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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-06-22

it that's no excuse. I have behaved
nearly as bad as you two"
ssYou knowp" he exclaimed.
ssYes, know. l heard the bet, and
heard your wish to retract it, the next
morning. Don't look like that. If you
could endure those weeks, believing
that you deceived me, you can endure
the pain of hearing that [ did know all
| the while.''
| There came g. knock at the door; and
in answer to Mrs. Rushton's summons,
q servant entered with a bouquet.
'sColonel Falkland's compliments,
madame; and he will come for you, to
| drive, in quarter of an hour. He was
unadvoidably detained at Thun, and is
busy with letters for the post"
The door closed again, and she turned
to Langdon, holding up the odorous
flowers.
:" From the man am engaged to, -
she said. s'He only got here last night.
I've not had the courage to tell him
how i'll I have behaved. But must.
s ss you see I have my punishment
Langdon sat still for few instants,
his hand covering his face. Presently
he arose, and went up to her.
"The difference is that my punish
ment is deserved and yours is not, - he
said 81 seem to have lived whole
life in these seconds. I am going now.
Some time-if am ever strong enough,
manly enough will see you again,
and thank you. Anyway, you shall
live to acknowledge that the lesson was
not wasted on man incapable OF
profiting by it,
He lifted the loose sleeve of her dress
to his lips, and went quickly out of the
room.
That happened five years since, and
he kept his word. Colonel Falkland
and his wife may be considered to rank
among the happy people of this earth.
Only last summer spent a few days at
their home; and Langdon brought his
bride on visit. We should have had
De Sarde, also; only he was called un-
expectedly back to Constantinople,
where he holds a diplomatic position of
Importance.
have no moral to offer except this:
There's turning point in every human
life, no matter what the past has been;
if only the wandererl in the worlds
wilderness will have fortitude enough to
tread bravely along the thorny path
which is the only way out of the morass.
-Peterso7a's Magazine.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-06-22
|. T. NGHILDLESS..

.
Oh, why are my arms so empty.
When al! the world 1s filled
With the joy my heart is craving
"A craving never stilled?
From the neighbors' doors and windows
Wee faces peep and shine
like the stan 8 that stud the heavens,
E But never one from mine.
would that my rooms were numbered
2 = With children's broken toys,
And the air were rife with music
= ot laughing girls and boys,
Instead OF the weary stiffness
That comes SO near to pain,
Till / marvel at the women
Who count such loss gain.
think my rife would be purer,
And esSalLied 10 sin,sss - go
If my. longing arms could open
And take my children in;
That many a care anG trouble So d.
Would find speedy rest, t5 =
If love would send their shining heads
To pillow on my breast; So
And notes of painful discord,
That breathe themselves In signs, p
Would be changed to songs of joyful praise
In singing iullabies.
Well. God forgive the murmurings,
And teach me to be still,
Content to know, whate'er my lot,
IT'S ordered by His will.
And If the boon crave for now
To me is never given,
Twill be that by some other means
He makes me meet for Heaven.
-Bost0n Transcript.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-06-22
PITH AND POINT.

= I za4. rss
-Fogg says beef should be classsd
under the head of game, because It n
dear meat.-Bosto,s Transcript.
The pagans of Central Africa stiu
offer human sacrifices to their gods,
because it is their rite.-Hawkcye.
Yes, James, oysters are canned dur.
ing the summer months, but you canned
eat them all the ame.-B,rlingto
HaWkeye. @e
Never hesitate to offend the chronic
book-borrower. You may be out OF his
books, but that is better than being out
of your own.
The New Haven, Register sees NO
occasion for alarm over the high price
of beef. Dried apples can be had In
plenty at the same old figures.
"A little boy who has been used -
receiving his older brothers old toys
and clothes recently remarked: Ma,
will / have to marry his widow when hs
diesP" 49, 60. .q
A lover and his girl went into .
Springfield, Mass, drug store the other
day to get some '.sody." One ordered
s'bovine" the Others Vaccine suppos-
ing that these two words, which were
hung up near the fountain, were the
names Of some new syrups.-Detro1
Free Press.
-"I always licked every time I
fought, and I fought three times .
week. said Smallboy, proudly. "Yesp"
replied Oldboy, with q shade of won
dering incredulity in his voice, for hip
friend was small of stature. ''Always,"
rejoined Smallboy, regretfully. ''licked
the DUST" sI E
els there such thing as luckp''
asks correspondent. There il. For
instance if you 60 home at two O'Clock
in the morning, after promising your
wife to be In early, and find her asleep
and don't tumble over any chairs, that's
luck, but it isn't to be depended on.-
oil City Derrick. ..a 'ss4#4. geg
A letter mailed In 1858 was recently
found behind shelf in country post
Office, and forwarded to its destination.
1t was addressed to young lady, and
contained marriage proposal. When
the young lady read it she looked pleas
ed, and exclaimed, claw mel / didn't
expect to hear from John % soon. But
what wonderful thing is the fast mail
service!" @2 ~ @At 90
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-06-22
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

The London Builder attributes the
marvellous durability of mortar in Italy
to the fact that tho lime remains In q
pit covered with water for two years
before it is used. Here the lime Is used
half an hour after it is Stacked. 49,.
The clippings of sole leather In New
England shoe factories were formerly
regarded as worthless, and the SIN ell 81
their burnings were peculiarly d
such towns as Lynn and Salem These
scraps are now stamped into buttons tor
clothes and fancy tack-heads for up
holstery, and the long familiar odor II
missed @ tta
The little unioellular alga, which
makes the red snow, and figured In
Captain Ross's account, of his ARCTIC
expedition in 1919, has been found on
the top of the Wasatch Mountains. Bot
anists call it the protococcus nivalis.s r
increases rapidly after it once begins 10
grow, and makes patches of snow as red
as blood. 49, -
Plants do not take up water by their
leaves from moist atmosphere, but
their roots must be supplied with plenty
of water, which will be taken up BY the
root-hairs into the plant. The water
thus taken up il not pure, but contains
certain mineral substances in solution.
These pass through the root to the bum
dies of the stem, then to the leaf, where
the water is transpired. esq
A company has been formed in
South Florida, it is said, to manufac-
ture an active fertilizer from the shell
mari, which is found in large quantities
on some portions of the upper St. Johns.
It is proposed to grind the shell, and
supply ammonia by adding the decom-
posed flesh and bones of fish, which can
be obtained in large quantities In the
lakes of the upper river.
Experiments made at Leipsic with
a cuirass formed of new kind Of steel
preparation show some very satisfactory
results. The metal of this cuirass, as
described, is only about three-fiftieths of
an inch thick, and is lined inside with q
layer of wool; the cuirass itself is four
teen inches wide and ten inches high,
being intended only to protect the heart
and lungs, and weighs two and one
fourth pounds. Eleven rounds were
fired at 1t, at distance of 175 yards,
from Martini breech- loading rife, and,
of eight bullets which struck The cuirass,
only two pierced the metal, while even
these were completely fattened and re-
manned in the wooden lining, so that q
man wearing the cuirass would have
been uninjured. Its lightness constitutes
a marked advantage.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-06-22

The nasturtium, besides being a
pretty flower for garden border, is
worthy OF cultivation for the seeds,
which are excellent for fiavoring pickles,
or as q substitute for capers. The
dwarf varieties need no support, but the
tall kinds should be trained to trellis
or fence, to keen the fruit out of the
dirt
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-06-22

and lovely that his misery and remorse
swelled up in a higher, blacker tide !;
and even if he had not been already re-
solved to tell her the whole truth, he
could not have kept his lips from its
utterance.
"Mr. Langdon, how nice of you to
come back" She said, approaching him
with her dainty hand extended, and
that Circe-like smile on her lips.
He hurried forward to meet her. He
stretched forth his hand. Then ne
drew it back, and stopped short, and
said, brokenly:
81 can't take it. I'm not fit. Pm
the meanest wretch alive, and I came to
tell you so. :"
Her whole face changed as If by
magic. The smile faded from her lips !;
her eyes grew soft and kind. She put
out her slender fingers, took his, and
shook them cordially.
"You are nothing of the Sort" she
said; ssand won't hear my friends
abused. You are very good fellow, by
nature. But the life you have led has
nearly ruined everything that is decent
in you, and will completely. if you don't
change it,"
81 want to change it," he STAN
mered. 81 mean to; but"
"There mustn't be any but in the
case" she interrupted. "You are to do
it, all for the sake of right, for the
sake of being an honorable man. I
meant to try you very differently; to
give you the punishment thought you
merited, just as I did your friend.
Even he made me feel little ashamed;
for, after all. though was provoked to
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-07-20
An English Opinion on Oscars Trip.

III " piuiou ou OoOoA A3lp'
The verdict passed upon Oscar Wilde
by the Americans, that he is no fool is
not, on the face of it, omplimentary,
though it was meant TO be so. 1t is
certainly true. People may have their
laugh, but Oscar is having not only a
good time, but is making good deal of
money. His present expedition was
undertaken at the suggestion of the
shrewd head and kindly heart covered
by the hat and waistcoat of Mr.. George
Lewis, Of Ely place Oscar was in very
low circumstances, beginning to suffer,
with Mrs Langtry, from the caprice of
London society, which was getting tired
of both. He discovered that man can
not live by lilies alone, and was, in short,
faced by the grim and wholly inIsthetic
necessity of earning his daily bread Mr..
Lewis thought that something could be
done in America, and preached the mat
ter to D'Oyly Carte, who took it up with
the cheerful results of which we get
some inkling in the kilograms from the
United States. In London people laugh
ut Oscar and certainly would not pay
to see him. In America they laugh.
but pay, and all is well. There is, by
the way, a good conundrum current
about Oscar. don't know that it has
reached YOU. but it will bear repetition.
"Who was the first nsthetic?' was tho
question, and the answer, BALKANS
ass, because the Lord made him to (o)
utter. - LORioH citizen.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-07-20
The Hunter and the Truant Urchin.

Several years ago, with fine brace
Of pointers, Frank and Dash, l left .
little town on the Ohio Canal some
thirty miles from Cleveland. after an
early breakfast, for the '.Scdges," q
well-known partridge ground east Of
the winding Cuyahoga. Before l got
out Of the little hamlet ragged little
bright-eyed, smart-looking country boy.
between - and IA years Of age, came
trudging along at my heels. / said:
Where are you going, my boy?'
Hunting with you, If you will let
me-"
you do not look stout enough to
stand the fatigue OF the tramp am
about to make. Don't you 60 to
schoolpn
"Yes, but I'm runnn' away to-day to
show you where the cartridges is. 1
knowed you was goin hunting, for see
you and them big dogs last night at the
tavern"
care you not afraid of getting
whipping by both your teacher and
your parentsP"
mo, but / expect to have to lie some.
I'll tell the teacher / had the belly-ache,
and I'll tell pap I've been to school and
didn't want no dinner"
At this smiled audibly, and believ-
ing in his unsophisticated honesty, and
that he might show me some new
grounds, as he declared he could, told
him to come along, keep close to me
and stop still when l did. He promised
faithfulness in everything. We soon
turned into thicket in deep gully at
his suggestion, and had proceeded but
few rods when Frank stiffened out and
Dash backed him beautifully l stop
ped and looked back to see if the boy
had stopped too. To my surprise l
saw him fiat on his belly, with look of
establishment on his face that was not
in like position. had previously told
him that the dogs would stop and "point"
when they found bird. beckoned to
him to lie still, and looking out clear
place to shoot, walked up and flushed
the bird. Luckily it rose fair and tum-
bled to the bottom of the ravine. Frank
had no retrieving to do; that boy had
that ruled grouse by The neck before the
dogs could fairly hatten out on their
'down charge" He came back to me
with face brilliant with approving
smiles and said:
as that the way you do it, by golly?"
'Oh, yes; we always shoot them on
the wing, when we can"
''Well, by golly! You may do it that
way, bu, sitting on log is good enough
for me. FOREST and Stream.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-07-20
The Star Mountain Buck.

The Watertown. n. Y, Times says:
"Thc bearer of the above name was y
buck of huge proportions which for six
or seven years has been the target Of
North Woods sport>mcn in the region
of Star Mountain, near Paul Smiths,
but until last season bore charmed
life, together with numerous rifle balls.
Then he fell prey to the unerring aim
Of I, Irwin, Jr,, of OSwego, who pro-
cured his head and antlers to be beauti-
fully ''set up by n New York taxider-
mist, from whom he has lately received
the splendid trophy. The buck, when
killed. weighed four hundred pounds,
while the average weight Of those killed
in the Adirondacks is less than two hun
dred. This fellow, with his long,
splendid antlers, has long been the much
coveted prize of several New York
sportsmcu.'
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-07-20
Fashion Notes.
Buff tints are revived.

Buff tints are revived.
New beiges are striped.
Scarf rings are now worn by ladies.
Velvet ribbon is seen on new bonnets.
Silk-muslin bows are worn at thc
throat.
Watcred-silk revers trim cashmere
dresses.
Small capotes with triple plumes are
in favor.
Polonaiscs rival pointed bodices on
new dresses.
Four shades are seen in the new
changeable silks.
Paniers are draped in heavy folds
around the hips.
Satin-faced repped silk will supersedo
twilled satins.
Filagree silver buttons in bullet shape
are used on dark costumes,
Green serpents, made of plush, are on
new bonnetS and on dress sleeves.
Plain goods are used for basqucs,
with stripes or borders for the skirts,
Sulphur yellow, with brown, is sly
ish combination for dresses and bonnets
Dark straw hats, with gloves and
hosiery to match, are announced for
next Summer.
A pointed bodice, with paniers, prom
Uses to be the popular style for Spring
toilets.
Box plaitings are superseding flat
plaitings and killings as a dress trim
ming.
Suntlower yellow, elegantine pink,
and pale sea-green, are three esthetic
colors in high vogue.
Black, blue and lemon-colored pocket
nandkerchiefs, of sheer linen, embroider-
ed with contrasting colors, are the eccen-
trio novelties lately imported.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-07-20
The Tribune DirecfOru.
rHYyxCxANS.

Van Dusen X 1,zllman.
DHIslCIANs AID SURGEONS, Mineral po,n,
i Wis. ONCE In GRADERS ock. Nisht CALI 80
swsred at room over PRIEsJLy's Harness sbon or.a
site q. 8. Hotel SS
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-07-20

with an absolute certainty of
curing you.
ZOPESA from BraziD cures
Dyspepsia and Biliousncss. A
single dose relieves a sample
bottle convinces; a 70 cent
bottle cures.
1t acts directly upon the
Stomach, Liver, and Kidneys.
Cleansing, Correcting, Reg
ulating, ZOpesa gives energy
and vim to the Brain, Nerve,
and Muscle, simply by work
ing wonders upon the DiGes-
ton, and giving activity to
the Liver.
Cut this out, take it to any
dealer in medicines, and get
at least one IS cent bottle OF
Zopesa, and tell your neighbor
how it acts. 1t is warranted
to cure Dyspepsia and Bill
iousness.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-07-20

Mount Etna has changed its entire
aspect since the last eruption. Its pres
ent height is but $3.50 metres, it having
host twelve at that time, while the inter
nal crater, but y few months ago only
1906 metres in circumference, ID now
1900.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-07-20
Taken Up--llOrses.

BY the undersigned, OH his farm, III section 2,
town 4, range 8, three and a half miles east of
Mineral Point city, on June 5th, 1882. two horses
described as follows: One bay horse, with star
in forehead, little white on the left hind foot
spawn on left hind leg shod all round and hal
ter on; one brown horse, distinctly swayed in
back, sore an each shoulder, three shoes on, and
supposed to be about y years Old. Owner will
please call. prove property, pay charges and take
said strays away. VS.. EyAEs.
June 10th, 1852. AVA
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-08-31
Murat Halsted's Advice.

To the inquiry: (Which is the most
correct way to ask n young lady to take
your arm, and which arm are you TO
oflerp' Murat llalstoad replies as fol-
lows
Well, ask her TO take your arm; do
not grab her by the elbow You might
gently and softly inquire, "Will you
take my armp' It is rather solemn TO
say, please take my arm''--unls1 YOU
are afraid she is about to get hurt, and
you are substantially asking her to save
herself In that way you may, without
importinencc, show tender solcitude
AS to which arm to offer, other things
being equal, the one next your heart
II you are taking her out 10 dinner,
something will depend on the location
OF the DINING room and your place at
'he table, II YOU are on the street, the
safest rule isto take the outside place so
as TO serve as body.guard against
runaway horses. The presence Of a few
boys with velocipedes or tricycles on
the Sidewalk might change the situation.
Above all things preserve your COM
posure--remember that you are good
man and bear up bravey.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-08-31
Mrs. Keene.

There was time, says New York
letter. when Jim Keene was very anN.
iouS to make shine in society, but his
wife had no taste for it, lie bought
her veIyets and diamonds, but they did
not tempt her. She put them all away
and sat down in her wrapper TO read. -
Airs. Koene was a Miss Dangeriicld, Of
Virginia. The Dangerhelds are of the
f. +. VS.. They are branch of the
Lee family. and hold their heads very
high. But they never did care for
dress. and preferred to associate only
with themselves rather than with the
vulgar herd, keene was very much
disappointed 10y his wfe's stand, for he
had social ambitions, and would, no
doubt, have been leading figure in so.
cietv had she seconded his views. He
waited patiently until his daughter
should be ready to "come OUT -,ut
again he was disappointed. She IS II
years old now, and exactly like her
mother in her tastes. As far as the la
dies of the Keene family are concerned,
they would be as happy among the
mountains of Virginia on $1,000 year
a. they are at Newport on unlimited
millions. SO Keene turns toWall street
for all his excitement, while Gould, who
has no social ambition, finds his great.
est amusement in the bosom Of his fam
H.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-08-31
Yellow Fever Prevented.

The engineers of the Central Railroad OF
Georgia say; although exposed to the
worst miasmatic influences, going in and
coming out Of Savannah at different hours
of the night, and also in spending entire
nights in the city during the prevalence OF
the yellow fever epidemic of 1874, with but
the single exception OF one of us (who was
taken sick, but speedily recoveretDwe con
tinued in our usual good health--a clrcum
stance we can account for in no other way
but by the affect, under Providence, of the
habitual continued use of Simmons Liver
Regulator while we were exposed to this
malaria
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-08-31
uIYe anu LeL uIYr.

The reports from the anthracite re-
gion abound in evidenceso of the wisdom
of the live and let live policy of the coal
operators. The voluntary advance in
wages and the work on full time have
had the effect to remove every vcstioe
of discomfort from the miners and pro-
duce an era of mutual good feeling and
good understanding between workmen
and operators. 1t is misfortune that
this generous policy could not be often
or adopted, AS its results would unques-
tionably be beneficial. If operators
would make practice of advancing
wages when trade was prosperous there
is little doubt that in dull times the
work. would gladly accept reduc-
ton which would equitably divide the
losSe, with them. Strikes are injurious
to all concerned, but mutual concessions
according to the condition of the trade
would smooth the way for the perma.
nent prosperity Of both laborers and
employ ers Philadelphia Times,
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-08-31
4 Dry Season,

stranger, take it, observed an
elderly resident the other day, as stop
ped and asked if there were any black
berry trees around his way. II lodged
so, was stranger myself when fust
kim here. That was in the summer Of
10. Hottest summer ever known in
these parts
amy warmer than this?" | asked
him.
Summit. summit That summer of
10 the cedar trees melted and run right
along the ground, you notice how red
that ere dust iS?h
Pretty warm | ventued.
"Why, sir, duTn' the summer Of 10
we kept meat right on the ice to keep it
from cookin' too fast. and we had to
put the chickens in reirgeratorS to get
raw eggs"
Where did you get the ice?"
1--WE had it left over and kept it in
b'ilin, water! Yes, sir, The tempera-
ture of b'iin' water was so much lower
than the temperature of the atmosphere
that it KEEP the ice so cold you couldn' t
touch it with your fngerr'
Any thing else startling that sea-
sonP"
That summer OF 'i9p Wen, guess!
The Hackensack river began to BILE
airly in June, and we didn't see the sky
until October, fer the steam in the air!
And fish, fish! They We're droppin' all
over town cooked just rs you wanted
EN-! There wasn't anything but fish,
until the river dried up,'
"What did you have thenp'
1.-The finest oysters and clans YOU
ever heard of. They walked right
ashore for water, and they'd drink APP
peiack right out of the demiiohu! Yes,
sir You call this hot! feel likean over
coat
What is your businoSsP" | asked
him.
'Tm preacher" he replied. "By
the way, you wanted blackberry trees.
just keep up the thumb hand side of
this road untilyou come to the pig pas
ture, and there you find the trees Climb
up on my goose roost, and you can
knock down all the berries YOU want, il
you can find pole long enough
BTookiyR EogS