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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-12-08
A "STAND-PAT" T. O
Republicans Who Were Bo!stered Up
by Trusts Are in the
Ascendant.

Senator Aldrich, of Rhode Island, one
of the three or four men who control the
congress of the United States, says that
"if the election means anything, it is 3
stand pat victory" The Rhode Island
senator has logic with him, says the AL
bany Argus. There was one political
party which favored tariff revision, and
one which favored standing pat" the
latter won. The Chicago platform, the
keynote speeches, the arguments on the
stump and in the press were stand pat"
and "let well enough %alone;" and the
people have Endorsed that policy, and
elected the party which championed it.
It is asserted that President Roose-
welt is disposed to call an extra session,
to consider the subject of tariff revision.
But there is no authorized
ment from the white house. There is,
however, a semi-official announcement
| that the republican national committee
has an unexpended balance of 100000,
in the treasury. These large sums did
not grow there; they were put there by
trusts, combinations and monopolies
whose profits will depend largely upon a
continuance of the Dingley tariff rates
and schedules, %unreduced and unre-
vssed.
That the president will reject the adj
vice of Aldrich, Allison, DalzeIl and all
the seasoned republican veterans in
congress, and turn against the men
whose contributions financed the repub-
lican campaign fund, in order to vindi-
cate the democratic platform contention
that tariff revision is necessary
seems likely only to the queer political
seers Of the New York independent
press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-12-08
POETRY OF THE PRESENT.
Kind the Poets Have Been Giving the
Public Has Been Only
Verse.

MI. Robert Bridges, in an article on
is Poetry to Have a Chance?' in Col
lier's says: The trouble with poetry
in the past decade is that it has not been
poetry. The audience is not at fault.
So long as young men dream dreams
and old men see visions, there will be an
appreciation of real poetic feeling. The
end of it is the end of all progress. But
the strong imaginative minds have been
diverted into other channels. To sail
under the sea or through the air, to talk
through space, to see through flesh
and bone, to make light out OF
darkness, to harness Niagaras, to make
wax speak and pictures move-tAese
have been the deeds of the poets Of our
generation. The things that were
dreamed of in the Arabian Nights have
become realities-and yet they say this
is a prosaic age! 1t is seething with ro-
nance; young men talk the impossible
on street corners and across the tables
and then make it come true. The spirit
of achievement is the spirit of magma
ton and hope. These men delight to
live, delight to plan, and dream, and
hammer out results. Nothing staggers
them-and failure or success is greeted
with a smiling face.
while this is the prevailing spirit in
America, what have the poets been CIV
ing it? They have been feeding 1t the
shadow and not the substance of poetry;
to men who know that great things can
be done, they have sung songs Of little
failures; to those who do things by
looking for the best in other men, they
have prattled of universal depravity; to
the builders of huge industries they
have whined about the increasing pow
erty of man. If the poets are not read
it is because they are p~oor-spirited and
weak, pessimistic and flabby Of thought,
In a world that Is gay and hopeful, they
have hung their harps on the willows
and moaned I'VE them.
There has never been any difficulty
in selling the verses of Riley and Field
to the great w~est-though they are moi
great poets, they are never doleful ones
When a poet comes who shall give voice
to the significant, moving, uplifting
spirit of this energetic and noisy, but in
all things romantic, age, he will have
all the hearers he wants, and a great
many that he will be glad to get rid Of
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-12-08
IMMIGRATION HAS DECREASED
So Says nnu Report of Frank p,
Sargent, Commissioners General
of Immigration.

Washington, Dec. 5.-Immigration
to the United States decreased ma.
terially during the last fiscal year;
and it is a noticeable fact that the
moral, intellectual and physical quail.
fications of the immigrants admitted
to this country during the past yeal
are higher than Eve heretofore have
been chronicled. These are two sa'
lent features of the annual report OF
Frank P. Sargent, commissioner gen
eral of immigration, which is made
public.
The report says that during the past
fiscal year, S12,S70 aliens arrived in
the United States, of whom $40, 10(
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-12-08

the boys to pick out the earliest, big
gest and most perfect ears from the
fields, save them and plant from them
the best and most perfect kernels. The
result, aided by scientific methods Of
culture, was that the boys raised more
corn on their little patches than any
body had ever dreamed of.
Iowa n o " IA Good Thing"
Prof. Holden worked on his system
until it was perfected. His fame
spread, and the Funk brothers, who
own q rs, 000-acre farm in Illinois, Of
fered him a big salary to u it. He
planted 10000 acres of corr a year for
them, and added to their yield more
than 100000 bushels the first year.
The state of Iowa thought he was a
good thing and engaged him to occupy
the chair of agronomy in the Iowa
Agricultural college, in Ames. The
chair was created especially for him.
Prof. Holden made the farmers be-
lieve, after a time, that he knew more
about corn-raising than they did. He
travelled all over the state in special
trains last spring and winter, making
tail end speeches and getting better
crowds than any vice-presidential can
didate saw later in the season. He
told the farmers how to select their
seed corn, how to plant and cultivate
it, and on what sort of ground to plant
different varieties.
Iowa had not been raising good corn
crops for several years. The farmers
were discouraged, and Iowa was in
danger of losing her place as the first
corn state, and the realization of this
fact led to the engagement of Prof.
Holden in the agricultural college.
Prof. Holden INVITES farmers to go
to Ames in the winter and attend his
school of seed corn selection and
termination. They go by hundreds,
and each returns an apostle of the im-
provement idea. The professor goes
"~tail-ending'' through the state early
in the spring. This year ne travelled
several thousand miles, the railroads
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-12-08

walk at all, and every makeshift Itried
and all the medicine I took had not the
slightest effect. My back continued to
grow weaker until 7 began taking
Doan's Kidney Pills, and 1 must say I
was more than surprised and gratifed
to notice the back ache disappearing
gradually until it finally stopped"
Doan's Kidney Pills sold by all
dealers or mailed OF receipt of price,
so cents per box. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-12-08

were males and 263,770 females, an in
crease in the females, as compared
with last year, of 1880, and a de-
creas in the males of 64,046. AS re.
spects age, 109, $50 were under IA years
of age, 57,155 were between IA and Is,
and 46,5G5 were As or over.
Of the total number of admitted
aliens 1888 could read, but not write:
1880 could neither read nor write,
and it is presumed the remainder 640,.
Ola could both read and write.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-12-08

OPINIONS AND POINTERS.

Secretary of the Treasury Leslie
Shaw is said to be very tired Of his Of
fetal duties.-Well, the stump speaking
is OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Ledger (Ind,
Rep.).
There may aot be very many
democrats in the next congress, but il
looks as If what there are Of them
would have a whole lot of fun sitting
on the fence and watching tariff re-
vision and ship subsidy go by.-Indian.
apol.s News.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-12-08

C~otfeyville, kas, Dec. 5.-Fire, Sat.
urday night about midnight. caused a
damage OF $4,000 to the plant OF the
C~oifeyville Window Glass Co., in this
city. The box factory, blacksmith shop
and eight car loads OF lumber were de.
stroyed. The plant will be rebuilt at
once. 1t was partially insured.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-12-08
The StorIk Left Triplets

Nashville, ILL.,, Dec. 3.-Mrs. james
Lamar, wife of City Treasurer Lamar,
has given birth to triplets at her home
in this city, a boy and two girls. All
three are robust and give every indi-
cation Of growing into lusty young
sters.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-12-08

New York, Dec. William K. Van
derbilt, Jr., visited the poultry show
in Herald square hal, Thursday, and
paid $3.50 for a pair Of prize-winning
bantams. The price is said to be a
raoord -hrpakpr.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-12-08

says Sc
we're cold set
tied in my
kidneys and
developed so
quickly that
was obliged
to lay off
work on &C
count of the
aching in my
b a ok q n d
sides. For a
time / was
u n a BILE t o
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-12-08
Dependency and suicide.

Georgetown, Tex, Dec. 4.--John Pen.
nington, aged 70 years, committed sui
eide by hanging himself in the barn
at his home, a few miles from George
town. He had been blind for several
years and was Respondent.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-12-08
Willing to COMPROMISE.

Suppose some one left you a million"
said the imaginative man, would you
give a quarter to charity?"
I'm not sure about a quarter" re-
piled the close chap, t~houghtfully, "but
I'd be willing to give 20 cents if they
put my name in the paper."-Chicago
Daily News.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-12-08

Les Moines, Dec. 3.-'Huckleberry
Finn and TON Sawyer" have been
placed under the ban in the. juvenile
department Of the city library here
because they are too strenuous and
"work a wrong influence on readers"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-12-08
Desperate killed By Police

New York, Dec. AFTER driving
his employer and others from a candy
shop in Brooklyn, Carabad Krikerian,
an Armenian, barricaded himself in
the place and resisted arrest until he
had been shot to death by the police.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-12-08

v ashington, Dec. 3.--Every collec-
tor of a port in the customs service OF
the United States has been supplied
with the new import stamps, to be
placed on boxes OF imported cigars.
The new stamps are printed in black
ink on white.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-12-08

Mobile, Ala, Dec. 4.-Secretary of
War Taft and party, who left Pensa-
cola on the cruiser Columbia a few
days ago for Panama, will return to
the United States via Pensacola on De-
cember 10.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-12-08
Big Texas Elevator Burns,

Houston, Tex. Dec, 5.--A large ele-
vator owned by the South Texas Grail
Co. burned Sunday, entailing a loss Of
$4,000, partly covered by insurance.
The fire was discovered by a train
crew.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-12-08

Roosevelt has received over 10,-
900 congratulatory kilograms, with a
host of country postmasters yet to hear
from.--Denver Post.
Being a senatorial candidate is
becoming almost as popular a profess
sion in Indiana as writing novels.-Chi-
cage News.
When Mr.. Robert p. Porter de-
clares for tariff revision the stand-pat-
ters win be convinced that the world is
turning upside down.-Pittsburg Dis
patch (Rep.).
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-12-08
Eighteen-Cert Turkey for Convicts.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Dec. 4.-Frank
w. Woodbridge, warden at the peni-
Tertiary, has made a contract for $500
pounds of dressed turkey at 1S cents
per pound, for the Christmas dinner
to be furnished the convicts in the
~peritentiary.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-12-08
Taken Under Abatement.

Denver, Col, Dec. 3.-Arguments
were made in five Of the contempt cases
before the supreme court, and at the
conclusion the court announced that
decision would be rendered Monday
morning next.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-12-08
Gen. Joe wheeler in Mexico.

Mexico City, Dec. 5.-Gen. Joseph
Wheeler is receiving many marks OF
consideration at the hands of the Mex.
lean government and of his own coun.
trymen. One OF the objects of Gen.
Wheeler's trip IS to interest the Mex
lean government in a new gun
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-12-08
Home Burns Near waterloo, iii.

Waterloo, ILL.,, Dec. 5.-The large
farm residence Of Joseph Schnaider,
near this city, was destroyed Sunday
by fire from a defective flue.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-12-08
EVERY WALK IN LIFE.

A. A. Boyce, a farmer, living three
and a half miles from Trenton, Mo-,
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-21
AMUSEMENT PARK ASSURED
AT THUNDERBOLT CASINO.
Savannah EIkS May Conduct Similar One on
Tybee Island for Building Fund.

The Electric Park Amusement Com
pany is the name of the organization
that has been formed to build and
conduct an amusement park on the
grounds of the Thunderbolt Casino. The
company was formed when the follow
ing officers were elected:
President and Manager-W. II. Labb.
Vice President. w. Nelson.
Secretary-C. w. King.
Treasurer-P L. Woolley.
A charter for the company has been
applied for, contracts signed for the
greater part of the material needed
for constructing the buildings, and
some of the material already received.
Among that already secured are two
carloads of lumber, which are now on
the grounds.
The work of constructing the build
ings will be begun tomorrow. These
will be six or eight in number, and it
Is hoped to complete them and install
the apparatus for the shows by April
l. Mr.. Labb says everything will be
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-21

munications from him during that time
! have been commander since June 8,
$685.. and know that 1 have not re-
ceived any communication whatever
from him while have been
serving in my present capac-
ity. He might have written
letters and sent out communica-
tions, and they might have been sent to
some of the retired officers, as in the
case of his last letter. But even in that
event the retired officers are usually
very prompt in turning over all matters
concerning the business of the camp to
the proper authorities which always
receive prompt attention.
Il wish to state that there is no feel
ing against the Atlanta camp, or any
other camp in this or any other matter.
Our camp is in thorough harmony with
any and everything that tends to up
build and advance the interest of the
Sons any and everywhere, and our
camp is in excellent condition.
You might say, too, that this mat
ter, so far as I am concerned, and so
far as our camp is concerned, is at an
end, as it is not best for an order like
ours, with such lofty and glorious pur-
poses, organized to perpetuate and de-
fend the honor and integrity Of our
fathers, and the name of the Southland.
to have amy dissensions among its
members"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-21
INTERESTING TOPICS FOR
FARMERS CONFERENCE.
quite a Number of Prominent Men
VIII Attend Sessions.

Quite Number of Prominent Men
VIII Attend Sessions.
on Wednesday. Thursday and Fri
day the Farmers Conference will hold
its fifth annual session at the Georgia
State Industrial College, near Thunder
bolt.
Quite a number of prominent men
are expected to attend the sessions.
Among the visitors expected are: DR..
Wallace Buttrick of the General Edu-
cational Board, New York; DR.. d. s.
Dickerman Of the Southern Education
al Board, New Haven, Conn; Chancel-
Tor w. B. Hill of the University Of
Georgia; Bishop w. J. Gaines. Atlanta,
Ca; DR.. T. e. Miller, president State
Normal School, South Carolina; DR..
James NJ. Henderson, Morris Brown
College, Atlanta, Ga; Prof @. w.
Carver Of Tuskegee; DIR. G. II. Walker
of New York; Prof S. X. Floyd. Au-
gusta, Ca; DIR. w. c. Johnson, Macon,
Ga.
On Wednesday temperance will be
the topic. 1.-THE Effect of Alcohol Up
on the Brain" will be the subject Of
an ADDRESS Dy LII. y. W. WlhaAiiS Va
Savannah. "Intemperance as a Social
EVIL will be the subject of the re-
marks of Prof. d. c. Suggs of College,
Ga. Following these addresses the
topic will be discussed.
On Thursday morning the Negro
Farmers Agricultural Association OF
Georgia will convene. President II. X.
Wright Of the College will deliver the
address Of welcome. The annual adj
dress will be delivered by d. L. jack
son of Albany, president Of the asso-
citation. 1.-THE Value of the state Col
lege Wire Grass Farmers Conference"
will be the topic Of Rev. r. II. Thomas
Of College. Shall the Negroes OF
Georgia Hold State Fair will be the
subject Of general discussion.
Thursday afternoon the Farmers, In
stitite will be conducted by Prof.
George w. Carver OF Tuskegee, Ala,
from 2 o'clock until $3.50. "A New OPP
eninR for Colored Women" Will be- the
topic. and DR.. D. S. Dickerman OF New
Haven, will speak on Nurse Training
as a Profession" Papers on the hygi-
enic and sanitary conditions among
negroes will be read by Dr. s. p. Lloyd
and ]. r. Bugg, and will be discussed
nv Health Oficer w. +. Drummer At
night the relations that should exist be-
tween the white and colored races viii
be discussed by Bishop w. J. Gaines Of
Atlanta. Rev Or. John d. Jordan, Rev.
DR. James ~ Fair and President Thorn
az E Miller, State College, Orange
burg. g. 9.
There viii be distribution Of seeds
az the session on Friday The Follow
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-21

ready to inaugurate the shows by
April 15,. at the latest.
A list of the entertainments to be
provided have already been printed in
the Morning News. They will be of
kind that have proved popular at many
of the largest resorts of the country
mazes, laughing galleries, toboggan
slides. etc.
The Savannah company is also to
construct a similar amusement park
at st. Louis in time for the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition. To-day 1t will
be decided whether a like park will be
built at Tybee. Negotiations are now
being conducted with the Building
Committee of the Elks for the company
to build a park at Tybee, and turn 1t
over to the management of the Elks
for nominal consideration. The Elks
are considering the matter, with a
view of finding some means of adding
to their building fund.
Some of the officers of the amuse-
ment company will meet committee
of the Elks to-day at noon and discuss
the matter. 1t is believed that a de-
cision will be reached at this meeting.
| Should the Elks not accept the PROPOSE
/ ton, the company will install the park
and operate It on its own account.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-21
REPUBLICANS LOOKING
FOR A CANDIDATE.
Faithful Intend to Try and Get
Some One to Make Race.

Faithful Intend to Try and Get
Some One to Make Race.
While the nomination for Congress
in this district on the Republican tick
ct is an empty honor it is said there
are several who are willing to make
the fight.
The local Republicans were discuss
ing quite freely yesterday Burke
county merchant, who is said to
be willing to make the race against
the Democratic nominee, but no one
could be found who was willing TO
disclose his name.
Assistant Attorney General w. r.
Leaken, who was the Republican nomi-
nee for Congress four years ago, is
also mentioned in connection with the
nomination, but his friends say he
VIII not make the race. He is now we'll
provided for.
Collector A. w. Wimberly, who re-
sides in the Tenth District, says il
has been practically decided to nomi-
nate candidate for Congress in the
Tenth and that United States Marshal
]. M. Barnes will be the nominee. Mr.
Barnes resides in the Tenth, but his
official headquarters is in Macon, Two
months ago he was mentioned in con-
nection with the craftsmanship of the
Republican State Executive Commit
tee.
According to Theodore Basch, who
two or three suggested as a possibility
in the proposed congressional contest
the Republican State Executive Com
mittee has practically decided that q
full state ticket will be nominated this
year. He believes it has been agreed
that Col. w. H. Johnson of Atlanta
will be elected by the State Conven-
ton to fill the vacancy in the state
Craftsmanship caused by the death OF
Chairman Pledger.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-21
Politics in Crawford County.

Fort Valley. Ca, Feb. 20.--crawford
county is alive with candidates. X. P.
Lowe, the present clerk OF the Superior
Court, is the only announced candidate
for this office. No opposition to w. II.
Seagler, the present sheriff. has so far
developed. For Ordinary, w. B. Jor-
dan, b. II. Kennedy and o. G. Cleve-
land are the three avowed candidates,
with strong probability Of Green Hol-
loman entering the race. For tax re-
ceiver, J.. S. Blaslngame and w. T..
Rains Will contest. For tax collector,
u. ID. McCrary. the present incumbent
VIII be opposed by J. y. Hardison. Fer
surveyor. George w White will have
no opposition. For representative. A.
J. johnson has announced Other
probable candidates for thia Office are
Dr. j. Northrop Smith, w. X. Wal
ker and A. y. Danieily.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-21
A YEAR WITH THE FLORENCE
CRITTIENTON NILSSON

The inquiry is frequently made as
to what is being done by the Flor
ence Crlttenton Mission in Savannah,
and perhaps the best way to answer
this question is to give a short resume
of the work done and the results OBJ
tanned, so that its friends may deter
mine whether the work is benefit
or not.
The home was opened little more
than year ago and we have returned
to their homes three young women,
three have been supplied with places
in respectable homes and are doing
well. One has gone to New York
and is now in Magdelene Home in
that city and seems to be making
an earnest effort to break off from
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-21

D.. New York.
1905. Maj. Gen. Charles Cotesworth,
Pinkney, LII D., South Carolina.
1925. Maj. Gen. Thomas Pinckney, A.
M, South Carolina.
1929. Maj. Gen. Aaron Ogden, LII. D.,
New Jersey.
1874. Brevet Maj. William Popham,
New York.
1854. Hon. Hamilton Fish, LII. D.,
New York.
1896. Hon. William Wayne, A. NJ,
Pennsylvania.
1902. Hon. Winslow Warren, A. NJ,
Massachusetts,.
1903. Hon. Walter G. Charlton, Sa-
vannah.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-21
Filled Petition for AIimony.

Through her attorney, Mr.. Edward
H. Abrams, Mrs. Louise Bennett filed
a petition for alimony against her hus-
band, r. w. Bennett, in the Superior
Court yesterday. The petitioner al
leges that her husband left her on
Feb. II, 1904, and has continued to live
separate and apart from her. She asks
for temporary alimony until the court
fixes the amount of permanent ALI
mony. Bennett is a painter by trade.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-21

her dlssolute habits. Two went to
work in the tobacco factory-one we
soon lost track of-the other led a
respectable life for months and then
went to friends in the country. One
is doing faithful service at the home,
and two have left the home, and while
we have no evidence that they have
gone back to their former lives, yet
we fear they have. We trust, how
ever, that THE iniiuerece they have
been under in the home will work
a change in their lives.
This brief statement of what has been
done shows that our work has borne
fruit, and when the conditions of the
material we have worked with is con-
sidered, it must be gratifying to all
Of those by whose generous assistance
we have been able to do so much.
Henry c. Cunningham.