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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-12-09
PRESS COMMENTS.

Mark Hanna now claims ma jori-
ty of Is in the Ohio legislature. How
much did it cost him KANSAS City
Times.
Mr.. Mckinley and Mr.. Gage seem
to have agreed to disagree most amiably
on the currency question.-Chicago
Record Qnd).
A farmer writes to ask if there
isn't some way to sidetrack this Nc
KinIey prosperity until the cotton crop
can be disposed of.-Nashville (Tenn.)
Sun.
The republican congress may
even things by giving the country an
immigration law that will shut out
as many undesirable aliens as Hawaiian
annexation will let in.-Detroit Free
Press.
The newly organized wire trust
fills long felt want. 1t has been a
matter of reproach to the manufacture
ers that while forming monopolies in
almost every other branch of trade
they had no wire combine. Fortunate
ly for them, the Dingley tariff comes to
their aid and enables them to corner the
production of wire. Prosperity has ar
rived.-Kansas City Times.
IF the government has $50, 200, 900
to give away, it may not be out of place
to suggest that there are some pro
tected" workingmen in the coal mines
of Pennsylvania and other states, for
instance, who need money rather more
than Uncle Coils. These are they who
asked for bread and received an in
junction, and if fortunes are to be given
away they undoubtedly would be glad
to be ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Francisco Ex-
aminer.
-Nine-tenths of the vast sum ex-
acted from our industries by the re-
publican tariff tax on hides goes into
the pockets of the trust magnates,
who control the cattle market. 1t is
very substantial gift to the Chicago
beef trust, made by the republican par
ty at the expense of every manufacture
err who uses leather betting in his fac
tory, and indirectly at the expense of
every workman who looks for q rise
in wages.-Boston Post.
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"RuIN TO INDIA"

The English Argument Against Re-
opening the MINIS to silver.
The London Times sometimes gets off
It's guard. In a recent issue it says that
In long state paper the English gov
eminent alleges, among other things,
shat the reopening of its minis with
France and the United States at a BIZ
metallic rate of fifteen and one-half to
one would be ruin to India, since a two
shilling rupee would kill exports and
render our dependency unable to COM
pete in the markets of the world"
This supports the contention of BIZ
metallists in the United States that the
gold basis, with cheap silver, gives the
gilver-using countries an immense adj
vantage over the United States in the
markets of the world.
This statement implies two things:
First, that the India government as
sumes it to be indisputable that the
opening of the minis of those two coun.
tries to free and unlimited coinage on
private account at the ratio of fifteen
and one-half to one would raise the
value of the rupee TO two shillings, on
about AZ cents. Second, that the fall
in the gold value of the silver rupee has
given India an advantage in The sale of
it's products in the markets of the world,
and that an increase in the gold value OF
the rupee would destroy that advantage
would ''lzill exports and ''ruin In
1ia."
This report is in perfect harmony
with British policy in support of British
interests. AS early as 1886, at a meeting
of the British and colonial chambers of
commerce. held in London, Sir Robert
N. Fowler, a member of parliament, q
banker and an ex-mayor of London,
said:
''The effect of the depreciation of sill
yer must finally be the ruin of the wheat
and cotton industries of America and be
the development of India as the chief
wheat and cotton exporter of the
world"
Shall we continue to truckle to Brit
ish policy to the ruin of our own agri-
cultural Industries and the upbuilding
of India for the benefit of English cap
italists? This is an earnest question for
every intelligent farmer to answer for
himself.
The failure of the Indian wheat crop
has given us temporary advantage in
the price of wheat, but we shall lose it
as soon as India begins again to COM
pete with us on the Liverpool market.
The old rule that the price of wheat will
be fixed by the price of silver will then
again be in force.-Western Rural.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-12-09

The fond mother of three children
was obliged to demonstrate with her
oldest boy because in the children's
games he would always take the lead
and assign subordinate positions to his
little brother and sister. The boy prom
ised not to be selfish in the future. A
few days later the mother, happening to
go into the nursery, saw the two young
er children engaged in amateur the
atricals. The elder boy stood aside with
arms folded, moodily watching them.
1--WE are playing Adam and Eve" said
the youngsters. The mother was much
gratified, as she supposed that in this
instance at least the boy had allowed
his brother the principal role. She
turned to the silent figure in the corner.
about to praise him., 'Who are YOU p"
she asked. God" was the answer
n. Y. Commercial Advertiser.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-12-09
BACK TO FRANCE.
They RecrOssed the Border to Eat
Their Grapes.

They RecrOssed the Border to Eat
Their Grapes.
An American lately returned from
several years of travel in Europe, tells
of an instance of New England thrift
which came under his notice.
In Italy," he said, telling the story
to a friend, "the authorities seem to
have wonderful faculty for sending out
dutiable articles, and the traveller over
the borders from France often finds
himself relieved of an unexpectedly
large sum on this account.
ST was one of a party of Americans
who crossed the border in comfortable
carriage one day last year. Our host
was a wide-awake Connecticut man,
generous with his money, but deter
mined not to part from it foolishly,
when he could avoid doing so.
There were five in the party, and
among other supplies for our delecta-
ton on the road was q basket of grapes.
We started shortly after breakfast, and
in an hour were over the border in
Italy. We were promptly assailed by
a levyer of duties who bounced upon
the grapes, and demanded 4 good sum
for them as imported articles.
"'No, sir said the Connecticut man,
firmly, caring little whether what he
said was understood by the official, as
he intended to make his meaning clear
by action; no, sir, We'll eat our lunch
con in France sooner than pay for those
grapes
"And before anyone realized what he
was doing, back we were in France
again, where we sat, eating our grapes
in the very faces of the Italians, though
without quite as much relish as we
might have had an hour or two later"
Youths Companion.
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horses scamper were sufficient guide
for the thieves
ats that burned little black imp that
ought to have knitted. He's been a
follerin' us, the vile heather" shouted
Roser, and in second they threw them
selves on the saddled horses and gave
chase. It was a desperate, headlong,
reckless ride, where every step and
every second might send horse and rider
smashing to the ground, but July was
worked up to desperation and his pur-
suers to fury.
July had good start, but his horse
was no match for the younger beasts of
the thieves. So after five minutes of the
chase, when the black boy found him
self losing, he almost gave up. The herd
were keeping together, and, unbur-
dened by riders, were gaining, but July
dropped rapidly behind. He heard the
crack of pistol, and a bullet whistled
past, and it may be that new danger
quickened his wits, for he suddenly con-
ceived scheme of vengeance. He let
the herd go and kept edging off to the
right. and as he galloped he began to
scream out, as if guiding the stamped
ing horses. In the darkness the thieves
followed the voice, firing once or twice
in that direction
Away over July veered, until he was
leading the men in different direction
altogether, and he kept shouting all the
time. Suddenly he was silent, but
pressed his horse forward eagerly. His
eyes, the eyes of savage, could see
better than a white mans in the night,
and he knew the country well. At last
he gave voice to loud shout and then
the men were close upon him, and
doubtless they thought the boy was still
with the herd. They poured forth
storm of curses and emptied their re-
volvers at the sound. July shouted
again only so yards ahead of them, and
then was grimly silent as he pulled his
wearied horse hard away and sheered
suddenly off at right angles.
On came the thieves, too fast to draw
rein, all ignorant of a trap. Raging
and swearing and triumphing in the
thought that they had caught up with
the stolen herd, they galloped past.
Ten, 20, 40 yards. There was horrible
scream, followed by another, a crash, a
torrent of cries of agony and bowls for
help, and all was still. July had led
them to line of deserted shafts dug by
gold prospectors in the days of rush
the land was dotted with such holes
and there was an end of them, and the
little Hottentot boy was revenged.
The stolen horses, not so fresh as
usual, were all back in their stable when
the genuine station master arrived. He
was a decent man, and reported July's
feat to the company, as, of course, did
the enthusiastic drivers, SO that the
little heather boy was thanked and well
taken care of by his employers. But
the bleaching bones of the robbers and
their horses lie to this day where they
fell III July's trap.-N. Y. Sun.
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TIE coMFoRTs o. HOME.
graphically Described by BENEDICT
to an Old College Chum.

Graphically Described by Remedies
to an Old College Chum.
They hadn't met since the old college
days, ten years before, and of course
the benedict insisted that the bachelor
should come home to dinner with him.
Married the year after I left coll
Iege," he said. land have the incest lit
tie home and the finest lot of young
sters that you ever saw. I want you to
come out and see how nicely I'm fixed.
tell you a man doesn't know what life
Is until he's married"
"No?"
"WeIl, should say not"
And so it happened that the bachelor
went with the benedict, and met the lat
ter's wife and played with the children,
and made himself generally useful and
popular until they were all seated at the
dinner table.
It was over the coffee and cigars, after
the benedict's wife had left the table,
that the benedict finally suggested:
Pretty comfortably fixed, amt I, old
man? Children, why don't you go into
the other room?"
every nice, indeed" answered the
bachelor, replying to the first question
and ignoring the second.
"Oh, there's nothing like home life"
went on the benedict. willie. stop
trying to climb on Mr.. Browns knee!
He wants to smoke. Do you know, old
man, laugh when think of my fool
ish idea that knew in those old DAYS
what happiness wasi Why, a man
-
put that nutpick back on the table.
You'll jab it in your eye the first thing
you know. Yes, sir; actually have to
laugh when I think of it. Our idea of
contentment in those days was to get a
pipe and book and bottle of Scotch
and lock the door and lie down and
Would you mind moving your coffee
cup a little farther back OF the table,
old man? Tommie's trying to reach it,
and my wife would raise my scalp if
1 should let him break one of her very
best cups. That's it. Thank you. AS !
was saying, we didn't know what ease
and contentment was in those days.
No single man does. A man has to
have big armchair and his slippers
all ready for him, and everything sort
of restful and quiet before Now,
don't cry, Mabel. If you didn't want
to get hurt, why did you grab the end
of my cigar? Tommie, take her in to
her mother. There, Willie, 1 told you
you'd stick that nutpick into your
hand if you didn't look out. Run into
the other room and ask your mother
to put a bandage on it. Let's see; where
was I, old man? Oh, yes, I remember
now, I was about to say that there's
nothing homelike about bachelors
quarters"
NO" interrupted the bachelor with
considerable emphasis; "there isn't"
The benedict couldn't quite see the
reason for such an emphatic assertion,
but he wisely changed the subject, just
the same.-Chicago Post.
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4 DlscREDITED PROGRAMME.
Rametnalanna by I'm ternatHonal Aeree>
ment Is = Dead Issue.

Bamefn11amm by international Amree@
ment Is a Dead Issue.
There never was more utterly and
absolutely discredited programme than
the international silver coinage one.
Anyone who has read the memorial OF
the English bankers to the chancellor
OF the exehequer must see this now,
however blind he may have been to IL
heretofore. This protest against any
change in the monometallic standard is
heartily Endorsed by the Canadian
bankers, although many Canadians are
foolish enough to believe in the sixteen
to one silver heresy,s as our goldbu0
friends put it. But there were people in
the world who knew a year ago, or ten
years ago, that the coinage OF silver by
international agreement was thing as
impossible as the lifting up of Olympus.
But whenever one of those who had
eyes to see ventured on an expression OF
his views he was laughed of the scene
as a person of single idea, as having
wheels in his head.
Whatever the number of our ideas or
the multiplicity OF our wheels, we were
right in this matter. The reasons given
were sound. England holds the key to
the monetary situation so far as inter
national agreement goes, and as it is to
her interest to maintain the standard
which she established for her own bene-
fit, she will never consent to any change
in it. The bankers have said just what
we warned our goldbug friends they
would say.
But is the cause of silver dead for this
reason? Not by any means. When 1t
was so lively last fall all knew what we
know now. The fact that all the world
knows now that England will not con-
sent to any change, and that other
European powers will not dare TO VEN
ture on such experiment against the
will of England, only removes one more
obstacle which lay in the way. This
financial game is an old one. Sheer as
people may at the mention of the "crime
of 49," it is true all the same that
the debtor class has been buncoed in
this game of finance, The international
agreement programme was only another
deal in the game, in which the cards
were stacked against the public. Little
by little the people are learning the
tricks of Mr.. Rothschild, Mr.. Morgan,
Mr.. Belmont and Mr.. Gage. The in
ternational agreement trick is dead
now, but the cause OF silver is made
more alive. In 1900 that will be the
main issue, and then the goldbugs will
be obliged to emerge from behind that
fence and fight more in the open. It
will be contest for silver by the United
States, international agreement or not,
mr. no silver at all And when the uues-
ton is so understood and put before the
American people in this bold way the
fight will be harder for the goldbug, and
the result will be different.--Los AM
Reles Herald.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-12-09

An old woman whose husband was i'll
in bed sent for the doctor, who came
and saw the old lady.
Il will send him some medicine" he
said on leaving, (which must be taken
in recumbent posture"
After he had gone the old woman sat
down, greatly puzzled.
"A recumbent posture "a recum-
bent posture!" she kept repeating. 81
haven't got one" At last she thought:
II will go and see if old Mrs. Smith
has got one to lend me-
Accordingly she went and said to her
neighbor:
Have you a recumbent posture to
lend me to put some medicine in?"
Mrs. Smith, who was equally as ig.
norant as her friend, replied:
i had one, but to tell you the truth
have lost it."-Pearson's Weekly.
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POSSIBLE PROFITS.
The Proposed Gold Mckinley for the
Paris Fair.

The Proposed Gold Mckinley for the
Paris Fair.
It would be interesting to know the
names of the western millionaires who
are to provide the capital for the solid
gold statue of William Mckinley that is
to be exhibited at the Paris worlds fair
in 1900. The report is that 81, 05o,o0o of
gold is to be employed in making the
statue, which is to be of heroic design
and seven feet tall. This is foot and
an inch OF two higher than the pres
ident, but in order for the statue to be
heroic, it must exaggerate the proper
tions of the subject. Presumably the
sculptor or the molder or the goldsmith
or whatever variety of artist is to be in
trusted with the work will be instructed
10 bring out in bold relief those features
of the Canton major which are supposed
10 give him a strong resemblance to
Napoleon. If this was neglected one of
the chief charms of the statue would be
lacking. While we are about it we must
show the Europeans that they have
not a monopoly of the Napoleon bust
ness.
Those patriotic millionaires who are
to provide the capital for the undertake
ng expect to lose nothing. They may
reasonably expect to make good inter-
est on their investment.
In fact, looked at from any stand
point, it will be impossible for them to
lose q cent, unless somebody steals the
statue or their idol gets smashed in
the meantime. The $1,o5o,oo0 of gold
put into the work will be worth as
much when the show is over, and good
deal more, if properly handled. If cut
into small slices and sold as souvenirs
of a great achievement, great event
and a great man, each would bring a
great deal more than its weight in gold,
provided the president is as great
man when the slicing operation be-
gins as he is now, in the eyes of the
thrifty patriots who have obtained his
sanction to their scheme.
But on this point they would better
have a care. Fame is a wonderfully
evanescent thing, and before 1900 gets
here William McKinley's fame and glory
may have vanished into thin air. He
has difficulties ahead of him that seem
to make this highly probable. Maybe
the promoters of the scheme will wait
a year or two to see what happens to
him.-St. Louis Republic.
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HOW THE GOLD WAS FOUND.
An Indian Reveals the Secret of the
MichfpicOten Deposits.

An Indian Reveals the Secret of the
MichipicOten Deposits.
Had it not been for poor, shriveled
Indian, whose only name is Teddy, the
Michipicoten gold region would not
have been discovered. Four or five good
DRINKS, gun, a dog and few clothes
were all the reward Teddy got, while
those to whom he told his secret are
worth many thousand dollars. This is
the story of the discovery as told by
Fred NJ. Loucks, a miner, who just re-
turned from the Michipicoten, whittier
he went for a body of capitalists.
Joe and John Mackey, of Sault Ste.
Marie, being prospectors of some ex-
perience, thought it would be a good
move to strike up through the country
on the north shore of Lake Superior.
They did so last spring for an English
syndicate. The formations were prom
Using, but for various reasons, one of
which was the wrong course taken by
the men, they had no success. Finally
they fetched up at Lake Wawa, which
lies between Maybe and the Michi-
picoten rivers, and sets back about
seven miles from the coast. The lake
itself is a small body of water of great
depth. The Mackey brothers camped
on the north shore one night and the
following day took their packs and set
forth to explore the land back from the
lake. "They had gone but a short dis
lance when they met an old Indian. He
was shambling along, gun in hand.
When he saw the prospectors he
stopped.
"Where you going?" he asked.
''We're looking for gold"
The Indian let puzzling grin come
over his face, and the prospectors sat
down on a rock.
''How much you give me I show you
lots of gold?"
"a thousand dollars"
"Come! But first give me money"
Joe Mackey gave the Indian $3.50 as
security and followed. The Indian led
them to the very end of small PENN
sula that juts out into the northeast
end of the lake and there showed him
his squaw. He lived there in a little
bough tepee, he said. A moment later
he led the two men over to ledge of
granite rock and showed them that
when caused IneIF eyes 10 ouISe' NoIu
could be seen sticking out of the rock.
That Indian was poor Teddy, and
the surface gold he pointed out caused
the Mackeys to stake their claim on the
peninsula The balance of the 81, 900
Teddy was to receive was never paid,
but Teddy got so drunk on what he did
get that he forgot whether he received
all of the purchase price or not. But
for their dishonesty with Teddy, it is
said, the Mackeys were defeated out
of the claim. The English syndicate
for which they worked learned of the
find and they compelled them to turn
over the stake. 1t is worth thousands
EXPRESS
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SILVER COINAGE.
Five states I'm the Latin Union VIII
Extend It's Limits.

Five States I'm the Latin Union VIII
Extend It's Limits.
It is officially announced that five Of
the states of the Latin union, namely,
France, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland
and Greece, have signed convention
extending the limits of silver coinage.
The extension is fixed at one franc
per head of the population of the re-
spective countries.
The convention provides that each
signatory shall use part of its exist
ing overplus of five-franc pieces for coin
ing 21s franc pieces. France will there
by be enabled to coin 27,00O,0Oo francs
worth, besides minting 100000 francs
worth of ingot silver, on which there
will be a profit of 100000 francs.
This profit win be devoted to remint-
ing worn gold and silver coins.
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Hangs on 20 An She Can.

Europe seems much disinclined to
send us gold. This is not to be won
dered at; for men very naturally have
a fondness for the one commodity that
has risen in value during the past
quarter of century with marked con-
stancy. And it is human nature TO
cling on to that which is rising in
value, and to dispose as quickly as pos
sible Of that which shows a disposition
TO fall. SO the European banks cling
to their Goid.
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THE SONG OF THE CORN.

Sing us thy song, o prairie!
Murmur thy rune, o seal
send US afar from thy depths, o star,
Thy benedicfte.
The sound each true heart Ioveth,
The light that freemen crave,
Shall whisper and CLEAN, shall murmur and
beam,
Wherever our corn shall wave.
Ever the songs of the prairie
Echo among its leaves;
While the rich light shakes. in shining
fakes,
From a myriad tossing sheaves.
Honored and joy-crowned labor
Hymns from the corn-clad plains,
And plenty waits at the nations gates,
When the corn o'erbrims the wains-
Ever its bright blade mirror
Beams from the northern star,
TIL the tumbling rills, and the pine-clad
hills.
And the windows of home afar,
Clean for the longing wand'rer,
In flashes of joy and pain,
From the FURNISHED leaYes-Thile his fancy
The glamor of youth again.
Ever the deep seas murmur
Sounds in an undertone
Through its fair demesne, when its ban
ners green
By the morning winds are blown;
And whispers of nations waiting
The boon OF our golden grain,
Our choicest gift, where the green sails
lift
Their pinions upon the main
Ever the warmth OF the Southland
CLOVIS In it's yellow sheaves;
And all stories old, Of romance and gold,
Emblazon the serried leaves.
But, witiess, the naughty Spaniard,
Lustful for wealth untold,
In his dreams Of pelf ne'er beguiIed him
self
With the like Of our cornfelds' gold.
So from the North and Southland,
So from the East and West,
Cometh the voice Of the nations choice,
The praise of all gifts the best.
And, high over all the emblems
Before Columbia borne,
With its blades unrolled. and its plumes of
gold,
Shall bourgeon our glorious corn.
Sing us thy song, prairfeI
Murmur thy rune, o seal
Send us afar from thy depths, o star,
Thy benedicite.
The sound each true heart loveth,
The light that freemen crave,
Shall whisper and CLEAN, shall murmur
and beam,
Wherever our corn shall wave.
IL Arolyn Caverly, In Youths Compan-
ion.