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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-01-26
HELPS ONLY THE BANKS


Whatever may be able to say in favor
IF the great cause of bimetallism, either
N my own country or your progressive
republic, win be said with pleasure In
rs relation to the welfare of the peo-
pie of all nations I consider this the
greatest and most vital subject that is
aow up for discussion.
The advocates of the gold standard
claim that among its other virtues 1t
supplies US with a stable and uniform
currency, matter of the utmost i'm
portance in international transactions.
I admit the Importance, but deny the
claim of stability. On the contrary, the
facts prove that of all the currencies
that men have tried gold is the most un-
stable, for the simple reason that we
look TO its supposed intrinsic" value,
which constantly fuctuates under the
influence of the natural law of supply
and demand, and this is the secret of
unsettled markets and constantly re-
curing panics.
We viii go back to 1893, the year of
final decentralization in your country
and India, and observe the steady de-
ton to that of the bullion value of sill
yer. We use the Sauerbeck tables, be-
cause they are admittedly standard all
the world over.
The movement in the prices of COM
modities during last month, indicated
IN Mr.. Sauerbeck's index number for
October, was very slight. The num-
her worked ont from the uriees of the 45
representative articles embraced in his
system was CSC, against $50 for Sep
TENDER. The trifling decline here shown
vas due entirely to a somewhat down
ward tendency in the prices of pork,
bacon, butter, textile raw materials
and hides. but the changes were quite
unimportant. The following table gives
the average index numberfor each COM
pleted year since 1892. and that for each
of the last six months:
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-01-26
ALL CRY AND NO WOOL.
Failure I'm This Important
Industry.

Those who went out to shear have re-
turned shorn. The Ohio Wool Growers
association and the National Wool
Manufacturers association are bleating
haleful ble&%s over the results of the
Dingley tariff.
At the annual meeting Of these two
bodies there was a symposium of woe
and the tariff bill was cited as the cause
of all their distress.
The president Of the Ohio Wool Grow
ers' association said the wool tariff of
July "a, 1897, as measure of full and
adequate protection" is failure and in
practice a fraud. He claimed prices of
wool are lower than in any period in the
last 40 years, except for brief time
under free wool. He said the present
tariff law was intended to be the best for
the manufacturers they ever bad and
better for them than for wool growers.
He insisted that part of the prohibitive
duties should be taken from manufac-
turers and should be given to wool. He
claimed that prices are fixed by the
manufacturers and imported woods are
supplanting the American product.
The association agreed with him and
adopted resolutions on the lines of his
address.
Taking this as an expression of the
opinions held by the growers of wool. it
is interesting to note what the manu-
facturers had to say.
In their annual meeting at Boston,
the report read before the manufac-
turers' association described the year
Just ended as being with all classes of
mills "a year of small business"
"A year of much anxiety and often of
hardship and embarrassment. The
number Of failures and assignments in
the wool manufacture have been larger
probably than in any previous year
since the panic of 1857. These many
disasters among wooden mills are not
due merely to the bad business condi-
lions of the current year. They are the
elimination of series of years of short
business at less than living prices. In
the year and half since the new tar
if became operative the imports have
been the smallest in quantity in so
years, and not of character TO disturb
the market for staple goods"
Thus the public viii observe that
while the growers are envious of the
manufacturers. the latter are envious
of every body, bemoaning their lot and
cursing the tariff as the fertile cause of
all their troubles.
As q measure to protect the wool in
dustry the tariff is pronounced fall
ure by all those interested in the BUSH
ness.
And worse than this, even, the tariff
has failed to produce revenue. Many
voters were secured for Mckinley in
Ohio and elsewhere by this s.all cry and
no WOOL tariff. but the trick has been
discovered, and it viii be difficult TO
fool the voters twice by the same game
Chicago Dispatch.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-01-26
prTH AND POINT.

A. gem OF thought is often impaired
by bod setting Chicago Daily News.
An Atchison woman hides her money
in the family Bible, and in married life
Of 20 years her husband has never found
any of it.-Atchison Globe.
''Our motto" said the head waiter.
as he marshaled his forces ere the VIC
tim got away, lis to welcome the COM
ing and bleed the parting guest. - Gin
cinnati Enquirer.
Watts-"I understand the Chinese
are the most lightly taxed people on
earth" Potts-"You needn't worry
about that. We shall probably civiIize
them before long-"-Indianapoli Jour
nal
The new boarder has not said a
word about the meals yet" said the
boarding house mistress. mo; l be-
lieve he's very religious man." replied
one of the victims-Yonkers States
man.
u was going to ask you to subscribe
TO this purse for Jibble's widow, when /
happened to remember that he was
your worst enemy" I'll be delighted
to subscribe. Just think how it will
grind him, wherever he is!"-Cleveland
Leader.
Mrs. Greene-''Do you always give
your little boy castor oil for a cold %
Mrs. Gray-"Yes; give it for its moral
effect exclusively" Mrs. Greene-~For
its moral effect?" Mrs. Gray-'Yes; it
viii have an influence upon him not to
catch another cold."-Boston Trans
cript-
why did they operate on him for APP
pendicitis?" They wanted to find out
what was the matter with him."-Puck
Jane, did you break this valuable
china plate?" .'Yes'm. You were taken
in over that plate, mum. It's a weak
'un. II broke the fourth time dropped
it!"-Melbourne Weekly Times
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-01-26
LOVE SONG.

If ell the laurel wreaths of fame
Were twined for my unworthy head,
What were they worth unless you came
To see your lover garianded2
II all the sovereignty of earth
In one sole scepter wooed my grasp,
What would its heavy gold be worth
Unless your hand were mine to clasp?
II All the roses summer knows
By pleasures hand were plucked and
strown,
Should raise up one single rose
II must drink its scent alone?
There Is no kingdom but your heart,
There is no laurel but your praise,
Inc rose Is bun your counterpart,
You dear delight of all my days
Yet would had the scepter gold
The laurel fine, the roses rare;
The scepter for your hands TO hold
The rose and laurel for your hair,
& Nesbit, in Black and White
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-01-26
WHAT is SOUND MONEY!
None of the Authorities Would Give
That Title to n Currency Based
ON Gold.

Those who twaddle and pirate about
3'sound money" and turn their learned
and delicate noses up at free silver
ruean gold, of course. They have not
the honest courage to say gold, and
hence make use of other phrases
Their idea is that gold is the only
honest money, being stable and con-
slant and unvarying in its value and
hence the only proper standard, and,
too, because it does not become too
abundant. These men will not admit
that gold has appreciated since 1877,
when the war was begun against sill
yer. They say commodities have de-
preciated, as though that changed the
fact as to the increase in the purchas.
ing power of gold, and therefore gold'f
enhanced value.
Sauerbeck's tables, which are stand.
ard and reliable, show that gold has
appreciated over IS per cent. since
1873; and Bradstreet's table shows an
advance of nearly 25 per cent. since
1891. In fact, all authorities admit
great fluctuations in gold, probably
more changeable than silver prior ts
1879.
In Chambers Encyclopedias, Volume
., Page 149, we read: IF gold is tia
standard of value, it may be though
tnat its own value cannot change, Just
as foot measure always remains OF
the same length-that sovereign O.
fun weight must always remain of the
same value. But it is one thing to APP
point by law that certain amount Of
gold shall be coined into a certain
number of sovereigns, and quite an.
other to suppose that these soyereigns
shall always exchange for the Same
amount of wealth. III, on the whole,
sovereign purchases more than it did,
from whatever cause, that constitutes
an appreciation of gold. An apprecia-
ton of gold is thus the same thing "a
q general fall in prices"
The Encyclopedias Britannica, Vol
ume 16, Page 736: "The proposal Of the
Paris conference in 1867 for single
on that basis was strongly opposed by
Walowsky and Courcelli, the former
predicting that a dangerous apprecia-
tim of gold would follow. This view
seems borne out by the result"
The truth is, the gold advocates have
neither argument nor logic to sustain
them in their position. II we are 20
have one metal ms n standard, IL should
be silver. With a gold standard we
have not gold currency and cannot
Rave. not even with an increase in pro-
duction, for It will not be sufficient.
The currency schemers and tinkerw
want 10 give us bank paper promises for,
! currency Illinois State Regixter.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-01-26

chose the matinee because we had an
other engagement for the evening.
81 put all my available cash in flow
~ers, carriage and box, and when / fin
ished my preparations l had left just
$3.50. ] didn't mind that, however, for
1 imagined myself in sight of $500, 600
We had good time at the performance,
and al its close was foolhardy enough
to propose a little luncheon, with the
accent on the little in my mind. 1 even
urged her, but urging was unnecessary
despite the lateness of the hour, and
with alacrity she took me up.
Il took her to the SWEETEST cafe in
town, sadly fumbling the pittance in
my trousers pocket, AVID thinking grim
Il of that tailor bill, and wonderins
what was going to happen.
''She was equal to the occasion. She
took the bill of fare daintily in her
fingers and proceeded to make a bill of
another kind for me.
1T makes me sick to think about it,
but my memory was active all the time,
and 1 can reproduce the whole terri
bic thing as easily as an actor can re-
call his lines"
How did you get out of the hole
without detection?" 1 gasped-
20. il was trying on my nerves, and 1
haven't got over it yet, but l made
my exit without a complete show
down." he replied. you see, the bill
amounted 20 S23.75, and 1 had only a
third of that amount in my Inflated
trousers pocket.
II rushed to the cashiers desk, pre-
tending to find out about my carriage,
and hastily explained that could not
pay them until the next day. The
cashier coldly replied that she did not
know me. Ihad no watch, for had left
my timepiece at the jewelers., and, as
you know, 1 never wear any precious
baubles. What 10 do? as the French
man would say.
II quietly handed over Miss Van
Boobies $50 pair of opera glasses and
told the cashier to keep them till the
next morning, when l would return
with the money. And with that / hur-
ried my charge to the carriage
ION the way she recalled having lost
her opera glasses, but I assured her
that 1t wasn't worth while hunting for
them at the time; had a notion, said,
where they were left, and 1 would see
that they were recovered safely.
The day following borrowed from
my brother sufficient TO get me out of the
dilemma, and since then ] haven't even
been to call on the young lady for
whose hand and fortune had such as
pirations.
"a poor man can't expect to win a
rich wife easily. These girls are too
worldly wise"
sI have always detained against q
man being in a hurry" said West Side
10 me the other day, ''but somehow or
other / have never profted by my own
= doctrines.
Il left the Office for lunch the other
day feeling tired and having those SEN
sations rs one might have were he shot
out of 13-inch breech-loaGer.
High ball?' said the waiter-clever
fellow that waiter.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-01-26
CARS SUSPENDED IN AIR.
Novel Construction of an EIecfris
Railway Over a River in
Germany.

| The oft-proposed scheme of an cleo,
\ trio aerial railway, by which the pas
| sengers could be shot through the air
at high rate of speed in car suspend
| ed on an elevated framework, is at last
| to be realized in a German road be-
| tween Elberfeld and Barmen. Of all
| electric roads yet built or building this
! is certainly the most unique, surpass-
! ing the impractical 'amphibious" line
at Brighton and the Boynton monorail
| system at Longport. Elevated electric
! lines have become quite common dur
ing the past three years, but the idea
of suspending the car from an over
head framework, instead of allowing it
| to run upon it, is startlingly radical
and a construction not calculated to
inspire courage in the hearts of timid
travellers, despite the fact that it is
claimed to be quite as safe as the ordi-
nary method of running cars on ele-
waited systems.
Were it not for the fact that this
system is now being constructed by a
well-known German firm, and that the
road is already well under way toward
completion, one might look askance
at so revolutionizing a method of rapid
transit, which is only once removed
from flying.
Local circumstances are such, how
ever, that the only available route for
the road was over the bed of the River
Wupper. connecting link between the
two towns. At first it was suggested
that single pillars be erected in the cen
ter of the stream and an elevated plat
form be erected thereon upon which
10 lay tracks. This, however, would
have resulted in obstructing the river
channel, and was not feasible, owing
to tides and heights of bridges, etc.
Finally the suspended aerial system
was adopted.
Each car seats from so to 60 people,
and is reached by means of iron stair
ways leading up to platform. These
cars are hung from two rails, the axles
of the wheels being supported on nova
BILE trunnions, which permits of rapid
propulsion and yet ease in taking
curves. The selection of electricity as
the motive power is a foregone conclu-
sion, as no other form of power is so
well adapted to the peculiar require
ments imposed by this very novel con-
struction, flexibility of operation, ease
of control and absence of flying dirt
all being of Importance to the success
full operation of the system. Twenty
five miles an hour is the contemplated
speed. Every possible precaution has
been taken to provide automatic de-
vices so that, should the car become dis
abled, no serious accidents would fol-
low.
Double-tracked throughout its length,
the cost will run well up into the mil
lions, and the unfamiliarity of the work
renders progress very slow, so that it
will be some months before anything
~ finite concerning the practica bility
of the scheme is known.-Philadelp
Record.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-01-26
QUEER WEDDING CUSTOMS.
Arab Wedding Lasts Seven Days
In Turkey n Screen Hides
the Bride.

The Chinese have an elaborate wed.
ding ceremonial. 1t begins with pres
ents and the reports of astrologers
The parents then correspond. The
girls father offers his ugly and i'll
favored child'-for such is oriental Ell
quette. The father of the boy, NOT tc
be outdone in politeness. describes his
son as ''slothful, INDECENT and weak in
intellect" The brides procession, for
| which even a mandarin must make
way, goes to the bridegroom's house
and is carried over the threshold.
japanese politeness is like the Chi
nese; female subsection is the same.
but the national good humor makes it
more tolerable. There is beautiful
symbolism in the lighting of torches,
when the brides and bridegroom's
lights are permitted TO mingle.
The Persian wedding includes a
torchlight procession of the bride
groom and his friends 10 the brides
house. where the groom and his COM
panions secure her, and then return &c
the beating of drums.
An Arab wedding lasts seven days
The husband sees his wife's face after
the ceremony is over. 1t is then proper
for him 10 cry out in delight at its love
illness. and then, as in the Bible. 1.-THE
friend of the bridegroom. who standefh
and heareth him, rejoicing greatly be-
cause of the bridegroom voice'-the
people outside the tent raise an answer
ing cry.
In Turkey the bride stands behind
screen during a part of the ceremony,
and is first seen at its conclusion. \
Moorish wedding is also a seven-days'
affair.
There is a clever custom sometimes
followed in Persia. \ crowd of young
men rush into the feasting crowd, cap
ture the guests and shut them up in "A
dark room. They pay ransom 10 get
out, and the money is added TO the
brides dowry. naive way of enriching
the young couple.-London Mail
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-01-26
"Reminiscences of Marie Antoinette

Old Jean (who was child them had
no idea who she (the queen of France)
was, as she was always spoken of az
Neuve Capet. and her daughter as Git
oyenne Marie. On, entering
her room he looked up and saw pale.
cold stern-looking woman with snow
white hair. standing bolt upright. fac
ing the three men and boy as they came
in. Some childish instinct made the
boy reverently bend his head to her,
and if he had dared he would have
DOTTED his cap and bent his knee. Con-
stantly he carried the pitcher TO Aer
and one day, when his uncle was more
drunk than usual, he slipped three
primroses, which he had in his hot lit
tie hand. into hers. The queen took
them, hid them in her dress. and burst
into tears. The child was frightened at
her hysterical sobs. Loud and fierce
was the roar of laughter from the
ribald guards on hearing Neuve Caoet
cry. She had not shed a tear since her
boy had been taken from her. but the
flowers had opened the f1oodgates-
Foreign Courts and Homes"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-01-26
Spanish Fortifcations at Havana.

One of the fortresses of Havana. the
Altares. is built, like the castles of
feudal times, on hill, with two walls,
a moat, a drawbridge, and many look
out towers As piece of architecture
it is very pretty, and ought to be pre-
served. When it was built Carlos III.
was reigning in Spain and the war of
the American revolution was ten years
off In describing a recent visit 10 the
old castle, IF. c." correspondent, re-
marks that he saw no ammunition on
the premises, except empty grenades
century old, and no cannon except
relics of ancient gunmaking, which
pointed landward, and had been fitted.
perhaps ten years ago, with hand
screws for eievating the muzzle. Were
they seryiceable? The commandant
was astonished al the question. and in
deed it was rather indelicate. He took
a wooden box off the breech 10 show US
the touehhole ready for the match; and
there. domiciled comfortably, were on
one gun two toads and on the other
three roads and lizard!"-N. Y. Post.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-01-26
CrDeItv An Chfun.

Teacher-In China criminals are ire
ouently sentenced to be kept awake
until insanity and death results. Nor,
how do you suppose they keep them
from falling asleep?
Little Girl eldest of a small family
Perhaps. teacher. they give 'em a
baby to take care of.-Cincinnati Con-
mercial Tribune.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-01-26
Po,.I.r Frror Correctea.

Upguardson-I had a cousin Slade On
one of Dewey's gunboats in tile sea
fight at Manila
Atom-why, thought nobody was
even seriously hurt IN that aetiOni-
Chicago TribunA-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-01-26
The Monetary Problem.

Of Sound money" The only progress
an unprejudiced thinker is abe to dis
cover Is toward the benefit OF your ma
tional banks.-Donald Graham. in Mis-
sissippi Valley Democrat.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-01-26
Coulan,t See IL.

Judge-Take your hat OF; it annoys
mel
Prisoner-Thank You; but it doesn't
annoy me.
Judge with rage, loud)-It annoys
mel
Prisoner-But, judge, how can it an
noy you? 1t isn't on your head.-N. Y.
World.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-01-26

The president has had head-on
collision with public sentiment. Pub
lie sentiment hardly knew that it had
struck something, but the other party
il all in heap.-Kansas City Times.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1899-08-26
Millions Given AWay.

1t is certainly gratifying to the
public to know of one concern in the
land who are not afraid to be gener-
Gus to the needy and suffering. The
proprietors of DR.. Kings New DiScov-
cry for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds, have given away over ten mill
ion trial bottles of this great medi-
cine; and have the satisfaction of
knowing it has absolutely cured
thousands of hopeless cases. Asthma,
bronchitis, Hoarseness and all dis
eases of the Throat, Chest and Lungs
are surely cured by it. Call on Jones
& Gibson, Druggists, and get free
trial bottle. Regular size soc and 81.
Every bottle guaranteed, or price re-
funded 3
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1899-08-26
Camp Meeting.

The Ness County Holiness associa-
ton will hold their fourth annual
camp meeting at Utica, Kan, Septem-
Der to II, 1899. Rev. J. L. Glascock
of Cincinnati in charge.
Let all the good people of Ness
and adjoining counties come and en-
joy this feast of ''tabernacles."
Plenty of good water and pasture
free.
Small tents for private use 81 each
All stand privileges positively pro.
hibited.
All are cordially invited to be pres.
ent from first to last.
@. NJ. G. THOMPSON,
Pastor