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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-03

the earth had suddenly dropped down.
ward into space. 1 heard my mother
scream and was vaguely convinced that
she had felt the earth dropping under
her and was frightened. 1t didn't &C.
cur to me that / was in danger. /
rather felt that 1 was lucky to be in a
balloon at the very moment when the
world fell from its place. I specialized
upon what would happen when the
globe went crash against the moon,
and selfshly chuckled at the thought
that /, at least, wouldn't be in the
smash-up.
"The only breeze 1 felt seemed to
ONE straight down from above. 1
dropped my cap out and it fell like a
pound of lead. Then, for the first time,
l began to realize that I was going up
and the earth was standing still, doing
business in the same old place. For a
quarter of an hour the ground below
me looked like a concave basin. The
horizon seemed like the high outer
rim, and below me, so far that the peo-
pie looked like small bugs, was the
bottom of the hollow dish. To the
west, like a yellow ribbon, winding
among green fields and forests and
squares of golden harvest field, the
Missouri river lay flashing in the sun.
Lake Contrary, a sheet of water four
miles long, looked like the half-closed,
blue eye of a woman. st. Joe, ~smokeless
and spangled with tin roofs and glass,
seemed almost beneath me, like a toy
village on a checkerboard, its hills fat
tened and its streets merely dotted
with crawling specks.
at must have been past six o'clock in
| the evening when the balloon let go.
| The sun was low, and yet before it set
beyond the Kansas plains the world no
longer looked fat. Just as the sun,
monstrous in size and brazen with the
dull color that you have seen at sun
| set, struck the horizon, the world sud-
denly assumed the appearance of a
globe. The lake below me, now look
ing like a silver dime, seemed like
the apex of the sphere, and then,
as the sun dropped below the
sky line, shadows crept about it.
l saw, like stars reflected in the
water, the city's lights shining
dimly below. Soon the globe, down
upon which I gazed with fascinating
interest, lost all color. The pale lights
seemed to be swimming round and
round. But yet my balloon, still in the
suns half light, was luminous with q
pale yellow glow.
81 became fascinated with the
sparks of light and streaks of fiery
red that then began to glimmer and
fash in tiny lines and ares upon the
earth. Sometimes a muffied roar like
that of thunder and then the crack
of lesser noises would reach my ears,
and l began to fancy that ! was far
above the clouds and was looking
down upon a miniature thunder
storm. But finally I remembered
that it was the Fourth, and then /
knew that the disturbed area upon
which l saw so many little darting
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-03
TW0 TALES OF TACT
aged to smooth Owe Two In
fortunate Situations.

Henry Loomis Nelson, in his article
in the Century, on Washington So
ciety, tells these anecdotes of the
capital as representative of the light
and shade of official life:
Madam said an old diplomat at
his own table, II have some bonbons
here from Paris. They have medal
lions of the potentates of the world.
and l have had your rulers face
stamped on one of them. Is it not
a good l~ikeness?" And he handed a
chocolate to the woman on his right.
who, for reasons of her husbands,
did not like the new president.
I'VE have no rulers in this coun'
try" said the gracious guest, throw,
ing the chocolate under the table.
The hosts attention had been at
tracted elsewhere, and he did not see
the insult, but he was made aware
of something by the silence which
followed. However, before he could
know what had happened, a young
woman's voice said to the butler:
Wont you find that bonbon which
Mrs. C dropped? l want to look
at t."
One day a delighted and awkward
new statesman was taking tea at
the house of a clever woman, and
a suddenly plunged into terror,
agony and shame by the humiliation
of the delicate and costly Seyres cup
from which he had been drinking;
but before his palate was dry or his
tongue responsive to the scared
mind, his hostess broke its mate, say
ing to the servant as she did so:
'Neyer put these cups on the table
again, Smith; they're too brittle for
use"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-03

An incident which casts a very clear
light on one side of the characteristics
of the western steel "magnates" and
their bravado carelessness over money
occurred at an uptown hotel the other
night. 1t occurred in the cafe, of
course. "John," said one, throwing
a bill d~own--they T always John and
Tom to one another-"John, what is
it, odd or even?' "Odd," was the non
chalant reply. The bill was picked up.
1t was a note for $500. 81 don't believe
l have the casli with me, Frank" said
the loser. He drew q roll of bills from
his pocket, and, finding he had more
than he expected, extracted one for
$500 and handed it over. No more was
said On the matter, and the interrupt
ed thread of conversation was picked
up.-N. Y, Post.
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81 have often wondered what / would
do II I should find a burglar in the
house." said Mr.. Meekton's wife. 81
don't think I'd faint"
"No," answered Leonidas. 81 am
sure your presence of mind would not
desert you. And if you can remember
some of those talks you rehearse to
me, I don't know what mightn't hap
pen to the burglar."-Washington
Star.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-03

annual c~onvocation Of the Chicago
Theological seminary in the First Con-
gregational church, and when Presi-
dent DR.. j.. II. George, who conferred
the degree, came to Miss Fenshaw he
remarked, with much feeling: This
shows what = woman can do"
Florence A. Fensham is a native of
East Douglas, Mass. When she was
very young her family moved to Al
bany, n. Y, where she was brought
up. At an early age she showed I'M
usual mental ability. This spirit was
fostered by her parents, who gave her
every possible advantage. In this
country she has been a student at Cor
nell and at Harvard, afterward going
abroad to study in the University of
Edinburgh and afterward studying
theology at Mansfield college, Oxford,
under DR.. F%airbairn.
After completing her course of
study at Oxford, Miss Fensham went
to Constantinople, where she occupied
the chair of biblical literature and
comparative religion in the American
college for girls in this oriental city
She also holds the important position
of dean of the college.
This college for girls is the out
growth of a high school founded in
Constantinople in 1871 by the woman's
board of missions for "the thorough
education and Christian culture OF
girls in the orient" The growth of
the school was so rapid and its work
so important that the institution was
incorporated as a college by the legis-
lature of Massachusetts in 1890. In
1894 al imperial trade was granted the
college by Abdul Hamid H.. assuring
it's permanency by the official ~recogni,
ton of it as an educational institution
in the Turkish empire.
Miss Fensham has thrown herself
heart and soul, into her work, in which
she is a great enthusiast.
"The object of our work." she ex.
planned, sis to give the higher Chris.
tan education to the oriental women
oul SluhCltS huIllbCI llOl1 LOU W SUU
in which Is nationalities are represent.
ed, Bulgarian, Armenian, Greek, He,
brew. American, English, Turkish, Al.
bantam, French, German, Italian, Rus.
sian, Hungarian, Roumanian and Aus.
tralian. The language of the college is
English, and the facility with which
these eastern girls acquire it is really
remarkable"
During the whole period of her
study at the Chicago theological sem.
mary, Miss Fensham held the 'high
honor scholarship" which is awarded
to the attainer of 95 per cent. in every
branch of study. 1t is a remarkable
and noteworthy fact, however, that
this scholarship has never before beer
bestowed, Miss Fensham being the
first to hold it. She will leave Chicago
in a few days for three months rest in
the east before returning to her ardu'
Gus labOrS in the orient.
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Parental

Papa" said Dickey, "all the other
boys are going to have torpedoes or
firecrackers or something for the
Fourth of July. Can't I have any
thing at all?"
"Dickey," said Mr.. Stinjey, beckon-
ing mysteriously, "come with me and
I'll show you something"
He took him out to the summer
kitchen and showed him a large
package, neatly folded, and tied with
Il string.
"There," he said, "are all the pa.
per bags that have been brought into
the house for a whole year, from
grocery stores and other places. I
have had your mother save them for
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-03

lights was st. Joe and it's evening
display of Roman candles, rockets
and bombs. They all seemed very
t"rifing and pitiful to me then, and
1 remembered conceiving a genuine
contempt for SO small a thing as a
pack or even a box of firecrackers.
''Then l noticed that the breeze no
longer blew downward upon my bare
head. / watched the bag which had
been rotund and bullying, and saw
that it's sides were denied and fab
by. I found a package of cards in
the basket, advertisements for the
balloonist, and throwing them out
saw that they sailed lazily upward.
"T'm falling!' l murmured, and for
the first time became conscious Of
the most terrible fear. My hair was
rather long, and stood OF end part.
ly with terror and partly from the
upward draught through which L
was descending more rapidly each
second. The moon peeped over the
eastern hills suddenly, and then I
could see the earth again, luminous
in a pale green glow and apparently
soaring steadily toward me. Then I
could see blotches of darker shad-
owy green, the river looked broader,
and now I could see the lake as if
coming up directly under me, silvery
blue. Then / heard a murmur as of
:, N Y 1tct n NJ xntn.-. trrhinh rroyy 1nlII.
err and louder. l heard cheers and
looked over for the last time. l was
falling so swiftly now that ! prayed
and thought of my mother by turns.
Then / covered my face with my
hands and waited for the crash.
"But suddenly the basket in which
I crouched stopped with a sudden
jerk, and then the big silken bag
came softly rustling down over me
l felt another gentle bump, the
voices were ringing in my ears, and
I felt a hundred hands pulling away
at the empty balloon. When I came
to I was in a hammock on the porch
of the little hotel near the lake. I
wasn't hurt in the least, and my
mother, laughing, crying and thank
ing God in her reverent old Irish way.
was holding my hands. / had de.
scended within q hundred yards of
the place l had started from and had
spent nearly three hours at q great
altitude. Of course my mother was
wild with fear, but Prof. Winball.
who knew his business. treasured her
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-03
SIMPLE | N GAUGE
Very Useful for Matching Trimmings
and Dress Goods and for Har-
mOnizing COIors,

How many girls there are, and for
that matter men and boys as well, who,
without going actually color-blind,
yet seem to lack the power of judging
whether certain colors blend, or
whether two c~olors, or combinations
of c%olors, will harmonic when placed
in juXtaposition. For instance, to an
inexperienced and not specially
trained eye it is no easy matter to say
whether a trimming will match a ma
terial in which, perhaps, seven or eight
colors are employed in various proper
tions, or what is the dominant color in
another material that consists of a
medley of colors. The following lit
tie device, which is only a homely adap-
tation of a toy to be purchased at most
places, took my attention at once, as
| recognized in it an aid to supply a
want | had long been conscious of.
Take an ordinary piece of cedar pen
Gil, from 3R to four inches in length,
cut to a point; secondly, a circle of
cardboard, with a diameter of about
four inches, and, having made a hole
in the center of this, thrust the pencil
through it until the point is about an
inch below the cardboard; with a lit
tie gum or a drop or two of sealing
wax you can secure the disk to the PEN
ell. You have now a kind of top OF
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-03

somewhat by his own certainty that
the absolute stiffness of the air
would insure my safe descent near
by. His only worry was that I'd fall
in the lake, and a score of boats were
p~atrolling the waters watching for
me. The balloon anchor was what
caused the first jolt as I swept down.
ward, but it broke the force of the
fall and probably saved me from a
broken limb at least. No, l never
went near a balloon again, but I'm
not sorry for the experience."-Chi
cago Record-Herald.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-03

Little Ethel, a Columbus fve-year-
old, recently hear her m say that
there wasn't a match in the house.
That night when the mother heard
Ethel's prayers the little girl conclud-
ed by saying: "And please, bod, send
us a box NV matches. Amen"
"Why do you ask God for matches,
Ethel?" asked the parent, in surprise.
"Coz," replied Ethel, didn't Aunt
Ruth say that matches wuz made in
Heaven?"-Ohio State Journal.
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AgHfkS}hnEM
-~
WOMAN WINS DEGREE.
Miss Florence A. Fensham, First
Woman bachelor of Divinity in
Congregational Church.

When Christianity and the Christian
church were given to the world the
promise was: Your sons and your
daughters shall prophecy" This ideal
of Christian womanhood has been a
long time in evolving. Modern condi-
tions, however, make it increasingly
possible for women to follow the
CLEAN" where it may lead. The num-
Der who have been led into the min
istry of the church is vet small, but
more and more are the Scriptures be-
ing verified in this respect.
Miss Florence \. Fensham, of Con-
stantinople, Turkey, has achieved the
signal distinction of being the first
woman in the history of the Congrega-
tional church to receive the degree of
bachelor of divinity. This honor has
just been conferred upon her at the
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-03
Progress
BY BARON D'ESTOURNELLES DE CONSTANT,
OF PARIS.
America, during the last 20 wears. seeI

America, during the last 50 years, seems
to have been metamorphosed as by the
touch of a magician's wand. Fifty years
ago, Europe f1attered herself that she had
discovered America. To-day she may con-
tinue to hatter herself, but her self-satisfac-
ton is not unmixed with alarm. She is
proud OF her discovery of America, BUT
SHE IS ALARMED AT AMERICAN
DISCOVERIES. Fifty years ago, you we're
her customers; to-day you have become her
competitors. You have increased your pro-
d%uction, both industrial and agricultural, in
a few years, to such a point that our Euro
pean markets are crowded with your
merchandise, harvests, fruits, buffers, tools,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-03

Rub one tablespoonful of butter
into n cupful of sugar; beat the
yolks of five eggs and stir in; add two
cupfuls of fine dry bread crumbs thar
have been soaked in one quart of rich
milk, and one teaspoonful of flavor
ing. Bake in a large pudding dish
until custard is set; draw to the door
of the oven, spread over with one
half cupful of jam or jelly. Cover
this with a meringue made of the
whipped whites of the eggs sweet
ened with one-half cupful of sugar.
Bake until brown. Eat with cold
cream.-Housekeeper.
PreyaricatOrs.
Men who pr%evaricate are just as lit
tie appreciated as the ordinary liars
Chicago Daily News.
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Tile VI tCZC
There is not one We

s11
SO graceful in its folds of silk
The banner of the free!
The spirit born at Lexington,
That fought at Bunker Hill.
And stood through tears and greater STRIFE
Shall bear thee onward still.
Hurrah! Hurrah! the welkin rings
From rugged coast of Maine!
From far Pacifc's golden shore
Comes answer back again!
Brave sailor hands shall raise to-day
In pride on every sea
"Old Glory!" lit by fadeless stars,
The banner of the free!
rhe blood of gray and valiant sires,
Warm coursing through our veins,
Is quickened by the happy dawn
And thrilled by martial strains.
Our loyal anthems notes are heard
Alike in every shade,
Their echoes fill the signing pine
And cheer the ~everglade.
The plow-share in the furrow waits
To turn the fertile field,
Enwrought in peace from patriot steel
That ne'er to wrong would yield.
Unshotted gun gives glad salute
Meath liberty's green tree,
While North and South together sing
The banner of the free!
Henry Denver, in Springfield (Mass.) Re
publican.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-03
A Good Thing for the Boys.

"Oh, yes, our boys always have a
nice time on the Fourth" he said
with a chuckle that had in it all the
music of soapsuds gurgling out 81
a bathtub. "You see my wife's ole
maid aunt lives with us and she never
fails to have a fit when a firecracker
goes off under her chair."--Chicagc
Record Herald.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-03
stonine Raisin. Made Easy,

To stone raisins keep the fingers
moistened with cold water and the
seeds will not cling. Some people
prefer to pour boiling water oyer the
raisins and let stand a short time,
when the seeds r eaiiy pinched out
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-03

"Well," sighed the first, 81 must get
ready for a day of hard work"
"Me, too" returned the second.
Il was referring to the Fourth Of
July" explained the first.
ME, too" returned the second.
"You! Why, what's your bust.
nessT
"Im q fireman. And yours?"
"Tm an ambulance doctor."-Chi.
cago Evening Post.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-03

you. Every one of them will make a.
much noise as a firecracker if you fill
them with air, and pop 'em right"
"It was not exactly what Diclsey
had set his heart on, but it was all
the Fourth of July" he got
Youths Companion.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-23

make an inspection of the fancy box
department before, even deciding what
the chocolates shall be. This has made
the bonbonniere of first Importance,
and nowadays only the plainest sort of
pasteboard receptacle is thrown in with
the price of the candy.
The girl who waits on the customer
always asks whether he prefers a do
mestic make or an imported bonbon
box. Those of domestic make are rich
in material, varied in design and ex-
pensive enough, but in Paris, where
the bonbonniere industry is of longer
standing and more highly developed,
they bring out many designs that our
candy dealers find it advantageous to
import. Only the richest, silk, satin,
brocade embroidery and artistic brush
work is employed in the making of
the foreign or domestic bonbon box,
and for one charming device thirty five
dollars was asked and received before
a single candy had been put in it.
1t is the custom now for we'll do
young men to send their fiancee's
bridesmaids bags of bonbons as we'll
as flowers, and these are made in reti-
cule shape, of satin over which silk
muslin or tulle is draped with artificial
flowers. A set of bridesmaid bonbon-
Mere can easily cost a couple of hun
dreds, and the contents are all snow
white sugar plums carefully selected
and variously favored.
1t is always the chocolates bonbon
that stands first on the list of popular
sweetmeatS and the most expensive of
these are packets of Chocolate Russee
from a famous confectioner in Paris
Just a little less expensive and quite
as delicious and popular are the square
sweet hay baskets filled with Mexi-
can chestnuts made of the best Ameri-
can chocolate and tied up with bows
of green Liberty satin ribbon. A
young woman may regard herself as
highly favored if she receives a gift
of either of these exquisite chocolate
preparations.
In this year of prosperity and ex-
travagance the favorite cotillon favors
are boxes of candy. and New York
caterer has made himself famous by
his papier mache cats heads, the
mouths of which open with a spring
to let fall tabby's tongue in chocolate
of quite irresistible flavor. There are
nine tongues in each quaint head, ap-
parently symbolical of pussy's famous
nine lives
This same New York caterer opened
this winter an addition to his very
select salesrooms in which on a VEN
ture he displayed a fine collection of
antique silver boxes, Sevres and Dres-
den dishes. old cut glass bowls, etc,
and has made it the fashion when
sending bonbons to use a handsome
bit of brc-a- brac filled up with sugar
plums, thereby adding the greatest
Intrinsic and sentimental value to a
mere gift of candy.
Quite the most recent devices brought
out by the leading confectioners, as a
stimulus to their spring trade, is the
box or basket of cakes. The palate
that appreciates bonbon is no less
open to pleasing sensation at the taste
of an artfully constructed little cookey,
and at the enterprising candy store
it is perfectly safe to ask for a box or
basket of pistache, or ginger, or choc-
olate cakes, or to order box of as
sorted cakes. The squares, balls, cir
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-23
IDEALIZED MUSLINS.
MOST DURABLE THIN DRESSES TO

BE HAD FOR SUMMER WEAR.
Rose wreathed Hats VIII Dominate
the Season, and white Roses VIII
be Used by the BusheI for Popu-
lar MfIXine-s-white Shirt Waists
Are Far More Modish Than Those
of CoIored GoOds-Ne RIigees for
Young Girls, and Becoming
FrOcks for FrOIicsOme Babies.
New York, Feb. 21-It requires very
acute powers of perception to discover
the one particular fashion that is
bound to dominate the slowly develop
ing season. There is nothing new or
striking in sleeves, trains, collars, fit
of skirts, or fullness of waists No pos
itively novel materials have been as
yet displayed, and pastel tints and
primitive tones contest with usual live
illness for supremacy. The whole art
of dressmaking just now seems TO lie
in taking one feature from each of the
past productive seasons, and welding
all the peculiarities together in an eu-
phonious costume. 1t doesn't matter
in the least If a befo' de war sleeve is
hung on to an Empire coat basque, or
a habit backed skirt is worn with a
The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-23

with a touch of plain white muslin
in the neck and at the elbows are the
only contrasts used with this, and yet
the result is gay and crisp and full
dress in the extreme. To the right
charming lilac muslin embroidered in
delicate black cobweb lines is gsrnish-
ed with black Liberty satin and with
ribbon of the same type.
All these muslins are founded on
crisp lawn, and for evening wear they
are trimmed with bands of coarse
cream white or ecru braid lase, while
their full recipe calls for a plentiful
use of Venetian bead chains in the
most bizarre colors and shapes.
Bead Neck Chains.
It is as well to mention here that in
colored beads they are making not only
the long and elaborate neck chains, but
the most attractive evening chatelaines
that are snowy and very emf
nently useful. These consist of three to
four strings of beads hanging from the
waist and falling at varying distances
on the skirt One chain ends in a tiny
gauze of Impeyan fan, another in a
wee bead bag for holding a handker-
chief, to a third is attached the dance
card, and from a fourth bangles a
lorgnon, through which faces can be
recognized across the biggest ball
room.
In evening gowns new and lovely
sphere of usefulness has been found
for delicate Mexican drawn work.
Complete overdresses of the most filmy
muslin. gauze- like India null, and ex-
quisite hand woven French handker-
chief linen are decorated with elabor-