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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-23
Sensftfvcness.

Just as styiishly dressed woman,
particularly inclined to embonpoint.
was about to step foot on Chestnut
street car at Ninth street yesterday
the conductor bawled out mighty:
'Move UP front, please!
The woman took this as deliberate
insult, meaning that room would be
necessary on account of her bulk.
II won't get on your car now" she
cried. 1--WE got your number, and
you'll learn not 90 in&ult ladies.
edeInhia Call.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-23
AN OBJECT LESSON.

Pruning Wounds Should Be Prot ectetl
from Moisture and Air.
The three sketches herewith show
the successive stages of the wound in
hicted in saving off big branch from
a tree and neglecting to properly cover
the exposed wood from the action of the
weather. Fig. 1 shows the freshly
made wound. In Fig. is seen the first
effect Of the "weathering' action of sun
and wind. Seasoning cracks open the
wood and permit the entrance of water
at every rain. 1t is then only question
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-23

of time until the result shown in Fig.
3 is reached-a hollow trunk that ulti-
mately falls before a severe wind. The
moral is obvious. Cover such pruning
wounds so that all air and moisture
may be excluded, and this can only be
done by painting the exposed wood
with some durable and firmly adhesive
substance-lead paint being perhaps
lest of all. Wax soon peels off, while
mechanical covers of wood or tin rarely
make a tight joint.-Orange Judd
Farmer
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-23
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
NORTH CAROLINA ROAD.
Splendid Macadamized Highway Built
Mainly by Convicts.


While in Georgia last summer, had
an opportunity of examining road
made by convicts. Half way out from
Fort Valley to the Hale's peach orchard,
we came upon the ''chain gang at
work. The first thing we saw was
white man sitting under tree with
loaded rife in his hands, while up the
road at some distance sat another SINH
larly armed. Between them worked
squad of IL or Is colored convicts.
Each wore striped suit, and had an
iron ball chained to his leg. While
they worked, this ball and chain were
fastened around the waist. Several
were driving mules and scrapers, while
others worked with pick and shovel.
They were all hard at work and, APP
parently, good-natured and happy.
Later we saw where they spent the
night. A large tent was pitched at the
edge of wood, with small. open fires
burning near it. After their supper of
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-23
Variety in Spectacles.

Within the past few years very great
improvements have been made in spec
tacles. Formerly when one desired to
see objects a long way off, one pair of
glasses was necessary, and to read or
examine objects close at hand another
kind was required. Latterly, glasses
are made in two sections, the upper be-
ing for distance and the lower portion
for nearby work. The lower halves
are set into the upper in nearly half
circle. This enables the wearer to use
the eyes directly in front and toward
the sides. Glasses cut in half, in
straight pieces, are much less agreea-
BILE than those with the curved lower
sections. The use of glasses is becom-
ing so general that it is no unusual
thing to see scores of children in school
wearing them. The Importance of
properly fitted glasses cannot be over
estimated. Eminent authorities de-
clare that many cases of nervousness,
nervous prostration, insomnia, gen.
eral breaking up of the health and in
sanity are directly traceabie to lift
ting glasses. This being the case. it
behooves those who wear these nee
essary aids to see that they are exactly
suited to their peculiar condition.-N.
Y. Ledger.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-23
BROTHER CARTER WORKED.

Jim AIcCue's Plea for Sunday Labor Pre-
vailed Against Minister'S Objections.
81 wanted to drive to San Rafael last
Sunday said Jim McCue, the Corte
MADEIRA rancher and philosopher, "but
when 1 went out and glanced up the
muddy road concluded that Wouldn't.
You know 1 wash my buggy once in
awhile and when 1 start out to San
I:afael I don't like to get covered with
mud before get to Larkspur.
'Well," 1 thought to myself, ''if you
don't like that road, McCue, there is no
law against you fixing it, SO 1 took
team, pillow and a hired man and went
to work. Iplowed burrows to drain the
water off and was filling up some chuck
holes when Brother Carter, our minis
ter, came along.
''Well, well, well, Brother McCue;
working on Sunday says he.
"'Ye-e-,s. that's what I am, Brother
Carter says /. But, though 1 amt
much of church man, l don't suppose
the Lord made it rain Saturday night
Sc it would spoil our roads over Sunday.
L kind of took this standing water and
mud as hint to me that He wanted
them fixed
well, you're doing n good work,
hut you ougntn't to labor on the Sab
bath
"'You do most of your labor on the
Sabbath, don't you, Brother Carter?'
'Well-er-yes; but it's not this
kind of labor
"'Your work on the Sabbath is fixing
up the road to Heaven, amt it?'
Yes. yes; that's it,
"'Well, you look out for the road to
the next world and I'll look out for the
roads here, and between the two of us
we will have good roads. Well work
together. You don't suppose people
will get to your end of the road if they
have to go over roads like this, do you?'
mo, they won't that
"'Say, Brother Carter, those limbs
there hang so low that they whack
peoples faces as they ride to church,
and they would be just the thing in
this mudhole. There's an AK if you
want to cut them down. and anyone
passing that way could have seen
Brother Carter and me working in the
roads on Sunday."-SanF Francisco Post.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-23
THIS is the course Of every evil deed
that, propagating, still it brings forth eyiI
-Coleridge.

AM entirely cured of hemorrhage of lungs
by Piso's Cure for Consumption. -LoUlsA
LINDAMAN, Bethany, No., Jan. s, 94.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-23

SELF-coNTRoL is promoted by humility.
Pride is a fruitful source of uneasiness. 1t
keeps the mind in disquiet. Humility is
the antidote to this evil.-NIrs. Sigourney
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-23
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in tho
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
alive; efectually cleansing the system,
dispelling COLDS, headaches and feverD
and permanently curing constipation
It has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man.
ufactu7ed by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being we'll informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-23

-rhe teeth of serpents are designed
for holding their prey. not for chewing
it. All serpents swallow their p4ey
whole.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-23

In taking the chances, first look out that
they are not against you.-Truth.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-23

NnsllRa and WHISKY habits cured. Book csDE
REtUM FREE. h. u. WO0LLkY, ATLANTA, a.
aSrNAxs THIS PAPER svss5 tass wrHA
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-23

BEEcHAM's PILLS for constipation Toe and
and go by it. Annual sales 6,000, 600 boxes.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-23

CHIEFLY, the mold of mans fortune -
in his own handS-Bacon.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-09-03
They Bounced Him.

Sothern was once playing Lord Dun
dreary" in a small town, whose regular
playgoers plumed themselves on their
imperturbable demeanor In the thea
ter. A joker who lived in that town
had Just returned from New York.
andcgravely put in circulation hint
that It was extremely questionable to
laugh ut comedians. ar4
The hint took" Sothern pla yed the
first act In frigid atmosphere. He
could not understand 1t, but he called
the company together before the sec-
ond act, and implored them to pitch
In and wake 'em up" They did their
utmost, but without perceptible result.
Utterly beaten, the great laughter
maker dived into the dressing-rOon
Presently the manager of the house
joined him. rt
"Shake, Ned, old boy" he exclaim-
ed. You're dom great. Got 'em SURF.
Never seen more delighted ordience."
"Whatw the dazed response DE
lighted be blowed!r They haven't
cracked smile"
Laughed, sir.' replied the manager.
81 should hope not. There was one
man that snickered, and we bounced
him out afore he knowed what ailsti
him."
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-09-03
They Were Separated.

Several years ago young colored stu
dent was admitted into the freshman
class ut Yale. He was assigned in the
classrooms a seat next to the son Of a
prominent New York business man,
whom we may call, for convenience,
Smith. Now, young Smith did not rel
fish the idea of sitting by niger"
as he put it, so he wrote TO his father
complaining Of the indignity. Mr..
Smith, the elder, taking the same view.
at once wrote an angry epistle to the
faculty. demanding that his son be re-
Iieved from such close association with
one Of an inferior race. The professors
were puzzled, but one Of them, with
long experience In class work, under
took to answer the letter satisfactorily.
He informed Mr.. Smith, most politely,
that no interference was possible, hut
that in few weeks. when the classes
were rearranged and graded, he coulst
assure him that the desired change
would certainly be made. Mr.. Smith
was satisfied with this assurance, young
Smith was appeased. and the farseeing
professor had no difficulty whatever In
keeping his word, for by the time the
class was graded the young negro had
proved himself so superior student
that he was among the leaders Of the
first section, while Smith was an insig
nificant unit in the third. The joke was
too good to keep, and the whole college
laughed over it-except Smith, who,
naturally, did not see much fun in the
situation. But his father wrote no more
letters to the faculty, at any rate.-Bos-
ton Journal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-09-03
BIRDS AS WEATHER pRopHETa

Some eians By Which Close Observer.
q n Nay FereteJl se9smf ''y
lifbirds'Ih general plck theiK feathessy
wash=themselyes-aad- agSto their meats,
expect rain. ~ sna1a fAA =
when birds cease 10 Sing rain sud
Thunder Will probably occur. y ~ Ass
Birds and fowl oiiing their Feathers
indicate faii,s VI t,sStJyI n
Birds Tying In groups during rain OF
wind indicate hail. 80
Blackbirds bring healthy weather.
Blackbirds' notes are very shriIl In
advance Of rain. '8 al
A solitary turkey buzzard Mt great
altitude indicates rain.
I Ii the rooster crows more than usual,
or earlier, expect rain.
BOOSTERS are said to clap their wings
in an unusual manner before rain, and
hens to rub in the dust and seem very
uneasy.
IL the crows make much noise and ny
round and. round, expect rain.
The, crow flying alone Is a sign OF
foul weather, but " crows fly in pairs.
Cuckoos hallooing' on low lands in
dictate rain; on high lands. fair weather.
ThepcuckOo in April opens his bill.
In May he sings all day, in June he al
ters his tune, come August. go he must
When fowls roost IN daytime, ex-
pect rain. ..,a "A
Z When the hen crows, expect a storm
within and without. l
When you see geese in water wash
Ing themselves. expect rain.
Geese wash aud sparrows fly In hocks
before rain.
When the ROSTERS go growing to bed,
they will rise with watery head.
II rooster'crows on the ground. II Is
a sign Of rain; IL he crows on the fence.
1t Is Assign Of fair weather. ,ta-A~
growing rooster during rain indi-
Gates fair weather.
Birds singing during rain indicates
fair weather w.,
Buzzards flying high Indicate fair
weather.
Domestic fowls dress their feathers
when the storm is about to cease.
Kites flying unusually high are said
to Indicate fair weather.
Larks when they sing long and fy
high fOrbode fine weather.
If owls boot at night. expect fair
weather.
IL owls scream in foul weather, it will
change to fair.
When quails are heard in the evening.
fair weather Is indicated for next day.
IL storks and cranes fly high and
steady, expect fair weather.
When the thrush sings at sunset. a,
fair day will follow.
When men-of-war hawks fly high. it
is sign Of clear sky; when they fly
low, prepare for a blow.-Boston Trans
cript.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-09-03
A subterranean City.

The "City of the Salt Mines" is situ-
ated several hundred feet below the
surface at Wiellcska. Galicia. This
wonderful subterranean city has pop
ulation of over 1000 men, women and
children, scores Of whom have never
seen the light OF. day or the earth's sur
face. This, remarkable. city has Its
town hall. a theater and Its assembly
room, as well as beautiful church,
decorated with statutes, all being fash
toned from pure crystallized rock salt.
1t has well graded streets and spacious
squares, all well lighted with electric
ity. There are Isolated cases In this
underground city, where not single In
dividual In three or foar successive
generations has ever seen the sun or
! has any idea OF how people live on thu
outside Of the earth. Their rock salt
houses arc said to be perfect sanitari-
INNS, and the Average longevity OF tia
'depizens Of the ~City Of the Salt Mines
IL said to exceed that q the surface n.
.lnb'tan>s Of QAacia. ID. saws
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-09-03
Bryan s on Free Raw Metcris,.

: when, the tax ON raw material is
not fully 'cAHppnsated for in the tax
on the finished product; lin such case
the manufactures is in worse condi-
ton than he would be with absolute
free trade. Hon. VIM. J. Bryan, In
Congress. '.-if
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-09-03

'Httt 2 ..wky?- VT
" why should we be. depenJtnt upon
foreign nations FOR, shipping facilities
IN freIsht euspwp sSpsrtsandsimpqrts
= 1T is reported qbaf Dr. Manson 'intends
to conduct an expedition to the AItarctic
Ocean in search Of the South Pole before
returning ve the'Arcric- regissx : &
The sun., 1896-10-08

Fiaherty's Injuries Were Received In .
Fight with Daniel Rooney.

The story which Martin Flahertv OF % Fill
more place, Williamsbureh. told the police
Tuesday night about having been run down by
a bicyclst on last Saturday night at Graham
avenue and Grand street, and so having re-
ceived a fracture of the skull, was acInowl-
edged to be untrue by Flaherty early yesterday
morning. Flahertv is 80 years old and for SOW
eral years has been q clerk in the Williams
burgh Branch of the Brooklyn Post Office. he
was brought to his home early Sunday morn
ing by two men, and told members of his fam
lily that while waiting for car he was run
down by q bicyclst He told the same story to
the police after Coroner Mason was notified on
Tuesday night of Fiaherty's critical condition.
While half a dozen detectives were looking tOr
the alleged wheelman early yesterday morning
Flaherty confessed to his father, who Is a po-
liceman. that he was not injured by bicyclist,
but received his injuries from Daniel Rooney, a
ropemaker 90 years old. OF 75o Grand street.
Willamsburgh. "
Flaherty said that on Saturday night he took
and 1t was after o'clock in the morning when
they reached her house. Flaherty added that
while they were in the vestibule talking Rooney
appeared and without provocation struck MIN IN
the face, knocked him down. and then kicked
him off the stoOp.
When Flaherty made this statement the po-
lice were notified and Rooney was subsequently
arrested His sister was taken into custody as
a witness. Both were arraiSned yesterday IN
the Even Street Police Court. Rooney tod
Justice Lemon that on his return home on sun
day morning he came across his sister and Fla
herty in the vestibule and ordered his sister to
go up stairs. Rooney said further that Flaherty
got angry and struck him. Then. Rooney added,
he defended himself and threw Flaherty of tho
stoop The Justice held him In 81 900 bail for
q hearing and Miss Rooney In 500 bail.
The sun., 1896-10-08
ACCUSE THEIR sUPERIoRs.
The Row In the Local Once OF the Steau
boat In-pectors-BotH Sides Retieent.

The Row In the Local Once OF the Steam.
boat 1nspectOrs-Both SideB Retieent.
Steamboat Inspectors Fairchild and Barrett
against whom charges have been made az
WASHINGTON by their assistants, Gum. Pitch
ford, Wilmurt. and Hand refused yesterday 70
mako any statement regarding the trouble
which has arisen in their department The
charges are 10 be tried by a board OF three IN
spectors from other districts. and as soon the
charges are filed. which will be not later thAA
Oct. II.
When a reporter called at tho steam boat In
spectors' office in the Federal building yesterday
both Mr.. Barrett and Mr. Fairchild were 10.
Tho former, when asked about the charEeA
declared that he knew absolutely nothing about
them and that he didn't want to talk. anyway.
MIR. Fairchild wouldn't talk at ALL
That i'll feeling has existed between the IN
spectors and the ass sstants has been known FOR
some time. and no is surprised at tho
charges which have been preferred. Just What
II Is all about is not known, as both sides have
kept their own counsel but there is certain 10
be II number of removals when the trial o! TO
charges is over. There may be some surprn-
s'Ous before that, as Messrs. Fairchild and Bar.
rett have accused certain Of their assistants Of
insu ubord nation.
The sun., 1896-10-08
THEIR BOND THEIR LIMIT.
South Dakota Can't Make It's DefauItinr
Treasurer's BondhoIders Pay In Full.

South Dakota Can't Make It's DefauItinQ
Treasurer's BondhoIders Pay In Fun.
demurrer interposed by the State Of South
Dakota TO an answer set up by John T. McChel-
ney to the complaint of the State in AN action 10
recover on bond of William Walter Taylor,
the deiaulting Treasurer OF the State. was over
ruled yesterday by Justice Beekman OF the Su-
preme Court.
A bond OF $3.50, 900 was given by Taylor when
he became Treasurer to serve for tho years
1898 and 1894. There was a balance of $780,
023 which he should have turned over TO hls
successor but did not There were seventeen
men on the bond OF Taylor including John T.
McChesney. All the bondsmen were sued in
South Dakota, and q judgment for the tull
amount of the deficit was entered. 1t was then
discovered that by the laws of South Dakois
the Treasurer was only required to give a bond
OF $3.50 GOO, and after much sacrifice the bonds
men raised this amount, which was paid OIL tho
judgment.
The action was brought here chiefly TO recover
the remaining S 00. 900 liability and McChes.
ney fought 1t. He set mp that all the claim that
the state could have against him had been sat-
istied by the payment OF the S25o.OO0. on the
argument Of the demurrer interposed 10 this
part OF the answer 1t was conced that outside It
this state the majority of the authorities hold
that no further liability is incurred by bonds.
men than the amount fixed by statute for .
bond, although a higher bond be given. In this
mtted. the law is not settled. The state ot
South Dakota contended that the defence WAS
not well taken Justice Beekman decides that
II ts o proper defence.
The sun., 1896-10-08
Induireuces for All Who Visited 81. Az
ness Yesterday.

Three new marble altars in st. Agness
Church, FOrtythird street, near Lexington ave-
nue., were cousecrated yesterday by Bishop Far
ley. The ceremony was begun OH Tuesday
evening aud continued at O'Clock yesterday
morning. Ii included the recitation of the Lit
any OF the Saints and the sprinkling on the al
tArs OF water. wine, ashes. and salt by the Bish-
op. Attcr thnt a procession OF priests and nco-
lytes marched around Tho church carrying tho
relics OF 81. Agnes. which werc brought from
the side chapel and placed beneath the marble
slabs or rrrh altar line crosses on each altar
were th"u anulhted win OIL and afterward
blessed the linens used on the altars and all the
ornaments he celebrated high mass. Tho Rrv.
DIR. Henry \. Bra II. rector Of the church. nn-
nouncrd that the Pope had granted an iudu-
gence TO all who visited tho church during the
lay
The sun., 1896-10-08
MACHINES sUppLANT MEN
Turnstiies Replace Ticket Choppers O,
Several Elevated Road stations.


Within the last few days turnstiles have bes,
placed on several stations OF the Manhattan
Elevated Railway system, and the ticket chop-
pers, whose work the turnstile now does have
been shifted. The Manhattan management in
tend 10 use the new system on the downtown
sides OF the downtown stations and on the up
town sides of the uptown stations on all OF tho
four routes. The stile to be used is the same Al
that in operation some OF the Brooklyn roads
Acting General Manager Fransielli said yester.
day regarding the new departure:
1--WE do not intend to discharge any OF the
men whose places have been taken by the turn.
stile They receive 81. 90 day after the rst year
ofservce, and they will still be paid that SALARY
in other capacities. The new system will 10,
be used on all stations, as 1t would be prActi-
cal impossibility to use the turnstile in the
shopping district stations or on the downtown
or uptown stations where the traffic is heavi-
est. The turnstles that now In operation
are more an experiment than anything else, but
so far the plan has been found to be successful" )"
There are $40 men employed as ticket Chop.
pers on the Manhattan system. 40 ON nigh
duty and 40 who work in the day. For the first
year these men receive 10 4-1O cents an hour
Some of the men who have been shifted on ao-
count of the substitution are fearful that as
other places along the line are filled there viii
be Wholesale discharges OF those who have been
superseded by the mechanical arrangement al
though they have been notified that they vii
be taken care of by tho management. There
will be no ticket used In connection with no
turnstiie. The passenger pays his fare, and ~
a movement of the feet of the man who sells the
tickets the machine is released and tho passen-
ger walks through.
by the turnstile. The erection OF the mac b nss
Will be pushed as rapidly as possible.