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Free press., 1906-09-01
N,,fOunI Puritx Conrerenee.

Chicago, III. = A national pu-
rity conference under the auspices of
the National Purity Federation Is to
be held in Chicago October s-11.
Free press., 1906-09-01

First Use of Modern Trousers.

Trousers, in their present shape,
were introduced into the British army
in 1913, and tolerated as legitimate
portion of evening dress in 1916.
Free press., 1906-09-01

inc DANGER Oy cur
ing the kidneys with
Doan's Kidney Pills.
j. A. Haywood. q
we'll known resident
of L u fkin, Tex,
says: II wrenched
my back vErking in
a sawmill, was laid
up six weeks. and
from that time had
pain in my back
Free press., 1906-09-01

Every married woman under 40
knows a man she thinks she might
marry if her husband should happen
to die.
Free press., 1906-09-01

Economy is the road TO wealth
PUTNAM FADELESS DYE is the
road to economy.
Free press., 1906-09-01

Good, Hot or Cold-Deaance Starch,
16 OF. for 10c.
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Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teethfng, so4tens Rurns reduces IN
nAnmaEon alays pain, cures wind coli 25ca bottle.
Free press., 1906-09-01

A girl will forgive a fellow if he
kisses her, but never if he doesn't.
Free press., 1906-09-01

Cupid occasionally hands out some
cold storage love.
Free press., 1906-09-01

Life is never a burden to the wom-
an who carries her age well.
Free press., 1906-09-01

The man who plays the favorite
doesn't always win by a long shot.
Free press., 1906-09-01

Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA,
a safe and sure remedy for infants and children.
and see that it
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Havana, Cuba. = A force of gov
ernment artillerymen under command
of Capt. Pujol Friday occupied San
Juan de Martinez without resistance.
This town was taken August % by a
band of insurgents operating under
Pine Guerra. At San Antonio de
Los Banos, Havana province, and sit
uated 81 miles southwest of Havana
city "a detachment of rural guards
Friday encountered a band of insur-
gents. OF the latter two were killed,
their comrades dispe. SIG.
A letter received here from a re-
liable correspondent who visited Pine
Guerra at San Juan de Martinez, says
that the insurgent leaders force
amounts to two thousand men. The
correspondent says that all the peo-
pie in that part of the country are
liberals and sympathizers with the in
surrection.
Pine Guerra, the insurgent leader
who Thursday captured the town Of
San Juan de Martinez, province Of
Pinar del Rio, following his capture
of San Luis the day before, says mis-
policy is to occupy towns as peace
fully as possible, to continue the local
authorities in office at present and
Change the officials gradually and
compel the government to annul the
last elections and hold new ones.
Free press., 1906-09-01
ENGLAND Mcurns Dairy Butter.

The London Times asserts that gen
uine dairy butter is a thing past pray
ing for. Four-fifths of the population
of London, the Times asserts, have
never seen it in their lives. Those who
know what it is have great difficulty
in procuring it, and cannot obtain it
in many cases at any price. What is
called genuine butter in London. the
Times says, is blended and reworHed
butter.
To prevent that tired feeling on
ironing day-Use Defiance Starch
saves time-saves labor-saves annoy
ance, will not stick to the iron The
big 16 OF. package for 10c, at your gro
GERS.
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TUMORS CONQUERED
SERIOUS OPERATIONS AVOInED.
Unqualified Success OF Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound n the
Case ef Mrs. Fannie D. Fox.

One of the greatest triumphs of Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is
the conquering of woman's dread en-
emy, Tumor.
The growth of tumor is so sly that
frequently its presence isnot suspected
until it is far advanced.
Free press., 1906-09-01
sAckAcHE is kIDNEYAcHE.
Get at the cause-cure the Kidneys.

Don't neglect backache. 1t warns
you of trouble in the kidneys. Avert
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THE CUBAN REBELLION.
ShOvvinE-Statement as to Pur-
pose of Revolution.

Tampa, Fla. The steam
skip Gussie arrived here Friday frora
Havana, loaded to full capacity with
tobacco, which is being rushed out of
the island by importers Information
received from private sources by this
boat state that President Palma is
virtually prisoner in the palace at
Havana and that he has not left it
Tor a week. Indications are that the
situation on the island is much worse
than is known to the outside world.
The revolution has also extended in
to Santa Clara province and has bro
ken out in Mantanzas
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-03-01
WASH IN RUNNING WATER.
Public Drinking Places in Buenos
Ayres Must Cleanse Glasses
That Way.

"They do some things better in Buenos
Ayres than we do in this country" said
a former Milwaukee man, who has spent
many years in Argentina.
1T may be considered a small matter
by some, and yet one ironclad regulation
down there always struck me as emf
nently sound-a regulation providing
that all glasses used in barrooms, saloons
and public drinking places shall be
washed in running water. The idea is
that by cleansing them in water that Is
used owe and over there is a good chance
for the transmission of disease. Inspec.
tors are always on their rounds seeing
that the law is observed, and woe to the
mar who is found derelict in its oO-
van Buenos Ayres, by the way. is
kept as clean as any city in the United
States, and is one of the most progress
sive towns in the world.
When a man dies down there it does
not matter whether he made a will dis
posing of his property of not. The law
Of the country comes into play, and di-
vides all his possessions equally among
his heirs. Not one of them can be disin-
herited. One good effect of this isto do
away with big landed estates. Many of
these. though, are still of enormous size,
and farms of 5000 acres are the rule,
rather than the exception.
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elephants got down off that pyramid
so quick it would make your head
swim, and old Bolivar trumpeted in
abject fear, and tried to break away,
but pa came along with a tent stake
and hit Bolivar over the head, and
told the trainer to put the elephants
back into the pyramid and hold them
there till the bell rung for them to
cease their stunt. The trainer couldn't
do anything with them. and they bel
lowed and lodged mice and shyed at
rats, and Bolivar took his trunk and
swatted pa clear across the ring.
The elephants followed Bolivar to
the main entrance, each elephant try
ing to walk On the heels of the one
ahead Of him, and all the circus hands
trying to head off the elephants, but
they wouldn't head off. They were
simply scared to death, and they
broke out the side of the tent near
the lemonade stand and went whoop-
ing out into the open air and freedom,
while the audience yelled with Joy.
Young Mr.. Senator said to me:
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AWFUL PSORIASIS IS YEARS.
Terrible Scaly Humor in Patches All
Over the Body-Skin Cracked and
Bleeding-Cured by Cuticura.

"I was afflicted with psoriasis for thirty
Eve years. 1t was in patches all over my
body. l used three cakes of Cuticura
Soap, six boxes of Ointment, and two
bottles of Resolvent. In thirty days / was
completely cured, and think permanent
ly, as it was about five years ago. The
psoriasis first made its appearance in red
spots, generally forming a circle, leaving in
the center a spot about the size of a sill
YER dollar of sound flesh. In a short
time the affected circle would form y
heavy dry scale of a white silvery appear.
ance and would gradually drop off. To
remove the entire scales by bathing or
using oil to soften them the flesh would
be perfectly raw, and a light discharge Of
bloody substance would ooze out. That
scaly crust would form again in twenty
four hours. 1t was worse on my arms
and limbs, although it was in spots all
over my body, also on my scalp. If |
let the scales remain too long without
removing by bath or otherwise, the skin
would crack and bleed. / suffered intense
itching, worse at nights after getting
warm in bed, or blood warm by exercise,
when it would be almost unbearable. w. M;
Chidester, Hutchinson, Kan, April20, 1905"
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tice II. | was thinking about elephants
and wondering if they were towards
by nature, or had acquired cowardics
by associating with mankind. when pa
came along and sat down by me, a pic
ture of despair. cause Bolivar mad
woman had paralyzed his knees sit-
ting on his lap while they brought her
to after she tainted when she thought
a rat was climbing into her sock.
Pa sighed, and said: "Hennery. I
wanted an exciting life, to keep me
from brooding over advancing age,
and I chose the circus business, bot |
find it is rather too strenuous for me.
Each day something occurs tc Try my
nerves. I do not claim that you are
to blame for it all. but l think I could
enjoy my position with the show il
you would take the first train that goes
north, and leave me for a while. What
I need is rest. Go, boy, go!"
I felt sorry for pa, but l put my am
around him. and l said: PA. do not
fear. I will never desert you, until
the season Is over. Wherever you go,
I will go. and l will keep you awake,
don't fear. Now that We are going
into the sunny south, where every
man may have it in for you, cause you
were a Yankee soldier, / will stay by
YOU. and there will be things joing
that will make you think the past has
been a sweet dream. See, PAL
Pa sighed again. and said: This IS
too much!" and he rushed off to n
the elephants.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-03-01
THOUGHTS FOE EVERY DAY.

Monday.-Be accurate, practical and
persistent.
Observation-Disclosures that what n
man mas done another can do, if he
but find the way, fit himself for the
journey, and travel it.
Wednesday.-Look at the highest
average rewards of the calling you
propose to adopt, and if the same
efforts in some other direction would
have a brighter prospect, choose the
latter.
Thursday.-Mind your own business.
Your business will not mind itself, and
nobody will mind it for you.
Friday.-There are no doubt excep-
lions to every rule, 81 when you find
a man able and willing to faithfully
mind your business for you, and your
business is big enough to need his
help, realize that you have a treasure,
and recollect that he is a man of in
~telligence, capable of knowing when
he is justly or generously treated, or
otherwise.
Saturlay.-Beware of the man who is
only acting the part of the good and
faithful servant
Sunday.-Think with caution, act
with decision, and never lose courage
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-03-01

said he was a senator's son, but the
other boys had rather be acquainted
with me, because | belonged to the
show, and | took pity on the senator's
son and let him talk to me, without
looking cross at him, or snubbing him,
as | do most boys who try to butt in
on me. l got to liking the senator's
son and had him come in the tent, and
we put in the afternoon looking at the
animals.
The elephants were chewing hay and
looking fierce, and the senator's boy
said elephants were the greatest cow
ards on earth, and l said, Not on
your life; the giant in our show is the
greatest coward. and the behemoth of
holy writ is next" The senator's son
said elephants were such towards they
were afraid of mice, and we could take
q trap full of mice and turn them loose
in the ring and the elephants would
stampede, and he. would bet five dol
lars on it. | excused myself for a no
ment and told pa what the senator's
son offered to bet, and pa said: Here's
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jugglers went out Of the ring I knew
that was the cue for the elephants to
come in, and when the dressing room
curtain was pulled aside and old Boil
var came out at the head of the herd.
and they marched around the outside
of the ring. clear around the tent, my
heart jumped up into my throat, and
| felt sick.
The senator's boy said: when these
rats and things begin to chase your
old elephants, you won't be able to see
their tails for the dust they will kick
up"
Then | thought of the money pa had
given me to bet. and | offered to bet 1t
all, and a negro produced funds and
took my bets like a bookmaker.
We'll, after doing a turn around the
big ring, the trainer steered the ele-
plants into the middle ring, and the
great audience leaned forward to catch
every trick the elephants did. Us boys
held or to the bags that the mice and
things we're in, waiting for our cue.
The elephants stood on their heads
and hind, feet. and fore feet, laid
down, fired pistols, and did everything
Just right, without making a mistake.
Finally the trainer formed the whole
herd into a grand pyramid, with old
Bolivar in the center, each elephant
holding an American flag with his
trunk. and waving it, and the audience
broke out into a cheer that fairly
ripped the canvass.
Then | said to young Mr.. Senator:
"Come on with your rats, now, and l
win $50" All hands picked up the
baskets and bags and went to the side
of the ring and emptied the whole
bunch of more than 500 into the ring.
The rats and mice rushed for the ele-
plants, and then turned and made a
rush for the reserved seats.
Oh. dear, what a time we had. The
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-03-01
NOTES ABOUT MOBILES.

King Edward carefully preserves
programmes Of the proceedings In
which he has taken part.
That arbiter Of musical understand
ing and taste, the German emperor,
has informed the director Of the Ber-
lin opera that Verdi's "Othello" does
not interest him, and need be seldom
performed.
The earl of Halsbury, who on the
change OF ministry resigned the chan
cellorship of England, retires at the
advanced age of so years on a pension
of S25,O9G, after he had received in
16 years $1,000, 900 in salary.
Queen Alexandra is urging the wom-
en- of the English aristocracy to found
a British Red Cross society. The
ladies of England may perhaps on fu-
ture battleields be found wearing the
insignia of the Alexandra society upon
their arms instead of the red cross
of Switzerland.
Queen Maud of Norway will need
little tuition in the speech of her
new realm, for she took to the Dan
ish language with instructive ease
during her girlhood. 1t is said that
the difference between the two lam
guages, both in vocabulary and pro-
nu~nciation, are merely dialectic.
The cars eldest daughter has n
of the finest collections of toys in the
world, which have been sent to her
from Paris, London and Berlin. The
prince and princess of Wales gen.
orally give their children sensible and
inexpensive toys, and when the little
ones weary of them they are sent to
one of the children's hospitals.
The earl of Elgin has a name known
half over the world. His father was
plenipotentiary to China and a most
successful viceroy of India; his grand
father was ambassador at Constan-
tinople and collected the world-famous
Elgin marbles. The present peer has
been treasurer of the household, COM
missioner of works and finally a most
tactful and popular viceroy of India.
He was president of the royal commits
sion which was appointed to report on
the war in South Africa.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-03-01
ENCLISHMEN IN DUELS.
Some of the Famous Men Who Have
Fought with Swords and
Pistols.

The earl of Kimberley's much dis
cussed challenge to Col. Sapwell is a
reminder that though the days of duel
ing are considered to have passed in
England, the fighting spirit will still
break out on occasions, says the Lon
don Express.
Not so very long ago Mr.. Winston
Churchill was challenged to an en-
counter a loutrance by an irate con-
s%tituent at Oldham. One hesitates to
think what would have happened had
Mr.. Churchill had leisure enough to
resume his martial role.
Lord B~eaconsield once challenged
O'Connell to a duel, but the famous
statesman found himself bound over to
keep the peace in a police court in
stead of departing across the channel
to blow out the brains of his political
opponent.
O'Connell himself fought a duel with
a member of the Irish house OF COM
mons named D'Esterre and killed mis-
opponent.
Another fatal duel was that in which
Lord Camelford, n of the most con-
frmed duellists of his day and a man
who had the death of more than one
fellow creature on his hands, was
killed by Mr.. Best. Both were excel
lent shots, and one of the two pistols
used was supposed to be Slightly more
perfect than the other. A piece of
money was tossed up to decide the
choice. Best won. and in the result
Lord Camelford fell MORALLY wounded.
The last duel fought ia Ireland was
between a mayor Of Sligo and a men,
Der of the legal profession, but hon
ors were declared easy, for nothing
happened.
Mr.. Tierney charged Pitt with lob
structing the defenses of the country
and that oratorical observation sound
ed so terrible in the ears of the emf
nent statesman that he sent his sec.
onds to Mr.. Tierney.
The two met at three o'clock one
Sunday morning at Putney cath, not
far from the Kingston road, fired two
shots at each other and then returned
home quite we'll for breakfast.
Charles James Fox, Pitts brilliant
rival, took occasion to make some
scathing observations on the powder
supplied by the war office and prompt.
ly received a challenge from Mr.. Ad.
ans. Fox accepted, the duel was
fought and the statesman was wound.
ed. Adams" he is reported to have
said ON that lamentable occasion, 81
do believe you'd have killed me if you
hadn't used government powder"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-03-01
FOOD AND STUDY.
A College Mans Experience.

"All through my high school course
and first year in college," writes an
ambitious young man, Il struggled
with my studies on a diet of greasy,
pasty foods, being especially fond OF
cakes and fried things. My system
got into a state of general disorder
and it was difficult for me to apply
myself to school work with any degree
Of satisfaction. l tried different med
;cines and food preparations, but did
not seem able to correct the difficulty.
'"Then my attention was called to
Grape-Nuts food and / sampled it. |
had to do something, so just buckled
down to a rigid observance of the di-
rections on the package, and in less
than no time began to feel better. In
q few weeks my strength was restored,
my weight had increased, I had a
clearer head and felt better in every
particular. My work was simply sport
to what it was formerly.
"My sisters health raj badly run
down and she had become 50 nervous
that she could not attend to her mu-
sic. She went on Grape-Nuts and had
the same remarkable experience that
! had. Then my brother, Frank, who
Is in the post office department at
Washington city, and had been trying
to do brain work on greasy foods,
cakes and all that, Joined the Grape
Nuts army. I showed him what it vas
and could d., and from a broken-down
condition he has developed into a
hearty and efficient
Besides these / could give account
of numbers of my fellow-students who
have made Visible Improvement men
tally and physically by the use Of this
food" Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Creek, Mich.
There's a reason, Read the little
book, "The Road to Wellville.'' in pkgs.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-03-01

Gee. but must be an easy mark. /
have got so | bet on a sure thing, and
when a fellow bets on a sure thing he
is bound to lose.
1t was this way. The show arrived
in Washington, d. c., on a Sunday
morning, and, Is usual, all the boys in
town came to the lot to see us put up
the tents. / was around with pa and
the boss canvasman, and the town
boys could see / belonged to the show,
and they envied me and wanted to ge
acquainted with me, so l would let
them walk around with me, and go
into the tents Sunday afternoon and
see the animals.
There was one boy with a sort of
rough rider hat on, and buckskin
fringe on his pants, and everybody
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-03-01

What do you think of elephants
now?"
| told him to take his money and be
darned.
The audience was getting nervous,
so the band struck up "A Hot Time in
the Old Town" and they were quiet
ing down as the curtain TO the dress
ing room raised and the horses for the
chariot race came out. Just then a
woman with red socks got up on a
chair in the press seats and pulled her
dress away up and yelled, Rats" and
another woman screamed and jumped
up on a seat with her clothes at nalf
mast, and yelled that there we're mice
on the seats. In less than two min
utes every woman in the audience, and
the bearded woman, and the fat wom-
an, were standing up on something,
holding up their dresses and shaking
the skirts and screaming. and when
the fat woman fell into the arms of
the bearded woman, in a faint. and the
bearded woman dropped the fat wom-
an, pa told the bearded woman he was
ashamed of her for screaming. cause
she ought to be more of a man than
that.
Well, every mouse and rat in the
bunch seemed to be looking for women
to scream at them, and there was no
use trying to run a show with sucn an
excited audience, so pa had the band
play Good Night, LADIES' and he an
nounced that the performance might
be considered over for the afternoon.
Everybody made a rush for the exits
Each oma held up her skirts and
fairly galloped to get away from the
mice and rats.
They all got out of the tent finally,
and then the managers had a meeting
to find out who started the trouble
and what 1t was best to do about It. ]
was sitting alone on a front seat.
thinking v e the scenes Of the after
noon. and wondering what the young
senator's son would do with the mon
Fey he won Of me, and whether he had
depopulated the white house Of rats
and mice, SO the president would no
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-03-01
DAWN REFUSED TO APPEAR
bright Phoebus" Wasn't on Hand
with the Necessary
Colors,

Business had not been good at the Thes-
plan temple of a Midland town, and vari-
Gus tradesmen were pressing the manage
ment for payment. AS a last appeal to an
unappreciative public, a play For Honor
and for England" was put on. One scene
played in semi-darkness. The hero,
sitting in a log hut, was waiting for day
break, destined to bring him deliveranSe
from his woes or disaster.
'Tbe dawn, at last!" he exclaimed.
"Bright Phoebus gilds yonder mountain
peak!" Bright Phoebus gilds yonder
mountain peak!n. he repeated in louder
tones, annoyed that the cue to turn up
the footlights had not been noticed. Still
the darkness continued. Bright Phos-
bus gilds yonder mountain peak, | say!'
he roared.
"Well, %guv'nor," came in clear tones
from the gasman at the wings, 81 reckon
you'd better git along without Phoebus.
They've cut the blessed gas off"