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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-06-07
ICEBERG POLITICS.
The Ludfcrous Inconsistency of Ohio's
Favorite Republican Son.

Tho Ludfcrous Inconsistency of Ohioss
| Favorite Republican Son.
There ought always to be an appeal
open from the John Sherman engaged
| in frantic pursuit of the Presidency
to the John Sherman unvexed by the
buzzing of the Presidential bee in his
bonnet The .sfavorite SON" of Ohio,
for whom that State exhibits such ar
dent and uncomfortable affection ev-
cry four years, has always a cool and
| often clear head, and is at times hap
py in showing the absurdity of unmean-
ing and misleading epithets and cam
paign cries.
Thus, in 1867. when advocating a
reduction of the tariff Congressman
Sherman said it was simply an alb
surdity to talk about tree-trade tar
if and to talk about protective
tariff is unnecessary because the wit
! of man could not possibly frame a
tariff that would produce $40. 600. 600
in gold without amply protecting our
domestic industry" A year later the
| same Sherman found it necessary again
| to rebuke the reckless and demagogic
| howl of - free trade when nothing
was under consideration except a mod
crate reduction of a high tariff. He
said:
In considering so complicated a subjec as a
| tariff nothing can be more deceptive than the
application of such general phrases as PRO
tective tariff, "a revenue tariff, "a free-trade
tariff" Every law imposing duty on imported
goods is necessarily restraint on trade. It inn
poses a burden upon the purchase and sale OF
imported goods and tends to prevent every i'm.
portation. The expression "a free-trade tariff
involves an absurdity.
Certainly. But if the term '.a free
trade tariff was an absurdity in 1868
Sherman's recent sally, in which he
hurled the epithet ''free trade" at the
authors of scheme to reduce the tariff
from AZ to an average of Sc per cent,
should have been greeted with roars Of
laughter, If a Sc per cent. tariff is not
highly protective, what is it? 1t is
higher than the Clay tariff of 1912.
is Sc per cent. above any thing that
can possibly be styled ''free trade"
Moreover, he declared that the wit of
man could not frame tariff that
"would produce lao millions of revenue
without amply protecting domestic in
dustry;" and yet the proposed Sc per
| cent. tariff, which will yield 1853 mill
ions, he pronounces ga free-trade
scheme" Such performance as this
would seem to support the claim of
John Sherman's latest /biographer, to
the effect that the Senator is a many
sided man and holds doctrines accep-
table to voters of every party, condition
or ultra-protectionists and reve-
nue. reformers, Nationalist and State
sovereignty bigots, distillers and Pro-
hibitionists, blacks, whites, Chinese
and Indians not taxed. Years of Pres
idency-hunting have effaced all trace
of consistency in him. and he is now
before the public rivaling in his politi-
cal professions the auctioneer who
warranted his line of suspenders to be
''long enough for any man and short
enough for any boy" Chicago 1rib-
| aG71e.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-06-07
A Logical Conclusion.

NJ. was extremely fond of the pleas
hres OF tho table.
Noticing one day that his beard had
turned gray while his hair remainsd
black. he impaired the sad intelligeDca
To a friend:
Il am nfraid, NJ" was the unteel-
ing reply, ..thas it's because tou' vo
worked your jaws a good deal harder
than you have your brain. -vMdaS
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-06-07
RELEASED.
ION scrap Of blue is all I know

Aon scrap OF blue is all know
heaven moor, but oft there sweeps
Oeioss the space fair clouds of snow
Sol., oiilowy folds DER purple deeps.
emes come waves of rosy mist
80. PINK steam vapors softly blown
across the blue, by sun-lips kissed.
nays That have wandered from the throne
" 600, to bless a crippled child
vi "nom the sun-god never smiled.
Beyond the window is place
~ mere once day, His eye looks down,
m nand reach across the space
see where His lips had kissed If brown
on. gao warm sun it comes to me
ana nils my little world with light
how glorious the earth must be
since my one corner is so br CHIT
This is my flower I've never seen
me meadows glad with golden bloom
But Just this little spot of green
brings meadow gladness to my room.
can not walk. but one don't miss
30 much the things they've never had.
Ben IS my link to earth, and this
neeps me from thinking things that's sad.
he brought those pictures on the wall.
rms broken vase, that bit of CLAW.
sometimes flower, once a ball
careless boy had thrown away.
no" grand the rich mems homes must be.
When just their s'drift-woodn comes tn ma
And brightens up this home of mine.
Enough to eat, Yes, lady, we
Have suppers fit for kings at night
when Ben comes home, but sometimes he
Don't seem to have much appetite.
MOST always there is orange peel
For desert, or an apple core,
sometimes whole one round and real,
"natcould fellow ask for more?-
We're close to God, we live so high.
Here on the worlds great outside rim.
11eel ITS prayers as they pass by
On their long journey up to Him.
I'm happy, for God bids me stay
Right here with Ben. It's better so
Since have all need each day,
And know all that God gives to know.
My sky might never seem so blue.
My blossom never seem so sweet,
II once saw the grander view
UT meadow blossoms kissed my feet
III once roamed by ripping rills
My crippled feet would taunt me then,
me beauty OF Gods thousand hills
Is naught TO me since have Ben.
What, ladyi You've adopted Benz
Hes such prince of boys, and he
Sent you up here to find our dem
And me-you also 'dopted me-
And there are whole skies full of blue
g. For US, and meadows full of sweet;
Whole oranges and apples too.
And some great man will cure my feetf
I've watched for angels to come through
My window, like the soft-winged air,
I've kept it wide for them, but you
Come up the creaking dusty stair.
I've thought of Heaven until it seemed
under stood its wonderous worth.
But oh, never thought or dreamed,
That God would send it down to earth.
Rose Hdrt,0ick Thorpe, in Detroit Free Pres
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-06-07

You say. Mr.. Smith, said the girl.
in low. thoughtful this-is-a-serious-
matter sort of tone, ''that you have
loved me for five years and have never
dared tell me so until Tonight"
Yes" he replied. Swell. / can not
be your wife. A man who has no
more courage than that would feign
to be asleep while burglar stole his
bsby's shoes
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-06-07
WORTHY OF CONFIDENCE.

Grover Cleveland's Untiring Vigilance,
Courage and Firmness.
Senator John James ingalls,. who is
not friendly to the President, has ex-
pressed the opinion that Mr.. Cleveland
is more phenomenal than Napoleon.
The vitriolic Senator from Kansas
did not mean to be complimentary.
But he was so in spite of himself. For
those qualities of the great French
soldier and law-giver, in which Mr..
Cleveland resembled him. were his
good qualities. Grover Cleveland
possesses much o. the keenness of
vision, the untiring vigilance. the
courage and firmness, and not little
of the audacity in great things, that
made Napoleon Bonaparte the great
est soldier in history.
AS a power in the worlds affairs
there was no accounting for Napoleon,
and there is no accounting for Grover
Cleveland. Both will take places in
history among phenomena Both rose
suddenly from obscurity, and when so
elevated both displayed remarkable
powers of leadership. 1t is hard to
estimate public men with accuracy
during their lifetime, but it is safe to
say that Grover Cleveland will take
rank as one of the most remark able
men the United States has produced. In
1880 the country had never even heard
the name of the man whom four years
later it elected to the highest position
in the world. Called to the head of
the Nation without the slightest ex-
perience in National politics; never,
it is said, having set foot in
the capital of his country until he
went there for his Inauguration,
he at once mastered the multifari-
Gus affairs of the Government with a
thoroughness and detail which. per-
haps, no President before him ever
quite equaled. 1t was thus that Ma
poleon mastered the affairs of the
army and then the affairs of france.
Not only this, but President Cleveland
at once displayed a large, broad-mind-
ed, comprehensive grasp of the great
| questions of the time. He saw the
way the country should go. and with a
cautious yet resolute hand he turned
it in that direction. First assuring
himself that he was right. he has not
failed in the quality of courage which
Napoleon had, and which SO few
political leaders OF our times possess =
the courage to Ego ahead"
The election of 1884, and the result
ing administration of Grover Cleve-
land, have made the issues of the war
"chestnuts." The country has been
moved ahead twenty years in the
march of progress and is to-day
measurably nearer a settlement of the
great questions that are agitating the
people than it was even one year ago.
And the President, in serving well his
/ country, has in the best and highest
sense served well his party. The
Democratic party is a holder, broader
and better party for his leadership.
1t is a fortunate thing for the coun-
try that this mans leadership is not
only not seriously questioned. but has
the unanimous and enthusiastic sup.
| port of his party. Better still. the
convictionis general that the country
will vote, by an overwhelming ma
jority, to give him the opportunity tt
continue and finish the good work hs
has begun.-Boston Globe.
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FARMERS AND TAXATION.
How the War Tariff ssProtects" the Ag-
rfcultural Class.

How the War Tariff aProtects" the Ag-
ricultural Class.
The farmer is told that the tariff pro-
tects him by bringing foreign laborers
over here to work in our protected
mines and factories, thus increasing
the home consumption of farm produce
and creating better home market for
it But in spite of the vast increase of
our population by immigration in the
last ten years, the farmer is painfully
conscious of the fact that he is getting
less for his beef, less for his pork and
less for his grain than he got ten years
ago. While his unmarketable surplus
is increasing every year. the tariff
forces him to pay out of his reduced
income more for his transportation
and more for all the necessaries he has
to buy. 1t forces him to buy in mo-
nopoly market and sell in free-trade
market in competition with the pauper
labor produce of India and Russia. 1t
forces him to furnish the great bulk of
our exports, to bear the whole burden
of our foreign trade, to pay the cost of
Its transportation both ways to foreign
ship-owners. 1t aims to increase that
cost by shutting out importations so
that our exports will have to pay the
cost of the ship voyage both ways.
In addition to all this, whenever
foreign governments begin to retail
late by placing protective duties on
what we sell to them it is the farmers
produce that suffers again. because
there is nothing else on which they
can retaliate. Enormous import du-
ties are paid on all the flour, meat and
ive-stockewe send to the West Indies.
France and Germany levy import du-
ties to protect their farmers from
ruinous competition with American
breadstuffs, pork and bacon. and now
our Consul at Stockholm writes that
the Swedish Parliament has decided to
impose a duty of "a cents per kilo-
gram on pork and 6. Is cents on, bacon.
Thus does the farmer have to bear
the brunt of our trade obstruction pol
icy. both as to its direct and indirect
effects. Free-trade England, the bette
noir of our protectionist orators. is the
only foreign Government that gives
him show. She buys our cotton,
grain and meat, carries our produce
and finds her profit in a vast foreign
trade of which our tariff and naviga-
ton laws have given her almost a mo-
nopoly. Our war tariff period has been
the period of England's greatest trade
expansion and greatest increase in
wealth.
Facts like these are so apparent that
the farmers of the Northwest will no
longer blindly follow the lead of the
millionaire monopolists and trust
barons of the East in their support of
the war tariff The demand for re-
vision can no longer be howled down
by the cry that any reduction of du-
ties which average forty-seven per
cent. means "free trade" and the
prostration of all our industries. The
party that goes into the next election
on any such platform foredooms itself
to overwhelming defeat in spite of all
the corruption funds the robber trusts
can pour into the contest.-St Louis
Post Dispatch
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evil. "
More evil than good. 1 fancy"
Owen wished to say, but refrained till
he should have heard the end of the
story. If he could sit thus for ever on
the messy old log. listening to Louise S
sweet voice. and watching her charm
ing play of expression, how happy he
believed he would be!
Some weeks ago. one afternoon.
my uncle called me from mending
Tommy's stockings. and told me a
friend wished to see me in the draw
ing-room. !. who had no friends. was
much surprised; nor did this surprise
lessen when / was presented 10 the
man who had silenced the crazy Pole
that day in the train. His name was
Mitchell, and he turned out 10 be an
old friend of my unclc's. Rich as
Cree sus and a bachelor my uncle
said to me, with knowing wink.
when our visitor had departed.
Il took great dislike to Mr. Mitch
ell; in manner and appearance he was
most repugnant to me. But thought
very little about him one way or an.
other-why should l interest myself
| i'm a man older than my father? -un-
til, week later, Uncle Thomas in
formed me that Mr.. Mitchell wished
to marry me. I"
.Preposterousr' exclaimed Owen.
Il don't often laugh in the presence
of Uncle Thomas, but when he told
me this, 1 laughed heartily. This
made my uncle very angryP Why
should make game of the offer OF q
man of whom might be proud? l
who would be liz the work-house If il
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-18
Meeting or west-sSansvor Prosby-
For the DispGtch.l

IFor the Dispetch.l
Browns CHURCH, CUMBERLAND CO.,
August 10, 1888. (
The West-H Hanover Presbytery met in
its regular semi-annual session at this
place yesterday morning. This is one of
the two houses Of worship occupied by
the organization known as the Cumber-
land Presbyterian church. it is a large
brick building, and with its fresh coat OF
paint, new carpets, &C., it looks like a
city church. Rev. G. r. Jones is the
pastor. Rev. II. p. r. Mccoy preached
the opening sermon.
Judge Frank d. Irving, ruling elder
of FarmvIlle, was elected moderator.
This is IN accordance with the Presbyte-
rian principle Of tho equality of the
ruling and preaching elders i'll all mat
tcrs pertaining to the government of the
church-a principle which has been more
distinctly recognized through some re-
cent changes in the Book OF Church
Order. The clerks elected are Rev.
w. II. Neel and Elder II. r. Nicholas.
Professor w. W. Moore, d. D., of
Union Seminary, was received from
Ebenezer Presbytery, kentucky.
The usual committees were appointed
and reports received
Some important papers relating TO The
interests OF Arvon church were received
and referred TO a special committee.
To-day calls were presented from
South Branch and Bethel churches,
AIbemarle county, for the pastoral set-
vices of Mr.. z. II. GwmD, who ives
licensed t. preach tie Gospel by the
psesbytery . few months ago. Ar. GSinn
signified bis acceptance q She calls and
he was then examined with view to his
ordination. He preached his trisl SER
mon and then a commission was ap-
pointed to orIiaiD hun and 10 install him
in both of the churches.
Upon the application OF Rev. c. X.
Jones, the pastoral relstion between him
and the Cumberland and Jamestown
churches was dissolved Ho is going to
take charge Of church IN Frankfort,
Ky.
DIR. ". W. Moore, of Hsmpden-Sid-
new, and Elder James M. Blanton, of
Cumberland, we're appointed commits
s1oners to the General Assembly, which
meets in Chattanooga, Tenn, next May.
The.spring meeting of the presbytety
is tobe 10 Fsrmsille On the third Wednes-
day of april.
A committee was appointed to organ
ize church at Rockfsh Depot, Nelson
county.
Acommittee was also appointed to or
ganize church at Stonewall, Appomat-
fox county.
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AIhemnrie County.

Correspondence Of ths Richmond Dispatch.l
CHAhDoTTBsvIILH, August IL, 1883.
A committee consisting OF Judge j..
M. White, Mr.. James D. Jones, and DIR.
G. L. Petrie has been appointed to de-
wise ways and means for inducing immi-
grafton TO Albemarle. The committee
Will advertise by voluntary subscriptions
all farms and lands which are for sale,
and employ other means TO bring settlers
from the North and Northwest into our
favored county.
1t is reported here that the Virginia
Midland Company has paid $500
damages to the widow OF II. G. Bright
well, the maiI-clerk who was killed at
the recent wreck near Orange Court
house.
Much regret is felt here over the burn
ing OF Gsbhardt's horses Eole and Eolist
in the accident on the Erie railroad last
week. The horses were very we'll known
here, having been raised by Captain
Hancock at his farm, Ellerslie," III this
county.
A "gypsy tea" was given by the La
dies Auxiliary OF the Young Mems
Christian Association last night on the
lawn at Professor Gilmore's residence.
Hon. James L. Gordon made the adj
dress Of the evening on the Benefits
Of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton" The "tea will be repeated to-
night. and Mr.. George Perkins will
mako an address.
A lawn party was held last night at
Mt Eagle church, about seven miles
from town. A large crowd WAS present
and the affair is said to have realized
quite handsomely for the church.
MIRA j. e. Pace and daughter, OF
Willis, Texas are visiting Mrs. i. w.
Bailey.
State-Senator Hubbard. Of Bucking-
ham, was in the city on Wednesday.
w
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-18

Ashe Of California. Mrs Loud Of BAlti-
morn, Miss Anderson Of Louisville. Mr.
and Mrs. Royal, Mrs. Thomas Carter,
Miss Archer, Miss Lewis, and Misses VIII
hams Of Richmond.
Some OF the gentlemen present were
MessrS Tom Payne amidst. Julian Bave-
mel OF Atlanta, Eugene Ives and Harrison
OF New York, Darlington, Stern. Cabell,
Ainslie, and Hobson OF Richmond, Net
Ties and Walker OF South Carolina, and
Sellers OF Philadelphia.
After the ball delightful supper was
given by Messrs. Rountree OF Philadel-
phia, Hale and Kinney Of Virginia,
and Buekly, Flack. and Ray OF Wash
ington.
The chspcrons we're Mrs. Dudley Du
Bose, OF Atlanta, aud Mrs. Randolph
Norris, OF Richmond.
Those present were Misses Reese OF
Alabama, Wright Of St Louis, Hill
OF Memphis, Bonwill Of Philsdel-
phia, Coleman of Baltimore, Free
land, Williams, Archer and Lewis
OF Richmond, Lamar Of Mississippi,
aud Bruce OF Virginia. The gentlemen
present wero Messrs. Du Bose, Bavenel,
and Pave OF Atlanta, Flack, Buekly,
and Ray Of Washington, Antrim, Han
newinckle, and Csbell Of Richmond,
and Nettles and Baker of South Caro-
lima
The Growing Hen is again revived and
will give two entertainments of great ele-
gance on Saturday morning and eye-
ming.
Mrs. Edward Mayo is great favorite
of the White.
H.W. Fuller and family, OF Louisville,
are warmly welcomed at the White.
Miss Nellie Fuller, although not yet a
de6utants, is very popular and attractive.
Miss Ashe, Of California, has just ar
rived. She is very handsome.
BOWLING PARTIES.
Mrs. G. ID. Bepville Klein, Of Phila-
delphia, gave a very charming bowling
party Tuesday morning to Miss Fitch,
Of Columbus, Ohio. She was assisted in
entertaining by Mrs Edward Mayo.
Nrs. jock Ellyson, and Mrs. Major Nash,
OF Richmond, and Mrs. Thomas, OF Fhila-
delphia.
Mr.. White, of Baltimore, gave q de-
lightful bowling party and lunch on
Tuesday evening, chsperoned by Mrs.
G. y. Langhorne, Mrs. Boyall, Mrs. n.
NJ. Wilson, Richmond Mrs. Ii. T.
Douglas. Baltimore Mrs. Hancock.
Among the ladies present were Misses
Montague, McCarr, Drewry, Sallie An
dereOn, Irene IAnghorne, HobsoD,
Richmond Ingalls,, Cincinnati; Hill,
Memphis Potter, North Carolina Sell
den, Tennessee Messrs. Mumford, Pat
terson. Hsxall, Watkins, Hobson, Hill,
Memphis Stewart, New York.
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Gonorai Lees Children.
ToYAH, TEX, August II, 1873


To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
Please inform us whether General Ro-
bert +. Leo had sons if so, how many.
This is to settle a difference of opin-
ion between an old Rebel and Yankee
soldier, the Yankee claiming that he had
two sons, while the Reb says he had
only daughter. G. n. FIELDS.
General Lee left three sons and three
daughters Washington Gusts
Lee, president OF Washington and Lee
University General W. II. f. Lee,
now member Of Congress Robert
E. Lee, large farmer ; Miss Mildred,
Miss Mary, and Miss Agnes. The last
named died some years ago.
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rtsE wIuETE.
Misunderstanding Parties-Gernans.
Personals.

tCorrespondsnee OF the Richmond Dispstch.l
WHITE SULPHUR SPWNGs,
August 1G, 1883.
This is o gala-week at the White.
Private entertainments follow in rapid
succession. 1t might seem necessary to
"enlarge the BOUNDARIES Of our enjoy
me1t," but time is found for all the
gayeiy.
One Of the most delightful events of
the season was the elegant breakfast
given TO Miss Mamie Leary by Mr..
james Patton on Monday morning. The
table was elegantly decorated with an
immense plaque OF La France roses in
the centre and trailing wreaths of ferns
and roses. The guests were Mrs. Viii
liam Allen, Mr.. and Mrs. Royal, Miss
Helen Montague, Miss Mary McCaw,
Miss Annie Williams, Miss Maggie Free
land, Colonel Stern, General Anderson,
Mr.. Sale Watkins, and AIR. Scott Car
rington, OF Richmond Mrs. DR.. Dick
son and Mr.. Stllson Hutchins, of Wash
ington Miss Kate Brace, of Virginia /;
Mr.. and Mrs Dudley Du Bose. OF At
lanta, Mr.. Gilbert, Of Brooklyn, and
Mr.. Dickson, Of Norfolk.
DYIIGuTFuL GERMAN.
A delightful german was given Tues
day evening by Mr.. Littlejohn and MIR.
Wildberger, OF Memphis to Mrs. Eliza
beth Gwyn Hancock, daughter-in-lsw Of
General w. 8. Hancock. Among those
present were:
Miss De. Benyille, Of Philadelphia, in
vhite tulle.
Miss Eeech, Of New York, in pink
crepe, Grecian style.
Miss Hin. Of Memphis, elegant cos
tune of pink silk and tinsel embroidery.
Miss Lamar. Of Mississippi, black
lace
Miss Ferris. Of Brooklyn, blue crepe.
Mrs. Samuel Tate, OF Memphis. was
exquisitely handsome in white silk.
The gc1nan was chaperoned by Mrs
Nicholas Gyvn, OF New York Mr.. and
Mxs- TX. Norton, of Louisiana Mr.. and
MIRA Napoleon Ill., OF Memphis and
Nr. and Mrs. Shmerall, OF Louisville.
Miss Nannio Leary is great belle at
the White.
CHARMING LUNCH.
Colonel John George, Of RichAond,
gave q charming lunch Tuesday morn
ing Ut the Patterson cottage. IT was
chsperoDed by Ers. William Boykin
and Mrs. r. II. Boykin, OF Richmond.
Among those present vera Mrs levin
Joynes. Mrs. Thomas Carter, Misses Sal
lilo Mayo, Cullen, Williams, and Anna
Boykin Of Richmond, hhsnbo Of rhila-
de1pbia. C0oka of Louisville. and Van
Wyck Of brooklyn, Messrs. Van Wyck,
McCullogb, Eugene Ives, and Watkins
Of New York, DAvids OF Virginia, Gene
raj Anderson Of Richmond. Colonel
bullock Of Virginia. and Julius Walker
Of South Cxroiina.
The hand ball WIS delightful suocesA
Among tho ladies dancing we're Miss