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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-06-17
FIRST SUNDAY SCHOOL
John WexIey+s in Georgia Antedatea
Robert RaIke~s 80 Years

John we.Iey+s in Georgia Antedater
Robert RzIke~- 80 Years
In recounfing the ministTat5ons q
John Wesley IN Georgia, where the IA
mons preacher sowe1 the first seeds OF
AIerDodiz-n In America, Rev w j. Scott
d D claims that Wesley established
the first Sunday school in the world
II Savannah In connection with his
ether labor& which were indeed pTo>1l-
sious. Wesley soon after his arrival IN
Georgia. in 1735. began 70 provide for
The SUNDAY school instruction OF the
children OF the parish HIS tseFo51on &c
children at times almost amounted &c
5,farna-io7- Children were likewise
equally attached 20 him. as shown II
5Aeir intercourse with him Both on
week 6axs and Sabis11hs he gave nc
little attention 10 educational work
As a preliminary labor On the sabbath
before the evening service he required
them 10 convene in the church al which
sine he cafechised them thoroughly
ard furnished them with additions
teachings from the Bible Itself
In the present Wesleyan Memorial
church. N Savannah Ga there Is .
sunday school room into which hun
,5re8s OF children crowd fer Sunday IN
ser5c4ion- The original school vas less
in number. but il was unoEeS1ionasa3y
the first Sunday school IN Fhe word
When taught by Wesley i numbered be
tween GO and 3 scholars but from al
.r~ouz4s there were few. II any, Ia
Alan F.oxs in his earlier classes i
verv high authority, Sz- Charles Reed,
N Il d. 81 England Is clearly OF
the opinion that this SUNDAY school
rs the first founded in the world. and
that II anfedates b. half century
.be secular instruction Of Robert
Pzfkes az Gloucester. England As vel
- The Eirst school IN America upon
Baskes, plan which Was established II
she city Of New YoTk--Ladies' Ro-s1f
vmR
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-06-17
PRESS COMMENTS

WHISTLER the sugar schedule Is
locked Al through a Polariscope OF 4
telescope, the people can't see where
their Interests are conkalted.-hausas
City Times
The sugar trust scandal has COM
Dany in Washington this time All the
T,e1 trusts that fourished SO much In the
period OF NcKinleyism are On deck
Utica Observer
The united silver sentiment OF
this nation VIII prove irresistible II
must be united The cause Of humanity
demands II Self preservation requires
IL Let sin = be The watchword. lay ali
minor matters aside, organize for the
struggle OF 1883. and make sure OF VIC
1cry in 19o0.-Chicago Dispatch
I'VE have got 10 be patient says
Nj. Mckinley This Is very different
talk from that he gave rs before the
election Does Mr. Mckinley now know
cnv better what he Is talking about
-han he did when tie great promises
OF immediate relief were made last
vear2-St- Louis Post-Dispateh-
-Pres56ent Mckinley, Secretary
Gage and the republican leaders ii
Washington are urging legislation TO
provide revenue for the government
by increasing taxation Is there no one
10 speak Tor the already oFer1axed PEG
ME and appeal for reduction Of ex-
lenses Illinois State Register
In defending the senate amend
neut OF the sugar schedule in the Ding
lev bill Senz ter Aldrich asserted that
a differen1zaA afforded 10 the sugar r.
fners was about one-eighth OF one
cent per pound II that Is the case,
WHY should rot the bill declare n 50
many words and let the people know
:, hat the tariff ueans2-N- Y World
The tariff fight Is on in the sen
ate. and tronblous times are ahead.
The powezs 70 DC protected are SQUAD
bling among themselves for the rich
rake-oEF Of excessive import taxation.
ard the republican leaders find il hard
20 control their clients when II comes
% . question Of fair division OF The
SPOTS Meanwhile the country suffers
hard TINES grow harder. and the falIacy
% Mckinley prosperity becomes more
ard more apparent TO the delsl6ed Eho
Pat the present administration into
usozx e--Ta mn1any Times
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-06-17
prTH AND POINT.

-NlSzres--I told you haf Al hour
$50 10 turn on the gas IN the parlOk.
Bridget BridgCt--Sure, an 1 cid,
mum: don't yez smell -IIt-Bifs-
When you hear man talking about
= Zip that he has received II : not
always easy 10 determine whether
he is a writer or only b5eyclist--
Boston Transcript
"A nan l. never safe "a hat the
matter uowg' u answered al adve--
tisement Offering light home work,
and ran upon nv wife hunting man 10
beat carpe1--Chicago Record
Putting II Delica1ely----I hope you
appreciate the fact sir. that N marry
ing NJ daughter you marry a large
hearted generous girl i DO. sr
with emorion)- and hope she LnheE1ts
those qualities from her father -Har-
len Life
a rural editor expressed his thanks
Tor basket Of apples Thus: we have
received z basket Of apples from our
friend Gus Bradley for which he VIII
please accept ON compliments, some
OF which are nearly SIX inches IN diam
e1er--TII-Bits-
Stern Par1y-~WeIl. sir. ! don't
know as I an particularly desirous OF
becoming your fathe--in-law, Young
mani Cholly Seeke - ET-eh-I
n-ee-never thought OF that You
vz-z4o-zvouId b-be ny tztbe--in-laT,
wouldn't you? g-guess vel l-let the
-r-n-maTter drop; g-good d-day-
Truth.
The Customary Boast---'T here Is Z
great deal OF aninosi1y in the haTem
lust now" said one Of the gossips in
The Turkish court Are the sultan's
wives ouarreling2- inquired another
Yes Every one OF them claims lno1-
vldual credit for having made her hTs-
band the successful nan he Is today
Washington Star.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-06-17
1T ISN'T FAIR.


A Protest Against Further Degrade
tion of silver aa Commodity.
The New York Evening Post. taking
the part of a wolf in Sleeps clothing.
cunningly advocates the placing Of
duty on imports of silver. II SAYS that
the white metal, as much as cabbage,
potatoes or garlic, Is entitled 10 protec-
ton
Every true friend of silver viii protest
against its further degradation as q
commodity Silver is not involved in
she question Of the tariff 1t belongs TO
stand or fan on that issue
The iTladequacy of all currency max
shifts that hold silver TO be merely
commodity was long ago fully deter
mined. The Sherman law, for instance,
for which the enemies Of silver were
cunning7y responsible. failed of its le-
Ultimate purpose simply because it
placed silver upon 3 commodity basis.
Then. because IL did fail. the goldbngs
laid all the blame upon the white metal
II was no fairer than 20 tie q mans
hands behind his back shaekle his feet.
blindfold his eyes. and then ten him 10
defend himself
The only way to test fairly the quail
titles of silver is to place il on a free coin
age basis No halfway measure viii
DO. So long as it is held 10 be merely
u commodity the country cannot be Civ
en- relief from the financial cribs that
now beset IL It is fhe only competent
aid that can be furnished. We have had
good times without Mckinley law and
the present season Of depression has ex-
tended over so long period as TO show
eoncausiEely the faliaey OF looking TO .
Dingler bin for help. The tariff Is .
wrong diagnosis IT is time TO change
doctors If the patient Is ever to get well
The fr7te saying that il j. not fair to
kick man when he is down should be
contemplated By the ETening Post when
II endeaxcrS 10 hit the Dingiey bin over
the PROSTATE form Of SilFer---l.os An
geles Herald
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-06-17

hTHEY call us scientific men cruel
said Dr.. Klugmana- as we sat
ont on the after deck of the steamer.
watching the sun sink over the distant
mountains Of Spain and I'm afraid
its only too true For my OWE part,
must plead guilty 10 several deeds
which were really very cruel, and one,
at least. which might fairly be called
downright barbarous-
Indeed rejoined I, looking at the
worthy professors broad Jolly face, the
very picture Of kindness and good hu-
nor Well If anyone but yourself
had told me that. Herr Professor. /
should not have believed word Of II -
1T is true. however" laughed good
Nine Klugmann- whose plump smil-
ing risage looked Just ike reflection
Of her husbands @znd now that you
have confessed Friedrich. you are
bound TO 90 Penanoe by telling the
whole story yourself"
$50 be II" answered the doctor with
a ioEial grin you must know. then
that about ten years ago before had
Gretchen here to look after me. was
very fond of running from one out-of-
the-way country TO another and study
ing all manner of strange places and
strange people So 1 thought il a great
piece of luck when I got an appoint
uent as medical officer Of the German
legation at Teheran. for I had never
been IN Persia yet and I thought this
q fine chance of seeing what II was
ike.
But when did see what II was like
I can't say / was very much pleased
with II. after all The journey through
western Persia from TabTiz was simply
an endless succession Of the most IN
comfortable rides imaginable, upon ex-
tremely bad horses, over some Of the
worst roads IN the world. and. In ad-
dition TO this we had the certainty Of
getting wet and hungry regularly every
day. supplemented by a very strong
probability of being robbed and muir
dered at any moment
and even when got 70 Teheran al
last I did not find IL much of an iuH-
provement- For the first week what
with the heat and the dirt and the bad
smells, and the constant worTy of
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-06-17

The mercZess advance CT Mckinley
prosperity goes steadily on Banks
close. workingmen are thrown oct Of
employment. aad times grow harder
ard harder The people ulisled last fail
bx sgsec5oas promises are realizing dag
by DAY the result Of the false move
men5 that pat the present aau5nisEra-
ton IN power 4 great resTslsion sets
IN. and the end IS no4 far 10 seek Every
succeeding opportunity fo- expression
OF publ5c opinion al the polls win pro
Ence overwhelming democratic gains.
The people, tired OF empty promises.
viii turn frrozu the party that IS friendly
only 70 Wan street. 10 the party that
is friendly exer 20 the people because
il Is OF. from. and always with 1hen-
The only hope for the future Of the
plain people. whether IN national. state.
or municipal zEFazrs. Is IN the return 10
supremacy II the party Of the people.
the dsnoCxzcy Of the United States
Tsuuzuy THEA
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-06-17
nhE mills CLOSED.
A Republican Boast That Failed OF
Execution.

A RSpublicau Boast That EAAAed Oh
Execution.
re note with mixture of surprise
and regret that the cotton mau1actur-
ers of New England are making prepa-
ra4ions on very large scale Tor very
cold summer so far as trade Is con-
cerned. They are making arrangements
for an extensive shutdown during June
and July, and il Is thought that all the
larger mills viii come TO an agreement
We note also with = mixture OF sur
prise and regret that the large dividends
which some OF the New England mills,
especially those of Fail River, have
been paving. were taken from the sur
plus earnings of the year previous 10
1898.
Rejecting over these things, we ask
ourselves and our readers if Mr.. Nc
E5n1ev was dreaming when he stood on
his ample door-mat and announced TO
the mul1Itu8es that. If elected. he would
aoDen the mills 10 labor rather than
orsen the rzain4s TO silver. Evidently he
Vas not uaisouoted. for the newspapers
devoted to his party and 10 the gold
standard took up his remark and used II
as a campaign slogan" Ii became .
mart of the republican pledge We viii
open the mills TO Iabor." was the cry
Bzz4 now what do we see? In the third
month IF the great znill-opealng admin
fEzra4ion. and while nniIl-opening tar
III bill is pending. the cotton mills of
New England are preparing 10 close for
fzxo months, if not for q longer period
What does that mean? It was as the
original advance agent Of prosperity,
and the great nlIl-opener, that Mr. Nc
EInIex was elected Three months az
ter he has begun his presidential career,
we ind that prosperity refuses to ma
4ersaIize. and that the mills are actually
closing 10 labor.
What a commentary on republican
rule. and on the efficiency Of the repub-
1iesn pledges. The mil ovnerS know
that the tariff measure viii shortly be-
come law, and yet they are preparing
70 puf MP their shutters and turn their
operatives out on the commons 10 Craze
Ike so many cartle-demonstrafing 70
the whole country their belief that the
new tariff bill. which they were SO znx-
sous 10 see put in operation, Is huge
/ fraud CT the public
Thus, instead Of opening mills 10 Ia
Dor the republican party Is actually
engaged ia closing them Meanwhile,
though the whole country knows that
/ me republican administration Is fan
IRE before ii is fairly begun. Mr. Ham
IA is said 10 be engaged IN opening up
! another camPaign--Atlanta Constas1-
ton
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-06-17

brushing away dust that was just as
thick as ever I've minutes later, and the
excitement of being bitten al night
long by every insect that came out Of
the ark. / was more dead than alive
If there had been anything TO see
or 70 do there 1t wouldn't have been
cutie so bad But one couldn't 90 out
bv day for fear of the SUI. or by night
for fear Of being robbed. stabbed or
eaten up by proving street dogs
As for the city itself, Il struck me
as bx far the most filthy and utterly
embarrassing place that had yet seen
which was a great deal for auy man
so say who had been al across western
Asia; and the sublime shah. when l
was admitted into his august presence.
turned out 10 be a greasy little mar
in big SpecfaeIes. WHO looked much
more Ike a lawyers clerk than a king
~Bzf the greatest nuisance Of ali
were the beggars- who seemed e be a.
countless IS locusfS: and Of al the
bezrarS. the worst BY far were those
rascaIS whom you must have seen for
yourself when yOa were IN the sast-
pretending 10 be pilgrims, and begging
money FROM every body On the strength
of their being holy mens-holy pigs
ra4heri
~rre seen these fellows n many DIFF
fereut countries and under many DIFF
4erput nareS-as uaarabouts IN North
africa derxishes IN Central Asia faliz-s
IN Indiz-but ] never saw them any
thing ike as bad as they were At Te-
heran. Yea couldn't show y0ur face
cut of doors without haKing swarm
II tkeu Sroasd you II moment, al
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-06-17

\ comparison 81 tie average height
q Easn IA various trades and PROBES
s5oszs az different countries brings ca.
the fast that the English - a na15o1 are
the zalles7 men Il The world Il has
been found that the English Trofes-
SIGNAL classes who are the 1aIlest adult
males. average Eve feet nine and one
quarter inches Next On the list come
the males Of ali classes OF the United
States Most European nations aver
age for the adult Eaa3e Eve frrs I've
inches. but the Aus1rianS- ST1aizrsss
and Portuguese fail a Tr71se short Of
this s1andzrd.-PietSbur Dispatch
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-06-17
there 1. = Money Power.

It was the habit of the gold standard
newspapers during the last presidential
campaign 10 sneer con1emPtuonsly at
the use of the term money power" by
The advocates of silver. Vet now we
find the Springfield Republican SAYING:
The Jewish banker buys and sells ma
t5ons. as he has for . long time, and
every Christian nation Is now his own
We're it not for this. even Russia could
not keep the peace Capt Maban s'rS
written Of The Sea Power In HiEse
Kho viii write OF the money power "a
history Confession IS good for the
soul. but il IS probable that the Spring
field Republican. with its faraway look
abroad. forgot all about silver and the
money power 81 HANDLES Angel@E
Herald.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-06-17
IS NO LONGER AN AMERICAN.
Duehe<s of EarIborOuEh-s Reason
for Not Giving To Hospital Fund

duchess of EarIborOuEh-s Reason
for Not Giving Io Hospital Fund
The subscriptions 10 the fund fo-
the endowment in peTpetuiTy Of a bed
IN each Of the five leading London hos
pitfalls. which fund was started by Amer
leans residing IN England, IS . memo
rial Of the queens jubilee are coming n
slowly and without much eLiaf- The
largest subscription received thus far
is from Mrs John x. Nackay. who has
given S5aa- NJ. William Waldorf As
tor has subscribed Szo0- and several Ia
dies have given from So TO $50 each Some
who have been asked 20 put sheir names
on the lists have declined Among
these Is the duchess OF Marlborough
Dee Vanderbilt who pleads as her rea-
son for not subscribing that she is &c
longer an American
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-06-17

elznS<izg for MONEY. and thai, too, not
as II they were asking favor. but de-
handing Il Ike downright robbers
And indeed they were not biz bet
ter, and many Of them . great deal
worse
-Now. II happened that a few days
after first arrived had visit from
German engineer IN the shah's service
he had lived there several years and
knew the language and habits OF the
PerSians as well as If he had been one
of them himself: and SO, like a good
fellow. as he was he gave me all the
information he could think OF about the
waEs Of the place, 50 that I shouldn't
get into any scrape through ny mex
perienee-
Among other things. he warned ms
that I'd be likely 10 have good deal Of
trouble with these pilgrim begrars- He
said II was a common trick of theirs &c
find out some European who had lately
arrived sit down at his door. and refuse
TO go away til he gave them some
money; and in the meantime they
would keep up such hideous bowling
and screeching, that anyone would soon
be glad 10 pay 70 get I'D Of them
AS for driving them away any man
who veztured 10 lay a finger On them
would be instantly murdered by the
rabble Of the town. 50 that they were
very awkward customers N every way
This gave ne al idea saw plainly
enough that 10 pay biackmail TO one Of
these rogues would only lay me open 70
be Preyed upon By hundred more So
made up ny mind 10 give the first
that came such a lesson as would make
all the rest glad 10 leave me alone
4 had not long 10 wait for an oPpor-
tunity- The very next morning. z tall
lean. ragged dirfy-looking scarecrow.
with one eye and q face ike monkey.
came and souat7ed in ny porch, an
nouncing his determination 10 stay
there till I gave him some money. and
attempting TO spur my charity by yell
ing out at the top of his voice various
scraps Of the Koran
Il bore il as best / might until mid
day, when-aS had expec1ed-the ras-
cal took q nap. and then commenced
operations in my turn
Il was making some experiments n
electricity Just then and had brought
with ne from Europe a very powerful
electric battery hiTched the wire &c
the metal cup that The fellow held II
his hand for aims and gave him slight
f shock. Just enough 20 awake him
Then told him cree more 10 be on
/ and as he was beginning 10 answer i'm
pudently I let him have il IN real ear
nest with the whole strength Of the bat.
terry
oh. If you had only seen him. He
1 few head over heels right down tbs
steps into the street and rolled over and
over in the dirt, kicking. roaring and
shrieking ike a mailman
His metal cup. with ali the none!
( that he had begged that morning. Tum
bled out Of his hand. and passing boy
! promptly snatched Il up and ran OF
with II: and. what with that and 1ht
two teeth which he knocked out IN HI:
! fall Il was rather bad mornings xor1
f for my friend
MY wife always says Il was very
cruel Of me, and perhaps II was How
ever. nv cruelty had at least one good
result for I was never troubled agair
+ by him or any other beggar. 50 long as
/ remained in Teheran- Golden DAYS
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-06-17
By ELI D. AXE
OUR BABY.

Our beautiful bztyl
Our brlght-eyed bcys
HIS mothers best Ersas-e=
His fathers best 5oy.
rs eyes were the b-owreS+:
his Cheeks were the reSSes--
lis teeth were the Eh9tes4 e'r seen:
There Ue'er was another
So loved BY his mother
And - spoiled BY = father, Tween
The baby soon left rs
The boy took his place:
Of bzeys sweet prarxIs
Was left not a trace
HIS laugh Was the Io1dsst.
HIS whistle the shrIues1
his feet we're the n1nblest s'e- seen:
There rs'sr was another
So loved by mother
And 50 spoiled BY a teacher. EeeA
The youth soon appeared.
And the boy stepped aside.
And tried with Z rauz1sche
The sweet mouth 70 hide
HIS boots we're the bszekes1
his hands were the Ehitest-
Els hair Was the sTaoothss1 eFer seen
There ze'er was another
50 loved by mother
An6 50 spoiled BY the ladies'. ~sea
But again the scene changes:
The youth could Let b5ds;
Instead we've the nan,
With his wife by his side
His step Is the Hrnes1
His brain 81 the csszrsst
Els heart IL the trUes1 s'er seen:
There Cs'er was another
So loved by mother
And 50 spoiled By q sweet wife. wesa
Kate c Nelson in Golden Days
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-06-17
Chimes sailors and the Fire Drsu-

Chimes Sai.orS and the Fire Drill
On a certain nan-of-EsaT On tie Pa
eitsc station s few years ago the or
Gers had Chinese servants AID although
they could scarcely speak q word Of
English they were quick 10 learn what
WAS shown 10 1he1a- ard soon did Like
cloclwork the IRE drill with buckets
One day there Was . real ere Vol
unes Of smoke poured up from The fore
hold and II took several streams o.
water nearly Al hour 80 put out tsss
flames. When The 6-e MAS under con
troll some one 1hought OF the China
men; and. behold, Ehe7e they were,
ranged IN Inc and IN plain sight O
the smoking haTchway- rapids 9assing
their buckets along. bat e-apt.-lng them
over the ships side as they had beeB
taught 10 do.-St- Nicholas
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-06-17

Diver Sidney Cook who once pecoE cred
S1-2ss- oo0 trsSn the sea after others had
given up the task. Is now living quietly
n PTesqCe Isle enjoying . sell-ezr1ed
-es1 from his tolls The treasure re-
fer7ed 70 was part OF the cargo Of the
steamer Golden Gate. burned of the
Mexican coast July =. 15s2- when IS
Eses were lost and IS boxes Of gold coi \
ard bullion sunk Several expeditions
attempted 20 recover the coin one sent
by the insurance companies costing
S55.Goo. with nothing 10 show for IT,
and another SO. 0o0, with Z Ike result
Then Mr. Cook undertook the task
Lewiston (sGeg Journal
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-06-17
DAMASCUS STEEL GUN BARRELS
Very Enact limitations That Are In
Jurfn= the BeIEIum Trade

1uFtn= the Belgium Trade
Nearly all o. the real Damascus steel
gun barrels that come TO the United
States are made IN Belgium. but for
some years the trade has suffered Sc
verely from the imitation Of the gen
uine Damascus The latter is made only
by the most expert workmen. while
women and children turn out the ini-
tations cheaply. The Damascus pat
tern Is represented IN the imitation bar
rels from paper pattern al 4 cost OF
about y cents. and the barrels thus
treated last as long as the genuine
United States Consul Gilbert al Liege.
who reports upon the subject 10 the
state department says that % per cent
Of the barrels exported from that place
TO the United States are limitations
that would deceive anyone but an ez-
pert
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-06-17

I'm going 10 be . eontortlonisE when
r~-oy~ M = said little Johnny pro1c1y-
49,, IN training nov. 50 want zen 70
n - that * the best thing for Use 70
s-r,reen apples. mr. boz ehocklea tha
cid nan.-Dez0resf's Magazine
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-06-17

Government @md RmnktnG-
The government j. noe In the banking
business. buf sxiIl the demnad In that
it shall 20 out 81 The banking bussnegS-
Atlanta Constitution.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-06-17

There are nearly 4.ooa building socie-
Ties IN the United Kingdom. With an ag-
gregafe membership OF nearly 81. go.