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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-12-25
COAL WILL REMAIN HIGH.
officials of the Reading Railroad
Co. See No Relief for Hard
Coal Consumers,
DEMAND GREATER THAN PRODUCTION.
On, and This, Coupled With h
Scarcity of Cars, Establishes q
Condition That Can Not be Eff
fectualIy Relieved.

Philadelphia, Dec. 19.-Oficials of
the Reading Railroad Co. hold out no
hope for relief in the anthracite coal
stringency this winter, despite TIL
efforts of the company to mine and
ship to its full capacity. "Under MOI
NAL conditions said one of the Off
Gals, "the anthracite production il
never equal to the demand during the
winter months, and the Reading and
all the other anthracite companies
have been obliged to draw upon the
stock at various storage points to
help out the demands of the trade.
This year there is not q pound oil
coal at any of these storage points,
and the consumers are dependent en-
tirely upon the daily output of the
mines. The big dealers in New En-
gland, who usually have in stock at
this season of the year from $4,000
to 1o0,0 900 tons, are bare of coal and
dependent entirely upon what is be-
ing shipped to them by the various
companies. The company shipped
from the mines during the past two
days nearly 1900 cars of coal This
means a daily production of nearly
$4,000 tons.
1t is stated that the Pennsylvania
Railroad Co. has 5000 of the Read
ing Co.'s coal cars on its tracks in
the western part of the state, as well
as 1000 belonging to the Central Rail
road Co. of New Jersey, and these
are urgently needed in the anthracite
trade. Their non-de!ivery, it is
claimed, is causing much delay in the
shipment of anthracite to points west
of Harrisburg.
Reading Co. officials decline to dis
cuss the question as to whethe
the advance of so cents o ton made in
October would hold good during 1908,
but they admit that it would certain
ly rule beyond January l, 1908, the
date fixed by President Baer for a
reduction to the old rates. An op-
orator who attended the meeting OF
the operators in New York stated
that the advance would be retained
during all of next year.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-12-25
THE NAVAL PROGRAMME.
Admiral Dewey's Christmas Holt
day Itinerary for His Fleet
Sent to Washington.
IT is APPROVED BY SECRETARY MOODY,
The Approval, Cabled to the Adj
miral, Sets Mt Rest All Stories of
Intention to Send n Large Naval
Force Into the Waters OF vene-
xuela.

Washington, Dec. 19.-The navy de-
partment contributed the most i'm
portant developments in the Venezue-
Ian situation over night in the form
of a c%ablegram from Admiral Dewey
announcing the proposed itinerary of
the vessels of his fleet during the
Christmas holidays. 1t is clearly seen
that the plan provides for no undue
concentration of ships along the Ven
ezuelan coast, and so prudently and
advisedly have it's details been drawn
up that Secretary Moody at once ca,
bled the admiral the departments ap,
proval of his orders. This message
will set at rest the rumors that the
United States contemplates complicat
ing the situation by dispatching a
large force to La Guayra as an offset
to the allied feet.
Admiral Dewey's cablegram, dated
San Juan, December IA, is to this Ell
feet:
proposed itinerary of vessels fol
Christmas holidays: Kearsarge, Ala
bama, Massachusetts,, Iowa, Scorpion
Trinidad, Illinois, Indiana, Hist, to St
Thomas; Texas, to Pointe-a-Petrie
Chicago, Newark, Eagle to Curacao
San Francisco, Albany, Wasp,to Maya
guez; Cincinnati, Atlanta, Prairie
tugs and torpedo boats, to San Juan.
Culgoa, to Mayaguez and San Juan
Olympia, Nashville and Machias, to st
kits; Detroit, to antigua; Mayfowel
and Vixen, to Porto Rican waters ant
vicinity, and Dolphin to Antigua ant
vicinity"
In reply Secretary Moody sent TIL
following:
"Carry out proposed itinerary. Mel
ry Christmas"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-12-25

One pint of -four, two teaspoonfuls
baking powder, or one teaspoonful Of
soda and two of cream of tartar and
one and a half teaspoonful salt. Sift
all together; then stir in sweet milk
until a thick batter is formed. Put
, tablespoonful of batter into tea
cups until half the batter is used.
Place on it any kind of canned fruit,
preserves or steamed apple, without
the juice. Put a spoonful Of batter
on top of fruit in each cup. Set the
cups in a steamer and steam 20 min
utes. Eat with whipped cream saucc
or cream and sugar, or a sauce pre-.
pared Of the fruit juice.-Boston
Globe,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-12-25
NOTHING BUT A FARCE
Not the Slightest Intention Among
Republicans of Proceeding
Against the trusts.

Republican newspapers which are en-
gagged in the business of kicking holes
in the Littlefield publicity bill and
the Cullom antitrust bill may as well
save their strength. There is not the
remotest intention that either bill
should pass. Congress may as well
amuse itself with these farces as to
stage some other. But the republican
majority really ought, in Difference to
the proprieties, to keep a straight face
in public, and laugh in private, as the
dear people are likely to hear of the
satirical, fun-poking comments which
are openly made by leading republi-
cans whenever the subject is preached
in or about the national halls of legis-
~lation, says the Albany Argus.
There are men, even in congress,
who believe that the time has come
when the exactions of monopolies, and
their frank Indifference to the rights
and comfort of the masses, ought to
be dealt with by legislation. These
men honestly believed that there was
some prospect of relief in the Little
field bill. They have examined it, and
to their regret they find that it is mot
a trust-killer, but only a time-killer."
1t is candidly admitted now that this
much paraded administration measure
contains not one solitary provision
which is not incorporated in existing
laws. The Sherman antitrust, take it
as a whole, is a better and a more eff
fective statute than the Littlefield bill
would be. The publicity" features of
the pending bill are covered by exist
ing state laws.
Mr.. Littlefield is chairman of the
subcommittee of five which is sup
| posed to deal directly with this sub
iect; but the subcommittee must re-
port to the house committee on the
Judiciary, whose chairman, Mr.. Jen-
| kins, of Wisconsin-another alleged
trust-buster of renown-is frankly
| committed to the scheme of constitu-
tional amendment, which would take
six years or more, and which. when
President Roosevelt proposed it, was
laughed out of court.
Meanwhile, the direct, effective and
natural means of curbing the trusts,
by abolishing the tariff schedules
which shelter m~onopolies, is rejected
by all the republicans alike, with sus-
picious and enlightening unanimity.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-12-25
Tariff and Panics.

sour past experience shows that great
prosperity in this country has always come
under a protective tariff. PRESIDENTS
Message.
Our experience also shows that great
panics and long periods of commercial
and industrial depression have also
come under a protective tariff, for we
have always had a protective tariff.
The panics of 1879 and 1927 were
c%oincident with the highest of high
protective tariffs, and both of them
were more protracted than that of
1857, which came under what was the
nearest approach that we ever made
to a tariff for revenue only.-Chicago
Chronicle.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-12-25
CHARITY AND TRUST PROFITS.
The Morgans and Rockefeller Can
Well Afford to Do Something
for the People.

The Standard Oil company notified
it's customers, December 10, that it
had advanced the price of oil another
cent per gallon. This is an increase
of 3H cents since the beginning of
the coal strike.
On December IL, Commander Booth
Tucker, of the Salvation Army, got q
promise, by telephone, from j. Pier
pont Morgan that he would do all in
his power to aid the Salvation Army
to supply the poor with coal. The
army is holding meetings on the +
ners in the tenement section of New
York, for the purpose of giving in
~structions as to how to. use porous
bricks, which may be saturated with
kerosene or petroleum and used for
heating purposes instead of coal.
Morgan controls the coal and Rock
efeller the oil trust. Each profits by
the others monopoly of high prices.
The prices of both coal and oil will
average 40 to 60 per cent. higher this
than last year. There is almost no
limit to the price which these coal
and oil barons could obtain in will
ter for these earth commodities.
Their monopoly is now complete
enough, but they fear the wrath Ut
the people too much to double prices
at once. They welcomed the coal
strike because it accustomed the peo-
pie to higher prices.
The 3K cents per gallon advance
in the price of oil means $35, 900 900
of extra profits to the trust, which
paid dividends last year of $4S, 00O, 900.
The $3.50 or three dollars per ton adj
! vance in the price of coal means $685..
900, 900 or $150,0O0, 900 a year to the
coal trust.
1t pays to be a divine holder of the
coal and oil properties of this coun'
try, even if a part of the profits OF
the business r given as charity, to
the poor to help them to keep warm
If a little given in this way will keeE
the people quiet, while the trusts
put on the screws and add another
cent per gallon or another so cents
per bushel, it is a good investment
We are at their mercy, and they arr
merciful unto us. There is no law
to compel them to give a dollar q
their profits to charity. They just
give out of the goodness of theil
hearts. We may be thankful tina
such wise and good agents + put i,
charge of the coal and oil mines o.
this bountiful earth.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-12-25
LATEST IN HOUSE towns.
They Are Oriental i'm Design and the
Fashion Is to Have Them
Train.

The newest forms of house gowns
are those with Chinese inclinations.
They have a flowing outline and the
entire loose look which character
ICES Chinese and japanese garments.
says the New York Post.
No gown, house or otherwise, is a
success without it's train, and the
new oriental house robes certainly
do train. Some of them trail for
yards upon the ground, while 9th
ers + Tapped over SO that they are
not more than six or eight inches to
the good where the train is con-
cerned. But there must be that
long, graceful line or the gown is
not a success.
More of the handsomest of the
new dresses + exquisite in their
sheen. They are made of the new
glazed taffeta and they are lined
with the same taffeta or with cash
mere. Probably the best lining is
the cashmere lining, for it is soft
and warm, and it gives the ta1feta a
body which makes it seem a great
deal richer than it really is. Alba
tross is also used as a lining for
taffeta house dresses, and really
nothing could be any better.
The sleeves are the two-part
sleeves, which are in such vogue on
all gowns. There is an under sleeve
and an outer sleeve, and the outer
sleeve is very large, so that it hangs
almost to the floor. This falling OF
angel sleeve is not at all uncom'
Portable, but if cut properly it is re-
ally quite the. contrary, for it seems
somehow to dress up the arm ant
hand. 1t should be rather scanty or
top with all the f~ullness coming be
low. 1t is very wide and it falls
away very much like the flowing
sleeve, which was always a ~favorite
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-12-25
DINNER AT THE WHITE HOUSE
The First Formal Evening Function at the
White House Since 1t Has
Been Remodel,

Washington, Dec. 19.-The president
and Mrs. Roosevelt gave q dinner at
the White House Thursday night in
honor of the cabinet, to which a large
number of other guests also were in
vited. 1t was the first formal evening
function at the White House since it's
remodeling, and gave the guests an
opportunity to view the many
changes which have been made in the
interior of the mansion. The table
was set in the new state dining room,
which has been considerably enlarged,
thus obviating the necessity of hold
ing large dinners in the east room
The guests found many changes
had been made in the interior of the
house since last summer. The great
est object of interest was the east
room, which had been finished in
white enameled woodwork with Co.
rinthian plasters and panels, the win.
dows being draped with curtains of a
subdued yellow. The old chandeliers
have been removed, and in their place
are others designed in the form of a
cascade of crystal in loops and fes.
toons of cut glass, each chandelier be-
ing composed of 1000 pieces. In the
of the room are golden stands
surmounting which + clusters OF
Roman electric lights, while the old
fashioned mantelpieces have been sup
planted by others of vari-colored mar
BILE.
Will Accommodate Large Crowds.
The red, blue and green parlors also
have undergone complete renovation.
and make a rich showing in their re.
spective colors. Each room has been
supplied with new furniture of ex.
quisite workmanship. The main fea'
ture of the alteration noticed as one
enters the house is the removal of the
staircase partition which separated
the vestibule from the long corridor
back of it, thus making the whole one
large open space and giving a fret
space for moving and accommodating
the large crowds which attend thu
evening receptions. Clusters of Rom
an lights on golden stands also adorl
this portion of the house. The OLE
mirrors in the vestibule have been re
moved and larger ones, reaching al
most to the ceiling, have been put il
their places. The general effect o
the lower portion of the house, witt
the exception of the state dinin!
room and the several parlors, is white
conforming to the outside appearance
of the house and in keeping with tn
name of the mansion itself.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-12-25
A n ALTHY JEW MENDICANT.
y.Msr the Death Of Ell Hyman, a
Jew BegEar mt Toronto,
Canada, Revealed.

Toronto, Ont, Dec. 19.-Eli Hyman,
a Jew, who begged for admission to
M general hospital here, on Satur-
dag, is dead. An examination of his
ciothing resulted in finding scrip
worth $4,000. Other papers showed
him to be worth probably 100000.
For 20 years he has slept in sheds
and stables. He sold papers and
begged
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-12-25
GOOD LOOKS AND HAPPINESS.
sary to Insure Domestic
tranquility.

Beauty in a woman is exceedingly
desirable, but it is not essential to
the happiness of a welded couple, as
the experience of every careful OBJ
server has no doubt shown. A man
and a woman were recently discuss
ing whether a beauty or a plain girl
would make the best wife.
"When / marry she will be pretty"
emphatically declared the man. I'm
agine having to confront a homely
woman at the breakfast table. Think
of the trial it would be to kiss her
good-by! Mediate on the mans
state of mind who must take her to
the theater knowing his old chums
were making remarks about his sad
lack of taste in choosing a wife,"
The woman looked him over criti-
cally and smiled before replying.
"If you were in love with her you
might see beauty in the p~lainest
face" she said. "One of the homeli-
est women | ever knew had a husband
who thought her a duplicatS of We
nus herself and was certain all the
men of his acquaintance enYied him
his treasure.
"As far as domestic happiness is
concerned, I am inclined to think, all
questions of love aside, that the
plain girl would make you the best
wife, even though her features do
not satisfy your esthetic sense"
The man shook his head stubborn
ly, says the Pittsburg Press, but the
woman ignored the protest and con-
tinued:
"Of curse plain people, both women
and men, sometimes think themselves
handsome. l have known such cases
"The plain girl who is to be recon-
mended as a prize in the matrimonial
market, however, is the one who
knows her own shortcomings in the
beauty line. This makes her prop
erly humble and she tries to supple
ment her lack of good looks witt
more %endearing charms.
"She cultivates her mind and she
gives careful attention to her toilet
She is really grateful toward th'
man who loves her and who ha!
chosen her in preference to her more
beautiful sisters.
"Down in her heart she does no
understand what he sees in her. O
course if she is wise she does no
tell him so in words, but she gen
orally has the old-fashioned grace o
humility and she is determined tina
he shall never regret his choice. Sc
knowing she is not pretty, she cult
Yates all the gifts nature has givel
her with the result that she is
much better comrade and a tru
helpmeet."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-12-25
TAKEN TO HIGHEST COURT.
The United States Supreme Court to
Pas Upon the Missouri Fell
low Servant Law.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Dec. 19.--The
constitutionality of the Missouri rail
road fellow servant law will be tested
before the supreme court of the
United States. Last week the Nilsson.
ri supreme court, in deciding the
case of Callahan versus the Mer'
chants Bridge & Terminal Railroad
Co., of St. Louis, held that the law
applied to all classes of railroad em'
ploves. John II. Overall, for the rail
road company, sued out a writ of err
ror in the federal court and appealed
the case to the supreme court OF the
United States.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-12-25
IS DEATH TO BEASTS ALSO.
Complaint Against the Poison Used
to XIII Water Hyacinths in
Florida Waters.

Tallahassee, Fla, Dec. 19.-Gov. Jen
nings has received a telegram from S.
J. Sillburn, Of Palatka, Fla, stating
that the fluid being used by the Unit
ed States authorities in its efforts to
kill the water hyacinths in the st.
Johns river and tributaries, by spray
ing from a boat, is daily causing the
deaths of hundreds Of cattle on the
ranges bordering upon these waters.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-12-25
THE ANDIJAN EAR THQUAKE.
One Hundred and Fifty Lives Lost
and Hundreds of Natives and
Soldiers Injured.

Tashkend, Asiatic Russia, Dec. 49,
Three officials, two soldiers and ISL
natives, mostly children, were killed
by the earthquake which destroyed
the town of Andijan, Russian Central
Asia, Tuesday. In addition, 300 ma
tives and II soldiers were injured
and 1870 Russian residences were de
cfrovqd
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-12-25
Scal1oued Ok.ra.

Wash a quart of fresh young okra,
trim and boil tender. Drain and put
a layer in a well-buttered baking
dish, season with salt and pepper,
cover with bits of butter and coarse
bread crumbs; moisten these a lit
tie with cream. Add more okra and
then seasoning, crumbs, ETC., having
the top covered with crumbs.
Moisten with cream and dot with
bits of butter and bake in moderate
ly hot ven until Drowned nicely
Washington Star.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-12-25
="Resipn nothing saws Mr.. H,

-"Resign nothing" says Mr.. Han
na-substantially-in reply to stories
that he will retire from the senate, re-
linquish the craftsmanship of the re-
publican national committee, and get
out of politics generally. Mr.. Hanna
is not the retiring sort. Before they
are done with him, Mr. Roosevelt, and
some others, may find that there are
several fights, yet in Mr.. Hanna.-Al!
bany Argus.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-12-25

Albany, N. Y, Dec. ID. s. Frast,
referee in the affairs Of the imperial
council, order Of United Friends, has
reported to the supreme court that
he finds the corporation hopelessly
insolvent and recommends its dissolu-
tion.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-12-25
T h democratic party

The democratic party does not
seek the ruin or even the embarrass-
ment of any industry in the country
through tariff revision. What it seeks
is an equitable adjustment Of tariff
schedules on such lines that the con
sumner as well as the manufacturer
may have a share of the protection
Utica Observer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-12-25
LEFT HOME LAST MAY.
Edward Bitt1e Left For h West, In
NAV Inst, to Buy Land.

Cedar Rapids, Ia, Dec. 1e.-Edward
Bittle, whose dead body was found
near Mountain Home, Idaho, left
here, May 81, to buy land. He was
known to have left the train al
Granger, Wyo., which was the last
heard of him. He was a wealthy
young. farmer, living at Lisbon, II
miles east of Cedar Rapids.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-12-25

George--You know Ethel told Jack
that lips that touched liquor should
never touch hers.
Clara-Yes.
swell, when Jack takes a cocktail
now he always takes it through .
straw. "-Somerville journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-12-25
r.rthouakes IN Costa RIGA.

San Jose, Costa RIGA, Dec. 1S.-Two
violent earthquake shocks were ex-
perienced here at four o'clock Thurs
day morning. The people Of the city
we're greatly alarmed, but there were
no casualties. Several other shocks
followed at intervals. These, however,
were Of diminishing severity.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-12-25

Mr.. Bryan has been vindicated
in one instance, at least. The fact that
the price Of silver has decreased is
mighty convincing evidence that the
thing is not controlled by a trust, and
that the celebrated silver syndicate
must be- myth.-Detroit Free Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-12-25
Whether

Whether anthracite coal is on
the free or dutiable list has been made
clear by the recommendation of the
president that the duty on it be re-
moved. That settles n point con-
corning which certain party organs
tried to keep their readers in the dark.
louisville Courier-Journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-12-25
Aso-cent CALENDAR for Q Cents.

If you want one of the handsomest cal
endars you ever saw, send 6 cts. postage to
the Boston Rubber Shoe Co, Calendar
Dept, o Murray St., New York. 1t is lox2e
inches, printed in Il colors, and a perfect
beauty. There are plenty Of 5O-cent calen-
dars not nearly as pretty.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-12-25

Mr.. 'Smith-You are looking for
work, are you? Well, I think I can find
something for you to do.
Uncle E~ph--'Scuse me, boss; but 1t
amt TO- mahself I'mlookin' TO- wuhk---
It's TO- nah wife.-Judge.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-12-25
HAYTI'S NEW PRESIDENT.
Gen. Nord Proclaimed President BY
the HaytIan Army and Takes
Possessi on of the Palace.

Port-au-Princ Hayti, Dec. 19.-Ger
Nord having been proclaimed presi'
dent of Hayti by the army, took pos
SEES ion of the national palace Thurs
q morning.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-12-25

Washington, Dec. 19.--The senate
committee on commerce took fayora-
BILE action on Senator Perkins bill for
a evenue cutter for the Hawaiian il
lands.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-12-25

Madrid, Dec. 19.-The Heraldo says
that Don Carlos purposes to renounce
his claim to the throne in favor Of
his ION. Don Jaime
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-12-25

Berlin. Dec. 19.-The bundesratt
has approved the tariff bill in the
form in which it passed its THIRD
reading in the reichstag.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-12-25
4 strong. insistent popular a

a strong, insistent popular de-
mand that he take the presidency
would probably meet with no more
serious resistance from Mr.. Hanna
than a shy "this is SO sudden."--Al-
bany Argus.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-12-25
Congress on Tuberculosis.

American Congress ON TubercuIosiN
Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 10.-A petition
has been filed here, in the superios
court, asking for a charter for the
incorporation Of the American cor
gress on tuberculosis.