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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-05-23
PROVERBS ABOUT RAIN.

Some of the Wise Sayings Quoted by the
Amateur Weather Prophet
Unusual clearness in the atmosphere,
objects being seen very distinctly, in
dictates rain.
Evening gray and morning red.
Put on your hat or you will wet your head.
A piece of kelp or seaweed hung up
will become damp previous to rain.
When rain comes from the west it
will not continue long.
Rain from the south prevents the drouth,
But rain from the west is always best
When the walls are more than US
ually damp rain may be expected.
Doors and windows are hard to shut
in damp weather.
A lump of hemp acts as good hy-
grometer, and when it is damp it prog
nosticates rain.
If corns, wounds and sores itch or
ache more than usual, rain is to fall
shortly.
A coming storm your shooting corns pres
age,
When rheumatic people complain of
more than ordinary pains in the joints
it will rain.
Rain long foretold long last:
Short notice. soon past
If it rains when the sun shines it will
rain the next day
Trees grow - x before storm.
When the leaves of trees curl, with
the wind from tn, south, it indicates
rain.
If it rains beforo sunrise expect fair
afternoon.
II it rains tefore seven
It will cease tefore eleven
If rain ceases before twelve at noon it
will be clear next day.
If ram ceases after twelve at noon il
will rain next day.
II rain begins at early morning light
It viii end ere day at noon is bright.
When the sun appears Of light pale
blue color, or goes down in a bank OF
clouds, it indicates the approach Of bad
weather
Il tho sun goes pale to bed
Il will rain tomorrow, It is said
Boston Transcript
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-05-23
Dont's for Democrats.

Don't waste your time trying to sell
nerve tonic to republican legislator
Don't try to calculate a '.'reformer's"
price by the length of his speech or
the mellifuousness of his psalm sing
ing.
Don't seek to know the home adj
dress of the present legislature. Their
fellow-citizens at home are orderly,
law-abiding folk. and their shame is
already greater than they can bear.
Don't carelessly mention the consti-
tuition to republican legislator. He is
likely to think that's the name of some
saloon, and say: Thanks, /. don't mind
if do"
Don't try to calculate how many ire
form" legislatures it would take to
make Bob Ingersol1 believe there really
is one Bob is a republican, you know.
and he can't help feeling touchy on his
party's future state.
Above all, if you're democrat, don't
be afraid to say so. Don't repine as to
the outlook. The outlook is all right,
and it is getting Fighter all the time:-
Albany Argus.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-05-23
GERMAN FonDNEss FOR CAKE.

Vast Quantities Eaten NJ Luncheon with
out Apparent Evil Results.
There is vast consumption of cof-
fee and cakes ut the luncheon hour
over in the German quarter. It is, in-
deed. the land o cakes, though not of
the Scotch kind. Vienna is q famous
town for cakes and pastry. and many
of the residents of the German quarter
are from that city. Hence, doubtless,
the rage for cakes This rage is con-
fined to no one age, sex, or occupation.
It seems to be general; the quarter is
of one mind on this subject You see
the gravest spectacle. Germans of
gray boards and vast bulk munching
cakes at insignificant little cafes. along
with shop boys, rough young fellows.
and pretty girls. There is somewhere
a theory touching the co-rela-
ton of tastes, that teaches
that when once a man has set
tied down to q genuine adult fond
ness for beer, wine and tobacco he
loses his joy in sweetmears; but the
German quarter is standing disproof
Of the theory. for the cake eaters
smoke pipes and drink both beer and
wine.
The number and variety of cakes dis
played in bakeries and cafes is appal-
ling to one imbued with the modern
belief as to the Embellishments OF
sweets. You may easily count in such
places thirty or forty different kinds
of cakes, besides zweiback, plain
bread, crescent rolls, rye bread, and
several kinds of pie, though pie is not
a speciality, is consumed in moderate
quantities, and is always eaten with a
knife only.
The chief thing that saves the whole
German quarter from dyspepsia in its
reckless consumption of sweets is the
fact that there is no such thing as a
quick lunch over there. If man eats
only half dozen slices of cake or as
many crescent rolls with his MONDAY
coffee, he fingers over it a proper time
reading the paper or volume OF
Goethe, or perhaps playing cards or
dominoes with his table mate.
The pale down towner, who bolts
the sweets of quick lunch in four
minutes and hastens back to work.
deservedly pays for his sins with dis
turbed liver and a damaged digestion.
The German. who fingers thirty OF
forty minutes over his light and seem
ingly unwholesome luncheon, is fat.
rosy and of good conscience.
1t must be said for the cakes OF the
German quarter that they are as harm
less as good cakes can be made. They
are light to dizziness, not over sweet,
and cooked through and through.
There is one other thing that helps to
render the German immune from his
terrible luncheon, and that is that he
seldom drinks with it anything cold.
The quick-luncher down town takes
cold milk with his luncheon, doubtless
because it can be gulped without de.
lay. The German has hot coffee, tea
or chocolate, or hot milk, always with
two or three Jumps of sugar. Hot milk
is cure for almost any disorder of the
stomach, SO that the Germans luncheon
contains both bane and antidote. OF
course the German never insults his
inner man with ice water, and it is
seldom served save by request or un.
taught strangers.-N. Y. Sun.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-05-23
THE LAST ISSUE OF BONDS.
Beneficial Results OF VERY Necessar.
Transaction.


Transaction.
A reader in Alabama sends us a
newspaper clipping criticising the ac-
ton of Secretary Carlisle with refer
enca to the last issue of bonds. and
asks an explanation. He says that he
cannot believe that Mr.. Carlisle did
what the clipping implies.
This matter has been good deal dis
cussed. It is true the syndicate that
took the bonds was able to sell some
of them at a large advance in a short
time. This was due to the restoration
of confidence that followed the placing
of the loan. The country was danger
ously near to the suspension of gold
payments Congress had refused to do
anything to sustain the credit Of the
government Large amounts of gold
had been withdrawn from the treasury,
and much of it was shipped abroad.
The secretary had an offer for bonds
authorize them to be made specifically
payable in gold. The emergency was
great and the danger imminent, and
Secretary Carlisle made the best bar
gain he could at the time. The syndi-
cate that took the bonds rot only
agreed to furnish the gold. but to pro-
tect the country from large exports of
gold until next fall
The effect of this was immediate.
Confidence was restored, Withdrawals
of gold from the treasury Immediately
ceased, and the price of the bonds at
once went up. It was the successful
placing of the loan and the restoration
of confidence that enabled the syndl-
cate to advance prices SO rapidly. 1t
has, doubtless, made good profits, but
it was noticed the other day that it
was buying gold at a premium in order
to carry out its contract to prevent
shipments of gold from this country.
The great Improvement in business
that has taken place since those dark
days in February has indicated the
wisdom of the deal made by Secretary
Carlisle. Although a four per cent.
loan is called high now, it was very
low some years ago. Even last Febru-
airy gold bond could have been ne
gotiated at three per cent, but the
secretary had no choice but to act at
once. By doing so he greatly strength
ened the credit of the country and
doubtless averted panic. Before he
acted European holders of our securi-
ties were throwing them on the mar
ket- Since then Europe has been buy
ing our securities again. The follow
ing ia BILE shows Whit securities have
been placed abroad since the loan was
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-05-23
FULLY INFORMED.

a Georgia Man Whe Was Prepared q
Answer Any Question.
ST was lately out riding with . gen
tleman in Georgia." remarked Col
Evan Howell, when we were about 4
drive up to q tavern. Standing on N
porch was rough-looking, but one n
those ignorantly shrewd old felln
one finds back in the hills. ~
''Do you see that old fellow or
porch?" said my companion.
q man who would no more admid
self in ignorance of . subject than
fall in well. He doesn't know s
difference between setting
and setting hen. and yet you -
ask him questions all day, and wh4
he ever heard OF the matter o.
he'd INTERESTINGLY answer every
of them. and fight you If you dispt
or doubted him
'.This description aroused me to-
point where I thought I'd At least cd
duct one test. To make it interesti1
my friend offered to wager tho cie
/ couldn't ask the old man . qr7
he wouldn't face unfiinchingly 4
cepted the wager and arra1M
query as we drove mp. 6f
".My friend and I were
the word eleemosynary,' s}y5
old man as we stepped upon 4a
and wondering what it WAS
is it has stumped both of us. nngl
thought I'd ask you If yoY could te
u.s.
"'What did ye say the word wasl
asked the old man.
sEleemosynary.'
'Eelymos'nary,' repeated the oll
fellow. refiectively. Why, to tell yoi
all the truth. / can't precisely deserihl
it to you, but it's part Of the insides q
hawg.' paid the cigars "-Wasn
inrtou Peat
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-05-23

ONE one b a d
Numbered"
1t lay with the
signal corps of
one division or
other.
1t was in South
Africa. We were
out in three divi-
sions, to establish
a station in the
hills, where there
was no nd of
trouble a m on e
the natives. They
ere desperate,
and liable to an
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-05-23
SIGHTS IN A CITY CEMETERY.
Pathetic Suggestions In tho Humble Mon
uments Over Graves of the Poor.

Pathetic Suggestions In the Humble Mon
uments Over Graves of the Poor.
Many people other than those who
have friends buried there visit the
larger city cemeteries and walk or
drive along the broad avenues. These
quiet places are also favorite trysting
places. Their Solemn stiffness" seems
to appeal with peculiar force to the
sentimental mbod Of lovers.
Some of the carving on the large
monuments is left until the stone is
put in place and the tap of the stone
carver's mallet is heard at intervals.
The stiffness is also interrupted occa-
sionally by the squawking of the
geese which are kept on the lakes. One
is apt to feel indignant for moment
on hearing this for the first time. It
has a ribald sound like the noise of
rowdies. Rowdies do practice their
unhallowed mockeries even here. Beer
bottles were found stuck in two of the
eteries not long ago, the work of some
vandals who had wandered in there.
There are q good many pathetic
things to be seen in what may be called
the humber quarters of this silent
city. Various expedients for marking
the graves of their dead are resorted
to by poor people who can not afford
the expense of even the plainest mar
BILE slab. The plaster casts represent
ing an infant supporting a basket on
its head, an advertisement of a certain
patent medicine and commonly seen in
drug store windows, are often used
over the graves of children. There are
probably half dozen of them at Oak
woods. A good many of the graves in
this section are marked with wooden
monuments,;m most of them cross-shaped.
Between the arms of the cross is q case
with glass cover in which there are
usually artificial flowers. Sometimes
these cases have toys in them which,
no doubt, were once the cherished
playthings of the little hands which
have long since crumbled into
dust. Most of the monuments
of this sort seem to have
been erected a good many
years ago. They were originally paint
ed white, but the paint has gradually
disappeared and they are gray and
weather-beaten. One of these graves
has stuffed white rabbit on it. Who
knows what sad little story may be
connected with this rabbit? It was.
without doubt, plaything. Perhaps
it was, during the lifetime of.the own
err, only a stuffed rabbit, but it may
have beer alive, and, dying soon after
his playmate went away, was preserved
and put upon his grave.
The sculpture, even on the large and
costly monuments, is generally, like
most tombstone sculpture, rather
crude. Here and there is piece of
work which is really impressive. One
in particular which always attracts
the attention of passers-by at Oak
woods represents young girl reclin-
ing on a pillow, one arm beneath her
head, the other by her side and her
face turned toward the driveway. The
stone is gray granite.-Chicago Times.
Herald.
Why She Knew It.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-05-23
Total shipments since February II. s6s, OO0, 900
Touching this transaction and its eff
fects the Snrinpfield Repu blican SAYS:

IectS the SpTlnRue hepuDtlcdu says.
Wonders have certainly been performed By
the syndicate 1t accepted the contract Of
building up and protecting the treasury gold
reserve on terms which yielded it an enor-
nous profit but it has done great work for
the government and the country in return
1t organized powerful banking interests
against the gold raid. drew on its foreign ball
ances freely in order to meet the demands OF
those having debts to pay in Europe, and thus
stopped the export Of gold and the withdrawal
Of gold from the treasury, and caused fright
ened holders of American securities abroad to
end their selling movement and finally to
begin buying again By its own openly-pro-
claimed faith in the stability OF the countrys
credit the syndicate has inspired faith lin
others both at home and abroad and. so much
having been effected, recovery from the great
depression has naturally followed and the
rest OF the syndicate's task been rendered
comparatively easy"
In other words, though the secretary,
abandoned by congress, was compelled
to make a hard bargain, the results
have been worth all the money they
cost. and a great deal more.-Louis-
Vile Courier-Journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-05-23

Hobbies believed that when he had
finished the s.Leviathan" he had begun
the revolutionizing OF the worlds
thought
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-05-23
why She Knew It.

Mr.. and Mrs. Sparrow had gone
away for visit with a neighbor,
leaving their children asleep in the
nest. When approaching their home
on their return, Mrs. Sparrow noticed
her little ones scattered on ths ground
under the nest.
.'Oh." she exclaimed, All in q futter,
those children have qlarreledr'
How do ron know impaired Mr..
Sparrow.
because can't You see that they
have fallen out7'-Golden Days.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-05-23
ODDS ON THE GUN.

Adventures Of a War Correspon-
dent.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-04-25
A Democratic Promise.

One Democratic promise Is being
kept. That is the one which assured
the people that with the advent OF
Democratic tariff there would be all
increase in importation of foreign
goods. The idle factories and low
wages would of themselves testify to
the truth OF this one promise, but
there are other facts and figures to
support it. While accurate figures
cannot yet be had as to the full inn
portation under the new law, it is
practicable to present the figures tor
five months, in contrast with those
of the corresponding month of last
year. These ought to satisfy the
workingmen that the tariff which
promises to save them few cents on
the price of wool hat or coat is
losing them as many dollars III wages.
Take the item of cotton goods, tor
instance. The importations of this
class OF goods in the first five months
of the new law amounted to over
eleven millions dollars. against over
six millions i'm tha corresponding
months OF the previous year under the
Mckinley law. There were POI 900
employed in the manufacture ofcotten
goods in this country in 1890, getting
wages amounting to STO,OOO,o0o a
year. How do they like the idea OF
the cotton goods importations being
doubled by the new tariff law and
their employment just that much re-
duced? The importation OF iron,
manufactured and otherwise, in
creased 33 per cent. in the five months
as compared with the corresponding
five months of the Mckinley law.
How do the 23S, 900 men who were
in 1890 employed in the iron work
ing establishments OF the country,
drawing salaries amounting to Sllo,
OOO, 900 a year like that?
The importations of wolen goods
during the past five months have
been over ten million dollars in value
against five million dollars in the cor
responding months OF last year. How
do the l25, 900 men and women whose
wages in woolen factories in 1890 wer'
100000, 900 like that? The impor
lotions of silk goods in the past five
months have nearly doubled as com
pared with the corresponding tiv'
months under the Mckinley law
How do the $4,000 people employed
in this industry, and earning in 1s9'
wages amounting to 0,OOO, ,OOO
like that? The $4,000 people EN-
ployed in the leather manufacture
of the county, at wages amountln
to .$24, 100000 per annum, will no
: like to know that the importations {
leather and leather goods have il
: creased largely. But what are the
going to do about it now.
Then there are the farmers. Ho
do they like the fact that the imports
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-04-25
Blind Ignorance

We wonder how long it will take
eastern men with mony to get rid OF
the notion that the silver propaganda
is an agitation by paupers, designed
to take away part of their wealth?
There are hundreds of persons in New
York, Boston and the towns and
cities of New England who have large
sums locked up in railroads and other
investments. Strange to say, most
of these firmly believe that bimetal'
lism will in some way tend to their
injury, and is a thing to be fought
bitterly. Yet there is not railway
which has not depi eciated in value, not
only with regard to it's actual in
trinsic worth, as compared with the
cost OF building, but in its earning
capacity, because of the reduced
means of those upon whom it depends
for business. A railroad built nov
will not cost much over half as muci
for ties, rails, rolling stock and labol
as one built ten years ago. Leaving
aside all question of watered stocks
the capital and bonded debts of mos
of the roads are twice as large Al
they should be to be in accord Will
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-04-25
IRRIGATING RIVER BOTTOMS.
New Pumping Arrangement That Promises
Satisfactory Results.

At the ranch OF VIM. Rowe, a mile
below Fort Benton, there is in course
OF construction an entirely new and
very simple means OF irrigation, the
new wheel being the invention of f.
w. Mettler OF this city. Supported
by a heavy chain and resting on an
incline is large wheel, the arms OF
which are sixteen feet in length, which,
with the center piece, make a wheel
33i5 feet in diameter. Attached to the
end of each arm is paddle board
five feet in length, these boards max
ing a total spread to the wheel OF 43l,,
feet. The force of the current upon
the paddle-boards revolves the wheel,
and it in turn works pump which is
set on the river bank at height OF
l2 feet above low water mark. The
wheel itself is so arranged upon the
incline that it can easily be run up or
down the same a distance of 16 feet,
and can so be quickly adjusted to any
height OF water. In theory the arrange
ment seems all right and will be in
operation by the end of the present
week. 1t is being constructed under
direction OF Mr.. Mettler's father, who
is a practical machinist, and the in.
ventor guarantees the machine &C
hoist 700 gallons OF water per minute
River Press
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-04-25

R%!aza!l! q! fS%asSa RsklRS
ABSOLUTELY PURE

tions of farm products have nearly
doubled in the first five months OF the
Wilson law compared with the cor
responding five months OF the previous
year under the Mckinley law? Taking
the accessible figures for ten classes
OF articles, farm products, Gotten
goods, woolen goods, tobacco and it's
manufactures, silk, leather, flax and
hemp, chemicals. glass and iron, it is
found that the increase in their i'm
portation in the first five months of
the new tariff law was over go per
cent. How do the $4,000 men and
women employed in the factories
where American goods of this class
made, at wages amounting to $780,
600, 900 per annum, like that? How
do the millions of farmers like o know
that the importation of the class of
articles they produce has doubled,
and yet that as "A result of this new
tariff their chief articles OF export
are excluded today from nearly every
country on the continent of Europe?
New York Press.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-04-25

william McCiinnls, who Is well known
to majority of the people of this
county:
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa.
March 8, 1895.
Dear Friend Morris: / received your
letter some time ago and was glad to hear
from you. i have not been able to answer
before as am just out OF the hospital. be-
ing laid up two months with typhoid fever
and inflamat tion OF the lungs. came very
near passing in my checks. but am now get
ting stronger every day and think ! shall
be able to go to work the first OF April. I
nurses were very kind and obliging to me.
Just fancy lying in bed Al days without
any thing to eat and milk and beef broth
to drink. After had been there two weeks
| saw that was getting very thin SO they
gave me whisky and / punished lot OF
that, $25 worth. 1t is as cheap here as it
is in America. That was the only thing
that saved my life. There are between
200 and 300 patients IN the hospital and
lots OF lever among them.
Johannesburg is nice place. only got
3O2 people in Jail, whites and black, includ-
ing quite few women. No less than three
murders were committed this week, all
white people; black murders do not count
in this county. They have not caught the
murderers yet and do not think they ever
will as the detectives have not caught a
murderer since Johannesburg first started.
| | think that they going to start n vigi-
lance committee here from the way they
talk. There are lots OF toughs in town
and hardly night passe but some one il
knocked down and robbed.
This is no COW country. She cattle bring
s35 to $50 per head and good steers S35
to $40. As for land the Dutch Beers claim
all in the republic. The saloon business
think is overdone as there are between 4OC
to 800 OF them. Rents are very high, also
the licenses; also, you must get permit
before you can get the licenses. Most al
the saloons have bar maids.
The only thing that a fellow can make a
is buying mining shares il he is very carefu
but there is lots OF iobbing in that. | mad
big interest on what l invested. l sol'
them out last week as needed the none.
to pay my bills while was sick. l woul,
not advise you to come here just yet.
am watching how the Mashonoland an,
Matabeleland country is going to come ou
, u it turns out good shall go up there an
il see anything shall let you know.
!, Gus Smith sends his best regards to a
the boys. He sure stayed by me while wa
sick. coming to see me two or three time
n week regularly. shall never forget b
; kindness. Well. / will draw this to a clos
hoping you are well. Regards TO ever.
J body from your friend w. G. McGINNis.
NJ Write soon in care OF box 1877.