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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-30
TOPSY-TURvY Logic.
Artfu Sophistry of the Protcctio

Artfu Sophistry of the Protection
Argufyer.
Says a philosopher after the order
of Mckinley: ancient Tyre, Athens.
Rome, Damascus and other great seats
of ancient science and art became such
because they supplied other nations
with their products"
Without pausing to inquire as to the
historical accuracy of the assumption
that the cities named supplied other
nations with their products to any
great extent, ones attention Is ire
sistibly drawn to the philosophical the
orem that they became great seats OF
science and art because they supplied
other nations with their products.
One can readily understand how q
commercial people, trading extensive
ly with other people, acquire more
knowledge of men and things, and so
acquire more materials of science, if
not of art, than isolated people hold
ing little or no communication with
others. But how the mere sending
abroad of their products to supply
the wants of others can advance peo-
pie in either science or art passes under
standing utterly.
The context OF the theorem quoted
shows that when it's author used the
word products" he had in mind chief
ly manufactured products, or products
of mechanical or artistic skill, rather
than the Grade products of compare
lively unskilled labor. But that does
not make the general proposition any
more true. The mere supplying of
foreigners with our products, whether
crude or highly wrought, cannot make
US great in science and art.
The context serves only to show how
the confusion of thought arises or to
expose an artful sophism intended to
produce confusion of thought in care
less minds. First attention is drawn
to the almost self-evident fact that
the products OF skill in the worlds
history have been supplied mostly by
nations advanced in science and art.
Then the inference is artfully suggest
ed that the supplying Of such prod
ucts has caused the advancement
When the proposition is thus stated
it becomes apparent at once that adj
yancement is not a consequence of
supplying products Of skill, but that
the supplying of such products is a
consequence OF advancement in the
arts and sciences. A people must have
the knowledge, art and skill before
they can turn out highly wrought
and artistic products for export. The
export of such product is an evidence
and a consequence. not Il cause, of great.
ness in science and art.
The Mckinley philosopher might as
truthfully have said that the sun De-
come the great source and center of
light and heat in our system by sup
plying the earth and other planets with
those forces or modes of motion. 1t
is characteristic of the protectionist
to transpose everything, putting an
tecedent for consequent and conse-
quent for antecedent, cause for effect
and effect for cause. The great sys-
tenn of plumber under the shelter and
with the aid of law does not admit of
defense by honest and straightfor-
ward reasoning.-Ckicago Chronicle.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-30
Shy on the Sugar Question.

The republicans desire to avoid any
discussion about sugar because the in
sincerity of their attack upon tie demo-
cratic sugar schedule would be exposed.
They have denounced the democrats
for having granted the protec: i've diff
ferential of one-eighth of a cent a
pound. They now have an opportunity
to cut off this differential in tteir bill.
Can they be induced to do it? They
have attacked the democrats fof having
imposed the differential of one-ienth Of
a cent on German suSar-a special tax
which caused retaliation IN Germany
and they might now remove this differ
entail. Does anyone believe they could
he persuaded to remove it? Bui If both
of these differentials should be report
ed. either as they stand or With an in
crease OF Is per cent. how could our
republican friends defend their action:
/. can be easily be seen for what reasons
they are unwilling to revive tie sugar
o,,estion."-N. Y. Tines.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-30

1t is increasingly probable that
not even on the pet hobby of the tariff
may the republicans hope for united
narty action. in the face of the COM
manding power of the free silver repub-
lican senator's. The mining camp
states admission to the United States
senate has brought whole brood Of
chickens home to roost-Albany Ar
gus.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-30

Some moths have no mouths. The in.
sect. after attaining a perfect stage,
lives only q few hours and does not taks
food.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-30
you legally responsible for his whip

you legally responsible for his whip
ping"
With this parting shot, Grey LETT tho
Labor Times to reconstruct the world
without his valuable assistance. But
this meant no work-and no work IN
Chicago means more than in any other
city in the world-mcans that if a man
falls down in the rank on the march
none have time to stop in the rush and
roar of that phenomenal Babylon to
pick him up.
Another trouble awaited him, on
reaching his boarding place: Stewart,
his newly-made friend, had received his
remittance, and, all elate, was only des
laying his departure to wish him good
by.
''Good-by, old fellow; 1 shall never
forget your kindness"
Good luck go with you," was Grey's
warm rejoinder.
Remember my address in London.
There's no knowing in the whirligig of
time when we may meet again"
The regret Grey felt at the loss OF
this young man he had known SO short
time puzzled him.
Surely" he communed with him
self when he was left alone, ''there is
some force of electro-biology which
draws souls together-soIne subtle at
traction which controls congenial spir-
it's. which we shall all understand some
day in Gods good time. 1 feel it in
my bones that Stewart and I viii
meet again
Yes, they would meet again.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-30
CHAPTER VIII
REXENGE Is SWEET


For six weeks things went on from
bad to worse at the Whitford house
for, though Dodd no longer annoyed
Elsie with his loathsome attentions, it
was apparent that his hold on the old
people was daily becoming stronger,
and she felt that it was only question
of time when the renewal of the
trouble would com., 20 every waking
hour was full of anticipated misery
Thus the weary days dragged on.
AS the spring advanced into summer,
which it does with rush in this re-
gion, the unhappy girls only recrea-
ton was to indulge, IS Grey had done,
in long. solitary. moody walks, not alto
gether wholesome for one SO young
and naturally cheerful.
On such a raInblc, one Saturday aft
ernoon. she had sought the retirement
of q pleasant valley, in the midst of
which was an abandoned mine, whose
treacherous shafts were dangerous to
strangers, but to her possessed no peril.
Tired-ah, she soon got tired now
she sat down on big bowlder behind
projecting rocls-a favorite. lonesome
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-26
Looks Like Bluff,

A prominent member of the. Popo-
cratic party in this State said Friday
that the party would oppose by legal
methods the placing of the name of the
National Democratic party on the
ticket The curious will not be re-
quired to wait long to see whether the
threat is put in force and proves effec-
tive, for the time limit will expire bv
next Tuesday or Wednesday. The
signatures requisite for placing the
name of the National Democratic Dartv
On the ballot were received by the SEQ
ietary of State Friday afternoon. In
deed 800 more names than were neces-
sary had been affixed to the petition
ahording pretty conclusive evidence
that there is a demand in this State 70,
/ National Democratic party. We DE-
not believe any court is to assume that
the voters Of this State are so ignorant
as to be deceived by the use of the
name National Democratic, and tha.
appears to be the only grounds unon
which Il refusal could be based. AS tc
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South Cardinals Tobacco Money.

Charleston News e. Courier Dom,
IL lhere is law of finance that has
been fully established, it is that the
price OF commodity cannot be per
Inanently sustained by legislation. We
publish today two articles both strik-
ingly illustrative of this truth. The
first is 4 history of the attempt of the
province of Virginia in the early part
of the seventeenth century to substi-
tute tobacco certificates for money, Just
as the United States has substituted
silver certificates for money. except
that Virginia placed no limit on its is
sue OF tobacco certificates 1t was all
flEht 50 long as the market price of
tobacco was equal to the mint price.
so to speak, hut as soon as the market
price fell below the mint price there
was trouble and that happened very
soon, for naturally everybody went TO
raising tobacco in order to get tho to
hacco certificates. The promoters of
Inc tobacco-money law said that, of
course, nobody would sell tobacco for
a less price than they could get at the
mint just as Mr.. Bryan says now, that
nobody will sell silver for less than 1919
cents an ounce when he can get that
price at the mint But it did not 81
turn out. The tobacco certificates fell
IN value just as the amount of tobacco
produced was increased, and although
the tobacco raiser could get the fixed
price in tobacco certificates, the certifi-
Gates would not buy any more than
would the less amount of coin which he
could get for his tobacco in open mar
ket. i. c., if the government price was
IS pound and the market price Is
Cd, the IS. tobacco certificate would
only pass as Is. Cd. Various efforts
We're made to counteract this inevi-
table effect of the laws of trade, blu.
the Virginia government was finally
compelled to abandon the struggle and
leave the price of tobacco to be fixed
by the supply and demand
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-26
CAPITAL IN CHINA.
Millions OF Our Dollars Go Into Industries
There.

The recent visit of the Chinese Vice
roy, Ii Hung Chang, was of significant
interest to metropolitan capitalists. In
his several interviews with men OF
money in this country the Oriental earl
pictured how vast fortunes awaited the
exploits of foreign spectators in the
FloWery Kingdom He recommended
the establishing of large manufacturing
plants to be operated night and day, az
is the custom throughout China.
James r. Morse president Of tho
American Trading Company of New
York, returned to the United States a
short time ago after protracted bust
ness trip to China and Japan. He fur
nishes interesting news to the N Y.
Tribune regarding the progress made
by foreign capitalists in Oriental spec
ulations in the last few years. The
company which Mr. Morse is president
of acts as general manager for the In
ternational Cotton Manufacturing Com
pany This latter corporation is now
building in Shanghai several yarn mills
that will give employment to upward
of 1000 native operatives.
The company owns at the present
time about ten acres on the opposite
side of the Wangpoo river from the
customs or foreign business and
residence portion of the city of Shang-
hal. The location is a desirable one.
being only fifteen miles distant from
the open sea. One mill has just been
completed. and it is the first of five
new milling establishments to be
erected in that city by foreign capital.
one building company alone is capital
lied at $4,000. coo.
The influx of capital in enormous;
amounts into China and Japan. in
vested by foreigners in promoting the
cotton industry and manufacture, is
today much discussed in commercial
markets throughout the civilized world.
The International Manufacturing Com
pany has purchased tract of land con-
sisting of eight acres on which to build
houses for the use of the operatives
In Chinese mills seven days constitute
weeks work, and the work people or
ganize themselves into shifts, the day
gang of one week alternating with the
night force next week The japanese. as a
rule, toll but six days a week, recog-
nizins the fact that seven days labor
year IN and year out is ncl conducive
to the usefulness of the operatives.
Mr.. Morse says that for time cheaper
grades of yarn only will be manufac-
tured by the company he represents.
but it is expected that in the course of
one year looms will be placed in posi-
ton for producing cloth. 1t is not be-
| lieved that the product of these new
mills will a Eject cottop iptaractc IL, tho
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-26
The Earthquakes in Iceland.

Mr.. Jon Stefansson, d. Phi, writes
from Reykjavik under date September
g. describing the earthquakes which
occurred in the southwest of Iceland
in the afternoon OF the 2eth ult and the
morning of the 27th-the greatest. he
says, that have taken place since 1884.
They We're felt over an area of about
5000 square miles. Il visited" says
Mr.. Stefansson. : the Parliament House
and the cathedral afterthe catastrophe :
All the pictures on the walls of the
former had been jerlled to one side and
rents were visible in the ceiling, while
the cathedral had suffered even more.
None of the houses of the town was
damaged severely 1t was, however.
the districts near Hecla that suffered
most The centre of the earthquake
seems to have been in the volcanic
range out of which this mountain rises.
The extent of the damage done is not
yet fully known. At least fifty farms
and homesteads have fallen down.
several churches have been damaged.
one man severely wounded, thirty
sheep and five cows killed. The in
habitants saved their lives by jump
ing half naked out of the windows.
The household of one farm We're bur-
led under the ruins, but one of them
got away and brought help from the
neighbors, who dug them out still alive.
In one district twenty-Seven home
steads We're destroyed out of thirty
one. The appearance of the land has
been changed. In places the earth has
been rent asunder, hot springs have
disappeared and new ones appeared.
tracts of water have taken the place
of dry land, and great rocks have
rolled down from the mountains and
formed new hills. The great geyser is
still existing. Hundreds of people are
homeless and have lost their property.
They sleep in tents, and already n
committee has been formed to receive
subscriptions for the relief of these
people. The governor has promised a
sum of money from the treasury. The
relief is. however hardly sufficient for
the great need. Any subscriptions
should be sent to the Bishop of Iceland,
in Reykjavik. "-London Times.
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PRESS COMMENTS.
Hill as Seen by a Plying Friend.
On. Y. SUM

IN. Y. SUM
The mystery of Senator Hills silence
since the Chicago convention is now
clearly explained. He has been hoping
and working in private to preserve
from disruption the Democracy of tn
Empire state. by means of the politica
cxpedient which will henceforth %
known as Thacherism.
Thacherism consists of keeping you
heart and soul true to the right, ant
proudly going to the polls and votint
for the wrong. We do not know tina
we can define in fewer words the es
sencc of Senator Hills laboriously con
ceived device.
There is no longer any doubt abou
the nature of Senator Hills plan fol
the salvation of New York's Democ-
racy. 1t has been perfected during
twelve weeks of studious seclusion, IN
defatigable industry. and subterranear
effort, all inspired by loyal and gen
erous devotion to the partys welfare
The wel-meant scheme is at last dis
closed. Its visible and audible mani
festation is Thatcher. Mr.. Thacher him
self is of no great Importance
but in the present situation he eX-
presses the attitude and intentions oil
David Bennett Hill.
In one OF Senator Hills several
speeches before the state committee on
Tuesday evening, he is reported as say
ing:
Il hate this newspaper business.
hate this rushing into print; this ex-
plotation of party differences.
Keep your own counsel. Don't show
any kilograms that you have sent or
that you have received. Try to keep
private the negotiations that are
necessary in the conduct of party.
Silence is necessary on the part of all
leaders, whether they be leaders of
great bodies or of small factions. That
has been my plan"
1t has been a bad plan. fatal plan.
the greatest and most deplorable mis-
take of career full of distinguished
services to the cause of Democracy.
There are critical times in the ex-
periences of nations and parties. when
what is necessary on the part Of leaders
is not silence but honest. fearless, I'M
compromising utterance. The greater
the leader in such an emergency. the
louder his voice. the clearer his tone
and the more emphatic the gesture with
which he points out the straight road
of honor and safety. How the honest
Democrats of New York would have
rallied around David Bennett Hill If he
had come back from Chicago and bold
~ proclaimed the truth that was in
his heart. Instead with intentions az
creditable to him as his chosen method
was disastrous. he sealed his lips with
the policy of silence, and went to work
with misplaced adroitness to negotiate
in private a compromise which could
only cheat both parties; to dig his
party's way and his own way out Of
the difficulty by means of a tunnel
which leads only To the foolishness o.
Thacher.
Friendship may grieve over this stu
pendous hlunder Of an acute, perhaps
too acute. intellect. But history. pitt
less in her Judgments, will smile when
she makes record of a glorious oppor-
tunity misunderstood, unapprecateG
and lost forever.
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reserved almost exclusively for hom'
consumption. China has a much NOR
extensive market than hcr uciehuor
ing empire in the Orient. aHd Il rs 10
this reason that foreign capitalist.
consider the outlook for business pros
perify exceedingly bright The Chimes.
are prepared to extend the area of cui
tivation just AS rapidly as the d-mant
increases. The stretch " country Ia th,
valley Of the Yang-tse river which j;
available for cotton production is prac
ticaily limitless. Natives in the in
terror realize that they may improv,
their condition OF living and are flock
ing to the seaports OF China.
The boom in cotton growing, spin
ming and weaving In China is directed
chiefly toward discouraging iinporta
tions of cotton yarns from India. Chin;
has a pronounced advantage in tht
matter of wages and hours Of work
Most of the machinery used in Chimes,
mills is imported from England
Chinese cotton promises to be use,
quite extensively in various countries
1t is said to he better adapted for tn
manufacture of coarse yarns than III
Bombay stock. 1t is probable. tina
America will have some share in tn.
importation of raw material.
One great reason why the establish
ment of big cotton and other. teXtilt
plants in the Orient will have sigma
effect upon the commercial markets o.
the civilized world is the cheapness %
labor. The japanese gets IS cents {
day for skilled labor. while the Momai
receives an equivalent of six cents i,
money in this country. The Chinese
wage scale is even lower =than the
japanese standard. The figures quoted
represent maximum prices paid. moi
the average amount. Many of the EN-
ployes occupy houses owned.hr the mil
companies. When woman is en-
gagged in a workshop she is as FIRM!
bound to her employer for a. certain
term of years as though he had pur-
chased her outright. !.
The japanese are more progressive
in their adoption of American an6
European ideas in manufacturing thay
the Chinese. Toxic is the center OF tho
manufacturing Interests, The impor-
tation of cotton threads from Bril- isl
India, the leading source of supply fol-
Japan, has recently been SO materially
reduced as to virtually a. away witt
the traffic.
England, which formerly shipped
largely to japanese markets, has alst
decreased her expectations thither
japan has thus almost secured for her
self the home market on coarse yarns
That country is now also making con
siderable Roadway i'll producing finel
grades.
The export of cotton from the United
States to Japan is at the present time
nearly double what il was in 1892
Efforts are afoot to establish q line
of steamships from New York and
Philadelphia to Japanese and Chinese
ports for the transportation OF mer-
chandise principally. A japanese syn
dictate capitalized at s. 1000, 200. is about
completing plans for a freight lire OF
steamships between Portland, Ore
and the leading home ports. in order Il
reduce the cost of shipping.
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mission in certain parts of the world,
if not in all. In Bosnia and Herze-
govnia, the population of which is
about one-third composed of Moham-
nedans, the government has appointed
female physicians, because the Moham-
medan women object to the treat
ment of male physicians. The result
has been better sanitation and less
religious class
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the limit of time in which the directors
have opportunity to present their OBJ
iections, it is obvious that the secre-
tary Of State will not peril the suffrage
of any locality in the State by delaying
the work Of preparing the ballots.
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The talk of a Mohammedan uprising
throughout the world if the Christian
powers attack Turkey, is not the wild
est and most improbable story that
has ever been published but such an
event is extremely unlikely. 1t is more
probable that large party in Turkey
will assist in the operation, if it shall
be undertaken by the pOMers.
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OF course those who are discontinued
with existing conditions think there
should be better. If they believe that
those with political or industrial in
fiuence are oppressors. they wish to re-
place them with those who will not
be opprcssors. if they believe there is
now corruption in high places they
hope to see it hurled down and honesty
raised in its place. Presumably there
are such people in Illinois and certainly
there are in the country at large. Are
they to vote for Governor Altgeld. or
for the purposes that he represents.
when they see him in his true light :?
The Chicago Times Herald lets a CLEAN
of light on that man, which ought to
be sufficient in forming an estimate of
him. 1t says: Gov. Altgeld this
week ordered an assessment of S. each
upon the employees of the Southern
Illinois hospital for the Insane at Anna
the money to be used for camgaicu
purposes. The order applies to both
male and female attendants at that in.
stitution. Many of the persons so as.
sessed made vigorous protests but the,
were informed very plainly that if tn.
money wasnot forthcoming thera vou,,
be several vacancies in DR.. Lentz,,
corps OF assistants They were furthe,
tod that this contribution was NOT a,
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llR|a a9sB
Cousin zeke's Opinion.

What kin the silly people mean
Nv 'dulging' in seeh talk
About free-silver money
They mus think me IA gawk--
Fur don't l know Jest we'll as they
I've Iarned a thing air tew-
An don't | recollec how Eve
Got Adam in tibet stew?
Wall, thets Their way it is terday.
They'll talk an CAB an peck.
An if yer eye is green inside
Yen git it in ther neck.
They tell how good free silver is
They never had Il plte--
But after yew have swallered il
Yewll find it's ''eout NV sight,
I'm older now than sum NV ycw's
I've reached three score an six:
It's time fer me tew go ter seed.
But I'm onter all their tricks.
They made a fuss about free trade.
An nuthin else wuZ hurd;
They said they'd tighten labor. an
Fur onct they kept their word.
They caught me fur sucker then
CTwas jest four years er sicm;
| voted fer that free trade bill
Tibet wuz tew make me rich
But since I've harmed thing air few.
when on Il craft thets sound
Don't leave it fur another tub
Tnet's run inter the ground"
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