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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-06-13

sex earned a tidy $500 last summer
by making every variety of little silk,
lawn, linen and lace turn over for
fall stocks, and this year she has
gone into the lucrative business of
making smart tulle collars, roped
with imitation pearls, for wear with
decollete evening gowns. She also
makes irresistible kerchiefs and
berthas of lace and chiffon, and sells
them readily to women who wish to
freshen up their old evening waists
at little expense and less trouble.
She has improved on the transparent
lace stock for this season by welding
pieces of tea-tinted lace together, to
form a sort of dog collar, and weav-
ing through openings in the fretted
band of gold or panne ribbon that
ties in a broad-winged bow at the
back of the neck.
This woman and her sister manu-
facturers haunt the remnant coun-
ters and pick up invaluable odds and
ends for little or nothing; odds and
ends, however, that in the true arts
tbs fingers can be converted into the
most delightful ornaments for a
shirt-waist, reception toilet, or a
ball gown as the need may be; and
one of these collar-makers, who keeps
herself au courant with the fashions,
is preparing a big stock of fiat coll
lars. Such collars, a little later on,
with country muslins that have bell
mouthed sleeves, the women will
adopt, pinning the fiat lace boleros
for the neck with the quaint cameo
brooches that their mothers wore a
half century ago.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-06-13

Wash the teapot out thoroughly
with boiling hot soda soapsuds, then
rinse with ammonia and water, and,
lastly, two or three times in clean
cold water and dry well. Kept thus,
the teapot should be as bright inside
as out, but remember to air it well
after washing.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-06-13

the opinion of the court to be deliv-
cred at some future day.
Each associate justice having now
received authorization to present the
opinion of the court upon Il case, pro-
'ceeds to draw it up, and this is a mat
ter requiring care and denberation,
with rare choice of phrase in laying
down the law. He knows that this
opinion will be read by every lawyer
iii the country; will be criticised and
scrutiniZed with keen eye and dis
terminating mind; and he must make
it proof against assault for his own
pride's sake. Moreover, this is to be
the law of the land henGeforth upon
this particular subject, ana he would
like to nave it stand as monument
TO his ability. He realizes that the
opinion to be presented may be
quoted during this century, and in fu-
ware ccnturiea. !: is great and
crave responsibility.
Hes is required to consider and d.
gest the argument made by the attor-
neys and to make up his mind on the
questions presented for his decision.
In his argument the attorney made
numerous citations of law, of refer
ences and presidents, which the as
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-06-13

To pan chicken cut the chicken up
as for fricassee. Put it into an ordi-
nary baking-pan; dust with pepper,
partly cover with water and place it
in very hot oven. Basic frequently.
When it is half done add teaspoon
full of salt. When quite done, dish and
serve with a brown sauce made from
the water in the pan and b. owned
flour-Ladies' Home Journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-03-14
NOTHING IMPRESSIVE.
The Presidents inaugural Address
Contained Nothing If Much
Weight.

The inaugural address of a presi-
dent who succeeds himself in the ex-
ecutive office can never pique curiosity
OF reward study like that of one who
enters h white house for the first
time, or who %returns to it after an abb
of four years, as Mr.. Cleveland
did in 1898. This would be true of
any man who had been in Mr.. McKin-
ley's place during the past four years.
But it is peculiarly true of the present
incumbent that he could not say any,
thing at the beginning of a second
term which would strongly impress
the nation. The trouble is that four
years of experience has demonstrated
h a words count for but little in his
case. 1t was William Mckinley who
told congress that it was 'our plain
duty" to grant Porte Rico free trade.
and it was William Mckinley also
who, a few weeks later, used all the
power and patronage of the executive
to force through congress a Porto
Rican tariff. After hat performance
nothing that Mr.. Mckinley could say
would ever carry much weight with q
country which had learned hat the
important thing was what he would
do.-N. Y. Post.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-03-14
THE TRUST
Republican Method Of Doing Away
with an Objectionable
Measure.

Il will be remembered that in Deem
Der, 1899, Mr.. Mckinley suggested to
congress the a~dvisability of giving the
people some relief on the trust ques-
ton. Just before congress adjourned
for the summe the republicans pre-
pared a constitutional amendment
which they pretended 20 believe would
! provide a remedy, but which, in fact.
was intended to take away from the
states the power which they already
have to deal with this question. The
democrats voted against the amend
ment. AMI the republicans then brought
in an antitrust bill, which was support
ed by both the republicans and demo-
Gratis, and which was passed by an al
most unanimous vote. 1t went TO the
senate, and there it lies buried When
reassembled last December
no effort was made to resurrect this
bill. The election was over, the pur-
pose of the bill was accomplished and
the republican senator's were indiffer-
ent to it. If a 1.-THE of the energy which
has been wasted on the subsidy bill had
been devoted to the antitrust bill it
would have passed the senate long ago.
1OISItSSuIdI baD ISIh mas lhllO-
duced a measure abolishing duties on
certain iron and steel products, being
prompted to do so by the formation of
the biIlion-dolIar steel trust. The Kan
sas City platform contains the follow
ing plank: The tariff laws should be
amended by putting the products of
trusts upon the free list, to prevent mo-
nopoIy under the plea of protection
Mr.. Babcock is therefore carrying out
a plank of the democratic platform. and
the democrats will doubtless give him
all the assistance possible. But as the
republican platform did not commend
this remedy. and as the republican lead
ers do not favor any remedy at all, Mr..
Babcock is likely TO find himself as IN
popular among his republican col
leagues as Mr.. Littleield was when he
opposed the Porto Rican bill, or Mr..
Mccall was when he denounced the
army bill The republican who does not
recognize the ~insincerity of republican
promises upon the trust question must
be blind inGeed.-The Commoner.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-03-14
pITH AND POINT.

Conflict OF Authority.-"How quiet
uncle Is this morning." "Yes, his corns
and his rheumatism don't indicate the
same kind of weather!"-Detroit Jour-
nal.
Il asked old Moneybags for the hand
OF his daughter in marriage last night
"How did you come out?" II don't
know; Ii was done so quick."-Town
Topics.
Hard on Papa.-Fond Mother--"An
those beautiful silk dresses, Johnny.
cam from a o insignificant worm"
Johnny-'Yes, ! know. mamma. Papa
Is the worm, amt he ?"-Moonshine.
Briggs-"Bertler is an ass, hats
what he is. He is always on the wrong
side of every question" Harleigh-
'But he says the same thing OF you"
Briggs-"Well. and doesn't that prove
what l say of him?"-Boston Tran
script.
Well Supplied.-"What assurance
have 1 that you can support my daugh-
ter If / let you marry her?" asked the
father. "Oh, as for that, sir" reassur-
ingly replied the young man, every
body has always said that have plen-
ty of assurances."-Somerville Jour-
nal.
"Dearie," said a Park avenue wcm-
an, making a play for tickets to the
matinee, when you got me you got q
precious jewel, didn't you?" "Yes, in
deed" said he, II got a gold brick"
Being an innocent young thing she
smiled sweetly and seemed so happy
Indianapolis News.
The Poor Suitor.-"Say," said her
little brother, gimme a nickel?'
"Why, Tommy" exclaimed her sutton,
"are you in the habit of asking people
for nickels?" mo. / gener'ly ask for
a penny, but / heard ma telling sis this
afternoon that you didn't have a penny
to your ame."-Philadelphia Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-03-14
LEST WE FORGET.
Royal Pomp and ~Splendor OF a Re-
publican Presidents Induce
uon Into 0nice.

President Mckinley reviewed the
inaugural parade from a magnificent
Court of Honor which stretched it's
stately length along Pennsylvania
avenue in Washington for a distance
of several blocks, covering the from.
of the United States treasury, the
white house, the state, war and navy
buildings.
1t was an imposing spectacle, this
great stage picture of the president
reviewing the impressive pageant or
ganized in his honor. The written de-
scription of the march past the chief
executive of the nation reads like the
accounts of the surprisingly splendid
pomp that marked the celebration of
the late Queen and Empress Victoria's
diamond jubilee in royal England.
The total cost of Mr.. McKinley's sec
n inauguration as president of the
United States is estimated at $4,-
$50, 200.
There were colonial troops in the
American pageant as in the English,
IMPLYING the world-power of America
as of Great Britain, indicating the
"far-fiung battle line" of a republic
that has rome into the empire bust
ness-the subjugation and forcihle
government of weaker peoples. For
the first time in American history
colonial dependencies were repre-
scented in the most characteristic GER
enony of American national life. The
colonial troops IN the presidents in
auSural parade hailed from the help
less little island which is being gov
erned in the interest of the sugar
trust.
Yes, it was imposing. The great
republic of Rome delighted in such
s~pectacles in the days when it had
ceased to be a republic, save in name.
1T, also. spent millions for spectacular
effect, and included its conquered peo-
pies in the columns passing in review.
The American spectacle of March 4
would not have been possible in the
earlier and simpler days of our re-
public. Neither is it possible under
a faithful maintenance of the princi-
pies that prevailed in those earlier and
simpler days.-St. Louis Republic.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-03-14
POWER OF THE SUGAR TRUST.
Evidence of a Master Hand in the
CaIamitOus Action Towards
Russia

IL the resolution adopted by the Hi,
nois Manufacturers association con,
demning Secretary of the Treasury
Gage for imposing a countervailine
duty on Russian sugar there is a clear
statement of the cost of this action in
its bearing on American exports 20
Russia.
The Illinois resolution declares that
the 6uty on Russian SUGAR. is calculated
10 sacrifice an American export bust.
ness amounting to more than $50. O0O..
600. In contrast to this sacrifice at the
expense Of American shippers it calls
attention to the fact hat the total i'm
ports Of sugar from Russia amounted
to out $40. 900 in 1900.
Additional warrant for criticism Oh
Secretary Cages action is found in the
claim that Russia's system of encour-
aging her beet sugar industry by limit
ing the production and fixing the price
does not amount to the payment of a
bounty-the only contingency Justify
ing the American co~untervailing duty.
1t is declared that not one CEN is paid
out from the Russian treasury to Rus
sian sugar growers.
What is the secret of this govern
ment>s haste to impose a duty upon
Russian sugar. even at so great cost to
the general American export trade? Is
it found in the news announcement
that 1.-THE sugar monopoIists of this
country have filed Secretary Cages
ear with their own special views. and
in their interests?" Has the sugar
trust been potent to dictate this ca.
lamitous action. as it was potent to com.
pei a violation of the constitution by
the passage Of the Porto Rican tariff
bill? Thoughtful Americans will be
inclined 10 probe this matter to the bot
tom. 1t may be worth while to know
just how completely the Mckinley ad-
mi~nistratfon is dominated by thesugaI
in matters affecting the trust mo.
ropoly.-St. Louis Republic.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-03-14

Pull down the honorsd tripe of old and
haunt a fag Of black.
For the Pirates are victorious and Free
doms on the rack:
Paint out the stars that fioated once -
proudly overhead
And fly the skull and cross-bones as our
emblem there instead.
For the Emperor of Cub in Mckinley's
person stands
And the good ship Constitution now lies
rotting on the sands.
Blot out the solemn compact for a dirty
dollars sake,
since promises are pie-crust. and were
merely made TO break;
Send our soldiers and our sailors forth like
cattle dumb to die
For a National dishonor, for the glozing OF
a lie;
For the breaking of the Spanish chains
new manacles We bring.
So that Cubans may be vaSSalS, and Nc
kinley may be King.
Was this the creed that Henry taught.
that Washington upheld?
Is the light of Freedoms lamp within our
breasts forever Quelled?
Was 1t thus we gave our Volunteers, and
wealth uncou1te6 gave
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-03-14
THE MASKING PLAGUE.
How an Elderly New York Lady
Killer Was Put to a Re-
treat.

Before leaving the metropolitan in
stances of bad name / must touch
upon a phase so vicious hat it should
be suppressed by law, writes John Gil
mer Speed in Ainslee's. / alfude to the
street "mashing''II know no other
than the slang name for the practice
by men in those thoroughfares where
women GO to shop. This is the most
disgusting form of vile that
we have, and 1 verify believe that he
men who do it openly in Broadway and
in Twenty-third street would have been
shot dead on detection so years ago.
Every woman has been annoyed by
them, and all men see the thing going
on. Indeed, there are men who appear
to do nothing else than to try to at
tract the attention of women in the
streets with a sinister and unmention-
able purpose. They could easily be
spotted and driven out of town. They
do not belong in New York alone, but
flourish in every large city. Paris has
the disgrace of producing the most fin
ished and most persistent of these
scoundrels; but we have thousands of
them in our own brave America. They
- " i gOuthS ~ @AOnS SAOhs Shdhy
of them are in middle life, some of
them are elderly. Last summer I saw
a man of middle age start his game.
He was a rather shabby specimen,
frayed at the trouser bottoms. run
down at heel and shiny in the elbows.
But he vas on very good terms with
himself. Walking in front of me was
a good-looking girl, quite slim and un-
Notwithstanding. Her dress indi-
Gated that she was from some small
inland place, where the modes of Paris
do not GO direct. She was simplicity
itself. Everything about her invited
protection. The man / have alluded to
came from the opposite direction. He
took measure of the girl with a glance.
He turned on his heel and passed her.
looking into her face. Then he dropped
back again, looking at her as she
passed. He quickened his pace and
passed her again, having in the mean
time arranged his shabby attire by
pulling down his short cuffs and twist
ing his mustache. Now, he evidently
thought he was an all-conquering Dor
Juan. He again passed the girl, who
paid not the slightest attention, though
he smiled, or rather leered, into her
face. Surely he will give it up, I said
to myself. Not he. He tried again and
again on the same tack. BY this time
my interest had changed into angry
disgust. My arm fairly ached to smash
him over the head with my walking
stick. That, however, would have been
assault and battery, and / should have
had to stand trial for felony. So l
concluded to risk committing a mis-
demeanor. As the scoundrel advanced
again | put out my stick and tipped his
straw hat from behind so hat IL fell
over his face and to the sidewalk. Good
ness, how quickly he collapsed He
went all to pieces and ran across the
street as though Old Nick were after
him. / fancy 1t was many weeks be-
fore he resumed his MASKING proclivi.
ties
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-03-14
COMMENTS OF THE PRESS.

-Our tariT bands are becoming
too antiquated for our growing com
MERGE. We can't get a full breath
indianapolis News 0nd.).
President Mckinley is as mild
hammered n man as ever cut a strug-
CLING nations throat or scuttled a
young republic.-N. Y. World.
Has congress reckoned with
the righteous Indignation of the
American people? Cuba may reject
our ultimatum. and then what? VIII
the people sustasrn a policy of GRIM
lnal aggression and eternaf dishonor?
Chicago Evening Post (Rep.).
Secretary Gage feels sorry for
the poor Russians, who will now have
to pay more for certain Things which
they want from America. He ought
to feel sorry for the o Americans
whom the high tariff compels to pay
more for certain things which they
want from Observation-Disclosures Her.
aid.
THE constitution of Cuba is to
be handed to Gen. Wood, and It is in
timated that the general will gra-
c~iously receive it and look it over,
and if he has no objection to il will
PASS it along to Mr.. Mckinley. We
have had the impression that Gen.
Wood wa a very good man, but there
is just a shade of danger that he
may be spoiIed.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
1t mag be doubtful whether
talking about it will bring about
democratic reunion, and put the party
in shape to win victories; but
there is . General disposition to give
attentive ear to all suggestions made
IN that direction. And quietly. just
the 1itfss Ieaven Ieavens the whole
lump, the work of democratic re.
habilitation is going On. all over the
Gtstes-the fruits whereof.
we beliess. will ere long be apparent
argus
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-03-14

Off the territory of Chubit, Argen.
tine Republic, are 10000 sea lions,
which are worth, in their double FUR,
100000. These sea lions range
about the island of Escondida, which
has just been surveyed by the fish
cries investigation commission of the
republic. DIR. Z. Lahitte, OF the COM
mission. has reported to the minis
ter of agriculture what has been ac-
complished in the surveys and he
himself is surprised at the number
of sea lions to be found about this
island. He estimates that their skins
are worth $50 each.-Chieago Chron-
icle.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-03-14

To strike the fostering letters from the
body OF the slave2
Shall We set a Politician in a Martyrs hem
ored place
And mock the shadow of Lincoln with our
CouEtry's black disgrace?
Was this the lesson taught US by SHOWS Of
Valley Forge?
And shall We, later, initiate the tyranny Of
George?
Why, every man ard ali men are of right
and should be free:
We cliEched it on the battle fields, We
proved it on the sea.
Shall the statue tall Of Liberty be hurled
adown the gates
While the shadow of Oppression in the
empty spaces waits?
Forbid it God. The hour will come. and
gathering legions swell.
Not all the gold of Midas and not all the
hordes of He'll
Car stay the day when Free ON. bound,
shall loose her shackled limbs
With the sky tc send her teardrops down,
the sea 10 sing her hymns,
And the memory OF Mckinley will be then,
as it is now,
The emperor of Cuba. with a trademark
on his brow.
Ernest McGafey.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-03-14
serious But RidicuIous.

There is a delicious righteousness
about the presidents inaugural adj
dress which compels one to believe
that Mr.. Mckinley was serious when
he wrote it. Certainly no man with
a keen sense of the ridiculous could
have written it. AS for the Philip
pines, the president is as optimistic
and as benevolent as a rural evan
gelist. I'VE are not waging war
against the inhabitants of the Philip
pines. A portion of them are waging
wa against the United States To
be sure. The lamb will muddy the
waters of our stream, and when he
persists in doing it we must benev-
olently assimilate him. If people
would only submit to us, there would
be no trouble. There never would
have been any trouble in the world if
people had had the grace and inte1ii-
gence to be submissive. If it had not
been for evii-disposed persons the
United States might be a British coll
ony to-day, and Mr.. Hay, for example,
instead of eking out a painful exist
ence in trying to give away the inter-
ests of the United States, might be
sitting in the house of lords with the
marquis of Salisbury or in the COM
mons with Mr.. Chamberlain.-Detroit
Free Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-03-14

No one can watch n load of immi.
grants land without being struck by
the astonishing signs of hope and
confidence about them all. There
has never been any exaggeration of
this. Incredible as IL may seem TO
one who knows how grim Is the
struggle for life among the masses
in America, IL Is evident that this
Is still the land of promise 60 the
poor of Enrope.-Scribner's Maya
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-03-14
Translated.

Tess-Huhl such q lot OF gnsh May
has put in this letter. I do despise a
hypoerite.
Jess-Why. she seems real friendly.
She signs herself .Your affectionats
friend" doesn't she2
mo. she's written II your affeo.
friend That's more of her Hypocrisy.
.Afee.' means 'affected.'"-philadel-
phia Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-03-14
THE prrsiden> commune,

THE president communicated
privately to the Cuban constitutions
al convention through Gen. Wood his
requirement that the new Cuban gov
eminent should place itself under the
suzerainty of the United States. The
Cuban politicians decline to do this
and the president now desires to have
the new congress tell the Cubans
that they must do so and so. else
our troops will remain on the island
and Gen. Wood will not relinquish his
authority. The Cubans have proved
their fighting disposition and capa-
city through a series of terrible years
for Spain and for themselves. Shall
we have to repeat old Spain's ex-
~perience, even before we get throufh
pacifying the Filipinos? - Hartford
Times.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-03-14
The Red Mill Road.
BY G. B. LEWIS.

tFFom the National Magazine. Reprinted
by special permission.)
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-03-14

Senator Hanna's parting speech, as
he was compelled to accept the de-
feat of his subsidy bib was one of
modification rather than of pathos.
He parted with it in a manner in
which resentment was much in evil
DEUCE. He dia not deny that it was
his pet measure. but he complained
that justice had not been done to
his motives in advocating il. He re-
sented, he said, repeatedly. any
charge hat he had favorites who
would be affected by the bill, or that
he had incurred any obligations
which its adoption into law was to
discharge. Mr.. Hanna did not con-
real in this final stage of the debate
hat he had in mind considerably the
rebuff to himself implied in its de-
feat. and was not a little irritated
hat it had been administered.-Bos-
ton Herald.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-03-14
We have only to put ourse1

We have only to put ourselves
in the place of the Cubans TO realize
what a mockery of a free and indie
pendent republic is proffered as the
price of our retirement from our oc-
cupancy of the island. 1t is incon-
ceiyable how the president recon-
c:less his u~tterances with the too pal
pable policy of delivering Cuba to its
people swathed in conditions that
render it subordinate to a paramount
oower.-Chicago Times-HeraId Rep.).
The next time Cuba goes up
against" philanthropy such as that
which induced the United States to
go to war with Spain, she will prob
ably reflect that it is very, very hard
for the phi%lanthropist to let go of
what promises to be a good thing
indianapolis Press