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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-08-06
THE COLORS OF LETTERS.
A Strange IkaIIucination Regarding Words
and Sounds.

a Strange fkal1ucInatlOn Regarding Words
and Sounds.
In my youth l always associated the
idea of color with the letters of the
alphabet. In later years the discovery
that other people recognized no such
cOlOratiOn came to me as Il surprise.
The letter K, for example, always calls
up the idea of greenness. 1t is impOs-
sible for me to think of r without the
thought that it is green. In like man
ner S is yellow, and Y scarlet. The
celebration does not seem to lie in the
letter itself, as printed or written, but
to coexist with the conception which
the letter represents. AS the letter r
comes into my mind, it seems to go,
with grass and leaves, into the category
of green things. The sound has moth
ing to do with its apparent celebration.
for C soft and hard are recog-
nized as the same letter and
therefore colored alike. The col
Grafton is not affected by the character
of the type. 1t is in the letter itself,
regardless of the way in which it may
be printed, or of whether it is printed
or written at all The idea has no con-
nection with the lettering in any col
from any association of that sort.
Words seem to me also more or less
definitely colored, but the association
of celebration with me arises solely
from the letters of which the words are
composed. The dominant letters, es-
pecially the initial letter, or the letters
most conspicuous in pronunciation, give
color to the word. Thus Rosalind,
though containing but two green let
tiers, has dominant shade of green. as
saliva or silica have of yellow a pleas
ing variety in the colors of the letter
tends to render a word attractive
Thus the words Vernon, Severn, and
Exeter. with contrasted colors, are
more attractive than such words as
Patton, Hammond. or Armenia. in
which the colors are few or not con-
trasted.-President Jordan, in Popular
Science Monthly
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BEING A GENTLEMAN.

Not Bad Pantaloons But Bad Temper
Will Keep You from Being "A Man.
You see l am a gentleman" said
viii Thompson. II will not take an
insult" And the little fellow strutted
up and down with rage. He had been
throwing stones at Peter Jones, and
thought that his anger proved him to be
a gentleman.
III you want to be gentleman 7
should think you would be gentle bov
first, said his teacher. Gentlemen do
not throw stones at their neigh bors.
Peter ones did not throw stones at Won.
and l think he is much more likely to
prove a gentleman
But he has got patches on his knee
said Will.
Bad pantaloons do not keep a bow
from being a gentleman, but a bad tenn.
per does. Now William, if you want to
be a gentleman, you must first be a
gentle boy
little further on the teacher mot
Peter Jones. Some stones had hit him
and he was hurt by them "Weu
Peter. what is the matter between Won
and viii this morning % he asked.
Il was throwing a ball at one of the
boys, in play, sir, and l missed hin,
and hat VIII Thompson's dog"
Then, when he threw stones at Won
why did not you throw back ?"
Because, sir, mother says to a gen.
tleman l must be gentle boy. and
thought it best to keep out of his wav
until he cooled off a little" Theteach
er walked on, but kept the boys in
mind. He lived to see viii Thompson
rowdy, and Peter Jones gentleman,
loved and respected by alL-Ckristian
] at Work.
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Archbishop Feehan.

New YORK, July 30.-ArchbishOp p.
A. Fechan, of Chicago, is on his way to
Newport for a weeks vacation. 1t has
been rumored that he will be made
the next cardinal for America.
He said he knew very little
concerning the pope's intention in
reference to the appointment of
a cardinal. Friends of the archbishop
who had lengthy interviews with him
stated very positively that there was
very little doubt of his becoming the
new cardinal. This great honor will
be conferred, it is said, just before the
.opeuinp of the Worlds fair in Chicago.
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Illegal Prize-Fig hting to he stopped.

loND0N, July 3l.-In the house Of
commons yesterday MIR. Peyton Cobb,
liberal, referring to the fight between
Jem Smith and Pritchard, urged the
government to take stringent steps to
stop the revival of Illegal prize fights
under the pretense of glove contests.
Home Secretary Matthews said the
courts had already laid down the law
as to what constituted an unlawful
fight. If evidence should be forthcom-
ing to show the illegal character OF
such a contest, prosecution would at
once be undertaken, whether the fight
mas with or witho ut gloves
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-08-06

PITTSBURGH, Pa. Aug. IA con-
struction train on the Pittsburgh, Nlr
ninia & Charlestown railroad backed
in on a side track at the junction
of that railroad with the Pennsyl
vania road. A gang of hungarian track
men were working on the side tract
and did not see the construction traiI
until too late to escape. Marcus Man
MON was instantly killed. Two othe'
Huns, names unknown, were fatalll
injured. The injured men wer'
brought to the West Pennsylvania
hospital The attending physicians sd.
that they can not recover
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a PANICkY TIME.
Fire on a Loaded Excursion Boat Return
ing from Coney Island.

ing from SoHeS
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Aug. 1.-As the
steamer Elm City was returning from
an excursion from New York and Coney
Island. with the St. Patrick's Total Abb
stinence Benevolent society on board,
the boat caught fire from an overheated
boiler abaft of the port wheel house,
when off Norwalk. There were about
1,2OO persons on board, and for time
panic was imminent. Through the
GOODNESS of Capt. Tucker and the crew
of the boat order was soon restored,
the hands were ordered to their places
and the fire was eXtinguished. One
young man tainted from terror, and
several of the women had to be attend
ed to bv their escorts. The boat arrived
here fifteen minutes after one o'clock
this morning.
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Mr.. Parneu VIII Take an Appeal ACainsi
Paving the O'>hea Case Costs.

LONDON. Aug. THE announcement
is made that Mr.. Parnell will take an
appeal from the Judgment which or
dered him to pay $1,000 costs in the
O'Shea divorce suit y few days since
the registrar in the London bankruptcy
court decided that Mr.. Parnell,s objec-
ton to Capt. O'Shea's notice to pay the
costs in the recent divorce proceedings
or the ground that he was not resi-
dent in England was untenable, 1t
therefore only remained for Mr. Par
nell to appeal, pay the costs or be de
clared q bankrupt.
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what nonsense is there?' he asked.
as he looked over her shoulder at the
paper she had in her hand. ''Some fool
dress-pattern, I suppose
No" she replied. Its diagram
of the pitchers curves in base BALL
''Lem me see it as soon as you get
through, will you?"-Wasilington Post
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-08-06

Husband-You have done splendidly.
This months bill is only half the
amount we usually spend. How in the
world have you managed to cut down
expenses so?
Wife-Why, I bargained on sixty
days time for lots of things. -Phila.
delphia Inquirer.
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An discriminating Letter Chewed and
Swallowed by Prisoner.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July 31.-For
several days Detective Green has been
watching the post office under orders
from Washington to arrest VIM. Lee,
who would call for letter which the Of
ficer was instructed to secure. Wednes-
day night Lee called for the letter, and
as he opened it the detective put him
under arrest. Quick as thought Lee
put the letter INTO his mouth. and be-
fore the astonished officer could prevent
him he had chewed it up and swallowed
it, thus destroying the evidence which
the authorities were anxious to secure.
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HERRESHOFF'S NEW WONDER.
w. Il. Hearst's Yacht Good for Thirty
Miles an Hour and Upward.

PROVIDENCE, r. l.. July 31.-Herre-
shoff has turned out another wonder,
and it is safe to say that there is moth
ing under steam that for speed can
touch w. Il. Hearst's new yacht, No.
16s. With only $50 pounds of
steam on-just half what she can
carry-she made nine miles in 81 min
utes, and her builder, as well as the
engineer 5 guests on board, said that she
is good for so or more miles an hour.
The Cushing at her best has made ~
miles. No. los was tried in Bristol har-
Dor and in the bay, and showed that at
every point she is as nearly perfect as
can be. She goes on the dry-docks
here, and then will start for San Fran
cisco.
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Another AftprcIaD.

When the billion-dollar congress il
the heyday of its lberality provided fo1
the payment of a bounty of cents a
pound for all cane. sorghum, beet or
maple sugar grown within the United
States it was estimated by distinguished
republican authorities that the total
expenditures from the treasury on this
account would not exceed 50. 900, 00O
Unhappily. however, republican esti-
mates are not wholly free from error
and it has already been discovered that
the Louisiana sugar crop will exceed
the amount allowed it by the estimates
by no less than $50 600. 900 pounds The
beet and sorghum sugar production is
already more than double what the
talented estimators expected. and there
is every reason to expect that when the
applications for the bounty are all in
the total production will exceed the
estimates by not less than 100000, 900
pounds. This will add the neat sum of
S., 900, 600 to the estimated expendi-
lures and still further complicate Sec
rotary Fosters optimistic system of
bookkeeping Chicago Times
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PARAGRAPHiC POINTERS.

For party that chose Mckinley
as its candidate and wanted to make
the fight on the tariff issue, the Ohio
republicans show an unaccOunta bic
disposition to talk tbout everything
but the tariff ALBANY Argus.
The Ohio democrats accept Nc
Kinley and McKinleyism as the issue
with something more than alacrity
and put the monopoly tariff. the billion
dollar congress and the force bill con-
spiracy in the front of the fght.-N. Y.
World.
I'VE may reasonably expect that
the expenditures for pensions will de-
crease said Gen. Garfield, twenty
years ago. Gen. Garfield may have
been a very good soldier, but what are
we to think of him as prophet?-
Louisville Courier Journal
-Raum is about to unload $50, 900
pension cases on the various agencies of
the country in order to get them dis
posed of with more celebrity. This will
please the old soldiers undoubtedly, but
the country in general would greatly
prefer to see Ben Harrison unload
Raum.-Chicago Herald.
The democratic movement in the
west is steady and permanent. 1t is
the result of earnest conviction and it
is crumbling down republican strong
holds long considered impregnable.
The full results of the Mckinley tariff
have not vet come home to the reckless
party responsible for that outrage on
American industries. Al bany Argus.
---Financier Foster no doubt fully
satisfies the wishes of his friends in
Wall street, by his offer to extend the
415,per cent. bonds after maturity at
per cent. What the tax payers demand
is that he pay the bonds at maturity and
stop the interest altogether. This could
easily have been done but for the Grim
inal extravaganza and rapacity of the
billiOn-dOllar cOngreSs.-St. Louis Re-
public.
prepared by kindly republicans tC
break the fall of the tum bling Quay has
it's notable advantages for him whom
it is to catch, but deprives the party of
the satisfaction of affirming that the
malodorous leader was ANONYMOUSLY
elected because of his misdeeds. PEG.
pie are to be given to understand that
his colleagues and perhaps it is as
well so. for no one could ever be per-
suaded that he would have been ex-
PEELED as long as there was chance of
his carrying elections, however bad his
reputation might become.-Chicag
Times.
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forced economy III the reduction OF the
clerical force of the government. Al
bany Argus.
Iron County register., 1891-11-05
CHURCHES:

CATHOLIC CHURCH, Arcadia College
and Pilot Knob. l.. c. WERNERT Rector
High Mass and Sermon at Arcadia College
every Sunday at O'Clock A. NJ. Vespers anG
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament at 4
O'Clock P. NJ. High Mass and Sermon and
BenedictiOn at Pilot Knob Catholic Church
at i0:30 O'Clock A. NJ. Sunday School FOL
children at 80 O'Clock P. NJ.
NJ. e. CHURCH, Cor. Reynolds and
Mountain Streets, ISAAC BORTS, Pastor. Res
idence: Ironton. Services every Sabbath
at IL A. NJ. and 7:45 p. NJ. Sunday Schoo
$3.50 4. NJ. Glass Meeting Sunday afternoon
at O'Clock Prayer Meeting Tuesday and
Thursday evenings, All are invited.
NJ. E. CHURCH, SOUTH, Fort Hill,
between Ironton and Arcadia. Rev. A. L
TIDwELL, Pastor. Preaching every Sunday
morning and evening. Prayer meeting eve
ry Wednesday evening. Sabbath School at
$3.50 A. NJ.
BAPTIST CHURCH, Madison street
near Knob street, g. NJ SHOUsH, Pastor
Residence Ironton. Preaching on every
Saturday before the first Sunday of each
month at 80 P. NJ. and on the first and third
SUNDAYS at IL A. NJ. Sunday School every
Sunday at $50 A. NJ. and Prayer Meeting
every Tuesday evening at 1880 P. NJ.
LUTHERAN CHURCH, Pilot KNOB
Rev. OrTo PFAFFE, Pastor.
A. NJ. E. CHURCH, Corner shepherd
and Washington streets, Ironton. A. ABB
ANATHY, pastor.
Iron County register., 1891-11-05
From Over the Water.
XIV.
GENEVA, August Is, 1891 .

GENEVA, August Is, 1891.
We went OUT to Ferney (by steam tram
carr yesterday afternoon. That is the
town built by Voltaire: he founded a
hospital, school and church, (the chapel
bears The inscription ''Des erexit Vol
taire*) and gave a great deal OF money
to the people. There Is a statute of him
Qittle, leans rp-featured, scheming old
man) dedicated to the ''Patriarch of
Ferney.'' His chateau is there. We
could not gain admittance on Saturday,
but saw that the grounds are very beau
tiful
Though only four and half miles
from Geneva, Ferney is in French terri
tory; so we stood for the first time on
French soil. We passed a fine villa be-
longing to one of the Rothchilds. and saw
fields of wheat, oats and grass. The
view of Mout Blanc and the adjacent
snOw-covered mountains was truly mag
niticent. Some of the rooms in our hotel
have view of Mont Blanc. From Miss
II. IS rooG the other evening we saw 1t
with the pale moonlight glow.
Iron County register., 1891-11-05
NOVEMBER S. 1891.
If We Knew.

Could we but draw back the curtains
That surround each others lives,
See the naked heart and spirit,
Know what spur the action gives,
often we should find it better,
Purer than we judge we should;
We should love each other better
If we only understood.
Could we Judge all deeds by motives,
See the good and bad within,
Often we should love the sinner
All the while we loathe the sin.
Could we know the powers working
To o'erthrow integrity,
We should judge each others errors
With more patient charity.
If we knew the cares and trials,
Knew the effort ali in vain,
And the bitter disappointment,
Understood the loss and gain
Would the grim, external roughness
Seem, wonder. just the same?
Should we help where now we hinder?
Should we pity where we blame?
All. we judge each other harshly,
Knowing not life's hidden force;
Knowing not the fount of action
Is less turbd at its source.
Seeing not amid the evil
All the golden grains of good;
Oh. we'd love each other better,
II we only understood.
Iron County register., 1891-11-05

wild growth. If yen saw the dog begin
to wag his tail. you might know he was
on the scent. AS the track got fresher, his
tail would 60 faster; but not sound
would escape him. nor would he go any
faster; but you could see he was getting
excited. When the dog would come in
sight of the deer he would stop stock still
ard look back to his master, as much as
to say. .'Thcre it is!''
An old hunter told me one day he was
out hunting on his horse; his dog was
with him. AS they were going along
an old road The dog stopped short and
looked up at him, and then put his nose
to the ground; then looked up again.
The hunter said to him, "Hunt him up!"
The dog commenced to move very care
fully along track where deer had
crossed the road. As the hunter rode
along following, the dog all at once
stopped and held up his forefoot. His
master still sat on the horse, bur could
not see ANYTHING. All the time the dog
would look ahead, then up at his master,
who looked and looked, but could see
nothing. AT last he got down off his
horse and went to the dog. ssAll this
time the dog kept looking away ahead,
but | could see nothing. At last got
down on my knees by the side of the dog,
and looked the way the dog wos looking,
and don't you think light below a big
rock | saw one OF the biggest old bucks
living asleep. | inst drew down on the
old bucks head and fired.' He said, in
conclusion, II tell you it was one of the
biggest old bucks ever killed. Oh,
just wouldn't take horse for that dog.'
With one of those well trained dogs a
man would be a poor hunter that could
not Kill deer when he wanted one.
Oh, it makes me feel sick, when thin
OF those good old times in the woods!
II. p. r.
Iron County register., 1891-11-05
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY IRON COUNTY
COURTS.

CIRCUIT COURT is held on the
Fourth Monday in April and October.
COUNTY COURT convenes on the
First Monday of March, June, September
and December.
PROBATE COURT is held on the First
Monday in February, May, August and No.
fember.
OFFICERS:
4. W. HOLLOMAN, Presiding Judge Coun-
ty Court.
JoHN kEMPER, County Judge, South
ern District.
J. Il. Low, County Judge, Western Dis
trict.
j. 5. JORDAN, Prosecuting Attorney.
=. w. WHITwORTH, Collector.
W. \. FLETCHER, County Clerk.
JOS. HUFF, Circuit Clerk.
Franz DINGER, Probate Judge.
D. +. REESE, Treasurer.
w. III. FISHER, Sheriff.
:. =. REYBURN, Assessor.
q. w. HULL, Coroner.
J. T. AXE, Public Admir-, Tronton.
=. w. HOLLOMAN, Surveyor.
A. u. VANCE School Commissioner.
Iron County register., 1891-11-05
PARIS, France. August 20, 1s9,


1t doesn't seem possible that I'm in
''Paree'' really and truly, but here si
in one of the veritable ''pensions, " Will
French people all around and on every
hand. We came in between eleven and
twelve last night, and already | like Par.
is much more than expected. Our first
view OF it was beautiful. Twas bright
moonlight and the Madeleine seen in that
pale light. was grand. sublime, exquisite,
all at once. We all rode on top of an
omnibus all the way from the depot
along some of the chief BouIevards, past
the Place de la Bastllc, Place de la Con
corde. Louvre Tuileries, and within sight
of the Theatre Francais. Prof. P. was
exuberant and felt as though he were
back in his old home. Madame d'Har-
menon ~ was glad to see him, ard had a
lunch waiting to welcome his crowd OF
followers. She has a most pleasant face
and seems very kindly, though I've not
yet spoken with her. The pension is full ,
and have seen the 'tamilv' only in pass
ing. We come up four flights of stairs
before we reach our dining room and
parlor. They and the bedrooms are
nicely fu1nished-odd pictures and carved
'armoires, etc. Miss Daniels is with
Hattie r. and myself. We have two
very large square gilt framed mirrors,
they remind me of those the ieywOods
used to have), besides a cute one in shelf
arrangement over the wash stand. The
double bed has a green canopy, lined
with old gold. Imagine me surrounded
by its fantastic drapings. Your letter
sent Aug I'd was awaiting me last night,
and Mrs. Powers let me read hers from
YOU are all well. Just as l was writing
this Prof. p. came with letters for us all.
| had note from E., very nice letter,
with a note of introduction to her aunt
us, and &, IS epistle's read with JOY.
Their account of the day at the lake was
highly entertaining and almost wished
| had been with you instead of "oyer the
ocean wave.'' | know you had splen-
did time. Whom do you suppose met to-
lay in the Louvre? Who, but Mamie
Wilkinson. now Mrs. Smith. Weexpect-
ed to hunt up the Whites this afternoon
and tell them that we have arrived, but
the first thing when we started out TINS
morning we met Mrs. White and Edith
on the street. They look natural, Edith
is growing 1ieshy. She is doing wen
with her art study. has taken up painting
already. She says she is improving in
her French, too. I'm utterly discour-
aged, for these people talk so fast that /
hear only a confusion of sounds. Mad
anne d'Harmenon speaks with beautiful
distinctness. and l found it easy to I'M
derstand the few words I've heard her
speak. We walked this morning to the
Louvre, through the Place de la Concorde,
where the guillotine stood in the times OF
the revolution, In the center Is an one-
lisk. one of the four famous ones (the
others are in New York, Rome and Lon
don); two large fountains are on each SIDE
and fine statues all around it. We pass
ed along by the Champs Elysees, where
there are beautiful flowers, trees ana
grass; crossed the Taileries gardens,
where there was lake with black swan
sailing on it and some boys who were
laanchig small ships. The streets are
broad and clean and shady; certainly the
Iron County register., 1891-11-05
NUMBER 18.

accurately. He sent a card announcing
his arrival. the man told him they had
all gone to bed, but the card would be
delivered in the morning. Next dav Mr..
P. received a telegram from the Professor
and found that we were in Geneva. He
didn't wait to introduce himself or eX-
plain his card to the other sixteen, but
came on at once. Of course he was hail
ed with joy.
Iron County register., 1891-11-05
TUESDAY, SECOND DAY OF TTRM.

Johnson ct al JF Nichols /
NO d VS. Damages
Alien ct al Crystal p G. Col
Cause reset for trial for Thursday, Novem-
Der 9th. And ordered that Judge Fox be
called to try the same,
Iron County register., 1891-11-05

Go to Payton Martins Livery Stable for
Buggies, Hacks. and for accommodation
for Picnic excursions. New rigs aud good
horses.
Iron County register., 1891-11-05
CIRCUIT COURT DOCKET-OCTO-
BER TERM, 1891.

FIRST DAY OF THE TERM.
Attorneys. Style Of Action / Caus eof Ac,n-
Iron County register., 1891-11-05
Official Directory.
MEMBER OF CONGRESS: +:

70
HON. SAMUEL BYRNs, Tenth District
Potnsi, 8io.
L. 5. LAND OFFICE j. c. NELL,
Register; WM. b. NEWMAN, Receiver -
1ronton, Mo.
j. FRANK GREEN, Judge Twenty Sixth
.ircuit, De Soto, Mo-