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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-09-16
An Ostrich Fable.

There is hard kind of pad on the
breast of the ostrich, caused, l dare
say, by its habit of reposing on its
chest. And thereby hangs tale,
Though the ostrich is not found now
in Europe and Asia, there is, 1 under
stand, no doubt that long, long ago it.
existed in India and Central Asia.
Now the Eastern peoples, being very
fond of fable, have legend about their
origin. They declare that the ostriches
of the remote past were SO pulled up
with pride at their size and strength
that they despised the rest of the birds,
and, wishing to show off their superior
powers of flight, made an attempt to
reach the sun. But Phebus--who was
the sun-god of these pagan folk-angry
at such conceit, punished them by
burning off their wings. Heavily they
fell to the ground, which they struck
with their breasts so forcibly as to re-
reive the pad-like mark 1 spoke of.
This mark and the smallness of their
wings have been reproduced ever since,
as an awful warning to the vain and
preSumptuous.- Folks.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-09-16
BLAINE DISHONESTY.
Tho Continental Fabricator from Maine
Charging the Democracy with Being

Tho Continental Fabricator from Maine
Charging the Democracy with Being
Responsible for the Labor Troubles.
In his speech, to the preparation of
which year was devoted, at Sebago
Lake, the other day, Blaine called at
tention to the labor strikes, and insin-
uated that the policy of the Democratic
party was responsible for them. 1t
would be difficult to imagine a
more reckless or untruthful accu-
sation. Does Blaine forget the rail-
way strikes of few years ago,
when the militia of nearly every
State in the Union was called to arms,
and even the regular army had to be
employed in saving property and pre-
venting bloodshed? The Democrats
were not in power then, for the Re-
publicans had every thing their own
way, and even in Pennsylvania, where
the State has launched out millions of
dollars to railroad companies for dam
age done by strikers, not Democrat
was in a State office. Which party
was in power when the telegraph OPP
orators strike occurred and paralyzed
trade for weeks? Who was responsible
for the strike in the Hooking valley,
Ohio, in the year 1884, which kept the
country at fever heat for months, and
blood trickled down the bleak hills of
that coal region? 1t was shown at the
time that Blaine was stakeholder in
the Hooking valley company, which
imported hungarian miners to starve
natives into subsection. The continent
tai tabricator from Maine ought TO steer
clear of the subject of strikes, for the
fact is well known that labor agitation
was foreign to this country until the
Republican party came into power.
Scarcely had Blaine's falsehoods been
scattered broadcast over the land
when the news was telegraphed from
Pittsburgh that nail mills, which have
been idle for long time, were about
to start full blast under satisfactory ar
engagements with employees. 1t is
strange that a man who has been in
public life twenty-five wears as Blaine
has should stand up before an intelli-
gent people and utter such malicious
falsehoods as he is handing out by
wholesale. Does this impudent man
who was stepped in corruption think
the American people dolts, ready to
accept as truth his falsehood? The
game he is playing is a desperate one
but it will fail of its object, for the
voters of this country know the man
who wrote ''burn this letter." sold his
vote as a representative of the citizens
of Maine for Little Rock and Fort
Smith stock. and attempted to rob poor
Peru so that he might share the bogus
claims of French adventurer. Is it
to be presumed that such a man. no
matter what he may say, will have
weight with thinking men who have
the best interests of the country at
heart? The glamor with which the
blatherskite has surrounded his words
will give way to honest penetration and
will stand forth as the utterance of q
man destitute of common honesty
Buffalo Times.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-09-16
Sweetness in Sticks.

So fond is the average small boy OF
the sort of candy that comes in sticks,
that no doubt after reading this de-
scription of the way it is made, he will
start right off in search of specimen:
The ''stick" candy is ordinary ''A'' SUI
gar boiled down with water and a little
cream of tartar to prevent crystalliza-
ton. The mass is taken in patches of
about fifteen pounds to marble table,
where it is kneaded like bread, and the
favoring and coloring worked in. The
paste then goes to the pulling hooks,
where for five or six minutes it is
pulled and twisted. Thence it returns
to the marble table, at one end of
which. there is metal plate, kept hot;
on which is worked the candy into its
final shape. Stripes are pressed into
the batch, two feet long and foot
thick, and it is then drawn and twist
ed till it is the proper size of the pen
ny ''stick," the right length of which
is clipped off by huge scissors. = Golden
D0NS..
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-09-16
hardly need say that the alligator.st teeth

hardly need say that the alligator $ teeth
are a joy only to itself.
Another popularity of the alligator
is its ability to sleep. Like other rep
tiles, it is so cold blooded that it likes
warmth and hates cold. II needs Wa
ter, too, and as the dry season and tho
cool season come on together I'm Flor
ida, there is double reason why the
Florida alligator should go into winter
quarters. It buries itself in the mud
after the manner Of its kind and settles
down for long nap.
Sometimes it happens that grass ana
quick growing shrubs spring up ON
the back of this torpid animal AS
rule these are all shaken or washed of
when, with the first warm rains. the
alligator rouses itself and makes for
the water; but occasionally, for some
reason, the mud clings, and with it the
plant-growth, so that when the half
awakened creature slides into the
water and floats stupidity Off, it looks
like floating island.
In one such instance, plover was so
deceived as to build its nest IN the
plant-growth on the alligator's back.
The living island so freighted tioatcd
noticed by party of boys who were
out fishing. They saw the plover rise
from the little island, and suspecting
nest to be there, they gave up their
fishing and rowed out to it.
They never suspected the nature OF
the island until they had bumped their
boat rather rudely into it once or twice,
and so vexed the alligator that it
opened its huge mouth with startling
suddenness that brought chorus of
yells from the nest-robbers, and sent
them off in fit mood to sympathise
with the plover, which was tiuttering
about and crying piteously at the
raid upon its nest.
The poor bird was doomed to lose its
nest, however, for the alligator, having
at last been thoroughly aroused, dis
covered how hnngry it was, and Owed
down in search of food, thus washing
off island, nest and all.-St. Nicholas.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-09-16
PRESSING RIGHT ON.

Tho Democracy of New York Bringing
Thieves to Justice, 1t Has Always
Done Republican Pretensions.
Several occurrences of recent date
signalize the jealous vigilance with
which the Democratic party guards its
own honor and integrity. 1t has never
taken to itself sufficient credit for its
works IN this espect-perhaps because
it feels that there is no occasion to
boast of merely performing an OBJ
vious duty. Still its disinclination to
make capital out of its reforms has fire.
quently been turned to its disadvant-
age, its opponents impudently arrogat-
ing the merit to themselves as the only
real children of light. The Democracy
never got the honor it deserved for
annihilating the Tweed Ring and
sending the chiefs of that bad
band of plunderers 10 State prison
or into exile-a publication which was
wrought by Charles O'Conor, Samuel
j. Tilden and other great leaders of
the Democratic party. Republican
orators and organs always speak of the
Tweed Ring as if it were wholly Demo-
cratic in origin and texture, while they
depict its DISRUPTION as the work of
honest and earnest Republicans.
To-day so Jealous is the Democratic
party in its desire for pure government
that through Democratic mayor and
Democratic Governor it insists that
bu1oons and petty tricksters as we'll as
great thieves must be kept out or eject
ed from public office. Yet the Governor
receives but grudging and ungracious
praise from large portion of the press
for his prompt removal of Squire. who
is still in the net of the same Demo-
down the Broadway franchise jobbers.
Under the inspiration and guidance of
Governor Hill the Democracy of New
York State takes no step backward and
condones no wrong-doing.-M Z.
Graphic.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-09-16
READING FOR THE YOUNG.
MABEL DIMES OUT ALONE.

PREVIOUS INSTRUCTIONS FROM MAMMA.
made her stand beside me, my bonnie little
girl:
Iarranged each dainty ruff1e, and smoothed
each sunny curl.
Nov, baby, you'll be careful in all you do
and Say;
You viii not trouble auntie while dining there
to-day.
You'll take your pace in quiet, nor ask for
any thing.
But eat what uncle gives you, or what the
walters bring.
You won't take too much pudding when
there's no mamma to check;
And when it comes to sweetmeats, you'll
scarcely taste Speck."
RESULT. AS DESCRIBED BY AUNTIE.
The feast was rich and splendid, the board
held howeretS rare.
But yet my rosebud tender was the sweetest
blossom there.
Her eyes were bright as diamonds, her speech
brides song;
She was frugal as hermit, lest she might eat
something wrong.
When asked to take some pudding. she an
Swered at her ease;
When questioned as to ice-cream. said: "a
little, if you please"
Alas that such behavior should end in utter
wreck
The sweetmeats come; the little tongue lsps:
Ihankth: TIL take q peel"
-Mary E. Pdndyne. in Hdrper's Young People.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-09-16
Raj TLESNAKE BITES.
How They May BeCured without the Aid
of whisky Other Stimulants.

How They May BE Cured without the Aid
of whisky OF Other stimuIants.
Eighty years. ago Joseph Geer, the.
first settler at Long Eddy, N. y.
learned the cure for rattlesnake bite.
from John johnson, a half-breed Della
ware Indian, who had his wigwam on
the Pennsylvania side of the river, at
the foot of Long Eddy, and eked out
miserable existence hunting, fishing
and supplying the settlers with lead
from mine somewhere in the vicini-
ty,. to which he would 60 and get
load and return the same day. John
son, like most Indians, was an invet-
crate lover of whisky, and for pint of
it would let rattlesnake bite him and
then cure himself with his remedy,
which, however, he would not reveal.
Geer always kept liquor in his house,
and on an occasion when Johnsonswas
recovering. from one of his frequent
spells of drinking to excess, and was
suffering terribly for the want Of liq-
uor, Geer promising never to reveal
the secret while johnson was alive,
succeeded in getting the remedy for
pint of whisky A few years thereaft-
er johnson went off with q sIoliing
band of Indians and never returned.
Geer kept the remedy secret, howev-
er, till from. old age he was. unable
longer to answer the calls of the set
tiers when any of them or their stock
had been bitten. and then told it freely
to all. 1t is as follows: Apply to the
woand a. peultice one-half eaah of CONF
mon salt and indigo, mixed with cold
water, and renew every two hours.
Eat freely of the leaves, or drink often
of tea made from them, OF variety
of the blue violet (V. Sagittata), COM
monty known as the ''arrow-leavad"
violet. If the bite be upon the leg ur
an arms, bind the leaves in circle
around it above and inst beyond the
swelling. Moisten with. cold WAGER as
often as they get dry from the fever
created by the poison, and renew two
or three times day. During the time
this remedy has been in use an Mr..
Geer's neighborhood it has effected at
| least twenty cures upon human beings,
great many more upon beasts. and
has never failed with either. Ralph
Geer and Moses Thomas, Long Eddy,
/ N. Y, are the names and addresses OF
individuals now living who have been
bitten by rattlesnakes and cured by
this remedy without the aid of whis-
ky or any thing else. = Chicago Inter
| Ocean.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-09-16
The Hebrews of italy.

The Lunewio IsraeIHico of Leghorn
gives some interesting particulars about
the Jews of Italy. The entire number
in the Peninsula (even including the
Italia irredenta) is $1,000, or about on 9
per cent. of all the Jews in Europe.
italy has much fewer Jews than the
single city of Vienna. In Trieste the
bulk of the Israelite community are
Italian Jews, numbering $50. In
Rome there are $500. in Leghorn. A.
$50; Turin, 1900; Venice, $500; Flor
ence, 2,400; Ferrara, $50; Ancona, L.
700; Modena. LOO: Mantua, 1,430;
Milan. l, 100: Verona, 975: Padua. $50;
Naples. $50; Pisa, $40, and Genoa, only
800. The chief rabbincal school in
italy is now at Mantua. Padua held
this position formerly, and still has for
the head of its Jewish community the
greatest Hebrew scholar IN Italy, Rabbi
Ende Lolli, WHO is professor of Hebrew
at the University of Padua, and was a
pupil of the celebrated Lazzatto.
7. Post.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-09-16
A LIVING ISLAND.

How Poor Bird Built Her Nest Upon
the Back of Alligator and What
Came of 1t.
The alligator IS not in any way an
attractive animal. On the contrary, it
is about as repellent in looks and dis
position as any living creature very
well can be. And yet in one respect,
at least, it is to be envied-it can go
through life without ever needing a
dentist, unless it be to eat him; for it
never keeps its teeth long enough to
give them any chance to decay or ache
or get out of order in any way. When
an alligator's tooth is worn out OF
broken. or in need of any kind of re.
pair, it drops out, and. behold! d new
ne is ready to take its place. But
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-09-16
wants the Prohibitionists

to vote for the Republican candidates.
and Blaine's lieutenant, Frye. is using
his persuasive efforts in the same di-
rection. He begins by calling the
Prohibitionists ''impudent, unblushing
scoundrels> He probably intends
them to understand that he regards
them as above fattery.-Detroit Free
Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-09-16

In the Chinese quarter of New
YORK no charge is made for tea in the
restaurants and in the BARRIERS shop.
the grocery stores. the gambling
houses and the opium dens. A pot Of
tea stands always ready for any who
choose to drink. This is in compliance
with precept laid down by Con.
fucius. ~ \. Sun.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-09-16
Two Indians entered n DRUG st

Two Indians entered n drug store
on Third street. One was a tall young
man, and his conpanion was an aged
and dried up specimen of humanity.
They were dressed in dark. ill-fitting
clothes, and each of them had on moe
casins. Their black SLOUGH hats par
TALLY concealed their jet black hair.
Marching into the centre of the store
the red man. after the style of the pow
WOW around the camp fire, expressed
himself as follows: ..Big Iniun wants
heap big sweet wind Without any
hesitation the clerk turned off two
glasses of soda water and gave them to
the two red men, The Indians drank
and were satisfied. st. Paul Globe.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-09-16

Mr.. Blaine speech is the speech
of an advocate, and not the speech of
a statesman. - ProriGesce journal
tRep.).
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-09-16
Ex-PRESIDENT ARTHUR.

His Condition Regarded Hopeless by
Those Who Profess to Knoxville Ex-
President But a Shadow of His Former
Self.
NEW YORK, Sept. IA Boston special
to the Philadelphia Press says: An old
friend of eX- President Arthur, who has
just returned from visit to the distin-
guished invalid at New London, gives a
gloomy view of Mr.. Arthur's condition.
He says the ex-President maintains at all
times a forced cheerfulness and still
manifeSts the livel.est interest in current
events and leading political questions OF
the day, discussing men and measures
with all his old-time keenness; yet he
soon tires, his breathing becomes shorter
and an enforced rest ensues. He has lost
flesh until he is mere shadow of his FORM
er self. The robust physique and ford
countenance are gone. He feels the change
bitterly and expressions of sympathy are
very cheering to him, and these are con-
stantiy pouring in from all sections OF
the country. Mr.. Arthur reads the news
papers with the greatest avidity and any
paragraph of foreboding kind about
himself makes him depressed and anx-
ious. His attendants exercise continued
care regarding the contents of the pa
pers taken to him. There is little doubt
tina his illness is confirmed attack of a
dreadful malady, and that the inevitable
result is only a question of time.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-09-16
Bloody Row at a Texas Election.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. Sept. IA tc.e.
gram from Kennedy, Karnes County, q
small station on the San Antonio & Ar
kansas Railway, about fifty miles south
of here, gives an account of a desperate
riot which occurred yesterday at Daley
vile, Karnes County. There was a local
option election going on, for which the
people had waited for weeks. Feeling
has run extremely high, and many mnnr
brawlS had occurred. Anticipate
ing trouble, the Sheriff had a
large force of deputies at the
Daleyville poll. The voting was very
heavy and each side was closely watched.
About .. p. m. there was a rush and
scramble, and, when things straig htcned
out little, it was seen that two Mexicans
and two white men were arrayed
against the sheriff, his deputies
and other county officers. The
place was crowded, and the firing
was very rapid and general. 1t was. too,
remarkably effective. Sheriff Tate Elder,
Deputy Sheriff Bud Elder and Mr.. Pullen
were instantly slain. Al Pullen, brother
of the dead man, and Jack Bailey, deputy
sheriff, were mortaily wounded, and w.
G. Butler, Chas. Daily, Deputy Sheriff
Blair and County Attorney Graves were
slightly wounded. Both the Pullens
were hit by stray bullets. They were old
men and not engaged in the row. The
Mexicans and white men doing the shoot
ing escaped.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1886-01-02

|" Ralph Cakes returns to Weiser Monday.
Sheriff Wilson was in town the other day,
Joe makes a good officer.
Joe Fahy returns to Mineral shortly, after a
pleasant visit with the folks.
Major W.. A. Seaton, now of Ontario, has
gone home to Nevada to see the wife and ba.
bies.
81. Morrow got off the jury long cnoagh to
come home to see the babies Christmas night.
81. was indignant when he found Bill Kinkaid
had eaten all the turkey and oysters at the re-
union at Elder Morrow's the day before.
Mrs. Little, Mrs. Blatchley, Charley Picard
and S. N. Moe drove over to Reynolds creek
Sunday to visit Mrs. Fred Brunzell. They re-
turned Tuesday, accompanied by Miss Char
'otte Moe, who is visiting Mrs. Blatchley.
Fred and Mrs. Brunzell made the time pass
pleasantly.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1886-01-02

Has everybody filed on landa

Has everybody filed on landa
Governor Stevenson married a couple tn
day before Christmas.
N Born, to the wife of A. E. Galloway, Ian
uary Ist, 1886, a daughter.
Only a month remains in which sabscrib.
ers can come y on the premium distribution.
Renew al once.
4 Elisha Stephens and Ella Clifford, both Of
Oregon, were married at the Haskell house on
the goth, by Justice Galloway.
Charley Ross, the handsome boy in Bob
Weatherford's boss hotel at Weiser, was mar
ried for two months and nobody knew it till
Christmas. Shake, Charley.
Two Of the Thoroughbred Dog a~ssocia-
ton dividends, running loose in the lumber
office the other night, ate the narrative off the
assistant presidents breaches.
Frank Scott and Amelia Gillerman. from
the Malheur river, began the new year just
night. Justice Galloway married them at the
Pacific hotel on the night of the sIst.
IN. T. Barrie and George Coffee were
recently taken to Portland and fined for sell
ing liquor without a government license in
Pine valley. 1t is said George Pomeroy was
the informer. :.
Rev. A. B. Macpherson was the "viotim"
OF a surprise party the other day. There were
Mrs. BIZ. Morrow, Mrs. Lew Morrow. A. II.
T. Newland and family and George Wootan
and family. They brought a wagon-load of
chicken, ETC., and had a fine time.
Pat Foley, the handsome porter with the
bric-a-brac mustache at the Pacific hotel. is
hobody's chicken. "A $40 music box was raf-
fed at Little's Christmas night, and among
those having chances were Pat and President
Roberts of the north side canal. Pat didn't
get within a mile of the box, but 4r was /!
thrown for Roberts, who was not present, and :
that was high. Pat skipped over to the hotel, {
found Roberts and asked him what he'd take ?
his chance. "Threc dollars" said the nm. I
Roberts, and Pat took him up and 4
-ook the box. When Roberts learned the true c
of the transaction he rose up on his N
lind legs and howled. L
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1886-01-02
Syrup of Figs.

Natures own true laxative. Pleasant 10 The
palate, acceptable to the stomach, harmless in
its nature, painless in its action. Cures habit
ual constipation, biliousness, Indigestion and
kindred ills. Cleanses the saytem, puri6es the
blood, regulates the liver and acts on the bow
els. Breaks up colds, chills and fevers, etc.
Strengthens the organs on which it acts. Bet
Ter than bitter, nauseoas liver medicines, pills,
salts and draughts. Sample bottles free, and
large bottles for sale by Little & Co.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1886-01-02
Tho Ball at Mountain Homo

A. B. MACPHERSON. Teacbe
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1886-01-02

lhe Mountain Home people gave a bail on
New Years eve that was as big a success as
anything ever held in Idaho. The Caldwell
brass band went up and furnished the m,,s;c
ana returned saying they had a grand time.
mere were IoI couples and they came from
all over that region. The affair was managed
by agent scranton, Judge Miller and Mr.
Turner, and does them credit.
during the day there were two MARRIAGES
and the band serenaded both couples. The
ofiaegrooms responded literally.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1886-01-02
CORRESPONDENCE.

We inUite correspondence from all
parts of the county and WiU make salts
fdcfory arrangements wiM parties who
oil sbrtte regularly. Send for particu
lars.