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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-08-02
Let the Stable BE Cleaned Out.

The press and not a few public men
of the country have been heard from
respecting the Star-route trials and the
acquittal of the depredators on the pub
lie. Treasury. Though .acquittal WAS
something of q surprise, conviction was
hardly expected. The minds of refect-
ing men, therefore, turn to the Otfenses
and to the consideration of a service in
which such abuses are possible. Itmay
be taken as absolutely certain that all
opportunities permitted by the Govern
ment to peculate on and defraud the
Treasury will be promptly noted ana
fully improved by the watchful class
which lives and fattens by what it thus
gains. The only method, therefore,
of protecting the public interests is to
put the Executive department in the
hands of men capable of tranSacting
business and honest enough to refuse to
conuive at any and all efforts to get
money without honest service. Such
are the ramifications of fraudulent agen-
cies in the Republican party, and the
relations of the leaders, managers and
machine men with the contractors and
guagers that pure public service under
that party is practically out of the ques-
ton. 1t is impossible. Whatever may
be the professions of the thick-and- thin
partisans and the attempts. of the
wounded leaders to parry the. blow
which has fallen upon them, the conclu-
sion is plain that the way to better
things is through change total.
absolute change-in the Executive as
well as the Legislative department of
the Government. Put men in who are
in no way whatever connected with or
under any obligation, even the least, to
the class who have SO long lived by
public patronage and from advantages
which actual or supposed party services
have emboldened them to claim. There
must be a new deal all round or there
can be no reform and there will be none
worthy the name. Such now appears
to be the conclusion at which the most
candid and clear-headed observers have
reached.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-08-02
THE OLD TREE.

lon stricken monarch-lifeless form;
no longer braves the winter storm;
tempest at last, and length of days a.
have mastered: 10! the king decays.
once its proud head. now Topped and scared
was greenest in the forest reared:
ma tom its royal boughs were heard
Inc sweetest songs of summer bird.
lime was when. cool beneath its SHADE,
Al noon the lordlier cattle laid; E.;
When TO its arms the squirrel ran,
and eyed, secure, designing man.
! ears since climbed that highest bough;
only the hawk dare trust it now.
Alas! l. too. was younger then
We go together, oaks and men.
How like orr own last reach of prayr,
Those empty hands uplift in air.
nur own stern close with destiny,
The struggle of the aged tree,
49,. = John IdIGe Ctenen In Centuru
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-08-02
Named Mnrrays.

/ One of ahe most dsa sreeable fishes Of
our Southern sreef is the rntIrray, so
snake-lke is it, and, like those reptiles,
vindictive; yet in the days of old Rome
the allies of thisAtish were considered
food for the godE and in the time of
Augustus Caesar kept in stews and fat
tened for the feast. The flavor of fish
was as now a question of dispute. Fedi-
us Polio, a Roman knight and fast
friend Of Caesar, believed that human
flesh impaired to his fish a proper
flavor, and forthwith fed them upon
slaves. thereby setting a fashion that
brought human-fed murrays into high
repute The finest of these fish came
from Tartessus. while other favored
spots were Cadiz and the Straits Of
Gibraltar. The flesh is firm and rich,
and of those of the Faro di Messina
Brydone writes: ''They are the finest in
the world
The Grecians found delight in the
labrax. and it was Archistralus that pro-
nounced the bass "offspring of the
GODS The best bass were taken from
the bridges of the Tiber, and their flesh
resembled wool in its color. According
to Columeila, the cultivated taste of
Marcus Philippus first taught the Ro-
mans to prize the bass that were taken
while exhausting their strength in stem
ming the current of the TlbeRs and
Horace satirically asks: Whence is it
that your palates can distinguish be
tween the Tiberine bass and those taken
at sea? And wfEsdo yoI dislike the
older fish of that kind when you praise
insanely an overgrown surmullett?''
To this he replies himself that it is
solely because the bass is naturally of
larger growth, and the surmullet Of
less, and rarsty adds to the value. From
the roc of the cannon. a,menber of this
family, a cake is made of good taste,
and similar to the kcaviare, known in
Italy as botargo, only that it is made OF
the eggs of mullets and tunnies.-N. y
Post. ~
Two young city ladies in the coun-
try were standing bv the side Ola wide
ditch, which they Didn't know how to
cross. They appealed to a boy, who
was coming along the road. for help,
whereupon he pointed behind them with
a startled air and yelled Snakes The
young ladies crossed the ditch atsa Sin
gle bound. --c Chicago .Hserata. !.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-08-02

:. F. NJ. Merz. once prosperous mer-
chant of Louisville, is the latest victim of
Wall street. He sunk his fortune in spec
ulation. lost his wife, and is now in a lu-
patio asylum. Courier Journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-08-02

better retire while I settle with the
man?" l.
She lifted her eyes, wistful and plead
inc. to his face.
LET me stay, Power
"As you will. Quest, what success
had You in your search?'
The best of success, Mr.. Oliphant.'
Il can readily believe that" broke
from the other, bitterly. ''You have us
at your mercy. All l have to say is,
name your plice.'' -~a4s -r.-- .
"For what, may | ask?'
"For keeping our secret inviolate.
(Which secret, sir2
Il was not aware that there was more
than one. Good heavens, man, if you
have learned what [ suspect you have,
out with it. Have you or have you not
search of-Rodnev Frances child?'
L have discovered her in your
adopted daughter. | have discovered
more than that.
There was a world of meaning in the
quiet words, a world of meaning in the
look which he turned full upon Mrs.
0liphant;r-a world of meaning which
{ her husband was quick to see and resent.
garding my wife which do not know, -
he declared, sternly. 81 have neither
the time and the inclination to enter
into explanations now, but l am ready
to pay you well for keeping secret the
discoveries you have made, Once more
ask Won What as Your pride. sThat~ sum
in bank was originally $4,000, | be-
lieve, and OF the whole amount you
ico0ld hopet to receive but meageriper-
centage from the trustees who have it
in charge, for doing them the doubtful
service of producing the heir. ] will
give you $4,000 to keep silence-S20,-
900 if you will swear never to betray the
knowledge you hold
Twenty thousand dollars! The
blood in Hartman Quests fshy veins
was thrilled. rs
Il accept. of course" he replied.
''The offer is too tempting to refuse.
Your check for $50. 600 and an invita-
ton to dinner, Mr.. Oliphant, and [
promise you everything you may choose
to ask. >
Everything he might choose to ask!
Rose turned away with a sinking heart.
What her husband might ask would
never include the danger which men,
aced her.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-08-02

Al al barber shop IN Gloucester.
Mass, the other evening, while female
barber was shaving a customer, the
lightning knocked the razor out of her
hand and cut piece of his ear off,
Boston Post.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-08-02

Twenty billion wooden hoops ar
used annually in this country for barrel
only.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-08-02

An English girl has habit of imi-
tating her brothers in everything they
do. Thinking to humiliate their sister,
the boys started on a ten-mile run. AZ
the end of the eighth mile the boys
dropped out. The sister finished the run
in good time.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-08-02

-r. By JENNIE DAVIS BURTON,
Author Of "S'rungely We'd" "Ihs Thornhurst
Asatery,' .'1g,e Madtcst Marriage Err
Eds," cectl's Secret" "a Mer- &"
'ii-- fsF - CHESS Foe etc. etc, e.. 10 a.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-08-02


spoke The value of secret is al
WAYS diminished by telling it. my dear
lady. and l am not ready at a mo-
ment'S notice to put valuation on
yours" 100
Then YOU mean to betray me-"
She said it quietly, but with unalter-
BILE conviction. unuttcrable despair.
Mrs. Oliphant, Edo meanto betray'
you. Not to-day, however. Not even
tomorrow, perhaps. or for many to-
morrows. That depends
The whole aspect of the man changed
as he spoke. The consciousness of
power. of triumph broke into his look.
All his life he had found it a hard
struggle to keep even with the world.
He had his ambition, and he had been
thwarted so often that he had lost faith
umph had come.
That depends he repeated. Every
man has his weakness, and have mine.
1t is the weakness of wanting to be, once
In way. hand-in-glove With he'upper
crust. l will probably never have a
better opportunity than this. Your
husband once offered me position in
his household, Mrs. Oliphant, l believe
at Your inStigation. Let him offer 1t
again with this difference, that l shall
stay. not u epploye, but rs gust
There &as hotinieAfo her 70 answer
The door opened and her husband en-
tered, starting little to find her there.
"Rose, is this wise? Had you not
The Labor enquirer., 1883-12-15
Blood that Cries for Vengeance.

LONDON, Dec. IA Paris correspond
ent forwards second letter written in
blood by Nihilist prisoner, who is now
confined in the Troubletskor fort at St.
Petersburg. 1t describes the narrowing
treatment of prisoners and says their
food is often, mouldy, and sometimes
putrd; that dysentery and scurvy are
prevalent, and that the doctors are afraid
to touch their patients Few medicines
are prescribed, and when ordered the
orders are generally countermanded.
Prisoners rot away and exhale the odors
of dead bodies before life is extinct. The
number Of those who 60 mad in conse-
quence of their suferings is daily increas-
ing. + .
The madmen are strapped down and
whipped by their keepers. Fierce yells
resounded throughout the night. Many
prisoners have committed suicide. 1t is
said that one woman was outraged and
then poisoned, but no inquiries into the
affair were instituted. Rarts are the
worst enemies, of the prisoners. A
woman with babe was obliged to be
constantly on the watch, and fight night
and day to prevent the rats from devour-
ing her child. The use of combs and
soap is forbidden, and the prisoners,
especially the women, whose hair is
allowed to grow, are literally devoured
by vermin. The jailers are unkind, de-
manding money from prisoners for re-
plies to questions, and cases of violation
of women are frequent. The writer es-
pecially appeals to the civilized world in
behalf of the women in prison, whose
situation, he says, is far worse than that
of the men.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-12-15
political hacks and loafers.


Could they not just as well carry on all
local industries, own all the local lands
and houses, collect taxes or rents for the
same, and be in every particular a genu-
inc commune, where all the inhabitants
would be free, equal and fraternal
Thus we see that some kind of gov
ernment controls and operates nearly
every kind of an institution but the eco
nomic and industrial. 1t does not inter
fere with these because the government
is capitalistic, and to do 80 would inter-
fere with the interests of private capital;
it would injure the bourgeoise ; and they
in turn, would overthrow any govern
ment that trenched on their preroga-
tives; to suit this class, the masses must
be kept in poverty, ignorance and crime.
The state will provide the policeman,
sheriff, judge, chaplain and even hang
man, but will do absolutely nothing to
prevent the crime, but all in its power to
foster and encourage wrong; and when
ever any government tries to remedy an
evil, it deals with effects and leaves the
cause untouched :; it dare not remove the
cause, for then it would be compelled in
Justice to annihilate itself, for govern
ments, as they now exist, are, in their
cause, operation and end, the very es-
sence of crime, robbery and usurpation
of all natural right and natural justice.
It has often been objected, that gov
ernmental control of industries has never
been tried, and is impractical.
| In reply to this, we claim that the bare
! fact of a.thing not having been tested by
practical operation, is no valid or logical
reason against its practicability, and GER
tainly less against the theory on which
it is based. ~- 4
In the second place, we reply that GOV
ernmental control of industries has been
in operation in some countries for long
time, and is to-day, in a limited sense,
recognized and adopted by all.
The government printing Office at
Washington is the largest printing office
in the world, and turns out more and
better work in a gwen time, at less cost,
than any private institution of the kind
in existence.
4
The postoffice cannot be regarded as
other than great and necessary indus
try, in the success of which every citizen
is interested, yet this, with all its draw
backs, star-route scandals and defalca-
tions, is more economically and success
fully administered, than any private en-
-terprise in the country.
Again, the tobacco manufacture in
France has been carried on by that gov
eminent for over 150 years it has reaped
a large annual revenue from that indus
TRY, and supplied better article, for
lower cost, than any private manufacturer
could have done; but more important
The Labor enquirer., 1883-12-15
COOPERATION.
It's True Mission, as Applied in the
socialistic System Of Gov
ernment.
Evolution or Revolution.

Evolution or Revolution.
GOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION.
We believe that the governmental and
legislative changes indicated in the fore
going pages, whilst imperative and bene-
fetal auxiliaries to social progress, would
not alone and of themselves be sufficient
TO enfranchise labor from the control of
capital those are merely political and
governmental changes to complete the
enfranchisement, we need entire eco
nomic emancipation, the complete burst
ing of tie bonds, and lifting of the bur-
dens that enchain and bow down the
great mass of mankind.
In other words, we must have, instead
of the present capitalistic and lndlvldu-
alistic system of production and dlstri-
button, governmental cooperation, gov
ernmental productions and distributions !;
that is, that the whole people of coun-
try, in their collective capacity, shall
produce and distribute everything like a
great joint-stock company, only infinitely
wiser, stronger and more competent.
Instead of the bourgeoise system of
wages-slavery for the proletarian. we
must have an equal co-partnership in the
worlds work and wealth for the pro-
ducer. ...
Wages is but an equivalent for part
of the thing produced; the producer
must have an equivalent for the whole.
Capital is accumulated unpaid wages,
or the accumulated products of labor, for
which the producer received no equiva-
lent.
If there were no profits surplus for
the employer, capitalistic production
would cease, because Improbable; profit,
therefore, is the legalized robbery Of
The Labor enquirer., 1883-12-15
A.JACOBS & CO. ,.,;;;,; ;;;;;:';; =$:r= ;;,,.
CORNER FIFTEENTH AND LARIMER STREET.

even than the revenues and the cost and
quality, it has on the average, paid its
operatives better wages than were paid to
the best mechanics at any other indus
try, beside pensioning them after long
and faithful service, and providing for
widows and orphans, if any were left de-
pendent so well has this employment
been liked, that a job in this department
is much coveted and sought after, and
if put on the market, would fetch very
high premium. If it is possible to Sc
cure all these successes under the, worst
form of modern capitalistic government,
what would be the result under social
istic form of government? We say in
fnitely grander, broader and better.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-12-15

labor, and the greater the profit the
greater the robbery and the greater the
enterprise of the robber, as the petty
smuggler becomes the daring pirate, the
small farmer becomes great land-grab-
ber, and the shop-keeper becomes rail-
road king.
If the people in their collective ca
pacity should adopt governmental pro-
duction and distribution, capital, in the
hands of individuals or corporations,
could not compete, as the laborer would
employ himself for all he is worth, and
the government having the largest capi-
tai, the greatest number employed and
producing on the largest scale, would
crush out all competition, and morally,
force every person into mutual and
universal alliance.
People who hear of governmental CO.
operation for the first time ridicule the
idea that government should find en-
ployment for everybody, and control
every avenue of industry and commerce,
but such people forget that either ma
tional, state or municipal governments
control or operate in whole or in part
nearly everything else except the most
vital need of society-the industrial or
economic.
The national government controls OF
operates the postoffice; why not the tel
egraphs and railroads, in fact, all means
of transportation and communication?
1t collects the internal and external
revenues, why not operate the industries
on which it collects taxes?
1t makes, expounds and executes all
national laws; why not prevent crime by
rem owing its causes, bv preventing pow
erty, by suppressing tyranny on the part
of the money power and other sources OF
social oppression? ,../......
1t maintains an army and navy in idle
ness and comparative luxury.
Could it not as we'll provide for its aged
and disabled servants, and those depend
ing upon them2
The state likewise collects taxes, makes
public Improvements, builds public in.
stitutions, equips its militia, and main
tains host of officials in luxury and
| idleness.
Could it not also 60 step further, and
build houses for its citizens, schools and
colleges of science, art and industry.
where all children would receive the
best possible advantages Of social and
intellectual culture, beside a practical
and theoretical knowledge in the branch
of industry for which each was best
adapted2
/ The county and municipal govern
ments also collect taxes, make and repair
roads, streets, sewers, etc, build and
maintain aims houses, hospitals and
asylums, pay and equip q host of sheriffs
police, lawyers, doctors, clerks and Other
The Labor enquirer., 1883-12-15
The Chinese Plague.

VICTORIA, Dec. S.-The house to-day
passed resolutions instructing the gov
ernment to introduce bill to restrict
Chinese immigration. The startling
statement is made by the provincial sec
retary that there are 10000 destitute Chi
nese on the mainland who can only sub
sist by numbering ard stealing, which
they have already begun.
The Labor enquirer., 1883-12-15
MEMS & YOUTHS OVERC0ATs

Second guarantee
find outside Of house. We bound every have stock
during sixty prices
weeks ago have ,.I I .r@5 Fl ~
The Labor enquirer., 1883-12-15
YOU CANNOT WAIT LONGER I!

The change weather
who warmly comfortably clothed garment
genmanis day good
You can find at our house assortment Of
The Labor enquirer., 1883-12-15
REDUCED: THE PRICE

Silk Oercoat The simple fact that make this cut
that
the stock the
makeyo rpurchase dsee the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-11-08
Some Buying Boots and Shoes,

Some buying those nice Dress Goods at l2i cents
others buying Clothing, some asking to see the
new Globe Shirt and those nice Undervests, and
others clamoring for the checks at 81 cents, good
and pretty, but the Old Chap can never get up a
about the same thing as swapping gold dollars
and giving your time to boot. Well, Mr.. Sheriff,
have you ever seen the Old Chaps
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SHERIFF,S SALES.

ID virtue of writs offieri facias to me directed
ID will be sold between the legal hours of Sher-
IFS SALE on THE FIRST MONDAY IN
DECEMBER NEXT,
at York Court House, the following property to
wit:
Two-thirds interest in a cotton gin, one-third
interest in a thrasher. Levied on as the proper
ty Of Calvin Whisonant, at the suit OF Herndon
Brothers. (s22o
Rock Hill. bounded by lots of A. f. Hutchison
j. A. Williford, L. D. Childs and others, con-
tanning one-half acre, more or less, levied on as
the property Of D. A. Button, at the suit OF a. K.
Smith and others. ls4.Z0
tract Of land belonging to Samuel w. McNeel
at the time Of his death, situated in Bethesda
township, OH the county line between Chester
and York, bounded by lands of A. S. Wallace, j.
NJ. Kirkpatrick ,J. 5. Mcneil and others, contain
ing one hundred and fifty acres, more or less
being that portion of the said tract situate in
York county. Levied on as the property of John
S. McNeel, at the suits Of w. #. D. Cousar & Son,
and others. 1866
/. All that tract of land on Clark's Fork Of
Bullock's creek, bounded by lands of Widow
Rhea, james Rhea, Robert Whitesides, John Bo-
lin and G. WhiSOnant, containing l13 acres, more
or less 2. Also tract of three acres, situated on
the south corner of tract of 81 acres roods ana
20 poles conveyed to G. Whisonant by James
Rhea. 3. Also tract of l76 acres of land, being
the eastern portion of tract conveyed to &.
Whisonant by Robert Whitesides, containing 276
acres being all of said tract except 100 acres, on
which the dwelling and other buildings of c..
Whisonant are located. Levied on as the prop
erty of Calvin Whisonant, at the suit of Herndon
Brothers VS.. II. I. Hullender and Calvin Whiso-
nant s06o
les- Terms invariably cash. Purchasers who do
not comply with the terms ofsale, must expect the
property bid off by them to be advertised for re-
sale at their risk for the ensuing sales-day.
r. H. GLENN, S. Y.C,
November As 1T
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FORECLOSURE SALE.
SOuth CarOIina--COunty Of York.


IN THE COMMON PLEAS.
VIM. p. Cutler against The Magnolia Gold Mining
Company, A. w. King and HenryC. Wilcox.
DY virtue of Judgment for Foreclosure and
I'D Decretal Order in above-entitled cause, |
will expose to public sale, at the COU RI HOUSE
DOOR in Yorkville, S. c., on
DECEMBER BIRD, 1883. (Sales-Day,)
Between the legal hours of sale:
ALL the minerals Of any nature whatever,
also the right of way, water and wood. contained
on and in the farm, tract or parcel OF land, now
or formerly belonging to Elijah McSwaln, sltu-
ate, lying and being in Bullock's Greek Town
ship, York County, South Carolina, on Bullocks
Creek, adjoining lands formerly owned by Will
liam Lynn, lately deceased, and others, contain
ing
1O4! ACRES, MORE OR LESS;
To haze and to hold all and singular the minerals,
right of way. wood and water before mentioned,
for the remainder of Il term of nincty-nine C99>
years from March 10, 1880.
All the minerals of any nature whatsoever;
also the right of way, wood and water, contained
on and in the property known as the
BROAD RIVER GOLD MINE,
Being tract or parcel Of land situate, lying and
being in Broad River Township, York County,
South Carolina, beginning at a black oak stump
on Smiths Ford Road, thence S. E. on Smiths
Ford Road to line of j. ID. MOrrow's land, thence
with said line to lands of John Smith, thence
back to place of beginning, containing
NINETY-FOUR ACRES, MORE OR LESS;
TO haze and to hold all and singular the minerals,
right of way, wood and water before mentioned,
for the remainder OF a term OF hfteen (l3) years
from March II, $780,
3-All the engines, machines, machinery, tools,
utensils, furniture, wagons, materials for mining
and running machines, horses, harness, and all
the mining plant, goods, chattels wares ana nler-
chandise belonging to the
MAGNOLIA GOLD MINING COMPANY,
In the State of South Carolina and also all the
franchises, privileges, rights and liberties of said
Company.
TERMS OF SALE-CASH.
JOS. f. WALLACE,
Clerk of the Court.
NOyember 45 1T