Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-01-25

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that they are. and this amounts to
the same thing. and a large part Of
them are titled. and those that haven't
anything in front Of their have
a string OF rear titles to make up.
The diplomatic reception was at
tended by more people than have been
at the White House on any occasion
for years. except Of course on the oc-
casion of the New Years day recep-
ton when the latch string hangs out
to the world.
Military Attaches a Fine Let.
Most of the military attaches Of the
European governments do not need
r~amifcations Of uniform and equip
ment to make them physically present
able. In fact. If some of the English.
men. Russians and Germans would
take off some twenty or thirty pounds
of decorations, strip of eighteen or
twenty yards of fur lining and take a
reef or two In their sashes-those Of
them who wear sashes-they would
appear to a more militant advantage.
Fully the half of them are magnif-
cent specimens of manhood. 1t must
be that some of the countries pick
their men because OF their physical
fitness.
There was a throng OF Japanese Of
icials in the White House on the
night of the diplomatic reception.
They are small men, but they are of
perfect carriage, and. as an American
officer said recently. they always
have a ready look" There is no les
son in geniality which the Japaense
have not learned. At any rate. this
statement is true Of the Japanese Of
ficials. They are favorites in Wash
ington life. 1t is said OF them that
1t is impossible not to like them, even
though prejudice and determination
try to have their own way in the mat
ter.
Won't Shovel Away Snow.
The Capital has had more than
Its share of snow in the last
week or two. The streets are in
a fearful condition and no one at
tempts to clean as much as a path
along the sidewalk abutting on his
property. The snow comes and lies
and there 1t stays until the sun melts
It, The government insists that
property holders keep their sidewalks
and their pavements free from dirt.
and the city ordinarily Is beautifully
clean, but as for snow and ice, with
their attendant slipping dangers, con-
gress does not seem to care a whit.
Washington is governed by con
gress. Congress is it's mayor and its
city council. In some ways Wash
ington is well governed; in other ways
1t isn't. Every winter there is a long
drawn-out row in the senate. and some
times in the house, over the matter OF
a law to force the people to remove
the snow from the sidewalks In front
Of their residences. The law has never
passed. Once it was upon the dis
trict statute books, but it was wiped
out apparently to be restored.
The result is that after a snowstorm
In Washington sidewalks are In a fear
full state. Only the most public-spirit-
ed citizens clean their sidewalks, The
rest of the people wade through their
own snow and their neighbors' snow
and prefer the discomfort Of 1t all to
the two minutes exertion which 1t
would take to shovel the snow from
their walks.
Visitors to the state. wal and navy
department building miss the models
of the big ships which once stood in
the Railways. There are one or two
models still In existence. but they are
Of the smaller gunboats and they lack
the interest which attaches to the big
turreted vessels with their guns
which, even in model form, are frown-
ing and savage looking enough.
No inquiry personally has been
made as to why the models of the
ships have been sent into the closet.
1t may be that the authorities did Dot
care to have them inspected at close
range by representatives Of foreign
governments
Army Uniform Exhibit.
In the hallway of the army part OF
the state, war and navy building there
are wax figures OF men clothed n
after the other in the uniforms Of the
service since revolutionary days.
These wax figures are pretty we'll
done, inasmuch as, they are not CHASTITY
looking, MOI "shuddery," as are some
of the wax figures that one sees In
store windows.
BY far the most picturesque of the
uniforms are those which were worn
in the revolutionary days. OF course.
the uniforms shown in the war depart
ment are spick and span and made for
the show occasions. 1t Is not at all
likely that many Of the soldiers of the
revolution had such fine buds to wear
as these to be cen In Mr.. Stimson's
department. The bur and the blue
are beautiful. much more beautiful
than some OF the uniforms which fol-
low.
The riflemen OF the revolution wore
deerskin on their bodies and coon
skins on their heads. These uniforms
are shown with the others, and they
add to the picturesqueness Of the dis.
play. It must be said. however. that
the present field uniform Of the Unit
ed States troops is by far the most
comfortable and ~serviceable Of all that
have been used since the American
army came into existence.
Growing Young.