Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-07-22
Black p. d.

Ed. RcgiSter-Haylng returned to Black
P. o. again, will give you few items from
this point.
The farmers are very Respondent on ac-
count of the long continued drouth, which
is doing quite damage to corn, vegetables,
etc. Should it not rain soon, there will be
comparatively nothing raised. Vegetation
of all kinds is completely dried up.
Chills are very prevalent in this and other
vicnities.
The good people Of Centreville gave a bar
becue on the 10th inst, which was a grand
success. Orations were delivered by the
following gentlemen: Messrs. Munger, JAN
uary, Needer, and others. The thing passed
off quietly. Candidates, of course, were nu-
merous.
1t is reported that Mrs. Nelson Adams
has been employed to teach the Goodland
school. l predict successful term. School
opened here on the 18th inst. with fairly
good attendance. Messrs. Goggin, Shy,
Gallaher and 7. Harrison gave the teacher
and students their presence on that occasion.
The teacher was greatly stimulated by their
presence. If the patrons of all schools would
manifest an interest, they would have better
schools. The total absence of interest on
the part of patrons is the cause of many
teachers wearing long faces"
Whortleberries are nearly all gone, and as
consequence many are now gathering
blackberries.
Mr.. Harrison, our merchant, reports trade
good.
Messrs. Bone and Miller gave the people
of GoOdland a visit last week. They are
both good men. The strife between Mr..
Bone and Whitworth will be close.
There has been a great deal said about
beautiful persons, very recently. There are
other characteristics which 1 value more
highly than beautiful face. There is a
beauty which results from purity of heart
and mind that far eXcels that of physical
development. The eyes are said to be the
mirrors to the soul: in them we can see the
character of an individual. Then, 1t is not
the size, shape or color of the eye that give
to us beauty: but it is that purity of mind
and heart which radiates therefrom.
| l have been informed that Mr.. T. L. Will
son, of East Fork, has been employed to
teach the Lesterville school; that he opened
moral stability which is very requisite to the
success of any teacher.
The pugilists, who SO prominently exhib-
tied themselves at the picnic at Goodland,
were fined nice little sum.
1 was asked this question not long since !:
''To a person living on the equator, will the
sun rise due east and set due west every day
i'm the year," After having thought on the
subject, / will say that it will not for the fol-
lowing reasons: The people at the equator
can look east or west only in the plane of the
| equator, and that plane cuts the sun at the
equinoXes. Then if the line along which
| those people look, either east or west, is in
the plane Of the earth's equator they will see
the sun rise due east or due west only when
the plane of the equator cuts the sun.
John Harrison went to Lesteryile on the
18th inst.
George Adams, Esq, killed eight squirrels
yesterday.
Hon. T. R. Terry was at Black on the 18th
inst. Mr.. 7. says that he is building a nice
dwelling house.
Mrs. George Bell gave Mrs. Geoggin visit
on the 14th inst.
Thursday, the 18th, Miss Mary Minor, of
Edge Hill, visited the school at Black.
John Goggin, Esq, is confined to his room
with Sigh: attack of fever.
July 18th, 'S6.