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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-08-07
OUR NEW ASSESSOR,
He Was Too Jealous, and Did His Duty
Too Well.

He Was Too Jealous, and Did His Duty
Too Well.
We had always thought that as COM
munity, we, the people of Cross Roads
Town, would be entirely happy if we
could secure as assessor and tax COL
lector an honest, reliable and jealous Of
fetal. We see our mistake now-our
happiness was all in pursuit and
and not in possession. We have got the
model official, and we are more unhappy
than we were.
The only fault we have to find with
him is that he is too jealous. higgins
swung new sign outside of his grocery
store the other day, and our assessor,
whose name is higgins, happened along,
began to admire it. higgins had painted
it, and he was fattered with higgins
evident admiration, until he (Miggins)
asked him for IS.
'Three dollars! What's that for?.
''Oh that's the tax on signs. Comes
under the head of improved real estate
you know"
higgins paid it to avoid trouble, but
swears he'll get even with higgins on
weight.
Farmer Jones was building hen coop
last week, when higgins swept like an
avenging Nemesis up the road and down
on the unconscious Jones.
''Ah that's nice hen coop. Cost quite
little sum, should imagine
sob, yes said Jones' But 1 don't
mind the expense"
mo; and besides it's a good thing for
the town. said higgins. 1.-TWO dollars,
please. I have to make my report this
afternoon, and it's well to have it all
in
1.-TWO dollarsr' exclaimed Jones, in
CONSERVATION.
''Yes; that's the town tax on hen coops.
The new assessment was made up last
month. YOU know; we thought we'd
make it light for you. The streets are
to be graded, and the town is growing.
Is that your little daughter coming up
the road? What pretty child! And
that's little lamb she has with her? Is
it yours? Really, ! didn't know it be-
longed to YOU Twenty-Five cents,
please. That's the tax on sheep per
head l thought it rather light at the
time, and urged an increase, but the mo-
ton was defeated.
Il am going up to Boggs now to coll
lect. ] had little trouble with Boggs
Yesterday. He was moving his house
from one tot to another. / charged him
with three separate assessments-the
lot from which the house went, the lot
to which it was going, and the house
midway between them. He objected on
the ground that this made his taxes
nearly third more than they ought
to be. / said an assessor was bound to
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-08-07
USES OF AMMONIA,
How 1t Is Applied to the Manufacture G
Biscuits and Bread.

How 1t Is Applied to the Manufacture OF
Biscuits and Bread.
Among the discoveries in science and
chemistry none is more important than
the uses to which carbonate of ammonia
can be properly put as leavening
agent, and which indicate that this
familiar salt is hereafter to perform an
active part in the preparation of our
daily food.
The carbonate of ammonia is an ex-
ceedingly volatile substance. Place a
small portion of it upon knife and
hold over a flame, and it will almost
Immediately be entirely developed into
gas and pass off into the air. The gas
thus formed is simple composition of
nitrogen and hydrogen. No residue is
left from the ammonia. This gives it
its superiority as a leavening power
over soda and cream of tartar used
alone, and has induced it's use as sup.
plement to these articles. A small
quantity of ammonia in the dough is eff
fective in producing bread that will be
lighter, sweeter and more wholesome
than that risen by any other leavening
agent. When it is acted upon by the
heat of baking the leavening gas tn at
raises the dough is liberated. In this
act it uses itself up, as it were; the am
monia is entirely d iffused, leaving no
trace of residuum whatever. The light,
fluffy, fiaky appearance, so desirable in
biscuits, etc. and so sought after by
professional cooks. is said to be i'm
parted to them only by the use of this
agent.
The bakers and baking powder manu-
facturers producing the finest goods
have been quick to a"ail themselves of
this useful discovery, and the hand
soonest and best bread and cake are now
largely risen by the aid of ammonia.
com bined. of course, with other leaven-
ing material.
Ammonia is one of the best known
products of the laboratory. If, as
seems to be justly claimed for it, the
application of its properties to the pur-
poses of cooking results in giving US
lighter and more wholesome bread, bis
cult and cake, it will prove boon to
dyspeptic humanity, and will speedily
force itself into general use in the new
field to which science has assigned it
Scientific American.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-08-07
A SUCCESSFUL AUTHOR.
An Article That Attracted General Atten
ton and brought Good Pay.


tion and Brought Good Pay.
1t is not every ambitious writer that
scores success with his first article.
knew one such, though his name has
now slipped my memory. At that time
he was county treasurer. For weeks
after his article appeared in print he
was visited by different neighbOrs and
fellOw-citiZenS of that county, who
showed their appreciation of his article
by leaving with him sums of money va
rying from one dollar to several humid
dred dollars in amount.
His theme might have been called
''Discourager of Uesitancy," although
it was not, for that is what the article
the hesitancy of many
citizens. The only objection to the arti-
Gle as a literary production was that the
story had too many heroes. There were
no fewer than l. 500 characters, and each
character was hero in the story. The
title of the story was ID Lynn Qu'E nt
Tacqueslist." The title looks Frenchy
in print but the story was entirely
American. and the scene was laid in
the authors own county.
What makes me remembe the story
so we'll, tlough l have forgotten the
name of the author, IS that l
was one of the characters mentioned.
What was said about me ran something
like this:
So lot 50 letters Ad. C. B. Holding s3l. 25
l bought one Of the papers and took it
home to show the paragraph to my
wife.
/ was informed by the author, when
/ went up few days afterward with
my father-in-law to congratulate him
on his success, that the story had Melted
him something like S7,7S0, including
the S3l.25 which we left with him for
mentioning my name and 50 graphically
describing my residence.
The story was published at the au-
thor's expense. Several publishers Of
fered to print the narrative for what
there was in it, but the author chose to
pay for the work outright, and declined
the offers of the publishers. The end
justified his choice.
have mentioned this little incident
as an Offset to the theory that no writer
need expect great fame Or great pay at
the beginning of his career. This Incl
dent also illustrates another truth. To
be a successful writer one must weave
into his history incidents and charac-
tiers about which his readers are think
ing or in which they are personally in
terested. All the scenes described in
this story were such as possessed real
interest for every reader. Indeed the
same story is published annually and
never fails to excite comment and Gre
ate interest.-C. B. Holding, in Writer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-08-07
AMERICAS RICHEST WIDOW.
She Maintains a Private Chapel Costing
Seventy Thousand Dollars.

She Maintains Private Chapel Costing
Seventy Thousand Dollars.
Never has there been such universal
church-going in New York as during
the present season. / saw lady in
black step out of handsome mourning
carriage in front of ST. Thomas church.
last Wednesday afternoon, and some
one told me that it was Mrs. Moses
Taylor, who, with Mrs. w. H. Wander
bilt shares the honor of being the rich
est widow in America. She is men,
Der of the Presbyterian church, but is
subject to no bigotries and finds pleas
ure in occasional attendance upon SER
vices in Episcopal churches. Church
going is one of her favorite pursuits at
all times, and down at Long Branch she
has a private chapel and chaplain
of her own, who ministers to
her spiritual needs during her
summer sojourn. This chapel cost
her $4,000. is attended by quite
large congregation of the local Pres
byterians and is the center through
which she distributes her many beauti.
full and lavish charities. 1t was a great
surprise to her, upon her husbands
death, to find herself so rich woman,
for he never talked to her about his
business, and though she knew he was
a wealthy man, she had formed no cal.
cula ton as to the amount he was worth;
no one, indeed, not even his executors,
had credited old Taylor with more than
half a dozen millions at the most, and
the surprise of the latter was great on
the appointed day, when they and the
widow went to open the doors of the
particularly-solid vault which the old
man had built into the wall of his Office.
The innermost compartment was large
enough to hold certificate of stock and
and the like securities without folding.
There was great stack of these papers
lying neatly on top of each other, I'M
wrinkled and increased. They repre-
scented Tavlor's investments in railroads,
banks and insurance companies, deeds
of real estate and every sort of sound
financial venture. The widow did not
comprehend the full meaning of this
great pile of documen is, but the execu-
tors looked at each other with pleased
significance, and set about making an
inventory. jotting down figures OH the
back of a card, and announcing in awed
tones to the widow, when this pleasing
task was done, that she was the sole
possessor of a fortune amounting to
$40, 900. 900. She bore it with thatme
and gentle resignation of which even
the worst of us would be capable under
similar circumstances, and many un.
tortunates have since had reason to be
grateful that this great sum fell into
such discreet and charitable hands.
Mrs. Vanderbilt is also faithful
church-goer, having pews in several diff
ferent churches, one of her faVorite
places of worship being old Trinity
Brooklyn Eagle.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-08-07
IAllegorical.1
GOLDEN ROD,

In all the world, embraced in mortal sight,
There's nothing seems more like the smile Of
God
ihan flowers do when kissed by morning light
ana queen OF these is lovely golden rod
IN ancient days where'er sweet Flora flew
In every path the charming goddess trod
us germs with lovely hand she freely threw.
10 uecK her fields with brilliant golden rod.
Whate'er the songs that Natures voices hymn.
rr,-l can DC none more like the songs of God
Imam songs OF birds, alone attuned by Him
For Flora gorgeous fields of golden rod
fhough every bud that blooms with beauty
shines.
And bears the tender touch of love of God.
There's none that wilder blooms and brighter
shines
IMAM queen of all, the gorgeous golden rod
1t bloomcth not in spring or summer rays,
When countless minor beauties stud the sod:
but later on, IN robes OF ripper days
Ana regal splendor. blooms the golden rod
No rival beauties Justly can contend
That decorate the field or velvet sod
"lth softer shades its richer colors blend,
Adjoining all, this brilliant golden rod
IT'S not the dainty sort of tender care
Nor doth it need special cline or sod,
But bountiful it blOometh everywhere
rms royal beauty, splendent golden rod.
And though it royal be it blooms for ALL
And sweetly, lowly bends with queenly nod
To lesser graces of the golden fall
Their noble sister, brilliant golden rod
Although it bears itself with stately meiu.
1t smiles alike for all, with smiles of God
Of every field and cline the floral queen
This ever rich and brilliant golden rod
The odors pure that precious flowers Weld.
Exhaled by solar beams from rain and sod,
Exquisite pleasures give, through wood and
field,
Distilled by Him who gives the golden rod
Ihe perfume sweet that Heavenly Flora makes,
As 'twere the breath of angels and of God
Is taste of what's beyond the ''pearly gates,
To be bestowed when fades the golden rod.
In all the world embraced in mortal sight
There's nothing seems more like the smiles
of God
Than flowers do when kissed by morning light
And Queen of all is lovely golden rod.
N. Y. Herald
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-08-07


to Huckleberry Corner, in New Hamp-
shire, where all the people that amt
farmers are agriculturists.
provided myself with as many fine
dresses as | could afford, for, you know,
wanted people to think Twas wealthy
1 found it so expensive that, before
got through. found myself obliged to
sell the half-acre of land that Grand
father Sparks left me in his Will. Bat
then l thought how much more vaiu-
able husband would be than hall
acre of land. So / submitted to the sac
rifice with Christian fortitude and
resignation, feeling pretty confident
that nv reward would come sooner or
later.
1t wasn't till about the last moment
that the most brilliant idea of all came
to me- 1t was this: / would pass my
self off for a Southern widow, with a
great cotton plantation. l felt pretty
sure the men would nibble at that bait.
Of course there wouldn't be nobody in
Huckleberry Corner that would know
me, so could get along we'll enough.
/ didn't quite know what State would
be the best for me to hail from, but L
finally concluded that Alabama would
be as good as any. So decided on that
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-08-07

for little girls, and being a mature
young woman of seventeen, she thought
that she was much too old for it. But
being assured that there were girls
even older than that at the good and
small finishing school where he pro-
posed to send her, she was wise enough
to accept the offer, and cleverly availed
herself of all the advantages which
were set before her
The merchant provided for her fut-
ure by persuading her to marry him.
She made him a good wife, and they
''live happy forever afterward," as if
they belonged to story book.-hll the
Year Round
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-08-07

take things as ne found them, and
that's the way I found them. II was
not my fault; had to do my duty.
assure you he was quite violent Good
day."
Ard higgins hurried after Roggs,
whom he saw passing down the road.
The other day he wanted to tax the
Widow Higgins on the elegant rosewood
coffin in which her husband was to be
buried. He wanted to go down on the
day of the funeral and collect, but we
reasoned with and told him it was real
ly not her coffin, but his; and that she
could not be assessed on what did not
belong to her, and that it was obviously
impossible to levy on Higgins 1t did
not seem reasonable to our assessor that
a dead man should not pay for indulg-
ing in luxuries of that kind. But up
TO certain point we think it is neces-
sary to restrain higgins. 1t is no use
to reason with him. He is too faithful
official for that He wants simply to do
his duty. He started out for Mrs. Smiths
when he heard that lady had twins, UNI
der the impression that he could collect
from her under the poll tax. He was
with difficulty dissuaded from this.
Nobody in the village owns any thing
nowadays. Under the argus eye of Mig
gins, wealth is rapidly disappearing
carriages are wheeling out of town, the
profits of the cigar mandatory have
seemingly all disappeared in smoke, our
town jeweler is working on half time,
the book sellers trade is all bound up,
and the feeble glimmerings of candle
fao hn1
We are looking around for less zeal
GUS assessor. higgins is just too faith
full official. He does his duty too we'll
.TOSEpH DANA MILLER.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-08-07

would invite a lady cousin to be present
and stand up with me, as couldn't be
expected to have many lady friends at
the North. Little did l anticipate who
that female friend was. Two days be-
fore the ceremony she came. and to my
horror l recognized her as my old enemy,
Clarissa Higgins, of Millville.
Mrs. Col. Sparkington, of Alabama"
said she in her shrill voice, when we
were introduced. why. this is the old
maid, Sally Sparks, that has lived all
her life in Millville."
Good heavens. is this indeed 500"
asked DIR. Lyon, looking from her to
me.
As for me, I tainted away in mortifi-
cation, and when l came to l was told
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-08-07

that my husband that was to be had left
town, and the marriage was indefinitely
postponed. / used up my last cent in
paying my board bill and stage fare,
and here | am at home again, a penni-
less and foriorn spinster-no longer
Mrs. Col. Sparkington, of Alabama, but
Miss Sally Sparks, of Millville.-Caro
line +. Preston, in Boston Globe.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-08-07
A Clergyman on George.

Rev. J. Aud, in his sermon on the fol-
lowing Sunday morning, referred to the
presence in Sydney of Mr.. George as fol-
lows:
Whatever opinions they might enter
tain regarding Mr.. Georges theories, they
were bound to recognize him as great
Christian philanthopist. 1 had the
pleasure of listening to his address to
the members of the general assembly,
and Mr.. George there gave expression to
thoughts that were very beautiful, poet
ical, and distinctively Christian. His
idea of the Kingdom of Heaven seemed
to be that of perfect society, from
which all poverty, inequality and injus-
tice would be banished. 1t would not
be fair to Mr.. George to say that he ex-
pected such a society to be brought
about by means of political economy.
The most perfect system of political
economy could never rise higher than
the utterances of Jesus of Nazareth.
Yet political economy may be regarded
as a powerful auxiliary to the Gospel in
completely establishing the Kingdom Of
God among men.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-08-07
SALLY SPARKS.
The Pathetic Story of Her Last
Disappointment.

CST to ease my
bursting heart L
a m goin g to
write out an ac-
count of my last
d i S a p pc i n t.
m e n t. 1t i s
meant only for
my own perusal.
If l t h o u g h t
a n y o d Y else
would ever see
it l should GER
t a inly fain t
aw a y on t b e
spot.
In the first
Dlaan I will soft
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-08-07

L likewise concluded to change my
name so as to avoid suspicion, and L
went down to the city on purpose to have
some cards struck off with nv new
name. They looked like this:
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-08-07

The dolphin is said to be the fastest
swimmer in the seas. 1t has been OBJ
served to dart through the waters at a
rate greater than twenty miles an hour
and it is often seen swimming round
and round vessel that is sailing at its
highest speed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-08-07

Mr.. Justice Norris, in the Calcutta
High Court, recently delivered what is
understood to be the shortest summing
up on record. 1t was as follows: Gen
tlemen of the jury, the prisoner has
nothing to say, and I have nothing to
say; what have YOU got to say?- Chat.
ter.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-08-07

l thought Sparkington sounded sort of
aristocratic. and as I didn't know the
names of any places in Alabama, /
thought would put Sparkville, rs that
would give people an idea that my hus-
band had been man of some impor-
fa1nca n Ln,-n tho ,.hn
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-12-17

disturbing the roots, and set it out
again, and the plant will hardly wilt in
any kind of weather. 1t is the most in
genius machine of the kind we ever saw,
and is a credit to the inventor.-East
Coast Messenger.
The next legislature of Florida must
reduce the expense of county government.
We can get along with just half the num-
Der of county officers by doubling up;
electing onegood man to I'll the position.
AS it is now, two officers are required to
do the work of one man.-Palatka
Herald.
The Ocala Capitol says: Hard rock
phosphate has been discovered at Welsh
ton in addition to the soft phosphate
discovered some time since by Capt.
Welsh. The Captain is reported as work
ing about twenty men at the mines and
clearing about 800 per week from the
sale of the stuff which he delivers +. o. b.
for So per ton.
The State Board of Health reports
only 219 deaths in the State during o.
tober, from various causes as follows
Two from accident, 35 from fever-bili-
Gus, 2; congestiv e, -; malaria], s; re-
mittent, 2, and typhoid, II. The other
deaths were from natural diseases. The
report is gratifying one, and the rate Of
mortality is very low.
Twenty thousand cans were carried
over to the Bells River Packing Com
pany's works yesterday. Although the
company has recently put in can-making
machinery, it is unable to manufacture
more than half the cans required, and in
order to supply the deficiency receives
10000 monthly from New York. The
company expects to put up 500, 900 cans
of oysters this season. - Fernadina
Mirror.
QPlant City shipped last season over
$4,000 crates Of oranges, and will this
year ship between $4,000 and 10000
crates, Notwithstanding the late frost
which Unexpectedly visited our State last
spring. The orange crop of this year is
very fine in quality and size. The or
ange growing industry OF the Plant City
vicinity does not consist of a few large
groves and few rich owners, butt made
up OF large number Of exceedingly pro-
ductive and fourishing small groves,
owned and managed by our own people.
A recent estimate places the bearing or
ange trees in this vicinity at 10000 and
the young trees in grove not yet bear
ing, at $4,000.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-12-17
FLORIDIANA.


Cotton pickers are scarce in West Flor
ida.
The Fort Myers Press, a good news
paper property, is offered for sale.
Some OF the South Florida counties
have been voting on the county seat
question for two years.
Two fishermen caught 1, 100 Florida
mackeral last Monday night in the Hall
fax. Large quantities are being packed
and shipped.-Daytona Messenger.
Fernandina pilots guarantee that YES
sells drawing 18A feet of water can pass
safely over the bar during spring tides.
Ship owners will make note of this.
The lumber shipments from Fernan-
dina last month amounted to 8,787 COG
feet. Also ,472 tons of phosphate and
2,318 bales of cotton were shipped fro m
there.
A policeman in Monticello was captured
in the act of robbing store. In less
than a week he had been tried, convinced
and sentenced to the penitentiary for
twenty years.
The Lake Eustis Orange Grove COM
pany, with principal office in Washing
ton, D. G. has filed an amended charter
with the secretary OF State, by which it is
authorized to increase itscapital stock to
100000.
According to the Gainesville Sun, there
ale over one thousand acres Of orange
groves in the vicinity OF Wauberg lake, in
Alachua county. Some of the incest
groves in the State are to be found in
this region.
LAGRANGE item in Titusville Advocates
Our gardeners are very busy now ship
ping elephants and setting out cabbage.
Mr. Willie Wolfe informs us that he has
out 10000 plants, ard is putting out
1900 daily.
The st. Petersburg section, says the
Home, is as free from frost as any of the
lo1duSAS) Cl1ulOpU 0uIlOUlOCO NY W0CCI3 or
it is. 1t is more free from frost than
other points on the mainland hundred OF
miles south Of here.
Eight Seminole Indian braves, on last
Saturday, brought to the Fort Myers
market 500 alligator hides, which they
proceeded to sell to Mr.. W.R Washburn.
They were paid a good price and the
hides were shipped to New Orleans.-Fort
Myers Press.
A surveying party is now at work To-
eating the line of the Tallahassee North
ern railroad, from Tallahassee to Thorn
asville, Ga. This company means bust
ness. AS soon as the line islocated work
will commence on this much needed
northern outlet.
Mr.. A. Race, of Palatka, has a trans
planter invented by him. He still con-
trolls the patent, which dates back some
Y ears. 1t will take up plant without