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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-02-14
Railroad Racket.

No. COZ was 8 hours late Monday evening.
On the new time-card, in effect Sunday
last, No. 6G4 is due here at 11:10 A. NJ, and
takes breakfast at Piedmont. No other i'm
portant changes.
The Local freight Saturday morning load
ed nineteen thousand pounds of freight at
this station-mostly flour and bran.
Mrs. NJ. E. Nelson, of Cape Girardeau, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. j. Il. Scott.
Miss Julia Pratt, of De Lassus, is visiting
her sister, Mrs. g. p. Blomeyer.
Mr.. III. +. Bycroftileft last Wednesday for
Edwardsville, Ills.
Mrs. NJ. c. Gideon returned from Poplar
Biuh Monday morning, and will start to
Kansas City shortly, where she will make her
ipture home.
Rev. Geo. Boulsher mas removed to Car
rollton, Mo.
DR.. Goulding was called to Piedmont last
wednesday to see Mrs. .Sheehan who is very
sick.
Mr.. Frazer has been appointed railroad
agent at Pilot Knob, rice 2. A. Tucker, re-
signed, to accept a more lucrative position
on some road in Texas.
Harry Peck is now practicing telegraphy
at Arcadia, and will apply for a situation
shortly, Harry, suppose you are sent to the
swamps, where Intakes 1.-TWO frogs to live all
summer"
The Williams Dramatic Company arrived
Sunday, Although the weather was very
unfayorable, every boy in town was at the
depot fully an hour before the train was due.
Among the arrivals Monday, to see "The
Little Duchess" were Dave Johnsonand sis
ter, Miss Laura Coil, John TowI, and E. f.
Blomeyer; Annapolis; Eustace Rockwell,
Secular, John 'Crackerneck," night opera
tor, Hogan; and w. NJ. Barry and Miss Cole,
circumstances over which we had no
CONTROL" prevented us from attending the
theater Monday night, but expect to put in
full time the rest of the week.
Mr.. G. II. Collins, of Des Arc was in town
Monday.
Mrs. F. P. Benson has been appointed
agent and operator at Sabula, Mo.
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Personal.

VIM. Crommer left for st. Louis Monday.
Miss Bycroft, of St. Louis, is here visit.
ing.
H. II. Riddle left for the city last Mon
day.
W. W. Haywood has returned from Cane
Girardean.
F. Rodach, of Middlebrook, was in Iron.
ton Thursday. -
Miss Mamie Zwart
Mr.. Gay, of Pennington, is here quite
sick, but improving, we learn.
Rev. A. w, Wright was quite sick for n
few days last week, but is better now.
>. w. Emerson is having some fancy
painting done on the buildings, etc, in his
park. - -''
Miss Annie Baker, of Bunker Hill. Ills.
this city. Va
Solonis Harris and family will leave Iron
county In March, to go west-to Oregon.
we believe. s"'
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An End to Bone Scraping.

Edward Shepherd, of Harrisburg, ILL.,, says
"Having received SO much benefit from Elec-
trio Bitters, feel it my duty to let suffering
humanity know. Have had a running sore
on my leg for eight years; my doctors told
me would have to have the bone scraped or
leg amputated. l used, instead, three bot
ties of Electric Bitters and seven boxes
Bucklen's Arnica Salve, and my leg is now
sound and WE'LL" Electric Bitters are sold
at fifty cents bottle, and Bucklen's Arnica
Salve at 25e per box by P. R. Crisp. 8
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Dissolution Of copartnership.

Notice is hereby given that the arm Of
y, " nit,worfh, Clark & Co.. of Ironton, is this
Clark Withdrawing. The business will =.
continued under the firm name and style of
Whitworth & Sons. ''' ~
isaac G. WHTTwORTH.
JAMES III. CLARK.
WIN. III. WHITwORTH.
Ironton, Mo-, Feb. ID, 1854
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-02-14

We have incidentally learned that an or
dinance as to horses running at large will be
submitted to the City Council ut its next
meeting. Apropos, 4 lady friend tells us
the following incident. Two or three weeks
ago boy living on a farm three miles from
town brought in load of poles which he
sold for fifty cents. With this money he
bought a sack of cornmeai, which he placed
on his wagon, and then went into a house to
warm, the weather being cold. Some of
neighbor KS horses were trsoping about
the streets, as usual,and presently they spied
the sack of meal. To lift it off the wagon,
tear it into pieces, and devour the meal, was,
with such practised foragers, the work of a
n few minutes, after which they quickly
sought in other localities that they might
swallow and assimilate. Getting "a good
warm" the lad came out, unhitched his
team, got in his wagon, and drove home
without having noticed the nonestness of his
sack of meal. When he got home, however,
his loss was made apparent to him, and he
concluded that it must have dropped off the
wagon somewhere along the road. So, next
morning he hitched up and drove into town,
with his eyes about him, but the lost was
not found, nor do we. know that he is yet
aware of what did become of his sack of
meal. This will enlighteu him, however.
Numerous incidents might be told of the
aeuteness of these four-footed depredators,
if we had space. We once saw Bro. HIS
mare go to wagon standing i'm front of the
Blue Store, take up sack of -four, with her
teeth, and jerk it into two sections with one
swing of her head. Similar occurrences in
front Fairchild's and Whitworth 4 Co.'s, as
we'll as other stores, have rendered our coun-
try customers somewhat cautious, and they
now generally keep guard over their vehi-
cles. We trust that the CITY Council NAV
render such precaution unnecessary after its
next session.
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Bucklen's Arn1ca SaIve.

The BEST SALvE in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, ChilbIains,
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positive
ly cures Piles, or no pay required. It is
refunded. Price, % cents per box. For
sale by 2. r. Crisp.
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Ironton Photograph Gallery.

Mr.. L. II. Watts desires to inform his
friends and customers, that he has returned
to his place Of business ut the Old 1. O. q. +.
Hall. He viii be pleased to do any work in
his line OF photographing. Call and see
latest prices. Satisfaction guaranteed.
L. II. WATTS,
Fohtoh, no. Proprietor.
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Report Of Ironton Public School for
the Month Ending February LIST.

Names of pupils not absent or tardy:
PRINCIPALS DEPARTMENT.
George Downs, Lewis AXE, Andrew Barn
house, Fred. Beard, Annie Newman, Jennie
Newman.
INTERMEDIATE DEPARTMENT.
Louisa Farmhouse, Fanny Tetwiler, Ad-
die Petit, Maud Fletcher, Edward Barn
house, Wesley Beard, Chas. Jones.
PRIMARY DEPARTMENT.
Georgina Clinton, Doty Bells.
Whole number of pupils belonging to
school-males, So; Females, &c; total, 15S.
Number of days. attendance of all pupils,
2529. Average number of pupils attending
each day, 126. Average number days. at
tendance by each pupil, Is. Sickness and
the inclement weather interfered greatly
with the attendance during this month. We
hope to present a better report for the pres
ent month. Very Resp'y,
JNO. B. SCOTT.
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ia. Register-Untif further notice. the
passenger trains on Cairo Branch and the
night passenger trains on Belmont Branch
VIII be abandoned on account OF high waters.
BLOMEYER. Ap,t
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Notice to Debtors.

All persons indebted to the late firm of
Wmtworth, Clark 4 Co., are requested to
come forward at once and settle, either by
iote or cash. This is rendered necessary
by the change Of the firm. and all are nrpad
to comply with this request without DELAY.
WHITwORTH, CLARK & Co
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A Startling Discovery,

Mr. VIM. johnson. of Huron, Oak, writes
that his wife had been troubled with acute
Bronchitis for many years, and that all RENE.
dies tried gave no permanent relief, until he
procured bottle of DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry for Consumption, Coughs, and Colds
which had a magical effect, and produced j
permanent cure. 1t is guaranteed to cure all
Diseases of Throat, Lungs, or Bronchial
Tubes. Trial Bottles Free at p. r. Crisp's
Drug Store. Large Size $1.00.
The following marriage licenses have been
issued by the Circuit Clerk of Iron County
during the past week:
Joseph S. Turisbough to Sarah c. Chap
man.
John Pinkly to Fannie Pratt.
j. w. Strader to Sarah f. McMurtry.
j. A. McCianahan to ANGELA Dudley.
Lee Rubie to Jennie Simmons.
John w. Sutton to Mary Lloyd.
W. w. Nall & Co. have attached to their
store a delivery wagon and they deliver their
goods anywhere in the Valley, free of charge.
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Whittaker's Hams, first-of the season, at
Nall & Co.'s.
Delta chief., 1884-02-13
lie Took the Hint.

They were sitting alone in the parlor,
when she swcetly remarked:
George. dear. can you tell me why
IL Is that the course Of true love never
runs smoothly3'
1T does run smoothly, darling" " said
George passionately. what could be
smoother than the course Of our true
love?"
"Apd love is blind, is ii notP" she
went on.
Eyes. love is said to be blind" r.
piled George. wondering what she was
trying to get nt.
well. I can tell you why true love
never runs smoothly" and she looked
at the lapel Of his coat as though she
would like to go 70 sleep there. Love
Is blind. and instead Of helping the
blind Il is considered the proper thing
to pull down the blind"
George acted upon this hint and pull
ed down the blind.
Delta chief., 1884-02-13
Mustache- N ufIs... Cameo finger.nails

n. 7. Journal.
Some persons laughed and all looked
puzzled at the object which was con-
spicuous under mans nose, as the
owner of the nose alighted. at
the door Of the Metropolitan Opera
House the night of the Palestine ball.
What excited so much attention was
something resembling an ear-muf
which rested on the mans upper lip.
and dropped on each side of his mouth.
A number Of persons followed him to
the courtroom TO see what happened
there. The gentleman first removed
his ha, and coat, then he gave pull at
each end of his upper-lip cover, and of
il came. disclosing neatly waNcd mus
tache, dry. and in perfect order. No
body else wore this unique addition to
outdoor wear. but IL is said that the
new idea is Just coming into use, and
before the winter Is over the mustache-
muns will be generally worn by all
gentlemen whose mustaches have been
waxcd and curlcd TO full-dress de-
gree.
Cameo finger-nails are something so
startlingly new that perhaps there are
not over five hundred persons in town
who have heard of them. Yet several
young men OF tho ultra-fashionabic
school have all their fingers tipped with
beautiful designs. II was reserved for
. cameo cutter employed in one of New
York's greatest jewel-houscs 10 trans
form the ugly finger-nail into thing
of uty-consequenily n joy forever.
He has been so ovcrrun with orders
,hs, the firm has given him a private
room. One of soc 'c;y's pes is at
present undergoing reconstruction. On
the thumb-nail Of his tight md is the
raised portrait of his lady fair; his in
dcx finger Is decorated with the face of
, noted actress; and the middle nail =
fast approaching the likeness of
world wild. known opera-qucen. The
young swell intends to pcrscvere in the
work begun until he can show picture
gallery nj his tingcr-ends. The chair
nc occupies has been spoken for nng
ways ahead. and the happy inventor
has opened short cut to fortune and
fame
Delta chief., 1884-02-13
A LEAP-YRAR DITTy.

Miss Susan Aramantha Sears
Did love and WOO u comely lad,
But, all despite her plants and tears,
A most distressing time she had;
She did not suit her lovers dad.
The old man locked his lovely boy
Within dark and lonesome rooms
Which did the gentle youth annoy,
And plunge his soul in diL NAL gloom,
Likewise retard Miss Sears' boom.
The old man bought pair Of shoes,
Which, oy the gods OF war, he swore
He would for dreadful purpose use
if e'er again, rs heretofore,
The girl hung round his mansion door.
But late one night Miss Susan crept
In through the gateway, undismayed,
And, while the father soundly slept.
Beneath her lovers window played
And sang dulcet serensde.
And as she sweetly played and sang
She bad no thought Of harm, ! ween;
When 10. from out the darkness sprang,
Unbiddcn to the festive scene,
4 bulldog of ferocious mien!
The sight Of that ferocious brute
Made Aramantha Sears turn pale.
She. shrieking, fed a; he gave pursuit:
The fence, a leap, ErOwl, q wall:
Bat why prolong this piteous talei
Yet, to relieve you of suspense,
Wen say mid sympathetic tears.
That. though she nirnhly cleared the fence
Miss Susan ArsmanthA Sears
without hustle now appears.
Delta chief., 1884-02-13
BRILLIANTS.

Better three hours too soon than one
minute too late.-TShakspeare.
OF all our infirmities, vanity is the
dearest to us: A man will starve his
other vices to keep that alive Frank
lin.
Kindness is the only charm permitted
to the aged it is the coquetry of white
hair.-tO. Feuillet.
Advice to the young: knowledge, econ
omy and labor are the shining virtues
of civilized man. They form the most
enduring basis of society and the surest
source Of national and individual well
fare Peter Cooper.
Great men undertake great things be-
cause they are great, and fools because
they think them casy.-[Nauvenargues.
Superstition is to religion what as
trology is to astronomy; very stupid
daughter of a very wise mother Vol
taire.
Every base occupation makes one
sharp in its practice. and dull in every
other Sir P. Sidney.
No woman can be handsome by the
force of features alone, any more than
she can be witty only by the help of
speech. Hughes.
As ceremony is the invention of wise
men to keep fools at distance, SO good
breeding is an expedient to make fools
and wise men equals Steele.
Conscience is great ledger book in
which all our offenses are written and
registered, and which tine reveals to
the sense and feeling of The offender
Burton.
A man that hath no virtre in himself
ever cnvieth virtue in others; for men S
minds will either feed upon their own
good or upon others evil; and who
wanteth tie one will prey upon the
other.-t Bacon.
People are commonly SO employed in
pointing out faults in those before them
as to forget that some behind may at
the same time be descanting on their
owp.-[Dilwyn.
Good breeding is the result of much
good sense, some good-nature, and a
little self-denial for the sBke of others,
and with view to oh ain the same in
diligence from them Chesterfield.
To rejoice in snother's prosperity is
to give content to your own lot; to
mitigate another's grief is to alleviate
or ,-pel your own Edwards.
There is no sayir hooks ne SO much
as that which hear very often, that
a man does not know how to pass his
time" 1t would have been ill-spoLen
by NJ -husl' , in the 969th year of his
te-TCow e.
Delta chief., 1884-02-13
Finding . GeOd Excuse.
wsll Street News.

wall Street News
One day three or four weeks ago a
retail grocer over in Jersey sat down
with his clerk one evening and said
James. l owe New York houses over
$1,000" "Yes, sir" 1--WE have g., 600
in cash in the safe, the stock is all run
down and this would be the time TO fail
in business" at certainly would"
"But ! want reasonable apology to
give my creditors when they come down
on us for explanations. See If YOU
can't think of something tonight and
let mo know in the morning." The
clerk promised. and the grocer wheeled
chest of tea and bag of coffee home
rs u beginning. Next morning when
he appeared at the store the safe was
open; the cash gone and on tho desk
was note from the clerk reading: II
have taken the 1900 and am prepared
to skip. II will be the best excuse in
the world for your failing so fiat that
creditors can't realize two cents on the
dollar"
Delta chief., 1884-02-13
In the Patent Omce.
Railway Reporter.

Railway Reporter.
Our Washington correspondent wri-
ties that the rapid increase of Patent
Office business is one of the marvels of
this marvellous country, showing as it
does the rapid strides of American in
ventive genius. From the beginning
the Department has been self-support-
ing and has now an uneXpended ba'-
ance to its credit of $2,5oO.oOO The
day has now come when it needs for
the transaction of its business the entire
Patent Office building. which was erect
cd and paid for out of the fees paid by
inventors. One might suppose that the
whole field for inventions had been
travcrsed, but this is an error. The
business is but in its inf-ucy, and the
unknown and undiscovered is vast
realm inlcomparison with the limits al
ready compassed by the narrow vision
Of inventors. Strange names and
stranger things are often found among
applications for patents. T. Atwood
asks patent for barrel. Isaac Cook
for cook s.ove, +. +. Foot for boot.
c. Lightsinger for Harmonicer. w.
Legg for an upper of boot. f. b Meat
yard for an OK bow, j. f. Mustard for
a pepper-box. aud j. o. Peck for a
measure. Among the patentees are
the names of Allchin. Curbsetter, Corn
field, Drinkwater, Goodchild, Early
wine. Mustapha, Mustapha of Zagazig,
Egypt, l.. Sourback, Sharpneck. Shar-
steine. Twentyman, Aorningstar, and
SO on to thelend of the chapter.
Delta chief., 1884-02-13
Drinking Milk.

A correspondent Of tho Herald of
Health asks: What is the best way to
use milk when 1t seems best TO increase
the amount uscda To which that pa
per answers: Persons who wish to in
trodnce milk moro largely into their
diet to take the place OF meat; will do
well to make one entire meal day of
milk, with oatmeal, wheaton grits,
whole-boilcd wheat, rice corn, or Gra-
ham mush, or bread Although rnilk is
as drinkable rs water. II should be
taken rs food instead Of drink, so rs o
receive the action of the salivary glands
upon IL. which forms u very important
part in digestion. The value of milk
as food cannot well be ovcr-estimated,
and the different ways in which 1t csn
be used are almost without number
Any one really desirous of making the
most Of II can quickly learn tho number
OF delicious soups, puddings and vege-
table dishes that can be prepared
largely of II. Indeed, with milk, eggs,
and fresh vegetables, which every far
NOR should have, not only In abun-
dance, but variety, one can live most
hcalthfnlly'and deliciously. Those who
use milk, however, should be sure 1t
comes from healthy cows, and that IL
is not contaminated with bad water.
We know gentleman who takes for
his breakfast every morning q fresh
Delta chief., 1884-02-13

II you are tired taking the large old
fashioned gripping pills. and are s..tis-
fled that purging yourself till you are
weak and sick is not good common
sense, then try Carter's Little Liver
Pills and learn how easy it is to be free
from Biliiousness, Headache, Constipa-
ton. and all Liver troubles. These lit
tie pills are smaller. easier to take and
give quicker relief than any pill in use.
Forty in a vial. One dose. Price %
cents.
Delta chief., 1884-02-13
A Cure for q Mania.
Chis ago Daily Sun.

CHI. 40 UaIIy sun
A Massachusetts girl was recently
detected in an effort to burn down n
school house. She should be employed
rs stoker for some of the Chicago river
tugs. though we suppose she would in
stintively fire up at the suggestion.
Then we might give her the alternative
of marrying poor man with the privi-
lege of tumbling out of bed at O'Clock
of cold winters morning and kind
ling the kitchen fire. A few weeks of
this sort Of recreation would complete
ly cure her of all incendiary notions.
and there would be no danger of her
ever volunteering to start a conflagra-
ton.
Delta chief., 1884-02-13
Whom He Married.

Nothing embsrrasses a young bride
groom more than TO upeNpsctedly en-
counter host of inquiring friends, and
MS answers are naturally apt to be of
that vague and unsatisfactory charac-
ter which mental confusion entails.
Whom did you marry, Billy?" utter
ed ~ dozen voices at once, is enough
to disturb the composure of cast-iro /
book-agent, and, in the absence of q
GA hole to escape through. it is small
wonder if Billy .despairingly answers:
"A lady friend Of mine"
Delta chief., 1884-02-13
Promising.

Judy.
New proprietor: II find shooting's
slow business, Jarvis, so l think of
having spin after the hounds to-mor-
row. trust the horse is in good con-
dition?" Jarvis: '.As fit as fiddle,
sir. He hasn't been hunting now since
he broke Cap'n Walton's leg over a
five-foot fence, and nearly drowned his
self to swim the Avon with the War
wickshires."
Delta chief., 1884-02-13
The AstOr Estate.
New York Graphic.

New York Graphic
A veracious correspondent says that
in 1875, whenWilliam B. Astor died, he
had 720 houses on his rent--oll. The
esent number of Astor houses exceeds
isz00-the whole estate being valued at
about S50,0OO,000, producing an in
come of SO, 100000 a year.
Delta chief., 1884-02-13

A boaster in hotel was telling of the
many sections of the country which he
had visited. A fellow at his elbow ask
ed. Have you ever been in Algebra'"
"Oh. yes!" said the boaster. Il p .ssed
through on top of stage-coach about a
year ago.
Delta chief., 1884-02-13

Mrs. Murphy: "Och, it's awful, the
paypul what's buried aloive! If +
living whin I'm dead. Pat, don t be al
ther buryinC me aloiye!''
Delta chief., 1884-02-13

Signor Puerari, tenor who is rapid
ly rising into prominence abroad. was
n lawyer in Alexandria. Egypt, until
ruined by the English bombardment,
when he took to the stage. The awful
effects of war are far-reaching.
Delta chief., 1884-02-13
Cleveland. Ohio,

The Daily Ansciger says: "Chief
Superintendent of Police, j. w.
Schmitt, of this city, who has been in
the service quarter Of century, en-
dorses St. Jacobs Oil as pain -banisher.
It cured him OF rheumatism.
Delta chief., 1884-02-13

Said conscientious auctioneer:
Ladies' and gentlemen, their is no
sham about the carpets. They are gen.
uine tapestry carpets. l bought them
from old Tapestry himself"
Delta chief., 1884-02-13

The newspaper foreman got mar
riage notice among lot of items head
ed Horrors of 1881" and when the
editor learned that the groom's income
As only 81 week he said it had bet
Ter remain under that head.
Delta chief., 1884-02-13

Cincinnati clamors for society for
the suppression of music. Insantiate
mortals! does not one suffice. Have
they not the college still?
Delta chief., 1884-02-13

Clara Morris has recovered from her
nervous prostration. She talked
straight two columns (solid minion) 10
a Detroit Times reporter, and now he
Is nervously prostrated.
Delta chief., 1884-02-13

But still there is only one originator So,
also, the great petroleum hair renewer, Carbo-
line, holds the palm against all imitators as
genuine article Of merit. Try it,
WELLS TROUGH ON COkNS," isc. Ask
Delta chief., 1884-02-13

If Cesnola S own account of himself
may be believed. ..he buildei better
than he knew" But it cannot be truly
said of him that ..he touched nothing
that he did not adorn.n
Delta chief., 1884-02-13

IF afflicted with Sore Eyes, use DR.. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell 1t. 25c.
Delta chief., 1884-02-13

A Sore Throat or Cough. If suffer
ed to progress, often results in an incursbe
throat or lung trouble. "Brotcn'S Bronchial
Troches'' give instant relief. 25 cents box.
Delta chief., 1884-02-13

Mother-Now, Nellie, tell me who
this gentleman is. Nellie-That aim
NO gentleman-that's pa.
"BUCHU-PAIBA." Quick. compIete cure, Al
annoying Kidney and Urinary Diseases. N-
The following advertisement appear
ed in prominent position in 3 daily
paper last week: "Wanted-A youth
aged Is to 20, used to counting house
work. No mashers, tipplers. or idlers
need apply. Address, ETC."
Delta chief., 1884-02-13

STINGISG irritation. Inflammation. all kidney ant
Urinary Complaints. cured bv ''Buchu PaibA-" 25c-