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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-11-25

straight, and we force ourselves along
with vigorous strokes of our feet we
are capital divers also, soIue OF our nd,
venturous friends having been captured
in crab-pots at depth of one hundred
and twenty feet. These are gifts that !
am not yet fortunate enough to possess,
but 1 am assured by my parents that l
shall be able to do all these fine things
before long. With such bright future
in store for me, am quite content to
bide my time with patience, satisfied
that shall not be allowed at present to
want for fishes. If am not happy as 9
king. at least, am quite - happy as
most people perhaps more so.-Lsftle
Felix's,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-11-25

to the usual course, the Adn1snfstra-
ton has strengthened its party IN the
first half of its exercise of power. We
have simply reduced majority in
place of the complete oyerrurn which
occurred in the middle of the term for
which President Garfield was elected,
and which has generally occurred in
mid-term elections in this country.
Unless Mr.. Halstead sees more than
we do in the late elections. his fancy
has run away with him.-Bosto7s Her
.,TI
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-11-25
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1t has been supposed ..aate e name
Columbia was first used in Esmer:ca
in 1885; but Colonel Albert II. Ht,yt has
found II in volume of peers COM
posed In 1861. mostly by Harv ard grad
yates. in honor of George III. and in
commemoration Of George. III. - chicago
Inter- Ocean.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-11-25
no BE CONTINUED. !
A southington Conn shop-kee

"A Southington Conn. shop-keep-
er has pet robin which is highly
priced. The bird is familiar with its
owners voice, and at his call viii fly
into the store from any of the tree-tops
where it may have been perched. The
robin spends the night saason in acage.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-11-25

Our loss in the House of Repre-
sentatives was long since discounted.
1t was made certain by Republican
gerrymanders. 1t had in it not the
faintest element of surprise. - Cincin'
natl Enquirer.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-09
THAT RAILROAD LAW.

As illustrating the necessity of
the law making railroads response
BILE, at the point of delivery, for
loss, delay, damage ETC., of freight,
and which failed to pass the lcgis-
lature, it may be mentioned that
the steamer ID. r. Powell from St.
Louis should have arrived at Delta
a week ago yesterday. She got
stuck on bar below Greenville.
Miss, and arrived the following
Monday night at Delta. Freight
shipped by the Powell to points on
the V. S. & p, which should have
been delivered Saturday, on ac-
count of the delay could not have
been delivered before Tuesday.
That very delay should have caused
the r. R. people to make a little
special exertion and get the freight
off as soon as possible, but instead
of SO doing, they 60 the delay one
better, and do not, even deliver
the freight to its destination on
Friday. This, of course, is of
great benefit to perish able goods,
but what does the rail road care /?
You can't sue, or if you do, what
good will it do2 We need the law
mentioned above; need it bad, and
at the next legislature there will
be much stronger fight made to
pass it.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-09
CIVIL SERVICE ON DECK.

The Shreveport Times with more
zeal than discretion plunges noml-
naIlv, into a defence of Federal
officials taking part in conventions,
but really into the reverse of n
defence of Mr.. Rich Weightman,
of the New York Star. This is a
parfectly safe thing to do, as the
Star can hardly be expected to de-
vote its columns to the discussion
of so unlmportant a subject Ito the
Starr as the idiosyncrasies of the
Shreveport Times. 1t is possible,
that were Mr.. Weightman OH the
staff of the Times-Democrat, the
Times might regret its indulgence
in its whims. The Times at
tributes the objections of the Star
to the violations of the civil-service
rules TO Mr.. Weightman, but the
Star poses as the special organ OF
the Federal administration or OF
Mr.. Cleveland, and claims that the
order of the president in regard to
Federal officials taking part IN con-
ventions has been contcmptuously
violated, especially in Louisiana,
and therefore calls for the removal
of the guilty parties. AS the
special organ of Mr.. Cleveland, the
Star was bound to do this, but
other journals have done the same
thing, notably, the New York
World which is not an administra
ton organ, on the contrary, and
number of mugwump journals
Boston and Philadelphia paper
have INDUCED in the same cry, ant
the Shreveport Times knows it.
The MADISON TINES is opposed
to civil service, as administered
and thinks the presidents orde
prohibiting ofiice-h olders from
taking part in primaries, conven
tons etc., an outrage on the indie
pendence and the manhood G
officeholders. In fact the TINE
, has not an exalted opinion of Mr.
Cleveland, and his civil servic
orders. But it does not come wit
a good grace from the enthusiast
admirers of "the first democratl
president we have had for owe
twenty years" to kick at his or
ders, and it appears to an outside
: that the presence of Federal OF
fcials, in any capacity, at a con
vention was a clear violation G
the presidents order on that sub
ject, and that the president i
bound to take notice Of it, whic
he is doing. 1t is not at all prob
able that the officials who attende
the Ruston convention. did 8
without fe cling pretty well assure
that they would not suffer ofiicia
decapitation, in consequence, an
the labored explanations OH tn
part of the reformers to prov
black to be white is, at least, pre-
mature, if not altogether unneces
sary.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-09
EVERGREEN HEDGES !

Millions ofArbor Vitae, the best ever
green hedge plant known. One thous-
and plants by mail, post paid, 3 to 4
inches, 81 90; to 8 inches, 81. 80; 8 to Is
inches, $500. Twenty-Five other va
rieties of Evergreens, all sizes, and
all of the most desirable varieties of
trees, at very Low Prices.
TREE SEEDS.
OF forty varieties of Evergreens and
Timber Trees, all fresh gathered ex-
pressly for my trade, and sold at 10 west
living rates.
Flowers Shrubs And Plants
In good assortment and at low rates.
favorable rates given on fall
orders. Full catalogue free. Address
GEO. PINNEY,
Evergreen Nurseries, Door Co., Wis.
aug. 3O-4m.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-09
Saved His Life.

Mr.. D. l. Wilcoxson, Of Horse
Cave, Ky, says he was, for many
years, afflicted with Phthisic also
Dialects; the pains were almost I'M
endurable and would sometimes al
most throw him into commissions.
He tried Electric Bitters and got re-
lief from first bottle and after taking
six bottles, was entirely cured and
had gained in flesh eighteenpounds.
Says he positively belives he
would have died, had it not been
for the relief afforded by Electric
Bitters. Sold at fifty cents bottle
by Mcclellan Bros & Coltharp
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-09
Wonderful Cures.

W. d. Hoyt & Co, Wholesale and Re-
tail Druggists of Rome, ia, says : We
have been selling DR.. Kings New Dis
coverv, Electric Bitters and Bucklen's
Arnica Salve for two wears. Have new
er handled remedies that sell as well, OF
give such universal satisfaction. TIL ere
have been some wonderful cures effect
I'd by these medicines i'll this city, Sew
cral cases of pronounced COnsumption
have been entirely cured by use of Il few
bottles of DIR. Kings New Discovery
in connection with Electric Bitters
We guarantee them always.
Sold by Mcclellan Bros & Coltharp
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-09
A Different OK.

Collector Jonas and President Cleve-
land are not little exercised because
C 'rtain FederalOfficials took active steps
to secure another term for Congress
manKing-and failed. These delin-
qaents are, when their offense is off,
cialIy proven, to be punished severely
~ offensive partisans, violatOrs Of
ie Presidents famous non-interven-
rpn order. Yet it appears, through
3: same: news channels, that Collector
AS is doing some enthusiastic, If not
ctive, canvassing in favor of sec.
II term of the Presidency for Mr..
Gieyeland-and his efforts are at least
L Ircbuked.--Item( y. o.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-09

The n. o. States appeared last
Saturday afternoon as an eight
page, six column paper, in a new
dress and printed by its new press,
in fact everything mechanical about
tits new. 1t will also issue morn.
ing edition. The States has come
rapidly to the front RINK and is
recognized as one the leading jour-
nails of the South.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-09

The Germans are said to take
from a half to three quarters of an
hour to drink glass of beer.
What waste of time! While a
German is drinking enough beer
for quick drinker to get drunk
on, an American could get drunk
and sober again, twice.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-09

In future all legal aHvertise =
n,ents must be paid for before
tie second insertion. II not
paid for5efoYe the day OF a0h!ch
they should appear tie seco~d
time, the pn6licat;o" av:U 6e
discontinued.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-09

An editor who has had a chest.
nut gong rung on him remarks ::
Two centuries ago the fools were
distinguished from other people
by the wearing of bells. The same
thing is true to-day to dot.
Editors should not get off old
jokes, and they would not be
belled. The man who wears the
bells is the man who has them
rung con him."
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-09

East Carroll has organized to
fight the cotton tax, and Mr.. F. F..
Montgomery has been retained by
the fighters to represent them.
From good authority it is learned
that Madison will make consider
able of a fight.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-09

The Picayune had a special from
Tallulah about the meeting Mon
day. 1t reads like it was from the
same cheerful individual that
fooled the VicksbuIg Herald.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-09

Morganza will be built. The
contract has been awarded to Peter
). Trezevant, at 25 cents a yard. 1t
will cost $4,000. The Govern
ment gives $4,000 and the State
$4,000. Five hundred men will
be placed on the work at once.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-09

The Grand Lodge of the Safe
Colored Knights of Pythias met in
Baton Rouge last, week and held a
session lastingsover two days.
Gov. Hawkins d Madison Parish
was elected Graad Lecturer of the
State.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-09

The river bank at the town of
Plaquemine is caving so rapidly,
that it is thought the most of
the ground on which the town
stands will go into the river.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-09

The Arcadia Advance appears to
have King on the brain, badly
mixed with reform, anti-ring, anti
State Administration, etc., etc.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-09
ALEX. MAHON,
PATENT AGENT.
Over Fifteen Years Experience
WASHINGTON, d. G..
Miraculous Escape.

miraculous Escape.
W. W. Reeds, druggist, of Win
chester, Ind, writes: "One of my
customers, Mrs. Louisa Pike, Bar
tonia, Randolph Co., Ind, was a
long sufferer with Consumption,
and was given up to die by
her physicians. She heard
of DR.. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption, and began buy
ing it of me. In six months time
she walked to the city, distance
of six miles, and is SO much i'm
proved she has quit using it. She
feels she owes her life to it,"
Free Trial Bottles at Mcclellan
Bros Il Coltharp's.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-09
A blus Deacil mark at this nara.

A blue pencil marx at this para
graph indicates that your subscrip-
ton wiU expire in tmo ,ceeks.
A blue pencil mark at this para .
graph means that this is the last time
the paper ,cill be sent to you unless
the subscription price is receired be-
fore next issue.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-09

Mr.. Frank Bond has resigned the
Presidency ofthe Queen & Crescent
system.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-09

There was a frost at Memphis
last week. Here too.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-09

This country used Sit tons of
quinine in year.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-09
ONLY TWELVE ASSESSMENTS

have been levied since the Society be-
gan business, averaging three year,
and making the cost Of assessments to
a II an of forty years of age, less than
five dollars year for each thousand
dollars of insurance.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-09
The MASS MEETING.

ten dance was thirty-four as shown
by two counts. There was plenty
of talk and argument but there
was no practical result obtained.
After several hours discussion, Mr..
Erwin presented set of resolu-
tons which opposed the cotton
tax, and proposed as substitute
the levying Of a ten mill tax on all
taxable property, for fiveyears, the
money thus obtained to be used
for levee purposes. These resoiu-
tions were discussed, at length,
and finally a committee of five was
appointed tc draft resolutions.
After some time the committee re-
ported resolution, which practl-
cally left the matter just where it
stood at first. and Mr.. Erwin's res
olutions being voted down by a
vote of twelve to nine, the resolu-
ton of the committee was then
adopted.
1t will be seen that the men who
intend fighting the tax did not take
enough interest in the matter to
lend their presence to the meeting,
and the fight, if made will be made
Iby individuals, in their individual
capacity, The lack of interest in
public affairs-outsids of politics
| in this Parish is deplorable. A
hundred men or more, should have
been at the meeting Monday and
decided right there and then,
whether or not they would be for
or against the Levee Commission
ers, and thus put an end to the
matter.
If the Levee Commissioners are
going to to do anything they must
have the moral support of the COM
munity. There is at present,
nothing in sight, between us and
overflow, but the commission. If
it is overthrow, what is to be done
for levees, and there remains the
question, whether it is better to
fight the tax and kill the commits
sion or pay the tax, and build the
levees. This is exactly the way
the matter stands. There has got
to be united action on the part OF
the district, to accomplish any
thing. One Parish can do nothing
effectual, all must unite and stick
together. Some sort of tax must
be paid. As it stands, there is no
expression of the popular mind.
There is one matter that was not
gone into as it should have been,
which was the question of a ten
mill tax. The proposition for a
ten mill tax was met by the argu-
ment, that even if Madison did
levy such tax, and build her own
levees it would not protect her;
that it was necessary for East Car
roll to build her levees also, or we
would still be overlooked. This
is true but what is to hinder Car
roll from levying ten mill tax too,
and building her levees. Now the
estimate made of the money re-
quired to protect the front of this
district, is 100000. Suppose the
four parishes voted ten mill tax
for ten years, what wouldit amount
to? The cotton tax is estimated
to produce in one year:
Carroll $4,000
Madison 5 1000
Tensas $4,000
Concordia $4,000
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-09

John R. Lynch is to oppose Col
Stockdale.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-09

which is the amount required, but
a ten mill tax would realize much
more than this, and should this
plan be adopted by the four Par
ishes, all the levees necessary
could be built, for contractors
would build levees on this basis.
This is the plan proposed by the
TINES, and criticisms are invited.
Step up and speak out.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-09
o. P. HEBERT,
Parish Surveyorand CivilEngineer
MADISON PARISH, LA.

WILL attend to running and re-
w tracing old lines, dividing up
lands and establishing permanent cor
ners to all tracts surveyed. will make
neat and accurate plans, with process
verbal of surveys, on durable PAPER
2 lantation maps, with details of roads,
bitches, etc.
All orders left at the MADISON TIMES
o flee, Tallulah, La, will be promptly
attended to. Sept. 5, lSS5,-lyr.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-09
Carroll $4,000
Madison 5 1000
Tensas $4,000
Concordia $4,000
$4,000

Total - $4,000
The ten mill tax will realize in
Madison say $4,000 for one year,
and taking all the other parishes
at the same rate, which is too low
an estimate altogether, the result
would be that there would be real
lied in ten years
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-09

Police Jury meets Monday,
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-09-02
FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AT WASH
iMGT0h.

The foreign diplomats at Wash
ington are, however, better paid
than our Ministers. The British
Minister. occupies one OF the biggest
houses at our National Capital, and
oneswhich has more rooms, L venture,
than the White House. He has, |
think, an allowance for entertaining,
and he receives salary of $50, 900
a year. The German nation owns a
house here, and its Minister gets
$4,000 a year. The japanese Minis
terreceives S20, 900 yearly, and he is
one of the most valuable men in the
diplomatic circles. The wealthiest
Foreign Minister is the representa-
tive of China, who always goes
about in Chinese costume, and who
has the reputation of being great
statesman at home. This mans
name is Chang Yin Huan, and his
father was, when he died, one of the
richest man in China. Mr.. Huan
has half-score of Acknowledged
celestials to help him, and he pays
S11 900 year for house rent. The
Turkish Minister wears English
clothes and red fez cap when he
appears on state occasions. He is Il
dark haired, dark skinned man, with
Oriental features. He lives much of
the time at New York, and his sal
airy is $4,000 yearly. Baron de
Struve, the Russian Minister, is put
down as getting $50, 900 yearly. He
is very able man, and Senator
Blaine spoke of his wife as being
the cleverest woman in Washington.
One of the brightest of the chiefs
of the foreign legations is Col. Emil
Frey, who is very popular here. He
was q soldier in the Union Army
during the late war and returned to
his home in Switzerland after it was
over, and now represents that coun-
try here. He wanted to resign not
long ago, but his government would
not accept his resignation.
NJ. Roustan, the French Minister,
gets $4,000 year. He is now the
subject of great scandal in regard
10 some of his alleged doings while
he represented his government al
Tunis.
Each OF the foreign Ministers al
Washington has Il crowd of attaches
secretaries and clerks around him.
These are generally young men, and
quite a number of them
are fast. The laws protect
them TO a greater extent
than they do ordinary American
citizens, and they cannot be arrest
ed in many cases where the ordinary
transgressor would have to 90 to
Jail. Instances occur now and then
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-09-02

in which some of these men come
before the Police Court for drunk
enness, as was the case of young
South American this last winter, and
there are other instances where they
should come, but they do not.
The majority of the attaches are,
however, bright, respectable fellows.
Most of them are of good families,
and many of them are undergoing
the education which will make them
Ministers later on. They do not, as
n rule, receive high salaries, and
many of them board cheaply. They
make close contracts in getting their
living, and I know Of one young
baron who has sky parlor and
takes his breakfast of rolls and
coffee in his room, and saves half of
his dinner bills by accepting all So
cial invitations.
These attaches are great cards
socially. They are invited every
where at Washington, and, indeed,
paying attention to the young ladies
seems to be their chief business. The
United States is looked upon by the
European countries as the land of
heiresses, and not n few of their
diplomatic attaches come here hop
ing to marry Il fortune. In some
cases they succeed, but as rule
sensible mothers with rich daughters
keep them away from such in
huences. The diplomats are, as u
rule, very attractive to The other
sex. Many of them are fine look
ing. They are all well educated,
and on the grounds of international
etiquette they are permitted TO do
and say many things which would not
be tolerated if they were Americans.
! One or two of them have been mix
ed up in scandals before they came
to America, and one Foreign Minis
ter, man who gets, it is said, as
big a salary as the President of the
United States, had, it is charged, a
mistress at the diplomatic point
where he was stationed before he
came to Washington. This mistress,
so the story goes, sold his favors to
outside parties for money, and the
claimant who wanted to get anything
from his legation had to first pay the
madame of ill-iame very handsome
ly Another Foreign Minister of one
of the great European nations, who
has since been recalled, was mixed
up in a whispered scandal about the
daughter of one of our great states
men before he left Washington
Corr. Cleveland Leader.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-09-02
A LARGE AND INFLUENTIAL FAMILY.

A certain distinguished United
States Senator on one occasion was
in Calcutta on tour around the
world, and among the places visited
was the English cemetery. There
were many noted Englishmen buried
there, and such names rs George
Gordon, Bart, Henry Trevelyn,
Bart, were so numerous as to Mt
tract the Senator's attention. Finally
he said: "My, my this Bart family
must be large and influential one.
| remember to have seen the name
in London, but had no idea they
were such prominent people.
Really, when go back to England
| must look them up and get better
acquainted. y Washington Critic.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-09-02
The MoNGooSE. A NUISANCE.

Many years ago some gentlemen
took several couples of rabbits to a
certain district in Southern Aus
tralia, and set them loose. with the
idea of their breeding, becoming
numerous, and furnishing game for
sportsmen. A law was enacted for
their protection for limited period
of time, to give them a chance to
breed and spread. They did breed,
and multiply. and become a des-
tructive nuisance. Young wheat,
barley, vegetables, and everything
green were attacked and destroyed
by them. Protection was with
drawn, and reward offered for
their determination. But it is found
n much more difficult and pro-
tracted undertaking to get rid of
the pests, than to produce them.
1t looks very much as if a similar
SApSiiShSS VIII uapl'Sh VII tiicSS
islands in regard to the mongoose.
This little creature has been brought
here by planters for destroying rats,
which do so much damage to cane.
We believe where tried, they have
been found useful for the purpose
intended. But on the other hand
they are reported to have already
become nuisance in some locali-
ties. Complaints come from Ililo
of their killing and eating chickens
and ducks by wholesale. One poor
man who kept chicken ranch as
means of livelihood has had all his
fowls destroyed by these little pests,
and others have lost more or less in
the same way. Whatever planters
may think of the mongoose, other
people who have had any experience
of his depredations regard him as
nuisance to be got out Of the way.
He bids fair to become a greater
curse than blessing to the country,
and his coming which was applauded
is now being eXecrated.