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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-08-08
CHAPTER XVIII.
A HOUSEKEEPING.

Joe's daughter, staying on and on
at Dawn Hill, was chief lieutenant, IL
not principal, in my conspiracy to drift
Anita day by day further and further
into the routine of the new life. Yet
neither OF us had shown by word or
look that a thorough understanding
existed between us. MY part was to
be unobstrusive, friendly, neither in
different . eager, and | held to 1t
by taking care never to be left alone
with Anita; Alva's part was to be her.
.self-simple and natural and sensible,
full of life and laughter, hooking at
those moods that betray us into the
a%bsurdity Of taking ourselves too So.
riously.
was getting ready a new house in
town as a surprise to Anita, and / took
Alva into my plot. II wish Anita's
part of the house to be exactly to her
liking" said l. Cant you set her
to dreaming aloud what kind of place
she would like to live in, what she
would like to open her eyes on in
the morning, what surroundings she'd
like to dress in and read in, and all
that?"
Alva had no difficulty in carrying
out the suggestions. And by harass-
ing Westlake necessarily, l succeeded
in realizing her report of Anita's
dream to the exact shade of the
%draperies and the silk that covered the
walls. BY pushing the work, / got the
house done just as Alva was warning
me that she could not remain longer
at Dawn Hill, but must go home and
get ready for her wedding. When
went down to arrange with her the
last details of the surprise, who should
meet me at the station but Anita her
self? took one glance at her serious
face and, much disquieted, seated my
self beside her in the little trap. In
stead of following the usual route t
the house she turned her horse into
the bayshore road.
Several days ago." she began, a,
the bend hid the station, Il got a let
ter from some lawyers, saying tina
an uncle Of mine had given me a larg,
: sum of money-a very large sum.
} have been inquiring about it, and fint
it Is mine absolutely"
Ito be Continued.)
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-08-08
Hardy Carriers in Morocco

Melood's oppressor adorned a gate
way in the. principal market O. Mara
kesh.
Mail trains and native post offices
being nonexistent, these hardy letter
carriers represent the whole postal
system Of Morocco. Superintendent by
a government commissioner, a corps
Of couriers, as trustworthy as they
are indefatigable, is to be found in
every town. /,
Ready at an hours notice to under
take the longest Journey perhaps
through disturbed districts, always
over miserable roads, generally sleep
ing in the open air. the courier has
been known to do the double trip from
Mogador to Marakesh--about z70
miles-within five days and a half,
the fee, a small portion Of which
goes to the government, being Just 30.
This, 1T should be borne In mind. Is
the pay OF d special courier. On any
additional chance letters he may car
~ the charge is something under TIVE
ceuta
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-08-08
PUT IN DEMOCRATS
ONLY CHANCE FOR RELIEF FROM
TRUST ExToRTIoN.
Republicans Have No Real Intention
of Allowing the Tariff to Be
Revised, Now or at
Any Time.

The minority faction of the Repub-
licans are admitting the tariff must
be revised, but the faction called
standpatters, whose only idea OF any
change is to revise the tariff higher,
are in the majority. They controlled
the last congress and will also domin-
ate the coming congress and will re-
elect Mr.. Cannon speaker. Where
Mr.. Cannon stands is not guess work,
for the ways andN means committee
that he appointed when the last con-
gress was organized hAd a safe ma
jority of ardent Republicans, who were
so intent on protecting the trusts
that they would not allow a%nyftarlf
reform legislation to be reported TO
the house of representatives. Even
the bill introduced by Hon. John
Sharp Williams, the Democratic lead
er, to reduce those tariff duties above
100 per cent. down to that figure
was refused discussion.
If the Republicans carry the next
national election, the standpatter ma
jority will claim that the principle OF
protection has been indorsed and the
recommendation of such a tariff com
mission as they now propose will be
ignored.
If the people who are paying high
trust prices want the cost Of living
reduced, they must not only vote ror
a Democratic president, a Democratic
house of representatives, but NOR
especially for Democratic members O.
their state legislatures, in those states
where United States senators are to bt
elected, who will in turn vote fol
Democrats for United States sen
ators.
There are 80 senators whose term'
expire March 5, 1909, Of whom L
are Democrats. If a majority of thu
IS Republicans were defeated, Their
would be Al Democrats and 49 Re
publicans in the senate, and ther
are six of seven Republicans VIII
would vote with the Democrats for
partial tariff reform bill.
Think over this and when you fee
the pinch of high trust prices max
a resolve that you will vote to tue
the trust rascals out.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-08-08
AT A BRIDAL LUNCHEON.
Some Novel Ideas Added Zest to En-.
tertainment.

At a luncheon given in honor of a
bride-to-be the charming idea for the
dessert course was pink ices in heart
shaped form, surmounted by a little
white satin slipper in which were a
few grains of rice covered with crys-
tallized rose petals.
A silver piece in n of the slip
pers designated the next bride.
Heart-shaped pink cakes were.
served with the cream. At the con-
clusion of the luncheon the bride-to.
be was showered with the rice in the
slippers.
A novel and pretty rosebowl seen
there was made from a cabbage.
The clever hostess said that she ar
ranged it in this manner
With a sharp knife she cut out the
entire center, making a bowl cavity,
holes were punctured in the bottom,
then it was set in a shallow glass dish
filled with water.
1t was filled with pink roses; at it's
base feathery asparagus was ar
ranged, completely hiding the dish.
The lovely delicate green tints in the
cabbage made a charming contrast to
the pink of the roses.
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Republicans Refuse Investigation.

nCpdbItI0tiS ElCteSV hIVSSkiSahlSts
Many newspapers have suppressed
the fact that on June 27, the Repub-
licans in the New York state senate
blocked the passage of a resolution
providing for an investigation of the
charges made against Roosevelt by
Judge Parker and E. H. Hartman con
corning the Republican campaign fund
of 1904. But such is the fact.
The resolution recited that reports,
inspired by the promoters of corporate
interests in New York, distinctly
charge that the managers of the Re-
publican campaign of 1904 solicited
and accepted large contributions of
money from corporations, with the I'M
derstanding that President Roosevelt
and the national government should,
in consideration thereof grant certain
concessions and favors to those who
furnished the money; and declared
that it is the duty of the state legisla'
ture to investigate and prove the truth
or falsity of such reports, in the in.
| terest of public morals and good citi.
zenship. 1t then provided for raising
a Joint commission of nine members
representing the governor, the sen
ate and the assembly, to conduct such
investigation and make full report
thereon. There was a motion for Its
adoption; but objection was made
and 1t was referred to the committed
on finance by Senator Raines, who wa!
.cting as president of the senate.
Now, is there any reason why thu
truth should not be ferreted out in re
spect to the connection of Roosevelt
and Cortelyou with the scandaious do
ings of the corporations in 19Gd?.
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TARIFF AND HIGH PRICES.
Prosperity Waning But Taxation Con-
tinues.

1t is not a pleasant task to warn the
public that there must be a reaction
from the high pressure prosperity that
has evidently overstepped the bounds
of safety. The recession has already
begun and how far the pendulum Will
swing in the other direction is the
question that concerns everyone. IN
spite of the enormous increase In the
volume OF currency in circulation,
money is tight and difficult to pro-
cure on even the best Of security n
at high rates of interest. Merchants
in New York are paying six per cent
for accommodations and some OF the
banks are even refusing to discount
commercial paper at that rate. Can
money was Is per cent. at the begin
ming of the month and very little to be
had at that exorbitant rate. Business
is gradually slowing up and in the
west merchants are awaiting the mar
vesting of the crops before buying
their fall stocks of goods.
The high price of commodities n
the resulting greatly increased cost
of living, without a compromising In
| crease of income, is compelling those
with limited incomes to economic
There is a general era of strikes n
| lockouts on account of the demands
for higher wages and the refusal to
nay such increase. Everyone Is wait
ing to see what the harvest will be
and to arrange their business accord
ingly. 1t is Still too early to deter
mine what the Chortage in the crops
will be, but it is certain that the aver
age will be below normal, with par
tial failures in some states of small
grains at least. There Is a general
failure of the fruit crop in many
states and even small fruits have been
a partial failure.
There is a compensation for the
grower and farmer, however, for the
price they are obtaining Is higher, sc
that perhaps on the average the farm
The higher prices for what they have
to buy are the discouraging feature
Meantime the government is collect
ing tariff and internal taxes
far in excess of the need of revenue
even under the ~extravagant appropria
lions of congress and the end of the
fiscal year finds a surplus of $S7 600,
!, 900 collected over and above the out
!, go. The national banks have beel
loaned 1854 00, 900 of the surplus tina
the enormous tariff taxes have pile
up in the last few years upon whicl
they pay no interest to the govern
ment, but are loaning out at the high
est rate that money will demand.
We thus have the extraordinar.
spectacle, under the present Republ1
can policy, of the collection from tn
in excess of the needs of the govern
ment and these excess taxes, whic
should be in the pockets of the people
loaned out to them, so that in fac
the taxpayers are borrowing their ow
money at high rates of interest.
Can any voter indorse such a sy
tenn? Should not the tariff be r
vised so that the trusts will not be S
e highly protected and taxation be r
Y duced? The Republican standpattei
declare their policy to be to continu
to let well enough alone and the cor
ing congress will continue that polio
of protecting the trusts and plunde
1t ing the people.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-08-08

The western railroads have raised
their freight rates five per cent. by
changes in classification. This shows
how futile the Roosevelt rate legisla-
tion is to protect the public from the
corporations. Yet some people want
Mr.. Roosevelt renominated, without
thinking that his plan of reducing
railroad rates is a total failure. The
only rate reduction that has been ac-
complished has been by state legisla-
ton and Mr.. Roosevelt's plan, as ex-
planned ia his Indianapolis speech, is
to take the power to reduce rates from
the states and concentrate all such
power in the federal government.
Don't be fooled by any such Hamilton
ian theory, but hang on to the re-
served rights of the states and home
rule.
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PRISES NOW"

ed M property SO that not even a
panic would trouble me-"
That's good" he drawled. | saw
he did not believe me-which was nat
ural, as he knew nothing OF my ar
rangement with Galloway and as
sumed | was laboring in heavy wealth
er, with a bad cargo OF Coal stocks
and contracts. Come to lunch with
me. I've got some interesting things
to tell you about my trip"
A few months before, | should have
accepted with alacrity. But | had lost
interest in him. He had not changed;
If anything, he was more dazzling
than ever in the ways that had once
dazzled me. 1t was I that had changed
my ideals, my point of view. had
no desire to feed my new-sprung con-
tempt by watching him pump in vain
for information to be used in his Sc
cret campaign against me. mo,
thanks. Another day." | replied, and
left him with a curt nod. ! noted
that he had failed to speak OF my mar
riage, though he had not seen me
since. "A sore subject with all the
L~angdons," thought /. 1T must be
very sore, indeed, to make a man
who Is all manners, neglect them"
Il am strong and secure" said |
to myself as I strobe through the
wonderful canyon Of Broadway, whose
walls are those mighty palaces OF
finance and commerce from which
business men have been ousted by
cormorant captains of industry"
must use my strength. How could
| better use 1t than by iuttering
these vultures on their roosts, and
perhaps bringing down a bird or two?
I decided, however, that 1t was bet
ter to wait until they had stopped
rafting their beaks and claws IN my
shell In futile attack. Meanwhile
reasoned carefully" ! q be get
ting good and ready"
Their first new move, after my liu
tie talk with Langdon, was intended
ais a mortal blow to my credit. Mel
vile requested me to withdraw mine
and Blackjack and Company's &C
counts from the National industrial
Bank; and the fact that this huge ant
powerful institution had thus branded
me was slyly given to the inancia
reporters Of the newspapers. Far ant
wide 1t was published; and the pubIi'
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-08-08
Rural Free Delivery Basis of System
Remarkable Postmen.

The rural free delivery system in
America is the outgrowth of many
years experience, says the Youths
Companion. 1t ZONES as a late result
In the process of development. In
Morocco, on the other hand, 1t seems
to be the basis Of a system yet to be
formed; only there Is one respect In
which the two methods differ; that
of the United States is maintained at
an expense to the government, but
the Moroccan system is a source Of
revenue, according to the following
account given by the author OF Moor
ish Lotus Leaves:
Swinging along at q 1ogtrot q ma
tive courier-a ~barelegged and bare
headed fellow, with a pair OF coarse
slippers thrust into the hood Of his
ragged cloak and a wallet on his back
approached our party, and, hating,
leaned upon his long stan, ywhile he
informed u that the head Of Cid
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-08-08
State Rinhts INDICATED.

The IS rich trust men of Ohio, who
were recently convicted of conspiring
to pool their interests for the proven
ton Of competition, in violation Of
the state antitrust law, some of whom
were sentenced by Judge Morris to
pay fines of 5 1000 each, and others to
serve six months in prison, are now
of the opinion that state control of
trusts is a farce and an outrage.
mo rogue e'er felt the halter draw.
with good opinion of the law"
All these fellows are no doubt
clamoring for federal control and
Roosevelt policies"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-08-08

III ar. blackjack - guilty Of CIR
culating false stories against CONNER
cial enterprises, as his enemies allega.
the penal code can be used to stop
him. But as long as | stay at the
head of this bank, no man shall use
it for personal vengeance. II is =
chartered public institution, and all
have equal rights to its facilities. |
would lend money to my worst enemy
if he came for 1t with the proper Sc
curity. | would refuse, my best friend.
if he could not give security. The
funds of a bank are a,trust fund, and
my duty is to see that they are en-
ployed to the best advantage. If you
wish other principles to prevail here,
you must get another president"
That settled it. No one appreciated
more keenly than did Roebuck that
character is as indispensable in its
place as is craft where the situation
demands craft-and is far harder to
get.
shall not relate In detail that cam
paign against me. 1t failed not so
much because | was strong as because
it was weak. Perhaps, if Roebuck
and Langdon could have directed 1t
in person, or had had the time to
advise with their agents before and
after each move, it might have sue
ceeded. They would not have let ex-
aggeration dominate it and venom
show upon its surface; they would
not have neglected to follow up adj
vantages, would not have persisted
In lines of attack that created public
sympathy for me. They would not
have so crudely exploited my uncon.
ventional marriage and my financial
relations with old Ellersly. But they
dared not go near the battle field;
they had to trust to agents whom their
orders and suggestions reached by the
most roundabout ways; and they
were buster with their enterprises
that involved immediate and great
gain or loss of money.
When Galloway died, they harmed
that the Coal stocks with which they
thought | was loaded down were par
of his estate. They satisfied them
selves that | was in fact as impreg
nable as | had warned Langdon. The.
reversed tactics; Roebuck tried tt
make 1t up with me. IF he wants t.
see me" was my invariable answe
to the limitations of his emissaries
"let him come to my Office, just as
would go to his, if l wished to Sc,
him"
He is a big mana dangerous BIZ
man." cautioned Joe.
"Big-yes. But strong only agains
his kind" replied l. "One nous
can make a whole herd of elephant
squeal for mercy"
1T isn't prudent, it isn't prudent,
persisted Joe.
st is not" replied l. Thank Coz
I'm at last in the position I've bee
toiling to achieve. l don't have to b
prudent. | can say and do what
please, without fear of the cons,
quences. | can freely indulge in tn
luxury of being a man. That's cos
ly, Joe, but it's worth all it coul
cost"
Joe didn't understand me-he rarel
did. I'm a hen. You're an eagle
said he.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-08-08
DAY DAINTIES
EXCELLENT FOR SUMMER AFTER
NOON TEAS.
Departure from the oId-Fashioned
Meat and Bread Sandwich
Beverages to Take the
Place Of Iced Tea.

Everyone has tired of the old-fash'
Toned meat and bread sandwiches and
something new that will please the
palate on hot and sultry afternoons
will surely be welcomed. A very
economical way of using up fish, and
one of the most popular of the new
sandwiches Is made as follows:
Take the yolks of six hard-boiled
eggs and rub them to a paste, and
mix it with the same quantity OF OLD
fish that has chilled in the Ice box
Spread this mixture on crisp lettuce
leaves, add a dash of mayonnalse
dressing and spread between MN
slices of white bread.
Another sandwich that can be mace
in a few moments notice is by chop
ping two large crisp cucumbers very
fine, and add to this a little onion
Juice, Just enough to give it a flavor,
and a little bit of cayenne pepper
Mix this with a little mayonnaise
dressing and spread on thin slices OF
white bread.
Instead of the peanut butter mat
comes prepared in can and has stood
in the shops for months, try this:
Take a quart Of peanuts, she'll n
blanch them, and then put them
through the coffee mill or very fine
chopping machine. Salt this to suit
your taste, and add to it enough port
wine, sherry, or any homemade wine
to make it a soft paste. Spread on
buttered white bread.
By now, you may have become tired
of the ice tea, and it is too warm for
chocolate, and nothing is more re-
freshing than the following punch.
served to a friend on a hot after
noon: Put a heaping tablespoonful
of good tea in a pitcher, pour over 1t a
quart of boiling water and let it stand
for a few moments-covered. Strain
this into a bowl or large pitcher, add
one pound of sugar, juice of six lemons
and two oranges, and a quart OF apol-
linaris. Be liberal with your ice, and
it will also add to the flavor to put
In a few Strawberries or raspberries,
and a cucumber peel. This recipe
will make ample punch for a dozen
people.
Fruit Punches.-Take a pint of
fresh raspberries and a quart of cur
rants, wash and then bruise them.
Pour over these two quarts of water
and a tb~a'f4sa-tsAof sugar preferably
browrp. Le2<his' come to a boil very
slowly then remove and strain
through a jelly bag. This should be
allowed to cool, then set or the ice,
1t should be served in individual
glasses with a large piece of ice.
Another fruit punch is made by
first boiling one pint of sugar WITH
. one quart of water and the juice Of
two lemons. Into this CRATE the rinC
of three oranges. Let it boil severa
minutes, then set it aside to cool
Into your punch bowl or extremely
, large pitcher put plenty of ice, ant
: slice three oranges very thin, cutting
the pieces in half. Take six orange!
: and squeeze only the juice into thu
: pitcher or bowl, and a pineapple GU
n in very thin, small pieces. Over thi
t pour the syrup that has cooled, an
d then add any berries you may have.
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va expected - DetieF6 1nst this was
one more and drastic measure in
the campaign of the honorable men
OF finance to c,ean the Augean Stables
Of Wall Street" My daily letter 70
investors next morning led off with
this paragraph-the first notice | had
taken publicly of their attacks on me:
In the effort to diseTedit the only
remaining uncontrolled source OF
financial truth, the big bandits have
ordered my accounts out of their chief
gambling-house. l have transferred
the accounts ID the Discount and DE-
post National. where Leonidas Thorn
ly stands guard against the new or
der that seeks to make business a
synonym for crime"
Thornley, was of the type that was
dominant in or commercial life be-
fore the "financiers" came-just as
song birds were common in our trees
until the noisy. brawling. thieving
sparrows drove them out. His oldest
son was about to marry Joe's daugh'
ter-Alva. Many a Sunday | have
spent at his place hear Morristown
"a charming combination of city com
fort with farm freedom and fresh air
| remember, n Sunday, saying tc
him, after he had seen his wife and
daughters off to church: WHY
haven't you looked out for establish
ing these boys and girls of yours?'
81 don't want my girls to be sought
for money" said he, Il don't want my
boys to rely on money. Perhaps I've
seen too much of wealth, and have
come to have a prejudice against it
Then, too, I've never had the chance
to get rich"
1 showed that l thought that h,
was simple TESTING. 7
II mean it," said he, looking at m
with eyes as straight as a wei
brought-up girls. "How could m,
mind be judicial If I were PERSONAL,
interested in the enterprises peopl
look to me for advice about?"
And not only did he keep himsel
clear and mis- mind judicial but ais
he was, like all really good people
exceedingly slow to believe other
guilty of the things he would as 500
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-08-08
Hints for the cakemaksr.

Have a brisk, hot fire for layer
cakes; a slow one for fruit cake.
Do not slam over door or kitchen
door when cake is In oven.
If oven gets hot set in. can of cold
water.
Settling away from the pan are in
dications cake is ready to leave oven.
When removed set cake on sieve
SO a free circulation Of ain is around
it.
Never frost the lower side OF cake;
always turn right side up.
A tin chest or stone jar is best to
keep it in.
For cakes or cookies that cain for
soda If a ~teaspoonful Of baking pow.
der is used with 1t 1t will be much
nicer.