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Iron County register., 1905-06-15
UNFORTUNATE YOUNCSTER.
Irksome Restrictions That Surround
q Young Heir to Many
Millions.

There is a four-y year-old boy in New
York, heir to $1O,OOO,0O0, who is going
to miss whole lot OF fun. His guardians
have set out to bring him up ideally"
TO this end everything that money can
do will be done. He is to have dozen
skilled instructors. A small army of
nurses, maids, governesses and grooms
have been engaged to attend upon his
wants. A $4,000 Jersey COW has been
purchased to give milk for him alone
The process of sterilization is to be ap-
piled not only to the milk. but to almost
everything that comes in contact with
the youngster, says Robert Webster
Jones in the Housekeeper. The latest
devices OF science are to be employed for
his protection against germs. His play
mates are strictly limited in number and,
of course, must all be little aristocrats.
have no wish to disparage the ad-
vantages of wealth nor the importance
OF careful and scientific training for the
young, but it does look as if Nature, wis.,
est OF physicians, were not going to get
chance to show what she could do for
this youthful millionaire. Just think Of
the boyish joys that the poet Riley sings
about, which he will miss. The jolly ex-
cursions to the "old swimmin' hole the
blissful manufacture of mud pies, the
ecstasy of gaining free admission 10 the
circus by carrying water for the ele-
plant! What will he know. with his
expensive rod and reel and careful at
tendants, of the delights Of "goin' fish,
in'?"
There is great danger that the boy
who is ideally" brought up will become
narrowminded, snobbish, selfish man.
The spirit of our public schools is essen
TALLY American and democratic. The
public school is the place for every
American boy, rich or poor.e He will
learn lessons there, and valuable ones,
that are not in the books. To have stn,-
OoO'O09 ts a pretty heafy handicap Ssya
boy otarting out in life. But IL can be
overcome II the boy is only given .
chance.
Iron County register., 1905-06-15

him aboard his canoe, and he looked
at me as though was to blame. They
got boat hook fastened in dads pants
and Landed him in the gondola, and he
dripped all the way to our hotel, and
he smelled like fish market.
| asked Garibaldi, on the way to the
hotel, If he was counting his beads
when he was down under the water
with nothing but his pants out OF the
water, and he said: You're dam
right" but I don't think he knew the
meaning of the words, because he prob
ably wouldn't swear in the presence
Of death. Dad just sat and shivered
all the way to the hotel, but when we
got to our room asked him what his
idea was in jumping overheard right
there before folks. with his best
Iron County register., 1905-06-15
Dad Plays He Is an Anarchist in
Geneva-In Venice They Give Aims
and the Bad Boy Upsets a Con
dola in the Grand Canal.
BY HON. GEORGE w. PECK

BY HON. GEORGE w. PECK.
(Ex-Governor Of Wisconsin, Formerly Pub
Ilsh@r Of Peck's Sun, Author of "Peck's
Bad Boy" Etc)
copyright, 1906. by Joseph B. Bowles)
VENICE, ITALY.-MY DEAR OLD
lCHUMlRENO: Dad couldn't get out of
switzerland quick enough after he got
thawed out the day after we climbed
the GLACIERS. We found that almost all
the tourists in Geneva were there be-
cause they did not want to go home
and say they had not visited Switzerland,
so they just jumped from one place to
another. The people who stay there
any length of time are like the foreign
residents of Mexico, who are wanted
for something they have done at
home, that is against the law. There
are more anarchists in Geneva than
anything else, and they look hairy and
wild eyed, and they plot to kill kings
and drink beer out of two quart jars.
When we found that more attention
was paid TO men suspected of crime in
their own countries, and men who were
believed to be plotting to assassinate
kings, dad said it would be good
joke If a story should get out that he
was suspected of being connected with
syndicate that wanted to assassinate
some one, so told fellow that got
acquainted with that the fussy old man
that tried to ride glazier without
any saddle or stirrup was wanted for
attempting to blow up the. president
Of the United States by selling him
baled hay soaked in solution of dy-
Mantle and nitro-glycerine
Say, they will believe anything in
Switzerland. 1t wasn't two hours before
long-haired people We're inviting dad
to dinners, and the same night he was
taken to den where lot of anar-
chists were reveling, and dad reveled
I'LL almost morning When he came
back to the hotel he said his hosts got
all the money he had with him,
through some game he didn't under
stand, but he understood it was to go
into fund to support deserving anar-
chists and dynamiters. He said when
they found out he was suspected as
sassin nothing was too good for him.
He said they wanted to know how he
expected to kill president by soaking
baled hay in explosives. and dad said
it came to him suddenly to tell them
that the president rode on horseback
a good deal. and he thought if horse
was filled with. baled hay and nitro
glycerine and the president spurred
Iron County register., 1905-06-15

dress clothes and sit on verandas, or
eat and drink, and talk Eyetalian, and
ride in gondolas, and play guitars, and
smoke cigarettes, and talk love- 1t
is SO warm you can wear your sum-
mer pants, and the water smells of clans
that died long ago. 1t is just as
though Chicago was flooded by the
bursting of the sewers, and people had
to go around State street. and all the
cross streets, and Michigan avenue, in
fishing boats, with three feet of water
on top of the pavements. Imagine
the people of Chicago taking gondolas
and riding along the streets, landing
at the stores and hotels, just as they
do now from carriages.
We had been riding in gondolas for
two days, getting aground in the mud
when the tide was out, and going to
sleep and waiting for the tide to come
in, when it seemed to me that dad
needed some excitement, ana last night
gave it to him.
We were out in our gondola, and the
moon was shining, and the electric
lights made the canal near the Rialto
bridge as light as day. The RiaHo
bridge crosses the Grand canal, and
has been the meeting place for lovers
for thousands of years. 1t is a grand
structure, of carved marble, but it
wouldn't hold up threshing machine
engine half as well as an iron bridge.
Well, the canal was filled with thou
sands of gopdolas, loaded with the
flower of Venetian society, and the
music just made you want to fall in
love. Dad said il he didn't fall in love.
or something, before morning, he
would quit the place made up my
mind he should fall into something, so
began by telling dad it seemed
strange to me that nobody but Eye
ITALIANS could run gondola. Dad said
he could run a gondola as well as any
foreigner, and | told him he couldn't
run gondola for shucks, and he said
he would show me, so, he got out of
the hen house where we were seated
and went back on to the pointed end
of the gondola, and grabbed the pole
or paddle from the gondolier, and said:
Now. Garibaldi, you go inside the
pup tent with Hennery. and let me
punt this arr around awhile
Garibaldi thought dad was crazy,
but he gave up the pole, and just then,
when they were both on the extreme
point of the gondola, and she was
wabbling some, peeked out through
the curtains and thought the fruit was
about ripe enough to pick, so threw
myself over to one side of the gondola.
and, by gosh, if dad and Garibaldi
didn't both go overheard with splash.
and one yell jim the English language,
and one in Eyetalian, and | rushed
out of the cabin and such sight you
never saw.
Dad retained the paddle, and had his
head out of water, but nothing showed
above the water where Garibaldi was
except red patch on his black pants.
Dad was yelling for help, and finally
the gondolier got his head out of tic
water, and said something that sound
ed like grinding butcher knife on a
grindstone, and | yelled, too, and the
gondolas began to gather around us,
and the two men were rescued. The
gondolier had been gondoling all his
life and he had never been in the water
before, and they thought it would
strike in and kill him, so they
wrapped him up in blankets and put
Iron County register., 1905-06-15

she had but little to say to him, and
our wounded Badger boy had enjoyed
the doubtful bliss of watching her
hour after hour during the long wait
at the Junction, hanging about her
suffering brother, or with softly flush
ing cheek, talking in low, eager tone
to Paul Ladue, whose melancholy eyes
fairly frightened. 1t had been settled
that he should leave them at Gordon
vile and return to the front, but at The
Rappahannock his own colonel boarded
the train and, noticing at once how iii
and worn he looked, talked with him
kindly, sympathetically, awhile, and
then went off to see their division gen.
eral, soon to be so famous as corps
commander. In ten minutes they were
both there, the one tall, martial, and
with his long, flowing beard looking
more like hero Of Norseland or war
rior of Aiminius than soldier of the
cavalier south. Even then, before the
wrinkles and crows feet had dug deep
about the outer corners of Longstreet's
them and his bearded lips when hui
morous fancy struck him, and kindly
humor seemed never to be far from
that genial face until the bitter day
that cost him Pickett's grand and de-
voted division in Hancock's front at
Gettysburg
Il looked to see you in uniform, Miss
Chiffon, said he, "and have yet to
learn by what authority you have dis
carded the gray. And this, l believe,
is the young gentleman you were per-
sonating?" whereat he shook hands
very kindly with the shrinking subal-
tern and thought how very near alike,
they were in stature. Colonel Moore
tells me you are far too i'll to resume
duty just yet, Mr.. Ladue, so I am
going to take the responsibility of bid
ding you go back to Charlottesville for
week Of Miss Chilton's care. All,
doctor, I'm glad to see you" And then
two very distinguished Virginians were
shaking hands; but all Fred Benton
could see Of 1t was the backs of sub
ordinate officers clustered about him.
They went presently and spoke with
young Chiffon lying on his mattress
along the tops of the seats, then came
straight to the lonely officer-the only
one in blue, reclining toward the rear
end of the long vehicle, the object of
much silent curiosity but no intrusion
whatsoever, and to the prisoner Long
street spoke as cellTetously as to the
princess holding her ffttle court in mid
car, bidding him be of good cheer.
"Dr. Chiffon has told us, sir, of your
protecting him from indignity at Cen
treville, and Of all the kindness you
did him that night, resulting in your
capture. We cannot afford,' and here
the blue-gray eyes twinkled and the
half-hidden lips twitched whimsically
ITO let SO good soldier get right back
to- business. Neither can we send so
chivalric foe to Libby-at least SO
long as he is wounded as you are.
Therefore, Dr. Chiffon, you will see to
his having hospital accommodations,
and now, we must have a suitable
guard" And here the tall general
Strengthened up, studied earnestly the
circle Of soldier faces about him until
the twinkling eyes rested on the very
sweet and rosy features Of the one
damsel present. Then briefly and in
official tone, he finished. Miss Chill
ton. I appoint you, until further orderA.
Iron County register., 1905-06-15
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The Shark in Commerce

The shark, which is so abundant in the
waters Of Central America, is to be
utilized in commercial products. A
company has been formed which con-
verts sharks fins into jelly and timed
soup, makes fine machinery oil from
their livers, handsome leather (equal
to alligator) from their skins, walking
sticks from their backbones, and nu-
merous articles from their jawbones and
teeth.
Iron County register., 1905-06-15

Dear me, how round-shouldered
Pendally the poet, has become from
too close application to his work."
"Yes-ah- literary bent"-WO
mana Kcme Comranion.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-25

dress. The bodice was we'll suited to
the skirt; fitting close in the back, the
front had a soft vest of white with
lacings Of the velvet ribbon, wide at
the bust line, narrow at the girdle.
Colored laces will continue in favor.
the winter gowns have trimmings Of
colored lace and Of openwork embroid-
cry on the material. following the rage
for broiderie Anglaise. We had
brought to our notice an exquisite gray
crepe de chine, trimmed with a broad
band of gray crochet lace set in close
to the bottom. and having a bolero Of
gray lace The French appreciate the
combination of gray and yellow, and
the girdle worn with this gown was
Of yellow satin of a pale tint; there
was no harsh contrast, but a COM
panionings of soft tints that was very
pleasing, appropriate to the gray color
scheme.
The openwork employed on the win
ter suits is not so expensive as It
might seem, the stamping machine be-
ing used TO cut out the designs. II is
used rather lsyishly, adds a rich ap-
peaTance TO a dress. There is a strong
tendency for strictly tailored effects in
suits for morning wear, but many an
afternoon gown will show a long skirt
and a quantity Of trimming. Concern
ing sleeves, the elbow and long sleeve
vie one with the other TO get ahead
but so far It is a pretty even rivalry.
However. until fall days give place TO
those biting ones Of winter the elbow
sleeve will be much in evidence on the
streets, and will be In evidence in the
house all winter.
For a demi-toiIet there are many
bodies made after this fashion-a TT
ted lining, the outside smooth and close
in the lack and with Just a little blous-
ing towards the belt in the front. The
neck is cut square in front to admit Of
white or cream fiufansss there. and
there is a deep pointed girdle with per-
hzps q bolero simulated from under
arm seams to shoulder. pzs
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-25

most say that every dress now made
has tucker or guimpe, and many OF
them are beautifully handworked, the
doting mammas having made them
during veranda hours the past summer.
Again we would call attention to the
silky mohair shirt-waist suit for the
schoolgirl; the mohairs come in plain
materials, in hairlines and checks.
Plaids are always more or less worn by
the small fry, and signs point to a
more than usual popularity this season.
Henriettas and nuns yelling are liked
for dressy occasions, but for school
that is selected which will stand rough
wear. Some mohairs tear if a child
but rises from her desk, others wear
| like iron.
School frocks, in spite Of what we
said about the hand-embroidered
guimpes, are marked by extreme SIM
plicity. Good materials are chosen and
those that promise durability; the cut
must be modern, the design should be
simple This is the day when health is
exalted far above business, and in that
respect at least we have advanced.
Numbers of one-piece frocks are
seen, worn by girls of all ages up to
10 or IL; the younger ones wear
the exaggerated long waist, the older
ones have the line at about the normal
height. Plaid and checked ginghams
and mercerized cottons are in highest
favor and make ideal frocks for the
schoolgirl.
Details of the costume are looked
after by the sharp-eyed misses, who are
apt to scan one another's appearance
rather more closely than strict good
taste permits. Black ribbons are used
sometimes in place Of regular shoe
strings, and a perky little bow Is fas4
tened where the vamp joins the uppers,
as well as. one tied at the top of the
shoes. This is really pretty addition
to the short-skirted costume, to be
recommended especially for the young
girl that is a little lax about keeping
her footwear trim. She way try to
live up to her shoe ribbons.
In hats almost everything goes that
is picturesque. There is the Napoleon
tricorne. the quaint three-cornered
chapeau that is generally becoming.
There are Russian caps with cord and
brush at one side. And then there are
white poke bonnets profusely trimmed
with black velvet ribbon. And we shall
add right here that velvet ribbon
matching the dress is used a great deal
! in the adornment Of children's dresses.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-25

that the people who are not killed with
bricks will be starved to death, cause
they are going to put stop to delivering
meat, groceries and milk. Gee, wouldn't
! like to be there with window looking
out on State street." and dad fairly
beamed with Joy at the thought of blood
she'd
Well, when was there a time when
the Chicago transfers were not on
striker" said to dad. "They are the
most sympathetic people on earth.
What are they striking for now"
"Oh, some girls that sew overalls are
on strike, and they can't seem to win,
so the teamsters have struck in sympa-
thy with them, and the business of four
million people is knocked gally west"
said dad.
We'll, | guess they better let the
teamsters stay out, cause II they go back
to work there'll be strike of nurses
week after next, and the teamsters will
have to go out again, and block things,
and ball up the whole business" told
dad, and added: ''The only way to
stop those transfers striking, is to PEN
sion every one of them about hundred
dollars a month, and lay them off, and
hire somebody that is not looking for an
excuse to quit work and shy bricks.
Make them the leisure class, with bank
accounts, and they won't have so much
sympathy as to ruin the business of Chi
cago."
Here's something you wouldn't be-
lieve," says dad, picking up another pa
per- Roosevelt is elected again, and is
OF in the mountains for two months,
shooting jack rabbits and bears, and let
ting public business go to the dogs, but
he has heard Of the Chicago strike and
a banquet in that town, and he is GO
ing to the banquet, and see IL his pres
ence will not make the strikers forget
to fight, and you want to plug berths
for the train tonight, cause | have got
to see Roosevelt and report to him
about what we did for him in Turkey and
Egypt and dad begun TO pack up the
things the custom house officers didn't
find on him.
And SO, old man, it won't be long be-
fore you will see me in your old grocery
and ! will tell you things that will make
the Arabian Nights seem like an &C.
count of church sociable. If were in
your place would get detective to
protect you, for have got so am liable
to shoot man on sight, and rob him of
all he holds dear Scrub out and open
the windows, and put on that clean shirt
you have been holding for such an oc-
casion, for behold, the prodigal son Is
on your trail' with real appetite.
Yours,
HENNERY.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-25

him. pointed to the statue Of Liberty
and said:
my son, look at that female with the
torch. That torch says all are welcome
to come to this country who are honest
and willing to help bear the burdens Of
our government, but to the dishonest
man that torch means that he is not
welcome. Be honest, my boy, If you
don't lay up cent. An honest man is
the noblest work of God" and dad
rolled up his eyes like Dowie, and said:
Peace be unto you," and then the in
spector asked me IL dad had any goods
on him that he hadn't paid duty on, and
told him he could search me, and that
all knew was that dad had used extra
precaution in making his toilet, and
that he had to wind about 40 yards Of
lace around his stomach, which had
been troubling him since he had a touch
of cholera at Havana; and dad looked
at me as though he would like to electro
cute me for telling the truth.
The man told dad to peel OF his out
side garments, and when he come to the
lace and began to unravel it from dad,
dad was more comfortable, cause his
clothes didn't 1T SO quick. When they
had got the lace on, and the gloves. dad
looked hurt, and said: The Lord
giveth and the Lord taketh away" and
the man said it would cost $40 dollars
fine, and dad paid 1t, and they kept the
lace. And when the inspectors left dad
and began TO search a fat woman, he
took me to one side and said: You
show the poorest judgment in telling the
truth Of any boy ever met. Don't you
remember the verse in the Bible which
says: The truth should not be spoken
at all times, and then be was going to
give me a swift kick, when told him
TO be careful or the diamond ring be
had in the toe Of his shoe would cut a
hole in the leather, and be lost, and be
let up on kicking me, and finally we
got OF the boat and went to a hotel, and
dad lectured me on the subject Of CON-
mon sense. He said boy that hadn't
common sense enough to prevent him
from talking when he ought to keep
still. and giving away family secrets,
would bring his fathers gray hairs in
sorrow TO the grave. I am going to try
to lead q different life from this out
Well. SIR, you donrtreelize the changes
that have taken place in our beloved
country since We left, almost year ago.
We have been reading the back numbers
Of the newspapers to ind out what has
happened since Ne left, czAss you never
hear anything IN Europe about what
happens in America unless q president
IL ssssssinsted. OF an Indian goes On
the var path in MEXICO That Is all
hey think Of in Europe. that ne are In
disus, that are confined on our reservs-
tons and not allowed to esrTy arms.
and that u ID 10 crime for Eagiishmez
TO come over here and scalp rs.
What 60 yoa think Of this. said
dad. as he Rad an account Of Mrs. Chad
wick forging the name Of Andres Car
nsgis % notes for $500. go. and gst-
nrx fssblezflEsd ba1kHz 70 lad ksr
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-25
The Bad Boy Arrives in New York
Dad In Caught Trying to smuggle
Merchandise-They Are Surprised
to Hear About Cassie Chadwick and
the Chicago Strike.

BY HON. GEORGE W. PECK.
Ex-Governor of Wisconsin. Formerly Ed
itor of "Pecks Sum-" Author of
"Peck's Bad Boy" Etc.
Copyright, 1906. by Joseph B. sBowles.)
New York City.-Dear Old Pardner in
Crime: l have more trouble trying to
do the right thing than any boy you ever
saw. When lie to keep dad from be-
ing pulled by the police Of foreign
country, seem to be all right, and then
dad will tell me to always be truthful;
and when tell the truth, and dad gets
In trouble by my doing SO, then he wants
to kick me. Every boy ought to have a
conscience that will prevent him from
doing wrong, not one Of these vaccil-
lating consciences that have to have an
alarm clock to tell it when to work prop
erly, but conscience that is like a de-
tective, which never sleeps, or like pills,
that work while you sleep, and regulate
your conscience so it will keep time
whether it is wound up or not.
On the way over from Havana, dad
had several talks with me about turning
over new leaves, and he said now that
we are about to land in our own country,
let us be honest, and tell the truth. |
said l would try 1t, but maybe it would
kill me, and then dad concealed about
his person all the things he intended to
smuggle without paying duty, and then
he put on pious look, just like minis
ter who is on his return from vacation,
and we stood on deck as we came up
from Sandy Hook, looked at the statue
of Liberty and swelled up; looked at the
Stars and Stripes flying, and wept, and
acted like fools. Dad was pussier than
ever, with over 40 yards of lace wound
around his stummick under his shirt,
and a lot of kid gloves tied under his
arms, and more things than you could
count, and when the revenue officers
boarded the ship dad broke out in per-
spiration, which was so noticeable that
the inspectors piped him off at once,
and when he saw that they suspected