Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-09
From Annapolis.

Ed. Register-On the first page Of
Saturdays Posi- Dispatch appears in q
special to the New York Herald from
Madrid, these words: 1.-The Queen Re-
gent lately washed the feet of twelve
beggars in the Palace, and then adds:
..AH business is suspended" The COR
respondent, however. forgets TO state
the details of the foot-washing or the
cause of the suspension of business.
But if the aroma from those twelve
pairs of feet was as great as We have
known where pair Of cowhide boots
were scarce able to contain it, We
don't wonder At the suspension Of busf-
ness. The correspondent also leaves
US to surmise the Queens mode of pro-
ceedure, and doesn't say whether she
used her own little white hands or
whether she used mop. But If the
palace was supplied with all modern
appliances We think that we would be
safe in saying that she used hose.
The correspondent also forgot to state
whether the bekgars were male or fe-
male, or mixed. The presumption is,
however, that they were male beggars,
and that they were stood up on q stone
floor in a row while the Queen, with
hose in hand and q clothes pin ON her
nose. proceeds to do the disinfecting
act to their pedal extrematies. We
facy that We can picture the whole
scene; in fact. it is passing through
our mind at the present time like q
panorama. The scene of action lies
on the basement floor of the palace,
where the Queen, with sleeves pushed
above her elbows, skirts tucked up re-
vealing neat pair Of rubber boots.
stands ankle deep In water, hose In
hand. from which stream is playing
on the fast changing color of that row
of number mines. The remainder of
the corst unable to escape to the
country are assembled on the roof
seeking solace in smelling salts, harts-
horn. camphor. etc. Such stories are
calculated to make the most humble
peasant content with his lot s.Cruxn
has never had any great hankering af-
ter royal honors, even while he was
under the impression that royal
not only did not wash the
feet of others, but had some one to
wash their feet, and. like Senator
Brice of Ohio, some one to dress
their hair, and in fact do everything
that one can possibly do for another.
The foot-washing story however. rude
~ brushes aside our illusion and
opens up a new field for thought and
speculation.
Mr.. Editor, this is beautiful story
and while We don't expect to lay
awake nights trying to believe it. We
are going to do our best. We are
however. that we shall not be
able to reach that state OF mind where
we would be tempted to go over to
have our feet washed, pleasant as we
imagine the operation. would be.
Beginners in the poultry business
would do we'll to communicate with
Mrs. D. A. johnson of this place as to
the best mode of managing setting
hens.
..Crux" sometimes carries water to
The I. q. O. F. Hall. and not long ago we
had an occasion to go to Gus Funk's
place for water. The night was dark
and we had never been there before
for water. We found the water eleva-
to rail- right, ano sitting the bucket
beneath the spout We grasped the
crank and gave Il a couple Of turns be
fore we discovered that It was not one
" destitute of chain or bucket. but
that there wasn't even any we'll be-
meath it.
Miss Gertie Woody Of Piedmont is
visiting Mrs. d. A. johnson.
Mr.. F. Bonn. the gentleman who is
trying to organize a lodge Of A. o. q.
W. at this plsce, went homo to st.
Louis yesterday, but will return Nom
lay. He expects to be able to organ
ze about the 10Th of this month.
VIM. FOWL, who is now in the drug
business at Bismarck, was in town to-
day.
April 5, 1896. CRUx.