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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-08-13
a SUMNER SOLITUDE.

oIodo slopes, rooed regally in purple ling
mere green moist moss and scented thyme
lie hid:
AND harebells hang the wind-stirred grass
amid;
AND ferns and foxgloves fringe the peat
stained spring
Here flames yellow TUT of furza and there
narrow patch of vivid color shows
Inc ant-oullt hillocks where the cistus
grows
Anu ruday oracken starts up everywhere.
The scattered sheep stray singly DER the
waste:
Above the plover sounds his plaintive pipe:
Out yonder rise pair of startled snipe
AND seek fresh shelter with timid haste
And far out west there CLEANS the wide gray
main
silver glory where the sun-sprite spills
Ills subtle charm-and meath the northern
hills
Faint smoke goes up of cities of the plain.
A silent solemn place and holy ground
Where God speaks in q still small voice,
which they
Hear not who hurry by: but those who stay,
And hearken, catch the tender whispered
sound,
And hearing, gain a strange, strong peace of
heart;
new sweet patience for the pains of life;
calmer courage for its stern fierce strife;
A conscious power to do a nobler part.
G. Duncan Grey, in Chambers Journal
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Practical Work in Mich gan.

In the coarse of a personal letter to
the editor of the Standard, Mr.. L. w.
Hook, mayor of Adrian, Mich, gives
some idea of his plan of work in that
city. He says:
When took hold 1 looked the field
over carefully and found the paving
question the only one that would fur
nish the entering wedge" Paving
was commenced here last year on a
small scale, and the entire expense ap-
propriated from the general fund.
Abutting property was not assessed one
dollar About six blocks of Maumee
street, our leading thoroughfare, was
paved in that way. In September last,
when the estimates were made for the
ensuing year, the same plan was fol-
lowed and large portion of the gen.
eral street fund set apart to continue
the work begun on Maumee street.
believed that the best point of attack;
so, after taking issue against existing
methods of raising revenue, in a gen.
eral way. / made a direct stand against
the practice of improving private prop
erty at public expense. Only two OF
the eight aldermen shared my view
one of them a member of the committee
on streets. He and / worked earnestly
with the other members, and when the
question came up at a meeting of the
council, on the 18th, in a resolution in
structing the street commissioner to
proceed with the work of paving, we
won decided victory The work will
be conducted on the old plan only one
block further, when the streets which
it is proposed to pave will be set off in
to paving districts, by ordinance, and
abutting property will be assessed to
the extent of from twenty-five to fifty
per cent. of the total cost of paving
The single tax men here, who know
the difficulties in the way of such work,
appreciate the result of the first skir-
mish, and are anxious for the next
Just what it may be is not yet clear,
but we will not be idle, you may be
sure.
As soon as I complete my investiga-
ton of the assessment roll, at which /
am now working, shall endeavor to
secure the appointment of q committee
to take the matter into consideration,
with the view of arousing the public
to demanding increased assessments on
vacant land within the city limits.
Much of it is assessed far below the
price for which 1t is held for sale.
You see we are not idle, and hope to
do our share toward keeping Michigan
the banner single tax state" and max.
ing Adrian 1.-The biggest city in the
world
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-08-13
STRENGTH OF SPIDERS.
One Sort That Can Pull Fish Out of IL,
Water.

:
Water.
The physical powers of the Lyco-
side. the popular running, ground or
wolf SPIDERS are well illustrated by an
instance recorded in the proceedings OF
the Academy of Natural Sciences of
Philadelphia. The result, as reported,
was achieved by pure strength and ac-
tivity, without any of the mechanical
advantages of snare. Mr.. Springer,
while walking with a friend in a
swampy wood. which was pierced by Il
dixie three feet wide, was attracted by
the extraordinary movements of
large black spider in the middle of a
ditch. Closer examination showed that
the creature had caught 4 fish. She
had fastened upon it with a deadly grip
Just on the forward side of the dOrsal
fin, and the poor fish was swimming
round and round slowly or twisting its
body as if in pain. The head of it's
black enemy was sometimes almost
pulled under water. but the strength of
the fish would not permit an entire
submersion. 1t moved its fins as if eX
hauSted and often rested. Finally it
swan under floating Leaf near the
shore ana maze J vain effort 10 uiS-
lodge the spider by scraping against
the under side of the leaf. The two
had now closely approached the bank.
Suddenly the long, black legs of the
spider emerged from the water and the
hind ones reached out and fastened
upon the irregularities of the sides of
the ditch. The spider commenced tug
ging at his prize in order to land it
The observer ran to the nearest house
for a wide mouthed bottle, leaving his
friend to watch the struggle. During
an interval of six or eight minutes alb
sence the spider had drawn the fish out
of the water; then both creatures had
fallen in again, the bank being nearly
perpendicular. There followed great
struggle, and on Mr.. Springer's return
the fish was already hoisled more than
half its length out upon the land. 1t
was very much exhausted, hardly max
ing any movement, and was being
slowly and steadily drawn up by the
spider, which had evidently gained the
Observation-Disclosures Herald
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-08-13

Everyone began congraJuIaulne
grandmother, when they noticed that
Uncle Norman was curiously examin-
ing the money.
Soon he handed some of it to Donald
and James, asking them what they
thought of it.
1T is counterfeit, SIR cried Donald
And bad counterfeit at that" add
ed james excitedly.
While everyone crowded around
Mr.. Norman gravely demanded OF mis-
nephew who PAID HIN the money.
1t was now noticed that MIR. Gray
son was shaking violently behind
handkerchief and soon his laughter
burst forth. while to the CONSERVATION
of tile others Mr.. Norman joined him.
Come it is time, George. to ex-
plain to these bewildered people," SAID
he, soon.
Very well, | will make the at.
tempt" began Mr.. Grayson. THE day
| went to town l fully intended bring
ing the money with M, and bought
package of envelopes with that inten-
ton. Hearing. however. before return
ing home. of some thefts in the coun-
try, | resolved to express it, and did SO.
'.Returning, l fell in with Jim Damp,
the old sheriff. He stopped to ELL me
of a find he had just made of large
quantity of green goods in the posses
sion of swindling peddler, and showed
me package of the money. The idea
entered my mind that | should enjoy
very much paying back this family OF
mine for their distrust of my business
capabilities and borrowed some of it.
But when l reached home it seemed
rather a mean trick, and l left the en-
velope of counterfeit bills in my pocket,
not thinking of it again until this morn
ing at the inn, when, finding it gone, !
supposed | had dropped it out.
Uncle Norman informed me when l
first shook hands with him that he had
just to-day received the money. And"
he added. you may believe he and |
have been able to enjoy this
Amidst the laughter no one laughed
louder than the victims of the family
farce.-Carrie NJ. Gilbert, in Western
Rural
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-08-13
Land and lis Owners.

Two letters in The Standard of May
10 have attracted considerable atten-
ton In one w. d. Ogden. of Baltimore,
champions the Justice of land owner
ship. while Mr. Leedom heads his letter
Land Owning Crime" These men
seem to be about as far apart as it
would be possible to get, yet | believe
both are right, each from his own
point of view, while both are wrong,
each from the others point of view.
They remind me forcibily of the two
men in the fable who met on opposite
sides of sign board. They will not
agree until each can see the other side
of the board. Possibly l can help them
to do that.
All will agree that the continuous
private possession of land is essential
to it's best use and even more; that
such possession is the very foundation
of civilization. Whence comes the
right of each landholder to the contin-
uous possession OF the land he calls his
own? All life on earth requires land
for it's use--land in the economic mean
ing of the term. Mans presence here
confers on him right to use land. He
does not get the right from government;
he can not obtain it from society, for
government is a creature of mans maxi
ing, and society is simply result of
mans living with his fellows in close
relations The right of an individual
to take possession of and continuously
use piece of land is thus seen to be a
natural right independent of govern
mental enactments or social customs.
Governments or societies may acknowl-
edge this right or they may deny it;
they can not create nor destroy it.
1 agree fully with Mr.. Ogden that
the private ownership of land, in any
sense in which land can ever be owned
at ALL is perfectly natural and perfect
ly just; and I will go further and de-
clare that no government, nor society
can have any right to claim ownership
in any land they are not actually using
for public pun poses. Governments can
have no more right than a private land
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-08-13

A Boston newspaper reports an anus
ing scene in an open horse-car. The
conductor had collected his fares and
returned to his station upon the rear
platform, when one of the passengers
left his seat and took another nearer
the front.
The conductor, meantime, was pre-
sumably on the lookout for passengers,
and when his gaze reverted to the car
he saw, as he thought, new man in
one of the forward seats. He proceeded
at once to collect the fare and tapped
the gentleman courteously on the
shoulder.
The gentleman at once put his hand
into his pocket and offered the conduc-
tor a coin.
This is a one-cent piece" said the
official.
Yes" answered the passenger, Il
know it. paid my fare when L was IN
the other seat. This time | supposed
you were taking up a collection. -
Youths Companion.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-08-13

1.-The Death of Thousand Cuts of
which we have all read in some vague
story of the secret atrocities of the
east" said George Trimble Davidson
recently. lis by no means the hideous
unreaIity / fancied it. While in Ia
coma recently | was enabled to secure
with considerable difficulty a photo
graph made instantaneously by an En-
glishman who in disguise succeeded in
being present at the execution by the
thousand cuts of a mandarin who had
been guilty of the crime of less majestic.
Being discovered, the daring photogra-
pher had to run for his life: but not I'M
til he had taken views of the writing
victim in the course of the administra-
ton of the thousand slashes with sharp
swords by which he was tortured, and
indeed dismem bered. while life and con-
sciousness yet remained"'-N. Y. AID
vertiSer.
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AS for the deduction of complete
and individual right to land from pri.
ority of occupation, that is, if possible,
the most absurd ground on which land
ownership can be defended. Priority
of occupation give exclusive and per-
petual title to the surface of a globe on
which. in the order of nature, count
less generations succeed each other!
Had the men of the last generation any
better right to the use of this world
than we of this? or the men of a hum
dred years ago? or of a thousand years
ago? Had the mound builders, or the
cave-dwellers, the contemporaries OF
the mastodon and three-toed horse, or
the generations still further back, who.
in dim nons that we can only think OK
as geologic periods, followed each
other on the earth we now tenant 10Y
our little day.-Progress and Power
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-08-13
PlTH AND POINT.

Miss Amanda. / am over m ears
in love with YOU Then l can GER
tainly believe in the size of your lover
-F'liegende Blaetter.
First Office Boy-s'He's no newspa-
per man" Second Office Boy-"No?''
Nav; he's journalist. He writes wild
gold pen. IN. Y. Recorder.
Lady Customer-'.That pair of slip
pers l bought of you short time ago
have worn out Clerl1-''Bad leather,
ma'am?'' No bad Dixie.
-Forewarned is Fourarmed.- why
in thunder didn't you girls tell me you
were both coming? A fellow can't han
die pair of horses with his teeth. -
Smith, Gray & CO. s Monthly.
-Squeers lat the circus) -'Look at
Pennibs! Sec how he starts every time
the ringmaster fourishes his horse
whip Nickleby-''Yes: Pennibs used
to edit a society paper, you know
Boston News.
An Unmeant Hint.-Miss Y. Trava-
CAN'T think the brooch you are wear
ing is one of the most beautiful Tyres l
have ever seen" Miss Sheye-'You
just ought to see the gentleman who
gave it to me.'-Jeweler's Weekly.
-Bowman-"How would you like to
go sailing on my yacht some day, Will
lie?" Willie-''No you don't heard
about that yacht" Bowman-"What
did you hear?" Willie-'.Sister was
out in it two hours in a spanking
breeze. N. Y. Herald.
Cause for Rejoicing. -Dashaway-
81 was in your furnisher's yesterday,
and he said he was anxious for that ten
dollars you owed him. Travers-
''What did you tell him?" Dashaway-
81 told him he ought to be thankful
that it wasn't any more. "-Clothier and
Furnisher.
Farmer Gibson came down from W
country the other day and brought his
boy along to let him see the sights.
paw" said the lad, amazed at seeing
hearse horses trot, that amt f1ner'l,
is it?" Eyes, It's; these city folks hev
to hurry like sixty to get a man buried
Free Press.
The Egotism of Genius. - Fond
Mother-''Don't you want to see the
evening papers, Mortimer" Minimus
Poet-'Why, is there anything about
me in them?" Fond Mother OF
that know Of darling" Minimus Poet
(pettishly)-"Good heavens, mother,
then what on earth should l want to
see them for?"-Punch.
NEARLY every house has a skele-
ton in its closet I suppose" said Mrs.
Hashem one day at dinner. Yes" re-
piled Billy Bliven, land l guess this
house might as well be getting closet
ready for my use" That is how it hap
pens that he received only two berries
for desert, while all the other boarders
were reveling in three.-Washington
Post.
Carrying Out a Principle.-'Yes, y
continued the druggist, in an argument,
Il think it very unprincipled in the gas
company to charge more for the gas
used as light than for that consumed as
fuel. /, for one, am against such prin-
ciples. l say , let there be one price for
and to all and everything" Then, to
customer: And what is it you wish?"
Customer-''Td like one pound of car
away seed How much is it?" Druggist
-''Thirty five cents, please" Customer
Il have only a quarter with me. It's
for the baker across the way Drug
gist-"Oh, is that SO? | only charge a
quarter to bakers. Thank you. Good
byr'-Pharmaceutica Era.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-08-13
THE CONVERSION OF LONDON.
Early Religious History of the English
Capital.

London was converted in A. ID. 604.
The citizens relapsed, it is true, but
they were again converted, and then,
in sober earnest. put away their old
gods, keeping only a few of the more
favorite superstitions. Some of these
remain still with us. They We're SO
thoroughly converted that the city of
London became veritable mother of
saints. There was the venerable Err
kenwald-saint and bishop-hc who
built Bishopsgate on the site of the old
Roman gate; there was st. Ethel
burga, the wife of Sebert. the
first Christian king-her church still
stands close beside the site of
the old gate; there was ST. Osyth-
queen and martyr-the mother of King
Offa-her name also survives in Size, OF
ST. Osyth's, Lane, but the church of St.
Osyth was rededicated to ST. Ben'et
Sherehog-Benedict Sllin-the-Pig-you
NAV see the little old church-yard still,
black and grimy, surrounded on three
sides by tall houses. English piety
loved to dedicate churches to English
saints-more likely these, than Italian
or French, to look after the national
interests. Thus there were in Lon
don churches dedicated to St.
Dunstan, st. Swithin, st. Botolph
Whose affection for the citizens
was so well known that it was
recognized by four churches), St. Ed
mund the Martyr, and later on, when
the Danes got their turn, churches to
St Olaf and st. Magnus.
The Englishman, thus converted. was
received into the company of civilized
nations. Scholars came across the
channel to teach him Latin: monks
came to teach him tie life of self-sacri-
fee, obedience, submission and absti-
hence. The monastery reared its hum
BILE walls everywhere-the first founda-
ton of the first bishop of London
was monastery. In time of war
the monasteries were spared. There
fore the people settled around them and
enjoyed their protection. The monas-
terry towns grew rapidly and prospered.
New arts were introduced and taught
by the monks; new ideas sprang up
among the people: new wants were
created. Moreover, intercourse began
with other nations; the ecclesiastic who
Journey to Rome took with him a good
ly troop of priests, monks and laymen;
they saw strange lands and observed
strange customs.-Walter Besant, in
Harpers Magazine.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-08-13
AN INDIAN PRIZE FIGHT.
When Two Bucks Enter the Ring They
Battle in Earnest.


1t is fact that among Indians of the
same tribe, though they may number
thousands, there are few cases of quar-
rels among them that ever result in
murder. This is strange when it is re-
membered that the Indian is passion
ate, uncontrolled in his impulses, cruel
and ferOcious by nature. They have
their difficulties and quarrels, however,
but arbitration of the old men prevents
bloodShed or murder. Yet once in
awhile fight occurs. and it is a novel
sight to witness. One buck challenges
another to combat, and accompanied
by their friends to the battle ground.
each buck is stripped and made to con-
front the other. between them lies a
a war Cuba smooth long piece of
hard wood, seasoned by years of service
and regarded as a sort of mascot because
Of the blood stains on it received dur
ing the war. The seconds of the Surly
looking duelists toss up piece of bark
on the wet or dry" principle. when
boys long ago chose sides in playing
'town ball" The winner picks up the
club, and his opponent, folding his
arms, sturdily plants himself. bending
his head. 1t is the cub bearers priv
ilege to whack his antagonist lust as
hard as he can, and with all the vigor-
Gus righteousness he can command, on
the back. 1t is foul blow to strike
above or below the back. One blow is
struck, and then the man who has en-
dured it picks up the club, and his op-
ponent is subjected to all the force he
can command. SO the whackinr goes
on, and almost every blow is a knock
down one, until the duelist last knocked
down rises to his feet and refuses to
accept the club from his opponent He
has had enough and the party breaks
up. The severity of the punishment
inflicted and endured in these duels is
marvellous. The club used has jagged
edge, and every blow struck brings
blood, making deep cuts and fearful
bruises. Such fights are brutal and
nauseatlng in the GOODNESS of their pro-
cedure and the appearance of both con-
testants after victory is won and defeat
confessed.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
Bishop " had officiated in the
college chapel one Sunday morning,
and, though his discourse was most ex-
cellent in itself, it had no obvious con.
nection with the text with which he in
troduced it At dinner Prof. was
asked her opinion of the bishops SER
mon Dear old man. she exclaimed,
lit was truly apostolic. He took a
text, and then he went everywhere,
preaching the Gospel kate Fields
Washington.
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A Man of Pnsh.

Wife-Mr Blower. you've always
claimed to be man of push, haven't
you?
Husband-That's what / claim to be,
dearest; and I'm always ready to stand
by that assertion.
Wife-Then what's the matter with
pushing this baby carriage a little
while?-Munsey's Weekly.
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Her Fate.

Mrs. De Work. have trained my
eldest daughter into thorough house
keeper. There is nothing she does not
know.
Miss De Flight-What nice, handy
maiden-aunt she will make for your
other daughters children.-N.
Weekly
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A Proper Supposition,

s'What was that animal that was
half horse and half man ?"
1.-THE Centaur."
''Oh, yes. l suppose if he had been
half donkey and half man he'd have
been a dude. Jury.
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A False Dfa Uuoats.

Miss Cropper-How do they tell the
age of a horse
Jack Crupper-By the teeth.
Miss Cropper-Oh, yes; whether they
sre artificial or not Puck.
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Waiting for the Denouement.

Small Brother-Pa saws he wishes
you'd make haste and propose to Sis.
Young Man-Then he is willing to let
her marry me?
Small Brother-'Taint that He says
you won't come so often after you have
been kicked.-Jury..