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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-05-09

Mayor Grant, as host and chairman OF
the Centennial celebrate On, arrived short
ly after ten O'Clock, and little after
half-past ten President Harrison ar
rived, accompanied by Mrs. Harrison,
Vice-Presi0ent Morton and Mrs. Morton
and Lieutenant Governor Jones and Mrs.
Jones. The manager of the ball, Mr.. E..
c. Stanton, met the President at his car
riage and conducted him into she build
ing, where the mayor gave the party q
formal reception, the members of tine
signal corps and the Second battery be-
ing drawn up in line in the vestibule as
the party passed through.
At the conclusion of the reception, the
guests above named were conducted to
the ballroom in the following order, es-
corted by guard of honor: The PreSi-
dent, with Governor Hill on his right aud
Mayor Grant on his left. Following them
were Vice-Presi dent Morton and Mrs.
Harrison; Lieutenant Governor Jones
and MIS-. Morton; Hamilton Fish and
Mrs. Jones. The guests crossed the floor
to the Presidents box, which had been
erected at the back of the stage, where
Mr.. Stuyvesant Fish, chairman of the COM
mittee on entertainment, presented to the
President Mr.. Elbridge T. Gerry, chair
man of the executive committee, and the
members of the committees on plan and
scope of entertainment.
Immediately after this had been done
the opening quadrille was formed and the
ball was in full splendor. The music was
furnished by Bandmaster Lander, who
had provided q string and reed orchestra
Of one hundred picked musicians. The
floral decorations were of the most elab-
crate order. Over the Presidents box
was a large brass pen dant displaying the
word "Washington." and at either end of
it were the dates "17s9" and 1889" in
brilliant gas jets. The box itself was
ORA ped with cloth of gold, fine laces, en-
bossed gold, figured silks and flags fes-
TONED with flowers. The other boxes
were decorated with plush, silk, lace and
silk flags. Ten carloads Of evergreens,
two thousand specimens of azaliaS, six
thousand ferns, two thousand palms, five
thousand pansies, ten thousand tulips
and hyacinths and four thousand miscel-
laneous plants wore used in the decora-
tons, which, together with other decora-
ting materials, cost twenty thousand dol
lars.
The quadrille was watched with intense
interest, and the actors in the little social
drama which has created SO many heart
burnings played their parts we'll. After
it was over the floor quickly became
crowded as the general dancing began.
The scene was now one of brilliancy sell
dom equaled, and the gaiety continued
undated until long after dawn.
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The Great Parade.

NEW York, April 30.-At an early hour
this morning troops of soldiers, veterans,
militiamen from out of town in smart
uniforms, squads of New York State
regiments and G. A. r. in vast numbers
began to make their way to their various
rendezvous up town to assemble for the
great parade. Detachments began march
ing down town long before the hour APP
pointed for the start, and during tn e
services at st. Paul's chapel formed In
the streets on either side of Broadway in
the lower part of the city. BY the time
the Presidential party left St PauPs for
the Sub-Treasury most of the troops
which took part in the parade were
massed about Wall, Pine, Rector and
other streets in the vicinity. All the
troops, with the exception of the Grand
Army, were stationed so that they en-
tered Broadway below Pine street, thus
giving those who occupied points OF ob-
servation down town an opportunity to
witness the entire parade. The route OF
the procession was lined with such vast
crowds that passage along the streets
was impossible. From curbstone
to the adjacent buildings the
multitudes was packed in with
out regard to human comfort, anu III
betide the luckless mortal who was sick
or weak. Individual rights were not to be
thought of, and the weak went to the wall
literally to the wall of the houses and
away from the curb-stone and the center
of attraction. The lamp-posts were all
occupied by hardy street boys, and every
fence and railing that offered even pre-
carious foothold was at a premium. Inc
streets themselves were filled with peo-
pie who, before the proce ssion started,
were driven along and out of the line OF
march by q platoon Of police.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-05-09

capacity for seIt-government. In this, our we'll
beloved city, to which, honored sir, we
bid you thrice welcome, Washington
casting aside, as he ever did,
his own desires and private interests,
though already bowed beneath the weight of
advancing years, and the tolls of n long and
bloody war. undertook, at the call of the coun-
try he had freed the arduous task of guiding
the new ship of state through unknown seas,
studded with rocks and shoals. into the haven
of peace, happiness and prosperity. He lived
to sec the stately ship safe at anchor and then
gladly, gratefully, happily sunk to rest. No
weak human eulogy can enhance his glory, for
it outshines that of every other hero whose
name is recorded on the page of history;
neither is it necessary that speak of him
for mere remembrance sake, for his name, in
disSolubly connected with that liberty which Is
the birthrisht of every American citizen, is tor
ever enshrined in every American heart. 1t
pleased Divine Providence. hundred years
ago. to produce the shores OF the new
world body of men whom the Earl of Chatham
pronounced the greatest, the noblest
the earth had ever seem ana
of these Titans of the revolution
it is no disparagcaent of any TO say that Wash
ington was the wisest and the most heroic
perhaps the wisest and most heroic character
of all time 1t is then because we honor, be-
cause we reveren' Q, because we love him that
his name comes first to our lips to-day. 1t is
perpetual inspiration. 4 ncver-ending source OF
pride and JOY, and eternal obligation of
gratitude ard Thanksgiving. Could he look
down upon to-day, might we not humbiy
hope that he would be pleased at our progress
and proud of our position among the Powers or
| the earth. Would he not rejoice over our smil-
ing, happy, plenteous land and its active, Wig
| orous popuiaton-sixty mll<ons of frcemen,
| obedient to law and faithful to the sacred
charge left by their glorious ancestors. the wise
| and temperate of their liberties? Above
| all would he not be filled with joyful wonder at
the marvellous moral and intellectual growth of
| the people, and feel that these blessings were
sufncient recompense for all his suiferngs.
and an ample reward for his toll.
Upon you honored sir. has been conferred
the highest Office which this nation of nteil:-
gent sef-governing freemen has in its gift, and
II Is as President of the United States that you
nave come to help us to worthily commem-
crate this great centennial. Upon snch
worthy shoulders has the mantle OF Americas
first and noblest son fallen that we can repeat
to you to-day the words our Trenton sisters ad-
dressed to him n century ago:
"Virgns fair and matrons grave,
Those thy conquerins arms did save,
Build for thee triumphal bowers,
Strew ye fair, his way with flowers.
Strew your hero's way with flowers
At the conclusion of Miss Abraham,s
speech, Miss Fannie B. Cole, of the Nor
NAL College, presented the President
with large bouquet Of beautiful roses
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ROOTS OF PLANTS.

The Value of Different Crops for Enriching
Farm Lands
The experiment station OF the Storrs
school has made some interesting and
very useful examinations of the amount
of roots of plants bund at different
depths in the soil. This amount has
an import ant bearing on the value OF
different crops for enrichfng the land
on which they grow Glover appears
to stand far, above all others, for in
additional to the mechanical benefit OF
it's roots, it was found that the roots
and stubble-that is, what is left after
the mowing-contain large. percent
ages of the three most valuable in
gradients Of plant food, and at the
same time large amount iD quantity
is left in the soil In one instance, q
heavy crop left a little over three dry
tons of stubble and roots, containing
100 pounds of nitrogen, III Of phos-
phoric acid and II ofpotash. The re-
port of the station states that it would
require 1, 100 pounds of nitrate of soda,
400 pounds of dissolved bone-black,
and $50 pounds Of muriate offpotash. to
furnish the same. amount of tertilizing
materials; but these materials would,
however. have the advantage of being
used at once by the growing plants.
and before the decaying roots and
stubble could supply them.
Wheat and other. grain crops as a
class, were found of little value for en-
riching the land by their roots. Tim
othy-stubble and roots together, with
the young Undergraduates found to
possess much enriching: value, which
was mostly confined quite near the
surface. In the cowpea, three-fourths
of the roots were within six inches of
the surface, although a. portion went
down more than three feet In tim
othy. the difference in favor of the six
inches of the surface was still greater,
and greater still with buckwheat,
where the upper six inches of the soil
held twenty-five times as much of the
roots as the next six inches.
Gentleman.
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PouLTRY-YARp ERRORS.
rhe Observance OF Method and SyStena
Beneficial at All Times.

rhe Observance OF Method and System
Beneficial at All Times.
MANY errors are liable to occur with
beginners at poultry raising, for even
tho veterans are not free from mistakes
ut times. In selecting the breed 3
large majority pay greater regard to
color and shape than to more desirable
qualities. 1t is well to know that the
characteristics of the breeds should be
understood if no mistakes are to occur.
But. after breeder has become per-
tectly familiar with all that pertains to
his choice of fowls, the common rou-
tine of the poultry yard requires at
tention. The time of feeding should
be regular, certain hours being fixed
upon for that purpose, but they are
very few who Systematically feed their
fowls. Water should be kept in the
presence of poultry at all times, and
it should not only be clean and pure,
but fresh, and yet this important mat
ter is overlooked by many. Warmth
in winter is very essential to
laying, being as important as
full supply of feed, but every
fowl house is not warm and
comfortable. The prevention OF
dampness in the house avoids roup.
which is terrible scourge in a flock,
but the small leaks here and there are
not regarded as dangerous matters by
the average breeders. Even the
height of the roosts and construction
of the nests have more or less tenden-
cy to affect the profits from poultry
than may suppose, for high roosts
cause deformed feet, and poor
nests will not be occupied by the hens
if they can get better places in which
to lay. These things are seemingly
small matters, which are unusually
overlooked, but they are important to
success. Why poultry should be ex-
pected to prove profitable without
care more than other stock is what we
do not understand, and the fact that a
profit is derived from flock that has
been overlooked, is strong proof that
poultry raising can be made to pay
we'll when conducted by thoughtful.
attentive opersons. 1t is the small
matters that should receive the
most careful attention, as the Observ-
ance of method and system is sure to
prove beneficial at all times.-Farm
md Gar1op
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OF hunters green cloth over doTe-gray
cashmere skirts trimmed with dark green
silk galIoons. Jackets of moss green bill
iarG cloth are made for seaside uses gen.
orally, and are also pretty additions to black
lace toilets when a wrap is needed Dainty
and becoming belted house waists of shot
surah, faille or China silk are laid in fine
tucks delicately briar-stitched, both Oh the
yoke portion and tops of the sleeves.
There is great demand for French flow
ers this season both in millinery and even
ing dress. Hats are mostly large and in
shapes that are picturesque, poetic, bizarre
and, in few instances, loud. The bonnets
are triuinphs of cultured art and the most
refined taste. The models are small, as
rule, but never did the eye of women rest
upsn such loves as greet hec this season.
G. ID f.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-05-09
SPEED OF THOUGHT.
Flow Long It Takes an idea to- Reach tn
Human Brain.

Glow Long It Takes an idea to Reach the
Human Brain.
Some of the readers have; no doubt,
frequently made use of the expression
''auick as thought" but have any of
them ever stopped to consider how
quick thought is? A writer in the
Nineteenth Century has made some in
teresting calculations regarding the
comparative length of time it takes to
call to mind various everyday facts.
1t takes about two-fifths of a. second
to call to mind the country in which a
well-known town is situated, or the
language in which a, familiar au thor
wrote. We can think of the name of
next month in half the time We need
to think of the name of last month It
takes on the average one-thlrd of a
second to add numbers consisting of
one digit, and half a second to, multiply
them. Such experiments give us con-
siderable insight into, the mind.
Those used to reckoning cam add two
to three in less time than others those
familiar with literature can. remember
more quickly than others that Shake
speare wrote Hamlet" 1t takes longer
to mention a month; when. a season has
been given than to say to what month
season belongs.
The time taken up, in choosing mo-
ton, the evil time" can, be measured
as well as the time taken, up in per-
ceiving. If do. not know which of
two colored lights is, to, be presented,
and must lift my right hand if it be red
and my lift if it be, blue; [ need about
thirteenth of a. second to initiate
the correct notion. | have also been
able to register the sound waves made
in the air by speaking. and thus have
determined that in order to call up the
name belonging to a printed word 1
need about one-nlnth. of u second, to
letter one-sixth Of a second. to a pict-
ure one-quarterUf a. second, and to a,
color one-third of a. second.
A letter can be. seen more quickly
than word, but We are so used to,
reading aloud that the process has be-
come quite automatic, and a word can.
be read with greater ease and in less,
time than letter. can be named. The.
same experiments made on other per-
sons give times differing but little
from my own. Mental processes. how
ever, take place more slowly in chill
dres. in the aged. and in the, uneda-
Gated
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CARE or THE EYES.
Eight Simple Rules Prescribed by . Noted
Authority ON tho Subject.

Eight Simple Rules Prescribed by q Noted
Authority ON the Subject.
"But what should do for my eyes?''
asked reporter of a famous uptown
oculist the other day. II have always
taken good care of them"
''You work in the night time?r
Eyes, know; but thousands of other
men do the same and still have strong
eyes,"
''That may be so. Probably your
eyes are naturally weak. Let me give
you few simple rules that it would be
worth your while to make note of. ALI
may not apply to your case, but the
rules are worth remembering never
theless.
"Never sleep opposite window
which will throw a food of strong
light on your eyes when you wake in
the morning.
when bathing the face do not open
the eyes under water. as this is apt to
be injurious to the epithelial covering
of the eye.
Shades on lamps or gas burners
should be of milk or ground glass,
never of colored glass.
The short-sighted eye is essentially
adiseased eye, and should be treated as
such. 1t affects, by preference, those
who use their eyes constantly for fine
or neat work, and is almost unknown
among uncivilized nations.
''In all institutions, particularly for
children, where the eyes are required
to do light work, the proportion of the
square surface of the windows to the
square surface of the floor should never
fall below one to four.
"When children work by light
which falls in their faces they are apt
to bend the body forward so as to
shade the eyes by the head, or else to
twist it around so that the light shall
fall On the page. Both of these posi-
tions are pernicious; there is great
danger of the chest becoming narrow
and contracted, and of the spine be-
coming curved.
''To battle eyes properly take large
basin of cold water, bend the head
close over it, and with both hands
throw the water with some force on
the gently-closed lids. This has some
thing of the same effect as shower
bath, and has a toning up influence
which water applied in any other way
has not Another method of accom-
plishing the same end is by means of
spray-producer Or atomizer, in which
case a little alcohol or bay rum added
to the water will somewhat increase
the good effect.
1.-The two sources of trouble with the
ordinary artificial lights are, first, that
they are not pure white, and, secondly,
that they are unsteady The first
defect is found in all artificial lights,
except the lime, electric and
magnesium; the second, especially in
candles and gas. The yellowness is in
a measure counteracted by using in the
case of lamps and gas chimneys of
violet Or blue tint, and the Pickering of
gas may be ebviated largely by en-
ploying an Argand burner. All things
considered a German student lamp
furnishes the most satisfactory light"
NJ "
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EXERCISE FOR. STOCK.
successful Methods of Treating All Kinds
of Breeding Animals.

successful Methods of Treating All KINDS
of Breeding Animals.
Ihe shy breeder is a. too frequent
exception on the stock form. The sue
cessful methods of treating such ami
mals5are not numerous. In fact the
usual remedy for this trouble is COM
pick in its application. While the diet
of the plump animal is readily con-
sidered and understood to be fault,
mang farmers do, not appreciate the
part which steady, iudicious exercise
holds in reducing flesh and in impart-
ing: condition" for breeding. The
horse is not a fesh-growing animal in
a practical sense. When not properly
fed and ''handledi'' however, the equine
animal may impair the reproductive
functions. The mare worked steadily
and carefully, maintains a normal con-.
&aition, as ruleconceives and nurtures.
a foal to maturity. The '.lcose," idle
mares and FLIES and the one dri ven
occasionally, (too often violently),,
given thus the, extremes Of rest and
exercise, make the trouble. On a large.
''horse breeding farm it sill pay we'll
W SIuplOS ONO Ulttn IN Inc work OF oK>
ercising the mares Gas well as the
stallions}s if there is not the regular
daily work for them during the breed
ing season. This is especially desira-
BILE in the case OF draft mares. The
trotting or road mares do not So much
tend to- the fleshy condition. The COWS,
swine and sheep. too, claira full
share. in this direction. Daring tho
summer and fall they should be wa
tered If possible In a remote part of
tho pasture, salt crock sals) should be-
kept at some distance fro.a the water.
then hay-racks and feed>boxes at still
other places, so that they may have
the travel desirable to ensure repro
dnctive vigor as we'll IS bones tendons
and muscle. There is certainly no adj
junct OF reduction Of feed that EQUALS
exercise for breeders. Special atten-
ton 70 difficult animals will. OF course.
be required. Orange Judd Farmer.
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FASHION LETTER.
Beauty and Style, Luxury. Variety and
Uncommon Novelty.


Uncommon Novelty.
Especial New York Correspondence
ssWherewithal shall We be clothed?" is
question which is just now receiving very
weighty and careful consideration, and,
Judging by the smiling countenances OF the
busy, eager throngs of fair shoppers which
are crowding the stores, the query Is being
answered to their entire satisfaction, for,
wherever the eye may turn, there is beauty
and style, luxury, variety and uncommon
novelty First under consideration in the
purchase of a fresh wardrobe is, always
and ever, the material for tailor gowns, and
in this grade of fabrics are found some of
the most elegant and recherche goods of
the season these both plain and patterned,
striped, barred and plaided Thus far the
handsome plain cloth textiles in mono
chrome have taken a decided precedence
Superbly cut and finished gowns in
hunters green, moss. golden olive, ma
hogany, burnt sienna, Russian blue and
Venetian brown are worn; these in di-
rectoire style showing perfect-fitting red
ingotes, shaped with long, straight panels
and coat-tails over plated skirts
of China silk or silk challie the latter
wholly new material designed especially
for the making of these graceful, knife
plated skirts
The next rage of la mode is that for
dresses of fancy wool fabrics. The demand
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~ colors; or hair-striped in tints as rare,
Persian bordered, tinselwoven and other
wise decorated in a host of fancy devices.
Gowns of this description made in di-
rectoire or empire fashion, or with round
waists, full skirts and light draperies, will
be in highest vogue at the summer resorts.
Among the summer novelties are pretty
yachting gowns of blue, stl awberry, terra
Gotta or laurel-green, made with a hand
somely trimmed outer jacket with a waist
coat and two or three pretty, briar- stitched
skirt-waists, with which to vary the suit
Russet-red shades will be fashionable both
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-05-09

for the beach and
the mountains. Pref
ty costumes are made
of cream and russell
red striped flannels,
with soft blouse vest
of white crepaline.
Travelling dresses are
made in simple bat
extremely stylish
ways, in su m m e r
C h eviot, all-wool,
french cashmere, silk
serge, mohair and
supple, fine, Austrian
wool, in gray and dull
blue shades. There is
also a kind of brilliant
Inc or mohair very
much used, shading
from blue to gray,
gray to reseda. olive
to cid rose, and other
pretty, harmonizine
carnations The great
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-05-09
The Centennial Ball.

NEW YORK, April 3O.-The Metropolitan
Opera-house was thrown open last night
at eight O'Clock for the centennial ball.
Long before that hour, however, Broad
way and Seventh avenue, in the vicinity
of the opera house, were literally packed
with curious spectators, and the police
had the greatest difficulty in keeping
passage-ways open for the carriages Of
those guests, who, bent upon avoiding
the crush that came later. endeavored to
be among the first to arrive.
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Mime. Carrot, of France, has set
the example among the ladies of the
presidential court of wearing lilies OF
the valley On all occasions, and these
aowers are now regarded as the en-
blem of the Carnot regime. The Neur
de lis has for many years been the ma
tional flower of France.
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for these has resulted
in the production of q
wonderful array of
s e r wool, light
weight materials suit
able for ven mid
summer w e ar; and
these will be in high
vogue for all hours of
the day during the
coming season, as the
new grades reach
from the daintiest,
most delicate-tinted
India-wool gauzes, as
fine as spun silk land
as light, to the most
serviceable, wear-de-
flying serges and al
pacas. At one i'm
porting house forty
vari e tt e s of white
wool fabrics are ex-
hiDited, some plain,
others fl O w err bro
caded, barred in love-