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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-10-07
POST-OFFICE AFFAIRS.

A Department. which Republicans Said
Could Not Be Managed Properly Elk
cept by Themselves.
The Republican newspapers at this
time are watching closely the Demo-
cratic postmasters, and taking every
opportunity, and making many of
them, to find fault with the manage
ment by Democrats of the post-offices
of the country. In many cities and
towns it is very noticeable. When
members of their own party were
postmasters, these Republican news
papers had very little if any fault to
find, and were generally ready with
excuses for any actual faults of error
or negligence, but now they watch
closely and eagerly seize upon the
least error. and magnify it. This may
be human. or rather Republican party
nature, but at the same time it is
neither fair nor just. While there
may be more or less friction caused by
the changes made in postmasterS all
over the country, the fact remains that
the first eighteen months of this Demo-
cratic Administration shows a general
advance all along the line in the etfi-
cheney of the mail service, while at the
same time there has been large saw
ing in expenses. The official figures
show these facts.
Another matter has had much to do
with the efficiency of the service. This
was the election of President Cleveland.
Before his election many Republican
postmasters regarded themselves as
perfectly independent of the people
and the patrons of their office. So long
as they were all right Wi tn the Republic
an Senators or their own member of
Congress, too many of them regarded
that they had sure thing on the offices
they held, no matter how careless or IN
efficient may have been their manage
ment of it. The moment the election
of Cleveland was assured there was a
decided change. Postmasters paid
much stricter attention to the business
of their offices, and were much more
accommodating and considerate in
their treatment of the people. Their
Democratic successor have performed
their whole duty, and have taken pride
in the promptness and efficacy of the
service, and their assistants and clerks
have for various reasons been spurred
on to increased zeal and energy in thelr
work.
While the changes in postmasters
and their assistants and clerks have
not been as general as is generally sup
posed thousands of Republican post
masters, clerks, ETC., yet remaining in
the service-it is matter of congratu-
lation and honest pride that Democrats
all over the country have shown them
selves capable of taking hold of the
mail service and running it without a
jar or break and with increased etfi-
cheney. At the commencement of this
Administration many foolish Republic
ans sneered and proclaimed that Dem
| ocrats were not capable of managing
| the intricate affairs of the Post-otfice
Department That matter has now
been fully tested. The mail service is
better to-day than it was when the
Democrats took hold ofit.-Des Motaei
| Leader.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-10-07
TURKISH CHRISTIANS.
Proof of the Early Spread of Christianity
Into the Heart of Asia.

Proof of the Early Spread OF Christianity
Into the Heart of Asia.
At the beginning of this year dis
covery was made at Semirjetsche, in the
district of Fergana, west of the Chinese
frontier at Kuldja, and northeast OF
Kokand, which is of great interest to
historians and Orientalists. 1t was
near the ruins of a fortress called Bur-
ana, built of bricks and situated on the
spurs of the Alexander mountain chain,
that DR.. Porjakow found two decayed
grave-yards with numerous grave:
stones, many of which bore a cross and
others chiseled inscriptions. They could
not be deciphered on the spot, both
characters and language appearing to
be quite unkno.. in. The Catholic mis-
sionaries in kuldja believed the charac-
tiers to be Nigurian, while the Lama OF
one of the inscriptions the Buddhist
form of prayer, ON ma honn. 1t was
determined to take several tombstones,
fourteen photographs and eight rather
imperfect copies of the Inscriptions to
st. Petersburg, where they were handed
to the Councillor of State Chwolson,
WHO SOOil NtCldI CS buC SAel4 dScSAo w Nv
Syriac-N HISTORIAN.
It was difficult to decipher, for, be-
sides the age and decay of the stones
| and inscriptions, they contained new
italics not usual in Old Syriac, and also
| quite foreign letters, probably taken
from the Arabian alphabet, and, very
| unexpectedly, some Turkish words and
| proper names. This being found out,
the deciphering proceeded rapidly, and
Prof Chwolson sent report to the Royal
| Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg.
The inscriptions have primarily paleo-
graphic interest, and are further re-
| markable on account of their peculiar
grammatical forms and turns of speech.
| They also give the animals names of
| the twelve years cycle of the Mongo-
| lians. Chinese and Turks in their orig
inal form, whereas these names were
hitherto only known from an Arabic
translation.
| But their historical value is still great
er, for they prove the early spread of
Christianity in Eastern Asia by the Mes
! torians. which was hitherto only con-
| iectured. 1t is true that in the eleventh
| century there was already news of the
conversion to Christianity of a mighty
| Turkish race living northeast of kuldia,
whose Kings governed large kingdom,
and whose power probably gave rise to
the legend of the government of the
High Priest Johannes in Asia, and that
this, as we'll as other Turkish tribes,
was converted by the HISTORIANS is
shown by reports of Christian mission
aries of the thirteenth century, and by
Marco Polo's reports; but till now
| there was no certain proof of all these
savings, and the inscriptions now de-
| ciphered show that indeed the Mes
| torians succeeded in converting Turkish
populations not later than the eighth
| century, for the oldest inscription from
Semirjetsche belongs to the beginning
of the ninth century and the latest to
| the middle of the fourteenth century
| probably 1887. Vossische Zeitung.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-10-07
AN EFFECTIVE SONG.

How Mr.. Sankey Came to Compose the.
Music of 1.-THE Ninety and Nine"
(which of all your solo songs, Mr..
Sankey, have the most effect upon your
hearers?'
s.The Ninety and Nine" / place al
the head of the list. / well remember
how came to compose the music to
the words. 1t was done on the spur OF
a great and exalted feeling. When
was going from Edinburgh to Glasgow
l picked up paper on the train and
came across the words. They at once
struck me az being full of feeling, so /
hid the paper away in my pocket.
The words rang in my ears. At Glas-
cow we had glorious meeting. Mr.
Moody preached from the twenty-thirti
psalm Of David. He touched the hearts
of the people. When he was about to-
close his sermon did not know what
to sing. I wanted to select something
appropriate to the sermon, but found
nothing suitable. Those grand words,
full of poetry. simple, yet beautiful:
He maketh me to lie down in green
pastures: He leadeth me beside the
still waters; He restoreth my soul; He
leadeth me In the paths of righteous
ness for His names sake, as Mr..
Moody closed with them. acted as an
inspiration. hastily pulled the crum-
pied newspaper from my pocket and
sang the words of THE Ninety and
Nine to the music that came to me
then and there did not know how
the accompaniment would go. The
feeling of the moment carried me
through, and / afterwards wrote thu
music. w 7. Mail and cypress.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-10-07
ADDITIONAL FIGURES.
The Speaker of the Last House of Repre-
sentatives Democratic "Extrava-
gance."

The Speaker of the Last House of Repre-
sentatives on Democratic "Extrava-
gance."
AS in some sort a response to the
accusation OF extravaganza on the part
of Mr.. Cleveland's Administration,
which has found place in most of the
Republican platforms this year,
Speaker Carlisle has made public, in
the form of an interview, summary
of the expenditures of the Government
during the past year, which is instruc-
tive through its conciseness. The
fiscal year ending June 80 last is the
first complete year of this Admins
tration. In the usual course OF
things, it should have been a year of
large expenditure, by reason of the
addition of $7,302,O0O to the pension
list A comparison with the year pre-
ceding, however, shows that, notwith-
standing this increase, there was net
saving of S17, 743,000; or, regarding the
ordinary expenditures only, the reduc-
ton in the cost of running the Govern
ment amounted to more than S25, OOO,-
900. 1t is further notable that while
Mr.. Cleveland is denounced in most of
the Republican platforms for his vetoes
of private pension bills which are clear
ly improper and often fraudulent, this
great addition to the pension list was
caused by the prompt adjudication, and
allowance of claims under the new Ad-
ministration. A larger number were
thus disposed of than in any preceding
wear. This, moreover, was accom-
plished at the same time that consid-
cradle saving was made in the cost of
operating the bureau. Every depart
mant, in fact, showed economy in ex-
pcnditure over the figures of the year
preceding.
For the year that has now opened,
july l, 1856, to June 80, 1887, the ten
appropriation bills which provide for
the regular annual expenses of Govern
ment look to still further reduction,
the amount appropriated for the de-
partments being S6,4S6,000 less than
| last year. Itremains to be seen whether
the result will confirm this expectation,
| or a large deficiency be found to be
| provided for; but the experience of the
| wear Just closed justifies the belief that
| the estimate will be found correct. The
appropriations, indeed. would have
been much greater if the Senate could
have had its way; but the additions
made by the Upper House to the
| amount of S13. 900, 900 were chiefly in
the shape OF river and harbor jobs and
unwise pension bills, and had no rela-
! ton to the legitimate expenses of the
| Government Mr.. Carlisle refers with
reasonable pride to the fact that the
House threw out S10.000,000 of these
| Senatorial extravagances. = Boston
| Post.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-10-07
THE PEANUT CLUB.
The Fun Caused by Its Presi dent, Fat
jelly Frenchman.

The Fun Caused by Its Presi dent, = Fat
Jolly Frenchman.
Some young men are so deeply dis
appointed in life at the age Of twenty
that they think the promises Of child
hood broken. At the age of thirty
these same men may say: "Well, it
isn't so bad. It is really what per-
son makes it, after all; so let US make
the best of it, That was the way
with 8 gentleman who died in New
York not long ago The gentleman
was a Frenchman. In order that he
might brighten life, he organized the
.Pea-nut Club" Let no boy for an
instant fancy that this was a club at
which the members ate ground-nuts.
The club was very simple. Each MEM
Der carried about HMM his waist
coat pocket or fastened as :" charm
to his watch-chain--a piece OF ivory
shaped and colored like a peanut
The point was this: Every member
was bound to produce his charm when
ever and wherever another member
should challenge. If Mr.. A.. meeting
Mr.. B., should hold up to view the bit
of ivory, then Mr.. B. was bound to do
the same, or else pay the fine. At first
the fine was one dollar; afterward the
fine was fixed at five dollars. The
fines were paid into the clubs purse,
which for many years was kept fat and
full. Now, this may seem boyish,
not to say silly" for parcel
of dignifed business men, yet
some at the members Ut tbs
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-10-07

Grellman states that in two Hungarian
regiments cited every eighth man was q
Gypsy. The Swedes had a body of them
in the Thirty Years War, and the Danes
employed three companies of them at
the siege of Hamburg, while in 1876
several thousand of them did duty in
the Servian army against the Turks. A
thousand Gipsies were with Francis Won
Perenyi at the siege of Maya Ida. In
Spain they have at different times been
made useful as cavalrymen, to which
branch of service they seem best fitted
from their rowing nature, their love of
adventure, and their unequaled horse
manship. Gipsies have frequently
served in the English navy, and there
were Gypsy musicians in the fleet at
Sebastopol. while Sir Walter Scott
speaks of being at Paris in 1915, when
that city was garrisoned by the allied
troops, and having discovered Gypsy
companies among Russian soldiers sta
toned at certain posts.
So, too, have Gypsy women distinguish
ed themselves as other than dukkerers
and fortune-telling cheats. They have
proven the most wonderful of nurses in
the hospitals OF cities and upon battle
fields; and, by marriage, have frequent
ly been elevated to the ranks of the
nobility in many European countries,
notably in Hungary and Scotland. The
most priced singers in the church choirs
of Moscow, ST Petersburg and other
Russian cities have been Gypsy women.
who have received in many instances
extrayagant salaries, supporting their
families in affiuence and acquiring
notable completeness. Indeed. it is less
singular that this is true than that there
are no more noted singers among them.
Melody is as much part of the Gipsy's
nature as is wandering and out-of-door
life. Music and dancing form their
chief amusement, and, though among
the rowing members of the race you will
seldom discover a cultivated voice, /
have come upon hundreds of Gipsies
from whose threats song flowed as
naturally, as purely and as melodiously
as water leaps from the brown rocks OF
some beautiful mountain stream
Edgar L. Wakeman, in Chicago NeWs.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-10-07
Will Work to Beat Blaine.

The overwhelming success achieved
by Senator Edmunds in the election OF
a Legislature made up almost unani-
mously of that gentleman's friends,
and, therefore, assuring his reelection
to the Senate of the United States for
another term of years. has already had
the effect of crystallizing certain ele-
ments opposed to denomination OF
Blaine in 1888. The fight against Ed
munds by the Blaine managers
in Vermont rallied all the opposing
strength which could be mustered.
After such an Endorsement as Mr..
Edmunds received he will take an open
and advanced stand against the Maine
candidate. Between Edmunds and
Conkling there exist the closest pollt-
ical and personal relations. In the
contest over the formation OF the Elec-
toral tribunal to count Hayes into the
Presidential office, Edmunds exerteu
eyerv effort to make Conkling a mem
Der of that body. Conkling had aroused
the distrust of his party by his apathy
after the doubtful result of the contest
became established, and increased that
feeling later by the announcement hat
one of the Oregon electors belonged TO
Tilden. The support of Mr Conkllng
on that occasion by Mr.. Edmunds
came very near breaking up the Sena-
torial caucus. It was only through the
influence of Senator Simon Cameron
and few others that an open rupture
in the party was avoided and Freling-
huysen's selection as a member of the
tribunal was accomplished.-Phaladet
ohio Times.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-10-07
TIMELY TOPICS.

Useful and Suggestive Hints of Interest to
Every Woman
Winter cloaks, 1t is told, are to be
large.
Short wraps of plain velvet are much
worn.
Blanket jackets, with gold braid trim
mings, promise to be popular.
A new tone of so-called ''artists'
white has been brough out in satins
and silks for brides.
Separate fan handles of wood or ivory
can now be purchased, designed for the
mounting of ostrich tips.
Dresses for early winter will be very
rich in effects. Those in wool are to be
soft and clinging and deliberately en-
broidered.
Sofa cushions are now made in form
of a large plush bag lined with satin.
filed with curled hair and gathered and
tied at one end with ribbon.
To make towel apron take a hand
some embroidered towel in color and
with long, netted fringe. Turn over the
top one-third and make a line OF stitch
ing in which to run the ribbon to tie.
s.,Jewel patchwork is the name
given to a recent English craze in fancy
work for edging table covers, scarfs,
volumes and the like. It is made of
small pieces of plush of any shape sewn
on to a coarse foundation; gold braid
covers the seams when the pieces are
joined.
The increased use of studs by ladies is
apparent The white vests and chemi-
settle fronts worn with the summer
dresses have produced quite demand
for these buttons, and the consequences
| is a large assortment in this direction.
| The moonstone appears in many OF
these studs, others are set with tiny ru.
bies or diamonds, and some are psa.Q
| gold.-N ]. World
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-10-07
Damage TO Public Buildings.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 29.-Mr. Speir,
who went to Charleston as the agent OF
the Treasury Department to inspect pub
Tic buildings there and report to what e K
tent they had been damaged by the earth
gu Ike, has returned. He is now at work
on a detailed report of the result of his
inspection. He says that the Clubhouse
building, which has oeen used by the en-
Sineer and the revenue marine officers.
and the post-office building are both so
badly damaged that they must be en-
tireiy rebuilt. The Custo m-house bulls.
ing is not seriously damaged.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-10-07
Secretary Manning.

WASHINGTON, Sept. Secretary
Manning will not take his place at
the head of the Treasury Depart,
sment ON October 1, but, 1t is tn ought by
those who ought to know, he will be
found Mt his desk as soon as reasonably
cool weather sets in. His physicians
have advised him not to return to WASH
,netou while there is q possibility OF a
hot spell, and he will follow their adj
viee When he d oes return to MS once.
it is certain that Mr.. Manning VIII not
undertake to work as hard as In the past
He will be relieved by his assistants as 1ai
as possible of the merely routine "olA
of his Office.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-10-07
READING FOR THE YOUNG.
THE T-PARTY.

She twirled upon her tip-toes light
Tossed back her tangled tresses bright
And cried: I'm truly tired OF play:
I'll have ea-party to dayl"
She set the table meath tree,
With tempting tarts, and toast and tea:
Ten tiny cups upon the tray,
Ten plates and spoons in trim array,
Ten Iwinkling tapers, thin and tall.
And then the feast was ready all.
The thrushes trilled and twittercd sweet
The turf was tender meath her feet:
Her tidy cap with lace was trimmed
Her tasteful gown was tucked and trimmed.
Nov here am and here's the treat!" she
cried.
But who is there to eat?
I'm very thirsty for my tea, think I'll be
the company.
And slipping now and tasting then,
She ate and drank for all the teni
-MGrgorct johnson, in St. Nicholas.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-10-07
A chief of Police Accused of Biackmai

A chief of Police Accused of Blackmail.
NEW YORK, Sept. 29.-Captain William
f. Mahedy, chief of the Saratoga police
force. was arraigned at Jefferson Market
Police Court yesterday morning and
remanded until the afternoon on charge
of attempting to extort $4,000 from
Gustav A. Laridon, a silk importer.
Mahedy issued warrant for Laridon's
Young son Albert for forgery, and, it is
said, agreed to have the case dropped for
a consideration. The boy was paroled
In the custody of his father.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-10-07
The builders of Republican plat

The builders of Republican plat
forms at the North have this year
omitted two planks which in other
times were regarded as an essential
part of the structure. Indeed, to ex-
hume an expression which has now
passed into ancient history, we might
call them the very ''mud-sills, OF the
Republican political editice. We refer
to the negro resolution and the
..view with alarm plank, which have
heretofore played such prominent
part in the compilation of principles
when '.our friends. the enemy were
wont to air their political faith. 1t
would seem from these omissions that
the Northern Republicans are no longer
in such awful dread OF the bold, bad
Confederate brigadiers, to whom they
ascribe the full purpose of doing many
awful things to the Government and
the country, when the Democrats
gained the political ascendancy.-
RaLeiQh IN. CO. Neacs.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-10-07

The idea of naming little girl
baby Earthquakeana just because She
was born in Charleston two or three
hours before the shaking up is simply
horrible. The poor innocent little
thing may have cried, but she didn't
cause the earthquake, and there is no
sense in tying it to her and making her
drag 1t through life. - eveland LeGdfe,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-10-07

The people are with Grover
Cleveland because he is just, fearless
and mindful of the obligations of his
office, and because he has risen above
the level of mere politician. Wash
jssoton Post.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-10-07

1t is said that Hon William f.
Chandler is among the New Hamp-
shire politicians who think Mr.. Blame
should be laid on the shelf
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Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-11-06
SAMUEL BUDD,
Madison Square, N. Y
Notice Of Sale Of Bonds.

NOTICE. Is hereby given that the Board Of Ed
uSailon OF The city OF Springfield. Ohio, will.
on the I'd day of November, A, d. isS6. az The
hourscf - O'Clock p. m. offer at public saIe a.
. he room in said city where the sessions ~
Said board are held. the bonds Of said board 70
the amount Of fifteen thousand dollars each
bnhd 20 De IN the denomination Of one thou
HaHd collars; nVe thousand dollars of said
b"hGS 10 De redeemable in four wears after
Lhtlr date. ana ten thousand dollars thereof
J." De ftdeemable in seven years after their
date' all OF said bonds to bear six per cent
per annum interest, payable semi -anuuaIly:
interest and principal payable at New YORK
city said bonds to be issued by said board
under and IN pursuance of sections 39S3 and
se4 Of the Revised Statutes of Ohio; the order
% issue SAID bonds having been made by said
board AZ us regular meeting held October Is,
$50 Sald bonds Will be sold at said time and
place t0r not less than the face thereof, and
snail bear date the day of sale, and shall not
Dear interest until the purchase money for the
same Shail have been paid by the purchaser,
ana the privilege Is hereby reserved by said
board OF rejecting any or all bids therefor
said bonds are to be taken and paid for In
cash by the purchaser at the office OF the treas
urrr OF said board in said city Of Springfield
within ntteen days from date of sale
ms notice Is given under and in cOmpliance
with an act Of the General Assembly Of the
state Of Ohio. entitled An act providing for
the sale Of public bonds" passed March "a,
By order Of the Board of Education of the
city Of Springfield, Ohio. d. CUSHING
25Sab Clerk