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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-12-12

but does not wish to know. The he
roic field matrons who stuck to their
posts tried to teach the afflicted In
dams hat they must not expose 9TH
ers to the ~contagion, and those who
were free from the disease were urged
TO keep away from all who suffered.
But words were useless. The gar
ment of a s,ck Indian would as read
lily he put On by a well one as if it
were his own, and the rapid spread of
the disease could well be imagined.
At last it was determined to make a
bold attempt to stamp out the disease
at Shungopavi, the town on the mid
die mesa where it seemed to have the
greatest hold. The ordinary en-
ployes of the government were un-
able to do a thing, so the military
were called upon. A force of soldiers
which was quartered at Fort Wingate,
was sent up to the scene, aud, under
the direction of the reservation physi-
clan was instructed to begin Ind con-
clude the work of cleaning, fumigat-
ing and disinfecting the homes of the
Hopi. With the persistent folly of
ignorance the Indians refused to al
low anything to be done. They bar
ricaded their doors and removed the
ladders from the lower story of the
houses SO that no e could be OBJ
tanned. OF course, there was no at
tempt AZ forcible election 0r armed
resistance to the United States gov
eEnment forces, yet the persistent re-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-12-12
THE hi L
Emperor William Ia Undoubtedly
Since h Dividing of Queen
Vict0ria's Estate.

Emperor William is undoubtedly the
richest monarch in the world, now
that Queen Victoria's estate has been
divided. He inherited more than $780,
100000 from his grandfather IS years
ago, which was well invested and has
since rapidly increased in value. He
inherited another fortune from his IA
Their, the late Emperor Frederick. His
wife was also rich, and her property
has multiplied under prudent manage
ment and with the development of the
material interests of the empire. The
emperor has been fortunate in secur-
ing good investments through his
friends in financial circles. They know
that he appreciates such favors, and
when they have something they can
recommend they save him a slice of
it. But he never speculates in stocks
or bonds, and never buys anything on
margins, says the Chicago Record
Herald.
Most of his money is invested in
g~ilt-edge mortgages upon buildings in
Berlin and other large cities of the
empire. He owns acres on Frederick
Strasse, the principal business street
of Berlin, and holds mortgages upon
acres more. In the new part of the
city he has extensive investments in
residence property, and is the propri-
etor of whole blocks of apartment
houses erected on land which he pur-
chased when it was an unsightly
dumping ground, but is now the most
expensive part of the fashionable res
idence quarter. He has similar invest.
ments in other cities.
When the memorial church to his
grandfather was erected near the Zoo
logical gardens. the finest church in
Berlin, it was surrounded by indifer-
emit buildings. The emperor's pride was
touched, and he entered into nego-
tiations for the improvement of the
property by the erection of buildings
or a suitable character. Before he had
accomplished his purpose he had
loaned and expended more than $780,
900, but considers himself doubly for
tunate, first in improving the appear
ance of that part of the city, and, Sec
in securing sc profitable an in
vestment.
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FOREIGN GOSSIP.

Thackeray's house at K~ensington.
built according to his plans and occu.
pied by him for a short time only be-
fore his death, has been offered foE
sale.
Artificial incubators are being used
in England for p~heasants and other
game birds. Nearly all the ostriches
on South African ranches are also
-aised in incubators.
Daniel O'Conneil, grandson of the
iberator, died recently while serving
on the British side in South Africa. He
was drowned while trying to cross a
Stream near Bloemfontein.
A French seagoing torpedo boat, the
B~ourrasque,% recently made the trip be-
tween Cherbourg and Havre in 2@
hours, an average speed of 20 knots an
hour, under ordinary working condi-
lions.
A set of volumes containing plates
from Vatican, the Figures de differ
ents characters de paysages," the
"Etudes dessinees d'apres nature" and
the "Oeuvres" brought $685. lately in
London, a record price.
At Mailing, Kent, a man named An
drew King dropped dead recently
while laughing at a friends joke. An
autopsy showed that his heart was
five times the size of the normal hu-
man heart and twice the size of that of
an OK.
Notary Angelo Alviti, of Alatri. in
Sardinia, age 100, has just married a
e~6-year-old wife. He has a great-grand-
child descended from one of his previ-
Gus marriages. His mother knitted a
pair of six stockings for Pope Plus TX.
when she was los years old.
An authentic centenarian, Mrs.
Elizabeth Hanbury, died recently at
Richmond, Surrey, aged 10s years and
IA days. Her father was born in 1749
and her mother died in 1875. She saw
George III. riding on horseback be-
fore he became mad. She was a Quaker
and took an active part in the anti
slavery movement. Sir Percy Sander
son, the British consul-general in New
York, was her cousin.
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New Migrants Come with

Plants and flowers from other coun.
tries bring with them new migrants
in the shape of bugs, bees and other
insects. Concealed in the blossom or
bud of the plants, they remain DOR
mant during the long voyage, but when
they reach land where climate and sur
roundings are congenial to their ac-
tive growth they come forth to estab-
lish themselves in their land of adop-
ton. Thus from Bermuda we have
brought insects by the hundreds con-
cealed in the beautiful Easter lily bios
SONS, and from all parts of the world
strange insects hid away in the cup
like blooms of orchids, which hunters
risked their lives to secure, have been
introduced in our midst to work de-
struction or add to our pleasures-N.
Y. Times.
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threw his arms around the old lady
and held her until others of his com.
rades came and helped to tie her, so
that she should do no further harm.
Meanwhile entrance was gained to
other houses. The men and women,
boys and girls dashed at the soldiers,
but were n by n seized and car.
ried outside of the village. The af.
ficted people were found and all
taken to n house, where they were
properly provided for, and duly quar-.
antined. Then the ransacking of the
houses began. Every piece of wear.
ing apparel that could not properly
be fumigated and d~isinfected was
taken put and burned, together with
every article likely to spread con.
tagion. Then began the process Of.
sweeping out, disinfecting and white.
washing the houses, and while this
was going on now and again q des.
perate Indian would break loose from
his guard and dash madly towards
those who were burning his household
goods, or ~desecrating his lares and
penates by the unholy washings of
the white a Then perhaps some
daredevil soldier would turn the hose
he held upon the wild savage and as
the stream hit him full in the face.
over he would go, to the accompani-
ment of the jests and shouts of the
soldiers. 1t was rude and rough fun,
there is no doubt, and very wounding
to the feelings of the Indians, and vet
I doubt if any other way would have
14AD haf4nn IT, +.1~o 49, -
seriously might have deeply wounded
the sensitive souls of these Indians
for we who know them realize that
they are as sensitive as we are, but by
doing it in this rough and tumble
funny way the end would be attained
with far less danger than by too
great enthusiasm.
The result has demonstrated the
wisdom of the plan. / was at Shungo-
paw last month and conversed very
fully with the governor, whose picture
is here given. Instead of being des-
perately angry with the white men,
he met my proffered friendship more
than half way and did what / have
never had the chief of a Hopi village
do before. He sent for the chief
pTlcStS u Tie <ntcioPc anu CAdkc ira
ternities-the two chiefs who control
the fascinating rites of the snake
urged them to give me an
to b present at their cele-
bration which lakes place next year.
The invitation was extended and ac-
and I hope to be present al
their guest next August, when this
interesting ceremony occurs.
G. WHARTON JAMES.
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AN ANGEL OF MERCY.
Rare Devotion Displayed by a Noble
White Teacher.
vaccinated Hundreds of Indiana
During Recon Smallpox Epi-
demfc - Fumigatfon OF .
New Mexican Pueblo.
Especial New Mexico letter.

lSpeclaI New 01S4icO AetlSE.l
NVER a year ago an epidemic of
~ smallpox visited several Indian
pueblos of New Mexico and
Arizona. i was at Laguna, N. NJ, while
this dread disease was at its height and
saw with great satisfaction the in
tense devotion shown by the noble
white teacher, Mrs. A. NJ. Sayre, to the
pest-stricken people. Her school, nee
essarily, was closed, and her duties as
a teacher perforce ended. Under such
circumstances and with a score or more
of the men, women and children of the
little town afflicted with the dread
and loathsome disease she might rea-
sonably have asked for a change of
location or a leave of absence. She did
neither. With a bravery and heroism
equal to hat of any of our most ap-
plauded war heroes she stuck to her
post, and, every day, changing her
clothing, went to the homes of the suf-
fering Indians, gave them medicine, at
tended to their personal wants, pre-
pared such food as they could eat, and
did the mental duties of house cleaning
and the like. Then, wearied out, as
each day closed, she would return to
her lonesome little cottage, put off her
~pest-infected garments, carefully
battle and disinfect herself and fill her
evenings in devising other means of
benefiting her helpless and ignorant
charges.
One hears a great deal of the incom-
potency of the Indian department, but
if all it's members were composed of
such heroic stuff as this gallant little
woman few words would be needed to
censure, but many to praise.
The world applauds the bravery of a
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fusal of the Indians to allow the sols
diers to enter their houses made it
quite a serious question as to what
should be DONE. How was the officer
to proceed? He gave command hat
the doors should De forced, the bar
ricades removed and the inhabitants
brought out as gently Al could be
And what a sight it was to see thosf
commands carried out. The soldiers
were not allowed to defend themselves
in any other way than pugilists are,
and were to be entirely dis,
carded.
The black lads in blue seemed to
take the whole affair as a huge joke.
They entered into the spirit of the
thing with energy and enthusiasm and
determined to give and take in a jolly
good-natured way which nothing
could overcome. Accordingly they adj
vanced towards the village. / camped
the other day on exactly the same
spot where they did, and / sat and
imagined their march. Though under
orders they were allowed considerable
freedom, and they were jolly as school
boys as they advanced on hat stony
mesa top towards the narrow alley
way that gives entrance from the
north to the town. They found a bar
ricade here, and while some proceed.
ed to pull it away, others marched
around to the east and gained en-.
trance there. Then what fun they
had. The doors were fastened and
on the roofs of the %terraced houses
above some of the Indians stood, ges.
ticulating, screaming, shouting and
threatening. A group of soldiers ad.
vanced upon one of the doors and tried
to force it; and another group decided
to scale the wall and thus reach the
second-story houses that way. Look
at the large picture. Imagine the
ladders away and the soldiers making
backs for one another to climb up o n
Yonder a furious dame met the climb.
ers with a melon Or squash tied in q
blanket, swinging it to and fro, un.
til at last it came down with a crash
upon a young negroes head. 1t was a
case of "the irresistible meeting the
immovable." The squash was smashed
out of all semblance to anything and
the negro laughingly climbed on
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-12-12

Father Damien who goes 10 the leper-
infected island of the Pacific, but
knows nothing of the self-sacrificing
woman who exposes herself to the
dread smallpox because her Indian
charges are SO ignorant as not to
know how to care for themselves, and
are thus helpless when smitten by the
disease. Unaided and alone she vac
cinated over a hundred and fifty Indi-
ans of all ages, and personally cared
for the score or more who eventually
died.
The disease spread. Zuni was fear
fully smitten, and then the Hopi vii
lagos were attacked. Here at once it
seemed at first as if it would more than
decimate the people. Then rapidly
others began to succumb, until gov
ernmenta1 interference was necessary.
The Hopi are not only ignorant, but
set in their ways. This is one of the
belonging to a colored regiment,
woes of ignorance, that it does not
know that it does not know. 1t has
done certain things for generations,
and not only knows no other way,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-12-12

A strange flower has been borne by
a Malmaison rose bush growing in a
garden at Violet Hill, Stowmarket,
England. The bush was close to an
apple tree, and on one of the largest
buds bursting into bloom five perfect
apple blossoms, each on separate
stalks, were seen growing in the GEN.
ter. As the petals of the rose deve1-
oped the apple blossoms opened, the
two forming a curious contrast.-N. Y.
Sun.
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some

He-He claims to be related to some
of the royal families of Europe.
She-But there is nothing to indi.
cate that he is?
He-No-except that he is heavily
in debt.-Brooklyn Life.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-12-12
conceaIment.

"You say you are a detectiye9"
"Yes."
Slut ought you not to conceal the
fact to some degree?"
81 do"
"How?"
"By not detecting anything
Washington Star.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-12-12
Peculiar viennese Custom.

At Venice When anyone dies lt Is the
custom to fix a placard before the
dead persons house, as well as in adj
iacent streets, as a tort of public no.
tiee, stating his name, age, place of
birth, and the illness from which h.
died, affirming also that he received
the holy sacraments, died a good Chris
tian, and requesting the prayers of
the faithful.-Chicago Journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-12-12
sand. n, De~

The River Dee in Scotland has had
lore poems written in its honor than
any other stream in the British isles.
IN. Y. SUN.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-12-12
h Unual Thinx.

Seldum Fedd-WelI, pard, wat you
been doin' since / seen you lnst2
Soiled Spooner-Givin' limitations OF
q man lookin' for work.--Puck.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-12-12
Betfer Thnn Dynaunffe

Hattery is superior to dynamite
Chicago Daily News.
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uproar, n n doll swung whole.
But where was Soledad?
81 saw her recently" said Benia.
min, and shut his jaws.
"She will come, no doubt, in due
time" echoed Roberto, his lips sneer,
ing and cruel.
1t came Federico's time to strike.
But where is Soledad?" all were
low crying.
"She will come" said Benjamin.
But he could stand no more; he grew
dizzy and went away
Amid shouts of merriment, Federico
tied the cloth about his eyes. The
crowd gave way, leaving the rooms
center free, making a circle of excit-
ed faces and many colors all about
him. Yonder by the farthest door
stood Roberto. He did not grow dig
zy, but he did not laugh.
Once the strong arm of Federico
struck out with the stick and hit the
air. A cheer went up. He struck
again, but only tore away the poor
dolls skirt. He raised his arm and
struck once more, and a crash was
heard. The pieces few wild, but the
weets that came from that earthen
jar were never made by man. At his
feet they fell. A cry rose up; then
silence held the crowd spell-bound.
He tore the bandage If.
The head of Soledad vas at his feet
There was nothing horrible about her
face. It did not seem the face OF
death. 1t was white, but very beau
tiful; and the gold hair that streamed
therefrom lay shining On the floor
San Francisco Argonaut-
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-22
AMERICAN ORATORS.
SOME SiLVER-TONCUE MEN
OF OUR NATION.
John p. Irish Rises Through Teaching
and Journaiism-Three Bishops, One
n Catholic aud Two MsthodIsts, In the
Llst-Two English Orators.

Bourke Cochran, w. C. p. Breckin.
ridge, John p. Irish, Senator Dolliver,
Of Iowa; Bishops Fowler and Foss, Of
the Methodist Episcopal church. and
Archbishop Ireland, Of the Roman
Catholic church, are notably good
speakers. Mr. Cochran was born in
Ireland about fifty-three years ago; his
parents intended him for the church.
but at seventeen he decided he was
not suited for it. When he came to
this country he had barely enough
money to pay his first weeks board.
He taught school, and studied law dur
ing free hours; was admitted to the
bar in 1876; became prominent as a
lawyer and a speaker; married Miss
Rhoda Mack, daughter of millionaire
physician; is heavily built with dark
brown eyes, deep-set and curly brown
hair. William Cabell Preston Brock
inridge was born near Baltimore in
August, 1887; was educated at Center
College, Danville, KY; inherited his
gift Of oratory from his father and
practiced debating constantly in col
lege; studied law in Louisville and was
admitted to the bar; was made cap
tain in the Confederate war and rose
to the command Of cavalry brigade;
since the war lawyer and politician;
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-22

A post-mortem examination of the
body of Miss Mable C. Palmer, who
died at her home, 3115 Brantner place.
disclosed the fact that her death was
due to hysteria, says the St. Louis
Globe-Democrat. The case had created
considerable interest among the physi-
clans. DR.. H. B. Logan of Garrison
avenue and Gamble street had treated
her for three years, but at no time did
he consider her condition serious. He
said: Miss Palmer,s case was GER
tainly an unusual one. People have
become accustomed to regard hysteria
as harmless disease, but 1t does kill
occasionally, and this is one of the
times that it did. The curious thing
that the post-mortem revealed was the
well-nourished condition of Miss Pal
mer's body. 1t seems peculiar that
person could be in such condition after
an illness of three years that resulted
in her death, and yet in a disease of
that character 1t Is not so unusual, for
the patient would naturally be petted
and pampered." Miss Palmer was the
daughter of w. c. Palmer, a foundry
man
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-22
AND UNABLE TO PAY HIS
FARE WAS PUT OFF A
STREET CAR

But I've got to catch my train on
an important errand," exclaimed the
senator.
"Oh, come off! I've met your kind
BEFORE" and the man Of fares jerked
the bell rope.
But, my good man." whispered the
former president of the New York
Central, "I'm Chauncey Depew."
Il wouldn't give a - if you were
Chauncey Olcott! You can't give me
no game Of talk"
"But here, sir, If you don't think I'll
pAv you five cents take these as secur-
ity," and Mr.. Depew removed his eye
glasses and gold chain from his vest
and extended them.
do you take this for a travelling
pawn shop? Pay or get Off"
The senator gazed. helplessly around
the car, hoping to find someone to
whom he could appeal. A tired look
ing laundress and an errand boy were
the only other passengers. The SEN
ator left the car and missed the meet
ing.
IF that man had loaned me five
cents on my glasses" said Mr.. Depew,
in telling the story afterward, Il would
have seen that he stepped into some
thing better than running a street
car"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-22
DEPEW HADN'T
&c A NICKEL

When Chauney Mitchell Depew finds
a man who is unable to pay his street
car fare he does not look upon him as
a pauper, for he knows how it is him
SELF" 1t is recorded. on no less au-
thority than the senator himself, that
he recently found himself on street
car in New York without as much as 4
nickel with which to satisfy the de-
mands of the conductor. In the midst
of other business he had remembered
that there was to be an important
meeting in another city of a board Of
directors, of which he was member,
and there was barely time to catch a
train. He ran for a street car, swung
onto 1t with coat tails flying, and was
anxiously studying his watch when the
conductor tapped him on the arm. The
senator thrust his thumb and fore
finger into one waistcoat pocket and
then into another He plunged his
hands into his trousers pockets. A
blank look came into his face He ex-
plored fob, pistol, inside overcoat pock-
cts, then in dazed way explained to
the conductor that he must have
rushed away without his pocketbook.
you'll have to get off the car, then, F"
growled the conductor, grasping the
bell rope.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-02-22

In congress known as the "Silver.
tongued Orator Of the Blue Grass
Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver of Iowa 10
prominent Republican; he is forty
three years old, native of Virginia,
and a graduate Of the University of
West Virginia; he was admitted to
the bar in 1873 and settled In Fort
was born in Burford, Canada, August
II, 1897; while lad his parents moved
to Illinois, where he grew up; in 1859
he was graduated with the highest
honors Of his class from Genesee col
lege, now the Syracuse University;
was successfully pastor Of four large
churches in Chicago; four years pres
ident of the Northwestern University;
in 1880 elected general missionary sec
rotary; edited the New York Christian
Advocate; made bishop in 1884. Cy-
rus d. Foss was born at Kingston, NJ
Y, January II, 1884, was graduated
from Wesleyan University in 1854 as
valedictorian of his class; in 1875 made
president of Wesleyan University;
made bishop in 1880. John Ireland was
born in Bumchurch, County Kilkenny,
Ireland, September II, 1888; as boy
was brought by his parents to this
country and studied at the cathedral
school at st. Paul, Mimi; later finished
course in French seminary in half
the usual time; was made coad1utor
bishop in 1875, and archbishop in 1888;
president of the Minneapolis Histor-
ical society. John p. Irish was born
in Iowa City, Ia, January 1, 1S4S; sue
cessively teacher, journalist and JUS
tice of the Supreme court; he is mar
ried and lives in Oakland. Cal. John
Morley and the Ri. Hon. Arthur James
Balfour, of England are well known
foreign orators.-Indianapo News.