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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-08-31
CHAPTER xvIIL-coSr1suED.

CHAPTER XvIIL-CoNTINUED.
s'In her haste to secure these impor-
tant documents the woman had over
looked another letter which, lying on
the desk sealed and directed, was found
by the lawyer when he called a few
hours later. This letter was addressed
to q lady in New York with whom An
MES adaptive mother had long been
been acquainted, asking her to assume
the guardianship of the young girl.
The lawyer posted the letter immedi-
ately, and in answer to it an elderly
lady came down to the villa on the day
Of the funeral, to signify her willing
ness to grant her late friends dying re-
quest. With this new guardian Annie
Dupont went to New York, where she
remained until her marriage five years
later.
Enquiry naturally arose as to the dis
position which the lady had made of
her property As there was no will to
be found, the estate passed through the
hands of administrators appointed by
the court and went to Annie, the sup
posed daughter.
1.-THE household was quickly broken
quently sold; the housekeeper married
Patrick O'Gorman (the cousin Of her
late mistress coachman, Dennis O'Reil-
ly), and went to Evansburg to live,
taking with her the stolen papers,
which she has preserved all these years.
never quite daring to destroy them, and
no doubt having an eye to a possible
speculation if any demand for them
should ever be made. Thus it comes
that I was able at last to secure them,
and that they are now in the hands of
Hunter and Ketchum.
''And now, Mrs. Maynard" continued
North, speaking slowly and looking
earnestly at Mrs. Maynard, who, with
her hands still held in that tense clasp
and her eyes fixed upon his face, was
listening to him with rapt attention,
''the strangest part of my story is yet
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OUT or THE OLD RuT.

The Farmer Knows Enough About 9ou
CondItlons-Hs Should Learn How -
Retain His Fun shAre n yalnss q Whist
He Raises. IS.
The grange in Fayetteville has for
q year or two been promising to get
down to practical work, that is. do
something else besides its regular
routine business and the ordinaxy pro-
grammes most oranges go through
with. At the meeting held on. last Fri
day evening Secretary Clark read q
communication from the state officer
of the grange, addressed particularly
to the women Of the organization, en-
joining, among other duties, the study
Of political economy. This. Mr.. Potter,
of Grange go, Syracuse, said was
exceedingly necessary, as, upon
its proper understanding, the
success of farmers now most
II depended Generally speaking,
farmers already know enough Of the
soil conditions to ensure the largest
productions The new field of that po-
litical economy would open mp to them
would be how to retain for the farmer
his full share in various values OF what
he raises Much Of what really be-
long to men and women of the soil il
now taken away from them, and they
neither know when it goes, or where It
goes, or who gets it Railroad c0mpa-
mics charge too much to carry. farmerS
corn and wheat to the final consumers,
as is evidenced by the enormous wealth
the railroad magnates have piled up.
This wrongs the farmer and compels
him to part with corn and wheat, etc.
ut price which leaves him just enough
for . bare living. This results in rob
bing the farmers family Of food and
clothing and the pleasures and COM
forts of life.
Political economy. Mr.. Potter de-
clared would also teach the farmer the
best methods Of taxation. It Is ex-
ceedingly necessary to inquire into the
best system in this direction, as the
present method does not adjust tax
burdens equitably; in fact, the present
system results in large injustice to all
agricultural sections of the country.
The annual report of the state assessors
showed that personal property all over
the state was much more largely nm
assessed in cities than it was in the
country. This resulted in making the
farmer pay much more than his share
to the support Of government, national,
state and local A proper study Of
political economy and the application
of common sense would enable the
farmer to see that inasmuch as cities
and great wealthy corporations are
getting out of their personal property
taxes, then neither ought the farmer to
pay on his personal property. Common
sense would teach the farmers that,
inasmuch as they hold the least values
in lands, as compared with monopolies
and cities, putting taxes on real estate
alone would result in great relief to all
agricultural sections.
It is such questions as these that the
Fayetteville Grange is to study and
discuss during the coming twelve
months. Journal
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FEEDING AND FASTING.

Aooeration In Eating and Dra.As-~ =.
conclusive to Long Lie.
II may seem hard for the man who in.
youth has known the pinch of poverty.
VINO remembers how the cut Of mutton
with supply Of potatoes and greens.
scarcely suf6ced for q vigorous appetite.
should Ind that in the prosperity of
!Ater NE an eight-course dinner of del
icacies fails to tempt him, and that.
nevertheless. his physician warns him
that the attack Of govt from which he
Is suffering means that he is eating too
much, and that his diet must be low.
cred Is life. then, never to give salts
faction? Must youth know hunoer
and old age safety? Must the
poor muscle-worker never have
enough food to give energy to his
frame, and must the rich idler have
SO much to eat that disease is the con-
sequence? To find the happy mean, to
I'VE according to sweet reasonableness
ana knowledge, is the aim of the teach
ings OF science. Christian communism,
the wealth of later life will not lead to
sen-indulgence, but to the mitigation
OF the sufferings of those who want the
means OF life. One of many splendid
examples is that of q gentleman, now
IN possession of q very large income,
who, in his youth, lived on a salary of
ten shillings week. He early made
up his mind that to eat little and drink
less would be his rule in life To this
resolution he has adhered. though for
tune has come to him. Nearly an oc-
togenarian, he is still man of un-
firing vigor of body and mind.
simple in life, he dispenses
his great fortune as . custo-
dian for his Master, while living
amid the refinement and cultured sur
roundings of an English gentleman.
Sir George Humphrey has investigated
the life-histories Of centenarians in
England with the view of ascertaininp
the causes and circumstances Of
longevity. AS one reads of the habits
and life of these men and women who
attained to the age Of one hundred
years and more, one is struck by the
TACT that they were almost invariably
lean people, of spare habit, and of
great moderation in eating and drink
ing. OF thirty-seven, threee took no
animal Good, four took very little,
twenty little, ten a moderate amount,
and only one acknowledged taking
much meat. With regard to alcohol,
the returns are much the same, and
-abstemiousness is found to be the rule
aof life of these centenarians-Lond
Hospital
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TEMPORARILY INSANE.

That Is What It Means to DO Absent
Minded.
Facts seem to bear out the theory
that most people are insane at times,
else how can extraordinary proceedings
be accounted for?
A wise man, says the Boston Globe,
will step backward off porch or into a
mud-puddle, great philosopher will
hunt for the spsctacies that are in his
hand or on his forehead, a hunter will
sometimes shoot himself or his dog.
A working girl had been feeding a
great cloth-cutting knife for ten years.
One day she watched the knife come
down slowly upon her hand Too late,
she woke out of her stupor with one
hand gone.
For few seconds her mind had
failed, and she sat by her machine a
temporary lunatic, and had watched
the knife approach her own hand.
A distinguished professor was teach
ing near canal. Walking along one
evening in summer he walked as DELHI
erately into the canal as he had been
walking along the path second be-
fore.
ne Was DIOuSAt W his ScASCS Ny VIC
water and mud and the absurdity OF
the situation.
Postmen find in letter boxes all sorts
Of papers and articles which have been
put in by some hand from whose mo-
tions the mind has become detached Tor
q second.
A glove, pair c. spectacles, deed, a
mortgage, theater ticket, goes in, and
the person marches on, holding fast to
the regular letter which ssozsd have
been deposited.
This Is called Observation-Disclosures, but
/: Is brief lunacy.
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A Dangerous Cargo.

Cargoes of brick kave to be slowed in
the most careful manner, says the Phil
adelphia Record, or else the vessels car
rying them will founder in the mildest
Weather, owing to the STRONG tendency
of the brick to absorb the water caused
by the leakage which necessarily occurs
on all wooden vessels. The brick viii
absorb the water as fast as It runs IN
from an ordinary leak, and the In
creased weight of the brick causes the
vessel to settle until she makes the
final plunge; and the crew are freqnent-
" at q loss to know the cause To new
shoals, defective work in the vessels
construction, and other canses are at
tributed the disasters
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LOVE AND WEATHER.

Wheu, IN the padding Of the year.
~ her Of love CHANGED to sigh;
lis spring, she whispered in my car,
"Youu feel much better by and by"
And when, In summers golden hours,
said my heart was all aglow.
She smiled as sweetly IS the how'rs
And murmured: Summer, don't you know.
And later. when the leaves fell down,
And rchearsed my heartfelt tale,
She said, but with q little frown:
'sThe day IL duh and you are pale"
sadly waited. Christmas came,
And with the bells my love told;
Said she: ''This wintry nights to blame.
Tn sure you're sun ring from the cold"
On, grant, ye powers Of destiny,
That she and I may meet together,
In some strange land that fair to see,
But wholly destitute of weather.
"A. C. Gahan, in N. Y. Sun
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Tax Justly. Not oppres.ively.

Bolton HALL, ESQ. Dear Sir:-I sug
gest this as an addition to your plat
| form: "a corporation should be taxei
| no more and no less than a man should
| be if he had the same property rs thu
corporation" I mean by this that 9
corporation should pay no tax for the
mere privilege of being q corporation.
For instance, the so-called franchise
tax" imposed in Pennsylvania and New
York has done great harm to the PEG
pie of those states. It has hampered
commerce, It has driven money away;
it has prevented incorporation in cases
where it would have been for the bene-
fit of the community; it has brought
small sums into the state treasury at
great expense in collecting and at
great Inconvenience to the tax payer.
It is tax that is collected with ex-
tremes Of inequality. One well-known
instance of the mode of its collection
should be sufficient to condemn it.
refer to the case of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Co. That company used to
carry large sums on deposit in New
York banks An attempt was made to
collect this tax from that company in
this state The courts treated the fact
that the company had money on depos-
it in this state as an important element
in guiding the court in deciding as to
whether the company should be taxed
in this state.
So, in other cases, careful inquiry has
been made by the tax gatherers as to
whether the company has an Office in
this city. As result we all know of
not few companies that have with
drawn their money from New York
banks and have thrown mp the Eases
they had taken from New York land
lords. A tax on the mere act or sspriv-
ilege" Of incorporation Is like tax on
windows or q tax on the taking OF
baths. People incorporate IL they find
that by Incorporating they can make .
living moro easily or comfortably. 1t
is not supposed by intelligent citizens
that people incorporate with : view
to depressing other people.
Taxes should be leyisd in such way
that the people on whom they are lsv-
led should know as nearly as possible
exactly what they are levied for. the
process Of levying should be simple and
easily understood, they should be cheap
" collected, and the tax should be such
that it will not tend intellectually to in
duce the public to 90 Withhold anv u.e-
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Ollin stared at him IN speechlcss aston
ishment- But Mrs Maynartl's counte
nance suddenly grew luminous with the
dawning Of new idea.
ssOh. Mr. Northln she exclaimed, turn
ing to Allan with angelic reproach in
her face. 81 comprehend this strange
affair at last! You thought-you BUS
pected -
ssSpare me, Mrs. Maynasdr' entreated
Allan. throwing mp his hands with 8
gesture Of despair 81 know blunder
is accounted worse than crime, and in
this case have proven myself to be the
champion blunderer!'
We'll. ] say. Allan," interposed his
brother, recovering the power of speech,
'.if your repentance Is truthfnlly indi-
Gated by your expression Of counte-
nance, you are certainly entitled to
mercy. Miss Hilary, what do you think
of this brother of mine? You have had
an opportunity to observe his conduct
and gauge his desertss shall we for
give him for the blunders to which he
has confessed?"
But Miss Hilary did not hear the
question. Unable to conceal the agita-
ton caused by the revelations of the
past few moments, she had taken
refuge in the conservatory; and when
Allan looked around anxiously for her
Mrs. Maynard silently indicated to him
the place of her retreat
With mute but eloquent thanks. he
withdrew at once to the conservatory
to learn his fate from the final court of
appeal to which his case had been re-
ferred.
There was silence in the drawing
room for the space of two minutes, dur
ing which Ollin North walked nervous
~ to and fro; then pausing beside Mrs.
Maynard he addressed her in firm, low
tones:
Mrs. Maynard, I have waited now
for two long weeks for the answer that
uou have promised me. Do not hesitate
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Rebulked by !. Cocknsy.

I'm Windsor CASTLE" says woman
sI was amused to be rebulxed by the
pompous cockney who showed rs about.
We went into q room where were hang
ing number Of pictures whose painter
I had no means of knowing and whose
style did not recognize. Who paint
ed theaeY asked Of orr cicerone. He
fixed upon me . glanceof lofty reproof.
.Yo,a h'ought, he said, cold1y, TO know
the works Of hart Of your h'own coun-
t7y. Those were painted by benjamin
West, han h'AmeGican. Did - 1svey
ear 02 'im2sn-N. 7. Tinek
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u EARMER.s VIEWS.

And His Wafs, Discussss ths Q1estlna In
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES II EteraA1ly 0o-
ing wrong, and How II Might n Made
Right.
Seems to me- said Mr.. Eaton, Of
Eaton's Corners, Madison county. where
Bulletin reporter took dinner the
other day, lit seems to me thinge
ought to be different than they are.
Fifty years ago when there were NO
machines to speak a. farming paid bet
tor than IL does now when We do most
all Of It by machinery.
I'VE ought to save morn hard cash
now than we used to. but know We
don't and what's more know It can't
be done.
Mira Ell don't think We raise quite
as much ~ we used to. the land ian't a.
good.
Mr.. E-well. that may account for
. little Of the difference, but 1t e not
all Of it
/ talked to the assessor the other day
and he told me that the richest man in
Chittenango, owning . million In
stocks and bonds and other personal
property, Is assessed atonly $500! And
it is just the same, 90 the assessor told
me, Of all the rich men there. We
farmers, guess are getting more'n
our share Of this ctssed taxation busi-
ness! We raise enough and raise It
easier than ever before. but II don't
stick to us!''
Mrs Eft seems harder on the small
farmers guess what we've got the
assessor can find easier.
Mr.. Eyes, and every man in the
neighborhood knows, II the Assessor
didn't and could tell him.
Reporter Wouldn't II be good ideo
to stop taxing the farmerJ personal
property too, tax everybody ON real 90
tate only, that can be easily seem and
more honestly valued?
Mr.. E-Something like that ought 70
be done, and has got to be done before,
farming can ever be made top&y agAin-
Mira E-Of course time TO study
these questions ought to be taken, but
It can't be done here as getting : living
takes from daylight to dark A for
laying up money farmers ain'tin thaA
business and can't be till times get easr
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days, which had involved Ollin North
in such serious suspicious, were sudden
ly swept away. and, though there still
remained much to be explained, there
was for the time room for no other
thought in her mind but the triumphant
one of his complete vindication. Her
face was radiant, her voice vibrant with
happiness as she answered.:
81 am fully undeceivcd now, Mr..
North, though confess that have for
the past two weeks believed this gentle
man to be you. see so many things
now, that ought to have opened my
eyes to the TRUTH She turned a glance
full of wonder and speculation upon
Allan North a. she spoke.
He looked grave and disturbed; he
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-08-31

81, I. 5. go s. levy = ~ ~ ~ -
=. .i,,.s~. 1.I1;k " .stse 1tS y ~
,,.i,,4.s,, =, sevrv IS Z railroad 81 = uns'
,,,,r $3.50. even vyhere such pwlx ile9oI
- cr.rted ~ .n fndiv idusl; but
49, ]. : tl,i,,lr 4hat rven when tho 1tatn
800 e,,cl, !. r3~hf q araueb6 ~
s.,ss.... y. q. 8 ~. q ~. r.Sce slauld -
49,. s. q. - e, - 80 1900 ahcnld ~
-. 8. 90 :.s.1 =, .,t,,a tAe fran
49,. - 80 !. = -: 81 y
- - 1900, /. sr,.,.r xhe ri9ht a.
4 ~ si "a. rid en-
-. IS. 49,, =, . - With ik the
e 800, .hnn1d have its commissioner. =
a.sr.s- ~ l.s.,,1r-s,aid ofacer. em-
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CHAPTER Xxx.

CHAPTER Xxx.
Sib.- My kind Antonio.
lean no other answer give but thanks
And thanks and ever thanks.
Twelfth Night
Meantime the following note awaited
Ollin North at the Clement house:
HEADQUARTERS IND. Com, 4:3o p m.
"DEAR NORTH: Your election is now as
sured. Returns not all In yet, but so far a.
canvassed indicate overwhelming majority.
Order. two dozen extra on ice, aud pledge fdeli-
ty to your new official duties WARNER"
1.-THE END.1
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to speak-the worst can be only that
for which my fears have already pre-
pared me. Tell me, Nina, is it yes, or
MOP"
The whispered monosyllable must
have been satisfactory, for he instantly
added, clasping both her hands in his:
'Are you sure of yourself now, 6ar-
ling? Do you love me, after alp
Her answer came impulsively, with q
rush Of April tears:
81 did not need all the sorrow of the
that!'
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Proud Young Woman-No! wouldn't
marry you II You were the last man in
1.-The world.
Fond Youth rejected but not crushed)
You can bet your sweet life you
wouldn't I'd have too good m asscrt-
zuent to select from.-Chicago TrihunA
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4 Leading RepubIican spsalss.

Hon Cfoyvark II. WnskdHnv,d ono ~
tha hs.t a , q c.r,,.yrr -
to-. ,r.as AZ s~casds,,s1v i,,4s,s.tsrs,
and rem.rtr.hle sdare.s. f,efcrs So.
cnse nn;yer.itv alnmni 81 ~ Iate com-
nercemanh After denrec.tinc -.
tar,line.. In matter. "a co-cdnc.Ason
M Wnol,fnr,s declared th.t ste.m .nd
.lactr;c;tv ma ,n.chirarv Ma ch.rcesa
~. ,-c,i-,rr, a;+ir,,,s - ~. ,-r-5S
Th.t na1sr Ma t,,.-s = 49,, 800. =,
accnmulation a. canital s nrivst~
nanda ana nnder. tho Control az $3.50
rat;ons.
That ccrrc-.+scr. ..., * 49,.
neither sonl r. co,.c;enca,
Tshat between the Iaborinr Ola. an,
wealth I great o,n1f a fIred. g
Th.+ 49,. ,,,.,,5,,,.. ri -..1t1, 49,,
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CHAPTER XIX

CHAPTER XIX.
Duke-Stay, stand apart know not which
Is which. Comedy of Errors.
Cleo Since my lord
Is Anthony again will be Cleopatra.
Anthony and C1eopatra
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mysterious disappearance as soon as
Hunter and Ketchum had thrown the
case into court confirmed my sus-
picion; consequently, when I received
telegram from our New York atto--
neys, announcing the decision of the
court and demanding an explanation
from me-which was natural enough
under tie circumstances-myp plans took
definite shape at once. / resolved to
hunt Jenner up, if it took half my for
tune and all of Pinlxerton's raen TO e.
it! It would take too long to
detail the curious circumstances
that gave us our fi-st clew; but at last I
fount. ner away up in Vermont among
strangers and on her deathbed. She
had been fatally injured in railway
accident while on her way to Rutland,
the accident occurring within a short
distance of her destination. She was
perfectly conscious when l visited her,
and she seemed to realize her condition.
When told her for what purpose had
come, she Immediately and voluntarily
confessed that she herself forged that
will, relating every attending cirsum-
stance with minute detail. have the
confession in due form-legal affidavit,
sworn to in the presence of magis-
trate-now in my possession, and tele-
graphed the substance of it to Hopkins
and Shepherd without an hours delay.
Thus the awkward uncertainty as to
who it was that wnlfully and felonious-
~ forged that Dunkirk will is happily
and forever at an end. Why, Allan
oh, congratulations? Thank you, my
dear how thank womb
For Allan, after standing in apparent
stupefaction during this rapid recital,
had advanced excitedly and seized his
brothers hands in singularly impul-
sive and hearty grasp. His countenance
indicated an excess Of Joy and relief 30
mingled with seH-condemnation thAt
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-15
Pnferfainjng n In Node.

A great modification has been inaugural
Cd this season in the mode OF dinner-glV-
ing and the fashion Of serving dinners at
small tables laid for eight or ten has been
almost universally adopted In the grande
monde of Paris This arrangement mas
been hitherto only in use at ball suppers
but now these late suppers are rather
out of date and the festivities begin with
a dinner instead If ending with feast.
The dinner 81 much the same as Tor pan
supper. the chief difference being that at
the suppers the guests placed themselves
where they liked while az the dinners the
places are assigned by the mistress OF the
house. The tables are all decorated with
different flowers and each gentleman re-
ceives on his arrival an envelope contain
ing the name of the lady he is TO take
in 10 dinner and the flower 10 be found at
the table intended for him. Handsome
dishes of old silver or modern ones IN
imitation. baskets OF silvered wire. shells
of china or simple vases Of glass the color
OF the flowers are used as receptacles Tor
the pretty flowers and pretty trays OF
delicate china or lacelke silver are filled
with bon bons and candled fruits. The
menus are made very small, In the shape
Of a pocket-book, In pale shades or PINK.
blue or green and ornamented with gilded
initials or the crest Of the family. White
damask linen is used for these grand az
fairs. the millinery mode Of table deeora-
ton being reserved to country houses and
simpler feasts-New York Sun.