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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-03-09
PITH AND POINT.

The meanest man known went to
the theater and after the performance
sneaked back to hear the echo.-P,tck.
"A method has been discovered re-
Gently by which good walking shoes can
be made from leather. This will have a
tendency to relieve the great strain on
the pasteboard market.-Burlington
H0sCIeye.
A scientist says that every adult
person carries enough phosphorus in his
body TO make at least 1900 of the or
binary two-cent packages of friction
matches. Appearances are deceitful! IL
is hard to realize that a tramp is worth
80 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Herald.
Practical young belle to utterly utter
young man: "Algernon!'' t'What is it,
my pensive lily?'' "You ought to study
''And what is ensilage, my languid oneP"
"Oh, it shows how to keep green things
green till the winters gone, Algernon,
Algy ?''-Boston Herald.
-"My son." said the legislator,
"why do you 60 about dragging those
old hoopskirts9'' "Why, pa, l want to
get into the Legislature, too" "Great
Scott! boy, what do you mean?"
"Nhy, Deacon Jones said you got into
the Legislature by pulling wires" If
Deacon Jones' dog gets poisoned, you
can guess who did it.-Philadelphia Batl-
let5n.
-"H How to Preserve Dead Bodies''
was the headline that caught the eye
of Mrs. Pinaphor, as she picked up
scientific paper. "Good gracious!"
she exclaimed, "what won't they pre-
serve next? I thought it was bad
enough when they got to preserving au-
tumn leaves; but dead bodies-ugh! A
body nowadays don't know what they
are gettin' when they buy store pre-
serves.'' And she went to the closet to
see if the ounces she put up had "work-
ed. '-Judge.
"A country physician of limited
sense and ''imiteder'' education, was
called to see Mr.. RS little boy, who
was quite i'll. He gave some medicine
and left, promising to call on the fol-
lowing morning. When he arrived Mr..
r. met him at the gate and informed
him that the child was convalescent.
"Convalescent?" said the doctor, "con.
valescent? Then if he is that bad off
you'll have to call in some other physi.
clan; L never treated a case of it in nv
life!" and with that he mounted his
horse and departed. Detroit Free Press,
Two old ladies were sitting before
the fire engaged in silent Thought.
Finally one of them arose, went to tbs
window, and scanning the appearance
OF nature outside, said, "Betsy, 1 be.
lieve it's going to rain.'' mo such
thing" returned the other; ssthe SUMS
shining and there's not cloud to be
seen." "Can't help that" resumed her
companion; ''the tin rooster on SQUIRE
Gilbert's barn is p'intin' straight toward
the East, and that's sure sign of a
Storm Betsy turned as she said this.
and looking her square in the face with
q conservative expression, exclaimed
"Lor sakes, Jane, how can you be 50
superstltlous. - Rrooklun Eagle.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-03-09

moment he stood erect, strong, confident In
the years stretching peacefully out before
hepless-doomed to many weeks of torture
TO silence and the grave. Great in life, he
was nnslnrp .h great in death For no
and wickedness, by the red hand of muir.
der, he was thrust from the full tide of the
worlds interest; from its hopes, its aspira.
tions its victories, into the visible presence OF
death, and he did not quail. Not alone for
the one short moment in which, stunned and
its relinquishment, but through DAYS of
deadly languor, through weeks of agony that
with clear sight and calm courage he looked
into his open grave. What blight and ruin
met his anguished eyes? whose lips may tell
what brilliant, broken plans; what baffled,
high ambitions; what sundering of strong,
warm manhood's friendships; what bitter
rending of sweet household ties?
Behind him proud, expectant nation, a
great host OF sustaining friends, a cherished
and happy mother wearing the full, rich hon.
ors OF her early tolls and tears, the wife of his
youth whose whole life lay in his; the little
boys not yet merged from childhood's day OF
frolic; the fair young daughter, the sturdy
sons just springing into closest companion
ship, claiming every day, and every day re-
warding, father 5 love and care, and in his
heart the eager, rejoicing power to meet all
darkness-and his soul was not shaken, and
his countrymen We're thrilled with instant,
profound and universal sympathy. Master
full in his mortal weakness, he became the
center of nations love, enshrined in the
prayers OF a world. But all the love and all
the sympathy could not share with him his
suffering. He trod the wine press alone.
With unfaltering front he faced death. With
unfailing tenderness he took leave of life.
Above the demoniac hiss of the assassin's
bullet he heard the voice OF God. With sim
pie resignation he bowed to the Divine
decree.
AS the end drew near his early craving for
the sea returned. The stately mansion OF
power had been to him the wearisome hospi
tai of pain, and he begged to be taken from
his prison walls. from its oppressive, sitting
air, from its homelessness and its hopeless
ness. Gently, silently, the love of great
people bore the pale sufferer to the longed- for
healing of the sea. to live or to die, as God
should will, within sight of its heaving pillows
within the sound of its manifold voice. With
wan, fevered face tender.y lifted to the cool
ing breeze, he looked out wistfully upon the
oceans changing wonders-on its far sails
whitening in the morning light, on its restless
waves rolling shoreward to break and die be-
meath the monday sun, on the red clouds of
evening arching low to the horizon, on the
serene and shining pathway of the stars. Let
think that his dying eyes read a mystic
meaning which only tine rapt and parting
soul may know Let us believe that i'll the
silence of the receding world he heard the
great waves breaking on further shore, and
felt already upon his wasted brow the breath
OF the eternal morning.
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SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

Prof. Schlager is responsible for the
statement that blue light has quieting
and soothing influence on the insane.
Some interesting pictures of Syria
and the Holy Land may be found in
/" Griffin Ahoy!" new English book
by General Maxwell, narrating the in
cidents of ~ yacht voyage in the Medit-
erranean in 1881.
A cement ledge, some nine hundred
feet in extent, has recently been opened
near Tres Pinos, Cal. 1t is estimated
that over $4,000 tons are in sight. 1t is
worth about $75 ton delivered on the
cars at Tres Pinos.
Logs and planks split at the ends
because the exposed surface dries faster
than the inside. If muriatic acid be
saturated with lime and applied to the
ends like whitewash, the chloride of cal
cium formed attracts moisture and pre-
vents splitting.
"A road locomotive for war purposes
was recently tried before Count Moltke.
1t weighed % ga tons and drew easily
40 tons weight of guns mounted on
their carriages fully equipped. Its max
imum traction power is over $50 tons,
cents an hour.
in the Seychelles about $50 acres of
land are under cultivation with cloves.
The lazy habits of the people had led to
the wanton destruction of the trees. To
gather the crop they cut off all the
branches, although they knew that
years must elapse before the trees will
be fit to bear again. Within the past
twenty years many of the trees have
been cut down for frewood. Pepper
and cinnamon grow wild here.-Iropi-
zeal Agriculturist.
Many persons are puzzled to under
stand what is meant by the terms ''four-
penny" six-penny," and 'sten penny"
as applied to nails. The Scientific
Americoa explains this by saying that
''four- penny'' means four pounds to the
thousand nails, or s'six-penny" six
pounds to the thousand, and so on. 1t
is an old English term, and meant at
first "ten-pound' nails (the thousand
being understood), but the old English
clipped it to ''tenpun," and from that it
degenerated until spenny" was ,substi-
tuted for pounds. When 1000 nails
weigh less than one pound they are
called tacks, brads, etc., and are reck-
oned by ounces.
Still another device is now proposed
by a German engineer for protection
against fre-damp explosions. 1t is
based on the property possessed by
preparations of platinum of condensing
on its surface not only oxygen, but also
light carbureted hydrogen, even when
only small quantities of it exist in the
atmosphere, and, in this close contact
of the two gases, effecting dark COM
bustion of the carbureted hydrogen. A
wire gauze lamp is charged with pieces
Of pumico stone, impregnated with
ethiops of platinum. These Jumps are
surrounded by coke to protect them, land
enclosed in the lamp, which is then
ready. In the presence of fire-damp,
the platinum ethiops or preparations at
tract the gas, which is gradually and
harmlessly destroyed-the consumption
being within the gauze, and not of
nature to ignite surrounding explosive
atmosphere. Control of the lamp is
effected through the escaping heat.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-03-09

He opened the door and put his
head in cautiously, and seeing no deadly
weapons on the table advanced. Rub
bling his hands a little he remarked ::
GLANDS little cold this morning. Been
wearing four-button gloves to day and |
generally wear ten buttons" Ii the re-
mark hadn't have caught us just as Il
did, he never would have been allowed
to leave his poetry.-N. Y. Post.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-03-09

The crowning characteristic of Gen. Gar
field li9ious opinions and indeed OF all his
opinions was his hberality. In all things he
hal charity. Tolerance was OF his nature
He respected in others the qualities which he
pos scssed himself, sincerity OF conviction an
irankuesS OF expression. With him the in
quiry was not so much what a man DelleVeS,
but d pes lie believe It: The lines Of hi
friendship and his confidence encircIed men
o; every creed, and men of no creed, and, to
the end of his life, on his ever lengthcnng
list of friends were to be found the names of
a pious Catholic priest and of an n sneSt-
minded and generous hearted free thinker.
ON thu, morning of Saturday, July ,. the Pres
in the ordinary degree, but lOyfully, almost
bovishly happy. On his way to the railroad
station, to which he drove slowly in con >ciOIs
enjo vment of the beautiful morning, with an
un yonted sense of leisure and keen anticipa-
ton of pleasure, his talk was al IN the CRATE
full and gratulatOrT vein. He felt that at er
four NJ 1nths OF trial Lis administration was
strong in i 3 grasp of affairs. strong in popu-
lar favor, and deserved to grow Stron ger;
that the grave difficulties confronting him at
his inauguration had been safely pa Ssed; that
the trouble lay behind him and not before
him; that he was soon to meet the wife W lom
which had but lately dsquietcd and almost
unnerved him; that he was going to his Alma
Mater to renew the most cherished ssocit-
ton OF his Young manhood. ana to exchange
greeting with those whose deapan;n g interest
had follow every step OF his upward prog
ress from the day he entered upon his col
lege until he hal attained the Hottest e,eva-
ton in the gilt of his countrynen.
Much of happiness can ever come from the
honprs o. triumphs of this world. On that
quiet July morning James =. Gariielt NAV
have well b,..n Il happy man. No forcbod ng
OF evil haunted him. Not the slightest pre-
montion of danger clOuded his sky. His ter
riDte fate was up IN him in an instant. One
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-11-18
COMMISSIONER N0TIOE.

TO w Hampton, ppG,
and
George A. Chrisman, admir- Of George
Carl, George S Hanna, trustee, end
John G Manor, defts
You are hereby notified that ! have
fixed upon the Z8th day of De ember,
1882, at my offi,e in Martnsburg, Berke-
ley County, to settle the account Of the
administrator of George Carl, decd, and
to ascertain and report tde debts that are
lawfully chargeable upon the estate Of
George Carl, deceased, with their amounts
and priorities; and if there is any personal
property to pay the same--tho amount
due John c.. Manor on the deed Of trust
in the bill and proceedings mentioned,
and the relative date OF recording debt
due complainant by the dece3ent and oil
the instrument setting apart said dece-
dents realty as a home tead, and ascor-
tain The fee simple and rental value Of
same, REQUIRED to be taken by decree OF
the Circuit Court Of Berkeley County, al
which time and place you are required to
attend.
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HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

Consisting of Parlor Set Hair Cloth
Furniture, Ctutes Table, ! Folding Card
Fable, , Mahogany Bureaus 2 Wash
Stauea, / Set Red Room Furniture. 8 Rcd
stands ! Wardrobe. Stands, lam
mock 2 Rocking Chairs Dozen Chairs,
Z Lounge, q Lot Of Ingram Carpet ] Ex
tension Fable. 3 Kitchen Tables, Large
Cupboard, COOK STOVE, Ten Plate
stove, Parlor wood Stove, j Coal
stove, Pair Brass Andirons, Pair
scte5, one IL barrel Copper Kettle, l
Iron Kettle Knives, Forks, Dishes Crooks,
Churn, Washtubs, Wrinqers, Sausage
Grinder aud Stuher, I Combined Fruit
Press, Lard Firkias. krout knife, lot
OF hoice Plotted Flowers; lot of Prime
Vinegar and Barrels, and many other ar
ucle4 too numerous TO mention.
IEBMS;-A credit VI ten months will
be given on an Sums G. $40 and upwards,
The PA chaser giving note with approved
security. negotiable and pJvabla at the
National Bank of N1rtinshorg with in
rerest, but paid nj maturity the interest
win be RENTED under $40 cash No
property tc he removed until terms are
compiled with
G. III. BENSON.
Y. Quinn, AuctioGCer. luoTl8
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MUSIC for EVERYBODY.
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Degrees OF the Staff Clefs Notes and
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(This is very important with chldren)
Flats and Sharps and theie use. All tie
different Keys, how to form Chords or
musical words. II teaches the syllables,
Do, Re- Mi, etc, in singing. 1t contains q
complete musical c4techism 1t is MUL-
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the learner is amusing himself by
playing familiar tunes. Persons with no
musical talent may play The tunes, as the
guide is such that be cannot strike the
wrong key. Full directions and four
pieces Of music accompany the Method
Sent by mail for Sl.0o.
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ajIelH AHP INgP n ~ ND

The Farmer piows with ia OLIVER CHILLED PLOW har
with Perry Spring Tooth Harrow the Superior Drill
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lO8 Acres Good Slate Land

ip Berkely county, ABIDING The above and
the lands Of Joseph GTantham, David
Mcdonald John NcGiunjs and others
Both tracts ago well timberoj
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Repub icns, Choice.


From the Phi adelphil Press
Whenever the r, puhlirau- eject p
Dpmocra icgovernot ia New York
or Penney lvania, they always pirk
oui man who acknowledges the
sins of his own party
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0 HEAD HORSES,

them good work horses, 3 mares in
toal good driving horse three IL years
and two ID year Old colts; one OF them
Hambletoniau, sired by Aihambrai the
othe Percberon; HEAD OF CATTLE,
3 OF which are fat, 3 mich co.'s, 3 last
spripg ca yes. 8 HEAD Of FAT HOGS,
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NOTICE 10 CREDITORS.

To the creditors If George Carl deceased
la pursuance Of a decree Of the Circuit
Court Of the Couuy Of Berkeley made in
a cause therein pnding, to subject the
real estate of the aid Georg. Carl, to the
payment Of his de,ts, you are required to
present your claims against the estate Of
the said George Cal for adjudication to
William b, Colstoi, Commissioner. at his
Office in the said c(uuty, on or before the
18th day Of Decem1er 1882.
Witness s.. II MARTIN
Clerk of said Cour, this llth Gay Of No
vember, 1882.
S. Il. MARTIN,
Nov. nth, 1885, 81. Clerk.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-16
THE COACHING CLUBS RETURN DRIVE

About fifty ntlemen, most of whom had on light
cOOred OvcrcUats and hlgh-cTOwned Derby hats,
tired to assume occupied air as they lOungcd
about the entrance of the Hotel Brunswick az p.
III. yesterday. They waiting or the return Of
the members of the Coaching Club, who last
Saturday morning proved thai their enthusiasm
was Waterproof by starting in the rain their an
nual drive Far weather and more fashionable
hour than $3.50 "a. made the return Of the ClnO
easier event Tor the society man to take in than
the starr. 1herr was. therefore, a large gathering,
and the congratulations OF The crowd un the side
walk sounded more hearty to the pieasure-seekers
on their safe return than on their dismal start. 1t
was four minutes past q, the four minutes being
due 20 the HObOken fenybOat, when the Pioneer
with Colonel Jay driving, came rolling up to the
door of the BFunswICk with It's load VI buii-cOlOrcd
oyercOats, surmounted BY coniented faces. Evans
the guard sounded the horn tTlumph'ntly, but a
coating of Jersey mud on the wheels, halfway to
the huDs, was a reminder OF the unlucky weather
during the trip. The men sprang oil the vehicle
threw their bull oyercOats inside OF 1t and joined
the crowd, or we're borne of by their wives or lady
friends who occupied dozen carriages opposite the
hotel.
drivers WAS SIMPLY reverse of the schedule for
the dIiN e out saturday. he coach lett Noun
tain side Farm, Aahwal, II l45 p. H., Mr.. trltsch
driving 10 llackcusack, which included the stage
allotted 10 Mr.. Havemeyer, who did not accompany
the club.
The worst part of the road was between Hack
ensa.k and iObJken," saa Sir Fritsch. The MEM
bcrs of he club all spoke with delight of the trip.
Sunday spent III lnsp'c t.ng Mr.. HavcmcyeT's
Mountain SIDE Farm OF 600 in the Ramapo
Valley. OWING 10 lht rain lllc buildings proved the
most attractive and the party found much to adj
miro in wandering through the large, clean and
weil-ventiiated barns stables and other buildings
Hungarian thoroughbred horses sleek Jersey cattle,
Sou, hdown sheep Chester White pigs and fancy
poultry were successfully seen. The sllOs holding
enough cut fodder fresh and green TO feed Il thOus-
and head of animals Tor year, are feature O1 the
farm. The neat dairy, with It's tiled walls and
steam power app llanccs, was also inspected. The
Bokee farm, which Hugo Frisch is fitting up for
his country home. was VISITED IN the af ernOon as
well as the breeding farm of \. b. Darling, where
were seen more blOodcd horses and cattle.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-16
PROTESTING AGAINST THE EXCISE BILL

A meeting to protest against the passage OF the
pending Excise blil by the state senate was held
last night III the Church OF Christ, Sterng-place,
brooklyn. The attendance was not large. =. -.
Duryea, who presided explained the object OF the
me ting, aud introduced as the first speaker the
Rev. DR.. Howard Crosby.
"a few years ago" he said, cit was felt by many
III NeW-YOrk hat in order to further the cause OF
law and order there must be an organization OF men
who were NOT politicians and who had no axes 10
grind and from this feeling sprang the Society Tor
the Prevention of Crime, which though organized
on very broad basis has devoted itself especially
to seeing tDat the Excise Law is obeyed. 1h!s law
glad to say, is Ill It's spirit and In many OF us
details most excellent. We're il fully obeyed the
record Of crimes woGld 1e much less than II y
Damage clause. under which exemplary damages
eau lie inflicted on the liquor-seller who, alter due
warning, sells to any member of the family; Inc
spirit of the Excise law on our statuse-bQoks To-
day Is that no shall be authorized 10 sell Liquor
by the glass unless he keeps genuine bona
fide hotel Bat when we tried to enforce chat ldca
in New-lO they got around II by making every
grog-snop in the city IL hotel. However, we ana
some good, III making them put up
Sunday closing act. Now the proposed bill ut
terly destroys all these good features. Ii tears up
the Civil Damage clause by the roots, and would
make 1t practically impossible TO convict those who
sell illegally | may allude TO the fact that was
falsely SAID 10 approve this bill by member on the
floor OF this Assembly. when he had letter from me
III his pocket saying strongly disapproyed That
man was sir. Sheridan, the father of this rev En-
else blli. ! tell you, yOu can't trust these legs-
latois who owe their election To liquor; and IT Is
dangerous to have such men i'll any movement of
moral reform. Ii / were asked bow we snail mend
the matter, would answer by the union Of all the
people who are on the side Of virtue. teetOtaers
ana moderate drinkers. Let us unite IN passing "a
law that Will embOdy the common sense of the
community. That law viii not be prOhibitory to
say that prohibition Is among the present possible
itIes for NcwlOTK ami Brooklyn Is. II seems To me,
utterly absurd. | would ike To SIC an Excise law
enacted embOdying these three PROVISIONS rcstric
ton of the number license Zee OF $1,000, and for
breaking the law punishment Of imprisonment
with sll wed head and striped SUIT. Applause
there will he a marked decrease OF crime | believe
thai in this matter we should be practical mere
theories are yaluelcss. And think hat any reform
OF the evils oil Intemperance must come along the
hucs of thought which have briefly suggested
Resolutions expressive Of the sentiments OF the
meeting were read ana adopted, and addresses were
maize by William ii. IngersOll, Assistant District
Attorney Backus, tie Rev. }. Bradford Cleaver and
Others.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-16
IN SFARCH or TWO HUSBANDS.

Superintendent Jackson, Cf Castle Garden, was
made involuntary matrimonial agent about
three years ago. through his successful efforts in
finding an ailianced wife for an Immigrant who
had previously landed Hundreds OF letters were
sent 10 Nil Jackson from people III various parts OF
the country requesting INN to =. lcct wives and
husbands for them. He is again likely to
have much of his time taxed in the same
way. 4 letter addressed to the Commissioners of
Emigration referred to him yesterday from
Franken kaab, willow. Of PIungstadt Kuegenen-
ST., 49, Hesse Darmstadt.' 1t is "A long and ineenu-
ous letter setting forth that Mrs, Raab has two
daughters, eighteen and twenty years old. They
are handsome girls and anxious to come to
America with the design of making desirable mai III
monial alliances" The cOnsdcrate mother seemed
to take ii as matter of course that it was part of
the duty of the Commissioners 10 secure husbands
Tor handsome girls, TO advance the passage money
and to obtain reimbursement when the matrimonial
de