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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08
CONGRESSIONAL GOSSIP.

For clearness Of articulation there
is no United States senator who can
successfully compete with Mr.. Bur-
ton, of Kansas. He has a clear, high
sounding voice which would fill a much
larger room than the senate chamber,
and he utters his words with a preci-
sion and accuracy almost mechanical.
In times gone by the senator was a
teacher of elocqtion, n of his pupils
having been the late Gov. Tanner, of
Illinois.
Senator Pettus raised a laugh while
discussing the militia bill. He had sub
mitted to several Interruptions with
good grace, but when Foraker kept on
talking for some Is minutes, the ven-
cradle senator from Alabama-he is
his desk sharply and said: "See here,
Mr.. President, l have been trying to
male this speech for some time, and l
don't want any other senator to make
it for me, either" Foraker looked
astonished for a moment, but took his
seat amid a general laugh.
Half a score of senators called on
the president to talk about some i'm
portant position which was about to be
filled. They found MIR. Roosevelt more
inclined to discuss "Bill' Sewall, the
celebrated Maine guide, from whom he
had just received a letter. Finally one
of the senators said: "Mr. President,
you seem very much interested in this
guide" "Yes, senator, / am. Bill is
an interesting man and a real friend.
He is the only man in the United States
who on writing to the president about
an office or anything else addresses
him as Friend Theodore"
The m%utability of the United States
senate is well illustrated by a musty
roll call discovered n day. 1t wal
used January 81, 1877, almost 26 years
ago. The roll shows rs names. Of
these but five are now members Of
the senate-Allison, Cockrell, Jones, OF
Nevada; Mitchell and Teller. Allison
and Cockrell are the only ones wht
have served continuously since tina
date. On the roll call are the name.
of Bayard, Blaine, Burnside, Conkling
Frelinghuysen, Hamlin, ingalls,, Lo
gan, Mcdonald, Morrill,, Oglesby
Salisbury, Sharon, Sherman, Thur
man and Window.
Henry Neal, Speaker Henderson,
colored messenger. has occupied hi
present position ever since his appoint
ment by Mr.. Randall. Then he said h
hailed from Pennsylvania, and as sue
ceeding speakers were chosen h
promptly changed his birthplace t,
the various states from which the
came. 1t rather stuInped him when h
was informed that Mr.. Henderson wa
a native of Scotland, but he CON
promised by declaring himself a res
dent of Iowa. On March 4 next he wi
doubtless transfer his allegiance t
Danville, Ill. He has hardly we bee
out of Washington in his life.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08
INFLUENCES
Protection II System That Is Based
on Fallacies n Is Un-
sound.

Mr.. William Lloyd Garrison has 81
most excellent article in the Free
Trade Almanac for 1908, from which
the following is a part:
"a system built on fallacies has its
loot in corruption, and its fruit bears
evidence of its parentage. From un-
truths to misuse and misrepresentation
of revenue to grants of privileges for
favors received and expected, to COR
ruption of public and private morals,
the step is easy and inevitable. To
comprehend the demoralized state
which public sentiment has reached,
one has only to observe the inditfer-
ence and derision which meet the re-
former who breaches ethicsi in politics.
1t is tacitly taken for granted that
politics to be practical, must be i'm
pure. Expediency is the gospel of the
hour, and principles are considered
academic and irrelevant. .
Corruption, having exploited the
people through the tariff, next seeks
to tax them further by domestic mo-
nopoly. Trusts are the instruments.
The tariff enables them to escape for
eign competition and more easily to
throttle competition at home. The
machinery of selfish government be-
comes at length subordinated to the
representatives of selfish combina-
tions. They dictate laws, hold in sub"
lection university, press and pulpit, in"
stigate foreign aggression, encourage
war, and put Imperialism and mill"
tarism in the place of a government
of the people, for the people, and by
the people" The protective tariff is a
viper's nest. Unless it is destroyed,
the United States will be a democracy
only in name"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08
NOT HARD TO EXPLAIN.
Why There Was Such an increase
in the Socinlistic Vote Mt Re-
cent Election.

The republicans are looking for an
explanation of the great increase in
the socialist vote at the recent election.
The party of "stand-patters" in spe-
cial privileges and distributor of vested
wrongs need not look far for the ex-
PLANTATION. Henry Fawcett gave it
when he said:
at has repeatedly shown that the
friends of revolutionary changes
derive their motive power from the
bigotted opponents of progress, and
from the stubborn upholders of unwise
laws and unjust privileges. 1t might
as well be supposed that the railway
engine would move if it were deprived
of steam, that wheat could grow
without soil, or that mar could live
without food, as to imagine that a rev
dictionary propagandism could be
maintained if it were not kept alive
by the recollection of some wrong in
ficted, and by the continuance of some
evil unredressed."
Not only will socialism continue to
increase rapidly, but it will Don be
the law of the land if effective meas
ures are not taken to curb the power
of the trusts. The people may do some
foolish things and jump in wrong d.
rections when they see danger ahead,
but they will not much longer stand
still while the trusts plumber them.
Possibly Herbert Spencer was right
when, in 1894, he said: "The movement
toward dissolution of existing social
forms and reorganization on a socialis-
tic basis l believe to be irresistible
He then prophesied "civil war, i'm.
mense bloodshed, and eventually mill
tary despotism of the severest type"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08
NO RELIEF FROM COAL TRUST.
The Republican Administration Re-
sponsible for the Present
State of Thugs.

There is no more reason for q
tariff tax on coal than for one on ice,
and the latter necessity-and it al
most is a necessity-is on the free
list of the Dingley tariff act.
Coal is taxed 81 cents a ton to pro-
tect the coal barons and allow them
to charge that much more profit
in fact the duty was intended as a
subsidy. The coal barons are impor-
tant people. They control United
States senators and congressman
from a number of strong republic
can states, and when the subsidies
have been dealt out in the tariff bill
they demanded that coal should be
protested from competition. This,
of course, was conceded by the re-
publican majority that passed the
bill and the republican president that
signed it. So there is no escape from
the fact that the republican party is
responsible for at least 67 cents a
ton of the extortionate prices for
coal which the trust is now charg-
ing.
1t is also not difficult to prove that
the republican party is also respon-
sible for the coal strike, and, until
election day was near, made no seri-
Gus attempt to stop it. There is a
community of interests between the
trusts and the republican party lead
ers. A wireless telegraph keeps
them in constant touch with each
other and when important elections
are about to occur the contact be-
comes closer, like the embrace OF
lovers.
The party in power is responsible
fer the execution of the federal laws
and, in times of stress, at least, when
the antitrust law was notoriously
being nullifed, the same party should
enforce it. When the beef trust be-
gan to hold up the American people
as it did last winter, if the admins
tration had begun proceedings
=, against the beef barons under the
criminal section of the Sherman law
+ there would have been but LITTLE
doubt of their conviction. Mr.
Armour or Mr.. Swift convicted and il
e jail for combining to fleece thu
people, would have at once stopped
their extortions and would hav'
been a warning to other monopolists
l especially to the coal trust magnates
when combination to restrict the out
' put of coal and keep up prices wa
O notorious. The fear of an impartia
e enforcement of the law would hav'
e made the coal barons think twice be
d fore they declined to make a small
S advance in the wages of the miners
h Ten cents a ton advance in wage
would have settled the coal strike
ten days after it began. A threat
at that time, of prosecution, by Pres
l. ident Roosevelt, or his ~attorne
Q general even if the beef trust ha
not been dealt with, would hav
brought the naughty barons to time
No such effort, or ever attemp
was made. The trusts are still
the saddle, booted and spurred, rie
ing the long-suffering people to thei
undoing. The president has washe
his hands of the wretched bushes
IL and his "commission' drags alNn
without much prospect of either mil
n. ers or people being helped by il
e. deliberations. The only relief ]
sight is balmy spring, which natul
K fortunately will provide in du
il course of time.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08

) Aataoe~ VI w
lumbia College
who served
t h r e e years at
West Point, has
the following to
say of Peruna:
"Allow me to
express my graft
tude to you for
the benefit de-
rived from your
wonderful rem
edy. One short
m o n t h h a S
brought forth a
vast change and
T now copSide
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08
DRIFT OF OPINION.

WE'LL, the democrats won't be
suitable to the republicans.-Roches-
ter Herald.
There was an organization in
Ohio 25 years or more ago based on
the proposition that the democratic
party had outlived it's usefulness;
but it has lived to fight many a bat
tie since, and it is now prancing into
the arena for victory in 1904. Those
who think the Monroe doctrine is Gin
the sere and yellow" might find a
lesson in this.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Representative ~Grosvenor, of
Ohio, had begun to tell about the
trusts which the republican party has
destroyed. He mentioned the whisky
trust. "Was the whisky trust broken
up by federal or state laws?" inquir-
ed Representative Cochran. 81 do
not know" confessed G%rosvenor.
shame one trust that was broken
up by the Sherman law" challenged
Cochran. III decline to be interrupt
ed" answered Grosvenor, who knows
when he has said enough.-Albany
Argus.
Free coal, both anthracite and
bituminous, is an immediate neces-
sity to everyone, and yet congress
delays to pass this most necessary
legislation. For partisan reasons the
republicans have decided that the
tariff issue must not be opened for
discussion. This may be "1etting
well enough alone" from the stand
point of Senator Hanna, who is a
mine owner and who is piling up
riches by charging exorbitant prices
Tor his coal, but it is cruel and in
human to the suffering poor and is
robbery of those in better circum-
stances.-Johnstown Democrat.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08
FRENCH FACTS AND FANCIES.

While over $4,000 bacteria per liter
we're found in the air Of old houses
in Paris only six were to be found
in the same quantity of air of the
mountain tops.
A wealthy Frenchman died in a
coffin, which for years he used as
. bed. His sitting room used to be
a little chapel built over his family
buring place
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08

Indigestion, congested liver, impure blood,
constipation. these are what afiict thou.
matter with them. They drag along a mis-.
cradle existence; they apply to the local
doctors occasionally, and sometimes obtain
a little temporary relief, but the old, tired,
worn-out, a%ll-gone, distressed feeling always
comes back again worse than ever, until
in time they become tired of living, Won
der why they were ever born, and why they
are alive unless to endure constant suffer.
ing. To such sufferers there is a haven of
refuge in DR.. August Koenig's. Hamburg
Drops, which is a wonderful medicine. One
trial will convince the most sceptical that
any or all of these difficulties may be re-
moved, and a perfect cure effected, by TAX
ing DR.. August Koenig's Hamburg Drops.
Get a bottle at once, before it is too late.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08
California, the State of Big Things.

California produces % per cent. Of the
country's barley, 40 per cent. of the coun-
try's gold, 10 per cent. of the country's beet
sugar, SO per cent. of the country's ~raisins,
and from 80 per cent. to SO per cent. of a
great many other important commodities.
California is one of the largest producers
of beans in the world and the only produc-
er of Lima beans for commercial purposes
in the United States. California yields
more honey than all the rest of the Union.
California supplies nearly all the vegetable
and flower seeds to the markets Of the
world. California sends outside her bor-
ders 10000, 900 bushels of wheat every year.
San Francisco, the metropolis of California,
is now the sixth city in financial importance
in the United States.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08
Tour of All Mexico Via IrOn Mountain
Route.

Under Special Escort. Pullman Train, with
wide vestibule cars, Drawing Rooms, Com
partments, Parlor, Library, Music Room,
and the Largest Dining Car in the World
now building, and the. famous Open Top
Car Chililitli. The only Observation Car
that really and truly observes. Leisurely
Itinerary, with Long Stops, including Three
Circle Tours in the Tropics, and the Ruined
Cities in the South of Mexico. All d~istaste-
full personally conducted features eliminat-
ed. Exclusiveness and independent move
ment assured. Tickets Include All Ex-
penses Everywhere. Address The Ameri-
can Tourist Association, Reau Campbell,
Gen1 Mngr., 1856 Dearborn street, Chicago,
and Agents of the Iron Mountain Route.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08

Thomas c. Platt, of New York.
has again Consented to be a candi-
date from his state for the United
States senate. The situation re-
minds us of that in q Boston engine
company in the old volunteer days
when the members annually elected
their foreman. In this particular
company the foreman who belonged
to the old school of ''vets" would
say to his men a few days before
the date for making a choice: 1T
won't be necessary to hold an cleo
ton, boys; / am willing to serve you
for another year."-Boston Trans
cript (Rep.).
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08

myself a well nan after months of
suffering. Fellow-sufferers, Peruna
will cure you."-Dr. Llewellyn Jordan.
Geo. C. Havener, M. d., of Anacostia,
D. c., writes:
The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, O.:
Gentlemen-'In my practice I have
had occasion to frequently prescribe
your valuable medicine, and have found
its use beneficial, especially in cases of
catarrh."-George c. Havener, M. d.
If you do not receive prompt and sat
isfactory results from the use of Pc
runa, write at once to DR.. Hartman,
giving a full statement of your case,
and he will be pleased to give you his
valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08

Cost a Quarter.-Ragged Robert with q
mysterious airl--"I saw your husband
downtown, mum, an eff you'll give me a
quarter I'll tell you what sort of a place
/ saw him go into" Mrs. Greeneye-
Goodness me! Here's the quarter. Tell
me quick! What was the place." Ragged
Robert-"The post Office, NUM-. Y.
Weekly,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08
Frisco System - New Observation
Cafe Cars.

In addition to through chair car and
Pullman Sleeper service the Frisco Sys.
tenn operates on its trains out OF
Saint Louis and Kansas City very
handsome Observation Cafe Cars, un.
der management of Fred Harvey. These
cars are equipped with every convenience.
including large library observation room
and PLATFORM; the former supplied with
easy chairs, writing material, fastest news
papers and periodicals. Electric lights and
electric fans add to the comfort of the pas
sengers. These trains leave Saint Louis and
Kansas City daily via the Frisco System.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08

The M. X. & T. Ry. has a well established
Industrial Department, aiding in the selec:
ton of sites and locations for industries of
all kinds along its lines. Write if you are in.
terested. We will send book, Business
Chances" and any other information want,
ed, on request. James Barker. Genl Pass.
Agent, M. X. & 7. Ry., SOL Wainwright
Bldg, st. Louis.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08

An enthusiastic sightseer in London was
telling her friend that she had been for.
tunate enough to get a good view of Lord
Kitchener. "Ah!" said the friend, Il sup.
pose he's a very bellicose MANI" "Oh, no"
was the reply, quite slim, l assure you."-
N. Y. Sun,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08

Mr.. Gusher-"I consider her pretty at
all times, but in that cute bonnet her face
is doubly sweet" Miss Wryvell-"I can't
agree with you about the sweetness, but
she certainly is a double-faced thing
Philadelphia Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08

Newed-Say, how long does a man have
to be married to a woman before she agrees
with him in everything?
Oldwed-You'll have to ask some one
else, my boy. I've been married only 81
years.-Chicago Daily News.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08
Mr.. Littlefeld's antitrust bill

Mr.. Littlefield's antitrust bill
contains all the suggested measures
for the harassment and subjugatior
Of the trusts, but there is no sign of
a collapse on the part of the trusts
upon receipt of the news that the
bill has obtained a favorable repor.
from a sub-committee.-Mobile Reg
lister.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08

Mr.. Brownies, Slader is passionate
ly fond of horses; but he loves his wife,
too" Mrs. Brown-'He loves anything
he can drive. "-Boston Transcript.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08
Gov Cnmmins exnounded tht

Gov. Cummins expounded the
Iowa idea before the reciprocity
convention in Detroit the other day.
He took the %precaution, however, to
say that he spoke for Himself alone
Chicago Chronicle
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08

Her Father-"So, young man, you want
to fill my shoes?" Her Suitor-"Ill try,
sir" Her Father-"Well, if you did, your
first act would be to kick yourself."-N. Y.
Sun,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08

The man who endeavors to travel to fame
or fortune via the alrship of revery is like
ly to hit the ground hard.-Judge.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08

Great and good are the actions done by
many whose worth is never known.-Hans
Andersen.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08
GeInd.

Mrs. Bondhold-Where do you buy your
coal now?
Mrs. Goldrocks-Why, at the jewelers.,
of course.-Indianapolis News.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08

| am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption
saved my life three years ago.-Mrs. Thos.
Robbins, Norwich, N. Y, Feb. II 1900.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08

Like Oil Upon Troubled Waters is Hale's
Honey of Horehound and Tar upon a cold.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08

Lots of men tire themselves to death
looking for an easy job.-Chicago Daily
News.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08

It Cures Colds, Coughs, Sore Throat, Group, Infu-
enza, Whooping Cough, Bronchitis and Asthma.
A certain cure for Consumption in first stages,
and a sure relief in advanced stages. Use at once.
You will see the excellent effect after taking the
first dose. Sold by dealers everywhere. Large
bottles rs cents and so cents.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08

and SO shoes areworn by thousandsof menwho
have been paying 81 and IS, not believing they
could get a first-class shoe for $3.50 or $500.
He has convinced them that the style, fit,
and wear of his $3.50 and $500 shoes is Just
as good. Placed side by side it is impossible
to see any difference. A trial will convince.
Notice Increase 1889 Sales: 80, e01, ss3,sI
A gain Of Sc, $50, A50.7 40 in -Four Years.
w. 1. DOUGLAS $500 GILT EDGE LINE,
Worth 5000 Compared with Other Makes
The best imported and American feathers. HeyPs
Patent Gait. Enamel, Box Cali, Calf, vici Kid, Corona
Colt, and National Kangaroo. Fast Color Eyeets.
nou{inn , The genuine have W. I. DOUGLAS
UdulluI : name and price stamped on bottom.
w, i. I'D WGLAS, RKOCKTON, MASS.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08

CASE NO. 15,741.-Rev. Jacob D.
Van Doren, of 81 Sixth Street, Fond
du Lac, Wis.,, Presbyterian clergy
man, says: "a man or woman who
has never had kidney complaint or
any of the little ills consequent upon
irritated or inactive kidneys knows
very little about what prolonged suf-
fering is. 1 had attacks which kept
me in the house for days at a time,
unable to do anything, and to x
press what I suffered can hardly be
adequately done in ordinary Anglo
Saxon. AS time passed, complica-
tions set in, the particulars of which
I will be pleased to give in a personal
interview to any one who requires
information. I used plenty of rem
edies, and, ever on the outlook for
something that might check or ben
eft my condition, I began taking
Doan's Kidney Pills. This I can con
scientiously say, Doan's Kidney Pills
caused a general improvement in my
health. They brought great relief
by ~lessening the pain and correcting
the action of the kidney secretions."
A FREE TRIAL of this great kid
ney medicine which cured the Rev.
Jacob Van Doren will be mailed on
application to any part of the United
States. Address Foster-Milburn Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y. For sale by all drug
gists, price so cents per box.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08

Iowa Farms "a Per Acre Cash,
bal. Hcrop till paid. Mulhall, Sioux City, Ia.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08
A LURKING DANGER.

There is a lurking
danger in the aching
back.
The h and pains
of the back tell of
kidneys ~overworked.
Go to the kidneys
a S S j S t a n C e when
backache pains warn
you.
A kidney warning
should be promptly
needed for dangerous
dia betes = Bright's
disease-are only a
step away.
Read how the dam
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08

To Cure a Cold in Dine Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money il itfails to cure. 25c,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08

The scandal business is usually conducted
by retail.-Chicago Journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08
Medical Examiner U. S. Treasury

DR.. Elewellyn Jordan, Medical Ex-
aminer of U. S. Treasury Department,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08

proves their SuperiOrltyi
they are worn by more
people In all stations OF
life than any other make.
Because W. l.. Douglas
isthe largest manufacturer
he can buy cheaper and
produce his shoes at a
lower cost than other con-
Germs, which enables him
to sell shoes for $3.50 and
$500 equal in every
way to those sold else
where for 81 and $500.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-01-08
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UNION MADE

W w. 1. Douglas makes and sells nor
mons $3.50 and $500 shoes than any Other
two manufacturers In the world, which