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Iron County register., 1899-03-30
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

-Republicanism's Frankenstein,
the trust evil, has now apparently at
tanned such menacing proportions as
to frighten even its creator.-St. Louis
Republic.
| Mark Hanna is versatile. He can
take care of the president manage the
Ohio campaign and superintend the
syndication of Cuba at the same time
He has three-pronged brain and an
octopodean touch.-St. Louis Republic
| 1t is observed that the admins
| tration organs are not printing star
spangled editorials about Uncle Sam s
glorious war in the Philippines. In
| fact, they are preserving an eloquent
mumness on that ubject.-Bingham-
ton On. W Leader.
a $1,000, ,0OO, 900 copper trust and
a S75 100000 trust in knit goods are the
latest additions to the list of monop-
olies that has grown so rapidly under
McKinle yism. AS the Scripture says:
And after that-the Judgment
Illinois State Register.
-Instead of taking a sensible view
of the beef controversy, Gen. Alger has
behaved, even from his own standpoint,
in a most injudicious manner. IF the
beef was bad, then | am incompetent;
therefore the beef must have been good"
this, or something like it, appears to
have been the unpublished reasoning of
the Observation-Disclosures Sentinel.
The announcements of alleged
wage raising in the north and north
west would be more agreeable were they
free from the suspicion of being part of
the Hanna-Mc Kinley prosperity prom
ising programme, as were similar an
nouncements about the time the pres
ent administration began its career of
public plunder.-Richmond Dispatch.
Many congressman are pointing
to the imperial schemes for spending
hundreds of millions which the con-
gress rejected in spite of the urgings of
Mr.. Mckinley and his friends and are
saying, with Give: ''In view of our op-
portunities we marvel al our own mod
eration.' But the simple truth is, that
even congress did not dare spend any
more money. The menace of the fig
ures, of deficits was too vivid not 1o i'm
press the most reckless of prodigals-
n. Y World
The extravaganza of the congress
which has just closed is far beyond the
record Administration journals de-
fend this on the ground that the coun-
try is growing, and that the federal ex-
penses grow with it. This is a rad
ically false proposition. The federal
establishment is growing out of all pro-
portion to the growth of the country.
There is constant establishment of
new and useless offices and commits
sions. an annual robbery of vast dimen-
sions in public buildings, an unnatural
growth and encouragement of the fed
eral Judiciary, and tendency in fed
eral taxation 10 promote private inter-
ests rather than keep sufficient funds in
the public reasury.--Cincinnati En-
quirer.
Iron County register., 1899-03-30
THE EASTER LAMB.
An Old Custom That Is still in Vogue
in the East-Relic of the
Jewish Passover.

! Among the Christians of the East il
| is customary to purchase young lamb
to be eaten at Easter. This is evident
Iy a relic of the Jewish Passover. Dur
! ing Passion Week lambs are brought
| into every town and village by the
| hundred. their white wool often dyed
red in patches in order ta enhance their
beauty in the eyes of purchasers. The
usual price asked for the little animal
is from 20 cents TO two dollars. the
prices varying according to the locality
where the sale takes place.
1t is Il great event for the children of
the family. who may be seen in every
town leading the little pet about the
streets and competing with each other
to see who shall give it the incest hand
full of grass. Ribbons and artificial and
natural flowers are all used to decorate
these little creatures in preparation
for the sacrifice. Wreaths of flowers
encircIe their necks and legs, and knots
of gay ribbon are tied to their tails
and wool. So attached do the children
become to the lambs that the father
often has a struggle to bring about
their slaughter. and for this reason two
lambs are sometimes bought, only one
being killed for the Easter festival.
Thereafter the SPARED Easter lamb"
becomes the children's inseparable
companion. 1t follows the little girls
to the pasture or cemetery close by.
or runs behind the donkey which the
boys are riding to the vineyard or null
berry grove
At night the little ones dispute who
-ha,. nave it for its hedfellow. and
they go to sleep with their arms about
the soft little neck of their playfellow.
N. Y. Tribune.
Iron County register., 1899-03-30

Apparently the highest social institu-
ton of Cienfuegos is the Sunday even
ing promenade in the plaza, and with
out it / really do not know how the
young people of the aristocracy would
manage to mate and marry. During
all the week the senoritas of the up
per class are kept under rigid restrie-
ton, never permitted to walk abroad
alone and constantly watched by
parents and duennas, as if expected to
, rush to the bad if allowed the small
est opportunity. This system of vig-
ilance would doubtless become as irk-
some to the guardians as to the open
ing buds were not so soon over. At
the age of 13 Cuban girl is considered
quite old enough to marry. and her
parents hunt up a son-in-law without
delay-unless. as is more commonly the
case, some sub-fosa lover announces
himself or a match, satisfactory to
paterfamilias, was arranged for her
with the son of friend while the pair
were as yet in their cradles. The
beauty and charm of the fair Cubans
are as evaneseent as irresistible while
they last. Like the lovely wild flowers
of their islands. they mature very early.
but fade as rapidly. The prettiest girl
will be plain before she is 30, and
handsome middle-aged woman Is not to
be found in Cuba-f any where outside
of the temperate zones-St. Louis Ri-
public.
Iron County register., 1899-03-30

| mates of the farm, and it was a rare
honor to be offered one. For a mo-
ment Ruth forgot her errand, it was so
warm and sweet. While she was eat
ing it, standing close by the fire. the
girls mother, who. was sitting in the
kitchen, spoke:
TO think to-morrer should be
Easter
Il know it; hope it'll be pleasant" :"
what is Easter?" asked Ruth, tim
idly.
Law sakes! what heather she is"
cried the woman.
Easter said the girl. oracularly,
balancing doughnut on the end of her
fork. ''is the day when Christ rose from
| the dead. as all the dead shall rise
Ruth, as she stood in the corner ate
| her doughnut and pondered over the
| words.
Il guess to-morrow'U be the best
day to die in" she decided. watching
with hungry eyes as the girl bore the
pan OF doughnuts off to the matron's
private larder; that's the day the dead
shall all rise
The next morning brought Easter. a
fair and glad day for many as well as
for little Ruth: for was not this to be
the day on which she should rise to her
mother in the skies? She went out
into the garden directly after breakfast
to gather some flowers. After much
searching Ruth discovered in q swamp
far from the house, n pussy-willow
bush, with the catkins cIinging gray
and soft to the shining brown twigs.
She picked great bunch of these and
bore them home in triumph. Suddenly
she remembered something; her moth
er's lament the night before she lost
all knowledge of where she was. that
she must die IN the poor farm: how bad
she felt about that. II don't think
mamma'd want me to die here" she
murmured with little sob of disap-
pointment in her voice.
1t was at dusk OF that Easter day
when n little white-robed figure stole
softly out of the back door of the poor
house. and, creeping slowly along in
the shadow. came at last TO Mrs. Whit
aker's back gate. Then it fairly few up
the pathway, and paused at the door.
But the door was locked. and there was
no key in sight. \ sudden memory
came to Ruth of the day when she had
been to walk with the girl at the poor
farm. and the girl had taken the key
from under 'the mat. She reached
down now and felt beneath the mat
Yes. there it was. She fitted the key
in the door, turned it quickly and
found herself i'm Mrs. Whitaiier's pleas
ant kitchen. where the fire glowed in
safe. subducd fashion. and the dining
room showed through tGe haIf-open
door.
But Ruth wasted scarce Il glance on
these beauties. She had seen the
brown and white pony go down the
road some time since. and she planned
Iron County register., 1899-03-30

to die and be done with it before the
pony's owner should return.
She wiped her cold bare feet care
fully on the kitchen rug; it appeared
to her most fitting TO die in bare feet; /;
then, holding the big bunch of pussy
willows closely. she crept softly up the
stairs to the handsome square cham
bers. She was awestruck with their
size and grandeur. and it took her some
time to decide which one was suita BILE
for her laying out: but at last she Sc
lected Mrs. Whitaker's own bedroom.
She placed the pussy-willows in a vase
on the table al the head of the bed. and
then she opered TIE window wide.
II should lL..., ihat would be big
enough for the angels 10 get me
through. if they're careful" she said,
aloud; she had not seen her mother
carried away in the poorfarm wagon
in the long. black box.
She climbed solemnIy up into the
great high-posted bed. lying quietly in
the center of it, her little close-cropped
head against Mrs. Whitaker's spick and
span shams. her small. bare feet pro-
jecting. pink-toed and chill. from the
edge of her carefully drawn-down
nightgown. She folded her hands
across her breast, closed her eyes. just
as she had seen her mother on that last
day. and waited-waited through the
seconds that the tall hall-clock licked
solemnlv from below the stairs. waited
while they turned to minutes, and even
to al hour: but the angels were wait
ing. too. the guardian angels of little
Ruth.
While she waited the brown and white
pony was ambling down the road. bear
ing Mrs. Whitaker home after the
church service. She had left Hannah
on the way to make call on her family
and was now alone. The peace of Eas
ter was smiling on her lips and the JOY
of Easter was shining in her eyes; for
Easter has always the largest meaning
to those, left as sne. a!cne "a the world.
She drove up the driveway TO the barn,
lighted the lantern and embarrassed
the horse-the hired man had his Sun
DAYS out: then she came to>the back
door. The sight of the key projecting
from the lock brought another frown
to her face.
"Hannah's getting careless, she
said, as she stepped into the kitchen.
She sat down a moment before the fire
in the darkness, then rising, lighted
lamp and went slowly up the stairs to
put away her bonnet and shawl
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She came into her bedroom, placed
the light on her bureau and turned
about toward the bed. She gave a sud
den cry, not a shrek, but something
between a moan and a sob and put he1
| hand TO her side. But after a still
moment, she went to the bureau, picked
up the lamp in a steady hand anC
walked gravely to the bedside, looking
over the little white figure from the
dark, roughened hair to the pink-toec
feet. y hint of a smile came to the
corners of her mouth.
Now the child opened her big blacl
eyes, saw the faint smile and TRANQUILITY
closed them again.
Anne Whitaker frowned. Was it q
trick being played upon her?
What are you doing here?" she
demanded, still holding the light and
still peering down into the child's face
Ruth opened her eyes again with q
look of appeal in them. I'm dying,
she answered, calmly. and then closed
her eyes.
Mrs. Whitaker jumped so that the
chimney almost fell from the lamp;
she hurried TO the bureau. placed it
there and then came back to the bed.
do you feel very bad?" she queried
anXiausly.
y piteOus frown came to the child 5
forehead. please don't 'sturb me, |
want TO die" she had screwed her eyes
more tightly together this time.
Mrs. Whitaker Strengthened up.
ooh. YOU do. do yOu?" then she bent
over the bed. Have you taken any
thing?" she asked. soIicitously.
The child looked at her now. 'No.
1 didn't have anything that was good
enough. You can get most everything
in Heaven. can't you?"
Anne Whitaker retreated a pace and
sat down in the nearest chair. She did
not answer until she realized that Ruth
was still looking at her inquiringly.
"Yes. | guess So" she began. hastily
Then she felt draft of cold air.
Il guess there isn't much doubt about
your dying if you lie there with that
window OPEN" she went toward the
window and closed it.
Don't, shut il; how can the angels
come in?" Ruth sat up in bed and
looked at her.
Anne Whitaker locked back at the
thin little face and the sad, dark eyes,
and a lump came into her throat.
They can come in at the door, l
guess she said; but she was not think
ing of the words.
She went over to the child, who had
lain down again and touched her bare,
chill fee. You're going TO catch
your death a-cold," she affirmed. I'm
going to put my shawl over YOU
The child unfolded her hands and
spread them out in appeal. Wont
you please let me die? This is such 4
nice house to die in
Again Mrs. Whitaker retreated.
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| ''What-what do you want to die for y
she stammered.
Cause my mamma died, an 1 want
to go an see her in Heaven; an it's a
more joyful place than the poorhouse.
Mrs. Whitaker had always prided
herself on being a woman of resource.
She sat down on a chair opposite the
bed and studied the little figure per-
pleXedly. Suddenly there was a move
ment of the small nose, a wrinkling of
the smooth eyebrows. and the next
moment the still form was shaken by a
cOnvulsive sneeZe.
Mrs. Whitaker sprang to her feet
"There's one thing sure she declared.
impressively, IF l let you lie there
that way l might as well be n murderer
and done with it. Wanting to die, in
deed! Don't you know the Lords got
work for you in the world. and it ism t
right for you to die?"
Her toicG rose in her Indignation
louder than she knew. from the clothes
press where she was extracting her big
gest and warmest gray shawl. When
she turned again toward the bed. two
great tears were stealing from beneath
Ruth's dark lashes and making slow
way down her hollow cheeks. Mrs
Whitaker groaned and choked and sat
down with the shawl in her arms
Then, what seemed like a brilliant in
spiration came to her.
I've got some apple tarts down
stairs: they're brown an criSpy, and
there's one that's just about big
enough for little girl. l should think
she'd like to have something to eat be
fore She dies
The child's mouth moved convulsive-
ly at the corners, but this time il was
not with grief.
and I've got a cooky that's round.
with sugar on the top and hole in the
middle" Mrs. Whitaker smiled broad
r. as Ruth sat up.
And could / take one to mamma.
toc?'' shv asked,
oh" answered the triumphant
lady. your mamma has everything she
wants in Heaven
The child smiled. "Then guess I'll
wait till l get there, too," she said. and
lay down again.
The shawl twitched in Anne Whitta-
ker's hands; she longed to gather the
forlorn little figure into her arms, but
she did not feel that she could use
force toward the child: she must man.
age her, she had ALWAYS been so good
4 manager.
Iron County register., 1899-03-30
prrn AND POINT.

The average woman's firm believes
in home rule.-Chicago Daily News
Often when man fails at everything
else. he is apt to start out to reform the
Morld.-stchison Globe.
Il have been looking at pictures to-
day." said the artistic boarder, until
my neck is dead tired Rubber
tired, so to speak" said the Cheerful
diot.-Indianapolis Journal.
I'D like to look over some OF your
collars said the young man in the
haberdasher's. "Oh, then, you want to
see some of the narrow styles? ," replied
The dealer.-Yonkers Statesman.
Proof Positive.-'Gimme some of dat
sugarcane." ''Gwan, youse dOan Ike
dis How do you know?" We'll,
never seed youse buy any fer you'sel
Jacksonville (Fla.) Times-U uion.
Yes. when Jack proposed 10 me
thought of the grammar class when I
went to school" What an idea!
Why?" ''WelI, you see, IL couldn't
decline. Philadelphia North Amer.
lean.
She Was Buncoed.-Lady Interview
ing housemaid)-"Whyd did you leave
your last place." House maid-"Be-
cause master kissed me. num-" Lady
And you didn't like it, eh?' HcuSe-
maid-''Oh. l didn't mind it. mum. but
the mistress didn't like it.''-LarkS.
Inspiring Hope.-The Doctor-"BeaI
up; | must tell you the worst. NOI
can't possibly recover" The Client
That's a pity. for if Id lived bi.
longer | should have come into for
tune. As it is, l haven't penny to pay
you with, doctor" The Ductor-"WelI
now don't give up hope. Wen try tC
mend you. Wen try."-IlluStrateS
Iron County register., 1899-03-30
IRRITATING PERvERsITY.
The Soldiers Insist ON Telling the
Truth About the Subsidized
Beef.

The conduct of the officers and SOL
diers of our Cuban war army in regard
10 the question of bad beef must be ex-
tremely annoying to Mckinley, Alger
and Eagan. At every opportunity they
have persisted in saying that the beef
which they got in the field was SO vile
that burial was the only disposition
possible to be made of it. When the
court of inquiry was sitting in Wash
ington some very nice canned beef was
opened and served up in various forms
for the soldiers to taste. They tasted,
and when asked to say which variety
was like what they had in the field they
all said none of it was like what they
had. They went on the witness stand
and swore that what they had in the
field was simply loathsome. Then the
court went to Chicago and made an in
spection of the canning business, being
shown how carefully the beef was
canned and how nice it tasted. But more
obstinate soldiers went on the stand
and said that what they received in the
field was not nice, that it not only
smelled to heaven. but had maggots in
it. Then the court adjourned to Omaha
and inspected the canning processes
there. finding them agreeable in every
way, and the beef itself most delight
full eating. Then they called some more
soldiers. and these said the same things
about the beef they had been supplied
with by Eagan and Alger that all the
other soldiers had said. The Omaha
canning methods might be perfect. but
the kind of canned beef turned out was
not the kind that reached the soldiers
in the field. Did any body ever see such
irritating perversity. The president
ought TO rebuke them in special proc
7 m ion n v
Iron County register., 1899-03-30
NEXT FALLS ELECTIONS.
Present Indications Point to Demo-
cratic Gains In Some I'M
pOrtant States.

The important state elections of 1899
will occur in Ohio. Iowa. Kentucky and
Maryland; and in each of these states
the new national issues growing out OF
the war will obscure to considerab BILE
extent state or local questions.
Ohio is, of course. naturally a repub-
lican state. but the offensive promi-
nence of Mark Hanna. President Nc
kinley's manager and financier. is ex-
tremely distasteful to a great body of
Self-respecting republicans. With a
strong and popular democratic nomi-
nation for governor, it is not impossible
that the presidents own state might be
won by the democracy. The narrow
republican margin in the Legislature
in which Mark Hanna's senatorship was
the issue, and the unsavory scandals
connected Herewith, show conclusively
that. with Hanna running things. re-
publican success in Ohio is not a fore
gone conclusion.
Iowa will unquestionably go repub-
lican; Kentucky. while it will be fierce
ly contested. will almost certainly go
democratic. In Maryland there will be
battle royal. but. although the state
has for the past few years gone repub-
lican. it is naturally democratic. and
surface signs point to its redemption.
Some forecasts of the results of the
great presidential struggle of next year
can be made after the votes have been
counted in the important states which
vote this year. There will be. however.
no test in the great Empire state in
1S99.-Albany Argus.
Iron County register., 1899-03-30
Easter Eggs fn Russia.

The Easter egg is used in the Rus
sian church as a symbol of kindly feel
ing between the clergyman and his
flock. At the conclusion of the services
the members of the congregation
''click eggs" with the priest much as
glasses are clinked when healths are
drunk at banQueta.
Iron County register., 1899-03-30
The party of Mckinley and Ha

Tile party Of Mckinley and Ham
ma. since its accession to power. has
studiously avoided every species of tax
alton that would touch the pockets of
wealth. because it owes it's success to
this class. and has imposed the burden
of sustaining the expense of govern
ment upon the small property owners,
the people of moderate means and the
wage-earners. who are the least able
to pay taxes. The incomes of the rich
have been allowed to pay nothing TO
government for the protection they
receive. while tribute has been levied
upon the food. raiment and shelter of
the poor.-St. Louis Republic
Iron County register., 1899-03-30
The condition of the nati,

THE condition of the national
treasury is giving the republican man
ayers more anxietykhan the condition
of the currency. Billion-dollar con-
crosses leave trail of trouble for the
treasury officials which they would be
glad to avoid if they could. But reck-
less extravaganza in appropriations
brings its burdens. and in the present
instance it is certain deficiency esti-
mated at from 500. .000. 900 to $3.50 .OO0.-
600. How to meet it is the question
now worrying Secretary Gage and con-
gressior sl fnanciers.-Denver News.
Iron County register., 1899-03-30


Ring out all strife and tears.
As downward through the ages
You've rUng the passing years.
Ring clear, o bells. your message
Throughout all nature thrills;
It all things living touches.
As when from Judah's hills
There rose the light triumphant
. er death and mortal fears.
And dawned that first great Easter
The Easter of the years.
Ring sweet, o bells. your lesson
Unto each heart to-day:
That all before the Master
May but life's lilies lay:
Ring soft-ring low; your Ginning
May bridge some past-its tears.
For those, perchance, who mourneth
Some Easter in the years.
Again, o bells OF Easter.
Ring out in thrilling peal.
That we, through all our pulses
The newborn glory feel
God's living, loving presence,
As each new spring appears
IN all that breathes around us.
Throughout the march of years.
beatrice Harlowe, in Woman's Home
Companion.
Iron County register., 1899-03-30

RS. NHITA X Z Il
drew up her little
brown and white
pony with an eN-
preston of disgust
on her face and
waited until the
wagon, with the
long box covered
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-10-10
The Cowgirl Riding a Steer.

The new woman has found a new
vocation. The "bike" is too tame
for her, the saddle too altogether
too-too to her, She is surely ahead
Of her time, and any one who doubts
IL aud wishes to be convinced can
have proof positive when Lemen
Brothers Worlds Monster Shows,
Great three-ring Circus, 3O-cage
Menagerie, Roman Hippodrome,
Monster Museum, Oceanic Aquari-
um and cong ress of Living Pheno-
mena will exhibit at Texarkana,
Oct. 18th, and show the toughest
rider OF the arena, the most won
drous new woman Of the wild west,
riding bareback, without saddle,
bride, line or halter, great surg
ing, leaping, bucking bovine-a reg
ular Texas steer. The handsome,
graceful, fearless rider far outstrips
any horsewoman or bicycle cham
pion of the day, No one should
miss seeing her.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-10-10

A farmer friend gives his opinion
of the failure of the cotton plant to
stand the drought this season like
it did this past season. He said the
season was a perfect one up to July
10Th, and that the root of the cot
ton plant spread out near the sur
face of the ground instead of grow
ing down as is usual during the dry
spells we have here, when the plant
is growing, and when the drought
set in, the sun baked the roots, ev-
en- while the moisture was in the
ground. From this, we would infer
that cotton would do better wit b
out much moisture in its early
stage Of growth. 1t is plant that
don't require much rain.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-10-10

The November Designer, fash
ionable magazine, published by the
Standard Fashion Company, ,32, West
14th street, New York, is before us.
Between the covers are many sug-
gestions to ladies in regard to their
toilet, besides colored plates show
ing the very latest fashions. All
departments of needle craft is edit
ed by special talent, besides we ne
tice several interesting stories. You
can get numbers of this magazine
by enclosing ten cents. We can say
the Designer should be on every
work table who fashion their owr
toilets.