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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-02-20

TRENTON, \. J.. Feb. 1.-THE grand
jury, after considering the evidence in
the mysterious Kniffin murder case,
yesterday afternoon reported to Justice
BeaSley. of the Mercer County Court.
They found no bill against DR.. Knitfin
nor Miss PurSell, who were charged
by Detective Rilger with the murder.
Lawyer Barton moved for the dis
charge of the bondsmen. Prosecutor
Stockton consented to the discharge of
the sureties on DR.. Kniffin's bond. but
not those on Miss Pursell. Justice
Beasley, however, ordered the release
of the bondsmen in both cases.
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PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 14.-,John Nc
Bride, of No. 1921 North Fourth street
received by mail yesterday a package
postmarked in this city, which proved
to be a pasteboard box containing gun
cotton, powder, match and sand-paper,
so arranged that the apparent intention
was to have the opening of the box
however, been placed too low, or had
been displaced in transit, and no ex-
plosion took place.
Mr.. Mcbride says he does not know
who could have planned to injure him.
a lawsuit is pending between himself
and his brother, but he could hardly be-
lieve that the two facts had any con-
nection. The authorities are investi-
eating the matter.
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REPORTED AT LAST,

The ParnelI Commission Makes It's Repor1
to the British ParliamenI-The Report
Conservative in Tone and Practical
Vindication of the Irish Leader From the
Aspersions of the Times in Its s.Parnen-
ism and Crime" Articles.
LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE report of the
.Parnell special commission presented
: to Parliament yesterday, finds that the
respondent members of the House of
Commons were not members of con-
spiracy to establish the absolute indie
pendence of Ireland, but that some Of
them, together with Michael Davitt,
joined the Land League with the inten-
ton to accomplish by it's means the in
dependence of Ireland as a separate
nation. The commission entirely acquits
Mr.. Parnell and the other accused men,
bers of insincerity in their denunciation
of the Phoenix Park murders, and finds
that the fac smile letter published in
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BETTING.

A Habit That is Nothing But Ead-In-
trinsicalTy Savage, Unchivalrous and
Unchristian.
The following letter was addressed
by the late Charles Kingsley to public
school-boy, who had put money into Il
sweepstakes without thinking it was
wrong:
MY DEAREST Boy: There is a mat
ter which gave me much Uneasiness
when you mentioned it. You said you
had put into some lottery for the Derby,
and had hcdged to make safe. Now all
that is bad-bad, nothing but bad. OF
all habits, gambling is the one ! hate
most and have avoided most. OF all
habits, it grows most on eager minds.
Success and loss alike make it grow. Or
all habits, however much civilized men
may give away to it, it is one of the
most intrinsicalIy savage. istorically,
it has been the peace excitement of the
lowest brutes in human form for ages
past. Morally, lit is unchivalrous and
unchristian. l.. 1t gains money by the
most unjust means, for it takes money
out of your neighbours pocket without
giving him any thing in return. 2. 1t
tempts you to use what you fancy your
superior knowledge of q horses merits
or any thing else-to your neigh boris
HARM! If you know better than
your neighbor, you are bound
to give him your advice. In
stead, YOU conceal your knowledge to
win from his ignorance; hence come all
sorts of concealments, lodges, deccits-
l say the devil is the only father of it.
I'm sure, moreover, that the head-mas-
ter would object seriously to any thing
like a, lottery, betting or gambling. I
hope you have not won. / should not
be sorry for you to lose. If you have
won, Il shall not congratulate you. If
you wish to please me, you will give
back to- it's lawful owners the money
you have won. If you are loser in
gross, thereby, will gladly reimburse
your losses this time. AS you put it,
after the event. Now you can give
back your money, saying that you I'M
derstood that the head-master and / dis
approve of such things, and so gain
great moral influence. Recollect always
that the stock argument is worthless.
1t is this: My friend would win from
me if he could, therefore have an equal
right to win from him. Nonsense.
The same argument would prove that I
have a right to main or kill man if
only l give him leave to MAIN or kill
me if he can and will / have spoken
my mind once and for all on matter on
which [ have held the same views for
more than twenty wears"
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A GUNPOWDER PLOT.

Loaded Firewnod Creates Havoc in the
Home of Grass Widow in Detroit, Mich.
"A Member of the Family Seriously In
jured-SuspiciOn as to the Author of the
Mischief.
DETROIT, Mich. Feb 14.-An outrage
Gus attempt, presumably upon the life
of Mrs. Lipmeyer, of this city. occurred
yesterday. AS a result her mother is
seriously, if not fatally injured, and her
house is badly wrecked. 4 year ago
last October Mrs. Lipmeyer procured a
divorce from her husband and received
at the same time his interest in her
present home, of which Lipmeyer's
brother owned the remaining portion.
There has been continual strife between
Mrs Lipmeyer and her brother-in-law
since then. He has frequently threat
ened her life, and one time violently
assaulted her. Yesterday morning some
wood was put into a stove and a fire
started. Some time afterward tho
neighborhood was startled by an explo-
sion which was heard for blocks. 1t
came from the Lipmeyer residence, and
investigation showed that the stove was
blown to atoms, practically, and Mrs.
Lipmeyer's mother seriously injured.
The cause of the explosion was i'm
mediately investigated. 1t was found
that a strong odor of powder pervaded
the house; further search disclosed a
block of wood which had been bored
to depth of one foot and the condition
OF the cavity showed only too plainly
the presence of powder. 1t was q
miraculous escape for the whole family.
who were in the immediate vicinity of
the stove. Mrs. Lipmeyer is at loss
to account for the occurrence except by
the theory of her trouble with her
brother-in-law.
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Don't, oh. don't rob yourselves Of your

Don't, oh. don't rob yourselves OF your
necessary sleep; and your necessary
sleep is a great deal. 1t calls yoa early
to bed and not too early to rise, In spite
of the old proverb. There is nothing
! that wastes your future vitality SO last
| as lack of sufficient sleep.
| I doubt if one who lacks necessary
sleep at that time ever catches up"
You may violate this, and any of the
laws of health, for awhile and perhaps,
feel none the worse for it just now; but
you will surely suffer for it sometime,
if you live.
| Girls, don't use powder on your faces.
| That custom is heathenish, relic OF
barbarismI Don't be deceived by the
plea that it will take off the shine" 1t
is very perverted taste that can think
that death-like, Ieprous look more beau
| tiful than the wholesome ''shine" given
| by soap and water.
| Don't delude yourselves with the idea
that powder, properly applied. won't
show. 1t at1rays shows, and the results
of it's use show. The skin, as you prob
ably know. is full of little pores through
| which the insensible perspiration is all
the time passing. If you clog up these
pores With pOWueT, III gives hdbuIc ~
hard struggle to do her work-which She
must do-and the result, in time, is in
famed and enlarged pores, which cause
the skin to look coarse and red
Boys, don't adopt the very mistaken
idea that it is manly to smoke and
drink; to treat and use bad words. How
is it manly? Any fool can do all that.
Il is the really manly, strong boy who
can refuse. and is determined to keep
his lips clean. Will you not try to be
such boys?
And girls. dear girls don't help boys
to do any of those evil things. Perhaps
girls are about as much to blame,in such
matters, as the boys. Boys, as a rule,
want to make themselves agreeable to
the girls; and there is no surer way, per-
haps, to make boy leave off smoking.
and kindred habits. than to let him see
that his girl friends disapprove of him
and avoid his society on account oft
So, girls, discountenance it.
Don't let boy whom you know is Civ
en- to such ways visit you, or even go
home from church with you. Let him
see that he must make himself fit for a.
lady's company. if he would have it,
Rosa Thorn, in Santa Claus.
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CHEWING GUM.
The Very Sensible Advice Which "a Little
Girl Gave to Her Doll.

The Very Sensible Advice Which "a Little.
Girl Gave to Her Doll
ST hope you will never want to chew
gum, Angelina / should hato to see a
dolly of mine chewing gum. You will.
never catch me doing such foolish
thing.
s'Of course did use to, but that was
nearly whole week ago.
Il know plenty of little girls-and
boys, too--that chew gum every day
right on the streets. And it does not
look pretty, Angelina. If you could
talk you would say so yourself.
And l know just a few little girls
and boys, too-that take their gum with
'em when they go to church. Isn't that.
too bad?
''And the other night I went to our.
school concert-L would have sung in it
only / had cold when they were prac-
ticing-and there was little Laura Bas-
com, that has such pretty curls and big
brown eyes. What do you s'pose she
did?
why, she kept her gum in her mouth
all the time in the grand chorus, and
chewed it some at the end of every line.
Now, Angelina, wasn't. that perfectly
shocking!
''But ] know another little girl that
did pretty near as bad bout week ago.
''Sbc forgot and laid her gum right on
the what-not, near some sea-shefls and
pretty stones.
''And there was company that day.
and nice old gentleman was looking at
the stones, and he picked it up and said:
Bless me! what sortof stone is this?' and
looked at the little girl just as hard as
he could.
''And her face was hot as fire. and she
just said, so you could hardly hear her,
That's my gum
''And then she just ran away to her
own bedroom, and didn't even 60 down
to tea.
No. Angelina, I'd rather not tell YOU
her name. But you'll never see me
chewing gum any more."-Youth's Com.
panion.
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& FEW "DONT'S."
Especially Intended for Boy and Girl
Readers.

Especially Intended for Boy and Cir
Readers.
Dear boys and girls. may I say few
''dont's'' to you, if I'll be very smiling
and pleasant about it? They are not
agreeable. I know, but like some other
bitter medicine, they may sometimes dc
good So come, all you who are will
ing-laearted,' and want to grow up'into
the very best of men and women, and
listen to me just for a few minutes.
Don't chew gum! 1t hurts YOU. You
were not made to chew cud like cows,
and any departure from the plan. on
which your bodies were made will bring
evil upon you, in SOME way. 1t may not
make you feel bad in any way. for a
while, but you are opening wide the door
for that terror, King Dyspepsia"
Then, you'll lose your rosy cheeks and
bright eyes; in fact, you will lose all en-
joyment of living. Will the present
pleasure of chewing pay for the future
misery?
And, oh. boys, it will make you an
easy prey to the temptation to chew to-
bacco-it is a stepping-stone to'tobacco-
and that form of temptation is, a bout
/ hard enough to resist now Don't make
! it any harder.
/ Don't talk in loud voice, on the
streets, or any public place. Don't do
! any thing to attract attention to your
| selves in public. / assure you that old
| er people have eyes and opinions; and
| they watch you more closely than you
! think; don't think they don't see be-
| cause they make no sign They judge
| YOU by your actions, and the quiet,
| modest boy, or girl, is the one who is
most admired.
Don't be selfish in public. Don't be
SO busy having good time yourselves
| that YOU prevent others around you from
| ENJOYING any thing; it is unlkind, and
| YOU don't want to be unkind, / know.
| Don't go to a public place TO have a
frolic. If you do not want to give atten-
ton to what is going on there, stay
| awav. and have your frolic at home.
| Don't drink tea and coffee. Tea is
very iniurious-more SO than most peo-
ple know For one thing, it FUCKERS up
| the lining of your stomachs and tough
| ems it; which, you must be able to I'M
| derstand, would not help to keep ii
| healthy. Besides, not containing one
| particle of nutriment-but rather poison
| it dries up your blood.
AS for coffee: 1t is indigestible and
has much the same influence on the
heart as does whisky. 1t weal1ens them
| and, by and by, you will need all your
strength to bear the strains upon you
which are sure to come.
Don't heat your blood with hot things
as spices, etc, if you want to keep your
complexion fresh.
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
The Eightv-First Anniversary of the
Birth of the MARTYR President Fittingly
Celebrated in New York.

The Eightv-First Anniversary of the
Birth of the MARTYR President FittingIy
Celebrated in New York.
New YORK, Feb. 13.-The eighty
first anniversary of the birthday OF
Abraham Lincoln was fittingly COM
memorated by the Republican Club last
night at Delmonico's. There was a
large gathering of the members. The
large banquet hall was tastefully decor
ated with flags and bunting, portraits of
Lincoln appearing frequently. At the
head of the room hung a large oil
painting of the martyr President grace
fully draped with American flags.
Cephas Brainerd presided.
At either hand of Chairman Braina I'd
sat Senators Cullom, of Illinois. and
Davis, of Minnesota: Congressman Dol
liver, of Iowa: Nelson Dingley, Jr., of
Maine; Rev. DIR. Samuel H. Virgin,
George West, E. Z. Shepard. Governor
Lounsbury of Connecticut, General John
C. Fremont and c. NJ. Depew. Promi-
nent persons from all sections of the
country sat at the seven other tables
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-02-20
Arbitration lnappiicabie.

LONDON, Feb. En- the House of
Commons to-day Sir James Ferguson,
Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs,
announced that the papers which he
would shortly present to Parliament
would in a large measure dispel the
misapprehension which caused the pres
ent hostile feeling of the Portuguese
public toward England. The relations
existing between the English and Port
nguese governments, he said, were of the
most friendly nature. Portugal had
suggested that the dispute be submitted
to arbitration, but England considered
arbitration inapplicable.
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POINTS FOR DEMOCRATS.

1T is not recorded that Mr.. Fora
Clothes. but in other respects his case Is
precisely similar to that of Mr.: Nc
Ginty.-Philadelphi Times.
If Speaker Reed can count Demo-
cratic as we'll as Republican votes in
order to carry Republican measures, the
idea of government by party must be
abandoned. (Ga.) Telegraph.
Chairman Edward Carroll, of the
Democratic State committee of Kansas,
says that Reed should learn a lesson
from Foraker that even Republicans
don't always NEGLECT their meanest men
to office.
Charles Emory Smith, of Philadel-
phia, has been appointed Minister to
Russia. His, qualifications for the place
are, first, he is the editor of Harrison
organ: second. he has had the Russian
influenza. Chicago Herald
THE, claim of the majority that
rthey have right to govern the House
without attending it's sessions and
taking part in the conduct of it's BUSH
ness is too preposterous to require ref
utation.-Hon. John e. Carlisle.
Against the brains of thirty
Speakers, beginning with Frederick
Muhlenberg, and representing FEEDER
alism, Democracy, Whiggism and latter
day Republicanism, Tom" Reed. of
Maine, sets his backbone -Springfield
Republican.
Mr.. Farwell shoots pretty close to
the bull's-eye when he AYERS that Presi-
dent Harrison seems to regard the Of
fees as personal perquisites.'' THIS
much having been said, we are gratified
to be assured that there is mo quarrel
between the President and the Senator
from Hlinois.--N. Y. World
--Taxation in itself is never a bless
ing, it is always burden. So long as
taxation is limited to the necessities of
the government economically admins
tered, the people are willing to bear the
burden; but when tribute is levied
upon them beyond that, they have cause
for complaint. Chicago Tariff Re-
former.
The strongest rebukes yet printed
in reference to the action of Speaker
Reed are the extracts from the speeches
of that gentleman. No one has ex-
ceeded the Maine autocrat in claiming
the right of the minority to refrain
from voting toprevent the appearance of
a quorum. A compilation of his speeches
would convince every citizen of the
duplicity involved in the present posi-
tion.-Chicago News lInd.).
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Fast in the Ice.

DETROIT, Mich. Feb. ia special to
the News from st. Ignace, Mich, says:
The big ice-crusher and ferryboat St Ig-
mace was caught in an ice foe while cross
ing the straits Tuesday evening,and she
is yet held in the ice until change OF
wind to the eastward will release her.
a report was current last night that
party of five from among the sixty pas
sengers imprisoned on the vessel tired
to walk ashore on the ice, became be-
wildered and froze to death, but the
most diligent inquiry this morning
hasfails to confirm the report. The boat
drifted three miles out of her course.
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WRECK ON THE RAIL,

Accident to the Chicago Senserbund
Train, En- Route to New Orleans, on the
Alabama Great Southern-The Conductor
Disappears.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Feb. ia COLI
sion occurred on the Alabama Great
Southern railroad near Coaling, Ala, at
ten o'clock yesterday morning between
the sOuth-bound special excursion train
consisting of twelve Pullman coaches,
carrying over thousand passengers,
and north-bound Tuscaloosa accom-
mediation. Engineer Ed Doolittle, of
the excursion, who with the other en-
ginemen tried to jump as the trains
were about to come together, was killed
by being caught in the wreckage and
crushed.
The trains were running at great
speed, and both engines, baggage-cars
and the first coach of each train were
demolished.
The following were slightly injured:
MeSsrs. Lindaman and Mueller, of Chi
cago, members of Schweiser Manner
Choir, on the excursion train; Mrs. G. d.
Irons, of Birmingham; Miss c. H. AL
ston, w. III. Phelps, Martha johnson
(colored), Warren Kennedy (colored),
Oliver Marks (colored), Jane Coleman
{colored), Robert Johnson (colored), ali
of Tuscaloosa, and all of whom were in
the first coach of the accommodation
train.
The conductor of the excursion. Tom
Edwards, is blamed for the collision.
His train was running without orders on
schedule time. but was expected to look
out for nOrth-bound trains; the latter
having the right of way. Edwards dis
appeared Immediately after the acct
dent occurred, and has not since been
seen.
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OUR YOUNG READERS.
TAKE HOLD--kEEP HOLD.

Take hold Don't let good thing Slip
But grasp it with an honest grip:
Work is blessing all should know
So start in well, and don't let go
Take hold-keep holdt Whate'e r you do,
This rule is sure to bear you through.
II you are made of sterling stuff,
Intentions, boys, are not enough;
Ii you would gain a worthy prize,
Seek out the best that in you lies.
TITS steady striving to the last
TITS taking hold and holding fast.
You have wondrous power-the will,
If strong or weak for good or ill:
And, you who strive for honored name,
A weak will is to man his shame;
Exert your powers and show your might -
Take hold-keep hold. All will be right.
George Birdseye, in Golden Days
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DOG THAT GOES TO CHURCH.
He is Very Wise and Cunning. and Always
Knows When Sunday Comes.

! He is Very Wise and Cunning. and Always
Knows When Sunday Comes.
Captain is a big black dog with a
shaggy coat. He is very wise. He
| knows almost as much as some men. His
name for short is Cap.
Caps master lives mile from town
| On Sundays he takes his family to
| church.
Cap likes to go to church, too. He
likes it best in winter, because there is
no dust, and there is q soft white cover
on the ground.
After breakfast the big sleigh dashes
up to the door. All the children get in
and cuddle down in the warm robes
Then the horses prance off: the bells
jingle, and Cap trots along behind, a
very happy dog.
Cap used to follow the family into
church and lie down at his masters feet.
Sometimes he fell asleep-Cap. not his
master-and he snored so loud every
body heard him. 1t made Bobby laugh
right out.
After that his master said he must be
left at home on Sundays. So they tried
to slip off while Cap lay by the fire and
not let him know. But they could not
cheat Cap. He always came scampering
after them as hard as he could run, and
looked up at them with his big brown
eyes as if to say: ''Why did, you go off
and leave me?'
One night his master said: ''To-mor-
row Cap must be shut up. He must not
go to church any more
SO in the morning Bobby and his father
took Cap out 10 the barn. Then they
went out quick and shut the door.
Poor Cap had long, lonely day. He
scratched on the door and cried, but no.
body heard him. The church-bells We're
ringing and the sun was shining-it
shone through a Rnot-hole in the barn
he wanted to 90 to church SO much. But
he had to give it up. Poor Cap!
Next Sunday morning after breakfast
they went to get Cap to lock him up
again, but doggie was not to be found.
They looked upstairs and downstairs,
and outdoors and everywhere, but no
Cap. So they started for church.
When they had got almost there. what
did they see but Cap sitting in a corner
of a fence waiting for them.
He was glad to see them. He jumped,
up and wagged his tail and trotted after
the sleigh
Cap was q wise old fellow. After that
he seemed to know when Sunday came.
When the nine o'clock bell rang Cap
was up and off. Sometimes he would
get to church first, and when they came,
there he would sit lin corner of the
pew Even Bobby's father could not
help laughing then.
But Cap snored so badly one Sunday
that his master had to put him out right
in the midst of the sermon. Cap went
out with his head down and his tail
down very much ashamed.
After meeting his master told the
minister how much Cap loved to go
to church.
The minister said: "Poor old fellow,
let him come, I will ind a place for
him.
SO the next Sunday the minister took
Cap up into his nice warm study and let
him lie by the fire and sleep while the
folks were in church.
And now Cap is a very happy dog once
more. He goes to church every Sunday
when the others go, and does not have
to rum aMay--Mrs. c. M. Livingston, in
Pansy..
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A Protest Against the Mckinley Bill

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 14.-At a largely
attended meeting of business men yes
terday, resolutions were adopted pro-
testing against the Mckinley bill rela-
tive to the administration of the Gus
toms laws, and urging the Pennsylvania
Representatives to oppose its passage. A
committee was appointed to obtain sig
natures to memorial against the bill
and to take such other means as they
may deem best to bring the alleged de-
fects of the bill to the attention of Con-
greSS