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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-17
ALREADY CONFINED,

Artistic and nov effects in Dress Patterns.
uniting Style, Durability. and Lownes. Of
Price fullest of Quantities, Perfection OF
Taste.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-17
Kremer's $3.50 Fine Dress

Isl always to be tho wonder Of Memphis
Dres Buyers. II has come to stay. end IN eaeh
Pattern. Every new idea, however xalnao
BILE, will be embodie In Krsmer's GREAT
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-17
$3.50 Fine I'ress Pattern

COME AND BUY ONE,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-01-28
Free and Equal.

General Logan's new bill for the ap-
gate and report on the mental, indus
trial and physical progress made by the
colored race since 1861 is measure
which should be suppressed. It is an
outgrowth of the idea that the negro is
in some sense a ward of the Nation,
and indicates on the part of its author
an indisposition to recognize the fact
that the negro is a citizen as free and
independent as any white man, and re-
sponsible to no one but himself for the
use that he makes of the privileges con-
ferred upon him. IF the negroes are
American citizens, there is no reason
why they should be made the SUBJ
ject of special inquiry. The mere
proposition to place them even infer
entially in the same category as the In
dams or the cattle of the plains indi-
Gates an unwillingness on the part of
some people to recognize the fact that
they are free, and that with every adj
vantage that anybody has they are able
to take care of themselves. On their
own part the negroes should resent this
discrimin alton as tending to perpetuate
the race prejudice and sink their citizen
ship in the question Of their color.
Politicians who have been borne into
power on the shoulders of the ne gro
doubtless find it difficult to let him
alone, but the time has come when all
such meddling as that contemplated by
the Logan bill should be most emphat,
ically resisted. &c hicGgo Herald.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-01-28
CRY or THE FORESTS.

save usi o, save rs from the ruthless hands
That fain would lay us low,
ny up our wholesome moisture from the
And stop our streamlets' now,
save I'VE usi Ye know not what ye do. to kill
-FOUR health, your wealth. your soft spring
Tne thirst of hill and plain.
Re know not, while with murderous band
Are hewn and thinned away.
How soon your rivers with their Aowery
win shrink to miry clay.
Save usi Our unsunned virgin solitudes
rave saved You from decay.
benoid, the dryads of the ancient woods
Lift up their hands aud pray.
Would ye behold your ,nelds to desera
Kissed by no winding liver?
IN me nerce Augustfsun your meadows
To arid sands forever?
o, save us, We your saviors fain would be;
For in our forests old,
Mid murmuring boughs we hold a treasury
More rich than gems and gold.
Here in our mountain wilderness we keep
Our unregarded state,
With ministries as soft as love and sleep.
Early we watch and la q,
To send from granite clihs and caves the
drops
OF heaven in fountain rills
Through avenues of pines ami beacher
copse.
And gorges in our hills
Save MS. We dryads of the western world
we naiads of the streams
From our abodes mid ferns and moses
curled,
Wake from our summer dreams,
And start to hear the woodman's echoine
axe
Far through our clustered shades;
And weep to see the scathed and blighte6
tracks
Far down the forest giades.
We lift our hands, and pray to mortal men
We bodiless, woodland elves,
To spare the all saving forests for We thor
VIII save us-and yourselves!
&C. p. Cranch, IN N. r. Independent.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-01-28
ANEsTHETics.

4
why rhsy Can h Csnsidsrsd Il wsnASIp
fnl value TO Surgeons.
They may talk IS they please. = sid
. surgeon the other day, s.ansesthetics
have accomplished wonders In tho SUR
gical world. =
s.How is that, doctorP'' remarked q
reporter. who had been an attentive lis
toner TO . discussion among some men
Of medicine.
1 ''Just this: Formerly. in the amputa-
ton Of . limb, for instance, the time
was reckoned By seconds; now sur
geon can take as much time as he
wants Then it required extraordinary
skill and nerve on the part Of the oper-
ator. Now any good ordinary physi-
clan can work successfully because he
has the time and can explore success
fully. A surgeon amputating . limb
now can have Eve or six assistants
one to administer the anmsthetic, the
others to handle 4 certain instru-
ments, and others to attend to
bandages, sewing, ETC., and the
chief proceeds with absolute accuracy.
The surgeons now have means of fore
ing the blood in the limb up into the
body by means of q series Of rubber
bands and then adjusting an apparatus
at the hip which keeps it there. Form
erly the loss of blood was the great diff
Guilty to contend with. This part Of il
is now comparatively easy matter.
In the olden time there was great
trouble about fastening up the arteries
oSince the anmsthetics have come into
use the surgeon takes his time and ties
up the main artery and number Of
smaller ones quite successfully. Then
the flaps are sewed together and the OPP
GRAFTON is over. Meanwhile, the patient
has suffered no pain whatever.
"Did / understand you to say that
under the old regime it required more
skill than at presentPn
..In a mechanical sense, yes. When
the work had to be done SO quickly it re-
quired a man of wonderful skill and
steady nerves, as well as of perfect
knowledge of the parts into which he
was cutting. Certainly, man even
now must understand anatomy, but it
does not require such positive mechani-
cal skill to make successful amputa-'
ton - Cincsnnati Enquirer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-01-28
SPECIALLY FOR WOMEN.

Delicate Fancies I'm Embroidered Under.
wear and Cashmere Petticoats.
Short under petticoats, daintily and
deliberately made, are very much the
fashion just now, and some of them are
marvels in the way Of embroidery and
lace and ribbon trimmings. The more
useful, if not loveliest ones, are made of
very fine flannel in soft, pale shades OF
pink, blue and creamy white. Tho
seams are all felled and feather stitched
with silk or some contrasting color, and
the hem and the band, which is Of mar
row ribbon or silk braid, with long ties,
are similarly finished. Then there is at
least one lace rufiie added to the foot,
and sometimes ruffles upon rufles in
overlapping ruches. Wooden lace may
be used or the fine Medicis and torchon
varieties, or if a single band Of lace is
used it is exceedingly pretty crochettad
or knitted of the very finest split
zephyr the color of the flannel But
whatever kind of lace is used it is run
in the most open meshes, with fine rib
bons, matching in color the silk used in
the feather stitchings. Then there are
fine cashmere skirts, with satin faeings
ana musings, ana SILK unread EN-.
broideries in bands or in separate
flower clusters placed near the foot Of
the front and side breadths.
A particularly elaborate and elegant
little petticoat is Of pale cameo pink
cashmere, with white satin facings and o
quilted border of white satin six
inches deep. A narrow double rufi1e
Of lace falls from under the border
and above it on the front and side
breadths clusters of roses are embroi-
dered of white silk, mixed with the
finest of seed pearls. The most FASH
ionable skirts, however, are of fine
white surah silk, ornamental with
groups OF tucks and innumerable frills
Of Valenciennes lace or fine embroi.
deries Of silk alone or mixed with
tinsel The embroideries are sometimes
in q pale color and delicately tinted
ribbons may be run through the lace
fiounces or frills, but the skirts par
excellence are those all in white and are
SO extremely delicate and dainty that
only those of unlimited wealth can at.
ford to wear them ordinarily. Boston
Herald. .,, .. -
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-01-28
DEMOCRATIC ITEMS.

The Republican journals which
are SO indignant at the refusal OF the
Supreme Court of Ohio to go behind
the returns should moderate their rage.
The year 1876 furnished an eminent
precedent for such action.-N. r
World
Civil Service Examiner-H .
profit of two millions of dollars can be
realized from thirty years in Congress
at salary of s., 600, how much can be
made as acting Vice President in three
years at a salary of $8,000p Applicant
II am sorry, sir, but have never
studied political economy.-N. T. San.
'sThose who expect me to an
tagonize the National Administration
will be disappointed. That Admins
tration needs no defense at my hands.
It is administering the Government
wisely, safely, successfully and to the
satisfaction of the people. OF Presi-
dent Cleveland's honesty, courage and
true Democracy there can be no ques-
ton. / had the honor of being ASSOC
ciated with him in the State Govern
ment for two years, and our relations
were and have ever since been of she
most pleasant and cordial character. I
respect his sincerity of purpose, his
sterling integrity and party fealty. -
Gouernor Hill, at tie late Nesc Fork
banquet
-Governors Hills view of Civil
Service reform is that of practical
man, not of the closet theorist. He
declares the selection of public servants
on the GROUND of merit to be the safe
guard Of popular rights; but he also
points out that this does not conflict
with the principal, indispensable in q
popular Government that heads of de-
partments and others charged with the
execution of administrative policies
should be men in accord VI it'll the Chief
Executive or administrative officer in
trusted for the time being with the ex-
ecution Of the popular will expressed
through the ballot box. The Civil
Service statute, as he views il, applies
solely to official places calling mainly
for clerical ability or other expert
qualifications which competitive exam
nations may determine.-M r San.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-01-28

restlessly up and down with his hands in
his pockets and his eyes bent upon the
floor.
Windsor" he finally broke out, 81
suppose you've heardp''
ssNo. Whatp''
my home must go! It's all up!-
'What do you mean?''
''It's all up, I say. I've done what I
could to weather the storm. Twas no
use-no use."
''Why, Brigham. old fellow. why
didn't you come to map
''No-no! / can't receive favors."
'sI'm thunderstruck!" he
wasn't; all Brigham's friends had fore
seen this. ssAnd Mrs. Brigham-how-
does she bear itp''
ssWhy, Windsor, she's all the comfort
have. She positively makes holiday
ont ofit-taiks of light housekeeping in
two rooms, and of-giving art lessons.
She has all the pluck! I am the baby, !"
and he quite broke down.
Others coming in interrupted. When
once more alone Windsor began with a
somewhat awkward hesitation.
brigham, you know I've always said
said man was-was a fool to marry!
Il
Brigham interrupted him with a flash
of anger. s.See here, Windsor, want
none of that! If you have any of your
cursed philosophy to apply to this case
please bestow it on the man who, from
the first, deliberately and persistently
and with full knowledge lived beyond
his income''
"But-but," protested Windsor.
ssYou've ALWAYS croaked. Windsor.
You set me down as fool, and st. Leger
down as fool. / bore it as long as it
seemed only ludicrous, but now that it is
insolent I don't propose to bear it any
longerr' And bang went ledger,
while Brigham turned from red to white
and from white to red.
But" stammered Windsor, 'syou
quite misunderstood me. You won't
listen. mean quite another thing-let
me tell you! I was only going to con-
fide in you something regarding myself.
I wanted to say-hold on, Brigham - as
the wrath showed signs of further effer-
vescence.
Brigham shut his lips with a black
scowl. Windsor continued: 81 wanted
to say that, though have rallied good
deal about women-about MARRIAGE
am-well-I am, that is, propose to
marry myself"
Brigham stopped short in his excited
pacing; his face relaxed, broke into a
wondering smile, and then into broad
laughing-in short, into genuine,
hearty, old-fashioned outlaw. St. Leger,
happening just then to push open the
door, come upon an errand of condo
| lence, was amazed 1t took some time
| before Brigham could find voice to say:
"St. Leger-think of it! o, Jove!
what a state of thingsr' Then more
laughter.
''Are you demented, Brigham? Your
troubles have turned your head"
''No, I'm not demented. There's the
the demented OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
St. Leger-he's going to be married?'
They surrounded Windsor; they flung
his old saws at him; they looked lugu-
brious; they laughed.
But Windsor! He was married to
| Grizzie the next June.-Chicago Trib-
|
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-01-28
DEMOCRATIC MINORITY.

The Duty OF vigorously UNFOLDING Presi-
dent CleveIand's Observation-Disclosures
to Party Principle with the Popular En-
couragement. ~;
Next in importance to the approach
ing discussion of the silver question
will be the debates which we are told
the Republican Senators win direct
against President Cleveland's nomina-
tons.
The fact that the White House is now
inhabited by Democrat has made no
change in the feelings of those gentle
men as to their responsibilities under
the Constitution They must still adj
wise the President upon certain ques-
tions just as though he were pure
blooded Republican. and give their con-
sent to his proceedings as they think fit.
But what is expected to make pecu-
liar stir among the Republicans while
debating the new candidates for Office,
and to produce an energetic and sol
emn exhibition of eloquence, will be
special keepers of the Civil-Service law
and the appointed promoters of its
spirit and extension. 1t was invented
anu cuou0ihCo ny ehCAA POI W, 1hO ohVy
must look after its interests; and the
way to do this will be to keep the Re-
publicans in and prevent the represen-
tatives of the Democrats from taking
their places.
1t will devolve upon the Democratic
Senators, in the event of such an at
tempt, to resist it with the greatest
vigor and indignation. Besides sus-
tanning the action of the President by
following this course, they will be bat
Ting for one of the most fundamental
principles of Democracy. This is that
the people have the right, through their
proper representatives, to choose their
own agents of Government, and that
the expressed wishes of a popular ma
iority must be fully and faithfully OBJ
served. It was the intention of the
Democratic majority in 1884 to take the
control of the Government from the
Republicans into their own hands; and
this desire must be respected now and
furthered by every justifiable exertion
possible on the part of the Democratic
Representatives. The fact that Mr..
Cleveland regards himself as in some
way the chosen Magistrate of the whole
people, and in consequence as not hold
ing precisely the same relations to the
Democracy as Democrats elected by
narrower constituencies, should not
lessen whit the intensity of that
party's Senators in their devotion to its
principles, or weaken their determine
ton to stand immovably for their
party's rights against the assaults OF
its enemies. They must fight for the
Democracy and against the humbug
pretensions of the Republicans at every
opportunity that is afforded.
In such contest they will have the
people at their back.-N. Y. Sun.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-01-28
MEXICAN AFFAIRS.
A Few Words About Capital and Taxes In
Our Sister Republic.

A Few Words About Capital and Taxes In
Our Sister Republic.
A leading Mexican statesman est.
mates the uninvested capital here in the
City of Mexico alone at $50. 900, a
sum big enough to have built the Gen.
trail Railway and left enough to drain
the valley of Mexico in the most thor
ough manner and after the costliest
plans. All through the large cities of
the republic this strange fact appears
again and again, the actual possession
Of large sums with no disposition to in
vest. This lack of the desire to coop
crate, to get up stock companies for the
development of the National resources,
may be attributed to several causes. We
know that in Spain, from which country
Mexico has inherited some very bad
financial traditions, the spirit of CO.
operation does not exist, and that
Spanish railways, mines and banks
are largely owned by English and
other foreign capitalists. do not
assert this as an absolutely universal
fact, but admit cheerfully that some
Spaniards have genius for business,
as the commercial success of many of
them here shows enthusiastically. But
. in Spain it is still quite the correct
thing to do ones own banking, and
to make ones deposit in strong box or
under the tiled floor.
Then another bad legacy from Spain
to Mexico is the absurd taxation system,
which has for its aim to hit every dol
lar in process of transfer in trade,
and knock bit out of it as percent
age for the Federal, State or munich
pal Government. Land is insufficient
ly taxed, houses are not taxed as they
should be, but the burden rests on i'm
ported goods, and on sales of mer-
chandise and country produce. The
man rich in lands and estates gets
off with comparatively light bur-
den. Here in the City of Mexico,
stores and houses are not taxed only
when rented. That is, the lease has
to pay certain percentage monthly
to the municipal Government. What
is the resultp That rents are extor-
tionate, for the landlord with an empty
house Or store only loses the interest on
his investment when his premises are
vacant and has no taxes to pay until a
tenant comes along. Naturally, the
landlord is stiff in his prices. These
high rents add materially to the cost of
uVlng mere, ana 1 SnOulu eSJlmate tnat
maintaining household at this capital
is thirty-three pei. cent more expensive
than in Boston. There is abundant
room in the Valley of Mexico for town
sites for delightful suburbs. but
the suburban towns are few and
the city landlords have the whip in
their hands. Rents have materially adj
vanced since the completion of the Cen
trail Railway, for the railway .'boom"
gave the city real estate owners highly
inflated idea of the value of the proper
ties. They haven't got over that notion
yet.
When Mexican gets rich about all he
can do with his money is either to build
and rent houses and stores, or become a
usurious money-lender, the latter an oc-
cupation which, thanks to the IMPROVE
dence of many of the people, pays well.
Cor. Boston Herald.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-01-28
How an Antelope Escaped.

Doctor Livingstone told of aman who.
while stealthily approaching rhinoce-
ros, happened to glance behind him and
found, to his horror, that a lion was
stalking him. He only escaped by spring.
ing up tree like cat. This is brought
to mind by recent experience of q
hunter in Africa. He was attempting to
steal upon an antelope, when he sudden
" became aware that two lions were
hunting the same creature. The lions
were crouching in the grass between
him and the animal, and their whole at
tention was directed to that animal. Tho
opportunity was too splendid to miss,
and in spite Of the odds and the danger.
the man attacked the lions. His first
shot went straight to the larger lions
heart. Then, as the other beast, turn
ing, came at him, he shot again, staying
the second lion, also. As for the ante
lope, it was soon over the hills and tar
aWay.- Golden Days.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-01-28
coNGREssMAN BELMONT.

why the Friends Of the s. Plum ed Knight"
Are Fiery Mad at the "Young Polo
Z Player from New York.
With signal faulty the followers of
James G. Blaine expose their sores by
making an cutlery against Perry Bel
mont's receiving the craftsmanship of
the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
They will never forgive him for having
made spectacle of Mr.. Blaine when
he appeared as witness before the
Committee on Foreign Affairs in 1882.
say that Belmont achieved prominence
only "when great man like Blaine
condescended ito wipe his boots upon
him." but the fact remains that Bel
mont came out of the encounter with
honor, while Blaine's reputation re-
ceived no tarnish only because it was
already so darby spotted. Through
out his examination in that investiga-
ton Mr.. Blaine played the part of a
bully and braggart, and continually
sought to evade discriminating himself
by insulting his examiners. Instead of
answering pertinent questions he de-
ivered TRADES against the impertin-
ence and boyhood of Mr.. Belmont.
But the young member of Congress
stuck to his points with dog
ged persistence that provoked Mr..
Blaine to pitiable rage. One thing
Mr.. Belmont could not ascertain, and
that was what became of some of the
records of the State Department relat-
ing to the Chili-Peru affair, which had
disappeared. They have never turned
up, and until they do Mr.. Blaine must
rest under the suspicion of having spir-
tied them away with the same purpose
as induced him to appropriate the Null
igan letters. That Investigation, in
which Mr.. Blaine was held upon the
gridiron of cross-examination by the
s.young polo player disclosed the
fact that as Secretary of State he had
sought to take advantage of the war
between Chill and Peru to further the
settlement of baseless private claim.
To this end he dismissed faithful min
lister and appointed one after his own
heart who took with him two sets of
instructions. For more than six months
ssthe most pressing service" of Amer
lean diplomacy in South America was
prostituted to the benefit of pri-
vate claim; and the ultimatum Of
the United States represented to be
that by no treaty of peace should there
be cession of territory to Chill by
Peru, in disregard of the rights of Mr.
Landreau, an alleged American citizen.
Throughout the Investigation Mr..
Belmont showed q familiarity with the
subject and grasp Of the principles in
foreign relations remarkable in SO
young man. He has had two years
experience since on the committee Of
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-01-28
Where Lynch Law Came From.

A curious fact is that although the
lynching Of Henry Mason (coloreD re-
Gently, for the murder of Mr.. Hammers
ley, is the first occurrence of the kind in
Campbell County, the very name of
"lynch law" was derived from q native
of that county. old Colonel Lynch, who
was in the habit of administering sum-
mary punishment to marauders and
miscreants of every description without
paying any attention to the ordinary
processes of law. Hence he was called
Judge Lynch" and this, it is said, is
the true origin of the terms '.lynching'
and ..lynch law. "-LyacAbnrg (Ha.)
NesUs.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-01-28
a Powerful Revolt.

A smokers revolt has arisen in Italy.
The Government has laid an extra heavy
due on the better brands Of tobacco in
order to reduce the salt tax, and cigars
and cigarettes have correspondingly
risen in price. As ordinary tobacco Is
sold at former rates, smokers in sew
eral large Italian towns have decided
only to smoke pipes, and thus defeat
the Government; and in Florence Q
regular s.Pipe Society has been formed.
whose members vow to abjure all cigars
and cigarettes This movement recalls
the days of Austrian dominion in Milan,
when patriotic natives refrained from
smoking altogether so as not to benefit
the oppressor's revenue.-M r. Post.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-01-28

modern mechanics hava accomplishcds
in effect at least. They have not exactly
transmitted base metal into gold, but
they are making polished iron jewclry
chat i a ATTRACTIVE in appearances =
gold filirree. The iron ID highly pol
shed and reflects light like diamond
CHICAGO Times.