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Iron County register., 1898-12-15
THE CHINESE JEWS.
Mystery Surrounding the Origin OF
the PeopIe-A Synagogue I'm
Kne-Fung-FOo.

the Jews of China, who have arouset
interesting inquiry and been the
theme of many French writer's. Early
il the seventeenth century, and short
ly after the Italian missionaries had
come to Peking, one of them, Matthew
Ricci, received a morning call. His
visitor wore the gorgeous Chinese
dress, including the queue, but the
and the smiling countenance was not
in keeping with the dignitied solemnity
of Chinaman. The gentleman's name
was Ngai, and he had heard of the ar.
rival of some foreigners who wor
SHIPPED one Lord of Heaven and earth
and who yet were not Mahometans; he
belonged to the same religion, he ex.
planned, and had called to make their
acquaintance. Now, Master Ngai
made it clear that he was an IsraeIite
a native of Kae-fung-foo, the capital
of Honan. He had come to Peking to
pass an examination for a mandarin
degree, and had been led by curiosity
and brotherly feeling to call at the
mission house.
In his native city, he said, there were
ten or twelve families of Israelites, and
a synagogue which they had recently
restored at the expense of 10000
crowns, and they had a roll of the law
400 or 500 years old. The missionary's
letters described this synagogue. II
occupied a space between 300 and 4OG
feet in length by about $50 in breadth
and was divided into four courts. Ii
had borrowed some decorative splendoI
from China. The inscription in He.
brew: Hear, o Israel; the Lord ou1
God is one Lord, blessed be the name
of the glory of His kingdom for ever
and ever" and the Ten Commandments
were emblazoned in gold. Silken cur
tains inclosed the Bethel which en-
shrined the sacred books, and which
only the rabbi might enter during the
time of prayer. Every detail of this
place, with it's incense, its furniture
and all it's types of good things yet to
come, is interesting. There in the last
century the children of Israel at Kae
fung-foo worshiped the God of their
fathers with the rites that pointed tc
the Messiah, of whose advent, as far as
it can be ascertained, they never heard
until the arrival of the Italian mission
aries.
Learned men have entered into dis
cussions rs to whether these people
were Jews or Israelites, whether they
came to China from the Assyrian cap
tivity or the Roman dispersion. They
themselves say that their forefathers
came from the west; and it is probab BILE
that the settlers arrived by way OF
Khorassan and Samarcand. They must
have been numerous in the ninth cen
tury, for two Mahometan travellers OF
that period describe a rebel, named
Bae-choo taking Canton by storm in
A. d. SIT and slaughtering 10000 Jews,
Mahometans, Christians and Parsees
More than one Jew of Kae-fung-foo is
known to have gained the right to wear
the little round button on the top OF
his cap so dear to the ambition of
Chinaman. The TAPPING rebellion dis
persed the settlement, and the remnant
who remain faithful to the memory of
old traditions are chiefly poor and dis
tressed.-London Culver.
Iron County register., 1898-12-15
SIXTEEN TO ONE.
An Illustration That Quickly shows
How the Gold Standard Is
Running the Farmer.

The following illustration will EN-
able every farmer and cotton planter
to readily understand how the gold
standard is running his business and de-
stroying the value of his property. We
give list of the great staples and the
amount of each that Mr.. Lincoln could
have purchased with his salary of $685.
900 at their average prices for period
of ten years previous to the crime o.
'73; and we compare this with the
amount that Mr.. Mckinley could have
purchased at the average price during
September of the present year, with
one-half of his salary. The result f.
absolutely startling, and we think 10
ought to open the eyes of every one who
is interested in the values of property.
From 1868 to 1873 During September.
Mr.. Lincoln's salary 1888 when prices were
Of s25.000would have % per cent. ngnsr
bought, at average 81 sos M ~ NJ nIes
New York prices, Kiniey's % salary ~ would
the following: have purchased:
Wheat. .bush'ls 10. $40 Wheat, bushels. 6.765
Oats. pounds. 49, 628 Oats. bushels. .125.000
Hay. TONS. 1865 Hay. tons.....,.. 5000
Butter. lbs. $3.50 Butter, pounds 1900
Hams, lbs. .166, ,666 Hams, pounds. 81, 500
Please do not overlook the important
fact that we have based the Mckinley
column on the average for September.
1898, when, as everyone knows, alt
classes of produce were temporarily
higher, owing to special conditions
then prevailing. II we had taken the
low prices of 90 and 81, or even those
which are again prevailing. as we
should have been fully justified in do
ing, the result would have been even
more startling.
You can see at glance now much
less it costs Mr.. Mckinley to keep
house" than it would have cost Mr..
Lincoln; and having fixed salary and
stated income. and being possessed Of
the natural selfishness of his species, IL
is perfectly reasonable that he should
favor the geld standard and it's results.
But how about the millions of pro-
ducers who are reduced to absolute
want by a@system that benefits no one
except those who already have an
abundance?
No property owner or producer can
favor the single gold standard without
being absolutely blind to his own i'm
terests and every consideration of JUS
tice and right. - Mississippi Valley
Democrat.
Iron County register., 1898-12-15
Switzerland Not 1ll,terate.

Switzerland to-day is the least illit.
crate as well as the most truly pros
porous country in the world. She is in
fact, the only republic, for the people
make the laws. Her government is of
the people. In Switzerland. to work
with your hands is honorable-manual
training for both boys and girls is
part of the public school system.
Switzerland has no navy, for the same
reason that Bohemia has not. and while
every man is a soldier, yet three weeks
service every year is only useful play
spell. In Switzerland there is no beg
gardom and little vice. Everywhere
life and property are safe. The people
are healthy and prosperous and hap
py.-Albany Argus.
Iron County register., 1898-12-15
Old ROffey's Pension.
old RoFFEY" had

~NOL IL AdQ Dc6n n
" stoned for nearly week and was
miserably trying to convince himself
that he was happy. Everybody told
him that he ought to think himself in
luck, and he did not gainsay them. AS
= matter of fact, it was just what he
had wanted for 20 years or more-not
the pension, exactly, but the rest.
Leaving out the three weeks of the
strike, the month that he was in the
hospital after the cam flask exploded.
and the two weeks that he had laid off
when he got married "Old Roffey'
could count the days that he had been
absent from the foundry on the fingers
of his toil-worn and grimed right hand.
Now he was going to take ten, Is, per-
haps 20 years of care-free leisure be-
fore they stretched out his old limbs
for the final repose. Two dollars a
day for Is years-a dollar a day more
than he got when he first went to work
for old Langley in Pittsburgh-and not
a stroke to do for it! There was moth
ing small about the young man, "Old
Roffey" thought, as he sat and
watched his stout, middle-aged daugh-
ter washing up the breakfast dishes.
But he felt uncomfortable about it aft
er all.
"Old Roffey" was IS years old, and
Z good man yet, he had supposed. There
had been times lately, it was true, that
he had felt rather muddle headed over
his work, and the new foreman had
complained about the patterns-there
had been some miscalculation of the
linear dilation on batch of car wheels
and the whole casting had to be broken
.up-but for all that there was not a
man about the place that knew as he
Iron County register., 1898-12-15
ANCIENT FORT UNEARTHED.
Traces OF Ancient French or Span
iards Found Near Sioux
City, Ia.

Buried dozen feet under Nebraska
sand hill. 20 miles west of Sioux City,
Ia, the remains of stone fort have
been discovered. Inside the wall the
searchers found quantity of human
bones and fragments of arms and ar
NOR at least two centuries old.
The patterns of the weapons and ar
NOR indicate that the owners were
is no record of any settlement in this
region of either nationality at so early
n date.
The find was made by John Ham
mond, a farmer, who stumbled on the
corner of the fort while excavating for
q drainage ditch. Stone is a rarity in
northeastern Nebraska, and Hammond
was so much surprised that he carried
his investigation further, and has now
uncovered an area about $50 feet by 200
feet in extent.
The fort itself is built of hard red
sandstone, much like that so extensive
ly quarried now at Sioux Falls, S. D.
The walls are about three and one-half
feet thick and IL or Is feet high, with
small towers, evidently for sentries, at
intervals of 20 or 25 feet.
The armor includes half dozen
breastplates, two or three steel caps
and morton, or helmet, of the pattern
much worn by French and Spanish SOL
diers of the fifteenth and early part of
the sixteenth centuries. All are badly
rusted, and in most of them many holes
are eater completely through the
metal.
Among the weapons are several two
handled swords, the head of what was
evidently battle-ax and the wheei-
locks and barrels of ancient muskets.
The bones are much scattered, and from
them it would be impossible to say how
strongly the fort was garrisoned.-N.
7. World.
Iron County register., 1898-12-15
COST OF SWELL WEDDINGS.
Ten Thousand Dollars Each, Nos
Counting the House Far
nishinEs.

An eastern society woman, who In
unusually clever at figures, has been
considering the cost of smart we'd
sdings, and after adding one expense
with another has reached staggering
total figure. Her investigation took
into account only what might be re-
garded as the average swell function
of this sort, and she finds that $40, 900
Is about what must be considered as
the necessary figure. OF course, affairs
such as the Marlborough wedding rep
resent perhaps ten times that amount.
These, however, are exceptional cases,
although they also go to show the pos
sibilities of expenditure in this direc-
ton. In ordinary swell weddings the
outlay can hardly be kept inside of
five figures First, the bride must have
wedding gown. This may be worth
anywhere from S1Oo to-well, $4,000.
1t depends upon the quality of the
material, the kind of lace and the
standing of the coutouriere. Few
gowns of fashionable brides cost less
than $500. Cut this price in half and
YOU have $3.50. Then there must be a
'.going away" costume and half dozen
changes, not to mention other articles,
such as hats, gloves, shoes, etc. 1t is
safe to assume that what the average
bride wears will cost papa $4,000. Then
consider the gifts which the girl re-
ceives from relatives and friends.
Sometimes a wealthy uncle or aunt
gives her an exquisite bit of jewelry
that will be worth from 81 900 to $4,000;
mother always does the same and per-
haps father buys the couple house
for $4,000 or $4,000. Here we have
something like $4,000 more, exclusive
of the hundreds of other presents out
side of the family. They may mean
anywhere from $4,000 to 1000.
Now consider the cost of the break
fast or reception, of the decoration of
the church and the house, gifts to the
maid of honor and bridesmaids,
luncheon to them, etc. These items
may be regarded as incidentals, as they
really are the least expensive features
of weddings, as rule. An average of
81 900 is quite small. Unless the groom
gives the wedding-that sometimes oc-
ours, when the brides family has very
little of the worlds goods-his end of
the expense is considerably smaller.
His gifts to the bride, the ushers, ETC.,
his outfit and his fees to the clergy
men, etc, and his expenditure in travel
ing will certainly average $1,000. Even
if the homo is bought by the brides
family it is safe to assume that he will
expend at least 81, 900 in furnishing 1T.
Probably he might buy the home, but
this will not be assumed in this esti-
mate. Incidental expenses will be
probably $500 more. So here is an aver
are that might be piyen:
Iron County register., 1898-12-15
Antinentic Gloxen

In these days of bacilli and microbes
ane is constantly in danger Of their
lives. To be handed change by a car
conductor or bundle of bills in store
is to be handed so many thousand
germs of disease. But a remedy has
been found by which Madame and Mon
sieur may be entirely immune from mi
crobes. The antiseptic glove is the
very latest fad among microbe maniacs.
They come in dainty kid and larger
sizes for men.-N. Y. Herald.
Iron County register., 1898-12-15
Croker and silver.

Free silver is Dead" says Richard
Croker. This whipped and discredited
political blackguard is about as fit to
pronounce on the aims of the democrat
ic party as any plug ugly or prize fight
er. The State Register would like to
wager a dollar to doughnut with Mr..
Croker that at the next democratic ma
tional convention he will not even oc-
cupy seat in the gallery, except by the
charity of some delegate with surplus
ticket. He will lead no delegation--he
will dictate no delegation--he viii be
part of no delegation. Unless he is re-
pudiated by the democracy of New
York, he will be repndiated by the
democracy of the nation.-ulinois
State ReGister.
Iron County register., 1898-12-15

Maude-Aunt Mary has lock OF
George Washington's hair. It has been
in our family ever since the reyolu-
tionary war.
Clara-Indeedl 1 wasn't aware thst
one of your ancestors was barhsx.--
d. z. World.
Iron County register., 1898-12-15
InteIlIrent CounoiImen.

At meeting of the town council OF
a North Lincolnshire town question
arose as to the advisability of consecrat-
ing a new portion of the cemetery. A
member suggested that sit would be
best to consecrate it, as he had had his
back yerd done with 1t and 1t wore
well a--EnGlish Paper.
Iron County register., 1898-12-15

The Groom n-Elect-There's just ono
thing for man to do IL he wants to
give up smoking permanently.
Her Father-What is that?
'Mnrry q woman who objects to il. "
Puck.
Iron County register., 1898-12-15
age that might be given:

Total '''$A''"''
The above table does not include the
purchase of the house or its furnish
ing. If they are included the amount,
perhaps, might be doubled.-Chicago
Chronicle.
Iron County register., 1898-12-15

From 1868 to 1873
Mr.. Lincoln's salary
of SIS. 900 would have
bought, at average
New York prices,
the following:
Wheat. bush'ls 10, 80
Oats, pounds. 49,
Hay, tons...... 16, ,666
Cotton, lbs. 49, ,051
Butter, lbs. =. 81, $40 |
Hams. lbs 166. 666
Iron County register., 1898-12-15

During September.
1898, when prices were
Is per cent. higher
than usual, one-haif.
or SIS, 900 OF Mr.. Nc
Kinley's salary would
have purchased:
Wheat, bushels. 36, 765
Oats. bushels. .125, 900
Hay. tons. ...n.. rs. 600
Cotton, pounds. $50. Geo
Butter, pounds. LIS, 0v0
Hams, pounds. .S12, 500
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-07-30

LEICHT 3 BARTHOLoMAD. Brew.
RUDOLPH BRAND, President Unitsd
States Brewing Company.
GEORGE W. KELLNER, Of Schmidt
Brewing Company.
b. q. UlHLEIN. President 0shlits
Brewing Company.
JOHN CUDAHY, Packer.
MICHAEL CUDAHY. Packer.
LACKNER 4 BuTz, Attornsya
GEORGE BURY, Attorney.
WILLIAM Woke, Attorney.
JUR0ENS 4 ANDERSEN, Wholesale
Diamond Nerchants.
ANDREW @. LAUSTDN. q ~ LIN.
ssed OH Trust
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-07-30
Read the Names of tho Founders of Chicago Heights

PETERSON BROS. d co., Grain ~
Commission MerchantA
JOSEPH AUSTRIAN, Of Lespel1 .
Austrian Transportation Company.
p. v. PURIN0TON. Brick Aaaussse
uree.
h. 0RUSUND0RT. Lumber Dsaisa
RUDOLPH =. RHODE, Wholsel
Druggist
JAS. d. McELR0Y, Of JaA 4. NaBls2
Z Co, Real Estate.
ALBERT T. OTTO. Capitalist
n. q. SHEDDING. Capitalist
THOMAS B. MA1ST0N. Attorney.
DOLBSB 4 SHEPARD, ContrsetoA
n. n. KIL0ALIIEN. Real Estate.
ALFRED KoHN. Wholesale 0rosss.
4 J. J. MILLER, Lumber Dealer.
The record-union., 1898-03-19
SIBERIAN GENTLEMAN's LIFE.
Mapping and Eating Occupy
Large Portion Of His Time.

For five months of the year the ST.
berian man of fashion lives in the open
air, either at the mining camp or in
the hunting field He is an early bird
under all circumstances, and invariably
rises between { and s o'clock, although
he may have had but couple of hours
rest. Nearly every meal is succeeded
by nap However, dressing opera
tions do not take very long, for when
he retires the Siberian only divests
himself of his coat and boots. Shirts
are unknown in Siberia, and in many
houses beds, also. The samovar is set
on the dining-room table at > a m,
together with eggs, black and white
bread, sardines. jam and cakes, etc.
Breakfast is eaten, and washed down
by five or six glasses of tea stirred up
with sugar, cream and sometimes jam.
At | o'clock dinner is served and at 5
in the afternoon another small meal,
much like that of the morning is taken.
A meat supper follows at 8 o'clock
Ladies' Home Journal.
The record-union., 1898-03-19
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Devoted to Consideration of the
postoffice Appropriation Bill.

WASHINGTON, March IS. - The
House spent another day on the Post
office appropriation bill, but only dis
posed of two pages. Most of the day
was devoted to a debate on the merits
of a pneumatic-tuhe mail service IN
New York, Boston and Philadelphia,
and the advisability of continuing the
existing contract An effort to strike
out the appropriation of S.20,eUD was
defeated. but the opponents of the ap-
preparation succeeded in securing the
adoption of an amendment providing
that no additional contracts should be
made. An amendment was adopted
making it misGemeanor for any per-
son to pad" the mails during the pc
riod when the mails are being weighed
to determine the compensation to be
paid the railroads for their transpor-
tation The amendment was recon-
mended by the Department.
The record-union., 1898-03-19
ORIENTAL ADVICES.
A Town Completely Destroyed by
an Earthuuake

VICTORIA (B. c., March 1S.-Orien-
tai adNices received here to-day on the
steamer Victoria from Yokohama say
that Ambayna, town on the island
of that name, one of the Molucca group
has been completely destroyed by an
earthquake. Sixty persons were killed
Since the adoption of the gold stand
ard in Japan, up to the end of Febru-
ary the total exports of gold amounted
to II, Ola, 800 yen. The mint has mark
ed all silver yen with the character
gin" (silver), and they are in circula-
tion IN Formosa, Shanghai Hongkong
and Corea. The total amount in circu-
lation at present is about { 100000 yen
Authorities still continue coming, and
there will be an increased export Of
them.
Three warehouses at Penang burned
last month. entailing a loss OF $4,000.
The Official Gazette" has announced
the death of Tai Wonkun, father of the
present King of Corea.
Some valuable presents of gold and
silver have been presented to the En-
peror of Japan by the Car of Russia
A robber entered the American Le-
CATION at Yokohama and carried away
three diamond rings which belonged
to the wife of the Minister. The mat
ter was reported to the metropolitan
police, and the man was arrested.
The city of Nagasald is to be enlarged
by taking in five adjoining villages.
The record-union., 1898-03-19
FLANNELLY SENTENCED.
Nay 9th Set as the Date of His
Execution.

SAN JOSE, March 1S.-When the
Flannelly case was called this morn
ing for sentence of the convicted mdr-
derer a surprise was sprung by the at
torneys filing a number of affidaVits in
support of a motion for new trial.
This rested chiefly on the alleged mis-
conduct of two jurors. 1t was charged
that Juror William Buckley, when the
jury reached their room after their
charge. said: We'll, boys, YOU all
may fight over this all you wish. My
mind was made up long ago 10 hang.
I will stay here until freezes over
before agreeing to anything else" This
is the affidavit of Flannelly OH infor-
nation and belief.
1t was also charged and by several
affidavits that on the 7th of March,
when an important witness for the de-
fendant was giving his testimony, one
juror, Nj. F. Edwards, was asleep for
fifteen minutes.
After the reading of these affidavits
the District Attorney asked for an hour
or so continuance to prepare counter
affidavits. At noon the District At
torney was not ready, and a contin-
uance was granted until D. m.
Finally at 2:30 o'clock, after all OBJ
jactions of Attorney Boardman had
been swept aside. Flannelly was SEN
fenced to hang May 27th. Counter
afiidavits had been filed denying the
statements of the affiants for the de-
fendant. Flannelly took all quietly.
The record-union., 1898-03-19
With Reserves She Has a Total Of
$40, 600 Men.
One Hundred and Thirty Thousand Of Whom
Are in Cuba.
Seventy Thousand Men Given as
the Number Of Spanish Soldiers
Who Have Been Killed, Wound
ed and Otherwise Incapacitatcd
FOR Duty During the Present
War in the Island.

WASHINGTON, March 1S.-Seventy
thousand men is the number of Spanish
soldiers who have been killed, wounded
and otherwise incapacitated for duty
during the present war in Cuba. These
figures have been received in this city
recently from reliable sources. and are
said to be as nearly authentic as it is
possible to obtain them without recourse
to the records kept by the Spanish Gov
ernment.
From this same source considerable
other information bearing on the mill
tary strength of Spain and her depend
encies is obtained.
The present force of Spain in Cuba Is
as follows: Regulars, 49,, 900 men. OF
this number it is estimated that 10000
of them are effective for military pur-
poses. They are distributed throughout
the ialand as follows: About y, 900 are
in the two eastern provinces of Santiago
de Cuba and Puerto Principe, and the
remainder are in the province of Santa
Clara, MatanZas, Havana and Pinar Del
Rio There are about 10000 members
in what is known as the volunteer army.
These are mostly in the province of Ha-
vana, and are largely in the nature OF
home guards, corresponding to our State
militia. There are 80 600 men who are
not effective for military duty from var
ious causes.
The strength of the Spanish army at
home and including her near by posses
siOns, is 100000 men, which in times OF
| demand for additional soldiers may be
increased as follows: First reserve,
10000; second reserve 10000 men, all
of whom are instructed in military tao
tics, and a second reserve, all of which
are not instructed, of 10000 men, MAX
ing in all a grand total of 61O,00O men.
Since these figures We're received here,
lreCent drafts of 10 600 men to strengthen
the army in Cuba, leave only 5000 men
of Spain's regular army now in the pc
ninsula, the Baleric Islands, the Span
ish possessions in North Africa and the
Canary Islands.
In the Philippine Islands Spain has an
I-army of $4,000 men, which include
about $4,000 native troops. Several reg
iments of the latter were disbanded
during the time of the late insurrection
in the islands, and in time of war, it is
said, they are of very little use to the
Spanish Government.
In Porto Rico there are 5000 Spanish
troops, which, in the event of hostili-
ties, could be supplemented by 1900
volunteers.
The record-union., 1898-03-19
BATTERY A DIsBANDs.
Carson's Military Company In
eensed at the Governor.

CARSON (Nev), March 1S.-Battery
A, First Nevada Artillery has decided
to disband. The officers and members
of the battery were court-martialed
recently. accused of having violated
orders from headquarters The ac-
cused We're convicted, but claimed they
had been u.Ajustly punished, and ap-
pealed to Governor Sadler to revoke the
sentence This he declined to do. al
though it was said he acknowledged
the truth of their contention. The
battery thereupon passed resolutions
severely criticising Colonel Lord of
Virginia City, commanding the regi-
ment, and also Governor Sadler as
Commander-in-C Chief. Each member
of the battery then resigned, demand
ing that the battery be disbanded.