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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-28
SPECIAL 4TH OF JULY ExCUR-

Old Dominion Line Steamer Berkeley
p. NJ, good retIrning, leaves Norfolk
Sunday evening, July 5th. at p. nj,
Round trip fare. So, Including states
room berth.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-28

Miss I.ulie Blow has opened the Bur
row cottage in connection with the Ocean
Wave" which is now filled with guests,
The arrivals at the Queen Anne cot
tages during the past week were Mr. and
Mrs. George w. Warfensan children Mr..
and Mrs. c. nj. Knox, Mr.. Conway New
man, all Of Richmond: Mr.. ]. NJ. EXley,
Mr. and Mrs. w. II. Bradley. of Washing
ton, .. g.; Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Leak, Of
Greensboro n. c.; Mrs. Clayton, of New
port News Mrs. Robert Jackson, OF chel1
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-02-19

originally partly carved by a friar.
The legend goes that, though the
monk died before completing the
work, it was finished by supernatural
means. Since this it has been held in
great veneration by devout Romans.
First n bequest of jewelry has been
left it, then another, until the BAN
bino's possessions make him one of
the richest statues of the day.
But not only have money and jewelry
been left him, but a state carriage for
his own exclusive use. Quite often he
is taken around Rome in religious pro-
cessions, and on these occasions he is
driven in his own carriage.
The tomb of Archbishop Chicheley,
in Canterbury cathedral, possesseSh
comfortable income, quite enough to
keep it in condition, with a lot to spare.
One of the clauses in the will of this
famous archbishop was a bequest of
a certain sum to an Oxford college, to
be devoted solely to preserving his
tomb.
Whether in need of repair or not, the
authorities are bound to spend this
sum every three years on the monu-
ment, and it has often been a pulling
matter how to carry out this instruc-
ton, especially when the tomb is in
no need of repair.
Beads are a favorite form of legacy
to statues. In 1909 a lady, named
Beatrice Krilkemer. bequeathed to a
Madonna statue in st. Stephens, Nor
witch, 'my best beads to hang about
her neck on certain days" while a few
years later this image came into the
coral beads of Alice Carrie through the
same means.
King Henry III. left an emerald and
a ruby as a legacy to be hung on a
silver statue of the Virgin.
Clothes were constantly being left
to statues in the middle ages. Gather
inc Hastings in 1906 bequeathed "to
our lady of Walsingham my velvet
gown, of Doncaster my tawny camlet
gown, of Belcross my black camlet and
to our lady of Himmingburgh a piece
of cremell and a lace of gold of Venus
set with pearl"
One lady named Complyn in 1903 be-
queathed to miscellaneous statues in
her native parish mine eve sheep
and others at the time often left cattle.
These were sold by the church warden,
and the proceeds devoted to preserving
the images.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-02-19
The Rockefeller Euormfty.

John d. Rockefeller's attempt to in.
timidate or coerce senators regarding
antitrust legislation is the boldest
thing of the kind ever attempted in
this country. BY his gifts to religious,
educational and charitable purposes
Mr.. Rockefeller has shown that he can
be liberal in some good directions, but
in money and business matters he
seems to be devoid of moral sense.
By sending such a dispatch as he did
to several senators he showed himself
several kinds of a fool. He was a fool
to imagine the dispatch would accom-
plish its purpose, a fool to think il
would not become public, and a fool
MOTTO know that it would react strong
ly in favor of the legislation he wanted
to defeat. - Indianapolis Journal
(rep,).
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-02-19
THE RED-SHOULDERED HAWK,
A Species That May BE Trusted Even
Among the Poultry of the
Farmynrd.

A bird most unjustly prosecuted AS
a chicken-thief is the red-shouldered
hawk, which with another innocent
species, the red-tailed hawk, is shot
by ignorant people for the evil deeds
of those mischief-makers, the Cos,
hawk, the sharp-shinned hawk and
Cooper's hawk, all of which occa.
sionally visit the poultry-yard. For
two months last year, says a writer
in Woman's Home Companion, / kept
three full-grown red-shouldered
hawks in a large Enclosure with 40
chickens of various sizes, and al
though | purposely allowed them to
become quite as hungry as they
would have been in a wild state, they
never injured a single chicken. On
the other hand, they would quickly
kill and devour live snakes and frogs.
The result of this experiment is not,
perhaps conclusive evidence of The
innocence of this species, but it
tends to show that red-shouldered
hawks may be trusted even in the
farm-yard. Both red-shouldered and
red-tailed hawks tTe chiefly on mice,
though they vary their diet with rep.
tiles, frogs and insects. Very rare.
ly do they modest birds of any kind
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-02-19
POLITICAL DRIFT.

Mark Hanna has given $50 to q
library. How heavily the town is to
bond itself is not stated.-Albany Ar
gus.
Did John d. Rockefeller not real
ize that he is already thoroughly de-
tested by the American people, or did
he have a strange desire to make him
self more so?-Indianapolis journal
(Rep.).
-Hanna's bill to pension ex-slaves
is about as ridiculous a piece of legis-
lation as has been proposed in a blue
moon. And it doesn't help Hanna any
to plead that he introduced the bill Shy
request" without examining it.-Utica
Observer.
This proposition to raise the
presidents salary from $50, 600 to $780,
600 looks like an effort to put the
United States on a steel trust basis.
President Schwab must look to his
$780, 900 laurels. He isn't the only peb-
ble.-Boston Herald (Ind.).
SENATOR Teller is quoted as say
ing that the republicans in congress
mean nothing by their antitrust talk
and bills. cts just a bluff to fool the
people" he says. Senator Teller was a
republican long enough to become IA
miliar with republican methods; there
fore his opinion may be accepted as
that Of an expert.-Portland Argus.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-02-19


Black Auntie-at least, the chip basket
was out there and the chips. Hanni-
balls sandy brows were knit in pro-
found meditation. Hannibal was the
little twin and thought all the big
thoughts, which fact may, of course,
have been directly traceable to his
name.
The wide dissimilarity between the
names of the Keep twins was the o
der of the neighbors, until they dis
covered that Mother Keep and "Pa"
went halvesi in the important ceremony
Of baby-naming. Mother Keep named
Hannibal and pa named Luther Benja-
min. Then, though the neighbors
smiled, they approved. It was only
fair to divide the honors that way.
Mother Keep named little Alaric, too,
but that was as a recompense for his
not being a girl. Pa suggested it him
self.
Luther Ben kicked over the chip bas-
ket recklessly. Three chips-all there
were-fell out.
"Well?" said Luther Ben, sharply.
swell, I've got It'll" announced Han
nibal, crossing his Alps with n tri.
umphant leap. 81 know what We'll do,
Luther Ben Keep!"
"Cricky, you don't!"
"Cricky, 1 do. Well cut down a cher.
ry tree!"
"Hooray!" began Luther Ben, and
then with the shout midway to the
rafters, it changed IA, a groan. Luther
Ben was the practical twin. "Where
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-02-19
CONTROLLED BY TRUSTS.
Congress Owned by Mo~nopolists and
VIII DO just as They
Direct.

Trust Legislation is possible, but
hardly probable, at this session of
congress. \ compromise bill will pass
the house of representatives, shorn
of all that will really curb the trusts.
The bills prepared by Attorney Gen
eral Knox and introduced in the house
of representatives by the chairman of
the judiciary committee, were found,
after consultation with the republican
managers of the senate, to be too
drastic to command a majority of the
votes and u compromise bill is the
result which is as harmless as a suck
ing dove.
President Roosevelt, his attorney
general, the judiciary committees of
congress and the leaders of the repub-
lican party have all had a hand in in
~cubating this innocent bill. A prodi-
gious amount of work has been expend-
ed on it; for it is quite difficult to com
pose a bill that will read like a trust
buster and yet be a trust shelter.
That the bill is to be harmless to the
trusts was acknowledged by the per-
sonal organ of the administration, the
Washington Star of January 16, when
it said:
Two important facts appear to-day
in the situation concerning possible
antitrust legislation; first, the legis-
lation proposed by the house will not
be drastic. Second, that there is dis
position on the part of the trust inter
ests to accept the legislation and per-
nit it to go through the senate, if it
is not of a drastic character.
"Private information comes to the
capitol to-day from trust sources that
it may be possible to reach an agree
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-02-19
ANTITRUST BILLS ENDORSED.
Trust Managers Already in safe Ea-
courage Legislation of n
Certain Kind.

The following letter. found on .
street in Washington after the recent
high wind storm. Is of interest to the
public:
PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL.
Ny Dear Littlefield:
Eve have examined carefully your
last antitrust bill and have no fault
TO find with it. Not only do we think
it harmless to the great trusts in which
we are interested, but it safeguards
and strengthens them. As only cor
porations hereafter organized are re-
quired to publish facts in regard to
their financial conditions, present
corporations will enjoy a great adj
vantage over these new corporations,
by being able to obtain these published
facts. Your bill, if it accomplishes
anything besides heading off other
legislation, will fortify the present
trusts. As | told you, however, we are
not afraid of publicity so long as we
are not deprived of the monopoly priv
ileges, which enable us to control pro-
! duction and fix prices of articles of
necessity. Please do all you can to
prevent discussion of the tariff and rail-
road questions. Our rights and privi-
leges in these directions must not be
disturbed.
I'VE strongly approve of the Elkin's
bill, which has passed the senate. and
trust you will speed its passage
through the house. We think it viii
prevent rate cutting in certain quar-
ters and thus greatly increase railroad
earnings. 1t also abolishes the Grim
inal clause of the Sherman law, which
has made some of us feel very uncom-
Portable when we thought what might
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-02-19

to be something new" HannIDs; de-
clared, stifiy.
He was still struggling with the prob
lem when the twins went to bed. and
long after Luther Ben's peaceful
SHORES sounded softly in the small,
moon-lighted room, he was still think
ing. Suddenly he sat upright in bed
and tweaked Luther Ben's uppermost
ear.
Luther Ben! Luther Ben!" he
whispered, sharply.
Luther Ben was dreaming, and the
sky of his dream was all at once rent
with storm clouds. A bitter blast was
nipping his ears-an earthquake, a cy-
clone!
Luther Ben Keep, why don't you
wake up? Here I've been a-%pinchin'
an a-shaking you! Wake up! 1 tell
you I've got it,"
"Iguessyou've got fits, 'Nibble Keep
that's the way you act! Lemme lionel"
grumbled poor sleepy Luther Ben. But
Hannibal bolstered him up beside him,
and patiently punched and %prodded
him into a degree of w~akefulness.
"We'1l plant one," he announced
then, with cheerful brevity, "I've beer
thinkin' it out"
'Plant a-plant-oh, a cherry tree!'
murmured Luther Ben, with a brave
effort.
"An' then next year we'll cut II
down, you know" ran on HannibaPs
brisk little voice. "That'n make cele'
bration 'nough for two Westinghouse
birthdays"
Spring opens early in Virginia. II
treads on the coat tails of old win
ter, and usurps his rightful place au
daciously. Already the blowing hat
begun on the little Keep farmstead
and the soil was rapidly loosening
itself from the grip of the white ole
mans fingers. 1t would be very
spring presently.
1t was decided to plant two cherry
trees-one apiece; and, later still, lit
tie Alaric was taken into partnership
and g~raciously permitted to take an
active part in the celebration. The
Keep twins, however, earned all the
money to buy the trees.
The time between st. Valentines
day and Washington's birthday be
ing short, it was necessary, as Luther
Ben said, "to hustle" Besides, there
was little Alaric's tree to earn, too
| Perhaps it was fortunate for the
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-02-19
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

Brazil and Venezuela are the only
South American countries in which
negroes are found in large numbers.
AT New Romney, Kent, England, a
set of ancient stocks has been dis
covered in a cellar of the courthouse.
A pearl fisher of western Australia
named Broome has found a pearl
whose value is estimated at $4,000.
More than 10000 miles, or nearly
the circumference of the earth at
the equator, is the distance the aver
age London 'busman drives in the
course of a year!
Egypt has two humorous periodi-
Gals. Of the total number of 100
periodicals appearing in that conn-
try, 81 are printed in Arabic, the 9TH
ers in English and French.
Since his appointment as jailer of
the Thames police court, 10 years
ago, nearly 100000 prisoners have
passed through the hands of Sergt.
John Baker, who retired recently
after some 26 years police service.
On November 22, 1852, in Novi-
Vinodol, "a couples were married in
the same church. On November %
last 10 couples, all that was left of
them, kept the fiftieth anniversary
together. The old people represent
ed between them 900 years of mar
ried life.
Windsor England town council re-
solved at a recent meeting to con-
vert Bachelors Acre, a famous piece
of land in the center of the town,
into a flower garden, and to include
in the scheme an old burial ground
adjoining. In former days revels and
ock fighting took place in the acre,
which belonged to the bachelors of
he town.
The mining interests of Cuba are
confined to the province of Santiago,
the of other provinces be-
ing undeveloped. The copper mines,
once so successfully worked. are be-
ing reopened. Manganese mines have
been developed since the American
occupation, about 1875 men being reg,
ularly employed at IS cents Amer
lean money, for a ten-hour day. The
iron mines of this province employ
over 1000 men when sufficient labor
can be obtained.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-02-19

Keep twins soft little muscles and
bones that the nurseryman at Eagle
Lake sold his wintered stock CT
young trees at unwonted low rates
or was it that he did it spontaneously
at sight of his small customers?
They were so unwontedly low! AL
any rate, on Washington's birthday
the Keep twins, with grave cerG-
mony, planted three spindling little
cherry trees in one corner of the
"orchard." Alaric trotted at the tail
of the short procession, and was al.
lowed to steady the trunk of his own
tree, while Hannibal planted it. The
Keep twins sang all the verses OF
Hail Columbia" between every plant.
ing.
A year went by, in which the three
trees grew thriftily, and the Keep
twins learned wisdom. For, instead
of cutting down the cherry trees foA
the next celebration, according to
the programme, they planted another
three! That made six. And the
third Washington's birthdays trees
made nine. Nine hearty little cherry
trees make quite "a many" as Black
Auntie said admiringly. And Mother
Keep grew so enthusiastic over the
solemn rites and ceremonies, and SO
aroused pas enthusiasm, that, at the
fourth celebration, five little trees
set foot in the kind Virginia soil.
By that time, the Keep twins ware
growing up at a great rate and be.
ginning to talk about going to col
lege! College?-the little "Nibble'
and Luther Ben going to college!
Black Auntie spread their bread with
jam persistently and refused to rec.
ognize their superior inches. Mother
Keep went in at night to see il they
were tucked up; and the Keep twins
themselves filled Black Auntie's chit
basket--or didn't fill it, as of old.
But it came just the same-the day
when Mother Keep and pa and Black
Auntie and little" big Alaric stooA
IN the doorsteps and waved good ,by
to the Keep twins, going to college!
It had to come-like the measles, pa
said.
That Washington's birthday the
cherry trees were planted by proxy,
and Alaric sang Hail Columbia"
alone. But it was a worthy celebra.
ton enough, for pa-as he had done
for several years-added apple and
peach and pear trees to the planting
for "Keeps," you know. And in
that wise, how the orchard grew!
How the country's great father--its
godfather-would have smiled be.
nignly upon its straight rows, and,
in his great heart. been honored!
When the Keep twins came home
the first long vacation, Black Auntie
was making cherry preserves in the
little out-of-doors kitchen, and, on
the table in the hall, pyramids OF
rosy-jacketed little fellows greeted
them--and vanished!-Country Gen
tleman.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-02-19
The ScandalOus Ship Trust

The bribery scandal in the national
house of representatives has been
hushed up by the committee of i~nvesti-
CATION reporting a whitewash for all
the reputed participants except Dob
lin, the periurer. Hon. L. E. Quigg,
eX-member of the house. and Lessler,
the member who was said to have been
bribed, seem anxious to drop any fur.
Their Investigations, which the report
of the democratic minority of the
committee demanded. The two re.
ports have not been acted upon, and
it is hardly likely they will be, for a
further investigation might develop
some uncomfortable matters about
other statesmen, There is always a
strong scent of scandal around when
the trusts are interested, and the ship,
building trust has an especially un.
sayory record.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-02-19
RICH STATUES IN EUROPE.
The Brussels Mannikin Has n Valet
and Royal Orders-BambtnO
Has state Carriage.

The famous mannikin which stands
n the Rue de Chene, Brussels, is a
highly af1uent monument, rich not
only in worldly gifts, but in honor,
esteem and affection.
He has a substantial income which
m from the inhabitants of Brus-
sells, a rich wardrobe, personal atten-
dants and, if you please, a lawyer. He
is the greatest pride of the people of
Brussels, and is known as their oldest
citizen"
How the Brussels mannikin attained
his position is a matter of history.
Firstly, his age is 254, he having been
born in the year 1913. He was con
structed in memory of the victory of
Ransbeck for the people of Brabant
by the sculptor Duquesnoy, first in
stone, and afterward in bronze.
After the battle of Fontenoy the
British captured him and carried him
away, but he was r%ecaptured by the
Belgians and taken back to Brussels.
In 1774 he was stolen by the French,
but again recovered.
Yet another theft was committed on
him when, in 1917, a convict, named
Lycas. helped himself to the mannikin.
The townspeople thought this time
he had really left them for good, and
a great national mourning was held;
but he was again recovered, and his
robber brought to justice and put in
the pillory.
Then it was decided to place iron
ratings round him to prevent his again
disappearing, and his career since this
has been one of tranquility.
The mannikin is the only existing
statue which possesses a royal decora-
ton and a valet for his w use. The
former was conferred on him by the
Archduke Macmillan, who gave him
rich clothes and the aforementioned
servant.
Louis XIV. made him a knight of his
order, and, later on, Joseph Ii. of Aus
tria, conferred On him the same honor.
On great feast days the mannikin is
clothed in the robes of his Louis XIV.
order.
Another statue of means is .Santo
Eambino in the Franciscan church OF
Rome, the Aracoeli. This little manni-
kin. measuring about Az feet, was
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-02-19
you goin' to get your cherry tree?" he
inquired, w~itheringly.

inquired, witheringly.
t''I-never thought" he muttered.
There amt a cherry tree on this
farm, so, 'Nibble Keep-not a single!
We can cut down an apple tree or a
pear tree or the weepin' mulb'ry IAN
then I guess she would weep!)--or we
can" Luther Ben introduced his lips
to Hannibal's ear and whispered the
rest shrilly-"cut down one O. Danl
Sears cherry trees"
"Why, Luther Ben Keep! You
make me blush all over! No, we can't
celebrate any way but honest, same as
George Washington did. You don't
s'pose he'd we cut down anybody's
cherry tree but his pas, do you? l
should smile"
This nire bit Of ethics was lost on
Luther Ben. He had his W doubts as
to the eminent responsibility OF cut
ting down ones own fathers cherry
tree. But Hannibal was indisputable.
Just then the door opened and Black
Auntie's shiny face wedged through
the crack and regarded the Keep twins
Indignantly.
cain dem right smart lii white
trashes?" she cried, in scorn. G'way,
dis ole auntie d rather sen mig
ger chillen after her chips, 'nough
sight! Dey'd git dar some time fore
de day OBJ Judgment"
Luther Ben hurriedly gathered a
handful of chips, but Hannibal sat
down in the basket unmoved.
"See dat po' empty basket; will
yo'-"
"Why, Black Auntie, faint empty
I'm in It'll" crowed Hannibal. TITS full
O. white trash this minute!"
Black Auntie's plump form squeezed
through the widened crack and de-
scended upon-the empty chip basket!
The Keep twins crowed' in chorus from
the safe vantage of the high tool bench.
But Black Auntie did not fill her bas-
ket alone.
"Dar now, you come long in an get
yo' supper, honeys," she said, genially,
when the work vas done. "Yo' nam
my's got de Misty in her haid an yo'
pas done gone to town. Dey ain on'y
you iii chillens to eat Black Auntie's
hoecake dis night"
And o,for awhile the question of eel
ebrating Westinghouse birthday hung
in allegiance. But only for a little while.
The Keep twins never thought of CIV
ing it up. They had been accustomed
to keeping all holidays with strict
impartially since they graduated
from pinafores. They had just cele-
brated Saint Valentines day, and when
Luther Ben had asked: what next?"
Hannibal had answered promptly:
"Washington's birthday, Of course, you
goosie!" But the old celebration,
with flags and a "mass meeting" as
Luther Ben called it, was not in good
favor this year. "That's old. It's got
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