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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-12-27

| you haven't a place to go home and
| have good time in. We want bang
| up story on a New Years day with the
| life-savers. We want it for Sunday,
and just lay yourself out on it.
Then he threw his arm over Brier-
| ly's shoulder and said, kindly:
See here, Briefly, what can l do
| for you?"
| Nothing, SIR said Briefly. 81
| shall start at once"
1t was early morning when he
reached the little seaport, and he
| of a beach that was set among the
rocks like a single jewel in an iron
| crown.
The battle with the wind and snow
that wild New Years morning called
| out all his powers of resistance, and
when he reached the station and told
| the man in charge his errand, he was
| almost jolly!
He was armed with a permit from
I the chief of the service, and the brave,
honest fellows soon made him at
home. He had long chat with the
| man in charge, went out in oilskins
and patrolled the beach awhile, then
| went back to the warm, comfOrta bic
| station and examined all the appara-
| tus, taking few notes.
The storm increased in fury steadily
and the wind came off the sea in great
gusts that seemed strong enough to
| shake the little station down.
1t grew dark early, and when the
afternoon patrol came in at five o'clock
night had settled down.
1t must have been about ten o'clock
when the steady pound of the break
ers on the sand was broken by Diff
ferent sound. 1t was the boom of q
gun owe the water.
They shook Briefly out of his doze,
and just then the door burst open and
the beach patrol thrust his head in
and shouted:
Run out the gun and the lines
Something's Oh the Halfway rock and
shootin' rockets"
Here W as Brierly's chance. Hastily
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-12-27

where there were many other desks.
Opening from it were several smaller
rooms with a few desks In each.
The Office was deserted. The night
city editor had gone home, and the all.
night ION call" man had gone down to
Catder's.
Dearborn, grunbling away to him.
self. dipped his pen into the ink and
poised it in the air while he thought OF
q short, striking sentence with which
to begin his story Of a night along the
wharves- just then he heard a sound
like q mufhed sob. He listened, and
thought it was the wind.
Having at last succeeded in fishing
from the recesses Of his brain a short
striking sentence, he penned it quick.
ly before it could escape him, and TO,
five minutes his facile pen slid smooth.
ly over the paper.
Then he needed another idea; again
the pen was poised In the air. Again
he heard the muff1ed sob. This time
he launched string of unusually pic
turesQue oaths and started to investi
gate.
Yes, there could be no mistakine
that sound. Some one was sobbine
| strongly and trying to control himself
Now. under all his rough, gruff exteri
or old John Dearborn had as warm and
kind heart as ever beat. Guided by the
| sound he softly opened the door of one
of the small rooms and stood there
| looking in and thinking what a dra
| matte scene it was.
There sat Briefly in the middle O.
the room, his arms stretched out or
the desk before him, his head buried
and his hand holding the letter. He
| was crying like baby.
Dearborn stepped in and laid his
hand firmly on Brierly's shoulder
Briefly turned a startled. defiant face
"What do you want?''
whats broken you up, old man?'
| said Dearborn.
Nothing" said Briefly, catching hi.
breath.
You're liar" said Dearborn, land
you have got to tell me what the mat
ter is. Perhaps I can do something for
you"
With that he stepped to the door,
snapped the key, and put 1t in his
pocket.
Then Briefly began to sob again.
Dearborn hummed a tune, whistled a
bit, swore under his breath and wait
ed for Briefly to grow calmer Final
ly he looked up and said with an eff
fort:
II have got letter-from brother
that's given me the blues. Come up
the hill with me when we get good
night and 1 will tell you"
When the men came in at midnight
from lunch Briefly was sitting at his
place as usual and looking over a pa
per as if nothing out of the ordinary
had happened. They glanced inquir-
ingly at him, but they didn't dare to
ask for an explanation.
At $3.50 he said good night, hun ted
up Dearborn, who was waiting for
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-12-27
A SOCIALISTIC PETITION
Being Prepared by the Unemployed Of
the Pullman Strike.

Being Prepared by the Unemployed of
the Pullman Strike.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2O.-The men who
have not been able to obtain employ
ment at Pullman or elsewhere since
they joined the Pullman Palace Car
Co. strike, numbering 800, have drawn
up socialistic petition, which will be
presented to the city council, county
commissioners and legislature, with
the double object of el;citing an ex-
preston of opinion Or legal definition
of the constitutional fright to live''
and to bring some measure of relief by
calling attent ion to their deplora BILE
condition.
The proposition is made to pledge the
labor of the petitioners to the city
in return for the city opening to them
unoccupied land in Chicago on which
the necessaries of life could be pro-
duced.. The petitions, which are now
being largely signed, will be pre-
sented on behalf of all the poor of the
county.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-12-27
Important in Bread Making.

The temperature at which bread IS
both raised and baked is of the great
est Importance in producing the per-
feet loaf. DR.. Woods, of the Con-
necticut experiment station, places the
proper raising temperature at from SO
degrees to IS degrees Fahrenheit, and
the baking temperature at from 400
degrees to 500 degrees. In late paper
on bread-making he cautions the
housewife against cooling the loaves
of bread too rapidly after taking them
from the oven. Much of the souring
of Bread" he adds. sis doubtless due to
lack of care during cooling. Owing to
the high-water contents, and the large
amounts of nitrogaDous substances and
sugar which bread contains, it is, es-
pecially while warm, good soil for
the development of various kinds of
molds and bacteria. A loaf of bread
hot from the oven, taken into a poorly
ventilated room crowded with people,
will become sour in the course of two
or three hours. IN. Y. Post.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-12-27
THE GOLD RESERVE.
Nearly Ten Millions Below the Mark
United States Notes.


United States Notes.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-The treasury
gold reserve had declined to 500, 500, coo
up to noon Since the first issue OF
United States notes $215, 165, 600 have
been redeemed in gold up to date, and
since the issue of treasury notes began
$40, 100000 Of these have been re-
deemed in gold. Notes of the same
denomination have, of course, been re-
issued as fast as redeemed in gold in
accordance with law to the extent of
the $685., 674, 900 thus redeemed.
Earthquake Shocks Cause Wreck and Ruin
at Oravicza, Hungary.
BUDAPEST, Dec. 21.-The town of
Oravicza, about so miles southeast of
Temesvar, was visited by a violent
shock of earthquake at an early hour
Wednesday evening, which wrecked a
large number of houses. Roofs fell,
walls tumbled down and in many
cases the buildings and whole streets
were reduced to debris The inhabit-
ants fed to the open country. At mid
night another shock was felt, but it
was less violent than the first one. A
number OF persons were injured, but II
yet no fatalities are reported.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-12-27
him. said Come" and they started up

him. said Come" and they started up
the hill.
When the whole story was told long
afterward Dearborn said that during
that walk to Brierly's room neither
spoke single word to the other.
When the gas flared up in Briefly
room, Dearborn saw a small coZy
apartment with a desk in the center
and the walls completely lined with
books. A cot stood in little alcove.
Briefly poked up the fire, handed
Dearborn pipe, lighted another him
self, and reached into his pocket.
All this time he had not said a word
and Dearborn, with the ready tact
born of a long newspaper experience,
said nothing. Finally Briefly handed
him the letter and said: read it."
This is what Dearborn read:
.BEN-What's the use; It's three years since
you refused to have anything moro to do with
me- and can't seem to catch on anywhere.
No matter where I've been since saw you.
am going to do really something decisive in my
life now; am going to end 1t.
"Good-by. JOHN
Dearborn read it through twice,
looked at the postmark, blurred by
rain beyond all recognition, looked at
Briefly, and said:
We'll, old man, who's John?"
My brother" said Briefly.
And then he began to tell his story.
and he never stopped until he had told
it all, and even then he did not say a
great deal. 1t was the shortest, sad
dest history Dearborn had ever listened
to. Here it is:
My father was a rich ran once.
This is all that is left of his fine libra
~. He died poor long ago and my
mother did not outlive him long.
John and were the only children.
John was little chap when they
a:ed. was twenty-cne and went to
work. l had been through Harvard,
and scrimped and pinched and saved
every cent to send him through, but
he did not care anything about such
things He was a careless, wild sort
of fellow. and crazy to go into the
newspaper business
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-12-27

throwing on nis oilsllns he started
out with the men.
The snow had stopped falling. 1t
was bit lighter, and they could see
the silver line of surf stretching either
way on the beach. Its roar was SO
loud they had to shout In each others
ears to be heard.
With unceasing regularity the boom
of the gun rode in to the men. At less
regular intervals fiery snake wrig-
g]ed out of the blackness and died in
mid air.
1t was a tough struggle to the wa
ter's edge, but at last they planted the
gun and made ready to drop line over
the vessel. Several times they were
unsuccessful, and pulled the line back
again, but finally succeeded.
By this time the gun had ceased ita
boom ng and the fiery snakes wriggled
no longer. Briefly had walked along
the beach SO he might look out at
a different angle, and was standing
strai uing his eyes for sight of the
vessel.
He was just starting back when a
hug comber came bounding in, bear
ing Il black object on it's crest. briefly
saw it and waited.
On it came. curling, seething, fash
ing and foaming. With last mad
leap the breaker struck the shore, wet
ting Briefly to his waist, and laying
at his very feet its burden.
1t seas the body Of a man hshed to a spar.
All signs of life were beaten out Of
| the body.
Briefly cut the lashings, shouldered
the body and fought his way to the
station. 1t was deserted. By the light
of the lamps he saw the man was
young and that he was breathing.
Brierly's first thought was identif1-
cation. Slipping his hand into the
mans breast pocket he took out lit
tie leather photograph case and
opened it, and saw-his own face.
For moment he was puzzled. Then
he gave the mans face a long look and
jnmped to his feet with: John, back
from the dead!'
Outside the wind whistled under the
caves and shrieked like ten thousand
demons. Then it would sob and moan
and slip off like pack of frightened
wolves. Those few moments seemed
hours to Briefly, and he worked as he
never worked before.
Time and again he stopped over and
kissed the cold, wet lips, calling on
the silent form to speak to him. And
outside the wind went bowling by.
Then John opened his eyes and
smiled. and Briefly danced-yes, actu-
ally danced-with joy.
The story is very nearly told. Next
morning Dearborn got a telegram,
which said:
My brother IS here; come. BRIEFLY"
And when he came John told them
how at the very moment he was going
to end his misera BILE life he had been
persuaded to ship as common sailor
on board the Mermaid. She had got
ten off her course in the storm, and
here he was.
1t was . week before he was able to
go up to town. But when he did go
he went to work on the Sun and is
making a success there under the
watchful eye of his brother
And the witty man says that: Briefly
has gotten to be quite decent sort OF
a fellow now."-George L. Sullivan, in
Boston Globe.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-12-27
The Years Best Gift.

The fire was bright TIE night was drear.
We sat and praised the parting year.
One guest gave thanls for added wealth,
And one for quick return to health.
The aged father tod, with joy,
The coming OF his absent boy
"a gladstone yeari" tho brother cried.
And smiled upon his rosy bride.
"Ah, yes" the sister said, and pressed
Her infant closer to her breast
1T was q glorious year, in truth.
gained my 'sheepskin'!'' cried the youth.
The patient mother gently sighed,
And breathed the name of one who died;
Then softly said: ITO her was given
The years best gift, for she has Heaven.
-sirs. McVean-Adams, in s. S. Times
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-12-27
HIGH AND Low.
Proposed Campaign Against Gambling
Houses and Unlicensed Bars.

Proposed Campaign Against Gambling
Houses and Unlicensed Bars.
CHICAGO, Dec. 3O.-The law and other
officers of the corporation are engaged
in preparing plans for a campaign
against the fashionable clubs of the city
where the law against gambling is vi
olated and where bar is maintained
for the use of mem bers and guests
without license being taken out
The disreputable houses were liquor
is sold without q license will also be
attended to. The power of the city
authorities to take such action has
never been tested, but able lawyers
are of the opinion that the clubs are
amenable to the law governing surly
cases.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-12-27
His Needs.

'tAaron's boy would do tiptop if he
had string long enough" said one
neighbor to another.
II don't know what use q business
man can put string to-" said neigh
Dor number two.
Well. if he could tie up ali the loose
ends tina. ne leaves dangling, tie him
self down to his work, tie his pocket
book together and then tie his tongue
so it wouldn't wag SO busy, he'd be as
useful man rs we have got in town.
But doubt if it can be done. It would
take considerable string" Youth
Companion.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-12-27
MISSING STEAMERS

Given Up for Lost-Other Vessels Reported
Missing.
SAN Francisco, Dec. 20.-The coal
laden steamers Montserrat and Kewee-
nav have about been given up for lost
and the COM ined crews of fifty may
be numbered among the drowned.
General anxiety is now being felt for
the bark Columbia. fourteen days from
Port Blakely for this port; the bark
Germania, sixteen days out of Seattle
for this port; the ship B. F. Brown.
fifteen days out from Nanaimo, and
the bark Sea King from Nanaims.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-12-27
FIVE MEN INJURED

BY Falling Scaffolding-Fe11 from a Build
ing and Fatally Injured.
JANEsvILLE, Wis, Dec. 20.-A heavy
scaffolding at the new high school
building fell yesterday morning and
injured five men, two of them prob
ably fatally.
Two of the victims were gotten out
with great difficulty, the heavy posts
pinioning them down like wise. The
injured men were all married.
John F. Soard fell off a building in
the second ward last evening and was
injured internally. He will probably
die.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-12-27
THREE MEN INJURED

BY the Explosion of a Boiler in a Paris
UlL) Planning Mill.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Dee. 2O.-By the
explosion of boiler in Pea body's
planning mill at Paris, ILL.,. yesterday
morning, three men We're seriously in.
jured and the building badly wrecked.
One of the men, Vandalia brakeman,
was standing by the side of his
train when struck by the debris. His
legs were broken. A piece of the
boiler weighing 200 pounds dropped
through the roof a colored mans home
400 feet away, but injured no one
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-12-27
SOME OF CHICAGo's FINEST
Indicted by the Grand Jury for Intimi-
dating Legal Voters.

dating Legal Voters.
CHICAGO. Dec. 21.-Eight indictments
were voted Wednesday by the grand
jury against men alleged to be guilty
of election frauds November in the
Thirtieth precinct of the Thirty
fourth ward. Three of the indi-
viduals are policemen. This action
is the first fruit of the work of the
civic federation. Those said to be on
the list are: 2. E. Blackwell, police
man; John Flynn; Frederick Holzer.
policeman; Dennis Mahoney, demo
cratic challenger; c. A. Storms, police
man; VIM. Sweeney, bartender; VIM.
Rumslage, ex-contractor, and James
Ryan.
The persons against whom indict-
ments were voted are charged with in
timidating and otherwise interfering
with legal voters.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-12-27

NO." said Mrs. Fisher, "Idon't call
myself lady, but simply plain
woman" Well" said Mrs Candor,
you're plain enough; that's q fact
n. Y. Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-12-27
NTRIED, unknown and fair,
With deep. mysterious eyes and
starwreathed haiH
Untouched by any breath OF nj,

II NThlED, unknown and fair,
With deep. mysterious eyes and
W Il starwreathed haib
w. Untouched by any breath Of sin
Undimmed by care the brow's white flame,
The New Year meets US, face to face
Laden with gifts of grace:
The wealthy hours, with unknown blessings
fraught,
Fair space for earnest toll and fruitful
thought,
For kindly word ans generous deed.
For binding up the hearts that bleed.
For conquering self and sin.
For waxing strong within.
Alas all pale and cold.
Mid drifting SHOWS. withered and shrunk and
old.
We see the Old Years sad. accusing ghost.
Laden with treasures we have lost:
The wasted hours, the deeds unwrought
The idle word and thought,
The waiting good wherein We weakly failed.
Sharp tests Of life, where strength or courage
Quailed;
The gracious toll We might have shared
The lost for whom we might have cared
Sweet Heaven. how can we brook
The Old Years ghostly lookf
All, let US gaze no more
On loss and failure that have gone before;
The future still hath space for truer life,
For generous deeds and noble strife:
The soul that cannot rise with wings
May climb to higher things.
And Thou. Almighty One in whom We trust,
Who still rememberest we are but dust,
Whose mercies all our sins outlast,
Lift from our hearts the heavy past,
That we may go with cheer
To meet the glad New Year.
samantha w. Shoup. in n Y. Independent
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-13

Three and a Quarter Millions Paid Out.
Large BCnchciaricB

Three and a Quarter Millions Paid Out
Large BCnchciarlcg
Washington March l2,--Complying with
u resolution. the secretary OF the treas
ury today sent 60 the senate a list OF
licensed producers Of sugar IRON boets.
sorghum and sugar cane in each state
aud Territory 90 whom the bounty had
becn paid and the amount paid to each
Tho statement shows that the payment
for the current year up TO March 1 have
been as follows;
Beet sugar SOLO aS5 sorghum sugar
SlG,94h; Cune sugar, S2.5l3gJ7 maple sugar
Sil5.5W-total, S325IOaj
Tie state Of California lends n the
Fi"luDaJn Of beet suEur, Nebraska anil
NunAaS hnd minnesota are bhp only pro-
dlCeta OF auruhm sugar and rho lafte,
only IN very siq5ht extent. louisiana
receives 'the bulk OF the bounty paid on
cane sugar hut TcXaA Florida aul NliH-
SITES lpi also show an interest In the indus
my
'rhe only individuals or companies wh p
Va 1893 rccoiVel a bounty amounting to
more ilhan 100000 ON cane sugar are the
following.
Mdcs Plarulrg and Manufacturing 60 ,l-
pafy, S8iNW, Leon GuttihiuuN, 2Inhu01.
llahaM Millikin, &iiSaSSl Cnilery Central
Sugar Refinery ara lnllfpad cDmpAny
til5El al N Louisiana, Senator CadefY
Says llo tHs no Interest IN the fdgaf re-
uu1ry Wlgfch bears bi8 name. and tlsAt lt
WINS anmci mller him originally because
he assisted 10 getting tt started.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-13
AT rnn CAPITAL.
Coke Has Made No Announcement In
NaBhinRton

~A,. ~ -,
o'No has Me3e No Announcement In
washtnsto, 49,, ''', ~
,nnntbs ras, 40 ~ ~, ~ su'ue
discussed tb, c,,,,,,,. s''t'o', '''Ne
In Texna mo ,,ai, n,,,',,1', e'uN''u',
was as 10 scnator co., nas,,,, W. -.
has been stated M ono NV, ~, ~. -,
bc a candidate, ana nno,nn,. ,,,.,t ~ 49,,
not bo a candidate Dot, s,,,,,N, t.',,,'
had an kinda az nr,of sn,., ,t,r,,,, 49,
from the senator. htnssir a., h,s ~,
this guod limo na t,r no U,sr,,,-,,,,
concerned. remained dts,rao,,, sna.,
Both stories b,,n l,,.,,, ,,r,,,s.1 -, -
70 time' but OF late the story of the scua-
tors retirement has predomiuntcd. In
fact IL is nov, nrp.nt,5 os , f,ct ,,,,,,.,
-, ~ "s i"N' "uuu"b
''N utie6aloh mere, Everyone has. how
ever. been awaiting on expressions from
tho s,,,pto,, bir,ssif
IL
II seV'ila mat ne mas concluded 10 an
nouuce his retirement IN Texas rather
than mora
r,,
iHV STORY ls Wei authenticated mere To-
night that he has written a letter TO
Chptrp,nn Waller pntsor ,vtpir,,yi,,,.
"i','"' 81 " no
IRON the race lie refuses TO tank OF the
matter. and so the direct news win come
here from Texas IT. rho unko,. lottar ia
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