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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-11-30
CHAPTER VII.

CONTAINING SCENES CHIEFLY
FEMININE THAT TEND TO PROVE
THAT PITY is AKIN TO LOVE.
If the storm brought broken Chin
ney-pots and puddly streets to the city
of Paris, it bore renewed brightness to
the flowers and a fresher green to the
early summer verdure of the country
outside; and to no spot did it bring
newer life and greater gladness to
flower and shrub than to Choisy
Mademoiselle.
This p~rincely estate lay about 2h
leagues from Paris on the road to Or
leans. The broad Seine flowing past
the lowermost of its terraces, the
hundred-acre park about the house "a
fair expanse of green turf broken here
and there by the varied trees and
bushes set out by the most famous
landscape gardener Of the age), the
woods on either side trimmed into an
exact resemblance of each other, made
it seem a veritable glimpse of paradise
TO the dust-laden traveller as he urged
on his tired horse toward the city.
This was the favorite summer home
Of Louise de Montpensier, "Madamoi-
selle" Tor Ga Grande Mademoiselle'
as she loved to be called, only daugh-
ter Of CASTOR, Due d'Orleans, the
kings uncle; Of her who was the great
est heiress in all Europe; who in her
early youth had determined to be
queen Of France, and lad ~endeavored
to WIN her kingly cousin into a closer
relationship; who o. the destruction
of this dream turned her attention to
the emperor Of Germany; who, at the
time Of the Fronde. had entered Paris,
assumed command, and ever turned
the guns Of the Bastille upon the royal
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-11-30

have a diplomatic talk with them
about their condition, cause if this
thing continued they would ruin the
show.
So pa went to the Office and sent for
them, and | was there as a witness, in
case of trouble. The fat woman came
in first, and there was no chair big
enough for her, so she sat down on a
leather lounge, which broke and let
her down on the floor, and pa tried
to help her up, but it was like lifting
a load of hay. So he leaned her against
the wall, and said:
Madame, the management has de-
tailed me to censure you for losing
flesh, ind | am instructed to say if
ycv do not manage to take on about
so sounds more flesh before the show
starts on the road, you don't go along.
What you want to do is to eat more
starchy food, and sleep more at night.
They tell me you go out nights to
dances, and drink high balls, and this
has got 70 stop. Drink beer, and eat
cheese sandwiches at night, or it is all
off. This show can't afford to take
along no %400-pound fairy for a fat
woman when the contract calls for a
500-pound mountain of flesh, see?" and
pa looked just as stern as could be.
The fat began to cry and sob,
SO it sounded like an engine blowing
off steam, and she told pa that the
LUIS of her losing flesh was that she
was in love with the living skeleton,
and that he had been paying attention
to the bearded woman, and she would
scratch her eyes out if she could catch
her. Just then the living skeleton
came in, and when he saw the fat
woman sitting on the floor crying. and
pa talking soothing to her and tell
ing her he could appreciate her condi-
ton, cause he had been in love some
hisself, the skeleton pushed pa away
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-11-30
Carlule,s Cnuntarfeit.

A farmer in Manitoba wears on his
watch chain a blackened metal disk with
an interesting history. Thirty years ago
the farmer was a ticket agent in a rail-
way station in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
One day Thomas Carlyle took a ticket
for a short run by rail and laid down a
shilling. The clerk, eager to obtain a
souvenir of the famous c%ountryman, Sc
cured the coin. Ultimately, although
sorely against the grain, he was driven
to part with the treasured Carlyle shill-
ing. But It would no stand the ring test.
Somebody had palmed off IN the sage
If Chelsea" a spurious shilling.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-11-30

and took hold of her fat hand and tried
to lift it, and said: What is the mat
ter with my itty tootsy-wootsy, and
what has the bad old nal with spinach
on his chin been doing to your"
Then he turned on pa and his legs
began to shake and rattle like a pair
of bones in a minstrel show, and he
said: II will hold you responsible for
this" Pa said he was not going to
interfere in the love affairs of any OF
the freaks, and Just then the bearded
woman came in, and when she saw
the living skeleton holding the hand
of the fat woman, who sat on the
floor like a balloon blowed up, the
bearded woman gave a kick at the liv-
ing skeleton which sounded like
clothes bars falling down in the laun-
dry, and she grabbed the fat woman's
blonde wig and pulled 1t off. and then
the bearded woman began to cry and
she threw herself into pas arms and
began to sob on his bosom, and
mingle her whiskers with his.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-11-30
Oyerconfdence,

1t is a dangerous point in any mans
career when he feels sure of his position
or his fame. Overconfidence is the first
sign of a decline, the first symptom of
deterioration. We do our Dest work
when we are struggling for our position,
when we are trying with all our might
to gain our ambition, to attain that
which the heart longs for,-Success
Magazine.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-11-30

would swear they were human.
l remember when pa was first in the
elephant corral. the keeper forgot to
tell the big elephant who pa was, and
when the keeper raised up one foot
of the elephant and examined a corn,
pa went up and pinched a bunch on the
elephants leg and said to the keeper:
THAT looks to me like a SPAWN" and
he psbbed it hard. Well, the elephant
groaned like a boy with a stone
bruise on his heel, and before pa knew
what was coming the elephant wound
his trunk under pa and raised pa upon
his tusks and was going to toss him in
the air and catch him az he came
down and walk on him, when pa
yelled murder, and the keeper took an
iron hook and hooked it into the ele-
plants skin, and said. LET that man
down." and he let pa down easy, and
the keeper some way showed the ele-
plant that pa was one Of the owners
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Couldn't Obey.

A British army officer in India was
awakened one morning by feeling the
native servant of a brother officer
pulling at his foot. "Sahib," whis-
pered the man, "sahib, what am | to
do? My master told me to wake him
at $50, but he did not go to bed till
seven"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-11-30

1t has been generally noted that
when a man gets home in a somewhat
uncertain condition at two o'clock in
the morning, his wife is usually the
only one who has anything definite to
say.-Somerville Journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-11-30
knew What He wanted.

Customer want a nine-shot re-
vo1ver.
Gunsmith-We have nothing but five
and six shooters, sir.
Wont do! | want to kill a cat."-
Chicago Daily News.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-11-30

de Courcy Smythe boasts that he
can trace his ancestry back to the
time of the early Normans."
We'll, the Normans are dead. and
they won't mind."-Stray Stories.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-11-30

Winter Quarters of the Only Circus,
April 20.-Pa has had a hard job to-
day. The boss complained to pa that
the fat woman had been taking anti
fat, or dieting, or something, cause she
was losing flesh, and the living skele-
ton was beginning to fat up. He want
ed pa to call them into the office and
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-11-30

Pa Reproves the Fat Woman for
Losing Flesh-The Bearded Lady
Faints in Pas Arms-The Bad Boy
introduced Into Animal Society,"
They Pull the Boa Constructors
liberated Tooth.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-08
WILL MAKE PLANS FOR
THE NEXT STATE FAIR

The annual meeting of the Minnesota
State Agricultural society, at which
officers for the year will be elected and
plans for the next state fair discussed,
will be held in the A. O. U. W. hall on
Seventh street near Hennepin avenue,
Jan. 8, 10 and II. Reduced rates are
announced, and it is expected that a
large number will take advantage Of
the opportunity to attend the meeting
and visit the city.
A special program Of general interest
Is being prepared for the sessions on
Tuesday and Wednesday. The business
meeting will be held Thursday. Then
will be elected a president, two vice
presidents for one-year terms, and two
managers for three years. What other
business will come to the attention Of
the society cannot be forecast, but it is
expected that there will be several i'm
portant transactions.
Each county or district agricultural
society is entitled to three delegates.
Other delegates will come from street
fair associations and counties where no
AGRICULTURAL societies exist.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-08
CITY NEWS
4 SAVED BY LANDSLIDE
Story Of A. M. DeMey,s Mining Sue
cess Has Unusual Features.

a landslide, physical, not political,
sn aant ae 70 20 carry "a. NJ. Dewey, special
agent ! OF the department of labor, out
Of office. Nature interposed when
things looked blue for the promoters
OF the q. s. Gold Mining & Smelting
company and dumped half milo Of
m.ou m into the Long Lake valley
OF Okanogan county, Washington. re-
yeallng a ledge of ore 6 feet Flick and
100 feet in depth
otherwise Mr.. Dewey would not be
theP resident of prosperous company
ice in sight.
telegram received Monday and con.
nrmed by letter today brought Mr.
Dewey the good news that after tunnel
ing over 800 feet into the side of the
mountain the workmen Of the company
had struck the ledge at a point abont
crest. :, SsIrrf' = p " Wv wv
This means that the ledge is a good
paying proposition and not a mere sur
race trace of gold The letter received
today said that the tunnel had been
pushed eight feet into the eldge without
reaching it's further side. Had Il not
been for the landslide which uncov-
cred the upper portion of the ledge,
the work on the mine would have been
abandoned . -. - y,
Mr.. Dewey said today that he would
not leave the service until his work here
was completed. Ez go ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-08
Others Granted Clemency,
LAST PLEA TO GOVERNOR
Attorneys and Petitioners Fail to Gain
Retrieve

White River junction, Vt, Dec. s..
The conference between Mrs. Rogers
attorneys and Governor Bell for another
reprieve for Mrs Rogers was fruitless
The conference between Governor
Bell a., and Flynn, the lawyer represent
10 O clock in one Of the rooms at the
hotel where the governor was staying.
Besides Mr.. Flynn, Charles A. Nc
Carthy of Hoosic Falls. N. Y, and Mrs.
partition, who bears the long petition
from Ohio, were the principal partici-
pants. -
The conference lasted about thirty
minutes. Tt was terminated by the
positive declaration Of Governor Bell
that he would not interfere in the ex-
ecution. r.
! The arguments offered by the attor-
neys were not new. They rehearsed
i the case and reminded the governor that
as money was not available for the
woman to pay attorneys fees, those who
had volunteered their services had not
been able to make sufficient time from
other business to go into the case as
| thOrOly as might have been DONE Evil
dence had come to their attention late
| ly which they desired to 90 into more
thoroly. They urged the governor again
to issue reprieve that they might ex-
anime more critically along this line.
|
was new. They simply argued for more
time. ~, =
overGnor Bell listened quietly until
the lawyer had finished Then he heard
Mrs, partition, who said that she had
brought the petition from Ohio not for
the purpose Of interfering with the exc
cutioin Of the law Of Vermont, but in
the interest Of humanity. The sigma
lures to the petition which she brought
and which were secured by Cincinnati
| newspaper, appeared on slips cut from
that publication. Governor Bell ex-
amined them with some interest. Then
he said
'tI believe that I. know the sentiment
Of the people Of Vermont as well as
does any person in this room. I see
nothing to discuss and I know Of no
law that is not as much for a woman
as for man. I consider that for me
again to NEEDLE in this case would place
me as executive and the state Of Yer
mont. and its laws in a ridiculous posi-
| tion.'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-08
TIVE "COFFEE HEART"
It Is as Dangerous as the Tobacco OF
Whisky Heart,

{. Coffee heart is common to many
coffee users and is liable to send the
owner to his or her long home if the
drug is persisted in. You can run thir-
ty or forty yards and find out if your
heart is troubled. A lady who was
once a victim of the "coffee hearth
writes from Oregon:
IT have been a habitual user of cof-
fee all my life and have suffered very
much In recent years from ailments
which I became satisfied were directly
due to the poison in the beverage. such
as torpid liver and indigestion, which
in turn made my complexion blotchy
and muddy.
Then my heart became affected. It
would beat most rapidly just after
drank my coffee, and go below normal
as the coffee effect wore off. Some
times my pulse would 60 as high as
1877 beats to the minute. My family
were greatly alarmed at my condition
and at last mother persuaded me to
begin the use of Postum Food Coffee.
/ gave up the old coffee entirely
and absolutely, and made Postum MY
sole table beverage. This was six
months ago, and all my ills, the indi-
gestion, inactive liver and rickety heart
action, have passed away, and my COM
pIexion has become clear and natural.
The improvement set In. very soon af-
ter made the cnange, Just as soon as
the coffee poison had time to work out
of my system.
My husband has also been greatly
benefited by the use Of Postum, and we
find that a simple breakfast with Pos
tum is as satisfying and more strength
ening than the old heavier meal we
used to have with the other kind of
coffee. !" Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Creek, Mich.
r 4sfFhaYA ID al ra9 son W Road Tho alttIa
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-08
PERFORM TONIGHT
university Glee and Mandolin Clubs
Appear at Auditorium,

It will be gala night at the Audi
forum this evening, for the University
Glee and Mandolin club will give it's
annual concert, and that occasion is
always. an interesting one. Not only
are university circles on the qui vive
over the event, but great deal of in
terest has also been aroused turnout
the city and in st. Paul.
Beside this, number of people nave
come from out of town to enjoy the
unusual musical treat. Several box par
ties have been arranged among the pat
ronesses and large number of the
fraternltles and sororities have ar
ranged for boxes or sections Of seats.
The program will consist of selec-
tons by the two clubs each of which
has been in training all the fall, and is
nov in the best possible condition The
'Soldiers' Chorus,'' from "Faust, -
will be one Of the vocal selections,
while a musical melange from "The
Mummy and the Maid'' will make
merry with the instruments.
Several soils will be given. The Sec
ond part of the program will be de-
voted to g stunts" some Of which will
be CONFUSING. The reading of "Paul
Reyere's Ride" by Cyrus Brown is
said to be one of the funniest things
ever heard.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-08
NOR WAY WILL AID
ARCTIC EXPLORER
Navigator Of Northwest Passage
Has Accomplished What
Many Failed to Do.
MANY DIED IN SEARCH
FOR POLAR PASSAGE

The search for a polar route to
the orient has cost many lives and
millions of dollars. Some of the
famous expeditions that have made
the attempt are the following:
1553-Willoughby, an English
man, persisted with sixty-two men
in Archangel bay, seeking for the
Northeast passage.
1596-William Barents, a Dutch
man, died of cold and starvation
at Icehaven, BerentS sea, after I'M
portant discoveries regarding the
seas north Of Europe.
1585-John Davis, discovered d.
Wis strait, west of Greenland.
1819-William E. Parry pene-
trated from the Atlantic to the
Arctic ocean, thru Lancaster sound,
Melville sound and Banks strait.
1845-184S-Sir John Franklin and
all of his 1913 men persisted near
King Williams Land and along the
Mackenzie river.
1S71-Captain Hall, an A1ner1-
can, died while exploring Grinnell
land.
1S7S-Nordenskjold circumnav1-
gated Asia and Europe.
1885,. w. De Long and most
of his expedition persisted while
exploring Boring strait.
1595-Fridtjof Nansen opened the
northeast passage by the Nova
zembla route.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-08
MICHIGAN's DATES 80.
Thanksgiving Day Open on the Wolver-
inc Football Schedule.

Ann Arbor, Mich. Dec. s.-Manager Baird
has returned from Chicago, where he arranged
some choice dates for next year. Michigan
plays Wisconsin at Madison Nov. S.
Chicago comes to Ann Arbor Nov. II. Thanks
he made to secure an eastern game for that
1t has been reported that Longman, Tom Ham
mond and Barlow will all return to school nex1
fall in which case things will look bad fol
'h1cago. However. Lengman says he cannot
Il would like nothing better than to play
against Chicago next year. but haven't beer
ct all sure that I could stand 1t. Then, too
wouldn't like to help Michigan lose, but
don't think she WILL No. don't think shall
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-08
TELLS PITIFUL TALE
Little Jewish Boy Seeks Aid from tho
Humane Society.

Louis Swartzman, a bright-eyed,
Ss-yeear-old Jewish boy, led his invalid
father into the offices of the Humane
society today and told a pitiful story
Of suffering: The fathel coAld not
speak peak. a work Of English and the little
told his story. Hefsaid that his moth
was sick, that his father, had been in
the insane asyflss, s1na, altho now in
his right mind, w s9aunable to work.
He said he had tk&ee sisters and one
brother and that they live dat 500
Washington avenuei N, byt were with
out the common necessities Of life. The
wood supply had bee nexhausted, he
said, and they were afraid Of freezing
or starving. The society officers will
see that something is done for the
family ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-08
PINE ISLANDS PLANT

The Interstate commerce commission
will sit in st. Paul on or about Dec.
20, to hear the complaint of the Pine
Island Farmers Elevator company
against the Great Western railroad. The
complaint was fled by the Minnesota
railroad and warehouse commission,
which will supply counsel for complaint
ant and the hearing, under the new
law.
The complaint is that the rate on
small grain from Pine Island to Cha
cago is Is cents, while from Red Wing,
a longer haul, it is only 1913 cents
The company replies that the Red
Wing rate is governed by the short
haul over the Milwaukee and that Is
cents is a reasonable rate from Pine
Island,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-08
CHANGERS ARE COMING

The thirty-seventh annual meeting OF
the Minnesota State Grange will be held
in iMnneap polls next Tuesday. Mrs. Au-
gusta ]. Adams, the state secretary, who
has issued the CALL expects a large at
tendance and an important session. The
headquarters will be at the Hyser hotel,
and meetings will be held at the Masonic
Temple, beginning at 10 am.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-08
DITCH BONDS APPROVED

Loans on county ditch bonds amount
ing to. $55, l99.78 were approved by the
state board of investment today. State
Treasurer Block, who had asked for a
day that he had no objection and the
loans were granted unanimously They
bear per cent. ..
Stearns county gets $50, 797. 43;
Brown, $13,40335; Cottonwood. $4,000,
and Douglas, $500. Three Small school
district loans were also allowed, one
to No. 82,. Brown county, for $500; one
to No. 5, Anoka county, for 1900, and
one to No. l22, Marshall county, for
$3.50.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-08
RAN AWAY AGAIN
Greek Boys Tell Thrilling Tale of Star
walton and Abuse.

Another breach has occurred between
Gently ran Away H and was b pUy G back rS
from Albert Lea, and his uncle, John
Ravatsos. Last night John and his
cousin, Theodore Ravatsos, two dirty
faced, dirty-handed youngsters, ap-
peared at the office of the Minneapolis
Humane society.
They told thrilling story Of abuse
at home, which was accepted with due
allowance for age. The lads were put
to Matron Schaffer in the city jail,
where they spent the night. Today
they were turned over to the juvenile
court authorities, who gave them some
wholesome advice and took them home,
where all differences were made up.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-08
SHAW DEFERS ACTION
FOR MONEY MARKET

+ Washington, Dec. s.-Secretary Shaw
announced after the cabinet meeting to-
day that the subject of making deposits
in national banks to relieve the money
situation had not been mentioned at the
meeting. The secretary added that he
did not expect to make any deposits to-
day or take any action unless the situa
tion grew. materially worse.
New York, Dec. 8.-Money on call
which opened today at 20 per cent, be-
came easier and was lending at Is pei
cent at pm.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-08
ROOSEVELT BUYS DOGS
Adds Bullterriers to the White House
Ornaments.

New Haven, Conn, Dec. S.-President Roose-
yelt has purchased two prize winning bull terriers
from Frank 2. Dole, a fancier of that breed Of
CANNES, whose kennels in this city. One
Of the dogs, Edgewood Seymour, recently took
two first and two special prizes at the Phila-
delphia bench show. 1t is said he was seen
by Miss Alice Roosevelt and is intended as a
present to her from her father. Edgewood sey-
mour is only eight months old and weighs forty.
Hero, dam Lillian Russell. both famous bull
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-08

San Francisco, Dec. s.-Henry Lund,
Norwegian consul at this place, has re-
ceived message from his government
Amundsen. the arctic explorer, what.
ever funds he might require. Consul
Iund also was instructed to inform the
men on the sloop G:joa that all of their
relatives in Norway were enjoying good
health.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-08
sa REIFF WINS BRIDE
American Jockey Will Be Married at
-...-.. Monte Carlo.

Journal Special Service.
San Francisco. Dec S-The marriage Of yohn
Reif, the famous American jockey, who for
the past two years has been winning Iaurels
latter part of January or the first of February.
His bride -to-be is the daughter of Charles Den
man, trainer for Edmund Blanc, owner of Monte
Carlo, the famous gambling resort
Miss Marie Denman is a very attractive younp
woman. Reiff is only 10 and the girl is slightly
his junior 80 -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-08

At sangong, China. is the Lion bridge, the
longest bridge in the world. It extends five and
quarter miles over an arm OF the Yellow Sea
and It Is supported by 300 huge stone arches.
The roadway is ven feet above the water and
is inclosed In an iron network -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-08
CAPTAIN HARRISON rs DEAD,

! Nashville Tenn Dec. S.-Captain Carter B.
Harrison. brother of the late President Benjamin
Harrison, died yesterday at his home Muir
freesboro. Tenn, aged 60 years Captain Har-
rison was appointed by his brother to be United
States marshal for the middle district of Ten
nessee. Captain Harrison served gallant1y thru
the civil war on the federal side. He is
ytved by his widow, one daughter and one son.