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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-01-21
PROJECTION EXPLODED.
a Tariff That Prohibits Importatiol
YlAlda NO RaEenua.


Yields no Revenue.
Secretary Carlisle effectually explodes
the notion that protective taxes, under
the theories now prevailing, can be
used to supply the deficit in the rev
enue. He says that while the revenue
from customs and from internal taxes
yielded surplus, the fact that protec-
ton was destructive to revenue was
overlooked by the masses. Conditions,
however, have changed, and if the usual
proportion of taxes hereafter is to be
derived from customs, the protective
theory must be abandoned.
The protection theory, as practically
advocated in this country, would neces-
sarily reduce our revenue to minimum.
The details of the theory have often
answer our present purpose. 1t is as
follows:
Articles not produced in this coun-
try, or produced in quantities entirely
insufficient to supply the demand,
should be put on the free list.
Articles produced in this country in
sufficient quantity should be subjected
to duty sufficient to protect the native
producer.
Under the first head raw sugar was
Put on the free list because it yielded
too much revenue and too little protec-
ton. Before the Mckinley bill was
passed it yielded about $55,000,000 in
revenue per year. The free-listing of
this article alone was sufficient to pro-
duce the deficit in the revenue resulting
from the Mckinley bill.
The protection demanded by the pro-
tected interests is such as will check
mportations-that is, which will either
stop their importation entirely or re
duce them to nominal figure. When
this happens the revenue from customs
ceases entirely or is reduced also to a
nominal figure. The programme has
never been fully carried out, but the
Mckinley act came nearest to it. In
the fiscal year 1890 the revenue from
customs was about $3.50, ZOO, 900. In the
next fiscal year the revenues were
largely swollen by importations made
before the bill went into effect, but still
the customs revenue dropped below
$22O,OO0,0 900. In 1892 it was down to
SIT, 900, 900. In 1893 it was up to $685.
600, 900, but in the fiscal year 1894 it was
down to $131,OOo,0OO. Two months
after the close of that fiscal year the law
was repealed and the customs revenue
mas been increasing and the deficit de-
creasing in every fiscal year since that
time, until the present, which has still
more than six months to run.
It should also be noted that the re-
ceipts of the fiscal year 1896 were sever
a, millions in excess of the expenditures
Of the year 1890. If expenditures had
not been increased there would have
been no deficit in the last fiscal year.
Nothing can be clearer than that
tariff which prohibits importations will
yield no revenue. The nearer it APP
proaches this condition the less rev.
enue will it yield. Protection and rev.
enue are antipodal. Complete protec-
ton, where the tariff is confined TO pro-
tected articles, means no revenue. while |
:. tariff for revenue only involves no pro- |
rection if laid on noncompetitive ar
Courier-Journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-01-21
ON MARRYING A POOR MAN.
Words of Encouragement for the Girl
Who Does 1t.

Who Does 1t.
81 have been young, and row am old, ''
said one of the charming middle-aged
women of the period, whose looks belle
the baptismal register and who rather
enjoy arrogating to themselves the
wisdom and experience of age. "And
have reached that period of life," she
continued, when 1 can look back and
see results and note how seldom those
who are born with silver spoons in their
mouths, as the saying is, have the sill
yer fork when they are grown up.
When ] look back and remember who
were the jeunesse doree of my youth
the men whose lives and positions above
all others seemed particularly enviable
and desirable and then look about me
and see how few of those who were
called men of pleasure in those days
have attained an honorable and useful
middle age, l feel that l can preach
sermon to my boys and their friends
with object lessons that ought to
make it very impressive. Some are
poor, having spent health and sub
stance, like the prodigal, in riotous liy-
ing. Even those who have apparently
not suffered in purse or health are
set of discontinued. blase, weary world
lings, who go over the sumo treadmill
OF fashionable existence year by year
without pleasure or profit.
Another thing L have noticed from
my vantage ground of a lifelong ex-
perience is that, if only as a purely
worldly maxim, honesty certainly is
the best policy. Many a brilliant man
l have seen who has destroyed his
prospects by the crooked ways in
which he sought TO better himself
financially, politically, and even social
~, whereas, if he had walked honor
ably before all men, he would have
gained the worlds good opinion and in
many instances the very things he
coveted. And finally there are the
young married couples of my youth. In
Tine cases out of ten those OF my friends
who married poor young men and who
gave up the luxuries of their homes to
prove veritable helpmeets to the men
OF their choice, are now almost with
out exception prosperous, and in many
cases wealthy, while those men and
girls who married for money are, as a
rule, greatly in want of il. BE good
and you will be happy is the old max
i'm, and certainly it seems true from a
materialistic, as well as from reli-
gious point of view."-N. Y. Home
Journal
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-01-21
ST. PAUL'S ROCKS.
4 Submarine Mountain in the Middle Of
the Atlantic.

4 Submarine Mountain in the Middle of
the Atlantic.
Almost at the very center of the At
iantic ocean-only a trif1e north of the
equator and about halfway between
South America and Africa-is srbma-
rine mountain, so high that, in spite of
the immense depth of the sea, it tb rusts
its peak 20 feet above the waves. This
peak, startling from its position,
forms a labyrinth of islets, the whole
not over half mile in circumference,
known as the ST. Pauls rocks. So steep
is the mountain of which this lonely
resting place of sea birds is the summit,
that one mile from these rocks 500
fathom line with which soundings were
attempted by Ross on his voyage to
the Antarctic failed to touch bottom.
Were the bed of the sea to be sudden.
" elevated to n level with dry land,
St. Paul's rocks would be the cloud
capped peak of a mountain rising in
sheer ascent in the midst of a broad
plain. They are supposed to have been
formed by the same disturbance of na-
ture which separated the Cape Verde
islands from Africa.
TrPacherouS currents make nayiga.
rion in the vicinity of these rocks dan
cerous Brazilian naval officer, who
passed them on an English steamer,
tells me that the evening before they
expected TO sight them he was told by
the captain that at five o'clock in the
morning they would appear about five
miles west. At that hour the officer
went on deck and looked to the west
ward-nothing but an expanse of heav-
ing aea. He CHANGED to turn, and there,
five miles to the eastward were = the
rocks The current had, IN less than 12
hours, carried full-powered steamer
ten miles out of her course.-Gustav
Kobbe. in ST. Nicholas.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-01-21

Those who insist that customs
duties should alone serve to raise funds
for the treasury seem to ignore the cost
and delay of this form of revenue.
Secretary Carlisle says that it costs
4.2s cents to collect each dollar of Gus
toms revenue, or, at least, it cost that
last year. The year previous it cost
4.23. Internal revenue collections are
much simpler, and money from that
source is far Exqse promptly realized.
But the average high proaeStsonist will
have nothing of this. Nothing but Gus
toms duties win do. Not a dollar must
reach the treasury that does not lean ON
the protective principle" Boston
Globe
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-01-21
Awkward Mistake.

81 don't like to ride my bicycle now"
said the fair young girl, because of the
wind
The young man slightly blushed.
"Co-ouldn't you use strips of lead or
something's" he stammered.
Strips of lead for what"''
The young man blushed again. The
room seemed painfully hot.
why, in the hem of your sl1-skirts,' -
he suffered"
MY sllirts?" echoed the tall beauty
I'm not talking about my skirts. It's
my friZzes that the wind blows out"
And the youth went forth into the
cool night and butted his head against
the first lamp post.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-01-21
Another Question.

"Pop" said Willie, why is it called
a gymnasium"
why? Why, because that's its
name-ah-"
ayes, know that" said Willie, "but
why didn't they call it Tomnasium or
a Bobnasium, eh?" - HarpeTs Round
Table
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-01-21

Real Estate Agent tout west)-This
is the house told you about.
Eastern Man (anxious to grow up
with the country)-Rather a pretty
place. Contains all the modern improve
ments. doesn't it?
Agert-Yes, Stree. Which will you
look at first. the cyclone cave or the
earthquake cellar2-N. Y. Weekly.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-01-21
To Divide Her Attention.

Il want one of those mangdoleens,"
said Farmer CornhilI to the dealer in
musical instruments, 1.-The kind you
play with piece of turtle she'll"
''Yes, sir; for yourself?" asked the
clerk.
NO; fer my wife. want to get her
something sides me TO pick on."-Cin-
cinnati Tribune
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-01-21
The Proper Dose.

Mother-in-Law-The doctor said /
was all run down and need strychnine
as a tonic. Now, 1 don't want to take
too mucn. How big a dose do you rec
ommend?
Son-in-Law (hopefully)-I wouldn't
take more than a gallon to begin with.
N. Y. Tribune.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-01-21

Manager-Where is the living skele~
ton, Joe? It's his turn to so on.
ral-Utility Boy-Hc's went an
Slipped while he was washing his hands
and went down the waste pipe.--N. Y.
Tribune.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-01-21

The Saxons appeared in the Fourth
century, as a warlike German trifpe.
Their name was derived, il is supposed.
from the seax. a heavy battle-ax, which
was their favorite weapon.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-01-21

Daughter-Did you give Charley
anv encouragement?
Faher-Well, suppose it amounts ia
that. He called it loan, however,
Detroit Tribune.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-01-21
Republican leaders are eoualIr ',

Republican leaders are equalIyvo-
ciferous in favor Of civil service re-
form when the democrats are Ia con-
troll OF the national government and de- A.,
clare Tor u IN most pointed terms, Is NJ d
when they get into power the le. y. r n
are usually forgetful of their
ises, and seek by every possibl
to evade the laws they SO hear.
mended to the nation. - Phi
Times.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-01-21
A HARD MAN.
BY j. a. FLYNN.

"'Wife and ten children!' More fool
heI Given them five pounds yourself?'
More fool you! Just trife?' Well,
If do, it's just to get rid of you, and
on condition that you don't tell any
one, mind that! You benevolent busy
bodies will ruin me with the stories you
set about.
What's the matter' A good deals
the matter. I'm being Iibeled all over
the city. Only this morning heard that
COMPOUNDED ass, Green, speaking of me
as the best-hearted fellow alive, talk
ing to that precious tenant of mine at
z, Lime VillaS-wretched little house
that barely pays for the repairs. Now
he'll think he can get another quarter
behind with the rent; but I'll show him,
I'll show him. 'Best-hearted,' indeed
the silly idiot. Why, should be ru-
ined if those fellows in the city thought
there was any sentimental nonsense
about me. A hard heart and good di-
gestion-that's my motto. Don't grin
like monkey! Upon my word, Smith.
you're old enough to have more sense.
Perhaps I haven't the best of diges-
tons, but I have no nonsense about
heart, whatever you may think.
Brown, my shipping clerk?' There
you are again, the same old story! Now
Ill just tell you the rights of the case,
and then you'll see how these lies get
about. Brown is an excellent clerk and
worth his money-that's my business.
in private life he's fool; has a siclkly
wife and several youngsters-that's his
business. He borrows money from
-, L.
that's his business, too. But when his
dirty Jew money-lender comes kicking
up row at my warehouse-that's my
business, and soon gave him in charge
and showed him up before the magis-
trate. Well, he didn't get much SYM
pathy from the court, which refused to
make any order for payment and bound
him over to keep the peace. So he Of
fered Brown reasonable terms; but
Brown couldn't pay and worried about
it. This didn't concern me; but made
him listless in his work, which did.
'Of course 1 can't be always chang
ing clerks; so 1 put it to Brown in d
commercial way. And he saw it, sir;
saw it directly! This is how 1 worked
it out; look here:
DR..
Present to Brown to pay on jew. G2O0
Ten years interest on balance not re-
covered. ay........................-. 50
Profit on transaction. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $50
500
Or
Browns next rise suspended (say $50
for 10 years. EGO
Increase in Browns efficiency (say go
for 10 years.. .......................... 200
&40O
"'Gave him a rise, all the same?' |
Oh-er-well, 1 found he'd improved |
more than l expected, don't you see?
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-01-21

Every doctor who uses tobacco
says that IL Is not iniuricus.-AtchisNa
Globe.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-25

JOHN J. INGALLS,, la'e United States
senator from Kansas, and now sporting
reporter for the New York Jourual, is
not only picturesque figure. but a
p cturesque writer as well. Here are
Il few extracts from his description of
the opening scenes of the late cham
piOnship contest:
The weather was of incomparab BILE
loveliness, the Sierras were marble,
the sky turquoise and the wind was
tempered to the lambs that were shorn
later in the day.
The convention was called to order
by the national chairman. who an
uOunced the names of the referee,
timekeepers and other officials and
presented them to the audience, which
received them with applause.
"Corbett's countenance was dark and
drawn, lined deeply with the burrows
of care aud concern. He posed OBJ
viously and smile complacently.
''Fitzsimmons had visage with a
freak, silly, open-mouthed grin and
uncouth, awkward, stumbling gait like
the clOWu.'
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-25
Philosophy of the Constitution.

Prof. Frank H. BigelOw, OF the
Uuited States weather bureau, read a
paper before the Society for Philoso-
pnlcal Enquiry "a: yesterdays session
on he "Pnilosopby of the American
Constitution, says the Washington
Post. The constitution, he said, was
framed under such conditions as to
make the separation between church
ana state complete, but yet it Implied
the metapOl teal theory of right con-
duct IN the individual as the prerequi-
site for the safety of the state. When
selfshness takes the place OF self-sacr1-
flee, and men are mere politicians rath-
er than pious, then degeneracy sets in.
An excess of ind viIualism produces
corrupt legislation. and the conditions
thus engendered foster socialistc and
cOmmunistic views, which are the foes
of q true republican government.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-25

THE president views, with regard to
the m after of revenue are lucid and
business-like. The government he de-
clares, must not be permitted to run
behind or Increase its Indebtedness in
time of peace. There must be no bor-
rowing 10 order to create fictitious
surplus The treasury must be provid-
ed with a revenue equal to its needs,
and it can be supplied by means of a
tariff revision which shall further ex-
tend the protective system in favor of
American industry. Y. Mail and
E'ypreSs
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-25
"AGIN" THE RAILROAD.


\ new railroad had been projected
across Apache county ana Colonel San
ders was sent over to Dry Fails to talk
the matter over at pubic NEE log
and ct the county to vote big sub
scription. says the New York Journal.
He told his audience what bene6ts
would be derived from railroad COM
muuicatiOn with the outer world, and
after an enthusiastic address, lasting
half an hour. he said he would like to
hear from the audience. ThereupOn
Bill Shorter arose and asked:
.'Kurnel Sanders, would that ere
railroad of yours cheaper the price Of
whisky in this town.
1T would, replied the Colonel, ~ es
sir, [ can promise you toat it would
cheaper the price of whisky by oae-
half
Then put me down as bein' agin it, -
continued Bill as he reached around to
feel if his gun were there. I'm keep
in a saloon, l am, and if 30 cent drinks
ar go'n' down to Is, then | don't want
no railroad.''
if the boys would have the privilege
of shooting at the engineers, the same
as they did az the stage divers The
Colonel wanted to dodge the question
but had to answer that the shoGti g
privileges would probably be somewhat
curtailed.
"Tnen I'm agin yer rlilroad;' ex-
claimed Tom. And what I'm agin,
generally dies in ten days"
Then Joe Taylor arose to suppose a
case. Suppose he was walking on
the railroad track and a train came
along. Would be be expected to give
the train the right of way? The colonel
hummed aud hawed and said hat rail
road trains always bad the GIT OF way
in e. cry country, but Joe waved his
arms about and shouted:
''Then I'm also agin yer railroad,
and we've had CAB huff. The only
burned thing that [ ever turned out fer
was an avalanche that slid a hull noun
tain seven miles down into the valley
and I've always been dawg-gone sorry
| did thatr'
The colonel tried to go on, but the
meeting broke up and the railroad was
never built.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-25
Texas and Pacific Excursion List.

K. OF P. UNIFORM RANK-Hot
Springs Ark, May 18th. Tickets on
sale May 18th and 10Th; final limit for
return May 10Th. One fare for the
round trip 500 OO.
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION Y. M.
G. A. Mobile, Ala, April 21st to 18th,
rate of one fare for the round trip
S33.65 to duly accredited delegates,
certified by local secretaries. Tickets
on sale April 18th and 10Th final limit
for return April 30th.
In addition to the above there will
be reduced rates via Gel Paso route''
Texas and Pacific to meetings to be
held in Buffalo, N. Y, G. A. r. Ma
tiOnal Encampment In August, Annual
convention National Educational as
ISOLATION, Milwaukee, July 9th to 9th.
Southern Baptist convention, Whining
ton s. G. May 9TH to 18th. United
Confederate Veteran reunion, Nash
vile, Tenn, May 9Th to 7tb. For
further Information call on or address.
E. S. STEPHENS, B. F. DARBYSHIRE,
Depot agent, Gen1 agent.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-25
Southern Pacific Excursions.

For the meeting of the Texas State
Medical association at Paris, Texas,
April - to 3Oth this year, the South
ern Pacific will sell tickets on the Ger.
tificate plan which gives rate of 1t
fare for the round trip provided not
less than 30 representatives from all
parts of Texas are in attendance
Date of sale April 18th. Final limi,
for return May End.
Our new line via San Antonio and
Flatonia is the only one running
through sleepers San Antonio to Pa
ris and Passengers via this line reach
San AntoLi 10 11:30 a. M, and take
through sleeper from that point at 7:4O
p. M, reaching Paris following morn
ing.
HARRY TURNER, T. E. HUNT,
Ticket Agent. COml. Agent.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-25

The Missouri supreme court has de-
clared that the law against opium
smoking and opium joints is unconsti
tutionat because it lnterferes with the
right of men to smoke whatever they
choose. Some men, who have a bare
right to live, have become very particu-
lar about their rights. They claim the
right to make themselves ind gent or
insane, and a public expense to the
taxpayers. AS American citizens, they
claim the right to become nuisances at
the expense of those who want more
comforts and less rights.-N. o. Plea
yune.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-25
A Great Book Free.

Over ESQ., copies of Dr.. Pierce's
Common Sense Medical Adviser have
been sold at the regular price, Sl.5O.
The profits on this immense sale have
been used in printing a new edition OF
100000 copies, bound in strong paper
covers, which is to be given away alb
solutely free. A copy will be sent to
any address on receipt of q one-cent
stamps to cover cost OF mailing only.
Address Worlds Dispensary Medical
Association, 663 Main street, Buffalo,
N. Y.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-25

THE press will have to exercise a
little more caution in dealing with
fellow members, since such muscular
men as John L. Sullivan has gone into
the profession. On reaching Ogden
Utah. on his return from Carson, John
L. gave out word that he was going
down to Salt Lake City to clean out tn (;
office of the Herald, because that pa
per had said he was drunk while pass
ing through to Carson, but before he
reached the city the Herald office had
been transformed into an arsenal and
John L. was easily persuaded to pass
on peacefully.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-25

The most volumiuous Indictment
ever returned in Tn ted States dis
trict court in Kentucky was ente red
last week by the federal grand jury
against j M. McKni hit, late pres dent
of the defunct German Nat onal bank.
1t EN- br aced 24O pages of closely type
written matter and contained 81 separ-
ate and distinct counts, in which there
were specified violations of the nation
al banking laws, including embeZzle-
ment, false entry and false report to
the comptroller.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-25

The state of Colorado is in fair way
to wipe out one of the most barbarOus
relics of barbarism-thato of legal execu-
tions. Criminals should be punished
for crime, and the greatest punishment
that can be inf cte1 on a freeman is to
deprive him of his freedom and that
deprivation affords ample protection to
society. Death, if a punishment at all,
is punishment inflicted upOn all
good and bad alike.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-25
The Discovery Saved His Discovery

Mr.. G. Caillouette, druggist Beav-
ersville, ILL.,, says: DIR. Kings New
Discovery L owe my life. Was taken
with la grippe and tried all the ply
81 ians for miles about, but of no avail,
and was given up and told l could not
live. Having DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry in ny store l sent for u bottle and
began its use, and from the first dose
began TO get better, and after using
three bottles was up and about again.
1t is worth its weight in geld. We
wont keep store or house without it. -
Gel a free trial at w. A. Irwin & Co.'S.
wholesale and retail drug store, E
PaSO.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-25

1t is, or should be, the highest aim
of every merchant to please his custom
ers; and that the wide awake drug
finn of Meyers & Eshleman, Sterling,
Ill, is doing so, if proven by the fol-
lowing, from MIR. Eshleman: ''In my
sixteen years experience in the drug
business [ have never seen or sold or
tried medicine that gave as good
satisfaction as Chamberlain Collie,
On )lera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Sold
by all druggists.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-25

fled the Canadian government that Mr..
Andree will start from Stockholm
about the end of June for Spitzbergep,
to attempt his balloon voyage to the
north pole, and it requests that in
structions be given to Canadian OFF,
ials at different points in the northwest
territories and Hudson bay region to
report the balloon if 1T is sighted.