Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-02-23
A Letter From Belgrade.

A correspondent in the REGISTER, whose
principal business seems to be hunting mares
nests, is in trouble about the use Of the plu-
raj instead Of the singular pronoun Of the
first person. The solution is easy. Except
in rare cases, no judicious man desires to be
supposed to stand alone. Accordingly be
voices the sentiments Of all who agree with
him.
In the last letter our tribulations were be.
walled. Fortune favors the hour. We now
get our whiskey from Ironton and it Is de-
livered at the door. 1t is sold and bought
in Ironton and imported to Belgrade. There
is nothing in the Wood law against that
Belgrade has become de facto a port Of entry.
The custom is here, let the government
build the customhouse. Goodbye to Hog
Browns bust. head, Indian whisky, war
ranted to kill at eighty rods.
Many parties in this community are knee
deep in a doubled and twisted scandal. None
of my friends are involved, and no publicity
will be given to it by me.
There is a great deal of sickness here, and
several deaths have occurred-chieflv from
troubles in the throat and lungs. Do the
doctors know that flour of supher mixed
with water and used as a gargle, and also to
be swallowed by the patient, is a specific in
diptheria?
1t is a cause of great sorrow to know that
Miss Annie Woods is in poor Lealth. She is
an excellent young lady; much above the
average. 1t is hoped her danger may be
obviated.
Some business is being done trading in
lands. One fellow, who looks on his neigh
boris farm as Ahab did on Naboth's vine
yard, has employed preacher to induce the
neighbor to follow him to some pl omised
land; but as that is all among the saints, of
whom l am not, the matter is left there.
The recent billiards. have drawn favor able
consideration to northern Georgia as COM
Portable place Of residence.
1t is sincerely hoped that Bro. Fletcher
will hold that 5000 a long time. There is
and use it in his own defense.
The recent events in the west end of Iron
county and also at Gad's Hill, recall \ re-
mark made by veteran, who, when he was
told that he must do US he was done by, re-
piled that there were three ways of that: do
as you would be done by; do as you are
done by, and do lest you be done by. Lord
Bacon says, "Revenge is kind Of wild jus.
tlce which the more a mans nature runs to
the more ought the law to weed 1t ought.
The most tolerable sort of revenge is for
those wrongs which there is no law to REM
edy. But then let man take heed that the
revenge be such as there is no law to punish,
else mans enemy is still beforehand and it
is two for One." The scriptures have made
provisions for the time. Probably the re.
yised version reads: Let him that hath no
Winchester sell his coat and buy one. The
world has reached point when the safety
of mans dearest rights is best secured by
individual action, and we may as well accept
the situation.
Judge Norton is an exceedinly shrewd
man, and the Hon. Martin L. Clardy would
do we'll to go and do likewise and not suffer
ambitious rivals to kick him upstairs. Now
that his high qualifications have been ac-
knowledged by the craftsmanship of a very
important committee, let him enjoy his hon.
ors. If tired of service in the House let him
take his chances for Senatorshlp. He
would be an improvement on the present
regimes.
1 am sorry to hear Of the sickness of DR..
Mckinney. He is a good specimen of the