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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-05-20
Printing Newspaper Under Difficulties.

The VIII of the People is the title of the
organ of the Nihilists in Russia. 1t ap-
pears in the most extraordinary way in
unexpected corners and when least look
ed for. They say it is constantly to be
found on the toilet table of the Emperor
and under the pillows of statesmen and
Generals. The manner in which this
curious organ is printed is described at
length by the St. Petersburg correspond
ent of the Manchester Guardian. The
Office is a gloomy, miserable room at the
top of a house in a poor locality. On
the door is an announcement OF some
fictitious trade. The room is occupied
by poor wretch, formerly student; it
is wretchedly furnished. The bed occu-
pies pretty nearly the entire room.
Everything is mean and squalid. The
owner of the apartment is editor. COM
positor, reporter, printer and publisher.
Under the mattress of the miserable bed
the type is hidden. Thence, when oc-
casion offers, it is transferred to the
multitudinous pockets of his great coat.
He goes out into the streets with diminu-
tive note book, hangs about public build
ings, glares at people in authority, whom
he would kill if a glance could murder,
writes his ''leaders" in secluded
corner of park, and rolls each page
into pill to be swallowed on the ap-
proach of a policeman. As soon as the
work is finished he steals home, locks
and barrnades the door, gets out his
type and sets up the paper, which he
afterwards prints in primitive manner,
and distributes through the streets, and
in cafes, and by all other means known
to conspirators. This account of the
difficult, dangerous and painful duty
which that poor patient scribe performs
under the direction of an memorable
committee, from whom he receives little
help, may or may not be in accordance
with truth; but there remains the unde-
niable fact that under the very nose Of
the terrible Third Section, despite all
the vigilance of the police, a sheet is
printed, published and circulated, and
no man can put his hand upon those
who thus contribute to the literature of
revolution.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-05-20

The property of the City of Paris,
which comprises all buildings devoted
to publicsuse, is estimsted atope milliard
and fifty two millions of francs (S2fO,-
4O0,00O). The total number of these
edifces is 76O, among which are in
.cluxled. the Hotel de Willie, valued at
81 1-2 million francs; 20 official resi-
dences of Mayors, about two million
francs each; rs churches, temples, and
synagogues, IN which St. Roach, figures
for 16 10 millions, St. German l'Auxer-
rois for IL millions, the Madeleine for
IL 1-2 millions, and St. Sulpice for 8
millions. Among the educational build
ings are vast number of schools and
colleges, such as the Lycie St. Louis.
valued at millions, the College Chap
tai at nearly5 millions the Turgot
School at 8 ~ millions, together with a
great many primary schools, some of
them estimated at million each-one
group. indeed, in the Rue Servan and
the Avenue des Amandiers, being put
down at 1876 200 francs Among the
items are included the barracks, public
offices, markets, and bonded ware
houses, those of Bercys being valued at
over 80 millions, and those of the -Quai
St. Bernard at q millions. In the
smaller category figure the monuments,
fountains, basins, etc., in the several
squares and places.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-05-20
The Farmers Garden.

The farmers garden is usually, or at
least often, ga by-word and Kissing"
It is small business to potter by hand
here when farm work is pressing and
your team might pillow two acres for corn
or drill in ten acres of oats or barley, or
plant twelve of corn with the patent two
horse GROWER" But if the garden is
long and narrow, and planted in rows,
not beds, the blowing and narrowing
and most of the marking and cultivation
can be done with the team, and a very
little time each week will give us the es-
sentials. The perennial or permanent
vegetables, like asparagus, rhubarb, etc,
and. all berry plants and bushes should
be at one side or both in rows with spaces
for horse cultivation, and the long rows
of. ANIMALS. down through the middle.
A row each of beets, onions, Swedes,
CELERY, cabbages, cauliflowers, and sal
isfy. and half row each of cucumbers,
so,,ashes, melons, tomatoes, .radishes
and lettuce, will do nicely, and two rows
each of peas Tin succession) Lima beans,
sweet corn and early potatoes will make
out quite a respectable farmers garden
ali that most farmers can afford to
plant and till. Then two or three hours
each week with horse and man and cul-
tivator and hoe, will make far better
garden really than as many days OF a
gardener with spade and hoe, working
on patches and beds and alleys, laid out
to please the eye. If you can afford the
latter, all right. Most farmers cannot,
and the row plan described is, | think,
the only one likely to secure good ktch-
en-eardens on most farms. II the gar
den is unfenced except from the road,
and these garden rows can be joined on
to rows OF corn or potatoes in an adJa-
cent field, the garden is sure OF tiliage at
least when the field gets it, and the extra
labor is little felt. And it's easier 10
fence the FOULS than the vegetables.
Rural New Yorker.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-05-20
Ar0und the World.

A FAME that is worldwide and acquired in
the short space Of few wears, must have
true merit for its support. DR.. Pierce's Fam
fly Medicines have gained such fame and the
foreign orders for his Golden Medical Discov-
ery-the greatest blood-purifier of the age,
for his Pleasant Purgative Pellets Qittle
sugar-coated pills., his Favorite Prescription
-woman's best friend-and other remedies
became so great that branch of the WORLDS
Dispensary has been established in London,
England, for their manufacture From this
depot they are shipped to every part of Eu-
rope, and to the East Indies, China, Japan
and other countries. Their sale in both
North and South America is perfectly eDor-
nous and increases yearly. Worlds Dis
pensary Medica; Association, Proprietors,
Buffalo, N. Y, and Great Russell Street
Buildings, London, Eng.
ROYAL CENTRE, Cass Co., Ind,
Feb. Is, 1879. !
DIR. r. v. PIERCE:
Dear SRI take pleasure in writing my
testimony with others in regard to your valu-
able medicine. For long time l have suf-
fered from disease of the lungs, and until l
used yeur Discovery found nothing that did
me any good. Thanks to it am relieved and
recommend it to all. Yours truly,
MARY KENNEL
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-05-20

The preacher was talking to the
Sunday-school about the power of reli-
gion, and the devotion of the jealous to
the cause and their attendance upon the
services. Finally he asked if there was
any thing to which people would 60
twice every Sunday and through the
week as they did to church, when a
small boy with a twisted tongue on the
front seat spoke out: "Yeth, thir, a
thircus would ketch 'em every pop il
they could git in free, like they do to
church, The preacher thought it was
time to sing.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-05-20
DIR. r. ". PIERCE:
A Square Meal.

We are sure our readers will thank us 70
calling their attention to the very handsome
advertisement of the Excelsior Manufacture
ing Co. of st. Louis, Mo-, as it would be use
less for us to say any thing in favor of their
GRAND CHARTER OAK COOKING STOVE.
The very name suggests the thought of a well
cooked meal, followed by easy digestion,
vigorous health and desire to have, and to
do, plenty of REAL WORK, to say nothing Of
a happy and contented household. Ask your
Stove Dealer to show you the latest patterns.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-05-20

Is CLIPPED from the columns Of the Journal
Courier, New Haven, Conn.,, the following
"Gratitude of a character
strong, earnest and impetuOus, is daily, in
person and by letter, being lavished upon H.
II. Warner & Co., for the Introduction of, and
the making so extensively known, their won
derful cures, named as Warmers Safe Rene
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-05-20

THE Elkhart Buggy and Harness Manufac-
turing Company, Elkhart, Ind, ship buggies
and harness anywhere with privilege of exam
lining before paying for, and pay all charges II
not satisfactory. Best handmade buggy har-
ness, oak stock, SO to SIS; best team harness,
S2S; platform spring two-seated wagons, $S5;
three-spring wagons, SIS. Catalogue with
prices sent free. Address w. B. PRATT, Sec'y.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-05-20

PMPLEs AND HUMoRs on THE FACE.-In
this condition of the skin, the VEGETINE 10
the great remedy, as it acts directly upon the
cause It~cleanses and purifes the blood,
thereby causing humors Of all kinds to dis
appear. 80 gsr - -e -
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-05-20
Several Good Things.

If you want good digestion,
II you want good health,
If you want good baking,
If you want the best stove,
II you want the cheapest stove,
If you want good square meal
Buy CHARTER OAK STOVE.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-05-20

ASK your druggist for Redding's Russia
Salve. Keep it in house in case Of accidents.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-05-20

Iris said that four million packages Of Fra
zer's Axle Grease were sold in 1873; and we
believe il.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-05-20
Entirely Satisfactory.

The Charter Oak is as near perfection as
we ever expect to find stove. Entirely
satisfactory; in short, perfect success as q
frst-class cooking stove.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-01-09
Treading in the Wine-Press,

In the vinyards near us the girls
m mounted on ladders and clipped the
rich punches, dropping them into
baskets. The way these girls displayed
their brown ankles might shock people
on your side of the water. But, bless
you, there is no evil in the eye here.
With industrious workers, one day is
enough to clear an average vineyard
When the grapes are all gathered in,
they are carefully picked from the stems
for the pressing. This last process is
the same primitive operation that was
performed by the patriarch Noah. The
grapes are thrown into an enormous
vat, where the juice is trampled out of
them by the bare feet of the peasants.
At this stage of the vintage you may
see hundreds of the young ladies of the
city of Perugia coming forth in groups
in the early morning, beaming with
pleasant mystery and excitement.
Your ordinary tourist, whose only in
tellectual and instructive pabulum is
gathered from the guide-books, has not
the remotest conception of their object.
He may think they are out for an early
constitutional. But early constitution
ais are not the rage with Italian ladies.
Shall tell you the secret of all that
mystery and excitement They off are
to the country to tread in the wine
presses. 1t is novel holiday for them
beside being most sllutary exercise.
Even prim old dowagers are known to
"wade in" and Danish the rheumatism
by half days exercise in the wine-
press Apart from the healthful exer-
else of trampling, the new must acts az
a bath to the limbs, while the uprising
fumes are considered eminently
stomachic. After the treading perform
ance these ladies wash themselves in
hot wine, taking moderate decoction
internally for the stomach's sake. The
effect is pleasant and rejuvenating, and
is especially noticeable in the vim with
which they participate in the dance,
which is the usual sequel to the tread
ing in the wine.press,- Francisco
Chronicle, Italian Letter.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-01-09
The Now You-See-It and Now-You-
Don't Soap Prize-Box Business.

Quite recently the "fnest police in
the world' have made New York en-
tirely too sultry for a swarm of petty
swindlers who were practicing the
species of legerdemain known as the
"soap racket" This, for its proper
success, requires "fakir" with a
brazen countenance, electro-plated by
experience in the train of some travel
ing show, small sachel and stock
in trade, composed of about one hun
dred little gilt boxes an inch or so in
length. In these are deposited diminu-
tive morsels of yellow soap of the COM
monest kind. The "fakir," stationing
himself upon a street corner, with the
yawning mouth of his sachel before
him, rolls up his coat sleeves, and, pro-
ducing live-dollar bill, or something
which at least resembles one, takes up
one of the little boxes from his sachei,
pushes out the sliding drawer, folds up
the bill carefully, and apparently de-
posts 1T within the box, which he closes.
The diminutive receptacle of the five
dollar bill, or 81, as it may happen to
be, is then returned to the sachel, mixed
up vigorously among the others, and
the process is continued until several of
the boxes contain money, as it would
appear-only they don't. The opera
tor by dexterous sleight-of-hand has
substituted bits of colored paper for the
bills, and leaves green end protrud-
ing here and there among the mass.
When he has finished his task he re-
sumes the mixing-up operation, and
having by this time succeeded in draw
ing crowd around him by dint of Wig
orous talk or "patter," as the slang of
the profession goes, he is ready for
business. He announces that for fifty
cents or one dollar he will dispose of
three of the diminutive prize caskets,
with chance among the lot of getting
the tive-dollar bill. There is always
some one in the crowd who thinks he
has seen the money deposited and be-
lleves he can hit the right boxes. He is
first cousin to the man who always
knows which card is the "little ioker''
in the game of three-card monte Well.
this sagacious person, or " Cute Aleck,"
as the fakirs dub them, pulls out a dol.
lar and invests it in the three boxes.
He goes of quietly to the edge of the
crowd. His heart is in flutter, be-
cause he has seen a green thing stick
ing out OF one Of his prizes and feels
sure It must be the tive-dollar bill. In
fact, he is certain. He wanders away
and is accompanied by some of the
others, who want TO be witnesses of
his good fortune. The three boxes are
opened, one after the other, but not a
cent is there to reward the invester-
nothing but a scrap of green paper in
one OF them, perhaps. The victim, il
he has few ounces OF brains left.
saeaks sheepishly off. If his bump of
avarice is too strong he busters around
resentfully, and after threatening the
hardened " fakir" with all sorts Of dire
things, without, however, succeeding in
getting the return of his cash, he posts
off and hunts up policeman, who ar
rests the "fakir,n Then there Is a
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-01-09

An incident, illustrating the fallacy
OF the popular superstition that the find
ing of horse shoe is q sign of good
luck, is told by the New York Sun, as
follows: IL saw funny sight in the
street Just now,' said MIR. Patterson to
his friend, MIR. johnson, in the Fifth
avenue hotel barber shop, last Monday
afternoon. 81 met an elegantly
lady carrying in her hand an old horse
shoe covered with mud. Ipresume she
had just found it, and was carrying it
home for good luck"
Good luck" replied Mr.. johnson.
Don't talk to me about old horse
shoes and good luck. About month
ago my wife and were returning from
church, one Sunday, when, Just in front
Of the new Roman Catholic cathedral
in Fiftieth street, horse, which was
being driven at lively gait, threw
shoe, and it went ringing along the
pavement 60 get that shoe, said my
wife, and we will keep it for good
luck l picked it up, utterly running
one of my gloves in doing so, as it was
covered with mud. This Twas going to
wipe off on the curb, but my wife cried
out, 20! don't do that; for if YOU do
you will wipe off all your luck So
lugged the old thing all the way home,
and over the door we hung it, mud and
all. The next morning went down to
the store wondering what my first streak
of good luck would be. Before night |
had a misunderstanding with my en-
ployer, with whom have been for sew
eral years; we both got hot, and the re-
suit was that he gave me notice that
after the 1st of January he would
dispense with my services. A few DAYS
afterward my wife went out to do q lit
tie shopping, and lost her pocket book,
containing all the money we had been
saving for long time to spend for
holiday presents and amusements. In
fact, for about two weeks, everything
seemed to go against me, and | was in
hot water all the time. Finally, said
to my wife one day that / believed that
it was that confounded old horse shoe
that was to blame for it all, and that l
was bound to take it down and put it
back in the street, just where found it,
and so did.
1.-The very next morning my en-
ployer sent for me to come and see him
in his private office. He said he had
been mistaken in the matter about
which we had differed, apologized for
what he had said, hoped there would be
no hard feelings about it, and wound |
up by engaging me for another year at
an increased salary. Invent home that
night feeling better natured than had |
for weeks. told my wife of my good
luck, and then she took from her pocket
a letter which she had that day received
from her father, notifying her that he
was going to send her check for $500
tor a Christmas present. In fact, |
have had only good luck since l threw
away that old horse shoe. They may
BRING luck to some folks, but my wife
and don't want any more horse shoes
n ours Won hot -
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-01-09
Death of CAPTAIN Kidd.

The solemn session of Admiralty was
that which met at the Old Bailey, in
May, 1901, when Captain Kidd and nine
others were arraigned for piracy and
robbery on the high seas. All were
found guilty except three, who were
proved to have been apprentices. Kidd
was also tried for the murder of his
gunner and found guilty. The men
pleaded variously, and two of them had
undoubtedly surrendered themselves
within the time limited by the procla-
nation. Colonel Pass, the Governor
of West Jersey (now the State of New
Jersey, adjoining that of New York,
corroborated this statement. 1t was
shown that they had not surrendered
to Commission of four specially sent
out for the purpose, and they were
condemned to die. This was, as
far as the writer can Judge, hard
case. Another seaman, Darby Mullins,
said in his defense that he served under
the Kings commission, and had no
right to disobey any commands of his
superior officer; that, in fact, the men
were never allowed to question his au-
thority, because it would destroy all
discipline; and that, even if unlawful
acts were committed, the officers were
the persons to answer for it, not the
men. He was answered that serving
as he did only entitled him to do
that which was lawful. He re-
piled that the case of a seaman
must be bad indeed if he were
punished in both cases, for obey
ing and not obeying his officers, and
that if he were allowed to dispute his
superior's orders there would be no
such thing as command on the high
seas. This ingenious defense availed
him nothing; he had taken a share of
the plunder, and had mutinied, show
ing no regard to the commission; and
further, had acted in accordance with
the customs of pirates and freebooters.
The jury brought him in guilty with the
rest.
Kidd's defense was not strong, as a
matter of legal argument. He insisted
that he had been more sinned against
than SHINING. He said that he went out
on laudable employment, and had no
occasion, being then in good circum-
stances, to go a pirating; that the men
had frequently mutinied; that he had
been threatened in his own cabin, and
that ninety-five deserted him at one
time and set fire to his boat, so that he |
was disabled from bringing his ship
home, or the prizes he took. to have |
them regularly condemned, which |
prizes, he said, were taken under virtue |
of his commission, they having French |
passes Qalse). a witness, Colonel |
Hewson, spoke highly of his previous
reputation for bravery. Somuch of his
own statement was doubtful or false
that he was found guilty. When the
Judge put on the black cap, Kidd stood
up and said: "My Lord, it is very
hard sentence. For my part, am the
most innocent person of them all, and
have been sworn against by perjured
persons" A week after the bodies of
Kidd and six of his men were seen by
passers-by on the river, hanging high,
suspended by chains, warning es-
pecially to the seamen of and entering
the port of London not to turn pirates.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-01-09

for one instant ut his face, and my
heart stood still. / moved forward in
a sort of mist, and dreamily extended
my hand. Was IL indeed he, my herop
Were these the eyes / remembered so
well-this the same deep, sweet voiceP
He looked at me steadily for moment,
and then q troubled expression, half of
surprise and half Of disappointment,
came over his face.
Mrs. Tomporly, presumeP" were
the formal words which rose TO his lips,
and he took my offered hand.
l murmured something incoherontly
to set him right. Happily he caught
the meaning of my words. His face
suddenly lighted up, and coming nearer
to me, he took my hand once more and
raised it to his lips.
| am so very glad we have met
again: never thought to be so fortu-
nate"
And then Geraldine entered, with
many apologies for being late, and
other guests were announced.
Later on in the evening confided in
Jack, who only remarked laconically:
"Then why the deuce didn't the fellow
come to sec us ut BiarritzP'
"Nover mind, jack" said L; "he is
here now. And please, dear, don't
chaG any more about him"
"All rightr' said Jack. "But 1
thought you hated rich young men,"
This was Jacks last bit of sarcasm,
and when, day after day, the Squire
joined us in our rides and drives, and
spent evening after evening at the
Grange, no one seemed astonished; but
when he actually proposed to me, the
one who sympathized most warmly
with me in my happiness was my dear
est friend, Kathleen Pallisser, to whom
l had confded all my small bit of ro-
nance. Yes, our remembrance and
love for each was mutual.
He had endeavored to find me out
after leaving Biarritz, and all his eff
forts had been fruitless. To make q
long story short we were married very
soon, and the Pallisser's girls were my
aids.-EngLisb Paper.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-01-09
Curious Vegetable Blossom in Grave.

Some thirty years ago, says the
Taunton Gazette, an interment was
made in cemetery in Swansey, Mass,
in which the grave was laid with bricks
at the sides and bottom and covered
with q fiat stone, hermetically sealed.
Some twenty-five years subsequent the
friends had occasion to open the grave
for the pupose of removing the body to
another place of sepulcher. On reach
ing the coffin most singular sight pre-
sented itself. Its entire surface, top, bot
tom, and sides, was overgrown with q
thread-like vine, millions of fibers of
which had entwined themselves together
as completely as though braided by ar
tifcial means, forming a netting one
inch in thickness, and its entire surface
as even as though pressed out by some
heavy weight. The ends were not COW
cred, and the coffin had gone to decay,
but was kept together and raised from
its resting place and deposited in box
intact through the adhesion of the vine
aforementioned. A piece of it, about
six inches square, was cut off, and is
now in the possession of the father of
the deceased, Mr.. William Ii. Wood of
Swansey, in an excellent state of pres
ervation. Its color was dark brown.
1t is well worth examination. With no
earth in the grave, it is q question of
some interest where those vines took
their origin.