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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-27
Growth OF Empire, Decay of Men.

The leading medical journals OF
Great Britain are printing with some
reserve statistics accounting for the
decay of the personnel of the army.
It's failure of leadership along the
highest line of command is matched
by the inability of seasoned troops to
endure prolonged marches and show
fighting power after exhaustion. These
two conditions place the British army
of to-day in humiliating contrast to
the British armies of the past before
the frontiers of empire had been firmly
established or long maintained in tropi-
cal countries Seasoned troops are
now described as the feeblest element
oPthe imperial forces.
The reason is disclosed in the medi-
cal history of regiments taken with
the reports of their assignments for
garrison and protracted camp duty.
Vice unchecked, and apparently IN
from their physical and social
has accomplished more
victories over the fighting power of
Great Britain than her semi-savage
and conquered hordes.
Africa alone is not the "white mans
graveyard" The British soldier has
carried in his poisoned blood home
from every quarter of the British en-
pire outside Europe a legacy whose
curse the Humanitarian science of Eng
land shudders at.
AS the boundaries of the British en-
pire have been expanded it's manhood
has decayed.
Official reports of American hospitals
to which our sick soldiers have been
numerously sent carefully hold back
for only official eyes story whose
shocking truth must ultimately become
general. War is not without inevita-
BILE consequences to make mankind
halt before entering on it Chicago
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-27
Mr.. Cages Two Propositions.

Secretary Gage must entertain a
very low estimate of the intelligence
of the American voter if he imagines
that his various and sundry bleatings
over the financial perils involved in
the election of Mr.. Bryan exert the
smallest influence upon any enllght-
ened human being. In all probability
he regards the masses with contempt
from merely intellectual. point of
view, and does not think it necessary
to treat them seriously. The fact re-
mains, however, that the average citi-
zen in this country is entitled to re-
spectful treatment, and that the states
man who thinks otherwise is likely to
come to grief.
When the gold standard bill was
enacted into law at the last session of
Congress Mr.. Gage was at great pains
to assure the country that its operation
would be to remove the free silver
coinage issue definitely. He explained
at great length that the financial honor
of the United States was at last securely
and irrevocably anchored, and that,
no matter what might happen In the
future, the much feared '.4o-cent
dollar" was forever eliminated from
the national equation. We do not say
that Mr.. Cages declarations upon this
point were entitled to unquestioning
acceptance. He was generally be-
lieved to be the author or the bill, and
the popular idea was that he under
stood its meaning and significance, but
we reserved our verdict in the premises,
and hooped our favor so that it could
not wholly burst. 1t happens, there
fore, that we are now II position to
measure calmly Mr.. Cages more re-
cent declarations to the effect that the
country is in great danger through
Mr.. Bryan's election, and that it would
be in his power. as President, to plunge
US into everlasting ruin. Certainly,
both of these propositions cannot be
sound. If Mr.. Gage told the truth
some months ago, when he declared
that Republican 1egislatian had saved
the nation absolutely, he cannot be
telling the truth now, when he solemn
ly asserts that the election of Bryan
will precipitate dishonor and calamity.
The individual may take his choice
as between the two conflicting and
irreconcilable Gage propositions. For
our part, we find that either one dis
credits the other, and we conclude
that Mr.. Cages vociferation in the
campaign is nearly, if not quite, as
embarrassing to the Republican party
as are Col. Roosevelt's cowboy antics
and absurdities.-W Washington Post.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-27
~1IRONTONbo
at night, beginning at 7:30
o'clock-at the Courthouse.
A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to everybody to attend
these meetings.

Walter Davis, brother of Hon.
Webster Davis, and assistant post
master at Kansas City, has been re-
moved, as predicted in the last Bruns-
'oicker. The only reason assigned for
this action is "the good of the postal
service in Kansas City," which is to
say to please republican politicians of
Kansas City and to punish Webster
Davie for daring to assert his manhood.
No one is surprised nowadays at any
thing little or narrow which emanates
from McKinley's cabinet. Weekly
BTassssscicEer.
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VOLUME XXXIV. TRONTON. MO. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBE

ure of a statesman than the individual
whom the Hanna-McKinley combine
selected for the speakershlp of the
house when it forced the most brilliant
intellect and, perhaps, the only states
man in the republican party, from that
important office.
he pirates of a lack of craftsmanship
among his political opponents, Little"
Dave Henderson, who has been rat
tling around in Tom Reeds shoes for
the last year, gave abundant evidence
that he is a mere trickster by trying
to make his audience believe Mckinley
sincerely tried to mediate in behalf of
the Beers; and, this, too, in face of
the patent facts that Mckinley's secre-
tary of state discharged our consul at
Pretoria for complaining because the
British government opened his official
mail and made public his cipher dis
patches, appointing in his place his
own son, who stopped at London to
take directions from the English gov
ernment how to conduct his Office, and
that Henderson, at the behest of Nc
Kinley, used his power as speaker to
smother in committee resolutions of
sympathy for the Beers offered by
democratic representatives.
When Mckinley, in his message to
Henderson and other members of con-
gress, declared it to be s'our plain
duty" to give the Porto Ricans free
trade, and afterward, at the command
of the trusts, requested Henderson to
help him whip the recalcitrant repub-
lican members into voting for a bill
taxing the trade of Porto Rico, both
a-going and a-coming, and Henderson
agreed and acted with Mckinley on
both propositions, the intellectual pig
my who succeeded Tom Reed indicated
how much of a trickster, tool and sub
servient politician he Is, and how far
he falls short not only of the stature
of statesman, but fails to comprehend
the meaning of the word statesman
ship. ."--Kansas City Times
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-27
Truth and fir. Mckinley.

Against Mr.. McKinley's present ve-
hemence in behalf of the gold standard
certain notorious facts are to be re-
called.
That he was in favor of the free and
unlimited coinage of silver prior TO
the convention which nominated him
for president.
That he was in favor of the free and
unlimited coinage of silver then.
That he was reluctantly induced to
consent to run on any but free silver
platform.
That the platform he ran on and
was elected on declared for the free
and unlimited coinage of silver by
international agreement.
That he unsuccessfully appointed a
commission to go to Europe and per-
suade other nations to join with the
United States in abandoning the gold
standard.
That he sent to the Philadelphia
convention which nominated him for
a second presidential term a financial
platform plank in favor of the abandon
meut of the gold standard if foreign
aid could be procured to that end.
Candidate Mckinley processes to
think he can frighten the country into
reelecting him by hallooing in favor
Of the gold standard. Chicago Chroni-
Gle.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-27
How Brlght's Disease Starts.

Indigestion. biliousness, blood pois-
oned with urea and uric acid (Which
should have been excreped by the kid
neys), rheumatic pains in nerves and
joints, causing irritation of the kidneys,
then pains over the small of the back,
mark sure approach of Bright's Disease.
Do not delay taking Foley's Kidney
Cure, for it makes the kidneys right.
For sale by Arcrdia Valley Drug Co.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-27
READ HIS EDITORIAL.

From the Times, Hl1lStIIIe, va.
| suffered with diarrhea for long
time and thought | was past being
cured. l had spent much time and
money and suffered so much misery
that | had almost decided to give up
all hopes of recovery and await the re-
suit, but noticing the advertisement OF
Chamberlain IS Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhea Remedy and also some testimoni-
ais stating how some wonderful cures
had been wrought by this remedy, |
decided to try it. After taking few
doses was entirely we'll of that trouble,
and wish to say further to my readers
and fellow-sufferers that am a hale
and hearty man to-day and feel as we'll
as eyer did in my life.-O. r. Moore.
Sold by Arcadia Valley Drug Co.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-27

You assume no risk when you buy
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy. The Arcadia Val
ley Drug Co. will refund your money
if you are not satisfied after using it,
1t is everywhere admitted to be the
most successful remedy in use for bow
ell complaints and the only one that
never fails. 1t is pleasant, safe and
reliable
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-27

49, odd-FeiiGs%ss s q GR.eoRy am &C
WI. SCHwAB, K. of r. & S.
IRON LODGE, No. 10Y, I. o. o. F.,
Meets every Monday at its hal, corner Main
nS madison streets. ALBERT CURTIS, n
q q. III. BRoADWELL, Secretary.
raoSToN ENOAMPMENT, No. %, L.
~ n. ~ meets on the first and third Thurs
1sy eyeRsugs of every month IN ODD Eel
lcxxS Hall, corner Main and Madison streets
a. D. MARKs. @. P. J. L. BALDWIN. SCRIBE
Sr.R RoF THE WEST LODGE, No. 13S,
4 .M. meets in Masonic Hall corner
Sain a,,d MADISON streets on Saturday OF or
arnaading trll moon. u ]. AXE, w.
WaSN RI .NGo, Secretary.
MrnIAN CH.>PTER, No. IL. r. A.,
.. 4ta AFoson &c Hall on the first and
nee5s NJ ~ e.do1s of es. IN month, at Pm HI.
inifS SIAERMAS, M. e. 81. P. F. z. AXE,
Secretary. ,ozo
s,,A VALLEY LoD1 E, NO. 1871,
EsNENz KNIGHTS oP HoNoL' meets IN IN
,SdASSkSG. A. II. Hall on the 20 aD9 II AZ 4.n
ENMIE#Wednesday ev'gs. W. ". hDa 81
N%MM WOOD, D. T. L. PURkiss ne
porter.
MODERN WooDMEN OF AMERICA,
C,mn No. 800, meets on the hrst and thlru y,
Tuasday nights of each month ln l.O. ~. :
HaiI. H. NJ. COLLINS, VIC. G. l.. DEMlEk'
CLERK.
BELLEVIEW.
Mosaic LODGE No. 80, A. +. q A .
N-. meets on Saturday night of or after the
fuIl moon. Z. NJ. LOGAN, W. Nj. IL. de
HILL, Secretary.
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Foley's Kidney Cure

is a pure medicine, and contains ia con-
centrated form, remedies recognized
by the most skilful of the medical pro-
fession as the most effective agents for
the cure of kidney and bladder diseases.
For sale by Arcadia Valley Drug Co.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-27
g - - ToETA.
Bears the n The Kind You Have kisays Bought
S's.a'''' ss AlNAzlZx

One of the fruits of McKinley's
Asiatic expansion is seen in Montana,
where the Japanese are displacing
white labor on the railroads.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-27
Painting ana Decorating.

During the absence of Mr.. Thomas
Newman. his son, Chas. J. Newman,
will attend to all business in the line
of Painting. Decorating. etc.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-27

The most delicate constitution can
safely use BALLARD'S HOREHOUND
SYRUP. 1t is a sure and pleasant
remedy for coughs, loss of voice. and
all throat and lung troubles. Price 25
and so cts. For sale by e. w. Mar
IL
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-27
A WONDERFUL CURE
of Qlarrh@a.

4 PROMINENT VIRGINIA EDITOR
Had Utmost GiUeaa Up, bsst Was Brought
Back to Perfect Health by Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrh9d
RemeGIU,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-27

Examine the Light Running New
Home Sewing Machine at Barn
houses. They sell NEW MACHINES
at $15 and up. If.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-27
Official Directory.
MEMBER OF CONGRESS:

MEMBER OF CONGRESS-:
Hon. EDw. RoBB, Thirteenth District,
Perryyille, Mo.
u. s. LAND OFFICE - GEORGE STEEL,
Register; c. 5. RU ssELL, Receiver IRON
ton, Mo.
FRANK r. DEARING, Judge Twenty First
ircuit, Hilisboro, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-27
CITY OFFICERS:

2fa.'Or, W. r. Edgar.
Marshal, j. L. Marshall.
Cita AttOrReg, VIM f. Roop.
Citg Clerk, Mrs. Mamie Walker.
Cuy Treasurer, VIM. IL. Haller.
Collector, w. L. O'Neal.
tJity COuRcitmen-G. w. Marshall, w. I
Gay, G. A. Buckley, w. j. Schwab, Geo.
ID. Marks and Henry Kendall.
Street C0nsmtttee-Henry Kendall, w. t.
Cav and G. w. Marshall.
Fire COnsm,ttee-G. w. Marshall, W. j.
:Schwab and q. y. Buckley.
Heath COmmittee-G. ID. Marks and G.
a. BucKeF.
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY OF IRON COUNTY.
COURTS:

CIRCUIT COURT is held on the
Fourth Monday in April and October.
COUNTY COURT convenes on the
First Monday of March, June, September
and December.
PROBATE COURT is held on the I'd
Monday in February, May, August and No
Sember.
OFFICERS:
G. w. FARRAR, JR Representative.
". II. BUFORD, Presiding Judge County
Court.
j. w. ALCoRN, county Judge, Southern
District.
+. A. MCFARLAND, county Judge, West
ern District.
w. II. EDGAR, Prosecuting Attorney.
w. L. O'NEAL, collector.
w. A. FLETCHER, County clerk.
ARTHUR HUFF, circuit clerk.
JOHN b. HAMPTON, Probate Judge.
JAS. BUFoRD, Treasurer.
B. 5. GREGORY, Sheriff.
Il. q. HENDERSON, Assessor.
e. l.. BLANKS, Coroner.
j. NJ. HAWKINS, School commissioner. Il
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-27
For Sale or Trade.

The Winkler property north of the
sShapleigh residence. Inquire of A.
Winkler, Ironton, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-27
SOCIETIES:

N IRoNToN LODGE, No. IA, K.
M8RAof p, IrOnton, Mo-, meets every I'd
Isl ~ and 4th Friday ewing of each month
EE at Odd Fellows Hall.
B. S. GREGORY. G.. c..
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1900-03-08

There are r3 Cos members OF the
Modern Woodman 2I years and un-
der who carry $1s, $4,000 insur-
ance. At the other extreme there
are zoo members over IS years OF
age who carry $500 600 insurance.
Between these extremes there are
S.ooo members SO years Of age who
carry $4,000 500 insurance. The
total insurance carried by the Wood
man Society at all ages foots $7So,
81, 900. Head Clerk Hawes' books
show at all times the number ofmem-
bers of each age and the insurance
carried.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1900-03-08

The large and increasing circula
ton Of the Iowa Homestead in this
county is matter of congratulation
to the publishers and to good farm
ing, tor, Of all the papers of its class
in the country, it is easily the best
and most helpful. Its Special Farm
ers' Institute editions, issued with
the regular edition the first week in
each month. have been for years the
admiration of all practical farmers.
Written wholly by farmers, they are
full of actual experience and smell of
the soil. We have been fortunate
enough this season to secure terms
for The Homestead and its Special
Farmers Institute Editions, together
with The Poultry Farmer and The
Farmers Mutual Insurance Journal,
four Of the most valuable farm publ.
cations in the country, that enables
us to offer the four in connection
with Our own paper for Sl.75 for the
entire FIVE one year. This is en-
phatieally good thing, and no far
mer in this county should fail to tak'
advantage Of the offer. For larg'
line of thoroughly practical farm
reading nothing has ever been oferet
before that equals it. A count.
paper q farm. .papsn poultry. papsi
la farm Insurance paper and the sre
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1900-03-08

me in January 1899. and since
then, will be succeeded by officers
elected by the people. What the
general politics of the island will
be Is still problem.
Although the shipping bill has
been favorably reported to the
senate, the impression prevails in
Washington that no serious at
tempt will be made at the present
session to enact it into law.
While the bill does not carry
very large appropriation, it pro-
vides for the expenditure of sum
appropriating 5000, 100000 with
in twenty years, and this is pres
idential year, which makes poll
ticians shy of big appropriations
Attorney General Griggs said
of the rumor that Justice Gray
was soon to retire from the u. S.
supreme court and be succeeded
by himself: "The rumor is abso-
lutely without foundation. | do
not believe that Justice Gray has
any idea of resigning, as he is
still young man, and | certainly
have no idea of resigning my
present position
Adjutant General Corbin will
become a major general and Gen.
Shafter major general retireds
instead of the retired brigadier
he is now, if congress takes the
same view that the military COM
mittee of the house has taken in
favorably reporting a bill provid-
ing for the promotions. Ever
since the beginning of the war
with Spain Gen. Corbin's friends
have been seeking his promotion,
and the President himself is be-
hind the bill to reward Gen. Shat
ter for his conduct of the Cuban
campaign. There was no oppor-
tunity to make him a major gen.
eral in the regular army before
his compulsory retirement, under
the age limit, as brigadier.
He is now serving as major
general of volunteers. If any
officer was ever promoted after
his retirement nobody in Wash
ington has any recollection Of it
and as it could only be done
by a special act of congress such
a promotion would hardly have
been forgotten had there ever
been one.
| Secretary Root, accompanied
Iby several lady members Of his
ia mily, a military aid and his pri
vate secretary left Washington
today for flying trip to Cuba
The party goes to Florida by rail
and will there take government
transport in which they will
steam around Cuba, stopping al
all the principal ports. The sec
retary said before starting that
the trip was made to enable hin
to make a personal inspection Of
things over which he has official
control. While no time was set
the secretary expects to return te
| Washington in about ten days.
.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1900-03-08
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
twenty years.

From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Mars, 1900.
This has been an unusally 1n-
teresting and important week In
both branches of Congress. The
Senate heard the explanation OF
Senator Aldrich on the financial
bill adopted by the conference
committee and a numbhr of good
speeches, including one by Sen
ator Depew on the PHILIPPINE ques-
ton, and one by Senator Turlev
deploring the bringing of person
al friendship into such constitu-
tional questions as are involved
in the Quay case, and passed the
bill provided a territorial form of
government for Hawaii.
Up to Wednesday afternoon.
when the house voted on the Por-
to Rico tariff bill, there was a
lively time in that body. The
leaders of the majority were ab-
solutely compelled to amend the
bill by making the tariff IS in
stead of Is per cent and limiting
its operation to two years, IN or
der to get enough votes to pass it
and even then they were net Sure
of getting it through until after
the vote was taken, and their
majority was not big enough te
Grow over. Some think that the
bill would have been defeated
and the free trade substitute
adopted had not Representative
Dolliver, in the closing long
|speech IN favor of the bill made
the point that it was the trust:
that would reap an immediate
benefit from free trade-a point
which other supporters of the bill
made the most of in the five min
ute debate which preceded th,
voting. Notwithstanding th
efforts of the party leaders Oh
both sides, they did not succeed
in whipping all their followers in
to line. Several democrats vote
for the bill and several republi
cans against it. Although ther
was much talk about the Port,
| Ricans in the debate on the bill
they were not in reality a factor
! The real question at issue, whic
will be raised anew when the b1l
!, gets to the senate, Is whethe
congress has a constitutions
right to place tariff upon pre
ducts of territory owned by th
/.
,,,lU. IS.
] Gen. Ludlow, military governc
|of Havanay who. has been
Washington on official busines
said, Just before returt1ing
! Cuba; 1.-The affairs of the islam
are in a waiting condition ju
now. The first general munie
!, pal election will take place
! May, and we are all awaiting tt
4 results with great interest. A
of the cities in the island are
elect mayors and councils at th'
r time, Politics are already kun
S ming in Havana, where there a,
! twelve candidates fof mayor. 4
lof the city officers appointed !
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1900-03-08

The popul1st state convention
to elect delegates to the. pppulist
national convention, will be held
at Canton, May 8. ~
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1900-03-08

Harlan Whitaker, arrested for
killing Geebel, of Kentucky, was
held withant say until the April
meeting Of the grand Jury.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1900-03-08

Monday night eastern Iowa was
visited by the worst blizzard
which has visited that section tor
years.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1900-03-08

A member Of one of the fraternal
orders. while fighting on the Isle of
Luzon was thought to have been kill
ed in one of the engagements. A
few days later he was brought in bad
" wounded. from which injury he
died in few days. The following
entries taken from the sergeant S
note book ''Died. Died by mistake.
Re died by order of the colonel.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1900-03-08

Elmira. N. Y, went republican
Tuesday for the first time in
twenty years.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-29

The ng1nee misunderstood the signals
and there was a frightful railroad coils
ion. with terrible loss of life. The whole
country was appalled, by that accident.
There is doubtless a far greater loss of
life occurring every day, in various sec
tons of the country, for which the only
excuse is,-"the doctor didn't under
stand the symptoms" These cases are
not the subjects OF special inquest or the
country would be aghast at the sacrifice
of life to ignorance.
1t has been the experience of DIR. R. ".
Pierce and his staff of assistant physi-
clans, that ninety eight out of every
hundred persons submitting to their
treatment can be cured. People given
up by the local physicians, weak, ema-
ciated, with stubborn coughs and bleed
ing lungs have been absolutely cured by
the use of DR.. PierCe's Golden Medical
Discovery.
Sick people are invited to consult DIR.
Pierce by letter free. All letters are
held as strictly private and treated as sa-
.credly confidential. Answers are mailed
in plain envelopes without any printing
on them.
NV chest. and was so weak I could hardly walk
abou. the house" says Mrs. G. F. Kerr, of Fort
Dodge, Webster Co, Iowa. tried several
physicians md they told me I had consumption.
cry and l thought l would try some of it. Before
had taken the first bottle l was very much bet
ter: I took five bottles of it and have not yet had
any return of the trouble"