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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-09-25

BABY SHow.-The following named
dlmpled darlings were entered for the
special premium of solid silver cup
offered by the Pennington Times to
the prettiest baby under one year old,
and second premium of a silver-plated
cup offered by Mr.. r. H. STAN, secre-
tary of the Fair Association: Jessie
Ellen Murphy, George III. Creegan,
Willie Smith, Katie Boyce Rodehaver.
Laura A.. Monger, Monroe Addison
Moore, Francis Edgar Lang. Kathaline
G.. Jenkins, Logan q. Carter, Clara
Meloy, John G. Alexander, Dubart
Ashley Eaten, Warren Thomas, Elsie
May Krfeger, Myrtle Reno. Mr.. Wall
ker, president Of the Fair Association.
requested all who had babies toexhibit
to repair 70 Floral Hall. aud in Ave
minutes the ,amphitheater was almost
cleared. It was discovered that the
hall Wouldn't hold ail who wanted to
see thesbabies, and it was requested
that they again be taken back to the
amphitheater,w where they were exhibit
ed III the stand and held alOft that all
might see; and Mr.. Walker deserves
credit for his efforts to give everybody
an opPsFtunity to see. and the courte-
Gus manner in which he cleared the
way for the babies and their attendants.
The dilEpled mites of humanity were
then taken back to the hall and nobody
admitted except the awarding commit
tee OF fiveF1adies. We sympathized
with these, for we knew they felt about
like we did-that there ought to have
been cup for every baby. The decis-
ion was finally made, however, and
pretty little Kate Boyce, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac FL. Rodehaver, re-
ceived the blue ribbon, and chubby lit
tie Willie, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. Il.
Smith of liberty township. carried off
the ed.-FnrDaington Times.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-09-25
Churches.

SERVICES in the Presbyterian Church every
Sabbath morning at lOk O'Clock. Sabbath School
81 O'Clock Prayer Meeting every "Wednesday
al p N A. o: PENNIMAN. Pastor :.
M.E. CHURCH. Cor. Reynolds and Mountain
Streets Ironton. F. THOMAS, Pastor. Resl-
dence: Ironton. Services, Second and Fourth
SUNDAYS in each month. sabbath School every
Sunday morning, at 10 O'Clock.
HIGH Mass and Sermon at Arcadia College
every Sunday mt O'Clock A. NJ. Vespers and
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament at DO CLOCK
PM Mass and Sermon at Pilot Knob Catholc
Church at 10 80 O'Clock A. NJ. Sunday School Tor
children at 30 e'elock p. ~ !,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-09-25

CIRCUIT CoURT is held on the Fourth Mon
day-in October and April.
COUNTY COURT couvenes on the First Mon
day of March, June September and December.
PROBATE COURT is held on the First Monday
In February May, August and November
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-11
What ia Toya9

One hundred letters were written to
as many well-known thinkers" of
Vincennes, requesting answers to the
question, What is'love?" The result
of the EDITORS labors indicate confus-
ing variety of opinions among the peo-
pie of Vincennes as to what love is.
Following are the answers from sixteen
different persons:
The most interesting and pardonable
of human weaknesses.
A mere delusion that has ruined many
men.
A feeling of such exquisite tenderness
that is too sweet for comparison.
l don't know anything about it; don't
think it tamounts to much.
The sweetest and most passionate ex-
cltement known to men-binding to-
gether by the strongest cords, sex, kind
red and nations.
Don't know anything about it; / nev-
er was there.
1t is something that no fellow can find
out-yet all feel its power, more or less.
A sweet and decisive imagination
only.
A dormant passion of the mind arous-
ed by beauty and intellectual qualities
of some one woman.
An undefinable principle which all be-
ings possess, and which lies at the foun-
dation of all happiness.
a noble passion which envelopes our
whole being, and shows itself in every
thought. word or action.
True bliss-void of fancy-of happiest
happiness.
An egotism of two.
A feeling that takes root in the heart
and is only made perfect when it enters
the soul.
A latent faculty of the mind that
when aroused, glows with radiance
that iiluminates the gloomiest mind
and wields power of influence that is
unequalled.
One of the worst diseases of the heart
indianapolis Times.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-11
NO. 80


LAWRENCE, JAN. A meeting of
the executive committee of the Kansas
ARti-Protection League was held in
this city to-day. Representatives were
present from various portions of the
Second congressional district, and re-
ports were made showing the rapid pro-
gress of the revenue reforEa sentiment
in different localities. Clubs are being
formed, speeches made. and documents
are being circulated in the line of educa.
tion on the tariff issue. The question
of union of all the elements of opposi.
tion to the high protective tariff policy
was discussed, and the opinion was
unanimously expressed that it was ad
visable to bring about such union
and thereby secure the election of 9
member of congress who will represen,
the views of the league.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-11
The Tariff as a Local Question

Perhaps Gen. Hancock builded wiser
than he knew when he declared that the
tariff was simply local question, and
would have to be settled if it were ever
settled at all in the congressional dis
| tricts. Before this, while he, too, was
running for the presidency, poor old
Horace Greeley had enunciated the very
same identical doctrine. Others, equal
ly as eminent. and from all parts of the
country have done the same thing.
1t appears reasonable, doesn't it For
example: Congress begins to legislate
on the tariff question. Hold on, says
Missouri. Cut down on sugars, woolens
and cotton goods; but let iron, zinc and
| lead alone.
Hold on, says Louisiana. Do what
you please with iron and the like but
don't you touch sugar.
Hold on say. Texas, New Mexico, Col
orado and Ohio. There's iron, work on
that. There's steel rails, calicoes and
cottons but keep your hands off of
wool.
AAOl0 Ols Sdg ANOn OC1SC1, NOlllCCll-
cut and Massachusetts. We have put
millions upon millions in all sorts of
mills-cotton mills, woolen mills, silk
mills, flax mills, linen mills. Work on
pig iron, scrap iron, and every other
kind of iron; but lay not finger upon
our yarns, sheetings, and cotton fabrics
of every sort texture and description.
Hold on, say Pennsylvania, Alabama.
and Tennessee. We have immense de-
posits OF iron and coal. They need to
be developed. DO what you Please in
any other direction, but spare our vital
resources.
Give US free lumber. demand Kansas,
Nebraska and Minnesota. Hold on, say
Wisconsin and Michigan. Do you want
to ruin us Do you want to so uproot
all barriers that Canada may swoop
down and swallow us up?
And so it goes on and on from state
TO state-local influences doing their
work, and local surroundings and ne
cessities doing theirs-until the ablest
and best ways and means committee
ever created by the official ingenuity of
a speaker finds itself helplessly at sea,
without either sail, rudder or compass.
1t is easy to tell why. Such is the i'm
mense extent of the country, and such
the very great number of its diversified
industries, that conflicts and antagon
isms are bound of necessity to arise
over many questions which are purely
economical. Mr.. Henry Watterson cites
slavery as an example of how the tariff
may be destroyed, and declares that a
similar crusade might be inaugurated
against it. 1t could, probably, if the
tariff was a sectional question simply.
1t could, if the old struggle was on
again between the North and South.
But it snot. The strides the South is
making in the direction Of a tariff for
incidental protection are so enormous
as TO preclude forever an idea Of any
thing sectional. No, the whole settle
ment Of the future is to be one of COM
promise and practical business sense
St. Joseph Gazette.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-11
Not Pleasant.

The rumor that Judge McCrary, of the
q. 5. Circuit Court, intends to resign to
accept the general solicitorship of the
a. L. q S. +. Railway Co., is is not a
pleasant one, for several reasons. 1t is
is not pleasant to think that U. S judges
are paid salaries so small that they can
afford to give up their high positions to
enter the service of.great corporations.
1t is not pleasant to remember that the
great corporations are able to pay lar
ger salaries than the T. S. Government,
and can thus command the services of
ADLER men. 1t is not pleasant to see
judges accepting positions in the ser
vice of great corporations. 1t may be
the proper thing, but it doesn't seem to
be.-AtchisQn Champion.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-11
About Rlaina,a New Roch.

Some of the politicians have gotten
hold of story that Blaine is in trouble
with his publishers because Of his delay
in sending in copy. They say Che dis
tinguished writer is delaying the manu-
script so as not to publish the first vol
ume of the work until after the June
convention. Come complaint has been
made by the publishers because the book
could not he completed by January 1st.
This complaint has been made on ac-
count of the great numbers of orders al
ready received. Mr.. Blaine's intimate
friends say, however, that the book is
progressing as rapidly as its writer could
have expected, and that the work Of
writing will be completed within the
next six weeks. There is no truth in
the report that the publication of the
book is being delayed on account or po-
litical reasons, but in work so elabor-
ate as the one undertaken by Mr..
Blaine, great care and accuracy have to
be exercised. All this is against very
swift writing. AS Mr.. Blaine has to
treat in his book of many men still in
public life, he has to choose his words
well in every paragraph written. 1t
must be remembered that there is q
good years work in each volume of this
contemplated work. From estimates
given by the publishers there will be
about 100000 words in each volume. De-
Quoting Sundays, this leaves about 900
words day to be written to complete
the work within the year. The book
was begun during the last part of last
February, just after the marriage of his.
daughter to Colonel Coppinger, and, il
completed within The year, the publish
ers can have no reason to he dissatisfied.
Naturally the publication of volume I
will please The politicians. It's ptfbfica-
tion will mean to them that Blaine is no
longer a presidential candidate, for
none of them. can see how any candidate
would dare publish such history and
not awaken new and needless antago-
nism.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-11

Philadelphia Press: Mr.. Carlisle has
really demonstrated, so far as such a
thing is possible, that hs-had no friends
to reward or enemies to punish. The
eastern states, from which he received
almost no votes, have Jared better in
the matter of chairmanshipst than some
of the central western states, from
which he received large shire of his
support. While this is true, the west
and south naturally have controlling
influence on almost every committee.
Taken as whole, it would have been
difficult to divide up the house into
committees more effectively, for which
Mr.. Carlisle deserves due and ample
credit.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-11

The severe cold weather Of last week
was experienced over the entire coun-
try. and the dispatches indicate great
suffering in many localities. Following
are three kilograms that give an idea of
the cold
Rock ISLAND, January 4.-The cold
est dag for forty years. The theftnom-
eter was about % degrees below zero ali
day, and at 8 o'clock tonight IS degrees
below zero.
MINNEAPoLIs, january 4.-Coldest
weather for years. at Brainafd this
morning it was Il degrees below zero.
At Fon du Lac, 80 degrees below. In
this city tonight, % degrees and going
down. Last night ranged from 80 to IS
degrees below.
CHICAGO, January 4.-Thc extreme
cold weather yesterday and last night
retarded all passenger and freight trains.
Mails from all quarters in the country
are delayed in their arrival to-day from
three to six hours. Eleven miles south
west Of the stock yards on the wabash
road, stands a stock train of twenty
cars Of farhishing, freezing live stock.
The train was showed in Tuesday night
since which time it is believed the ami
mails have been without food or water:
A rescuing party drove within three
miles of the belated train, and then
abandoned the sleighs and walked the
remainder. Although several engines
have been sent down the train could not
be reached. The party returned, sever
al of whom were badly frost-bitten. 1t
is believed the stock perished to-day.
Once this afternoon the thermometer
stood fifteen degrees degrees below zero:
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-11

In the South Carolina conference they
told the following story of the Rev. Mr..
DunwOdy: After his superannuation
he lived at Cokesbury, and preached
frequently in church two or three miles
in the country. A negro boy brought
his horse on Sunday me mi lg and hitch
ed it to tree in the yald. Mr.. Dunwo-
dy took his saddle on his shoulder, and
his umbrella and switch in his b md, and
went to the tree and saddled his horse
and rode away to church. One Sunday
morning the boy was tardy. The time
coming for the aged minister to go, he
gathered his saddle, umbrella and whip
and going to the tree, his horse not be-
ing there, he walked away to the church
carrying his saddle. Going to the tree
where he usually hitched his horse, he
hung up his saddle, took his umbrella
and whip into church, preached, and,
coming out, took his saddle on his shoul-
der ahd went home"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-11

This yarn is clipped from the journal
of Agriculture 1t is very common
thing among Texas herds to see ctttle
with the ''big-jaw." There are various
theories as to its cause, but the most ra-
tional one is that given by Mr.. Charles
Goodnight, of Paloduro canyon. Good
night is one of the largest owners of
cattle in Texas, and a man who has
given all the years of his manhood to
the handling and raising of cattle. He
says that the big-iaw is the result of
toOthache. Some years ago he saw a
young steer in his herd with a swollen
jaw and looking droopy. He had him
roped and examined his teeth. lie found
the gums infiamed and sore. knocking
out the tooth it was found to be decay
ed. In a day or two the animal recov-
cred its usual condition and the swell
ing all disappeared. Since that time he
has issued orders TO his men to watch
for signs of big-jaw, and on its appear
ance 70 resort TO pulling the diseased
tooth at once, which relieves the ami
NAL He has had no big jaw in his herd
since making the discovery.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-11

Judgc Krekel, of the United States
court, on the second instant announced
the decision of the question of the right
of the federal government to the custo-
dy OF Frank James, on the charge of
the Mussel Shoals robbery in Alabama.
The court orders the prisoner to be
remanded to his bondsmen of the Blue
Cut robbery, holding that the state tri-
bunal first gaining possession is conse-
quently entitled to his custody, until the
disposal of the state cases. This leaves
James at liberty on bond,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-11

The poet laureate can take a WORTH
less sheet of paper, and by writing a
poem on it make it worth S65, 900. That
is genius. Vanderbilt can write a few
words on a sheet of paper and make it
worth S5,OO0,0O0. That's capital. The
United States can take an ounce and a
quarter of gold and stamp upon it ''eagle
bird'' and $50. That's money. The me-
chanic can take the material worth SIS
and make it into watch worth $lOO.
That's skill. The merchant can take
an article worth % cents and sell it for
81. That's business. a lady can pur-
chase very comfortable bonnet for $40
but she prefers to pay 500. That's
foolishness. The ditch digger works
ten hours day and shovels out three or
four tons of earth 81. That's labor
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-11

The bones once owned and operated
by the late Mr.. Guiteau. have been care
fully collected and put together, and
the result is skeleton which Guiteau
in the spirit may well feel proud to
think he possessed in the flesh. And
yet this interesting souvenir of the as
sassin's career has not been placed on
exhibition, but has been slowed away
in some secret recess by the bone artists
who performed the work of articulation.
There is no apparent reason, however,
why it should not be exhibited. 1t
would not only be source of great graf
ification to the public, but would relieve
the president of the throngs of visitors
who now go to see him as the principal
curiosity at the capital.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-11

Usage Democrat The prohibition
howlers are rather premature in their re-
joicing over the closing of the saloons,
if their object, as they so frequently
boast, be the suppression and drunken
ness. The exit of the saloons here in
Kansas will be the signal for the reviv-
al of the jug, demijohn, and convenient
pint and half-pint flask era, which pre-
vailed throughout the state few years
ago. The departure of the saloon
means more whiskey and less beer, and
increased drunkenness.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-11


Senator Plumb has introduced reso-
luton calling on the Secretary of War
to furnish the Senate with 1.-The names
and rank of officers of the army on de-
tached service, including officers on sick
leave, where serving, and what service
performing, and the length of time de-
tached +; also, whether officers thus alb
sent are needed with their commands,
and, if SO, what superior military rea-
SONS called for their being detached" p"
The purpose of Senator Plumb is to
break up the system of favoritism
which keeps hundreds of army officers
constantly on detached service at pleas
ant posts, where there is no thing to do,
while their fellow-officers are compelled
to do double duty on the frontier or at
isolated and unpleasant posts.-Atchi-
son Champion.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-11
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Democratic Facts.

The more INSCRIPTIONS portion Of the
republican press is trying TO revive the
issue known in politics as the Bloody
shirt" 1t is an old song that they can
sing who lack intelligence to discuss live
questions. The people having passed on
to better things it is hardly worth while
to pay any attention to this scrofulous
runt of dead issue worn to the bone by
demagogues who have grown hoary
headed in political villiany, and who are
always in every job and steal a foot.
They hire newspaper tramps to invent
bloody stofies to draw public attention
while they climb into the public treas
ury by the back way and gorge them
selves.
Level headed democratic newspapers
will not be drawn off upon wild goose
chase after political hes invented by
newspaper scanfps, but they win drive
home the issues that are all important
to the people.
Every man, woman and child in
America is being perpetually robbed by
high tariff created and sustained by the
republican party, The laboring man
with an ordinary family pays from $500
to $500 year in indirect taxes to the
protection bosses in the east. This is
paid in the shape of increased cost of
the necessaries of life. The bounty to
the monopolists comes from this form
of unjust and deceptive taxation.
Two hundred million acres of public
land-a tract as large as the original
thirteen states-has been given to rail-
Dad corporations in consideration of
their building roads, and many Of these
roads have never been built, but the
companies claim and hold the lands,
and they can only be had by actual set
tiers by paying large bounty into the
hands of the spectators. In addition
to this, railroads that are already built
exact rates that absorb the entire profit
of the producer.
In Kansas the republican party has
championed prohibition and forced it
into the constitution and laws of the
state. While all good citizens advocate
and encourage temperance as just and
wise to themselves and TO their fellow
men, the enactment of prohibitory laws
is regarded by citizens who Care to
maintain their individual rights as en-
tirely outside the province Of law, and
very harmful and dangerous to the state.
1t is entering upon line ST legislation
that knows no end, and is productive of
long train OF evils. 1t Is the kind Of
legislation that makes moral and intel
lectual serfs Of men. It is the nostruuf
applied to moral ills. and in the point
at issue does not decrease intemperance'
while it increases deception, treachery,
perjury, neighborhood quarrels, and q
host OF miner evils.-Leavenworth 6tarF
dsz&.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-11
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Rattlesna;xe on Toast.

A typical cowboy, fresh from his herd,
went into Elitch's chop house last
night. The tables were all filed with
the exception of one, ut which the ter
ror ofthe plains seated himself. AS he
pulled off his hat and united the red
bandana handkerchief from around his
throat, he looked disdainfully around.
The nimble waiter brushed an imagi-
nary bread crumb from the cloth, whisk-
ed bill of fare from the castor and
placed it before the festive and untam-
ed youth.
Take it away!" he snarled. -
can't eat that. l want rattlesnake on
toast -
Rattlesnake on toast |! " yelled the
waiter.
Rattlesnake on toast 4" responded
the cook.
There was slight futter among the
guests at this strange order, and the
cowboy was scanned by many curious
eyes.
He looked little disconnected at hay-
ing his order so promptly taken, and
glanced furtively toward the front of
the house. He saw the cooks and wait
ers engaged in filling orders, and look
ing as solemn as graveyards after mid
night.
He assumed nonchalent air and
picked his teeth with his fork.
A cook deftly removed the skin from
pickerel, and cutting strip the prop
er shape, placed it in spider.
The waiter who had taken the order
came tripping back to the bold buccan-
eer Of the pampas.
Will you have your snake well done
or rare ?"
Rare, with oodles of milk gravy
on it,
"Gimme that snake rare-milk gravy
on the side," was helloed to the cook.
Snake rare milk gravy-side," ;" cook
shouted back.
"Sayl' said the bovine steerer as the
waiter passed him. In take it well
DONE"
MAKE IL we'll done"
Make it well DONE" was answered
back.
The lariat wrestler began to grow
nervous. The devil-may- expression
had left his eyes, and a soft, subdued
melancholy shade had taken its place.
He fidgeted in his chair, and seemed to
be nerving himself for an ordeal.
"Here you are, sir, said the culinary
Ganymede, placing dish in which was
something nicely coiied, which looked
like fried specimen Of the genus cro-
talus. Have little Worcester sauce?
Give very fine flavor. Some folks like
mushrooms with their snakes. Others
prefer Chill colorow. A little salad
dressing don't go bad. There's vinegar
and olive oil in the castor. Will you
have tea or coffee.2 Very fine snake.
Caught yesterday. Fat and tender"
When the waiter was delivering him
self of thii eulogy on The meal, the steer
puncher showed his chair back. His
eyes balged out and he becaIne pale
around the gills.
II don't think I'll eat anything. j
amt hungry" he said as he rose un-
steady to his feet and reached for his
hat.
Maybe you'd prefer Drilled moca-
sin," insinuatingly suggested the
waiter.
Mo- he replied. as the ashen pallor
deepened on bis face. Z" amt bit
hungry. He cast another glance at the
break for the door. He forgot to pay at
ths counter. ."-chsyeane Sun.