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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-03-15

and amendments IN committees, til
the house, in the senate In cons
ference committees between the two
houses, make It exceedingly din!
cult 10 carry through intact any
piece Of legislation. however carsfuliy
prepared Our political methods make
inevitable certain rouRh-and-ready
element in Legislation. which perhaps
has Its good sides a. we'll ~ its bad
At all events, there are haws Of detail
In every tariff act Even the Mckinley
act was admitted by tho protsctionista
TO contain some mistakes, and those
who favor the passage of the Wilson
bill need not claim that It II immacu-
late. But Il il an honest measure. oar
rying out the pledges on which tn
democratic were put into power By the
people It Is as carefully framed In its
details as any tariff measure which
has been before the community for the
last thirty years. It is not likely to Be
improved in the provisions a. to pro-
tested articles by hearings or by
tinkering in the senate. On the other
hand, the business interests Of the
community demand speedy settle
ment of the tariff question. Harper
Weekly.
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But he received no reply. except q
long echo down the dark passage which
sounded weird and uncanny.
Then the knowledge of the accident
or the crime-came back to him. His
legs t-embled so badly that he could
hardly walk, but he struggled on
through the dark passage, until he saw
a faint CLEAN of light from the shaft
He looked up and saw the cage slowly
rise from the ground.
Save me! save me-" he cried, and
staggered forward. He felt some thing
in his hands, and he clutched at it des-
perately. Then he felt so netting
drawing him quickly through the dense
atmosphere. But it was a long time
| before he realized that he was clutch
ing to the bottom Of the ascending
cage.
When he reached the top of the shaft
there was strange sight before him.
There was crowd of women with
blanched faces. and a large number of
children crying piteously. He saw
them peer anxiously into the faces of
the four men who were in the cage, and
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-03-15

In another quarter. Not so with John
Oldcastle. He never had a wife, SO 1t
was impossible for one to come upon
him ut an inopportune moment and
point terribly accusing finger at him
But the tragedy consisted in his pros
pective hopes of having a wife at some
time in the near future. The mana
ger, Mr. Harding, had a dauRhter-a
fair, bright, joyful little soul Her
sympathy had gone out towards the
stranger just at the time when everv
one seemed to take pleasure In revll-
ing him. And, as often happens, SYM
pathy soon led her out of her depths,
and made her wonder whittier she was
being led.
One night, about twelve months after
his advent in the village, John met Miss
Harding making her way over the bleak
moor towards her fathers house. Of
course, it was an accident. Lovers gener-
ally do meet by the purest of accidents.
but somehow John had made ready
a speech-a very important speech
which he had been thinking about all
Ilay. Now was the time for its delivery,
and his honest heart quivered, and the
rising moon showed to Kate that his
face was blanched as he thought of the
stupendous possibilities connected with
his speech.
kate, am a rough sort of fellow.
The way have been treated by every
-one except you and your father since l
: came here has not helped to make me
zany smoother. But, believe me, Kate,
i am an honest man."
II never doubted that. she replied,
and he, eyes looked confidinSly upon
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-03-15
HEARINGS ON THE TARIFF.

Nothing to He Gained by Further Inves.
tixation.
The decision of tho senate finance
committee to give no hearings on the
Wilson tariff bill is wise. In tho alb
stract it Il indeed desirable that an In.
dustrial measure Of this sort should Be
carried through only after most care
full and painstal<inR investigation, and
with detailed consideration Of the eff
fects in regard to each industry. But
as legislation goes Id the United States
the experience of the last fifteen years
indicates that nothing would be gained
and something would be lost by pre-
liminary hearings
Among the congressional documents
there is q long series of reports, argu-
ments and hearings presented at one
time or another on the tariff question.
There is the report and testimony of
the tariff commission of 1882, in two
large volumes These are the argu-
ments presented on the Morrison
tariff bill of 1854, and on the next
Morrison tariff bill of 1885. The testi-
mony taken before the senate finance
committee in 1888 fills four bulky vol
umes The hearings before the COM
mittee on ways and means on the Nc
Kinley tariff act Of 1890 make another
thick book. and those before the pres
emit committee on ways and means on
the Wilson tariff bill still another.
Here we have whole array Of vol
umes, from which we can judge what
would be the probable result of further
hearings, If now given by the senate
finance committee.
An examination of this huge mass OF
evidence on the tariff shows that 1t
yields singularly little satisfactory in
formation. It consists chiefly either OF
general disquisitions on the tariff at
large, or else of appeals by interested
parties for increase of duties on par
ticular articles. The only object which
hearings could now promote would be
an improvement of the details Of the
Wilson bill. As to tho general
principle, the country decided emphatic
ally In the elections of 1890 and 1892
that 1t desired q moderation Of the ex-
treme protective system. As to details,
the hearings Of the past have shown
chiefly what duties those engaged in
the protected industries desired, while
the main evidence which they have
brought forward In justification OF
their demands has consisted Of lengthy
comparisons of the rate of wages In
European countries and in the United
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-03-15

States, without any reference to the
relative efficiency OF labor In the two
If it were desired really to secure
trustworthy and solid information as
to the expediency of the different
rates of duty, it would be necessary to
have something more than this sort
of vague and ex-parte testimony. Men
interested in protective industries are
inevitably tempted to exaggerate their
need of duties, and, indeed, will often
honestly think that their business re-
quires a greater degree of protection
than in fact there is any occasion for.
1t is an open secret. too, that they will
sometimes Intentionally ask for more
than they expect to get, SO as to leave
some room Tor apparent concession.
In the hearings held when the repub-
lican senate bill of 1883 was prepared.
and at those which preceded the Nc
Kinley act of 1890, this diplomatic poll
lev was followed with unexpected re-
suits Higher rates were asked. in not
q few cases, than it was expected to Sc
cure; then. when the details of the bill
were presented, the manufacturers
were as much surprised as was the
country to find that they got every
thing which they had asked. Under
the present circumstances, hearings be-
fore the senate committee would mean
simply that those who were interested
In the protective duties would present
long tales Of woe. and protest that any
reduction of duty would ruin them.
They would exaggerate the effect of
any change, in the hope OF securing
some sort of concession, and would
throw no real light on the question
likely to be affected by the changes in
the rates of duty. All the information
which is now likely to be got by
public hearings is already In the posses
sion of the senate, from tho voluminous
reports Of the last few years.
It Is unfortunate that orr traditions
and habits in legislation make it virtu-
ally impossible to get accurate, de-
tailed information as to the probable
effects of tariff measures. 1t would
not be impossible in the abstract to
have a commission of honest and capa-
BILE men, who should examine the con-
dition of the various protected indus
tries, and should report q careful and
detailed scheme for moderation of
the tariff Such a commission would
not content itself with hearing only
those who chose to appear; it would
summon witnesses, appoint special
agents to investigate particular cases,
carry its inquiries to other countries,
secure information from all possible
sources, and would give real aid in the
preparation of well-framed tariff bill.
Something of this sort was attempted
in 1882. when the tariff commission OF
that year was appointed. Unfortun-
ately that commission was mace up al
most entirely OF protectionists. and 1ts
investigation, while more fruitful than
those of congressional committees yet
had the same ex-parte character. Even
If perfectly non-partisan commission
were appointed it is Questionable how
far congress would follow its -ecom-
mendationa The absence Of any con-
centrated responsibility in congress,
and the possibility OF tinkerang
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An End to An ThInp.

Belle was quite a tease. Whenever
she wanted anything, she wanted il
now. She never liked to wait.
Belle, you wear me ont" said the
tired mother. Il wish you would
learn to have patience
"oh! replied Belle. 81 have patience,
but that wears out, too. just like any.
body else IN. Y. Advertiser.
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edro pialce The straightforward
ness OF the primitive people seemed to
an outsider to consist of a downright
skeptlcism of the honesty of anyone
VINO did not wear his heart on his coat
sleeves 1t was law of the villagers
to make any fresh conner give a very
straight account of his antecedents
even to the very minutest details IT'S
true that things were very straight
forward in the village. The daily lives
OF the men seemed to consist in SLOUGH
ing from their dismal cottages to the
still more dismal pit at one end of the
day, and from the pit to the cottages.
and from the cottages to the village
aiehouse. at the other end of it There
was hardly room for the smallest di-
verRence from the straight track in the
life which these people lived
1t seems to be an inevitable law of
human progress that the SUSCEPTIBLE
ties of such people should receive a
great shock at some time or other.
The shock came to Oakworth in a very
simple manner. One day there slouched
over the hill q young man who succeed
ed in getting employment at the only
colliery which the village boosted. He
carried his head down-like full ear
of corn. His coming was rather an in
opportune one-for him. 1t was the
dull season in the village For long
time there had not even been a scandal
to discuss, and the conversations at the
alehouse We're getting somber and
wearisome.
When the days work was done the
people crowded around the new hand
nd hi oil -
Questions The stranger stood it good
temperedly for some time, and then
told them in pretty plain Saxon that
his name was John Oldcastle, but that
anything and every thing else which he
might possess was his affair and not
theirs.
From that moment John Oldcastle
was a marked man in that village.
When his name was mentioned the
men Jagged their heads suspiciously.
and the women declared that a man
who would not tell them whether he
was married or not was equal to any
villainy.
So John had rather a warm time of
it in that village-or. perhaps, a better
way of expressing hard fact would be
to say that he had very cool time of
it The men would have nothing to do
with him and the women scandalized
him.
John Oldcastle was glad to be left
alone. He did his work like a man,
and the shrewd manager, thinking that
a collier who did not go to the village
alehouse was worthy of confidence,
made him his deputy. In doing this
the shrewd manager erred-as he aft
erwards found to his cost. 1t was gall
and NORWOOD to the villagers to see
John Oldcastle welding the authority
of deputy manager, and they resolved
to wait their time in the hope that
even in their sleepy village something
would turn up which would overthrow
the anticipations of the stranger.
In every village there are the ele-
meuts of tragedy. Sometimes they
consist of one woman and two men;
sometimes two men and one woman.
In a case of this sort tragedy generally
comes in the shape of a wronged and
deserted wife. who appears upon the
scene of action just in time to prevent
her truant husband from reentering
into the bonds he has sought to break
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-03-15
Care Of velvets.
He Aimed Higher.
An English Critic Records Her Impre
RfQna of u6.

Housekeeper-Did you ever do an
honest days work in your life?
Tramp-Yes, mum; I was railroad
brakeman fer two days an three nights
''Then why didn't you stick to that
honorable occupation? You might
have been a railroad president by this
time"
"Yes. mum: but railroad presidents
has got mighty unsartin' jobs now
adays. mum. I'm layin' low fer a re-
ownership Puck.
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He Knew How to Ask a Favor.

''Where is the other handsome lady
that used to be cashier here?" he asked.
1.-The othero" she echoed
20, beg your pardon" he said.
"You are the same lady. I wanted to
get twenty dollar bill changed"
Its going to leave me shot, I'm
afraid, she smiles, but guess will
let you have it
And she did-N Y, Press.
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ton OF wages under It came before the
last presidential election, when the
Wilson bill or any other measure Of
general tariff reform was - remote a.
the accession of the democratic party
to full control Of every branch of the
federal government It was dictated
by greed and hostility 70 organized
labor and its success was understood
to mean the imminent Reorganization
Of the AmalgamatedA Association OF Steel
and Iron Workers, which, rs the great
est of the labor organizations, had
given constant and valuable support to
the republican party and its protection
fallacies.
The striking New York silk weavers
say to the Tribune of that city that
there has been q gradual process Of
wage reduction going on in their busi-
ness for some years past. In the list OF
reductions to which they have been
compelled to submit, as they have tab
ulated them for the Tribune's informa-
ton, the uost sweeping are to be found
in the years which have followed the
operation Of the Mckinley law. The
Rrst OF these reductions was made q
few months after the law became cper.
alive. For many years." say they to
the Tribune, 1.-The silk ribbon weavers
Of the, United States have found them
selves in q very deplora BILE condition.
inasmuch as their wages have been
constantly reduced" and then they
point out the fact that the industry has
been protected by duty of 80 per
cent The duty before the adoption Of
the Mckinley law was 1854. but after
that law went into operation it was In
creased to So. SO. Yet within few
months after this increase the weavers
were compelled to accept another re-
duction in wages.
There is not an item In the silk sched-
ule on which the Wilson bill does not
propose reduction in tariff duty be-
low the duty now maintained by the
Mckinley law. The fact that The silk
ribbon mills at Paterson, N. j., have,
in the face of such proposed tarin re-
duction. advanced the wages OF their
wkavers 20 per cent, + an eloquent
commentary ON the farce and fraud OF
the Mckinley law as the friend OF la
Dor. It has been an instrument In the
hands of oppression with which to OPP
press labor and despoil it OF its rights-
st Louis Republic.
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IF congress will execute the man.
date it has received from the people.
its task Is comparatively oasy. Ifit in
sists on executing the mandate Of .
lobby OF protectionista, It cannot re-
form the tariff, but the people will adj
dress themselves to the task of REFORM
ing congress- Courier-Jous%
nal
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The welcome report that the
United States treasury Is in an inn
proved condition affords further evil
dence OF the fact that the general pros
perity of the country Is being restored
and that time coupled with wise action
on the part Of those in national control
are alone necessary to the establishments
Of better times than could ever be
hoped for under the baneful influence
Of McKinleyism. Detroit Free Press
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-03-01
In Case of Accidents.

For dust in the eyes, avoid rubbing;
dash water into them; remove cinders,
ETC., with round point of lead pen
Gil.
Remove matter from the ear with
tepid water; never put hard instru-
ment into the ear.
If an artery is cut, compress above
the wound; il a vein is GU. compress
below.
If choked, get upon all tours and
cough.
For slight burns. dip he part in cold
water; if the skin is Destroyed, cover
with varHish.
Smother fire with carpets. ETC.; water
will often spread burning oil, and in
crease danger. Before passing through
smoke. take foil breath. and then
stop lew; but if carbonic gas is suspect
ted, walk erect
Suck poisoned wounds, unless your
mouth is sore; enlarge the wound. or
better cut out the part without delay;
hold the wounded part as long as can
be borne to hot coal or end of cigar.
In case of poisoning. excite vomiting
by tickling the throat, or by warm
water and mustard.
If in the water. float on the back,
with the nose and mouth projecting
For apoplexy. raise the head and
body; for fainting, lay the person flat.
Kerosene poured on red flannel and
bound on the throat will greatly ease
sore throat. IL is said that it will sls0
heal cuts and cure chilblains.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-03-01
Marriage Bells.

Married at the brides parents at 8
O'Clock p NJ. Mamie Beiz to Joseph
Beadle, all of Millville.
The bride was attired in a beautiful
tan-colored brilliantine, and the groom
in customary black, both wearing a
boquet of orange blossoms. The brides
maids were Maggie Laufenburg. Cora
Betz; the groomsmen were Henry
Beadle and Andrew Williamson. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev.
Leroy Ellis, of Cassville, in the pres
ence of sixty invited guests. After the
ceremony all sat down to a bountiful
repast, after which everybody enjoyed
themselves till the small hours in the
morning The bride was one Of our
accomplished yourg school teachers
and the groom is one of our prosperous
farmers. Both are highly respected by
all who knew them. May health, hap
piness and prosperity be theirs is our
wish. Following is a list of presents
made: Cook stove and feather bed,
MIR. and Mrs. Belz ; set of chairs, Henry
Beadle; pair of pillows. Mrs. Sarah
Blairi set of goblets, Cora Betz; paper
holder. Rosa Smith; pair of towels and
coffee-mill, Mr.. and Mrs. Palett; set of
teaspoons, Lille Betz; set of tablespoons,
Nellie Betz; wash dish, Paul Betz; tooth
picks, Joe Blair; Columbian water-set,
j. B. Horsefall and wife and Mile
Dubel; flower vase, Della Perry; set of
crystal and sauce dishes. Rob Stimp-
son and Rosa Goan; lamp. Bertha Cur.
It's and j. s. Moore; set of carving
knives. Mrs. William Williamson;
splasher and table-scarf, Maggie WISE
man; pair of toilet towels, Alice Mickey;
set of napkins and plates, Mr.. and Mrs.
Horsfall, Jr ; tablecloth and tablescarf,
Maggie and Ella Laufenberg; water set,
Lizzie May Maggie; headrest. Josie
Dewey; tablecloth. Mrs. Claur; cake
basket, Nellie Maggie; waterpitcher,
Mary Evans; pair of toilet towels, Mrs.
l.. Ellis; set of crystal and pickle dishes,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Holt tablescarf,
o. j. Day and wife; lamp, toilet towels
and pair of pillow cases, Lewis Laufen-
burg and wife; lowered dinner.
John and Cora Better and Truman
Nice; lowered fruit dish, sauce dishes,
pie plates, Mr.. and Mrs Pease; flower
ed sugarhow, creampitcber, spoon
holder, butterdish and individual but
terdishes, Minnie and Harry Horsfall;
lowered vegetable dish, May Selleck;
washbowl and pitcder, Elite and Essie
Laid; set of napkins. Albert Dewey;
set of knives, Andrew williamson :;
water-set, Dell and Asa Moore; table,
scarf, Mrs. Bertha McClung; one dol
lar, Mrs George Yosts; potato-masher.
Fred Claur. A FRIEND.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-03-01
HOW / AGREE WITH srENo.

Steno gave us an unusually good
letter last week. We admire the glow
ing tribute he pays to Ingersoll and the
late scientist, Prof. j. Tyndall, man
whom the Christian cannot help but
admire for bis honesty and his love for
what he thought was right.
Steno then calls our attention to a
work by DR.. David G. Br nton, The
Beginning of Man and the Age of the
Race And then for fear he should
give the readers of the Herald the same
melancholy look that he wore when
Stroller saw him, he Gains our fears bv
telling us that the above work won't
hurt us or our religion because il does
not harmonic with the Bible.
We think here is the key and the
charm in this work for Steno, for Mr..
Brinton says that Cal such are mere
myths, fables ofpriests.M NIB. doesn't
give us any new light on where the be-
ginning of the race took place. but
thinks it took place somewhere in Eng
land or France Now, there is just as
good authority as he is that would place
it near the north pole, or 10 north
eastern Europe.
One theory Mr., b. demoliShes is OAR
winism. the theory of mans coming by
the slow process of evolution. He
seems to think that the missing links
found In caves which gave US an inferior
man little if any above the brutes. a
mistake. He tells US that skulls were
placed at Neanderthal and Canstatt, ON
which few years ago the most eminent
scientists in Europe were working, and
casts of the same sent TO this continent
TO Prof Dawson to study. and on the
results of this and other study the chro-
nology of our race was carried back
thousands of years. Mr.. B. tells us that
the skull Of Constant came from 8
medieval cemetery. and the other Wa:
picked from gully and belonged II s
| diseased subject.
Aua in regard to proving that msn
was - descendant from the lemur;
because teeth are similar; we might S:
| well sryue ss Prof. Virchow points out
Is n~ s~,', ascendant of The
>is,.I. s.. = DOLLY.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-03-01
Woodman.

Good sleighing here.
Florence Williams. who is a student
of the Hillside House school, spent a
few days with her parents last week.
Ed Loomis and wife, of Boscobel. Wis
tied at Frank Harrower's Sunday.
Our new mercantile firm of Glenn &
Jones is doing thriving business.
There was a pleasant surprise party
at Sam Gifford's Saturday evening.
What splendid entertainers Mr.. and
Mrs. Clifford are.
Jennie Dexter. Of Boydtown, visited
here one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs C. Simpson, Jr, return
cd from their wedding tour Saturday.
Our school. which has been under the
successful management of Miss Reeves,
of Boscobel, has closed for the spring
vacation.
Clyde Proctor is visiting friends at
Mt. Hope.
VIM. Murphy went to Chicago with
a load of stock Monday.
Florence Williams and Minnie Hett-
msn attended the masquerade ball at
Fennimore.