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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-06-21
THE INDIAN WILDCAT.

Savage Felines Found In the Eastern Con.
tinent.
The Scotch wildcat is found with very
little variation throughout northern
and central Europe, across the steppe
of northern Asia, as far as the southern
limits of the NepauI hills. At height
of some eight Thousand feet his place Is
taken by another cat, equally bold, and
far less retiring and solitary, the
s'chaus," which is common not only in
India, but at the roots of the Caucasus
and throughout northern Africa and
upper Egypt. Nothing could well he
more different from the paintings of
the sleek tabbies of ancient Egypt, the
sacred animals of the goddess Bast, pet
ted by priests and taught to catch wild
fowl for their masters in the reedy
banks of the Nile, than this rough,
round, broad-headed, bushy-whiskered
outstanding" savage, who has held his
own till the present day in the swamps
of Asia and Africa, and in the imme-
diate neighborhood of every Indian
country village or tank, just as the
European wildcat did in England till
the days of the Tudors.
The late Gen. Douglas Hamilton, in
his journals of sport in southern India,
tells story of the courage of the In
dian wildcat which matches exactly the
experience of Charles st. John in Suth-
erlandshire. ST. Johns terriers had
brought wildcat to bay under a rock,
and when he approached, the animal
sprang straight at his face, and was
only stopped by a blow from
a stick which he had cut be-
fore coming up to aid the dogs. Gen.
Hamilton says of the chaus: Zone OF
these animals came into our canton
ment evidently on the prowl for fowls.
or anything it could pick up; so we col
lected all the dogs we could, and had a
hunt. We came to a long check. the
dogs being quite at fault. After look.
ing for some time, spied the cat squat
ting in hedge, and called for the dogs.
When they came, I knelt down and be.
gan clapping my hands and cheering
them on; the cat suddenly made clean
spring at my face; I had just time to
catch it as one would cricket-ball,
and giving it's ribs strong squeeze,
threw it to the dogs, not, however, be.
fore it had made its teeth meet in my
arm just above my wrist. For some
weeks had to carry my arm in a sling,
and 1 shall carry the marks of the bite
to my grave. London Spectator.
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ueard None Of His own Operas.

The great French composer Auber;
the writer of FRA Diavolo," s'Crowr
Diamonds and about fifty other first
class operas, was a peculiar genius In
more than one respect. He never heard
performance of one of his own operas
which. of itself, is thing without par
allel in musical history. He would
never allow anyone in his presence tc
mention death, or allude in any way te
masters that might recall what, to him.
was the most awful of all subjects. He
was wealthy and lived in the utmost
luxury in Paris, and when at last he
died, while the city was in the throes
of the war with the commune, prepare.
tions were made to give him an elegant
funeral. But mob came along dur
ing the ceremony, scattered the mourn.
ers, took the body out of the hearse
threw it into the ditch, and led off the
horses to draw cannon. It was sin:
gular end to a life of luxury and Hsthet.
ic ease.-St. Louis Globe-pemocrat.
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ring. According to my notion he
bers body, and did not miss it at the
time. After leaving the house he dis
covered his loss. and hurried back, but
found the police already in possession,
owing to his own folly in leaving the
candle burning. He had to pretend to
be drunk in order to allay the suspi-
cions which might have been aroused
by his appearance at the gate. Now
put yourself in that mans place. On
thinking the matter over, it must have
occurred to him that it was possible
that &c had lost the ring in the road
after leaving the house. What would
he do then? He would eagerly look out
for the evening papers, in the hope OF
seeing it among the articles found.
His eye. of course, would light upon
this. He would be overioyed. Why
be no reason in his eyes why the find
ing of the ring should be connected
with the murder. He would come. He
will come. You shall see him within
an hour
'And then?" I asked.
''Oh. you can leave me to deal with
him, then. Have you any arms?"
Il have my old service revolver and
a few cartridges"
You had better clean it and load it.
He will be desperate man, and,
though shall take him unawares, It
is as well to be ready for anything"
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breeding; and the possibility of estab-
fishing q type and developing a dis
tinct breed is consistently advocated
by some of the highest authorities on
the subject.
1t is obvious the broad question is not
SO much how those who already have
every facility for breeding good horses
can be assisted, as how an ordinary
farmer can be encouraged in the pro-
duction of the best class of animal
within his reach, while preserving the
character of the hores for which Ire
land has become famous The trade in
Irish horses is now confined to hunters,
harness horses, troopers, useful van and
hack horses, polo ponies, AMI the vari.
GUS items in horsefiesh that come below
these, while there is absolutely no trade
in entire horses except for few thor.
oughbreds that are reared in the coun
try.-Nineteenth Century.
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NET A FRIEND.
There Was Little Mistake, But It Was .
Pleasant One.

There Was q Little Mistake, But It Was q
Pleasant One.
His face beamed with surprise and
pleasure as on entering the great store
he saw friendly figure and features
with which he was familiar confront
him just within the door.
s'I'm right glad to see you," he said,
shifting the satchel he carried from his
right arm to his left, and he was about
to grasp the hand extended to him
when clerk touched him on the shoul.
der and inquired:
''What department, sir?" !
departments" queried the old man,
turning around, Jam in the depart
ments? I reckoned it were only in
wash" r
''This is the dress goods and mantle
department. said the clerk blandly.
''Well, young man, amt lookin' for
dress goods, and I dunno as we want
another mantel, SEEM as we hev only
one clock, and / made shelf for that
myself. want pair of suspenders If
so be you keep them. But first I want
to speak to my friend here"
He turned about and confronted the
smiling face of his friend.
81 don't seem able to name you," he
said regretfully; '.it's kind of queer,
too, when 1 know you by sight, as
well as do myself"
''Suspenders this way, in the gentle
mans furnishing department." here
interrupted the clerk.
That's all right, young man; don't
keer which way they are there. I
know how I want 'em, and I amt
agoin' to change my style of wearin'
suspenders at my age. Now my friend
here -"
He extended his hand expecting to
grasp that of his friend, but his
knuclxles struck cold, bare expanse
Of loolzing-glass let into the wall.
Then he saw the face of the clerk over
his shoulder, and he knew he had been
fooled, and had mistaken the SEM
blance of himself for an old friend.
And he meekly followed the clerk,
bought pair of red, white and blue
suspenders, and walked out Of the ''de.
partment."
II guess I'll have garden pinted
fore come to town agin," he remarked
humbly as he left.-Detroit Free Press.
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PiTH AND POINT.

You may not have noticed it, but
you will find that the man who shakes
hands the hardest is the hardest to
shake. Texas Siftings.
-Muriel-.'Aud how are you getting
on with that Boston girl?" Jack
.sSwimmingly. I've succeeded in break
ing the icen-Harlem Life.
-Husband-'..Why, woman COULDN'T
90 to the polls without an escort
Wifs-"And man can't come away
without twor'-Plain Dealer.
Diner Ito waiter who brings the
soups-s.Why didn't y0u take your
finger out of that soup?" Waiter-''Oh,
It isn't hot."-FIiegende Bfatter.
He (philosophica1iy)-"D you ap-
prove of going to the theater? She
(practically)-.sOh! thank you; any
night you like-"-Boston Home jour
nal.
-Ethel-ssWas the wedding very
brilliant one?" Gladys-sAOh, very, very;
they hsd to employ detectives to watch
the wedding presents. "-SomerviI
journal
Very Observation-Disclosures we
are to have our old cook back again?"
Wifie-'SYes; but you hadn't better let
her hear you call her old detroit
Free Press.
lob eeh'se," Said Uncle Eben, slime
is money. But it do beat all how much
easier tits ter glib needy frien' two
houahs' talk bout economy dan it's ter
len i'm fifty cents Washington Star.
-Flossie-s'sI don't think 1 like Mfr.
Simpson, for a Sunday-school teacher"
Mamma-"Why not, dear?" Flossie-
''He thGmght was seven years old and
I'm only six and half. "-Inter-Ocean.
The man who can keep his temper
when he attempts to drive his neigh
boris chickens out of his garden through
the same hole by which they came in
need have NO fears of Satan.-Boston
Transcript
to girl" mot completely" ''What
do you mean?" "Why, you see Twikins
stammers SO that the girl always says
NO. before he concludes his remarks"
Washington Star.
-He-''Mary, this milliner's bill Is
unusually large. I thought we had
decided to be economical?'' She-''And
we have been; haven't you given up
smoking and horse-racing and the
club?"-Lippincott's.
-''Gotrox has sent that wooden
headed son of his ON an ocean voyage.
I wonder what for?" 81 understand
somebody told him if there was any
thing in the boy the sea would bring it
out. "-Buffa1o Courier.
The Mothers Tenderness--"Poor
Tommy is in disgrace" said Mrs Figg
to the friend of the family who had
dropped in. 81 have just had to give
him a whipping. You can have no idea
how much l hate to do such thing.
] am so tender-hearted." 81 WISH"
sobbed Tommy, ''that you were tender.
handed stead of tender-hearted."-
dianapolis journal.
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PERFUMES AND RITUAL.

Revolt of Early Christians Against the
Use of Incense.
The use of incense in the early Chris
tian church would appear at first to
have met with strong opposition, and
in the contradictory statements of the
early fathers we see the traces of a
warm controversy. That enthusiastic
archaologist, Didron, in his '1Annales
Archeologiques," has collected a wealth
of information bearing on the use OF
perfumes in the different Christian
rituals. Writing as pious mediava-
list, he contrasts the pagan abuse of
perfumes, ministering to their widest
orgies, with their more spiritual and
refined employment in the service of
the church.
Certainly at no time has the cult of
perfumes been carried to a higher point
than that reached by a wealthy Romans
of the empire; witness the important
part that they play in the anecdotes
of feasting and EAST life which we
find scattered through the pages of
Apuleius, Petronius, Anthen@us and
Lucian.
In his Banquet" Athenaus quotes
an authority who recommends that
the legs should be washed with an
Egyptian perfume taken from box OF
gold, the mouth and the breast with a
liquor made from dates, the arms with
mint, the eyebrows and hair with mar
joran, the knees and the neck with
thyme" In these debauches de l'odorat
the very vessels from which they
drank, brought at great expense from
Egypt, were manufactured from per-
fumed clay, and fired in a kiln heated
with aromatics. These were the scented
cups from which the courtesans drank
sirup composed of pepper. myrrh and
Egyptian perfume
1t was a natural revolt against such
practices that led Tertullian, and, in
later days, st. Augustin, to inveigh
against the use of incense. Moreover.
to take few grains of incense between
the finger and thumb and scatter them
on an altar was often all that was re.
quired by the authorities to repel the
charge of belonging to the new and de-
spised sect. And yet, for all this, the
use of perfumes crept into the church.
and we find the early fathers adopting
an apologize and uncertain tone on
the subject; we might almost accuse
them of hedging" Thus TertulliaI
says:
st is true we burn no incense. Il
the Arabian complains of this, the
Sabaean will testify that more of his
merchandise and more costly is Law.
ished on the burial of Christians thar
in burning incense to the gods.
teenth Century,
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this time twelvemonth, which her
husband is steward aboard a union
boat, and what he'd say if he come
ONE and found her without her ring
is more than l can think, he being
more especially when we has the
drink. If it please you, she went to
the circus last night along with"
us that her ring?" l asked.
1.-The Lord be thanked" cried the
old woman. sally will be glad
woman this night. That's the ring"
And what may your address be?"
1 inquired, taking up a pencil.
''13 Duncan street, Houndsditch. A
weary way from here"
The Brixton road does not lie be-
tween any circus and Houndsditch,"
said Sherlock Holmes, sharply.
The old woman faced round and
looked keenly at him from her little
red-rinned eyes. THE gentleman
asked me for my address," she said.
sally lives in lodgings at Mayfiele
Place, Peckham."
And your name is
''My name is Sawyer-hers is Dennis,
which Tom Dennis married her-and
Il smart, clean lad, too, as long as he's
at sea, and no steward in the company
more thought of; but when on shore,
what with the women and what with
liquor shops"
Here is your ring. Mrs Sawyer"
interrupted, in obedience to a sign
from my companion; ''it clearly be-
longs to your daughter, and l am glad
to restore it to the rightful owner"
With many mumbled blessings and
rrotestations of gratitude the old
crone packed it away in her pocket,
and shuffied off down the stairs. Sher-
lock Holmes sprang to his feet the mo-
ment she was gone and rushed into his
room. Re returned in few seconds
enve1Oped in an ulster and a cravat.
''Tn follow her." he said, hurriedly;
''she must be an accomplice, and will
lead me to him. Wait up for me-" Tho
hall door had hurriedly slammed be.
hind our visitor before Holmes had de.
scended the stair. Looking through
the window 1 could see her walking
feebly along the other side, while hey
pursuer logged her some little dis
lance behind. Either his whole the
DRY is incorrect" thought to myself,
''or else he will be led now to the heart
of the mystery" There was no need
for him to ask me to wait up for him,
for l felt that sleep was impossible
until heard the result of his adveu-
ture.
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IRELAND'S HORSES.
The Emerald Isle and the Breeding @
Hunters.

The Emerald Isle and the Breeding of
Hunters.
The Irish horse has been famous as
far back as any historical record OF it
can be traced, but of late years it has
been the Irish hunter that has given
the country its name for horse breed
ing. In producing other breeds, such
as the Thoroughbred, Clydesdale,
Shire, Cleveland Bay and Hackney, Ire
land can never hope to compete with
England and Scotland, bat in her own
speciality of the Irish hunter under an
improved system she need fear no COM
petition. 1t is therefore to the deyel-
opment of the weight-carrying hunter
with plenty of quality-that most per-
feet type of horse for general utility
and endurance-that her chief aim
should be directed.
Years ago. before the introduction OF
various English breeds into the coun-
try, type existed of the old Irish hum
ter which stamped itself on it's progeny,
and BY its excellence in the hunting
field acquired its reputation. This type
is unfortunately rare at the present
time, owing to the numberless expert
ments in breeding that have been tried,
and the hunter of to-day is more or
less chance animal, the result OF
mating a thoroughbred stallion with
farmers mare; in fact. the breeding OF
hunters is now too much a lottery. with
too many blanks and too few prizes.
1t is admitted at once that there are
probably as many of the very highest
class of hunters bred in Ireland now
as at any former time, but the class
that produces these animals is limited,
and to large extent their value is only
realized by the dealers into whose hands
they chiefly find their way. We must
endeavor to reproduce the type for
which Ireland was formerly SO famous
throughout the country generally If
we wish to attain success in Irish horse
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ITO BE Continued
Fire Hazard from Electricity.

The subject of fire hazard from cleo
tricity is receiving considerable atten.
ton just now, both from the electrical
engineer and the insurance man. The
general public has mistaken idea as
to the danger of fire from electrical cir
cults, as all mysterious fires are popu-
larly assigned to this agent. A we'll
known statistician has recently COM
piled little pamphlet on this subject,
in which are shown reports from tho
fire departments of eighty-two cities
in the United States. In these places
there were 1918 fires during 1891, an.l
OF these but 225, or about per cent,
could be traced to electric currents,
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I GLANCED AT The PLAN INDICATED.
speech was arrived at. Perhaps that
is why we are SO subtly Influenced by
it. There are vague memories in our
souls of those misty centuries when
the world was in it's childhood"
That's rather a broad idea" re-
marked.
Ones ideas must be as broad as
nature if they are to interpret nature"
,.e answered whats the matter?
You're not looking quite yourself.
This Brixton road affair has upset
you."
..To tell the truth, it has said.
81 ought to be more case hardened
after my Afghan experiences. l saw
my own comrades hacked to pieces at
Maiwand without losing my nerve"
Il can understand. There is a mys-
terry about this which stimulates the
imagination; where there is no imag-
ination there is no horror. Have you
seen the evening paper?'
No"
ut gives fairly good account of the
affair. 1t does not mention the fact
that when the man was raised up
woman's wedding ring fell upon the
floor. 1t is just as we'll it does not"
''Why?"
Look at this advertisements he an
swered. Il had one sent to every pa
per this morning Immediately after the
affair."
He threw the paper across to me,
and glanced at the place indicated.
1t was the first announcement in the
Found column. I'm Brixton road
this morning." it ran, "a plain gold
wedding ring. found in the roadway
between the White Hart tavern and
Holland grove. Apply DIR. Watson,
221B Baker street, between eight and
nine this evening"
Excuse my using your name" he
said. IF l used my own some one of
these dunderheads would recognize it
and want to NEEDLE in the affair."
That is ALL" answered. But sup
posing anyone applies, 1 have no ring"
''Oh, yes, you have" said he. hand
ing me one. This will do very well.
1t is almost a fac-simile"
And who do you expect will answer
this advertisements"
'.Why. the man in the brown coat
our florid friend with the square toes.
If ne does not come himself he will
send an accomplish"
would he not consider it as too
dangerous"
Not at all. If my view of the case
is correct, and l have every reason to
believe that it is, this man would
rather risk anything than lose the
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CHAPTER V.

OUR ADVERTISEMENT BRINGS A VISITOR
Our mornings exertions had been
200 much for my weak health, and
was tired out in the afternoon. After
Holmes departure for the concert, /
lay down upon the sofa and endeav-
ored to get a couple of hours sleep. 1t
was useless attempt. My mind had
been too much excited by all that had
occurred, and tn: strangest fancies
and surmises crowded into it. Every
time that 1 closed my eyes l saw be-
fore me the distorted, baboon-l:ke
cuuntenance of tho murdered man. So
sinister was the impression which that
face had produced upon me that 1
found it difficult to feel anything but
gratitude for him who had removed its
owner from the world. If ever human
features bespoke vice of the most
malignant type, they were certainly
those of Enoch J. Drebber, of Cleve-
land. Still / recognized that justice
must be done, and that the dep-avity
of the victim was no condonement in
the eyes of the law.
The more I thought of it the more
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An Unguarded Truth.

Small Boy-Say, are you going t.
marry my sister?
Young Mani don't know. What do
YOU think your sister would say should
ask her?
Small Boy-She'd like it. / heard ma
tell her yesterday she was getting too
old to be very observation-disclosures
Traveller.
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A Name to Conjure With.

s.What ridiculous names they give to
race horses nowadays" said the snake
editor to the horse editor, while the
Brooklyn handicap was under discus
sion.
THAT'S true" was the reply.
Now, if 1 had a speedy animal 1
would give it a name which means
something"
s'What, for instance"
'.Well, I'd call fast trotter Hard
Boiled Egg"
That's worse than any name 1 ever
heard for n race horse"
perhaps, but it means something.
A hard boiled egg can not be beaten. !"
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
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why He Looked Elsewhere.

"Have you piano in the house?"
Landlady-No.
..Any children, then?'
Landlady-No.
Nor anyone learning to play the vio-
din?"
Landlady-No-
.sWell, I'll have to look elsewhere, fol
nv wife will be miserable if there's
nothing to grumble about. brooklyn
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A Close R.c..

She-Who is the greatest American
author?
He-Wcll, w. D. Howells has had his
pictures in more papers than any other,
but Richard Harding Davis knowa
more giIls.-Trpth
The evening world., 1894-06-15
TO HEAR OF PADRONES
Congressional Committee Will Bo
Told About the System.
Baron Fava Aroused by tho Muict-
ing Of His Countrymen.
Mr.. Stump VIII Confer with DIR
Senner and Mr.. insolvency.

immigration Commissioner Senner an
ticipates that the Congressional Immi-
grafton Committee, which will visit
Ellis Island tomorrow morning, will
endeavor 10 gain Information with re-
gard to the padrone system, and to as
certain what legislation is necessary tc
correct the evil.
II will certainly do all I can" said
DR.. Senner, ito Furnish Information to
the Committee, and. although the Com
mission appointed by Secretary Carlisle
will not be ready to make any report
for a considerable time, 1t will serve a
good purpose to keep every one inter-
ested in the question, SO that Congress
may take action when it is necessary.
at is hardly possible that we can
suggest legislation during the present
session of Congress. but of course the
Immigration Committee will desire in
formation. and we will furnish all we
cam
1t Ia expected that Superintendent OF
Immigration Stump will accompany the
House Committee to New York, and he
will therefore be able to confer with
DR.. Senner and Mr.. insolvency with
regard to the work the Commission
appointed by secretary Carlisle is to
perform. This Commission, as stated
In yesterdays Evening World" Is IL
devote particular attention to the pa
drone system, and will be furnished
with data collected by this paper In its
recent exposures of the system.
1t has been learned that Baron Fava,
the Italian Ambassador at Washington,
Is anxious to have the padrone system
suppressed, and that he has had con-
ferences in regard to the matter with
the President. Secretaries Gresham and
Carlisle and Mr.. Stump. Baron Fava
Is anxious that the United States should
send a representative to Italy to see II
1t Is not possible to get at the root of
the evil, and It is probable that one of
the members of the commission ap-
pointed by the Secretary will be sent
on this mission.
Nothing definite will be decided upon
however, until after the House Immi-
grafton Committee returns to WASH
ington and Mr.. Stump has had a confer
ence with DIR. Senner and Mr.. Nc
Sweeney.