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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-08-11
BEAUTIFUL HOMRs
tendency OF the Age In Towmxa
Mural Decorations

rrooaoly at no time IN the worlds histor,
1as as much attention been paid to the In.
Iener decoration of homes as At pre~enf
No noms, no matter how humble, Is without
s1.- 1anolEork that helps to beautify the
apartments and make the surrounding rnors
Sneerful- The taste of the American peopie
AAs Kept pace with the age, and almost
every day brings forth something new
pieee enc Of T $3.50 OF = picture, draPing, a
decoration One of the latest of these has
oeen gwen to the world by the celebrated
arIlst, Muvlile, In series of four handsome
Porceialn game plaques Not for years has
~ .nlng as handsome IN this line been seen
ane subjects represented by these PLAQUES
are American Wild Ducks, American Pleas
AT American Quail and English Snipe.
Iney are handsome paintings and are es-
locally designed for hanging on dining
y entitled them to place in the parior Of
any nome These original plaques have been
Purcnased at cost Of $4,000 by J. c. Hub
niger BIOS Co, manufacturers of the cele-
gIra!eo Elastic Starch, and In order to enable
tneir numerous customers TO become posses
SsoFs OF these handsome works Of art they
nave had them reproduced By a special
Process, IN all the rich eolors and beauty OF
me ong1nal- They are finished on heavy
cardboard, pressed and embossed in the
shape of plaque and trimmed with heavy
oano OF gold They measure forty inches
IN circumference and contain no reading
uA1Lter or advertisement whatever
Until September LIST Messrs. J. 6. Hubing-
Bros Co. propose to distribute these
plaques free to their customers. Every pur-
CHASER OF three ten-cent packages of Elastic
starch, hat-iron brand. manufactured by j.
=. hubinger Bros Co, is entitled to receive
one OF these handsome plaques free from
their grocer Old and new customers alike
are entitled to the benefits of this offer.
These plaques will not be sent through the
Hman, the only way TO obtain them being
from your grocer Every grocer store in the
country has Elastic Starch for sale It Is the
oldest and best laundry starch on the mar
ket and is the most perfect cold process
starch ever invented Il Is the only starch
made BY men who thoroughly understand
the laundry business, and the only starch
that Will not iniure the finest fabric II has
oeten the standard for quarter OF a century
and as an evidence OF how good II Is twenty
two million packages were sold last year.
ASK your dealer to show you the plaques and
tell you about Elastic Starch Accept no
substitute. Bear in mind that this offer
holds good short time only and should b.
taken advantage of without delay
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-08-11
Pure Blood Always Wins.

The well-bred hog viii pay far bet
ter than the scrub every time. It il
hard to convince the average farmer
of this fact, and for that reason there
Rre so few farmers who have hogs
whose blood strains are along good
lines. Common hogs are good property
Il they have the form and size requisite,
end take on flesh in the shortest time
at least expense, but these hogs can
be improved upon by using thorough
bred sires- Build up your herd rather
than let it degenerate Pure blood ID
easily securely akota Field and
Farm.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-08-11
A Coin Collector.

A certain doctor of Irish extraction. at
present residing IN Griqualand West. was re-
guested by friend of his living at Cape
Town to procure him some Dom Paul.
shillings
The doctor, very good-natured man,
managed, after three weeks assiduous labor,
to collect nearly 80 of them.
These he took to the post office. got post
office order for the amount, and sent it to his
friend IN Cape Town, whose establishment
can be better imagined than described
Spare Moments.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-08-11

have covered themselves with glory during
the war The army and navy vest pocket
memorandum book. published by the
Northern Pacific is a compact digest Of in
formation relative to the navies and armies
of Spain and the United States at the be-
ginning of the war. 1t has a map of Cuba.
illustrations of naval ships, glossary of
navy and army terms, translation of Span
ISL words. etc. Send ten cents to Chas s.
Fee. General Passenger Agent, =. P. 2 &,
ST. Paul Mimi, for a copy.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-08-11
The Oldest Volunteer,

A New York State doctor, aged 100, vol.
unteered his services TO the President re-
Gently, and expressed a desire to enter the
army as surgeon. Even at his advanced
years he can read without glasses, and walk
10 to 10 miles a day. The Oldest standard
medicine Is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
which has no equal for indigestion, dyspep-
sia, constipation, fevers and bad blood. II
strengthens, purifes and vitalizes. One bot
tie does much good
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-08-11

Lager, it will require a stamp and ali that
bother. Can't Won arrange another methods
Mr.. lager (inspired)-Let me see Oh,
yes: III give you a four months note.-N. Y.
Journal
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-08-11

TITS a peculiar thing about BARRIERS"
unused the philosopher, that no sooner do
they scrape acquaintance with man than
they Immediately proceed to cut him N
Y World
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-08-11
A ,fa.cuIine Accomplishment.

A man can carry baby in such fashion
that ne can even deiude It's mother into the
belief that he Is bringing home package Of
meat for dInner-Chicago TImes-HeraId-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-08-11
TO MRS. PINKHAM
From Mrs Walter z. Budd, Of Pat
chogue, New York

Mrs. BUDD, n the following letter,
tells familiar story of weakness and
suffering, and thanks Mrs Pinkham
for complete relief:
"DEAR MIS- PISKHAM:-T think Il Is
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-08-11

ed me terribly. could not sleep for
the pain Plasters would help for
while, but as soon as taken off, the pain
would be Just as bad as ever. Doctors
prescribed medicine, but it gave me nc
relief.
Now I feel so well and strong.
have no more headaches, and nc
pain in side, and it is all owing &c
your Compound. 1 cannot praise il
enough. It is q wonderful medicine.
I recommend it to every woman j
know"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-08-11

Morher-What was going on in the parlor
asst night, Madge?
Madge (shylyl-Only the engagement
ring. ma.-Stray Stories.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-08-11

To Cure n Cold i'm One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets An
druggists refund money II II fails to cure. 25c.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-08-11
IHE Markets.

Cut the amount OF money you expect to
get square In two.-Atchison Globe
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-08-11

Air-castles are for very light housekeep-
ing-L- a W Bulletin
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-08-11

Halls Catarrh Cure
Il Q Constitutional Cure. Price 75c.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-08-11

y DUTY 70 write
'you andteuyou
what Lydia
E Pinkham's
y Vegetable
Compound
has done for
me. i feel like
another woman.
lhad such dread
full headaches
through my
= temples and
e on top of my
z head, that 1
nearly went
crazy;wasalso
troubled with
chills,
weak, my left
4 side from my
, shoulders to
~--osS~ main
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-17
SPRAlNS.

Why They Are So Severe and How They
Should Be Treated.
1t is commonly said that sprained
joint is worse than broken bone, and
this is often true, for in severe sprain
the injury is really greater than in
simple fracture. The ankle is perhaps
the most frequently sprained of all the
joints, though the knee, elbow and
wrist are also very liable to be injured,
IN falls especially.
A sprain of joint varies greatly III
severity. 1t may consist of a simple
wrench, without the tearing of any of
the ligaments. or it may be a more ex.
tensive injury, stopping just short of
dislocation.
In a moderately severe case one or
more of the ligaments of the joint will
be torn slightly, or possibly completely
across. The membrane beneath the lig-
aments, which retains the lubricating
fluid of the joint will be ruptured per-
hitting the escape of more or less OF
this fluid into the parts about, aud Civ
ing rise sometimes to considerable
swelling. This swelling may be increas-
ed also by an effusion of fluid into the
joint, especially if inflammation sets in,
and finally there is usually slight or
even sometimes quite pronounced es-
cape of blood into the tissues, and this,
gradually working to the surface, ap-
pears as q black and blue stain.
In more severe cases the tendons pass
ing over the joint and attaching the
muscles which move it to the bones may
suffer considerable damage, or one Of
them may be broken or torn from its at
tachment, bringing with it silver OF
bone. Where SO much harm has been
done to all the parts-bones, ligaments,
tendons and muscles-it is easy to un-
derstand that much pain will result and
that the cure will be tedious.
In the treatment of sprain the first
thing to be aimed at is to relieve pain
and prevent inflammation, then to favor
healing of the torn structures, and after
that to restore the use of the limb.
The first of these objects is accom-
plished by absolute rest of the injured
part, the limb being raised, and by lead
and opium wash, spirit lotion, or such
other local applications as the physician
may prescribe. Swelling is prevented in
a measure and pain is sometimes re-
lieved by firm bandaging with fan
mel bandage.
When the swelling heat and pain
are gone, the limb should not be used
too soon. but should be brought gradu-
ally back to health by cold douching,
dry rubbing in direction toward the
body and passive motion. 1t is some
times necessary in very severe cases to
treat the sprain by means of splints, ex-
actly as if it were fracture or disloca-
tion -Youth's Comnanion
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-17

Mrs. F. L. Penney and Mrs. Guy
Moore, who have been the guests of Mrs.
Mabel Harris the past week, returned TO
Oldtown, last Saturday.
Misses Gertrude Moody and Ina john
sou are enjoying a weeks vacation at
home.
There is to be box sociable at the
Grange hail. Wednesday evening of this
week. One novelty about the affair is
that every gentleman who buys box
pays the fourth part of cent per pound
of the lady's weight whose box he hap
pens to draw. The weighing of the lady
is also part of the program.
Mr.. Calvin Bradley, who has been
visiting his sister, Mrs. Geo. johnson,
returned TO his home, L'Aveuir, Canada.
lst Friday.
Miss Nelson closed her school, Friday
of last week, it having kept five weeks.
Easter will be observed in the church,
Easter Sunday.
Miss Lottie Wheeler went to Madison,
last Monday.
Fred Towle has been spending week
at home.
Mertie Jewell has returned from Pitts
field.
Sandy Johnston went to Boston, last
week.
Chas. Harris sold his horse last Tues
day, to Mr.. McKenney of Clinton.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-17
East Madison.

M. O. Dean and wife have arrived
home from Massachusetts,, where they
visited relatives and friends In Lawrence,
Methuen, Lowell, Somerville, Roxburv
and Chelsea. M. o. Dean represented
Somerset Lodge, A. O. U. w. of East
Madison at the Grand Lodge session in
Boston, while away.
think it will interest some of the
readers Of your paper to hear from a
Maine boy. Senator Roberts of Chelsea,
Mass, father of O-in p. Roberts WAS
born in Maine. his m other is the daughter
of the late Samuel Dean and he was born
at the homestead in East Madison where
M. O. Dean now lives. His mothers
brother, Ernest W., lawyer by pro-
fession, was elected representative to
legislature 10 Chelsea three times, break
ing the custom OF not sending man but
twice, thus showing his ability and fiji
ness for the office. He Is serving his
second term as senator. He is not 40
years old yet, proving the old saying
Maine men are hustlers wherever found.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-17
Fairfield.

Rev. Hugh Ross Hatch returned from
Newton, Saturday night, where he went
to ship his household goods to Wolfville,
N. s. He has accepted a call to tie
First Baptist church.
Mr.. Everett Totman has bought the
Boston Office of the Fidelity Rupture
Cure Co., and is there attending to BUSH
ness.
The place between the grist mill and
the electric power house is now very
lively place. The work of building the
foundation for the new addition is now
we'll under way. A crew of about 10
men are at work. A Golfer dam is being
constructed to facilitate the work on the
foundations and large steam derrick is
in operation.
The visit of the degree staff of the
Rebekah lodge of Norridgewock, to this
place has stirred up great interest in
Rebekah Odd Fellowship and Good viii
Rebekahs will not be satisfied now until
they too have a full degree staff and ap-
propriate paraphernalia.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-17
East COruyjlIe.

The recent thaW has made the roads
so soft that those who have logs and
wood to haul have had to tie up aud wait.
III we don't have cold weather soon much
lumber will have to lay over in this
vicinity.
While Chas. Moody was hauling pulp
WOO on the river Friday, the ice gave
way and let horses and load into the
stream. Fortunately the water was only
four feet deep and only little hard work
and "A good wetting was the result.
Mrs. Samuel Foss has brown leghorn
hen that recently dropped an egg that
measured six by four inches. She says
she don't want to sell that biddy
Saturday, the 18th, Mrs. George Neil
gave birthday party in honor of her
husbands and their adopted sons birth
day. Many Of the invited guests were
kept away by the bad travelling and
weather, but those who went report a
pleasant time. The ones i'll whose honor
the party was given were the recipients
of many useful and beautiful presents.
The evening oas passed with music and
song. Mr.. Bowman presiding at the
organ. Cake, C, flee and ice cream were
served, and At a late hour the party brose
up all wishing the hosts many happy
returns of the day. l..
Good health prevails in our vicinity.
Roscoe Mcclure is very busy hauling
shovel handles to Skowhegan and st.
Adams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Gardner enter
tanned the Snowbound club, Wednesday
evening, the 9th inst. The moon was at
its full and the evening was all that could
be desired, every member was present,
and time passed pleasantly with social
games and story telling till ten o'clock,
when they were called to the dining
room to partake Of an oyster supper,
which all seemed to enjoy very much. 1t
was very near the small hours, when
after bidding their host and hostess good
night each departed for their several
homes. The next meeting will be with
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Neal.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-17
MUZZlED DUCKS.
Not Because They Might Bite, but to ~
lence Their Quacking.

Not because They Might Bite, but to 81
lence Their Quacking.
A baggage man ON the Santa fe who
runs into Kansas City from out IN the
western part of Kansas has lost lots of
sleep. 1t is doubtful if he can ever catch
up with it. He leaves Hutchinson at
night and reaches Kansas City III the
morning Nearly every night be brings
in his car two or three coops of live do
nestle ducks. Daring the night, when
he has no baggage to deliver at small
stations, it has been his habit and privi
lege to lie down on an inlprovised couch
and doze. With the advent of the ducks
the doing stopped. The almost constant
Quacking of the ducks, who could not
understand their strange environment,
would not permit of sleep.
For many nights as he lay awake be
planned relief He thought of strangling
the ducks or chloroforming them. But
neither expedient seemed good. One
night "a bright idea came to him. After
he had put it into execution the ducks
were silent.
The next night he had two coops OF
unusually vociferous ducks. AS soon as
it came time for sleep he wrenched a
slat from one of the coops reached III
and pulled out duck. From his pocket
he took a small rubber band, which he
slipped over the ducks bill just back of
the nostrils. The duck tried to quack,
but the rubber band, while it stretched
little, would not permit the duck to
open it's bill far enough to use its
tongue. Only murmur came from it.
One by one the ducks were muzzled,
and the baggage man rested comforta
bly,
The commission men were surprised
next morning when they received lot
of ducks with rubber bands around
their bills, and when the bands were re-
moved the shouts of protest from the
ducks were deafening. -Kansas City
Star.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-17

w. C. Emery is making repairs and
remodeling his house on Main street.
This is one of the prettiest locations in
town and when Mr.. Emery completes
the repairs it will indeed be attractive.
A large sized audience assembled in
Carrabassett hall Wednesday evening to
witness the Grange entertainment
which, with the exception of the recita-
ton "Marys Singing Lesson by Pau
lenah May simmons and the music by
the North Arson band, was furnished
by Skowhegan Grange who kindly as
sisted Arson Grange in the entertain
ment which consisted of drama, The
Champion of Her Sex" comic opera,
1.-THE Rise of the Butcher Boy" duet,
Mrs. Emma Dunton and Mrs. Ella
BENSON; recitation, Mrs. Ella Crowell.
A leading feature of the entertainment
was 1.-THE Grange Goat which was pre-
sented in three acts in connection with
the initiation of candidate. The en-
tertalnment was first class in all respects
The North Arson band kindly assisted,
playing several selections. This band
was organized last fall under the leader
ship of w. X Gilmore of Lewiston, and
for the time have made rapid progress.
VI. c. Emery was in Madison, and F.
S. Parsons was in Skowhegan, Tuesday.
Miss Nellie Hapgood, who has been
attending the Pennington normal school
taking special course, has returned
home.
The class of '9s, Arson Academy has
secured the services of Rev. c. A. Hay
den of Augusta, who will preach the
baccalaureate sermon next month.
Latest developments in the sheep
theft case duplicating Fl. A. Clark is to
the effect that he and family have left
for parts unknown. Clark was to ap-
pear at this term of court. This in
formation comes from a source so re-
liable there can be no doubt of its
autbenticity
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-17
Concord.

At the annual town meeting held
Monday, March Ia, the following officers
were elected: Moderator, w. w. Hamb-
lett; town clerk, w. w. Hamblett; Sc
lectmen, w. w. Hamblett, Simeon
Howes, Alfred Berry; treasurer, E. o.
Vittum; collector and constable, b. M.
Berry; road commissioner, B. M. Berry;
superintendent of schools, Norris Bray.
Fred Vittum of Scion, was in town
recently, looking after beef cattle.
j. w. Thompson is at work for A. L.
Healey at Pleasant Ridge.
l.. S. Lombard, who has been very
sick, is on the gain.
Mrs. Wilson Burns has gone to work
at Marshall Burns.
Mrs. Edwin aowes has gone to Madi-
son to visit her sister, Mrs. Clark.
Miss BERTHE Chase has been suffering
severely with scrofula the past few
weeks.
Martin Berry is not as well as usual.
Mrs. Joseph Foss, who has been quite
poorly for long time, is slowly gaining.
Fred Bean came home last week from
East Knox where he has been at work
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-17
LarOne.

During our recent storms our cream
gatherer ''Jud" must have earned his
nine cents as he lives but two miles from
Larone and was obliged to 60 Skowhegan
thence to Norridgewock and so on to
Larone and returning over the same
route, making In all about twenty five
miles to get the cream from Larone to
Skowhegan, distance of six miles.
A hard winter for the saw mill here,
as but very small part of the logs that
would have been delivered have been cut.
Some of the maple trees have not been
tapped owing to the depth Of snow.
Sylvan Rancourt and Son have 800
trees tapped and report good run.
Hiram Goodwin was on the sick list
last week, presumably from rheumatism
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-17

Vice President of the Massachusetts
Totpl Abstinence Society, Mrs. ). Louise
Barton, of Union Park ST., Boston,
Mass, says: II am glsd TO give my
testimony in regard to the great worth
of Dr.. Greene's Nervura. Two years
ago nv husband and myself, both slowly
Receiving from severe illness, found
ourselves unable to sleep, and becoming,
hy rea son of this, so nervous and weak
AS greatly to retard our recovery. BY
the advice Of a friend (after trying
various other remedies) we began to AXE
DR.. Greene's Nervura. Ii acted like
charm, giving us refreshing slumher and
also returning strength. had been
troubled with dyspepsia and found, to
my surprise, thar as my strength re-
turned | was being cured of this disease
also. have relied on it ever since when
weaiied with my brain work, aud found
it the best thing have ever tried
Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher, wife of the
Greatest Preacher aud Divine that ever
lived. knew and told the wonderful good
Dr.. Greenes Nervura is doing.
Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher, whose
name is revered and honored by every
body, wrote to the people out OF deep
regard for humanity and an earnest de-
sire TO restore the weak, tired, feeble,
nervous and suffering, again to health
and strength: II have given some OF
DR.. Greene's Nervura to several friends
who thought would he benefited by it.
they speak highly of it, and feel they
have been much benefited by its use.
These people are very Te'ponsibe wit.
nesse. as TO the beneficial character OF
the medicine, and / am ready TO vouch
for the honesty of their approval of Or.
Greeu"'s Nervura. If ne 'ded in my own
case. [ certainly should use it,"
Re member also that DR.. Greene, "a
Temple Place, Boston, Mass, can be
consulted free, personally or by lettAr.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-03-17
w. Madison.

Mr.. Edward Cooley, an aged citizen of
this place, died last Friday of dropsy.
Mr.. Bert Adams, who has been work.
ing for Mr.. Frank Adams in the woods,
this winter, came home on visit, last
week, for few days. He returned to
his work, last Friday.
The travelling has been so bad of late
that the teaming has been suspended on
account of bad roads.
Farmers are making preparations to
tap their maple trees as soon as the
weather will permit. The snow is deep
er than usual, which will make their
work harder than in average springs.
The prayer meeting at this place, we
learn, will close at once, on account of
bad roads.
Mrs. Annie Morse, who has spent a
large part of the winter at Madison viii
lage is now at home.