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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-11-08
Neatness Better Than Beauty.

A woman may be handsome or re-
Eaarkably attractive in various ways,
bs1t if she lis not personally neat she
can not hope to win admiration Fine
clothes will not conceal the slattern.
A young woman with her hair always
in disorder and her clothes hanging
about her as if suspended by prop, is
always repulsive. Slattern is written
on her person from the crown of her
head to the toes of her feet, and if she
wins a husband he will, in all proba-
bility. turn .ont either to be an idle
fool or a drunken ruffian. The bringing
up of daughters to be able to work, act
and talk like honest, sensible young
women is the especial task of all moth
ers, and i'm the industrial ranks there
is imposed also the prime obligations
of learning how to respect household
work for its own sake, and the comfort
and happiness it will bring in the fut-
ure. Housework is a drudgery, but
it must be done by somebody. and had
better be well than i'll done--Saany
South.
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ELECTRICITY IN JAPAN.
A Possibility That We Will Soon Hav
Oriental Electrical Experts.

a Possibility That We Will Soon Have
Oriental Electrical Experts.
Although many similar societies
have been formed of late, both in the
United States and in England, yet the
pleasing information is just heard that
an institution. having for its object the
furtherance of electrical research, has
been inaugurated in Japan, with a
membership of nearly eight hundred.
This evidence" said well-known
electrician, twould indicate that Japan
has gone much further in electrical
study and research than any one in this
city would have supposed. 1t is fur
thermore stated that the admission to
the society is based on the most liberal
rules and regulations, that would put
to shame some of our own institutions
whose Observation-Disclosures is reflected
in the cast-iron rules which preclude
the possibility of only favored few
being admitted. At the present time
the ranks of our American engineers
are largely and valuably reinforced
from England, France and Germany,
but we may expect before long that
Japan will be supplying as with ex-
perts for our old and younger compa-
mics in every branch of work. 1t is to
be hoped that this new japanese So
eiety will be growingly useful and
prosper. ~. Y Mail and EIpress.
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"All right; I want to see him. I'll
be down in minute
The Major looked at his girl.

"All right; want to see him. I'll
be down in a minute
The Major looked at his girl.
And she at him.
The father was there on time
He entered.
But he did not say: Daughter, amt
IL most time for breakfast" nor HAS
the morning paper come yet?" nor
would Major Stofah like to go to
market with me?" nor s.Was that the
milkman's bell / heard?" nor DO you
think can catch that morning train?"
nor Il have on my brass-toed boots;"
nor .'Will the moth ruin the Majors
overcoat on the rack?" nor Where is
the shotgun?" nor did he call the dog.
No. gentle and disappointed reader,
he did nothing of the sort, as our we'll
known American humorists would have
you believe he always does on such oc-
casious.
No.
He simply asked the Major, in q
polite tone of voice, if he would be
kind enough to renew his subscription
day; paid him in advance for another
year; begged his pardon for talking
shop; and, bidding him a respectful
good night, retired.
Then. for an hour longer. the Major
and Susan didn't talk tariff, or fisheries
treaty, or Presidents letter.
Oh, no!
They knew what to talk about, and
the old man upstairs chuckled.-W j.
Hampton, tn Puck.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-11-08
WINTER SUNSHINE.
Hints on the Care of Plants During the
Cold Months.

Cold Months.
The winter sitting-room should be
chosen from the pleasantest in the
house. This can be no other than that
with a southerlY and westerly outlook.
No matter il other rooms are more
showily decorated with paper, paint
and trimmings, we can do better, and
therefore be happier here, with
naught but the sun and our plants.
Choose for winter blooming plants
those that are well-grown but have
never budded, if possible. Ivies should
be set remote from the glass, if in the
windows at all; though they love best a
shady corner and plenty of drink, as
they are both modest by nature and
feverish in temperament
Geraniums should be firmly potted
in rich soil, and be given plenty of
sunlight. Until the plants are thickly
set with many branches do not neglect
to nip off the last two leaves of each
new branch as it attains a growth of
three or four inches Nothing is
more disheartening to lover of
flowers than to be shown a ger
anium that has sent upward for two
feet, perhaps, two, three or four, rank,
transparent stalks, with a few light
hued, 1ong-stemmed leaves up and
down its length. and. perhaps. a soli-
tary cluster of buds at the spindled-out
top, and to have its too-easily-satisfie
cultivator introduce it gushingly, with:
DO see how nice my plants are doing;
aren't they tall?"
If a plant has a tendency to grow
thrifty one side and in weakly way
on the other, keep the sick side toward
the sun, and persistently cut back the
branches on the other. Do not let the
earth in the pots get either baked hard
or dry and dusty; neither err on the
other side and keep them in a state re-
sembling mud-puddle- See how nat
ure waters her plants; heavy rain.
and then they are permitted to dry off
occasionally. When the leaves of a
plant soften and turn yellow it usually
means: you have given me so much
water l am sick at my stomach. A
baby could throw it off; / can not, so I
can only die" Heed this yellow moan
and give that class of plants less wa
ter-Vick'S MAGAZINE
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Origin Of the Mosquito.

Mexico is in a quandary as to where
the first mosquitoes came from. It is
claimed that before 1885 NO mosquitoes
were ever known in our sister repub-
lie. We do not believe that the little
scavenger has such respect for ma
tional boundaries. 1t swarms at the
North Pole. 1t lunches off the ice at
the South Pole It sails across the
equator, to and fro, on every floating
chip. 1t is on the top of the Alps and
Andes, and at the bottom of the valleys
of the Indus and Nile. There is no spot
on the earth unknown to the mosquito,
yet Mexico declares that it has always
remained an exception until three
years ago, but now the whole land is
covered. Efforts are made to trace the
invasion to a load of pineapples side
tracked for few days at Queretaro.
This explanation rises out of popular
prejudice against railroads. The mos
quito is problem; it always was
problem. Pass it along: Who're did
the first mosquito come trolB:-A
LOUIS Globe Democrat
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-11-08
EXQUISITE COSTUMES.
some OF the Treasures Contained In q New
York Brides Trousseau.

Some of the Treasures Contained In q New
York Brides Trousseau.
India ca.nePs hair of the most ex-
qulsltely fine and beautiful quality is
one OF the wool materials which is now
honored above silk or satin for a
brides visiting costume, and the old
soft Indienne blue shades are revived
In these stuffs. A bodice and Grecian
draperies of this costly wool, over a
skirt OF blue Bengaline striped with
blue and gold brocade, is the choice for
such a gown. while the tea-gown for
the same bride is of palest blue India
camers hair, lined throughout with
sea-rose surah. A short evening dress
In the same trousseau is of olive faille.
draped with strawberry lace, and an
other of palest golden maized is vailed
with white silk lowered net, the beau
tiful devices outlined with gold threads.
There is dinner-gown of black Chan
tllly lace over slip of apricot MORE,
and another one of black velvet with an
ample vest of black and damask-
red brocade. There is deep collar
and mousquetaire revers of the brocade
on the open bodice. The travelling
gown Is of Austrian-red broadcloth,
dark and rich of color. 1t is literally
covered with braid-work in black, with
passementerie ornaments and narrow
fur bands as additional garniture. An
evening wrap, long enough to enveiop
the whole figure, is of black and car
dinal brocade, with bands of black
bear-skin down the fronts. Very few
of the elegant French visiting and din
ner dresses of gray are trimmed with
colors. Frequently there is dash of
vivid Roman red, or bit of violet,
ohve or garnet on the bodice; but al
though the colors harmonic with and
are very effective against gray, they
are not considered in as perfect taste
as an entire gray gown, trimmed either
with gray silk and silver brading, gray
arabesque ornaments in passementerie,
or made up with velvet or mate
lasse of deeper shade. For instance,
dress is exhibited, of the beautiful
"seagull" gray shade, with Directoire
redingote of gray India camels hair,
with a vest and petticoat of shaded
gray and silver brocade. There are
very wide bands of gray and silver
gimp down each side of the redingote,
and elegant single ornaments of the
same on the bodice portion. A lovely
gown of dove-gray velvet, with wide
stripe of gray-white satin, brocaded
with silver thistles and foliage, has an
Empire overdress above, of dove-gray
corded silk, with Louis XIV. vest of
the stripe, ano a loose double sash at
the waist of the same, which disap-
pears beneath the corsage of silk at the
sides. and reappears at the back above
the slight ,drapery of the over-dress.
Again, a mouse-gray velvet and otto
man silk gown has a vest and NOUS
quetaire cuffs braided with gold and
silver.-M Y Post.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-11-08
FOOD FOR PIGS.

Experiments Made by Prof. Hunt, OF the
Illinois College Farm.
1. It required 1880 pounds OF skim
milk to produce one pound of pork
when fed with corn-meal in ratio l II
to fattening hogs.
2. Skim milk could not be econom-
ically fed to fattening hogs unless ii
was a waste product which could not
be otherwise utilized.
g. 1t required on an average Al
pounds of shelled corn to produce one
pound of pork during an average Pc
Rod of four weeks, or one bushel pro
duced 134 pounds.
4. 1t required Al pounds of corn.
meal to produce one pound of pork, OF
one bushe1 of corn made into meal and
fed dry produced 12a pounds of pork.
5. When fed dry shelled corn is more
economical than corn-mea1 to feed to
fattening hogs.
6. 1t required u pounds or ! busheI
Of ground oats to produce l pound OF
pork, when fed with equal parts by
weight of corn meal.
l. One buShel OF corn Is worth near
~ 5 bushels of oats as food for fatten-
ing hogs.
g. Corn-fed pigs gained about AZ
pounds per week, and ate about 81
pounds of corn per 100 pounds of live
weight
9. The gain for the amount of food
consumed decreased during fattening.
10. Pork was produced during the
cold weather, with corn at % cents
per bushel. for less than cents per
pound.
II. An insufficient food supply for
two weeks caused very considerable
loss in feeding thereafter.
IL. Indian corn is the most econom-
fcal pork-preducing material during
the winter months in REGIONS where
extensively grown.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-11-08
MAJOR sToFAH's LOVE.

yale Somewhat Out Of the Ordinary
of American Humorous Efforts.
Major Stofah, a journalist of repute,
sat in the parlor of his best girl's pa
latial residence, and the girl sat there
also.
She was an heiress of large dimsn-
sions.
The Major was marrying man.
And so sas the girl.
They had talked of the tariff. the
fisheries treaty, the Presidents letter
of acceptance and other deeply inter
esting and current matterr, until ten
o'clock p. m.
At that hour the girls wealthy IA
ther called to her from the head OF the
stairs.
there?"
..Yes, papa, /" replied the girl, with
shivsr.
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MUSIC AND DISEASE.

The Influence of Music on the Minds OF the
Sick and Melancholy.
The curative power of music in GER
favorite theory with physicians and
others. and although Herbert Spencer's
remarks on the subject met with much
opposition, there can be no doubt of
its efficacy as remedial agent under
suitable conditions. Even in the time
of Shakespeare it's usefulness in the
treatment of insanity seems to have
been recognized. Burton. in his '.Anat-
omy of Melancholy" also refers to the
subject in the following terms: BE
sides the excellent power music hath to
expel many other diseases. it is a SOW
,ereign remedy against despair and
melancholy, and will drive away the
devil himself. In proof of the truth
of the foregoing, many well-authenti-
Gated instances may be cited. Among
them may be mentioned the case of
King Philip of Spain, who, when suf-
fering from hopeless melancholia. was
restored to health by the singing of
Farinelli in an adjoining chamber,
after every other remedy had proved
futile The annals of medical history,
in fact, abound in records of cases in
which music has accomplished cures
when every effort OF attend
ing physicians failed to produce any
satisfactory result Our nervous Or
ganism is the seat of sensation, the
handspring of vitality, whereby our
imagination is alike stimulated and
controlled. The influence of imagine
ton on health is exemplified by those
who are the victims of hypocondriasis.
and even in cases of actual physical
ailments the intelligent physician
recognizes the Importance of diverting
the patients mind from the cOntempla-
ton of his condition which invariably
tends to aggravate his symptoms. Pre-
Stunning, of course, that the invalid is
not one of those unhappy mortals hay
ing a violent distaste for music, what
can be better adapted to cheer the
mind and reinvigorate the entire sys-
tenn than an art which appeals direct
ly to our emotional nature? In some
instances Instrumental music has the
most potent effect, and in others a
song which recalls pleasant memories
has the greater influence. Like all
other medicine, in order to be effica-
cious, it must be pure and well COM
pounded and of a kind adapted to in
dividual requirements. The subject is
one of considerable interest. and its
careful study is likely to result in
much practical good Boston Mustcat
Herald
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ADVICE TO BACHELORS.
Take q Wife, and BE Happy. Contente.
and Prosperous.

and Prosperous.
doctor, I feel miserable in mind
and body-what shall l take?" asked
an old bachelor patient to his physi-
clan. Take a wife," answered the
doctor, gruff1y. "Many are the men
who have profited by taking this pre-
Ecription," says the author CT ''How to
Be Happy. though Married" in his new
book, The Five Talents of Woman"
published by the Scribners. Before
marriage they were worth little, after
it worth much. Man never appreciates
his inferiority to woman so thoroughly
as when he stands before the altar in
the presence of an audience of friends
and hears the clergyman make him
husband. Nine out of ten men in
such a position tremble as if they
were about to be arrested for murder.
while nine out of ten women go through
the ceremony as gracefully as if it were
an everyday occurrence. And it is
this timorous creature in a dress suit
that promises to protect the calm and
placid angel whose orange blossoms
are her aurcole. What delicious sar-
sm there is in the thought! And in
after-lfe, when the husband gets torn
up by care and when a little trouble
comes to steal away his peace of mind.
how is 1T thenp The woman whom he
promised to protect becomes his pro-
tector. She sees sunshine through tho
clouds. She sooths out the wrinkled
brow of care She props up his flag
cling spirits. She puts new life into
his bosom. new hope in his soul, and
he goes forth in the morning with new
strength and new zeal to wrestle with
life and its responsibilities. Woman
may be the weaker vessel. but she isn't
broken up and doesn't go to pieces as
soon as q man"
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The Special Offer

of THE YoUTH's COMPANION, of Boston,
Mass, which we published last week,
should be noticed by our readers, as the OPP
portunity comes but once year. Any new
subscriber to THE COMPANION who will send
s1.75 at once, can have the paper free to
January /, 1889, and for full year from
that date. This offer includes four holiday
numbers, for Thanksgiving. Christmas,
New Years and Easter, all the Illustrated
Weekly Supplements, and the Annual
Premium List, with 500 illustrations. Really
a ~. 50 paper for only S1.15a year.
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From the District Attorney of West
chester Co., New York.

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y. April 10, 1886.
/ have received many letters in refer
ence to my testimonial, lately published,
commencing ALLcock's Porous PLAsTERs
cannot spare the time to answer them
in writing, therefore would again say,
through the press, that have found ALL
COCKS Porous PLAsTERs invaluable as
chest protectors and shields against coughs
and colds. Furthermore, have found ALL
COCKS PLAsTERs unequaled for pains in
side, back and chest.
NELSON II, BAKER
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Foul poisons that accumulate in the blood
and rot the machinery of the system, are
eradlcated and expelled by using Prickly
Ash Bitters, a medicine that will not irri-
tate the stomach or bowels. 1t acts in a
gentle manner on these delicate organs,
and restores health in every case.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-11-08

We need each others forbearance
as we'll as encouragement in order to
do our best. We do not all see alike;
we can not all work in the same way.
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DESERVING CONFIDENCE.-There is no ar
ticle which SO richly deserves the entire
confidence of the community as Browns
BRONCHIAL TRoCHEs Those suffering from
Asthmatic and Bronchial Diseases, Coughs
and Colds should try them. Price, Is cents.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-11-08

A DOSE in Time Saves Nine of Hales Hon.
ey of Horehound and Tar for coughs.
Pixies Toothache drops Cure in one minute.
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You can't expect a man to reason when
he's in love; and the object of his affec-
tons realizes that it is better so.-Jou,1aal
Of Education.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-11-08

TELEPHONES are a great convenience,
and yet people are all the time talking
against them.-Yonkers Statesman.
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THAT was q wise counselor VINO sa1o:
"Keep COOL and you command every
hodv -
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THE MARKETS.

It's the misfortune Of low life to long for
something hire.
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THE CHARLES a. voeELER CO.. Baltimore. M

PAUL. Now what ia the USE Sarah. of our taking
several magazines when we can get the whole thing
combined IN onel When we WEI over to the s,et,
they take and after glancing it over could &C
count for your always going to Mrs Stetson or in.
formation and it was very evident where she gets
her information from.
SARAH Well. Paul, am glad you have come TO
your senses at lastt If you Will remember, nave
wanted for some time to take the same Magazine
objecting to my taking n Fashion Magazine The
fact is. a Family Masazin that Is published to in
fashion department.; and it is a great credit to
partment like all its other departments is so per-
feet But Mr.. Stetson is always as anxious for Its
he wants too.
1 under tand that the publisher, w. JENNINGS
DEMOREST. 15 East Hth st. New York, will send
specimen copy for 10 cents, am going to send for
Der contains Pattern Order worth SO cents, for
it entities the holder any she may choose
The Magazine is only $500 per year and worth
ten times that amount.
nrNAME trnsy
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ELY'S
CREAM BALM

I suffered from ca
tdrrh II years. The
droppings into The
throat ccrc ndatscdt-
ing. Ny nose bted Gl-
moot daily. Since
first days use Of Ely's
Cream Balm haze he'd
no bleeding, soreness
Is entirely gone. d.
g. Daritlson, st,ith
Boston Budget.
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THE BROOKLYN bridge is a marvel OF en-.
cheering skill. It stands without q peer.
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PROSPERITY is no just scale. Adversely
Is the only balance to weigh friends.
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A RANK deceiyer-a visiting foreigner
with sham title.
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LIVESTOCK SHIPPERS AND FEEDKRs.-
Read ad. of c. C. Daily & Co. other column.
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ssThe best thing yeti" That is the way a
young man put it who made arrangements
to work for b. F. johnson Il Co., of Rich
mond, Va You can get further inforna-
ton by dropping them card.
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IF your face loses color by dyspepsia
diet--The Sanitary Era.
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LIZ afflicted with Sore Eyes use DR. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell it.25c
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Un,,err.tinr : very serious nrat,er.

A THEArER door-keeper would make
ure as well as he can the passed. S1tin0s.
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