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Iron County register., 1883-05-24

horses. and clothes, and everything they
had. This boy and girl heard about INC
Michigan children that had to 60 VIII
ont stockings and shoes, and they took
the money there was in their banks
and wrapped it up in a piece q o
brown paper and got somebody 70
write on. it: ssTo help buy shoes ior
the children that had theirs burnt
up.'' And that money was sent 10
Michigan with grown peoples money
TAppiause.l Ever SO many years ago,
two girls. one named Susan. and one
named Rebecca, were friends 10 ono
another, and Susan was going away
somewhere to make a visit, and she
gave the other girl, the one named he
becca, a tin box with thirteen quar-
ters Of dollar in it to keep for her.
And while she was making the visit,
her uncle came there and bought her
very good clothes, and carried her
somewhere to go to school, and sne
grew ,1p and got, married to a Captain
of a vessel, and went to sea with hln
in that vessel. The girl that was
named Rebecca took care OF the thlr-
teen quarters, and when she grew up
and her husband died, and she could
not get enough for her children to eat
five children-people said:"'''Why
don't you spend the thirteen quarters
you've kept so longa'' ma She said; 81
will not; they are not mine, When
she was an old woman, then people
said: ..Oh, Susan will never come back!
no use keeping the thirteen quarters any
longer'' And her grandchildren said:
"Come, grandma, buy us something with
the thirteen quartersnl She said, ".lIhey
are not mine" One day a young man
named Charlie came to that town to
see the house his grandmother lIved IN
when she was 4 small%tchild. "7Hls
grandmother used to be that Susan that
never came back. She was not alive.
Aunt sRebecca said to him: Sc Here is
your grandmother money-thirteen
quarters-in your grandmother tin
box. I have kept them over sixty
years; take them.'' Charlie said:
q You have taken care of them over
sixty years; keep them She would
not keep them, and he would not take
them, and they sent, them to the people
that had their clothes burnt in that
great Michigan fire, Applause. ] ,.,e
My aunt says that sometimes money
makes people do very mean things:
She thinks we ought to spend some OF
our money, and keep some to give
away. Here is a verse she made She
says it is not very good because she
made it herself, .n.g t.,...s,, .,a,
There was mean fellow named Benny,
Who had many and many q penny, ."
But would not give anybody any. =, ii,t,a.
He spent every one for his own self alone,
This stingy old fellow named Benny.
-Mrs. d. N. Diaz, IN Wide-ACake.
Iron County register., 1883-05-24
Unnecessarily Distressed.

A Columbus (Ohio) Republican pa
per, and others copying it, express the
painful apprehension that when the
Democratic House meets next Decem1
Der, sit will displace the gallant Union
soldier, Parson BrownloW's son, now
Doorkeeper, substituting rebel Demo
crat.'' This ''gallant Colonel Brown
low is also refe rred to by this Ohio
paper as the ssleader of an invincible
Union regiment of East Tennesseeans, y
and yet be was only fourteen years of
age when the interstate war ended. He
was never soldier He is not son of
the Parson ahd United States Senator
Brownlow. e'is related we believes,
to the late Senator, but is wholly unlike
him in person and intellect. So far
from '.leading a regiment of East Ten
nesseeans" in 1868, he was born and
reared in Virginia, and was never in
Tennessee till after the cessation of in
terstate hostilities. Tt seems, therefore.
that this Doorkeeper Brownlow will not
serve the purpose to; which our good
Republican contemporary would apply
him. He can not be lifted up as "the
serpent in the wilderness. - He can't
be "waiyed as bloody shirt" Union
soldiers will shed few tears when he is
beheaded. AS a place-holder. and rep
resentative of his party, he is simply
the creature of Hon. Leonidas Caesar
Houk, the only veteran (?) in this broad
land who will She'd tears when this
Brownlow goes into retirement. 'i
Parson BroWnloW had two sons, Gene
raj James P. and Colonel John B. Brown
low; the first, esteemed, though only
nineteen years old when he entered the,
Union service in 1862, the most brilliant
cavalry leader in the Army of the Cum7
berland. Confederate Var Records, now
being. published, will attest this fact.
This dashing soldier died four years
ago, and was buried by Confederate SOL
diers, who CAME together from all parts of
Tennessee to SLENDER proper honors to his
fame and deeds and character. The other
son of Parson BrownloW was oneof three
Federal Colonelss' who planned and
General Gillem, the capture and death
of the Confederate cavalry leader, Gen
eral John H. Morgan, at .Greenville,
miles from Greenville when John B.
their regiments, assaulted Greenville,
yet NIl1itii was Ildtc d
eral and a Colonel in the regular army
for this achievement of his subordinates,
even asithis Doorkeeper Brownlowwas
made Doorkeeperl. because of, the name
he bears and Of the deeds and virtues. Of
others imputed to him.; .r7..f.,... t,sr,
3. But we only proposed to say that the
'ssreber' DEMOCRACY, so-called, propose
to inflict no wrong, as our Ohio con
temporary presupposes. upon the fam
ily or name of the late Governor Brown
low Five thousand '.rebels, - honioring
Parson Brownlow's' personal virtues,
followed in his funeral train and wept
at his bier. They knew the man per-
sonally as they did his son, whom they
everlsungenerously and .unjnstly con-
founded with the Houk Doorkeeper of
the late Congress. We, recite these facts
that our Ohio contemporary may not
die of a broken heart when this fat,
waddling Walter BroWnlow waltzes in
to the shades of private life. .-Aanericsss
Regsster.f T. hInt.NaM VI -
Iron County register., 1883-05-24
s. For Fun.o

Four boys. were. full of fun; they
wanted to see the people get tumble
as they came out of church, SO they
stretched a rope across the sidewalk and
hid behind nd the hedge to shave q good
laugh s, ''' '~ ar
Little Alice came running down the
street; she had been carrying a basket
of fruit and flowers to Auntie Comstock,
who was i'll; and the CHEEKY words
spoken by the invalid made the little
girl very. happy; SO she came. hopping
and singing along. gay as any bird.
The night was dark, the. street-lamps'
dim and far apart. The little girl fell.
The boys ran away! i"' E.sMs - al
After service the people found the
rope; they found something else lying
near, lying quite still, and bore it to
the 'light-poor little Alice!l It.was long
before she opened her eyes again; and
then it was ,onfy to know she could not,
skip about any more, could never even
sit in her cozy chair; but must lie on her
couch all all the years Of her life, Justfor
fun! .'-.r, ..'F '."' 81 q. ''~;7i'4
Johnnie and Charlie wanted a laugh.
+" Girls are such sillies, you know!''
Johnie made a dough face and pat it,
on Charlie, wrapped him in sheet, and
hid him behind the tall old clock on the
stairs. 3d.. st4.'s, s-t-. s..-n -.
Dear little Mamie came down the
'long corridor hushing Dollie in her
arms. ... t... ..,...
An awful groan and flourish of
white from out the shadows!-a Shrek,
a flying figure, and fall! The boys
had their fun, but Johnie has no sister
now. .tA5A
Some young men in college must
z"have'a little fun you know,'' SO they
pinioned a companion and poured bran
ldy down his throat. A few hours later
this telegram went flashing over the
Wires<into a peaceful home: "Cotne at
once; your son is dead! "@ "''" "if
r To-day those boys are wanderers over
the face Of the earth; behind them is a,
desolate home, an early grave all
for fun!'' : >" '3s.,a ...sa = =
Five or six idle boys wanted "iollv
time so they caught a little homeless
dog, saturated its tangled and matted
hair with kerosene, then applied a.
lighted match. In a moment the poor
creature was in a blaze. With cries of
agony it ran hither and thither-oh.,
how the boys laughed!-then rushed in
to the open barn and hid beneath the
close-packed hay. In d moment all
was ablaze, and before assistance could
arrive, barn, house and the entire con-
tents were destroyed. The boys had
their fun mamma and the little ones
were left homeless. Humane journal.
Iron County register., 1883-05-24
Our Young Folks.
MR. AND MRS. CHIPPING BIRD s.
2 81 NEW HOUSE, "ti*s 'G+

-. -Ha :gsF ~t te- IA &
NJ ,rd Mre eh;ny,;ng Rira
" G.n,a frnrn tha Snnfh to-day.
20 StS th;s ie Ne saw +hon, Soo fss ~
az Az a. aT,,os+ ne haorS tham saw.
sa1,,r,tl l. x.,r,s h,,,s. s4,>,s a,,rtv st;,,
t11,r. unaa aasr s yrsah Sai A,nlS Row
IN Grana m Vina corper Where the cranes
m anf,1rnr, N sueefest grow. = - ~.
- -. a'1n1 '' o'''s' 49, So ~
The house was only one year old"
Last spring they built it new; &" "|3~~>s~1'
But snow and rain all winter long Il tst1 h.. y
~ Had drenched it through and through.
:. t,,, ,,a for+b
H. And winds had 3. rocked It back and tortn'
ana torn It on one side' s. a. Es-
IWas out snaDDy 1ttle mouse
lccan not De denied lss#ffst ,4s35s5,t J. Il
=. :. - ,.,at.s...s.1- ,t,.,..
c, ~ a;o,,~ ~Sl AZ pa ,,aers uear ue
- ny " r.i,.ien M, pid 4hi,,' *.'t -
ma,ia-S t, .bpt tEs;s M ,nos o,aar sf4 4afs
Il. "Ii sr. su eli"o WIS .s "'' oe >'.
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Iron County register., 1883-05-24
4 Shortage Of $4,000. 900 Bushels in
the Estimated Wheat Crop.

WASHINGTON, May IL.
Following is brief synopsis of the Agri-
cultural Department crop report as to spring
and winter wheat:
The May returns for spring wheat are low
er as compared with those of April This is
owing to frosts and - backward season. The
average as compared with April is n for
New York; Michigan, SO; Ohio, 60, and ILL
Iiois, 66. There is a further loss from
the plowing-up of large areas.
The reduction in Missouri is from S3
to so; Indiana, rs; New Jersey, 1O1-about
the same as April. ALI the remaining
Northern States show all improvement since
April. This is true Of the Pacific Coast and
of nearly all the Southern States -Connecti-
cut, 90; Pennsylvania, 95; Delaware. IS;
Maryland, 90; Virginia, 81: North Caro-
lima, %; South Carolina, 90; Georgia. o.;
Alabama, 9S; Mississippi, 90; Texas, 81;
Arkansas, Sc; Tennessee, ss; West Vir-
ginia, 90; Kentucky, 81; Kansas, 81 Il Cali
fornia, n; Oregon, 70. This is an inn
provement Of fifteen points for California
and of seventeen for Oregon. - r
The average condition Of winter wheat Is
S31k, against 80. The breadth of the pres
ent acreage is 90 per cent. less, representing
a loss Of n, ,0OO, 900 bushels Reports from
London agents show some Improvement in
last month. A smaller acreage was sown in
England. In France and Germany rain and
higher temperature are wanted. There are
prospects of a reduced crop on the Continent
owing to frost and reduced acreage. In
Austria Hungary there is prospect of
medium crop.
There was intense interest here to obtain
thescrop report from the Agricultural De-
partment early in the day, but all attempts
TO do this proved unsuccessful. IS Tho Conn
missioner of Agriculture was able to prevent
any premature publication of the results,
and it certainly can not be charged
against the Department that it had any
completely in stock k-jobbing. The ex-
traordinarily backward SEASON., tho heavYS
frosts, and the long-continu@ N0ws had
created an Impression that the acreage and
yield of spring and winter wheat would be
much less than it was last year. Some of
r the leading experts had placed the lOss.efs
wheat at 100 ,OeO, 600 bushels. While
the result is not sd unfavorable as
these more discouraging estimates, still /
the crop report shows loss i'm win
ter wheat of T7,000, 900 bushels and a cor
responding reduction in spring wheat 1t Is
to be noted, however, that the decrease is
not uniform; that on the Pacific Coast for
Instance, there is gain of fifteen points in
California and seventeen points in Oregon.
but on the whole the Agricultural De-
,partment report seems to confirm the gloomy
'>Ws which have been entertained by
saw.
on hin.
Iron County register., 1883-05-24

The dog is said to be a noble ami
NAL, ma sometimes, But it would be diff
cult TO convince Frank Mccormick and
wife, Of Pottsville, Pa. "A few davs ago
their fopr-year old boy ran outTin the
yard to play Getting into an rad joining
yard, with ohildlikei confidence he went
forward to play with large, dog,
chained. Il Although represented as do
cne, some mad freak took possession of
the brute He seized the, child, dragged
it into his kennel. and literally bit him
to pieces, SO that he died within a few
minutes, - Pittsburgh Post. g h''0
Iron County register., 1883-05-24
Z The Pivotal State.

The most elaborate attempt we have
yet seen to figure out the pivotal State
Or States in the Presidential campaign
now approaching has been made BY the
Chicago Inter Ocean, and we may con-
cede that its estimate of probabilities
is presented in a spirit of fairness, mas
much as it rather hints more strongly
at Democratic success than at another
addition to the yet unbroken line OF
Republican victories. The conditions
that. will apply to the coming election
are somewhat changed, and as change
in such cases is an element of uncer-
tainty, so is it also an added element Of
interest. In 1880 there were 500 Elect
oral votes, and 1876 We're sufficient to
eject In t13g4 eheietwilrbe 4ol Elect
oral votes, and POI will be required to
elect. The Inter ocean, tables are as
follows: Republican-Colorado 3, Com
necticut 6, Illinois %, Iowa 13,
Kansas g.. Maine 6, Massa-
chusetts a.. Michigan 13, Mime
sofa T. Nebraska s., New Hanp-
shire 4, Oregon g., Pennsylvania 80,
Rhode Island 4, Vermont 4, Wisconsin
II; a total of 154. It gives the Demo-
Gratis the. following without question, a
total Of 150: Alabama 10. Arkansas z,
Delaware 3, Florida 4, Georgia IL. Ken
'tucky 13, Louisiana 8, Maryland 8, Mis-
souri, Is, Mississippi 8, New Jersey 9,
North Carolina II, South Carolina 9,
Tennessee II, Texas 13, West Virginia
6. Under doubtful are reckoned Cali
fornia g, Indiana Is, Nevada 8. New
York So, Ohio %, Virginia II, total of
81. But the Republicans claim Ohio as
ny,I 4lo no,,o~o%, Ia
New York. Taking these States out of
the debated list the result is: Republic
an, TIT; J democratic, 1866 doubtful,
80. California, it argues, is almost GER
tain to go, Republican,, and the; only
ginia and Nevada. Indiana alone, or
Virginia and Nevada combined, would
give the Democrats the POI votes re-
quired. The final analy sis is that Indiana
is a necessity to each party. 1t ranks New
York as the pivotal State. But it strikes
us that our contemporary is assuming a
little too much in some of it's claims,
though, as we have already said, they
are favorable to the Democrats. Un-
like Ohio, Connecticut has not been un-
yaryingly, Republican in Presidential
elections. u. She has a Democratic Adj
mlnlStratlOn at the present Tune, ana Is
certainly quite, as likely, to hold to that
form of political belief next year as she,
is to change about. California is good
fighting ground and Virginia is likely
to. recover from the misfortunes into
which Malone has forced her by
another year. for the rogues are already.
and that promises the true
of the State chance to re-
claim its own. But" there will be a
great fight over Indiana. IL Dorsey will
probably not be available as a distribu-
ter Of soap for the Republicans, but
that party has other agents as slippery
as he, and it can furnish all the corrup-
ton necessary, if corruption will carry
the State.-Boston Post. 1s'"
The Pennsylvania Legislature has
enacted the law to punish person who
treats another to q drink of liul1or of
Iron County register., 1883-05-24

Felix L. Oswald says: ~ The, true
6asisHof National wealth. is mot, gold,
but wood. Forest destruction is the sin
that has cost us our earthly Paradise.
War, pestilence, storms, .fanaticism and
lntemperance, together with all other
mistakes and misfortunes, have NOT
caused half asmuch permanent damage
as that fatal crime against the fertility
of our Mother Earth.
Iron County register., 1883-05-24

The Khedive of Egypt has volun-
tarily surrendered $4,000 n year of his
civil list to be devoted to the payment
of indemnity claims. But this will not
make him poor. as.he still gets $735.oO0
himself, and his family S6OO,0OO more
Ii is no wonder Egypt is poor.
Iron County register., 1883-05-24
The Bishop Of Copenhagen.

Munster, Bishop-of Copenhagen, was
noted for his absefse a. of mind, an in
trinity which increased as he advanced
in years. He was accustomed whenever
his duties summoned him from home,
to hang p1acard on his door announc-
ing, for the benefit of any chance visitor,
that he would return at a certain hour,
-Oaa- day, being obliged to attend to
some important business in the town,
he affixed the usual notice, and, his
errand accomplished, came home and
assembled the stairs leading to his modest
apartment. On arriving opposite his
door he glanced mechanically <at the
placard, and, entirely unconscious of his
own identity, concluded that he was
too early, and waited outside until the
clock struck, when he suddenly recol-
lected who and where he was and let
hM0Sen 3ss G4H tie Year Round ,
Iron County register., 1883-05-24

Nearly $4,000, 900 worth of cattle
are now grazing in what six years aga
was Indian country in Texas. '''T
Iron County register., 1883-05-24
q bnrfnp J th1 Issf four wears the Pr,

-DuI1fiS IIc I1St IUuI Cuts tIIe ETUV-'
ince of Ontario has lost 1905 of its
population by emigration. The United
'States has absurbed 10000 of this num-
bers This c0sintry presents a wider
field for enterprise than any othefin the
world. How seldom do we hear of a Yam
kee emigrating to foreign country
NJ y Herald.
Iron County register., 1883-05-24

-Philadelphians dry and CRATE .ba-,
nanas into flour for puddings and pies.
Iron County register., 1883-05-24

The Pennsylvania Legislature has
enacted the law to punish a person who
treats another to drink of Liquor Of
any sort.
Iron County register., 1883-05-24

as much disturbed by his occupancy of
the Executive chair. as Queen Victoria
would be by the presence of a London
shop-keeper at one of her State dinners;
and as for the Republicans generally,
no comparison can ojustice to their
feelings. 4at.
Nevertheless Butler is what he is.
Governor of Massachu husests, by grace Of
God and the voice of the balIot-box..
Moreover, Massachusetts has had no
better Governor-if as good-in the last
fifty years. His reform may be roueh, i
but it is the genuine article; and, iudg-
ing from the revelations at the Tewks-
bury almshouse., did not come before it
was needed The Republicans of Mas.
sachusetts may rest assured that their,
Governor ''means business and that
before he gets through Massachusetts,
Republicanlsnl, as exemplified in the
administration of State affairs, will be
turned inside out for public inspection
They may kick and curse, hut kicks and
curses will onlystimulate= Butler to his
task OF reformation. He is in the sad
die, booted and spurred; has already
done some very pretty riding, and will
do more before the circus closes. Un-
fortunately for Massachusetts Republic
ans, they have season tickets to this
circus, which they can neither sell nor
give away. They must sit through the
show if it kills them.-iSt. Louis Re
publican.
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Literary Notices.

The current numbers Of The Continent bearing
dates of May 2d and 9th, are exceptionally rich in
timely and superbly illustrated articles. The first
opens with fine engraved portrait Of Michael Mum
kacsy, perhaps the greatest of living painters, and
besides number Of drawings illustrative of his
works, presents q magnificent full-page engraving
from one Of noblest paintings Milton Debating
Paradise Lost to his daughters" This picture is
owned by the Lenox L library in New York, and the
engraving was made from the original expressly for
The Continent. There is also an engraving Of the
figure of Christ from the artists famous painting of
siChrist before Plate" The context Is by Anna
Bowman Blake, an author who has enjoyed especial
facilities for learning from the artist himself the
leading incidents of his professional career. The
Continent is presenting some admirable magazine
illustration, of which this issue contains large
number Of exceeding ereditable examples. In the
second number named is sketch of the late Alex
ander H. Stephens, the typical Southern States
man who has done such eminent service for his State
and for the nation at large. The Continent is the
first ofthe magazines to publish carefully prepared
paper on thefe and services this remarkable and
gifted man. The author, the Rev. Henry Whitney
Cleveland was selected by Mr.. Stephens his liter
ary executor and the prerent article was prepared
with the full approval of the deceased statesman,
who well knew where it would eventually be pub.
lished, and who wrote an autograph for simile
reproduction in The Continent. The closing chap.
ters Of Judge Tourges SHOT Plowshares" increase
in interest the climax approaches, and the author
of ga Fools Errand" has never done himself greater
credit as ahistorica no vest than In this volume o
tba aar;.s Tho ;l1usrtatious nv A. r Froat aro
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LRRkL I0TIcR

AionHO S. B.eOn. Pislniia. In u. cOss, sf CON-
M.tha J. D.Ssa, the Board coautv' o.. nsHi'
o. Donesfie MiHrious -.
oftAe Protsstant Kpisoopal
Church, and C. II. Gidley, Civil Action
administratUr with the
Will annexed of 6elah A. Hotioe af n..s,,.- +, -
Bacon, deceased, cont.sf IN t'''on :"
defendant.
TUE ssid defendant ssThe Board Of na,...o.
the Protestsnt Epscopal Church vhosve1 20, .,
uherever the same may be and Be loc nled m 49,
totlce that on the ann DAY Of NAY. NJ issa .s
plaindn, Alon.O 8. Bacon, aied IN the cnn,. ~
Common rieas o. Henry County, Ohio, his pefition
..on o, sa asiend.nt and othsrs setting forth
.mong other things, that on the 27th day az Hsrrh
a. D. 1855, there was produced 10 the Prohste Co..
OF Henry county, Ohio, and duly probsted' nsn.s
wiring purporting TO be the last win on s.ishr
making osTS ay.s. s .osss .s4 s,s.sssa
vest fractional quarter Of section "a town 8 NORTH
o. range east, and the north half on north-s..,
quarts. o. sane 1 section town sad range all In Han
~ county Ohio, aud giving CODY on ma vrii -
eodici That the plaintiff Is the only son and 80 ~
said testator, that as to Who or what or vh.-. az
ssid defendAnt ssfhe Board Of Domestic M..ions ~
not know and cannot ascertain. That ~ snsh ss
sssociaaon or body corporate Incorporates rssi.s
~ or mas any place Of business or location In A.
. S.sle Of onio or elsewhere to plaintiffs knowledge
nor can the residence, location or whereabonts y,
.ne same be Ascertained. That said paper vritino %
is not the last win cocil thereto OF ths s,td aIS
A. Bacon But said paper writing wholly void for
reasons given In said petition And praying thst
the said paper writing and pretended Win md eod,
en- De adjudged BY the court to be "not the last will
nno testament or codicil thereto Of said Sslah A.
Bacon, and for & Judgment for costs Of anti" NJ
The said defendant, ''The Board Of Domestic Mi..
sions OF the Protestant Episcopal Churohv VIII AZ
~ snswer BY the third Saturday after June i5fh
OF said petition. ~ 40 prayer
J.R TYLER b THOMAS MEEHAN.
u.,,o,h ,os. Attorneys for plaintiff.
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IT is said that the German Govern
ment is about to purchase ten million
acres of land in Mexico, on which a
German colony is to be founded under
the paternal oversight of the Imperial
Government. The German people de.
string home on this side of the At
lantic should find it under the folds of
the stars and stripes. German immi-
grants are always welcome to our
shores, for they make up considera.
BILE portion of our better class of citi-
zens. They are, almost without excep.
tion, honest, Industrious and law.abid-
ing citizens, readily assimilating with
our people, and quickly forming a
strong attachment for our government
and institutions. We have millions of
acres for such immigrants, and hope
they may come and occupy them.