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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-12-14
Certainly a Novel Idea.

There is a lady in Milwaukee who is Che mother of nine children. Not one of them was named until it was twelve years old. They were simply called by their nicknames and their numbers, ''one," ''two," etc. When they were twelve years old each one chose his own name and was baptized.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-12-14
Goderre & Duchaiineau,
172 BANK STREET.

MERCHANT TAILoRs. 172 BANK STREET. r ATEST FALL. STYLES TO SELECT FROM IL We guarantee style and workmanship and a large saving in cost to our customers Come , and see us.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-12-14
CRATER XIX.

II E morning after
 the duel, Augus- rus Horton re- turned to New Orleans. Even iE his jealousy of Gilbert Margrave and his guilty passion for the beautiful Octo- room, he did not a and on the
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-12-14
NOTICE

vv>uoSE who uatroniZe the Chinese and out of town laundres keep at least fifty honest Waterbury women from work. x,,,.,
 r K DAVIS x CO, PR0PRlETORS,
 Steam Laundry. Canal Street. ess- Work called for and delivered free of charge sg- TELEPHONE 1S9 4.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-12-14

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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-03-07

can that be?- said the husband. why.
it does not seem to have power to con-
troll minister's temper when shirt
button is gone" This was a rew
version of the &octrine OF grace to the
parson, but it was such version
as many another religious man needs
to remember. There is many a man
who can stand up before multitude
and CONFESS Christ" who can De
most meek when insulted in some pub
lie place; who can rub his hands and
bless God for the power OF religion;
but who is too weak to keep his temper
at home. The value OF art Is in the
fitness of the work; the perfection OF
music is in the little accuracies. 80
the beauty and power OF our religion
are seen when we manifest grace In
little things. As it takes greater skill
to engrave the Lords prayer upon
five-cent piece than upon broad steel
plate, so it takes more grace TO live
good Christian at home than in public.
Golden Rule.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-03-07
Our Spiritual Power.

That which is of little ultimate con-
sequence to us God often withholds
from US, in order that we may seek
that which is of greater consequence
to us. He limits the natural vision in
order that we may acquire and employ
the spiritual vision. Whatever tram
scends our powers of comprehension is
to US awe-striking and stupendous,
whether it be in the realm of the in
finitely great or the infinitely small.
We feel our own littleness and insig
nificance in the contemplation OF the
limitless mysteries of the microscopic
world as well as of the teie-
scopic universe. Look which way
we will, the stretch is to-
ward infinity. The number of atoms
in drop of water is as truly beyond
our appreciation as is the number OF
heavenly bodies. Man sees the drop
of water, but fails to perceive the
atoms that compose it; or he sees the
countless suns and planets, but fails to
perceive the universe of which they
are parts. But God secs alike the
universe and atom. And while God
has not given to us physical or mental
power to apprehenI either the great
universe or the little atom, yet He has
given to US spiritual power to appre-
bend Him who alone comprehends all
and is Lord of all. FIVE could not as b
more, neither ought we to be satisfied
with lesS.-S S. Times
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-03-07
The Conflict Between Good and Evil.

When one man comes into close re-
lations with another, each influences
his fellow. OF course the stronger nat
ure will overbalance the weaker, and
| it becomes. therefore, a question which
is the more positive, the more deter
mined. When a good man becomes
| associated with one who is bad. there
is a conflict between good and evel- III
the better mans goodness Is but mega
tive, If it involves no real conviction
and determination, the probability is
that he will yield to the seductions OF
evil and be corrupted. But If, on the
other hand, he is a man OF clear con-
victions, of intelligent persuasion. and
consequently is fixed and determined
in his adherence to the right, it is not
unlikely that he will bring the other
to see his degradation and to turn to
better life.
Sin has its pleasures, and when one
sees the wicked in their enjoyments he
is tempted to engage in their pursuits.
On the other hand holiness has its de-
lights, and when the sinful man sees
pious neighbors in the enjoyment OF
those high pleasures he is moved to
forsake his own lower delights for
these higher joys. When. therefore,
we, as Christians. are brought into
close relations with worldly men. the
question whether they will pull US
down or we will lift them up is a
question whether we find a greater
pleasure in the services of Christ than
they enjoy in the possession of worldly
things. Inquirer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-03-07
Flames from Water.

1t seems rather paradoxical to speak
of water as an excitant of combustion,
yet Mr. Brereton Baker showed the
London Chemical Society in 1882 that
carbon burns less freely in dried than
in moist oxygen. Continuing his re-
searches, the same Investigator has
found that selenium. tellurium, arsen-
ic and anthony burn with equal readi-
ness in dry and moist oxygen; but that
the combustion of carbon, sulphur,
boron, and both the red and yellow
notifications of phosphorus, is great
ly modified by the amount OF moisture
present. Some oxidation took place in
all cases, but its extent varied with
the degree of dryness of the substances.
and no fameappeared when most of the
moisture had been excluded. Yellow
phosphorus was obtained of such purity
that it did not even glow in dried oxy-
gen, though the addition of water
caused rapid combustion. -Arkansaw
Traveller.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-03-07
RELIGIOUS READING.
ONE LESS AT HOME.

Oae less at homei
The charmed circle broken-a dear face
Missed day by day from its accustomed place:
But cleansed, and saved, and perfected By
grace.
One more in Heaven.
One less at home!
The voice of welcome hushe1 and evermore
One farewell word spoken: on the shore
Where parting comes not. one soul landed
more
One more in Heaven.
One less at home.
Chill as the earth-born mist the thought would
rise,
And wrap our footsteps round, and dim our
eyes,
But the bright sunbeam dartetn from the skies
One more in Heaven:
One more at home,
This is not home, where cramped in earthly
mold
Our sight of Christ is dim-our love is cold
But there, where face to face we shall behold
Is home and Heaven.
One less on earth!
Its pains. It's sorrows, and its tolls to share;
One less the pilgrims daily cross to bear;
one more the crown of ransomed souls to wear,
AT home in Heaven!
One more in Heaven!
Another thought to brighten cloudy days,
Another theme of thankfulness and praise
Another link on high our souls to raise
To home and Heaven!
One more at home!
That home where separation can not be,
That home where none are missed eternal1y,
Lord Jesus, grant US all home with Thee
AT home in Heaven!
-Chrstian-at Work.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-03-07
THE CHRISTIAN SABBATH.

| It's Sanction Under the Old and the New
DiSpensation-A Rich Heritage That
Should Be Defended and Preserved.
| One of the immediate fruits of an
awakening in the soul is q revived re-
gard for the Sabbath. Its hours be-
come sacred; it's services a delight
The same is true in the times of re-
freshing from the presence of the
Lord, for at once the Sabbath becomes
more holy Spiritual life and Sabbath
observance go together. 1t has al
ways been true that when the Sabbath
is delight, the holy of the Lord and
honorable, then there is delight in the
Lord and spiritual power. Then the
church rides on the high places of the
earth, and enjoys the heritage of
Jacob. The experience of the church
in all ages is the same on this point.
Pure religion and indebted means
also the day of separation from the
world to the Lord. In its ordi-
nances, its services of the sanctuary,
its home reading of the word of God,
and its meditations on Divine grace,
its humble bowling before the throne
III pI Ct lot CliC 1Ilt ttltib 10 LII SIiI1Sts
there is the fellowship in which the
soul is nourished into the fullness of
God. Without its sacred hours and
holy communion there is neither spir-
itual growth nor power, and the COM
fort of the Gospel fades away.
There is no special law for the Sab
bath of this dispensation; there was
of C,I
bath was already upon the conscience
of those obedient to the will of God.
No new order was introduced; one
day for the soul and for God had al
ways been the law. In the original
command the sanction given to it was
. that it was the Lords day, the day
sanctified for Himself on the compile
ton of His work. The Christian Sab
bath carries with it the same reason;
it is the day of the Lords completed
work, and, therefore, to be obs erved
as His day, a day holy to the Lord"
day not of work Or of sensual pleas
ure, but a day of separation, in which
the heart is given to God and His work.
1t is the day of the Gospel of the res
direction.
On this the Church must stand.
There is no greater peril to the re1ig-
ion of Jesus, to the spiritual life which
comes to us in Christ, to the blessed
hope of the rest that remains to the
people of God, to the weIl-being of
men, than that which is coming upon
us in the efforts to weaken
the sacred obligation of the Sab
bath as the Lords holy day.
This danger comes to lis in the
entertainments of secular spirit, in
an increase of the spirit of Indifference,
and in the antagonism of those whose
profits are advanced by its violation.
and of those who hate the name of
Christ, and would see it and its reproof
of sin forever blotted out Here we
must stand. In our own hearts we
must make the stand, and see that for
ourselves we make the day delight,
and the day of holy service to God; in
the Church we must do SO, and demand
that in pulpit and in pew, in the church
and in the home, the Sabbath shall
have its proper place. In our public
life and in legislation, we must defend
this rich heritage and this precious
gift of Gods love to the weary sons of
men.-United Presbyterian.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-03-07
WHAT THE EYES TELL.

GRAY eyes do not indicate intellectually
any more than eyes of other color.
DEEP, close set, little eyes of any color in
dictate temper, selfishness and ignorance.
NEGROES of all degrees of morality have
dark eyes; so Indians, good or bad; so other
races.
ARcHED thin eyebrows indicate the
artistic temperament love of color and
orderly arrangement.
1t Is probable that thin eyebrows do not
Indicate deceit, or heavy brows honesty, as
many think.
WHOLLY contrary to popular belief, the
color of the eye indicates in no instance any
moral characteristic.
THE lids are pregnant with meaning. In
the vacant-minded, the vulgar, they ara
wide; In the cunning, close
In the religious fanatic and prayerfui the
sswhite of the eye" shows above the lower
lid; in the naughty, more of the upper eve.
WHETHER the brows are thin or heavy.
whether they meet or are wide apart, are
only physiological characteristics denoting
no bent.
BYRON, the prince Of roues, had inexpres-
sibly beautiful brown eyes. Burr, Amer.
ica's most unprincipled and irresistibly fas-
ciua.ing Ibertine. had very dark eyes.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-03-07
ORATORS FRIGHT.
An Uncomfortable Feeling from Which ALI
Speakers Have Suffered.

An Uncomfortable Feeling from Which All
Speakers Have Suffered.
The beginner in oratory is like one
speaking in a foreign language: he says
| what he can, not what he would. When
Stratford Canning, subsequently the
cool. imperious English AMBASSADOR at
Constantipole, made his first speech in
Parliament he was so frightened that
he felt like a skater under whose
gyrations the treacherous ice has given
way and left him to founder in the
water.
Lord Derby, ''the Rupert of Debate, :"
chaffed him about his failure.
Come, come, my lord" replied
Stratford Canning, in spite of your
great ability and success, how is it
with you?n
"Well," answered the great debater,
''Tll tell you honestly. When l have
a statement to make in the House
don't feel at all comfortable; but in
debate, when have to deal with some
antagonist, the case is quite different, :"
and flash from his eye confirmed the
truth of what he said.
hODefG OmlLn, DrOGner OF Syuney
Smith, known among his friends as
''Bobus," was a wit, a scholar and a
lawyer, who, before judges and juries,
had reputation as an advocate,
but when he spoke in the House of
Commons he tried to pass from one
branch of argument to another, and,
in nautical phraseology, missed
stays" and was obliged to sit down.
There are effective orators who are
never free when they rise to speak
from the apprehension of failure. One
of the most witty, graceful and elo-
quent speakers in Parliament, George
Canning, said he never rose without
the fear of being obliged to sit down
for lack of something to say. Doubt
less the apprehension made him more
eloquent, for nervousness, if controlled,
stimulates an orator to do his best -
Youths Companion.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-03-07
LENGTH OF ROOTS.
Information That Will in All Probab:1it
Surprise Many Farmers.

Information That Will in All Probability
Surprise Many Farmers.
chow long are potato roots any,
way?" | can not tell. but judging from
analogy, l should say that in fine,
rich, mellow soil under favorable con-
ditions, they grow five or six feet
long. The person who pulls up a hill
of early potatoes while the tops are
green, and shakes off the earth may
suppose he has got nearly all the
roots, but such is by no means the
case. The same is true of onions. l
once had an onion bed on a hill side
garden, the soil of which was fine
sandy loan. The bed was about four
feet wide, the onions about full-grown
and the tops still green. There came
a shower in the night and stream ran
down over the bed until the surface
dirt was all washed away and the roots
were left bare, extending unbroken in
every direction. and generally remain
ing in the place where they grew. In
the morning when l visited my garden
to see the havoc that had been caused
by the rain, l was surprised, beyond
measure, to find that onion roots were
so long. Some onions that stood near
the middle of the bed had pushed
their roots in both directions to the
outside of the bed; in other words,
their roots were extended two feet on
all sides. l would not believe it if I had
not seen it myself. It is the common
opinion that the roots of trees extend
about as far out in the ground as the
branches project out above it; but the
truth is that they extend much far
Their. l have seen large trees. as well
as willows and alders, washed out by q
flood in the creek, and in every case
the roots were more than twice tho
length of the branches. The person
who buys trees from the nurserymen
may think he obtains about all the
roots with the trees, but he does not
get one-half of them. From what I
know of other vegetables, I believe
that potatoes of vigorous growth send
out roots three feet in every direction
where they are not opposed by some
impeachment, and that if there is richer
soil or manure within four feet of
where they are planted they will start
for that the first thing, and reach it in
a short time. The man who manures
one row of potatoes and leaves the
next without any manure as an expe-
riment, to find out the value of COM
mercial fertilizers, makes as great a
mistake as the one who put his money
into contribution box, thinking it
savings bank. If you manure one row
of potatoes, the next row will steal
part of the manure unless you inter-
pose an impossible barrier of boiler
plate or chilled iron.-Cor. Rural New
Yorker
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-03-07
GEMS OF THOUGHT.

The pleasure of doing good is the
only one that never wears out.
We may take God and HEAVIER
along with us every day and carry
their peace and glory into all the dull
and prosaic scenes of earth. Thomas
Lathrop.
When Drexelius was asked by
friend how he could do so much Us he
had done? he answered.: THE year
has three hundred and sixty-five days,
or eight thousand four hundred and
sixty hours; in so many hours great
things may be done; the slow tortoise
made long journey by losing nc
time. bishop Horne.
"A special blessing is due the man
of true courage. He is not reckless,
nor has he even the appearance OF
buster, but he looks difficulties in the
face, and then calmly moves to meet
them. In the work of the church he
is always needed; he is, indeed. indis-
pensable, for it will not go on without
him. Paul knew his want when he
asked that he might have boldness.-
United Presbyterian.
Christian hope pitches her tent on
the borders of Heavenly fruition and
pilgrim spirit by mirroring on his sky
its charming scenery. it's happy groups.
its beautiful mansions, its rich and ex.
tensive inheritances, its titles of hon.
or. its sources of pleasure, it's awards
of labor, which like an anchor holds il
steadfast to its high calling. -Method-
ist Protestant
Why is it that you think of YOUR
childhood's days as your happiest daysa
Simply because they were your purest
days. Who are the happiest persons
you knowp They are the hottest and
purest. When have you known the
purest joy? When you have been long,
ing most to be like Christ. Blessed
are the pure in heart, for they shall see
God"-that's Heaven, and we can have
it this side of the grave.-Richmond
Religious Herald
To practice Righteousness and re-
sist sin requires the indwelling strength
OF God. Renew a right spirit within
me-" prayed the psalmist. The orig
inal word signifies firm. constant
spirit, that has no waverings A steady
hand writes q clear, strong line; the
shaking, tremulous hand makes the
crooked scrawl. Faith is likened to
an anchor. because it has a holding
power; and that comes from the hold
which God has upon the man who ex,
erclses it.-kev. I. l. Cuyler.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-03-07
The ONION CROP.
| How to Cultivate 1t and Subdue It's MaeeoA
[ Enemies.

How to Cultivate 1t and Subdue It's MaeeoA
Enemies.
| 1t is usual to get the onion crop in
IS soon as the frost leaves the ground.
| and it is not unusual to have the seeds
Or sets planted as early as March. No
| crop demands more careful preparation
of the soil than the onion, as the most
| laborious period is when it is in it's first
stages of growth. The crop not only
requires very rich soil, but must be
kept free from weeds. It is not a
summer crop, as it delights in a cool
season. and the frosts do but little, if
any. damage to the plants in this
section. The best location for onions
is piece OF ground that has been
heavily MANFRED the year previous. A
poultry-yard in which large f1ocks
have been kept answers well. and the
soil should be mellow, so as to admit
of easy cultivation.
In the North. the crop is grown from
seed the first year, the red varieties
being preferred. but the gardeners and
truckers in this latitude grow their
crops from onion sets, which are pro-
duced by sowing the seed very thickly
IN the rows, and on moderately fertile
soil. After the tops die down the sets
are stored in thin layers in a cool
place to be planted next spring, each
set making a large onion the
second year. The white silver-skin
and yellow Danvers varieties are
considered the best market varieties.
but the potato onion. which grows in
punches from a single seed, is the
earliest for table use, but is not now
extensively grown. To get them in
early is to escape weeds, which entail
hand wedding. but as the onion is
gross feeder it delights in any kind of
manure and good cultivation. The sets
are simply planted in rows, about
three inches apart, by lightly sticking
them in the ground, though the truck
ers plant acres of them by covering
them completely in the rows, in order
to save labor.
The maggot is an enemy that gives
trouble and is not easily subdued, but
where the crop is grown on new beds,
instead of on the same location every
year, as was formerly the practice,
the depredations of the maggot have
been greatly reduced. The onion bed
should receive only fine, well-rotted
manure, free from any kind of litter,
and well incorporated into the soil,
which should be worked over until not
a clod can be found, for upon the thor
ough preparation of the soil depends
the yield of the crop, which may range
anywhere from 100 to 600 bushels per
acre, according to the soil and manage
ment. The crop is a paying one, as
the supply is seldom equal to the de-
mand. -Philadelphia Record.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-03-07
THE BEGGING HABIT.
Various Ways in Which 1t Makes the
Existence OF Busy Men q Burden.

| Various Ways in Which 1t Makes the
Existence of Busy Men q Burden.
Two schoolgirls of sixteen. passing
| through a crowded street the other
day, were accosted by stout boy OF
| twelve, who begged loudly for money
to buy pair of shoes.
''Why should 1 give you money!
said one of them. why do you not
work and earn it?'
The girls hurried home, and sat
down eagerly to write a letter to a
man holding high official position in
the country, soliciting his autograph
and "a sentiment" They inclosed a
two-cent stamp for reply. This mans
that he scarcely reserved the hours
necessary for rest or sleep. He re-
ceived numberless such appeals for
autographs. which, if he answered
them, would cost both labor and time.
What right had any stranger to beg
either from him, simply to crafty
their own whim?
The habit of begging is not confined
to professional mendicants. A mer-
chant, puzzled about a legal point in
his business, puts the case at dinner to
friend who is lawyer, and receives
the advice for nothing, for which. he is
able to pay.
The uncles, aunts and cousins of a
young physician consult John" on all
their minor ailments, but would never
think of rendering John fee.
All classes and ages of men and
women write to the editor of the morn
ing newspaper for information upon
every imaginable subject-information
which they could readily find for them
selves in the nearest library. The man
who answers them takes from his own
work the time to find it. What RICH
have they to beg from him?
Americans are an exceptionally good
humored race. and ready to give to
each other both in money and aid. 1t
is an admirable trait to be willing to
give, but it is contemplate to ask that
which little exertion or money would
bring to us.
Very few of our readers would prob
ably beg for money. Let them then re-
member that the knowledge, strength
and time of a busy man are worth more
to him than dollars.-Youth's Com,
panion.