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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-05-02
Peculiar Methods.

The aphorigm that ..all IL fair In war"
seems to be the guiding star Of those whose
aim it is to attract the readers attention In
the latter-day newspapers.
In the strife which has followed, the art
of advertising has been greatly changed
from what it was a few years ago. Former
1y, the casual mention of the merits of an
article was all that was necessary to
attract attention; but when the adj
vertising columns of the papers became
crowded, the reader of the newspaper soon
realized that too much time would be con-
sumed in reading all of them, and, as re-
suit those columns were oftensimes skipped
altogether.
1t was then that advertising developed
into science-for the preparation of adj
vertising matter which will attract public
attention is a task which, nowadays, re-
Guires degree of tact and skill which not
every one possesses The modern advertiser,
aware of the public disposition to hurriedly
pass over the ordinary advertisements, has
called to his assistance all conceivable in
genious devices of the printers art which
will tend to render his advertisement at
tractive to the reader.
Peculiar methods are often employed-a as
is usual in the case of the extensive adver-
Using which is done in behalf of Warmers
Safe Cure, the noted discovery for all
uIScdScS VI oHt hIOucSS duu uSOIOeTS ais
ing therefrom.
What appears to the ordinary reader as an
inviting article of current news is discovered
upon perusal to be an interesting article
which impresses the fact upon the readers
mind that kidney disease is the original
cause of most lung brain, heart and nervous
disorders and that those disorders are not
disease itself, but only symptoms of a dis
ease which can be successfully treated by
the use of Warmers Safe Cure, which will
remove the primary cause and thereby re-
store other affected organs to vigorous
and healthy state.
In this instance the advertiser, by peculiar
means, succeeds in attracting the reader s at
tention, and not only is the name of the ad-
vertised. article impressed upon themind, but
also the purposes for which it's use is adapt
ed Besides achieving the advertisers pur-
pose, this method of advertising is means
OF placing much valuable information in
the hands of many who otherwise would
very probably remain ignorant upon a sub
ject of great Importance.
Modern advertising has become profita-
BILE field of employment and no large bust
ness house is longer complete without q
competent advertising bureau attached
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-05-02
BURNED TO DEATH.

savage Punishment Revived In the
Province OF Yunnan, China.
Inc Governor of Yunnan states that
In some OF the country districts of that
province the villagers have horrible
custom of burning to death any man
caught stealing corn or fruits in the
heids. They at the same time compel
the mans relatives to sign document
giving their consent to what is done,
and then make them light the fire with
their own hands, so as to deter them
from lodging a complaint afterward.
sometimes the horrible penalty is
exacted for the breaking of single
branch or stalk, or even false accusa-
lions are made and men put to death
out of spite. This terrible practice,
which seems incredible when heard,
came into use during the time of the
1unnan rebellion, and the constant eff
forts of the authorities have not
succeeded in extirpating it since.
Last autumn a case of the
kind occurred in the Chluching
prefecture. One evening a man named
Peng Choa-Sheng was going down to
watch his own field. His path led him
along the side of patch of maize be-
longing to another man. AS he passed
he pulled off a head of corn. The owner
saw him and shouted out. upon which
he dropped the corn and fled. The
owner went and told his landlord. upon
which the latter proposed that the pill
ferer should be burned.
The two man no ,o,ool rav+
morning they laid the matter before an
assembly of the villagers. AS the mat
ter was so trifling some advised that 1T
should be let drop, but their opinion
was not listened to. On the following
day the two men seized their victim
and bound him. The poor mans moth
er came with all her relatives and
begged for mercy. She offered to make
atonement by forfeiting the whole of
her property to the community. but all
she could say was of no avail. The
men refused to give way, and ordered
her to give her consent to the
murder in writing, threatening
her that otherwise they would put
her to death also. Overcome by fear
she asked n stranger, a travelling doc
tor who can not be identified. to write
the required paper for her. They then
piled up heap of brushwood in an
empty place outside the village and
the next day at noon carried the man
out and laid him bound upon it. The
woman was compelled to set fire to the
faggots, and her son was burned to
death. Afterward, as soon as she
could, she stole away to the town and
gave information to the authorities.
The two men were Immediately ar
rested. One of them, the landlord.
died in prison, but the other was sent
to the provincial capital for trial.
The memorialist finds that in the
fifteenth year of Ch'ien Lung, IA. ID.
1850, at the request of the Governor of
SZechuen, it was decreed that in the
case of any person being burned to
death by a body of men, the principal
offender should be executed by the
lingering process and the participants
in the crime be beheaded. The land
lord. who in this case was the princi-
pal, has already died. His fellow-of-
fender was condemned to immediate
decapitation, and the sentence has
been carried into effect without delay.
Picking Official Gazette.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-05-02
HOME AND FARM.

| tive children oranges before break
fast and thus pleasantly anticipate the
use OF sulphur as a spring medicine.
Never worry generous, honest
horse by putting rogue or sluggard
in the harness with him.-North west
| ern Agriculturist.
Dogs are frequently good institu-
tions at home, but they have no bust
ness away from home, and as trespass-
ers they should be shot down as
| wolves.
TO prevent the juice of fruit pies
from soaking into the bottom crust,
wash the crust over with a beaten egg
before putting in the fruit.
Chestnut rails make the best and
most lasting fence of wood. but wire is
cheaper and more easily made into a
fence. No animal will attempt to pass
| d barbed-wire fence.
All clothes worn through the day
should be brushed, smoothed and care
fully hung away at night, in current
of air. if possible, thus much longer
preserving their shape and freshness.
The ground is ready for pease, if
an early supply is to be continued.
Pease may be planted in succession,
two weeks apart, for family use, as the
early kinds seldom afford but single
plucking.
The money made by farming is the
cleanest. best money in the world. Ag-
riculture fills the farmers pocket at
expense of no other man. His gain is
no mans loss, but the more he makes
the better off is the world.-Iowa State
Register.
Green Pea Salad: Put some cold
boiled peas (marrowfats are the best)
into dish and pour over them a
mayonnaise sauce or plain salad dress
ing, and garnish with small heads of
green mint.
Two or three drops of turpentine
on a lump of sugar is an excellent ver-
mifuge. It will quickly relieve child
when a deathly pallor about the mouth
indicates the cause of the illness, and
is never harmful.
"A mad, vicious boy should never
be retained on a farm. The cows are
afraid of him and will not give down
their milk. The horses will jump
when they hear his voice or he raises
his hand. 1t is hard to tell where such
boys place is.
1t is often a question what to do
with either the whites or yell1s Of eggs
which are sometimes left after making
cake, frosting, etc. Either will keep
we'll for day or two if set in a very
cool place-the yelks well beaten and
the whites unbeaten.
-Buckwheat Crumpets: In the
evening before using, scald one quart
of milk, and add half a gill Of Indian
meal. When cool enough to mix, add
flour enough to make a stiff batter,
with half cup of good yeast. In the
morning add two quarts of buttermilk,
two teaspoonfuls of soda, half a cup of
butter and buckwheat to make stiff
batter. A little molasses improves
them.
THE most disastrous trust that
ever environed farmer" says Hoard's
Dairyman, lis to trust to luck to grow
a crop from poor seed and half-culti-
waited and impoverished land, while he
talks politics and bewails the grasping
cupidity of the rich, and concludes that
all folks not inside some trust ring of
thieves are to be incontinently 'chawed
up and that the monopolists are soon
20 own the earth
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-05-02
THE LATEST DISEASE.
It Has y Short Name, But Long List of
Unpleasant Symptoms.


at is the name of a new disease
so-called for lack of a more descriptive
title. Its symptoms and courses do
not tally with the description of other
diseases, although it resembles good
many in it's different forms. The most
prominent symptom, in the first place,
is muscular or neuralgic pain mostly
in the back. Another important symp-
tom is extreme weakness, coming on
suddenly, without any rise in pulse and
without fever. The patient is Ianguid,
disinclined to work, the appetite is
usually abnormal, and in q maj ority of
cases the throat becomes affected, CIV
ing rise to something like tonsilitis,
but it is not however, amenable to
local treatment, as is the ordinary
form of tonsilitis. 1t is infectious
without being contagious. In other
cases the mucous membrane of the
stomach becomes affected, giving rise
to severe symptoms of dyspepsia.
In still another class of cases
the mucous membrane of the bow
els is affected, and the symptoms ap-
pear to be typhoid fever, but in all
these cases neither the pulse nor the
temperature shows any febrile dis
turbanees in the first day or two. In
all these genuine cases the fever first
comes and then the disease develops.
After the lapse of several days the
pain usually disappears, with the gen.
eral weakness increasing, and then, as
the heart becomes weaker, both pulse
and temperature become higher. The
glands, usually, in the neck or in any
part of the body, are more or less al
fected, being tender to the touch and
somewhat swollen. If it appears In
the throat or nose we frequently ind
false membranes upon the surface OF
the mucous membranes closely resem-
bling the false membranes of dlph-
liberia, differing from it, however, In
that they do not change color nor turn
up at the edges, nor is there any raw
ness or liberation beneath. A dlstln-
euished Philadelphia physician thinks
the malady is caused by an organic
poison known as ptomaine, which Is
very volatile and is probably intro
duced into the system through the
lungs. The poison can be eliminated
only through the kidneys and the SKIN
Stimulation of their eXcretion Is the
proper treatment. Public speakers,
singers and actors are prone 10 the all
ment.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-05-02
IT is somewhat s;noular how ot

1t is somewhat singular how often
the omission of single seemingly in.
significant letter will alter the entire
meaning of sentence. For instance,
several errors are recorded where the
letter M has been omitted from the
word "window," invariably placing a
widow" in some embarrassing posi-
ton; as where, on the occasion of a
street pageant. a gentleman unwilling
ly advertised several widows for
hire"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-05-02
An Appeal for Assistance.

The man who is charitable to himself will
listen to the mute appeal for assistance
made by his stomach. or his liver, in the
shape of divers dyspeptic qualms and I'M
that secretes his bile. Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters, my dear sir, or madam-as the
case may be-is what you require. Hasten
to use if you are troubled with heartburn,
wind in the stomach, or note that your skin
or the whites of your eyes are taking sal
low hue.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-05-02
HEALTH AND BEAUTY.

An Explanation of the Intimate Reiauon.
Existing Between the Two.
To be beautiful, woman must De
healthy; the delicacy which comes
from physical weakness is not an ele-
ment of beauty. The grace OF a per-
feet form is the result of sound bone
and flesh; health strengthens the
muscles, and the proper condition OF
the stomach and lungs is of great i'm
portance-on the perfect circulation
of the blood and its freedom from all
impurities depends the beauty OF the
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-05-02

THE Electoral College seems to be
falling into disfavor." remarked Nc
Corkle. Very true" replied Cumso,
..but what can you expect OF college
with no baseball club?"-Drakes
Magazine.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-05-02
FROM the Centropohs, Kansas City, Mo.

FRON inc CentrOpOHS, Kansas City, Mo
December 1, 1887.
There is nothing so valuable to US as
health, but we do not realize this until we
are deprived of it. How many of our
readers awake in the morning with dull
pains in the back and head. and find it a
hard task to perform daily duties? These
are symptoms of Malaria and we know
from personal trial they may be completely
eradicated by Shallenbergers Antldote for
Malaria. 1t is a simple and effective rem
edy, and we advise our readers to try it.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-05-02

BAD luck is simply man with his hands
in his pockets and a pipe in his mouth, look
ing on to see how it is coming out Good
luck is man of pluck. with his sleeves
rolled up, and working to make it come out
all ripht
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-05-02

A Boston critic says that the art OF
poetry-writing has gone into decay. I'm
doubtedly he means that most modern poets
are writing rot.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-05-02

IL afflicted with Sore Eyes use DR.. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell it. Csc
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-05-02

You hardly realize that it is medicine, when
taking Carter's Little Liver Pills they are
very small; no bad effects: all troubles from
torpid liver are relieved by their use.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-05-02

The richest man, whatever his lot, is he
who's content with what he has got.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-05-02

THIS is the age Of wonders and the av-
erage American citizen is no longer sur
prised at any thing. If you want to ex-
perience that sensation, however, just write
to b. F. johnson & Co, 1909 Main street,
Richmond, Va, and hear what they have
got to say of the success of some OF their
and any one out of employment will consult
their own interests by applying to them.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-05-02

DANGER Slgnalled by a Cough is averted
with Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar
Pixies Tootache Drops Cure in one minute
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-05-02

WEALTH, after all, is a relative thing.
since he that has little, and wants less, is
richer than he that has much, but wants
more.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-05-02

THE fashion of carrying a muff dates
three hundred years back Courtiers wor,
them in the time of George L
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-05-02

BILroUsNEss, dizziness, nausea, headache,
are relieved by small doses of Carter's Lit
tie Liver Pills.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-05-02

HUMAN foresight often leaves its proudest
possessor only choice of evils 10y.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-05-02

A MAN feels down in the mouth when buy
ing horse, aud sometimes much more SO
after buying it.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-11-27

adjustment OF the free public library In
the city of New York will be disappoint-
ing TO everybody but the Tilden heirs.
Ii it shall be affirmed by the court of
appeals, these individuals will get several
millions of property which Mr. TILDEN
did not intend that they should have, and
which he did intend should be devoted TO
some beneficent public purpose. The
ground for the decision of the supreme
court is that the clause in the Tilden will
making the public bequest is not suffi-
GENTLY definite to be capable of enforce
ment BY judicial process. The clause con-
tanned request that the trustees incor-
porate trust with power to establish and
maintain free library and reading-room
in the city of New York, for which Mr..
TMDEN's residuary estate was TO be used;
but, if the trust was not incorporated
within certain period, then the trustees
were authorized to apply the residuary
estate TO such charitable, educational
and scientific purposes rs, in their judg
ment, would render the bequest the most
widely and substantially beneficial to the
interests of mankind. Mr. TILDEN's mag
nifcent bequest, if it could be carried out,
would be great blessing to the people of
New York, and the average layman will
not be able to appreciate the wisdom of a
law which prevents man from doing
what he pleases with his own, when he
pleases to do so handsome thing Tor the
people as Mr.. TIDEN contem plated.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-11-27
DEMOCRATS ARE JuBILANI.
The state Committee Meets to Prepare Fo
Organization Resolutions, Etc.

The state Committee Meets to Prepare For
Organization Resolutions, Etc.
The democratic state central committee met
last Wednesday in this city.
The meeting of the committee was entirely
open to the public. Among the prominent men
present, not members of that body, were ex-
Senator ]. E. Mcdonald, ex-Gov. Gray, Senator
Turpie, Judge w. Z. Niblack, the Hons. John
f. Lamb, S. p. Sheerin, Aquilla Jones aGd
Mayor-eleet Sullivan. 1t was deemed sdvis-
able to make the meeting public in order to al.
low the great number of democrats present
who were not members to make remarks and
suggestions A more harmonious meeting was
rarely ever held. There was some talk about
fixing the time for holding the next state con-
yention, but this was purely incidental, and no
action was taken, as the meeting had not been
called for that purpose. Speeches were made
by number of gentlemen, all pitched
in a confident and aggressive key.
A delegation comprising about forty members
of the Democratic union soldiers and sailors
veteran association paid the committee pleas
ant visit and also a committee from the State
tariff reform league.
The following resolutions were adopted:
Resolved That the democratic state committee
70 the Democratic union soldiers and sailors vet
association. aud urge all democratic veterans
throughout the state 70 become active members there
Of and give their earnest efforts to increasing It's
sphere of usefulness.
Resolved That the Indiana state tariff reform
league, although a non-partsan organization Is per-
forming useful work in educating the people on
support OF all who are in favor of tariff reform,
whether they claim the name Of democrat OF not.
The committee then adjourned.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-11-27
What Next .?

This query must strike the schOol-book
trust and its paid newspaper organs with
sickening force Just at the present time.
Proficient as they are in all the evil arts of
corrupting legislatures and school boards
to maintain their malign grip upon the
peoples purse-strings they must find
themselves in desperate straits for a means
to longer obstruct the progress of that re-
form which the people OF Indiana de-
manded and their representatives in the
legislature gave. Failing to buy legisla-
tors, they appealed to the courts; beaten in
the courts. they attempted to influence the
board of education; defeated there, they
sought to prevent the offer of bids for sup
plying books; with a contract awarded
they avowed it impossible to furnish the
books on time; seeing the schools open
with the new textbooks ready for use
they were for time dazed.
But seeing the rich pickings they had so
long enjoyed slipping daily farther and
farther from their grasp reused them to
desperation, and the paid newspaper or
gans were forced to fill their columns with
abuse of the quality of the books furnished
and imaginary complaints OF defects dis
covered. This last resource has failed.
The state board of education has listened
to all the complaints and finds that they
are as thin as thinnest air. The board
finds that the Indiana school-book COM
pany has been carrying out its contract in
good faith and that It has done wonder
fully good work in supplying the state with
books in remarkably short time and with
less errors and fewer defective volumes
than were TO have been expected in so
mammoth AN undertaking.
1t is a terrible blow to the octopus.
"What next?" is a serious problem. The
paid newspaper organs must be supplied
with funds and the octopus doesn't feel
like furnishing them unless it can re-
munerate itself from the pockets of the
people. And such contingency seems at
present decidedly remote.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-11-27

The example of Brazil promises to be
CONTAGIOUS. There are no more monarchies
on this side OF the world to be changed
into republics while you sleep; but there
is plenty of room in Europe and other
parts of the globe for such magical trans
formations, and the chances are that a
number of them will occur in the not
distant future.
Portugal, Brazils cousin across the seas,
seems to be ripe for the republican ex-
pertinent, and Spain, according to all
accounts. is very strongly minded TO try Il
over again, although she did make a
terrible mess OF it twenty years ago. And
now the news comes from Australia
that her colonies are restless and
impatient to break from British
control. They are tolerably independent
as they stand and the British Crown would
not venture to cross their wishes upon any
essential matter involving only, or chiefly,
their OVID interest. But there is strong