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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-11-17
A Wild Ride.

Reader, did you ever start out of a
dark, rainy, stormy night, on hand
car, to look after bridges and track in
dangerous places? If not, you have no
idea of the sensations that come and go
as you whirl along over the steel rails
with an impenetrable wall of darkness,
broken only perhaps by an occasional
fash of lightning, that seemed to lay
the track bare for a quarter of a mile
either way. The bare thought of an
engine without headlight is enough
to shock the nerves of the strongest
from the car to escape from an imagin-
airy danger. Then a fash of lightning
comes and the nerves are relieved by
seeing a clear track ahead.
The writer made such trip during
last springs famous freshet. About
eleven o'clock the night operator came
to my door with an order to go over
the section and see that everything was
secure. By the time had aroused my
men and was ready to start, the hands
of the clock were approaching the hour
of twelve. The wind had fallen to a
low moan, but the rain was still falling
and the rumble of distant thunder filed
the air. As we sped over the steel rails,
thousands of firefiies seemed to be try
ing to dispell the impenetrable dark
ness, but their phosphorescent lights
only gave the night a more weired APP
pearance. The trip was made without
accident, but the writer has known
many hand car accidents. On the
Cairo, Vincennes & Chicago railroad.
between Tunnel hill and Burnside is a
curve that used to be called Hog-Jaw
Bend. This curve passes through q
cut, the sides of which are perpendic-
ular, being cut through stone. At each
end of this cut is a bridge. Several
accidents have happened at this place.
Once a section gang on their hand-car
met a train in this cut, the men sprang
off and ran meeting the train, which
was their only means of escape, for
had they run the other way, they would
have been struck with flying tools and
pieces of the hand-car.
On another occasion, a woman and
child were on the car, just as they
crossed the south bridge, and were
about to enter the cut, an engine was
seen coming through the cut meeting
them. The men all sprang off and
might have been saved, but the husband
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-11-17

The story of the priests and Sisters
who fell into the late Mahdi's hands
through the capture of Delen, is told
by Father Ohrwalder in book form,
making a tale of great horror. The
Mahdi himself was inclined to be kind,
but his emirs were terribly cruel. 1t
appears that the Mahdi really destroy
ed himself by the triumph of capturing
khartoum. From that time he gave
himself up to a life of ease and luxury.
The narrative says: ..He urged mod
Grafton in eating and drinking, yet he
secured for himself every dainty which
khartoum could possibly produce. He
now wears shirts and trousers of the
finest material, and, before putting
them on, his wives were obliged to
perfume them with incense and other
costly fragrances. His wives attended
on him in turns, but no regularity was
preserved. They anointed his body
"ibih Oil SUI - vi PiSSAobo uOhtSs Obt
his speciality was the expensive s'San-
dalia" "a prefume prepared from san
dial wood and oily, and so saturated was
he with these perfumes that when he
went forth the air was laden with
sweet-smelling Odors. The courtyard
of his harem was full of women, from
little Turkish girls of eight years old
to the pitch-black Dinka negress or
copper colOred Abyssinian almost
every tribe in the Soudan supplied its
representative, so that one might say
the entire SOudanese woman world was
to be seen here. Among this vast con-
course four only were lawfully wives;
the remainder were considered as
.ghenima,' or booty, and were looked
upon as slaves and concub:nes. His
principal wife was called .Aisha,' or,
as she is better known in Omdurman,
.Om ell Muminin' Mother of the Faith
full. She was a woman of considerable
influence, for the wives of all the prin-
cipal emirs visited her, and she was
assisted by them in celebrating an ex-
tensive system of espionage. But
good living and unbridled sensuality
told in the end. The Prophet grew
enormously fat, fell sick, and on the
22d of June, 1885. expired in his palace
at Omdurman. Some say that he was
a victim to the vengeance of a woman
who had lost husband and children in
the fall of khartoum, and who repaid
the Mahdi's outrage on her own person
by giving him poison in his food, but
Father Ohrwelder inclines to trust the
official report that he died of fatty de-
generation of the heart.-NeU York
Sun.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-11-17

and father rushed to the rescue of his
wife and child and all were killed, and
the hand car was broken into a thous-
and pieces.
In the spring of IA was at work on
the o. & NJ. railroad at a little station
called Richland, seven miles cast of
Viucennes, Indiana. We used to 60 to
Vincennes one or two nights each week
to purchase groceries and other neces-
saries. On one of those occasions we
had a pretty good load. which we left
at Johnnie Killfiles saloon, near the old
freight depot. while three of US, includ-
ing the foreman, went to bring up the
car. The switch engine was on a side
track and the switch was open. We
set our car over and started, but at that
moment the engine started. The fore
man gave stop signal, but twas of no
use. We struck just at the frog and
were knocked off the track. The fore
man sprang to his feet and asked if we
were hurt. / told him / was not hurt,
but after rubbing my face, when it
seemed to smart and looking at my
hand l saw blood. walked up to the
foreman and asked him if my face was
bloody. NO" said he, s.but it is as
black as my hat" l had gotten car
grease on it; the blood came from my
hand where the skin was broken. The
other man, Jack Riley by name, said,
lam hurried bad, but he went to work
the next day.
A week or so after that, we were go
ing out of Vincennes one night, when
We ran into an old deaf fellow, just as
he made spring to get out of the way.
He rolled into the ditch, and the last
we saw of him he was on his hands and
knees trying to get on his feet. As
there was an engine following us, and
We were running fast to get out of her
way, we could not stop to see how bad
he was hurt. But the next day we
learned that he said an engine struck
a hand-car and run it over him. If
this should come to his notice, it might
dispeu an error on his part.
F. P. H.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-11-17

JERRY SIMPSON proved a winner, not
withstanding the Herculean efforts OF
colonized the district with enough vot-
ers from Oklahoma to get away with
Jerry's vote of two years ago, but they
were not counting on the recruits that
would rally to his standard this year,
and he is elected by majority equal
to the new vote, which is $500 or more.
And what is best of all from cOlonizing
this district with voters from Okla
homa. and then failing in their design.
the Republicans have also lost that
Territory which on November Sth gave
a Democratic majority.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-11-17

We want every mother to know that
Group can be prevented. True Group
never appears without warning. The
first symptom is hoarseness, then the
child appears to have taken cold or a
cold may have accompanied the hoarse-
ness from the start. After that a Pc
culiar rough CROUCH is developed, which
is followed by the Group. The time to
act is when the child first becomes
hoarse; few doses of Chamberlain: S
Cough Pemedy would prevent the at
tack. Even after the rough cough has
appeared, the disease may be prevented
by using this remedy as directed. The
only safe way is to keep so cent bot
tie of the Remedy in the house for use
whenever symptoms of the disease APP
pear. For sale by P. R. Crisp.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-11-17
Legislative Hypocrisy.
F. P. H.

The action of the Democratic Con
gress in voting to close the Worlds
Fair on Sunday has had the effect o.
causing the secularists of the country
to organize themselves into a voting
party To close a national Exposition
against the wOrkingmen of the country
on the only day they can attend is GER
tainly vicious legislation. The effect
is well illustrated by a cartoon in Puck
representing a clergyman and saloon
keeper clasping hands in front of the
gates to the Exposition. which are
closed and padlocked. while the pious
people 60 one way toward the church
and the worlds people go the other
way toward the saloon. Puck gives
the matter its correct name, IAN I'M
holy alliance" in which the Church
and the rum shop ally themselves to
divide the custom of visitors to Chicago.
The result will be that while the Church
CCtlCu hNC AuAuIC GU Vi tAAoSO VIM
would otherwise attend the Fair, the
saloon will absorb five thousand. In
the interests of sobriety the Church
should be willing to lose 1.-THE of its
attendance in order that the saloons
might be emptied.
What makes the hypocritical action
of Congress so much the worse is the
fact that probably not one in a dozen of
the legislators who voted for the clos
ing of the Fair have sufficient respect
for Sunday to observe it themselves,
and they are as likely to go with one
crowd as with the other. Monday
morning will find half of them sitting
NY in bed and inquiring, ''Where was I
at?"
The hypocrisy of legislators and the
bigotry of pietists have been a greater
detriment to public morals than all the
Sunday labor and recreation charged
upon offenders since the time when the
Jews sought to Stay Christ for breaking
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Wash, Eye.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-11-17
Southeast Missouri Teachers Assoc
iatiOn.

The regular meeting of the Southeast
Missouri District Teachers Association
will be held at Maiden, Dunklin coun-
ty, Missouri, during the Christmas hol-
idays-December %, 20 and 80. 1892.
Inasmuch as the Association has not
convened since August, 1S91-nearly a
year and a half-it is but reasonable to
expect that the teachers generally
throughout the district will endeavor
to make our next meeting one of the
best in the history of the Association.
Such an educational arousement as Mis-
souri, is experiencing was never before
witnessed in the Mississippi Valley,
and teachers who expect to keep abreast
of the advancement of the times must
avail themselves of every opportunity
for i'm provoment.
1t is needless to endmerate here the
advantages of these teachers meetings,
because they are not new feature in
our educational economy. The purpose
of this notice is to call your attention
to the time and place of meeting, and
to enlist your cooperation in making
the next session a success.
We take pleasure in announcing that
We have every assurance that the good
people of Maiden will spare no pains in
making our visit pleasant one, and it
will be profitable to the educational in
terests of that section of the district
just in the proportion that we make it
profitable to ourselves.
The executive committee will be
pleased to receive suggestions from any
one interested in the success of the
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-11-17

We heard much of the loyalty and
fidelity of Washington county Democ-
racy during last summers campaign.
1t showed up, after its own peculiar
fashion, by electing Republican sheriff
and a Republican collector on Novem-
Der sth. A fine organization they have
mn there, to be sure! And yet one of
their local lights had the gall to visit
Democratic headquarters in St Louis
about a month ago and say that Iron
county needed attention.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-11-17

WHEN the Democrats reached out
for some of the Western States it did
not prove so much rainbow-chasing,
after all. The West has learned that
its interests are with the Democratic
party and there she will stay until the
tariff and money questions have been
settled for the good and equal justice
Of all
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-11-17
meeting, and will gladly avail them

meeting, and will gladly avail them
selves of every advantage suggested.
The official programmes are delayed
on account of not receiving prompt re-
plies to our circulars of inquiry, but
we hope to have them ready for distri-
button by the 18th os November.
A. P. VANCE, President.
HATTIE BROwN, Secretary.
Address Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-11-17

THERE is no truer Democrat and
nobler man in the State of Missouri.
than Dick Dalton, and it will be many
a day before his fellow Democrats for.
get his unselfish devotion to principle
during the late campaign. We know
who, if he lives, will be the successor
TO Mr.. Stone, if TOR popali suprema lea
esfO
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-11-17

THE jackson Items, a Republican
paper, heard of the overwhelming de-
feat of the Republican party in State
and Nation, and then turned its little
sstOes to the daises." The editor, Mr..
Kies, is a clever gentleman, and We
wish him we'll in his future undertake
inps
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-11-17

ANOTHER source of qualification to
the great victory in Missouri is that it
Cockrell to the United States Senate.
He is one of our most faithful and pop
ular officers, and will doubtless be chos-
en- as his own successor without oppo-
sition.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-11-17

WELL, the young man who cast his
first vote this year, and voted the
straight Republican ticket, certainly
played a losing game. OF the thirty
nine names on the regular Republican
ticket not single man was elected.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-11-17

SENATOR DAVID BENNETT HILL of
New York has proven himself loyal
man and Democrat, well worthy any
honor which his party may bestow on
him. He and Tammany are and will
be strictly in it.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-11-17

THE election of Grover Cleveland to
the Presidency means that the country
is to be presided over the next four
years by an honest and patriotic man
who has proven that he will sacrifice
his own personal ambition for what he
believes is best for his country
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-11-17

BENNY is the worst beat man that ever
ran for President, and, tits safe to say,
he will hardly ever be heard of again in
American politics.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-11-17

MIR. STONES plurality reaches 80, 900,
and his majority is 10000. The Re-
publicans didn't exactly capture Mis-
..stood up for the grand old State all
the same
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-11-17

The GfObe-Dem0crat, sometimes hon
says that the Mckinley bill was wrong:
that when the tariff laws in this coun-
try are changed the duties must be
lowered Even Benjamin himself is
said to take this view of the question
now.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-11-17

NONE but Democrats to office! Iron
county sustains her glorious and I'M
broken record of the past twenty years.
Grand old Iron
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-11-17
Notice.

Any farmer or other person who is
DESTROYS of having some painting done
and paying for same in hay. corn, o,
wood will find it to his interest to ap.
ply to me at once.
THos. PRUITT, IrOnton, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-11-17
Facts and Figures.

There are 1877 publication and news
agents in St. Louis, and, according to
the official figures given by Mr.. Jno !.
3. Harlow, Postmaster, all of these
sent out, during the month of July, $751;
S29 pounds of second-class mail matter,
which includes all newspapers and Pc
riOdicals mailed from the Office of pub
LEGATION. OF this total. The st. Louis
Republic mailed 329, 139 pounds, or
about orfe-third of all, which fact tells
its own story as to the wonderful pop
ularity and large circulation of the
great Democratic Newspaper of the
West and Southwest
THE s.TWICE-A-wEEK'' REPUBLIC
is at once the best and the cheapest
newspaper published in America. It
WILDE indispensable during this cam
paign Of education, and will be mailed
to any address from now until Novem-
Der 80, for Thirty Cents, or in clubs of
ten or more received at one time, for
Twenty-Five Cents each. Remember
This as for Great Semi Weekly Paper
Send in your orders at once. Sample
copies free. Address,
The Republic, St. Louis. Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-11-17

HAS anybody heard anything of the
eloquent and scholarly Whitledge since
the landslide came tumbling over the
nation?
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-11-17

GRAND old Democracy of Iron county
did her full duty. No Republicans nor
Independents slip into Office in this
county.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-11-17

THE result in Ohio and California is
yet in doubt, but one thing is certain.
they will both in future be classed as
doubtful states.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-11-17

On, what sickly effort at humor
characterizes all our Republican ex-
changes
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-11-17

- AND didn't we stand up for Missouri.
though. Thirteen out of the fifteen
congressman are ours.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-11-17

For SALE-A good, gentle family
horse and park wagon. Also fresh
mich cow. Apply at once to Sam
Andrews. Arcadia.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-11-17

ARE there enough left to bury the
dead2
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-11-17

THE victory belongs to the people
and the result is one that brings JOY
and peace to all good patriots.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-11-17

Don't twit them too much boys
Have commiseration on the poor sin
ners.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-11-17

When Baby was sick. we gave her Castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria-
When she beet re Miss, she chung to Castoria
When she had ildren, she gave them Castoria
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-11-17

How do you reckon a Warner-Dem.
ocrat feels about this time?
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-11-17

For SALE OR EXCHANGE-The fol-
lowing musical instruments: l up
right Piano s.Kimball," and Valley
Gem" square Piano; also secondhand
Organ. These are all good instruments
and in first class condition. Here is
an opportunity to get a good Piano at
bargain. Pianos and Organ be seen
by calling on the owners, Jordan and
Huff, Ironton, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-11-17

THE REGISTERS rOosters were the
admiration of all and the envy of many.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-11-17

Job Work of all kinds neatly execut-
ed at this Office.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-11-17

No more Dudleys, Quays, nor Harri-
sons.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-11-17
DRESS GOODSg TRIMMINGS,

Our Dress Goods Depart
ment is rep1ete. We are show
ing many Novelties. See our
line of Barbour in all Shades,
and our line of Storm Serges.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-11-17
IN The ARCADIA VALLEY

A homemade pamphlet,
profusely illustrated, descrip-
tive of the Valley and its sur
roundings. A souvenir which
every visitor to the Valley
should possess. For sale at
this Office; ten cents a copy.
By mail, postpaid, twelve
cents.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-11-17

LET the dead and the beautiful rest
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-11-17
7. S. LOPEZ & SONS.
MILLINERY! millinery!

We are showing an elegant
line of Millinery and Trim
mings. Having engaged a first
class Milliner of St. Louis, La
dies can depend upon getting the Latest
Styles. Our prices are the lowest.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-03
SALTWATER NEWS.
Events of a Day in the City on
the St. CrOiX.


majority of the delegates to the Demo-
cratic state convention from this county
favor Daniel W. I.awler, of st. Paul. for gov
ernor and will support him in the conven-
uon today. IT LAWYER Is nominated the dele
CATION from this county will probably sup
port Judge j. c. Nethaway, of this city, for
attorney general, and the delegation from
this county will support him if other than a
Hamsey county man is placed at the head Of
the ticket.
f. w. Klein. the North Main street shoe
dealer who made an assignment few days
ago tor the benefit of creditors, filed q state
ment of assets and liabilities Monday even
ing. i he liabilities are Sy.S9S.41. and the as
sets amount TO $4,973. 40. The stock is val
ued at S4,4S.15, and the book accounts
S536.25. Creditors will probably receive 40 or
50 cents on The dollar.
Josiah Staples, who has resided in Still.
water for nearly a half century. is danger
ously i'll with heart trouble at his home on
10 1--we Monday night. but rallied again yes
terday, and is now more comfortable than he
has been for several days.
A telegram received from Montreal yester-
year-old son of Mrs. .. A. Waiter, of this
CITY, The child died Of Inflammation OF the
bowels. MIS-. Waiter left Montreal tor Still
water with the remains yesterday and will
reach this city tomorrow.
z. j. Seipples. of Dubuque, purchased a
raft of logs Monday from the Empire Lumber
company, Wlnona. HIS has also purchased
NEARLY 100000 feet of logs from saltwater
parties.
Sheriff Marty served warrant yesterday
on Mat Mattson, residing at Alton. Mattson
is charged with assault and battery. and will
have hearing today in the municipal court
Larry Manderville died yesterday ut the
city hospital of meningitis. Deceased was
nearly sixty-five years of age.a and had resided
here many years.
Rev. D. G. Stouffer Of Peoria, ILL.,, is a
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Z. J. Spindle. He will
probably preach in the Presbyterian church
next Sunday.
cipal court Yesterday on charge of drunken
ness, and was given thirty days term in the
county Jail.
The Daisy cleared yesterday with raft of
logs for the Rock Island Qll.) Lumbe COM
pauy