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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-07-05
LOVE

he has had in business, of the incidents
and episodes a man meets away from
home Each concludes the letter with
a word or two of love, and the sigma
ture, your wife," or "Your husband"
conveys a whole world of unbounded
affection and regard. The shortest
letter brought by the postman and
handed in at the breakfast table is o
hand-clasp that conveys a heart-throb.
Letters of a still more tender sweet
ness, were it possible, are forever fit
ting across the continent in Uncle
Sans mail, letters sent by mothers to
absent sons, to daughters at college OF
to children away on a visit. Some o:
the sweetest letters ever written are
penned by hands that are more accus.
toned to the broom and the rolling
pin than to ink and paper. So many
wise cautions, SO many gentle remind
ers, so many loving counsels weave
themselves into homely letters, that &c
from the farmhouse or the city fiat to
the distant child, that n fancies the
recording angel smiles as he peeps
over the writer's shoulder.
Every great catastrophe, a tornado
an earthquake, a vast confiagration OF
a disaster at sea, is the occasion Of let
tiers that, in their Straightforward and
pithy narrative, surpass much that is
written directly for the press. When
quake and flame, and it's thousands
upon thousands of happy people were
made homeless in a day, the first mail
bags were burdened with letters Of
Homeric simplicity and force. They
were sent to kindred and acquaint-
ances, who watched for them eagerly
and snatched at every detail with an
avidity that could not wait. Times
like these test the sincerity of love
and letters written in the ground-swell
of homelessness and loss come straight
from the heart. it is curious to note
in letters of this kind characteristics
of bravery and saith in an almost uni.
versal absence of complaint. People
who lost everything they had in the
world were impressed with the suffer-
ings of others and wrote as If they had
been spectators of a calamity rather
than victims. Instantly, by wire and
post SO soon as it was possible, targi-
BILE relief went flying from the east to
the west, not merely in great contribu-
lions, but in individual sums that in
every case meant real self-denial and
sacrifice.
A caution may be addressed to all
writer's of love letters, especially before
marriage. Never write that which
would cause you a blush or a ~f1eetine
embarrassment should it fall into the
wrong hands. Letters sometimes &C
astray. 1t is foolish and futile to poul
out upon paper a string of fulsome ad'
j~ectives and super1uous superlatlves
that really mean little.' Love should
not waste itself in written endearment;
that lose force by needless repetition
Love is a thing that should stand the
wear and tear of life, that should wash
and not lose color or fiber, that SHOULD
endure wind and sun and neither fade
nor tarnish. The best love letter is thu
one that the recipient may hold elost
to her heart while she would not blush
should it by accident fall under the ey'
4 of a stranger,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-07-05
SEEDING PASTURES.
How One Man Handled His Land
After Prairie Grasses Had
Been Fed Out.

My experience is not very extern
Bive, but I will say that seeded a
prairie pasture after the prairie
grasses had been fed out, with n
part timothy, one part red top and
part blue grass. found that the
timothy and blue grass took good on
the high ground and the red top took
best on the low ground. l found, too,
that after about three years the blue
grass had crowded everything else
out, even the weeds to a cerain ex.
tent. 1t takes blue grass about two
years to get a good start. But the
red top did fine on low ground the
first year. II l were going to seed a
pasture for cattle, horses and sheep,
especially If the land had been under
cultivation, | should SOW two parts red
clover, one part timothy and one part
blue grass, and on low lands l would
put one part timothy and one part red
top, for the 81 red top does best
on low ground. / find in my pattures
on the high. dry knobs that in June
and July, when the weather Is dry
and the sun is hot, these knobs dry
out and give little or no feed, hence
my reason for sowing red top on the
for stock during the dryest part Of
the season, and, too, there is always
q heavy growth around the sloughs Of
low places that make fine grazing dur
ing the winter months when it is mo-
covered with Now, continues
the correspondent Of Farmers Re
view, my reason for sowing timoth!
and clover is that the clover helps Il
shade the timothy and blue grass afte'
the harvest has been taken off, and
also helps to fill out the stand unit
the timothy and blue grass get a goc'
start.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-07-05
NOTES ON THE FASHIONS.

not have green as well as any other?
These suits are made strictly plain,
with circular or straight skirts and
hip jackets. The seams are stitched
and Tapped. The revers are long and
cut in points either of the linen or
Of crochet lace. White pique is also
used.
There is no return to the glazed
white linen for anything. U~nbleached
is pkeferred and is always in the
open cav Heavy hand embroidery
is still used above all other trimming
usually in connection with lace
Cluny or real Torchon is used in pref.
creme to Valenciennes.
Plaid wash silk and especially the
new wool and silk fiannels are to be
very stylish. The former is the cool.
est waist anyone could have. The
flannel is excellent for chilly summer
days and for playing tennis or boat
ing.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-07-05
Kaen the Lawn Cut.

A well-kept lawn, no matter II 1t is
not large, with ample shade, clumps Of
hydrangeas and other shrubbery, and
well-kept flower beds, with a modest
but attractive dwelling intelligently
placed in the midst thereof, and the
barn and hog house set well out Of
view, not only adds dollars to the
value Of the farm, but satisfy the In.
nate yearning Of the wife, and compsl
the school-bred boy and girl to consid.
er home the finest place on earthr
Farm journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-07-05
BY MARGARET e. sANGsTER.

BY MARGARET e. SANGSTElt.
Copyright. 1906, by Joseph B. Bowles.)
When, a few years ago, the son of
Robert and Elizabeth Browning was
induced to publish the love letters of
his father and mother, written to one
another in the confidence and unre-
serve of their mutual affection, every
body shivered as if a blow had been
struck at the most sacred and tender
thing in life.
The first shock ever, everybody who
had found inspiration and joy in the
poems of the marvelously gifted pair,
proceeded to read the letters. They
were found to be not very unlike the
love letters of other people, with no
pretentions to genius and NJ ability to
pour themselves ont in splendid verse.
Neither Mr.. nor Mrs. Browning before
their marriage or after seemed to have
descended to ~banality or gush. Their
letters were honest and affectionate
and sensible, and were .often rather
commonplace, merely the everyday let
ters of a cultivated man and an intel
ligent woman who understood n an
other and were necessary to one an
others happiness.
Love letters that overflow in the Ian
guage of passionate devotion, that con-
tain too great an amount of p%rotesta-
ton or that intrench on delicacy and
modesty are not the expressions of
true love. There can be no real love
where there is not the highest esteem
and the most chivalrous regard.
Take, for example, the letters ex-
changed by husband and wife when
they are temporarily separated. Of
course, they write to each other every
day. When postage is cheap and COM
munication swift and sure, there is nc
reason why members of the same fam
lily should not exchange letters fire.
quently and constantly when they are
separated by business or pleasure, but
although the married lovers are essen
tial to each other, although they have
so TO speak, the same heartbeat, they
do not fill whole sheets with d~eclara-
tons of admiration.
All that is in the past. Mary writes
about the children, about Johnny's
w%hooping cough and Fanny's schoo
report, and the new paper on the walls
and the little things that make up thu
daily sun of daily life. These are fal
more welcome and far more interesting
to the absent husband than the fines
essay on Life and Friendship coult
possibly be. Should Mary send tht
man a composition such as she reat
on commencement day, ten years ago
he would fancy her out of her wits. OF
his part, Jack writes of the road, o
the people he has met, Of the success
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-07-05

comes yellow, the beans inside are
ripe, turn white and are then consid-
cred "dry" beans. White ones mixed
with the green damage the selling
price from a few cents to- half their
value per quart.
On the market lima beans are sold
by the quart, hence the best pack is
the ordinary 16 or "a quart berry crate
Real early beans often sell better IN
pint boxes, as the price is SO high that
customers Of the retail stores do not
want as many as a full quart. Inc
peck market basket is another package
used, six to ten quarts being put IN
each basket with a covering OF green
netting to enhance the %greenness OF
the beans.
Many beans cannot be shipped IN
bulk, because they heat the easiest OF
all vegetables, and heating results IN
souring, sprouting, mildew, sporting
and decay. Although itself green and
full of water, the lima bean must be
absolutely free from outside moisture
when packed for shipment, says Farm,
Field and Fireside. Nor must the
package in any way get wet, or a total
loss will result inside of II hours. A
novice in the business often blanes
the express company or commission
merchant for the spelling of his goods
and consequent bad returns, when II
is his W fault in allowing the beans
to be packed in a damp condition.
shelling, as well as picking, must
be done by hand. Smelling is the more
tedious process. A good shelter can
shell eight to IL quarts per hour. One
and a half to two cents per quart Is
usually the price for Smelling, children
most often doing the work, although
the supervision of a competent grown
person is necessary at all times.
If for any reason the beans aftel
being shelled are damp, they should
be placed for an hour or more before
packing on a clean cloth, or som
other clean, absorbing substance, il
the open air-but not in the SUM-. Thi!
is to dry the outer surfaces. The.
should be spread not more than al
inch deep and rolled from side to sid
every few minutes to secure ever dry
ing. The cloth will absorb a part 0
the moisture and the air the rest
Usually, however, no such dryini
process is necessary.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-07-05

6WAa&
MARKETING Ina BEANS.
Some of the Things to Remember In
Order to Best Dispose OF
the Crop.

August is the month for heavy pro-
duction of lima beans. They continue
to bear, hswever, till the first MARI
killing frost. The amount and length
of profitable bearing depends largely
upon keeping the vines picked clean
and not allowing pods to get dead ripe
for the ripened seed of any kind lakes
most vital substance out OF the plan'
and causes it to die. Besides the beans
when not quite ripe bring the hignes'
prices. The time to pick the pods is
when they show faint traces OF ligh'
green to yellow. After the pod be-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-07-05
Bright Green on White Chip Sailors
The Green Linen Suit in
High Favor.

A white chip sailor hat with a wide
folded band and bow at the side Of
green silk ribbon Is the very smart
thing to wear with all suits and
gowns that allow it, declares Anne
Rittenhouse. Such a hat with a
white wash frock, green suede belt
with broad, square buckle and green
sunsaade, makes a most fashionable
combination.
In truth, green-this vivid shade Of
it-seems to have taken the place that
violet had last year. For instance,
the very stylish linen suits are now
green. The shade used for them is
not SO pronounced as that worn in
the ties and hats. II is more faded
and there is no use denying that it
becomes more SO each week that it
Is worn.
There has never been found q green
dye that will stand the sun; not ever
the one Of nature. However, as all
colors fade under our hot nuns. why
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-07-05
EMBROIDERY.

as light and feathery as possible, are
worked upon white mousseline de sole
or cambria, which, in its turn, is ap.
piled to a background Of s%oft-colored
silk or of the aforementioned ma
terial. AS shown in the illustration.
the work is adapted to a nightdress
sachet, upon which a design Of MI
chaelmas daisies is worked, partly on
ivory m%ousseline de sole, partly on
the heliotrope glace silk to which it
is applied, the effect being particu.
larly delicate. This style of embroi.
derry also works out we'll and mex.
pensively on batistA, with soft book
muslin over it, and such lovely
Shades are to be had in the former
material that it lends itself admir-.
ably to the purpose Of background.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-07-05
waata 1nternational Observatory.

Prof. Edward G. Pickering, director
OF the Harvard college observatory, has
attracted much attention to himself
through his project for an fnternation-
al observatory. He proposes to COL
lect a committee Of the most eminent
astropomers Of the world, raise a sum
OF money, build a gigantic telescope
and set all to work on the most suit
able spot on earth.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-07-05
Learning English.

There are thousands of pupils at
tending free night schools maintained
by the authorities in Antwerp for
teaching the English language. So
much shipping from English-speakira
countries uses the great Belgian port
that 1t is becoming almost an English
speaking city.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-07-05
Up to Her.

II hear you are contemplating mat.
rimony, old man." said Green. How
about it,"
tits a fact" replied Brown, "but
the outcome of my contemplation de-
ponds on the Widows might"
"How's that?" queried Green.
"She might decide to marry me.
and then on the other hand she might
not" answered Brown.-Chicago Daily
News.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-07-05

Anxious Father-But do you feel
sure that you can make my daughter
happy?
Calm Youth haven't thought
about that. But I have finally de.
cided that she can make me happy.
-Somerville Journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-07-05
Thin

Boarding House Keeper-Will you
have soup tonight?
Lodger-No, thanks: I'm off the
water w~agon.-Smart Set.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-07-05
10 Brighten a Switch.

For Frightening switches Of false
hair, dip them into common ammonia
without dilution. Half a pint is enough
for this purpose, and the dipping is
said to revive 1t and make the hair
look as if just cut from the head.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-07-05
NeutrnliZed,

He-GracioLs! did you notice the
terrible smell that automobile made
that went by a little whole ago?
She~-No, dear; was peellng onions
for dinner then. --Yonkers Statesman.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-07-05
Heading Him Off.

Browne-But why do you ask ma
to lend him a dollar al a personal ia,
vor to you? Are you undor obligation
to him?
Towne-No; out II you don't he'll
come to me for 1t.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-07-05
Head on a Pivot.

"The trouble is she's too fond Of
talking behind her back"
Behind whose back?"
Her own. She's a regular rubber
Ieck."-Philaedphia Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-07-05
Caution.

What's the matter with him, any
way?"
"'Sh! They're trying to keep It
quiet. It's gastritis."
why, that isn't contagious. Why
shouldy"
"'Shi They're afraid the gas COM
pany may send In a bill against him.
philadelphia Ledger.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-07-05
:, Safe Deposit.

OF Marshal Field III. an amusing
story was recently told at Lakewood.
The boy, according to the story, ap-
preached an old lady in a Lakewood
hotel and said to her:
Can you crack nuts?"
mo, my dear, l can't" the old lady
replied. Il lost all my teeth years
ago."
"Then," said the little boy, extend
ing two hands full Of walnuts, please
hold these while l go and get some
more."-Denver Times.
Laundry work at home would be
much more satisfactory if the right
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness, 1t is usually neces-
sary to use so much starch that the
beauty and ineness Of the fabric is
hidden behind a paste Of varying
thickness, which not only destroys the
appearance, but also affects the wear
ing quality of the goods. This trouble
can be entirely overcome by using De-
fance Starch, as it can be applied
much more thinly because of its great
er strength than other makes.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-07-05
Her Reason.

"All the while she's on the ocean
Gladys doesn't eat any meat"
"Why?"
$50 she won't lose flesh"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-07-05
EYesJt~-~NN~~s~vNs~~~vh~~
NOT So Foolish.

II can't understand why men drink
whisky she said. Does 1t quench
thirst?"
"Of curse not" he replied. III 1t
did they wouldn't be foolish enough to
drink it."-Chicago Daily News.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-07-05
Observation-Disclosures
Unfortunate.

First Merchant-Well, cheer up, old
duck! You never know your luck.
Second Ditto-That's a fact, I don't
believe I've aver seer mine.
First Merchant - Always out, l
s'pose?
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-07-05
Washing Bamboo.

Bamboo is improved by an occasion.
al wash with cold water. but should
he thoroughly dried afterwards.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-07-05
hut rt,s Full Of Hazards.

AFTER all, life Is only q game"
Eyes, but not the game Of golf. In
life it's easy to get into a hols."-Bos-
ton Transcript
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-07-05
Mountain

In Germany there are 54 mountain
eering clubs with . total membership
Of IA. 603.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-07-05
-s~NN -sQN~ss-~s1N-se--snfesG!
Explanation

Myer-Your friend Cutter always
speaks well of everybody.
Gyer-Mere force of habit.
Myer-How's that?
Gyer-He used to carve epitaphs on
tombstones.-Chicago Daily News.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-07-05
|"IT SAVED MY LIFE"
PRAISE FOR A FAMOUS MEDICINE
urs. WiIladsen Tells How She Tried Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound lust
In Time.

Mrs. T. O. Willadsen, of Manning,
Iowa, writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham -
"I can truly say that you have saved my
life, aad 1 cannot express my gratitude to
you in words.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-07-05
AS A RULE WHAT MAY
CALLED COMMONPLACE.

Love Letters Of the Brownings Never
Descended to Banality and Gush-
Letters That Intrench on Delicacy
Not True Expressions of Love
The Sweetness of a Mothers
Homely Letter to an Absent Child
-Homeric Simplicity of Letters
from San Francisco Sufferers
Vivid Pictures of Life Of Former
Days Preserved in Letters.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-07-05

Redd-How did the horse take the
hurdle to-day?
Greene-All right. He took 1t about
20 yards with him.-Yonkers States.
a
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-07-05

The Term Common Carriers Includes
Railroads, Express Companies,
Sleeping Car Companies and Pipe
Lines-Passes May Be Issued to
Railroad Employes-Authority Of
Commission to Fix Rates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-14
BACK TO GERMANY.
Governor Hoch Pardons Z. H. Konne-
gan for His Mother in Das Vaterland

Listening to the plea of an aged
mother in far away Germany that her
declining days would be frightened by
the presence of her only son. even
Hoch has granted a pardon to Frank
II. Konnegan, who has been serving a
five years sentence for grand larceny
in the states penitentiary
Konnegan left his home in Germany
a few years ago to seek his fortune in
the new world. He did not have an
abundance of the worlds goods when
he landed in New York but he had no
trouble in getting work and prospered
as a laborer. The allurements of the
west attracted him and he wandered out
this way. He went down through Tex
as and Oklahoma and evidently got in
bad company or either took it upon him
self to gain a living through criminal
ity, for he left something of a string
of crimes. mostly of the larceny de-
gree in Texas and Oklahoma behind
him He landed in Barber county this
state, along in 1904 and was arrested
and convicted of grand larceny in May
of that year and sent to the state PEN
itentiary for a term of five years
Some time ago Governor Hoch re-
ceived letter from his mother in Ger
many saying that she was declining III
years and was not in the best of health
She said that if her son was permitted
to leave prison and 60 home to her she
felt sure that his presence would mean
Luch to her and that he would mend
his ways and also be a great help to
her. She enclosed a draft for SIS to pay
her boys passage home.
Konnegan was wanted at Pond Greek,
Ok. and at several places in Texas for
larcenies he had committed there
Governor Hoch communicated with the
at these places and got their
assurances that they were willing to
waive their claims to Konnegan If he
was pardoned in this state and would
go TO his hotsae and mother
: So Governor Ffoch has issued the par
don. The SIS has been turned over to
the warden Of the penitentiary and he
viii purchase a ticket with il to Ger
many for Konnegan, who has expressed
Dot nnlv his Willingness but also de-
light to go home and mend his ways
There is no reason why Konnegan
should not be with his mother for din
ner on New Years day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-14
KING OSCAR RALLIES.
The Crown Prince Has Assumed the
Regency Of the Kingdom.

Stockholm Sweden, Dec. liking
Oscars condition today shows consid-
cradle improvement.
Towards noon the following guarded
official bulletin was issued:
King Oscar passed a quiet night. He
slept six hours, only coughed a little
and his temperature this morning was
1909 Fahrenheit His pulse is still ir-
regular. but there is no increase of
phlegm in the lungs. The patients gen
eraI condition is fairly satisfactory"
Crown Prince Gustaf arrived here to-
day from Berlin and assumed the re-
gency which he Will hold during his
fathers illness.
Today's official bulletin had the eff
feet of reassuring the public but the
hopefulness it created was somewhat
shaken when il leaked out in the course
Of the afternoon that camphor and dig
italis had been freely used in the
treatment Of the patient. The impress
sion is gaining ground that the king s
condition is much more serious than
reported by the bulletin.