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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-02-06
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

lit was said that it was mainly oyy.
ing to Mr.. Chamberlain's influence that
Prince Henry of Battenberg was al.
lowed to go out with the Ashantee ex.
Pedltlon. hence Mr.. Chamberlain is IL
high favor at court.
"A proposal to prohibit vivisection
mas been rejected by the inhabitants
OF the canton of Zurich by a vote of
over two to one. By nearly the same
vote they accepted law for the pro-
lection of animals, with due satisfac-
ton to the demands of science
Australia is progressive country;
even the rabbits are wide-awake and
up to date. Those which are now in
Testing Queensland have learned to
climb trees by their teeth, devouring
the bark and twigs to a height of over
eight feet. Fences are Intellectual
against climbing rabbits.
Over one-third of the territory of
Africa, the Sahara district, does not
contain a single river. The greatest
river in the world is the gulf stream.
1t is from 100 to 200 miles wide, and
over 5000 miles long, extending from
the strait between Florida and Cuba
to the northern coast Of Norway.
The Jordan is the "Descender.'
During its course it falls over 1900
feet. AT no point is it navigable, even
by small craft, to any considerable
distance, and presents the unique spec
tacle of a river which has never been
navigated flowing into the sea which
contains not one living creature.
"A psalter printed on vellum in 1850
for the Benedictine monastery of Sankt
Jakob at Mainz, the third book from the
Mainz press and the second printed
book with q date, is offered for sale in
Mr.. ouarftch's Iiturgical catalogue for
S26,250. This is probably the highest
price ever asked for single book.
When last sold, in 1884, this copy
brought s24,75o. No other copy has
appeared in the market for almost 100
years. It is far rarer than the Mazarine
Bible, the first book ever printed.
Count Nicholas Esterhazy, q lib
eral patron of the fine arts, has been in
the habit of hiring artists to paint ex-
clusively for him. Among those he
employed was Bella PollilS, the animal
painter, who left him four years ago
because his engagement prevented his
name from becoming known, and who
then sued the count for 10000 forms,
the value he set on two frescoes he had
painted in the counts castle of Totis.
in Hungary. The Austrian courts have
just decided that the artist had no right
to extra payment for work done while
drawing salary from the count.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-02-06
Soaking Seeds Before Sowing.

It is stated that soaking seeds in =
weak solution of nitrate OF soda. previ
GUS to sowing, induces an early GERM
nation and more sturdy growth. The
argument is that in the presence of nj
Eates the reserve substances OF the
seed are more readily dissolved, that
If .oo concentrated solutions are used
of nastened. The experiments show
that terminating seeds tai < up nitrate=
and convert them into albuminous mat
ter at very early period in their de
velopment. Eieven-day-old corn plant.
showed 1892 per cent. albuminous mat.
ter where nitrates had been used. and
11.69 per cent. where without II.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-02-06
Absent-Minded, Indeed.

\ Scottish farmer who was little alb
sent-EI.IGed was one day going into
Perth with load of hay. He led the
horse out Of the stable, but instead of
backing it up into the shafts of the
wagon, he overwhelmingly led the ami
nal along the road. and never as much
as looked behind him until he walked
into the yard, leading the horse where
the hay was to be delivered.
where will back it into?" he cried
to the stableman standing by.
Back in vhat?" asked the man.
1.-THE hay, you stupid idiot
what hay? We've nae hay, ye daft
gowk."
Turning round to his CONSERVATION
rhe farmer for the first time appre-
hepded the fact that he had left tine
wagon at home and brought the horse
alone. In his hurry to repair the error
he started off at a trot, and was half
,,av back to the farm before he realized
tire fact that he had left the horse be-
hind.@Glasgow Herald.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-02-06
PROTECTING TREES.

It Can Be Done Cheaply Without Dis
tressing the Eye.
Shade trees along a village or city
street are liable to damage from the
gnawing of horses that are stopped
near them. and sometimes even hitched
to them. \ high protection of stakes
and wooden Stats is not attractive. The
illustration shows how shade trees can
be wound with the narrow lengths of
wire netting, and thus protected at
little expense of money or labor, while
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-02-06
OCEAN NOT so DANGEROUS.
Lake Navigation Is Beset by Many Perils
to Which the Sea Is Stranger.

Lake Navigation Is Beset by Many Perils
to Which the Sea Is Stranger.
Sailing the great lakes with the low
stage of water during the season just
closed has been a combination of Mis-
sissippi river steamboating and Allan
tic nayigation-wor0e than that, for
the river captain has no such dangerous.
places to run as the 500 river, with its
jagged rocks, where masters are forced
to pick their way over courses marked
by ranges amid swift currents, and fire.
quently in crowds of boats like nava:
display. AS river pilot the COM
mander of lake vessel has before him
in passing through the narrow and
crooked channels connecting the great
lakes problems which would drive his
brother on the Mississippi out of his
mind. Past these he enters an open
sea frequently swept by storms, which
try to the utmost the strength of his
craft. Then the task before him has
features which the ocean navigator
generally escapes. The latter has sea
room. He can run before the storm.
perhaps hundreds of miles, or, heaving
to, let his boat drift for days at time.
The lakes, while large enough to pro
duce tremendous seas, are really so
small that in big storms vessels have
little sea room. Once in gale, they
are practically on a Ice shore, and must
fight it out without running if unable
to gain the shelter of the shore to wind
ward.
1t is due to this union OF river and
ocean navigation that losses on the
lakes reach so high figure. This is
particularly true since the coming OF
steel boats. The laundering of the
steamers Western Reserve and W. II.
Gilcher in the fall of 1892 proved CON
clusively that steel boats had to be
built as heavy and as strong ON the
lakes as on the Atlantic. Every steel
vessel launched since then would pass
easily the critical inspection of the.
ocean Underwriters. But this yer, 81.
Edify Units them for the r..rer part
of lake navigation: Wh.n they tdf1ch
3 rock something must give way, and
when something gives way the cost
OF repairs is far heavier than it would
be were it not for the complicated net
work of angles, and frames W hich give
strength to che double bottom. The
Fast seaso1n millions of tons of freigh.
have BEN carried on steel boats which.
In t,e shallcwer parts OF the con
hecging rivers, were within a few
Hches of the bottom. Now and then
something went amiss, and big re-
pair bill followed.-Buffalo Courier.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-02-06
WHERE DID YOU GET THIS COFFEE

WHERE DID YOU GET THIS COFFEE
Had the Ladies' Aid Society of our
Church out for tea, forty of them, and
all pronounced the German Cotfeeberry
equal to Rio! Salzer's catalogue tells
You all about it! 35 packages Earliest
vegetable seeds $1.0O.
IF YOU WILL CUT THIS OUT AND SEND
with 15c. stamps to John A. Salzer Seed
Co.. La Crosse, Wis, you will get free a
package of above great coffee seed and
our 14S page catalogue! Catalogue
alone sc. postage. (K)
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-02-06
We Are Poisoned by Air and Water

When they contain the germs of malaria.
To annihilate these and avoid and conquer
chills and fever, bilious remittent or dumb
ague, use persistently and regularly Hos
edies dyspepsia, liver trouble, constipation,
loss of strength, nervousness, rheumatism
and kidney complaint. Appetite and sleep
are improved by this thorough medicinal
agent, and the infrTnities of age mitigated
by it. A wineglaSsful three times day
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-02-06

the result is not distressing to the
eye. Very narrow Wire netting is now
to be had, and this is capable of such
stretching as to make it lie very fiat
and close to the bark of tree. The up
per end of the strip should be beveled
when in place, SO as to leave the top
of the wire even all the way around.
Orange Judd Farmer
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-02-06
The Sleeping Church.

Sleeping Jonahs are the dead weights
on the Gospel ship, and her storms are
due to their presence. So many inside
the church are never DESTROYS or long
for the salvation Of other souls, nor
even for their own. So the church lam
guishes. Are we not, as Christian peo-
pie and citizens, all more or less guilty
of this very hindrance to the infiu-
ence and full power of Christianity
Rev. DIR. Buckley, Wheeling, w. Va
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-02-06
The People of Labrador.

Labrador is not considered desir-
able place in which to live, yet the peo-
ole who live there seem to enjoy it
One of the advantages is that they &C
not have to pay rent Most of the peo-
ME own a summer house and q winter
house. The summer house is on the
coast. The people live in these houses
from June to October. The good fish,
ing season is during these months and
this is the principal industry of the peo-
ple. They catch, dry and sell the fish
to traders and thus purchase their
winter supplies. The winter houses are
on the shore of an island, lake or river
and built in the shelter of trees In
the winter the men hunt for rabbits.
Dartridees and other small game and
tran the FUR bearing animals. Wood
emitting is also an industry, but does not
bring money. The wood is for their
own use. Part of the time the weather
is so severe that there is no possibility
for work or fun out of doors.
Winter is the time of visiting. The
dogs are harnessed and the whole
family cross the lake or river for
visit. Dancing is the evening amuse-
ment. The people OF Labrador are
kindly. home-loving people.-Chicago
News
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-02-06
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 the
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
d:spelIing colds headaches and feyers
and permanently curing constipation;
It has given satisfaction to millions ana
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 NOM
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by All drug
gsts in SOC and 81 bottles, but It i man
nfactured bv the California Fig syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup OF Figs,
and being well informed, You viii not
accept any substitute if offered.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-02-06
Good Thing for Everybody.

A good road enables the lazy farme,
to loaf longer at the village store, and
it makes it possible for the thrifty
farmer to go back and get another
ioad.-Good Roads.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-02-06

NOT AN ENTHUSIAST HERsELF.-Mrs. Up
ton Greene twho has been watching an
Italian collect cigar stumps)-"Dear me!
I've heard of this mania for collecting
things, but that's carrying fad too farr'-
Puck
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-02-06
Charming Literature.

He-Who is your fayorite writer.
Mi;s Van Gilt?
Ske-Fapa-
He-Why, didn't know
She-Oh, yes-checks.-Town Top
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-02-06
WHr Time glides so swiftly
All history shows,
That the reason Of this
Is by cycle he goes.
Harlem Life.

PIso's Cure is the medicine to break IN
Blunt, Sprague, WASH, March s '9i.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-02-06

Mr.. K. (who has bow-legs, to the pho
tographer) For mercy's sake, hurry up,
can't hold my knees together any longer"
-Fliegende Blaetter.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-02-06

THE mind is found most acute and most
uneasy in the morning. Uneasiness is, in
deed, a species of sagacity-a passive sa-
gacity. Fools are never uueasy.-Goethe.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-02-06

THE Professor (awakening>-"Is there
anybody in this room!" The Burglar-''No,
sir.'' The Professor-"Oh, thought there
was.n (Falls asleep again. Life.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-02-06

BEEcHAM's PILLS for constipation 1Oc and
25c. Get the book (free) at your druggists
and go by it. Annual sales 6,GO0, 600 boxes.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-02-06

To HAVE what we want is riches, but to
be able to do without is power.-G. Mac
donald.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-02-06

ssBRowN's BRONCHIAL TRocHEs'' are ar
effectual remedy for all Bronchial Affections
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-02-06

Miss OLDUN tplayfully)- older than
you think am" Miss Caustioue-''I doubt
it.'-Tit-BitS.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-02-06
Tho eoo of the dogfish is provides

The egg of the dogfish is provided
with a system of spiral cables like the
tendrils of climbing plants These
feelers reach out in every direction.
and whenever they encounter an object
which they can seize Irvine themselves
around it and hold the egg in position
until it is Matched.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-02-06

ALTERNATE rest and labor long endure
Ovid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-19
DEFAULTED BONDS
TIL E
1t Has Been Decided to Award Them to
]. P. Morgan &Co.

AS has been generally expected, the
Secretary of the Treasury has decided to
award al! the defaulted aliotme nts of the
per cent loan 10 j. p. Morgan * Co. at
their blanket bid of 11o.GS77 for all or part
of the loan. The following statement was
given out by Assistant Secretary Curtis
today, with the remark that there was
nothing more to be said on the subject at
present:
"Messrs. ]. +. Morgan & Go. and asso-
ciates under their bid for 500, 100000 Of
L. S. 4 per cent bonds of 132'. made in
accordance with the recent circulars Of
the Secretary of the Treasury, are entitled
to receive bonds of the face value OF about
i,IOO,OW in addition to those of which
they have already been notified. Exact
figures cannot be stated until returns from
various subtreasuries are fully verified"
Profit to the Syndicate.
1t has been calculated that the Morgan
syndicate will make a clear profit of near
ly $275.O00 by securing the additional al
lotment. The sum mentioned represents
the difference between the rate at which
they get the bonds and the prevailing mar
ket rate
Although the returns of the bond transac-
ton are still incomplete II is known that
gold to the amount of S75, T91 ,:..JS has al
ready been deposited in payment Of the
bond alotments. OF this amount but
So6o46.324 has yet been covered into the
treasury and counted in the stated gold
reserve OF SsA 600 900. The balance of de-
posts. amounting to s13 324i,334, will swell
the reserve to $1f3,2l4.93i. The deposits
are much in excess of the first iustallment
of 20 per cent, due by the 15,h instant and
indicate that many of the subscribers have
paid their entire subscriptions. This was
the case with the Morgan syndicate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-19
TARIFF AND BOND BILLS.
Both Considered by Leaders of the
House to BE Practically Dead.

Both Considered by Leaders Of the
House to BE Practically Dead.
The leaders of the House have abandoned
all idea of the passage of the tariff bill by
the Senate, and it IS universally conceied III
Coz. gress that the bill is dead.
This ends the work of Congress in the
way of relief legislation. 1t is confessed
by those in authority that nothing what
ever can be zone. The bond dill and the
tariff bill are both dead. AS Mr. DlnGley
says, the democrats, populists and a few
silver men have seen fit to kill these meas
ules, and there is nothing more to be done
about 1t.
1t IS now expected that there will be little
more work Tor Congress outside the appro-
priatiOn bills and few small matters The
House viii probably pass bankruptcy bill.
and there is some chance that 1t VIII gel
through the Sel.ate If the Pacific railroad
committee report u proper bill for the set
tlement of the debt of those roads to the
government, an attempt will be made to
pass 1t. The prospects, however are not
good, for if it Is fair bill, the railroads VIII
undoubtedly fight it with all their power
az if it is not fair bill, it will meet with
opposition which the power of the roads
will hardly be able to overcome.
These two treasures and the routine busi-
ness are practically all that is thought of.
An early adjournment IS, therefore, counted
on. Mr.. Dingley expresses the opinion that
the session will end early in June.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-19
"BLACK sNOWv FALL EXPLAINED.
Chief Moore Says That 1t is EartI,
Cnught Up by The Minds.

The explanation given by Prof. Moore,
ehlef or the weather bureau. of the fall
OF black snow In the west lis as follows:
The black snow that has fallen in Chi
cago and the northwest is entirely similar
to the great fall Of January, 1895, the ma
ture of which was thoroughly investigated
by the weather bureau at that time. Not
Wlthstandlng the theoretical suggestion
that the black deposit of last January
might nave come from beyond the earth
anu Inlght pe met -oric, or cometic, or
might even be the volcanic dust from
Alaska or Japan, careful investigation
showed that it was due to none of these
causes On the contrary, microscopic ex-
animation proved that the black deposit
contained about four per cent of the mos t
deHcate organic structures (such as diatomS
ana Spores) and about ninety-six per cent
OIL the finest possible inorganic matter,
such as makes up the ordinary fine silt
and clay soils.
All this fine material IS easily caught
up py the dry winds whenever they exceed
twenty miles per hour, and is carried to
great distances before 1t has time and
opportunity to settle on the ground It is
easily brought down in large quantities
by snow or rain, but is only perceived by
the Cfdlnafy observer when there is a clean
surface OF snow for it to fall upon Large
portions or the country from Nebraska
southwark to the gulf are covered by this
line SOIL, whose depth sometimes is one
hundred feet. A gale of wind has been
known to carry away six inches of the sur
lace SOIL from a freshly cultivated field
ana spread 1t over the land hundred
mlies away. The blackness is due to the
nnencss OF the silt and not to any magnetic
iron.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-19
The NEW COREAN MINISTER
BE Presents His Credentials to President
Cleveland at the White Houss.
He Was Accompanied by HIS Secre-
tary and Secretary of State Olney-
Pleasant Speeches Made.

Prince Sob Kwan Pom was formally re-
ceived by the President today as the dipIc-
matte representative of the King of Corea.
He was accompanied by PAX Yong kiu,
secretary of legation, and Secretary O.ney,
iy whom they were presented to the Pres
ident- The two orientals were in European
civilian dress, including the regulation silk
hat. There was noticeable absence of
lueues.
The ceremony took place in the east room
and was marked by the exchange of the
usual felicitous addresses.
The Corcan Minfxter'a Address.
I'm presenting my instructions" said the
Corean minister, II am specially instructed
20 express to you, Mr.. President, the per-
SOnal satisfaction of his majesty In the
very cordial relations that nave existed be-
ween our respective countries and peoples
or so many years, relations that You and
our representatives in Corea have ever
'edulouSiy cultivated.
'Corea can never be unmindful that the
nited States was the first power to enter
hto treaty relations with her. thereby rec
gnIZinS her independent sovereignty. May
be permitted TO recall MIR. President,
hat it was my privilege to be "a member of
he embassy that represented Corea in
nat important and auSpic'ous transaction.
Il am deeply sensible of the honor that
ne in commissioning me again 10 represent
Sorea in this great republic and under your
distinguished administration, and am
profoundly impress with the RESPONSE
pilities growing OUT of this mission.
1T will be my earnest desire, as well
is my official duty under the definite in
5trnctions of his majesty, to cooperate
Hith Your government IN every measure
which promises to weld vet more Closely
he BOMBS of friendship which have in the
past been OF no less adEan,aS" to Corea
nan of honor to The United States.''
The Presidents Response.
The President responded as follows:
Mir. Minister:
In receiving the letters you present in the
haracttr of the accredited envoy plen .po-
-entiary of rs majesty. the King of Cores. to
,ssieie .; this capital. 1 have heard with
IuCh pleasure Your communication of h S
-ajesty's personal graf ficat.on by reason
! the cordial reiatIohs iIat nalse marked
il. Intercourse of the two countries in the
yast, and TO which the efforts of this gov
-rnment have ~ b. en- directed. 1 DO NOT
eriGif myself to doubt, Mr.. Minister, that
IS Your honored :lrede- Sors have done,
; oI VIII contrI bu.e effectively toward the
-ha-ntenans,e and stItl:s thening of the eX-
sing t-es CT frien. .shi.y, and l can assure
on OF the sincere ueS-re of this govern
G"nt to reSpoud with axe earneStness.
In coming 70 resiue among us, / trust
'ou VIII reneW the agreeable memories of
our CARRIER viSi; to th,s country as a
lemher of the embassy that opened the
Ndy 20 tTalty rel it.oa,; betWe m ,orea AID
ne intel Stats, and that you VIII de-
seryettly win the .riGndah D aid esteem of
he officers of tbs government and the
eorle OF this country, in whose name l
Welcome YOU.