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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-06-09
THE FIRST CASTING.

Cast iron was not in commercial usa
before the year 100, w4en Abraham
Darby, an intelligent mechanic, who had
brought some Dutch workmen to estab-
lsh brass foundry at Bristol, conceived
the idea thar iron might be substituted
for brass. This the workmen did not
succe d in effeCting, being probably too
much prejudiced in favor of the eaI
with which they were best acquainted,
A Welsh shepherd boy named john
Thomas had some little time previous to
thia, been received by Abraham D,roy
into his workshop on the recommends
tion of a distant relative. While looking
on duriDgsthe experiments of the purcf
wOrkmen, he said to Abraham Darby
that he thought he saw where they had
missed it. He begged to be allowed to
try; 80 he and Abraham Darby remained
alone in the workshop all night strug
Cling with the refractory metal and i'm
perfect molde. The hours passed on All I
daylight appeared, but neither would
leave his task, and just as morning
dagned they succeeded in casting an
iron pot complete. The boy entered Into
an agreement with Darby to serve nim
and keep the secret. He Ias entiCed by
the offer of double wages to leave his
MASTER but be continued faithful, and
from 1903 to 1928 the family of Thomas
were confidential and much.valued
agents to the descendants of Abraham
Darby. For more than 100 years after
the night in which Thomas and his mas.
ter succeeded in making an iron casting
in a mold Of fine sand contained IL
frames and with air holes, the same pro.
cess was pra, ticed and kept sec ct at
Colebrook Dale with plugged keyhoes
and barred doors.-I London Family
Herald.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-06-09
FROM THE HUB.

There is perhaps no tonic offered to the people
that posse ses as much real intrinsic value as the
Hop BitteGs Just at this season Of the ear, when
the stomach needs an appetizer, or the blood
needs purifying, the cheapest and best remedy is
Hop Bitters. An ounce Of prevention is worth a
pound Of cure, don't wait until you are prOstrated
by disease that may take months for you to re
cover in.- Boston Globe jun2ow
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-06-09

with shout and the voice Of the arch.
angel. So the dead march in Saul shall
become the Hallelujah chorus.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-09-08
About Being Qbliging.

Did YOU ever think that n person may
be very selfish and very unselfish nj the
same time? Ethel Is very fond of max
ino presents 10 her friends. III Edith
or Mamie admires n work-boN, book,
or pencil of hers, it is at her service.
She delights to surprise her school,
mates with little gifts, and often Matte
finds bunch of violets on her desk.
which have come from Ethe's conscrv-
atory, or great golden orange is added
to Sadie's luncheon, and it is sure To
have been brought from Florida by
Ethers Uncle Tom. Ethel Is full OF
kind thoughts, and is as liberal and
generous as possible with things that
cost her nothing. But still 1 do not
regard her rs unseliish. and / viii tell
you why.
She is not the least bit obliging. IL
she is seated in her little rocker by tho
south window, and mamma or auntic
comes in, ever so tired. il does not
occur to Ethel to offer her chair. that
either of the ladies may rest. Indeed.
if you hint it to her, she shakes her
head and says: There are plenty OF
chairs in the room; why should 1 give
up mine" Not long since Cousin Polly
and little Agnes Lee arrived unexpect-
edly, and rs there were other guests in
the house. mamma was compelled To
ask Ethel to give up her pretty room.
and sleep for the night with her younger
sister. Would you believe il. Ethel was
SO vexed that she pouted and sulked in
Cousin Polly's face. would take no no
tice of the child, and finally cried her.
self to sleep? Not one of tho family
ever dreams OF asking Ethel to run up
stairs or down on an errand, to mend \
ripped glove, to carry n message. or To
do the slightest thing which will put
her out of her usual way. They know
that she is not an obliging girl. and,
strangely enough, the very school,
mates who accept her flowers aud
oranges, are much more fond of Mary
Ann, . plain. dumpy little body, who
never has anything to give away, but
who is always greeting everybody with
kind looks and words. and who, wher-
ever she goes. is helping along. -Har-
prs Young People. ..g
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-09-08

| were for putting up Republican candi-
| dates on a decisively Republican plat
form. Discussion became violent.
Epithets took the place OF argument
and the dissension finally merged into
i separation. The Straight-outs went in
to convention, by the nselves. Then
the Coalition party Endorsed Malone,
adjourned and went home The
Straght-outs, recognizing the folly of
making nominations without the. con-
| currence of their Coalition associates,
but refusing to initiate their example
By indorsing the Malone party, passed
resolution leaving Republicans free
to vote as they pleased. and also adj
journed. So that now divided Re-
publican organization and q united
Democratic party confront the Repu-
diationists. 1t is the death blow the of
Malone party. The entire Republican
vote was essential to its success. With
out it, there is not q shadow of hope.
In taking the course they did, the
| Straight-out Republicans declared that
the honor OF the State was q more vital
consideration than the defeat of the
Democracy. They expressed execra-
ton OF principles born in dishonesty
and maintained in disgrace; and re-
fused to be a party TO any combination
which left a sta n upon the reputation
of their Commonwealth. These sent-
ments have the ring OF truest manhood
about them They put to shame the
Administration Republicans who ia
vored any kind of coalition which prom
ised Democratic defeat. But it is sig
niiicant of more important results than
this. 1t stamp s out Mahonism in Vir-
gjnia. 1t puts period to expedlency
in politics. The impression had come
to be general that any policy was fair
that could be turned against the oppo-
sition. The Democrats in Maine and
Virginia held to different views, and
powerful clement in the Republican
party in the latter State indorses this
opinion The best elements in both
parties have protested against dishon-
est combinations of whatever kind. 1t
will mark new and gratifying era in
American politics, and bring again into
prominence the issues which honestly
separate political organizations. The
wire pullers and time servers are Tele-
gated to back seats. The revolving
doctrine. that the end. justiiies the
means, will be froWned down as the de-
vice of political trickstersand the shame
OF reputable parties. There is a line
which separates honesty and dishonesty
III politics. The Straight out Republic
ans of Virginia haye drawn it at repudi-
alton. and in, SO doing have won foc !.
themselves u higher honor than can be
found in any political success. Combi-
nations of parties representing antag
onstic principles are Invariably dishon-
est in purpose and ruinous in effect.
The leader who advises it is a shame
less politician and dishonest man.-
OgnQhG Herald.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-09-08

any bigger yosP Am three inche'
biggera' .r head
wilted away down. 90, .,..
Come, daughter" she said, "take
your dear little feet out of that earth;
You'll catch cold"
.But want to grow, mamma. IN
going to be a plant, and WANT you 10
II think you will find it nicer to be
little girl. Susy and let God make
Won grow in, His own way. It's time 10
get ready for dinner. dear:
.rd like to stay here little longer
please. mamma. Couldn't you let Nora
bring me something to eatv'
..Why, Susy, plants never get any
thing to eat but water and sunshine
and earth, you know"
Susy had never thought of this. She
was hungry. She had had quite enough
sunshine already, and thought water
would make 4 very poor dinner.
She sa. down on the step, and. giving
her feet jerk. was little girl again in
moment. anG followed her mamma to
the bath. room. - YOUTHS Companion.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-09-08
Travelling In Mexico.

In Mexico there are no hotels or
boarding houses, except in large cities
where foreigners reside. AS stage
coaches and other public conveyances
are rare, the travel is mostly done on
horseback. The saddle is generally
mounted with gold Or silver, and richly
ornamented. The rowels Of the spur
are as big as q silver dollar, but the
points are very dull. The spur seems
intended more to brighten the horse than
to hurt him. The Mexicans are expert
riders, being much in the saddle. In
travelling quite. retinue of servants is
necessary. You have to take along
your bedding on a pack-mule, with
servants to attend to the mule and the
luggage, and q cook to prepare yoGr
meals. In many parts of the country
1t Is necessary to take your
provisions with you, and all the
conveniences for camping out. In
some places it is difficult to get drinking
water for yourself and your animals un-
less you buy it. Ii you can not reach q
settlement at night you camp out; in 9
town, you can usually rent room, en-
tirely unfinished, for the night. The
servants spread the bedding on the
floor, purchase provisions in the mar
ket, and prepare the meal in Mexican
style. Bedsteads, tables and chairs are
Injuries known only to the most
wealthy among the native inhabitants.
Butter the Mexicans do not know how
to make. The sugar is very crude ar
ticle, inferior to our darkest brown sug-
ar, and is sold in little cones, that
weigh about a pound. Cheese is made
in cones of similar size, from goats
milk. Cows milk is used only fresh,
and is never made into cheese or butter.
Horses in Mexico are never used for
draught purposes, but are employed
only for riding. Mules and oxen do all
the work of transportation. The fine
wines made at Ell Paso on the Rio
Grande are transported in skins, as in
Bible times. Bottles, kegs and barrels
are almost unknown. In many portions
OF the country timber is too scarce to be
used for casks; and a frame house
would be a very expensive affair. Amer
lean influence will soon instil, new life
into this primative people. The rail-
roads now building will be the means of
civilizing the country, developing its
immense natural resources. 1t has q
beautiful climate and vast mineral
treasures, which only await this foreign
stimulus to be made 4 source of national
wealth and prosperity.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-09-08
Concerning Stel'e Bills.

If We're to prefer bit OF advice to
young people at the outset of their
housekeeping, the sentence that would
put foremost would be, admit RIM up u
store dUIr' And there are people no
longer very young who would profit by
needing the advice.
The habit Of having small bills charged
becomes, after Il time, a seeming neces-
sity to certain classes of people, while
to many OF them it seems such from the
outset of their beginning. Certain arti-
cles are required, there is no ready cash
to pay for them, the shop-keeper is
asked to charge the amount, and so the
account continues with frequent addi-
tons, until at the end of . year there's
o large bill to be paid for what, it APP
pears, there has been no substantial BEN
eft from. My knowledge of ''store
bills'' is of an entirely indirect charac-
ter, for if my;nemory serves me rightly
| never had store bill charged My
father very thoroughly trained me never
to buy an article unless had the money
in my pocket to pay for it, and the older
/ grow, the more apparent the sound
ness of the principle becomes. IfIhad
no other cause for which to thank his
to fill my heart with large measure of
gratitude, as it has saved me great
deal of annoyance, as well as of money.
1t has saved me from buying what re-
ally did not need. 1t has saved me the
modification of small debts. 1t. has
taught me to discriminate between real
and apparent necessities. 1t has held
me to a wise decision in innumerable in
stances. 1t is an invaluable doctrine to
teach a child, and in turn shall teach
it to mine with explicit care. But sim
direct knowledge" is sometimes very
emphatic, and from what l know of
t'store bills | Judge there is nothing
else that eats up so surprisingly an
amount of money, and yields in turn so
little satisfaction. l have observed, too,
that the habit of making such bills leads
people into dishonest dealing, and bills
are run up, here and there, whenev-
er one can get trusted, until finally
honest payment is out of the question,
and the, shop-keeper may sswhistle -
for his money. There are people who
have no conscience whatever about their
Indebtedness to shop-keepers, their en-
tire anxiety being limited to ways and
means of supplying their wants, and
Will wear garment that is unpaid for
with all the afkomb imaginable. Such
people have no true pride of character
and the audacity with which they face
the world is simply incomprehensible.
But to the person of ordinary feeling
and honesty, to be in the meshes Of
small debts must be very narrowing.
can't well imagine anything more I'M
comfortable than to owe for ones tea
and coffee, sugar and rice, nutmeg and
ailspice-to always be cognizant Of the
fact that the food you eat and the
clothes you wear are unpaid for! A
large debt, like that for land, or for any
basis upon which ones income is to be
obtained, is altogether q different affair,
while to be owing for what is all the
time being lost sight of, really, what is
more annoying and degrading, too? AS
rule,I opine, the bulk of store bills is
made up of what could hare been dis
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-09-08

| pcRsed Wtth until the money was at hand
| to pay for them. The people who at
once dispute this are those who have
never made the experiment of dispens-
ing with what can not be paid for on
the spot, and to my mind there is no
comparison between the /" enjoyment -
of gratifying ones appetite at the cost
of self-respect and the freedom and in
dependence of mind that comes from
self-deniai, for the worst slavery is that
which hampers the mind and vexes and
irritates its serenity. To incur debts
for the sake of excepting up appear
ances,'' is TO mortgage ones liberty to
the most ungrateful of things-the pub
lie. l can see no difference between
living off the charity of others and in
buying what you require ''on credit, :"
where you do not see your way clear to
the honest payment of such debts, eX-
cept that in the one case the help extend
ed is gratuitous, while in the other it is
extortion in legal parlance. The result
is the same, it is living off the labor and
income of other people.
There is no time in the career of
householders when selfdenial and n re-
solve to keep free from small debts can
be more easily put in practice than by
young people at the outset of their
housekeeping. They have youth and
health and hope and ambition, and can
forego many luxuries and .''necessaries"
that would be hard for old people to
dispense with. At all events, believe
it to be the experience of the majority
OF people that money, or its equivalent,
usually comes s0nacJlo1C to meet the de-
mands Of what is absolutely essential,
and that it is possible for even the poor
est to avoid running in debt for their
daily expenses.
l used often to see a poor little lady
in Paris who earned G. modest living by
teaching music and French, and when
pinched by her poverty she comforted
herself by saying: cit is so distinyue to
be poor-and honcst," and / often
think of the consolation lying in the
truth of her remark. To be poor, and
to owe no man beyond ones means, is
consistent with great happiness. But
there is nothing at all distinguished"
in being poor, and in debt up to your
ears. l would have peace and freedom
of mind, if l had to live OH crust and
had nothing better with which to serve
my friends.-Nary Wager-FIsher, in
Rural NcW Yorker.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-09-08
Our Young Folks.
HEART, NOT FACE.

One time met little girl
Whose face was fair to sec:
OF all the pretty girls knew,
The prettiest face had she.
A charming little thing" said I.
Aunt Hannah wisely smiled.
1t takes more than a pretty fhce
To make a charming child"
Iwonde"eG what she meant, Alas!
Nv eyes We're opened soon.
Instead of " such charming child"
L sung different tune.
For she-the girl with pretty face
Was cross as cross could he,
And snari or pout from morn till night
Soon discnchanted me.
=" You soc, my dear" Aunt Hannah said,
It's not a hands I'm face
That makes the child we're glad to see
In every time and place:
" Not pretty looks alone, my dear,
\ Child must have, TO be
a IoUclg child. It's what they do,
Far more than what we sec,
" That makes them lovely I'm our eyes.
I've seen a homely face,
Through WHICH IA pleasant spirit shonc,
All luminous with grace
- The grace OF pleasant deeds and words,
without which there can be
No really charming child. my dear.
It's heart not face said she.
-Eben r.. Rerford, in Golden Days.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-09-08
Debris Of Old Buildings.

The varied materials collected from
old buildings in course of demolition
form enormous accumulations in some
of the upper wards in New York City,
where one can purchase anything in the
building line from a piece of old lead
pipe to a magnificent French plate
glass. Timber of all sorts, from giant
crossbeams to little joist posts, can be
had in these yards, where there are also
window sashes, window weights, doors,
shutters, iron and wooden staircases,
window frames, doorposts, flooring,
lathing, thing, wainscoting, bricks,
brown stone fronts, granite steps, gran
tie columns, iron Orders and iron fronts,
iron stair-frames, and, in fact, any
used in a house. Door knobs, bell han
mention the cornices, are in profusion
and confusion. The profits of this bust
ness are said to be great, and while it
frequently happens that large figures
are paid for some houses, the
Gently some houses on Twenty-third
Street were taken down, and as they
were finished in hard wood, ornamented
Win mirrors anu great spacious nre-
places, the price demanded was very
large, but the old brass work and glass
alone paid the purchaser for what he
had invested, and the wood, stone and
brick of the house was all clear profit:
The two firms which do the largest
traffic OF, the kind carry to their yards
about fifty truck-loads of material a
day. Then there are dozens of others
in the trade who do a much more mod
est business.-N. 7. Industrial World,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-09-08
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

Lord Rosebery is one of the few
Scotch noblemen who have a residence
iu Edinburgh, and there are certainly
not more than three peers who have
residences in Dublin.
The Queen once soun enough yarn
from flax grown on the estate of the
Earl of Caledon to be woven into a table
napkin, which was lately on exhibition
at a fair in England.
1t may be a surprise to most read
ers to learn that the Prince of Wales is
overworked. This view of his case,
however, comedies that attendance at
receptions, horse races, charity cere-
monials, and cornerstone layings is
work.
The bedroom furniture of Lord
Beaconsfeld, which has just been sold
in London, was covered with blue silk,
having roses in bloom spread gracefully
over it, and the same delicate fabric
was used as hangings for the walls and
for curtains to bed and windows.
"A London correspondent at Ems
says, after expressing amazement at the
other day maid threw herself into the
river. Twenty Germans looked on I'M
moved. An American gentleman, who
was heavily clad and wore an overcoat,
leaped in, and with great difficulty saved
her, for he first clutched her hair, which
proved false. Until she was on the bank,
no one else offered any aid"
The King of Bavaria has been visit
ing the Lakes of the Four Cantons in
Switzerland. He took q suite of twenty
apartments in the Axenstein Hotel; but
there was too much noise and publicity
to suit him and he changed his abode to
a hotel in the village of Drummer. He
continues his eccentricities. He passes
all night rowing on the lake and looking
at the stars.
: The small and picturesque village of
San Idlefonso is the temporary residence
of the Court OF Madrid this summer,
and the birthday of the young Queen of
Spain was recently celebrated there.
There was q reception at the palace,
and an amateur bull-fght, which is still
a popular element and always festival
among the young aristocracy in Spain,
notwithstanding the greatly increased
popularity of horse racing during the
last two years. There was also grand
display of the great. fountains, which
rival those of Versailles.
queen Victoria wished to elevate
the late Dean Stanley to a bishopric,
and expressed great displeasure at his
refusal. 81 am so contented with my
deanery that | would not leave it for any
bishopric, was his reply. 1t was when
the Queen was quite assured of his Sc
rious intention to live and die Dean of
Westminster that the idea was suggested
to her of keeping Lady Augusta Bruce,
her maid of honor, to whom she was
greatly attached, ever near her by
marriage with Stanley. She dreaded
Lady AugEsta's abandonment of Eng
land to settle in Canada, where her
brother, Lord Elgin, was Governor.
Stanley was exactly the man to suit the
quiet habits and religious tastes of Lady
Augusta, and the marriage was always
considered one of the happiest of all
those concluded under the auspices of
Her Majesty, whose talent for match
making is proverbial. @
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-09-08
Even-Handcd Justice.

Last night n number of men were sit
ting in front Of the Ormsby House dis
cussing the big mining suit in Eureka
between the Richmond and Albion.
General Kittrell. w. w. Bishop. Sine
Barnes, Johnny Moore. and others were
interesting the crowd with recitals of
the suits they had seen. Bishop and
Kittrcl insisted that of late years the
atmosphere of the courts had been purer
than in the earlier days. .l.sr1r
d" THAT is. !" said Barnes. "thinner and
weaker; in other words. jurors cost less
than formerly" ~ r,ro
Both the lawyers agreed that coin had
n potent influence. When the law was
all on their side and the jury on the
other, they. could only explain il on n
coin hypothesis. IL. .-,......
AT this point an old grizzly-bearded
man who had been listening slid up and
remarked:
mining suits amt what they used 10
be. There's been no real live litigation
to speak OF since the Raymond 4 Ely
suit with the .Hermes in Pioche."
"Were you in townp'
"Well, rather; travelled 400 miles
on a mule TO get to the jury box. I
struck the town about six o'clock at
night, and, walking into the leading bar
room, inquired II the suit had begun.
Inside of half an hour man came up
and asked me what my name was. He
wrote it down on his shirt cuff, and then
he said: "Pard, If you want to stay
and see the suit, let me see You through
on your expenses; and he handed me
$500, remarking that he thought the X.
and T.. had the bulge on the law said
that / thought that myself, and then 1
sauntered of. In about an hour man
came to me and told me / was drawn
on the jury. said 4 didn't mind. and
agreed to stand in. About nine o clock
a man tapped me on the arm and
handed me five hundred, remarking
that the Hermes had about all the law
and facts on their side that was neces-
sary. He thought l might need little
money for expenses OF course / took
the money, he seemed SO anxious to get
rid of it, and then slipped into back
room, put on pair of false side whis-
kers, n thin silk duster had been car
rying under my coat, and / was n
man. BY ten o'clock 4 was on
a good horse that paid $500 for, and
started off on a prospecting trim.
bear the idea of holding tho
scales of justice in n case like that. L
was fearful of further corruption, you
see. But on the trial was represented
by proxy. On the road met old Bill
dead broke and discouraged. /
put him on the lay. and he started
double quick for Phoebe. He struck the
ledge rich. guess, for when. next
heard of him he was drivin' spankin'
team and enjoying life. - Carson (Ser.)
AppedL.