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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-10-20
Growth Of Boys aud Girls.

The year of greatest growth in boys
is the seventeenth. in girls the four
teenth. While girls reach full height
in their fifteenth year. they acquire full
weight at the age of twenty. Boys are
stronger than girls from birth to the
eleventh year; then girls become supe-
rior physically to the seventeenth year.
when the tables are again turned aud
remain So From November to April
children grow very little and gain nc
weight; from April to July they gain in
height but lose in weight. and from
July to November they increase greatly
in weight but not in height-British
Medical Monthly.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-10-20
ARABIAN HORSES.
These Famous Sterds Have No Written |
Pedigrees. |

These Famous Steeds Have No Written
Pedigrees.
The Arabs have no written pedigrees:
it is all an affair of memory and noto-
riety in the tribe. Certain alleged pedi-
grees of Arabian horses. Coached in
romantic language and represented as
carried IN a small bag hung by a cord
around the animals neck. have been
published. but these are forgeries. got
up probabl by horse dealers. Egyptian,
Syrian or Persian. The breeding OF
every horse is a matter of common
knowledge. and it wonld be impossible
for his owner to ia bricate pedigree sc
as to deceive the natives. even if he
were so inclined. The Bedouins, it
seems necessary to admit, are il
general great liars and they will
lie Ito 4 strangely about the age. the
qualities or the ownership of horse,
but they will not lie about his pedigree,
even when they can do so with i'm
punity. To be truthful on this subject
is almost matter of religion. certainly
a point of honor. in the desert
How far back do these pedigrees run
and what was the origin of the Arabian
horse? These questions il is impossible
to answer definitely. The Bedouins
themselves believe that Allah created
the equine genus on their soil. The
root or spring of the horse is they say,
lin the hands of the Arab" This pious
belief is shared by few generous souls
in England and America. small but
devoted band. who gallantly de-
fend the cause of the Arabian horse
against his only rival, the modern
English thoroughbred. Chief among
these faithful was the late Maj. r. d.
Upton. who visited the desert himself,
and who has recorded his experiences
and his views Maj Upton concluded
that the horse was found in Arabia
mot later than about one hundred
years after the deluge. = if. in.
deed. he did not find his way there inn
mediately after the exodus from the
ark. which is by no means improbable
and this probability the author Their
proceeds seriously to consider. Accord.
ing to Maj Upton and a few kindred
spirits. all other breeds are mongrels.
and the only way to obtain horsefiesh
in its best and purest form is to go back
to the fountain head. to the horse of TIKI
desert-H- c. Merwin. in Atlantic.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-10-20
AMONG THE POULTRY.
WARMTH is life unn

WARMTH is life to 49,
ALWAYS arrange the nests and roosH
SO that they can be readily cleaned.
If small common hens are used in
breeding, mate them to large rooster.
Let the poultry have all they will eat
or drink.
DRY house and a good opportunity
to exercise are necessary to maintain
good health during the winter.
On many farms one reason why ducks
are not more profitable is because they
are not give n proper attention
Ten ducks, with two brakes, will lay
all the eggs needed for Matching on
anything like an average farm
THE best capons are never allowed to
roost, but are supplied with plenty of
clean straw, upon which they rest
THE health of the whole flock de-
ponds upon the health of each individ-
ual member, as most poultry diseases
are contagious
GROUND oats and corn with bran and
middlings mixed with them make one
of the very best rations for egg produc-
ton in this season.
BoTH the Plymouth Rocks and Wyan-
dottes are excellent market fowls.
They are of a good size and have clean
legs and yellow skin
WHEN feeding to fatten rapidly. a
cooked mess ted warm as soon as they
fly down from the roosts in the morn
ing will be found very acceptable.
GEESE and ducks should be sheltered
at night now, but they will thrive bet
ter if given the range of good pasture
during the day. Ther will not thrive
well in confiuement-St- Louis Repub-
lie
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-10-20
CHlvALRY AND MATRIMONY.

Marriage In Earlier Times Not an Affair Oh
the Heart, but of Finance.
With all its fine expressions of ardent
devotion to the fair sex. and the multi
tude of its exquisite pretensions. chival-
r. was the degradation of the highest
and tenderest human instincts, the YER
liable curse of the course of true love.
Such a statement presents itself to the
romantic believer as a terrible counter
blast. but it is true nevertheless. The
records of the treasury and the law
courts of those days. in furnishing the
experience of popular life deeply
marked by the worst shades of modern
shortcomings. provide the fullest proof.
Chivalry did not make marriages, at
least in the sense of those born of loves
young dream: it entirely ignored all
sexual affections. and sold its victims
with ruthless Indifference to all mutu-
atty. There We're not two parties to
its bargains: there was only one. who
was always the third of the group. and
the one interested, not in satisfying the
yearnings of the imprisoned. but in a
pecuniary sense of their value. He was
the vendor. and might be either king or
baron But whichever he was, he was
the incarnation of unscruplous power.
The matrimonial transaction of chiv-
airy were mercenery. To them there
were no contracting parties" in the
shape of whispering lovers, ardent
SWANS. and coy maidens. On the other
hand. there were but sullen indiffer-
ence or hating compliance. Chivalry
canted about its faith in women and
- &c
because it could not sing of love-it
knew it must cant.
1t knew that its marriages had not
been made in Heaven and of ethereal
sentiment. They were coarsely bar
gained for. either in the kings ex-
chequer or in the open marketplace.
Chivalry knew itself as social falsity
and the parent of lust AS a conse-
quence the lower orders" have had to
give us the nomenclature of our love
affairs. CHANGER. the very mirror of
the era of chivalry. has typified lust
with his masters hand: but he has no
picture of the gratified tenderness of
longing youth. In his surroundings it
vas not suffered to exist These sur
roundings had no terms to enumerate
the ardent SWANS and coy maidens of
rusticity. But if the aristocracy can
produce no one instance of the coy
maiden. and the rustic sweetheart re-
mains TO mock the dubious fiancee, it
has a wealth of the arts of diplomacy.
and an inexhaustible list of the terms
OF intrigue Chivalry gave expression
to the word maitresse. which may have,
and had. the funniest of Meanings
Gentleman's Magazine.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-10-20

Peter n. Arthur. grand chief of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers. lives in a handsome home on
Euclid avenue in Cleveland. He is
thrifty and economical man. and is said
to be worth $500. 900. 1t is eighteen
years since he was elected to his pres
ent position. and the order of which he
is the executive head has grown to a
membership of 10000. Before his cleo
ton as chief of the brotherhood, Mr..
Arthur was an engineer on the New
York Central railroad, with a home in
Utica.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-10-20
POPULATION IN INDIA.
Some Noteworthy Facts Concerning the
People of HindOstan.

Some Noteworthy Facts Concerning the
People of HindOstan.
The population of the Indian empire
has risen within the memory of the
present generation from 900. 600. 0G0 to
2s9. 600. 600: IT has been increasing at
the rate of $500 600 annually. and is
now rising at the rate of 5000, 900. If
no large famines occur it will consider
ably exceed 800. 900. 600 at the end of
the century now drawing to a close.
Even in the event of defamation from
these causes there will be an excess
over the SOC. 0oe, 900. This augmenta-
ton is coincident with growth in
means and resources of livelihood, and
in material prosperity of all kinds
The expectation of food grains in vast
quantities confines
The average of population in the In
dian empire IS very moderate. For all
that. the density in some parts is con-
siderable and in other parts too great
On the other hand. there is large
quantity of eultivable land still I'M
used. the extent of which can be fully
known By experience alone. Further.
the existing cultivation can be made
more and more productive by agricul-
tural science, by Developments of irri-
cation in detail, and by improved APP
pliances for husbandry. On the whole.
there is fair reason TO hope that the
magnificent area of land will be able to
sustain its people. and that the acces-
sion of teeming millions decade after
decade under the British rule may be
welcomed without an afterthought-
On the other hand, there have been.
and still are, frequently recurring
causes to check the growth of the pop
ulation.
One fearfully potent cause, arising
from internal war, devastation and
disorder. which up to the present CEN
tury decimated the people, has been eff
fectualiy stopped But pestilence.
which in former centuries occasionally
stalked through the land. still Turks in
many places. 1t is kept down by sani-
tation, by the diffusion of medical edu-
cation among the natives. and by the
publication of the water supply. The
watcr-worls are to be found in almost
every town: in the great cities they may
be compared with any thing OF their
kind in any country. The check on
population, as imposed by sickness.
will be gradually lessened. Then there
Is the terrible check resulting from
famine or scarcity. The recorded ex-
perience of more than a century shows
that this scourge has appeared in one
nuarter or another once in every
three years Its recurrence is ex-
tremsly probable. II springs from
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-10-20
AGRICULTURAL HINTS.
THE CHAMPION sLuoGER.

Let poets sing of sluggers,
Who've had their rise and fall.
The farmer is the grandest
Old slugger of them all
Go look al him in August,
When he is fixed to meet
Tie champion of the harvest,
And see him thrash his wheat
Or take him in September,
Some sharp and frosty Morn,
How like q hero. bravely,
He pulls the ears OF corn.
Or low he goes forth boldly
To gain the tuber prize.
And when he finds "taIer"
He pokes il n the eyes.
He sees watermelon,
He thinks. perhaps. Is nice,
And in a halt a minute
He plugs it once or twice.
He finds big squash showing
detrimental speck,
And with a strong Highlander
He jabs il in the neck
He pranc-s through his garden,
From " hich his house is fed,
And VIXEN he sees cabbag
He whackS il on the heat
He sails into his meadow,
As if upon bat,
And with low cut, quickly
He lays the grass out fat
Let poets sing of sluggerS,
Who-ve had their rise and fall,
The famer is the grandest
Old slugger of them all.
Detroit Free Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-10-20
HARVESTING CORN.
Plan Which Has Proved Satisfactory
Wherever Tried.

A Plan Which Has Proved Satisfactory
Wherever Tried.
There is certainly a great deal of
time wasted in taking the hap-hazard,
irregular route that is too commonly
travelled over in cutting and getting
corn into the shock. A we'll studied
plan is needed. and almost any method,
well follow ed, is better than none. /
don't know as can add anything of
value to what was said, and yeti if your
space will permit. would be glad to
present n plan which has proved quite
satisfactory.
l do not use standing hill of corn
for the center of the shock. as is
frequently done in this section. but
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-10-20

No less than If You swallow it, it will i'm
pregnate and destroy you. If you live or
sojourn III !, m;slarious locality. be assured
that you must inhale the germs of disease.
Nullify and render these harmle- s with the
grand antdote to malaria, Hostetter's
stomach Bitters. which is also potent rem
edy for indigestion. liver complaint, costiye-
ness, rheumatism and debility.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-10-20
To Young Wives.

disappoin,ed bachelor has said that
some time after marriage a mans wife
ceases to be supremely attractive to him.
Never was greater libel Beauty pre-
served and grace retained can never lose
their charm or yield their empire. The
preservation of our bodies in their original
healthy pc rfectoA and comeliness is n sacred
duty Every young mother who will faithful
~ carry out the directions given with each
bottle of Mothers Friend will never
lose figure or complexion. The dainty bud
will mature into the blooming rose, and old
age will find her blessing the day she first
used Mothers Friend" Sold by all drug
qistS
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-10-20

Nicholas Gross, farmer residing
near WapaKonetka, O.. brought q
strange bird 20 town the other day.
The bird was caught in a steel trap,
and is the second one of its species cap
tured in this country. Its oddity is re-
markable- The head is the exact shape
of heart, and covered with feathers
SO fine that they resemble hair: its face
is like that of monkey; the feet have
two toes in front and two behind; each
of which is supplied with a sharp claw;
its color is beautiful brown; its cry is
like that of a scared pig.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-10-20

ONE ENJOYS
Both the method and results when
Syrup Of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn effectually, dispals colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy Of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial In its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend il
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in SOC
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists- Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand viii pro
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA re syrup co.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.
LOUISVILLE. Ky. New Y0Rk. ~
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-10-20
..Gus De Smith is very angry at vo

-'Gus De Smith is very angry at you.
He saws you insulted him at the rail-
road depot the other day" remarked
Hostetter McGinnis to Gilhooly. Yes,
and I'll insult him worse still if I can
get nv hands on him. The miserable
scoundrel saw me going of with my
and he asked me if
wasn't going on pleasure trip"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-10-20

Grandeur of the Middle Name
Happy the young woman nowadays
who has a middle name with a sonorous
sound Susan C. Nipper looks common
place, but Susan Cholmondely Nipper
is too fine for s.ything.-Boston Tran
script
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-10-20
Patrick Gilmore.

Patrick Gilmore, the world renowned
musician, band leader and mana
ger, died last week at the Lindell
Hotel in st. Louis of heart failure due
to indigestion. He had for several days
been feeling unwell and consulted a
physician. No one thought that he
was seriously i'll until his disease as
sumed an aggravated character and he
passed away at the age of 81 years,
just at time when he was in full
possession of his fame and apparent
ly had many years of active life be-
fore him. 1t shows us how careful
we ought to be to resist the first at
tack of indigestion. Whenever this
malady assails us we should take the
Laxative Gum Drops the best remedy
for Indigestion and dyspepsia in the
market. These Gum Drops are mild
and agreeable, and certain in their ac-
ton. The small box costs 10 cents,
the large IS cents. Get them of any
dealer.
SYLVAN REMEDY CO., Peoria, III.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-10-20
-MaiorCOnsid

Major Considerations--''Th Those who
can do SO without discomfort says
writer treating of modes of nourish-
ment, should drink cream" 1t is rot
the discomfort we mind, but the goat
disappeared from the housetop the 9th
er night. and anyway, a diet of tomato
cans and onion peel is not adapted to
that production
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-10-20

HALLS CATARRH CURE is liquid and is
t. ken internally, and acts directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the system.
Send for testimonials, free. Sold by Drug
gists, .5c. F. J. CHENEY & Co., Proprs.,
Toledo, O.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-10-20

WHISKY fires the blood. 1.-THE A. B. C.
Bohemian Bottled Beer of st. Louis cools
II and makes meat Try il.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-10-20

LIKE Oil Upon Troubled Waters is Hale's
Honey Ct Hnrehound and Tar upon cold.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-10-20

DIR. r. SCHIFFMANN. st Paul, Mimi. will
mail 1. trial package OF Schiffmanns Asthma
Cure Jree to any sufferer Gives instant re-
lief il worst cases. and cures where others
fail. Name this paper and send address.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-10-20
If You Breathe Poison,

THE man whose gate is Off The hinges can
talk by the hour explaining why somebody
else doesn't prosper.-Rams Horn.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-10-20
Have You Asthma?

THE average landsman believes that it.
sh,vers vessels timbers when she gets
coaIed--Bosiou Courier.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-10-20

WHEN a merchant gets down to business.
he is pretty sure of getting up in the world.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-10-20

II SEE Red Shirt Mike has got divorce"
''On what grounds!' His wife beat his
horse. '--Harpers Bazaar
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-10-20

BEECHAM's Pills enjoy the largest sale CT
any proprietary medicine in the world
Made only in st. Helens, England.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-10-20

ONE of the hardest Things in the world is
or a man who is stuck up to get down.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-10-20

THE tramp is free from the worry and
'exatiou of labor troubles.-Picayune.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-10-20

IT is a wise chicken that keeps away from
the camp observation-disclosures American.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-10-20

TITS DUTY you owe Your.
self and ia mily TO get the best
value for your money. Econ0-
miZe in your footwear BY pur.
chasing w. l.. Douglas Shoes,
which repFeYent the best
value for prices asked, "a
~TAKENO SUBSTITUTE.
The morning call., 1892-12-25
BORDER FORAYS.

The only novelty in the furry on the
Mexican border is that it is on a larger scale
than usual Ever since the close of the
Mexican war the belt of country lying on
buth sides of the Rio Grande has been a
refuge for robbers. murderers and male
factors of all shades, who have robbed citi-
zens of Texas and citizens Of Chihuahua
and Cohahuila with perfect impartiality.
When hunted by United States troops they
have taken refuge in Mexico; when hunted
by Mexican troops they have fed into
Texas. Neither refuge has proved a safe
sanctuary. but ii has often served TO screen
an adroit escape. We are now told that a
larger band than usual has collected for
purposes of plumber, that it has made its
headquarters somewhere in the ehaparra
on the American side, near where CARA
had his Businesses, and thence it under
takes raids into Mexico. President Diaz
is said to have appealed 10 President Harri-
son to put stop to the business.
morning contemporary misunderstands
the case when it says that we cannot act
against these bri2ands unless they commit
breaches of the peace on American soil.
The United States are bound to prevent
preparations for the invasion of the terri
tory of friendly neigabor. They are
required by law to stop the sailing of a
vessel which appears to be equipped for the
purpose OF making war upon a neighbor,
and to place her in the custody of Mar
shall though she has not fred a gun. So
the Government is bound by the comfy OF
nations TO dispense and arrest assemblages
OF men in arms who evidently design to
invade the territory of a neighbor with pur-
poses of mischief. IL ia under no nhlipatinn
TO wait till the malefaetors have committed
any overt act. Their purposes may be
inferred from their assemblage under arms,
at particular locality, within striking
distance OF the territory which they are
suspected of aiming at. The muster of
armed mr. under military officers is a
threat Of which the authorities are bound
to take cognizance. At the time of the
Fenian troubles. when the Fenians gathered
force on the Canadian border. the British
Government expostulated with the Govern
ment at Washington, stating that the pres
ence OF such body under arms at such a
place was an act Of war, and the Fenian
army was accordingly dispersed by the
United States Marshal. who drove up for
the purpose in buggy.
The Mexican marauders. faithful to ira
dltion, claimed TO be political revolutionists
and TO be entitled TO all the privileges OF
belligerents. Whenever a Mexican mob
goes out in search of plumber, 1t calls itself
revolution and its leaders are eloquent on
the subject of necessary reforms. Presi-
dent Diaz. when he can get at them, in
dulges in NJ political controversies, but ap-
plies the argumentum ad hominem early
and often until the reformers 60 back to
The morning call., 1892-12-25
THE UNITED STATES SENATE.

A correspondent wants to know the exact
political complexion of the United States
Senate. He can draw the line, he SAYS,
between Republicans and Democrats, but
does not know where the Populists come In
The present Senate consists of So members,
Of whom d are Republicans, 80 Democrats
and P0pulists. This classification counts
on Senator Stewart as Republican, though
he will only consider himself Republican
for the remainder of the term. The Repub-
llcans are certain to lose two mem bers enc
IN New York and one in Wisconsin, and the
Democrats will gain both. This will red Ice
the Republican strength to As and increase
the Democrats to Al. Besides New York
and Wisconsin there are Senators to elect
in California, Kansas. Wyoming and Mon
tana. The uncertainties concerning the
next Senate grow out OF the election In those
four States. In California a Democratic
Senator Will probably be elected. and in
Kansas a Populist. The result in Montana
and Wyoming is little better than guess
work. The probable outcome is that the
Populists will hold the balance Of power.
In case Of tie. the President Of the Senate
after the 4th of March will be Democrat.