Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-11-18

a short vacation was justly due. New
shaven, suitably appareled and lightly
~suit-cased, l was motored to the station
which abuts the Northeastern bounds
OF our little city. On scheduled time
No. p came along, halted, took aboard
the waiting travellers, and resumed its
northward course. II you like full
riding-time for your money, take
passage On No. %. Itdoesn't go sour
rying along in indecent haste, as if its
one object was to get rid of its human
cargo at the earliest possible moment,
but pursues its way at sober, easy
pace, in onsonan with the popular
and prevalent legend, "Safety First"
which is set up in 'large and illegiblen
characters these days in all public
places. Some inconsiderate travellers
have been known to demur to the fire.
quent stoppages of this train, but here
in lies its safety: before the engineer
can, in his wanton recklessness, goad
his machine to dangerous momentum,
another cross-path confronts him and
in the throttle must go. So the dan
ger of collision-exeept, perhaps, from
the rear-is negligible. Then, n can
leisurely view the passing landscape
unblurred by foolish haste, and count
the receding ties if his mind has a nu-
merical turn. If the old saying, "the
more haste the less speed,' be true
but l haven't time now to ratiocinate
on that. We %leftIronton at 2: FLOP NJ,
and ran Cor backed) into Union Sta
ton, st. Louis, at GAO. There I was
met by one deputed to protect me
from the wiles of the wicked ever
await for the unsophisticated traveller.
| was a-hungered, and so my warder
and l partook heartily of the price
listed hospitality of the Terminal
Hotel. Then we left the station and
boarded a street car for "down town"
A transfer at the 18th and Washington
avenue, and we settled down for a
thirty five minute ride to Adelaide.
Seven miles for five cents! Can you
find any other comfort or convenience
in the city at SO low cost? Yet there
are more "kicks'' registered against
the United Railways than are known
to any other public service. Aside
from the 'spay-as-you-enter" ex-
action-which is an abomination-to
my mind, the public comfort and
convenience r considerably and
literally served. But, being from the
back interior, maybe l don't know
when I am j6lted. My stay of three
days in the city was mainly taken up
in lodging the autos and street cars,
when afoot, which | with difficulty did
without serious mishap, wi9h the aid
Of the traffic policemen, and by pay
ing due attention the white lines at
the street crossings. If there is any
"safety irstn-except on the signs
down town in the busy hours, it is not
apparent to one's untutored senses.
The wonder to me is not that there
are accidents, but that there are not
more of them. | saw 1.-THE Birth of
a Nationn Friday afternoon, and it is
a wonderful production-a giant
among the "movies.n The colored
brother doesn't like it, but it draws
crowded houses. A pleasing incident
to me vas the meeting with Father
Adrian who saw me walking along the
street, stopped his a and gave me
hearty greeting. He is we'll pleased
with his new charge and full of en-
thusiasm for the work to which he has
been called. While the Vallegians
universally regret his being called
from among us, we are compensated
in the conviction that he will "make
good" in his wider field. He is Of I'M
firing energy and excellent judgment
and is devoted to his sacred profess
sion. Saturday was a long day to me;
my little bit of business had been on
cluded the day before, and | was ready
to return to the patch Of earth known
as home to me for sixty years, lacking
a -Four ponpfbn Vot shout aapoc III
space between now and the days wher
forth and back / trudged the forest
lined road between Pilot Knob anG
the old and in memory revered Area
dia Seminary. Certainly tempus fugit
land then some! The return trip
from the city was made Sunday or
No. 3, a train we'll appointed in every
sense. The way was shortened, too
by contact with, friends on pleasure OF
business bent: Mr.. G. W. Clarkson
bound for a few hours stay in Area.
dia, and Judge bearing and Stenogra-
pher Jarvis, on their way to Bloom
field. Ironton was reached at noon
the sun was in genial mood; the Valley
and it's encompassing mountains wore
their wonted attractive phasej din.
ner awaited me, and, with the supple.
menting cigar, put me at peace witt
a world that is not all "a vale of tears
to mans delusion given"
Baptist Church.
Next Sunday will be another Rally
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