Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-08-11

wading in the Shut-In one day last
week. After padding around in
the water for some time one OF
them discovered a big pile of mems
clothing on the bank. A lot OF
men and boys we're in swimming
and had fled at the approach of the
ladies, and the latter, wholly I'M
conscious, had kept the men and
the boys in the wood for an hour
or more without clothes. Now
who had the most fun?
The following are the petit jurors
drawn by the county court last
week, to serve at the October term
of the circuit court:
David Paris. Flyn Kidd.
John Brewer. S. d. Brooks.
Lafayette Miller. r. Erbschloe.
Henry King. Jasper Anderson.
Richard Lloyd. A. G. Russell.
Merit Willet. J. B. Evans.
sgd. Miller. Len Sutton.
Houston Seal. Chas. w. Holloman.
VIM. Thurman. Fred. Schultz.
Charles Orrick. G. w. Marshall.
VIM. McClurg. Girard Blanton.
Gentry Ferguson. Jasper Orrick.
The Presbyterian people gave
the Sunday school a picnic Tues
day. About nine o'clock in the
morning several hack-loads of
happy participants passed through
town on their way to the grounds,
on Judge Johnson's farm, near
Middlebrook. 1t was an ideal
picnic day, and the outing was an
joyed by abby the older folk as
well as the rising generation. I
like these days set apart for the
enjoyment of the children. They
call to mind the like occasions Of
long ago, and am sure the memory
of their pleasures will lovingly
abide with these as they have re-
NAMED with US even until now.
Last Sunday Rev. Steel admin
istered the rite of baptism to the
following persons: Messrs. VIM.
Grissom, Harry Bennett, Mrs.
Dora Hart, Misses Lulu and Gerty
Bennett, Rosa, Mary and Bette
Grissom, Artie, Lora and Florence
Wood, Eva Maze and Ola Vance.
The place of baptism was near the
iron railroad bridge over Knob
creek, north of Ironton, and the
ceremonies were witnessed by a
large congregation. The weather
was fine - clear skies, cooling
breezes, and softened sunlight. 1t
reminded one of the days long
gone, when people from far and
near gathered on such occasions,
amid the sounds of worship in
song and rejoicing. May the
publication there typified be not
an empty form, but serve always
as shield against the assaults Of
evil and wrong.
Two hundred and ~sixty-nine ca
detships valued in the aggregation
at $3.50 are now vacant in the
Military Department of the Uni
versity of Missouri. These vacan-
cies will be filled within the next
fifty days by the members of the
Missouri Legislature. Each mem
Der of the General Assembly has
power to appoint cadets from his
senatorial district or county. Ca
diets thus appointed are matricu-
lated in the Academic, Engineer
ing and Agricultural Departments
of the University free of tuition
and entrance fees and receive in
addition a good uniform. The to-
tai value of each appointment is
$4,000 or more which is quite an
aid to any student. Candidates
for appointment must be gradual
es of a good high school, academy
or college. Representative Horn
OF this county and Senator Farris
OF the Oath district have appoint
ments to make.
Young man, be as smart as you
can, of course; know as much as
you can without blowing out the
packing of your cylinner head.
Shed the light of your wisdom
abroad in the land. But don't
dazzle people with it. Don't feel
too sorry for your father becasue
he knows SO much less than you
do. OF course your clothes fit you
much better than fathers do him.
They cost more, too. They are
more stylish; your mustache is
neater than pas. Butmind, young
man, the old gentleman gets big
ger wages, and his homely scrawl-
ing on the business end Of a check
will draw more money out of the
bank in five minutes than you
could with your copper-plate sig
niture in six months. Young men
are useful and we couldn't engi-
neer a picnic without them. But
they are no novelties, my SON;
nothing of the kind. The world
has been so full Of smart young
men that their feet stuck out of the
upper store windows. The world
has less need or you than you have
Of the world. Don't be too fresh,
young man, SO that you have to be
put in an icebox to keep from
spelling. Don't be afraid you
won't be discovered. People all
over the world are hunting you,
and if you are worth finding they
will find you. Remember, young
man, hard work is the secret of
success. 1t does not kill. "Fun''
kills men. The "good times" the
boys have lay them out. Ii you
can't be a leader be something just
as useful, but don't be a loafer.-
Er.