Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-08-26
GENERAL.


The suns rays, localized through the
glass of q round water bottle ut Alyth,
Scotland, set fire to house.
Two alligators. the first specimens
ever found in the Old World, were lately
captured in the Ysng-tse-kiang.
A coLoRED girl sixteen years old lay
down on the railroad near Orangeburg,
S. c., fell asleep, and was killed by q
train.
THE British Museum contains wig
which was found in q good state OF pres
ervation at Thebes, and is probably 5000
years old. ~
A CUBAN family ut one of the Sara
toga hotels has weekly board bill OF
$3.50. This is for six adults, three child
rem, two maids, coachman and valet.
THE principal cotton ports OF the
South rank as follows in the extent OF
receipts of the staple: New Orleans,
Norfolk, Savannah, Galveston and Mo-
bile. ' ..
A PURSE of more than seven thousand
dollars has been raised in st. Louis for
the family of Phelim Toole, the heroic
charging his duty.
A KENTUCKY chicken that lived i've
days and was Matched on the farm OF
Col. j. w. Reynolds, had four legs. In
walking the legs were all kept in motion,
and it was as lively chick as ever
scratched dirt.
MARK TWAIN thinks that every steam
boat should be compelled to carry in q
conspicuous place the following notice:
I" In case of disaster do not waste pre-
cious time in meddling with the life
boats-they are out of order"
ROCHESTER is to have colossal tow
err, surmounted by an enormous statue
of Mercury. 1t will advertise a tobacco
factory. The foot of the god Is to be twen-
ty-two inches Tonga little in advance,
says the sarcastic local editor, of that
shown by Buffalo girls.
JOHN DICKSON, believed to be the
last representative of the famous regi-
ment of I" Scots Greys" who charged so
calamity at Waterloo, has just died in
England. He was ninety-one years old,
and to the last day of his life took
keen and intelligent interest in public
affairs.
The inventor of a toy pistol which was
used in Philadelphia last Fourth of July
ought to be satisfied with its destructive
ness. Boys to the number of 1871 were
injured, and fourteen died. The cart
ridges were made of cardboard, bits of
which were blown into the wounds, caus-
ing lockjaw.
The Mowbray Nitro lycerire Works
at North Adams, Mass, have been
blown up three times. or the ten sue
cessive superintendent, eight have been
killed by explosions, one is blind, and
the other is now in charge. The ut
most care is maintained in the estab-
lishment, but danger is unavoidable.
Nor only are real flowers extensively
used now as trimming for dresses, but
real birds nests seem to be coming into
One of the leading elegantes
of South Kensington, London, appeared
the other night ut a ball with hum
nest with eggs complete,
and the former little owner stuffed on
the edge, in her abundant hair.
HERR IRMINaER, of st. Gallen, Swift
has . medal which belonged To
his great-granduncle, Henri Irminger,
the leader of the famous party that
stormed the Bastile. 1t was cast in
honor of the event, and bears on ono
side half figure of the victor with tho
I" Henri Irminger, chcva-
lier ct capitaine, vainqueur de Ia Bas-
tile."
The highest percentage OF municipal
growth shown by the census Is that of
Denver, which has increased during tho
decade at the rate of $50 per cent.
ranks second, with ratio
Df 400 per cent, and Oakland, Cal,
bird, with rate of 233 per cent. st.
Paul and Camden, N. j., share fourth
place with rate of 1O7 per cent. Grand
Rapids, Mich, Is credited with 93 per
cent; st. Joseph, Mo-, with 81 per
cent. Omaha, Neb., with 40 per cent,
and Atlanta, Ca, with 7S per cent.
THE oldest yew tree in England,
which is situated In the Cowhurst church.
yard, was mentioned by Aubry, in the
'eign of Charles l., as then measuring
en- yards in circumference at heights
IF five feet from the ground. 1t Is said,
On the authority of De Candolle, TO be
,450 years old. Its present growth is
about thirty-three feet. In 1870 this old
rec was followed out, and cannon
,all was found in the center. In 1928 a
'evere storm deprived 1t of its upright
A door has been made to the
inside of the tree, where seats are to be
lad for twelve persons comfortably.
IT was one of the accusations against
he first Napoleon that his wars de-
troyed the youth of France -0the-
eed- corn :" and that his military con.
cription left at home only the old, fee
BE and sick. The consequences oft
ire seen in the stunted stature of the
'renchmen even of this day, the statis-
les showing that he Is little below tho
average size. The war and military
of Germany seems to be-
working out similar results. The youth
lrawn for military service from all the
manufacturing towns this year show n
erious falling off in their physical
qualifications. A large number of these
90, were found TO be married, and not
fathers of one or two chill
lren. A law prohibiting marriage Of
,ouths, liable to military service, before
he age of twenty-three, is under discus
ion.
The st. Louis Cremation Society has