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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08

James Lewis, Henry Ruble
B McCue, VIM Upton
II H Brewington, Jas Radford
TR Terry, Sol Nelson
Ed Funk, Gottlieb Funk, F G.
Warucke and F P Hilburn
w R Read, J W Harral
H | White, Isaac Williams
w r Read. Moses Thomas
R Hill, f NJ Logan
J Lovelace, T B Lowe, A Wallis
Jno Crowley, & w Wallis, Chas
Clifton
Jas A Smith, John Signer
Sol F Jones, J D Brewington aud
D H Stevenson
J B Wallis, Jas Lewis and J H
Stevenson
Chas Clifton and Fred Amsden
H NJ Collins aud Anton Roehry
w w S%trother, VIM Stevenson
and ] H Stevenson
w Fitz and VIM Stevenson
n S Vickery and r s Huff
Arthur Huff and P W Whitworth
W keathley, P Hinkle, ct al
] NJ Hawkins and 0 w Roop
Francois Co. Township Fund
'est on same
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08
TOWNSHIP 81, RANGE ; EAST.

E D AXE, G W Marshall and
Chas Arnoldv
Ian Jennings, Henry Crocker, 0
H and E U Crocker
Jas Chiffon, G W Wallis and Jas
Lovelace
is Benson, Add Reese and F G
Warncke
8 Jno McFall and Marion Lewis
CD Russell, w Russell and w
A Fakes
} Wallis, James Lewis and J
H Stevenson
VIM Stevenson and Jas Lovelace
J N Sohn and c G Richardson
VIM Keathley, P Hinkle, ct al
Cash
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08

9lO Am received from st Francois Co. Township Fund
Accumulated Interest on same
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-24
Children the Diplomats Are Looking Forward Santa Cac Coming

children Of the household, till the twelfth
night, January o. Thus the events of
the birth of Christ are very forcibly i'm
pressed upon childish minds and hearts.
On account of the difficulty in getting
skilled workmen and the necessary ac-
ceSSOrieS to prepare the NacimientO, the
children at the Costa Rican legation will
celebrate Christmas in the American way
this year.
The young sons of the Calvo household,
Rafael and Luis, whose ages are eight
and ten, anticipate Christmas the year
around by saving all their spending
money for this gala occasion They
deny themselves the pleasure of buyin g
candy and other things preferring to
add the amount to their Christmas fund.
which their father always doubles. All
of their savings are expended In gifts for
others, never OH themselves.
The lads select and buy each gift which
they bestow, and in doing so show re-
markable taste and Judgment. All the
servants are generously remembered as
well as their friends. Their tastes run
to athletics and books. and they expect
old Santa to bring all kinds of out-of-dOor
games, base ball. foot ball and hockey
equipment being favorites
*
The little daughter Celina, who is four
teen, is a beautiful type of South Amer
lean girlhood. Her dark curls and eyes
constitute only u few Of her charms.
This Christmas she is leaving toyland
behind and expects Santa to remember
her in way similar to her elder sister.
The children will hang up their stockings
this Christmas and a Christmas tree will
add it's beauty to the interior decora-
tons.
The children of Senior and Sonora
Rivero of the Cuban legation will find
quite contrast in the Christmas cele-
hratipnS nf Washington and those OF their
native country. In Cuba the sun shines
fiercely at Christmas time. There are
no jostiing. hurrying, happy-hearted
throflgs parading the streets. The din
ner is partaken of Christmas eve and
becomes part Of n religious festival. 1t
is eaten with the windows wide open. the
cool breezes swaying the thick green
leaves of tropical vegetation. The pig
takes the place of the turkey as the
piece de resistance" of the meal
No doubt the Young children of Senior
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peasant will sit down to enjoy his own
Christmas dinner till a pole has been
erected in the middle of the yard with a
sheaf.. OF grain for the birds. Several
Yeas a&o Alexandra, Queen of En- land,
who was a Danish princess. had the scene
depicted on her own individual Christmas
cards. Such "a beautiful custom should
exist in every land. Count Carl Adam
Moltke, the three year-old son of Count
and Countess MoItke of the Danish lega-
ton, will have a wonderful tree and party
to celebrate Christmas. His baby eyes
will grow wide with pleasure and surprise
at the many gifts which await him.
!: !;
The Bolivian legation will DE frightened
and bcautified ny the happy childish voices
and smiling faces of the grandchildren of
Senior Calderon. The eldest grandson,
George K. Zalles will come over from
Baltimore. where he is attending school,
to spend his holidays at the legation. The
children of Nine Balliviap. his daughter,
are also members of his household.
Although it is the Bolivian custom to
celebrate Christmas with the nacimiento.
this year the celebration will be truly
American. In Bolivia Christmas is essen
TALLY the children's day, but the giving
OF gifts is postponed until the twelfth
night, January g. which is called "Dia de
Ia Reys," and which commentaries the
bestowing of the gifts by the wise men Of
the east upon the infant Savior. There is
no exchanging of gifts among the older
people. but all contribute to make it pre-
eminently the happy day of days for
happy childhood.
Rene -Baliivian is an ardent admirer of
boats and horses, and, of course old
Santa, who is very generous to the little
folk at the embassies, will bring him
Just what he most desires. Beatrice Bal
livian, the baby of the house, is too small
to express preference for remem-
brances. A beautiful tree, dazzling in its
Christmas gorgeousness. will add to the
pleasures of their Christmas day.
Christmas VIII be quietly observed at
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KHAN, PERSIAN

Copyright by Clinedinst.

ness FOR horses. and rides well. Ills dear
est wish is that Santa tomorrow Will
bring him horses by the thousands The
dauSher. Marzieh khanom, by her cute
little ways and independent ideas, early
shows the earmarks of an advanced suf-
fragette. She calls herself plain Ameri-
can Jim Kann, and is delighted TO he
mistaken for a boy. The baby Harmi-
deb Khanom. was born in California. and
reflects the beauty and sweetness of its
sunny skies in form, feature and DISPOSE
ton.
The three young nobleman relatives of
Mira Ali kuli Khan who form part
Of the household OF the legation. will not
celebrate Christmas there this year
Ameen Khan is attending private
school at Santa Barbara, Cal, and Mo-
affer-ed-Dine Khan and his brother.
Leif-ed-Dine Khan are ut school in Mer-
cersburg Pa.
Tonight little stockings will be hung.
there viii be a dazzling Christmas tree
and gifts galore to gladden. the hearts
of the children at the legation. This
seems especially appropriate since Mira
Ali Kuli Khan was born in the province
OF Kashan, Persia, whence history
tells US, came the three wise men, east
.rn saees, who followed the star which
led to- Bethiehein'5 stable where lay the
Christ Child.
l. !;
II has been the custom in the Costa
Rican legation 10 celebrate Christmas
with the Nacimientc, and it is quite u
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deprivation To the children of Senior and
Sonora Calvo that this beautiful custom
is not included in their celebrations this
year. In all I.atin-American countries
the Nacimiento takes the place of our
Christmas trees and hung-up stockings
1t requires days of labor to prepare for
the Nacimiento, which is miniature
represen alton of Bethlehem at the time
OF the birth of our Lord. It's mountains
stand out in bold relief. Its streams seem
To reflect the placidity of that star which
was the harbinger of the most stupendous
fact in earths history. The sheep and
oxen. animated by electricity, move in
rhythmic measure, and there is an air
Of charm and mystery about the quaint
eastern houses. The stable is the center
of interest for in II are beautiful statues
or representations of the Mother and
Child and the three wise men.
X u
Directly over. the stable is the star, its
soft rays illumining the scene.
The statues for the Nacimiento are
made by the Indians for Costa RIGA and
are priced and kept from year to year.
There is no Santa Claus to the Costa
Ricans, for after the Naciniiento has
been prepared for his coming, to them,
II is the Christ Child who brings the gifts
and leave them at the bedside of the
sleeping children.
The Nacimiento is given the place of
honor in the drawing room and remains
in all its splendor and charm from
Christmas eve, when it is viewed by the
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peillLcil down tlt stairs into IOOtIiS gay
with holly and fragrant with the breath
If balsam and pine to see what old Santa
has left them. vt the Persian legation
"hri,nts Will be jovously celebrated by
The three children of Mirza and Nine. Ali
kuli Khan
I;ahlm Khan. six and half years old.
mares the hOHOrs of the house with his
two sisters Marzieh Khanom and Han
uideh Khanom. They ARE very fine speci-
mems Of childhood and are very gifted.
inheritinG from their American mother
the splendid characteristics of the west
and from their father The deep mentality
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ferent in England from that in
America One hears very little
about giving presents to the
family or friends, this being
kept quite private. Nobody gives to the
well-to-do. or the highly placed. from the
royal family down, at least in any way
that attracts notice. Quite often plan to
give holiday feast to the needy and de-
pendent is only announced when the king
or queen has already made 4 contribution
for that purpose; then many are willing
to follow the lead and emulate one another
in benefactions to institutions and in
dividuals, and in the end not a single per-
son can be wholly left out of the gen.
eral good cheer. But there are also many
individual givers who bear the whole ex-
pense of their special charity. and moth
ing is said about it except possibly a men,
ton of the event afterward as an item of
news.
The writer spent last Christmas in Lon
don, and it was doubtless fairly typical
of such seasons. The king sent $500 to
buy the Christmas dinner for the thou
sand children who had been made father
less by the disaster in the Lancashire
mines, while Queen Mary and Queen
Alexandra added very liberal sum for
the comfort of the miners families. The
to to,CoO persons, and the donations it
received for this purpose We're headed by
King George with $500. Queen Alexandra
gave garments and a tea at which she
was personally present, to 12O poor old
women.
Among the more private charities was
the Christmas celebration provided for the
out-patients of the East London Hospital
for Children by the Duchess of MARI
borough (Consuelo Nanderbilb. She en-
tertained go children, giving them each a
gift with her own hands. Afterward she
gave a handsomely bound book to each
of the nurses and matrons. She is the
angel of East London and has several
very important charities under her
especial patronage.
The London school board feeds all
the very poor school children who come
to school hungry. Forty thousand were
fed daily last year, but as this would
naturally cease during the holidays the
Ragged School Union took up the work
of providing dinners for needy children
during the time the schools were
closed.
But with all the public and private
care that can be exercised there will
inevitably be in a city of seven million
inha bitantS some poor children who
have been overlooked, and many need
added help. AS these discovered
note is made of 1T and then as early
as possible in January-last year 1T
was the 3d-they are invited to din
ner in Guildhall, the lord mayor or
London presiding, as has been the GUS
tom for eighteen years. The most inn
portant dignitary of the city shows no
higher courtesy to the most dis
tinguished visitors than to the little
ragged and forgotten waits who for
this one day are his happy guests.
The little Londoners' banquet II is
called. and mu1titudes go to see the
children enjoy themselves and carry
away not only some special present. but
the remainder of the feast as it is inn
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All the world should have piece and. it any
did remain.
Next morning for my breakfast | would have c
fried again.
The Christmas pudding is evidently an
evolution. for a Frenchman wrote of it
in the middle OF the seventeenth century
as "a detestable compound of scrapcd
biscuits, or flour. suet, cuIrants. salt and
pepper. made into paste and boiled in d
pot of broth.
once year there is an unusual per-
Torrance at Smithfield meat market.
London, when the dealers auction on
their remaining fowls rather than run the
risk of their spelling on their hands. IL
one could describe the crowd OF humans
ity that surSes up and down this inn
mense place on Christmas eve il would be
showing the lights and shadows OF tho
London poor. The rich have had their
pick Of the market, but thousands OF
turkeys still hang on the hooks i'm the
early evening of the day before Christ.
mas.
AS the evening advances the crowd In
creases. and it is most ia scinating 70
watch the various sorts and conditions Of
people. including many sightseers. for the
turkey auction is considered a unique
ana interesting spectacle for travellers.
Some OF the onlookers were of the faded
genteel who gaZed longingly at that which
recalled to them something of the good
cheer of other days. The scheming bar
dinner for less than its worth, and the
very poor, who watched eagerly the pur-
chases of others, only at length TO turn
hopeleSSly away 10 seek q cheaper stall.
But for the most part the buyers scenl-
ed TO be jolly couples, husband and wife,
making the purchase of the Christmas
dinner at something less than the ordi-
nary price part OF the Christmas fun.
The interest centered around the most
VocfferouS statesmen.
'Ere's fine bird, sixteen pounds il it's
an ounce. We've been arskin' sixteen
bob tsiXteen shillings) for il all day and
now you may ave il for eleven.
Eleven bob, Shaping il vigorously on
the breast.
IL for ten and six (slap).
Ten and six (sap).
Ten bob, and that's giving il away
while his resonant slapping was drawing
the c/owd around him.
Who knows a good bird when he sees
it? You do-and you may ave IL for
nine and six" tslap). Another moments
hesitation while the auctioneer picks out
his man, and fixes his eye upon him.
Ere, it's yours. Mister. for nine bob
(slap) ''soid,'' and he reaches forward to
the man who had previously shown no
disposition to take it. but now, fairly
hypnotiZed by the asseftive tones and the
Shaping, takes out his purse and walks
OF with his prize.
Many dealers were interesting, but this
one was in proximity to, corner where
a bit of by-play was going on Some
fine American bronze turkeys twenty
pounds or more, marked from a guinea
down. were for sale. Occasionally, a.
well dressed old gentleman purchased
one at the original price. When tho
group was losing interest
the dealer would run across and take "a
few of his finest turkeys to be auctioned.
But the vivacious salesman ran them off
at so low a figure that the dealer repri-
lnanded him on the quiet. None OF tho
finest turkeys, however. went for less
than eight shillings -($2).
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christmas will be quietly enjoyed by the
home circle. There will be no especial
features in its celebration. Elodia Rivero,
who is nine years old true to her sex,
expects large doll and a complete
miniature piano which can be played on,
while her brother, Antonio Maria, is con-
tent to have anything Santa may bring.
His past experiences have been such
happy ones that he is willing to trust the
to St. Nicholas.
In Norway. Sweden and Denmark exists
the beautiful custom OF erecting Christ
mas trees for birds. No Scandinavian
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English Yuletide Means Giving, Not Getting

possible for them to consume all that
is provided. On this occasion last year
the king and queen headed the SUB
scription list for the presents, and
10000 hampers of food were sent in
for the feast.
The British public is legally entitled to
two NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and the day
after, which is called Boxing day, be-
cause it is the day for giving ChristmaS
box (lnoney gfftl to people who have
served the family from the outside. such
as the postman, the garbage and ash cell
lectorS and the Ike. AS Christmas came
Sunday last year. the public Wouio
have lost one OF its holidays but for the
proclamation of the king that the 9th
would also be legal holiday. As Satur-
day is always half holiday IN all ON
cial and important places ol business inns
gave the people three and half days
free. ard the low rates offered by the
railroad enabled many to so out OF the
city and spend Christmas with friends
Sunday is always a quiet day IN Lon
don, and Monday and Tuesday were even
more so last Christmastide. No mails
were delivered unless by special post, no
papers sold on the streets or at the usual
stands-although they We're obtalnable at
the offices and hotels. No places OF Dusi-
ness were open and scarcely any or the
ordinary eating places. 1t was indeed a
duh time for the stranger. VINO even 1elt
il would be fororn to go TO the museums
and places of entertainment, so wholly
did they seem to belong TO family groups.
In Clerkenweu road-a very densely
populated section OF London-is situated
an immense church 10 which not only
Italians CT all classes 60, bu: many
others. for the reason given by the Irish
Catholic maid who escorted the writer
there, because they are SO friendly The
general look of the people bore out TINS
statement. and the priest took cordially
BY the hand each person passing out and
wished him a merry Christmas. The
music is particularly fine at this church:
and as the solemn changing to triuInphal
tones of the midnight shepherds song
rose TO the yaulted roof and fioated down
i'm blessing on the waiting throns could
one fail to remember that the Italians
nlotherland is also the motheriand OF oGr
art, ard music, and poetry, and oratory?
i =
Here is the proper recipe for genuine
English plum pudding, published in
rhyme in 1884 in Leigh Hunts Journal
under the initials. F. ]. s.
IF you wish to make the pudding in which er-
cry delights.
OF six pretty new.iaid eggs you must take the
Beat them we'll up in basin till they thoroughly
And be sure you chop the suet up particularly
fine.
pound Of currants dried
A pound Of pounded sugar and some candied peel
Mix them all up. well together with a pound of
wheaton -four,
And let them stand to settle for a quarter Of an
hour.
..Then tie the mixture in cloth and put IL IN
pot:
Some people like the water cold and some prefer
il hot.
INT though I don't know which Of these two
plans ought TO praise,
/ know IL ought to boil an hour for every pound
IT weighs.
ooh. il were Queen Of France, or stin better.
Pope of Rome.
Id have a Christmas pudding every day dined
Il. home
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The family of the Mexican Ambassador,
Senior Don Gilberto Crespo V MARTINEZ,
have not Yet arrived from Europe. 80
there will be no celebration at the MeXi-
can embassy.
Eduardo Suarez. and family will not cele-
brate Christmas in Washington. As yet
their furniture has not arrived from Eu-
rope. so they will take advantage of the
holiday for sightseeing trip TO Niagara.
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Won Bernstorff will spend their Christmas
holidays in New York.
The Russian ambassador and Nine.
Bakhmeteff will remain at a local hotel
till AFTER the holidays, when the embassy
will be located at X and 18th streets, the
house formerly occupied by the Vice
President and Mrs. Fairbanks. The am
bassador and Nine. Bakhmeteff Will be
dinner guests of some OF Nine. Bal1h-
meteff American relations Christmas.
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the British embassy. AS is the custom.
Ambassador and Mrs. Brce will entertain
at dinner the members of the ambassa-
doris staff, whose families are away from
the city.
The ambassador and Baroness HengeI-
muller of Austria-H Hungary will spend
their Christmas in Europe. but are eX-
pected back in time for the diplomatic
reception in January.
The German amba ssador and Countess
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CON of Persian Diplomat

CON of Persian Diplomat
- Wants Horses by the
Observation-Disclosures" to
Be Omitted at Costa Rican
Legation This Year-"Christ
Child" Instead of Santa
Claus Brings Presents to
Costa Ricans-Rafael and
Luis Caivo Save Their Pen
MES the Year Around to Buy
Presents for Others at
Christrnas-Cuban Minister'S
Daughter Expects a Nina
ture Piano-American Cele-
bration at Bolivian Legation.
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pMCf;EsOW morn
inS Il small coterie
of children whose
parents represent
20 august person
ages as the kings
or rulers of their
respective countries
Will forget all
about royalty and
the rights OF diplo-
mats, and, the
chances are, rush
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OF the east. The son, Rahim Khan, has
visited i'll Persia and is dearly beloved
py the Persians. He speaks three lam
Suages, French, Persian and English. and
has q Persian tAtor.
True TO his Nee lie has n great fond
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Grandson Of Senior CalderOn, minister
from Bolivia.
photo by G. v. Buck.)
and Sonora Rivero will enjoy Immensely
their first Christmas In Washington.
There will be the charm Of newness in
the clear. cold, crisp. life-giving ozone OF
the December weather. The holly. mis-
tletoe, fir and pine, will supersede the
flora OF the tropics for decoration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-24
By Herbert Kaufman
The Lost Letter.

i ne AC
Perhaps the address Hgible the stamp fell off
and possibly bore stamp but somehow somewhere
and the Land True,
lost.
Did you it, grimy, humb-marked penciled letter.
without envelope dog-eared and scrawy very important
letter nonetheess in such hope only childhood knows
such you back yonder where makebeHeue
rea fairies de and black turned to witches midnight
and COLLINS and ghosts could be ''proued
Why you could just this letter would the
ghost that you mailed Santa Claus and and
long the that wanted blue sled and
with that ged and down and pair of boots
with copper toes and red tops
Elizabeth who had drunk of the fount of know
edge relied and Oas learning to
transmit her respectful desires sundry dolls and tin
kitchens and china dishes and chocoLate-drop bush
You can't write letters like that any know too
much-youre old and Ose-and foolish.
You hre0 the whing ring that Faith fashioned and
put your heart And you forget how to knee at
bedside when you pray
Nowadays when you need you go with money your
hands and soul and search through stores and
think that you buy things to make you happy:
Even you do know Latin and Greek and doubles book
keeping and peng you're oefuy ignorant because feel
that you have Christmas that counts by paying for it
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.HE Christmas spirit is very diff
ferent in England from that in
America. One hears very little
about giving presents to the
family or friends. this being
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lie the old bed and for the the letter.
And hat the letter lost and Santa Claus knew
and rode chimney and left stocking empty and
But, of course, that's all poppycock.
Time can't back.
The years rise from the grau and with all that
you haze and all that can't the Path
Yesterday.
Why bless started talking about lost letter. and
instead we've gone talking about your lost nses and lots
of other things you have lost.
And you don't hurry and help search will be Late
And the boy who's like the boy that you boy
that haze, will hear the chimes Christmas Morn and find
that he has been forgotten.
And he won't understand when his mother tell him
o happened because he isn't old enough comprehend the
inequalities and struggles of he strife and bitterness and
the despair that batter and latter poDerys children
And who fight the Wolf with scrubbing brushes and
tubs haven't the wisdom how God let Santa
Claus forget the poor.
YOII2