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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-06-12
Breaking Up q Refrigerator Man.

stEifty dollars to the man who can
prove that any two things put into this
ice-chest will taste one of the other y
He had refrigerator run out to the
curbstone, hung the above sign over
each side, and retired indoors to await
the expected run. of customers. Peo-
pie passed up and down the street,
lostled each other in their hurry,
glanced at the ice-box and its sign,
and-went on. After some hours of
disappointed hopes and expectations
the dealer saw pedestrian halt, calm
ly peruse the wonderful announcement,
and rather hesitatingiy advance to the
door.
..Do you mean it?'' he inquired, in an
anxious tone, pointing over his shoulder
to the sign.
..Yes-sir-ee. " emphatically responded
the dealer.
..Put your money up" insinuated the
stranger.
mo, SIR replied the dealer, in a
pompus style; my word is as good as
the cash"
..All right, I'll take you." responded
the stranger, as he departed. Some
time after he returned with box under
each arm.
..Stlck to your agreement" he
queried.
'.Of course I will" answered the
dealer, wondering what in the name OF
Christopher Columbus the man had in
view.
The stranger set his boxes down on
the sidewalk, and crowd began to
collect. He told the dealer that he was
afraid that he (the dealer) would back
out of the bargain, but the latter as
serted his readiness to put up the stamps
if necessary. The stranger opened a
box. lifted cat out and placed her in
the refrigerator; then he opened the
other box and took therefrom a wire
cage containing large rat.
I .sNow. mister" said he, t.you just
shut that door in a hurry when / flop
the rat inside, and I'll go you another
fifty that one will taste of the other in
less'n five minutes
The crowd yelled and the dealer
slammed the refrigerator door and slid
into the store, with remark about
fools and swindlers. He still refuses to
recognize the strangers claim to the
fifty dollars but has taken his signs in.
Denver Republican.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-06-12
Good Corn Meal.

Corn has a1mostsceas to be an ,arti-
Gle of food in large cities in the North
ern States. Very little is used in Chi
cago. and the amount is steadily dimin-
ishing. This is partly owing to'a large
foreign population that was not accus-
toned to eating corn in early life, and
partly due to the circumstance that the
price of corn approaches nearer to that
of wheat than it has for many years.
Another cause of the decreased con-
sumption IS the exceedingly poor quail
ity of corn meal in the market. 1t or
dinarily has musty taste and an I'M
pleasant odor.. The bread. mush or
pudding made of it lack the sweet, nut
ty flavor of food prepared from corn in
the Southern and the New England
States. Little care is taken to select
corn for grinding into meal to use for
human food. All the tolerably sound
ears are husked and thrown into the
same crib. They are shelled by machin-
cry, and the grain is sent to the city
market. Millers buy this corn and con-
vert it into meal for the retail trade.
They do not like to grind new corn.
They prefer that which is cd and dry.
1t is ground rapidly and in large guam
titles. Much of the meal becomes high
~ heated in the milling process. Much
better meal is produced in small mills
in the country, where the grinding is
done slowly. The corn that is to be
made into meal should be very carefully
selected. AS one bunch of poor grapes
will give bad flavor to barrel of
wine, so one ear of moldy corn viii give
a bad taste and an offensive odor to a
bushel of meal. The best meal is made
from corn where ears were selected in
the field, shelied by hand, so that the
value of each may be inspected, and
ground between stones that move slow
". The sooner the corn is ground the
better will be the meal. Many will re-
member the excellent corn-bread and
cakes they ate during years when food
was scarce and farmers were obliged to
go through their corn-telds and select
the choice ears that were the first to
ripen. They were exposed to the sun
to dry, carefully shelled, and the grain
ground in custom mills. Labor-saving
machinery has resulted in injuring the
quality OF corn meal.-Chicaqo Times.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-06-12
Eating With the Knife.

Apropos of war to the knife the Phila-
deiph a Times says that the movement
AGAINST the use Of the knife in eating is
likely to take form in the organization
of a society for the suppression OF that
instrument as q means of conveying
food to the mouth There are already
societies for the suppression of cruelty
to animals and children, for the propa-
CATION of the Gospel in foreign parts
and for various other useful purposes.
But the dangers to life from the persist
emit use of the ordinary table knife have
no organized protest. Yet these are
many and great. When the historic
table fork OF rude construction was the
instrument in general use there was no
doubt many good reasons for the
habitual use of the knife. But the Inn
provemeflt of the fork has been SO rapid
and it has been brought to such de-
gree of perfection that all excuses for
he persistent use of the knife have long
been void. The rules Of good society,
in sympathy with the changes S1tro-
duced by science and invention. have
decreed that the fork should be the act
i've implement at table, while the knife
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-06-12

While every farm p1antsa few beat
in his garden, but few grow enough t.
furnish more than is wanted for homo
use, yet the bean is product that
ways finds a ready market at cd
prices. Those who have high land.
with q loamy SOIL can easily raise an
acre or two of field beans that would
bring profitable returns, providing care
be takenin the selection of seed. MANY
failures in growing beans are made by
D aating poor seed. 1t is not safe to 90
into the open market and buy beans for
seed, for if they come from tho South
they will fail to produce a crop that
will ripen even, and are more likely to
run to vines. Eastern beans are better,
but he who grows field beans should
never trust to an open market for seed.
but should buy what he has every as
surance are good. The best way is to
raise them. being careful to start with
the best that can be found, and to make
every effort to improve them. Selections
should be made from those plants that
produce the largest quantities of good
beans that ripen very nearly at the
same time.
1t is a great objection to a variety if
it continues to blossom until the frost
comes; it being impossible. without
great labor, tosseparate the green from
the ripe beans. 1t very much Injuries
the quality of beans to have green ones
in them, and reduces their market value;
but variety that blooms full, covering
AL parts of the plant nearly at the same
time, and then stops sending out any
more buds, will mature its seeds all at
one time. which is what is wanted for a
market beam When they ripen in this
way they can be gathered earlier, and
will be in condition to put on the mar
ket at once.
The first new beans in the market, if
good, will as rule bring an extra price.
1t is very easy to get a good variety by Sc
lection; and when once obtained very
easy to keep. The medium size pea
bean is one of the most profitable varie-
ties for most markets. 1t produces
more to the acre than the small size,
and is, as rule more uniform in size.
1t always commands a ready sale, and
if put in the market early in the autumn,
as it can be, it will command twenty
five to fifty cents a bushel more than
the beans that do not ripen until after
cold weather sets ln.-Mdssachusetts
tIougtnaGn. s9asFs sgss ssss
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-06-12
PITH AND POINT.

1t IS fortunate, now that our forests. hsn
are rapidly becoming extincts that me, have
are no1onger Dependant upon he INTERROGATION
tree for our maple sugar. B0 Qn r0Pither of
script. -s5A ecomessa
A housewife wants tot how nished or
save dishes from being broken IT, IT,. 20 .nink
the simplest thing in the world. Sismfne same
nick all the pieces You want to saya ssl Y 81,
and they will last till the crack .sy
doom. IN. II Graphic. Pc r.
anybody who;hasa examined duss 49,
tors handwritiRHxRn.A prescription WI MI M I'll
not wonder tha2a IA 3 clerk frequent tn g hsst
puts up Morph n Work the recipe q the finld
Tor csrraway ach has puni
Marie lwho - I'd Tho more ,oss
ftwiH be, Aigernd1 when sninl tirnes de-
enough and well bshaved enc he mics fof
taken to churcb F!.l g the ssencetof
s ssss. to yssfi .t 4 sss al
monp" - ~ y, So sgi;1ss 4, Vac
Panic Aven q 81 Hi lunar y d laa y. ~ s''
There's The street y Y nv s 50 $500
= ' where men EhJSe ef socia l{xu3ofaf
Insen a..l1 teTa 1Ies. civil Ips With
Come ou' W''n 's.siI y Xnd neglect N{ltse IL
Man is h3|lvester $ 3pger. Ha1
at the cradle; learns to h16dD vIv sle. xF4
often has rakish ways, and tofp p asI ~
oats; threshss his Wan fhs which ssn ac Isl /.
Moll1 Yellow noU T Leaf. lis d s.H n Ga
ana ms rema1pe AfNUE1 NEXT WEEK. q = 5 "a
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-06-12


strawberry plants were So
Tennessee this spring. ~
process in shot-making doeA
away with al the tall towers. al stronc
current Of air is 81. forced On the lead IS 4
falls into the water.
-Yankton. Dakota. Il Is ,hsvAy's'
rorL-r.ck;nr astahl;shment. Nth AZ MI.
pac;tr of one thnnsand ho0s ner daJ lei
: p..a.n. 1r.n 80 -. ;rrsS,s
"a sss.,, 49, 1 -. f an, ~ v;r ,.s
- :; s sp!a ). aus s. AZ sast ,ssnro -
1917 a,.,n 80. = S.. ~ = I.u ,atSn md -
nc .u. 49,, ~. a .n0 naI sno r;res - ta,
bn,,r ..''.. >''-A 800 A'-0o 1880 =
=. 80 Z. r.;.
r,.l:a. J, me M. w!I.es - .ns %, ,,a,snns
40 ~, ILL., 81, =, ~ ras ~
~ ~ ~ '1 tshe o rha, h;ttar Nv a
sn.Ia .h. -. - ~ ;...is =.
$3.50. 49,. s. a. ~ sno ~ 1s' .:.;s -,
01, uSeu 4. .a ~ uossS ~ 4ua -
snaAo pa.o VIII success, anu wants pay
sic'1 =, g eest the remedy.
-lwenty-hve years ago the ice CON
sumeo In Texas was carried from bos-
ton IN sailing vessels, and the people OF
the interior Of the State seldom saw any
=. ~ NOW snere are ice IacsoIios -
G -: 1sn' $3.50 S:s
san among, houston, Daiias, anu y! 81
I;'cs N neaIiy an the large towns, ANU
ne coolung luxury Is cheap ana COM
mon
"a peculiar kind OF building stone,
IS found IN some localities in Oregon
having the property OF being uninjuredl
by the action OF cold, heat or moisture
It IS called granite sandstone, is very
rich IN Silica. OF close, fine grain.
hlghly crystailzed. unlaminated and OF
: Hne Drown Color On Deing Drougns
10 wnile neat ana suddenly PtSngeo
IN COLO wafer y comes out as Soho anu
urn as - nrse.- Csse09o 0oxFnoa.
There is an invention spoken OF
which it is thought may abolish the bitss
It is called the Garage, or anti-hors9
torture. 1t Is composed OF steel band
placed over the front bone OF The horses
nose, and to this appliance the reins
are attached. The inventor claims for
this substitute for the bit that It gives
complete control to the driver over the
horse without infiictfng the least DIS
comfort or torture on the animal ITSELF
II mas been tried with satisfactory re-
sultS--N. +. sun.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-06-12

An English statistician maintains
thai the daily increase OF wealth In
the United States is upward of S2o,-.
COO, 600, or about $S3s,O0O, 900 year,
which is one-third as much as.the en-
tire increase in wealth of the whole
of the rest of the world. England,
whose increase in wealth is next to
our own. makes only a profit on all
her business of $500, GOO, 900 year.
or but little over third of our own.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-06-12

"A gold nugget was recently carried
into Prescott, Arizona, and was found.
on weighing, to be worth $3.50. 1t is
understood that it will be sent to the
Worlds Fair in New Orleans. Casc -
90 Tines.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-06-12
spoon areaq 4f auxiliaries.

= snewspapfr philosopher re-
hd6Ttook to make the use of the
- Wei the tests Of comparative
on. he started ut Boston on
N harY journey. whore full ninety
| h of the patrons at hotels used
s This proportion gradually
,as ne went toward the setting
WI vi, on reaching the mining
cad III the Territories, it did not ex-
coed ten per cent. This is. no doubt, .
Eshort-sighted conclusion: but that it has
much truth in it any traveller may tes-
tify. 1t is mistake. however, to con-
Z lude that the use of the knife is con-
fined to Americans. The French are
freest from this breach of good mani
.ners, the English next, and the people
OF this country next in order. The
Germans at home are the worst offend
ers against this canon of taste. where a
table d'hote dinner gives the sojourner
the impression that it is q sword swal-
lowing exhibition. Mail.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-06-12
Nationality in Railway Service.

The business at an English railway
station is done in the same style as in
an old mercantile house. where, instead
of special directions having to be given
one that he knows what his duties are
and how he is expected to perform
them. The case is different In Ger
many, where the railway system was
transplanted already made, and it was
and where the confguration Of the
boundaries had its influence, not only
on the laying out of the lines. but also
on the whole system Of administration.
It would not have been possible TO se.
cure certainty in the management ii
there had not been at hand host ~
officers trained under military discis
pline, who, unqualified to act freely
knew we'll how to obey An EnglBh
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-06-12
MADE. OBJ MARRIED.

$40 NJ ayEsSIHrEoTHERdILL.,
thor Of ss0ne Of Three = Prob ation.' = ssIhs
H<HfeaN". kteE
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-06-12

OAAASO - F<y
gence. EWm. johnson, df ia Ion Il III. ,wfst<f
But tAt his wife had been trout led bit y nclI
whoyB Bronchitis for many ytaxss Hnd y ~ rcf1
t Mam ma. have X bot tIG2 Dizzy
not SIGNIFY gtcal effecf auced 4
Losceu Citizen. Ii 81 quail aufS . ~ ctire All
An English sciclR Lungs. a. Br.S chiat
discovered that goll 9; F s a 3; y srisp's
with bacteria, which 4fd 5le q :.
dnce all kinds Of horrible diseS S.,,.,..
have often wondered what NnG = ~
terions cause which, for = sec1slsl's.
has prevented ourcarryl1 n @ - al
coins. Now we know rs =; 7SS.,,,
of impecuniosity viii exS l E|ZIs sSsS
go around with 4 - kotlkl -. /: ~
hereafter. Teas - s. 4 Il n +
rem, say grsscss'' asked TIE ~ ~ ~; +
school teache EIeases nun
'them?" asked a oveE-greHu Fs.ss
YOUR father 5ey s0mel41ng 81,
Moin 6neate' ssOh!v resp 3sls
eir1 tK glow Of inss3gea
mdiifs Id does:y he always RI 4lef4
make hoee ~ syeurselyess llI
butter q - the houss. xe-, j
Post. = 4E2,f3N ESz4fss 49, s
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-06-12


scene. to march unceremoniously be-
fore them, and lead the way to the
cliff lF5 I#. III
"He knows. you see,'' said Philip.
clasping his hands behind him as he
paced beside the silent Mabelle. y fs'3
They did not speak until, suddenly,
the great expanse of heaving waters was
spread beneath their eyes, with a long,
silvery track Of MOONLIGHT z it'd, down ia
Cold path of duty, leading TO the sky"
The sky was cloudless, deep blue: the
stars were clear, the moon radiant, the
air like balm. rxfz AKA g. 4
"How beautifully said Mabelle, soft
ly; but Philip, instead of answering her
remark, said: So ~
"Mabelle, why don't you wish to
travel with me Tomorrow"
IL" .-,.t..r,..-
ais my company very distasteful to
youe" = go 9
"What question! 1t was only
s.Only what?" sa
angela will meet me at Irkford,
and she does not know you are going
there"
lis that all? She will be quite equal
EMMY assure you. have the best hopes
for my own presence OF mind. Don
distress yourself on that account.
..You are sure you will not mind?"
81 shall not-.that is. 1 should not, il
--Mabelle, told you a mouth ago that
Twas a married man aftef after that
episode you can not forget-and so. in
a way. was. l know how it spoiled
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-06-12

but bad. What is the use of having
pearl bracelets when there is no one to
see them but
She did not distinctly finish this sem
tence, even in her own mind. but her
eyes fell upon the face of her husband,
benevolent smile upon his lips, his
thoughts buried in his pamphlet on the
Land Question. 1t was homely, kind,
good face, which in the early DAYS OF
their marriage had often turned to her
with very loving smile; that expression
had now grown much less frequent.
Mr.. Fordyce sighed oftener, and smiled
schooner. and was wont to look at the
young children of his friends with a
wistfnl eye.
Surely retribution bad descended up.
on Angela Fordyce-retribution both
visible and invisible, in that she was de-
MED those things which her soul craved
after; invisible, in that the sacred SOP
rows and joys of struggle and labor and
hope, by the side of one who loved her,
which might have been hers, had she
chosen to take them, were now lost to
her forever. The chance of growing
better and worthier was sealed ND
against her for all time; isolated in q
monotonous prosperity which she had
bought for herself with lies and degra-
dation, she must now ever grow down,
mentally and morally, instead of up.
The deed of a selfish. slow. egotistical
nature may have effects in divers direc-
tions, just as well as that of quick and
self-forgetting one. Angela's sin had
made one life and marred another, but
neither she nor Philip Massey will even
understand, and she far less than ha,
how complete, morally and spiritually,
that making and marring was.
THE ESnJ
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-07

subject. Let the light Of fine speech
fall upon II at Houston, so that all del
egstes from all over the state may have
clear view of the subject, ana thus
be enabled to do that which IL right
toward the people who are immedi-
ately concerned.
1t Is better 10 lease the land for .
limited term Of years, than 10 sell ~
in large bodies, for In the first In
stance IL Will again revert to the state,
when IL shall have become far more
valuable than now, while In the latter
case it might be forever held from set
tlement.n
"What do you think OF Gov. Ire.
lands chances before the convention,
II believe he will be nomin ated and
elected. In the first place the opposition
to Gov. Ireland IL not unified or con-
centrated upon any one man; and,
secondly, Gov. Ireland is personally
strong. He has made good governor,
he Is a pure man, of good ability,
and, 30 far az / know he has faith
fully administered the high trust
reposed In him by the people two
years ago."
WHO Is the strongest possible OPP
ponent against Ireland 2"
~ think Hubbard would be the
strongest man the opposition could
nominate, but | am sure Hubbard
does not desire to be governor
again. He expects to canvass In
diana. New York and Connecticut in
behalf Of the presidential ticket, and
he has no eye on the gubernatorial
chair now.
AS to Wash Jones' strength as an
Independent candidate for govern ",
] have no reason to believe he could
now poll so heavy vote In East
Texas as he did in 1882, and surely the
free-grass men have nothing to make
in eIecting Wash Jones in prefer
ence to John Ireland. North west
Texas Is filled with Democrats,
and they could have no ex-
cuse for voting for Jones except to re-
buke their own party. This free
grass question Is new, and If the Hous-
ton convention gives its advocates a
fair hearing, and then decides against
free grass, let the Northwest stay in
the Union,n keep the question holly
agitated, and If their theory IL correct
the Democratic party which Is now, as
IL ever has been, and ever will be, the
party of the people, will recognize the
right and not be slow TO inforce IL.
Jones would not be candidate
but for the threatened detection
in the Northwest, and he expects to
get that vote, not because he is a free.
grass man, but because he Is the oppo-
nent of the Democratic nominee. The
remedy is to be found, If at all, in the
Democratic party by the election of
'free-grass' men to the legislature.
The law authorizing the lease of the
public lands Is In the statute-book. No
power can repeal it except the legisla-
ture, and until 1t Is repealed 1t is the
duty of Gov. Ireland, or any other man
who may he elected governor, to see
that it Is faithiullyexecuted."
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-07
The Queen Esther Oprra,ta.

IT In with pleasure that TIE GA
zEIrE reproduces ffom the Dallas
Herald the article regarding the ladies
and gentlemen Of the Queen Esther
fame and II Is certainly pleasant TO
know that Fort Worth will share the
result OF their gigantic effort to-mor-
row evening.
The first rendition of this Justly eel
ebrated oratorlo was given last even
ing at the opera-house before large
and appreciative audience. The
scenic effects were very beautiful, as
were the costumes, ana the whole set
ting Of the play wonderfully perfect
Owing 10 the crowded condition Of
our columns this morning we are un-
able To notice mt length individual
rendition of the various characters
which, without exception, were ad-
mlrably sustained.
Miss Vergle Helm has long been O
favorite wherever she chooses TO charm
with here pure, sweet young voice, and
the sentiment WAS echoed by every
listener last evening that In unpre.
tending simplicity, couped with queen
ly grace, she far surpassed any former
efforts before the public. Her voice
was clear and smooth on the highest
and most difficult passages, while her
impersonation of the agony, terror and
despair, and her heroic courage which
led her to exclaim: "I'll go unto the
king, though not according to law,
and II perish, perish seemed
simply perfect.
1t IL most rare that one who has In
the near past put aside young girlhood
and books can, with one easy step.
attain the happy arena where all are
delighted to applaud. yet such honor
was awarded to Miss Ada Murphy,
who, AZ Zeresh, captivated the
audience by her carefully cultivated
voice, whose tones were pure and
resonant as u lutte, while her dramatic
conception and representation OF the
stern, faithful and at last Inundated
wife of that wicked Hamanu was
applauded to the echo.
Miss Alice Dram, as the prophecies,
sang In clear, sweet, distinct voice,
her "Looe'er the wicked" which held
the audience In utmost silence.
Misses Annie Matthews, Lizzie
Neis, Lizzie Metcalf Annie Baynard
and Ervena Rusk, In their several
solos are entitled to more extended
mention for meritorious singing apd
acting than our space will allow.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-07
CARLOAD Of Lemons.

fresh and fine just received at the live
grocery house of Spencer ~ Tucker.
send IN your orders early and be sup.
piled. And If you need anything In
the grocery line give this house your
order. No need of introducing this
iirm to the public; everybody, from
boot-blacks up, know the great gro
Gerry house of Spencer Il Tucker and
their clever corps of popular sales,
men, who are ever ready to serve you
politely.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-07
Homes For All.

The ground lot sale will positively
take place on the 18th and 10th inst
The lots are beautifully situated on the
south side of the city of Fort Worth on
the line of the street railroad. They
range In size from 50xl0O to 20OX20n
feet, and larger If desired. Terms, one
half cash and balance in twelve
months. Excursion ears will be run
from and into the city during the sale
Parties wishing to see the property
will please call on or address David
Boaz with Texas Investment company,
limited