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Iron County register., 1892-08-04
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

-Caterpiliars from six inches to a
foot long are common in the vicinity of
the Darling river. Australia. The ma
| tlves twist them together and boil
them in kangaroo grease. Travellers
who have tasted this delicacy say that
1t is not altogether unpalata BILE.
"A curious illustration of the dolnes-
tic economy of the Egyptians mas been
met with in the unwindinC of the band
ages of the mummies. Although whole
webs of fine cloth have been most fire.
quently used. in other cases the band
ages are fragmentary. and have seams,
darns and patches.
India will require from 1900 to
1000 horses for military purposes dur
ing the next season. 1929. Most
horses used by the English army in
India are imported from Australia. and
cost from $500 upwards. making an an
nual expenditure for this purpose alone
of about 81 900, 900.
The Hindoo places a clock in his
parlor. not because he ever desires to
know what the hour is. but because a
clock is foreign curiosity. Instead.
therefore. of contenting himself with
dozen in one room. These clocks are
signs of his wealth.
The city of Paris has 81 .655 trees in
its streets. and each tree represents a
cost to the city of 115 francs. This
makes in round numbers three million
dollars worth of trees in the streets.
and everyone who has visited Paris will
agree that their cost is mere than re-
paid in the beauty and comfort of their
presence.
What the hanson is to London ard
the four-wheeled cab is to New York,
the facre is to Paris. 1t is a more com
fortab Bile vehicle than the other two. and
was named not after st. Fiacre, who is
the patron saint of the gardeners. but
because the first of its kind was made
in the Hotel st. Fiacre, in the Rue St.
Martin, in Paris.
In consequence of the numerous
deaths in the imperial family Of Aus
tria it was proposed to give up this
year. for the first time. the carnival fes-
tivities at Vienna. The emperor has
declined to sanction the proposal on ac-
count of the injury it would do trade
in the Austrian capital. where the Win
ter has been the worst ever renem-
bered.
Singular as it may appear. the Ger
man capital maintains and pays an Off
cial bird-catcher. The catching of bird 5
is prohibited, but the collections and
educa tional institutions of the univer-
sity require, for scientific purposes.
birds. birds eggs. nests. etc, and the
taxidermist, Lemm. is the only person
commissioned to furnish them within
the precinsts of Berlin and the districts
of Teltow and Niederbarnim.
In Vienna there has long been an
annual prize for the artist who should
''best express the passions and senti-
ments of the SOUL This year it was
Won by Stanislaus Sacharda for a plas-
ter cast of a family group. The figure
of a woman putting her child in the
cradle is described as being marvellous
" full of tenderness. while that of the
father standing by playing the fiddle
expresses absorption in music with
great success
Iron County register., 1892-08-04

thet wouldn't done-wen, anything
tibet a man could do. fer tn mother er
tn kid But didn't stop fer no COM
pliments.
"Wher's Dan at?" sez ], short an
sharp.
''Gone t. Sublette with the beef herd, -
sez she.
"Wher's the rest o. tn boys?"
''Fightin' fires in tn upper basin"
ANY horses here?'
mot one. Dan left ME Blizzard, but
he's jumped tn corral an lit out
Then theirs only one thing fer it.
Git your baby an jump up behind me,
quick"
1t didn't take minute. Th' little
woman jest dashed into tn house an
out ag'in with one o. Dams old hats on
'er head an white, wooliy bundle in
'er arms. that she tossed up to me,
while she climbed up behind.
Never mind" sez ]. IN hold it.
You'll want both o yes hands t hang
on with" Lord. 1 re-er shall fergit
what a queer feelin' thet soft nestlin'
little armful gave me as snuggled it
close t my old flannel shirt an gave
my horse tn rein.
BY this time tn flames was lappin'
tn tops o tn nearest pine trees. an 1
saw the. j must strike t. tn north, an
strike quick. / put Cocktail at tn
Iron County register., 1892-08-04

bluff-not wantin' t go round by tn
trail-an' ye ought t o seen thet bron-
| co climb. Twas nigh about straight up,
but he breasted it like it was a bit O
| level plain, without as much as a cac-
tus on it.
Up we went, But at tn top drew
in. Whut he'd bin three fires when I
follered tn trail betwixt 'em half an
hour before was roarin' on in one solid
mass o flame, less'n quarter o a mile
from wher' we stood.
looked round fer a minute, an saw
thet my only chance was t clearit. My
coat was tied on tn back O. tn saddle,
| an loosed it an wrapped Mrs. Miffi1n's
| head up in it, an reckoned thet tn
| kid-which seemed solid chunk o.
fiannel-ud be safe enough, but ther'
| was Cocktail t be blinded. / dragged
| tn big handkerchief off O my neck an
tied it round his eyes. an then Civ
| tn word. Not a touch o steel er
leather. jest tn word t go.-an' he
| went.
Well, twas close thing. but we
made it. The baby. bless 'er, was
| asleep in 'er bundle o clo'es; l was all
| right. only fer my face an hands bein
| scorched an my hair mostly singed off,
an Mrs Miffiin was safe. but her cot
ton gown was afire an it was helpin
her to put thet ont thet / fergot t tear
tn burnin' rag o handkerchief off O
poor Cocktail till it was too late an his
eyes was burnt plumb out. An when
did loose it an he laid his head on
nv shoulder with a pitiful whinny fer
help, Lord. how it cut me t tn very
heart,
Hurt i'm fer cow horse?' Well,
yes, it did. But We see, as long as tn
pain lasted TIL poor brute seemed Z
sort o cling to me, an'-well, | amt
never he'd tn heart t shake i'm. He
loved tn feel o tn bunch grass under
his feet an tn chase fer a wild steer,
an after awhile his ears seemed t sort
o take tn place O. eyes, an he'd make
as quick turn as any horse on the
river.
But / amt never fergive myself fer
my cussed meanness a-fergittin' i'm
thet day he carried me through tn big
fre.-H. J. Whitney. in n. Y. Herald.
Iron County register., 1892-08-04
TALkATIVE BARRIERS.
A New Yorker Claims That Those of Chi
cage Take the Palm.

A New Yorker Claims That Those of Chi
cage Take the Palm.
'The New York BARRIERS have the rep
utation of being the most talkative
BARRIERS in the world" said CONNER
cial traveller the other day, but it's my
idea that they are abused in that line
Experience teaches me that they are
about the least communicative of all
the BARRIERS have seen.
'On my last trip to the west / stayed
at one of the best hotels in Chicago
and one evening l dropped into the
barber shop connected with the hotel tc
get shaved and freshened up little. II
was a large shop, and l was informed
by the barber before | had fairly set
tied in the chair that there were thirty
artists employed night and day in the
place.
This is pretty big shop 1 re.
marked, looking at the handsomely
frescoed ceiling: must have plenty o1
business here. eh?'
Yes, we have plenty of business
Not as much as we used to have,
though replied the barber
"'What's the matter with it? Seems
'''Yes business enough for the house;
not much good to the artists, though.
I'll tell you he continued, growing
confidential, the secret to the whole
matter is, electric light outside, Israel
ite inside. See? That's the trouble.
All the BARRIERS here work on per cent
age. Amt that trouble enough.
Il was beginning to wonder if all
this meant an extra large tip from me,
when the barber began once more.
g What do you think 1 make on an
average day?
"'Oh. eight or ten dollars replied,
thinking l had made the amount high
enough to satisfy the man.
"'Eight or ten dollars.' he echoed.
stopping work and looking at me in
mute astonishment. Eight or ten dol
lars, I wish l did make that much, but
| don't. Say, if / make a dollar day
I'm lucky. It's pretty rough on me,
too. Ny wife is an invalid-has been
for twenty years (the barber was not
more than thirty years old at the out
sidel-and / have to get the best ply
sicians | can find / have sent her to
California, Hot Springs, Florida and
everywhere you can think of, but she
won't improve in health
DO you accomplish this on dollar
day?' asked.
THE barber blushed Chicago kind
of blush. Ycu know what that is?
You need a magnifying glass to see it.
But he stuck to his story. He did it all
on a dollar day. By this time the bar
Der had finished with his work.
thought he deserved tip and I gave
him one, but not until after he had ex-
planned that it was the rule of the shop
to charge fifteen cents for shaving, of
which the barber got six and the house
nine cents. New York BARRIERS may en-
deavor to talk one to death, but they
are not in it with the BARRIERS ou
west. Chicago Herald.
Iron County register., 1892-08-04

81 once prevented the prince of Wales
getting ingloriously thrashed by Pile
beian New York barlseeper," said Rich
ard Doolittle, retired New York mer-
chant in st. Louis a few days ago.
''When the prince visited America he
was very wild young man and he had
no difficulty in finding plenty of young
swells on this side who could go his
gait. One night the prince and a party
of young bloods started out to see the
elephant and the spectacle made them
pretty dizzy. They got separated and
the heir to Britain's throne wandered,
unattended. into a downtown resort
and proceeded to make things pretty
lively. The bartender started in to
squelch him and would have done so
effectuaily had 1 not taken charge of
the roysterer and piloted him back to
his party. He got on the table and
tried to propose toast, but he had to
be helped down and laid on a sofa
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Iron County register., 1892-08-04
A Tough Character.

Mr.. Graves (the eundertaker)-Talki
bout mean men, Deacon Slocum is just
about the meanest, stingiest cuss ever
did see. Never heard anything like it.
Assistant-XThatd did he do?
Mr.. Graves-The last time he had a
death in tn family, he actually was
cold-blooded an calctla tim enough TO
ask what things was goin' to cost, in
stead of bein' respectable enough to let
me charge whatever l felt like. That
man amt got no more heart than o
stone.-N. Y. Weekly.
Iron County register., 1892-08-04

papers for libel in publishing the letter,
as his production. Republican organs
throughout the country ridicnled the
idea that SO cunning . politician
would put himself in such a position as
they admitted would follow the writing
and sending of the letter, which they pro-
nounced forgery under the influence
of Dudley's suit. When the facts were
brought before the grand jury in IE-
diana Judge Woods charged it's mem
bers under the impression that Dudley
would sustain his suits in New York
and prove the alleged forgery. He told
the jury:
of the onenses named, wish to say that con-
siderable question has been made since the
election which we have just passed as to
whether an attempt to bribe constitutes an Of
fense under this law. / instruct you that II
does not under this statute The latter clause
of the section makes anyone guilty who coun-
sells bribery"
After this charge had been delivered
Mr.. Dudley's counsel were confronted
with the original letter written by him
and sent to his partisans in Indiana;
the signature was identified as that of
Dudley; the typewriting was identified
tary; the paper was identified as that
used by Dudley in his private corre-
spondence, and Dudley's practical ad-
mission that he wrote the letter was
proven by those who heard it. Under
the original instruction given by Judge
Woods an indictment of Dudley was
inevitable.
In this emergency Judge Woods be-
came a friend in need to the accused.
The Judge called the iury and gave
them another charge. which was in the
nature of an explanation, but really a
withdrawal of his first. Let the two be
compared by honest voters:
"It results, of course that the mere sending
by one to another OF letter or document con-
tanning aaslce 70 orloe so'er OF seltlns ,or.s s
renrehersih,e is NOT inS;ctahIe There must
be shown in addition an attempt by the receiver
of the letter or Of some other insugated by him
TO execute the seheme oy orloing or attemptlhg
conaressmen or in such wav "A 70 effect such
election"
The Judge who had charged that
.sthe latter clause of the section makes
anyone guilty who counsels bribery"
now tells the iurv that proof must be
given that. besides the counsel to
bribe. there has also been subse-
Iron County register., 1892-08-04
THE SPARE.RooM

housewife, I air that room. the spare-room dark
Throw ope' the shutters wide. pull ND the cur.
tains grim: ~
Let Sunshine warm and h-,,h, ,,,-,,.,
That settles like pail throughout the sbut.un
Z room.
any oreezes blow ard stuny corners
Inc very walls would cry for air could they find
speech;
win nrm, relentless step approach the couch
of state,
"nere semi-yearly guests are shown, and lef,
ihese victims may at morn assure you of sweet
May smile and give no sign of rage within the
breast,
Nor tell the awful dreams that held them in a
vice:
Their smothered gasps for air their f-igb, q,
sounds OF mice.
But these same guests receive important news
next day
Some unexpected news that calls them far
away;
They kiss and say good-by-say: Lovely time
we've had
The falsehood adds its weight to other feelings
bad
II now and then guest, when ready to depart
some bold. brave men possessed of much more
grit than heart,
would there present the case-would say just
what he thought,
The work might be begun the needed change
be wrought
The hostess, possibly, would shed some bitter
tears
And call the man a ''bear," or hurt him by her
sneers:
But n q righteous cause securely he may stand,
And with prophetic eye see changes near Al hand.
The work would spread in time, till spare-room
vaults will be
thing OF long ago-a past barbarity
Housewife, forestau this guest, and give him
lots Of air;
The angel of his dreams, perchance, your face
will wear.
And as your hand he takes, when ready to de-
part,
His compliments will fall like dew upon your
heart.
So housewife, air that room, the spare-room
dark and dim.
Throw ope the shutters wide, let air and sun
shine in.
Ella Lyle. in chronological Journal
Iron County register., 1892-08-04

body knows it better N tn man he's
carried faithful through thick an thin
but mostly through the thick o
trouble-fer ten good years.
Thets long life fer a cow horse.
Mos of 'em gifts leg snapped off in Il
prairie dog hole. er kink in tn neck
from an awk'ard throw o tn rope, er
catches header down 4 blind coulee
after a red steer thet's doubled on i'm,
long before thet, but Cocktails slipped
through 'em all. an is jest plump wore
out like his master.
"Better'n n dozen dead cow hands?"
/ don't know, Curly. Every winter, l
swear Ill give up twinin', but when
spring comes, an tn roundup begins,
somSRow 1 go t poundin' tn bunch
graSU Dag'in. But it amt whut 1T use' t
be. TIL nights is colder. an tn watch
on night herd is heap longer; an
when I'm let in fer plunge into swim
min water. flounderin' round fer half a
day crossin' herd, don't like it.
But about Cocktail, Curly. He was
a dandy, when got i'm o Dick Hallett
ten years ago. Lord. / can seem t
feel i'm under me now, every nerve in
his plucky little carcass on TIL strain.
He want no pitcher, but fer clean,
sandy grit an bottom. he held over any
bronco l ever threw my leg astride.
Did We ever hear how he got blind,
Curly?
Twas when L was foreman O TIL
triangle" an was out huntin' strays
one time. 1t nd been n hot summer,
Iron County register., 1892-08-04

Homer speaks of brass money 1854
b. C. The invention of coin is ascribed
to the Lydi'n whose money was of
gold and silver. Both were coined by
Pheidon, tyrant of Argos. about $50 b.
c. Money was coined at Rome under
Servius Tullius, about 57s b. C. The
most ancient known coins are Macedon.
ian, of the Fifth century B. C. Brass
money only was in use at Rome pre-
viously to 26s B. c. (when Fabius Pictor
coined silver). Gold was coined 206 b.
C. Iron money was used in Sparta, and
iron and tin in Britain.
Iron County register., 1892-08-04

Miss Twilling," said Mr.. Galloway
'glancing down at his polished boots
with self-satisfed air, don't you like
to see man always looking as if he
had stepped out Of bandbox, his
clothes nicely brushed, and verything
about him indicating refinement"
Yes, Mr.. Galloway, do replied Miss
Twilling, glancing at him significantly.
Il like to see such man as you have
described about once year.'-CIothier
and FurniSher
Iron County register., 1892-08-04
-There was quite a sensation near

There was quite sensation near
Amprior and Almonte, Ont, over the
discovery on farm of a stone with
masonic inscription and date on it. 1t
has surface three feet square, faced
very smoothly, and a square and COM
pass chiseled in the rock with a large
&C. in the center. Two hands. three
initial letters and the date 1904 were
also carved on the stone. 1t has been
identified with Champlain, who passed
through that country in 1903.
Iron County register., 1892-08-04
"A hiQhlY humorous le

"A highly humorous legend is APP
pended to magnificent drawing by
Raffet. 1t was during the last war in
Italy; group of French grenadiers are
camping round fire that is being put
out bv the rain, which falls in torrents
An old sergeant, with an air of grim
satisfaction, rubs his hands and ex-
claims: Wont those Austrians come
in for drenchin9!"-LeP Petit Parisian
Iron County register., 1892-08-04

-Collector-''Can see Mr.. Wiggles?''
Ohice-Boy (promptly)-''No, sir" Col
lector {sharply)-"Why can't I?' Office
Boy Cooking around the otherwise va
cant office)-''That's a pretty sort Of
question for a grown man to be asking
a boy like me, amt it?" Collector stands
corrected
Iron County register., 1892-08-04

The republicans are already rails
ing the cry that Gen. Harrison is "a
soldier who has never known defeat"
A presidential campaign in which the
republican party did not depend large
ly on a sentimental appeal to the war
spirit would be a novelty indeed. How
easy it is to arouse military enthusiasm
in this country is shown by the fact
that Ben Harrison expects to run part
ly on his military record.
Herald
Iron County register., 1892-08-04

when Carnegie begins squirting
hot water from the protectiouist pipes
he is laying against his strikers, Me-
Kinlev will be entitled to claim another
triumphant vindication. ST. Louis Re-
public.
Iron County register., 1892-08-04

There is decided moral differ
ence between Judge Gresham, who, as
the orator at the dedication of the
Grant monument, denounced in fitting
terms the corruption of the ballot box
and pointed out its peril to the repub-
lie, and Benjamin Harrison, who,
through plant judge, shielded the
counselor and abettor of such corrup-
tion. Judge Gresham's popularity
arises from his sterling honesty. Such
popularity as Benjamin Harrison pos
sesses is due to the fact that he is the
fountain head of republican patronage.
Chicago Times.
Iron County register., 1892-08-04

Cleveland and Stevenson is the
ticket which the democrats present to
the country. The world knows Cleve-
land. He is one of the historical char
acters of modern times. When medi-
ocre presidents shall be forgotten the
name of Cleveland will be as closely as
sociated with American history as those
other illustrious presidents, Washing
ton, jefferson, jackson and Lincoln
Toledo Bee,
Iron County register., 1892-08-04
OLD COCKTAIL.

Why a Bind Horse Was Held in
Loving Remembrance
Iron County register., 1892-08-04

HA' do | stick t
old Cocktail fer,
thct'S S t o n e
blind, an nd
lope all day in
the shade o a
cotton w o o d
tree?:"
Well. Curly,
I reckon thet'S
whut he would,
an his rider
wouldn't fan i'm
none, neither.
G oc k t ail'S a
Dlaved ont COW
DOnv. and no.
Iron County register., 1892-08-04
CORRUPT METHODS.
Nominations That Are Sold to the High
est Bidder.

Nominations That Are Sold to the High
est Bidder.
1t has come to be an accepted princi-
pie In republican politics that the nom-
ination for second place must go to u
man able and willing TO furnish a cam
paign fund of magnitude, a millionaire
with millionaire friends.
This is simply a more or less con-
scious attempt to make presidential
elections the subject of sale to the
highest bidder, and it is thing the
evil possibilities of which it is difficult
to exaggerate.
Four years ago Mr.. Morton was NOM
mated in the expectation that he would
fry out well. There was no question
raised as to his fitness for the place,
and still less as to his qualification to
succeed the president in the event of
his death. His bank-book alone was
considered.
Mr.. Morton paid less for his nomi-
nation than was expected, and so this
year he is put aside in behalf of man
who is not only rich himself and gen.
erous in the expenditure of money, but
who is closely allied with multi million
aires who strongly desire his political
and social advancement and who are
known to DO ready to place fat check
books at the party's service.
But whittier does all this teud? II
money can buy the second place why
should it not presently buy the first?
And if the presidency is to be put up at
auction as the imperial crown of Rome
was, will not decay and national ruin
ensue in the one case as certainly as in
the other? Is it not worth while to
check this evil tendency at once by de-
feating party which sells its nomina-
tions, till discipline shall have brought
it to a better min6?-N. Y. World.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-10-06

trouble of the most serious character.
He says 1t would seem, in the light OF the
facts as he sets them forth. that the law
ought to deny TO the plaintiff the extreme
remedy which he seeks. He also says that
in the Legislature of 1889. that was elected
under the apportlonment law OF 1855, were
twenty-five members of the Senate whose
terms will not expire for more than two
years to come. and that q setting aside of
the law involved would mean q great IN
follows: The Encouragement finally.
and with the utmost respect. sub
mIts to this honorable court that
the apportioEment law OF 1871 Is an
act regularly passed and published. and IS
In every respect valid; that IL Is the only
law under which It is practicable OF legal
to hold the general election for mem bers of
the Legislature of this State to oecnr on
the Sth day of November next. and there
fore. from the Rravest reasons or publlc
policy, il should not and cannot. OF tn Is
time. be subject to any attack upon Its
validity by the relator or any other person
standing in like interest. Wherefore the
AttOrney-general respectfully prays that
this cause be dismissed or be reversed and
remanded with proper instructions to the
court below: or IL this motion to dismiss or
reverse and remand be overruled, that he
that will present the facts and issues which
should have been pleaded and rendered in
the court below.
The attorneys in the case were busy yes
terday In preparing their written argu-
ments for the advancement of the cause,
and expect to present them on Oct. IL,
when the court has signited it's intention
OF hearing them and deciding as to whether
the case will come.up on It's merits pro-
vious 10 the election or not. The petition
bers of the bench and no action was taken
on 1T.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-10-06
Ruilding Permits.

George Willis. addition frame dwelling,
rs North Noble street. $3.50: Keyless Lock
Company. frame factory, $685.; John w,
Caraway. cottage. Gillard avenue, 81 200
Laura 7. Smith. frame cottage. State street
s270; A.. Birdsell. brick factory. Pennsyl
vania street, 5000; j.. III. Stewart. repairs,
81 South Illinois street. 5000; Fred Ilg. frame
cottage. Morris and Dakota street, s 1850
T. L. Voss. repairs. $500; Thomas A. Bow.
man. frame Gotta &c. Gillard avenue. 5000
Emma Konnutb. addition, 292 Martindale
avenue. $500; Christian Gruner. cottage.
Davis street. Sl,000; Robert Batty. frame
cottage, 500; j. +. and A. Spratt. cottage
Detroit avenue, 81. 200; Henry Helm. re-
pairs. % Parke avenue. 5000; j. p. Bundy,
frame cottage. Mississippi street. $500; w
II. Moore. two-story house, Mississippi and
Tenth. 5000; William II. Abbott. frame
dwelling, SEQ South Meridian street, 5000.