Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-06-26
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A street hawker, last Saturday night,
opened mp his pack In front of the court
house, and, with very little singing and an
immense amount of talking, succeeded in
stalking In" great deal of the. hard-earned
cash of some of our citizens, and left nothing
In return but \ lot Of cheap, trashy, scissors,
knives, Observation-Disclosures, &c. 1t is
curious to notice how many people, other
wise shrewd and careful, can be persuaded
into buying lot Of stuff, such as was sold
that night, by little talk. Not thing was
sold there, considering the quality, cheaper
than 1t can be bought from any of our home
merchants; and yet, by the way some people
bought his goods, you might have thought
they were getting the things ut enormous
bargains, and were afraid it was the one
chance of q lifetime.
Judge Garrison, has at his residence in
Arcadia, one of the most wonderful freaks
Of nature we have ever seen. The curiosity
is nothing more or less than two-legged
calf. The calf Is between three and four
weeks old, and was born without those
usual appendages, forelegs. That part Of
the body from which they generally protrude
Is rounded and formed as perfectly rs though
forelegs were a thing not needed. The calf
Is otherwise perfect In formation, and Is
sound and healthy. 1t eats grass and other
food freely, and manages to get around toll
erably well, by balancing itself on its two
legs, with the aid of its nose. The calf,
from its present healthy appearance, seems
likely to live the usual Allotted bovine span.
Whether it does SO or not, Judge Clarkson
has a first-class nucleus to side-show.
The young ladies of Ironton, connected
with the Foreign Missionary Society gave an
entertainment at the NJ. L. Church last Sat-
urday evening. Long before the time for
the commencement of the exercises had ar
rived, the church was filled to overlooking,
and many were compelled to return home
having been unable to even get standing
room on the inside. Although the weather
was suffocating and those on the inside were
almost unable to breathe, so good was the
performance not person thought Of leaving
until the programme was entirely finished.
The young ladies deserve great credit for the
excellent time which all who attended en-
joyed. No admittance is charged, and the
entertainments are gotten up semi-anually
merely to create an interest in the society
with which the young ladies are connected.
Quite an interesting game of base ball was
played ut Arcadia last Sunday, between q
nine from De Soto and one from Mineral
Point. The game resulted in an easy VIC
tory for the club from De Soto, though the
Mineral Point boys played them mighty
tight game until the fifth inning. At that
inning the game stood one to three in favor
Of the victors, but after that inning the De
Soto club took squirt and gained continu-
ally on their opponents until the end of the
game; the score standing at the close 3 to %.
The Point boys made the only home hit.
The playing on both sides was excellent for
ameteurs, and had the Mineral Point boys
held out to the last rs well as they started,
but few ameteurs mines In the country could
be found who could compete with them with
any chance of success. A large number of
spectators were present, despite the boiling
hot sun, and were not sparing Of their praise
whenever good play was made by either
side.
There is one dandy locomotive whistle on
this road: they call it a ''sliding whistle" we
believe. 1t runs the gamut from about Bb
on the middle line Of the staff, treble cleft,
down to the sixth leger line below-bass
cleft. That Is its capacity. II we were to
attempt to give fits qualifications as ordinari-
ly modulated by the artist who controls the
draw-string it would be by a line drawn as
follows, starting at the highest sound point: