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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-01-05
EOEEIGN.

Jan. 1-Fourteen people drowned off Bardscy,
Eng, by collision OF steamers
Jan. 3-Howland, the temperance candidate,
elected Mayor OF Toronto, Can -. OSescalchi
palace. Rome destroyed by fire; loss. s1,0OO0oo.
Jan. Thirty miners killed at Mons, Bel
GUM. by explosion il coal pit. = Cholera rag
ing Buenos Ayres causing frightful NOR
taIity.
Jan 6-Heavy SHOWS in Florence Venice,
Genoa and Piedmont, interrupting railway
traffic
Jar. 7-Several villages in Switzerland de-
Jan. 11-AIcazar palace at Toledo, Spain, de-
stroyed by fire.
Jan. l2-One hundred negro Christian con-
verts reported to have been buried alive at
Auganda, Africa, by KING Mononga who threat
ened to kill every Chris an found in his domain
49,. Lord Iddesleigh (Sir Stafford Northcote)
died at London, aged SO.
Jan. 14-Choiera reported to be raging in
Uruguay and Argentine Republic, causing
frightful mortality.
Jan. 1s.-TweIve women and boys crushed
to death in a panic in London theater caused
by the cry OF fire.
Jan. 25-Cholera appeared on the CHILEAN front
Ter causing great excitement.
Jan. 27-Tke British Parliament convened.
Jan. 29-Seven Nihilists hanged at Odessa,
Russia, and 2O1 banished TO Siberia.
Jan. 30-Terrible riotiug in Belfast, Ireland.
Thirty persons killed and over 100 injured.
Jan. 31-Three hundred emigran:s from En-
gland to Australia drowned in collision Of coast
Feb. 1O-Mrs. Henry Wood, the novelist, died
in London, aged 81.
Feb 12-Hotel Continental, Berlin, burned.
Feb 23-About aOoo people killed by earth
quake IN Italy. France and Switzerland.
Feb 24-Sir Al Xander Campbell appointed
LieutenantCfovernor of Ontario.
Feb. e6-Cardinal Jacobini. Pope's Secretary
of State died at Rome. aged IS.
Mar. 1-Sixty lives lost by explosion in coal
mines at St. Etienne. France. -. Twenty thou
sand people reported homeless and slooCO,OOO
losses sustained by earthquake in Italy
Mar 5-Over 40 miners killed by explosion
in Belgian coal mine.
Mar 14-Mrs. Berry hanged at London for
poisoning her mother and daughter.
Mar 22-Emperor Williams goth birthday
celebrated in Berlin.
Mar eS-Seventy miners killed by explosion
in colliery at Sydney, Wales.
Ami S-Kuty in Austrian Galicia. destroyed
By tire. One thousand people homeless.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-01-05

Dec ss-puring a quarrel at Newman, Ill,
between farmers wife and her servant girl
both women were fatally stabbed.
Dec. 2{-ren persons reported frozen to death
in Carson County Texas Miss Annie Cane,
at Dallas, Tex, and two children at South
Boardman Mich, burned to death A widow
and two children killed by locomotive near
Rh.neteck. n. Y. Hogs attacked and killed
a woman aged sixty years near Shelbyville, Ind
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-01-05

Nov. 21-Woman supposed to have leprosy
discovered at Philadelphia.
Nov. sS-Mrs. Elizabeth Morrison. aged 1O1,
lied at Winchester, o.
Nov. 30-Iowa Soldiers Home at Marshall
.own dedicated Colored woman aged 11s died
al Nashv1ile, Tenn. =. George Norman, New
London, Mo-, died of hydrophobia.
Dec. l7-Bodies of executed Chicago Anarch-
lists inferred at Waldheim cemetery.
Dec 25-Captain William J. Haines St. Louis,
celebrated his one hundreth birthday ami
VerSary.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-01-05
SPORTING.

jan fs-John L. Sullivan broke his wrist in
fight with Cardiff at N nneapolis.
and breeder, died near Mobile, Ala, aged 40.
boston Baseball Club pays $4,000 for Mike
Mar a-American Trotting Association or
ganized at Detroit.
Mar 12-Yachtf Dauntless and Coronet start
ed for New York for a race to Queenstown,
Mar a7-Coronet arrived at Queenstown win
Aor First game baseball for championship
world at St. Louis resulted:, Chicago, 6; st.
NAV So-Colonel Richard West, noted breeder
of trotting horses, died at Lexington, KY, aged
MAY ss-The 1oo-mile bicycle race for cham-
ponship of America, at CIarksville, Mo-, won
by Nelson, OF Boston, in 6 hrs. AZ m.
May so-Jaeob Gaudaur beat Edward Is Hanian
June 13-At Charlottesville Ind, 10o-mile
bicycle race won by Rhodes in 7h. 81 m.
June a8-Ten Brock, the famous running
horse, valued a. 100000, died.
June 3O-C w. Budd, of Des Moines Ia, won
a nnas q 81 sr dor asost a o1
81. Stice, of Illinois.
July za-shell race for championship Of
America at Pullman. III, between Hanlan and
Gaudaur, won by former.
Aug. 13-Hanlan-TeeEner boat race at To-
ronto for the worlds championship, won by
Teemer.
Aug. 27-Maud s. trotted mile, in wagon, in
2:134, beating the record.
Aug. 29-Jockey West fatally hurt and two
other Jockeys injured by collision on Saratoga
race track.
Sept. s-Luc3sy b died at Sheepsaead Bay,
NY
Sept 14-At Lincoln. Neb, Jay-Eye-See
trotted a mile in : 1874, fastest time ever made
on half-mle track.
Sept 16--At St. Paul the PAGER Johnson, to
wagon, made three heats in 2:16A, 2:15A and
2:15A, beating the record
Sept 81 - American yacht Volunteer beat
Thistle in arst race for Americas cup at New
York.
Sept ee--In three-rnile sculling race at Owe
go, N Y. Charles e. Courtney defeated George
Bubear in 1895.
Sept 3O--Volunteer again defeated Thistle.
by lin. 4s4s., winning the race.
Oct 7-At PhiladepLia William Byrd Page
broke the worlds record by jumping feet
inches.
Oct. as-In sculling race on Lake Maranacook.
Me-, Teemer beat Gaudaur making miles in
20m. and 28% -. AT Crawfordsville, Ind, s. G..
Whitaker Chicago, beat worlds bicycle rec
ord making 323 miles in Il hours.
Oct. 30-Hoag5and won six days walking
N atch at Kansas City. making $50 miles.
Nov. Sat Buffalo Hamllns Justina and
Belle Hamlin lowered world S record for teams
from 2:23 to 3:iS.
Nov. 24-Yale won college championship at
football, New York. de .ating Harvard by II
to g.. Carter, of Cleveland, won first prize in
billiard tournament Chicago, Schaefer SEQ
ond, and Moulds, St. Louis third.
Nov. 26-William Beach won worlds sculling
championship at Sydney, N. S W., over Ed
ward Hanlan.
Dec. 21-In Boston Harvey McKenna made q
run of 2, 49, points in game Of three-baH bill.
iards, beating the worlds record.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-12-08
Lots of Fresh Air.

"Thaps the last time I'll call there"
remarked fashionablY dressed lady
to her escort as they left the house of
friend the other day.
slow is that?"
Because the house is so stuffy one
would actually think that the whole
place was Theoretically sealed. so that
no fresh air was wanted or permitted
to enter"
Such a state of affairs too often ex-
lists in many of our city homes and
disease is naturally the result of the
unwisdom OF such a course. In the
majority of homes the best room is
usually kept dark, the doors shut and
the blinds pulled down. After the de-
parture of tho visitors the room
busted. the furniture Strengthened out
and the room shut up until the advent
of another guest. When visitors are
not frequent, the room may be aired
and busted occasionally. but seldom is
this done often enough TO insure the
room being healthful and comfortable.
II guests should happen TO announce
their coming in advance, they might
be certain that the room is we'll aired
for their reception; but when coming
without any notification. they are
ushered into close. stuffy room; for
no matter how large the room, just so
long as it is closed up It is sure to be
stuffy. The woman OF the house will
not notice the closeness, owing to her
being indoors so much. There is moth
ing better to test the purity of room
as going into 1t directly from the fresh
air. A room 10 be healthful and COM
Portable should be aired each day.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-12-08


In one of the large public libraries
of the city there is a young assistant
librarian. He is tall and angular. his
countenance personifies the scholar
pale cast OF thought; there is far
away look In his intense black eye. This
hair is straight and hangs in shoulder
tapping locks. the veins show blue. on
his delicate temples. and his narrow
frame ID covered with classical suit
of black. He Is nice young man, he
has nice job. and the way he obtain
ed 1T makes nice story. Months ago.
when the pnngs OF poesy gave place TO
those of want our young poet expert
enced lucid interval, and he saw that
the darkest hour in his life was that
Indian summer evening when he sat
down and figured how he was going
to make living by stringing verses to
his mistress eyebrow. 1t was then
the awakening came. He marveled
and pondered while the sensuous,
Dnlmy breezes blew through his He'll
con kissed locks, and when he had de-
termined on a plan for the future it
was with blush that he recalled the
duplicity he was about to put in prac-
tice on the morrow. He had long
been frequent visitor to the great
public libraries and when he once
heard the harassed librarian find fault
with his arduous duties and speaking
vaguely of obtaining an assistant life
henceforth had but one charm for him,
and that was the assistantship. To
wriggle himself into the good graees
OF The librarian was an easy matter.
He sympathized with him and COM
pletely won the old man heart one
day when he traced an obscure quota
ton to Chapman Homer.
Then the young poet began to ask
for quaint and curious volumes. over
which he seemed to fairly gloat from
his seat in quiet corner. ANY doubts
the librarian might have entertained
for his young friends qualifications
for the assistantship were now dissi-
pated and he Immediately preached the
matter to the board of directors. That
august body at first seemed ayerse to
engaging melancholy youth. all nm
known to fame. but when the librarian
confided in hushed whisper that the
young man was in the habit of asking
for books that no one else was ever
known to request they were convinced
he was a genius and made the appoint
menL -New York Stun
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-12-08
A Good Place.

A traveller in Missouri met a boy
and asked him If there were good
place in the heighborhood in which to
stay all night
mo, sah," the boy replied, 'don't
hardly think thar isl
show far do you live from here?"
81 live right up yam"
"Don't you suppose that by pay
ing enough / could stay at your
housep"
''oh, yes, sir, you can stay at our
house whether you pay anything or
not.r
"Then why is not that a good place
to stayp"
"Wall, It's sorter dangerous"
"Why SOP"
"Wall, Uncle Bob an pap air sorter
at outs. an they've been shootin' at
zach other all day. Pap he hit Uncle
Bob jest now They've broke out all
the window lights, but reckon eff you'll
'ay round till after dark an then slip
IN, they can't hit you" -ArkaasGw
7raveler.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-12-08

Several men. at a railway station in
Mississippi. were discussing the ques-
ton lis marriage failureP" when an
old fellow who carried rse-collar
on one arm. took large quid of to-
bacco from his mouth. threw it against
the stove and then said:
sGentlemen, I've been listenin' fur
some time to yo' talk, an though L
amt much NV a hand at no
sort nv 'skussion. yit l would
like ter say few words Frum whut
| ken gether, marrige. fur woman wo-
man in purticular. is failure. Am L
right Cunning to well-dressed
stranger)?'
YES"
That's the woman haiti got no
show a tall"
THAT is about it. ]"
"How long befo' 20 train will be
here. 20 reckon?"
II don't know. but what has that to
do with the discuss on
"A good deal, fur want to know
il you've got time ter step over ter my
house with me. If you will, l think I
ken show you in about ten minutes
that marriage fur one woman at least
is one Nv the biggest successes in the
country"
Shes happy. | suppose. !"
'.Happiest woman in the state.
'.Au exceptional case growing out
of an association with an exceptional
man. / suppose you study her hap
piness."
mo, she studies that herself
''You let her have her own way
mo, she takes it. Whenever she
says dance. dance. She wasn't SO
happy when we wuz fust married. for
l sorter bucked against her notions.
but soon found out that eff / didn't
want new bruise before the old one
got well. that I'd have ter knock un-
der"
just then a tall, angular woman
stepped up on the platform of the
station and in sharp voice. called
out:
'Zebg'
"Yes. am" replied the man who
had been arguing in favor of the hap
piness of marriage.
Thought you was goin' ter dig them
Eaters"
II am, nlur. jest as soon as / git
through talkin' to this gentlemar."
.Zeb:''
"Yessum."
Thought you was goin' ter dig
them 'taters."
Il am in a mint"
.Zebi''
"Yessum"
You'll find the hoe under the syc-
amore tree"
''Yessum. in mint"
'Zebz'
Sim thar. Gentlemen. / would
like ter continue this we're pleasant
'skussion. but-be thar befo' you ken
count three. Gentlemen. NV wife's
marriage was a big success fur her."
-ArkaRsG0 IraUslsr.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-12-08
Miss Anna Dickinson.

Anna Dickinson has been so long
before the public that a general inn
preston seems to have got abroad that
she is an old woman. She is not She
was born in Philadelphia just forty-six
years ago this month, and before she
was fifteen years of age was teaching
school on the outskirts of that town.
She went into politics before she was
eighteen and she has been there ever
since. Her interest in public affairs
began when she was given place in
the Mint at Philadelphia, and her FIRST
political speech was made in dcbat-
ing club on Chestnut street She has
never stopped speech-making since. -
Philadelphia NepS.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-12-08
How Mistaken a Man May Be.

Patient recovering from a severe
llness): YES, after the profession
had given me up as incurable l went
20 quaok doctor, as you call him, and
ae saved my life" Young, medical
practitioner; ''0h. no. that is not pos
sible." Patient: "But / lived"
Young medical practitioner; ''Oh, no.
my friend, You may think you lived.
but you didn't"-New York San.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-12-08
SIGNAL Sarrioa

A man connected with the signal
service. on going home late at night.
encountered a foot-pad at a lonely
corner of the street The man in the
pad business requested the gentleman
TO stand and deliver. !" And so he
did, delivering a telling blow on tho
fellows nose, which caused him to see
more stars than are travelling this sea-
son with their own special combine
tons This is a mere local disturb
ance," said the weather bureau man,
who was getting into higher tenn
perature. ''but look out for cyclone
from the northwest. attended by
hail. !" aud the blows hailed on his adj
versary at a furious rate. The foot
pad was not prepared for this, having
previously dealt with customers who
not only turned over all the portable
property they had but gave him their
note for thirty days besides. He tried
to escape from the existing area of
low pressure in an eastward direction.
with more or less DETECTION towards
the north, as the arrow indicates
-. although that depends on how
you hold the paper. The storm centre
moved rapidly in the same direction.
catching him in the lower lake region.
with No. 10 boot, resulting in fall
ing thermometer. AS the Signal
man resumed his homeward way. be
softly murmured, Slightly warmer
but clearing weatherr' 7erds Stft-
tngS.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-12-08
A Song to the Autumn wind.

Wind Of autumn, breathing spices
RavIshed from the woods and fields,
In thy song spell enticcs
Stronger than n wizard Yields
obey thee. Be thou master;
Guide my feet DER vale and rIll,
Lead me onward whero the aster
Crowns with purple stars the hill
Let the path be long and wlndlng,
Bloom and berry fringe the way;
Every turn fresh beauty finding
Faircr than the flush OF May.
Autumn fingers, winter tarries,
Laughter wings our frollc feeti
Lighter hearts no plxv carries
When the triclSsy fairies meet
Samuel .hintWa Peek, Boston Transcript.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-12-08
Heartless.

"Ah, Brown, one moment" said the
poet. "Can you suggest title for my
book of poemsp It is to DO published
In the spring" us IL a collection of
your published worksP" yes" ''Call.
i. Hard Lines. Hdrper's BaSar.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-12-08
Woman's Ambition.

She was driving about the parks. and
her husband was taking his case. when
she sweetly observed:
II like to drive you around"
But she started little and gave an
ominous glance when he cody re-
spoaded:
''Yes. know you do Chicago
Tribune.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-12-08

made an impression on him, too' that
acted like a restraint There was per-
feet gontleness but no warmth in tho
cnrossos hc gave me. always as though
ho were expecting a repulsc. think
n he had once taken mo in his arms
and kissed mo with tho old lovor-liko
passion, It would have thawed the icy
barrier OF despair that was breaking
my heart ,..,,n
Asit was, my life became so insup-
.or,.hla that [ resolved to ond II. l
,vonld 90 away until l could reason
myself into a moro Christian frame Oh
mind. pL,,-
Perhaps Il would be relief 70 rnl', ,
lin. knew so well how no dislisos
lIfe without amuscmenti ana IN"
boon dull enough since my child oiea.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-12-08

The shoemaker need have no fear OF being
without work. His occupation is everlasting.
s-Aerehdat 1rdester.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-12-08

a., wv - 100 strong III you~
again.
iou may imagine I was the happier
S ~ 'iIs spooch-indeed, my heart was
wi 81 charity for all the world.
TOOK my husband Mt his word. and
a ~tiy nsurped the nurses place TO the
tRvoh motherless infant, whose little
~ Nv, was waning fast
"hen We landed at Dover. tho end
sas so near | had not tho heart to loi
"yo out of my sight.
,aa even Philip was saddoned by this
,@Ne tragedy enacted before him. And
s S@ u a premonition that mado mo so
pyingly tender TO the little soul,
ssasping Its last faint broaths upon my
We'll II was over nj last, and gave
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-12-08

ia, Hon will be given al the placed :
rclal Hotel this, Friday even Mheh
'ur Publisher and devil ac- came , ity
igc complimentary. osa's 'vo
her mercantile failure reported led an my
mas this week. This time IL MI to J.,
Stuart, who 10 driven to the
ndcr the attachment system. We
ailures are being distressingly Invita- "
I 49,, Wedn, all
passenger train on The NMonsl.a words
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-05-22
Best Position During sleep.

OF all our sleeping millions who arise
at sun call with more or less reluctance
or promptness, how many are free from
morning headache? Not a large proper
ton. so far as | have observed. 1t is
probable that a majority acquire their
pain from wrong posture during sleep. |
have asked many how they lie in bed; /
find generally they rest upon the side,
with legs drawn up and chin upon the
CHESTERFIELD up like chicken in an
egg shell. Some few sleep upon the
back, one or two prone. and several with
am arm stretched up beneath the head;
but the usual posture is, | think, as first
stated.
Now, in this shape, the human body
describes an arc Of circle. with blood
and air vessels CONSTRUCTED by pressure on
the inside of the arc, and their caliber
sensibly diminished Jugular veins, re-
turning exhausted blood from the brain.
find the flow Of their contents mteriered
with. and a condition of passive conges-
ton is set up Lungs compressed by
weight of head and curvature of trunk,
expand but partially, and their work IS
badly done. Therefore it takes an hour
or more in the morning, with bath and
toilet, TO set wheels going that should
never have been checked, and To get rid
of the headache. Try this way once:
When fairly in bed, lights out. and ready
for sleep, throw the head well back, upon
a pillow of medium height, chest for
ward. arms by the side and legs extended.
Fight it out few minutes and sleep will
come-this time without headache IN
it.-William L. Hutchinson, NJ. D., in
American Magazine.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-05-22

The close Of the fiscal year Is only six
weeks of, and SO the leaders In the House
will have fair chance TO delay the tariff
bill
Just before the opening of the last
presidential battle Mr. Randall, by bold
and adroit stroke, killed the tariff bib by
getting a vote passed 10 strike out the en-
acting clause There wefe wise and patri-
otto Democrats there who thought thst
the country was not prepared for great
contest on the tariff, and they applauded
Nr. Randall for what saved the De-
mocracy from risky contest on an Issue
not sufficiently well understood. The
sentiment of the country to day ia differ
ent. The people are better informed and
have leader and candidate able TO
give the impetus to the fight.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-05-22
A Pupdit's Sly Trick.

About SOC years ego there was cele-
brated pundt of Nudya, who was par
ticularly fond Of country spirits. and
used to take about quart Of it every day.
People suspccting him Of this weakness
watched him. One evening, when ne
was returning from his vesper prayers at
the riverside he was seen tocome out on
the sly from grog shop, with his water
pot full of aniseed arrack, and he was
taxed by the crowd for conduct so dis
reputable i'm Brahmfn Of his learning
and sanctity. lie denied the charge, and
placed the vessel before his accuser, when
10! it appeared to contain milk. A
miracle! miracle. cried the crowd, and
the pundit, instead of being degraded,
was canonized: the fact being that the
willy topper knew well that aniseed liquor,
mixed with "a little water, becomes
milky. and he had prepared 1t accord
ingly. Report Of British Commission.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-05-22

THE PORE AND THE IRIsu.-A cable
dispatch says that at the great meeting
in Phoenix Park Mr.. Dillon denied that
the rescript was only moral doctrine.
He said that the Vatican would treat no
other country in Europe in the same way
The Irish would neither submit nor bow
to Rome; they would show the world
that they were able to discern between
its spiritual and political domains. Mr..
OBrien said that the present ordeal was
worse than twenty years OF Balfourian
coercion The Irish had enemies enough
without taking blows from hands from
which they least deserved them. 1t was
heart breaking to think that such re-
script in the name of Rome should be
thrown into the teeth of the Irish people
A courageous, respectful, firm protest was
necessary The manifesto OF the Irish
members was indorsed by reclamation
The crowd dispersed in an orderly man
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-05-22

Only two mistakes that we can dis
cover have been made in the TIMES lately
one was to print deta for deace, and The
other to print tee instead Of hree, in re-
forrinC to the number Of Democratic
Congressman in our delegation. When
a daily paper is made up at lightning
speed after midnight the wonder is that
mistakes are not more frequent.
Hundreds of columns have been writ
ten on the comic phases OF typographical
errors but sometimes there are very dis
astrous mistakes. a Texas editor had &c
leave his State because of the substitu
ton Of one letter for another. Texans
do not generally wait for explanations
and when the scribe saw the word early
In the morning and heard the rallying OF
the town with revolyeis. bowie knives
and tar. he wisely concluded that il
was the time for disappearing.