Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-08-10

in the ground, and the stock had been
offered for one cent a share, the par
value being a hundred dollars, SO a man
who got a share for a cent would, when
the mine got to paying, get a hundred
dollars for every cent he invested.
Dad filled out one of the stock certifi-
Gates for 1000, 900 shares, which would
represent a capital equal to all the
debts of Turkey, and we went before the
sultan, and we couldn't have been
treated better if we had owned a brew
cry. Dad told his story to the sultan,
through an interpreter, while | looked
around at the gorgeous surroundings
and tried to think of something to do
to wake them up.
Dad said he came right fresh from the
American people, and was authorized
by his mining company to present the
sultan with untold millions, for pure
love of the Turkish people, whom they
had seen riding and leading camels at
the Chicago worlds fair, and dad pro-
duced the stock certificate for LOCO, 900
shares of stock in the Golden Horn
Gold Mining and Smelling company,
and took out a handful of $40 dollar
gold pieces and showed them TO the
crowd as specimens of gold that came
from our mine.
He said our people did not expect any
thing in return, but just desired the
good will of the Turkish empire. He
said that President Roosevelt desired
him to present his warmest regards to
the sultan. and to invite him to visit
America, and if he would consent to dc
SO, an American wal vessel would be
furnished for him and the white house
would be turned over to him for his
harem. and dad said the president
wanted him particularly to impress
upon the sultan that if he came he must
bring his folks, all his wives that would
be apt to size up for beauty with GU
American women.
Well, you ought to have seen thai
sickly looking sultan brace up wher
dad handed him the millions OF mining
stock. and he grabbed the paper like al
) old clothes buyer would grab a dress sui
that a wife had sold for 60 cents, belong
ing to her husband. He also wanted tt
, see the gold that dad had shown as com
: ing from the mine. and when dat
showed him the yellow boys he tool
l them as souvenirs and put them in hi
Q girdle. and then | thought dad woult
: faint. but he kept his nerve like a poke
player betting on a bobtail flush.
The sultan asked so many question
about America that | was afraid da,
: would get all balled up, but he kept hi
1 nerve and lied as though he was on tn
witness stanu trying to save his life
Dad told the sultan he was authorize
by the American people to inquire int
. the industries of Turkey. and what h
v particularly desired was an insigh
a into the harems, as a national inst
tuition, because many American peopl
q were gradually adopting the custom
: of the orient, and he desired to repo1
to ngre as to whether we shout
adopt the customs of Turkey. with he
. dried prunes and dates with worm
Z in. and her altar of roses made of pig
lard; her fez, to cure badness. and he
!, outlandish pants and peaked red Nj
rocco shoes, and her harems.
The sultan said he would like I
show us a little bunch of til
!, cream of the harem, who would d
! a stunt in the way of dancing, to cell
- brate the good feeling of the America
:. people, and the visit of the distinguish
!. ed statesman and gold miner to h
], realm, and dad said the sultan couldn
- turn his stomach with no cream
the harem, only they must keep the
!, hands off him, and the sultan promise
:, he should be as safe as a unique
: whatever that is.
Dad and | had hired knee breech'
I and things OF a masquerade ball stor
" and we didn't look half bad when Il
y crowd of shieks and things formed
!. crescent around the sultan, who sat
= a sort of BARRIERS chair with an aw
!, ing over it, and they sounded a he'
! gag or something, and about a doz'
X pretty fine looking females, dressed III
the ballet in a vaudeville show. can