Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-06-12
not far distant when there will be no
rights to take away from the people,
Jefferson City Tribune.
A New York Letter.

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| The recent electrical exhibit, in one
of the prettiest halls in New York,
was one of the things worth seeing,
| particularly to one interested in elec-
| tricity or mechanics. The different
stages in the evolution of Edison's
various inventions were shows entire,
the large floor of Leum Lyceum being
covered with tables full OF insipie ut
telephones, incandecseut lights and
monographs. There were also a num-
Der OF other contrivances, such as re-
celvers aud repeaters and these were
operated by men who were apparently
deaf and dumb. AT one table table they
had a cyclostyle,,on which young man
printed copies of some kilograms re-
ceived there; they were given to the
spectators and afforded much satisfac-
ton
There were booths where one could
communicate with Boston, and other
"long distancen stations, and a couple
of the theatres in town were connected
with the Lyceum. One could sit in
peace and comfort and listen to Lillian
Russell sing the Grand Duchess thirty
blocks away, and not have to dodge a
single hat. In other rooms were pho
nographs that had been sung to or
spoken to, repeating their messages TO
patches of five or six men and women
who looked funny enough with their
evening clotf es on and the ugly receiv-
ers hanging from their ears. The
talking dolls We're weird, the "childisL
treble" having become very sharp
from the frequent repetition of the
Mother Goose rhymes.
But the triumph of the exhibit was
the room a la BeIamy. You had to pay
twenty-five cents extra to get a glimpse
at the twentieth century, but the
electriciric railroad outside had pre-
pared you for great things, so the quar-
ter was cheerfully deposited in the
broad palm Of the man at the door, and
you squeezed your way in thro' the
chairs without murmur.
The rise of the curtain discovered
the twentieth century man in his bach
elor apartments, bemoaning the fate
of the poor fellow who had just been
exhnmed. He came in shortly and
the future man began to do his tricks.
He lit the room with condensed sun
light, received his paper by pneumatic
tube, the hourly bulletins came by tel
ephone, he rang up London for his
guest, aud finally sent the bewilderei
deceased to London in an air ship to
find his long lost life In beauty show.
The whole was the most absurd trav-
esty in Bellamy's book that can be
imagined. OF course they would only
select the electrical points for such a
purpose, but it seemed hard that the
room should be labelled "a la Bellamy"
and then not advance any Of that
mans bright iGeas, except the mechan-
icle ones, which ore really the least
part of his scheme.
Looking Back ward" has provoked
much discussion and thereby done
much good. The "Nationalists" Of
Boston number thousands, among
them some great men, and In New
York there are twelve clubs. The
Boston people have paper, and meet
regularly for the discussion of ways
and means to propagate the doctrine.
One of the peculiarities of this set Of
reformers is that they talk more of the
possibilities of reform and less of exist
ng evils than the Socialists or anarch-
sts. Reform is truly their cry and
rot denunciation, ard so they appeal
70 large class which Interpretation only
alarms. The Natonalists does not ar
,use thoughts of bombs and riots, while
he Anarchist does. 1t is to be re-
sretted that such is the existing state of
hings but it is so and the duty of the
4 narchlst now is to correct the impress
ion.
Socialism and Nationalism are seek
ng the same ends ard 1t is not right
hat misunderstanding should sepa-
ate them. Mutual concessions may
rave to be made, but with u great ob-
ect in view that should be easy.
The Farmers Alliance Is one of the
gns of the times, and should be helped
'n.anh encouraged by all thinking peo-
lie. "In union Is strength" and it the
armers are true to their colors, they
will prove the motto true once more.
4at them insist upon having special
assembly to discuss their needs and it
nay open the eyes of the politicians to
he existing state of things.
ELDIs.