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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-11-20
w OLD GRACEFULLY.
Mothers should Recognize the Im-
portance of excepting y in
Dress and Mental Culture.

1t was at one of the public recep-
tions given for returning soldiers
from Manila that | saw her-the de-
lightful, bright little oma l want
to tell you about. "Growing old grace
fully" kept singing itself through my
mind all the evening, writes Dorothy
Irwin, in Housekeeper.
She was, | judged, about Sand
that many years ago a woman of her
age would possibly have been called
an old woman. | couldn't help think
ing what a very ordinafy-looking old
woman she would have been, too. l
tried to imagine her dressed in a
short, full skirt of linsey-woolsy,
plain spencer waist, a large kerchief
crossed and pinned over her breast,
her hair combed back tight and plain,
and twisted in a hard little knot at
the back. But didn't imagine her at
a public reception. oh no; but sitting
in a corner, knitting, knitting, knit
ting.
But we don't have any old ladies
now-a-days-they are out of date-or,
shall / say, rather, up-to-date? Any
way, this bright little woman, whose
hair was quite gray-not . dark hair
to be seen-did not look old, or as
il she had lost interest in the world.
There she sat, leaning on the arm
of her friends chair. her head turned
IN m GI1n nc aba x,,ntnlA1 ,x,th
sparkling eyes, everything that vas
done, and followed the speakers every
word with keenest interest.
Her dress was a beautiful black
one, perfectly made and fitted. A
yoke of white satin, embroidered in
"spangles" and drab velvet, or rath.
er, a bluish-gray velvet, and high col
lar to match the yoke. She wore kid
lovely little hat set back on hel
head, covered with black plumes and
trimmed in bluish-gray velvet mixeC
In with pink, and a pretty steel buckle
just in front. Her hair was dressed
high, and soft and fluffy. An ideal
u%p-to-date, bright. sparkling woman
in the prime of life.
And why not? Why should one lose
interest in the worlds events when
ones head is "~blossoming for eter.
nity?" Are there not interesting
things to learn and to enjoy here
still, as well as beyond? Why should
one, then, finish all ones sentences
with periods instead of interroga.
ton ~points?' | longed to tell this
little woman how | admired her, but
of course, | didn't dast."
How important it is for a mothe,
to keep sup with the procession" il
dress, and also in mental culture
Otherwise, how can she hope to be
a companion and Il guide to her chill
dren? To me, one of the most en-.
couragihg signs of the times" is the
awakening of the mothers to this
view of their responsibilities. Wha1
a privilege is our to grow old grace
fully, and as long as we live in the
world to be of the best part of the
world. Leave the corners and the
knitting to those whose range is
limited.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-11-20
SOLOMON'S MINES IN SPAIN.
ROthschiId's Gold Store Source
of Seer's Riches.

The mines to which King Solomon
sent his ships with the servants of
King Hiram of Tyre to get precious
stones with which to decorate the
temple in Jerusalem are the mines
of Almaden, owned and worked at
present by Baron Rothschild, of Lon
don, is the opinion of Prof. Paul
Haupt, director of the Semitic de-
partment of the John Hopkins uni
versity, and one of the best known
orientalists in America. These mines
are in the province of Cordova, in
southwestern Spain, says the Chicago
Inter Ocean.
Prof. Haupt has been Investigating
the location of the mines so fire.
q%uently mentioned in the Bible, and
for the last two or three years has
been deeply interested in the SUBJ
ject. His attention was called to
it when he took up a study of the
Song of Solomon" which he has re-
Gently issued. In this "the gems of
Tarshish" are frequently referred
to, and it is stated in the Book of
Chronicles that 'the kings ships
went to Tarshish," and 'every three
years once came the ships of
Tarshish bringing gold and silver,
ivory, apes and peacocks," as well
as various precious stones and gems.
Prof. Haupt said recently:
by applying modern scientific
methods to archaeological investiga-
tions we are able to throw much
light on such matters. For instance,
by the aid of astronomy, we are able
to determine accurately the chronol-
ogy of the Assyrian people. On vari-
Gus tablets written by these people
we find mention of a certin eclipse.
We convey this information to our
astronomical friends, and they by
che aid Of numerous calculations find
the exact age of the tablet. thrs aid
ing us greatly in the study of As
syriology. +
"We find that in the times follow
ing the writing of the Bible, when
the greater part of the world was
under the domination of the Latins,
the mines known as Almaden were
in a part of the country then known
as Turdentania, and later as Tar
tessus. Some have tried to contro-
vert this by saying hat Tarshish is
p corruption of the cognomens, but.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-11-20
Arranged His own Funeral,

A New York gentleman who re.
Gently passed over to the great ma
jority and whose will has been pro-
bated, showed a most c~ommendable
desire to relieve his heirs of all anx-
iety as to the final disposition of his
mortal remains. In his will the
specifications for his funeral were
set down infinitely. There was to
be a casket covered with black cloth.
to cost $50; SIS were to be paid for
laying him out; $35 for his crema-
ton, $40 for a hearse, SIS for one car
riage, 81 for ferry tickets, SO for re-
moval of body, "a for -four gentle
men porters;" $4.25 for board of
health permits; total, $11s.25. No
more was to be paid to v O I'M
der any circumstances. The ashes
were to be sent to Virginia and
planted in a cemetery there.-N. Y
Sun,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-11-20
Natural Curiosity.

Prof. Angelo Heilprin, whose daring
ascent of Mont Pelee caused such a
sensation among both scientific men
and the general public, numbers
among his friends a family which re-
joices in the services of an old south
ern darby. She listened in interested
silence to the discussions of the
crater's activity with which the fam
lily meals were e%nlivened. Shortly
after Prof. Heilprin's return from
Martinique he called at the house.
During the visit, his hostess, leaving
the room suddenly, found the ancient
servitor peeping through the crack of
the door. On asking sharply the
meaning of such action, she was
astounded to hear the reply: "'Scuse
me, Miss Annie, but | sholey want to
see dat man what see de Creator a
smoking Magazine.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-11-20
.cIoERTIme IN euNeAwAMp.

It's cidertime in Gungawamp.
The orchard leaves are falling;
Across the brown and barren field
A lone "Bob-white" is calling.
Huge piles of apples. many-hued,
Around the mill are lying;
And many boys. with eager eyes,
Along the walls are spying"
Beneath the weather-beaten roof
The cogs are slowly turning;
The old horse. with his measured tread,
His board and keep" Is earning.
Down from the brown and hard-presset
cheese
The apple Juice is dripping;
Aid from the tub, bedecked with foam,
\ farmer lad is slipping.
The dinner horn sounds forth its note,
The farm-hands homeward turning;
The farmer follows in their wake,
No hidden foe discerning.
A dozen boys leap Ger the wall
With empty stomachs gnawing:
A dozen straws held in the tub,
A dozen youngsters drawing!
It's cidertime in Gungawamp-
To-day l feel a yearning;
I'd like to be there at the mill
And watch the cogs go turning.
I'd like to take a long rye straw,
And by the tub go kneeling,
And draw until I'd satisfied
This autumn cider feeling.
Joe Cone. in N. Y. Sun.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-11-20
ITEMS ABOUT DRESS.
A budget of Information Regardinx
the New Designs and Features
of Ladies' Costumes.

separate waists are made of tucked
chiffon in black and white combined
with lace and tiny bands Joined by
stitches.
Brocaded silk mixed with gold
threads is also used for incrustations
on velvet gowns and finished around
with the silk cord, which is very often
pure white.
One of the most satisfactory WAYS
to keep wells is on the broomstick.
The latter is covered with IA sheet of
wadding in which is sachet powder,
and then wound with wide ribbon.
The use of white satin, fur. gold
braid, laces and Russian guipure me-
dallions is again a feature of cloth and
velvet gowns, and handsome coats of
various kinds for afternoon calls, re-
ceptions and matinees.
The triple skirt shows itself more
frequently as The season advances.
Another skirt considered very smart
is made in six sections, each one cut
circular and widening to a generous
fare in the lower portion, which, with
the top one, is richest of all, the four
remaining ones being graduated in
width. The edges are finished with a
stitched band.
French knots are quite as popular
as ever and they appear in a variety
of sizes, one of which is a loose, long
knot which is made by putting the
thread around the needle more times
than is usual, and taking the second
stitch a little way from the first one
so the shape of the knot when finished
is very much like the loop made for
hooks.
The newest tea gowns are in EN-.
pire fashion, with accordion-plaited
skirts beautifully trimmed with lace
medallions and insertions. They are
finished with handsome collars of lace
or embroidery, lace frills edging the
collars. Sleeves are elbow length,
finished with several lace %ruflies.
Light colors prevail for tea gowns,
and white is much favored.
A well-cut foundation, one that fits
smoothly over the hips, can be worn
with any skirt. By making them sep
arately there is a curtailment of ex-
penditure in slips, also a reduction in
the amount of luggage a woman must
carry about when travelling. Two
smart short silk slips for wear with
linen, serge or homespuh are enough.
1t is a good idea to have some extra
founces to button on to these slips on
occasion. A. deep founce of muslin
and Valenciennes lace might, for ex-
ample, be altered with a less elabor-
ate ruf1e of silk.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-11-20
A SCOOPED.
The M%Ournful Experience Of an En-.
terprisinE Reporter Who Had
u Piece of News.

Speaking of newspaper men and
the methods they sometimes adopt
to get ahead of their ~adversaries,'
said an old reporter in the New. Or
Jeans Times-Democrat, reminds me
of an effort | made once to get ahead
of an afternoon contemporary. 1t
was a dismal failure, which will here
matter appear. ] was doing the po-
lice work for an afternoon paper.
The police had arrested one of the
most notorious crooks of the coun.
try, but had put his name on the
secret docket in order to put him
through the sweating process be-
fore making any public statement
of the matter. The thing was tipped
off to me. | had to get the story in
a quiet way in order to allay suspi-
cion as to the source of my informa-
ton, and there was but one way
to do this, and that was to get into
the body of the prison and talk to
the man. / had to slip in unawares,
so | watched for a chance. | got in
unobserved. l thought | could slip
in and slip out before the turnkey
locked the door. But to my utter
establishment the turnkey went out
before l got through and locked me
in. 1t was about the noon hour. |
could not yell after | had gotten the
story because the police did not know
l was in there. ] waited, thinking
the turnkey would return and give
me a chance to get out. The hours
slipped. by. My paper was telephon-
ing everywhere in an effort to find me.
| had not been seen anywhere except
at the police station, and the officers
at that institution said | had left there
early in the morning. ltwassixo'clock
in the evening when l got out of Jail.
| was awfully sore, but couldn't say
anything, of course. 1t was a bit of
good luck for me that my afternoon
competitors did not get the story.
But it was in the morning papers all
right, and what was worse for me,
one of the papers had a long story
about my experience under the rath.
er catchy'head: "A Scooper Scooped.'"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-11-20
HI RIVAL JURISTS.
Business Was Not Brisk and There
Was a Scramble between
Them for Cases.

Pink Peyton and Rube Tuber were
rival j~urists, relates the New Orleans
Times-Democrat.
Both resided in a backwoods set.
Element where the air was healthful
and fragrant with the aromatic odor
of the pine; but in a section, it is
sad to state, where seminaries were
unknown and a college of legal lore
could have no existence. The two
rustic disciples of Blackstone, how
ever, had some knowledge of law,
which they had obtained by perusing
in their leisure moments a volume
left in the settlement by an itinerant
preacher, entitled: Every Man His
Own Lawyer"
Peyton occupied the dignified po'
sition of justice of the peace of the
Fourth ward, while Tuber sal
upon the judicial bench made OF
loblolly pine boards and dispensed
justice to the unfortunate and sim.
ple-minded lawbreakers within his
jurisdiction, in the Fifth ward. Liti
giants were scarce in the settlement
and when a court case did bob NJ
there was a scramble for it, eacf
judge claiming the misdemeanor wa!
committed in his ward, and each anx
ious to replenish his empty eX
chequer with the shekels taken in by
the citations and other legal docu
ments issued. There was a super
abundance of long leaf pine trees
growing in the vicinity of Peyton'!
court, but within the quiet precincts
where RUDE Tuber delivered hi:
learned opinions the loblollies were
more numerous.
Bill Suites was constable of thu
Fifth ward court; having a large
family to care for he had to keep hi.
eyes open and quickly bring every
violator of the law he caught before
the bar of justice. One day whil'
riding along the public road he dis
covered Dink Dudley, a neighbor, hid
ing in the bushes with a large tur
KEY under his arm.
Hello, Dink, wot's tibet yo' got?
he called out.
"Ur turkey an ur fat one" re
sponded Dink, smiling.
Wizard yo' git it, Dink?"
Sur shot hit"
SIN Their wing ur in Their breast?'
I'm ther breast"
"Look here, Dink, when do yo
shoot turkeys? When Their gam'
laws in or when it's out?"
81 shoots 'em when | gifts
chance"
You do, do yer? Wall, Use con
sterbul of Their honorable %iestic,
court for ther Fifth ward, an In
goin' ter shoot you right straight t.
the calaboose. Step out in the mid
die of tibet air road and march,"
Dink marched.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-11-20
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

Quito, in South America, is sinking
faster than any other city. 1t stands
so feet lower than it did in 1880.
Thirty per cent. of insane persons in
England ecove their senses, but of
these three in five usually relapse.
Seven-and-sixpence was bid success
July at Lowestoft, England, the other
day for an unchanged willow-pattern
dinner service of 70 pieces, about 100
years old.
In the Punjab the biggest medical
undertaking the world has yet seen
has begun. The whole population of
1000, 900 is to be inoculated with plague
serum. Orders for $4,000 doses a day
have been given out.
During the past season France had
1872 beet sugar factories in operation.
The annual yield is over 1000. 900 tons,
of which 100000 are consumed in
France. The results of the interna-
tional congress at Brussels will be to
close foreign markets to French beet
sugar.
Novel Observation-Disclosures boxes
are to be scattered in the streets of
Paris. Outwardly the apparatus re-
sembles a lamp post letter box, and it
contains a small medicine chest, a fold
ing stretcher and a telephone for sig
mailing the nearest ambulance station.
Access to the box is gained by break
ing a glass panel.
A Polish nobleman and his wife, be-
ing brought up for some political Of
Tense, arrived at the spa of Zappot,
having their heads shaved, according
to the Russian custom in some trials.
Next day all the Poles at the place,
both men and m performed the
same operation on their wv heads
as a mark of sympathy.
Ballarat, one of the oldest and most
famous of Australian gold fields, has
still some auriferous treasures in re-
reerve. The Australian mail brings
news of the finding of a nugget weigh
ing 100 ounces in the Yon Hing mine.
Ballarat East. This mine is the prop.
erty of a syndicate of English and Chi.
nese shareholders. hence its name
The locality has always been cele,
brated for its nuggets.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-11-20

as a matter of fact, Tarshish is THE
root from which the other two APP
pellations spring. The change was
merely one of the Latinizing of a
Hebrew word, which by modern
translators has received a different
English equivalent.
THE fact that Solomon sem his
ships with the servants of Hiram
seems to show that the mines were
somewhere on the coast of the Med
iterranean sea. Geography shows us
this. The kingdom of Tyre was situa-
ated on the Red sea. while Solomon's
kingdom was on an arm of the Great
sea, and indeed, was almost on the
sea itself, its ports being very close
to the main body of water. |; is evil
dent that Hiram did not send his
ships, but instead sem his servants,
to go on the ships of solomon. Here
common sense, with other archaeo-
logical evidence, bears out my theory.
AS to the stones themselves. as II
matter of fact, although the mines are
''k WV ~ IiNEN 1t ~ ~ pun pNEN
of getting out the stones. great num-
bers of beautiful crystals are found.
These crystals are of a substance
known as chrysallite and are a variety
of cinnabar. There are also rubies.
"Now we find that ancient trans
lators of the Bible speak of the gems
of Tarshish,' by the use Of a term
which, when again translated into the
modern languages, is found to mean
'chrysallite.' This chrysallite is a
crystal Of cinnabar containing IS per
cent. of mercury. When gold is placed
in contact with it amalgamation takes
place at once, and the gold turns to
a silyery color. The ancients consid-
cred that complete transformation
had taken place, as is shown in sew
eral instances in Pliny. The gold and
the silver placed on the cinnabar. to-
gether with the rubies and other
gems, which no doubt were secured
either from the mine or from the i'm
mediate vicinity, and were used for
decorative purposes in the temple,
blended beautifully and made a gor-
geous effect.
There is no doubt in my mind that
the similarity of the present output
of crystals from the mines of Almaden
and the description of the gems of
Tarshish,' which is so frequently given
in the Bible, together with the evil
dence which | have gathered. is suf-
ficient proof to connect the two. and
| am positive that the Spanish mines
are the Biblical mines of Tarshish.
"For many years the mines at Alma
den were used solely for the purpose
of securing quicksilver, which, as you
know, is composed chiefly of mercury.
When mines were discovered in Cali.
fornia some years ago which produced
a better grade of quicksilver the Span.
ish mines lost their standing, and for
a number of years they have been
owned and worked by Baron Roths-
child for the iron ore they contain"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-11-20
Paternal Affection.

A capital story is told by a popular
bishop well-known at the East End
for his work among the poor there.
A costermonger was in great trouble,
He had just lost his little son and
the good bishop was seeking to con.
sole him as well as he was able, when
the costermonger suddenly looked up,
and in a broken voice, and with tears
streaming down his cheeks, said:
"D'ye think l could get the young
beggar stutfed?"z-King.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-11-20
The BOY Felt Safe

A Brooklyn school-teacher whose
scene of labor is not on the "aristo-
cratic Park Slope" recently told one
of his boy pupils, who was insubordi-
nate, that he must behave.
IF you do not do BETTER" said the
teacher, II shall go see your father"
Huh" said the boy, who was only
three feet high, "yer will have to take
a pick an shovel to see him, He's
dead."-N. Y. Times.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-11-20
In Case Of the Husband. Death.

"Ah, my darling wife," said a young
husband the week after he was mar
ried, IF your husband were to die,
what would you do?"
Il don't know, | am sure" said his
loving wife. II must look in my Book
of Etiquette and read the rules for
young widows" - Woman's Home
COMPANION,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-11-20
Pumpkin for Winter

Cook and sift it as for pies and add
to it nearly as much sugar as there is
pumpkin. Put it in jars like Marina
lade. This is better than the dried
pumpkin. Another way is to u 1t in
slices or cubes and boil it tender, then
put boiling hot into glass jars and seal.
Washington Star.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-11-20

DR.. McKinnon, superintendent OF AZ
industrial school in Canada, who had
charge of 1870 boys, figured out the
average cost of feeding a healthy boy
at club rates. 1t amounted to Sl.o7.a
per week, or about $50 per year.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-11-20
Legacies tn the Pope-

The pope has been happy in lega.
cies. 1t has been reckoned that dur
ing his pontificate a sum of more
than 100000 0 has been b~equeathed
to him in various ways, 5000, 900 hav-
ing come to him in one year, and one
recent bequcst being for no less than
5000, 000.--Indianapolis News.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-11-20

But little was done toward the eolonizng of New Jersey until 1864,
when Sir George Carteret and Lord Berkeley became the proprietors of the
lands lying between the Hudson and Delaware rivers. Capt, Philip Car
teret, a cousin Of Sir George, "a appointed the first governor of the new
colony, and with about 80 immigrants arrived at New. York in 1864 where
they we're welcomed by Gov. Nichols, of that colony. Gov. Carteret entered
New Jersey with a hoe o n his shoulder, as a n indication that he intended to
become a planter. He established his capital at Eizabethtown, then con-
sistng of but four small cabins. Four years after the arrival of Gov. Car
teret the first Legislative assembly of New Jersey was established and met
at EHzabethtown.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-11-20

Passenger-Are we near Niagara
falls?
Conductor-Yes. And as soon as
those women stop talking you can
hear hc roar.-Detroit Free Press.