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popular in these times. Therefore has
their king condemned them to the arena
to be destroyed for his pleasure. This
is the arena"
"Where are the beasts. my Sparta
cus?" asked the robber. why do they
not trot out the menagerie and give us
a show for our money? / see only a
few horses which at first took to be
ghosts like ourselves, they are so thin.
Where are the wild animals?'
"You lag behind the times, hon
est Barabbus." rejoined the gladiator.
Men formerly used lions and tigers
for this purpose, but all things now are
done by machinery. These flying char
lots have not the weakness of mercy.
They make better show, on the
whole Behold, here they come from
the four corners of the heavens. See
the Christians scurry. All, they should
spare those women. But it is useless
to turn up your thumb, Barabbas. The
drivers of the chariots have no mercy.
They will not spare a life because the
spectators demand ii. And, besides,
they cannot see you"
THE women have escaped" cried
Barabbas, but it was an awful close
rub"
Eyes: they escaped. The driver of
the chariot was less expert than most
of them. He did not sound the bell so
violently as he should"
why are the bells given them? Do
they not give warning?''
Quite the reverse. They are in
tended to confuse and frighten the
Christians, especially the women. OBJ
serve, now, this young girl has an in
FAINT in her arms. Now she hears the
bell in front of her; she leaps back. but
Just in the nick of time a charioteer
behind her beats his brazen gong and
drives her toward his fellow. Surely
they have her now. She stands irreso-
lutte while they sweep down upon her.
All. a brave deed, The bold young
Christian has snatched her from death.
The wheels have passed over him. He
has lost several toes and portion Of
his toga, but he lives. Hear the char
ioteers curse him"
Barabbas covered his ears with his
hands.
''In life, gentle Spartacus, he said,
81 was something of a cusser myself,
but this language, if l follow it Alright,
lays over anything l ever produced.
The camel drivers whom | used to
make my prisoners in the wild passes
nj the Jericho road were lispin1 babes
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Ehe aaiIu Hormo Houenbr 1888

the Iady's husband. and pastor OF a
church in Brooklyn, is quite sure that
his wife is safe in the care OF the strap
ping son. This young fellow is physic-
al wonder. He can now stun cow
with blow of his fist What he viii
be when he reaches the age OF twenty
one, two years hence. no one ventures
to say. He is an expert in all manner
of sports, but his appearance. apart
from mis- great height, does not suggest
the Herculean muscles he possesses
After the stop in the Beyrout region.
Mrs. Terhune's voyage will be oven
She means to return IN civilized man
ner, dofing the oriental forgery. and
visiting such scenes of interest on the
way home as may seem worth the
trouble. Should NO accidents happen
and everything is accomplished accord
ing to present plans the lady and her
son will be back in New York BY
March of next wear.
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Reason for Rejoicing.

When Wesley and Nelson were trav-
cling through Cornwall. from common
TO common. preaching to people who
heard willingly. but seldom or never
proffered them the slightest act of
hospitality, they were frequently
hungry.
They were detained some time at St.
Ives because of the illness of one of
their companions, and their lodging
was little better than their fare.
..All that time" says Mr.. Nelson.
Mr. Wesley and lay on the floor; he
had my greatcoat for his pillow. and
had 'Burilitt's Notes on the New Test
ament' for mine.
After being here near three weeks.
one morning about three o'clock Mr..
Wesley turned oter and, finding me
awake, clapped me on the side. saying:
Brother Nelson, let us be of good
cheer, We have much to rejoice in.
have one whole side yet. for the skin
is only off on one side YOUTH
Compauion.
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SOME FUNNY MISTAKES.
As They Werc Perfectly Harmless They
Deserve . Smile.

As They Were Perfectly Harmless They
Deserve . Smile.
The poet has said that to err is hui
man, and he certainly said very true
thing. We are all of us making mis-
takes all the time. Sometimes they re-
suit sadly for us, but not infrequentiy
it is the other way. There have been
many mistakes made that have been
harmless and contributed much to the
amusement of mankind. Among them
is one told of certain clergyman who
left notice in his pulpit to be read by
the preacher who exchanged with him.
The clergyman neglected to denote
carefully q private postscript. and the
congregation were astonished to hear
the stranger wind up by saying: "Yon
will please come to dine with me at
the parsonage after service
Another amusing story is likewise
told of minister. The reverend gen.
tleman was inclined to be absent
minded. and while walking one day
encountered young lady whose face
somehow seemed familiar to him
Taking her to be one Of his parishion.
er's daughters and, not wishing to pass
her without notice, he stepped forward.
and cordially shaking her hand entered
into conversation. After comparing
notes about the weather he had at
length to confess: well, know your
face quite well, but / cannot recall
where have seen you before"
'Oh, please, sir, I'm your new Perlor-
maid" was the reply.
A third story, copied from q London
periodical, is based upon q small boys
| mistake in school; but, as a matter OF
fact, it is more likely that the incident
is based upon the fertile fancy Of the
writer, because it is almost too good to
be true. This story is Of how Mr..
Whackem, fiery schoolmaster, came
to lose q scholar one day. The class
| was parsin0 . sentence - t.
"What il the imperative OF tho verb
TO go'?" asked Whackem Of Johnny
Fiz2lctop. 49,. ~,
81 don't know" ~ .,
"Go!' shouted Whackem.
''Thsnk you, SIR" replied Johnny,
and he was two streets Oft before the
teacher could catch his breath.
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TACUs.
Then it is not only brutal, but
wanton," said the gladiator. '.lt sick
ems me-"
"Say," cried Noonan, 81 fought
youse was de hired butcher. de savage
chief of still more savage men, and all
dat business"
"A butcher | certainly was" replied
Spar tacus, but at least l risked my
own life openly in the arena. / did
not sit in house and receive money
for killing people incidentally, and you
would have divided that money"
The gladiator tore his robe away and
turned his back.
"Youse fellers don't tumble at all"
said the boss, in tones of disgust. Its
a matter of franchise"
And the boss in few well-chosen
words laid the matter before the as
tonished shades.
de slaughter dat / referred to-"
said he. in conclusion. was de slaugh.
ter of de fellers what wanted to pay
money to de city for de franchise. Dey
was rit in it; see? De city got nix,
and dem fellers got de same, but dere
was big divvy on de dead inside, an
I'd ha' had some o de stuff if old Pa.
Cassidy's whisky hadn't carried me
away
las understand st." said tae glsdi.
ator, certain men sold what did no;
belong to them, and those who bought
il are getting the money to pay for il
out of those TO whom it really did be-
long?"
Yes" said Boss Noonan's ghost
''dat's de English of it"
u do not call that honest" said Bar
rabbas the Robber.
HOWARD FIELDING. =
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teeth, until Hebron is reached. On the
wav she will practice with the saber
and the flint lock, to protect herself
should necessity arise from robbery
and native violence. The next stop
will be at Nazareth and after that
Bethlehem. wherein Christmas will be
passed. Early in January the little
party hopes to reach Tiberias, where
Mrs. Terhune intends to participate in
the religious custom of washing the
bodies of the dead in the sea- This
will be among the most perilous parts
of the Journey owing to native frenzy
at the time and the embarrassing habit
of running amuck 10 which ladies and
gentlemen in that country are ad-
dicted.
Across the Jordan next TO the land
of Moab. Mrs Terhune will send her
son ahead TO beg admission for weary
voyagers according to the quaint Gus
tom at the convent OF Mar-Saba. the
Oldest Christian convent in the world.
There is no doubt of her being admit
ted Here the party viii replenish
their stores and Jamal will have to
exert his influence among the Be
douins, the wandering robbers of this
region. For Mrs Terhune has re-
solved 10 pass at least week among
these people, living in their tents, and
taking part in their weird customs
The negotiations incident 20 this part
of the trip will require no end OF diplo-
matte maneuvers. for If there came a
struggle with a rival tribe during the
lady's stay among them her death
might be rhe result It will re1uire
some days after leaving the convent TO
arrive among thu Bedouins-
ShouId Mrs. Ta-tnr,e ga. saf4ir aua-
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Although 1t First he wanted He Hair
Cut TeasA Avenue Style.
"Crop ID q close % you can all over,
said q rural visitor, rs q barber on
upper Broadway tucked towel around
his neck preparatory to cutting his
bair.
Gan right, sir; but that is the Tenth
avenue style"
els it? Well, then, trim it square
across behind" -
Certainly. sir, just - you say; but
that is the way they do it on the Bow
cry ,.
''Well, s'pose you let little cowlick
IN front 60 l can sleek it down"
.Like Ollie Teal, you mean"
''Who is hep
"Scion Of society"
s'Well, don't banker much sitter So
ciety myself. although my girls give
two or three big parties every win
ter. None of the neighbors can equal
them for splendoR, either"
sWell, how would you like . nice
quiet Van Allen cut; that is, high in
the neck, with dry shampoo? They
are all the rage now, you know"
"And who in thunder is hep
1.-THE new minister to Rome, and the
political lion Of the hour"
mo, I reckon you'd better just give
me a plain Jim Corbett pompedour.
Probably he aim Z Q social scion or . po-
litieal lion Ike them other fellows you
speak about, but everybody up in our
neighborhood has heard of him, and
his style goes with u.s."
Then an expression Of contentment
stole over his face; he closed his eyes
and the barber proceeded to throw his
hirsute.-N Y World
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The Othsr way Aroand.

A well-to-do busipess man met an
old acquaintance in his trade who had
q decidedly shabby and forlorn look.
well, welll II this isn't Jones."
exclaimed the prosperous man Il
haven't seen you on the shoe and
leather exchange for long time"
Il haven't been there" answered the
shabby man
"Ah, retired from business?"
'Not exactly; on the contrary. bust
ness has retired from me,''
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TROLLEY AMI GHOSTS.
Howard Fielding Catches q Few
Words from the Departed.
Dur Old Friend spartacus Views the Troll
ley - . Gladiatoriai Exhibition, and
Harahbas. the Robber. Expresses
N Opinion About Franchises.
foopYRIGHT. 1888 ]

Tho ghost Of Spartaous, the gladia-
tor, and The Ghsde of Barabbas, the
eobber. vess W1ll1ng up Fulton street,
Brooklyn. Last evening. when Sparta
Gus. pluoadng his eompanion's sleeve,
said: This Is The spot. Stand here,
my BarabbaA, and you will observe all
things to good advantage"
What is tho game, gentle Sparta
cus9" inquired the robber.
Il know not what they call it." was
the reply; but / have been able to
solve the main purpose Of it. These
people whom you see hurrying along
are Christians. as l believe, or at least
they are adherents of some creed not
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lust In Time.

Cergyman-And do you. Lucinda,
take for your husband the man whom
you hold by the hand? Do you promise
to love. honor and =
Bride Elect chastity interruptingl-I
do.-Chicago Tribune.
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entire caravan by the Be,;ouirs, IN
whose tents Mrs. Terhune means TO
pass q week They held the distin-
.-uish-d divine for ! long time. until at
las. he was rs.nsoEeG. The experience
neariv COS. hin, his life IL aarion
Harlal,G should he attacked ny the
tribe, near Hegrout they viii aase TO
light tor her Rev. Alf,es Teraunc.
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No Mistake.

Miss Muggy-I wonder If George
knows have money?
Friend-Has he proposed
He has"
..Ha knows ~ V WaALt-
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Many VISIT Central Park.
The visitors to the Central park.
New York, now number from $50, 00o
to $50, 600 per day
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s1c-<tcssrs, slchiIa, s-N.r.sl ,zJ- c,-S1ni:.4
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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-11-09
FRESH FARM NOTES.

HAUL out manure as it accumulates
and spread on the fields Do not let it
pile mp and fire fang.
CLEAN up rubbish about the farm.
Dits of rails, limbs of trees, ends of
boards, ETC., will soon be covered with
snow.
In building temporary corn cribs
have the floor at least foot above the
ground, so rats and mice cannot harbor
under it
PATCH up the cracks in the chicken
house, COW barn, sheep shed, etc.
Cold winds are detrimental to stock
raising.
GET potatoes in the cellar or pit as
the time is nearly here wher cold nights
will injure them. See that the storing
place is we'll ventilated.
WHEN the machinery used in putting
in the wheat crop is needed no longer.
carefully clean, grease bright metal
surfaces and put away in q dry place
In selecting seed corn remember
that the varieties will cross-fertilize
at long distances. Select seed from
corn which has grown apart from other
varieties.
where one has no regular root cellar is
to bury on dry ground. Cover with two
feet OF earth and see that all water that
falls on the pit can get off readily.
LAYING out and putting in tile drains
is now in order, where the ground is not
too hard. Better have all the main
lines surveyed and the tile leveled be-
fore covering. Imperfectly laid drains
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-11-09
NAMING THE STATES.

VERMONT is French (rerd mont, sig
nifying green mountain.
VIRGINIA got its name from Queen
Elizabeth, the virgin queen"
DELAWARE derives its name from
Thomas West. Lord de la Ware.
MARYLAND was named in honor of
Henrietta Maria, queen of Charles l.
MASSACHUSETTS is an Indian word
signifying country about the great
hills"
THE real name of Connecticut is
Quon-eh-ta-but- It is Mohican word
and means ''long river"
New HAMPsHIRE takes its name from
Hampshire, England. New Hampshire
was originally called Laconia.
RHODE ISLAND gets it's name because
of it's fancied resemblance to the Island
of Rhodes in the Mediterranean.
New YORK was SO named as compli-
ment to the duke of York, whose
brother, Charles H., granted him that
territory.
New JERSEY was named for Sir
George Carteret, who was at that time
governor of the island of Jersey in the
British channel.
MAINE takes its name from the prov
ince of Main in France, and was SO
called as compliment to the queen of
Charles l., who was its owner.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-11-09
FATTENlNo FOR MARKET.
Weed Out the Less Promising Birds at an
Eaplv Date.

Weed Out the Less Promising Birds at IN
Early Date.
It is useless to try and raise al your
fowls for the prize pen. Some of them
are bound to be culls So the best plan
Is to weed out the less promising stock
at an early date.
Remove such birds-and especially
all the imperfectly feathered or i'll
shaped cockerels-from among their
mates Place them, fifteen or twenty
together. in closed coop, that is clean
and comfortable, for them to eat and
rest in, without crowding each other.
Give them fresh water to drink. with
a little cayenne pepper thrown into it,
two or three times a week, and feed
them all they will eat up clean three
times a day, upon boiled corn and
wheat meal with potatoes "a little
salted). one part of each; into which,
while hot. stir a pound of common
lard. beef tallow. or chambers scraps
perfectly sweet, mind). to six or eight
quarts of mash.
Feed this out when warm-have a
basin of coarse gravel handy, which
digestion-occasionally mix a little
pOWOeEcU charcoal IN LQ1S sou 1COQ
(Which latter is an excellent purifier,
and guards against the souring of
their food in the crop and in two or
three weeks your birds will be at their
best Kill, dress and market them, and
thus make the wisest disposal you can
make Of all your surplus or undesirable
fowls.
While this process is going on. says
Grange Homes, it will be observed that
the birds are in close. compact coops,
open only in front. These may be
placed in the barn, or anywhere most
convenient for the time being. They
will not suffer thus in a body from the
cold The coops should be set on the
ground, with straw or leaves for
flooring. The heat of the fowls bodies
will serve to keep each other warm
enough in the three-sided closed coops.
They have no exercise, and they have
nothing to do but to eat, rest, sleep
and grow fat This method is simple,
economical and the least troublesome.
In twelve to twenty-four days. at the
outside, fowls thus treated should be
in their best condition for Strengthening.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-11-09

ano Ae Latin union IN 1873 and 1875 to
the coinage of silver resulted in gen.
al contraction all over the world of
ihe circulating medium. and this has
necessarily caused fall in the price of
agricultural products and an enormous
increase in the value of gold.
1T is impossible that the minis of
the world can be closed to silver with
out increasing the purchasing power OF
gold and causing a general fall in the
prices of commodities. If, for instance,
there were only white and red horses
in the state of Missouri and the leg
ls1ature should pass an act that no
white horse should be harnessed or
put under the saddle, the most
obtuse intellect could see at once that
:he value of the white horses would be
almost destroyed and that of the red
horses enormously increased. When
we close the minis to silver and put all
the money necessities of the world
upon gold alone the case is exactly
parallel.
EFFECT ON PARTIES.
mo one can foretell with any ac-
curacy the effect of the passage of the
unconditional repeal bill upon existing
political parties If we have continued
monetary depression and continued
fall in the price of agricultural prod
ucts there will be some startling devel-
opments at the next election, but l do
not care to discuss this matter in de-
tail.
"a good deal of injustice has been
done to southern democratic senators
in regard to the late struggle in the
senate. The fact is, that SO far from
the southern democratic senators hav-
ing flibustered against action by the
senate, the administration would have
been left without a quorum in the first
days of the contest except for the
course of eight democratic leaders,
who agreed not to filibuster. Senators
Walthall, George. Harris, Bate, Call,
Pasco. Berry and myself agreed in the
beginning of the fight not to indulge
in any filibustering or Fictitious oppo-
sition to action by the senate, and we
could at any time have broken the
quorum in the senate by abandoning
our agreement. We told the silver
state senators of our intention and
there was no disguise or concealment
about the matter at any time.
81 only mention this because the
New York papers have persistently
maligned and slandered all the demo-
cratic senators from the south with
out the slightest attention to truth or
justice"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-11-09
How to File . Hand Saw.

In fling 4 hand saw considerable
skill is necessary SO the teeth will be
uniform in size, and cut well without
running to the right or left Of the
board The hand which holds the file
must be guided by reason and expert
ence, else the file will bear upon one
tooth more than upon the other when
the stroke is made, with the result that
one tooth will be cut away while the
other is not reduced, and this inequali-
ty in fling soon becomes apparent if
the same person and his eccentricity
continue to file the saw. The best
way to remedy saw that is out of or
der is to screw it in wise with
straight edge. and file all the teeth to
an average height by bringing them to
u level on the straight edge. When
this has been done the straight edge
may be removed and the file used in
such way as to equalize the shape
and length of the teeth. II totally ig-
norant of how to shape the teeth. fol-
low the fling of saw of similar pat
tern that has been handled ~ person
of experience
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-11-09
WORD HISTORY.
TEA is a Chinese word.

TEA is a Chinese word.
UKAsE is of Russian origin.
GIN was first made in Geneva.
ACRE formerly meant any field.
VILLAIN was formerly a farmer.
PILLow lace is made on q pillow.
CANDY was first made in Gambia.
GUINEA fowls came from Guinea.
FRIEZE first came from Friesland.
PECK was once only poke or bag.
LEMONS originally came from Lima.
FLoRINs were first made in Florence.
HUzzY is corruption of house wife.
APocRYPHA means hidden or spuri-
Gus.
MAGNETS were discovered at Mag
nesia.
TULLE was invented at Tu1le, in
France.
CANAR1Es came from the Canary
islands.
G1LLYFLowER is q corruption of July
flower.
TABOO and tattoo are of Polynesian
origin.
SAnsANEr was first made by the
Saracens.
FAREWELL means, may you fare or
travel we'll.
BRoADcLorH took it's name from its
unusual width.
FETISH and zebra are from q dialect
of South Africa.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-11-09
Dividing the Pastu re.

One excellent plan for keeping up the
fertility of the pasture land is to divide
the pastures into two fields. giving the
cattle the advantage of portion of
the pasturage, leaving one field to
grow and SO remain until spring. This
method simply protects the pasture
from close cropping, which is sure to
cause exhaustion at some period, as
every time the cattle Craze over the
pasture it is equivalent to SO many
mowings of the grass. By protecting
the pasture there is loss of its use at
this season. but greater longevity of
the grasses of the pasture is secured
The best season for the renewal of
pastures is in the fall, and more
growth and greater density can be had
by allowing the pasture grass to grow
and thicken than to attempt to reseed
the pasture early in the spring.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-11-09
STRANGE BUT TRUE.

TEE most extensive mines are those
of Saxony; the galleries have 1913 miles
of length.
THE Chinese language is spoken by
the greatest number of people, over
4Oo, oo0, 900.
THE deepest coal shaft in America is
at Pottsvi1le, Pa. In 1855 it had reached
/ ,b7S feet
TIE longest river is the Mississippi
and Missouri, considered as one; about
4, 500 miles.
THE oldest library is that of the vati-
can. It was originally founded by Au-
gustus Caesar.
The highest bridge is near Bradford,
Pa It has a span of 2,051 fee: and is
301 feet high.
THE lowest body of water is the
Dead sea, nearly 1900 feet below the
level of the sea.