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Iron County register., 1893-09-07
PITH AND POINT.

III you want to see how much clear
00g there Is in man watch how he
treats his wife. RAMS Horn.
-Yabsley-s'Did you ever tackle any
of those missing word contests?''
4udge-"Yes. The missing word was
yea but I could not get her to say it. /"
-Demorest's.
The man who said that ignorance
was bliss evidently never was school
boy, and had the teacher ask him how
TO spell word, holding rattan all the
while behind his back.
Sarcastic Citizen-s.Traveling on
the recommendation of your physician,
suppose?" Hungry Higgins-sNaw.
On de Recommendation of me lawyer :"
Indianapolis Journal
OFF. said Uncle Eben, "dah was er
sho' nun fool-killer some OBJ de folks
dat calls de mos fur i'm now nd be de
nus ter git in hidin' when he Gem
roun'. Star.
declare, Miss Angelina, you
treat me worse than your dog" She
Oh, Mr.. De Mogyns, how can you say
eoY I'm sure never make the slightest
dinerence between you.
Charley Addlepate Gn Machinery
Building)-'.Aw-th' waffle of the ma
chimes dwowns ones conversation"
May Cutting (who is bored)-'Yes;
Isn't it grand?"-World's Fair Puck.
Marie, has any onecalled while I
have been out?,' "Yes, ma'am; Mr.
Pommier." ''Mr. Pommier? 1 don't
know anyone of that name" 81 know
that. ma'am; it was me he came to
seew-Le Domino Rose.
-He-"I have decided to ask your
fathers consent by letter, Pauline
Now, what sort of a letter would you
advise me to make it?" She-sI think,
Horace, that I would make it an anony-
nous letter. "-Life's Calendar.
An Instance Cited.-Mrs. Staggers
-"You would be much happier if you
would but learn to say no." Mr.. Stag
gers-'I know would have been much
happier If You had said mo- on Ger
tain occasion. Detroit Free Press.
-Mabel-"What made you get so
red and embarrassed just before You
went out Of the room just now?"
Marie-"If / tell you, don't breathe it
10 soul. You know the clock on my
stocking?" Mabel = "Yes" Marie
well, it had run down."-Club
Mrs Newlywed Indignantly -
sAnd you took the cake 1 put in the
window to cool and ate it! How dared
your" Whiskered Samuel Caught in
the act and consequently humble)-
"a starving man will eat almost any
thing, mum."-Bufalo Commercial
The Latest Style.-''How will you
have your whiskers trimmed?" asked
the barber. with accordion piaits,
please, and passementeries." " was the
reply. The barber was stupefied for a
minute, until the boss told him that his
customer was the bearded woman from
the dime museum.-Puck.
Iron County register., 1893-09-07
THE SLED MARKER.

mine is about fifteen feet long. I find
the marker particularly useful when
planting onion sets. BY weighing
slightly and drawing it backward, quite
q deep mark is made, in which the
onions are placed. To cover the onions,
/ go over the rows with seed drill, so
adjusted that only the covering attach
ment touches the grounds. 81. Tyrer,
in American Gardening.
Iron County register., 1893-09-07

n LOAD IN THE WRONG PLACE.
Fron photograph Of a wagon wheel taken or
Main street. Bloomfield. La
to such condition that three horses
can do the work of four, there has been
an economy of e1o0, 200. 600 effected an
nually.
I'm the state of Illinois it is stated
that the cost of hauling farm products
is at least s15. 1000, 900 more than 1t
would be if roads were improved. and
that such improvement would add
$3.50. Ooo, eco to the value of the farms.
am well aware that properties on mud
roads cannot be sold, while those on
macadamized roads have increased in
value in q great many sections from $50
to $500 per acre.
II have only to refer you to the prec-
edents of other countries for an an
swer If it will not pay why do we find
England, France, Germany, Switzer-
land, Norway, Sweden and many other
civilized countries building the best
roads they can in the face Of difficult
ties which to MS would be appalling?
The poor Swiss have built roads
through gorges and around precipices
which would seem impossible. and
which must have cost over 81, ,0o0. 600 per
mile -
Iron County register., 1893-09-07
THE. PASSION FOR nEATNEss.

It Completely Blinded Woman to . Mans
sunerings.
"a woman is a good deal like a cat, +"
said the philosopher in the negligee
shirt "You can never tell which way
they're going to jump"
"Wherefore?" asked the man in the
alpaca coat.
''I was thinking of an instance that
happened over in the west side awhile
ago. There is a row of houses on .
street mp there that are rather close to-
gether. One day man who lives
along in the middle of the row thought
that he would have his house painted
and he straightway went down town
and hired the painters to do the job.
His roof was one of the fancy shingle
affairs and he wanted it painted
red When the time came to paint the
roof the three men who were working
qR~4Ae job fixed q ladder upon It and
took places on it, one at the peak. one
In the middle and one at the caves.
They were painting along, when sud
denly the ladder gave way and they
were thrown into the air. The uan at
the middle had gone down to the eaves
and the combined weight OF the two
t1QQcSA tAC 4<10uCk anu WHc
man at the peak into the air Is II he
had been sitting on the business end 'of
a catapult
"When the man at the peak went
mp he had bucket OF paint in
his hand and he took it with him.
The other two men dropped to the
ground, but he went away over and
fell against the wall of the next
house. When he was going down the
paint few out of the bucket and some
of it went on the side of the house near
which he struck. Tho painters fell
about thirty feet and were pretty badly
hurt. The man who had the fan from
the peak of the roof lay on the gronnd
terribly injured. His back was broken
and % were his legs. The men were
all groaning, and quite crowd gath
cred around. Somebody sent a call for
m ambuIance. just then the woman
who owned the house ON which the
uaint was sp1ashed came out. She ran
over to the man who had his back
broken and said: Are you urnch hunt,
my poor man?
.sHe's pretty severely injured, mum. :"
said u bystander.
..Oh, I'm SO sorry" she went On. ''Is
there anything can do for the poor
man?" just then .she turned and ssw
the splotches of red paint on the sAde OF
the house. ''Why!' she screamed,
sslook at what the loafer has dome!
He's splashed paint all over my hoGse!
don't see how men can be 50 careless.
He might have taken q little pains TO
keep shat paint off. Anyway. I'll make
his boss pay for it." And she dounced
into the house and left the unfortunate
painters groaning on the ground d-Baf-
falo Express
Iron County register., 1893-09-07
ROADS IN EUROPE.

They Have Been Improved Because II
Paid to Improve Them.
( A high authority on the subject of
good roads, Prof. Lewis Haupt. of Penn
sylvania, has this to say concerning the
feasibility of improving our county
thoroughfares:
THAT there is no tax SO great as that
of bad roads is a generally accepted
maxim If the road surface be har-
dened merely to metalling it, then one
horse can do the work of two, and the
feed and interest on one is saved. It is
estimated in England that in the mere
saving in cost by reducing their roads
Iron County register., 1893-09-07
1T is q law of rood society

1t is law Of good society in China
that young widows never marry again.
Widowhood is therefore held in the
highest esteem and the older widow
grows the more agreeable does her POI
sition become with the people. Should
she reach fifty years she may by ap-
plying to the emperor get sum Of
money with which to buy tablet on
which is engraved the sum of her vir-
tues. The tablet is placed over the
principal entrance to her house.
Iron County register., 1893-09-07

ANY comprehensive system which can
be adopted by which roadmaking and
its benefits can be brought before the
people in order that they mar appre-
ciate the advaatage to be gained there
by is saove in the direction OF per-
manent improvement ard would be Of
great financial benefit to the country
at arge.-Ex- Mayor Washburne. Chi
cago, Ill. in Memorial to Congress on
Road Exhibit at Worlds Columbian Ex-
posit4ou. -
Iron County register., 1893-09-07

"A considerable item Of expense to
every ambitious new furrier is the cost
of mounting the stuffed fur bearing
animals that usually occupy the fur
rier's show windows and are his most
effective signs. The skins thus ex-
hibited sometimes cost some thousands
of dollar, and those that are exposed
to the weather must be frequently re-
placed
Iron County register., 1893-09-07

Syrup

Mr.. Albert Hartley Of Hudson,
n. c., was taken with Pneumonia.
His brother had just died from it..
When he found his doctor could not
rally him he took one bottle of Ger
man Syrup and came out sound and
well. Mr.. S. B. Gardiner, Clerk
with Druggist ]. E. Barr, Aurora,
Texas, prevented a bad attack Of
pneumonia by taking German Syrup
Ia time. He was in the business
and knew the danger. He used the
great remedy Boschee's German
Svrupfor lung diseases. O
Iron County register., 1893-09-07
IA Ree.lar Fake

Booxhlack-Talka about fakes; every
thing is q fake nowadays. Git y'r eyes
cheated right out of We. ahmed a
feller las night wot was ia a hurry,
an had NO small change, an offered
me a ticket for q canine exerkition
You bet took it.
Newsboy-Was it fine?
Bootblack-FineP Nav! Reg'lsr
fake. Nuthin' there but dogs-Good
News.
Iron County register., 1893-09-07
THE SLED MARKER.

It Il Far Superior to the Peg Style Now
in Common Use.
1t needs but a trial to show the SUI
periority of sled form Of marker over
the peg style. The manner of adjust
ing the runners by means of wedges is
shown at the right. The handle may
also be adjusted by means of u peg. 1
have found a long handle the best, and
Iron County register., 1893-09-07
An Inquiry.

Mamma" said Freddie, whats the
matter with my feet?"
81 don't know; perhaps you are get
ting corns."
Freddie was silent for moment and
then remarked:
Mamma"
A.Well, dear"
s.After I'm dead and buried do you
think they will grow?"-Texas Sift-
ings.
Iron County register., 1893-09-07

Deaf Hello. swipsey. how
did you get into de ball game?' Blind
swipsey-'sJest waited till saw the
ball come over de fence an walk in,
| see?"--Inter Ocean.
Iron County register., 1893-09-07

He-If you love me as you say you
do, why don't you marry me?
She Because, dear, / want to love
you always.--Detroit Free Press
Iron County register., 1893-09-07

That man must play in band. .
said Bobbie. .sWhy do you think so?s'
asked Wilton. because he has handy
legs" said Bobbie.
Iron County register., 1893-09-07

TIE Elixabethan run will be In vogue h
the fan, and the fellow who attempts 70
kiss fashionable girl will s.get it IN To
neck. p Philadelphia Record.
Iron County register., 1893-09-07
-Bluster-AI made a speech to-night

at the banquet which will mike me
immortal. Mrs. R-"Ard it was only
last month that VOC got your life In
sured!'-DemoreSt's
Iron County register., 1893-09-07

JUsr when the coffee thinks Il has gpo0
grounds for complaint the egg drops IN and
settles the whole business.
Iron County register., 1893-09-07

MANY q fond parent does not get to sleep
until after the bawl is oyer. Boston Globe
Iron County register., 1893-09-07

sIs ny son thorough Ia his school work,
Mr.. Pedagogi r. asked BosbvshelL "Yes. he
ID, !" said the teacher He shows tom
dency TO 60 to the bottom OF everything. !
think he viii be foot OF his class In few
dayAn
Iron County register., 1893-09-07

right ia Outen de sur, . screamed negro
mamma to her child ssWhaffur, mammaas
ssWhaffurl I'll tell 70, whaffuri Fust
thing yo' know tyo' complication III b
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-02-15
SEVERE SENTENCES

Given In the Panama Cases Cause Pro-
found Sensation at Parls-The Aged NJ.
Ferdinand dc Lesseps Must Serve Five
Years In Prison-His Son and Two Other
Defendants Win Also be Put Behind
the Bars.
PARIS, Feb. 10-The Panama sem
tences have just been delivered. M.
Ferdinand de Lesseps is sentenced to
imprisonment for five years and TO pay
q fine Of 5000 francs. NJ. Charles de
Lesseps is sentenced to imprisonment
for Ave. years and to pay fine Of 1900
franco NJ. Marius Fontane and NJ
Cottu are each sentenced TO imprison-
ment for two years and TO payn fine OF
5000 francs each. M. Eiffel is sen.
fenced TO imprisonment for two years
and TO pay fine of 30, 900 francs
The decisions have created profound
sensation and are regarded extremely
severe, particularly in the case Of the
elder dc Lesseps, who is 81 years Of age.
Much sympathy is expressed for the
aged man, who is very feeble. 1t is be
lieved he will not long survive the dis
grace
the judgment finds the defendants
guilty Of swindling and breach Of trust
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-02-15
PITTsFIELD.

FEB. 14.-Mrs. Bryspt, Of Bloomdale,o,
is visiting Mrs. Elic Waite,
Carrie Waite, of CleYeland, is the guest
of her mother this week.
Geo. Robbins and family, Of LaGrange,
spent a day with H, Belts family, last
week.
A company Of 0berlinites and few OF
our people spent last Wednesday evening
at the home of q. E, Clark in pleasant
manner.
W. G. Dawson, Of Wooster, delivered
his lecture, practical People" at the d.
e. church last Thursday evening, to q
small audience. owing TO stormy weather
The Literary society. held at Frank
Roots, last Wednesday evening, was the
most interesting of the season. About
lorty weie present. The lesson in U. >
history was the settlement and early histo'
nv of New York and New Hampshire
The program was very good one' The
next meeting will be held this (Wednes.
day. evening, at E. Campbell's.
S. F. Sheffield and F. G. West are at
Elyria this week as jurymen.
Many are on the sick list. Mrs. John
Mohrman, Mrs. F. Clifford, Miss Sullie
Fisher, and Phoebe Avery are under the
doctors care.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-02-15
Some Of our exchanges are urging The

Some OF our exchanges are urging the
government TO purchase the Hawaiian
islands 10 order that we may have the ex'
elusive control. We still insist that we
have no use for the territory, and 1t would
simply be adding to our responsibilities,
We can have a coaling station there at
nominal expense and ou commerce will
be in no way affected. The principal
product Of the islands Is sugar and II we
want territory for that product the island
Of Cuba would be preferable. We can
see no reason for the annexation or pur-
chase Of one loot more territory than we
now have.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-02-15
Falcon. "a Military Me..enrers.

A Russian army officer has made
some very successful experiments in the
training of falcons to carry dispatches,
and general attention has been called
to the possibilities of the use Of this
bird for messenger purposes in time Of
war The falcons SO trained carried
messages from one garrison to another
with very gratifying success, If the
use of these birds is found to be really
generally practicable they will have
many points of superiority over pigeons
for messenger purposes. They are
much stronger, and some Of those so
far tried carried a weight of four Rus
sian pounds without hindrance to
speed. A not unimportant considera-
ton is that they are not likely to suffer
from attacks of other birds.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-02-15
DEATH IN AN AWFUL FORM.

Forty-Four Inmates OF n County Insane
Asylum in New Hampshire Burned to
Death-An but Four of the Occupants
Perish In the Flames.
DOVER, n. f., Feb. 9.-The county
insane asylum, four miles from here,
was burned tonight, and forty-four
lives were lost. When Watchman WILL
lam Cheevey made mis- 10 o'clock rounds
in the asylum he found the fire coming
out of the cell occupied by A. Lafami-
tame, a woman, and gave the alarm.
William Driscoll, the keeper, with his
family, lived in the building, and he at
once broke the locks of the fifty-four
cells and tried TO get the inmates out
Then he got his wife and two children
out OF the forty-eisht inmates only
four escaped.
The building was Of wood, 1876 by 80
feet two stories high, with big yard
on each side. 1t was built twenty
years ago and had fifty cells, One wo-
man escaped TO the yard, but was
burned to death there. The building
cost $4,000. The main building, in
which were over one hundred inmates
of the county poor, caught fire, but
was saved by the heroic efforts of the
inmates, who carried pals of water
and extinguished the flames, although
many were burned in so doing The
Dover fire department was summoned,
but owing to the distance, the binding
snow storm. and the icy roads, 1t took
ninety-five minutes for the department
to get there, too late TO be Of service.
The smoking ruins show the charred
bodies still lying ON their beds How
the building caught fire is a mystery.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-02-15
NEW FEDERATION.
The American Railway Union, Is the n
Of tho Latest Organization.

The American Railway Union, Is the Title
Of tho Latest Organization.
CHICAGO, Feb 10-''The American
Railway" union is the title by which
the new railroad federation is TO be
known. This decision was reached at
the second days session TO perfect the
details OF the organization held at the
Leland hotel yesterday. When an ad-
journment was taken II was decided TO
meet again as soon NJ the committee
appointed TO draft the constitution is
10 report A committee was also ap-
pointed 10 locate q central Office In this
city which will be the permanent head
quarters OF the organization
The management Of ths organization
will consist Of fifteen directors and a
president These directors will be
elected by district conventions for the
organization is 10 be divided up into
dhtriots after the manner OF state
The president will then be elected by
the fifteen dirsotorA II Il anticipated
thas the scheme viii receive somo oppo-
sition from the present railroad labor
organisation's chisis, the majority Of
whom arc In favor Of class unionA
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-02-15

Mr.. Clark, Of Cuyaboga county, has in
troduced bill in the legislature entitled
"A bill Tor the preservation Of the public
health and to provide against fraud and
adulterstion in food, drink and drugs
1t contains twenty-five sections, each sec.
ton fully explaining itself, and Is a very
comprehensive bill. II passed, there can
be no excuse for violating the law. Sec
tion o, referring to the manufacture Of
cheese, is as follows:
mo person shall manufacture offer OF
expose for sale, sell or deliver, or have In
his possession with intent 70 sell or deliy.
er, any cheese not made wholly from pure
milk or cream, salt rennet and harmless
.coloring matter"
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-02-15
Rustic wit.

DR.. John Brown, of Bedford, England,
told good story the other day at re-
ception given him by Boston gentle
man. He said that the English rustics
are sometimes regarded as rather feeble
minded and not very promising persons
for ministers to work among, but they
once in awhile show q native shrewd-
ness by no means to be despised. One
of them, one day, leading his donkey,
was met by a sportsman, well dressed
and equipped, who hailed him with the
request: What shall ! give you to have
a shot at that donkey?" 20, don't shoot
the donkey" drawled the rustic, "let
brotherly love continue"
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-02-15

MILWAUKEE, Feb 1o-Strilres and
methods Of assisting employers affected
BY them, were the subjests Of consider
able discussion in the tailors' national
convention yesterday. Tho matter Of
arbitration and dealing with labor or
ganizations was left 10 the local en-
changes The convention approved the
reoommendations Of the executive COM
mittss that rate books showing the
credit standing Of customer ana
modelled upon the one issued IN New
York, bo published IN other cities and
that the praeticc Of holding periodical
sslss Of Judgments obtained against bad
debtors bo maAa
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-02-15
WHISKY TRUST.
Dswar's Testimony ~ to HIS Dealings WITH
Secretary Gibson.


q Secretary Gibson.
wAsHIyaroN, Feb. 1o-Ths inquiry
into the whisky trust was continued TO-
day. Mr. Dewar testifying further
relative 10 his dealings with Nh. Nb-
ssn, secretary Of the distilling and cat
tle feeding company. he had carried
the ''box" given him by Gibson two
weeks. he remained in St. Paul two
days and ON his return wrote to Gibson
stating that everything was all right
He did this to show that he had not
lost interest In the matter. Gibson re-
piled that he was glad ',all was o. k.,
In the north" and urged him to hasten
matters in Chicago and let no opportu-
nifty slip. In replying to a communica-
ton from Gibson witness had, at the
suggestion of Mr. Somerville, stated
that he was short of funds This was q
feeler. On starting for Milwaukee he
had notified Gibson. He did not see
Gibson and the day after he returned
surrendered the "box" given him by
Gibson TO the internal revenue authori-
ties.
Witness was instructed to write Glib
son stating that II he thought that the
explosive and liquid was all right he
would 90 ahead and II not he would
wait for fresh supply Of fluid. Gibson
replied that he would be at the Grand
Pacific the next morning. Gibson came
and was arrested before he entered the
hotel, and taken to the marshars office.
This finished Mr.. Dewar's testimony,
but he was instructed to appear before
the committee next Monday, when it is
expected representatives of the Distill
ing and Cattle Feeding Company will be
here and have chance to cross-examine
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-02-15

There appears to be spirit of restless
ness among the employees Of the railroad
companies. They feel that they deserve
more pay, during the worlds fair at least
We are inclined 10 agree with them. The
work will be almost doubled, the respon-
sibllltles will be greater and the pay
should be in accordance. No .employc
should be required to work wore than ten
hours unless paid extra fol- 1t.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-02-15
AustraIIan nanIs FniIures.

1t is noted by a London financial jour
nal as one of the causes of the failure OF
so many Australian banks that many Of
them hold such vast quantities Of land
that when a pinch comes they are una
BILE to realize and are compelled to stop
payment. In New South Wales twelve
banks and financial syndicates own
about 100000 acres of land, one In
stitution alone owning s,5OO,OOO acres.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-02-15

The dairy and food commissioner Is
having picnic with the fraudulent deal.
ers lust a, present. One man was fined
$1sl for placing adulterated maple syrup
upon the market A number OF retail
grocers have been heavily fined for dis
posing Of adulteraled food. The commits
sioner should have a special deputy in
every township, and then the law would
be properly enforced.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-02-15

100 acres mile west of Huntington sra.
ton. Lorain county, o. Good buildings
good orchard and plenty of water. Pos
session given April /, 1893. viii rent any
length Of time or sell on 90 years time
All farm products are rapidly advancing
and now Is good time to invest. No en-
uumbrance on land. If you want to rem
or buy 40 acres, SO acres or 100 acres on
any length Of time, address,
G. W. MILLER,
Station A, Springfield. Mo.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-02-15

The congressional committee on the
worlds fair has decided to let the Sun
day closing resolution remain unchanged,
II informed those agitaling the opening oi
the fair on Sunday that resolution had
already been passed to close it on that day
and that they did not approve of rescind-
ing it. The committee is to be congratu'
lated upon Its good sense.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-02-15
Washington Excursion .

On account of the inauguration Of Pres
ident.elect Grover Cleveland, the W. u L.
E. railroad will sell tickets to Washington
aud return at the very low rate of one
single fare for the round trip, with free
side trip TO Baltimore, NJ. D. Date of sale
Feb. 2S to March 3, inclusive. Limited
for return trip until March s.