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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-09-03
A Name That Had Hair on 1t.

One of the stables at Garfield park is
owned by Mr.. Curly, the Kentucky dis
tiller. A gentleman who was out there
few days ago asked colored boy who
was in the vicinity who owned the
horses. He replied that Mr.. Beard was
the owner. In the course of the day
the gentleman who had made the in
quiry learned better, and meeting the
boy, took him to task for misleading
him on the name, and asked him what
he meant by it.
''T told you it was Mr.. Beard, didn't
To- asked the boy.
yes, you did," replied the gentle
man.
''Wen, amt it?" asked the boy.
mo, it isn't"
''Well, what is it, them"
It is Curly"
Well" said the boy. on whose face
there was broad grin by this time, II
knowed it was something that had hair
on it."-Chieago Tribune.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-09-03
THEY ALWAYS WEAR "PANTS.'.
Feminine Scarecrows Are Never Popular
with the Farmers.
The ScarecrOIY usually wears

r
with the Farmers.
The scarecrow usually wears
''pants."
The feminine scarecrow doesn't seem
to be very popular. Occasionally IA
ded print wrapper is seen tapping dis
consolately about a gaunt form and
bedraggled sun bonnet lops above. But
the bifurcated underpinning prevails.
Now this isn't because the Maine farm
er has a poor idea of women as holy
terror.
Ask his wife!
The truth is the good matron of the
Maine farm house is reluctant about
furnishing the required makeup. Did
you ever know the time when farm
ers wife was really prepared to yield
up a gown exclusively for the robing of
a Scarecrow?
The gown is destined to a career toe
great for such sacrifice. First, it is
new; then it is washed; then It's turned;
then ripped up, washed and made over;
afterward few sections are carefully
laid aside in the rag-bag ana the re-
mainder is made up with some other
dress or with a little new material
Then Hattie or Jane or some other of
the children has it for a school dress,
and lastly it's remaining fabric is i'm
peratively demanded by an unfinished
hooked rug.
Now, if you see any nook or cram
in this closely-woven chain of events
where the scare-crow can slip in and
claim a share, please point it out.
Then, too, some women do not like
to see their clothes upon ANYBODY else
even scarecrow. Such woman
doesn't like to give the neighbors
chance to say: There's that 12-cent
plaid bingham o Miss Simplins' out
there soaring the crows off'n the ten
acre lot. Twas allus an awful lool1in'
old dud an guess it's got in the right
place at larst.'
Women can be spiteful, you know.
Therefore the gowned scarecrow is a
scarce article, and if the farmer wants
a guardian for his corn-piece he must
fall to and construct man in his own
image. -Lewiston Journal.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-06-19
THE WAR At PENEViLAh.
Andy johnson Executes Flank move
ment on the Western emo" ~
Chopping Down Their Poies'

P,yEyILLE, June 1.-THE war between
ANDY johnson and the Western Union
Telegraph Company has been opened
ofrosh and there will probably he serious
trouble before the matter is adjusted
ANDY Johnson has the exclusive privilege
Of running wires and operating tele-
rbone line in the town. The W: ;.
wrish TO run their wires from the l.: \.
tack TO their Office in the town. 10 40
th;s the two lines must be run along the
same street Two separate INES Win
different poles were put up' but whcn
ANDY came to use his telephone he ionnu
that the telegraph wire interfered with
the successful operation Of the telephone 1e
~ Accordingly, after notifying the "; =.
without effect, Col. Aud! determined 10
takc matters in his own hands, and last
nigbt secured the services of negro ana
= good 9. sharp AK and stood by and ordered
th e obnoxious poles chopped down. one
If The poles was cut and fell to one SIDE
so rs 10 remove the wires from contact
with file telephone line.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-06-19
Judge to be Irnpeached.

KsoxvILLE, June ls.-Thers has for some
time been deep complaint among the attorneys
practcing at the bar here in regard to the ruiz
ings of Judge Logan, particularly in eases
where the interests of the f. T. Va. Ga.
Railroad were involved. The matter has ct,i-
minated in case in which Hon. Jesse L.
Rogers was attorney. Rogers charged the
Judge with leaving the bench pending the
trial of the case, consulting tho attorneys Of
the railroad, and wrongfully ins.rueting the
jury that his clients were not entitled to dam
ages. The matter was in regard TO building .
bridge over Clinch river. It is understood
that Logan will be impeached when the Legis-
lature meets.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-06-19
TALIAFEaRo AND JACKSON.
Tie Venerable Gen. ". Il. Gives Some
"reminiscences of tho Great Captain.
n.cc:l,fe at Lee Camp


Jackson wigs dcvcut man, with slight
tendency towards fatalism, which, how
ever. was not the cause of his apparently
reckless exposure to danger. 1t was a
devoted regard for duty as lie understood
If.
The movements Of jackson were al
WAYS mysterious. 1t was rather trying to
the division officers to be required to
blindly march their commands without
knowing where they were going.
Once-at Manassas unction-Gcncral
Jackson explained to him and to General
Stuart, who was also present, the nature
of the movement lie intended to make
that night and the next day. To his rec
objection this was the only time jackson
ever divulged plan.
General Taliaferro's narrative abound
cd in Incidents. many OF them having q
touch of humor. That their delivery was
splendid need not be told those who are
acquainted with the General. Many OF
the circumstances ne related could only
have been acquired by % close association
with the head of the old Stonewall bri-
gade, and seemed to impress upon those
who heard, the grandeur of the character
| of the wonderful soldier of whom he told
| a few of these will illustrate.
Abiding to Jackson's love of artillery
General Taliaferro said that on one occa-
sion Jackson invited him to ride out u
the batteries. Becoming interested IN the
serving of the guns Jackson seemed tc
lose his personality and leaned forward II
/ his saddle to watch the effect of the shots
unconscious Of all else. Men and horses
fell around him and one Of his coarier'
! was killed, but he took no notice. Turn
ing to General Taliafcrro, Jackson inquLr
/ cd Of him IL he was u man of family. ~
replied that he had wife and FIVE chill
Idren, who in less than FIVE minutes woul'
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-06-19
TATE,S BONDSnYEN.
Suit to begin Next Week to Recover
From Them.

FRANKFORT, KY, June ls.-(speciaD.--Tbe
tlrcnit Court to-day set the new trial Of the
eases of the Commonwealth VS.. Japes w.
Tate's bondsmen for next Mondsy week snd III
order to take up the cases Judge Monfiort
agreed to continue his court for two weeks
longer. The cases will be tried under the de-
cslon of the Court of Appeals, reversing the
Judgment of the Circuit Court on the FIRST
trial and holding that the bondsmcn, separate
" or together, are liable for the dedication OF
Tate, but that the State, in order to prove tho
liability, must set out specifically the defaica-,
ton on each bond or any one or two bonds, in
which the same or any single one Of the bonds-
men sued may be the security.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-06-19

hindcrancc Of the immediate adjust
ment OF the debt is thc necessity Of a
special session of the Virginia Legisla-
lurc to pass upon any plan agreed npon.
Coy. Mchinney's colleagues said it would
DC unwise to call an extra session just at
Tins time on the ground that large num-
her OF the members arc farmers who can
not leave their crogs. But it has not
been finally settled whether or not IN cx-
tra session shall be called. The New
York committee believe that something
should be done, and done quickly.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-06-19
Bret Hartc's Badness.
tGath in Cincinnati Enquirer.)

Bret Hartc once told me, what might
have been a fiction he was trying on nay
nature or a fact, that when lie was a lad
in San Francisco some female there mar
ried. and, we'll connected, allowed him TO
become enamorcd Of her, with whom ne
lodged, and in the course of time the lady
won't off with her sister, who had married
a rich man, and they agreed to write TO
each other and be true, &C., but after he
had published "lhe Luck of roaring
Camp" which is the tale Of poor cy
prinn in mining camp having Il baby y,
which baby evangelical that camp, he
said that the proyincialism OF California
could not stand so much popularity as nc
received, and the immortality was taken
M and made the most of, since they could
not deuy that it had constructive, PIC
turcsque and literary merits. =,
Every provincial scab harped upon , ine
dreadful immortality of this tale, WHICH
looks like a plagiarism cut of the New "
Testament, where the Magdalen was taken
in the field but did not forsake the cross cross
One set of articles was SO severe ina
Harte wondered what man could nave
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-06-19

snch venom in his nature: and going to
Joseph Lawrence, Of the Golden Era, who
had published these things in his paper,
he said, Lawrence. yon must tell me
who that man Is Said Lawrence,
'Harte, il is not man ut all, but wo-
man; and | will show her to Won tonight.
She is connected with ono of our hest
families" Tie two men went that night
to charitable fair, and rs they approach--
cd Il certain table Mr. Lawrence rdca
ted woman There is the stern moral
ist, lie said.
Hartc looked at the woman, he says.
and recognized that one who had every
reason TO forgive the heroine and mother
of Roaring Camp. With indignation he
approached The table, but in onc moment
he saw from her eyes and look that the
woman IN this case was going to as
sumo MI ii:e righteousness OF that large
class Of society which has not been found
cii
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-06-19
. --
ECHOES FROM TIL: SCANDAL.
The Preachers Snitc the Prince in the
Neck.
tlondon Dispalch.)

U.ondon Dspach.)
Throughout the country Yesterday Their,
were references to the baccarat scandal
all OF which were more or less pointed
and referred to the part which had beer
taken by the Prince OF Wales in the mat
| ter.
The Rev. Samuel Vincent, Baptist
minister Of Plymouth and President o
the Devon baptist Union, made promi
ncit reference in the course OF his ser.
mon last night, in which he invic(
'churchinen of every shade o! opinion &c
unitc i'll making IN earnest appeal to The
PRINCE Of Wales to qnit once and forever
the practices which had caused 50 seriou.
scandal to spread over the whole ma
ton
The Rev. Frank Cullen also presented
a special sermon at the Congregational
Church. Wanstcad, taking the broad
question OF gambling for bis subject, and
incidentally abiding to the baccarat
scandal This gentleman was not con-
tent with the course pursued by the Rev
Samuel Vincent, and he evidently deemed
ii his duty to inveigh against the Prince
He said: at is sad to see so many rep
utations wrecked As far as the Prince
of Wales is concerned, he had 10 charac-
ter to lose; he has been Il persistent Sab
bath-breaker during the whole of his ca
rccr"
At the quarterly meeting of the minis
| tcrs and delegates Of the Congregational
churches OF Brcconshirc the following
resolution was passed:
"Ihis Conference has heard with pro-
found regret the implication of His Royal
Highncss the Prince of Wales in the bac-
carat scandal.
4 second resolution Was also passed
which ordered copy OF the foregoing to
be forwarded to the Prince of Wales.
The Primitive Methodist Conference, in
session at Northampton, has passed a
resolution censurnS the Prince Of Wales
for his connection with the baccarat scan
dal.
Sir William Gordon Cumming writes
with regard to the statements made i'll a
New y erik newspaper, on the Eth inst,
bv member of The Garner family.
These statements, which were cablcd to
England, were as follows:
Several papers have by mistake stated
that one OF Miss Florence Gamers (now
Lady Gordon Cumming sisters was pres
emf at her marriage. The eldest, the
Marquisc dc Breteu!, is at present i'll
New Yorl, with her husband. The young
est. Hiss Edith Garner, is at Vienna with
her aunt. Mrs Lawrence. The family
wish to rcctiiy this mistake, ard also to
state that no one OF Miss Gamers rcla-
lions was present at her marriage. 1t is
needless to add that, being OF age, she
took this step against the wishes of her
entire family
Sir William says that these statements
are correct, adding: Lady Gordon Cum
ming did not consult any member OF her
family on the subject Of her engagement
to me, nor was there any necessity to DO
so"
A paper is preparing which, when pub
lshed, will cause fresh sensation in the
baccarat scandal Evidence which was
not GIVEN at tic tsial will BE printed in
full, With the approval of Sir William
Gordon Cumming
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-06-19
JOE Ga:.i. !.3y'S DEATH.
The Merry .sctor Expires After :;riei
Illness.

>-r!ir-ilgrsoT, 2'.ac IL
Joseph K. Emmett. Tic comedian, died
acre this morning III ll:l5 O'Clock of
pneumonia Emmett WAS in poor health
when he arrived here about ten days ago
and llle symptoms OF pneumonia develop
cd about week ago. lIc and his son
came 10 Cornwall to spend the summer
and had rooms at the Storm King House,
pretty place on the mountain sldc. lie
WAS in charge OF Il nurse. y village Goc-
tor visited him daily, and at last 4 Ae"
York physician Was called in consulta-
ten. Mir Emmett spent several months
here last summer and was 50 well pleased
with thc place that he expressed The In
tention OF bayng { residence here.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-06-19
'hr oa'ci..i Crop Report.

Of tie ste,;'. ]uac lS.-1he June report
Agricnl,'ea'is OF the Department Of
WHEAT a, makes the area in winter
,e.e5 IT, compared with the breadth. har-
lO3i l ~, Nas, He: spriag wheat,
con5 galies' dle'.l:rye, l0l j; oats, s7.9.
wheat. - "a inter wheat, 96.G; spring
S. 0.'' barley, S6.3; rye, 95.4;; OATS,
Ia sl ssa ia. with 1859 the increase
tedacti s' "ll T.. is quite moderate. The
lion acre, ,' 'asi fear q more than two mil
lie p,e. s suggests the reason Tor most OF
tdtrrlo,s n.I Increase. This advance is,
ipent, lbe rot Do'l replacement and develops
sopri. E sS ,oFner notably in Illinois, Mis-
III lg.s l d".'. and California. the latter
the DaGo,s.ss 'ee 10 Washington, Oregon,
Tie cs g'a;. and in several Territories.
tned oa, ,''lon Of winter wheat has de-
New York ydly :. enc q. point. The acreage d
gia, S; '1 Ta L VI; Pennsylvania, On; Gcor.
ieSts, IS; Chic, So; Miehigan,
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-06-19
Tal:na go 3r:i EeU.
N. y. SUM-

OF course The Rev. DR.. Ia!masc Of
Brooklyn believes in the Devil. He had
much TO say about him in his sermon Of
last Sunday morning. &c argued that il
is Satan who is stirring up the present
anarchy in the Protestant churches. He
maintained that until recently, Satan
had been having "duIl tines in hell on
account CT the spread Of religion. through
which man souls were saved; land so,
cried 1almagc, satan rose upon his
throne ore day and said, Ye powers OF
darkness. hear Thercupon, according
to Talmacc, these powers fastened to
Andovcr and to the Union Theological
Seminary in New York, and TO the Prcsby-
terrain General Assembly, aud to that old
Episcopal Church. and to that old Mctho-
dist Church, and got up squabblcs and
raised storms in them. whereby the inhu-
cnces Of religion are DESTROYED. SO that
Satan can now again rejoice III getting
his full quota of victims.
About business Devil Of this kind,
with horde of imps at his command,
there can be no misunderstanding. If
tic Rev DR.. Talmagc has rot seen him in
hell, it is hard to tell how he could give
such vivid and terrible description OF
him and his work as he gave in the
BROOKLYN Tabernacle last Sunday.
But the higher critics of these times,
especially those of Germany, disbclicve in
Devil of the kind described by Talmage
1t is safe to say that among the unbe-
levers in him in this country are such
men as the Rev. Professor Briggs, the
Rev Phillips Brooks, the Rev. Dr.
Rainsford, the Rev. Heber Newton. the
Rev. Howard MacQueary, and others
For reasons known to themselves, how.
ever, they have not come out against the
| Devil
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-06-19
TO ISE COMPLETED.
The Kentucky Union will DO Completed
to jackson by July 10.
jackson IIustler.l

Judge L. +. Mann, of Beattyvile, has the
contract to complete the grade Of the X. U. r.
Il. He is camped just opposite Jackson with
large force of men, 30 mules and complete
outfit, and has gone to work in earnest. He is
a hustler, and will have the grade completed
by July ].
The tracklayers are putting down the steel
from Elkatawa, and the tresle men are putting
up the false work for the bridge over Cane
Creek. Everything is in motion and the re-
suit will be that you can take the train at
Jackson OH and after July Is.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-06-19
COL. INGERsOLLS WIT.
Stories with Which lie Introduced an
Aftcr-dinner Speech in Montana.
(rrom the Helena independent,

(From the helena independently
II is said that contcntmcmt is the great
est possible wealth. aud | suppose that
next to absolute contcntmcnt, and nearly
exactly the same thing, is perfect self
satisfaction. LauShter.l think have
found it here. Laughter aud applausc.]
A few years ago fellow from Massa-
chusetts was down in South Carolina, and
as nc walked along the street, after be
had been there some time, there was an
old fellow Mailing sign upon his house.
For Sail, and this Massachusetts fell
low looked at the old man and said:
That isn't the way to spell sale" And
tho old fellow, with great deal Of con-
tempt, tnrncd to him and said:
How long have YOU lived in Charles
tom"
well" lie says, Il have been here
about 4 year"
"Well, Young man" said the Charles
tonian, 81 was born here; / guess | know
how to spell sale Loud laughter and
applause There is nothing so beautiful
as confidence in the place where you re-.
side. daughter.
They tell story of Mrs. Jones of Chi
caSo, who visited Rome and while there
was shown some of The great marble mas
tcrpicces of the world, among others the
Apollo Belyidere. They pointed it out to
her rs being the most perfect form of
man that had ever been conceived by the
brain of m artist; and the old woman
walked all around it, looked at it from
every point of view, and she says:
That's the Apollo Belvidere, is it ~
eyes"
Well, give me JONES'" Loud laugh
ter and applause.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-06-19
FINANCIAL.

NEW YosK, June l8-Soon.-Money on cailis easy
221=Qg3 per cent
The stock market continued duh after II O'Clock,
Int showed the effects OF realizatons in different ror-
tons Of the list, and prices were generally brought
below the level Of the opening figures. Special weak
ness was developed in Sugar, which was not without
lis influence upon the general list, md from sss il
dropped abou, per cent while, standing ,he
less favorable uuors in regard 10 chicago6 It was
well held, yielding fraeiionaily- TIE downward
movement was checked before noon, however, and
Sugar recovered portion of The loss, but the marked
:, noon as dull anu barely steady ut small fractions
under first prices
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-06-19
TRAGEDY AT FORT MONROE.
One Washington Young Man Shot and
Killed by Another.

FoRr MONROE, Va, June l7.-Edward A..
=Hannegan. young man from Washipgtoa,
was shot and killed this evening by Thornsoa
c. Hams, son Of Colonel Peter G. Hainss Of
the engineer corps Of the army. The suc
young msn came here from Warrington . fsw
DAYS ago and were rooming together. Thsy
went out rowing this evening and got % 70 q
quarrel, when Hams shot Hanaegsn through
the heart. The body has been carried % The
hospital to await tha action Of the coroner.
and surrendered himself. He claims that Tho
shooting was done IN sslf.dafenee.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-06-19
MRS. BAKERS BODY.
1t Has Been Exhumed and Carried to
Richmond for Examination.

ABINGDON, VA, June lS.-Dr. William H.
Taylor, of Richmond, came to Abingdon the
other day and has returned to Richmond with
the kidneys and intestines Of Mrs. Baker,
which he will examine TO see il she died from
poison. The body was in good state Of
preservation, considering the time since it
was buried. DR.. Taylor will also anslyze sew
eral bottles Of medicine which were given to
Mrs. Baker.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-06-19
Carnegie and His Coke.
lrnm Trn.lc Reyicw.l


A meeting OF pig iron producers was
held to meet H. c. Frick and the railway
representatives. The latter were con-
spicuous by their absence, and Frick, who
led the fnrnacemcn to believe they could
contrac; for 81 Is coke, expressed regret
at his inability to do so, announcing the
price at $50. He was asked why he had
held out Inducements to The furnaccmcn
to sell coke at $40, aud in reply stated
that such was his original intention, but
tnat on consultation with his mining SUI
pcrintcndcnts he found that he could not
make $40 rate without cutting down
the price Of labor, which would he IN i'm
polite step at this time. In response to
the furnaccmens statement that they
could not make pig iron with $50, and
live, Frck said that Carnegie Bros. d
Co. were in want Of $4,000 tons of Besse-
mer, for which he offered SIG. The fur
nacemcn declined the offer, and returned
to Youngstown, where Il meeting of the
Valley association was held with the re-
suit of resembling the agreement under
which the furnaces banked their fires last
December.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-06-19
FAKliERS TO MEET.
Pulaski Selected for the Assembling o
the Horny-Isanded OF this District.

Pulaski, juno 1.-THE News here has
received information that Pulaski has
been selected for the meeting OF the
State Board Of Agriculture and the
Farmers Institute for the Ninth Congress
sonal District.
The annual meeting Of the board is
fixed for Tuesday, July Ii, the day before
the Worlds Columbian FAR convention,
and thc Institute will be held Thursday
and Friday, July III and II.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-06-19
SHOOTING IN KExrUcKY.
Green Miller Shoots NImro,l Eugats on
Troublesome Creek.
jackson Hustler.

jackson Hustler.)
Green Miller shot Nimrod Eugetcs End
inflicted wound that will probablsps6yc
fatal, at Jercmiah's MilIcr's, on the Cana
Fork OF Troublesome Creek. Is miles
from this place, last Saturday. The bali
passed through his chest. Fugatc and
his wife had separated. She was stand
IN The door Of the house as Miller and Fu-
gate were passing, and upon seeing her,
tnsatc began to fire and shot four times.
Miller who was The friend and cousin of
fugatc, tried TO prevent him from shoot
ing and when he could not restrain him,
nc stot him to prevent him from killing
his wife. Miller gave himself up, ap.
peared before Judge Cardwell, waived ex-
animation and gave bond in the sum Of
)OO for his appearance ut Circuit Court.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-06-19
A'"ofEA> MONEY MARKETS.


!tct' letter.
-o''a J4as l,-Iae stock markets
'''' yAae~elg duI. to-day. but prices
,''' a'@ "ita distinctly better tendon
l2''sseose lords sold at is, which
''.s' oi ten POINTS from the lowest
"'s''- 'a'.aay shares Improved on the
'"' .. sa@aes weather. Discounts
. Wv. cay at 2 "a, and money was
'9o u. Oh call at T.. 10 , per cent.
., '-e market ps American railwa,
e~.. vas alons with very little husi-
49, -s''5. Louisville and Nashville ad.
b.., s' S. o' 'si.o;s ;bs; syndicate mac
.r ..g ''.iaed 20 ;ai.e 15,GG0 shares Of III,
lau. W 'e issued by thc com
> .e, tenders .... for the Indian Government,
rere ven. 1y"'. sterling loan of 1900, O0t
srs ty'ea to-day at the Bank OF Eng.
o eI-y'' at ga Is. Sd. and ABOVE we're al.
led ,a, 8, q, nj iaii. The loan is tonight QUO