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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-04-05
A Private School Needed.

Our public school will close within two or
three weeks. Five months is too long i time
for our children, especially those of the in
termediate and principals departments, to
spend their time in idleness. If we mean
to educate them; if we do not wish them to
become synonyms of idleness we must not
allow them ''to run the streets" FIVE months
In the year. Many no doubt will say the chill
dren are tired and do not wish to attend
school any longer. If we are to be governed
by the feelings of the children no doubt their
vacation would be increased to ten months
and fishing, hunting, ball and marble play
ing would take the place of study, doing
chores, dc. | hope sufficient number of
the patrons of the higher two departments
OF our public schoo! will ask Prof Vance to
supplement the public term 10y two
months private school, to justify him in
teaching, and that the session will begin on
Monday following the close of the public
term. / have two boys for the school and
will cheerfully pay s., $3.50 or even s. per
month each, rather than have them idle two
of the most pleasant school months of the
year. subscription paper will be circulat-
ed in few days for the purpose of securing
guarantee of patronage. Be ready o sign
when it is presented.
A PATRON OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-04-05
Tenth Congressional District Conven-
ton.

To the Secretaries Of x. of L. assemblies
Farmers Alliance, agricultural WheeIs
Union Labor Clubs, etc.,tR the I elltA Con.
gressfQnaI District Of Missouri:
YOUR attention Is called to the fact that
there will be convention held in
IRONTON, MO-, ON TUESDAY, APRIL
II, 1888,
at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, tor the purpose Of select:
lag five delegates to the State Convention al
the Union Lah0r party at sedalia on The 9th
of May, 1883, and also to select a candidate
for Congress.
The basis of representation is two Cd del
egates for each county or ward, and one for
each X. of l.. Assembly, Farmers Alliance,
Agricultural Wheel, Grange, Trade Union
or Triple Alliance.
All such bodies are requested to send rep
resentatives. Respectfully,
JOHN GLADHILL,
Organizer Tenth Congressional District I'm
ion Labor party.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-04-05

a runaway occurred at the depot last
Friday. A man from Belleview had driven
up TO the oil house with wagon drawn by
two mules and two young horses. A tram
came along and frightened them when they
broke and ran. One of the horses was
thrown down and run over and badly hurt
The remainder of the team, the driver and
the wagon were not Injured.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-04-05

Persons owning young horses that they
desire to have gelded will please commune
cate with the undersigned, who Is an expert,
having had many years. experience in this
line. Refers to j. NJ. Logan, and Jno. W.
Harral, Belleyiew; and J. NJ. Adams, Bel
grade. JSD. GALLAHER,
mar22-3m Edge Hill, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-04-05
For Sale!

A Half Norman Stallion, four years old
dark iron grey, 1G hands high, very fine.
Come and see. JOHN ii. RUSSELL.
Belleyiew, No., March 2, 1888.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-04-05
Thoroughbred Poultry.

have FOR sale six or eight White Leghorns
cockerels from Michigan Agricultural Colleg
Farm, stock of good size, one year old ant
pretty as pictures. will also furnish Bronz
Turkey eggs, 10 for $1.50; also, White Leg
horn, Light Brahma, Langshau and Ply
mouth Rock eggs, at $3.50 per setting of Is
Satisfaction guaranteed.
Mrs. j. W. DUTY.
kaolin, Iron county, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-04-05
For Rent OF Sale.

Farm of 105 acres in good state OF eultiva-
ton. 60 acres in meadow. Large harm, and
all under fence. At Des Arc station, Iron
county, Iron Mountain RAILROAD Enquire
of Clarkson Christopher Lumber Co., st.
Louis, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-04-05

NOTICE OF RESIGNATION.
10 all persons concerned:
Take notice that the undersigned guardian
of the estate and person of Nancy Hughes
will, at the May Term of said court, to he
held at the courthouse in the City OF Ironton,
the county seat, on the first day of the May
Term Of the Probate Court, to wit: May It'll,
1888, apply to said court for leave TO resign
the office and trust of guardian of said estate
and person. JAMES BUF0RD,
Guardian estate and person Of Nancy Hughes.
IRoNToN, Mo-, Marchs3i, lass. mao
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-04-05
"a The full -blooded Percheron Horse
unnnJTA

- Will stand at the stables of the st.
Louis Ore and Steel Company at Pilot Knob,
for the season, commencing April LIST, and
ending July 1st, 1888, at the rate Of 81Q III
advance, for the season, ut n3S
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-04-05
CLOSING OF MAILS.

Ma1I>-North daily. / 80 P. NJ
g 100 z. NJ
South u 30 2. NJ
- ................S:0 100 P. VI
IrOnton to >Ioodwater via Sand
Bluff. Warren'S Store. Edge Hill
and Goodiand, Friday, e 100 A. ii.
Ironton to Einstein Silver Mines,
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday.. Il 80 P. NJ
JNO. L. T. EDWARDS p. VI.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-04-05
wEATHER SIGNALS

w FATHER SIGN AIS.
No. Iwhite fagl, clear or fair weather.
No. Iblue fagl rain or snow
No. Iblack triangular fae temperature signal
No white flag with black square in centred
old wave.
INTERPRETAT OF DIsPLAYs
No i, alone, indicates fair weat Their, stationary
mperature.
No. ?, alone, indicates rain or snow stationary
emperature.
40. 1, with No 3 below it, indicates fair wealth
+ colder.
No =. with No above it, indicates warmer
weather, rain or snow
No 1, with No 4 below it, indicate fair wealth
eT, cold wave
No 3, with Nos. and . below it. ind Gates
warmer, fair wea her, followed by rain or snow.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-31
ANOTHER RAG BABY"

The old rag baby of twelve and fif-
teen years ago had been dead so long
that it would probably have been for
gotten had not its ambitious parents
brought into the world another malfor-
nation of a similar character. The
name of the second child is the Mills
bill.
The firstborn depended for its susten-
ance on several vague theories and uto-
plan schemes. The principal theory was
that it would be impossible to return to
specie payment until the government had
gathered into its vaults sufficient coin to
represent all its promises to pay. As the
government could not hone to accomplish
this herculean task within the ordinary
life time of a nation the rag baby" was
to bridge the difficulty by stamping a
piece of paper with the fiat of the gov
eminent which should say this looks like
paper but the statute says it is coin.
The good hard common sense of
Horace Greedy, that lifelong advocate
of a high protective tariff, settled the
whole trouble when he 'stoutly insisted
that 1.-The way to resume specie pay
ments is to resume" Sure enough the
government followed this advice and
announced that on certain day specie
payment would be resumed, and when
the day came nobody wanted the coin.
Up to that time the old "vagabond"
had been kept alive by the battle. Specie
payment knocked it fatally on the head,
and it was quietly put away in its little
grave. Now It's same persevering par
entS are making another experiment.
Their young offspring is the tariff child
1t is more puny than their first born
They are trying to ''raise it by hand"
already its life is despaired of. A coun-
Gil Of physicians have been called, and
news from the sick room indicates that
dissolution is near and that the Mills
baby will soon take unto itself wings and
fly away to meet its little sister, the rag
baby" of years ago.
These tender children will be counted
among those that are said to be too good
for this wicked and practical world.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-31
NOT BLAINE, BUT SUCCESS JUST
THE SAME

The letter from Mr.. Blaine to Whirelaw
Reid, editor of the New York Tribune,
which appeared in yesterday morning 5
| dispatches, Is explicit enough, surely, to
satisfy the most exacting critic. That
| Mr.. Blaine was sincere in his first letter,
written from Florence, in which he stated
! that he was not a candidate and did not
desire the nomination, we have never for
moment doubted; but that he has CON
tinued to be, and still is as for that, the
| choice OF a large majority of the Repub-
hcan party throughout the country has
been to patent to admit of doubt, and
while the EAGLE has felt that it would
be Unjust to impose the nomination upon
HIM under the circumstances, it vet
believed that if he were made the unani-
nous choice of the convention that he
might yield to the judgment of his party.
thus deliberately taken i'll council and
publicly proclaimed, and consent that
the party might elect him, realizing as
he must thatit was meant for the party's
and the country's good, and not merely
an expression of admiration of his abill-
ties and appreciation of his Invaluable
services 10 party and country in the
past.
That Mr.. Blaine would have been
elected had he consented to accept the
nomination few persons of either party
doubt; but that his candidacy is essen
tial to the success Of the party no we'll
informed Republican believes, as the re-
suit of the election will unquestionably
prove.
The name of James G. Blaine has been
at all times a nightmare to the Democ-
racy. ana now that his nomination is out
of the list of probabilities they no doubt
experience a sense OF relief such as they
have not felt for four years. Indeed, the
bulk of that following have come TO re-
gard the Republican party as in the same
attitude or predicament as their own in
regard TO leadership; that is, that it has
but one leader and beside HIM there is no
one else who can FIJI that position. This
comes OF the fact chat Mr.. Blaine has
been recognized as the central fieure
his party for the position to which he
should have been elected four wears AGO.
But the attitude of the two parties to-
ward the two aeaders-Blaine and Cleve-
lands radically different That of the
former is bu: the spontaneous manifesto
ton OF the true republican spirit, while
the latter is that of the SOVEREIGN and
subjects, the actions and will of the serf
being shaped and directed by the wish
and purpose 9th supreme ruling power.
Yes, it is definitely settled that Mr.
Blaine viii not be the nominee Of the
Republican party. 1t is also settled that
the party viii 80 into the
Observation-Disclosures with greater ,nanim-
ity and enthusiasm than has characterized
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-31
PARNELL'S TACTICS.

To effect split in the national party
of Ireland was the tactical object of the
Salisbury government in soliciting the
Intervention of the pope. That English
law cannot be enforced in Ireland
against the practically unanimous OPP
position of the people-that, in other
words, coercion is a signal failure is too
manifest to admit conformation. 1t
would be as useless to enact more
stringent laws as to enforce those now
obtaining more harshly if that were
possible The coercion policy would be
of reality if only Irish opinion could
be divided. Divided ct impera was
always the leading principle of the cum
ming oppressor. The pope could not say
anything in justification of the Irish
policy OF the government, nor could he
be expected to disapprove of the prin-
ciple of home rule for Ireland. But he
consented to condemn, although not ex-
cathedra, certain means and methods OF
warfare advocated by the most ad-
fdIOCo ciIiu uCi VI CiiO ti1oiA Sios
The papal decree effected its purpose. 1t
killed the ''plan of campaign" which
never was very effective.
However, the papal Intervention is
likely to do the Irish cause more good
than harm. One Of its effects is shown
in the restoration of Parnell to command
and under him the Irish forces are again
united and occupy a safe and stronger,
although less advanced position. The
skilled tactics of Parnell has fooled the
shrewd game of the Tories. Keeping
his army united and demanding only
what patriotic and fair minded English
men feel that they can consistently
grant, Parnell need only wait for victory
to come
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-31
BURSTED BOOM.

The Kansas City correspondent to the
North Western Lumberman, careful
publication by the way, which has hold
of the business pulse of the country, has
this to say about Kansas City:
1t now comes to the surface that from Is
to % per cent of those who are taking out
building permits do not propose to make
use of them. The idea of these men is
merely to sell some real estate They have
found that the real estate boom has left
the city, for the time being, and in order
to dispose of their holdings it is necessary
to resort to all sorts of Vaccinations.
Hence, some of them will go to the city
engineers office and enter requests for per-
mits to construct massive edlfices in the
midst of some vacant lot. OF course, they
obtain the permit for the asking. This is
advertised right and left in The different
newspapers of the city, and as an induce
ment to buy certain property in the sub
urbs, the item of news is displayed to
would-be buyers, who bite at the bait with
avidity in many cases.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-31
ADISCOURSE UPON MAY,
New York Evening Sun.

New York Evening Sun.
Judging from the month of May in this
year of elections, 1888, Mr.. James Russell
Lowell, sometime Minister to England,
was right and not libelous in denounc-
ing the fifth month as ''pious fraud of
the Almanac CHASTITY parody of real
spring" The sad fact is that in these
climates there is no spring, and conse-
quently May cannot help being an i'm
postor. Doubtless her heart is in the
place, bul there seems to be displace-
ment of the liver. Winter we have often
with us, as witness Blizzard Monday of
recent and very fresh memory Summer
we have often with us, as witness that
day of last April when the thermometer
was received into the eighty seventh
degree. But spring is called and defaults.
In the poetry Of the Troubadours and
the Minniesingers, as in the old English
and Scottish ballads, May is always a
merry and balmy month, full Of the
songs of the merle and mavis and the
soft lallogaggings of lovers. But in this
country, which is hopelessly or hopefully
modern, May is usually gay or gloomy
deceiver, rainy when you look for fair
days, cold when you expect warmth,
and DOMINIC gauze when you are wear
ing woolens No man is properly pre-
pared for the United States May unless
he carries about simultaneously a rain
umbrella and a sun umbrella, an ulster
and a buster. a fur cap and straw hat,
a pair of rubber boots and pair of Ok
ford ties.
May viii soon be gone, however, and
she can't get her gone too soon.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-31

any presidential campaign for years.
The issues are already made up and on
them the party is harmoniously united.
The convention at Chicago will have lit
tie else to do but formally present the
issues and deliberately choose from
among the score of distinguished states
men whose names have been mentioned
tn connection with the nomination, any
one of whom can be elected without the
shadow of doubt. The same may be
said of of the work to be done by the
convention that will meet in st. Louis
next week, but how different the prompt
ings and the result to follow. There the
proceeding Will be pro forma. The issue
is already made up for them, but instead
of being the spontaneous utterance of a
universal sentiment of the party, AS in
the other, it viii be the dictation of the
one man, who will also direct in the con-
struction of the ticket, arbitrarily placing
himself at It's head. Whether or not the
party win fall into line, smother their
own convictions of right and meekly en-
dorse the proceeding at the polls remains
to be seen.
That there is wide divergence between
the leaders of the Democracy and that it
permeates the entire party is no secret,
but that the individuals will have the
manhood, the individuality that should
characterize the American citizen, to
speak and vote their sentiments is doubt
full, but, like the cowed slave, Will re-
spond to the crack of the masters whip
and do his bidding.
This forced put cannot avail them.
Already the conduits have been pre-
pared and at the given signal the waters
of the river that affords the beleaguered
protection and sustenance will be turned
from the channel and the besieging
armies, the people, will move through
the aperture in the wall, down the dry
bed of the river and at an hour when the
enemy least expects it capture the
stronghold and literally fulfill the pro-
phetic handwriting that has been in
scribed upon the we'll of the kings
palace these many months.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-31
THE MEAT PROBLEM.
Its Production and Consumption at
tracing Increased Attention.

"A aper read by II. C. ST. Clair Of Belle Plaiue
Kan, before the State Board of Agricultural
The production and consumption of
meat is attracting more attention at the
present time than any other source of
subsistence for mankind. For the last
five or SIX years the number of cattle
and sheep has decreased perceptibly both
here and In other countries, while meat
consumers have increased; therefore the
proDlem-of what the future productions
and prices will be-is yet unsolved.
1t Is a startling fact that the producers
of meat have been realizing no profits
from their own investments for a num-
Der of years, owing to drouths, severe
winters, short crop of calves. and nu-
merous diseases that cattle and hogs are
subject to. The existing quarantine
laws, recommended by the bureau of
animal industry, for the purpose Of
preventing the spread OF pleuro-pneu-
monia, have. to a great measure, resulted
in great decrease In irnportations. Re
ports from ten different states show their
losses to be many thousands of cattle
from that disease alone. The disease,
best known as Texas fever, has almost
ruined the Texas trade, comparing the
number of their herds twenty-five years
ago and now.
In 1885, statistics show that there were
in our country eight hundred and seven
millions of cattle, and only forty-eight
millions of them owned, raised and fed
by farmers. Ia 1886, there was no in
crease, but great reduction in prices,
estimated 70 be from S28. II TO SIS. - per
head. The decrease in valne Of register
ed cattle during that time was reduced
from SIS, 0o0. 000 to s11, 900, 900. The de-
crease of values in Spanish or Mexican
cattle is from sf2 TO &C. 80 per head. The
decrease was the same in all other parts
OF the world, except few localities,
since 1884; that date shows the largest
number.
Statistics also show that the meat
consuming population in foreign coun-
tries consume now twenty-five per cent
more meat than they did forty years ago
per capita, while the production is les
per capita. Notwithstanding we as a
nation have greatly increased our herd
ing grounds, by adding a number of
territories TO our former limited grazing
grounds. the Deficiencies heretofore
mentioned have not had tendency 10
increase the supply Of meat. Another
potent reason for the decrease is that we
are now fattening and marketing thous-
ands Of one and two year ODDS, when in
former days il was thing almost IN
known
The foreign immigration IS now rap
IDLY filing up our country. Soon after |
their arrival here, they become exces-
ave meat eaters. by observations are |
that now our population Gn the natural
way is increasing faster than calves. l
|; Il true, however, owing 70 the IN
profitable business Of producing wool
on account Of tariff On that article Of
AGRICULTURAL industry protecting the ;
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-31

Children are not allowed to attend
commencement exercises at Ottawa I'M
less accompanied by their parents.
Pity that this local regulation cannot be
enacted into law and made to embrace
all occasions. and especially the streets
Of our cities and towns after night. The
laxity of home discipline and parental
restraint is an alarming feature of our
social economy, the baneful effects of
which cannot fail to be felt by the COM
munity at large with increasing force as
time passes. In many instances, it is
sad to say, parents place higher valua-
ton on their domestic animals than upon
the moral and physical welfare, of
their own flesh and blood forwhile they
carefully corral Cor stable the former
when night comes on, the children
are permitted to roam at will, the par
ents giving no heed to where they are,
who are their associates or when they
return home.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-31

According to the Kansas City Times
estimate the Oklahoma bill is second in
importance onlyto the tariff measure. No
doubt the Times and its ilk would be
glad to substitute the Oklahoma, or anv
other, for Millsl bill as it now rests be-
fore congress and the country. If the
esteemed Times has its heart set on
either proposition-to dismiss the tariff
measure or pass the Oklahoma bill-it is
as good as doomed to be victim of mis-
placed confidence. The Republican
party has something further to say con-
corning the tariff. while the country is
not clamoring for the Oklahoma measure.
The latter can wait. but the country de-
mands that the latter shall be settled at
the earliest moment.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-31
At no period of the world was the
We are living, we are dwelling
In a grand and glorious time;
In an age on ages telling

w drc uNlilS, we are dwelling
In a grand and glorious time;
In an age on ages telling
To be living is sublime
more truthfuIly applicable than to the
present, and in nothing is it more forci-
bly, demonstrated than in the universal
demand for news. The first thing IN the
morning we want to know the most inn
portant events that have transpired all
over the world the previous day and
night. If the emperor OF Germany
slept well, or the king of Portugal and
emperor of Brazil still live, the transpir-
ings in England and on the continent as
well as in our own country. The people
demand the news, they must know what
is going on in all the world, every day.
We are not at all sure that this is best.
but at any rate it is fact, and realizing
this to be the mission of the live daily
newspaper the EAGLE does its best to
supply the demand.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-31

It's none of our business, politically,
but when it comes to slandering Wich-
tia man, as the Kansas City Times did
Dave NJ. Dale by publishing the picture
of some patent medicine quack and palm
ing it off as the likeness Of our honorable
fellow-citizen, IN its Tuesdays issue, we
feel just like spatting back with you're
'nlJtherc
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-31

The Ohio legislature has passed bill
forbidding the selling of cigarettes or
tobacco in any form to boys under six
teen years of age. A similar bill passed
the Illinois legislature year ago. The
enacting of such laws is easy enough to
do; enforcing them is quite another
thing. Nevertheless, it behooves the
state to put an estoppel, if possible, upon
the pernicious habit and save the youth
from its DESTROYING effects.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-31
tary purpose

The Salina Republican just spread it
self last Sunday, that is to say its pub
Usher spread the subject-matter of that
issue of the Republican over twelve
pages, and filed all the interstices with
attractive cuts of buildings and street
scenes Of Salina. The Harpers would do
we'll to borrow, some of the Republicans
cuts for their next illustrated article on
Kansas, and Prof. Hay could get some
good points from its columns.