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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-09-04

ed and striped French camel's hair,
serges and fine soft chuddahs designed
for autumn walking dresses, above
which will either be worn a Stanley
jacket Of plain ladies' cloth or a peler-
inc of velvet, matching one of the prom
, inent colors in the gown.
Long French rcdingotes of satin
striped cancels hair are among the sty-
lish overgarments made in severe ele-
CANT tailor fashion. These have organ
plaits at the back and open overskirts
of bengaline or faille, that are either
EN- broidered or finished with band Of
costly passementerie at the foot Two
breadths of silk show at the back of the
redingote, and the collar and sleeves
are also of the silk, which, however,
on more expensive costumes, are re-
placed by those of the richest velvet.
Dark royal blue will rival .noss green
as popular color in tailor suits the
coming season. Spanish toilets OF corn
yellow, corded silk draped with black
Spanish lace, are the height of fashion
able elegance for full dress, and corn
yellow, combined with white Venetian
lace, makes an ideal dress for Saxon
blonde. G. d. +.
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FOR GIRLS AND BOYS.
TO A SAD LITTLE GIRL.

You say You are ugly, and you are afraid
That nobody loves you, sad little maid;
For people whisper, with lip a-curi.
As youpass by: what an ugly girlf'
All, well, my dear. if you NOPE and fret,
Your ugly face will be uglier yet
Let me tell you the secret without delay
OF growing beautiful day by day.
IT'S a secret old as the word is old,
But worth in itself mine of gold:
Beauty of soul is beauty of face,
There is the secret, simple and true:
Now prove what its wisdom e. do for vou
Fill up your heart with thoughts most
sweet,
Bidding all others at once rctr'at.
And these sweet thoughts vii grow like
seeds,
And bloom into beautiful words and deeds.
And soon, very soon, they will leave their
OF loneliness on your ugly face:
The line will be softer on cheek and brow,
Bright smiles will shine where tears are
now;
Your eyes will sparkle, and some bless
power
VIII make you lovetier every hour.
Just try it. my dear; begin to day
To do kind things in the kfndest way
TO kindly think and to kindly speak,
TO be sweet-tempered, gentle and meek.
Then never again shall you need be afraid
That nobody loves you, sad little maid.
Opinions will change. with Il pleasant whirl,
And all will think: What charming girl?'
Emma c. Dowd, in Harper's Young
PeOOIc
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handsomest tailor gowns which have APP
peared as yet among the now creations
from abroad are of plain russell color or
silver gray English cloth, trimmed
either with superb silk passementeries
or Ii ade up in com binatiOn with richly
corded silks in russell and silver or with
the silk richly striped. The new au-
tumn grays are very beautiful in tint a
leading shade very popular with Court
modistes being known as DUSTY Mil
ler' gray. A thoroughly elegant visit
ing costume for wealthy American
bride is of this tint in camel's hair
and corded silk, the garniture of gray
silk cord and cut steel beading. The
gloves and shoes are of gray undressed
kid, the hat of gray French felt with
gray plumes and cut steel ornaments;
and en- suite for the carriage is a long
Louis ri. jacket of dusty miller En-
glish cloth lined with gray silk and
trimmed with gray marabout.
There is decidedly strong effort be-
ing made to put down the high, full
sleeve, to gore the skirts of dresses to
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-09-04
DISCOVERY IN MEXICO.
Pyramid with Spiral Roadway
From Base to Summit.

A Pyramid with Spiral Roadway
From Base to Summit.
During the recent visit of Jesse r.
Grant and Charles J. Whimple to Sono-
ra, Mex, on business, they were much
struck with the sight OF a terraced
mountain. 1t is located about fifty
miles southwest Of Magdalena. The
mountain is circular in form, about
three-quarters of a mile in diameter at
the base, and is terraced from base to
to peak. The height of the terrace is
from ten to twelve feet, and in many
places is built of solid masonry. At
many other places it is cut out of the
solid rock. The roadway is from
fifteen to twenty feet in width, starting
at the base of the mountain and coiling
itself, spiral-like, to the peak of the
mountain, which is not less than 1000
feet higher than the base of the mount
ain. The cost of the construction and
cutting out of the solid rock of this
terraced road must have been enormous,
and the remarkable feature of this
wonder is the state of its preservation.
Here and there the masonry has yielded
to the crumbling influences of time, but
these are exceptions.
At the base of this terraced mountain
is mighty rock, which has the appear
ance of having been hewn out of a solid
rock, and weighs one hundred tons or
more. 1t is placed at the mouth of
what appears to be the entrance to this
terraced mountain. Here anotherquery
is suggested. Does this door to the
mountain open the way to mineral
treasure or to the shrine of ancient re-
ligious devotees? Again, does the ter.
raced road which coils its way to the
mountain lead to the shrine of the an
cient vestal virgin who kept eternal
watch on the sacred fire which was
never suffered to die?
One thing is certain, there is a wide
field for those near at home who wander
far into Egypt and Persia to study the
mysteries of the hidden past.-Tucson
Star.
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HISTORICAL DATA,

The Bill for Marking the Lines of Battle
of the Confederates the Field OF
Gettysburg to be Favorably Reported in
Congress.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2s.-The House
committee on military affairs ordered a
favorable report on the bill introduced
in the House by Mr.. Bingham, of Penn
sylvania, for marking the lines of bat
tie and the positions of the army Of
Northern Virginia, at Gettysburg, Pa.
The bill is reported with an amend
ment reducing the appropriation from
$50, 900 to S125,
In report Recommending the passage
of the bill the committee say that they
have the assurance that such an act
would not be distasteful. but rather
gratifying to the remnant of the army of
Northern Virginia, and what grander
evidence of magnanimity and strength
could the Nation give than thus to pre-
serve the historical data of the grea
turning battle of the war.
In conclusion the report says: "Your
committee is impressed that this is a
work that ought to be done, and not de-
laycd -
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NORTH AND SOUTH.
The Son of Former Slave Discusses the
Welfare of His Race.

The Son of n Former Slave Discusses the
Welfare of His Race.
If you will allow a colored reader to
express a few words through the col
umns of your paper regarding the much
talked-of negro question and the
National election bill" I will take ad
vantage of your permission.
Being a native of Danville, Va, and
a son of former slave, | have been liv-
ing North but brief period. but from
what | have seen of the two sections |
claim the Southern negro has more priv
ileges than his Northern brother of the
same race. Though 1 have used my ut
most endeavor to avail myself of the
equal rights so boastingly mentioned
by the friends of the negro" in the
North, am debarred from the work
official positions or from any occupation
may seek, except that which requires
me to wear the white apron badge of
cook, or waiter or as hod-carrier. l
must seek only the positions least re-
numerative, if not the most mental.
When l pass along Lombard street,
Philadelphia, I find that prejudice
against them has crowded the negroes to-
gether like hogs in n pen, and l venture
to assert that there is not 4 spot south
of Mason and Dixon's line where the
negro is in so much misery or faces such
seualid poverty, as the poor denizens of
Lombard street and the other misera-
BILE quarters in which he has been COM
PEELED on account of his color, to reside,
in the good City of Brotherly Love. y
IT would be wise to let a little of tn g
sympathy that arises from the love of
the brother in black to begin here at
home.
The South has done, and is still do
ing, more for the negro than many sup
pose. Negroes have been sent from the
South to the United States Senate, to
the lower house of Congress, to the
State Legislature, and they have held
minor positions, but l have yet to hear
of a ''black Congressman" from the Re-
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Il Bad Wind and Rain Storm.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Aug. 2S.-Early
yesterday morning occurred the worst
wind and rain storm that has happened
on Long Island Sound for many years,
and it is feared that many marine dis.
asters will be reported. Considerable
damage was done near this harbor.
The schooner-yacht Diana, lying off
Money Island, dragged her anchor
nearly mile and then parted her chain.
Her skipper beached her under foresail.
The sloops Wanda, Marguerite and
others were also blown ashore. A large
schooner-yacht is ashore on the ledge
at Black Buoy, and lies in dangerous
pOsition.
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BETTER THAN GOLD.
How GamiD of Twelve Consoled a
Youngster of Six Seven.

How a Gamin of Twelve Consoled a
2 Youngster of Six or Seven.
1t was in Essex street the other day
that gamin of twelve found a young
ster of six or seven years crying on the
curbstone, and when he asked what was
the matter the latter replied:
II lost cent?
Lost a cent, eh! Well, that's bad.
Hev we hunted all over?''
"Y-yes."
'I'd give We cent if 1 had one, but
I'm broke. l haint got no gum, fish
hooks, marbles or string, either"
The youngstec began weeping afresh.
Say, I'll promise to take ye to the
museum next year"
The tears increased.
I'll come around here with an apple
tomorrow"
Louder bowls.
Say, I've got it. If yell stop crying
T'll-Pll let ye lick me-"
''You are too big" sobbed the other.
mo, l hain't. I'm bigger'n you, but
1 hain't got no grit. Any boy kin lick
me. Come now"
May lick you?"
Yes. Now, I'll get down on my stom-
ach, and you jist pile on me and hammer
till / holler."
He took position, the little one piled
on and pounded him about the shout
ders till he cried enough" And when
they got up the small boy was radiant
and excited, and exclaimed:
Didn't l make you holler, though!
Now I'll go home and lick my two sis
ters!'-N. Y. Sun.
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publican NorJn-a single negro GnaS
has ever been considered good enough
to hold the position of postmaster. or
any other position that requires an
ounce of brain work. 1t is we'll enough
to live in the North and talk of negro
domination in the South, but where is
the Northern town, county, city or
State that will swallow the same medi-
cine? The Northern negro is not born
a slave. but he is just as effectually
shut out from the advantages of hui
mainly as though the chains were
forged upon him. He can never be
any thing at the North but "nigger"
still. and the maudlin sympathy so
freely expressed for the rights of the
negro down South can be better ex.
tended in the North
Equally as many ''outrages" are
committed in the city of Philadelphia
in one week as the whole State of Vir-
glnia in one year, yet no Congressional
committee investigates; and but for the
rum" dealt out to the ignorant of both
races on election days and other times,
the ''outrages" in the South would be
seldom heard of. The salvation of the
negro North and South is for him to do
his own thinking. When they, like the
whites. learn to divide on party lines, they
will be more respected; but just SO long
as they allow pot house politicians to
dictate their political course, SO long as
they allow them to keep them in chains,
just so long will the whites keep to-
gether. Northern whites will not be
dominated by the negro. and they can
not force their Southern brother to do
what they will not do.
The force bill' will not benefit the
negro, but on the one hand it will re-
tard his progress. 1t is nearly thirty
years since the war began. The ma or-
ity of the old slaves have gone to their
quiet home. A negro who can ever re-
member slavery must be about thirty
five years old. To have worked in a
field under master he must be close to
fifty years old. Time and education
are healing prejudices, and the two
races in the South are drawing closer
together, but this fire brand" about to
be cast in their midst by the fanatics at
Washington will open wounds and re-
suit in the downfall of the negro in the
end; for should there be general rev.
olution the whites of the North and
South would both unite against him.
The strong prejudice right here in the
North is alone sufficient proof of my
claim. Every blow struck at the whites
of the South means two blows on the
shoulder of the innocent and industri-
Gus negroes, who ask nothing more than
the privilege accorded every American,
whether he be native or adopted; and
if he must fill the mental positions he
should at least be assisted to heal pref
udice instead of increasing Thomas
w. Swami, in Philadelphia Record.
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gran'ma's and ask her TO lend me three
eggs"
Patty had to look for the eggs in the
barn, and it took her some time. When
she came back there was no pie to DO
seen.
SIS it all gomez" she asked. in little
dismay.
.'All gone. DEAR" said mamma, "but
here are some peaches for you. You
like them just as we'll, don't you?"
Yes" But she could not help Won
Gering why they did not leave any pie
for her.
And to this day the darling little
Patty does not know that the pie was
thrown away because Waggle had tried
it, and mamma did not like to make
her feel badly by letting her know
Youths Companion.
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CONTEMPORARY OPINION.

There is not q section or a line
in the entire mckinley bill that will
open market fer another bushel of
wheat or another barrel of pork. -
James G. Blaine.
Senator Quay is trading off the
force bill for the tariff bill. This goes
to prove that bird in the hand is
worth several Southern Representa-
lives. Chicago Globe.
-Kentucky Repu blican lawlessness
is shocking great many people north
of the Ohio. because they suppose that
all the deviltry is being done by Ken
lucky Democrats. --Louisville Courier
Journal.
"A fearful story comes from Wash
ington that Senator Blair, of New
hampshire. has prepared speech
seven miles long in advocacy of his
resolution limiting debate. -Cincinnati
Enquirer.
The Secretary of the Interior has
taken occasion to commend the mar
velous accuracy of Superintendent Por
ter's statistical work. Marvellous is
hardly the word we should have used,
but it is true that Porter's figures have
caused considerable wonder.-Pitts-
burgh Dispatch.
Failing in the passage of the bill
designed to color fifteen or twenty dis
tricts of the South, the Republicans
may be expected to use the blocks of
five for all they are worth in the North.
The Plutocrats can not afford to lose
the House this year.-St. Louis Re-
public.
Tile hit me with a stick which I
have reason to believe has nobs on it,
but forgive him." said Mr. Pecksniff
in an overflow of compulsory charity,
and it is believed that William Nc
Kinley, of Ohio, experiences similar
feelings in regard to Mr.. Blaine. Prov
idence Journal.
The addition of 500, 900 names to
the pension roll and the dissipation of
the surplus will be the sole results of
session of Congress so intent on ''busi-
ness" that it gagged the minority to
prevent delay in the proceedings. The
party can not win on record like that
Macon Telegraph.
Rudolph Blankenberg, the Phils-
delphia man who wrote Senator Quay a
letter Offering to pay the expenses of
series Of libel suits to be instituted
against the newspapers which have
been indulging in charges at the ex-
pense of the Penns ylvania statesman.
has not vet received reply. The Sem
ator will probably see Blankenberg
blanllety- blanked before he will enter
into any such arrangement.-Wa Washing
ton Post
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FASHION LETTER.
A Medley of Fabrics for Torrid, Temper
ate and FrIgid Weather-The Newest

A Medley of Fabrics for Torrid, Temper
ate and FrIgid Weather-The Newest
Styles.
Especial New York Correspondence
Remem bering the seasons of recent
years, our modistes are busy with a
medley of fabrics suited to both torrid
and temperate degrees Of heat, and ap-
propriate also to the near approach of
genuine cold-what in our ftful climate
appears when we least expect it most.
Tulles and velvets, silks and CASH
meres, muslins and cheviots, brocades
and bengalines, are ALL therefore.
under process of artistic manipulation,
in the hands of the modiste, who wise
in her generation. is taking time by the
forelock and getting in all sorts of
pretty points for present and future
good, to her fair customers as we'll as to
herself. Among the notably natty
fancies are the iaunting costumes made
of handsomely plaided camel's hair
fabrics, which show an English skirt, Or
one plated in Highland fashion, a
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-09-04
Reckless Shooting by an Ex-New York
Central Striker.

New YORK. Aug. 2Z.-The World
Troy special says John Melinus, strik-
er ON the Central, who returned to work
a few days since. fired three shots from
his train into crowd of strikers at the
Madison Street station yesterday. None
of the shots took effect. He was ar
rested, and while on the way to jail
crowd tried to take him from the po-
lice to lynch him. The police kept the
crowd hack with difficulty. The ex-
citement is intense and further trouble
ia feared. Melinus says he e. the
shots in self-defense-
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ABOUT THE RUSSIAN.
His Good and Bad Qualities and His Re
gard for Religion.

HIS oood and bad Qualities and His Re.
gard for Religion.
The Russ can not fairly be termed
merchant, but his good qualities show
themselves in his uncomplaining way
OF continuously toiling during very long
hours, on the poorest of fare, and with
minimum of sleep. All night long
some occupatio seem to be going on,
and go to bed as late as you will and
rise as early as you choose, your servant
Is always at hand, willing and obliging
to the last He is not bright or very
quick, but show him how to do thing,
and let him once grasp the manner of
operation, and he will produce work
evincing skill and cleanliness of manip-
ulation. He is an excellent carpenter and
cabinet-maker, and he would shudder
at the badly-finished gaping joints of
the woodwork in our houses; indeed, if
he were guilty of Il 1.-THE of the bad
work which our carpenters continually
put into our houses, Russian dwellings
would be untenable in winter. He
makes a capital soldier, obeying his or
ders to the letter. without a thought
about himself, and frequently with
love for his superior which would make
MIN so through IRE ana wafer 1Or HILL
AS farmer or peasant he is frugal ex-
cept when he inclines to rodkt tolls un-
ceasingly, and perhaps his only fault is
that he continues to do certain things
in certain manner because his fathers
did the same for hundreds of years be-
fore his time. His piety, in outward OBJ
servances at least, is extraordinary; not
even Spaniard would have the slight
est chance with him. There are about
three hundred and fifty cathedrals,
churches, or chapels in Moscow, or, if
shrines are included, about eight hum
dred places of worship. A pious man
crosses himself three times when passing
one OF these. In every room of a house
or Office there hangs a holy picture,
generally with a small lamp burning
before it, and on entering the room the
sign of the cross should be made. At
the Saviour's Gate in Moscow, opposite
ST. Basilius' Church, every passer, with
out exception of creed or nationality,
must go through bareheaded. A sacred
amulet is worn to preserve the wearer
from harm of all kinds. Every one has
his name or saints day in the calendar,
which is made of greater Importance
than the natal day.-Yankee Blade.
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Two Lives Lost and a Train Burned.

MANSFIELD, o., Aug. 27.-As an oil
train, No. 81 east-bound on the New
York, Pennsylvania & Ohio railroad,
was pulling into Pavonia, a small sta
ton seven miles east of this city, about
$3.50 this morning, the boiler of the en-
CINE exploded with terrific force. The
engineer and fireman were instantly
killed. their bodies being mangled
and burned beyond recognition Head
Brakeman Frank Conion, of Gallon.
who was on the fourth car from the
engine, was thrown snventy-five feet
from the train and escaped with slight
injuries The train was burned.
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He Had Mastered His VI eisterschaft.

''Who was that gentleman L just saw
you talking with SO earnestly?"
ooh, that was the exiled Nihilist, Mr..
Acknowledgement
why, what frightful cold you
have!"
Not at all; not at all. / was merely
giving you the exact pronunciation of
the gentleman's name. It's sneezy
enough when you have learned how
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Black-What distinguished-look
man that is, White.
Witches; through his direct in
strumentality vast numbers OF his fell
low beings have been raised to higher
level.
Black--You don't say! A preacher,
suppose?
White-Oh, no! He runs the elevator
In the Produce Exchange Tower.-Mun'
sey's Weekly.
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lines of white dividing the large blocks;
dahlia and fawn; mahogany, silver
gray and nut brown-are some of the
new melanges. Other plaid costumes
are made with bias-draped skirts, a
bias bodice in close cuirass style, and a
very long Highland scarf folded from
the right shoulder to the left hip where
the knotted ends fall to the skirt hem.
Accordion plated skirts plain soft
wool are still in high favor as is also
the blouse waist, which is now being
made ready for autumn wear in slightly
heavier fabrics than have recently
formed the waist, although blouses of
India and China silk, surah and of
many of the wash fabrics in Bingham,
percale, etc, will be worn indoors, with
skirts of various kinds, until snow
flies.
The new blouses are made of brilliant
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a very narrow
compass on the
front and sides,
to do away with
the all-around,
l o w-n e c k g d
bodice n g x t
winter on ball
a n d reception
toilets. and to
S t ill further
lengthen t b @
already t 90
l O n g s t re e t
dress. If fight
ing the latter
style, tooth and
nail, will stay
its coming it
w i l l not APP
pear.
The shops are
teeming w i t h
new fresh che
viots, English
SuitingS, plaid
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Dorothy blouse,
and a Stanley
jacket and sash.
These plaids are
novel and beauti-
full, and are des-
tined to great
popularity f or
months to come,
for they are
wholly unlike
the tartans of
other days, with
their crude and
glazing col or
mix lures, for the
plaids now ex-
hibited are a
delight both to
the eye and the
touch. Copper
and moss green
crossed with a
line OF bronze,
peach color and
violet with hair
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The new blouses are made of brilliant
coouelicot, red cashmere, fancYstriped

Venetian wool in
gay Oriental col
or-com binations,
black satin yokes
and deep cuffs
overl aid with jet
t e d in t S or
black silk pas
S e m g n t eri es.
Cream and navy
blue blouses of
Henrietta cloth
are fe q t b err
stitched in silk,
and those in old
rose are finished
with white and
rose striped sail
or collars and
cuffs. Russian
braid, which has
returned to IA
vor, is used with
excellent effect
u pom t h e s e
w a i S is. T b g