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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-04-21
CHAPTER XVIII.

Harry did not let the Grass grow under
his feet, when there was even the faint
est chance of working in the right di-
rection, and half IN hour after he re-
ceived Mr.. IIarlcastle's letter found
him on the top of an omnibus on his
way to Hampstead Heath
He had no difficulty in finding Acacia
cottage, the residence of the eccentric
doctor, for he was d well-knOwn per-
sOnage in the neighbOrhOOd.
What Il pretty place it was. A quaint,
matched house. half SmOthered in roses
and hOneysuckles, and surrounded by a
lovely garden. The old gentle man him
self was in the garden, pruning q rose
bush. a short, weakened, crafty looking
old fellow, clad in long dressing
gown. and with Turkish smoking cap
on his head. Snch a man living in such
place was to IIarry's mind like bind
ing Il copy of some black-lctter folio
in the gay cover of Christmas annual.
He advanced to meet the intruder.
All, an American" he said, as he
glanced at the young mans card, before
opening the letter of introduction.
Come for some hints I suppose for
New York correspondence dainty
little bit of modern contemporaneous
history-grand people yours - do so APP
preciate gossip about the aristocracy,
especially if it has flavor of naughti
ness-not. of course, that ever indulge
in scandal"
BY this time he had opened the letter
and read its contents.
What he cried. in pleased surprise,
from my old and distinguished &C.
quaintance. Alexander iIardcastIe. Cad,
| took you for one of those newspaper
fellows
If report was true DR.. Forester added
many an honest guinea to his yearly in
come in consideration OF his salacious
gossip with those same correspondents
he alluded to SO slightingly.
so Hardcastle wants me to be of
service to you, young man. Now. in
any way you can command me, 1 am
yours
He shook Harry's hand warmly, and
led him into Z charming room, opening
into the lawn.
Take that armchair" he said, hos
pitably. 1T is a relic of Stowe abbey.
/ bought it at the dukes sale; but il
will be none the less comfortable for
that. You smoke, of course. All
Americans do. Have 4 cigar, and
pardon me if 1 light my pipe"
Harry wondered where he got the
magnificent meerschaum with its big
amber mouthpiece and solid silver
mountings from. He felt sure it was d
mementO of some decayed fortunes.
Now, sir. what can do for YOU'D
Harry thought a moment; then re-
solved to tell his story from first to
last. He had told it SO often that it
had now assumed logical consecutive
narrative, without the suppression of a
single salient point.
The little old man sat with his head
on one side like d jackdaw, grinning
with intense interest, but never inter-
rupting by single movement or excla-
nation.
At last the tale was told. Still the
doctor sat silently putting at his pipe.
DO you sec any ray of light?" liar
~ asked at last, anXiously.
RAY. The whole dawn of day
breaks upon me. l see the key to q
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-04-21
OUR STRONG POINTS.
We Should Not Condemn Those who Do
Not Possess Them.

We Should Not Condemn Those Who Dc
Not Possess Them.
Punctuality is a most useful and need
full virtue, which all would do well tC
cherish, even at the cost of much per-
sonal exertion. But he who, punctual
himself, rigidly exacts the same Of
everyone else. accepting no excuse
making no allowance, rebukiDg every
delay with a severity quite dispropor.
tionate to the offense. and indulging in
an impotence and Indignation far more
censurable than the hardness which
called it forth, does more to bring his
favorite virtue into disrepute than tc
recommend it. Some years ago, in En-
gland. the principal of a large bust
ness house met one morning, with
stern and frowning aspect, an aged and
feeble clerk who had been absent from
his post for two days. The latter
abashed at the condemnation ne read in
his employers face began in trembling
accents:
Il have been very i'll. sir
''Ill. sir repeated the stony-hearted
merchant, ill, sir; you ought to have
been dead"
Of course such extreme cruelty was
only made possible by the unjust rela
tions Of employer and employed. but we
may easily believe that punctuality was
the favorite virtue of this specimen Of
inhumanity.
The very fact that our favorite virtue
is one in which we ourselves exec
should be sufficient to make us at least
doubtful as to its great superiority.
That we possess it and value it is Ger.
tainly no proof that it exccls others
which we have not. and do not appreci
ate A truer insight would. perhaps
convince us that out of the many
virtues to which we can make but
slight pretensions there are several Oh
more weight and value than the one Oh
which we pride ourselves. At any rate,
whatever it may be. and however essen
tial. there is always some other of a
different nature wanted to balance and
to guide it. The more we excel in one
direction the more we need to excel in
another. The man with strong sen Sc
of Justice is especially called upon to
cultivate his generous impulses; and
the generous man should exercise more
than ordinary pains to hold the scales
of Justice Firmness without sy mpathy
degenerates into ObstiEacy: and sym
pathy without Individuality reduces a
man to what Emerson calls "a rnush Oh
concessions" So Through the whole
gamut of virtues. each is dependent up
on some other for its own best efficiency,
and the favoritc one more than all
others needs its cornplement.-Detro
Free Press.
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THE TABLE IN FRONT OF HARRY.
mystery which has puzzled me for
years.
As he spoke he went to his bookshelf,
took down a massive volume. carefully
busted it. rapidly turned over its leaves
and. having found what he was search
ing for. placed the ponderous tome on
the table in front of Harry and said:
Read. Your eyes are younger than
mine. Read it aloud.
Evesham saw at a glance that the
volume was ''Burlse's Peerage." and ut
once proceeded to do as he was bid. at
first listlessly, then with rapidly in
creasing interest.
DARLINGTON: EARL OF (Sir George
Arundel.) Baron Arundel of the peer
age of England: and a baronet; late
Capt. Royal Horse guards Blue; OF
Wilmington Hall, Derbyshire. Torbay
castle, Devonshire, and 101 Park
place, London. b. May 1, 1905, sue
coed his father as 10th earl, August
2, 1929: M. June II, 1890, Lady Mary
Arabella Eugenia Cecilia ddu. of Phillip.
Sixth Earl of Newton Solney, who d.
Decensber 10, 1882, leaving issue Ann
brosc, b. July 3, 1881. Title of courtesy,
Lord Arundel
TO BE CoNTINuEp
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-04-21
PITH AND POINT.

Among the pitlable people of the
world are those who have to be disa-
greeable in order to have their remarks
noticed Star.
-Shopper-:-Aret those fast colors?"
Clerk-''Well. / should say as much.
You just wash it once and see how fast
they'll run.'-Boston Courier.
Her face is poem. her bonnet a sonnet
Was their judgmen: in sentences terss-
But failed to perceive it. How could I be-
lieve it.
When to me she was always averse:
N. y. Press.
-Husband-'@So they evidently think
that Father ONeill has some real met
tie in him. Wife-"Oh. what have
they done?" Husband-'.Made a canon
of him. Pick Me Up.
Mother ito Jimmy caught in the
act of smoking a cigar)-''I don't want
you to let me see you at that again"
Jimmy-"And l didn't want to let you
see me this time. What made you look?"
Old Friend-'Your plan is most
excellent one: but do You think your
wife will agree to it?" Married Man
ooh, yes: I'll tell her some one else sug-
gested it, and I'll call it an idiotic idea" "
Wasp.
-Enigmatical.-"B haven't you
ever thought aboutg citing married, I'm
Gle Jacl1?' ''Why.yes. | certainly have
thought about it, my dear-in fact, I've
remained single owing to that very rea-
son.'-Fun.
Kisses It
Whenever my true loves mouth scan
fn me TO ne 4
Good opening for clever man
And act that idea.
Puck
Mrs. Snow ball-''>So you is sprink-
lin flows on your husban's' graves.
Which one yo' decoratin' now?" Mrs.
EVidowthrice-''Sho l dunno. Neber
could 'membah what ordah dey's laid
in. "-katn Fields Washington.
The Wherefore of It.-Tom-'Harry
said that you owed somethin" to every
tailor in town. l told him it was not
so. because" JacE-''Ah, then I have
Il friend" Tom because every tailor
wouldn't trust you. Yankee Blade.
Somehow a man can not help feel
ing little queer as well as good deal
proud when he is invited to address the
school in the very same room where he
used to white his desk and make carl
catures OF the teacher - Somerville
journal.
-Clarissa-''Come now. Ethel, was it
a genuine, unsolicited proposal-no leap
year business about it?'' Ethcl-'.Of
course it was. The idea that I could
propose to any man. Clarissa-''Well,
you must excuse me, dear, but it seems
impossible that such thing could hap
pen
-Mother-''Jo hnny, you ought to be
ashamed of yourself. Here you are in
bed yet, while the sun has been up for
hours" ''Johnny-''Ies, but the sun is
warm when it gets up, while am al
ways cold when l get up. There are
different kinds of sons, and you have
got them mixed up.
breaking the Joyful News.-''My
dear young friend,' said the elder man,
laying his hand caressingly on the 9TH
sentiments you have uttered. but l
would not be doing the duty of a father
if trusted my daughter in your hands
until you We're able to support her. -
You are quite right, sir said the
Young man. But he added: Il have re-
served an important communication for
the last. You are evidently not aware,
sir" he continued. as a look of great
peace came over his face. that my sal
ary has Just been raised to S15 week. -
Cloak Review.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-04-21

Doctor see what the matter is. You
do not get sleep enough. Take this
prescription to a druggists.
Mr.. Blinkers-Thank yoa 1 presume
that's what's the matter.
Doctor next day)-Ah, good-morning
You are looking much better to-day
Slept last night, didn't you?
Mr. Blinkers-Slept like top. I fee
first-rate.
Doctor-How many doses of that opiate
did you take?
Mr.. Biinkers lin surprise)-I didn't
take any. gave it to the baby.-tN. !
Weekly.
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Fines for Building.

Detroit's assessment of land has in
creased 81. 1000, 600 in four years, while
in the same time its assessment on i'm
provements has increased but 80, OOO,O 600,
though there have been s2o,ooo,ooo
worth of improvements made. In De-
troit the fine for building a house II
light, and spectators do not get all the
increase in the valve of land.-St louis
Chronicle.
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LIN the Dairy Restaurant.

Mr. Clarking Ito waitress)-Say, Mary;
I ordered some rolls and bowl of half
and-half." What do you think meant
by "half-and-half?"
Mary-I brought you half milk and
half cream, sir.
Mr.. Clarking-Oh. l thought maybe Ii
was half milk and half water.-Puek.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-18
THE JOLLY SCOTS.
DR.. Dinwoodie and the Other
Officers of ST. Andrews
Society
Act as Entertainers of the Mem
bers, Their Wives, and Lads
and Lassies.

The newly elected officers of st. An
drew's society, whose names were re-
Gently given in the GLOBE, entertained
large gathering of the members and
their wives last evening at A. o. U. w.
hall. The rare honor of reelection
was almost too much for DR.. Dinwoodie's
modesty, so he surrendered the task of
acting master of ceremonies to ex-
President William Rodger, legislator
elect from the Eighth ward. Mr..
Rodger seized the opportunity to do a
little training for the time when he may
possibly be called upon to temporarily
preside in the house during the coming
session. 1t may be stated he does ex-
ceedingly well. In opening Mr.. Rodger
alleged that he had not had time to
write a speech. and casually remarked
that if he ever desired to place fellow
legislator at disadvantage he would
call on him to make q speech when he
had 10 speech to make. Then Mr..
Rodger became very humorous, and ae-
quilted himself in a really clever man
ner, winning recall which he called
on DIR. Dinwoodie to answer. The
genial president calamity came to the
rescue of his proxy. and made one of
his own peculiarly quiet but happy eff
forts. Elated by his success Mr..
Rodger called on all unfortunate re-
porter who caught his eye, but the
scribe blushed and declined, and the
laugh was on William.
A very pleasing literary and musical
entertainment was rendered, partici-
pated in by some of the best local talent.
Miss Mclean played a selection of Scot
fish airs on the piano i'll a spirited
style; Miss JEANNE Begg rendered
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-18
ENNERsON's MISERY.
Filled With Drink He Is Robbed
by a Comrade.

Filled With Drink He Is Robbed
by Comrade.
Wednesday afternoon two ordinary
looking men entered the bar of the In
ternational MOTEL and drank some beer.
One of the men asked for deck of
cards, and the two went into back
room, called ''The Club" There they
engaged in playing Seven-up for the
beer. Beer was taken into them several
times, then the bartender, hearing no
more from them. went about his work
of cleaning up. An hour later he heard
some one vomiting in the room, and
went to see what was going OH. He
found but one of the men there. He
led him to the back door and told hi m
to stay IN the yard until he felt
better. The bartender proceeded
with his work. BY and by
the man entered the front
way and said he had been robbed by the
man who went in the club with him.
He said he did not know who the man
was; he had just met him on the street.
The matter was reported to the police,
and very soon Detective Werrick arrest
ed fellow named David O'Neill, who
is said to bear hard reputation. Axel
Emerson. who had been robbed, identi-
fled O'Neill as being the one who was
with him in the club and took mis-
money.
O'Neil was taken before Judge Cory,
who remanded the hearing to this morn
ing. Emerson is an innocent-l looking
Scandinavian, who says he is stranger
in the city.
II. B. Hedrick, the proprietor OF the
international, desires the GLOBE TO say
for him that he has never allowed poker
playing or gambling in his place: that
Wednesday night his bar was closed
promptly at midnight. The story pub
lished in an evening paper he says is
untrue
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-18

highway robbery of John Schmit. a
butcher, right beneath the glare OF
street lamp at 1918 at nignt,
and of dozens of similar instances under
the famous reform" administration
of the city. a. Poupeney lives i'll
The Sixth ward. The other night
he was stopped while crossing the
Robert street bridge by brace OF foot
pads. but Mr.. Poupeney had read the
GLOBE. and he was fully prepared for
the emergency. At the first indication
that the two highwaymen wanted TO
get close 10 him Mr.. Poupeney drew his
reliable Derringer, and the robbers,
knowing that the game was up, beat
hasty retreat.
The other night burglars broke into
Smith & DavidSon's saloon, corner of
Jackson and Seventh streets. and rif1ed
the till. Fortunately, only S22 had been
lett there, and this sum, together with
quantity of cigars and liquors, consti-
tuted the haul made there. But Chief
Garvn seems to know nothing about the
little diversion.
Night before last the store of the Cas-
sidy Packing company. Mr.. HerbSt.
manager, was also looted. The burg
lars gained an entrance through the
manhole in the sidewalk to the base
ment, and thence made their way up
into the store. They secured S13.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-18
HUSBAND KNOCKED OUT.
The Rea Case Easily Won by the
Wife

The Rea Case Easily Won by the
Wife.
The Rea adultery prosecution in the
municipal court terminated yesterday
sin the discharge of the defendant, Mrs.
Lena Rea. Her husband, c. W. Rea,
who instituted the proceedings. has not
lived with her for three years. The
Testimony showed that they were mar
fied five years ago, and that two chill
dren were born. They lived together in
st. Paul. Minneapolis, Chicago and
Tracy. For some reason not appearing
clearly, Rea left her at Tracy, and has
not lived with her since. She obtained
situation as clerk in store at Tracy,
remaining two years. Then she went
to Minneapolis and clerked in DON
aldson's glass block. While she was
in Minneapolis Rea went to
Tracy and took their three-year-old
boy, who was living with her relatives
there. The other child, girl, is at
school in OWatonna. Three weeks ago
she came to st. Paul, changed her name
to Russell, so thaG he might not be able
to find her, and boarded with Mrs. j. G..
Frost, 457 WabaSha street, rooming with
Miss Eva Murphy. her niece, who is
twenty years old. About a week after
her arrival Rea turned up, Mailing from
Chicago. and laid complaint in the mu-
nicipal court charging her with adul-
terry. The adultery was alleged to have
been committed witha man named Rus
sell, and Rea testified that that was the
name OF the man with whom the deed
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-18
TO DISCUSS THE SCHOOLS.

Interesting Mass Meeting to Be
Held Sunday Ev ening.
Sunday evening mass meeting will
be held at the Peoples church to dis
cuss the school question. Rev. DIR.
Smith will preside.
J. G. Pyle will deliver an address on
the relations of the school board to the
schools.
Rev. S. NJ. Crothers will speak on the
relations of the citizens to the schools.
Supt. Gilbert will speak OIL the aims
Of the public schools.
Prof. Carman will speak on the aims
of the high school.
A very large attendance of those in
terested in this most important question
is expected. 1t will be a profitable oc-
casion, the citizens being afforded an
opportunity to learn the views of those
intrusted with tl< common education of
their children and their early training.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-18
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Dr. Feller who has had many years of ex
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country. He has never failed in curing any
cases that ne has undertaken. Cases and
correspondence sacredly confidential. Call
or write for list of questions. Medicines sent
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risk and exposure.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-18
A SOLDIER FRAUD.
George Smith Bounced From the
Soldiers Home.

George Smith Bounced From the
Soldiers Home.
THE state soldiers home is said to
have been vietimized recently by a
fraud who played the "old soldier"
racket. George Smith. as the story
goes. was admitted on his representa-
ton that he was member of Company
G, Thirty-fifth New York. and later of
Company K, Ninety-ffth New York:
Previous to applying he was in st: Paul
soliciting aid from Relief Agent Hutch
ms. Mir. Hutchtns dismissed him as
being fraud. Word of what had taken
place in st. Paul reached the soldiers
home, and then the officers began look
ing him up. They were unable to find
the name of George Smith on the roster
of either of the New York companies,
and at once gave George Smith the
grand bounce. 1t is said that it is no
Gncommon thing for frauds to appear
at the soldiers home, and by false pre-
lenses secure admission until they can
"send for their discharge papers,
which they allege are some place down
Fast
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-18
THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE.
Monday, Jan. 9, 1898, the Date
Of Meeting.

Some question has been raised in Min
nesota as to the dates for canvassing
the vote of the state and for the meet
ing of the presidential electors. Many
people have been perplexed by the as
sertion that, through some error, the
presidential electors would have to meet
before the date set for the official can
vass of the vote. This is a mistake, OF
course. The state canvassing board is
required by law to meet on the third
Tuesday of December after general
election. The electoral count act,
passed by the Forty-ninth congress. di-
reefs that the presidential electors shall
meet and give their votes on the second
Monday in January next following the
election. 1t also fixes the time when
congress shall be in session to count the
ballots as the second Wednesday in
February succeeding the meeting of the
electors. The date for meeting of the
presidential electors is uniform in all
the states.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-18
A TOUGH CROWD.
The Morning Hours Polluted by
Vulgar Paraders.

One of the severest reflections that
could possibly be made upon the So
called reform administration which sits
in serene content and dissatisfaction
in the city hall was witnessed on Wa
basha street, near Seventh, about 2
O'Clock Thursday morning. A group of
bald-faced youths. accompanied by girls
hardly out of short dresses, were loiter-
ing along the street making night hide
Gus with their ribald utterances.
Every boy and girl had evidently
been imbibIng rather freely, and
for dirty, blasphemous TALK the
girls could take front rank in the vilest
dance house that ever polluted the land.
1t is but fair to the policeman on the
beat. however, to say that he was not
within immediate hearing of the shock
ing expressions. After every outburst
peals of vulgar laughter would be emit
ted by the whole crowd of misguided
youths, and even the case-hardened re-
porter and listening hackmen felt re-
lief when the foul -mouthed crowd was
out of hearing
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-18
WORKED LIKED a GILLY.
Thomas Bells Experience With
Two Smooth Women.

Thomas Bells Experience With
Two Smooth Women.
The notorious Minnie Charleston was
held to the grand jury in the sum of
$500 by Judge Cory yesterday on the
charge of stealing 80 from the person
of Thomas Bell. A comedy coored
woman. known as Capitola Shepard,
was before the court on the charge of
stealing $50 from the person of Bell. She
was held to the grand jury in the sum of
$1,000. Neither was able to give bail
and both were committed. Bells story
is that on the evening of Nov. Is he
stepped out of the international hotel,
where he boards, and was accoSted by
the colored woman, who stood OH Sew
enth street. At length one woman took
hold of one arm and the other of them
the other arm and led him up the street.
He had $50 in the vest pocket on the
side of Capitola, and $40 on Aliunie's
side. The women picked his pockets.
he says. Minnie was captured the same
evening, put Capitola went to Minneap-
oils, where she was arrested Wednes-
daV.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-18

very pleasing solo. and was followed by
James Drummond. who sang a ballad
admirably; a recitation by Miss Sadie
Chestnut, of Minneapolis, was really
clever thing, and she received decided
recall. Miss Louisa Chryst rendered
some piano selections in manner
highly pleasing to the audience, and
then came w. F. Myron. The noted
singer was in good voice and sang two
Scotch songs in a style that elected
many rounds of applause. George Mar
tin gave recitation i'll very creditable
manner, and Frank Horn convulsed his
] hearers by some vocaliZation that was
not only unique but quite meritorious.
an elegant lunch was served, and an
hour or two given to the beautiful
dances of Aud Scotia rounded out an
evening of real enjoyment.