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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-02-26
Washington's Bible.

Old Christ Church, Alexandria, is in
possession of the family Bible of General
Washington. His name is written there
in by himself: "George Washington,
Mount Vernon, 1794.'' On the same
leaf appears: Presented to the Vestry
of Christ Church, Fairfax Parish, by
George Washington Parke Gusts, April
6, 1SO4.'' And then follows, in Mr..
Custis's handwriting: "The Family
Bible of George Washington, used at
Mount Vernon" Application was made
to the vestry, on behalf of the Mount
Vernon Association, to purchase this
Bible, to be kept at Mount Vernon. The
church being in debt, and this valuable
and interesting relic not being very safe
in the church building, the vestry were
disposed to listen to the proposition.
This led to some discussion in the Alex
andria Gazette. ''In their financial
needs, caused by the repair of the build
ing, which even now is suffering through
lack of funds, the proposition to buy the
Bible for the Mount Vernon Association
was presented to the vestry by request.
Necessity, and no desire to remove the
ancient landmark, caused the favorable
consideration of the proposition" The
facts are, that during the past five years
the small and by no means wealthy con-
gregation of the church has expended in
necessary Improvements and repairs a
sum amounting to nearly $4,000, all of
which has been paid except the present
debt of about $1,000. After such q
heavy expenditure the payment of this
debt bears heavily upon the congrega-
ton, and they are very anxious it should
be discharged, and speedily. The
church has been already taxed to the
extent of their ability. The current
revenues are barely sufficient for cur
rent expenses. Christ Church is con-
siderably over century old; it is the
church in which Washington and his
family worshiped-in which as a YES
tryman he occasionally read the service
to the congregation, and in which his
pew still remains of the same size and
form as when occupied by him. 1t is
unlike any other church in the State or
country, and is, SO to speak, the prop
erty of the whole country, and should
be so looked upon, and should be sus-
tanned by all as the link more nearly
binding the past and present than any
other building in this country, and it
should be kept in repair and good pres
Washington Post.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-02-26
Killed by the Electric L ght.

An incident of an extraordinary
nature has occurred at the Hate Thea
ter, Aston, near Birmingham. The
stage is lighted by two electric lights,
and when the candles are not burning
two brass connections, used for the
purpose of crossing the current, are
hung up over the orchestra. After the
performance of the pantomime, Mr..
Bruno, the euphonium player, was
leaving with the other members of the
band, when, presumably out of curl
osity, he caught hold of the two brass
connections referred to. The man in
charge called out to him with the object
of warning him of the danger he was in
curing. The warning, however, came
too late. Mr.. Bruno received the full
shock of the electric current generated
by the powerful battery which supplies
the whole of the lamps in the building
and grounds. 1t is said that the can
dies not being then burning Mr.. Bruno
was unable to disengage himself, and
pulled the wire down. The shock rem
dered him insensihle. Medical men
were soon in attendance and restoratives
applied, but Mr.. Bruno died in forty
minutes afterward.-Loadom Times.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-02-26

ton. It is good school-room for boys.
It helps develop mechanical ingenuity,
which is as valuable to a farmer as to a
machinist. The more boys handle shop
tools the more dexterous they will be
with farming tools. With a good work
shop profitable employment may be
found during large proportion of win
ter, and during rainy days at other sea-
sons of the year. To keep farm with
its numerous buildings, fences and tools
in repair requires mechanical skill,
which farmers may acquire if they will
set themselves and their sons about it,
CHICAGO Times
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-02-26
WIT AND WISDOM
A sTUcK-UP thing-A show-bill.

A srUcK-UP thing-A show-bill.
THE God of Lawyers-More-fee-us.
MORO for beehives-" God bless our
hum"
A COLD wave-The adieu of the ice
man.
BUSINESS with the Italian brigands ID
so poor that many of them have had to
go to work.
THE Boston Transcript thinks that
Indians are not so red as they are
painted.
Two souls with but single thought
"A married couple. Each wants to
boss the other.
A MAN stabbed another with scis-
sors yesterday in Brooklyn. 1t is always
dangerous to interrupt person who Il
writing editorials.-Bufalo Courier.
THIS being leap-year, any wife II
privileged to 60 down town after 10
O'Clock and hunt up her husband and
read him lecture on larks and other
birds.-Detroit Free Press.
SHE may dress in silk, or dress In satin,
May know the languages. Greek and Latin,
May know fine art, may love and sigh
But she amt no good II she can't make pie.
-Steubencille Herald.
A CHICAGO man went to dentist TO
have lost tooth replaced. The dentist
grated a woman's tooth in his gum.
Since then his jaw has been working
like a saw-mill.
A NEW book is entitled "a Manual of
Etiquette and Dress of the Best Ameri-
can Society" Any one at all curious to
know how editors dress and behave
should have copy Of this work.-Nor-
Ttstoscn Herald.
THE Burlington HaUkeye says: "Did
you ever notice, brethren, the bigger the
woman the smaller the hatP It's only
your delicate little fairy, whose lightly
falling tread scarce bends the daisy that
falls upon, that wears hat as broad
as a coal-barge.
A JUSTICE at Abba, Ohio, performed
a marriage ceremony, and was asked
how much he charged for the service.
{" The law of this State allows me two
dollars" he replied. swell, here's so
CENTS" said the bridegroom, sand that,
with what the State allows, will make
two dollars and half"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-02-26

A STUFFED STEAK OF BEEF.-Cut a
thick slice of beef from the round, say
about two pounds, have it free from
bone; two gills Of bread-crumbs well
seasoned with salt, pepper, and half a
chopped onion; spread out your beef,
and spread the seasoned bread
crumbs all over it, roll it up
close, and tie it carefully at
the ends, from one end to the other,
and round the whole, to keep it in shape.
Fry and brown slice of salt pork,
and take it from he spider, then lay in
your roll of bed, and brown it on all
sides. Then steF it slowly in a little
water, keeping i closely covered, and
having in the w4er little salt and two
spoonfuls of vinegar. Let it stew two
hours or more, hen take off the strings.
It cuts nicely though the roll, and is
good cold. Thu water makes a good
gravy and it keeps well.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-02-26
A Good Wife's Mistaken Devotion.

Mrs. Davis was, as usual, sitting in
her bedroom and waiting for her
wretched husband. 1t was nearly IL
O'Clock. The night was cold, and the
candle was almost burned out. In the
corner stood the baseball club ready to
be used in case of necessity, and on the
mantel-piece the eight-day clock drow-
silly licked away the waning hours.
Tired Mrs. Davis herself grew drowsy,
and when loud ring at the front door
bell aroused her, she found that she had
fallen asleep and that the candle was
out. Without waiting to light another
candle, the faithful wife felt her way
down stairs, opened the door, and adj
mitted the drunkard. He was even
more drunk than usual, for he could not
articulate single word. Mrs. Davis
had immense difficulty in assisting him
up stairs for he insisted upon sitting
down on every separate step and falling
asleep. There were twenty-five
steps in all, and it took three
quarters of an hour to get
him up to the top of the stairs, down
which he promptly fell again. Moth
ing, however, can exhaust the patience
of good woman, and about IL 80 Mrs.
Davis succeeded in bringing her charge
into the bedroom and placing him on
the sofa, where he instantly and perma-
nently went to sleep. In the circum-
stances, she resolved to let him lie there,
and thus avoid the trouble of lighting q
candle. So she loosed his collar,
drew off his boots placed O stick
Of wood under his head, and in
serted piece of soap in his mouth as
hint to him to stop snoring. Having
thus made his comfortable for the night,
she was about to prepare herself for
bed, wien the front door was opened
with q latch-key, and a man sprang
hastily up stairs and rushed into the
room. Mrs. Davis, being q woman of
much presence of mind, screamed
80 fret" and hastily Lit the candle, so
that she could see how to begin opera
tons with the club on the supposed
burglar. To her unspeakable horror the
was her husband, in q state
Of complete sobriety. He had not been
81 hopelessly and aggressively sober in
ten years, and as he looked at the
on the sofa, recognized him ~
. certain dissolute neighbor, and then
in sepulchral tones said: 4" Mary is this
my reward for signing the pledgeP"
Mrs. Davis felt that her cup was full. In
the darkness of the night, and trusting
to the habitual drunkenness
Of her husband, she had innocently
AIKEN the wrong drunkard to her room,
and now her cruel husband had betrayed
her confidence by actually venturing to
come home sober at the most inoppor-
tune moment possible. The proba-
bility is that the poor woman will be
sent home in disgrace to her mother.
Mr.. Davis assumes to regard himself In
the light of betrayed and wronged
and refuses to accept Mrs.
Davis's explanation. She now feels
that the browning cruelty of his life was
his unexpected sobriety. That after all
the years Of his constant drunkenness
he should suddenly, and without any
come home sober, was indeed
q refinement Of cruelty Of which only
the most hardened of men could b.
guilty.-New York Times.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-02-26

CHARLES JoNs, third owner of
Leadville mine Forth $1,000, 900, died
without makingl will. A lawyer, TAX
ing advantage d a small mortgage, got
fraudulent possession. of the property;
but some minerHiscovered the scheme,
and found heirs in a poverty-stricken
Vermont family
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-02-26

A PHILOSOPHERS says: You require in
precisely the same quality
that you would in eating sausages-ab-
solute confidence.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-02-26
A Learned Cat and q Wise Hen.

Mrs. Augustus w. Brooks, of East
Eliot, Me-, has Cor did have, about a
year ago) a cat ID years old, which she
brought from Boston and for which she
has been vainly offered $50. This
learned pussy will stand up at the word
of command, bow slowly or quickly as
directed, walk around the room on her
hind legs only, dance, turn sumersaults,
go through the motions of holding a
jewsharp to her mouth with one paw
and playing on it with the other, NEW
when ordered to speak, kiss her paw to
visitors, hold saucer of milk on her
fore legs and lap the milk, and stand on
her hind feet and with her fore paws
catch bits of bread or meat thrown to
her, like baseball player. Her kitten,
a year old, will turn sumersaults. The
same lady has hen which always wipes
her feet on the mat on entering the house.
and if asked How do you get your liv-
ing, biddyp" will scratch on the floor,
look to see if she has scratched out any
thing, and then look at the questioner to
see if the answer is correct; this hen
despises the wooden, chalk, and proce-
lain cheats, which some people palm off
on hens for nest-eggs, tumbling them
out of her nest as often as they are put
in. A rooster will also scratch the floor
when asked how he gets his living, but
can not be made to wipe his feet
Portsmouth IN. H. Chronicle.
FREDERICK Heller, q farmer Of
Marion, O., was approached the other
day by a well dressed man who wanted
to buy a team of fine horses. As the
strangers credentials were good, Heller
sold the horses, taking in pay United
States bond for $500 and giving the
stranger his note for $500. The pur-
chaser of the horses drove away with the
team, stopped at the next bank, dis
posed of the note, and disappeared. A
few hours after the sharper's departure
Heller found that the bond was bogus, q
counterfeit, and utterly worthless.
A PHILOSOPHERS says: You require in
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-02-26

THE jest that lives pain is no jest.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-05-01
Tho Cost of wer.

Since January /. 1880. the nations OF Chris
tendon have INDUCED 10 forty-sevcn great rows
and leaving minor sluabbles and indirect ez-
penscs out Of view, our sacrifices on the altar
Of wars since tha. day may be roughly estina-
ted at $3.50, 600, 600 600 or just about 500 Geo,
coo hounds Of gcld-sams which may be p:o-
nouuced in two seconds, though freight train
transporting the gold in American box cars OF
the average size, and RAINING a, the usual ratio
Of speed. would be two hours N passing any
given point, for such train would be twenty
two miles long. An equivalent in thousand
pouad bank notes might b, efammei into
box that could be carried on medium-sized
express wagon, but with the contents Of that
box VIC might have bui.t doub.e-tfack rail-
roads from Halifax 10 Valparaiso, from Paris
to Pekin, from Cape Town to Stockholm, VIC
might have bridgcd or nnder-tunnellcd the
English Channel, the Straigh,s Of Gibraltar
the Kaitegat aud the llellespoat, the Missis-
sippi at New Orleans and the Amazon at Tara;
we might have drained the Zuyder Zee aud tho
Florida swamps, covered the bills OF Asia
Minor with cedars and the Sybian Desert with
palm trees, converted Greece aud Persia into
garden lands, and Timbuctoo into seaport
town; we might have done all and had money
enough len 20 celebrate the bir,ho of new era
by grand international Thanksgiving day.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-05-01
Mount Vernon.
whence the Home or washington De-
rived fts Name.
From the New York Times.

From the New fOrs Times.
While every American has heard OF Mount
Vernon, probably not one in hundred knows
whence il derived its name. The unfortunate
Duke of Monmouth had Private Secretary
named Vernon, prudent. sensible man OF
business, WHO, after the Dukes death, found
favor 10 influential quarters, and under WI
liam II. became Secretary OF State. lie lett a
son, Edward born 1854, who, greatly against
his fathers wishes, catered the navy, and
serving with early distinction, rose to the rank
of Admiral In 1922 he'was returned to the
House of Commons, and having in July,
1889. declared there that Porto Bello might
be reduced wi b six sail Of the line, and that
he would stake his life and reputation on the
success of the expedition, he was sent with
squadron 10 DO it, succeeded, and gave his
men so 600, which had Just arrived 10 pay
his troops. On returning home he received
thanks Of both houses and the freedom oil the
city of London From that time, however.
bis star declined. An expedition to Carthage
M, made two years lster signally failed
Smole,t, at that time q naval surgeon, accom-
panied the fleet, aud has told The story OF it in
Frederick Random" where he compares Yer
non and Gen Wentworth, who commanded
the auxiliary land force, TO Caesar and PoTpey.
The one" he says, "woud not brook su-
perior, while the other was impatient OF an
equal SO that between the pride OF one and
the usolence Of another, the enterprise mis-
carried" II was IN the land force at Cariha-
gene, that Lawrence Washington. Georges
eldest brother by fourteen years. had served,
and apparently be esteemed Vernon, as he
gave his name to his home on the lotomac
aud procured a milshipmans appointment Tor
George, but bis mothers interposition ulll-
mately prevented the boy avalling himself OF
it. alLeil she at first conscE,ed. Nernons po-
pularity was so great thet his unlucsy eSpe-
dition does not seem 20 have affected IL, as he
was actually elected 10 Parliament for three
places at once on his return. Probably, his
known hostility TO the government had much
to DO With this. In lI45 he was detailed 10
watch the North Sea. in view Of movement
of the Pretender's adhercn,s. The next year
a serious squabble arose between hin and ihe
government, resulting in bis producing two
pamphlets, which so cxasperated the anthoTl-
ties that by the Kings express command be
was struck of the list Of Admirals. lie DIED
In 1857, at his seat iu Suffolk, aud, notwth-
standing bio disgrace, a handsome monument
to him was erected Ia Westminster Abbey. IL
was Vernon who brought into use the custom
of mixing water with the ration Of PUN. which
got the name Of erog from bis habit Of wear
ing grogham was,coat, and hence his nlek-
name Of "0ld Grog." Altogether, The man
who invented eros, is buried in Westminster
Abbey, commemorated by Snol'eti. and gave
name TO Washingion's home, mus. be re-
l,n rdnh rs M ordinary nersnn
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-05-01
Admitted 10 tho Bar.

A student applied the other day 10 one Of
our district courts for admission 10 practice,
and an examination committee Of one was ap-
pointed to ascertain bis qualifications. The
examination began with:
4" Do you smoke, sir 2
" 10, sir"
Have you spare cigar :"
"Yes.'
"Now, sir, what is the lrst duty o. Lave
yerT
TO collect fees"
Right. What is the second p
"To increase the number Of bis clients.
When does your position toward your
clicut change? p
when making \ bill Of costs"
Explain"
We are then antagonistic. ! assume tho
character of plaintilf and he becomes the de-
fendant.'
A snit decided, how DO you stand with Tho
lawyer conducting the other side p
"Chcek by jowl."
Enough, sir you promise 10 become an
ornament 10 your profession. and Wish you
success Now, are you aware OF the duty you
owe me 2"
Perfectly"
" Describe il"
ct is TO Invite you 10 take drink"
Bot suppose decline"
Candidate scratches bis head. " There is no
instance Of The kind on record in the books.
"You are right; and the confidence with
which you made the assertion shows yon have
read the law sttentively. Lets take a. drink,
and III sign your certificate"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-05-01
Martinsburg Matters.
from the Stalesmen :

From The Salesman:
The amount Of stock subscribed to date to
the proposed Manufacturing Establishment IS
SI3 500. The town authorities are disposed
TO liberal action on their part and will lease
p.tpetually and supply water &c, on reason
able terms.
With great regret we learn that the Rev.
DR.. Junkin, the father-inlaw Of the pastor Of
the Presbyterian church, Of tbs city, is now
lying quite i'll at his residence.
From the Independent:
The B. & O. r. r. Company haze deter
mined to build a new freight depot at this
place. and locate it at the Queen street cross
ing.
Mr. Clinton Welsh, Of this county, died at
his residence last Sunday. lie was stricken
with paralysis several years ago, from the ef-
fects Of which he never recovered. He was a
Young man Of strict integrity. aal prominent
10 his neighborhocd.
One of the boldest attempts at robbery
which has ever occurred in Martinsburs
took place about half-past o'clock Thursday
evening. It occurred at the residence Of W.
D. Bufkhart, Esq. lie was absent from town.
Tie lampba1 been lighted aud Mrs. Bnrs-
bar, was sitting in The parlor. The children
were playing on the pavement near the house.
little after 7 o'clock. Mrs. b. was reclining
on a lounge. reading, when slisht noise at
tracted her attention, and locking mp she saw
standing near her, like an appariiion, bnrly
negro. She was overcome wilb fright, and
in attempting to rise the negro caught her by
the arm. and she Eel! to the floor IN q swoon.
One Of the children having gone into the house
A, the time heard the noise Of Der fall, aud ran
nm stairs. She found her mother lying ou the
Aoof She gave the alarm, andth attempt
ed TO ez.inguish the lamp, which bad been
knocked over, and was burning on the hoor-
In a few minutes number o! persons had
Gathered in, and i: vas found iha. the negro
Bed gathered Up lot Of silverware iu The
dipioe-room down stairs tied il mp in table
cIoth and left it on tie floor while be ycniup
stairs in search Of more plumber lie bad rificd
several draSers in room up stair, aud tied
the articles up in q sheet. when going into the
room of Mrs. b. his further plans were foiled
bv the noise Of her fall attracting her attention.
+ He escaped with about seven dollars IN money
F which be found IL a drawer.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-05-01
Far more bushels of corn are raised il

Far more bushels of corn are raised in
America than of all other grain crops added
together. For some weeks now this will oc-
cupy most attention. The American Agyi-
c,lt1trisi for May gives instructive results OF
hundreds Of careful experiments with fcrtiliz-
ers on Corn during 1878 and 1879. and there
are some 1870 other articles, and IS original
engravines, all useful and instructive To every
cultivntor Of small Garden or a large Farm
The Department Of Agriculture gets hard
hit for sending out some bogus seed. Expo
sure Of IIumhugs. Hints and Helps for Farm
ers, various Dairy matters, etc. etc, make
this most valuable number Price is cents,
or 81 so year. Orange Judd Company
New York, Publishers.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-05-01
on ARTFSTOWN JEFFERSON COUNTY, W. VA. SATURDAY MA
POETICAL.

Allen Cunningham's Description OF
Burns, the Poet, as he beheld him after
his decease:
lie lay In a chamber still ard alone,
And meet for poets rest;
And the enwers of Spring were light thrown
On HI. eold and shrouded breast.
The lines o. his face nigh, st!ilbe scann'd,
Ii the gayer-vouid yield the csre'
They were dark and deep, for deaths cold hand
Had not swept destroying there.
Silen, and sad, no, sigh was heard
Der the form that 10 siun.ber lay;
Unbroke was the glocm-by whispered wor -
Ali gazed snc all past away.
His countrymen came, ten thousand strong,
To weep Ger his narrow bed
Aud tears they gave to that - Child of Song"
Who had sued to them for bread.
The earth was hespd the turf was s,-cwd,
And far iled the mournful train:
A nd the morrow came, and each .eneU'c
His grOvcling craft again.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1880-05-01

One Of my friends in Iowa sends word that
when her brotber--now n General In the Uni.
ed States Army--gas n boy, be was very
fond Of hunting, nnd great ilyorite with
grown-up hunters. One Of these took hun on
a bright moonlight night IN winter 10 rec
strange sight.
The pair crcps through Tie cold. clear ai'
10 the home Of soma beavers. =, tho dam
which the beavers had built, tho moon reflect
ed from the ice with great glare, and, in tbis
light, The lol olkoTs-on saw thc beavers have
splendid game Of ccasiing down long slide.
from the top Of the dam 20 the ico-coycrcd
stream below. The old beavers gayo tho
young ones rides on their brond, fiat tails all
Slid down as grayely as judges. aud then
climbed up to have another. They kept Il up
until one Of tic watchers sneezci. At this.
the beaver seniinels sounded the alarm, and
then all was siill-oxeepiing that tho lockers
on wen, away laughing heartily at wha, they
had ecn.-S Nicholas.