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Iron County register., 1899-12-28
THE MODE I'm WRAPS.
One May Wear a Long. short or
Medium Coat for the VIM
ter Season.

''They" said little while ago that
only the very short or the very long
coats were to be worn this season. but,
as in some other things, they" did not
know, and the half-length coats are to
be seen frequently. But those coats,
long or half-long, are abominable. eX-
cept for exactly the proper occasions,
and ii is brave woman who buys one if
she has not goodly amount of money
and a goodly wardrobe containing a
number of other coats. There is a GER
tain grande dame style TO those coats
that makes them absolutely irresisti-
BILE, but if they are not worn in grande
dame way and over grande dame
clothes they are utterly impossible gar
ments. For instance, there was wom-
an wearing them on one of the lower
business streets the other day. a well
that is elaborately-dressed woman
looks out of place on those streets, par
ticularly if she chances to get off Broad
way, as this oae. had. She was young,
pretty nd well-dressed, and she wore
one a hose half-long, straight, light.
box Is, and with laudable desire
She trying to hold up her skirts.
<eSe4 dnt get down DeloW heF codt'
and couldn't successfully hold up
her styEfs through it, but she made the
atteuont. Yhose coats were made to
have long. stiff, straight lines and
tipped in atone place they pop out at
another. That was the way the coat Of
this young woman did and there was
nothing stylish about it, or her, under
the circumstances, which is the kindest
hing to be said of either coat or wom-
an. The woman who wears those coats
on the streets must let her gown sweep.
The sweeping skirt makes half the eff
feet of the costume. The question of
hygiene is not once to be considered.
Some of those long coats try for the
effect that is found in gowns of
straight front and sides sweeping
away. There is one straight piece in
the front, pointed band set on just
below the waist to break the smooth,
straight line; the coat is fastened un-
derneath at the side from which rounds
off. around the back, a shaped ruff1e.-
II I,ollis Republic.
Iron County register., 1899-12-28

wouldn't. l knew God coulds see far
everything into His hands and went
to sleep.
/ slept so soundly~ that l was greet
ed the next morning by a savory
sagey scent of frying sausages com
ing up the little back stairs before
fairly got back from the slumber
world. Dora was down in the kitchen
singing Lightly Row" over the bis
cults, and looking as fresh as peach,
with her rosy cheeks and clear gray
eyes. And the stove was drawing
beautifully. And Aunt Laura came
down without a speck of neuralgia
and feeling as spry as a girl, to finish
breakfast, while Dora and went forth
to do the milking. And behold! the
sopping rain had turned into love
ly, soft snow in the night; not biz
zardy snow like the one before the
rain, that blew in everywhere, but a
gentle, fine, thick powder. It had
stopped falling now, and the air felt
crispy and bracing. The sun wasn't
shining yet, but there was a mellow
look in the sky, as if it meant to pop
out any minute.
New Years calling was not much in
vogue in our rural district; still, it was
Aunt Laura's way to make a red-letter
day of the opening one of the year, and
always to be prepared for any stray
caller who might chance to appear. She
had a cheerful fire in the parlor, plen-
tiful supply of coffee and cake on hand,
and we all put on our pretty house
dresses and prepared to be happy
whether anyone came Or not.
At half past nine pleasant melody
of sleigh bells jingled along, and the
cutest little cutter stopped at our gate,
and here came Rev. Cyrus Melton smil-
ing up the walk. We were mighty
thankful for the contrast between this
call and his last one; but such is the
perversity of man. l imagined he
looked a little disappointed at not be-
ing ushered into the cooking regions
again. Still, he smiled very good-na-
turedly, with those jolly brown eyes of
his, as he fished something out of his
pocket and handed it to me.
Miss Nettie,' he said. ''I felt it in nv
bones that you couldn't get any mail
up here on the hill all yesterday, and /
dropped in at the post Office as / came
by this morning, and found you this
Maybe / didn't know what it was,
even before saw the handwriting on it,
end perhaps l didn't fly to get it and
scamper out to the big fireplace and
curl down beside it on little wooden
stool to read my letter all alone. Frank
hadn't made fortune, he wrote me,
and he didn't know as we could have
big mansion built, but he had dug
enough gold to repair the old house and
make as all comfortable. and he was ON
Iron County register., 1899-12-28

own great-grandmothers and great
aunts-how lovely!"
well, you'll have to help, miss, and I
| doubt if you think it so lovely before
you get through" returned Dora.
You'll be baked beautiful brown"
We took an inventory of our stores to
| see what there was we could cook by
the fireplace.
There's a sparerib, for one thing"
announced Dora. "We'll hang it up by
a string in front of the fire.
Potatoes we can boil by hanging the
| kettle on the hook and chain" said Aunt
Laura.
"And the sweet potatoes we can roast
in the ashes," l added.
"And bake corn in skillet in the hot
Goals" finished Dora.
"Goody," said 1, "that's a fine enough
dinner for blizzardy day like this. OF
course, nobody'n come"
But somebody did come, as they usu-
ally do when you think tney won't;
and who of all persons but Rev. Cyrus
Melton! Dora fairly squirmed when
Aunt Laura brought him right into the
sitting-room, for, of course, she
couldn't take him anywhere else, unless
she wanted to freeze him. So in he
came, smiling placidly, and there was
the rib cooking in front of the fire with
a skillet set under to catch the gravy,
and there was Dora with her face like
a hollyhock, turning a great hoecake
in another skillet, aud there was I
prodding in the ashes with a long fork
to dig out the sweet potatoes! Not that
it mattered much about me; but some
folks were beginning to observe that
Rev. Cyrus was trifle more attentive
to Dora than the fact of her being one
of his flock warranted, and / knew that
in her eyes he was about as near state
of perfection as a mortal man needed
to be.
He was just riding out, he ex-
planned, to see old Mrs. Hankins, who
tie by the blizzard and been on the
road quite awhile; he had brought
bag of oats for his horse, and had
come up through the side lane and
taken the liberty to put the animal
in our barn to eat his oats, while he
himself ran in to see how we all Jared
this inclement day, ETC., etc. I slid
out while he was thus discoursing and
rushed to the parlor with a very for
lorn hope of finding a stray stick or
two left over there, making a fire
and getting him into the parlor while
we finished the dinner. The hope died
as l poked my head into the arctic des-
olation of our best room. 1t was on
the east side, where the spiteful wind
had been battering at it all night,
searching ouc a hundred crevices
Iron County register., 1899-12-28

about windows and door to hurl the
fine, powdery snow through. There
were drifts, varying in size. on the pi-
ano, on the chairs, and dainty white
powdering all over the carpet, which
the wind had puffed in under the door.
You could fairly feel the gale whisk-
ing about your ears. There wasn't
scrap of wood nor a chip in the
wood box. Relinquishing wild idea
of chopping up parlor chair or two
to make a fire of, / scooted back to
the sitting-room chilled to the bone.
Dora, putting as bold a face upon
the situation as possible, was bringing
in dishes from the dining-room and
setting the table right under the eyes
of the minister, who was chatting
away as serenely as if he hadn't
driven US all frantic by his ill-timed
call. Aunt Laura had levied on her
cellar goodies and produced preserved
ounces, apple jelly, picked Peaches
and chow-chow, so the dinner wasn't
so frightful. The only thing 1 was
ashamed of was the corn cakes; they
were so big ana clumsy, and Dora had
crumbled the edges in turning them.
But that good man seemed to think
we had a banquet. and even the corn
cakes didn't go begging so far as he
was concerned.
We all made merry over our predic-
ament as we told him how it hap
pened, and he joked about it, too, but
shook his head little, and said it
oughtn't to go on that way. He pro-
ceeded upon his errand soon after din
ner, and we went about our work with
what spirits we might. 1t wasn't more
than two hours after he left that
Uncle Jink, dilapidated old colorei
man, appeared with a yoke Of steers,
which he left in the lane while he
came plodding through the snow to
the house.
"Heerd y'all was out o wood" he
grinned, so / lowed I'd come an
snake up a few legs N split fer de
fi'place m whack up some fer de
cook'n' stove"
Its very kind of you, indeed" said
Aunt Laura, ''for we are in great need
of wood-only I'm afraid I can't pay
you for it to-day, Uncle"
s'Dass all right-dass all right in
terrupted Uncle Jink; don't y'all
boddah bout dat-dass all right" and
he scuffed away. leaving US 4 little
mystified, for it was not quite like
Uncle Jink to be so Indifferent about
compensation for his good deeds.
''Of course Mr.. Melton went and told
him to come, and either paid him or
agreed to if we didn't" expounded
Dora, and looked as if she were ready
to fall in n heap.
at was very good of him il he did"
said Aunt Laura.
''G0od-Ses: but who wants to be an
Iron County register., 1899-12-28
A Sore DirnDnointme,t

The increase in the worlds produc-
ton of gold must be sore disappoint-
ment to the creditor combination who
procured the demonetization of silver
in order to make money scarce and
dear. If the increased product Of gold
keeps up for number Of years they
will conclude that they demonetized the
wrong metal. But the increase of
money supply is bringing relief to bust
ness and giving the debtors of the world
a chance to save their equities.-Na-
tional Watchman.
Iron County register., 1899-12-28


And the world looks dark and drear;
I'm short of breath. so 1 pant and wheeze,
And shiver and shake, and cough ano
sneeze;
Ny limbs creak mournfully in the breeze
For 1 am the poor Old Year.
Twelve months ago I was young and fair;
ruled the world with regal air,
And every one welcomed me, here and
there,
Without frown or a tear.
The boys and girls hurrahed for me,
And 1 was as happy as happy could be;
The world around was fair to see
For 1 was the glad New Year.
The merry thrush and the bold cuckoo
Gave me a song and a welcome true;
The white puccoon and the violet blue
Peeped slyly into my face;
The tulip gave her rich perfume,
The larkspur waved her azure plume,
The red rose opened her velvet bloom,
My royal court to grace.
The brooklet burst its icy bond,
The fern uncoiled her greenest frond,
The daisy waved her yellow wand,
To give me welcome meet;
And summer brought her glowing days,
Her bearded wheat and golden maize;
The wild bee hummed a song of praise.
And slipped the clover's sweet
Then autumn poured her ruddy wine,
And shook the cluster from the vine,
And dropped the needles from the pine,
To scatter in my path;
The milk-weed burst her silky pod,
The partridge piped from the turfy sod,
And queen-of-the-meadow and golden-rod,
Bloomed gay in the aftermath.
But now, alas! my time has come;
I'm weak and weary, and cold and numb,
And sour and sad, and cross and glum,
And the world is dark and drear;
No blossoms spring as 1 pass along,
No warbler sings me a welcome song;
But the bells ring out a merry ding-dong
To welcome another year.
Helen Whitney Clark, in Golden Days.
Iron County register., 1899-12-28
NV YEARS RESOLUTIONS.
II Sincerely Made They Are a Help to
Right Character, Although
Sometimes Broken.

New Years resolutions are so often
made the target for cheap jokes by
cheap critics as to create the impress
sion that such resolutions are never
kept and never ought to be made. The
criticism is unjust, its logic is false.
its effect pernicious. A recent preacher
brought out the true idea in sermon
upon Peters pledge of devotion to his
master, even though all others should
desert Him. Simon did not yield to
temptation because of his earnest as
surance, but in spite of it. 1t had been
said that hell was paved with good res
olutions. If that was true it was GER
tainly the best thing about that place.
We must resolve before we do. Right
resolutions sincerely made are help to
right character, even if by distress of
opposing forces some of them are not
kept. Peters faith did not finally fail,
and very likely he had more faith and
more strength because he failed once
and so learned his weak point. 1t is a
good thing, then, with the thoughtful
ness belonging to the outlook OF new
year, to desire and decide and declare
that we will live truer, nobler lives.
Making the resolve, not lightly or
boastfully, but seriously and expecting
the Divine help, we shall succeed in part
if not in full. He whom we call Mas
ter and Lord is praying for us that our
faith fail not. The man who resolved
and failed and tried again became
strong man. What he wrote to his
brethren in the first century was doubt
less an echo of his own experience, ard
it will be fulfilled even to the TWEEN.
tieth century: "After we have suf-
fered awhile, God will make you per-
feet, stablish, strengthen, settle you."-
CongregationaliSt
Iron County register., 1899-12-28
Italian Celery.

Boil two heads of celery for ten min,
sutes. drain and put into stewpan.
with one-half pint of milk, piece of
butter the size of an egg, pepper and
salt. Set aside 10 cool. Add thor
.oughIy beaten egg. Butter shallow
ME dish. strew thickly with bread
crumbs, pour in the celery, etc.
Snrinkle breadcrumbs over the whole
P,,t a few bits of butter on the top, and
;bake it till it is set and the top is brown.
Rnsfnn Globe.
Iron County register., 1899-12-28
A Panic Coming.

If the banks succeed il securing the
passage of their gold standard and
paper money trust bill this winter,
after the inevitable panic that must re-
suit from the flooding of the market
with the stocks and bonds of overcap-
itaIized trusts is over, the friends of
the banks will own the trust properties
and many of the trust barons of to-day
win find plenty Of time and the occa-
sion for serious refiection.--Na National
Watchman.
Iron County register., 1899-12-28
.,.,e,t A.t-onoux
gator.

When Nineveh and Babylon were in
the splendor of their might men in
China were predicting eclipses. max
ing catalogues and giving names to
the stars. But Nineveh and Babylon
were mere mounds of rubbish when
China was great, and to this date the
civilization and life of the empire In
the wonder of the world.
Iron County register., 1899-12-28
An object Lesson.

Here is an object lessen which will
not fail to interest a very considerable
number of American people:
Nails in 1S9S-$1.50.
Nails in 1S99-$4.35.
Increase in wages-h0 per cent
Increase in trust profits-1so per
cent.
Increase in cost toeonsumeT-1e0 per
cent.-Los Angeles Herald.
Iron County register., 1899-12-28
Power of Trust narons.

Th.. power of the barons of the mid
die ages was slight in comparison 60
that which the trust barons will WELD
in this country soon if they are not
overthrow'a.-Nationa Wstchman.
Iron County register., 1899-12-28

The money supply from gold alone
this year is greater than ii would have
been in 1896 IL all the gold and silver
mined that year were coined on equal
terms at the old ratio.--National Watch
man
Iron County register., 1899-12-28

Z WE'RE always
getting ut Of
wood at Maple
Knoll.
1t was the big
fireplace in the
sittin ng-room that
ate up all the fuel
we could get. 1
never saw such an
Iron County register., 1899-12-28

A fool may be able to answer ques-
tions that a wise man wouldn't asks-~
Chicago Daily News
Iron County register., 1899-12-28
Potato VermiceIIi.

Prepare mashed potatoes in the usaai
way. beating them till very light ana
smooth. About Is minutes before send
ing to the table, put them through po-
tato ricer, heaping them prettily In the
dish in which they are to be served. SET
ON the upper grating of the oven 70
arown deiicately-Good Housekeeping.
Iron County register., 1899-12-28
a serfoun Illness.

Jack-Hello. Ned, you look seedy-
aot sick. are you?
Ned-i'm not, but my bank accouns ~
Rrx low.-N. x. World.
Iron County register., 1899-12-28
Pennies as kruger Souvenirs.

Kruger pennies are being purchased
as souvenirs throughout Cape Colony,
it being assured that no more OF
them VIII be coined after the waE.
Iron County register., 1899-12-28

LASi my time has
nearly come:
I'm weak and weary,
and cold a n d
numb,
And sad and sour,
and cross a n d
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AUCTION sALEA.

MONSTER SALE oE' DRY GOODS In :
on STGsS 0F STAPLE GOODS re
ths Ladies of Seattle and I,s viessl,r.
EssseTt1n 81 Dewitt Will commence "a
Maa3ay. The lsth ~ MAY. al ssr ana ~
J. TIA 80 ssi2 by paG3ic auction the er
tire stock pf airy sossss az Hardin. ptAfy
ca. at their stsrc Ne. a. sa3 q PIKE
street S. tke kaake hgsid!ax Thfx H.
rare ngGavfansty % hav dress sgssssx
sszfs.nxx saa 8asnessscs al susr ov-
price TAss stock is n1x on view ara
re ladies az Seattle are invited n, cal,
and sxarrtas she stock The ssssssa sszn.
STATS % everything k~ps tn = nrss-esass
dry Eooxis ssarr. such as slsks. sassns
we0ssS dress gns>9s c2sicoes ahirslnea
rannes sae~sasxS. BOTTOMS, underwear.
sset etc Don. forxsss Monday. t. ,ifa'
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oellyeye0 TO subscribers In Seattle
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of6cee of the Post .IuteIIignnoer.
TACOMA BUREAu-Eo. iizl Pncaoe Az
0noe- G. y. Ball
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OeanleX, Agent,
EtGkETT-~P e. Iew1s
oROkANE-Bsanch office. room n VOL
%ertoa htock. corner Riverside and Nil:
oekephone "a T. O. pef1fnOn. Manager.
pQ8I mWxSESD-- WIN, A. Pfeiher.
-HyLLIN0HAA BAT New WhatcomL
89eeef Kills Manager
VICTORIA. B. C.-HSank Campoeil.
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PHnSoNAl..

BUTTER! BUTTER. EGGS. EGGS.
Our Fancy lows Creamery Is extra
fine. lbs, {5c; also the Jersey Creamery.
butter, ID bricks. Sec Our home ranch
eggs, and they are fine ones. dozen for
sc. II Is generally admitted that we
are more careful with eggs than any
ed. Sc h. Oysters. 3 cans for &c. To-
matoes and corn. for sc. Yorkshire
Relish. alc bottle. and the Headlight
best In the land We are always careful
to get the best OF goods and sell them
at bedrock prices. that's why you al
ways find the masses with us. Cow But
ter Store 1879 First Avenue.
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our cfftee sp~viaatscs aae side ssaes- Rox
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THE HORSESHOE restaurant: aesaes msw
uanAxens<rt serves tas as.s4 i5g szsal la
city. tsrrwss restaurant la Seattle IL
kSyss ar4aa~ south
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NOTICE TO COxrnxCTUH1

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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-21

Fruits and Produce
Butter-Elgin, 25c; dairy, No. 1, zoe; dairy
No. Q, lie; country, 121ec; cooking. 15c.
Potatoes-Irish, Coo.
Lemons-Choice, $4.25614.75: fancy, s425.
Poultry-Hens. 25@271Ac; fries, 15@22c;
small, SIC; ducks, zoe; geese. 25c.
Eggs 1S6D20c per dozen.
Tomatoes-25@35c.
Cabbage, nc per pound.
Onions nc per pound.
Grapes-75G90c per crate.
Apples, So 25d3.50 per barrel
Local staple Grocefies
F1our-Best patent, $4.35; straight, 1915;
patents, $4.15.
Sugar-Granulated. $5.25; Y. c., 5@5he
Coffee-Green, S@111ac; Arbuckle's pack
ages, $11.3O; Levering's packages, $40. 80;
Lyons packages, $1,000.
Lard-612c.
Clear RIB sides, SIC.
Molasses Centrifugal, 15035e; sugar
house. 20G35c.
Rice4G6ac.
Corn-Mixed, 4Sc; white, Acc.
Pearl meal-90c.
Hay-Choice timothy, $16.50; No. /, $3.50;
clover mixed, $14.50
Oats-Mixed. 36c; white, csc.
Bran-Mxed, $500; pure wheat $500.
Cotton seed meal, $500.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-21

-ually melted away under the pressure of
longs -liquidating on quiet market. The
movement was small enough to hold the
market under ordinary circumstances and
even light enough to cause an advance.
Port receipts for the day were only $1,000
VS.. $1,000 last year and $1,000 the year be-
fore, while estimates combined for tomor-
rows receipts at New Orleans and Houston
were only $500 to $1,000, compared with
81 900 last year and $4,000 in 1897, but once
started on the downward by offering to
cover long cotton, the bears willingly lend
ing their services to break the market.
Prices never stopped tumbling until cents
was reached for the years first month. A
steader feeling came over the situation
when spots were reported unchanged and
prices recovered a little towards the close.
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BY Private Wire to 7. G.. Hewlett, Agt.
New York, November 20-The Liverpool
advices were unchanged this morning,
with spot sales of 5000 bales. Our market
opened about unchanged with some little
buying for southern account. The market
soon showed disposition to run off on re-
ceipts that were looked upon as free, but
the bulls came in to sustain prices and sue
ceeded in advancing the market point or
two, but they soon turned sellers and the
market declined to points. All in all,
the market has looked somewhat tired and
needing some new stimulus. After this
week last year the movement of crop stead
lily declined, whereas some are of the opln-
ion that 1T may run up little. The wealth
er south is such that every lock is likely to
be saved.
I3v priva fe Wire to Il G. Hewlett. Agt
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-21
Murphy n comPany's Stock Letter
Privata Wire IN. Mummy g. 10

New York November 2O-The stock mar
ket opened steady this morning and gener-
ally higher, but after the first half hours
trading prices broke off considerably,
pecially in Manhattan and Louisville and
Nashville. Manhattan sold off from LOG to
101s4. while Louisville and Nashville sold off
over ! per cent. to Sc. Southern, preferred,
lost &c and Tennessee Coal per cent. The
steel stocks were all strong during the
early part of the session, but sold off in
sympathy with the rest of the market. The
strongest feature was sugar which gained
over 1 per cent. on the days transactions.
Leather common after selling at 251k de-
clined to 2l%. Money ruled easy per cent.
and sales of stocks to noon were $4,000
shares. The grangers list was inactive but
1ac to &c lower. Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy sold ex-dividend at IL per cent.