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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-09-15

Money in China has been made OF
everything almost, from shell TO porce-
lain. The very interesting coins of
ancient times Of peculiar shape are said
to represent the bronze hatchets that
were current very long ago. The square
hole in Chinese money is said to repre-
sent the openings through which the
shell money of past ages was strung. -
Philadelphia Press
improvement Of the Theater.
Error long disabled the theater from
Offering pleasures which might be en-
joyed with self respect, but it is inter
estingly noticeable that Of late the the
alter has been somewhat better advised,
and at the moment the newsstand has
begun to topple on the edge of the pit
the drama has been trying TO climb out
of il. The theater is still very coarse
very shameless. but we think it has
really some impulses to purge and live
c~leanly. which ought TO be encouraged
by all who know its vast influence.
As we have often said. il addresses
the weaker intelligences, and not the
cultivated. except on rare occasions.
But apparently the newsstand also ad-
dresses the weaker intelligences, and
the acted fiction has been growing NOR
ally better. while the printed fiction
has been growing morally worse. till
now there is much less TO choose be-
tween them than there nee vas -
William Dean Howells in Harper's.
Rather Rough on Him.
1t was a pretty little country girl who
rode down in a Madison avenue car.
The city bred youth who escorted her
was evidently proud of his charming
companion. but there was a shade Of
embarrassment because she frequently
betrayed her ~verdancy. You could
have told that she was a country girl
by her manner. The city was new to
her. ana everything she did not under
stand she asked about.
AS the car passed the Tombs she
cried delightedly
'Oh, there is that lovely museum
read about So they keep it open on
Sundays. do theyr
Yes, replied the young man dry,y,
they keep il open Sundays.
Il remember you wrote and told me
you were there twice"
There was a ripple Of laughter in the
1 car. New York World.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-09-15

The YELLOWSTONE JOURNAL reaches
larger. class of people in the city and s~urroundir
country and has a larger circulation than az
other paper. and is therefore the best advertisi1
mediumE
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-09-15

Printing of all kinds done promptly, neatly
and ch"sp,
SAMPLES OF stock AMI estimates on all kinds o
work cheerfully given.
None but the best obtaiable workmen EN-
ployed in each department
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-09-15

Syrup"

For children a medi-
should be abso-
lutely reliable. A
mother must be able 10
pin her faith to il as to
her Bible. II must
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-09-15

r.a@ ..e . -
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-07
WORSE THAN A CLUB.
The Man Who Sat on His Hat Had to Suf
fer for 1t.


fer for 1t.
It was on suburban train coming
into Jersey City. A bald-headed, fussy-
looking man, with a pair of spectacles
on his nose and his hat on the seat be-
side him, kept rubbing his pate in
nervous way and hitching about on the
seat as if he was afraid of tacks. OPP
posite him sat a man who was closely
watching his movements and chuckling
and grinning until the attention of a
dozen people was attracted. He was
finally asked to explain, and he said:
''The old chap over there sat down on
my hat, stepped on my toes and elbowed
my ribs, and didn't apologize. deter
mined to get even with him. He al
ways sits in that seat if it isn't occu-
pied, and he always hunts around to
find paper instead of buying one. I'm
getting even with him this morning."
but how?''
THAT paper is just three years old
to-day. 1t cost me fifty cents to procure
it, but I've had fifty dollars worth of
revenge. left it on the seat, and he's
been reading it for the last twenty
miles. See?"
The old fellow struck the headlines
of railroad accident, looked puzzled,
bobbed up and down, and slowly shook
his head. He jumped from that to a
murder-on to news from Washington
and for minute was interested in the
stock market. Then he folded the paper
up, removed his glasses and looked CUB
of the window with a troubled express
sion on his face.
Hes wondering if his mind isn't Civ
ing way, and is half-scared to deathr'
chuckled the joker. Been fiattering
himself that he is good for twenty years
yet, and the first thing he does when he
gets to the city will be to buy some
brain food and a liver pad. I'm not
bad, bad man, but the chap who sits
down on my hat must at least apollo
gize."-N. Y. Sun.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-07
A Doctors Ingenious Trick.

A curious story comes from Berlin,
showing how a cheat was discovered.
A man who was accused of theft set up
plea of insanity, thereby hoping to
escape punishment. Prof. Mendel, a
noted specialist, was deputed to ex-
anime the prisoner and report on the
state of his mind. He found the man
lying in bed. To all the questions put,
such as how old he was, where he lived,
what he was called, the prisoner inva-
riably answered: Il don't know" Then
the professor took a mark out of his
purse and asked how much it was. II
don't know" was the answer, as be-
fore. The professor then asked for the
prisoners purse, out of which he took
a mark, and once more the man de-
clared that he didn't know it's value;
whereupon Prof. Mendel put a groschen
into the prisoners purse, while trans
ferring the mark to his own. why,
DOCTOR" cried the patient, hastily,
you've made mistaken The impos-
ture was made bare and the impostor
convicted.-Golden Days.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-07
A SPEEDY NAG.
He Could Travel Very Fast a Rail-
road Car.

He Could Travel Very Fast on Rail-
road Car.
A few weeks ago sale of horses took
place in Paris, and one was as poor
bro1en-kneed a hack as was ever seen
anywhere. The horse was brought for
ward, and the auctioneer, like most of
his class. began lauding what he had tC
dispose of.
Gentlemen" said he, 81 have now
the pleasure to bring before your notice
a really thoroughbred animal-an I'M
doubted pur sang. VIII anyone make a
bid of three thousand francs for it?'
One of the onlool1ers made a firm bid
of forty-five francs.
Really, gentlemen, this is too bad.
An offer of forty-five francs for such an
animal is simply ridiculous Only the
day before yesterday it did its four kilo-
meters in six minutes. and forty-five
francs is all that is offered for it. Have
you all done at forty-five francs? Going
for forty-five francs-going for the
mean sum of forty-five francs-for the
last time-gone"'
The purchaser took the sorry brute
away and was not long in ascertaining
that. in the place of doing its four l>ilo-
meters in six minutes, it could not do one
kilometer in an hour. He went back
furiously to the auctioneer and asked
him if he did not say the horse had
done four kilometers in six minutes.
Most decidedly" said the auctioneer.
''And where might this event have
come off?" asked the irate purchaser,
endeavoring to smother his anger.
I'm railway truck" was the un
abashed reply.-Chicago News.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-07

had been purposely selected to avoid
publicity and gossip on account of the
prisoner. As they steamed down the
Mersey and over the bar the day was one
of the most enjoyable which could have
been wished for. There was delight
full breeze blowing from the sea, and the
temperature was agreeable.
With this kind of weather they were
favored until they passed the Fastnet
Point, when deep fog settled on them.
This in turn passed away by the evening
of the next day, and they were once
more steaming under sunny skies. But
only for about twentyfour hours, at the
end of which time they encountered
storm and were tossed about in q violent
manner for days together. The old
steamer which carried them was none
too good seaboat at the best of times,
but now she acted in a most eccentric
manner and seemed entirely at the
mercy and will of the waves.
Neither Mrs. Delaro nor Percy had as
yet fel. alarmed, but Armida, who was,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-07
AVENGED AT LAST;
Or, a Worldwide Chase.
A STORY OF RETRIBUTION.
By ""ABASH."
ICoPYRIGHT, 1901
CHAPTER XX-CoNTrNUED.

CHAPTER XX.-CONTINUED.
''Poor, dear old man." said Mrs. Della
TO. ''he has long been laid to rest in the
quiet graveyard of his native town in
New England" AS she spoke these
words Percy was silent, and Il was many
minutes before he could control his
voice to speak. When he did his words
came choked and husky-"Would to
God that he had lived to see this villain
brought to Justice! So my staunch old
friend is gone from us!'
More than an hour elapsed before
Armida and Mr.. Blodger returned.
When they did return Armida was in
sorrowfui mood, and said that she had
seen Eugene. He had admitted burst
ing open the desk, but insisted that he
did not want the money. What he did
desire he would not tell.
What shall we do, mammal" she
asked. "He must not go to prison.
Think of the disgrace"
I'VE will consult lawyer in tho
morning and see what we can do about
it," responded her mother.
That night was the happiest Mrs. Del
arc had spent for many a year, and long
and steadily did she talk with Percy
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-07
PITH AND POINT.

what wages do you expect?" asked
| Mrs. B. of the candidate for the position
| of cook-lady. 81 never works for wages,
num-" returned the cook-lady; Il goes
on salary or nothin'. Epoch.
Mrs. Rooney-"An' what do We do
with that big basket, Mrs. McGinty?''
Mrs. McGinty-''Oh, takes that with
me when / goes to see me sister that
lives out at service Yankee Blade.
Babes are SO slow in learning to
talk because they have to devote so
much of their time and energy in trying
to understand what in the world it is
their mothers say.-SomervilleJ Journal.
-Clear.-'Mr. Tailor, why do you
always print your bill-heads on pink
paper?" Then 1 am sure the gentle
men will open them, for they will think
they are love-letters.'-Fl Blaet-
ter.
lis your nephew practicing ply
stefan, Mrs. McCuelley?" asked her Wis.,
iting neighbor. Eyes, I believe he is
practicing just at present, but he has as
good a show for learning as the most of
them"
What are your qualifications as a
boys teacher? Have you had any ex-
perience?" Eyes, sir, the very best"
Mention them, please" 81 used to be
an animal tanner in Jones' menagerie."
Philadelphia Times.
WELL" says Wooden, 81 don't see
why they keep discussing this question
of marriage; it's simple enough. If a
fellow is poor he can't afford to get mar
ried, and if he is rich he doesn't need
to."-Boston Courier.
-"Has Mrs. Wilson Rolls good social
position?" Good? 1t is unquestioned.
She can do exactly as she pleases. Why,
last week she went to the theater and
didn't speak word during the entire
play. IN. Y. Continent.
Almost any fashionable woman
coming home from Europe will agree
with you that it is wrong to smuggle,
but she thinks it is just fun to try and
get ahead of those horrid custom house
officers.-Somerville Journal
MIR. Pulliam (about to propose)-
''Miss Sanford, 1 am now going to say
what l wanted to say an hour ago. Can
you not guess, from my eyes, what it
lisp" Miss Sanford--"Doyo you mean Good
night?' You look sleepy. Epoch.
dChooIl- ooouHcSS, MIS- lollRn-
1y, that was never made to be eaten!'
Landlady-''Why, Mr.. Jackson, that
was only last years spring chicken!"
Chicken? Why. l thought you had
broken up and boiled the sheet iron in
cubator Light.
Two ladies met at a silk counter.
81 was sorry to hear your husband lost
his position" said one. YES" was
the reply, but everything happens for
the best. He started some sort of a
benefit association, and is doing right
now. "-Philadelphia Rec
ord
If the trainers OF that great chart of
human liberty, the declaration of indie
pendence, had said that, in addition to
the disposition to suffer, mankind is
content to- grumble at the evils which
aff1ict them rather than make the effort
necessary to abolish them, they would
have diagnosed the case completely
Petersburg Index-Appeal
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-07
The "Picket.r

The picket was generally inflicted on
cavalry and artillery men, and was a
singularly brutal bit of torture A long
post, near which stood n stool, was
driven into the ground. The delinquent
was ordered TO mount the stool; his
right hand was fastened to a hook in
the post by moose, drawn up as high
as it could be stretched. round his wrist
stump, the height of the stool, with
it's end cut to round and blue point,
was also driven into the earth close to
the post Then the stool was taken
away and the sufferer had nothing to
rest his bare feet upon but the stump,
(which, though it did not usually break
the skim says Capt. Grose, put him in
great torture, his only means of relief
being by resting his weight on his wrist,
the pain of which soon became intoler-
able" One can very readily believe
him, especially when he makes the adj
dition that man was not infrequently
left to stand in this position for half an
hour-although the orthodox period Of
endurance was fifteen minutes.-Lon-
don Graphic.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-07
ABOUT SHIP RAILWAYS.
What Has Been Done on a Small Seal
In the Past.

What Has Been Done on Small Scale
in the Past.
It has been said that no ship railway
is at present in operation; but it should
be added that very important one
will, it is hoped before long be carry
ing ships, weighing two thousand TONS
seventeen miles overland across the
isthmus of Chignecto between Nova
Scotia and New Brunswick.
Much interest has been manifested in
this work throughout the world for the
reason that, at many other points, ca:
nails are impracticable on account Of
their cost, and some alternative mode Of
getting ships across land is therefore
urgently needed.
The writer, as joint engineer of the
Chignecto ship railway with Sir John
Fowler and Mr.. III. G. Ketchum, has
had this fact of public interest in the
future of ship railways brought prom
inently to his notice by the numerous
applications for information.
So far as the question Of novelty is
concerned, everyone, of course, will
take it for granted that if a search
were made among the papyri at the Brit
ish museum evidence would be found
that the Egyptians were in the habit of
transporting vessels overland across
the iSthmus of SueZ. and it is, indeed,
more than probable that they did so.
Tradition records that twenty-three
centuries ago true ship railway, with
polished granite blocks as rails, existed
and was worked across the isthmus of
Corinth, where the construction of
CHI al hos ,Iry1 ~
effected and subsequently abandoned
for financial considerations.
In IT'S the well-known Count Eman-
uel Swendenborg constructed road
and machines" for carrying laden YES
sells from Stromstadt to Iddefjord in
Sweden, a distance of fourteen miles
across a rough country, and the success
full use of this work by Charles XII.
during the siege of Frederikshall led to
Swedenborg being regarded, not only
as national benefactor, but as a mech
anician of no mean ability. for at least
century after his death.
The vessels transported in all the
above cases were no doubt small in
size and weight compared with modern
vessels. Necessarily, also, any vessel
carried in our own times on an ordinary
railway must be comparatively small,
or it would not be able to pass under
bridges and through tunnels. Within
the latter limits, however, no practical
difficulty whatever has been found in
sending small vessels by rail at the
usual speed of good trains.
The Dutch have shifted torpedo boats
from one part of the coast to another
on railway trolleys, and Mr.. Donald
son, the torpedo-boat builder, some
time since forwarded his steam yacht
from the Thames to the west coast of
Scotland by rail, having, of course, re-
moved masts. tunnels and all deck
hamper to enable her to squeeze
through tunnels.-Sir Benjamin Baker,
in Nineteenth Century.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-07
Easily ACCOUNTED For.

Souibs ito his wife)-Here's anoth err
of my jokes returned marked NOT
available" / can not imagine what
the trouble is with it.
Wife (suggestively) - Perhaps you
wrote it when you were out of humor
brakes Magazine.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-07
s.huka To n millionaire.

Well-Dressed Party = No. I've got
nothing for you. Amt You ashamed to
be begging?
Beggar-You arc the one to- DO
ashamed-dressed up like gentleman
and never nickel in your clothes. -
Texas Siftings.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-07
Insect WeayPrS.

very curious kind of cloth has been
manufactured by using for the purpose
the worms which are the larvae of the
so-ca1led ''clothes-moth. An ingenious
Bavarian invented a way of causing
such worms to work on a paper model
suspended from the ceiling of room.
To this model he could give any form
and dimensions he chose. and he was
thus enabled to obtain not only square
shawls, but actually complete wom-
ans dress, with sleeves, though with
out seams. Two larvae can weave one
square inch of cloth, which exceeds in
fneness the lightest gauze. 1t has been
worn by queens.-Washingto Star.
II don't believe any young man
that stays as late as young Jinkins
= does has his full share of sense" re-
marked Blogson 10 his daughter. so,
yes, he has, pa" was the reply. Ibis
father is stakeholder in the gas com
any."-Washington Post.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-07

1t is smokers etiquette when you
give friend cigar to light your own
first and hand him the burning match.
This not only saves him any danger of
discomfort from the phosphorus, but it
may give him chance to see what is
likely to happen to him before it 10
pitiably too 1ate.-Washington Post
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-07
XXI.

'''Tis not my will that evil be immor-
tai" 1t is well for US that. while on
this earth every thing good and beauti-
full is short-lived, passing speedily away.
evil and wrong are also but question
of time, and have their end. ''All
things come to him who will watt
Leon Velasquez's power of evil had
spread itself over a long and busy life
time-had held full sway from the day
he had entered his teens until his hair
was turning gray. With the exception
of the few years when he posed as an
honest merchant, his active mind had
always been bent on evil. He had
caused the innocent to suffer for the
guilty; had robbed men of the hard
earned accumulations of years, and
women of their virtue; had stained his
hands in blood until murder came as
natural to him IS the killing Of bull
lock to butcher; he had drawn better
natures down to evil and made crime
the study of his life. But the day of
retribution was fast closing in upon
him. The murder of Mario Delaro was
soon to be avenged, and before long he
would realize the awful justice of the
old Mosaic law-''A life for a life"
And yet how poor recompense.
Robbed of her life happiness when it
was just beginning to assert itself, all
that the victims widow received in re-
turn was the knowledge that retribution
had finally overtaken the one. who had
robbed her of her treasure.
And, compared to Valasquez, WIZ at
fearful price had she paid to secure re-
venge. The best part of her life had
been spent: wasted, in fact, in running
to earth monstrosity who had at last
fallen into her hands through sheer ac-
oident las the greater part of the world
would say), though there are those who
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-07

about all that had transpired during his
| long absence, while Leon Velasquez and
| his dupe languished in prison.
In due course the accused man was
brought up for an examination. Mrs.
| Delaro In firm voice related the his
| tory of the murder and swore to the
| identity of the prisoner. So positive
and straig did her evidence
seem that it appeared hardly necessary
to call Percy Lowell. Still he was placed
in the witness box and gave an account
of his adventure in South America. He
also told about the final clew Of the sill
ver-charm which had satisfied him as to
the identity of the prisoner, and in
few moments the presiding magistrate
committed Velasquez to Jail to await
the arrival of his extradition papers.
The same day Eugene Breezy was
brought up at another London police
court and, despite the efforts of the law
yer employed to defend him, he was
sent to Jail for a short time.
All this time his anxious mother was
expecting news of him at Nice, where
she at last grew tired of waiting and
came to London. The first place she
went to was the address which Armida
had given her. While Armida gladly
welcomed the poor woman, it was with
a sorrowful heart that they told her the
story of the last few days. But Mr..
limerick is in New York" she said.
"He told me he was going there"
Then he did it to mislead YOU" said
Armida, ''for he is now in Jail awaiting
removal to America to be tried on a
charge of murder"
SsXVhoff huC hard onr6orarC5
cried the poor woman.
"Why, you surely said he was not
your husband?" said Mrs. Delaro.
''But he is. He told me SO, and he has
got all my money" said the now dis
tracted woman.
Mrs. Delaro was Immediately struck
into believing it in order to rob you
of your fortune" she said.
s'No, mol" cried Mrs. Breezy. HE is
my husband, my Alphonse, and / must
go and see him.
To pacify the woman carriage was
procured and she was taken to the Jail
where Leon Velasquez was confined.
He was brought into the cage to see
her and she at once approached him
"Alphonse, they say you are not my
husband. But it is not true, is it?''
II am not your husband and never
have BEEN" he said, in almost indis-
tinct tones
''Then why did you say you were?"
she said.
Il wanted your money" was the cool
reioinder. He knew his end was near
and he mercifully set the poor woman's
mind at rest. But she had to be carried
out of the room in a sWoon.
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Not long ago a small wedding party
passed down the carpeted steps of a
church in New York City. The princi-
pals of that party were handsome,
sunburned man of forty years and a
lovely woman many years younger.
They seemed very happy-they acre very
happy. They were Percy Lowell and his
wife-whom we have known so long as
Armida Delaro.
On the same day there left, from one
of the poorer French lodging-hous
near Leicester Square, London, funer-
al hearse and one mourner's carriage.
In that hearse lay the body of Emile
Breezy, and in the carriage was man
who looked the picture of misery-hts
name was Eugene Bregy-a living ex-
ample of "what might have BEEN"
1.-THE END.