Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-04-01
HERE AND THERE.

THE Department of State is informed
that American medical diplomas are
being sold in Berlin.
THREE Cinnamon are doing service
on the Union Pacific as firemen and are
said to be good workers.
Mrs. BETTY TAYLOR and Mrs. Knox
Wood, daughter and granddaughter OF
President Taylor, have applied to Con-
gress for relief.
GREAT BRITAIN and Germany have
concluded a convention whereby the
war vessels of the two countries will
cooperate for the suppression of the
slave trade.
A SAN FRANCISCO thief did not know
that the woman whose pocket he tried
to pick was theaGreat American Female
Samson, belonging to circus then in
the city; but he was sure he had made
a mistake when she struck out from the
shoulder, knocking him down like ten
pin hit by the big ball.
THE Duchess of Northumberland WIS.,
tied the village schools at Albury Park,
the Dukes seat, in Surrey, the other
day, and presented to each of the female
scholars, numbering some two hundred,
scarlet cloak. The children, as they
go to and fro to school, look now like a
regiment of little Red Riding-hoods.
AN indianapolis shoemaker named
Peterson is charged with having at
tempted to swallow note for $50, given
by him to Christ Schneider for services
performed. Schneider presented the
note for payment, when the feat of de-
glutition was attempted. A Mr.. Essegke
was called to prevent it. and by vigorous
choking compelled Peterson to give it
up and out.
DEADwooD mortuary statistics, as
given in the Pioneer: According to the
report of Undertaken Smith 1872 Black
Killers have crossed the range during
the brief period in which papers were
headed 1879. Out of these 80 went the
good old way, 20 shuffled off this mortal
coil by accidents, 5 died with their boots
on, being shot by Sunday school teach
ers from the East, and 3 hadn't the
grit to face the storm and sunshine of
life, and fastened their exit by resorting
to poison and other equally effective
banes.
WHEN the little elephant was born in
the Philadelphia circus the other ele-
plants threw up their trunks and
danced around as far as their chains
would let them, and altogether raised
such hubbub that the mother became
frantic. She picked up the baby with
her trunk and threw it about twenty
yards across the stable. It fell near a
stove. Then Hebe broke her chains
with a terrific plunge, and followed
after the little one. She tore down the
railing that was around the stove and
gave the stove itself blow that demol-
ished the pipe. But about this time
Stuart Craven, the trainer, arrived.
The Waterman had sent for him in post
haste when the baby was born. Craven
came just in time, for under his direc-
ton and through the influence of his
voice on Hebe, she was quoted and Sc
cured with chains again. The other
six elephants had become calm again
A LETTER from Carlisle, Penn, about
the attempt making there to civilize the
Indian youth, says: s'One hundred and
sixty-six youths of both sexes are daily
in the school. Nearly all have learned
to spell correctly English words of one
syllable. All trace neatly pot-hook
characters and short words of copy
books. Many add three columns of fig
ures, read simple sentences of short
words, and know the elements of geog-
raphy. Bad behaviour is the exception
and INSTRUMENTATION unknown. They
have newspaper-Eaelle Keahtah 1oh
Big Morning Star. The girls are fast
learning to sew and darn stockings, and
are trained in various duties of house
keeping. Six boys are working at shoe
making, several at tin-smithing and al
carpentering, and some will soon be set
at harness-making. The boys are or
ganized into three military companies,
which do sentinel duty about the fort