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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-30
TWO WOMEN
And Why They Are Single Takers

And why They Are Single Takers
Brooklyn Citizen
Miss Lillian Headifen is an active
member of the Eastern District Single
Tax Club, rarely missing any of the
meetings Her rare musical talent and
sweet disposition have endeared her TO
the menbe Asked as TO the reasons
which induced her to accept the single
tax. she said: Il first attended a mea.-
ing Of the Eastern District Club on invl-
tation of Mrs. Deverall. who asked me
to come and sing. Solely to oblige her
went, knowing little and caring less
about the single tax. was content to
feel that, where my good friends, Mr..
and Mrs. Deverall were. nay life. at
least. would be safe Well. when my
turn came, I sang my little part. and
,ater, when the discussion came on.
found my Indifference gradually disap-
pearirg, and before the evening
closed / was as vigorous in my
applause Isle, etc, considared) as any
person in the hall. A few more meet
inrs and l was anxious 20 join the club.
and here / am said the little lady with
emphasis. enlisted for the war. Be-
fore joining the ranks l supposed that
at best the single tax people were a lot
Of Missionaries who. seeing the poverty,
and injustice that everywhere abound,
had some sort OF ouack remedy which
would prove about as efficacious for the
social system as the usual quack nos
trums 90 in curing the ills Of the human
body Needless TO say. / entertain a
different opinion now said the lady
with q smile. Growing more earnest.
she continued: Il now firmly believe
that tie single tax VIII bring about a
reign of justice so perfect that its full
realization means the total abolition of
the selfish scramble which we now see
on all sides-the weak crushed by the
strong and the baser instincts RAINING
riot because of the ever lessening OPP
Do. .unities for cultivation and advance
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-30
CHAPTER XVII


\ few days after the events described
II thc las chapter Montreal was much
excited by the nous brought in By I cour-
icr 70 the effect that General Nontcalrn
had taken Fort Oswo-o. and was prcp2r-
in- . drive the English back = the sea-
board. II &c. into tlc Atlantic ocean
itself. 50 highly 2rc events exaggerated.
especially IN time Of var; and while
the men gathered in the streets ard
vinr-Shops % discuss the news and
drink 10 the success of IA belle France
and her heroic general. many a woman ;
checks grew pale and her CEcS moist
with tears Tor some absent soldier
whose life was more precious - her
than the glory which he coartcd or won
upon The field Of conquest
Nine Chevrcll. proud Is she Was Of
her ancestry u hose names adorned tho
roll of French ch5valry. felt quite q
acutely as the humblest soldiers wife
the Panc Of doubt about her husband ;
fate which followed. the first thrill Of
national triumph. This feeling was
dominant As she sal on the Tcra-Ga Of
Mrs NeTnon's house, listening TO that
lady's gentle words Of hope For her
the battle OF life was fought: She had
buried her dead. and her wounded heart
row only hled al the story Of another's
woe For her, glory awolc pc c1thusi-
asm. defeat no humiliation. The VIC
TINS of war shared her sympathy AID
her gentle Offices, whether they follow
ed the red banner of England or the
lilies Of France. and she wa COW Et<iv-
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and We ought 20 -ct clear Of The islands
- two OF three hour~.
(which nay viii we 70, Capt2in?''
asked Jabc-
I'VE will Try TO mako the mouth Of
the Richclieu river. whc-c I viii leave
you TO find your Ny home by Lake
Champlaiu. while - 10 Montreal to
restore Nile. DcS1ain 70 her friends.
Ariel and the sguaw viii accompany
rs"
The topnast Of She -Un-boat was set
up in the barge, with lis sail ready 70
hoist when occasion should serve. Ariel
came down from his perch 10 report
that the Indians were preparing . feast
of the provisions Of the murdered
Frenchmen. and. By their frantic dem
onstra-ionS, he judged they had found
some liquor among the stores. Il was
therefore certain that they would re-
main where thc- were Till next day.
Narden resolved - depart Al once. The
barge was lauEchel. the women and
children made as comfortable as possible.
and the men took their places One of
the bark canoes w2s taken in tow. Mar
den. tho last one on shore. sp-aac into
his place. and the dangerous journey
Ic-an
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The Difference Between Commo2-Sen
and Its IDEAL Relat1ve.

Probably very few people could give.
on the spur Of the moment q satisfac-
tory definition OF comuon-sensc: yet
every one would agree that it is 4 POS
session we'll worth seeking. OF a very
aspiring soul it was once said: "IIc had
the sixth sense. the sense Of the idea1;'
doubtless those who have that sixth
sense would not. for worlds, barter it.
even TO attain that practical mastery Of
affairs which they may lack, but they
would be fortunate, indeed, If that
which they want could be added unto
it
4 wish said an angry father to his
dreamy boy, that you had moro com
mon scnse-even if you had less that is
Unconmon.'
But the boy had illustrious company
in his ideal paradise; many names
which will be long remembered have
belonged to dreamers and theorists. It
was said that the elder Mira beau had
imagination enough for twelve men, and
not commoa-sense enough for one. Vet
his Imagination was a rich possession,
and made up for his lack OF ability to
think practical thoughts in prosaic
way.
Secretary Seward oEce said Of Horace
Greeley: He is an exceedingly clever
man. but he wants comnon-sense. II
he had little of that re should be
compelled TO hang him"
Though one might not care 10 attempt
defining common-sense, an excellent
illustration Of the difference between II
and its IDEAL relative may be found in
the remark of a steadygoinC merchant,
whose son had become q poet
Clarence never was much like me"
he said. You see, I'm always looking
round TO see If the fences want mend
ing, o. if can kill potaso-bug, and
Clarence has his eye on the clouds by
day, and the stars by night"
Yet the idealist need not look down
on his practical fellow-worller.
AL are needed b each che;
Nothing Is fair or good alone
Iron holds as honorable a place in
earthly uses as the shifting mercury
Youths Com anion.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-30
GRANDMA.

Seated &c day L her easy chat
! dainty sap C2 her s13-g--,z-e i-a5--
Her Eo.tL---2--zcG glasses 1s1Tslc EC- r>c.1e.
Was Cra11-2sZ-2a knitting lCT E---z--- hose.
I So G-d Watched that dear. KID zSce-
EsEerc Fatzt- t. Llal IL: nam trace
/ -Voa5r-ed why i w. y--la7-!ctl 20
AID asked her I E-o-..d ever e--57y
= asted ard TIN and Sc1t with aga
oh yes said .--a-13r1s- a ocrIalE PAGE
O. yoor life. Ee-r child for yo- VII Ecs--
The fruit Of a-e--g0u yS.-l STOW OIL
The -olz-1 locks that crown yo-- bow
VIII perhaps. he winter TAan 2i-c &C Tow;
An tl3se l5T-I1 chcez-s 80 TlG-l 81 ta--
VIII bCi.- Tie lDpGcsa e Ii--e &c care
AMI those benny &C so wo-l-c1z b-i-a.
VII lose their I1s--r: tEa1 step SO li.-ht
VIII heavy C-o-z. AID Years roll CT
AID TIE Iovzly freshness Ct youth b EoZc-
Past holds all there vas &C fC-2c
Its memories co-c- n cAlLaooG's -lce:
Tho days . ~ youth arc buried there
With happy smiles ! used 70 --ls--
She si-lc.- aid tears beam e 1ov
- she pec1ed a. The days Ct Ions ago:
And poor old -ra-ir1a1--a couldn't rct-1ii-l
From wishing. that slc we're young a--i-.
-Aatae-5Ze NILS. = Detroit t'E1c Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-30

thousand memories rushing u!lultno1s-
II over his soul-his fingers rcl1.--el
their hold upon her hand. and he fell
scnselc-ss a. her feet
When nc recovered conScio-sncss. he
foEnl himself c3a5Qod il the arms Of
The mysterious maiden ~-5eo united in
her person the rgcl known character
:sti~- C lis t,cvotcd follower nth those
u 8 phantom who sometimes haunted
lis dreams. but vanished ere the dawn
u light Turning his glance from tac42
eyes So fall q anxious tendcrncss- i
rested 1po1 the pale faces Of the three
ladies whose romantic scheme had r.
suited SO c-c1ita3ly 20 their artistic
conception. BIT. with more serious e
suits than they had anticipated bEt
when he opened his eyes and the color
came again 70 his checks. Nine. Chew
reul clapped her hands in infantine gice
and declared il was the grand climax 70
romantic story
And TO me- said Mile Destain, lis
assigned the duty Of the chorus in the
Greek play. an 10 explain that which
is obscure and mysterious to the audi
ence, that is yourself. Captain Marden.
To Jabe Lockc-s wife / am indebted for
the secret which Lucille conflded 20 her.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-30

menr which are open e. the workeg4
Who so blind that can NOT see the rapid
ity with which women are replacing
men in the industrial ranks. aided In
great measure by labor-saying machines.
which enable them to perform the WORK
formerly requiring a mans Strength
Do the women who boast of this ever re-
feet on what becomes of the men who
are thus displaced? Why, they are
driven by their necessities to seek work
at any price. This unnatural competi.
ton ever tends to force wages down. /
believe that the single tax will remedy
this; and / further believe that IL the
remedy be not soon applied. we. the
toilers. Will be reduced to the same de-
grading conditions in which the masses
now find themselves throughout the old
countries In this so-called free land we
NAV fatter ourselves that no such re-
suit can overtake US. but tell you that
the same factors are at work here and
the same results are inevitable unless
we rise up and take this land monopolist
by the throat and force him to let go his
grip upon the natural bounties which
are the inalienable inheritance of every
Ii, Ing human being This is my excuse.
my justification. for having allied my.
self 80 what'some are pleased to call >
political movement"
Mrs Emily \. Deverall, secretary OF
the Eastern District Club. said: II came
from small town where the pressure
of the landlord was not felt TO any great
extent, at that time each family occupy
ing house. When / tried to make Q
home in fat of four roons, my heart
sank al the prospect and yet the neigh.
borhood was good, the rooms nice. Well.
/ made the best of it, but could not
help feeling that it was very poor sub
stitute for home. When, however. ]
went into the lower portions of the city
and saw the tenement houses, was
thankful mot content) that my lot was
no worse; but whom saw that there was
an abundance of vacant lots in different
parts of the city naturally wondered
why they did not build more houses and
thus relieve the oongested districts. !
had never been encouraged to think
upon matters of taxation and knew but
little about them. Well, could only feel
sorry for the people crammed into those
terrible tenement houses, but / could
see no way out of it Then along in
1887 I began to hear something about
taxing land values, and that if this sys-
TEN of taxation were adopted there
would be no profit IN holding unim-
proved land My eyes slowly began to
open After little thinking / saw tha
connection. The holding OF unimproved
land is profitable business; make it by
taxation Improbable, and the holder
will improve it The moral side of the
question at once appealed to my sense
of justice. and / am trying hard to in
form myself on all that pertains to the
single tax and free trade. / beg of my
sisters who may see this to arouse them.
selves and look into the matter For
the sake of our children we should stand
by our husbands in this struggle for
right, and If they are not of that mind.
stand alone"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-30

In one Of DR.. Burton's Yale lectures
Tho following advice was given to tho
yoaaE ministers: when trouble IS
brewing, keep still When SANDER Is
ee1tin- on its legs. keep sill When
yo.r feelings are hurt keep still. till
goa recover from your excitement a
any rate Things look differently
through n una-itatcd eye In cor1-
motion once / wrote = Letter and sent it.
and wished I bad not In nv latter
wears / had another com motion. ana
wrote & loag letter: but life had rubbed
a little sc2se into re. and / kept the
letter n ny pocket against the daT
when / could look it oycr without a-ita-
lion and without te@rs- | vas glad /
did silence IS the Glost massive thing
conceivable sometimes L IS strength
II its very grandeur. L 5 like rcgs-
ment ordered TO stand still in the mid
fury Of battle To plunge in were ts:ce
2s easy. The tongue has unsettled more
ministers than small salaries ever did.
o. lack OF ability"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-30

a Breakfast Dish: For three people
take six sleeps tongues, Mace in cold
,r-.-o- for two hours Then throw them
,n,o boiliug water for q minute, one by
one. until yo1, can remove the haru sA-l
which covers them Stew IN sauce
pan gently for three hours adding three
small carrots, cloves, two small onions
pepper and salt and two laurel leaves
Cut them lengthwise. remove the ROOFS
and se-re.-Detroit Free Press
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-30
HRIEA,
The Ha1f-Breed.
4 Romance OF Colonial Days.
BIT IoC-ET 8 CU-EE.c.
CHATTER XTL-CoETr,UEn.
COPYRIGHT $50,

Oh ITEE y = 1t C1>sTI-SG Fl
ariel exclaimed her husband. very
much in the tone Of 4 man who had seen
! ghost. The boy gently discn-aged
himself from the arm Of ms friend.
made I gesture with his hand and dis
a0pcare.G. bar soon returned followed
bv Mardc-. Nile. Dc>rai2 and the
sguaw. ,Iabe's delight a. meeting with
his Captain. Of whose tate he had been
50 long uncertain. W., UnGcE7olstratlvc.
but not the less evident. while the ap
pca-arce Of Ninon and the Indian WON
an evoked much curiosity among the
little group. Mutual explanations fol-
lowed. and while 1iardcn felt all a sol
Gic-'s grief Al the fall Of OSwc-o. which
be knew must have followed soon after
the escape Of Jabc and his companions
and a the doubtful fate Of his friends II
the garrison. he WIS TOO well aware Of
the dangers OF the present moment 10
waste time in useless regrets.
Ariel was directed 10 take lis station
in Tie tree and watch The movements Of
the sava-eS. while Marien proceeded %
inspect the boats ana make preparations
fo- departure EPA. The fisherman.
gave his opinion IN favor Of the barge.
being more manageable II a rapid cur
rant with oars. than the sailing vessel
n tho intricate and narrow passages Of
the islands.
1t will hold Is all said he. and
We can zig : sail on her wler we get her
3---o clear water
-:iov, many effective men have We
Eo,? asked Ma-de..
Well. there's J2be: lie c2n stand n
the bow with an oar. % guard against
rocks that don; show above w2.cr: Dan
and ne can take an oar each. and Peter.
hos the weakest. can steer.
Ariel and / can each take an or.
added Narica. .'tha: will make four.
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Az English photographer claims TO
have discovered a solution Of the much
vexc1 problem Of how to retain in a
photograph the tints Of nature Elec-
tricity IS the agent By which this is to
be accomplished The discovery Is said
TO have been made accidentally A blind
ing fash Of lightning came just as an
exposure was being made, and the result
was the reproduction Of the natural
colo-s Of the picture
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-30
hardship and danger"

sIarden served through the French
war till its elimination in tho capture
Of Quebcc. where Renwick fell by his
side in the van of the Colonial troops.
after that event he retired from the
army and FASTENED to Boston. accom-
panied by his friend SelwEn- The
Wedding was grand affair for those
days, being rraced by the attendance of
many English and French officers,
among whom were Major Chevreul and
Captain De Barzac with their wires
Jabe Locke in the Uniform Of 4 lieutcn-
ant and his Nellie were there TOO.
The bridal vail was surmouate1 by a
co-onet OF pearls and diamonds, the gift
% Nine De Barzac. nee Destain, and
the dark-eyed bride was an object OF in
terest 10 all especially the few who
knew the history OF Ariel, the Half
Breed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-30

zls. r--lich Ike : t-slc s-oz7aa she Kep1
iay5o32to cva-, fro-l her husband until
she sax The opportunity % d1vElGc II Il
one whom sac believed would use Il 20
her friend : advantage
1T WIS q strange coincidence lat l.
who knew Mrs. Ter1oas histo-s- was
thus enabled TO furnish a missing link
10 tbc identity OF her lost child. mich
IS now as certain as circunstazti4l evi-
deace can make it Last night r-ade
the secret known 10 Mrs. Vernon and
my aunt. and &c persuaded Lucille that
the time had como To throw aside her
assumed character, and also 10 tcst the
quality o. Eo-lr regard for her aza1cr the
influence Of a sudden revelation Of her
sex. In this l think re succeeded
she added. with 1 smile.
Won have done mora he 1cDlIgd.
-+Yoa have solved the question xs.l1ca |
have So Often vainly asked C2sself-
why Go love this boy more 1llaa all
others. All feel his absence = some
thing gone ont Of ny life: Trs.lE. as
Jabc said. the mind Is mysterious cs-
sence. for did not love this woman in
spirit while l believed her 10 l. :. Eaaa2
She has b-othc~.
she hr7 brothc-. said >inoa.
but he died on The return 70 NADIA,
after his rescue by yourself. This sug-
gcstod The plan which She acted upon
She assumed his character, IN order TO
be near you Perhaps you can discern
hcr motive: il not she Will tell yea her
self
1t was gratitude said Lucille, soft
"
1T was tho grand passion" cried
Nine Chevrcul- for which wc women
live and sometimes die,
1T has made the happiness Of my
life. said Naraen, iervently-
And now yon must listen to nc said
Mrs Vernon Captain Ma-de-l will re-
turn TO his duty: but ny daughter Will re-
main with me until an opportunity offers
! "a return TO Massachusetts, She must be
educated in order TO take her place in
society. and when Captain Aarden
comes 20 claim his bride, he viii find a
/ lady worthy Of his name and social po-
sitioa-'
1t shall be as You say replied Mar
den after moments hesitation: but
she will bring me nothing which ! will
prize 50 dearly as the devoted lore
which has chung to me through years Of
hardship and danger
Na-1en served through the French
war ill its elimination in tho r9--77~f.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-30
WHO ARE THE VAGRANTs7

a yagrant is Man Who Don't Work"
A Definition That HIS Hard i'm Sari.
Gus observation-disclosures and Land Val.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-04-30
Fortunes from Provisions.

MARY fortunes were made" said Gen.
sherman, ''by the sale Of provisions TO
the miners that l remember, but there
was one incident Of this kind that rather
surprised ne. When the gold fever
broke out the whole United States army
engaged with Mexico was stationed la
and around Monterey. When the news
of gold being discovered 6rst circulated
among the troops they began to desert
10y whole companies, and in few weeks
the army Was reduced to about half its
original size. A large quantity Of army
stores had inst been received, and, there
being no one to use them, they soon be-
gan 10 spoil II was finally decided to sell
them by auction. and they were put mp
for sale. The bidding was not very act
i've. and three men, among them an
army chaplain, bought the whole lot for
SsOO0. They a=rang-i 10 have the goods
rent up 10 The mining camps 10y giving
the men who took them up one-thirl Of
the profits. They were sold TO the miners
and when the acconuis had been settled
IL WAS fsnnd that each man had made
S;90)) clear Of expenses. ~ D. Herald.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-04-30
ABun Held Up a Tree.

Mr. Joseph Murray is well-knoNn
farmer living over the Pennsylvania line
in Tioea county. lie is 20 years Of e
and has been in feeble health for some
months. Besides the farm he lives on
lac owns another half a mile of, upon
which be keeps many cattle. Last Mon
day a week he took walk over to this
farm 10 look around, and on his return
he took a short cut through the fields.
While going across neighbors lot he
saw a fero, ions bull rushing al him and
believing savaeely. The old man knew
he could not escape by running, so he
made for tree near by and Was able To
rea n the low-hangng branches and
climb up. He supposed that the bull
would soon 90 about his business and he
could get down, but the beast remained
under the tree paving and believing for
three hours. and the cries Of the old man
for help were unheard II was quite
dark When Mr. Murrayi benumbed with
the cold. got out Of the tree and into the
road. ond then he tainted from exhaus-
tion. His son found him there some
time sfterward still unconscious and
took him home. lie was able totell OF
his experience soon after, but the shock
WIS 80 gleat that it is feared that he
cannot recover.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-04-30
Another Rloocx Battle.

CsrLErrsBuRe, Ky, April 20.-Three
brothers. John, Smith and William Baisden,
three desperadoes known throughout this
section. were shot by gang headed by jim
Brewer on Pigeon creek, so miles from here
Friday. The trouble which led TO the kill
ing dates back several years, when Brewer
forced John BaIsden and made him run for
his life Since then Baisden has been on a
still hunt Friday Brewer gathered party
aud waited for the outlaws in ambush. FIR
ing was not begun until tie three brothers
we're in close gunshot. John aud smith be
ing killed outright, and William frightfully
wounded. lie is not expected to survive,
bni was placed in jail at 1 gan Court House.
Further trouble is expected between the two
factions. For several years the Baisdens
have been branded as outlaws and a reward
Of 1900 each sci on their heads.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-04-30
What is Wool +?

Wool is a kind of hair The hair is a
plant rooted in the skin. Iis root is a
cone connected with the sensitive layer
Of the skin. whence il draws sustenance.
Its life is not identical with the life Of
the BODY. for hair grows more or less
after death. The root Of the hair" ex-
udes the hair pulp, which is formed into
cells containing the pigment giving color
TO the hair, and each row OF these cells
forms a ring. As the ring Of cells is
pushed away from the skin by the giving
aut Of fresh pulp from the root, the cells
dry and scales are form d, almost ike
the scales Of fish. A hair seen through
a mi .roscope is thus long tube formed
by sheath made ~ Of these rings OF
scales.
The human hair is usually long,
straight and regular, and the srales are
50 fine and so close together that the edge
appears like the teeth Of very fine saw.
Goats hair has more rapid growth and
longer cells, 50 that it is less regular and
straight. and shows little ofihe tooth
like edge. The hair Of sheep ofthe COM
mon sort is also irregular, with tend
ency 10 curl or wave, but with marked
toothl-ike edges. This is WOOL and il /.
the tendency to twist and the baTbed
projections which give this fter It's pecr-
liar advantages.-R. r. Bowker in lIar
r.ar's