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Iron County register., 1899-11-16
PLAYING THEIR TRuMPs.
The Administration Using Exception.
al Pressure to Carry Imper-
ialist MeasurAs

| In the decision reached by Presidents
| Mckinley and his cabinet advisers to
urge upon congress in December the
immediate passage of joint resolution
| declaring it to be the intention of the
government to permanently retain the
Philippines, it is evident that the adj
ministration proposes to exert all the
pressure possible TO commit this coun-
| try to imperialism.
This decision followed a cabinet dis
cussion of a report of the Philippines
commission. The report had failed to
crafty the president by officially in
dorsing his Philippine policy. The most
that could be obtained from the COM
mission was an utterance to the effect
that the war in the Philippines should
be vigorously prosecuted until order
had been reseored. That this stubborn
ness on the part of the commission
proved keen disappointment to Mr..
Mckinley may easily be believed. That
it also alarmed the president may also
be credited.
Hence it is that the administration
will bring exceptional pressure to bear
on congress to secure the adoption CT
an imperialist resolution. A personal
conference with the president, called
by him and held in the white house,
failed to bring the Philippines commits
sion to the presidents way of thinking
on the expansion issue. This result was
somewhat disquieting indication of
the trend of public sentiment It
proved also that the imperialists could
not afford to take chances with con-
gress. The strongest card in their hand
must be played-and it will now be
played by the president and his cabi-
net.
If the American congress truly rep
resents the American people, however,
it is doubtful if it will yield to the pres
ident on this issue any more readily or
to further extent than did the Philip
pines commission in merely urging the
restoration of order in the Philippines.
The people of this country are opposed
to Imperialism. The president and the
administration party are committed to
Imperialism. The national congress is
supposed to represent the people, Many
of its republican members are open in
their opposition to American expan-
sion into the eastern hemisphere. A
faithful congress will mean the right
full triumph of the will of the people
over that of the president. the servant
OF the people.-St. Louis Republic.
Iron County register., 1899-11-16
THE ANCIENT SEMINARY MAID.

Oear grandma says that long ago,
When she was but a little lass
A seminary, CONNIE il faut.
Received her in its lowest class
She learned to curtsy, smile and pout
To paint, embroider and crochet,
To read such books as were devout
And sing in true Italian way.
Her little shoes had paper soies:
She learned to cultivate cough:
AND in her fayorite books and roles
Consumption took the lady off,
She never exercised for fear
Twould tinge her cheeks q vulgar red;
But made hectic flush appear
BY going supperless to bed.
She laughs at "'ologies'' and art,
And Sneers at maids of Drawn a nd brains
she says they spoil woman's heart,
And frighten eligible SWANS.
She made helpful wife and true
To grandpa, through both veal and woe;
But then, as am told. he knew
No more than she did long ago.
--Margherita Arlina Hamm, in Saturday
Evening Post.
Iron County register., 1899-11-16
Raines Law of 1887.

The following order was issued by
the mayors court "of ye city of AL
bany" in October, 1857, and is interest
ing as a sample of the early efforts to
control the liquor traffic:
Whereas, Ye selling of drink at un-
reasonable hours at night is founde in
convenient, especially at this juncture
of time, ye court doe therefore hereby
strictly charge and command yet none
of We inhabitants of this city or county
thereof doe presume to sell any strong
drink, beer, syder, or other liquor to
any person whatever after We Taptoo
(taps) upon We penalty of forefiting ye
somme of tenn shillings every person
vt shall be found drinkeing in ye house,
and IL any citizen or inhabitant of this
City doe presume to suffer people to
drinke in their houses any drinke
fetched from ye tavern or other places,
We master of vt house shall pay for every
person vt shall so admit to drinke in
his house after VI Taptoo aforesaid, ye
somme of six shiilings courant money
of this province. Albany Argus.
Iron County register., 1899-11-16
PITH AND POINT.
A soft answer prevents further hard
words.-Elliott' Magazine.

A soft answer prevents further hard
words.-Elliott's Magazine.
1t is sign of weakness to yenomous-
ly hate people.-Atchison Globe.
No Harm Done.-"She thinks she can
act" whats the odds so long as she
doesn't? ?''-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Many men think women were made
for men without thinking that men
were made for women.-Ledger Month
ly.
s'The girl Tom is going to wed owns a
fine residence" Toms lucky. Not
every man gets such a good house
wife. e."-Philadelph Bulletin.
May--Have you heard of the acci-
dent that happened to Clara?" Belle
''No." May-'She had an anniversary
of her birthday last week."-Town
Topics.
Il wonder if the man in the moon has
any trouble finding the keyhole when
he's full and stays out late?" key
hole? OF course not. What silly
ideal" ''Oh, I don't know. They tell US
there are canals in the moon, so there
must be locks. s."-Philadelphia Bulletin.
Indecent Haste.-'I have called to
collect that little account which has
been standing for over two years"
''Hum! Don't you think after trusting
me all this time you're showing indie
cent haste in rushing me for payment
all of a sudden? n?"-Philadelphia North
American.
The Reward of Labor. - "Bill,
have you cut the frewood?" 'Yes,
sir" ''An' fed the mules?" 'Yes,
sir" "An' MIXED the cows?' ''All
milked, sir An ground the corn?"
"Jest through, sir" 'An' banked the
taters?" Last one, sir" ''Well, you're
good one. Now call the dogs an you
kin go an tree a 'possum fer yer sup
per!"-Atlanta Constitution.
Iron County register., 1899-11-16
fl PATENT ELOPEMENT.
A VISITOR, Jabez."

Old Farmer Smith rose from
the dinner table and picked up his hat
from the side of the chair.
who is it, wife?'' he asked.
"a young man." she replied.
The farmers lips set tight as he wit
messed glance which passed between
his wife and his daughter.
Il understand" he said, severely, with
determined look at the anxious face
of the girl. "That London chap, Les
lie AUSTIN
Yes, father" she replied.
"Ill settle his business for him." and
Farmer Smith strobe into the parlor,
his heavy boots sounding a death knell
to the faint hopes in the sinking heart
of pretty, winsome Alice Smith. $50
you're here again, eh?"
The brusque interrogatory did not
seem to crush the courteous, handsome
young man, who arose and faced the
farmer.
"Yes, Mr.. Smith, was his reply.
"And on the same old errand, l sup
pose?"
Yes, sir; 1 came to ask your con-
sent"
You can't have it," interrupted
Farmer Smith, savagely- ''Alice amt
Iron County register., 1899-11-16
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

MFR. Bryan will continue to have
his clothes made with a vest pocket
large enough to hold Nebraska
Chicago Record Qnd).
The republican papers and
speakers are kept busy defending
Hanna from the attacks of members
of his own party.-Cincinnati En-
quirer.
One big mistake Senator Hanna
makes in his speeches is to forget
that the average American voter has
ar abnormally developed conscience,
and no party has ever been success
full that failed to appeal to it in some
shape or form.-Atlanta Constitution.
The preliminary report of the
Philippine commission, hastily put to-
gether for publication at the presi-
dents request" is obviously issued
just now as first-class campaign
document. AS such it naturally shares
the amiable and well-known infirm-
tiles of that species of literature
n. Y. Post.
In his political speeches recent
ly Gov. Roosevelt, of New York, has
been laboriously demonstrating how
far he falls short of the true presi-
Dental stature. We have had soms
small and narrow men in the white
house, but let US hope the good sense
of the people viii never descend to
the selection of a political mounte-
bank like Teddy for the chief znagis-
(Tex.) Post.
To elect his man Nash, Senator
Hanna has urged the republican en-
ployers of labor in Ohio to coerce their
employees into voting for Nash. Tia
same game elected Mckinley in 1896.
Then for the first time in the history
of the republic the theory was adj
vaneed that the employer knew bet
ter how to cast the employees vote
than the empioye himself did. That's
This year they are at %
Bee.
Iron County register., 1899-11-16

going to marry you or anybody else,
just YET
But time
you've heard me. Mr.. Leslie Austin.
You can't have my daughter"
Il love her, Mr.. Smith,
Nonsense! She's too young to
know her own mind. 1 have had my say,
and the harvest hands are waiting
Good day, sir!''
Under such determined resistance
Leslie Austin retreated. He bit his lips
angrily as he walked down the road
to the village hotel.
Its a shame!" decided his friend
Bob Townsend, as he heard the disap-
pointed lovers story.
I'VE think so much of each other"
murmured Leslie, mournfully.
You amt going to give up this way,
are you?" asked Bob.
Leslie looked up inquiringly.
'What else can do?' he asked.
''Marry her." said Bob.
@'Her father won't consent"
~'Suppose he don't?'
Leslie started, but shook his head
Slowly.
AN elopement."
You're right"
''But il could not he."
+'Why moi? ?"
because Alice is bound to obey her
father, and 1 am, too, for that matter?"
Bob scowled impatiently.
'Nonsensei" he aspirated, angrily.
See here, Leslie. If you were the ire
sponsible old chap old Smith thinks
you, I'd hesitate; but you ain't-you're
an honest, well-to-do lawyer, respect
ably connected, and only laboring un-
der a prejudice on the farmers part,
that because Neighbor Jones girl mar
ried a worthless man from the metrop-
oils all such matches must end sim
iIarly.''
Granted"
Therefore, being in the right, and
the old farmer being in one of his mad
moods, I'd outwit him."
"How?"
The query was encouraging.
'sRun away with Alice" said Bob.
81 can't"
"Why not 80
-'Her father watches her too closely"
nat the ACdSOA, IL AIs
"I believe So"
-'She's willing?"
presumably"
"And you?"
"Oh, Bob. you're talking nonsense!
1 might as well go back to London and
wait until Mr.. Smith changes his
mind"
"And let some other fellow have
Alice? You're brave lover!"
Leslie was Respondent.
ST have a plan, if you're plucky
enough to follow it out" suggested Bob.
Leslie's face grew expectant at the
hint.
What is it ?" he asked.
"Listen!"
What Bob told the discouraged lover
need not be repeated. The subsequent
acts of the conspirators afford a sufi-
cient explanation.
1t was the next day that faithful Bob
reconnoitered the ground and found
that Farmer Smith had indeed taken
Iron County register., 1899-11-16
she Was No Beauty.

Ma Clump-Liz, what makes you 20
awful anxious to git married?
Liz Clump-Well, I'm gittin' 80 tired
of my name want a chance TO change
it.
You'd better so to some blacksmith
an have few alterations made in yer
face. 1t would give yer name q batter
chanee."-N. 7. World
Iron County register., 1899-11-16
Farmers Share in prosperity"

What is the Nebraska farmers share
In the boasted Mckinley prosperity ?"
Let the farmer carefully note the facts.
Since 1898 the articles which. the farm
sr must buy have increased in price as
follows: Clothes baskets, 33 1-3 per
sent; galvanized oil cans, 20 per cent;
matches, 60 per cent; galvanized buck
cts, 100 per cent; soap, Is per cent;
washboards, so per cent; starch, 100
per cent; salt, so per cent: wire
clotheslines, 100 per cent; barbed wire.
lis per cent; lumber, 80 1-3 per cent;
nails, 100 per cent; iron pipe, lis per
cent; iron castings, 100 per cent; rolled
oats, IS per cent; carpet tacks, so per
cent; spices. so per cent. Let the farm
er compare these increases with the diff
ference in the price of his products now
and one year ago. The farmer who fig
uresit out for himself will see that pros
oerity has come only to the trusts and
the profits of the trusts are wrung from
the farmers Of the nation.-Qmaha
World<Herald.
Iron County register., 1899-11-16
Lightning. Curious wound.

Curious wounds were made by light
ming strokes on residents of Berlin.
None of the wounded has extensive
burns; the wounds look as IL caused by
a charge of grain shot. The holes reach
to the bone and are surrounded by a
web of blue and brown lines.-N. Y.
Iron County register., 1899-11-16
His Absent Mindedn&ss.

Mrs. Tellington-Poor Mr.. MooEabout
is very absent-minded, isn't he?
Mr.. Tellington-Yes; his latest freak
was to lose his pocketbook and then
look for it among the ''p's" in tbs die
tionary.-Judge.
Iron County register., 1899-11-16
Remarkable Drinks.

Of the many extraordinary drinks
regularly consumed, the blood of live
horses may perhaps be considered the
most so. Marco Polo and Carpini were
the first to tell the world of the Tartar
practice of opening the veins in horses
necks. taking drink and closing the
wound again. AS far as can be seen,
this has been the practice from time
immemorial. There is wine habit
ually consumed in China which is made
from the flesh of lambs reduced to
paste with milk, or bruised into pulp
with rice, and then fermented. 1t is ex-
tremely stimulating to the physical or
ganism. The Laplanders drink great
deal of smoked snow-water, and one of
the national drinks of the Tonquinese
is arrack favored with chickens blood.
The list would scarcely be complete
without mention of absinthe, which
may be called the national spirituous
drink of France. 1t is horrible COM
pound of alcohol. anise, coriander, fem
mel, wormwood, indigo and sulphate of
copper. 1t is strong, nasty and moral
and physical poison.-N. Y. Home Jour
nal
Iron County register., 1899-11-16
Crane shot.

In accord with the eternal fitness of
things the use of grape shot would give
the enemy appendic;t;s.-Chica Daily
NewE
Iron County register., 1899-11-16
ENGLISH WINDOW GARDENS.
Prizes Are Regularly offered In .
Kentish Village for Small
Flower Displays.

Not long ago / spent several weeks
in summer in the little village of Ket-
| ton, and while there came to know of a
pretty custom which it seems to me
| might be introduced into this country
that of giving prizes for the most
| pleasing windows filled with house
plants.
The houses in Ketton are built of
| stone. Almost without exception they
stand close to the street, for the Eng
lish gardens are behind the houses, or
behind high walls, and so the quaint
iead-sashed windows are so near the
sidewalks that the flowers which fill
them show to the best advantage. l
had often admired the beautiful dis
plays in KettOn and wondered at them,
until 1 happened to learn that they had
q definite object beside that of orna-
ment.
a small fund had been set aside some
years before by a wealthy lady, the in
come to be devoted to giving prizes
each year to the possessor Of the finest
window garden. The sum available for
premiums was not large-as 1 remem-
Der it now e2 year (about $10). /
believe the three prizes were respective
ly 6 1, 12s. and SIS. That would be S.,
So and So. The only restrictions were
that no one should compete who had
a greenhouse-sman glass houses for
forcing are much more common in
England than they are here; that the
competition should include only one
window in a house, thus putting the
occupant of the smallest house on fair
footing with her more prosperous
neighbors, and that the general scheme
of arrangement should be decided on
at least one month before the day set
for awarding the prizes, and not al
tered during the month. This last con-
dition was to prevent anyone from pro-
curing greenhouse or other plants at
the last moment and making a tenn
porary display. There were three
judges. The year 1 was there the
judges were the wears wife, another
lady and the village schoolmaster.
There was a great deal of variety in
the different windows, more than one
would at first think possible, for the
English are natural gardeners. The
interest taken was intense, not only by
the contestants, in each others win
dows, as the designs developed, but by
all the residents of the town. The win
dow which took the first prize the year
I was there was a study in green and
yellow. a number of shelves were
fastened across the window inside, and
alternate shelves were filled with pots
of musk, with its delicate light green
leaves and yellow flowers, and pots of
lobelias, with dark green foliage and
dark blue blossoms. There were
enough shelves so that the window was
filed solidly full by the day the judges
made their tour of inspection, and the
effect of the mass of foliage and flowers
in the soft gray setting of timc-worn
stone. of which the cottage was built,
was very NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. MaoaZine.
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them Delivsrnnee n Tar on IN thi1 d.
rectton W1t1ags NORTH GAryl5un. v1s1ke
- - psuDwss wefs henfn.sds shes stafA
"a g. - ststnt.s -. = = Ar.
anyeue 10 enter that stste aaA psgouede
n1Ureen 70 leave H. punInhnh1o ~ q hn~
- 1se and inzprf4onmaut for not less
inrdsn and = menace, Why not let him
Gp1 The white man makes and a1minis-
tsTs the law By What prOcsas OF rsascn-
Ing &C. hs eoacinds tnat d. negro wants
is il because he feds that in the poor
fellows place. he would like to have some
thing e say In regard Co hts ewn inter-
ssf.y 70 the nsoro ~ - - .. Duebear
ehf4 fnofruDsaG of hias ogprsanfon, 10 SUBJ
due ard degrade him, an invfncfble pow
er, ine1orable - death. Cfothe him with
the aassossty q the law and there b no
danger he viii not face: chastise him with
II and be beoounes maniac In his daaQer-
aten. O. . hOpeteaA tremh bling mortal.
1-aw. = nov applied In the South seems
70 b ter tie white mans profession emily.
Il r vain hope to look TO the law for
6etaverAuce'
The speaker then turned TO two moro
su9gsstsd means o. deilverance. the pow
the pres He regretted that there were
no more Pasfiips. fiarrtsons. Summers or
Harriet Bsecher 6t0Was to arouse a cry.
iEx public sentiment. but. since those are
gone To rsSt. who will sound the trusn-
prt2 But. turning TO the press, with It's
strons and searching light he sses q faint
gieam athwart the gloomy sky Z ray oS
boz that out Of facts presented by .
fearless press may come q remedy for the
Ills Of which he complxirs. II expect"
said b.. great THINGS frofn tbs press. hut
even here cannot see entire dcifverance"
He then turDsd to the power % the gem
ersd government, but saw little to encour-
ago hope for RELIEF there. "for. white it
can dt out great armies and nayies In de-
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Tense OF the oppressed Of other lands. Il
suffers ita own loyal citisena to Dc slain
without a protest and psOclaims its pow
AY1essnesu to interfere"
The SERMON then closed with An exhort1-
ton 20 heed the truth q its text. II feel
that even II the church and the general
government tha prees end pubic opin-
ION and local laws all Join hands. and IL
though there - thrown into the balance
all tho riches and education our race can
gather. without GsoA puts forth Els strong
hand and HIS holy spirit enters into the
hearts q men and women OF all races.
there win 10 no Perfect deiiverahce. for
men are weak and selfish. and interests
clash and men become discouraged. but
He n TO 1T IN Judgment on thiD earth and
the Judge ok all earth viii do right"
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AT the African NJ T.. church. Of this
CITY. last Sunday evening, the rasser. Rev
George A. Bailey. ono % the leading coll
cred preachers of this city. preached to
0is congregation upon . subject THAI IL
OF great concern 10 hfs own race and
has fvcefsesf the consideration os man o.
coaored people in sse South and The cause
OF Il. He announced a. hts text "peho,s.
che LNrd's hard Is not shortened fba, n
cannot save. neither Hts ear heavy that /,
cannot hear" His application If the text
waa TO tha effect that whatever remedies
have beer or may he applied thso,l<h ma
man agency. te bring r~isef from, the IN
happy state of affairs in ths southern
psates. the TRUE ana tnai cure Ia In the
hands os the Lord, wha L. quick 20 save
In discussing the subject Mr. Bailey adj
vsrfed tn the various remedies tka. had
been PROPOSED BY nAes1saers ef his own
race and ethere. bat In none 81 ,her,a did
he discover enc that ied him to believe Tvs
Its efficiency The colonization prnsex.,
that has been advanced by SOME was nc,
touched upon in the sermon which re-
xation assembled The following aasota-
tiens will convey an idea ~ the scope ard
tenor ~ the pastors remarks.
Many rsaas have h~~n urged esns
cisisnsst 90 he The ore rre@er.li,s2sts IN res
er ca relieve the tsrr4ssle rrexxstr, .km /,
T. pat ufsoE US let ~ consider ss,-xt
the plan OF the Arr American caugris
I'm its attempt 70 enisst ali % cur rs.A.,
In one common effort 81 sesg ssa lsxslit,
" the laws ee virtual tssfraaeAss-.,,,.e,
enacted IN several ~ the Southern ssa..~
This - a @trse but oniy a stsp in .ha
lsaE e%cen. 10 tn. point os equal s@rs<-~s
tfon. for. although n may improve spa
define our wgsi status &, viii cssstatntx
intensity the feeling ~ hatred tn che hesrs.
az our enemies and IL Mill not taxa "a.
out of their hands II We remain in tn~
country,
TIE sonsc. education seems - Ne ts@ s.lts.
natar that viii ses aside al ais,snegior
in regard 20 tho rfgAs- 81 cltaseFxslt,a pasr
i~ this srs,ee Lock at sur hrTxAs yessrr
men and wotren graduated wftA so;snr'
nslea with afnAsstnn and htsa asssratfesl
and vet they fnd the weird 81 wer-y s~sv
turn TOR an sSsening. With les assssrz csex~a
axafnas sasns. How much essaGAiassa asses
II require. l ssk you. Il, eoTs-ess wfte
Italian es,sasAssehs af fn carry AssAe. a.
&c rrr@t4e ever wsshtua- yes these sMs
ssoss yserisl. are tire ca1s positions asses
10 them Where in mere ssa4ca stcs, a
vnu see asiseerAnces fsas. eors~ xxs. s@
rich srps prv4~rty. Well, ies Us sss Tn,
Ansso~Saxou has had Tire r~sns In n,
hands foe 4 ianx tsus~, hos sh@y are no
all rich YET.
s'WAsla sAe negro has never e~rr rexayss
ca by bis worst enemies rs a Saap~r. ~
manages % live Ssod only knew he~. Pa
Ne ases live. and - sos a Aarien us0s
shs. community. Scra< ~ them Wilt ge4
rsch~they atf even ia slavery stssse-tus Z
81 erruAsaas sk4e To expect = whcle rac~
50 degraded as u r. called - get ssre
serscsatly With the present eods ax1sns
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60 y HsncaraaEin.- b M DGan PA.
sparssnalasa-
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essssa spizfzaHss eh..sA nMo S~r ss.6ay :
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4Ar1nn sSesG Ma Aadte Swains pessor
g.. 4 q Seal. Ga q, S ss.ss. s.A So
sahtsc- -Chasscse0 Cioaine
Evaaselseal Associates.
0uuan- Hanison sssss< ara Tay.es sv@uA 1w
ma rrs.rAins s-sry SUNDAY Il u = n and p
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ColoreA Baptist Mission-
ns soasssa nspsis. e she as na.s .a,s..ess
Y..ns Sssu.ii.ss aaii n ne "a aai'ss5
oolvation Array.
No. 3 AaIi-Coser PIKE ss-eet and Third svsnns
Ca1x GIN and Iisut Gardner IN eAarsa q
ianfly gathering: m. Free and Easy"
Ne. han-Cosaes Second avenue south and Yss-
~ va5 Ensign Bsrhards and Lieut. watsna in
~: m. family ssssssaas; I p e. a'4 Fsss and
Chrastfan Mission. Seanenss Bethel.
MsettnSs held In basement Of ~ Washington
snest, entrance alley between First south
and Occidental avenue every evening at ;is O'Clock
RUhlc cordially invited Chaplain, Thomas ReeA
UniveRsal DrotheRhood.
seattis Lodge No 100. room 70 Hinckiey block
Lecture At .. M Subject, Duty.
Mental Science.
h Mental Scientists inset every Sunday q II 4
m. 1heosophists rooms. Ills Third avenue. Thun-