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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-16
A RUSSIAN REVIEW.
How the Armies Of the Gear Are Inspec
ed by the Emperor.

How the Armies of the Gear Are inspect
ed by the Emperor.
We rode at least mile and a halt
past the line of tents, and must have
seen 1900 men. The ground is pref
tily Academic, and altogether well suit
ed for camp purposes. At the end we
came upon the Guard regiments and
the Preobrajensky Regiment, with
whom finished the inspections; and here
were assembled all the bands and
drums, to the number of 800. in one
compact mass facing the Empress's pa
vilion or tent. at the door of which she
and her ladies alighted, and were
joined by the Emperor and Grand
Dukes. We all dismounted and came
inside the square, of which the royalty
and staff formed one side, the must
clans the opposite side, the other two
sides being composed of officers of the
various corps who had hurried to the
spot. In the center, on mound, stood
the conductor of the united bands of
music, and near him onedrummer-boy,
(or perhaps lad of twenty. We (the
foreign missions) stood in line, and the
Emperor came down from the pavilion
and spoke to each of the Generals. He
was very gracious to me, and inquired
about my service and tire commands l
had held. This over, he stood alone in
the center. and a detachment of Ser
geants in full marching order passed
him one by one, each Sergeant giving
the evening report of his picket and OF
the usual '.watch-setting' in
loud voice, the Car thus fulfill
ing for the moment the role of camp
commandant. We Generals only)
We're then taken up. one by one. to the
Empress, who talked to me about the
Princess of Wales, Cowes, Osborne.
etc. and was altogether gracious and
charming. Then tea was handed
around, and the crowd of officers and
of the troops generally kept closing
round the square as the hour for 1.-The
retreat" or Zatra, drew nigh. Mean
while heavy clouds had gathered in the
horizon. and storm seemed to threaten
US, though the view down the slope
and over the valley to Krasnoe. distant
about mile. was not rendered less
beautiful bv the combination of waning
sunlight and threatening clouds.
Eight O'Clock sounds; each field bat
terry fires an evening gun three rock
cts shoot into the air, ana the drums
and bands roll out, with a solemnity
and volume of sound not easily for
gotten. the evening hymn. As the last
notes die off. the drummer boy steps
forward, the bandmaster descends, and
the little drummer, sole occupant of
the square, repeats slowly but with
perfect distinctness the Lords Prayer.
Every head is uncovered and bows,
fro hn TO ha fr1r% har rcf
spectator; and l should from my heart
pity the man who, as the little lads
Amen went up in its solitary SIM
plicity. could scott at or even be I'M
impressed by the silence which fol-
lowed. There was a total absence of
all exaggeration or straining for in
creased effect The bands then burst
forth with the Russian National air, so
well known to all of US, and the scene
closed as night.fell. Gener-
alHigginson, in Blacksoood's Magazine.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-16
HOUSE CONSTRUCTION.
some Extraordinary Architectural Sag.
4eationa.

some Extraordinary Architectural sag.
gestions.
A house can be made warm in winter
and cool in summer by q simple, and
not very expensive process. 1t is well
known to most persons that the air
of mines and caverns is always of the
same temperature, for the reason that
they are below the influence of the
temperature at the surface. They arc
not affected by the cold of winter nor
the heat of summer. Let us try to
make practical application of this
important fact. This may be done by
laying large sewer pipe. so cemented
as to be impervious to the surrounding
air and water, at least ten or twelve
feet under ground. the inner end OPEN
ing into our air chamber in the base
ment. This pipe should be extended
at that depth distance of not less than
100 feet and better 200in any convenient
direction, there to end in perpendicu-
lar ventilating shaft, which should ex-
tend at least ten feet above the ground,
and be protected by a hood which
should freely admit the air, but keep
out rain and snow In winter this air
would be warmed, in passing through
the pipe to temperature like that Of
the ground surrounding the pipe, which
would not be far from so deg. T. All
we would have to do then would be to
raise it 20 deg. more. or to 20 deg. by
our heating apparatus. Suppose we
have temperature of 10 deg. below
zero not an uncommon occurrence III
this State, our supply pipe would warm
it without expense to about so deg.
making a clear gain of 60 deg, having
only to raise the temperature 20 deg.
to bring 1t to 20 deg, the desired tenn
perature, instead of raising it so deg.
on the ordinary plan 1t would GER
tainly result in a great saving of fuel.
In Summer, when the temperature is
90 deg. or more. the air will be cooled
down to the temperature of the earth.
to the same temperature it was in Win
ter. or nearly so. Suppose it enters
our air chamber at 60 deg; we then
close the doors and windows, and the
heated air of the house will naturally
ascend through channels provided for
that purpose, and the cool air from the
chamber will ascend to supply its place.
The result would be delightful cool
ness throughout the house, without q
penny of expense except for the origi-
nal plant This plan, we believe. is
entirely feasible. is comparatively mex
pensive and, if successfully accom-
plished. is very economicaL-F. c.
Hunter, before an Indiana Medical As-
SocIdtion.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-16
THE GRINDSTONE AND GAP.
Employments which Try the Soul OF the
Small Boy.

Employments which Try the Soul OF the
Small Boy.
1t is au old saying among the farm
ers that there is no employment moro
trying than turning grindstone or
'.minding a gap" The grindstone
could have been introduced during the
dark ages as an instrument of torture.
Turning the crank is such miserable
work that the men, foregoing it with
noble resignation. compel boy to take
it in hand. When strong man with
scythe blade appears. the boys heart
sinks. He is told that grinding it will
not require very long time, but he
knows better. 1t may be unconscious
strength. but 1t seems that the man
takes a special delight in bearing un-
necessarily hard on the stone. No ties
of affection are strong enough to pre-
vent this additional cruelty. The boy
wonders why a man can be so heart
less, but when he becomes man and
when his boy turns the crank, he bears
on the stone.
The gap" season comes in the au.
tumn when the corn is being gathered.
A panel OF the fence is being let down
and as it would be too inconvenient to
close the opening every time the wagon
passes through. a boy is stationed
there to keep the cattle from going
into the field. He sits down on q rail
A hog comes along and the boy throws
a chunk at him. A COW comes and
while the boy is paying attention to
her. the hog comes within one of rum
ming through the gap. The sunshine.
just warm enough to exert drowsy
influence, causes the boy to nod. The
wind. rustling the yellow leaves of
neighboring tree. sinks into breezy
music. The boy leans back and places
his head on a rail. Pleasant visions
float before him. The breezy music
grows fainter The visions are deep
ened into dreams.
Get up there! What in thunder are
you doing?"
The boy springs to his feet. The
wagon has arrived. The cow and
dozen hogs are in the field. The farm
ers are right. There is no employment
more trying than turning grindstons
or ..mindiug gap."- Arkansaw Tran
eZer
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-16
CLOCK-MENDING TRAMPS.
The Devices by Which They Pretend to
Earn Their Meals.

The Devices by Which They Pretend to
Earn Their Meals.
Can the old lays are PLAYED out and
it takes an artist to live fat like we
used to. l really believe the chickens
roost higher than they did in the good
old days. Oh. times is getting awfulr'
The fellow retired to cave of gloom.
metaphorically speaking, as he gave
way to the flood of memories of the
time before tramp business had been
Frustrated by overproduction. "A
man has to either steal or work some
fake, like mending umbrellas or mend
ing chiney-that's about as handy as
any.
''Oh, there amt much to it. All a
mans got to carry is some samples,
which must be straight, and some Per-
sian cement-glue. water or anything
to hold the dishes together I'll the man
gets out of the neighborhood. You tie
up the dishes with string and tell 'em
that they must let 'em alone at least
twenty-four hours to dry, which gives
you time to skip. / run out of glue
water once and l cemented my dishes
together with molasses, which got
out OF farmers pantry. 1t was pref
ty much the same.
Cleaning clocks is another good
fake, only it has been worked to death.
One OF us goes ahead and thinkers up
the clock. taking it partially to pieces.
tickling itup with a feather and ann int
ing it with lie or lard or something. I
always. when I'm ON the tramp. carry
boa constructor lie or yak lie for the
purpose. It's coal lie or lard lie, Just
as it happens. When comes to put
1t together if / don't. know exactly
where all the wheels go do the best
know how. and if there's any overflow
of wheels without holes to put 'em in.
as is usually the case, I jest quietly slip
'em in my pocket 1 then hand-spike
the hands ahead ha1f-hour and tells
the folks it is unhealthy TO turn them
back and that they had better wait
until the time comes as pointed ~ sno
clock before they start II running. 1l,s
saves disarrangln' the innards. seI1
'em. That half hour lets me our nn0
goes If the clock don Z Erie 1ss-
patch.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-16
REINDEER HUNTING.
How the Esquimaux Hunt the Reindeer
Aided BY Boys and Dogs.

How the Esquimaux Hunt the Reindeer
Aided BY Boys and Dogs.
Es9uimaux dogs are used in various
ways in hunting. When the weather
is so foggy that hunter can not see
very far, and there is consequently but
little prospect of his killing anything
unless he almost stumbles upon it, one
of them will take his bow and arrows.
or his gun, if he be fortunate enough
to own one. and giving the best-trained
huntingdog in charge of one of his
sons, they start out reindeer hunting.
The boy puts harness on the dog. ties
the trace around his own waist, or
holds it in his hands, and follows his
father out into the fog.
OF course. the older Esquimaux has
some idea where the reindeer will be
grazing or resting. and he soon finds
out which way the wind is blowing
over the place where he suspects the
reindeer to be. Then, with his boy
and the dog. he goes around in such a
way that the game will not be dis
turbed. to some place where the wind
blowing over the reindeer will come
toward the hunters. As soon as the
place is reached. the dog smells the
reindeer. and commences shifting the
air as if anxious to go toward them.
The boy allows the dog to advance
slowly, still holding on to the harness
so that it shall not run away. As soon
as the dog scents the deer, it goes
directly toward them, and when it is
quite near, it grows excited, and COM
mences to jump and to jerk the harness
trace by which the boy is holding it.;
being well-trained hunting dog, how
ever. it never barks so as to brighten the
deer by the sound.
The hunter nov knows from these
excited actions of the dog that the
reindeer must be close at hand, al
though he can not see them for the fog.
So he tells his son to hold the dog and
remain in that spot while he takes his
bow or gun and crawls cautiously for
ward in the proper direction. Before
he has gone far, probably not more
than twenty or twenty-five yards away,
the huge forms of ,wo or three rein
deer loom up through the fog. If he
is good hunter he will at least bring
one down, and perhaps two or three of
them. and so have something for sup
per. When there is snow on the
ground, the boy Will generally take
two or three dogs along. and after a
reindeer is killed. will use them to drag
it into the snow house. As the little
Esquimaux loves excitement. this is
good sport, and in this way he soon
learns to hunt quite well.-Lieutenaat
Frederick SchUatka. IN st. Nicholas.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-16
TRAVELLING CLOAKS, ETC.

Description OF the Newest Styles Imported
BY Fashionable Modistes.
The newest travelling cloaks import
ed by fashionable modistes are of ecru
canvas striped with eolors, lined
down the front with long scarf of
brown wool lace. These are very dressy
indeed. and are made with loose square
sleeves set in on the shoulders and
down next the back forms, where they
double under to meet the piece in front.
Mohair wraps are trimmed with gall
loon or little lace; but those meant
for use rather than dress are plainly
stitched near the edges. The more
youthful dust cloaks are fitted to the
figure in redingote style, with coat
sleeves, and some fullness on the tour
nure in pleats or in French gauging.
Still others are fitted smoothly over the
hips, and have the skirt gathered or
plated to the edge. The latter are made
either of pongee or of mohair; fawn or
dust-colored mohair, with some
bows of green ribbon and a
hood lined with green silk,
makes a stylish cloak. The French
fancy for using this goods and gay
colors for these wraps also extend to
other sheer woolens, like yelling which
comes in dark brown with pencil stripes
of red. olive and blue upon it This is
made up in long redingote with
hood, and is provided on each side
with loop and button to fasten it up
as polonaise. and display a red bison
cloth skirt that is worn under it The
wrap is. however. made very long. and
may be worn over any other skirt, or
over an entire dress. Bourette or tuft-
ed cloth of dark color is used for listers
and redingotes. and there are also
others of striped or plaid English
cloths. Navy blue diagonal wool with
red silk lining for the hood is popular
for the English ulsters that are made
with close-fitted front and belted back.
eThe serge and corduroy tailor jackets
for travelling have been already noted.
Perhaps the newest sacques are those
of English checked homespun made
with belt across the short back, while
the longer front is turned back down
each side in revers that NAV be unbut-
toned and Tapped the opposite way to
make the jacket double-breasted.-
HurDer's Bazaar.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-16

was an opportunity 20 earn ttsfx living
and make homes for themselves and
families in obedience to natures laws
and their own inclinations, by the culti-
walton of the soil, and the gathering of
its ripened fruits and grains.
They were not unused to hardships.
What man or woman was that had been
a miner or miners wife back of go in
California?
And they were not towards. The
towards went on. later, when the will
derness had been, in a measure, sub
dued; when Drawer men had proven
the immense resources of the country;
had bridged its torrents; had opened its
mines; had driven out the Indians; had
laid the foundation for private fortunes
and national WEALTH. was then the
towards came, or were begotten of the
spirit of gambling, the greed for sud-
den and immense wealth which the
ceaseless search for gold stimulates if it
does not create-came and plotted to
rob better men of their hard-earned
savings. These men, | say, journeyed
from their ravaged homes upon the
Suscol Ranch to the foothills to begin
again, were not towards, and they were
Injured to hardship, and like all other
people they were too quick to forget
wrongs done them under the cloak of
law, and they let their anger die out;
refused to peer too closely or too far
into the future, which they could not
control, and laughed as they journeyed,
instead of crying; sang scraps of from
tier songs, instead of recounting to each
other the story of their suiierings-
And the women? Why. bless you
dear reader. women learned long ago,
some centuries back, | think it was, to
suffer and be still. Not one woman
cried out at the hardships she was COM
PEELED to undergo during that whole
Journey.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-16
JALAPA.
A Town That Has Occupied the Pen
Poet and Historian.

1 a
! Poet and Historian.
Among the most elevated peaks il
| Mexican territory rises the Cofrt
| (Trunk) of Perote. on a colossal wal
| crowned by the Star Mountain, Oriza
va, which from height of nearly
eighteen thousand feet looks calmly
out over the dark-biue waves of the
Mexican gulf.
At the feet of the Cofre de Perote is
the beautiful city of Jalapa, justly
called the garden of the Republic
where brilliant birds sing their litanies
and br ght flowers wave increasingly
| their perfumed censers. All the exu
berance of the tropics surrounds
Jalapa. The forests of lemons,
oranges and mangoes reach out toward
is heavy with their perfume. Tall.
winds which watt lazily up from the
torrid coast. Under the shadow oil
plantains grow the coffee plants. The
tobacco leaves surcharge the atmos-
phere with their strong. peculiar scent.
y
of tobacco across the gulf in Yucatan
centuries ago. The vanilla bean. with
its precious extract and. volatile Oil.
grow INTENDED, its delicate aroma lost
in the overpowering odors from a
thousand open ehalIces of fruit and
flower.
The bamboo sugar cane reaches an
extraordinary height under the hot sky
that bends above the canton of Jalapa.
The reed-like water grass, carrying its
nutritious freightage of rice, grows as
rapidly as among the torrid marshes OF
India and China. The golden crowns
OF corn wave for miles along the sides
of these Mexican Andes, and valuable
dive and gum woods and scores of me-
dicinal plants are found around Jalapa.
Among the latter is jalap, the famous
cathart;c, first imported from this trop-
ical town in 1910, but now compara-
tivelv rare in that vicinity.
Tiny torrents, struck from the gran
lite mountains by some invisible Moses,
ripple over the pebbly pavements of
Jalapa, and, breaking into cascades, 60
singing over beds of marble to lose
them. elves in rushing rivers Under a
skv of amethyst is the eternal snow
that caps Orizava; the hardy pines
lower down; the deep. dark forests:
the wealth of tropical vegetation; every
complexion of vegetable growth-arc-
tic, temperate and tropic-on the steppes
that slope from the summit to the sea-
The town of Jalapa is tour thousand
feet above sea-level, and seventy miles
from Vera Cruz This mountain is
celebrated for the magnificence of its
scenery, the beauty of its women, and
the sweetness of its flowers. It has
about ten thousand inhabitants. The
chip;chipi, or light drilling rain. that
often falls on Jalapa, is about the only
drawback to the tourist.
Jalapa was town when Cortez first
climbed the great mountains that en-
circle the City of Mexico. 1t was
called Xalaya. and near by is the town
of Perote, where the American prison
ers were confined in 18A7.
There are few towns in Mexico so
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-16

happily situated. At good height
above the sea coast, it is on the edge
of the plateau behind which towers
the summit of Macultepec, and
while it overlooks the rich low
lands of the Sierra Caliente-
Hot Lands-it escapes their baneful
vapors. The town lost much of its i'm
portance as a commercial enterpot by
the open ng of the Mexican Railway
via Orizava from Vera Cruz to the City
of Mexico. but is now connected by
tramway with the former. Among the
stone buildings of this town stands the
old Franciscan monastery, built in
1866. and looming up forever among
the fragrant groves of Jalapa like a
ghost to guard this paradise.-Aezsco
Isco Republics.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-16

A New Orleans doctor calls atten-
ton to a very simple fact which merits
attention from medicine takers. If the
medicine is mixed with very cold wa
ter, and q few swallows of water be
taken as preparatory dose. the nerves
of the organ of taste become sufficient
~ benumbed to make the medicine
nearly tasteless. The method will not
disguise bitter tastes, but acts well in
oils and salines.-N. O. Times.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-16

dressed beef now comes to the At
lant:c seaboard in the best condition
from :, 600 niles AWAY. T. Sua.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-07-16
teops'saa Secured An Rights Reserped.l
Driven From Sea to Sea.
Or, JUST A CAMPIN,.
BY G. @. POST

snkD BY PERMISSION OF J. E. DowNxY
q Co., PUBLISHERS, CHICAGO.
The Dawson journal., 1885-03-26
Where is the FunS
OF late it is a frequent

OF late it is a frequent occur
renee for some miscreant, or mis-
crennts, to tear up the different
bridges throughout the city after
all decent people have retired to
their homes for the night. In do
ing this they not only violate the
law, but endanger life. The gul-
lies which some Of these bridges
cover are very deep, and it may
happen that some dark night a
person will fell in one of the
gullies from which tbs bridge
has been removed and receive
serious injuries. Those who are
guilty of such acts have no respect
for themselves or the town in
which they live. All good citi-
zens severely condemn such
fun (?) and whe1r the guilty par
ties are apprehended they will
have their deserts meted out to
them in such q manner that will
cause halt in the indulgence Of
such fun.(?) No decent or
respectable person will be
guilty of such action. Where is
the fun?
The Dawson journal., 1885-03-26
A Successful Bnttor Waker.

Mr.. William jennings, of the
town district, prosperous plant
er and good citizen of our county.
has supplied Judge j. G. L. Clarke,
the clerk of Terrell Superior
Court, with excellent butter for
nine consecutive years, never hav-
ing failed in all those years to
keep the judges table furnished
with the best Of butter and at g
uniform price Of twenty-five cents
per pound during the entire year
Dawson Correspondence Allan
ia Constitution.
The Dawson journal., 1885-03-26
CHICKASAWHATCHEE NEWS.
]. Ell. HAMMOND, Editor.
THrN6Q To REMEarprp

THINGS TO REMEMBER
"The Sabbath day to keep it
holy.n
"Thy creator in the days of thy
youth. -
That she who by the pIow would
thrive, himself must either hold
or drive"
That Cleveland is a dem crat
and is president of the United
States, and that the republicans
are very much discontinued there
by.
That the bee business is on e
regular boom in this section, and
that honey is bound to be plent :
ful and cheap.
That Terrell county is the gar
den spot of Georgia, and that
Ch'ckasawhatchee is the Oldest
place in the county, ani hanc /,
the more homo
That there are some things We
ought to forget, AMI some things
we should ever remember.
Mrs. Crowell has returned from
her visit to Alabama.
Miss Marie Moore is VISITING
relatives here. Miss Moore is a
grand daughter of Mrs. Crowall,
and daughter of Rev. 81. D.
Moore, d. D., of Prattsville, Ala.
Mr., J. A. Bell says he has some
chairs that belonged to and were
used by his fathers grand mother.
He says they have ben in use
$50 years, and are now in a splen-
did state Of preservation.
John McGahee says a young
man that will send note to his
girl and at the same time and by
the Same boy send a note to the
girls papa asking for the loan of
fifteen cents must undoubtelly
be hard up for cash, or else think
him self Some pumpkins"
Mr.. W. A. Hogue's little boy
Benuie, happened to the misfor
tune Of getting his leg broken one
day last week. 1t wa, broken
about mid yay between tie knee
and ankle Joints.
John McGahee says his corn i.
trying to come up, and that tt
each hill there are two n lies, three
larks and corn crow.
Mr. W. B. Gibson, of Smith.
vile, was in cur town on Monday
last. billie" was talking regular
plow talk while here. His ole
friends were glad to. meet him
and see that his shadow had moi
grown any less.
Some one intent On making 6
good crop tins year, and being
short of fertilizers, Iid, with NAL.
ice and aforethought, steal, take
and and carry away sack oI
guano from Mr.. B. F. King.
plantation the other night.