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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-01-10
The Tariff Reform League.

The vitality of the cause of tariff re-
form had a notable illustration in the
gathering at Boston the other night.
If the occasion had been that of the
celebration of victory, or the estab-
lishment through favorable legislation
of the principles for which reformers
contend. there could have been dis
played no greater earnestness and no
more sincere confidence in the result
than appeared at this meeting follow
ing the serious check received in The
late election. "While frankly confess
ing our bitter disappointment and grace
fully accepting our defeat,n said Mayor
Russell, in his address as chairman,
1--WE believe the cause we advocate still
lives and is another 'irrepressihle con-
f1ict' that can have but one solutionn
"This REFORM" wrote President Cleye-
land, "appears to me to be as far-reach-
ing in its purposes as the destiny Of
our country and as broad in its benefi-
cence as the welfare of our entire peo-
ple." 1.-The struggle has just fairly
commenced in this country" wrote
Speaker Carlisle;"the result of the con-
test in which we are engaged is not in
the least doubtful"
1t is this spirit, pervading every ut
terai.ce at the meeting of the Tariff
Reform lea rue, Which gives the DEM
onstration its significance. 1t marks,
not the decadence of movement
which has spent its force and is about
to succumb after a final defeat, but
rather the arousal of a host which has
come to understand its real strength
by the disclosures incident to tenn
porary check at the beginning of its
efforts. "The struggle has but begun
and the end is not yet" said Secretary
Fairchild; "the record of the late can
vass brings no encouragement to our
cause, hut. on the contrary, high hopes
for the future" And the enc ,uraging
feature is fouud in the fact that tho
spirit so spontaneously prevalent at
this meeting is not the bravado of pro-
fessional politicians looking Io popular
effect, but the sober sentiment OF
thinking men and substantial citizens,
who, convinced Of the righteousness
and the incalculable importance of the
reform to which they have put their
hand, propose courageously to main
tain it.-Jeterson City Tribune.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-01-10
The POw;irrly- Barry Battle.

1t is now certain that Thomas b.
Barry, deposed officer of the Knights
of Labor, will perfect an antagonistic
association to be known as the Brother
hood of United Labor, and that this
city is to be the centre of the move
meGt.
Of course, the Barry movement Is
not only labor organization aiming to
promote the interest of workingmen,
but it is the first organized opposition
| to the knights under the conservative
leadership Of Powderly. 1t is obvious
| that the overthrow of the knights is as
much the aim of the Brotherhood as
the advancement of organize labor;
and tie shock of battle is rapidly ap-
preaching.
1t is quite possible that the Brother
hood may greatly enfeeble and event
ually destroy the Knights; but what
then? The contest will be long and
desperate one, and while Powderly
will have party and Barry party.
where will the interests of working
men come III? Caesar once had a party
and Antony had party, but Rome
had none, and disputing leaders and
the nation perished. An aggressive
conflict between two popular labor
organizations would simply repeat the
history of Rome.
1t is cre reditable to Pow.ierIy that the
first visible reduction of the knights
under his leadership was III the
Anarchists and their sympathizers;
and his organization as it stands to-day
could do vastly more for the advance
ment of labor than wien it had double
its present membership, if not embar-
rassed ami enfeebled by hostile or
ga,,iZstion. He has been wise, patient
and conservative iii all his important
movem ents, while large numbers of
his membership have discredited or
ganized labor by reckless warfare
against both property and law.
The friends of organized labor will
watch with interest the development Of
1.-The new brotherhood and its assaults
upon the Knights. Either may get
the better of the other. or both may be
destroyed by the family conflict; and
there is little reason to hope for SUBJ
stantial benefit to labor by the oppos-
ing organizations even under the most
| fortunate direction that now seems
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-01-10
st. Louis Correspondence.

Ed Register-Southern Arizona is a
desert waste or mountain region, till it
| is irregated. Then it becomes one of
| the most beautiful lands on this wide
continent.
| The climate is quite uniform, and
most of the time pleasant. Grains,
fruits of almost all kinds, from the most
| luscious orange and peach TO the mod
est currant, are grown there in the
| greatest abundance. | ate p piece of a
| fine melon tht re December Sd, the seed
| of which was taken from one raised on
the same farm in the June before. l
ate fire peaches there in May, and then
in December again. Grass or pasture
never dies nor stops growing. Cattle
feed luxuriantly all the time. Bees are
a marvel for the amount and quality of
the honey. Gold, silver, copper, lead,
and coal, bulge out the mountains, and
ask for miners. But what of all this?
| Was not all this and these in South
America long years ego? What are
the people but lazy, ignorant, gold
cursed people in many respects?
A salubrious climate, rich soil and
! mines OF wealth, may only enervate,
puff up and demcraliZe the people, aud
prove to be a curse instead of blessing.
Not necessarily, however. Where
proper morals are taught religion pro-
fessed and practiced, according to the
teaching of Christ and his appostles, u
different result will follow.
Over one hundred settlers from in
and around ST. Louis have gone out
| there to settle, but they have not left
their morals nor religion behind them.
The first Sunday after their arrival they
erected te.Dpory place of worship,
organized a Sunday school, and had
divine service. and announced these as
fixtures of their colony. 1t is so known
by the people in the surrounding coun-
try. Or one occasion a man came to do
business Oh Sunday. He was kindly
told that they desired TO keep and en-
joy the Lords day. TIE village per-
feet is to he free from drinking and
gaming haunts. The deeds are to stip-
ulate these things. Industry, morals
and religion are to be factors in the
makeup of this colony. Other places
may excel in some things in the race Of
Development; but we have 10 fear that
any man who visits these respective
places ten years from this time will see
marked difference, which will COM
mend itself to the good judgment of
any man. Any man or family who
would like home in such land, who
is willing to deny himself some Of the
present luxuries of a developed coun-
try, labor hard TO build up a new coun-
Try, and has good principls himself.
and is willing to stand by them, and
has some money and much energy,
might 10 we'll to look in that direction.
None others are wanted. Character
more than money. The Latter We can
dig out of the soil and mountain sides,
but the former we cannot buy with
mint of gold.
Others will be going out in May,and,
most likely, all through the summer.
I have faith in that far-off sunset land,
if i as good people to posses its power.
st. Louis, Jan. I'd, 1889.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-01-10
NOTICE TO FARMERS ALLIANCE.

The Sub-Alliances of Iron county are bere-
by notified of the Regular Quarterly Meetiog
of the Iron County Farmers Alliance, 10 DC
held at the Courthouse IN Ironton, ON the
Third Tuesday in January, which Is the
18th, 1889.
All SUBJ alliances are requested to take
note of this, and send the best material for
delee ates, as we expect very important bus
mess to come before the next meeting of this
boav. j. G. HARTMAN,
Sec'y of Iron Co. +. A.
palIav,oxy Mo-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-01-10

! Ifany other land can furnish stars for
the stage or for our hives of industry
which uutstrip our home competitors
in genius and art, no laws of State or
nation can prohibit American employ
ers or American amusement-goers from
having them. They will come because
American progress demands the best
genius of the world, and because they
are a supreme necessity in this enlight-
med age in the land that is the worlds
exemplar of freedom. Genius and
brains will reign here as elsew here, re-
gardless of rules of organizations or
even of laws, and the way to prohibit
the genius Of the foreign stage ami the
foreign workshop from dangerous COM
petition is to make American genius
lead all others In every channel of me-
chanism and art. We have the genius
and the brains and the opportunities
excelling every nation of the earth, and
whenever we organize to elevate, adj
vance and requite dramatic and me-
chanical art, instead of dragging them
down to IA level with hincompetents, this
country will need no protection against
brains and genius, come whence they
may Phiindef11hid Times.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-01-10
Publishing Election Eexpenses.

The most effective means Of checking
bribery in elections is some form Of
secret voting that will make it impos-
sibe for the man who buys vote to
know whether or not it has been de-
livered according to contract. This
method of elections the Australian sys-
tenn attempts to supply. 1t might
well be supplemented by provisions
similar to those of the English "Cor-
rupt Practices act, which requires
successful candidates to submit in ap-
plying for certificate of election sworn
statement of all money expended in
the convass, itemized and with vouch-
ers. The English law names certain
maximum expenditure Us legitimate
ami specifies the purposes, as room
rent, postage, clerk hire. ETC., for which
it is legitimate. The different methods
of bribery aud influencing votes by the
use Cf money are prescribed and pro-
hibited. AMI the candidate who by
himself or his agent violates the pro-
hibitions loses his seat and incurs dis
qualification for a stated period. The
New York ,Euenfng Post estimates
that the expenses of an English par
imentary election were reduced under
this law from SIS GOO 900 to $3 900, 600.
AS shown 10y the sworn returns OF the
CaDtlUa u, rs anu GuG1T dRGHUS, Tie
amount expended is below the MAXI
mum allowed by law. 1t would be ara
improvement on the English law to re-
quire the successful candidate to make
sworn return, giving the names of
all his dishursing agents: the amounts
disbursed to each, with a specification,
of the purpose in each disbursement,
and besides this to require separate
returns with vouchers from agents
wherevehthcy are employed. Such
law wou mot stop bribery by COM
mittees aN their agents, but it would
apply with great force in such cases as
that of the eighth Missouri District,
where candidate was nominated by
one party in the expectation that he
would buy votes enough to secure his
eection.-St Louis Republic.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-01-10
. .FFIGIAL DIRECTORY IRON COUNTY.
COURTS:

- Il 4 l.
CIRCUIT COURT is held on the
Fourth Monday in April and October.
COUNTY COURT conVeneS on the
First Monday of March, June, September
and December.
PROBATE COURT is held on the First
Monday in February, May, August and No
vember.
OFFICERS:
y. w. HOLLoMAN, Presiding Judge Coun-
ty Court.
JOS. q. CLARKsoS, County Judge, South
ern District.
Il. J. HILL, County Judge, Western Dis
tric:.
j. ;. JORDAN, Prosecuting Attorney.
). l.. BUFORD, Collector.
w. y. FLETCHER, County Clerk.
Jos. HUFF, Circuit Clerk.
FRANZ DINGER, Probate Judge.
JAS. III. CLARK, Treasurer.
p w. WHITwORTH, Sheriff.
:. i. REYBURN- Assessor.
w. y. GREGORY, Coroner.
j. L. AXE, Public Administrator.
y. w. HOLLOMAN, surveyor.
J. B. SCOTT, School Commissioner.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-01-10
Official Directory.

MEMBER OF CONGRESS:
Hon. MARTIN l.. CLARDY, Tenth District,
De Lassus, Mo.
U. 5. LAND OFFICE JACOB T. AXE,
Register; WM. II. EDGAR, Receiver-1ron-
ton, Mo.
JOHN L. THOMAS, Judge Twenty-Slxth
,ircuit, De Soto, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-01-10
JANUARY 10. n
NUMBER q.

possible. The leaders Will fight and
the workingmen will pay, just as the
old, old story has been told to gene
rations of the past.-Phitodeiohia
Times.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-01-10
A CHIEF DISCUSSES MARRIAGE.


'The Kirguis look on their women, as
I learned from actual conversation with
q Kirguis chief, who introduced me to
his young and pretty wife, as having no
other object III life than to vie each with
other wives in their efforts to please the
head of the family.
CAS- the Kirguis woman I refer to was
speaking of the fact that the tribe con-
templated moving to fresh pasturages
and showed her joy at the prospects of a
change, l asked her if she did not want
to go still further, and l would take her
with me, far, far, very far She laughed
and answered:
'''Not yet; but I see that my husband
has the intention to take another wife.
Should he do SO, then, yes; I will ask you
II said all right; find it is quite cor
rect
"'How correct? asked the husband.
DO you mean to say that your custom
to have only one woman is better than
ours, which is to have many of them!
Certainly l answered.
"'But do you not understand he con-
dnued, that when there are many they
get along much better? Every one Of
them understands that if she ceases to
please me, or if she is capricious, l shall
leave her tent and go to the tent of an
other wife and live with the other wife
So they strive one against the other to
be kind to me-
Il did not approve of this reasoning,
and [ said In our opinion there is some
thing more in the woman than her per-
son. Our women,' l added, are united
to their husbands not only by the body,
but by the mind, heart and soul
'''Whatr he exclaimed. But if my
wife by accident should lose an eye, and
be blind in one eye for life? Do you
mean to say that must remain with her
for the rest of my life?'
"'Certainly,' answered.
"Then the Kirguis chief spat in dis
gust on the floor of the tent, and ex-
claimed: What miserable lawv"-
New York Herald.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-01-10

Heine wrote of q Hohenzollern that
he was brute in speech; that bis
laugh was neigl; that his thoughts
were of the stable, and that his vorac-
ity was that of a wild beast.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-01-10
WOMEN OF TURKESTAN.
WHAT VERESTCHAGIN, THE RUSSIAN
ARTIST AND TRAVELLER, SAYS.
Life Among the Eirguis Tribes of Central
Asia-A Charming Young Woman for $50
Eorses-A Chief Discusses NIarriage-"A
Miserable Law"

miserable Law
Among the collection of pictures of the
famous Russian artist and traveller,
Vasilli Verestchagin, are large number
of reproductions of his former works and
albums of sketches in Turkestan. which
country is becoming more connected with
Europe every day. Speaking of Turkes-
tan recently, Mr.. Verestchagin said:
'When you pass the Ural mountains,
the frontier between Europe and Asia,
you enter upon the steppes, which in the
spring are beautifully green, covered
with grass and flowers, which in autumn
are made quite barren by the sun. Fur
ther on begins the real desert, moving
sands, kept more or less together by the
only thing which grows in such places,
a running bush or tree called saksaul,
which serves for burning Cooking and
sands in their place.
1.-The steppes during spring are COW
cred with the tents of the Kirguis, very
large collection of tribes occupying the
whole of Central Asia. The Kirguis are
a mixture of the Mongol and Turks
and number few millions. They are
very good hearted people and are GIoham-
medans, but not very fanatic. The posi-
ton of the women is not SO bad as the
position of the women Of the settled pop
ulation (meaning the tribes residing per-
manently in the cities of Central Asia.
HOW THEY BUY WIVES.
Naturally, however, their position is
not to be compared to that of European
women. The Kirguis woman is always
bought from her parents by her future
husband. As a rule the payments are
made in cattle, as money is scarce among
these people.
"a charming and good natured girl
can be purchased for, say one hundred
horses, ten or twenty camels and few
hundred sheep, in addition to a large
tent, some cloth and some money. if the
man has any. Once the price of the girl
is settled upon and one-half OF one-third
of the amount is paid the future husband
can como to the tent of the girls father,
and is even allowed to remain there with
her in the absence of the girls parents,
but only for a short time.
"When the whole amount is paid the
husband can take his wife to his own
tent. There in that country, as in
Europe, it is not wise to let the future
husband take his wife without getting
from him all that he has promised to
give for her.
''Iremember charming young woman
who was bought by her husband for $50
horses. AS the husband was very old
and she was the third wife, and more
over as she bore him no children, she
was beaten nearly every day and finally
came to me for consolation. have a
sketch of her in one of my albums, and
you will see that she is a most beautiful
woman. Unfortunately, l could not
change her position, and I fear that if
her husband is not dead she is still
haatap avar-v dow
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-09-27

be well TO speak of II H. this: Car YOU
vote the whole democratic Or r-publi-
can ticket by making "derrocratlcu
a "republicin' or vote the democratic
ticket or some such phra,eolugy on the
ticket? We say for general in;urmaIipn
that you cannot,-C0urier.
We agree with the Courier and
think "th' { you rnot, - although We
are oi the opinion bat by "uIaking a
democratic republican very
praisswor.hy objeel would be achieved.
This plan has bseD very cxteus!v"'v
pracilced during hi campslgu md
will undoubtedly show satisfactory r.
srIis.
The article from which the above j.
clipped, purpOris to be an srucl5 iu-
srrur,iag electors how 10 vote. Re-
ferrng 10 the use Of .tickers il ssys:
"Sticker." sre not tie things ia this
election. They don't go and thy ave
of no use. The name If eacI cahdi-
date il printed OIL the hallOt, and II the
voter pastrs "sticker" over randi-
dates name, il sin'G going 10 count
ntie vote Tor tITt man in whose favor
the "s,irkern /. PASTED. You cSE' I
g,t out uf quitting yuur crO1- max
down nnposite the name No way you
.an fix IL. Iou must vote arcordrng
TO the law II you want the vote
count q.
Withou' critlcising the chgi dc
tirn ~ the above excerpt, or gpiug Into
n lengthy ar umenf on the 20 nj
raised, We think II proper that tn
voter should be correctly Informed a.
to TIE validity Of stickers in this tlyc-
{ on and TO that end quote from the
law as follows:
N"thiug in THIS act contained shall
prevent uHy voter from writing r
! paging ON his ballot the n7mpnf dny
! porson whom be desires tn vote Tor
office. and such vote hail be- couute Z
thl same as " printed urOn be ballot
ami marked hy the voter.
II We may he permitted tr indulge
il a construction of the shove W.
should .gg that T. name rTTitrl or
pa It'd on a ballot does no require to
h" marked with . cross. The eros vs.
ug,gly 20 indicate that the voter la
expressed a preference, aud when e
he write, or paste name on n ballot
is appearance rhesp is the indication
Of his preference, even though u t
marked witb ,rt-s.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-09-27

Tulfl.' .'Jhme- Thomp-or, demo
craric elod,dote for county sss.Es,r,
Iccs uy mai-a lrinto Pgasn Bottom
which VS. an o. t'ia,- and tribula-
ton. 10 begin with ha -t,Tted, o.
every democrat does who goes elrc-
I1ioneeFing, with Eeg Of wbiskry and
a box OF cigars. On the train going
Nts be di-po-el himself fora comfort-
able nap, wish the r. gore under his
head, and the krg OF wblskey under
his feet. While be slept hs was at
tscked by nightmare, in which the
Ia-t1uudiug figures Of Charley TAbor's
IN jony distressed hm so that he
shifted bis position, removing his
feet fou the ksg. Thi- fact was soou
made known 10 some Of the boys on
the train who quietly distracted the
keg of iire-Eater aud took il forward
10 the smoking car, where everybody
INDUCED 10 their fill, reduc ny the
contents more than ona-half. 1t wa.
then sealed up again, inscribed with
the legend "Vote for Tabor" and re-
turned to its position under the feet OF
Truthful James. who still slumbered.
His railroad trip terminated at Myers,
and when he got eff the cars he was
still 10 blissful ignorance OF the trick
that bad been played upon him.
Later he was seen by several parties,
trudging along through Pesse Bottom
afoot, with the keg under one arm and
the box of cigars under the other, with
several pounds Of gumbo on each foot.
At one of the ranches he stopped at he
asked the good wife (the husband be-
ing absent) for bottle, which she
procured for him. This, after he had
washed IL, he filed with whiskey from
the keg and presented 1t 10 the lady.
saying, "Now be sure and give this
bottle OF bug juice to your husband"
As the husband never touches drop
of liquor, and the wife Is equally OPP
posed TO its use, the result may be
Imagined. II was expressed by the
lady TO the next traveller who came
along in these words: my husband
is democrat, but he will never vote
for man that goes around the coun-
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-09-27
Limitation Of Medicines.

The man who recognizes fully the
limitations Of medicines is the safest
and most practical adviser. The time
is fast approaching when hygienic and
preventive medicine must supersede
in great degree the methods Of the old
healing art Less credit given to
drugs results in a great reliance on
measures that render them unneces-
sary. And thus knowledge Of limi-
tation becomes an increase Of power.
The time has come when a vigilant,
broad minded (but strictly scientiiic)
electricism should be the aim Of the
physician of any school, who would
make the most of the marvellous
growth Of the medical sciences in our
day. Docility, not dogmatism, is the
spirit Of true science. and il is gaining
ground in the medical profession.
New York Medical journal.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-09-27

We Call.!
500 REWARD

II having he-n mdu.triou.ly ciruu-
lated hy ce,tlin INSCRIPTIONS partie-
that | had insfrncr -h my men TO
chHrge hNgrd and lodging TO travellers
and cowboys WAC might stop at my
ranch; also that | had cut down the
WAGES Of my cOwhoys. j hereby de-
duHuce thu-p statements Us utter false
hrud'. and offer 10 pav sum of two
banded dOllSrs II anyone can prove
their uufh.
Thcar con'emptible aud malicious
lies ". r. gotten M for TIC purp0sp Of
iuiurin" tuv randidacy :or treasurer ot
Custer county and tie suihDrs Of the
ISLANDERS may fad ia them toom-
erang. j. M. Holt.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-09-27
AN ENrERPRIsING COMMUNITY.
some Information an Regard 10 the Peass
Bottom Ditch,

From Ed Jones and "Joe" Swerd.
flyer, who have recently returned from
a trip 10 Pense Bottom, we have
learned some particulars In regard tc
the ditch now under construction
there, that speaks very highly for the
enterprise OF that thriving community
The ditch is u cooperative one, the
pai ties interested being Josiah Nich-
oils, b. p. Green, w. b. s. Higgins,
Jno. C. Guy, RObt. J. Guy, Mrs. Wool
fols, J. r. aud n. NJ. Lane. I. A.
shorey aud some others whose names
were not learned. The work was be-
gun about two years ago, and has