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lit bon ibren biSbcrigcn &Glumlid)fci.
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Somnro. uno 2eringtonItrobe ulnge-
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gen Der. Stnaten errungen.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1905-01-07
Sicbbabcr cineS guten 8crlteniaftes

BADEN feline llriad)e, mocre 9iere ais
0ieienigcn Der .Mnlericon 9raltcrei"
5ll trinfelt. 9ein mtoerp1rts gcbrail.
teS bier iib%ertrifft es an @iite. Ser.
illdlt eS. Giite ST.. 9roilerci 9tr.
tt0i-1t26. Si1en.Str. Eel. e. &
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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1905-01-07
Gelbienbansen mad 9eutidlanb nnS
Seitrcidl

5u "a Gents pro Warf unb 20A
Gents pro 9ronc. Borto ertra
@ediel aiiseeitellt anf ollie Ebei~~
Der DeIt. ginise Sdiffsfarten bon
unb nod 9ettihronb. Ebco. s.
Otener & 60, ia Sit-aegiue
ton-Str. Simmer Yer. g.. ESQ.,
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1905-01-07

80 Der nllnobbGngigc Gdttcrloa'
Eurf 8nuncrcit" bait ON nGd)Iten
Mortag Abcno in iciner @ole, Gdc
Sontboro. ulo Goitle.S troBc, ieine
Sabresuerinntntlung ml0 3lrefto'
reniuubl nb, jill ruelhe lid ale Nit
glieoer einiinoen %iollten.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1905-01-07
Icncr Sdneasng.S dlafiuusaun nndl
ShicaoO

ION Baltimore nit Der nEenmiplpo
rio g~ilcnbobn," nod) Dem 8. Sanltor,
nit Dem rGbieogo Gitniteb." SOLDIER
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uno5luuu5i9 Stunoen nad) Gbirugo.
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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1905-01-07
GcnnD's feline gcr6ltctc 9aficcs

peroen IN oacn Stoottbeilen BON
Baltimore ~perfolft. Die por5iiglide
aualitat nno m1Bigen BreiIe MAIDEN
hieiclben scraoc3n brriibnIt.
g. .aenup So, Sbee, aaiiee, 3mdeE
(Ipril5,i9i0oSal
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1905-01-07

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o~nitoltet inorgen Nbeno iuicoer cine
ieiner ltetS 10 crfolgrci6en Ibero-
llnterboltungen, uno nild) OieSmol lit
fir oieielbe ipieOer elm por5il9IifeS
8rogramm oufgeiebt moroen. SpP,
sieQ fir bumoriitiihe 8ortr1ge lit
beItens aeior9t.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1905-01-07

$50 Gie 8roBloge oes IL. 8. q.
81 bait morgen in Otto Gangs
Safe ibre niertelidbrlibe 8erIamm
hing.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1905-01-07
SnmitOa, Den Z. Sanuar 1905.
1tntrrhnItnnns . @rnlpriicr.

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Sert
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arose bll1toriitii6c Ibcnhslutcrbultung.
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$50 Ger r6eoeral Sill Spor-
Tercil" bGlt beiite 9lbeno III leinent
Teriammluueslofol, Norooit +. @fe
bon Sonopcr una GroBItraBe, feline
SabreSptriunmlnng unb 8eamten-
mabl ob.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1905-01-07

0ompfcr na d II" u6rt
0oloci it o II q b.-llm l2l(br
hclltc Nodmittog ioa Der 9foroO.
2lopobompfcr o&oln" BON bier nod)
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idenoefs . Goiiogieren fir oieIen
Saien an 9or6.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-01-26
REGARDING DUTY ON HIDES
Republican Communities That Will
Most Likely Apply for
a Repeal.

About 200 manufacturers in Roches-
ter who use leather in their business are
sending congress a petition that the Is
per cent. ad valorem duty on hides be re-
pealed at once. In Massachusetts, which
is said to be the center of the tanning in
dustry and the place where is made the
bulk of the shoes of the world, the same
request is being made, and tanners and
manufacturers united in stating that
both industries are sorely hampered by
the present duty, says the Utica OBJ
server. i
In these two republican localities the
issue is forced upon the people in a man
ner they cannot dodge, and the statement
of one of the prominent leather dealers
in Boston that "all New England is free
trade on that subject if you will have it
So" is most significant. 1t shows that
when the tariff question comes home,
even republicans will raise their voices
in concert pleading for a repeal of du-
ties which have long been %burdensome
to the people. We should not be sur
prised if the demand for a repeal of the
duty on hides would be followed by 9th
ers OF like nature, and to learn that re-
publican communities were becoming
tinctured with free trade ideas.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-01-26

a close view of "Jimmy's brown nose
and shining eyes.
At last some one, holder than the rest,
opened the window Just a little" and
handed the bear a piece of fruit cake,
which disappeared as quickly as though
1t had been thrown down a we'll at night.
Then, some one else, in his eagerness
to feed, opened the window lust a lit
tie bit more" Jimmy saw his chance,
and, hosting himself up, pushed his
way under the sash, and jumped into the
room with a Waugh" The timid ones
ran for the parlor, but most of the
youngsters held their ground, half ner-
vous and half tickled that a real live
bear was at the party. Very gravely
Jimmy" arose on his hind legs, to his
full height, put his fore paws on the
edge of the table, and took in the pros
poets.
There was so much that looked about
right for a bear cub, that for an in
slant he seemed unable to make up his
mind which to try first. A little mound
of shining. quivering apple jelly was
the first thing to hold his attention and
he took it off the plate in about three
ticks, while the curly-headed owner of
the jelly stood with wide eyes and open
mouth, aghast at such impudence.
Jimmy" paid no attention to him, but
passed on to a plate of oranges. These
did not suit his immediate fancy, so he
rolled two or three on the floor with his
paw and turned his attention to a plate
of cake which he found more to his lik-
ing. He ate four slices, and then sam
pied the chocolate fudge. All this time
the children had been bowling with de-
light, and wondering whose plate would
be visited next, and the bear was so oc-
cupied with the business in hand that
many Of the youngsters took courage to
pat him and rub his woody ears.
But there's an end to all things, even
"Jimmy's" appetite, and after he had
eaten all he could possibly get outside
of, he rolled over on his back, and let
the children play with him to their
hearts content, occasionally batting
them softly with his paws, or chewing
them gently when they became too
strenuous. for his comfort. AT last,
when heS ecame tired of the game, he
picked hims,'f up, somebody opened the
door, and he was seen to saunter home
ward in the moonlight.
ERNEST HAROLD
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-01-26
OPINIONS AND POINTERS.

President Roosevelt has started
n too soon if he expects to curb the
trusts during his second term.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat (Rep.).
The ship subsidy men would build
up the merchant marine at the expense
of the navy or at the expense Of any
thing else that would contribute to the
graft.-Detroit Free Press.
jackson day this year doesn't
seem as big as it has seemed at times in
the past, but the democracy has the in
herent power of jumping up stronger
than ever. The Jackson day banquets
of 1909 may be the fashionable events of
the season.-St. Louis Republic
President Roosevelt is known to
be inclined toward revision, and in the
end his opinion may prevail. But it re-
mains to be seen whether the desired
changes can be secured, even If the task
is undertaken. Every tariff law is in the
nature Of a compromise, but an adjust
ment having for its main purpose the
abolition Of injustice and inequality can
not we'll be carried out along lines Of
special concession to this or that inter-
est. The problem altogether Is a most
vexing one, and what will be Its solu-
ton cannot be foretold at this time
Troy Record (Rep.).
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-01-26

mischievous, the pointed ears and sharp
nose give them an alert air, their legs
are good, their feet hard, and the tails
are very bushy. The fur-coat is dense
and double. In shape of head, suspi-
c%iousness of expression and attitude,
they resemble their relative the wolf.
In explanation of their rather unfriend-
ly manners, Charles Henry Lane, a dog
authority, says these industrious fell
lows as a rule get more kicks than
half-pence," when off duty are on short
commons, and being driven to look out
for themselves, has tended to make
them sharp and suspicious.
But in justice to the masters, we must
state that they themselves seldom have
opportunity to eat as much as they de-
sire, often lack for fish; for that reason
cannot give lavishly to their burden
bearers. The Eskimos, or as they are
called, the Huskies, cannot be trained
to honesty, "steal from %puppyhood to old
age" They will eat the harness off
other dogs, steal moccasins and devour
them; have even been known to swal-
low the whip whose lash they have been
made to feel. Because of their thieving
habits, travellers in the north often try
to fill their place with dogs of other
breeds. St. Bernard, Newfoundland, or
a mixture in which these are predomin-
ating strains; and these substitutes have
proven very valuable and faithful serv-
ants.
Eskimo dogs can carry from 60 to 100
pounds, the drawing-power not depend
ing altogether on size and weight of the
carriers. AS parties travelling with dog
teams generally take along all para
phernalia needed for pitching camp in
the wastes, light loads are the excep-
ton; but the plucky d%og-horses bend to
their tasks with a will, and when they
come to frozen lake or river make fine
speed. Keepers of Eskimo dogs must
get used to their night bowling, and a
weird, wild, fiendish yelping it is the
pack keep up in the dead of night.
With the %fiercer, wilder ones, it is nc
light matter for a nan to have to con
tend; and if they start out well fed and
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-01-26
.J|MMY'S CHRISTMAS
HOW A BEAR CUB SPENT THE
HOLIDAY SEASON.
It Might Have Been an Interesting
Occasion If No One Had Inter
fered with Him, But
They Did.

l haven't a doubt that Jimmy" the
lear cub, would have spent a most de-
lightful Christmas if no one had in
terfered with him. Just as long as he
is allowed to have his own way, he is
supremely happy and good-natured,
but usually when he is thwarted, he
retires to a dark and mysterious abode,
the entrance to which is beneath the
front piazza, and almost at once there
issue strange rumbling sounds, as
Jimmy" sullenly and noisily sucks his
paws to express his discomfort, So it
happened that when, on Christmas eve,
he made a bold and partly successful
attempt to sample a batch of mince pies,
and was therefore forcibly elected from
the kitchen, he retired to his lair and
sucked his paws, and ~obstinately refused
to come out and make friends, though
attractive inducements, chiefly edible,
were offered him.
We did not see him again that day,
but next morning a little girl, who
brought the milk, and whose face was
wreathed in smiles, told an amusing
story of a visit the bear had paid to her
house. A party a in progress, nearly
a score Of little friends having been in
vited, and after a round of games, they
were all seated about a long table, doing
their best to make an impression on
a brave array of cakes, pies, jam,
oranges and candy, when somebody
shouted, Look! Look at the window"
and as all eyes turned in the direction
indicated by a sticky foreinger, the
disconsolate face of a black bear cub
was seen pressed close against the
glass. Its Jimmy" said some one.
and half a dozen Others yelled in
chorus: Sure, it's Jimmy Bear" and
then arose a babel of children's voices,
with now and then an Ineligible ex-
clamation, such as !: LET him in!'
open the window" Don't let him in!"
Give him some cake!" while the young
sters crowded about the window, to get
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-01-26
SMILES COST you NOTHING.


Oh. let's put away the worry and the
heartaches for awhile,
And look upon the sunny side of life,
And meet each rugged obstacle with Just
a pleasant smile,
And forget abou the troubles and the
strife.
Let's be glad and we'n be happy, and the
cares will fly away,
And Wen only see unclouded skies Of
blue,
For, remember, that a smile is worth
a heartache any day,
And glad smiles cost you nothing
heartaches do.
Don't be grieving over errors that have
been made in the past,
But ~resolutely face the glad To-day;
We will meet with some discomforts, but
these trials seldom last
If we smile the doubts and borrowed
fears away;
Let's go singing on life's journey with
a heart that's glad and light,
Filling other lives with joy and sun
shine, too,
And remember that a smile is worth a
heartache any day,
And glad smiles cost you nothing
heartaches do.
-E. A. Brininstool, in Los Angeles Rec
ord.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-01-26
CURLING THE BEEF TRUST.
How the Administration Are Going
About Putting Down
Monopoly.

The determination of Attorney Gen.
eral Moody to disregard all the techni-
calities and confine himself to the
real merits of the case must have
shocked and disconnected the beef trust
which has proved it's own existence by
denying it. Mr.. Moody talked to the ST.
preme court as he would to a jury; he re-
lated the facts. 1t was really all a re-
iteration of the old story of how the com
bination of packing house interests
works at both ends--at one to keep the
price of cattle down, at the other to keep
the price of the product up. This sim
pie policy, says the Detroit Free Press,
has been elaborated in practice into an
intricate system whose refinements were
necessary to meet all the exigencies that
might arise in a trade so extensive and
diversified.
II the supreme court believes what
the attorney general said, the decis-
ion that will follow will be so sweep
ing as to forever forbid another such
combination by the parties concerned.
1t will be a long step in the direction of
curbing the voracity of other trusts. 1t
will convey in striking terms the SUI
preme courts opinion that uniformity
of price presupposes the existence of an
agreement in restraint of trade, which
it does, and the anthracite coal trust will
have no standing in court when it pleads
that the regular monthly increases in the
price of coal were the result of accident
and not the product of a criminal de-
sign to charge all the traffic will
bear.
1t is necessary to establish the illegal
ity of these combinations of naturally
competitive institutions before the way
is clear to regulate the great corpora
tons which own outright all the fac
tories, or most of the factories, produc-
ing a similar commodity. One of the re-
suits of the successful prosecution of
the suits against the beef trust and the
coal trust will be to force the coalitions,
now known as combinations of indie
pendent dealers operating in harmony
"a uhuSi opSo4utS dSlSelueuId DIS W
prices, into single corporations like tho
steel trust. The steel trust and the
Standard Oil are impregnable SC far as
preseDt. laws are concerned. They are
beyond the reach ofinjunctions, but they
are not beyond regulation. That is evil
IDENTIFY the next step in the progress to-
ward relief from the onerous burdens
imposed. 1t is a difficult problem and
the tariff is an essential factor in it. It.
is more than probable that only
drought the tariff can be found the means
of curbing a greed which appears to be
constitutional.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-01-26
Feeling as to Tariff Revision,

One of the most conspicuous facts of
the tariff situation, a phase that has been
steadily increasing in prominence for
several years, is the utter failure Of the
extreme protectionists to find substan-
tial support for their demands in the re-
publican press. Many of the leading re-
publican journals. in all sections where
that party claims shy strength, pointedly
dissent from stand-pat demands. 10 the
contention that, If there is ever a reyis-
ion Of the existing tariff, all the scedules
should be revised upward, some of the
strongest republican papers respond
with demands for repeal OF some duties
and reduction of others, and there are in
fluential republican statesmen III both
houses of congress who find it polite to
agree with these protesting journals,
even at the imminent risk of mourning
the d~ispleasure of a few potential lead
ers. For those dissenting statesmen
know that those newspapers are backed
by a public sentiment too strong 10 be
trified with.-Washington Post.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-01-26

have lately had but light work, they
give the man in the sled behind them no
end of trouble. Mr.. Edgerton Young,
a missionary in the %northland, tells of
an exciting ride he had n night with
a band of such dogs. He had been eau
toned by an Indian that these animals
hated a white man, and admonished, as
he was about to start on a solitary jour
ney of 80 miles, not to speak or in n
way let them know they were hauling a
person belonging to the class that was
the object of their hatred. They sped
along at an exciting pace, the only
sound in the white night the tinkle of
their bells; and when they suddenly
came upon a fox the pace ~quickened
with a mad rush, the home trail was
abandoned for that of the fox. The time
had come when the white man had to
give a command. whether or not it
should betray him. He called out an
order in the Indian language for them
to turn to the left. Instantly thew
turned on the speaker, growing, snap
ping, trying to get at him all at once.
He drew the heavy robes about him for
protection and with a club belabored
right and left. Fortunately the harness
interfered with the success Of a con-
certed attack on their part, and he wa
able to get them into running order
again and to compel them to take him
to his destination.
AS far south as the 800" the dog Is
found very useful in winter; is EN-
ployed to a considerable extent in draw
ing loads. The use of the dog thus at
the 800" is Of comparatively recent
date, but has become so popular al
most any sort Of canine is becoming q
utility dog.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-01-26
WA. certain rhere wa. One.

I'll admit" said a prominent Phil.
adelphia club woman, that club life
has its lighter side, and here's an in
stance: 4
Not so very long ago a misguided
man was trying to address our club
upon the topic The Ideal Woman.
BY way Of introduction, he asked:
Who among you has ever known the
ideal woman yourself or known any
one who has even been intimately as
ISOLATED with an ideal woman?'
There was a depressing pause,
which seemed to indicate a distress
ing lack Of perfect woman, nobly
planned,
ITO render his oratory more effect
i've the speaker repeated the question,
and the eyes Of the audience reflected
surprise when a meek and badgered
looking woman in the rear lifted q
hand above q rusty bonnet.
so you have known an ideal wo-
man?" questioned the gentleman.
G"sNo' fAltered the woman; but I
hare known one intimately associated
with her. She was my husbands first
ife.'"-Philadelphia Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-01-26
CREW AFRAID OF THE WET.
Brave I.ife-Savers We're Averse to
Going Out to Practice in
the Rain.

The crew of a certain l~ife-saving sta
toin on the New England coast has
many times proved itself brave and ef-
ficient in time of need, but of late its
skill and bravery have been useless,
like so much treasure locked in a vault,
says Youths Companion. There has
been no wreck. The sea has been kind
as a big dog.
Inaction had inevitably bred soft
habits of life, and the idle crew had
given the summer visitors much to
joke about. Their satirical comments
were rather un%grateful, for the practice
drills of the crew were a part of the
entertainment Of the seaside resort.
Twice a week the crew pulled out
the brass cannon, shot q rope over a
dummy mast which is set up on a
point OF land, and then practiced slid
ing down in the breeches-b buoy. The
small boys of the place were glad to
play the part Of rescued mariners, and
altogether this serious drill, required
BY law, was a pretty holiday sport.
One rainy day at the appointed time
the crew failed 70 appear at practice.
The summer boa"ders on the hotel ver-
anda waited in vain for the exhibition
which should vaty the monotony Of a
dull day. Finally, one Of them went
over to the quarters Of the crew to
learn the reason.
7 say, aren't you going to practice
to-day?" !
"No, sir!"
"Why not?"
Then the brave life-saver, hero Of
many rough seas, made an explanatory
gesture toward the weather and said:
what, in this rain!"