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

per crashing against bumper as tho
train began to back. Its hissine and
grinding, and the extra for which il
must be making way.s passed entirely
out. of her mind, however. when tn,
possible conner knocked at her outside
door. The broad caves sheltered him.
and if he stood over his boot soles in
rain water he could not feel half q.
dreadfully rs she did. a. -
His mother kindly took the lamp and
went to the door. Camilla dra not
know whether or not they exchanged
any words. he coming lamp light
pushed darkness back from her and fhe
crickets, and as darkness receded. ho
approached, Just as if he was rising
sun.
He must have said the first word. fol
she burned all over and turned half
way around in her chair. Had not
that cage of crickets taken the meeting
under their own patronagep But thew
encouraged the young gentleman as he
stepped over the threshold. and piped
up to him ont of the silence, s.o-o -ort.,,
M. II. Cathermood, in Harper's
BdzGr.
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.lfoTHERs AND. DAUGHrERs.

.4She's her mothers own chill!'
- . ~ They resna rked. as they smiled
AT the nipesn and fair little maiden,
WITH AN eloquent eye,
-. And supporting sigh, -,54
-And with hounces and furbelOws laden.
sy Her mother was pert,
Sessss - I. Andsaferfible BIrt, k'Azsss.~ fSlxs
And sorrow enough 1t mas brought her;
And I'm sorry, ah me!
nj For an old an. ITO see "a
rnose very same traits in the daughter!"
Another was seen
With the air OF q queen,
"A beautiful. wOmanly creature;
Her step bright with youth,
And the clear light OF truth,
tOn her facets most ELOQUENT feature.
Sweet homage was paid
To the dignified maid;
Her friends all depended upon her;
And all spoke her name
With respect, rs became
zsssxss Aer rank-as u real maid-of-honor.
She's her mothers own child!"
Said the old man. and smiled,
His thoughts back with memory going;
Her brain Is well flledi
Her heart is well tiiedi
And she Is woman worth knowingl
go .Ah, II my SON Fred
Would but fancy to wed
This maid, and relinouish the other,
I'm sure that the boy
Would wedock enjoy;
For the daughter resembles her mother!'
II mothers are vain,
And to vanity train
Their dear little innocent daughters.
All! they must expect
They will shortly lie wrecked
In the dark and tempestuous waters.
OF mothers be true
To the trust that in you
Is repOSed-each a thoughtful madonna
That you daughters may he,
From sea unto sea.
A8a s-Josethine Pollard. in N. Y. Ledger.
"A - = 81 = .
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H0REIt,N GOSSIP.

Glass Hoors are being laid in III,
stores of paris.
PASSENGER elevators are still raro ii
Europe. A few of the principal hoteL
in London have them.
The most remarkable known echt
is that IN tae uorth SIDE of q church d
shipley Sussex. 1t repeats twenty-on.
|ssyl labIes.
Gnesof the aueerest armr corps il
the world il that of the Norwegian
skaters. They are armed with rides
which they can use with great precision
while skating.
From cork clippings once thrown
away. thousands Of yards of linoleun
are now made at Dclmennorst, er
many, where the industry is becoming
quite important.
Miss Willie Edwards, aged seven
teen and weighing seven pounds was
married to frank J. flynn, aged TWEEN
ty and weighing nine pounds, at Man
cherter, England, the other day.
The Turks have superstition that
an angel has charge of each hair of the
beard. and for that reason they break
and bury each one which falls that the
angel may be SET free from his task.
S The dress which the Queen intend
ed to. but did not wear at the royal
wedding, is described as a marvel OF
the modiste..s art. The material was
black MORE antique, with silver
thread running through it, interviewer
with the fabric. A special loom had to
be made for it. and it's cost was Is per
yard.
= g. - IL
Partisan wine merchant, died short
time ago at Seville, leaving fortune
OF 60,O00,OO0 francs. In her will she
said: 81 bequeath all of my fortune to
my husband, but IN case he should re-
do, all of my fortune shall go to Prince
Victor Napoleon Bonaparte." The hus-
band accepted the fortune.
An English doctor reports the case
of q lady who had 9 regularly recur-
ring series of abscesses upon the ankles.
On entering her sitting=loom one day
he noticed pair of her shoes, and, on
the impulse of the moment, he directed
his patient to use large, broad-beeled
shoe. She did 50, and has had no
trouble for two years. Her formor Shoes
had a lo'g. tapering heel, set nearly in
the middle of the sole.
"A terrible accident occurred recent
" at Auxonne, of which one of the men
connected with q menagerie which is
being exhibited there lost his life. 1t
appears that the man was showing the
wild beasts to some friends, and in
passing before a cage containing lion
and two lionesses he putone of his arms
between the bars for the purpose of
stroking the lions name. The lionesses
Immediately sprang ut the mans arm,
in which they buried their claws, while
the lion by snap of his teeth, severed
the arm clean from the shoulder. The
man was taken away by other attend
ants, and he died in hospital soon after.
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4
four hours longer. ( did III
as there was nothing more 81 jntcl6st
but learned on inquiry that AZ
frs was burned out it was the cnst te
| collect the fragments of bone whil Re,
NAMED and put them in terra-cottu
vase. which was kept under the care d
the family.
! The modes Of disposing Of the dead
are many and curious. The Hindoos,
Tor instance, expose their dead on the
banks OF the Ganges and the Hooghly
TO be carried away by alligators The
parsees expose their bodies upon high
gratings to fee Z the birds Of prey.
fertz advocates burial ct ssa and pict-
ures the dead ship daily departing
from the strand with its lifeless
burden. and reserently and prayer
fully committing The bodies to
the deep. The only people, it APP.
pears. who practice sea burial are the
Aborigines of the Chatham Islands.
When fisherman there departs this
life they put baited rod in his hand,
and, after flashing him fast in boat,
send him adrift to sea. According to
Mr.. cassie, method of petrefactioh has
been broached, but has met with NO
success. The system pursued by the
ancient Peruyians was ingenious and
apparently effective. It consisted Of
plling up collins of plaster in pyramid
fashion. One carefully examined,
measured over 3, 800, 900 cubic feet, and
was one mass of half-mumified bodies.
For burial in the earth the most con-
sistent advocates are the Chinese. Then
there is embalmment, and an analo-
gous process which consists of drying
up the body and then interring it. A
tribe IN South Austria ia place their de-
ceased in a sitting posture near the top
OF the hut. and keepMp the fire until 1t
Is dry, when they proceed to bandage
it, eventually hiding it away in the
branches of trees.
The following compilation from a
burial service of the Brahmins, who are
the priests of all the other castles of
HindOos that burn their dead, may
prove interesting to the reader. It is
extracted from the Sacred Anthology
q Earth! to thee we commend our
brother; of thee he was formed, by thee
he was sustained, and unto thee he now
returns.
. Fire! thou hadst claim on our
brother during life; he subsisted by thy
influence in nature; to thee we commit
his body, thou emblem of purity; may
his spirit be purified on entering a. new
state of existence.
o Air! while the breath of life con.
tinued our brother respired by thee; his
last breath is now departed; to thee we
yield him.
u Wateri thou didst contribute to the
life of our brother; thou vert one of his
sustaining elements; his remains are
now dispersed; receive thy snare Of
him who has taken an everlasting fright.
- ailade ,phiG Times.
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Burning Of the Dead.

AS much interest is being evinced
Just now in the cremation question, the
following account of some metho Is oil
Turning the sdead are apropos:
Here is an account of q cremation
ee. emony which took place in Siam,
where only. those are buried who car
not pay the fees. 70 be cremated in
Siam must be a pleasure. When the
time for the funeral arrives the body is
laid in a receptacle on the summit of a
sta ely pyramid, the form and material
of which Indicate the wealthe And pc si
tion of the deceased. Il iSfbicklY cid:
ed. and Receptacle lined With plates 01
solid gold when the body has belonged
to one of royal lineage and well-nlled
Golfers, III: last is quite as essential
as the first to . gorseou Oriental
funeral since for rank without money
an East Indian has ever the most pro
found contempt. 9th re uisites were
fortunately united in the person of the
queen mother of King Pra-Nang-klau.
At the funeralEof this aged Queen there
was such q display of Oriental ma mid
cence as rarely falls to the lot Of we t.
ern eyes TO. witness. The embalmed
body lay in state under golden canopy
for eight months; the nlyEIhs frankin-
cense. and aromatic oils usedinitS pTepa-
retion cost upward of Eh,QO0. and the
golden pyre above E2D. O03.Q. he hang
ings were of the richest silks and vel
vets, trimmed with bullion fringe And
costly lace. and the wrHppings of the
body of pure white silk, embroidered
with pearls and precious stones. In
credible quantities OF massive iewelry
decked the shrunken corpse, and a dia-
dem Of glittering gems cast its pris-
matte radiance over. the Withered fea-
lures. Iiny golden lamps, fed with
perfumed oil, burned day and night
around the pyre, while every portion Of
the vast saloon was decorated with rare
and beautiful flowers, arranged in all
the various forms of crowns, escepters,
temples. angels birds, lanterns,
wreaths and arches, till Flora herself
might have wondered at the boundless
resources of her domain. Day and
night musical instruments were played.
dirges walled forth and prostrations
perpetually performed while twice
every day the King, atte191ed by his
whole court, made offerings to the de-
parted spirit, beat his breast. tore his
hair and declared life .'utt rly unendHr-
able without the beloved one. -
Here is an account of 3 cremation
among the North American Indians.
the Cocopa tribe, on the Colorado River:
"A short distance from the collection of
matched huts which composed the VII
lage shallow ditch has been dug in
the desert, in which were laid logs of
the mes quite (prosopis and strombo-
carpus) hard and dense wood, which
makes, rs all western campaigners
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-06-26

oOAA - 4O0A6e
sxrUBIIcAN cAnDIDArE ron THE vlcD>
PRKsIDExCY.
The candidate for ce-President ID Al
most as well-Known throughout the coun-
try as the head Of the ticket. General
Logan has moreover the advantage OF :
military record and no Insignificant pop
ularity among the soldiers. In 1928 Dr..
John Logan emIgrated from Ireland and
settled In Jackson County, ILL.,, where,
near Murphy February 8, 1896
John A. Logan was born. His mother,
who was Elizabeth jenkins, was . native
of Tennessee. The early life of John A.
Logan was spent In Jackson County,
where he obtained some education, from
his father and such school-teachers ~
CHANGED to teach In the district. Attic out
break Of the Mexican war young Logan
volunteered and was chosen lieutenant
in q company Of the First Illinois In
fan.ry. As soldier he did good service,
and was for some time Adjutant Of his
regiment. In the fall OF 184s, upon his
return home, he commenced the study OF
law In the Office of his uncle, Alexander
NJ. jenkins, formerly Lieutenant Gov
ernor Of Illinois. In November, lS49, 10
was elected Clerk of Jackson County.
In 1850 he attended . course of law leo
lures at Louisville, Kentucky, receiving
his diploma in 1851, when he entered In
to practice with his uncle. The fol-
lowing year he was elected Pros
ecuting Attorney Of the Third judicial
District, and In the fall Of tho same
year he was chosen to the State Legisla-
ture, to which position he was three
times reelected. In 1856 he was Presi-
dental ElectOr on the Democratic ticket
for the Ninth Congressional District, and
voted for James Buchanan for President.
Two years later he was elected q member
OF Congress from the same district, re-
lceiving 1873 votes. against 2,796 for
ton he was returned by 81 ,38l votes ~
against 5,489 for Linegar, Republican.
In the campaign Of 1860 he gave his Or.
dent support to Stephen A. Douglas.
IN THE WAR. III
Mr.. Logan attended the called session
OF Congress In July, 1861, and Immediate
" afterward Joined the troops going to
the front. He was ip the flrst battle az
tember !, he assisted ~ rAlsing troops,
and September 1dkh the Thirtysirst
Regiment IF IllfGo3e In1antry was
'Nrgani1 N m commiseton =
eolonels "a, he ~ made
peselctp Ated II ths
began il th5 81 Z 3sssss1 Iesss
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-06-26

IN ASh'le she shook down her dress folds,
and while Camilla carefully rubbed her
own cheeks, and laughed at the mi
croscopic concern which she saw ex-
pressed by the faces of the crickets. q
locomotives scream came through the
woods, and the pounding of a heavy
train made the rails beside the platform
Jingle. b
There he is now said the elder
lady, complacently.
mot on this train''
"Ihis must be the train he was to fol-
low on. Isn't it from the south?''
''Of course it is. There goes the
head light flashing past the window
Mercy. Why did you let him Gomez
Haven't l convinced you it was inn
possible to prevent him, my dear"
Il don't Know what I'm sayinr-I
don't know what I'm doing. Hadn't /
better put some more tea to steep?s'
That's housewifely thought. but
it isn't necessary. lie had his tea be-
fore left him, but he didn't eat any
thing
& Camilla remained clutching her tea
pot handle and glaring through her
glasses while the train Numbered past.
each sci of wheels playing the same
tune upon the joints of the rails. car
after car.
s'Oh. it's gone by!'' she breathed, set
ting the teapot downswith a dispirited
gesture She saw the last red lights
showing like dim 1nbies through her
curtains. AK
Both women liste1ed The praeticcd
ear of the station Id per knew that tho
train was making. q ding, that It stop
ped while the swits VAS furned: that
the thunder which Moved was bum
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-01-11

ing of this, went out to him and said
Come in lad, your brothers come back
and we're having regular old-fashion-
ed jubilee, now you come right along
like good fellow and take a share in
the breakdown" But the brother
wouldn't bulge, and said: Look here,
dad, | have stuck to the ranch and
have never transgressed your orders,
but it never struck you to have a pie
mic of this kind until you give it in
honor Of a loafer who has disgraced
you"
But, my friends. you make your bets
on it, that the old man had a level head
and wasn't to be easily bluffed. He
said: "My son, you say you never have
transgressed my orders. but are you
sure that's so? l tell you that you
have previously transgresSed my COM
mandments now by your unbrotherly
and dncharitable behavior. Learn that
| ani not pleased by service of mere
form, if the heart is not IN accord. You
may count that your service is accord,
ing to the letter of the law, but | tell
you 1T don't Gil the bushes worth a cent
50 far as the spirit is concerned The
spirit you are showing, my lad, is the
one that leads to narrow-mindedness
to bigotry, to intolerance and to fool
ing around and burning folks because
they don't fix up their formal obser-
vances just exactly as you have arrang
ed, and as you assert must be right"
And now, my friends, it is to the cred
it of the brother that he took the old
fathers square talk in good part, and
you bet that old man was a thorough.
bred-and don't you forget lt.",--Mon-
cure D. Conway, IN Philadelphia Times
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-01-11
He Missed the Place.

A cowboy from the plains struck a
Texas city one Sunday, and after sup
per started out to takein variety show
he had been told of. In about an hour
he came back to the hotel.
"Hello, JimI" said the clerk in sur
prise, "the show amt out already, is
it?"
mo. but am"
whats the matterp"
"The buffers put me out, that's all
and, by gravy, before had chance to
pull my gun they clamped me, and two
big policemen had the bracelets on
me-"
"What were you trying to doP"
"Nuthin'. only went in fur my
rights and got bounced. You see
clerky; l slid In without paying a dang
cent, and l thought was playing them
sharp. sot down just as long jawed
man on the stage began to read out ol
book, and begun gittin' ready fur 8
chance to laugh. After the snoozel
got done readln' was going to encore
him, but he stuck where he wuz, and
just then the music box in the corner
footed away and everybody in front Of
me stood up. That riled me bad. l be
gun to yell, Down in front; down in
front, d-you, set down In 'front.' and
the next thing | knowed two fellers IN
store clothes coIlared meand shot mt
right into the claws OF the policeman.
kicked in course, but what could l dt
in one to four crowd, with the judge
clear agin me?"
why. jim, you got into church in
stead of ii showl"
$50 they told me, and when | showed
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-01-11
Frozen Facts.

AS west-bOund train passed Cape
Horn, a large party of strangers crowd
ed out on the platform and loudly ex-
pressed their dissatisfaction at the
scenery.
AS they returned to their seats to en-.
joy a good jolly Rrumble, entirely OBJ
livious to the indignant glances of the
native passengers, meek looking,
gentle-voiced-journalist from Frisco
approached from the other end of the
car and volunteered to give the tour.
lists some valuable facts concerning the
country.
Next morning the journalist was in.
formed by the porter that a committee
of gentlemen wished to see him in the
baggage Car. AS he entered the latter
he found dozen travellers, all native
and to the manner born, waiting to re.
ceive him, hat in hand. The spokesman
advanced and said:
you were the party who was giving
those globe-trotters in 1.-The rear sleeper
some pointers about the coast, l be.
lieve?"
IL am sir" said the quill driver mod
estly.
"You told them, l understand" con-
tinued the chairman, that Mount
Shasta was 1900 feet high?"
THE same"
"You dlvulged the well-known fact
that trains on this road were detained
four days by herds of buffalo, and that
they frequently have to use a Gatline
gun on the cow-catcher to prevent the
locomotive from being pushed off the
track by grizzly bearsY"
"Yes, sir"
"You further acquainted them with
the circumstance that the Digger In.
dians live to the average age of 204 ,and
that the ratification Of the air on the
plains is such that an ordinary pin
looks like telegraph pole at the dis
tance OF forty-two miles ?"
IL think l wedged that in" responded
the newspaper man.
"And we are informed that they al
made a memorandum of your state
ment that at the Palace hotel an aver
ge of two walters per day were shot
by the guests for bringing cold soup
eh?"
"They did"
"And finally, we believe, that you are
the originator of that beautiful beau
tiful fact er-fact regarding that fallen
redwood tree up at Mariposo-I mean
the hollow one into when The six horst
stage drives, and comes out of knot
hole 100 feet further onr
81 told them all about it,
Just so! just sol" said the commit.
teeman, grasping the patriots hanG
and producing well filled buck-skiI
bag, land am instructed by this com
mittee of your fellow countrymen t.
present you with slight token of oul
appreciation of She noble manner il
you vindicated the honor of our native
land"
And as he left the car they gave hin
a cheer that nearly shook the train of
the rails.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-01-11
Eli Perkins Book Agent.

A Philadelphia book agent impor-
tuned james Watson, "a rich and close
New York man, living out at Elizabeth
until he bought book-"Early Chris.
tian Martyrs" Mr. Watson didn't want
the book, but he bought it to get rid of
the agent; then taking 1T under his arm
he started for the train which takes
him to his New York Office.
Mr.. Watson hadn't been gone long be
fore Mrs. Watson came home from 4
neighbor's. The book agent saw hel
and, went in and persuaded the
wife to buy another copy Of the same
book She was ignorant of the fact
that her husband had bought the same
book in the morning. When Mr.. Wat.
son came home from New York at
night, Mrs. Watson showed him the
book.
Il don't want to see it," said Watson
frowning terribly.
"Why husband?" asked his wife.
Because that rascally agent sold me
the same book this morning, Now we
have two copies of the same book-two
copies of the Early Christian Martyrs
and
"But, husband, we can"
mo, we can t, either" interrupted Mr.
Watson. "The man is off on the train
before this. Confound it! could kill
the fellow. L"
"Why, there he goes to the depot
now" said Mrs. Watson pointing out OF
the window at the retreating form OF
the book agent making for the train.
"But it's too late to catch him, and
I'm not dressed. I've taken off my
boots, and
Just then Mr. Stevens neighbor OF
Mr.. Watson. drove by, when Watson
pounded on the window pane in fran
tic manner, almost frightening the
horse.
"Here, Stevens" he shouted, "you're
hitched up; won't you run your horse
down the train and hold that book
agent till l Gomez Run! Catch him
now!"
"All right" said Mr.. Stevens, whip
ping his horse and tearing down the
road.
Mr.. Stevens reached the train just as
the conductor shouted "all aboard"
"Book agent" he yelled, as the book
agent stepped on the train. Book agent
hold on! Mr.. Watson wants to see you
"WatsonP Watson wants to see
me?" repeated the seemingly puzzled
book agent. "Oh, know what ht
wants; he wants to buy one of m,
books; but l can't miss the train t(
sell it to him."
"If that is all he wants." can pay fol
it and take it back to him. How muct
is it?"
1.-TWO dollars for the Early Christian
Martyrs said the book agent, as b,
reached for the money and passed th'
book out through the car window.
Just then Mr.. Watson arrived. puff
ing and blowing, in his shirt sleeves
AS he saw the train pull out he wal
too full for utterance.
"Well, / got it for you," said Stevens
"jest got II and that's ALL"
SCOT what?' yelled Watson.
"WhN | got the book-Early Chris
tian Martyrs, and"
"By = the great = gursw moanet
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-01-11
NO. 40.

up what burned fool | was they let
me go, and told me Id oughter to git
sing and hang it on to myself SOS the
cows wouldn't eat me for grass. Dang
sich town! What times the next
cars 60 out ?"-Merchant Traveller.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-01-11

Watson, as he placed his hand to his
brow and swoOned right in the middle
of the street.-Eli Perkins.