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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-08-16

LETTER carriers may be seen collecting
letters at midnight, but this doesn't explain
why some late males don't arrive till neaz
morning Eiladelphia Times.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-08-16

TUITION is high in the school of expert
ence, but the instructor is thorough. -R;un's
Horn.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-08-16

A FAIR lady becomes still fairer by usitsfss
Glenn's Sulphur Soap.
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye, SO cents.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-08-16

BREAKFAST is the proper place to call tiss
roll.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-08-16
Pure and Wholesome Quality

Pure and Wholesome Quality
Commends to public approval the California,
liquid laxative remedy, Syrup of Figs. It,
is pleasant to the taste and by acting gently
on the kidneys, liver and bowels to cleanse
the system effectually, it promotes the.
health and comfort Of all who use it, ard
with millions it is the best and only remedy
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-08-16
SURPRISE.

SURPRISE.
Be careful how you go abroad in raimenf
that is new,
Because a sudden little shower may get the
drop on you.-Truth.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-08-16

HE-"You are the one girl among thoas
and" Shell didn't suppose there haze
been more than dozen or SO. "-Indianapoiis
Journal
The morning call., 1894-04-29
THE CITY EDITOR AND HIS STAFF.

Shanghai. 1t is city of the rich, who
out here on the shores of Asia, within a
stones throw OF the poorest people of the
world. live more luxurious lives than do
the wealthy people of the United States or
England. l speak Of the Shanghai of the
European and the American. The Chinese
who are mixed up in it are as poor or as
rich as they are in other parts of the en-
plre. The foreigners have the right to the
land in what is known as the concessions.
These belong to England, France and the
United States. and the government is
made up of council elected by them, so
that there Is in reality here little repub-
lie. which makes its own laws, has its own
police force and manages its own business
independent of the Celestials. The land
nominally belongs to the Emperor, but it
is the property OF the foreigners by their
paying a certain ground rent, which has
been fixed By treaty. This amounts TO
about five gold dollars per acre a year.
When it was bought it cost something like
two hundred dollars per acre, but much of
il has been sold for from sixty TO one hun
bred thousand dollars per acre, and thus
made the fortunes of the original holders
Upon it all SORTS OF improvements have
gone up, and along the river there are now
as fine houses as you will find anywhere in
the world. Business blocks of immense
size lie Just back of a beautiful park be-
tween the river and the street, and big
city has grown up on the ground owned by
the foreigners. There are only about 5000
The morning call., 1894-04-29
CYPRIAN CLAY.
A Nephew of the Great
Wing Statesman.
PEDDLES IN SAN DIEGO
His Remarkable Recollection
of His IIIustrious
Uncle.

Letters written for publication from San
Diego of late are quite likely to contain
mention of a oble mansion which crowns
the most slightly eminence in this city of
"bayn' climate" now notable as the home
of the family of the distinuished genegral
who made the terms of surrender with
General Lee, and was twice honOred by
az election 10 the highest Office in the gift
OF the nation.
But it is not the mansion on the hill that
alone is the home of those whose kinsman
has left the legacy of an illustrious name
"a foremost place in the hearts OF his
countrymen. In one of the humblest of
cottages. overlooked by the Grant mansion,
lives an octogenSrian-a tall, sprigbtly old
gentleman, with piercing black eyes and
iron-gray hair, who earns his daily bread
by going from door TO door peddling
notions. His distinguished appearance
and courtly bearing are such as to excite
comment from the observing, which
fact may not be considered SO
remarkable when it is known that
he is q Clay. his father being native of
Virginia and a brother Of that brilliant
political leader of hygone days, Henry
Clay. His father. John Clay, with his
brother, Henry. two of seven children.
was brought up by widowed mother in
Virginia, where they were sent to school
only long enough to learn to read, write
and cipher. The eloquence of the father,
q preacher, who drew large congregations
from all the country round, descended to
the afterward famous Henry. The latter,
according to history, went from Virginia
to Kentucky, while his brother John set
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taken In hand by the subscriber, and so
that there is neither cutting not pastng.
Owing to the thinness OF the paper. it has
a greasy yellow appearance, and 1t is
printed so closely with Chinese type that
not an inch of space seems to be wasted.
The headline or title of the paper consists
of two. Chinese characters. taking up q
space not wider than one of the columns
of our newspapers and not more than an
inch in length. 1t Is a 1-cent sheet, its
price being 10 cash. but, as China is on
silver basis, this should in our money now
be divided by two. aud its price would then
be only half cent.
But let me give you my talk with the
managers. l went to the Office without
nv Interpreter, and my jinrikisha man,
after driving me through a series of mar
row Chinese streets, in which we had a
number Of narrow escapes from pony cabs
and freight wheelbarro landed me at a
ragged two-story building. with side en-
trance. Over this were large tea box oh ar
acters, meaning the name of the paper. 1
went in and made my way to the second
story, where l luckily stumbled into the
room of the managing editor. / addressed
him in good plain United States. and found
that he spoke English as we'll as l did.
introduced myself. and showed him some
letters which / carry from the State De-
partment and from high officials at Wash
iugton He read them and locked at the
seals, and then bowed low again and again,
and shocks his own hands at me in Chi.
The morning call., 1894-04-29

has ever gratified a petty spite against a
member by refusing to recognize him. For
tuDatey for the country and for the fair
pane of the House of Representatives the
speakers for many years of Republican
anG Democratic rule alternately have been
men OF broad miDds-men who were above
taking a small advantage of a personal or
political enemy. Possibly, great many
Democrats who do not know Mr.. Reed will
ind it hard to believe this of him. But
Mr.. Reed is thoroughly broad-gauge
man, and he has many admirers and
friends on both sides of the House.
The contest which has resulted in bring
ing about the adoption of the quorum
counting rule has placed Speaker Crisp in
new attitude before the House. 1t was
said at the time he was reelected to the
speakership last summer that the RepuD-
licaDs were glad to see him chosen again;
that ii they were bound 10 sit under a
Demo cratic Speaker they would rather
have Mr.. Crisp In the chair than any Of
his colleagues. Since the contest over the
vanishing quorum was inaugurated by the
Republicans Mr.. Crisp has made himself
very unpopular with some of them-neta-
bly, Mr.. Boutelle of Maine And he has
not lost an opportunity of hum bling the
Republican leader, MIR. Reed. He has
shown more of the aggressiveness OF Reed
himself and less OF the pleasant placatory
courtesy of Carlisle.
Mr.. Carlisle was one of the most pop
ular men that ever occupied the Speakers
chair. Republicans unanimously testified
to his uniform fairness and courtesy. Mr..
Blaine was probably as popular; but Is
was not. because of his eminent fairness
30 much as from his winning manner. Mr..
Holman, speaking of Mr.. Blaine not long
ago. said that by that personal quality
which gained for him the name of the
magnetic" man, he convinced his OPP
ponents of the correctness OF his decisions
against their own judgment. Next to
Keifer, who was Carlisle's immediate pre-
decess0r. the most unpopular Speaker In
the history of the House, probably, was
James K. Polk of Tennessee, VINO served
from 1885 to 1889. So partisan were his
rulings that when the usual vote Of thanks
was proposed at the end of the session.
the Wings, led by John Quincy Adams.
voted it down. Mr.. Reeds experience is
the only parallel of this in history.
GEORGE GRANTHAM Balm.
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PRICE FIVE CENTS.

lngs and says: Must 1 tell you what 1
want to call up?"
"Oh, YES" says the speaker. IF you
don't tell me. will not recognize you"
Ihen the new member goes away all by
himself to think the matter over and again
his helplessness appeals to him. So he
goes back TO the Speakers room lust be-
fore the House is called to order holding
copy of bill in his hand. IL wans to call
up that bill" he says.
The Speaker examines the bill carefully,
Presently he says: II think that this is a
bad bill. l think that it should not be
passed will not recognize you to call 1t
VI"
Then the new member wants to know IL
he has any rights as an American citizen
and representative of the sovereign peo-
pie, and he finds that in this particular
matter he has not; and he exhorts his
felow-members to rebellion against the
whole vicious system which gives to one
man the right to control the action of 800
others; and the other members laugh at
him or reason with him, and in time he
becomes accustomed to the hopeless situa-
tion and grows silent But he is not
reconclled to the condition of affairs until
he has become one of the old members or
possibly is Speaker of the House himself.
The seriousness of the position Of the
House becomes apparent to you when you
stop TO think that all legislation relating
TO tn6 revenue must originate IN the
House; that all legislation of any kind
must pass the House. and that the control
CT the conduct of the House is virtually
in the hands of one man. As member
of Congress, commenting on the situation,
remarked recently. the speakership in
the hands of a corrupt man could be made
the weapon for immense evil. To be sure,
the power of the Speaker is largely mega
tive. He can prevent the passage of
measure which is obnoxious to him, but he
cannot force the House under ordinary
conditions to pass the legislation which
pleases him. Still there is an immense
cOercive power available The future of
almost every man on the floor of the House
Is in his hands. The Speaker of the
House has ruined men who opposed his
wishes. All of the older members of the
House can recall the unfortunate mis-
steps of promising new members in years
past who antagonZed the Speaker and
for their temerity were denied recognition
for the remainder of Congress. A new
member cannot explain to the people of
his district why his voice is never heard in
debate or why his measures never become
laws. The fact that the Speaker lis down
on him" means nothing to them.
1t is not to be inferred that the Speaker
of the Housekeeping over line extend
ing back through many Administrations
The morning call., 1894-04-29
A REAL AUTOCRAT.
The Speaker of the House
of Representatives.
MEMBERS SUBJECT TO HIM.
Without His Sanction No Business
Whatever Can Be Trans.
acted.

WASHINGTON, April 23.-The cheer that
went up from the Democratic members Of
the House of Representatives when
Speaker Crisp made the anDounceme emf
that he would abide by the action of the
caucus and count quorum, was an ex-
preston of gratitude from the other repre-
entatives of Mr.. Crisp's party for his
generosity in letting the majority of that
party carry out its wishes. The greater
mum Der of those who read about the pro-
ceedings of the caucus may have won
dered that it was necessary in settling the
affairs of the House in the family councils
of the dominant party to obtain the con-
sent of one man to the programme agreed
upon.
1t is fact that If Mr.. Crisp had been
willing to put his own judgment above the
Judgment of his party associates. they
would have been powerless to carry ON the
business of the House. except as he
wished to have it conducted. The title OF
Scar" was not popular when Mr.. Reed
sat in the Speakers chair. But it is a
title applicable to the Speaker of the
House since the establishment of Con-
gress. Mr.. Crisp and Mr.. Carlisle were
Gears" and if they were not known by
this title 1t was because they chose to GARY
out their ideas of government in the House
in less aggressive way than Mr.. Re ed
saw fit to adopt.
When Mr.. Reed was Speaker OF the
House of Representatives l had some con-
versation with him about writing an arti-
Gle for syndicate of newspapers, and l
suggested as the subject for 1t, "The
Power of the Speaker Of the House of
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nese fashion and asked me to be seated.
At my request he took up COPY OF his
newspaper and explained 1t to me. giving
me a number of facts about newspaper.
work among the Celestials. I'VE have.
said be. ''the largest newspaper IN CHINA
aud our daily circulation is about l2,oOo'
There are two other native newspapers
published in this city. but neither OF them
makes as much money or does as well as
we do. We are the oldest and we nave
been in existence now twenty-five years.
We have a good advertising patronage. ana
the Chinese believe in newspaper adyer-
Using. Take look at the paper and you
will see that it is prosperous from an ad-
vertislng standpoint"
looked at it, but for the life of me
could Lot tell the lads" from the editorials.
and / said so. The editor took it from me
and said: "'rbis first page is all editorial.
We don't let any of our advertisers usa it:
If we let one they would all want it, and
so we use it only for ourselves when we
have special announcements and for edi-
torials and news. The second page and
The morning call., 1894-04-29
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

In 1889 Mexico had SOLO miles of railroad.
American churches are worth $3.50. OO0,-
600.
Italy has debt of over two and a half
billion dollars.
One pound of cork will support man of
ordinary size in the water.
In the Chinese Empire 400, 000, 900 people
are struggling for existence.
Fifteen English brewers and wine mer-
chants who died last year left over $780,
100000.
The equipment of Russia's army with
new rifles will not be completed before the
spring of 1895.
Wind, which destroys blossoms and i'm
mature fruit. is the great enemy OF the
coffee tree In Ceylon.
1t is said the Congo Free State has de-
cided 10 construct telegraph line from
Bowa 70 Lake Tanganyika.
Roasted coffee and ground coffee beans
mixed with honey are used to restore
brOken-down horses in Germany.
An explosive with power equal to that of
high-grade dynamite is being made In Ger
many from preparation Of common hemp.
Aurora, H., was the first city In the
world TO illuminate Its streets with cleo
tricity. The wires were placed In position
in 1891.
AiFll tBRlDbtIo cdy tuO WibSo Va WV
butterfly display the greatest possible
lightness combined with the greatest pos
sibie strength.
1t is alleged that the use of the pincenez
in the place of spectacles is apt to cause
cancer A gentleman recently died OF this
disease, brought about by pressure on the
bridge of the nose.
The Wimodaughsis Society of Washing
ton-which ran the words wife. mother
nQn0hfnr q nd Of 49, TO- itn
drew the color line until lately, but it has
admitted coored members.
Australia mined 4.037 929 tons of coal
last year. The supply is apparently in
exhaustlbie, and is counted on to be an
important factor in the future industrial
development of the country.
Michigan is trying the cumulative SEN
tence plan OF discouraging crime. William
Carroil OF Deerfield. who is a con firmed
lniei, got sentence of fifteen years a few
days ago for stealing 20 cents worth of
oats Ircm a farmer in the nejghborho God.
The morning call., 1894-04-29
WuIl Meant Will.
Y orkshire Post.

A Lancashire lady has been relating q
rather pretty story about factory girls
way OF answering marriage proposal
made to her. The young woman could not
write or read writing. and one day, says
the lady, she brought letter to me to
read it TO her. 1t contained an offer of
marriage. l happened to know that the
writer was deserving young artisan, so /
said to her: Now, you must consider
this matter very seriously. and il you
would like to come to me w hen you have
made up your mind, will write reply
for you." A day or two afterward met
the girl again, and asked her if she wanted
me to answer the letter for her. "Oh,
that is all right" said the girl. looking
radiant and pleased. I've setted it; I've
answered it myselfp .Why, how did you
do it?" asked. And then she told me
that she could make capital 81" and
that she stuck ON the paper piece of
wool after it for "wulr'-'.I wool" Surely
one Of the quaintest acceptances Of an offer
Of marriage ever penned.
The morning call., 1894-04-29

foreigners. but the foreign settlement con.
tains more than 100000 people, the re-
mainder of whom are natives. who like to
do business and live under foreign protec-
ton. In addition to this there Is within q
short distance the native city of Shanghai
of $4,000. This is surrounded by walls
and is as dirty and as nasty as are the Chi
nese cities of the interior. where a for
eigner has never been seen. Foreign
Shanghai is city of electric lights, of
newspapers and of libraries. The SUBJ
scrption library here contains 1900 vol
umes and the library of the Shanghai Club
has more than 5000.
The Shanghai Club has a finer building
than any clubhouse in Washington. 1t
cost $4,000 to build, and ruined three
contractors. At noon and in the evening
you will meet in it as cosmopolitan crowd
as you will find in New York or Paris.
and its lobby buzzes with a noise which
makes you think of the big hotels of Chi
cago when national convention is in
progress. The foreign settlement is, in
fact, city of clubs, and there is a racing
The morning call., 1894-04-29

marriage ceremony was soon performed
ana all IS we'll that ends well. Two chill
Gren were born to US, Henry and Mary.
Ibey Inherited the light compilations of
the Clay family; am dark. you see. like
my French mother.
my wife died when | was only % years
old, but my little children were a great
comfort and pride to me as they grew
olGer. Ny daughter is now the solace and
companion of my declining years. Her
resemblance to The Clays is indeed re-
markable At one time. when young
lady, with some of heI young friends she
was in picture gallery, when she became
conscious that she was being closely
observed by a stranger in the room. The
scrutiny greatly annoyed her. but it was
soon explained by The gen tleman himself,
who had requested an introduction. If
you Will look above you; young lady. you
will see your image He referred TO a
bust of Henry Clay. the original of which,
the stranger said, was one Of his best
friends.
From New Orleans l went to Lexing-
ton. a few miles out of the city was Ash
land, the home of Henry Clay. my uncle.
1t was situated among the rolling hills of
the blue grass region of Kentucky, sur
rounded by many ash trees, which gave
the place its name. The house was hand
some brick structure. Here Henry Clay
spent his time when not in Washingt n.
He was an enthusiastic farmer, the Guilt
walton of hemp being one of his products.
upon which subject he wrote pamphlet;
but he devoted The larger part of his time
to livestock, which interested him very
much. My uncle was at his home portions
of the time after my removal to Lexing ton,
and | occasionally visited Ashland, Mr..
and Mrs. Clay being very hospitabe.
From Lexington l went to st. Louis.
married there second time. and five m re
children were born. At ST. Louis l saw
Daniel Webster, who was on his last visit
to the West. l shook hands with him and
heard him speak. He was good speaker,
too.
1--WE lived In St. Louis a number of
years. going from there to Illinois. My
oldest boy was editor of the Jacksonville
Gid Courier He inherited the Clay elo-
Quence. / remember that on one occasion
. at gathering of Odd Fellows he gave the
Grafton, holding the audience of $500 spell
bound for over two hours. We lived
while in Texas, too, and finally came to
San Diego, where but one of my children.
my first daughter, remains with me, my
second wife having also died.
My daughter learned TO set type, and
worked many years at the case. but her
eyes, too, failed her, and so she took TO
going round with this basket" pointing
to the basket strapped to bis shoulder. 1T
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tied in New Orleans, where he was occu-
pied as tobacco and sugar Inspector. At
an early age John Clay married beautl-
full Creole. Miss Duval, belle of the
period. living at 1ueKapaw plantation,
near New Orleans.
Here was born. March 10, 1913, the sub
ject of this sketch. whom the young
mother had christened after her favorite
saint, Cyprian. But she cared not for
domestic life and the child was left to the
care of slaves and as he grew older to tine
companieDship of bis father. while she re-
turned to society. An arrangement grew
between husband and wife which resulted
in a final divorce. Little Cyprian accom-
panied his father on his business trips
through the country and 10 neighborlng
States. Occasionally John Clay with his
son visited the home of his brother Henry
at Ashland. Ky. Mr.. Clay tells the writer
of a visit there when lad. The squirrels
were frisking among the grand old trees at
Ashland when one OF them ran into the
low open window Of the drawing-room.
Cyprian and his cousins John and James,
sons of Henry Clay, sprang after the spry
animal. and little Cyprian spreading
handkerchief over it ca Dtured the squirrel.
u lived in New Orleans till L was 80
years OLD" says Mr.. Clay. In 1924 saw
General Lafayette as be rode through the
streets OF New Orleans when on a visit 20
This country. can picture him now. bow
ing from one side Of the street to the other,
from the open barouebe," and the old
man eyes kindled with enthusiasm. La
IaYette went from there to Kentucky, and
vas the guest Of Henry Clay at his home.
IN 1873 General Jackson visited New
VIIeahsi be was then a candidate for Presi-
GENT, opposed to Henry CLAY, the latter
having espoused the cause of high tariff.
MS wing of the old Republican party TAX
Ing the name OF Wings, aud receiving its
principal support from the North. TIE
South, however, favored low tariff. and
generally supported the Democratic branch
Of the party, which General Jackson rep
resented.
II well remember the enthusiasm with
which be was received IN New Orleans
Old Hickory had been up the river IN wish
the site of the battle-ground where he had
won distinction as a fearless soldier in the
battle of 1915. Cheer after cheer arose
from the people as the steamer containing
General Jackson and his escorts neared
the WHAT His hair was white as snow
and his bearing made lasting impression
upon me. boy as / then was. General
Jackson didn't have the gift of speech of
Henry Clay. however" said the old man
"In New Orleans learned mya trade Of
prfuter, but | cannot see TO set type now.
81 married very young, so young. in
fact. that my mother obtained the mar
rage certificate for me. My wife was a
little Shaker girl. Living in her commune
fty. our counting was done by means OF
letters placed by us under stone, and
when she finally made her escape Ii was
nearly cut of by her pursners, but the