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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-12-21


We have had since the, wilson bill
was made public another interesting
illustra ton of how the stock market is
wont to discount the future. No subject
has been more talked about on Wall
street during the last few weeks than
tariff revision. The claim was that as
soon as bill having that purpose in
view was, formulated and legislation
threatening to disturb existing rates
began to be agitated there would be a
general Industrial upheaval in which
the stock market would be sure to, suf-
fer severely. just the reverse has hap
pened, so far, at least, as affecting the
surface of stock exchange affairs. The
bill referred to had no sooner appeared
than values Of all good railroad proper
ties began to strengthen and the mar
ket has had better tone. ever since.
Wall street interprets the prospective
tariff legislation as promising to be
much less radical than Eumor had fore
cast it; hence the pu hlication relieved
the market oa the pressure these ex-
aggerated ruIaors had exerted and gave
opportunity to the improving indus
trial conditions to have more influence
on stock values.-Einancial Chronicle
Specific duties put the heaviest
tax on the cheapest goods The man
who buys the expensive grades of for
eien underwear, for instance, will pay
a lighter tariff than he who buys The
cheaper goods Demonstration OF this
fact is mere matter of elementary
arithmetic. In the republican art OF
taxing the masses for the benefit OF
TIE classes the specific duty is the most
valued tooL-Chicago Times.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-12-21

not here for myself. / have just
| dropped in with a friend who wants a
| nice beefsteak, pat of butter and a few
potatoes to carry home in basket that
you will lend him."
''You would have thought I was a
judge, too" said Tom ''Why 1 most
thought l was, myself, the butcher
was SO perlite to me-"
Then they went to a grocer's and
added sugar and tea to the basket,
| and the judge helped Tom with it
clear to TOMS door.
How the children did hurry around
to get the supper. Dollie set the ia
ole all over again, put the potatoes on
to boil, fried the steak and boiled
fresh water for the new tea, while
Tom cut and spread the slices of rye
bread. Such happy little children!
Such a merry Christmas Eve!
Mrs. Jones hard days work was over,
and as she reached the doorway of the
house in which she lived she stopped to
wipe away the tears from her eyes lest
it should grieve the children to know
she had been crying. Only few shil-
lings were tied up in the corner of her
handkerchief, and those must, most of
them, go for the rent nearly due. Oh,
how she did long for ever SO little to
make Tom and Dollie realize what a
Christmas gift meant; but she was tired
and cold and almost faint from hunger.
so she began to climb to the attic. AS
she got to the first flight she was greet
ed by an odor of good things that made
her say to herself: THE Stems are
having good supper" But it wasn't
the Stems nor the Swedish families on
the next floor. The Rileys and OHal-
lihans were away, and the folks on her
floor and the one below lived mostly on
scraps that they gathered from house to
house. The door of her own poor room
opened, and out upon her cleaned
light, sense of comfort and a glow
Of warmth, while the two voices she
loved best cried: Come in, mo ther.
out of the dark and cold. Merry
| Christmas, for the Christ ChiIds sake -
All this happened thirty long years
/ ago. But every Christmas Eve, in a
beautiful home. one Of the most beauti-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-12-21
OPINIONS AND. POINTERS.

And in Boston. where high tax on
tea was first pitched overheard, McKin-
ley has taken to preaching much the
same doctrines.-PhlladeIp Times.
Those who have declared that
President Cleveland would not have the
courage of his convictions sn the tariff
question are Observation-Disclosures Free
Press.
One Of the hest signs of the ne q
tariff bills popularity is that the sug;ri
trust is bowling already The more
the trusts howl the more the people
like it.-Suffaio, Times
Those persons who are opposed
to a reelection of the tariH were ALI at
the polls in. 1899 and 1892, but ahey
didn't come within mere than million
of majority. Y. World.
Here. are such good repu Ilicas.
papersas the Chicago Tribune, the ST..
Paul 2ioneer-Presss and the Omaha Bee
all irGorsing the free List in the Wilson
bill. 1t may as well be understood
first. as last that the great west. is for
tariff reform and it is going to have it.
-R0ston Herald
A Philadelphia wooden mannfac-
tu4,er said after the Mckinley bill was
passed.: sit is our tariff; we paid Tor
IL. and we were not thinking about
labor" You didn't pay for the tariff
and it is not yours. 1t is the country's
tariff. The country is in the saddle -
ST. Louis Republic.
Gov. Mckinley thinks that the eff
feet of the new tariff bill will be to in
tensify and prolong the existing condi-
ton of affairs" The existing condl-
ton of affairs came about under the
operation of the Mckinley measure OF
extreme protection. The new bill ma
terially modifies his protection in some
cases and in others cuts it off. How can
it then INTENSITY and prolong the ex-
listing condition of affairs?" The gov
ernor should look to his logic-N. Z.
World
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-12-21
IN MRS. LOGAN'S CHILDHOOD.
How Christmas Was Celebra ted In Her
Fathers House Long Years Ago.

Fathers House Long Years Ago.
With me the memory of the Christ
mas holidays of my child and girlhood
will ever be one of the most sacred and
sweet of my life, from the larks of the
school-children, when / was one of
them, in barring in or out the teacher
till he or she gave us holiday and a
treat, to the blessed Christmas morning
when we all flew into fathers or moth
ers room screaming: Merry Christ
mas!" to find the thirteen pairs of we'll
filed stockings hanging round the
broad old fireplace and to receive the
warm embraces of those revered and
indulgent parents.
1 can never forget the happy hours
that followed in displaying our treas
ures, nor coming to the table to see IA
Their and mother open the number1ess
packages that we used to prepare for
them!
The hours that we brothers and sis
ters spent in planning and executing
our surprises for mother, father and
each other, with the merry episodes,
mishaps and successes and pleasures,
will-cling to us evermore.
The madcap fun we used to have
sleighriding and the merry dancing
and candy-pulling with the troops of
boys and girls that were our friendsl
How we'll we remember the sparkling
wood fire in the ample old fireplace,
with rows of apples toasting before it;
the great dishes of popcorn, popped in
covered kettle, so white, and fresh,
and tender; the sweet, rich nuts and
crystal cider for the evenings when we
assembled in each others homes for a
good time and to play games of forfeit
and chance.
For genuine pleasure those times
have never been surpassed by the state
ly occasions of maturer years, and
more than once our heart has longed
for those happy days.
The custom of ceremonious calls on
New Years day did not obtain with US
till later years. but the day was not al
lowed to pass without celebration,
usually with dinner party and dane
ing in the evening, and always with
closing up of the accounts of the old
year and beginning the new with many
resolves that were broken and forgot
ten before the ides of many months had
passed over our heads-Mrs. John A.
Logan, in Chicago Tribune.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-12-21

took a great red apple out of it, and
handed it to Dollie with an II wish you
a merry Christmas, Tollie."
You should have seen DCilie's face as
she said: ''Why Hans! how did you
know 1 had a Christmas tree?' and
then she told him what her tree was
made out of.
Hans stood and looked at Dollie a
minute and then he went back of his
counter, opened a drawer, and took
out five little wax candles-a blue one,
red one. white one, pink one, and
one just as yellow as gold. These he
put into paper bag with a stick OF
peppermint candy and ball of scarlet
popcorn to keep them company, and he
gave all these to Dollie for her very
own.
There was only one thing for Dollie
to do; she could not receive without
giving in return. Hans was not an at
tractive person; indeed, most people
thought him cross sort of man, but
Dollie said:
Please, Hans, I should like to kiss
you," and looked up into his face with
such joyous smile that tears came
into the big Dutchman's eyes as ne
bent down and touched Dollie's fore
head with his lips IS tenderly and
reverently ''as if las he told somebody
Tollie had been a saind in n church.
But he told Dollie ito run home gwicls
oaten de gold und vix her dree, al
ready"
Really, you would be surprised to
see how it improves a broom stump to
be dressed up with colored candles, a
popcorn bail, stick of peppermint
candy. an apple, and an old doll.
Dollie decided Shat when it was lit u-o
she would have to ask in the neigh.
bors, as it would be too selfish to1en-
joy such a pretty sight all to them
selves. And just as she was thinking
this she heard Toms whistle.
Tom always whistled Yankee Doodle
when he came home at night, but it
seemed to Doliie that he was rather
blowing the tune than whistling it this
evening. It sounded something like this;
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
whew-
Whew-whew- whew-whew-weus hooo o.
UosA"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-12-21

and then he would stop a minute as II
he were taking a rest before he started
again.
At last he mounted the fifth pair OF
stairs and finally he opened the room
door, and there he stopped all out of
breath, and beside him market basket
just as full of fat brown paper parcels
as it could be. And when they had got
thing and wondered over each separate
article, Tom told Dollie this:
1t had been bad day for trade, and
as the afternoon wore on Tom was be-
ginning to feel that he should have to
come home without cent, when a
gentleman came along, stopped, looked
at Tom. and then put his foot on Toms
box. Tom was glad, SO glad, that a
tear fell right out of his eye on a
''shined' part of the gentleman's boot
Tom brushed it in awful quick time, he
! said, but the gentleman must have
seen it, for Tom felt such a kind pat
on his shoulder"
When the boots were done the gen.
tleman asked Tom how much it was,
and Tom said on Christmas Eve the
boys asked twelve cents, but he was
such little fellow. and not over
strong. and he guessed his shine wasn't
worth more than eight cents. The gen.
tleman took out a silver dollar and
handed it to Tom, and Tom said if the
gentleman would stay by his kit, he
would run and get the change, but the
gentleman said: 'Why, my boy, the
dollar is yours!". "And," said Tom, ''he
said softly like: "A glad Christmas to
you in the Christ Child's name felt"
said Tom, ''most too swelled to speak,
but 1 did get out that mother and
Dollie would be thankful, and then
somehow I told him my name and
where l lived, and how hard mother
worked and about your back and Ruth;
and then 1 told him how I meant to
buy you and mother good Christmas
Eve supper. The gentleman, he says
to me: Tom, you put that dollar in
your pocket and carry it home to your
mother, and tell her to put it away for
you until you grow up, and then you
take it, Tom, and put it in your own
pocket, and you will never see 1t with
out remembering this Christmas Eve;
and when you remember it, you will
look about you and find some good to
do, some help to give, for the Christ
Child's sake. And now, said the gen.
tleman. pick up your kit and come
along with me; 1 have an excellent
butcher and a most obliging grocer,
and we will go and pay them a call
And them" said Tom, che took one of my
hands in his, and we walked along to-
gether, and his great big hand made
mine SO warm, and when he had
warmed one he made me walk on the
other side of him so that he could
warm the other. Ever SO many people
touched their hats to US. and lots of
pretty ladies bowed and smiled.
didn't know there were so many kind
people in the world" said little Tom.
Well, at last they turned into an
other avenue, where there were rows of
all sorts of fine shops, and at a butchers
they went in. Tom wished Dollie
could have seen il. Everything was
dressed up in greens and colored pa
pers, and, although the shop was full,
the boss came right up to Toms
friend, rubbing his hands and bowling
and saying: Good evening, sir. Any |
thing wrong in the order to-day,
judge? If so, we'll rectify it at once.
SIR" But the judge said: mo. am
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-12-21

All this happened thirty long years
ago. But every Christmas Eve, in a
beautiful home, one Of the most beauti-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-12-21
The Bloom of the Christmas Tree.

The Bloom OF the CnrISCmaS Are6s
At night we planted the Christmas tree
In the pretty home all secretly;
All secretly, though merry of heart,
With many whisper many q start
(For children who'd scorn to make believe
Nay not sleep soundly on Christmas Eva)
And then the tree began to bloom,
Filling with beauty the conscious roon
The branches curved in q perfect poise
Laden VITA wonders that men call toys"
Blooming and ripening (and still no nolse),
Until we merry folk stole away
To rest and dream till dawn OF day.
In the morning the world was o girl and q
boy.
The universe only their shouts of joy,
Till every branch and bough had bent
To yield the treasure the Christ-child sent
And then-and then-the children few
Into my arms, as children do,
And whispered, over and over again,
That oldest, newest, sweetest refrain,
" love you! love you! Yes, love yox!'
And Rugged and scrambled, as children do
And we said in our hearts, all secretly:
Z" THIS is the bloom C. The Christmas tree!"
Mary Mapes Dodge. in St Nicholas
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-12-21
August
Flower

NOne of my neighbors, Mr.. Jthn
Gilbert, has been sick for a long
time. All thought him pastrecoverJ.
He was horribly emaciated from thA
inaction of his liver and kidneys
1t is difficult to describe his appear
ance and the miserable state Of Ms
health at that time. Help from any
source seemed impossible. He tr;aa
your August Flower and Il effect
npon him was magical ft restored
him to perfect healtbto the great
astonishment of his family and
friends John QuibelI Holt, Ont. q
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-12-21

touches had retired
To seek the sleep to which their eyes asplred
Upon the mantel DER the broad fireplace
There hung of hose no solitary trace.
Because Sir Parvenue that night at tea
Had told the children. one and all, that ne
Considered it outrageous form to be
To hang their stockings there
beware.
My boys and girls OF all that is not sure,
And past all controversy de rigueur,
Said he
ave have to be
Quite circumspect in all our daily ways
To do no thing but what this volume says"
And here Sir Parvenue up to get
A volume labelled s.Blarney's EtiQuette:
Nine Thousand Rules For People Somewhat
New,
TO Teach Them Things They May and May
Not Do
$'I've searched this little volume through and
through,
And don't find there
That people who're polite hang anywhere
On Christmas Eve their hosiery;
And hence deem it but propriety
To let them lie just where they chance to be.
And as the book likewise contains no bit
About Christmas tree. dispense with it
We surely must" And so
They all to bed that night did go.
Now Santa Claus it happened, CHANGED to hear
The words OF Parvenue as rising clear
Up through the f1ues they cleft the atmosphere.
We'll, declare" said he,
THAT is the worst ever see.''
And then he went his Christmas work about
And left Sir Parvenue and tribe entirely out,
Save for a little note dropped through the fue,
To Parvenue.
s'Dear Mr.. p" it said, II much regret
That Christmas must be run on etiquette.
But, since you've chosen that this same must
be,
You'll pardon me
II should seem your household to neglect
rio ,;rp
And since I chance to have evening dress,
I cannot call this evening. My distress
Is great, but must exc obey the laws
That you've set down Yours truly Santa
Claus"
The moral is. for those who choose to read,
That they enjoy a monstrous little need
Or LIES good things who think it well to mix
Our old time joys with Mr.. Blarney's tricks
or etiquette, who doth some folks beguile
To thinking Christmas has gone out of style.
Carlyle Smith, in Harpers Bazaar.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-09-14
He Fined Himself.

An unusual incident occurred in the
city court at Savannah, Ca, few days
ago. Judge Mcdonnell was tardy in
putting i'll an appearance, for which he
fined himself $40, and then promptly
RENTED the fine. His honor went to
see his physician to have his arm,
which he recently injured, dressed, and
the doctor kept him little longer than
he had counted on. When he entered
the courtroom the hands of the clock
above the judges desk pointed to just
ten minutes past 10. Judge Mcdonnell
took note of the fact and said: ''In ac-
cordance with the rules of this court
every otfic II who comes in late is sub
ject to fine. The clerk will, there
fore, enter a fine of $40 against the
court for tardiness, to be paid into the
registry of the court. Owing to the
fact, however, that this is the first time
this thing has happened, and also that
the court had to be detained in order to
have ITS arm dressed, the clerk will re-
nit the fine "-BaHimore Sun.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-09-14
Ouenched Its Thirst.

That was a charming object-lesson
which was noticed in the yard at the
"Hickories" up Windsor avenue yester-
day forenoon, and it was an instructive
lesson in helping ones self as well.
Midway between the house and barn is
located a large cask as a drinking place
for the horses. Usually, Of course, this
tub is nearly full, but at the time re-
ferred to the water lacked quite little
of reaching the top. Along came a
robin, spinning over the ground like
mad, only stopping for moment, as is
his wont, to listen. Reaching the tub
he quickly vaulted to the edge. A
look Of disappointment was visible
when he arched his pretty neck
SO that one eye could look down
at the water. 1t was too far away, and
the bird trotted around quite i'll at ease.
The faucet was leaking just trife-only
drop at a time-drop, drop, drop-and
the robins eye finally caught the crys-
tails, and the little fellow almost shouted
for Joy as he danced around to that side
of the tub Placing himself directly
underneath the outlet, he threw back
his head, opened his beak, and there
after each drop landed in his parched
throat More than a dozen drops dis
appeared down the narrow channel;
then the robin bowed his head just a
little so that the cooling drops landed on
the top ofitand trickled down on either
side. Then it flew away to a neighbor-
ing tree as contented and happy as if at
peace with all the world.-HdrDord
/ro3Ipn1f
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-09-14
WHY He Did Not Speak.

A clergyman was annoyed by people
talking and giggling. He paused, looked
at the disturbers and said: "Some years
since, as I was preaching, young man
who sat before me was constantly laugh
ing, talking and making uncouth grim
aces. I paused and administered a Sc
we're rebuke. After the close of the
services gentleman said to me: Sir,
YOU made great mistake; that young
man was an idiot Since then l have
always been afraid to reprove those who
misbehave themselves in chapel lest L
should repeat that mistake and reprove
another IDIOT" During the rest of the
services there was good order Church
Stci1f}nrd
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-09-14
BIGGEST GUN IN THE NAVY.

A l3-Ench Monster Piece of Ordnance
Throwing an 1, 10O-Pound Prcjectile.
The 13-inch gun, the largest rifle ever
made for the navy and the largest that
is likely to be made for some to come,
is soon to be tested at Indian Head says
the New York Sum- Twelve of these
guns are needed for vessels now under
construction, four each going to the
battleships Indiana, Massachusetts and
Oregon. But the Iowa, which is still
larger, is to carry Pinch rifles as her
heaviest caliber. Our naval bureau of
| ordnance has asked to build 16-inch
gun. but since no ship is under
construction or in contemplation
which is designed for such a
weapon, it is not likely to
have attended the firing of llO-ton
guns in the British naval service and
the browning disaster of the Victoria,
which was armed with them, will not
give them much further favor here Or
there, although Italy uses them on her
vessels But the decision of the British
admiralty in favor of smaller maximum
calibers, was based on the consideration
of handling puns to advantage, it being
considered advisable not to be wholly
dependent for operating them on ma
cnlnerV, Which might be disabled at a
critical moment The same views have
prevailed in our own service and ac
cordingly the Iowa's largest guns were
reduced to the Pinch caliber, although
some experts considered this to be a
mistake. Certainly the interest in the
13-inch guns will not be diminished by
the knowledge that no more of them
are to be ordered for the present. The
greater part are in various stages of
construction, two being practically COM
! pleted.
The 13-inch gun is nearly 40 feet long
and has diameter of little over
feet at the breech and of n inches at
the muzzle. It is constructed on the
built-up principle adopted both by the
navy and the army, in which a central
steel tube has shrunk upon it bands or
jackets that fit it exactly. The projec
tile in ordinary use will weigh LOO
pounds and will be propelled by a
charge of $50 pounds of powder. These
figures, striking as they are, are out
done by those of the 11O-ton Arm
strongs, which are nearly A feet long,
have diameter of 81 feet at the breech
and throw an l ,SOO-pound steel project
tiletwith 900 pounds or more of powder.
Yet the figures of the 13-inch gun are
sufficiently imposing.