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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-08-15
THEY WANT IRON.
People in the Stone Age Who Are Anxious
tn Get Ont Of IT.

People in the Stone Age Who Are Anxious
to Get Out of 1t.
Here and there in few corners of
the world people are still living in the
stone age, but it is observed that they
are very glad to emerge into the age
Of iron as soon as they learn something
Of the properties of that wonderful
metal. DIR. Finsch had an interesting
experience while ago among the ma
tives of Northeastern New Guinea
The Natives had already met white
man, and had seen axes and other i'm
plements that were far superior to
their axes of stone or shell. They had
also seen hoop iron. and had found
that they could make implements of
it. DR.. Finch had with him q lot of
looking glasses, beads, finger rings,
and other articles calculated to- please
the fancy of the untutored savage.
But these gewgaws attracted but little
attention. The savage in those parts
has very practical side to- his'nature,
and he called loudly for iron. The
women and the young people were
pleased with the beads for a short
time, but they soon tired of them.
Even the Papuan. boys, unhesitatingly
threw down their handfuls of beads if
a little piece. of hoop iron wss offered
to them.
It is easy to understand that as soon
as a people who have always used
stone and shell implements appreciate
in some degree the advantage of iron,
no, present can be more acceptable to
them than iron. DR.. Finsch found that
an iron nail was a far more valuable
present than the trinkets which delight
the tribes, of Africa, who have long
lived in the iron: age. He says the
Papuans of New Guinea do not want
raw iron, for they understand neither
smelling nor smithing, but iron in any
manufactured form that is convenient
for their use is. eagarly desired. They
think little piece OF hoop iron is a
treasure, for they have found that they
can sharpen it On rock to an edge Or
point.
On the other hand. Dr. Finsch says,
he met natives, On the south coast OF
New Guinea who were still using stone
axes, though they had had iron axes
for some time He was astonished to
observe the rapidity with which they
could fell trees and fashion logs into
canoes with no other implement than
the stone axe of their fathers. NJ T.
Sun
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-08-15
UNGALLANT PROVERBS.
The Part Played by Women in the Laws of
Various Peoples.

The Part Played by Won ION in the Laws of
Various Peoples.
A contributor to the Freisinnige
Zeitung has collected from all the fore
most nations of the world heap of
''proverbs of men concerning women"
1t appears from them that tho South
ern peoples. who count themselves the
most chivalro us and gallant toward
the ladies, are more coarse and insult
ing in their proverbs than the colder
Northerners Although the Germans.
the Scandinavians. and the English are
complimentary to the women in their
proverbs, they are 'rarely brutal. !"
The Frenchman says: "a man who
has a wife has a plague;" "a man
made of straw is worth double as much
as a woman made of gold" The Span
lard says: "a woman's advice is never
of any use. but unless you follow it
she will rail at you as a FOOL" "Be
on your guard against a bad woman,
but do not put your trust in a good
woman" There is only one bad
woman, but every husband believes he
possesses her." The Italians say: eff
man loses his wife and a farthing he
has only lost a farthing." The chief
failings of the sex. according to a
whole host of English and German
proverbs, are changeableness and
talkativeness, the former of which is
equally true of men and the latter not
disagreeable to men in the Latin
nations. The charge that '-Women's
minds and April winds often change"
and the statement that "a woman's
strength lies in her tongue" appear to
be accepted in various readings
throughout Northern Europe. The
specimen of Yankee proverb is char
acteristic: women can keep secret,
but it takes a big crowd of them to do
it." The Chinese say that "a WON
ans tongue is her sword" but ''She
never lets it grow rusty"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-08-15
A STARTLING STORY.

The Leader of the Recent Dervish Incur
sion Into Egypt Said to Have Depended
Upon Aid Through Treachery in the
Egyptian Army which Not Forth.
coming.
CAIRO. Aug. The startling news
comes from Toski, the scene of Satur.
days overthrow of the dervish hordes,
that documents have been found in the
abandoned camp Of Wad- ell N'Jumi, and
upon the dead bodies of his sheikhs.
which prove the existence OF a widespread
conspiracy, with it's center among high
officials of the Egyptian army and prom
inent Egyptian leaders in Cairo itself.
The invasion of Wad- el-N'Jumi with his
handful of dervishes is shown by these
documents to have been merely an Incl
dent of this conspiracy, which was to have
been followed by wholesale treason on
the part of the Egyptian army. These
disclosures serve to explain what has up
tu this time puzzled every body here.
now the leader of the dervishes expected
10 accomplish any thing with the
sinsignificant force he brought with
Ehina across the desert. 1t is now
clear that he expected to be joined
at the Nile by deserters from the Egyp-
tian army itself headed by the traitors
with whom he had been in correspond
ence, and by some of the tribes upon
whose friendship Egypt had counted.
Just why the traitors at the last moment
abandoned the brave dervish leader to
his fate, and how it came that their
treachery was not consumma.ed is not
yet clear. 1t is quite likely. however,
that their plans were to throw off their
masks and join Wad- el-N'Jum invad-
ers after they had crossed the Nile, and
that Colonel Wodehouse's determination
to prevent their reaching the river at all
hazards and his unexpected success in
carrying out this purpose threw the con-
spirators into confusion aud disorgan-
jzed their carefully laid plans.
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EFFECTS OF CATARRH.
Mental Disturbances Caused by Impeded
Nasal Inspiration.

Mental Disturbances Caused by lmpeded
Nasal Inspiration.
Considering the fact that chronic
nasal catarrh almost always obstinate
ly resists the usual treatment which
the victims are wont to prescribe for
themselves. many, after experimenting
for a time, become discouraged. and
allow the disease to run On indefinitely.
That would scarcely be the case were
all its evil effects rightly estimated.
Many OF them are we'll understood gen.
orally. There is one, at least which
is seldom duly weighed. even if recog
nized. We refer to the effect of catarrh
on the mind. 1t surely lessons it's vigor.
Brain-workers may have noticed that,
when suffering from a cold in the head,
they have been to no inconsiderable
extent mentally disabled. So it is in
chronic catarrh. The mental faculties
are impaired and the victim more Or
less dull and listless. 1t is safe to say
that no man can be at his best
Intellectually while troubled with
that affection. Children are quite as
often sufferers from catarrh as are
adults, and the ill effects of it are even
more apparent to them. DR.. Bresgen,
of Frankfort on-the-Main, according
to the Philadelphia Medical Reporter,
has recently examined many school
children. He found that. in many
who were VIGOROUSLY inattentive and
slow in making Roadway, neglected
disorders of The ear Or nose, such as
catarrh or slight inflammations, could
be detected. Dr. Bresgen pointed out
that an impeded nasal inspiration
caused pressure in the frontal region,
which could readily produce bad
effect on mental development
Such children complain of head.
aches. ringing in the ears and
similar conditions. growing moro
and more inattentive and lazy. Dr.
Bresgen's pertinent reports to the
secretary of instruction were not
needed until the observations of Prof.
Guye. of Amsterdam, confirmed the
experience Of the German observer
Guye found in adults that nasal ca
tarrhs of long standing and of neg
lected character exert a most del
eterious influence over the entire
mental condition of the patient. He
found as results of the conditions men,
toned morbid headaches, vertigo, pro-
gressive decrease of the perceptive
faculties, disinclination and even in
ability to work. All OF these symp-
toms disappeared after the cure of the
nasal affection. Other observers have
also confirmed the views and asser-
tions of Bresgen and Guye. AS after
measles and scarlet fever. disorders Of
the nose and ear are of especially
frequent occurrence, it seems the duty
of the teachers, or rather of a special
school physician, to attend immediate.
ly to these conditions. Great mental
disturbances can in this way be pre-
vented by timely and trivial atten'
tion--Boston Herald.
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wasn't certain I'd have yer, an YOU
wuz afeard ter ak me for fear I'd say
no."
''Oh, shucksI' said LATE, as he
Rugged her tighter to his bosom. Il
wasn't afeard ter ask yer, Heppie, but
eff you'd err said no, that would erbout
killed me. I'd err got outen old INDIE
yanny in mighty short order. I'm err
tellin' yer"
"Well," said Heppie. you'd orter
"a knowed wouldn't "a let you come
here so long eff l hadn't "a keered a
little fer yer"
Eyes. l know" rejoined LATE, ''but
gals is such queer critters you KANT
just tell much erbout 'em. nohow."
And so he told the truth at last; for
had he known what Heppie's answer
would have been. it would have saved
him many months of torturing an xiety
and uncertainty. She was an enigma
to him, as are all girls to those whose
hearts they hold enthralled, and who,
like Lafe, are, as rule, towards in
the presence of the woman they love.
Ed. R. Pritchard, in Arkansas Tray
eler
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SAMOAN CUSTOMS.

How Brides Are Won, Houses Built and
Graves Marked.
Lieutenant Charles II. Ripley, in a
talk On Samoa, gave a most interest
ing account of the marriage customs
of the Samoans. After ascertaining
the amount of dowry the maiden is
carried off by party OF the friends Of
the groom, who never marries in his
own village The natives vie with
each other in collecting bottles. which
are a great rarity in that country, and
are used after death to- encircle tho
graves, which are Level with the
ground, two or three rows of bottles
indicating superiority. The beverage
of the Samoans and the. process Of
manufacture is more curious than in
viting: A. substance resembling liq-
uorice is chewed by girls until it be-
comes soft and pulpy, when it is
mixed with water, and must be used
SOON after being prepaced. If too
much is taken slight paralysis of the
limbs follows, but soon passes off. 1t
is used, largely at entertainments. and
people who indulge. I'm 1t properly
-
of the people comes down from gener-
alton to- generation. The son of
carpenter can not be any thing but
carpenter, and no other family can
follow that occupation. The process
of house building was described. A
man needs a new house, talks with
his relatives, sounds them as to
whether they think be needs one
and will be likely to contribute, visits
the householder with many compli-
ments upon the fine houses he hears
he builds, and leaves a. present. Af-
ter a time he repeats his visit. Later
q relative goes with present and sim
liar compliments. and 50 on until at
last the builder signifies his intention
Of building the man. house and sends
word he is coming. A house is put at.
ais, disposal in the village, his ex-
penses are met by the man for whom,
the house is to be built, and when the,
house is finished the relatives assem-.
Die and presents, are given to the,
hosQse-builder. Very little money is,
exchanged. Although gentle peo-
ole, in war the. SamOans are quite bar.
oarous. going over the field and cut
hing off the heads of the wounded af-
ter battle. The enemies show great
consideration, for each other in arranr-.
ing for battle, sending word that if
perfectly convenient one will meet
the other with So many men at such, a
place at such q time, never varyinr-
from the number of men agreed upon
Lieutenant Ripley closed with, an in
teresting account of picnic given BY.
a Samoan princess, several hundred
servants being in attendance. and the
chief entertainment for the natives
consisting in sliding down a waterfall
about thirty feet high.-Springield
(Mass.) Union.
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the Zingari have been many and Bit
ter. Even in the last century they
were accused of cannibalisml To their
foreign appearance and strange mode
of life they added the practice of arts
that were regarded as irreligious and
heathenish.
It may be news to many to learn that
it was not until 1856 that, by the aboli-
ton of Romany slavery in Dacia. the
freedom of the Zingari in Europe was
completed. Colocci agrees with other
observers in regarding the Gypsies as
practically destitute of religion, al
though willing to adopt nominally the
prevailing faith of any country in
which they may be sojourners. In
England they are Protestants, in Tur-
key Mohammedans. Morally they are
unframed children. Indifferent to every
thing but the satisfaction of the desire
of the moment, whether that desire be
the offspring of love, or greed. or hate.
While there is but little Gypsy
poetry among the English tribes. the
"gift and faculty divine appears pro-
fusely both in Spain and in the remoter
parts of Europe; and one of the most
interesting portions of this book is
that which gives specimens of the
Romany muse. The pieces are mostly
short, often strange in form, but not
infrequently inspired by genuine poetic
feeling. This sometimes finds express
sion in modes so unexpected as to
have almost the quality of genius.
The Gypsy sings the beauty of his
sweetheart; apostrophises the sun and
stars with heather fervor. and cele-
brates the success of the knavish ruses
by which he has gained an advantage
over the busmo. Filial affection, also,
finds a place in his songs. While he
shows the frankest enjoyment of the
material side of life, there is often
spirit of profound melancholy mani
tested in these lyrics. The Zingari
have always been famous for their
love of music. The estimate which
gives the Gypsy race a million souls is
probably far below the truth. London
Academy
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HOW FLIES MuLTlPLY.s>

Some Cautiously Interesting Facts ADooS
the Annoying insect.
Mr.. Alfred Russell Wallace has re-
Gently published book on Darwin
As Mr.. Wallace is Spiritualist ana q
thorough Darwinian, it seems that the
monkey scare about our ancestry Is
not so alarming after all. This Is
side remark To the point in which
the fy figures. Mr.. Wallace polnts
out some facts, or q great many,
rather, to show there is q continual
competition. struggle and war gong
on in nature. This struggle is ever
acting over the whole field OF nature
and no single species of plant or AMI
NAL can escape from 1t. Says Mr.
Wallace: This results from the 1ac1
of the rapid increase. in a geometricat
ratio. of all the species OF animals ana
plants. In the lower orders this in
crease is especially rapid. a single
flesh fly producing 10000 larvae. ana
these growing so quickly that they
reach their full size in five days; hence
the great Swedish naturalist, Lin
naus, asserted that dead horse
would be devoured by three OF these
flys as quickly as by lion. Each OF
these larvae remains in the pupa state
about five or six days. so that each
parent fly may be increased ten thou
sand fold in about a fortnight. Sup
posing they went on increasing at this
rate during only three months OF
summer. there would result ono
nE
millions for each fly at the commence
ment of SUMNER number greater
probably than exists at any one time
in the whole world. And this is only
one species, while there are thousands
of other species increasing also at an
enormous rate; so that, II they were
unchecked, the whole atmosphere
would be dense with flies, and all ami
NAL food and much of animal life would
be destroyed by them. To prevent this
tremendous increase there must be IN
cessant war against these insects, by
insectivorous birds and reptiles, as
we'll as by other insects, in the larva
as well as in the perfect state. by the
action of the elements in the form OF
rain, hail or drought, and by other
unknown causes; yet we see nothing
of this ever-present war, though by
it's means alone, perhaps, we are saved
from famine and pestilence
So you see the fly, like every thing
else, when made the subject of scien-
tifc study is very interesting little
nuisance. He has to fight the whole
world. and the world comes very
nearly being beaten sometimes. L
think it is nip and tuck now. with the
fly trifie in advance. Is not the
whole matter strange? Without fly
we might have pestilence and with too
much fly, and let alone. we would
have famine. Eat Or be eaten is the
law of nature, and somehow we just
eat enough not to let any thing get an
advantage--Chicago Journal.
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HINTS ABOUT HORSES.
The Experience of a Veterinarian Summe d
n n Short Baragra

The Experience of a Veterinarian Summed
Up in Short Paragraphs.
Once during lifetime is all any man
need expect to be suited in a family
horse. Be kind but firm with the horse;
petting is as much out of place as
abuse. Feed the horse out of trough
placed on the ground; this is not only
the most natural position, but it pre-
vents the proper elevator muscles OF
the shoulder becoming rigid and fixed,
which by constant use of high managers
and tight refining is frequently the case.
How often do we see horses worked in
unable when turned out to grass to get
their heads to the ground without set
ting the fore feet out wide, sometimes
going down on one or both knees, Or
setting one leg forward with the other
as far back as possible. Twelve quarts
of good, clean old oats with twenty
one pounds of good, clean old hay.
with sprinkIing of salt is sufficient
ration for an ordinary sized horse for
one day. Beans are the most muscle
producing food given to horses Horses
in the habit of swallowing food without
thoroughly masticating can be cured
by covering the bottom Of the feed
trough with loose stones about the
size of an egg.
Never offer unsolicited advice for
the medication of a neighbours sick
animal; if it RECEIVERS YOU have moth
ing to gain, and a. good deal to lose il
it dies Before venturing to use or
prescribe medicine become thor
oughly acquainted with its nature and
action; better leave sick animal
alone to nature than impose blind as
sistance. Never buy horse afflicted
with mucus discharge, from one or
both nostrils; by general observance
of this, much could be- done to- prevent
spreads of CHAMBERS, equivalent to thou
sands of dollars in, some districts.
Never trot or rum a. horse. suffering
with, tympanitic colic;, which, presents
a swollen appearance. Walk the ami
NAL slowly, Or allow to roll at pleas
ure; taking care to. provide a. suitable
place. Carrots-about one pound each
morning, an hour before BREAKFASTS
good for horse troubled with worms.
Valuable horses have BEEN sacrificed
by the ignorant practice of admins
tering medicine through the nostrils.
Ground Oil cake in, single handfuls at
regular intervals for all kinds of stock
is first-class condition powder. All
animals to thrive we'll require change
of diet; too much sameness produces
nausea.-W. r. Lewis, ". S., in N. Y.
Tribune
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LAFE TURKEYS WOOING.

How q Young Hoosier Popped the Cues
tion to His Best Girl.
LATE Turley had been counting old
man Hite's daughter, Heppie. for q
long time; but somehow had never
mustered up the courage to ask her to
be his wife. One Sunday evening. how
ever. as he and Heppie were spooning
together out on the front porch, LATE
so far overcame his bashfulness as to
make an attempt to come to some sort
of an understanding in this matter
"Heppie," he began, cit looks as
though we wuz goin' ter have a right
smart lot O. wheat AFTER all this year
That bottom field O. mines ergoin' to
pan out fust-rate."
I'm glad O. that, Lafe," replied
Heppie. but pap says our'n amt err
goin' ter mount ter much"
MY cons err lookin' bully, too"
continued Late; don't b'lieve l ever
seed it a-doin' so well afore at this
time O. year"
well, Lafe," said Heppie as she
smiled winningly into his face, you're
mighty lucky, 'relse you're a tip-top
ROOu L WHICH,
"Heppie," said LATE, impulsively,
..rm both; I've allus been lucky, an
| besides, / know as much erbout crop
| PIN an handlin' stock as Their next
| Teller. An that amt ALL" he con-
tinusd, 1--WE got forty acres of good
farmin' lam all paid fer, with a good
house on in, an l wuz a-thinkin'-''
Here he stopped and began whip
ping the dust out of his trousers with
the riding whip which he still had in
his hand.
What wuz it you wuz CIR thinkin' Of
Lafe?n queried Heppie softly as she
stole mischievous, yet encouraging,
| glance at her embarrassed lover.
WELL said LATE, with considerable
effort, II wuz thinkin', Heppie, that
considerin' as am tollable lucky. an.
sides, amt no fool in farmin' matters,
at YOU wouldn't mind marryin' Teller
like me, speshully when he loves you
so we'll at he KANT find words to tell
you about it. .
| .Lafe,n she answered softly, as she
nestled closer to him, I've knowed a
long time that you thought more O
me than you did any one else. Yes, y
she continued, Il love you. Late. an
| I'll be as good err wife as can ter yer;
but you wuz err long time screwin' up
yer courage to the stickin' pint"
WELL" said LATE; boldly and utter
ly regardless of the lie he was about to
utter, II wuz sorter waitin' till could
git things licked inter shape afore
axed you. l don't belive in Teller
gittin' wife until he's got place tel
take her to. Besides. knowed vel
pap wouldn't er let us git married til
I'd got some kind of start, anyhow.
''Lafe Turley. don't believe you.
! retorted Heppie, poutingly. "Yo'
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COLOR AND COMPtEXlON.
What Blondes Should Avoid and What
Brunettes Should Wear.

What Blondes Should Avoid and What
Brunettes Should Wear.
The influence, of color upon the COM
plexion and general tone OF the toilet
is very striking. Fair blondes should
avoid the lighter shades OF blue. which
are apt to give, an ashy hue to the COM
plexion. The darker shades of blue
NAV be worm more recklessly by the
blonde than the brighter shades, be-
cause throwing out the complexion in
high relief upon an accommodating
background, and the darker and more
velvety the shade, the finer is the effect.
Brunettes can not wear blue becom-
ingly, since that shade, when shad-
owed by a yellow skin, enters into the
co imposition of green, and the tawni-
ness of the complexion is increased. The
florid brunette can not risk the wearing
of blue. Green is a dangerous colorfor
brunettes. but well adapted to the iair.
A pale brunette can effectively wear
red-it heightens the effect of the
bruno beauty. It is stated by reliable
authority: Crimson should be charity
INDUCED in by the brunette, but Grim
son may be worn with safety by the
blonde"
Yellow is highly becoming to the
pale brunette, and especially by gas
light. Yellow grows palea. and softer
in artificial than in natural light. It
enters into the olive shade i'm the bruno
skin with softening effect, giving it
rich, creamy tint, that becomes beau
eyes and rich dark hair. The ARTISTS
long ago discovered what the millinsrs
are slow to perceive. and that is that
yellow clears every thing. -Dresz