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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-22
CUlRASS STYLE is POPULAR
For Young Girls 1t Is Acknowledged
One of the Most Effective
of the Season.

The cuirass style of gown has
brought about an effective combina-
ton of net covered with embroidery
and other materials. One of the popu-
lar evening frocks for a girl who has
a good figure is a gracefully fitted
cuirass which extends to the hips, and
a knife-plaited long skirt. The for
mel is made of coarse net covered
with a fiat embroidery of silk SOU
tache, and the latter of messaline with
a scroll of the soutache outlining the
top of hem. This has tight elbow
sleeves fastened with frills of lace
and is cut into a Dutch neck outlined
with a fiat band of valenciennes lace
or a tucker of fine white net run with
a colored silk ribbon. This frock is
fastened down the back with lace
buttons.
The original model came out in
linen with the cuirass of coarse net
covered with an Egyptian design OF
fine soutache. 1t ran straight to the
neckband and was finished with q
Dutch collar of baby Irish lace. The
sleeves are long, almost tight-ftting,
and finished with a turnover cuff u
baby Irish.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-22
The TelI-Tale Imports.

While the dominating organization
of congress has been telling the coun-
try that the proposed revision will be
downward revision, the importers
have been increasing their foreign pur-
chases because they know that there
is to be an upward revision.
Last February, just before the extra
session of congress began, and when
the whole country had a right to eX-
pect downward revision, as promised
by both parties, the imports had fallen
to a very low volume in anticipation
Of more favorable duties.
The extra session had not progressed
very far before the imports began to
increase, and this increase has gained
with the consideration of the bill in
the senate.
In February 1t was estimated that
the treasury deficit would reach $780,
900, 900 by July /. But the imports
have increased so rapidly and so enor.
mously that the deficit is only $780,
600, 900, or SAL, 600, 900 lower than the
estimate.
The increase in imports, at a season
when importations are ordinarily low,
means simply that the revised tariff
Is going to be even more unfavorable
to the consumers than the Dingley
tariff.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-22
MAKE SPLENDID NECK CHAINS
The Best Use to Which One Can Put
the over-SuppIy Of Old Silver
or Gold.

What to do with old silver or gold
is no longer a problem-which is good
news to those (of whom there are
many whose o%ver-supply of both, but
especially of silver, has heretofore
been a nuisance. What with bridge
prizes, Easter and Christmas gifts
alone ~ the individuals or recip-
tents accumulations become serious
many of the articles being of little
use-and very soon do they become
an eye-sore. A clever owner of this
overplusage solved the difficulty by
turning her silver yer to a well-known
jeweler who had 1t put in the melting
pot and afterwards converted into a
handsome single row neck chain Of
graded silver beads-with earrings to
corresponds single ball for each ear,
with an inset diamond of fine quality
IN each ball. Worn with black gowns
The effect is exceedingly smart. Gold
melted down serves for neck chains or
beads
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-22
VALUE OF THE CoLoRED SLIP
With a Number of These a Good
White Frock Can Be Worn
on Many Occasions.

The girl with little money and a
great need for pretty clothes would
do we'll we'll to remember that old but
none the less clever device of using
colored slips over a white gown.
Girls who could not afford both a
class day dress and a commencement
dress bought a nice white frock and
wore it on class day over a colored
slip, with colored accessories, and ISL
ally flowers to match.
By having various slips, of lawn or
silk, a good white frock may be worm
upon an endless number Of occasions.
Besides providing a change of cos.
tune, the slip actually protects the
gown and helps to keep it fresh.
There are various accessories which
may be had to match; sash, necklace
or pendant, stockings and even shoes,
and, where possible, flowers.
Charming and inexpensive frocks
may be made of white eyelet, embroid-
cred in a color and worn over a slip
of the same color.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-22
The Tariff and Morality.

AS the result Of my observations
upon the different tariffs of the world
land I do not pretend to be wise or
deeply read about the matter), l find
that wherever there Is a protective
tariff 1t has built up a system Of
morality Of its own, and l never found
that its rules of morals were in accord
with any other rules of morals, re-
ligious or secular, ever framed in this
world. 1t has built up a system of
morality in this country that not only
is wicked, but 1t allows to be done,
by authority Of law, what the man
who does 1t would never do in his
private capacity as a citizen. It per.
mits a man not only to covet his
neighbours goods, but to take them
away from him by force of law. When
we consider that we collected a little
over $500, 900, 900 last year, and the
people of this country pay in taxation
to these protected interests $1,000, OOO,-
O00, | think 1t Is about time we are
considering whether we are not tax
ing the American people a little too
far.-Senator Dolliver of Iowa, in the
Tariff Debate.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-22
CHARGES ALL TRUE
MR.. BRYAN RIGHT IN INDICTMENT
OF REPUBLICAN PARTY.
Democratic Leader Said Opponents
Were Impotent to Accomplish Re-
forms, and Time Has Proved
Correctness of Assertion.

In his speech at Lincoln, Neb, Au.
gust IL, 1908, accepting the Democrat
ic nomination for the presidency, Mr..
Bryan charged that the Republican
party "is impotent to accomplish the
reforms which are i~mperatiyely
needed. Further, 1 can not concur in
the statement that the Republican
platform unequivocally declares for
the reforms that are necessary; on the
contrary, l affirm that it openly and
VIGOROUSLY disappoints the hopes and
expectations of reformers, whether
those reformers be Republicans OIL
Democrats"
For many weeks now Senator Al
drich has been zealously proving the
truth of Mr.. Bryan's charges. Moth
ing has been required of Mr.. Bryan
but to bide his time while Mr.. Aldrich
and the Republican majority produced
the evidence.
From the very beginning Senator Az
drich showed that his purpose was to
undo the work Of the house. He de-
MED impudently that the Republican
party was under any obligation, ex-
pressed Dr. implied, to reduce the Ding
ley schedules. He openly repudiated
the pledges of downward revision
given by Mr.. Taft and other Repub-
lican candidates during the 1908 cam.
paign. His policy has been to restore
the Dingley rates lowered by the
house and he has systematically I'M.
dertaken to raise many of them. The
Aldrich tariff out-Dingleys Dingley.
AS for the income tax, Senator AL
drich has always opposed it. He ad.
mits on the floor of the senate that
he only accepted the corporation tax
as a means of beating the income tax.
1t was Mr.. Taft's suggestion, but Sen
ator Aldrich promises the repeal of
the corporation tax within two years.
That means the repeal of the publicity
clause which Mr.. Taft in his special
message said is the most important
part of the bill. Having tricked Mr..
Taft on the revision of the tariff, Sen.
ator Aldrich proposes to trick him
with the corporation tax.
Senator Aldrich is in full control in
the senate, His leadership is recog
nized at the White House. In the re
vision Of the tariff he has falsiied Mr.
Taft's pledges, and in such reforms as
the corporation tax and it's publicity
provisions he purposes multiplying Mr.
Taft's efforts. The Republican party's
impotence to accomplish reforms, as
Mr.. Bryan foresaw, comes from Sena
tor Aldrich's hostility to such reforms
and from the party's support of him as
it's foremost representative.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-22
Likely to Escape.

The statue of limitations now
seems likely to stand between the
sugar trust and the national depart.
ment of Justice, in respect of its prac.
tically confessed violation of the anti.
trust law.
But the escape of the trust Is
through no fault or laches of Taft and
Wickersham. That 1t owes to Roose-
welt and Bonaparte who, in 1906, were
too busy rafting the stage thunder
and vociferating violent intentions to
attend to the testimony against the
sugar trust pressed on them by George
H. Earle. "They refused to listen tc
me-" says Mr.. Earle.
So the statute Of limitations began
to run for the trust; and now that the
new attorney general is eager to go
ahead on Mr.. Earle's evidence 1t
seems to be too late. For which in
munity the trust may thank the fail.
ure of the firm of Roosevelt and Bona
parte to do its plain duty.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-22
Wickersham Thinks Otherwise.
Good for Attorney General Wicker

Good for Attorney General Wicker
sham.
AS against the sugar trusts plead
ing of the statute of limitations, on
which District Attorney Wise halted
the prosecution, the attorney general
says, go ahead. Consequently, seven
high trust officials, and a go-between
who negotiated the low trick that
throttled the Philadelphia Independent
Company, are under indictment for
conspiracy in violation of the Sher-
man law.
Let 1t be noted that the law firm of
which this resolute Wickersham used
to be a member was retained by the
sugar trust in the civil suit out of
which this federal criminal prosecu-
ton grows. But Mr.. Wickersham
holds his present retainer from the
public; and he proposes to do his ut
most for his client.
1t must also be remembered that
these indictments are based on evi.
dence which Messrs. Roosevelt and
Bonaparte refused even to look into,
declaring that there was not sufficient
ground for prosecution. Wickersham
thinks otherwise. But Wickersham Is
a real lawyer and no blowhard.--Mil.
waukee Sentinel.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-22
Tax the Tariff Trust.

At any other time adoption by the
senate of a measure like President
Taft's corporation tax scheme would
be heralded as an event of supreme
Importance. Now 1t is regarded as a
mere incident in the process of tariff
readjustment. 3
This shows to what extent the nee.
essity for reduction of tariff burdens
absorbs the interest of the people
Not even a raid on corporation in.
I'M can draw their attention from
the one crucial issue, with which the
administration has pledged itself to
deal.
The people realize that the corpora
ton that most needs curbing is the
great tariff protected monopoly Of
which Senator Aldrich is the humble
servant. They are not so deeply in.
rerested in taxing minor concerns as
in the question whether this huge com.
bination shall longer be permitted to
levy tribute on the whole country.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-22
HOME TESTING
A Sure and Easy Test on Coffee.

To decide the all important ques-
ton of coffee, whether or not it is
really the hidden cause of physical
ails and approaching fixed diseases,
one should make a test of ten days by
leaving off coffee entirely and using
well-made Postum.
If relief follows you may know to
a certainty that coffee has been
your vicious enemy. OF course you
can take it back to your heart again,
If you like to keep sick.
A lady says: Il had suffered with
stomach trouble, nervousness and ter
rible sick headaches ever since | was
a little child, for my people were al
ways great coffee drinkers and let US
children have all we wanted. l got
80 l thought l could not live without
coffee, but l would not acknowledge
that 1t caused my suffering.
Then | read so many articles about
Postum that I decided to give it a fair
trial. l had not used 1t two weeks in
place of coffee until l began to feel
like a different person. The headache
and disappeared and
whereas l used to be sick two or three
days out of a week while drinking cof-
fee | am now well and strong and
sturdy days a week, thanks to
Postum.
Il had been using Postum three
months and had never been sick a
day when l thought / would expert
ment and see If it really was coffee
that caused the trouble, so ! began
to drink coffee again and inside Of a
week l had a sick spell. I was SO Ill
/ was soon convinced that coffee was
the cause of all my misery and | went
back to Postum with the result that
l was Don well and strong again and
determined to stick to Postum and
leave coffee alone in the future
Read the little book. eThe Road to
Wellville," in pkgs. There's reason
Ever read the above letters A new
one appears from time 10 time. They
nre genuine, trues md fun Of human
Interest,"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-22
shantuna for Summer.

For comfortable summer suits, fine
serge with shantung for the coat, both
in the same shade, is being employed.
Such suits are finished simply, the
only braiding often being on the turn
down collar, which ome only to the
side of the front and around the
sleeves at the hands and possibly
above and below the elbows.
The fancy for trimming sleeves
around and around at different parts
OF the arm is a growing one. A waist
which a girl has just embroidered for
herself has a band of embroidery near
the shoulder, another on the arm be-
low the elbow and another at the
wrist.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-22
A Week Behind.

It Is perhaps Bruno's tact and di.
plomacy that have made his weekly
entertainments at the Lyceum on East
Broadway so popular, says the New
York Press. AS an example, last Fri
day evening the subject of the lecture
was Shall Woman and Man Be Edu-
Gated Equally, and Why?" There fol-
lowed discussions.
One boy, whether it was that he
slept or what, arose, mounted the
platform and began carefully to dis.
cuss the subject of the week before
and to answer the arguments he evil
IDENTIFY thought the speaker of that
evening had advanced in proof Of his
theory. The audience commenced to
litter, then to laugh aloud, whereupon
Mr.. Brunof sprang UP and explained:
The sign outside has not been
changed" he said. THE painter did
not change 1t, therefore this young
man naturally supposed the subject
announced outside to be the subject
undeR discussion this evening. 1t is
not his fault. 1t is not our fault. 1t
is the fault Of the painter"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-22

given me, and I am recommending it
to all my friends. "-Mrs. W. S. FORD,
1888 Lansdowne ST., Baltimore, Md.
The most successful remedy in this
country for the cure of all forms of
female complaints is Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. 1t has
stood the test of years and to-day is
more widely and successful used than
any other female remedy. 1t has cured
thousands of women who have been
troubled with displacements, inflam-
nation, liberation, fbroid tumors, ir-
Irregularities, periodic pains, backache,
that bearing-down feeling, flatulency,
indigestion, and nervous prostration,
after all other means had failed.
If you are suffering from any of these
ailments, don't give up hope until you
have given Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound a trial.
If you would like special advice
write to Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn,
Mass, for it. She has guided
thousands to health, free Of
charge.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-22
Two Children Are Wonders.

Under the headline Juvenile Art.
lists" the Welt Spiegel publishes the
pictures of a little curly-headed girl
seated at a piano, and a boy before an
easel at work on a picture.
The former is Pila Osorio, the three
year-old daughter of a Spanish ply
stefan. THE little miss is like her
half-brether, a born pianist says the
writer. "She plays with wonderful
skill compositions by Hayden, Men
delssohn and Mozart without any
knowledge of notes. The boy, Maurice
Lavallard, is eight years her senior.
HE has done some remarkably fine
work as a painter, which has recently
been recognized at the Paris salon,
where one Of his interiors is now on
exhibition"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-22
RIGHT KIND or MEN.
II Voters Are DESTROYS Of Real Tariff
Revision They Must Retire the
Standpatters.

1t is certain that the Payne-Aldrich
bill in its final form, II acceptable to
President Taft, will contain many hun
dred reductions from the Dingley du-
ties; but it is equally certain thai
those reductions viii be fewer and
less drastic than the country desires
and demands. Something must be
done and planned to secure still fur
Their concessions from the standpat
leaders in congress.
The only available ground of attack,
obviously, is to reduce the number Of
standpatters so that in the senate, for
example, the organization may be
taken, over by the progressives and
leave the Aldrich crowd in a minority;
and even this can only be done in
states like Indiana, where tariff re-
form sentiment is more powerful than
desire for high duties. The Chicago
Record-He puts it in this way:
"The voters of the United States
can not strike directly at Aldrich.
THE voters of Rhode Island will
not.
But the voters of each and every
state should strike as directly as pos
sible and as often as possible against
every man in either house of congress
who enlists under the Aldrich banner"
There is hope for success in the un.
dertaking, by reason of the non-par.
tisan character 1t has assumed; for
the most uncompromising %standpat.
tiers come from both Democratic and
Republican states. In the Republican
states of the north we shall have to
elect Republican r~evisionists and in
the Democratic states of the south we
shall have to elect Democratic revi-
sionists. From New England, as from
Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, South
Carolina and Texas in the south, and
California, Colorado, Oregon, Washing.
ton, Wyoming and Montana in the
west, little can be expected in the way
of tariff revision gains. Pennsylvania
and West Virginia are .hopelessly high
tariff. But the states of New York,
1NSW JSto0yp DOldW are, OAloB lAAAAoiD
Michigan, Wisconsin, the Dakotas and
possibly Kentucky and Tennessee
ought to send revisionists to the sen
ate who will vote with the present
members from Indiana, Iowa, Kansas
Minnesota and Maryland. Until i'm
portant changes along these lines cal
be effected in the senate, it will BIZ
difficult to secure any considerable re
auctions from the schedules of thu
Payne bill, especially as there are al
ways spots where the revisionists viii
fall down on particular schedules, al
the Democratic senators from F1orid;
did when it came to pineapples, or al
the new Democratic senator from Ore
gon did when it came to the tariff OF
lumber.-Indianapolis Star.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-22
Plato Dobbs' Tricky Ways
By Benjamin Franklin Napheys
(Copyrlght. by Daily Story Pub. COZ

Plato Dobbs lay with his head just
visible beneath the patchwork quilt,
and one arm stretched across the top
of the covers. His fist was clenched,
and whenever he emitted an unusu-
ally loud snore he wrathfully smote
the bed clothing. Plato was evidently
having unpleasant experiences in the
land of dreams.
His wife, clad in a dressing gown,
sat on the edge of the bed, watching
him. She made no move to arouse
Plata from his uneasy slumbeys, how
ever; and when a light tap sounded at
the bedroom door she opened it ST.
1ently.
Don't make a sound, sister Ange-
lima" cautioned Mrs. Dobbs, as a thin,
hatchet-faced woman, with a bowl OF
water in her hand, entered the room.
He's asleep at last, but he's mighty
restless. l don't want him walked up
until you've tried the experiment on
him. SEEMS If l couldn't wait another
minute to find out whether your sus-
picions were true, or only made up out
of your own head"
made up, indeed" shifted Angelina;
that's the thanks / get from my W
sister. You needn't be afraid, I'll show
him up and she gestured toward the
sleeping Plato. 81 showed up his two
brothers, Animous and Venomous,
over to Peaville, before I'd been visit
ing their wives two weeks. Just as
soon as l helped those poor, deluded
women to pack up and go home to
their own folks / came right over here
to help you out. There never was a
man yet to be trusted in anything, and
now that I've discovered a way to u n
mask 'em it's going to be my lifework.
Did you have Plato do as | said to-day,
SOS he'd be good and tired tonight"
Yes, he's been on the go ever since
Sunup; and tonight | got him a travel
book out of the library, and he's been
reading it aloud. There wal m fear
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-22
Senator Bacon a Humorlst.

When is a tariff rate a eyenu
duty? Mr.. Bacon of Georgia thinks
his proposed rate Of four cents a
pound upon Sea island cotton would
not be at all protective, while Senator
Aldrich thinks 1t would be too high.
He asked Mr.. Bacon in the senate who
desired such a duty, and the Georgia
senator replied:
1.-THE growers Of the cotton wanted
a much higher duty than | have asked
for, and / declined to ask the senate
for more than a revenue duty. | do
not propose to stand for a protective
duty
This is the funniest thing that has
been said during the debate, and Hon.
Augustus Octavius Bacon is the most
solemn man in the senate.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-07-22

the salt water out of my eyes, and I'll
find out what he's been up to. We
his hand again, sister"
Once more Plato's hand was sub
merged, and this time he made no
protesting movement. Miss. Angelina
fixed her eyes on his face and sternly
demanded:
plato W. Dobbs, where'd you first
meet this female?"
"Um-um-down by the river" sleep.
lily muttered the man in the bed.
Il knew It," declared Miss Angelina.
Il told you, sister, that he went down
there for something else besides fish
ing. l followed him often enough, but
| never could catch him at anything.
Where'd you hide, you bald-headed old
deceiver?"
"Up a tree" responded the victim,
with astonishing promptness. "Up a
tree-tree-tree-um."
Good lands!" exclaimed Mrs.
Dobbs, there's no woman around
these parts that can climb a tree, let
alone staying there when she got up.
Ask him how she kept from falling off
the limbs
"Bow-legged," Immediately respond
ed the sleeper. "Old bow-legs-bow-
legs-ugh."
Keep his hand well wet, sister"
cautioned Miss Angelina. "Im going
to find out who she is now, only |
dassent ask him right out, just yet,
What does she look like. Plato W."
ugly, slabsided - hawk nosed old
gorilla-gorilla-wow!" =
"And you've been running after a
person like that?"
Nav, she chased me-eyery day
up a tree"
There, I knew it," exclaimed Mrs,
Dobbs. "You see, sister, no matter
what we've found out, it isn't his
fault"
BE still, and keep his hand wet,
Plato w, what is her name?"
Plato stirred, grunted, and hid his
face in the pillow.
wet his hand, sister. Come, you
brute, you've got to tell. What's her
name? Speak up" .
Angelina Barlow" and then Plato
drowsily took away his hand and
buried himself beneath the patchwork
coverlid.
The bowl Of water dropped unheed
ed from Mrs. Dobbs' fingers, and Miss
Angelina sunk Imply to the floor.
You'd better go to bed and gel
some rest, Angelina" said Mrs. Dobbs
at length. You'll be getting up early
tomorrow"
do you b'1ieve what he said" weak
ly demanded Miss Angelina.
"N-no, course not; only you told me
that the salt water made 'em all tel
the truth. and you know, Angelina
that you're awfully bow"
"Sisteri"
We'll, any way, you'd better pacl
your things, and the hired man'll driv,
you over to Peaville the first thing IL
the morning"
Beneath the bed clothes Plato Dobbi
was ~chuckling and winking in tn,
darkness.