Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-12-27

editor yesterday.
The midget son born to Mr.. and Mrs
Geo. NJ Kinks. of Long Pine, Neb.,
has a birthday worthy of note. Il il
q remarkable fact that this mite O
humanity came in the last year of the
century; the last mouth of the frs
half OF the year: the last day of the
month; the last day of the week; and
almost the last hour of the day-it be.
ing 10 o'clock Saturday night, June
30, 1900. He is the first child OF a last
daughter; the first g~randchild; and
the first great-grandchild of a great
grandfather still living. The little
fellow Is progressing in life as health
fully as though be were a full sized
hedgling. His name is William George
Whitworth, with the Kinks,
and his mother is, as our neighbors
know, the daughter of Mr.. j.. W.
Whitworth OF Arcadia.
The man-and bis name is legion
who sleeps while the preacher preach
es has long endured in silence the re-
Dukes of his more wakeful brethren,
but we are glad to note hat wen this
unhappy worm takes g urn in his own
defense. Speaking of q recent lapse.
the SHINING brother says: Il 10
o~isrespect. Being a hard-working
man, a drowsy feeling does creep yer
me sometimes in a warm church. The
rythmic cadeDces of a sermon. / find.
are calculated to beget sweet somno-
lence, and / am lulled to sleep. In the
New Testament we read of Eutychus
falling asleep while St Paul was
preaching and then tumbling out of a
second story window. and if the people
then fell asleep under the powerful
oratory of the immortal St. Paul, | see
no discredit TO the Rev. Mr.. Jones
when | go + sleep under him."
1.-The Baltimore Belle Who Made the
Most Brilliant Match of Any Girl in
America" Is the title of an article in
The Ladies Home journal for January.
Housekeeping in a M~lllionaire's Fam
ily," The Little Women Play"
adapted from Miss Alcott's charming
story, for stage presentation, and illus
trated by Reginald b. Birch, and two
pictorial pages. "a Winter Service at
Church" by W. L. Taylor, and The
Town Meeting" by A b. Frost, are
some others of the leading literary and
artistic features with which the Jour
nal begins the twentieth century.
There is also a double page. Through
Picturesque America" giving eleven
views of the magnificent scenery of
Washington and Oregon. Practical
articles show the fashions In woman's
wear, and touch upon almost every
subject for the home. By The Curtis
Publishing Company, Philadelphia.
One dollar a year; ten cents a copy.
A .'scrap" Christmas is not the sort
of Christmas that fits civilization. but
the boys will have it-as nearly as
may be-once in awhile. Last Mon
day evening. after undue Indulgence
in good cheer, three young men had a
time. One. named Phillips, was so
drunk that upon provOcation a slight
tap from the good right hand of Joseph
Reagan foored him ~instanter. But
Reagan kept it up after his victim was
down by Ind~ustriously kicking his op-
poueut in various aud frequent spots,
occasion offered. Frank Callison, |
the third coavivialist, stood by to pre-
vent interference. and when the town
marshal came on the scene b~oisterously
his right &c intervene. There
Mr.. Callison was arrested, and the
marshal, upon search, found secreted
his prisoners person. a '.gun." con-
trary to the law in such a case made
and provided. Callison was sent before
Fairchild and atoned to the Of
law in the sum of about $50,
fine aud costs. Reagan escaped arrest
by leaving the city precincts. and
Phillips is convalescing to the best of
his ability
The REGISTERS editor gratefully &C
knowledges the receipt OF several Xmas
remembrances from the hands of all
too-partial friends He is o egotist
enough to attribute these evidences OF
goodwill and favor to his deserving,
but rather to the charity that over
looks shortcomings aud considers only
and purposes. First on the list
was a package SEM US through the
medium of a handsome young lady
whose presence for a brief minute gave
grace and light to the darksome pre-
cincts of our gloomy sanctum- The
package was a box of homegrown
oranges still e~ncumbering their native
stem. Their bright tint vas set OF by
the dark green of the leaves still shell
teriug the golden fruit. The box also
contained a beautiful Christmas card
from the Sisters of the Ursuline Con-
veut-a token touching to the heart OF
the recipient who, during a quarter of
a century, has, time and again, in JOY
aud in sorrow, received similar evil
dences of their concern in the material
welfare of him and his. To them his
best wishesi Accompanying the pack
age was a card from Rev. L. c. Wer-
merit bearing this legend: This is Ar
cadia product"-referring to the tropi-
cal fruit grown in the conservatory at
tached to the Convent. Also, on the
said card were the words, I'VE are
saving the blossoms for Frank" All.
how often the blossoms wither in wait
ing and hope endeth not in frultion!
But, anyway, here's health and happi-
ness to the Rev. Father and his faith
full flock, The other presents from
other sources were boxes of cigars from
Messrs. H. NJ. Collins and j. Lopez,
not TO mention o from another source
side-tracked OF the way; a bottle of
Old Bourbon from Wm. Trauernicbt
aud one of Cognac from Mr.. A. Roehry.
The reader, we hope. will find no evil
deuce of too much Christmas iu these
ool,-nS h,f rom Ernu asit.S a Door