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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-09-03
"OLD STATE OF PIKE"
THE HOME OF THE STARK
BROTHERS. NURSERIES.
One Of the Biggest Institutions in the
world-its Trade Extends to Nearly
Every Civliixsd Nation ON Earth.

St. Louis Republic. January I, 1895:
One Of the largest institutions in Louis
lana is the Stark Bros Nurseries and
Orchards company. The trade Of the
firm extends not only throughout tho
United States, Canada, Germany.
France, Italy, Hungary and other for
eign countries, but it has a number Of
customers both in New Zealand and
Australia.
Eighty years ago there came from
Kentucky to Pike county the late
Judge Stark, then a young man fresh
from Old Hickory's New Orleans CAM
paign. He started the nursery and
planted the first grated orchard in the
state, having brought the scions on
horseback from Kentucky.
The business has descended from
father to son, and is now conducted by
the third generation. assisted by the
fourth. This firm has more than 1000
travelling solicitors. and employs more
people in its Offices than would be nee
essary to run large manufacturing
concern. The extensive packing houses
OF the company are adjacent to the city,
connected with the railroad by special
tracks. From these packing houses
hundreds of carloads of trees are
shipped annually. The nursery grounds
embrace number of farms convenient
to the city,. and even extends to Rock
port, H., where there Is a plant Of
several million trees.
The popularity of the concern is the
esta blishment Of large orchards These
orchards in "a states aggregate nearly
10000 acres, and more than $500. 900
trees on the partnership plan. The firm
is also interested in as many more
trees on the cooperative arrangement.
The nurseries have been beneficial not
only to their home, but Missouri owes
no little OF her prestige as a fruit
growing region to the progress and
work OF development of this firm. The
exhibits of this firm, whenever made,
attract great attention, and do much
to advertise the state. The firm pays
large amounts for new varieties Of fruit,
and conducts the largest business of
the kind in America. if not in the
world.
Louisiana firms have more travelling
men upon the road for them than travel
out of any other city of the world of
Its size. This, of course, is largely due
to the large number of men employed
by the Stark Bros. Nurseries, who fur
nish their men the most complete, up
to-date outfit ever Issued They are
increasing their force of statesmen daily
and room for more.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-09-03
Imitation Antiquities.

The genuineness of antiquities is
hard to vouch for, as has been proved
by an English woman who recently re-
turned home from Egypt She brought
with her a terra Gotta figure of cat
which she saw with her own eyes dug
up out of the ruins of Karnac. She
paid good price for it, and was de-
lighted with her purchase Unfor.
tunately, the other day it was knocked
down and smashed. Its head was
then found to be stuffed with old num-
bcrs of the Birmingham Post-London
Times.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-09-03
Cheap Remedies.

The fumes of turpcntine are said to
relieve the worst paroxysms of whoop-
ing cough, and lui,p Of sugar satur-
ated with vinegar is highly recon-
mended as a remedy for hiccough. An
exchange says tincture of iron is one
OF the most indispensable household
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-09-03

This country, to people who have
not looked into the matter. does not
figure as large owner of floating
property outside of war vessels and
those attached to the revenue and
lighthouse service, bat a recent careful
estimate shows that on one part of the
Mississippi river the nation owns over
1000 craft of different kinds. That is
the stretch letween New Orleans and
Cairo, and the value o: the vessels and
their outfit for riprap revetnent and
levcc work does not fall much below
Sc. 900, 600. When the work is rushing.
there are at least 10. 600 men employed
on the vessels and in connection With
the tasks assigned them-Exchange
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-09-03

remedies, and should always be kept at
hand. 1t will drive away ringworm.
and. used in moderation. will cure the
most painful of all ailments, soft
corn.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-09-03
Deep, Dark Mvstery.

After smoking 100 cigarettes a young
man at Bar Harbor shot himself and
died. And now the question u.s. Was
1t the cigarettes or the revolver that
killed him?
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-09-03

A resolute Christian lady If Indian
apolis who has been expelled from the
Garden Street Baptist church. has
brought suit against the pastor and the
official board of the church for SO 600.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-09-03
The Little Ieaitent.

Lizzie was punished not long ago,
by being shut in the closet. BY and
by her mother heard sweet little
voice piping out from behind the door:
Mamma, I'll forgive you now If you
will let me out"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-09-03
Chrtstian Endravor ShAkcr.,

The Shakers Of East Canterbur,
n. H.. have formed society of Chris
tian Endeavor. which IL the first one in
the world in that denomination.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-09-03
MODERN MESMERISM.
DU MAURIER AND MOSCHCLES
DEEPLY INTERESTED.
Many S~ances We're Given During Their
Early student Days in Paris-An Ex-
perimenter Who Go, Into u Predica-
y,...-. ...., ELM

ELM Mo5cheles,
the artist, writes
for the Century a
paper entitled In
Bohemia with Du
Maurier: E6collec-
tons of Artist Life
in the Fifties. This
is accompanied by
seventeen sketches
and several letters
and poems by Du
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-09-03
Tho Lope,,ness Of wealth.

Ferry-I doubt if riches bring happi-
ness Some of our rich men seem to
be the most lonely people on earth.
Hargreaves-And l don't doubt that
they are. know / would be awfully
lonesome il it weren't for the company
find in the bill collectors that call on
me.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-09-03
Halls Cntarrh Cure
70 constitutional cure. Price, 75c.
No Improvement.

"Say, it was great idea to put the
district messenger boys on wheelA
saw one going like the wind today"
Huh! He probably struck q good
bicycle road and was trying to COM
plete century run before delivering
his message Truth,
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-09-03

FITS stopped free and rern,o nertv c"red. No
ITS after frat days % OF DR.. Klnes Gveat Nerve
Eestorer. Free % trial bottle and !, eat - MARY.
oaous cures. DR. KLINE 81 ArchSt PhiAAl oiphA Pa
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-09-03

believe Pisos Cure is the only medicine
that Will cure consumption.-Anna NJ.
koss, Wtlliamsport, Pa, Nov. IL, '95.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-09-03

HeE~man's Camphor Ice with Glycsrine.
Inc original and only genuine Cures ChsPped Hands
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-09-03

The girl of the period is not the kind
who captivates men,
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-09-03

Some distinction goes with the girl who
does not ride q Wheel
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-09-03

The franchise OF easy digestion OF
the most valuable in the gift of medical
science-can be secured by any person wise
enough To use Hostettcr's stomach Hitters
either to suppress growing dyspepsia or "a
uproot 1t at maturity. Bilious. rheumatic
and fever aud ague sufferers, persons
troubled with nervousness. and the consii-
pated should also secure the health fran
chiso by the same means.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-09-03

An hour with the lawn mower every day
70 desirable exercise.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-09-03

No man of refinement is ever interested
In unwomanlv women.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-09-03
Trans VI tnkisHiDpi Inventions.

Amongst the Trans Mississippi in
oentor> who received patents the past
week We're ii. V. Conway, Boone. Iowa.
fence ,ightener; w. +. Davis, Water
loo, Iowa. cylinder for explosive en-
gines: Peter Muller, Table Rock, Ne
braslia. hoist and dump for grain and
coal: Ole C. Olsen. Jackson junction,
Iowa. name fastener; and Jacob A.
Rose, Omaha, Nebraska, sand box for
street cars.
Amongst the noticeable inventions
issued is found a patent for sweat
band for hats which is nothing more or
less than a pneumatic hat band, the
band being in the shape of q hollow
air-intiated corrugated belt, which ac-
commodities itself to the Irregularities
of the wearer's head. the device being
patented to Joseph +. Frick and c. II.
Stoner of Fremont, Nebraska A New
York man has invented q fruit handling
machine which sorts and packs. The
large balloon sleeves worn by women
has created the necessity Tor sleeve
adjus,er and Mrs Sarah Lee Of Chic
a-o has invented a skeleton wire affair
by means of which the dress sleeve is
nicely adjusted. An Indiana man re-
ceivcd a patent for a mechanical lee
feeder. "A curious invention is that of
II car fender which is in the form of II
rotary elevator supposed to carry the
instructions encountered upward and
deposit them in the car. A Montana
inventor receives q patent for weed
pulier
Free information relative to patents
may be obtained in addressing Sues &
Co.. United States Patent Solicitors,
Zee building. Omaha. Nebr.
irrigated Farms in the Milk River Valley.
loom for many farmers on bitches
already constructed in the Milk River
Valley of Montana and plenty of
chances for colonies to locate on free
land and establish bitches of their own
bitches eau be made at little expense
other than labor with plows and scrap
ers, and there is no stony ground. just
pure soil. Groves along the river and
coal in the adjoining pasture bench
lands. Finest opening for irrigation
farmers in the Northwest All the
staple crops produced. Markets in the
mines and good shipping facilities east
and west, via Great Northern Railway.
Write to Thomas OHanlon, Chinook,
Mont, for further information.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-09-03

As soon as Adam named the animals, b
had . language.
Iron County register., 1896-07-02
CHURCHES:

CATHOLIC CHURCH, Arcadia College
and Pilot Knob. l.. WERNERT Rector.
High Mass and Sermon at Arcadia College
every Sunday at O'Clock A. NJ. Vespers and
Benediction OF the Blessed Sacrament at
O'Clock P. NJ. High Mass and Sermon and
Benedictionat Pilot Knob Catholic Church
at 10:30 O'Clock A. NJ. Sunday School for
children at 80 O'Clock P. NJ.
NJ. E. CHURCH, Cor. Reynolds and
Mountain Streets, EDw. kOETH, Pastor.
Residence: Grauiteville. Services Saturday
night and Sunday morning of the second
and fourth Sundays OF each month at IL A.
NJ. and p. NJ. Sunday School $3.50 A. NJ.
Prayer Meeting Thursday evening. All
are invited.
NJ. E. CHURCH, SOUTH, Fort Hill,
between IrontOn and Arcadia. Rev. l..
+. AsPLEY, Pastor. Services every Sunday,
st IL A. II. aad 7:3O P. NJ. Prayer meeting
Wednesday evening, 1850 O'Clock. Sab
bath School at 80 A. NJ. Ladies' Ali So
cIety, Thurs lay, , p. NJ, Ladies' Prayer
Meeting, Friday, p. NJ. Juvenile Mission
ary Society at Parsonage, Saturday, 2:30 z.
NJ. Choir Practice at Church, Friday, 7:3O
p. VI. All are cordially invited to attend
these services.
BAPTIST CHURCH, Madison street,
near Knob ST, IL. L. MORTON,D. d, Pastor.
Residence IrOnton. Preaching on every
Saturday before the first Sunday of each
month at $3.50 P. NJ. and on the tirst and third
Sundays at IL A. NJ. Sunday School every
Sunday at $3.50 A. NJ. and Prayer Meeting
every Tuesday evening at 1880 P. NJ.
Presbyterian Church, cor. Reynolds
and Knob streets, IrontOn. Services at IL A.
n. and 1880 P. NJ. SUNDAY School at $3.50 A.
NJ. Y. P. s. C. r., $3.50 p. NJ. Prayer Meet
ing Wednesday, p. NJ. q. I'll. DUTY, Pastor.
Sr. PAUL's CHURCH, Episcopal, Ironton.
Sunday School every Sunday, at $3.50 a. NJ.
LUTHERAN CHURCH, Pilot Knob.
Rev. OTTO PFAFFE, Pastor.
NJ. E. CHURCH, Corner Shepherd
and Washington streets, Ironton. FL. A.
HENLEY, pastor. Preaching every sun
day at IL A. NJ. and 1880 p. NJ. Sunday
School at $3.50 A. MSand Select Reading at
p. NJ. Literary every Tuesday night at s.
Iron County register., 1896-07-02
The Discovery Saved His Life.

Mr.. G. Caillouette, Druggist, Beav-
ersville, H., says: ITO DIR. Kings
New Discovery l owe my life. Was
taken with La Grippe and tried all the
physicians for miles about, but of no
avail and was given up and told could
not live. Having DR.. Kings New Dis
covery in my store / sent for bottle
and began its use and from the first
dose began to get better, and after us
ing three bottles was up and about
again. It is worth its weight in gold.
We won't keep store or house without
it." Get free trial at Crisp's Drug
Store.
Iron County register., 1896-07-02
Whltney's Pubic Statement.
New YORK, June 2I.

NEW YORK, June 21.
| William c. Whitney to-day mad,
/ public a statement, in which he define
the political situation. makes his posi-
clear as regards his decision to remair
in this country, instead of going t.
Europe, and concludes by saying tha
he is not a presidential possibility
that lie would not run if nominated
and would not serve if elected"
The full text of the statement is as
follows:
find it necessary to make a public
statement embodying my views on the
situation, to correct misconceptions
and save time now occupied in answer,
ing questions. Far too much impor,
tance has been attached to my decls,
lou to go to the Chicago Convention.
have been practically out of politics
for four years, and there are now many
Eastern Democrats who can do much
more than can for the party. Ishall
not assume any position of leadership.
Ny decision to stay was simply based
on the duty of every person who be-
lieves in the party for its principles,
to stay by and lend his aid and take
his chances when the great crisis is
upon the Democratic party. Funda-
mental differences of principle exist in
side the party, marked almost by sec
tIonal lines.
THE GREAT QUESTION.
The great question to my mind is
whether the party meets in Conven-
ton now as in 1860, with issues and
differences that are for the moment ir-
reconcilable. For the past fifteen
years leaders of public opinion in the
South and West have been advocating
as the great remedy for existing ills
the free coinage of silver at 16 to /,
with or without the cooperation of
other nations. 1t has come to be be-
lieved in quite generally and conscien-
tiousIy. A large majority of the dele
gates to the coming Democratic Con-
vention have been elected by the peo-
pie for the purpose of Incorporating
that doctrine into the platform of the
Democratic party.
Our people, on the other hand, en-
tirely disagree with these views. and
believe almost universally that it will
bring general ruin to the business and
prosperity of the country. 1t is
deemed a new doctrine when proposed
to be Incorporated into the platform of
the National Democracy. 1t is true
that in no previous platform of the
party can it specially be found. Con-
sequently no party obligations hereto
fore assumed oblige them to subscribe
to it. Under these circumstances if
the results of the Democratic Conven-
tion should be to establish as the issue
OF this campaign the free coinage of
silver at ratio of 16 to l Independent
of other nations, in the intensity of
feeling likely to arise, it Is to be seri
ously apprehended that disruption of
the Democratic party might occur.
Certainly no substantial following
could be secured for the doctrine among
Eastern Democrats They might not
vote the Republican ticket for other
reasons, believeing that the Republi-
can party stands for other issues that
are detrimental to the country, but the
Democrats in the East, in my opinion,
would not vote for it.
THE DOUBLE STANDARD
Iron County register., 1896-07-02
Official Directory.
EMeER OF CONGRESS.

LhDEh OF CONGRESS:
HoN. !. II. RANEY, Thirteenth District,
Piedmont, Mo.
u. ). LANO OFFICE jas. II. CLARK,
Register; MANN RISGo, Receiver from
ION, No.
Circuit, De Soto, Mo.
Iron County register., 1896-07-02
THE DOUBLE STANDARD.

This movement for free coinage pur-
ports to have for its object the estab-
lishment and maintenance of gold and
silver as the monev of the country
upon equal terms with each other, and
at parity of purchasing power. If
by the proposed meas Ire that object
could be secured there would be no
substantial disagreement in the party.
Every National Democratic platform
that has heretofore spoken upon the
subject has declared for both gold and
silver money. 1t is our traditional
policy. But the maintenance Of the
double standard at the present time is
not question of desire. it is ques-
uon of ability. The commercial value
of silver has declined greatly in the
markets of the world.
Whatever the causes are and who
ever is to blame, the fact is that silver
has declined, and free coinage now at
10 TO / Is LlS SdLlS dS OuE OhSIluS IOI
all the silver in the world about twice
what it is selling for in the market.
International exchanges have to be
paid in gold. And it would seem plain
that if we, under these conditions,
open our mints to the free coinage OF
silver an3 gold at a ratio of compara-
tive value which is largely at variance
with the commercial value OF the two
metals, we must take the entire silver
surplus ourselves, maintaining its par
ity with gold, or else we shall go to 4
silver basis.
France in 1873 closed her mints
against silver and abandoned this ex-
pertinent, deeming herself unequal to
the task alone, and at that time it was
much less difficult. for silver was then
at par with gold, at the ratio in use,
and even England's mints in India
Iron County register., 1896-07-02

were open TO the free coinage OF silver.
If the experiment of maintaining the
parity of the two metals at a coinage
standard was difficult then. it would
seem to be positively hopeless now,
without international agreement. Ger
many, France. Belgium, Italy and
Austria believe in double standard,
and desire 10 establish it, bit no one,
two or three of them deem themselves
able to maintain the double standard.
even with the cooperation of the
United States.
A SILVER BASIS.
Ii the result of the measure proposed
would be to carry US to silver basis
it is not felt here that such proposal
would be in line with the principles of
the Democratic party. 1t is not the
joint standard, with the purchasing
power of the dollar at parity with
each other. but it is changing from
one standard to another, and that
change is being due to a deprecated
coin; and it is also felt, aside from the
absence of any Democratic principle
to sustain it. that you can not have
such q disturbance of value as would
come from changing from 30 gold to a
silver basis without such a shock to
confidence. boarding of gold and con-
traction of your available circulating
medium, as would bring, in the opin-
ion of our people, the worst panic aud
distress we have ever seen in this
country.
The creditor classes are prepared for
it. The obligations. mortgages, rail
road and otherwise, are quite general
ly payable in gold. Debts would still
have to be paid in gold, but wages in
siIver-the sufferers, as usual, being
the poorer classes.
This movement, purporting to. be in
the interest of the joint standard comes
at most inopportune time, in my
opinion. There has never been IL
time when the prospects of interna-
tional action favorable to the joint
standard were at all as promising as
at the present moment. But an i'll
advised, unsuccessful attempt here
would discredit the cause the world
over.
From the discussion of the last twen-
ty years it it has come to pass that
among the persons in Europe who are
trained, recognized scientists upon
monetary and economic questions,
one is not at the present mo-
ment advocating the desirability Of the
joint standard as the real solution of
the monetary difficulties of the world.
This includes every profession engaged
in teaching or lecturing on these sub
jects in the universities of Great
Britain.
Iron County register., 1896-07-02
GERMANY'S ATTITUDE.

GERMANY'S ATTITUDE.
They are agreed upon the desirable
ity of it, and that it is entirely prac-
ticable, if established and maintained
by agreement of the principal COM
mercial nations. 1t would be expected
that with such a general consesus of
scientific opinion as is to be found
abroad upon this subject, it would
come rapidly to oe the generally re-
ceived opinion of the nations to be af-
fected by wise settlement of the
problem.
OF the constitutional nations, Ger
many was the one that in that in 1892
practically broke up the conference
which met at the suggestion of the
United States. She instructed her
delegates TO meet and talk, but to
state to the conference that she would
not change her imperial standard. AS
her standard was gold. that announce
ment ended all possibility OF any prac-
tical results from that conference.
Since that time and within the last
year her legislative assemblies have
specifically, By votes of instruction to
her Ministers, changed her attitude
upon that point. So that the specific
objection of Germany encountered by
the conference of 1892 has been since
reconsidered and withdrawn.
At the present moment, Germany,
France. Italy. Austria, Holland, Bel
gium and the United States wish to CO.
OIL crate for the establishment and
maintenance of the joint standard by
international agreement, and "a most
important circumstance Great Britain
has recently, within three months, in
fact, made most important conces-
sion. She has said:
I'VE will do for you as much as you
can do for yourself. We Will make
this great contribution to bimetallic
system; we will go back upon deilb-
erately arranged methods OF providing
currency for India. We will reopen
the India nints. We will engage that
they shall be kept open, and we shall
therefore provide for a free coinage
OF silver within the limits OF the Brit
ish empire for population greater in
number than the populations of Ger
many, France anc America put togeth-
err
WILL DIsCREDIT THE CAUSE.
Into this long and now just about to
be successful struggle for the estab-
Hshment of the joint standard. it is
Iron County register., 1896-07-02
CITY OFFICERS:

CITY OFFICERS:
MdUOr, w. Z. Edgar.
Marshal, J. l. Marshall.
City Attorney, 4. f. Wing4te.
City Clerk, Arthur Huff.
City Treasurer, JOS. a. Zwart.
Collector, w. H. Fisher.
City COuRcilmeH-L. J. Giovan mi, j. \
Bishop, G.. A. Buckley, W. J. Schwab, Geo
ID. Marks and Henry Kendall.
Street COmHlittee-Henry Kendall, J. y.
Bishop aud l.. j, GioYaGOni.
Fire ComBI,ttee-L. j. Gioyanoni, Henry
Kendall and J. T. Baldwin.
Heath COmulittec-G. d. Marks and NJ.
L. Claybaugh.
Iron County register., 1896-07-02
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY IRON COUNTY
COURTS:

CIRCUIT COURT is held on the
Fourth Monday in April and October.
COUNTY COURT convenes on the
first Monday Of March, June, September
and December.
PROBATE COURT is held on the I'd
Monday in February, May, August and No
Fember.
Iron County register., 1896-07-02
OFFICERS:

w. T. GAY, Representative.
ROBERT j. HILL. Presiding Judge Coun
ty Court.
CHARLES HART, county Judge, South
ern District.
A. q. MoYER, County Judge, Western
District.
w. II. EDGAR, Prosecuting Attorney.
w. III. FISHER, collector.
w. A. FLETCHER, County clerk.
ARTHUR HUFF, circuit clerk.
JOS. A. ZwART, Probate Judge.
7. w. WHITwoRTH, Treasurer.
w. T. O'NEAL, Sheriff.
G.. G. HENDERSON, Assessor.
u. w. FARRAR, SR., coroner.
j. l.. HICKMAN, School commissioner.
Iron County register., 1896-07-02

WILL. DIsCREDIT THE CAUSE.
Into this long and now just about to
be successful struggle for the estab-
.ishment of the joint standard. it is
Iron County register., 1896-07-02
DILL EUIEW

Mosaic LoDaE No. S5, A. F. q a !.
n meets on Saturday night OF or after the
fnli moon. f. NJ. LOGAN, IW. III. k' J'
Hull, Secretary.