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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-09
THE LAWS OF TRADE

were next taken up. II was shown that
trade Is simply an exchange of the products
Of labor, and that all restrictions placed up
on the frtess possible exchange of commod-
titles, was wrong and tyrany imposed on
labor. There must be two parties TO trade,
and both parties consider that they are ben
Gifted by the trade or they would not make
it When we export commodities we get
commodities in return. II we did not want
the things imported We wouldn't export
things. The fact that goods are imported
shows that there is demand for them. The
cheaper we can get the things we desire from
L foreign country, the less Of our products
or wealth we must send out OF the country
to exchange for them. hence the cheaper we
can ret goods from abroad the less labor we
need TO perform TO satisfy our wants. It
is tbe aim and desire Of every o. G to satisfy
their wants and procure the largest amount
Of wealth by the least possible labor and ex-
ertion. We labor to secure the results OF
labor, rot because we love to labor. 1t j.
not labor that We all want, bat the results OF
labor. II it is labor we want, then we want
protective tariffs, because they compel Us 10
perform more labor TO crafty our desire for
wealth, but if il is the products or results Of
labor we want, then we should do sway with
tariffs and taxes of all kinds except those
ts es which would fall on the use Of the op-
portunities for labor and not or the results
of labor.
THE FARMER AND LABoRER THE SUFFER-
ERs.
The champions Of protection endeaFor to
still he protests of the farmers against the
tariff. by telling them that they receive d
corresponding share Of the benefits of the
system, through protective duties placed on
agricultural products, and the benefits o. q
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chief instrument by which few are enrich
! ed 1t the expense of the many, this discus
sion was confined to exposing some CT its
unjust features, and the glaringIy absurd
claims aud called arguments of Its friends
and champions.
The effect of the tariff on the production
ef wealth appears To he lost sight ef bT most
people when considering the subject; that
instead of aiding wealth production it is Il
| hinderance to II, by subjecting it TO taxes
and restrictions which lessen production by
enhancing the cost Of the thing produced to
the consumer. Every one knows that we
will buy and use more Of things when they
are cheap than when they are dear. They
cheaper goods can be produced the more Of
them will be bought and used. The more
that are bought and used. the greater the
demand. The greater the demand the more
labor will be employed in making them, and
the greater the demand is for labor, the
higher wages will be. The cost e making
anythipg--a reaping and moving machine,
for Instance-begiBs with taking the raw
material from the land and does not stop
until il reaches the hands Of the final pur-
chaser and consumer. All tariffs on 1he raw
material, or material IN any stage Of manu-
facture: ali taxes on buildings or machinery
used in the manufacture; all wages Of su
perintendence and labor, skilled and un
skilled; all costs Of assembling the materials
in the factory and nsporting the machines
to the dealer, and all the dealers expenses,
taxes and cost Of abor. together with inter
est on the capital invested by the manufact-
uter and dealer go to make the cost Of the
reaper 10 the farmer who buys il. This
illustration holds good in every departne eat
Of production. The fiction that imports
duties are paid by the importer or foreign
manufacturer and moi by the consumer, was
next disposed Of in q way that carried con-
riction TO the minds Of the most benighted
protectiOnistS
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Danger in Newly Built Houses.

There is too great haste in occupying
q house after its completion. In many
places there is such demand for
dwellings and other business depart
ments, that as soon as finished they
are occupied. This is especially true
of small dwellings. There is more
danger in this than is supposed. There
is no health in dampness and mould
under any circumstances, and in liv'
ing apartments, where the tendency is
toward poor ventilation, the dampness
of newly finished houses contributes
largely to illihealth. In town of Basle,
Switzerland, regulation has been
adopted which prevents newly built
houses from being occupied until four
months after completion. Under
many circumstances so long a time as
above is not necessary, but it is well
to err on the side of safety. The size
of the house, its locationt surroundings
the material used and the state of the
weather enter into the consideration o1
the time necessary in which u build
ing should become sufficiently dry fol
occupancy.-Sdnitdry Nea0s.
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EATING VEGETABLES Good House
keeping says on the subject In a sub.
stantially vegetable diet, cream and
cheese should occasionally be used,
all of which contain much solid nutri-
ment. About one-third of egg is nut.
rition, and good cheese contains still
larger. proportion. Butter is also
food.
An eminent chemist declares there
is "more strength stored up in an
ounce of butter than in two ounces OF
meat" although butter will not fur:
nish material to build up the tissues of
of the body like bread and meat. Yet
butter, with eggs and cream or cheese
in a moderate amount, will generate
all the animal heat and force needed,
Just as coal and wood generate heat
under the boiler of an engine. 1t has
been demonstrated by experiment
that one pound of boiled beans contains
eighty-seven per cent, Of nutrition,
while beef contains twenty-six per cent;
boiled peas give ninety-three per cent.
against poultry, which yields twenty
six per cent, and veal, which only
gives twenty-four.
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Keen Still.

When trouble is brewing. keep still.
When slander is getting on its legs,
keep still. When your feelings are
hurt, keep still, till you recover from
your excitement. at any rate. Things
look differently through an unagitated
eye, In a commotion once 1 wrote
letter and sent it, and wished I had
not. In my later years I had another
commotion, and wrote long letter
but life had rubbed a little sense into
me, and kept the letter in my pocket
against the day when could look il
over without sgitation and without
tears. I was glad I did. Less and
less it seemed necessary to send it. ]
was not sure it would do any hurt, but
in my doubtfulness 1 leaned to reticence
and eventually it was destroyed. Time
works wonders. Wait till you can
speak camly, and then you will not
need to speak, maybe. Silence is the
most massive thing conceivable some
times. It is strength in its very grand
eur. It is like regiment ordered tc
stand still in the mid-fury of battle. TIC
plunge in were twice as easy.-Ex
change.
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Misunderstandiugs.

How many griefs and troubles which
come to us in this world are purely
the result of misunderstanding! We
think people say that they never did
saw, or mean what they never did
mean. We count men unreasonable
and harsh; we fume and fret about
matters which do not 60 to our hkIng;
we complain about what men have
said or done; and all this while the
persons whom we are blaming meant
nothing of the kind that we sur
mise, and know nothing whatever OF
our tribulations.
This is one reason why persons who
have grievances should 60 at once to
those concerned. They are often the
only ones who know the truth,
who can explain the misunderstand-
ing, correct the error, or right the
wrong. They can tell what they in
tended to do; and in a great many
instances we shall find, on going to the
proper parties, that we have utterly
misapprehended the facts in the case,
have Judged others unkindly, and have
made ourselves miserable for nothing.
In many case we shall find that we
have taken ofense where no offense
was intended; that we have counted
words harsh which were kindly meant,
that light and trippling phrases which
were carelessly thrown off, have been
taken to heart as they never should
have been: and that we have made our
selves and others miserable when there
was no need of it whatever.
How many little misunderstanding
stick, like splinter in ones finger,
until they make mischief and trouble
that cannot easily be remedied; and
in how many cases five minutes frank,
honest talk would have settled the
whole matter. The policy of silence
at such times is very dangerous poll
cy, and many hearts have bled and
suffered when word would have heal
ed them.-,Selected
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To feed the mind on evil thoughts
is an indulgence which is sure to de
form the character and produce vile
actions in the life. The secret in
diligence in such bad mental food will
make itself visible in deeds done ION
the housetops." Should the lily, in Sc
lecting from the mud in which it
grows the materials needed to produce
its beautiful bloom, take up substances
untitled to its ends, the effect would
appear in its discoloration and imper-
feet from. In like manner, the man
who secretly cherishes the evil Thoughts
which are cast up from the mud of his
Unborn corruption will reveal his habit
to the world in his spirit and actions.
Nor will his Judgment day" be limit
ed to time, seeing that in the life after
death "God shall bring every work
into judgment, with every secret thing
whether it be good, or whether it be
evil" Know, therefore o man, that
when thou findest delight in evil
thoughts thou art playing with sparks
which are to thy sinful passions what
lighted matches are to grains of pow
der scattered in the porch of maya
zine. They are deadly things, not to
be trified with, but resolutely trampled
upon. .-(Zion's Herald.)
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WAS 1T OUR JEsUs?-A little three
year-old girl stood at the window one
Sunday, "watching for papa" who
was at church. Soon she spied him
coming; andas he entered, she said
"Papa, what did Mr.. b preach
about this morningW
Her father replied, "He preached
about Jesus"
Papa, was it our Jesus? ?" she ask
ed.
"Yes," said her father; lit was oul
Jesus"
The eyes frightened at the thought
that papa's minister knew her Jesus
and spoke about him to his congrega'
ton.
Do you, dear reader, claim this Je'
sus as yours? I hope 80, for it Is 8
most blessed thought that every little
girl and boy may have him for theil
own Saviour. No matter how much
he loves other children. there is room
ever room, in his affection, for you
and az many others as will ask him tc
care for them. "They brought young
children to him, and took them up IN
his arms, and blessed them," Mark x
13, 1G.
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A Workers Prayer.

Lord, speak to me, that may speak, =.
In living echoes of Thy tone; sA
As Thou hast sought, so let me seeE -.-- ~
Thy erring children, lost and lone: " ~
O lead me, Lord, that may lead
The wandering and the wavering rect;
o feed me, Lord, that may feed
Thy hungering ones with mama sweet.
O strengthen me. that while stand
Firm on the Rock, and strong IN Thee,
may stretch out q loving hand -
To wrestlers In the troubled sea-
O teach me, Lord, that may teach
The precious things Thou dost tmpart;
And wing my words, that they may reacn
The hidden depths Of many heart.
O give thine own sweet rest to me,
That / may speak with soothing power
A word in season, as from Thee. - -, ..
To weary ones in needful hour.
o fill me with thy fullness, Lord,
Until my very heart o'erfow
In kinuling thought and glowing word,i /;
Thy love- TO tell, Thy praise 10 show.
o use me, Lord, use even me,
just as thou wilt and when, and where :,
Until thy blessed face see,
Thy rest. Thy Joy, Thy glory share. :.
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Entertaining Company.

The oldtime housekeeper, who case
and punctilio in entertaining her guest
has been a subject of modern admira-
ton, is very often replaced in these
later days by flurried, nervous house
wife, who unconsciously allows all the
wheels of her domestic management to
become visible. There is nothing
more unpleasant to sensitive person
who is welcomed in family where ne
expects a delightful visit than to feel
by accident, or otherwise, that a special
effort is being made in his behalf.
The homely old phrase make your
self at home" has an infinite comfort
for one who has been harassed by q
fussy hostess. 1t is not necessary to
speak these words, but it is wise to act
them. A guest must be cared for
carefully, and yet not feel the care.
Every essential of the guest-room
should be fine and nice, but not 80 del
icate and frail as to suggest that the
room is intended for rare and transient
occupancy. 1t is wise to provide
good lounge in this room for those
who are tired with travel. There are
many deft ways of making such aroom
look cheerful and inviting. In winter
if possible, have a ruddy, open fire
kindled on the hearth, and air and
make up the room some time before
the arrival of company. It is very
unwholesome practice to leave bed
made up month or more at time, as
it is often in the guest room. The bed
in this room should simply be cover
ed with sheet, old pillow and bolster
cases being put on and left till compa'
ny is announced. The bed and the
bedding selected for use should be
thoroughly aired in a warm room IN
which the windows has been opened !.
Under ordinary circumstances 1t is
probable that guests are weary when
they arrive, aud would prefer to 20 at
once to their room. If possible, see
that there is warm water there before
they arrive, and a writing table. con.
tanning pens, ink and writing paper
1t is better to make all plans for your
friends entertainment yourself, con-
sulting them as little as possible. Wise
housekeepers arrange their work be-
forehand, and manage to guide the
domestic machinery of their house by
sly visits to the kitchen so well that
these visitors are never aware they
have been absent. Such entertainment
means care and system: it means con.
tinual thought for others and the sub
ordination for the time of all your own
selfish plans and projects. But who
that has cared truly for a friend will
say that this is not rewarded ?-Neu
York Tribune.
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The Sin of selEConfdence.

The secret of the failure of more
than one young convert-yes, and of
many young ministers, TOBIAS been
overweening. self-confdence. HE
that trusteth his own heart Is a fool"
To every beginner in the Christian
life we would say, you can not trust
yourself too little, and you can not
trust Jesus Christ too much In fact
the real conflict with you will be just
this: "Shall I trust myself, or my
Lord and Saviour ?" Your soul has
no self-lifting power, any more than
your body has to lift itself by graspiDg
at the straps of your boots. You can
no more find your way to heaven with
out Crist than you can find your, way
through the Mammoth Cave without a
guide and a torch. Let poor Peter in
Pilates courtyard show you what a
poor figure a boastful Christian cuts
when he relies on his own strength.
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Proud Of His Work.

A few days ago, when temperance
was being discussed in theLegislature,
MIR. Ford, of Queens, referred to q
member of one of the families OF the
province recently buried as a pauper
by means of his being addicted tc
strong drink, and called it a temper
ance lecture in a nut shell.
Mr.. Pugh, the member for Halifax
rose and said he was a liquor-seller
and be considered his business just as
legitimate and respectable as a carriage
builder.
This struck Mr.. Ford, who is a car
riage-builder, and so he replied briefly
as follows: II build carriages, and
when L. turn out fine wagon I fee
proud of it, and point to it moving
along the street, and say, 'That is my
work" J would ask the member from
Halifax if he is proud of his work al
he sees it reeling along the street"
To this there was no reply.
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GoD IS NowHERE.-An infidel was
one day troubled in his mind as he sat
in his room alone. while his little Mel
lie was away at Sunday-school. He
had often said, "There is no God" but
could not satisfy himself with his
skepticism, and at this time he felt es-
pecially troubled as thoughts of the
Sunday-school and of the wonderful
works of creation would push the way
into his mind. To quiet these trouble
some thoughts he took some large
cards and printed on each of them,
"God is nowhere ;" and hung them
up in his study. Nellie soon came
home, and began to talk about God
but her father pointed her to one OF
the cards, and said, "Can you read
that ." She climbed q chair and be
gan eagerly to spell it out: God
God, is, is, now, now, here God
is now here. isn't that right papa?
The mans heart was touched, and his
infideIity banished, by the faith Of
Nellie, and again the prophecy was
fulfilled; "a little child shall lead
them" ."-Northwestern Presbyterian
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How to Make Life Happy.

Take time; it is no use to fume o.
fret or do as the angry housekeepeI
who has got hold to the wrong key
and pushes, !shakes, and rattles i
about the lock until both are broker
and the door is still unopened.
The chief secret of comfort lies in
not suffering trifles to yeX US, and il
cultivating our underground of small
pleasures.
Try to regard present veXations a:
you will regard them month hence.
Since we cannot get what we like
let US like what we can get.
It is not riches, it is not poverty, il
is human nature that is the trouble,
The world is like a looking-glass
Laugh at it and it laughs back; frown
att and it frowDs back.
Angry thoughts canker the mind
and dispose it to the worst temper in
the world-that of fixed malice and
revenge. 1t is while in this temper
that most men become criminals.-Se-
[ecteG,
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Don't BelittIe Christ's Work.
BY THE EDITOR

BY THE EDITOR
@. Don't belittle Christs work, my
brother.
A. do not do it, at least I certain,
ly do no intend to. / love Him and
have given myself entirely to Him:
O.. I have no doubt as to your low,
ing Him and am quite sure you do not
intend to belittle Christ's work. Ana
yet, nothing is more plain to my mlno
than that you are doing that very
thing. Do you wish me to tell you IN
what respect, or in what manner you
thus err?
A. Yes, I do.
@. Well then, pray for me and bear
with me. Do you not go to persons
whom YOU believe TO be real Christians
and ask them, "Have you the blessing
of full salvation ?' =,
A. Why yes, certainly 1 do. And
I help many of them to get it.
@. And though you may not know
it, can tell you that you throw many
sincere and happy Christions into
doubt and perplexity, and l fear worse
than that. Now brother, shall talk
very plainly, because I love you and l
love the cause of God.
Those who by repentance towards
God and faith in the Lord Jesus
Christ have been born of the Spirit
| f(Jno. 8: 81 were told that in order to
be saved it was necessasy to "forsake e
alp that they had and to give them
selves entirely to God, Were they not?
A. Yes, of course they were.
O.. Were they not also assured that
| if they believed they would be made
all right =? That they would :-be pre-
pared to live and prepared 70 die :?
A. Why do you ask such questions?
Of course they were. Anything. less
than that would not be the Gospel.
@. Very we'll Then do you not
see that when you tell them they are
not fully saved, you belittle Chrlsts
work. You make them doubt His
love and His ability to save to the ut.
termost all them that come unto God
by Him?
You throw them into perplexity and
bewilderment.
A. But is all done in conversion
O.. Certainly We are then freed
from sin and made holy. All that is
necessary to salvation is done. But
of course growth and development is
expected afterward. >,
Now, brother, I wish you would
stay and think over this matter, for l
assure you that in the way you present
the doctrine of holiness you are doing
immense harm, and you are defeating
the very end you have in view-the
spread ofreal scriptual holiness-Chris-
tian Companion. .
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OUTRAGEoUs.-Railroad employees
are sometimes surly in their ways, but
it is not to be denied that they have to
endure much stupid questioning. A
stout man with large bag and dis
tressed countenance came to ticket
sellers window one day and said ex-
citedly:
"Tell me what time the $50 train
leaves W
The ticket seller looked at him with
a fixed and solemn gaze moment and
then answered:
ut leaves at ten minutes of four"
"Ten minutes of four ~ exclaimed
the stout gentleman. "What frand
these railroads are Actually mislead-
ing people five minutes in their time
tables just for the fun of seeing them
get left ~
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Training Husbands.

Don't let this heading induce you to
think that I have discovered any plan
bv which wives can train their hus.
bands. 1t is the boys, the husbands OF
the future, that [ am thinking or;
We hear q great deal about Industrial
training for boys and girls; about BUS
mess and professional training Tor
both, and something about girls being
taught domestic economy and all the
arts and sciences which make good
housekeeper, but have heard very lit
tie about boys being trained to be good
husbands and to do their part IN max
ing happy homes. -,
It is proverbial saying among all
women that husbands have no ade-
ouate idea of the work which house
keeper must do, and consequently are
1areless of the extra work they make
sor her. Would this be so in the next
generation if every mother would be-
Sin with her little boys and teach
them to be orderly with all their be-
longings, and to wait on themselves
Not only this, but teach them to help
mother in every possible way to keep
the wood-box filled with wood and the
water-pail with water; to save moth.
er's tired feet by going upstairs and
down-cellar for her. Let him put up
the clothes-line, turn the wringer and
empty the tubs for her on wash-day.
as soon as he is old enough. He will
be proud enough to think that he Is
growing strong enough to do these
things better than mother. Be very
sure that you show your appreciation
of every helpful act, and let him see
that YOU look to him for assistance. .
Bows are not naturally selfish, and
every mother who has willing, effi-
cient helper in her boy, is herself TO
blame, and not only must suffer the
consequences of her mistake herself,
but the future wife will have them to
bear also. For your own sakes, ana
for the future wives of your boys, spare
no pains to impress upon them the
magnitude of women's work. After
they have been accustomed to helplng
in all the ways they can about the
house land there are few things they
will not be the better for having learn
ed to do they will not think house.
keeping is 'just puttering around"
Teach them that the woman who
keeps her house in order, and looks at
ter the comfort of her family in every
way, earns as much as the man who
furnishes the money part of the part
nership, and they will be ready to do
as heard boy say not long since
IT shall give my wife half of our in,
come to do with as she likes" instead
of asking what she had done with
that last quarter he gave her, and talk,
ing as if he earned all the money and
She and her children spent it, as one
poor wife told me was the way her
husband did. Begin to train the hus-
.2ands-yes, the wives, too-in their
.xhildhood, and no one will ask, us
;aarriage failure" in the next gen.
;ration.-Farm and Fireside.