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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-19
SOME sIDELIeHTs ON TARIFF.
Facts That Prove Harmfulness Of the
Republican Policy.

One interesting feature of the pro-
tectlve tariff is that more than 40 Of
the entry ports where Uncle Sans
officials collect customs don't take in
enough to pay the salaries of the Off
GERS. Why should it be necessary to
maintain at Brownsville, Tex, a force
Of &c officials at an annual cost of $780,
0O4 to collect $4,S50 in dues?
What is the sense of a system which
pays 1878 at Nantucket for the collec-
ton of $3.50? Why should two Gus
toms officers at Beaufort, S. c., receive
$1,509 for gathering s1.55? Would a
business concern run its affairs that
way? Hardly.
Free trade England in five years
has paid off 1870, 000, 900 of national
debt, while Russia, France, Germany
and the United States, with their high
protective tariffs, have trouble to
make both ends meet. The Berlin
Boersen Courier, the great financial
authority of Germany, representative
Of it's stock market interests, says:
1--WE must relieve our industrial popu-
lation from the burden of taxation on
the absolute necessaries of life"
The French minister of finance said
recently: "The state, by the establish
ment of protective duties, agrees to
the surrender Of taxation in favor OF
certain private persons, whom 1t
clothes with power to levy tribute on
the mass of the population"
Italy and Austria are trying to drag
Germany into a customs union, but
German and French financiers alike
admit that the end of high protection
is at hand. The United States can not
afford to lag in the movement to lift
the burden from the general public
and place 1t where it belongs-on the
shoulders of those individuals and
those corporations that have fattened
under protection at the expense of the
rest of the community.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-19
Stolen Letter in Political Warfare.

The reminder is offered that Mr..
Hearst is employing stolen letters to
help along his political schemes. 1t
doesn't relieve Mr.. Hearst from the
odium Of such a resort that he has
precedent for it in the act Of President
Roosevelt several years ago. Senator
Quay, it will be recalled, sent out a
letter of inquiry to a number of large
corporations regarding a piece of pend
ing legislation, and in response to the
invitation one of the leading corpora
tons of the world sent its remons-
trance to the measure. A visitor to
Senator Quay's office saw the reply
lying on Mr.. Quay's desk, appreciated
the service it might be to the friends
Of the legislation and stole it. The
letter was turned over to the presi-
dent, who caused it to be published,
relying upon the prejudice Of the pub
lie against the corporation to do its
work. The expectation was realized,
but the transaction was despicable,
nevertheless, and public opinion
should record its contempt for such
methods,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-19
YEARNlNe OF The SOUL.
Writer'S Desires Expressed In Most
Beautiful Prose Verse.

Through every grass-blade in the
many thousand grasses; through the
million leaves, veined and edgecut, on
bush and tree; through the song
notes and the marked feathers Of the
bird; through the insects hum and the
color of the butterfly; through the soft.
warm air and the fecks of clouds dis
solving-I used them all for prayer
with all the energy the sunbeams had
poured unwearied on the earth since
Sesostris was conscious Of them on the
ancient sands; with all the life that
had been lived by vigorous man and
beauteous since first in dearest
Greece the dream of the gods al
woven; with all the sou[life that had
flowed a long stream down to mel
prayed that ! might have a soul more
than equal to, far beyond my concep-
ton of those things of the past, the
present, and the fullness Of all life;
not only equal to these, but beyond,
higher and more powerful than I
could imagine; that l might take from
all their energy, grandeur, and beauty,
and gather it unto me; that my soul
might be more than the cosmos Of life.
Richard Jefferies.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-19

Let us take some of the commonest
things Of everyday yea and We can
then appreciate the burden of the ex-
listing tariff:
The shirt you veal pays a tariff tax
Of 60 per cent. Of its value.
The hat you wear pays a tariff tax
of 60 per cent. Of its value and in ad-
dition to this "A cents per pound.
The coat you wear pays a tariff tax
Of 60 per cent. Of its value and in ad-
dition to this SO cents per pound.
The trousers you wear pay a tariff
tax of go per cent. of value and in ad-
dition to this 33 cents per pound.
The shoes you wear pay a tariff tax
of rs per cent. Of value.
Compare this burden with the tariff
on the luxuries and you have an OBJ
~ject-lesson. The men who produce the
wealth are the burden-bearers of the
nation and do not know 1t.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-19
SEVERE HEMoRRHolDs
Sores, and Itching Eczema-Doctor
Thought an Operation Necessary
-Cutieura's Efficacy Proven.

"T am now so years old, and three
years ago I was taken with an at
tack of piles (hemorrhoids), bleeding
and protruding. The doctor said the
only help for me was to go to a
hospital and be operated II. I tried
several remedies for months but did
not get much help. During this time
sores appeared which changed to a.
terrible itching eczema Then l began
to use Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and
Pills, injecting a quantity of Cuticura
Ointment with a Cuticura Suppository
Syringe. 1t took a month of this
treatment to get me in a fairly healthy
state and then l treated myself once
a day for three months and, after that,
once or twice a week. The treatments
I tried took a lot of money, and it is
fortunate that l used Cuticura. J.. H.
Henderson, Hopkinton, N. Y, Apr.
26, 1907"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-19
ROOSEVELT IN TRUE LIGHT.
Unsavory Record of Administration
Now Nearing Its End.

We have never had an administra-
ton which enforced with 50 much ar
rogance and in so many offensive
ways policies hateful to every Demo
crat as the one that is now nearing
its end. Under cover of vociferated
virtue it has upheld irresponsible per-
sonal government; it has undertaken
to override congress and the courts;
it has ignored the constitution and
the laws; it has encouraged eXtrava-
gance, war and waste; it has suspend
ed laws in the interest of favorites; it
has denounced as guilty men who had
not been tried; it has maintained n
standard for itself while holding its
critics to another; it has connived
with trusts, monopolists and schemers
in raising campaign funds while pre-
tending to assail such offenders, and
to all who protested or e~xpostulated it
has replied with denunciation and viii
fication.
To make the central figure in this
administration thoroughly complete
and consistent nothing is wanting but
a crown, a scepter and a golden car
riage with outriders. Hinged here and
there with the eXaggeration Of comic
opera, our citizen sultan shows at n
moment the rollicking abandon Of a
tipsy stage potentate and at another
the drastic tyranny of an Asiatic des-
pot. What he does, what he thinks,
and what he says is right. What 9th
er people do, think and say is wrong;
therefore, off with their heads or con
sign them to the limbo of the undesir-
able, for the king cannot err. To
round out his career of capricious
recklessness and lawlessness he
named his successor and b%ludgeoned
him into ofice.-New York World.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-19

charge this to Tim Casey So the
b%arkeeper shouted down to the pro-
prietor, who happened to be busy In
the cellar: Misther Callaghan, has
Timothy Casey sufficient credit in this
establishment to warrant me in charg-
ing some liquor to his account?' And
the proprietor called back: Has Mis-
Their Casey consumed the liquor in
question: And the b~arkeeper shout
ed In reply: oh, yes, he has consumed
it. Very well, them said the pro-
prietor Of the saloon, who vas some
thing Of a philosopher in his way
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-19

suing a proclamation of a public
Thanksgiving day. The invitation
was accepted, and in November,
1852, Plymouth colony and
Massachusetts Bay colony cele-
brated Thanksgiving day to-
gether in a manner pretty
much the same as their de-
scendants of to-day, in re-
ligious service and feasting and
funmaking. The one noticeable
omission was the great football
game which marks the day in
generation.
From 1882 until 1877 the New
England records show that % diff
ferent dates were set apart by the
various governors as days for pub
lie thanksgiving, and that with the
exception of the two colonies men
toned no two held the day on the
same date. The celebrations, how
ever, were held in October or No
vember.
In 1877, as other denominations
had crept into Plymouth colony,
over which the Puritan church had
nc ruling, the governor decided
that it would be we'll to have the
power of fixing public holidays,
whether for feasting, praying or
funmaking," vested in civic au-
thority. Accordingly in that year
the first printed Thanksgiving day
proclamation was printed. Thanks
giving day proclamation was print
ed, setting November rs as the
festival.
The law reads: THAT it be in
the power of the governor and as
sistants to command solemn dates
of humiliation by fasting, ETC., and
also, thanksgiving as occasion shall
be offered"
This shows that the law called
for only occasional" Thanksgiving
days and so the holiday was buff
feted about hither and yon, from
October to November, according to
the pleasure of the rulers of the
colonies and there never was any
feeling of certainty as to the holt
day.
That it was held annually with
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-19
President RooseveIt,s Shame

There has been no more sordid tran
saction in American politics than that
recorded in Mr.. Harriman's letter to
Sidney Webster and in Mr.. Roose-
velt's letter to James S. Sherman.
What other president ever solicited
Wall street campaign contributions
for his party either in state or ma
ton? What other president ever cyni-
cally permitted tainted money TO
reach up to the White House?
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-19
People. Estimate Of Mr., BRYAN

MI. Bryan, in defeat, is none the less
a great American. Beloved by mil
lions, respected even by his foes, no
private citizen in the history of our
nation has ever welded equal influ-
ence. He has been the prophet of
Americas reformation. Vast changes
for good are already apparent. The
ultimate benefit to the nation and to
the world is inestimable.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-19
Thoreau's Philosophy.

A gentle rain makes the grass many
shades greener. So u prospects
brighten on the influx of better
thoughts. We should be blessed IL
we lived in the present always and
took advantage Of every accident that
befell us, and did not spend time in
atoning for past neglect, which we
call doing our duty.-Thoreau.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-19
A Riddle.

An English paper recently asked its
readers for an answer to the follow
ing riddle:
What does a man love more than life,
Hate more than death or mortal
strife;
That which %contented men desire,
The poor have, and the rich require;
A miser spends, the spendthrift saves
And all men carry to their graves?
All sorts of nswer were sent in,
but the correct one was declared I'd
be Nothing"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-19
HadherWav.

The oldest named country home Isl
in Jackson county, according to a Col
lumbar who is a friend of the owner
The name as it appears at the front
gate is "Hadherway," and never fails
to attract attention from passersbyl
For years the wife wanted to leave
Kansas City and go to a farm. When
the family finally moved they named
the home NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Herald
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-19
Robbers Protected.

There was no free trade issue in the
campaign. The only tariff question
is whether the ou~trageously high du-
ties imposed by the Dingley tariff, to
enable the trusts to rob American
consumers while underselling foreign
competitors in foreign markets, shall
be maintained. Many Of these duties
exceed 400 per cent. and the average
ad valorem rate OF drtieble imports
is more than so per cent.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-19
Good Joke That Somehow Lost Snap
as Miriam Related It.

Miriam heard the story about the
1ongshoreman who got a drink by
chicanery, enjoyed the story immense
". and felt very sad when she told
It and no one laughed. 1t was the an
Gent tale about the man who swal-
lowed the whisky and said Charge
IT. This conversation ensued between
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-19
False and Fraudulent,

Let 1t not be forgotten that the al
legged letter from Cleveland published
in Republican newspapers was false
and fraudulent; an impudent forgery
which caused Mrs. Cleveland great
grief and annoyance.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-19

Would you run after me and pestel
me in this fashion if you had a mil
lion?"
Il should say mott"
81 thought as much"
IF l had a million dollars | wouldn't
need to, you'd be running after and
Fostering me-"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-19
WAS SPOILED IN THE TELLING

the %barkeeper and his boss, who hap
pened to be in the cellar:
rs Casey good fer a dhrink?"
HAS he it?'
HE has,
"Hel is"
AS Miriam told it: "A wicked long
shoreman, finding a new b%arkeeper in
charge at his favorite saloon, ordered
a glass Of whisky, drank 1t, and as
he walked out remarked: You may
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-19

The Republican party has a safe
majority in both houses. and there
can be no valid excuse for not carry
ing out every reform the people have
been led to expect.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-19

out break in Plymouth and MASSACHUSETTS, Bay
colony from it's inception until 1889, with the ex-
ception of the year when King Philips war inter
rupted, there are records to show. In this colony
the church and government alternated in arrang-
ing the date of celebration.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-19

very well, then; you may just as well
charge 1t to his account. '"-Harper's
Weekly.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-19
~lnnnortant 70 Mothers.
They Were Not Encouraged.

II don't see why that young mad
doesn't propose"
II think, pa, that the chances of bill
doing it would be fully as good if yoi
would leave your boxing gloves wher|
ne a see m."-Bohemian Magd
zine.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-19

Lewis Single Binder straight Sc. Yo
pay Zoe for cigars not so good. Your dea
er Or Lewis Factory, Peoria, Ill.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-19

Nothing prospers like a frenzie|
flnancier-for a time.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-19
Tie uthore55

~ e elevate our chins, ex-
NAI pand chests and don
our came over on the
~ Mayfower" expressio n
NSNSEEaV when some one mentions
tSAE1S4SD the origin of Thanksgiv-
ing. Unhesitatingly we lay
claim to the honor of having the only
original Thanksgiving day on the
globe. Then along comes a long-haired
historian with his array of facts and
our pride receives a shock.
There is hardly a country in the
world which does not give thanks for
one reason or another. Some have bet
ter reasons than others, but they all
claim to have sufficient excuse for being
grateful to set aside one day each year.
THANKSGIVING day was held long be-
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-11-28
OIL TRUST

In the suit brought by the federal
government in a New York court to
dissolve the Standard Oil trust, during
the past week John d. Rockefeller,
founder of the gigantic monopoly, and
Vice President Archbold, the present
active head of the trust, have been on
the witness stand. They told of their
questionable practices with a sang
froid and srankness that was truly
amazing.
To the periodical readers of the
country their disclosures were nothing
new, as the same story had been told
some time ago by Miss Tarbell, in a
series Of magazine articles. To the
masses, however, who depend on the
current press for their information,
these transactions came more or less
az q surprise.
Mr.. Roosevelt g administration has
been responsible for many needed re-
forms, and should he succeed in dis
solving the greatest and most iniquitous
trust known to history, it would be a
fitting ending to his aggressive public
career.
On the other hand, Messrs. Rookie
teller and his associates have for years
fattened off the necessities of their
fellow countrymen, and are perhaps
ready to abandon the game. The mead
Of the concern is now an old man,
lettering IN the brink of the grave.
Az he looks back over his career, and
observes his road to fortune strewn
with the wrecks of more scrupulous
competitors, he has little cause for
self congratulation. While all men
must admire, in a manner, the gigantic
intellect that conceived and executed
the details of this mighty business, 1t
10 doubtful if he has a sincere friend
ON earth, outside of his own family.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-11-28
JANE EYRE"
Sentiment and Comedy

"Jane Eyre" is among the attrac-
tions exploited by Rowland and Clifford
The dramatic version of this famous
novel 10 an original conception of the
playwright, Peter G Patti, and is very
much more interesting than the book.
1t is presented by an exceptional CON
pany that is winning the hearty approx
al of audiences everywhere. This in
tensely human story has been popular
for so many years that it has been read
by all lovers of good literature. They
win be glad to find on the stage the
flesh and blood counterparts o. their
friends Of the printed page. Jane
Eyre" is booked at the Nixon Opera
House on Tuesday evening, December
LIST, and Manager George Rose looks
forward to the biggest theatrical event
Of the season.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-11-28

school officers within a reasonable DIS
lance will be in attendance and help
to make this the largest and most sue
cessful meeting ever held in the state.
The state has made important educa-
tional progress during the last two
years and the credit for this is due
largely to the initiative of the State
Teachers association. There are, how
ever, several important things yet to
be done before our educational system
can be all hat it ought to be. Certain
measures looking toward the better
ment of our school system will be con-
sidered by committees and by the
association. Come prepared to take an
active part in the discussions.
To an unusual extent the Nevada
teachers have been able to work to-
gether for the promotion of educational
interests. Since our last meeting there
come many progressive teachers
from other states. Give them a welcome
to u state and to the profession,
Nothing is more desirable for our pro-
than a strong esprit de corps.
Bring the right spirit with you.
Teachers salaries have been in
creased a little during the last two
years but the compensation is still far
from commensurate with the cost OF
This is one of the most i'm
questions before the state. 1t
will be impossible to maintain a high
average of teaching with salaries I'M
reasonably low. Some effective plan
for lettering the situation must be
devised.
Nevada car reach a very high place
in the educational world if we all work
to that end. Will you helpf
Sincerely yours,
ROMANZO ADAMS,
President Nevada State Teachers
Association.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-11-28
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Serial No. OFT.
Carson City Land Office


Carson City, Nevada, July 2, 1908.
Notice is hereby given, that PETER
PREMIERE of Dakota, County Of
Grant, has, on the gath day of June,
1908, filed in this Office his application
to locate under the provisions Of the
Act of Congress, approved July l7tn,
1854, entitled can Act TO authorize
the president of the United States co
cause to be surveyed the tract of land
in the Territory of Minnesota belong
ing to the Half-breeds or Mixed
Bloods Of the Dakotah or Sioux Nation
Of Indians and for other purposes
those certain parcels of unsurveye
land, not reserved by the government,
upon which he has made improvements
and more particularly described az fol.
lows, to-wit:
1. Lot Twenty (20) of Section Six
(6) Of Township Forty (4O) North
Range Twenty-Five (22) East, Noun;
Diablo Base and Meridian
Commencing at Stone marked Cor. !
set in mound Of stone from which 4
spring bears 8. 51h' w. $500 chains
thence East 1000 chains to stone sci
in mound of stone marked Cor. 3,
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-11-28
REPUBLICAN PROSPERITY A
REALITY

While a majority of the electors of
the state of Nevada voted for Mr..
Bryan and his quixotic tariff ideas at
the last election, they were saved from
probable ruin and disaster by their
more discerning contemporaries in the
other states.
The result of the poll had hardly
been announced, when every idle man.
ufacturing concern in the country was
started up full-handed and on full
time. In the east today every man who
wants work is employed at good wages,
and the "full dinner pail'' is a reality.
AS a result of this activity the price
of wool has advanced from one to two
cents a pound, with a good prospect of
a still higher price. According to the
statements contained in the interview
with Mr.. G.. w. Callahan, which ap-
pears in another column of this issue
or the SILVER State News, there Is out
very little of the 1908 clip of wool re
naming unsold in the state, the ma
jority of what is left being in this
county. While the improved prices
came too late to be of much benefit this
year to our woolgrowers, the assurance
is given that the 1909 product will sell
at q substantial advance over this
years figures.
In spite of the contrary assertions OF
the ante-election calamity howlers, who
predicted dire distress in the event of
Mr.. Taft's election, good times are in
sight, and when they shortly arrive win
come to stay, all indications pointing
to a long and continued era of general
prosperity.