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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-08-24
ITO BE Continued
A HENPECkED BEAR.
Mrs. Bruin Plays tho Part OF Domesti
Tyrant.

Mrs. Bruin Plays tho Part OF Domestic
Tyrant.
If you wish to see how human the
bears can be, says the New York
Herald, invest a nickel in a bag of pea
nuts, then place peanut on the divid-
ing line between the paws of the lady
bear and the first gentleman bear.
Hoity toity, what time there will be!
The two black faces will look yearn-
ingly at the morsel. and the little eyes
will fairly roll as they measure the dis
lance and try to determine which has
first grab. Perhaps the big he bear
will make hesitating and furtive pass
at it. Then the she bear will reach
forth her paw and claw it toward her.
The he bear will look cross at this and
expostulate and perhaps swear a little
it certainly sounds that way.
'sHere, YOU" he will say, ''return
that goober or 1 will box your ears"
''I'll do nothing of the kind" replies
the lady. ga pretty cheek you have to
make any such demand upon me!'
Then follows such snarling, and
swapping, and showing of teeth as You
never dreamed of. The big he bear
raises his paw as if to strike his greedy
consort, and you expect to see the
latter wiped off the face of the earth.
But she does not weaken worth cent.
Don't you dare" she growls between
her teeth, and dare he does not, the big,
hulking coward, though the crowd does
everything in its power to encourage
him to fight.
It is such little domestic episodes as
this which add spice to living and make
us answer with loud acclaim: mo, sir
rec, marriage is not failure"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-08-24
USEFULNESS OF NATURE.

When . Man Can Handle Her She WIN
Work for Him.
The man with the ginger beard was
watching his neighbor laboriously dig;
=ging postholes.
They didn't dig 'em that way out in
Colorado where lived" said he.
The neighbor, who was a hired man,
cropped his patent digger, looked
around to see if his employer was visi-
Ole, found he was not, and took seat
ON the ground, ready to listen. s.How
did you work it?" he asked. .By
'steam?''
"Steam?" said the man with the
ginger beard. Nav. Done it by
lightning"
''Lightning?"
fas- You see, in the part of the
state 1 was in they is no metals of any
kind in the ground and no trees. I've
often watched the lightning cavortin'
around in the heavens fer an hour at a
time, jist achin' fer somethin' to strike
at; but not bein' able to do so, cause
they wasn't nothin' it could take a
start at-no attraction, you see Well,
one day 1 was a-sweatin' away, lust
like You would be if the boss was
=. ONAN& ho"s WHICH, d Olu ICll6F, CnaL
lived there before come, come along
and says he'd show me {. scheme to
save all that work. You can bet was
w1llin', SO he sends me to the house for
q bag of tenpenny nails, and he plants
nail in every place 1 had marked fer
hole. They is storm COMM says
he, and If amt mistakened she is
a-goin' to do the job in one whirl.
1 didn't say nothing, fer honest,
L thought he wuz crazy, an /
lowed I'd better humor him. After he
got the nails planted he dragged me
safe distance an told me to watch
her work. Pretty soon the storm came
along, with more thunder an light
ming in it than you will see here in a
month o. Sundays. Dreckly it got over
them nails. Then-biff!-blam! It
went to pluggin' away at them there
halls stuck in the ground, the most de-
lighted lightnin' you ever see to get
some thin to shoot at. An ev'y time
she hit there was the neatest posthole
dug out you ever see. 1 did hat to
trim few of 'em up with a spade, but,
as general thing they was as neat as a
body would want to look at. Natur' is
mighty useful if you know how to
handle her."
The hired man said s'Goshr' and re.
sumed work in the automatic manner
of one in Observation-Disclosures Jour.
nal.
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before Ollin, whose telegram had pre-
ceded him but brief time, should ap-
pear upon the scene.
Allan North was in better spirits than
he had been at any time since he began
this investigation. Success had attend
ed his efforts to trace and identify the
long-missing heiress; and, though an
undoubtsd source of anxiety yet re-
NAMED, he believed that, with this &C.
complished, the danger that menaced
the good name of the family could be
averted. Further than this he scarcely
dared allow himself to hope; and yet
there was hope down deep in his
heart, so closely akin to despair that it
sent the color from his face as swiftly
as a summer cloud obscures the sun
light. when he entered Mrs. Maynard's
drawing-room and found himself in
Myra Hilary's presence.
His entrance was unexpected and I'M
announced, and he had advanced half
way across the room before the two Ia
dies, who were conversing together in
low, earnest tones over their needle
work became aware that he was there.
Then, with a noticeable lack of cor
diality, they both greeted him, and Mrs.
Maynard coldly invited him to be seated.
North was sufficiently annoyed by
this reception to be quite thrown out of
his usual suavity for the moment.
81 fear that l am interrupting an
agreeable tete-a-tete, Mrs. Maynard"
he said stiffiy, "but shall ask your in
diligence long enough to communicate
to you the results of my recent trip to
Charleston. The fact that your own in
terests are so closely involved therein is
my sole justification for intruding the
matter upon you now"
"You have secured my eager attention
in advance, Mr.. North" said Mrs. May
nary. with quiet sarcasm, as she leaned
back idly in her chair and folded her
hands with an air of expectancy. 81
cannot be Indifferent to communica-
ton that affects my own selfish inter
ests. Pray allow me to ask, is it the
mystery of Annie Dupont that you are
about to clear away?"
THAT is, indeed, the purpose that
have in mind" returned North, with an
involuntary glance toward Miss Hilary
It was the mcrest idle glance, yet she
fancied that it had purpose, and she
rose at once to withdraw from the
room. Mrs. Maynard hastily interposed:
''Please remain, Miss Hilary" she
said. "You are sufficiently familiar
with the matter that have mentioned
to feel an interest in this promised solu-
ton of the mystery. Indeed" she added,
in q significant tone, turning toward
North with cold inquiry, sit is possible
tina. your forthcoming revelations will
prove to have q deeper personal interest
for Miss Hilary than for myself. How
is this, Mr.. North?"
North looked at her sharply for a mo-
ment, while family perceptible shade
of amusement blended with the grave,
annoyed expression on his face; then he
said, with furtive satire:
"Tour discernment astonishes me,
Mrs. Maynard! But indeed, had no
intention Of excluding Miss Hilary from
this interview. have every reason to
believe that she will find the story of
Annie Dupont interesting, and that she
viii rejoice q earnestly at the good
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-08-24

ccmpsete exemption % PERSONAL prop
erty Very well, then put the tax %
real estate; and I am . real estate
owner. am not unwilling 70 accepts
that conclusion. The agrlculturise
would get the tax back through tho
increase Of general wealth sure TO fol-
low and be spent here-sure to go into
industries here-snre to bring peoples
here. The increased tax, all and moro.
would come back to the land either In
the form Of the price Of house lots or In
those of its products milk and butter
and eggs. therefore very frankly say
that I am rapidly coming in my own
mind strange as it may seem-to what
believe is known as the single-tax
theory Of Mr.. George. may not b
correctly informed as to exactly what
that theory is, for have never, ann
sorry to say, given that attention to
Mr.. Georges writings which. perhaps,
ought to have given them. l only
know Of them through superficial read
ing in the papers, but as understand
it, he advocates tax on real estate.
/ would go beyond land alone, !
would prefer the grouSd taken by
David A. Wells. He says taxes should
be levied wherever you can get any
thing which the tax collector can lay
his hand on. The burden then falls
upon all equally, and no evasion will
be possible. The rich, under any sys-
tenn, have to pay immensely the larger
share, and that is proper: but If tho
question were put to me to-day, am
free to say as q large holder Of real es-
tate, I should have no fear with an eye
to the future Of Massachusetts, in say
ing at once that we should have all our
taxes levied on real estate. Because az
large real estate owner know we'll
am 30 certain Of il that It does not
seem to me to admit Of argument
that such system of taxation would
lead to . natural development and in
crease Of Massachusetts, - an investing
state, which would bring back TO her
real estate owners the whole Of their
increased taxation In rents and value
Of Droducta
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-08-24

Again Mrs. Maynard's glance sought
Miss Hilary, this time to encounter
Myra's eyes, full of eager speculation.
If each had spoken the thought in her
own mind in that instant, the denoue-
ment of North's story would have been
materially fastened. But they both
held their peace and waited for him to
unfold the mystery in his own way.
Beyond this point" he went on,
catching up the narrative again after a
meditative little pause, II cannot In this
necessarily brief outline follow her his
tory step by step for the next fifteen or
twenty years. 1t is essential, however,
to note that the lady soon after en-
barked for Europe, where her husband
held some official position under our
government-consul in some remote
foreign part. l may as well add in
this connection that he died year
later, and his widow, now more than
ever devoted to her adopted daughter
and dreading separation from her
more than anything in the world, re-
manned abroad for several years, drift
ing from one point of interest to an
other; thus Annie was nearly grown
to womanhood before she revisited her
native land. Owing to this fact, as
well as to the entire lack of any definite
information to work on. and the multi
plicity of false clews that were given
from time to time, the detectives whom
Mrs. Dunkirls at different periods en-
gagged in her search for her niece were
baffled in all their attempts to find her.
Swallowed up in another name and
identity. Annie Dupont had practically
ceased to exist.
''And now / must digress just for
moment in order to bring to your
notice yet another person who plays
an important part in the sequel.
This person is at present living in
Evansburg, q small place about
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-08-24
BOOK BORROWERS.

Ono Mans Plan to Secure the Return Of
His Volumes.
In this era of cheap literature, book
clubs and free circulating libraries there
would seem to be no reason why people
should borrow books at all; but they
are lazy folks, and will not take the
trouble to go and buy book for them
selves if they can get it from friend
for nothing.
If you like to give anyone q book,
says writer in an English paper, by
all means do so; but if you lend book
it generally means losing it, for which
you receive no Enthusiastically even an
apology.
When the lost volume belongs to q
set the offense is especially aRRravatt
ing. have long ago given up lending
books, for have always found if
friend borrows volume, which he
probably does not look at for fort
night, you Immediately want to refer
to it the moment he has left the house.
l once heard of an old bibliophile
who had the price put inside all his
volumes. When asked to lend one he
would look inside it and say:
Eyes, with pleasure. see the price
is five shillings, which will be refunded
-yhen the volume is returned"
He argued that if the book is really
required the money would be cheerfully
paid; but he found these occasions were
few and far between, and, what IL
more, he never lost any Of his books or
had them returned IN q dilapidated con-
ditiou
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-08-24

New YORK TAX REFORM ASSOCIATION.
Am greatly obliged for yours of the
Esd, as it is an interesting presentation
Of your views, and also as It puts in q
nutshell the point on which we differ
so that can put my finger ON It.
You say when corporations are MOI
granted any exclusive privilege" But
incorporation is an exclusive privilege
las against those who are not permit
ted to take risks without being person.
ally responsible for the whole loss; a.
against those which must stand thu
loss which comes from arrangement by
their death; as against all who, with
the petty capital Of the average indi-
vidual, must compete with the aggre-
give them corporate immunity and inn
mortality. These privileges corpora
tions should pay for, at rate which
win cqualize the terms on which they
compete with individuals
As to excise, my suggestion simply II
that rather than hamper any business
that is obviously beneficial taxation
should be shifted to that which Though
permissible) would be % useful to the
community If it were 1essened, or which
it Is to the interest Of the community
that it should be lessened and repealed.
And while, as between taxing BUSH
ness (which is admittedly profitable to
the community to an extent which
make it less profitable to the commun-
ity, and the imposition Of all taxes ON
land values, should favor the latter,
even though it involved the hardship
which would temporarily come TO tho
owners of unoccupied or little used
land; yet, as between this injustice and
the theoretical disadvantage of = franz
chise tax or AN excise tax, / should GER
tainly prefer the latter--tlc franchise
or excise tax-to the extent to which
they would give relief
To conclude
flavor franchise tax lin addition "a
. land value tax, for the same reason
that do q land value tax-viz.: because
. franchise is gift Of the community
to individuals, for which they should
pay the community in turn.
/ favor an excuse tax because b.
lieve in the present condition OF mat
ters It is the least burdensome to the
community other than the tvro othera
Gland value and franchisal and leo long
Is II should be thought beat 70 regulate
the liquor traffic at ALI simply fair
return to the community for the fran
chise thus secured to those who aso
permitted to sell liquor.
JOHN DsWrzr WAax1A
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-08-24
A TAX ON REAL ESTATE

II = just and Equitable Tax, and Would
Reach All In Proportion to Th<aS
Wealth.
It is very difficult to rid some peoples
minds Of the idea that men should be
taxed according to their wealth. They
urge that rich people who do not own
or use land would escaped taxation.
Why shouldn't they? Is it q crime to
possess wealth, that men should be
punished for it? But such critics are
alarmed, for they would
have to hunt q long time to find any
rich man who did not own q large
of land. A large part OF the
value of railroad stocks and bonds con-
sists of land values and would be taxed
with other values, while the part which
consists of improvement value would
go free. As rule, the most valuable
land is owned by the rich, and they
would. therefore, have the most tax
70 pay.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-08-24
Charles Francis Adams Before the
Massachusetts Legislature.

As an instance of how your laws
stand, will put case; some property
shares in corporation-wereb bought
First, the property was taxed in Illinois;
in the second place, the title deed was
ket value. Thinking / saw way to
develop my own interests as well as
those of Massachusetts, because cam
not develop my own interests without
developing those of Massachusetts,.
but not having the money. necessary to
carry it out. / went to q man and pro-
posed that he should lend the amount.
The rate of interest should be Eve per
cent; but, of course, have to pay the
tax on the note, and that makes it six.
I take the loan, and there is q third
tax. I then look the whole thing over,
and find that the loan was 80 per cent.
and all owned in the property was an
equity of 20 per cent. or $50 a share;
unless evaded my tax, found / had
to pay four and half or five dollars
tax per annum on a $40 investment, or
go out of business.
After all, the thing was done. But
how? BY simply evading your laws,
while the assessor-the man sworn to
enforce the law-turned his back and
shut his eyes, and connived at my eva
sions. He was right, too-and was
right! 1t was your stupid, barbarous
law which was wrong.
But you will ask me, What is the al
tentative? / say to you, gentlemen,
and say it openly, would If / could
go far in advance of any legislation
you have now before you. Massachu-
sets, Of all tho states in America,
should take broad view of this thing.
and endeavor to have a system OF taxa
ton founded on correct philosophical
principles which would work
powerfully in the line of the manifest
destiny Of Massachusetts, The funda-
mental principle of that system would
be the taxation of nothing which tho
tax collector could not lay his hands
directly ON; so that the incidence Of
taxation would fall, like the rain from
heaven, equally on the just and on the.
uniust-on him who tells the truth and
ON him who will tell . lie.
an told thiA would result IN the
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-08-24
THE PARISH SCHOOL,.


Two little nuns are teaching school
Near by, on Cozy street;
pass each morning, as . rule.
And now and then we meet
The humble house is small and low,
Its walls are rude and bare:
And yet loiter by. for, oh,
II seems 80 peaceful there
1never liked to go to school;
always rather play;
hated any kind Of rule,
And sometimes ran away.
But when I pass that little door,
And breathe that holy air,
:1want to be u boy once more,
And learn my lessons there
Oh, little nuns, with wimples white,
And hearts Of purest gold,
Ny soul Is troubled sore tonight
My heart Is growing cold.
Oh, little nuns Of sable dress,
And souls of drifting snow,
Teach me the way OF righteousness,
And can learn, know.
-Albert BigeIow Paine, in Harper's Weekly.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-08-24
TAX REFORM DEPARTMENT.

This department aims TO give eveFybody's
ideas about taxation mot tariff. Write your
opinions briefly. and they will Ne published or
discussed In their turn by the editor or By .
member OF the Taxation Society. Address,
..Taxation Society,"" this ONCE or p. @ Box IS,
Buffalo. n VI
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-08-24
Electrocution's Progress.

considerable advances have been
made in the art of electrocuting crimi-
nails since Kemmler was killed." re-
marked a well-in-formed electrical en-
pineer. about 1,70O volts is the
maximum alternating current now
used. A contact of one second or even
less is sufficient to destroy the life of
the criminal, and then the current is
Stacked down to 500 or 400 volts, which
is maintained until the doctors order
the current shut off. Thus is avoided
the unpleasant muscular contraction
peculiar to death by electricity. The
gradual Stacking of the current main
tains the muscles in q tense state, and
prevents the limp appearance pre-
scented by the prisoner heretofore.
There is no doubt that the most mi
mute contact of l, 700 volts causes instant
death. All other phenomena are due
to reflex action after death. I under
stand that a new and improved APP
paratus for the electrocution of GRIM
inals is now being prepared for use in
New York state. Electrical Review.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-08-24
Ice Block for the Table.


To the hostess who intends enter
tanning her friends at luncheon or din
ner during the summer months, hint
for the making of an ice block center
piece may not come amiss. It is both
novel and inexpensive. and may be
made in a few moments. Order from
your ice dealer a piece of ice weighing
about fifteen pounds, which has been
roughly cut with an ice-pick into
-cube-like shape. Place this piece OF
ice in q pan large enough to hold
It without breaking the corners.
Now put circular tin pan in
a hot oven for few moments. and
when it is very hot take out and place
ON ton of the ice. 1t will soon melta all
the ice with which it comes in contact,
and if it coois some boiling water
placed in the tin will increase the heat.
When the basin has melted its way
into the ice block so that its rim is
level with the ice, it should be removed.
The block may then be placed on
deep platter, or, better still, large
Hat glass dish, the cavity in the center
filled with water, and in it half dozen
pond-lilies with several of their large
green leaves.-Ladies' Home Journal
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-08-24
A New Use for the income Tax.

As means of educating the people
on taxation the income tax may prove
a good thing, but as a means of raising
revenue it is rs unjust as the present
system Of taxing the products of labor.
st. Louis Courier.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-08-24

! Philanthropist-I wish to found
great university on this site. Is it de-
.sirable?
Expertus (doubtfullyl-It viii take
n lot of grading before football can b
.played here.-Detroit Tribune.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-08-24

WHALEBoNEs which have become bent
and misshapen can be made ''as good as
new" by soaking them few hours In
water and then drying them.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-08-24

In London the experiment Il being
tried Of robed cho;. OF girls
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-08-24

CHAPTER XVIII
Macd such welcome and unwelcome things
at once
IT'S hard to reconcile.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-17

ing background to the side broidery Of
one OF the finest. wide high overuchlngs
OF nnciput ash trees / have ever seen,
FIRST fttears huge wall, high, thiet'
ivy hung aud messy. Surrounding this
IS wonderfully picturesque old gate
house. with two stories of chambers
aud an attic the vefitdble meeting room
Of the conspifators IN the. noted Guy
Fnwkes Gunp0wdcr plot Of lObo over
a capaciOus afchway which formed the
ancient sole entrance to the domain.
Behind this are other venerable buildings
half n thousand years old and in perfect
maze TO the right and higher shows q
grim, square Norman tower anu lhe
messy roof Of the parish church. Behind
and above all are the many massive
gables Of this most splcnddly tnntasuc
manor house within the England midland
shius. How glorious nm historic romance
could be wrought within Ashby 81
Ledgcrs' grim and ghostly old walls
IN the western and western midland
shrcs Of England are scores of ancient
villages of restfulness and beauty, hidden
coy from the glObe-trOttcrs' lOrpnettes iu
the sunny hOllOws Of the yerdgut hills.
odd Broadway "Brndwcn' IL once was
from The shepherds "cOttcs on the
mounted w0lds down to the most fruitful
Wales Of Eyesbam is "a lovely type OF
thrn all. All its houses are picturesque.
Indeed, here is one OF the few ancient
stone-built Villages of ancient England,
left precisely as It's makers built it ull
the way from 800 to 500 years ago. On
every side are high-pitched gabled roofs,
with wonderful stone aud iron finals,
mulioned windows and bays. loaded case.
ments containing the original glass, aud
huge. tall, stone chimney stacks-all
wpathered to most beautiful colors
Low stone walls IN trout enclose little
old world gardens with clipped and fauci-
fully shaped yew trees. It's quuintest of
hostelrics abound IN bits Of detail, old
oak doors aud hinges, old glass and case
mcnt fusteniugs aud most curious chine
ury pieces. plaster ceilings aud puuucled
rooms Every house has ilut-headed mul.
lioucd windows, with massive wood liutels
inside and huge bu0lks of OAK, roughly
squared and nodded over the ingles and
hrrplaces. IN these snug old inns and in
half of the huge stone farmhOuscs round.
about, tradition viii tell you Churlcs
or Elizabeth passed q night How wise
of them TO do 80 II they had the foot
ing, rme and will
EDGAR l.. WAKEMAN.