Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-01-11

ano set up the claim that the care ani
custody of the boy rested In him ant
! that Mrs. Delano prevented HIM from
) exercising his rightful control in the
premises. Mrs. Delano, in her OWL
: behalf, alleged that at the trial of hel
; divorce suit against her husband, be-
fore Judge John L. Thomas in Iron
county, her petition was dismissed, but
she was awarded the custody of the
child. This order was modified by
Judge Green so as to allow the father
to see the the son each Sunday from
10 A. NJ. to 5 P. NJ, at the mother 8
home.-St. Louis Post Dispatch.
The present depression in business
has made itself felt everywhere; no
community, however prosperous, but
what has suffered more or less from
the pinch. But those who are so
| fortunate as to have homes in the
country have little conception of the
misery and suffering which panic.
like the one now paralyzing the bust
ness of the country, brings on many of
the laborers and wage-earners in the
large cities. Away from the large
crowds, and out in the country, where
everyone knows everybody else it is
comparatively seldom that any one
goes hungry; there is always some
kind neighbor who provides, and
singularly unfortunate is he who doesn't
secure enough to keep out the cold and
satisfy the appetite. In the city it is
different; crowded together in dark
and gloomy tenenents, when the dull
times come and the head of the family
is thrown out of work and his family
thus deprived of the means of subsist-
ence, he knows not where to turn; his
neighbor, if he is so fortunate as to be
acquainted with him, is doubtless in
the same condition. True, there are
the organized charities, but where |
there are so many, hundreds are sure
to be overlooked. With nothing to
feed his little ones, their tiny faces |
pinched with hunger and cold, there is |
no alternative but to beg or steal
many are too proud to resort to the
former but resolve to try the latter,
and driven to desperation as they are,
their acts should be reviewed more in
sorrow than in anger. AS illustrative
of this unfortunate state of affairs, a
gentleman from Washington county
who recently had occasion to spend
several days in St. Louis, told a'REGIs-
TER writer the following account of his
"In going to my boarding
house was obliged to pass dark al
ley. One evening was late, and just
as passed the alley man jumped
toward me; 1 quickly turned around
and asked him what he wanted; he
hung his head and burst in tears; re-
peated my question and he said that it
was his intention to hold me up; that
ne had q wife and two little girls at
nome who were cold and hungry;
here had been no coal in the house for
,hree days and the last crust had been
eaten that morning. In his hand he
carried an iron bludgeon with which
he had intended to fell the first passer-
~, and go through his pocket. There
vas policeman standing only few
eet away, but hadn't the heart to de-
liver him up to the officer. The poor
story impressed me, and, though
lie might have taken my life, if hadn't
,een on the lookout, still, was sorry
or him. / gave him dollar and told
lin to go buy at least one good meal
or his family. With his eyes filled
With tears he thanked me; he was truly
'rateful and evidenced his gratitude I
most Enthusiastically. And this little I
tory believe explains the cause of the
frequency of the robberies that are
low occurring"