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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-15
National President. woman's Relief Corps.

National President. NGinauS Relief CORDS.
subjects. 1t Endorsed woman suffrage; it
denounced polygamy: it took an optimistic
view of race suicide; it berated the waite
slave traffic." demanded equal justice for
vicious parenthood; denouncing laws that
make the woman suffer while the father
goes scot-free; it declared for more strln-
gent divorce laws and an Intelligent study
of conditions which lead to divorce; it IA
vored the advancement of education of the
colored race; declared for patriotic instruc-
ton, and denounced the dissertation of the
flag, special propaganda of the Womans
Relief Corps. declared its faith in arbitra-
ton; declared for peace. and expressed
itself very decidedly many questions OF
minor import.
The report that the National Council of
Women intended to adopt resolutions
roasting the President on the question of
race suicide had no foundation in fact, and
1t is said it was never intended by the coun-
Gil to do such a thing. There was energetic
individual expression of sentiment on this
subject, but official action was ever
contemplated it is stated. The Star, being
informed on this point never mentioned it,
but the leaders of the council would like
it made plain that such statements as were
current in other papers were unWarranted
and had no foundation in fact.
The anti-polygamy resolution, which was
adopted on Thursday and which was exclu-
sively printed in The Star of that date, was
presented by Mrs Fred 7. Dubois, and went
through without the change of a letter,
much to her delight 1T was enormously
stated in the morning papers that Mrs. Du-
bois was the author of the polygamy resolu-
ton which was rejected yesterday. 1t is
stated on Mrs. Dubois authority that she
had nothing to do with the second resoIu-
ton. The one introduced by her and pass
ed fully covered the ground, making a sec
ond one unnecessary.
Busy Week for All.
1t was a busy week for all, the dele
gates beginning with the reception at the
Shoreham on Monday evening. and ending
with the successful luncheon there yester-
day afternoon and the jubilee session on
patriotic lines last evening. In between
was a reception and tea at Boundary Cas-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-08-24
TVAPTER XIII.
GETTYSBURG.

The spring had come and gone. The
sword of Lee led again to the border.
The spirit of Jackson had fled to the
skies. Grimmer than ever, old Ewell
now ruled at the head of the famous
Foot Cavalry" corps, foremost in the
dash for the ~Susquehanna. The arms
OF the south swept on to invasion.
Under the new, sore-tried and little
trusted leaders the arms Of the north
were reversed in pursuit. Hooker had
quit, as he said, in disgust, declaring
no man could plan and fight with a
string to his shirt-tail and Stanton and
Halleck a-pull at the string. Reynolds,
calm and %sagacious, soldier and fighter,
had been rendered command, and po-
litely declined. Meade. his subordi-
nate, stepped over his head, since
Reynolds would hone Of it, and with
prayer and misgiving picked up the
reins dropped by Hooker in sight Of the
Maryland shore. And the same hard
fighting, hard marching, hard swear
ing, hard used old army hove in sight
of the stream that had given it its
name, and one corps, at least, had lost
nothing by the change.
A shout had gone up one day on the
Rappahannock when the word went
the rounds that Fred Benton was
back. Suddenly had he appeared in their
midst Just before charlottesville, and
royal was the welcome they gave him.
fTo Be Continued.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-08-24
The Bad Boy and His Dad Climb the
Pyramids-The Bad Boy Lights a
Cannon Cracker in Rameses' Tomb
They Flee from Egypt in Dis
guise.
BY HON. GEORGE w. PECK.

BY HON. GEORGE W. PECK.
Ex-Governor of Wisconsin. Former Edi-
tor of ''Peck's sun Author of "Peck's
Bad Boy" Etc.)
Copyright, 1905. by Joseph B. Bowles.)
Cairo, Egypt.-My Dear Old Geezer:
| broke off my last letter in sight OF the
pyramids, whea | was left alone on the
desert, my jackass having stampeded
with the camels, or account OF my ire
works, and | presume you think | was
all in. but | got to the pyramids before
the stampeded caravan did. | saw a car
coming along, and | just got aboard and
in ten minutes. | was at the base OF
the big pyramid, and the camel with dad
on between the humps. was humping
himself half a mile away, trying to get
there, and the other camels, with the
Arabs. were stretched out like horses
in a race, behind, and my jackass was
right next to dads camel, braying and
occasionally kicking dads camel in the
Stats.
There were about a hundred tourists
around the base of the big pyramid, all
looking towards the stampede OF the
camels, and | told them my dad, the
great American millionaire, was on the
runaway camel in advance, and asked
them to form a line Gro the trail and
save dad, but when the camel came near.
err | was ashamed of dad. He had his
armc around the the front humD of the
camel, and he was yelling for help tt
stop his menagerie, and his legs were
flying in the air, and every time they
came down they kicked a hole in the sid
of the camel.
Well. sir, | thought dad was a brave
man. but he blatted like a cali, and wher
the camel stopped and went to eating
clump of grass dad opened his eyes, ant
when he saw that the procession hat
stopped he rolled off his camel like
bag of wheat, and stuck in the sand ant
began to say a prayer, but when he say
me standing there, laughing, he stoppe'
praying, and said to me: Il thought yo1
were blown up when that jackass kicke'
the can of dynamite. You have NOR
lives than a cat. Now, get a hustle o.
you and we will climb that pyramid, an
then quit this blasted country" and da,
sat down on a hummock and began t
pull himself together, after the mos
fearful ride he ever had. He said tn
camel loped. trotted, galloped, single
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-08-24
ENGLISH OF FOREIGNERS.
Their Efforts at Mastering the Lan-
guage Are oftentimes Very
Ludricous.

The struggle of foreigners who
have put their faith in dictionaries to
account for English as she is spoke"
in New York are sometimes funny,
says the Times. An educated Young
Italian asked an American who spoke
his language why the dictionaries We're
so badly made.
There are two expressions which |
hear constantly" he said, and neither
of them is in any dictionary | have
looked into. They are 'ahbetchp' and
'idono.'"
His American friend pondered for a
season. and then, with a cheerful smile,
told him that tahbetchu" stood for II
bet you" and "idono' was short for
Il don't know
But why" said the Italian, "wher a
person is leaving. do you call saloon
after him? | cant understand it.
thought at first it was a joke. to insin-
uate that l was going to a saloon. But
they call it after women, TOO
your saloon, my boy replied the
American. lis simply so long that is
New York dialect for addio, adieu
adios, auf Wiedersehen, farewell, OF
good-by."
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footed and SHE'D all at the same time,
and when one hump was not jamming
him in the back the other hump was
kicking him in the stomach, and If he
had a gun he would shoot the camel, and
the Arabs, and bust up the show.
By the time dad got so he could stand
up without leaning against a pyramid
the Arabs came up and they all talked
at once, and drew knives, and it seemed
as though they were blaming dad for
something We found an interpreter
among the tourists, and he talked with
the Arabs, and pointing to the camel dad
had ridden, which was stretched out on
the sand like he was dead, he told dad
the Arabs wanted him to pay for the
camel he had ridden to death, and foun-
dered by letting it drink a wagon load of
water, and then entered in a ace across
the desert, and the interpreter said dad
better pay, or they would kill him.
Dad settled for the camel for a hun
dred dollars, and a promise of The skin
of the camel, which he was going to take
home and have stuffed. Their a man
who pretended to be a justice Of the
peace had dad arrested for driving off
of a walk, and he was fined $40 and costs
for that, and then all the Arabs struck
him for money for one thing and an
other, and when he had settled all
around and paid extra for not riding
back to Cairo on the camel, We got
ready to climb up the pyramid. Dad
said he wouldn't ride that camel back
to Cairo for a million dollars. for he was
split up so his legs began where his arms
left off, and he was lame from Genesis
to Revelations.
But | never saw such a lot Of people to
pray as these pirates are. Just before
they rob a man they get down on their
knees on a rug, and humble something
to some god, and after they have got you
robbed good and plenty, they get down
and pray, while they are concealing the
money they took from you. Gee, but
when | get home | am going to steer
the train robbers and burglars onto the
idea Of always being on praying
grounds.
Well, / told dad he hadn't better try tt
climb UP the pyramid, that would &c
up, cause | could climb like a goat, an(
when | got up to the top / would fire
salute, SO everybody would know that
star spangled American was on deck, bu
dad said he would go up or quit the tour
list business. He said he had come thou
sands OF miles to climb the pyramids
and sit in the shadow Of the spinks, an
by ginger he was going to do it, and 81
we. started.
Well, say, each stone is about four fee
high, and dad couldn't get UP withou
help, SO an Arab would go up a ston
ahead, and take hold of dads hands, AM
two more Arabs would get their shoul
ders under dads pants, and shove, an
he would get up gradually. We go
about half way up when dad weakened
and said he didn't care SO much abou
pyramids as he thought he did, and b
was ready to quit, but the guide an
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them something they steal all you got.
You are in luck if you get away without
having leprosy, or the plague, or chol-
era, or fieas.
So we went back to Cairo, and there
was the worst commotion you yer saw,
about my fireworks in the tomb. The
papers said that an American dynamiter
had attempted to blow up the great pyr-
amid, and take possession of the country
and place it under the American flag,
and that the conspirators were spotted
and would be arrested and put in irons
as Don as they got back from a trip on
the Nile.
Well. sir, dad found his career would
close right here, and that he would prob
ably spend the balance of his life in an
Egyptian prison if We didn't get out, so
we made a sneak and got into our hotel
and bought DISCUSSES and are going to
get out of here tonight, and try to get
to Gibraltar, or somewhere in sight of
home. Dad is disguised as a shiek, with
Whiskers and a white robe. like a bath
robe, and | am going to travel with him
as an Egyptian girl till we get through
the Suez canal.
Gee, but | wouldn't be a niger girl
only to saw dad. Your innocent,
HENNERY.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-08-24
CHAPTER xxi.
CAPT. BENTON. YOU'RE A COW,
ARDr'

GAIT. BENTON. YOU'RE A cow
ARDtr
"a spy in camp" was what the bril-
gade said, when it heard the story
that came from Washington, and
hopping mad was the brigade. Its
fur had been rubbed the wrong way
by the little filings OF rivals, prompted
by the pitiable envy that seems in
separable from any profession whose
reward is mainly reputation. Its
sense of subordination, too, had been
tried by tales of sneering remarks
made by Gen. This or Col. That. and
it firmly believed that much OF Fred
Benton's present trouble was due to
the fact that he wouldn't stand hear
ing them abused, belittled, or ma
ligned. In greatly exaggerated form
the rumor of his disagreements with
his fellow staff officers and his ROW
with Old Scoffer" had gone the round
of the regiments, to the end that FREQ
was now looked upon as a hero and
champion, even by the Black Hats
who rarely saw heroism in anybody
who secuted the idea of needing {
champion and who pronounced ont
general of the Army Of the Potomac
at least, a consummate ass. The!
were mad clear through when told III
had declared Benton disloyal-"hat
| more friends in the south than in thu
| army Only a few weeks previous
they had been pulling Benton to piece
among themselves, because of his ap
| parent neglect of them and prefer
ence for his new associates. Now the.
were all afire at the idea of any on
abusing him. and there was Wrat
and wonder in camp when it wa
learned that by order Of Stanton him
self. Fred Benton was held in clos
arrest, with the prospect, said rumol
of being sent to that so-called bastil
of the war days-Fort Lafayette.
Oh, a beautiful case was this worke
up against Capt. Fred Benton, A. /
c., if the rumors from the real coul
be believed, and strange it was, indeed
that in the midst of all the wrath an
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-08-24
Shall mr sprak tlrr
nr Il Fir +?
By DIR. GEORGE F. sHRADY,
New York Specialist.

say truth would be unciviized in the extreme and unchristian.
The motive of truth is to save people, and when it can be available
there is wisdom in its use. 1t is perfectly right to suppress the truth
when YOU wan. to tell a patient he is going to die. Suppression is helping
him along and giving him courage.
Contrary to morality, people wouldn't understand the truth in its
naked aspect. Truth is to be told when it does good and suppressed when
it does harm. 1t is a wicked thing TO destroy ones faith in humanity,
and the human system contains a great deal of recuperatve tissue to
adapt itself to the ordinary aghaions of life, but | doubt II the amount
is adequate to endure the shock or injuries of one days truth telling. A
large percentage of our insane asylums are now filled with people suffer
mo with melanchoha who at some time in their lives have been the vic
tins of a disagreeabe truth when wholly unprepared to receive it.
Truth telling. practced with an improper spirit would neither bene-
fit the individual nor the community and whether told in New York or
elsewhere would certainly find a disastrous end.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-08-24
Red Hair

When red hair makes its appearance
on a human head all lukewarmness is
at an end. 1t is either loved or loathed.
Its admirers, with artists in the van. are
almost Historically enthusiastic. They
call it golden. though the gold that
comes out of the earth is not often ex-
actly that shade. A red-haired woman
Is sure of a success in some quarter.
however plain her face or insignificant
her figure. The d~etractors Of red hair
say it is a sign Of bad temper or immor-
atty or both, and therefore to be scru-
pulously avoided.-Queen.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-08-24

Well, sir, after dad had doctored all
night to get the camel rheumatism and
spinal meningitis out of his system, we
took a trip by boat on the Nile, and saw
the banks where the people grow crops
by irrigation, and where an English
syndicate has built a big dam, so the
whole valley can be irrigated, and tell
you it will not be long before Egypt will
raise everything used in the world on
that desert, and every other country
that raises food to sell will be busted up
in business, but it is disgusting to take
a trip on the Nile, cause all the natives
are dirty and sick with contagious dis
eases, and they are lazy and crippled,
and beg for a living, and If you don't give
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he didn't

1 WAS ASHAMED oe DAD MI oEAl.r'
any pants, because what pants the Arabs
didn't tear were worn off on the stones,
SO when he showed up in front OF the
spinks he was a sight, and he bought a
turban of a guide and unwound it and
wound it around him in place of pants.
| was ashamed Of dad myself, and 1T is
pretty hard to make me ashamed.
We went back to Cairo os the cars, and
what do you think, that dead camel that
the Arabs made dad pay for was with
the caravan going back to town, cause
we saw him out of the car window with
the hair wore off where dad kicked him
in the side. The tourists say the Arabs
have that camel trained to die every day
when they get to the pyramids, and they
make some tenderfoot pay for him at the
end Of each journey. Dad is going to try
to get his money back from the Egyp.
tian government, but ! guess he will
never realize on his claim.
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Very Likely.

I'VE thought said the reporter,
"that you might care to say something
about these charges against you"
mo" replied the crooked public Of
fetal, II believe that silence is
golden"
Well" replied the reporter, per
haps the public might believe it's
merely gilt in this case. s-Catholic
Standard and Times.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-08-24
There is a wise and


There is a wise and
benehcent policy in con-
cealment when it softens
the troubles of others,
and if your question i'm
plies that the ruth
should be told with an
insensibility to the sor-
rows OF others, then /
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-08-24
Very Likely.

She--The half Is never told.
He-.No, but the fraction that dost
become public property la always mng-
niiied adequately to make up for tlie
whole Smart Set,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-08-24

Carl w. Shultz was shot and in
stantly killed by Robert W. Fleming
in st. Joseph. Fleming accused Shult1
of destroying his domestic happiness.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-08-24
Joplin saloon License Raised.

As a result of the opposition to Sun
day closing by the saloon keepers, the
Joplin city council, at a special meet
ing, raised the license from $500 a year
to 81, 1000, to take effect Immediately
There are now about sixty saloons in
Joplin, and it is thought if the mayor
signs the ordinance or if it is passed
over his veto, about one-third of them
will go out of business. With the gov
eminent and state license, the saloons
will have to pay s1,625 a year before
nnerating.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-08-24

The Seventh Day Adventists are
holding their annual ten-day camp
meeting at Liberty park. Sedalia. There
is a large attendance.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-08-24
One Not Enough.

The average girl believes In affinities
land lots Of them.-N. X. Times.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-08-24
Holiness Meeting at Macon.

The seventeenth annual North Mis-
souri, Independent Holiness camp meet
ing is being held at Macon. The main
tabernacle is larger this year than
usual. and accommodates 1000 persons
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-08-24
Track-waIker killed.

B. f. Roberts, a track-walker, was
run down and killed by the Katy
Flyer" two and a half miles east OF
Rocheport.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-08-24
Commandant of Missouri Cadets.

Capt. Joseph Frazier, a Missouri sol
der who won the title of Fighting
Joe by ~gallantry under fire during the
Boxer uprising in China, has been de-
tailed by the war department as com
mandant Of cadets of the University o
Missouri
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-08-24

Walter L. Wilson, of Dixon, n of
the wealthiest men in Pulaski county,
died at Salem, Ore. He was president
of the Bank of Dixon.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-08-24
Missouri weather.

The past week in Missouri has been
characterized by warm days and
nights, a high percentage of sunshine,
and a general deficiency in rainfall.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-08-24
Killed just Before wedding 1
Mississippi Claims Two Victims.

In an Intellectual attempt to rescut
Miss Stella McMullen, a pretty walt
ress, from drowning, Frank A. Church
i'll, Jr., a popular young clubman, anc
scion of one of the oldest st. Louis
families, lost his life in the Mississippi
river at a point about n mile beyond
the northern st. Louis city limits,
known as Garraby island. Churchills
body was recovered, after dragging tbs
river for several hours, but at thi.
writing the body of Miss McMullen ha
not been found.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-08-24

Zinc ore is now $50 a ton, and IL Is
almost certain that it will shortly 90
over $50, thus breaking all previous
records.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-08-24

Nearly half the deposits were with
drawn from the Pennington Mer.
zhants' bank during a run. The run, 1t
IS said, was started by an ex-employe,
who circulated stories of alleged bad
management. St. Louis and other
banks came to the rescue.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-08-24

Jesse Hughes, wanted in St. Joseph
on a charge of robbing Edward Long,
his roommate, of s1,400, has been ar"
rested in San Francisco.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-08-24

Because he failed to receive a letter
from his wife, who was at Beattie,
Kas., Louis A. Prawitz, of st. Joseph,
asphyxiated himself.
Charges Against Police Dismissed.
At a meeting of the Joplin council,
charges against police officers for
'winking" at Sunday closing violations
were dismissed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-08-24
Union Plumbers Get Raise.

All union plumbers in St. Joseph.
after a short strike, have been granted
an increase Of fifty cents a day.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-08-24
raes Against Police Dismissed.

Christian Clergyman Passes Away.
Rev. Joseph Penton, a Christian
minister for 40 years, died suddenly
at Macon at the age Of 81. His home
was at Calico.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-09-13
maintained vertically by two small
fragments Of metal.

maintained vertically by two small
fragments Of metal.
The director Of the laboratory had
everyone vacate the building. NJ. o.
rard, having first taken on q small
quantity of illuminate Of mercury (for
all that was necessary was one grain
Of this dangerous product to kill per-
son, and this machine contained 400
grains). had pail Of water brought to
him. He then proceeded, with the
greatest Of precaution. to plunge the
bomb into the water. sheltering him
self In the Enclosure Of the pOrte-co-
chere that would shield him In case OF
an explosion, the noted chemist let the
dangerous bomb slide into the water.
rendering It harmless.
1t 10 believed that the bomb was
laid in the grass by an anarchist who
feared arrest and who did not want to
be caught with the bomb in his pos
session.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-09-13

Wireless teiegraphy now 10 to the
naval service what the land lines arc
to the army. Although its use but
short time ago was wholly unknown,
1t 10 now regarded as Indispensable.
When It was demonstrated that WIRE
less telesraphy could be employed to
advantage a comprehensive system
was projected for the navy, which
Rear Admiral H. n. Nancy, chief Of
the Bureau Of Equipment. 10 rapidly
establishing. The scheme upon which
he 10 working contemplates making
It possible for ships Of the navy to be
IN communication with shores Of the
United States and its insular posses
sions and with each other at the great