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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-06-14
HE RAISED THE FINE.

That Is, He Raised the Money with the
Aid OF . Bear.
A man from Troy told this story the.
other day to small company of
friends about police justice in little
town in Rensselaer, county: TWAS the,
law of the, village that all showmen.
itinerAnts and organ grinders must get
a license before doing business there.
One day a fat policeman, who had BEEN
on the force about six months without
doing anything, concluded it was time
he arrested. somebody Soon afterward
along; came an Italian with perform.
ing bear:
'Hev yez got yer icense?" asked the
policeman.
''No,'' said the exhibitor Of the bear.
''Then.yer my primers" said the po-
iceman, and me tripmphantly marched
off with them to the village station
house, he leading the Italian and. the
Italian, leading the bear.
Araigned before the police. Justice
the Italian pleaded guilty and the Judge
officiously gave him most severe and
scorching lecture on the enormity Of
his offensa, ending by fining him ten.
dollars, the, full extent of the law. The.
culprit had = lot Of small change in his
pocket, but being mostly pennies and
nickles it only counted up sesendollars.
and sixty-fve cents. For very few.
moments the judge was in a .quandary.
He didn't want to send e-fellow to,
Jail, npr yet lose the ten dollars. Pres
emily a bright idea struck him--aha happy
solution of the problem-and he said:
"Here, officer! Take this fellow out
to- the market place and let him per-
form with his bear until he makes up
the balance, and when, he, gets it drive
him out of town."-Buffalo News.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-06-14
PlTH AND PoiNT.

&
The things that 20 without saying
must have escaped feminine attention
Puck.
Put pig in p&rlor and IL would
immediately begin 70 look for mud
Rams Horn.
Just think, captain, the major has
actually married rich old maid"
obviously, he wanted to have his gol-
den weddiIg at once. Fliegeradc Blat-
ter.
Look here, staggers, don't be-
lieve, you cam lock an konest man in
the face" .sWelF, I won't derry # until
I'm Brought face; to face with one. -
InterOcean.
what do rMutica1 people n1ean by
tDcking?" said one glr[ to- another,
Don't you knowrthat?" ssNot exactly"
why, teaching--er- lacking iss sailing
on the bias. Life.
Some superstitious people, claim
that if q dog howas,, death is sure to
follow It depends, ore would say, 8
good deal on the kind Of a raPone gets
at the dog.-Harlem Life.
/ ,-s.De, great trouble bout conversa-
ition," remarked Uncle Eben; s'am dat
hits impossible ter show cz much rig
l'nality in tallin' bout de weddah es yoh
kin talxin' bout yoh neighbors. ~
Washington Star.
"A man who can run a. furnace in
the spring of the year SO that his house
will not be either too hot or too cold, is
a son, of genias and the salt. Of the
eapth, and could run the United States
government with perfect ease.-Boston
Globe.
-Hoverfq uoting Shakespeare)-"Per
dition, catch my soul, but do love
thee. And when love thee not"
Modern Sweetheart (firmlyt-'.And
whenl you love not, Timothy; it, will
cost yousomewhere about five hundred
pounds damages. "-Tit-Bits.
-She.-"How IL it you were not at
Westeud.s .reception?" He--.sI stsyed
away onaocounx Of personal matter
She-"May I ask what it WASP" He
'tWill you promise to keep it q secret?r
She-"Yss." He-"Well, they failed
to send me am invitation" - London
Chaff.
-Rosci1sl-"What sort of an actoris
Buslxin?'' Stager-"Oh, he's we'll
enough i'm his line. He's all right i'm
Hamlet, Richard the Third and
things Of that sort; but when it comes
to genuine farce comedy, he's nowhere
He will never become what is called q
great actoE"-Boston Transcript.
Mrs. Numam-'SI think I'd better
discharge our. nurse. I'm afraid she.
has deceived me about having had the
care Of children" Mr.. human
'sDoesn't.she' take good care of baby?'
Mrs. Numans-''Yes, but / notice that
she isn't acquainted with half the POI
licemen in the park Ocean.
No. said Ethel, ''rm afraid Il
shall never-see Harold again" s'Whyf
Have you offended him?" Eyes. was
giving him nice sisterly talk, and
said that was afraid he was leading
an aimless existence" ibid he get
angry?" Eyes. You see, he has the
reputation of being the worst shot in
the National guard" = Washington
Star
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-06-14
CHAPTER ".
WHAT JOHN RANCE HAD TO TELL

WHAT JOHN RANCE HAD TO TELL
It was one o'clock when we left No.
Lauriston gardens. Sherlock Holmes
led me to the nearest telegraph office,
whence he dispatched a long telegram.
He then hailed a cab. and ordered the
driver to take us to the address given
us by Lestrade.
''There is nothing like first-hand evil
dence," he remarked; las a matter of
fact, my mind is entirely made up
upon the case, but still we may as well
learn all that is to be learned"
"You amaze me, Holiness" said !.
''Surely you are not as sure as you pre-
tend to be of all those particulars
which you gave"
There's no room for mistake" he
answered SsThe very first thing
which l observed on arriving there
was that cab had made two ruts with
its wheels close to the curb. Now, up
to last night, we have had no rain for
q week, so that those wheels, which
left such deep impression, must have
been there during the night. There
were the marks of the horses hoofs,
too, the outline of one of which was
far more clearly cut than that of the
other three, showing that that was a
new shoe. Since the cab was there
after the rain began, and was not
there at any time during the morning
Il have Gregson's word for that-it
follows that it must have been there
during the night, and, therefore, that
it brought those two individuals to the
house,
THAT seems simple enough" said /;
'but how about the other mans
height?"
why, the height of man, in nine
cases out of ten, can be told from the
length of his stride. It is simple
calculation enough though there is no
use my boring you with figures.
bad this fellows stride, both on the
clay outside and on the dust within.
Then had way of checking my cal
culation. When 4 man writes on 3
wall, his instinct leads him to write
about the level OF his own eyes. Now,
that writing was just over six feet
from the ground. It was child's play"
and his age?" / asked.
"Wcli. if a man can stride four and
a half feet without the smallest effort,
he can't be quite in the sere and yell
low. That was the breadth of puddle
on the garden walk which he had
evidently walked across. Patent
leather boots had gone round and
Square-toes had hoped over. There
is no mystery about it at all. am
simply applying to ordinary life few
of those precepts of observation and
deduction which I advocated in that
article. Is there anything else that
puzzles your"
1.-THE fingernails and the Trichinop-
oly." suggested.
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pears to hinge? Will you not tele-
graph again?"
81 have said all I have to say" said
Gregson, in an offended voice.
Sherlock Holmes chuckled to him
self, and appeared to be about to make
some remark, when Lestrade, who had
been in the front room while we were
holding this conversation in the hall,
reappeared upon the scene, rubbing
his hands in pompous and self-satis-
fed manner.
"Mr. Gregson," he said, 81 have just
made a discovery of the highest i'm
portance, and one which would have
been overlooked had not made a care
full examination of the walls"
The little mans eyes sparhled as he
spoke. and he was evidently In state
of suppressed cXultation at having
scored point against his colleague.
''Come here" he said, bustling back
into the room, the atmosphere of
which felt cleaner since the removal of
its CHASTITY inmate. ''Now stand there!"
He struck match on his boot and
held it up against the wall.
Look at that!" he said, triumphant
ly.
have remarked that the paper had
fa2len away in these parts. In this
particular corner of the room largo
piece had peeled off, leaving yellow
square of coarse plastering. Across
this bare space there was scrawled in
blood-red letters a single word:
"RACHE."
''What do you think of that?" cried
the detective, with the air of show
man exhibiting his show. ''This was
overlooked because it was in the dark
est corner of the room, and no one
thought of looking there. The muir
derer has written it with his or her
own blood. See this smear where it
has tricllled down the wall; That dis
poses OF the idea of suicide, anyhow.
Why was that corner chosen to write
it on? l will tell you. See that candle
on the mantel piece. 1t was lit ut
the time, and if it was lit this corner
would be the brightest instead of the
darkest portion of the wall"
"And what does it mean, now that
you have found it?" asked Gregson, in
q deprecatory voice.
"Mean? Why, it means that the
writer was going to put the female
name Rachel, but was disturbed be-
fore he or she had time to finish. You
mark my words, when this case comes
to be cleared up you will find that a
woman named Rachel has something
to do with it. It's all very well for
you to laugh, Mr.. Sherlock Holmes
You may be very smart and clever, but
the old hound is best, when all is said
and done"
81 really beg your pardonw said my
companion, who had ruffled the little
mans temper by bursting into an ex-
plcsion of laughter. "You certainly
have the credit of being the first of us
to find this out, and. as you say, 1t
bears every mark Of havin9 beam
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-06-14
A DESPOT IN MARRIAGES.
Napoleon Compelled Many People to Marry
to Suit His Interests or Whims.

Napoleon Compelled Many People to Marry
to Suit His Interests or Whims.
Among the numerous works to which
the revival of the Napoleonic legend
has given birth is one called sNapo-
leon and the Ladies' The writer ex-
erts himself to the utmost to transform
the rough soldier and despot into a
hero of romance-but without success.
His relations with his two wives were
not remarka bic for either consideration
or delicacy, and he adopted a coarse
pleasantly in his conversation with the
ladies Of his court which was not far
removed from downright vulgarity.
But what tended to make the very
name of Napoleon hateful to all young
French women was his famous con-
scription of girls, whom he married Off
hand to his generals without the slight
est ceremony. The Marquise de Coigny,
on her return to Paris, was ordered
to marry her daughter to Gen. Sc
bastiani. Both mother and daughter
protested in vain. Three days after
the order the marriage took place at
the Tuileries, Napoleon himself giving
away the bride. Mile. Adele de La
Rochefoucauld was renowned through
out the whole department for her
grace, beauty and expectations, when
she was privately informed by the pre-
feet that Napoleon had decided to mar
nv her to Count Aldobrandini. The
lady objected to the count for the best
of feminine reasons-namely, that he
was neither young nor handsome. The
count, however, was the brother of
Prince Borghese, the husband of Pau
line, the sister of Bonaparte, and the
resistance of father and daughter was
OF no moment, and they were obliged
to yield to the will of Napoleon, Count
d'Arberg, the descendant of sover-
eign family, project of the Bouches du
Weser and one of Napoleon's chamber
lains, had two daughters of marriagea-
BILE age. Napoleon ordered that one
should marry Gen. Klein, and the
other Gen. Mouton, Count de
Lobau. The mother of the two
young ladies was Countess Stolberg,
sister of Countess Albany, widow of the
last of the Stuarts. Fanny Dillon, the
daughter of Count Dillon, was ordered
to marry Gen. Bertrand. The young
lady refused even to see the general,
Directing that he was hideous, which,
unfortunately, happened to be the
truth. Napoleon was irritated at this
conduct, and ordered the young lady
to be arrested and confined in prison
until she consented to marry Bertrand,
the monster, as she called him. The
Due de Laureguais, father of the Due
d'Arenberg, colonel of regiment of
cavalry and an unfortunate bachelor,
was ordered by Napoleon, under PEN
atty OF dismissal from the army, to
marry forthwith Mile. Stephanie
Tascher de la Pagerie, cousin-germain
of the Empress Josephine. The young
lady, as well as the duke, objected to
the marriage, and the former had the
audacity to declare that she not only
hated the duke but was overhead and
ears in love with a certain NJ. de
Gentry. The marriage between the
cousin of Josephine and the duke
nevertheless took place. and at
the marriage ceremony, when the
young lady. in reply to the priests
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-06-14
FEMININiTY's SUBTLE CHARM.
She Filings About Her the Grace that Fancy
Attaches to Her Sex.

She Filings About Her the Grace that Fancy
Attaches to Her Sex.
A meeting of the Healthy and
Artistic Dress Union" which was
founded in London four years ago for
the purpose of making dress ''less
hideous" and more hygienic in it's prin-
ciples, is another proof of the continued
effort women are making in the direc-
ton of dress reform. All the members
of the union expressed their preference
in most realistic manner, for there is
a choice even in this branch of costum-
ing, and every possible eccentricity Of
emancipated dress, from the simplest
cycling costume to the brocade gown,
was displayed on the forms, their
wooden substitutes, or spread about
the room.
The greater portion of the women
appeared in divided shirts, few in the
jacket and knickerbockers, and others
in something they call the rational
Dress which is a species of reform
which boasts of a petticoat. Those
who went to the meeting on bicycle
took turn around the room to display.
their different costumes, and it was
generally conceded that the nearer
approached the masculine dress tho
better they were suited to the exercise.
One conspicuous figure was a woman
clad in pale-green walking suit made
with drapery and short skirt SO loose
that the wearer had perfect freedom.
A gown, which was termed artistic,
was made of brocaded silk with yoke
and loosely falling skirt. Another cos
tune, which was the original idea of the
woman who wore it, resembled barris-
ter's robe. Sanitary corsets, stockings,
and petticoats were on exhibition, and
also a shoe which has a division to keep
the large toe in it's natural position
Speeches were made on the subjects OF
dress and diet and exercise as means
of reducing flesh, but physician of the
sterner sex wisely said that dress re-
form, to be successful, ustabegin with
the young who have not felt the iron
bars of custom; also that girls should
have the same liberty of running, jump
ing and playing ball that is given their
brothers.
It would seem that dress reform for
women might be an undertaking extern
sive enough to occupy all the time and
exhaust the energy Of its advocates,
but no-with woman's characteristic
desire to accomplish something just be-
yond her reach, she must agitate the
question Of a change in the customary
evening dress for men. and put them, If
she can, into velveteen coats, knee
breeches and silk shirts.-N. Y. Sun.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-06-14
Stiu Another. Name.

Life would be simplifieG in some OF
its aspects il the same thing, were al,
ways called by the same name. Such
is not the case, however, and perhaps
it is better so. If there were DO mys-
teries and surprises, the: world would
be less intesesting.
Col Philip Lee was passing Through
South Carolina thirty odd yeans ago.
it was in war-time-when ha aaeosted
an old negro with the, question:
81 say, uncle, are there any Huge
nots about hexe?v
The colored man looked SURPRISED,
and answered the questions by another:
ssWell, l declare, where be- you-ans
from?"
From way up, in old Ksntuclsy,n
said Col. Lee.
"Well, / thought. so Why, in Ten
nessee they call 'em peanuts, in Geor-
gia they call EN- COOLERS, Ia Alabama
they is pendexs, here in Soath Caro-
lima we call 'em gronn peas, and now
You fellows way off deere Ia Kentucky
call 'em hugcnuts~ Well, / do declared
YOUTHS Companion
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-06-14
A ConscisD tIous Barkeeper.

Policeman-Yo n say you always ree
fuse to sell man liquor after be haa
had as much as is good for himr
Bartender That's my rule When
he begins to see double, bounce hina-
ssAns good rule it Is. But how do
you know when he begins to sc donble?.
.sWhen he hands me five cents tor
ten cent drink and insists that he rNlM
me ten. N. Y. Weekly.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-06-14
The Realistic school.

Customer (dubiously)EUm-er-the
picture is very nice; but, don't you
[novv. it doesn't look the least bit like
me.
D,Auber Qoftily)-Look like you!
Well, should say not! This IS art; MOI
photography.-Puck
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-06-14
Preferred Cheap Things.

Little Dot wish you'd buy me bar.
gain-counter stoclin's stead of such ex-
pensive ones.
Mother-Yon do? Why?
Little Dot-'Canse wen my stockin's
get holes in them, you always say thew
cost too much to throw away, and then
has to help mend them. Good News.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-06-14
An italian JOB.

A gentleman whose nose was of q de-
:idedly retrousse type gave . copper to
poor man with one eye.
May Heaven preserve your sight!~
the beggar exclaimed.
And why my sight, SO particn~-
larly?"
Because il ever you became short-
sighted you could not possibly wear
eyeglasses. LA Semana Comma.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-06-14
-An automatic annaratns For !,

An automatic apparatus for indi-
eating to passengers in railway cars the.
name of the next station has BEEN,
adopted on the underground railyvay IN
London. As each station is passed q
card bearing the name of the next sta.
ton drops into place in a glass-covared
frame and an electric bell rings to call
attention to the change.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-06-14

-Rasuto Land, in South Africa, pro-
duces and exports wool, wheat ana
hides.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1894-01-04
Council Meeting.

City Council met January /, 1894, with
Mayor Davis and Councilmen Coyner,
Byrd, Wiley, Craft and Kincaid present
The following bills were received and
ordered paid: A. J. Accord, $5.O1; S. s.
Leech, $1.s0; R. R. Tribbett, &c; N. T.
Givens, $1.73; Pendleton Bros, 1859 /;
Ed. Davis, ST.; Davis & Parker, $17.01 /;
G. H. Mann, 75c; Electric Light & Power
Co., E. A. Snead, Receiver, $71O6 (ess
taxes for 1893, $23.6s) $47.3S; E.P. Fisher,
$l2.75.
Bills of R. H. Davis and Ford s. Beck
ner not acted upon.
Petition by j. L. Miner, agent, for L.
P. Miner to sell whisky at Wickham
House, granted.
Request of r. NJ. Beakley to have tax
of 1891 refunded referred to Finance
Committee
Request of R. H. Davis referred to FL
nance Committee.
Bill of Geo. Swami for 3G 992 brick
furnished city for streets at IS; 1906 90
| allowed
The Finance Committe was instructed
to investigate the boundry line and re
port concerning the business house o.
It. Savarese
On motion the time for collecting the
taxes OF 1893 was extended to March 1st
1894, after which time penalty of 5 pei
cent. will be added.
The petition of a number of citizens
for bridge across Dry Creek at thu
West end of Church street was refarraf
to Street Committee.
The adyisability of laying sewer pip,
to the Catholic parsonage was referred
to street committee.
! No other business, Council adjourned
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1894-01-04
Time to Advertise.

"All times are good times for adver-
Using, but some times are better than
others. The present time is one Of
them.n
These words of our contemporary the
Philadelphia Gull, are worth attention
There is no doubt that they are true
but it is important that advertisers
should know why they are true. 1t is
not enough to simply make a statement
which might bear the evidence of SELF
interest.
The reason why the present is a rare
opportunity to advertise is that every
body is trying to economic in some way
and if an advertiser can show how this
can be done, he will obtain unusually
good results. Another evually impor
tant reason is that merchants who adj
vertise extensively will not be obliged
to carry such large lines of goods, and
tories, thereby saving large amount
ia interest for carrying stock and in de-
probation from goods left over
These are two leading reasons why the
present times are excellent for advertis-
ing. There are numerous others, among
them the fact that the man who has
energy to push forward and do business
while his rival is discouraged will get
the trade of both firms.
A word to the wise should be sufficient.
-E1eaaaaag Neaos.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1894-01-04
Masonic Supper.

On Wednesday evening, December p,
the members of Low Moor Lodge No. 1876
gave a supper to the Master Masons,
their wives and daughters, and at pm.
a sumptuous supper was! spread, con-
sisting of all the delacacies of the season.
There were about $50 persons present
who enjoyed themselves immensely.
The odge returns thanks to Mrs. Susie
Woodward and her lady associates Tor
their assistantance in preparing for the
occasion. The committee on arrange
ments seated the ladies in the dining
hall and then invited the gentlemen IN,
the ladies rising from their seats as the
gentlemen entered. A sound OF the gavei
of Geo. w. Kinkaid, Worshipful Master,
brought the house to order. Prayer was
offered by W. G. G. Vanneman and all
were seated and proceeded to enjoy the
sumptuous spread, and jolly good time
was had by all.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1894-01-04
Literary Notes.

The second edition of the December
Worlds Fair Cosmopolitan brings the
total up to the extraordinary figure of
400, 600 copies, an unprecedented result
in the history of magazines. -Four huns
dred thousand copies-200 tons-ninety-
four million pages-enough to fill 200
wagons with 1000 pounds each-in a
single line, in close order, this would be
a file of wagons more than mile and a
half long This means not less than g.
600, 600 readers, scattered through every
town and village in the United States.
The course of The Cosmopolitan for the
past twelve months may be compared to
that of rolling SNOWFALL; more sub
scribers, and SO the two things are act.
ing and reacting upon each other until
it seems probable that the day is not
far distant when the magazine publisher
will be able to give SO excellent'an arti>
Gle that 1t will claim the attention al
every intelligent reader in the country