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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-07-02

can't come up to Dannie a-rldin' hoss-
| back
| But Edwin, familiar with every Eng
l1sh fad. bobbed up and down in the
| most approved style, fully convinced of
his ability to show the country bump
kins a thing or two in the way of fash
| ionable riding.
Bess did not choose to keep her PAGES
any longer than was pleasing to her.
self, however. and successfully resisted
all Edwin's efforts to force her thereto
Blows, entreaties, and some pretty
strong language failed to affect the
imperturbab beast, and on she
on her way to the fair.
The tramping of feet, loud huzzas
and the occasional roll of a drum
aroused her tagging energies. Dannie
and his company, upon by-path, were
marching on their way to town.
For some reason, unknown to Ed
win, these sounds put new life into the
old mare, so that he was fain to draw
her under the shade of a spreading oak,
in order to spare himself the humilia-
ton of entering the town at the head of
company of rustics wearing three
cornered paper hats.
keep up your mettle, old horse" he
said, land we'll astonish the natives,
after ALL" and, surnlising that Dannie's
company had ere this joined the other
pumpkins, he entered the main street
of the town.
At that instant upon the summer air
rang the clear notes of bugle. Bess
started like one electrified. Again it
came, sweet, clear, silvery. Years had
flown since the old horse had heard
that sound, but she knew it well.
Once more the call to duty. Like an
arrow from a bow Bess sprung for
ward. Off went Edwin's hat, and,
white with rage and surprise, he chung
frantically to the bride.
The blare of music drowned the
laughter of the crowd and the IRON
ical huzzas of Dannie and his raw re-
cruits.
go it. Bessw they one and all
shouted. and go it, Bess did. With
head erect, name and tail flying. she
bore her rider to the very front of the
parading columns. In years gone by,
at far distant fort, she had proudly
borne her colonel to that position, and
had not the call of duty summoned her
there to-day?
Forward, march,
To the strains of inspiring music she
curvetted and pirouetted, needless of
Edwin's frantic tugs and shouts. To
add to her riders chagrin. one of his
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-07-02
YANKEE DOODLE"
We Are Indebted to the British Regulars
for the Old Tune.

We Are Indebted to the British Regular.
for the Old Tune.
History tells us the origin of our ma.
tional march-the famous yankee
Doodle" For one hundred and thirty
five years it has led us to victory. Few,
perhaps, remember that to an English
wit and musical genius we are in
cebted for the old tune. But true ii
is, although it was composed in spirit
of raillery, awakened by the sight of the
yankee Doodles who came to town.
in answer to Gen. Amhersts appeal to
the colonies for aid.
1t was in the summer of IT'S that
the British army was encamped on the
east bank of the Hudson, little below
Albany.
They were to open campaign against
the French Canadians, and the we'll
disciplined and uniformed troops await
ed the arrival of the volunteers.
In they came, a motley crowd, old
men, middle-aged men and young men,
but all with brave hearts beating and
strong arms ready to do battle. Some
were mounted on ponies, others on old
farm horses, taken from the pillow, and
many, with zeal which knew no IA
tigue, hurried in on foot.
Each carried his own outfit and pro-
visions No two were dressed alike;
there were long coats and short coats,
and no coats at all; there were high
hats and low hats, covering closely
cropped heads, or wigs with flowing
curls. In they marched, and the reg
ular soldiers made merry at their ex-
pense.
Even the officers were not better
hammered, and the surgeon, DR.. Shack
burg. entertained his friends at mess,
by playing Yankee Doodle" which
he had composed in derision of the vol
unteers.
Little did those merry Englishmen
realize that the time would come when
to those ringing notes the same colo
nists would march to freedom
Twenty years later ~ ankee Doodle,
cheered the heroes of Bunker Hill; and
later still, more than ever endeared to
American hearts, it was exultantly
played as Lord Corvallis army
marched into Washington's camp at
YorlStown.-Mary Scott Boyd, in Gold
dan Davs.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-07-02
FARMER MORRISoN.S WIFE.

Down at the farmhouse below the hill
Inc blinds were closed, and the wheel was
still.
Inc swirl OF the stream and the blue fy's
Troubled the preachers voice alone,
Where, by the Open doo- he stood.
ana talked to he gathering neighbo-hood,
OF earth and Heaven. and the grave between,
The visible world and the world unseen
CHANGING aside. with solemn air,
To the dead who lay in her coffin Their.
Every breath of the soft May breeze
Shook the poisoning lilac trees,
And sent quiver of light and bloom
Into the hushed and darkened room
1t touched with gleam the Swallowed wall,
1t f1ckered over the funeral pail,
And circled about the tremuIous neau
VI the nearest mourner beside the dead
Farmer Morrison, old and gray.
Bent ana helpless for many day.
Up and down, with dull surprise,
Restlessly wandered his sunken eyes
Seeking. it seemed in that crowded place,
The one familiar missing face.
The face that, stony and set, lay hid
just out OF sight meath the coffin-lid
Never day, till the day she died.
Had tie wife been gone from her husband
side;
Thus were the twain asunder reft
The helpful taken, the helpless left.
And the preacher spoke TO the people there
OF the Will divine, in his simple prayer;
The Lord, who giveth and taketh away
Praised be the name Of the Lord for ayel
Now. when the last amen was said
And the mourners rose to follow the dead,
Farmer Morrison gaunt and tall,
Stood up straight in the sight of all,
Suddenly steady Of eye and limb.
While the people gazed aghast at him
He land his hand on the coffin lid,
He stopped to kiss the face il hid
Then spent with that one strong. sudden
breath,
Life's latest flicker went out in death.
Thus we're the twain again made one
Trial over and trouble done
And the preacher said, in his solemn speech:
The way of the Lord man may not reach.
Lo. He hath given and taken again,
Praised be the name of the Lord. Amen"
Kate Putnam OSgood. in New England Maya
zine.
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81 decline to participate in the affair. 50
loftily replied Edwin. 1T would be no
pleasure for me to march over a dusty
road on a hot summer day, and, besides,
it would be ruinous to my shoes and
clothing
Il reckon you're sound on them
points, nevvy," remarked Uncle Lie,
with a squint toward Dannie, land
since you decline to march, why, mebbe
you'd like to ride at the head, onto the
old mare, Bess.''
How is she under the saddle?" asked
displeasing.
Purity deliberate" admitted his
uncle, but sure, you know"
''Deliberate!' laughed Dannie. "We1l
give you half an hours start Edwin,
and agree to reach Broomville when
you do. The old mare has seen her
best days, and seems determined to get
out of all work she can in her old age"
That's fact" chuckled his uncle.
"Why, she's got to the point of playin'
sick now when she sees us all loadin'
the Vaughn fer market. 'Somethin's
the matter with Bess,' said Hiram to
me more'n wunst on them occasions,
and SO we he'd to hitch up another boss,
fer sure enough, Bess wouldn't neither
eat nor drink, but jest stood in her
stall droopin'. But one day happened
to be near when the Vaughn moved
out'n the yard, and purity soon, when it
clattered down the road, seed Bess
fall to her oats with jest as good ap-
petite as CROWN boy. You cute old
thing says I, a-laughin', and forthwith
gave her an extry supply o oats as a
mark o'my probation"
I'D have given her the LASH" said
Edwin, shortly. THE lazy old brute!
I'll put her to her PAGES to-day, I'll
warrant you"
''But Bess is old" demonstrated Dan
ME, land it does seem to me that a
home ought to be provided for the poor
old WORKOUT horses, like the homes for
old men and women
THAT would be good idee, Dannie,"
said his uncle. ga good and faithful
servant deserves more'n a knock on the
head when the time comes fer him to
lay his burdens down. Don't you think
so, Edwin?"
Il believe in the survival of the
fittest," was the learned reply, to
which the old man only stared, Won
dering what fits had to do with the
question. And so the subject was dis
missed, with the understanding that
Edwin would proceed to town upon the
back of cute old Bess.
'Hurrah for the Fourth of July!''
shouted score or more of the village
lads some hours after, as they fell into
line under the leadership of Dannie.
''Hurrah for the great day of Independ-
ence!'
Edwin, short while before, in spot
less linen and fashionable attire, had
set out upon horseback, as agreed.
81 have no intention of joining the
rabble," said he, when mounted, to his
uncle. Il am out of place among the
common herd, you know"
"The-the-what?" inquired the old
man, caressing Bess's nose. Il didn't
know there was goin' to be a rattle any
where's, nuther."
81 said, the rabble,'" corrected Ed
win-''the procession, or parade, as
you may call it. I only go out of curl
osity to see a specimen of country
militia" with which words he touched
Bess with a whip, and proceeded to
put the mare to her PAGES.
"He's not much of rider" thought
the old man, looking after their disap-
pearing figures Fer all his airs, he
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-07-02

the defect. Uncle Lie could never refer
to those troublous times without an I'M
mistakable and altogether cunning
squint of the shrewd gray eyes.
ssWall," he continued, ignoring Dan
MES cough, "be you boys goin' in regi-
mentals?"
$50 far as continental hats made OF
paper CO." laughed Dannie..
Il reckon, fer to be perlite, you'll
1ect Edwin as yer capting," said the
old mRR
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-07-02

The great demand for the so-called
'polka-dot" reminds an Anglomaniac
that the idea belonged to Britain, and
that the pritchard racing colors-bird's-
eye b1ue-were the first of the sort
seen, and probably the start of the
popularity of the com bination OF white
spots on a blue ground. Every sport"
in 1921 wore nanIeen trousers, blue
coat with brass buttons, and birds
eve tie. The .'polka-dot" has always
been a sporting symbol, and the rage for
it caused by the public's love for the
original Pritchard's horse-a great IA
yorite-has descended to this day.-N.
Y. World.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-07-02


And then what jollity there'd be
From New Years till December.
But should these birthdays be forgot,
Our countrys still we'd honor:
We're children of one mother dear,
The country loyal hearts revere
May blessings rest upon her.
For this each year we usher in
With bell and lannon's voicins
The day that gave our country birth
We Dedicate the hours to mirth
And fiji them with rejoicing.
The fiaG we love unfu-ls its stars
From ocean unto ocean,
And patriotic sons attest
Trio north and south, thro' east and west
peoples deep devotion.
Give three times three oh, boys and girls,
Give cheers that end in laughter;
Be glad and gay-we'I make the day
So bright and glorious all shall say
None better can come after.
Anna M. Pratt, in Golden Days.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-07-02
The Pink of poIiteuess

Two elderly married people in rail-
way train.
Now, Mr.. Jacobs, don't be SO selfish;
let me have squint at the newspaper"
Yes, dear; as soon as we reach the
next tunnel. Judge.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-07-02
THE CALL OF DUTY.
Cousin Edwin's Experience at thu
Broomville Celebration.

ORRAH for the
E o II r t h 0 f
july" and up
went Dannie'S
hat as a further
expression o +
e II t h u S i a 8 M.
"Why don't you
h u rr ay, too,
Cousin Edwin?''
Il never ex-
press myself in
such a bolster
o u S manner, :"
languidly re =
piled the city
lad; "it's not
good form, you
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-07-02
OUR couNTRY's BIRTHDAY.

F all the birthdays
IN the land
Werr kept with
celebration.
We'd have our fiji
Of holidays.
When bells would
ri n 8 and fire.
works blaze
T h roughout this
mighty nation.
For many thousands
every day,
II each one should
remember,
Might join to hold a
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-07-02

One-why, we could tell block off
when the postman had letter by the
way he walked.
BY and by Over-the-Way had a broad,
comforta bic lounge put in her windo w
and deserted her armchair for it. There
she would lie for hours reading or look
ing idly out of the window. And Jim
Gray said one day that he hoped Over
the-Way wasn't going to grieve herself
into decline. If she didn't chirk up
pretty soon he believed he'd get her
husbands address and write to him to
throw up his job and come home. And
Harry Roberts said that maybe Over
the-Way wasn't SO much better than
every other woman after all and liked
to lie around in a loose gown and read
novels Just like the rest of them. No
body said word and the next day
Harry Roberts told Mrs. Smith that he
week, and he did.
But Jim Gray didn't write. for Over
the-Way did chirk up right away. She
got an industrious streak all of a sud
den and sat in her big armchair and
cut and basted and sewed until Jim said
he was afraid she was getting vain and
thinking too much of her clothing for
such sensible young woman. Then
he suggested that most likely she was
getting ready to join her husband in
South America. We women all began
to talk about spring bonnets and Mrs.
Smith left the room. She suddenly re-
mem bered that she had left something
in the oven.
Jim grew reconciled to the sewing,
but he found other things to worry him.
He elected himself a bulletin commit
tee of one and made frequent reports.
When there were no facts he gave us
the benefit of his speculations- One
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-08-27
Town -. Range 3 East.
Unknown
Town %, Range 8, East

Unknown Sc Sc
do A piece of land commenc-
ing "a rods west and 13 rods south
of ne cor of Sc NV, running thence
east 125 #, thence south 40 it, thence
west 125 TT, thence north 40 # to
place of starting.
Unknown SW SW
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-08-27
INSULT TO THE IRISH.
England Holds They are Only Useful in
Voting for Free Trade.

The Cork incorporated chamber of com
merce and shipping lately wrote to the first
lord of the admiralty, asking if he would
receive deputatlon with view to get
ting the government to utilize Haulbow-
line docks, and thus afford some employ
ment for the people of that district The
first lord of the admiralty stated in reply,
that he thought the creation of ship
building yard in Haulbowline would In
volva an unnecessary expenditure of public
money and would not have the desired eff
fect.'
Now, the public money is raised,
in part, by taxing the people Of Ireland
twice as much on their capital as the
people of England are taxed, through the
duty on tea and tobacco and the excise on
spirits. ''tbe Injuries of the poor.
The English statement, however, think
that anything reducing the employment of
labor in England would not have the
desired effect"
1t is r-markable that so many Irishmen
in this country are found voting with the
party of the first lord of the admiralty, and
1t is well known that the only time an
rishman is of any use to England is when
he is voting for free trade in the United
States
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-08-27
A MAIDEN OF MUSCLE.
Ore Girl Who Doesn't Faint Away at
los

Ore Girl Who Doesn't Faint Away at
Mere FIeabite.
One dark night last week slender
blonde young lady, who has gone N for
gymnastic work till her slender limbs
have muscles like steel springs, was walk
ing along a dark street alone. 1t was 8
or 8 80 clock and the young lady WASH t
timid anyway. One particularly dark
place on her way home was where there
was a dead wall all along the side of the
street for nearly square. AS she was
passing this dead wall half grown negro
iostled against her and before she knew
what he was after grabbed her pocket
book and started to run. But !betore the
negro had time to get out Of reach she
sprapg at him and mad her strong fingers
hooked into the collar of his ragged coat.
A quick jerk threw the negro on his back
on the brick pavement. Then she dropped
on her knees on the scared negroes chest
and Selling his head between her gloyed
hands she bumped it up ana down on the
brick till he prayed fer mercy. Then she
picked I'D her pocket book FROM where the
negro had dipped it and went on her way
home her cheeks very red but The glorious
Iioht of an athletic victory In her blue
eyes.
This particular young lady by the way
can lump up and catch the top Of the
cornice over an open door and clinging to
it merely by the strength Of her dimpled
fingers. raise herself till her-chin is on
level with her hands eight or nine times
without stopping Washington Post.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-08-27
OPERATION OF THE TARIFF.
The Expected Advance in Prices Not Re
sljza6

allied.
The New York correspondent eff the
London Diapers (dry goods Record, IN
forms the readers of that journal that:
One curious feature OF the new regime
is that the expected advance in prices has
not followed the imposition OF the new
law. This is due to several causes; In
he first place, the passage OF the ACT mas
stimulated domestic production TO pro,
digious extent.
The free trade journals of America have
been busy assuring their readers tnat the
new tariff law has not STIMULATED our
home industries. but the New 1ork CORES
pendent of the London trade journal adj
vises his readers, who are manufacturers
or exporters, not to hope tor any great re,
vivaI Of their trade with the United
States, for ''in the first place., the new
tariff ''has stimulated domestic produc-
ton to prodlglous extent.
The correspondent also informs his Eng
lish readers that this stimulation of do
mestic production TO prodIglous extent
has had the result of preventing any IN
crease of price. The worst enemy OF the
American free trader is the British free
trader. The British free trader feels the
truth of the increase of American pro-
1uction, and he sorrowfuIly acknowledges
it. The American free trader perseveres
in denying the increase of production,
and of its effect in lowering prices; he
would be more able TO deceive his country
men if the British free trader would re-
train from telling the truth. But it is
hard to take punishment quietly, and the
British manufacturer or exporter, who
long has had control of the American
markets, can not repress his SORROW, as he
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-08-27
Price six

Con mentng on this table, and the tact
that it illustrates, the Burlington Hawk
eye says that the Mckinley la has not
increased the price of tie bousekeerer's
sheets nor the wolkinqman shirts. The
free traders said it would do this because
The duty was increased, and according to
free trade theories the duty is added to
the price ard increases the cost not only of
the dutiabIe foreign article, but of the
non .duitable article, of home production
In the case of shirts and sheets, however,
the free traders have evidently made a
mistake, for the result of the higher
duties has been precisely what they said
it would be. "
That is, the price of protected goods I'M
der domestic competition has fallen. This
is what the proteCtionists said would hap
pen. The Mckinley prices Of shirts and
sEeets, then, are all right hut free trade
theory is al wrong.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-08-27
TURN IN THEIR COFFINs.
Ecor omic Facts of the Present and Their
Possible f ect on Golden


Possible f ect on Golden.
Under this heading the London Iron
mongers Journal reprints the table found
in the American Economist Of June 10,
showing the relations between price, pro-
duction and duty in the case of wire nails,
which showed, as our readers will remem-
Der, that in 1882 we made $4,000 kegs of
wire nails. which sold at the average
price of 8.32 cents per pound, and that the
duty of cents per pound imposed IN 1883
raised the price to 8.33 cents per pound,
so that while for every 100 pound keg of
zire nails consumer used, an ubiquitous
and illogical tariff levied tax Of four
dollars, the consumer paid just one cent.
And further, that in 1889, the last year In
which this oppressive tax of four cents per
pound was levied on our long-sutferlng
consumers, our production of wire nails
had increased to 100000 kegs and the
price had fallen to 2 96 cents per pound.
Consideration of the table induces the
journal to say:
These figures are almost calculated to
cause the bodies Richard Golden, AZ an
Smith and host of other free traders to
turn in their coffin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-08-27
Daniel Webster's Joke

Daniel Webster had in Mortified,
across the river from his Franklin farm,
a small piece of sandy, barren land, with
a poor house upon it in which destitute
family had been living some time without
paying any rent. On one of his visits to
the place the good woman expressed Der
anxiety about being able to lemain: She
expected to be turned out, and did not
know where to go. She hoped DIR. Web
ster would not be hard with her. He
heard her through, and told her with
reat gravity that LIE knew 1t was hard
case for her-he wished to consider her
and did not mean to be unkind; but ne
had a great many to provide for. At the
same time putting his hand into his pocket,
he took out FIVE dollar bill and handed
it to her, saying he was sorry ne could not
do better for her; but if she could stay on
the place another year for that, he would
be very glad-and rode of.-Children's
Friend.
The building at Mascher and Somerset
streets, Philadelphia, occupied by various
firms, was damaged with its contents SIS,
600 by FIRE Sunday night.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-08-27
FAREWELL FREE TRADE.
An English Journal Admits that the Brit
ish lin Plate Business is Busted"

In he course of retrospecto-historic
article the Colliel Guardia, London, says:
I'VE may, therefore. take it for granted
that the tin-pate trade of the United
Kingdom at any rate so far as the United
States are ccncerne6-has reached the re.
NTH Of its power in the first half year of
1891"
And learn from Griffith's Guide to the
Tin. Plate Manufacturers that of the 4S2
tin-pate mills which were in operation in
June. SIT "aIe closed until the end cf
July" 1t is said that the balance will
close for one week during eacl of the four
succeeding months.
This is undoubtedly done to raise the
natural price of tin plates in this market
1t is done by trust, combination, syn
dictate. But those who in the past have
charged that the Standard Oil trust was a
dirt It result of Irotf elton will be found in
the ranks of those ''stropg-sided chan1pi
ons who must work and work hard" for the
Welsh tin plate tJust
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-08-27
REMINGTON VILLAGE.

Town 81 Range 3, East
Unknown All of blk. 81, less
$1,000 of en- acre. Is IS 81