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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-07-21
MONEY OR MEN.
Millionaire That Made 25,OOO,OOO
Within n Few Months at the Ex-
pense of the TOiIer.

If money is the measure of manhood
William X. Vanderbilt is the greatest
man in the United States. By a
shrewd manipulation of stocks, being
inside and immensely rich to begin
with, Vanderbilt is reported to have
cleared a profit of So, 100000 within
few months. This is great
achievement.
It has been figured out by the Chi
cago Dispatch that this sum represents
the labor of one Hazieton coal miner
for $4,000 years. 1t represents the
labor of Admiral Dewey for 5000
years. 1t represents the labor of
President Mckinley fer 500 years.
Is William K. Vanderbilt, therefore,
a greater man than Admiral Dewey
or the president of the United
States?
Rich men are trying to get control
of this governments. The money pow
er struck the first blow against the
supremacy of the people in 1873. when
it secured by secret and dishonor-
able methods the decentralization OF
silver.
But the exigencies of the present
have called a Dewey into action. He
has made the nation respected and
feared by all the powers of the earth.
What has Vanderbilt done? He has
made a profit of S25,000,OO0 in less
than a year. Do the people desire to
honor such men as Vanderbilt higher
than such men as Dewey? Is it money
or is it men that deserve honor from
this nation Illinois State Register.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-07-21
REWARD OF THE FARMERS.
Republicans Would Have 1t Appear
That God and Nature Are I'm
CahoOfs with Them.

"As if to reward the farmers for sup
porting the gold Standard" says the
Chicago Times-Herald, mature has
forced the purchase of $69s, OOO, 900 of
our products by foreign lands" It is
certainly discouraging to find that both
God and nature are in cahoots with
the republican party. 1t will be news
to you to learn that nature (probably
acting under Gods direction) caused
failure of the wheat crop throughout
the world, and starved millions of peo-
pie in India, Italy, Spain and other
gold standard countries in order to re-
ward the American farmers for voting
for Mckinley. Really, are these pluto
Gratis lunatics, or is it possible that
their dupes are such asses as to swallow
such rot of that kind-rot that appears
as an editorial in the paper mentioned?
Nature does not support a money
standard or any other scheme of man.
She dispenses an even-handed justice
to all, and will wipe the republican
party off the earth, even though It be
a great exponent Of "sound money"
for disregarding her laws, just as quick
as she will gather into the kingdom
come the meekest, most chumpish vot-
ing king that ever sold the ballot for
a drink. But while the plutes can't
monkey with nature very much, they
have had their own sweet ways with the
working classes so long that perhaps
thew have conceived the idea that they
are in league with God and nature
Coming Nation.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-07-21

The minister had reached the crit
zeal point in his missionary" sermon.
He had finished his firstlies and Sec
endlies, and with one neat figure
would link them to an impassioned APP
peal that would strike his congrega-
TONS hearts, and make their tears
fow like water.
~If,- he detained, at has truly
been said that he who makes two
glades of brass to grow where one"
The puzzled look on the face of a
deaf old member in front pew led
him to pause and repeat:
That he il . benefactor who makes
two grades of blass-"
Smiles throughout the house, and his
own sense showed him there was some
thing wrong, but with an attempt at
kghtness, he said, airily:
"As i meant, two braids of glass;"
The choir was now keen-eared, and
the pastor felt as If he had met Dewey.
So he shouted: 1.-TWO blods Of grace"
Then the senior deacon had pity on
him and arose. MY brethren" he
spoke, "our pastor has been upset by
the intensity Of his emotions, and has
tripped ON two blades of grass. "-Sar
Francisco Examiner.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-07-21
pITH AND POINT.

Photographer Ito captain in HIS new
uniform -s'Look fierce, piease."-Cin-
cinnati Enquirer.
The. crow is said to be very wise
bird, for 1t never does anything with
out caws.-L. A. Bulletin.
As sure as fellow has nothing to
read, he has plenty of time for reading.
Washington Qa.) Democrat.
People who talk a great deal about
having the blues, usually have a great
deal of idle time.-Atchison Globe.
Have you heard the report from
Washington that the navy department
has advertised for 500 cats?' "No;
what for?' ITO take the Canaries."
Briggs-'T didn't know that you
were near-sighted!" Griggs-.Near-
sighted! Why. walked right up to
one of my creditors yesterday."-Tit
Bits.
Wall-''They say that Lambie makes
very foolish investments" Broad
Foolish? Why that fellow would in
vest in shares in a submarine mine."-
Town Topics.
Test of Patriotism.-"Ana army nurse
has to be at least 25 years oldi" The
brave girl quailed. "They must think
we're dead anxious to be nursesw she
exclaimed, much perturbed.-Detroit
Journal.
Playing the Game.-"It strikes me
that Spain is having a good many
passed balls in this game" said A.
Rooter. ALSO few home runs" added
Bill Bleacher.-Philadelp North
American.
How She Looked at It.-Mr. Short
my dear Miss Kate, have a very seri-
Gus question wish to ask YOU" Miss
Long-"What is it, pray?" Mr.. Short
will you marry me?" Miss Long
(scornfully)-"Do you call that seri-
GUS, Mr.. Short? Why, don't think
ever heard anything so ridiculous
Detroit Free Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-07-21
H. F.. THURSTON.
SIXTEEN TO ONE OR BUST.
The Principles of the Chicago Plat
form Are Proof Against
Bond Sharks.

The 100000 900 in bonds and inter-
est-bearing certificates which plutoc-
racy has wrested from congress are not
needed for the war against Spain.
Not a dollar need have been added to
the debt for war purposes, nor are these
bonds really intended for war purposes.
Their real purpose is to prevent cor
poration currency from being retired.
and it's place taken by cash issued by
government.
The bond issue was forced by desper-
ate and INSCRIPTIONS disciples of John
Law, who wish to keep cash out of
circulation so that they can initiate the
currency with corporation notes, cir
,ulated at the highest possible interest
rate through forced loan of the credit
Of the people.
The men who did this are anarchists
and desperadoes. Sitting in the pariors
Of their London banks, they plot to be-
gin wars and to overthrow governments
that they may increase their profits.
Their hands are reekfng with blood
she'd. They care for no law, human or
divine, which threatens to stop them.
If they can, they will enslave the peo-
pie of America as they have already
enslaved those of Ireland and India in
one way, and of South America in an
other.
They will never succeed in subjugat-
ing America. When the Chicago plat
form was adopted It meant unsurren-
dering resistance to them and it means
it still-Mississippi Valley Democrat.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-07-21

Ii was not quite royal enough. Edgins
my way to Regents park, 1 hunted out
quiet spot and sat down to examine
1t at leisure. 1t was glorious still, but
somehow not so glorious as could have
wished, and I was actually questioning
the wisdom of my choice when an ap-
preaching football made me close the
case. 1t was light, though firm, and the
everlasting flint would have worn well
beneath it. Something, more of the
intellect than of the sense, made me
look up, and / saw her.
The sensation of being shot through
the heart has not, believe, received ad-
equate literary expression, those who
experience il being usually preoccupied
at the exact moment with other mat
tiers; but 1 think know what it means
She stopped, and we gazed at each 9TH
er. She was in deep black, but the pal.
lor had gone from her oval cheeks. She
made me half-tentative bow. l sprang
to my feet.
I'm so glad to see you" cried, "be.
cause-I want to restore something you
forgot in the restaurant yester-a few
weeks ago."
How kind of you!" she said, coming
near.
'Oh, not at ALL" I replied; but
hope you were not Inconvenience. ]
should have sent il, but II didn't"
l put my hand in my breast pocket
hurriedly and extracted my handker.
chief, which in turn brought to light
sheaf of letters and memoranda | SHOOK
af bar foot lilo SI-iTlf1r1 iTIr
Then j tried the other pocket, but
vainly. Its glove" said, weakly
gathering up my belongings; lone OF
yours, don't you know"
Il recoIlect-I missed it," she said
coldly.
But the cab went so quickly"
pleaded; ''ah, do sit down until 1 FIND
iti'
She did so. I was il a gentle per
SEPARATION.
Pray do not take so much trouble,'
she murmured, plaintively.
'Hurrah, have it," cried, and
extracted the wisp of silk from my
watch pocket, where 1 had thrust it or
leaving the shop.
$50 kind of you," she observed, tax.
ing 80 ASA 1A4C HC"OIA al Cut O'SA
her dress.
How stupid" 1 gasped, completely
demoralized now, and, retaking the
glove, I shook it vigorously until had
created a miniature dust storm. She
sneezed. l devoutly wished that the
flying machine was an accomplished
fact.
Its ruined" l muttered, woefully.
for it certainly presented piebald APP
pearance.
She smiled 1 sat down, saying, des.
perately:
would yoa allow me to keep 1.-THE
thing is of no use now?''
"Why?" she answered, quietly; but
the voice was low.
ITO remind me of that happy day."
replied, shying.
Indeed? 1 am glad that you thinb
of it as pleasant one" she said, gra
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-07-21
THE MISSOURI LEADERSHIP.
Congressman ssDfcI' BANDS Refurm
to Warrington In a Protection
Against PIut0cracF.

Mr.. BANDS denomination was q
matter of course as his election will
be. AS long as Missouri can keep him
in Washington he viii be KEPT. there.
There is no clearer or more forcible
intellect than his in the politics of the
United States, but he has something
that is more urgently needed In our
public affairs than any force of intel
lect, however great. He has the moral
force which can come only from
soundness of character-from genuine
goodness. Our public life is full of in
tellectual, brilliant men who are NOR
ally rotten. If moral rottenness gave
out the odor which warns us against
the presence of physical corruption.
Washington city would smell like a
ing degraded more and more nearly to
the level of our business methods
and under the corporation system as it
is abused, these are characterized by
the fraud, perjury and extortion
necessary for success in initiating cap
ital, in selling watered stock and
bogus bonds, in making unjust and I'M
lawful alliances to secure monopoly,
in a thousand shameful and foxy de-
vices for taking advantage of the ig-
norant or the unwary. If we go on as
we are going under the trust system,
continuing to develop the spirit which
produced, we will become a nation of
swindlers and confidence operators,
among whom the most successful liar,
the meanest and most rapacious cheat
who is willing to sacrifice most for the
sake of money, will be the model man,
admired before all others. Against
this tendency the presence of such
men as Bland in our public life is the
best protest we can make. While we
have such in Washington, honest
Americans can always have some one
to whom they can rally in the assur-
ance that they will not be deceived or
by purchasable leaders. Bland might
have been loaded down with the fraud
ulent stock of every lying, cheating
corporation in the country. He might
have been taken in on the ground
floor" of the Standard Oil company
and its allied corporations, as a man
whom democrats once loved and trust
ed as great leader has been. But
Bland is incapable of meanness, of
cheating, of STOPPING to grapple in the
muck of the filthy rewards plutocracy
offers public men for their souls. His
leadership of the Missouri delegation
makes Missouri now the leading state
in the politics of the union, the only
one capable of holding the breach
against the combined forces of plu-
tocracy.
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OPINIONS AND POINTERS.

Ohio republicans very much re-
GREETED the absence of Mark Hanna,
but Mark is no kid in politics. He
knows enough to keep away from
Ohio in the season between planting
and harvest, when "the currency is
constricted.'-D News.
England is now more thorough
ly convinced than ever that It must
have an alliance with the United
States. This country, however, is
growing more strongly impressed
with the idea that it does not need the
cooperation of any country, but is per-
fectly able to take care of itself.-Kan-
sas City Times.
The democrats of Illinois will
take Nd backward step. They will
march under the same patriotic and
progressive principles that have been
the tenets of the party since the days
of jefferson and that were reiterated
and emphasized by the national con-
vention that met in Chicago in 1885,
Illinois State Register.
We cannot but believe that the
Dingley measure has exhibited in its
first year nearly maximum revenue
possibilities. The truth seems to be
that our manufacturers are working
so closely to the level of prices prevail
ing in outside markets-and have been
SO little affected in that position by
the new enactment-that revenue and
protection no longer travel together.
Ciass.) Republican.
President Mckinley was a ma
ior in the civil war. Secretary Alger
had attained a generals rank. Both,
therefore, had practical experience Of
military matters, and should know
something about the business of rails
ing and equipping an army. They
should have known better than to put
untried civilians in important posi-
tions in the quartermaster and COM
departments, merely because
sortid senators and Representatives
asked them to do so, when they could
have found plenty of veterans familiar
with those duties and able to perform
them without the blunderx and costly
delays of which we have heard so much
since the army began to assemble
Philadelphia Ledger.
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A STRONG APPEAL.
1t Was Made by q Soldier Boy and
Secretary AIger Could Not
Resist 1t.

Secretary Alger, who is easily
touched by any story of Borrowing
mother or an afflicted family, is having
all he can do to repress his feelings
and enforce military laws. Every day
he is besieged from some direction to
release from the army some soldier
who hastily volunteered without TAX
ing into consideration his duties to his
family or to himself. Occasionally
some man is allowed to leave the army,
but the secretary is doing all he can
to discourage this.
The other day fair-haired, smooth.
faced boy walked in to see the secre-
tary at the war department. 81 came
to ask you to release me from the
army" the boy said. 81 do not care
myself, but my poor old mother is dy-
ing from grief"
The appeal of the little fellow, whose
boyish face quickly caught the secre-
tary, made an impression, but in the
kindest manner the secretary said:
MY boy, do not know what your
story is, but every day receive these
appeals. was soldier myself. Let
me say to you that you may always
TcRTcb tnIS. your IuOthCE COn-
selling letters and go forward and do
your duty, determined to come out OF
the war with name and a record"
Eyes, Mr.. Secretary" said the boy,
81 realize all that. / am anxious to go
TO the front, but look at this note from
mother"
The secretary glanced over the tear.
despatched note, which spoke of "my
little soldier boy" In the note she
sent the SON lock of her hair. It was
gray, almost white. You see the color
of my hair now" she wrote. "You
know what the color was when you
went away"
Taking from a pocket a watch chain
made of hair, the soldier boy said to
the secretary: Here, sir, you see
what a few weeks have done. From
this beautiful brown my mothers hair
has turned gray. God knows love her
I love my country. do not know
what to do"
The appeal was a strong one. "I will
investigate your case" the big-heart-
ed secretary said, as he walked away
to his Office, just trace of moisture
showing in his eyes.-Washington
Star
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-07-21

WHY" SHE ANSWERED. QUIETLY.
ciously. MIR. Turnbull was declaiming
all the way back in the cab. He seemed
prejudiced against you"
He may be described as a man who
means WELL" 1 observed, severely. II
hope he said something actionable."
''Oh, hardly that" she answered,
laughingly; but he seems to have
changed his opinion lately" Chat ia
the luncheon bill, thought L. Your
name happened to come up in converse
ton to-day, and he said"
She paused; a sudden flame lesped
into her cheeks.
what did he say?" demanded, try
ing to look away.
''He said you were an honorable
man." she replied, the point of her para
sol tracing a lop-sided isosceles triangle
in the dust, but
''Ah, there is much virtue in that
but" 1 observed, bitterly.
That you ought to settle down." she
continued, tossing her head and rising
$50 l SHALL" cried; but it depends
upon my lady. l have her portrait here
in this case. She is the only girl / shall
ever care for in that way" added, be-
cause little qualification does &c harm
al even the most exalted moments. "By
the way she is an acquaintance OF
yours, too" And. pressing the spring.
l handed the casket to her as the lid
flew back. She glanced at me curiously,
very rale now. !. weak about the knees,
watched child trundle hoop past us.
,,t+
into d sobbing laugh. Then she sat
down beside me and put one of the
hands l hope to hold when death beck
ons me down the last dim turning of
LIES road into mine.
81 trust she will make you a good
wife," she said, gravely. And Well,
surely, man born of woman can guess
the rest.-Black and White.
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DIXIE AND YANKEE DOODLE


was born way down in Dixie"
Reared beneath the southern skies.
And they didn't have to teach me
every Yankee to despise.
was nothing but a country younrstsr
men 1 donned a suit of gray
When / shouldered my old musket
AND marched forth the "Yanks'' to slay
Four long years 1 fought and suffered:
Dixie" was my battle cry;
Dixie" always and forever,
Down in Dixie" let me die
And tonight I'm down in "Dfxie:"
Dixie still so grand and true:
But tonight 1 am appareIed
In a uniform of blue.
And tonight the band is playing:
It's not "Dixie's" strains I hear
But the strains of Yankee Doodle
Ring out strong and sweet and clear.
Long listen to the music;
BY my side a cornrade stands:
He's 'Yank" and I'm Rebel"
But we grasp each others hands.
Here together we united
'Waw down south in Dixie" stand
And my comrade whispers softly:
There's no land like 'Dixie's' land"
But my eyes are filled with tear drops,
Tears that make my heart feel glad:
And whisper to my comrade:
Yankee Doodle amt so bad"
Lawrence Porcher Hext, in Chicago Inter
Ocean
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-07-21
Shabby Old Coat.

West Point was for the last ten years
of his life the summer home of Gen
Scott. of whom Mrs. Sherwood in her
"Reminiscences" pleasantly gossips:
The hero of the Mexican war always.
on the Fourth of July. wore his old mil
itary coat, the one in which he rode
into the Mexican capital Ion top of q
picnic" as he used to say. Very shah
by old coat. madam, very shabby old
coat!" the gratified old man would ex-
claim, as he felt a lady's hand lad
gently on his arm, as she asked to
touch the sacred cloth. He wore the
coat on many historic days and was
pleased to shoulder his cane and fight
his battles over again. Once while
telling the story of Arnold's treason
and pointing out from the hotel piaz-
"a the spots associated with the
traitor he said, referring to Mrs. Ar
nold's devotion to her husband: "She
chung like ivy to worthless thing"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-07-21
The In and out of Hawafi.

In Hawaii they have one very unique
custom In regard to debt, says Mr.. o.
w. Sturgis, of Oregon. Any stranger
can get credit almost from the time he
sets foot ON the islands, but SO long as
he owes dollar he is not permitted
to leave the country. A man who gets
hopelessly involved in debt down there
had as well make mp his mind to be-
come a citizen for the rest of his life
he can only escape by liquidating.
This law has always been strictly en-
forced, but in the event of annexation
TO the United States the islands may
get n new system of laws that will re-
peal the existing misunderstanding
fon Post.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-07-21
Partisanshfp Punctured.

The Portland Oregonian. republic
an paper, punctures the inflated par
tisanship that insists on approving
everything, when It says that 'the
Ohio platform is a waste of words.
It's indiscriminate laudation of every
thing done by the administration,
by congress. by the army, by the
navy. by Hanna and Foraker, and by
Providence, is fulsome to the point
of grovelling. The convention is
afraid to declare for the gold stand
ard, or even to denounce the traitors
in the last Ohio legislature. Yet the
platform may be the ideal one for the
community to which it is primarily
addressed. Nowhere but in Ohio, per-
haps. does politics of this low plane
pass for craftsmanship" OBJ
server.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-07-21
Coaflx Emnernrs

Napoleon i. and Napoleon III. caused
France to spend something like 6 7oo,-
100000 in the different wars in which
they engaged In these wars it in
reekoned that more than 5000, 900 men
were killed. One million Frenchmen
alone lost their lives in the battles
fought by Napoleon Bonaparte, and ON
al average each Of these men Left
three orphans.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-07-21
Every dollar of private corpor

Every dollar of private corpora
lion paper in circulation as money
must be retired and its place taken by
money issued from the mints or from
the treasury. The banks must go out
of the governing business. They can
deal in money as much as they like.
They must not continue to issue 1t.
Whoever issues the money OF, a coun-
try Is sovereign. Sixteen to one or
bust means that the people intend to
be sole sovereigns in Americsx-Mis-
sissippi Valley Democrat.
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Nothing Can stop 1t.

The collapse of Joseph Letter and hi.
famous wheat deal indicates that not
even war, pestilence and famine are
able to compete with the rise in the
value of gold as an element in deter.
mining the price of proaucts.-West.
ern Rural.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-07-21
Look HACK.

In 1872, the year before silver was re-
fused free coinage, wheat ranged about
s1.40 a bushel, and the price of farms
ranged up accordingly. At the same
time cotton commanded about IS cents
q pound. The disastrous times of late
years, under the gold standard, should
open peoples eyes.-Illinois State Reg
later
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-07-21
p1utocrnt.. Remember This.

The war with Spain will not repeal
either the decslogue or the declaration
of independence. Let imperialists and
remember that.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-07-21
Japan Paying Back China.

japan was originally civilized by way
of China; to-day Japan sends scholars
and men of science to instruct the Chi
nese.-Chicago Tribune.
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The Important Point.

Teacher-What can you tell me abcu,
the Philippine islands?
Johnny-We'veg got 'emi-Puck.