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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-09-14
] Objecti

A tax on mortgages, if small In
amount. has certain advantages and it
is open to some objections, though the
disastrous effects which the real estate
men apprehend appear to us to be very
greatly magnifed. That or any other
radical change in methods of taxation
would cause some temporary confusion
and require considerable readjustment
of the interests affected, and the call
ing in of most existing mortgages, but
when this readjustment had been ac-
complished the disadvantages would,
to great extent, disappear. The chief
advantage of the plan is that mort
cages are matter of record, and their
ownership and value, like that of real
estate, could be readily ascertained
the tax could be easily and surely col
lected. Moreover, it would yield very
large revenue to the state, and to that
extent relieve local assessment. There
is much force in the argument that
it is unfair to have tax of this
kind paid to the state because
the burden would be unequal. It
would in effect be an additional tax up
on real estate. and there is no doubt
that it would be paid finally by the oc-
cupiers of the mortgaged property.
The revenue, or what is commonly
spoken of as the burden" would be in
different communities proportional
to the volume of mortgaged values, but
this would be as nearly as may be in
proportion also to real estate values
Real estate is more generally mort
gagged or mortgaged in higher pro-
portion to its value in one part of the
state than in others. A tax upon mort
cages for state purposes would work
more unequally than a tax upon real
estate for the same purposes, though
strict equality is impossible in either
case.
The tax would be paid by the Dor
rover, and that rates of interest would
have to be readjusted.
Since it involves either a tax upon
debt or double tax upon real estate
If real estate is fully assessed upon :ts
value, without any Offset for debt,
tax upon a mortgage secured by the
same property is an additional exaction
upon the same value. If the tax is paid
BY the borrower in an increased rate of
interest. as it undoubtedly must be, the
owner of the real estate must be con-
sidered either as paying tax upon his
debt as well as his property, or as pay
ing an additional tax upon the property
because he is obliged to incur debt in
order to hold it.
This renders taxation unequal, mas
much as it makes the burden greater
upon mortgaged than upon unmort-
gagged real estate. If, for instance, one
man holds real estate valued at $780,
600. clear of incumhrance. and pe<s : !!
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such q pickle. I could not leave him
with the neighbors. If there were only
free kindergarten in the place, but
he's too little to go to- school," the
poor little woman sobbed In her dis
tress.
Tommy. playing in the corner, saw
in the way and that his mother was
unhappy about him; being child of
ready resources ne soon made up his
mind what to do. Collecting a small
bundle of his treasures in soiled
towel, he took his cap and stole unob-
served out of the house. Down the
back yard, over the fence, across the
Gresham gardens through snow that in
some places was up to his chin, he went
sturdily on till he reached the house.
The husband and wife had been home
only a few hours, but Tommy would
take no denial, and they were greatly
surprised when faithful James appeared
leading forlorn, wet little boy with q
tangled mop of yellow curls.
81 do hope you'll excuse me, sir, but
this little young one would see you
ma'am; and didn't know what to do
with him"
''Oh! It's the Van Antwerp baby!
Leave him here, James" and then Tom
my was nearly smothered with kisses.
81 promised him Christmas present.
i suppose he's come for it. I've the
loveliest soldier suit and drum and
sword in my trunk. Stay here little
while, Baby, and dry your clothes and
Mary shall unpack it for you, then you
40, fol- 20 oh
Tommy's eyes filed with tears; he
had come on a weightier errand than
Christmas presents 81 wants to stay
with you always; my papa's dead; they
took him away in a big black box, and
Minna's dead, too: they took her away
in little white box, und mamma cries
all day; she wants to go to the works
now my papa's dead and she don't know
what to do with me, and wants to live
with you"
''Oh, Robert! He's such sweet little
fellow, and he brought US together.
May he not stay?"
1t was propitious moment for Tom
my. If his wife had asked for whole
orphan asylum that day Mr.. Gresham
would promptly have given them to
her, so he answered: "Yes, dear, if the
mother consents he shall be my Christ
mas gift to YOU"
The mother did consent and Tommy
became legally Thomas Van Antwerp
Gresham, with all the rights and priv
ileges implied in the title. The little
house was not sold and Mrs. Van Ant
werp continued to live in it till brighter
days brought changes that took her
away from the town altogether.
But Tommy still reigns supreme in
the Gresham gardens-Lucretia Clark,
in ALBANY Journal
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Pastor or Sportsman:

II is good thing for clergyman to
have a healthy liking for out-of-door
exercise, and excellent divines have
been none the less respected for having
taken part in certain athletic sports.
But it is possible that a clergyman
whose obituary notice appeared recent
~ in the English journals carried ath-
letics to a greater extent than is usual,
even in that country. The obituary
notice begins as follows:
''Rev. John Suxtan, vicar of Bond
leigh. died at Bondleigh yesterday. He
was renowned as an angler; he was an
excellent shot, and a perfect horseman,
being a well-known member of the Egg
gerford Hunt He was also formerly
we'll known and respected in cricketing
circles
And then the sacredotal part of this
clergyman's career is related in the fo.-
lowing words:
He had been vicar of Bondleigh
forty years. Youths Companion.
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THE SLEEP OF DEATH.


1wo nands upon the breast and labor Il past
Russian Proverh
mote despair. from thought Of dying throes
erooos DER the heart at times: . phraseless
fear
OF gridins pangs engioor,s that rayless mere
Tween life and breathle.s stiffness and repose
For most. the fear Of dying. not Of death,
sn..na But calm - crestless seas, sun
From storm that grooves the deep. 80 calm
and soothed,
80 face-composed seem they of vanished breath
The dead As restful lie IS though sweet sleep
night
And sealed their fallen eyeila. .ofs,y tight,
Inen osde the voiceless silence vigil keen
TIL new day reign Nay. life that once ia here
lives on forever. There exists no law
VI waste and void 70 veil the souls clear awe
'Of all that lies beyond the pail and bier.
For love denies that life hath end for those
muse .reo hearts have sunk with weari-
TO Sleeps rest as safe as In caress
'of parents arms is infants hushed repose
As nights thick darkness soothes to stilless
rest
The day-worn laborer, till blush OF skies
Steals soft and slow upon his yelled eyes,
<4nd~ wakes him to the dawn refreshed and
Ple's
Sthe soul its raptur es still and deep,
mrs LIES sunset verge, nor carth's
goodnight.
IA darkness falls without within there's
light
From Him who giveth His beloved sleep
When heaviest sobs the heart the soul doth
glow
All luminous with God Yon star-robed skies
On oiackest nights bend nearest human ey es,
AND fatrest shine when darkness regns below.
Tho ugh all at last with sovereign death must
trace
HIS pessage-ways which slope to neither
gloom,
Yet faith, as Christ's. unbars their rayless
tomb
And robes them with His resurrection face
Then sweep your earth-woru hearts and make
them clean
OF smfleless memories of shroud and knell;
For from the starry fame the vesper bell
But rings thee rest within its aisies unseen.
james Kay Philips. In Lipp,ncott's Magazine.
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What Determines the Rate Of Interest
on Mortgae es.

The land owner should realize that
supply and demand control the rate of
interest, and if he seeks relief from
heavy interest burdens, should do what
is necessary to attract capital to him.
You can not do it by arbitrarily cutting
interest down to SO. You win simply
drive away what little capital there is
lett now seeking investment on mort
cages. You can only do it by making
mortgage loans attractive to lenders,
and making capitalists strive with one
another to get good mortgages, which
they will do the moment the legislature
enables them to buy them at Al or SO
and pay no taxes on them. They would
rather have them on these terms than
the fluctuating securities which they
now buy, but on which they are able to
evade taxation.
Here is the arithmetic of the PROPOSE
ton. Farmer B. owns farm assessed
at $1,000. 1t is mortgaged for $1,000.
Farmer Il. pays a tax, say on the as
sessed value of his farm, or s25. He pays
so interest on the mortgage, or $50,
$50 on total of ss5. Screw who lends
him the money, charges him SO because
theoretically he has to pay tax of s25,
which leaves him only s35 as the net
return on his $1,000. or 311%. Prac-
tically he says, if l have half dozen
mortgages. I can keep some of them
out of the way, say one-half of them,
and will only count on a half tax, SO
that 1 need allow only $12. so for my
tax out Of my interest of $50, or $47.5O
net.
Farmer B. may think that by making
Screw pay the s25 tax on the mortgage
he can get the legislature to authorize
a reduction of his assessment, and con-
sequently his taxes; but, does farmer
B suppose that Screw will continue
his loan of $1,000 at 6x and pay the
tax of S25 out of it and take SIX for
his money? Not at all. Screw would
at once call his money and so would
every other lender on mortgage, and
farmer e would find himself perhaps
ruined.if he could not pay his $1,000.
Real relief will come to farmer b. by
the opposite course. II Screw were
relieved altogether of any obligation
to pay tax on his mortgage, he would
much RI tner lend the money at SO or
$50 per annum, than at SO and take
his chances on taxation.
The exemption from taxation would
bring to farmer i. the relief which he
can not hope to get in any other way,
and with the abolition of the tax on
the competition that will
follow for good mortgages will event.
ally still further reduce his rate of
interest.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-09-14
FOR GIRLS AND BOYS
MUD CAKES.

u Little Girls Recipe
don't SO why the big folks. al
Need - 60 10 cooking school,
Eorit'& easy enough 70 make calkok
u you Uake IL by this rule:
H1rst zen must have IN apron
Than yoa'ro not afraid to hurt,
For IN this recipe We use,
For -four, sifted dirt
Thea dig. with an iron spoon,
4 hole in the cool. dark ground,
and put in dirt and water,
Stirring Il round and round.
And then handful Of pebbles,
fou'd best put into the dough.
What ara these for: In this recipA
Pebbles are raisins, you know.
And when you get it all thick enough.
You make 1t into cake.
Then put IL on q nice, clean board
And set in the sun to bake.
Dear me! I'd most forgot to say
You must sprinkle with sugar Tor sand),
And when they're done. no better cakes
win he found in Babyland
That's all! You see, to learn 10 cock
You don't need to makes russ
Though mamma says whom she comes to the
door:
why, Bessie. chfldi What muss.''
Ethel E. Sleeper. in Good Housekeeping.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-09-14

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ina Iifv Ana invdependenco. Really a
on1v hetoIren. think. "a ~
k;nd .nd q je.loua suirit. The
voaS,. ..,,e,,, : 81, g come from =
h;tter he.rt vrhn wonld Sc N
0ood IN anvthinr or anyone, for =
nl.in-snolren ciri never says kind
fhinOx Thew are alwnvs unlE1nd.
The rirl Who ss.av. what she thin1ks, =
nava,. sa..r,. =, th;rlr hind thinrs. ~ II
.ha does she I'm. Is sav what sha
thinlrs that time.
Did won ever notice this9 Suppose
Won have : new haE. IL the plain
snolxen oirl dos not lilre IL she wiz
tell vol, n Il not nrettv. II. however1
Il e q nraer;. hlv heantifni that ~
her nest she can MT Ana ANY fault vfth
Il. she will MAKE Nd rem.rk whatercr.
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tall vo,, =. !. rrettv n van nlsv or
sine Is. or, vhc ..s.v. what sha
thinL.,, MINT. ont. y, vou aome Jaw in
vonr Performances. She never tAinks
~ tellinS Won thaE vou ala weil.
Ihata ss.;, th;e :, ,r,rct that ! hava
cor,a =, ~ c<.,.s,'s;o., t,s.t the> rI.in-
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rr.rv f-;.-,d. r. :. 80 go .lw.v.
$3.50. - s-,.-- TAs-.sxLS-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-09-14
Even the Farmer. Kick.
KIRkvHLE.

Farmers are kicking like mules At
the Grange meeting, held here, the
taxes were discussed and lots of fault
was found with the assessors gener-
ally, whom they accused of fayoring
their friends by not taxing them AZ
they should, and furnishing all the rest
by taxing, them high. With our pres
emit system ut taxation there is no o.
cape from these and greater evils
Syracuse Express.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-09-14

A>soSsss0ANeAs -
sI'm smarter than you," said thG
Tree.
..How?" asked the Water.
well, can stand mp and you can't. r
..Ah, but you can't boil an egg, and
I car" said the Water.
ssTrue; but you couldn't boil the egR
unless was made into . fire to heat
you mp.
And you couldn't Be made into :
ere to heat me up if somebody didn't
strike match to light you with. II
.aThat may be 30, but you couldn't
strike the match.
mo; but could put It ont before II
lit you-so there.
Then you couldn't boil the egg rs-
torted the Tree, and there the discua,
sion ceased. Harper's Young People.
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TAX REFORM DEPARTMENT.

CThis department aims to give everybody.s
ideas about taxation {not tariff. Write youE
opinions briefly. ana they will be published OF
discussed in their turn by the editor or by .
member OF the Taxation Society. Address,
Taxation Society,"" this once, or r. O Box go
Ru6alo n Y
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-09-14
THE LITTLE WILhELMINA.

Routine OF the Lives of the Queen Regene
and Her Daughter.
Although Queen Emma, whois regent
of Holland during the minority Of
Queen Wilhelmina, was o native Of
Waldeck-P she is now true
Dutchwoman. When she was the BRIDE
elect Of King William III. q learned
professor was sent sto teach her the
language of the country Of which she
was to be queen. The young princess
thought she would surprise her future
subjects, and applied herself with such
industry that when the prime minister
came to see her three months later she
oonversed with him in Dutch.
When the king, who was sixty-two
years old. brought the young bride 10
The Hague, she acted like de-
lighted child. She danced about
the palace, laughed just as much
as she wanted to-which was
q good deal-and had . good
time generally. The courtiers were
not accustomed to such artless gayety,
and neither was the king. Consequent
~, he led his young wife up to the
picture Of his mother, severe dame.
who, as he assured Queen Emma,
never danced" "A queen should
never laugh in public" he said.
The piece of advice had the desired
effect, and to-day there is not . more
dignifed queen in all Europe. When the
queen regent and her little daughter
drive together. the mother replies to
the cheers Of the people with . stately
bow, but Queen Wilhclmina smiles and
answers each salute with special In
clination of the head. She often
turns in the carriage and bows to some
one she fears she neglected. One day
she returned from the park 30 tired
from skating that she forgot to re-
spond to the salute Of the Gentry at
the palace door. At the vestibule, how
ever, she remembered, and went back
to the foot Of the steps for q special
recognition of the soldier.
The little queen has been we'll TRAINED
for her duties. She Is proud Of belong
ing to the great house of Orange, and
when her father was, alive his most eff
fectua1 rebuke was: my daughter,
your conduct is not that of princess
Of the house Of Orange" Her mother
has trained her especially to be brave.
Once, when they were driving, the
AOISc6 away 0n0 WIG SV4CA08A
was thrown ont; but Queen Emma Inn
mediately ordered fresh horses to bo
brought and the drive continued, lest
her daughter should learn the mean
ing of the word fear.
Always in April Queen Wilhelmina
and her mother go to the castle Of Loo
and remain until late in the autumn.
Here the little queen leads . serious,
regular life. She rises every morning
ct seven o'clock, but always finds that
her mother was up still earlier. She
speaks both French and English fluent
" and makes rapid progress in music.
She possesses Bible, illustrated with
rare engravings, and this her mother
reads and explains to her every day.
After luncheon she drives her ponies,
sometimes four and sometimes SIX.
sails her boat, or feeds her pigeons,
which will accept food from no other
hand than hers. In winter she prefers
the royal residence called the House In
the Wood, because there II pond
there, on which she skates every day.
IN. Y. Sun.
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The Prospective-"Do you think
twenty dollars is enough for the minis
ter?' The Best Mau-.'You had better
make it twenty-five dollars He is go
ing to be married himself next week."
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-"Hullol" said the sparrow TO thu
ant, who are your" "Pm afraid I'm
your ant" said the ant "rm afraid
you are right Come inside" said the
sparrow, gobbling the ant up.
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tie boy. dess you're pretty bad your
self; you don't love her nor know who
dave you your name nor nothing"
II guess you had better go home"
"'Tis most bedtime. I'll come again
sometime. like you first-rate, but 1
think you ought to love her."
The boy was gone, and Robert Gresh-
am paced up and down the garden
walk until late into the night, with
the sweet child voice ringing in his
ears: ''Think You ought to love her."
He did love her, was he not to blame
that she did not know that he still
loved her? What had he done to the
sweet young girl that he had wooed and
won with such promises of undying af-
lection?
After that night some letters that
were not all on business went back
and forth over the blue sea; and
Mr.. Gresham in his counting-room
and Mrs. Gresham on the sunny
shores of the Mediterranean, longed
for Christmas as never before.
It was Christmas eve; the snow lay
white and still over the Gresham gar
dens, but within the house there were
hustle and good cheer The master
had gone to New York to meet his
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-12-28
MARTINS FERRx.

Reserved seats for the Gwent Choral
Society entertainment on New Years
night VII! be placed on sale at Ong's
drug store to-day az 1890 o'clock.
Tickets can also be had from Harry
Evans or Thos. Lloyd. This entertain
ment is for the benefit Of theneedy.
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. J. Irwin celebrated
the tWenty-ffth anniversary Of their
wedding last evening st their home on
Third street. Quite a number Of guests
were present and many handsome pres
ents Wers received.
All the old Board Of Directors Of the
Y. NJ. c. A. were reelected but Mr..
Geo. Smith, who declined TO serve any
longer. DR.. B. o. Williams was chosen
10 his place.
Misses Annie and Bessie Pope, who
attended the Gatchell-Dixon wedding
here, rC turned 10 their home az Woods
held yesterday.
Edwin Thomas, OF IroDdale, who has
been visiting Mr.. aud Mrs. Thomas
Floyd, has returned home.
Mrs. COwan and daughter, Of Apollo,
Pa, are the guests OF Mr. and Mrs.
John Henderson.
Misses Jennie McGrew aud Kate
Grew went out to Smithfeld yesterday
TO spend few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Dilworth, OF the
St. Clair Hotel, are at Mt. Pleasant the
guest Of friends.
Jess Jones, who has been the guest
Of his parents here, has returned 10
Philadelphia.
& little child Of Mr.. John MeBurney
was buried yesterday at Weeks Gene
terry.
Miss Bert Blackford left yesterday on
a visit TO friends in Washington, IA
LATE Chandler returned yesterday to
Chicago, after visiting friends here
The funeral of Mrs. Ann Graham
was largely attended yesterday.
Miss Lutha Frazier returned to her
home at Toronto yesterday.
Carl Lash will give a masquerade
party tomorrow evening.
Harvey Hawthorne, Of Louisville,
was here yesterday.
III. McCombs, Of North hanover
street, is quite Oh.
Mrs. A. E. BrownIee has an attack
OF typhoid fever.
Roy Harrison, Of GAINESVILLE, was
here yesterday.
DR.. Carl Rust has returned from
Wellington, D.
George Feetersr has returned from
Marfeffa
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big sleeves. II you have handsome
slender hips. a big waist and small bust,
lace as II your life depended on 1t, wear
gored skirts fitting your hips and belts
close at the waist line and folded loose
lust above &c. Let frills cross the breast
and your gown be cut of the shoulders.
IN your shoulders are bad they can be
covered afterWard If you have a fine
neck only wear short wasted gown
with baby waists cut to show the
neck as far down as 10 is pretty, and
finished with frills to fall and hide the
lack Of curve. If your arm be pretty
let your sleeves hang over them, bell
like and reaching only 70 the elbow, the
arm quite bare beneath. III they are
bad, wear sleeves 70 the wrists tight
from the elbow. and with a big puff
from shoulder to elbow. Slit this pUH
on the inner side. No arm is so ugly
that just this part of the inner arm Is
not az least smooth, fair looking and
without bone II you 60 in for fencing
TO show your figure, wear velvet
trousers, a wide, folded belt Of velvet
aRd a loose silk shirt turned away AZ
the neck. If you have taken up fenc-
cling 20 get a figure, wear black tights
and a skirt TO the ankles cut up at the
sides to the hips and we'll Tapped over
at the cut. FLoRETTE.