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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-04-18
JEFFERSON AND HAMILTON.
The Great Gulf There Is BetSeen
Their Two Policies.

The national Democracy has gath
cred momentous impetus in the last
year or two and the greatly increased
vote for Democratic candidates for
congress and the election &C Demo-
cratic governors at the last election is
the proof of its increasing favor with
the people. Ten years ago they call
ed our ideas insanity" said Mr.. Bry-
an. speaking at Boston, yet on nc
question that we ever discussed have
we been more vindicated than on our
d that more money would make
higher prices and better times. The
Republican party has been in power
for ten years, with u%ndisputed rule.
II 1t hasn't done anything that ought
to have been done, it is its W fault.
What is the result? We find the Re-
publican party not so popular to-day.
The party has gone on the toboggan
slide, so that now it has just n nan
whom it regards as popular enough
to be the candidate for. president.
Why is it that the president alone
has escaped the paralysis that has
fallen upon all the rest? There is
only n explanation, and that is that
his popularity is due to his follow
ing the Democratic doctrines" This
may be true of some things that Presi-
dent Roosevelt has done, but he still
falls far short of being a Democrat,
or doing all he could have done for
the people. He has allowed the infiu-
ence of the protected interests owe
the Republican politicians to prevent
him from recommending tariff reform.
Thus he has protected the trusts in
being able to continue to charge Tor
nous profits and keep up the present
high cost of living. He favored the
~ship-subsidy bill although on~e-fourth
of his own party in congress voted
with the Democrats to defeat it and
those Republican members who voted
against his recommendation were the
most ardent supporters of some of his
other policies. He favors and has
done more to centralize power in the
federal government than any of his
predecessors, which is not only I'M
democratic but unconstitutional, and
his efforts in that direction can be
used as a precedent for further execu-
tive encroachment.
1t is well for Democrats to remem-
Der the great gulf between the politi-
cal creeds of Hamilton and Jefferson.
The Hamilton policy was, and is to-
day, that the great mass of the peo-
pie are unfit for self-government and
require a strong central government
to manage them. That is why bosses
develop like weeds in the Republican
party.
The Republicans seem to like to be
so bossed, but it would be impossible
to find a true Democrat that would
peacefully submit to it. The gulf,
therefore, between Democracy and
this modern Republicanism is as great
and impossible as that between Fa'
Their Abraham and Dives.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-04-18

tail the goods he has to sell. and
quotes the price he asks for 1t will
attract the favorable attention OF the
public far more often THAI the one
who deals only in ~generalities. 1t is
this kind of advertising that pays. It
is this kind of advertising that is at
tracing the dollars from the smaller
cities and towns and farms to the mail
order houses of the city. 1t is this
kind of advertising that drew $780,
100000 into the Golfers of the Chicago
mail-order houses alone last year. and
it is this kind of advertising on the
part of the local merchants that the
nail-order houses fear more than any
other one thing.
But, Mr.. Merchant, whether your
line be hardware, dry goods, groceries,
clothing or other commodities, it is
well to go further than your newspa-
per advertising, though this ia the
foundation of success. Go to the Local
printer and have him make you little
catalogues of your own. They do not
need to be large affairs, but small
folders of four, eight or 16 pages. Put
into these folders the descriptions and
prices of the goods you are carrying.
or leaders in the line. Be sure that
the prices quoted are right, then put
one of these into the hands of every
customer; keep them circulating
throughout the community, and make
a practice of getting out a new one
every few weeks.
You, Mr.. Merchant, can make adver-
Using pay larger returns than the
mail-order man secures; you can make
it the mainstay of your business, and
you a make it the means of killing
the mail-order competition in your
community. And when you do this
do not begrudge the publisher the
reasonable price he asks you for ade-
quate space in his columns. He will
give you better value than any other
commodity you can buy.
WRIGHT A. PATTERSON.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-04-18
Worshiped as Deities.

Snakes, the objects OF terror to
most Europeans in eastern lands, are
w%orshiped in most parts Of India. In
some districts there are from $4,000
to 10000 shrines dedicated exclusive
ly to the worship of snakes. These
shrines, which are invariably in honor
of n of the minor divinities OF the
country, possess, in some instances.
valuable properties for their mainten-
ance and for the cost Of the numerous
ceremonies which their keepers have
to perform. In these shrines the Hin
dus set up fantastic idols OF s%erpents.
The jevotees Of this strange religion
make periodical offerings of dough
and milk and cooked rice to the SER
penis living In the shrine, in order to
receive their favor,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-04-18

no outlet now to any market, except
the outlets the coal crowd owned?
AS o o as l had thought the situa.
ton out in all its bearings, l realized
that there was no escape for me now,
that whatever chance to escape /
might have had was closed by my
uncovering to SAKE and kicking him.
But | did not regret; 1t was worth the
money it would cost me. Besides, l
thought I saw how I could later on
turn it to good account A sensible
man never makes fatal errors. What
ever he does is at least experience,
and can also be used to advantage.
II Napoleon hadn't been half dead at
Waterloo, l don't doubt he would have
used its disaster as a means to a
great victory.
When l walked into Mowbray Lang
don's Office, I was like a thoroughbred
exercising on a clear frosty morning;
and my smile was as fresh as the
flower in my buttonhole. l thrust out
my hand at him. Il congratulate
you," said I.
He took the proffered hand with a
questioning look.
ION what?" said he. 1t is hard to
tell from his face what is going on in
his head, but l think l guessed right
when decided that SAKE hadn't yet
warned him.
II have just found out from Sake"
I pursued, about the canal bill"
What canal bill?" he asked.
"That puzzled look was a mistake,
Langdon," said |, laughing at him.
When you don't know anything about
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-04-18
Woman Kills Big Grizzly Bear.

Trinidad, Colon the Duling ranch
in Stonewall, a large grizzly bear was
shot and killed by Mrs. Duling, wife
of the county commissioner, q few
days ago. Mrs. Duling was alone ON
the ranch and was riding about look
ing after stock when she, saw the
bear eating a heifer it had killed. Mrs.
Duling had a Winchester and prompt.
ly killed the grizzly. She is known az
a remarkably nervy woman and dur
Ing her many years residence in the
Stonewall has killed several bears,
at one time saving her husband from
what seemed sure death, when he was
attacked by q female grizzly he had
wounded. Mrs. Duling killed the
bear when II was within ! few fass y
her husband.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-04-18
State RIGHTS or Capitalization,

The H%amiltonian theory that all
good government can but proceed
from centralized power at Washing
ton has been thoroughly imbibed by
President Roosevelt. In his last mes
sage to congress he said: ut cannot
be too often repeated that experience
has conclusively shown the impossi-
bility of securing by the action of
nearly half a hundred different state
legislatures anything but ineffective
chaos in the way Of dealing with the
great corporations which do not oper-
ate exclusively within the limits of
any one state" Yet the fact that IA
states have brought the railroads to
time by fixing either two-cent or 213-
cent passenger rates, entirely demol-
ishes the presidents Hamiltonian the
DRY that he is the only reformer that
does things" aided by an unwilling
Republican majority Of congress.
No one can show one cent saved
from corporation p%lundering through
any action of the president or on
gress; but there is the fact that the
legislature of Ohio reduced passenger
rates one-third, to two cents a mile,
and that rate appears to give satisfac-
ton to the people and the railroads
submit to it, so it must be reasonable.
Other states have made similar re-
auctions and either by direct law, or
through their railroad commissions,
have reduced freight rates also. If
that is ineffective chaos in the way
Of dealing with the great corpora.
tions," the people no doubt wish the
president and congress would do
something in the same chaotic way.
The further fact that the railroad
the president recommend congress to
take control of the interstate railroad
traffic and thus prevent the reforms
the states are enacting, is another evil
dence of the advantage of the reserv-
ed rights of the states and their much
more effective and quicker way of OBJ
tanning relief from corporation iDjus-
tice than the corporation-controlled
national government.
The Democratic doctrine Of home
rule has thus again proven it's greater
power to relieve the people from in
justice than the combined and cen
traIized power of a Republican nresi-
dent and a Republican congress. After
all it Is not words but deeds that count.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-04-18
WI.
blackjack GOES INTO TRAIN.
ING.

This brings me to the usliest story
my enemies have concocted against
me. No one appreciates more thor
oughly than l that, to rise high, s. saan
must have his own efforts seconded
by the flood of v~ituperation that his
enemies send to overwhelm him and
which washes him far higher than he
could hope to lift himself. So l do not
here refer to any attack on me in the
public prints; | think of them only
with amusement and gratitude. The
story that rankles is the n these
foes of mine set creeping, like a snake
under the fallen leaves, everywhere,
anywhere, unseen, without a trail. 1t
has been whispered into every ear
and 1t is, no doubt, widely believed
that | deliberately put old Bromwell
Ellersly lin a hole" and there tor.
tured him until he consented to try to
compel his daughter to marry me.
1t is possible that, if | had thought
of such a devilish device, l might have
tried it's not all fair in love? But
there was no need for my ~cudgeling
my brains to carry that particular for.
LITIGATION on my way to what I had
fixed my will upon. Cromwell Eller.
sly came to me Of his own accord.
| suppose the Ellerslys must have
talked me over in the family circle.
However this may be, my acquaint-
ance with her father began with
Sans asking me to lunch with him.
1.-THE governor has heard me talk Of
you so MUCH" said he, that he is
anxious to meet you"
l offered to help him, and did help
him. Is there any one, knowing any
thing Of the facts of life, who will cen.
sure me when | admit that with
deliberation--simply tided him over,
did not make for him and present to
him a fortune? What chance should
l have had, If had been sc absurdly
generous to a man who deserved moth.
ing but punishment for his selfish and
bigoted mode of life? l took away
his worst burdens; but | left him
more than he could carry without my
help. And it was not until he had
appealed in vain to all his social
friends to relieve him Of the necessity
of my aid, not until he realized that |
was his only hope of escaping a sharp
c%omedown from luxury to very modest
comfortin a fiat somewhere-not until
then did his wife send me an invita-.
ton to dinner. And had not so much
as limited that | wanted it.
Ito be Continued.)
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-04-18

Like everybody else, only more
successfully than most" said L.
Everybody advertises, each one
adapting his advertising to the needs
of his enterprises, as far as he knows
how"
That's true enough" he confessed,
But there are enterprises and enter
prises, you know"
you can tell 'em, SAM" said /,
that I eve put out a statement
don't believe to be true, and that when
any of my followers lose on one of my
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-04-18
assantad. And 1 decided that M,

I assented. And I decided that my
sharp talk to Roebuck had set them
TO estimating my value to them.
Sam Ellersly," Langdon presently
remarked, tells me he's campaigning
hard for you at the Travellers. l hope
you'll make it. We're rather a slow
crowd; a few men like you might stir
things up"
l am always more than willing to
give others credit for good sense and
good motives. 1t was not vanity, but
this disposition to credit others with
sincerity and sense, that led rue to
believe him, both IS to the coal mat
ter and as to the Travellers club.
Thanks, Langdon," / said; and that
he might look no further for my mo.
tive, l added: Il want to get into
that club much as the winner of a
race wants the medal that belongs to
him. I've built myself up into a rich
man, into one of the powers in
finance, and l feel I'm entitled to
recognition"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-04-18

a matter, you look merely blank. Yor
overdid it; you've given yourself
away"
He shrugged his shoulders. "As
you please" said he. AS you please
was his favorite expression; a stereo
typed irony, for in dealing with him
things were never as you pleased, but
always a he pleased.
Next time you want to dig a mine
under anybody" I went on, don't hire
SAKE. Really I feel sorry for you-to
have such a clever scheme messed by
such an ass
IF you don't mind, I'd like to know
what you're talking about" said he,
with his patient, bored look.
"As you and Roebuck own the gov.
ernor, I know your little law ends my
little canal"
"Still l don't know what you're talk
ing about" drawled he. you are al
ways s~uspecting everybody of double
dealing. / gather that this is another
instance of your infirmity. Really,
Blackjack, the world isn't wholly
made up Of scoundrels."
4 know that" said I. "And | will
even admit that its s%coundrels are sell
dom made up wholly of scoundrelism.
Even Roebuck would rather do the
decent thing, II he can do 1t without
endangering his personal interests. As
for you'll regard you as one Of the
.decentest men l ever knew-outside Of
business. And even there, / believe
you'd keep your word, as long as the
other fellow kept his"
Thank you" said he, bowling iron
ically. "This ifiattery makes me sus
pect you've come to get something"
"On the contrary" said /. Il want
to give something. | want to give
you my coal mines
Il thought you'd see that our offer
fair" said he. "And I'm glad you
have changed your mind about quar-
reling with ypur best friends. We can
be useful to you, you to US. A break
would be silly
That's the way 1t looks to ma
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-04-18

sell at a close margin Of profit in or
der to attract trade in his general line
on which heavy profits are made.
Blank should advertise hardware in
much the same manne the mail-order
man advertises hardware, and he has
this advantage-he can invite the peo-
pie Of the community to visit his store
and see the goods for themselves so
they will know just what they are buy
ing.
If, instead of expressing meaning
less generalities in a two-inch space,
Blank had used a little more space
and properly displayed an advertise
ment something like the following he
would have been sure to have at
tracted attention to his store, and in
all probability would have been sur
prised at the drawing power of his ad-
vertising:
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-04-18
Material for Music Strings

mand for strings in North America is
increasing every year, especially In
the south and in Mexico. There are
more guitar strings sold in Mexico
than any other kind, but through the
south the banjo string still holds its
own, despite the fact that every year
has marked slight, but gradual falling
off in the demand. The harp is be-
coming popular, and there is a
good demand for strings for this in
strument."-Kansas City Journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-04-18
Hlah Tariff and Monopoly.

In Germany they do not have trusts
such as we have, but they organize
combines, syndicates and cartels,
which are as near %monopolies as the
law will allow. Thus, for instance, in
place of a German steel trust they
have a steel syndicate, which is now
composed of SO firms and individuals
who are steel manufacturers, whose
total output is 11,079,0S4 tons. To
each firm Is allotted the maximum
image it may produce and this ton
mage is divided into two classes,
Glass A being semi-finished products,
such as rails and shapes, and Class B
being finished products. The average
Increase Of allotments from January 1,
1896, to January !, 1907, has been %
per cent. and prices have advanced In
about the same percentage as in this
country, though values are lower.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-04-18

dressed with intentional disrespect by
any person in my employ" says jose
phine Daskam Bacon in the American
Magazine.
81 have never been left a day with
out my regular staff of employees,
which has varied from one to five
(that is to say, that l have never
been left suddenly or without suti-
cient notice to supply the vacancy.
Il have never had a satisfactory
worker leave me except for what |
considered a good reason lin the ma.
jority of cases an advantageous mar.
riage).
Il have DcVer lost an unsatisfactory
one except by my own dismissal. l
have to my knowledge, or even
suspicion, suffered the loss of a pen.
ny's worth by theft, and my record
for breakage is such that it produces
utter incredulity.
"In three cases out of four | have
had services willingly and frequently
offered me along lines where it was
not expected or requested. l have
had extra money offered by me to off
set extra work occasioned by sickness
refused on the ground that at such
times all the household expected to
share the trouble.
And as a climax l am able to state
that once, at least, on my offering a
raise in wages to express my appreci-
alton of competent and devoted serv-
ice l was met with the astounding sug-
gestion that as my expenses were
heavy at the time and likely to in
CT ase | had better not consider 1t.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-04-18
co TO
co TO
L. N KS
FOR
Hardware, Stoves and
Tin
BEST GOODS LOWEST PRICES

The mail-order mans advertising Is
different. 1t is specific, and while the
glowing descriptions given are often
mislea1ing-a thing which Blanks adj
vertising should never be-they at
tract the attention of the reader and
possible purchaser because they tell
about some one thing that he may PCS.
sibly want.
The mail-order man makes a run
on a few things which he is willing to
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-04-18
Germanv like ourselves !,

Germany like ourselves is cursed
with a high protective tariff and the
syndicates there flourish like our own
trusts, and trust-like sell cheaper
abroad than they do at home, as he
tariff protects the syndicates in do.
Ing 20 like our tariff protects ou
trusts.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-04-18
WASHDAY BARGAIN SALE
AT
BLA N KS
EVERYTHING NEEDED FOR WAsHDAY
AT BARGAIN PRICES
During Thursday, Friday and
Saturday of this week

1919 Clothes Wrine Ees' the'S KIM G' 81 9vai1.y
ers. Solid rubber rolls, steel spring and patent
guide board.
ST. AZ for a good American clothes wringer,
~ 10 inch rolls, hardwood frame.
TAG for genuine NO Sag Curtain Stretchers.
81 Center brace and will not sag.
NSC for extra heavy copper rim and bottom
~ wash boilers.
IAC for S dozen Of the first quality Clothes
f~ Pins
ISc for SO foot white Cotton Braided Clothes
W. Ljne.
Soc for hardwood folding Clothes Bar OF ex.
~ ceptional size for the money.
nc for full sized very best , iality Wash
Boards.
,7SC for medium sized galvanized iron Wash
Tubs.
21C for I2-qt, heavy galvanized iron water or
tS scrub pail.
<EC for best quality fiber Water Pail Of ex-
To- ceptional merit.
zOC for an excellent quality OF ironing boards
<>~ that will not warp.
FAC for an extra large heavy willow Clothes
Cf~ Basket.
The prices given here are Of course
mere fiction. but the prices Blank
should quote In his advertisement
should show the public that he Is
giving bargains; they should be prices
that would compare favoraDIy with the
prices Of the mail-order catalogues,
and he should Impress It upon the
public that he not only shows them
what they are buying before they pay
for it, but that the purchaser has no
freight to pay, and does not have to
wait an interminabls time for the
goods he buys, as when ordering Of
the mail order houses.
It Is specific advertising that draws.
The advertiser who describes In DE-.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-04-18
NO THoRNs IN HER PATH.
Daskam Writes in Tribute
of the Golden Rule.

81 believe myself to be notably for.
tunate in my relations with my do
nestle employees. During a period Of
eight years, in which l have employed
household labor in four widely differ
ent places, I have never once been ad-
New-York tribune., 1907-06-30
ABOUT GUM ARABIC.

Gum arabic. which forms OF the important
minor exports OF Egypt really the sap special
kind CT tree which grows from TO five yards In
height whole forests of which in the Koriofan
province and also Gedid in White Nile PROV
ince. The natives free to collect gum The sea
son during which the trees yield their
the by slightly cutting the bark In numerous
places The sap then exudes solidfes tho shape OF
large and small Jumps and is afterward gathered bv
hand such gathering being done rainy season
-
beacned In the latter the gum is merely exposed 10
lhe strong action OF the sun-generally in Omdurman-
while in the former instance IL is allowed To reta a..
natural amber color The confectionery trade is perbans
the principal purchaser of arabic though a ,srv
large number Of other ndusries-chemica works pint
ing ad dyeng mills letter press printers and so on
are interested in this product Of Soudan ~
At the present moment the Soudan article ernariepo
great competition from the Senegal gum while in certa
trades dexrin. substance manufactured from the .s
eSactea 9 from the potato replaces when the price
% Ihe latter is too high The selling price of gum srabi
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