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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-05-23
An Experiment in Ethics.
ut EAR, DEAR" said Lady Fec dole
BY GERALD Bliss.

IN EAR, DEAR" Said Lady Fec dole
III fully t her friend and conf
dante. Madge Westoby, "it's really
dreadfuIly dull since / married Dick!
/ can't get any one-men, 1 mean, OF
course-to firt with me or take any
notice of me-"
"You show your alteration of your
worthy husband too palpably, my
dear" replied her counsellor, laugh
ing, land probably bore them into the
bargain with dissertations on Dicks
virtues. Men are just the same as
women at heart, and can't bear to
hear one another praised, especially
by an attractive member of the oppo-
site sex"
st never thought of that" remarked
little Lady Fec, opening her big blue
eyes wide and stirring the boudoir
fire pensively; but 1 can't help ador-
ing Dick"
s'Of curse you can't, you silly lit
tie GOOSE laughed Mrs. Westoby;
land I am the first to admit his ador-
ableness. But if you want to keep
your long row of cavaliers on a string
as in your prehymeneal days, you'll
Just have to dissemble your delight
at being Lady Fec de Sales. the ulti-
mate duchess of Storrington."
"O-oh," said that little lady, struck
with the new idea, "what fun! /
can be just as nice and loving to him
in priyate-I couldn't help that" she
put in, Observation-Disclosures pretend
-of course, only pretend-to be bored
with him in public. 1t would be such
a joke just occasionally for a change!
I think I'll try my hand on Magnac at
whiteways next week to see if I've
got out of practice. / used to be able
to fiirt quite nicely once upon a
time"
Lord Magnac's scalp has already
been hung up in your wigwam in the
past, hasn't it?' asked Madge West
oby, smiling at her companions
promptness of decision.
80. that was in my very young
DAYS" said the elderly bride, reminis-
cent of her single eason and 10 sum-
mers. Hes a very nice boy, though.
and very nice looking" she added, in
consequently.
well. DEAR went on Mrs. Westoby,
sif you're going out again OF the war
path after running the parti of the
season to earth at st. Paul's Knights
bridge, let's hope you won't offend
him and that the morituri viii salute
you satisfactorily"
so, Dick won't mind" said his
young wife, confidently; hell know
I'm only practicing to keep my hand
In for his sake. I'm sure he wouldn't
like me to get rusty. But now,
Madge, we must run off and dress, as
Dick always likes me to dress early
and talk to him, if he has been away
from me in the afternoon"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-05-23
ORIGIN OF THE KU-KLUX-KLAN
Begun by n rana OF Young Men in a
Pulaski. Tennessee. Law
Office.

When the civil war ended, the little
town of Pulaski, Tenn. welcomed
home a band Of young men who,
though they were veterans of hard
fought fields, were for the most part
no older than the mass of college
students, says William Garrett Brown.
in Atlantic. In the general poverty,
the exhaustion, the lack of heart, nat
urally prevalent throughout the beat
en- south, young men had more leisure
than was good for them. A southern
country town, even in the halcyon
days before the war, was not a par
ticularly lively place.; and Pulaski in
1866 was doubtless rather tame to fell
lows who had seen Pickett charge at
Gettysburg, or galloped over the
country with Morgan and Wheeler.
A group of them, assembled in a law
office one evening in May, 1866, were
discussing ways and means of hav-
ing a l~ivelier time. Some one sug-
gested a clu~ or society. An organ
ization with no very definite aims
was effected, and at a second meet
ing, a week later, names were pro-
posed and discussed. Some one pro-
nounced the Greek word Kuklos,
meaning a circle. From Kuklos the
Ku Klux was IN easy transition
whoever consults a glossary of col
lege boys slang will not find it
strange-and khan followed Ku Klux
as naturally as "dumpty' follows
"humpty." That the name meant
nothing whatever was a recommended
ton, and one can fancy what sort of
badinage would have followed a sug-
gestion hat in six years a committee
of congress would devote Is volumes
to the history of the movement that
began in a Pulaski law Office, and mi
grated later to a deserted and half
ruined house on the outskirts of the
village.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-05-23
Caught a white Mu.kras.

George Archer Brown, whose
house is close to the Canoga marshes,
In the town of Fayette, Seneca coun-
ty, N. Y. has in his possession q
white muskrat. Like the white deer,
the white robin and the white black
bird. this il a very rare animal, tra-
dition having it that but once be-
fore has one been seen in central
New York waters. Mr.. Brown cap
tured the rat, a full-grown one, dur
ing the high-water period upon tho
submerged Montezuma marshes,
where it had been drowned out OF
its usual haunts by the food. He
succeeded in capturing it alive, and
values it highly. 1t differs from the
common muskrat only in color, hav-
ing instead of q ruddy or dark brown
fur almost q pure white.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-05-23

In an island in the Lake of Bombon
Is the remarkable Taal volcano, which
is readily accessible from Manila. It's
central crater is oval in shape, a mile
and a quarter across the greatest d.
ameter, and has within its rim two
lakes of hot water, one yellow and the
other green, and a small active cone so
feet in height, from which escape
steam and sulphurous gases. The
strange colors of the waters are due
to the presence of chemicals evolved in
subterranean laboratories. The great
est eruption of Taal took place in 1854,
wiping out four villages. Apparently
the volcanic ash lends wonderful fer
tility to the soil, and presently a new
growth of bamboo and palms appear
where desolation had reigned.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-05-23
HE ENGLISH.
Present State of of Vene.
zuela Due to Pride of Former
President N

But for the energy and national
pride of Guzman Blanco, "The Regen-
orator of Venezuela" the city of Car
acas and the country at large would
lever have reached their present stage
of progress, says Youths Companion.
The manner in which he learned the
English language affords an excellent
Illustration of his remarkable indus
try and determination. While he was
president he made up his mind to mas
ter English thoroughly, and n even
ing summoned DR.. Ernst, of uni
versity faculty, to the palace. 1t was
ten o'clock before he was at leisure.
Then he hustled into the libraryto see
DIR. Ernst.
Doctor" he said, ST want you to
teach me English"
Very WELL" was the reply, when
shall we begin?"
"Now."
"But I brought no text books with
me-" said the doctor. Il will get a
take it up. The best way is to begin
like a child, at the beginning"
The president opened a drawer OF
his desk and took out a well-thumbed
primer, the property of his little
daughter.
Il have been through this by my
self" he said, land understand it.
Ask me about it and see"
The professor took the book and
put the dictator through such an ex-
animation as he would nave given to
a child.
Very good" he said an hour later.
Tomorrow we will take the next
higher book and have another lesson"
But I prefer. if you are not weary,
to go on tonight" was the reply. 81
have some English books here" and
going to the shelf he took down a
Life of John C. Calhoun"
The two men, sitting side by side,
commenced with the first line, the
professor pronouncing and explain
ing, word by word, sentence by sen-
tence, and the dictator repeating
everything after him until each point
was impressed on his mind.
They kept at work thus until two
o'clock in the morning, when Guzman
Blanco yawned and looked at his
watch.
81 was up at five o'clock this morn
ing" he said, land have been working
hard all day. I think we had better
stop here"
"When shall I come again? ?" asked
the doctor.
SAT ten O'Clock tomorrow night"
was the reply.
And for several months the w
man hofh af fho~ ~o&rra n -5
sat down III the library at ten o'clock
every night and read the Life of Cal
houn," often keeping up the lesson
until two or three o'clock in the morn
ing. When the bulky volume was fin
ished the general could not only read
but speak English very well.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-05-23
PITH AND POINT.

a mar occasionally admits he was
was only mistaken.-Chicago Daily
News.
A Bird Dog.-DunweIll'I thought
when you sold me this dog you said he
was a good bird dog?" Ike Clodhop-
per-He is; you jes' try feedin' him
on fried chicken an see."-Ohio State
Journal.
Carrie-"The last time Fred called
he was very tender. He assured me ]
was his first love-" Bess-sThat's
something, to be sure; but last even
ing he told me I was his latest love-
Boston Transcript.
A little schoolgirl was told by her
teacher to write the word "ferment"
on her slate, together with the defni-
ton and a sentence in which the word
was used. The following is the result:
"F-e-r-m-e-n-t; a verb, signifying to
work. l owe to do all kinds of fancy
ferment."-The King.
Witness-"Fined for contempt of
COURT Why, I didn't say a word"
Rural Judge-tThat's just it. You
didn't answer my questions, an that's
how you showed yer contempt" Wit
ness1"Well, we'll! And / fattered
myself that in that way I was conceal
ing it!"-Philadelphia Record.
Enough Never Suficient.-Aunt
Ellen-"So you like to go to your
grandmother's to dinner, eh?" Tom
my-You beti" Aunt Ellen-'Of
course that's because you're sure
you'll get enough to eat there" Tom
my-No; it's cause I'm sure I'll get
too much."-Philadelphia Press.
One very cold day Tom, in his first
trousers, was walking out with his
tiny overcoat turned back to its ut
most limit. "Tom," said his father,
button your coat" The boy de-
INJURED. Look at mine," added his
father. EYES," said Tom, ruefully,
but everybody knows that you wear
trousers."-Current Literature.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-05-23
beautiful women of Cashmere.

Many OF the women of India, espe-
cially in Cashmere, are remarkably
beautiful, but it is difficult to obtain
a sight of them, and almost impossible
to obtain photographs Of them.
Either they or their husbands seem to
have a rooted distrust of photogra-
pliers, and, even if they do have their
photographs taken, tie permission for
copies to be sold is very rarely given.
In a typical Hindoo beauty the fea-
lures r regular, the skin just dark
enough to give a rich softness to the
complexion and gentle looking black
eyes are shaded with long lashes. The
hands and feet are small and beauti-
fully modelled, and to all other charms
r added a gentle. modest manEer
and, that most excellent thing in WON
an, a sweet, soft voice.-Detroit Free
Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-05-23
HOSPITALITY OF FIIIp1Nos.
In Known to BE a National Virtus
and Pernleates All Glasses
of Natives.

In summing up the good and bad
qualities of the Filipinos, too much
cannot be said of their hospitality.
1t may be called their great national
virtue. The inspiration of this trait
may have come from the Spanish, but
it fell IN fruitful soil, for, while the
Spanish resident of the Philippines,
as elsewhere, measures out his hos
pitality in fine phrases only, the Fill
ipinos say as much and mean it.
This trait, says the New York
Tribune, is not confined to the upper
classes, or those who "a afford to
make some display in their homes
and some effort at entertainment. It
is found among the lowest and the
poorest as well. These people will
share with the stranger who comes to
their little hut of bamboo and nipa
their last bowl of rice and their last
little fish, and will make room for
him over night on the floor of their
house, where all the family sleep side
by side. The family may be "insur-
rectos" and the visitor may be an
American, but he is not likely to
meet with any harm while under
their roof, though a member of the
same family might gladly stick q
bolo into him a~fterward.
When travelling is safe in the Phil
ippines one is, therefore, always sure
that he can find shelter for the night
and a share of the best that a COM
munity affords. In the houses of
those who are well to do the best
room will be placed at the disposal
of the unexpected and unknown
guest, and he will be entertained by
the various members of the family to
the best of their ability. If the
daughters have been to one of the
convent schools and have learned to
play upon the piano, they will play
their most difficult pieces, and some
times the playing is really fine, fol-
Filipinos are among the most nat
ural musical peoples of the world.
and will often perform well in spite
of mediocre instruction. a piano is
one of the first things that a we'll
TODD native family buys. The sing
ing is not likely to be as pleasant as
the playing on the piano, for few ma
tives have good voices.
While the family holds the guest
in conversation the sonora hurries off
to the kitchen to stir the servants
up and see that several extra dishes
are added to the already generous bill
OF fare, and that some of the best
wine is brought out and uncorked.
At night the guest will be escorted to
the door of his room, where the bed
has been prepared and all Filipino
luxuries provided. He will be asked
when he wishes "desayuno" (the first
light breakfast) in the morning, and
then a native servant will be sent
to his room to wait upon him by
inches, help him to undress, pour out
his water, and finally to spread out a
bamboo mat on the floor at the foot
of the bed and sleep there, so that
he can be called if anything is de-
sired in the night. In fact, when en-
Filipino hospitality the great
danger is that the guest will suffer
from too much attention and be
killed by kindness, which is always
tempered with curiosity. Still
this sincere trait is one which every
traveller and soiourner in the Phil
cannot help but admire.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-05-23
Rabx,s costay Luncheen.

The little granddaughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Brown, of Emporia, Kan, swal-
lowed a $50 bill a few days ago. Mrs.
Brown had received two $50 bills in a
letter, and had laid them on a table
by her while she read the letter. The
little girl came in, picked up one Of
the bills, and began to chew it, and
swallowed all of it except the corner
on which the figure so was stamped.
This was taken to a banker TO see what
could be done to get q new one for II,
but he said nothing could be done.
as the government required the nun.
Der of the bin.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-05-23
THE AUTUMN OF LIFE.

VI Ut
Fling down the faded blossoms OF the
spring,
Nor clasp the roses with regretful hand;
The JOY Of summer Is a vanished thing:
Let it depart, and learn to understand
The gladness of great calm-the autumn
rest,
The peace-of human joys the latest and
the best.
All, remember how in earIv DAYS
The primrose and the wild flower grew
beside
My tangled forest paths whose devious
Filled me with joys of mysteries un-
tried,
And terror that was more thu half de-
light,
And sense of budding life, and longings
infinite
And I remember how, in Life's hot noon,
Around my path the lavish roses shed
Color and fragrance, and the air of June
Breathed rapture-now those summer
days are fed,
DAYS of sweet peril, when the serpent lay
Lurking at every turn of life's enchanted
way.
The light of spring. the summer glow, are
And I rejoice in knowing that for me
The woodbine and the roses bloom no
more,
The tender green has gone from field
and tree!
Brown barren sprays stand clear against
the blue,
And leaves fall fast. and let the truthful
sunlight through.
For me the hooded herbs of autumn grow,
Square-stemmed and sober-tinted; mint
and sage,
and baIm-such plants as
heaIers know
And the decline of life's long pilgrim
Is soft and sweet with marjo-am and
thyme,
Bright with pure evening dew, not ser
penis glittering slime.
And round my path the m air
Breathes health and perfume and the
turfy ground
Is soft for weary feet, and smooth and
with little thornless blossoms that
abound
In safe dry places, where the ountai
Lies to the setting sun, and no i'll beast
can hide.
What is there to regret? Why should I
mourn
To leave the forest and the marsh be-
Or toward the low rank meadows sadly
turn?
Since here another loneliness I find,
Safer and not less beautiful-and blest
With gIimpses faint and far, of the long
wished-for rest.
Is it an evil to be drawing near
The time when I shall know as I am
known?
Is it an evil that the sky grows clear,
That sunset light upon my path is
thrown,
That truth grows fairer, that tempta-
lions cease,
And that I see. afar, a path that leads to
peace?
Is it not joy to feel the lapsing years
Calm down ones spirit? As at even
tide.
After a long storm the far horizon clears,
The skies shine golden and the stars
subside;
Stern outlines soften in the sunlit air.
And still. as day declines, the restful
earth grows fair.
And SO I drop the roses from my hand.
And let the thorn-pricks heal, and a k
my way,
Down-hilI, across a fair and peaceful land
Rapt in the golden calm of dying day!
Glad that the night is near. and glad to
know
That. rough or smooth the way, I have
not far to 60
Princeton. in n. Y. Observer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-05-23
sirnaI to the setna-

The wandoo, o. white gum, is .
colonial tree, which acts as a signal
to the settler. The land upon which
1t is found growing most luxuriantIy
is Invariably stagnant, sour and sandy.
Poison plants, too, are often found
there. The country is generally wa
terlesa.-Nature.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-05-23

"Well," asked Madge Westoby.
when they were once more exchang-
ing condolences, what sort of a time
did you nave at Waterways? Did
your filtration come OFF,"
1T was horrid at Waterways" said
Lady Fec, decisively: land you know
1 don't think it at all nice for married
women to %fiirt," she continued, with
matronly severity. Il am quite con-
tented with my husband"
"Whew," whistled Madge mentally,
"I wonder what happened!"-Lady's
Pictorial,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-05-23

"Tve a great story to tell you, boys.
said a man to a group in the corridor
of a hotel. ST don't think any of you
ever heard me tell It before"
"Is it really a good story?" asked ons
Of the party.
at certainly Is"
ssThen you have never told 1t before
-Tit-Bits.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-05-23

Parke-I know your wife didn't like
It because you brought me home unex-
pectedly to dinner last night
Lane-Nonsense! Why, you hadn't
seen gone five minutes before she re-
marked that she was glad it was no ohe
slse but you.-Harper's Bazaar.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-05-23
Toe Manv

Too many prophets spoil the wealth
sr.-Chicago Daily News.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-07-04
HAS A VIVID IMAGINATION.
One of the Most Conspicuous Charac-
teristics of the Persian.

One of the Most Conspicuous Charac-
teristics of the Persian.
The Persian's Imagination Is one of
his strongest characteristics, and it has
found full play in his religion. When
he split with his Turkish brother over
Yh2 should be sgeesesseg t9 Moeam IN g
he did it with the fanatical enthusiasm
with which he does everything-except
tell the truth. The offspring of Fatima
were henceforth the sacred embodi-
ments to him, and when the Turks
and Arabs with almost equal feryor
disposed of the imams of various meth
DDS of murder held to be polite In those
days, the schism was complete. The
gulf between Shiite and Sunnite was
fixed for all time. 1t has never mar
rowed. To this day, in periods of
stress between the sects, the Persian
accounts it a greater virtue to have
killed one Sunni than whole COM
pany Of Christians, and his conduct at
all times, whether in war or business,
shows at what value he holds the
Christian.
The cultivation OF this religious ten
sion, century after century, has
wrought upon the Persian tempera-
ment like a corrosive acid. TO the
original formulate he has tackled on
horrors and deprivation, hunger and
laceration, enough to make an ordi-
nary savage turn pale. / have seen
gentlemen of Indian tribes, shaken by
spiritual grief, cry like infants over
the atonement service at the burning
of the white cog, and listened to some
touching mutations at eeremonials in
the uplands of Mexico. Even the
colored camp meeting has its fearful
side; but the Persians' doings in mem
DRY of what happened to the imams
make these seem like children's trou-
bles.-Harper's Magazine.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-07-04
COULD NOT ESCAPE BLAME.
Slanderer Did Not Shift Responsibility
ON the Phonograph.


A sewing machine agent in Germany
wanted to SANDER an employe whom
he had quarreled with and discharged.
He did not call it Islander, but he knew
that his enemy would, and possibly the
courts also, and as the penalties for
that offense are likely to be heavy IN
the kaiser's realm he sought out way
in which he could gain the desired end
without endangering his own safety.
An inspiration came to him and pur-
chasing a phonograph roll he went to
the village inn, placed it into the in
strument which was in the taproom and
talked it full of things about his some
time friend.
Later in the day the patrons of the
inn came in to have their beer, and, as
was their custom, some OF them dropped
coins into the monograph and set it a.
talking. The result was appalling to
them. The photograph told the most
shocking tales about one whom they
considered a hitherto much respected
and altogether to be praised if not
admired fellow citizen, tales they knew
not to be true. They hurried to the
slandered man, and in the course Of
time he brought an action against his
former employer. The latter pleaded
that he had not insulted the plaintiff,
but that the photograph was the guilty
one The photograph was brought into
court and turned on to give its testi-
mony, but it refused to work. How
ever, the Judge decided that the de-
PENDANT was at least an active accom-
plice in the ISLANDERS and fined him SO
marks.-New York Commercial Adver
tiSer
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-07-04
ROUEN'S AIR FERRY
OLDEST OF BRIDGES.

The "Pont Transbordeur," or over
head ferry, which has beer built and
is now in successful operation, over the
River Seine, at Rouen, France, repre-
sents the solution in novel way Of one
Of the most interesting problems in en-
cheering. There is nothing like this
overhead ferry in any other country in
the world.
Among the means which the engineer
has hitherto employed to cross rivers
and channels are boats or ordinary fer
ries, swing, draw, bascule and ordinary
bridges, tunnels under the beds of chan
nels and travelling carriers.
The swing, draw and bascule bridges
can only be safely used over locks, in
sand canals or rivers. where a vessel
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-07-04
The Lost Rivers of Idaho.

One of the most singular features
the scenery of Idaho is the occurrenf
Of dark rocky chasms, into who
creeks and large streams suddenly dl
appear and are never more seen.
The assures are old lava channe
produced by the outside of the MAJ
cooling and forming a tube, Whlc
when the fiery stream was eXhauSte
has been left empty, while the roof
the lava duct, having at some pol
fallen in, presents there the opehll
into which the river plunges and IS los
At one place along the Snake, one
these rivers appears gushing from
cleft high up in basaltic walls, Whei
it leaps a cataract into the torrent D.
low. Where this stream has its Origin
or at what point it is swallowed up
absolutely unknown, although 1t IS d.
lieved that its sources are a long wa
up in the north country.
Besides becoming the channels
streams, the lava conduits are frequen
ly found impacted with the ice maSSe
which never entirely melt.