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Iron County register., 1886-09-02
CURIOUS NAMES.

A Clergyman's Chat Concerning Remark
able Given Names.
'What a name that young man has"
said clergyman yesterday to NeaOs-
gatherer, as the person indicated left
his presence.
"What is it?'' !:
''E. P. Baxter, he writes it. Nothing
remarkable about that. but what amount
of hard thought is concealed in those in
itials. The man W as born on January
8, 1868, and his parents named him
Emancipation Proclamation Baxter in
honor of the occasion"
''That's pretty bad"
eyes, but there are some parents with
cranky ideas on the subject of naming
children. One boy christened Perse-
verance Jones, / endeavored to dis
suade the father, but he said the mother
was called patience. and he saw no rca-
SON why the boy should not be called
Perseverance,, because the two always
went together. Within a few PAGES of
the grave of Benjamin and Deborah
Franklin, in the old cemetery at Fifth
and Arch streets, there is headstone
bearing the inscription; Sacred to the
mttnOTy OI o. IL. ". LNIyu. IL Gfe OWnef
of that name were living now his friends
would probably call. him 'Ccluloid.'
had colored man named Alexander
doing some work around here once. I
used to hear the other workmen call
him .Trib' and Hole, and it struck me
one day to ask him what his name was.
.Tribulation Wholesome Alexander,
sah, he replied. I,
'sIt may have been some relative of
his who came to me with twins to have
baptized"
s.What name will you call themp'' I
asked.
'Cherubim' and 'Seraphim, replied
the mother. 4
Whyp" asked, in astonishment.
Because" /" she replied, .sde pra'r
book says de cherubim and seraphim
continually do cry and desc we're
chiIen do nofin' else"
The NcOs-gatherer edged toward the
door, and. when he had got in the lob
by, shouted chestnut y and skipped
down stairs. - Philadelphia Nescs.
Iron County register., 1886-09-02
THE MINE MULE.
The Sport Created by the Descent OF
Mule to the Depths Below.

Mule to the Depths Below.
One of the most amusing and at the
same time most pitiful sights to be
seen about the coal mines, says cor
respondent writing from Nanticoke, is
the descent of mule to the depths be-
low. The shaft is, say, six hundred feet
deep, and yawns at ones feet like spot
of ink on the ground. A car lowered
and raised by perpendicular wire cable
shoots up and down with breathless
velocity. On the car is fastened mar
row stall, with iron bars, which can be
fastened across the entrance. By va
rious methods the unfortunate mule is
brought as far as the mouth of the shaft,
but when he sees the car he knows what
it means. That mule fully realizes that
if he walks aboard he will never see
daylight again, and will have to work
in the dark, as only mine mule must.
So he kicks. Argument is useless, per-
suasion falls on deaf ears. He kicks
with vigor and precision that means
business. His heels are battery that
would terrify even the fatalistic valor of
a follower of the Mahdi.
But long beam is brought and onS
end put against one of the uprights at
the side of the shaft. At the other end
four men push, bringing the beam like
a lever against the mules flanks. Now
the beasts backbone curves until his
head is next his tail, and his four feet,
planted firmly together, seem riveted
to the ground. The beam is a decided
failure, though two men are at the same
time tugging at a halter. But there is
another resource. Even mule resist
ance can be overcome by steam power.
A rope is fastened around the mules
neck and looped around those vicious
hind legs. Then a steam windlass is
slowly turned and the unlucky beast is
dragged on the car. The iron bars are
put up, bell rings, and the car drops
downward, while last melancholy
bray floats up from the black hole.
There is one mule under Wilkesbarre
that has spent twenty-one years of use
full life hauling coal in the dark. The
miners are proud of him, and he has
twice been hoisted to the surface to
walk proudly in miners parades. Mules
do not, as has been often said, go blind
in the mines, but when they are brought
out bandage must be tied over their
eyes for several days.-N r. COM
nlercidl Adrertiser.
Iron County register., 1886-09-02
Official Directo,v

MANTIN Ia. CLARDY, NJ. c., Tenth District
Pennington.
trict Piedmont.
JNo. L. THOMAS. Judge 26th Circuit. De
Soto. -
Jos. B. WALKER, Pr scouting Attorney.
Irouton.
THos. G. FOLEY Representative Bellayiew.
A. w. HoLLoMAN. Presiding Judge, Arcadia.
DAVID II PALs1ER.B elleview, and Jos q CIARK
SON, Arcadia. Associate Judges Ia m
FRANZ DINGER, Judge of Probate, Ironton
w. A. FLETCHER, Collector, Ironton.
s. E. BuFoRD, Sheriff, Ironton.
! JOSEPH HUFF, Clerk Circuit Court, Irontop.
w. FL. WnITwoRTH, Treasurer, ironton'
JNo. w: HARRAL, Assessor Relley.ew.
JACOB I. AXE, Public Administrator. Iron.
ton.
SJNo. B. SCOTT. county School Commission.
er for Iron county, Missouri. Iornton
Iron County register., 1886-09-02
THE BICYCLE,
Ats Slow Development Before It Suddenl,
Jumped Into Popular Favor.

Ats SLOW Development Before It Suddenly
Jumped Into Popular Favor.
In the year 1916 Baron Won Drais
constructed curious vehicle, consist
ing OF two wheels of equal size, placed
one IN front of the other, and connected
by bar on which was a small seat.
The rider sat astride the bar and pro-
PEELED the vehicle by striking his feet
against the ground. The machine,
very simple in mechanism, was named
the Draisine, and was the progenitor Of
the modern bicycle. In 1918 his con-
trivance was introduced to use in Eng
land, and the year following made its
appearance in New York, Philadelphia
and Boston, and was for time quite
popular. In 1868 Frenchman ap-
piled cranks to the fore wheels of the
Draisine, having discovered that a cer-
tain speed would maintain the equilib-
rum of the two-wheeler, and in 1866
further improvements were effected,
the new machine being introduced in
New York. 1t received little or no at
tention until 1868, when a sudden popu-
larity honored it, and everybody began
to use it. This continued something
more than a year, when it was as sum-
marily abandoned as it was enthusias-
tically taken up. Some English me-
chanics continued to work upon the
plan, however, and in 1876 the first inn
proved bicycle was imported and put
on exhibition at our centennial fair. In
1873 the first American company for
the manufacture of bicycles was organ
lied, and the traffic in these articles has
since increased SO steadily that no less
than 5000 were manufactured and sold
in this country last year, and it was
estimated that there were then $4,000
in use in the United States, exclusive of
boys machines.-Philadelphia Record.
Iron County register., 1886-09-02
CANAL VILLAGES.

Indian Settlements in Mexico Where All
Transportation is by Canoes.
For half mile on either side of the
grand canal, the country is threaded
with perfect network of fsmaller canals,
which lead away the water for irriga
ton purposes. Each little garden plot is
an island, and it is impossible to go any
where except in a canoe. A stranger
would lose himself at once in this laby-
rinth of water courses, but the native
glides in and out, and comes and goes,
in his little skiff, happy in his native
element, and filing the canals and
shaded water courses with life and ami
nation. The scene on the grand canal
in the early morning is picturesque and
full of interest. From a hundred side
streams suddenly appear crafts OF all
descriptions, loaded down to the water 8
edge with vegetables and flowers. An
Indian with single paddle sits in the
stern of each canoe. and propels it
swiftly and skillfully along through the
myriad of crafts toward the city. This
person is often woman, and her black
hair floats out behind her as she bends
over her paddle, and her white teeth
flash as she laughs apd answers merrily
to the halls of her companions in the
other boats. Sometimes, if the canoe
is large one, the vegetable man takes
his whole family on board, and while
he stands up in the stern and paddles
his craft along his spouse sits forward
and nurses her dusky little ones or az
ranges the vegetables or flowers for
market. On feast days and flower fes-
tivals the scene is full of beauty. Every
Indian twines wreath about his hat,
and women and children deck them
selves with flowers, and the fleet OF
boats comes down the stream with its
occupants singing, and-on the large
boats-dancing the jarabe at the
bows Overland Monthly.
Iron County register., 1886-09-02
A LOGICAL Boy.
He Believes That It's a Poor Rule Which
Won't Work Two Ways.

He Believes That It's a Poor Rule Which
Won't Work Two Ways.
"Mister, will you please give me a
dinner" asked boy Of gruf-looking
man.
"Why should / give you dimeT
"Ta get something to eat with. :"
"Why should care whether you eat
or notp It's none of my business.
Shortly afterward, as the man was
running to catch car. his plug hat
blew off and went rolling at rapid
rate,
"Please stop that hat" he shouted
to boy.
"Why should stop your hatp" the
boy replied. ''It is none of my busi-
ness"
"Now look there, you young wretch,
a wagon has run over it.
"That's so, but why should I care.
It's none of my business. .''-Arkansas
Trdreler.
Iron County register., 1886-09-02

SERVICES In the Presbyterian Church every
sbbath morning at l0i O'Clock. Sabbath School
O'Clock. Prayer Meeting every Wednesday
al P. NJ. A o; PENNIMAN, Pastor.
ME-. CHURCH, Cor. Reynolds and Mountain
Streets, Ironton. F. THOMAS, Pastor. Resi-
dence: IrontOn. Services, Second and Fourth
Sundays in each month. Sabbath School every
Sunday morning, at 10 o CLOCK.
HIGH Mass and Sermon at Arcadia College
every Sunday at O'Clock A. NJ. Vespers and
3enedictton of the Blessed Sacrament at o. clock
p. NJ. Mass and Sermon ut Pilot Knob Catholic
Church at 1880 O'Clock A. NJ. Sunday School for
children at 80 O'Clock Pm.
Iron County register., 1886-09-02

-"Let every person see il he can
draw a monkey, and then sign his
name to the slip of paper" said prac-
teal joker at an. evening company.
The joker collected the slips. and the
next day leading citizen and candi-
date for the Office of mayor was horri-
fed to see his sketch stuck up in the
post-office with his own autograph un-
der it.-London Erchange.
Iron County register., 1886-09-02

Mexico is said to possess only
about 100 factories of all kinds, owing
to the paucity of water and the high
cost of fuel These factories employ
about Is, 900 hands, and those devoted
to weaving contain $500 looms and
25O,OOO spindles. The largest cotton
mill is at Queretaro, employs 1,4OO
hands, and manufactures the un-
bleached cloth worn by all Indians.
Iron County register., 1886-09-02
.I,,n.strator's Notice.

N.,;ce is hereby given, that letters OF Az
Natcetion No.tcet 10 mon the estate of Wiliamswee-
ministIa.lJfnI nf from county, deceased, have been
nsy the tns e0"tv nSRp Of
Iron, pear,nS narsons having claims against said
sso: an are required to exhibit them to me
state, ta,oencei are within one year after the date
said they ln @as esise be aad Il sasS
from any -, exhibited within two years
claims she ne time OF the publication of this no
tice, ihey LANES THOMPSON,
augi.-4t Administrator.
Iron County register., 1886-09-02

CIRCUIT COURT is held on the Fonrt Mon
day in October and April.
COUNTY COURT convenes on the First Mon-
day of March, June, September and December.
PROBATE COURT is held on the First Monday
n February, May, August and November
Iron County register., 1886-09-02
Societies..

IRON LODGE No. 1O7, I. o. o. F. meets every
Monday evening, at its Hall, in Ironton.
PHGBE LODGE No. $50, 10. OF, meets every
Thursday evening, in Masonic Hall, Cross Roads.
PILOT KNOB LODGE, No. 253, A. o. U. W.,
meets every Friday even ing at Odd Fellows Hall f,
Pilot Knob.
IRoNToN ENcAMPMENT No, 90, I. D. D. F.,
meets in the Odd-Felows' Hall, Ironton, on the
First and Third Thursdays of every month.
STARoFTHE WEST LODGE No. 1873, A. F. & A..
NJ meets in Masonic Hall, Ironton. on the Satur-
day of or preceding the fullmoon in each MONTH
Mosaic LODGE No. 351, A. F. s. A. NJ, meets
in the Masonic Hall, Cross Roads, on the Satur-
day of or preceding the full moon in each month /.
INDIAN CHAPTER, No. Il, R. A., meets on
on the First and Third Tuesdays in every month,
at o'clock P. NJ, in the Masonic Hall Ironton
Ss~ssa VALLEY LODGE, No. 1870, KNIGHTS
8yNEXM OF HONOR, meet alternate "Wednesday
SNLAyEEZe evenings, as follows: February l3th
XW1kzand 27th; March 18th and esth; April
%yssas Wv. NALL. Reporter.
EASTERN STAR LODGE, No. 62, A. F. & A.
every month All visiting Brethren pss are eSrd,ais
invited to attend. J. W ARMS, W. N
J.. JACKSON, Secre 'sry.
Iron Mountain Directory.
IRON MOUNTAIN LODGE, No. 43o, A. F: d
moon J. B. GREEN, w. NJ.
ia. PARKER, sec'y.
IRON MOUNTAIN LODGE. No. 260. /. o. U.
F., meets wednesday night Of each week
C. JOHNSON, Sec'y. J. A. PARKER, N. u.
IRON MOUNTAIN LODGE, No. 293. 40 u
W. meets first and third Fridav night NJ each
month LOUIS PETIT, StfV.
NV. SMITH, Recorder.
Iron County register., 1886-09-02

Judge Hughes-meaning the ge-
niai author of tom Brown'-lately
gave characteristic decision in a suit
over walking match, to the effect that
the contest should be repeated in his
presence e--PhslcdelpIia C01.
Iron County register., 1886-09-02

Perhaps as startling an accosns Of
funeral as ever was pennedu appears
In London society journals descrip-
ton OF the grave of q recently deceased
peeress: The grave was lined with
charming appearance"
Iron County register., 1886-09-02

Over 90, 900 worth of feathers have
been sold from the twenty-one grown
ostriches at the Anaheim ostrich farm.
Los Angeles, Cal, during the past seven
months.
Iron County register., 1886-09-02

An admirer of ex-senator Conk-
ling has sent that gentleman a barrel
Of chewing gum, believing it win cure
his dyspepsia.
Iron County register., 1886-09-02
Notice.

No,,ee is Hereby Given, That Letters les, les.
.'rv Notieu on the Estate of Catharine HanIoh
tamen.adTs were W granted to the undersigpped,
oe the 7th day Of August 1856, by the ff0
bate Court of Iron County, asaiast Estate,
All rappeired peiredt to exhibit them for allowance
date Of said they may be and
ed from benefit Of 0fxniSted saSh S'a Within
such ela,r a,n The date of this publication, they
shall be forever Executor.
a19ul
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-02-05

Cold Weather in the Snu.h u, -.
low ing is from the Thomson Y.
When J.dse iisrdaway came ia,o -. 49,
, iurd' y morning his most intim,,s,l'..ls
failed g recognize him, every bor.s -. ,bs
street broke loose aud slammed i
try. he looked Ike forked 60, 81.
with hat on The top end, aud as.;d.l IL.
elination to wahhle. When Col ~ IA
Joe Jones aawound him they found ~, IL
had on four suits Of tanuels. tbrs. IN, ar
pants, two vests, three coats. ten +. or
socks, one pair Of boots, then mo-. III.
three overcoats, shaw and ten varS, i 30.
ging, then another overcoat ana t,...tat
and duster and more pants. and ia ,n;lt
wrapped around his jaws and beaa .al 4
small black hat and two pairs Of elo.., and
his hands in his pockets, and Won con.so,t
see any Of him except one eve and ,ba ma Or
his nose. The surplus duds taken an j. bim
exactly filed an empty crockery crate lie
was specifies when they finished .baek-
Ing him, but when he recovered h. .,,ted
pointedly that he intended to keep warm if
involved this couatry in civil war
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Editors as representative Mem

Editors as Representative Mem
correspondent of the Towsontown journal
wri es:
There is singular laxity among Maryland
voters in regard to the selection of their rep
rescntatives in the General Assembly. 0bvi-
onsly, the most intelligent citizens are editors
ofrural newspapers, aud the people Of Queen
Anne county have caught on to this idea by
electiug Editor Busted, of the Centreville
Observer, to 4 seat ia the House of Delegates.
In view Of this fact it is evident that the Eastern
Shore is beginning to be aroused from its cen
fury of apathy aud unprogressiveness; and |
think may safely assert that Mr. Busted IS
u correct move in the right direction. What
he does not know of the cosmopolitan needs
of the Eastern Shore and its consequent ter
raPinS and oysters is not worth knowing.
and | am sure he will never cast his vote
against any measure calculated to be Of bene-
Fl to any brand Of Chesapeake Bay fruit.
st. Mary's county has also been aroused IN
similar direction by the opposite election to
the House Of Delegates Of Editor King Of the
Leonardtown Beacon. In physical proper
ions he is not Goliath Of Gath, but he looks as
II ough lie NAV assert himself as gallant
and valiant David
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Standardization

steamboat inspection a meeting d
the board Of supervising inspectors Of srem-
boats Was held in Washington few days
since. The annual report Of inspectors Sa-
vile aud Valentine shows that the total nun
Der Of passengers on steam vessels in tbs dis
trict for the year was 2,s27.23s. No lives
we're lost among passengers or crews. The
number Of steamers iuspe ted was 90. the
humber Of boilers 3i0. The gros, Tonnage IF
the steamers was Gs, 1872 Is. the net tonnage.
5o' 291 81 The number Of m ,sters "A, )
and pilots licensed was 552, ofengineers Jill.
There were ten investigations. Eleven BOIL
ers we're found to be defective. Five arci.
dents by fire occurred and there were pinp
collisions. The loss by fire was SO ooo.-
The number of steamers added to the ,er,i,
was SIX.
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rowm;ss,ors Fxnire The cor

Commissions Expire The commission
of Col. Edwin II Webster, the collector o.
customs Of Baltimore, will expire on February
the 9th, aud that Of Dr.. VIM. R. Wilmer
naval officer, on the l4th The commissions
of United States Marshall McCiin;ock and
United States District Attorney S;ering viii
srpire on or about the same zine. The com
mission Of Mr. II. Clay Nail, the surveyor 0.
the port, will expire March 5th The terms
of collector at Internal Revenue Sellumn, as
sistant treasurer Darby, general appraiser
Coombs and appraisers Linthieum and Gods
borough are held AZ the pleasure Of tile Pies.
iaent.
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stated that about 81 500 600 worth Of terra
pin are taken annually from the waters Of the
Chesapeake Bay That means that some
thing like | ,00o 900 terrapin are caught each
year How long will the supply last at that
great enemies Of the terrapin, a. they feed on
them
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-02-05

Harlow Disqualification is directed to
the card Of the well known grocery house Of
Harlow Bros, Alex mdria, Va. This firm spe-
cialy desire to extend their already extensive
business to Southern Maryland. We therefore
ask our people to remember them when buy
ing groceries. The firm is reliable in every
sense Of the term, aud will guarantee satishc
ton to those who favor them with an order.
Freights are much cheaper from AleXandri4
than Washington, and money can be saved by
buying Of this firm
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The Severe Snow Storm

- ''N'Ntb SHUN StOIm.- PTrlh
snow storm set in IN this lo,alitv T,A.d.,
night lasting until an curly hour Tbursda,
morning. 1t fell to the average deptb Of a
least three ieet-the deepest known for man,
years, During the snow fall the wind beg.r
blowing from the northwest driftiny ne sn,N
in many places to the depth of from opr IL
six feet rendering travel dangerous ana nj.
most impossible We have 50 far not betrd
Of any his occurring. or great d,mag,
done to stock in consequence Of the storm
aud severe cold weather, bnt will not IL snr.
prised to bear Of 10th befle the week ends
The evening train on the B Il imop anJ po-
tomlc Railroad in con equence ostSe SNOW
drift did not arrive until about tsAo clock
Wednesday evening, and then. Il ADMIRED
the assistance Of an extra engineto saoye h
along. Thursday morning it started on its
Journey buck to Baltimore, but the drift, Of
the preceding ni-ht had again blocked lhe
track 50 that il scarcely moved along i, The
speed Of two miles au hour.
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pany The following officers were elected a
the annual meeting recently, Of the Mutua
Fire Insurance Company, at Sandy Spring
Montgomery county: Richard I. Bently
President Robert R. Moore, Secretary aud
Treasurer Thomas L. Moore, Assistant Sec
retsry; R. 7. Bentley, Isaac Hartsborne
Joseph 7. Moore, II. G. Hallowell Charlie;
Albert Asa NJ. Staoer, W. 3 Chichester,
Charles G. Porter Il. ?. Thomas, and B. D
HaImer, of Montgomery H. ". Murray, O
Anne Arundel Thomas F Shepherd, of Car.
roll, and X. B. Dixon, of Talbot county, Di.
rectorS
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Ga.e Barb wire Fence.

Gaze in Barb Wire Fence. An low j
correspondent Of the Germantown Telegram
describes the way in which he makes 4 gate
for occasional use in barbe wire fence Tie
farmer sometimes has need Of gate 10 a
barbed wire fence, and which is used bot se-
dom be must nevertheless put up a substin-
iial hinge or slide gate have seen 4 rood
gate put 10 barbed wire fence with verr lit
lie trouble in this manner: Build the fence
without reference TO the gate; then select the
location fer gate ond staple the wire secure
y to the two gate posts SO it cannot slip
Cut the wire at one Of the posts and fls,en
the ends to light piece Of wood as hgh as
the post. Set one end Of this piece Of wood
IN shallow hole beside the post and place d.
wire loop over it and your gate is finished
It can be opened in moment, and for occA-
sional use is as good r. a hinge gate.
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He Saw His Shadow

He Saw His Shadow The Druid Hill
Park ground hog in Baltimore, which retired
last November, came forth on Tuesday to
make his CandIemss observations. A num-
Der of curious people we're awaiting the result
and th>y saw the creature quickly 60 back
into his hole when the MONDAY sun cast his
shsdow on the grouud. The park keepers
consider the act Of letiremeut an official sig
Rifcation that for the next six weeks there
will be foul weather. In lis retirement it
Is believed the ground hog will be engaged
in original research to find our the exact con
necuon between his shadow on Candlemas
day and the six succeeding weeks of bad
weather which result therefrom.
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Sore Throat Cure. e,

Sore Throat Cure. Every one b,s =
cure for sore throat but simple remedies an
pear to be most efectual. Salt ana - 80 = !.
used by many as gargle, but Iittla olnm
ana honey dissolved in sage tea i, better !
An application Of cloths wrung out i 10,
water and applied to the neck, changing q
often as they begin TO cool, has the mos - ~
'ency for removing inflammation Of on,th;ng
We ever tried 1t should. be kent i s ~ ?
number Of hours during the evening !, mem.
any the most convenient time for snnlr;nc
this remedy. ~Pp' ; luz
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lmmigratien Burning 1Sslnnd 1885,

TIE chief Of the Bureau Of Statistics reporls
th.t the total number of immigrants arrived
at the poets Of Baltimore, Nd, Boston, New
Orleans, New York, Philadelphia aud SIN
Francisco, Cat, from the principal fore gu
countries during tie mouth eudel he cm1ef
81, 1898, aud the ; mouths ended the same
a. compared with tue same periods Of prettd-
,ns year, were as fellows December, 885.
il,5l2; December, 1884, II, l37 for the year
1885, 336, All, 1884, 4o3;23o The ports above
specified comprise about % per cent of the
immigration 10 tae entire country.
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l0mUfOu's views, ---NepfeHenTuTIVP
Compton said few days since that he was
inclined to the opinion that in the selection
Of a collector for the porf Of Baltimore the
wisest thing for the President to do would be
TO appoint first class business man Of
Baltimore city, one who would command
the respect and confidence Of those who had
dealings with the custom house.