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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-05-15

the spectators But he was alnl5sk
within reach of the 5re his strength
began to fail, and steadily the dist8nc8
between himlland the shore Increased.
Then every one knew that all hope was
gone He made r few more desperate
strokes. but the wild waters seized him.
him, hurried him forafsth6 great cata-
Iaat.; As he reached the edge Of the
fails he WAS thrown upward from the
view standing upright. and he dfsap-
speared is il he had made j v6lunsArv
leap over the brink. Al he WAS dashed
tahnd over the tails not q sound was
made by one of the vast crowd. and.
terrible as was the scene. not % eye
was turned away as he was carried
ipearedlin the face of the cataract one
heart,repding shrek went up. from the
crowd. The poor fellows body was
never found nor his identity ever es-
1.-The other agonizing scene that /
was doomed to witness was the carrying
over the Falls OF, young Charles Adj
dington and little Eva De Forest, That
a3ODGucu I'VE OF 6A years UclUI0 tI16
incident have Just related. The Adj
dingtons and De Forests were promi-
nent families in Buffalo in those days,
and young Charles was engaged to be-
married to Ada De Forest Miss De
Forests mother and her little sister
Eva. accompanied by young AddinSton
and herself, came to the Falls one day.
insthe summer to spend the day. While
they were on Goat Island little Eva
went away by herself and Mrs. De For
est sent. the young man after. her, He
found her Standing near the, shore. = He
thoughtlessly stole up behind her, And.
grasping her under the arms, held her
out over the water She suddenly threw
up her hands and slipped through his
arms into the water. He instantly
sprang in after her and reached her be-
fore the swifter rapids had caught her.
He succeeded in getting her back near
enough to the shore to throw her on the
bank, but she had not strength sufficient
to hold on until her mother could grasp
her and fell back into tho water. They
were both carried over the Falls in sight
Of their, belcsed ones, For years after
ward Addington's father visited the
Falls once a week, and, wonld sit for
hours gazing at the. water where dthey
were lost. He finally ceased coming.
and we learned that be. had died grew
ing for his boy, who was his only child"
N y Times ok
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-05-15
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

s Electric ourroute ara now aemploHaQ4
70 hasten the process Of leather TAM
ninc. Ehicaq0 Inter- 0ceG,es tl.f a.
-Petroleum, Is 4 ftef on the lcconae-
lives az Russian railways, IS said TO Pc
afty; per cent. cheaper than coal IT
wood. sz-.s-
;. Tobacco has been found upon ana
Iysis to contain sugar m Quantity vary
ing from mere trace to as much aS
en per cent. e Mp sSGx.sFs /
- novel method Of eplanting an
oranpSpf0seshns fsUus iHsFedneed. into
Archers Els hy aseppiag two orange
-As = result of his extensive sxperi-
erce in building comprcssed-air loce-
motives for European trains. Colonel
beaumont states that one cubic foot Of
air under q pressure of one :th0usAnd
pounds to sfhSxauars inch viii convey
3, load. of three tons distance OF ono
mile on any Of the colfiery tracks
Human skin and that Of young rab-
bits have been successfully applied In
smaiI pieces to large healing surfaces
in wounds. DIR. wilson, however, In
the MsdieoIs sNeuss s0laims to have OBJ
tanned very much better results from
the use of stheA Internal membrane OF
hen'sseggA The egg. should be fresh
II Is said that an electric hand lamp
has been invented, the illuminating
principle of which is generated by some
simple chemicals that are iridicul0usly
cheap and easily manipulated "A Little
slidif16G drawer at the bottom! OF 1.-The
lamp holds the electric sr&rk inssolu-
ton, while, BY simply touching a. bnt-
ton, magnificent light ID developed or
exiting uished, as the case may be.i1fhiS
lamp does not specially diaer in appear
ance from the ordinary kcrosene affair.
and can be used in the same way, but
with a complete absence OF trouble,
odor or danger. - LHscago Times. t'fss'
!. "A disinsecting lamp can be easily
prepared for purifying any place where
q disagreeable odor is perceived. being
especially useful in sick rooms and i'm
damp cellars where vegetables have de-
cayed. Take, amy glass lamp for burn
ing ikerosen. or oil, fiji it witt chloric
ether and light. The oldrfashi0ned
icamphenei or burning fluid lamps, with
a small, round wiok,J viii burn longer
and be of more 1 service than o the
Tat wicked slamps.iq .Mhiles atAa ether
burns - disinfe0tanti escapes that Will
soon purify the most offensive atmos-
'phere,' even that of . sewer.s-r.Ns +.
Times. ssfs9sa5qsY siaE;iilata sxGnt
s IL perpetuaIly damp copyingspap
always ready for use, iss preparedf by
dissoiving one pound of chloride of
magnesinm id q moderate qudhtit5 of
warm water or cold water about one
pound. When dissolved, apply this So
luton with q brush TO ordinary copying
paper whether in book form Or other-
wise). or pre- erably BY means 81 Cloth
pads saturated with the liquid, then
place these pads sbetween anysssalitable
number of leaves; apply pressure. at
first very moderately. until, the absorp-
ton by the paper is complete; then re-
move the clotA pads and apply further
lpressure;t il il then ready for use gse.IIEr-
change.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-05-15
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

sss
IN. Clemenceau. Of France, terse1y
describes . snob as zone absolutely i'm
capable of vatuing mental or moral
greatness unless it is first admitted by
big people. =
London has seventy-six guilds, en-
saowed by wealthy henefactors for the
bena4 of the d1ferent trkdeA and their
rusfrroperty done yields an income
of tzuO, go annually. 50
~Lthas beenslea ided IN fhe British
courts that when . pesfl iasufed has
med ben seen d. hnaris OF for seven
years, according to evidence BY fela-
tons or others. the presumption is death,
and the company must pay up. 8.
The Parisians have system of card
kilograms. The cards are dropped in
boxes and shot through air tubes to diff
ferent parts ofvthe city. FIFTY words or
more can be written On card that costs
SIX cents to conyeN
"A most Unfortunate title has the
Dukedom of Albany been. 1t has been
adopted live times in Scotland and four
times in England. In six cases the title
became extinct with the life of the first
recipient, and four Dukes of Albany
have died violent deaths. 1t has never
passed the second generation.
The Indian papers state that King
fhabaW, sof Bufmah. whose acts of des-
potic cruelty were at one time so notori-
Gus, CONTINUES to exhibit himself in the
,chsracter Of s reformed knlon srch- =
In addition to the recent IMPROVEMENTS
introduced by him into the administra-
ton ana laws, he has just issued a
Proclamation ANNOUNCING important re-
forms in the financial system of his
kingdom.
81 durioas Insurance companyhas
bRxn started at Brussels which pro-
bees to insure the rec ovesy and restor-
ation of lost Or stolen goods Ii ii APP
preparatory named the ssEureka, and
starts with capital of 100000 francs
The mode of Operations is as follows:
Each 50 scriber pays premium of two
and a haH francs b yesr. and is regis
tered under a certain number. together
with tie articles he wishes to insure.
Upon losing any of the latter, he at
once gives notlcefto the company, who
set a. out recovering it, nnders penalty
Of being mulcted in its value. 4
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-05-15

fever, unconscious of all around her,.
and that she. Grace, was firssne her.
..Good GIRL" said he absently.
..Nurse her kindly. Grace, br after che.
leaves you she viii only hay. her sisters
to protect her, and the tendr meroies,
of such as she are cruel.
He smiled somewhat contamptuously
&shS s1oke. 6rece was s0ovS syhelrHed
at his nc 3depa<ture that lie could
q P6lip, come bach AgNne SD
inn blofed, Between her tea1M 81
&CSmes back Again! Pr6babH Ishau
D63t &y, little sisters sGpd4hsel
Look after Mabelle. for my SAX ="
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9 pIrH AND POINT.

-.
The man. who thought he could
live ON the milk Of human kindness"
has starved to death. You can't live
on any kind Of milk 'nowadayssfsi4s
% =. l4n old opefa revived: Things ara
seldom what ttksy seem; skimu milk
smasqueradesl as fcfesm;, lard and soap
we. eat for cheese; butter Is but Axle
grease. Dealer lin 2 whisper Very
true, SO you do. ~ M n orGpAtei
Nv hen washing the cniId. summaries
50 $ that no inpurity, isaH the body ,i.
en- s enter s them 1 4 s,s3 t AVIS visa,
soa,,sudsl 40 that ~ can't SlfstSrb the
~. = - 60 III. - Z" - sA. '~
81. Y = NOV, no.. sstt,sa d, ssv. - 80
..Lst. r~,.,,. ',,,a,,,aJ ~,
ceases Il, Ia 4 bride and becsnnSs
.;,, Nv = x.,,fcs III sl, 1js.s 6a{nh1 =
h,,ttny q her .si h,,sh I rlsshs % >
ral..IxLs L.. frs,< a.. 4 49, <1SaA Il. tl--.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-05-15

anu uOt lOuHu Gucul. Dut dIu
&l&to hear yoqhaye any thing spld
said eahxH glsST a Is re
Msasn4ss III III s asl REkt0 #
at is not China this time, but Aus
tralia," said his chief: diamond rock
All Said Philip. With stfili greater
qualification apparent in his face.
p'sEAaf sounds &eAts hndDit .Tdllld be a
longer affair than the other. sup
"Thfssss, Faye! Years. ls9rss pfIssd M sitsa4kkie,
Ef1sThres seafs.s dPhikpe sehoedflthe
words. Three years alone, with one
European, comEade and a. few colonial
workpeople; such. he gathered from
Mr.. Starkie''s remarks, was to be the
arrangements Three years away fTom
friends and home, with precarious
chances of sending or receiving news.
Three years safe-.three, years. in which
he must BE- away os All fhe Better, he
said roughly within himself; what had
he to stay at, home fora Who uwo1ld
ever want to stay negotiating in England
who could go away, We this? His
cheek, which had grown Somewhat hol-
low during the last few days. flushed.
and his,1eyes heightened aeaine Id
looked up to Mr.. Starkie.
eff you only consider me trust
worthy, and will give me the chance,
said he, II would rather have IL than a
thousand pounds. am in earnest, sir;
ana, indeedeq4 WOULD give more than
l can tell you if you would let me have
my way in this
II see you are in earnest" replied
the other, gravely. ''You need n0
leok-so excited. You shall have the
job, and if there is any one you are
anxious to see, 60 at once and see thent
for you will have to be off in about a
week."
..Must 7? That's good,' said Philip,
rising and Strengthening himself, with a
feTefishs feprsssed KIND { pf Nsigh.
'''fhen fH 90 to Foulhaveh to-day,
and return here at the end of the week,
$ s' E.W til the s1gta6b1n9 l., next week
would do. There's no SUCH desperate
hurry as that"
Very well. Say next Monday"
said Philip.
"What has become of that pretty
sister of yours, whom 1 went to meet
for you one day?' inquired MIR. Starkie,
benevolently.
"Gracee'S said Philip. looking
startlea. ''Oh. ehss all right. thank
you-aqufts &sllPS EE0PE
And at last he effected his escape. -
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During tAsy yecsht triPl of Mrs
Hate So KAN f9fk drderess, cor
rd6pofiden<s called attention. to, TIE fact
that herahair had grown gray .yltring
Her confinement III jail. After being
assigned 70 her cell iii the PERTH hilary,
Mrs. Haight quietly removed 3 wig,
disclosing head Of rich brown hair
M. z. NesUs. End fgaE ss3aasf
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4 S9 sfslE Es9 ST. 0y g''PS TeEaessks 3
JUVktSl}! AnytsinxIa4 q

y
"I would like, if you have any other
expedition on hand like the one I have
I, Just returned from, tbatIyou should send
me out again-any where-1 don't care
where, 50 that it is far enough"
.sYou wish to go away again? I
should have thought"
81 know what you would have
8 thdgbt} sir;ia9a eyre time 4 Cshpalt,
HAVE been Of the sAnie opinion. but not
now. I want to get away, ! don't
8 fo-morrow in search of green diamonds,
: -or1hlpero@es,j sr any thing. tAhpnld be
p dSiirhted Not tomorrow, perhaps,
hut the day Alter
..Well, there Is such an afair-not to
. esarphpfoi blue roses-r'''.a s,rl. Irs1 5,
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81 didn't mean that, sir; I've been
looking Tor blue roses Tor some time,
and not found them. But I am
Sl&4to hear youGhave any thing l aRld
1lsaSgs i8y E9kP PEI s. Ekt6 e.
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Mean Honestly.

George came running into the house
one day, .sobbing as though his .heart
would break
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-05-15
CHAPTER XIX.

-ooY zoe o. - SO IlauM Mon aae eaa ea....
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-02-07
Not Up on Science.

He sat by the stove in Michigan
avenue grocery store for full twenty
minutes before speaking. He spread
out his legs to encircle as much of the
fire as possible, drew his sleeve across
his nose at regular intervals, and there
was a strong smell of burning boot
leather as he finally looked up at the
grocer and asked:
''Can you tell me why combustion
causes draught ?'
"No, sir ~ was the prompt reply.
'It's positively wonderful how ignor-
ant the masses are on scientific SUBJ
iects," continued the man as he helped
himself to an apple. "'Can you tell me
why this isinglaSs in your stove is not
consumed by the heat?''
81 guess it because you keep all the
heat off ~ was the sneeing reply.
You are liar, sir, and you say that
to excuse your ignorance! Now, then,
what pressure does water exert on the
human body at depth of sixty feet?''
"T'll exert a pressure on your body
if YOU call me liar again!' exclaimed
the grocer. "What do you want here?''
Il want to ask if you understand the
principle by which birds fly"
"You get out of this have nc
time to fool away with such nonsensen'
Nonsense" piped the old chap
"whv, l don't believe you know the
amount of oxygen you consume at each
respiration"
The grocer lay hold of the man to
draw him to the door, but he caught a
Tartar and was Topped on his back.
81 eXerted a force Of about one
eighth horse power to accomplish that, "
said the old man as he knelt on the
PROSTATE body. ga dead blow of twen-
tv pounds from my fist would tiatten
your nose, while two pounds additional
would crack your skull. "
:sGit Off n me or I'll slay you:"
81 seize your hair with clutch equal
to the grasp.of a hand lifting fourteen
pounds of iron and bump your head
on the floor with a force equal to nine
pounds"
''Let go my ha'r!" yelled the grocer
| as he kicked and struggled,
"You are now exercising force equal
to eight pounds to the square inch, said
the ola man as ne DuHlpeu nlLn a. dIli'
.'but it is useless. / shall now exercise
a force equal to the clutch OF forty
eight grasshoppers to shut off your
wind, and 1 will then administer kick
equal to the force necessary to upset q
cord of four-foot wood"
When the grocer got up the man was
across the street.
police! police!'' shouted the vic
tim.
"You exhausted SIX gallons of oxygeI
in the first yell and five in the second,
called the scientist, ''but it was simply
wasted. [ will now make off at one
quarter the speed exercised by an ante
lope in outrunning lion. Goodbye
sordid hesh-pot, goodbye. ."-DetTOi
| Free Press.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-02-07
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

The highest price paid for pew in
Brooklyn Eagle.
The State Senate of Texas has
passed a bill giving the public domain,
except homesteads to actual settlers, To
the public schools. Chicago Journal.
The Baptists have moved on Missou-
ri and are capturing that State. They
have twelve colleges and seminarieS
there.-N Y. Times.
Robert Laird Collier, writing from
London, says: "Religion is not dead in
England. 1t is not dying in England.
Nor has the Established Church of
England in the least lost its hold upon
the reverence and affections of the peo-
pie of England"
The clergymen of the different
churches of Gloucester, Mass, and vi
cinity, have entered an earnest protest
against small gambling, prizes, ETC., al
public fairs, as ''subversive of public
morality, and opposed to the principles
of religion" as also illegal, immoral,
unchristian and disreputable. They
pledge themselves to use all honorable
endeavors to suppress the growing
evil.-BoSton Post.
"A minister in Marion, Mass,
preached on Sunday from the following
singular text: Now the king sat in the
winter-house in the ninth month, and
there was a fire on the hearth burning
before him. And it came to pass that
when Jehudi had read three or four
leaves, he cut it with the penknife and
| cast it into the fire that was on the
hearth until all the roll was consumed
/ in the fire that was on the hearth. -
Boston Herald.
At a recent meeting of the Massa-
chusetts teachers one speaker advo.
| Gated ietter-writing as very good
method of teaching English compost
ton. "Once a week." she said, 81
have the children write letters among
themselves, and 1 provide a letter-bOA
for the purpose. For correcting eXer
cises l use a few of the signs used by
proof-readers, since they are as easily
learned as arbitrary ones"
The Salem Gala. } Times has received
a communication from Shanghai, China
| to the effect that in the Southern Pres
byterian Church, the five churche
which contributed the largest sum TO
missionary work in China were as fol
lows: CDR Pratt's, at Louisville, 50,
353; DR.. Markland's at Baltimore
81, ,S51; Tinkling Spring, Va, 1888
DR.. Harper's at Selma, Sl,O41; DR.
Miller's at Charlotte, N. c., Sl,013.
Professor C. W. Hutson, of tn
University of Mississippi, who ha
taught both young men and youn:
women, declares that the girl student
in the great majority of cases soone
and better able to acquire knowledge
than the boy student; that her mind is
generally speaking, quicker, brighter
more alert than that of man at tn
same age-between twelve and twenty
The average girl student" he adds
sis also more ambitious, more devote
to study for study's sake, more respou
sive to the effort to excite her interest.
st. Louis Post.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-02-07

child. do you think you would have had
such disagreeeble day if your papa OF
/ had been with you?'
Rose-Oh, no, mammal You would
have told me pretty stories and many
interesting things about the flowers and
animals that 1 saw, while Jeannette
never had snything to say but: LA,
missi / don't know"
Mother-What makes this difference,
think you, my child?
Rose-Why, mamma, think it comes
from Jeannette's being go ignorant, and
not liking to learn, while you and paps
know so many things
Mother-Ah, well, do you still want
to be like Jeanette?
Rose--Oh, no, mammal / want to
study hard, that 1 may be wise like you,
and good for something else than mind
ing cows!-granslated from the French,
By Mary Sts1art Smith.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-02-07

house between them while their mother
was i'll, but neither of them will be
strong for a year, so heavy was the
strain. And next year you will prob
ably have undertakers' bills to pay into
the bargain"
mo I won't" said Will, resolutely.
s'Tl try Johns way, and see if it will
brighten Alice and the children up a
little"
"Call it Clara's way" said John
Field, laughing; ''for she is the origi-
nator of the whole thing"
':Its a sensible way, anyhow" said
Will, ..whosever it may be-"
For Clara had converted them both.
~ Y LedQer.
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Taken Down a Few Pegs.

A typical cowboy, fresh from his
herd. went into Elitch's chop-house last
night The tables were all filled with
the exception of one, at which the terror
of the plains seated himself As he
took off his hat and united the red ban
dana handkerchief from around his
throat, he lookedl disdainfuily around.
The nimble waiter brushed an imagi-
narv bread crumb from the cloth,
whisked bill of fare from the castor
and placed it before the festive and un-
tanned youth.
Take it awayr' he snarled, l can't
eat that. / Iwantrattlesnake on toast
''Rattlesnake on toast.' yelled the
waiter.
..Rattlesnake on toastr' responded
the cook.
.There was a slight flutter amorg
the guests at the strange order, and the
cowboy was scanned by many curious
eyes.
He looked a little disconnected at
having his order so promptly taken,
and glanced furtively toward the front
of the house. He saw the cooks and
walters engaged in filling orders, and
looking as solemn as graveyards after
midnight.
He assumed a nonchalant air and
picked his teeth with fork.
A cook deftly.removed the skin from a
pickerel, and cutting strip the proper
shape placed it in spider.
The waiter who had taken the order
came tripping back to the bold Ducca-
neer 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 hallooed to the cook.
Snake rare; milk gravy-side, >
cook shouted back:
"Sayr' said the bovine steerer. as the
waiter passed him, III take it well
done"
..Make it well done"
.sMake it well DONE" was answered
back.
The lariat wrestler began to grow
nervous. The devil-may-care express
ion had left his eyes, and a soft, sub
dued, melancholy shade had taken itE
place. He fdgeted in his chair anC
seemed to be nerying himself for an or
deal.
..Here you are, SIR said the Gull
nary Ganymede, placing a dish il
which was something nicely coiled
which looked like a fried specimen
of the genus crotalus. ''Have little
Worcester sauce? Gives very fine
flavor. Some folks like mushroom
with their snakes. Others prefer Chill
colorow. A little salad dressing dom
go bad. There's vinegar and olive oi
in the castor. Will you have tea o
coffee? Very fine snake. Caught yes
terday. Fat and tender.
When the waiter was delivering him
self of this eulogy on the meal, the stee
puncher showed his chair back. Hi
eyes bulged out and he became pal
around the gills.
.I don't think I'll eat anything.
amt, hungry" he said, as he rose IN
steadily to his feet and reached for hi
hat.
maybe you'd prefer Drilled moe
casin," insinuatingly suggested tn
; waiter.
NO." he replied, as the ashen pallo
deepened on his face. Il ain a bi
; hungry" He cast another glance q
, the dish he had ordered, and made
; break for the door. He forgot to pa,
, ut the counter. "-Cheyenne SHn.