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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-06-30

After breakfast on the Fourth John.
ME and his mother went to see what
was left of the red light. A little
charred board was all that remained.
Johnnie took this home as a memento,
and then went about setting off his
firecrackers like any other small boy,
almost forgetting the big thing he and
his red light had done.-James Pen.
nington, in n. Y. Examiner.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-06-30
At the Recruiting once.

Charley Collidge lin whisper)-r6
like to ask one question, sir, before
sign my name.
OfRcer-Wel, sir?
"Has-er--has the Spanish army q
college yell?''-Judge.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-06-30

Recollect 18th what delight
Ost to stay up bout all night
Helpin' 'em fire anvils, or
Maxim other sounds O. war.
Cst to wish the earth was drilled
Out inside and powder-filled,
And that could somehow Just
Touch 'er off and hear 'er bust!
was no cannon-crackers then;
Kind o wish they had a been.
Then they would O. sounded sweet,
Now they lift me of my feet
I've begun to think at noise
Was created just for boys,
And the Fourth don't seem to me
Nice as what it ust to be.
Just as patriotic, still
Somehow i don't catch the thrill
o. the loud to-doin's like
When / was little tyke.
Wasn't nothin' then but 1
Had a finger in the pie,
But that finger. as you see,
Got blowed off eventually.
Nixon Waterman, in L. A. w. Bulle
tin.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-06-30

ETTIN' near the
Fourth agin;
SakeS aliveI h ow
time does spin!
Don't seem like It's
sixty year
Since 1 first begun
to hear
All the loud, tri-
umphant noise
AT we made when
we was boys
When we uSt to
wish at powder
Was lots cheaper
and lots louder.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-04-01

YES nc replied, these are DR.. Wilt ns'
Pink Pills for Pale People, but you need
not be alarmed, they are not physic, an!
my word for 1t, they'll do you good
"Before l hal been taking them wee';
noticed great improvement in my con-
dition. Soon my rheumatism was gone.
al grew stronger each day and now an
in the best of health.
al consider DR.. Williams Pink Pill tx
Pale People, the best tonic.
"A friend not long ago was telling r
Of her mother who is at a critical period A.
her life. .,
"She was subject to terrible fairti~
spells, and the entire family would we-.l
over her.
"Dr. Williams Pink Pills have not or'y
stopped the fainting spells, bot given her -
much strength that she is able to take 1.
life's duties again."
To more highly endorse her words, Ms.
Browning made affidavit before George W
Gill, Notary Public.
All diseases arising from an impover: h: J
condition Of the blood, and most all cor :
from that, are cured by DR.. Williams Pi =,
Pills for Pale People.
They act directly upon the blood. EaH !
ing 1t up with lacking constituents; 1t :
comes rich and red, the various organs 70
nourished and stimulated to activity in r.
forming their functions, and thus disease .
eliminated from the system.
These pills are sold everywhere, the s.,
being enormous.
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A KITCHEN ON RAIL.
THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT TO
MAKE A NOVEL EXPERIMENT.

The Dominion Has Constructed Commits
sary ON Wheels Capable of Providing
RatIons for More Than Thousand SOL
diers In Case of War.
The Canadian government has just
had built, in accordance with designs
furnished by the military authorities,
car that will play an important part
in any future warfare in which Cana
dian soldiers take part. The car is
gigantic kitchen, capable Of furnishing
meals, on pinch, to as many as 1900
soldiers without overtaxing its capaci-
ty. The immense extent Of territory
which it would be necessary to protect
in case of a general war has been for
some time a source of uneasiness to
the Canadian government 1t has been
evident that the sparsely settled coun-
try, so different from the thickly pop
ulated states on this side OF the bor-
der, would be very weak basis for
a line of battle. While the United
States would have rich foraging should
supplies run short, the British would
find only barren hills and empty wastes
in large part Of the region over
which they would be spread to guard
the frontier. To provide against this
emergency it was decided to build a
car that would be gigantic kitchen
on wheels. and to make careful test
of its capacity for feeding troops with
view to ascertaining how many OF
such cars would be required In time OF
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-04-01

words, l barred him from the game.
Well, one Saturday night, while was
busy in another part OF the building,
from a dealer, and by the time l got
back to the table l saw him ra1ing in
the chips as If there was no ceiling or
roofing to the building, and that some
cloud from above was raining them
down. OF course, couldn't then OBJ
ject. So let him play along. expect
ing every minute to see his luck
change. But it didn't. He couldn't
lose. The limit was 500, and he play
ed it. In less than an hours time l
was counting out white chips to him at
$40 apiece, and the yellows were $500.
"At daylight estimated that he had
won about $40, 900. His luck seemed so
phenomenal that sent out for another
dealer, hoping in this way to break his
charm. But he won on. l sent for
another, and still the chips went his
way. dealt myself for little while,
but he would whip-saw me at every
turn. quit him and turned him over
to one of the luckiest bank dealers that
could be procured in Chicago. But we
couldn't beat him. He would put his
bets down blindly, and the cards would
come his way. He didn't play 'sodas'
nor single outs nor double outs. He
put chips down and they went back to
him twice fold. He called the turn a
half dozen times for the limit. About
noon Sunday, when all the dealers
were tagged out and it looked as if he
would own the shop in little while
I called for his chips. l had had
enough. By that time he was fairly
drunk. He tried to count, but he
couldn't In fumbling with his chips
he knocked more than $500 on the
floor, to be picked up by hangers on.
He was ahead of the game $46,7O0.
took him aside and explained to him
that If he went out OF the building witt
that much money he would be robbed
He consented to let me keep it TO
him-all but $7Oo. I gave him thi
much in big bills, and told him tina
any time he wanted the remainder AM
would come in sober he could get it.
Three days elapsed and l hear
nothing Of him. / became alarmed
and sent one of my men out to hun
him up. His whereabouts could no
be ascertained. But about closing tim
on the following Wednesday night h
walked in OF course he was broke
He had forgot how much he had LEI
with me, and when l counted him on
SAG, 900 he seemed dazed. He acted a
II sober. He got to the steps and hes
tated. Then he walked back. H
bought $500 in chips and commenced
play. At first his former luck ran wit
him. But in the course of an hour b
struck wrong streak, and before da.
light l had every cent Of the $46 900
the drawer. and it belonged to me.
is a fact that outside of whisky and
few meals he had bought he hadn
provided himself with a single thing
IN the way of personal apparel
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-04-01
A STREAK OF LUCK.
It Went Way, Way Up, and 1t Went Way
Way Down.

It Went Way, Way Up, and 1t Went Way
Way Down.
The story of the English dude who
walked into q Spokane, Wash, gam
bling room the other night, and, with
5000, succeeded in winning $4,000, is
causing great deal of talk. The man
ner in which the western papers are
treating the event would serve to make
one believe that such luck was UMPIRE
cedented. There have been ten thou
sand cases Of late years when bigger
fortunes than that have been made at
faro banks. In Santa Fe, N. M, dur
ing the exposition in 1884, saw yellow
chips, representing $1,000 each, piled
up as high as cats back on single
card, writes an old sport in the Chicago
Times Herald. Tom Jemison of Meri-
dian, Miss, was playing in Conant &
Harris one night, and when he cashed
in, after sitting of two and hall
hours, the firm handed him $4,000.
Jemison lost it the following day in
Deming. witnessed the play of a
Chinaman In the same place one even
ing, and he won twenty-seven straight
bets, and then, without pursuing his
luck any further, pocketed $23, 900. The
limit in those days was the ceiling. 1t
would be a hard matter to find a
gambling room now that would allow
one to bet on any single card exceeding
$3.50.
asked Tom Fitz, who during the
Hopkins administration owned one OF
the biggest gambling institutions in
Chicago, his highest winnings and
losses in a single night at faro. Said
he: ain those days l took my meals
at the Boston Oyster House. A certain
ed-headed waiter served me. He was
kind and attentive, and his tips were
not small ones. Besides, he received 9
fair salary But as regularly as Satur'
day nights rolled around l would iht
him in front of one Of my tables, ano
he never got away with a cent.
watched him play for two years. ant
finally one night told him that
didn't care for his money. In othel
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-04-01

The hurry and hustle Of the housewife
Is extremely wearing upon the delicate or
ganism Of womanhood.
Her intense earnestness in whatever she
undertakes, tempts her constantly to 60
beyond her strength.
Mrs. L. E. Browning, Of Pueblo, Colo,
was one vino did this.
Eight years ago." said she, my hus-
band died and was lett with three child
rem to care for and educate.
"The burdens Of life fell heavily upon
me, but determined to make the best OF it.
al succeeded in my undertakings tor a
livelihood, but in doing so overtaxed my
self, and undermined my health.
81 was very Ill about two years ago with
blood poisoning, caused by an abseess thai
had not received proper treatment.
"The disease settled in my throat for a
time, causing intense agony.
"Then inflammatory rheumatism set in
For four months and half was prisonei
in my room, most Of the time confined te
my bed.
not feed myself, and the swelling in my tee
and ankles would have made walking i'm
possible If had been strong enough.
zone day, after considerable treatment
my physician brought me box Of Fills.
fYou need tonic he said, and some
thing that will act at once, and this is tn
lest medicine for that purpose
"Pills |" | exclaimed in surprise as h
opened the box and showed them.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-04-01
war to feed the entire military force
of the dominion.

Of the dominion.
The car is now finished and expert
ments will begin at once. A train Ia
to be dispatched over the Canadian Pa
cific railway from one side OF the con-
tinent to the other. On this train
there will be body of soldiers which
will depend for subsistence entirely
upon the rolling kitchen that accom-
panies them. Meals will be served ac-
cording to carefully prepared sched-
ule. and the officer in command will
take notes Of the incidents of the trip.
in order that the government may have
the fullest possible data to guide them
in their calculations to determine the
value Of the idea.
The car from which Tommy At
kins" will draw his sustenance In flu
ture fights-and on excursions and field
days in time Of peace as WELLS
known as commissary car, No. 1899. 1t
is an unusually large one, being longer
than the ordinary baggage car, from
which 1t differs in construction by hav-
ing vestibule at each end. The sup
ply room is entered from the front.
Here all is in readiness for the COM
ing experiment; there is room in the
car for supplies capable of sustaining
1000 men for period Of ten days.
From the store room entrance Is
obtained to the kitchen. which is the
most interesting feature Of the car.
Down one side runs the range, which
is in reality two ranges, with total
length of twenty-five feet. Everything
is up to date in construction and
planned on large scale. 1t would be
beyond the strength Of one man to lift
the immense copper kettles in which
will be stewed the beef that "Tommy"i is
supposed to revel in. and they are to be
raised by means of derricks and chains
fitted above the stoves. With these ap-
pliances the kettles can be manipulated
with the greatest ease, and swung over
to the tables, ready for the distribution
of their contents.
Opposite the stoves Is gigantic
water tank capable Of holding 2,5O(
gallons of water, and directly above
the stove is another tank. In the real
of the car are sinks, with hot ant
cold water, and the various applian
ces necessary in preparing meals on
large scale. Yet only five men are re
quired to operate this plant. The cook!
have been carefully selected, and NJ
stone has been left unturned to MAKE
the experiment success.
The car is set upon double trucks o
six wheels each, and is constructed
with view to securing the smoothes
of running. 1t would not seem to b.
an easy matter for the cooks to handl
huge cauldrons filled with scaldinl
soup while the train is running at full
speed, but with a proper use Of the ap
planes provided it is thought that n
mishap will occur. The greatest diff
Guilty, however, will be experienced a
such times. When stops are made
, and several have been arranged to ties
the value Of the car kitchen as bas
of camp supply-the cooks will hav
an easy time.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-04-01
Elephant. Revenge ON . Baker

While circus was parading on Tot
tenham road in the outskirts Of Lon
don baker gave one of the elephants
a couple Of loaves of stale bread. A
few nights after the elephant broke
from its fastenings in the town where
the circus then was. got away from its
keepers and made its way back to the
bakers shop, where 1t broke in the
plate glass windows and ate up the
bread exposed for sale. 1t then al
lowed itself to be led quietly back to
its stable
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-04-01
Whore Mamma IL Found.

In Australia, tropical Asia and Al"
ca, true mama is found on a kind
blue grass. 1t appears in masses
large as a marble on the nodes of
stems. Nearly three parts consist
mannite, which, though sweet, is T
sugar. The mama also contains a fp
ment which has power to decompa
cane sugar without evolving carbo..
acid or any kind of gas.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-04-01

hadn't bought even shoe string. /
he arose from the table he looked
me appealingly, as good as to s"
Won't you buy me a drink hand
him $40 and told him to go home. :
following night he served me W.
oysters at the restaurant again."
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-04-01
Pr.,,dent F.ure an Early R,,.r.

President Faure, of France, is a ire
mendous worker. Following the GUS
tom of his earlier life. he rises before
dawn, and has accomplished much be-
fore fashionable Paris is awake. He
answers all letters the same day they
are received.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-04-01

The Hackensack, N. j., Republic
says: 1T may be that railroads
New Jersey do not receive too NJ
favor from juries, but there begins
be a strong suspicion, in view OF Ie
recent decisions, that these corp3
tons are getting quite all the fay
they are entitled to from the judges
this State"
Commenting upon this the Newa'
N. j., Call says: "If defenders of
courts object to this criticism, II
must, at least, concede that the r.
udice has some excuse. 1t is obse
by the people that railroad mans e.
exert great influence in appointm2
made by all Governors and that VI
railroad counsel are sometimes m
judges, those who appear prominel
in opposition to railroads are care
ly overlooked. They read the
cisions of the court, in which the
roads somehow seem to get the !
Of the citizens, probably because t..
hire better lawyers; they see the jn'
! es riding to and fro on free pas
they find the courts, without autEo
! in law, reducing verdicts rendered
damages, and they observe the &
tinued progress of railroad power
the State, and have noticed that
courts often check other attempts
ACKNOWLEDGMENT. This may all
popular prejudice, we repeat, but IL
not unnatural"
Her Six Sons Her Pall-Bearers.
Sarah Poorman died in Muncie,
recently, at the ripe old age of nil
years. There was an interesting
PECULIAR feature about her fun
Her six sons, her only children,
boys" over sixty years old, !;
grandfathers themselves, were
pall-bearers.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-04-01
BOTH one year for $1.55.
Send all orders to THE SITTER, S. Londonderry

THE N Y TRIBUNE ALMANAC Nation Book of refer
political til
Of Bill
McKiney's
onsul of pnci
with
Silver
IN
Senda orders o SITTER.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-04-01
AGENTS Paper
WANTED Pain,e,

only one in each City or Town to sell ;"
Paper from my Books. Line is large ~
tiful, and cheap goods. Best prices a'"t
counts ever offered by any house
For particulars, address G. w. f"t
IT and 80 West l4th Street, New York ti
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-04-01
A Pill for
the III.

"7AeyN do yon good" physician said in gS1ng
some pills to his patient, aoho had suffered
/oy months from diseases oAich 6a6aed sklnl treat
meut His zvoyds proceed true. The aooman rc1oaees.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-04-01
Frozen Cream.

New Zealand farmers now send froz-
en- cream to London. where it is churn-
ed - 49,.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-04-01

Horses with Crimson Tails.
The long tails Of the Shah Of Persia's
horses are dyed crimson for six inches
ut their tips--a jealousy guarded priv
i,-se Of the ruler and his sons.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-04-01


entirely cured
increased and
favorie Remedy saved life
directly the Kidneys Liver and Blood In
Rheumatism Ulcers Old Sores Blood Poisoning
Troubles made after all other
sold bottle drug easpoonful Dose
c1 Do44o C-oo pooce address othe DR. DAVID
INV! Rondou, N "
Remedy will sentfree Every
and should send
The sun., 1898-01-19
MAGIC OF TINE CHERRY SISTERS.
They Raise Mighty Tumuit, vyhich Is auclied
Only BY the Fire Depnrin,ent.

CEDAR RAPIDS, To-, Jan. 1s.-Word from
Iowa City received hero this morning says that
q riot ragged thcro for several hours la st night
over theatrical performance given by the
Cherry Sisters. There are five of tho young
women, and thoy. arc known throughout the
West for their total lack Of dramatic ability.
They were first put on tho stage AS n joke, but
their dismal attempts to entertain were so ludi-
crous as 10 mako them drawing card" Then
they toured the big cities of the central and
Eastern States.
A numpor Of State University students WHO
attended last nights show became 80 disgusted
that they started riot. The Cherry Sisters
first looked reproachful and then escaped
through the rear door Of tho theatre, being es-
oortod to their hotel by the police. The stu
dents joered and Kissed them. and the tumult
became so great that several arrests were
made.
But even then the police failed to quell the
disturbance and a Fire Department company
was summoned Two lines Of hose were
turned on the rioters The chill Of this drench-
ing finally discouraged the mob. which, how
ever, was not dispersed until midnight. Sow
eral persons were slightly injured.
The sun., 1898-01-19

Common necepcy was Observed BEFORE the
Society OF Baaaicai Arts.

Common necepcy was Observed BEFORE the
Society OF Banaicai Arts.
The Society of Musical Arts held It's meeting
in tha ballroom of the Astoria last night. There
was . repetition Of Mascagni's "zanetto' as
well es some other features Of an equally placid
nature. But ts2was the appearance Of tho
trapezist from an uptown music hall that was
expected to be the attraction of tho evening.
Even tho atmosphere of the music hall has been
known to take on q blue tinge when she climbs
into the air and drops her clothes to the floor,
finally revealing herself as fully dressed as
acrobats usually arc. But she first appears in
street dress and the shedding Of the garments
in prolonged aud elaborate process is empha-
sized with detail that offends even what might
be considered the proper environment, II, In
deed. there be any circumstances In which pro-
prlety and this performance could be even re-
Ono feature of this act is the persistent re-
tentiOn OF her hat by this young woman through
out tho whole procedure OF disrobing. That Is
an old offence. Something of the same feeling
surroundings, Of the Astoria an Incident to
sandwtched between some Of the customary
numbers OF the programme. But she did moth
ing that made her appear especially out of
gramme as anybody else would have been.
When she appeared there was. indeed, mo
ment OF suspense among the spectators. But
deconcy assured them that The music hall per
formanco would not be repeated there. The
young Woman appeared In an opera cloak; She
battle togs Then she went through her wholly
ordinary and customary feats. Then she was
seen In refined surroundings and did no harm
to anybody-unless possibly, manners in the
broader sense of the word were somewhat dam
aged.
The sun., 1898-01-19
DOG sPOILs PoLLOOK's oLoTHEs.
Mo Has Henry G. Hilton suumonsed as Its
Owner-Mr. Hilton Dosies Owaership.

He Has Henry q. Hilton summonsed Its
Owner-Mr. Hilton Denies Owaership.
Henry G. Hilton Of Sedgwick avenue, Morris
Heights. son of Judge Henry Hilton. was sum
monsed to the Morrsania Police Court yesterday
to explain why he harbored mastifr dog that
was likely TO devour some OF his neighbors He
said that he had no such dog in his possession.
George II. Pollock Of 1871 Sodgwick avenue,
who had Mr.. Hilton summonsed, took the stand
and related an adventure which he had had on
Sunday evening He said that while he was
walking along the avenue the mastiff grabbed
the skirts OF his overcoat and toro the coat half
on. The dog then tore on the tails OF his dress
coat. When Pollock turned to run, tho dog
grabbed at his nantAloons and ripped one leg
half on. Mr.. Pollock added:
~ should probably have been severely bitten,
but before the dog really got hold OF me Mr..
Hilton's coaChmln came out and called IL on.
When Mr.. Hilton said that he did not think
that the dog belonged to him the complainant
said thai he could prove that 1t did. Magistrate
Crane adjourned the case to give Mr.. Pollock
time TO prove the ownership of tho dog. and the
defendant and the comp nant went out OF court
together. They had not been gone long when
Mf. Pollock returned. He said that he would
Ike to withdraw the complaint adding that be
did 90 because he felt that Il would hardly be
neiRhboTly TO press the complaint too lar, eSpe.
ciAily as he had not been seriously injured. N
y eupposed thai Mr., Hilton agreed 70 pay Mr..
P0ll0ek'e taller bill