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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-30
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ing query Of all who suggest that the
idea is absurd.
On the other peak is the cemetery
in which are buried the poets mother,
his daughter, several old friends Of
the days of 40, whose dying wish was
that they lie in the little brush,
fence plot watched over by JOAQUIN
Miller. Also in the cemetery are many
cats and dogs.
Towering up beside the cemetery,
and a landmark that can be seer
20 miles off down in the valley.
is the great funeral pyre of rough
stone Joaquin Miller fashioned with
his own hands, 1t is hollow and the
top Is covered with iron grill work.
Inside this hollow space Is piled sew,
eral cords of oil-soaked wood. At his
death the poets body will be placed
on top of the pyre and the ashes that
remain will be scattered to the four
winds"
In dedicating his autobiography ia
the memory Of his parents. JOAQUIN
Miller asks permission to Introduce
himself, 'for 1t really seems to ME
that from the day / was suddenly
discovered and pointed out in Lon.
don | have been an entire stranger
in my own land; the land | have
loved, lived for, battled for from
the first. AS for that ~red-shirted
and hairy man bearing my name
abroad, and standing before kings,
/ never saw him, never heard OF
him until on returning to my own
country ! found that this unpleasant
and entirely impossible figure ever at,
tended and even oyershadowed my
most earnest work"
So much doubt has shrouded JOAQUIN
Miller's %parentage that his own state.
ment Of his early history has peculiar
interest. my cradle was a covered
wagon, pointed west" he writes. n
was born in a covered wagon. / am
told, at or about the time 1t crossed
the line dividing Indiana from Ohio
wherein my mother was born. nv
mothers people were Dutch. not Ger.
mans, as has been so often said ana
they were the Oldest Dutch in the land.
My grandfather Miller, of Scotch
stock from Kentucky, fell at Fort
Meigs on the Maumee river. / have
read he was an officer, but hone and
believe he was Of the ranks. Please
let the dead patriot escape the perse.
cution OF idiots seeking an ancestry.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-30

Y ALL discussions regard.
ing cotton two facts are
first, that cot
ton contross the world;
and second that the ma
lions that reap a prodigal
harvest from the sale of
cotton goods depend upon
America for the raw sup
ply.
The American people
have begun to realize the
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-30
poet OF S|ERRAS'
Famous Cid Joaquin Miller Busy
Compiling His Works.
Patriarch Explains Why He Has Re-
fused Tempting Offers to Lecture
Lives on Mountain Top over
looking Frisco Bay.

San Francisco.-Sitting or the door
step of his cabin home. The Hites,
1000 feet up in the mountains behind
Oakland. Joaquin Miller. the Poet Of
the Sierras," explained the other day
why he had refused an offer to tour
the United States and England as q
lecturer.
1t was neither because the patriarch
poet is averse to revisiting the scenes
of his first triumphs as an exponent
of the native wonders of the country
to the west Of the Rockies, nor be.
cause a money inducement was lack.
ing. The nature lover won't come
down out Of his mountain home until
he has finished hts work of compil-
ing a combination autobiography, his
tory and all his poems he believes are
worth perpetuating. There r to be
six volumes, and proofs of the first
volume have just been delivered to
the author.
For many years, how many no n
on the mountain side or in Oakland is
able to say, Joaquin Miller has made
his headquarters on the big sweeping
table land on the very top of the noun
tain overlooking San Francisco bay.
and as far back as the oldest inhabit-
ants memory goes he has always sup
ported n or more youthful, aspiring
artists and poets. To house these pro-
teges the poet has built from time to
time replicas of his own cabin, until
to-day there are a dozen little, odd
shaped buildings, each one containing
only one Dom and all with high
peaked roofs and stained glass WIN
dows.
On n of the two peaks rising above
the table land, 1000 acres in extent,
and all of it the property of the ven
cradle poet, is a great stone mohu-
ment, erected by Joaquin Miller him
self, and marking, SO he declares with
apparent sincerity, "the grave Of
Moses
IF Moses isn't buried here, where
is he buried?" is the poets never fail
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-30

An analysis of this trade in cotton goods reveals that
of our exports more than $4,000, 900 worth consists Of
unbleached cloths. while of our imports more than
S22, 100000 worth consists of finer fabrics, including EN-
%broideries, laces and curtains. Altogether the figures
show that while We exported in the 10 months ending
with October, 1908, $22,0 $1,000 worth of the output Of
our cotton mills, the nations sold to us almost 100 per
cent. more than we sold to them.
1t is a grotesque and almost unbelievable item in
the commerce of this age that a resourceful nation like
America. the producer of the worlds cotton, should buy
back two dollars worth Of cotton goods for every dol
lars worth 1t ships abroad.
When our competitors buy from us eight or nine mil
lion bales of manufactured cotton, 1t Is a mark Of
their enterprise, not of ours. The greater part of our
foreign trade is the result Of suction from abroad, not
of propulsion from America. The need of the nations
is for our raw cotton and they send their ships to get 1t.
If we we're aborigines and raised cotton we could sell it.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-30

Bits Of skin Of famous r~acehorses
Of the past are very much priced BY
superstitious jockeys, who would as
soon think Of riding without a saddle
as without this peculiar talisman. II
a bit Of skin cannot be obtained the
jockey contents himself with a few
of the hairs out Of q famous race
horses tail.
One well-known jockey was in the
habit--and so far as the writer is
aware he continues the habit to-day
OF carrying a small prayer book In
his riding Jacket. Quite a romantic
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-30

60oOy000,O0 yards, valued at more than $500, 0OOyO OOi
II you confront the ordinary jublant statistician with
the cold analysis Of our unsuccess abroad the rejoinder
Is apt to be that, after all, America for many years has
had a favorable balance of trade" In. a recent opti
mistic review of Americas foreign commerce it is set
forth with much citation that the excess of exports over
imports in the past fiscal year amounted in value to
S446,0O0,OOO But to get those figures we had to count
in $482,000000 worth of raw cotton shipped abroad; and
II we cross out raw cotton from the record our foreign
commerce reveals an export trade considerably less than
our import, and az manufactured cotton is sold abroad
through no enterprise on the part Of America, but is
rather a traffic resulting from our neglect Of our oppor-
tunity, there Is nothing in the mere totals OF our foreign
traffic to warrant the complacency OF our statesmen.
There was a time when Yankee packets carried
American wares around the world, but we have aban.
doned our ships and they have all but vanished from the
seas. The federal hand has been busy building break
waters, scooping out harbors and deepening waterways.
Now we are cutting a channel through the hemisphere.
Conscious OF our strength and In the presence of bewil
dering achievements at home, we find 1t difficult to
realize that our dominion pauses at the shores of our
seas. The decline of our merchant marine from the days
of our great achievements Is not the result of any de-
crease In our national vigor. The energy and genius Of
the American people have simply been withdrawn from
the sea. We have expended our ingenuity and strength
and riches in exploiting the continent, or at least the
northern and western part OF 1t. with the result that we
have developed between the two great oceans the most
successful industrial nation the world has known.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-30

story Is attached to this mascot. 1t
was sent to the Jockey BY an old lady
who. requiring a certain sum Of money
to aid her daughter and not knowing
where to get 1t. had the idea Of back
ing the horse ridden by this Jockey.
She got a friend to make the bet,
and, the horse winning. she obtained
all the money she required. Two or
three days later the jockey received
the little prayer book, with a tote ex-
planning the circumstances and saying
It wal the old lady's first and last bet.
She would never forget the Jockey.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-30

Such is the inglorious story of our traffic
with our greatest European customer. And
England is adding to its cotton spindles at
the rate of more than 100000 every 30 days!
In the last IL months this increase in the
United Kingdom was 2,765, 900. And every
new mill and every new spindle in England
Is erected with the confidence that the raw
cotton can be obtained from the American
planter at prices which beggar him.
King Cotton on a British Throne.
Cotton is the worlds king, but it sits on
a British throne!
Last year WI exported a little over 200,-
100000 yards of piece goods, valued at $751;
100000, but at the same time the United
Kingdom was selling abroad more than
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-30

manner, to jeweled whips and dia-
mond pins presented by owners.
Al certain Newmarket stable appren-
tice who has ridden several winners
this year never rides without holding
in his mouth a piece of straw, about
three inches long, which he found
while in the stable one day on the
back Of the first horse he was asked
to ride in a race For some unac-
countable reason he regarded the
piece Of straw as an omen Of good
luck, more particularly after he won
that FIRST a
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-30
Diplomatic Lions.

Lions r said to walk about ~
palace Of Emperor Menelik or Ahvs.
sinia ana injure no one, and are d..
cile At the least sign from their VA
ter. As Russian visitor demanded Il
Menelik how 1t was that his rantla
pets respected such and such 4 yisi.
tor, They have SCENT replied tbe
emperor They know the smell ~
an ambassador. They know they must
not aus trouble between ne Ana
me foreign power, They are diplo.
matte lions The queen added. "Tbey
once devoured before me an Italian
consul It was afterward found thai
ne had not his letters Of credence,
ae was not in order and | excused
the lions.v
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-30
JOCKEYS AND ODD MASCOTS

for ~sixpence and regard the animal
as an emblem OF good luck. I have
christened IT Arranmore, and it will
accompany me wherever l may be
riding
Plant IL by no mean the only
Jockey who is superstitious. AS a
matter Of fact. most jockeys carry
talismans In one form or another.
These range from bits Of straw and
%horseskin, acquired in some curious
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-30

and asked him to accept the prayer
book as an emblem Of good luck.
And" said the jockey some time ago,
II firmly believe It has been my good
talismang for I have been wonderfully
successful since | received N.D--Tit-
Bits.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-30
One Boy Carries Piebald Hat and An
other a Prayer Book in Riding
jacket.

Il knew / should ride q winner this
afternoon" said J.. Plant, the we'll
known Jockey, after he had steered
Arranmore, an outsider. first past the
winning post in the q for the Great
Tom Plate at Lincoln a few days ago.
II bought a piebald rat this morning
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-30

The pine reaches a maximum age
Of 700 years; the silver fir. 425; the
larch, 275; the red beech, 245; the as.
pen, 210; the birch, 200; the ash. 40;
the elder, las, and the elm, 1870.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-30

hafN bCSuA W AOAAAA bACI
significance in the fact that alienl
nations that never saw a cotton plant
have long since entered the Kingdoml
of Cotton and now divide dominion
among themselves, excluding the
United States-the country in which
the cotton is grown.
The reign of cotton is forever. AS
long as the race survives cotton
goods will be worn in multiplying
forms, but the countries that now sell
the finished products of cotton to the
world have no assurance of perma-
n in that trade. Americas ulti-
mate control in the cotton world is
inevitable. Our manifest destiny as
a world trader in cotton goods looms
as a menace across the horizon of
European states. Americas future
IN this fabric has awakened the
statesmen of all countries save our
own. The wealth and progress of
the United States are enduringly in
terwoven with the coming civilization
of all cotton-consuming continents.
The home for the dynasty of cotton
is in the land of Dixie, not in London
and Liverpool,
knowing our latent power, we can
afford to look candidly at some o n
temporary facts. They are not fiat.
terins to our national pride. They
reveal a world of opportunity passed
nv
The Mankato free press., 1909-12-10
$3.50 RECIPE CURES
WEAK MEN--FREE
Send Name and Address Today
You Can Have 1t Free and Be
Strong and Vigorous.

+ l have In my possession prescrip-
ton for nervous debility, lack of vigor,
weakened manhood, failing memory and
lame back, brought on by excesses, un-
natural drains, or the follies of youth,
chat has cured so many worn and ner-
9ous men right in their own homes
without any additional help or medi
cine-that I think every man who
wishes to regain his manly power and
yirility quickly and quietly, should have
4 copy. So have determined to send
copy of the prescription free of
charge, in a plain, ordinary sealed en-
yelope to any man who will write me
For it,
This prescription comes from a physi-
clan who has made a special study Of
men and 1 am convinced it is the
surest-acting combination for the cure
Of deficient manhood and vigor failure
ever put together.
1 think 1 owe it to my fellow man
to send them copy in confidence SO
that any man anywhere who is weak
and discouraged with repeated failures
may stop drugging himself with harm
full patent medicines, secure what
believe is the understanding re tora-
tive, upbuilding, SPOT-TOUCHIN rem
edy ever devised, and SO cure nself
at home quietly and quickly. Just drop
me line like this: Dr. A. F.. Rob-
inson, 1864 Luck Building, Detroit
Mich. and I will send you a copy of
this splendid recipe in q plain ordinary
envelope free Of charge A great many
doctors would charge $500 to $500 for
merely writing out a prescription like
,lIis-but send II entirely free.
The Mankato free press., 1909-12-10
From Tuesdays Daily.
Teachers AS Guests of Honor.

Mrs. II. L. Weicking OF Byron
street entertained at six o'clock dinner
last evening in honor of her daughter,
Miss Anna Weicking, the guests OF
honor, being the teachers of the
Franklin school, who presented Miss
Weicking with some beautiful yellow
chrysanthemums. The evening follow
ing the dinner was enjoyed socially.
\ -s =
F. D. Currier of Nicollet was in the
city over night.
Mrs. Amelia Burgess left yesterday
for Omaha, Neb.
Miss A. Carman of Sidney, Neb., is
visiting in the city.
H. w. Walter of Pemberton paiG
the city a visit today.
Rev. E. McCabe Of Toronto, Can
ada, was in the city today.
w. A. Ulrich, merchant of Willow
Creek, was in Mankato yesterday.
Attorney Z. G.. Argetsinger of Ma
pleton was in the city yesterday aft
ernoOn.
Dr. Z. J. Davis, surgeon of the
State Soldiers Home at Minnehaha, il
attending the medical convention.
Will d. Forbes and Miss Mildred NJ
Forbes of Lamro, S. d., were among
the out of town people in the city to
day
Miss Tillie Theissen of New Ulm
who has been visiting in this city the
l.. 10
terday.
Fred Baumgard of Vernon Center
was Mankato visitor yesterday anC
today. He is one of the prosperous
farmers of that section.
The condition of Amel Scheurer, who
was brought to st. Joseph's hospita
from Kasota with his feet and hand:
frozen, is somewhat improved today.
P. A. Ledbeter arrived yesterday
from his home at Hayward, Wis.,, tt
attend the trials of the parties ac
eused of the murder of his brother
the late H. j. Ledbeter
w. w. Davis returned yesterday aft
ernoon from Pipestone where he went
to attend the funeral of his cousin
Evan Evans, whose death occurred Fri
day morning The funeral was held
in the Presbyterian church at 2 p. m
Sunday, and the pastor, Rev. w. F
Jones, officiated.
The service on the electric railway
Sunday was very good, weather con
ditions considered. AS soon as the
rars are equipped with new devices
for handling snow the service will not
bc handicapped because of storms. The
,ars were operated on twenty-minute
,chedule on Sunday.
St. Paul Dispatch: If local strike
The Mankato free press., 1909-12-10
Amel Schuerer Brought to This City
in a Critical Condition
From Mondays Daily.


Amel Sehuerer was brought to st
Joseph's hospital yesterday morning
with his hands and feet very badly
frozen. The marshal of Kasota ac-
companied him to this city and the
village is caring for him. He has been
working for the Milwaukee road near
Kasota for some time, and boarding
at lodging house. The boarding boss
Yesterday morning found him in the
woodshed suffering from severe frost
bites. 1t is thought that he came in
late and lay down in the shed and
went to sleep, without disturbing any
one in the house.
Mr. Schuerer is we'll known in this
city. Drink got the better of him, and
he made so much trouble for his wife
and Others that nc was sent to Jail,
but made his escape one day, and was
not again seen nor heard of until
yesterday.
1t is not known yet whether it will
be necessary to amputate the frozen
linbs. His condition is critical, as the
ffostbites were severe, and it is un-
certain yet whether he will survive.
1t will be day or two before i,
will be known whether amputation will
be necessary.
The Mankato free press., 1909-12-10

City, last Monday evening in honor of
their nephews, Frank and Floyd Ham
ilton of Sac City, Iowa. A very en-
ioyable time was reported by those
present. ~ 4 ~
! Entertained at $500"
Miss Louise Heinze very pleasantly
entertained a few of her girl friends
at fve- hundred last evening. Refresh
ments were served following the game
and music and a social time was alst
enjoyed. ~
Fred vogeli of Wells was in Man
kato today.
Horace Cummins was over from LAX
Crystal today.
Miss Ella Case of Waterville wa
in Mankato today.
H. A. Patterson spent today il
ST. Paul, on business.
George w. Owens of Elmore was il
the city last evening.
George c. Sherman of Minneapoli
was in the city today.
Judge Loren Cray made business
trip to the cities today.
| j. j. Flachsenhar of Vernon Cente
was in the city last night
Attorney d. A. Reed of Lake Crys
tai was in the city today.
Henry Theissen of New Ulm is il
the city today on business. z3
| c. j. Brown of Mountain Lake wa
a visitor in the city over night.
H. A. Patterson went to the cite
this morning on short business trip
Rev. Father Freckmann, formerly o
Fairmont, is visiting friends in Man
kato. tS
Major A. L. Sackett of st. Pete
was in Mankato yesterday, calling up
on friends.
Asa Andrews of st. Clair was il
Mankato today, giving some OF hi
friends slices of moose meat.
Chief Pond Robert and Otto Lamn
and Hans Jorgensen returned this nool
from Madison Lake, where they wen
yesterday to witness the draw of tn
seine.
4
The Mankato free press., 1909-12-10
Well-K Known Jurist of st. Cloud Suf.
fers Second Paralytic Stroke.

St. Cloud, Dec. 4.-D. B. Searle,
former judge of the district court, suf-
fered second attack of paralysis at
his home in this city late Thursday
afternoon and is reported to be in a
very critical condition. The entire
right side of his body is helpless and
he has not uttered a word since five
o'clock Thursday afternoon.
Three years ago, Judge Searle went
to Long Prairie the day before Decora-
tion day, and while there was strick-
en- with paralysis. Since that time
his left leg and left arm have been
helpless, but his health has been ex.
cellent and another attack was not
thought Of.
Judge Searle has been Judge of the
district court, United States district
attorney and state commander of the
G. A. r. and is one of the most promi
hent men of the state.
The Mankato free press., 1909-12-10

conditions continue to improve Cover
nor A. o. Eberhart will leave this
week for Washington to attend the
rivers and harbors congress. On ac-
count of the strike the committee III
charge has scheduled his speech for
' the 9th Prior to the strike Cover
nor Eberhart had arranged to 90 the
first of the present week, but with
is coming all engagements were can
celed. Philip Herzog of st. Paul is
among those who will attend from
Minnesota.
meeting held Saturday afternoon in
/ the council chambers of the city hall
the members present of the Society of
Equity decided to organize and incor-
porate under the laws of Minnesota.
This has long been the contemplation
of many farmers who belong to this
progressive society, but until Satur-
day nothing of definite nature was
done. Steven Morris, q retired attor-
ney, Dennis Hanrahan and f. d. Hub
bard were appointed to meet and draft
a constitution and bylaws. This will
be ready at the next meeting and
will be presented for adoption OF
amendment At the meeting Saturday
la definite name was decided on, and
it received the hearty endorsement OF
all present. Hereafter this company
will be known as the Rochester Farm
ers' Cooperative Elevator company
That Rochester is soon to have an
iother elevator was never more evi
denced than by the enthusiasm that
was prevalent among those in attend
ance Saturday afternoon.
The Mankato free press., 1909-12-10

were visitors in the city yesterday.
I E. j. Gasink of Shakopee was a
visitor to the city Saturday evening.
Oscar Gustafson left yesterday for
Sweden to spend the winter with rel
atives.
Mrs. G.. A. Ostergren and Catherine
Carngnon of Albert Lea We're Sunday
visitors in the city.
Miss Ina Pettis, normal student
was obliged to return to her home at
Pettis today on account Of a cold
that she is suffering from.
Register of Deeds j. G. Fowler and
family today moved into their newly
purchased and remodeled residence on
West Fourth street, and will soon be
very comfortably located.
Minneapolis Tribune: Charles Brown
supposed to be from Mankato, applied
to the police for aid saying he wa:
very sick He was found to be in c
serious condition, heart trouble ant
use of drugs being the causes. He i:
at the city hospital.
Walter Murphy, assistant ticket
agent at the union depot, is seriously
sick with. typhoid fever at his home
in North Mankato. His recovery il
Edespaired of. His place is being TEN
porarily filled by H. f. Spornitz o.
Candy, brother of Agent Spornitz.
Among the numerous moral princi
Piles inculcated and enforced by Mr.
Gunckel are two that may be mention
led: 1t is mean to beg; and it is dis
honest to keep valuable property
found upon the street, or elsewhere
One day boy, who was called Bun
de-" found a roll of $50, which h
brought without question to Mr.
|Gunckel After proper advertisement
lit was restored to it's owner. Th'
rule of the president of the associa
tion relative to lost articles, IS t.
keep them thirty days, and, if dill
gent effort does not suffice to restor'
them to their owners, they are turned
over to the finder. A visit to th'
presidents office any Saturday morn
ing would show a curious collection
of valuables, either about to be re
stored to their owners, or about to b.
turned over to the finders. 1t is es
timated $4,000 worth of property ha
Ibeen found and restored to the owne
by the newsboys. Gunckel will be a
Y. NJ. G.. A. Saturday night.