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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-06-12
THE LOSS OF LIFE.
The Terrible Sacrifice of Human Life
VIII Never Be Known.


The developments of every hour make IL more
and more apparent that the exact number Of
lives lost in the JohnstOwn horror will never be
known. says one correspondent. All estimates
that have been made up to this time are conser-
vative and when all is known will doubtless be
found 10 have been too small. Over
one thousand bodies have been found
since sunrise to-day, and the most skeptical con-
code that the remains OF thogsands more rest
beneath the debris above Jamestown bridge
The population Of Johnstown. the surrounding
affected by the food IS, was, from fifty
thousand 10 ffty-fve thousand. Associated
Press represcn. atives to-day interviewed
numerous leading citizens OF Johnstown
who survived the floods and the consensus of
opinion was that fully 80 per cent OF the resi-
dents Of yohnstown and Cambria had been VIC
Tins OF the combined disasters Of fire and Wa
ter. IL this be true the total loss OF life in the
entire Wiley may reach $1,000. OF the thou
whose ashes rest beneath the smoking debris
above Johnstown bridge. no definite infoma-
tion can ever be obtained. As little viii
be learned OF the hundrods who sank beneath
the current and were borne swiftly down the
ConemauLh emily 10 be deposited hrldreds of
miles below ON the banks and i'm the driftwood OF
the raging Ohio. Probably ono-third q the dead
will never DO recovered, and IL will
take hst OF the missing weeks hence
male OF the number OF lives that were
snuffed out i'm that brief hour. That this esti-
mate can mover bc accurate is understood when
II is remembered that IA Eany instances whole
families and their relatives were swept away
and found n common grave beneath the wild
waste Of -ers. Tie total destruction of the
city leaves no data to svso demonstrate that
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-06-12
SMALL TOWNS SWEPT AWAY.
Little Left Of Kernville-woodval Sea
of Mud

Out Of the I 900 houses that once made up the
little town of Kernville only l55 remain stand
ing. says n Johnstovn special. One thousand
people is low estimate Of the number Of lives
lost from this town. But few of the bodies
have been recovered. IL is directly above the
ruins ut the bridge, and the bodies have fioated
down into them, whore they burned. walk
through the town revealed n deeolate sight. Only
about twenty-five able-bodied men have sur
vived md are able 10 render any assistance.
Men and women can be seen with
black eyes, bruised foces and cut
heads The appearance of some OF the
ladies IL hoartrending. They were injured I'm
the food and since that have not slept. Their
faces have turned n sickly yellow, and dark
rings surround the eyes. Many have sue
cumbcd TO nervous Prostitution. For two days
but little assis ance could be rendered them.
No medical attention reached them. The
wopnded remained uncared for len some houses
cut of by the water and died from their injuries
alone. Some wore ali ve on sunday, aud their
shouts could De heard by tho people ON the
shore.
m an Ia now in temporary lnil in whnt is
LETT o tho town. He VAS caught stealing n gold
watch. A sl-ot va fired nj him. but be was not
wounded The only shiug thas saved him from
lynehn5 was the siEallnoss CT the crowd. HIS
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-06-12

Joint reputation of 5000 ia dead. Johnstown
IL wrecked and certainly 3 900 people lie dead i'm
the streets and among the driftwood In the sub
siding stream Tho businoss portion of the
prosperous little city 10 ,.bliterated and for a
mile along Main street the wreckago is piled
fifty feet high.
For miles below the debris Of sheltered houses
chokes the stream. One hundred and ninety
bodies were picked ont OF the river mt Nneveh,
and the ma sority were buried there to-day.
The depot is filled with dead, aud all the pub
lie buildings left standing are used as morgues.
In JohnstOwn proper the work of picking up the
dead has barely begun.
There are about two square miles Of wreck
age gorged against the bridge and In flames. 1t
is said that 1000 people died there. This vast
drift is still ablaze, and is tightly packed
that IL will require great engineering to clear
the stream. The river is parted by it, and runs
like q mll-race on either hand.
The lower part of the town along the river
bank is washed as bare as common, and it is
hard TO believe that thousands of dwellings
and business blocks so recently covered the
ground
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-06-12
THE LINOTYPE MACHINE.

that required for newspapers in general.
In regard to which this objection would
not be very material. The actual perform
ance of the machine at present, and for
many molths past on such plain work, is
about equal TO three ordinary compositors,
and it requires but short time for an oper-
ator to attain an efficiency which will enable
him steadily to maintain this speed, as
compared with hand work. This, at least,
has been the experience on the New York
Tribune, where only thirty machines are
ordinarily kept running for days work
of eight hours each TO get out ten-page
edition of the daily, which would require
the services of about ninety men in the
old way of working. The absolute saving
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-06-12
TWO CHICAGoANs' EXPERIENCE.
How They Escaped the Rushing Wall
of Water

Frank Felt and Sidney McCloud two Chicago
merchants, in Johnstown when the ava
lance of water fell upon the ill-fated city.
Both gentlemen give il as their estimate that
the lost will number between 10000 and
10 900. They say that ON the night Of Decora-
ton Day they saw 10000 people in the streets,
and the town was alive with people. Friday
morning the streets We're crowded with people
rushing for the mountain when they
started. aud not moro than 500 reached
tho place. All others went down with
the food. Messrs McCloud and Felt tell a
graphic story of their escape. They were out
attending TO business during the morning, aud
when they went to the hotel the Hurlbut
House. at noon there was about ten inches OF
water in the Office, and they went TO
restaurant TO get something TO eat.
When they came out OF the restaurant
they saw the streets crowded with people rum
ming To the mountains They stepped out the
back way to an alley and ran for the hill, but
had TO wade through water up 10 their waists
before reaching the high ground. They had lit
tie mole than n block TO 60 and tho peo-
pie who were twenty feet behind them wet
caught by the food and swept away. For this
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-06-12

greatly needed. Money is also urgently
required to remove tho debris, bury
the dead, and temporarily for widows
and orphans and for the homeless families.
other localities have suffered TO some extent in
the same way, but not in the same degree. Late
advices would seem TO indicate That there is
great loss of life and destruction Of property
along the west branch of the Susquehanna and
in localities from which can get no definite
information.
The responses from within and without the
State have been most generous and cheering.
North and South, East and West from the Uni
ted States and from England there comes the
same hearty, generous response OF sympathy and
help.
Funds contributed in aid of the sufferers can
be deposited with Drexel & Co., Philadelphia I;
Jacob T.. Bamberger, banker Harrisburg or
William II. Thompson q Co., bankers, Pitts
burg. All money contributed viii be used care
fully and judiciously.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-06-12
GOV. BEAVERS CALL FOR AID.
Money, Provisions, and Clothing Badly
Needed.

Gov. Beaver OF Pennsylvania, issued a strong
appeal for aid. IL is addressed TO the people OF
the United States, and says
Newspaper reports IA TO the loss OF life and
property have not been exaggerated The Valley
OF the Conemaugn, wnicn is peculiar, has been
swept from one end to the othersas with the
Bosom OF destruction. II contained n population
of 10000 to $4,000 people, living for the most part
along the banks OF u small river confined within
narrow limits. The most conservative estimates
place the loss of life at 5000 human beings and
OF property a S25, 100000.
The most pressing needs so far as food Is con-
cerned have been supplied Shoes and clothing
OF all sorts for men, women and children are
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-06-12

impressions were obtainable per hour
from small forms, as against more than
10000 copies now made per hour of our
largest newspapers, but the type setting
part Of the makii G of books and newspa-
pers has remained substantially where il
was left by the earliest users of movable
types.
The accompanying illustrations from
the Scientific American, representing the
latest, and in many respects the most re-
markable, of the numerous machines
which inventors and mechanics have de-
yised in their long-continued efforts to
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-06-12

NOTHING seems much ciearer than
the natural direction ofcharity. Would
we all but relieve, according to the
measure of our means, those objects
Immediately within the range of our
personal knowledge, how much of the
worst evil Of poverty might be alleyi-
atol.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-06-12

find some practical means by which to
supersede or cut short the tedious work o.
typesetting. 1t is known as the Lilotype
machine, from the nature OF its product.
1t is not strictly speaking, n typeset-
ting machipe, but forms tyre bars, each
of the length. width and heighth of line
of type, and the exact counterpart of that
which n composition would set up, except
that each line is formed of one entire
piece OF metal. instead of as many differ
ent pieces as there are characters. spaces,
etc. The key board in front of which the
operator sits has l07 keys, each marked
for clpital or lower case character Of
font of type, or the figures, points.
or compound letters used in con-
nection Herewith, many of the
letters most frequently used hav-
ing several keys. The operative parts
are carried ly rigid metal flame, all
portions of which are stationary The
copy is placed uron aconvehieut holder
just above the keyboard, and above and
behind the copyholder is seres of ver-
teal tubes, one TO correspond with each
key, forming the magazine in which the
matrices representing type are held. The
keys are piyoted in "A supporting frame
carried by a bar attached to the magazine
tubes, and each has avertical slot or open
ing for the passage of the matriX, which
drops by gravity as tie key is depressed,
another type nj the same time descending
from the magazine tube to take the place
Of the one discharged, and hearing upon
the upper edge of the key. The slotted
oscillating key thus serves as an escape
ment, receiving the matrices one at a time
from the tube, and delivering them
through the corresponding openings be-
meath, the delivery being instantaneous
as the operator touches lch key.
The matrices. of which one is shown
herewith, each consist of a thin plate of
brass an inch and quarter long. about
three fourths of an inch wide. and OF
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-06-12

of all distribution. which is equivalent to
about one-quarter of the work of compo-
sition. is OF Itself a most important factor
In the economy of the machine, while
standing matter, in the form of these
type bars. can be kept for an unlimited
time. and in any amount, without incon-
veniencing the Office. To correct an error
a new line h to be made, but this is dono
SO quickly that the entire work of cor
recting is said not 10 be increased.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-06-12

thickness minutely de-
fined by that of the let
ter produced on each,
all matrices bearing the
same letter being exact
d uplic att S of each
other. Each matrix has
bonding shoulders
differing on the mat
rices representing the
respective characters,
and secondary shout
ders or notches differ
ing in width on the
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-06-12

TO the gross sum for tho destruction of proper
ty? Can they restore the dead To life. or Rssuage
the grief OF the bereaved? The question OF NOR
al respon visibility swallows up the financial
completely rs the angry waters did tho city OF
YOUNGSTOWN. WILLIAM HENRY SMITH.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-06-12

The largest ruby in the world is
said to he sone weighing twenty
four carats and measuring an inch in
length'and threo-quarters OF an inch in
width. 1t il owned In London.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-06-12
THE LINOTYPE MACHINE
1T WILL ACCOMPLISH THE WORK OF
THREE PRINTERS.

An Illustrated Description of the Most Re
rnarkabie Type-setting Machine Yet In
vented-It Is Now Used by the Now York
Tribune.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-06-12

several lives lost. At East Conemaugh thirty
houses were carried away by the nood. The
loss Of life is large at this point
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-01-17
EOUNDi
THE WORLD TYPEWRITER.

Compare it with the most costly
type-writers in the market. It's not
one whit inferior as to speed, legibilIty,
alignment. 1t can be operated at once,
and after weeks practice, can write
from 80 to so words per minute. 1t is
absolutely simple, strong as iron, never
needs repair, has no weak points, ana
always works perfectly.
Business men, clergymen, steno-
graphers, travellers, poor writers, ana
children-all need it. You can have
any style of type you like-half dozen
if you wish, and change instantly. ES-
anime it and be convinced. Call on or
write me, and 1 will be pleased to show
YOU a machine and take your order.
Price of single case, $1,000. Double
case, $500. c. G. BOWMAN,
Agent for Iron County.
Pilot Knob, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-01-17
CHURCHES:

CATHOLIC CHURCH, Arcadia College
ana Pilot Knob. l.. {. WERNEEr Rector.
High Mass and sermon at Arcadia College
every SUNDAY at 5 O'Clock \. VI. Ve>pers and
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament ut 4
O'Clock p. NJ. High Mass and sermon and
Benediction at Pilot Knob Catholic Church
ut 10:30 O'Clock \. NJ. sunday School for
children at 80 O'Clock P. NJ.
NJ. z. CHURCH, Cor. Reynolds and
Mountain Streets, .. W. ROSE, Pastor. Res
idencc: Ironton. Services every Sabbath
ut III \. NJ. sunday School $3.50 \. NJ. Class
Meeting sunday afternoon at3O'cloci Pray
-er Meeting Tuesday, Thursday and sunday
evenings at ! O'Clock. At Granitcville
preaching ever Sabbath eVeHin" at ESQ.
PRAYER Meeting Wednesday evening at $50.
All are invited.
ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH,
Cor. Reynolds and Knob Streets, Ironton:
CHAS. G DAVIS, Rector. Services second and
fourth SUNDAYS each month. AZ IL 4. NJ. and
1880 z. VI. SUNDAY School $3.50 NJ. First
Sunday, services ut De Soto; Third sun
day, services ut Crystal City.
NJ. f. CHURCH, SOUTH, Fort Hill,
between Irouton and Arcadia. Rev. L..
PULLIAM, Pastor. Preaching every Sunday,
morning and evening. Prayer meeting eve
Ty Wednesday evening. Sabbath school ut
$3.50 A. NJ.
BAPTIST CHURCH, Madison street,
near Knob street.
LUTHERAN CHURCH, Pilot Knob.
Rev. ROBERT SMUCKAL, Pastor.
a. NJ. E. CHURCH, Corner. shepherd
and Washington streets, Ironton. a. ABB
ANATHY, pastor.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-01-17
Is Maria Se a Failure ?

This article is written at the request
Of a large number of friends-old,
young, and middle aged.
The question arose in the morally
and socially miasmatic slums and
purleus Of the Old World aristocracy,
and, having been blown across the
sea, has attracted some attention
among kindred minds in our country.
There is little danger that the ordi
nance of Marriage will suffer from the
Il discussion Of this question, as the sub
stitute which the advocates of its
affirmative purpose for marriage is,
rejected 10y the common-sense decency
Of the civilized world.
BY proposing such a substitute, they
shew that their wish is father to the
question, and hang out to the public
both the red light and the red flag of
Communism. 1t would be idle to af-
firm that among US the ordinance of
marriage is by any means either as
we'll understood or as sacredly regard
ed as it should be. It may be admit
ted that in this respect the situation is
appalling, and yet sound reason based
on hard facts compels a negative an
swer to the above stated question.
III reaching this conclusion, all
elimination and recrimination viii be
avoided, and all depression into the
Iabyrinths created in this connection by
human follles and frailties, andssthose
vexations anu distress which those
f,liies and frailties create. An effort
will BE- made to discuss the matter in
the dry light of sound logic, as briefly
as may he.
In this investigation We will offer as
authority to the student If Civil Law,
Wharton's Law Dictionary, Bishop On
The Domestic Relations, and Wedge
wood on Government And Laws; and
to the churchman the Bible, pure and
simple. he first point to be made is,
that marriage is a Divine ordinance
for the welfare of man. On this poiut
all the authorities cited above fully
harmonise as emboiying the consent
of God and all upright men. In this
respect all the ordinances Of God are
dictated by mans necessities, and are
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-01-17
st. Louis Correspondence.

Ed Register-The constant opening
up of new territory of our vast western
country, as noticed in my last, should
claim the attention of good men and
Christians. Why should not these be
among the pioneers, and help to Law
the foundations of a country, instead Of
waiting until saloons, gaming houses
and general methods of decentralization
become intrenched, and then 20 in to
dislodge and occupy? Why should not
men of sobriety, morals and religious
faith enter the new colony, possess the
land, make the profit, and use it for
good purposes? Christians could thus
make nearly, if not half their needed
funds in the advance of property, as
well as help to keep society pure and
| free fron the coils of immoral life. In
the past most countries have been set
tied by bold, adventures outlaws, or
men who made money by any means
possible, regardless of all consequences.
Then, after they bad gathered the
cream, then moral and religious men
and measures would come in. aud buy
a chance to live and work at great dis
advantage. Our people should have
seer this long ago, and prevented the
recurrence of it so often. Good men
have often gone into new countries and
engaged in the strife, but too often
simply in a personal strife, instead Of
doing some or much in the name of the
church, and let it become a sharer in
the profit.
Some years ago a wise and far-seefHs
man went into western state and In
every village, or neighborhood, where
possible, he would secure lot of land
for church or school purpose, and let it
lay for development. Time has past
and those parcels and lots of land, then
Of but little value, are now worth tens
Of thousands, and are occupied for good
and noble purposes. The wise and
thoughtful man has gone to his grave
and reward, but his works are follow
ing him. The writer some years ago
bought property for church in his
own name, there being no board and in
a short time The property was nearly
doubled in value. Those to whom I
referred in my last people to look after
these interests in Arizona. and while
they have reasonable hope of making
large returns on their Investments, and
the securing of most pleasant homes
for the future, yet they do propose not
to come in second to the devil and nav
him large advances for his pit holes,
and then try to reform a demoralized
country and people. Another colony
propose to leave for that country tho
22d inst. We propose to practice mis-
sionary as well as to pay and pray for
the reformation of lost world.
ST. Louis, Mo-. Jan. 10, 1889.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-01-17

or less active, in proportion to tie
amount of en.r rgy in those interested.
They are like the curse that enter d
/ into the house of the thief and into the
house of him that swore falsely by the
name of God, and abode in the midst
of the house, and consumed the tim
Der. the stones and the mortar thereof.
Marriage is honora BILE in all, even the
bed indebted, but whoremongers aud
adulterers God will judge. And in do
ing SO He will take His own time and
use His means in His own ways. He
has filled the world with Marley,s
ghosts.
What is to be done? A very SUPER
fetal examination will show us that
Gods ordinance of marriage is no
more neglected or despised than any
other ordinance of God. We will see
the unity of all good I'D subjugation.
Is the case hopeless? BY no meaus.
God has promised that while the world
stands Good shall never fall below a
tenth part of tLe whole, which, added
~ 0eu, Hiakes large majority, anu Is
assured of ultimate triumph.
Thus we have aswered the question
in the negative.
All men and things are eithed good
or evil, right or wrong, and all work
out to legitimate, and, therefore, inev-
itaole, conclusions of joy or sorrow.
There are no failures with either
God or men. If thou be wise thou
shalt be wise for thyself, but it thou
scornest thou alone shalt bear it.
THOMAS CALLAHAN.
Edge Hill, Mo-, Jan. lst. 1889.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-01-17
, ,FFIGIAL DIRECTORY IRON COUNTY.
COURTS:


CIRCUIT COURT is held on the
Fourth Monday in April and October.
COUNTY COURT cOnVenes on the
First Monday of March, June, September
and December.
PROBATE COURT is held OH the First
Monday i'll February, May, August and No
Sembcr.
OFFICERS:
y. w. HOLLOMAN, Presiding Judge Coun-
ty Court.
Jos. q. CLAEKsoN, County Judge, South
ern District.
Il. j. HILL, County Judge, Western Dis
trict.
j. :. JORDAN, Prosecuting Attorney.
:. +. BUFOEp, Collector.
". y. FLETCHER, County Clerk.
jos. HUFF, Circuit Clerk.
FRANZ DINGEE, Probate Judge.
JAS. III. CLARK, Treasurer.
y. W.-WHITWOKTH, Sheriff.
;. =. REYEUEN, Assessor.
w. y. GREGORY. Coroner.
j. T. AXE, Public Administrator.
A. w. HOLLOMAN, Surveyor.
}. b. SCOTT, School Commissioner.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-01-17
Last Call.

All notes and accounts not settled before
February Ist, 1889, viii positively be placed
in the hands of an officer for collection, with
to institute proceedings against
all delinquents. This is final warming.
j. w. WHITwoRTH.
Arcadia, Jan. 8, 1880.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-01-17
Official Directory.
MENBER OF CONGRESS:

MEMBER OF CONGRESS:
Hon. MARTIN L. CLARDY, Tenth District,
De Lassus, Mo.
l.. :. LAND OFFICE JACOB T. AXE,
Register; WM. Il. EDGAR, Receiver-Iron-
ton, NO.
,JoIIN l.. THOMAS, Judge Twenty Sixth
.ircuit, De Soto, Mo.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1889-06-15
Beautiful Jim.
BY John Strange Winter.

sides ached 70 that he could scarcely
breathe
can't sec what you 6nd TO laugh at. :"
said Tommy blandly
Tommy Tommy you'll be the death
81 me-. Jim gasped
Cant seS why Az for the colonel. :"
Tommy remarked. II believe he's gone
oG 10 have it Of apoplexy
! Il shouldn't At all wonder" declared
the other In . feeble voice II know II
he'd stayed i've minutes longer in this
room | should have had one for certain
You see. sir. I'm beastiy young and my
head gets knocked over In next to no
time Tommy. can't you see the joke OF
it," oAN@ .,
mo. ! can't" said Tommy tartly
"You told me to patch It up II could.
and have patched It up. and even now
you aren't satisfied | don't know what
you want, nor what you would be atr''
Then can't enlighten You. my son. :"
Jim declared. land. as live. ] am due at
the officel Ia. ta old chap See you later
In the day. dare say. and Beautiful Jim
jammed his cap upon his head and rushed
on. buckling ON his sword rs he went.