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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-01-12
IMPERIALISM FOLLOWS.
A Natural and Certain Result OF the
Policy OF Expansion Advocated
by Republicans.

The San Francisco Chronicle grandil-
oquently remarks that there viii be no
imperialism to combat, but that If the
democratic party proposes to fight ex-
pansion it will not only have Ia con-
tend with the republican party, but
with the patriotic and far-sighted vot-
ers in its own ranks, and with the Jeffer-
sonian and Jacksonian principle as
well. Fiddlesticks. An acre of such
words, words. words" is not worth
a rush. Jefersonian and Jacksonian
principles never contemplated the ac-
QUESTION of vassal states, and that il
what so distinguished q republican as
Senator Hoar says we viii get il we take
the Philippines The association 81 the
name Of Thomas Jefferson with expan-
sion is in connection with the Louisiana
purchase That was not case of impe-
rialism. We took in large piece Of ter
ritory with a primitive population inca
pable OF Advancement. We proceeded
to exterminate it. Or, rather, it has al
most disappeared in front of the march
Of civilization. We got lot of terri
tory from Mexico, with some undesira-
bic people who have not counted n the
general development. The older por-
ton of the country has furnished the
thriving population for the new. With
the Philippine islands we get popula-
ton that will not be so easily disposed
Of. 1t will have to be preserved and
governed by military rule. Just now
there seems TO be nothing in sight but
holding the archipelago as a vassal
state.
Ii is too soon TO boast of what the
republican or any other party is going
to do about expansion or imperialism.
The mind of President Mckinley is
not necessarily made up. The ratifi-
cation of the treaty with Spain would
not make it necessary for the United
States to annex the Philippines. The
way would still be open for the estab-
Eshment Of an independent govern
ment. such as is contemplated for
Cuba. This country has jumped at
several conclusions during the last nine
or ten months. but it viii be well to
study the prime conclusions awhile.
The policy of possible oriental acquisi-
ton was one of very sudden develop
ment. The thinking period viii come
before we get through with the entire
action. Some Of those who are now
crying out for radical expansion, and
denouncing as pessimists and traitors
those who hesitate, may see the time
when they will acknowledge that they
only thought they wanted a widening
of the borders. On the other hand,
those who advise the government to
proceed cautiously, and not without
the closest examination of the condi-
tons, may turn out in the end to be
the best expansionists of all. The no
ton that we must grab something
merely to show for Dewey's victory is
an idle one.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-01-12
HOW ABOUT THIS?
Under Republican Rule Pensions Are
Inherited Through Many
Generations.

The latest pension report shows q
terry small number less than 1000. 900
pensioners on the rolls. or considers
bly, more than the entire number Of
men who entered the union service dur
ing the war. This is indeed a very re-
marka BILE condition of affairs. It seems
to indicate that not only have none of
the veterans died during the 80 years
that have elapsed since the close of the
war, but that by the exercise of some
miraculous power each surviving vet
eran has contrived to double himself
and become twin. But the veterans
themselves are not the ones who have
performed this astonishing miracle.
The pension agents are the miracle
workers. Starting with one solitary
and deserving veteran they have
branched out collaterally and coiiec-
lively until they have embraced all
his sisters and his cousins and his
aunts,' even unto the third generation;
and thus do we find many bold warriors
drawing pensions who merely inherited
the smell of powder through remote
ancestor. As Senator Vest remarks.
this thing ought TO be stopped Let
every veteran have a pension. and make
it large enough to keep him comforta-
bic the rest of his honored days; but
it is time to sit down on the business
of inheriting pensions. If that con-
tinues we will soon become 4 nation of
pensioners, and then who will pay the
napSiarS2
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-01-12
Fashions Fancies.
Journal.

Cascade bows dropping as loH as the
waist are fastened with brooch
The Dewey f1ounce on tea gowns and
wrappers is one of the newest frills of
fashion.
Corsets now have straight fronts as
low busted as possible and are long over
hips. with more than the usual curving
in at the waist.
The new silk petticoat must be fitted
as carefully as the skirt which covers it,
and should be made long and quite plain
about the hips.
Black and blue Tuxedo yelling comes
in plain and fancy mesh, and there are
wells with dots of many sizes.
Long chains, whose fashionable PEN
6Gnts FOR evening wear are of the renai:-
sance style, have pear-shaped pearls as
pendants.-St. Louis Republic.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-01-12
Taxes and Glory.

Suppose that our customs revenues
should reach Mr.. Dingley's original but
now wholly abandoned Mcstimate of
S2O0, O0o, 900 a year? Suppose that our
internal revenue receipts should reach
Mr.. Dingley's original but now wholly
abandoned estimate for the new AMI
old laws together of $500, 200. 600? That
would be S5oo, 900. 900 year. Secretary
Cages estimates for 1900. based upon
the conjectures of such rosy expansion
lists as Secretary Alger, call for an ex-
penditure of $3.50. O00. 000 Here is def
icit OF nearly 500. 0oo, 900 year on cal
citations that do not take into account
canal building, improvements and 9TH
er extraordinary yet inevitable expend-
itures in our colonies and dependencies
AS the highest probable estimate Of our
receipts from the operations of exist
ing revenue laws. on Mr.. Dingley's pres
ent estimates, is 500, 900 900, the small
est possible estimate Of our deficit is
$500 900 900 a year. And this for the
very first year OF empire-when only
the smaller bills fal ldue. That means
taxes. more and more taxes.-N. Z.
World.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-01-12
LEGEND OF DON JUAN.
Utilization of the Old story from
LOpe de eEa Down TO Byron
and Mozart.

The simplest form of the story. &C,
cording to NJ Antoine Latcur, who
hunted this belle legende'' to its
source in 1855. seems to be that Don
Juan Tenorio killed the Comendador
| Ulloa, whose daughter he had stolen
away. The comendador was buried in
the chapel of the Franciscan convent.
into which. ii was rumored. Don Juan
forced his way for the purpose of in
sulting the tomb of his victim, where
upon the effigy, descending from the
niche. seized upon the offender and
| bore him, body and soul, to the infer
nal regions; the most proba Bile eXpla-
nation being, however, that the monks.
in order to check the atrocious career
of Don Juan, enticed him within their
| walls-whence he never came forth.
The idea of the talking statue" was
first utilized by Lope de Vega, who lived
near to the time of Don Juan; next,
Tirso de Molina gives the complete le-
gend in his play entitled 'El Burlador
de Sevilla, or FL Convidado de Piedra."
Che Mocker of Seville; or the Marble
Guest). \ century later Antonio Ia
mora used it again in play translated
'All Debts Must Be Paid" Noliere
presents il in lie Festin de Pierre
laying the scene in Sicily. however. and
improving the character Of Don Juan
so little that his audiences were shocked
and his play prohibited and forgotten.
His Don Juan was more a citizen of
the world than Spaniard, ard the
legend had become Familiarity known
all over Europe and lourished as
favorite theme for puppet shows and
pantomimes. 1t had appeared in Eng
land in Shadwell's play called The
Libertine," and at a later day Byron
took possession of the name. saving:
IN therefore take our ancient friend Don
Juan;
We all have seen him in the pantornine
Sent TO the devil somewhat ere his time
But his hero is by no means a res
direction of him of the Spanish le-
gend: he is only peg on which to hang
another and no better story. Finally
Mozart and his hbrettist, the Able Da
Ponte, took il up, eliminated some of
its most repugnant features, and gave
us the opera of Don Giovanni. Poet
Lore
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-01-12
A Record ON starff.h.

The steamer Cleo. of New Haven,
Capt. Haskins. has this season broken
the record in capturing starfsh from
oyster beds. The steamer in the past
eight weeks has taken up over 5000
bushels of starfsh from the vicinity of
the Mansfield beds at Bayside. The
oyster planters have recently adopted
the plan of leaving the margin between
the channel and the oysters and also be
tween the beds, which enables the
steamers to dredge along the edge of
the channel and between the oyster
beds and capture the starfsh before
they get on the beds. The enormous
catch of the Cleo. which has averaged
100 bushels per Gay, is carried daily to
Warren. where it is mainly given TO the
farmers. who carry the fish away for
fertiiizing purposes. The starfsh are
not more plentiful than during former
seasons. but the system of dredging
along the margins Of the beds has been
productive OF larger captures of the
pests, and may in time practically ex-
terminate them on sections occupied by
oysterS-N Y Sun
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-01-12
AUTOCRAT ALGER.
The Republican Mngnate Has His Eye
ON All the .+GoOd Things"
In Sight.

II any investor, syndicate or trust
wants a franchise in Cuba, Porto Rico
or the Philippines, the proper person
20 approach is Secretary Alger, of the
war department. An order has been is
sued by Alger which makes the case
clear and which reads as follows:
Until otherwise ordered no grants or
concessions of public or corporate rights
or franchises for the construction of pub
lie or quasi-public works. such as rail-
roads, tramways, telegraph and telephone
tines, etc, shall be made by any municipal
or other local governmental authority in
Cuba, Porto Rico or the Philippines, ex-
cept upon the approval of the major gen.
eral commanding the military forces of
the United States in Cuba, Porto Rico or
the Philippines, who shall, before APPROX
ing any such grant or concession, be spe-
cially authorized by the secretary Of war.
1t is evident from this that the lumber
dealer of Michigan, the multi-million-
aire who bought his way into the cab
met and who bungled SO badly the bust
ness of his department that a white
washing committee had to be appointed
in his interests, ha- resolved that no
soft snaps in ''the colonies" shall es-
cape him. What is congress going TO do
about it? There concessions are worth
many millions of dollars. Is the sec
retary of war to be allowed the sole
and autocratic control in these mat
t-.rs? As a matter of record it may be
stated that in the United States fran
cLises on the public domain can only
be granted by securing the assent of
the house, the senate and the presi-
dent. But, so far as our new posses
sions are concerned, Alger is king. His
wcrd is law. He can favor his friends
and refuse to favor those who have no
especial pull" What is congress going
10 do about it?-Chicago Democrat
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-01-12
PITH AND POINT.

Anger closes the eyes of reason as
Horn.
Daughter-"Anything in the paper
to-day, map" Ma-'More French fuss
-Dreyfus and Fusshoda-
It is question, provided man must
talk through his hat, if his hat might
not better be Ga than 71a--De-
trcit Journal.
Mr. Shipper Ito child of the house,
Come and kiss me, dolly" Dolly
(bashfully)-"You do it, mamma
Town and Country Journal.
Footlight-'EWere you ever troubled
with stage fright?" Sue Brette-''Yes,
once, when l heard the manager had
run off with the box Office receipts"
-Yonkers Statesman.
Il hear that Olga Netherso1e has
decided TO dispense with her kissing
scene" well, / don't blame her. Kiss
ing's become so commonplace since
the war."-Cleveland Leader.
Mrs. Homespun Indignantly =
Here's an article says that in Formosa
a wife costs five dollars" Mr.. Home
spun (thoughtfully-"W good
wife is with it"-Spare Moments.
No, Willie. dear" said mamma, mo
more cake tonight. Don't you know
you cannot sleep well on a full stom-
ach?' Well" replied Willie, Il can
sleep on my back" = Philadelphia
Press.
Jolydog-'Our American heiresses
appear to have the same trouble as OH
candidates for office" Pollywog-
whats that?" Jollydog-"They find
it very hard 10 get square count. =
Town Topics.
Mrs. Sad-'When I'm dead you viii
think of all the cruel things you've said
to me-" Mr.. Sad-"And it will be just
like You TO go and die in order to give
me d chance to think of them. Dos
ton TRANSCRIPT
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-01-12
Peanut Brittle.

Shell sufficient peanuts TO make a
luart; rub off the brown coverings, and
Put the peanuts into the oven until they
are crisp and brown. Then roll them
lightly on the ordinary baking board;
be careful, or you viii reduce them at
once to almost a -four. Put ever the
fire in an iron saucepan a pound OF
sugar; stir it constantly until it melts
and slightly browns; add sufficient pea
nuts to make thick mass; turn this on
a marble sab. or you may turn il into
pan and beat it down until il is very
thin. IF you put it on marble slab 1t
will cool very quickly, and then, with
4 china rolling pin, you can roll it out
into q thin sheet.-Ladies' HOME Jour
nal
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-01-12
For CHARITY.

THE woman had stated her case.
She was a well-gowned woman and
her face bespoke her as of the socially
elect. The charity she represented was
IL want-a new fre-escape was needed
for one of the outbuildings and the
Ladies Aid society had undertaken to
collect the money, from the charitably
inclined.
The man listened quietly and then
told the woman he would see what he
could do. He arose and went into the
inner office, intending to send out
crisp two-dollar bill, but on opening
= the money drawer he was confronted
by a glittering array of new five and
ten-cent pieces. And then this thought
came upon him:
Instead Of giving two dollars to this
charity for hre-escape, why not take
two dollars in dimes and nickels and
go out on the street and give to every
poor person who asks you until the
entire two dollarsi is gomez"
And so he told his clerk to inform
the woman who was waiting in the
outer Office that unfortunately a con-
1ribution could not be spared to-day.
II was HFt o CLOCK IN the AFTERNOON.
the lamps were lit, the streets were in
stinct with life, the air was keen. And
so he buttoned his overcoat, put two
dollars in loose change in one of his
pockets, and putting on his hat and
gloves he walked into the street.
a little girl, with a shawl over her
head, with a dress whose scanty. knee
high length showed pair of pitifulIy
thin legs a girl with a half-fed ex-
preston and a general uncared-1or
look. called out in a plaintive voice:
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-01-12

Matches. sir-two boxes for five
cents"
He stopped and, giving her five cents,
took the two boxes of matches.
do you keep all you make?"
No. I only keep half-Mrs- johnson
gets the other half"
Who's Mrs. Johnson"
1.-The lady lives with"
The man dove down into his pocket
and fished up dime. Here's ten cents
extra for you, mind-not for Mrs John
SON
20. ] can't do that" answered the
little girl. you see me mother tote
me afore she died that no matter how
/ was tempted that should keep hon
est. And then Mrs. Johnson started
me in business-she bought the
matches for me- I'll have to give her
half-it wouldn't be right. you know,
TO keep it all"
That's true" said the man, quickly
there's ten cents for Mrs. Johnson"
and there darted through his mind
the thought that he, 6 man of the
world. had learned lesson from a lit
tie child who sold matches.
And then, as he moved away, and
said good night" he did something
strange for a man of the world to do
he lifted his hat to the waif of the
streets.
And she-she stood stock still. poor
little thing, and looked hungrily after
him-and he looked and looked and
looked until he was swallowed up in
the crowd.
And then for a full five minutes size
gazed down into the gutter, thinking
and sighing-forgetful, perhaps, that
her mission in life was TO sell matches
and not to have mems hats taken off
TO her!
For her mother said she should keep
honest!
do you want any pencils, sir?''
He turned TO the old woman-a kind
ly-faced old woman, wrinkled, bent.
She carried a little basket on her arm.
Yes" he arswered-'I did want
pencil. What else have you got there?"
She looked down in the basket to
make a quick inventory-'Needles
pins, soap, pencils, darning cotton, shoe
strings, hat pins, backing, combs,
matches and tooth brushes"
We'll, give me a pencil, box of
matches and needle"
"a needle2" she said, smiling at him
why, bless your heart, sir. don't
sell single needles-nobody does. You
buy 'em by the paper"
@Ah." he said, reflectively-'1 guess
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-01-12
THE PATH TO VICTORY.

Say 7 WIFI an then stick to it
Hang II! that's the way TO do il
Nothin's ever won, guess,
Worth the wishin' fer unless
One is willin' fer to work
Haint no prizes fer a shirk-
Fer the Lord, er SO they say,
Hates a gutter, anyway
S'posin' at q settfn' hen
ID set a little while an then
Gallivant Ground until
All her eggs had got chill:
S'pose she'd ever hatch a thing?
Guess she wouldn't No, by jingi
She won't do that way, and, hence
Hens ] say have common sense
Ez boy ] had to do
Lots O. things hated to.
Used to have 10 work durn
Mean olo-fasbioned dasher churn
Didn't never dast to pause
In my path o. duty cause
knowed at if stopped to dream
Butter'd all go back to cream
II ship was lowed TO go
Every way the winds'd blow,
Wonder If 'twould git GROUND
To harbor safe an sound?
Guess it's best fer ship er man
To be guided by q plan.
choose Yer task an say you must
Gosh all hsh-hooks-win er bust!
NIXON Waterman, in L. A ". Bulletin
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-01-12
A LARCENY KINDERGARTEN.
Japan Has an Institution Where
Children Are Trained to
Be Wicked.

There are two classes of children in
Toxic who become professional beg
gars-viz., those small unfort unates
who have run away from home in order
to escape barbarous treatment from in
human parents and children abandoned
by their parents, whose nomadic in
stincts induce them TO gel rid of their
too numerous offspring, and thus avoid
the trouble of dragging them round
from one village 10 another. These
latter confide their children TO old pro-
fessional beggars, who soon teach the
young Outcasts 10 earn their own live
hhood.
Some of these chiefs of the mendi-
cant profession enjoy wide reputa-
ton, and have scores of beggars and
thieves in embryo under their tutelage.
There even exists in Toxic a we'll
known house, Kodomo no Souryoya,
which is a regular agency for the let
ting out of children.
Beggars of 40 or so years of age (near-
" always thieves hors de combat and
crippled in some way or other) call
upon this firm every day and hire
child of four or five years old, in whose
company they prey upon the charity
of the public. The price per day for
child is from three to ten sen (1Had- tC
sd, and as the object of the child is to
inspire pity. weak and ailing children
fetch the highest prices.
From five years upward the children
do their begging by themselves. At
the age of IA or Is, under the pretext of
gathering waste paper and other rub
Dish. they prowl around the court
wards of the houses and commence to
tLieve.
Their usual weapon is a long stick,
the end of which is STEPPED in glue, and
with which they are very adroit at re-
moving trifics from open windows
At 16 they are taught the art of pick
ing pockets witt: skill and dispatch, and
from being beggars rise to the rank of
botahajiH (piekpockets) or koppaTai
(thievesl.
There is no real difference between
the thief a2d the beggar- The child
commences as a beggar, becomes in
due course thief and takes TO begging
once more when old age overtakes him.
Daily lessons are given to the young
The apprenticeship lasts as long as from
IL to 10. The whole thing mas been re-
duced to regular system, and pocket
picking and burglary are carefully
taught in every detail.
One specialist spent year in Berlin
in order TO acquire perfection in the
art OF subtilizing a purse. Since this
centleIaan's return to Toxic his class
has been very successful, and has a hun
dred intelligent Pupils al the present
moment.
The whole thieves colony is regu-
lated by a code Of laws. and these nre
administered with the utmost stern
ness. The youngest thieves keep ten
per cent. of their earnings, the better
class of pickpockets 40 per cent, and
some 50 per cent. or even SO per cent.
The surplus of the profits Is invested i'll
the teaching of pupils and employed
as the chiefs of the community deem
necessary for the general well being
Pearson's Weekly.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-01-12
mnaern phiio.nnhr-

"Am the first girl you ever loved p
she asked him, more as a matter of
habit than anything else.
81 cannot tell a lie" said he. lyon
are not You are simply the best Of,
the bunch"
Being a modern maid, she was con-
tent with that.-Cincinnat Enquirer,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-01-12

The war tax is to be continued in
definitely, but if the proceedings OF
congress are carefully watched the
chances are that you viii soon hear
eloquent pleadings for the relief of the
bankers, brokers and brewers, while
the poor mans dinner pail win con-
tinue to meekly bear the burdens laid
upon it.-Silver Knight
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-01-12
overaovvs with borrowed Money.

The treasury of the United States Is
overfowing with borrowed money.
Cleveland borrowed $262 900 900; Nc
Kinley borrowed $e0o. 200, O0o-making
1852. ooo, 900 borrowed within six years.
The republican press point to the large
treasury balance as evidence of pros
perify. If a nation can borrow itself
rich, why cannot an individual do the
same? Verify, this is new doctrine
Silver Knight-Watchman
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-01-12
Curfou. Wire ObWfrucffou

London telegraph oficials have
brought to light curious case of wire
obstruction. 1t was found that mes
sages were lost somewhere between
Clinton and Market Deeping, and en-
pIoyes were sent there. They discoE-
cred a four-foot snake hanging from
the wire.-N. 7. World
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-01-12
Great Swell. on Sunday.

The natives of the Congo Free State
arc particular about their Sunday dress.
They appear in the gayest clothing
tneS can find.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-01-12
som-shlnE OF . Cur.

A small man and small dog are al
ways ferocious behind fence.--Chi-
eaRo Daily News.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-01-12
SILVER QUESTION IN TRELANnl
A Spirited Letter from the PrexHaenN
Of the BfmetaIRae League An
the Emerald Inle.

The following letter from Mr.. VIII
liam Field, NJ. P. the president of the
Irish branch of the Bimetallic league.
has been widely published in the Irish
fsresS.