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The times., 1898-12-15

Olga Nethersole is a dramatic con-
twenty-five years of age England, Aus
tralia and America having succumbed in
turn to her genius. The famous player
has long had her eye on the French
stage and a siege of Paris is row said
to be among her calculations. When
declaration of this ambition is supple
mented by another to the effect that the
actress has for several years been assd-
uously studying the perplexing grammar
and intonations of the Russian language
with a view to possible appearance
sometime in the future in St. Peters
burg, her energy will be conceded to be
boundless
Miss Nethersole is one of few foreign
dramatic stars who can divide her sea-
sons between this country and England
with profit. Since the furore created by
her invasion of America several years
ago the bare announcement of her ap-
pearance, irrespective almost of her Offer
ing. has been sufficient to assure crowded
auditoriums. And her reputation rests
upon no weak basis. All of the elements
that go to make the greatest artistic are
present in her personality. magnetic
temperament and vibrant voice are por-
tions of her individuality. Her facial
pedult Sdiu u Dt lIdTNei HtNl-
bility, rejecting at will the gentle
shadows of Juliet's tenderness and the
contrasting power of Carmen's stormy
passions. Emphatic evidence of her mas
terry of art Is found in the admiration
her performances everywhere excite
among members of her own profession
Miss Nethersole will be next weeks at
traction at the Lafayette Square Opera
House, where she will be seen in an
extended repertoire Of five plays. Among
these are THE Termagant," a new piece
offered fortnight ago for the first time
on any stage; THE Second Mrs. Tanque-
ray" which. though confessedly written
for Miss Nethersole. has never been pre-
sented here save by Mrs. Kendall; Ca
mile" in which the star made her first
great hit in this country; Carmen" 4
work that has never been surpassed for
its vivid realism: and ..Frou Frou, a
drama too well known TO require COM
menf.
The times., 1898-12-15

"A Bachelors Honeymoon which is
said 10 have been one of the comedy hits
of Hoyt's Theater last season, will come
to the Columbia for six nights and two
matinees next week. The play is one of
those in which the fun supposedly comes
fast and furious. Its plot revoives around
the part of Benjamin Bachelor, a man
about town, and a widower. who falls in
love with an actress. marries her in the
absence of his family, and brings her
home without informing her that he has
been welded before. His people unex-
pectedly return while he is enjoying his
honeymoon, causing many complications
The cast is said to be very strong one
is headed by George Nash, and includes
such well known actors and actresses as
Edith Athelstone, Irma La Pier. Jessie
Burnett, Geofrey Stein. who is a res dent
of Washington. and who made a splendid
impression while member of the COL
umbia Stock Company, and James R.
Pittman. Jr.. who has been valuable
member of the Frohman forces for the
past four years.
The times., 1898-12-15
Dolls.

There's no queS-
ton about our
showing you the
largest stock of
Dolls more kinds
than you'll see in
almost any three
StoreS-and ours
are the very best
of i m p or I e d
makes; more elab-
rate in their get
up than any that
have come into
Washington. The
prices S d o not
speak the excel
lence-hut our en-
tsrpriSe.
The times., 1898-12-15

That excellent comedian, Press Ed
ridge, has been secured by Manager
Grieyes for the coming week at the Bijou.
The times., 1898-12-15

THE French Maid" probably the best
of the imported musical comedies, is an
nounced as next weeks bill at the New
National Theater- The presenting COM
pany is said to be the same that was
seen for 200 nights at the Herald Square,
New York city, and for seventy five
nights at the Park Theater, Boston. This
season the many brilliant and attractive
features of THE French Maid will be
supposedly enhanced by the appearance
OF Anna Held in the title role. In a pure
ly physical sense. quite apart from her
varying charm as coincidence, Miss
HELD Is by some considered one of the
moae fascinating women on the stage.
She has, of course, the charm of person.
ality and vivacity, and never was a little
lady more perfectly fitted from shou der
strap to slipper point, or more becoming
Iy attired, for the Parisienne has artistic
taste az well as artistic curves Miss
Held is supported by Charles A. Biglow,
the funniest character comedian of the
day: Hallen Mostyn, William Armstrong
George Honey, Eva Davenport, Yolande
Wallace and Mamie Forbes.
Down in Dixie" as produced by Man.
ayers Thomas H. Davis and William T.
Keogh, will be seen next week at the
Academy of Music. The play has both
sentiment and sensation. 1t has also frolic
and fun. These and other qualificat tions
have carried it to great popular success.
The offerings basis Is a love story which
abounds with events of the most melo-
dramatic description The manly son of
a proud. rich planter loves a girl of hum
BILE origin. Members of his family close
their doors to her, but she wins their re-
spect by the courage and cleverness with
which she defeats the plots of two villains
against them. Perhaps the most stirring
scene of danger in the piece is that in
which huge cotton compress is used
Two villains knock a young naval officer
senseless, place him beneath the crusher.
start the machinery and set fire to the
warehouse. The heroine breaks from the
office in which she is locked and drags the
officer from the compress jus. as its Jaws
are about to crush him. Seats for the pre-
sentation are now on sale.
The coming engagement of Francis VIII
son, which begins on January 2 at the
Grand Opera House. is attracting the at
tention of that gentleman's many adj
mfrers, and there will doubtless be the
customary rush for seats this morning
when the sale opens at Guzman's. The
presentation of new opera by Mr. Wilson
is always a matter of particular interest
The Little Corporal the vehicle with
which he comes to Washington, has been
received everywhere with enthusiasm. The
press, with one accord, is said to have
placed the production at the head of the
seasons musical offerings. The roster of
Mr.. Wilson's company this year bears the
names of Lula Chaser. Maud Lillian Berrf.
Denis O'Sullivan, Louis Casavant, John
Brand, A NJ. Holbrook, and Ambrose
Daily. The chorus numbers fifty people.
and John McGhie will direct the enlarged
orchestra.
That excellent comedian. Press Ed
ridge, has been secured by Manager
Grieyes for the coming weak at the Biiou
The times., 1898-12-15

The stock of all
stocks in town is
u n q u estionabIy
ours-in size-in
effects-in quality
and the prices
quoted Ours are
different from any
because We had
ours made spe-
cially. II differ
ence ever scores a
point it does in
The times., 1898-12-15

these Iounge-about garments.
% Lambs Wool and Eiderdown
House Coats, in stripes and checks:
edges, pockets and cuffs bound with
velvet. Not all sizes-and OF this one
lot there can be no exchange.
They're 50. 81 and $3.50 Jackets e9 10
for ~ IN
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-02-24

working its reasonable and helpful
precepts into the practice of every day
life:
II hereby solemuly promise, God
helping me, to abstain from all dis
titled. fermented and malt liquors, in
Guiding wine. beer and cider as a bev-
erage, and to employ all proper means
to discourage the use of and traffic in
the same''
To conform and enforce the rationale
of this pledge, we declare our purpose
to educate the young; to form better
public sentiment; to reforp.ss far as
possible, by religious, eeAlcal and
scientific means. the drinking classes;
to seek the Transforming power OF di-
vine grace for ourselves and all for
whom we work, that they and we may
willfully transcend no law of pure and
wholesome living; and finally we
pledge ourselves to labor that all these
principles, founded upon the Gospel of
Christ, may be worked out into the
customs of society and laws of the land.
DAISY LEMON WAMsLEY,
Pres't 18th District.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-02-24
The Kansas Pacific Steal.


When the administration announced
its intention to obtain postponement
OF the Kansas Pacific sale, it was
pointed out by the Times that there
was no reason for the action il the ad-
ministration meant to proceed in good
faith. Yesterday Senator Harris, who
is an authority on the Pacific railroad
cases, showed that suspicious of foul
play were we'll founded.
By pretending that the sale was to
be deferred, the administration was
able to prevent legislation which
would have compelled it to make the
reorganization syndicate give some
thing like the value of the road. Hav-
ing escaped this wholesome necessity,
the administration now admits it will
not insist upon the payment of an hon.
est price for the road, nor put in bid
on behalf the government to protect
the nations property. Instead, Mr..
Mckinley and Attorney General Griggs
have determined to remit the Sc, ,000,-
900 of interest due the government.
For this there is no excuse. The
railroad has been paying A per cent.
on $50, ,000.0 600. even in these years of
poor business. Yet the administration
purposes to let the reorganization syn
dicate take the property at $12, 100000.
The government will thus lose $4,000
900 due it. while the syndicate gets the
road at less than half its true value.
Such proceeding would be indefen-
sible, even though the administration
had not resorted to deception. But it
must be remembered that the President
yielded to public opinion so far as to
declare that unless the syndicate bid
an honest price he would have the gov
ernment bid in the road to protect it.
self. While thus asserting his good
resolutions, he and Mr.. Griggs tricked
Congress into abstaining from, or de-
laying. measures to insure the govern
ment's protection. Now the admins
tration calmly confesses it means to
sacrifice the peoples property after all.
The Times has frequently demon
strated that the Kansas Pacific, il pro-
perly sold, would repay the govern
ment in full. 1t has insisted that the
prospect of purchase and operation by
the government would force the Nor
gan Vanderbilt syndicate TO give an
honest price. But nothing can be
done when a President so shamelessly
abuses the public trust as to appoint as
Attorney General so notorious toolof
the corporations as Mr.. Griggs. 1t is
simply an Infamous steal, carried out
by the administration in the face OF
public protests G. Times.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-02-24
Temperance Notes.

!: : !: :: : :: i: +: : :: :: !: ::
<a2z52SSTzA ! 81 Frances f. Willard is
HAANAH = ment is simple enough,
~fEESS~ bu. how much it means
~ to the white ribbon
army. She, to whom all eyes are
turned in the warfare against vice and
intemperance, has been promoted to
the land of everlasting bliss. Her life
was given entirely to the betterment
of humanity, and great is the love she
has inspired in her followers. Her
life, so pure, so good, and as Christ
like, should inspire the humblest of
her followers with fresh courage and
stronger desire to promulgate the
truths for which she labored.
While the eyes of the people are
turned towards the W. e. T. U. in
general because of the death of their
beloved leader. it would not be amiss
to publish the PRINCIPLES of the organi-
zation which she so fully represented.
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES.
We believe in the coming of His
Kingdom whose service is perfect
freedom, because His laws, written in
our members as we'll as in nature and
in grace, are perfect, converting the
soul.
We believe in the gospel of the
Golden Rule, and that each mans
habits of life should be an example
safe and benefcent for every other
man to follow.
We believe that God created both
man and woman in His own image,
and, therefore, we believe in one
standard of purity for both men and
women, and in the equal right OF all to
hold opinions and to express the same
in the home. on the platform, in the
pulDtt. and at the 6dtlot-6OT.
We believe in living wage; in an
eight-hour day; in courts OF concilia-
ton and arbitration; iu justice IS OPP
posed to the greed of gain; in ''peace
on earth and good will to men,"
We therefore formulate. and for
ourselves adopt the following pledge,
asking our sisters and brothers of
common danger and common hope,
to make common cause with US, in
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-02-24
TAXES-FlNAL NOTICE.

/ hereby give warning to all persons
delinquent for their State and County
taxes, that unless the same are paid
without further delay, trouble is bound
to come. l am commanded by law to
enforce payment by seizure of any per-
sonal property in the possession of de-
linquents, if necessary. This / will
certainly do-cannot do Otherwise
unless settlement ls made Immediately.
1t will be as unpleasant for me as for
you, bu:I must obey the law / am
sworn to enforce.
WALTER H. FISHER, Collector
Feb. 9, 1898. Iron County, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-02-24
The Far West.

/ Mr. Editor-After taking an imigin.
ary bird's-eye view of the State of Idaho
and the far west, you should not oyer
look the little village of Harpster.
This is picturesque place on the
| Clearwater river at the base of the
Bitter Root Mountains.
At Harpster may be seen great
mountains of ice and snow, and at the
same time beautiful flowers. Near
Harpster are great fields of grain and
| herds of cattle. horses and sheep. At
and near Harpster are found some of
those great gold mines which the sound
money men love to boast Of
Near Harpster is fine timbered
country. We have nearly all the ad-
vautages that the average Missourian
has, except fresh cornmeal bread,
sweet potatoes, possum and railroad
transportation.
Harpster is situated at the gateway
between the Great Camas prairie farm
ing country and the Elk City gold fields.
Harpster should have some considera-
ton for other reasons. 1t has a mag
ni1cent water power. The river at
this point has twenty-five feet fall per
mile. The only bridge across this
river is at this place. In the near
future will be located at this point mill
machinery of different kinds. A flour
ing mill is needed badly at present. A
saw and planning mill is going in this
season. There are millions of feet of
pine and tamarack and fir timber ac-
cessible to this point. 1t has great
fields of gold lying at her doors. 1t
has large amounts of gold dust and
bullion going to the mints and the gold
coin coming back. The mines at and
near this place furnish work for great
many men. Wages are $3.50 to So. 90
per day.
The High Barr mine. one mile north,
owned by O'Bannon & Clark and c.. D.
Haywood is working eight men, These
men are opening large high bar.
They will use 700 feet iron pipe nine
inches in diameter, and a No. hy-
draulic giant. This, no doubt will be
valuable piece. of property and will
furnish work for several men. There
are three other mining properties near
this place and many quartz prospects.
The Green Creek Mining Co. are run
ming a tunnel on quartz, working night
and day. They are showing some very
nice rock bearing gold and silver.
In my opinion men with money could
not better themselves by going to
Klondike to invest their money. There
is good opening here for Investment.
The North Pacific railroad will in
short time build n here; the o. r. &
NJ, the Weiser and Spokane, the C. B.
& Q. and the n. P. are all in here
The particulars will be Civ
en- you later. | will give you short his
tory of some of the mines in my next
writing. P. L. O'BANNoN.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-02-24

Laces and embroideries cheap, at
the Racket Store.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-02-24

Frances f. Willard is
dead. The above state
ment is simple enough,
bu: how much it means
to the W b ite ribbon
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-02-24
a GOOD LETTER.
From the Clerk of the Circuit Court
T. P. r.

FERNANDINA, Fla, Feb %. 1896.
Mr.. j. GEO. SUHRER, Druggist, City.
Dear George send a bottle
of Cham berlain's Cough Remedy. I
would not feel easy if | knew there
was none of this valuable Remedy in
the house. | have given it fair test
and consider it one of the very best
remedies for Group that | have ever
found. One dose has always been suf-
ficient. although use it freely. Any
cold my children contract yields very
readily to this medicine | can con-
scieutiously recommend it for Groups
and colds In children.
Yours respectfully. GEO. E. WOLFF.
Sold by Arcadia Valley Drug Co.
Laces and embroideries cheap, at
the Racket Store
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-02-24
Academy Of Music,
TrontOn, Mo.

Auditorium ,50x37 feet stage, 22x37 feei
with opening OF )rusceuium 10 :6x12 Two
dressiny-roOms, one on either side Of stage,
and a large room underneath. Four Scenes
Street, Wood, Kitchen and Parlor-ingrooves
Fitted with all ordinary appurten ances. Hall
seated with chairs,anC gallery with benches
Seating pacitl about 800,
The towns Of Trontou, Pilot Knob and
Arcadia. With q population OF 5000 are
within 4 ra3iUs Of one mile-lrOnton in
the centre
Enrtertns, 'fC., apply TO
W. T. GAY, superintendent.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-02-24
CA9ToREA.
The fae. n
a:s:;s'. II: I1z0zZ- .:::sS,,. - !; J;

For rent, the Prof. Vance cottage,
reftted and painted throughout. In
quire of Judge Emerson. If
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-02-24

FoR RENT-Rooms in Academy of
Music building. Apply to L. ID. AXE,
Secretary.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-06-18
Give the stupid Bow a Chance.

Here Is a lesson and perhaps encour'
agement for parents who have a stupid
boy, for no doubt there are a few stu.
pld boys In the world, ever amid the
lights of this closing century. 1t Is
said that when Isaac Barrow, one of
the greatest of English preachers, was
a boy, his father thought him very stu
pld, and used to say II 1t pleased God
to take from him any OF his children
he hoped It would be Isaac. But Isaac
was not taken; he grew to be n OF
the greatest preachers of England, a
professor in the University Of Cam
bridge and a teacher Of Sir Isaac New
ton. 1t Is well to remember that a boy
Is not necessarily stupid because he is
pronounced stupid. He may be stupid
ly judged. The fire of intellect may
kindle slowly; 1t may seem TO be smol-
dering under a heap OF ashes, hopeless
ly suppressed. Genius does not always
shoot up like q skyrOcket. 1t may come
like the rising of the sun to meridian
splendor, slowly, steadily. Do not be
discouraged by the apparent stupidity
Of the boy or girl. Give him or her o
fair chance. The first movements OF
the great sea-going vessel are apparent
ly awkward and h~esitatlng, as she tries
to turn to get out of the harbor. But
watch her graceful, splendid move
ments as she plows the ocean or wealth
ers the storm.
Moreover, a stupid judgment of a boy
Is damaging to him, To call him q
Ounce. a blockhead. an idiot, is very
unwise as well as unkind. 1t may dis
courage him, may Cor a long time para
lyze his efforts, may even permanently
affect his character. olive the stnpit
boy a chance, and II will be known err
long whether he Is really Or only ap
~parently stupid.-Baptist Courier.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-06-18

II seems 10 me that II farmers are
getting too much advice on how to
grow a crop whose management Is sim
pllcity Itself compared with that OF
onions. carrots. grapes or raspierries.
Take a good piece of loan, clay or sand
that had a corn crop well cared for last
year-plowetl In fall would be the best
cultivate well In spring 10 get a good
seed bed; drill In early, rows eighteen
inches apart; soon as the seed makes a
vlsible plant, keep the weeds down
thin TO six inches apart in rows, After
the plants are thlnned out they need no
more attention than a crop OF corn. A.
to the harvesting and storing. the aver
age farmer will find methods the Euro
pean farmer never thought of, and ]
have no doubt that his crop Will cost
less than 1t would IN any part of Eu'
rope. From my W knowledge of the
plant. l would say there Is not a crop
to-day that Il surer TO come to maturity
II planted at a season when the ground
Is supplied with enough moisture 10
give a full stand. The rest il easy.-Cor'
r%espondence Country Gentleman.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-06-18
SELECTION In Breeding.

1t is a w~ell-known fact that man can
gradually change the habits and even
the forms of animals by careful selec-
ton In breeding. There are various
breeds of cattle. sheep, horses and
swine. all coming from ancestors diff
fering entirely from the farm stock of
the present time. There are over a
hundred breeds OF poultry, and the diff
ference between the game bantam and
the heavy, feather-leg Cochin IS so well
marked as to make 1t "A matter of dis
pute regarding their relationship, yet
both breeds came from the same ances-
tors-the jungle fowls. Success has
also attended the efforts to produce new
fruits and vegetables. These facts
should encourage every farmer to i'm
prove. A number of years ago a Nir-
ginia farmer produced a variety of
corn which yielded from five to eve
ears on each stalk, and he secured n
yield Of 100 bushels per acre, but the
corn was only adapted TO his section.
There is an opening, however, for farm
ers to improve the variety of corn and
wheat grown by them If they will care
fully select the seed from the best
stalks every year, which Will sooner or
later result in greatly increased yields.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-06-18

bitten with a desire to obtain the I'M
attainable, and he was not one to daily.
He went behind the Genes.
Whom are you going home with,
Miss HampdenF
Il fear no one will take me after the
light Mr.. Graves has put me In
MAY | do sou
She nodded, and Ardsley went back
to his seat.
$50 you have refused the entire
army 2" he asked, as they walked home.
Not quite
"The entire department.
well, a fair percentage of It," she
admitted.
Are you going TO refuse mef'
Il can't say until you are offered"
Il offer myself now
And | accept yon now"
Good enough. VIII you announce
our engagement tonight at supperT'
AT the risk OF being adjudged insane
yes"
Put ON this ring until can get you
another. II Will fit your middle finger.
Now | I'm In earnest
$50 am L. she said.
They were very much In earnest, the
event proved; and the garrison derived
unmixed pleasure from the total, un-
conditional, obvious surrender of Miss
Hampden. She was as open In her In
fatuation as she had always been In
everything else. And Ardsley was
equally infatuated.
He took back the class ring and gave
her n diamond which cost him three
months pay. They were altogether
happy. So, just a fortnight before the
day arranged for their wedding, the
gods demanded the first payment on
their loan.
Ardsley was ordered off on a scout
Miss Hampden chung TO Ardsley and
cried like a little girl, and did not be,
have In the least like q woman who had
seen countless scouts. And she let hin
20 TO the wars remembering her stand
ing with her arm against the wall and
her head upon her arm, sobbing as II
her heart were utterly broken.
Ardsley did not come back from the
scout. He was In a fight on what
should have been his wedding day
Others were killed and their bodies
were recovered and buried, but Ards
ley's body was never found.
There was a tale that a fire had been
seen on the battlefield the night after
the encounter. and In the midst Of the
fire a tree with a form which might
have been that Of n man against II,
There were Indians grouped around It,
Miss Hampden never heard the story.
She never even guessed at what had
happened until twenty years after
ward.
She was the superb and splritless
wife of a mighty general. and she was
accompanying her husband On a tour
of inspection in the West. They We're
ut an agency one day. and were visiting