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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-01-09

The immense amount of money spent
and the enormous waste Immediately
impress one. Many times | saw pieces
of 1inc machinery, brought there at great
expense, lying half covered with mud
and rusting without shelter of any kind.
Where we stopped at the villages along
the route everywhere | observed the
same listlessness and apathy. Here and
there small gangs of men could be seen
shoveling earth, but SO far as any organ
lied and perfect labor with purpose in
view is concerned it does not exist along
the canal. Through that portion known
as the Culebra cut evidence of much eX-
ertiOn is seen. They are trying to cut
away mountain; they have not yet sue
cecded. Here large squads of men were
working and seemed to be working well,
but one of the superintendent smiled
when | asked him if the cut would Ice
completed in 1889 as De Lesseps has
promised.
In tide level canal it may be imagined
that eXCavatcd earth would have been
dumped into the sea and not placed on
the sides as in railroads. and especially
in this case, where the Chagres river can
rise fifty feet in few hours, and where
it rains every day. The French engineers
did not carry their earth to the sea;
heavy rains came and the river returned
ell the excavations to their original loca-
ton, only a little further down stream.
The expense of excavation must again be
paid. In some places along the line the
debris has been washed back so quickly
as to partly bury the very machines
which threw it out.-Panama Cor. New
York Times
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-01-09

Ours is very rural town, buried in
foliage, with wide streets, gardens and
letter boxes somewhat far apart. As i
university town, lovingly inhabited by
literary people, it sends and receives
countless letters; these letters are left
lying about, contided to public honesty in
a perfectly startling way.
Upon that day of my return we stopped
at a news stand to buy paper. The
owner was nowhere to be seen, but upon
the stand was perhaps 20 cents, perhaps
more, in silver and copper. My COM
panion selected q paper, laid down 10
cents, took seven from the silver and
copper collection, and we walked away.
I looked timorously over my shoulder,
expecting TO be grabbed by a policeman,
although l had not yet seen one N
America, they being few and far be-
tween. Since then l have found exactly
this frequent practice, and once in
New York for three days in succession |
helped myself to both my paper and my
change without once encountering tie
Observation-Disclosures Dingle in CasseA :
Magazine.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-01-09
Dressing the Hair in Japan.

The manner of wearing the hair in
Japan Is so elaborate that u japanese
woman cannot do up her own hair, but
Is obliged to so to one Of these establish
ments. 1t is cutie interesting to watch
this operation. The woman seats herself
on the floor before 4 round mirror made
of polished metal. and the hair dresser
sets to work. 1t is really quite forlnid-
able affair, as the woman IS apt to be
very critical and insists on each hair be
ing arranged Just so. The whole ar
rangement may be described as kind
of large bow knot. and beeswaX enters
largely into the material used for the
dressing. This has the effect of making
the hair very stiff ard shiny. The
reason that the peculiar pillow is SO much
used is so that the hair may not be dis
turbed while asleep.
This pillow is block of wood with .
notch cut in it for the back of the neck
to rest in. You see that even out here
woman is the same. and just as much Il
slave TO fashion and vanity as in our OWL
country, yet one thing must be said in
favor of the japanese women that cam
not I've said of our countryv-omen, and
that is that they do not, like them-poCr,
misguided fools that they are-ruin their
health by corsets and tight lacing. Euro
pean influence has had the good effect of
driving out the horrid custom of black
en;rg the teeth and gliding the lips. The
japanese women are really beautiful
when you once get accustomed to their
aces The most of them have good
though slight figures, but to me the chief
beauty lay in the expression of the eyes,
which are as soft ard plaintive as does.
The Chinese women, or at least those
that | saw, We're the homeliest and most
fiS9prpaa bln set that I over saw in my
Efe.-Samuel f. Farrar in Chicago Jour
,nl
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-01-09
How Cars Are CouI,ied.

1i.t7 operation must, according to the
regulations of most roads, be performed
l.. the aid of n short stick; but disrc-
gardlng the regulation. partly to save
time and partly because Of fear of the
ridicule that would be called out by the
exhibition of a lack of dexterity, the
average brakeman uses his fingers. He
must lift the link and hold it horizontal
II until the end enters the opening, and
then withdraw his hand before the
heavy drawbarS come together 4 de
lay of a fraction of q second would
crush the hand or finger rs under a trip
hammer. And in point of fact this
delay does, for various reasons, frequent
~ happen, and the number of trainmen
with wounded hands to be found I'M
every large freight yard is sad evidence
of the fact.
But again, assuming that this part of
the operation is accomplished in safety,
there Is another and worse danger in the
possibility of being crushed bodily.
Cars are built with projecting timbers on
their ends at or near the center, for the
purpose of keeping the main body OF
each car twelve or fifteen inches from
its neighbor. but cars of dissimilar pat
tern sometimes meet in such a way
that the projections on one lap
pass those on the other. and the
space which should afford room
for the man to stand in safety is not
maintained. If the brakeman, in tho
darkness of night or the hurry of his
work, fails to note the peculiarities of the
cars, he is mercilessly crushed, the pom
derOus vehicles often banging together
with force of many tons \ constant
danger in coupling and uncoupling is the
liability to catch the feet in angles in the
track. Freight conductors are peculiarly
liable to this, as the duty of uncoupling
quilting out the coupling PIN generally
devolves upon them, and must be done
while the train is in motion. Walking
rapidly along. in the dark, with the right
hand holding q lantern and grasping the
car. while the left is Juggling at Il
pin which sticks, involves pcrpleXities
wherein a moments hesitation may
prove fatal.-B. b. Adams, Jr., i'll Serb
ner's Magazine
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-01-09
OLIVE BRANCH"
In the Interest 0f Women.

DIR. kilmer'S wonderful specific solve
Branch" positive cure for female COM
plants. sent To anv address upon receipt of
price, Sl.00, for one months treatment. No
physician required. y certain cdre. Con-
sultation free. Address
DIR. kILMER Il Co, South Bend, Ind.
Local agent for Iron County at Ironton
Mrs. Julia James. Call on local agent wher
al all feasible. 3n
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-01-09
DISCHARGED from Prison.

Out of GOO men discharged from Joliet
prison and kept track OF for two years.
over 500 have been returned to the prison
again, ard not over 120 of the whole lot
were clear OF suspicion or surveillance.
-ChicaSo Herald.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-02-21

NEW ENGLAND merchants are begin
ming 70 organize 70 secure Legislative
protection against fire" and bankrupt
sale companies that tour that section.
ANTRIM, n. H.. with a population Of
about 1900, boasts of four nonogenar;ans
and twenty-five octogcnafians. Twenty
ono OF these twenty-nine old people arc
women.
EXAMINING physicians say that alcohol
and tobacco are largely responsible
for the color blindness with which largo
numbers Of applicants for positions on
railways are affected.
A CURIOUS fact about cigarette smok.
ing Is that nearly double as many cigar
cites arc smoked during July. August
and September a. during any other
three months OF the year.
The Cape Of Good Hope can now be
reached by telegraph via the west coast
Of Africa. as well as via tho Red Sea
and Zanzibar. So the dark continent Is
bound around by electric wire that Is
constantly making the world smaller.
MISS ELLA GREEN is the prettiest
drummer on the road. She is travelling
for St Louis paint house that employs
eighteen travellers and receives the
highest salary OF any Of them. She has
saved money enough TO buy hotel ct
Topeka, Kan.
A SrRISGFrErD (O.) baggage handler
roughly jostled an elderly gentleman
and bade him get out Of the way"
The elderly man was the superintendent
Of the road. and when he turned around
the baggage man crawled behind q
trunk and kicked himself
DURING the recent floods at Anaheim.
Cal. every hummock was swarming
with hares and rabbits that were driven
from the plains They were slaughtered
by thousands by boys and men. who
used sticks, and when tired OF the sport
would run the poor beasts of their dry
places into the raging waters
II the shadowy hooks Of the vesti-
bules. Railways and corridors OF the
modern mansion may be seen great
china jars Of foliage, giving decidedly
unique and picturesque finish TO their
surroundings Wayy tufts Of palmas
grass in coral red rest against a back
ground Of feathery brown grasses. while
large palm leaves are often added to i'm.
prove the beauty Of these genero1s-s sized
bouquets.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-02-21
GONE DOWN WITH ALL HANDS.

When
through being And yet the number Of lives lost BY accidents
land Take Consumption Statistics show that twenty cent Of all deaths
fearful fact there no remedy But there Dr. Percs Golden Med
have given up to die seeing BELIEVING then the thousands Of living wit
pcaL According to all medical authorities CONSUMPTION Scrou nec
has been found 70 equal the Golden Medical Discovery Hence has
until For all lingering coughs Gdn Medical Discovery
a
Splitting
it be
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
Y.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-02-21

II seems strange that any one viii sufYe
with boils. carbuncles. etc. when DR.. Bull
Sarsaparilla will certainly prevent ali suc
eruptlve tendencies. IL is a sure and SAT
antidote for blood poison arising from what
ever source, and its use when needed shout
not be unnecessarily DELAYED Thousand
who found extensively advertised bloc
medicines To have no efficacy whatever. -
rejoicing in the fact that Bulls Sarsapa
- an exception. and that good health inv
ably follows its use. Syphilitic and scr
lous symptoms disappear. the skin becn
clear and free from pimplcs. the diges
- improved. aches and pains cease.
weight OF the body becomes greater,
flesh more solid. ulcerative and conss
tive tendencies disappear. the power o
DURANGO is increased. weakness. dizzy B
and unnatural fatigue vanish. in 4 wor,
user Of Bulls Sarsaparilla becomes
ure Of good health and strength. II
Use no other.-Dayton Enquirer.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-02-21

Sell tho scrub sheep II they are not
paying their way, provided you are able
and willing to give the kind OF care ami
feed that tho more artificial breeds re-
quire. II you are not ready TO give i'm
proved care, do not try improved
breeds. They were improved BY such
improved care. and must have II. OF by
necessity 60 back to scrubs. These are
stubborn, everyday facts that wide
awake men know by experience; better
n II we're by observation. since II costs
20 much less. The time Il rapidly ap
preaching, We hope, when there shall
Be no need Of scrub stock
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-02-21

were engraved. Smuggling laths, set
edgewise. are used. the upper ends
being cut to the proper bowel to fit
snugly on the side Of the joist. In the
form shown &C Fig. the lower end il
also bcvelcd 70 At into notch. In the
form shown At Fig. tho lower ends Of
che bridging are square and correspond
Ing notches are cut in the joist to re-
ccive them. At the left OF the engraving
= shown . section Of joist with q notch
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-02-21

~ you are suffering from Malaria. ask
your druggist for Shallenberger' 5 Antidote
Tor Malaria II he don't have il. and tells
you ne has something Just as good. don'f BE-
q ssre nun, but send one dollar TO Dir. A. II.
,,'n berger, Rochester. PENN a. and get
store you 70 perfect health The Medicine
: ia the form Of pills, but is not q purga.
i've. II not only destroys Malaria, but is
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-02-21

cut In either case no nails are required
In the lower ends Of the bridging. and
the notches may be cut in about tho
same time required to nail when used
without notches. The top OF each
piece Is tce-nailed. Where bridging is
made in either Of these forms the
shrinking Of the joist only serves tc
make all tighter.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-02-21

To THE EDIToK:-Plcase inform YOUR
readers that have Q positive remedy for
the above name. disease By its timely
use thousands u hopeless cases have been
permanently cured. ! shall be glad 20 send
two bottles Of my remedy FREE 10 any OF
your readers who have consumption II they
Will send me their express and post-ofiice
address Respectfully, 4. A. SLocrx. NJ C..
Isl Pearl street New York
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-02-21

Nnk' the sound 81 hnmsnisy's wali.s
NiluNnt ~ people with aches and with nlla.
Headaches and hnmor- 4 mercli.s : rn1d
W..Nrtss ~ iunSs and disorders 81 blood.
LET fAfre's helper thmt certainly saves
ih uean ~ people frufa prsmnt u ~ era vee.
The remedy Is DR.. Picrce's Golden Med
icai Discovery. II cures coughs relieves
asthu- checks bronchitis. pnrihcs tho
blood, meals sores, eruptions and unsightly
pimpics and iswithout a rival for all the lis
that spring iron q disordered liver. All
druggists.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-02-21

II you have, you'll agree that the finest
70 the public is the splendid water color by
Charles Graham. purchased By the Michigan
Central and reproduced In accurate fac
siInile. A few copies may stiil be had for
nifty cents each BY addressing. with postal
note Or money order. Mr.. o. w. RrGGLEs.
Gen Pass, a Ticket Agt-, Michigan Central
Railroad. Chicago. ILL.,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-02-21

Mr.. Miles Banes. working builder
and millwright Of Clinton County. Pa.
furnishes to the American Agriculturist
sketches and descriptions OF two very
effective methods Of bridging floor
beams. frem which the illustrations
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-02-21

Know the composition Of, and have pre-
scribcd Bulls Sarsaparilla. and believe il
an excellent preparation for producing an
er II the best article Of Sarsaparilla In use.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-02-21

Home Treatment
Sufferers are not generally aware that
these diseases are contagious. or that they
are due 70 the presence Of living parasites
in the lining membrane OF the nose and
eus.acnian tubes Microscopic research,
however. has proved this to be . fact, and
the result OF this discovery is that simple
remedy has been formulated whereby
Catarrh, Hay Fever and Catarrhal Deafness
nre permanently cured in from ore to three
simple applications made a. home BY the
patient once In two weeks.
N. B--This treatment Is not . snuh or an
ointment: both have been discarded BY
reputable physicians rs injurious. A pamph-
let explaining this new treatment Is sent on
receipt Of three cents in stamps TO pay
postage py =. a; Dixon 4 Son. cor: Of John
fidn Adr0cafe.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-02-21
ELY's
CREAM BALM

4 Mftrcd from ca
fdrh ~ vcdu. The
droppin0s into me
throat ucvc ndusedt-
ing. Ny nose blcd al
most daily. Since
Frst days ne Of Elv's
Cram Balm hare had
10 bleeding, soreness
q entirely 0ons. d.
g. Ddrtsison, sritA
Boston BusI0et.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-02-21

DoS'r whceze and cough when Hale's
Honey OF Horehound and Tar will cure.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-02-21

TB letter killcth, bat the telegram Is
NIFTY per cent worse for people with weak
hearts--Burlington Free Press.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-02-21

NAN who owns goat has only to earn
as 3 bread he has his butter for nothing :
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-02-21

WHEN man IL under q cloud the silver
inning y generally on the other side.-Phil-
adelphia Press.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-02-21

The professional wrestler has . good
many turning points in his career-Phila-
delphla Inquirer.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-02-21

NEVER fail 70 cure sick headache. often
the very first dose. This Is what Is said By
all who try Carter's Little Liver pills.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-02-21

FoR the few who have sworn on there
are many who are swearing right on
Hutchinson kan News.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-02-21

Sufferers from Catarrhal troubles should
carefully read the abo.e
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-04-05

cognition he was finally driven away by
the Navy Department as o nuisance.
Subsequently two political friends who
had the ear of President Lincoln called
his attention to the matter, and he in
quired why it had not been submitted to
the Navy Department, whereupon he was
told that it had been and OF the rebuff
Ericsson had received. The result was
that the Navy Department entered into q
contract with Ericsson for the construc-
ton of the Monitor, but the terms were SO
harsh that he was obliged to give bonds
to the effect that any expense which the
government might incur in testing the
vessel should be refunded in case of fail
ure, everybody knows the result, and
it is safe TO say that if the Monitor had
not been built the Merrimac would have
destroyed every government vessel in the
Potomac, have bombarded Washington,
and caused the recognition of the South
ern Confederacy by France and England.
The truth of the matter is that both the
War and Navy Departments look upon
the private citizen as being who has no
rights which either God or man should
respect. 1t is the old story of tyranny
where men are invested with power.
The government, of all others, is best
able to treat its citizens fairly and yet it
is most merciless toward them, and il
has become common saying that whilst
there is some remedy for private rights
there is scarcely any for the citizen as
against the government.
G. w. z. BLACK.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-04-05

HEAPEIL CENTURY, The Century for April
is remarkable for the variety OF its contents.
Two Of Mr.. Coles charming artistic engraV-
ings accompany a paper on Giovanni Belllni,
by Mr.. W. J. Stillinan, In the series on Italian
Old Marters. Or eof these engravinss il print
ed as frontispiece, and the conductors OF the
magazine claim that American wood-engrav-
ing has never before been put TO such impor-
tant use as In this series. MIR, jefferson n Au-
Biography reaches the Rip Van Winkle stage Of
his career, md tells the reader exactly what
he wishes to know-how Mr.. Jefferson came
to play the character. Three striking eDgrav-
ings of Jefferson as Rip accompany the pa
per. which also contains a disqulsition on guy
Ing by actors, with humorous incidents. Three
timely articles are -" The Latest Siberian Trag-
edy,'' by George KEENAN,. In which Is given a
new account OF the outrage at Yakuisk F; /" The
Slave trade in the Congo Basin" by r.. j..
Glave, one OF Stanley's pioneer officers with
text and pictures from life during Mr.. Giave's
residence Of twenty months among the ma
tiVes. Three articles of special lnterestsnd au-
thoritativeness are " An Artists Letters from
Japan" by John La Fargo with illustrations
beautifully engrayed by Marsh, Kingsley, and
whitney " The Serpent Mound Of Ohio,' by
Prof y. W. Putnam, Of the Peabody Museum,
Cambridge, Mass, an exhaustive treatment OF
the facts and archaeological significance OF
these curious remains; and The Old Poetic
Guild in Ireland" special study by Charles
de Kay, with illustrations by Alexander and
Bacner. The Central West comes in for atten-
ton in 1.-The Non-Irrigabie Lands Of the Arid
Region" by Major Powell. Director Of the q.
y. Geological survey; and " The Shoehone
Falls" by Captain John Goldman, with two
beautiful illustrations. Other articles of pub
lie discussion In Topics OF the Time are en-
ttIled Longer Terms and Less Rotation
The People, and Loyalty In Employment"
Open Letters are contributed on Judge Holt
and the Lincoln Conspirators." by Horatio
King: on The White League Of New Or
leans :" by r. X. Southmayd and George W.
Cable, and on other topics.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-04-05
Observation-Disclosures.

Miss Fannie Byers was at home from Shep-
herd College Saturday and Sunday. accom- pan.
led by her friends, Misses Bette Baily and
Maggie stevens, who are students OF that in.
stitution.
George, little son OF Mr.. Riner Sperow, is re.
ported very sick. May he soon recover
Miss Abby Mcdonald, who is fully compe-
tent TO teach music. has taken charge of a class
Mt her residence in this place. We congratu.
late her on her success
There have been great many changes made
this week in the way of moving. Mr.. Henry
Bender has moved to the farm vacated by Mr.
Geo. Sigier. and MFR. James Randall 10 the one
vacated by Mr.. Fritz Baker.
Mr.. feasling, carpenter of Shepherdstown.
has moved 10 the Sigler place, near Hard
Scrabble.
Sabbath School has been organized at the
Y. Il: church, Dept. Sheriff Mcdonald as Supt
Send the children and come yourselves.
Mrs. ;. Lemaster has returned from a Meas.
ant visit TO friends near Hainesyille
On Monday while some men were omployed
at cutting fodder in the barn OF Mr.. W. II.
Myers, his oldest son. David. had his arm
caught in the knife of the machine and was
badly cut. Or. +. NJ. Davis. who rendered
medical assistance, says his injuries are not OF
a serious nature.
At her home near Berkeley station. March
18th, Mrs. Mary Stevens, aged about ~ years
Her funeral took place from her residence
Friday, 18th, Rev. j. X. Ridenour officiated
The remains were inferred in the burryipa
ground at Smoketown. She leaves five child.
rem 10 iti""rh het loss JOLLY ROVER.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-04-05
SATURDAY, APRIL 5th, 1890.
REPUBLICANS. ATTENTION !

BY virtue of the authority vested in
me as Chairman of the Republican City
Central Committee, l hereby call for
Ward Meetings, to be held in the various
Wards on
MONDAY, APRIL 14th, 1890.
at s O'Clock, for the purpose of nomina-
ting one Councilman from each Ward,
on the Republican Ticket, for the city
election occurring Monday, May Goth,
1890. Following are the respective meet
ing places for the Wards:
LIST Ward-Above National Bank.
I'd Ward-Grand Jury Room.
Sd Ward-Thirc Ward School House.
4th Ward-Fourth Ward School House.
9Th Ward-Hose House.
At its meeting each ward will select
9 delegates to a convention to be conven-
cd in the Court House Saturday night,
April Goth. 1890, at o'clock. which con-
vention will nominate a candidate
for Mayor and select two mem
bers from each ward as City Committee.
Bear these dates and objects in mind.
Turn out en- masse. Prepare for an
earnest campaign. U. S. G. PITZER,
Chr'm City Central Committee