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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-12-10
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In the last year Of the empire, as in
the final days of the previous one, haste
and precipitation took the place of care
and caution; the soldiers were rushed
through their drills with as little atten-
ton as was applied to their kits, the one
object in view being that of having a
large army to take the field as soon as
war should have been declared; the pro-
visions Indispensable for the campaign
were considered as duly supplied, on
the strength of those official returns
which were accepted as unimpeachabte.
the supplies of the ammunition itself
being almost taken as a matter of
course.
All this was too soon realized before
the fatal month of August had but lit
tie more than half run its course, each
day bringing the outnuInbercd French
men nearer to their doom in the disas-
trous year of 1870.
The defeats of Gravelctte and Re
zonville had compelled the retreat of the
forces into Metz, leaving many OF the
wounded TO the promiScuous attention
of the victors. Without asserting that
they were worse. cared for than were
those wounded on the conquering side,
il is certain that the French soldiers
who were left on the field had n very
bad time of it. In the crowded shcI-
tiers which were improvjsed as hospi-
tails, the dangers that were rot the
least terrible arose from gangrene and
PyaemiI. and the symptoms OF these
fatal developments quickly doomed
their sufferers 20 the inferno DER which
might have been written the dread
warning: Abandon hope. all ye that
enter here"
Among the crowd of the doomed vic
Tins of the lust Of empire and TIL,
pride of power, were two French sol
Tiers hurried in with the rest. One had
suffered ampUtation of both his legs.
the other had been the victim of Il
breast confusion. caused from the frag-
ment OF an exploding shell. and was in
peril from the shock. rather than from
the gravity of the effects of the wound.
which could not be considered serious.
In any case he had been brought tc
that pest house hastily and improperly.
for there was no sign OF gangrene or
blood poisoning in his symptoms.
As the former rolled his head from
side to side upon the straw spread over
the earth of the shed where he Law. his
eyes fell upon the form of his ueighbor.
Heavens" he exclaimed. .am mad?
Louis LemOiEc. for YOU must be. how
do find you a comrade OF this accursed
placer"
For moment the other was struck
silent in his astonishment.
Jules" he at last gaspeI. do we
meet under such cloud of misery?
What YOU revealed 10 me made life I'M
endurabIe. and the day after you left
me l volunteered into the service in
which I had already supplied substi-
tute. / wanted to die"
The heaving chest of Jules. who was
mast all physical suffering. betrayed
mental torture.
Louis" he stammered, forgive me;
/ shall soon have to plead for pardon
elsewhere. / WAS envious of all your
GOOD fortune. / felt that but for you
Hortense might be mine. When saw
Won so cafe and prosperous and happy
the devil got possession OF my heart.
went away and wrote the letter which
I showed YOU. II was not written by
Hortense. / used one of her notes to
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bond" but he corrected himself and
added-"a Bohemian like you?"
She may not have the same con-
tempt for me that you have for your IA
theirs nephew" said Jules. "Eell, it
does not matter much now, at any rate
for the present We shall see if 1 re-
turn with my shield or upon it, Mean
while, do not think that you know all
the secrets of Hortense's heart
Then he strobe out of the Office, Ieav-
ing his cousin with another sudden 40
eession of passion, which only cooled
down into suspicion and discomfort.
What secrets did Hortense confide
to Jules which she did not tell her lover?
Thus she has enabled this man to boast
Of an intimacy which she ought not to
have accorded to him.
He would have questioned HoFtense
on the subject that very day, but she
and her mother had gone to England
on visit to a relative who had made
that country his home. He did not care
to write to her on such an indefinite
statement as that suggested by Jules,
who, after all, might be only Dragging
end lying. Then Lemoine applied him
self to the details of commerce once
more, and tried to forget his previous
annoyance.
The next morning Jules, decked in
his regimentals, entered his cousins
office again. He was flushed and en-
cited, and had evidently been pledging
his friends of the studio in bidding
them goOd-by.
81 have brought that letter from Hor-
tense" he said, as he flung paper on
Louis table.
For a moment Louis was about 70 re-
turn it to Jules unread, but his jealousy
checked his good impulse, and he
opened and read the note which his
cousin had brought. As Louis grasped
the meaning of the words he turned
pale, but, controlling mis- feelings as he
handed the paper back to his cousin, he
merely said:
''Such a confidence, I think, should
hardly have been placed in man who
can so readily violate it."
Then he turned his back upon Jules,
who strutted out with a tipsy defiance.
and prepared himself for his departure
TO join his corps by few more farewell
glasses with mis- friends.
This, then. was fhe secret of Hortense
which he had that day learned. Her
love was for Jules, but her mother had
compelled her to accept the rich cousin
and repulse the poor one. Should he
write to Hortense and upbraid her for
her insincerity? How could he do so
when he had hardly respected himself
in reading the letter unaddressed to
him?
Each moment the thought of the
faithlessness of Hortense augmented
his anger and reused desperate crav-
ing for action. The next morning he
informed Constant 81 Co. that he must
retire from his office, as it was his in
tention to join the ranks of the French
army as n private soldier.
'My dear Lemoine," said Henri Con-
slant, ''this is simply Quixotic. 'The
war is not one of self-defense, but one
of ambition"
Louis was resolute, however, in his
plan of action.
''Well," sighed Henri Constant. eff you
are decided, there's an end We must
give you years leave, though goodness
knows how we shall conduct the bust
Tess without you"
Louis smiled bitterly.
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Moro yaluable Dead Than Alive.

Sir Wemyzs Reid tells story redo
,cnt OF grim shrewdness Characters
tic OF canny Novocastrians: There was
worthy, long since forgotten, in my
time. who was a prototype of Rogue
Eiderhood in Our Mutual Friend He
was known as Cuckoo Jack, and he
lived upon the Tyne in well-patched
cid boat. picking up any triae that came
bis way from derelict corpse. One day
an elderly and most estina bic Quaker
OF Newcastle, IN stepping from a river
steamboat to the quay, slipped and fell
into the stream. Cuckoo Jack was at
hand with his boat and quickly rescued
he luclIless Friend and landed him
dripping on the quay. The good man
drew half crown from his pocket and
solemnly handed it to his preserver
Jack eyed the coin for a moment with
lack-luster gaze. spst upon it solemnly
FOR luck and, having placed it safely
in his pocket, said, il matter-of-fact
tone of the soaked Quaker: Man, Ah'6
hey gotten five shillin' for takin' We tG
the dendhoose. "-London Telegraph.
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THE GOLD EVIL.
A Double Standard of Monetary Values
the Only Cure.

A Double Standard Of Monetary Values
the Only Cure.
There is a vast number of men in the
east who favored the maintenance of
the single gold standard before they
had given the coinage question any
study, but who have found upon investi-
CATION that the interests of the people
ore bound up in the double standard.
One of these is DIR. Mcmillan, of New
Jersey, man of local prominence,
greatly respected in his community. He
has learned that one great cause of the
trouble that exists is the appreciation
of the gold dollar, which is due, as he
finds. to the large issues of paper cur
rency in this and other countries and
the doing away with silver as a means
of redeeming it. He notes that paper
money outstanding in this country
alone in 1878 was $3.50 ,2s5, 600, while in
1896 eighteen years later-it was ST.
120,012. 1886, composed of about $346, 000.-
600 of greenbacks, $234,O00, eco of ma
tional bank notes, $40, 000, 600 of treas
ury notes and nearly $4Oo,000,000 of sill
YER certificates; and under our finBn-
cial system every dollar of this money
retired is liable to be duplicated by the
national banks.
We therefore strike at the root of the
difficulty by demanding the retirement
of this $234,000,000 of national banking
currency, and for the coinage of $780,
100000 of silver bullion and the use of
$500, 0O0, 900 of silver dollars to pay off
these paper note obligations. Wall
street resists their payment. Knowing
Il
from the banks, they desired these
paper issues and provided against their
cancellation and retirement. The re-
suit has been that the gold dollar has
been unduly inflated by injection into
the currency of money costing no labor,
and its purchasing power increased
while it's earning power has fallen, and
with its earning power, under the
weight of the burden, ms shown by the
average rate of interest, the movement
of prices and the earnings of enter
prises, have fallen from year to year.
An honest dollar can be insured only
bv the payment Of the obligations
against it, and this can be done by
doubling the redemption money Of the
country by restoring silver 90 its for
mer place SIS standard money.
It is ridiculous, of course, to pretend
that the worlds volume of business can
be transacted on the basis OF a money
whose volume is wholly inadequate
money the growing demand for which
is constantly forcing to a higher pre-
MUM. The longer this state of affairn
is allowed to continue the more serious
it will become, and the day Erst
eventually arrive when this steadily in
creasing purchasing power of the gold
dollar win render production 30 un-
profitable as 70 increase the present
partial stoppagE of industries into to-
tai and absolute suspension. There Is
no protection bm this menacing evil
of utter stagns IN except the adoption
of the double fandard of monetary
-Bingl nton On. " Leader.
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AS TO BUSINESS.
Folly of Continuing the Restricted Go
Standard for che Worlds Trade.

Folly of Continuing the Restricted Gold
Standard for che Worlds Trade
The New York Financial News thus
summarizes the business situation. the
exact facts of which are so important
for the country TO know:
THE commercial agencies give very hope
full figures on the revival of trade as shown
in the opening of plants and in increased
employment and hours in plants that have
been running short-handed and on short
time. But when 1t comes to actual sales
of business products there is halt that IS
in a measure. due to realizing on products
bought speculativeIy prior to the election
which checks consumption Of current out
put. These accumulated stocks must be
worked off before new products can come
into demand. There IS, too, considerable
evidence that increased production has run
ahead of the increased buying power of
the country. The one cannot move faster
than the other. An illustration on this
point is the shutting down of the great
carpet works at Yonkers because they
could not sell their goods Works must go
with faith, and confidence alone can make
the revival. The revival must grow. 1t
cannot be made by talk. however cheerful
md rosy.
To the above there is to add, so far
Al the outlook abroad is concerned,
that money has frightened greatly in
London owing 20 various causes. New
York is sending money there with each
steamer outgoing. All the features are
connected with the movements of gold,
Russia's draining thereof cutting the
figure this time. Each feature empha-
sizes the folly of continuing the re-
stricted standard ot gold for the worlds
trade, presenting the eyer-recurring
subject of restoration of silver. Gold
from here to Europe destroys business
here, from there here, knocks them
out abroad, and SO It goes. How long
till the world will see it as at least G. 5O0,-
600 voters in America see it?-Minneap-
ellis Penny Press.
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Why he Lost.

Speaking of getting lost in the
streets" said a man with the double
chin, Il had an experience of that kind.
and it defeated me in a political race
The opposition said you were
drunk?'
NO. was only two years old when
Il happened"
"WilI you please expIain?"
II will. was two years old: / got
lost; policeman took me TO the sta.
tion- Thirty years afterward the story
WIS brought out that had once beer
arrested as vargant right in my OWE
towD.'-Cincinnati Enquirer.
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The Importance of Care.

Here are three stories, all vouched for
as true, which emphasize the impor-
lance of care in writing: y Cincinnati
grocer's house found that cranberries
had risen to six dollars per bushel. The
purchasing clerk Immediately sent this
note by the firms teamster: 'One
hundred bushels per Simmons" (Sim-
mons was the drivers name.) The
wclI-Ineaning correspondent thought
the scrawI read, "One hundred bushels
persimmons,' and boys were straight
way set TO work, for persimmOns were
plentiful. The wagon made its appear
ance next day loaded down with so
bushels. The remaining 20 bushels were
10 follow the next day, and when the
correspondent found out his mistake
ne angrily demanded why the order did
not read by Simmons? An English gen
tleman, in writing to a Lincolnshire
friend, mentioned the latter's kindness
10 him, and said he should soon send
him a suitable equivalent" The friend
read the word elephant" and iT1medi-
ately built n handsome barn for the
reception of his eIephantine majesty.
But much to his surprise barrel OF
oysters was the equivalent"
Round Table.
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How to Make Bananas Harmless.

The banana yields more food to the
acre than any other plant, and yet it
disagrees with no end Of northern stom-
Gchs. This is because we eat it the
wrong way But the wife OF mis-
sionary to the tropics tells the glad
tidings from heather shores of how TO
eat a banana When you have stripped
off the willing rind. just scrape of the
str;ney and hairy coat that lies beneath
the rfnd and you may eat your banana
without tasting it all the rest Of the
Philadelphia Record.
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The New Y Ik Evening Post and thu
Boston Herala re both "agitating' the
silver qucstio VIII they never let up7
Or do thev y the ''agitation" TO ga
on ?-AtlantS stitution.
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Gold Standard Crop.
There are 3.523.73o unemployed men
in the United states.-Chicago Dis
patch.
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Articles of Incorporation.

The following articles of incorpora-
ton were filed with the Secretary OF
State yesterday:
Pacific Coast Pipe Company. Organ
lied for the purpose of engaging in the
manufacture and sale of iron and steel
mining and other pipe and laying the
same. Place of business, Los Angeles
Cal. Directors-John E. Koeberle
Robert ]. Northam. Fannie Northam
James E. Knight and Edwin a. Me-
serve, all of Los Angeles. Capital stock
100000, all Of which has been sub
scribed
Potazuba Mining Company. Organ
lied for the purpose of engaging in gold
mining and milling business in Amador
County. Place of business, Sutter Creek.
Direct0rs-T. T. Lane of Angels Camp,
j. Nichols, Jackson; E. S. Barney. Dry
town: Z. c. Voorhies, Sutter Creek, and
William ]. McGee, Alameda. Capital
stock, 100000, of which S25 has been
subscribed
Humboldt and Trinity Toll Road
Company Organized to construct and
operate a toll road from Trinity County
line to Low Cap Mad River. Place of
business, Eureka, Humboldt County.
Directors-J P. Monroe. ]. F. Thomp-
son, L. w. Christie. A. w. Ober and ].
\. Nentall of Eureka; H. D. Willburn,
Hetten, and D. Mudgett, Fortuna. Cap
ital stock $4,000, all of which has been
subscribed.
The Wonder Mining and Milling Com
pany Organized for the purpose of
buying and selling land and engaging
in q general mining and milling buSi-
ness. Place of business, Big Oak Flats,
Tuolumne County. Directors-J. c.
Lfnderman. Hubert w. Linderman,
Fred Linderman, John NJ. Haskell and
j. N Barstow. all of Alameda.
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A. Anderson.
ADMISSION DAY.
Sunset Parsor's Preparation for the
9th of September.

The excursion to be given by Sunset
Parlor No 26, Native Sons of the Golden
West, to Stockton on September 9th
promises to be a grand success. The
firm of John Breuner & Co. of this city
will decorate the parlor's headquarters
in Stockton, and the decorations will be
something new. The entire hall will be
decorated with silk flags, which will be
very appropriate for the occasion.
Califia Parlor, No. %, Native Daugh-
ters, and Dixon Parlor, Native Sons,
viii be the guests of Sunset Parlor at
Stockton.
The costumes to be worn by each par
lor will be of white duck
The committee has arranged to have
photographer in readiness to take a
picture of the three parlors Immediately
after the procession in Stockton.
The Capital City Drum Corps has
been engaged, and is drilling hard in
order to be perfect in some of the new
features they will give during the line
of march.
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LOCOMOTIVE PAINT SHOP.
How The iron King is Put Through
the Tailor Shop.

Z. B. Closson. Foreman Of the South
ern Pacific Locomotive Paint Shop, be-
iag asked to describe The Kings Raj
ments." and tell how the finishing
touches, or the part that catches the
eye of the public is put on, replied:
After passing through the foundry,
here all cast-iron parts Of a locomo-
tive are nodded in sand; through the
rolling mill, where the wrought iron
parts are turned out in the rough;
iaroueh the blacksmith shop, where
t-houeh not under & spreading chest
uut treeO the smithy stands and swings
dis heavy sledge; through the boiler
rtor. with its deafening clamor, and
rough the various divisions of the ma
& ine-sh0p. whore every part is dressed
l- bored ca turned or fled and finally
-ut together. forming & perfect whole,
ne at length follow the iron king across
size transfer table TO this-the locomo-
f,re paint-shop. where he is destined to
receive the coat or coats in which ne is
+. 1a prc sented to the Transportation
pa t5mcnt and the travelling public.
1T 1t.et net be supposed that in the
.urmoif 'ginc oil, and various other
Xmas II OH with which he has been
eeeased I'M he can appear in the
.tailor-shoD' without some earmarks
rom the worry and fuss you have de-
ecr-.b bed IN foregoing articles; so it be-
comes necessary. fEst Of ell, that his
i.ath DE ordered The process is the
lime 6onored one Of soap aud water,
"a. like a child VINO has oeen en-
rioyed at The pleasant occupation Of
making dust mountains and subse-
ouently blotting them oEt with its nose,
he IS diligently rubbed and scrubbed
until no vestige Of his former tribuia-
lions remain. Ali the grease. all the
a1It. every trace OF foreign matter is re-
lroved. and then he is allowed to dry
and io wonder what viii come next
He is not kept long In doubt, for the
sandpapercr makes his rounds and
rubs and rubs until he coat IS as
smooth as glass. Then the priming
ccat OF paint is laid on. and If there be
s,-3aIl irreguIarities in the ironwork they
MAINLY show through. These jndenta-
items. Of course, cannot be painted with
out showing a new surface, 50 they are
carefully filled in with a special prepar-
ation. and again the sandpaper IS
brought into requisition until an even
surface is presented.
Next two coats Of black paint are
applied and the engine is ready to re-
,sive its name. number and class mi
tiais. The number is arranged in four
fetles which have significant mean
;ne. and by it officials know-to some
extent. at least the class Of the en-
eine without reference.
ITO the number. however, certain
initials are added. which give a more
definite and accurate description of the
class TO which the engine belongs. These
initials. g. c.. for instance have been
cause for much curiosity and eXtrava-
cant speculation amongst the uniniti-
ated. Only recently heard the matter
being discussed by a number Of lawyers,
enc of whom has Judge prefixed to MS
name. and one of them-the Judge. ii
emember-advanced the idea that the
initials. +. c., and the number above
lhern could mean nothing unless that
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the engine was built 2.110 years be-
fore Christ.
Passenger engines are lettered in
gold leaf. while those for freight SER
vice are done in aluminium.
Then one coat of rubbing varnish
and another of coach varnish completes
the final preparation of this the most
wonderful civilizing agent of the nine
teenth century for his run, perhaps,
$4,000 miles before his coat needs
patching and his intricate machinery
oVerhauling.
"Rudyard Kipling once told an inter-
esting and instructive story about How
a Ship Found Herself but he was evil
IDENTIFY not well acquainted with the
locomotive or he would have chosen
that for his theme. The locomotive, like
an unruly colt, must be broke in other
words, must find himself Two trial
trips, one as light engine and the other
as heavy freight usually sufficeS to
bring the great horse under subsection,
ard then, and not until then, is he trust
ed to do his share and set his mark
upon the commerce of nations.
Here at intervals the striking figure
and Napoleonic whiskers of the veteran
yet ever popular John Macarty may be
seen scanning with his eagle eye the de-
velopment of the great Stevenson 8
genius, while he dwells with loving eye
on the graceful outlines of the iron
horse of commerce"
This department, as we'll as the
copper and tin shop, is under the su-
pervision of Master Mechanic T. w.
Heintzelman, and the names of the en-
pioyes follow:
E. B. Closson, Foreman.
Thomas Dwyer,
J. A. Stafford,
A. j. Hopkins,
James Murray,
r. Bardiss,
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Justice Davis Court.

f. NJ Arnold q nattily dressed young
man stood in the prisoners dock in JUS
tice Davis court yesterday charged
with vagrancy. He pleaded not guilty,
and on his request was given until
Wednesday to secure an attorney.
Frank Merchant, charged with bat
terry, was discharged, the prosecuting
witnesses failing to appear.
T. X Alsip and j. +. Terry, charged
with violating the sidewalk ordinance,
we're given further time yesterday by
Justice Davis in which to complete their
new sidewalks. The former was given
thirty days and the latter ninety days.
The case Of a. Johnson, charged with
violating the cesspool ordinance, was
dismissed Mr.. Johnson having COM
Piled with the ordinance.
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SCOTT WINS.
He Gets the Amount of His Indian
War Bond Coupons.

The case of Thomas Scott VS.. the State
of California was argued yesterday be-
fore Judge Catlin, Deputy Attorney
Generals jackson and Anderson appear
ing for the State and George z. Bates
for the plaintiff.
Scott sued for the amount due on cou-
pons of Indian war bonds, which were
sent in 1871 to the State Board of Ex-
aminers and remained in its possession
for some years but cannot now be found,
and also for interest. Judge Catlin gave
Judgment to Scott for the amount of the
coupons, but denied the application for
interest
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Sneakinp About schools.

The Sacramento Kindergarten Train
ing School will reopen for its fall term
on September 21st. Full information
may be obtaiaed by applying to Mrs.
Louise Holms. AT the office of city Su-
persntendent Of schools krlewine, on
Friday afternoon of each week.