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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-10-23
Do You Want Gtsd Fruit TrsssI

Ifyou do, we can give you no better adj
vice than to call on A. X. Sutton, proprietor
wiser s. Y tMs Na1sdfff6 tie Hs b.. Ap
ting up her mouth for a kiss, which
was given with an junction., She was
the conqueror.-M Y. Ledger. se..e
e9i4-..Why are you whipping that boy?"
asked passer-by of Ian Irishman. Be-
cause his brother hit me with a sthone. -
well, but this boy is not to. blame =
Eyes; but yez see, the two chaps are
twins That makes no difference =
- es, it does, sor, fur Balm SO much
aloik it would be the one av thin as
apt to hit me as the other '-4 arkansas
IroUeler. @tsa 5"'iSa - @
-..You know what kind of a man
Smith isl? Well. heshas been very good
to Briggs all winter '.Howp Loaned
him mOney?'' ts&o, not exactly; but
when Briggs was away from home he
took his pretty wife to the .theater sew
eral times. - ibid Briggs, appreciate
it, Appreciate it? Of course he
did. The first time he met Smith after
he got home he killed him. ". Y
(yrnDhic. 80 2F.tst *fttse Ss3*ssAtsts
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-10-23

Bowser is only a horse; bat he knows
how to behave when he wears his Sum
day suit. This is more than some
children know. There are little ones
who make mud-pies when they have on
their best clothes. Bowser never does.
Bowser drags cart on weekdays;
on Sunday he goes to church with q
buggy. When John puts the heavy
the cart and backs in. When he is
dressed in the nice buggy-harness, he
steps off proudly and gets into the
shafts Of the buggy. He does this all
alone He never makes mistake.
One day Bowser had set of new
shoes. When the blacksmith put them
on, he drove nail into one of ,Bowser's
feet John did not notice it till they
were almost home. When he saw that
Bowser imped little, he said: II must
lead the poor fellow back, when get
him out of the cart"
:" They reached home, and John took
Off Bowser,s harness. As soon as he
was free, the horse turned about and
trotted of. When John called him, he
did not mind. He went straight back
to. the blacksmith. litt .,..
'.Hello, Bowserr' cried the black
smith. r. =
The poor horse said nothing, but he
walked up to the man and held out his
i Then the blacksmith put the shoe on
all right, and he patted Bowser kindly,
and said: You know great deal for
a horse. - Our Little Ones. W.
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/. He Wanted His Life Insured.

An old, darkey struggled painfully
into an Insurance. Office and said
Fam dis de place. sab. wha dey sure
lifes?''', .sH 80 5s .ta.kt
~. Yes he was told. -
"Well, want TO git my life 'sured
dis berry day TO twenty years. y
..But you are too old, uncle. y @
ss,Deed Use old; Use seventy seven y
= s..And in very feeble health.'' ltaa
rsi Boss, / Sc purity far gone De ole
,,oonlan SEE / can't las much longer. y
tn..Well, we cant insure8ta man in
your condition.
s.Sahs'' ~ 2s.,.s 80 I4fsk
81 say we can't insure man like
you NE only take risks on men in
good health and who apparently have
q long life before them.
fam dat a fac? -
Certainly
s.Doan' say nuthin' mo. Use an ole
man, but hain't ter fool. boss. II 1
war young, wild good health. d We s'pose
I'd ask yer ter sure my life. When
we gifts ready to drap off Is de time ter
git 'sured. Ennybody can sure er
mans life wen he's young. doan
b'IieYe IN dis yere 'surance ennyhow..
Wen de guide Lord vans er man he's
goin' ter reach fer him. GUIDE maw-
nm, boss. b'lieves yer wud steal
chickens, deed do. IN Y. Mast
and Cypress.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-10-23
SCIENCE. AND INDUSTRY.

"A new form of dynamite is made
from poplar wood flour, and resembles
q vanished oughnut. 1t is as explo-
slye as the ordinary kind, but 1ar
safer.
George G.. Pyle. q young inventor
of Dayton, Ohio, has made success
ful electric headlight for locomotives
and company is formed to manufac-
ture them. 1t is. claimed to light the
track for half mile ahead OF the en-
g1ne. Gle eetand Leader.
The cause of the powerful muscular
contraction of the claw OF the common
crab after it has been severed from the
body with the scalpel has engaged the
attention of a New York psychologist
summering on the New Jersey coast.
The contraction. he finds. is in the ma
ture OF adeath throe to the tissue, but
the rigidity continues for about forty
minutes, when the rigid muscle sponta-
neously reiaxes. y. s..
"A dumb piano is the latest device
for the enjoyment of the neighbors OF
musical family. It. is an Instrument
the sound of which is 50 far reduced by
strong felt border between hammers
and strings that the music can only be
sufficiently heard by the player to
chnrdS r was ;,,aentad n nrasdan
whers tbe ..n;a,n mica naai ia a seri.
o6tls matter = Gaisaao' yy,,,es a., - -
~ aYs1.a,;a -; s 80. = ,,as3
:, 49, i. a. - senslon . pssi
~ wren .ne neeu,e noats upon pooi
" " Wa.er, .inctu.eu Win M splIiLs VI w!le
.1o pagv 81 ireekln Inc ne "nole - IN.
o1oSsu IA "a sealea case. Inc aaus ans.so
10 lor 1ne ooinpass - .ha'' VIZ
sne ordinary movements " Jug neeule
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-10-23
Little Hero. :

Acci1 t1ts5u thk jfater 40 54lE1yet
| frequent Id ife8u1nmer, So many boys
and girls go in boats and bathe nova
days.. without knowledge how to SWIM.
I that one reads nearly every day Of
deaths by drowning.
Down at the foot Of East One Hundred
and Twenty-first street. New York, Is q
hoat- house. with float from which the
boats are launched. For some curious
reason the most unsafe PLACES are ~
ways the most fascinating Tor little
BOYS. and one can always depend upon
finding q number about this dangerous
spot, where misstep viii plunge them
into the water over their heads. Here
they will play with little chips OF wood
for boats, launching them in the river,
and pretending that they are going to-
make long voyages TO China or hunter ?
Point. ~ e 1st'Asss 81 ~
It was in shis delightful sport that
Willie Q'Brien and Fritz Mischief were
engaged the other day; when the acci-
dent of which am about TO tell oc-s
Cured. Willie is only six years old,
little brown eyed, cnr1y-haired fellow,
still ia dresses, while Fritz is year or,
two older. and promoted to, knicker-
bockers. In order to navigate his chips
better, Fritz had stepped into boat
that was lying alongside, while Willie
still remained on the float. 4 :" y.
Several gentlemen were sitting on the
piazza of the boat-house, when they
heard a. screarn, and saw Fritz topple
overheard. and disappear under the
water. Two of them rushed down the
steep and slippery gangway, ready to
lump in and pull the little fellow out;
but before they could get there they
saw Willie lean over the edge OF the
float, and, catching the sinking boy by
his outstretched hand, draw him safely
in. Is rls
How he got the strength to do it no
one could imagine, though Willie him
self did not seem to think he had done
any remarkable thing. His own ac-
count of the exploit, as he told 1T to the
gentleman who visited him to get the
material for this article, is very simple
and brief. 90 $50. -, :,
IAN he was a-standin' on the side err
boat, an he asked me to give him lit
tie shove; an / showed the boat little,
AMI he fell in. He hollered. .Willies'
AM then L run to the float an pulled
How did you pull him in, Willier's
the gentleman asked.
81 took 4 hold Of his two hands"
Wasn't he bigger than youP
ssYes; jes' bout as big as this Teller
to a boy with whom he was
playing horse only little bigger"
.sDidn't you get wetp" ssztIa%
Eyes, little wet .ss,
s.Weren't you afraid of drowningp'
Willie opened his brown eyes as II he
didn't know what fear was. - = .sH =
mo, SIR not q bit.nl s5.s:t y s.
Elbow old are you, Wlliep" 81, i. - q
'.Six years old.
..And do you 60 to SCHOOL,"
..No, sir; but I'm going next winter
Get up, Tom." sel, s..a..l sy
Willie was playing horse at the tina
the gentleman talked with him. He
was quite unconscious that he had done
50 brave deed, and seemed to think it
rather bore that he must stop PLAYING
and answer a lot of equestions. Eliot
McCormick. ~ Harper's Young People
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-10-23
g possible out Of

riews,,I sold my
dairy pigs, and gradually
worked mixed farming. My
land was 1apted to potato-rais-
ing. and 81 had but few acres
Of land tit L. cultivation. and it was
necessary to raise a crop that would
bring a good maiay dollars per acre,
we made potatoes asp eclalty, and raised
wheat and timothy and clover in connec-
ton, to give a rotation and moderately
steady work. AL fussing and unprofit-s
abe drudgery has been thrown aside.
There is not calf or colt, a pig or a
chicken, sheep or dog on my farm
We raise potatoes and wheat to SELL
The hay and straw feeds and beds the
horses and one COW. Sometimes We
have a little over to sell. We do not
fuss to make butter from the one COW,
but buy it at the factory. We haven't
even a garden by itself, but raise our
garden stuff in the potato field right in
rows with the potatoes so they can be
all cultivated right through at once.
Instead of not paying out any money
for anything we could raise on the
farm, we buy everything we want. ex-
cept potatoes, milk and garden stuff.
And we could not be induced to go
back to mixed farming any more than
we could to go to New York In stage
coach instead of a palace car. There
is no more necessity for man to be a
drudge oh the farm than in the .citY.F
There are plenty of men who feed pigs,
and, making. a business of it, they make
money, / can not afford to fuss with
two or three pigs all summer. Hf ~
There are plenty OF dairy farms and
factories where a business is made of
butter-making, and it pays, | presume,
but it would not pay me to let my wife
fuss with making butter from one or
TWO COWS. i should call that, as also
my bothering with two or three pigs,
Improbable drudgery, and not at all
necessary nowadays, however it might
have been fifty years ago. There are
few farms on which there is not more
or less improbable drudgery per-.
formed some crop raised, or some
practice persisted in, that makes work
and c1ashing and worry. and brings no
profit. 3. Terry. IN Country Gen
tienaoaa. 1s7tss 3s
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-10-23

The world owes a debt to Sir .robn p
Lawes. the great English agr;c,,ltnrai
chemist and experin1enter. which can
never Be liduidated. Not tbe laast -, 80, =
Of tbis debt Is a cnr;ona ayra,.;.,Pps 20
from which IL dednced a ora.t . ,..o.a.;
lesson. A plot Of wheat has Ma
grown consecutiyelv for fortv.to ur
Years. with an AVERAGE visid ~ $500.
bushels per acre. withont .nv m.n,,rs
or fertilizer, and with onlv clean c,,It,s
walton and hand wedding Ahalt 49,.
of this plot was left to Seed ;tsalf ' IA
take care Of itself w;thnnts ha,,, e., az.
struggle with weeds.s Thn ~hnfa - -
grain produced - .sa,s.aI 80
and fail upon the ground. II sr-s Uus
IN, th;cki1 r,,+ ,.,a s. ~ sPfsng
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-10-23
Slaine's Valuation Of the Mnlligan
Letters.

1t seems that Mr.. Blaine regarded
Warren Fisher as his friend so late as
the spring of 1880. Indeed, Mr. Blaine
was so well satisfied with Mr.. Fishers
course IN regard to the Little Rock &
Fort Smith transaction that about the
time just mentioned he arranged a
meeting with Mr.. Fisher at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel, New York City, at
which he proposed that if Fisher would
get the teli-tale letters from Mulligan
he would pay him ten thousand dollars,
and that Fisher and Mulligan should 90
to Europe and remain there at his
(Blaine's) expense until after the cleo
ton. This was in 1880, a short time
before Garfield was nominated, and
when Blaine confidently expected to
become the Republican candidate for
the Presidency. 49,
This latest development concerning
the Mulligan letters is made in a COM
munication of Warren Fisher to Mr..
Kobbe. lawyer of New York City, who
ID a relative of Fishers. under date of
July IL. 1884. The letter to Kobbe states
that Mulligan declined Blaine's offer
and that he declared that Blaine had
1toiens his letters at Washington and
ACNCi how What ne 1lelu At INV
price. Probably MIR. Blaine will sug-
.Hesf that there was s'nothing inconsis-
tent With the highest integrity in his
proposition ito Fisher and Mulligan
that they should go to Europe and re-
main theua his expense until after the
lection. Probably, too, he viii rec
lSl6end the publication of Fishers letter
10 Kobbe in all the Republican papers,
The attempt of Mr.. Blaine to buy.
'fr0m Mulligan the letters still remaining
III the latters possession. and the high
price he offered for them, show how
much The tattooed candidate feared
their Publication. He knew the dread
fnF sepret those letters contained. and
Hese6 anxious to suppress it that he
;wSa-Villing not only to pay large sum
for the letters but TO stand the expense
'6f fisher and Mulligan's expatriation
- - ritter the election If Mr.. Blaine
- elieped his correspondence with
Eisher susceptible Of 3 corstruc-
favorable to himself he would
fade so high q bid or. de-
deep depth to conceal it
=. Il llic. Il is now in order for
M HIlsitje to deny the truth of his for
ner frief1d Fisher statement in regard
to his attempt to buy the MuHigan let
tiers and to send Fisher and Mulligan
out of the country. Harrisburg (fa.A
Patriot
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Just Arrived a. nsuasuss.' y

The Latest Styles in Men s
Stiff Hats, at one-half St.
Louis Prices.
A fine lot of Mems and
Boys Clothing.
100 Jerseys, in all Colors
and Shades.
5000 yards Best Prints, &c.
White Blankets-12 lbs at
$500 a Pair.
20 Cases Mems and Boys
Boots.
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A Startling Discovery,

Mr.. VIM. johnson, of Huron, Dak., writes
hat his wife had been troubled with acute
Bronchitis for many years, and that all RENEE
lies tried gave no permanent relief, until he
procured bottle of DR.. Kings New Discov-
(ry for Consumption, Coughs, and Colds,
which had q magical effect, and produced
permanent cure. 1t Is guaranteed to cure all
Diseases of Throat, Lungs, or Bronchial
tubes. Trial Bottles Free at p. r. Crispes
Drug Store.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-10-23

In the Stamp Bureau of the Post
Office Department at W ashlngton IS q
little Instrument that is used fof meas-
uring the thickness of sheets OF pa
per. 1t is use I'll in, determining the
quality OF the stock put into envelopes
and, other stationery BY contractors
with the Government The unit OF
measurement is sixteen-thousandth of
an inch. While exhibiting it to an in
ouisitiye reporter, the Chiel of the Blu
reau demonstrated that hair from his
head was about en-thousandths OF
an inch in diameter, and a hair, OF his
mustache was thirty sixteen-thous-
andths of an inch thicker.-W shin ton
Star. sssssK 81 III ~ ~ saaT
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-10-23

An eighty-five-year-old lady at
tended Newport dinner party tho
osherd in a dress Of electric blue,
crimson stockings, blue shoes, crimson
ian and ribbons. with a bow OF com-
pineq crimson In q point lace cap.
which was fastened with diamond Pima
IN her snow-white hair. IN. r. SIN.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-10-23

The King OF Siam has sent q very
handsome present to President Arthur,
consisting of Malay kilss OF the nnest
temper. with solid gold nut, ana IN,
cased in gold alloyed scabbard; ana
with gold sheaths Tor the beautifully poll
ished blades. They are reported to be-
of great beauty. and are very valuable.
They are sent in acknowledgment OF
gifts presented by the President to q
Siamese Raiah who treated with great
kindness some shipwrecked Americans.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-10-23

A California farmer has had to pay
a fine of ten dollars for knocking his
hired man down with bunch OF
grapes weighing ten pounds
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-10-23

J Impliy ~'s A@s
6trict, ats Royal
Jentegr,. I fpaaI..xK
blican party has had full power in
Sment for nearly twenty-four
Ns& that Zine more of the peoples
Aasted through fraud, pecu-
III than in thewhole seventy
atsa ana Ssis a Si,riia BY
Is and recount the defalcatious of Re-
history, and include burnside,
ofhcarEof the Post-o.fice De-
and John Hal. United States
ut of defalcations since
ne 80. 1888, amount to
bonds were taken in
Cas- zen the Official be-
1ulte nOrney-G Or
breu the bonds, which
! 70 Pc and thian[ asst sum
which ~ of the
Fofficiais "a "A
OF OF, oyer Qrney-
ks.rCsss MO Ia de-
re- them, but de-
Aulters for abouc loss
10 the Governing lhel
VII WIS this Eass sssd re re y
1 RssPu al1.,;an part part
IS four years in the
ord? expected h
! Il saw the leaders OF
+ sums OF honey in 1Ss
sand the sbaIlotbox,
then sown broadca
fhfr roc iS a uora
officials. The san
s tenn is adopted
wrung from 10
4 of the Civi-sel
= Eiockery of b
3 viii the people,
the administT en-
the ballot boz /. a
8. Tree. peopia ines
r r rpsenta'1 Vim - s s4isl
country permit this be re-
Rents t6 OF ssa pos wi the
fair and honest PRESIDENTIAL - ON in this
nor aa ssese
riea the, last three Presidenfial elections.
= farmer, the mechanic Ind the artisan to be
Nsti.ed in this ways Their, newspapers pub
and strikers labor to SANDER defame and
Tillify., Can such party be longer trusted?
to pseg Se e
It is known as the high-tax party. The con-
The Republican party wants protective tar
: ID, which means high tax on imports. The
Demoeratic party advocates lower tax, one
this Government and no more. 1t does not
belle believe in protection beyond this amount.
pay. What party make high Gov
op the
sugar high ornot?. What party compels the
n no rnnr1 70, for crrsf<
wooden clothes9 Is sixty per cent. on woolens
a. hlgh tax or nots And 50 on through the list
high tax on al the yor kingman wears and on
waees forthe benefr of the monopoIist Let
him count the increase of price on all he buys
btfsct ne sum rom his dairy wages and the be
NW1lhdnd that he is paid less at the end of the
aes Of
s. tax. Who does? Not the farmer or mechanic.
The monopolist is the man benefited by the
earnings of others that 4 ne : has paid nothing
for. Is this true! Go over to the store and
sthe imported domestic article. The i'm
ported article has paid fifty per cent. tax while
sell for one Price the manufacturer there
fore gets the benefit of The high tax and does
{ store and you find the same thing. The i'm
ported and DOMESTIC article rose N price side
tax, the other no tax. The wealth of the
country does not pay the Government tax. 1t
IS paid when imported goods are purchased
that ase pad asn S as Sow
9 andether corp6Fats wealth pays scarcely any
thing of this Government tax. These wealthy
free ct asfs s%s
ttion of the burdens of the Government
pas w wasR sS %sh an aT
lQf nj of wooden goods per
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-10-23

was the year when the Wing was M ca.
trefaats and the Republican in its EN-.
bryotic state. In 1860 Lincoln. carried
Illinois by a majority of 1929 whereas
Buchanan four years before received a
majority of 9159. But the Democratic
part was then rent in twain, running
its candidates. Douglass and Breck-
enridge,. and third ticket for Bell was
also in the field, thus destroying the
cases for comparison. In that campaign
Hamlin was on the ticket for Vice-P res-
dent, and Maine increased its Re-
publican majority about 5000 over
what it was four years before. In
1864 Lincoln carried his State by
over $4,000. But in Pennsylvania, Nc
Clellan then of Pennsylvania, in
creased his vote therein over the
combined vote for Duglass and Brecken-
ridge in the preceding campaign more
than 10000. In 1868 Grant had over
LOCO in Illinois to spare, while Sey-
mour carried New York by 10000 and
increased his vote over that for McClel-
Ian. four years before, 67,S97. In 1872
Grant carried Illinois by about 81, GOO
ma; ority. Greeley's vote in New y ork
fell off from that of Seymour's in 1868
largely, but that was an exceptional case
for reasons too obvious to require eN-
PLANTATION. In. 1876 Tilden had ma
iority in New York of 1858 and
larger vote than Seymour's in 1868 by
92,066, and exceeded Greeley's in 1872
by 1865. Hayes carried Ohio by
2,647 and increased his vote over Grants
fonr years before 1886. In 1880 Gar
field had in Ohio, ranked as doubtful,
a plurality of 1927, while Hancock, of
received d, 270 more
votes than did Tllden four years before.
The marvel now is not that Mr.. Blaine
has just achieved the victory he has in
Maine. but that it was not far more
overwhelming. In 1860, when Hamlin'
was on the ticket for President,
the Republicans carried the State in
September by plurality of nearly 49,
900. If State pride had now operated
as heretofore. the Republicans should
have had, at least 10000 to $4,000,
more especially since there was no or
ganized effort against them, and in the
face of certain defeat from the start,
and on the part of the Blaine forces all
the money wanted, and an organization
for effectiveness that has never been
seen in the history of any party or cam
paign. Now, conceding to Cleveland
and Hendricks the benefit of State
pride in their respective localities as
exemplified heretofore, it is morally
certain that the Democratic party will
achieve a magnificent triumph in No
Member. = Boston Post.
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State Pride.

History shows that State pride, or
local attachment to Presidential candi-
dates, has been an important factor in
Determining the results of elections. In
proof of this the following facts are of
special interest to the citizens of Maine:
In 1S40 Harrison carried his State,
Ohio oyer Van Buren,, then and gem
orally classed as doubtful, by majority
OF 22,,472- And yet, in the remarkable
whi1 of parties in the campaign of that
year Van Buren, increased his vote in his
State of New York from what it was
four years before, Is, 704.. In 1874 Polk
reduced the opposition majority in his
State pnessee nearly 1900, while
Clay. entucky Increased
his vote oVcl fi.s -four years before
nearly 5000. Taylor carried
LOU, ~ "a of 2,S47, which
- Fority of 699. His
Eeased his vote IN
over Folks, four
n 1900. In 1852
of New Hamp-
955, which was
Cass received
lrease his vote
yea before for the
Wing party, whose can
had become badly de-
ptepRI discussions and
rs door by the in
very question. In 1856
>psylvahia carried his
mNorSy. This was
- than was cast for
y before. But Bueh-
~ hsed his popular vote
rec Ynra than SO ono The
u ~ sition candidates Fremont
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-10-23

- BlailS dies that he
q ssS9ps nd per able 20
Sfth. his deni2l amounts to
suppoNe that the state |