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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-05-26
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As BRET HARTE MIGHT HAVE WRITER II.
Brown o. San Jaan,,
STRANGER. I'm brown. -
Come MP this mornin' from Frisco
Ben a-saltan' my specie stacks down.
Ben a-knockin, AROUND,
Fer 1uan from 5 IN .Jnan - go
tutty constable frequent
Jes' catch onter that streak o. the dawn |!
Right thar lies my home n
Right thar in the red
could slonoFer, stranger in po'trv
Would spread out old shakespoke cold
stranger. you freeze to this; there amt no
kinder gin palace
Nor no variety show lays over a mans own
May Be it hahn. No style. but the queen in the
Amt got naafhin' I'd swop for that house over
thar on the hill side.
my live stock; "a -
Thar my Remington hangs. and thar there's a
griddie- cake brilin'- s5E
Fer the two of us, pard-and thar. allow, the
Smile more friendly 7ifkerthan ON any other
strangser,no~here else i doa.s take no salts
Gimme my ranch 'n'-them friendly old shang-
mai chickens a#T M
brung the original pair I'm the states in
Gimme them. and the feelin' of solid domestic
comfort.
Yer parding. young man
But this landscape akind ~
Er n1ckerS-1 low 'twus the poetry
1thought ti,et nay eyes had gone blind.
Take that pop from my belt,
III; thar-gimme yer haH-
Or I'll kill mysen-LiZ ne tshess left me-
Gone of irith psrtier mon! + q
Thar, I'll quit-the ole gal
An the kids run awayi
be derned. Howsomeyer, come in, pard-
The gliddie cakes thar anyway.
Il c. Banner, in ScFibneS.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-05-26

The cabmen of Dublin last year
found and restored to owners almost 500
umbrellas.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-05-26

attention, he deliberately walked into the
pond. ~s.aa - gsfss..a
At this, everybody held his breath,
but in. moment there arose calls to
him to come back, and not make fool
of himself. He had no board, no life
preserver, nor anything with which he
could save himself when he should be-
gin to sink. But, fearful as the people
were for his safety, not one dared to run
in and pull him back. .
On he went, as he had gone before,
only walking good deal faster this time,
and the people now stood still, without
speaking 3 word or making . sound.
Every minute they expected to see Cur
It's disappear from their sight forever.
The birds, the insects and rabbits might
have supposed that there was nobody
about, had it not been for the smashing
of the man who was pushing through
the water.
As Curtis approached the middle Of
the pond, the excitement became In
tense, and some men turned pale; but
when he hurried ON, and was seen to get
into shallOwer water, people began to
breathe more freely, and when he ran
out on the opposite bank there went up
q great cheer. m
Now all was hubbub and confusion.
Most people saw how the matter really
was, but some persons could not COM
.prehend at once, that their long cher
ished idea that the Black Pond had no
bottom was all q myth, and that there
were incredulous fellows, who were
bound TO have reason for their own
way of thinking, and who asserted that
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-03-26
A Day ON a Guano Island.

My idea OF guano island had always
been that it was very rocky and covered
with white substance resembling NOR
tar before the sand is mixed with it. !
imagined, too, that it exhaled an odor
differing somewhat from the orange.
groves of Tahiti. Had 1 not been told
that was on aguano island would no.
now have known itfrom the surround
ings. Instead of being rocky the soil
was mellow and dark, and everywhere
vegetation was most luxuriant. The
air was remarkably clear and pure.
During walk around the island ithen
learned that there are two kinds of
guano, or, rather, that of certain quail
ties which all guano possesses some
OF these qualities predominant in
that found in given locality, while
guano taken from islands differ
emily located possesses in q much
stronger degree some other essen
tlals. Thus the gu:sno of the islands
OF the coast of South America, exposed
70 the rays of tropical sun, where the
surface of the land is never cooled, and
where rain seldom or never falls, pos
sesses the strongest ammoniacal prop
critics. Not only the excretions of birds
are deposited there, but the birds them
selves come there to die; and eggs have
frequently been taken out little below
the crusts which form over these de-.
posts that are almost pure ammonia.
The guano of these islands has strong,
pungent odor, and is white and light
brown in color. But the guano of the
islands of the Southern Pacific is made
up ofdec0mposed coral, forming mostly
phospates of lime and magnesia. 1t Is
entirely inod0rous and of dark brown
color, resembling weil-pulverized foam.
1t is believed that the birds, which in
large numbers Ainhabit these islands.
living. as they do, almost entirely on
fish. deposit, phosphoric acid on the
coral, and also leave the bones of the
fish, which they cannot eat These de-
compose the coral and thus form the
phosphates which give to the guano its
value. The guano is separated from
the coral in the following manner: There
is quito force Of natives employed,
who gather the earth in large heaps and
then screen it in the same manner as
fine coal is separated from coarse. The
screens are about eight feet by three,
and the iron gauze covering them is
fine. allowing only the guano or fine
portions of the earth to pass through.
and leaving the coral in the screens.
The guano is then sacked and shipped
to Hamburg, whence it is reshipped to
different parts Of Europe. - Californian.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-03-26
In Cyprus.

The Cypriote makes night hideous
with his howlings, laboring under the
impression that he is musical. The
noise or music to which he jumps is
chiefly produced by scraping one-the
treble = string of q little fiddle with
great rapidity, and has to all appear
ances been learned from the mosquito,
which it mimics with considerable &C.
curacy. The fiddle is generally accom-
panied by the bourbon of a either, which
copies well the wearing screech of the
cicala. When the native Greek breaks
into song he produces q brief nasal
drone, whose melancholy sound is often
repeated. The boys never whistle; but
the children, chiefly the girls, from
time 10 time, with q voice from the
head and nose produce short tune,
which never exceeds two or three bars.
With all this they have wondrous lungs.
The men will send their clear voices
ringing through the pure dry air across
the countryside; in the streets and on
the roads they converse, preferably it
would almost seem, from distance in
loud tones. When on fine evenings
and all evenings are fine in Cyprus for
months together--whole families sit in
the lanes outside their doors, they do
not take the trouble to move in order to
visit their neighbors. but shout to them
with shrill distinctness as they sit. The
result is babel of noise, for all shout
together. Notwithstanding that, they
seem to make themselves Ineligible.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-03-26
A Place for Farm Tools.

Every tool upon the farm should have
its place when not in use. A well-ar-
ranged tool-house is not only gratifying
to the eye but it also tells a story OF
forethought, care and thrift that all en-
Joy. Often farmer cannot afford q
separate house for the tools, but this
does not preclude having a suitable
place for them. The sides of the car
riage house or barn may often be SO ar
ranged that all the small farm imple-
ments, such as shovels, forks, hoes,
rakes, axes, etc, etc., shall HAYES place
for holding them securely and be easy of
access. Two cross-pieces of inch board
are put in, one near the floor and the
other about three feet above. Holes
are bored in these and all small tools
are inserted by their handles. Shelves
can be put in above the upper ends Of
the implements, and on these other tools
may be stored. Hooks and pins are
convenient and the side of the room
should be abundantly supplied with
them. If wooden ones are used let them
be strong and fastened securely to the
studs, SO as not to break down when the
tools are hung up.
This season of comparative leisure is
the best in which to fit up Toulouse,
or the sides Of q room that can be used
for the storing of the smaller farm i'm
plements. With good tools in working
order and at hand. the farmer is fore
armed for his work. american Agri-
caltarist.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-03-26
woman's wisdom.

Jonah was the first conundrum, because
the whale gave him up.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-03-26
A Runaway Train.

The most hair-raising episode that
ever happened to New Mexican
Mountain railway train fell to the lot of
Conductor Blessingham Thursday after
noon at three o'clock, on the west slope
of Glorietta Summit. The train COM
prised nearly thirty loads, and as it en-
tered upon the descent, Jake Brown,
the engineer. threw on the water brake,
but found that it was broken and would
not work. The train gained momen-
tum to such a frightful extent that the
switch cables and hooks lying on the
pilot base in front were hurled from
their place into the air, breaking one
of the locomotives guard-rails. Brown
called for brakes, but the train men had
already set every one, and realized that
the train was beyond their control.
Seeing that nothing could be done to
stop the mad course the train was rum
ming, Brown jumped from the cab
while going at the rate of sixty miles
an hour and landed seventy-two feet
distant, actual measurement. Blessing
ham, who was on the caboose with
Pawnee Charley and wife as passen-
gers, fearing that. the train was going
to destruction, cut bis way-car loooe
and checked it with the brakes, while
the train continued its velocity down
the long grade. The fireman stood at
his post like hero. and while the en-
CINE was plunging down the flight at a
giddy speed. he crawled out on the
foot-board and poked sand through the
sand-box, thinking that it might assist
the wheels in getting grip upon the
rails. As the train sped around Ma
terial Curve, which is "short and
Steep" the velocity was so great that
the locomotive ran on one rail. and
overbalanced so greatly that it came
within an ace of losing its equilibrium.
The lkakemen on deck were obliged to
lie fat and cling to the running boards
for safety. For six miles those badly
frightened men stuck to the ship and
faced the horrors of DEATH. Below
Cononcito is natural basin, with three
miles of level track, and it was on this
stretch the runaway train was mastered
and stopped. Some of the cars were
laden with iron for the front, but they
were unloaded before the train stopped
by the material being hurled in all d.
rections. just how the train held the
rails as well as it did is a mystery
which the philosophers must solve-we
can't.-Las Vegas IN. M. Optic.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-03-26

-Hoof fell when the horse slipped'
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-03-26

"She insists that It is of more Importance
that her family shall be kept in full health,
than that she should have all the fashionable
oresses and styles of the times She there
lore sees 70 1t that each member of her family
= supplied with enough Hop Bitters at the
INST appearances OF anv symptoms of I'll health,
to prevent fit of sickness with its attendant
expense, care and anxiety All women should
exercise their wisdom In this way.-Nrp Haven
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-03-26
Tsparta (wis.) Herald,

As AN exhibition Of the intrinsic worth Of
st. Jacobs Oh, we think the case referred to.
that of Mrs. o. w. Hubbard, Of this town,
cured Of Sciatic Rheumatism Of long standing
by the on is certainly striking, and, beyond
ill doubt, conclusive as to its efficacy. The
remedy has our Endorsement
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-03-26

A CERTAIN musical critic Is so full Of music
that he eats soup with tuning fork.-Ex-
ehangs We presume Il b also natural for
him TO pause and rest at bar.-Somsvvi1lb
Journal f-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-03-26

a Household Need, Free.
Send on postal-card for 80 page book on s'The
Liver" its diseases and their treatment Ad-
dress DR.. Sanford, 1872 Broadway, New York.
sREDDINa's RUSSIA sALvE meets with won
derful success in all cases of skin diseased
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-03-26

Mahogany Is the favorite wood f0z tja.
ing-room furniture.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1881-02-02
BLEACHING FLANNEL.

Flannel which has become yellow with use
may be bleached by putting it for some days
in solution of hard soap, to which strong
ammonia has been added. The best proper
lions are one pound and half of hard curd
soap, fifty pounds of soft water, and two
thirds of pound of strong ammonia sou-
ton. The same object may be attained in a
shorter time by placing the flannel for a
quarter of an hour in weak solution of BIZ
sulphate of sodium, to which little hydro
chloric acid has been added.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1881-02-02
CHICKEN PUDDING .

Cut up pair Of young chickens, put them
into stewingp4n with enough water to
cover, adding two tablespoonsful of butter ;
pepper and salt to taste let it stew gently
until about half cooked; then take out the
chickens and let them cool, pouring the gravy
into separate dish. Prepare batter of a
quart of milk, six ell.beaten eggs, table
spoonful of baking powder, little SALT sifted
-four to mix to the proper thickness. Put a
layer Of chicken at the bottom of the pudding
dish and pour over some of the batter, then
another layer Of chicken, and more batter,
and so on, having batter on top. Bake for
one hour, or even longer, 10 hot oven. Beat
an egg into the gravy reserved, let It boil up,
and send to the table to be served with the
pudding.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1881-02-02

WHAT DRINK WILL Do.-The degradation
and depravity wrought by drunkenness is
shockingly illustrated by the following case
recorded by the Cleveland Leader. In that
city lived an old man with an only daughter.
He was a slave to drink, and, though able
bodied, never worked a stroke. The daughter
a frail, delicate girl, supported him and her.
self by her needle, going out as seamstress,
till she saved enough to buy a machine. One
day she fell on the icy pavement, receiving
serious injuries. She was taken to one of the
hospitals and kindly cared for, till death re-
leased her from AN earth of sorrow and suffer-
ing Meanwhile, the wretched father, crazed
with the thirst for drink, pawned the sewing
machine for liquor. Then be took the beau
tiful wreath of flowers which some good ladies
gave him to place on his child's coffin and sold
II for whiskey. Still the fierce craving gnaw-
ed at bis nerves, and one night, taking horse
and wagon, he drove to tho paupers grave
yard, tore the corpse of his own daughter out
of its resting place, trundled 1t to the storage
room of medical college, aud sold 1t for a
few dollars All this for ram The Leader
says the truth OF the foregoing is vouched for
by highly respected physician" and adds,
"with the price of his faithful daughters
body that man is even now debauching him
selfu
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1881-02-02

DIR. Primes little granddaughter got into
his lap about New Years time, and after
taking the pen out of his hand, asked him de-
murely " Grandpa, how long have you been
writing in this way? Ever since was a
little dot, you have been writing, writing,
every time come did you always write just
SOP" Then her grandfather told her how
long he has been writing for other peoples
pleasure aud profit. The first piece that l
ever wrote for the New York Observer was
printed in that paper April Z, 1888. From
that time to this, about forty three years,
with brief interval, / have been writing
every week, and almost every day for the
Observer. II is curious to see how much one
writes in such steady work. Suppose min
lister writes sixty pages every week in making
his sermons Cless than ten pages day, and he
can easily write ten pages 10 an hour or two), he
will write 5000 pages in year, $1,000 in ten
years, or 100000 in forty years. have
written on an average more than five columns
each week for forty years, or 10000 columns
in all at least 100 volumes of 400 pages
each.''
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1881-02-02
BOILING FISH.

Ten minutes to every pound of fish is
fair average If large and thick, few minutes
longer; cover close; simmer rather than boil !;
take out Immediately when done. A fresh
cod, of four or Eve pounds, takes about TWEEN
ty minutes to boil. Never put the fish in till
the water is boiling hot. Salt fish should
never boil fol moment, as it makes it hard
it should lie in scalding water two or three
hours and then be allowed to simmer, and the
less water you use and the longer it SINNERS
the better 1t will be. The fish is done when
the meat is easily detached from the bones.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1881-02-02
MISCELLANY.
sALooN-KEEtERs REVENGE.
HOW THEY METE OUT VENGEANCE IN SUMMIT
COUNTY, OHIO.


Three years ago Mr.. Vanosdale, of Akron,
then drinking man, signed the pledge and
became an active worker in the cause of tenn
perance, and in trying to enforce the laws of
Ohio, as is the duty of every good citizen of
the State, he incurred the wrath and displea-
ported and had punished for violation of the
statute. They swore revenge, declared they
would make drunkard of him or his boys :
they told 1t to Vanosdale himself, but he kept
fearlessly in the path of duly, not regarding
their threats, winning the respect of all with
whom he came in contact, save and except the
fiends bent upon the destruction of his family
and happiness. Three weeks ago the matter
eliminated. One of his boys went down be-
fore the wiles and allurements of these minions
of Satan, broke his pledge and got drunk,
and while in this condition was taken by
those in league with the saloon keepers to the
notorious "Blue-b bird Nest" They were
there but short time when row occurred ;
a beer glass was thrown, striking young Van
osdale on the side of the head cutting the ear
nearly off and horribly decorating the head
In a drunken and insensible condition he was
carried to an old barn, where be lay for two
days. few days later 1--WE know not where
he was in the iuteritn). in the absence of his
parents, he was delivered to their home.
struggling with that horror of horrors-the
delirium tremeDs his wounds nnwashed, un.
dressed, nncared for. Physicians were called
aud did what was possible. Men were re-
quiled to hold him by night and by day He
could not lie down, he could not sleep until
Sunday, the 10th inst, when the physicians,
after hours of labor, got him under the influ-
ence of anBstbetics, and then communicated
to his already broken hearted parents the
dread tidings that Their boy must die OF
injuries and neglect"
Who can imagine that mothers sufferings
weigh her heartaches, or measure her tears ?
Even IL the criminals, every one in any way
connected with the act, could be brought to
justice and swung from gibbet higher than
Haman's it would not take pang from her
heart, but she is denied even this consolation
in the fight of her boys reason.
On Saturday, the 9th inst, as the father
walked down the street, there was triumph
ant leer upon the faces of the fiends that had
brought about this great affection, and one of
them even called to him, We've got you
now, d-n you Z" Had he, in enraged man
hood, resorted TO that higher law God has
given us to protect ourselves and our loved
ones and had slain his tormentor where he
etood xvl,, mas, III h a 10 ca,,e,,,.aa1 WIZ.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1881-02-02

The country suffers the loss of millions of
dollars annually by the ravages of rats, when,
by keeping one ferret, farmers could rout the
last one from their premises. Ferrets are
similar to the weasel in habits and SIZE but
they have been domesticated and used for ex-
polling rats in England for centuries. Mine
are white, very small in size, aud so tame
that can call them to me and handle them
as / please. If nursery men are bothered
with rabbits lurking about, gnawng their
trees, with ferret they can catch the last
one. No matter where they burrow, the
little fellows will start them in no time. II
can find where rabbit has taken to a hole in
the ground, place a sack over the hole, let in
the ferret, and in less time than it takes TO
tellit. the rabbit is in the sack. Springfield
(0.) Patron.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1881-02-02
TO SETTLE COFFEE.

To settle coffee without eggs put the
ground collective tablespoonsful or more,
according to the size of the family-to soak
over night in teacup of water. In the
morning add more water and put it on to
boil, boiling fifteen or twenty minutes then
fill in what water is necessary and put the
coffee-pot ON the stove. In fifteen minutes it
will pour off clear as amber.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1881-02-02

They have speaking tube in Germany,
but not the telephone as yet One day a
tenant waited on his landlord to pay his rent.
The landlord, seeing that the peasant intend
ed to stay thought to hurry him by saying
through the tube, "Gretcben, bring up my
lunchn The peasant declared that the in
strument was a wonderful invention, and
asked permission to speak through it, which
was granted. He at once approached the
tube, and. puckering up his mouth, whisper
ed, "Gretcl,eu, you may bring up lunch for
two. - rchange
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1881-02-02

TO MAKE SOAP TO DO AWAY WITH RUBBING.
Dissolve five bars of soap in four gallons of
soft water, one and three-fourths pounds of
salsoda, and ihree-fourths pound of borax
Stir while cooling Use aupfal to make
suds to soak clothes in wiring out and put
into the boiler use same quantity of soap for
boiling the same. Try it. have used it a
long time.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1881-02-02
APPLE cRollTps.

This simple and dainty little dessert is one
taught by Miss Carson Peel and core the
apples and halve them take half slices of
bread, spread thickly with butter and sprinkle
with sugar, then lay apple on bread, core side
down sprinkle on more sugar and any kind
of spice to taste. Bake.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1881-02-02
POTATO FRITTERs.

Boil three large potatoes and rub them
through colander then add to them four
well-beaten eggs, one teaspoonful of rich
cream, n little lemon juice, a little nutmeg
and some salt. Beat all very light, then drop
from spoon into hot lard and fry the same
as doughnuts, aud serve hot.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1881-02-02
pIsH FOR LUNCHEON.

Take pieces of cold meats of any kind chop
fine season with pepper and salt, just little
onion; break over the meat two or three
eggs add small piece of butter; stir all to-
gether pour it upon nicely buttered toast
serve hot; garnish with parsley.