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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-30
PROTECTING THE FEET.
Fescauticns That Should Be Taken In tina
Damp Spring Season.


f9scauticns That Should BE Taken In tina
Damp Spring Season.
AT this season of the year, when the
physical condition of most persons is
little below it's normal state and the
ground damp, it is especially necessary
to protect the feet. The danger of damp
feet cannot be too strongly dwelt upon.
The feet have SO long been treated in an
artificial manner that they must be care
fully cared for, and cannot be treated
like the hands, Close, tight shoes, which
are high enough to shut out all air from
the feet, are unwholesome. The fash
ion of low shoes and CATERS, SO general
ly adopted in athletic dress, is whole
some one for walking and all outdoor
use. There is no excuse for the use of
a high shoe about the house. The COM
plant some women make, that their
feet swell in low shoes, shows degen-
Grated state of the system and the need
of a tonic. The feet have been weakened
by long confinement in close shoes,
where they did not have sufficient room
for exercise, and the ankles have
naturally become too weak to do their
work. After persisting in the use of low
r,
necessary, in outdoor walking, the
trouble may be overcome. The laced
shoe, which is just now fashionable, is
much more easily managed and gives
more chance for free movement than any
buttoned shoe. Probably nothing
could be worse for the feet than the high
top-boots formerly worn by men. In
the spring, rubber shoes are necessary
evil in the country, where roadways are
often almost impossible. In the vii
lagos, and wherever there are sidewalks
which are above the water line of the
spring "thaw-out," a heavy shoe with
an extra heavy sole will keep out the
water. It is said that caifskin which is
tanned so that the outside of the skin
is the outside of the shoe, when well
creased. is practically water proof
These shoes, however, are heavy for
women's wear, and many women will
prefer lighter morocco or kid shoe,
with rubber. There is nothing more
unwholesome for children than the
rubber boot. 1t is popular method of
settling the problem of keeping small
boys 'dry-shod" in spring, but the same
matter can be more wholesomely set.
tied by little strict family discipline.
There is no reason why children should
play in pools of water, like young ducks.
Those who are not allowed this privilege
thrive, and manage to take proper ex-
ercise elsewhere. The rubber boot is
responsible for great many sore
threats and dangerous groups. The
malarious spring pools in which chill
dren play in rubber boots furnish the
seeds of the disease, and the boots, by
keeping the feet in a state of perspira-
ton, weaken the child's system and give
the weakened condition in which the
child easily contracts disease.-N. Y.
Tribune.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-30
NOT A SECTIONAL QUESTION.
Some 'Distressing'' Facts for Single Gold
Standard Advocates.

Some "Distfe0atng" Facts FOR Single Gold
Standard Advocates.
Some of the more unscrupulous Of
the gold advocates are giving q Sec
tiona1 color to the silver question. It
is pointed out that the senators who
favor the gold standard represent
larger constituencies than the silver
senators. The New York Nation is
distressed to find that senators from
states north of the Potomac and the
Ohio and east of the Missouri and Red
rivers represent on an average over
1000, 900 of people, while senators from
the southern group of states represent
on an average but ESQ, 600 people.
When the nation casts its inquiring
eve across the Missouri it is shocked at
the discovery that there are quite
number of senators who represent an
average of only 234, 900 people.
Whether this disparity in senatorial
constituencies is to be made cause
for secession does not appear from the
wailings of the gold journal Upon
closer examination it will probably be
found that the populous northeast en-
joys some compromising advantage.
The group Of statas whose senators
represent !, OOO, 600 have representation
in the house in proportion to population.
Their numerical preponderance in the
house gives them the speaker, and
through the speaker the chair
men of important house committees.
The president is always selected from
the group Of states. and the president
either selects his cabinet from the
same group or pulls out of obscurity
some man whose opinions are easily
nodded. There are two examples of
this kind of practice in the present
cabinet Mr.. Cleveland went out of
the northeast group for three of his Of
fcial advisers, but neither one of the
three has uttered silver chirp since
cabinet lightning struck him. It is toe
true that the most widely-circulated
newspapers are published in the cities
of the northeast. OF these all but one
or two represent the dominant finan-
clal ideas of the group All these
things considered, the northeast will
content itself with its lot. So long as
they can control legislation they need
not fret over the fact that silver sena-
tors can get their ideas before the
country. If these ideas are as wild
and impracticable as the gold advo-
Gates declare them to be, little harm
will be done.-San Francisco Bulletin.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-30
HOME AND HOUSE.

Too Little Attention Given to Important
Particulars.
The word home" can be applied to Il
tent on the beach or in the mountains,
or to a dugout in the hillside, or to any
craft on any stream. Homes are in O
way easy enough to get, as one may set
up ones household gods even in a hol-
low tree, but the househome demands
not merely the desire for a spot around
which ones tender sentiments may
gather, but in these ambitious and re-
generate days it means a great deal of
science, not a little art, and a large share
OF good, solid common sense.
The selection Of the home location is
important, not only from motives of
health but of convenience. To build y
home in a wilderness means long days
and years of waiting for returns from
ones investment. A home near pros
porous city or ono adj jacent to transpor-
tation facilities means possible utiliza-
ton of products and prompt and salts
factory results.
But it is not everyone who knows
how to build house. Too little atten-
ion is given to the cellar and the founda-
ton. These ought to be looked after
with the utmost caution, and should be
OF good material and well arranged.
With good foundation, the durability
of a house is assured, also the possibility
of successfully adding to it or recon-
structing it at some future time.
1t is of prime Importance to every
young man, or young woman either,
for the matter of that, to start in life
with the idea of owning a home. It is
much better to refrain from some of
the unnecessary indulgences In life, and
to lay mp for this purpose a portion OF
the regular income. The delight and
satisfaction of dwelling under ones own
roof can scarcely be overestimated, to
feel that every hours work on the place
is making it more valuable, more COM
Portable and more attractive, is a very
great incentive.
The house need not be large OF lux
urious. Many people do not care for
this, but it should be snug. comforta bic
and convenient. 1t would be very well,
indeed, if better facilities were offered
to people of very limited means, facili-
ties that would enable them, after
reasonable length of time to become the
possessors of the four walls that shelter
them.-N. Y. Ledger.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-30
m. Scalea Turned.

Our opinion is that the money power
has chosen very bad time for its CAM
paign in behalf of the British gold
standard. Six years ago they had only
the arguments against them. Now
they have not only the arguments but
the cold and clammy facts against
them. They started out some time
ago, as they said. to educate the peo-
pie, and they have certain II succeeded.
They have demonstrated beyond ali
question that the British gold standard
means depression in all lines Of trade
and business, ruin to producers and
despair to the poor. Exchange.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-30
INSECT PESTS.

Black Ants and Cockroaches in Guiana at
the Coming of tho Rains.
At the coming of the rain in Guiana
the small black ants are everywhere.
They come into the rooms and get upon
our dining table, even though its legs
are placed in cans of kerosene oil. A
chair will provide a suitable gangway,
or they will even run over your clothes
as you sit at dinner. They even get into
our beds, and we wake up at night and
find hundreds of these tiny creatures
crawling over us and giving us vicious
bites here and there. Then the baby
cries in the next room, and it's nurse
wakes up to find the little pests running
over it's face and sucking the moisture
from it's eyelids. The child wakes up
and rubs the part with its fist, to be re-
warded with sundry bites on his deli
cate skin. Or perhaps one of them has
got into his ear, and the child screams
with all his might; then the mother or
nurse has much ado with syringe and
oil before silence is again restored.
Now come the cockroaches. Not
that they have ever been entirely
wanting, but as long as the weather was
dry they could hide under heaps OF
dead leaves or about the roots of trees
in the garden. Routed from these snug
quarters, they appear in great numbers.
flying into the open sitting-rooms, and
perhaps making lady scream out with
disgust as one of them sprawls on her
dress. Their object is to hide them
selves as soon as possible, no matte.
where, and female drapery is very con-
no fS {hoSn Sfinl-in0
creatures invade our bedrooms, and a
newcomer is warQed not to sleep with
his mouth open, for he might wake to
find one exploring the cavity. Those
who have lived in the tropics for any
length of time can hardly escape tast-
ing the cockroach. Now and then they
run over our dishes and leave their taste
and smell behind, while occasionally
one gets into the flour barrel and spoils
your cake or pudding. We have seen
bits of their carcasses in our bread, and
have had to reject roll altogether from
such cause.
Now that the ground is well soaked,
the wood ants or termites begin to
swarm. They fly for little while, but
quickly get rid of their wings, to crawl
into the chinks and crannies of the
floor, between the covers of books and in
fact everywhere. They litter the table
with their cast-of wings, and if not
looked after will do serious damage in a
few days. Furniture is bored with
holes, books are eXcavateI to provide
nests, and the house itself becomes
ultimately little more than home for
wood ants.-James Roadway, in Apple
tons Popular Science Monthly.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-30
PlTH AND PoinT.

Ats that really trueT B-My
dear fellow, I always tell the truth, but
this is an absolute fact. "-Titbits.
Turning the Tables.-'.How little
originality these men have" she pouted.
whats the matter?" They are getting
SO they wear bicycle costumes almost
exactly like ours" -Detroit Free Press.
How large were the diamonds ?"
asked the press agent. pausing in the
writing of the account for publication.
"About as large as chestnuts, /" confessed
the actress, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Times.
Mistress (sharply)-"You should
have told me, Rose, that you had broken
seeing both the arms was gone didn't
think you'd mind so much about the
head."-Brooklyn Life.
"A .-Pinxit-"Hear about
Smeers? He has been suffering with
the ST. Vitus dance for more than
week" D'Aubyr-"Lucky dog! He can
turn out posters to perfection now,
can't he ?'-Indianapolis Journal.
-Jimson engaging cook in his
wife's absence)-"Yes, you will suit.
Come next Wednesday. By the way.
what's your name?" Cook-"Mary,s SIR
Jimson-"H'm! that's unfortunate. My
wife's name is Mary" Cook-'>Oh, then.
call me Daisy."-Titbits.
II always let my daughters have
their say about the color of the lamp
shades and the arrangement of the
doilies," said sensible Atchison moth
er. 81 find. as result, they are not il,
such a hurry to get married. The
foundation of most girls desire to mar
~ is to live in house where they can
have their own way about the lamp
shades and doilies."-Atchison Globe.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-30
Egg Toast.

The fortunate housekeeper has al
egg poacher in which the eggs can be
steamed. If not, they will have to BE-
dropped into hot water. Toast good
bread. Dip the crust into hot sailed
water, butter and place a dropped egg
on each slice. Season with salt, pepper
and butter, or dip the toasted bread into
hot salted milk and pour a good cream
sauce over each slice and then lay the
nicely-cooked egg upon it. Season the
egg as before. Serve hot.-Good House
EeepinR.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-30

ance ia busineaa circles thnn 49,
panic occasioned. q s. ssss 81 = IS
Then came the first bond decker. Me-
$50 the fulfillment Of these paouaisoa
saw prices and vAlues decline sim fur
Their. Then came the second bond anla.
That was sure TO bring better tims1, s.
any event. but In order to make nnoux@
ance doubly sure, syndicate a.
oankera vas practically plaoed ii
charge Of the treasury. They were 10
control conditions and to mafntain the
rate OF foreign exchange below tbs
gold shipping point
They did this very well for six
months, but prosperity did not mate
rialixe. Prices slowly but surely fell.
The speculative stocks that the Wan
street operators play with when they
have nothing better to do-stoclrs that
are practically worthless - inveat-
ment-went up and down. When they
went up the gold orRans cried out with
one voice: ''Behold, the approach Of
prosperityF' When they went down
they said nothing about It But the
prices Of all goods that represent hu-
man labor continued to fall
Then the money power, their agents
and their tools, from the highest OH
cials to the rickety minded editors.
with wheels in their heads, declared
that the trouble was the lack Of honda
tissue q hundred or two millions Of
bonds" they said, land everything
will be all right" The people were
told that the way to restore prosperity
was to issue 500, 0o0, 900 Of bonds. Az
the people had no say SO in the matter
the new lonn was made. Bids were
called for and when opened appeared
to show that the whole country was
flooded with gold. Bids to the amount
Of nearly $500. O00, 600 were made, and
when this fact was discovered the
cuckoos fluttered wildly with delight.
This shows how prosperous the coun-
try is" they cried. well not hear
any more croal<ing now. If we didn't
have prosperity before Wen have IL
now to moral certainty"
As to prosperity. that is farther away
than ever. A rise In prices would be
the first sign Of prosperity, but the
prices Of commodities have taken .
turn since the bond issue. -
Atlanta Constitution.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-30
nc IL a3rowinx.

The bimetallic movement is growing
in the east. too. In Pennsylvania the
republican manufacturers have como
ont for bimetallism and protection.
In Illinois and Indiana the farmers
want silver and gold; in Kentucky the
senatorial fight is largely, in fact en-.
tirely, on that issue, and even in New
York the farmers are beginning to dis
cuss the question il much Of their pres.
emit trouble Is not due to the present
gold standard. II the friends of silver
will keep industriously at work and
take a cue from the monometallists,
asking the 1aborers and farmers Of the
east and Mississippi valley states to
rally to bimetallism victory may be
won this year for honest money
money that does not defraud the debt
or to benefit the creditor--but which is
just alike to him who owes and him to
whom the money is due. That is the
kind of honest money this country
needs at present Los Angeles Ex-
nraSs.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-30
In Union There Il strength.

Gen. Warner, the president OF the
american timetable union. believes
that In union there is strength, and
that for silver there may be : nom
partisan union, promising The best re-
suits. Thus, In Colorado the repue-
licana In the event Of an unsstisfac-
tory nominee and platform from the
st. Louis convention, can vote for
silver eleei0rs while msjntajuinH Their
state party organs - Dsnyee
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-30
just Fun for Hogs.


Ibid you ever see hogs kill rattle
snakes?" inquired the old mountain
Ger. Evidently none of his hearers
had ever beheld such an exciting spec
tacle. "Well, it's picnic for the hogs"
he continued, land a great surprise and
disappointment to the snakes. As soon
as hog sights rattlesnake he grunts
as though some one had chucked him
an ear of corn and trots right after it.
The snake sees a big fat hog coming
his way and you can almost
see it grin as it coils up
and says to itself: That's my
pork The hog trots right up as
if he wanted to be friendly, and the
snake, fired with an ambition to kill
some pork, let's fly like a steel spring
end hooks onto the pork. Then comes
the surprise. Instead of running and
squealing, as the snake expected, the
hog calmly turns around, plants his
fore feet on the snake and commences
feeding off his tail. It is a painful
surprise to an ambitious RATHER. He
keeps thrashing around and striking
until there isn't bite Of him left.
Then Mr.. Hog looks for a new RATHER.
He doesn't feel any more Inconvenience
from the snake bites than he would
from a yellow jackets sting" - San
Francisco Post.
Aluminium Coffns.
Aluminium coffins are the latest, and
:he New York, Pittsburgh and St Louis
undertakers carry them in stock. They
are made of uniform width, square ends
and vertical sides and ends, such being
the accepted shape of the modern burial
casket. They are finished with heavy
molding around the bottom and at the
upper edge, and with pilasters at the
corners and with a round nodded top.
They are provided with extension
handle bars. Aluminium caskets are
not covered, but finished with a metal
surface FURNISHED. They are lined in
the same manner. The noncorrosivc
qualities of aluminium, as well as the
lightness of the caskets, recommend
them. A six-foot aluminium coffin
weighs but 100 pounds; an oak casket Of
the same size 100 pounds; a cloth casleet
with metal lining about IT'S pouneis
Other metallic caskets weigh from 40 |
to 500 pounds Aluminium collins arc
not likely TO become popular among |
the poor, as their cost ranges from 800 |
to $7so-N. z World
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-30
Spice Pudding.

One pint of bread crumbs, one pint OF
milk, one egg, one cup raisins, seeded
and cut in half, one teaspoonful of Gin
namon, little allspice, cloves and nut
meg, quarter of a cup of sugar. one ted
spoonful of butter, melted, and a pinch
of salt. Beat the egg light, add the
sugar, then the milk, and pour over the
bread crumbs. Then add the spice and
raisins, stir well and bake in moderate
owen till firm. Serve with sauce.-N. Y
Ledger.
"A dog has in his upper jaw six In
.eipors, two CANNES and six molars ON
each side; in the lower, six incisors. two
-cnnin.s and seven molars on each side.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-30
THE NEED OF slMETALLlsM.

Principles, Not Mon, should He the Rally
Ing Cry Of tho Friends Of silver.
The Century Magazine attempts to
prove that bimetallism isnot necessary
for the expansion of business because
the worlds product Of gold is likely to
reach $500, 00O, 900 annuity. It goes on
to point out that the gold is not used
up every year but continually accumu-
lates and that therefore the stock Is
continually getting larger. ALI that
is true SO far as It goes, but the de-
monetixation of silver at once enor-
mously decreased the amount of money
in the world, and even . product OF
5000. 600, 600 year will have to continue
for long time before this loss il made
up. Then, again, when the demone-
tized silver has been replaced with
gold there still remains the increase In
population and business to be met,
consequently 1t will be years II ever
before gold can furnish q sufficient
volume of currency by itself. The
only persons who can possibly bene-
at by single standard arc
the money lenders, and they
are all unanimously In favor of = COM
traction in the currency. With these
two conflicting interests pulling
against each other 1t Is hardly possible
that the country should recover ~
rapidly from the present depression a.
it naturally would, and as an evasion
of that issue in the coming campaign
will but postpone the agony and final
conflict, why not make the issue and
let the people settle II?
California Is undoub tedly for bimeta1-
1ism and her delegation to st. Louis
should be composed of bimetallism;
men with gold-bug views will misrep-
resent the commonwealth. It would
be very appropriate to have the state
convention pass bimetallic resolu.
ton so that the position of this state
would not be misunderstood at ST.
Louis. The man who is nominated for
the presidency is not half as important
as that he should stand for correct
principles and the true interests Of the
people.-Los Angeles Express Rep).
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-21
VISITOR FROM THE
ISLAND EMPIRE
Came Here to Make q Study Of Our
Methods Of Mining Coal.
ALSO INTERESTED IN OUR RAILWAYS
Il. 5. Oshima Of LapparO. Japan, is
Now in the City. Made n Tour of
Inspection Of the Dickson Works
Aesterday..He is the Manager of
One Of the Largest Mining and
Railway Companies in Japan.

II. Oshima, of Laparro. Japan. is a
guest at the Jermyn. Mr.. Oshima is
manager of one of the largest mining
and railway companies in the Island
empire" and is in this country to study
our improved mining methods and
railway systems.
He has been in the United States
about two months and came here yes
terday with the intention of spending
four of five days viewing our mines,
locomotive works and railways. He
bore letters of introduction to General
Coal Agent w. X. Storrs, of the Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western COM
pany. and General Manager c. H. Zen
der, of the Dickson works. who with
Harry w. Rowley. chief draughtsman
Of the Dickson company escorted him
about the mines and locomotive works
and saw to it that he was Hospitality
entertained.
Mr.. Oshima is about thirty-fve years
Of age and in stature Is little above
the average of his countrymen. He is
highly educated, bright and pleasant.
and speaks remarkably good English
for one who was never out of Japan
until about two months ago. He re-
ceived his mechanical training in the
College of Toxic. his instructor being
an English professor. .....
1t Is Mr.. Oshima's purpose to equip
the company's mines and railways
with the most modern machinery. The
recent war, he says, has caused a rise
in the price of labor and it is necessary
now to begin to ecOnOmize with labor
saving machinery. There Is a general
industrial awakening in Japan. he re-
ports, which promises to be permanent
and which will cause the little Yankee
land of the East to draw away from it's
Oriental neighbOrs.