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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-02-04
WHERE IS THE REvEnug9
The Reciprocity Theory OF HIgh Prosec.
ton Missionaries.

Ea0R B1StOm2E1GSs
Reciprocity" says protection or
gan, sis free trade in dissimilar and
/ non-competitive products" That is,
one country viii admit free articles
which it does not produce in considera-
ion of the others letting in free what
the latter does not produce.
Then why was the third section of
the Mckinley bill called reciprocity
section? This section threatened retail
iation by taxing sugar. molasses. coffee,
tea and hides. unless the countries pro-
1ucing them let in our exports at rates
which the president thought were fair.
Are sugar, molasses, coffee, tea and
hides commodities which we do not pro-
duce? On the contrary, we produce
sugar, molasses and hides. three OFT of
five of them. AS no retaliation was at
tempted against countries producing
tea, we may eliminate that and say that
three out of four were articles which
we produce. The definition quoted
shows that the so-caIled Mckinley reci-
procity, devised by Senator Aldrich, was
not reciprocity at all, since it was not
mainly in products which this country
does not produce.
But suppose we let in free all the COM
modities which this country does not
produce in sufficient quantity to sup
ply the wants of the people That lets
in sugar free. both raw and refined.
It let's in wool free. because we produce
but little more than half the wool need
ed by the people. There is a variety of
other articles to which the same remark
will doubtless apply, but these two are
imported in large quantities. None of
this class of articles will yield a dollar
of revenue. Of course, then. you must
get all the customs revenue from ar
ticles imported that compete with our
domestic products.
What is the result? Having put the
noncompetitive article on the free list,
you must get revenue by taxes on COM
petitive articles. $50 much the better"
says the too hasty protectionist, "since
we can thus tax competitive articles all
the higher" But they are already
taxed well-nigh up to the point where
importations cease. Ifyou put on more
tax importations will be smaller, and if
you go as far as the protected inter-
ests demand you will stop importations
altogether and cut off all the revenue.
The notion that higher tariff means
more revenue is obsolete to large ex-
tent. Many of our tariff rates prohibit
importations in any quantity worth
naming. Others are very near to the
point of prohibition. and another turn
of the screw will make them quite SO.
The theory that higher rates mean more
revenue applies only to noncompetitive
articles. or others taxed much below the
point of prohibition. and even they may
be SO high that the people viii buy them
in smaller quantities. As to articles
produced at home, when the rate is al
ready high, an increase of the tariff will
be more likely to reduce revenue than
to raise it. Then whence comes the
revenue?-Loulsville Courier-Journal,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-02-04
As TO Nh. SHERMAN.
Boss Hanna,s Flne Hand Again becomes
Annmrenf

Boss HAnnass Fine Hand Again becomes
Apparent.
There is considerable criticism of
Maj. McKinley.s selection of Senator
Sherman for the post Of secretary OF
state It is well-known fact now that
the selection was made solely for tho
purpose OF making place for Mark
Hanna, who aspires to be senator OF
the United States, and while il may bS
presumed that the president-elect feels
that Mr.. Sherman Is in every way eligi-
bic for the position to which he win
without doubt be appointed, il is sfin
fact that serious question is raised as
to his fitness for the very delicate work
he may reasonably expect to be called
upon to perform. OF course, there may
be spice of partisanism in the criticism
that is leveled at the proposed appoint
ment, but it is doubtful that it can be
| fully accounted for in this way. The
Washington correspondent OF the st.
Louis Republic says among other
things:
'sThe selection of John Sherman for the
secretaryship OF state creates the most
profound surprise In Washington. and es-
pecially among the senators who have had
to do with Sherman, day in and day out.
y
anything regarding a man as venerable
in years as Mr.. Sherman. and one, too. it
must be said, who has rendered such con-
spicuous public services. But II is a matter
of common notoriety here, well known to
all the senators of all political parties. that
Mr. Sherman has by no means the intel
isctual strength he had years ago. BE has
been falling for two years with great
rapidity. Physically he is stin strong and
active. Mentally he has been growing
feeble for some time, and notably since the
last session of congress"
1t would seem, in view of this, that
the exigencies OF Ohio politics fall short
of justifying the selection Mr.. McXin-
ley has made. There is possibility
that the real purpose of MIR. Sherman's
appointment will fall, as it is far from
clear at present that Mr.. Hanna can
succeed in his efforts to reach the sem
ate, but the Mansfield statesman will
doubtless receive the honor intended
for him in spite of the miscarriage OF
the plans for Mr.. Hanna's exaltation.
Ii the worst shall be realized in respect
to Mr.. Sherman it is to be hoped that
the president-electw will be found to have
been more fortunate in his selections of
men to fill the other important places in
his official family. 1t was broadly hint
ed some months ago by an eminent re-
publican that Maj. Mckinley is
weak, an impressionable man, and If
this is true, the president-elect ought to
have some strong men about him.
Weakness from top to bottom of the adj
ministration would prove most unfor-
tunate.-Binghamto IN. W Leader.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-02-04
CalifornIa.s Mustard Croo.

This country is now growing a
larger part of the mustard put up in
England as well as in this country"
said commercial man, land California
is raising the largest part of it. The
mustard seed has just been harvested
in California, and probably will run
up to 100000 pounds. or 1000, 200
pounds more than the crop of 1898. The
seed is kept six months before being
ground. The brown seed has the best
favor and greatest pungency, while
the yellow produces the most oil. The
English mustard packers have made the
yellow the most fashionable, however.
and as result there are ten pounds of
yellow produced for every pound of the
brown. though the brown is stronger
and better in every respect. Probably
one-half of the English mustard that
IS used in this country grew in Cali.
fornia, though it was ground and
packed in England. French mustard
is the same as other mustard. the seed
being soaked in vinegar, properly
spiced, for "A hours before it is ground
Washington Star.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-02-04
PITH AND poINr.

s-Ada-'I notice Amelia has dated
her letter 1886" Amy-Yes; she won.S
admit that she's reached 1897 yet. w.
Yonkers Statesman.
-He-"What viii the world say at
our divorce?" The Millionaire Spouse
-'aThat fool and his money are soon
parted Life.
-She-'Have you any poor rela-
tions?" He-'sNone that know" She
MANY rich ones?" None that
know me. "--Tit-Bits.
-Funnicus-'sI tell you, I find it
pretty hard work turning out column
of jokes every day" McCabe-'Y ess
there's no fun in it-''-Philadelphia
North American.
-'What provocation had you for
shooting the man ?'' asked the attorney.
Il can't eel you to save my neck re-
piled the man charged with murder
Philadelphia North American.
Marital conference.-the. Elwelt--
isn't it strange, but true, nevertheless.
that the biggest fools always marry the
prsttiest girls?" Mrs. Elwell-"0h, now
go on, you flatterer. Figaro.
$50 you want to be my son-in-law,
do you?" asked the old man, with as
much ierceness as he could assume.
WELL" said the young man, Il don't
want to, but suppose I'll have to be If
I marry your daughter.
in No Danger.-Resident- Colonel.
let me caution you to drink no water
while in town unless it is spring water
or has been thoroughly boiled" Visitor
Il drink nothing, sab, but what has
been thoroughly distilled, sah."-Chi-
cago Tribune.
1T does prevent mans having
regular hours to be away from home, -
remarked the prominent citizen. But
did my best to eat as usual while I was
in New York. I managed to get along
with breakfast, lunch, and light sup
per-" NO dinner?'' Young man, I
read the papers. have reputation TO
sustain, and I concluded that stran-
ger like myself had better not take any
chances on dinner."-Washingt
Star.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-02-04
STARTLED BY A METEoR.
Fragment Of a Star Hurled to Earth jus
Misses a Man.

Misses a Man.
The remarkable experience of wit
Messing a meteor flashing across the
armament, watching it in its course
and of seeing the stone drop to earth
within few yards of where one is
standing comes to but few people, yet
such happening occurred recently to
Ben Hall, painter of Albina, Ore, 1t
was shortly after 1890 I. N. that Hall
was startled by a sudden illumination
of the sky toward the east. Gazing
aloft he saw what at first he took to be
a ball from a Roman candle fired from
some pyrotechnic display. As the fam
ing globe approached, however, it as
sumed such size that the Roman candle
supposition was precluded. Nearing
tie earth the oncoming ball of fire
could be seen to be bringing with it a
trail of blush sparks, which left the
main body with peculiar cracking
sound resembling the swapping of char
coal.
Barely missing the roof of house
the visitant from the heavens took
a long, swooping fight, as though re-
PEELED by the earth's surface, finally
alighted in a bed of hardpan, burying
itself to a depth of some five inches.
The distance from where Mr.. Hall was
standing to where the meteor alighted
was so slight that he had a fair view
OF that portion of the meteor exposed.
From this came a shower of sparks,
much the same as though the component
parts of the meteoric visitor contained
4 percentage of saltpeter.
Going over to the spot where the
fragments of some heavenly body broke
loose in space had alighted, Hall found
The meteor still at a white heat. Having
no means of handling it he informed the
people there of the phenomenon he had
witnessed.
Hall and two other men then returned
with an empty lard kettle and reaching
the spot an attempt was made to scoop
The fragments of disintegrated planet
irto this plebian receptacle. The piece
II q busted" star, however, evidently
did not apprecite such lowly treatment,
for upon being moved it emitted fumes
so pungent and nauseous as to drive the
meteor hunters away. After waiting
some minutes for the stone to cool the
party again tried to get it into the ket-
tie. but were again driven back by the
odor OF the gases. 4 third attempt was,
however, successful. and the meteor
was borne to nearby cigar store.
The piece is of irregular shape, much
resembling piece of hard clay that had
tToken loose from a cut and rolled to
the roadbed below.-Portland (Ore.)
Telegraph.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-02-04
They're After Protection.

The republicans are determined upon
an extra session for the purpose, they
say, of perfecting tariff measure which
States. If this indeed be their purpose
then they cannot reenact the Mckinley
statute of October, 1890, because that
act was called an act TO reduce the rev.
enue. The republicans viii go into
special session to perfect tariff bill
on the excuse of increasing the revenue,
but will take no sort of means to that
end. They will meet for the purpose of
increasing the protection already ac-
corded overabundantly to American
manufacturers. Their policy is to make
not revenue tariff, but tariff for pro-
lection mainly, and they are to-day, as
they were when Harrison was Domi-
mated in 1888, in favor of levying pro-
hibitiye duties. Under such tariff bill
as the republicans in the extra session
will pass exports will fall off and the
tariff will not yield the desired rev.
enue. There is pertinent and empha tic
objection, therefore, to the republican
hypocrisy involved in the statement
that they desire an extra session of con-
gress for the purpose of passing tariff
bill to increase the revenue. The party
does not want a tariff for revenue, but
tariff for protection, and that is why
il will have a special session of congress
early in the new administration.-Ch
cago Chronicle.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-02-04
TAx-MApE PROSPERITY.
The PrOtectIOnist Idea of Bringing About
Better Times.

The Protecti0nist Idea OF bringing ABOUT
Better Times.
'The immediate mission of the re-
publican party" remarks republican
organ, lis to start up idle factories,
to encourage investment and produc-
ton, to furnish work at good wages
to unemployed labor"
An excellent mission, but how Is &c
to be achieved? Simply by the exer-
else of the taxing power of the gov
ernment. Nothing could be easier.
Taxes are to be levied on things that
the people need, for the benefit of the.
men with factories who can convince
the leaders of the party that they
should be helped. By the simple proc
ess of placing tax on articles manu-
featured abroad, the people are COM
PEELED to buy at home and the home
manufacturer can charge the value
of the article plus the tariff and thus
be encouraged by huge profits to keep
at work. These profits, of course, for
the public welfare he viii divide with
the men he employs.
The production of wealth is merely
matter of putting a governments
fingers into the pocket of one citizen
and transferring the money there to
the pocket of another. Prosperity can
be made by forcing all citizens to chip
in and pay for the running of fac
tory which another citizen would like
to run, if big enough profits are as
sured. Hundreds of prosperous citi-
zens, with millions, can be pointed out
who are living proofs of the effective
ness of the tariff as promoter of pros
perity. With a bounty on goods and
a premium on idleness, factories will
be shut down, now and then. by wicked
combines, but the taxing power is un-
limited and the favored manufacturer
never suffers for prosperity while the
substance of his fellow citizens, who
must buy from him at his price, holds
out. He can live in castle. ride in
coach and have money to burn.
But if it is the mission of a party,
through the control of our govern
ment's taxing power, to start factories
and keep labor employed at good wages,
why this indirection and the trouble
and annoyance of making up discrimi-
mating duties? Why not have govern
ment factories for the unemployed?
If we must have paternalism, let us
have straight, honest, up-to-date pater-
naiism, freed from the ancient folly and
wrong of monopoly privileges. Let US
he rid of the tax-made millicnaires and
give the money to the unsupported
Ia5orers.-St. Louis Republic.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-02-04
THE SINGER.

Shc stood behind the golden rail
With other singers:
To bring them back my efforts fan;
Her vision fingers.
Face after face they all have fed
Through memory's portal:
One after one they all are dead;
She IS immortal
They sang for fame, or praise, or pay,
And won and lost them
Baubles that tarnish and decay
Where time hath tossed them
The music that they made is gone
Past all returning;
The music that she made goes on
Like the stars burning;
For heaven and earth to bring more neal
Was her endeavor,
And as she sang when she was here
She sings forever.
When earth grows dim and the far sky
Is growing clearer,
Part Of my Joy viii be thatI
Again shall hear her.
sEdw ard y. PomerOy, in Youths Com.
panion-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-02-04
GREAT MEMS SONS.
Why Is Their Lot Generally an Unhap


Why Is Their Lot Generally an Unhappy
Onee
II is not often that the sons of great
men amount to much. Nature seems TO
have exhausted her supply of genius
for time when great man is nodded,
and shows an inclination to take rest,
And so it generally happens that the
son is not specially endowed. He may
look like his exalted father, walk like
him, talk like him so far as intonations
OF voice are concerned. and write hand
that might easily be taken for the old
mans, but when the supreme test
comes he isn't there. There is some
thing wanting.
+ And so he must be content to walk
around under the shadow of his fathers
big hat, to be pointed out in public
places as the son of so and so, and per
haps oyerhear the frequent remark that
me looks some like his father. but he's
lo such man and never can be-
If he sticks to private life all may go
well. but woe to him if he is tempted
tc enter the field of politics or compete
for official honors among struggling
politicians. Then he finds the oppo-
sition papers filed with mean and con-
trmptuous slurs. and sees his own poor
talents brought into comparison with
his fathers genius in very humiliat-
ing way. If he doesn't wish that he
Lad never been born he at least regrets
that he didn't make his advent into the
world ahead of his ilIustrious father, so
that he might have a chance
y great mans son not unfrequentIy
resembles his sire in nothing except his
weaknesses and his vices. which are re-
produced in an exaggerated and more
repulsive form. If the father was in
temperate the son may be a sot, though
this Is not so very strange, for if there
was no depression incident TO inherit
ing great name without the talent to
sustain II 1t must inevitably drive a SEN
sirive soul into dissipation.
No humble but persevering young
man should ever suffer himself to envy
the lot of the great mans son. He is
a object Of commisseration, rather,
FOR he was handicapped from the start
and, however considerable his own tai
cnts may be, he can never hope to soar
above the shadow of a great name
Toledo Blade
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-02-04
wolres in sheep,n Clothinr.

The political shepherds from Ohio
are wolves in sleeps clothing. They
frankly said before the Dingley COM
mittee that the tariff they demand il
intended to shut out foreign wool al.
together. They admitted that their
purpose is to double the price of domes.
tic wool and give 1t monopoly. They
did not deny that this would greatly in
crease the price of warm clothing. They
confessed also that their schedule is not
intended to produce revenue. but rather
to prevent il. This is all the public
cares to know about the howl of the
wolves for more protection" If their
demand shall be granted the voters will
do the rest, as they did in 1890 and 1892
N Y World
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-02-04

show such unlimited variety that they
may be exactly what the wearer or the
dressmaker chooses to have them. Be
sides being small, very many of the
new models are still very much eIon-
gated by points at the waists and frills
falling over the hands, the scalloped
edges of some of the newest reaching
almost to the finger tips, and yelling the
entire hand. The very close coat sleeve
is seen much more in some special styles
of gowns than in others-for ex-
ample, the Louis XIV. coats have
moderately full sleeves, but they
are cut in such a way as TO fit the
forearm closely. with the fullness dis
tinctly on the upper part near the
shoulder. Length, not width, seems
to be the aim in all the sleeves, and the
manner of finishing them at the top
varies almost with the making of each
new advance spring model.
But for the moments before Lent the
pretty details of dress appear to be
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-02-04
It PIeases Him.

I'm mighty glad them tight sleevei
for women is coming back said Mike
the Grab.
whats it to you?'' asked his friend
'-Bloke kin now see what sort o arm 9
woman's got. I remember tryin' &c
swiPe young woman's dough- little,
weak-lookin' thing in the face-an' she
poked me so hard dat / wasn't able to be
out fer six months" - indianapolis
Journal
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-02-04
An Ingenious swindie.

Some ingenious Tcgncs IN Calcutta
end Bombay purchase favoFite brands
Of LIQUORS in the original packages.
They remove the good liquor, without
touching the cork IT the capsule. and
substitute vile stuff This is done by
drilling hole in the bottom of the bot
tie and filing the hole with wax when
the spurious LIQUID has been introduced.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-02-04

Wife of New Warden lat nightiaIi.
aPprehensiyely)-John, John. have you
locked all the windows Of the jail 50
as to keep out the burgIars?-N. 7.
journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-02-04

shut your eyes and breathe deeply
and slowly" IS Russian savant's recipe
against seasickness- He says II Is IN
fallible-at any rate, il In inexpensive
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-02-04
Kind Nnfnrr Aa.iata.

Snarley-If you doast pay that bet
I'll take it out of your slinl
HarduP-Go ahead. Skin win grow
agsin, but money never does.-N. 7.
Truth
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-02-04

Meantime the change is continually
rung on the item of small fnery in the
way of ruches, collarettes. fraises, frilis,
ruffs, pIastrons, vest-fronts and the
| countless variety Of b1lero. Elton,
Zouave, French Guard and other small
jackets or jacket-fronts with which tn
vary the present attire. If any new
costumes are invested in they are for
some extra elegant occasion demanding
the freshest and newest style of even
ing toilet, or else the expenditure is for
skating suits, that are always in great
demand at this time of year. and skat-
ing in heated Kinks on artificial ice
permits a variety of ornamental dress
which was never dreamed of in the old
days of skating out of doors. Not only
are stylish costumes worn in boucle
fabrics, tweeds, English serges, chew
lots and various handsome tailor cloths
trimmed with furs of every description.
but velvet gowns come to the fore
ground here as well as on more dressy
occasions-these in dark and black and
wine shades. eight out of every ten be-
ing completed with a short chamois-
lined fur-edged bolero jacket, the toqIie
muff and collarette of fur to match.
Some of the handsome Russian blue -os-
TUNES are made up with a boIero JACKET.
high girdIe and flaring cape collar edged
with mink fur. with a blouse vest of
blue, cream. gold and green plaided silk
barred with satin whose soft folds are
held by the drop ceiDture.
Not only in demi-dress toilets. gowns
of ceremony and also in elaborate street
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-02-04

Even as late as the time OF Galen
who died in POI 4. D., the principal use
OF butter was in medicine and the
toilet
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-02-04
FASHION LETTER.

The Spring Season to ssurpzss Al Others
In Variety of Elegant and Artistic Ac-
Gessories-NeW Color Combinations, Etc.
Especial New York Correspondence.I
Fashions In dress are never so fas-
cinating as at the approach of spring,
when they blossom out like the flowers
in such rapid succession that one be-
comes bewiIdered IN the matter of Sc
lection from among such a host of
pretty styles SO different in appearance
from the heavy materials of the win
ter. Already the shops are aglow with
temptations galore in the way of warm
weather attire from the exhibit of light
weight, hght-coiored tweeds, fancy
woods, ladies' cloths. French cassimeres
and boucles, to the most diaphanous
gauzes and muslins fit only for the most
slIltry day wear. The spring season
promises to surpass all others in the
variety Of elegant ard artistic Access
series, which are certainly the domi-
nant feature of the present fashions,
and we can only wonder what will come
next, and tentatively consider each new
suggestion as it may apply to individual
requirements.
Individuality in dress has wide field
in the midst Of all the profusion, and