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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-13
UNCLE SAM BUYING ABROAD
Government Transaction That Gives
the Protective System a
Black Eye.

1t Will surprise a good many old
fashioned republicans to know that
under our protective tariff system ever
the Chinense can beat us building
ships, And what will cause greater
surprise is the fact that this govern
ment contracted with the " hampoa
Sh%ipbuilding company, whose yards are
about u miles from Canton, China, to
construct eight ships for service in the
lnsular possessions of the United States
in the orient. During the past year
these eight vessels have been launched
and delivered at Manila. In reporting
this news the Washington Post further
says:
1.-THE eight boats launched were 100
feet long, of 1,000-horse power, and
their contracts called for a speed of II
knots an hour. Some of them developed
Q speed of one-sixth of a knot better
than this over their trial courses. They
cost the government in no case less
than 8 5000 each.
Although Chinese help is used at
Whampoa, wherever available, it is
said that the ships could be construct
ed here at the same cost.
Capt. Harry Strue, formerly of the
United States transport hancock, SUI
pervised the building Of these ships,
and saw that they were delivered at
Manila. He was acting under Com
mander James Helm, captain of thu
port of Manila. 1t is said that nothing
concerning the launching of these yes
sells appeared in the Canton newspa-
pers because a request had been made
to refrain from making anything pub
lie about the American ships at the
Whampoa yards"
1t can hardly be possible that, as the
Post says, that the ships could have
been contracted for here at the same
cost, for to give this large contract to
a foreign firm and thus deprive u
shipyards and Workmen Of the profit
and work Is not believable unless the
price was less.
1t is well known that the shipbuild-
ing trust and the steel trust have for
years held up Uncle Sam for building
ships and armor plate, and If the price
asked for the building Of these eight
ships was unreasonable the adminis7
tration did perfectly right in gong
elsewhere. But why the secrecy; why
not be open and above board in tine
matter? Did our republican officials
fear the trusts or the people?
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-13
MARKETING POTATO CROPS.
How the Railroads Made It Possible
for the Growers to Get Fair
Prices. 1

H[ . "a -
In line with the classic case of the
oyster shippers, cited by President
Hadley, of Yale University in his book
on Railroad Transportation, is the case
of the Aroostook potato growers
brought by President futile, of the
Boston and Maine Railroad before the
Senate Committee on Interstate Com
merce. Nothing could better show how
a railroad works for the interest OF
the localities which it serves.
A main dependence of the farmers
of the Aroostook region is the potato
crop, aggregating annually eight to
ten million bushels which find a mar.
ket largely in Boston and the adjacent
thickly settled regions of New Eng.
land. The competition of cheap water
transportation from Maine to all points
along the New England coast keeps
railroad freight rates on these potatoes
always at a very low level.
Potatoes are also a considerable out
put Of the truck farms of Michigan,
their normal market being obtained in
and through Detroit and Chicago and
other communities of that region.
Not many years ago favoring sun
and rains brought a tremendous yield
of potatoes from the Michigan fields.
At normal rates and prices there would
have been a glut Of the customary
markets and the potatoes would have
rotted on the farms. To help the 20.
tato growers, the railroads from
Michigan made unprecedentedly low
rates on potatoes to every reachable
market, even carrying them in large
quantities to q place so remote as Bos-
ton. The Aroostook growers had to
reduce the price on their potatoes, and
eve then could not dispose of them
unless the Boston and Maine railroad
reduced its already low rate, which it
did. BY means Of these low rates,
making possible low prices, the pota-
to crops of both Michigan and Maine
were finally marketed. Everybody eats
potatoes, and that year everybody had
all the potatoes he wanted.
While the Michigan railroads made
rates that would have been ruinous to
the railroads, had they been applied to
the movement of all potatoes at alltimes,
to all places, they helped their patrons to
find marketsthen. The Boston and Maine
Railroad suffered a decrease in its rev.
'enue from potatoes, but it enabled the
Aroostook farmers to market their crop
and thereby to obtain money which
they spent for the varied supplies
which the railroads brought to them.
If the making of rates were subject to
Governmental adjustment, such rad
zeal and prompt action could never
have been taken, because it is well es-
tablished that if a rate be once re-
duced by a railroad company, it can
not be restored through the. red tape
of Governmental procedure. If the
Michigan railroads and the Boston and
Maine Railroad had been subjected to
Governmental limitation they would
have felt Obliged to keep up their rates,
as do the railroads Of France and Eng
land and Germany under Governmental
limitation, and let the. potatoes rot
Exchange. .t ~ NJ
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-13
CURIOUS AND INTERESTING.


In a Pittsburg Office building a sys-
tenn OF washing the air and removins
all dust has been introduced.
Peter Henry Chevantier. who made
a fortune in toy balloons. is said to De
in poverty, and has Joined a street
cleaning gang in New Jersey.
Spain has a lawsuit that has been
before the courts since 1917. 1t is the
most conspicuous legal example OF
"manafa" in the history of the world.
Two historic names appear in cuf-
GUS proximity in Spring street, near
Macdougal,s New York. Over a restaur-
ant window is a sign bearing the name
Aaron Burr; almost directly appears
the inscription, Alexander Hamilton,
carpenter and builder"
1t is claimed by Henry Decker, OF
Rome, o., that a single beehive, used
as an incubator as well as for the or.
binary purpose of producing honey. can
be made to do the work of eight hens
in Matching chickens. while at the same
time it yields 100 pounds of honey an
nually.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-13

Two congressman. discussing the dis
comforts of travel, happened to branch
on on the subject of seasiekness. One
of them said: Think about seasick-
ness; the fellow that travelled with me
on my last European trip beat anything
ever metin all my experience before. l
tried all sorts o f,remedies on him. but
without avail. He kept repeating: Oh,
but am so sick-I am so sick. Finally
cried out: Can't you keep anything
on your stomach?' only my hands,
Tom; only my hands. Chicago
Chronicle.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-13
MIGRATION OF THE DOES"
The "Roes" Also Departing-Other
Names of Later Note Taking
Their Places.

From Brooklyn borough courts is re-
ported a large increase in the number of
John Does The excess OF Does" in
Brooklyn, too, says a local authority, is
almost coincident with the disappearance
from the courts of Manhattan of Does"
and "Roes." In the old English courts.
when the name of a plaintiff was un-
known, the custom was to describe him
as John Doe" When the defendants
name was unknown he was described as
Richard Roe" In the criminal courts
the name of an unidentified male prisoner
was entered as John Doe" and of a fe-
male prisoner as Jane Roe" In evil
cases with women appearing as principals,
'Jane Doe" was the name, in default Of
any other, for the female plaintiff. and
Jane Roe" Tor the female defendant.
In Manhattan the colloouial use of the
word dough as a slang designation for
wealth is chargeable with the words.
John Dough" describing a man of
money. As John Dough has come for
ward, John Doe has receded, and the
name John Doe" has been giving place
in the criminal courts to Walter Jones'"
As Jane and John Doe have often
been allied in legal papers in court, Jane
Doe has been superseded by Kate Best"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-13
TARTARIc TRUTHS.

1t is much easier to make love than
to make a good husband.
The more a mar is wrapped UP in
himself the colder he is.
1t is quite possible for a young man
to be handicapped by too many ances-
tors.
The man who has little information
usually is not lacking in s~elf-asser-
.tion.
Between the deserving poor and the
d%eseryedly poor there is a vast diff
ference.
Attached to every success there is a
certain degree. Of what the world desig-
mates as bluff.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-13
Animal Aversions.

Horses and cattle are believed to
have an instructive fear of wolves. On
a recent afternoon the wolves in the
London geological gardens howled so
ferociously that a horse in the street
blocks away was panic stricken by it.
The only two animals besides the wolf
Tor which domesticated animals never
seem able to conquer their aversion are
the camel and the bear.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-13
ATAX|A -FOUR YEARS
FOLLOWS MALARIA CONTRACTED IN
SPANISH-AMERIOAN WAR.
Victim Had Become Helpless When He
Tried DIR. Williams Pink Pills, but
Was Cured in Four Months.

Victim Had Become Helpless When He
Tried DR.. Williams Pin Pills, but
Was Cured in Four Months.
Because he did not know that there is
d Femedy for ataxia, Mr.. Ariel endured
four years Of weakness, pain and the
misery Of thinking his case incurable.
cat the outbreak of the Spanish.
American war" he says, II went with
Company B, Eighth Regiment, M.V.M.,
into camp at Chickamauga, and while
there my system became thoroughly
poisoned with malaria. When / was
mustered out, I carried that disease
home with me. After a while locomotor
ataxia appeared"
How did the ataxia begin?"
" first noticed a pain in my ankles
and knee joints. This was followed by
q numb feeling in my legs. AT times !
had to drag myself around; my legs
would shake or become perfectly dead.
I hfd constant trouble in getting about
in The DARK. / kept a light burning in
my room at night as I could not balance
myself in the darkness. Even with the
aid Of a light I wobbled, and would
reach out and catch hold Of chairs tc
prevent myself from falling?"
How long were you a sufferer"
"Four years in all. During the last
three years I was confined to bed, m
times for a week, again for three or four
weeks at a time. When I was lying
down the pain in my back was fire.
quently so severe that I had to be helped
up and put in a chair to get a little re-
lief. I had considerable pain in my
bowels and no control over my kidneys.
The worst bf all was that the doctor
could give me no hope Of recovery.
How were you curedr"
~ read that DR.. Williams Pink
Pills had cured locomotor ataxia and
one or two friends spoke to me about
them. In the fall Of 1908 I began to take
them for myself and I had not used
more than one box before ! found that
the pains in my knees and ankles were
greatly relieved. -Four months after
ward Ibecamea perfectly well man, and
/ am today enjoying the best Of health"
Mr.. Edward III. Ariel lives at No. As
Powow street, Amesbury, Mass. Every
sufferer from locomotor ataxia should try
Or. Williams Pink Pills without delay.
Any druggist can supply them.
.4DN MA NHNIAM MH
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-13
ON THE RAIL.

The American railroads have six
employees for every mile of track, and
the British roads have 2S.
The locomotives on the new fast ex5
presses between Cologne and Berlin
are built after an American pattern.
Walking on the railway near Cam
bridge, England, an engine-driyer
heard a dog whine, and found that it
was lying on the body of it's master, a
news agent named Hinlon, who mad
been killed by a train
The following notice was observed
posted in the engine dispatcher's office
at the %roundhouse in a neighboring
town on n Of the railroad lines run
ming out of Albany: ''Trainmen on
4 passenger trains must not go through
the coaches with overalls on, without
first taking them of. Albany Jour-
nal.
An electric trolley system has been
put into service in Hongkong, China.
The principal object of this road is to
afford transportation facilities to the
European residents of Hongkong. 1t
is said. however, that the native Chi
nese are now using the road a great
deal, although they first viewed it
with suspicion, believing it to be a
continuance Of the devil. Until this
road was started the principal means
of transportation in Hongkong was the
rickshaw drawn by Chinese coolies.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-13
Animals Feion Illness

Many animals feign illness. In MILL
tary stables cases are recorded Of
horses pretending to be lame in order
to avoid going to a military exercise.
A certain chimpanzee had been accus.
toned to receive cake when i'll. After
his recovery he often feigned coughing,
in order to procure dainties.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-13
Hard to Please.

Out at the end of the pier the fish
were biting freely, and the boy with
the sunburnt nose had just added an.
other six-inch ring perch" to his
string.
I see you are having fine sport this
morning, my lad" said the stranger.
SPORT" contemporary echoed the
boy. 1t keeps me so blamed. busy
baltin' hooks an stringin' fish that I
amt hayin' a bit of fun!-Chicago
Tribune.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-13
Juliet Escapes Awful Fate.

The rescue of Juliet's home from the
auctioneer's hammer, for preservation
by the Italian government, is a pretty
act of the Dowager Queen Margaret.
Had not the clever lady purchased it
an American would doubtless have bid
1t in, and might have attempted to
transplant it in New York or Chicago.
Boston Herald.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-13
nnn,t Let Rahu Cry

When baby cries, something is probably
wrong with its stomach, or other digestive
organs, and no time should be lost in Civ
ing it a small dose of DR.. Caldwell's
Qaxative) Syrup Pepsin. This is the only
safe laxative. medicine for Babies and
Children, and should always be kept in
the house. It contains no injurious in
gradients, and can do nothing but good.
Try it. Sold by all druggists at SOC and
$l.00. Money back if it fails.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-13
How He Lost His Leo.

Admiring Young Listener-And how
did you lose your leg? =.
Old Salt-Well, young man, one night
in the dog watch. while l was carFyin'
a baby jib. stepped on a %starboard tack
and blood pisin ensooed.-Pittsburg
Dispatch.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-13
Great American PeriIs,

"You Americans face serious perfls
by your carelessness about eating
Yes answered the man who was fig
uring on his meat bill, Il believe the
two principal dangers are indigestion
and Observation-Disclosures Star.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-13
Deceivers Ever.

Mrs. kyndley-But you promised that
If gave you your breakfast you would
cut the grass and rake the lawn.
Homeless Holmes-And | lied. Let
this be a lesson to you, lady, not to put
your trust in strange men. They are all
gay deceiyers.-Cleveland Leader.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-13
Too Talkative.

Frederick Greulich. a Berlin miller,
remarked the other day at a convivial
gathering: All is not Solomonic wis
dom that drops from the emperor's
lips" and is nov undergoing a term
OF three months in Jail for his offense.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-13
One of the Leisure Class.

A Kansas statistician has estimated
that the bees must visit 60, 900, 900
heads of clover to produce one pound
of honey. The man who figures out
those things knows what leisure is
Philadelphia Ledger.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-13
Arriving at a Verdict,

Kushequa, Pa, July 0.-(Special)-In
this section Of Pennsylvania there is a
growing belief that for such Kidney Dis
eases as Rheumatism and Lame Back
there is only one sure cure and that IS
Dodd's Kidney Pills. This belief grows
from such cases as that of Mrs. NJ. L.
Dawson of this place. She tells the story
herself as follows:-
II have suffered from Rheumatism for
thirty, years. and find that Dodd's Kidney
Pills have done me more good than any
medicine | have ever taken. 1 was also
bothered with Lame Back and 1 can only
say that my back hasn't bothered me
since | took Dodd's Kidney Pills"
Considering that Mrs. Dawson only
took two boxes. of Dodd's Kidney Pills,
the result would be considered wonderful
ii it were not that others are reporting
similar results daily. Kushequa is fast
arriving at a verdict that "Dodd's Kid
ney Pills are the one sure cure for Rheu-
matism."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-13
Germans in Brazil.

Rio Grande do Sui, the most southern
state in Brazil. adjoins Uruguay on the
south, and has about 1,4O0. 900 popula-
ton, 100000 of whom are Germans OF
Of German descent.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-13
Still Talking

Mrs. Gabb-I got a prize once for
speaking in school.
Mr.. Gabb-Yes; and that spoiled you.
You've been speaking ever since!-'
Yonkers Statesman.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-13
Long War.

The war of the Dutch against the
Achinese has been going on for more than
a century; and though the once power
full kingdom of Achin is now confined
to the northwest corner of Sumatra, the
natives are still %unsubdued.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-13
His Wonderful Luck.

Long-So you were fishing yester.
day, Ell? What luck did you have?
Short-Splendid. Didn't catch a
fish, but about a dozen Of my creditors
called at the house during my absence.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-13

No one whose bow
els are healthy and ac-
tive contracts these
complaints, ~Iuvari-
ably they are the re-
suit of Constipation
which meaus decayed,
poisoned and dying
bowels or iutestiues.
Check diarrhea and
you are liable to fatal
blood poison-a physic
makes you W S e.
There is only one right
course and that is TO
treat the ausc Re
vive and strengthen
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-13

Do not believe Piso's Cure for Consumps
ton has an equal for coughs and colds.|.
z. Boyer, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb. Is, 1000.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-13

on receipt of 2Oc to pay cost Of postage and
packing, a full-size s1.00 box of DR.. Now
rey's "'Stomach Tablets. ;" They cure indi-
gestion. STOMACHIC CO., Sturgis, Mich.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-13
Defined.

~Johnny-Pa, what is a grass widow?
Pa-One whose husband isn't under it.
IN. Y. Sun.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-13

"In the Society Islands. when a man
dies they whitewash his body
"And here we perform the same ten
der offices with his character Cleveland
Leader.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-13
General Weakness.

If a man is a coward he always claims
to be Chicago Sun.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-13

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot.
Ease. A certain cure for swollen, sweating
hot, aching. feet. At all Druggists, Csc. Ac.
cept no substitute. Trial package FREE
Address A. S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-13
CONSTIPATION
Stomach Troubles, indigestion, Dysrep-
STA, Blood Poison, Skin oiseases,
Sores, Sudden Bowel Trouble,
Diarrhea, Cholera, Etc.?

the bowels and intes-
tines. We will prove
to you that NJ ull's
Grape Tonic cures
Constipation and ali
these terrible Bowel
troubles because it
cleanses the Blood aud
makes the iutes'iu
practically new. It
feeds he starved cot.
ditiou and bringsthem
back to 1~ife-uothiug
else will. For hot
weather ills it has no
equal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-13

Fidelity is seven-tenths Of business sue.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-13
QUALITY IS OUR MOTTO!
BACK To NATURE

Return to the old-time whole
some wheat food of Our fore-fathers.
Buy a package of EGG-0.SEE and
use it tomorrow morning.
When you dip your spoon into
its golden brown flakes you will
realize that AT LAST there is a
delicious tempting dish made from
the whole wheat.
EGG.0-SEE is made from the per-
feet grains of the choicest white
wheat, containing ALL THE
VITAL ELEMENTS that make
for buoyant health and good
digestion.
1t is Natures perfect food, and
satisfies your craving for "some-
thing good to eat"
Perfect digestion means life
power, energy and a robust we'll
being. Attain it by eating EGG
O.SEE.
EGG-O-SEE is sold in alright,
inner-lined packages, insuring
purity and freshness.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-13

Nervous REGISTRATION, Easily Tired, Pains,
Aches, ETC., are signs Of some deep-seated
trouble and ought to be corrected at once
fredericksburg is the best Tonic, Blood
and Nerve medicine in the world, also
Cures Indigestion, Misuse and Heart and
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-13

One Ray of Cheer. I.
Rodman - The materialists have
robbed everything of it's romance.
Dyer-Except fishing.-Judge.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-13

It's the economical man who never
wastes any words.-N. Y. Times.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-12-07
Resolutions of Respect.

The Ref oTmed Sunday School al
Danville has lost faithfulmember by
the death of Mrs. Lucy Hill, who de.
parted this life, November 25, 1905.
She will be missed in the Sunday
School, and all church services, as
whenever her health would permit,
she would be found In her place, and
never refused when called upon to do
work for her Master. Therefore, as
it has pleased Almighty God to re-
move Lucy from our midst, the mem
bers of our Sunday School offer the
following resolutions
Resolve d That in the death of our
sister, we have lost an earnest and
faithful worker, who thought no duty
to hard 10 do or no sacrifice too great
for the cause of Christ.
Resolved,-That we extend our
heartfelt sympathies to the bereaved
husband and parents.
Resolved, That copy of these
resolutions be spread upon the min
utes of our Sunday School, and copies
be sent to the county papers, and alsc
to the family OF the deceased.
DoRoTHA ORNpoFF
GERTIE .'1CCKWELL Com.
ANNIE KNAUER
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-12-07

The company presenting The
Rajah of Bhong, contains many we'll
known funmakers and vocalists, and
no better vehicle for their efforts to
entertain could have been secured.
The comedy element predominates
the action of the piece from begin
ming TO end, and as every male mem
ber of tho cast is a comedian, fast
fun and furious is the natural result.
"a laugh In every line' is not an ex-
aggeration In this instance, but the
humor Is natural and entirely free
from the coarseness which sometimes
mars productions of the musical com.
cdy class.
The female contigent Is made up OF
pretty girls who know how to sing
and dance, is very much In evidence,
The costumes worn by the chorus are
gorgeous In the extreme, and the
management claims that 1t is the
most expensively dressed production
ever presented.