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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-01-31

eff the men appointed members OF
| this force have always been selected
with reference to physical fitness and
soundness Gas is presumably the case)
such a melancholy showing constitutes
serious Indictment of routine de-
partment methods; for the fact stands
out with emphatic clesrness that in a
chosen body of men, a large majority
of whom are in the prime of life as
regards age. the death rate from pull
monary tuberculosis amounts to more
than one-half of the total mortality
from disease.
For if the foregoing statements
are true, and correct deductions have
been made, past experience justifes
the expectation that about half of all
who join the st. Louis police force and
serve ten years will sicken and die of
consumption soon after reaching forty
years of age; and this probability,
with the added contingency of being
shot or otherwise injured adds moth
ing to the cheerfulness of this form of
employment. st. Louis Globe-Dem-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-01-31
THE HUMAN APPETITE.

In Some Countries 1t Graves Serpents,
| and Caterpillars in Others.
| In South America the inhabitants
eat every thing, even serpents and
| lizards. Humboldt has there seen even
children drag enormous centipedes out
| of their holes and crunch them up.
| Puppies are choice food on the Mis-
souri, and Mississippi, and at Emerald
| the tid-bit is roasted monkey. The
| flesh of the larger animals is appreciat-
ed variously: in Arabia the horse, in
India the elephant and in Egypt the
camel. The Chinese taste is for cats,
dogs, rats and serpents, while bears
paws and birds nests are dainties. But
the pariahs of Hindostan have still
stronger stomachs, for they contend
with the dogs, vultures and kites for
putrid carrion. The nearest approach
to this remarkable taste is afforded by
the inhabitants of Cochin. China, who
prefer rotten eggs to fresh ones. At
Terracina a guest will be asked
whether he prefers a land or water
eel In the West Indies a large cater
pillar found on the palm tree is es-
teemed luxury, while the edible
nests of Java swallows are so rich d
dainty that the ingredients of a dish
cost as much as fifteen pounds.
A curious taste prevails in many
parts of the world for clay, Accord
ing to Humboldt, it is eaten in all the
countries of the torrid zone, but the
practice is also observed in the North,
as hundreds of cart-loads of earth con-
tanning infusoria are said to be annu-
ally consumed by the country people
in the most remote parts of Sweden,
and in Finland kind of earth is oc-
| casionally mixed with bread. This
latter custom is more civilized than
that observed by the women on the
Magdalena river, who, while shaping
earthen vessels on the pottery-wheel,
put large humps of clay in their
mouths. In the same place it is often
necessary to confine the children to
prevent their running out to eat earth
Immediately after fall of rain. The
Otomac tribe of earth-eating Indians
knead the earth-a true potters' clay
Into ualls of five or six inches in
diameter, which they roast by weak
fire until the outside is hard. Thew
remoisten them when they are re-
quired as food, and according to a
monk who lived twelve years among
them. one OF them would eat pound
and quarter of this peculiar food in
q day.-Gentleman's Magazine.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-01-31
STORY Or A DIARY.
A Little Boys Record, of, Three Days
Experience.

. Little Boys Record of Three Days
Experience.
At Christmas last year little Pete
had new diary. Grandma hung it for
him on the Christmas tree. She
thought he was old enough to- begin to
set down all the small events which
happened to him through the, day. Be-
sides, it would give him good lessons
in writing. He could, see at, the end of
the year how much he had improved,
not only in writing, but in his daily
life. So she gave him a diary, and a
little pencil with an ivory head.
Pete was delighted with it. He
could scarcely wait for the New Year
to begin. But it came at last, and just
as soon as it was light enough to see
he sat up in bed. He. wet his pencil
in his mouth. tossed his snarly hair out
of his eyes, and wrote.
"Goin' to be a good boy to-day-and
all the days this year."
He bit his pencil and knit his brows.
That was, all he could think of that
morning, With his teeth chattering,
so that he bit his tongue. he snuggled,
down among the blankets and slept till
Dolly, his, sister, shouted: Happy.
New Yearl' right in his ear.
At night he could not think of, any.
thing good to write; yet he felt that he
must tell the truth.
"Aunt Dolly scolded me for hanging
on to the hrindle-calfs tail and. tearina-
my jacket Twas my new one, with
| the brass buttons, too. Got angry with
| Billy Brown cause his sled beat mine
at coasting. Didn't go to find grand
mas glasses when she asked me. Pre-
tended didn't hear"
JAN. I'd. Pretty cold. Am goin' Il
try to be quite o good boy to-day.
Night-Got stood in the floor to-day
for missing my spelling-lesson. Was
tardy at noon and couldn't go out ut
recess. Ate an apple in school. Hid
under the cart SO as not to turn the
grindstone for pa. Let Polly do it. He
gave her a. cont. Oh, dear! This is q
hard day.
JAN. 81. lawful cold! Don't b'lieye
there are any good boys. Guess
shant keep diary any more. Shall
give 1t to Polly. She's a girl. Girls
are better'n boys. Aunt Dolly says.
She knows. Christine Stephens, in
lOur Little CUES.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-01-31
SERViCEABLE SHIRTS.
Advantages of the New Style Which Opens
in Front and Isehind.

Advantages of the New Style Which Opens
in Front and Behind.
1t is really fact that the novelty Of
the season in shirts is an article which
opens in front and behind. Odd, ISM
it? Yes, but it is not only odd. but
nice-an innovation which promises to
revolutionize this important branch of
gentlemen's dress. eve have them"
said fashionable haberdasher, as [
jokingly asked for ''shirts open in front
and behind" and he volunteered the
information that they are 1.-The thing"
however the idea may strike one at
first. ITO begin with" said he, 1.-The
shirt which opens only. behind,
now worn almost exclusively by city
people, while an Improvement over the
old style opening only in front, has to
be drawn on over the head, missing
the hair at times, when it would be
better left undisturbed, and scratching
the face oftentimes with the stiff linen
of the starched bosoms or the points of
the spiral fastenings for diamonds or
other studs in the new shirt. These
annoyances are Obviated, for the shirt
OptilS CLEAR uO" IL bIlc 1IOIt ttItIi DdCh,
and the front can be closed with the
buttons or studs, and the garment
gently wrapped around a fellow
like a breast-plate or a chest
protector, and buttoned behind. But
there is another advantage equally
marked. Coming in two fiat pieces, it
can be more easily washed and less
easily torn to shreds in the mangling
machines and the wringers. Then
comes the ironing, In the old styles
the irons have to be pushed inside to
reach the back of the bosoms, and in
ironing the front the shirt has to be
pulled over the ironing-board, which is
especially designed to rip things. In
the novel, two-piece, back
style of shirt, as any one can see, the
work is done with as little difficulty as
ironing a napkin. "-Chicago Journal
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-01-31
FOR OUR YOUNG READERS.
THE HOMELY DOLL

have dozen dolls, or more,
In handsome dresses dressed.
With faces fair and faxen hair
That sparkle hike crest;
The oldest is the ugliest,
And her love- tlro best.
The sawdust triclzIss from her sides,
One arms entirely gone:
Sheused to have two pretty feet,
But now she has bus one;
Her eyes have lost the cunning look,
Her cheeks are thin and wan.
There's no more hair upon her head,
Her nose is all awry;
Her mouth. it has a droop like mine
When I'm about to cry;
She's so ugly that most folks say:
''Oh, what a doll! o N.Y.
/ love her most because she came
When l was very small
Too small, my mamma sometimes sasd,
To have q doll at all.
loved her then-I love her now
Although I'm twice as tall.
Frank Fl. StauffeT, in Our Little Ones.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-01-31
The Anti-PoIygamous Mormons.

1t was in 1880 that Joseph Smith de-
clared himself, in Manchester n. Y,
as the peculiar instrument of revela-
ton from the Most High. The story
of the repeated visitations of the mes
sengers OF God which he claimed to
have enjoyed, and of the discovery of
the Book OF Mormon and the instru-
ment by which it was to be read. are
we'll known. The question of plurality
of wives was the source of much dis
cussion in the early days of the church,
but in 1882 Joseph Smith had a vision
which settled the matter temporarily.
The Lord says it is right, but the time
for it has not yet come" Such was the
verdict. After his death, however,
convention of the church, held
in Utah, declared that as he
died Joseph Smith had dis
tinctly affirmed that in a later
vision it had been made clear to him
that polygamy was the one thing need
full to redeem world sunken in sin.
The pr phet's widow and four sons de-
clared this to be false, and left the
church, forming a new organization,
the "Reorganized Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints" the con-
stitution of which emphatically con-
dennis polygamy. This latter organi-
cation has now some $4,000 members.
A second secession from the parent or
ganization took place in 1869, when
many of the older and prominent Nor
mons left and formed 1.-The Church of
Zion," whose main principle is the adj
vocacy of freedom of thought and &C
ton, as opposed to the virtual des-
potism of the Mormon president and
priesthood. Blade.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-01-31
Carl Pretzel's Philosophy.

Dhere vas something pooty goot in der
reflection of teller's affection, when
dot Teller vas an olt mans und got
plainly gelt, aind it.
When you want to make Nadure laff
her insides out. yoost plant couble of
flower seeds. When obey blossom out
Nadure laffs her face all ofer.-Chicago
Sunday National.
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y 67

of attendance. The aniy wonder IS
thai she does not send 200 instead
of 30. But there IS deficiency
somewhere. Can II he4remedied ~
d little effort On the part OF some
good workers who will 90 ont and
tell2to WI Va thai she has Uni
versitvg The school never vas IN
SO prosperous condition. and all
things point to a steady and health
ful Improvement in every depart
meet ETnder the efficient admins
tration DIT DIR. E AZ Turner, many
wrongs have been righted.. the atten-
DANCE increased and the morale Of
thesschool greatly improved. The
limited attendance can be attributed
to No local or personal causes, nor
to The supposed fact that our boys
do bot attend school They d. not
attend as they might nnr as they
shoIlld, but over 1000 students are
in attendance ut schools in our own
staie and abroad. Personal expes.
ienee, strengthened and augmented
BY Che experience of many Others
Wh6 have opportunity to kaotc, proves
CLEARLY that students go 10 other
staSes hecause.thes have never hat
thesmerits of our schools presented
Ito, them Our final query is. Who
arest do this, and when and how?
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Surprising.

A glance over the statistics of at
tendance at our college. given in AZ
other column, reveals alls a0pieas
ant NET that our iasfitutlon approx
Iilnates too nearly the standard II 4
sectional school. - Wisely may the
question be asked Does the " est
Va. University pay? No man v no
is familiar with its workings will
hesitate TO answer affirmatively, but
too few age able to judge rightly.
AN idea is prevalent among a mum
Der of our people that the d mou nts
appropriated for the University and
normal schools, particularly SINCE
the latter have become the dir ecu
feeders Of the former, are by 20
means proportionable TO the benefits
realized from these Institutions t TO
the relative merits Of these sehop ls,
Let the question continue to be ask
ed till every tax payer in the st ate,
who has any interest in the ed4ca-
tional development of it, may see k to
familiarize himself with the work
ings Of these schools. So. long, as
the comparison is based upon the
direct results of the work and money
expended in these schools, there will
be feeling of antagonism against
the University, The W. V. U. does
not pay the: state what she oug ht.
She can not, till more general in
terest is aroused among the people,
for the education of our boys and
tour girls) We shall not say GU Rs is
a sectional school, but let Us. notice
few figures. Only So of the 81
counties, just two thirds, are re pre-
scented at all. OF the 1876 in atten-
dance this year, 119 are furnished
by 7 counties. SO of these come
from the single county of Monohga-
lila, that is to say, les of the area,
or l 10 of the population furnishes
$40 of our students. In other words
Of the $50, 900 expended annually for
the University, over 1880 goes to
4 counties, and over $4,000 to
Monongaha county alohe
'Tis true that the education Of che
young men from any county does
not confine the good results simply
to that county, but there is a Fela-
tive as we'll as an absolute relation
between the counties, and this shoo d
not he forgotten ID the education Of
their youth. These facts are mol
! intended. to east any reflection upon
| the people of Monongalia who arc
| blessed with the '.lion's share but
rather all#credit to her for her record
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i New Book.

Christian Eheism: lis Claims
and Sanctions, Is the title 81, 4 new
work ii two. volumes written BIZ
Prot. d. B. Burinton, Of the Chair Of
Metaphysics. The work is being
published by q p. Putnam's Sons,
III two editions, one in New York
and the other in London. Both tile
American and the English editions
Of the first volume will be out in i
few weeks. AS this is the first text
book written at the West Va. Uni
versity, we consider its publication
as matter of more than ordinary
interest.
on Natural Theism and Revealed
Iheism respectively. They are de-
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and Universities, of Natural Theold-
gy. Buffers Analogy and Evidences
Of Christianity. The work has grown
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