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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-06

ter will not listen to anyone who
speaks OF Capt. Green's hardness.
1t is peculiar, also, that the lawyer
down in Peacham, who drew Capt.
Green's will, chuckles whenever the
subject Of the mortgage is mentioned.
Jaques Leseuer, over in the lumber
yard, is working desperately and few
erishly. "It will kill my wife" he
says. Il must pay it."
The Mother Only Smiles.
And, stranger than anything else, a
few days ago Marie Leseuer was sew
ing on a little blue jacket for Claire,
and she said to a neighbor:
Don't let jacques hear of it. but
I'm making this so Claire can go over
to Peacham for a visit this fall"
Then the old skinflint il going to
foreclose the MORTGAGE" asked the in.
dignant ~neighbor.
you mustn't call him a skinfint.
He's been kind to us, and whether the
mortgage is paid or not. I'm going to
let him have Claire for a time. think
1t will do them both good"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-06
THE LORDS KINGDOM.

The Sabbath school children Of Phil
adelphia propose 10 raise 81. 600 10
help forward Christian work among
the Italians of that city.
During the last year more than =
million copies Of the Scriptures were
sold in China by the British and For
eign Bible society. This was exclusive
of $4,000 copies in the shape Of free
grants, mainly to Chinese students.
This record far exceeds all previous
records of the society's circulation in
the Chinese empire.
Gospel wagons. GOSPEL cars. Gospel
tents. Gospel bicycles and now Gospel
automobiles are used by missionaries
in preaching tours. Two pastors in
Paris have recently travelled many
miles in an automobile, from which
they have preached to the large num-
Der of country people assembled in
market places and at fairs, and dis
tributed leaflets and tracts among
them.
hO tCNfGA NV
figures in the Budget Of Worship for
1906 for the following amounts: Ono
hundred and thirty-three thousand
five hundred and thirty france. contri-
buttons to salaries of religious func-
tionaries; 22.50O francs, s%ubvention to
the Jewish seminary. In addition,
81 900 francs are allowed towards the
maintenance of Protestant and Jewish
religious ediices.
New York is the largest single mis-
sion field in the world to-day. 1t is
estimated that only one-third of its
population. both Protestant and Ro-
mar Catholic, is under Christian infiu-
ence. The foreign descent population
in New York is larger than the whole
of Chicago's population, and they read
So daily newspapers in foreign tongues.
CongregationaIism carries on religious
services in IA languages.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-06
OF MODERN MAKE.

or canvas as collars, and cuff borders.
Another good way to use cross-stieh
decorations is on the ~seasonable pink,
blue and green and white check sum-
mer dresses for children. The shirt
waist girl cannot have too many dainty
collars, remarks a writer in Farm and
Home, and the girl who loves to have
pretty bureau covers and tides in her
room will also appreciate the possibili.
ties of cross-stitch work. The pat
tern shown above needs no further ex.
PLANTATION, as it is large enough tc
admit OF the easy counting of stitches
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-06

sweetheart standing there. With a
word of sympathetic greeting he enter
ed and spoke with her plainly. He
urged her to leave the man who had
treated her so badly, but she refused.
He pleaded that she owed it to herself
and her child, but she still refused, and
he departed.
An hour later he returned with 2
woman, bearing food and wine and del
icacies. He assumed control. SEN the
mother to bed, sent the woman to care
for the sick nan upstairs and then sat
down to rock the baby to sleep.
Loved the Child.
Never before in his life had Milo
Green held a child in his arms. 1t
was reputed among the little boys and
girls Of his neighbors that he ate chill
dren, after boiling them alive. and. in
sub~stantiation of this charge there are
several small boys who declare he
growled at them when he caught them
in his apple trees.
Yet, with the infant in his arms. the
man appeared happy, and the child.
which had been fretful and peevisb.
seemed to find something to trust in
the hard, stern face above it. and fell
asleep with its arms clasped around
the mans neck.
Three hours later, when the mother
awoke, refreshed, the house was clean
ed, a nourishing meal ready for her.
the woman had gone to employ a nurse
for the sick man, and Milo Green was
sitting before the fire with the boy.
sound asleep, elutched in his arms.
and he seemed happy. Marie said he
was almost smiling as he watched the
boy,
When the boy was in bed Milo turned
upon Mrs, Leseuer. Well he said,
what are you going to do?"
The Mortgage Given.
Il cannot leave him-he is my hus-
band" she said.
you cannot live this way" he said.
Il have paid the woman and the nurse
for a month, and the grocery bill, but
JOd hnupt hnNS mutt ulOutys sH4 A
He will soon be able to work" she
began.
Not for months-perhaps longer"
Then must work" she said, des-
perately.
you shall not. 1t will kill you. /
will advance you money"
we cannot accept it from you. We
have nothing to give as security"
Yes, you have" said Milo Green.
There is the boy. I'll advance you
$1,000 in cash for a mortgage on the
boy.'
The mother wept awhile. and then
sobbed her assent. Two weeks later,
when Jaques was able to sit up In bed,
the mortgage was given, and both hus-
band and wife signed 1t.
swears He'll Foreclose.
Milo Green put the document In his
pocket and rose to go. The wife was
Hobbing. AS he started towards the
door Milo turned suddenly ana blaxed
OF at his sick rival:
lfUN MN MI
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-06
H LADYLIKE GIRL
Warning for Her to Be Careful in Hen
Speech and Avoid overuss
of Slang,

Every girls wish is to be a little bel.
ter than she really is, says Margaret
Hubbard Aver, in the New York World.
There is something radically wrong
about the girl who doesn't want to be
q lady after she has passed the age
when she would rather be a boy.
The girl who is sensible will soon find
that it takes a great many qualities of
mind and spirit to live up to her ideal.
Then there are the outward marks
which are the visible stamps of good
breeding; these are courteous tanner
and correct speech.
Good manners and good English are
necessary to every girl who wants t.
make her way in the social or business
world, OF the two good English is the
harder to acquire.
In this country. where the highest
positions are open to the clever and
Woodworking girl. a thing like slang OF
ungrammatical English should not stand
in the way of her triumphant progress
But it very often does.
The way she speaks is equally impor.
tant to the woman who has chosen the
best career of all-that of wife and
mother. Her children will learn their
mother-tongue from her lips; SO let hex
be sure that it is really good English
that she is teaching them, and not a
jargon made up of slang and bad gram.
mar.
The men Of the family naturally look
to the women of the home to set the
tone of the family circle.
A girl may think that men are amused
when she uses their particular slang
phrases. but men really expect more Of
girls than they do of themselves, and
are astonished and somewhat unpleas
antly shocked to hear their own favor
lite slang from a woman's lips.
Refinement first expresses itself in
gentle and cultivated speech. and every
mar admires refinement in a woman
which is a word to the wise girl.
A girl uses Slang because her vocab.
ulary is often so limited that she can.
not express herself in any other terms
The constant use of slang is a lazy way
Of admitting ones ignorance of the Eng
fish language.
Watch what you say for a little while
and you will oon find out whether Won
are expressing the refinement You q
or whether your tongue slips along in
the old rut Of slang phrase andmistakes
in srammar
There is no such thing as standing
81 it is either progression or
Naiogression, and our speech shows the
way we are going. How about you?
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-06
Ram Water TOR Toilet.

Rain water is the best for toilet pur,
poses, being soft and pure, but one
should not change from soft to hard OF
hard to sos unless Obliged to, as a
change of water always causes a rough
ness of the skin for a time. In the win
ter time one may glow like a rose if one
will step out of doors in the morning,
and, gathering up a handful of soft
snow, apply it briskly to the face, going
indoors to dry it with a soft towel in a
warm room. The cheeks will glow and
the eyes shine for hours after this treat,
ment, and, incidentally, it awakens ar
appetite for breakfast.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-06
The Stransest Financial Transaction
Ever Known in This Country.
A ROMANCE is BACK OF 1T ALL.
Capt. Milo Green. Tilted by the Girl He Loves
Advances Money. with Her Child as Secu-
rity. When She Gets in Financial Diff
culties-Claim is Due September
Fl of This Year.

Peacham, VT One of the ~strangest
mortgages ever recorded in this coun-
Try is held by Capt. Milo Green. a rich
Iecluse farmer, living near this place.
The mount Of the debt is s., 500, and
the security given is a bright-eyed, sew
e~D-year-old hoy,
The mortgage falls due on September
~ of this year. and if il is not paid
promptly on that day ut one who
knows of the east doubts for a minute
but that it Will be foreclosed, and lit
tie Claire Leseuer will pass from his
parents TO Capt. Green.
That 1t may not be paid is more than
a possibility.
To tell the story of this remarkable
transaction, and the strange romance
which is tack of it, it is necessary to
70 back a number of years, and to the
own Of st. Johnsbury. where all of the
,haracters. with the exception of the
10Y, lived 20 years ago. At that time
]apt. Green was but beginning to
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-06
THE HATS OF THE DAY.
Seine Picturesque Models That Illus
trate the Tendency Of the Pres
ert Unique Styles.

With Vatican effects in tie ascend
ant, millinery is going back TO shep-
herdess shapes and shepherdess trim
mings. Some styles are more than
reminiscent of the slanted headpiece
of the nursery herder of white sheep,
and they sit sidewise upon elaborate
coiffures in the same perilous way.
Ribbons, too, trim many of these
quaint and childish shapes, and some
of the blues and pinks are SO vivid
that a crook seems the natural accom-
paniment.
There are those who call such CO.
quettish hats trying, but they are more
generally becoming than millinery has
been this long while. The smallness
of the shape is a fundamental requi-
site, but the hat band which holds it
on the head is of exaggerated height
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-06
o c~Ross.sTITcH.
Needlework Is Again Revived to a
Great Extent and the Old-Fash-
toned Again New.

"Cross-stitch work may be old-fash
ioned," said a bright woman to the
writer recently, ''but / don't know OF
anything easier to do, and more eff
fective," And she was right. Fads
may come and fads may go, but the
good ~old-fashioned fancy work will
stay with us forever. A pretty cross
stitch design is shown herewith, which
would work out very nicely on scrim
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-06
Utility Gown.

For the general-utility gown there
are a number Of materials, which, while
not the newest, a claim a place among
these things which the modish woman
looks upon with a kindly eve. For in
stance, there are the ~plain-colored
cheviots and the serges, and thsre are
hopsack AMI hnussEi;I 5a.lscgs. while
the worsted suitings are stap.,, al
though far from new. For travelling
there are two materials which are
liked; these are the handmade hone
spun referred to and the Paris 20 erts.
which are ~rain-proofed and cravans,ted
ltill they can stand any anoupt as haas
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-06

The birth Of Claire was fatal to his
fathers good resolutions. The day aft
er the child was born Jaques went out
to celebrate. He returned home drunk
and for most of the next two years he
remained drunk. He lost his savings.
his little home. his employment. The
mother worked desperately, taking in
washing and ironing. doing anything TO
support herself and child. But the
strain, the worry and the shame told
on her beauty.
Then the drunkard husband fell sick,
and affairs came to a crisis.
Green to the Rescue,
How Milo Green ever heard of the
plight of the girl who Tilted him no
n knows. but one morning he ap-
peared in Guildhall and inquired the
way 10 the home of the Leseuers. The
mother. worn out by nights vigil at
the bedside of her sick husband and
the care of her child, answered the
knock on the door, and saw her old
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-06
THE M0RAHLY lRlAL.
DOWN NANs.
Awomnn Tells How shCM
and strong after NJ 49,
Due to Irregular 4 V

49, VIII
A Woman Tells How shLA We"
and Strong after NJ N
Due to Irregular 4 V
The fact that one wo{ltSn is bright
eyed, rosy -cheeked, strongp2d oneerfni'
while another is pale, WIS anu oe-
pressed. is due more oftenaNhi DINER
wise to the regularity in tlNone case
aud the irregularity in the otNo Tue
functions that are peculiar toyN sex
When these are disturbed evSNTlng
goes wrong; pain and discomfV
felt all over the body; the sensatidW
often terrifying. Nv
"For four years" said Mrs. Davy
Gently, 81 suffered Undesirable misery
from sick headache every month, ac-
companied by fainting spells, shortness
of breath and severe pain in my left side.
There were also bearing-down pains, at
times SO acute that Icould not stand up,
and my head was full Of ringing sounds.
1t seemed as if everything was going to
hit me in the eyes. / was compelled to
lie down with closed eyes for hours to
get q little relief. When attempted to
arise everything would whirl around and
it would grow SO dark that I could
scarcely see any object"
"Couldn't your doctor help your"
give doctors in all treated me, but ]
got no lasting benefit. Besides / used q
lot of advertised remedies. The only
medicine, however, that had the de-
sired effect was DIR. Williams Pink Pills
and they are truly a godsend to women.
l did not have much faith in them when
l began to take them. ! found myself,
however, SO much better after using two
boxes that I began to believe in them.
They checked right away the decline
into which / was going. My troubles
kept lessening and finally disappeared
altogether"
"How long did it take for. a cure?"
"After I had used several boxes my
health was all right. / had taken on
flesh and was strong and hearty. / feel
today in spirits more like a girl of six
teen than a woman of my years"
Mrs. O. ii. Davis address is Carmel,
Maine, R. f. D., No. 2. DR.. Williams
Pink Pills are confidently offered to
women for the cure of au8mia, chloro.
sis, painful and irregular periods, and
all forms Of weakness. They r sold
by every druggist.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-06
Real Beauty.

One must be healthy to be really beau
tiful and an abundance Of fresh air and
exercise are necessary for both. They
bring light to the eye and color to the
cheeks, making a middle-aged, woman
look ten years younger than she would
If she spent all her time in close and
poorly ventilated rooms, Adopt aplain,
simple diet, without much cake or
pastry, II yeu are striving for a clear
nmplexior and good digestion.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-06
Working Hard to Pay.

NNAt u Illbhte NhoL mas pCCh
paid is in a bank at St. Johnsbury to
the order of one Claire Leseuer.
Working Hard to Pay.
The struggle has been a hard one.
but the couple is certain that, by extra
work and extra saving, they can al
most accumulate enough to settle the
debt by September. The father is wor-
rying over the prospect, and working
harder and harder to get money enough
to settle the debt, but, strange as it
may seem, the mother is not worrying
a bit.
Duringithe four and a half years that
have elapsed since the mortgage was
given Milo Green has never been near
Guildhall. He is living down at Peach
am. on his farm-a little older. a little
harder, a little grayer than at that
time. His neighbors do not like him.
They say he is a hard man.
Philanthropist in Disguise.
There are stories Of grim treatment
accorded persons who have had financial
dealings with him. He has demanded
his pound Of flesh from scores and fore
closed mortgage after mortgage.
But there are also stories Of baskets
Of food left secretly on doorsteps of
needy persons, of gifts of a COW to IA
woman who lost hers and needed n
to supply milk for her children. and
money TO a Woodworking man who
lost all by sickness.
Nine out of every ten persons in the
community vow Milo Green is a Shy
lock and the others say:
There is a soft spot in mis- heart II
you ever touch it. The world has treat
ed him coldly and he knows no other
way to treat it
Minister Takes q Hand.
A few weeks ago the minister heard
of the strange mortgage that Capt.
Green held on The little boy up at
Guildhall, and he drove over to remon-
strate with the captain about such un-
natural traffic.
What Capt. Green said to the minis
ter is not entirely known. But it is a
strange thing that the next day, ON
meeting a neighbor, Capt. Green re-
marked that the preacher was a pretty
decent sort of a fellow. and the minis
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-06
Physical Typography.

Coluia.us was proving the earth war
round.
"But,' asked Ferdinand, as he scanned
Isabella's vacation bills, "ean you explain
why the seashore is higher than the noun.
t%ains?"
Completely baf1ed, the great man was
compelled to give it up.-N. Y. Sun.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-06
LASTING RELIEF

My nightly rest was broken, owing
to irregular action of the kidneys.A i
was suffering intensely from severe
pains in the small of my back and
through the kidneys and annoyed by
painful passages of abnormal secre
tions. No amount of dcctoring relieved
this condition. / took Doan's Kidney
Pills and experienced quick and lasting
relief. Doan's Kidney Pills will prove
a blessing to all sufferers from kidney
disorders who will give them a fair
trial"
Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo, N. y,
proprietors. For sale by all druggists
price so cents per box.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-06
A True Genius.

Failed, did he?"
Yes. Liabilities were half a mill
Ion"
Goodness! What are his assets?"
Not a cent"
And vet YOU denied that he PCS
sessed true financial geniuEin - Gl1ga-
land Leader.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-06
Profitable.

Bosh-Did you get anything ont of that
oil deal you were telling me about?
Josh-Yes, indeed! ] got a great deal
didn't have before!-Detroit Free Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-06
The National Flower.

Binks-If it should be decided to max,
the stork the national bird what ought
to be the national flower?
Banks-Give it up.
why, the poppy, Of ourse."@udgs.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-06

the interest. and the little fortune in
the bank grew larger.
They do not know it yet. but every
CEN of interest money that has been
paid is in a bank at st. Johnsbury to
The order of one Claire IeSener-
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-11-23
AFTER SHARE OF INSURANCE TAX
Ninety-One Cities and Towns File Re.
ports With State Auditor.

Last year several towns We're left
out of the distribution Of the percent
age of insurance tax which goes to the
fire companies because they failed to
make the required reports to the state.
Among the principal towns left out
were Huron and Deadwood. The state
auditor called attention to the %necessi-
ty of fling such reports if there was
a desire TO secure a share of the funds,
and as a result 81 towns have filed re-
ports this year against 60 which made
filing last year. The list, which has
been certified to the insurance COM
missioner is composed of the following
towns: Aberdeen, Alexandria,, Alpena,
Armour. Artesian, Belle Fourche, Der
esford, Bowdle, Bridgewater, Bristol,
Britton, Bookings, Canova, Canton,
Carthage. Castlewood Centerville, Cen
trail City, Chamberlain, Clark, Clear
Lake, Colman, Deadwood, Dell Rapids,
belmont, DeSmet, Elk Point, Elkton,
Emery, Eureka, Flandreau, Gary, Gar
retson, Geddes, Gettysburg. Groton.
Hartford, Howard. Hudson, Huron,
Hurley, Irene, Java, Jefferson, Lead,
Lennox. Lesterville, Letcher, Madison,
Memo, Milbank, Miller, Mitchell,
Montrose, Mt. Vernon, Oldham. Park
er, Parkston. Pierre, P~lankinton,
Platte, Ramona, Rapid City, Spring
field, Sturgis, Tabor, Terry, Trip,
Tyndayy, Valley Springs, Vermillion.
Viborg, Vienna, Volga, Watertown,
Waubay, Webster, Wentworth, White
Rock, Whitewood, Wilmot, WoonsOck-
ct. Worthin and Yankton.
The distribution of this fund will be
made next spring, and the amount to
each town depends entirely on the
amount of premiums paid by the town,
the fire companies getting 2 per cent
of such premiums in their home town
alone.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-11-23
Too BusinesSlike.

81 really believe in being business
Ike" said Jack Rattleby to Tom Easy
at the club. "Now, l have an engage
ment with a young lady this evening
to take her to the theater. At II, when
we return to the house, l shall propose
to her. At 11:20 I am going to meet
half a dozen fellows up here at the
club who will congratulate me. At IL
l shall go to bed and dream of her. At
9 in the morning l shall meet her faith
er going down to town and ask his
blessing. At 10 I shall go and see her
mother and tell her all about it. At
II | shall be at the jewelers., selecting
the engagement ring. So you see how
systematic l am"
We'll, | should say you were" re-
Joined Tom Easy, bewildered by the
string he had just listened to. 81 wish
you luck, old nan Goodbye"
The next day Tom Easy met Jack
walking slowly along and stopped him.
well, old chap, did you manage to
keep all those appointments and en-
gagements you were telling me about?'
NO" replied Rattleby, sadly. Il
kept the IL o'clock one The others
were not necessary"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-11-23
ELRoD MAKES PROCLAMATION.
South Dakotans Called on to Observe
T~hanksuivinq.

Gov. Elrod has issued the following
Thanksgiving proclamation:
al! the people Of the commonwealth
have great reason to be thankful for
bountiful crops, for employment, for
health, for happy homes, for blessings
uneuualed and for all the accessories
and many of the comforts of life.
IN conformity with the proclama-
ton of President Roosevelt, l, Samuel
H. Elrod, governor Of the State or
South Dakota do set apart Thursday,
November 80, 1905, as a day of thanks
giving.
All citizens are earnestly urged TO
cease from their labors ar least a part
of the day and to meet in houses OF
worship or in homes and give thanks
unto God. Where there is sickness
and sorrow let friends fail not to do
and say things which will cause the
hearts of such unfortunate n e 10
be thankful.
Brother ought TO learn from broth
err. Recently there was Il fast day sa'
cred TO foreigners. Every foreigner in
our great country sacredly kept the
fast day of his native land. Possibly
some of them did it through fear. Be
that as it may, there is a lesson in IT
for us. We ought to keep Thanksgiv-
ing day for love Of home and country
and in the Acknowledgement of divine
blessings.
Let each citizen of South Dakota
observe the day as his best thoughts
direct, and as the day grows old let
every citizen of the commonwealth ST.
lently petition the Great Father to
continue his goodness to us"