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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-19
REMARKABLE TOYS.
The Curious Contrivances to Be Seen
the Paris Expositfon.

The Curious Contrivances to BE Seen At
the Paris Exposition.
Among the many curious articles ex-
hibited by Austrian and Hungarian
merchants at the Paris Exposition,
there is a case of toys which will
bring special delight to the small folks.
Older people, indeed, often stand with
greatly amused visages watching the
surprising antics of these ingenius play
things, which appear not only to pos
sess life-so cunningly are their inter-
nal parts contrlved-but to be possessed,
each, by some imp Of mischief.
There is gorgeous peacock, which
not only walks with nodding crest and
stately step across the stage, but ex-
pands its broad, many-eyed tail in the
most natural manner.
A small dog next dashes forth, barks
furiously, then, as if recognizing his
master, wags his tail and frisks about, SO
true to life that one can scarcely believe
he is an automaton.
A rabbit-a very lifelike little bunny
then comes out of his warren, pricks
up his long, soft ears, stares timidly
about for few moments and hops rapid
ly away.
Afterward monkey drops down from
his perch and performs variety of
amusing antics, which invariably set the
children shouting with laughter.
But the most attractive toy of the ex-
hibit appears to be fat Chinaman,
which is in reality a huge top. His
large round hat seems to be another
top, top atop of top. The hat turns
around upon the Chinaman's head,
while the Chinaman himself turns slow
ly around, nodding, and presently I'M
folding his large, gaily-colored fan, with
which he fans himself in most languid
but aristocratic manner.-Cor. Denver
Republican,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-19
ANTI-SLAVERY CONGRESS.
A Movement to Break Up the Slave Traf
fic in Africa.

A Movement to Break Up the Slave Traf-
fic in Africa.
Cardinal Lavigerie's appeal to Amer
lea for aid in suppressing the African
slave trade should not go unheeded. A
congress is soon to meet in Brussels to
consider some plan of international
action. The Cardinal thinks that it
would be poetic justice for the emanci-
pated blacks of the United States to
send delegates to this congress and as
sist in it's work. This is a very peril
nent suggestion, which ought to meet
with a favorable response. This move
ment is confined to no race or creed, and
it deserves the encouragement and as
sistance of all Christendom. The Arabs
are desolating the Dark Continent.
Their atrocities are greater, if possible,
than ever before known in the fearful
history of the slave traffic. The Car
dinal, who is especially well-in-
formed on this matter, declares that
never since the days of Livingstone has
the slave-trade been so active and wide
spread as at this moment The reports
of its suppression at Zanzibar. he de-
clares, are false, and he accuses the Sui
tan of that country of being in league
with the slave-dealerS- 1t is reproach
on the civilization of the age that the
Arabs should be allowed to continue this
traffic in human flesh. Where one
captive lives to reach the coast ten die
on the way. while the old men and wom-
en- and young children are mercilessly
killed at the start Village after village
is decimated by one of these Arab cara
vans. The Cardinal says that an ex-
penditure of $4,000, 600 would accom-
plish the purpose of breaking up the
traffic. If this is true there should be
no difficulty in accomplishing that very
desirable end.-Philadelphia Press.
"A dog owned by the postmaster at
Mud Lake, Mich, had one puppy, and,
in order to make the family one worth
bringing up, she has adopted q mother
less family of kittens, and Is making Q
success of the venture.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-19

being attached to the dasher of the
churn or the handle of the crank it will
do the work effectively.
The churn stands safely in the box,
which must be of adequate size. A hole
must be bored through the upright, just
above the rim of the balance wheel, and
a heavy pin kept handy to insert through
the wheel into the hole which it fits to
hold the sails from turning when it is
necessary to look at the butter. Handles
are provided at the bottom of the box
for turning it into the wind. When not
in use the wings may be taken off and
housed until needed again. The re-
mainder of the crude machine can be left
out of doors. Any boy can make one and
so help out the work of women who have
to churn by hand,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-19
scotland's Bare-Limbed Lassies.

Stockingless legs and feet are not alto
gether thing of thepast- Bare legs were
not, at one time, looked upon as objects
of ridicule, or as fit cause for bushes,
even when said legs were feminine.
The bare-limbed lassies of Scotland and
Ireland now attract the attention Of
American tourists by their oddity, as
compared with home customs. In the
case of the Scotch women the custom,
which prevails chiefly in the rural dis
tricts, is largely dictated by the prac-
tice of washing heavy articles by tread
ing them in tub with their feet, and,
perhaps, also, for convenience Of ford
ing the burns, or brooks, in the mount
sinous sections.-Pall Mall Gazette.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-19
Egypt and Jerusalem Via the Azores, Glib
raltar, Naples and Rome.


raltar, Naples and Rome.
Geo. May Powell, of Philadelphia, is act
ing as special manager for organizing a
East. The ocean steamer "Circassian,' -
1874 tons, has been chartered to start with
the party from New York February 18th.
Return through France, England and Scot
land about May 6th-the second section ar
irving in New York not far from June 7th.
The main tour will cost less than $500 in
its cheapest form. Radiatory excursions to
Ephesus, Constantinople, Vienna, etc. can
be added for reasonable increase of ex-
pense.
Rollo Floyd, the prince of Syrian Drago-
men, will have charge of the Oriental Sec
ton; and Messrs. Gaze & Son, of London,
have been engaged to manage the European
Section. Rev. DR.. C. F. Thomas, an expe-
rienced director of foreign tours, will have
general charge en- route. A number of young
ladies have already been booked, as Mrs.
Thomas will have charge of a department
for them.
This will be by far the most for the money
ever before offered in this line. For further
particulars address "CIRCAssIAN," p. O..
Box 700, Philadelphia, Pa
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-19
NATURAL HISTORY.

How to Turn Children's Minds Toward the
Things Around Them.
Despite the fact that nowadays most
people pass the summer in the country,
and thus are or might be brought into
direct communication with nature, the
general ignorance in regard to the or
dina1y facts of natural history is amaz-
ing. It is decidedly the exception
rather than the rule to find boy who
has any especial knowledge of the
plants and animals with which he must
have come in contact every summer of
his life; and when it comes to any thing
Ike en- accurate or intimate acquaintr
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-19
HOg.HOlder.

Mr.. FL. L. Mendenhall, of Henry Coun.
ty, Ind, sends to Farm and Fireside an
ILLUSTRATED description of a box for hold
ing hogs while ringing them. The box
is made about ten feet long, six feet
wide at one end and three feet wide at
the other, and made high enough to
prevent hogs from jumping over. The
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-19

WE value everything in this world by
comparison Water and air have no intri,ls &c
value, and yet Jay Gould, if furnishing in the
desert, would give all his wealth for pint
of the former, and think it cheap: hence, life
and health are the standard of all values. If
your system is full of Malaria you will be
very miserable; few doses of Shallenberg-
er's Antidote will make you well and hap
Ply. Is one dollar high price to paya
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-19

narrow end is made with one stationary
and one movable board, which is
fastened by single bolt at the bottom,
so that the bop end will work back and
forth easily. A man standing at tho
narrow end holding the movable board
can catch the hog, just behind the eara
and jowls, as it is driven in, and hold i:
0smly while 1t - being rung.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-19
Consumption Surely Cured

To THE EDITOR PLEASE inform your
readers that have a positive remedy for
the above named disease. By it's timely
use thousands of hopeless cases have been
permanently cured shall be glad to send
two bottles of my remedy FREE to any OF
your readers who have consumption if they
will send me their express and post-office
address. Respectfully, T. A. SLoCUM, NJ. c.,
=. ISL Pearl street. New York
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-19

WILL be found an excellent remedy for
sick headache. Carter's Little Liver Pills.
Thousands of letters from people who have
used them prove this fact. Try them.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-19

COUGHS AND COLDS. Those who are suf-
fering from Coughs, Colds, Sore Throat,
etc, should try Browns BRONCHIAL
TROCHES. Sold Onlu in bOres
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-19

How PROVOKING it is when you want to
give vent to your temper by slamming q
mans Office door behind you to have one OF
those "air' arrangements close it for you
never SO gently.-Berkshire News.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-19

WASHING powders are strong alkalies. and
ruin clothes. The purest soap obtainable is
Soap has been acknowledged for "a years to
be the pu'est Of all. Try it right away.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-19

ARE unlike all other pills. No purging or
pain. Act specially on the liver and bile.
Carter's Little Liver Pills. One pill dose
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-19

HALE's Honey of Horehound and Tar re
ieves whooping cough
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in minute
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-19
AGRICULTURAL HINTS.
WIND POWER.

No More Hand Churning-A Hard Task
Made Easy.
There is no more need of turning the
crank or lifting the dasher of the churn,
says contributor to Farm and Home,
for the little arrangement which illus
trate does away with this manual labor.
The cut explains itself A balance
wheel must b arranged at one end of
an axle and four or six-winged wheel
to catch the wind at the other. In the
center the rod must be bent in the shape
of the letter q. AS the axle revolves
this plays the pitman up and down, and
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-19

The man with one suit of clothes can
speak of moths without shuddering.-
ton Truth
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-19

Know thyseh. If you can't get the requi
site information, run for ofdce.-Time.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-19

MAN wants but little here below, but
when he can't get it he is in want of every
thing.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-19

SOMETHING attractive In the way Of q
cigarette holder-a pretty girls mouth
Rochester Post-Express.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-19

THE best cough medicine is Piso's Cure
for Consumption. Sold everywhere. 25c.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-19

IT looks like blackmaiIing scheme for
any alderman to suggest that the city
should move away and give the railroads
chance.-N. O. Picayune.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-19

IT is the lie abilities, asset were, that
make the successful assignor.-AIbany Ex-
press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-19

THE less a woman believes in man the
greater the respect he is apt to feel toward
her.-Milwaukee Journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-19

TIE letters our wives don't care if we do
keep in our pockets instead Of posting
them-V's and X's.-Detroit Free Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-19

THE baldheaded man has one comfort.
No one can accuse him Of being hair
Observation-Disclosures Republican.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-19

Oregon, tho Paradise Of Farmers.
Mild. equable climate, certain and abundant
crops. Best fruit. grain, grass, stock country
in the world. Full Information free. Address
Oregon Immigration Board. Portland, Oregon
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-19

IT is paradoxical, to say the least, that the
higher classes are the lore classes, and the
lower the hire-Lawrence American.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-19
"A fure of catarrb

in the head, Is well as of all bronchial, throat
and lung diseases, if taken in time, is eff
fected by using DIR. Pierces Golden Med
ical Discovery, or money paid for it will be
promptly returned.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-19

THE difference between bitter bite and
a bitter bit is marked.-N. O. Picayune.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-19

THE people who give tone to society sell
dom give any thing else.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-19

A MORE pleasant physic
You never will find
Than Pierce's small Pellets
The Purgative kind.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-19

Sufferers from Catarrhal troubles should
carefully read the above
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-19

SMOKE the best-"Tansirs Punch" Cigar.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-08-23
Indian HOrsemanship.

4 correspondent of the Omaha Herald
having visited an Arapahoe camp, gives
the following account of al Indian drill
ordered for his amusement.
Fifty fne-looking young men, mounted
upon ponies, drew up before the tents
At signal from the chief, they began
their evoIutiOns with g loud yell
In moment they disappeared over g
EeighboriDg hill. Then there suddenly
rose q mighty tramp ping of horses feet,
and they swept past again, so compact
that only saw ball made of horses and
men,
Splitting in two, one body swept to the
right and another 20 the left, and again
disappeared. Presently they charged
each other IN solid lines, aud while the
spectator waited bresthlessiy for the
shock OF collision, the flies skilfuil =
opened to the right and left, and the lines
passed through at in servals without touch
ing
Now came the moment for displaying
individual Workmanship. Some Of the
riders approached, each lying so close TO
his pony's back that nothing but the
horse could be seen. Others stood erect
upon their animals backs. Some hung
to the horse by one foot and ons hand,
so that their bodies we're com pletely pro
tected by those of the ponies.
These young warriors threw objects
upon the ground, and picked them up at
full gslIop. and drew bows and shot arrows
from beneath the horses necks- Some
of the men exchanged horses while
riding
Again, msn would fall from MS horse
as if wounded, and two Others riding up
beside him, would take him py an arm
and leg, swing him between their horses.
and carry him CT.
This exhibition lasted nearly t.o hours.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-08-23

making use of them for the purpose of
ascsrtaining how long their good effects
would last. For four weeks no marked
change occurred, but gradually, though
ragidly, from the third of this month
(July) | have noticed almost couptete
return to the state of weakness which ex-
listed before the first in lection. This loss
OF strength Is su excellent counter proof
as regards the demonstration of the in
hdence exerted O. me by simultaneous
injections of spermstic fluid
l have az present no fact to mention
which might serve TO solve the question
whether 1t would be possible or not to
change structurally muscles, nerves and
the nervous centers by making during g
good many months frequent injections of
the fluid | have used. As 1 stated 30 the
Paris biological society, / have always
feared, and | still fear, that the special
nutrltlve actions which bring on certain
changes in man and animals. from the
primitive enbryonal state till death by
old age, are absolutely fatal and irrevers-
lote. But IN the same WY that we see
muscles which have from disease under
gone considerable structural alterations,
regain sometimes their normal orgaujzs-
tIop, We may, [ believe, see also some
structural changes not essen TALLY sllied
with old age. although accompanying it,
disappear to such q degree as TO slow
tissues 10 recover the power they possess
ed at much less advanced age
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-08-23
A Rufiian Silenced by a Woman.
Hartford CoI1rant

An incident occurred on al afternoon
train on the Consolidated road the other
day that ought to have found its way in
10 print before this. It has numerous
lessons. Among the passengers were
three sweet and quiet Sisters OF Charity
in their characteristic dress. drunken
man, very drunk and araoying, entered
the car and sat down beside one of them.
He talked persistently, drank from big
bottle that he carried, and finally
stuck his disagreeable face repeatedly
into the long bonnet of the Sister in q
most insulting way. She was evidently
much frightened. TIE conductor had
already been told of the mans conduct,
but did nothing. Ths other passengers,
in true passenger fashion, sat and LOOK
ed on. No man stirred.
Finally woman, white as a sheet and
full of indignation, got up from her seat
and went to the rescue. She grabbed
the fellows bottle, wrested it from his
hands, and flung it out of the window, and
she took hold of him and after q lively
and unsssisted struggle got him out of
the seat I'm no Roman Catholic" she
said excitediy TO the spectators, but L
can't sit still and see q Sister of Charity
iasCited."
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-08-23
WONDERFUL SHIP CANAL.
1t is Destined to Make Manchester f.srg
English Seaport

1t is Destined to Make Manchester fsrge
English Seaport.
Boston Herald: The American engineers
who are now making a visit to Paris were
afforded, while in England, an opportU-
nifty of examining the work which has al
ready been done on the Manchester ship
canal. Although only eighteen months
have passed since the first sod was turned,
ths amount of excavation is computed to
be 100000 or 100000 cubic yards,
leaving about 2S,0OO.OOO yet TO be done.
With the exception of the Suez and Pan
anna canals, the Manchester ship canal is
probably the largest aud most expensive
work OF the kind that has ever been under.
taken. When completed it will have q
water depth of twenty-six feet, and
width varying FROM 1876 to 269 feet, accord
ing to local rec uirements; gnG, although
its length (tEirty-siX miiesl - much short
er than q number of canals that have been
built in this country yer, III all other re-
poets, il far exceeds anything that We
have yet atteu pied. The CREST expense
in constructing the canal Is found in
avoiding or overcoming the already exist
iag obstacles to direct transit in the shape
of railroads, canals, viaducfs, and other
public works. Thus, in one instance, in
order &c make the London and North vest
ern bridge at Rancorn so that ships can
pass under it, 1t was found necessary 70
buld twslvs miles of neS railway deviation
and entertainments for the trains 10 ap-
proacb the new bridge, seventy FIVE feet
above high vstEr, by gradients not exceed
ing one in 1S5. Altosetre-, there are
many novel devices TO test engineering
ability in the construction OF this work
an undertaking that is DoE giving employ
meut to 2O,000 vorkmen, and shat, when
com pleted, as it sill be &C the end of 1891.
will mike the island city of Manchester a
considerable seaport, having dock water
spsce of more than I04 acres end more
than five miles length of vharves.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-08-23
A Laugh.
Christian TpioV,

1t is q fallaoy that laugh necessarily
implies amusement. It is often, on the
contrary, simply tribute 10 the unex-
pected-a tribute partly voluntary, part
ly involuntary. To take the last first,
any shock to the brain demands an in
Simultaneous physical expression. We
turn cold when We are frightened, hot
when we are angry. We start, we ex-
claim, we blush, we shrek, we do variety
of things in accordance with the occasion
and our individual peculiarlties, but
there is no form of physical manifesto
ton of mental emotion so common as q
laugh, and that the emotion need not be
pleGsurable in the smallest degree, may
indeed, be distinctly painful, every one
knows who has had to endure frequent
shocks of the unexpected and homogeneous
upon overstrained nerves.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-08-23
FARM AND HOME
The MAID OF THE BEACH.
LONDON SPECTATOR

Ginning dream Of the way
With oceans rapture and rosr,
l met q maiden to-day
Walking along on the shore:
NalSing in maiGen wise,
Modest and kind and fair,
The freshness of spring in her ewes
And the fuliness of spring in her hair
Cloud shadow and SCudding sunburSt
We're swift on the floor of the sea,
And s mad wind was rompiug its worst,
But what was their magic to mes
What the charm Of the midsummer SkieSS
l only SAW she was there,
y Dream of the sea in her eyes
And the kiss OF the sun in her hair.
watched her vanish in space:
she came where walked no more:
But something had passed of her grace
To the spell of the wave aud the shore:
And now As the glad stars rise,
She comes to me ROSY and rare,
The delight of the wind in her eyes
And the hand of the wind in her hair.