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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-09-08

something to make even that unpa-
triotic and Anticipated wife proud OF
him. They say that actual conflict da-
velops wonderful courage and bravery
in men one wouldn't expect to be pos
sessed of much of either quality. I
hope Sam will come home a major
general"
Sam had been gone three months
and no news of his promotion from the
ranks had reached Miss Gwynne. In
deed she had not heard from him at
all. One day she went out to the
suburbs of the town, where the Daw-
sons occupied dilapidated old house of
three rooms, in which disorder ran
rampant. 1t was Mrs. Dawson's argu-
ment that 'if body cleaned things up
they jess got dirty ag'in, so what was
the good of cleanin'? It want no use
at ALL
Holding to this conviction Mrs. Daw.
sons domestic labors were by no means
exhaustive, and the house was in an
appalling state of disorder, 1oathsome
to one of Miss Matilda's orderly in
stincts. Had she not felt that she was
talking to a possible major generals
wife she would have given Mrs. Daw-
son piece of her mind regarding the
condition of the house.
Holding this desire in check, she
said:
81 s'pose you've heard nothing from
Sam?"
Nom, amt had line. Geraldine,
you keep away from that there bedl"
This last remark was sharply adj
dressed to Mrs. Dawson's daughter of
five years, who was lounging around
a bed in a corner of the room.
Needless of her mothers admonition
Geraldine kept close to the bed, and
suddenly dropping to her hands and
ly and gleefully:
"Peek-a-boo, daddy!"
Here, stop thatl" cried Mrs. Daw.
son, threateningly, darting forward
and grasping the child by the arm.
But Geraldine was rebellious, and she
chung to the bedstead, crying out
shrilly:
ST want to play peek-a-boo with dad
dy! Daddy! daddy! can't I play peek
a-boo with you, daddy?"
The child tried to crawl under the
bed, but Mrs. Dawson grasped her re-
treating figure by the ankle and
dragged her back, saying, angrily:
what possesses you to act SOP"
"I'll find out" said Miss Gwynne
with grim determination on her face
and fire in her eye. Striding across the
room she grasped the bedstead firmly
by the footboard and rolled it away
from the wall. There, close to the
wall, lay Miss Matilda's substitute!
Sam sat up in a corner, abashed and
frightened, with Miss Matilda's tall,
gaunt form towering over him.
She stared at him in silence for
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-09-08

well, ii digs kind o. hard" said
Sam, in his usual tone of whining
complaint.
Il don't know why 1t should with SO
much rain as we've had to soften up
the ground. Set down on that bench
and rest spell, while talk to you"
Sam obeyed willingly enough, and
Miss Matilda sat down beside him.
SAM" she said abruptly, "why don't
you volunteer"
"Huh?"
''Why don't you show the people of
Kent that at least one man in the
town has a little patriotism, and go
and fight for your country?"
Sam grinned. Then he said: ST got
my family to sport"
We'll, you don't half do it," said
Miss Matilda, bluntly. "Your wife
takes in washing and maybe she'd be
| willing to take in more if you went to
war"
mo, she wouldn't. She hates to
wash even her own things. I got to
stay to home an sport my family"
Would you go if you were sure that
your family would be well provided for
during your absence?"
81 might be absent forever if one o.
them Spanishers got good dig at me-
well, you would have died in the
| service of your country, and then there
would be the pension for your wife and
children"
THAT wouldn't do me no good. But
them" he added, after moments re-
Election, 'mebbe could manage to git
disabled just enough to draw good
big pension my own self"
Sam Dawson, I'm ashamed of youi"
"Why?
"For not having any more real pa
triotism than that. I'll were man and
went to war 1 wouldn't accept pen
sion if got all my legs and arms shot
off. I couldn't feel that I'd given them
to my country if took pay for them.
But, truly, Sam, 1 do wish our town
cQNld have at least one volunteer in the
war. If you'll come out like a man and
go, Sam, I'll be responsible for the sup
port of your family while you're gone"
The man looked up with real interest
in his fabby, f1orid face.
you're such a big strong fellow,
Sam, and such a sure shot with q gun
you ought to make good soldier. I'd
go IL could, but as l can't I'd like to
send you as my substitute, and, as I
| say, I'll see to it that your wife and
children are provided for while you
are gone. You think the matter over,
and let me know tomorrow"
The next issue of the Kent Clarion
contained the following notice:
''We are pleased to announce that our
fellow citizen, Mr.. Samuel K. Dawson,
has decided to respond to Uncle Sans
latest call for volunteers. This will
give our town at least one soldier boy
at the front. Hurrah for Sam!"
The notice gave Miss Matilda great
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-09-08
The Masarra Bushman.

Here is solitary figure, that Of a
Masarwa bushman, engaged in dig
ging up bulbs, small, round and
smooth, and of sweet, nutty flavor,
are exactly the same as those for
which the guinea fowl are searching
so eagerly. They may be called the
bushman's bread, and, when game il
scarce or hunting luck is out, they
serve as a mainstay against utter star
Walton. The bushman collects his
bulbs in the shell of a tortoiSe, and
presently will return to the protecting
bush, beneath which he and his fami-
ly slept last night. After that he will
perhaps visit snare he set yesterday
to entrap a duyker, one of the small
antelopes of South Africa, or, failing
the capture of the little buck, he may
try to stalk paauw with his bow and
poisoned arrow, or follow the troop of
guinea fowl on the off chance of Sc
curing head.-London Spectator.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-09-08


The recent activity in the silver mar
ret has led to the publication of sta
tistics which show that transactions
In the white metal during the past
four months have been heavier than
at any time during the past six years.
London is the chief. and, in fact, the
only important silver market Ia the
world. America furnishes q large
share of the metal, but the transac-
tions are made in the British capital.
According to the recent report OF
the British board of trade, silver ship
ments from London to China, Japan
and the British East Indies for the
month of April, 1898, aggregated
So, 531 500, as compared with $S,36a,s35
for the corresponding period of 1897.
The shipments for the four months
ending April 30, 1898, were $15,262, 345,
as compared with $40, s99, $50 for the
same period of the previous year.
The report continues: 'The increase
in shipments to China this year has
been very large, although the guam
THY does not quite come up to that of
some former years. The revival or
the movement, however, has been not
able, especially in view of the falling
off in some branches of the Chinese
trade. China has been a heavy bor-
ROVER in Europe recently, but the
loans have all been taken in gold, and
have gone to pay the indemnity due
Japan. The last named country no
longer takes silver from Europe.
''The Indian shipments showed q
slight decrease in April, but for the
four months they were heavily in ex-
cess of last year. Should the tenta-
tive proposals of the India council to
call in a large part of the rupees in
circulation, melt them down and sell
the silver, be adopted, the government
will have so large an amount of silver
to sell that no imports are likely to
be made for year or two. No one
expects that those proposals will be
adopted without great changes, how
ever, and the shipments to India con-
tinue."
Large orders from Spain are also an
ticipated in the immediate future, it
having been practically decided that
the government gold reserve shall be
turned into silver in order to avoid the
suspension of specie payment on the
part of the Bank of Spain, which Is
practically the Spanish treasury.
These and other favorable influences
have resulted in an advance of nearly
five cents in the price of silver dur
ing the past 60 days, with prospects
of still greater rise.-Denver Times
Sun.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-09-08
WHAT HE WILL BE

When we were boys OF eight or ten
We spent much speech in SAYING
what We should do when we were men
And past the age Of playing
Tom Culver vowed he'd run a farm,
And little Billy Proctor
said he would cut on Tommy's arm
When ne became a doctor.
And Harry Stone would drive dray:
DICK Brown would be parson;
Hen Klunk. full armed, would go away
And emulate Kit Carson
And one would toll and one would teach
And one would go a-cruising
On board some stately ship. Thus each
Made statement OF his choosing.
i thought of this to-day when Paul
Came to me gladly, gayly,
To hear me read the news to all.
Just as read it daily;
And when reached Cervera's name
And hurried through the column
About his treatment, quickly came
A look profoundly solemn
Upon that boyish face; and then
He said: when am growed I'm
And just as big as other men,
I'm goin' to get bowed up
I'm not brakeman any more!
heard all that you readed,
And I am goin' off to war
And get whipped just like he did.
And be dressed up in pretty clothes,
That's bought me by the winners,
And have mince pie and jam, s'pose,
And cake at all my dinners;
And visit everywhere. Yes, siri
When get big and growed up
I'm going to be prisoner
Whose battleship was bIowed up!'
Chicago Daily Record.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-09-08

pleasure. She made Sam the incest
comfort bag of all. Her enthusiasm
ran high when she saw Sam on board
the train, bound for the recruiting of
flee in B, so miles distant.
''You must write and let me know
what regiment you are put in and all
about it. And if you should be in a
battle you must write a full account of
it for the Clarion. L hope that you'll
distinguish yourself so that the whole
town will turn out to meet you when
you come home"
Two days later the following brief
communication from her substitute
came to Miss Matilda on postal:
"Gott hear awl rite. Hav not been
assined to amy Rigimint yit by the
recrooting offs. Anvil well. j may sale
for Kuba befor git time to rite agin.
if so, will rite from there"
dear mel" said Miss Gwynne, on
receipt of this information. He will
have to brush up on his spelling be-
fore he goes to sending letters to the
Clarion. But 1 guess that there is
many a good soldier who cannot SPELL
Days and weeks passed without
bringing any word from the substi-
tute.
But that is not to be wondered at,
irregular as the mails are now between
here and Cuba" Miss Gwynne said to
Mrs. Dawson, who said that Sam never
was no hand to write letters, nohow."
Miss Gwynne gave Mrs. Dawson five
dollars a week for her support and the
support of her two children. AS this
was about three dollars week more
than Sam had ever brought in, Mrs.
Dawson confided to her most intimate
friends that she hoped that the war
would be long.
Afluent as she now was, Mrs. Daw-
son added a long desired green plush
album and lace curtains to her posses
sions. and her children blossomed out
in blue and pink silk dresses, very
fiimsy as to texture and very lavish as
to trimming. A white silk parasol and
a pink zephyr shawl partly satisfied her
own aesthetic longings, although she
declared that If Sam got killed and she
got a big pension, her neighbors would
see her rugged out fit to KILL
Weeks passed and Miss Gwynne re-
ceived no tidings from her substitute.
She scanned the war columns of the
newspapers eagerly, and when the first
list of killed and wounded was pub
lished, she almost feared to find Sans
name. When Hobson sunk the Mer-
rimac in the entrance to Santiago har-
Dor, Miss Matilda said:
sIf Sam had only done that how
small it would have made the stay-at-
homes here in Kent feel. and what
lasting honor il would have brought to
the towni do hope that he viii do
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-09-08

The Liverpool Corn Trade News
cables the final official Indian reports
at PA 100000 bushels, against 1s4, 000,-
600 bushels last year; 22s, 0o0, 900 BUSH
els average for five years and 23s, 000,-
600 bushels average for ten years. This
means that India has this year 60,000,-
600 bushels more wheat than she had
last year, and 5000, 900 more than her
average for ten years past. This is a
very important condition for the
American farmer to reckon with.
Since the collapse of the Letter 6eaP'
September wheat has fallen to 6s cents
at New York, and the gap between sill
yer and wheat has been nearly closed
1t is not only possible, but quite like
~ that ere long wheat will be actually
below silver, and If the Indian mint
should reopen the metal and the grain
will once more become running
uates."-National Bimetallist.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-09-08
DixestibiI,tx of Cueumbers.

Those foolish people who have en-
deavored to rob the cucumber of it's
harmful qualities by letting the slices
stand in salt and water and have sue
oeeded in eliminating its flavor, the
only thing that makes it appetizing,
are hereby informed that their at
tempts to get rid of it's colicy propen-
sites have really intensified them by
making it more indigestible. The salt
and water, vinegar. ETC., willis the fiber
and makes it tough. Cucumbers are
digestible if eaten fresh, before the
seeds have hardened.-Detroit Free
Press
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-09-08
FUTURE DEMAND FOR SILVER.
yer Has Taken a Decided Rise
I'm Popular Favor.

Under the new currency system
agreed upon by the joint government
of Austria-Hungary, there will be inn
mediately coined in those countries
something like 5000, 900 forms in sill
ver-an amount equivalent to about
$4,000, 900. This will make the total
silver currency of the empire about
212, 00O, 900 forms, or something over
500, 600, 000-an increased usage of sill
yer amounting to considerably more
than one-half. The silver currency of
the country will then be about one,
fourth of the whole. The country will
then resume specie payment and re-
main permanently upon that basis--a
course involving constantly increas-
ing use of silver.
The government of Japan is alsopro-
posing to readjust its financial system
upon a more satisfactory basis, and
to raise funds to the. amount of $685.
100000 for internal Improvement pur-
poses. The gold standard experiments
recently undertaken in that country
have not proven altogether satisfac-
tory, either to the government or to
the people, and the probabilities are
that a large proportion of the new
fund will be in silver. The govern
ment is exceedingly anxious to raise
this money without resort to foreign
loans, and if this plan shall succeed It
will surely result in very large new
silver coinage. China is likewise nego-
tiating for large silver purchases to be
used in governmental undertakings
and in discharging her large war in
demnity. SPANS financial affairs can
only be readjusted after the war upon
a basis which will involve very large
rise of silver for domestic circulation,
and it is universally admitted that
India is slowly but surely drifting to
point where the resumption of silver
coinage will he inevitable.
In fact, outside of England and Ger
many, there is distinct movement
throughout Europe toward a more
favorable consideration of silver's
claims as a standard money metal,
and this must inevitably lead to a
largely increased future demand for
the white metal and consequent rise
in it's bullion value. This movement
likewise confirms the belief of bimet-
allists that this country would find
powerful European support in an at
tempt to establish independent bimet-
allism, and that 1t would find itself
easily equal to the task should il be
Observation-Disclosures Times-Sun.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-09-08

moment and then said, with whitening
scorn:
"a pretty major general, you are!"
Sam grinned foolishly.
81 would grin if l were you, Sam
Dawson!" said Miss Matilda, with in
creasing scorn and indignation. "Now,
you git up there and give an account
of yourself or I'll have you arrested
for obtaining money under false pre-
lenses 1 will. as sure as shootin'!"
Sans account of himself is best told
in Miss Gwynne's own words, as she
gave full vent to her Indignation when
she reached home and unburdened her
self to a friend, whom she found wait
ing to see her.
THE miserable creature never even
tried to enlist" she said holly. II
made him own up that he didn't! He
fell in with some creatures as trifiing
and shif'less as himself there in B,
and if they didn't put off up the coun-
try on a hunting and fishing jauntl
Yes, they did! 1 should think from
Sans looks and what he owned up to
that they lived like a lot of gypsies,
and that just suited Sam!
Then he traipsed off visitin' lot
of his worthless kin here and there.
He's been for the past three weeks
visitin' some cousins within five miles
of here, and its my belief that he was
getting ready to light out again when
l caught him at home. hiding under the
bed. He couldn't have got a much
worse scorching in the war than gave
him and he'll never hear the last of it
from me! I'm ashamed to think that
live in a town that hasn't patriotism
enough in it to send even one volun-
teer to the war. But it'll be one while
before l send another substituted"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-09-08
Ifn Fac Caminr.

The foreign money power, whose I'm
fluence upon financial legislation in
this country during the past 30 years
has been such a blight to Industrial
and financial development, win be-
come as impotent as the Spanish navy
when American voters discharge their
functions with intelligence, inde-
pendence and patriotism such 40 char
aeterixs our intrepid navy. Z
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-09-08
A Martyr to Patriotism.

Mrs. O'Reilly-Faith, Mrs. Mulcahy,
an phwat's tn matther wild yure face?
Mrs. O'Brien-Saints aloive! Pat, me
husband, dhramed lasht noight Oh
wus a Spanish shpoy. It's moighty
near KILN me he come befoor Oh cud
wake him up!-Up to Date.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-09-08
Compensation.

wasn't it awfully hard for you to
give your daughter up, Mr. Smithef-
1eigh?"
Eyes, it was hard to think of it, but
she's going to live in the east and I
have always wanted TO spend sum-
mer down there so much. Chicago
Evening News.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-09-08
yexed Questions.

@what were those two men fighting
about?"
Each claimed that his grandmother
used to make the best pumpkin pies
ON earth. Free Press.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-07-26
GOVERNMENT BUILDING AT SAN JUAN,

the successful bidder is a licensed cor
poratiOn of a nation with whom
we are at war and that accord
ing to measure passed by
the Spanish cortes, one-half of
the receipts of every corporation doing
business under the Spanish govern
ment must be surrendered to govern
ment to help defray the expenses of
the war. By letting the contract to
a Spanish corporation the United
States government indirectly pays into
the Spanish treasury an amount equal
to one-half the contrat stipulation.
Also that the government thereby re-
leases from blockade all the enemy's
vessels to be used in the transportation
from the neutral ports where they are
now in shelter.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-07-26
SANTIAGO CUBANS.
They Resent Gen. Skaters Attitude in
Ignoring Gen. Garcia in the War.
They Protest Against the Continuation OF
Spanish Officials IN ONCE Appointed
by Madrid. as a Matter of Prin-
cipIe-A Meeting Held.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, July 23, via Kings
ton, Jamaica, July 25.-The Cubans
here resent Gen. Skaters attitude in
ignoring Gen. Garcia and refusing tO
allow the Cuban troops to enter San
tiago or to consult Gen. Garcia on the
terms of the surrender of the city.
Gen. Garcia's action in withdrawing
his troops into the interior, his letter
to Gen Shafter and his resignation of
his command, forwarded to Gen. Co
mez are approved and applauded by
all classes of natives. Gen. Garcia re-
fused to accept a subordinate place,
insisting that he was an ally. Gen.
Skaters answer saying that this was
a war between the United States and
Spain irrespective of Cuba's individual
interest, and President McKinley's in
structions with reference ito the adj
ministration of the surrendered dis
trict. published here yesterday are in
terpreted as tacit avowal of Ameri-
can intention to annex the island and
not to grant independence
This is opposed by the Cubans Sc
nor Joaquin Castillo president of the
San Carlos Cuban club, and a brother
of Gen. Castillo, urges an official pro-
test to President Mckinley without
delay saying silence now would indi-
cate our consent TO the American atti-
tude which is a plain breach of faith
that the Cubans can not possibly toll
crate"
A meeting was held Sunday after
noon at the San Carlos club to discuss
the matter and it is proba bic that a
protest was drawn up which will be
admitted.
1t is understood that many who we're
present at the meeting favored the
scheme Of prOtectorate by the L nited
States with eventual annexation after
five or six years, but the protest is on
a matter Of principle, the main objec-
ton being the continuation in office of
Spanith officials appointed by Madrid
on the ground that Spaniards. as q
conquered people. should not be vested
with authority over Cubans, the allies
and coadiutOrS Of the United States
and the representatives of a free and
independent people. Such is under
stood to have been the tenor Of the
meetiuU
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-07-26
MILES ARMY.
1t il Thought 1t Reached the Place of
Rendezvous Porto Rican
Coast Sunday Night.

WASHINGTON, July est is said at
the war department late Sunday that
no news can be expected from any of
fetal source as to Gen. Miles move
ments until Monday at the earliest.
1t is calculated that he arrived Sunday
evening or Sunday night at the point
on the coast of Porto Rico selected
as the rendezvous for all the
vessels of the expedition. Whether OF
not he will undertake to make land.
ing in advance of the arrival of the
whole expedition will depend entirely
upon conditions as he finds them.
Should there be no Spanish force, OF
at least, an unconsiderable one.
on the coast, the troops will
be landed to relieve them from
the disastrous effects of being con,
fined closely on ship board under a
tropical sun. The general has with
him sufficient artillery to hold any
position he may choose to occupy, sup
plemented as this artillery will be
by the guns of his naval convoy. Mean.
while the department is making every
effort to hurry along the remainder
of the expedition. Some troops are
now on their way from Tampa and
Charleston and should reach Porto
Rico by the middle of the week Ma
val officials are assisting actively in
getting the troops off and were engaged
Sunday in sending the necessary orders
to that and to the commanders of the
naval auxiliary vessels which have
been placed at the service of the war
department. In the course Of day or
two the troops brought from Chicka-
manga by Gen. Brooke will sail from
Hampton Roads, where they have been
arriving all day and are ready for
the transports. There is a proba-
bility that Gen. Miles may be
delayed for several days in his landing
operations for lack of lighters, but
several of these are now on their way
and others will be hurried forward as
rapidly as possible. However it may
be as to his speedy landing on Porto
Rico soil, it will be we'll along toward
| the end of this week before the active
land campaign will be begun in Porto
! Rico.