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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-02-26
PiTH AND POINT.

-Pri1nus-'.Hoyvw was Lanford's book
sold? by subscriptions Secundus-
NO, auction. kate Fields Washing
ton.
-Hnow-''Now, look here, Bloc
bumper, l wouldn't be d fool if l were
you" Bloobumper-''No. if you were
l, you wouldn't be fool. Epoch.
After one girl has given you the
sack and another the mitten, it is time
to give up trying to gain your suit on
the installment plan.-Halifax Critic.
-Father-''If you expect to succeed
in public life, my son, you must have
push" Son-''I've got a pull, dad, and
that's better than push. Boston Tran
script.
An Allegation. -''That woman mar
ried money" Then there's bound to
be a separation" ''Why?" Woman
and money do not stick to each other. -
N. Y. Sun.
He ''Wasn't in It''-Sanso-''Have
you been playing poker for money!"
Rodd (disconsolately)-''No: but the
fellows I've been playing with have
n. Y. Herald.
You're in hurry" said the inn
pertinent conductor. mo; you re
wrong" retorted the sarcastic passen-
ger 'Quite the reverse. I'm in a
horse-car. "-Harper's Bazaar.
In Doubt.-Harduppe Laura,
have you considered my note-my letter
-er-my proposal?" Miss Laura-''I
really do not know how to consider it
whether as proposal or a challenge to
a fasting match. "-IndianapOliS Jour
nal
What Decided Her.-Maud-''W Which
have you elected to study-French o,
German?' Ethel-''French.'' Maud
''Do you like French better than you
do German?" Ethel-''No, but 1 like
the French professor better. Yankee
Blade.
She's His -Elaine-''What
can you see to admire in that young
iackanapes, Muchcash? He is a mere
money-bag, yet you dote upon him as il
he We're a luxury" Imogene-''Well,
he is one, dear. He is my canvas back
duck. Chicago Times.
Two Households.-Mrs. Heartsore
-''Yes, it just keeps me on pins and
needles to think my dear boy belongs
to football club. I'm so afraid some
thing will happen. Does yours?" Mrs.
Cheery-''Indeed, he doesn't. He want
ed to join one, but just packed him off
to France, where they don't have any
thing worse than dueling clubs. IN.
Y. Weekly.
Western Populations. - Stranger
lin Western city)-"I understood you
claim 100, 900 population for this town?''
Directory Man-''Yes, sir. We have in
the new directory, just being finished,
10000 names. That multiplied by five,
the average size of a family, makes
100, 200. See?" Messenger Boy -
''Please, sir, Mr.. Hardtype wants to
know how many copies of that directory
you want printed?" Directory Man
latter some fguring)-''Um! I guess
fifteen will be enough. Good News
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-02-26

was that as they each sat in the parlor
warming their toes over a register pre-
vious to retiring, Percy declared his
passion. 1t was only the old story told
perhaps with slight variation. but be-
fore he had finished Mr.. Wilcox, who
had heard their voices, came down to
have a parting word. 1t was past his
usual time for retiring, but he had
waited to see the pleasure-seekers re.
turn as he knew they would not remain
very late and even now it was only a
little after one o'clock. He came down
stairs almost noiselessly and as he
reached the door of the parlor ne noticed
Percy bending very closely over Armida
engaged in earnest conversation. The
old fellow was angry with himself for
iaterrupting so interesting a scene, but
having entered he could not at once
withdraw. .Ah." he thought. this is
encouraging.
Armida soon retired and left Mr..
Wilcox and Percy to have talk before
going to bed. Percy did not tell Mr..
Wilcox what happened and desultory
conversation relative to Percy's de-
parture was INDUCED in aud they sepa-
rated for the night
ALAS, how easily things go wrong
A word left out sigh too long
The bright sun chased away by the rain
And life is never the same again"
How near, that night. Percy was to
winning Armida for his wife will never
be known. That was his last chance to
be alone with her for many a long day
"a chance spoiled quite inadvertently
by the last man who would have wished
to do such a thing.
Two days later he was on his way to
South America.
pr coNTJNITFD
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-02-26
Individual Ownership Not Necessary
to Production.

The complete recognition of commc
rights to land need in no way interfere
with the complete recognition of indi-
vidual right to improvements or pro-
duce. Two men may own a ship with
out saving her in half. The ownership
of a railway may be divided into hun
dred thousand shares, and yet trains be
run with as much system and precision
as if there were but single owner. In
London, joint stock companies have
been formed to hold and manage real
estate. Every thing could go on us
now, and yet the common right to land
be fully recognized by appropriating
rent to the common benefit.-Progress
and Poverty.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-02-26
Tons of HaddOCk.

Over 1000, 900 pounds of haddock were
smoked in one establishment in Port
land last year. Why is it that the had
dock is SO much nicer than other fish
when smoked? A smoked cod or hake,
or pollock or cusE, is not good, neither
is salted haddock. The flesh has so
much more water in it than the others
that when sailed it shrinlls to almost
nothing. For the same reason probably
it is better than the others when smok-
ed. During that process it shrinks one
half its weight. Fishermen used to
greet the appearance of haddock on
their hooks with oaths, and the fish
thrown back into the water as one
would treat sculpin. They were con-
,,idered valueless. Now they are as
much sought after as the cod itself, and
are used for chowders as well as Tor
smoking.-Detroir Free Pre-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-02-26

Moscow had at one time over 1,700
large bells, and as many as 5000 Of all
sizes. In the Ivan tower alone there
are now thirty-four, one of which in
the first story above the chapel, weighs
more than sixty tons: it swings freely,
is easily wrung, and if one smites it
with the palm of the hand it responds
in a wonderfully clear and startling
manner. Two others are of solid silver,
with very soft, clear tones. The great
bell cast during the reign of Catherine
has been consecrated as chapel, the
door being an aperture six feet high by
seven wide at the base. made by the
piece weighing eleven tons, which
broke and fell out during the fire of
1877, when water came in contact with
the heated metal. This bell is twenty
one feet high, twenty-one feet, six
inches in diameter, twenty-four inches
thick, and weighs $4,000 pounds or
something over 200 tons. Some author
tiles give the weight as 444, 900 pounds
or 22O tons. 1t has bas-reliefs of the
Emperor and Empress, the Saviour, the
Virgin Mary and the evangelists. An
other bell about half as large required
twenty-four men to ring it, and this
was done by pulling the clapper.-E
II. Goss in New England Magazine.
Looking Ahead.
Two little girls of about eight years
of age were heard discussing the subject
of matrimony.
Fanny-When 1 marry I am going to
marry doctor.
Emma-And 1 am going to marry an
army officer.
Fanny-That will be foolish in you.
If war breaks out your husband will
have to go to the front. He will prob
ably be killed by the Sioux Indians, and
then you and your half dozen children
will be in a ix.-Texas Siftings.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-02-26
a FALSE ALARM.
How Woman's Wit Prevented a Great
Panic.

How Womans Wit Prevented a Great
Panic.
It was eleven o'clock at night, and 1
was going to my room in a Florida
hotel, when a woman came out Of her
room, fully dressed, and asked:
"Do you belong to the hotel?''
"No, ma am
care there many people here to.
night?"
'It is crowded.
sAnd it won't do to start panic.
Let me say quietly to you that the hotel
is on fire I have known it for ten min
utes, but did not want to create an ex-
element"
Are you sure, a'am?' I asked.
ENTIRELY sure, sir. I smelled the
smoke while in bed. You go quietly
down and tell the clerk. and 1 will
knock on all the doors on this floor
She was wonderfully cool and collect
ed, and 1 never thought of doubling her
assertion. Going down by the stair
way, l beckoned the clerk aside and told
him Of the fire. He went to the eleva-
tor with me and assembled to the third
floor, where we found about twenty
half-dressed people in the hall. The
woman who had given me orders came
up and said:
"Come this way. I don't think the
fire has much of a start yet
We followed her to her room and be-
gan to sniff and snuff. There was GER
tainly a strong odor of something burn
ing, but the clerk had taken only one
sniff when he went out and raped on
the next door.
'Hello!" called a voice.
care you smoking?'
eyes
Smoking Florida tobacco?"
eyes; what of it?''
Nothing. Ma'am, you can go back
to bed. Much obliged to you for your sa-
gacity and wit, but both were little too
keen this time. The stingy old fellow
in that room is smoking swamp tobacco,
and it always smells like fire eating
its way under a pine fioor.-Detroit Free
Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-02-26
ITO BE CONTINUED
Didn't T~ke Very Well

De Witt Scadds, SRI must tell you
emphatically that your extravagant
mode of life must ceasel What have
you been doing during your last term
at college?
Ditto, Jr.-Took course OF lecture
On Social Economy. Puck.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-02-26
A Real Estate Owner Who Sees the
Light.

One of the signers of the single tax
petition to Congress, Mr.. j. V. Wacker-
man, is one of the wealthy men of Chi
cage. He recently bought 500, ZOO
worth of real estate, but says the Sim
gle Tax can not come too soon for him
for then he can afford to build on it:
but under the present system of taxation
he declares he will never build another
house.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-02-26
They Talk a Little.

Visitor-When can see DR.. Smith?
Servant-His consultation hours are
from three to seven every afternoon.
.'Wha.! Four hours in one stretch|'
'sYes, sir You see most OF his ps-
tients are ladies' Texas Siftings.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-02-26

A COMMUNITY composed of very rich
and very poor falls an easy prey to
whoever can seize power The very
poor have not spirit and intelligence
enough to resist; the very rich have too
much at steak.-Social Problems.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-02-26


met him few months ago at the dock
in Brooklyn"
"Was there any thing peculiar in his
general bearing?" asked Percy.
Eyes, he stopped little. but showed
it more especially when he grew tired
of wearing his shoulder-braces and
would discard them for day or two
answered Mrs. Breezy.
Then Mr.. Wilcox asked what steps
they had taken to discover who Mr..
limerick really was since he went away
on the Trinidad"
"All that has been done l did nv
SELF" said Eugene. II went down to
the Office of limerick & Co. on Pearl
street and the clerk told me that Mr..
limerick was in Bucnos Ayres." Eu-
gene then recounted what he had heard
while the door was closing.
After this very little information of
Importance was gained from the mother
and son, but before they left after
being entertained during the evening
by Mrs. Delaro and Armida, Mr.. Wilcox
said to Mrs Breezy: "Inasmuch as the
carelessness Of our coachman was the
cause of your sons accident, and as you
persistently refuse any recompense,
you must allow me to do one thing"
What is that, Mr.. Wilcox?" said
Mrs. Breezy in pleasant manner
You must permit US to make some
inquiries regarding this Mr.. limerick
and give us permission to find out all
we can about him." he..replied.
In grateful tone the woman replied:
ANY information you may be able to
give to me, no matter how scanty in de-
tail, will be gladly received and
acknowledged"
AS the mother and son were being
driven home, Mr. Wilcox and Percy sat
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-22
THE kAIsER's CLOTHES.
An Eighth of His Time Spent In ORES.
inD.

An Eighth of His Time Spent In Dress
ing.
There can be no doubt that the bear
ing and personality of the emperor,
which are now familiar to thousands of
English people, have helped in the good
impression which he has made. People
who, from what they had heard and
read, were prepared for rather cock
a-hoop young gentleman, have been
struck with the dignity and carnestness
of our energetic guest. With n large
section of the public, however, the in
tercst in his imperial majestys person
seems to be of Il less critical and more
childish order. lie is to them, SAYS the
Pail Mall Gazette, n sort of big doll,
whom it is the best fun in the world to
go on dressing up and undressing and
rcdressing again al day. 1t would be
interesting to know how much time the
kaiser has to spend in the various
changes from uniform to uniform which
arc reflected so faithfully in the reports
In toilet, doubtless, rs in other things,
he is by nature rapid and impctuous.
Still, these elaborate costumes arc not
quite like the everyday clothes into
which we common mortals are wont to
throw ourselves when in Il hurry; and
it is safe to put an hour or two of the
eight hoars' working day rs the very
minimum tax which the cmpcror's
clothes make on the cmpcrors time
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-22
BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS.
The Iron Belt Building and Loan
Association
OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA.
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL, s25, ooo, 900.
BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS.
OFFICERS:

PREsIDENT-GEN. FITZHUGH LEE,
Ex-Governor Of Virginia.
1sT VICE-PREsIDENT = PEYTON L.
TERRY, President Roanoke Trust,
Loan and Safe Deposit Co.
I'D VICE PRESIDENTS. w. JAMESON,
Secretary and treasurer Roanoke
Trust, Loan and Safe Deposit Co.
SEcRETARY-JOHN OFT. late Cashier
City Bank of Richmond.
TREAsURER-J. G. DAVENPORT, Cash
Ter Commercial National Bank, Roa-
noke, Va.
GENERAL CoUNsEL-Hon. G. A. Nc
HUGH, Counsellor-at-Law, late oil
Charleston. S. G.
MANAGER OF AGENCIEs-D. B. JESSE,
late Of Lexington, Ky.
GENERAL TRUsTEE-HoN. HENRY S.
TROUT, President First National
Bank, Roanoke, Va.
DESIGNATED DEPOSITORY - Roanoke
Trust, Loan and Safe Deposit Company.
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a Buried Pond.

a remarkable freak of nature is
found among the hills of Delaware
county, n. y, in q sunllcn lake cover
ing about three acres of surface, which
lies between two parallel ridges not far
from the New York, Ontario & West
ern railroad. The whole surface of tho
lake is covered with thick growth OF
moss whose stems extend to IN I'M
known depth, but certainly further
than the arm can reach. Each tuft Of
the moss is of different color from it's
neighbor, so that the surface looks like
that of II beautiful colored carpet. In
walking over the vclvcty surface tho
foot sinks down few inches without
encourtcring the water, which is at
least two feet below the surface. Near
the shore, in few places, the water
comes to the top. The buried pond is q
wonderful curiosity.
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LEMON ELIXIR.
Pleasant, Elegant. Reliable.


For biliousness and constipation, take
Lemon Elixir.
For fevers, chills and malaria, take
Lemon Elixir.
For sleeplessness, nervousness and
palpitation of the heart, take Lemon
Elixir.
For indigestion and foul stomach,
take Lemon Elixir.
For all sick and nervous headaches,
take Lemon Elixir.
Ladies, for natural and thorough or.
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DR.. Mozley's Lemon Elixir will not
fail you in any of the above-named dis
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bowels.
Prepared only by DR.. a. MOTLEY,
Atlanta, Ga.
soc and 81 per bottle, at druggists.
LEMON HOT DROPS
Cures all Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness,
Sore Throat, Bronchitis. Hemorrhage
and all throat and lung diseases. Ele~
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by DR.. FL. Mozley, Atlanta. Ga.
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INSTALLMENT STOCK

1. INSTALLMENT STOCK. - Mem
bership fee, 81 per share, which carries
the stock the first month, after that the
monthly dues are 60 cents per share.
3. PAID UP INTEREST BEARING
STOCK.-S50p per share (par value, S1oo),
yielding dividend, payable semi-an-
nually, January 1, and Judy i, of per
cent. per annum, which is duly remitted
by check to the shareholder.
8. The stock Is expected to mature in
seven years from date of each series re.
spectively, the same being issued
monthly.
4. There Is no investment anywhere
safer or moro profitable than it's stock.
With the assets of the Association in
vested in first mortgages on improved
town real estate, duly insured for the
benefit Of the Association, on a basis
not exceeding so per cent of its value,
as ascertained by appraisers who are
themselves stockholders Of the Associ-
alton, while the debt of the member
borrowing Is being curtailed every
month Of its. o, istence, it is difficult to
conceive Of safer investment than its
stock affords to the prudent investor.
Apply at Home Office, ITO Jefferson
street, or to
JAMES R. TERRY, or to SIMMONS,
CARPENTER & TINsLEY, Roanoke,
Va. apr19-1y
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Thanksgiving Day-A Call

LADIES' you know that poor man de-
Ponds upon you to buy all the groceries,
etc, to eat. Come look at my stock, |
VIII not claim to have moro or better
than any other grocer, but do beg that
you will take look at my stock, / have
everything you need for "a Thanksgiving
dinner except meats;as for turkeys will
have them and will have nice country
butter and eggs. Hassell, the Cash
Grocer, 303 Jefferson st. Tel. 103.
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AND if you do not believe it call to see
me. Don't take the word of others, the
best way is to go in person and find ut
for yourself, and if you will como you
will find out. l don't claim to sell
shoes at such grand reduction, but the
quality and makes of my goods will
stand the test with any of them. Come
to see me when you wish shoes of any
kinds. d. Sommers, II Salem avenue.
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Catch rs Catch Cnn.

YES. we sive you all you wish in any
thing In way of clothing. overcoats, etc.
Call to SEQ us. We sell at wholesale
and retail. ~ and IA Salem avenue,
and II Railroad avenue.
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M ONEY TO LOAN,

we are the agents for this city for the
Central City Building and Loan Associ-
alton, OF Syracuse, N. Y, and we will
take pleasure in explaining to any one
Interested the way to secure money on
easy payments. SCOTT & RIVES,
Real Estate Agents, los Jefferson st.
oct22-1mo
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We Can Save You Money.

THERE is not anything in tho house
Keeping line we do not keep, and VIC
sell Wholesale and retail. Beriin's Auc-
ton House, IL and IA Salem avenue, and
ii Railroad avenue.
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He Won Her at I.ast.

a Girl. may try to act cool toward a
man, she may succeed until he brings
her some of the choice candy from
Booth d Co., at lie Commerce street.
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Special Notice.

ATTEITIoN is called to the change O
ad' OF Copper &c Stone in this issue
they are live firm and are revolution
iZing the furniture trade OF the CITY.
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BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS.
A FIRST-CLASS INVESTMENT

We offer the best security in the city
and pay semi-annual dividends.
AS A WINGS BANK
this institution offers special induce
ments. Paid up shares $50 each. In
stallment shares 81 per month. Shares
may be subscribed for at any time. For
further information address
THE PEOPLES PERPETUAL LOAN
AND BUILDING ASSOCIATION.
WIN. +. WINCH,
Secretary. and Treasuree.
Masonic Temple. ian4-tf
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OYSTERS cooked In any style at Ca
togni's.
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Old papers for sale at The Times ONCE
10 Cents q hundred.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-06

Hot weather notes. White and fancy vests,
95c Globe Clothing Co.