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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-02-14

must state its propositions in their or
| der:
First-That it is Of supreme impor-
tance to have balance of trade.
Second-That the way to get it is 10
prevent anyone from selling anything
to US.
Third-That in order to do that we
must tax ourselves to any amount, no
matter how high.
The serious proposition here made Is
to "cut off the greatest revenue-pro-
ducing article on the tariff list"-to
throw away $50. .OOO, 900 of revenue and
then to tax the.peopIe an equal or pos
sbly greater amount in bounties-to
prevent anyone from exercising the
right and liberty of buying anything
abroad.
Then in the matter of tin-plate we
are to have the cost of all articles Of
tinware certainly increased with no
conpensating advantage except of be-
ing deprived Of the right and liberty
to buy cheap tinware.
The fundamental liberties-the dear
est rights of the American people-are
to be offered up in sacrifice on the
altar of superstition-a ridiculous
Fetish, this any-headed "Moloch" Of
a Balance Of Trade"
For it we are to pay tithes and more
than tithes of all our possessions to it's
high priests, the Trusts and monopc-
lies.
1t has destroyed our export trade in
manufactured goods. We send abroad
nothing worth mentioning except the
products of the farm. But for them
all imports would be "balance of trade
against u.s."
This is not only admitted, but justi-
fled by the Republican party. They
say to the farmer: We will stop all
mportations-then by charging y)u
higher prices for all we sell you we
can afford 10 buy all you have to SELL
us. There will be no market but the
Home Market, 1.-THE best In the world"
Trade is exchange. What they pro-
poss is to stop exchange-to absolute
ly destroy the trade of this people
with all other peoples, and as q means
of doing it to raise taxes, to collect
tribute to be paid out in direct boun-
ties-to shut out even those articles
we do not produce at also as to force
their prices so high that some one will
be bribed to take advantage of the be-
cessties OF his countrymen to the ex-
tent of enriching himself by partly re-
lieving them.
This theory carried out will not al
low an American ship to go abroad
laden with American wheat to be sold
abroad that there may be brought
back from abroad something in ex-
change-in trade. Trade must stop.
Nothing must come fn-nothing7 90
out The Home Market must suffice,
and in the Home Market a people
whose load ia already intolerable. who
are robbed by every form of robbery,
must pay for their entire loss of liber-
ty in increased indirect taxes and In
bounty tributes levied directly on ell
for the very few.
1t is madness. It will mean con-
vulsion.-The Republic.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-02-14

Go to Payton Martins Livery Stable for
Buggies, Hacks, and for accommodations
for Picnic excursions. New rigs and good
horses.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-02-14
-FFIGIAL DIRECTORY IRON COUNTY
COURTS:


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 iii February, May, August and No
vember.
OFFICERS:
\. w. HOLLOMAN, Presiding Judge Coun-
ty Court.
JOS. G.. CLARKsoS, County Judge, South
ern District.
II. j. HILL, County Judge, Western Dis
trict.
I. 5. JORDAN, Prosecuting Attorney.
:. l.. BUFORD. Collector.
w. \. FLETCHER, County Clerk.
Jos. HUFF. Circuit Clerk.
FRANZ DINGER, Probate Judge.
JAS. II. CLARK, Treasurer.
u. W. WHITWORTH, Sheriff.
s. i. REYBURN, Assessor.
w. y. GREGORY, Coroner.
JAS. NJ. LOGAN, Public Admir-, Bellevue.
y. w. HOLLOMAN, surveyor.
j. B. SCOTT, School Commissioner.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-02-14
Official Directory.
MEMBER OF CONGRESS:

MEMBER OF CONGRESS:
TIoS. MARTIN L. CLARDY, Tenth District,
De Lassus, Mo-
Z. ). LAND OFFICE JACOB T. AXE,
Register; WM. II. EDGAR, Receiver-Iron-
ton, Mo.
JOHN l.. THOMAS, Judge Twenty-SlXth
ircuit, De Soto, Mo.
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-09-19
THE LATEST.

Two COMPANIES of State troops, one from Harrodsburg and the other from Lexington, left Pineville, Ky, on the 14th to go to Harlan Courthouse to preserve order during the session of court at that place.
 AN examination of the June accounts Of the Washington City Pension Agency shows an over payment of g, 100 on one voucher
 | TIE Flcod Relief Commission on the l4th completed it's consideration of the question of final distribution of the fund in it's hand and agreed to give Jamestown Sl, ,600,000 | Up to this time the commission has re- ceived S2, ,G05,1l4.
 A MOVEMENT is on foot among the pas senger men, both east and west of Chicago 10 form a gigantic association in which shall be vested the rate making power Of the entire territory between the Atlantic seabosrd and the Missouri river. THERE is a report that the Mississippi Valley Railroad is to begin new branch. | It will extend from Lula, Miss, to Green wood, and tap the main line at Vicksburg
 LOUISVILLE, KY, had $75,0O0 fire on the 18th. Six tiremen were killed by falling wall.
 THE later crop reports confirm the pre- vious estimate of the wheat yield for the State of Minnesota-namely, 45,000,000 to 70, ,000, 900 bushels. The averages run from 10 to 90 bushels per acre in the different counties, the bulk making returns of IS to 70 bushels.
 A MoRMoN emigrant train on the Nor folk S1 Western Railroad was wrecked on the 18th near Lynchburg, Va.
 THE most recent reports of the race troubles in Jasper county, Miss, show that they are assuming larger proportions.
 THE Tennessee penitentiary and the labor of the conyicts were leased at auction on the l4th. There was but one bid and the lease went 10 the present lessees, the Tennessee Coal Iron & Railroad Company at the minimum price allowed by the law, Sl0000
 A COMPANY with capital of Slo0,000 has been formed at Jacksonville, Fla, to establish cotton factory.
 JAMES LooNEY left Mckenzie, Tenn, on the 18th on foot in company with Will Cannon. Later news came that To 1ney had killed Cannon In the woods near Pate's Pond, Cannon's body was found being riddled with pistol balls. It Is supposed the trouble grew out of divorce suit
 T NJ. HURsr has been appointed assist ant postmaster at Nashville, Tenn, by Maj. Wills, the new postmaster
 A STATEMENT prepared at tue Treasury Department shows that the total amount oi bonds purchased to date since August 3, issi, Is Sl99, ,z53,S ,S90
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-09-19
PRICE FIVE CENTS.

Upper Egypt, and are selected in early childhood fer the career they are te fill. The blaclzer and uglier the eunuel is the bigger price he brings. A tall well-developed, imposing g-loolSing GU. much, with the requisite amount O. swarthiness and ugliness, is worth from $4. 600 to $5, ,000
 The eunuchs are required to lseeI strict watch over the harem, and tC hold the inmates in order. They are pretty careful in their bearing toward those inmates who arc mothers, and consequently have a certain rank, but they Frequently cuff and spank the other ladies, and upon occasion even resort to the bastinado, which consists of whipping administered to tho soles of the feet
 In the harem the ladies spend their time in slipping chocolate, eating sweet meats, playing cards and talking to- gether. One would imagine that there was very little good for discussion among them, but it is strange how much news from the outer world leaks into these harems. Scandals and di- vorce cases which have taken place in European capitals are the favorite subjects of discussion.-C Chicago Her ald
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-09-19
plTH AND POINT.

You may get tired of travelling in the same rut. but you will miss many rough jolts by staying in it.
 The world may owe youa living young man, but the account can not be turned over to an attorney for collec- ton. -,J Jamestown News.
 A family tree is like an apple tree. He who depends upon its dead branches for fruit will report on the day ot reck- oning with an empty basket.
 -'If we hope to instruct others" cays Coleridge, i've should familiarize our own minds to some fixed and de- terminate principles Of action" "
 Courage that grows from constitu- tion often forsakes the man when he has occasion for it.; courage which arises from a sense of duty acts in q uniform manner.
 --One half of mankind pass their lives in thinking how they shall get dinner, and the other in thinking what dinner they shall get; and the first are much less injured by occasional lasts than are the latter by constant feasts. IN. Y. Ledger.
 To men addicted to delights, busi- ness is an interruption; to such as are cold to delights, business is an enter tainment. For which reason it was said to one who commended dull man for his application; No thanks to him; if he had no business he would have nothing to do."-Steele.
 It is easy to say, "Know myself, but who is to introduce you? Most people go through life without making the advantageous acquaintance in ques- tion; and if friend should take the liberty of introducing you to yourself you would hate him forever
 No mans spirit was ever hurt by doing his duty; on the contrary. one good action, one temptation resisted and overcome, one sacrifice of desire or interest, purely for conscience sake, will prove cordial for weak and low spirits far beyond what indulgence or diversion can do for them. -Paley.
 Old age brings with it the con sciousness of physical infirmity and decay, which no art can conceal and no medicine remove. This decay Is a loud hint that death is not far distant and that one should set his house in order for that solemn event The young may die, but the old must soon die. N. '. Independent
 A woman of fashion who is em- ployed in remarks upon the weather, who observes from morning to noon that it is likely to rain, and from neon to night that it mizzles, that it is to set in for wet evening, and being inca pablo of any other discourse. is as ia- sipid companion, and just as po- dantic, as he who quotes Aristotle over his tea, or talks Greek at a card table. Thornton.
 Knowledge alone is not sufficient. It Is, indeed. power; but il unsancti- fed power for evil Knowledge did not teach Charlemagne to sacrifice his own desires to the happiness of any living creature. It did not make Au- gustus respect the life of Cicero. nor the pupil of Aristotle to restrain his passions. If undirected by virtue, knowledge is but the servant of vice, and tends only to evil.
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-09-19
COLONEL fLETcHER's CASE.

He is Sentenced By Court-Martisl to Be
 Cashiered-The Sentence Disapproved
 By the General of the Army-A Case of
 Prejudice.
 WASHINGTON, Sept 1 1t-Some tims ago a court martial was held at Fort Omaha, Neh that attracted a great deal of atten- ton throughout the country. J. $. Fletcher Lieutenant- Colonel of the Sec ond infantry, was accused of conduct un- becoming an officer and a gentleman technically, and in the ordinary language conduct unbecoming Q so dier. His ac- cusers were the officeri of the post at Fort Omaha and the princip Il witnesses agains him were his wife and sister-in-law. The case of this officer has become a matter O. National importance throughout the couu- try, especially in military circles, and not only military men, tut civilians, are in- terested in it The case can not be decided for at least ten days more. The court martial that tried Colonel Fletcher found him guilty of the charges alleged against him and sentenced him to he ctshiered from the army. It Is believed throughout the United States, both in military and civil circles. that the officers at Omaha were prejudiced against Colonel Fletcher, and that the women in the case, who are his wi fife and his sister n-law. were or gan fzsd 10 destroy him. The proceedings in the court -martial came on to Washing ton in due time and were referred to the Judge Advocate-GeneraPs bureau in ths War Department The whole cass was looked into carefully and the Judge Advocate c ,neral decided to knock out he report and findings of the court martial From the Judge Advo- cate,s flee it went to the General of the army who is at present John M Schofield. Schofi sld looked into the case very thoroughly and concluded to agree to the findings of the Judge Advocats-GeneraPs office. From the General of the army, ac- cording to the red tape management ot the War Department the report should go 10 the Secretary of War It happens now that the General of the army is acting as Secretary of War and he did not care to act in double capacity in case of such importance in military circles as that of Colonel Fle' cher. In other words, he did not care to approve as Secretary of War what be approved of as General of the Army. But there Is no doubt that Colonel Fletcher will prevail over his enemies. The court martial at Omaha found him guilty and sentenced h m to dis smi sal from the army. That sentence has been repudiated by the Judge Advocates office; 1t has been re- pudiated by the General of the army and from all accounts it will bs repudiated within a few days by the Secretary of War and by the President of the United States few days later. Fletcher was done up by the court-mar;ial, but the think ng men of the army here have saved him
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-09-19
A MILLIONAIRE KILLED.

An Old Man Seeks Revenge By Shooting
 the Man He Claimed Had Ruined Him.
 NEw YORK Sept 14-F. W. Gesswein, the millionaire importer and manufacf- nTec of jewellers tools and supplies. at 3J John street, this city, was shot and killed by Christian Deyhlo yesterday morning about l0:i5 o'clock in his private ffi ;e, the result of business quarrel over re- fector which Deyhle claimed he had patented. The two men had been at law about the patent, and Deyhle had been beaten in his suit.
 Deyhle had been accustomed to call up- on Gesswein frequently at his store on John street, but after his defeat in the courts he discontinued his visits and nothing had been seen of him for the past six months until nine o'clock yesterday morning when he walked into Gesswein's store on the ground fl DOT and inquired for the proprietor. He was informed by one of the clerks that G sswein had not ar rived, but was expect ed shortly, and took a chair, remarking that he would wal for him. Nothing unusual was noticed about his manner
 When, half an hour later, Gssswein en- tered the sto' Dey hle gave nod of rec ognition, arose and approaching him. said that he came on private business and was invited into the ofiics upstairs on the second floor, where they were alone with the door closed.
 Alter having been coseted for some time a shot was heard, and when several clerks rushed into the room they found Deyhle standing with a smoking pistol in his hand and Gesswien sinking on lounge. He died without saving a word. He was forty -one years old and Deyhl sixty y-nine. Deyhle said he shot Gesswien because the latter had robbed and ruined him. He had no regrets as he was an ol man and had no money to go into business or to secure admission into the home for the aged He was taken to the Tombs.
 l, quiry among jewellers shows that there is a general bei that Gesswein had wronged D 'yhle aud had practically robbed him of his invention. Gesswein at first bought qIite large quantities Of Deyhle's reflector but finally ceased to patron ze him. Deyhle made ina tries and became satisfied that GAssweIn was making the ref ,ctors himself, an in- fringement suit failed on technical grounds and Deyhle was unable 10 carry the proceedings further
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-09-19
IRRIGATION INVESTIGATION.
Testimony Concerning the Necessity of fr'
 rlgation For Southwest Kansas.

Testimony Concerning the Necessity of fr-
 rlgation For Southwest Kansas.
 GARDEN CITY, Kan. Sept. H. Senator Plumb has joined the United States Sen ate Committee on Irrigation at this place. Senator Stewart, chairman of the com mittee, arrived bv special train from Texas, accompan e,i bv Colenel R. J Hinton, Major Powell. $ rgeant-at- Arms Davis, two stenographers and F. B Bronson, banker and ranchman Of El Paso, Tex. Senator Reagan returned home from Fort Worth, while Senator Jones, of Arkausas joined the others here. Yesterday was spent in taking testimony as to the necessity for irriga- lion in Southwest Kansas and the Lest methods of accomplishing the desired n Is Ten counties were represented y delegations and the interest and sarne4,ness manifested certainly con yircld the commitiol that the Southwest wanted irrigation by u e quickest possi- hle means and wanted it mere than any thing else. There was large attendance of interested lis euers.
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-09-19
THE SULTAN'S HAREM.
It Is Mostly Recruited from Circassia and
 Georgia.

Georgia.
 How many wives does he maintainp We'll there are between two hundred and three hundred ladies in the harem. but only those who are mothers really hold the rank of wives. In the Sul- tan's harem, though, as in every other Turkish harem, for that matter, there is always one who is the favorite She is virtually the Sultana, and she gen orally manages to keep the head Of the household pretty we'll to herself. Turkish women are not much differ ent from any other women in their leanings toward monopoly as regards the possession of man. There are many women in the imperial harem who have never exchanged ten words with the Sultan. a.g4
 The harems are mostly recruited from Georgia and Circassia- Dealers go into these districts and purchase the girls from their parents atprices rang ing from a few hundred to thousands of dollars. The price entirely depends upon the appearance of the article. The poorer-looking girls are kept at home to supply the home demand. The Georgian or Circassian young man who wants wife gets his mother, or some other female relative in whose judgment he has confidence, to select wife for him from the local harems and he pays for her in sheep, in goats sx l. se t.rf1 al IA Recently, have been told, the install ment plan of paying for wife has been Introduced with great success in Cir cassia, It enables young man to se- cure an article of better quality than if he paid value down.
 The best-looking girls, however, ali go to the brokers or dealers. Money talks in Georgia and Circassia just as loudly as in London or New York The girls thus purchased are handled with great care, and are disposed of at profits ranging from two hundred to three hundred per cent in the mar kets of Constantinople. Smyrna and other large cities.
 In the higher realms of Turkish so- ciety 1t is considered quite the hand some thing to give a friend as a birth day present a plump young Georgian or pretty fair-skinned Circassian. Upon receiving notification from the chief eunuch the dealer in wares from Georgia or Circassia is bound to give the imperial harem the first pick. This picking is usually done by the chief enuch.
 This official is very important per sonage in the Turkish empire He ranks with a Field Marshal and receives salary equal to that of the Prime Minister. On his finger he wears dia- monds worth Kings ransom, and his sable feet are kissed by postulants for his favor who seek to secure the indi- rect influence which he can exert up- cn his royal master M
 The eunuehs are usually geeruited in
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-09-19
HOW TO MAKE MAGNETS.
4 Simple Process Wbich Any Intelligent
 Boy Gan Master.

Boy Gan Master
 There arc two general classes of magnets s-electro-magnets and perma- nent magnets. The electro-magnet is active only when q current os cleo tricity is passing around 1t; the per manent magnet, as it's name indicates. retains it's magnetism after tho mag netizing agent is removed. Electro magnets are always made of soft iron. while permanent ones are made of steel. An electro-magnet can be easily constructed as follows:
 Procure from a blacksmith or from any source a small soft-iron horseshoe. Commencing just above the heelcork on one side, wind closely three or five layers Of two inches length Of No. 22 insulated copper wire. Without cut ting the wire, proceed spirally along the toe of the shoe, and then wind the same number of similar layers on the other end.
 All the windings must be in the same direction in reference to the iron. If now the ends of the wire be connected with an electric battery, quite large pieces of soft iron--for instance. large nails or spikes-will be held up by the heelcorks which act as pole pieces.
 As soon as the battery is disconnect- ed the spike will fall. This, however, would not be the case if the horseshoe was made of steel. for it would then. because of the passage of the electric current, have become permanent magnet. To pass an electric current around a piece of steel is, indeed, the easiest way of making a permanent magnet.
 To try it, wind several layers of the same wire used on the horseshoe around 6 lead-pencil. Then carefully remove the lead-peucil ard insert in the hollow coil left a common darning- needle, the head of which has been broken off, leaving about an inch of length.
 Pass the current from tho battery through the coil for minute, discon- meet and remove the needle and 1t will be found to be magnetized. If it be drawn through iron filings or small tacks, they will adhere to it. Boston Budget
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-09-19
Rewnrd for White Cnps.

Governor Gordon of Gecvgia has of. fered reward for the arrest of another party of White Caps, whose victim was a negro. The offense was committed in Mitchell County. Reuben Mitchell, @ negro, was killed in the house of Willis Bird, on the plantation of Mir. B. A. Gull pepper. The deceased was in Wiilia Birds kitchen, house separate from his dwelling, when some unknown parties called: ''Is Reuben Mitchell in there?r Mitchell immediately ran out and was pursned by three white men. into the house of Bird. in which there, was scarcely any light. Bird was in the house but could not identify the parties. It iA said there were three other white men in the yard at the time of the killing. The parties, following Mitchell into the house, shot him with pistol, the ball entering near the nipple and lodging under tha skin on the backbone. A iry summoned by Coroner J. T. Owen rendered yer lict that the deceased came to his death by pistol shot from the hands of par ties unknown. ett