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Iron County register., 1897-09-09
PUSHES UP PRIcEs.
one OF the direct EHeess OF the DsnH
ley Law.
PUSHES UP PRICES.


While the glass men are hesitatinw
whether to increase the price Of window
glass ten or fifteen per cent, the crockerY
dealers have promptly put their prices up
take about IL. They have done this 20
meet the increase in the Dingley bill AT
present this chiefly concerns the English
imported ware. but the American manu-
facturer Is preparing to make similar adj
vances. But as we are told that the for
eigners pay all this increase the consumer
in this country need not worry.-Chicago
Chronicle.
This is the protection that is said to
have the power to open the mills, Con-
sumption has been down to low water
mark because so many of our people
have been unable to do more than pro-
vide themselves with the bare necess-
saries of life, many more being unable
to do even as much as that. and il is
expected that the raising of prices will
serve to improve conditions by increas-
ing consumption. The raising of prices
does not increase consumption as reg
ular business, but perhaps it will make
an exception once in way.
The manufacturers may put up their
prices, but unless their products are
bought up and consumed, the advance
in prices will have no beneficial infiu-
ence on labor. 1t is going to cost a
good deal for bread presently, and
glassware and crockery and such
things will be compelled to take back
seat, and this seat will necessarily be a
little farther back because of the in
creased prices of those products. If
those manufacturers who did not pay
the increased duties of the Dingley law
would play fair with the consumers of
the country, there would be a better
prospect of a prosperity that could be
called general. The farmers appear to
have some reason to rejoice, but where
may the workingmen in general lines
reasonably expect to come in? AS the
Utica Observer says:
Flour is going up; sugar IS going up:
clothing Is going up: crockery Is going
up: leather is going up: everything Is
going up but the wages OF the employees
in protected industries. And yet these
employees were distinctly told by no less
a person than Chairman Dingley him
self that their purchasing power would
be increased On the contrary, 1t IL
diminished"
The prosperity of the crops we have
with us; the prosperity of Dingleyism
that was promised us we have still to
get. Hurry it up!-Binghamton IN.
W Leader.
Iron County register., 1897-09-09

your nasty temper, George, you'd bet
ter hold your tongue" said the skip
per, severely. What's your opinion
about Mr.. Hutchins, my lads?'
"a more open 'arted man never
breathed," said Dan, the oldest Of the
crew, warmly.
Best feI!er ever met in my life, ;"
said another.
You hear that?'' said the skipper.
81 hear" said the mate.
les Christian" said the boy. Il
never knew what a Christian was be-
fore 1 met i'm. What do you think e
give us?'
Give you?" said the skipper.
"a pound cash." said the boy. "A
golden sovring each. Tork about Chris
tians! I wish I knew q few more OF
'em."
well, 1 never!" said the gratified
skipper.
An the way he did it was so nice,
said the oldest seaman. e ses: That's
from me an the skipper e ses. Thank
the skipper for it as much as me-, e
ses.''
well, now, don't waste it," said the
skipper. Il should bank it if was you
It'll make nice little nest-egg.
Il 'ope it was come by honest, that
ALL said the mate.
90 course it was" cried the skipper
you've got ard, cruel art, George
P'raps if it 'ad been a little softer you'd
ave 'ad one. too"
BLAST is sovrings,'' said the surly
mate. I'D like to know where e got
'em from, an wot e means by saying
it come from you as much as i'm. !
never knew you to give money away"
81 s'pose," said the skipper very soft
", she means that l put such like
thoughts into is art. Well, you'd bet
ter turn in, my lads. We start work al
four"
The hands went forward and the
skipper and mate descended to the
cabin and prepared for sleep. The skip
per set a lamp on the table ready for Mr.
Hutchins when he should return, and
| after short inward struggle bade the
mate good night and in couple of min
utes was fast asleep.
At four o'clock the mate woke sud
! denly to find the skipper standing by
his berth. The lamp still stood burn
ing on the table, fighting feebly against
the daylight which was pouring in
through the sky window.
Not turned up yet" said the mate
with a glance at the visitors empty
berth.
The skipper shook his head spiritless.
ly and pointed to the table. The mate
following his finger, saw a small can.
vas bag, and by the side of it four
pence, half penny in coppers and an un'
known amount of brass buttons.
There was twenty-three pounds
freight money in that bag when we left
London" said the skipper, finding his
voice at last.
well. what do you thinks become OF
| it?' inquired the mate, taking up the
lamp and blowing it out.
Iron County register., 1897-09-09
HOW JAPAN DID 1T.
silence Over the '.DishOnest" Feature
of the Gold Standard.

silence Over the ''DfshOnest" Feature
of the Gold Standard.
There is profound silence among the
goldbugs all the way from London to
Colorado Springs, over the dishonest"
feature of Japan's gold standard.
Japan has not said, as we have, that
debtors shall pay two dollars, in pur-
chasing power, for each dollar they
borrowed. On the contrary, all debts
are payable in silver as before. But if a
debtor prefers to pay in gold he is al
lowed to do SO at the rate of so cents on
the dollar.
Japan's gold standard, SO far as it
affects debtors, which is everywhere
the main point, is precisely the same as
if congress should establish the gold
standard and declare that all existing
debts are payable either in silver dol
lars coined free or in gold at so cents on
the dollar.
Japan was on the silver basis. In go
ing to the gold standard she did not rob
her debtors, as we did.
Technically this country went to the
gold standard in 1873. Really it was
done in 1893 by the closing of the India
mints and the repeal of the Sherman
silver purchase act. BY the closing of
the India mints June 90, 1898, every
debt in this country created before that
day was practically doubled and the
doubling was robbery.--Denver Times
Sun
Iron County register., 1897-09-09
SOUND MONEY vAaARlEs.
UnsOundness OF the state Bank Note
Proposition.

Unsoundness OF the state Bank Note
Proposition.
The cry of sound money" raised by
the people who are so anxious TO have
the government 'go out of the banking
business" is hypocritical and insincere.
Even the demand for gold" is dis
ingenious, for these "reformers" pro-
pose to retire the greenbacks and sub
stitute state bank notes secured by the
assets of the banks" Was there ever
submitted TO the American people a
more unsound proposition than tha:?
Behind the greenbacks stands the
United States government, and there
is no contention that grecnback 10
not now and always worth its face.
Could the same be said of state bank
notes? If that is the kind of 'sound"
money the ''reformers" wish to force
upon the people, the suggestion will be
laid scornfully aside, with the comment
that it possesses "more sound than
sense"
In arguing in favor of postal =avings
hanks, Senator Mason, who is a good
republican, says: "Most of the Ameri-
can people live 25 miles from any bank.
They are in this way deprived of all
facilities for thrift. Even if banks were
convenient they are not absolutely re-
liable. Since national banks were es-
tablished $50 of them have failed and
paid creditors only rs per cent. In the
meantime 1924 banks failed and paid
only so per cent" While the remarks
of Senator Mason were not intended as
a reply to those who urge the estab-
lishment of rag money currency, they
apply with great positiveness. The peO-
pie of this country are not prepared to
encourage the issue of wildcat money.
Suppose, however, for the sake of
argument, that every wildcat note were
to have a gold dollar back of it. What
would that mean? To retire all of the
government paper would contract the
currency 5000, 1000, 900. To issue state
paper, or national bank paper, secured
by gold, to fill this deficit, would require
the securing of 100000 in gold.
Where will the advocates OF 'sound"
money get this gold? Ii these notes are
not to be redeemed in gold they are q
thousand times worse than silver, SO far
as safety is concerned. II they are to be
backed up by gold it is the duty of those
patriotic "reformers" who desire this
measure to inform the people where
they are going to get the gold.-Chicago
Dispatch.
Iron County register., 1897-09-09

customers was that the whole fiaancias
system of the country was imperiled by
the purchase and coinage OF silver. The
food which was making good blood. as
even Benjamin Harrison declared, was
suddenly found to be poisonous. In
deed, all food must be stopped and the
patient must be bled indefinitely. Abol-
ish the silver coinage entirely and give
no substitute. Until this was done the
banks would no longer perform their
usual function of facilitating business
Thus tortured, each desperate mer-
chant and manufacturer appealed to
his representative in congress to do the
bidding of the gold pirates, because un-
til that was done he could have no re-
lief. And the scheme worked. But
the panic became confiagration, which
came back upon its authors. 1t was
more than they had baTgained for. The
country has never recovered from it.
We have recited these well-known
facts because it seemed necessary for
thepurpose of reminding the peoplewhat
these enemies of mankind are capable of
doing. The application we make of this
piece of history is that the same power
is now as firmly bent on destroying the
greenbacks, coin notes and silver Ger
tif1cates as they were four years ago
on closing the mints to silver. They
will produce, if necessary, the same
distress, with the same object of tor
turing the people into surrendering to
their outrageous monetary schemes.
They thrive upon the distress of others.
If business paralysis does not worry
the country into submission they will
invoke their former instrument of tor
ture-a sharp panic.
Forewarned is forearmed. The peo-
pie understand them now. Resistance
will break their power, while submis-
sion viii only augment it, and increase
it's insolence and aggressiveness. What
is needed is q rising tide of public in
dignation against their schemes and
the methods they employ to carry them
out. Every thousand that is added to
the democratic majority in this state
this year will be an additional milestone
around the neck of this money monster,
which cannot coexist with republican
civilization.-Cinc Enquirer.
Iron County register., 1897-09-09

Il can't think" said the skipper, "my
eds all confused. Bro-Mr. Hutchins
amt come back yet
I s'pose he was late and didn't like
to disturb you," said the mate without
moving muscle, but I've no doubt 'e's
all right. Don't you worry about him. -
Its very strange where it's gone,
George" faltered the skipper, very
strange"
We'll 'Utchins is generous sort O.
chap" said the mate, ''e give the men
five pounds for nothing. so p'raps ell
give you something when e comes
back"
Go and ask the crew to come down
here" said the skipper, sinking onto a
locker and gazing at the brazen collec-
tion before him.
The mate obeyed and few minutes
afterwards returned with the men. who
swarming into the cabin listened sym-
pathetIcally as the skipper related his
loss.
Its mystery which nobody can un-
derstand, sir" said old Dan, when he
had finished, land it's no use tryin'."
"One o them things what won't never
be cleared up properly" said the cook,
comfortably.
We'll, don't like to say it, said the
skipper, but l must The ONLY man
who could have taken it was Hutchins."
''Wot, sir" said Dan, that blessed
man! Why, I'd laugh at the idea"
He couldn't do it," said the bow:
mot if he tried he couldn't. He was too
good"
He's taken that ttwenty-three poun'..
said the skipper, deliberately; s'eipbt-
cen, we'll call it, because I'm goin' to
have five of it back"
You're laboring under a great mis-
take, Sir" said Dan, ambiguously.
Are you going to give me that
money!" said the skipper, loudly.
"Beggin' your pardon. sir. no" said
the cook, speaking for the rest. as he
put his foot on the companion-ladd.,r
Brother 'Utchins gave us that money
Tor Singing them inns so well. e said
SO, and we amt 'ad no call to think as
1t warn't honestly come by. Nothing
could ever make us think that, would
il, mates?"
Nothing" said the others. with ex
emplary firmness. 1T couldn't he
done"
They followed the cook up on deck,
and leaning over the side gazed in a
yearning fashion toward the place
where they had last seen their benefac-
tor. Then with a sorrowfuI PRESENT..
ment that they would never look upon
his like again, they turned away anS
prepared for the labors of the day,
Iron County register., 1897-09-09

substitute. The sight of the whisky
appeared to madden him. and the skip
per sat spell-bound at his eloquencr,
Until at length, after apostrophising the
bottle in a sentence which left him
breathIess, he snatched it up and dashed
it to pieces on the floor.
For a moment the mate was struck
dumb with fury, then with a roar he
lraped up and rushed at the lecturer,
but the table was between them, and
before he could get over it the skipper
sprang up and seized him by the arm,
pushing his form into the state-room.
Lea CO." foamed the mate. LET
me get at him"
George" said the skipper. still striv-
ing with him, I'm ashamed of you"
Ashamed" yelled the mate strug-
Cling, what did he chuck my whisky
away for?'
Hes saint" said the skipper, re-
laxing his hold. as he heard Mr.. Hutch
ins lock himself in. He's a saint,
George. Seem is beautiful words 'ad
no effect on you, he 'ad recourse to
strong measures
''Wait until l get hold of 'im," said the
mate menacingly. Only wait. I'll saint
i'm
''Is he better, dear friend?" came
tho voice of Mr.. Hutchins from be-
yond the door, because 1 forgot the
tumbler.''
"Come out" roared the mate, "come
cut and upset it."
Mr.. Hutchins declined the invitation
but from behind the door pleaded tear.
fully with the mate to lead better life
and even rebuked the skipper for allow.
ing the bottle of sin to be produced il
the cabin. The skipper took the rebuke
humbly, and after requesting Mr.
Hutchins to sleep in the state room that
night in order to Illustrate the evident
| designs of the mate, went on deck for
final look round and then came be,
low and turned in himself
The crew of the schooner were early
astir next morning getting under way
but Mr.. Hutchins kept his bed, although
the mate slipped down to the cabin sew,
eral times and tapped at his door. When
he did come up the mate was at the
wheel and the men down below getting
breakfast.
''Sleep well?" inquired Mr.. Hutchins
softly, as he took seat on the matches
little distance from him.
iii let you know when haven't
got this Wheel" said the mate, sourly.
''Do," said Mr.. Hutchins, genially.
Eve shall see you at our meeting to-
night?" he asked, blandly.
The mate disdained to reply, but his
wrath when at Mr.. Hutchins' request
the cabin was invaded by the crew that
evening cannot be put into words.
For three nights they had what Mr.
Hutchins described as love-feasts, and
the mate as blamed bear-gardens
The crew were not particularly partia
to hymns, considered as such, but
hymns shouted out with the full force
of their lungs while sharing the skip
per's hymn book appealed to them
strongly. Besides it maddened the
Iron County register., 1897-09-09

mate, and to know that they were de-
! flying their superior and at the same
| time doing good to their own souls,
was very sweet. The boy whose voice
was just breaking got off some sur
Prising effects, and seemed to compass
about five octaves without distress.
When they were exhausted with
| singing, Mr.. Hutchins would give
them a short address. generally choos-
ing as his subject strong, violent
| tempered man given to drink and
coarse language. The speaker proved
conclusively that man who drank
would do other things in secret, and he
pictured this man going home and
beating his wife because she reproached
him for breaking open the children's
money-boX to spend the savings on
whisky. At every point he made, he
groaned, and the crew as soon as they
found they might groan too, did so
with extraordinary gusto, the boys
groans being weird beyond conception
They reached Plymouth where they
had to put out few cases of goods
| just in time to save the mates reason.
For the whole ship, owing to Mr..
ships cat sat up all one night cursing
him and blue ribbon he had tied
round her neck, and even the battered
old teapot came down to meals
| bedizened with bows of the same
proselytizing hue.
BY the time they had got to their
moorings it was too late to take the
matches off, and the crew sat gazing
longingly at the lights ashore. Their
delight when the visitor obtained per-
mission for them to go ashore with
him for little stroll was unbounded,
and they set off like schociboys.
They couldn't be with a better
man." said the skipper. as the party
moved off; when I think of the good
that mans done in under four days it
makes me ashamed of myself"
You'd better ship i'm as mate" said
George. "There'd be n pair of you
then
There's greater work for i'm to do"
said the skipper, solemnly.
He saw the mates face in the wan
ing light and moved off with sigh.
The mate for his part leaned against
| the side smoking. and as the skipper
declined to talk on any subject but Mr..
Hutchins relapsed into a moody 81
lence until the return of the crew some
two hours later.
''Mr. Hutchins is coming on after,
sir,' said the boy. "He told us to say
he was paying n visit to friend"
Whats the name of the pub. ?" asked
the mate, quietly.
! If you can't speak without showing
Iron County register., 1897-09-09
pRospgRIrY Ano ITS CAUSES.
The RoBber Tariff Ii Not one Among
Thena.


There are evidences of renewed pros
oerity. No one will deny that. No one
has the least inclination to deny it.
Everyone has reason to rejoice over the
indications of better times and to sing
with feryor ''hard times come again no
more" The bank clearings show great
gains over last year at this time. The
commercial agencies agree in reporting
greater activity in both trade and man
ufacturing, and there seems to be no
reason to doubt that the number OF
the involuntarily idle has been largely
reduced.
For al this and for the promise of still
better things to come every right-mind-
ed man is glad. AT the same time every
such man is sorry to see all the organs
and attorneys of monopoly ascribing
all the praise to a tariff bill. This is
as bad as it was for the Jews of old
to give praise to idols for the bless
ings they enjoyed. The Jews knew bet
ter. The American people ought to
know better than to make thank Of
ferings to the tariff fetch.
The fact that Europe is 1,625, ,o00. 900
bushels short of food crops while we
have good crop of small grains and
the prospect of a good crop of corn and
an unprecedented crop of cotton ex-
plains it all. The food shortage makes
high prices for our food products and a
like cause bids fair to give us more than
average prices for cotton. Hence high
prices for the farmers, greater demand
for manufactures and bustling activ-
ity in trade.
To ascribe it all to the tariff robbery
is most abominable idolatry. Pros
perity is returning. for the time being
at least, not because of. but in spite of,
that robbery. The processes of nature
have been favorable to thi5 country, and
tor that reason the masses of the Peo-
pie can stand the robbery better than
they otherwise could. Because nature
has favored them, they can see the stock
of the sugar monopoly put up from 10s
to $50 by republican legislation and not
make any complaint.
The attention of those who give all
the glory to the monopoly tariff is in
vited to two facts. One is that the
receipts into the national treasury have
been $25, 400. 900 less than the eSpendi-
lures since the passage or the Ding.ey
bill. or at the rate of $152. .400, 900 a
year. Not long ago they were telling
us that times were hard because the
expenditures of the government eS-
ceeGed the receipts. Now they are vo-
ciferously claiming that the country
is on a high wave of prosperity, though
the excess of expenditures is greater
than ever.
The other fact is that the commercial
agencies attribute the strong market
for southern iron to the active export
movement. Our worshipers of the pro-
lection fetch will hardly venture to
attribute the active export of Ameri-
cen iron to their high duty on foreign
iron. These and many other facts
prove that they are economic quacks
and humbugs and that their legislation
does not cause prosperity any more
than it causes the tides or the sun
spots.-Chicago Chronicle.
Iron County register., 1897-09-09
HORSE AND MAN.

ne precious brood mare, worn and old.
stood still beneath the trees:
An gray and lame and sad was She
Her head between her knees.
see the harness flung away,
L hear the motors roll,
Another age dawns clear as day
On my pathetic soul.
Our race has nearly run its course,
Ana soon our beds wen make
Beside the Megasaurian tribe
The great PIiocene snake
The mammoth and the mighty elk
And men will pay their fees
To see our bones in museums
Great curiosities!
To circuses the little boys
In wonder and in glee
VIII flock to see the only colt
Born in captivity
They'll pluck his pretty little tail.
They'll gaze into his face:
The tender-hearted will bewaiI
The last of all his race.
They'll stare into his tirnid eyes
And wonder at his feet;
Twill NIL their bosoms with surprise
To see the creature eat.
And shocked with sudden. startling fears,
They'll fee in mad amaze
Whene'er he cocks his pretty ears
And for his mother neighs
Were passing to oblivion far,
Wen meekly meet our fate
When men no more our comrades are,
Men shall degenerate
''For they were brave when we were
strong.
Were fast when we were fleet
Whether in cutting swaths in war
Or bravely cutting wheat!
They'll recognize this truth in course
OF time as days grow dark;
When man evolved the modern horse
He touched high-water mark"
Toronto Globe
Iron County register., 1897-09-09
MA Fearful Mtafnken

That international monetary commits.
sion, says the Milwaukee News, is doing
good work. THE amount accomplished
seems too great for the belief of the
ultra goldbugs, but it must not be for
gotten that these have been feeding
themselves on fiction of their own fab
rication on the money question. Out
side of the money lending classes there
is probably nobody in Europe who
knows anything about the money ques-
ton who does not realize that the adop-
ton of the single gold standard was
fearful mistake that cannot be RENE
died too soon.f-Rocheste Times.
Iron County register., 1897-09-09

The price of silver Is determined in
London by a syndicate, and thsy caE
make it high or low, as they desire
The laws OF trade have little or moth
ing to do with it. This explains the
present situation.-PhiladeIphia Item.
Iron County register., 1897-09-09
Deception and RepuBIIcanIum.

This is about the time when the man
who voted for Mckinley is waking up
and asking himself what in the name
of consistency a tyust tariff has got to
do with an honest dollar. Also he
wonders how he was ever persuaded to
support a party that gets its man
elected on one issue. and then switches
TO another and opposite plan of action.
The currency question was a mighty
factor in the last campaign, but II has
had nothing to do with the republican
party since the election. The monop-
oily tariff. which has been foisted upon
the people. was only made possible by
long and clever series of deceptions.
But then. deception is the very essence
of blicanism.-Tammany Times.
Common everyday household mo-
lasses has doubled in price since the
passage of the Dingley robber tariff.
Let her go. Gallagher! The people voted
Mckinley in and now they will have TO
pay for it.-Illinois State Register.