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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-10-05
PlTH AND POINT.

--Amateur Model--.sNow Be sure yOe
don't get my feet too large. Illnstra-
tor-''o, they will be reduced one-hsl3
IN the reproduction. Vogue.
Critic Tin art gallery Isl don't 80
any art in that daubsof yours" Anna
tenr Painter (delighted)- sAha! You
why do You think they were new
in the business Of robbing?" Passen-
ger-'sGreat Scott! they blew open the
safe and left Eve sleeping-car porters
unmolested Ocean.
Good Girl.--Jack-.Why did you
kiss Mamie so fervently? Are you en-
gagged to her?'' Charlie-"No, but I
was, and she has consented to break
OF the engagement Truth.
"A Gifted Woman.-"What express
sive eyes your wife hast" said Manches-
ter to Snaggs. 'sYes," assented Snaggs,
with sigh. "She can express herself
very vigorously with her tongue, too"
Indianapolis Journal.
Aunt Mehitabel has been thinking
considerably about finance. sTve com
cluded," she remarked the other day,
that the sensible way is ter take yer
money out Of yer stockin' an put yer
foot in it."-Washington Star.
Mrs Fangle-"Have you secured .
ledger for your second floor yet, Mr..
Goslin?" Goslin (horrified) -'I haven't
been looking for q lOdger, madam"
Mrs. Fangle-"Why, I'm certain my
husband told me you had rooms to let
in your upper story."-Waif.
Totally Depraved. The confidence
man turned the corner and broke into
. run. leaving his trusting victim stand
ing serenely in front Of the hotel with
. bogus check in his hand. 'sThe gull
left behind mel" he saidsoftly to HIM
self as he ran.-Chicago Tribune.
Valuable Assistance-'.Mad
said the tramp. I've got 70 get to Jer-
sey City tonight Can't you assist meP''
''No, haven't time; but I'll lend you
my dog. Hes great help to tramps
when they want to make6pace. Sic
i'm, Tige!" said the kk 81. dy.-Har-
per's Bazaar.
"A Chronic Kicker.-Mrs. Remsen-
II am sure you can find any fault
with the dinner tonight, Robert.
Everything is just as nice as it can
be-" Mr.. Remson (reluctantly)-''Oh,
yes. I suppose so. It quite makes ne
wonder whether am at home."--P. &
s. Bulletin.
-Doctor-"Why. Sageman, I'm as
tonished to see you looking Sd well.
What have you been doing with your
self?" Sageman-''Oh, nothing more
than passing quiet two weeks in the
country" Doctor-"Don't say! You
must have gone to some place where
favorable" Sageman-''They are:
there is no doctor within thirty miles
of the town."-Boston Courier.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-10-05
A GENEROUS PEER.

Touching Anecdote Related of the Late
Poet-Peer, Lord Lytton. !.
Many years ago, when the elder Bull
wer was in his prime, q laborer on the
estate was engaged to do certain job
Of hard work. At the end Of week he
carried his account to the bailiff, who
said weeks work was worth three
shillings and sixpence. The man In
sisted that this was not enough and re-
fused to settle, and every time he met
the bailiH he would stop him and ask
for his money.
Finally the bailiff became angry.
discharged the man and refused to al
low any farmer on the estate to hire
him.
The man was forced to leave the
neighborhood, but he was too poor to
move any great distance, so that he
was still within the circuit Of the
bailiff's ill-will. Wherever he went
this pursued him, and his life In con-
sequence was hard one. But all the
time he kept telling his family and his
friends that some day he would get
the money which the Bulwer-Lytton
estate owed him.
He was well on in years when one
day he met man In the road. It was
the some time poet Owen Meredith.
now come to the title, and English
ambassador to France, at home on q
visit.
.You are Lord Lytton, I believe" he
said, respectfully.
eyes"
''Then, If you please, I should like You
to pay an account which has been dus
me for a long time"
Lord Lytton looked at the account
and at his request the man told the
whole story. The poet was very much
affected and disturbed. Then he said:
'Well, will do what can to make
it up to you."
He was as good as his word. He
built a house at the gates Of the park.
put the man and his family into 1t and
gave it to them, rent free, with other
perquisites, SO that he was entirely
comfortable for the remainder Of his
days-Hartford Courant.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-10-05
Exempt the Farmers Mortgage from
Taxation and You Lower the Rate of
Interest Thereon.

The exemption of mortgages from
taxation, besides working an immedi-
ate reduction in the rate of interest and
thus profiting the land owner, would
in no way diminish the revenue of the
town, but on the contrary very soon in
crease it and permit reduction in the
rate of taxation. 1t is we'll known that
a town collects scarcely anything from
the tax on mortgages, so that it would
be giving up little. On the contrary,
by exempting mortgages, inasmuch as
the step would encourage improve
ments and add to the taxable value OF
the town, the town would gain in the
taxes collected. A clear demonstration
of the practical effect of the step is seen
in the result of exempting bonds of
cities from taxation. Take the case of
the city of New York, where fifteen
years ago the rate of interest on all its
bonds was six and seven per
cent, the full legal rate, and
held up to this rate because
they were not exempted from
taxation, while as matter OF fact not
ten per cent. of them were ever caught
by the tax collector and levied upon
1t took great persuasion to induce the
legislature to permit the City of New
York to issue bonds that were exempt
from taxation, or to persuade the city
to try it itself, but once tried the result
has been magical. The rate of interest
on its exempt bonds have gone down
permanently to three per cent. and its
bonds have sold at two and one-half
per cent. The city practically collected
nothing by way of tax on the old bonds,
so that it has lost nothing in that re-
spect, while it has made an immense
gain in the reduction of the rate OF
interest at which it can borrow.
The same result would inevitably
follow if the tax were taken
of from mortgages. The land
owners who constitute the town
would lose nothing in the taxes col
lccted, while they would gain from
1e6 to a95 from the reduced rate of in
terest at whicA they could borrow on
mortgages, to say nothing OF the fact
that there would be plenty of money
to lend on mortgages for new buildings
and for improvements where now there
is very little.
The rate of interest can only be eff
fectually reduced in this way. 1t is q
shame that everr farm mortgage
should run at 6e6, but you can not stop
tails by enacting that 81 shall be the
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-10-05

legal ratc, and no one snail collect
more. The inevitable result Of this
latter plan is to still further reduce the
existing supply of funds to loan on
farm mortgage.
The savings banks announce that
they will at once call in their mort
cages if the rate is arbitrarily reduced,
and certainly the individual lenders
will be fewer than they now are if the
rate is SO reduced. Such reduction will
have the very opposite effect from that.
contemplated by the small land owners
It will result in a call upon practically
the whole of them to pay mortgages,
and a disastrous crisis in consequences
because there will be no one to make
new loans. On the contrary, if the
present tax on mortgages is abrogated.
funds that are now invested at low
rate of interest in non-taxable securi-
ties, not as safe or as easily watched al
good mortgages, will be Immediately
turned into the market for such invest
ment, and competition will do what ar
bitrary legislation can not, to reduce
the interest expenses of the small land
owner.
No palmer instance of the unfortun-
ate position in which the taxation Of
mortgages places the small land owner
as well as the holder of such mortgages
can be found, than that of the Ulster
County Savings institution, in which q
large defalcation was discovered .
short time ago More than half of its
assets, to wit, 81, 25O, 900, were invested
in Ulster county mortgages, which
were perfectly safe. It was found,
however, that these mortgages could
not, while subject to tax, be placed
elsewhere, and it was certain that they
could not be paid by the farmers I'm
less the bank could be permitted
to resume, it was plain that either
the depositors must go without their
money, or the farmers of Ulster county
who had mortgaged their farms must
be put to great distress. Fortunately
the bank was allowed to resume, but
has been obliged to scale down its de-
positors and ask them to leave their
balances in the bank because the mort
cages could not be collected or sold and
there was no way of realizing on them
speedily. If they had been exempt
from taxation, there is undoubtedly
money enough in the country in the
hands of individuals and executors for
investment, to have taken up the bulk
Of the mortgages and to have permitted
the bank to pay every depositor that
wanted his money.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-10-05

Hoof-muhaed by damp sand Of the lit
tie ascent, the stranger horsemen trot-
ted nearer still. Ghost-like and silent
they moved into view, a solitary rider in
advance, the moony vapor rolling round
him
"who seemed the phantom OF giant in It"
On the troopers Notwithstanding
more-two again, until the practised eye
of the scout counted twelve; taking in,
through night and mist, the outline Of
cape, the differing seat, the precise gait
of federal cavalry.
If Evan Fauntleroy knew what fear
meant, he certainly had never obeyed
the divine injunction sufficiently to
know himself in that respect. In tho
front of the charge, in long and lonely
scout, in still more trying test of lying
inactive for hours under heavy fire, the
boy had ever been utterly oblivious Of
danger-had ever carried jest upon
his lips. But now beads stood upon his
brow, spite of the piercing cold, and he
could hear his heart humping audibly
close under his chin. For never had
greater responsibility than his own life
not counted by him-or missing re-
port, because of bullet, faced him.
Now, a woman's safety and freedom
perhaps her life, for he knew his cousin
would fight, or fly, but never yield
were dependent upon his tact and cool
ness.
Slowly-taking ages. it seemed, to the
aching brain of the confederate-the
officer trotted by; slowly one pair of rid
her-another-untilh his nerv-
GUS tension could scarce refrain from
giving one red-hot ''rebel yell" and
dashing out upon them.
Then the seeming endless agony was
over; the last riders had passed, disap-
peared, and were ascending the hill be-
yond the hidden watchers; and not q
suspicion had that ostrich of a. scout
commander that his prey had been so
near and-missed!
Then the southern woman-like all
her sisters, forgetful of danger, of self,
Of all save her loves Acknowledged:
THANK God! we can make the Ferry
now"
And in answer, clear and shrin and
loud from the road beyond echoed the
neigh of horse; and ere Evans quick
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-10-05

THE assessment board in Brooklyn
having decided to be kind to the eie-
waited railroads and reduce their taxes,
will some one please explain why any
other corporation which is not doing .
successful business should not have q
similar benevolence?
And if this is true of corporations will
somebody also say why private persons
whose affairs are Improbable should
not be treated with the same tender
ness?
In other words, II we are going to
take prosperity as the basis Of taxation
in one case why should we not take it
in each and every case?-N. Y. Herald.
In that connection will some one
please explain what reason there is for
exempting, dissolving or lapsing COR
porations from an inheritance tax
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-10-05

the sandy road, trotting east towards
them, not one hundred yards away. For
an instant Evan was silent. He had
combated Carolyn Gay's will before,
and knew its strength. Then he whis-
pered:
They're on us! Promise me, Caro-!
Remember your mother! Remember
Fairfax! It is the only chance. Prom
isei"
There was choke in the whisper that
came back to him:
Il promise!'
The stiffness Of death hung over that
little belt of woods. Side by side the
southern soldier and the southern girl
sat like statues, each with eye and ear
alert and with firm hand upon the rein.
Like statues the horses stood, their sides
scarce heaving now, but with forward
pricked ears, as cognizant of some dam
ger that might come And In that still
ness the rustic Of snowflake upon crisp
ls>4 was sharp and clear.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-10-05
A Good Catch.

The boy was sitting by very dis
-.nntablc looking stream, over which
,.ssed a small bridge, and he was evil
GENTLY fishing. A suburban policeman
..wbat are you doing there?" he
asked. :...,,,
There's no fish there, "ventured the
officer.
.sI know it. (" 20,
..wbat are you fishing for9" :.
..sncLers that asks questions, repileo
49, ..and I've ketched an even
dozen in the last hour.
tn. aozenth one hadn't anything
more to say, and thouRhsiuily mo'e1
cn.-Detroit Free PrssA
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-10-05
Arab Lion Hunter.

Among the Arabs of the Atlas noun
tains, where the lion Il hunted with
success, the hunter studies his beast
before engaging in battle. II he II vesy
fat there is little danger In pot shots.
II he Is lean and spry tho Arab Will
maneuver for coign Of vantage from
which he can pour In three or four
Ahots before coming 70 close Quarters
II he Is % emaciated that Tcn can
count his ribs the ruls = 70 shoot bold
~; tho brute can not reteliAAA
oa9o Herald.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-10-05

TIE Zulu women are the architects
and builders OF their own houses
The Newtown bee., 1893-03-17
GRANGE TOPICS.
Timely Questions Discussed by Members of Poh' tatuCk Grangs.-value of Skim Milk.

At the last regular meeting of Pohta- tuck grange the ensilage question was discussed and much information gained. II. II. Peck read an article relating to the storing of ensilage and also gave few points from his own experience. It's worth as food, for the production of milk and butter is considered as very valuable by Mir Peck. The value of skim milk for feeding purposes was dis cussed at some length. $. J. Botsford thinks there is no egg-producing food equal to skim milk. He values the skim milk as taken in the old way worth from one to two cents quart to feed calves, pigs and poultry. II. H. Peck, who fur nishes Clover Farm Annex, stated that his poultry never laid as well as when they had access to what skim milk they wanted. This statement was made in reply to Charles F.. Beers, who thought the skim milk after going through the separator of very little value. w. C. Johnson said he had been told by those who were evidently predjudiced against the method of buying skim milk as prac- Liced at Glover Farm creamery that ''the skim milk would kill hogs or calves if fed to them and that it wasn't worth carving home " He thought the notion could be accounted for in one way, that he had shipped skim milk to Bridgeport, but the milk would not keep sweet long enough to admit of it's being pcddled around the city, The milk has to be heated to a temperature of S5 degrees in order to obtain the best results in separ- ating. This accounts for it's souring quickly. Those who had talked against the worth of skim milk are now best pleased with the result of feeding. The question was sked, What docs the milk bring when sold by the Babcock test, as compared with New York prices?" MT Johnson replied that he did not know what New York prices had been, but that the poorest milk produced by any patron this winter, brought l-4 cents per quart, and this was only for one week, and did not include the skim milk, which is valued at 10 cents can, some selling for 20 to 25 cents per can. The milk was averaging about cents per quart, the richest bringing as high as four cents per quart. The producer could add to these prices what he thought the skim milk worth to him, and the re- suit would be the actual price received. It Is expected that the fertilizer question will be discussed at the next meeting or March 2l. This is the question of the day, What can we do to make two blades of grass grow where there is but One?"
The Newtown bee., 1893-03-17
LYONS PLAIN.

Mrs Rue and son have been spending few days with her brother, Will White, in East Norwalk.
 Will Davis recently shot hawk which measured three feet and eight iniehes from tip to tip of wing.
 Mrs Mary N. Banks fell and sprained her ankle, last week.
 Miss Adele Hamilton returned on Fri day from visit in Stamford and New York.
 T. W. Treadwell raised the frame for his carriage house and shed on Saturday.
 Allie Williams has bought a fat COW of Mrs William Davis.
 Eddie White returned on Sunday from Norwalk where she has been visit ing for the past 10 days.
 William Levimore of Stamford was the guest of Rev Alexander Hamilton at the rectory on Friday.
 Mir and Mrs Homer c. Godfrey of Bridgeport were the guests on Sunday of l.. k. Hoyt.
The Newtown bee., 1893-03-17
NEW PRESTON HILL.
A VAIL OF SADNESS.

No services in our church last Sunday. No services will be held next Sunday and here we are worse off than the heather in some respects, for they do have now and then a missionary to help them out of their dilemma. It is not the fault of our committee that we do not have services for they do the best that they can. It is the bad travelling, and how long it is go- ing to last like this is a problem difficult to solve. It has been now several weeks since our church has been open. The hymn books must be moldy and the or gan rusty from want of use. The sexton will forget how to ring the bell and will be frightened at the sound of it, the or ganist will forget how to play and the choir how to sing, unless things change in the course of the next few months. It is not ssShall we know each other there, , but shall we know we know each other here when we meet.
The Newtown bee., 1893-03-17

to feel that the study of such a work has been of decided benefit to them. The concert itself passed off we'll and was ev- idently enjoyed by the audience, which was by no means a small one. About $S0 were taken in, but the expenses were necessarially. much larger than that amount. Where all were good, it is diff ficult to discriminate, but of the chorus es perhaps those best rendered were "A Shepard Maid Has Passed," the "Ave Maria" and the ladies' chorus, "Fret Not Thyself To-day" Miss Korn sang very finely, with taste and expression. Her solo "A Ring, A Simple Ring," was warmly encored, as was also the tenor and baritone duet, Full Flows the Riv- er.'' The latter was one of the most pleasing things of the evening. MT Smith has a sweet, flexible voice, which shows considerable cultivation, and his rendering of the part of Philip was en- joyed by every one. MT Robinson's voice is unusually rich and sweet. He was considerably handicapped by se- were cold, which prevented him from do- ing himself full justice. But though la- boring under this disadvantage, his sing ing was delightful, as it always is. The club are now talking of repeating ''Don Wanio" next summer, probably in Aug uSt,
The Newtown bee., 1893-03-17
BEDDING.
INTERESTING EXPERIENCE.

On Wednesday gay sleigh load of young men and maidens from Tashua and vicinity halted on the Ridge. Here their four panting steeds were taken off and Arthur Sherwood's and Dan Greens hitched on. Emory Sanford re-enforced the parsy by ano'her load and all started merrily on their way to Will Hills where a dance was to take place. But alas! :! though their starting was so gay their re- turn in the soaking rain the next morning was anything but agreeable and to add their discomfort when opposite the Ridge school house, the sleigh was upset and the whole party tumbled out into the moist snow. It is the general opin- ion that the revelers paid pretty dear for theirfun. We are glad to learn that none of the party suffered any serious conse- quence from their soaking.
The Newtown bee., 1893-03-17
GOOD SERVICE GUARANTEED.

The conference between Vice-Presi- dent Futile and Superintendent Platt of the Consolidated road and Senator Hou- lihan and x-Representative L.J Kicker son of Cornwall concerning the passen- ger accommodations on the Housatonic road, now managed by the New York, New Haven and Hartford, was held as agreed by Hon Henry c. Robinson, who was present. The managers have agreed to put on another afternoon train and run the through morning train from Bridgeport to Pittsfeld. There will al- so be additional facilities for conveying passengers on the mixed trains. The lower portion of the road will be amply accommodated by the changes. The Cornwall district will also be well taken care of by the new arrangements.
The Newtown bee., 1893-03-17
SENATOR HoULIHAN MADE CHAIRMAN.

Senator Houlihan is chairman of the new board of county commissioners. which was organized last Saturday. Commissioner Rowland was made secre
 tary and treasurer. The board adopted the resolution that the national colors should be fioated from the county court house every day in the year except Sun days. The board devoted themselves to the signing of orders for the payment of accumulated obligations of the county. These aggregated upwards of $3,000. Commissioner Mead will probably be elected secretary and treasurer of the board of management of the county home for dependent and neglected children at Norwalk. County Auditors Wells of Southport, and Getman of Stamford, have finished auditing the accounts of the county up to July l, 1892. They highly commended Ex-Commissioner Johnson for systematized and perfect manner in which the accounts have been kept. Everything was found to be correct. To-day they will go to Bridgeport jail to audit the accounts of that institution, and on Saturday the.,' will audit the ac- counts of the Danbury jail. The county accounts will not again be audited uniil the close of the fiscal year, July l, 1895
The Newtown bee., 1893-03-17
The Main Purpose Of Paint

Is to preserve; secondary one to beautify. Wood is subject to decay, metals to rust stone to scale and crumble. Paint preserves these. How well or for how long depends on the quality of the paint. good pure inseed oil paint with the finest Turpentine driers and we'll ground colors, is known as ''Chilton" brand, and it is only an other name for perfection in paints. It is so we'll and carefully made that half gallon of it will cover properly almost as much surface as g gallon of other paint. Besides this, it preserves from decay for longer time any material it GOV CTS. It has a good selid body, gives beautiful gloss to the work and earns admiration wherev- CT it is used Only reliable dealers sell it. You can make an arrange with them that they will al low you what you paid for all unopened packages which you return in good condition. Thus you have no paints for future generations to stumble over in the cellar. If you want to paint your house economically and we'll and not have to paint again for years, use Chiffon.
 CHILTON MFG. CO.,, 147 Fulton street, New York.
 For sale by R. H. BEERS 6 co.