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Iron County register., 1888-07-19
FOR OUR YOUNG READERS.
MERlTED HoNoRs.

or course you are proud that your fathers were
good:
'Tis pleasure to know they were great
In the field, on the bench, or In science of art,
Or as leaders in matters of state.
But ne all should remember our ancestors
fame
Is not for their children to wear;
To the fame of the great man the family name
Is the only legitimate heir.
The fame that is yours is the fame you have
won;
II you've not won ityet, look ahead.
But don't claim an honor because you're the
or ancestors centuries dead.
OF proud ones who lived on the fame of their
sires
Examples in plenty are found:
Like the turnip and pa-snip. they seem not to
know
That the best of them lies underground.
Look ahead to the future-the pastis not yours
For your prize trust the future alone.
The fame of the past is another's reward;
Make the yield of the present your own
Inherited titles of honor are vain.
In the heat of Fame's handicap chase
The plain man looks forward, the noble looks
back,
And oftentimes loses the race.
Look forward. toll onward; and when in the
Well-merited honors you've won.
Be proud that your claim to the prize did not
lie
In beng Somebody son.
r. W -he-Alpine, in Horper's Young People
Iron County register., 1888-07-19
THURMAN'S HONESTY.
How the Old Roman Defeated Jay Coz
and the Bold Lobby.

How the Old Roman Defeated Jay Gould
and the Bold Lobby.
One of the chief acts of Judge Thur
mans Senatorial career was the secur-
ing of the passage of the Pacific Rail-
road Sinking Fund act. 1t will be re-
membered that the efforts of Gould and
Huntington were concentrated upon
the Senate. Stanley Matthews had
charge of the bill Gould and Hunt
ington were in Washington in person.
Gould had chosen to dismiss for a time
his parliamentary agents" and had
himself undertaken the task of calling
personally on Senators and endeavor-
ING to convince them by the ingenious
and plausible arguments of which he
is master to support the amendments
which would practically nullify the
Thurman bill.
The agents of Gould and Hunting
Senate, to which, under the rules OF
that body, they could have access only
by the introduction of some Senators.
They were confident of forty votes
to defeat the bill. Senator Thurman
expected to pass the bill by midnight.
There were indications of an at
tempt at filibustering by its OPP
ponents and many amendments
had been offered. Mr.. Thurman
was seen to have upon his desk a
roll-cal of the Senate. He rose and
said that he understood that the op-
ponents of his bill were confident OF
victory; that he had, in fact. then upon
his desk roll-call of the Senate with
the names checked upon it of the Sem
| ators who, he was well advised, were
relied upon by the agents of Gould
| and Huntington to vote nay. There
was intense interest in the chamber.
MIR. Thurman did not read that roll
call or tell where he got it. He simply
said that as the voting on the amend
ments proceeded he should watch it
with great interest to see how well it
Tailed with the list with which he had
/ been furnished.
| There certainly was CONSERVATION in
the ranks of the lobby. The voting
began. The forty promised votes upon
that tally sheet dwindled to eighteen.
The bill was passed. Thurman put
his mysterious roll-call into his pocket.
Iron County register., 1888-07-19
pEMocRAIIc eRowTH.
A Chart Showing the Progressive Chang
by States Since 1879.

| A Chart Showing the Progressive Changes
by States Since 1874.
Mr.. Samuel j. Tilden, before his
nomination for the Presidency, be-
lieved that the country had become
Democratic, and fixed 1872 as the date
of the change. The results in 1876 and
since show the accuracy of his calcula-
tions. Fourteen States have given
their electoral votes to the Democratic
candidates in the elections of 1876,
1880 and 1884, and II have been Demo-
cratic in both 1880 and 1884, while in
1884 the number of Democratic States
had increased to 20.
The Democratic gain in States with
resulting Republican loss has been
steady since 1876. In that year 21
States were counted for Hayes as against
IL for Tilden; in 1880 it was tie be-
tween Hancock and Garfield, 19 States
voting for each; in 1884 Blaine had only
1S States against 20 for Cleveland.
The States that have voted the Re
publican National ticket "without a
break" since 1860, are Illinois, Iowa,
(Kansas since 1864, Maine, Massa-
chusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, (Ne-
braska since 1868. and Nevada since
1864, New Hampshire, Ohio, Penn
sylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and
Wisconsin-12 without Kansas, Ne
braska and Nevada, which have been
Republican in all National elections
since their admission as States. Cali
fornia has been Republican since 1860,
except in 1880; and Oregon except in
1868.
The States which either were or be-
came Democratic in 1876, and have re-
manned SO, are Alabama, Arkansas,
Delaware. Florida counted for Hayes), {,
Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana counted
for Hayes), Maryland, Mississippi,
Missouri, New Jersey. North Carolina,
(South Carolina counted for Hayes,
Tennessee. Texas, Virginia and West
Virginia-14, without Louisiana, Flor
ida and South Carolina. New Jersey
has been Democratic since 1860, ex-
cept in 1872. New York voted for the
Democratic ticket in 1868, 1876 and
| 1884. Connecticut and Indiana were
Democratic in 1876 and 1884; and
Nevada and California in 1880. The
following chart exhibits the progress
sive changes by States since 1872:
Iron County register., 1888-07-19
CRUEL PUNISHMENTS.
How Chinese Prisoners Are Flogged and
Their Ankles Broken.

How Chinese Prisoners Are Flogged and
Their Ankles Broken.
We mentioned some days ago that
an old prisoner who had levied black
mail ON a new prisoner in the Che
hsien's Jail, and had flogged the new
prisoner for refusing to pay, and also
a man who was supposed to have in
formed the che-hsien of these pro-
ceedings. The Hupao now says that
the che-hsien OR magistrate, on taking
his seat in court on Monday, first had
the building well guarded by braves
and runners. and then sent for the
prisoners in his jail-there were
twenty-three confined therein patches
of four at time. The first four said
that they had nothing to do with the
trouble which had occurred, but that
the jailer in charge of the prison had
induced the old prisoner and leader to
demand money of the newcomer, and
on his refusing had flogged him. Two
more patches of four each and one of
seven gave the same reply, when the
remaining four, among whom was
the leader, was sent for. The leader
said he knew his crime had
been great and he left himself
in the hands of the che-hsien.
who might do what he pleased with
him, and the other three men said the
same. The new prisoner, who had
been fogged, was then brought in and
interrogated, when he stated that the
jailer had on two occasions asked him
to pay money, saying that he knew his
family were well off, and that, on re-
fusing, he was fogged by one OF the
prisoners. and that friend who called
on him was dragged into the prison
and fogged, and he identified the
prisoner who had f1ogged him, who
was not the leader.
The che-hsien thereupon ordered
the leader to receive 1000 blows with
the rattan and 900 with the bamboo;
a second man 1000 with the bamboo
and 1900 with the rattan; third l 200
with the bamboo and the fourth 1000
with the rattan. These punishments
were inflicted in the courtyard, and in
addition the foot of the chief was placed
on stone, and he received thirty-three
blows with an iron hammer on the
ankle, and the second. who had flogged
the new prisoner and his friend, got
fifty blows with the same hammer on
the ankle. Both mems ankles were
broken and the men tainted under
the punishment. The other two
were kept knee1ing during this
time. This took place between
five and six o'clock in the aft
ernoon, and it is said the men whose
ankles had been thus hammered were
insensible until 9 o'clock. Three o1
the men were placed in cages, and
yesterday morning the leader, who
could not walk, was carried before the
magistrate, who is preparing a special
cell for his detention.
The header is, we are informed, the
same man who was put in cage In
the city to be starved to death few
months ago. The above punishment.
Iron County register., 1888-07-19
AMERICAN POTTERY.
why 1t Is Inferior to the Doultons, Dres-
dens and Gobelin.

why 1t Is Inferior to the Doultons, Dres-
dens and Gobelin.
For some reason which can not be
satisfactorily explained, American art
pottery does not possess that peculiar
mark of perfection which make certain
brands of imported ware valuable. In
the matter of chinaware for use, the
difference in the decoration can not be
discerned by the ordinary observer, for
mind you we have some very fine
decorated ware in this country; but to
the knowing man the defects of
American pottery is easily distin-
guished. Factories in the East have
imported clay and artisans from
Derby, Gobelin and other ware could
not be counterfeited so as to deceive
the educated. It can only be said that
it was lack of skill which made the
experiment failure. This has given
the Dresden and other imported wares
their high values, for if something
inimitable can be made it will natur-
ally command a premium. How
ever, American pottery is coming
to the front in special lines wher
there is originality. The great
defect is and has always been
in the polishing or veneering, which is
so perfect and fawless in imported
goods. American polish usually has
flaws and slight cracks in the surface
which detracts from the decoration
and displays its origin to the connois-
seur. You may not have known what
it was when you noticed it. Take a
plate, for instance, OF American make
and see if there are not little breaks or
cracks on the surface. This shows
that the makers have not mastered the
art of polishing the pottery. But per-
fection in this art of decoration is only
acquired after several generations of
skillful experiment, for no great pot
terry has made its fame in day or a
year. The Oldest hold the most per-
feet trade secrets. The most skillful
decorators in the world are the jap
anese and Chinese, with whom the art
has been handed down from genera
tion to generation for centuries. How
ever, at the rate at which America is
coming it will not be so long before it
will have its brands as popular as the
Doultons, Dresdens and Gobelins. We
have the material, and only require
skill and expsrience.-M. b. Herbert,
IN st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Iron County register., 1888-07-19
d Democrats. i Metropolitan. s3Rgsehd
q COuctst dut, carDet- -hagged or St0lsl

While Tilden had a majority of $780,
900 over Hayes on the popular vote.
Garfield was elected over Hancock by
a majority of only 1000, and in 1884
Cleveland had a popular majority of
$4,000 over Blaine. Even in the strong
Republican States that have not voted
for the National Democratic ticket in
twenty-eight years, the Republican
percentages of the total vote have de-
creased until in several cases these
States are Republican only by mi
nority vote. The decrease in the Re-
publican vote as compared to the total
vote cast has been marked and con-
tinuous for twelve years. Republican
division on prohibition and on the
tariff and the decay of sectionalism
have prepared the way for the COM
plete disorganization of the party
which now seems imminent. Loatss
ReDubIc
Iron County register., 1888-07-19
FOREIGN GOSSIP.


Brazil graduated her first female
physician a short time ago.
Austria now has $50 meteorological
stations, no less than nine being in
Vienna alone.
The jewelry trade in Birmingham,
England, affords occupation to over
fourteen thousand people.
Immense numbers of stoats and
weasels are imported into New Zea-
land, in order that they may destroy
country.
1t is said that the shores of France
are sinking at the rate of seven feet a
century, and that in about twenty cent
uries the French capital will become
entirely submerged.
The minister of mines in Victoria,
Australia, Mr.. Gillies, has calculated
that Australian gold to the value of
f2,71O,613 was mined last year, at an
expense of f2,3S5, $50. The profit in
gold mining is as small as the profit
in other things.
The English farmers have turned
against the sparrows as a pest to agri-
culture. and are offering rewards for
their destruction. 1t is asserted that
these vicious birds cause a loss to agri-
cultural England of more than forty
million dollars per year.
The managers of the Sheffield (En-
glandD free library have adopted, in
the interest of the public health, the
plan of fumigating their books, after
they have been out, for fifteen minutes
with carbolic acid at temperature of
$50 to 200 deg.
Regulations have been established
in the coffee districts in Guatemala by
which farmers are required to build
furnaces on their lands, and, whenever
a signal is given to indicate the dam
ger of frost, to light in them fires of
tar, pitch Or other substance likely to
make a great smoke and keep away
the frost.
Near the Ponte Fabricio in Rome
the river-bed has yielded great
quantity of terra-cotta busts, many
of which have openings and show
within rude representations of the
lungs, heart, etc. They are consid-
cred dedicatory gifts in thanks for a
return to health, perhaps once placed
in a temple of Apollo.
The Germa..j recently attempted a
"minor mobilization experiment near
Metz. The railroad station-master re-
ceived at one o'clock an order to pre-
pare coffee for $500 men at four
o'clock, and dinner for the same
number at $50. At one o'clock $500
men came in, had their coffee, and took
the train for another station, and at
6:3O the next $500 promptly appeared,
dined and went to the next station,
where they had coffee, aud both
parties returned to their quarters the
next morning. The attempt was high
ly successful.
The Empress Eugene has expend-
ed 100000 on the mausoleum at Fain-
borough. Kent, England. The building
is constructed of Bath and Portland
stone, in the French Renaissance style,
and it is surmounted by a bronze
cupola, which is a conspicuous object
for miles around. The altar, a highly
ornate piece of work, is of Can
marble, and the flooring is of red and
white Corsican marble. There is a
white marble altar in the crypt where
the two coffins are deposited, above
L. T., .sJ
Iron County register., 1888-07-19

81 know what they s4rc. cried the
kitten that was peeping out of q shoe.
Things for kittens to play with. =
Just so,n gravely remarked the
kite, .sif they happen to drop in
kittens way. Then the children be-
gan to think what they could do to add
to my beauty
add to your heauty?" repeated
the maid who was dressing the
Japanese lady's hair.
.sOh, I beg pardon" said the kite.
81 should have said to make me better
looking. At last they hit upon a plan,
which they proceeded to carry out at
once, by going into their fathers room
and taking some strips Of green paper
from his desk. These strips were all
of the same size, being seven inches
long, and three inches wide. And
they were all alike, with pretty pict-
ures on both sides, and figure ten in
each corner. There were six of them,
and Madge pinned them carefully
to me. l tell you, looked
fine when they were all pinned on.
Then the children went down into the
street to fly me. There was brisk
wind blowing, and scared rapidly and
gracefully up, up, up. till reached the
clouds. On sailed, in great glee,
with my tail streaming out far behind
me. Presently, the string by which
Ralph held me broke, and away I went.
/ must have gone many miles whenI
dropped into an old apple-tree that
stood in front of a little cottage.
dropped just where l could look into
the second story window. did look
in, and saw a pale young man lying on
bed, and a brown old woman sitting
beside him. There were three bare
footed children in the room also. oh,
dear!' said the pale young man, as
looked in. What dreadful winter
this has been.'
.' But the spring is here now said
the brown old woman, and you are fast
getting well.'
6 Still can't help wondering,' said
the man, where / am to find the money
for shoes for the little ones, and seeds
for my spring planting
"'Don't worry, my son. said the old
woman. 1T will all come right. I am
nearly ninety years old, and l never
yet But at this moment the eldest
boy spied me. oh! grandmama, he
cried, there's big kite caught in the
apple-tree.' And, IN few moments
more, he had me out of that tree, and
up in the second-story room, and his
grandmama was unpinning those green
strips of paper. i suppose by this
time you have all guessed what they
were?"
TEN dollar bills,'' shouted the odd
little table, standing on one of it's
queer, crooked legs, and waving the
other two wildly in the air.
YES, ten-dollar bills, y said the kite,
land the children and the young farm
er got every thing they wanted. But
not until he had tried his best to find
out where those bills came from, for
he is an honest fellow"
.'You could have told him." said the.
Japanese lady.
mo. | couldn't y replied the kite,
how, for I'm sure they were not much
missed where they did come from.
Well, every thing prospered at Apple
tree Cottage from THAT March day, and
just two years after, the parlor was re-
furnished, and /, in a golden Frame,
was hung on the wall. And now you
all know why ann here. Margaret
Eytinge, IN Judges Young Folks.
Iron County register., 1888-07-19
THE SICK BOYS FRIENDS.

A Street Incident in New York Warm and
Generous Hearts UndersRagged Coats.
A reporter called to little boot
black near the City Hall to give him d
shine the other day. The little fellow
came rather slowly for one of that
lively guild, and planted his box down
under the reporters foot. Before he
could get his brushes out, another large
boy ran up, and calmly pushing the
one aside, said:
Here, you go sit down, Jimmy"
The reporter at once became indig-.
nant at what he took to be piece of
bullying, and told the new conner to-
clear out
.'Oh! dat's all right, boss, was the
reply, g I'm only goin' to do it fur him.
You see he's been sick in the hospital
for morn a month and can't do much
work yet, SO us boys all turn in and
give him a lift when we camp
'sIs that so, JimnayP" asked the re-.
porter, turning to the small boy.
Eyes, sir,n wearily replied the boy;.
and as, he looked up, the pallid, pinch
ed face could bediscerned even through
=
it fur me, if you'll let him."
Certainly, go ahead and as the
bootblaclS piled the brush, the reporter
piled him with questions.
''You say all the boys help, him in
this way?'
s.Yes, sir. When they ain't got no
job themselves, and Jimmy gets one,
they turns in and help him. cause he
| ain't very strong yet, ye see. ;"
s.What percentage do you charge
him ON iobP"
4.Heya" queried the yonngster.. II
don't know what you mean.
81 mean what part of the money do
you give Jimmy, and how much do
you keep of it?"
..I don't keep none. I amt no such
sneak as that. ;"
so you give it all to him, do youN'
| "Tes, do. All the boys give what
they gets on his job. I'd like to catch
any Teller sneaking it on a sick boy-T
would"
The shine being completed, the re-
| porter handed the. urchin quarter.
saying:
81 guess you're a pretty good fel-
low, SO you keep ten cents. and give
the rest to Jimmy there. !"
Cant do it, sir; it's his customer.
Here, Jim!'
He threw him the coin, and was of
| like shot after customer for him
self, veritable rough diamond. In
this big city there are many such lads.
with warm and generous hearts under
their ragged coats. IN. Z. Commercial
i Advertiser.
Iron County register., 1888-07-19

Gould took the train for New York
and. it is said, has never been in Wash
ington since. The Thurman bill went
to the House. defied the combinations
of the railroad lobby, and was passed
by two-thirds vote.-Syrac4se IN ~
Her0h
Iron County register., 1888-07-19
America for the Poor Man.

To begin with, the humber kind OF
work is better paid in America than
with us, the higher kind worse The
official, for instance, gets less, his
office-keeper gets more. The public
ways are abominably cut up by rails
and blocked with horse-cars; but the in
convenience is for those who use pri-
vate carriages and cabs; the con-
venience is for the bulk of the COM
munity who, but for the horse-cars,
would have to walk. The ordinary
railway cars are not delightful, but
they are cheap, and they are better
furnished. and in winter are warmer
than third-class carriages in England.
Luxuries are, as i have said. very dear
above all, European Injuries; but a
working-man's clothing is nearly as
cheap as in England, and plain food is
on the whole cheaper. Even 1uxuries
of a certain kind are within labor
ing-man's easy reach. I have men,
toned ice, I will mention fruit also.
The abundance and cheapness of fruit
is great boon to people of small in
comes in America. .-M0tt7teso arnold.
Iron County register., 1888-07-19

Raise your right hand, = said the
Court. ssDo you solemnly swear to tai
the truth. the whole truth, and nothing
but the truth. sO''- Hold un,
Judge, interrupted the witness; s.can,t
you mitigate that sentence Just = littlep
You know I've been in politics for 4
good long while. - WashinQton Cr;t;c.
Iron County register., 1888-07-19
The Issue in a Nut Shell.

The Cartstian Union is one of the
fairest, as well as one of the most in
fluential, religious papers in the coun-
try. In well-considered article it has
placed before its readers, and they
number many thousands, the antag-
onistic propositions of the Democratic
and Republican platforms. 1t puts 1t
in this way:
Iron County register., 1888-07-19

No more candid statement than this
can be made. No conscientious man
can consider it without believing in his
heart that the Democratic party has
the right side.-C Chicago Herald. =
Iron County register., 1888-07-19

O-An Irishman wrote home to his
friends over the briny that in this
blessed land ever body is so honest q
reward has to be offered for thieves.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-09-09
MARTINS FERRY.

Mrs. Capt Ape LAST arrived home yes
terday from Long Branch where she has
been spending the summer.
Capt. James Dean, former citizen Of
this place now of Michigan, is in the city
spending Sunday with his brother Samuel
on North fifth street. Mr.. Dean leaves
Monday for Columbus, O., to take part IN
the G.. A. X. Encampment.
c. ". Baxter, chief engineer OF the
South Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad
lett yesterday for Hopedale, to spend Sun
day with his family.
The boys on the G. & p. r. K. were
made hsppy yesterday by the pay car pass
ing down over the road.
E. s. Taylor, manager of the Pennsyl-
vsnis Company carpenter department on
the @. & P. division, was in the city yes
terday.
The season seems to be opened up for
trsmps, IS quite number were noticed on
our streets yesterday.
Wheeler Rose, of Yorkville, was on our
streets yesterday.
W. @. Wooster has resigned his position
on the C. 4 p. L. Z. and returned to Vel
low Greek yesterday.
Mrs. Edward Grossly, of Miugo juno
ton, returned home yesterday after q
pleasant visit with her mother here.
VIM. Ford was in Steubenville yesterday
calling on friends.
DIX Allen was in Bridgeport yesterday
on business.
Miss v. Garrett is in Mingo junction
visiting her sister, Mrs. Edw. Crossley.