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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-07-11
TO SHAVE YOURSELF.
Details Whose Observance May Slight
Mitigate the Torture.

Details Whose Observance May Slightly
Mitigate the Torture.
Shaving is at best a species of slow
torture, but here are a few hints that
may be of use to men who prefer to
scrape their own features: Never fail
to we'll wash your beard with soap and
cold water, and to rub it dry immedi-
ately before you apply the lather, of
which the more you use and the thicker
it is the easier you will shave.
Never use warm water, which makes
the face (of shavers) tender.
In cold weather place your razor
CLOSED, of course), in your pocket, or
under your arm, to warm it.
The moment you leave your bed (or
bath) is the best time to shave. *,s.5T !
Always wipe your razor clean and
strop it before putting it away, and
always put your shaving brush away
with the lather on it.
The razor, as we have shown, being
only fine saw, should be moved in a
sloping or saving direction, and held
nearly fiat to the face, care being
taken to draw the skin as tight as pos
Slble with the left hand, so as to pre-
sent an even surface, and to throw out
the beard.
The practice of pressing on the edge
of the razor when stropping it soon
rounds it; the pressure should be di-
rected to the back, which should never
be raised from the strop. If you shave
from heel to point of razor, strop it
from point to heel, but if you begin
with the point in shaving, then strop it
from heel to point.
If you once put away your razor
without stropping it, or otherwise per-
fectly cleaning the edge, you must no
longer expect to shave well and easy.
the soap and damp SO soon rust the fine
teeth and edge.
A piece of soft plate-leather should
always be kept with razors to wipe
them ith.-Medical Classics.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-07-11

fashionable heavy open-pat.erned laces
and many ribbons. Worth makes rose
lawn gowns with accordion breadths
for the front and side of the skirt and
long drapery in the back, the waist
gathered over fitted lining. the round
front covered by Greek draped
breadth beginning on the right Shout
der. dropping down TO the waist line'
and curved upward to fasten on the
| left shoulder. In the right under-arm
seam green MORE ribbon flour inches
wide) is set its whole width, and drawn
down to tie in knot in front at the
waist line, then carried up to hook on
the left under-arm seam. Old Mech
lin lace is plated as a deep collar
cite. and forms a puff and ruffle like
an under sleeve at the wrist of the
easy coat sleeves. A Felix gown of
cream lawn, with small rOse-cOlOred
palm leaves. has a French waist gath
cred on grass linen lining, with its
open throat widely trimmed with open
meshed Breton lace, and the lawn cut
in square tabs that lie on the lace frills.
Two red ribbons are set wide in the
under-arm seams and pointed in folds
below the waist line in front and back.
The straight full skirt is slightly
draped on the hips, while the foot has
an Empire flounce of lace crossing it,
with square tabs falling upon it, and
red ribbon butterfly bows set at the top
of the tabs in gay and pretty fashion.
Some of the prettiest white gowns
are made entirely of plain white China
silk in youthful fashion introduced
by Worth this season. with only thick
cording and ruffies gathered on cords
for trimming. The round belted waist
has its fullness on the shoulders drawn
on rows of thick cords that form two
points in front and one in the back,
and similar point is drawn at the top
of each full sleeve. The very deep
Over-skirt of six breadths has five
points drawn below the waist in front
and on the sides, and is merely gath
cred at the top of the two back
breadths. This over-skirt is slightly
caught up on each side, and shows all
around the foot false skirt, which is
merely a flounce half yard deep
sewed on the foundation skirt and
trimmed all along its edge with a ruffie
of the silk drawn on two thick cords,
forming an inch-wide standing ruffle at
the top and ruffie two inches wide
below. White MORE ribbon with Rhine
stone buckles forms the smooth belt.
the collar and the wristbands of this
immaculate dress, and the white hat is
morning es.-Harpers Bazaar.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-07-11
LAUGHING AT FRANKLIN,
Madame de Inmballe on the Philosophe


Madame de LnmbaIle on the PHILOSOPHER
| and Sllas Deane.
The American ambassadors, Benia-
min Franklin and Silas Deane. were
received by King Louis XVI of France
| and his Queen one hundred and eleven
years ago last March % On the fol-
lowing day the Russian Count Tschern-
| chef found on the top step of the en-
trance to the royal palace in Versailles
a letter addressed to Nj. de Sartines
and signed by Nine. de Lamballe.
Tscherncheff took the letter home
with him, read it, and sent a copy of it
! to his sovereign, Katherine II. of Rus
STA. The last number of the Revue
Lambelle wrote thus:
This morning l was at the Queens
levee. which, on account of the pres
ence of the American ambassadors,
was frightfully long. l have such
headache that | would not write did l
not know how anxious you are to know
how we liked the gentlemen from
America Well. so, so, la, la You
have the Countess julie and me to thank
for even this much. 1t cost us no
little trouble to get the Queen into
the mood to hear them. Unfortunate
ly Nine. Berth had been with her. and
you know how unfavorable to the in
terests of the modistes the war with
England is. Nine. Berth had poked
doris that, when they entered, she could
hardly preserve her dignity and
straight face, and [ do not wonder
much at it. They were, in fact,
wretchedly dressed. There was moth
ing distinguished about them. We
described to the Queen in vain the
simplicity of the costumes of these
people and their prejudice against all
forms. Say what you WILL answered
the Queen, they do look somewhat
like canaille.' We laughed at this and
she regained her good humor, which
she had lost on account of these bar
barians. But l beg you to spare our
decorum and send us your clown when
they come again, so that we may not
break down entirely. Then the Count
ess julie and 1 promise you to do our
best to cure the Queen of her preju-
Dice
After copying Nine. de Lamballe's
letter Tschernscheff returned it anony-
mously to NJ de Sartines, who was so
provoked by its loss and by the mys-
teriousness of its temperance that he
offered the police a reward of 10000
francs for the discovery of the finder
His curiosity was never satisfied.
Tschernscheff's sovereign was so
pleased with his cleverness in handling
the letter that she sent him her picture
and Il $4,000 snuff box. In her next
letter to him she intimated that Marie
Antoinette seemed to be doing a great
deal of laughing. and that ''she
laughed best who laughed last"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-07-11
LiNE-MEN'S DANGERS.
Work That Requires n Cool Head, a Stead
Nerve and Much Courage.

Work That Requires Cool Head, Steady
Nerve and Much Courage.
"a line-man carries his life in his
pocket, and it may slip through a very
tiny hole" said an employe of the
Brush Electric Light Company. "a
cool head and steady nerve, with a
smattering of electrical knowledge, are
the prerequisites of a first-class line
man. Unless a man be apt to judge
and quick to remember he will be
liable to serious blunders in his manip-
ulatiOn of the wires. Where there are
dozens of them attached to one pole it
is necessary that he should be able
readily to distinguish each from the
others, and have no doubt as to whether
it be quick or dead. Contact with the
earth through means of Il conductor
should be Stunned like death itself.
Moisture in the atmosphere, or on the
wire, or the pole greatly accentuates
the danger that always prevails. What
is ordinarily non-conductor becomes
imbued with conducting properties
when it is wet, and this is why many
line-men dread to mount the poles after
or during storm.
eff a man exercises due diligence
and certain amount of what is termed
'gumption,' he may pursue his bust
ness for years without receiving any
worse injury than q burn Or two. But
even the coolest-headed man is liable
to blunder occasionally, and there is
no other department of life where a
blunder of microscopic proportions ef-
fects such disastrous results. The
contact of a dangling watch charm or
a little finger nail with the wrong wire
at the wrong time may cost man his
life. So long, however, as he sits
astride the cross-piece of wooden
telegraph pole and confines his atten-
ton solely to wire that has no COM
munication with the earth he is as
safe as if he were in his mothers
arms. "-Philadelphia Record.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-07-11
CHARMING TOilETTES.

Ecru Batiste. White China Silk and Other
Stylish Summer Gowns.
The cotton dresses that are cOnsid-
cred suitable for wearing when driv-
ing in the afternoon in the park will
be worn all day in the country, even at
the most fashionable watering places.
The novelty for such gowns this season
is revival of the ecru batiste of long
ago, made up with parasOl to match,
the fabric barred or striped with the
same shade woven in twills, and the
edges printed with great punches of
blossoms, life-like in size and color
convolvuli, bluets. peoples or myosOtis
tied with futtering ribbons, and
bordered with real ribbons of similar
or contrasting shades. The skirts
hang quite straight over the silk pet
ticOat, which is rather full for
foundation skirt, and the flower clus-
ters on the selvages are so largo that
only four punches appear lengthwise
on the skirt from belt to toe, each side
of the front breadth, down the sides.
and in the back. A tucked breadth of
plain batiste is set in on each side. and
the bordered breadths show their
selvages against ribbons which peer
from under them as a facing. one
pretty dress having pink MORE ribbon
resting on Suede-colored moire ribbon,
while wider SUEDE moire forms the
sash in the back, and pink moire
crosses the front of the waist as an
Empire sash. This waist is a round
full-belted affair with large sleeves,
and the front covered by pink fluffy
iabots and throat bow of silk muslin.
The parasol of the muslin is gathered
very full ON the frame with a flower
cluster in each gore. and ruffies around
the edge and standing up in the mid
die.
Felix and Worth use other batistes
that have small bouquets, or rose-vine
stripes. or else tiny palms or ara
besaues in old-rose. blue. or mauve all
over them, trimming them with the
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-07-11
A TEMPERANCE LESSON.
How n Student of Human Nature Made a
Profitable "Kaise."

How n Student of Human Nature Made a
Profitable .sRaise."
The other afternoon well-dressed
man dropped into the Office of a prom
inent Milwaukee business man and
asked him if he wouldn't come
around and try on his suit. The mer-
chant could not remember of ordering
any suit of clothes recently. so he nat
urally inquired ''What suit?"
why. the suit you ordered from us
the other day. and paid a deposit of
ten dollars on" replied the visitor,
placing card of well-known tailor
on the desk before the merchant.
For few moments that gentleman
was lost in deep study. He recalled
that few days back he had not been
himself, so to speak, and that he had
no very definite notion of what had
taken place during that time. After
studying the matter over in all its
bearings, he said to his visitor: You
say | ordered suit of clothes at your
house,"
Yes"
'And paid ten dollars deposit on
them?"
Yes
'.And you took my measure for the
suit?"
Yes"
We'll, then. why don't you go
ahead and make it up?"
II thought, sir. you had better come
around and try it on"
go to thunder" growled the mer-
chant. IF you can't make up suit
after taking a mans measure, what
are you in the tailoring business for?
Make up the suit and bring it around.
and I'll pay you the balance of the
bill. How much. by the way, was it
to be?"
"Fifty-five dollars balance. sir.
The merchant WINGED at the idea of
his ordering a sixty-tive dollar suit.
but he congratulated himself on hav-
ing saved the ten dollars that he
would otherwise have never thought
of again. He also congratulated him.
self on not having to go around to the
tailor's to again face the scene OF his
little blowout" for he did not doubt
but what he had acted a little ''queer, !"
and had showed the condition he was
in.
In three or four days the suit OF
clothes was brought in by boy,
c. O. D.. fifty-fve dollars. The mer-
chant thought that was a little
queer way for the tailor to do bust
ness. but hepaid the bill and was glad
to get the matter off his mind.
When he took the suit home to try
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-07-11

on he discovered that it was nothing
more than readymade twenty-dollar
suit of clothing. and afterward, when
he scraped up courage enough to 20
around to see the tailor about it, he
found out that the suit had never been
near the tailor shop. and that he had
never ordered a suit there, drunk or
sober. He found out, alas, too late,
how beautifully he had been taken in
by some one who had got on to his
little shortcoming, and worked on his
knowledge of human nature to profit
by it.-Peck's Sun.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-07-11

When the last pupil was gone, her
thoughts reverted to Bertha She
looked In the dressing-room belonging
to the division. Yes. there hung the
well-known gray pussy" hood with its
| blue trimmings, and the long warm
sack that belonged with it, but where
could Bertha be-?
..She has proved that she could take
| care of herself" was Miss Elvo's con-
solatory thought. and as she had pri-
vately told the teachers to assemble In
the lower hall when the pupils were
! gone, she fastened down to meet them.
They were all there. and the story OF
the sudden suspension Of school duties
was soon told.
1--WE must do something" said the
| first assistant, looking vaguely about
| and wringing her hands, but at that
moment they heard the fire-engine roll
up. The chief alighted from his horse.
| and was met IN the hall by the bevy OF
teachers. When, after respose to his
inquiries, he started for the basement
they followed him.
There, smeared and wet, and sur
rounded by the now decreasing smoke.
stood Bertha throwing water upon the
burning woodwork and joists. 1t had
caught from defective fue leading
from the furnace to the register above.
the temporary closing of which had
prevented the escape of the smoke into
,he nall. She had carried the water,
in large tin pail, from the hydrant in
the yard, but few steps from the door
leading down to the basement
Although she had not succeeded in
quenching the fire entirely, she had
prevented it from spreading by keeping
the surrounding woodwork wet, and
with very little effort on the part OF
the firemen it was soon entirely ex-
tinguished.
Much praise was showered upon Ber-
tina for her bravery and wisdom, but
think her first wise step was in giving
careful attention and picking up new
scrap of knowledge, for without it even
her bravery would have been useless
perhaps.-ClaraJ j. Denton, in Christian
at Work.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-07-11
A Large Tree.

Morgan County boasts of the
largest beech tree in Georgia. 1t is
situated on w. J. Van Wrinkles place,
four miles below Madison, on the right
side of the Georgia railroad, and is
plainly visible from the train, but at
tracts little attention from travellers
from the fact that, owing to the I'M
mense size, persons take it for granted
that it is an entire grove. So large, In
fact, is the tree, that its dimensions
sound almost incredable. 1t is twen-
ty-one feet in circumference, and at
twelve o'clock in the day it casts
shadow ia feet in diameter.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-07-11
FOR OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
POLLYS ADVENTURE.

Dear brother Ben, take my pen
To tell you where and how, and when
found the nest of our speckled hen.
She would never lay in a sensible way,
Like other hens, in the barn on the hay,
But here and there, and everywhere,
On the stable floor, and the woodhouse stair;
And once on the ground her eggs found;
But yesterday I ran away,
With mothers leave in the barn to play.
The sun shone bright on the seedy floor,
And the doves SO white were pretty sight,
And they walked in and out OF the open door,
With their little red feet and their feathers
neat.
Cooling and cooling more and more.
Well, went out to look about
On the platform wide where, side by side,
could see the pig-pens in their pride;
And beyond them both, on a narrow shelf,
saw the speckled hen hide herself
Behind pile Of hoes and rakes,
And pieces OF board and br oken stakes.
All! ha! old hen, I have found you now.
But to reach your nest don't know how,
Unless could creep, or climb, or crawl
Along the edge OF the pis-pen wall.
And while stood in thoughtful mood,
The specified hen cackled as loud as she could
And flew away, as much as TO say:
For once my treasure is out of your way.
I didn't wait moment, then;
Wouldn't be conquered by that old hen!
But along the edge OF the slippery ledge
carefully crept. for the great pigs slept
And dared not even look to see
II they were thinking OF eating
But all at once, oh. what a Ounce,
I dropped my basket into the PEN
The one you gave me, brother Ben;
There were two eggs in it. by the way,
That found in the manager, under the hay.
Then the pigs got up and ran about
With noise between a grunt and shout;
And when saw them roofing roofing
OF course slipped and lost my footing.
And tripped, and jumped, and finally fell
Right down among the pigs, pellmelL
For once in my life I was afraid;
For the door that led out into the shed
Was fastened tight with an iron hook.
And father was down in the field by the brook,
HoeiRg and wedding his rows of corn,
And here was his Polly, so scared and forlorn;
But I called him. and called him, loud as 1
could.
I knew he would hear niche must, and he
should.
20 father. o father.-get out, you old pig!
o father! oh. oh" for their mouths are so
big
Then waited a moment and called him again:
80 father! father. a,n in the pig penn
And father did hear, aad he threw down his
hoe
And scampered as fast as father could go.
The pigs had pushed me close to the wall,
And munched up basket, eggs and all,
And chewed my sunbonnet into ball,
And one had rubbed his muddy nose
All over my apron. clean and white;
And they snuffed me and stepped upon my toes
But hadn't taken the smallest bite.
When father opened the door at last,
And oh, in his arms he held me fast.
The Voice
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-07-11
An Exclusive Person.

On one occasion lady called and
presented check which she wished
cashed. As she was perfect stranger
to the paying teller he said politely:
MADAM. you will have to bring some
one to Introduce you before we can
cash this check"
Drawing herself up quite haughtily
she said. freezingly: ..But I do not
want to know you, sir!'
Dispatch.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-07-11
John Wanamaker d

Mr.. John Wanamaker distributed
among his employees the last twelve
months over 100000 as their share of
the profits of his establishments above
their wages. Of this those who have
been seven years or more in his en-
ploy received over $4,000, or about
ten per cent on their wages
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-07-11
How Bobby's Scheme Worked.

COW did it work?" said one small
boy on the street to the other.
Low did you do it?'
See! The old man he dropped a
dime, an | picked it up an ruined
after him, an says: Mister, 'ere's q
dime as you dropped an he puts is
hand in his pocket an he says: You're
an honest little boy; here's a quarter
for YOU
oval. 1 dropped the dime right in
front of the old woman, wen she had
'er purse open, an picked it up wen
she walks along, an follows her an
says: Here, missis, is a dime you
dropped
"Weur"
oval, she takes it an says: Thank
you, little boy an puts it in her
pocket, an I'm ten cents out. San
Francisco Chronicle.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-07-11

speaking OF the weather, warm
spring may be anticipated when a man
sits on a hot flatiron placed on a chair
by his wife. -Norristown Herald.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-07-11

There is a reason for all things,
and the small boy always wants to
know it-Somerville Journal
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-07-11

An East Saginaw family that is
supported by public charity scraped
together money enough to pay the tax
on a three-dollar dog.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-04-08

II was Register L. G. Shields who
boosted before the election that ii such
an improbabiity as the election of Har'
rison should take place, his resignation
would be in the hands OF the proper de
partment at noon on March 4 but Mr.
Shields memory is treacherous, and he
is hanging on for dear life to the office,
hoping it will take the new administers
ton some time to get around to the small
fry OF the land Experimentation Grande
Republican.
We are informed that Register +. G.
Shields lost 4 very large sum Of money
in bets on the reelection of Grover
Cleveland We are informed that the
sum OF money so lost runs up into the
thousands of dollars. We submit to the
present administration that such man
is unfit to hold the responsible office of
register of the United States land Office
any LONGER.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-04-08

Mr.. FRANK B. PUrNEY, who for four
teen years was chief clerk of the railway
post Office at Denver, and who, because
he was Republican, was removed by the
sham civil service administration of
Grover Cleveland, has been reinstated.
The New MEXICAN is very glad of it, A
marked improvement in the management
of the service in Colorado and New Mex
leo will very soon be noticeable. Mr.
Putney is experienced, energetic and a
disciplinarian. The service during the
past three years in New Mexico has been
simply disgraceiul; slovenly, inefficient,
incorrect and slow. The people of this
section are extremely glad therefore at
the change in the railway post office at
Denver. Let the good work 60 on.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-04-08

EX-SECRETARY OF WAR ENDCOTr, now
that he is out OF Office, is greatly in favor
of civil service reform. TO be sure just
like Mugwump. When he was i'll office
he even went so far as TO remove work
men at the different arsenals because they
were Republicans; so fan as to discharge
women and children doing light work at
the arsenals because their husbands or
fathers were Republicans, And now he
comes forward with lot of hyporritical
cant about civil service reform, The i'm
pertinence and cheek OF these snde re-
formers is only equaled by the hollow
ness and ialsity of their pretenses to re-
form when they We're in office, But for
tunately the crowd is understood and
taken by the people at its true worth.
They remind one Il good deal OF parcel
of frogs. Lots OF noise and wind and
nothing decent about them except their
lapS