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Barbour County index., 1906-11-21
Mrs. III. Wri qhf

Mrs. Pinkham claims that there is a
kind of dyspepsia that is caused by a
arrangement of the female organism,
and which, while it causes disturb
ance similar to ordinary indigestion,
cannot be relieved without medicine
which not only acts as a stomach tonic.
but has a peculiar tonic effect on the fe-
male organism.
AS proof of this theory we call at
tention to the case of Mrs. Maggie
Wright, Brooklyn, n. Y, who was
completely cured by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound after every
thing else had failed. She writes:
For two years suffered with dyspepsia
which so degenerated the entire system that
was unable to attend TO my daily duties. ]
felt weak and nervous, and nothing that ate
tasted good and it caused a disturbance in my
stomach. ! tried different dyspepsia cures,
but nothing seemed TO help me. | was ad-
vised to give Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound trial, and was happily surprised
TO find that it acted like fine tonic, and in a
fewdays began to enjoy and properly digest
my food. Ny recovery was rapid, and III
five weeks / was well woman. l have rec
commended it to many suffering women
No other medicine in the world has
received such widespread and unquai-
fed endorsement or has such record
of cures of female troubles. as has Lydia
Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Barbour County index., 1906-11-21
Parisisn Meat Supply.

The last year for which complete
statistics concerning the meat sup
ply Of Paris have been published is
1903 From the reports of that year
It appears that 267, ,O27 cattle, 274,390
calves and 2,047,770 sheep were
slaughtered at the city abattoirs and
produced 156,OO7 $50 kilograms Tor
327,616,4S5 pounds) of meat, of which
123,712,180 Kilograms (259, ,795, ,578
pounds) were consumed in Paris, and
32,292, $50 kilograms exported. Some
of the choicest of French beef goes to
England. where the fillets and other
prime cuts are in demand for clubs,
hotels, and the best class of restau-
rants. During the same year there
were killed 2S2, sos hogs, which yield
ed 27,657,350 Kilograms (5S,OSO, ,435
pounds of pork, and 29,370 horses,
which furnished 7,305,650 Kilograms
(or 1884, $50 pounds) of meat, all OF
which was consumed in Paris.
Barbour County index., 1906-11-21
Rooster Is Fond of Kerosene.

Fullerton, Mo.-The craziest rooster
in all Missouri is owned by Walter
Lynne, residing near here 1t Is act
ing as if it were an automobile and is
creating havoc among the flock. This
rooster no longer crows at dawn, but
by assiduous association with a few
geese it has acquired lovely "honk,
honk," and practices this on all occa-
sions. At times it starts at one end
of the barnyard and, giving a warning
alarm. rushes through the rest of the
chickens, bowling them over right and
left. few days ago Mrs. Lynne left
a can of kerosene on the back porch,
and within ten minutes the rooster
was doing its best to drink ND the
stuff, undoubtedly with the object OF
acquiring the gasoline smell. 1t is also
developing an auto face
Barbour County index., 1906-11-21
DIES OF JOY OVER, LETTER.
Man CoIapses When He Reads Good
Tidings of Old Friend.

Philadelphia.-Ove by the re-
ceipt of letter from an old friend,
Alexander Alcorn, 40 years old, suffer
ed an attack of heart disease and
died.
The letter reached here late Satur-
day afternoon, but Alcorn did not re-
ceive it until Sunday morning He
did not appear to recognize the hand
writing on the envelope, but, upon
opening it, he smiled and became very
much excited.
Gosh! l am glad to get this letter
It's from a friend / have not heard
from for ten years." he said He had
read a portion of the letter and was
about to sit down in a chair, when he
collapsed and died.
Several men who saw Alcorn col
lapse thought at first that he had ac-
cidentally fallen. Upon lifting him
they were surprised to find that he
was dead. The letter was still in his
right hand. 1t was dated from New
York city and was signed "Joe."
Barbour County index., 1906-11-21

handle and harpoon the fish, but the
others were not exactly certain as
to the results of such an experiment,
and would not listen to Werlein.
Finally the yacht got under way
again, and the devil fish, with few
lazy waves of it's giant tentacles,
dropped in behind and followed the
boat for fully halfa mile. Then it disap-
peared.
A few weeks ago w. G. c. Claiborne
and several other fishermen returned
with a story about three devil fish
seen at the island, but their story
was taken with large grain of salt.
Claiborne has reputation for story
telling, but his tale is followed up
now by this experience, and the
sportsmen are wondering if a big
yacht, with plenty of harpoons on
board might not furnish lot of lively
sport to the sportsmen.
Barbour County index., 1906-11-21
Years Tea Production,

The total exports of tea from India
during the year ended April 26, 1906,
amounted to 214,19S,943 pounds, val
ued at s29.294,936 The shipments to
the United Kingdom were 66.6O4, 600
pounds; Canada, 15.019,000 pounds:
Russia, 1891 900 pounds; Australia
7,746 pounds; Turkey and Asia, 3,464
pounds; the United States, 2,1S5.000
pounds; Persia, 1901, 900 pounds, and
to all other countries. S,0S4, 900 pounds
All these countries, except the United
States and Persia, increased their pur
chases over 1905. The trade with the
United States decreased 81 per cent
and that with Persia 65.5 per cent
Barbour County index., 1906-11-21

thought he travelled to the morgue by
way of the Hahnemann hospital.
Bates, who was SO years DID, and
lived in Wood street, a half block
from the morgue, thought he was
going to die from consumption. Sew
eral friends and relatives had gone
that way, and he became daily more
lonely and Respondent Finally. hav-
ing nerved himself to the final strug-
gle, he drew from his pocket bottle
full of carbolic acid and tossed of
the contents, while standing wear his
landlady, Mrs. Annie Brogan, whose
husband, Cornelius, died from con-
sumption a couple of months ago
Mrs. Brogan, in her effort to pre-
vent his swallowing the poison, was
severely burned upon the arms by
some of the liquid
Now I'm going down to the
morgue," were the mans parting
words, as suffering the first agony of
the death struggle, he ran from the
door.
He mad just sunk upon the steps OF
the morgue, when one of his friend s.
Malcolm Cochran, plumber, came up
and asked him what was the mat
ter
I've just drank poison, and I'm dy
ing," was the response. And the next
minute he sank into stupor tha.
presently ended in death on the way
to the hospital.
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Marion Harland.

The celebrated authoress, so highly
esteemed by the women of America,
says on pages 1O3 and 445 of her
book, Ewes Daughters; or, Common
Sense for Maid, Wife and Mother:
For the aching back-should it be
slow in recovering its normal strength
an Allcock's Plaster is an excellent
comforter, combining the sensation of
the sustained pressure of a strong
warm hand with certain tonic quail
ties developed in the wearing. 1t
should be kept over the seat of un-
easiness for several days-in OBJ
stinate cases, for perhaps fortnight" :"
For pain in the back wear an ALL
cocks Plaster constantly, renewing
as it wears off. This is an invaluable
support when the weight on the small
Of the back becomes heavy and the
aching incessant"
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FISHERMEN BATTLE
WITH A DEVIL FISH.

not seem to bother the fish in the
least.
When the shots were fired the
giant sank slowly and came up again
a few feet further ahead. A dozen
more shots were fired from the rife,
but no impression was made. Fully
half an hour the yacht lay to while it's
occupants tried all kinds of means to
wake up the monster of the sea-
Werlein finally grabbed long boat
hook and wanted to tie line to the
Barbour County index., 1906-11-21
Cut Tree to Free Prisoner.

Mahanoy City, Pa.-Handcuffed to
an apple tree by two deputy state
game wardens for shooting robins in
violation of the game law, Peter
Gerung was freed by two companions
who outwitted the wardens in a two
mile chase through the woods at
Girard Manor, returned with an ak,
with which they felled the tree and
had the manacles removed from
Gerung at country smithy just az
the wardens got back to take their
tree-bound captive prisoner to town
Barbour County index., 1906-11-21
DRINKS POISON and
RUNS TO MORGUE
Machinist Tries to Save Trouble, but
Friend Balks Good Inten-
tionS.

elphia.-Having drunk car
bolic acid, Gordon Bates sat down
upon the steps of the morgue to die.
This unique action seemed to speak
more strongly than any words that
he might have written or said that
he desired to lessen, as far as was in
his power, the trouble that his fatal
draught would be to others. But his
death was slower than he had cal
culated, so that after all his fore
Barbour County index., 1906-11-21
Dyspepsia Of Women
Caused by Female Disorders and Cured by
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound

A great many women suffer with a
form of indigestion or dyspepsia which
does not seem to yield to ordinary treat
ment. While the symptoms seem to be
similar to those of ordinary indiges-
ton, yet the medicines universally pre-
scribed do not. seem to restore the pa
TENTS normal condition.
Barbour County index., 1906-11-21
Herdinu Of New York,s Poor.

Paul d. Cravath, chairman of the
tenement-house committee Of the
Charity Organization society, declares
that close canvas shows that there
are in New York tenements 357 900
rooms that have no windows.
Barbour County index., 1906-11-21
New Paymaster General.

Col. Culver C. Snifhn. who has just
been appointed paymaster general, is
a native of New York. and one of the
most popular men in the army. He
served in Cuba during the Spanish war
and for several years was stationed at
Washington
Barbour County index., 1906-11-21

and at other times passages were too
frequent, especially at night. There
was pain and discoloration. Doan's
Kidney Pills brought me relief from
the first, and soon infused new life.
I give them my Endorsement"
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Barbour County index., 1906-11-21

That an article may be good as well
as cheap, and give entire satisfaction,
is proven by the extraordinary sale of
Defiance Starch, each package con-
raining one-third more Starch than,
can be had Of any other brand for the
same money
Barbour County index., 1906-11-21

wins, came here from Hillville, War
ren county, New York, two years ago.
His only known relatives are two sis
ters in that place.
Barbour County index., 1906-11-21

Doan's Kidney Pills.
Exposure and driv-
ing brought kidney
trouble on me, and 1
suffered much from
irregular passages of
the kidney secre-
tions. Sometimes
there was retention
Barbour County index., 1906-11-21

The man who sows his life in the
rich reward.-W. Smith.
Barbour County index., 1906-11-21
Why He invested.

I've just bought carload nv fer
tilizer,'' said Farmer Geehaw.
Fer the lands sake!" exclaimed
Mrs G.
'Yaas. that's what bought 1t fer
replied the old granger.
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A PUBLIC DUTY.
Montpelier, o., Man Feels Compelled
to Tell His Experience.

Joseph Wilgus, Montpelier, o., says:
u feel it my duty to tell others about
Barbour County index., 1906-11-21
A Positive
CURE
EIy's Cream Balm

ts quickly absorbed.
Gives Relief at Once.
1t cleanses, soothes
heals and protects
the diseased men,
brane. 1t cures Ca
Earrh and drives
away a Cold in the
Head quickly. Re.
stores the Senses Of
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gists or by mail; Trial Size 10 cts. by mail.
Ely Brothers, So Warren Street. New York
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-04
FUNERAL OF c. T. YERKES
Three Women Other Than His Wife,
Whc VIII Mourn the Loss OF
His Protecting Purse.

New York, Jan. 9.-The funeral Of
Charles T. Yerkes, the traction mag
nate, took place from his home at Fifth
avenue and Sixty-eighth street, Mon
day. The funeral services were CON-
Quoted by a Quaker minister. They
were simple and were attended only by
members of the family and a few close
friends of Mr.. Yerkes. The body was
placed in the Yerkes mausoleum in
Greenwood cemetery.
Emile Grigsby, the woman on whom
the dead millionaire Iavished uncount-
ed wealth, was not admitted to the
house.
In a beautiful house close to Berke-
ley square, London, there is another
woman in mourning for the dead man.
Miss Gladys Unger is her name. In
another house in Dresden, Saxony, a
third young woman is wondering what
will be her share of the vast estate.
She is Miss Mabel Yerkes, aged II years,
a distant relative, who in the past year
has been the favorite upon whom
Charles t. Yerkes lavished riches.
1t is said that one of three women
is mentioned in Yerkes' will, and that
Mr.. Yerkes has divided among his rel
atives his estate, which is estimated by
his attorney, Clarence S. Knight, Of
Chicago, at not less than SIS, 600, 900.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-04
BUSINESS APPEARS QUIET
That Is BY Contrast with the Unpre-
cedentedIy Active Holiday BUSH
ness In All Sections.

New York, Dec. 30.-Bradstreet's
weekly review says:
Following an unprecedentedly active
holiday business in all parts of the
country, d~istributive trade seems quiet
by contrast, more particularly as I'M
seasonably mild weather affects retail
operations in seasonably heavy wear
ing apparel. What is bad for retail
business is, however, good for outdoor
industry, particularly building, which
remains very active, and manufacture
ing operations are likewise facilitated
by the uninterrupted passage of raw
material to consuming centers. In
wholesale trade clearing rates and
stock-taking operations absorb atten-
ton, but it is noted that operations for
spring account are larger than ordinary,
and in fact business is heavier than ey-
pected at this season. Retail clearance
sales have begun rather earlier than
usual. Staples generally maintain all
their old strength.
Additional reports as to trade in the
year now closing point to 1905 having
been a record breaker alike in agricul-
tural, speculative, financial and indus,
trial circles. On the whole, however,
primacy must be assigned to manufac-
turing industry.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-04
JEROME AFTER GAMBLERS
Threatens to Bring sThe Men
Behind" Into Court.

New York, Dec. 30.-That gambli 9
houses and pool rooms in this city are
as wide open as ever, and that many
of the employees In these places are
given positions by political leaders as
a part Of the patronage of their district
was charged by District Attorney Je-
rome in the court of general sessions.
There were a large number of pool
room and gambling house cases on the
calendar, and Mr.. Jerome appeared in
person as the prosecutor. 1t was when
three men who had been indicted for
book making in an Eighth avenue re-
sort pleaded guilty and the district at
torney addressed the court.
''These men plead guilty, and tell me
they are only employees" said he.
"They are what term statesmen GRIM
inals. They are put into these pool
rooms by political leaders as a part of
the patronage of their district, and it
is almost impossible to tell whether
they are politicians or criminals. Pool
rooms and gambling houses are at pres
ent as numerous as ever The police
organize a series of false raids, dart
into houses, wreck furniture, put a few
gentlemen in durance vile and call it an
attempt to get evidence. In this case
| ask your honor to impose a fine of
800 each, and say if they can not
pay, the hacker of the game will. If he
does not come forward and pay I will
bring him here myself ina manner
that will surprise him."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-04
STOCKHOLDERS LOSE ALL
The Associated Banks own All of
the Assets of the Three
Walsh Banks.

Chicago, Dec. 2S.-Chicago's associ-
ated banks are absolute owners of all
the assets of the three Walsh institu-
tons, whose failure was announced a
week ago.
They have agreed on the selection
Of the First Trust and Savings bank
as agent and trustee in the sale of as
sets and dissolution of the business of
the Walsh institutions. All the stock
holders in the Walsh banks will lose
everything they had invested. These
are secrets of the meeting at which
the bankers of Chicago, in an all-night
session, settled the fate of the Chicago
national bank and all its fellow-insti-
tutions.
1t is stated on the highest authority
that the stock holdings of all Walsh's
followers are absolutely worthless. Not
only this, but from the same source it is
learned that the bankers fear a big
deficit in the closing of the business
Of the Chicago national and Home
Savings banks and the Equitable Trust
Co. They will stand with more than
S5.900,000 at stake when the last dol
lar has been paid the Walsh creditors.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-04
WRECK OF PASS OF MELFORT
Nome of Her Crew Known to Have
Been Saved-VancOuverites
Searching for bodies

Victoria, B. c., Dec. 29.-In all about
~ persons are believed to have been
drowned when the British bark Pass OF
Melfort %foundered on the rocks off AM
phitrite Point.
The salvage steamer Salvor, main
tanned at Esquimalt by Lloyd's agency
and the Canadian government, went to
the scene Of the wreck, from which
broken wreckage is still coming
ashore, including much of the cabin
fittings. More bodies are reported to
have been seen near shore. The great
er portion of the wreckage, all of which
is much broken, is being washed on
the rocks in a small bay a quarter Of
a mile east Of Amphitrite Point. Set
tiers from Uncleulet, the nearest vii
lage, about seven miles from the scene
of the wreck, have started a sys-
tematic search for the corpses of
the wrecks victims, to give them
burial ashore. The remains of the three
men already found were inferred. Capt.
Gauden, agent Of the marine, who is
awaiting advices from Uncleulet, has
instructed Capt. Harris of the steamer
Salvor to spare nc effort in the en-
deavor to recover the bodies Of the
bark's crew and to identify all possible.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-04
THE SAN DOMINGO AFFAIR
The Government at Washington At
taches Little Importance to It's
Relations With Us.

Washington, Dec. 2S.-The admins
tration attaches no special significance
to the revolutionary situation in Santo
Domingo, as it has a bearing on our re-
lations with the insular republic and
as it involves the sale of the treaty now
pending before the senate of the United
States.
The gunboat Paducah left Norfolk
Wednesday for Monte Christi.
AS soon as she can be commissioned,
the cruiser Dixie will be ordered to the
West Indies, carrying a strong marine
guard for such conditions as require.
The Dixie will become the flagship of
the mosquito squadron, detailed for
service in those waters.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-04
BIGGER THAN GOVERNMENT
ASTOUNDING ASSERTIONS AS TO
STANDARD OIL.
That the Company own Congress
and Can Depose Secretaries.

Chicago, Dec. 30.-A staff correspon-
dent of the Tribune telegraphs from
Philadelphia that agents of the govern
ment who are pursuing an inquiry into
Standard oil methods are confronted
with the following statement:
1--WE are bigger than the government.
Standard Oil is stronger than the United
States. We own the senate and the
house. If You pursue your investiga-
lions beyond the point necessary to fool
the public we will have you removed.
We can secure the instant deposition OF
the secretary of commerce and labor,
Mr.. Metcalf, and the commissioner of
corporations, Mr.. Garfield. If you per-
secute us in the slightest degree you
will be out of your job, and if you keep
at the business you will find out what
we say is absolutely true"
Agents of the government were con
fronted at the outset by evidence of the
existence of extraordinary secret ma
chinery of the Standard Oil Co., the
correspondent says. They discovered
that it covers the United States and
probably extends into foreign countries.
1t was discovered that this extraordi-
nary secret service of the Standard Oil
Co., which permeated every city and
state. was in the beginning organized for
the sole purpose of preventing danger
Gus competition, Later on it was di-
verted to other directions, and the
agents of the government realized that
they were up against a system.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-04
OTHERS ARE IMPLICATED
The Dougherty Declarations VIII
Reach q Million-He Had Ac-
c~essories, But Whos

Peoria, ILL.,, Jan. 1.-THE ~defa1catioHs
Of N. c. Dougherty prove to have been
over 81, 000, 900.
The Everit auditing committee has
practically completed its examination of
the books of the former banker and
school superintendent, and has found
that during the past three years the de-
falcations amounted to $500, 900. The
examination covered a period of seven
years, during all Of which time Dough
erty's peculations continued.
While not directly duplicating any
one else as beneficiary of the stealings,
the report will indicate that the con-
%nivance, or at least, assistance, of six
other men was necessary to enable
Dougherty to carry on and cover up
his systematic looting Of public and
bark funds.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-04
STATE HAPPENINGS
Amend the shadrick Kinlnr.

Columbia-The coroner's inquest
owe the body Of the giant, Mitchell
Shadrick, who was killed near here by
bis nephew, Henry Jonas, has been
concluded. The finding was that Shad-
rick met death as the result of a
wound caused by a rock thrown by
Jonas. Jonas, who is still in prison
here, seems not to realize what he has
done. He is a youth of Is years, and
talks readily about the killing. He
claims that Shadrick was pursuing
him with a largo club when he threw
the stone that caused the giants
death. There is a dispute about the size
OF the stone, but the fact seems estab-
lished that it was not half as large as
the hand. The killing grew out Of a
free-for-all fight, in which sever farm
ers were engaged. Shadrick was the
tallest man in the county, standing q
feet and s inches, and weighed about
$50 pounds.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-04
CRYSTAL CITY ROBBERY
Deputy SheriR Relieves He Has an
Absolute Clcw to the Identity
of the Dynamiters.

St. Louis, Dec. 29.-Deputy Sheriff
Arnold, of Crystal City, Jefferson coun-
ty, believes he has an absolute clew to
the identity of the dynamiters who
robbed the post Office bank there early
Wednesday and wounded George Sprad-
ling, a night Waterman, in the leg.
Arnold says he has valuable evidence
in addition to the satchel and corduroy
coat found near the building in which
the safe was wrecked, and that the ar
rests are only a matter of a few days at
the most. Arnold is the man who cap
tured John Higgins, implicated in the
robbery of the same safe April rs, and
secured the evidence which resulted in
a ~Denitentiary sentence.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-01-04
SUBoRMATIoN OF PERJURY
Charge Upon which J, c.. Pettijohn,
Former Land Office Receiver,
Has Been Arrested.

Omaha, Neb., Dec. 30.-J. G. Petit.
john, who was recently removed from
the Office of receiver of the Valentine
land Office, was arrested, Friday, upon
a complaint filed by special United
States Attorney Rush by direction Of
the attorney generals office. Pettiiohn
is charged with subornation of per-
jury, conspiracy in securing fraudulent
land entries and unlawfuIly inclosing
government lands. Attorney Tucker, of
Valentine, was also arrested for al
legged completely in the land frauds.
Word has also been received by the
federal authorities here of the arrest
of Edward Letson, son of Mayor Let
son, of Horton, Kas., in the same con
nection. 1t is announced that other
arrests will follow very shortly.