Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-01-04
NUMBER 25
Sunbeams.

They tell in San Francisco of q very
wealthy woman who is remarkably
strict in the discipline Of her servants.
She defends herself by saying that she
was servant until five years ago, and
therefore knows all about both sides Of
the subject.
In the Old World marriage often
makes greater difference in the lot
Of sisters than here. Thus, one of tho
late Bernal Osborne's daughters is q
duchess and the other the wife of an
Irish police magistrate in moderate
Elevators to photograph galleries
have been adopted by one or two en-
terprising artists abroad. The object
is to obtain picture free from that
wearied, hopeless expression worn by
many people after climbing up five or
six flights Of stairs In order to reach
the sky studios.
It is pointed out in Chicago to hard
drinkers that they are in danger of cir
rhosis of the liver, "when a fattiness
becomes visible in the region of the
nose, with tinge of mauve or brown
sienna upon the surface Of that organ,
increasing upon pressure, and deepen
ing toward the point"
So unexpectedly small has been the
consumption of wine Of late that of the
usual quantity laid in the capacious
cellars of the Mansion House by in
coming Lord Mayors of London large
proportion has remained undrunk at
the close of their..year of Office and has
been disposed of by public sale.
The highest bid ever made for q
greyhound was the offer of Ell 500 by
Mr.. Mayer, of Derby, for Princess Dag
mar before this years Waterloo Cup
had been run for. This was at auction,
but her owner, Mr.. Reilly, reserved her
at 81 700. She was sold the other day
for breeding purposes for $50 guineas.
The ladies have distinguished them
selves once more in the London Uni
versity class lists. The scholarship
and gold medal for obstetrics are taken
by lady; two ladies are placed in the
first class, one q student from Girton
College; five more have gained second
classes, and several others are in the
third class.
Mr.. Henry Labouchere is believed to
have inherited $500, 600 altogether from
his father, who died senior partner in
the well-known banking houseo of Will
Jams, Deacon, Labouchere q Co., but
his speculatlons and Investments have
at least trebled his inheritance. He
has a share In the Daily Nes0s and
owns Truth.
The new Roman Catholic cathedral
in Hartford, the largest church edifice
in Connecticut, and not yet completed,
threatens to tumble down. The mas
sive walls have settled 30 that large
cracks appear, and experts fear that
the whole will have to be rebuilt.
Over 100000 have been spent in the
construction.
Abd-el-Kader's second son has ar
rived in Paris from Damas to undergo
an operation for cataract. Out of q
family OF twenty-four children, this
famous Emir has only eleven surviv-
ing, who live with their father at
Damas, With the exception OF the eld-
est son, who was carried away some
years ago by an African tribe. ADD
el-Kader ID in his 10th year.
The Earl of Dudley, who derives
more from minerals than any man in
England, and whose income has often
times in good years approached ST, ,OOO,-
600, has for some time been in mental
condition bordering on imbecility. Con-
sequently his wife and children live
very quietly, and as he may last for
years the accumulation of money
threatens to become enormous.
In answer to the curious question of
q correspondent, . scientific Journal
says: ''It is impossible for q man to kill
himself by simply holding his breath,
for the automatic efforts toinspire prove
too stroug for the will to resist; but the
head might be held under water till
uncensciousness supervened, and the
autumatic efforts to inspire would then
be Intellectual, and death would re-
suIt.n
The most successful of recent conf
dence women in the West was ono
who represented herself as the niece Of
President Garfield and an accredited
agent Of the Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union. She carried forged
letters Of introduction, made excellent
speeches for total abstinence, gained
the confidence Of Christian women in a
number Of cities, and made good liv-
ing, besides accommodating conside ra-
BILE amount Of money contributions.