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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-03-18
Cannon and vreeIand Confer.

Speaker Cannon and Representative
Vreeland conferred with the Republi-
can members of the ways and means
committee regarding the provisions of
the new tariff bill. The strict secrecy
that has prevailed in regard to every
thing that has taken place in the COM
mittee room was maintained but it is
understood that the new features Of
the bill, the new provision revising
the war revenue tax and the inherit
ance tax section, were thoroughly ex-
planned to the speaker. Mr.. Cannon
desires to become thoroughly familiar
with the tariff measure in order to
speed its passage through the house
in accordance with the understanding
reached at the White House confer
ence Monday.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-03-18
WILL BE PREPARED TO RUSH
MEASURE THROUGH LOWER
HOUSE OF CONGRESS.
NO CHANGE IN SUGAR RATES
A Graduated Tariff Is Proposed on
Textiles-Higher Grades to be
Increased, Medium Grades to
Remain Unchanged.

Washington, D. Cit was au-
thoritatively learned that the new
tariff bill which will be submitted to
the house at the special session by the
ways and means committee will con
tain the following recommendations:
Lead and copper, no change; sugar,
no change; iron ore, placed on free
list; rails and billets, substantially re-
duced; pig iron, 25 per cent reduction;
textiles, graduated tariff on high grade
cotton and silk goods an increased
tax; on medium grade, no change; o n
low grade, a reduced tariff.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-03-18

Many a bachelor would willingly
pay a t%wo-dollar tax if he could have
any guarantee that he would re-
main so.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-03-18

Itch cured in 80 minutes by Woolford's
Sanitary Lotion. Never fails. At druggists.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-03-18

Writers Of melodrama no doubt
view the invention Of the noiseless
gun with alarm.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-03-18

Inducements are being offered to
have Kentucky raise Turkish" to-
bacco. How will the night-riders
dress?
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-03-18

If love wasn't blind Cupid would
have a lot more work to do.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-03-18

Screen the windows in the COW
stables. This will keep out both flies
and mosquitoes.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-03-18

Those Tired, Aching Feet of Yours
need ALIENS Foot-Ease. 25c at your Druggist'a
Write A. s. olmsted, LIE Roy N. Y, Tor sample.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-03-18

The pen point production of Biz
mingham, England, is 100000 900 a
week.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-03-18

What is the objection to rotating
the barnyard where the stock is kept?
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-03-18
INSTRUCTED.

Doctor-What are you doing in that
tub? You'll catch your death.
Patient-But, doctor, didn't you tell
me to take the pills in water?
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-03-18

headaches, nervous
p~rostration, and
h~emorrhages.
Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compoundmadem
well and strong, SO
that lean do all my
homework, and at
tend to the store
and post-office, and
Ifeel muchyounger
than 1 really am.
NTu1in II D;~I-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-03-18

BEST
REMEDY
For Women-Lydia E. Pink
ham'sV Vegetable Compound

Noah, KY. -"Iwas passing through
the Change of Life and suffered from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-01

the ocean would have been a somewhat similar
task. Van went at once at the business. with
his customary spirit He presently in
formed that there nothing resembling a
room bed to b., had IN all the place y hun
bred men would ak the streets or sleep in
chairs that night. he one apartment suitable
for two lone women / occupy had been secured
the previous day bv Plunger Frask an eastern
Young man who would bet that grass was not
green.
Van searched for Trask and found him cash
ing IN lot of assorted chips representing his
winnings at a faro game he had been bucking
Hello there Van. he said famillarly rs
the horseman touched him on the shoulder.
Come and have a drink.
Nv teeth are floating now from drink, said
Van. but / IL take something else If YOU say
SO. want Your apartments for the night.
Saw. wire me- answered the plunger.
That's the cutest little bunch OF nerve ever
saw off the Bowerv, How much money have
YOU got in your khaki,
about fortv-tive dollars said Van Is
Not as a price but good in a flip" said
Trask. with an itch for schemes of chance.
IN throw YOU the dice, my room against Your
fortv-tive- and the devil take Your luck if YOU
win
Van agreed They borrowed a box of dice.
threw three times apece-and the horseman
paid over his money.
There YOU are old man said the plunger
cheerfully Satisfied hope
Not quite said Van ''I'll owe YOU forty
five more and throw you again"
Right no" responded Trask TO as far
as you like"
They shook again. Van lost as before He
borrowed again, undiscouraged For the third
time they cast the little cubes OF uncertainty
and this time Van actually won. The room
was his to dispose of as he pleased. 1t had cost
him ninety dollars for the night.
In his pocket he had cautiously retained Il
little money. and half dollars, to lie
accurate. He returned to Beth informed her
of all he had discovered concerning her brother
took herself and Elsa to dine in the camps one
presentable restaurant, paid nearly seven dol
lars for the meal and gave wha remained to the
waiter.
Then Beth, who had never in her life been SC
utterly exhausted, resigned herself to Elsa ;
care, babe Van goodnight, and left him stand
ing in the rain before the door gallant and
smiling to the end
To be continued nen Sunday
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is too much. How could we hold up our head,
if We accepted such sacrifice from youo 1t i.
too much, Do you realize what that means
what the llfe means-no rest from money NJ
rest from those who know you have money ano
that want money, too much to eat, too much
to drink too much to wear too much of every
thing, Oh, see you WAIVER! Back out befor,
it is too late We shall revere YOU Just a,
much.
Pinch seemed to be swallowing his palate
but he recovered himself with shake and sad
firmly. Enough! am resolved. My soul need
this Christening. Say more, kind friends
Here is my key. Emrfie, ! know you stand
by me in this step? Yes OF course! o.
course!"
Mr.. and Mrs. Pinch helped the family to &c,
ready to leave. They were childishly excited
at the prospect of leaving their burdensom.
riches, and when at last the handshakings were
over at the door and the repeated protesta tions
on both sides were finished Pinch walked
slowly over the rich rugs and hardwood floors
pushing aside heavy silken curtains, into the
library. and as his wife went a tour of inspec-
ton through the upper stories he sat down IL
a huge Flemish oak chair and took a perfect
from a box lying on the table.
Somebody snickered. Could it have beer
Pinch
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WAS FIRM. BUT COMPROMISED

THE young man had entered that mysterious
L realm called matrimony. and it was his
first ofense his father handing him some
paternal advice as to how he should treat the
young wife.
When you have any little differences OF
opinion my SON. he said to the boy. = if you
can't persuade Margaret that you are right
and you probably can't; for they all about
alike,-you must compromise Be firm; yet
be considerable and compromise
Yes, father" replied the son.
well remember a little experience" and a
reminiscent expression came over the old man 5
face, Ion the very threshold of the married life
of your mother and myself, and it was the
basis of all future disputes. 1t was this way.
wanted to spend the summer our first vaca-
ton together, in Maine, and your mother
wanted to go to Saratoga. That thirty
wears ago. But shall never forget how firm
and yet how considerable | was with your
mother, and how compromised, avoiding
all dispute
1t was this way. We stayed from Saturday
to Tuesday morning at Bar Harbor; and
then we spent the rest of the summer at Sara
toga. Yes. indeed the old man added with q
sigh +" that's the only way to deal with woman.
You must be firm; but be willing to compro-
mise little in awhile as | have done
with your mother.
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Summing on Fifth
Continued hpm poee II
Continued from page IL

effect, you would have to buckle to with grim
determination and our help"
Il could give some floating Libraries to Mount
Vernon and
visible effect on really large fortune. Some
thing else must be thought of, interrupted
Pinch with the excitement of zeal glistening IN
his eye You that plan would never bring
the wolf to the door. No, you must think OF
the children-the dear little things! | don't
suppose they've missed single meal since
your sudden-er-wealth9 Pinch turned to-
ward his wife How few of us know how the
other half lives'"
This good man, with rare. almost obsolete
tact, seemed to infuse fraternal equality be
tween the unfortunate family and himself, and
he tried not to show the pity he naturally felt
for people living in such adverse crcum-
stances. Some members of his society were not
of Pinch's caliber; they were charitable not tor
charity's sake but-well, | may well be
quite frank-they actually put on airs when
they visited the rich and liked to make the OBJ
iects of their benevoence feel the difference in
their positions in hundred little foxy ways.
They en- oyed Summing; it was fad; It
tIckled their self esteem 1t it IS possible to
imagine such an absurd thing as the rich on
charitable errands to the poor, then perhaps
some of those unchrlstlan members OF that socl-
ETY. would be patronized in their turn. and 1t
would do them good But Pinch and his wife
really had the welfare of the rich at heart; they
We're sincere.
EUREKA, | thought an inspiration would
- come to me. have thought of the answer to
the problem" Pinch suddenly cried. You'll
smile when you how simple it is. It's
wonder | didn't think of it at once. Why
should such an absurdly easy solution not have
occurred to me before?
The family gathered closely round him with
inquiring eyes and bated breaths, as he sat for
a moment in powerful self communion. At
length he opened his lips again with the re-
lieved look of one who has conquered some un-
worthy impulse and is resolved to do his duty
in the face of awful temptation.
q 1t is this my dear friend: will exchange
latchkeys' Now don't thank me, he protested.
waving back the grateful family, who would
have casped him to them in their gratitude.
"Why should not sacrifice oneself That
is the real success of life. | the one that
will be the happiest, having put my desires
aside and gained victory over my lower self.
No. no. he went with joyous tears in his
eyes, Il should be the grateful one my wife
and l. to YOU who have been the cause
Protests from the family No, let
have my way; humor me in this one little
thing
But, weakly urged the Urgent Case, this
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sweeping gust of wind came raging down on the
town, hurting dust and gravel on the travellers.
Van rode ahead like spirit of the storm. He
knew the need for haste. Beth simply let her
pony 60. She was lame and far too wearied for
effort.
They were galIUplng now past the outskirts OF
the camp the many scattered tent, of the men
who were living on their claims. MI the world
was land of claims, staked off with tall white
posts like ghosts in the vanishing light Ahead.
a multitude of lights had suddenly broken on
the travellers vision like a nearby constellation
of stars
THEY rode into all of it, blazing lights. eager
crowds in the streets. NOISE of raucouS
music from the brilliant saloons. and rush of
wind and dust, not a minute too soon. They
had barely aghted and surrendered their
horses to friend of Vans, when the rain from
the hilltops swooped on the camp in a fury that
seemed like an elemental threat to sweep all the
place with its follles. hopes. and woes, its
elements. lawlessness and struggles, from the
face of the barren desert world.
Beth and her maid were cramped and numb
Van could only hustle them inside grocery and
hardware store to save them from drenchlng
The store was separated from gambling hall
saloon by the flimsiest board partition Odors
of alcohol confusion of voices. and calls of a
gamester came unimpeded to the women :
senses, together with some mighty bad singing
accompanied Justify by strains and groans
lloiH SiisiSllN PAM
Sit down. SAID Van, nvcrt1ng tub at the
feet of the wondering women. I'll see if | can
rustic up your brother"
He went out in the rain dived impartially
into the first OF the crowded saloons, some
what hilarouslv greeted by a score of convvia
fellows found no who knew of Young Glen
Kent and pro eeded to the next.
The horseman was well and favorably known
in all directions. He was eagerly cornered
wherc-ocver he appeared by lot of fellows
who were friends to little purpose in an actual
test However, he chung to his mission with
commendable tenacity of purpose and kept on
his VIZ Thus he discovered at length. when
he visited the bank an institution that rarely
closed before ten O'Clock in the evening. that
Kent had been gone for the last two weeks, no
one knew where, but somewhere out south. with
party.
THERE was nothing to do after that but to
look for fit apartments for the gently
reared girl and her maid. Hunting needle in
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CHAPTER VIII.
A Nights Expenses

EROM karrish to Goldite by the road was
i twentv-sevcn miles. There were fifteen
miles of bottles by the way-all of them empty.
\ blind man with for glass could have
smelled out the trail unerringly, across that
desert stretch. karrish the nearest town
for a great distance around.
Over the road lnnumerable caravans We're
passing. Everything was rushing to Goldite.
There were horsemen, hurried persons on foot,
men in carriages and autos, twentyhorse
freight teams. and men on tiny burros. Nearly
all were shedding bottles as they went A
waterless land is not necessarily devoid of all
manner of moisture
a dozen of the slowly laboring freight outfits
were passed by Van and his two companions
What engines of toll they represented The ten
pairs of sweating stralnIng animals seemed al
most like some giant caterpillar harnessed to a
burden on wheels. They always dragged three
wagons, two of which huge gray hulks.
incredibly heavy with giant powder, canned
goods, bottled goods, picks, shovels, bedding.
hay, great mining machinery, and household
articles. These wagons were htChed entraln.
The third wagon termed trailer" was small
and loaded merely with provisions for the team
ster and the team. The whole thing, from end
to end. beat up a sitting cloud of dust.
The sun went down while Beth, Van, and
Elsa were still five miles from their goal. They
rode as rapidly as possible The horses, how
ever, were faded and the way was slightly up
grade. The twilight was brief. 1t descended
abruptly from the western bank of clouds, by
thick and dark mud, Afar off shone
the first faint light of the gold camp to which
the three riding. This glimmering ray
two miles out from the center of town.
Godlte spread in circle four miles wide,
and the most of it was isolated tents.
The darkness shut down like pail. \ vivid
vicious bolt OF lightning fiery serpent over
charged with might struck down on the noun
taintops pouring liquid flame on the rocks. \
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-08-27
TRI-STATE WEATHER.

Washington, Aug. 26.-For Dakota,
fair and cooler, Friday and Saturday.
For Minnesota: Fair Friday, cool
er in western portion. Saturday
fair and cooler, moderate seut:,,
shifting to west winds by Friday
hight.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-08-27

bridged the gap today with a brief
account of his distinguished patients
progress Mr.. Hartman he said, had
been confined to the house for the
day by rains that shrouded all the
Ramapo mountains, but his eager in
quisitive mind had been busy with
construction work still in progress on
his new home, and then DR.. Lyle
laughed.
IF a certain physician would per.
NIT" he said Hartman would be
out on the job today, bossing the fin
ishing touches on the inclined rail
road himself. Mr.. Hartman passed
a good night. His present condition
is due to the general nervous break
down and there is nothing he needs
more than absolute rest"
Judge Robert S. Lovetta, who has
been mentioned as Harriman's posi-
Bile successor, came to Arden for an
other conference. Judge Lovett alb
solutely refuses to discuss the pur
pose of his frequent visits. All the
Hartman children are now here.
Walter Averill Hartman, eldest son
and last to arrive, stepped off the
train from Chicago today and was
whirled away by one of his sisters
in an automobile.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-08-27

R, H. Proudfoot and J. X. Britain
of the William H. Brown company
are in the Judith Basin, Mont, with
two large parties of land seekers.
Miss Hattie Harmon, who is in the
st. Alexius hospital at Bismarck, it is
reported, is getting along nicely after
her operation for appendicitis. She
will be brought home in a few days.
W. H. Umpleby, who has been TAX
ing a vacation from his duties as
editor of the paper a. Garrison, went
to Fort Clark He will also attend
to business affairs in that neighbor
hood and will then resume his work
at Garrison.
DR.. Foster of this city is in the
Twin Cities. He was called there by
the serious illness Of his mother.
Mrs. Irene Leonard of Bismarck,
came over on No. to attend to bust
ness matters in this city .
Northern Pacific freight traffic has
begun to get heavier already, and
they will do very heavy business
this fall and winter, hauling the large
crop that this country has yielded
this year, to market.
One of the large steam shovels on
the south branch between here and
Riverside will be taken out and NOV
ed south of Fort Yates.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-08-27
MANDAN DEPARTMENT

All me of the construction of the
branch lines are being shipped in
from the east now. No. Is brings in
large shipments every day.
Charles F. Ellis, G. L. Heegard,
Oscar Morck and Charles Toman, all
of this city, left recently for Fort
Clark to plat the townsite belonging
to the Ellis Townsite company. AS
soon as the plat is completed lots
will be placed on sale. This town
site company expect to make Fort
Clark one of the very best towns on
either of the two new branches out
of Mandan.
J. w. Goss is preparing to put In
a first class cafe in the new building
being built by r. H. Proudfoot of this
city. A good cafe is something that
Mandan is very much in need Of just
now, and We feel that Mr.. Goss will
do a very profitable business in that
line.
The management of the Topic thea
tire have very good quartette the
fore part of this week.
Agent C. D. Sterling has been sup
piled with a stenogra2her. Prepare
tons are being made in all depart
ments to handle the heavy business
which the Northern Pacific expects
this fall and winter.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-08-27
The Gordon De Luxe $40
court REFUSED
tContinued from page H.

From the first dozen witnesses cali
ed, little information upon which
bass peonage charges, was elected.
the witnesses for the greater part
declared that the food had been bad
anu their treatment rough but citing
no u~-.Alte persons as being RESPONSE
BILE.
--.~x Friedman, Hungarian of
New York, was the witness who
made the sensational charges Of the
day. He said he was brought here
Is days ago with 100 other men from
New York and alleges that they were
brought under false impressions. He
said workmen were given to under
stand there was no strike at the
works. He said he was in the plant
several days before he learned Of the
strike. Friedman alleged that the
car company picked out the strong
est looking imported workmen and
made guards of them. He testified
these guards handled the men in a
rough manner. Friedman did not
claim he had been forced to stay
inside the car plant, but stated he
could point out men who had been
compelled to remain at work against
their wills. Tomorrow the investt-
cation will be continued. >s$ ~.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-08-27
INFANIILE
PARALYSIS
OVER TWO HUNDRED CASES ARE
FOUND IN BROOKLYN IN LAST
FEW DAYS - PHYSICIANS SEEM
TO BE UNABLE TO CHECK THE
SPREAD OF DISEASE.
(By Associated Press. }


New York, N. Y, Aug. 26.-More
than two hundred children in linz
tied district of Brooklyn, have been
stricken within the last few days
with form of infantile paralysis
Not even the healthiest children arc
immune from the epidemic and bot
tle-fed babies seem most susceptible,
Although the disease does not appear
to be fatal, Brooklyn physicians BE-
lieve that many of the victims will
be crippled for life.
The superintendent of the Brooklyn
health department today began an i'll
vestigation of the outbreak, saying
that the epidemic is the forth largest
of it's kind in medical history. Great
difficulty has been heretofore found
in checking the disease because little
has ben known about its cause and
nature.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-08-27
RAGING
in ROTTERDAM
FOUR DEATHS HAVE BEEN RE-
PORTED SUSPECTED DISEASE
WAS TAKEN TO THE CITY ON
THE STEAMER FROM ST. PET
ERSBuRG.

Rotterdam, Aug. 26.-At today's
sitting of the Municipal Council, the
burgomaster announced that thers
had been four deaths from cholera
and that OH: of nine suspected cases
now in iso'a!eI sbeds, had heen
found to he :nfecr-d with cIol'.Ha
bacillus An examination of Others
has not yes been concluded. Forty
two apparently healthy persons who
have been in contact with the de-
ceased are now under supervision.
There were no fresh cases reported
today. The general belief is that the
desease was brought to this port by
a steamer from st.. Petersburg.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-08-27
ZEPPELIN STARTS
ON BALLOON TRIP
FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY
MILES WILL BE COVERED IF
ALL GOES WELL - TO REMAIN
IN AIR EIGHTEEN HOURS FOR
FIRST LAP.

Frederichschaffen, Aug. 26.-The
dirigable balloon Zeppelin III started
at 4:30 o'clock this morning for Ber-
lin. The course will be via Nurem.
burg, Leipsic and Betterfeld, a total
distance of about $50 miles. The
run to Betterfeld will be made with
out a stop and the ship probably will
arrive there after nightfall.
Then it will remain at Betterfeld
until noon Saturday to replenish gas
and supplies and take on Count Yep
pelin who will go to Betterfeld by
rail.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-08-27

Try T'.e Tribune want Columns.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-08-27
THOMPSON DECLARES He
IS NOT HARTMAN AGENT
WOULD BUY TEN MILLION DOL
LAR RAILROAD ON HIS OWN
HOOK - DENIES THAT HE WAS
ACTING FOR HARTMAN IN THE
RAILROAD PURCHASE.
IRy Associated Press.)

Mexico City, Aug. 26-Ambassador
David E. Thompson emphatically de-
MED today the report that he had
purchased the Pan-American railroad
for $10,00O,00O, acting as agent for
E.. H. Hartman. He declares that he
was in no way. connected with Har.
riman and that he had not purshas-
ed any railroad.
He admitted, however, that he had
been trying to purchase the road but
that he would own it himself If pos
sible. If the deal which is pending
should go through, Ambassador
Thorn will own $4,000, 900 worth OF
stock.