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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-06-26

"A book agent went into Dudley &
Fowle' furniture house in Detroit, and
Mr.. Dudley was very busy. 'Ah-
ahem," smiled the agent with . bow
and greasy smile. sscan see the pro-
prietor briefly Eyes, sir. Lam one OF
the proprietors. ]" replied Mr.. T., leav-
ing his customer. Il am very busy
but what can l do for you? Al, !!
have Dante's Inferno - - : s t''Well, I'd
advise you to go and see . doctor at
once,' and nIr. D.sleft the agent stand
ing with his mouth open and gasplng
for breath. - Merchant 1auretea.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-06-26

Novel breakfast cakes are made by
taking some Tread sponge which was
started tie night before, and mixing
tnkewarm water with it until it is like
batter; add an egg or eggs to 1T IN the
dough. This should then be allowed
to stand close to the fire for an hour;
have the griddle hot, grease it slightly
with sweet lard, and fry Ia pancakes.
IN y. Post.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-06-26

IN you feel yourself growing weaker.
your strength failing, the functions Of yous
body beconing Impaired, take warliing in
nourishnent, DR.. GuEsott,s yellow DocE
and Sarsaparilla II food for the b{oo:..e Is
porihes this stream Of Life and stren gthena
every part Of the body. rsbuilds & broken
saumber, and restores wasted SYierries ma
2 shattered nervous system. A trial bottle
VII convince. No oAhsr remedy equals H.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-06-26
NOT FIVE DOLLARS FOR DOCTOR I'M
EORTY-FIvE YEARS.
q WArn0Nvrrrr i NrA rnsyx N CAy

WA1DONv1xx1, bANxA CRUZ 90, CAE.v
am eiEhty-four years old and my wifA
d seventy-sevsn. We have raised fam
lily Of ten children. have used BRAND
HErH's Pills for the last forty.f ave years
as my only family medicine, and my doc
tors bills havs not amounted to Ave dol
lars in-an that TINA. I -have used hum
dreds of boxes of BRANDRErn's Pills;
with them I have cured my boys and girls
of Scarlet Fever, Measles, Group, Colds,
Mqmps, DiarrhUa and Constipation. I
have recommended them 10 hundreds OF
other families, and never know them to
fall where evsT they were, used for
disease or any kind. When my wife
was 4seventy-three years old she was
troubled with very bad Cough, and
it looked AZ If she would die
with Consumption. She would not call in
b doctor. bat commenced taking BRAND
RRrH's PML.ss two and three everysnight.
In three weeks she was completely cared
OF her cough. and her general health il very
good. j am sure that BRANDRETH,s PIxIs
have preserved and prolonged our lives.
Ny health IS particularly good. and before
die wish yoa to publish this letter, q
want the world to know and profit by my
experience. 4Sfse. Il R. 8. DAY.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-06-26

Uncle John thought so, too. And it
was the loveliest one you ever saw! A
sweet, bright baby face in the most del
icate wax. Blue eyes that moved, hair
not all braided and frizzled and 1ussed
up with bows but the dearest little
silky short curls exactly like baby's;
and long white dress with robe front.
1t was almost big enough to be twin
sister to Nellie. the ure-enough baby,
who was four months old. Nellie al
ways laughed and croWed when she saw
the cunning thing; thought it would be
very nice for her to play with. and won
dered why Gertie lever seemed to think
so, too.
One morning, mamma told Gertie to
stay awhile with Nellie, who was sitting
in her little buggy in the garden. Gertie
brought Rosabella, her waxen baby,
and seated her at the foot of the buggy
while she went for some flowers. She
was quite sure Rosabella. was ont of
Nellie's reach. but baby stretched and
stretched with all her little might, and
soon had hold Of the treasure.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-06-26

WHAT will cure Whooping Coughf That
- . question asked every dav. We oar
answer that we have found the remedy in
Papilion Cough Cure. It never fails, and
can be administered to Infants withouk
danger. Il 10 perfectly harmless.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-06-26
.qks Independents and Blaine.

The Jndepe element of the Re-
1eae uAA lc8A parry has lied the high ex-.
the misckfity- fnsatwfe entcrtained of g.
dare NOD lay hare q hination of James
strongers Comb gomez "a fas1she Times.
matter how cl6e Bro0klyn Union. the Phila-
,,,,,, :, ,,,;.,t - fees and Ledger, the Boston
noble old psnd $500 sns Rosb e9n
punished fortress, 1.-THE Chicago News. the
know fhejgield Republican and the rest Of
co,r. h.cu9 deE9ndent Republican orgaps on
you shall have g esssrS IS swallow hnnaiiiass
take care Of thfords ah slink along behind
Sthan to- qefN established chA,
sn1ss fs pFs ssSeimsnt d which s
these Independent Journals 70
NV Nv IS wholesome one, and highly
ssfatn& 4itab@e q ttose who entertain it
The sitN1kion is peculiar The divis-
4@ion is noton an abstract pfihciple, but
Carr a the personal character IS acandidate.
Two ofs<ebeliiogs minority e strongly Re-
fine fsh yes&n. Not for o moment does it
Thsrr1veEtbat Democratic principles are
1south 81 .hers. Republicans. But if . good
s.,,,st e s.. ss,c tfted it unquestionably de-
-. - s -. .ss cess of the Democratic
MY IT. Z e Republican party organi-
z.sh. . ~ 81 thu s5 &c The Gore Its can
Mrss r 4. Glafkse rent ,ious excrescences
ng relatives a St. &oRtS Of Che party dur
s It 8 rumoxed 4 of unbridied power
Sc place viii he is q con leased bribe-taker
R6don,t fascinating and tolerant political
8 S1dxstgate. To men of sound morals,
!. - aecent lives, of elevated conceptions
blitical duly. such man is invinci-
cclamation in Nazapnal convention,
Ssss shows that not in zp4t distinguished
len only. but q ma1 q Of all. the rep-.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-06-26

= --Acurled mustache is the latest freak
of fashion. New York BARRIERS produce
q beautiful curl for twenty-fiye cauts.-
a. Y. Nes0s. -
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-06-26
THE WAXEN BABY.

Z
Gertie had serious troubles at school.
She had mo head for figures, as they
say, and we know that heads have 8
great deaf to do with figures They
danced and cut capers through her
brain till she could hardly remember
their names. She always forgot
whether 'quotient' or product be-
longed to multiplication or division;
plus minus the sign of equal
ity," and all those puzzling things
were hopelessly mixed up and muddled
together. 49,
!, She was bright enough in her other
studies, but poor little girl! twice she
had. failed to ~'passn in arithmetic, and
had been put back to drag through the
same dreary old lesson There were so
many other little ones in the family
that no one had time to think of Ger
ties troubles, Or advise her about
them, and she began to think she was
going to be Ounce all her life.
But one happy day Uncle John came
from Boston on visit. 1t did not
take him long to see, by the pitiful
droop at the corners of the mouth and
forlOrn look in her eyes, that something
was wrong. @f
Uncle John always had TIME. He
listened to all Gertie had to tell, and
.comfortcd her by assuring her that the
smartest woman sshe had ever known.
who had written, he couldn't tell how
many books, knew only enough arith-
met;c to count up her MONEY when she
went shopping. ~ s.
Spite of all this, though, the fact re-
manned that it was Gertie S duty to learn
arithmetic. Uncle John thought she
might be able to try harder than ever
before if she had something pleasant to
look forward to-; so he promised her that
if she passed next year. he would send
her the prettiest present she had ever
seen. 3 as4gs e6ss6 94tt I
And she did. And it came What do
you think is the incest present little
girl can havep Is s. ss.... s.l
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-06-26
Why the s. Times Will Not support
5s35fs Blaine. $50.

There will be nothing ambiguous
about the defeat of Mr., Blaine. He
who runs may clearly read the verdict
in advance: "a candidate unworthy of
confidence and party too careless of
its own honor to be longer trusted with
the Nations. That defeat will be the
salvation of the Republican party. 1t
will arouse its torpid conscience, it viii
stir it to self-purifcation, it will depose
the false leaders who have fastened
themselves upon it, it will send the
rogues to the background, and will
make Che party once more worthy of
honor and of power in the Republic it
has so noblv served. When the party
has passed through the fires of defeat
and is we'll rid of its peccant humors it
will come back to the impregnable
ground of right it stood on when it beat
down treason and disunion, tosa position
in which it shall embody the highest
and best impulses of American lie, to a
state of heart and mind which shall fit
it to be again the. custodian of that
matchlesS trust, government of tho
people, by the people, and for the peo-
pie" re p
One word as to the position of the
Times. 1t will not support Mr.. Blaine
for the Presidency. It will advise no
man to vote for him. and its, reasons
for this course are perfectly well under
stood by everybody that has ever read
it., Without the mention of names the
course of the Times was. forshadowed
in its issue of May 29, when it replied.fo
the question of a correspondent in these
words: auAsij5 ~ Is f.7 IT
I" If the nominee of the ChicaIro Republican
Convention is O. man worthy TO be President
of the United States, the New York Times will
give MIN hearty an3 vigorous support Ii
ne snaIi pc man 9RwOrthy to hold that great
6 OF q man who personally and politically
r. n, once once OF oHt represents principles and
practices ypfch the Ifnsea abhors and has
counselled its party to shun. we shall watch
Win great interest the efforts of those re-
spo1sible for such nomination to elect
ssneir candidate, but We can give them nc
help"
The interest the Times will, take in
this canvass is that of a friend and
1t is not with cynical in
difference, but with unspeakables sad
mes, that it sees the Republican party
peryerseIy set its face toward error and
its feet in the vicious paths, for it has
lonesome service TO the party. But
with patience and with unfaiEng hopo
the Tines will cheerfuliy and with sim
cerity labor to set thssa, arty right again.
and when it shall have had its new birth
to draw to it all that is soundest,I best,
and worthiest in the manhood of this
Y Times fIieD,).
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-06-26

OBJECTION II made In New York to
dfowning stray dogs for fear 80 many
sunken barks may obstruck naviration'
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-06-26

q ExcuRsIoNS lot = man 60 cheap to placed
q. Fcdynaa4 &c M
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-06-26

kInNxY Complaints Eernale Weakness,
ana debility ere absolutely cured BY Pap
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-06-26

WHY is . great bore like : treef Roth
appear bsst when leaving.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-06-26

s, CAN The ball-player, who steals bases
pc called base deceiverts asks the Boz
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-06-26

Ihe longest express run As said to
De from st. Paul, Mimi, to Helena,
NJ. TIL loo miles. Sss''','''
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-06-26

a SURE sign Of rain-,saviHc home In
the morning without an umbrella.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-06-26

Thompson's Iys wsser. 6rnssiss se ai' i. g.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-06-26

& IT il said that boots can be blackened
with banana peel. So can eyes. II You
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-02-20

ever known before. The president signed
the joint resolution appropriating 100000
additional 100000 in ally for the relief
Of the sufferers from the overflow of the
Ohio and its tributaries as soon as it was
received by him from congress. The Sec
rotary of war has taken measures for the
relief of the flooded districts. He sent
kilograms Saturday to the mayors of Be
lair, Gallipolis, New Albany. Parkersburg,
Marietta, Hammer, Middleport, Ports
mouth, Aurora, Madison, Rockport,
Charleston and Batavia, authorizing them
to expend from $500 to $4,000 for add
tional supplies. Besides this, very much
is being done in the way of private sub.
scriptions in all the principal cities.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-02-20

Our esteemed contemporary, the Free
Press, says "THE WAToHMAN fights the
one-term rule with commendable courage"
and, like many young soldier, thinks
it is doing all the fighting" The "young
soldier is reminded by its veteran COM
peer that the Free Press has been fight
ing the one-term rule for years, and is
now willing to relinquish the head of
the column to any one who can make a
better fight" We may have been unmind-
full of our venerable contemporaries past
services, and if, all unwittingly, we have
been wanting in the respect due to age or
in appreciation of long devotion to the
right, we humbly crave to be shriven. A
newspapers vigor is supposed to be per-
ennial. 1t is exempt from the infrmities
which time accumulates. Its power
should increase with time; so that, in this
view of the case, it must be conceded that
there is reasonable cause for complaint
when the "young soldier" who has entered
"the imminent deadly BREACH" instantly
discovers that the veteran, unscathed, has
betaken himself to his ease at the rear.
There is work enough at the front for all,
and it is demoralizing and disheartening
to the "young soldier" to be deserted by
the veteran, to whom he naturally looks
for counsel, and in whom he should find an
exemplar.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-02-20
The Floods.

We gather from the daily papers the
following statement as to the situation in
the overlooked districts along the Ohio
river: The Ohio river is falling at the
head, rising toward the Mississippi and
nearly stationary between. There is an
immense body of water to drain off, how
ever, and it must be some little time be-
fore the reports of floating houses and
flooded districts will end. The basin of
the river includes about 10000 square
miles above Cincinnati alone, and the
rainfall upon this in the last fortnight
has averaged four inches, while enough
snow has melted to make between five
and six inches in all. This would make
lake say thirty miles square and seventy
feet deep; of course great deal has been
absorbed and evaporated, but it needs no
newspaper engineering to show that such
quantity of water at this season must
make q disastrous flood. At Cincinnati
the river began to fall Friday night, and
continued to do so rapidly; it was falling
an inch per hour at noon Saturday, but
was then still two feet above the before
unprecedented food of last year. The
insecurity of buildings manifests itself as
the waters diminish. News comes from
very few of the scores of towns along the
course of the Ohio that must be suffering /;
it is telegraphed that Marietta and Belpre,
in Ohio, and Parkersburg, in West Vir-
ginia, are greatly damaged. In the latter
place the damage reaches 100000; the
two former are said to be wrecked"
houses being torn, Quilted or utterly de-
molished on all streets, and the main
street of Belpre being utterly swept out
of existence. A tow-boat with a tow
swung abreast the town of Ravenswood,
held the houses from being swept away
last Saturday, saving the town and all its
inhabitants from being engulfed. Tele-
graph wires are down in all directions,
which prevents any comprehensive gather
ing of news. The fall of the waters
reached Louisville Saturday; the highest
point was forty-six feet eight inches, two
feet higher than in 1888. There is very
little suffering there, but the damage will
reach 81, 100000 There are 5000 people
driven from their homes in Louisville,
5000 in Jacksonville and 5000 at New
Albany, Indiana, making total of $4,000
homeless at the falls of the Ohio. AT
Shawneetown. Illinois, the hills surround
ing the town are dotted with tents occu-
pied by families who had been driven
from their homes by the food. No loss
of life has occurred there, but there is a
good deal of suffering from lack of cloth
ing and food. From the other rivers of
the Mississippi basin similar fragmentary
tidings come. The White river of Ar
kansas was still rising Saturday, and had
already reached greater height than
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-02-20

WE are constrained to believe that the
Free Press, in the precipitancy with
which it dropped Mr.. Billings, and in its
later advocacy of the nomination of DR..
Nichols for governor, does not represent
Burlington or the section of the state of
which that city is the center. From all
that we can gather, we judge that Mr..
Billings is still the "Queen City's" first
choice, and that its people do not re-
linquish the hope that he will yet be the
nominee, Notwithstanding his recent let
ter. The fact seems to be proved by the
result, that the politicians were altogether
too quick and too willing to drop Mr.. Bill
lings. The telltale haste with which his
declination to be candidate was seized
upon and accepted, showed what weight
had rolled from their burdened spirits.
There was instantly significant stir, a
smiling hustle throughout the state. Po-
litical linemen were busy putting in posi-
ton the wires which the Billings move
hoho hnu uinaiIohBouj nuu tuo CllCk Ol
rival machines was heard again, not
withstanding they had been deity muf-
fed. Agents were fitting here and there,
and thriving business in political " flu.
lures" was driven. Who will be short /"
and who will be "long" on governorships,
state and United States offices, at the mid
summer political exchanges, time will
tell. Meantime, the people may " corner
the Office speculators. Indeed, there are
not wanting indications that some hopes
and aspirations may experience sort of
Black Friday. The recent transactions
in the political market have produced a
kind of revulsion. Attempts to "bull
certain political stocks, under unwarranta-
BILE representations of their value, have
begotten feeling of wariness. The ma
nipulators have not been discreet. They
have overdone the business. There Is not
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-02-20
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1884.
II is given out, apparently by authority,

IT is given out, apparently by authority,
that Hon. George Nichols will, in any
event, decline to be candidate for re-
election to the Office of secretary of state.
Charles w. Porter, Esq, has been the
deputy secretary since 1872. Mr.. Porter
is a lawyer, member of Washington
county bar, to which he was admitted in
1874. He is q man of marked profess
sional ability, gentleman of liberal edu-
cation, of culture and of proved integrity.
We know of no good reason why prac.
tical application of the rules of civil
service ought not to be made in this case,
and Mr.. Porter be promoted to the first
position in the Office in which, for twelve
years, he has been the efficient deputy.
We trust that the next state convention
will take this view of the matter, and that
he will be nominated for secretary of state.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-02-20

THE prospect that Senator Edmunds
will be nominated at Chicago grows
brighter daily. This matter is of partic-
ular interest and Importance to Vermont
at this time. A delicate and important
duty, and the performance of which may
decisively affect the result, must soon be
performed-the choice of delegates to the
national convention. The state will be
entitled to eight delegates, four at large
and two from each congressional district.
Geographically, these officials will all be
district delegates. In ability and in ca
pacity for effective work at Chicago, they
must all be delegates-at-large There is
no margin for complimentary selections.
Every man must be chosen for business.
We know of no names which would better
fill the bill of qualifications for the service
demanded than the following: From the
west side, j. G. Mccullough of Benning-
ton, G. G. Benedict of Burlington, Red
field Proctor of Rutland, j. Gregory Smith
of st. Adams. From the east side, VII.
liam w. Grout of Barton, B. d. Harris
of Brattleboro, B. f. Fiield of Mont
pelier, Frederick Billings of Woodstock.
We believe that this would be a very
strong team, and team with which the
people will be satisfied. 1t would seem
that the work of choosing eight delegates
might be safely entrusted to the state
convention. There appears to be no real
necessity to warrant the expense and
trouble of calling district conventions.
The state is interested only in getting the
best men for this service, and this bust
ness ought to be honestly done in Yer
mont at one general convention.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-02-20
"NOt the Greatest Man In Vermont,
but a Very Good Man,

In one week after bringing out its can
didate for governor, the Free Press is put
on the defensive. In its issue of the
18th instant it interposes to protect DR..
Nichols from the assault of the Spring
field Republican, which affects to see in
his candidacy ga fresh exemplifcation OF
ring influence and boss rule in Vermont.
1t seems to us that the Free Press is
either at a loss to give good reasons why
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-02-20

a rush of purchasers. There is kind of
shifting the air, as If there were suspi-
cion that there is something rotten in
Denmark. Meantime, there seems to be
an inclination to let fancy or questiona-
BILE stocks alone, and invest in what time
and experience have proved are safe.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-02-20

his recognized merits, and If these are not
conspicuous enough to give him the prize,
special pleading will mar, rather than
make, his political fortunes.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-02-20

A DISPATCH from St. Petersburg says that
United States Minister Hunt is quite i'll, and
his condition causes some anxiety
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-02-20

Your health depends on the purity of your
blood. People who realize this are taking
Hood Sarsaparilla with the best results.