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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-07-15

be? where could he have disappeared
to, and where could he have stopped?
No, no; he was dead, beyond all doubt.
Il must still maintain my opinion
that there is no certainty about it. In
| deed, think the chances are that he is
alive"
Then, perhaps you'll enjoy your
| opinion in private" cried Farmer Lee.
| ''For to talk in that senseless manner
only makes us feel the fact of his death
more sharply"
"What if 1 tell you 1 met him
abroad, since the period you mentioned
as having been that of his death?' con-
tinuef the stranger.
There was dead pause. Reuben
breathed heavily. ''Oh, don't tamper
with usr' he cried out; eff my dear
young masters alive, let me know it.
| Perhaps he is alive; perhaps he's near
us; perhaps he came down with you
to-night!'
| The stranger unwound shawl-hand-
| kerchief, in which his voice and chin
had been muffied, raised his hat from
his brow, and advanced from under
the shade east by the stable wall, into
the moonlight.
Reuben! John Lee! do look any
thing like him?'
! Farmer Lee and Charles Dalrymple
had to support the old man. His
knees bent, his strength went from
him. and they thought he would have
tainted; the joy of recognizing his
young master, raised-as it indeed
seemed-from a six years grave, was
too much for him. Tears partially re-
lieved him and he sobbed like a child.
''But it's magic, uttered the farmer.
when he had wrung Charles hand as il
he would wiring it off, Its nothing
less. Dead, yet alive!n
81 never was dead" smiled Charles.
The night when l found myself ire
! trievably ruined, rogue as well as
madman-'
Hold there, SIR sobbed Reuben
''a rogue you never We're"
81 was, Reuben. Lee! ruined my
I self, staked that night at the gaming,
table the money held of yours; staked
it and lost 1T. When | wandered down
to Westminster bridge afterward, and
hung over it, the thought was in my
heart to take the leap into the river,
and into futurity, as my uncle had
done before me. A young man, who
came past pulled me back, Indignantly
asked what l meant by hanging there.
To that circumstance l believe l owe
my preservation.
Your hat was found in the Thames
and brought back to me next day. in.
terrupted poor, bewildered, happy
| Reuben.
at blew off into the river; it was
one of the windiest nights 1 was
ever out in. save at sea-" answered
Charles. ''In the morning I pledged
my watch and ring, both valuable, dis
guised myself in rough clothes, and
went to Liverpool, and on board g
packet bound for America. There
have been working honestly for my
bread, as clerk; and my cousins
death. which l saw in the papers, has
brought me back"
lTO BE CONTINUED.
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AN UNPAID FEE.
A Bit of Ministerial Delicacy and It's Dis
agreeable Results.

aEreeaDle Results.
A friend of mine, Rev. Mr.. S., ID
the early days of Montana, writes q
pioneer,was called upon to tie the nup-
tial knot for happy pair. AS the gem
tleman to be married was a man OF
means it was but natural for the minis
ter to expect a handsome fee in return
for his services. After the ceremony
was over the happy groom thus acccst-
ed the Clergyman:
"Well, parson. how much do / owe
YOU for your trouble?' his demeanor
Indicating that he was ready to hand
out any reasonable amount that might
be named.
"Well, it is not customary for minis
tiers of the Gospel to make charges for
such services" replied the old gentle
man, but leaving the man to infer that
he was at liberty to make him a pres
emit of any amount from twenty-five to
fifty dollars.
But the newly-made husband was
too much of a matter-of-fact sort OF
fellow to take hints, and with most
generous impulse that gave evidence OF
his appreciation of the great kindness
shown him, replied:
VERY much obliged to you, Mr..
s., very much obliged, and I'll try
and do as much for you some time"
1t is enough to say that my friend has
long since despaired of ever getting
that marriage fee Youths Companion
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TO BE CONTINUED. |
ABOUT BEDS.
The Bedding and Bedrooms of the
Sturdy Anglo-Saxons.

The Bedding and Bedrooms of the
Sturdy AnglO-Saxons.
Beds in some parts of the world-in
Persia and in the far East-have gen
orally served as couches, and even as
thrones of state during the daytime.
Those of the ancient Persians were OF
gold. The bed on which the Sultan of
Turkey used to receive his Ambassa-
doris in the porch or sublime porte"
(gate) of his palace is still shown, and
is overlaid with plates of pure gold set
with jewels, and covered by a tester on
golden posts. Western nations have
not made display of their riches in
such a shape as this. The beds of our
ancestors were bags filed with straw
or leaves Glitter, from the Latin tegere,
to collect; lectatn, beO, like the
modern palliasse, but not upholstered
or squared with m odern neatness. The
bag could be opened and the litter re-
made daily, as the travelled reader will
have experienced with the mattress of
cld-fashioned inns in Italy. There
were few bedrooms in the houses of
ancient England. The master and
mistress of the Anglo-Saxon house had
chamber or shed built against the
wall that inclosed the mansion and its
dependencies; their daughter had the
same. Young men and guests slept in
the great hall, which was the only
noticeable room in the house, on tables
or benches. Wooden coverlids were
provided for warmth; poles on which
they could hang their clothes, or hooks
projecting from the wall; perches were
provided for their hawks. Attendants
and servants slept upon the floor.
Bedding of this kind could be slowed
away during the day, and as many
guests could be accommodated as
there was room for in the hall. All
the rooms of the house, such as the
hall, the chapel, the sleeping-rooms
against the walls, the offices, were on
the ground floor. After time a room
was built above the hall, called the
solar, Il chamber which admitted the
sun freely, and had occasionally gall
lery or terrace on which to take the
air. 1t was approached by outside
steps, and the terrace was probably a
long landing-place or open-air passage.
-1dU the Year ROu7ad.
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Frogs Pursued by Mice.

That frogs have formidable enemy
in the common mouse is evidenced by
the following incident: Mr.. w. August
Carter, of South Norwood, England,
states that he observed, short time
since, several mice pursuing some frogs
in shed which was overrun with these
reptiles. The alacrity of the latter,
however, rendered the attacks of the
mice futile for considerable period.
Again and again the frogs escaped from
the clutches of their foes, but only to be
recaptured, severely shaken and bitten.
The energy put forth by the frogs was
80 great that they actually swayed their
captors to and fro in their efforts to
wrest themselves from their grasp. At
length the wounds inflicted upon them
rendered them incapable of further re-
sistance, and they were easily over
powered by the mice, which devoured .
certain part of them.-N. Y. Post.
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CHOLERA iNFANTUM.
The Chief Principle Upon Which the Sue
cessful Treatment is Based.

The Chief Principle Upon Which the Sue
cessful Treatment is Based.
A vast number of children die every
year of this disease because of improper
treatment. Under the erroneous notion
that an Inflammation was at the bottom
of the trouble, opiates have been freely
given, and are still recommended by
some of the best authors. The use Of
laudanum, paregorlc, wine of opium,
Dover's powders or other preparations
of opium is frequently followed by
stupor and commissions. The bowel
trouble may appear to be checked, but
the poisonous materials are retained.
and these, along with the drug, are
more than the enfeebled infant can en-
dure. The different soothing syrups"
and secret nostrums for the cure of this
and similar affections all contain opium
in some form, and their use is accom-
panied with the greatest danger. As
tringents, like catechu, kino and extract
of logwood are dangerous for the same
reason, only that they are not directly
poisonous in themselves like opium.
The rational treatment is to give some
thing that will Kill the microbes, clear
out the digestive canal, and not place
any more germs ofdecomposition there
in. In the first place, then, one of two
things should be done: Give a dose of
castor oil, or of rhubarb, to clear out
all offending substances; this may be
done if there is no vomiting. Follow
this with food that has been thor
oughly boiled, and plenty of cold water,
for it is very necessary to keep the blood
from becoming too greatly thickened
by loss of fluids. If vomiting is a promi-
nent symptom, neither castor oil or
rhubarb can be retained. In any case,
in these especially. microbe destroyer
that will not add to the irritation of the
stomach should be given. The best Of
these agents is calomel in minute doses.
One grain of calomel should be thor
oughly mixed (triturated) with about
ten grains sugar of milk. magnesia.
prepared chalk, or any indifferent sub
stance, so as to insure minute subdivis-
ion. then be divided into ten or twelve
powders, one to be given after each act
of vomiting or passage from the bowels.
The powder should be given dry, fol-
lowed by mouthful of water; or mixed
with teaspoonfnl of pure cold water.
that which has been boiled and cooled is
best. The calomel soothes the irritated
stomach and, at the same time, kills the
microbes and acts as mild laxative.
thus meeting every necessity of the case.
1t is probably converted in small but
effective proportion into the bichlorida
of mercury, the most powerful destroyer
of disease germs that has ever been dis
covered. The dose is so small that no
harm can possibly be done by the calo-
mel. 1t should be added that the most
successful treatment of Asiatic cholera
is based upon the same principle.
Louis Globe Democrat
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Looking at Samples.

eff Ipick out some wall paper right
away, can you send a man to my house
to hang it this forenoon?' she asked in
paper store three or four days ago.
Yes n.y.
Every we'll; you may show me some
samples"
She sat in chair before the sample
rack until n quarter of twelve, and
then went to dinner. She was back at
one and remained until almost five.
when she finally heaved long sigh and
said to the patient clerk:
"Dear me, but it's such a task and so
late in the season that guess / won't
get any at all. Much obliged. and I'll
probably buy of you next spring.-De
trott Free Press.
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almost as good as those taken in the

light.
This is the present stage of the game,
as the sporting editor would say, and
the time has not yet arrived when the
amateur photographer can go out and
photograph pussy on the bacR-fence by
the aid of his animal-heat radiations.
The loving couples of to-day can still
nook in the garden, and weep over the
terrible perils which will surround tho
loving young couple of the future. The
the popularity Of the new process, but
the world will get Pittsburgh
Chronicle Telegraph.
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No Longer Under Obligations.

Man Ito friend) didn't seem to
treat that gentleman with politeness.
Friend-I spoke rather roughly, /
admit.
Man-You have changed toward him.
The other day saw you cordially shak-
ing hands with him.
Friend-Yes. he owed me then, but
he has paid me, consequently you see
that am no longer under obligations
to him.-ArkansdsU TraUeler.
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1T is said that shingles can be made
fireproof by setting the butts into a
trough of water in which half bushel
each of lime and salt and SIX pounds of
potash have been Observation-Disclosures
Herald
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-07-15

1.-The BARRIERS in some cities are strik-
ing for rest on Sunday" Well, why
don't they let their customers do all the
talking one day in the week.-Norris-
toscaa Herald.
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"A new York woman of social dis
::lnction has offered to pay an author il
he will make her the heroine of a novel.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-04-16
CHAPTER XII.
CHATTER a
UNCLE JOSEPH AS AN 1

UNCLE JOSEPH AS AN INSTRUMENT
mo, sir Mr. MurrIdge repeated, o stin-
ately; Il am not satisfied
1t was the next morning. Hugh called
again to lie lrn the result of the proposed ex-
ana ion.
am not satisfied" he rep ated Where
is my son! l don't know. He ha, not been
home all nj sht."
Has he run away, hen? It looks like it :"
9 do not know l sa that. until he has
an opportunity of meeting these harges, |
will no. condeml him What do know2
The case against him may be conspiracy
got up by you. the girl and her brother and
the scoundrel who owns a gambling den
An, to believe that'a boy WHO has all his
life been quiei and orderly Is suddenly TO be-
come thief and gamblers'
''We do not ask you to believe that. We
ask you to believe that his vices we're kept a
secret from you; that lie lost money bor-
rowed in the hope OF wi;ning it lack. lost
tina, and borrowed more, until he became
deep in de5t-deep that is for man of his
posi- ioa--and that IN .er the temptat on
and pressure he gave way That is what we
ask you to believe"
II shall believe nothing I will form no
theory AMI l will not condemn my son
until have seen him and heard what he has
to say. For augh1 | know. You may To
keeping him hidden ut of my way
''Then you will not withdraw tn charge
against NorahY'
Ger ainly not 1t was my sons accusa-
ton, not nina. 1t is not for me to with
draw it until am convinced that it is
false
You have evidence in your hand suf-
fcient to convince any reasonable person.
Perhaps you think so The evidence OF
two persons already accused, and by their
own admis sion implicated-the evidence of a
foreigner and protested gambler, and the
evideEcs cf miserable q@ee ~"
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-04-16
DR.. FAHRNEY'S
HEALTH HES70RER.

TtHE wonderful cures effected by tllis now we'll
at home, but throughout the United States, has
drswn the attention Of the medical profession to its
rs. throughout the land. II Chroric Rheumatism
] cr Complaint, Pimples aid Eruptions on the face.
| pelas, Dropsieal Troubles, Painful ard difficult
Menstruaton, Nervous Sick Headache, Costiveness
or Constipation, Milk Leg, Scald Head, Skin Dis
cases, Ulcers and Boils, Kidney and Urinary weak
ness, Female weaknesses and letter affections.
A large proportion of the CHRONIC AND ssTINATH
DISEASES that aflict MANKIND have their origin in
an impure state of the BLOOD and depravsd condi.
tion Of the Liver, and poisons the very untain Of
Life; and no better remedy can be used than
produce such change of feeling often to AsToNIsH
the SUFFERER. Be ADVISED and give it a trial. ALI
DRUGGISTS AND SToREkEEPERs sell it.
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PREPARED BY
DIR. 10. FAFHRNEy & SON.
HAGERSTOWN. ND.

(NURE FOR PILES.-Piles are frequently preced-
" ed by sense of weight in the back, ioins
and lower part of the aid ,men, cLusing the patti
emf to suppose he has affection of the kidneys
or neighborng organs. At times, symptoms OF in
digestion are present. latulency uueasiness OF the
stomach etc. moisture like Precipitation, pro
ducIng a very disasreeabe itching, after getting
warm. lisa common attendant. Blind Bleeding
and Itching Piles yield at once TO the application
Of DR. Bosanko's Pile remedy. which acts directly
upon the narts affected. absorbing the fumOrs'
allaying the intense itching and effecting per
manent cure. Price 80 cents AdtreSS the Dr.
BosaDko Medicine Co.. Piqua, o. Sold by W.
ALLEN g. Bro mar 10
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cynlc1sm, maze no secret MS own lnramy. Among
other things, therefore, he knew that Norah's pre-
tended holiday was blind to conceal from the doc
for while the fact that she had left her post
private secretary to Mr. Murridge, under an accusa
ton of completely, at least, in q crime
He went first to Hugh, who presently called Cal
ista
81 thought" he said, in conclusion, that the young
mans friends ought to know. He may be snatched
from worse evils. If he is punished for what he
has done. His father is hard man. but he is. dare
say just. And Dick Is, fear, in very bad company
very bad company, indeed. There were cards ON
the table, and fear there has been drinking"
He fingered, as il there something more he
would Ike to say. Presently he desired word in
private with Hugh.
He went away with sovereign in his pocket. He
had sold his secret for sovereign 1t was unworthy
the possessor OF so many degrees.
He spent the evening at res; aurant in the Strand
over large bottle of champagne, taken with and
after colorado imitation Of banquet There were.
however. no speeches. because 1t might have ap-
peared strange for elderly gentleman to rise at
his little table and propose his own health, and re-
spond for the craft But the wine was Perrer Jouet
and he drank IL slowly and bissfuIly
II in these days OF forced abstinence the tempter
were to approach Uncle Joseph, holding bottle Of
champagne IN his hand in exchange for the sublime
secrets OF the Thirty third degree would his virtue
sustain him in that hour?
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HINDERCORNS

The Safest surest quickest and best for Corns
Bunions Warts Moles Callouses &C. flinders their fur
Their growth Stops all pain Givesnotrouble Makes the
feet comfortable. Hndercorns when everything
else fails. Sold by Druggists l5c. Hscox Co.. N Y
mar 10 If
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POETRY.
A song and a Prayer

A song for the girl we love-
God love her!
SOM for the ewes with their tender vile.
Aud the fragrant m ruth with its melting smI
The rich brown trnsseS uncontrolled,
That clasp her neck With their tenderest hoI
And the Blossom lips and the dainty chin,
And the lily hand tn at we try to win.
The girl we love-
God love her
A prayer for the gill we loved
511eS God loved her!
prayer for the eyes Of faded light.
And the cheek whose red rose waned to white
And the qaiet brow with its shauow and CLEAN
And the IAshes dropped in long deep dream
And the small hands crossed for the churchyard
rest
And the flowers dead on her sweet dead br east
The girl we loved
God loved her!
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CHAPTER THE LAST

'My poor dear Norah," said Ca'ista, next
morning-she had actually kept her secret
the whole Nights it not time that things
should change."
''They will never change for me" said
Norah. II have been tn hiking what had
better do. never can go back to Mr.. MUIR
ridge, that is quite certain; no one else
wants girl who can hunt up genealogies. I
could not live at home doing nothing. l
have made up my mind, Calista, to become
q nurse. Twill go to the London hospital
and become probationer, and then will
be hospital NURSE
my dear child, you could not, . said
Caliats
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AIDES WANTED to work for us at their own
IL homes. ~ to $40 per week can he easlV
made: no canvassing; fascinating and steady en-
ployment Particulars and sample Of the WORK
sent for stamp Address HOME M'G'G 20
Box 1916, Boston, Mass. har19 ~
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'Twant my sons explanation. You can all go. l
am not satisfied until have my sons explanation"
They left him. But in the outer office the boy sat
with broad grin upon his expressive countenance
He OF natures arsless children, and the
thought of Dicks downfall filled him with Joy
which he had not learned to suppress and was not
ashamed to show. Presently Mr.. Richard would
come in unsuspecting. Then his rather would eai.
hin, and the row would begin And then the pohee-
man would be called in and they would all go on
tog, ther to the Mansion House. where he, the oHce
boy, would give evidence
"And then'-he smiled sweetly-"then shall see
him wrggle'
The Office boy sat all day long lulled with this
pleasant anticipation, and contented though he had
cite in the drawer Mr.. Richard would
come up stars unsuspecting that his father would
call him.
Unfortunately, Mr.. Richard did not come that day
ut all. The office boy was disappointed. The row
would take place in the privacy Of Camden Town
Again. unfortunately, though Mr. Murridge went
home thinking he would get that PLANTATION from
hiss n. he unable to ask for it, for his son
out when he arrive, and d1 int co ne home at
all. And the office boy will now, probably, never
see Mr. Richard wrigge.
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COUNTY SCHOOL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES NO
~ TICE.-My office days in Staunton will be
Wednesday and Saturday Of each week. and Co TT
Days. which days 1 will devote exclusively to
school business.
AEOfice In New County Building. opposite
Courthouse. a. SHEFFEY ROLLER.
apg28 1y Co. Supt School
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1886-12-23
The HE'LL. Acres. the snow.

D Christmas, merry Christmas,
Is ii really come again,
With its memories and greetings,
With its joy and with its pain
There's minor in the carol,
And a shadow in the light,
And spray of cypress twining
With the holly wreath tonight;
And the hush is never broken
BY laughter light and low,
As we listen in the starlight
To the "bells across the snow"
o Christmas, merry Christmas,
''Tis not so very long
Since other voices blended
In the carol and the song;
II We could but hear them singing
As they are singing now,
II we could but seeing the shining
OF the crown en- each dear brow,
There would be no sigh 10 smother,
Nor hidden tear Ia flow,
As We listen in the starlight
To the bells across the snow"
o Christmas, merry Christmas!
This il nevermore can be;
We cannot bring again the days
OF our unshadowed glee.
But Christmas, happy Christmas
Sweet herald OF good will,
With holy songs Of glory,
Br::pgs holy gladness still
For peace and hope may brighten,
And patiei.t love may glow,
As we listen in 'he starlight
To the "bclls acr, rs the snow.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1886-12-23

"Peace upon earth, was the anthem
That was sung in the twilight gray,
So long ago, in Bethlehem,
At the dawn Of Christmas day;
Sung in the early morning
At the birth Of the Prince Of Peace,
A song that was born with Jesus,
A song that viii never cease.
Goodwill toward men" is the chorus,
It rings in the morning skies,
And the star shines over the manger,
To mark where the Saviour lies,
Shining the wide world over,
With radiance bright and clear,
And the angels are singing their anthems
To welcome the Christmas year