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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-12-02
Personal.

j. Lopez went to St. Louis Tuesday
Capt. Byers Is in St. Louis this week
| VIII Thomas was here from De SotC
last Thursday.
Mrs. Fanmeter, of Lamar, Mo. i:
visiting relatives here.
Mrs. Aug. Block OF Bismarck visited
Ironton friends Monday
| James Buford spent several days o
! the last week in Ironton.
Misses Pearl and Ruby Segner vii
spend the winter in Ironton.
! Rev. L. c. Wernert. of Arcadia. paid
visit to st. Louis last week.
A. Nemnich. OF Poplar Bluff, was q
visitor to the Valley Tuesday.
j. CIevlen, Poplar Bluff. was in Iron.
ton few hours last Thursday.
Mrs. A. c. Lindsay leaves this week
to spend the winter in St. Louis.
Clarence and Golf Whitworth were
down from Bismarck Thanksgiving.
Judge Russell returned Sunday from
visit to Reynolds county relatives.
Mrs. Annie Smith. of St. Louis. is
the guest of her brother, j. n. Bishop.
Mrs. John Mann returned Tuesday
from a visit to relatives in St. Louis
county.
Miss Pettifer, of Little Rock. Arkan-
sas, arrived Wednesday on a visit to
Miss Mary Myers.
John Jaquith, of St. Louis. spent a
couple of days last week with home
folk at Pilot Knob.
Mrs. c. S. Russell and children re-
turned Wednesday from visit to rel
atives in st. Louis.
K. X. Brown and daughter arrived
from Cincinnati last Thursday and are
visiting DR.. Lowry and family.
Mrs. G, W. CRANE returned to her
home in Pilot Knob. after six months
visit to her daughter, in Livingston,
Montana
Pierre Chouteau and Chas. B. Hut.
prominent real estate and financial
agents Of St. Louis, were in town Sun
day on business.
Rev. g. H. Duty and family will
leave in a few days to visit relatives in
Iowa where they will probably remain
a couple Of months.
Mrs. c. W. kemmett left Wednesday
morning for Eau Claire, Wisconsin,
where she was called by the illness of
her mother, Mrs. E. &. Clark.
c. W. Beard and family passed
through town Sunday on their way from
Nebraska TO Newport, Arkansas, where
Wesley has accepted position with a
cotton compress company.
Louis Miller was home Sunday. He
will finish the bank building in Farm
ington this week. Mr.. NJ. left Monday
for Greenville, where he will probably
be employed most of the winter.
j. Grandhomme arrived in Iropton
from St. Louis Thursday. He will
spend a couple of weeks here and then
go to Poplar Bluff to take charge of A.
Winkler's business during the Christ
mas season.
Miss Julia Paul, of Bismarck, is now
able to be up after a severe attack of
typhoid fever. Thanks to the skillful
treatment of Drs. Norwiue OF Bis
and Eaton of Irondale, she is
fast recovering.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-12-02
From Annapolis.

Ed Register-Rev. Fred. Cumber
and wife have been conducting a series
of meetings for the past ten days with
some success. There were a number
of reclamations and conversions and
Ten accessions to the church. Mr.. aud
Mrs. Cumber are hard workers in the
cause. They will perhaps leave to-
morrow or next day and wherever they
go our best wishes will follow them.
Metaphorically speaking Hanna was
walked on in Ohio, which fact is
doubtless due to the other fact that he
met a foraker.
Annapolis had a free show on
Thanksgiving Day. Three old men
being under the influence of the ..oil of
joy" we're the chief performers and at
tracted quite a crowd.
An ARRAY took place near the |. O..
o. I. hall last night while the people
were on their way home from church,
in which VIM. Robinson. Jr., received
hand and David Robinson and Thos.
Dunn were struck with rocks, Dunn
being seriously injured.
Mrs. ID. A. johnson is convalescent.
DR.. z. T. Miner, of Lesterville, was
in town Saturday.
Alex Mckenzie was in Annapolis
one day last week.
Miss Carter. the State Lecturer for
the ". C. I. T.. will lecture here next
Saturday aud Sunday nights. W. G..
L. L. means 1--WE can take nothing
strong"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-12-02
Hogan Items.

Mr.. J. B. Holloman went to Annap-
oils Tuesday.
Miss Flavia Huff OF De Soto was in
town one day last week.
Mr.. G. W. Scoggin went through
on 80 to-day.
Miss Stacia Owens attended the
dance in Ironton last Wednesday.
Messrs. Smith. John Golf and A. E.
Bisch went turkey hunting last night
no turkey"
Mr. r F. Holloman helped furnish
music at the Thanksgiving dance.
Mr. L. Scoggin of Glover attended
lodge in Irouton last Friday night
News this week is scarce.
Mr.. Pete Conley can tell you where
the business part of town is situated.
MAUD.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-12-02
w. P. McCARVER'S
New Xmas Stock

is arriving and, as the old
year comes to a close, he de-
sires to thank his patrons
for past favors, Wishing all
q Merry Christmas and a
Prosperous and Happy New
Year. The public has prev
iously been shown that this
place of trade is the best
place to purchase Saddlery,
Harness, Collars, Hames,
Chains, Strap Work, Saddle
ry Hardware. Gear, etc.,
Purest and Best Groceries,
Candies, Canned Goods and
Cigars. An Elegant Fresh
Stock is arriving at the Union
Market, Ironton, Mo. The
times demand Quick Sales
and Small Profits. Prices
the Lowest. Happy to see
you. | remain, Yours truly,
w. p. MCCARvER, Prop'r.
Ribbons. all kinds and colors, at the
D.,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-12-02
In Reference to the FAIR and Bazaar to
Be Held on the 9th of December.

Boys who wish to compete for the
prize TO be awarded to the boy who
sells the largest plumber of lunch tick
cts for the Ladies' Bazaar, December
9th, will call on Miss Lula Fairchild
Tickets will be ready for distribu-
tioD to-day Cfhursday) at noon.
Have you been to see the committee
yet about the entrance of the article
you intend to offer in competition for
the prize? If not, let this remind you
to DO so at once. Also, that same ar
ticle must be in possession of said com
mittee not later than s o'clock Thurs
day morning, December 9Th.
The prizes offered by the committee
of the Fair and Bazaar are declared by
all TO be Just lovely" and everybody
wants them. If you have not seen
them don't delay; decide which one
you want and notify the committee of
that department that you will compete.
Prizes on exhibition in show window
of Republican Office
If you contemplate Christmas pres
ent TO any one, see what the ladies of
St, Paul's Episcopal Church have to
offer in that line at the Fair and Bazaar,
to be held on the 9th of Decembe
evening. Some wonderful secrets will
become public property on that date.
No admission fee charged.
The fish pond" has more wonderful
things than you ever heard Of Boys
and girls, don't miss it. No admission
charged. Don't forget to have permit
from your parents or guardians with
you. so you can stay after curfew our,
$50.
Do not miss the Baby Show. Every
body will be there. A beautiful prize
to the lucky guesser. Music in the
eve ning.
The Lovely Dolls" Zine Home
made Candy" the wonderful Fish
Pond" and many other attractions,
will please the children and older ones,
TOO. Bring them to the Fair. All af-
ternoon and evening. No admission
fee. Do not forget to give all children
under Is years who may stay that late
permit to be out after curfew hour
$50 o'clock.
To our farmer frienjs-come to the
Fair and Bazaar on December 9th at the
Academy Of Music, Ironton. All after
noon and evening. No admission fee
charged. A good dinner or supper.
with an elegant cup of Puritan Coffee,
will be served for % cents.
Gentlemen of leisure, and gentlemen
of business, come to the Fair and Ba-
gar on December 9th at the Academy
OF Music, and try our Puritan Coffee
the best cup of coffee you ever had
with q dinner sure to please; only 25
cents. All afternoon and evening. No
fee.
Lunch, 25c. Children under ten
years of age, Is cents.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-12-02
CRUx.

Don't be persuaded into buying lin
lments without reputation or merit
Chamberlain's Pain Balm costs no
more, and its merits have been proven
by test of many years. Such letters
as the following. from L. g. Bagley.
Hueneme. Cal, are constantly being
received: The best remedy for pain
/ have ever used is Chamberlain's Pain
Balm. and | say SO after having used
it in my family for several years" 1t
cures rheumatism. lame back, sprains
and swellings. For sale by Arcadia
Valley Drug Store.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-12-02
Marble Greek Smiles.

Ed Register-As Marble Creek has
been represented by many corresponds
euts, especially "Rattlehead" aud
Good News" perhaps few items
from Romeo and Juliet" would be ap-
preciated.
A few Creek people attended the
ball in Ironlon Wednesday night.
Willie and leila Evans, of Arcadia,
visited with the Misses Brady Sunday
afternoon.
Drs. Strong aud Farrar, of lronton,
were seen on the Creek recently.
4 number OF young folks spent Sun
day evening very pleasantly at H. NJ.
Brady's. Those present were Messrs.
VIII Curtis, of Iroutou, Crawford
Jones and Bert DeMier, of Arcadia,
and Bonnie Blanton, of Flat Woods.
ROMEO AND JULIET.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-12-02
Notice to Debtors.

Those having accounts with me
please settle between this and January
18th, 1898. W. p. MCCARyER,
Union Market, Ironion. Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-12-02
DEsrRAnLE RErREsENrAr1rE WANrt

DESIRABLE REPRESENTATIVE WANTED
lin this county for the Acetylene Gas
Machine; finest light known for city
or country residences. churches, stores
and schools; brilliancy far excelling
electric light or city gas. at one-half
cost; absolutely safe; easily operated,
Unusual opportunity. Address for
terms aud full Information THE CRAIG
REYNOLDS FOUNDRY Co.. Dayton, @.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-12-02

Fox SALE Resideuea on corner of
Shepherd and Russell streets, six room
house. Tessas, reasonable. Apply to
Heary Farmhouse, trenton, No.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-12-02

/. Tablets from / to 1oc, at the Racke
Store.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-25
The Little WarbIers Act Like Huma
Beings Starting housekeeping

that characterizes every movem tent OF
these digniied birds, but l could not
clearly understand their method Of court
ship. ii courtship it was. especially when
he presently few off, and she followed,
with something as much like haste as the
brown towhee can manifest. A female
sone-sparrow came alone espying the
tossing rope-end as she few by. but she
had only given tug or two at the loose
end when another bird, probably her
mate. came up in a great hurry, and the
two pulled together ON single strand un-
til it broke and she bore it off, he fol-
lowing.
A dainty little wren, whether male or
female l could not say, came twice and
helped itself, and it was pretty to watch
three little linnet hens that arrived very
nearly together and stood one behind the
other, each waiting her turn and making
no effort to modest the others. This sur
pri.ed me, for the linneis are ouarrelsome
birds, second in this disagreea Bile quality
only to the English sparrow. They are
interesting in their combats. The two
contestants generally begin battle lying
along the branch OF tree. with bodies fat
against the bark and crimson heads erect
and moving gently from side to side. In
this position they bear startling resem-
blance to snakes, and one seeing them
may well believe the scientific reasoning
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-25

cut off Jack Williams ears and mutiIated
his body horribly before tho infantry came
up. The cattle were stampeded by the
rest OF tho band, but every head was finally
brought back by the cavalry.
They told me afterward that Jacks
body was powder burnt, showing that the
Indians had crawled right up on him
before they opened fire.
"In July of that year, while was In the
hospital at Tucson, General o. o. Howard
came out and made his famous treaty with
the Chiricahuas in the Dragon Noun
tains. He couldn't get the treaty signed
at Washington for good many months,
however, and so 1 was finally up and out
in time to visit the fort again just as the
treaty was concluded. There found
one of the bucks lad shot, and they were
just then. cutting off the leg that had
pinned"
Both of Johnnie Dobbs' arms are al
most helpless, ana for two years after he
came out of the hospital he was fed and
dressed by others. Long practice, how
ever, has taught him to make the most of
the few muscles that remain in his arms,
and he is quite q cheerful, middle aged
man now, whose face is one of the most
fam iliar to be seen on the streets of either
Pheai1 or Tucson. LUKE NORTH.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-25

sparrow. For several years these birds
have nested in tho walls of my house,
having their exits and entrances through
undry openings made by woodp. ckers
Early this season, however, 1 hardened
my heart against them to the extent of
throwing small Jumps of earth at them
on several occasions when they came
about. They took the hint with aston
ishing quickness. Only one pair seems to
have builded in the old places and their
former homes have passed into the pos
session of bevy of wrens and bIuebi irGs
who keep up a deal of m usical gossip in
the early morning hours.
1t seems to me that the songs of the
birds deepen in tone and increase in vol.
ume as the season advances. Even the
roldfnches, who early in the spring sang
In tender. hesitant little snatches, now
pour out perfect showers of dainty lyric
as they rush to and fro on their innu-
merable important errands. These birds
are among the latest to mate and settle
down. Most of them have already paired,
but even these have not yet begun nest
building in earnest, and the gay bachelors
are still holding high carnival among the
treetops.
Most of the other birds have already as.
sumed family cares. 1 know where q
score or more of patient little heads peer
above the edges of nests, As faithful little
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-25

that traces birds and reptiles TO q common
ancestry. After a few minutes of this
neutral defiance they rise in the air,
clinch and fight savagely, the little hen
who is the cause of hostilities sitting
calmly by to watch the conflict, and. as
often as not. going off with third wooer
when it is over.
1t was interesting to note the numbe
OF birds that visited my bit OF rope in the
course of the forenoon. A summe warbler
carried off several threads to line its
nest. A white-crowned sparrow secured
a bit-very much to my surprise. for 1 had
not supposed that this bird would remain
here during nesting season. 1t has been
my experience. however, that the birds
seem to feel the mselves under no obliga-
tions to behave as the books say they do.
This is especially true of our Californian
birds, who are possibly not up" in the
literature about birds which so many
b:rd-lovers have written lately. So l was
not surprised when. the other day, saw a
blue biro with bit of straw in his bill, ap-
parently busy at nest-building. 1t is
asserted of this bird that he never assists
in the building of the nest, aud it is pos
sible that this action on the part of my
bluebird was the merest specious pretense
of industry.
For all he Is so pugnacious there is no
bird SO easily repulsed as the English
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-25
So Far SO Good.

A prayer which was mono the less sim
cere expression of fervent gratitude from
the fact of its amusing and very defin ite
and needless illusions to Infinite power
was made by New Hampshire delegate
at missionary convention some years
ago.
After offering thanks for the Lord.
provision OF his servants to labor with
strength and earnestness of pur pose in
foreign lands. giving up the ties OF home
and all other interests in their devotion to
the cause. he concluded his prayer thus:
"And we thank thee, o Lord, for thy
wonderful power in thi. world in which
we live, for althou h thou hast made the
earth and caused it to revolve in strange
manner and with great velocity, ard al
though our missionaries are scattered all
over the globe. still so marvelously hast
thou balanced the centripetaI and CEN
trifugal forces that as yet not single
brother has been thrown from the surface
into unending space"
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-25

Arizona has but one Territorial PEN
sioner. His name is John ID. Dobbs.
At every session of the Legislature
since 1872 he has been taken care of to the
extent of from $500 to $500 year. The
last Legislature was no exception, though
some of the ultra-economical statesmen
voted hard and spoke long against the in
Justice of this single pension bill. They
urged that it was unfair to pension only
Johnnie Dobbs when there were many
Others whose wounds at the hands of the
untamed Apache rendered them or their
surviving heirs every bit as deserving of
public aid. Bills were introduced for the
relief of several others who suffered from
Indian depredations, but only Johnnie
Dobbs' bill was allowed-as it always has
been and ever will be probably until the
end of terrestrial time comes to the soul
of Johnnie Dobbs.
Those who know the story of Johnnie
Dobbs' life and how he gained the scars
which entitle him to legislative relief are
willing enough to believe that if the Leg
islature voted him $4,000 year, yet the
scars were barely paic for and society's
debt to him scarcely requited.
The early part of Johnnie's life was
q wild one and the incident at Fort Bowie
on the morning OF February 26, 1872
whereby Johnnie's partner lost his life
and Johnnie the use of his two arms for
life was as thrilling as any ever told be-
tween the yellow covers of the old Wild
West dime-novel.
Johnnie came into the Governors office
at Phoenix the other day to get his quar-
ter's warrant signed, and when the eXecu-
tive signature had been attached, Johnnie
staid awhile and told three or four OF US
how he came TO earn his pension. Said be:
''Just before the scrimmage at Fort
Bowie, l was driving the m ails between
that post and Ralston and Tucson. Ny
last run was from Bowie to SAP Pedro on
the upper Tres Alamos. l made this run
several weeks after every other driver on
the road had been killed, and the last day
/ came in, dead tired with q twenty-four
hours trip, the sergeant told TO report at
once 10 Colonel Sumaer. | had not seen
bed for irtysix hours and l was we.
through with the soft snow that had been
falling all day in the mountains. | went
over TO the canteen and got a big swig of
whisky and then reported at headquarters.
LAS soon as you've had your supper
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-25

tanning his lady with song while she
worked.
A pair OF titmi ce visited the rope soon
after the goldfinches left with their first
thread. These two worked together each
pulling at its own thread and making a
good deal of twitter over their work They
were followed by a red-headed linnet,
who was all alone, but evidently about
setting up housekeeping, and he tugged
away at the rope until he had secured sew
eral of the threads. The linnets seem to
live up to the principle of equal rights,
for males and females came and went in
dependently, tearing at the rope and
breaking it off, and l did not see single
pair at work together. A male towhee
bunting flew down to the roof as watched,
but made no attemp to secure any of the
rope. A female of the same species came
almost Immediately and began pulling at
the threads. II was interesting to watch
these two. l do not know if they were a
pair. The 50 ber-hued hen did not seem
to care about the rope, and after a few
tentative picks she left and
began picking at some blades
of grass growing in cracks between the
shingles. The other bird did not thrust
his society upon her. In fact he seemed
scarcely aware of her presence unless she
approached him, when he was instan tly
at attention. wings trailed, head and tail
erect, and bill opening and closing rap
idly, perfect picture of gallant courage
and devotion. She did not seem at all
impressed, l regret to say, and each time,
after an Indifferent glance, she would
turn away, and he would Immediately as
sumo an air of intense absorption in some
thing else. There was about the perform
ance the same leisurely, quiet courtesy
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-25

Constantinople absolutely impregnable if |
boldly guard cd by an army of 5000 men.
Colonel f. V. Greene of the United States
army, who was with the Russian staff in
the Russo Turkish war of 1878 and made
a thorough study Of the strategic possi-
bilities of the Law of the land, and whose
standing is high as an authority in mill
,ary science. in his work OH the Russian
Campaigns in Turkey" gives it as his judg-
ment that the seat of the Ottoman empire
is practically y1mpregnaple, if in the hands
of first-class military and naval power.
But the military advantages of Constau-
tinople as a site from which to WELD do
minion over large part of the world is
only half of the esirsbility of the situa-
tion. Equally great is its importance as a
center for vast commercial control. No
harbor in the world has such q double
outlet to big areas of productiveness and
easy acress to great sea marts. These
waterways cast and west are so safe to
friendly vessels and so readily made i'm
passable to foes that the com bination is
unique. and above all others would be the
choice as the vantage point for the future
most universal Of commercial empires.
The harbor is almost tideess, and in
tnc 0oioSu II 1oIu aIOno tnere Is SAFE and
commodious anchorage for 1900 OF the
largest vessels, and the more open space
on the other side of the city is also safe
and deep enough for the heaviest ships.
Promptly from here the great argosies
can pass through the Bosphorus to the
Black Sea and be in easy contact with a
region which for the wide extent of its
richly productive area is not anywhere
excelled on the globe, or they can go
downward through the Ds srdanelles and
be quickly in the Eyean and Mediter-
ranean seas, where the commerce of
three continents would be gathered close
ior them to carry. In time of threatened
danger their refuge is readily reached,
and so complete as to make assault a b.
surd. The foreign navy that entered un-
hidden and unwelcome into the Helles-
pont when it was properly torpedoed
below and guarded with modern guns
above would simply steam over the edge
of the universe and drop into the abysses
of chaos. With great naval power at
Stamboul, the master of that capital
could also be master of the Mediterranean
and control lions share of the trade of
Europe, Asia and Africa.
To any nation with the ambition and
capacity for world mastery the glorious