the smack, "but
want it distinctly understood around
hese parts, that when 1 see true love
N its way from Lansing to Howell to
'et spliced l kin lick all the pursuing
ads in the State of Michiganl"-De-
rot Free Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-02-26

At Brule City, Dakota Ter, recently,
Jim Somers, known from Yankton to Bis
marckas q lawless and dangerous man, had
an alteration with his uncle, NJ. Somers,
which resulted in both being shot @Aad.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-02-26

MRS. Doz1AH BL3DeooD die, aged
100, at Amboy, New Jersey, tn other
day; seven children living; oldt, 80;
youngest, So; dared on her Tooth
birthday last ecemIer, as livelNs any
body; read without passes; did 1t die
of old age, but was killed by .lling
down stairs.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-02-26

THE Senate Subcommittee on Ter
ritories have reported to the full Com
mittee measure providing for the or
ganization of territorial form of gov
eminent in the Indian Territory.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-02-26

Representative BUCKNER of Mis-
souri, has introduced a bill for the re-
duction of duty on paper, which is a lit
tie more comprehensive than that
Mr.. Fort, inasmuch as it includes paper
sized and unsiZed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-02-26

THE St. Louis Merchants Exchange
are raising fund to purchase ship
load of food and other supplies for the
destitute in Ireland.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-02-26

BUTTER SPONGE CAKE.-Foueen
eggs, their weight | sugar, went of
eight in -four, weigt of six in bter,
and the rind and julie of two lemes.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-02-26

A MEETING of the National Demo-
cratic Committee has been called for
Monday, February %, at Washington,
for the purpose of fixing the time and
place of holding the next Democratic
National Convention.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-02-26

THE President, on the 18th, issued a
proclamation warning all persons
against an unauthorized and illegal in
yasion of the Indian Territory.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-02-26
GEORGE MYERS was an athlete and n

GEORGE MYERS was an athlete and n
remarkably hearty eater. He was sent
to prison in Philadelphia for two years,
and the fare there was too scant and
plain to suit him. On getting out he
determined to crafty his appetite for
while at any risk. Every night he broke
into some pretentious house, and RECALLED
himself on choice viands and wine,
often spending four or five hours mt IL.
Nine of these burglaries were commit
ted in as many nights before he was
caught.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-02-26

A FRENCH compat intends to ,t a
canal through the Isamus of Coath.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-02-26

THE House Committee of Ways and
Means have decided to report in favor
of a refunding bond at 3 IL per cent.
interest, to run from 20 to 40 years.
They are to be used in funding fives and
skies, the aggregate amount of which
now outstanding is about $500, 100000
The committee decided also to recon-
mend that authority be given the Secre-
tary of the Treasury to issue $780,
100000 four per cent. Treasury notes,
redeemable at pleasure, to assist in the
reduction of the annual interest burden
The House Interstate Commerce
Committee, by vote of to 6, adopted
Representative Henderson's bill, with
amendments, as a substitute for that OF
Mr.. Reagan. The bill provides for
Board of Commissioners, with powers
similar to those proposed by the "Chas.
Francis Adams plan," their jurisdiction
extending over the transportation OF all
property from one State or Territory
into or through other States or Terrific
ries, whether such property be carried
by one railroad or several railroads.
All Determinations and rebates in
freight are forbidden by the bill.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-02-26

STEAM and horse railroads In this
country require 100,O0 men to labor on
Sunday.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-02-26

mittee measure providing for the or
ganization of territorial form of gov
eminent in the Indian Territory.
A MEETING of the National Demo-
cratic Committee has been called for
Monday, February %, at Washington,
for the purpose of fixing the time and
place of holding the next Democratic
National Convention.
The Baroness Burdett-C outts intends
to devote S2,5OO,OOO to the permanent
relief of the Irish. The project is to
expend the money for the purchase of
land in the district of Conemara, County
Galway, to be leased to farmers at low
rentals and on long time.
The National Blaine Club has been
organized in Washington, and it is said
that similar clubs are to be organized
throughout the country, to actively pro-
mote the interests of Mr.. Blaine as a
Presidential candidate before the Chi
cago Convention.
The California Legislature has passed
a bill providing for the enforcement of
that clause of the new Constitution
which forbids the employment of Chi
nese labor by corporations organized
and doing business under the laws of
the State, and the Governor has affixed
his signature to the same. There is
considerable opposition to this law on
the part of some of the large corpora
tons, however, who propose to test its
constitutionality by bringing it before
the Supreme Court of the United States
as soon as a test case can be made.
THE Directors of the Atchison, To-
peka and Santa Fe and the St. Louis
and San Francisco Railways have agreed
upon aplan, it is reported, for the build
ing of the thirty-fifth parallel route to
the Pacific coast. The new line will be
known as the Atlantic and Pacific.
MILITARY officers upon the frontier
anticipate active hostilities with the Utes
as soon as warm weather sets in. Large
HuesAIhtiOo Va oCoiOo olu
tons are being shipped to Fort Garland,
and the garrison there is being rein
forced.
THE Superintendent of the Census,
in circular to Supervisors, says the
appointment of Enumerators must be
non-partisan. He is aware of no
reasons existing in law for regarding
women as ineligible for appointment as
Enumerators. Each Supervisor must
be Judge for himself whether such
appointments in any number would
be practically advantageous in his dis
trict. 1t is clear that in many regions
such appointments would be highly OBJ
jectionable, but the Superintendent is
not prepared to say that localities may
not be found where a canvass of the
population by women could be conduct
ed without any disadvantage being en-
countered by reason of sex of the Enum-
orator.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-02-26

THE Senate, by strict party vote,
has rejected all nominations of Census
Supervisors for the eight census districts
of Ohio. Senator Pendleton, Chairman
of the Census Committee, who reported
the Ohio nominations adversely, ex-
planned that the adverse report had no
reference to the personal character Of
the nominees, but was based solely up
on the ground that the President, in
nominating eight Republicans, and not
a single Democrat, has violated the spir-
it of the Census law and ignored the dis
tinct understanding of both parties of
Congress when the bill was passed, that
the Supervisors as well as Enumerators
should be appointed irrespective of par
ty affiliations.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-02-26

THE Select Committee of the House
upon the Alcoholic Liquor Traffic in
structed Representative Brewer to report
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-02-26

The Baroness Burdett-Coutts intends
to devote S2,5OO,OO0 to the permanent
relief of the Irish. The project is to
expend the money for the purchase of
land in the district of Conemara, County
Galway, to be leased to farmers at low
rentals and on long time.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-02-26

THE House Committee on Appro-
priations has decided to frame general
deficiency bill to cover several deficien-
cies in various departments of the
Indian Service which appear most ur-
gently to demand attention.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-02-26

The National Blaine Club" has been
organized in Washington, and it is said
that similar clubs are to be organized
throughout the country, to actively pro-
mote the interests of Mr.. Blaine as a
Presidential candidate before the Chi
cago Convention.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-02-26

THE Directors of the Atchison, To-
peka and Santa Fe and the St. Louis
and San Francisco Railways have agreed
upon plan, it is reported, for the build
ing of the thirty-fifth parallel route to
the Pacific coast. The new line will be
known as the Atlantic and Pacific.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-02-26

MILITARY officers upon the frontier
anticipate active hostilities with the Utes
as soon as warm weather sets in. Large
quantities of military stores and NUM-
tons are being shipped to Fort Garland,
and the garrison there is being rein
forced.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-02-26
CURRENT TOPICS,

Mr.. FORT of Illinois has introduced IN
the House bill to place on the free list
call soda-ash and impure carbonate of
soda imported to be used in the manu-
facture of paper, or of glass, or of cloths
or fabrics composed wholly or in part OF
WOOL" and to reduce the import duty
on printing paper used for books,
pamphlets, magazines and newspapers.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-02-26

The deficiencies in the annual appro-
priations for the various departments of
the Government for which deficiency
appropriation bills are asked aggregate
$5, 1856, and include the following as
principal items: For the Star Service of
the Post-office Department, $4,000, 900;
for payment of claims certified to
by the Treasury Department, $780,
SCI; deficiency in estimates in
cluded in the regular annual letter
of the Secretary of the Treasury, ST.
10s,2S7.73; deficiency in public print
ing, s45O,OOO; deficiency in the appro-
priation for the expenses of the United
States Courts, 1896, 900; estimates from
the Secretary of the Treasury for
amounts refunded in customs cases,
100000; deficiency in the Postal
Service, 1907, 248; Indian Service, S135,
600; Railway Mail Service, $4,000.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-03
A Surprising Revolution.

In the Summer of 1868, Governor
Joseph f. Brown was a candidate be-
fore the Georgia Legislature for U. S
Senator and after,a, prolonged and
bitter contest wac defeated,itho Dem
ccra,s and Conservatives il opposing
him. The result waa received with
cheers, aud at night maDy4atores and
residences were i!!!aaaas;;iaiattvaar i!!!!aaaas;;iaiattvar iu honor
Of the occasion. Impromltn meet;ngs
were held, aud eloQuepts speakers
harangued the Crowds Twelve
years have elapsed, and the, lucky ex.
Governor, then baflled, defeated. and
disappointed, is again a,rcandidate
before Democratic Legislature for q
high position and is chosen over a
gallant soldier, brilliant orator,
lawyer and statesman. such are tho
surprising revolutions and, vacillat-
ing changes in public sentiment.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-03

single "Lieutenant'' among our &C.
quaintancc, outside of the regular
army and navy. Why do these min
or titles remain unattached? "We
cannot all be tailors," the English no.
bleman remarked to Mr.. Poole, who
complained of "the mixed company"
and Americans ough. to have sense
ienough to know that we cannot all
be superior officers. The visit Of
General Grant 10 New York affords
each reader a capital occasion TO
reflect upon this bogus title nuisance,
ard TO resolve that, hcnceforward, in
his own case and among his acquain-
tances, he will steadfas,ly discourage
it. 1t is unrepublGan, un American
and unnanly it renders US absurd at
home and a lauyhing-stock abroad ; it
encourages petty vanity and snobbish
aGectation, and it shonld.be as severe
ly panished by society, ifrot by law
as any other form Of obtaining unde-
served credit under false pretenses.-
Spirit Of tie Times.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-03

DIR. W. A. Hoffman be dropped from
the roll. This motion WAS adopted
by two-thirds vote, and Mr.. HoT,
mans name was dropped from the
roll.
Mr.. Muller requested the Prcsi.
dent 10 inform the members that the
Charleston Fair would be opened on
the sixth Of December.
Mr.. Kirk Robinson proposed the
name Of Mr.. u. n. Carson for mem
bership. Adopted.
There being no further business
the Socic'y adjourned TO the dinner
room where an abundance OF The best
Orangeburg could afford was found
awaiting tie members. After IL free
discussion OF this part Of the subject
President Barton brought out three
gallons Of the product of the vineyard
aud in full bumbcrs offered the thanks
of the Society to Hon. S. DibbIe and
Capt. +. M. Wannamaker for the no.
bile, unsellish and patriotic services
rendered the county during the last
campaign, whereby the county was
delivered completely from Radical
mlsrule. Both gentlemen responded
in handsome style and then began the
How Of spirits and the ring OF lnirLh.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-03
Funny.

Petty, Of the Carolina Spartan,
can't wait till Christmas TO let of
squibs. Hear him: "rhc Executive
Committee of the State Press Associ-
alton failed to have quorum a. their
meeting il Columbia. mdrssrs. Crews,
of the Herald, and Todd, OF the
Journal, were appointed a committee
to work up transportation for the next
annual meeting at Beaufort, and to
provide for trip 10 Florida. That
would be, funny trip. We would like
to see Holmes, Of The People, attack.
ing sour orange tree, and Grcnekel
lcatling q pet alligator round with Q
twine string, and Colonel Pope, o.
the Register, covering up the old pen
insnla with tabular statements, anC
the Ne,vs and COurieI tlounderine
about in some OF those bottomles:
lakes hunting mp that new party found
ed on the old one. Oh, it will be {
jolly Lime. We can hardly wait fol
the fun TO begin"
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-03
Weak Woman's Weapon.

Here is an illustration of what car
be done by a dcfcnceless, weak and
unprotected woman when ,eft alone
TO deal with the tyrdnny of hcartless
man. lt.was in booths Theatre one
Saturday afternoon. A woman enter.
ed with seven companions and took
possession Of eight orchestra chairs.
Presently eight o'her claimants OF
the same seats came along. There
was compassion Of tickets, and il
was found that the partysin posses
sion held tickets for the matinee OF
the preceding Wednesday. Explana-
tion followed by expostulalion, and
this in turn by denunciation. All in
vain.l The manager was sent for.
"Madqm," said he, ssyon must relin-
quish,these seats. Your tickets are
yalueless." ''Thatis no fault OF mine.
/ paid for them and mean 10 keep
them. Z Madam, / insist" The
enemy said nothing, but sat still.
The manager argued, appealed, i'm
plored, offered other seats, offered n
box, offered stage box, offered com
promise On any terms, while the
rightful owners Of the seats looked
AMI thought unspcakable things.
Said The garrison "Tell you what
Ill do; give me two season tickets
for Bernhardt in good part Of the
house, and will surrender" The
manager gaspcd, uttered blessing
beneath his breath, how ed and de-
clincd TO continue the conversation
Then he retired in exceedingly bad
order. lie did not get the seats,
but did issue another set Of free adj
mission tickets to pacify the original
proprictors.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-03
Mo- o:iss 49,
Misplaced conaaenoe.

| .
Mr.. Ragdag found Himself seated
in theatre next old Deacon PAN and
that's why q terrible row resulted not
long ago. Yong Heels is great
man man to bet and is also stranger to
the Deacon. aeon During ap entire act,
Ragbas met ;Esi15 Hssiis ,ll9 md saig to him:
"Heels, don't You want to make s5 p,
Heels replied that nothing would Of.
ford him greater pleasure. SWELL"
said Ragbag, I've got g. seat next to
man who has got q, wooden leg. On.
the other side Of me sits the greatest
man to bet in The country. You take
this brad-awI and 60 and take MY
seat and offer to bet the man on your
left that the man on your, left is so
absorbed in the play that you oan
stick stie this his brad awl way into his leg
and he won't notice il, The man
will take your. bet, Watch your
chance and when The man on your
right isn't looking,job the. awl into
his leg. AS it is a wooden leg, he
won't notice it and you're, The money
in." Heels accepted tie proposition,
took the. btRd awl and went to the
seat. He proposed the, bet to the
man on the left and he eagerly nc
cepted it. Heels was shaking with
laughter TO. think how, surprised the
fellow would be 10 see him stick that
awl into the other mans leg and see
that the other man did not notice it.
II seemed awfully funny. He watch
ed his chance. The Deacon was lean
ing forward to see if one Of the ballet
girls was going to kick the chande-
lier down when Heels let dive. The
awl must baye gone two INCHES into
the Deacon's leg. It wasn't d wooden
leg, either, and the way the old man
Jumped was ahead Of an thing he exc
pected Of the performer Tile yell
he gave was distinctly y heard put in the
street and drew the notice of the aud.
ierce. "You murderous YIllianl" he |
roared. ''what.did you do that FOR r.,
'1-I-thought it was wooden" re-
piled the Mortified Heels. 'tsThought
it was wooden? Thought Lc hanged !"
cried the Deacon, as he ;, pounded
Heels over the head with q cane. A
policeman came in and arrested Hecle
and took him to the station, where
later he was called upon by the man
who wanted SIS in payment of the
bet. The Deacon was conveyed
home and Ragbag went to his room
where hc rolled for two hours on the
noor in an agony Of mirth. Heels
says Ragbag won't laughnso much
when lie gets at him. lI
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-03

WIN. Il. Martin, q handsome camp
was in Jail at Lebanon, Mo-, awaiting
the result Of an appeal 10 the Supreme
Court from conviction for murder.
The seventeen year-old neicc Of tho
jailer obtained the keys and released
Martin and went off with him, the two
taking SIS, fine Spencer rife and
other articles that came handy.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-03

Notwithstanding the famous Gar.
tield-Morey letter, the Chinese on tho
Pacific coast seem at last to appreci.
ate the fact that they must "go," as
upwards of 500 of the Celestials took
their departure for the Flowery King
dom Thursday. It is evident that
they don't believe that the letter is
authentic.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-03

The Philadelphia Times, in speak
ing of Grant, says: Less than one
year ago he Was the most honored
private citizen Of the world to LAY he
is the dislrustcd leader Of defeated
faction that represents the lowest
standard Of political integrity, and
tue lesson impressively taught in the
refusal Of the people to respond 10 an
appeal for an annuity TO the OK. Pres.
idcnt.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-03

A valuable heifer, the property OF
a North Carolina farmer, recently
broke her leg, which had 10 be ampu
tatcd. II has since been fitted with n
wooden leg, which seems to do about
rs well rs the lost one. The Arling-
ton IlUcnce thinks this proves the
folly of ordering the destruction OF
valuable animals that meet with sucl,
accidents.