Iron County register., 1895-04-18

4 Inc CnOlCeSt tnlngS OF earth are hers:
/ These gifts she holds, and all
Her sons and daughters viii, they have
With naught to them enthrall!
Then, who would long for Eden gone,
With its forbidden tree
| Its leafy bowers serpent-cursed,
And Evil, only, free!
| As shown by an extract published
elsewhere. the 1ronton REGISTER con.
t1nues its course of m,srepresenting the
people of Fredericktown. and i'm pugn-
ing the common sense of the St. Loui:
Conference. The matter does not call
| for any serious treatment. Even if all
the sly hints. innuendoes, and cover,
suggestions of the Ironton REGISTER
had basis in fact, what bus mess is il
OF the editor of that paper? He did
very little to aid his own town when ii
was trying to secure the location oil
this school. and the st. Louis Confer
ence stands in no need now, of either
his sympathy or advice. In fact, we
suppose that very few of its members
are even aware of his existence. In
suggesting to the members of that body
that they have been taken in by set
of real estate sharpers, the editor of
the REGISTER is guilty of a piece of
meddlesome impertinence and invokes
upon himself the derision of the pub
lie wherever his articles are read
Frederlcktoa0n Democrat.
Ironton charges that the building of
the Marvin Collegiate Institute at Fred
eriektown is being delayed by lack of
funds, and that the towns-people are
not swift to carry out their contract,
and that begging letters are out in aid
of that concern.-Perry Co. Sun.
The sscharge" is both false and mali
cious. us.-FredericktotOn Democrat.
The assertion that no begging letter
has been written by any one in the in
terest of Marvin College shows that the
editor of the Democrat is in a state of
alarming ignorance, or that some one
is using the name of an estirnable lady
to increase his bank account. If the
letter we published in our issue of
March 2lst is forgery, we hasten to
make amends and will render the Dem
ocrdt and the Madison county authori-
ties every assistance in hunting the
rascal down. To this end we suggest
that all who have received letters in
this county asking money for the Mar
vim College forward them to the REGIS
TER, in order to assist in ferreting out
the guilty parties. We do not like to
be imposed upon. We supposed the
letter published was genuine. We
suggest to the truly good editor OF the
Democrat, as well as his wicked part
ners. that when it was sought to break
up the Louisiana Lottery the porprietors
of that institution characterized the
effort as s'impertinent meddling." but
this view of the matter was not taken
by the people, and the lottery had to
go. When the truly good editor OF the
Democrat gets after sinner and en-
deavors to disturb his relations with
the devil, the devil no doubt regards
il as ..impertinent meddling," but this
does not stop the proceedings. Since
we have been accused of making false
and malicious statements VIC think we
ar. entitled to inquire: Is there any
bona fde guaranteed fund for the build
ing of the College, as was represented
to Conference? Were any letters of
the kind published by the REGISTER
sent CIT by any lady of Madison county,
Was :here s.y drawing of lots to aid
IN building the College? These are
straight forward questions, and call
for plain answers. If the money is in
sight, as Conferenee believed it was
when it gave Frederiektown the school,
what good reason is there for Its eiti-
zens to go into the lottery business and
show business to raise itP The men,
bers of the Conference may not be &C
auainted with the REGISTER; If this is
SO they have suffered loss. We shall
endeasor Is have them better acquaint
ed with 1t in the fpture. It may be
lin pertinent meddling." but We think
the lobby OF the last Conference re-
auires quite as much investigation as
| that at Jefferson City. In conclusion,
We suggest in the most perfect feeling
of amiiy. taat the truly good editor of
the Democrat keep ~ eye on his wick
ed partner.
] We employed an idle afternoon this
| week in rambling about the Valley. Ii
was loysly day. fit only for saunter-
ling and the indulgence Of gay dreams.
The hills and mountains wers wrapped
| in blue haze peculiar to this time OF
year. 1t tempered the glare Of the
sunlight, mellowed the outlines OF the
bills. and touched the landscape with
a sslden pencil. Blossoms covered
| the cherry ise1s, apa the air was filled
/ with their delicate perfume: leaG3hn
trees were arrayed In pink attire and
the apple bloom had began to peep
! modestly from the door of its winter
| honse. The song bird trilled in grove
and hsszsrow as if his cup of life were
Overlooking. sas he gould not help
flooding the land wits Rusta, Il hs
wanted to- The boy was by the brook.
side, with rod and bait emp, regardless
of the consequences sure to ensue il
tsalRaY or parent should discover he
had takss s aay Of; but the wary
perch was far ts6 spss * h99iAnSf with
q measly worm. when the ssrins kt.
tached to it was SO plain TO the yisw.
What q lesson for our legislators!
Oss .amble brought us to the Area
dia Hotel. Here We saw evidence oil
improvement upes sasgy hand. The
great trees that fill the yard aa.t sssn
i neatly trimmed,-the wide grounos
had been newly sodded. fresh gravel
r,aoad ppon the walks, the vines