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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-10-12
= The Fly That Bit Nan.

u" Mans mamma was very much afraid
Nan would grow up to be cruel girl.
for she seemed to delight in torturng
the poor little flies. She would catch
them on the window-pane, and pull Oft
theirlegs and wings and call it fine
sport. t5'7' as,l t.fH3' 81 7+#>.@1',l 81 =
Her, mamma talked to two-year- old
Nan, and told her how, cruel it was.
:" Howwould you like to have some big
man pull off your legs and arms. Nan?''
she would ask. @dl hfs -.te siaat se4t4
Nan would shudder.n 81 won't do it
no more!' she would say; but the very
next day she would do it again. ...,,...g
One day there was a wasp on the win
dow, and Nan, thinking he was a big
fly, caught him, and was going to'pull
of his wings, when suddenly she
dropped him and ran screaming to her
mamma. Fly bit me!'' she cried,
holding up her finger, while the tears
ran down her cheeks. IN. 'ess7a1I II ~ +
Her mamma bathed the poor little
finger in strong soda WATER and told the
little girl that if she }" was cruel to the
flies. She must expect they would bite
IL new viii do it again!''' sobbed
Nan. = I'D ,4e sr.nHsE ~ L. .Is44itf
And she didn't. The wasp-sting cured
her, Youths C6plpantom. Y IT. 81!
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Thoughts for Boys.

When boy has really made acqualnt-
ance with the best books, he will have
found out much that he can think
about; for they will not only teach him
a great deal that it is desirable to know,
but they will be the means of suggest
ing ideas of his own about things in
general. He may. therefore. find pleas
IRE and profit in Keeping a daily jour-
nal, or diary, of all he learns, either by
reading or observation, and recording
carefully the thoughts which occur to
him. This will help him to remem Der
and make use of the Information he
acquires, and also give practice in COM
position Such a book will be3sllre to
afford a bright boy more satisfaction
at the 7endaofia year than a dozen col.
lections of foreign postage stamps OF
small curiosities of any kind. Ii he has
taken pains with, it it will show him
just what he has been doing with much
OF his time, and whether he is really
progressing in knowledge and sense as.
he grows older. He should try to make
the record each week better and better,
particularly. in the way in, which it IS
written, and not become weary Of the
undertaking simply because it requires
labor. No boy need hope to be some
day a wise and intelligent man who will
not take The trouble to advance himself
in every possible way, and as thorough
ly. as he can. Whatever he studies or
merely reads he Should endeavor to I'M
derstahd and MASTER; and when 'lse
attempts to write, he ouehg to rewrite
and correct every sentence many times.
if necessary, until he is sure it is the
plainest and ;best.slie can make it. A
boy who has the opportunity to go to
school, and books, to- read, and takes
much pains, with. himself. - ought, to
knows; at Least by the tins, he is fifteen
years of age, how to speak his own
language correctly. and how to write
something better. than a ,passable letter;
what the, natural and political divisions
of the world are, and an Intelligent
notion respecting the part he inhabits;,
and he should also have some knowl-
edge Of the leading events in the his
tory of the world and OF his country
Perhaps it may be said that he ought to
know this much and a great deal more
besides which may be classed as miscel
laneous knowledge-sucha as will enable
him to be sufficiently intelligent to I'M
derstand how to be an agreeable and
entertaining boy.-F. 3. Stanford, IA
s. s. Times.
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PITH AND POINT.

The Young man twho wants to look
Cony this winter will have to get some
thing different from an ulster. A red
and white blanket, buttoned under the
chin, would attract attention.-Detr0it
Free Press.
"A Young fellow asked another at a
ball if his girl was there. EYES," said
he. ssDo you see that girl dressed in
pinkP'' ''What, that splendid woman
with such magnificent eyes? You don't
say. How lucky you are!'' ''Jnst so.
OF course I am. Well, my girl is the
one next to herr .''-li"t
icy Yes, you may come again next
Sunday evening, Charley, dear, but
"What is it, darling? Have given you
pain?" he asked, as she still remained
silent. s'You didn't mean to, I'm
sure," she responded, 'tbut next time
don't wear one of those collars with, the
points turned outward; they scratch
So" sr.'s .Hgaa.p Lan ssaH
-"Yes," said the gilded youth of his
friend, slack has a passion for propos-
ing to girls. Why, I've known of his
proposing to six girls in a week, not one
of whom he'd marry for a farm. y
ssDoesn't he run a terrible risk of being
accepted by somebody he doesn't
wan't?'' s'-Not a bit. He isn't worth a
dollarl '-Bostoe Post. ~ 20. rs.f
Lei am sorry that you did not bring
your poem sooner" said. an Arkansaw
editor to a troublesome contributor.
"Why, am I too late for this issue?''
s'No, not particularly. "Then why are
you sorryP' ssBecause, if you had
brought your poem sooner, l would
have had an earlier opportunity of re-
iecting it. ''-ArkansaU 1Taceler.
"A "Copstant Reader asks the
meaning of the word "Jehad, which
frequently appears in the Egyptian war
dispatches. That so much ignorance
should be abroad In the land is deplora-
BILE. A Jehad signifies a-that is, it
means Well, Jehad is what we
have declared against newspaper bores.
Now you know what it Norris
toWn Herald. -.
Little Johnny Fizzletop, aged six
years, who is one of an Austin family of
ten children, was taken out in q buggy
! for ride, with his mother, a few days
ago. AS they drove past small cottage
of two rooms, Johnny called his moth
er's attention to it, who remarked that
it was a very small house. '"Yes," re-
piled Johnny, meditatiyely, ''it's small,
but it would be plenty big enough for
our family if it wasn't for pa and the
children. ''-Tezas SJtings. 80. Z r
They are talking lat the wedding
breakfast about the outrageous conduct
of the bridegroom, who, with his bride,
had inst driven off. He had positively
] lighted a cigar as soon as the carriage
\ left the door. The first bridesmaid was
/ very indignant. ssWhenI am married, =
she said, ''if my husband does that !
shall knock the cigar out Of his mouth, "
and turning to the handsome best man
! at whom she was setting her cap, she
naively asked: s.What should you do
then, Sir Reginald?" 81 should not be
1 there, Miss M'Arthur," was the quiet
but pointed rejoinder. rt..i5 - i.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-10-12
A Shelf Lambrequin.

If you have arough, uncouth shelf in
your kitchen or sitting room, first cover
the. top neatly with some dark, smooth
cloth; then take a. strip of dark but
bright double-faeed Canton flannel,
about eight Inches in depth (nore or
less, according TO length and width of
shelf,) and long enough to reach across
the .frontref, the shelf and around at
either end; haste a pretty, contrasting
stripe of scretonne through the center,
and stitch it on with the machine; hem
the lower edge of the flannel, and finish
with as pretty worsted fringe Jas you
can afford; bring the upper edge up
over the edge of the board and make
fast with minute iron tacks, and you
will have not only convenient recep-
tacle for lamps, books, or vases of flow
ers, but al, addition to the furnishing of
your room in the shape of a very ar
tistic and eye-pleasing shef.-Cos'atrs
Gentleman. 81 esssf !
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height, whence it is conducted by small
earth sluices to the required place, of
ten considerable distance from the
river. So v 81 81
It requires the constant working Of
these five 'sshadoofss for forty-eio ut
hours 20 water one ssfeddan'' (eauiva-
lent TO one acre). This, by, changing
once in four or six hours, would require
ten men, each of whom would apply
twenty-four hours labor to the watering
of one acre. This process requires re-
peating at least three times for each
crop. Thus the labor required for the
irrigation of one acre would be 720
hours, or seventy two dayssof ten hours
each. The labor is of the most severe
kind, and the fellah, with nothing ex-
cept, a cloth round his loins, is compelled
to apply himself to his task with all the
energy at his command. In the delta,
and some parts of Upper Egypt, the
water, being taken from the river at
some distance above the point where it
is used, is kept for a considerable por-
ton of the year, on very nearly the same
level as the land. If, however, it has to
be raised at all, it requires at least fif-
teen DAYS to the acre. When the water
is raised only few feet the more ordi-
nary method is that of the sssakia," a
rude machine propelled by oxen, COWS,
and horses, and sometimes ,camels' and
donkeys, and which raises the water by
means of earthen jars attached to an
endless rope chain passing over verti-
cal wheel.
There are few steam pumps, but fuel
is too expensive, and labor TOO cheap to
permit of their general use. The num-
Der employed is ABOUT 400, and these
are mostly in Lower Egypt. They are
used principally onFlarge estates, but in
some cases by those who Pirrigate the
lands of the small farmers, at a fixed
price per acre. This is generally where
cotton is produced. which requires wa
tering once in eight or tendays through
out the season. The water has ordi-
narily to be raised but few feet, and
the quantity required each time, when
the watering is so frequent, is much
less. The usual price paid per acre is
about sos, and it is only the low price
of farm labor that renders it practicable
to cultivate lands requiring so much ir--
rigation. Scientific 1n,ericGn. ~
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Our Young Folks.
LAUGHING ILL.,.

Laughing Lii lives on the hill,
Where runs the water to the mill,
And be the day or fair or gay,
She sings he; merry rouudelay:
g Come veal or woe, come good or I'll,
The stream goes dancing to the mill;
The robin sings, whateer the sky,
And 50 do I!'' '+.ts
The rain may. fall, the loud winds call,
And stormy clouds be over 81. at 't3
Rut laughing Lill she carols still, gs
While sweeter grows her merry trill:
"Come veal or woe. come good or i'll.
The stream gDes ripping by the nal;
g., The robin sings though dark the sky,
And so will t. -
Is I i -Ma,i,drst johnson, in st. Nicholas,
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--EngraveTs are finding &, it difficult to
of Turkey, upon which the bulk Of the
supply depends are being wastefully
cut. and few new trees are planted. =
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Cold Drinks and Food.

There may be many persons who dc
not dare to take, a cold dinner. yet who
have no fears of eice-water, ice cream,
and the like. i am aware that. there
are some who should not take even
cold water with their meals, on account
of low vitality, with but little, animal
heat. 1t would not be advisable, per-
haps, for such to- take any kind of food
very cold, yet these are exceptional
cases, and no guide for persons under
average health need fear to take bread
and butter cold. ID Certainly not in hot
weather, since it should be taken so
Slowly that the necessary temperature
of the stomach can be sustained. The
same is true Of the sauces, cheese, the
pastry, and even the meats. - No one
thinks of having bread and milk
warmed, while many wish the milk, in
hot days, from the refrigerator, which
is not advisable. Indeed, should re-
gard the warming of all our food dur
ing the 'sheated term' as a source of
debility AT such time, the animal
heat is sufficient to justify the use of
food at the usual temperature of the
room, but not to easily dispose of such
as may be taken from the ice. .. These
foods do not come quickly in contact
with the coats of the stomach, and can
not rapidly reduce the temperature.
But not so with the cold drinks. A COB
let of ice-water, for example, taken at
once, is sufficient to so reduce the temper
allure as to arrest the digestive process,
for time, at least. Such drinks, in
large quantities, can never be useful.
but generally injudicious. - Let those,
therefore, who imagine that cold din
ners are necessarily injurious, consider
the difference between foods and drinks.
It may be that the cold dinners, sup
posed to be unfavorable, are eaten with
undue haste, perhaps worse, and that
the cold drinks may have done all the
mischief. Golden Rute. ss.a.t'. - =
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"A little incidene of Hungarian
criminal procedure shows that after all
torture is not so obsolete as was sup
posed. The facts are stated by legal
to the Minister, and they show how
agreeably "a coqlpmissary of police in
Hungary Combines business and amuse-
ment- His business being to extract
confessions, the criminal is hung up. by
his feet, or If a woman is suspended
over the fire, when the required infor-
nation is at once communicated. ALI
this is forbidden by the law of the coun.
try, but stilIitgoe on. M Y San.
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FOREIGN GOSSIP.

2 l
"A mass by the Pope costs 5000, and
sometimes more. =
The Rue Garibaldi of Paris is the
new name of the heretofore Dpe Bona
i. parte-
England has statistics showing that
out OF 139, 143 of her people engaged in
literary pursuits, only twelve became
Slunatics.
"a young gentleman connected with
tn English Foreign Office the other day
" PIa mlsgraph office and asked to
sc l# M&Hl M a Telegram which had
Al ~ Egypt ii AS
* royal autograph album Is to be
published ut Berlin consaining the sig
I;.sg!!i 'ss;;;
The Court of Rome has granted the
Countess of Imecourt's request and an
nulled the marriage of her daughter
with, Mpsueus; Beg 7 In; this case the
Cardinals alleSe that Mile. ~d'Imecourt,
when she bestowed her hand ION the
young TURK, who is of the Greek re-
lgion), was possessed by the evil one.
Young ladies having shown de-
sire to m ike palmistry Ceiling fortunes
by the lines in the palm of the HANDY the
next Esensational folly, L,ndon Truth
calls attention to an unrcpealed act of
Parliament, which imposes on all who
go about practicing the art the penalty
of being scourged, having the ears crop
ped and being placedin the pillory.
Mr.. Labouchere says: st is only
by corporak punis hment, literally ad-
ministered, that the horrible brutality
OF modern roughs, both young and old,
can be checked. The efficacy of the
tcat' in depressing tendency to crime
was proved by the remarkable effect it
had in putting down garroring. A hon.
sopathie remedy'is not bad thing in
cases OF this kind" - - 15@
The celebrated rosebush at Hides
helm, in Hanover,s believed to be / 200
years old (tradition says it was planted
bv Charlemagne), never bore SO many
roses as this season. The shoots graft
ed on its trunk in recent years are grow
ing admirably The bush stands at the
outer wall of the cathedral crypt. Its
branches extend about three feet eight
inches high. and three feet four inches
in width :, Its an object of much Gu
riosity. ssH s = ~#GH
The destruction Of the fortifcations
of Paris viii ada large habitable area
to the city. The space either actually
occupied by the Notifications or reserved
IN connection with them comprises
5,375 acres. In addition to the, direct
advantage which would be derive,lfrom
opening this domain to settlement, the
bill recently introduced; in the chamber
points out that the masonry of the wall
would build thousands of houses in
which persons with small income would
aud eonfortabl Die homes, with abundant
air ana light, at low price.
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.FnoM ANxAFoLIs.-W We have No
rev rsyclations to report aithsr d
legislative proceedings Or Of fresh con-
hinations ii the world political d An
sa9olia. Many Of he Govsznora ap-
poiusmensi appear 70 y hanging Gre
in The Senate.
With regard 70 The new fobaeso 10
spsetors. Ne suppose tie ssnats's de-
lay in taking action 20 hesupsrindueed
10 shemain b the unsettled condition
sf.hs tobacco billsof Mesrs. Bond and
Mudd. the oonfsgsnes COMMITTEES.
which has grown out q them. not
having Jet reported.
Great pOpaIsE ialerest i felt u the
Potomac section of olr c6nnty as 10
tho Fate Of thsbiII 10 prevent dredging
10 the waters Of the Potomac and the
desire l. ukaninouR. that il should
pas the spresent session and further
delay te avoided. Il d believed that
their exists ; combination On the part
81 The Baltimore dreagen 10 defeat
the bill md puF representatives ars
expected 70 cone % The froat and
put in their best work 70 secure its
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0BIFuARY.


TO she asmney ofMr. 8. T.. BOOTH. form-
eFly Of this "a nnsy. bus for many years res
pectea resident nf Baltimore city, nc which
place. after . lingering and painful illness,
and having EfeeEsnd al the rites Of his church
tCaihoiiel erlasied this life, 3rd. of lass
menin Feb fnasing wife. tvo children
son and danghfsr-and manv warm friends
70 mourn his loss.
His remains were brought 10 this cOunfy
and inferred On kew Tawn CemefeEy last
Wednesday, 18th inst. Nay be RS, IN peace |,
sAOh, Friend forever loyed. for everdeaEl
What ifnitlsas tears have bashsd shy onor'd
What signs re-ecko'd @ thy AiIinx breath,
While shoa vast struggling IN the pAngs Of
deaahs
Could tears fefara tie tyFaniin his coursr;
Gould sinhs mvera hissdafis' sslensIess forrE;
Could yod1h and sirtae claim short delay.
81 beauty ehasus abr spectre ffem bis pgsy;
Thou stiiI had'sa lived. 10 bless my aching
elKHx
hycouirmdak onour, and sky frieaas delight.
u yet. try gfnsle SPIRIT hovxTsxieh
The spot, where new thy EasuI9eEing ashes
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sN$@
The mournfnl telling Of the bell Of old 81
Peters was but an echo Of the grief In many
hearts when ~ was annDunerd thar Faith
CT Boyle was dead. The very air seems
laden with sa44ess and Old time memories
when he was 70 his primet crOwd upon as
now, Cling bat karts - wen a. onr ewes with
tears. Memories 81 his great leLrning and el-
oQuence, memories Of his genial, hearty ma.
lure, but deeper and sadder, memories Of his
tender care aud thought for others, his untold
charities, his eFtrs ready hand and willing
heart, 10 help ihe needy and distressed. tine
Of the many sWho have gene TO their long
home since lass ryear's aowers bloomed, and
the coming blossoms will be scattered upon
their graves. Every stone in the old gray
walls 0f st. Peters seems closely associated
aud connected wiih The Pastor who for tWen-
" years watched Over her little flock, ans az
ter three years 81 absenee. during which time
he was becoming as dearly beloved By the
congregation al 81 Mathews, be came back 10
as here, almost % his old post 20 die, with
in sight Of the liasle house that had been his
home for some llanY years, and within sonnd
Of the old church bell which has rung out 20
merrily In the Sunday sunshine, calling the
faithful TO worship their God, and tolled out
50 aournfniiy; Z Yelling sad tales Of sadder
hearts. But never has is SQUAD been the
cause Of more genuine grief than when Il rang
the death knell that told rs that one more
true heart was at rest. His memory win al
WAYS be dear, and especially dear 10 the con-
gregation Of old Sc. Peters, where be was 90
loved and respected. ~. u.
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70 ths Memory q Coz FAsophilua Harrisol

Our home is sd, ph God, how drsarY,
Lonesome, lonesome every spot,
Waiting with OUT hearts 20 weary
For the step that cometh not.
He'sIhappy now, but oh the sorrow
is left his lovsa ones here below,
But there comes glad tomorrow
For our Savior tells rs 50.
Suffering racked bis wearied frame,
No quiet OF ease be felt;
He puf his trMm In Jesus name
Aud to His viii be knsIt.
when deaslr hadsrlaeed bis ley bead
Upon bis paIlid brow,
he viewed with @ith the promised land
Where Chgias hAs called him now.
with his IStese Eab0red breath,
He swestly smiiFd In glad surprise,
Besond theehaAnwN gates of death,
Beyond fhs bafty skies
lie saw the gates &c Heaven ajar, ~
His Savior, lesing. mild,
His long lost mother from . far
And in her aEHpsshis child.
=
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fiers N.st lHou Ersat, recorS<d ~ my hzari.
Il nriez 1uo.6RRp - afmzf The eeMlpspg 80.
- naEbif mnfks shy coach . Iowiy sleeps
B. ii0in9 ssmsuKs there ara seen - eeep:
Aislelinn' asnsbzanre not Ger fhT tomb,
A1llcEioa's 81 defIeres shy yonshfaI doom.
What Ahnuah ahg sire iAnseha has falling Tine.
4 afkhersx snzFoks cannof eqnel mlae
Thp@zh nans, nks lhse. his dying hOur viii
che&T.
Tss. othes o4spfinE seth bis anguish hese
nna mho with me shall haid ahF fnfmsF plAra
Thina image mhas new friendship can eEaee :
A.. nanp lARhkF's tears viii eesss 90 Sos,
Time wfEl aesuaae an imfams breghsF'R see;
20 ali. save csc. i eonso.ation known,
While solitary ikisndslAip sishs alene.
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A4< AID
Menrs. rs;soss ~ n.,;.s i ~<.,
5000 -. - -.
= y
80 Passa 80 Z a'Fplne
Post The pasut ~ Xils Beating
Wife Beat Skould he nnniahed ynl
i : raorn ,seess. !, .|.ss IL si'i.,...
- D.. e.-.-ss,:..- -
~ ~ 's'''' ue''e n'mcul-
hss = a. outrage e ~ aecency ana
. disgrace 70 our State A the bill
confines itself to Husbands alone and
ahont their ora w;f.s I ..honIa 4.
$500 -. $3.50. -. a...-s.-..s
-.
VIA sns greatest inelgnasaon. AND
man ceases to BE master 81 his domains
when he feels that another en- iEeaf
his own with mere violence thar he
can himself For instance, IL ny
neighbor whips his wife, he i public
" diseraeed Ct the indecent Whip
ping Post. but Il ! whip his wife, Il Is
only assault and battery and the pun
ishmeut 10 comparatively nothing COM
pared @ the disgraeeful whipping
Post. IL the law vas more general fn
it, features and extended its provisions
% women generally, il would not have
besn sueh a Outrage on the married
ulan. He wOald &C least hare had as
much Authority over bic wife as an
outaider. While / am opposed 10 the
indecency sqf the Whipping Post. /
think it'would have looked little
more decent # the whipping Post had
been applied 10 woman beatefs eener-
alls instead Of wife beaters. And the
haabaud, who il The head of his lami-
b. Nhesep mind III constantly taxed,
whose hands are constantly toiling
for the support and comfort Of his
family. isdear 20 his wife even though
he should BE 20 Iamentably unfortu-
nate whilst in whiskey or anger as
to whip her, Ee whom else can she
look for food or raiment for herself
and children5 To whom else does
she look to keep the fire blazing in
the domestic arch to protect her from
the searching cold OF dreary Winter i?
The husband TO be thus indecently
punished and publicly disgraced ut the
Whipping Post would be an outrage
TO all deceney. The disgrace confer
red on him as head Of his family
would be reflected back, with terrible
force, upon his entire household,
consequently. the law. instead Of
baing . protection to helpless, unfor-
tunate wifes. would render their fate
doubly hard. No woman who had
any pretcntion to even ordinary de-
cency would like to see her husband
thus publicly disgraced and conse-
quently would rather lie ..lan see
her husband 50 indecently punished
And any woman that would like
to see her husband thas disQraced
would be destitute Of all decency
and would be viewed By the public
with a suspicious eye. Proclaim your
rights. ye husbands and wives, and
maintain not the popular fallacy I
The husbands hideons Whipping
Post is menace to every husband 10
the State, yea, even more, both men
ace and insult, and a direct insult to
every respectable wife. The greater
their innocence. the greater theinsult,
for the hideous Whipping Post stares
the husband iisultingly in the face
and says. Il am the master Of your
house, not you" and then threatinelv