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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-10-22
Labor Crucified.

If the single gold standard can be
forced upon South America and Asia,
as it has been since 1873 forced on
North America and Europe, gold must
inevitably appreciate to at least four
times its present absurd value, or TO
put it otherwise, commodities must de-
cline to one-fourth of the present price,
and labor all the world over be crucified.
as 1t never was crucified before in DAYS
Of medieval serfdom or even chattel
slavery. Such is the contest. If the
money lords can force recommendation
on the whole world, they viii succeed in
establishing the most gigantic moneyed
aristocracy among the rich and the
worst system of peonage serfdom
among the masses" that has ever
cursed the "hapless sons of men,
London Times and Echo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-10-22
A simple Proposition.

Tt requires only a little exercise OF
Judgment to understand that the value
of bullion silver is less than that of
coined silver because the bullion is in q
state OF demonstration. The law says
that 371H grains of silver is worth 100
cents if the government stamp is placed
on it. If the law were to say that the
government must put it's stamp Oh
every 371A grains of silver brought to
the mint, that amount of silver would
be worth 100 cents every time and every
where. because the law would then be
doing for silver bullion what it is now
doing for silver establishing an
unlimited demand for it, and thereby
creating for it the value that it now
creates for coin.-Binghamto (N. "
leader
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-10-22
HE SUPREME ISSUES.
Shall We Vote for Government by Mes
or a Governments by Money!

Shall We Vote for a Government by Mes
or a Governments by Money?
The American people win soon GO
to the polls and decide the issues that
are now dividing them. The most con-
spicuous of these issues, the one about
which there is more writing and talk
ing than about all others, is the money
question. But important as that ques-
ton is, there is another of intellectually
deeper moment to this republic. The
supreme issue before the republic is:
Shall this nation be ruled by its
money or its men?
On the one side we have Mckinley,
backed by the concentrated wealth of
the country. Every trust on which
class legislation in the interest of the
rich and influential confers the privi-
lege of taxing the masses for private
profit; every syndicate that has made,
or hopes to make, millions by raiding
the treasury of the United States;
every combination oe capital that sees
gain to itself in the contraction of the
currency; every rich man who has
come to think that the government
should be run for the benefit of him
self and others like hiTn-every one
of these elements is striving for the sue
cess of the republican candidate. The
accumulated wealth of the country is
working by every means, fair and foul,
for the election of Mckinley.
On the other side we have Bryan,
whose only strength is his cause and
himself. His appeal is straight to the
people on the principles for which he
stands. He asks no quarter from the
trusts. He defies selfish wealth and
challenges it to exert to the utmost it's
power to corrupt, to coerce and to con-
fuse the issue by controlling the voice
of the press. He begs for no mans
vote who does not think it best for the
country to give it to him. He urges
the people to study the questions at is
sue and then vote as their knowledge
directs. His is a brave, a frank, ra-
tional, manly and truly American
appeal.
Bryan speaks for the welfare of the
Industrious many; Mckinley for the
welfare of the opulent few.
Is there a thoughtful man in the
whole United States who does not
know that the greatest danger which
is threatening this republic is the
steadily growing power of conscience
less money? Does not every thought
full man feel that unless the grip OF
wealth upon our government shall be
loosened we must ultimately have a
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-10-22
THE ART WORLD.

Anannex to heLuxembourg museum
is building on the Rue de Vanguard
side, to make more room for works by
living French artists.
Many frescoes, some going back to the
fourteenth century, have been discoy-
cred on the walls of the Church OF San
Floriano, at Monteflascone, during re-
cent repairs.
The late Sir John MiIlais' income
ranged as high as 100000 in his best
years, and from an early date in his
career his terms for portraits exceeded
those charged by Sir Joshua Reynolds.
To Jules Stewart, the American
painter, has been awarded gold medal
by the Berlin international exhibition.
Among other American exhibitors are
John w. Alexander, +. A. Bridgeman
and Julian Story.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-10-22
POLAR MIsERIEs.

One Explorer Suffers from Thirst, Anoth-
er from Cold, Another from Darkness.
The arctic explorers complain of diff
ierent causes of misery which they en-
counter in the far north. DIR. Nansen
says the thirst induced by the terribly
:rksome labor of sledge-hauling gave
him most trouble. Though the i,osar
world is covered with frozen water,
there is none for drinking purposes
save that which is thawed, ard on the
march it is almost impossible to get
this without hating to thaw it.
Other explorers complain of the eff
fects of the wind and sun. II is well
known that very low degree of cold
can be borne without discomfort so long
as the air is still, but the moment it gets
in motion it strikes the skin like the
blast of furnace. Its effects have often
been described as precisely similar to
those of a burn.
The sun, when it is visible, is hot, and
peels and blisters the skin.
But perhaps after all the greatest
evil and misery which confront the
polar explorer spring from the fearful
depression, mental and physical, of the
long nights of 1000 and 1900 hours
of gloom and semi-darkness. Under
its influence men seem to suffer Ike
plants deprived of sunlight. A week
or SO will often completely change their
characters, and the enforced jdleness,
universal gloom and bitter cold cCm-
bined reduce life to it's lowest terms
and make it so miserable that maLy
have found refuge from it in insanit,
or suicide.-k. Y. Journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-10-22
LAW MAKES PRICES.
The Teaching of History in Regard to the
Market Value OF Silver.

The Teaching of History in Regard to the
Market Value OF Silver.
When you talk of 53-cent dollars in
case of free coinage of silver are YOU
making a fair statement of the case ?
Is it not true that when in 1898 India
closed her minis to the coinage of sill
yer the market value of that metal fell
the world over? Is it not true that
when in the 70's the senate of the United
States passed a free coinage bill, the
market value of silver went up in Lon
don from about SO to SLY an ounce
Is it not true that the two metals were
kept practically at n parity for over
so years in this country? If that is the
experience of the past, why will it not
be in the future? Do you say it is be-
cause there is SO much silver now
If you admit that a certain amount
could be left at parity, then say this:
Those silver miners will see that it is
kept at a parity. If by limited pro-
duction they can realize $1.27 an ounce
for all the silver they have in the ground
will they increase the production so
as to receive only about half that price ?
If the law provided that houses could
be made of only pine or hemlock and
those woods were chiefly valuable for
that purpose and equally useful, the
price of each would always be about the
same. But change the laws so as to
exclude pine and the price of hemlocl
would surely advance and that of pine
would fall. Change the law again so
as to restore to pine its former place
and the price of hemlock would drop
while that of pine would advance, and
both would reach a common value
Cor, y. V. Witness.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-10-22
THE "CLAss" cLAMoR.
Republicans Were the First to Set Up tn
Cry.

Republicans Were the First to Set Up the
Cry.
The republican demagogues and the
little newspapers of the same party
are trying to alarm the country by the
statement that the democratic party is
trying to arraign class against class,
Let us ask these hypocTites who begun
this; did the employees of the rail
roads and factories endeaTor to bull.
doze their employers? Did any laboring
man, anywhere, lay down his tools anG
swear he would work no longer unless
his employer would put on some sort
of political badge and march in some
certain political procession? Did any
man, anywhere, try to bulldoze any
bank into taking money and threaten
to try to force them to do it unless
the entire crowd from president It
ianitor would vote some certain ticket
The truth is, the republican campaign
has been. and is now being, conducted
IN the interest of one class-and thai
class the wealthy plutocrats of the
land. The republican programme, as
exempIified in this city, has been to Sc
cure work for laboring men by putting
manufactures into trusts-hy threat.
ening laboring men with loss of situa
tions unless they wore Mckinley
badges and marched in Mckinley pro
cessions. Republicanism simply means
to add to the wealth of the wealthy
increase the price of what the poor
man has to huy and decrease the OPP
portunities to secure money. It is
sime for the class known as the farmer
and Iaborer to look out for themselves
or it win be everlastinglyt too late.-IIli
lois State Register.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-10-22

all of the three last named will go for
Bryan.
The &c states included in the above
table are to be supplemented by the
other four states, of Delaware with
three votes, Maryland with eight votes,
Minnesota with nine votes; and the
previous 203 votes which the democratic
committee pronounce to be absolutely
safe" for Bryan, swelled by the 20 fur
Their votes of the four states just
named, which the committe pronounce
10 be reasonably certain" for the free
silver ticket, will give the 224 votes
necessary to elect, with five to spare.
But while the committee give out
this list OF states and electoral votes
as the list on which they expect to win,
they do not by long odds convey an in
timation, or even squint toward the
idea. that these are all the states that
the democrats are likely to carry. They
contend that the Bryan ticket has a
thoroughly good fighting chance in
Illinois, Indiana and Michigan, and a
poorer chance in Ohio and Iowa. New
York, owing to the detestable treach-
ery of Senator Hill, who cold-bIood-
edIy but successfully "queered'' the
democratic state convention, the COM
mittee appears to have abandoned alto
gether, just as green-eyed politicians
like Blackburn and German have done.
But as New York is not necessary
to democratic success, its logs may be
contemplated with equanimity; the
free silver ticket will win in canter
without its assistance.-N. o. Times
Democrat
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-10-22
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

Every time another of those 1890
free coinage letters turns up, poor Maj.
Mckinley curses the man that invented
pen and ink.-Albany Argus.
-Republicans may we'll feel
alarmed at the situation in Illinois and
Indiana. And without both of these
states Mckinley cannot win.-Buffalo
Times.
No candidate for the presidency
was ever maligned as Mr.. Bryan has
been, but he has not lost his temper and
goes right ahead with his effective talks
TO the people. The slanderers are not
accomplishing their object.-N. Y.
Journal.
The Binghamton Republican
quotes an act of 1873 to prove that the
silver dollar in our currency mas "A
gold backing" The silver dollar has
been standing up since 1873. Prior to
1873 it stood up, too, but between these
two periods it had no standing in the
currency What held up the silver dol
lar from 1872 to 1se3?-Binchamton (N.
" Leader.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-10-22
APPEAL.

Are we given eyes that we shall not see
That man is thraIIed and mammon is free?
Are we given ears that we shall not heas
The sob of humanity sounding near?
Are we given hearts that we shall not
heed
The strength of wrong ana .bs might CO
greed?
Are hands to grasp and never to give,
No matter how others die-or live?
Are We given tongues that we shall not
speak,
Though we see the mighty crush the weak:
Are we given sense that we shall not feel
Except what touches selfish veal?
Are we given brains that we shall not
know
The rights we own and the rights We
owe?
Then no! my brothers; awake! arise!
Use ears and tongue and brain and eyes!
Be sure of the ground on which you stand,
And then let nobody stay the hand
You reach to the aid of the right and true;
1t is yours to learn, 1t is yours to do.
j Edmund V. Cooke, in Coxey's Sound
Money.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-10-22
republic in name and an oligarchy in

republic in name and an oligarchy in
fact?
Citizens equally honest differ sincere
ly on the currency question. Silver
men think the single gold standard q
potent cause of our industrial distress;
gold men think that bimetallism would
increase rather than lessen that dis
tress. But honest Americans should
he agreed in believing that presiden-
tiaI election carried by the trusts and
syndicates, under the leadership of
Mark Hanna, would be UNNECESSARILY
more disastrous and dishonoring to the
United States than the retention or in
PRODUCTION of any monetary system.
Every citizen before he goes to
the ballot box will, if he be intelligent
and patriotic, ask himself the vital
question::
SHALL vote for government by men.
or for government by money ?''-N. 7.
journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-10-22


That is, without exception, the most
likely" list that we have hitherto seen
compiled on the free silver side; the
states that are claimed in it are, every
one of them, strongly bimetallic, and
there is not any reason to doubt but
that every one of them will help the
democratic ticket on its road to vic
tory.
Two things will be observed in the
list that are striking. The one thing
is that, contrary to all precedents in
such cases. claim is not made for the
full 224 votes which constitute major
ity of the electoral college vote; and the
other thing is that not one of the big
states of New York, Ohio, Illinois or
Indiana is claimed, although the COM
Inittee has good reason to believe that
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-10-22

It will soon be time to study the curl
Gus effects of frost on insects, and To
note the remarkable manner in which
some of them will revive after hard
freeze. 1t is a common experience to
find butterflies frozen hard in October
and November. These, when first
picked up, are very brittle, and will
break unless carefully handled. II
taken into a warm room, however, or
even placed in the crown of your hat,
they will rapidly recover from the eff.
fects of the freeze, and upon being re-
leased, will fly away as joyously as il
nothing had happened.--St. Louis Re-
uublic
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-10-22
AFina.cicr,s oninion.

The simultaneous employment OF the
two precious metals is satisfactory, and
gives rise to no complaint whether gold
or silver dominates for the time being.
The suppression of-s silver would be n
veritable destruction of values, without
any compensation.-Bar Rothschiid,
in 1869.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-10-22
BimetaIlism Is Not Reconciliation.

There is not an outstanding bond
coupon or greepback, issued by the
United States, which may not be law,
fully paid in silver. Not one of them
on it's face, or back, or in the statute au.
thorizing its issue, or in declaration, ol
in resolution of congress. has any pro
VISION that they shall be paid in gold
FoR. Edward Pierrepont, eN-Attorney.
General of the United States.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-10-22
The whent Rnnm in,Frison

SAN Francisco, Oct 16-This was
the banner day of the present wheat
boom. On the morning call December
was forced TO S1.41 1-s, per GENITAL, an
advance of over seven cents on the
best price obtained yesterday for the
same option, and AN advance of 1T
cents since the first instant, when the
best figures obtainable for December
was 81. "a IA The advance in May
was even greater than December, the
regular session this morning bringing
Ct up to $l.4 IA, against 81. 35 "a as
the best price obtainable yesterday.
At the afternoon session December
gained three-eighths over best morn
ing prices, but subsequently dropped
20 81 40. May gained three-eighths also.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-10-22
DAuNTLEss CARGO.

a Portion of 1t Captured by n Party on
Spanish Marines.
HAVANA, Oct. 17.-Gen. Molins re-
ports that while on his way on the
gunboat Contramastre, in response to a
request for assistance by the Spanish
troops on account of the recent en-
gagement with the rebels at Rio Hon
do, near Trinidad, he discovered a
number of groups OF insurgents. Ee
landed with a party of marines and
dispersed the rebels, capturing 500
rifles, a quantity of ammunition, a
gun carriage, stores of medicines. etc.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-10-22
ADVANCE in WHEAT.
The Staple Cereal Goes Kiting at Chicago
and San francisco.

CHICAGO, Oct. 16.-December wheat
continued to rise in price on the board
of trade to-day. 1t advanced ~ cents
over the closing price of yesterday,
the top price being 7215 cents. Only q
few shorts were left in the market
when it closed yesterday, and most
of those hastily surrendered this
morning when the advance continued
to their bitter regret. The market
started with rise of one cent to 1 Il
cents. The bullish foreign quotations,
par ticularly the advance in the Liver
pool market, were considered the
cause for the rise here. The American
market, however, was considered
strong enough to sustain the new price
without the encouragement from
abroad
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-10-22
PoPuLlsT ULTIMATUM
(which They do not Expect the Democrat
TO Accept.

ATLANTA, Ga. Oct. IL. Georgia pop.
1lists have given the democrats an
ultimatum which won't be accepted.
1t is now alleged that the ultimatum
was a surface play. They expect its
rejection and will withdraw their cleo
tors and leave the populists free to
vote for Mckinley. In return they ex.
peet the republicans to support the
DopuliSt candidates for congress.
Republicans viii probably accommo-
date themselves 10 the situation
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-10-22
An Economist of Energy.

'Tankerly says he gets drunk simply
to save time"
ITO save time %
sYes. You see he says that wren he
goes to bed sober he has to bother &c
dress the next morning. whereas If he
goes to bed drunk he only has 10 wash
his face."-N. Y. Truth.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-10-22
slLvERtTes' MODEST CLAIMS.
Conservative Estimate OF the standing of
the States

the states.
We have on several occasions directed
attention TO the extravaganza claims
made by the republicans of states and
electoral votes wherewith they expect,
or profess that they expect, to land
Hanna's man in the white house. The
claims have been uniformly so out
rageous that argument in connection
with them was out of the question;
the only way to treat them as they de-
served was to laugh at them.
Within the last two or three DAYS.
however, the representatives of the free
silver democracy have tried their hand
at the same business, and they have
compiled list which, from its unmis-
taxable modesty and conservatism.
must challenge the respect of the re-
publicans themselves. Here is the roll
of states with their electoral votes
which they pronounce to be absolutely
safe" for the Bryan and SewaII ticket: :
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-10-22
Positive Success.

Mrs. Boggs-That lady over there il
DR.. Smith, the only lady doctor in town.
Isn't she just too lovely for anything?
Mr. Boggs-Yes, she's killing. -Up-tot
Ilate.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-10-22
Production OF Gold nnt si1rnr.

The production of gold in this ccun
try from 1892 to 1895 has been S2,0so.-
$40, 769, and the production of silver
81 ,36S, 901, 0Q0.-Los Angeles Herald.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-10-22
No Arrument supports IT.

The cry of 50-cent dollar is start
ling enough till Que finds that the
alarmist has not argument with which
to support it.-Los Angeles Herald.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-02-14
Estate of Franklin Hooker.
Notice OF Proof OF XVnI.

CTATE OF VERMONT, BE II rcinem
ODIsTRCT OF ADDISON, IS. bercd, thu at a
session OF the PROBATE Court holden at Md
dlebury, within and for said District, "a the
18th day of February, A, d. 1886.
Present: Hon. James NJ. Slade. Judge.
Whereas, "a certain instrument in writing
under seal, purpCrting 10 ne the last viii and
testament OF franklin Hooker. late OF Corn
wall, in said district, dcceu ed, having been
this day presented to SAID court of probate,
and duly filed IN the probate office Therefore,
il Is ordered, that all persons Interested in
the estate OF said deceased, be notified To aP.
pear before said court, at the probate Ofiice
ia Middlebury, In said district, ON the "a
day OF March, A. D., 1896, at 10 O'Clock a M
by publication OF this order three weeks sue
cessivcly previous thereto, in the MiddlehuIy
REGISTER, "a newspaper printed AT Middle.
bury, Aforesaid, to show cause, II any they
may have, why said instrument iu writing
should not be proved aud allowed rs the laSt
win and testament OF the said deceased.
BY order OF cOurt
Judge.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-02-14
Facts are Indisputable.

The fact that we are selling Dry Goods
as cheap. and In some cases cheaper than
you can buy them in New York or Bos-
ton, has now been firmly established.
TO sell Dry Goods successfully, the
merchant must have the right kind of
goods at the right prices. We are in dali
ly receipt of shipments of new
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-02-14
Estate of Merrill White.
CommiastOners' Notice.

The undersigned, having Deen appointed
by the Hon. Probate Court for the district OF
Addison, commissioners, to receive, examine
and adjust all claims and demands Of all per
sons against the estate OF Merrill WHITE late o.
Leicester in said district, deceased, and all
claims exhibited IN Offset thereto, hereby
give notice that we will meet tor the pur
poses aforesaid at q. e. Huntey' store, Leices.
ter junction, VI, on the 18th day OF March and
25th day of July next, from | O'Clock p m,
until 4 O'Clock, p. m. each of said days, ana
that six months from the 4th day OF Feb.
ruary A. ID. 1893, lie the time limited by said
court for said creditors to present their
claims to us for examination and allowance.
Dated al Leicester this 18th day of Febru-
AIRY, A. ID. 1853. -
JOSEPH MURRAY. Com'ys.
q. {. HUNTLEI, I N"'' 70