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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-01-04
No More Devils Wanted.

"Morning sir, do you want to hire goo'
boy?"
Ye great guns and little fishes! The sixtl
application in the last twenty-four hours an,
the returns not all in yet. This wholesal
and indiscriminate springing up of Juvenile
must be squelched. The first five applicant
were referred to the "devil" who disfgure<
them so badly that they are in excellent trim
for the golden stairs, but just how to get rio
of this last one, who was of the gentler sex
probably the mother or big sister of TIT
"good boy" was a sticker.
"Are you the boy referred to-" asked tn,
editor.
"No." Brief, to the point, and entirely
satisfactory.
"His best looking sister%'
| "No, sir" most emphatically.
| "His great grandmother, them"
| "Young man, do you see anything very
accent before your' This with such Pc
culiar glitter in her eye that made the editor
squirm uneasily and reply in the negative.
"Pardon me, madam; you are the young
| ster's mother"'
eyes, sir; by proxy. He is my husbands
fl rst wife's boy.''
"Good! Now tell me all about him." re-
ic attitude. SIS he young, strong and will
ing?"
'To the very utmost"
'No bad habits?"
'None whatever"
"Goes to Sunday-schoo regularly"
'Twice day."
elias cast-irom stomach?" glancing at
pile of undevoured wedding cake that the
"devil" had overlooked.
'sYes, he is a very good FEEDER"
"Wiling to divide his wages every week
with the proprietor!"
"S'pose so, if that is partIof the trade"
"Never talks back!"
"Never."
elias no conscientious scrouples against
backing up against the toe of number nine
boot early and often"'
81 don't think he would after he became
accustomed to it.''
"Do you love this boy?'
"Certainly do"
"You say he is good?"
"Yes, of the superlative degree"
"A CUusSiCuCC uhC lAC AhAA4oA eaA NCoASC
Exactly"
"Nice boy, never lies,.t honest to steal
coal and kindling wood, willing to be kicked
and all that. Bright future before him, I'M
doubtedly. What is his name:'
"Willie."
"a nice name, but it sounds trife meek
for a devil Madam, from your description
am convinced that you love model son, in
whom is conferred your fondest and most ex
travagant hopes for something grand; but you
will be awakened from your dream to be en-
circled by the crushing coil of sadness and
sorrow. He is too good for this mortal
sphere. Even while we speak his lifeless
form may be grinding to atoms under the
wheels Of some passing railroad train. He
may have tumbled down deserted coal
shaft, there to be strangled by its inky gloom.
Or perchance he may have been swept by a
mountain blizzard from the great iron bridge
on Washington avenue in to the dark, turbid
waters of Clear creek, where his young life
will he dashed out against the jagged rocks,
against which the waves beat with unrelent-
ing fury. Or, still worse-' The editor
paused moment to note the effect of his
but the fond mother was gone.
-G0lden (COl.) Transcript.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-01-04
Guild Pianos are giving first-class sa

isfaction in the st. Charles CatholicAcademy
st. Charles, Mo-; Mrs. Cuthbert's Female
Seminary, 1894 Olive ST., st. Louis; also at
Huntsville University, Huntsville, Mo-, and
IN many other schools where none but the
hest will suit. Sold by C. W. HANDLEy &
Co., Cor. 10th & Olive Sts., st. Louis.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-01-04

For RENT.-A good business house, with
dwelling attached. Centrally located in busi-
ness part of town. Apply to
ROB't HOTSON.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-01-04
Arcadia Coll
IND ACADEMYs8
0r nuE TTRSTTI,rNE ar1S

The system of education puYsueS u % I.
institution is designed to developt ~ 49,.
al intellectual and physical power N r.
pupils; to make them refined. accomnilS
ed and useful members of soeSefy. E
Pupils of all denominations are eon.},-
received allinterference with Their xs.
victions being carefully avoided. D,
TERMS
For young lady boarders will Be n Il.
present, per session of 1--we monfis
$75. O0-payable in advance.
Terms for instruction in music, fojSs~
languages, drawing, painting and -.
namental handiwOrk can be had bynal
plying as below.
Attached to the Convent, and totn,lv
separated from the boa1ding school, z z
SELECT DAY SCHo0r.
in which the usual branches Of sound -
practical education are carefully imDarfSa
A system of rewards and m0nthlv n Z
limitations beget in the pupils healfhv
mutation which stimulates study 49,
produces surprising results.
Terms the Day school, will remalN u
formerly - One Dollar, Two Dollar.
Four Dollars, or Five Dollars per monfh
according to the studies pursued.
In the Day School boys IA ye0rs ~
age and under aUiH be received.
l'rospectuses, and other information.
may be had by applying. in person or ~
letter, to MOTHER ROSE,
Of the Convent the Ursuline Sistera
Arcadia Iron Co. Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-01-04

Will be sold cheap. Call and examine at
this office.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-02-22
A Wood -Chopping Idyl.

"A man has got to know how to cut
wood, i tell you," said gentleman of
the wood-chopping profession whom it
was nv good fortune to interview in his
own domain. "He's got to know more'n
how to swing an axe to make chopper.
If he don't, ten to one he'll get out O.
wind on the big fellows after splittin' a
bit or bust himself up liftin' the big
sticks. Now, | was brought up to it,
and l can chop stiddy an fast, and cave
right into it, an stand hard on my legs
and not get out O. wind. Every lick
counts. | allus did like choppin'; and
there's my boy, just turned thirteen
he'll make chopin boy, you bet! My
wife, too, she's got an axe of her own,
and she lows she's goin' to help me
out with this piece O. splittin'. Why,
when we was first married she worked
long side O. me every day bringin'
down the trees, chopin her half cord
and putin it up; an then doin' her
housework. Reg lar Jersey girl she was;
none O. your h'ity-t'ity notions bout
her; right smart to work, an just as
fond of a pretty piece O. chopin as
was. We went clean out into the heart
O. the wood the first thing and set up
housekeeping in a shanty. Land! can
smell them woods yet. She chopped
like man and cooked the wittles, too.
If it want that she chops overhanded
she could beat lots O. fellows now"
The ''piece of chopping" where thi:
delightful romance was enacted was,
learned afterward, "furder down shore, u
deep in wood valuable for glass-house
use Great quantities are consumed by
these voracious feeders, requiring large
cut annually. Wages are always fair,
and "wittles''-so my informant an
swered on inquiry-are reasonable
Pork bout the same figger as any
where" No mention was made of any
thing else; pork, to him, evidently com
prised all that was meant by "wittles.' '
it must have been an idyllic life-livins
alone in great pine wood with the
woman of his choice, working by hi
side in the pretty chopin ~, with goo'
wages, snug little shanty, bed feath
cred with bough-tips, and plenty O
bacon. - Vineland Cor. Philadelphi'
Press.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-02-22
LATER NEWS.

AT Cincinnati the Ohio River fell two
feet auring the twenty four hours ending
A. NJ, on the 18Th, and up to the same
hour had receded altogether five feet, when
there was sixty one feet, four inches OF
water. The river was reported rising from
Pittsburg to Catlettsburg, but falling from
Portsmouth to Cincinnati. The coming
rise will not be sufficient to check the
present decline to any great extent. The
prevailing cold weather will aid the de-
cline of the water. Less suffering was re-
ported than for any day since the food and
prompt relief is being extended those in
need. Mails are again running on time,
and business in beginning to resume its
wonted activity.
In THE United States Senate on the 18th,
Mr.. Vest offered resolution for a COM
mittee of five Senators to investigate the
whole subject of the Yellowstone Park
leases, and requesting the Secretary of the
Interior to take no action in the matter
until the committee reports at the next
session. Mr.. Blair offered resolution in
structing the Judiciary Committee to in
quire whether the Legislature of New
Hampshire, chosen in November, 1882 can
lawfully elect Senator of the United
States. After long debate the resolution
was withdrawn and the Tariff bill
was taken up and the steel sched-
ule discussed without action. In
he House resolution was adopted
.alling for information whether damage
'ad been done during the current year, by
Hood or otherwise, to the works for chan
T
Providence, Mississippi River. The CON-
mittee on Elections submitted a report in
the contested election case of Sessinghaus
vs.. Frost, in Missouri, declaring the coll
testant entitled to the seat. The report
was laid over, and the House resumed con-
sideration of the Tariff Bill in Committee
of the Whole.
AT Paris on the 18th, the Municipal
Council adopted a resolution advocatip
5he granting of amnesty to the Anarchists
tried and condemned at Riom and Lyons,
and a suspension of procedure agains
those who are not yet tried.
| THE legislative inquiry into the manage
ment of the New York State Prison has
ELECTED the fact that one convict has been
subjected to one hundred strokes of the
| IHc use VI Iuc uuuScOu anu
:rcen cells. Warden Brush informed til,
committee that their counsel was unworthy
If association with gentlemen. Counsel
'eplied that he would give the language o.
| the Warden its full value and meaning al
some future time, when he and theWarden
could meet on more equal terms.
COLONEL J. Ross GREENE, of Bastrop
Texas, whose wife committed suicide by
firing her clothes, has died . maniac,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-02-22
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

The English Presbyte are taking
steps to thoroughly equip theological
college in China for the training of native
evangelists.
Miss Jennie E. Davis, who has been
chosen to the head Of the female depart
ment of Liberia College, Liberia, was
graduated at the girls high school,
Boston, ten years ago, and has since been
teaching in Missouri.
The Fitchburg (Mass.) Sentinel
tells of high school teacher in . Wor-
oester County town who, in correcting
composition written by an advanced
pupil, made this note upon the margin
thereof: "You do not dot your eyes"
The Philadelphia Record wants call
the grammars thrown out of public
schools aid other papers, more ad-
vanced. want text books replaced with
shingle hatchet, a paper Of shoe pegs
and q blacksmith's bellows. s.-Hdrtford
Post.
Thomas w. Pierce, of Texas, who
made his millions from railway opera
tions, has given S25, 200 church 10 the
town of Dover, N. 81. The church,
which is known IS the Pierce Memorial
Church, serves as a monument: to his
parents, once residents of Dover.
The Chicago Times finds that it
costs twenty-seven dollars head to pro-
vide schooling for children in that city,
against Sc. 20 for those in the State out
side. 1t is afraid that the city schools
fool away the time and money on
languages that do not belong to this
country or its schools, or in desperate
a.. IL.
lists of the pupils.
Jonathan Longfellow, of Whitleys-
burg, DEL, having twenty-eight chill
dren, has built school house of his own,
employs teacher of his own, and has q
school of his own. He is seventy years
old, and came near breaking up the
school last week, by marrying the
twenty ee-year-old teacher, but an
other was found to take her place and
| the educational institution went along
without a jar.-Philddelphi Press.
| An exchange suggests the reading
of the morning newspaper in the school
by teachers as an effective way of teach
| ing current history. "a better way
STILL" says the New York Ezamiper,
ewould be for the teacher to give the
pupils short talk on any topic OF special
interest in the morning paper. This de-
mands more knowledge than most teach.
ers possess, tits true, but something may
be done in that line by any one who is I'll
to teach at all, and its effectiveness il
very great. Few pupils, however dull,
fail to catch and remember the points d
familiar talk of this kind. The prin-
ciple may be applied to other things thar
history"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-02-22
The Earth Struck by a Comet.

This occurred some thirty thousand
years ago, if we are to believe Mr.. Igna-
titus Donnelly, who has written book
to prove that the earth must have passed
through the tail of comet, not only
once, but many times, and he claims
there is abundant evidences on the sur
face of our globe to prove that this
catastrophe really occurred. The great
deposits of unstratifed clay which are
found in so many quarters, especially
in the northern hemisphere, the author
we are quoting believes came from SUBJ
Stances in the tail of the comet through
which the earth passed. Nearly every
one is familiar with the erosions found
on tops of hills and mountains, running
uniformly from the northeast to the
southwest. This has been attributed tc
glacial period, when the larger portion
of the earth was covered with water, and
great icebergs, carrying rocks and stones
in their bottoms, swept over the highest
hills, making the marks now visible on
so many mountain and hill tops. Mr..
Donnelly does not deny that ice was
formed in great quantities after the earth
was struck by the tail of the comet, but
he claims that the cosmic matter of which
the tail was composed embraced clay
dust as well as stones, powders and even
rocks. When the earth passed through
the comet tail. like bullet through a
board, intense heat would be generated;
seas, rivers and even oceans would be
vaporized. Some portions of the
earth would become floods of molten
fire, and finally the sudden refrig-
Grafton would form enormous masses
of ice in the polar regions, which
it would take thousands of years to
liquefy. Comets abound in ou1
solar system. Humboldt in his time,
supposed there might be III 100000 OF
them, and still later astronomers put
the number at 500,00O,O00, without
counting those which reach us from
other solar systems. The surprising
thing is that the earth is not oftenel
struck by comets than it is. Haley 8
comet was $50, 100000 miles in length,
from the nucleus to the end of the tail.
Hence, with its head in the sun, it might
have reached 60, 900, 900 of miles beyond
the orbit of the earth. In the year r779,
Lexill's comet approached the earth so
closely that it would have increased the
sideral year by three hours, if its mass
had been equal to that of the earth. 1t
finally became entangled in the moons
of Jupiter, and lost a great portion of its
tail. Mr.. Donnelly suspects that some
such catastrophe must have happened to
that planet and its satellites, as that
3om which the earth suffered previous
to the so-called glacial era. All this is
very interesting and ingenious, but
astronomers as yet have not accepted
Mr.. Donnelly's views. Indeed, all re-
cent geologists have been trying to &C
count for the appearance of the earth
without allowing for any catastrophe
Given time enough, and one can account
for mountains, oceans, and the enor
nous professions of the different orders
of animals which have appeared Al
different intervals on this globe.-Dena
orest's Monthly.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-02-22
ALPS Well That Ends Well.

An Austin clerk took in bad ten dol
lar bill, and his employer, whois very
severe man, threatened to deduct it from
his wages unless he showed it off on
some other customer. He said that he
did not intend that the firm should lose it.
Next morning when the proprietor
came down the clerk met him with
beaming smile, and said:
..Hurrah! l showed that bill off on q fell
low. The firm won't lose a cent"
"On whom did you palm it offp'
Il threw dice, on account of the firm,
with member of the Legislature for 1t,
and we lost ~ Teras Stfttncs.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-02-22

"A thief dressed as workman was
admitted to the registered letter depart
ment of the New York Postoffice ON
forged pass, the other day. and was dis
covered in the act of throwing bag of
registered letters down shaft to some
confederates. He escaped.-M y Mail
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-02-22

The Treasury department has decid-
ed that bologna sausages, when not
inclosed in skins made of intestines, are
to be admitted to this country free OF
duty. Our native American dogs cav
breathe easier now.-N. Y Sun.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-02-22
GOOD CHEER.

Surely the Worst In Over The Great River
Slowly nut Steadily Fallng-SPlendid
Progress Of Relief Work Contributions
Pouring I'm From all Sides Sad H0mi-
eide by One OF the Militia Guards Tele-
graphic News OF High Waters, Suffering
and Relief From Everywhere.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-02-22

The Erie Road is building locomo-
tive to practically test an invention for
at once consuming smoke and heating
air from the waste steapa for use in
warming cars.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-02-22
UoNaREssIONAL PnoCEEDrNas.

Domestic, Foreign aud Cor
gresSi..ii,'l
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-02-22

Alabama is an Indian word sig
nifying Here we rest State Treas
urer Vincent looked into the cash-box
and said: ..I'll take what here, and
leave the rest to the wicked. "-Chicago
Inter Ocean,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-02-22
State News Items.

The convention of the Young Mems
Christian Association of Ohio, which closed
its session at Mt Vernon on the 11th, was
very successful gathering including
among its delegates eighty three represent
atives from college associations. The re-
ports of the officials were of the most
gratifying character, showing the Associa-
tion was free from debt, with a cash surplus
on hand.
THOMAS CAMPBELL went into a saloon on
business at East Lewistown on the 18th,
and while there was set upon by Byron
Hendricks. who was drunk. Campbell
left the saloon to avoid Hendricks, but the
latter followed, knocked down and
pounded him. Campbell then drew a
pocket knife and stabbed Hendricks three
times, the last blow infiicting a fatal
wound in the heart
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-02-22


Notwithstanding the suffering in the city from
inconyeniences, loss of property and actual want
the feeling during yesterday was better than for
several days. The river, though slowly, was con-
stantly falling, and peoples minds were diverted
from contemplation of future terrors to future
relief from the invading food There is a rise
above, the " Gather is warm. and the thawing soil
discharges much water, but the river is going down
and will probably not rise again soon TO the remark
able stage recorded yesterday mmning-66 feet and
81 inches. The lower country is in great peril, and
the people there will have the sympathy of Gin
cinnatians, who know well now what it is to be
food sufferer. At one o'clock this morning the
Water-works gauge showed IS feet ~ inches, fall
of over foot from the record of four o'clock
terday morning.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-02-22

"A Rochester IN. " mans fire.
escape consists of ..1'' rail, firmly
fastened to the front of building near
the windows, and car capable of hold
ing eight or ten pers MS, TO be run up
aud down it by means of pulleys, the
powe., being supplied by crank at the
ground.
The Mineral argus., 1883-10-18
The Casualty Record.

HennessY and Dunn found, recently seven
miles above the Shades on the Missouri,
two bodies so badly burned by prairie fire
as to be unrecognizable. The remains are
supposed to be those OF Billy Close and Jack
Williams, two wood hawks who kept a yard
on the river at Strawberry island. They
are known to have left their yard two weeks
before for Berihold, TO purchase supplies,
and have not been seen since. They had a
team and heavy wagon, and Close had at
least 500 on his person when he left. IL is
not unlikely that the men were killed By
Cree Indians, but the most natural supposi-
tion is that they were killed for their m oney
by some rivals in business.
At Philadelphia on the 5th the inbound
train on the North Pennsylvania branch of
the Philadelphia & Reiding railway ran in
to a street car of the Union line al Susque-
hanna avenue and American street. The
car was demolished and all the passengers
more or less injured. Ten persons who
were most seriously injured, ere taken to
the Episcopal hospital. The driver Of the
street car was in the car at the time Of the
accident. Among the injured was a wo-
man named Mary Sellers, who was terribly
mangled. She was carried to the hospital
in bag.
n AAN NAlhAANA AANAA oaA1INAf bdhnAuf vi
the farm of dinner & Stewart recently. The
barn end granary, which latter contained
about 81, 900 bushels OF oats, were totally
destroyed. In the barn were five horses, all
of which perisned. The flames are supposed
to have originated from a spark from a
pipe. There was $4,000 upon all the prop
erty, buildings, ETC., but a small part Of the
insurance is upon the buildings DESTROYED
The loss will probably reacL $1,000.
The barge William Treat from Bay City
to Detroit, with lumber, which broke away
from the tug Clark while off Sand Beach a
few DAYS ago, was wrecked of Port Albert
during the recent storm. The crew con-
strucied a raft, and after a fearful expe-
riencs managed tor each the shore next day.
The vessel has gone to pieces.
While going rapidly round a curve near
Austin avenue, the western suburbs of Chi
cago, dummy car filled with passengers
was derailed q few days ago and thrown
into a ditch. Charles Cook, it is thought,
was fatally, and eight others more or less
seriously wounded.
Willis Marks, living Eve miles north of
Mapleton, Dakota, recently had five stacks
and fifteen acres Of wheat burned by a prai-
rie FIRE, He places the amount Of grain
destroyed at about 900 bushels. The FIRE
originated by a neighbor burning a straw
pile, the fire running through the stubble.
During severe thunder storm at Min
neapolis, on the evening Of the 7th inst.
the church of.the immaculate Conception
was struck, and somewhat injured.
At Chandler, Wis, recently on the Oma-
ha road an unknown drunken man was
rrnohed IN d0alk he 1ar.ls -
form and the passenger train.
The business part Of KirkwoOd, H., was
destroyed BY frs recently. Losses, $50, 600;
The Mineral argus., 1883-10-18

The Chinese government has insli ucted
the Marquis Tsepg to notify the French gov.
ernment that Chixa cannot tolerate any
further continuance OF what the Mandarins
characterizes 1.-THE paraleying," with which
the French governlne mas seen tit to deal
with the Tomquil Lair. and the parleying,
must be cossi cred suspended so far as Chi.
ma is concerned. Jules Ferry, prime minis
ter, has instructed NJ. Tricon, French en-
voy at Pekin, to explain 10 the Chinese
government what il describes as "parleying"
on the part of France was enforced upon
the French foreign Office, under the con.
duct of Chalamel Lacour, as a necessity 10
avoid conflict with their interests. and that
Ferry when he took the negotiations in
in hand found 1t necessary 10
resume the parleyins" for tie express pur.
pose of avoiding intermeddling. When
Mr.. Ferry acquainted the Marquis Tseng
with the nature of the instructions sent 10
Mr. Fricon, the marquis expressed regret
that a more moderate tone had not been
adopted. Mr.. Ferry asserted that Earl
Granville, the British foreign minister,
while ostensibly acting as mediator be.
tween France and China, was really back.
ing up the Chinese ambassador in his
claims. The Marquis TseDg made no re-
ply to this insinuation, but reminded NJ
Ferry that the dangers to all foreign res
idents in China demanded that the govern
ment at Pekin take some decisive NOV
and to bring the dispute 10 a termination.