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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-02

work I am doing, though 1 fear it IS
not appreciated in some quarters"
1t was now John Whitford's turn to
be disagreeable.
No, sir" he interrupted, IAN, if
you'll excuse me for saying SD, you are
on a fools GRAND that is likely to
end with more kicks than hal,ence.
What do a passed. o rough miners
want Wi readin' an writin'? You
don't educate COW or it would
be diScontentcd with Il clover field.
I call it flynn i tn face of Provi-
dence to teach sicnlikc to set at def
ance their pastors an masters. Besides,
the bosses won't stand it. There's a
bitter feelin' against You already, an,
mark ny words, if you go foolin' around
much more with your night schools an
literary clubs an tal-lais, you'll find
Orctown too hot place to hold you"
Perhaps so; but meanwhile / will do
my duty"
This word duty appealed to the old
soldiers best instincts, and in more
modified manner he continued:
Eyes. duty's duty, an England ex-
poets every man to do his duty, which
also l suppose this United States of
America likewise demands; but, sir,
there's an overdoin' of even ones duty.
A ship captain asked my captain to
send a royal marine to holystone a
deck. No. SIR says he. The sailors
have their duty, an the royal marines
have their duty; an the duty of the ma
rines isn't to do the duty of the sailors.
He was tried by eourt-martial and
they did their duty an acquitted him.
VERY good, but"
"Your duty is to teach the boys an
gals. There's nothin' in your commits
sion about dril.in' q squad of adults in
letters an fggers, an pot-hooks an
hangers So you just stick to your or
ders an let others do likewise"
81 know you mean we'll. my friend.
said Grey, YEARLY; ''but you do no.
understand the question. You have
old world notions. The prosperity OF
this great land is an illustration OF the
good policy Of educating the massss
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-02
A rasm.nian wonder.

The greatest wonder of the antipodes
is the celebrated glow-worm cavern,i
discovered in 1891 in the heart of the,
Tasmanian wilderness. The cavern
or caverns (there appears to be q series
of such caverns in the vicinity, each
separate and distinct) are situated near
the town of Southport, Tasmania, in q
limestone bluff, about four miles from
Ida bay. The appearance of the main
cavern is that of an underground river.
the entire floor of the subterranean pas
sage being covered with water about .
foot and half in depth. These won
derful Tasmanian caverns are similar
to all caverns in their limestone forma-
ton, with the exception that their roofs
and sides literally shine with the light
emitted by the millions of glow-worma
which inhabit them.-St. Louis Repub-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-02
FACTS ABOUT SILVER.

Who Would He injured by a Restoration
of the White Metal:
In a recent article on the silver ques-
ton, Judge Henry G. Miller used the
following language. which is taken
from the Toledo co. News:
Suppose this country should restore
to its currency the bimetallic principle
by the equal use of coins struck from
gold and silver as legal tender money
and thereby raise silver from its situa-
ton as merchandise to the dignity OF
legal tender money, who would be in.
jured by it and who would be bene-
fitted?
at certainly would arrest falling
prices; in other words, the continued
and uninterrupted rise in the value or
purchasing power of gold by putting
silver in connection with it as money
metal. This would inaugurate an era
of raising prices, and it is the uniform
testimony of history that a nations
most prosperous period is when prices
are rising to higher level. The first
period was illustrated by the inflow of
gold from the mines of California and
Australia, and the second period has
been illustrated by the experience OF
the commercial nations with the single
gold standard since 1873. It will give
activity to our productive industries,
for money, when declining in value,
will eagerly seek EN- ployment in these
| industries.
ut is said that the owners of money
and the securities for the payment OF
money will be injured if they are com.
PEELED to take silver in payment; but
this is assuming that silver would not
then be as valuable as gold, whereas,
under the operation of the bimetallic
system, the relation of the metals to
each other is fixed and each has the
same purchasing power and debt pay
| ing power as the other. But even it it
were otherwise must the great body OF
the people suffer and the productive
energies of the country be paralyzed
for toe benefit of this comparatively
small section of our population? Must
our monetary legislation be in the in
terest of those who are living in
| idleness upon acquired or inherited
wealth at the expense of those who
are struggling to acquire it-for the
| benefit of the drones at the expense Of
| the working bees of society,""
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-02

Thomas G. Merrill, of Montana, who
Is acknowledged as the father of the
bimetallic union, in recent interview
said: ut is mistake to harbor any
idea that silver is dying out. The gold
papers will say that, of course. but
they are mistaken. I believe we are
constantly gaining ground I know
that it is 50 in the Mississippi valley.
We are constantly organizing the free
silver element, and we find that the
people are with us, and that they
will vote next year for the party which
makes a straight declaration for silver
and puts up . straight silver man"
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Route Them Ont.

It vii: take time and more experience
to teach the people the mistake they
are making in allowing the gold-bugs
one of the arguments advanced against
bimetallism has been disproved time
and time again, but by the mere force
of reiteration they are believed by
some people. Take, for instance, the
intrinsic value theory. It is a self-evi-
dent adsurdity. Anyone who consid-
ers for minute will see that gold has
very little inerinsic value, not nearly
as much as iron or lead, and that the
gold il a gold dollar is worth 100 cents
simply because the government will
make doii.- out of it. and viii not
treat silver in the same way.-Los An.
geles Express.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-02
PIN AID


Choll How would H. -
own little awpuppy, Miss Noney.
fuI?" Miss This is 20 sudden Nh.
Softleigh- Spare Moments.
You will get your third
ont OF the estate, madam. Widow
-0h, Mr.. Bluebags! How can you say
such thing, with my second hardly
cold in his gravel?
IL cannot understand re language
said the despairing Frenchman.
learn how to pronounce ne word .hydroi
phobia' and zen learn zat re doctors
some times pronounce 1t fatal Chi
cago Tribune.
The Chaperon The idea Of your
allowing Mr.. Tuesoon to kissyoui Such
proceedings are disgraceful, and going
on under my very nose, tool! The
Daughter-But thought they went
under mine. N. 7. Ledger.
-Circumvented - Therel" said
Dauber, the committee can sky that
picture and be blamed to them!"
what is it," asked the man who is
no impressionist. "A study OF the
moon."-Indianapoli Journal.
Great Scott, doctorl" exclaimed
the man in the chair. "You pulled the
wrong tooth!" $50 have" replied the
dentist, regretfully. .'Wen, I can't
charge you anything for pulling that
tooth, and TIM out just one dollar.
That's what man gets for being in q
hurry."-Chicago Tribune.
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NO NATIONAL HOLIDAY.
Not Even the Labor-Day Act Creates One
Say the Lawyers.

Not Even the Labor-Day Act Creates One.
Say the Lawyers
There would seem to be no such thing
in this country as a national holiday.
Lawyers assert that even Labor day,
which was set apart by an act of con-
gress in 1894 in such manner as to lead
the confiding layman to suppose it at
least to be national holiday, is not
such outside Of the District of Column
bia, unless by state enactment. The
creation and regulation of holidays
have been left entirely to the legisla-
lures of the individual states.
The act of congress concerning Labor
day was approved on January %, 1894.
1t provides that the first Monday Of
September in each year, being the day
celebrated and known as Labor day,
is hereby made a legal public holiday
to all intents and purposes, in the same
manner as Christmas, January 1, Feb
ruary %, May 80 and July 4 are now
made by law public holidays"
Clearly the proper construction Of
this statute can be arrived at only by
upon the other holidays named. The
act making holidays of January 1. July
4, Christmas and 'any day appointed
or recommended by the president Of
the United States as a day of public
, fast or Thanksgiving" was passed in
June, 1870, and was restricted in it's
effect to the District of Columbia.
These days are holidays in the various
states only as they are made so by the
various state legislatures.
The act of January 81, 1879, makes
February % a legal holiday, and the
act of August 81, 1888. does the same
for May 80, and both are restricted in
their application to the District of Co
lumbia. The act referring to Labor
day says nothing about the District Of
Columbia, but it does say that the first
Monday of September shall be legal
public holiday, ito intents and pur-
poses, in the same manner as Christ
mas, January 1, February %, May 30
and July are now made by law public
holidays"
The intents and purposes for which
ind manner in which those days are
made holidays are expressly limited to
the District of Columbia, and SO, by
necessary inference, is the act referring
to Labor day.
The misleading language Of the Labor
day act has led to prevalent state
ment that the first Monday of Sep
TENDER is a holiday throughout the
United States by congressional enact
ment.-N. Y. Tribune.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-02
SENT BY AN ANGEL.

But He Was Not Receive with Open
wall, one day about noon," said the
.niountaineer's wife as we sat down on
the doorstep after supper for smoke.
stranger cum along up the hill and
turned in yere. He was soft and lily
and sInilin', and he rubbed his hands
together and SEE, SEE he:
Scuse me, but ar yo'r ole man to
homer
. He hain't,' seq I. DO you want to
leave any word fur him%
!" 'Yo' might tell him thar's gwine to
be preachin' down at the co'ners this
aevenin'.'
What sorter preachin?
Preachin' to lead yo' right to the
promised land. I hev bin sent out by
the Angel of the Lasd to lead yo' all to
Salt Lake.
Reckon yo' might be one O. them
Mormon elders what's rip-roarin'
around the kentry?' seq I, feelin' my
-dander begin to riz up.
L ar sent by the Angel of the
1.awd!' he seq, rubbin' his hands and
rollin' up his eyes.
land you'd sorter like to lead my
~ole man into the promised land and
-iine him up to about ten wives?'
II would lead him whar' salvashun
waits
And how about leadin' me?' sez
=as my toes begun to curl up.
I'm afeared yo' ar too ole and del
kit to stand the journey, but I shall
zilx the Lawd to bless yo' while yo' tarry
.yere.'
Sent out by the Angel of the Lawd
was yo?'
BY the Angel of the Lawd.'
WALL SEE I, as claps on my sun
bonnet and reaches down the ole mans
rife, the Angel OF the Lawd may hey
dun sent go up the hill, but ole Sally
Bebee ar jest gwine to driv yo' down i,
agin! Git up'n step!'"
And what did you do?" asked.
walked him fo' miles right down
that road, an walked him mighty fast
at that" she replied. "He dasn't turn
on me, cause he knowed I'd pop him
Had to jest go right long as humble
as calf. / branched off down thar
and told him if he ever showed up yere
.agin I'd make dawg-meat of him."
And what did your husband say?"
"When L dun got home he was Asset
tim right yere and lookin' pale an6
emery. He knowed all about it, yo' see
got a squint at him along the bari Of
the rifle and SEE:
Abraham, ar yo' itching fur {
promised land?
mary an itch!'
Gar yo' a-sighin' fur nine or tel
wives?
mary a sigh!'
"'Want to be led anywhar' by thu
Angel of the. Lawd?
Mary ledi'
That's all, stranger. If my ole maj
had any thoughts bout jinin' up will
them angels and the lawds and prom
ised land he mighty soon unjined his
self and went to hoein' con. He jes
knowed by the crackin' of my jints tina
L was dangerous to fool with!"-De
troit Free Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-02
An Ah1a Advocate.

One of the ablest speeches ever do
livered in Georgia on the financial
question was that of Mr.. Crisp before
the legislature recently. Judge Crisp,
of course, declares Enthusiastically for
bimetallism at the present ratio, and
his argument to prove his position Il
clear and concise, and looks like hard
one to refute. The speech ought to b
read by every man in the land-Sylr
vania ga Telephone
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-02
Quail In Stone Jars.

Quail are delicious cooked in the COW
cred stone Jars that are to be found ct
most housekeeping stores, as all the
Juices and flavor Of the bird are kent
confined. Lay two thin slices of bacon
on the bottom of the jar, put in the quail
and lay over it thin slices Of carrot,
turnip, very little onion, and slice or
two of celery. Add cup Of water,
scatter with salt and pepper, keep
closely covered, and simmer until ten
der. Serve on hot buttered toast
trimmed away SO that It is tho exact
size of the quail. Garnish the quail with
a slice of lemon and sprig of parsley
n. Y. Post.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-02
CHAPTER IL-CoNTINCED

The young man drew his chair to the
easement, and sat gazing upon the
panorama of beauty that lay before
him, thoughtfully watching the sun go
down behind the hill and the shadows
Of the trees lengthen as the orb of day
sank slowly out of view.
Suddenly, in the dusk, his attention
was attracted to q figure that stood
prominent in well-defned outline on
the top of one of the hills-the form OF
stout man, who for some time stood
peering with his face turned in the
direction of the Whitford house.
Presently the fir trees at his back
were parted, and another person joined
the first conner. The manner of these two
was peculiar. They were apparently
engaged in earnest conversation, and
what struck Grey as most singular
was that the stout man again
and again pointed at the window of his
chamber, though, of course, at that
distance it was absurd to suppose they
could even be aware of his presence
there.
This continued gesticulation aroused
in the breast of the young school.
master an anxiety he could not dispel-
a sort of coming-event-casts-
before-it feeling he could not express.
please. Mr.. Grey, mother says.
called pleasant voice, as the door OF
the room gently opened, ''are you ready
for supper now?"
''Cone here, Elsie" eagerly request
ed the young man. Can your bright
eyes make out who are those persons
on yonder bill?"
The girl stood by him, with his hand
resting on her shoulder, peering out
into the gloom.
Yes, her eyes were very bright, anC
her face was like the chiseled sweet
ness of some beautiful statue, as She
stood motion1ess beside him.
''One of them" she said at last, 'i
Wixon-Capt. Wixon."
"And the other?"
81 do not know. A stranger"
The round face of Mrs. Whitfor6
aow appeared in the doorway, and, a.
she noticed the familiar attitude, there
was ring of unwonted harshness IL
| her voice:
elsie, COON t. supper directly. Dun
ma stan gawpin' into tn gloam1n'
that feck!ess fashion"
The girl started like a wounded fawn
| a deep blush spreading itself over hel
cheeks and neck, for probably the
woman's rough tone woke a chord il
the breast of the maiden, and for the
| first time she felt the innocent shame
of shocked womanly modesty.
| But, if Eisie's checks were deepl,
| dyed in bushes, the imperturba bl,
| schcolnaster showed no discomposur,
rs he followed them into the dining
| room.
1t was o most uncomfortable meal
| John Whitford was out of sorts ant
more than half-repentant of his conf
| DENTAL disclosures to his wife; Elsie wa
| in 4 state of uncomfortable nervous
ness; Mrs. Whitfield was cross and dis
agreeable, and Grey was wrapt in con
| lectures as to what that mai
| Wixon and the stranger could hav
meant by their peculiar conduct
and why they should have mad
such constant gestural allusion to him
self. What did it mean? He was con
! tidedt that he had formed the topic o
thcir conversation.
| BE We goin' to the schule-house to
nieht?" Mrs. Whitfurd asked, unable t.
retain her morose demeanor any longer
Ives" said the schoolrlaster, decisive
ly; that night school for the miner
must not be neglected. 1t is the bes
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-02
CHAPTER Ill

THE GREAT NIGHT SCHOOL OF ORETOWN.
Mr.. Commissioner Eaton, in his elab-
crate reports from the Washington
bureau of education, condescended not
to notice the night school of Oretown.
Yet here was a great and curious factor
in the educational elements Of the coun-
try.
Inside the gaunt building were gath
cred some hundred miners, chiefly Eng
lish and Swedes, with here and there a
native American. They were formed
into classes, some spelling in ponder
Gus earuestness easy words, some wrest-
ling manfully with the mysteries OF
arithmetic, some laboriously porting
over the page of a primer, and some
compelling their unpliant fingers to
guide a pen over the may page of a
child's copybook, but all strangely ana
sternly i'll earnest.
Eight OR ten teachers were scattered
around the room. They were miners,
who had little learning, or who had
themselves been pupils of the school.
One was exceptional.
He was n broad-shouldered, strong,
athletic fellow, better dressed than the
rest, but rough and uncouth in his
manner. This man, Jack Wilders, was
Frank Grcy's mainstay, Or, as he him
self styled it, 1.-The professors right
bower"
Jack was by profession prospect
or" who had travelled in the service OF
the companies every acre of that wild
region in search of ore, and having in.
vested his hard-won wages most advan.
tageously, now found himself at thirty
five years of age in an independent po-
sition.
Jack was no sybarite. He was hard
drinl.er and a rough liver, but down in
the depths of his heart was refining
spot that leavened his whole nature
an intense love for his little bright.
eyed wife and his c,lrly-headed boy OF
| FIVE years. 1t was through an acciden,
that befell this latter idol of his affec
| ton that. to use his own words, he
caught on" to the schoolmaster.
One day little Willie Wilders was at
tackled by big angry cur belonging tc
| Wixon, when Grey, who happened t.
| be passing, came to the rescue. and
saved the child from anything worse
than a wound in the leg. While thu
little sufferer lay crying on his bed thu
| father. all tenderness, was his constant
nurse. He never left the child's couch
! save when. gun In hand. he went Il
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-02
A CHANGE OF VIEW.

Why He Discovered That Life After All
Was Worth Nothing.
He entered the doctors Office hastily,
but there was no evidence of excite
ment in his manner. His haste was
that of busy man intent upon getting
through with conference without I'M
necessary delay, and in no way sug-
gested any great emergency.
"Doc, l want an antidote for arsenic"
he said, calmly, but still with the sug-
gestion of haste.
For yourself?" asked the doctor,
with some surprise.
"Yes; you see it's this way: Ten
minutes ago there wasn't a thing in
the world for me to live for. l was
broke and in bad health and no pros
poets anywhere. Well, took couple
CT grains of arsenic, and hadn't more
than swallowed it when l got a tele-
gram that my uncle in New Jersey had
died and left me 5000, 900. I'd like to get
that money; can you help me out?"
The visitor had lighted a cigarette
while he spoke and placed his feet on
the table. The doctor was hustling
about for the needed remedy, and soon
returned with it in glass.
Here, take this" he said, excitedly.
The stranger looked at the medicine
as connoisseur might lavish tender
affection on glass of fine old wine, and
said:
''F'unny thing, amt it, doe? 1t isn't
often that a glass of dope stands be-
tween a man and loss of $500, 900. But
/ reckon that's just about what this
one is worth. Don't look that valuable,
does it?"
And he drank the potion calmly. A
few minutes later he was lying on the
couch in the inner office in agony. But
he didn't die, and he went east to claim
his estate.-Detroit News.
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Wanted Figures.

He-Then everything is fixed, and we
.scan be married in May, can't we?
She-There is only one thing have
not spoken of. and mamma insisted that
/ must.
He-Certainly, my angel. What is it !?
Bid me go through any trial for your
dear sake, and I'll do it. asar the
golden fleece, and if such thing is in
existence, I'll get it, aye, even though I
must swim the seas, climb the Hottest
peaks, or search in the fuming craters
of mighty volcanoes, I'll do it.
She-It isn't much, my dear. Mamma
said must ask you how much you in
tended to allow me a week for pin
money?
HeUm-er-how much are pins a
-,,aper now? -N. Y. Weekly.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-02

The abattis was doubtless suggest
ed to early military engineers by the
natural defense on the back o& IA
hedgehog.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-02
rh.e.e Enouxh.

.sDoes this roof leak always?"
Agent-Oh, no, ma'am; only when \
Inter Ocean.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-02
A Severe Test.

.sDo you think Algernon and Ethel
will get along nicely when they are
married?" said one lady to another.
II am sure of it, was the reply. Il
took care to find out shortly after they
were engaged"
"How?"
=.I gave several whist parties. and ar
ranged that they SHOULD play as part
ners. They never quarreled once
Tit-Bits.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-02
A Necessary Order.

Mrs. Bunting-I wonder why st. Paul
ordered women to keep silence in the
churches?
Mr.. Bunting-He knew they wouldn't
unless they were commanded Ito
Date.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-22
MARTINS FERRY.
IInps and aIlshaps In tho Thriving City
Across tito River. s

Across tito River. afsf &
Mr.. J. C. Gray addressed q splendid
meeting Mt Stcele's school house on
Tuesday night. The attendance was
large, considering the unpleasant
weather. The building was nicely dec
Grated and Mr.. Gray was presented
with beautiful boquet by the ladies.
The McKinley-Hobart Glee Club, of
Martins Ferry, sang.
Yesterday Hayward Long, Harry and
Thomas Grayson and John Krim re-
turned from the vicinity Of Hendrys-
burg, where they shot thirty-seven rab-
bits and twenty-onc squirrels. They
took their mandolins with them and at
tracted larger crowd than the Demo-
cratic meeting.
When Bryan passed through Aetna
vile on Tuesday some OF the employees
displayed large sheets Of American tin,
on which was printed: "Ohio will give
1901 900 for Mckinley Others pointed
toward Mckinley picture.
Thomas T. Mitchell, teacher OF SCI
enccs in the high school. Is attending
the meeting of the grand lodge OF the
Masons of Ohio at Cincinnati.
Mrs. +. II. Eick. Mrs. William Lipp-
hnrdt and Mrs. Aug. Kraatz spent yes
tcrday at East Liverpool.
II. NJ. Priest. A. C. Lewis and w. r.
Alban will speak for the Republicans at
Portland tonight.
Mrs. Joseph Lurch and children ar
rived yesterday from Wnynesboro, Pa.
Mrs. II. w. Smith went to Cadlz yes
terday TO visit relatives.
John Goodman is moving to Pitts
,burgh