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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-04-20
ON TABLE Etiquette.
Some Pertinent Suggestions as to
What Is Considered Good Form
at a Formal Meal. f.

Soup should be taken noiselessly froni
the side of the spoon. Olives are taken
from the dish with a fork which is pro-
vided, but are eaten from the fingers,
the flesh bitten from the stones. Celery
is broken into small bits, held between
finger and thumb. and, like radishes,'
dipped in salt and bitten as desired.
Pickles are eaten with a fork.
Unless a silver knife is proyi ded. FISH
must be eaten with the fork alone.
Meats, game and poultry are cut into
small pieces. using a knife and fork,
but under no circumstances is 1t per-
MISSILE to take a bone in the fingers.
Bread is broken into small bits, one
at a time and so eaten-never cut with
a knife. At breakfast and luncheon, a
small piece at a time is buttered and
eaten, Bread should never be broken
into soup, or us,I to wipe up gravy
from the plate; it may serve as a push
piece" though a knife is better. says
Ladies Home journal.
Salads are eaten with a fork alone;
lettuce leaves are cut with the side OF
the fork folded into convenient mouth
fuls. Cheese is cut into morsels With
the knife and then placed upon a bit
of biscuit or cracker and SO conveyed to
the mouth.
Fruit seeds and small stones should
be removed from the lips concealed be-
tween thumb and fingers, but large ones
should not be taken into the mouth at
all. An orange may be cut. unpeeled,
into sections, the seeds removed with
the silver knife, the skin pushed back
at the corners, raised to the mouth with
one hand and the flesh torn from the IN
of peel; an orange may be also cut in
halves and the juice eaten with a small
spoon. Peaches may be eaten in the
same manner. or. like plums, pears and
apples, cut in small sections and eaten
from the fingers. Bananas should be
cut in two, peeled and eaten with a
fork.
Ices, buildings, ETC., are eaten with
fork or spoon-never with both as aux
~iliaries. A knife should never be used
in cutting pie upon ones plate-use a
fork always, If the plate is passed for
a second helping of any dish, the knife
and fork should be placed side by side
on it. The tip of the knife should not
at any time be rested on the edge Of.
the plate or on a bit of bread with the
handle on the table.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-04-20
SIGNALLING UNDER WATER.
Both TO Merchant Ships and
War Vessels.

The success of the submarine sig.
mailing process is one of the greatest
triumphs of American inventive gen.
ius," said Mr.. John Philip Reynolds, of
Boston, reports the Washington Post.
BY this invention messages are sent
for long distances under water as cas-
lily as Geographic dispatches on land.
The water is a much better mediu'n
for the transmission of sound than If
by virtue of its greater density, and I'M
der it sound travels four times as fast
as through the atmosphere. The advan-
tages, both to merchant ships and war
vessels, of submarine telegraphy are
tremendous. The merchantmen in a
heavy fog gets word from the lightship
that gives him his precise location and
keeps him from pounding to pieces on
the rocks. In time of war the submarine
craft can communicate by the Morse al
phabet with every friendly battleship,
and the vessels of a fleet can keep in
constant touch with each other.
This system of signaling has been
taken up by Canada with more alacrity
than by any other government, and the
Dominion has appropriated a large sum
to it's installation. 1t would seem that
its utilization by all the great naval
powers is a matter that cannot be long
delayed"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-04-20

anything that the "Israelites," the
whilom Flying Rollers" had an
nounced at any time before. 1t was I'M
derstood in Benton Harbor that the sec
ond coming" IN event which is to pre-
cede the beginning of the millennium,
was just 10 years away-that it had been
scheduled to arrive in 1916. But this
appears to have been a sad mistake. 1t
is the "end of the world" or, more ac-
'urately speaking. the end of the pres
Mt order of things" that is timed to ar
i've in 1916. The change from the pres
Mt order to the holy reign of Christ
Turing the millennium may require some
time for Inauguration, say Benjamin and
Mary.
They are emphatic in declaring that
the ''end of the present order will take
place in 1916; that in that year the
Christ will have successfully launched
the millennium, and that thereafter He
will reign and govern for 1000 years as
the acknowledged sovereign and ruler
of all the earth.
They assert that the presence of the
person of Christ may not at first be
recognized by any but the few. and that
He may be some years on earth before
He will make manifest His identity
with the stupendous miracles foretold
in the S%criptural Book of the Revela-
lions. Here is where the ~Israelites have
the advantage of the rest Of us--they eN-
pect that Christ will make Himself
known to them first. as they say that He
will know they have thoroughly fitted
themselves to receive Him and accep,
His Divine leadership on earth.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-04-20

that then will be inaugurated the thou
sand years reign with Christ.
They are looking for the return of
Christ to earth again at any time now.
and because Of their peculiar fitness and
preparedness he will present himself to
them at the Benton Harbor mecca.
The strictest celibacy marks the life
of the colony, and this they hold is one
Of the ways that they will prepare them
selves in flesh and spirit for Christ.
coming.
The special claims which they NAL
for themselves are that they are the lon:
lost tribe of Israel and that they are the
IA 900 spoken of by Daniel. the prophet.
who shall share with Christ in the rule
owe the world during the millennial
period.
Benjamin and Mary are held as sew
enth-class messengers, and by messen-
gers they NEAR the type of messengers
spoken of in the Bible-that is to say
angels, the messengers sent by God to
the inhabitants of this world. And this
is how they figure it out:
The Seventh Angels.
Benjamin and Mary are the seventh
from Johanna %Southcott. the English
woman who founded the strange sect
more than a century ago. She was said
to have succeeded in interpreting the
"Flying Roll" spoken of in the book
of Revelation, or the apocalypse OF st.
John. OF course, before interpreting she
had to. find it, as st. John merely saw IL
In one Of his visions and he failed or
neglected to translate 1t. But the Eng
lish woman saw 1t again. She not only
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-04-20
FASHION FANCIES.

The two piece negligee is built of
other materials as we'll as in lingerie
stuff. Soft silks and challies are eN-
cellent for the construction of this
garment. The sacks are made loose
and much befrilled with lace. and
again the fullness at the line of the
waist is held in by a soft girdle. The
skirts are made at least two inches
from the ground, and they are befrilled
with silk and lace.
In the less expensive materials
there is nothing prettier than a sack
and skirt of challis. They are trimmed
with lace and lowered ribbons often
lend to them a novel and chic touch,
The redingote is still very fashion
able in Paris. 1t is built of every light
material, but taffeta is especially mod
ish and it lends itself we'll for the
purpose.
Hats are really a little bit exag.
gerated, but any change is always well
come to women of fashion. The first
cry is for the small platelike hat,
Derched we'll up on the head by means
of a bandeau.
Separate linen coats-made of Eng
lish eyelet all-over embroidery, or
deliberately trimmed with heavy lace
are among the loveliest of the new
things shown. The prettiest of them
r three-quarter length.
A new sleeve has little horizontal
tucks that form a band down the out
eide from shoulder to elbow.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-04-20
THE VOGUE OF RIBBON.
1t Is Again Having Its Day and Is
Used for Everything from
Sachet to Sashes.

Ribbon trimmings are to be both nu-
merous and costly and there will scarce
ly be a limit TO the ways in which the
bows and the furbelows, the ribbon
roses, the ribbon violets and the knots
are worn.
Son intricate have the ribbon trim
mings become that special ribbon work
ers are engaged in making them and
there are dress artists whose whole work
lies in designing the ribbon decorations
of the spring.
THE new ways of wearing ribbon are
most interesting" said one of these
workers. I'VE have everything from
scented violets and perfumed ribbon
roses to the most elaborate waist trim
mings and sash designs,
One of the simplest, though prettiest,
of ribbon trimmings is the little ladder
of ribbon bows which is arranged up
the front of the waist. | made one of
these little ladders of bows out of black
size of a little black butterfly. And all
were made with mathematical precision,
precisely alike, the same size. and fin
ished in the same manner There were
eight of them and they were used to
close the front of a blue peau de sole
evening waist.
Il made another little bow ladder of
white satin with a tiny gold buckle in
the middle of each very much like a Slip
per buckle. These are also very accurate
ly made. The trouble with an amateur
is that she makes her bows too sloppily.
They are of different sizes and they show
poor workmanship. 1t takes the hand of
a professional.
"A ribbon trimming which is lovely
for evening waists consists of many
petals of r~ose-colored ribbon arranged
along the front of the bodice just where
it outlines the neck. These petals are
made of rose-colored ribbon and are &C
tually shaped like rose petals. One very
lovely petal trimming consisted of many
of these petals in many different shades
of r~ose-colored ribbon and in white and
cream ribbon. They were arranged
along the neck of the bodice and at one
| side there was a big bow of r~ose-colore1
silk"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-04-20
BEADS FOR NECKLACES.
Many Countries Contribute the Stones
That Make UP the Chains Now
Most in Favor.

Necklaces of many kinds of stone
beads are being we'll p%atronized. Jade
from China, or its near relative, New
Zealand greensboro, Egyptian cor
nelian, lapis lazuli, and for those whose
whims are not affected by the depth Of
the purse required to satisfy them,
cabochon emeralds. irregular tur-
quoises, fine pink coral or real amber,
form the new bead chain necklace.
This revival of popularity for the
amethyst will direct attention to the
possibility of excellent limitations be-
ing produced of that particular stone.
A really fine imitation of many stones is
itself an expensive thing; but a copy
of the amethyst can be produced ap-
parently quite %cheaply.
Unfortunately. some people of little
refinement confuse the intrinsic cost OF
a stone and its value as an adornment.
If an artificial gem is worn, it is neces-
sary to be extra careful to have it set
with perfect artistic skill; real beauty OF
design and workmanship at once makes
the ornament worthy of wear.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-04-20
A~UTOcRACY VERSUS BRAINS
How Russia Deals with Those Who
Are Daring Enough to
Think.
Mr.. Macbeth gives the

Mr.. Macbeth gives the fol-
lowing list of names as those Of the
greatest distinction in educational Rus
STA: Milyoukov. Kovalevsky, De Rob-
erty, Vunogradev. Menchikof and Mou-
ronitsev.
"The first observes the correspond
ent. relates the Reader Magazine, was
exiled and is now l~ecturing in Harvard
or contemporary Russia.
The second was exiled and founded
the Russian School of Social Science ip
Patis.
The third was exiled and occupies a
chair of the same school.
THE fourth has accepted a permanent
chair at Oxford university.
"The fifth was long associasSi In Paris
with DR.. Pasteur, ans is now one OF the
greatest psychologists in that city.
The sixth was not formally exiled,
but was requested to resign his chair OF
law in the University of Moscow. and il
now a practitioner in that c,ty.'
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-04-20

the people will have spirit. Then they
will be pure and powerful and be able
to withstand all manner of temptation
and overcome all evil.
They are unable to say just why Ben
ton Harbor was selected to become the
transparent city. Benjamin says the
city had to be located some place, and it
might as well be here as any other.
There was no special reason for the Sc
lection. There were a few of the follow
ers here and Benjamin selected the place
because he liked it, and everybody
seemed content to have it as he said.
This queer sect has not met persecu-
tion in this city. They are ~law-abiding,
peaceable and industrious. Their pc
culiarities have attracted attention. but
that is all.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-04-20
lsraeiites' Under the Leadership of Benja-
min and Mary. Gathering at Benton Har-
Dor, Mich, to Welcome Christ.
RETURN FROM HEAVEN EXPECTED ANY DAY
The Year of 1915 Fixed as the Time When Christ, Aided by "s-
raehtes," Will Begin His Thousand Years Reign Over the
Earth--Other Peculiar Tenets of Their Faith Are Gel
ibacy, Vegetarianism and Unshaven
Locks and Beard.

Benton Harbor, Mich.-A half truth is
always dangerous. A strange mixture
OF truth and error has brought a large
company of people together in this city
in preparation for the second coming
of Christ, and the Inauguration OF the
millennial age.
Benjamin and Mary, the long-haired
prophet and prophecies of these Israel
ties as they call themselves, for they
claim to have discovered themselves as
one of the lost ten tribes, can quote you
the Scripture which would seem to justi-
fly their ideas, for the many peculiarities
of their faith are taken from the Bible.
So does Dowie use the Word of God,
for he bases all his strange claims upon
the teachings of the Sacred Book. So
does Mrs. Eddy use or misuse it, finding,
as she believes, teachings which have
given the world Christian Science. So
have scores and hundreds of other peo-
pie in this day and in days gone by used
Gods Word to bolster up their peculiar
/, ideas of religion.
1t has been said that it is possible to
60 to the Bible and find seeming author
ity for any faith or practice which dis
torted or diseased human mind or heart
could want. And it is also true that nc
matter how absurd or pernicious a doc
trine one may advance. there are always
people to be found who will accept and
follow it as the truth.
But we did not start out to deliver a
lecture on the use and misuse of the
Bible, but our purpose is to tell the story
of the colony of the House of David
formerly known as the Flying Rollers.
or the Holy Rollers" as clearly and
fairly and fully as possible. believing
that the story will prove interesting as
well as instructive. But We wanted tC
emphasize the fact that the doctrines
which the "Israelties" believe and teach
find their seeming justification in the
Bible. Certain truths are taken from
their proper setting, and into others theil
own interpretations are read, so that we
find a strange tumble, a confused mass
of truth and error, and, as we have al
ready said, a half truth is always a dan
gerous truth.
Millennium Coming.
The "Israelites' believe that the enc
of the present age will come in 1916. ant
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-04-20
Mammoth

A Moorish itinerant gem dealer of
Ceylon recently secured an enormous
blue sapphire, which in crude form re-
sembies in size and equals in avoirdu-
pois an ordinary two-pound weight
block. The stone is at present in it's
rough state and is estimated to be worth
about 5000 rupees (about 5000; when
cut and polished a stone of about $50
carats is expected from 1t. There have
been ~sapphires Of 100 to 100 carats han
died by jewellers, the value of which
ranges from 1000 rupees s1,32O) to 5000
rupees Isl. $500.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-04-20
Hanging Of Mirrors.

In hanging a mirror choose a spot
where it will reflect the view from the
window or something pretty; then it
will add to the beauty of the room. In
any case, whether the object OF the mir
ror be decorative or merely useful, do
not place 1t anywhere where the suns
rays will fall IN it, for the sun acts in
.juriously on the mercury and clou.'s tho
glass.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-04-20

saw it. She read it. 1t was in the
%vernacular of 'old merrie England and
she succeeded in copying it into terse
and vigorous English. She was the first
messenger" of a new faith. After her
came three other messengers. Then
came John Wroe, who was the fourth
messenger, and next came the somewhat
famous James j. Jezreel. Benjamin,
therefore, is clearly the seventh in
descent. But he alone of the seven mes
sengers is to have the browning glory Of
an immortal body, for Benjamin is the
last of the messengers" and it has been
determined that he shall see the millen-
NAL age and Christ, its only ruler" and
that after 1000 years on earth he shall
ascend into Heaven with the entire host
of the 144, 900 to be numbered among the
elect.
1t is the teaching of Benjamin that
with the exception of Christ. Elias,
Enoch and a few more of the celebrated
S%criptural personages, the 144, 900 con-
stituting the elect, with Benjamin him
self at their head, shall be the only hui
man beings whose physical bodies will
ever be found in Heaven. The souls
and spirits" of all the other inhabitants
of earth, from the beginning to the end
of time, may ascend into Heaven, but
their bodies will stay forever in their
graves or somewhere in the universe,
or in chaos, as physical, material sub
stance. When the Bible extends the
promise of a resurrection of the body at
doomsday it is not the real body but the
spirit" which will rise, the Israelites
say, from the graves of mother earth.
1.-THE spirit. not the body, is what is
sleeping in the grave" they say, "and
only the spirit will resurrect, as the
body has returned to dust its elements
and must so remain excepting 1.-The one
hundred and forty and four thousand
of the elect.
Mission of the Sect.
1t is the mission of the ''lsraelites' to
prepare the world for Christ's second
coming and to keep a holy vigil until the
temperance of the Redeemer upon
earth once more. They assert that 1.-THE
second coming is due now and may be
expected to be made manifest at any mo-
ment to all the world
This is more decidedly startling than
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-04-20

net, muslin, madras or any suitable ma
terial. The style showing a short frill
across the top, with the straight curtain
below for bedroom use. can be made from
white lawn or swiss edged with bands OF
Powered lawn. the effect being yer!
quaint and pleasing.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-04-20
STYLES FOR
The Designs Here Described Are Very
Sensible and Also Very Pleasing
and inexpensive.

Several readers have asked us for
ideas in hanging window curtains. We
much prefer curtains that do not reach
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-04-20

to the floor; they do not catch so much
dust, and they are especially in harmony
with a country house. The two styles
of drapery shown are reproduced from
oodHousekeeping. They may be made of
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-16

color crept into his sunburned face.
He stared at her, scarce daring to
credit his senses.
''You haye been very ill., she was
saying in a low voice that set the
blood tingling in his veins. But you
are getting on famously now.'
Don't co. he said again.
She turned to pull bell. A servant
came tripping in noiselessly with a
steaming bowl.
Don't co. he said again.
She sat down in a bamboo chair by
the window. She was smiling as one
smiles at a wilful child.
where am I?'' BarloW asked.
''This, is the Fu-Chang Mission"
said She
"And you?" he inquired.
Il am the daughter of Father Ray
mond, as they call him here"
How long have been here?"
-Four weeks nearly" she said.
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-16
BOY OVERLOOKED A POINT
Had Selected Turtle Not Sufficiently
Venerable

Had Selected Turtle Not Sufficiently
Venerable
Speaking of the turtles that were re-
Gently found in Jersey, bearing dates
OF fifty and sixty years ago, recalls
an incident that once occurred on the
farm of the late Henry I. Deacon,
Well-to-do and influential resident Of
the land beyond the Delaware
A youngster, who was fond of roam
ing over the fine, we'll kept farm.
found turtle one day and it occurred
to him to- make it one of the ancient
date.
Nothing short Of the George Wash
lngton era would do. So, taking out
his penknife the boy inscribed, &c.
W. 1776,' on the reptiles shell. The
cutting, of course, looked very mod
ern, but this was easily remedied by
rubbing in it mud and polishing it on
the grass
This done to the satisfaction of the
boy, rushed to the io1ly-faced: farm
er, exc]aiming:
= Look, Mr.. Deacon, just found a
turtle more than 100 years old with
George Washington's initials on the
shell!''
'Thee has?" said Dr. Deacon, hold
ing out his hand for the turtle.
"Yes, SIR" returned the youngster
with very straight face.
The good old farmer glanced at the
reptile just one second, and then burst
out into merry laugh.
willie, thee darned fool,' said he,
"that turtle isn't half wn.'-Phil
adelphia Record.
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-16

i e. -
Il It was evening before he could trust
himself to see her. He found her in
the garden and went to her smiling
bravely. l .&.Is b. = r -, ~. = 4.
II am going away tonight" said
he "I must somehow earn enough
to repay the kindness that has been
shown me here - .
4 He saw her face pale a little.
1tt'You are not able to go yet," she
said. *.E[ *&.-
81 am better able now than I shall
be later" he returned almost roughly.
She looked up suddenly and saw
he was trembling. His face was white.
*tDon't-don't go,'' she urged. 'Stay
until you are stronger Stay until
until
He drew himself up.
'1t means too much if I stay" said
"You must, anyway" she said in a
low voice.
Good God, child" he burst out,
haven't told you what ara?''
She smiled up at him-a smile OF
perfect faith and perfect understand
ing
"You have told me what you have
been, not what you are," she said
gently.
With an inarticu1ate cry he sprang
towards her, his face transformed by
love and hope. The perfume of the
garden came to him like breath Of
Elysium fields. The bells of dis
tant temple were tinkling musically.
The Cook County herald., 1905-09-16
A Tale of Horror,


Not many years ago I took
A baby boy to raise
And bring him up as best I could y
In strictly proper ways.
I hired homely girl as nurse,
Who said her greatest joy
Would be to show her constant care
And service to the boy.
She said she'd had experience
With baby boys, and she
Assured me that for several years
She'd bossed a nursery.
So in the guileless manner of
Old bachelor confidence
I left the baby boy to her
And ended my suspense.
But not for long; that evening when
l came back home there was
A household filled with dire dismay;
And truly there was cause.
The, baby boy was missing-lost;
The nurse girl tore her hair,
And like loose detective she
Went searching everywhere.
The wretched creature said she'd bathed
Our darling little Jim;
But after that she didn't know
What had become of him.
No baby boy; o, Rachers grief!
l rushed around in dread.
The meantime using language which
Were better left unsaid.
At last found the precious lamb,
Down by the sink forlorn,
Attired exactly as he was
The day that he was born.
How did it. happen? Well, that girl,
The low browed, careless cub,
Had simply poured the baby out
In emptying the tub.
William J. hampton.