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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-12-30
SOME POINTED QUESTIONS.

Facts for the Contemplation OF Hon
est vOters.
Question-What is the chief object OF
the advocates of the free and unlimited
coinage of silver?
Answer-Their chief object is to in
crease the circulating medium of the
country.
Q.-How would free coinage increase
the circulating medium?
All the available silver in the
country would be coined into dollars.
Q.-Would this benefit all the people,
and why?
A large volume of circulating me-
dunn always leads to an era of higher
prices for the products of labor, and
therefore stimulates production.
Q.-Why do rising prices stimulate
production?
A.-Because by investing money dur
ing an era Of rising prices the capitalist
is certain to realize profits. On a fall
ing market, the very opposite is the
result
Q.-What causes an era of falling
prices?
A.-The contraction of the currency
by making the gold the sole basis CT
values-the gold standard.
Q.-How long has this country been
on gold basis?
Alphabetically since the passage of
the demonstration of silver in 1873.
Q.-Have prices of the products of
labor been falling since that-time?
Ayes, when viewed from the av-
erage of prices. At times certain prod
ucts have, owing to foreign cause, re-
vived for a short time, only to settle
back to decline as soon as the cause
Q.-What has been the average fall
of prices?
A.-About so per cent.
Q.-What per cent. of the peoples
money of redemption was destroyed by
the act of 1873?
Aust one-half.
$50 that by cutting of one-half of
the redemption money the prices of Ia
borers' products have suffered like
cut?
A.-Precisely, gradual fall in prices
has been the logical sequence of cut
ting off the supply of redemption
money.
Q.-Since the reconciliation of silver
would benefit the producing classes,
what classes are benefited by the single
gold standard?
A.-The dealers in money--the me-
dunn by which products are exchanged.
Low prices always benefit the holders
of money. OF $4,000 bankers in tho
United States less than 1000 of them
favor the reconciliation of silver. The
rise in the prices of labor means a de-
cline in the purchasing power of money.
No American producer can with reason
to the single gold standard.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-12-30

Now, mother, you can't sew on any
thing white till the first of February"
said Maud
NO." returned her mother, pensiyely,
''but have plenty of dark thread. 1
might buy the sateen for your waist
and be making that"
Then she stopped suddenly, and there
was another laugh.
Mrs. Newbury went to rest early that
evening, and the others soon followed
her example
The morning was all that . New
Years morning should be, cold, crisp,
still and sunshiny. Rob had the ex-
treme felicity of paying Mrs. Dale all
that was due her for milk, telling her at
the same time that no more would be
wanted for month.
Folks going away?" queried Mrs.
Dale.
well, no-not exactly" stammered
Rob, and then hastily made his escape.
Mr.. Newbury paid the rent and the
little account at the e-=ner store: Mrs.
Neesary, the butcher, the baker, the
coal man and the grocery man. while
Maud's heart was rejoiced by paying
Mrs. Peters for making her dress.
1t thus happened for the first time in
years that the Newburys were wholly
free from debt, and they confessed to
each other at night that this condition
of affairs had made them feel at least
an inch taller in stature, and sensibly
increased the capacity of their lungs.
Mr.. Newbury's work was at some dis
lance from his home, and he had been
accustomed to take his dinners at an
eating house.
81 think you may put me up lunch
to-day" he observed to Mrs. Newbury,
while they were at breakfast the second
morning.
why, John!" cried his wife. in dis
may, you didn't go without your din
ner yesterday"
at strikes me I did, he returned,
grimly.
Wouldn't it be better to come home
to dinner?' began Mrs. Newbury, then
broke off suddenly to exclaim in still
greater distress: "And you had to
walk-both ways!"
ST did," said Mr.. Newbury, while
Maud looked concerned, and Rob gave
vent to low whistle.
well, think that is case of neces-
sity. 1t is too hard for you. You must
borrow some money of somebody"
said Mrs. Newbury, with decision.
"Fiddlesticks!" said Mr.. Newbury,
his features relaxing with a smile.
I'm not complaining. In fact, rather
like it. Six miles q day is nothing to
kill man."
I'm not so certain of it." said Mrs.
Newbury, doubtingly.
well, am" laughed he. ''All I'm
afraid of is that it will give me such an
appetite that the cupboard will go bare
before the month is out"
The first week passed quite comfort
ably. With the homework to do Mrs.
Newbury did not miss the sewing she
couldn't do; the table was well set, in
spite of the absence of meat and milk;
Mr.. Newbury thrived on his fresh air
exercise, while Maud and Rob did the
same on their exercise indoors.
The second week was likewise fairly
comfortable. To be sure, Maud allowed
the nose of the coffee pot to melt off,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-12-30

Put into a saucepan dozen pears cut
INTO quarters and the cores taken out,
with enough water to cover them. Let
them stew till they are quite tender,
when the water viii have evaporated.
Put them into a colander and crush
them with a wooden spoon. Add half
their weight of sugar, little lemon
and a pinch of powdered cinnamon.
put the saucepan en- the fire for eight
or ten minutes and then let it cool.
Take two handfuls of raisins, seed
them and put them on the fire with
s,,ough water TO soften them, then add
them to the above, with little glass
of rum or kirsch. Take a thin flour
haste for \ dozen pears of moderate
Eize and make them into a roll about
tbA circumference of a dollar. cover
half the surface of the paste with mar
Tnalade and cut the fritters into con-
xenient sizes. Serve with the yolks of
eq0s. after cooking them before a hot
Gre and powdering them with sugar
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-12-30
COMMENTS OF THg PRESS.

No wonder Hanna is threatened
with heart failure. Who, with his obli-
cations to the country, would not pal
pitate every time he thought of the
Dingley deficit2-St. Louis Republic.
Mr.. Hanna continues to look the
Ohio legislature over every now and
then with the air of man who sus-
poets the possibility of finding a few
toadstools among the Mushrooms
Washington Star.
The republican congress has
agreed mot to disturb the Dingley
BILL" Certainly notl The problem is
to find some way of preventing the
Dingley bill from disturbing the repub-
lican congress.-N. Y. World.
I'VE must teach the farmer to
think" declares one of the officials of
the agricultural department. He will
be performing a greater service to the
present administration if he will but
impart to the farmer the art of forget
ting.-N. Y. Journal.
Dinghy denies the deficit. He ar
CUES that if $50, 900, 900 of the revenue
collected under the Wilson bill were
credited to the receipts of the DingIey
bill there would be no SAG, oOO, 900 def
icit Simple, isn't it? Just little trans
fer of figures, and, presto, the deficit is
wiped out! Which reminds us of the
saying that figures never lie, but liars
viii sometimes figure.-Utica Observer.
The cut in wages of New England
cotton factory employees is not pretend
ed to be due to foreign competition or
tariff. 1t is a permanent reduction
made as New Years gift to the work
ingmen who were simple enough to be-
lieve that voting for Mckinley would
make them more prosperous The same
thing happened in many industries aft
er the passage of the Mckinley tariff
Kansas City Times.
The appearance of an American
firm in foreign competition is disquiet-
ing. 1t is symptom, and not the first.
that our much-protected manufacture
ers have outgrown the home market
and must look to foreign markets to
absorb their products. The new foe To
Dingleyism is the American manufac-
turer, who win be forced to run his
mills on half time If he cannot have
free access to foreign markets.- Chica.
go Chronicle.
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w. H. HARVEY.
COST OF SILVER BULLION.
4 PueriIe Attack by GOIdbuE
SOphist.

a PueriIe Attack by GOIdbuE
SOPhist.
Edward Atkinson declares that the
silver issue is dead and then straight
way sends out 20-page pamphlet to 40
newspapers in 40 states for the purpose
Of helping to kill it again. He imagines
that he has dealt it terrific blow, in
demonstrating Ito his own satisfaction
that two of the best silver mines in
the world have been able to produce sill
yer at a cost of from 25 to As cents an
ounce. He does not attempt to give the
cost of production by the multitude of
other and less profitable mines in the
world. In fact he says: There is no
method of determining what are the
conditions in other mines in this coun-
try" and again: "It is impossible for
private person to get the data neces-
sary to the solution of this problem,
either in regard to the great mines of
Mexico, South America or any other
silver producing country, except New
South Wales"
He acknowledges that he knows moth
ing of the thousands of sources of sill
yer production, except of two mines,
one in the United States and one in New
South Wales. His evident intention is
to start the cry of low cost of producing
silver bullion. He is more than willing
that this sophistry should be used as a
bludgeon in the hands of the gold stand
ard men. Not a word does he say about
the silver mines that are closed because
the price of silver is below the cost of
production; not word about the mines
that bankrupted themselves producing
silver at great loss in hopes that the
price would improve.
His estimate is worth about as much
as would be an estimate on the average
cost of raising wheat based on the
largest acre yield in a state. The aver
age Weld per acre of corn last year was
2S.2 bushels. Yet man in Illinois this
last season raised 166 bushels on an
acre. Figured on the latter yield, the
cost per bushel of raising corn would
have been very small, and every farm
err could have made profit on ten-cent
corn. But the absurdity of both esti-
mates is apparent.
But, after all. the cost of producing
a thing has no bearing whatever on its
market value. This is regulated entire
IL by the quantity obtainable and by it's
use We call this principle ''the law of
supply and demand" IT really makes
no difference whether silver costs 25
cents an ounce or nothing. Its value
viii depend on its quantity and use.
Mr. Atkinson seems 70 be figuring out
that silver is cheaper than IS years ago
because 1t can be produced at less cost.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-12-30

Apply the same rule to gold: gold can
be produced at less cost than it could
be Is years ago, and, according to the
reasoning of Mr.. Atkinson, should be
worth less in the products of the world.
But gold is more valuable than ever.
That the cost of production does nos
regulate price is shown by many arti-
cIes of commerce. Ambergris is very
valuable substance, single Jumps of 10
being sold for fortunes. Yet it is large
ly a find. 1t is valuable as it is scarce.
II it were priced according to its cost
Ii would sell for about nothing. The
writings of some men have high mar
ket value simply because there Is de-
mand for them thaf~exhausts the sup
ply. And that is all there is to the sill
yer question. Allow it its legitimate
use and the demand will exhaust the
supply. Pass law prohibiting any GER
tain newspaper from using the mails
and see whether you cannot legislate
value out of anything. You have not
lessened the cost of producing the news
paper, but you have interfered with
its use and lessened the value of it as n
property.
This latest attack on silver by Mr..
Atkinson. is puerile. It Is all based on
the assumed lessened cost of producing
silver. His argument applies equally
as we'll to gold as to silver.
If the low price of silver were due to
the lew cost of production, then the
value of gold would have fallen in the
same proportion, due to low cost OF
producing gold. and both metals would
still be near their old par of sixteen to
one. That silver has fallen in value and
gold risen proves the fallacy of Mr.. At
kinson's argument.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-12-30
SHE WOULD PURCHASE
The Classy Salesman Simply Waste
HIS EIouuenee

The Classy Salesman Simply Wamtea
HIS EIoquence.
In almost all cases voluble clerk
is looked upon as valuable aid to dis
pose of goods, but there are cases when
he wastes his lung power to no good
end. In the case in point a clerk was
not aware of the nature of his customer.
Hence, he lost lot of good time. but.
fortunately, he didn't lose customer.
A lady wanted a new range and she
went to an establishment with a world
wide reputation for its steel ranges.
She was thoroughly familiar with the
make, as she had used one for wears.
and the most expert salesman for a
rival couldn't have made her change
her mind. When she entered the store
a dapPer young man came to greet her.
"A ranger" he said. "Yessum. lust
come upstairs. Take the elevator.
please. We have added some improve
msnts to our ranges and now we think
they are even better than ever before.
and that is saying great deal, for YOU
know the Cooks Delight got all the
gold medals at the Chica go worlds fair.
TO say nothing Of bronze and silver med
MS A4OAl al tue G1DOSlI1OnS IN
various cities.
Now, here" he said, as they came
TO the ranges, as one with all our latest
improvements. You see, we've put
little wooden knob on this damper rod,
and, no matter how hot the range gets,
if you will pull the damper out you
will not burn your fingers. Then we
have a circulating duct placed in the
range right here that enables one to
most perfectly regulate the heat in the
oven so that it is next to impossible tc
burn cake or any fowl you are roast
ing, and
Here he lost his breath for a minute
or two. In fact, he didn't recover il
for an hour or so, as the lady said in
gentle way:
Yes, I have used one of the ranges
for years, and nothing you can say
can keep me from buying one, unless
you ask me two or three prices for it
Thirty-five dollars, you said? Very
well, send II out"
Then she gave her address and he
wilted. His oratory had been COM
Pletely wasted.-CincinnatiC Commercial
Tribune.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-12-30
ROSE WHIST.
Pleasing Innovation to Make the
Game Attractive.

PIeasinE Innovation to Make the
Game Attractive.
Any novel idea which will help to
solve that difficult question of how to en-
terrain a number of guests is always
welcome suggestion, and one very
pretty form of entertainment is a rose
whist party.
To begin with, the invitations are sent
out on pale pink paper, and announce
that rose whist is to be the order of the
evening. The game played is that ia
miliar one of progressive whist, with
the exception that each player keeps ac-
count for herself of all the red cards
which are taken, and nothing else is
counted. When the time is up the for
tunate player who holds the most red
cards takes the first prize, while the one
who has the least gets the booty"
The prizes should be something per
tanning to the rose. Numerous articles
can be thought of, such as rose bowls,
rose candlesticks, rose satchets, bottles
of rose perfume, bOnbonnieres with
candied rose leaves, etc. Upon each
table are placed four full-grown La
France or Mermet roses, with long
stems and green leaves, as we'll as a
dainty dish filled with pink and white
bonbons. Each player has also a tally
card of pink paper and pink pencil at
tached, for keeping the score.
The ices served are pink and white,
and the supper table should be grace
fully draped with pink ribbons, with
rose petals strewn about on the cover.
In fact, roses in profusion should be
everywhere. and the lights should be
softly shaded in pink.
This can be made very pretty form
of amusement, and ones own ingenuity
could suggest many more features to
make it great success. Itwould be an
added attraction if the hostess were
dressed in a rose-pink gown.-Cincin-
natl Enquirer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-12-30
MAUD LOOKED TOWARD HER FATHER.

| and the coffee had to be made in tia
| pail, but this itself didn't much matter,
as the coffee itself gave out few days
afterward. It was this week also, that
| Rob's rubber boots sprang leak, and
he had to fall back on a pair of Maud's
| overshoes. Then some one asked Maud
| to give ten cents toward a certain char
liable object, and thought very meanly
| of her for refusing. AS a climax the
weeks washing was rained on soon
after being hung out, and later froze
solidly to the line. But these trials
were of comparatively little moment,
! and for the most part were easily en-
dured.
The third week began we'll. The
hens, of which Mr.. Newbury kept 20,
responded nobly to the mild weather,
and their eggs were a welcome addi-
ton to a vegetable diet. But on
Wednesday their feed gave out, and
they must be supplied from the house.
Other things gave out; apples, rolled
oats. aud, worst of all. sugar.
Monday, Mrs. Newbury had an
nounced that the kerosene barrel was
empty. and after this the family made
point of burning but one lamp at a
time, and of going 10 bed early.
Thursday it was decided that still
further economy of kerosene would be
necessary. So Mrs. Newbury and Maud
prepared supper while it was day, and
then sat in the dark till Mr.. Newhury
came. The lampwas then lit, supper was
hastily eaten, and while Maud washed
and wiped the dishes her mother
made everything ready for getting
breakfast quickly, for Mr.. Newbury
had to start away before the sun arose.
When Maud had finished the di*hes.
the light was extinguished, and til. bed
time the family sat around the sitting
room fire, which shone through the
mica in the stove door and made the
room quite pleasant, though of course
reading, writing or sewing were en-
tirely out of the question But they
could talk, and Maud could play On the
piano for the others to sing. and all de-
clared kerosene was an article one
could exist very comfortably without,
while to grope ones way to bed in the
dark was excellent exercise for ones
perceptive faculties.
"WeIl," said Mr.. Newbury, at the be-
ginning of the fourth week, shall we
back oUt2"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-12-30

ture it won't be any harder work than
riding a bicycle"
IN turn the wringer and hang out
the clothes, if that'll be any accommo-
dation," said Rob, magnanimously-
"Of course it will be a help" cried
Maud, warmly, land you're an angel to
offer"
So Norah was called, and greatly to
her satisfaction, was paid in full. Then
the vacation plan was preached.
"Sure. thin, an I'd be glad to go, y
exclaimed Norah, her eyes sparkling.
Its a long time I've been wanting to
visit me sister in Boston, but feared
you'd turn me off if mintioned it. and
/ didn't want to lose me place. An l
can go tomorrow, did you say?"
"Yes, you can go to-morrow-f you
will be sure to come back at the end of
the month"
Norah protested by all the saints that
she would return at the appointed time,
and then FASTENED away to make prep
aration for her journey.
I'm afraid it is the last we shall see
of her." sighed Mrs. Newbury. She'll
get a situation in Boston, and don't
know when I shall be able to get an
other girl like so we'll"
81 think she win come back" said
Maud, hopefully.
Anyway. let's not cross any bridges
till we come to Them" said Mr.. New
bury.
1T is foolish" she answered, land 1
won't worry"
az declared" she said moment later,
after n search in her work basket, Il
believe am entirely out of white thread,
and l do so want to finish this shirt to-
night. Rob, dear, won't you just slip
down to the corner and buy me
spOol?'
mo. mother, won't. Dreadfully sor-
", all the same" answered Rob, his
eyes twinkHng.
Mrs. Newbury looked at her usually
obliging son in surprise; Mr.. Newbury
raised his eyes from his newspaper. and
Maud frowned disapprovingly. Then
the reason for his refusal flashed upon
them and they all broke into laugh.
Mrs. Newbury's somewhat rueful.
Evidently we didn't realize what we
were enlisting for" said Mr.. Newbury,
shut now that we have enlisted, we
might as well take things as they come
and get what fun we can out of them"
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try that plan. 1t is worth some trouble
70 get out of the grip of the octopus"
''OhI" cried Maud. Would you really
do it2 think it would be lovely not
10 be owing anybody"
"'Twould be jolly fun," agreed Rob,
with enthusiasm "Say! let's sign a
paper-wi1 you, mother?"
Mrs. Newbury meditated.
81 Think she said, after a pause,
''that we could get along for month.
We are quite well supplied with every
thing"
Maud had been scribbling on the
piece of paper which her mother had
used for figuring.
'EEear this" she said.
1--WE, the undersigned, solemnly VOW and
declare. that during the time to elapse be-
tween this last day Of December and the
last day of January following, we VIII
neither borrow. buy, nor run In debt for
any thing or things whatsoever that we can
by any possibility exist without
Put a date on it, suggested Rob.
Maud followed the suggestion, then
looked toward her father.
seWiu you sign it ?'' she asked
"Ob, yes: I'9 eig2 "a he answered,
clSSSsfully; then he wrote his name
with a flourish and handed the paper to
Mrs. Newbury.
She hesitated.
LET US sign it, Maud, while mother is
making up her mind said Rob, and he
and his sister affixed their names
Then, slowly and deliberately, Mrs
Newbury wrote her name below the
others.
"Hurrah!" exclaimed Rob, exultantly,
snatching the paper and waving it
aboye his head. 81 haven't got to go
after the milk for whole month"
ooh, dear!" cried Mrs. Newbury, Il
without that?
use water, of course" said Rob.
There's plenty of it-and it's paid for. =
Mr.. Newbury laughed.
I'VE can do without milk that little
time, easily enough" said Maud.
well" said Mrs. Newbury, resigned
", 'if the rest of you can get along. /
can"
what will you do about Norah p
asked Mr.. Newbury.
"Oh-Norah!" gasped Mrs. Newbury
'I can't turn her off. Norah never en-
tered nv head when I signed that fool
ish paper"
perhaps she would take vacation, -
proposed Maud.
st will call her in and pay her." said
Mr.. Newbury, "and see what she says.
But what would you do if she should
go?' he asked, looking toward his wife
with sudden second thought. 1T won't
pay for you to overwork."
'I'E work every minute before and
after school," said Maud, quickly.
'I'll bring in all the wood and coal and
kindling, and take care of my own
ROOM" volunteered Rob.
IF you both help me half as much as
you say you will, 1 shall get along beau
tifuIly," said their mother. 81 can put
out the washing, and"
"Oh, can you put out the washing?'
laughed Rob, derisively. Guess you
disremember that document you just
put your name to, mother"
"Sure enough" returned his mother,
a little crestfallen. $50 did"
"We'n wash Saturdays, and I'll do all
the scrubbing," said Maud. III ven
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Chocolate and Conee for carameIs.

Chocolate and Coffee for CarameIs.
Put into a granite saucepan a quarter
of a pound of grated, unsweetened
chocolate. four ounces of butter, one
pound of brown sugar, a gill of mo-
lasses, a gill of cream and teaspoon
full of vanilla sugar. Stir the whole
over the fire until thoroughly mixed,
then boil slightly until it cracks OF
hardens when dropped into ice water.
Turn into CREASED shallow pans of a
depth of half an inch, and stand aside
to cool. When nearly cold grease a
sharp knife with olive oil and mark
the caramels into squares, cutting part
way through the mixture. When cold
break apart, wrap in waxed paper and
nut in tin boxes to keep. Coffee cara
mels may be made after the same recipe
as chocolate caramels, emitting the gill
of cream and chocolate, and substitute
ing a gill of black coffee. Nut caramels
are made by putting into the chocolate
caramel mixture half-pint of mixed
chopped nuts just as you are turning
them into the CREASED pan.-Mrs. S. T
Rorer. in Ladies' Home Journal.