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Iron County register., 1888-11-22
A Picture Drawn by Fire

Here is chemical experiment that
any girl or boy may try, which is very
entertaining, very Inexpensive and
without danger.
Take a saturated solution of nitrate
of potash (saltpeter). and with quill
pen or fine brush draw any picture,
design or words upon q piece of white,
absorbent paper. The lines should be
kept away from each other, and the
entire subject coarsely drawn in out
line. When dry, the lines will be
nearly invisible. but If one of them be
touched with the glowing end of an
extinguished match spark of fire will
run through the paper. following the
lines already traced, and cutting out
the design as with an invisible knife.
This experiment is explained by the
chemical constitution Of the saltpeter.
The salt contains large amount Of
oxygen, SO loosely combined that it
readily leaves the nitrogen and potash.
and unites with the carbon of the pa
per when heated to the point OF To-
nition. The heat developed by the
combustion is not sufficient to ignite
the paper, except where it has beer
saturated with the oxygen-giving salt;
and so the spark of fire, which is real
" only an indication of violent chem
ical action. follows the lines previous
" traced. If an actual flame was
brought in contact with the paper, Oh
course the whole would be consumed.
but the heat OF the glowing charcoal is
just sufficient to start the combustion
by the aid of the oxygen in the salt
peter Golden Days.
Iron County register., 1888-11-22
NOTES ON TOAST.
Information Which all Good Houseket
ers Will Appreciate.

Information Which all Good Housekeep-
ers Will Appreciate.
Toast is the housekeeper's best
friend, and is the foundation of num-
berless appetizing dishes. Compare
lively few housekeepers have dis
covered that, if made properly. it will
keep for weeks-even months; there
lore always ready, and enabling the
'.lady who does her own work" to pre-
pare apparently elaborate dishes on
short notice and without overheating
herself; especially if she be so happy
as to own kerosene stove.
The bread should be cut as thinly
as it will handle, and Drowned over
lice Goals quickly and evenly. Then,
arranged in large dripping pan, it
should be slowly dried in the oven.
with both doors open. or on the
hearth. 1t should not take on more
color in process of drying, but should
become very brittle.
When perfectly dry, place in paper
bags or boxes, and keep in dry place.
In damp, rainy weather it should be
looked at occasionally, and if it is
gathering dampness should be dried
again.
When wanted for use the toast should
be warmed on the hearth or in a mod
crate oven.
Young onions, peas, asparagus, etc.,
are delicious when stewed until tender,
seasoned with butter and milk, and
served on slices of toast.
Stewed chicken and all stews, minces.
hashes, ETC., are improved and ''go
| further" when SO served.
Poached egg on toast and cream
toast, are dishes of established reputa-
| ton, and many other dishes will sug-
gest themselves to the housewife who
has store of toast laid up for emer.
gencies.
/ A loaf OF bread about to mould OF
dry up can not be put to better use.
It is very convenient when there is
sickness in the family to have plenty
of toast ready so that the invalid
proverbially impatient-will not be
kept waiting when the bit of dry toast
cream toast, egg on toast, etc. i
/ wanted. Christian Hsainn
Iron County register., 1888-11-22
YOUR THOUGHTS.
What Would They BE Like Should They
Take Form Around You?

What Would They be Like Should They
Take Form Around You:
Did you ever think what sort OF q
world it would make If all your feel
ings and thoughts took form around
you? just suppose that your thoughts
which fit about SO actively from one
attractive subject to another. should
be seen as birds and insects flying
here and there around you. Let us
think whether sweet birds and lovely
butterflies would delight our eyes, or
whether we should be stung and bitten
by Il swarm of noxious flies. Bright,
cheerful thoughts they must be which
would become good birds and insects.
Thoughts of delight in lovely things
around us, and of gratitude for such
gifts; thoughts which love to linger
around the sweet plans which are bios
soniing into useful work; thoughts
which delight to sport in the sunshine
of love and kindly cheerfulness, never
turaing to any event but to see some
hopeful sign, some cause for gratitude,
never turning to another person but
to think kindly of him and to wish him
well. But are there also thoughts less
kind. which sting and bite, and do
their best to kill the happiness OF
others, which would surround us with
singing wasps and biting insects?
Are there complaining thoughts, and
thoughts which are not true, loving to
disparage others and to accuse them?
Such will add themselves to the buzz
ing. singing swarm. And are there
thoughts which delight to linger
around forbidden pleasures, trying
to make what is wrong seem allow
ablep These, too, will increase
the swarm of vile insects which gather
about dead and unclean objects. Do
you wish to live in such a hateful
swarm? Then drive away the foul and
unkind thoughts. Keepyour thoughts
busy with what is pure and sweet and
useful. Compel them to think kindly
and truly, and to find out ways of do
ing good. Compel them to see the
bright side of events as they pass, and
to rise to the Lord in gratitude Then
if this change should take place, you
would be delighted by the sweet
songed birds and lovely insects which
fly among the sparkling flowers Next
time let us think of the change very
like this which does take place with
all in the other world.-Ne0 Church
Messenger.
Iron County register., 1888-11-22
UNITED STATES MAIL.

What 1t Costs to Carry Uncle Sans Mall.
as shown by the Report of the Second
Assistant Postmaster-General
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14-The ann ual re-
port of Second Assistant Postmaster
General A. Leo Knott shows that the
mail service en- June so, 1888, aggregated
"A, $50 routes, the total dis tance covered
being 403. 917 miles. The expenditure dur
ing the year was S31, ,456, S4T, and the num-
Der o. miles Travelled 2S7, ,251, ,056. The
star service included 14,146 routes
and covered 225. 267 miles. Its cost for
the year was 81 959, 1872. The mail service
embraced 5.9D6 routes, and the annual
cost was 1898. 719. The steamboat service
comprised 127 routes, and cost for the
year S43S, ,9i2 The railroad service con-
sisted of ], ,995 routes, and cost ST, 52S, 600.
The railway post Office car service
cost 81, 996. $50. The expenditure on
was $50Si. SIT. For mail equipment,
3 .9Sl was expended. The necessary
and special facilities on truak line oc-
casioned an expense of $29j, ,9S7. Com
1,arison with the service as it stood at the
close OF the previous fiscal year shows a
decrease OF 0.0S per cent in the rate of
cost per mile Travelled and an increase OF
o.22 iper cent. in the average number of
trips per week. The star service has
been materially decreased.
The estimates for the fiscal year ending
June 3d. 1879, are: Star service, IS, $50, =
00o; steamboat service, 500 900; railroad
-ervice. $40 los, $3.50; railway post Office
ar service, 1920, 900; for necessary and
special facilities on trunk lines. $295, ,655-
.3S; for railroad post -office clerks, S.
GIG, 9aS "a; for mail messengers service, ST.
C5o, ,00O and for mail equipments, $24o, 600.
The total amount of the estimates for the
next fiscal year is $34 SIS, ,94202. This is
au increase of 1925, 164 %. Mr.. Knott
wishes an appropriation of 1000 to es-
tablish a repair shop, not only for mail
bags. but for locks aud keys as we'll.
Iron County register., 1888-11-22
PITH AND POINT.

How to get money without earn
ing it." Leave that problem for some
one else to solve.
Ladies of fashion starve their hap
piness to feed their vanity and their
love to feed their pride. Colon.
Nothing, indeed, but the possess
sion of some power can with any GER
tainty discover what, at bottom, is the
true character of any man.
Many employers lose faithful
service because they never praise when
every thing is we'll done, but always
censure when any thing goes wrong.
Marriage may have been failure
thus far, but there are a great many
people unwilling to give up trying to
make it success until they have had
a chance. Philadelphia Inquirer.
If the spring puts forth no bios
SONS. in summer there will be no
beauty, and in autumn no fruit. So, if
youth be trifled away without improve
ment. ripper years will be contempti-
BILE, and old age miserable.-M Y
Ledger.
EARLY rising not only gives us more
life in the same numb OF years, but
adds likewise to their number; and not
only enables US to ENJOY more of exist
ence in the same measure of time, but
increases also the measure.
As the sun does not wait for pray
ers and incantations before he rises,
but straightway shines forth, and is
hailed of all, so do not wait to do good
for applause, and noise and praise, but
do it of your own desire; and, like the
sun, you will be loved.-Epsctetxs
Some one took an umbrella from
the hallway of Lewistown mans
house, and about the same time the
dog was missed. A search was made,
and the dog was at last found in a Lis
bon-street store, and standing near him
was the missing umbrella. A stranger
had come into the store followed by
the dog. When he went out he left the
umbrella, which the dog carefully
guarded until his owner appeared
Leaoistou me. Gazette.
What I must do is all that con-
Germs me, and not what people think.
It is the harder because you will al
ways find those who think they know
what is your duty better than you
know it. It is easy in the world to
live after the worlds opinion; it is
easy in solitude to live after your own;
but the great man is he who, in the
midst of the crowd, keeps with perfect
sweetness the independence of soli-
tude-En1erson.
There are many people who take
credit to themselves for abstention
from evil when they are not able to
commit the evil they renounce. The
sick man says Il tear myself away
from the world;" the poor man, Il
deny myself the luxuries of life;" the
old man, II abstain from the follies
of YOUTH" the blind man, Il take no
pleasure in riotous living;" the deaf
man, II make point of never listen
ing to the whispers of scandal
ONi9,er.
Iron County register., 1888-11-22
5fhe
No perfect Thanksgiving s.isa the

No perfect 1nanASS-sin1
..giving' lefs out.
What Phil had meant about the
halves coming together he could not
tell, but the thought was tac samei
and at midnight he took his pen anu
ioined together the words that Ph1l, ln
the hope that Dick might notice H.
toe" had left apart. Thanksgiving
the perfect word at last!
There were turkeys. and pumpkin
pies, and baskets of potatoes and aP-
pies piled up in Uncle Max's kitchen
that Thanksgiving Day.
ssIt has to be done early. you know.
explained Phil to Mike. as he met MN
in the engine-room, '.because-lsn't II
funnya-Uncle Max is going down with
me to our house in the city for Thanks
giving dinner, after all. Won't moth er
be surprised! There, Mike, nail that
notice higher on the board. Wont
you let me do it? can. if you lift me
a little / printed it with lampblack
last night, and Uncle Max said l might
tell the engineer to let me stick them
up all over the buildings: No work
on Thanks giving Day. Yes; ! made
two words Of it on purpose And. Mike,
you are to have a new cottage soon,
and flour, and blankets No, it wasn't
just me; / didn't think of half. But,
Nike he went on, when the Lord
makes word He means US to keep it
together.
Long afterward he said to Dick one
day:
.'Say. Dick. did you notice how
wrote Thanksgiving on that box OF
specimens sent you?"
mo" answered Dick. 'It was all
right when got it.
Perhaps the ink ran together, after
ALL" reasoned Phil. with a puzzled
look. Anyhow, that word don't be-
long in halves. l don't believe any
thing does"
perhaps not" answered Dick
Marjorie S. Henry, tn 8. S. Times.
Iron County register., 1888-11-22

had their personal rivalries and per-
sonal ambitions, they always remained
loyal to their party. no matter how it
Jared with them individually, while in
New York personal animosities con-
trolled party fealty.
The art of ..knifing" first came into
vogue and was brought to perfection
in New York. In a majority of the
elections since 1896 the State wentDem-
ocratic, and when 1t did not go Demo
cratic there was some division in the
party that forbade success. In 1848
Van Buren, split the party on the free
soil question, and thus defeated Gen
eral Cass. In 1856 the party was di-
vided in two factions called lizard
Shells" and ''Softs," and this, through
the assistance of the '.Know-Not
ings," carried the State for Fremont
against Buchanan. From 1856 down
to 1876 the State went constantly for
the Republican party, except in 1868,
when, the Democratic party being
again united. Seymour carried il
against Grant.
ouCA ussS ucou OHo SoAOioi hAoooiJ
of New York in the Presidential cleo
tions. It has never had the influence
it properly should have had. and che
day has now passed for it to regain the
scepter. Hereafter the Empire State
| will be reduced to the same rank with
Virginia. The West now enters upon
its period of control in National issues,
and the homogeneous States of the
Mississippi valley will for many years
to come dominate American politics.
Here great, free and intelligent peo-
pie, unmoved by personal considera-
tions, will cast their ballots on the
side of progress and reform. The
Herald gladly welcomes that auspicious
day.-Chica0o Herald.
Iron County register., 1888-11-22
PosT-ELEcTIoN THOUGHTS.

Let the South come closer to-
gether than ever, for the day of her
trial is upon her.-Atlanta Constitu-
tio,7.
"A desuetudinous hush ha
clapped its innocuousness over the
blatant mouth of the campaign liar.
He won't resume business for year at
least Philadelphia Call.
In the chief .centers of thought
and intelligence, where the people had
the fullest information and voted with
the greatest independence and discre-
tion, the Presidents reform policy was
sustained. 1t is one of the compliments
which the logic of events pays to Gro
yer Cleveland. Boston Globe.
-Cf course we will now have a
grand exposition of Civil-Service re-
form, touching which we have heard
so much from Republican party Or
gans. As we understand the Repub-
lican idea of Civil Service reform, it
lies in kicking out Democrats and put
ting in Republicans with all possible
speed. Kansas city Times.
Nobody will care copper for
the electoral vote of New York in 1892.
The ward politicians may then quar-
rel with each other to their heart S
content without exciting the slightest
ripple of interest elsewhere. The
Northwest is going to have control
things in the future. The high-tariff
men of the East and the free traders of
the South will please take notice
Chicago NeWs.
The course of the chief Repub-
lican organ in New York during the
campaign just ended is pithily chasac-
terized by the World of that city,
which remarks: s' Horace Greeley
rest his soul!-was an honest man and
truth-loving editor. But he is dead" !"
To this fact the columns of Horace
Greeley's paper have borne eloquent
testimony for a. number of years.
Springfield Republican.
The Chinese vote in New York
City numbers forty-five. Of these
thirty registered, but the number of
votes they influence is far greater than
an ordinary observer would suppose
Tom Lee. the Chinese deputy sheriff,
with a German wife, lives in Eighty
first street now, and is powerful
Republican factor in the affairs of the
Twenty-ir Assembly district. Will
lam Sing, once the richest Chinaman
in America, has son on the police
force, and wields powerful influence
in Fourth Ward politics. Chicago Her
aid.
a recent action of the Chinese
potentate, Lii Hung Chang, contains a
hint for the coming Republican Ad-
ministration. He has put the Chinese
cotton industry into the hands of a sim
gle monopoly, and has not only pro-
hibited foreign importations, but abso-
lutely interdicted the manufacture OF
cotton by any other Chinaman. The
Chinese idea beats even forty-seven-
per-cent tariff, and the next Congress
might restrict our manufactures to the
men who have come down with the
most fiat and are certain to respond
to calls for fiat" hereafter. = Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Iron County register., 1888-11-22

A firm Of San Francisco grocers
has been accustomed to put, at night.
the money from the days sale IN I
sack and hide It in the oatmeal barrel.
The other morning q small boy called
early for some oatmeal, and one Of the
firm served him, giving him along with
the meal about $140. Since that time
the San Francisco newspapers have
been printing advertisements Offering
. liberal reward to the boy II he would
call at tho store. At last accounts the
boy hadn't called.
Iron County register., 1888-11-22
The Link Was Discovered.

..He was a valuable dog" observed
the lawyer in his "reminiscences, IAN
his owner sued for five hundred dol
lars. but never gotit. One link in the
testimony as to who killed the animal
was missing
..And was it never found?n asked
the listener.
..Yes, it was found, " replied the bar
rister, without one sign Of feeling, '.it
was found long afterward lin q
butcher. shop. ~ Chicago Globe.
Iron County register., 1888-11-22
NEW YORK'S INFLUENCE.
The General History of the Empire Stat
in Pres dental Elections.

The General History of the Empire State
in Pres dental Elections.
Party contests for the Presidency
commenced with the retirement of
Washington, and the election of 1896
was the first in our history where the
people were divided on National
issues, though they were but ill-de-
ined.
Virginia was then the most populous
State, and had the largest number of
electors, and, for this reason, she held
the Presidency for thirty-two out of
she first thirty-siS years of the repub-
lie.
But it was not long before New York
began to loom up as a power in Ma
sional politics, and by the time the
third census was taken it led in the
column of the electors. and has main
tanned that position ever since. This
it is that has always given that State
controlling voice in the nomination
IF candidates, and yet so strong has
been the spirit of faction within all the
parties that have from time to time
dominated the State that but very few
If the candidates New York has pro-
posed have ever been elected. Since
1896 it has proposed nine candidates
for the Presidency and nine for the
Vice-Presidency. OF these Van Buren,
and Cleveland were elected to the Pres
idency. and Aaron Burr, George Clin-
Ton, Daniel d. Tompkins, Martin Van
Buren, and Chester A. Arthur were
.lected to the Vice-Presidency. pro-
portion of success not at all commen-
surate with the power of the State. nor
squal to what Virginia had done in its
days of ascendancy. And the reason
Is, that while the Virginia politicians
Iron County register., 1888-11-22
READING FOR THE YOUNG.
LITTLE PAuL.s THA nkse,vinc,

LITTLE PAUL'S THA NKSGiVING
They tossed him and they squeezed him,
And they kissed him. one and all;
They said: ssYou blessed, blessed boyr'
And: Darling little Paul.''
But they didn't give him turkey,
Nor any pumpkin pie,
And when the nuts and grapes went round
They slyly passed him by.
But he didn't seem TO mind 1t,
For in the sweetest way
He sat and sucked his little thumb
His first Thanksgiving Day.
- -Emnsd C. Doaod, in Iioutt's Gompani0n.
Iron County register., 1888-11-22
MARY ANDERSON'S LOVER.

a Rural DeyOtee at the Shrine of Our
Mary Gets Into TrOuble-Mary's Inter
cession in His Behalf
NEW YORK, Nov. 15-James NJ. Dough
.rly, an awkward looking countrymau
from the vicinity of Salem, N. Y. was
arrested yesterday for annoying Miss
Mary Anderson by persistent attentions.
Dougherty, WHO seems to be weak mind
ed, says he first saw and fell in love with
the actress six years ago at Elmira.
where she played in the Lady of Lyons"
He tried to obtain an interview. but
failed, and followed her to New York,
and then to England, sending her notes
and bouquets innumerable. but being al
ways debarred from an interview, as he
believed, by rivals, who conspired against
him. A big revolver found on his person
was doubtless intended for use upon
these Jealous rivals. He believed that
Miss Anderson was as much in love with
him as he with her, but was prevented
from seeing him. Miss Anderson, who
remembered having seen Dougherty but
once during his six years. alteration,
went to Inspector Byrnes' Office after the
arrest and talked kindly to Dougherty,
telling him that he was suffering from
n delusion, aud that she had never en-
couraged nor observed his attentions.
Dougherty seemed dazed by this state.
ment, and said that some one just like
her must have deceived HIM, for he was
sure he had received bows and smiles
from her or her double. He promised
Anderson begged Inspector Byrnes to lie
the man go, but the officer thought 1t
best to hold Dougherty until an exam; a.
ton as to his sanity could be made.
Iron County register., 1888-11-22
Terrible Work by Mad Dog IN Andlan
apOlia.

apOIIs.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Nov. IA hunt
ing dog owned by Patrick Walsh went
mad Yesterday and attacked Miss Cora
walsh. an eighteen.year-old daughter OF
the owner, biting both her arms. In at
tempting to rescue his daughter Mr..
walsh was badly bitten on the hand. The
dog then started on mad flight through
the city. with several policemen in pur-
suit The dog bit fully fifty animals and
finally attacked q small boy, tearing one
Of the little fellows cheeks and destroy
ing an eye. Great excitement was causea'
and not until 1t had been chased ns-
*.rra If two miles was the dog killed.
Iron County register., 1888-11-22

The Official Vote on Governor In Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. 1.-THE off,
cial returns of the vote for Governor OF
Indiana were completed tonight Total
gubernatorial vote, 535 63l, against 49,, ,094
for Governor in 1884. General Hovey,
Rep, 263, 1914: Colonel Matson. DEM. $751;
COS; Hughes. Pro-, 9,776; Milroy, U. L.,
1851. Hovey's plurality. 2,19l, agains,
1882 for Governor Gray, Dsm., in 1884.
The Prohibition vote in 1884 was S.33S.
Official returns on presidential electors
are not yet complete, but the returns thus
far received indicate that the presidential
vote was only a few hundred in excess o!
the cubernatoriaL Official returns Of the
Congressional vote will be completed to-
day.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-13
Polityka W1ARUsA
cora w MinneSOcIe!

Ma konWencyl partyl republic
k%ahskiej W st. Paul zwyciezy} pan
w. r. Merriam swoich trzech
przeciwEikow inominowany EOS
ma ubernatora a.
n M inneso a.
q niepomyslnego ola Merria-
ma wypadku wybsrow Delegatow
pc powiatach Mkt ME mogf sic
spodziewat, IL uzyska nominacya.
Ale w st. Paul poszlo inaczej.
Tu PREY pierwszem g}osowaniu
pablo ma Merriama 15S, Nc Gilla
149, Schefera 116 a Gilmana II
g}osow.
Prey czwartem i ostatniem
balotowaniu zdoby} Merriam g}o-
sow 27O, Scheffer rs, Gilman 1O1,
q vice Merriam "a glossy wiecej,
niz dwaj jego przeciwnicy razem.
Dalej zostali wybrani:
Lieutenant-G ouverneur A. G. Rice
Sekretarz stanu, Hans Mattson
Skarbnik, Jozef Robleter
Gen. prokurator, Moses G. Clapp
Najw. sedzia, James Gillian
sedzia L. w. Collins.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1888-09-13
Process q w

Pred sadem W Aberdeen, w
Dakocie, rozpoczaf sic w dniu 6
wrzesnia process rozwodowy Villa
ma Hamiltona Z Winony przeciw-
ko Rozalii Hamilton. Hamilton
twierdzi, IL z Rozalia, rodowita
czeszka, wzia} Stub ma sadzie W
Fountain City,, Wis, w stanie
nietrzefwym. slubu koscielnego
wcale ME wzia1. Rozalia twierdzi,
re William, gdy mu jege bogaci
rodzice zaczeli czynic wyrzuty,
IL poslubi} biedn2 dziewczyne,
szybko sig odkochaf i uciek} do
Dakoty. William zas twierdzl, re
zaraz W dniu slubu pozna}, IL Ro-
zalia wzie}a go tylko ola picnic
dry, i wcale y Mig ME zy}. Ma
zreszta take dowody, re Rozalia
p6zniej ME prowadziia takiego
zycia, jak je powinna prowadzit
zamezna kobieta. Rozw6d
podobno tax przez jedne, Jak dru-
gq strone p%ozadany, ale pewnie
pan William bedzie musia} zapia-
clc skompromitowanej przez siebie
Rozalii CRUDE odszkodowanic.