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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-07-11
A GALLANT SOLDIER,
How He Rescued a British Omcer at TIN
Risk of His Own Life.

How He Rescued British Officer at tho
Risk of His Own Life.
Death has just removed an aged man
in North Shields, England, who, though
he bore upon his breast the coveted
emblem of the Victoria Cross, was get
ting his living by sweeping the road
ways as servant of the Tyne corpora
ton. Edward Jennings was the name
of this distinguished scavenger, who
was seventy-four years old. An Irish
man by birth, he entered the service
of the John Company" at the age of
sixteen, and was with the British army
that entered Cabul in 1889. The first
engagement in which he fought was
that of Ghuznif, where he received
medal. He also took part in the capt
ure of Delhi. during the great mutiny,
and in the relief of Lucknow, and the
saving of Agra from the mutineers, as
well as in severe engagement at
CawnpOre under Sir Colin Campbell.
According to report, it was during the
siege of Lucknow that Jennings, ac-
companied by half dozen of his
troops, was one day intrusted with the
conveyance of dispatch to Captain
Remington. On the return journey the
attention of the party was arrested by
the cries of European. Jennings at
once volunteered to go in quest, the
others remaining on the lookout. 4
high wall had to be surmounted: then
the horseman galloped along a narrow
street, at the end of which he discov-
cred British officer standing with his
back against wall, bayonet in hand.
endeavoring to keep at bay a small
host of excited natives, armed with
short swords. The trooper shouted in
the vernacular. They are coming"
on hearing which the horde broke and
scattered. not before, however. the
Irish private had cut down at least
half a dozen. The ground thus
cleared, Jennings dismounted. and at
tended to the wants of his superior.
whom he found bleeding freely from
several saber wounds, and gunshot
wound, the most serious, on the hip.
The trooper had with him some rum.
which he administered, and then put
the well-nigh exhausted Lieutenant on
his own beast, and, safely emerging,
deposited his charge at the general
hospital. 1t is stated that it was in
return for this act that Sir Colin
Campbell recommended him for the
Victoria Cross. Unfortunately, the
fact that Jennings could neither read
nor write was Il fatal bar to his obtain
ing commission.-London Tele-
oraph.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-07-11
PiTh AND POINT.


Tho angler who catches the small.
est nsh tells the biggest lies.
Stills are no better in conversation
than in foot-race. - Century.
There are men whose frien5s ara.
more to be pitied than their enemies.
He who is most slow In MAKING !
promise is the most faithful in the PER-
Torrance of it.
To the prosperous, the whole Of
life is short; but. to the unfortunate.
one night is an endless time.
There is no use trying to strike an
average on honesty. The article must
be simon pure or it is spurious.
Other peoples tongues will make
you miserable, but it will not mend
matters for your tongue to make them
miserable.
1t is said that q man is judged by
the company he keeps. but more FREE
quently he is judged by the company
he does not keep. Transcript
Loose and light principles, like
your loose straw hat, will show you
which way the wind blows. You may
have to chase them yet, or go bare
headed. Perhaps you and they will
end in the ud.-Christian Standard.
If the young man who took the
medal should take the ''big head" and
relax in his efforts he will never take
any thing else worth any thing. This
is for no particular young man, but it
may fit somewhere. ADJ
vocate.
-Thoroughness and truth are pretty
much the same in their essential ele-
ment; and people who allow them
selves to shuttle away anyhow, and
smooth over hastily, to the eye, in out
side matters, had better take heed to
this indication of what they will be
easily tempted to do In graver and
greater. Union.
One of the best lessons to be learnt
is the absolute necessity of preventing
work from degenerating into worry
1t is worry that kills for the most part.
not work. To learn to put forth our
best powers steadily, continuously, in
the proper grooves, to the proper ends
this is one of the most precious fruits
of wisdom and approximations a
Week.
"A moral character is attached to
autumnal scenes; the leaves falling like
our years, the flowers fading like our
hours, the clouds fieeting like our IL
lusions, the light diminishing like our
intelligence-and the sun growing cold
err like our affections, the rivers be-
coming frozen like our lives-all bear
secret relations to our destinies. IN.
olrrar u
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-07-11
The Most Direct Competition.

An office-subsidized protection jour
nal informs the over-taxed working
men that there are great many in
dustries which need no protection
against foreign production. There is
no need to protect those who build
brick houses" it AYERS because they
are absolutely protected by the cir
cumstances of their labor against for
eign competition" Oh! are theyP
Since when are the bricklayers OF the
Old World shut out of our ports9 Inc
worst and most direct competition that
American working people have TO
bear is the competition that emigrates
And the tariff-makers take no account
of this.-N. Y. World
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-07-11

oH, IL AL hAN6 i't SoHL.
was disappearing around a bend in the road.
ayes, Lille. did not write you l would
be here this week:'
"Yes; but law! the country is so torn to
pieces that l didn't think you would dare
traveln
ats growing little dubious, but it
would require extraordinary danger to keep
me away
His low, tender voice, earnest look, gentle
pressure of the hand, and warm kiss which
brought the flush of crimson to Lilies
cheek told that they were more than
friends. 1t was but a short distance from
the gate to the house, yet it is wonderful the
amount of words they managed to exchange
as they walked to the front door. No notice
was taken of Tom, who fingered IN the rear,
an Ethiopian grin on his features.
"Why, goodness sakes, Luke, is that
youa' asked Mr.. Neff, who had reached the
door as they came to the porch. ''W'y, no
un was a lookin' fur We here. Why didn't
We stay back n Ohio, whar We wouldn't q
been right in tn freq
II got through all safe, Mr.. Neff, and
think will be in no danger. Its been al
most year since was here, and / prom
iSed to Gomez
Come in. and set down on the porch
Here, Lille, take Luke's hat" When she
had taken the hat of the visitor and gone into
the house, and Mr.. Neff and the new conner
were seated, the farmer resumed: eyes,
Luke, it's been quite leetle spell since We
war here, and I'm glad We thought enough
o. us to come. But it'd been safer'n Ohio !;
We hain't got as much trouble thar ez we've
got here"
''No, sir, think not. Though they are
raising armies all the time in Ohio, it's all
for one side; while here you seem divided I"
Eyes; didn't 'spect when We left us last
summer, boy, that you'd find US in SIGH q
fix when ye came back. Oh, tell ye it's
awful-we don't know one hour what'll
happen next"
The new conner bowed his head for q mo-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-07-11
The Best Work to Do.

The best work for any man to do is
the work that is just before him, by
the ordering of Gods providence. If
he neglects that work, in the hope of
finding something better suited to his
abilities, there are two things in
which he is practically failure-tho
work to which God has set him, and
the work which he has picked out for
himself Doing what he has to do IS
better for any man than doing what
he wants to do. If, indeed. what
man has to do happens to be what ne
wants to do, there is no objection to
that IS S. Timea
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-07-11

liens, shall not raise nand for it This
is nigger's and not white mans war. 1
have half believed it all along, and since
Fremont has declared the niggers In Mis-
souri, free, I know it.'
Has he done itl" asked Mr.. Nef
Eyes, Mr.. Morgan told me so yesterday
ne prophesied it six weeks ago, and to-day
the papers are full of it.''
well, well, well, it do beat all" groaned
MI. Men. A dark form glided away from
the corner of the porch, and the sullen eyes
of Blackhawk might have been seen fash
ing back at the hated white people, as he
stole away from his post of observation.
Luke, astonlshed at Albert's sudden
change, silently resolved to do nothing more
to bring back the unpleasant subject
Aunt Sukey came to announce dinner,
and all repaired to the dining-room. Con-
versatlon easily drifted into more pleasant
channels, and partially the iu-feehng was
dissipated.
That evening as Albert and Luke were
strolling about the place recounting their
boyhood scrapes, the former suddenly said:
How long will you remain, Lukea"
II don't know - it's owing to eircum-
Stances
Don't be afraid to speak out, Luke; for,
whatever may be our political differences,
l am still your friend"
Luke seized his hand in his own and, gaZ-
ing into his manly face, said:
Il thought our sentiments were the
same"
yesterday they were, but to-day am on
the Confederate sida fixed and unchanged
ble''
'sWhat did ita'
81 am not at liberty to tell Suffice to say
am Confederate, and with to-morrow's sun
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-07-11

ID L Ut Sc StAuulu
out thar on the po'ch,
Lille? Come in :"
1.-THE stage is COM
ing down the hill,
father"
Something between
a groan and q sigh
came from the front
room of the old fash
toned Missouri farm
house. The beauti-
full girl with peach
like cheeks and dark,
sparkling eyes heard
it, and turned to the
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-07-11
BIG MOUTHED Mr.. TANNER.

The Corpora1s Eagerness to Cast Re-
proach on the American People.
Corporal Tanner. in his eagerness
to cast a reproach upon the American
people for their lack of gratitude to
the veterans of the war, asserted in
recent speech that "at least ten thou
sand honorably discharged soldiers
and sailors Of the Union army and
on pallets of straw and eat the bread
of charity in the almshouses of the
United States" The answer to the
general charge is that the Government
OF the United States pays pension &C
cording to the degree of disability to
every honorably discharged soldier
who was wounded or contracted dis
ease in the service and in the line of
duty. A pension is also paid to the
widows and minor children, and in GER
tain cases to the aged and infirm par
ents of deceased soldiers. The pen
sion expenditure for the next year will
exceed 500, 900, OO0-a greater sum
than the annual cost of maintaining
the vast military establishment of the
oCt LII pr . Oll q "dI looLlhS.
AS for the specific charge. it would
be interesting to learn in what aims
houses are the 10000 honorably dis
charged soldiers of whom Corporal
Tanner speaks. The general Govern
ment and many of the States have es-
tablished homes in which the honor
ably discharged veterans are pro-
vided with every comfort, so that if
any of them can be found in aims
houses their residence there is from
choice rather than from necessity.
Investigation will doubtless show that
most of these alleged soldiers in aims
houses lack the essential requisite of
an honorable discharge. Disagree
able as it is to recall the fact, there
was a disgraceful horde of deserters,
bounty jumpers and maligners during
the civil war, and it is quite probable
that many of these have finally lodged
in the almshouses of the country. How
great is the number of such there is
no means of ascertaining. but they
must not be COMPOUNDED with the vet
Grams OF the war
Inc pOllcy OF establishing SoluieFs
homes under National and State aus
pices should be literally extended so
as to provide home for every hon
orably discharged veteran who may
seek one. This would be far more lib
eral to the poor and ipfirm soldiers
than the passage of an INDECENT Pen
sion bill, as the small amount from
this source could not possibly main
tain them in any degree of comfort
But this policy does not suit the claim
agents and the demagogues, who are
endeavoring to make the most out of
this pension business without regard
to the true interests of the soldiers Or
of the country.-Philadelphia Record.
"A friend of Alexander Sullivan
in this city is authority for the state
ment that he had personal knowledge
of the fact that. in case of the election
of James G. Blaine as President in
1884. seat in his Cabinet was to have
been assigned to Alexander Sullivan.
He had Mr.. Blaine's full promise to
that effect. Boston Herald.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-07-11
CHAPTER II.

BLACKHAwK-A SOLDIER-1hE SURPRISE.
Luke Mason, as already told, had been
rescued when an infant from the river and
reared as the adopted son of Mr.. Neff's
brother, who was childless. The brothers
had lived on adjoining farms until old Seth
Neff's death, which occurred about two
years before the time Of which we write.
Luke had grown up with Albert and Lille,
and bis love for the latter began when they
were children attending the same district
school, Their affection had ripened, and
this year would have witnessed their union
but for the distressing state of the cou..try.
When the lovers returned to the house
they found the old farmer still sitting on the
porch, bathed in the moonlight
''Wall, Luke, It's time We war gone t bed"
he said. with sigh. The old man still felt
sad from parting with his son, whom he
knew he might never sec again. Chow long
ar ye gwine t. stay2"
Il leave in the morning."
"Why s. soon!"
ITS best"
groan and Luke leading Lille to the door,
babe her good night and promised to see her
early in the morning. Then he returned TO
Mr. Neff, and, drawing chair near to his
SIDE, said:
ssMr. Neff, want those clews to my iden-
tity."
What yer mean, Luker'
81 mean the things which were found
about me when l was taken, like Moses,
from the water"
''Thar haint nuthin' left but the old wood
en- cradle up N tn attic, which guess yes
seen a hundred times, N the old yalier ham
kercher.n
..Let me have the handkerchief then; It
will be some clew. / may by it discover
my parentage. Any way, it shall be pro-
cious relic, with which will never part"
tTo BE CONTINUED
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-07-11

a Thrilling and Romantic Story
OF the Late Civil War.
Y John r. MESICK

AUTHOR OF "BRoTHER AGAINST BROTHER"
"HELEN LAKEMAN," " WALTER BEOwN-
FIELD" BANKER OF BEDFORD"
AND OTHER STORIES.
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copyrighted, 1881

CHAPTER I.
THE CLOUD IS GATHERING.
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AS for myself your Union sentiments will
never endanger you, but you are sur
rounded by hundreds whom / can not con-
troI-you are not safe here.''
'And you advise me to go awaya'
II do"
''Thank you, Albert, 1 will 60"
''Forglve me, Luke, this seems hard, ]
know; but am always your friend" said
Albert.
ssYou are forgiven. Albert, and I trust
that wherever we meet, be it on the battle
field Or when peace shall have spread her
wings over our country, that we may meet
as friends
1--WE shall"
'Iam going In the morning, butt must see
Lille first
s'Go to the summer house in the garden
and will send her there"
Luke had spent many happy hours in the
bygone years beneath the leafy bowers of
that summer house. He was on his way
toward it when the giant form Of Black
hawk suddenly rose up from some rose
bushes at the side of the path, and the negro
said:
''Massa, l wants ter ak We SuEltin'."
''What is it, Blackhawk''
Gam you fob de Union, an sottin US
free!"
Eyes, Blackhawk; why do you ask me
that?"
Cause, massa, rs got wife N pore
little baby down Souf sum'ars; dey wus
sent down dar great many vars ago, an
if gets my freedom 1 kin go an find EN-"
81 hope you may, Blackhawk,' said
Luke, hurrying on. He had known the ne
gro ever since he was q child, but had never
heard him mention a wife and baby before.
THAT black rascal has a heart after all" he
thought.
Reaching the bower, he sat upon the
rustic bench. The moon, with many flick
ering shadow, shone through the leafy COW
ering overhead and Lukes mind recalled
the many thousand events which had trans
pired since last he sat there, year ago.
A light footstep fell upon his ear. There
was whispering of soft robes, a breath Of
perfume, and she was at his side No words
of the vows they had plighted year ago,
when Luke went off to seek his fortune,
were spoken. He rose silently, took her in
his arms, and they sat down together. He
was first to speak.
"Lillie, your father has told me all, and
am still an unknown waif. AS such can
you accept me:'
"Yes-yes, Luke! have known you all
my life, and what need care about your
birth"
He clasped her more closely in his arms
moment he said
"Albert is Confederate"
"What changed hima" she asked
'Its mystery, Lille. l am surrounded
by enemies and must leave you at dawn.
But, be my lot what it may, l shall ever be
true to my first love-"
She did not answer-perhaps she could
not-but chung to him, while tears triclled
in crystal drops down her pretty cheeks
For long time they sat there clasped in
each others arms, and what they said and
what they thought must be imagined.
The brother in the meanwhile had saddled
his horse, bid his invalid father adleu and
was already on his way to join company
of recruits for the Confederate army.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-02-15

The Select Committee of the United
States Senate on WOmen's Suffrage. has re-
ported favorably on the joint-resolution for
submitting a constitutional amendment
permitting women to vote. 1t is certain
that women have as good a right to vote as
men and are as deeply interested in good
government, but the eX-slaye States will
never vote for an amendment plunging vet
another million of ignorant black voters into
the suffrage cauldron, already giving them
SO much trouble. The Republican states.
men Of the North should remember that ig-
lorance is like other inert masses feed toe
much of it into the national machine and
it will choke, strain and finally burst it
These statesmen seem to have about as
much idea of the effect of the enfranchised
slave they have forced and are forcing into
national affairs, as a book-farmer has about
farming OF a hOrSe-marine about nayiga-
ton. They seem content to drive the na-
tional wagon ON the widest theory of uni
versal suffrage, overload it with blacks, and
when it breaks down damn the South fol
the breaking.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-02-15
THE GOTERNORSHLP OF WEST
VIRGJNT1

The dispute over the GvvernorsIip OF
West Virginia is put down this way by g
West Virginia Democrat who was in The
NINDICAToR office Monday:
On the face of the returns of all kinds
contested and uncontested, Golf rep. says
he is Governor.
On the face of the returns, after throwing
out the contested counties, Fleming Dem.
says he is Governor.
In case of no choice for Governor, the
present Governor Wilson Dem. says he
is Governor until one is declared elected.
In case of there being no Governor, Pres
ident of the Senate Carr, (Union-L Labor,
says the constitution provides that he shall
be the Governor.
About the other State officers there ap
pears to be no trouble
About the U. S. Senatorship there il
much trouble, though of different charac
ter. Though the Democratic nominee, MI
Kenna the present Senator, lacks one Of
commanding the vote of the party, and thai
one seems determined, that on no account
will he vote for him. The longer the bal
loting is kept open, the more danger there il
of q Republican Senator, through no breal
in that direction has yet been made.
margin Of one is perilously narrow to wall
a long way ON.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-02-15
TlNsLEY & MORTON, Proprietors,
FRIDAY MORNING, FEB'Y is, 1889.
4 NEW DRESS.

The VINDICAToR, on the eve of celebrat-
ling her Fiftieth birth day, appears this
morning in new dress from top to toe.
The venerable spinster has done good work
|for her subscribers, for her advertisers, and
flor the political party she advocates, and in
consideration of it her owners have thought
proper to mark their appreciation by order
ing for her a complete outfit from those
fashionable newspaper tailors-Cary q
Co., of Baltimore. But we have not chang
ed the main cut Of her garments, believing
that the long familiar style OF our old friend
has come to be looked upon with sort of
affection by her readers, as it most assured
ly has by her owners. In these days of
boom, hustle and tailor-made suits, they
were determined that their old favorite
should not be out of the swim.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-02-15

Salisbury's third son, were dressed in white
Irish poplin, having vests, collars and cuffs of
red velvet, with full undervests of mousseline
de sole.
1t is accurate, but not very agreeable news
to the people of this country that between June
1861, and July 1889, they have paid over One
Thousand Millions of Dollars for Pensions.
William Fayette Fox, Principal of the Rich
mond High School, has been elected City Su-
perintendent of Schools there, vice John B.
Cary resigned
The Pennsylvania House of Delegates has
passed bill fning from $50 to 500, any per-
son who shall treat another to Intoxicating
liquors.
A hundred years ago in the winter of 17s9-9O
the farmers of Long Island, n. Y, were
ploughing their fields i'll January. They did
the same thing during the January just ended
Thomas Sheehan, who invented the process
of covering the exterior of iron with steel,
died in the Hudson county IN. Y poor house
on Tuesday.
Not single baby has been born in Liberty
KY, for thirteen years. Liberty has popu
lation of 700.
On the 18th of June next, the people of Penn
sylvania vote ON Prohibition Constitutional
amendment.
John q. Davis, well-known Bank Presi
dent and man of affairs in Richmond, dice
suddenly on Monday, aged 20 years.
Abingdon, Va, is to vote on Wet OF Dry
March 4th.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-02-15

A few weeks ago the VINDICAToR enter
ed its protest against the hysterical non
sence INDUCED in by some Southern papers
about a trace war," utterances which are
being repeated to our damage by the North
ern press. We see that EX-President Davis
furnishes contribution on the same line
In a letter to-a friend in Atlanta. he SAYS
"The accounts of riots in this State have
been greatly exaggerated. Though it may seem
singular, it is true that race conflicts general
~ occur where the negroes are few compared
to the whites and the personal association
much closer than on the plantations On ou1
island we have 800 OF 600 blacks and say ten
or dozen whites. There has never been a
disturbance among them. We for several
years had a negro magistrate. He has now
gone away, but before his departure well
behaved, sober young man defeated the negro
in the last election contest, which at leas1
shows that the negroes to a large extent are
willing to trust white man."