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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1885-12-30

THE average yield Of wheat
per acre in Great Britain is slowly
increasing, the present being 20
bushels, or about Fl times that Of
the United States, which is estima.
ted at Is bushels per acre. The
area devoted to wheat growing in
Great Britain this season was g.
478,318 acres.
For SALE-The undersigned Of
fers q fine lot Of horses and mules
for sale to the people Of this and
adjoining parishes. They are we'll
broken, of good size, and thor
uughly acclimated. Terms, cheap
for cash. Apply to
BEN We'll,
Alexandra, La.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-02
SHE WAS GLORIF!ED.
How Poor Detroit Colored Woman
Passed AWAY.

How "a Poor Detroit Colored Woman
Passed AWAY.
You didn't heed the funeral process
sion the other day. Indeed. YOU could
hardly have realized that it was one.
4 wagon with a coffin in it-another
carving an old man and weeping
daughter
In the village II might have been
different no matter how poor and
lowly the dead. but in a city the rush of
business makes Us selfish and hard
hearted If We can not lose an hour on
a legal holiday. our neighbors can not
expect US to follow their dead TO the
narrow home
Wasn't sick VERY long said the
old man, as he turned from the grave
TO make his way homeward. she had
dun got too old to stay wild Us any
longer"
Did she crave to 1--we on?"
Deed she didn't boss 1t war jist
like de sun gwine down arter a long
summer day. She sunk away, an
sunk away, an de Lawd he dun took
her at de las an we didn't know it "
How d d she die?"
..She list glorified We war chillen
together back in de ole times We
growed up on de same plantashun, an
we'd BIN mar'd ODER fifty V airs She
bel eyed in de Lawd an in Heaben.
I'ze hearn folks mock her an scorn her
bekase oh dat bel eff. but she nebber let
60. Fiah nor flood nor sickness nor
hunger could shake dat belief. Some
times. when de fab went out an we
crept clus up to each odder to keep de
cold away, I'd whisper TO her:
Linda. do you still believe dar'
am a Lawd who watches ober SIGH poor
creeters a. us?
An she would answer me:
- Moses, he chen notes de sparrows
which fall to de ground
And she died bel ievings
Bel ebin', WHY. boss, she jist glor-
flied, When de summons come an she
felt she'd got to 60 her ole face lighted
up wild de sunbeams of Heaven TIL /
dn't know it We gathered round
her and SUM- Of de beautiful sho' an
den she prayed She axed de Lawd TO
f. take her home arter all desc V ars of
tribulashun. an she axed Him to bring
me an de little one safe frew de dark
valley. an den her face lit up some
mo-. an her eyes sparkled wild Joy. an
a crown of glory was lad on her brow.
When we cot de tears outer our eyes de
Lawd had done took her "-Dctroi!
Free Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-02
Agreeable Ignorance.

1t is a dreadful thing to be out of the
fashion When Longfellow translated
the -.Divina Comedia' every one was
obliged to admire it, and at once a
knowledge of D .nte became imperative
A good story is told of stranger ar
irving in Boston to whom a fir end. a
native of the city, a once put the
pertinent inquiry.
..Do you like Dante?"
No" was the answer. / do not
know him: who is he?"
Come along" sad his delighted
friend Keep me in countenance.
1t isn't respectable not to Ike Dante.
I'm the only man in Massachusetts,
who doesn't deteSt his very name
Let's have glass of wine together
This reminds Us OF the young English
woman whose partner for the lanciers
inquired between the sets:
How do you Ike Tennvson?'
"Oh"" said she innocently, Il never.
was there Is II a pretty places''-
Mail and Express.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-02
HOME AND FARM.

I'm times of drouth MANFRED sol
contains more moisture than that which
has received no manure, the covering
acting as a mulch.-Troy Tsnses.
A farmer at Lake Labrish, Oregon,
has tired mixture of milk and kero-
sene to kill lice on his fruit trees. The
ice were killed-and the trees. too
When the baby hiecoughs moisten
granulated sugar with good vinegar
and give It from few grains to a tea
spoonful Relief is almost instantan-
eous.-Bostoss Globe
Sugar Shingles: One cup of but
ter, two cups of sugar one egg. half a
cup Of sweet milk. spice to taste; one
teaspoonful of soda They are good
- Toledo Blade.
A good method to clean painted
walls is to pulyerize some bath brick.
and after rubbing a little SOAP upon a
soft wooden cloth dip it into the BRICK
and with it rub the walls Tbs viii
remove dirt without detrimen1 to the
walls Exchange.
Veal Scollops: Cut veal from the
leg or other lean part into pieces the
size of an oyster. Have a seasoning of
pepper, salt and a little mace mixed;
rub some over each piece; dip in egg.
then in cracker crumbs. and fry as You
do oysters--The Caterer.
"A nice way to cook boiled potatoes
for supper is to slice them as thin as
possible and still have them keep Their
shape. Put some milk. butter. pepper
and salt into the saucepan and let il
boil up once or twice; then put the po-
tatoes into it and let them cook for five
minutes, not longer.-Detroa Post.
May women be successful bee
keepers?" inquiries writer in the Nesc
England Farmer. and answers the
question in the affirmative. Several
women, he adds, have become promi-
nent as apiculturists, and reaped profits
equal to any obtained BY men. The
work is delightful. health giving. and
lucrative if managed properly
DO you grow roots9 Mangolds are
best adapted to our climate. Rightly
conducted their cultivation IS no more
puttering work than is that of potatoes.
They are free from d seases; they yield
well and keep well; they furnish a
grateful change of food for cows in win
ter: they do not flavor the milk and
butter; they are equally good for other
cattle and horses, sheep or swine--A
T. Herald
Honey Pudding; Three pints thin
~ sliced apples. one pint honey. one
pint -four. one pint cornmeal. small
piece of butter one teaspoonful soda,
the juice of two lemons and three grated
lemon rinds- Str the dry soda into
the honey. then add the apples. melted
butter and little salt Now add the
other ingredients and stir in the flour.
Bake one hour and serve with sauce
The Household.
1t may safely be recommended to
discard saw-dust chat. and all such
material in the formation of hens
nests. The best material is clean oat
straw. cut into two or three inch
lengths. Nix with this a few tobacco
stems. and when the hen commences to
set sprinkle the eggs with tobacco dust
The best place for the nest. except early
II the season. is on the ground. shell
tered from wind and rain Chicago
Iyibg.yae
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-02
a Mothers influence.

The first part of Mr. Ruskin's auto
biography has appeared In the pre-
face he says: i have written frankly
and garrulously of what gives me JOY
TO remember, passing in total silence
things which give me no pleasure in
reviewing. Ny mothers influence in
moulding nv character was conspicu-
Gus She forced me to learn daily long
chapters of the Bible by heart To
that disc pline and patient accurate
resolve i owe not only much of my
general power of taking pains. but the
best part of my taste Tor literature"
To the same Puritanical training Rus
kin attributes his power of contempia-
tive Imagination As boy he was
allowed no sugar plums and no toys
He was reared IN monastic poverty
HIS father taught him habits of close
during series'of excur-
sions through England and Scotland
-Nev York Post.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-02
Russo all at once. He has manva check

Russe all at once. He has MANY check
and many rally before the real 81 de
begins First comes parental remon-
STRANGE; debts are incurred, debts are
confessed and debts are paid; but
after tine the old story begins
again and, though the debts are in
Cured, they are lot this time con-
fessed- But now we are at the top of
the Montague Russo. He must begin
the slide soon This time it was not
parental remonstrance; it was parental
lndi gnatlon and anger and harsh words
on the lips with grief and love in tbs
heart The governor or the guardian,
as the case might be, had done ali he
could There was position 10 be
suPported-a mother 10 be prov ded
1or-a daughter or daughters to be
considered No, sir if you viii go
the bad you must go Your own way"
linen Charlie disappears Where is he
gone?-what is he doing? He has 81 d
down the whole mountain, and he picks
himself up al the bottom and looks
about him-for something TO do, But
does anybody know where he is?-his
friends or his family Has any one
kept an eve on him. Impossible. for
he thinks he has successfully escaped
Their vigilance by the rapidity of his
descent
But he is not alone; some have taken
the slide with him, an. some are at the
bottom before him. He is in very good
company, and now they are all starting
afresh. in spite of the little drawbacks
they have encountered. and in spite of
the stigma which they are quite aware
attaches to their names. Gone to the
bad" Where are those who have,
perhaps. halted midway? Ask the OFF,
GERS Of that smart regiment If they have
not some suspicious that the young Ie-
cruit who joined them the other day
was not quite of the same grade as the
other privates in the reg ment Ask
the Colonel of that other regiment if
he had not seen with half glance that
that well set up young soldier, cleaning
his horse so energeticaliy. and keeping
his face turned awav as much as he
could from paSsers-by. had not always
been at that kind of work
Yes. and even if letterfrom moth
er, blisteTed W tn b tier tears, had not
been received BY him few months at
terward. would not the Colonel have
singled him out as one whom q reIent-
less IA her and family had scarded.
or As gone TO the bad But he had
been somebody's darl ng'' once, and
the letter-or perhaps letters-had
been so implorin- that an eye N ght
be kept on HIM. and a kindly word
given him If possible. that the old
Colonies heart had turned toward the
lad. though he never showed it As
for those al the bottom of the hill. We
" II not descend lower than necessary
there are depths deeper far than we
care 10 dive into-tales too narrowing
and ends too painful for pen to touch
Story of those who have
gone hopelessly to the bad.-N. !.
Herald
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-02
FAMILY SKELETONS.
The story of Those Who Have Gone Hope
lessly to the Bad

The Story of Those Who Have Gone Hope
Iessly to the Bad
Gone to the bad, Four little words,
only four, but what words of fearful
import: what a history they tell of a
career blighted, q reputation wrecked
and life lost perhaps on its very
threshold, Four little words, easily
spoken, sometimes very carelessly Mt
tered. vet comprising in one brief but
terrible sentence the tale OF hopes
shattered and hearts broken He was
somebody darling once; a gentle
mans son. of course. and gentleman
himself, every inch of him. I'D, or
rather down, to the very last: tenderly
purtured. carefully educated and jeal-
ously guarded from every crooked
nath which could possibly lead the
bright Young spirit astray- Yet he
vent to the bad. and We instinctIvely
ask ourselves. How was it? And WHY
was ftp He had everything the world
could give him We do not say he was
never thwarted, because that would i'm
nv that he was spoilt in early boyhood;
hit If was not so. Was it then fault
of education? Was the process over
done? Perhaps so. At fourteen years
Of are he had never seen the inside Of
q theater. His parents objected He
bad never learned dancing His par
an,s objected. He had never been
taupht muse. HIS parents objected.
snd though this last accomplishment
forced itself TO the surface and proved
in his after years one of his greatest at
trac.ions. his parents were perhaps the
IaSt neople in his little world to hear or
know OF it !.
And sll this was to keep him out of
harms way; and yet he went to the
had. And as the boy grew up he chafed
AGAINST the curb. and kept continually
ssyinp 10 himself: Won't 60 here
~ there ard won't do this and that,
when tlsev give me my head? And SO
he did. Most likely he was the eldest
son-perhaps the only son; money was
never denied him. and the boon COM
nsnions who gathered round him on his
At rusn into real Il fe" used to say:
s..Cbsrlie doesn't seem to mind what he
snends.'' Consequently they kindly
halned him to get through It There
were plenty of other Charl es gong the
some way. The world Is very full OF
them: society knows them very Wen;
srS ones own particular Charlie Is
..e.,itsl fellow down to q certain
ro;nt. when he has gone little too
last. and drops little below the level
He does not 90 down the Montague
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-02

A colored clergyman who had been
put on trial before a jury in Darian.
Ga, for some offense was brought in
not guilty the other day. The defend
ant sd d; Read that again Not
guilty." was repeated. With a spring
he bounded into the air. giving vent to
religious eiaculat ons- The eoiored
women, who crowded the courtroom,
set up halleluiah chorus. in which the
preacher joined. and the Judge had TO
SIT still and let them hare il out--L.
o. Pscagufae-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-02

Experienced lUmbermen have al
WAYS held that timber cut in the spring
was not durable for building purposes
Recent scientific Investigations sustain
this bel ef. 1t is shown that the richer the
wood is in phosphoric acid and potas-
SUM the more likely it is TO rot and
mold; wood cut in the spring contains
eight times as much of the former and
five times as much of the latter as when
cut in the winter Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-02

BLACK Hamburg, Muscal of Alex
andria and Alexandria Bowood- Those
in this house win be ripe IN about a
month. The next house is a month
later. Chicago Nefcs-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-02

The human body is much like o good
clock or watch In its movements; Ii ono
goss too slow or too fast, 80 follow all the
others, and bad time results; ii one organ
or set OF organs works imperfectly, per-
version of functional effort OF all the Or
gans is sure 20 follow. Hence it Is that tho
numerous ailments which make wonsn's
life miserable are the direct Issue of the
abnormal action of the uterine ystera- Fer
all that numerous class OF symptoms
and every woman knows them-Ihere is
one unfsahng remedy, DR.. Pierce's Favor
lite Prescription the fayorite of the sex.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-02

few extracts from the hundreds Of endorsements
already received:
Gen. Benz F. Butler says. 1T Ia the most timely
book that has been pablished and q piece Of book
making its execution IS very remarkable" He also
semi the book 10 resident Arthur be read and IN
letter accompanying. said: 81 think Il VIII % ths
our Land system that Uncle, Toms Cabin did with
Hon B. F. Shireiy, Of Indiana ssrs: at Is In
possible to sufficiently commend your book IL comes
Ike u deserves viii receive larger
circulation other book OF history action
published within the present century.
. The author writes TO correct great wrongs ana
fortes his statements by 1ncs within the knowledge
intelligent readers Since the that Mrk. Stowe
the doom Of the slaye-drtyer In Uncle Toms
Cabin no more vigorous blow struck IN favor
Jan "a. lS8h
LarEe 1fma.. Cloth 38A pages. with apprn-
dix Ala pages. Illustrated Ca1rasscrs alrea61
work having remarkable success send for cir
sulsrs and terms 70 ". 80 LCaOEL1 Sn gSP
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-02

William Shredder, of New Haven.
has toiled thirty years at perpetual mo-
Past
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-02

Is conferred upon that magnificent insti-
tutaon. the human system, by DIR. Pierce,s
Golden Medical Discoveryf that fortafes
1T against the encroachments Of disease. II
and as a remedy for consumpfinn- bror.
chitis, and all diseases of a wasting na.
ture, its Influence is rapid, etficacious and
permanent. Sold everywhere.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-02

PIXIES TooTHACHK DROPS cure IN ] minute 2Se.
67genn Safrssn. Soap heals and beauties SO.
GxRNAs CORN RKMovKR kills Corns 4 BunionA
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-02

Premature decline of power In
either sex, however induced, speedily and
permanently cured Consultation free.
Book for three letter stamps Worlds Dis
pensary Medical Association, Buffalo,N.Y.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-02
AAY-EENER-

HAY-FEvER.
/ have suffered greatly
from periodical returns q.
Hay-Fever. Al the Eug.
gestiGa q s druggigt, ]
obtained Ely's Cream Balm
and used it during a severe
attack ] can cheerfIly
testify IS TO the immediate
and continued relief OBJ
tanned by i;s use. ] hearth
" recommend if TO those
suffering from this or kin
Gred complaints. - Rev.
H 1 SMITH. Clinton Wis.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-02

4 SWELL gathering boil.-N Paul
Herald
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-02
A Strong Enaowr.rt

HohE rulers-wolien.-Blv liagton Fres
Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-02
THE MARKETS.

CRANBERRIEs viii cure dyspepsia
That's sour opinion.-N. Paul Herald.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-02

A FAMILY CRISIS girl baby Chicag<
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-01-28
4 tsrPnt Problem.

Take all the Kidney and Liver
Medicines,
Take all the Blood purifiers,
lake all the Rheumatic remedies.
Take all the Dyspepsia and lndi-
gestioE cures.
Take all the Ague. Fever and bill
lious specifies.
Take all the Brain and Nerve
force rcVivers,
Take all the Great health re-
storcr~.
In short, take all the best qualities
of all these. and the best
Qualities of all the best medicines
in the world and you will find that
-Bitters have the best curative
qualities and powe of all
concentrated
In them, and that they will cure
when any or all of these, ,ingly or
combined
Fail \ thorough trial will give
positive proof of this.
HARDENED LIVER.
Five years ago broke down with
kidney and liver complaint and rhcu-
mati-n.
Since then have been unable to be
about at all. My liver became hard
like wood; my limbs were pulled up
and filled with water
All the best physicians agreed that
nothing could cure me. resolved to
try Hop Btters; have used seven
bottles; the hardness has gone from
my liver, the swelling from my limbs,
and ii has worked miracle in my
case; otherwise would have been
now in my grave. j. W. MoREN.
Buffalo, oct. 1881
POVERTY AND SUFFERING.
81 was dragged down with debt.
poverty and suffering for years,
caused by sick family and large bill,
Tor doctoring
81 was completely discouraged, I'M
I'll one year ago, by the advice of my
pastor, commenced using Hop Bit
tiers, and in one month we were all
well, and none of us have seen sick
day since, and | want to say to all
poor men, you can keep your families
well a year with Hop Bitters for less
than one doctors visit will cost. /
know it'-A WoRKINGMAN.
" None genuine without bunch
of grceL Hops on the white label.
Nhun all the vile, poisonous staff with
Hop or Hops IN their name.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-01-28

We cannot stand Idle, and there is
no doubt but what our advertised sale
Of short lengths OF lare> and cmbroid-
cries will draw the crowd, to sanger
Bros.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-01-28

Atlanta, ia, Jan. 27.-E. 4. Loeb.
rane has fled in the United State,
court petition asking for receiver
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-01-28

Laccs aud ombroidcric- will sell m
short lengths below cost At sanger
Bros.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-01-28

WHO want "a cheap vegetable. for
soups etc. we offer good sound corn
at 81, Il dozen.
Eaton, Guinan y Go.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-01-28

Berwick bay oysters received dali,
at j. Darrow'-. Fresh celery and
California grapes on hand all the
timo,
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-01-28

Sanger Bro, are Offering this WccN
NIL goods in their carpet department
AT from 20 to 70 per crat las than they
cost them when bought
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-01-28

And sec our new hne Of embroiJ-
cries just opened.
l.rWiue Bros.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-01-28
mo. T, WALTON,
Real Estate and Financial Agent.
-MAS FOR SALE;-

The steele farm, two miles west
OF waco, containing iO4 acres OF
prairie land, good brick house, tenant
house and fine cistcrn.
ALSO building lots Of small am
large Dimensions innearly any part Of
the city. Terms to suit purchasers
Gall on me a. mean business.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-01-28

short lengths of carpet, below cost
this week az Sanger Bros.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1885-03-13

daughters of men in the antedlIuvIan
period. The daughters of God must
have been little too ethereal.
at does not speak well for the fairer
sex that, as rule, he best succeeds
among women that has the lowest
opinion of them.
at is perhaps extraordinary that
more marriages do not turn out un-
happily, since the woman generally
marrics to get into the world, while
the man as generally marries to get
out of it.
THE great argument against the adj
mission of woman to public positions
is her inability to be punctual.
"a woman may not have religion,
yet she always has deity.
''Most women feel battered when
they are charged with little weaknesses
of which they are not guilty; perhaps
because they know that her faults are
so often woman's chief charm.
ga man will return rather to her
who has deceived him than to her whom
he has deceived.
at is well to remember that a wo-
mans eyes and ears are not all at the
same side of her head.
eff woman were by nature what
she tries to make herself by art she
would be terribly disconnected.