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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-10-04
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

Ten thousand men, mostly from
Jamaica, are at work upon the Panama
Canal.
1t has been decided by the Austrian
railway administration to employ wom-
en- as guards on the same terms as
men.
With the exception of few years,
madagascar rulers since 1928 have
been women. A niece of the late Queen
has just succeeded her to the throne,
and makes the fifth Queen since that
year, and the fourth in an unbroken
2 line
The Shah of Persia has a way of
managing horse-races that is peculiar,
at least. The competitors all deposit
the entrance money. with his Majesty,
and when the race is finished the Shah
confiscates the winning horse and keeps
the entrance money. Pool-selling is
not practiced in that enlightened part
of creation.
Among the victims of Casamicciola
weresa Signor. and Signora Bonavita,
who left property worth S1,OOO,OOO, to
which there is no direct heir. Their
relatives. in order to determine the sue
cession, have petitioned to have their
bodies disinterred, that by an examina-
ton of the external injuries it NAV
be ascertained, if possible, who died
first. ~
"A circus man in Europe has new
way OF, raising money. Heraffles off his
African lion at each town he visits. In
this style of rattle the victim is the I'M
fortunate winner. Take your lion, :"
says the honest circus man as he goes
to open the cage. The crowd stampede
The unlucky owner, who finds he can
not buy the cage, generally pays the
circus man to keep the brute.
The conversion to Christianity of
the Queen of Madagascar. who lately
died, is said to have been entirely acct
dental. She CHANGED TO find an old
Bible around the palace and began to
read and study it, ending in adopting
the faith and making bold war upon
idolatry. Under her rule the country
took rapid strides forward in education
and all kinds of progress.
The youngest son of one of the first
families of Schleswig-H olstein made a
visit to Monaco. He had large sum
of money with him at the time, but he
lost it at roulette. Telegraphing home
for more. he received it and played
again, but lost all he had. He then lost
his watch, his studs and his rings. and
tried to borrow 500 francs to pay his
hotel bill. Being a stranger he could
not do this, and out of shame for his
failure. and out of reluctance to ask
for more money from his family and
explain the situation to it. he shot him
self.
-Labouchere tells the following story
of his earliest visit to Aix-les- Bains: 81
remember arriving there when 1 was
about seventeen. / sat down at the
ganing-table, and in half an hour 1
won f400 or $500. An official then told
me that the Commissary of Police wished
to speak to me. On being introduced
into the den of this official he asked me
whether, as l evidently was a minor, /
had the written permission of my par
ents to gamble. l said that they had
not furnished me with such document,
so he told me that L could not be al
lowed to play. This excellent man prob
ably saved me a good deal of money,
for left with my booty instead of re-
turning to the tables"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-10-04
What Is AfOot in the South!

There is evidently a disposition upon
the part of the department officials in
the Post-office Department to have the
people believe that President Arthur
has turned over new leaf and will
have the department run in the interest
of the people instead of the whims and
conveniences of the politicians. They
speak us though the injunction of the
New York Sun to ''turn the rascals
out" will be obeyed. There are those
who believe that Arthur has nothing to
do with it, and that he is too shrewd a
politician to engage in anything. of the
kind. Now that he has got through
fishing, maybe he will find time to rise
and explain. The Postmaster-G General
would hardly have assumed SO much
authority without the knowledge and
approval of the President, and those
who have been left out in the cold
might as well make up their minds to
90 to work to defeat him in the next
election. Government officials are not
brutes to be kicked and cuffed about
like so many dogs, and the. party that
will sustain an Administration that will
allow it should be told to go" Up to
this time the postmaster in this city has
no idea why he was removed, nor has
the people any information to give him.
All reasons for it are withheld by the
department, and the last words said to
him by MIR. Lampson, the Inspector,
were: {" You and your office are all
right" Yet but a few days elapse and
he is unceremoniously removed, even
without a minutes notification.
The truth is, the Republican party
has been SO long in power until the
Administration treats all subordinates
as menials. Ii any cause for this ex-
listed it would be a different thing, but
to send men through the country and
throw business men out of employment
without ceremony is more than the peo-
pie viii quietly submit to, and such
proceedings will drive every decent man
out of the party. That, there is some
great political move on foot in the
South we have no question. 1t is hard
~ probable that Arthur and his gang
would suddenly become so exceedingly
yirtuous as to attempt to please the
people of the South rather than his
pets in politics. 1t may be that the re-
duction of the clerical forces in the
post-offices will help to swell the Golfers
of the campaign fund-a thing needed
just now since there can be no more
political assessments. Should this prove
to be the'case. we will not be in the least
surprised, and the manner and time IN
which these reductions are made
strengthens the belief Columbus San.
The Piute Indians do not believe in
the happy-hunting- ground PROPOSE
ton, but have great fear of the devil,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-10-04

- ongfellow' two unmarried daugh-
tiers Twill be absent from their Cam
bridge home during the coming year.
having, in company with sister oil Mr..
Arthur Gilman, decided to live as SIN,
dents at Newman College. England
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-10-04

The Piute Indians do not believe in
the happy-hunting- ground PROPOSE
ton, but have great fear of the devil,
who, they think, is tormenting them
whenever one of their number is sick.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-10-04

Nitro-glycerine is often used as
medicine, under the name of glonome.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1883-06-02
THE TOWN HALL.

The new Town Hall is now ali
assured fact. Our citizens, realiz-
ing the necessity of suck a build
ing, have put their shoulders to
the Wheel" and are coming forward
literally with their contributions.
They have aroused themselves, as
it were. IRON the hurricane of apa-
tby-the cyclone of inactivity
the crevassa of quiet repose under
which they have idly lahored for
some years. and the present calm
agitation indicates that there is
''life in the old land vet" Already
the dark and lowering storm-clouds
of success and prosperity are seen
above the green back horizon, ard
il is but q question Of time when
the good ship Town Hall" viii 60
piacidly, serenely and noiselessly
crashing and bounding along, until
it arrives safely within the smooth
and turbulent waters of the harbor
of materialized iong-teit wants. at
least it looks that way al present.
Keep Noah's Ark movin'."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1883-06-02
Town ELEcTIoS.-Next Monday.

Town ELEcrIoS.-Next Monday.
the 18th inst, the voters OF Goving-
ton viii proceed to elect AaTor
aud five Aldermen, TO serve for the
ensuing year. This is an import
ant election to cur people. The
psace Of the town must be mann
tanned, and without q firm, able
man as Mayor, it is impossible to
do it. The position of Mayor As 9
responsible one. The eneoluments
are trifing, while the trouble and
labor is great. tits patriot" in
the full sense OF the word. vino will
consent to accept the place and fill
it properly. The Board of Alder
men should also be a good one, and
the voters should use due diligence
in casting their ballots for tie men
OF their choice.
The present Town Council has
conducted the affairs of the munich
pality in a highly satisfactory man.
ner. The finances OF the town are
better now than they ever have
been. Everything done for the cor
poration is paid for il cash.
II the present Mayor, DR.. E. r
Randolph, and the present Alder
men, will consent to serve another
term, we believe they VII meet
with little or no opposition.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1883-06-02
little harque he set afoat.

little harque he set afoat.
Il you haze not resource to the
dead languages to elothe your
live % ideas, you have repaired to
the heather god and bribed him to
forge you few of histLunderbolts.
as to the antiquated condition OF
Coyington, your own article is the
best evidence OF the fact, and the
one which We now place before the
public in defense of our worthy
benefactor, "W. W. W.
I will eriticise the critic.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1883-06-02
Written for the FARMER.
4 WOULD-BE QUIETUS. -


: Not along ago very suggestive,
satisfactory and easy-to-be-remem-
bered slang phrase was quite fash
ionable. L was, "Give us rest"
1t cannot be denied that there are,
at the present day, plesty OF slang
phrases in vogue, SO l don't advo-
cate permanent restoration to
common use OF the above, but l
cannot help feeling tha5 Just now
it IS too apropos - the situation to
be allowed TO remain longer in OH
liyion. / am sure this sentiment
must be echoed by the majority, at
least. Of the readers of that inter
estins and lnueh-to-be-eommended
little weski,. the FaRuEE. -
In the iirst place, sc had a
pseulo-pCesic efusion from Got
ton Planter = At least 1t was hon
est. The man wanted Il wife, and
having refined appreciation of
the delicate subject, essayed to
touch responsive chord il the
heart OF some maiden, by the bar
monies of has verse. What if long,
short, common and peculiar metre
were terribly mixed. and "feet"
stumbled after each other in wild
confusion, until they almost ran
away with The readers wits? The
idea remained throughout the
whole. The man wanted some enc
to help on that plantation, and he
proposed for this help-meet in his
best style. And the temptation was
too strong for some one, more bent
upon mischief than matrimony. to
answer. This was the signal. Since
that time the paper has been be-
sieged with flying shots, squibs,
and rafting of small firearms, with
an occasional boom from a big gun,
until ones nerves are rasped ard
ones ears are aching. The crude,
roaring, bustlins railer" has storm
ed over that poor ':indolent gale"
untilit can stard the ''depreeiatory"
remarks no longer. and sinks into
quite harmless zephyr in last
Saturdays FARMER. Let us hope
that Miss Spider" "Blow-Fly,"
and al the rest, will die as easily.
We have had evidence enough,
within the last few weeks. that
there is an immense amount of lit
erary talent in this community.
Why waste it longer on ''fies" and
spiders, " and such '.small deer?"
we are al! willing 70 recognize
each other as witty and wise"
gifted in metaphor, sarcasm, yersif-
cation and knowledge of the
languages" Let us turn all this
wonderful brain power into some
more lofty channel. In other
words, let us put our heads to-
gether " and raise the new Town
Hall, or do something to bring
about that longdeferred Methodist
Episcopal Sunday School eIter-
tainment; or on any other worthy
object the wise-I will not once say
''puny young men OF Coyington
may deem advisable. But on the
| oft-di.cussod subjects, / pray them,
for sweet PHYS sake, GIVE us a
rost,' Of,
The tract of land in New Orleans.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1883-06-02
BROOKLYN BRIDGE HORROR

Only one week ago the great
Brooklyn Bridge. across East
River, uniting the cities of New
York and Brooklyn. was thrown
open to the public, with all the
pomp and circumstance of a great
national event. But scarcely have
the hosannas of Joy died out, when
the mournful sounds OF tie dread
messenger" are heard in the land.
and the brooklyn Bridge FESTIVE
ties are quickly followed By the
Brooklyn Bridge Horror" Tie
dispatches give the following ac-
count Of the disaster:
New Yoak, Nav 30.-A fearful
disaster occurred on East River
Bridge this afternoon, by which a
iargsnumber of people have lost
their lives.
The na:rowness of the footway
for passengers is the cause Of the
horror. Tie majority of the dead
fare SO far unidentified.
at about t o'clock the long line
of people or foot in the center walk
of the structure, going to and COM
ing from the city, thickered. swell
ed and stopped III its motion. Just
at the stairs leading up from the
concrete roadway to he bridge
proper. strong men and feeble
women, manhood and infancy,
were weiged together in that jam
by the fearful pressure of the crowd,
which extended for Q mile, one
might say. On either end Of the
line. It was a remorseless, fearful,
stupid force. that held its victims
is immovable az the stone fcunda-
ton Of the bridge itself.
The stoppage lasted nearly an
hour, during which time scores OF
people tainted. 10 relieve the jam
the. bridge officials removed some
of the iron paline, . few feet from
the stairway on the New York side,
when, OF course. those unfortunate
enough TO be near the opening,
weak and fainting as they were,
Immediately fell heller skelter,
heels over head, down on the Jag
ged granite road beneath, il mass
OF bruised, diseolored human flesh
Scores were trampled upon in
stantly, and to stumble was death.
aIen were dragged out of that
heap of helpless humanity with
faces blue as indigo, aud the life
blood trickiing out of their hos
trils; women and children, pale,
disheveled and dead. The road
way on either side of the walk was
strewed with the dead and dying
"a pitiable sight-and yet it is
said no efforts were made BY the
bridge officials to stop the people
coming on the bridge.
The dead and dying were car
RED of in wagons, carts, ETC. i'm
pressed on the moment for the ser
vice, and taken to the Chambers
Street Hospital. Sixteen persons
We're Killed and Il large number In.
jared.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1883-06-02

il ne" selF-tending strawberry
bed is the. invention of :. Caifor-
man. Fill with earth any sort of a
barrel, that has been bored we'll
around. with inch holes. Plant
Strawberries in every hole and in
the Open top. root downward and
top outward. 1t is a great sue
cess Tits quito ornate, and it viii
keep for Several months in bearing.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1883-06-02

An article was read at the last
session Of the Academic des Sci
ences, On the physiological effects
OF coffee. Experiments have proved
conciusiyely that coffee does not
assist or re:ard digestion bat acts
solely upon Tie brain and yasomo-
ter nerves. The yiolenS stimu,a-
ton OF these nerves. produces par
tial paral .sls, consequently many
hitherto unexplained cases CT par
tial paralysis eau be ascribed to an
immoderate use Of coffee. Taken
moaerately-two or three cups a
day-the effect is beneficial, stima-
lat;ng gently the brain and nervous
system, and greatly bonefting the
brain-worker especially.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1883-06-02

The tract of land in New Orleans,
on account of which Mrs. Gaines re-
Gently obtained 9 judgment against
the city for nearly $2.o00,000, was,
not many years ago, wild swamp
full of alligator hcies. and not fit to
be inhabited by any other animals.
New Orleans and her sitizens have
1a3s It valuable by their labor and
impshS emsnts;. and for these i'm
prosement< they are condemned to
pay somebody sa.. q,ha .,,;aato,.
are coming home Co. - s's' s a'vis
sR.geance.-,&. landry -.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1883-06-02

Mr.. West Steyer, as attorney for
the Florida Parishes. Is preparing
two protests to file with the Secre-
tary of the Inter:cr. In one of
them he will protest, on behalf of
The Florida Parishes, against al
lowing the New Orleans Pacific
Railway Company. underits Back
bone Grant" or any railway COM
spany, under any grant, locating
land in any one of these parishes
The Florida Parishes claim all the
public land within their limits. In
the other petition: lie will protest
against the department issuing any
more scrip or certificates to Lcuisi-
ana, under the John McEnery con-
tract. Mr.. Steyer takes the posi-
ton that the land due the State I'M
der the act Of 1S49 is due the State
as trustee, and that neither the
State nor the government has any
power to contract away any part of
it for services in recovering it. The
State is simply trustee, and must
apply all of it to the object men
toned in the act, viz: Drainage
and leyees.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1883-06-02

The total assessment of property
in New Orleans this year. is over
$1,000, 0G0 less than it was last
year I. is strange how r,tp.dly
property depreciates 10 value when
fhe assessor in around-especially
that Of THO wealthy classes.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1883-06-02

Work Given Out. On receipt OF
YOUR address we will make you an
offer by which you can earn 50 to.
81 evenings, at your home. Men.
women, boys or girls can do it H.
C. Wilkinson & Co. 195 and 1917
Fulton street. New York.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1883-06-02
Written for the FERNER.
ny 10 WILL CRITICISE TIE
CRITICS?

bessiSISSi 1cif-JS, ~ SdlG-i TUE
musical sound of another growl
from the savage sailor ('tis truly
strange how apt are the. noms de
ptumes chosen by our literary lions }
But now, supposins the fierce mon
ster has returned to his kennel,
confident that he has faithfully dis
charged his duly. We will venture
having learned that he il secure
ly chained-to toss him bone,
npou which to exhaust his super
huous energy and temper. His
bark-we should perhaps say his
long-contirued howl-begaE with
"In view OF the many literary effu-
sions, etc, the author thinks q lit
tl9 turning over OF the whole lot
not inappropriate" And did ii
ever occur to the fertile mind OF
the wfiter that little turning over
Of lis own self-suf1icient assertions
would not be altogether inadvisa-
ble-though perhaps not the issue
he calculated that his "wordy
thunder" would produce?
This modern Jupiter proceeds
Immediately to the criticism of
Miss Spiders modest and we'll
timed reply to 'Blow-Fly's" att
Gle, and in 50 doing makes use OF
the hackneyed "depreciatory .:-ap-
parently to give point TO the other
wise rather equiyocal and almost
meaningless phrase il which it IS
employed. Il is indeed sufficient
10 say" on the s1b;ect-mora would
bat more glari2gly disclose the
pitiable inability of the criticiser.
Concerning "Blos-Flyis" re-
marks, any attentive reader per-
ceived the many trutLfal hints as
to the laws and maxims by which
we build our frail structure of mat
rimonial happiness. Perhaps That
author was not SO fortunate as to
have access to the extensive con-
tents of Jour lihrary-namely,
Quach enbos' Rhetoric-yet lie cer-
tainly possesses an ample share OF
that common sense" Of which you
50 boastingly speak. As to your
cutting remarks ON the "Puny
Young Men" may We hint that
jealousy gave birth to undue sever
lily and conceit-"over self-esteem :"
to q wholesale dsnuncia,ion OF
their opinions, together with all
other productions moi having origin
in your expansive brain? In sub
stance, the "Puny Young Men"
perfectly agree with you in Il point
or two. You coincide with their
views Of the productions Of Miss
Spider" and Memo Sum-" SO we
conclude that your dignity was in
suited when you saw your own
feelings subscribed to by such
'tpuny" personages, and yourself
iorestalled in your grand pros
peetus. And could poor "Snarly y"
but lave foreseen the contents OF
the columns OF the future Issues OF
the FARNEE-could he only have
known that, side by side With his
lengthy article of little import, =
would be found The modest esti-
mate of the cargo with which the
giants ''craft of progress was
fseightsd. entirely ecIipsing, in its
glorious aim, the me, I, myself "
purport of has criticism-he might
prudently have withheld his unask-
ed-for opinions TIL more oppor-
tune season.
With regard to the lodging
prepare IONS of the merchants, one
Would hardly think your statements
on that subject were with any foun-
dation, as, CHANGING over the sub
scIiption list, we noticed it was
headed by one OF our leading mer-
chants, and contained the names Of
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1883-06-02
ATTENTION.
The members of the
POLICE = Z ksY

are hereby notified that meeting
will be held at the Courthouse on
Monday, the 18th day of June, 1888
A full attendance is requested.
BY order of the President.
". G. kESrzEL, Secy.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1883-06-02

Do not be deceived. .fnsist ON
having the genuine Browns Iron
Bitters. nude only Ply the, Blown
Chemieal ca ard take nothing else.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-05
A RIVAL OF TIE TOY PISTOL.

Among the toy novelties in the market,
with which small boys eager to display their patrf
otism aud make noise, Us the Fire Cracker Mortar
which Ia destined to rival In tho destruction of life ana
limb the toy pistol 1t consists Of wooden cup IN the
top OF which ball fits cosely Near the bottom 10
hole Just large enough for the insertion Of recracssr
tho fuse remaining the outside. When the cracker %
inserted and lighted 1t explodes aud the ball thrown
in:o the air with much force. This presents ample OPP
portunes for mischief the enterprising urchin Ne
may use the for shooting at mark thereby de
stroylnS the gass OF lsmpposts and windows In tho
neghborhood or nhictng serious injury en- pssserspy
Many impatient youths ignorance Of the fact that the
cracker s already lighted. viii stoop over to make IN
examination Just then the explosion viii occur
Wooden bali starting on prearrangod Journey OF iOV
feet into tns air likely To make decided mproeseS
on the bow who enough to have MS nesS
whn few inches Of the starting point 40 DC NC
bv the ball even on descent, would %
'rhe mortar might perhaps be reoomniended 70 n3ss
seepcrs whose back fenees fsvorite resorts tor
or 70 ctizcns whose dwellings are In danger OF nenS
robbed but thing 70 Danish gloom TO-" 10 cam
nocent mind Of childhood, 1t 10 hardly 70 10 "sH@
mended.