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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-03
NEW YORK NAVY YARD.
Where Many Great .-arshi2s and MS.
toric Craft Have Been Built
and Launched.

1t was ct the New York navy yara
that the first steam warship ever con
structed by any nation was built and
launched. She was the old frigate Full
ton, a 30-gUn vessel OF about 1000 tons,
built in 1915 after plans drawn by Rob
ert Fulton. But her armament was not
limited TO guns, for she was fitted to
throw hot water as well as hot shot upon
her enemy. She made her trial trip I'M
der Capt. David Porter, father of the
late Admiral David D. Porter, and she
was destroyed by the explosion of her
magazines at the navy yard in 1928. in
addition to the destruction of the ship
n officer and AZ of her crew were killed.
The next vessel constructed there was
the "a gun frigate Ohio, modelled by
Henry Eckford, a prominent naval ar
chitect and shipbuilder in his day. She
was launched in 1920 and after a long
period of active service she became the
receiving ship at the Boston navy yard
where she remained until a few years
ago, and was succeeded by the Wabash.
II ooNohhdh wac luC hCAt NOSoSi
constructed at the New York yard and
she was followed by the brig Somers,
which became notorious on account of
the hanging from her yardarm of Mid
sMpman Spencer and two of her crew
for mutiny. Other vessels were built
there during the civil war, some being
laid down but not finished before the
war was closed, n of them being the
New York, which was afterward broken
up and thrown on the scrap heap. Then
came the battleship Maine, which ves-
sci was sunk by a mine explosion in the
harbor of Havana on February Is, 1898,
which resulted in the war with Spain.
Another vessel built here was the gun
boat Cincinnati, which has received new
machinery and boilers and had much
other work done, thus practically maxi
ing her a new ship. She was recently
ordered to the European squadron.
Much historic interest is attached to
the old gate at York street, which was
until the Sands street gate was finished
a few years ago. The timbers with
which the York street gate was con
structed were at first used in building
the mansion which stands on the ele-
walton at the west side of the navy yard
and which has been the home of every
c~ommandant since the time of Capt.
Isaac Chauncey, in 1906. At the time
of the partial destruction of this build
ing in 1911 some of the scorched live
oak timbers were removed and, after
lying around the yard for a dozen years,
were utilized for building the big fence
which ran round the government prop
erty near the foot ofSands street. When
the fence was removed many of the old
timbers were used in the construction
If the gate at York street.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-03
COLLEGE BOY HARVESTER.
Blisters His Paws and Receives u
BiR from Big-Handcd
MiIkmaid,

One of the college boys who went to
to a friend an account of his experiences,
says the Kansas City journal.
well, it isn't what it is cracked up
10 be, and Harold would have confessed
himself all in and come home to man.
ma inside OF two days after starting if
he hadn't been worse afraid of the josh
ing Of you fellows than of the blistered
paws. Speaking of blistered paws, it's
no joke. Before night the first day |
had puffs all over my hands, and that
night the fat dame of the household
stuck needles into EN-, and tapped me
until | ran water like a hydrant. But
the old boy was good to me-, and for
two days he kept me ChoTing around,
hauling water, helping the fat dame
cook and playing the baby generally,
Then | tackled the header boxes again
for ten days straight and | really got to
liking it. But say, Willie, don't you be-
lieve that story about a shortage in the
worlds bread crop. | know better,
for | pitched enough of the blamed stuff
to make two crops of worlds bread
stuff.
And, Willie, there's another thing
you can disabuse your fostering intel
lect of. You can't spoon with these
country girls with the joyous freedom
that you read about. We have a roly-
,,o1,t r;,,1 la,.p ~ hn InnCn't ytaor prpCAtc
and who don't care how much sock she
displays when she kicks at the cat. |
kissed her the other night. | won't do
it any more. If | want exercise of a rap
id kind will go out and ground an
electric light wire through my handsome
person. She whacked me on the side
of the head with a fist like a ham, and
cont you doubt it, Willie, she meant
every word of it.
81 get 81 a day and found Found
means that the old man comes to your
downy couch at three o'clock in the
morning and, finding you asleep, whoops
you out to feed the horses. By the time
the horses are fed we are called to
breakfast. Didyou ever eat pie at break
fast? Well, we have pie for breakfast
every other MORNING.. 1t sens to be the
idea out here if you have pie you can't
complain at any other i~ndignity. And
every pie we have had so far is made
out of raisins. Now don't get it into
our head that raisins won't make good
ME. They do.
after breakfast we HE us away to
the field and cut wheat until the fat
dame waves a tablecloth out of the win
dow to tell us that dinner is ready.
Then we eat and go out and cut more
wheat, and the old boy Keeps us at it
until it gets too dark to see. But, Will
lie, the way you can sleep after you
have had a day like that! You can go
dead-that's all about it.
II figure that I will get home with
about $50 to the clear. The old boy says
hat he will give me $25 a month to stay
and pillow, and a thrasher man offers
$1.50 a day and found if | will work
for him. But $50 is capital enough for
Harold. | am not grasping or sordid.
"(P. ST. had a heart-to-heart talk
with the roly-poly girl last evening.
She said | ought to be ashamed of my
self for kissing her in the house where
the fat dame might see. If it wasn't for
school taking up | believe I'd tackle that
Job Of plowing.)"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-03
Water Requirements of Animals.

Investigations made at the geological
gardens in Berlin give an interestingidea
of the comparative water requirements
of animals. The record showed that the
giraffe, whom nature has equipped to
enjoy a drink, is less of a drinker than
the donkey. The daily summary puts
the elephant at the head of the list, as
was to be expected. with the ~rhinoceros
as an unhandsome but earnest second
Youths Companion.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-03
SALT FROM ENGLAND.
III la Shipped Over Here in Bags and
Goes Back in Packed
Meat.

One thousand sacks of English salt
passed through the custom office in
Kansas City one day lately, Of a fine
quality used in packing meats for ex-
port, and comes from Liverpool.
A peculiar thing about this same
salt is that it must travel back to
Liverpool again, though in a different
form, reports the Star, of that city.
Here it is used in packing meat which
will ultimately find its way to
John Bulls breakfast table. John
Bull believes in reciprocity, as proved
by the salt received to-day. He uses
our meat only on condition that we
use his salt in packing it. This ar
rangement suits Kansas City pack
ers, and causes them little %inconveni-
ence.
When the salt is received they pay
a duty of II cents per hundred pounds.
When it is returned with beef and
pork an export duty of the same
amount is charged. Uncle Sam COL
lects one per cent. for handling these
products through the customs office.
The exporter and co~nsignee get to-
gether and are not, in the end, out very
much.
Tons of salt are received in Kan
sas City for use in the packing
houses in the west bottoms. 1t comes
in sacks weighing about 225 pounds
each. 1t is mined in the south of
England, and it is a much finer
quality, say the packers, than they
could possibly secure in this country.
So the arrangement suits both par
ties to the contract and salt comes
over in sacks and returns in packed
meats.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-03
Promising the impossible.

Miss Somewhat-That fortune teller
said he could give me the power to
make ali men fall in love with me the
moment they see me. What do you
think of that?
Miss Cntter-Well, if he said that !
think he's a big fake.-Baltimorf
American.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-03
Single Eyeglasses Hurtful.

The single eyeglass is injurious. 1t
throws all the work on one eye. 1t de-
stroys the harmony of the optic muscles
and nerves \ certain Epglishman has
worn, for a myopic affection, a monocle
in his left eye for IL years. The left eye
is all right, but with the other the man
can see practically nothing. Joseph
Chamberlain wears his monocle in either
eye, alternately, and his son does the
same thing, The habit of the monocle
continues to live among the English
swells Philadelphia Record.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-03
SInnH ReceiUts,

There are custom houses whose re-
ceipts do not pay for their maintenance
aud there are foreign coinsulates which
don't pay either. The town of Monrovia
in Liberia yielded Uncle Sam in fees last
year SIS. There was SIS from Tamatave
i'll Madagascar and from Pretoria M
dollar collect. From the Island Of Jer-
soy $40 was received; from Teheran,
Persia, $40; from Cayenne, SIS, and
from Bastia, in Corsica, $12.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-03

81 married for Tub de fust time" said
Ebenezer Snow, "but dis time | marries
for money, an don't you forget it."
Your brlde-elect has cash, has she?"
Yes, sub. Dat girl has no less dan
$94.7S in de savin's bank, for she showed
me de book. detroit Free Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-03

An Ant, going to a river to drink, 1el in, and was carried along
in the stream.
A Dove, observing the accident, and plying her condition, threw
into the river a small bough, which she hastily plucked from a friendly
tree growing by the brink of the stream, and by means of which the
Ant gained the shore.
The Ant, upon another occasion, seeing a hunter with his fowlng
piece aiming at the Dove, who had rendered her such timely service.
stung the man i'll the foot sharply, and made HIM miss his aim, and so
saved the Doves life.
MORAI-One good turn deserves IN Their and gratitude Is excited by so noble
and natural a spirit hat he ought to be looked upon as the vneso f creatures n
as 10 sense loft.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-03
The u

Jack-I wonder what there is about
this time Of year to always make a
fellow feel as though he wanted to
get married.
JIM don't know. But I've a sure
cure for that matrimonial feeling.
Tell it to me, if you want to save
a fellow mortal"
go out and watch a man pushing a
baby carriage."-N. Y. Times.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-03

a small bottle Of oil of lavender is as
grateful to the stateroom 'shnt-in' as to
the home invalid. It's still more SO when
one has a seasick roommate. A few
drops in a little hot water freshens the
atmosphere deliciously.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-03
He Got 1t.

The Bachelor hear you were mar.
ried last week?
The Bepedict-Yes, l simply got tired
of living alone and married for SYM
pathy.
well, you certainly have mine
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-03
why He Quit.

Hal-What, you've stopped calling on
the girl with the plaid waist?
Tom-Yes, it's all over there.
why? Father object?"
"Bless you, no! And / had nerve
enough to dodge all her hints about pop
ping the question also, but the last tins
! called she had the sign DO It now
stuck on the center table. That loored
me, and I've quit.'-N. Y. Times.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-03

eth ask your father for your hanc
tomorrow night"
oh won't that be lovely! Then
can be your nurse and we will get mar
ried, inst like they always do in tn,
romal,e s!"--lndianapolis Sur
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-03
KILLED Inv british halfway.

British railways killed $50 out OF
their 575,S34 employees in the course Of
last year, and injured 14,6e7.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-03
Note This.

James Broome, of Toronto, who calls
himself a philosopher, has been lee
turing in Boston, and declares that the
earth is flat. He predicts thpt ere long
the city Of Boston will be completely
destroyed by fire because Of its refu-
sal to accept his philosophy.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-03

The cigars smoked in England weigh
N an average II 7-10 pound per 1000.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-11

WRITTEN { T;E SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
Engineering one of the biggest corn deat1
ever made - III" .lnc Of raetime was the
unique experience OF Thomas y. Clease-
Throughout a two months struggle on the
floor of III" Merchants Exchange. when all
of the spectators Ia 81. Louis. Chicago and
Kansas city were a-rayrd against him. this
man Of MONEY ani music threw care to the
winds when ne loft his Office in the Rialto
building at go o'clock.
Whether his 70 tune was lettering or
whether it Was looming up larger than ever
made no difference IN his manner Of spend
ing his evening. Corner or no corner. he
was then the leader of a quaint orchestra.
This consisted of his wife. piano; Dead
ericl,. acCd u. violin. Van Dyke. AGED Il.
violin; Eaith. 10. violin. Nellie. AGED c,
mandolin.
Cleasc himself plays most band instru-
mems and has SO trained his little orchestra
that the concerts given at his home. No.
1881 chamberlain avenue. are real musical
treat.
He IL a believer in the theory that music
* not only the hcsU recreation. but also a
preventive Of and cure for many Of the
ills OF our strenuous American life.
Music strengthens the nerves. gently stim-
nlates and regulates the action of the heart,
while the blowing Of wind instruments de-
velops the chest and builds up the lungs.
In fact. 1t is his belief thai daily practice
ri music and regular attendance at concerts
keep mind and matter IN perfect tune. quiet
the troubled sou! and drive cares and ills
away.
1t is to this that he attributes his success
in standing up under the strain of fighting
xhe whole speculative world until the cor
Der in corn was a reality and all danger Of
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-11

I He sold down until the average sell
ing price was IS cents. thus realizing
cents q bushel on the 5000 1000 bushels he
handled. making his aggregate profit more
than SSoo, 900.
He once told some friends in Bismarck,
Mo, while he was the leader Of q brass
band in that town, that the limit of his
expectations from fortune was $1,000. and
he composed a two-step called the Ten
Thousand Dollar Two-Step.' to put himself
on record as resolved to have that much
money before he was 10.
The story of how II. combined the OPP
posite extremes Of music and as
told by himself 10 Interesting.
| HY THOMAS y. CLEAGE.
Ny grandfather went to New orleans
, from Athens. Tenn. before there were any
railroads to speak of in this country to
Induce q German music teacher named Gus
tav r. knahe. to return with him TO our
home and teach his family music.
Not all or the trip by any means could
be made by rail. and GRANDPA ther had to
spend a tedious time on the journey by
water.
But he was determined that his family
should have a thorough musical education.
and time nor distance could stand in the
| way.
Knabe went, and taught my father the
use of piano and violin.
After a time he removed to Knoxville.
Tenn. where be established n conservatory
of music. and 1t was that that 1 received
my own musical education while attending
the University of Tennessee.
After leaving school i came to ST. Louis
and one day walked into the Office of the
old Theater Comique, on Pine street, east
OF Fourth street. and applied for "A position
in the orchestra.
l had nothing in the world but a violin
between me and immediate necessities, and
was deiighted when Harry Sax;on, the
leader. told me to show up at rehearsal.
] fear I did not make much of a success
Of It the first few nights, as the experience
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-11

ruin such as comes TO many plungers was
PASSED.
REACTION WHICH FOLLOWS
WEEKS OF WORRY.
Many of the great spectators of history
have shown marvellous nerve for IA short
time.
But those who spend their days in the ac-
tive fight, "~xerting every nerve and muscl"
even. in Jhe battle with great odds. and
then. in TIE hours when they should he got
ting the Calrnest of recreation and plenty
ii sleep. brood and ponder over the coming
day. ind themselves suddenly hcreft of
their usual calm Judgment.
They experience Il reaction.
The tired brain absolutely refuses IL work
more and the system Is temporarily il not
permanently shattered.
If this reaction comes before the plun9er
is safely through with the deal in hand. he
IL almost sure to commit some error of judg-
inent that in = minute sends the fortune he
has hui!dea. perhaps by years of labor,
crashing to earth.
There have been deals manipulated in
which the operators made millions, hut in
all cases of this magnitude a blunder was
finally made that worked ruin.
Not SO with Thomas A. Cleage.
lie declares his was the first absolutely
successful corner ever made in corn.
He thanks music for that success.
He is a man just past the middle age. Of
dark complexion. medium height. and
weighs about 200 pounds.
There is an appearance of solid health
about him. and his eye reflects a clear
brain.
There is no indication that he passed
through two months OF feverish speculation.
n constant. singIe-handed battle against the
shorts OF the entire country.
He began buying December corn at IS
cents in st. Louis, and bought up the line
SO that the average purchase price was 40
cents.
He then ran the market up to SSis cents
and commenced selling.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-11

ms original creation of Shy1ock before they
presume 10 pass on his ability as a humnr-
list.
once he PLAYED "Hawkshaw. the Dc
tectire.' 80 Realistically in GAINESVILLE. Wis.
mat the Town Mtrshal wanted to employ
The young actor as a special officer.
Eut al! this Was merely preparatory-.-
The biographies of great men say-to Nh.
Hltchcocks real life work. which appears
TO be making many people laugh by dress
ing up in ridiculous clothes and doing anus
ing things.
He joined one of the Castle Square opera
companies sever,l years ago.
Hs-had a pretty hard time -f it at first.
but he gradually came to ne known.
Hitchcock has an ambition to write 4
comic o2'ra-It least he had.
l. was tiGht years ago that he wrote part
Of the book for a three-act piece to h.
called Kin" Johannes
Louis T. Gottschalk wrote the music and
the only reason The thing wasn't cnnnIef.d
VS. the fari thai Hitchcock-s kind ana
thuuehtfri iIUdlady burned uo two roai
rcrttl full of tho last act one I1y in ,
Weil-mcaut effort tn tidy Up his room.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-11

| for Judge Van D:t-. Thomas Cl,ts~'~ ma
! ''rual grandfather.
! WIFE PLAYS ACCOMPANIMENT
Z ~: TIE FAMILY.
! I'll" 'Gusi.-iouw ~ the Clcago home is
( Srlcadiiiy equipped. and is Of course the
mos important room in the house To such
d musical family as this.
Mrs Ci.a""'- iavorite is y handsome
S~leiaHry grand plane. upon which she
plays accompaniment for her husband and
the children.
In aauihrr corner Of the room is a large
cabinet in which are kent Instruments Of
every description. upon most Of which the
muster Of the household can play.
There are huge flies of music, OF all
| classes.
we do not aerec with Mrs. nlair in hoy
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-11

a few months with this organization con-
WINGED young Hitchcock that he would have
Il hard time being funny in that shcw.
II" quit to become a minstrel.
For Two years he was an end man in
Charley Whites company. rafting bones.
humping the tamhouriuc and helping to
pull the interlocutor's chestnuts ont of the
fire.
He found ii such hard. work being funny
eight times a week that he fclI lack again
on the mournful face and pathetic voice and
became the leading traseiian of a ten
twsnty-thirtN' repertoire troupe.
Hitchcock himself says that friends, who
think his King Dodo funny should have seen
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Aud the night shall b. hlird with music,
And tine cares that NEST the day
Shall fold their tents like the Arabs.
And az silently stes! away.
-Iorpf.lIpw
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-11

was new and stIanse. but after a while
was told that l was doing nicely.
That was thirty years ago.
Little did | dream that I would ore day
make a corner in corn at the Merchants
Exchange across the street.
| | grew tired Of this and went to Upton.
Mo. where l took the position of instructor
10 the village band.
| | gave that up and went - Bismarck.
where | organized 4 band anu stayed two
years.
While there | saved $500. enough TO start
me in the transfer business at Chattanooga,
Tenn.
! finally landed in the cotton brokerage
business, at which / remained five years.
1t was three years ago that | came to st.
Louis and engaged in the commission bust
ness.
Throughout my career music has been my
sOlaC" ana stay.
1t has given me new inspiration when
things loOkcd dark. and 1t has been my
recreation when some other men would
have taken to drink and gaming.
!, / have taught my children all can. with
the aid of my wife. who has always sym
p~athized with me IN my musical tastes, and
| am giving them the best professional! tuts-
lage money can procure.
] feel that what success | have achieE'd
has been partially due TO my love for Mo-
Fart and Rubinstein, and | am GLAD That al
of my children have inherited my tastes.
Ii would Srieve me sotely If a child OF
mine did not exhibit SOM talent, and /
am proud that each one If th"ia has III
him or her the making of Il finished must
clan.
Thus life is to me perfect. FOR l can IN
the bosom of my family enjoy the pursuit
of the art | love best.
| do not belong to any musical society.
My own little circle at home is sufficient
for me.
Mrs. Cleage is a graduate OF Lattrell Con-
servatory at Quincy. H.. where her parents
and those of her husband were Tor a 'onS
time neishbors. In fact. they are distantiY
related.
Her family is also musical.
Her father was the son of supreme Judge
Deader1ck of Tennessee. for wnon her
elder son is named.
Another Of the Cleage children ~ named
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-11

for Judge Van psk-, Thomas Clets~'s mt
iNT-.tE man 4.4tugi.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-07-01
Feeling the South.

Atlanta, Ga, June 25.-That the
Democratic party fully appreciates
the important part the South will
play in the approaching Presidential
campaign is evidenced by the events
of the last week. In one section of
the South the party has listened to a
stirring speech from Judge Parker,
who is regarded as possible Presi-
dental nominee, and in Montgomery,
Ala, an address was delivered by
Edwin NJ. Sheppard, the New York
Democratic leader. Now the Demo
Gratis of Georgia are to hear John g..
Carlisle on the political outlook and the
event is regarded as all the more
significant, as it will be one of the
very few public speeches made by
Mr.. Carlisle since his retirement
from public life at the end of Mr..
Clevelsnd's administration. MIR.
Carlisle has been secured by the
Young Mems Democratic league, Of
this city, and his address will be de-
livered tonight at the Grand opera
house. 1t is expected that the state
legislature now in session will
attend in body, together with party
leaders of prominence all over
Georgia.