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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-06-18
ARE YOU READY?

The Kind of Boy Always in Demand, and
for Whom a Place Is Waiting.
You are looking for place and a
work in the world. Are you ready for
themp If you are, you may be sure
they are waiting for you. Thousands
of men are looking for situations, but it
is astonishing how difficult it is to find
the right man when there is place to
be filled. A host of men want it, but
not one in hundred is ready for it
Readiness implies something more
than willingness to roll up ones
sleeves Ii means ability to do the
thing required with skill, zeal and alb
solute fidelity. A merchant wants q
clerk; he can fill the place twenty times
over with good, steady-going, we'll
meaning humdrums; he will be lucky ii
he finds in half a year the boy who will
take all thought of the place off his
mind by the energy, capacity and gem
eral intelligence he brings into it.
There is an opening in newspaper
office, and the need is advertised. There
is at once host of applicants; out of
them twenty-five young men can be Sc
lected who will do the work set before
them fairly we'll; but the young man
who will really fill the place and ex-
pand it, who will overflow with vital
ity, freshness and life, must be searched
for far and wide, as with lighted
candle.
These select workmen, who add to
general good intentions the concentra-
ton and the mastery which go with
high power, are the men for whom the
world is looking, and for whom there is
always place They survive financial
crises and outlive hard times because
they are Indispensable; if their employ
ers 60 to the wall they rarely wait long
for another opportunity.
The only safe road to success runs
past the door of the boy who has made
up his mind to do one thing and to do
it with all his might; to focus himself
on it and pour himself into it. What
ever you decide to do, qualify yourself
for it by mastering every detail of it;
fling yourself heart and soul into it.
Are you readyp-Golden Days.
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BERT's THREE WRONG STEPS.

How the First Led to tho Second, and
They to the Third
"Here, Bert said mamma one day;
there are six almonds for you and six
for little sister Louise" She put his
six almonds in one pocket, and Louise S
in another. "Now," she said, ''before
you eat yours, go and find Louise, and
give her her six; then you may eat them
together"
Eyes, ma am said Bert, trotting off
on two happy bare feet. out into grand
fathers big country yard. He meant
to mind mamma, but, as you will see,
like many another child who did not
mean to do wrong, he did not mean it
quite hard enough.
For when, after looking only little
while for Louise, he could not find her,
be concluded to rest himself in his hunt
by eating just one of his almonds; no,
two. So he sat down on the root of
an oak and took two out of his pocket
Crack-crack-crack! you would have
thought whole nest of squirrels were
at work, and pretty soon the hulls of
six almonds lay scattered around him!
This was the first of the three wrong
steps that | set out to tell you about;
for the little boy was disobeying man.
ma by eating almonds before he found
Louise; that was bad enough, but the
great trouble about wrong steps is that
you can hardly ever take one at time,
they do follow one another so fast.
The best way is never to take the first
one. Then you will never take the
second.
Bert hunted little while longer for
Louise, but I'm afraid it was a very
easy hunt for she was only down in the
orchard. sitting in the crotch of the
June apple-tree, reading the book which
she had got the week before at the Sun
day-school library.
II wonder if mamma didn't give
Louise more than SIX" Bert said to
himself after awhile; and then he took
his second wrong step, by handling and
coveting what didn't belong to him: for
he took Louise's almonds out and began
to count them over and play with them;
then he thought he'd crack them for
her, and may be he'd find double one.
All! the third wrong step, the worst
one, followed very fast, for almost be-
fore he knew it Louise's almonds were
gone. You may be sure he felt very
unhappy about it, and he got more and
more miserable as he saw Louise's little
pink sun-bonnet coming towards him
from the orchard. If he only could
have undone what he had done little
before, how happy he would have been.
But that could not be; and he waited
silently till Louise spoke to him.
"Whv, Bert" she said noticing at
once the litter of hulls; ''didn't mamma
send me anyP I'll run and get mine"
Bert let her go; he fe.t too much
ashamed to tell about it. But of course
he had to tell at last, foolish little boy!
Mamma was very angry. but more dis
tressed than angry, and Bert was not
allowed to have any dessert for dinner,
or any molasses for breakfast, or any
preserves for supper, or any candy or
nuts, for two whole weeks.
Those two weeks seemed long to the
little boy; but hope he had time, as
the days went by, to think over those
three wrong steps, and to see what a
pity it was that he took the first one
Elizabeth p allan, IN S. S. Times.
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WEARING SLIPPERS.
The General Health of Women Likely to
BE Improved BY Discarding Them.

The General Health of Women Likely to
BE Improved BY Discarding Them.
A gentleman who had travelled
great deal and spent some years in En-
gland was speaking of English women,
and expatiated, as usual, ON Their good
health as compared with American
women, and the long walks they took,
and finished with the remark: But the
English ladies never wear their thick
shoes in the house; they always change
ana put on slippers This idea seems
to prevail to great extent among
Amer can women also, that it is the
proper thing to wear slippers in the
house. This may be good plan for
those who live in houses kept at
summer heat at all times, and
never 90 out except when at
tired for visiting. shopping or
something OF the kind. 1t is also
relief to the weary housekeeper who
has been on her feet all day to sit down
in the evening with her slippers on.
But the practice of wearing slippers in
the morning, when one is liable to be
called on to step out doors at any mo-
ment while the grass is wet with dew,
is productive of wet feet, which in it's
turn is one of the most fruitful causes
of colds and all the evils that follow in
their, train. In the fall and winter
months. too. the floors are cold in the
morning and good thick-soled shoe is
much more comfortable than low cut
slipper even though the latter may APP
pear little more like house dress The
fact that they can be so much more
easily and quickly put on than shoe
may perhaps be one reason for prefer
ring them. but that should not be con-
sidered for moment.
We are not speaking of the wear OF
slippers during the not and sultry
months OF summer, but the common
practice among women of wearing them
exclusively around the house. Men
are fond of DOMINIC the dressing-gown
and slippers in the evening after the
chores are done. but they do not wear
them around their work. Although
they may be rest and change then,
something that will support the ankle
is very useful and essential. 1t is a
great inconvenience, too, to be obliged
to change ones shoes to go out on
an errand or to step out doors.
Women would often be more willing to
take walks, were it not for the trouble
of getting ready. Not to dispense with
slippers altogether, for as we have
said they are often useful; we think
the general health of women would be
improved by wearing high shoes more
and slippers less. Western Rural.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-06-18
A CHINESE PRINTING OFFICE.
Presswork That Is Slower Than Ben
Franklin's Ever Was.

Presswork That Is Slower Than Ben
Franklin's Ever Was.
A visit to a Chinese printing estab-
lishment is productive of much that is
interesting. Movable types are in use
in the San Francisco Chinese newspa-
per offices. The manner of getting a
Chinese newspaper on the press and
printing it is very primitive. The ed
itor takes American newspapers to
friends, from whom he gets transla-
ton of the matter he needs, and after
getting it written in Chinese in a man.
ner satisfactory to him he carefully
writes it upon paper chemically pre-
pared. Upon the bed of the press.
which is of the style that went out of
use with the last century, is litho-
graph stone. Upon this the paper is
laid until the impression of the charac-
tiers is left there. A large roller is
mixed and passed over the stone after
it has been dampened with a wet
sponge, and nothing remains but to
take the impression upon the newspa-
per to be. The Chinese pressman prints
three papers every five minutes, five
papers in the same time less than Ben
jamin Franklin mad q record for. A
Chinese printing Office has never been
struck by Lightning.
The life of Chinese journalist is
happy one. He is free from care and
thought, and allows all the work of the
establishment to be done by the press
man. The Chinese compos tor has not
vet arrived. The Chinese editor, like
the rest of his oountrymen. is initiative.
He does not depend upon his brain for
ed torials. but translates them from all
the contemporaneous American news
pap, r he can get. There is no humor-
Gus DEPARTMENT in the Chinese newspa-
per- The newspaper Office has no ex-
changes scattered over the floor, and
in nearly all other things it differs from
the American establishment. The ed
torial room is connected by ladder
with hunks on a loft above, where the
managing editor sleeps, and next to it
is, iMvariably, q room where an opium
bunk and a layout reside.
Evidences of domestic life are about
the place, pots. kettles and dishes tax
ing up about as much room as the
press. In one instance on Washington
street a barber shop is run in the same
apartment with the editorial room.
and, in all cases. no disposition is
shown to elevate the position of the
s.printer'' above his surroundings. Ii
an editor finds that journalism does not
pay. he gets job washing dishes or
chopping wood, and he does not think
he has descended far either.-San
Francisco Call.
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THE AMIR ABDURRHAMAN.
"A Sketch of the Lite and Character of the
Afghan Ruler.

The present ruler of Cabul is Amir
iAbdurrhaman. The ''Slave of the
Merciful One" for so his name i'm
splies) is at present one of the world S
celebrities. Received with imperial
grandeur, entertained with princely
hospital lily. and honored with gener-
Gus gifts. Amir Abdurrhaman. the
present ruler of Cabul. virtually holds
in his hands the future destiny of two
rival empires in the East. The eldest
son of the eldest son of Amir Dost
Mohammed Khan. he certainly by
right OF primogeniture Ga right never
recognized in Mohammedan 1aw) has
the first claim to the throne of Cabul.
From our English standpoint he has at
last obtained his lawful inheritance.
About the year 1868. when Shere Ali
;regained his kingdom, Abdurrhaman
fled to Russian Turkestan, and for fiji
teen years he was a guest in the Rus
titan camp. After the massacre of
Cavagnari and his little band, and
when the Indian Government was in
search of an Amir, Abdurrhaman
was the trump card The selec-
ton lay between the restora-
ton of Yakoob. or the nomi-
nation of Ayub, or the somewhat dan
,gerous game of taking the man who
had beer for many years kept by the
Russians w tn the expectation of some
thing turn ng up. 1t was bold step;
and it is st II a secret. treasured up in
the breast of AbIurfhamen alone, as to
why he left the protection OF Russia
and sought the fr!endsh p OF its English
tT-t,
from the country, Abdurrhaman set
about vigorously to murder by pc son
or secret assassination every pos i
rival. Nearly all the leading chiefs of
his family fled either to India or Persia.
patronage. 1t was MOhammed Jan,
the great Afghan General, who so near
ly defeated Roberts at Sherepur. Abb
Balkh. obtained his signet ring, and
for months issued orders in the Gen.
erals name, when subsequent events
proved that Mohammed Jan had died
by the assassin's knife in Balkh. Abb
durrhaman is popular with the village
chiefs, but hated by the trading COM
munity. But he has succeeded in max
ing his power felt through the length
aud breadth of Afghanistan. When
he was the guest of Russia he
married three Turkestani ladies, by
whom he has children. Since he came
to the throne he has married an Afghan,
the daughter of the chief mulvie, or
priest, of Cabul. His visit to Rawul-
pindi was his first visit to India. In
deed, he knows nothing of the English.
In his first durbars in Cabul he ALWAYS
praised the power and intelligence of
the Russians, and he has endeav-
ored to organize his army on Rus
sian lines. Still. our own impress
sion. as well as that of other Euro
peans who know Cabul, is that Alb
durrhaman is to be trusted. He is
anout fifty wears of age, well built
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READING FOR THE.YOUNG.
GRANNY.


Granny's come to our house,
And ho! my lawzy-daisy!
ALI the childrens round the place
Is jeS' runnin crazyi
Fetched cake for little Jake,
And fetched a pie for Nanny,
And fetched pear for all the pack
That runs to kiss Their s3ranny5
Lucy Ellen's in her lap.
And Wade, and SilaS Walker,
They're a-ridin on her foot,
And 'Pollos on the rocker;
And Marthys twins, from Aunt Maria 8
And little orphant Amy,
All eatin gingerbread
And giggle-un at Granny:
Tells us all the fairy tales
Ever thought er wundered-
And 'bundance O. other stories
Bet she knows hundred
Bob's the one for Wilmington"
And Golden Locks" for Fanny
Hear 'em laugh and clap Their hands,
Listenin' at Granny!
Jack the Giant Killer" s good
Bean-stalk," it's another
Sos the one of Cinderelr
And her old godmother;
That un s best of all the rest
Bestest one of any
Where the mices scampers home
Like we runs to Granny!
Granny's come to our house,
Hol my lawZy-daisyi
All the childrens round the place
Is jes a-runnn' crazy!
Fetched a cake for little Jake,
And fetched pie for Nanny,
And fetched pear for all the pack
That runs to kiss Their Granny!
James WhiteOnab Riley, in Indianapolis Jour-
mai
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-06-18

and has countenance expressive of
considerable vigor. When he first
came to Cabul the Liberal Govern
ment gave him but most uncertain
assurances of support. but he soon
proved himself diplomatist of no
ordinary character. It is Abdurrhaman
who has made the Prime Minister of
England repudiate his Midlothian
utterances on the Cabul question by
acts as vigorous and as forward as
any of those by which our great
Conservative statesman. in his dealings
with the late Shere Ali Khan, sought
(although in vain) to rectify the mis-
takes made by the mastery inactivity
of the Lawrence School.-Lo'adon
Globe.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-06-18

This story is told of the first meet
ing of ex-Attorney-General Brewster
and his handsome wife: Brewster as
a lawyer had some business before the
bureau of the Treasury, in which his
wife was employed. He went into the
room in which she was at work. Look
ing up and catching sight of her flu
ture husband she Involuntary ex-
claimed to the lady seated next to her:
We'll, that is the ugliest man ever
saw in myelfe. Brewster took off his
hat and, bowling very politely to the
surprised lady, said: Thank you,
madam. 1 always like to see a lady
speak frankly what she thinks. An
acquaintance followed and a marriage
came after. Mr.. Brewster has frequent
lv twitted his wife about the first words
she ever spoke to him. ''-Philadelphia
Times.
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ESQUiMAU CANDY.
The Far Northern Substitute for Civilized
Sweetmeats.

1u0 = Hr INOrtHeFn SuDstitut0 lot C1v1IfZ0d
Sweetmeats.
1t would seem very strange, and per-
haps not very pleasant, to my young
readers to hear tallow candle or the
shin-bone of a reindeer called candy.
And yet these things may really be con-
sidered as Esquimau candy, because
they would delight the children of the
cold in precisely the way that box of
bon-bons would delight you.
There is certain kind of Waterfowl
in Arctic countries known as the dove
kie. It is about the size of a duck. is
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-06-18

prophet is occasionally honored even
on his native heath. Now is it posi-
BILE for me to appear in all the elegance
of fifteen dollar week dry-goods
clerk? Let us fit. IN Y. Herald.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-06-18

A New Yorker predicts that the
day is not far distant when the speed
of the roller skater, by means of inn
proved skates. will be increased 70
forty miles an hour,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-06-18

1t is said that ninety per cent. OF
the enormous trade between England
and British India passes through the
Suez Canal. Two-thirds of the bust
ness done through the Canal is of Anglo
Indian origin.
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TONOUIN.

The Division of Labor-The Anamese Not
Shining Examples of the Domestic Vir.
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tn John L. Mumford, John e.
~ Layton, John W. Mumford, l..
w. Stagg and Henry II. NIumtnrd,
late patrons trading under the firm
and style of the aWagon Material
Manufacturing Company"
Take notice, that you being non.
residents of the State Of Virginia,
and having no known counsel re.
siding in said State, l shall, on the
Sth day ofOctober, at the Office OF
il. r. Bayne, 4S Wall street, New
York, between the hours OfG a. m.
and 6p. m. Of that day, proceed to
take the deposition OF JOS. Z. .Dill
and others, to be read as evidence
in my behalf in IL certain action at
law, dependingin the Circuit Court
for The county Of Accomack where
in / am plaintiff and you are de-
fendants; and ii from any cause the
taking of the deposition be not com:
menced on that day, or if COM
menced be not concluded on that
day, the taking of the same will be
adjourned and continued from day
to day, or from time to time at the
same place and between tile same
hours, until the Same shall be COLL
pleted. Respectfully,
JOSEPH T.SDILL
BY Gunter & Blackstone his At'tys.
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Meanwhile.

The preparations for dredging this
season'are greater than has been known
for several years.
a protracted meeting commences at
Bethel Baptist church tomorrow, (sun-
day., under the supervision of Rev. W.
A. Street.
Mr.. Geo. 7. Byrd Of this place has
concluded to try his fortunes in the IN
dian Territory, and leaves shortly for
his adopted home.
Messrs. W. P. NJ. Kellam and Geo.
f. Parramore addressed the people at
this place last Saturday night upon the
issues in present canvass.
A. F. Mears is having handsome
dwelling erected and proposes soon also
to have his storehouse enlarged and Ie,
modelled to meet the requirements Of
his trade.
Several transfers of vessel property
have been made to parties i'll this vicin-
ity OF late. Capt. E. T. Somers has
purchased sloop Edna Brown, Capts.
Isaac Somers and II. L. Thornton,
schooners Sarah Ann and Walter IVES
sells, sluop Homer
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PastOrta.

Miss NJ. S. Walden is in the city buy
ing millinery goods.
Miss Marcie Lilliston, of this vicinity
is visiting friends in Brooklyn, n. Y.
At the protracted meeting just closed
at Zion Baptist church there were eight
converts.
Zion graded school opened last Mon
day. \. Il. Hogue and Miss Emma l..
Core are the teachers this session.
Mr.. Z. p. Byrd & Bro, have been
selling a great many goods, since they
opened their winter stock in spite of
the hard tilnes.'
Mr.. Louis F. Shrieves has dug this
year barrel of potatoes from is hills
and is ahead of any one, We think, as Il
potato raiser" i'll this respect on the
Eastern Shore.
Mr.. J. Lee White has given up his
erkship with Mr.. james r. Hickman
and Mr.. r. l.. Parks takes his place
Mr.. White has gone to the city to ell
gage in business.
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Attention Democrats.

The citizens of Accomac will be adj
dressed by the undersigned gentlemen at
the times and places following:
Greenbackville. Oct. oath at night by
Blackstone, Fletcher, Edmonds and 9TH
ers.
HOMETOWN, Oct. oath on afternoon by
Blackstone, Fletcher, Edmonds and
others
Guilford, Oct. 9th at night by PARA
more, Kellam, Johnson and others.
Cashville, Oct. 2Sth at might by Black
stone. Edmonds and others.
Temperanceville, Oct. Slst afternoon
by Gunter, Blackstone, Kellam and
others.
Modestown, Oct. 3lst at night by Gun
ter, Blackstone, Kellam and others:
Marsh's store, Oct. 3lst at night by
Brent, Parramore and others.
Sturgis, Oct. S1st at night by john
son, Edmonds and others.
Chincoteague, Nov. End at night by
Blackstone, Kellam, johnson and others
abroad.
A full attendance at each meeting is
requested.
GEO. T. GARRISON,
County Chairman.
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AcCoMAc CIRCUIT COURT

Proceedings at October term:
Last will and testament of William r
Coard proved, and VIM. II. Coard quail
fled as executor.
An acc cunt Of James H. Bayly, adj
ministrator of Selby Guy deceased, was
examined by the court and ordered to be
recorded
John P. Hargis VS.. Smith Shaw, &C.,
on attachment. dismissed.
Frederick J. Hancock VS.. A. J. Schlos-
ser. in assumpsit, dismissed.
Rosa L.Williams VS.. Major H. Slant,
in SANDER, plaintiff suffers non suit
and judgment for defendants costs and
damages.
Ella j. Vessels, &C., by next friend
VS.. Jefferson D. Vessels, in assumpsit,
continued on motion of defendant.
S. Gray VS.. E. Fl. Derrickson, III
assumpsit, judgment for plaintiff for
SS0. 80 and costs
Elizabeth L. Lawrence by next friend
VS.. Rudolph Young. on attachment, or
der directing garnishee, Maria Young
to pay amount due by her to defendant
Rudolph Young as his guardian to sher-
if in part satisfaction Of plaintiffs
! judgment against defendant
On motion of Powell and Garrison,
the estate of John W. Savage, deceased,
was committed to hands of sheriff for
administration
Letters of administration were grant
ed Am F Rogers on estate of John T.
Rogers, deceased
Joseph F. Dill VS.. John L. Mumford
and others, in assumpsit and onat tach-
ment, judgment for plaintiff and order
of sale of real estate levied on, upon
bond being given by plaintiff
EdwaldT Parkes, judgment creditor
of Elizabeth W. Copes ys.Wm. J. John
son, on suggestion, order for payment
by him of judgment obtained by Edw.
Z. Parkes VS.. Elizabeth w. Coles
Sickel. HELEN & Co.. judgment cred
ito,s of Henry r. Parker VS.. John M
Parkers administrator, on asuggestion
dismissed on motion of plaintiff
Robert Hough s. Sons, judgment cred
itors of Henry R. Parker VS.. John NJ
Parker's administrator, on asuggestion,
continued on motion of plaintiff
Ex parte F. a. Morgan, petition for
relief from fine imposed for selling goods
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WIN. II. B. GUSTS, e. B. S
New Lighthouse. -

The lighthouse board has authority
from Congress to construct new light
house in the Chesapeake bay, at point
near Cape Charles City, Virginia. To-
day bids for furnishing the metal work
for the light, which is to be known as
the Plantation lighthouse, were opened
in the Treasury Department. The fol-
lowing bids were submitted: Allentown
Rolling Mills, SIS. 200: H. A. Ramsay &
Son, S5.247; the Builders Iron Foun-
dry, S5,5OQ;West Point Foundry, S5,S75;
Snead & Co. S Iron works, Sc, 1879; Ph@-
NIX Iron Co., $3.50. The Allentown
rolling mills being the lowest bidder,
will probably be awarded the contract
The new lighthouse is to be built for the
accommodation Of steamers running be-
tween Norfolk and Cape Charles City,
Baltimore Sun. October 10th.