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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-09-15
Tried to Evade the War.

Referring to the Spanish American war
Judge Day said: He determined to do all
within his official duties to benefit the Gu
ban people, to relieve the strain on our
people, and IL possible to accomplish these
ends without an appeal to arms. These
purposes are the key to his Cuban policy
steadily pursued, with much accomplished
when the unlocked for happened In the
treacherous anchoring of the Maine, by
which she became the easy prey of ma =.
licious persons bent on her destruction. The
president felt he could not look upon a
peaceful settlement which did not involve
the withdrawal of Spain from this continent,
and he promptly advised our minister at
Madrid that only such a settlement would
ha satisfactory"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-09-15
Judge Days Address.

Judge Days tribute to his martyred chief
was, in part as follows This tragedy
which 1ls our hearts with grief has a les
son for the living, and calls upon the law
makers to enforce laws for the suppression
and punishment Of those who teach or prac-
tice the dreadful tenets Of this code of law
lessness and ruin"
Referring to the early life OF Mckinley
he said: From the high school he heard
the call of his country to her sons and at
once stepped into the ranks as a defender
of the union. His associates in arms, off,
GERS in his regiment. included such lawyers
as Hayes and Matthews and their com
panionship While a valiant soldier he
determined to adopt the legal profession
as his calling should he survive the perils
of war"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-09-15

CONTINUED on Vim Page.l
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-10-02
INCOMING FOR 'POSSUMS.
A Nocturnal Sport That Is Popular
with the Hunters of
Australia,

shooting at game, unless. it is fly
ing or running, is most unsportsman-
like, 1 know" said the globe trotter
to his companions on the deck of a
transatlantic steamer, relates the
New York Tribune, land should never
be INDUCED in, unless it be in the
case of a lion. a tiger or some other
destructive quadruped, but l must
admit that l once found myself en-
ioying it, and the victims were those
harmless little creatures known as
'possums. l had spent several weeks
in Australia shooting water fowl,
wild turkeys, quail, snipe and the
other game birds which abound there
during the rainy season, and had even
INDUCED in the somewhat dangerous
sport of chasing the nimble kanga-
roo, when my host suggested that we
go incoming for 'possums. I didn't
know what that meant. but 1 found
that it was simple enough when he
explained it, and that night we tried
it. Waiting until the moon was high
up in the starry armament, we en-
tered the forest of stately eucalyptus
trees, and, moving stealthily along
with our eyes fixed on the lofty
branches, scanned them closely for
the little black spots which we're
'possums curled up for all the world
like sleeping kittens. A steady, care
full aim, a flash from the muzzle Of
the gun, a crash like a peal of thun-
der rending the stiffness Of the night,
the dull sound of a soft object strik-
ing the ground after a fall. from a
great height, and I had enjoyed my
first experience at incoming pos
sums. I say I enjoyed it, for, in
spite of the u%nfairness of it, it's very
weirdness fascinated me, and we kept
1t up for hours in the brilliant moon
light that made the forest almost as
bright as day"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-10-02
THE FADING LIGHT OF DAY.

Jenny. gather up the scraps, and Hetty.
bring the broom;
Sally. push the settle back and tidy up
the room;
Now's the time, 'twixt day and dark, to
clear the work away;
For the morn make ready by the fading
light of day.
Come. my boys, bring in the wood and
split the kindling fine,
Fetch some water from the spring and
feed the waiting kline;
You'll not need the lantern, lads, the
twilight's clear and gray,
Haste and you will finish by the fading
light of day."
Thus the dear householder spake, still
busy all the while,
Helping girls and cheering boys with
gentle word and smile,
Till the tasks were ended and the IONS
and daughters gay
Gathered round the fireplace by the fad
ing light of day.
Scattered, scattered, far and wide, in dis
tant lands, and dead!
Long the grass has waved above the
gentle mothers head;
But at nightfall even yet l seem to hear
her say:
''For the morn make ready by the fading
light of day."
Wiser now, methinks therein that hidden
meanings Turk,
Teaching ere that night shall come
wherein no man can work.
Every soul be girded ready; God alone
can say
If our eyes again behold the fading light
of day.
Marion F. H.. Harmon, in Boston Tran
script.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-10-02
Didn't Know Isaac.

A gentleman who spent part of his
vacation season in a Canadian town
had returned home for a rest before
resuming his labors and related his
experience, thus:
II went off the beaten path for g
few days. fishing. In a small village
not a very great way from Quebec
I stopped at a small inn to get a
drink. The name of the inn was the
Izaak Walton. I said to the man who
brought me the drink:
"'Does Izaak Walton keep this
place"
"sNo,' was the answer. Mr.. Smith
keeps it,
"'Then why does he have the name
Walton hung out there" I went on.
"The drink man looked at me as il
I had said something derogatory ia
the establishment.
"'Cant' say SIR he replied. Mr.
Smith has had the place only this
season. 1 suppose he hasn't had time
to take the former owners name
down yet. I'm a newcomer myself,
but I think Mr.. Walton died."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-10-02

sweeter, and you will have still so
much to live for! After we are to-
gether again" and then her voice
died away into inarticulateness.
They were very quiet for a long, long
space, and then the man, gnawing his
nails in the darkness, said;
"If there could be but chance!"
"Chance of what, my dear?" she
asked him.
"That | might escape!"he exclaimed.
Although he could not see her face
in the darkness, he could imagine the
look of hopelessness that was stealing
over it,
But. of course, there is no chance!"
he said, almost in a moan. "Confound
it all, if a fellow could only lie down
and go to sleep, and stay asleep until
the 1st of October. say!"
An hour later, when they were pre-
pairing for bed, he gave a sudden gasp.
"By all the fodder of Hayville, l feel
it coming on now!' he calculated.
The inevitable had even been about
10 hours ahead of its schedule time.
That night he went to bed with his
annual hay fever, when it wasn't due
until the following morning. and when
he took the morning train for the
mountains he cussed himself for not
having gotten away about three days
earlier.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-10-02
Hot Air in Boston.

Little Emmerson-Mamma, I find
no marginal note in calculation Of
this expression, which / observe fire.
quently to occur in my volume OF
FAIRY Tale Classics"-"With bated
breath" What is the proper inter-
probation of the pharse?
Mamma-"With bated BREATH" my
son, commonly occurs in the fairy
tales; your father often returns from
piscatorial excursions with bated
breath. The phrase in such instances,
however, has no significance as ap.
plying to the bait employed to al.
lure the fish, but is merely an elastic
term Of dubious meaning and sus-
picious origin, utilized, as I have al.
ready intimated, simply because OF
the sanction which it has gained by
customary usage in fairy tales gen.
orally. Do you comprehend, Emer'
son?
Perfectly, mamma."-Judge.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-10-02
To he Proud OF,

The champion prize fighter was ex,
hibiting his massive frame to a crowd
of admirers.
"My short-arm iab," he remarked,
holding out his right arm and indi-
eating the knotted muscles above the
wrist, gets it's steam from that
bunch of flesh. 1t is the best devel'
oped IN the country, and that's no
JOSH"
The open-mouthed crowd came
closer to view it.
"And how did you develop it to
such a state of perfection?" asked
the man with spectacles. punching
bag, wrist machine, pulleys, or"
"Naw!" replied the champion,
throwing his chest out half a foot,
That comes from writing explana-
tions of how I won, and always will
win, fights. | use a typewriter"
After all. it is the long-continued
exercise that counts most.-Cincin.
natl Commercial-Tribune
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-10-02
PITH AND POINT.

Half a truth may be a whole lie
Rams Horn.
One touch of nature makes the wholl
world kin, and two touches would in
dictate that you are an easy mark.-Chi-
cago Daily News.
Mrs. Wiggles-"I am afraid Josiah
is really i'll this time" Mrs. Wag-
gles-"What makes you think SOP"
Mrs. Wiggles-'Because he isn't max
ing any fuss."-Somerville Journal.
1--WE never realize the full value of a
thing until we lose it," remarked the
moralist. That's right" replied the
practical man, Especially if the thing
lost was insured" - Philadelphia
Press.
Mrs. Dovecote-Charles, you don't
notice the bouquet of flowers with
which l have adorned the table" Mr..
Dovecote-'I didn't get onto the flow
ers for a fact; but did notice that
you baked the beans without pork
Boston Transcript.
Harvard Graduate-'I have come
here to breathe the pure air of the
plains and to be a coworker with you
in developing the cattle industry"
Bronco Buster-''The pure air game is
all right. Coworker don't go. If you
want to ketch on here you'll be a cow
worker."-Indianapolis News.
Cross-"Do you think that dyeing
the hair is as dangerous as the doctors
make out?" Crabbe-"Certainly; you
may take my word for it. Only last
year a rich uncle of mine took to dye
ing his hair, and in three weeks he was
married to a widow with four chill
dren."-Glasgow Evening Times.
"If that's my grandfather speaking"
said the man who had paid his coin,
"there must be something wrong for
/ can't understand him." He's speak
ing Latin" you know" said the medi-
UNI. I'll have to translate it for you"
"But he never spoke a word of Latin in
his life" perhaps not, but he's dead
now, and Latin is one of the dead Ian
guages.'-Philadelphia Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-10-02
At nm Afternoon Ten.

The only daughter Of a miner from
the west, who had been a day labor
er before he made his millions, was
pouring tea that afternoon.
An eastern exotic in spats, knowing
the value of money in his business,
had asked for an introduction. Vie
was charmed by the accomplished
manner in which she asked him If
he would have o cup of tea, and
bowed low to say that he would be
only too happy.
"Will you take sugar in your'n?"
she asked, sweetly.
Then for the first time he exper-
fenced the influence Of her lineage.
Smart Set.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-10-02
THE HAY FEVER VICTIM.
Keeps Tab on the First Day of the
Dreaded Season and ENpedites
the Annual Attack.

"To-morrow-if there only were no
to-morrows!" said the man sadly to
his wife.
They sat close together in the twi-
light, watching the deepening shad-
owns from the front windows, relates
the Washington Star.
Yes, but Time waits not and SO
on-you know the rest, poor DEAR"
said the wife, in a tone as sad as his
OWN.
''The horrible inevitability of the
thing" said the man, h~oarsely, after
d while.
But" said she, as soothingly as
she could, why protest against the
i~nevitable?"
The man, however, was in a rebel
lious mood.
why said he, p~eevishly, SHOULD
I be singled out, with only a small
percentage of others, in proportion
to the mass for so savage IN attic
ton, or infection, or whatever you
please to call it?"
She did not reply for a little while,
and then she said:
"But do not our affections chasten
us?"
He snorted violently.
"Chasten be hanged" he exclaim-
ed. Talk sense. Editha!"
After a while he Gained down and
resumed his querulous tone of sad
ness.
s"And you know how I despise these
separations, my dear" he said ca
ressingly.
But how IA you know how long
this one will endure?" she asked him.
Haven't | the miserable expert
ence of many years behind me from
which to draw the conclusion?' he
inquired.
His query seemed so unanswerable
that she remained silent.
eff it were not such a brutal, I'M
merited punishment" he went on,
after a while.
Eyes" she said, comfortingly, shut
try and think of the many, many
others throughout the world who
will be in worse case than you, my
dear"
sob, yes." he broke out: Gin China.
I suppose there are several hundreds
of pirates figuring to a certainty
upon having their heads cut off with
with snickersnees tomorrow morn
ing. There are a few lepers in India,
too, | understand. Tomorrow be-
ing Friday, | presume there will be
the usual quota of hangings, And the
iails are all normally filled up, | doubt
not. Besides, there are some %outcasts
starving somewhere or other right
now, I presume. All of these, | sup.
pose you mean, are in worse case than
but not so very much at that, wher
you come to think of it,
"But," she argued sweetly, latter il
is all, all over, life will be so much the
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-10-02
VANITY OF WOMEN.
The Besetting Weakness of the Sex
as Instanced by an Attendant in
Railway Waiting Room.

at is no wonder that women are
susceptible to mems fattery," said
an attendant who has been employed
for years in the ladies' waiting-room
of a large railroad station, according
to the New York Herald. Women
are certainly the vainest creatures in
the world. They do not begin to be
outdone by a peacock. Every day l
see evidences of insatiate vanity that
almost make me shudder, for | real
ize what that vanity might lead to if
nourished by some master in the art
of fattery.
"Of course, my position brings me
in contact with all sorts of ONE
In some of them this germ has not
been developed; in others it has
grown to abnormal proportions, but
in all IL is innate in some degree. No
matter who the woman may be, how
plain II how handsome, she will gaze
upon herself in some way before she
leaves this room. The woman of toll,
who has nothing in face or figure to
promote vanity, will cast a furtive
glance into the mirror as she passes.
But another type of the sex will
come rushing in here simply to see
how she looks. She never thinks of
snatching a few moments rest in the
wicker rockers or on the couches.
She will pose herself before the
largest mirror and the one which has
Aha Ine4 1irIt and than cha haninc
to scrutinize herself from her head to
her toes She will twist about to
glance at her back, and walk out to
see how her skirt hangs. Then, with
a frown upon her face, she jerks off
her jacket, hat, veil and gloves and
goes to work.
"First she dabbles a little water on
her face with a handkerchief which
she has hidden about her somewhere
for that purpose. Then she opens
her chatelaine bag and brings out a
small silver-mounted comb. After
her hair is arranged to her liking she
brings out a tiny powder box and
puff and an eyebrow pencil. With a
large and assorted variety of grim
aces she proceeds with her wonder
full complexion.
"You would be surprised at the
number of ways women have of car
rying cosmetics, etc. They conceal a
powder rag in a glove, in the lining
of a hat, in a pocketbook, bag and
chatelaine, but more, often in stock
ings!
81 used to be an attendant in a
large department store. There one
often sees wonderful transforma-
tons. A woman will often go out
wearing different clothes and looking
like another person from her who en-
tered. AS men are never admitted
to such places their knowledge of
feminine vanity is necessarily limited
and it is a good thing, They fatter
the silly things enough as it is"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-10-02
Tower of KOotub Minar.

The most beautiful of all the ruins
Of ancient Delhi is the leaning tower of
Kootub Minar. The majestic column
is AZ feet in diameter, and tapers off in
diminishing stories, marked by beau
tiful external galleries, to a height of
23S feet. The lower portion is of rich
red sandstone, and from the third story
to the top the ribbed and futed tower
is built of white marble, which darts
like a shaft of light into the infinite
blue of the radiant heavens. This
tower was erected by an emperor of
Delhi for the use of his only daughter,
in order that her eyes might rest upon
the sacred Ganges when she performed
her daily prisons at the summit of the
lofty tower Detroit Free Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-10-02
Tried to Get Out of 1t,

The housekeeper had bought several
tins of tea that came in pound cans.
Going into the pantry n day she dis
covered the maid opening a tin with
what she thought was undue nearness
to the time of opening a former. Ex-
postulating that surely all that tea
hadn't been used so soon, the maid
tossed her head.
"There's no pound in those tins,
ma'am; they say so themselves" And
pointing to the mark on the label, Zone
h., net" she went on triumphantly.
Look, ma'am; you see yourself it says
n pound, nit. Twas a joker that put
that up!"-Philadelphia Bulletin.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-10-02
Vegetables in Cuba.

In Cuba cabbages frequently weigh
as much as 20 pounds. All vegetables
do well. Radishes may be eaten from
IA to IS days after sowing, while corr
produces three crops per year. Sweet
potatoes are perpetual. The natives
dig up the tubers cut them off and
plant the old vines, which produce n
new crop in three months. All sorts of
fruit, horticultural and greenhouse
plants and dubious stocks are also
grown with the most gratifying sue.
cess.-Chicago Chronicle.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-10-02

Recently in Turin, a curious dance
was performed with automobiles. II
was a regular cotillon and As automo.
biles took part in it. Among those
present Princess Letitia Buonaparte
vas the most conspicuous. All Turin
turned out to see the unusual sight and
the unanimous verdict was that the
dance was performed with much skill
IN. Y. Herald
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-10-02

"This," said the amateur photogra.
pher, proudly displaying it, sis a pho.
tograph l took of myself"
1T hasn't what you would call a
pleasing expression" replied Miss
Quickstep, after a brief inspection.
"You shouldn't take yourself 80 teri
ously."-Chicago Tribune
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-10-02

this statement. In 1907 (he last financial year OF The Old city Of New
York. water rents amounted to $4.32oS5o62.
The interest on all water bonds that year was $I,ISI 900. Add
$o646I5I7, the cost of maintenance, and you have a total of ST.,
s4s,61567. Subtract this from the water rents received and there
is left a profit of $I78o64o95 on a bond issue OF $53,oS33oo.
Quite as forcbe a showing by the ctys dock property. Up to
1906 the dock department had spent $6,5oS, 2o25 so in acquiring and
improving private property. The rentals received amounted to $462,-
22654 or 7 ITO per cent. on the total outlay. AS the average inter
est on bonds issued to pay for these improvements has been about
~ per cent, the rentals represent a sufficient profit to redeem the
principal in less than 20 years.
HOWEVER REVOLUTIONARY A PROPOSITION MAY
SEEM AT FIRST SIGHT, IF AFTER CAREFUL DISCUSSION
1T IS FOUND TO BE BASED ON UNIMPEACHABLE
TRUTHS IT IS BOUND ULTIMATELY TO RECEIVE THE
SANCTION OF THE PUBLIC.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-10-02
PVBLIC r
OF PUBLIC UTILITIES
BY HON.. BIRD s. COLER.
Wall Srreef Broker and Er-Compn0Her Of Metz York City.
To this we must come in time.

To this we must come in time.
To this we shall come as soon as peo-
pie realize and appreciate the difference
between expenditures made in behalf OF a
remunerative and profitable investment like
docks, street railroads and gas plants, and
expenditures for unproductive investments
like parks, street pavements and public
buildings. These latter, however desirable
and necessary, bring in no financial return
to the municipality and are therefore A
DIRECT BURDEN UPON THE TAX
PAYERS.
Municipal ownership-better service,
cheaper service, money saved to the tax
payers. New York city furnishes proofs Of
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-21
Saved Her Child's Life.

"In three weeks our chubby little boy
was changed by Pneumonia almost to a
skeleton" writes MIR. w. Watkins, of
Pleasant City, o. IA terrible cough set
in, that, in spire OF good doctors treat
ment for several weeks, grew worse
every day. We then used DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, and
our darling Was soon sound and well.
We are sure this grand medicine saved
his lite" Millions know it's the only
sure cure for Coughs, Colds and all Lung
diseases. Guarantee satifaction, SOC,
SlOO. Trial bottles free. For sale by
T. R. Shaw, druggist.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-21
IN COUNTY COURT.
HON. J. D. WALLACE, Judge.

SOOOOOooOOOOOOO
Estate of lanes T. Dangerfield. Order
filed for hearing on inventory.
Estate of Lucy R. Lamberton-Pet EDITION
filed for appointment Of administrators.
Estate of Peter L. Carlson Petition
filed for appointment Of administrator.
Estate Of Mary Burke Citation and
admission Of service by respondents filed
for record.
Estate Of BENJAMIN Wilson Hearing
had on final account, and decree of final
distribution issued.
Estate of Patrice Barthelot- Hearing
had and order made appointing Charles
Roussin administrator.
Estate Of John Swain Tearing had on
petition Tor sale Of real estate. Objec-
lions made BY spondents. Order made
for licence to sell. u
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-02-21
Communicated.
'eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
ROBINSON, Ills, Feb. Is, 1902.

ROBINSON, Ills, Feb. ID, 1902.
DEAR PIONEER ExPREss.-I will now
try to fulfill my promise to you, drop a
few notes by the wayside. We arrived
yesterday, right side up with care, find
ing the folks in good health. Our trip
was pleasant but quite uneventful, aside
from the Sportsman's show in Chicago,
which will try to describe later. We
had couple of pleasant reminders of
the efficiency of advertising on the way.
Rita made mention OF our trip the week
before so we enjoyed brief, but none the
less enjoyable visits from Misses Lucy
and Annie Conmy, and Sidney Wardwell
at Grand Forks, and Miss Alice Oldham
at Grafton. Miss Oldham dared me to
produce the party who started the report
that she was married. But must get
down to business. The Sportsman's s
show. I mention, is the. second annual
exposition held by the International
Forest, Fish and Game Association OF
Chicago. It is being held in the Col
scum, an immense building devoted to
shows and large events of all kinds.
About two weeks ago there was large
sale of horses there and speed ring was
made to exhibit them. The decorations
in the present condition cost over slO,-
coo, and were Of such nature as to
make q person wonder where he was
''at' when as first entered. The general
effect was that Of q forest trees Of vari-