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Iron County register., 1899-03-16
a Privileged Class.

Mr.. William Rockefeller of the Goa
oil trust Rockefeller family has vindi'
Gated the rights of the classes. They
are to be oppressed no more by the
masses. For long time the classes
have insisted that certain privileges
and exemptions accrue to them because
of their great wealth. AS to how they
came by their great wealth it is none
of the business of the masses. They
have it and that is enough to give
them immunity from the low-bred no.
tions of the masses that they are not
exempt by virtue of their dollars from
the insulting presence of the tax as.
SCISSOR and tax gatherer. The com
munity in which they domicile is sc
much the gamer by having such folk
about that the masses should foot all
the bills for maintaining the local
government, including ample protec-
tion to the persons and property of the
classes.
Mr.. William Rockefeller decided to
honor Westchester county, New York,
by establishing one of his residences
there. The masses never could get
used 20 the splendor of his manner OF
living. 1t never could become an old
song. But the tax assessor had no
poetry in his nature and his heart was
as devoid of sentiment as a ruta-baga
turnip is of blood. He boldly inYestl-
gated the Westchester county belong
ings of Mr.. Rockefeller and coldly
marked them down on his book as be-
ing worth all of 5000, 900, spot cash.
This riled Mr.. Rockefeller until he be-
came furious. But when he cooled
down a little he bethought himself of
the friend of the classes, the supreme
court of New York, and he forthwith
appealed to its protection. He knew
his man, or rather his court, for that
high judicial authority made haste to
write the assessor down member of
the masses and a cruel oppressor of
the classes, and peremptorily ordered
him to reduce the assessment by ex-
actly 80 per cent That established
the status of the classes and also of the
masses in Westchester county. The
classes will pay taxes on 10 per cent.
of their taxable property and the
masses will pay on 100 per cent. of
theirs. And the boundary lines of
Westchester county are being extend
ed to take in the whole of the United
States. c. Times.
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friends everywhere double their efforts
to give our paper the largest possible
circulation among the people. The
army bill was defeated only because
the Republican Senators realized the
newspaper FIRE that was centered upon
them, and every mail brought to them
abundant evidence of the sising tide OF
opposition among the people. Under
the circumstances they realized that to
insist upon the passage of such a meas
ure would so arouse public opinion and
popular indignation that it would de-
stroy the political future of the Repub-
lican party. Public opinion in this
republic is omnipotent when it is
thoroughly aroused, and no Congress
will defy it. Those who are demand
ing a large military establishment
realized that they could not succeed at
this time and wisely determined to
yield. They have not abandoned their
purpose, however; they have only
temporarily acquiesced until public
opinion is lulled into repose, when at
the most convenient opportunity the
measure is to be again put upon its
passage and forced through Congress.
We warn the people of the country
that the government is in the hands of
dangerous men and that .seterual vigi-
lance is the price Of liberty. ."-SilUer
Knight Wdtchnan.
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Competition and Monopoly!

The careful and conservative Finan-
cial Chronicle publishes list OF AS
trusts incorporated during the months
of January and February. This does
not include any mere projected ven
lures which may come to naught, but
is an enumeration of those successfully
established.
The authorized capital of the COM
bines amounts to $1,106, ,3O0,000 Ad-
ding these to those in existence at the
beginning of the year makes total of
not less than 200 with a capital of not
less than $3, 500, 100000 II the move
ment goes on with the same speed as
in January and February we shall on
December 81 be paying tribute to 400
combinations, capitalized at $780,
100000.
This will practically comprehend
the entire industry of the country save
agriculture. Competition is in it's
death throes and monopoly is trium-
phant.
But it should be remembered that
the monopoly is of the natural resour-
ces Of the country and its capital.
Labor is still free. Competition is
without restriction among the men
who still have the blessed right to un-
derbid one another in the strife for
bread. On one side competition is
dead, but on the other it is just as live
ly as ever.-St. Louis P.-D.
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CHURCHES:

CATHOLIC CHURCH, Arcadia College
and Pilot Knob. l.. WERNERT Rector.
High Mass and Sermon at Arcadia College
every sunday at O'Clock A. VI. VeSpers and
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament at 4
O'Clock P. NJ. High Mass and Sermon and
Benedictionat Pilot Knob Catholic Church
ct 10:30 O'Clock A. NJ. Sunday School for
children at l 80 O'Clock P. NJ.
NJ. E. CHURCH, SOUTH, Fort Hill
between Ironton and Arcadia. Rev. L.
+. ASHLEY, Pastor. Services every Sunday,
st IL A. NJ. and 1880 P. NJ. Prayer meeting
Wednesday evening, 1880 O'Clock. Sab
bath School at $3.50 A. NJ. Ladies' Ali So
ciety, Thurs lay, p. NJ, Ladies' Prayer
Meeting, Friday, p. NJ. Juvenile Mission
ary Society az Parsonage, Saturday, 2:3O P.
NJ. Choir Practice at Church, Friday, 80
p. NJ. All are cordially invited to attend
these services.
BAPTIST CHURCH, Madison street,
near Knob ST., Rev. GEORGE STEEL, Pastor
Residence Ironton. Preaching on every
Saturday before the first Sunday o. each
month at go P. NJ. and every sunday at IL
A. NJ. and 1:30 p. NJ. sunday School every
Sunday at 9:4O A. NJ. and Prayer Meeting
every "Wednesday evening at 1880 p. M.
Presby terian Church, cor. Reynolds
and Knob streets, Ironton. Services at ii A.
NJ. and 80 P. NJ. Sunday School at $3.50 A.
NJ p. S. C. e., $3.50 p. NJ. Prayer Meet
ng Wednesday, p. NJ.
ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, Episcopal, Ironton.
Rev. \. BRITAIN, Pastor. Services Sunday
IL A. NJ. aud PM. Also p. NJ. w Wednesday.
sunday School every Sunday, at $3.50 A. NJ.
LUTHERAN CHURCH, Pilot Knob.
Rev. j. c. FRITZ, Pastor.
NJ. E. CHURCH, Corner Shepherd
and Washington streets, IrOnton. II. A.
HENLEY, pastor. Preaching every sun
day at IL A. NJ. and 1880 p. NJ. Sunday
School at $3.50 A. NJ. and Select Reading at
p NJ. Literary every Tuesday night at s.
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Our Standing Army.

Thanks to the patriotic stand taken
by the Democrats in the Senate the at
tempt of the administration to force
through the Fifty-fifth Congress a bill
to create large permanent standing
army has failed. The President threat
ened Congress with a extra session If
this measure was not passed by the
a resolute denial on the part of the
Democratic members who gave the op-
position to understand that they would
oppose to the bitter eud any attempt
to create large standing army either
in the present Congress or in the next.
In this connection the Siluer Knight
WdtchmG11 desires to extend congratu-
lations to the Democratic press of the
country for its noble work in arousing
public opinion against the insidious
plot of the monopolists and imperialists
OF the country, who stand behind the
President in his demand for a large
permanent army.
The Republican party is not only
the party ot the gold standard, trusts
and monopolies but is committed
through its President and Congress to
a government resting on bayonets in
stead of ballots. The demand for the
establishment of a large permanent
army entailing as it does such an in
crease of taxation, is. not an idle de-
mand. 1t is based upon the idea that
it will be needed. The government at
the present time rests upon the ballot
and the only warrant for the enormous
expenditures that the support of an
army entails must rest upon the pro-
position to at a future time substi-
tute brute force for moral forces in the
structure of the government. In 9TH
er words, the demand for a large per-
manent army is the precaution that is
being taken by the privileged classes
who have debauched the government
to be prepared to resist the verdict of
the people through the ballot by the
use of force whenever their privileges
are endangered.
1t is the determination of the ad-
ministration to attempt the reorganiza-
tion of the army in the next Congress,
and it behooves the people to be thor
oughly organized and prepared to
bring the pressure of an adverse pub
lie opinion to bear upon them in a
volume hat will be unmistakable in
its meaning. If this is done there will
be no fear of such measure being
passed by Congress. Congress is CON-
posed of politicians who will respect
the peoples will when it is actively,
forcibly and intelligently made known
TO them.
The creation of a large military es-
tablishmens in the United States will
signalize the end of popular govern
ment. Therefore all other questions,
however great, pale into insignifcance
in comparison with the question of put
ting at the disposal of any administra-
tion the power to overturn an election
and destroy popular government by
the use of the military. In the absence
OF an army the American people can
be trusted to settle all questions that
arise in their own time and in their
own way and preserve the republic.
The Sarer Knight Watchman was
the first American newspaper to sound
the alarm and rally the people in OPP
position to the nefarious Hull army
bill. Among our exchanges fully
-5, 900 joined in the work, and our
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As 1t Is In Our Colonies.

The news from the nations depend
encies is we'll calculated to cause our
people to do some sober thinking
The inhabitants of none of the colonies
eral Henry reports that he must have
more soldiers if the Porto Ricans are
to be held as subjects. He has three
regiments and two battalions, but the
people are dissatisfied with American
military rule, and more troops are re-
quired to keep them in subsection.
The Porto Ricans have always had the
reputation of being the most intelli-
gent and wealthiest of Spain's colonial
subjects, and it would seem that the
conditions under which they are exist
ing must be harsh to make such a
thoughtful people restless. A month
or so ago delegation of professional
and business men visited Washington
to ascertain what the status of the
island was to be, but they returned to
their country anything but hopeful.
The only satisfaction they got was that
they would have military govern
ment for the present, to be succeeded
most likely by civil military govern
ment under a governor general, but
that in no event would they have a
territorial form of government. much
less statehood. For years Porto Rico
had a representation in the Madrid
cortes. and the civil government was
in the hands of the people. We should
not be surprised if such people de-
velop feeling of dissatisfaction that
would require strong military force
to keep. within bounds.
The Cubans are very much disturbed
over General Brooke assuming the
right to dictate to their congress.
which he has done even to the extent
of ordering the congress to desist from
discussing. much less acting adversely,
upon the agreement with Gomez for
So, 100000 to pay the Cuban army.
The order of General Brooke was per-
emptory and implied a threat to dis
solve the congress by force if he were
not obeyed. This, together with other
arbitrary acts and the refusal of Presi-
dent Mckinley to allow the American
congress to reaffirm its pledge to let
the Cubans establish and maintain a
government of their own, has very
naturally angered the Cubans, but it
may be said to their credit that they
are maintaining manly attitude. So
far their leaders have shown them
selves to be more manly and capable
of managing the affairs of the island
than the Americans have.
The situation in the Philippine arch
ipelago is growing worse rather than
better. Until now our force has been
inadequate for an aggressive cam
paign, Notwithstanding we had over
$1,000 soldiers and a large navy on
the ground. General Lawton has ar
rived at Manila, aud he will immedi-
ately assume command of all the forces
in the field. 1t is expected that
enough reinforcements will have
reached Manila by the latter of this
week to make successful forward
movement possible. No doubt, Gen.
eral Lawton will drive the insurgents
back into the interior at heavy loss
to the Filipinos, but the aggressive
army always loses heavily. Earth |
works can not be charged and taken |
without loss of life. Moreover as the
American advances it will be flanked
on either side by rough hills and bam-
boo thlckets, in which the enemy may |
be expected to have plenty Of sharp
shooters.
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But when the interior of Luzon is
reached the war will not be over if any
Filipinos are left alive. and should all
of them be killed there are other
islands that must be treated in the
same way. 1t is meyer pessimistic to
look facts in the face and concede
their full force and influence. A state
of war has existed in the Philippines
for several months, but real war will
begin not later than next week. And
so the situation is this: We have ac-
quired the Philippines, Guam and
Porto Rico, and hold Cnba by the right
OF might. The population of these
islands aggregate more than 10, ,000,-
900 people. and SO per cent. of them
are In secret or open hostility to Amer
lean sovereignty. That is the situa-
ton, and it is foolish to try to make it
appear other than it is.-K. C. Times.
Iron County register., 1899-03-16

have been afflicted with rheuma-
tism for fourteen years and nothing
seemed to give any relief. / was able
to be around all the time, but constant
ly suffering. l had tried everything I
could hear of and at last was told to
try Cham berlain's Pain Balm, which
did, and was Immediately relieved and
in short time cured. am happy to
say that it has not since returned
JOSH. EDGAR. Germantown, Cal. For
sale by Geo. C. Jacobs. Druggist.
Iron County register., 1899-03-16

with apologies to Rudyard Kipling)
And shall it be the..white mans need alone?
And shall not other peoples help to bear
The great esponsibility-the care
OF raising mankind to higher tone?
From East to West, from North to South
ern Zone
They come: they join the universal prayer: +:
Let us have part, let US their burden share
Till this dense ignorance be overthrown.
See Afric's serried hosts arise in might!
See how the teeming Orientals rise.
Their gloom dispeiled, dispersed their
shades of night,
With hands uplifted, and with upturned
eyes,
They crave the choicest blessings from the
skies
For you who first for them unveiled the
light.
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Official Directory.
MEMBER Ole CoNGREss

Hon. EDw. RoBB, Thirteenth District,
Perryyille, No.
u. ). LAND OFFICE - GEORGE STEEL,
ton, Mo.
j. FRANK GREEN, Judge Twenty First
Circuit, De Soto, Mo.
Iron County register., 1899-03-16

Parties wishing a piano organ or
musical instrument of any kind will
please see Ennis & Graham, of Pied
mont. They sell the old reliable Estey
Iron County register., 1899-03-16

1.-The kind of beef | saw was bleach
ed, not embalmed," is the way one of
the witnesses put it.
Iron County register., 1899-03-16
CITY OFFICERS;

CITY OFFICERS:
MauOr, w. Z. Edgar.
MurshdL, J. L. Marshall.
City attorney,
CITY Clerk, August Schwab.
City Treasurer, Mann Ringo.
Collector, w. II. Fisher.
City COuRcjlmeH-G. W. Marshall, w. T
Gay, G. A. Buckley, w. }. Schwab, Geo.
D. Marks and Henry Kendall.
Street CODanlittee-Henry Kendall, w. T.
Gay and G. w. Marshall.
Fire COmDa.ttee-G. w. Marshall, w. j.
Schwab and G. A. Buckley.
Health C0mnittee-G. d. Marks and G.
A. Buchev.
Iron County register., 1899-03-16

/.
The heir of all the agesl see he stands
Supremely gifted, exquisitely wrought
To fine completion; to perfection brought
By anguish, toll and travail of all lands.
Self-centered thus, he holds within his
hands
The wisdom hardly won, SO richly fraught
With lessons, so he will, that may be taught
To all the brotherhood, for all demands.
Depressed, confined, no light nor power
within
Their souls to know the gifts all latent
there:
Dwelling in depths abysmal, sad despair,
The lowly ones of earth await their kin.
Ye favoured ones, so blest by others task!
How can you dare refuse the boon they
ask?
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DRINK SODA WATER, sELTZER WATER

Or other Mineral Waters such Carlasbader Apolnars
Etc? Call for Markers; it is manufactured from pure
No surface used and the soda is favored
from the pure juice of California fruit therefore it contains
the natural flavor of the fruit For sale by H. n. Baird
Arcadia; and John BIemel and Geo. Schultz, Ironton
Iron County register., 1899-03-16
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY OF IRON COUNTY
COURTS:

w - IL l.
CIRCUIT COURT is held on the
Fourth Monday in April and October.
COUNTY COURT convenes on the
First Monday of March, June, September
and December.
PROBATE COURT is held on the I'd
Monday in February, May, August and No
Vember.
OFFICERS:
G.. w. FARRAR, JR-, Representative.
w. ii. BUFORD, Presiding Judge County
Court.
j. w. ALCoRN, county Judge, Southern
District.
I'll. SWEENEY, county Judge, Western
District.
w. X. EDGAR, Prosecuting Attorney.
w. III. FISHER, collector.
w. 4. FLETCHER, County clerk.
ARTHUR HUFF, circuit clerk.
JOHN b. HAMP TON, Probate Judge.
z. w. WHTTWORTH, Treasurer.
b. ). GREGORY, Sheriff.
G. G. HENDERSON, Assessor.
G.. l.. BLANKS, Coroner.
j. NJ. HAWKINS, School commissioner.
Iron County register., 1899-03-16

The dangers arising from the of impure water have
been exaggerated 1t has been said by very emf
nent Physician that gets cholera unless he
drinks it. The thing may be said with almost equal
truth in regard to Typhoid fever Malaria and Zymotic
diseases generally Therefore you should be careful what
you drink. Did YOU ever
Iron County register., 1899-03-16
The White Mans Burden.

Two sonnets by members of the Arcadia
Valley Literary Society.
Iron County register., 1899-03-16
SOCIETIES:

n IRoNTON LODGE, No. z44, K.
ARAof P, Ironton, No., meets every 2d
ERa9 and 4th Friday ewing of each month
SS at odd Fellows Hall.
- WM. STEPHENS, G. C..
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friendly assistance ma'am Bad luck 70 Mt
tha! couldn'i watch pot boil for minute "hho
4 chuckied hystercally a, tho picture Of good
natured wooden headed Carlottn. Then miea
tocollect my scattered wits The Englsh oake,yy
4. eSss until sill &C., naher pSS
ding and cook II fast
Il seized my hat and coat. rushed out into the
lish bakery; J., was open bu, they hadn't "a a
hsps madam could and i q the English Ic.t. ~
a The other en-" GS q ic%n an possibly madame
fssI%ae had p %saS tina. E CANNED plum psd
ne took a vital interest in the matter Italians IAN
dings boiD; He stood up and dashed his horsc
We dashed through alleys and swirlcd around
corners Small children rolled out Of our way;
ana loot travellers Rugged the walls and nurled
curses az us. We knocked over chestnut bfaker
and fed from policeman who tried to remonn-
strate on corner We passed group Of cab
Tonic Tonic; l. i sickness they shoy,ed;
,r., NO iI I'D, death! We search plum pudding
I'VE reached the English grocery. They
Were Were ,ust putting UP The shutters They Mere
,n and h1 Se TSd svsy snF
English bakery cred Tonic yelled a, his
closed. but the proprietor lived next door and
was aminble lie sold me a rich black fruit cake,
and turned my face homcward, paid Tonic for his
sympathy, and presented the fruit cake 10 Molly.
Soak II In brandy until it's az soggy as soggy
can be, Molly till II doesn't taste Of anything In
the world but brandy and boil II until II Is piping
hot aud sticky and then pour brandy sauce all
over H. and set fire to II, and bring II in
I didn't wait TO the effect upon Molly, but
took refuge in my room until could compose my
nerves and greet my guests The dinner went of.
after a fashion We survived the turkey: but,
when the pies on, the Pater shot one agoni1ed
glance ut me, and watched the boys closely. They
weren't used Ia strong drink. Then the pudding
made Its entry, and the puzzled look on my poor
husband face almost convulscd me. He couldn't
understand 1t at all had always held out
Nouty against the use of liquor on our table.
even as an ingredient In sauce and this sudden mad
orgy was beyond his comprehension. The Eng
iish curatc suggested mildly that American plum
pudding was very good. but slightly different
from tho English variety, and I said: Really!
with true British accent and nonchalancc.
. both the boys had bad heads in the morning.
but they didn't make any comments that night.
After our guests had gone. tho Patcr ycnturcd
some mild jokes Whercupon / subsidized, In
limp heap on the sofa. and wcpt foods n tears
vowed I'd never spend another Christmas
abrnnd, and he promised I shouldn't and here
we are. II was that blessed plum pudding that
brought us home 20 live. But Oh how well
disguised that blessing wasl-
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THE MECHANICAL TOY vEyDER
Ono Who In Convenient Arena Kept Or
Continuous Performance.

Ono Who In Convenient Arena Kent Up
Continuous Performance.
The street vendors Of mechanical toys occupy
tho sidewalks with . coolnsss oqualled only by
the watchful care With which tho passcrs-by
avoid the toys in motion. The vendor docs note
hesitate to set these things going on the side
walks Of the busiest streets: in fact that s where
lie Is most seen. for that Ia where the crowds are
and the greatest number Of prospective purchasers
And these people, whether they buy or not look
out for tho toys.
This care on the part Of the passers by may
he due In some measure 10 adosre to avoid getting
into row with the vender. in some degree 10
the fear that II they break toy they will have
TO pay for 1t; but by far the greater share Of il
Is due, plainly enough. TO consideration for the
vender. This may be prompted somew what by
admiration for the nerve which enables the yender
calmly to appropriate TO his own use the public
sidewalks as place whereon to display his wares:
but In the main IL Ii doubtless duo TO a sort al
spirit oil lair play OF live and let live, and disposi
ton to give every man who is trying to get a
shows his public spirit by keeping off The sidn o
walk and not obstructng that, when a better
place for displaying his wares can be made avail.
able as was done the other day By vender who
set up businesses III the area Oi an unoCclpied
h9rsc IN busy crosstown street
his show, and with clear dsccrnment and PROMPT
readiness ne took possession. This area was
stone paved and nat, and down two steps from
the level Of the sidewalk. and he Rad he usn
OF II quite unobs ructcd, II was indeed A littje
arena in which he could show many figures sin in
motion, while the spectators stood ranged sInn~
tho inner edge Of the sidewalk looking d"wn
In comfort at an animated scene at their feet.
So II was by day. and did the vender close nm
a. night and go away Well, not very far
When night fell he placed on the single stop he,
tween The sidewalk and the level Of the area a
generous sized kerosene lamp, having a reflector
at its back, this reflector serving the double mn,
pose OF hluu;nating the figures and Of afford
ing screen for the protection Of the spectators
eyes u was the footlght Of the mechanical
figure show '' ai
The street vendors are all alert and rc,dr.
wiited, prompt TO size opportunities hui Il 49,
seem as though II II were sought 10 linz hem
all up in ranks according 10 their abilities IN.
man who gave the continuous performance In
himself 50 '"''N u!