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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-01-08
Edmunds DefyIng the Lightning.

The Hon. George F. Edmunds was a
champion of Fraud in 1876, and it is
natural that he should be champion
of Force now. In an interview in the
Washington Post he commends the
proposed gag rule, and thus def1es pub
lie opinion:
"What the country, with the infor rmation
that it gets from partisan newspapers Of all
kinds, may think in respect TO the proprlety
of such a rule, is immaterial to me, in the
sense of affecting my conduct in doing what
think is my duty in the promotion of the
general public interest. l am sure that the
country, when 1t understands the precise
scope and force of such rule, that it means
that the representatives of the country have
the power to do what the country thinks
ought to be done one way or the other, after
every member of the minority shall have
had the opportunity to state his views, will
be more than satisfied that its representa-
tives of people and States in the Senate have
done a wise and right thing"
There was an election in Mr..
Edmunds's State on Sept. last. The
IS6puDllCau Cduuludtt PI ooS CT Ioi
was elected, but by majority SO per
cent. smaller than the Republican ma
jority in 1888. In the popular branch
of the Legislature the Democrats gain
ed gained more than forty members.
Such was the verdict of the most hide
bound Republican State upon the Re-
publican poncy of suppressiDg debate
in the House of Representatives and
threatening forces against honest elec-
tions.
On Nov. four New England States
ioined the once solidly Republican
States of the West in protesting against
the party that fears debate.
Mr.. Edmunds may be sure that the
country unde rstands the precise scope
and force of the gag rule which has
been introduced for the benefit of the
Force bill. It must be considerable
sacrifice for so strenuous an upholder
of the privileges and dignities of the
Senate as he has been. to support q
proposition to cut off the freedom of
debate in the Senate. Ii must require
considerable courage to defy public
opinion. If he and other advocates of
Force keep on, they may succeed in
making even Vermont Democratic
State.-Ne,c York Sun.
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Those Resolutions.

With the perennial faith in himself
which is one of the most charming Of
his qualities, civilized man will begin
again during the next few days to tabu-
late his individual schemes of reform,
these to take effect as binding on the
first of January. The universal ad-
herence now given in to this semi
superstitious observance has frequent
ly been commented on. So universal
is it that the earlier weeks of January
are safe to he marked by an ameliora-
ton OF human conditions and human
nature almost equal to a toy millen-
mum.
A good deal of argument can he got
out of the question whether New Years
resolutions are worth taking. On the
one hand you have the temporary ben
eff. On the other, the moral detri-
ment resulting from the breaking of a
pledge. Naturally the detritus accum-
ulates in the course of years, and so
clogs up the will that man over fifty
may be scarcely able to keep his word
over breakfast. To be sure his chill
dren never expect him to. But that ia
another NJ after. On the whole it " ould
seem questionable gain for young
man TO save weeks tobacco money in
sticking to promise which will de-
posit moral rust on his spirit when
he dishonors it. But there is SO much
warm md elevating pleasure in amend-
ing ones self oy the almanac that no
one cares to press the caution.
Happy were it for the indiv idual If.
in the chronological order of his Of
fenses, the worst should be- committed
during short period Immediately pre-
ceding the important day of self-regen-
or nfin oh
recollection Of these sins, he would be
more likely to select them for aband-
onment than the minor errors of the
average mans ways-these, especially
il they are expensive errors, being
what the average man always likes to
cut off with resolution. One severe
difficulty arising from q real transgres-
sion the day after Christmas would
operate much more efficiently on him
than dozen of cigar bills. A darling
sin is much more likely to watch its
however, and slip through
easily during the summer nlonts, when
the transgressor is more or less safe
from observ alton.
There many experts in New YEARS.
who know to an hour
how long temperance pledge will
stand unbroken, whether a resolution
against fraciious temper will hold until
February, what is the common dura-
tion OF diaries, etcetera, and epicures
have also been noted, who vary their
resolutions from year to year. on
principle of rotation, which brings out
their most delicate fiavors. But the
average man rarely inquiries into the
mysteries of the subject. He goes at
his faults, or select half dozen of them
with pair of his wife's scissors, and
shears them off close to the ground.
Being weeds, they are all in full growth
again by February l.-Phitadeiphia
Times.
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Nothing but Free Coinage Will Satisfy
Farmers.

The longer the time that elapses since
the passage Of the silver bill, enacted
by the present congress, the less salts
faction does 1t give to anyone, even the
advocates of it.
| 1t cannot even boast of the one single
| benefit to be derived from keeping up
the price of silver. Although silver,
under speculative pressure, was forced
| up to 81 20 an ounce in view of the eX-
pected passage of the bill, yet, just as
soon as the members of Congress who
had loaded up, sold out, it began to de-
cline, and ran down to dollar. 1t
has r. covered some now; but the gain
of a few cents is doubtless the result OF
speculative influence, and it is liable
to take another tumble at any moment.
In fact. viewed from any stand point
whatever, except that of the Wall street
capitalists. in whose interest the bill
was framed, the law is delusion and
snare. Summed up as to its possi-
bilties and capabilities the following
may be said of the Window bill as
amended and enacted:
The law makes the new treasury notes is
sued to purchase silver bullion redeemable
in gold at the option of the secretary. Should
the secretary decide to redeem in gold, then
what are the treasury notes but gold notes,
and why not use the gold notes in paying
expenses instead of buying silver. If the
notes are to be redeemed in gold, then of
course no silver will be required for redemp-
ton purposes and none can be coined.
Should Secretary Window and succeeding
Secretaries decide not to redeem in gold
but to coin silver for that purpose, then the
silver bars could be said to be held for re-
demption purposes, otherwise they cannot
be said to be held for any purpose whatever.
Why the necessity of this complica-
ton and rounda bout method of doing
a simple thing, except to play into the
hands of Wall street?
The two things desired by the peo-
ple are a reasonable increase o. the cir
culation, aud the restoration of the
value of silver. These two things will
be fully accomplished by free coinage
of silver. Under such law dollars
worth of silver would be worth dol
lar, and it would stay at that price.
There would be and could be no reason
to change, for the silver could be con-
verted into dollar al the desire of the
owner, by presenting it at a govern
ment mint. 1t does not matter If for
eipn countries should dump" their
silver on our shores. Let them dump.
The mere fact that the silver would be
worth a dollar for a dollars worth in
the United States would give 1t the
same value in any other country, less
the cost of getting it here, and that
would stop its being shipped to US.
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CHURCHES:

CATHOLIC CHURCH, Arcadia College
and Pilot Knob. l.. C.. WERNERT Rector.
High Mass and Sermon at Arcadia College
every Sunday at 5 O'Clock A. NJ. Vespers and
BenedictiOn of the Blessed Sacrament at 4
O'Clock P. NJ. High Mass and Sermon and
Benediction at Pilot Knob Catholic Church
at 1880 O'Clock A. NJ. Sunday School for
children at 80 O'Clock P. NJ.
NJ. f. CHURCH, Cor. Reynolds and
Mountain Streets ISAAC BORIS, Pastor. Res
1dence: IrontOu. Services every Sabbath
at IL A. NJ. and 1:45 p. NJ. Sunday School
$3.50 4. NJ. Glass Meeting Sunday afternoon
at 3 O'Clock Prayer Meeting Tuesday and
Thursday evenings. All are invited.
NJ E. CHURCH, SOUTH, Fort Hill
between Ironton and Arcadia. Rev. A. I.
TIDwELL, Pastor. Preaching every Sunday,
morning and evening. Prayer meeting eve
ry Wednesday evening. Sabbath School at
$3.50 A. NJ.
BAPTIST CHURCH, Madison street,
near Knob street, =. VI. SHOUsH, Pastor.
Residence IrOntOn. Preaching on every
Saturday before the first sunday of each
month ut 2:30 Z. NJ. and on the first and third
Sundays ut IL \. NJ. Sunday School every
Sunday at $3.50 4. NJ. and Prayer Meeting
every Tuesday evening at 1:30 p. NJ.
LUTHERAN CHURCH, Pilot Knob.
Rev. OTTO PFAFFE, Pastor.
a. NJ. E. CHURCH, Corner Shepherd
and Washington streets, Ironton. A. ABB
ANATHY, pastor.
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Protection "LOglc." !"

An embryo political economist has
been trying his hand" on the Cauad-
ian turkey aspect of the Mckinley tar
iff problem through the medium of q
Boston despatch to the Tribune. His
text was a telegram from Ottawa say
ing that seventeen carloads of turkeys
We're on their way to Boston from the
former city, aud that their total duties,
at the Mckinley rate of five cents a
pound, would amount TO SIS 200. A
Boston newspaper, presumably in the
pay of the Golden Club, has put q
"big headline" over the telegram, de-
claring that the New tariff added
SIS, 900 to the cost of Boston turkeys"
The 1ri6mne's correspondent cites the
opinions OF thoug ghtful poultry-dealer
to show the "absurdty" of this head
line. The dealers first position is that
turkeys will not be cent higher be-
cause of the duty on Canadian poultry,n
for the reason that the ISIS 900 of du-
ties will not be paid by the consumer.
The birds will come upon the street at
the usual price, but the Can adian farm
ers lose five cents per pound upon their
birds. The $$15, 900 comes out of them"
Without psusing to explain how it
"comes out of Them" the dealer goes
on to say:
The duty Of five cents per pound on Cana
dian poultry is one of the best things that
ever happened to New England. The Cana
dians will send no more poultry here, and
there is nothing to prevent our farmers rails
ing poultry at profit again in New Eng
Iand. The whole thing is as simple as can
be. Instead of the Canadians making us pay
$4,000 more for their poultry, as is falsely
asserted, they are. in fact, paying our Gov
ernment. 5000 for the privilege of selling
poultry here. That, however, Is not profit
able for them, and they had n Ut intended to
send poultry here this year, nor will they
again.
The whole thing is indeed "as simple
as can be-" and the dealer makes all
further elucidation of the problem un-
necessary when he Gays that the stop
ping of the importation of Canadian
poultry will enable New England
farmers to raise poultry at a profit
again." That means that they will
get higher price for it, does it not?
IL means also that the consumer, and
not the Canadian farmers, will pay the
five cents per pound duty in the end.
does it not? Else of what use is the
duty?-NeaO York Post.
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where. The school rooms, four in num-
ber, are large, well-ventilated, we'll
| lighted, aud most tastefully furnished
| and arranged. The ceilings are high
the windows are so placed as to eqalize
the light, SD that one pupil will not be
in glare of light, and another be in
the shadow. Each pupil is comfort
ably seated, with ample desk room.
Both teachers and pupils have been
provided with every convenience that
forethought could suggest. Hall, cor
ridors. cloak rooms and principals Of
flee are all that could be desired. The
elegant building that Potosi houses her
children in will, in coming years, raise
many ceiling, enlarge many win
dow, whiten many wall in the homes
of the generation that now has its foot
upon the threshold. We feel that in
some slight degree we have commun-
ity of Interest with Potosi in her fine
schoolhouse, for is it not the handi-
work and brain work of craftsman
from our own beloved Arcadia Valley?
Potosi could not have spent her six
Thousand dollars to better advantage.
And let our counrry districts take
lesson and pay more attention to the
comfort of their schoolhouses. A touch
of beauty will do no harm and may
have refining influence, if found only
in a schoolhouse.
BURWELL Fox.
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BURWELL Fox.

We will cheerf ally risk all the ills to
come from any such proceeding.
The farmers of America, without
geographical limit, are demanding free
coinage; they have just given hos, oil
Congressman taste of the medicine
they will serve to those who thwart
their will, and they will repeat it il
necessary. If the next Congress
will enact a law for the full and free
coinage of silver. Nothing short of it
will meet the approval of the people;
and they evidently know it, too. AL
ready five bills for free coinage have
been ofered.-JOurnat Of Agr iculture.
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The Old Mans Objection.
They sat together side by side

They sat together side by side
Absorbed In Cubid's mission.
"Dear John, please TELL" she softly cried
"What was my pas decision"
"Alasn said he, 81 greatly fear
His voice began to quaverl
My suit is rot regarded, dear,
He heaved a sigbl with favor.
"Your pa says he can't see at all
He sadly smoothed her tressesJ
How |, with such an income small,
Can even buy your dresses"
81 think" she answered (and her eye
To his in trust was carried),
"I might lay in a good supply
Before she bushedl we're married.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-01-08

The friendly exchanges that have
recently taken place between Brazil
and the United States give pleasing
evidence of the harmonious relations of
the Governments of tie two countries.
The Brazilian squadron, which was
recently welcomed to this port in a dis
tinguished way, b ad hardly lett our
shores when we got news of the fine
reception given to our South Atlantic
squadron by the official authorities at
Rio de Janeiro. AS the Brazilian Off
GERS were honored here, SO were our
own officers honored there: the former
enjoyed an entertainment at the White
House III Washington, and the latter
were gCandly entertained at the Presi-
dents palace in Rio. These were
surely pleasant exchanges between the
chief republic of North America and
the chief republic of South America.
Long life to both of theln!-N. Y. Sun.
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Financial Policy.

| Ed. Register
Oppressive taxation has caused more
trouble individually and collectively
than anything else in the domain o
government. The great question O
"tariff, or indirect taxation" which has
awakened the people from their sleep
is only part of that question. Con.
gress is on the eve of legislation to Gre
| lieve the great finapcial pressure. u
What will it do? Just what is has
been doing. only on big scale. Give
$500, 600, 900 to so-called banks. u
What" you say "not give it?" Yes,
just that and nothing more. mo, it
proposes to sell bonus to that amount
at the low rate of two per cent" !
deny it; you can't change facts by mul-
tiplying words. In the first place, un-
der the old act (outrage), for every 500
sold in bonds $50 is issued in National
Bank currency. The bonds are depos-
tied with the government for the own
er, the coupons cut and sent regularly
to him. So that he has not only the
500 in bonds but 800 in currency. The
new proposition is to give not 90 -10Oths
but dollar for dollar. Of course l left
out the disguise Of selling bonds and
making them a basis for organizing
National banks.
repeat, "words don't change facts"
l will not go into the history OF this
great financial policy, inaugurated in
'e2 by money sharks when the govern
ment was ir the throes of civil war.
Nor is it necessary to inform intelligent
people how this has been kept up with
Congress. We all know that the credit
of the government gives value to it's
certificates of every kind. What need
has the government for the medium of
banks or bonds either? It's certificates
per Sc are of equal value with its GER
tificates per banks. Why give individ
uals this dangerous power of contract
ing or expanding the amount of circu
financial panics. A uniform amount
is the only just system. But this
fiat money would ruin values" Let's
deal with facts. 1t was issued under
war necessity. Values were fixed by
it, and any sudden variation in it's
amount is unjust to large majority Of
the people. Let every patriot and phil
anthropist raise his voice against this
proposed renewal of legislation for the
benefit of the few at the expense of the
many. No more banks, no more bonds,
no more tariff than absolutely neces-
sary, and that chiefly on luxuries.
Farmers Allianceu What care I for
names! / have always advocated this
policy as Democrat aud most Demo
Gratis favor it. Principles never change.
The man who sacrifices his principles
for party name is to be pitied. Our
duty demands obedience to principles.
The public good based OF truth justice
and mercy. Down with monopolies,
trusts-in money, manufactures or
trade. Free competition. The broad
est liberty to individuals and commun-
tiles consistent with public peace and
safety. And may the God of love,
mercy and righteousness, the God of
our fathers, guide the ship Of state into
the harbor ofsafety: "the greatest good
to ALL" G. w. F.. SR., M. D.
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TALL FIGURES.
The Statistics of Pension Claims Grow
ing More Interesting.

From the Philadelphia Times.
When the new disability pension
bill was passed by the last Congress, il
was confidently asserted that there
could not be over 30OO 900 claims of all
kinds under it. Like all pension bills
the facts double on the estimate.
On the Goth of this month there were
| 531 ,399 claims filed under the new pen
sion bill, and during the week preced-
ing the date named the number Of ap-
plications received was 9,173. With
claims increasing each week, all calcu-
lation is at fault as to the number of
pensions that will be claimed under
the present laws.
We have now about SOC, 900 pension
ers on the payroll, and the number of
pending claims one week ago was .152. :
04l, with the claims largely increasing
each week.
The last week reported, ending on
the Goth inst. recorded 9,173 new pen-
sion claims received, and :, ,57S d disposed
of, of which 1896 were allowed and
1,2l2 rejected.
If the ,152 ,O41 pending claims and
the other hundreds OF thousands crowd
ing in at the rate of nearly TO- 900 week
shall be disposed of by allowing hearty
so per cent. of them, as the record of
the last week reported shows, our pen
sion list must soon reach the appalling
number of SOC, 900, and it will require
much more than $500 900 900 annually
to pay them.
The people are just beginning to
wrestle with the pension problem, and
when they get down to a horizontal
view of an annual Treasury deficit of
more than S1OO,000,O0O to pay pen
sions, more than one-half of which are
unmerted, there must be fearful
tearing up of the whole profigate and
shameful pension system.
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY IRON COUNTY
CoUPTS-

COU RTS-
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
Tember.
OFFICERS:
y. W. HOLLOMAN, Presiding Judge Coun-
ty Court.
JOS: g. CLARKsOS, County Judge, South
,rn District.
J. L. Low, County Judge, Western Dis
trict.
j. 5. JORDAN, Prosecuting Attorney.
:. f. BUFORD, Collector.
w. y. FLETCHER County Clerk.
Jos. HUFF, Circuit Clerk.
FRANZ DiNGER, Probate Judge.
ID. +. REESE, Treasurer.
w. III. FISHER, Sheriff.
5. Z. REYBURN, Assessor.
G.. w. HULL, Coroner.
j. L. AXE, Public Admir-, IrOnton.
n. w. HOLLOMAN, Surveyor.
a. p. VANCE, School Commissioner.
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All those who are in arrears for taxes for
1890 must pay the same Immediately. II not
paid at once l will be compelled to collect
the same by seizure and sale of property,
which will be unpleasant for me and expen-
sive for you. AS this is my last year In office,
am forced to do this. Please take notice.
S. E. BUFoRD, Coll. Iron Co., Mo.
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IRONTON. MO-. THURSDAY. JANUARY g. 1891
Our SChOO1hOuSeS.

| THE surroundings of the child r
my have a greater influence
III moulding the man than may
be apparent at first glance. The
room in which hespends so large
a portion of his time becomes a
matter of consequence in his eG-
| ucation, especially If the appoint
| ments of bis home be common
place and meager. The child,
whose home is a cabin. cannot ~
hut have his ideas of comfort, Ex
convenience and cleanliness en- -
larsed by passing his school life =
in well-proportioned well-ven-
tilated, well-lignted, well-kept
and properly decorated school
| room. Many have the idea that edu
cation consists in committing to mem
ory certain rules of syntax, being abl
to properly locate certain places on tn
| map, ability to read, spell and write
ETC., without ever considering tha
what Carlyle would call "the environ
ment" OF the child, the sights ant
sounds he is in daily contact with, ar
quite as potent. in shaping his mind a.
anything he may learn from books
You cannot place children amidst taste
full surroundings for any length of time
without creating demand for them
The little one who lives in howell vii
recur with delight to his pleasant schoo
room after his school days have passed
and in his dreams of home of his owr
traces of his school room will mingle
and become interviewer with them uD'
consciously, as the room itself became
a part of his life.
These thoughts occurred to me dur
ing the autumn while visiting the
schoolhouse at Potosi, which was erect
ed by our Valley architect, Mr.. Louis
Miller. The people of Potosi are not 8
little inclined to be vain-"stuck up
as it were-over their six thousand
dollar school building, and l must con
fess that their vanity is not without
occasion. For, in the course of pretty
long experience, have not seen flnel
building of its class and capacity any
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Official Directory.
MEMBER OF CONGRESS.

Hon. WM. VI. kINsEY, Tenth District,
St. Louis, Mo.
L. :. LAND OFFICE j. G. NoEIL,
ReEIster: WN. B. NEWMAN, Receiver -
IrontOu, Mo.
JoHN L. THOMAS, Judge Twenty y-Slxth
-frcuit, De Soto, Mo.
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Go to Payton Martins Livery Stable 70
Bugeies, Hacks, and for accommodation
for Picnic excursions. New rigs and good
horses.