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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-03-17

on her, and she, Wanda, was in q posi-
ton to add her mite to the family funds.
But, if she should fail-pshaw. she must
not fail; she must endure any discom-
fort, any degradation rather than go
back to Glastonbury to be again a
charge ON the widows bounty.
AS for Damiens, with his rustic insol-
.nce, she was foolish to waste second
thought upon him and half regretted
that she had condescended to rebuke
his impertinence. But, then there was
poor blind George Arundel-that was a
different trouble. It was very well for
him to talk about being her adopted
brother, but she knew that his love for
her was of very different nature, and
she was sure that she could never re-
turn his affection in the way he wanted
it.
Then-ah, then-foated before her
imagination face of typical beauty.
Big. earnest, brown eyes seemed to be
looking tenderly into hers, so vivid
was the picture that she could in fancy
have raised her hand to push away the
short, clustering, brown curls which
extended over the clear white forehead.
She saw the pleasant smile on the we'll
curved Gps-nay, she could almost be-
lieve that they moved and whispered
her name in a tone of exquisite tender
ness. wanda" never sounded half so
sweetly as when he uttered it. But she
must not think of him-no, it would be
a crime of ingratitude to fetter him
with her dowerless love. She would be
brave, she would dismiss him forever
from her thOuphtS. and SAVING this
she concentrated her whole soul on the
beautiful vision, ti1l-the wearied eye
lids closed, and sleep drew the curtain
of oblivion over her wandering fancies.
And the brown-eyed hero of Wandas
dreams was none other than Harry
Evesham, who, as Alphonse Damiens
had truly said, was gone to New York
to make his fortune
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-03-17

again "a cunning, treacherous man,
ready to do anything to attain his ends.
He give her up! Not he, indeed. What
care he though she had a dozen lovers,
he did not blame her for it, only-it
would be all the worse for them.
So he said once more with all humil-
ity: BE. as you say, my friend, Miss
Arlington. / am as you see rough.
uncouth fellow. and you may humanize
me-"
81 am very sorry for yo,," Wanda
said frankly; ''but, Mr.. Damiens. you
must not let your passion grow
the better of you. There are hundreds
of girls as attractive as / am, which is
not saying much for their charms, who
will gladly give you back love for love.
who have not already set up an idol of
their own"
thought. She would have given the
world to have recalled them, but it was
too late.
Then you do love another" he
asked, with weil-feigned detection.
She blushed crimson.
No one has ever spoken to me OF
love but you," she prevaricated
Love is not born of words" Damiens
said, passionately. "A glance-a pres
sure of the hand, flash of-but why
define bliss denied me? Suffice it to
say that you are lost to me. Nay, do
not tremble SO, Miss Arlington; your
secret is safe with me-"
For moment her eyes flashed an in
dignant reproach, but she could not lie
so she took refuge in silence.
lTo BE Continued
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-03-17
The Louisiana Purchase.

The great Napoleon was a grandilo-
quent man, but he did not overstate
possibilities when he remarked at the
time of the transfer that he was grant
ing to the American union a greatness
which was unreasonable, and whose
maritime advantages would some day
enable it to humble the great naval
power of Great Britain. Never has it
been the good fortune of any nation to
make finer bargain than that consum-
mated by the United States. The SUI
preme control of the Mississippi river,
and all the great valley drained by it,
passed into the hands of the young
republic, and insured to it, at an early
dav, the control of the richest and most
productive territory upon the continent
Samuel NJ. Davis, A. NJ, in Chautau'
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-03-17
THE OFFIClOUS CLERK.
He Receives a salutary and Much Needed
Lesson.

He Receives Salutary and Much-Needed
Lesson.
The clerk with the waxed mustache
and bangs listened rather impatiently
while the little woman explained what
she wanted.
Eyes, yes" he said at last, 81 under
| stand" He took down roll of cloth
and added: "Here is just the thing"
"But said" she began.
81 know he interrupted. s'You want
the cloth for wrapper. and this is
something extra fine"
so. it lisp" said the little woman.
"Yes. it's all the rage" he returned.
as he unrolled the cloth. ''It's just
what you want, and it's cheap. too"
''Really?" she asked
20, yes. It matches your complex.
ion, and nothing could be better for
wrapper
"And you're sure 1 want it for
wrapper?'
why, supposed, of course"
''And you're quite certain that this is
the piece of goods want?" she inter-
rupted.
"Really, I'm usually 80 accurate in
my Judgment that I can hardly be-
lieve-''
''Can you think of anything else that
I want?"
"No, madam" he replied, with some
nervousness, II confess that can't"
LET me tell you, them" she said.
eying him sharply over the counter.
81 want a clerk who will let me know
a little something about what I want
myself Will you kindly ask the young
woman at the next counter to come and
wait on me?''
He did SO, and she purchased material
for a teagown. Tribune.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-03-17
UNRELIABLE PROPHECIES.
Republican Hopes That Have Never Been
Fulfilled.

Republican Hopes That Have Never Been
Fulfilled.
The republican prophets are again
sending forth their cheerful messages
Senator Allison predicts that Gov.
Boies cannot carry his own state if he
is nominated by the democrat for
president. Ex-senator Warner Miller
just peeping up from his three years
berth outside the breastwork, predicts
that the republicans will surely carry
New York. And other optimistic mem.
bers of the same party indulge in
equally hopeful auguries
1t is the old story. In 1889 Senator
Allison predicted that Boies would be
beaten-but he wasn't. Last fall the
senator was cocksure that Boies would
not win, but he did, and by an in
creased plurality, on the largest vote
ever cast in Iowa.
AS for New York-well, recollec-
ton of the republican prophecies for
the last seven years is enough to make
Mr. Depew's 'brass monkey stand up
on his hind legs and laugh his head
off. Every year the democrats were
to be beaten, destroyed, buried. wiped
out, annihilated. And every year the
democrats have won. Last year the
republican prophets were in full cry.
Miller, Hustled, Plat. Fassett, Shep-
ard. even the cold-blooded George Bliss
all prophesied> the success of their
party.
And yet they were bea ten by nearly
fifty thousand votes. The World led
them all at prognostics. 1t estimated
the democratic plurality within less
than one thousand votes of the official
count.
And it tells all these too-previous
prophets now that the next president
will be democrat. Let them stick a
pin therein. Y. World
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-03-17

1t is a common thing for persons to
call at the office of the city surveyor at
the city hall to inquire about the safety
of the spire of the Old South church, III
Boylston street, Boston. 1t is not gen.
erally known that this was modelled
after a tower in France, and that IN the
old world there are a number OF lean
ing. towers at an angle much more
acute than that of the Old South. AT
Pisa and at Bologna there are striking
examples of the skill Of architects in
this direction, and if such churches
stood in Boston a strong appeal would
be made to the inspector of buildings in
the interest of public safety.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-03-17
Quick Telephone work.

A clever bit of telephone work was
done at Tewkesbury, England. on the
occasion of the opening of the public
call-room. The representative of
Tewkesbury paper had to transnit over
the telephone to Cheltenhsm a report
of seven hundred words. The time al
lowed to users of the telephone for
communication between towns at the
call-room is three minutes, and in that
time the whole of the report was spoken
over the wire and received. Anyone
who has ever tried to speak extempore
at the rate of two hundred words q
minute will have a good idea of tho
cleverness OF speaking and receiving
more than two hundred and thirty
words minute over the telephone
Pittsburgh Dispatoh.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-03-17
A Hard Position to Fiji.

Employm emit Agent-Why do you
leave a place in whichyou have worked
so many years?
Domestic-Well, You see. the missus
died last month.
THE house is lonely now, 1 sup
pose"
faint that; but now the missus IS
dead, the master blames everything on
me. N Y Weekly.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-03-17

The republican majority in the United
States senate is as fraudulent as was
the republican majority in the senate
of New York for years. Yet that ma
jority will be able to stop and doubt
less will stop every bill for the reduc-
ton OF tariff taxation which a demo-
cratic house of representatives may
pass It took a long time to dislodge
the repu blicans from their stronghold
in the senate of New York, but they
finally. were dislodged, and q demo-
cratic legislature has taken the first
steps toward restoring representation
according to population. The fraudu-
lent republican hold on the United
States senate cannot be much longer
maintained Albany Argus.
AN AUTocRAT'S eRAo.
Gear Reed Attempts a Continuance of
His Bullying Tactics.
Ex-Speaker Reeds attempted criti-
cism of Speaker Crisp's ruling on the
question of quorum in congress
was ill-timed and pointless. 1t was
worse even than that, for it was
the malicious effort of baffled and
disappointed usurper to vent his rage
upon man who respects the constitu-
ton and the rights of the representa-
tives of free people. MIR. Reed is so
pulled up by the recent decision of the
supreme court sustaining his quorum
counting rule that he fails to discern
the distinction between upholding a
rule and the propriety of establishing
such rule. If the late congressional
car possessed average discretion he
would be very quiet upon the subjecs
of quorum in the presence of a man
who, when their positions in the house
were reversed, proved more than a
match for the temporary autocrat
There is another reason for Reeds
silence on this point which he would
appreciate if he were not insensible to
humiliation. He led his party by his
revolutionary practices to the most
disastrous defeat in its history. Any
eros would in Reeds place feel keenly
the shame and disgrace of that defeat.
But the ex-speaker, like a genuine re-
publican, ignores the crushing condem-
nation of himself and his rules by the
final arbiters. the people, and finds
cause for gayety in the technical ruling
of court. The mockery of his pre-
tended smartness is strikingly shown
by the absence from their seats of some
two hundred republican members of
congress for whose defeat at the last
election he and his rules are largely
responsible. -Chicago Herald.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-04-21
Scotland ana the Thistle,

The thistle was selected as the ma
tional emblem OF Scotland in the year
1910. 1t was during the reign OF
Malcolm 7. that q notable invasion OF
the country was made by the Danes
They came in thousands, and, land
ing on the coast, swarmed over the
inhabited districts like locusts, dcs-
troylng, burning and plundering
wherever they went. For safety the
inhabitants fled to the castles and
fortified towns, and among the most
notable OF the fortresses OF Aber-
decnshire was Staine's Castle, where
were collected Il large number OF pee
pie OF the neighborhood. The Dunes
projected a surprise. Approaching
the castle in the darkness, they
planned to scale it's walls, and
laid aside their shoes that the
greater secrecy might be observed
when drawing near to the fortifica-
tons. The surprise might have been
successful had it not been for the fact
that, on descending into the dry moat,
they found, to thelrgreat discontinue
and modification, it was filled with
thist!es, by which their feet was so
severely pricsed that several made an
cutlery, which aroused the defenders
OF the castle and brought. them to the
wall in time to repel the onset. Regard
ing their good fortune in repeling the
Danes as due to the thistIes. these
plants were Immediately placed in the
arms OF Scotland and adopted as the
emblem OF the country.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-04-21
. August
Flower

Mrs. Sarah NJ. Black of Seneca,
Mo-, during the past two years has
been affected with Neuralgia of the
Head, Stomach and Womb, and
writes: my food did not seem to
strengthen me at all and my appe-
tite was very variable. My face
was yellow, my head dull, and 1 had
such pains in my left side. In the
morning when 1 got UP I would
have q flow of mucus in the mouth,
and a bad, bitter taste. Sometimes
my breath became short, and I had
such queer, tumbling, palpitating
sensations around the heart. Iached
all day under the shoulder blades,
in the left side, and down the back
Of my limbs. It seemed to be worse
in the wet, cold weather Of Winter
and Spring; and whenever the spells
came on, my feet and hands would
turn cold. and I could get no sleep
at all. tried everywhere, and got
no relief before using August Flower
Then the change came 1t has done
me wonderful deal Of good during
the time l have taken it and is work
ing complete cure. P" @
G. G. GREEN, Sole Man IF, Woodbury. NJ.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-04-21

HERE is A BEAR STORY.

A Trapped Brute Assisted by An
other Bear in Carrying off the
Trap.
Not loEg ago a COW died in the vicin-
ity OF the Quinn ranch, near the head
of Goose creek, South OF Wagon-Wheel
gap, says the San Juan Prospector.
1t soon became apparent to William
Quinn, owner OF the ranch, that the
carcass OF the COW was being visited
by bear OF very large dimensions,
and, in company with Dell McClelland,
Mr.. Quinn decided to 'sit up with"
the bear and endeavor to get a shot
at it by night. This was done. but
owing to darkness the bear was not
killed By shots fired. AS the next re-
sort large bear-trap, weighing about
seventy-five pounds, was procured
and set near the dead s'critter," and
the trappers went to bed laughing at
the trick they had played on the
bear. The trap was chained to a pole
eighteen feet long and eight inches
through at the large end. In the
morning an examination OF the
premises about the dead COW showed
plainly that the bear and a cub had
been there during the night. There
was q large track. eighteen inches long
and six Or seven inches wide. and q
small track. evidently made by a cub.
The trap, however, was gone, and
with 1t the eighteen-foot pole. and the
disturbed condition OF the ground
showed conclusively that the bear
had been caught in the trap. The
trail, however, away from the scene
was only the trail OF two bears
there Was not Il mark OF dragging
either trap or pole. Mr.. Quinn took
up the trial. which he followed eight
miles without coming upon the bears,
trap, or pole. At the camp OF Tom
Carey, seven miles away, that gentle
man told how in the night he had been
awakened by a sound as OF something
walking, with an occasional pause
and heavy fall on the ground,
as though something had been drop
ped. Having no gun Mr.. Carey set up
i'll his tent the balance OF the night
and endeavored to keep warm by
pokins wood into a sheet-iron stove
The trail was followed a mile or SO
further and then lost In one place
the bears had passed through q heavy
quaking aspen thicket and had literal
ly moved path through the saDlngs-
showing that the trap and pole were
being taken along. The natural in
ference is that the bear was caught in
the trap and had picked up the same,
with the pole, and started for the hills.
The bear is an old offender in these
parts, and Mr.. Quinn hopes to find it
yet.
Later-A man Just in from the head
OF the San Juan reports that he pass
ed the bears on the Pagosa road, be-
You'd sumnaitviile, Jogging contented
ly along, each carrying one end OF the
pole, while the old bear was caught in
the trap by the right front foot.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-04-21
CON FLlCvING ORDERS,
So the Eiibernan Cbeyed the One
Most Agreeable to HIM.


A New York Tribune reporter re-
Gently witnessed an amusing incident
ut a railroad station in New Jersey
4 waiting passenger stepped over to
the counter where newspapers, knck-
knacks and tobacco were sold and
bought a cigar. This he lighted and
strolled composedly about the room;
presently the porter of the place APP
preached him, and with emphatic Hi
bernian tongue asked:
"Can You rade?"
"Quite fairly answered the passen-
Ell. sWhy?"
"Thcn what does that sign rade?"
demanded the porter, pointing to one
the ticiset-seller's box.
"'No smoking" responded the pill
grim in q deliberate tone.
well, that's the rule, dye moind''
"See here" said the transgressor,
"can you read"
''Indade | can, shure.'
well, what does that big sign by
the cigar case overthere say?"
1T says, Smoke the King OF Clubs
cigars"
That's exactly what was doing
Now which sign must L obey
BY the powers, man, but ye have
the best Of it, and I'll report that
Shaney to the company, SO | will"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-04-21

With Ely's Cream Balm child can be
treated without pain and with perfect safe
". Try the remedy. it cures Catarrh.
Ny son has been afflicted with nasal ca.
tarrh since quite young. was induced to
Try Ely- Cream Balm, and before he had
used one tooric that diSagrceablc catarrhal
smell mad all left him. He appears as well
as any one 1t i the best catarrh remedy
III The Inark ct.-.F. G. Olmstead. Arcola. III.
one 0: my children had a very bad dis
charge rom her nose. Two physicians
prc>crihcd without benefit. We tried
Eiv's Cream Balm, and. much to our sur
prise, there wa marked improvement.
We continued using the Balm ard in
short time the discharge was cured. %. A.
Cary, Corning y. y.
.Aprlv Balm into each nostril It is
Quickly AISorbrd. Gives Relief at once.
Price ~ cents at Druggists or by mail.
ELY BROTHERS, So Warren st., New
York.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-04-21
Eypnotized by a Snake,

A remarkable snake story was told
by a resident OF Clarion county re-
Gently, and but for the unim peachable
character OF the narrator would sound
like Il "snake story" lie stated that
a farmer who lived near Clarion while
in a field was attacked by snake
fully ten feet in length. The reptile
coiled itself around the farmers waist
and glared fixedly in his face evident
ly trying to charm him. Shaking off
the dizzy feeling caused by snakes
hypnotic gaze, the farmer cut it to
pieces with the scythe and then, ex-
hausted with fright and overexertion,
sank to the ground.
The head of the snake, with a Dor
ton OF the body, lay near him and
the peculiar color caused him to pick
it up ard he found it was an albino
b,acksnake. The peculiar formation
of the snakes eyes caused him to ex-
anime them closely and he could hard
ly believe the evidence OF his senses
when he discovered q perfect repro
duction Of his face photographed in
the center of the eye. He brought the
snake back to town, where it was pho.
tographed and preserved in alcohol.
The negative taken by the photo
grapher shows the snakes eye perfect
" with the farmers face showing as
clearly as if also taken with a camera.
--Oil City Derrick.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-04-21
1.-THE obituary column
The politician nodded.
:. Its my only hope" he said, "but
Merely In Case.

Bank director-I am surprised, sir,
to learn that you drop into our bank
every day and whisper tips to our
cashier. Don't you know the infor.
nation must be a great temptation to
him to use the bank funds to specu-
late with?
Wealthy banker-Yes.
"And yet you are heavy stock
holder in our bank.
"Just so.';
"Then, in the name OF common
sense, what's your motive?"
"Well, the fact is, don't know
whether your cashier is honest or not;
but if he isn't honest, and if he does
use the bank funds to speculate with,
I want him to keep on the right side
of the market. See?" Elk
press.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-04-21

You can't 5elie.)
some dealers always. They want y
sell the medicine that pays them An
largest profit. What you want N
buy is the one that does YOU H.
most good.
Which one is it?
Sometimes, it may be matte,|
Of doubt. But, in the case N
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrint;on1
there's no room for doubt. I,s n
matter that can be proved. \
With the facts before you, i'll
an insult to your intelligence ii
have something else offered a,
"just as good" Z
And here's the proof Amono|
all the medicines that claim to crrs
woman's peculiar weaknesses, irrep.
ularities, and diseases, the "Fayo,
tie Prescription" is the only ona
that's guaranteed.
If it doesn't do all that's claimed.
for it, if it doesn't give satisfaction
in every case, you'll have you
money back.
There's strength and vigor TO,
every tired and feeble woman,
health and q new life for ever
delicate and ailing woman and i
there's no help, there's no pay.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-04-21
Maiden Innocence.

Miss Primrose-Do you know, my
brother Ned told me the other day
thatTom Allison said was N. G.
Miss Violet-Why, whatever did
Tom Allison mean by saying such a
thing as that?
Miss Primrose-l'm sure I don't
know. I've been trying to make out
ever since what IN. c. stands for
and all I can think OF is mice girl''-
Somerville journal.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-04-21
SOME SPONTANEOUS MIRTH
THE GREATEST HUMOR IN THE
FEWEST WORDS.
Expressions of Thought Which by
Their Originality and Fitness
Create Spontaneous
Mirth,
Had Given Some Thought.

"You see,'' said the woman who is
given to Investigating the cause OF
everything in this life, sit is just this
way: Your husband is n tyrant in
the house"
"The worst kind OF a tyrant,' re-
turned the woman who felt that she
had a grievance.
"While mine is as quiet and consid-
crate as a man can be-" continued the
other, yours orders this done and
that done, and wants to know why in
the world you have not attended to
some trivial matter"
"He Just lords it over me and tries
to run the whole house"
"While mine does practically what
say when he is at home.''
IL wonder why it is?''
"I'm coming to that. Your hus-
band has to jump around at some
ones bidding at the Office"
80, yes. He has a man over him
who holds him to the strictest kind OF
accountability for everything"
"Iour husband has no authority at
all?"
"None at all"
"That's the trouble. A man must
have authority somewhere, so yours
exercises his at home"
But how about yours?"
go, my husband is the man who
makes your husband get around at
the office. He has so much trouble
wish the clerks there that he's mighty
willing to let me run Things at home
You'd better get your husband in a
position where he can boss some men
and then he'll let you alone. I've
studied the subject and l know what
I'm talking about"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-04-21
Notary Public.
d. Common Expression.

"Well, I never" exclaimed Mrs.
Snaggs.
"You never what?" asked her hus.
band.
Here's piece in the paper that
says it is possible to become intoxi.
Gated on rarified air. Did you ever
hear OF such & thing"
"Of course | have. The expression
'airtight' obtained it's origin from just
that fact. "-Pittsburg Chronicle.