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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-05-12
TINE TRUTH ABOUT GINSENG
United States Minister to Korea Gives
Some Facts About Seeds
and Plants.

United States Minister H. N. Allen,
of Seoul, Korea, has issued the follow
ing circular letter as a reply to the
many inquiries from the United States
at that legation relative to ginseng
seeds and plants, how to secure same,
ETC.: r
at is becoming impossible for this
Office to give attention to the numerous
requests for information regarding
ginseng received by every mail, or to
furnish supplies of ginseng seed and
plants.
Information may be had on the sub
ject from the publications of the United
States department of agriculture and
from the numerous firms engaged in
supplying ginseng seed and roots in
America.
with great difficulty living roots
have been shipped to America and a
reliable supply must now be available.
At least one enterprising American (of
San Francisco, CALI has spent some
months at the ginseng farms in Korea,
studying the culture and conditions,
and taking away with him a large ship
ment of living plants, so that dealers
in the United States must now have a
plentiful supply of reliable plants AID
fresh seeds.
"Ginseng seeds are not supposed to
terminate after having dried out. Even
If there were seed stores in Korea,
therefore, it would be useless to secure
ginseng seeds from them.
"The ginseng farms are some 60
miles distant from Seoul, and there is
no person there to whom one may ap-
ply for seeds or plants. The American
missionaries residing near the farms
have wisely decided not to attempt to
export the seeds and plants, as such a
course would ultimately cause trouble
for them with the natives.
If all the ginseng plantations in
America succeed the product will be Of
little value. The only market for the
roots is in China and it is overstocked
while the Korean product-whict
seems to be of especial value, due tt
conditions of soil and climates in.
creasing so greatly that the purchaser;
of the last crop were obliged to de-
stroy a large quantity in order to keeI
the supply more nearly within the de-
mand."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-05-12
LIVELY TIME AT ELECTION.
Contest for an Office in England That
Cost the Candidates Very
Heavily.

Although the laws of Great Britain are
exceedingly strict regarding the eXpendi-
ture Of money at elections, candidates for
office find ways of approaching the voters
that are by no means inexpensive, says
a London paper. The town meeting idea
gone to seed was illustrated in the city
Of Blackburn, England, recently, at an
election of a trustee of the PhilanthropiC
Burial society.
The Office is worth 81, 200 a year for life
and attracted the ambition of two cardi-
dates, who spent over 5000 in bringing
voters to thepools. The society has 400
600 members living in four counties and
the election is by show of hands. On the
appointed day Is 5000 voters assembled
to make the selection. The election pre-
scented a remarkable spectacle. The
streets were blocked by all manner of
vehicles bringing in voters and 10 rail
way cars were engaged by the candi-
dates. Thousands failed to get inside
the Enclosure.
1t is related in the description of the
| event that there was great cheering
when the president and the two candi-
| dates appeared. On the name of Ash
worth being displayed "a tremendous
forest of hands went up and cheering en-
sued which lasted for five minutes. Stat.
er's name was greeted with less thar
half the number. The chairman declared
Ashworth elected by three to one. Slater
excitedly demanded a poll, but this was
refused" If the vote had been close thu
conditions would have been Favorable
for a first-class riot. The provision TO
voting by a show Of hands was adopted
when the society was small. This meth
cd is primitive and obviously unsuite'
for an election in which thousands par
ticipate.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-05-12
Chances of Life and Death.

Only 900 persons in every million die
from old age.
Of the 1880 cases of smallpox re-
ported by "A states in 1903, 1872 were
fatal.
Europe loses S6,592 lives a year by
accidents.
Fifty-nine per cent. of the deaths
from consumption are between the
ages of As and go years, while only L
per cent. of such deaths are of persons
over 60 years of age.
Anti-toxin treatment for d%iphtheria
has reduced the death rate Of that dis
Ease from IS to 7 per cent.
In the United States the annual NOR
tality for railroads is one person
killed for every 1852 employees; coal
miners, one person in every 744 en-
ployes; seamen in merchant vessels
one person in every 199.--St. Louis
Post Dispatch.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-05-12
All Mothers Fault.

Her head rested on his shoulder, and
her little hand lay confidingly in his.
"Tell me, Alfred" said the happy
maiden, ''how you ever came to pick
me out as the girl you wanted to mar
ry?"
well Dora" replied the e~cstatic
young man in a gush of confidence, lit
was mother that put me up to it,
Stray Stories.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-05-12
c FOR FARMERS.

The value of ant depends on the
feed from which it was made.
Comparatively little water flows of
the surface of the laid in wooded dis
tricts, while enormous quantities OF
water soak into and through the sol
slowly.
Too much water in the soil makes il
impossible for most of our garden seed
to terminate, as the water shuts of
the approach of free oxygen. More.
over, water keeps the soil at too low
a temperature for termination.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-05-12
WAYS OF BIRD CATCHING.
Odd Contrivances Employed in Va
rious Lands for Taking
Winged Game.

In Scotland there is a way of taking
ptarmigan which seems so simple that
it is hardly credible that any birds can
be so captured. Yet reliable witnesses
have spoken of it as successful, says the
Chicago Daily News. A place on the
mountain side is chosen where ptarmigan
resort and the snow lies sufficiently
deep. With an old wine bottle, held
neck foremost, holes are made in the
snow and the bottom of each hole is
filled with grain. The ptarmigans lean
owe to peck it out and find themselves
overbalanced and caught head down.
ward in the snow, unwilling prisoners,
but unable to use their wings in get
ting out again. In Siberia wild geese
are regularly taken in pitfalls like these,
but dug in the earth, instead of being
poked in the snow. The pits are dug
on grassy places where the geese assem-
BILE, and are shaped like large flower
pots, round and gradually narrowing
to the bottom. Bats of grain prove
irresistible and the geese tumble head
long in and then, being unable to ex-
tend their wings, find that they cannot
get out again.
What used to be known as slow
belling" was formerly a common sport
in England and an effective method of
capturing all sorts of birds which roost
on the ground, from larks to cartridges.
Dnyc cfin cnp,ctirnn nc aroouca thnm cp1unc
with it in the rural districts of England
and the peasants of Spain and the south
of Europe make a business of it. The
! only necessary apparatus is a large bell,
like a cowbell Or a dinner bell, and a
lantern with g reflector to cast a
bright ray of light ON the ground. The
fowler turns out on dark nights and
walks the fields ringing the bell steadi-
~ and searching the ground in front
with the lantern. The noise and the
light. or the two combined, have such
an effect in dazzling or terrifying the
birds that they may be picked up in
the hand.
Catching gulls and other sea fowl by
q baited hook and line is a barbarous
practice which is sometimes resortet
to by sailors. The same method was
employed in former times for catching
herons. A long line of silk, with a strand
of wire twisted in, was fixed to a stone
at one end and to hooks at the other
The hooks were baited with live roach
or dace. The bait was then put out il
shallow water, where the birds seel
their food, either in a stream or a
the edge of a pond. When the herol
pouched the bait the hooks lodged il
his gullet and the strand of wire II
the line prevented !. from being bit
ten through.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-05-12
WSnring Eayer.N

Spring fever is simply that tired feel
ing u lassitude caused by a sluggish con-
dition of the blood. The liver and bowels
need a cleaning out in the spring, and
nothing is so effective and at the same
time SO pleasant to take as DR.. CaldwelIs
Syrup Pepsin. Too many people make the
skin do the work that the bowels and
kidneys should do. A bilious, constipated
condition means a yellow skin, lusterless
feeling. All this can be remedied by the
use Of DR.. Caldwell's Laxative) Syrup
Pepsin, which is sold by all druggists and
dealers in medicine.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-05-12
TALK ON SCIENCE,
Good Lightning Conductors May Be
Obtained Without Spending
Much Money.

/. Good connection of a lightning
rod to ground is a prime necessity in
lightning rod construction.
2. The experimental and theoreti-
cal study of the transmission of rapid
electrical oscillations, and of abrupt
electrical pulses along wires or rods
has led to the recognition of the fol-
lowing facts: (a) Straightness and
directness of path to earth is the most
important condition in so far as the
arrangement or the rod is concerned.
(b) A given weight of metal is a
more effective carrier of rapid electri
cal oscillations and of abrupt electri
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-05-12

Cats in Japan almost universally
have short tails, and if a cat does come
into the world with a lengthy caudal
~appendage it is usually chopped off,
for the Japs detect a likeness to snakes
in the long tail and cannot endure it.
The Japanese cat has the usual number
of bones in its tail, but they are mo-
developed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-05-12
Beauty That Pays.

"Jove!" exclaimed the close friend,
your. cashier is the most beautiful
young girl I ever saw. ! suppose her
beauty is worth money to you"
"Well, l should say" replied the pro-
prietor of the restaurant. "She's a
sh%ortchange artist and my customers
are so blinded by her beauty that they
Observation-Disclosures Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-05-12
Luminous Tree.

A remarkable tree grows in Nevada.
It Is called by the superstitious In
dams the witch tree. 1t grows to a
height of six feet or seven feet, and
it's trunk at the base is about three
times the size Of an ordinary mans
wrist. The wonderful characteristic
of the tree is its luminosity, which Is
so great that on the darkest night il
can be seen plainly at least a mile
away. A person standing near could
read the finest print by its light
Chicago Journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-05-12
Plenty of Work Promised.

No mar in the United States needs to
be without work Turing the coming sum-
mer If he is able bodied and willing to
labor. The harvest fields of Nebraska,
Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Ok
lahoma and South Dakota will need at
least AZ, 1000 hands. The Western Asso-
citation of Free Employment bureaus
gives out this information. The seven
states covered have a grain area of 81
097, 722 acres, and a total grain produc-
ton Of 692, 0SS, 444 bushels.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-05-12
CUTICURA THE SET S1.o0.
Complete Treatment for Every HUI
NOR from Pimples to ScrOfula,
from Infancy to Age-A
Set Often Cures.

Cuticura Treatment is local and con-
stitutional-complete and perfect, pure,
surfaces with Cuticura Soap and hot water
to cleanse the skin of crusts and scales and
soften the thickened %cuticle, dry without
hard rubbing, and apply Cuticura Oint,
ment freely to allay itching, irritation and
Inflammation, and soothe and heal, and
lastly take Cuticura Resolvent Pills to cool
and cleanse the blood, and put every
function in a state of healthy activity;
More great cures of simple, scrofulous and
hereditary humors are daily made by
Cuticura remedies than by all other blood
and skin remedies.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-05-12
Big Egg Market.

Belgium exports annually s $500, 900
worth of eggs. The shipments are al
most entirely to England, where the de-
mand is for eggs which run IN to the
pound. The Mediterranean breeds-Leg-
horns, Spanish Minorcas and Andalu-
sians-are the most popular.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-05-12
K. G.. S. Almanac for 1904.

The Kansas City Southern Railway
C~ompany's Annual Almanac is now ready
for distribution. 1t contains the usual
monthly calendars, many useful household
hints and information concerning the
Country in Missouri, Arkansas. The Indian
Territory, Texas and Louisiana. Write
for a copy to. s.. G. Warner, Gen. Pass.
\ Tiki. Agt. X. c. S. Ry., Kansas City,
Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-05-12
Loss Of Life in Navy.

1t is a discomfting fact that the loss
of life due to accidents on our modern
war vessels has been far greater than
any that has occurred in the fighting in
which our navy has engaged.--Troy
Times.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-05-12
Leap Year.

Tom-Did she propose to you?
DicR-Nes, but it took me about three
years to persuade her to come to the point,
Detroit Free Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-05-12
How to Clean Laces.

To clean delicate laces, take a large glass
jar; cover with old cotton and spread the
lace carefully on it. Set the bottle in warm
Ivory soap suds and leave for an hour.
If stains are difficult to remove, place IN
the sun and they will disappear. Rinse by
dipping the bottle in clear water.
ELEANOR r. PARKER.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-05-12

Benevolent Old Lady (outside of candy
shop)-"Don't. cry, little boy; come in here,
and III buy you a stick of candy Small
Urchin-"1anks; dat's wot me mudder made
ME cry for. She keeps &c store. Harvard
Lampoon.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-05-12

Knicker-Does your auto run smooth
ly?
Bocker-Well, I can't tell yet whether
| it's a trotter or a pacer.-Puck.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-05-12

A New York man proposes to use tame
snakes to clear houses of rats and mice.
He will probably also clear them of women
by this method W Post.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-05-12
A prominent club woman,

= "A pTOiiililenl CiuD WOilldti,
Mrs. DanfOrth, of St. Joseph,
Mich, tells how she was cured
Of falling Of the womb and its
accompanying pains and misery
byLydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM:-Life looks
dark indeed when a woman feels that
her strength shading away and she has
NJ hopes of yer being restored. Such
was my feeling a few months ago when
I was advised that my poor health was
caused by %prolapsus or falling of the
womb. The words sounded like a
knell to me, ] felt that my sun had set ;
but Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege.
table Compound came to me as an
elixir of life |; it restored the lost forces
and built me up until my good health
returned to me. For four months I
took the medicine daily, and each dose
added health and strength. l am SO
thankful for thehelp 1 obtainedthrough
its use."- MRS. FLORENCE DANFoRTH,
1907 Miles Ave-, St. Joseph, Mich. -
$1,000 forfeit If original of above letter proving
genuineness cannot be produced.
"FREE MEDICAL ADVICE
TO WOMEN"
Women would save time and
much sickness If they would
write to Mrs. Pinkham for advice
as soon as any distressing symp-
toms appear. 1t is free, and has
mt thousands Of women on the
right road to recovery.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-05-12

Self-made men generally act as though
they were proud OF their John. Y.
IlmeS.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-12-29

A rImor is current around town that
new bank Ia soon to be opened by s.
B. Barker. Work has been commenced
on building between Dunn Bros. store
and wilson's saloon that Ia said 10 be
intended as the home Of tht new institn-
tion. The bnilding will he frame about
1880. Mr.. Barker left Tor Portland
Monday morning but whether his busi.
ness In the city at this time is connected
with the proposed bank conld not lie
learned.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-12-29
Officers Installed.

Alta recent meeting OF Court Condor.
No. 81, +. Of A., the following officers
were installed:
A. B. seArcy, O. R.; JEFF Neel, p. O.
r.; r. Savage, s. Z. r.; W. H. Searcy,
Treasurer; j, E. Vaughn, F. s.; l.. E.
searcy, R. s.; s. M. Campbell, s. W.;
r. Ramsay, ]. W.; T. Townsend. S. B.;
lE. Hurt, J. B.; w. W. OverIander, Lee.
turer; s. 4. Palmer, Tom Scott, J. r.
Wells, Trustees.
The new officers OF the KIP, lodge are |:
J. F. Cooke, @. c.; f. G, Merrifeld, v.
O.; VIM. Naples p; L. W. Darling, X.
Of r. and S.; Chas Horner. NJ. OF F.; r.
NJ, Rogers, NJ. Of f..
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-12-29
REcToRoF ST. Lukgs.
Ashburnham. Ontario. Testisles 70
the Good Qualities OF Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy. Il

the Good Qualities OF Chamber
Iain's Cough Remedy.
AsHHURNiiAM. Ont, April IS. 1908. III
think Il is only right that shonld tell
you what wonderful effect Chamber.
laln's Congh Remedy has produced.
The day before Easter WAS 80 distress.
I'd with cold and cough that ] did not
think 70 be able 10 take any duties the
next day, as my voice WAS almost ehok.
ed by the cough. The same day ! ~.
eelved ~ order from you for bottle Of
yonr cough Remedy. lat once procured
ssmpI bottle. and took about three
dosea Of the medicine. To my grea. re-
lief the congh and cold had completely
disappeared and wac able to preach
three times on Easter Day. l know
that this rapid and effective cure was
due to your Cough Remedy. I make
this testimonial without solicitation,
being thankful TO have found such
Godsent remedy. Respectfully yours,
j.. A. LAE0VELDT, VI. A..
Rector oi ~. Luke's Church.
To Chamberlain Medicine Co.
This remedy Is for sale by Jarvis
Pharmacy.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-12-29
RlIIous collie Prevanted.

Take donble dose OF ChambeFlain's q
Collie, Cholera and Dlarrhoea Remedy
as soon as the gJst indication of the
disease appears and u threatened attack
may be warded of. Hundreds OF peo-
pie use the remedy In this way with
perfect success. For sale by Jarvis
Pharmacy,
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-12-29

W. NJ. Danlap. the well known black.
smith. accompanied by his little son
Floyd. left Thursday Tor wRlla walla
to visit relatives. Mr.. Dunlap expected
TO meet one Of his brothers whom he
has not seen Tor many years.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-12-29
TIE LANp FRAUpS.

The land fraud investigation in
the federal grand jury room at
Portland is becoming interesting.
Senator Mitchell and Representa-.
tive Herman hurried home from
Washington last week TO demand
a hearing before the grand jury IN
their own behalf In an effort TO
clear their names from charges Of
completely In the frSuds and rumors
have It that Representative Will.
hanson Is also liable TO be mixed
up in the affair before the matter is
tlnally cleared up. Senator Fulton
just now occupies the comfortable
II rather lonesome position Of being
the only member Of the Oregon
congressional delegation whose
name has not been yet associated
with the land frauds. State sepa.
tor Franklin Pierce Mays has been
indicted by the grand jury and is
now enjoying his liberty because of
a $4,000 bond which guarantees his
appearance before the federal court.
State senator George G. Brownell,
Of Oregon City, is also accused by
Dame Rumor Of having dallied
with the unholy alliance of land
conspirators aud while he vehe-
mently proclaims his Innocence Of
any wilful wrong doing, those Oh
the inside intimate that he may be
indicted. All this is not only a
slam on 0regon's good name and
good judgment in the selection aud
advancement Of leading citizens"
but |: is no doubt disquieting, not
to say embarrassing, to the gentle
men most directly interested,
whether they are innocent or guilty.
Judging from the tone OF many
southern Oregon papers which are
published and circulated in Mr..
Herman's district, that gentleman
is a much maligned person, a verit-
able angel Of purity, honesty and
truth, who, in winging his lofty
course across the foul sea Of Oregon
politics has been spattered by
charge Of slanderous slime from the
squirt gun Of his political enemies
and his milky whit6iumage sadly
rufiled. This view may or may
not be correct, but If we are to
judge by the past antics Of the vot.
ers of that district who, in the face
Of damaging charges against their
favorite--charges which were Meth
er admitted, denied nor made the
basis for damage suits-we may
almost expect TO see Mr.. Herman
endorsed by his constituents at the
next election even though he should
be found guilty aud the scene Of
his usefulness forcibly removed
from Washington, D. G, to McNiel's
island. This is not saying that
Mr.. Herman is guilty but is only
intended as O tribute to the contid. |
ing natures of his constituents.
This paper does not presume to sit
in judgement on the gentlemen
whose names have been thus con-
nected with land frauds. If they
are innocent, as probably most Of
them are, we hope to see them fully |
vindicated; but, on the other hand,
if they are guilty their high posi-.
ton should not shield them from
punishment
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-12-29
40 Quick.

Not minute should be lost when q
child shows symptoms oi Group. Cham.
berlain's Congh Remedy given as soon
as the child becomes hoarse, or even
after the croupy cough appears. will
prevent the attack. II never fails. aud
10 pleasant and safe 10 take.
For sale by Jarvis' Pharmacy.
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Notice.

| have sold my mill, stock df lumber
and mouldings, and MUST have what is
coming to me at once. Those indebted
to me will please call and settle.
40d4S ]. A. Nc MoRRIs.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-12-29
A Few
Plain Facts

The Railroad will reach Con-
don by April /. Condor will
double in population within a.
year from it's advent. Condor
real estate can be bought for
less money than in any other
city with similar prospects in
the West. Business is NOV
ling to North Main street. Lots
lin Lords addition are now
selling at $65 and going fast
Only few acre tracts left in
-Lancaster's subdivision. We
have some bargains to offer
you that will double your
money within a year. Buy
before the advance in prices
LANCASTER & DEVENS
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Treasurer.s Notice.

AL county warrants registered prior
Nov. 8, 1908, will be paid upon pre-.
sentation at my Office. Interest ceasee
Nov. 81, 1904.
Il. W. MooRE.
Treasurer OF Gillian county, Oregon.