Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-06-03

AUTHORIZATIONS.
IA lyFhaa ofexceIlent quality Is raised
On ~ s1o1es ofPuget Sound.
II --6ooa 6hinproved. cotton lands
car be lad in Louisiana for 81 an acre.
II -There Won, 6,714 births in Rhode
Island in 1878 and 4.441 deaths. The
little State is getting crowded.
-Asawash fourteen feet long, includ-
ing its saw, which is three feet long,
and with forty-eight teeth, was caughe
in q net ut Mayport, Fla, a few days
ago. Its teeth, it is said, indicate that
it is twenty-six years old: tgrTTOT
John w. Bacon, of Lexington, Ga.
owns mule twenty-one years old VINO
always goes alone to the blacksmith
shop when she loses a shoe or when
anything else is the matter with her
feet. e,..r l,I
"A young fox taken from litter was
placed with litter of kittens at Wat
kinsvilie, Ca, few days ago. Tho
mother cat at once adopted it. and now
evinces a much greater interest In II
than in any of the rest of her family.
"A wood-chopper near Binghamton.
N. Y, who recently had his leg pinned
by falling tree, was rescued through
the intelligence of his dog that started
of, and through its piteous barking and
persuasions induced the mans son 70
follow it to the woods. -r
"A woman rushed into the Paw
tucket (R. IL Free Library few days
ago and earnestly requested the libra
rian TO select for her an interesting
novel, as her husband was not expected
to live until morning, and she wanted
something entertaining TO occupy her
mind.
The Queen of England, says Lon
don journal, never moves, either Mt
home or abroad, without being accom-
panied by untidy-looking bags. bundles
and baskets, and innumerable small
boxes, all containing things which would
be much better placed in one largo
trunk.
The Denver Tribune Office Is sur
rounded by moral crowd. There are
three saloons and four gambling houses,
an "cpium Joint" and q ten-pin alley
about it, lottery in the building and
-one side fronts on Holiday Street.
Under such conditions, says the journal
named, it is quite task TO get up .
strictly Christian paper.
Sir Hugh Allan. the millionaire ship
owner of Montreal, began life rs dry
goods clerk with a capital of 500. He
Is now worth $40, 600, 600. is seventy
wears old, and may be seen ut his Office,
busy with the details of his business,
from 10 o'clock in the morning until
late in the afternoon of every working
day.
Personal investigations in various
sections of Ireland by those who deep
ly sympathize with the unfortunate peo-
pie of ADMINISTRATOR districts have re-
vealed. not perhaps actual starvation,
but conditions of distress and wretched-
ness to which death would indeed be
preferable. Gifts from America are re-
lieving multitudes. ll th tiN
-Brigsndage is assuming thre aten-
are now at least thirteen bands of bril-
gands actively and prentably at work.
The most celebrated leaders of these
bands are: ''Juanillones," whose head
quarters are in the. Sierras; FL Terri
bile," in the province Of Alcazar; az
Zurdo," in the neighborhood Of Mala-
ga; "Agul," in the Asturies; Unique
lilo" and "Rubio," in Grenada. 90
"A more than extraordinary case Of
longevity is reported from Tachiuribori,
Osaka. A man called Iseki Gihei Ii .
living there who was born on the 10th
of July of the 9Th year of Kuanzei, and
who who reached in March Of this year
the age of 24S years. As he expressed
himself, he can be considered as liv-
ing chronicle Of the Tokugawa Govern
ment, which was established about $50
years ago.
1t is bad enough to have athletes
compete in long-distance walking
matches. 1t is too bad to induce Grip
Piles to do so. Yet there is to be held
soon in Paterson, N. j., q thirty-six-
hour walking match, in which all the
competitors must be one-legged, and
walk on peg or artificial leg. Tho
first prize will be an artificial leg worth
500 and thirty per cent of the gate
money. There should be n society
formed over there for the prevention OF
cruelty to one-legged men. ~
The Rev. Mr.. Brooks, of Newport,
r. l., is the happy possessor of an UNI
of green silk, with n white border, Is in
an excellent state of preservation, and
will vet outlive many umbrellas OF more
recent manufacture. 1t has not yet ex-
perienced the uses of adversely. Per-
haps it has found tongues in trees,
books in the Rev. Mr.. Brooks, sermons
in old umbrellas, and good in pretty
much everything.
"A distinguished Connecticut cler-
gyman performed the marriage ceremo-
ny for wealthy couple. Immediately
on its conclusion the groom fumbled In
his waistcoat pocket, and. extracting
with his thumb and finger small pack.
age, handed it to the clergyman. Il II
not considered etiquette to examine
such package until after its donor has
departed. Tho emotions which agi-
tated the soul of that clergyman on find
ing that the package was nothing but q
paper of tobacco would be difficult to