Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-03-04
HERE AND THERE.


WHATEVER adds to the cost OF
reading matter, says the Detroit Free
Press, is a burden on the entire public,
and one which is felt in every house.
All men outside of paper-makers should
demand free importation for print
paper.
REV. DIR. HATFIELD, of Chicago, says
he would bring up his children in
the lowest and most immoral neighbor-
hood of that city rather than n the
most refined society in which dancing,
card playing, and theater going were
tolerated.
The Kentucky House of Representa-
tives has passed bill making it mis-
demeanor punishable by fine not less
than 800, nor more than $50, for any
person to use abusive or insulting Ian
guage to another with intent to cause a
breach of the peace.
MARY CUSTER lives alone in shanty
at Sioux Falls, Dakota, surrounded by
books, which a careful education ena-
bles her to enjoy, but she earns her liv-
ing at washtub, refusing all offers of
higher employment, and declaring that
she only wants to be let alone.
STANLEY brought home from Africa
the skulls of two Sokos," upon which
a chief who entertained him had
Toasted. Prof. Huxley pronounced
their original owners members of a
lower order of the human family, one of
the links ~ between man and the ape.
A MOVEMENT is on foot to erect a
Roman Catholic Cathedral on the
Thames embankment, London, at cost
of a quarter of million of pounds.
Cardinal Manning is chairman of the
Committee, the Duke of Norfolk Vice.
Chairman, and the Marquises of Butte
and Ripon, Secretaries.
A FIRM over in Glasgow recently re-
ceived an alleged box of oranges from
Florida. On opening it they found it
filled with sand, the crevices and holes
of the box having been carefully plug
ged with sections of the real fruit. They
are now inquiring if Florida isn't ada
cent to Connecticut.
Two hot-headed students of Kenyon
College, Ohio, having had misunder-
standing, agreed to settle it in the "real
old Kentucky STYLE" Pistols and coffee
were ordered, the services of q surgeon
secured, and the sanguinary youths
started to the point of meeting, but the
faculty heard of the affair, and blood
shed was prevented.
ALBERT PAYNE RICHARDSON eloped
with married woman from Melrose,
Mass, and was arrested, tried and fined.
Then he returned to his own wife, with
whom he lived until few days ago
when he eloped again. This time he
chose a maiden, having learned, as he
said in letter to Mrs. Richardson, that
there was no law against running off
with unmarried females.
AN altogether novel swindle, pat
termed after the scheme for persuading
people to buy counterfeit money and
getting boxes of saw-dust by express,
has been unearthed in Chicago. A
dealer in obscene literature was arrested
for the traffic, and his defense was that
he merely bound books of old jests and
comic almanacs in paper covers with an
obscene title. Two of his publications
with salacious, names proved to be a
couple of small, old-fashioned Sunday
school books, published years ago by
the American Sunday-school Union.
THERE is a messenger boy in New
York who will probably not have much
trouble in holding his own in this world.
Sent by his employers for some money
at the bank, he was counting the money
when bystander said, "You've drop
ped BILL" Recollecting the game, in
stead of STOPPING down, he put his foot
on the bill and continued counting.
When through he picked up the bill and
was walking off when the bystander re-
marked: 81 guess 1 was mistaken.
must have dropped the bill myself"
"I'll keep it to remember you by" said
the boy as he went away.
In Blue Earth County, Mimi, is set
of German Lutherans, of about |
one hundred families. Their manner
Of doing business and helping one an
other is surely a success, as is shown by
their prosperous condition, and might
well be followed as a pattern by other
communities. If any trouble
occurs between any two persons in this
instead of going to law q
meeting is called, and the matter is adj
iusted. A general meeting is held once
every three months, when every thing
to the welfare of the settle
nent is brought up and discussed.
AT the paper mills of Crane Brothers,
Coltsville, Mass, large quantities of
bank note paper are made for the Gov
The strictest inspection as
% quality is observed, spot or speck
no larger than pin head being suffi-
,ient to condemn sheet, and the en-