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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-02

rifles, and twenty men armed with mus
kets and fixed bayonets, taken by Rem
wick in the late skirmish, crossed the
river led by the latter and made 4 dash
at the earthworks. Instantly crowd
Of redskins rose up from behind the in
trenchment with leveled rifles only to
receive the nurderous fire of the Amer
leans on the opposite bank, before
which they reeled back in confusion
upon their allies.
Charge men. Give them the stee1!''
shouted Renwick. forcing his way
through the defences. The Americans
came on right gallantly, fired a volley
in the faces of their foes, and then, with
. wild cheer. charged them with the
bayonet. The panic-stricken Indians
fed tumultously, and the French, I'M
willing to abide the shock of that
stern line, fired an Intellectual volley
and followed their example. The vic
tors followed a short distance to prevent
them from rallying, and then returned
to the guns which they placed on a raft,
hastily constructed, and towed them
across the stream together with
the ammunition which they loaded into
the canoes, and returned triumphantly to
camp. The little army was so elated
over the victory that Selwyn had some
difficulty in restraining them from
crossing the river to offer battle to the
stronger force which was perhaps at no
great distance. But he sent over a
party to destroy the earthworks, and
set fire to the brushwood. and the flames,
famed by strong breeze, swept over an
area of several acres, thus preventing
the return Of the enemy till the fire
burned itself out.
The captured guns were placed in po-
sition to command the opposite bank,
and once more the little army rested in
temporary security.
What next, Captain?" asked Rem
wick, stretching himself lazily on the
grass with his pipe in his mouth. How
long do you think we can make head
against the Frenchmen?"
Not very long. l fear" responded
Selwyn. I'VE have checked them in
measure, and every day gained in
creases the chance that succor may ar
rive"
Renwick was silent.
You have no hope in that direction?'
NO" replied Renwick: ''even if your
ANGLE succeeded in stirring up the En-
glishmen, their European tactics are too
slow. and while they are planning a
campaign the battle will be fought out.
Tho question is, shall we die like rats
In hole, or make another dash for VIC
tory
You have u plan, then?" asked
Selwyn-
Not q pIan but a suggestion This
position can not be held against a SUI
perior force; they would throw up de-
lenses and plant cannon; blockade the
river below and compel US to retreat
through the dense forest in the rear.
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lRIEIA,
The Ha1f-Breed.
4 Romance OF Colonial DAYS.
COPYRIGHT, 1890. |
CHAPTER x
By RCDE4T A. CUNNING.


CHAPTER
LADIES METHOD.
1t sunset of the day on which Jabe
returned to the camp, the Mohawks
brought in the news that the enemy
was advancing in force, with the Hurons
in the van as usual, and through the
night the sentinels heard sounds which
indicated their proximity. The dawn
Of morning revealed an earth work, sur
mounted by the branches of trees,
through which protruded the muz-
zles of two small cannons.
at is fortunate that this bank
of the river is the higher"
said Renwicl1, peering through
the intervals of the logs which formed
the breastwork, ''else they would mako
it unpleasantly warm for US. Let me
see if they are awake yet" He raised
his hat above the rampant and was con-
WINGED of the fact of their wakefulness
by the whizz of bullet which tore away
a part of the brim. .'Hurons." he NUT
tered. 1.-THE Frcnchmen are not so
quick on the trigger. They are too close,
Charley; we must push them back a
little
AS if to emphasize this remark d cannon
ball struck the log above his head, caus-
ing the bark and splinters to fly in all
directions. Then came two reports in
quick succession above his head and the
smoke of the rifles eddied up from the
branches of great tree Just behind him,
while 4 shower of bullets from the en-
eray ratified against its rugged sides.
Again a puff of white smoke from the
tree followed by yell of rage from the
enerly
hat is Jabe," quoth Selwyn.
''IIe asked my permission to post him
self up there, and he is picking off the
gunners. He has two rifles"
y shot from another tree on q line
with that occupied by Jabe, increased
the confusion of the enemy. and invok-
ed another ineffective volley.
Fred Ward is UP there" Selwyn ex-
planned, ''and don't think those guns
will trouble Us much"
For the next half hour the sharp
shooters kept up a steady fire, the efifca-
cy OF which the silent cannon evinced.
I've picked off three officers, shouted
Jabe, land they're going to make a
move. Twenty men could take the
guns away from them before they are
reinforced"
"a good idea" cried Renwick. Let
US try it, Charley"
Selwyn called to the other sharp
shooter: What do you report, Ward?"
''Thcy arc going to retreat from the
bank and take cannon with them out of
rifle range. 1t would be a good time to
strike them
Selwyn decided TO make the at
tempt. While the sharp-shooters Kept
up their fire, five canoes were
launched under cover of the rangers
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NOT HARD TO LEARN.
Gawky Was Not Green He Seemed
to q Funny City Man.

Gawky Was Not as Green He Seemed
to Funny City Man.
81 spose if l should try to ride that
machine I'd break my blamed neck, -
said gawkylooking fellow sitting on
the dry-goodS box in front of a country
store, as he looked at the bicycle which
city wheelmen, on tour. had leaned
against the hitching-rack. preparatory
to inquiring for bottle of soda pop.
NO, you wouldn't" replied the bicy-
cler, winking at the bystanders. Its
the easiest thing in the world to DO
Any body can ride one of these ma
chimes if he only thinks So
Il want to known exclaimed the
gawky-looking youth. Dye think l
could stay on it if l got on?"
Il know you could"
AN make 'er go?"
"Of course"
''Sho! you're tryin' to fool me-"
Don't you want to try it?''
And the tourist in knickerbockers
winked slyly once more at the interest
ed spectators.
How do you keep from faliin' off the
darned thing?"
''All you've to do is to climb on. start
it going and keep going. Take it out
and get on
The gawky chap climbed down from
the dry-gocds box, shut up his jack
knife and put it in his pocket, took hold
of the bicycle awkwardly and trundled
it out to the middle of the road.
1T isn't quite as good one as I've
got at home" he said, as he mounted it
and started down the road at rafting
pace, but l can follow directions on it,
can start it and keep it going. It's
only four miles to the next town. I'll
be waiting you at the pump. Good
bye"
And the smart young tourist in knick-
erbockers trudged after him on foot
Chicago Herald.
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The startling announcement is made
that the Andes are slowly sinking into
the earths crust. AS proof of this La
Gazette Geographique says that Quito
was 1896 feet above the level of the sea
in 1745; in 1900 it was only p.57O; in 1881.
9.567, having sunk % feet during the 81
years following 1145, and but feet dur
ing the 81 years which interviewed be-
tween 1900 and 1881. In 1868 the city's
level had been reduced to $3.50 feet
above the level of the Pacific. To sum
up the total, we find that Ecuador's
capital has sunk rs feet 122 years. An
tisana's farm. the highest inhabited
spot on the Andes a. 900 feet higher than
Quito, the highest city on the globe) is
said by the same authority to be 21s
feet lower than it was in 1745. st
Louis ReDubIic
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viOOCQ, THE DETECTIVE.
The First a Achievements of the Most Famous
French Police Agent.


French Police Agent.
IN the ewes of his admirers Nidocu
was panitent, who, turning resolutely
from the paths of crime, gave up his
varied talents to the service OF the
state. IN the eyes of his detractors he
was a miscreant who turned sneak 20
save his skin. The truth lies between
the two extremes. Vidocq was not a
beau ideal of virtue; but, wild and
graceless as his youth had been. he was
a bird of very different feather from the
rabble of the hulks. His only proper
cause of quarrel with the law had been
the punching of rivals head.
His prison glory was not of his
own seeking. With the Yahoos
of the galleys. among whom he
had been forced TO live. he considered
that he broke no faith because he owed
none. Moreover, the word spy is apt to
be misleading; for. at least to English
cars. spy, sneak and coward are all
tarred with the same brush. But
Vidoco's undertaking was not merely
that of an approver- it waS also that of
an arrester: and how far that task was
fitted for a coward or fool may easily
be Judged by some examples of his capt
urcs.
His first achievement was the capture
Of a ec;ner by the rame of Watrin "a
fierce and cunning desperate, who had
con7 pIetelv Daffled the police. Fidoeq
tracked him to his lair above certain
cohbler's shop. At midnight he went,
sinrle-handed. TO the spot, met, by
chance. the coiuer at the doorway and
rushed Instantly upon him. N@trin
deal, him a tremendous blow. and,
darling back into the building through
Il window. snatched up the cobbler~
knife To follow was TO rush on GER
tair death: for the rufhan, armed with
such 4 weapon, was as wounded beast
of prev But Vidoca used his wits He
made sound like that of steps retreat
ing: Watrin put his head out OF the
window to make sure that he was gone,
and in an instant Vidocq seized him by
the hair The bravo struggled furious
". but gradually Vidocq, by sheer
strength of muscle. dragged him
through the window, and the pair fell,
locked together. to the ground. Before
his enemy could use his weapon Vidocq
wrenched it from his grasp, bound his
arms, and dragged him single-handed to
the auard-house. NJ. Henry and the
officers on duty could scarcely trust
their eyes when they beheld the pair
come in.-Temple Bar.
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AN INGENIOUS DEVICE.
How a rarty of Travellers Crossed a Swoi-
l. II River in the Andes.


After examining the works of the line
in the vicinity of Punta Negra, where
l overlook the paymaster, Don Carlos, l
started off in his company to the next
camp of Vermejito. which is 2, 100 meters
above the level of the sea. Here we
spent the night; and the next morning,
after admiring the grand black hasaltic
rocks that render the scenery in these
parts all the more dismally impressive,
we started, together with two of the
engineers of the camp who volunteered
to see US safely across the Rio Blanco
which was reported to be dangerously
swollen. When we reached the bottom
of the deep ravine through which this
torrent flows. we found the report to be
only too true. The water, white as milk,
was foaming and dashing over part of
the narrow planks which had been an
chored across the stream below the best
fording-place. After working an hour
at the risk of their lives. the two young
engineers, who were as agile as goats
one was a Swede and the other an
Italian-succeeded in raising one of the
planks foot, SO that it could be crossed
with comparative safety. the dash of
the water over it remaining only about
six inches. The human element of the
party then felt treasured; but how
would the mules get over? The ''ar-
rieros'' were in a state of great agita-
ton, ana the paymaster was anxious
about the thousands of dollars that he
had in his money bags. However. every
man lent hand. The mules were I'M
loaded, and. with the aid of cries and
whirling lassoes, they were driven into
the turbulent torrent, waded and swan
across bravely, one only getting car
ried away for a few minutes. and los
ing big piece of his flesh against
sharp bowlder. The next thing was to
carry over the baggage and saddles. A
lasso was flung across the stream, and
held on one side by the two engineers,
and on the other by the ''vigilante," Or
gendarme, who accompanied the pay
master, ito prevent him run ming away
with the company's money" as we used
laughingly to tell him. This taut cord
served as hand-rail along the narrow
plank, and by means of repeated jour
reys, and with incessant risk, the bag
gage was finally all carried over, the
mules loaded and saddled and the Jour-
ney resumed, Don Carlos and MS party
leaving me behind, for they were all
mounted on strong horses. -Theodore
Child, in Harper's Magazine.
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A Rupture of Friendship.

Ted wanted to go to the circus lawful
ly."
Mabel" said he, seating himself or.
a stool and propping his chin in the
palms of his hands in front of ore of
those sisters who hold in their hands so
much more than has been dreamed o. in
their philosophy. mabel, have you
fifty cents?"
NO. was the discouraging reply OF
that young lady; II haven't"
Have you twenty-fve?"
NO
sFifteen?"
Mo-
Mabel" said Ted, rising in the con-
seriousness of confidence misplaced, II
thought we were going to be good
friends!' Judge.
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CAUGHT BY a DEVL-FISH.
"A Washingtonian's Queer Experience with
Shiny Creature of the Sea.

Shiny Creature of the Sea.
Mr.. c. II. Anderson had thrilling
experience with devil-fsh in Com
mencement Bay not long ago. He had
been cruising about in the little steam
launch Daisy with a pleasure party,
and when opposite the coal bunkers on
the way into port some obstruction
blocked the propeler-screw The boat
was given terrible wrench, and the
little screw began to thump, thump,
thump against the hull of the launch.
Imagining that piece of kelp had be-
come entangled in the screw, NJ Ander-
son, stopping the engine, calmly rolled
up his sleeve and thrust his arm down
at the stern and grasped the wriggling
mass, the outlines of which were only
indistinctly discernible in the gathering
dusk. As he grasped the Shiny mass to
loosen it from the screw he felt crawl
ing sensation and knew that his arm
was being encireled by some reptile.
Then followed a sensation as of a
hundred leeches sucking and the
strength of a man being exerted to
draw him overheard. Mr.. Anderson
nerved himself for a final effort and
the tentacle wrapped about his arm
parted from the body of the monster.
AS he drew himself upward the ten
tacle relaxed its hold and fell back into
the water
81 might have held on to it," sal ] Mr..
Anderson this morning, had I not been
more intent in holding on to my own
arm
How large was it?"
only little one,'' said he.
How big is that?" asked the report
er, and Mr. Anderson indicated the size
of the tentacle that had enwrapped his
arm by holding his hands eighteen or
twenty inches apart.
A mass of twenty-inch tentacles with
body about the size of water-bucket
would make a very formida BILE monster,
Notwithstanding his protestations to the
contrary.
The screw of the propeller was
wrenched nearly off the rod by the ami
NAL, and its blades show the abrasions
made by humping the little vessels
bottom. Around Mr.. Anderson's arm, in
an advancing circle, was series of lit
tie spots, which were very sore, show
ing where the suckers of the tentacles
had fastened themselves. Mr.. Ander-
son supposes his encounter to have been
with deyi1-fish. Tacoma News.
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The Hawaiian ROYAL Family.

His Majesty KalakauaS elected in
1874, receives a salary of sa5, 900 year.
and. with perquisites, about $50, 900.
Queen Kapiolani is ladylike and
amiable- and has escaped the bligh ting
scandal, but she gets no salary
The Princess Lilioukaiani, otherwise
Mrs. John Dominis, is the heir APP
parent. She is fine looking. has a turn
for politics and gets so, 0oo year
The young Princess Kaiulani is at
school in England with an annual al
lowance of 81. 500.
His Majesty's suave and tactful Cham
berlain, Colonel Macfarlane, gets a
salary of So, 900, and earns it, too
Washington Star
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taras3ad by clouds of redskins. Now
/ suggest shat we cross the river before
daylight tomorrow, and atc2ck the
enemy as soon as he appears, and he
won't keep US waiting long, you may be
sure. We will thus protect the river by
which We can retreat if necessary, and
for that purpose we can build RATS to
aid the canoes. Why, Charley, the very
fact that we have changed our position
will cause the enemy to believe that we
are reinforced"
SeIwyn was impressed favorably by
the scheme, and called Q council of OIL
GERS who gave their assent to the plan.
So vigorously was the removal effect
ed that the camp fires were lit before
the sun arose tho next morning and the
Mohawks securing the woods to detect
the approach of foe. while the Ameri-
cans raised breastwors which was to
cover their cmbarl1atiol if retreat was
necessary. 1t was past noon when scat
tering shots told that the Mohawks had
found the enemy and were falling back.
The Hurons had been SO roughly hand
led on the previous day that they were
easily held in check by Brant and his
braves, who formed a curtain, IS it were,
through which the French found it i'm
possible to obtain 4 glimpse Of their an
tagonists; and no sooner had the head
OF their column emerged from the forest
on the burned plateau. than they found
a volume of smoke in their path formed
by leaves and other damp material
which had been fired by Selwyn's
orders. Through this vail the Ameri-
nd oh
with the captured bayonets at the front,
while the Mohawks attacked their TANKS
with shot and tomahawk.
The surprise was complete. Tho be-
wildered French believed themselves to
be attacked by regular troops whose
number they could not estimate. while
the ground was heaped with their dead
or wounded. The column began to
reel.
But Selwyn knew that the force in
front of him was not q more Sklrmlsh
line, but the head of column which
must soon press him back, and while he
sprang to the front and cheered his men
to tho onset, he felt that he was leading
them to the last charge. The Hurons
had retrcatcd behind tho scattered col
umn where some French officers were
striving to inspire them with courage
and to reform tho broken ranks Of their
countrymen, when the Americans again
burst through the demoralized crowd,
hurting them to the right and left or
trampling them under foot, to find
themselves confronted by q fresh body
of regular troops. advancing steadily to
the charge. Tho time to retreat had
come. At signal from their leader, the
rangers began to fall back in open
order, keeping up al irregular fire, the
more CALLING because each man selected
his mark and hit it. The night was
coming OF when they reached the
| breastworll, and the work of embarka-
ton commenced under cover of fire
from the two cannons and tho rifles Of a
| band of picked men.
The French. fearful of an ambuscade
in the dark and confident of victory on
the morrow, fell back out Of range of
the fire. To guard against surprise
they also refrained from lighting fires,
while the Americans with their wound
ed and the two little cannon on board,
dropped silently down the stream.
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Bogus Mineral Waters.

The fraudulent practice of manu-
acturing mineral waters sold as natur-
al mineral waters has been for some
time complained of by medical men.
Now that Seine water has in many dis
tricts replaced spring water, mineral
waters are more largely used than be-
fore, and their Justification, which is
carried out on large scale, rs a matter
of public Importance. Specimens of
different mineral waters in all parts of
Paris have been examined at the munci-
ipal laboratory, and it has been dis
covered that the same water is used for
twenty-four different preparations.
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Too Much Civilization.

Tenderfoot tout West)-Is it neces-
sary to go armed in this section?
Native Wall, tibet depends. Wot's
yer business?
Tenderfoot-I am a music teacher
Native-Huh! Now you're here, I
'spose every gal in town IL be raisin'
Cain till she gifts pianer an begins
practicin' five hours day. / reckon
you'd better go armed. Y. Weekly.
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WonId Not Wait.

Book Agent should like to meet
your husband, madam, and show him
this valuable work on-Heavens and
earth! Listen to that! There is mad
bull loose in the street, l.
Lady of House--Oh, no! That is my
husband roaring about having to pay
his dog tax. He will see you in a few
moments. and
Book Agent-Good day !--Munsey's
Weekly.
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The Authors Revenge.

Author-At last I am avenged. The
Hightone Magazine has bought one of
my articles, and they have paid for it.
Wife (mystifed)-They have accepted
and paid for number of your manu-
scripts, but none Of them has appeared
yet
Author (triumphantly)-T last one
was written with ink that will fade in
ten years.-N Y. Weekly.
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fro BE CONTINUED.

IN overhauling the Cars civil list
with view to economy, recently, one
of the items discovered was the pay
ment of $3.50 per year for Zip salve-~
which has been made to one family ever
since the time of the Empress Catharine,
who is supposed once to have bad
chapped lips.
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\ Doctors Expedient.

Fond Wife-What are you SO busy at?
Young Physician-I am writing let
ter to the newspapers abusing DR.
Blank, the great scientist.
But DR.. Blank has never done you
any harm, and you agreed with his
theories"
True; byt it's against the rule for
physicians to advertise, and must get
myself before the public somehow
The Jury
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Mrs. Colt (wife of Colonel Colt, of
Texas)-As 1 was going by Turner's
this morning, John, heard Jim Bluff
say if justice had its due you'd have
adorned telegraph pole long ago.
Colonel Colt (spHnging up from din
ner-tablel-Jim Bluff, you say? Let
Wife-Now, John, please finish your
dinner. The shooting will keep. Life.
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How He was Successful.

Old Gentleman Ito very rich old lad y
at a party)-Who Is that handsome
young man standing over shere.
Old Lady-That's my son-in-law. He's
very brilliant young man-made a
large fortune by the law
Old Gentleman-IDdeed. How's that?
Old Lady-The law made him my
daughters husband. Ally Sloper.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-02

The daily consumption of eggs in
the United States u estimated at 49,
600, 200.