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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-08-09
FORMS, OF sALuTATloNss.
How Persons Greet Each Other In A
Parts of the World.

How Persons Greet Each Other in, All
Parts of the World.
The most common form of salutH-
ton among the Anglo-Saxons is shak-
ing hands.
M en- usually greet women by raising
the hat, but no two men We're ever
found who observed the courtesy in the
same manner. !
There is no authorized manner for a
lady to return a. mans salute. Novelty
is what the fair sex seeks, and each
one has her own little way.
Peasants in Spain greet strangers
they meet by generously Offering him
one-half the bread he carries. 1t is.
never accepted without great astonish--
ment to the donnor.
Among the French, and especially
with the Belgians, men think nothing
of embracing each other in public. A.
father and son, or other near relations,
often kiss in public.
The Japanese show respect on meet--
ing by bending the knee, though in the.
street they only make feint of so do
ing. This is the general salute, but
there are many. others which are re-
quired from interiors on encounterings
| those of higher positions.
In India the Buddhists salute by low
| ering the palm of the right hand and
bringing it up toward the face, at thes
same time saying: Ram, ram chair
The Mohammedans do the same, but
simply say: ''Salaam." This is only;
/ -, - I~v,, ,lo,, Of
same faith. The salutation is always.
| made, too, with the right hand. to use.
the left being considered an insult.
/ The Chinese have regular code OF
salutations, eight in number, which:
define the proper amount of respect to-
be paid to different individuals. The.
one which is most familiar to San:
! Franciscans is that when at the new
year the Chinaman clasps his hands
/ together, and, gently bowling, wishes.
his friend the compliments of the sea-
son. Two, curious greetings which.
these people have among themselves
are those of asking each other: Have
you eaten riceP" and sis your stomach.
/ in good orderp"
A stranger coming among the Mcors
for the first time would, perhaps, be-
astonished ANA little frightened by
seeing one of them riding at full gall
lop toward him, as if he were intend-
ing to execute cavalry charge. His,
fears might, perhaps. be increased
when this horseman. when almost close
to his apparent victim, suddenly refined
up and discharged his pistol over his
/ head Recovering from his astonish-
ment, however, he would find that this
is the Moorish way of welcoming, a
stranger.
In Germany, however, the reeu}a-
tons are. somewhat more stringent A
soldier. oE meeting the Emperor. has
to stand still, face about, and remain
with hand raised for fronrten to twenty
PAGES before His Majesty approaches to
the same, distance after he has passed.
In Belgium an officer has to-, do the
same thing for the King and susalterns
for Generals, though ten pste@s only
are required for the $tter case. Sol
dierss carrying any tfShg SO that theil
hands, are occupied, salute wiki theil
eyes--that is, they t,nn theitrheea In
:: the direction of the person canning ant
goiag.-G Chicago Meas.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-08-09
PlTh AND POINT.


The trouble with most spendthrifts
. that they spend the results OF other
peoples thrift.
Ito rise from an easy place you
must make 1t hard place. It is work
ing above inclination that counts.
Rural young ladies, when out
promenading with their best beloved,
prefer the bridal path to the public
highway.
"A baby's life is q constant series
OF surprises-both to the baby him-
SELF and to the people who have hum
in charge. Sonservslse Journal.
"A boy in his composition affirmed
that pins frequently saved peoples
lives-by not being swallowed. So
many political theories may save our
country-by not being swallowed
Western Ploacnaa,s.
Keep your promise TO the letter,
be prompt and exact, and it will save
you much trouble and care through
life, and win you the respect and trust
OF your friends.
The ambitious youth who achieves
a measure of fame newer hides his
light under bushel, but he frequent
" gets himself into peck, of trouble.
Boston Gazette.
Mems lives should be like the days,
more beautiful in the evening"; or, Like
the seasons, aglow with promise, and
the autumn rich with golden. sheaves,
where good deeds and words have
ripened ON the field.
-Husband (hurriedly swallowing
mis- breakfast Amy thing new in the
paper this morning, dearp" Wife
Eyes. There was terrible riot. on the
Polo grounds yesterday" Husband
Choking with excitement t-'-Yo GU
don't say sol What was itP" Wife
.During,a ball game they knocked the
pitcher out Of the box and pounded
him all over the field, finally injuring
a player SO he, died on third. Thine
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-08-09
GENERAL GRANTS VIEWS.
The Opinion of Distin guished Repui
lean Tariff Reformer.

The Opinion of Distinguished Repub-
Hcan Tariff Reformer.
with a tax upon liquors of all
sorts and tobacco in all its forms, !"
said an eminent revenue reformer,
land by wise adjustment. of the tariff
which WiH put a tao only ON those articles
schtch zoe could dispense Nth, krsosOn as
| tatTuries, and those which we use more
of than we produce, revenue enough
| may be raised, after few years OF
peace and consequent reduction of in
debtedness, to fulfill all our obligations;
a further reduction of expense in ad-
dition to a reduction of interest and
per cent. may be relied on to make this
practical. Recenue reform, If it means
this, has nay hearty support"
The name of the Revenue reformer
who said this was Ulysses Simpson
Grant. and he said it in his second
message, December 5, 1870. Why is
he not denounced as "a British free
trader" for it?
Again in his third annual message
he recommended that a careful esti-
mate be made of the existing surplus
and that in re-adjusting the tariff the
surplus be reduced $50 as to afford
the greatest relief to the greatest num-
ber." In his fourth annual message
he spoke OF the war taxes as "a vex-
atious burden on any people," In his
fifth message, he recommended " a re-
vision and Qualification OF the tariff
laws" In his sixth message he urged
that the introduction free of duty of
dyes, chemicals and such woods as we
do not produce would stimulate manu-
facture, and therefore be benefit to
home production.
In his seventh annual message he
recommended for the free-list "those
articles which enter into manufactures
of all sorts. ''All duty paid upon
such articles" he said, "goes directly
to the cost of the article when manu-
featured here and must be paid for by
the consumer. These duties not only
come from, the consumers at home but act
as q protection to foreign mldnufactar-
ers of the same completed articles in
our own and distant markets"
Neither Cleveland, Carlisle, Mills,
Morrison nor any revenue reformer on
the Democratic side has said any thing
stronger than this.
Why then do the believers in free
whisky and embargo refrain from de-
nouncing Ulysses Simpson Grant,
ST. Louis Republic.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-08-09

AXE off sl29, oOO, 900 of taxation. and
thereby cheaper clothes and the neces-
Saries of life; Or shall it keep clothes
nigh. levy absurd taxes and give us all
free whisky?
MIR. Lovejoy has seen the point and
has profited by it. There are many
who are following in the same path.
There is an incongruity in the free
whisky -dear-clothes doctrine which the
people do not seem to relish.-Dstroit
Free Press
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-08-09

the pound. yard, gallon, barrel. or
bushel, etc. An ad valorem duty is so
much on the dollars worth. How
can we compare these? How can
we compare a tax of 10 cents
a yard, under one tariff, with a tax
of 20 per cent. on the cost price. under
another tariff? If we knew the for
yard we could do it, but it is only
within recent years that the Govern
ment has told us that-or even in
structed its custom-house officers to
find it out. To confuse matters still
more, the present tariff often levies
both kinds of duties on the same arti-
Gle. Thus, on one of the six classes
into which women's and children s
dress goods are divided, the tax is six
cents a square yard (specific) and 35
per cent. Cad valoremo. But this is not
the oldest nor the most confusing feat
ure about it, for if the goods weigh
over four ounces per square yard the
tax is levied in still different way,
and instead of six or eight cents yard
it is so cents a pound, plus the 35 per
cent. If past tariffs were as intricate
as the present one our task would in
deed be hopeless. But in all tariffs
there are clauses stating what the taxes,
shall be on all articles of the several
great classes "not otherwise provided
for On. o. p.). Into these n. o. p. clauses
are dumped the articles of each great
class which the taxpayers couldn't
think of or were afraid they couldn't
with sufficient accuracy describe in
their proper places. The taxes they
laid on these were of necessity simple
and usually ad valorem, and furnish a
key to the mind of the legislator. If
he laid a tax of 20 per cent. on cottons
IN. o. p" you may well guess that he
thought he was putting about an aver
age of 20 per cent. on the cottons he
did provide for. In the following table
l occasionally make this use of the n.
o. p. classes, but always with the let
tiers attached:
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-08-09
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The figures marked with are the
average rates collected on the next
years imports. All others are the
rates embodied in the law.
The history of the wool tariff needs
to be elaborated a little. Down to 1924
wool was free and cotton was taxed.
Then wool was divided into two class
es, according to value, and If valued at
less than 10 cents pound the tax was
Is per cent, otherwise 20, and after
wards 80. In 1928 the tax on high
grade wool was enormously increased.
For eight years it remained at four
cents a pound and 40 per cent, and
then the compromise tariff began to re-
duce it little. The maximum figures
l have given from 1928 to 1912 are the
highest that could possibly be collected
under the complex law, and doubtless
far higher than the average actually
collected, though that was probably so
per cent. In 1882 low-grade wool was
again made free, and has never since
been heavily taxed. Wool is now
(since 1860 divided into three classes,
clothing" s'combing" and "car-
pet" and they paid last year 80 per
cent, 43 per cent. and % per cent. re-
spectively.
The first tariff was the lightest- 1t
was gradually raised until the war of
1912 broke out, and then it was
doubled at stroke. The genuine high
protective system was adopted in 1916,
under the influence of Calhoun, who
bitterly regretted it. Webster was a
free trader when the tariff was raised
in 1924, but faced about and helped to
raise it again in 1928. This was called
the Tariff of denominations, because the
free traders tried to kill it by loading it
down with denominations, but to their
great surprise it passed with all it's sins
upon it. 1t almost led to war, and did
lead to the compromise tariff of 1888,
which proposed a gradual horizontal
reduction. In 1912 the Wings raised
the tariff; in 1876 the Democrats re-
duced it: in 1857 the new Republican
party had got control of the Lower
House and with Democratic help re-
duced the tariff again to the lowest
y
later they adopted the Morrill,, or war
tariff, and gradually raised it until 1861;
it's EXTREMIST features being adopted
after the war was over. In 1872 they
passed horizontal reduction of 10 per
cent, which they repealed two years
later. In 1882 they appointed tariff
commission, and it recommended re-
duction which would have left the aver.
age rate about so per cent. on dutiable
goods On the Sd o, March, 1888, they
passed a law which reduced some du-
ties and raised others, among them, as
will be seen by the table, those on
glass and earthenware, but leaving the
general average about the same. AL
subsequent reduction bills have failed
to pass the lower House until Saturday,
July 81. 1888, when the Mills bill, free
ing wool, lumber and some other things
and calculated to reduce the average
rate on dutiable imports to forty pei
cent, was passed by vote of 1872 tt
149.-Henry j. Phiipot.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-08-09
| fOllOwS:

The general effects of these various
tariffs, and of the notifications made
in them between times, may be traced
in the following table, which shows the
average rate of tax paid on all taxed
imports for each year since 1871.
There was always free list-always
absolute free trade in many things
but here are the average rates for the
yea- ON the things actually taxed:
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-08-09
SHORT TARIFF HISTORY.
A Complete Historical Review of All Act
Relating to the Subject.

"A Complete Historical Review of All Acts
Relating to the Subject.
IN answer to numerous inquiries /
propose to compile the shortest pos
sible complete history of the American
tariff system. The first tariff was
passed the 4th of July, 1879, the last
one the Sd of March, 1888. Including
these two there have been fifty-tive
tariff acts passed in ninety-nine years.
Most of them did not make radical
changes in the tariff. The tariffs
usually considered the most important
by historians were passed as follows,
and they have all been named, also, as
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-08-09

The Democratic House has sent
to the Republican Senate a bill forfeit
ing 50, OOO. 900 acres of unearned land
grants. The Senate repudiated this
measure and passed one returning to
the Government about 5000, 600 acres.
And yet the Republican party is in fa-
vor of preserving the National domain
from land-grabbers. Platforms ara
curion.. things.-N oskrills ArnericoA
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-08-09

ANY paper with Cleveland and
Thurman at the head OF its columns is
for tariff reduction and reforra. with
out detriment to American labor
Denver NsscA
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-08-09
MAKE YOUR SELECTION.
Which Say We Shall Be the Policy of Gu
Goyerninent2

When you buy a coat, a hat, a pair
of socks. dishes for your table, knives
and forks, window glass, salt, lumber,
nails, hardware of any kind, tools, i'm
plements of husbandry, or any other
of the ten thousand manufactured ar
ticles that you must have, or any ar
ticle that has been transported on
steel rails, you pay heavy tax,
small part of which goes into the Gov
eminent Treasury while the rest goes
into the pockets of men who grow rich
by taxing all the rest of the people.
If you are unwise enough to drink
whisky you pay a tax on that, too, but
every cent of it goes to support the
Government.
The revenues of the Government are
greater than are needed.
The President and his party propose
to reduce or remove those taxes which
you pay partly to the Government and
partly to favored class of rich men
on the common necessaries of life, so
that your. earnings may go further,
your family may live better and you
may put more money away for time
of need.
The Republican party until recently
proposed the same thing. Now it pro-
poses instead to make the taxes on the
common necessaries OF life still higher,
giving the rich monopolist still larg-l
er proportion of what you pay, and If
that doesn't cut down the Government
revenues enough, to abolish the tax on
whisky.
Which of these two shall be the pol
icy Of the Government That is the
question which you will help to decide
| by your vote in November. On which
side will you cast your oallot?-N y
Commercial Advertiser.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-08-09

There is some prospect that the
Democrats will carry Ohio. Chair
man Brice ought to put his shoulder
to the wheel here. if any where 1t is
his own State and Thurman's. The
Sherman men are disappointed SET
and not enthusiastic for the Repub-
lican candidate. The wool issue has
been greatly overrated- 1t will not
make near as many Republican votes
as have been counted on. Ohio is de-
cidedly a State worth haying.-M 7.
World.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-08-09

The Civii-Service Commission
saws that, while the Civil-Service law
has not accomplished all that its most
sanguine friends expected of its prac-
teal operation, sit has shown the
wisdom Of divorcing the subordinate
offices from politics and elections, and
making continuance in Office depend
emit not upon party service, but upon
merit and good behavior. The peo-
pie will sanction this statement. Ii
Mr.. Cleveland is reelected, and there
is no doubt he will be. Civi-Service
reform will be SO firmly fixed that il
will be as permanent as the constitu-
ton itself. Dies Moines Leader.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-08-09

THAT our American workmen
shalt have the full benefits of q pro-
tecfive tariff, all countries have been
ransacked the world over for cheap
labor. Poland. Italy, Germany. Rus
STA, India. South America, China. and
these protectionists are now using all
the convict labor they can get, and
they have sent agents down into
"hades' to negotiate with the devil
for his surplus labor, so that they can
give better protection to ous
American laborers. - Dayton (O.)
Workman
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-08-09
The Only Rational Plan.

The Republican platform. which
makes thinly-disguised appeal on be-
half of free whisky, makes an open
one for free alcohol used in, the arts.
The rational objection to free alcohol
used for this purpose is not one OF
principle but of practice. 1t would be
well to make such alcoholtfree if that
could safely be done. But it would
deluge the country with that free
whisky which the Republicans admire.
1t would be impossible to- confine the
reduction within the limits proposed.
Under pretense of making alcohol for
the arts, every Illicit STILL. and some
that are not so classed, would manu-
facture liquor for drink. The result
would be a flood of cheap whisky
thrown upon the market. Yes, there
is no doubt about it,: leaked at in
every light the Republican plan OF
revenue reduction makes for free
whisky. The only sensible plan that
has been offered or cam ne offered is
the Democratic plam OF reducing taxes
on the necessaries of life.-Boston
Globe.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-08-09
: Tariff reforrn wos,ld have IL

Tariff reform. wos,ld have the
moral effect OF example upon those
South American Statas which may
need it; and. i'm proportion to its
breadth and thoroughness, it would
please the manufacturers of the United
States in position to obtain without
begging an outlet. for their product.
simply by enabling them to sell at
prices whicAs wosfld attract abreign
custom. As much. however, is; due to
the consumers Of the United. States.
We're prices of manufactured articles
lower, this, country would at once be-
come a better market. Prices can NOT
now be Low enough for ldheral con-
sumption. because of tariff burdens
affecting many interests which have
tariff proteetion.-Dntlas (1er.) NeWs
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-01-25
New Lexington items.

A. c. Barron con,emPlates refarning short
y t. bis western hams.
Prof Hugo o. olawsky has been the guest
of W. r Moore for the past week.
Mr.. / : Pile Is preparing for the perma-
nent certificate examination March 18th. 'ss
c. B. Moore. Of New Lexington, has sold
his span of horses to an eastern buyer for a
good round sum Of money.
Our friend and prince of good fellows.
Johnny Iniield Is preparing TO enter prize
foot race Your correspondent wishes him
s.eeeas.
Our friend and collsquial chap Benia-
min Hersch. has abandoned his coal mine
project and is now travelling as salesman for
Meyersdale Notion and dry goods firm
Our quiet village was suddenly aroused
from lis apathy by the appearance OF two
book Agents viz Cox and Harbaugh. both
hailing from Mil Run, kayeIte toaury. "a.
and both esnvassing for The Bepss,fsI Story
Prof W F. Sanner, teacher Of the Trent
school, has abandoned the project Of moving
IN the Herlller farm for the present and viii
occupy the hosse sorEaeriF occupied hY sher-
III NcNillen in New Lexington. ProE axe
welcome ye into our midst
Edward More staunfon Pile has f5rsaken
the Foof Of his parental dwelling to launch
into SsssineSs Is tonsaiaI artist with his
brother Geo D.. of scot,daic, Fayette county,
Pa The community extend TO him their
best wishes and predict for him a bright fis-
fare Boz.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-01-25
HooversVille Items.

Lime haaling is the main business here
E0w
The Hail at the lower end is almost 6n-
ishe.l-
Prayer meeting in the Lutheran church
every Sunday evening.
ILere are eisht nea busy harvesting ice
to-day. Il Is about eight inches thick.
The Disciple meeting closed last Thursday
night, with the addition Of two members
Yes. would say the weather Is cold. If
yoa don't haliege ii. 81 g Hraetf's ta-night,
was the remark of certain lady.
Mr. Geary stanton and family Of Scranton,
Pa, are here visiting friends. He IS a son
in law Of slr David Hoover Of this place.
sleighing IS very good. and Is all the go
here now. The girls ike to go sleighing. but
they Ike TO cry good night. and skip for the
stove. tooo, when they get home.
The protracte,i meeting at 6raeff-s chnrrh
Is commencing to get quite lively. On Sat
urlay evening there were nine sleighs and
one sled load out from this g.acs, Every
tlizg passed of AL Fiatd, until coming home
when one Of the boys sleigh broke which
delayed him for quite while. The four
best drivers soon had the Lead, and the rest
OF the boys came in about fifteen minutes
after Hurrah for Morty Haas.
Hoovesville. Pa. January ., Isss.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-01-25

The regular stated Argument Court con-
vene,i at 10 O'Clock Tuesday morning with
Judges Baer Shaver and Walker on the
bench The bar list was called over and 4
number Of motions were made by different
aitqTgeys. The applications for retail liquor
dealers iicensss es.s i.lea lakeH uP and sew
eral hours we're spent ia tediosisi. ss.9iing
over the names OF the signers TO the various
petitions and "Reminiscences. There are ten
applications before the Court and against al
but three rcmoEsIFanass hase been fled. 4
large crowd. many Of whom are ladies, ara
in attendance and are anxious and eager
listeners to the Arguments made by the al
torneys. A c Holbert. Esq. opened the
argument ON behalf # the petitioners. His
address to the Court was strong one, his
arguments in befalf OF his clients being for
chile and logical. He viii be followed by
W II Koontz. II. /. Baer, and J. II. Thl.
Esqs., in behalf of the applicants A. II.
C9sroth " H. Buppei and Val Hay, Esqs-,
Rili argue az l.Tesi,en On the side Of the
remonsiranis. The probabilities ass tI.as
decision will not be reached in the maifes
before tomorrow night. and what thar de-
cision viii be no man can form good guess.