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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-04-01
JAPAN's GOLD STANDARD.
A Contracting Currency and the
Progress of MercantfIism.

A Contracting Currency and the
Progress of MercantiIism.
The brilliant little empire of Japan
aus decided to go to the gold standard.
1t is difficult to discover the motives
leading to this save in the silent work
ing of the same forces that seem to ac-
company the advance of mercantiIism
iii all nations. A proverb of currency
might almost be based upon this incl
dent, namely, that under existing con-
ditions the greater the industry of
nation the greater is the effort to con-
tract it currency.
japan has been thrifty while work
ing upon the silver basis. It has been
thrifty, and its people have been happy.
But restless activity that dominates
the spirit of the more modern of the ma
tions has been working toward an en-
tire transformation of the island, and
in place of quiet contentment there is
growing up the ambition for aggran-
dizement which characterizes and at
the same time brings disaster to Amer
lea. Seemingly the accompaniment of
this spirit is the impulse to make the
earnings of money the harder in order
that the glory of it and the power of it
may be the greater.
There will be many to herald the
change of standard in Japan as step
on the part of that country in keeping
with the progress of the monetary
world. Unfortunately the monetary
world moves in more restricted circle
than the balance of the world, and the
more rapi& the action the more solid
seems to be the centripetal impact. The
forces that have the wealth and who
have been accorded the privilege of rail-
road construction and other industrial
enterprise in Japan are the same forces
that rule in the other nations. They
hold themselves together with t&l-
acity which it seems impossible TO
break, and habit endows them with
conviction of exclusive Righteousness.
They have obtained in Japan the foot
hold which has enabled them to effect
declaration for the gold standard.
This ii is, and nothing more. that
has wrought the change in the Little
britain of the oriental. It is not the
progress Of the world. but the progress
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-04-01

Great interest has been created in as
t-GRomical circles by some of the re.
suits reached by Prof. Simon Newcomb
III his more recent Investigations. One
o. these is that astronomers have been
oVerestimating the distances of She
stars This conclusion Prof Newcom b
asses on an idea that the stars which
are called the smaller ones, because
they are less bright, may not be large
stars at very great distance, but per-
haps smaller or DINNER ones nearer at
hand. The old idea is familiar to all.
namely that all the stars are of the same
brightness, and that the fainter ones
arc at very much greater distance
from US than the bright ones: thia
theory, however, has been weakened
by later discoyeries.-Ch Chicago Intez
Ocean
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-04-01
The Feminine CaIt

1t is ridiculous notion that ones
gait should be regulated. measured and
prescribed by the whims of fashion.
Last winter the girl who was de rigueur
held her waist stiff and bent forward at
an angle of 25 degrees, stepping with
an elasticity that suggested the posi-
bility OF coil-wire springs in her
Shoes. To speak politely, there was u
sweet precipitation IN her movements,
but it was conducive to anything but
grace. Sensible women walk sensibly-
that is, naturally and from the hips,
With certain amount OF precision,
perhaps, but evenly and lightly. Next
to low voice there IS nothing so indica-
tive of refinement and good breeding in
II woman as light step. It is strange
hat small woman weighing 90 pounds
often comes downstairs as if she
weighed ton, while the silken football
belongs 10 a woman who tips the beam
at 20G.-N. Y. Herald
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-04-01

Wink your eyes fast, this way, 4 I've
guessed right. There. knew it all the
time Are you tired? Just shake ycur
,-t-a'l but cont speak. On. papa. don't
iaugn! don't. for anythingl FOR that
VIII excite you, and then I'll get
seoided. and they won't let me see you
again."
You're most too careful" said the
sick man. Il have been allowed to talk
little all along, and 1 guess it won't
nurt me to say yes and no now"
"Oh. won't it?" I'm awfully glad, for
1t was almost too much for my gravity
to sec you lying there, blinking like 1
| sleepy owl. But I know you mustn't
| talk much, or the doctor wouldn't have
laid such fearful commands on me.
We'll. what 1 wanted to say is this:
believe I've thought Of something l can
do to help support the family. I'm go
ing TO be travelling salesman for a gro
Gerry store"
Mr.. Morris looked at his daughter in
amazement and opened his mouth to
echo her last remarkable statement, but
plump hand instantly covered it and q
merry laugh sounded in his ear.
''Oh, papa, don't speak, please don't!
I suspect have spoiled everything by
giggling cut in that way, but you did
look so funny! Actually, papa, You did
look too Mortified for anything. Do you
suppose anyone heard me laughing? ]
hope not, for I haven't got half through
with you yet. Now be patient, and I'll
explain. was thinking how easily Mr.
Bailey made a living. You know he is
travelling salesman for a grocery store;
and came pretty near wishing that
I was a boy so that could go and do
likewise. Guess should have wished
it, if hadn't been taken with the idea
that l could do it anyway; so 1 called
On Mr.. Allen at once-your look of hor-
ror grows more intense, but don't you
dare utter syllable-and laid the plan
before him with many misgivings, much
trembling, and few tears on my stub
by eyelashes. Honestly, papa, was
pretty nearly frightened to death; but
Mr. Allen says he will give me ten per
cent. commission on all the groceries
can sell, and l am to deliver every thing
but -four and heavy things of that sort.
1 thought if could make Dobbin use
full, then we shouldn't be obliged to
sell him, and you will need him when
you are able to ride out. There's a
great many people in this city, and it
seems as if 1 could persuade few of
them to buy their groceries of me.
doesn't it? What do you think of the
plan? Are you willing should try?"
Mr.. Morris nodded assent. There was
no need this time for his daughter to
warn him not to speak, for he couldn't
have said a word had he tried.
"All right, papa" answered Marcia,
I'll begin tomorrow, and oh, how do
hope shall succeed! might go out as
q child-nurse or Homework girl, but
couldn't earn much, and L don't want to
go away from home. L want to earn just
as much money as a boy would, and stay
at home, too. And, you see, if can
work up in this, Gertie can help me after
awhile"
Mamma came in just then, and was in
formed that papa was much better, for
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-04-01
PrrH AND POINT.

-'I)o you think she loves him for
himself alone?' NO; herseIf."-De.
troit News.
Then you don't believe in the Ana
MAS story?" Not since l net those Key
West correspondents" = Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
-Bradley-''y7hat' the matter? Had
the grip? You look sick" Mooney
no. y man to whom 1 owe $500 has
just recovered from the typhoid fever"
Cleveland Leat ar.
-Edith-''Kate is going to marry
Kammack, the pilot ographer." Bertha
Isn't that nice? 1t will be right in
his line to have her always look pleas
ant."-Boston Transcript.
1t Seemed Endless.-Pastor-''H
did you like my sermon on Eternity
last Sunday?" Sermon?
Why, it seemed to me more of an OBJ
ject lesson. Truth.
-Policeman-"Come right around to
the station and tell the captain all the
particulars of this robbery of your
watch" Busy Victim-'But 1 haven't
any time now."-Philadelphi North
American.
-''She talked about being welded
TO her art until she went to France to
study. That seemed to knock the idea
quite out of her head" 81 should sup
pose so. They don't go in for matri-
mony much over there."-Detroit Jour-
nal.
Society is going to the demnition
bcw-wows," declared the rapid scion
of a wealthy house. What's the matter
now, Dick?'' 'Pawnbroker at the re-
ception this afternoon wearing my dia-
mond pin."-Detroit Free Press.
He is a real man, and his mind is
always on his business. He happened
to be passing the white house, and
stopped to gaze at it. 81 wish" he said,
pensively, that could handle piece
of property like that. Every time
tenant leaves, there is somebody ready
and waiting to move n."-Washington
Star
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-04-01

of the mercantilism, and the progreua
of q contracting tendency in mercan4ill
ism which is but running itself to ita
inevitable destruction by endeavordna
to inclose within it's limited sphere stil1
another among the grsSx nAssOnA ~ tRa
world. The adoption Of gold stand.
ard by japan should rather cheer hhan
discourage the friends of bimetallismi
because it win but result in further en-.
phasis of the impossibiIity of malhhR
the gold supply of the world do the buah
ness of the world.-Denver Times-Suu
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-04-01
SPAIN'S YOUNG KING.

The Youthful Monarch DehShrS IN
Strict Military Discipline.
The education of Alphonse XIII. has
a strong military character, like that
CT his father and his ancestors. It hap
PLY gives entire satisfaction to his own
inclinations. He is exceedingly fond of
the army and of everything connected
with soldering. He takes keen inter-
est in the parades, the barracks and the
drills. He is simply delighted when his
mother takes him to see the canton
ments near Madrid and calls him to the
balcony of the palace to watch the
march past of the battalions departing
for Cuba. When the sentries present
arms or the guards turn out as he passes
he acknowledges their attention with
the most correct military salute. One
of his earliest and pleasantest recollec-
tions is the first Twelfth Day levee, ex-
clusively attended by the generals and
officers. that he was permitted to wit
ness in the palace. Since that occasion
he has always been present on January
E. Last year for the first time he wore
the uniform of a cadet of the general
military academy of Toledo, the Cas-
t.l;an Sandhurst. He appeared in the
Same uniform at the levees held by the
queen regent on his saints day, San Tide
fonzo, January %, and on his birthday
May II. These are the only state cere-
monies, with the opening of the parlia-
nent, in which the young king has yet
taken part, standing or sitting gravely
on his mothers right hand. He has not
yet been present at any evening recep-
ton or banquets or theatrical perform
ances of any kind, or attended a bull.
fight.
Much care is taken with his physical
training. He has every day half an
hour or more of gymnastics, and spends
about the same time in the riding-school
Of the palace. He likes horses and rid.
ing. Nothing pleases him more than
when the queen takes him for a long
ride outside Madrid in some of the
royal royal parks. Before he was al
lowed to have horses he used to ride
donlleys. He is very fond of driving a
pair of ponies that are kept for his spe-
cial service. Every afternoon, when the
weather permits, he spends a couple of
hours in the open air, but is, of course,
able to take more exercise and fresh air
i'll San Sebastian during the summer
than in Madrid. Last year he enjoyed
his sea bathing for the first time,
though he cannot swim we'll yet. Fenc-
ing is an art he is most anxious to be
allowed to learn. Up to the present he
has not INDUCED in cycling. though it
is as much the rage in Spain as in any
other country. He tried once at Mira
mar summer palace, in San Sebastian,
tricycle., which came roughly into con-
tact with stones and caused a slight
bruise, without, however, damping his
determination to try again. 1t is said,
indeed. that Alphonso Mi. resembles
his father in his steadiness of purpose
when once he has made up his mind to
do anything.-London Spectator.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-04-01
There are about 3S.oOO.OoO sheer

There are about 3S,0O0,00O sheep
an the United States, and about q, 0O0.-
eco people. If Mr.. Dingley can have
his way the 73,OOO,OOO people will bs
obliged to pay about two dollars per
sheep in the shape of increased cost of
wooden fabrics. There are probably not
100000 owners of sheep il the United
States whose profits by reason of the
excessive tariff on wool and wooIens
will exceed their losses in consequence
OF the outrageous taxes imposed What
farce and a fraud.-Philade!Dh
Record
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-04-01
BY ELI ID. AXE.
HEREAFTER

Day by day and year by year
We are growing old. my dear.
Drifting toward the shoreIess sea
Bounded By eternity.
IN the far-off by and by
Wien the dawn shall criId the sky
Yet our eyes shall still behold
Midnight miracles of gold.
When the city of the dead
AND the dark. clay-curtafned bed
Hold our dust, in some glad way
shall know you as to-day.
snalt see your smile and hear
words like honey to my ear
1 shall know your heart is filed
With the joy that mine has thrilled.
We have woven all our years,
In a wreath of smiles and tears
And the heaven were a hell
Where but one of US might dwell
Better that our souls should sleep
With our dust where roots shall creep
And within the rose combine
Color from your heart and mine
Nixon Waterman. in L. A. W. Bulletin.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-04-01
A GIRL WORTH HAVING.
By AUNT HOPE.

DUR father is bet
ter now, Miss Mar
cia, and I'm going
to let you sit with
him a little while,
SO that your moth
er can rest. But
be careful that you
don't let him talk
too much, won't
you?"
Yes, doctor. But
do you think papa
will ever be well
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-04-01

Chicago goldbug pa7SrS announce
that japan has adopted the "singls
gold standard" at ratio of thirty-two
and one-half to one. Just what need
single standard has for a ratio will prob
ably be explained later on.--Chicags
Dispatch.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-04-01
Demand For Money increases.

The enormous increase in CONNER
ciaI transactions and the rapid increase
in production, due to perfected ma
chinery and ease of production, de-
mands a corresponding increase in the
per capita and relative quantity of
money. Also the great eastern nations
are breaking loose from old environ
ments and customs and adopting west
ern ways of doing business. This will
much largely increase the demand for
money and the metal out of which il
is made. Also the population of tie
world is increasing. So that taking all
these things into consideration there
win be demand for every ounce Of
gold and silver that the mines will Weld
in the coinage of the world. and the
danger is that there win be too little
rather than too much Western Rural.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-04-01
women Yersur Wen.

While the men of Wichita county,
Kan, are talking reform the women are
marketing SEQ dozen eggs a week.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-04-01

A caterpillar is so greedy that in one
month 1t usually devours 5000 times
it's own weight in food.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-04-01
A FEW OF BRYAN's SAYINGS.
PIthy Points Made by the Orator ~
Rimetallism.

PIthy Points Made by the Orator ~
Bimetallism.
The following paragraphs are from
the great speech of William j. Bryan
against the unconditional repeal of the
Sherman act, delivered in congress in
1893. Cut them out and paste them
in your scrap book. They contain
much truth and nothing but truth. Mr.
Bryan said:
ut is a significant fact that those
who have spoken for unconditional re-
peal have for the most part avoided q
discussion of the effect of an appres
ciating standard. They take IL for
granted that gold standard is MOI
only an honest standard, but the only
stable standard. / denounce that child
of ignorance and avarice, the gold doll
lar under an universal gold standard,
as the most dishonest dollar we coulS
employ"
Society has become accustomed to
some very nice distinctions. The poor
man is called a socialist if he believes
the wealth of the rich should be de
vided amongst the poor, but the rich
man is called financier IL he deyises
plan by which the pittance of ths
poor can be converted to his use"
- -
1.-THE poor man who takes property
by force is called thief, but cred
itor who can by legislation make .
debtor pay dollar twice as large az
he borrowed is lauded as a friend of
sound currency"
''The man who wants the people to
destroy the government is an anar-
chist, but the man who wants the gov
eminent to destroy the people is pa
triot."
Capital is represented as shy and
tiniG maiden who must be courted, II
won. Let me suggest plan of bring
iAg money from Europe. If IL be pos
sible, let us enact law Whereas con-
must be restored; and whereas
money will always come from it's hid
ing place If the inducement is suf-
icient; therefore, be it enacted, that
every man who borTows one dollar
shall pay back two dollars and interest
(the usury law not TO be enforced)."
Free government cannot long sur
vive when the thousands enjoy the
wealth Of fha country md millions
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-04-01

Free government cannot long sur
vive when the thousands enjoy the
wealth of the country and millions
share it's poverty in common"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-04-01

''The man who wants the people to
destroy the government is an anar-
chist, but the man who wants the gov
eminent to destroy the people is a pa
triot"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-04-01

1.-THE poor man who takes property
by force is called a thief, but cred
itor who can by legislation make
debtor pay dollar twice as large az
he borrowed is lauded as q friend of
sound currency"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-03
CHARGED WITH RECKLESS SHOOTING.

A MESSENGER BOY HELD FOR TRIAL FOR FIRING
A PISTOL IN THE STREET.
Harry Herman. fourteen years old. OF No $50
u,,.y.rthave a messenger boy employed at Fifty
s,xth-s and Sixth-ave.. was arraigned in Jenerson
Market Court yesterday on charge OF having as
charged firearms In the street John j. Johnson. the
conductor OF Ninth surface car. was the COM
painant.
s,ot,on told Magistrate Flammer that he heard two
shot, at PAS o'clock yesterday morning. coming from
the direction OF Thirty-fourh-st. and Nlnh-ave He
ran to the place and there found Johnson standing IN
tho street near the IN state OF great excite
ment Johnson directed the policeman 10 crowd OF
men composed of pedestrians and passengers on the
oar who wer. chasing several small boys through
rh,r,v-third-st Argue Joined In the chase and at
1rh,r,v-hrd-st and Eighthave. succeeded In catch
ing Herman. The other boys escaped
Argue took Herman back TO the car. ana the con-
ductor declared that Herman was one OF the gang
from which the shot had peeh nreo' Ars"e' aeco'u-
ingly arrested Herman
On the sidewalk was found the PROSTATE body OF a
wan covered with blood. He gave his name as
Maoy and said that he was bartender working IN
a Niuth-ave saloon. He groaned and said that ne
was sure that shots had killed him. The presence
~ blood scared the policeman. and hurry call was
.ent 10 Roosevelt Hospital for an ambulance. Pend
ing ira arrival Johnson told Argue that Malloy had
heen standing on the front platform Of the car when
the shots were fred and throwing up both hands and
shouting I'm killed." had fallen head first from the
platform into the street
when the ambulance arrived the surgeon found
thar Malloy had been struck by any bullets but
had simply fallen from the car from fright. me
In Jefferson Market Court. johnson told Magistrate
Flammer that Herman and four other small boys
80 rdcd h,s car at Gansevoort and Fourteenth sts
and had acted disorderly In the car They attempted
20 smoke cigarettes in the car. but he stopped tnen
tSor this they threatened revenge They got of the
car at Twenty-eig hth-st., followed 1t In body ia
Thirty thIrdst and then some one IN the crowd hreo
the shot. -. 49,. ~. ,,.. had
sho, The pIsto He said that he was In the crowd
and when tho shots we're fired ran away with the
o;hers Magistrate Flammer remanded him until to-
a., 81, care of the Gerry Society
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-03
LOCAL BUSINESS COMPLICATIONS.

pau, Rraus dealer in hne arts who had stores
A. No 10 East Twenty-third-st and No. l267 Broad
way, confessed judgments yesterday to Bernard
Name for $92 and TO Ike Monday for sSi7 ootn TOT
borrowed money. Executions were Issued 70 the
Sheriff. but 1t was said that the City Marshal was
already in possession under two chattel mort
cages. Mr. Braus was formerly In the same line OF
business at Saratoga. He started at No. 80 East
Twenty-third-st on May 1. 1885, and opened the
branch at No. l.2S7 Broadway about four months
ago. claiming a capital Of $4,000
Joshua T. Gibbs livery stable keeper at Nos. n
and 23a East Forty-third-st.. has confessed JUG
ments to George E. Trowbrdge for $3.50 and -
Helen A. Gibbs for ss25, both for borrowed money.
He has been In business more than thirty years.
and has said that he was worth more than Soo@'
He was reputed to own the stable property which
he valued at $4,000. mortgaged for $4,000
Deputy-s Sheriff Mulvaney yesterday received an
other execution against Obediah L. Sypher. doing
business a. Sypher q Co.. dealer In antique furni-
ture etc. at No. rs Fifth-ave.. for No.l0 In favor
Of Charles NJ. Fouike on note made on May I
1895
The Sheriff has rec.ived three attachments
AGAINST the Northern Trust Company, Of Minneap-
oils. in favor Of Edward A. Freshman for @.Soo.
Mary r. Brown for $780, and Clarence q. Brown Tor
$780, The claim Of Mr.. Freshman was assigned %
him. and is for money deposited with the trust
company by Stephen Mahoney as assignee OF the
Irish American Bank. The attachments were servee
on the Hanover National Bank
Tho Sheriff has received attachment against
the Washington Bank. Of Minneapolis. for QNS IN
favor OF Paul westerdahl. 1t was served on the
scaboard National Bank but 4 was said that
p1rasd Clark manufacturers OF dough. ding
at 1srS on an assigned claim for money lent
BY Henry w. T. Mall Co Tne pattncrS 49,
Louis Durand and Mary Y. Clark. wife OF Farley
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-03
AN INvALID'S SUICIDE.

william Gallagher, forty-six years old. Of No.
oa4 Thirda an invalid was found at 7:ao o'clock
Yesterday morning in his bed dead with his throat
c,,, from ear to ear Gallagher lived with his
,hrce sisters Cassie. Hannah and Anna who
worked at hat trimming at the address given Gal
Iagher was discovered yesterday morning py MS
as 49,. ANA who at once gave the alarm and
.d the household Word sent 70 the
East police station ana Si f cnd
ma - wsapon Subsequently Detective Herlihy
ns The same precinct. made thorough search with
ike results.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-03
m RE AT THE OLD GUARD BALL.

The annual reception Of the Old Guard Veteran
Battalion will take place at the Metropolitan
Opera House on Thursday evening. ana the conn
mittees having the matter In charge are masinS
efforts to Guido all former conmnsees. " NJ. ~
h,nted that in the way OF decoration. music ana
ali other features. former receptions vii! -
eclIpsed, and that representatives from hundrsds
Of military organizations have accepted nvss'
lions and will be Represented By un,1osmeG, , c ~.
sH Major Thomas e. Sloan IN opening ne edeu
and that the newly appointed m,nsSM5s sv.voSt -
that time sS.' q shs ssc 6 sSsss
irSe music viii b furnished 81 kam2euss -