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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-09-11
WOOL FROM IRON.

A Peculiar Substance Which Comes from
the Great Furnaces of Pittsburgh.
Strange as it may seem, there comes
from the iron furnaces of Pittsburgh
substance so white and light, SO fluffy
and flaky, that it looks and feels like
picked wool. 1t is called ''slag WOOL"
and a correspondent offers to tell US
how it is made and for what it is used.
Stag is waste substance which issues
from iron melting furnaces 1t is formed
by the separation of the earthly matter
from the ore, and looks like coarse,
dark glass if allowed to cool as it comes
from the furnaces. Formerly it was
thrown away as valueless, but since a
process for converting it into wool has
been discovered, it is utilized for many
purposes
This mineral wool if formed by caus-
ing a jet of steam to play upon the
stream of molten Stag as it issues from
the furnace. This has the effect of
breaking up the molted mass into
countless small, bead-like PARTICLES, so
light that they fly in every direction.
Each of these tiny beads carries behind
it delicate thread of fnely-spun Stag,
so that one is reminded of comet with
it's tail.
To collect these threads and to sep
arate the fibers from the beads or
heavier portions of the Stag, the steam
let is arranged at the mouth of an open
cylinder of sheet-iron. in which a strong
air current is induced by means OF ad-
ditional jets of steam.
The tube or shaft is furnished with a
shield or striking plate which detains
:,lo hi a
Stag wool is carried by the draft into a
large chamber resembling a gigantic
meat-safe. its walls being formed OF
wire netting with about sixteen meshes
to the square inch. Here the steam
condenses and escapes, leaving the Stag
wool. which now has the appearance oil
snowfakes, deposited on the floor OF
the chamber or clinging to its wire
walls.
The filaments or flakes are then
broken up and felted together, when
they look and feel like wool
This mineral wool is extremely light
and absolutely fireproof-properties
which make it useful for a large
variety of purposes. 1t is mar
yelous non-conductor of heat and
sound. which renders 1T vaiua-
BILE for packing between the floors OF
rooms and in the spaces between par
titious. 1t serves as an excellent COW
erinr for boilers, heating pipes ana sueh
things.
IT can be woven into cloth, and as such
makes fre-proof curtains for thea'ers'
and il might not be a bad plan to make
clothes out of it for children who per-
sist in plaving near the fire. 1t is sc
,,orous that it will absorb ami retain
large quantities of water, like sponge,
and it is also an antiseptic, that Is
substance which resists or correces
putrefaction. 1t is useful. therefore, as
a dressing for wounds, as well as tof
other medical purposes.-Youth's oom'
panion.
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CHAPTER VII.

No blood having been split, the pro-
vost marshal contented himself with a
reprimand of the two officers, secretly
resolving, however, to lay the matter
before the Commander-in-Chief But
with view to prevent 4 renewal of the
quarrel, requested De Barzac to ac-
company him as far as the officers
quarters.
The character of Lemourier was so
we'll known that the marshal had no
doubt that he was the chief offender,
and De Barzac, whom he questioned,
confirmed his opinion, while he was
careful to omit tho name of Mile. De-
stain. In the marshal's mind, there
fore, the occurrence resolved itself into
a drunken freak on the part of Lee
INQUIRER, which it was his duty to re-
port. The next morning. therefore, he
war arrested and marched to Mont
calm's quarters, while De Barzac re-
ceived polite note requesting his at
tendance at the same place. Rumors of
the affair, however, were not wanting,
nor were they long in reaching the ears
of Nine. Cheyreul and her niece.
''The coward! the assassin eX-
claimed the former. ''to draw his sword
upon wounded man. and oh! how de-
lighted | am to know my young hero
defeated him! how brave he is! Like
the Chevalier Bayard, without fear and
without reproach"'
"Dear aunt, you forget that l am be-
trothed to Colonel Lemourier. Doubt
less he was under the influence of wine
and may have been provoked"
''Ninon," exclaimed the elder lady,
''it is your pride that prompts you to
excuse this bandit. He is yoUr iancee,
and therefore he must be purged of his
crimcs--the stains of drunkenness and
cowardice erased from his name-that
the world may believe him to DO, what
he is not, man of honor!'
1T is your partiality for NJ. De Der
FAC that warps your Judgment. He may
be all that you say-but what is that to
me? am bound, chained, perhaps you
will say, to Lemourier; not by love or
choice, bu. the command of my family.
If he is brave and honorable l will be
proud of him. If he is not, what then?
His wife must believe that he is that
which he is not, and scorn the world
opinion for his sake"
Mime. Chevreul was silent. For a
moment her heart sank at the thought
that Ninon loved this man-this bravo.
But no; there was no indication of ten
derness in look or tone. Then came the
second thought But she will marry
him all the same. She will Lake the
sacrifice to family pride and her fathers
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a DEEP-SEA RATHER.
He Coils Himself Upon the Water to S,ri,s
and Resists Capture

nc toAs himself Upon the Watts r to Strike,
and Resists Capture.
4 lady who has been staying az St
Augustine, Fla, sends her brother in
this city anaccount of the capture of a
rattiesnake under remarkable circurn-
stances. In May last she was in a. sail
boat containing, beside herself. four
children, two gentlemen and two ne
groes- They were coming up from Ma
tanzas river to st. Augustine. When
they were about a mile off Anastatia
Island, which is famous for it's venom
Gus snakes, they observed large snake
swimming in the water. As the boat
neared the snake It coiled itself in the
water and raised its head about a foot
above the surface.
1t was then seen that it was a large
rattlesnake. The white men proposed
to kill it, but the negroes begged them
not 10 go nearer. lest the snake should
spring into the boot. One of the gem
tlemen, however, who had sporting
blood, said he thought it would be a
pity to let such an ugly creature retain
the land and continue to enjoy life, lib
erty and the pursuit of wickedness
With the permission of the lady. he
determined to shoot the snake The
boat was headed across it's track. II
again raised its head above the water
IN a threatening manner, and n small
bullet from q rifle, such as is used by
sportsmen down there, was sent through
its throat The snake twisted itself a
little and then lay in folds upon the
water, apparently dead. A slip-noose
was made in 4 cord and thrown over the
snakes head by one of the occupants of
the boat
Then the reptile was hauled into the
boat 1t seemed about a mile long as it
came over the side, though, in fact, but
little more than six feet 1t was no
sooner fairly in the boat than it re-
turned to life and began to strike at the
occupants of the boat The gentleman
who held the cord behaved very pluck
lily. Had he looSed his hold he and one
or more of the others would have suf-
fered. Death might have resulted from
bite, for the stock of anti-snake- hi te
fluid in the boat was small. He mar
rowly escaped the snakes fangs several
times. After engaging for some time in
the pastime of keeping the snake at
arms length and lodging its head, he
pin in the gunwale, and twisted
it round the pin several times.
This lessened the danger. He still held
on to the cord. The lady, the children
and the two negroes huddled in the
stern of the boat. The snake did not
discontinue it's activity because it was
tied to the pin. 1t flourished its six
foot body about sometimes in the water,
sometimes in the boat
When st. Augustine was reached and
the party landed the snake was finally
killed. The boatmen who gathered
around its corpse removed their pipes
from their mouths after the expiration
of several minutes and declared it to be
varmint of the worst description. 1t
was found to measure exactly feet 2 =
inches from the nose to the end of its
rattles.-N. y. Evening Sun.
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and a Gordon of sentinels was placed
around the camp, logs and branches col
lected to form breastworks, fires cxtin-
guished and all precautions taken to
guard against surprise.
Anon the stars began to twinkle in a
cloudless sky; the breeze died away; tho
creek murmurcd in its rocky bed, and
mingled with the variety of sounds in
digenous to wood and stream; but in the
camp conversation was carried OH in
subdued tones, scouts came and went
noiselessly, and sentinels moved with
muffled steps. 1t was nearly midnight
when Renwicl1, returning from an in
spection of tho sentinels, laid his hand
on Selwyn's arm, and pointed to dis
tant section of the sky, where faint
rosy light appeared, wavering AID
evanescent, like blush on a woman's
check, fading away to return again.
What is it?" asked Selwyn.
Il am going to see. | believe it to be
the bivouac fire of French detachment;
Indians would not make such q blaze,
and it is far off. Where is Ariel?'' a
slight touch on his hand answered the
question.
Il will go with you," Selwyn said.
mo. We must not tako the risk"
and he and the boy disappeared like
ghosts.
Selwyn, leaning on his rifle, watched
the roseate CLEAN as if by it's aid he
could follow the track of his friends,
when a scream rang out, echoing
through the woods with shrill vibration.
Involuntarily no graspcd the rifle and
made n step forward, then paused and
smiled at his own nervousness; it was
the cry of the cougar: he had heard it
often before. Then the cultural voice
of Brant, the Mohawk chief, muttered
in his car:
Tho Hurons will be hero at day
light.'
He was about to reply, but the red
chief was gone.
An hour before daylight he withdrew
the sentinels from the other side of the
creek ard aroused all who were not on
DUTY. Every man was at his post; the
Mohawks in reserve. Tho stars began
to pale yet the two scouts had not re-
turned. In the gray dawn the little
army was invisible behind the breast
works Brant, gliding to the side of
the commander, pointed to an object
like dusky mist creeping along the
ground and over the rocks; then it broke
into fragments. still crouching like
wolves.
Reserve fire till they reach the
creekv' whispered Selwyn, and the
order ran along the line. Still the wolf
ish pack came on, until within few
PAGES of the stream, a tall figure sprang
to the front waving tomahawk. In
stantly the war-whoop burst with vol
canic echoes, each crouching figure
stood erect and sprang forward with the
scstacy of assured triumph
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out there, an we amt got much fspAFe,
Jason.
| Edwards-We'll manage somehow,
now we've made up our minds. Wen
| have t sell off our furniture; { Won't
pay t. ship 'em way out there.
Alice (ruefully)-Must we do that,
| father? It'll seem horrible to sell our
dear old things. They amt worth
much in money. Can't we store them
and
| Edwards-It's going to take every cent
we en- rake an scrape t git out there
and git started, Allie.
| Mrs E.-Of course there amt no other
way-don't bother your father, Alice.
That oil blu chinny set th't Captain Bas-
com give gran-mother III bring hum
dred dollars-that man from Dawley's
offered s much.
Edwards bordering the map)-
There's the road leading to the West to
wealth, health and freedom-hey,
mother? Goodbye to work in the shop!
Goodbye to rent, Goodbye to the filth
| and noise of the tenement! Well go
West where my girl (seizing Linnie) will
grow up strong and sweet as wild rose
bush. feel as if pile-driver had roll
ed off my neck.
Alice (smiling)-You look it, father.
I haven't seen you so jolly in years
have you, mother.
The scene is now suddenly transferred
to western prairie where Reeves,
Alice's lover, arrives at boom town and
finds that Edwards is the victim of land
speculation and is simply working for
= T. - IT, Ill he
get over and above that going to pay for
interest on his mortgage. When Reeves
arrives at the Edwards farm, Alice, of
course, rushes to his arms, and in the
conversation that follows gives him o
brief history of their miserable strug.
gle:
Reeves-What's this? Crying? Why,
/ thought you'd laugh when you saw me.
(Raises her face to his.) It's your guilty
conscience. Little woman, that face
shows care-life out here is killing you.
Alice (smiling again)-I'm only crying
because-I've l0nged to see you've
watched the road oh, so many hours,
Walter. 1t was too much to expect, but
thought you'd come. It's so lonesome
here. exit Linnie)
Walter {quizzically, looking down at
her)-Your letters didn't read that way,
I can tell you that; they were cold and
formal enough.
Alice-I didn't dare write what 1 felt.
Reeves-Why not?
Alice-Oh, because was afraid!
Reeves-Afraid I'd come and get you,
Ell?
Alice (evading him)-Dont ask me
now. Let me enjoy your visit without
thinking-tell me about dear old Boston.
Sit here while get you drink You
must be thirsty.
ITO BE CONTINUED
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-09-11
HRIEA,
The Ha1f-Breed.
A Romance of Colonial Days.
BIZ ROBERT A. CUMMING.
IcoPYRIGHT, 1901
CHAPTER VI.-CONTINUED.

COPYRIGHT, 1870.
CHAPTER VI.-CoNTINUED.
"Ariel, / will find something to &C.
cupy your time when 1 return; for the
present, rest and amuse Yourself as YOU
can"
Oar dey goes" muttered Pete, look
ing after the two gentlemen, 'sand dars
allus some muss bout dem Frenchmen
and de yaller niger what helps 'em to
rob de hen roosts and burn de houses.
'Clar to goodness its huff to make a
colored councilman retire from public
life altogether"
Charles Selwyn'S mother was an in
valid who seldom left her room, and his
father, who had spent the greater part
or his life in the British army until
superannuated by wounds and exposure
in many chimes, was sinking into second
childhood.
Ariel was therefore left to himself,
and for lack of other employment turned
to the books with which the room was
literally provided, and took his first
draught of the well-spring of know
ledge, which he found so sweet that he
returned to it again and again and found
that balm for anxious thought which
HoInlnS else auOrdS.
For the next two weeks Selwyn was
absent securing the country for volun-
teers and arms, until he found himself
at the head of band of two hundred
men, all of whom had seen service as In
dian fighters or in the army; while "a war
party OF Mohawk warriors under q young
chief named Brant swelled the force to
about three hundred and fifty men. On
beautiful morning in May, 1856, Sell
wyn and Renwick reviewed their troops
on bank of the Mohawk river, and
while tho dew yet fingered on the grass
began the march to the relief of
Oswego, guided by the half-breed,
who relinquished the newly-discov-
cred treasures of literature with
sigh of regret which was quick
ly stihed by an eager desire to go
to the aid of his master. In many places
the primeval forest was impenetrable
without the aid of axes to clear away
the jungle of underground; or a
swamp necessitated a wide circuit;
or a creek raised to sudden i'm
portance by freshet, defied their eff
forts to mako the passage, and the i'm
patient leaders chafed whilo precious
hours ran heedlessly away. A night in
June found the little army encamped on
the bank of a noisy creek in one of
those park-like spots sometimes found
in the midst of the forest, and almost
| encircled by gigantic trees. The creek
was the bed of an ancient river, and the
opposite bank thickly strewn with sand
and boulders among which a few stunted
| trees found scanty nourishment.
Through the day the scouts brought in
news of having discovered trail which
indi ated the presence of an enemy,
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"NO MANS LAND"
The Original Strip of Territory Entit1
to That Name.

The Original Strip of Territory Entitled
to That Name.
When one speaks of ''No Mans Land
we generally presume that he refers to
that little neck of land in Indian Terri.
tory, lying between Colorado and Kan
sas on the north and Texas on the south.
But such is not always the case. The
original "No Mans Land" is little
tongue of land extending few miles
south of the Mason and Dixon line, be-
tween the States of Maryland and Della
ware. Every now and then somebody
starts the story that this tract is, prop
erly speaking, part of no State, literal
ly out of the jurisdiction of the
United States; that it is one OF
the leftover pieces of the whole coun-
try, wherein no one owns the
ground upon which he lives. On the
maps the ground is credited to Pennsyl-
vania, but, according to those same au-
thorities, the claim is a shadowy one.
This triangular bit of territory was
marked off in curious way. The
eastern boundary of Maryland was
early determined, but the southern
boundary of Pennsylvania was long a
matter of dispute. Finally Mason and
Dixon began their work at the eastern
boundary of Maryland, and proceeded
westward, while the northern boundary
of Delaware was declared to be a semi
circle, whose center was New Castle. In
surveying the semi-circle it was found
that the circumference did not touch
the boundary of Maryland at its juno
ton with the Pennsylvania line, thus
giving rise TO this triangular bit of land,
which has been discarded by the three
States and only allowed to attach itself
to Pennsylvania for judicial purposes
St Louis Republic.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-09-11
Frankly Stated.

Rorrowell-Sir. am tie mporar1iy out
seriously embarrassed, and l venture TO
apply to you for a loan of five dollars Till
next Monday.
Westerly-But why don't you apply
to some of your friends? don't know
Rorrowell-That. sir, is the very rea'
.on WHY came to you for loan.-West
Shore.
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Been Wasting Time.

Il hope Mary" he said, gently. ''the
suddenness and intensity of my love will
not come upon you like shock. Posi-
bly," he continued, still more gently,
and taking her hand with respectful
tenderness, ''you are not prepared for
this avowal The language of passion
may be new to you. Am I the first man,
nv dear. tilnid little girl, TO address you
in this wav?''
mo, Horace" she replied: 81 have
never spoken of my past life because
there are portions of it full of pain and
sadness. But l was beloved once by as
good man as the sun ever shone upon.
He is dead now, but during the short
year of our married life"
You are widow, then. Mary?"
Yes, Horace, why, Horace, dear!"
For the young man had strained her
to his heart with force that took her
breath away. He had been wasting
valuable time. Tribune.
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To BE CONTINUED. |

IN Russia, Servia, Bulgaria and Rou'
mania so per cent. of the whole populs'
ton are illiterate; in Spain. 63 per cent
Italy, IS per cent; in Hungary, 43 pei
cent; in Austria, SO per cent; in Ire
land, 81 per cent; in France, 10 PEI
cent; in Holland, 10 per cent; in tks
United States (white), per cent; II
Scotland, per cent; in Switzerland
"a per cent; in Germany, per cent
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-09-11
kind of time die

-Dashley-"What kind of time did
you have at Malaria Island this sum-
mer?" Cashley-"Pretty fair; only it's
an awful place for thieves We never
could leave our rooms without locking
them" Dashley-''You don't say so. -
Cashley-'Fact! Why, we even had to
bolt our food all the time we were
there. America
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--Maiden-''How polite it was of tina,
gentleman to give me his seat" Mat
ron-"He probably gets OF at the mex,
corner."--N. " Weekly.
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Pedestrian-Will you kindly tell me,
sir, what place this is?
Native-This is Chicago.
Pedestrian-Ah, yes! Thank you;
and now could you tell me if 1 am
anywhere near the State of Illinois,
Life.
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PAsIs. Sept 1.-THE FgAo continues
TO publish Boulsnger revelations. The
latest arr to the effect that Boulsnger was
bound in honor to overthrow the Republic,
but that the parties disagreed AS to who
should be placed in power, Dillon told
the Trustee of the d't zes fund that he
would be the first to shoot Bou anger II he
broke his word. The Comte de Paris's
organ. Corr, spondence Nationsle. admits
that the Royals subsidized the Boulan-
gerists Ruuisnger's organ Voix du P,u.
Pile. referring TO the assertion of tho
Duchess dUzes that she bad \ letter COM
promising Boulanger and Royslism, hin $
tha, Boulanger has letters proving that the
Duchess threw away her money because
she loved him, ln an interview published
in the Steele, Boulang,r denies that be
| harsain,i to upset the Republic. declares
that he never handled the moucy which
was Diilon's affair aud SAYS that he has
been deceived AMI made USE of by every
body. IL ls stated that tn. Duchess d'tlges
is eritirg y sovei based upon these iniri-
CUES. Cardinal ksmpolis, the Papal Sec
retar. of state, has instructed the fapAl
Nuncio here 10 assure the French Govern
pient that there never were any negotiations
between the Vatican and Roulangcr OF his
agents. The Duchess Dues has written
10 Roohefcrt that she paid nothing to the
lntrapsigeant, and declines 10 noucc Bou-
laoger's clwarily attack upon her, holding
him aud his bascn,ss unworthy Of further
public attention, Her son, however. in of
q different way ct thinking, and is furious
With anger ~ the pusillanimous charlatsn.
He Is eager Ia chsll uge him to a duel hut
his mother hnE refused to allow him 10 meet
man So mach bcrcsth hm. aud To add
further tn the scandal Of even remote
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A Great Land Butt,

MApIsos, Wis, Sept. l6.-About ayes,
ago the Wisconsin Central Railroad Com
psny brought suit to oust +. A. Belikan j
|. j. Lcniz ard A. q. Forsythe from Ger
tain Iau1s in Ashland county which these
men bad pre-empted. The company
claimed that the lands belonged to it a,
part OF its land grant, despite tue fact tina
the federal government hai previously
rultd that though they were within thu
territorial limits Of Central grants they had
teen excepted from it for various reasons
The three farms involved in the liligstier
are only small portion Of q tract of leo.
COO acres, valued at 81 900, COO the title /,
which depends on the decision in this suit
Last june the case was argued before
Justices Harlan and Bum, of lha IDi'ct
states Circlit Court here, aud yesterday
an opinion was rendered against the rail
rosd company. These are test eases. The
railroad company will carry them TO the
Supreme Court.