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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-08-20

4 sequel TO Beckett" is being written by the
British poet Laureate
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-08-20

Blindness has come upon the poet Philip
Bourke Marston.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-08-20

Sitting Bull has sent present OF buffalo
robe 10 his holiness the pope
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-08-20
A Saloon : Keepers Luck.

Sulphur smoke makes an ''army'' of grass
hoppers very tired.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-08-20
Hay-Fever.

An alligator strayed up into Long Island
Sound and was causht recently.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-08-20

PATENTS obtained by Louis Dagger Co.. At
torneys, Washington, ID. C. Estj 1854. Advice free.
Halfordc urn Expressly for family use. Only sold
"S"vi~S"""S In bottles. Best ana cheapest.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-08-20

Correct offensive OdOrs al once. Complete cure
worst cases, also unequaed gargle for Dlphther1
Sore Throat Foul Breath. soc
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-08-20

Singing, lffltallOn lnUHulinallOl, all Kidney ana
Urinary Complaints. cured by "BuchuPaiba." 81
Every nervous person should try Carter 5
Little NERVE Pills They are made specially
for nervous and dyspeptic men and women,
and are just the medicine needed by all persons
who from any cause, do not sleep well, or who
fail TO get proper strength from their food.
Cases Of weak stomach, indigestion, dyspepsia,
nervous and sick headache, &c, readily yield
to the use Of the Little Nerve Pills particularly
II combined with Carriers Little Liver Pills.
In vials at % cents.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-08-20
TIVE UopE oF THE NATION

There are no white servants at the Whit
House.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-08-20

Prairie chickens are nearly as thick us flies II
Iowa.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-08-20

ron DYSPEPSIA. INDIGESTION. depression OF splrts
and general debility. In their various fors also rs
preventive against fever and aguc and other inter
inittent fevers, the "FerrO-PhosphOratc Elixir Of
Callsaya' made by Caswell Hazard d Co., New York
and sold by all Druggists Il the best tonic; and fo
patients recovering from fever or other sickness, II
has equal
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-08-20

If afflicted with sore eyer, use DR.. Isaac
'hompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell it, 25c.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-08-20

A MEMBER of the Pioneer Press staff. troubled
"a for eleven years with obstinate letter on ~
hands. has completely cured Il In less than month
by the use of Coles Carbolisalye,' Pioneer Press
81; Pa nj.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-08-20

IHE hui 4 Of I II NhIIONs
Children, slow In development. puny, scrawnl
delicate, use Wells Health Remover"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-08-20
cATARRg OF THE BLADDER.

Partisan bellies now carry pistols.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-08-20

II. d. CALLAHAN, Baggage Master,
/. d 81. J.. K. r., Terre Haute, Ind.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-10-22
Crazed by Religious Excitement.

WILLIAMsPoRT, Pa, October IA
case of insanity brought on by religious
excitement came to light yesterday after.
noon when VIM. II. Bastian, filer in the
Dodge Mills, tried to drive his fellow
workmen from the shop. Bastian for
some time has been attending the reli-
gious revivals at Newberry, and for days
his wife has noticed that he acted queer.
He has necessarily been bemoaning his
fate and praying that his sins might
be forgiven. Monday morning during
one of his fits of depression he tried to
kill his wife, but she escaped from him
and he went to work. At the mill he be.
came a raving maniac, and the police
were sent for. 1t took the combined!
strength of four officers to hold him. He
is h avily-built man and he struggled
furiously, but was at last handcuffed and
taken to jail.
In Jail Bastian managed to get loose,
He tore his clothes off and ran into the
corridors naked and howled frightfully.
He reached the door leading from the
corridor and with a tremendous muscular
force tried to break it open. Sheriff
Spraeue was preparing to start for
Gettysburg, but when he saw what the
matter was, he concluded to remain al
home and watch the. mailman. 1t took
eight men to recapture Bastian. He YVES
at last overpowered, dressed and chained
to bed SO that he could not move. He
was examined and removed to the Dan
vile Asylum last evening.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-10-22
An iIl-Timed Visit.

Prof. Jacques. as ever, body knows.
his been investigating p>ychicl phe-
nomcna. Tho Professor has 4 BROTHER
who sn't O much intcre- ted in PSYCHE
cal phenomena rs he is. This brother
called the other evening 10 maxi fra
terri al visit. He tered he house, and
struck naturally enough, for the back
parlor. The Professor oppcd him ut
the door.
..Sh-h, sh-h." said the P ofessnr,
..dop't come in--don't make noise
there's & lady in here in u trancet"
The visitor started back and attempt
cd to 90 into the front parlor, At tho
door he was met by 81 me one he didn't
know. who said
...Sh-h. sh-h-don't come in; til re Is
a man i, here who is just going under
the influence"
Then he started for the library.
Someb dy else met him as he wun5
open the door:
..Sh-h, sh-h. be careful. there's a
- nee ing on. a q you'll spoil the
conditions if you come in that way!'
He rushed upstairs ind raped
rather briskly at the door of the family
sitting-room. 1t was his sister-ln-laW
who met him this time, and she said:
..Sh-h. sh-h. don't make a NOISE
you'll wake the baby!'
Then he darted downstairs, took his
hat and ne, and left the house
Boston Record.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-10-22
THOSE CLEVER GREEKS.

How They Managed in Their Architecture
to Counterfeit Natural Fault of the
Eye.
If you turn book upside down. and
look at the letters, every will seem
much smaller at the bottom than at the
top, although, when the book is prop
erly held, both halves appear the: same
size to the eye.
The upper part of the type that prints
the letter is made smaller than the
lower half to correct the fault of the
eye, which always slightly exaggerates
the former, When the letter is turned
over, this same trick of the sight makes
the difference seem greaterthan it real
ly is; and, of course, were 1t OF the
same width all the way. it would still
look uneven.
In greater matters, the false report OF
the eye is greater. II tapering mon
ument, like that on Bunker Hill or like
the Obelisk in Central Park, were made
with perfectly straight sides, it would
look to us-for, you see, We really can
not trust our own eyes-as II it were
followed in little; or, as we should
say in more scientific language, its
sides would appear concave.
Those clever Greeks, who did so
many marvellous things in art, thought
all this out, and made their Architecture
upon principles SO subtle and so COM
prehensive that we have never been
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-10-22
Water in the Soil.

As soon as rain-water enters the soil
1t becomes very different from its char
acter when falling through the air. If
particles of soil contain nitrogen, phos-
phoric acid. or potash in soluble condi-
tion, the water at once appropriates
these, and holds them until drawn upon
by growing plants. Hence frequent
watering is partial substitute for ma
nuring. In a moist growing season,
any soil, except one absolutely sterile,
will furnish considerable plant food.
Experiments made in growing trees in
pure sand, kept wet by water procured
by distillation, seem to show that water
in the soil has some power in disintec-
grating and making available the nitro
gem which is also in the soil in contact
with the moisture. This seems to be
the most plausible theory to account for
plant growth in excess of what can be
explained by the waste of fertility in
the soil itself.-N. Y. Independent.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-10-22
ACCEPTED.
The Democratic Nominees for Gover,.or
and Lieutenant-Goveln of New York
Signify Their Accordance of the Honor

The Democratic Nominees for Gover,.or
and Lieutenant-Goveln of New York
Signify Their Acceptance OF the Honor.
ALBANY, N. Y, October 16.-Messrs.
Hill and Jones, Democratic nominees for
Governor and Northumberland of
New York. have sent in their letters of
acceptance. Governor Hill says:
The excellent platform adopted by the
convention meets my entire approval I'm
like the platform of our opponents, 1t re-
quires neither explanation nor apology.
Most cordially do concur in the declaration
President Clev Gland their hearty approba-
ton of the public policy which has governed
his official action, their confidence in the
wisdom OF his administration, and the APP
probation of his firm, considerate and
s con ,,1 conduct as as. president
in ill-tempered language denounces as
hypocritical pretenses the effort which the
the puolic service. the correction of long ex.
listing abuses ana his protested desires and
honest endeavors for better government;
and it condemns the National administra-
ton for every reform which it has fnaugu
rated in the management of the finances,
In the regulation of the commerce
Of the country. The issue thus sharply
presented by the platforms OF the two par
ties, can not be changed by the individual
utterances of candidates or the unauthor-
lied explanation OF party newspapers Our
opDououlS, Us IL aIO oppooCN " tllO
policy and principles of President Cleve-
land, and their success at the ensuing elec-
ton would surely be proclaimed throughout
the country as condemnation of his admin
istration The hands of the President will
be strengthed by a victory of his party
frIends-not by the success of the enemies
of his party.
Ibelfeve that the civil service Of the country
should be reformed. The continued as
tendency of one party in the National Gov
srnment for twenty -four years led to abuses,
the creation of sinecures and the prostitu-
ton of public positions to partisan pur-
poses. Any laws not inconsistent with the
true spirit of our institutions, having for
their sole object and purpose the correction
of such abuses and capable of practical and
impartial enforcement, must commend
themselves to all thoughtful men,"
The remainder of the letter refers to
matters of State policy.
Mr.. Jones' letter is very brief, and
dwells mainly upon the duty of literally
pensioning INDECENT soldiers or their
families, of giving ex-soldiers the pref
erence in public employment, and of
guarding the laborers against INJUSTICE.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-10-22
ECCENTRICITIES.
Some Of the Whims of the Leaders al
New York Society.

Some Of the whims of the Leaders. al
New York Society.
Thin gold bangles, with hook at one
end and button formed of a. pearl.
coral diamond or cats eye at the
other, supposed to fit the arm tightly,
are presented as gifts. Three are sold
together in case. A broader gold
bangle is often given by one friend to
another, with tiny paddock and KEY.
The bangle is locked on the arm. and
the key kept by the friend or on the
watchchain of the recipient.
Bracelets are to be.seeu now, placed
on one side of the head, fastened into
the turned up hair. They are put in
like half bandeau, and the hair on
the other side of the head is dressed
higher and rather differently. Strings
of pearls are used in the same wav, and
the addition of an aigrette is an inn
provement.
The hair is now oftener dressed in two
coils than in oae, divided down the CEN
ter. rolled away from the face and to-
ward the middle of the back of the
head, and then drawn to the top and
curled round. In the evening the wing
of bird is worn, fastened into the hair
at the side of the head, just above the
ear. A jet or diamond star apparently
fastens ID. Black. white. gray or red
wings are all used, according to the
trimming of the gown.
Chuddah shawls. both long and short.
are now converted into the most fash
ionable cloaks for infants, and trimmed
with broad bands of plush or velvet.
The gray ones are not only trimmed
with their own color, but with deem
blue. claret or ruby. The little hood Is
made to match. Little girls are wear
ing skirts Of striped material attached
to woollen jerseys, with cuffs and collar
OF the stripe. On one side Of the skirt
is q bow Of velvet, with d little har
pocket beneath. IN y. Herald. 2
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-10-22
ALASKA EXPLORATION.

Lieutenant Allen, Second Cavalry, ACCOM-
pIishes the Hitherto Supposed Impo ssible
Task of Exploring the Tennah and Yukon
Rivers in Alaska.
CHICAGO, ILL, October 16.-General
Nelson A. Miles, who is in the city, re.
ceived a telegram from Lieutenant
Henry T. Allen, of the Second Cavalry,
stating that he had arrived safely at San
Francisco after his Alaska explorations,
having completed journey through the
regions of the far North, which, in the
opinion of General Miles, excelled all
explorations on the American Continent
since Lewis and Clark's, and the worlds
record since Livingston. Lieutenant
Allen left Sitka last February and jour-
neyed to the mouth of Copper River,
which he followed until he reached the
great Alaskan range of mountains. These
he crossed on snow shoes to the head of
the Tennah River, in itself a marvellous
accomplishment. Fer 700 or 500 miles
ne followed the Tennah until it entered
into the Yukon, the great river of the
North, which he descended to it's mouth,
a distance of 400 or 500 miles more.
Upon the completion of his great
journey, Lieutenant Allen repaired to
Fort Michaels, on the Behring Sea, and
returned on the steamer Corwin. The
exploration of the Tennah and Yuko on
Rivers has been the ambition of eX-
plorers long before Alaska came into the
possession of the United States, but the
Russians failed each time it was at
tempted. Since then several eXplora-
lions by American officers have ended in
failure, until among the army officers o n
the Pacific coast the feat came to be con-
sidered well nigh impossible. Lieuten-
ant Aliens companions were a Sergeant
and an officer of the Signal Corps, to-
gether with the Indians whom he ner-
suaded to accompany them.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-10-22
WISE USE OF MONEY.

| Why Every Young Man and Boy should
Aim to Lay BY Small Weekly Savings.
But very few young people know the
true use for the money they earn. 1t Isl
first to pay for subsistence; second I'M
aid to those needing charity; third, and
last, as source OF income or accumu--
lation. To spend money for any other
purpose is to waste it. Everything pur-
chased should be of real and substan-
tial value, convertible into other and
greater value if possible. No one can
afford to- give his time and genius to
earning money and then expend what
he has earned for that which is not sub
stantial. Far be ter is it to accummu-
late and hold ones earnings until the
time for death comes, and then turn it
over to some worthy charity. where it
may do good for the unfortunate.
Every one can earn enough and more
than enough to meet all his wants and
needs If they be as moderate as they
should be, and if he finds he has a sur
plus. which he is certain of, he can be-
stow it upon those who have been I'M
fortunate, In expanding money the
young man should always ask himself:
do 1 need thisp'' He should not ask:
'.Do want thispn Wants are, too
often, the children of children. There
is nothing manly in giving away to de-
sires and being governed by them. To
do SO is to become the slave of morbid
appetite. How many men, in the
evening of their days. looking
back can see that they have
earned millions, of dollars. even, and
vet have not managed to save to them
selves single hundred. 1t is this
which embitters the close of a life. The
man sees that he has been not only less
frugal than he should have been, but
wasteful. His hard-earned money has
slipped out of his hands in driblets as
fastsas he could earn it. He has spent
it for useless things He has even
damaged his health in indulgences
which were poisonous to his physical
and mental systems. When young
man secures employment he should
firmly resolve-''out of my earnings all
necessary expenses shall be paid. The
remainder 1 will rigidly reserve for
future uses in the same direction" We
aver that all young men will meet
period when FIVE hundred dollars would
prove the first step to competence to
support them, in old age. Then it,
should be the aim of every mechanic.
or other industrial to secure that sum.
1t may take two or three years to secure,
it. If SO, all the. more reason for se--
curing it.. Money to one so long ac-
cumulating such sum is of far greater
value to him than to one who gets it
ahead in, one year. But above all, the.
pursuit of this course makes better citi-
zen and a better man, in all respects, of
the one engaged in it, than does the So
called liberal and opep-hearted gen.
erous'' life. The latter is the life of a.
spendthrift who becomes besmirched
with all the evils of humanity, and too
often ending in wreck, ruin and dis
grace The popularity" is among his.
own, class and not worth hav ing.-A.
bas,g Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-10-22

able to improve on them since. They
found that their beautiful Doric col
INNS, if made with straight sides, had
the concave effect of which l nave
spoken; and so, with the most delicate
art in the world, they made the Pillar
swell q little at the middle, and then IL
appeared exactly right.
This swelling Of the column at its
middle was called e,9tGsis. OF course II
had to be calculated with the greatest
nicely, and was actually so very slight
that it can only be detected by delicate
measurements; but it added greatly to
the beauty of the columns and to their
effectiveness.
Then the lines which were to look
horizontal had to receive attention.
you look at a long. perfectly level line.
as the edge of a root, for instance IL
has the appearance of sagging toward
the middle The Greek architect cor
rected this fault by making his lines
rise little. The front of the Parthe-
non, at Athens, is one hundred and one
feet three and half inches long, and,
in this. the rise from the horizontal Is
about two and one-eighth inches. In
other words, there is a curvature up
ward that makes it little more than
two inches higher in the center than at
the ends, and the effect of this swelling
upward is to make the lines appear per-
fectly level. Indeed. this same Parthe-
non the most beautiful building in the
world-when delicately and carefully
measured was found to be everywhere
made little incorrect, so that it may
appear right, which is certainly what
may be called an architectural paradox.
The graceful columns, which seem to-
stand SO straight, are made to lean in
ward little. since, if they were per-
fectly true and plumb, they would have
the effect of leaning outward. The-pil-
lars at the corners slant inward more
than the others, and everywhere the
corners are made to look square by be-
ing in truth little broader angled-
and lines are curved in order that they
shall appear straight to the eye.-Arto
Bates, 5aa st. Nicholas.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-10-22
Railroad Accident.

NORTH BEND, O., October 15.-This
morning, as the Ohio & MISSISSIPPI west
bound train was backing out of switch,
the wheels climbed rail, overturned an
express car and combination baggage
ind smoker, and went down a steep en-
oankment. Fred Fathover, on his way
to Dillsboro with party of hunters, had
one of his legs broken at the ankle, and
other ankle badly dislocated. He lives
in Cincinnati and was sent home at once.
Another man, a section hand, was caught
between the cars and badly mashed about
the breast. He will probably die.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-10-22
HIS OWN IGNORANCE.

How a Philosophical Coiored Man Con-
soled His Victim.
ssNat," said State official, address
ing an old negro, Il told you to bring
me 'possum.
ssYas, sab, dat's whutI un' erstood
yer ter say"
sWell, you trifling rascal, why did
you deceive me?''
Ibid 'ceibe yer, boss?'
Eyes, you did, you good-for-nothing
scoupdrel.'
s.Look out, boss; look out! l doan
mine er man playin' wild me er little,
but when he commences ter pinch me.
wy, den ! gifts sorter ashley. How did
| I ceibe yer, sah9'
.'Why, you brought me coon in
stead of a 'possum.'
s'Who did?"
s'You did, confound you"
"Whut did yer do wild de 'coone'
s.Ate him."
"Ah, huh! Didn' know it wur er
coon den, did youP'
mo, didn't.
GLOW long arter yer eat HIM wuz it
| fore yer found out it wuz er 'coon?''
"The next day"
sHOW ulu yer HHu OHt-
ga man who saw you sklnnlng the
coon told me 500
..Wall. now look er heah, boss, when
er man eats er coon fur er 'possum an
doan fine out de diffunce tell de naixt
| ken put it down dat he amt none de
wus off, an dat he ain got SIGH er fine
appertite fur 'possum nohow. 'Bleeged
ter yer, sab, fur putin so much confer
depce in me"
II ought to knock your head off. -
..Whut fur? Case yer couldn' tell Ell
coon frum er possum? 'clar ter
goodness, yessel's de onreasonables'
man cher seed"
cit should have made no difference to
you whether or not could tell the diff
ference between coon and 'possum,
you"
cit didn' make no difference wild me
an dat wuz de reason [ foteh yer de
coon. Wy, sab, eff didn' know de
diffunce 'twix er coon an er 'possum
woul' lib on coon an sell 'possums.
wush had yer appertite, boss. Wy,
sab, it oughten ter cost yesse'f nothin'
hardly ter lib fur yer ken GO down in
de country an git er waefn load O
'coons fur fifty cents arter dar skins hab
dun been tuck off
go on, now, and don't talk to me.
am mad enough to shoot YOU"
''Co's yer is, an all on er count Ell
yer own ignunce. Say" he added as
he turned to go, Jeff yer wuster shoot
me yer couldn' tell whader yer had shot
er niger ur er white man. Err haw,
haw. "-ArEansGa IraUeler.
"A California capitalist who visited
Skagg's Springs disputed the bill for
cigars. The clerk produced his books.
The capitalist then went him one better
by producing package. which being
unrolled was found full of cigar stumps.
There's my account, said the CAPT
| talist. They were counted and the bin
corrected accordiDgly.-San Francisco
| Coli
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-10-22
The Knights of Labor.

HAMILTON, ONT, October 15.-The
Assembly of the Knights of Labor closed,
to meet in Richmond, Va, next year, on
the first Monday in October. The amount
OF business done in nine days was i'm
mense. This Assembly will be noted
Tor harmony and close attention to bust
ness. The boycotting of the New York
Tribune and Toronto Mail was Endorsed,
and assisted immigration" the admis-
sion of paupers and criminals on this
continent from abroad, were condemned
Lecturers will be employed to discuss
public questions in the interest of labor