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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-12-30
FIND RELICS IN RIVER BED.
Finely Tempered Weapons Recovered
from a Channel on the Canadian
Border.

While workmen we're removing rock
the river between the second and
third chutes to make way for the big
power dam on the American side they
unearthed in n of the pot holes in
the rock a remarkable collection of In
dian weapons and other articles, COM
prising tomahawks, s~pearheads, ar
rowheads, sturgeon fshhooks, etc., all
made out of pure copper and hard
ened to the consistency Of steel.
The articles are bright in appear
ance and are Of superior workman
ship, being evidently the work of the
prehistoric race which fashioned the
mounds, ornaments and utensils of the
early days. That these people pos
sessed the knowledge OF tempering
copper is evident from the specimens.
How they came there is a mystery,
but the general belief is that a party
of Indians while endeavoring to land
canoe and were swept over the falls,
the canoe being overturned, causing
the contents to go to the bottom of
the river or be carried down stream.
That these articles we're together is
proof that they must have been tied
in a leather sack or some other such
receptacle. They were found packed
together in the hole, which had doubt
less been caused by centuries Of swirl
ing waters and gravel.-Fort Frances
Correspondence Minneapolis Journal.
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tainly picturesque, even if they aren't
much else"
"Will they allow ode to take pho
tographs?" asked Hardy.
"Oh, certainly. There are no re-
strictions, whatever. Their civilization
is Initiative, you ~know-copied mostly
after the English and American. They
allow perfect freedom in such mat
teTs, simply because the Anglo-saxons
do. They are a nation of monkeys"
Hardy went back after his kodak.
The two men, as they walked away
from the front steps of the Grand no.
tel, presented, in their physical ap-
pearance, as great a contrast as pos
sible: Neville, tall, large-boned, fiorid,
b~lue-eyed, thick-lipped; Hardy of me-
dunn size, dark, slender, well-knit, and
so erect that he seemed to be slightly
taller than he really was. His suit of
dark gray fitted him with that unob-
trusive elegance that proclaims the
most expensive American tailors,
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The Ice Trust Unscathed.

Nobody guilty of the conspiracy
known as the ice trust was hurt by
the verdict found in the supreme
court after a trial of two months.
The American Ice Company, a corpor-
alton, was convicted, aad the fine Of
$4,000 inflicted by the court will be
taken out of the company's treasury.
1t is no more than a fleabite to the
monopoly that controls the market
for a great commodity. No individual
sharing in the combination in re-
straint of trade has been damaged
either in pocket or in pride. In no
way does the conviction tend to hinder
the pursuance of the illegal business
of the icetrust.
Such a prosecution does no more
than waste the time of judges, juries
and lawyers, and cost the community
more in actual cash than the amount
of the fine-and all of this without &C
complishing anything whatever to-
ward destroying a hateful monopoly.
We have here only another demon
stration that crimes cannot be dis
couraged without imprisoning Grim
inals.
The public is getting tired of farces
like this.
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Produced a Gard Bearing the Name.

because I get my films developed free
Of charge. I wonder If there's any
thing else this obliging people would
like to do for me before | go away?"
At this moment the jinrikisha came
up and the newly-made friends start
ed out for their night expedition about
the streets of Yokohama-such an ex-
cursion as only Pierre Lott or Lafca-
dio Hearn could describe adequately.
An Americans chief sensation on first
getting into a jinrikisha is loss Of
dignity. There you sit, perched in a
narrow trim baby carriage, driving a
bare-legged little man with an invert-
ed f~ish-basket on his head.
They trotted from place to place till
midnight or after, Hardy enjoying
himself hugely. He took away with
him a confused memory of dark, mar
row streets swarming with Japanese,
mostly babies; Of occasional low build
ings where something seemed to be
going on inside; of steep activities at
which 1t was necessary to get out and
walk; and Of steep declivities where
the man-horse leaned back at an an
gle of As degrees and the muscles on
his legs stood out in knots.
Il say" cried Hardy to Neville, "if
this thing ver gets away from him
I'll be in a pretty pickle"
You'd travel to the bottom jolly
FAST" laughed Neville, who did not
seem to be the least bit nervous.
There were innumerable paper Ian
terms, of course, and one quarter Of
the town was lighted as If for a lawn
party,
They were sitting on the floor in
the back room Of a tea-house, listen
ing to- the music furnished by three
geishas, when they we're arrested.
Hardy had felt 1t a privilege to 60
into this place, because his compan-
ion assured him that 1t was the real
thing, and not one of those resorts
that are run for foreigners. This state
ment was borne out by the fact that
the dozen or more patrons whom they
found there were natives, with the ex-
ception Of one, a little foreigner who
spoke bad English, and who, as Hardy
remembered afterward, sat extensively
close to him. This man had a pro-
fuse, shapeless beard and bad teeth
and persisted in drawing Hardy and
Neville into conversation, The
American took a dislike to him from
the first.
Don't resist, don't resist whis-
pered Neville. as four policemen
stepped up to them. 1T won't do
you the least good in the world, don't
you know. They've made some bloom
Ing mistake. and when they find out
what IL is they'll do everything In
their power to make amends"
II haven't the least idea in the
world Of resisting" replied Hardy
good-naturedly; this Is really inter-
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Much Power coino 10 Waste.

Of the 100000 horse power repre-
scented by Niagara falls, only about 5.5
Der cent. is being utilized. OF this
126,S00 horse power is employed in
electro.chemical processes, 5000 horse
power for railway service, 36,400 horse
power for lighting, 45,540 horse power
for various industrial services, 1890.
horse power is transmitted over more
than one hundred miles, 1880 horse
power between seyenty-five and one
hundred miles, $1,000 horse power SO
miles, 79,640 horse power between ten
and thirty miles, while 145,4O0 horse
power is used locally.
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sLDRIcH's ANSWER TO TAFT
Ample Evidence That Former Means
to Stand with His MonopoIlstIc
Friends.

The hold-up by the senate commit.
tee on finance of the presidents nomi-
nations for commissioner of internal
evenu and assistant secretary of the
treasury is the answer given by the
Aldrich-Cannon Republicans to the
mild and trimming tariff talk of the
annual message and the low-tariff talk
Of Secretary MacVeagh in Boston.
Speaking for the administration, Mr.
MacVeagh boldly proclaimed in Bos-
ton that the Republican party has
changed front on the tariff, and that 1t
is h~enceforth to be a party Of moder-
ate tariff taxation. The orator made
rather a lame attempt to show that
the Aldrich tariff is a step forward
in the alleged new departure, but
there is no installing the meaning Of
his speech, which is that the admins
tration firmly intends to adhere to the
tariff policy which the president an
nounced during the campaign of 1908.
To all this Mr.. Aldrich and his al
lies emphatically say, mo" They
will circulate Mr.. Taft's Winona
speech as a campaign document to
prove that the Aldrich act is the best
tariff the country ever had and will
quote the president to show that the
Republican senators and representa-
tives who voted against it were rec
reant to party duty. The presidents
nominations may be favorably report
ed, but the tariff gulf between Aldrich
and Taft is wider to-day thon it ever
was.
The question of how this difference
in the Republican party will work out
during the present session of congress
creates one of the most interesting
situations in present-day politics. Prob
ably we need not be surprised to e
the president leaning for support more
and more on the Democratic minority
in. congress and counting favor with
the western insurgents whose consti.
tuents are in earnest in demanding the
kind of tariff legislation that was
\ promised by the Republican party last
year,
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esting. Whom do they take us for, l
wonder?"
They were escorted to a cab and
whirled off to a large modern-appear-
ing building of stone, whose front
was lighted by an electric globe. They
walked up a broad flight of stairs and
entered a room, in the center Of which
a middle-aged Japanese, in the uni
form of a general in the army, sat at
a table writing. He was a corpulent
man, in whose shrewd eyes and stern
features European training contended
with Mongol cunning. He spoke for
a very few moments in a low tone
with a subordinate, and, evidently as
result of this conference, Neville
was led from the room. He returned
after about 20 minutes and Hardy
glanced at him curiously. If anything
unpleasant had been done to him, II
did not show in his face-a fact which
the American attributed to the 9th
er's British imperturbability.
Hardy himself was now led away
He was taken into a room about ten
feet square, with bare floors and moi
an article of furniture. He found him
self alone with two Japanese, one Of
whom addressed him Immediately In
a language that he did not under
stand.
Il can not speak Japanese" he re
piled; IF you wish to talk with me
you will have to find some one who
can speak English"
Il was not talking Japanese to you
as ! think you know" replied his in
quisitor, in absolutely perfect English
you are too modest al to your really
remarkable linguistic requirements
But If it suits you to speak English al
the present moment, l shall be mos
happy to oblige you. l am sorry tt
inform you that you must submit tt
being searched"
Now, really, wouldn't that be car
rying matters too far?" asked Hardy
II had intended to take this thing
good naturally, as it interests me
but searching mel really think
shall enter a protest against that.
am an American citizen, you know
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Trusts Still PIunderino,

The public fails to perceive that any
decisive victory has been won against
the trusts and corporations. In spite
of court decisions, trusts continue to
do a very profitable business in spite
of laws to regulate freight rates,
freight rates have increased rather
than diminished. The tariff is revised
ostensibly for the benefit of the con-
sumner, but the cost of living steadily
increases. Wall street continues to
exploit the people. The country is
prosperous again after the Roosevelt
panic, but prosperity has served only
to intensity political dissatisfaction.
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Melody on the Farm.

If you like music and pretty pictures.
you can have them at your will by
getting up early on the farm and list
ening to the songs Of the birds and
al. the signs and sounds of natures
resurrection. You can hear the chick.
ems, the COWS and the hogs-the neigh
ing horses as the farmer comes with
their feed. You can hear the voices
at the lot--as the boys or the hired
hands draw water for the stock and
make ready for the day. Then, as the
first long golden lance of light strikes
down across the silent fields, you can
see all the life and hustle of another
opening day. And all Of It is sweet.
and bringeth peace and joy-as we
and out sometimes when we have left
1t and pine for 1t again.-Sylcania
(Ga.1 Telephone.
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az Am an officer of the Law"
and IL any indignities are offered me,
7 oLa1I ,o4 fos1 - doxnanJ .ol,aecU

and IL any indignities are offered me,
| shall not fail to demand redress"
Unfortunately, we have nothing to
do with that feature Of the case" re-
piled the Japanese. I'VE are under
orders, and we trust you will not put
us to the disagreeable necessity Of
using force"
well, go ahead said Hardy cheer
lily, land If you find anything out Of
the ordinary, I'll eat it."
They stepped briskly up to him and
began to run their hands rapidly and
deity over his clothing and through
his pockets. AS they worked, he
talked.
IF this had happened in Russia,
now, where every mar is suspected
of being an anarchist or a spy, l
shouldn't have wondered at 1t. But
we Americans have begun to look on
you Japanese as civilized people. We
call you the Yank,--hello, what's
that?"
They had taken from his overcoat
NHE-TTTS DTMLI tFLHNMT
pocket a bundle of papers, which they
opened under the electric bulb hang
ing from a wire In the middle of the
room and began to examine. Hardy
stepped forward hriskly, out Of curl
osity, but one Of them threw out an
arm as rigid as a bar OF steel and
pushed him back as easily as II he
were a child. AS nearly as he could
tell from the distance maintained, the
paper seemed to be covered with
drawings and plans Of some kind.
II never saw that beforer he ex-
claimed. much wondering. They went
out together and left him in the mid.
die Of the room. Having nothing bet
ter to do, he lighted q cigarette and
attempted to study 1t all out, standing
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-12-30

there with his hands in his pockets.
Il only hope they don't keep this
farce up till l miss my train" he
unused; Il have bought my ticket"
He was not kept waiting long. The
general himself came in to see him.
"of what am l accused?" asked Har-
dy, and why am l subjected to these
indignities?
The general also spoke English. He
had shrewd, fearless, penetrating
eyes, and an absolutely dispassionate,
~businesslike air.
you can not brazen the matter"
he replied. "The papers found on your
person leave little doubt as to the
nature of your mission in this coun-
try"
81 should like to see those papers,"
said Hardy. 81 can not imagine what
they are, that you should be interest
ed in them. l didn't know that | had
any papers in my overcoat pocket"
The general smiled.
1--WE shall be under the necessity Of
OBTAINING you" he said, land of ex-
aiming you more at our leisure"
He pushed a button in the wall. Two
soldiers entered. "You will go with
these men,"
But you are making some great
mistake, that will get you all into trou-
BILE. / am a wellknown American cit
izen, now on my way to Russia. l ar
rived only this morning, direct from
my country. l demand to be taken be-
fore the American consul-7or, better,
/ will send for him."
"You say you arrived this morn
ing?" asked the general. Hardy's
~earnestness was so great that it was
almost convincing. Besides, the Jap
anese had no desire to ALLEVIATE Amer
lean sympathy.
Come out into my office and wait
a WHILE" he said; 81 will telephone to
your consul"
Hardy found Neville still waiting in
the office, smoking a cigar and ap-
pearing quite cheerful, under the cir
c~umstances.
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What do you know about this-what's
his name, who is with you? Where
have you been?"
This mar with me? Why, he's Ne
vile, an Englishman. Everybody
knows him and all about him. He's a
| gentleman. We've been taking in the
sights together in a jin-by Jove, I
have it. In that place where we were
arrested there was a most offensive
chap who insisted on rubbing up
against me. His face was covered
with whiskers. He was a Russian, of
course. He's the mani"
The consul held a long conference
with the general and the latter held
one with his subordinates. AS a re-
suit, the two men were allowed to go,
the Japanese so overwhelming them
with courtesy on their departure that
Hardy, on the whole, was rather
pleased than otherwise at his strange
adventure.
1.-THE bewhiskered gentleman at the
cafe c%hantant, or whatever you call it,
was the man who put the papers in
my pocket" laughed Hardy to Neville,
as he babe him good night at the
Grand. "But why doesn't he disguise
himself? Anybody would know that
he was a Russian with those whiskers.
If there ever was a man who looked
the part, he's the one"
Perhaps the whiskers were arti-
ficial," suggested Neville.
Perhaps they were," unused Hardy.
And that, too, seemed probable.
ITO BE CONTINUED)
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while his gold-rimmed ~pince-nez add
ed intellectual distinction to a high
bred, somewhat ascetic c~ountenance.
In the afternoon they walked down
toward the %sea-shore, the Englishman
still acting as guide.
tsThat would make a fine view" sug-
gested Neville, "those houses along
the beach, that bit of sea, and the
hills yonder."
"That is So" assented Hardy. II be-
Iieve I'll take it. II I'm not careful,
| shall get all my films covered with
babies" He opened his camera and
rolled out the bellows. Then he
strolled back and forth for several mo-
ments, gazing into the finder, as he
tried to decide on the composition Of
the view that he would take. He
pressed the bulb and was closing the
instrument when a Japanese in Euro
pean dress stepped up to him and
laid a OBTAINING hand upon his arm.
t'You must give me that camera,
SIR said the Japanese quietly, in per-
feet English. Hardy looked about in
amazement. Naturally his first
thought was that he vas being
robbed.
Don't try anything Of that kind
here, my man." he replied, "or I'll
| give you into the hands Of the police"
The threat was suggested by the
presence Of two police officers who
were standing near, evidently watch
ing the scene. The Japanese now
called to them in his own tongue and
they approached.
Il am an officer Of the law" he
said, land you will be taken into Gus
Itody IL you resist. / beg that you will
not compel me to have the Gamer ta-
ken from you forcibly.' Hardy rarely
allowed himself to exhibit excitement.
Better hand 1t to him." advised
Neville. "He is evidently laboring UNI
der some mistake, which the authori-
ties will be jolly well anxious to rec
tify when they find 1t out"
Hardy handed over his camera.
'Tll 60, with you to the police sta
tion," he said to the officer.
do not put yourself to the trouble"
said the Japanese, "the police will
know where to find you when they
want you. The instrument will be re-
turned to you, when we are through
with it, at the Grand hotel"
well, ! call that cool!' said Hardy,
al he stood Watching the three men,
who we're walking off with his cam
era. 'I1l have that instrument back
If I have to stay here a month and
make an International affair Of It. |
wonder what they wanted Of It, What
do you think%
III haven't the least idea replied
Neville. Probably they have heard
that some other country prohibits ta-
king photographs. AS told you, they
are a nation Of monkeys"
Mr.. Hardy found his Camera on his
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ooh, this is good of you to wait for
me-" said the American, sitting down.
Couldn't help it, my dear fellow
replied Neville. "They haven't let me
go yet"
But what do they suspect me Of?
What have What have we done?
Have you any idea what those papers
were that they found in my overcoat
pocket?"
mot the least in the world, but
suspect. You see, these people are
simply spelling for a fight with Rus
STA. They talk and think of nothing
else. Japan is a volcano of war, ready
to erupt at any moment. Consequent
ly, they are suspicious Of foreigners.
They probably take you for a French
man or a Russian-a spy, in fact
Neville spoke quite loud, so that 1t
was possible for any of the officials
standing near to hear him. Hardy
admired his imperturbability. The
consul soon arrived, a ~forceful man
who understood his business. Hardy
produced his passport, a card, and sew
eral letters.
4 am on my way to Russia" he
said, TO take a place with the Ameri-
can Trading Company at Stryetensk.
I have bought my ticket, and must get
off in the morning"
The consul led him to one side.
Those papers found on you are
plans and specifications Of the fortih-
cations here he whispered. "The au-
thorities were rendered suspicious OF
you today through finding you In the
act Of photographing the harbor de-
lenses. They have developed your
films and they find a very good pic
ture Of the forts and the approach to
them by sea"
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ManchurIa's Varied Climate.

The climatic conditions Of Man
churia show all gradations from SENT
aridity to the humidity Of the Ameri.
can corn belt and the dry cold OF
Manitoba. The most Characteristic
feature Of the climate is the contin-
nous bright sunshine that rivals the,
clear skies OF Colorado, the windy
dust storms OF winter and early spring
and the heavy downpours Of rain il
Augusta combination that is most
proftably advertised In southern Cali.
tornia.--Review Of Reviews.
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Hardy laughed.
Il do seem to be a deep and dark
villain, don't I? Yet, 1 assure you 1
was only taking an innocent view of
the town"
But how did you come by the plans
and drawings?"
Il haven't the least idea in the
world. l didn't even know there were
any Notifications here"
II believe you" said the consul.
Somebody, hard-pressed by the po-
lice, must have unloaded on you.
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Loeb and Roosevelt.

When Mr.. Roosevelt returns to the
United States next year to exhibit his
trophies and to look after the neg.
lected policies which he b%equeathed to
his successor, Collector Loeb may
prove valuable to his patron in tho
politics Of New York city and state.
But his sudden dropping of the sugar
frauds after discharging a few minor
employees Of the custom house does
not indicate earnest zeal for close col.
lection Of the revenue which the treas
ury ought to draw from that source.
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IN novels. the father is always
wanting the son to carry on the old
family business"
"What Of thatf"
I'm real life when a boy wants to
learn his afther's business, the old
gentleman usually threatens to break
his neck"
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CHAPTER II.
Searched by the Police.

"The Anglo-Saxons are the only peo-
pie who have any idea of personal lib
erty," remarked Hardy, as the two
men stood on the steps of the hotel,
waiting for their jinrikisha to arrive.
Fancy the authorities in New York
or London taking away your camera
and developing the films, just to see
what pictures you have taken! Well,
l got my camera back all right, and
I'm going to consider myself in luck
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return to the hotel, with a note stating
that the films would be returned to
him in the morning. developed. The
incident, which had been conducted in
a masterful manner, threw a new
light on Japan. 1t led him to believe
that this was something more than a
comic-opera country, and that the in
habitants were not all babies.
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Secretary MacVeagh presents an
interesting picture. We have all
seen the G. o. P. march up the tariff
hill, and we shall all be glad to see
it march down again, except, Of
course, Messrs. Aldrich, Cannon and a
few of their confidential friends.
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The president may change the sub
iect from tariff for a short portion of
the session, but the country knows
that the Republican party is hopeless
ly divided on that issue and that the
robber tariff faction absolutely con
trolls in Washington.