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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-11-09
THEY WERE SKILLED MEN.

And Knew Better Than to Hold up Pas
sengers Returning from the Fair.
ooh, yes" said the sad-visaged man
for the twentieth time; ooh, yes, I was
| one of the passengers on that Lake
Shore train the gang held up at Ken
dallville the other night"
"Were you in the sleeper?" asked the
reporter.
eyes, l had two dollars left when
reached the station in Chicago"
''Ah, you had been at the Worlds
fair, them"
Eyes; what else would take man to
Chicago?'
"Were all the sleepers full?"
Eyes"
"All returning from the fair, sup
pose?"
''Of course
''Did any of you hear the disturbance
going on outsider"
st guess we all did; it was like a
battle"
''Were the passengers frightened?'
''Not bit; at least 1 wasn't"
didn't you expect the robbers to go
through the train?"
The sad-visaged mans face showed
cloud OF compassion Tor the reporter.
young man." he said, "do you sup
pose them robbers stopped that train
tor fun?"
''Of course not
'"Then why do you ask that kind of a
question? Don't you know they knowed
the passengers were coming home from
the fair, and that they might as well
have gone through the poorhouse look
ing for gold bricks. Detroit Free
Press
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-11-09

taxation of sll lEinda. Hts method,
whatever its objections = vastly more
equitable, honest and sensible than thst
OF our entertaining contributor.
Righteousness is still . mighty factse
in the minds of the masses
The inheritance taxes involve rob
berry, and their enlargement would be
o curse instead Of blessing to the
stste. They should be repealed Rev
enue raised by robbery dishon0ss tie
plunderer more than it discommOdes
the plundered. Crucifyirg thrift and
prosperity in behalf Of idleness, intern
peranee and improvidence is idiotic -
well rs immoral from an economte
standpoint
From the way wealthy estates ara
discussed il u clearly fnferable that the
writer has worked himself mp to the
point where he believes rObbing the
rich to be virtuous proceeding. We
can not agree with him. The greatest
good to the greatest number can never
be subserved by lowering the standard
of honesty.
The. only just taxation b where the
state gives value received Further
than this, tsxation degeuerates into
confiscation and consequent demoraIi-
zation. The fiippancy with which it
is pointed out that depletion works NO
hardship TO the wealthy would justify
q freebooter as well as the state in
helping himself to their belongings
We advise our correspondents to dig
Beneath the. crust 81 communists and
study the underlying principles Of gov
eminent tayafiOm and fustices Let Hmm
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-11-09
confscation a. a Tax Principle.

Editor Troy Press: Controller Camp
bell favors an increase Of the Inherit
ance tax. Senator Hill favors the con-
struction of state roads. Thomas G..
Sherman, of Brooklyn, demonstrates
pretty conclusively in articles pub
lished in the Forum, 1889 and 1891, that
the country is owned practically by
comparatively few families. Sixty bill
lions of dollars possessed by one-tenth
of the population and increasing at the
rate of six per cent. per annum means
one hundred billions of dollars pos
sessed by five per cent of the popula-
ton in a very short time. just prior
to his death President Lincoln said:
IAN era of corruption in high places
will follow and the money power
of the country will endeavor to
pro,ong its reign by working on
the prejudices Of the people until
all wealth is aggregated in few
hands, and the republic is destroyed y,
Is the republic destroyed? No. But
present conditions can last but short
while There must be relief How3
The direct and collateral inheritance
tax is new source of revenue to the
state. In 1899 the revenue from this
source was $1,S76, 900. In 1898 it will
exceed "a, OOO, 600 and possibly $1,000
600. This tax imposes no injustice or
hardship. It is collected from wealthy
estates; from people who have accumu-
lated their wealth from the public, and
the public in equity is entitled to q
share of it. On the democratic prin-
ciple of the greatest good for the great
est number this tax should be amended
Immediately SO as to yield not less than
S., 900, 900 annually to the state treas
ury. A perfect system Of state roads
should be constructed Immediately
from the revenue thus collected.
Thousands, hundreds of thousands,
could thus be employed and millions of
money put into circulation. Increase
the Inheritance tax and relieve the
people TROJAN.
Our correspondent is awfullv gener-
Gus with other peoples money, and he
makes all our financial ills easy of REM
edy. The people have only to help
themselves out of the pockets of the
rich. We object to its designation as
democratic. It is antagonistic to the
principles Of jefferson and Cleveland.
They never endorsed Inheritance taxes.
Herr Most and Dennis Kearney may be
relied upon to give the proposition an
earnest endorsement, but the demo-
cratic party is not marching in their
wake.
Thomas G. Sherman would be dis
gusted to see his name prcfaned to,
bolster up such dishonest scheme OF
taxation, or rather confscation, and
ives commend thorough study OF his
views on this question to our CORE
spondent. Mr.. Sherman is an ardent
advocate of the single tax theory as ex-
pounded by Henry George, and has
written powerfully against shallow
systems of tax-gathering of the charac-
ter proposed. He believes in taxing
land-values and abolishing personal
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-11-09
"AND NOT EVEN TO KNOW HIS NAME"

rapidly under the loose folds of the
tale for the last time, as she believed
followed the night escape through the
driving snow, welcomed the slow-coming
dawn, and thrilled at the first sight OF
Rosser's advance.
''What noble, selfess he-o!" the
younger girl cried, after long-drawn
sigh of relief. ''And not even to know
his name! Iwould have had more curl
osity, even then. But he mas: be gen.
tleman, Caro-! Base blood would never
have risked so much-been so tender
and trewe'-even for your eyes!"
Miss Clay's eyes were studying the
pictures in the fire. A half sigh treIn.
bled to her lips; but she stifled it Us she
answered, sadly:
"He was a gentleman - before he
joined Virginia's enemies"
But, Caro-, they were not his enc
mics"
mo, seemingly not; only Tfryinia's, y
the other answered, with sudden fierce
ness.
"But it is odd he never told you his
name. 1t would have taken but an in
slant; and if you two ever meet
again"
''God forbid THAR Carolyn Clay rose
to her feet, towering taller in the flick
ering freight. 81 hope never to look
upon his face again.
How uncompromising you are!' he,
friend persisted. "Yet you owe him Sc
deep debt-your life, perhaps"
Eyes; L owe him that-Gcd help mel"
She turned away abruptly, as a deep
surge of color swept her pale face.
Eyes; owe him debt can never pay
never! 1 owe him escape from spy's
death! 1 owe him-oh, Bess, I never
realized half hoao much until rode In
sight of those dear gray jackets, st. An
drew's cross auttering SO gayly over
them!' She gazed absently into the
fire q moment, the color still warm on
her face. 'And, Bess, when told Col.
Randolph every word the tr-the
man had said, he called me e. little
hero said had put Rosser under deep
est obligation, that he could strike the
Yankees in the rear and the road to
the river was open to me-"
TO BE Continued
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-11-09
Is It 4 Crime to Lend7

INDIANAPoLTs-The state board Of
equalization spent the morning session
as arbitrators between DIR. ]. FL. DepRY,
of Wabash, and the board of review Of
that county, the board making .
square-toed charge that the doctor.
was sequestering his personal property
He gave in $3.50 to the assessor a.
his total personal property, and the
claiming that he had notes and
mortgages to Justify his assessment
at these figures The doctor appealed
The board found that he had loaned
several amounts between April and
6,and investigation convinced them
that the money was on hand April
1, but not loaned till later, in order
that the evidence of its possession
could not be produced against him.
Mortgages and notes were presented
showing that the doctor had at least
81. 765 loaned when he gave in his per-
sonal property at $3.50.
This afternoon the board had prac-
tical illustration of the evils growing
out of the law exempting building and
loan association, stock from taxation
An appeal from Vigo county was sub
mitted showing that Mrs Susan H
Francis had invested SIS, 500 in paid uYa
stock and on this she was receiving ~
per cent interest. The local board AZ
sessed the stock at par, and she APP
pealed to the state board. Under tina
decision of yesterday the stock will be
taxed Alexander Pence, of the sans
county. appealed from a decision OF the
board which assessed 90, 600 Of paid up
stock which he holds in an asssociar
ton. Mrs Francis and Mr. Pence will
be tempted to move.-Ed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-11-09
Is It7

The single tax is the most economical
of taxes. Under it the American peo-
pie who are now compelled to pay both
taxes and land rent, would pay land
rent alone, and, pay it not into tho
pockets of the landlords, but into thu
public treasures. Besides this IL would
dispense with horde of tax gatherera.
simplify government and greatly re-
duce its cost
The single tax is the best tax for tho
farmer Since it is q tax on land VAL
ues and not on land areas, it would
take the weight of taxation from tina
agricultural districts where land has
little or no value apart from improve
ments, and put it on valuable land such
as city lots and mineral deposits ~. G
Esv<,c4 3E
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-11-09
THOUSANDS GATHER

To Discuss PO1ftfcal Economy ON Boston
Common--ReformeI1P Pleading the Cause
of the Producer.
It is commonly assumed in the west
that in those reform matters which in
terest labor, New EngIznd, and Massa-
chusetts especially, are past hope. This
is an error. While there is tradition
al reserve in the method of getting at
the remedies for industrial distress, Let
it not be thought for am instant that
Massachusetts, is asleep Here in Bos-
ton we have our barometers of public
sentiment that can be understood as
readily as the confusion OF New York
bread riots.
For instance, when factories shut
down and contractors let their men go
by the hundreds, Boston common fills
up rapidly on Sundays A well in
formed newspaper man tells me that
there are about 200 wage-workers in
and about Boston now waiting for
something to turn up"
Boston common tells the story: re-
Gently spent Sunday there. It was
characteristic Boston crowd, we'll
hammered, quiet, earnest and deeply
troubled if not bewildered. That pres
emit economic conditions are oppressive
to the producer was, admitted The
remedies proposed, however, were as
wide as the Imagination could make
them.
counted seven distinct groups Of
men and women who were being adj
dressed by men and women, each in
dieting our economic system, but each
having different solution. There
were at the time, I would say, 5000
people ON the common. One speaker
was wading through the nice calcula-
tions of the single tax theory and tell
ing some 600 hearers that America must
soon choose through ground rents or
chaos.
On the brow % the hill an eloquent
woman was addressing a fine group Of
socialists. She described in really thrill
ing manner the effect of selfish COMPETE
ton upon the laboring woman and girls
Of Boston. Near the band stand a
young minister, who had recently left
the pulpit apparently because he could
not square his religion with the ethics
of business, was talking to many in
teresting hearers about nationalism
and advocating the scheme. of
Edward Bellamy-governmen own
ership of the railroads, telegraphs,
telephones, express companies and the
securing to the producer. by law an
equal and just share in the things pro-
duced.
Nor did the scattering people about
the common escape the importunings
of reformers. Literature Of all kinds,
except such as get into the plutocratic
newspapers, was distributed upon every
hand. In fact, poverty and political
economy had possession of Boston COM
mon, and it has been SO all summer
Toanyone who knows Massachusetts,,
Sundays on the common, as anyone
may see by going there, are more sig
nificant even than dozen strikes or q
bread riot, and neither band of music
furnished at public expense to calm the
multitude nor salaried revivalists can
dull the impression one gains of the
solemn discomfort that is beginning to
sweep over Boston.-Mason A. Green,
in st. Louis Courier.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-11-09
Too Much Education.

Education" said Uncle Josh, is er
mighty good thing, but sometimes ii
docs more harm than good"
There is no doubt of that
81 oncet knowed of q case where edu-
cation come purity nigh drowndin' a
rale nice young lady" he went on.
s'How was that?"
ssWhy, she fell into the water an
bein' too high toned to holler help.
she yelled out assistance An ther
blame fool hired hand tibet heard her
lost about five minutes maxim mp his
mind whether ter pull her out er GO
home fur a Observation-Disclosures
Star.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-11-09
PiTH AND PolNT.

1T Is noticeable that the man VIII.
thinks he is a whole show by himself
seldom draws acord.-Milwaukee Jour
nal.
-sI always knew he was too timid Il
propose" But he married a short time
ago. Eyes; but he married widow
Life
-Willis-''Rowride says he has q
horse for sale" Wallace don't dou bi
it. I sold him one the other day.
Tit-Bits.
-''See that man yonder?" Eyes
''Been in congress ten years" s.What's
his record!" ''Ten years. Atlanta Con-
stitution.
It's this building fireproof?" asked
the man with blue glasses and a large
gripsack- ''Not if you're a book agent. -
replied the janitor, conclusively.-
Washington Star.
The editors wife-''I'd just like
to know what you wanted to buy me
that measly old calicod dress for?" The
editor (humbly)-"Becaus my dear,
Ter thought you'd LOOK well in print?"
-Prunella-s'I told You would be re-
venged on Tom Murray. Well, / am
revenged." Priscilla-''How?" Pru-
neIla-''I started a report that he is
engaged to you~"-Kate Fields Wash
ington.
She (sometime after the honey
meon)-''You used to- say there was no
one in the world like me-" He-'Yes,
Of that fact than ever-"-Boston Tran
script.
II am really at loss" said the
young minister, ito know why yo0
did not like my last sermon Didn't
you consider my arguments so.1nd.''
EYES," she replied; ''exclusively--
Washington Star.
-'I can tell your fortune, and find
out your future husband for you,
lady," said gypsy. eff you find him
out as often as find my present hus-
band out" replied the lady. ''I shall
never marry again"
-Visitor-"You oughtn't to- keep the
pigs so near the house." Countryman
-"Who?" Visitor-s'It isn't healthy"
Countryman - That's where you're
wrong; them pigs amt never had q
days illness. ''-Tit-Bits.
The Exact Location--Mr: Beacon
(of Massachusetts, say your
friend was born near the boundary OF
Rhode Island; what boundary do you
refer to?" Mr.. Spotter (of Texas)-
''All four!'-World's Fair Puck
-Bright-''By dividing your detec-
tives into two squads you'd accomplish
great deal more" Burns - ''What
would 1 do that for?'' Bright-''So
one half could hunt clews while the
other went after criminals. Vogue.
"A Scientific Agreement.-"Do you
know that the doctors have decided
that young meats, such as veal outlets
and spring chicken, are very UNI
healthy?" ''Is that SO? They must
have told my landlady the same
thing. "-Detroit Free Press.
-"Bob," said grocer recently to a
small customer, as he weighed out a
pound of potatoes, did you ever stop
to think that these potatoes contained
sugar, starch and water?" mo, 1
didn't" replied the boy. "But I've
heard mother say you put peas and
beans in your coffee. and pint of wa
ter in every quart of milk you SELL
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-11-09
CuAPI Err VII.



The musicale had broken up early,
tightly closed. Not one light shone
from its tall, brown front, and the very
servants quarters were dark and still,
as the clock of the church hard By
changed out twice upon the night.
Bessie Westchester had soon left her
hidden guest, to mingle brightly again
with those below; but never had the
cordial hospitality of that fair maiden
of her whole household, in fact-really
found so ''sweet" that proverbially
much-slandered ''old word, good-by!"
Necessary sequelas of a feast properly
looked to, though in unusual haste for
a notable housekeeper, Mrs. Gray had
dismissed her willing servants to rest;
and, little later, her husband had
quietly locked the door leading from
their wing to the family section of the
dwelling.
81 may disappoint some colored lodge,
for once" he had remarked to his wife,
as he pocketed the key; but tonight
even our own eyes and ears are danger
Gus to trust to-"
And now Bessie Westminster, her be
coming DalI-OresS cnauSeo loI d locSS,
but equally becoming wrapper. again
nestled on the floor, close to Carolyn
Clay, who waited, calm and resolute, as
the minutes sped on with feet that
seemed leaden-shod to her anxious sus-
pense. And below, her mother and
sister moved noiselessly about the
pantry, packing. as ,compactly as delft
hands might, an ample luncheon into
the fiat tin case.
'.She will probably get wet, poor
child!" the matron said, removing a
layer of thin sandwiches to wedge in
slices Of fruit cake. "The tin is the
safest; but, dear me, how little II
h,ldsl's
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-11-09

A traveller returning from the interior
of Australia says: 81 penetrated the in-
terror for two hundred or three hun
bred miles and saw the country strewn
with carcasses of sheep. The grass had all
dried up like paper, the water was ali
gone, and great droves of sheep had lit.
terally starved to death. You have no
conception of the desolation Of the land
scape. Not tree OF q blade of green in
sight, no water to greet the eye, no
clouds above to cool the terrible heat OF
the suns rays that beat perpendicularly
down upon the barren sand desert. To
me it was an awful spectacle, and my
next visit to Australia shall be confined
to the coast regionA where graz groNa
and water IunA"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-11-09

''But these muH 10 n, uaammx~ IN
| swered Miss Westshester. "Dear Carol
No telling when she'll see fruit cx1re
again! How dreadful 1t oil is, mamma,
Only think what she tells as about
sorghum and corn-bread! Wait; press
on the sandwiches while I wedge in
these sardines."
"Really. wife," interposed the late
bachelor club man, 'syou must expect
her to realize that green colonel's or
five days rations immediately
81 wish they all could over therer'
the wife retorted, her wanting logic
condoned by deep sigh. ''Just think
of your poor brother Llowndes, Gilmor,
starving on bacon and hard tacIsr"
''It is good for his liver, my dear, !"
Mr.. Gray replied, with a lightness be-
lied by his eyes. "My brother Llowndes
has so far in his life eaten pate and ter
rapin enough to bring camp-fare for the
next ten years up to pretty luxurious
average"
But away up in the attic hiding-place
no badinage was spoken. Carolyn Clay
had several times gone over the details
of her perilous trip across Each time
she had spoken with naive freedom Of
her fears, her suspense and her joy at
rescue-all without reserve. But one
thing she had never told-approaching
it with ready purpose, only to find her
lips close and throbbing something
Just beneath her throat which she could
not control.
She had never explained that the man
I, - -
traitors doom, was himself renegade
doubly traitor to the cause that made
him so, by that very act. Far less had
she been able to frame the two words
of his name, once sweetly familiar tc
her lips, now bitter as Dead sea fruit
upon them.
Often-after Bessie had listened with
signs and tears of sympathy, then left
he.r-Carolyn Clay would upbraid hex
conscience for this half-confidence to
friends SO tender and so loyal, even nov
risking so much for her. And then hel
conscience would argue, not without
bubble, that it was so unnecessary
that It could but disgrace his name for
those true ones who bore it SO we'll
that this one exposure could do no good.
So the girl - reassuring herself, in
woman's way, that no lingering thought
Of his past, no pity for herself, mixed
with the resolve-accepted her wish as
her duty, and was silent. And Bessie
Westchester had accepted as true her
own brain-built little romance that the
self-sacrifce and grave peril had been
incurred by some federal officer for sake
OF her friends hclplessness in danger
perhaps, she told herself, for sake of her
fair face.
And now the dark eyes of the listener
stood wide, and her gentle bosom heaved
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-11-09
Distre.sed Monarch.

A dethroned monarch at the head of
a laundry is not a spectacle pleasing
to royalists, yet such has been the con-
dition of Mataafa at Apia- His nu-
merous wives did the washing, and
Mataafa took the bills to customers
and made collections However, since
the recent establishment of Malletoa's
supremacy in the Samoan islands it
has been decided to deport Mataafa to
the MARSHALL archipelago. and he Will
be sent thither without his wives
Thus the ex-king's source OF revenue
will be cut Off If he can not get an
other bevy of wives who will take IN
washing to support him, the crowned
heads of Europe ought to raise q purse
Tor their distressed bgother.-hocnee',
ssr union-Advertissr.
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TAX REFORM DEPARTMENT.
EDITED BIZ BOLTON HAfx

rThis department aims to give everybodysa
IDEAS about taxation mot tariff II is opposed
to no interest. II aims by free discussion tc
agitate . matter which is connected with nearly
every social question, and thereby to arrive al
the best ~ stem Of taxation. Land owners es.
pecially should be interested, a. any real I'M
provement social advance Is to their advan-
age, since the principal benefit goes to them in
the increase OF value given TO land Write your
opinions briefly, and they viii be Published OF
discussed in their turn Address tbs ONCE, or
p. O. Box &c. Buffalo, y. W