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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-01-20

zled but gracious assent from Harry,
turned and spoke to some one outside
the door.
Mr.. Briarwood,' he said, reentering
followed by the two strangers. Il
think you have met Mr.. Thorne before
He wished his sister to see his old col
lege ROOM 1t is the first time she has
ever been to the college L assure you,
Miss Thorne, it is not usually sc
noisy here. The boys were having a
little frolic tonight"
One by one we skunk silently out of
the room, fixing our dazed eyes to the
last upon the feminine counterpart of
the unlucky Photographic sweeter,
far lovelier version of the handsome
brother, by whose side she stood chat
ting graciousIy with Harry and look
ing coIdIy at US from under half-dis-
dainfuI eyelids.
We said little more to one another
that night, but we all wondered, and
wonder still, how much of that racket
she overheard. She had come to C
carly for her first class day, for she had
been studying abroad for the last three
years, and so had missed her brothers
spread. But she had wanted to see his
old room, now Briarwood's, and had
stumbled upon our joke.
No, it didn't get around the college.
1 don't know whether Harry himself
ever quite understood it. You see, we
naturally did not care to have it noised
around much, for even Goodrich agreed
that the joke wasn't exactly on Briar-
wood.
On, yes, her name really was Rose.
Thorne had written it on the photo be-
cause its resemblance to her was so per-
feet. We saw it still more plainly on
class day, when she wore a big Ieghorn
hat as she walked about the yard with
Harry, the lucky dog! We hung around
them anxiousIy, the whole crowd of US,
hoping for an introduction, but neither
of them paid any attention to US That
was only Harry's freshman year. You
should have seen him at his own class
day.
What's that? Of course he did. Har-
ry always got whatever he tried for, in
college and out. Beside. hadn't Thorne
himself agreed that finding was hay
ing?" l rather think that Harry found
something worth having on class day
evening. 1t looked so.-Woman's Home
Companion.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-01-20
NEW YORK JUSTICE.
\ City in Which q Rival Is Not HELD
in Great Esteem.

in Great Esteem.
As is generally known, it is a pun
ishable otfense in the state of New York
for any person 10 attempt to take his
life, although It is not so, if the attempt
be succe>sfuI-whichm makes self-mur-
der somewhat different, legally. from
the other kind. As is also very general
" known, New York, individually and
collectively, is disposed to forever point
the finger of scOrn at her large and
growing neighbor. Philadelphia
Not long ago prisoner was before
New York judge charged with attempt
ed suicide. and the judge, being u man
who lived on Easy street, where it was
sunny in winter and shady in summer,
frowned fiercely or the culprit because
he couldn't understand how any man
would want TO quit this life until he was
forced to do so.
Your honor" pleaded the cuIprit,
looking into the frowning face of the
Justice, there were mitigating circum-
stances"
The judge frowEed more fierceIy at
the thought of Offering an excuse for
such 4 crime, and said nothing.
But there were, Your honor" insist
ed the prisoner. The firm l am work
ing for informed me last Saturday night
that 1 would have to go to Philadelphia
to live. as they were compelled to make
change"
The judges entire demeanor under
went rapid transformation.
Great goodness" he exclaimed in 8
Mortified tone, The prisoner is acquit-
ted and the clerk viii please make out
warrant for the arrest of the firm for
assault with intent TO kill Washing,
ton Star.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-01-20
BOSS HANNA AGAIN.
Doodle and Buncombe Win i'm tins
Ohio Fight.

Ohio Fight.
Gen. Grosvenor wrote to a convict in
the Ohio penitentiary: Il will not I'M
dertake any employment, professional
or otherwise, that will bring me in any
way in contact with or into the presence
of the person who is now exercising the
Office of governor of Ohio"
That person" has not been as great
a factor in the curious politics of Ohio.
as he, Foraker and Kurtz imagined he
would be, for he has not been success
full in defeating the aspiration of Mark
Hanna to be elected a senator. Mark.
Hanna is, practically triumphant. Be-
tween unlimited Doodle and assurance
of the active aid Of the president of the.
United States in distributing patronage,
whereas Cakes Ames distributed
stock in the Credit Mobilier-it would
do the most good, Hanna wins. He
passed through the valley Of the shad-
ow of political death, but he energies.
on the hilltops of success.
But such another victory is not with
in the limit of possibility. 1t marks
the downfall of Hannaism and McKin-
leyism, which is as certainly fore
doomed as that the people of the repub-
lie despise crafty and INSCRIPTIONS
bosses and reprobate government OF
the country for its trusts and combi
nations, in restraint of trade fostered
by the unspeakable tariff which it was
the aim of McKinleyism, instantly upon
gaining power, to place upon the stat
ute book-Chicago Chronicle.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-01-20
HE WANDERER.

AT droEsy dawn left the gate-so very
long ago,
Whether that home be memory or dream I
hardly know.
The cloGd-hung visions Of the morn were
far more real then
Than now are thronging city streets and
cries of eager men.
The hours ere yet the sun was high were
like eternities,
But now how swift the shadows run, how
near the darkness is!
All. well. IT'S aye the happiest day comes
swift TO even-song;
With merrier comrades never yet did pill
grim pass along.
The paths that widest seem to part stiff
winding turn and meet;
Perchance they do but homeward lead
again our wandering feet.
Familiar faces vanish. but the voices vi
brate still,
And nothing now seems far away, at the
ending of the hill
To one warm hand alone cling. as fast
the night grows late,
And crave that we may come at last to-
gether at the gate.
William Cranston Lawton, in Century.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-01-20
THE VICE OF voLUBlLETY.
Was the Besetttng Sin of the Early
Greek RhetOricians.

Without knowledge volubiIity of
words is, as Cicero says, empty and
ridiculous" The vice of the earlier
rhetoricians, Georgias and other Greek
sophists lay here. They made words q
substitute for knowledge. They boast
ed that their art enabled man to speak
well on every topic, and so it did in a
shallow, superficial way, which Socra-
ties justly held up to ridicule. Nothing
has been done more to discredit rhetor-
ie as an art than this false theory and
the practice engendered of it. The
story runs that when Hannibal, driven
from Carthage, came to Ephesus as an
exile to seek the protection of Anti
ochus, he was invited. to hear Phormio,
an eloquent philosopher, decIaim, and
for several hours this copious speaker
harangued upon the duties of general
and the whole military art. The rest
of the audience were extremely de-
and inquired of Hannibal what
he thought of the philosopher, to which
Hannibal replied not i'll very good
Greek, but with very good sense, that
he had seen many doting old men, but
had never seen anyone deeper in his
dotage than Phormio.
There are many Phormios, and the
mistake they make is in thinking that
oratory is in words instead of in the
thing. knowledge full and exact is
essential to the orator. Whatever
causes he undertakes to plead he must
acquire a minute and thorough knowI-
edge of them. On the other hand, to
say, as Lord BeaconsfieId used to say,
that there is but one key to successful
speaking, and that is knowledge of
the subject, or even as Plato did, that
all men are sufficiently eloquent in what
they understand, is going too far.
of his subject will not alone
make an orator, nor is the maXim:
Rem tene, verba sequentur," by any
means one to be always relied on
Westminster Review.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-01-20
A COLONIAL SCHOOL.
Education of the Children of Iona
Island in 1852.


Island in 1852.
Some of the contracts under which
teachers were hired still exist. One for
the Dutch teacher at Flatbush, L. l., in
1852 is very full in detail, and we learn
much Of the old-time school from it.
\ bell was always rung to call the
scholars together. The school began
at eight o'clock in the morning closed
for 4 recess at eleven, opened again at
one. and closed at four. The school was
opened by some child reading the morn
ing prayer from the catechism. another
prayer closed the school at IL; the
afternoon session began with prayer
and closed with evening prayer. On
Wednesdays and Saturdays the chill
dren were taught the questions and
answers in the catechism and the COM
mon prayers. This would make the
school appear to US more like Sun
day school than day school.
The master was paid for "a speller or
reader three guilders a quarter, for "a
writer four guiIders- y guiIder was
~ cents He was usually paid in wheat
or corn The Dutch schoolmaster had
many other duties TO perform besides
teaching the children. He had TO ring
the church bell on Sunday, read the BIZ
bic at service in church, and lead in the
singing; sometimes he had to read the
sermon He had to provide water for
baptisms, bread and wine for cOmmun-
ion. and in fact perform all the duties
now done by a sexton, including sweep
ing out the church. He often had to
deliver invitations to funerals, and car
~ messages for the minister. Some
times he dug the graves, and often he
visited and comforted the sick. All
this, with the long school sessions, must
have kept him busy.-Alice Morse Earle
in Chautauquan-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-01-20

The tendency of high tariffs to
promote trusts was also faithfully point
ed out at the time the DingIey bill was
under discussion, but no one could have
toreseen that the rush in this direction
would reach such formidable proper
tons as it has assumed during the few
months that the new law has been in
operation There has been such open
and indecent haste and the effect upon
articles Of necessity is so obvious that
the cutlery against the trusts has lost
all semblance of partisanship.-Man
chester IN. h Union.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-01-20

The republican raid on the civil
service in congress has commenced in
earnest The pie brigade has been
strong enough tc override the law in the
internal revenue service at every point,
Notwithstanding the protestations Of
the civil service commission and the
false pretenses Of the administration.
We will see when the vote is taken
where the administration really stands
on the question. The civil service law
will come out unscathed in congress if
Mckinley really favors the law as it
stands.-LouisvilIe Dispatch.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-01-20

ing a surplus for the Dingley law. The
claim is probably due to the apparent
impossibility OF bringing about re-
trenchment by congressional action
However, if the law is really producing
a surplus, nobody will be more sur
prised than Mr.. DingIey himself, and
it may cause him 70 make an effort
for still higher duties.-St- Louis Re
Duk1ic
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-01-20
Not a Literal Translation.

Uncle Mat-Ma, what does vice
versey'' mean?
Aunt AMI amt sure, pa; but it
sounds as if it might refer 10 them
Poems o Passhun.' er some sech
thing-Up To Date
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-01-20
Criminal Neglect.

Attorney ask mercy for my client,
your honor. He stole such paltry sum,
when in the same drawer was wallet
full of bank notes.
Court-What is the prisoner sniveling
about?
Il didn't b-b-b-hoo,-diGn see
the bank notes."-FIiegende BIaetter.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-01-20
Quite Right.

Teacher (class in grammar)-Now,
Miss Kelly, how do you decline "to
love?''
Miss Kelly-Why, tell de kids ter
90 chase themselves!
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-01-20

-Ninety-eight criminals have been
pardoned by President Mckinley since
he took office last March, of whom Ii were
vioIators of the national banking lows.
If the president continues at this rate
the new year will be one of great cheer
to past and prospective law breakers in
and out of financial institutions.-N. Y.
Herald.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-01-20
-The DinpIev law nrovided a 81

The Dingley law provided sur
plus in December, but it will take lot
Of such surpIuses to fill the big hole
in the ground it made in the preceding
few ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS On. y
Leader
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-01-20
"A strike of 900. 0oo cotton ope1

a strike of 100000 cotton opera
tives in the New England mills against
reduction of wages is a suggestion to the
effect that Mckinley prosperity for la
Dor is not much different from the al
legged Cleveland panic. The operatives
are especially exasperated, as just be-
for the II per cent. reduction in wages
the mills declared an extra dividend
of ten per cent. on their profits for the
Chronicle
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-01-20

If the Ohio legislature really rep
resents the people, Hanna's sale of the
presidency of the interstate commerce
commission to the railroads should
alone defeat him for the United States
seuate.-St. Louis Republic
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-01-20

year with nothing accomplished for the
country or for mankind. The nation
has only the farmer and a European
shortage to thank for what measure
of prosperity has been restored. As
to civil service reform. that is being
knocked out by office brokage.-St.
Louis Post Dispatch.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-01-20

Bad as Forakerism is aud has
been in Ohio politics, it is sanity in its
integrity compared with Hannaism.-
Columbus (O.) Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-01-20

We like people better who do not
pretend so much affection to our face.
Washington Democrat.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-01-20
Wanderers Welcomed Back.

''Since the last celebration OF Jackson's
day thousands of political prodigaIs have
returned to the old home, and thousands
mo-e are growing weary Of the husks. The
depended upon ths merit which has ami
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-01-20
Lessons from she Aztec..

prescott tells US that the AZtecs were
IN the habit OF Offering up human victims
to secure the favor OF their gods. Our
opponents sometimes speak in disparagtrg
terms of those who inhabit the Land of
Azcecs but let ii be remembered that the
huge sacrifCial stone that once surrounded
the great teocalli in the capital Of the
MouteZumas. now harmless and unused
forms one Of the most interesting exhibits
in the Mexican national museum, while n
the United States fresh victims in eyer-in-
creasing numbers are being Inundated
upon the affairs erected in honor OF the
gold standard
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-09-09
State Equalization.

The State Board Of Equalization has
completed it's work, and through the
courtesy Of Deputy Auditor Bryant tllit
portion relating to the valuation of real
and personal property of Williams coun-
ty is now. before rs. The following ara
the reductions and increases in valua-
tions made by the state board:
Real estate reduced 80 per cent.
Horses. year old, increased 50 per
cent.
Horses, 2 yrs old, increased 81 u cent.
Horses, ) yrs old. increased SO u cent.
Cattle, yr old. increased 5 p cent.
2yr old, reduced % u cent.
3yr old, increased u cent.
Cows, reduced q u cent.
Oxen, no change.
Mules. 3 yr old. increased II n cent.
Sheep, reduced IA fp cent.
Swine, increased 10 u cent.
Pianos, increased 20 u cent.
Threshing machines, etc., increased
20 u cent.
Manufacturers material, etc., increas-
ed 25 u cent.
All other property not included in the
above, increased 10 Ta cent.
State tax 3.S mills. State interest 5 N.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-09-09

Charles Baldwin's family came up
from Nesson last Sunday, and will re-
main in Williston for the winter, where
their children will have better school
advantages.
Allan Cooper of Minot, who has been
teaching school at Nesson the past sum-
mer, has been engaged by the Williston
Loard of education and is now teaching
the Tande school.
The Bruepger Mercantile Co. last
Monday broke ground for the cellar to
their proposed new block. The cellar,
we understand, will be made full size OF
the building-50x100 feet.
Carl Kemna, of Hedderich Bros. &
Co. IS store, departed Wednesday even
ing for Chicago, where he will spend ten
days or two weeks looking over the
wholesale markets of that city.
G. B. Metzger and Fred Smith made
a trip to Nesson last Sunday. Metzger
says it was preliminary electioneering
visit. No doubt Of it. G. B. will some
times allow the truth to slip out.
H.E. Field has gone to Culbertson to
superintend the construction of He'd
derich Bros. &\Co.'s store building
there. During his absence his brother,
Charley Field, will act as deputy register
of deeds.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-09-09

The friencs of Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. La
Due will regret to learn of the death, at
Towner, of their little boy baby.
G. NJ. Hedderich has gone to GILBERT
son on busin ess He will also aid in the
roundup of the Hedderich cattle.
John Sassan has the contract for put
ting 200 loads of gravel on Main street,
and commenced hauling last Monday.
The D. S. B. Johnston Land Mortgage
company of St. Paul has purchased
4SO, 600 acres of Northern Pacific lands.
Mrs. John Mercer was down from
Buford Tuesday laying in supply of
stickets on the Mercantile Co.'S premium
brick cottage.
Mr.. Golf has moved his photograph
outfit to the east side Of Main sreet, on
the year of the lot adjoining the Ross
blacksmith shop.
Gene Field has at last found a name
for his new baby girl. He has chris
tened her "Omega." He-says he means
it, but tben-tilne will tell.
Charley Smith last week received an
order from party at Devils Lake for
25O,OOO cottonwood and ash trees, in
-cluding soaae large sized trees.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-09-09

Considerable dissatisfaction exists
among the scholars of our schools be-
cause thev are not advanced to the
grades they think they are entitled to.
1t is not the fault of the principal, but
the trouble lies in the fact that there
are not sufficient number of rooms to
accommodate the various grades. That
fourth room should be added now
seems imperitive, and the sooner the
board Of education acts in the matter
the better it will be for all concerned.
To attempt to make teacher earn his
salary by forcing a large number Of
pupils upon his hands, is poor busi-
ness proposition. 1t doesn't injure the
teacher any, but it does a positive in
Jury to the scholar. Let the fault be
remedied at once if possible.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-09-09
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
Town Board Of Trustees Of the
Town Of Williston.
Williston, N. d., Sept. G, 1893

Williston, N. d., Sept. 6, 1893.
Board of Town Trustees met in regular
session.
Present: Trustees Parshall and Free
man.
Absent: Trustee Zahl.
Minutes Of the last meeting we're read
and approved.
On motion the following bills were al,
lowed:
John sassen, working teams on
street, .. SI0 w
John Hetfernan, working teams
on street, .. &. IL 10
A. L. Maderson, fees. as marshal
and feeding prisoners. .. 26 80
r. II. Copeland, printing and
express, II ~
Mic. Bruegger, iustice's fees, 2 20
Walker Bros, blank books, !. 20 GU
On motion, the report Of Me. Brueg.
ger, justice Of the peace, for the month
of August, was accepted.
On motion, board adjourned.
FRANK Wild, Clerk.
per r. II. COPELAND, Deputy.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-09-09

Judge Leonhardy of Williston trav-
eled all the way to Fargo to attend the
meeting of the democratic committee.
The Judge is staunch democrat
Grand Forks Plaindealer.
Special attention is called to the ad-
yertisement of Coulter & Scranton's
blacksmith and wagon shop. You will
always find the boys on hand and ready
to do your work in first-class style and
on double quick time.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. d. Williams of White
Earth drove into the city last Sunday,
ostensibly for the purpose of bringing
Miss Myrtle Williams and Prof. Brown
son to Williston so they would be on
hand in time for their duties in the
school.
is said that Tom Church, son Of
former territorial governor, Louis X.
Church, is engaged in the newspaper
business at Dawson City, Alaska. His
paper is appropriately named the "Klon-
dixie Nugget" and the subscription price
is SIG year.
A young man named Mike Clancy was
up before Justice Brueeger last Friday
charged with "swiping' all the razors,
shears, ETC., at Paterson's barber shop.
He plead guilty to the charge of petit
larceny, and was fined $40 and costs, or
80 days in Jail.
John Seel and wife came down from
Buford Friday evening on a shopping
trip. Mr.. seel says that he bought a
Standard mower of Hedderich last
spring, and has cut over GOO tons Of hay
with it this summer without paying out
cent for repairs.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-09-09

Grand Forks is making preparations
for another grand street fair this fall.
The Midway Plaisance Of the fair, it is
said, is rapidly developing into large
sized show under the energetic efforts of
of Editor Carruth, and many different
attractions for it have already been Sc
cured 1t will be novel and unique
attraction which shonld take immensely
with the visitors to the fair. The prem
ium list will be in the hands OF the
printers on Tuesday. Secretary Scanlan
is receiving numerous offers Of attractions
for the fair and some very good ones
are being secured
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-09-09

Our old friend Abner L. Hanscom, of
McHenry county, is'now duly installed
receiver Of the U. S. Land Office at
Mlnot, Col. John Ely having resigned.
Well, Alb, here's hoping you'll make
a success. We are glad to see you climb
ing up the ladder of fame.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. 3. Metzger and Mrs.
Ed. Jack, with Fred Smith as guide,
visited the plumb groves at Nesson last
Sunday, and was abnndantly remuner-
ated for their trip. They brought home
about three bushels of the incest plums
you ever put your ''thumb" in.
Everybody is troubled with colds.