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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-03-29

$3.50 per share. 1t was quo,ed on the
stock exchange the other day at $32 a
share.
He filed the balloon labeled West
Chicago Street Railway Co." until he
was paid on a basis of $127 per share.
The stock is now selling at about $50
a share.
Then came the miscellaneous collec-
ton marked Consolidated Traction"
and the sale of the well-watered
stocks of a score of underlying COM
panies, payment in bonds which he
sold at 80 cents on the dollar. In
each case he sold no real value, and
took in payment something substan-
tial.
When the balloons all were sold,
Yerkes cared not at all how soon the
public discovered that the talk about
the 99-year franchise was but a four
flush bluff which he had expected
would be "called" some day.
The bluff got past Judge Grosscup on
the federal court circuit bench, but
the United States supreme court
called" it, and did it in plain terms.
The 99-year franchise was the wind
which had filed all the balloons; the
sand On which had been builded the
house Of cards marked with Yerkes'
fanciful millions.
The day when Union Traction was
fioated was a great day in Chicago.
The event was much heralded from La
Sale street and from the financial In
stitutions Of the city, who had various
interests in the success Of Yerkes'
great scheme and combination. The
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-03-29
GRACE AND DANCING.
Women Should Employ Means That
Make for Suppleness and Ease
of Movement.

Fancy dancing, under the direction
of a master of the art, is sure and I'M
mistakable means of gaining repose,
dignity, ease and grace of manner, says
Nine. Qui Vive. in the Chicago Record
Herald. 1t makes the muscles flexible,
and in consequence the movements of
the limbs are natural and spontaneous
1t brings the body to the normal con-
dition, so reducing flesh when there Is
TOO much and increasing tissue when
there is not enough.
Dancing is as old as the human race
The little child dances by instinct, as d
kitten rolls and jumps about in play
The Spartans had a law obliging par
ents to exercise their children in dan
cling from the age of five. The Greeks
made the art Of dancing into a system
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-03-29

accepted 1t as the dawning Of
day when they would be released
from a hated bondage Of Charles T.
Yerkes. The uniting Of the North
and West traction interests promised
to be for the betterment of the street
car service, and the advent of the FL
kinsi Widener syndicate into the street
car operation in Chicago was well
coined from every hand. Even the
newspapers, who had been fighting
Yerkes, served to aid him by their
publicity in the flotation of the trac-
ton stocks. No conditions could be
more suspicious.
Early in the day it was learned that
the entire issue of preferred and COM
mon stock had been underwritten;
that Chicago and New York had been
allotted s Z 1000, 900 of the preferred and
Philadelphia $4,000, 900. On the stock
exchange North Chicago and West
Chicago both moved up on the strength
of the general enthusiasm over the
Union Traction deal. No n seemed
disposed to delve very far into the in
nerworkings and. inner secrets of the
traction situation. For several days
this continued, and Yerkes' brokers
had little difficulty in supporting the
market for the short period necessary
to get Yerkes well out of ove
1t was but a month or two after the
~flotation that prices of the traction
stocks on the stock exchange began tC
sag. To the public this was unaccount.
able; the insiders evidently had be
gun to realize the untenaple founda
Ion for the big issue of securities.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-03-29

the idea is too new and original for
the courts to have many presidents
providing for aerial navigation as a
method of transit, says a Paris report.
However, the subject of ancient
flights and ancient rights of air, ETC.,
promises to some before the courts of
France in hundreds of different ways
in the not far distant future. The first
balloon case Of the kind has just been
before the court for adjustment.
The suit grows out of a balloon acct
dent of last year. An aeronaut named
Bacon was passing in his balloon over
Paris when he Unexpectedly came to
within a few yards of the roofs. Final
@y he knocked down a chimney pot.
Thinking him in danger some people
promptly seized the dragging guide
rope and in spite of the %aeronaut's pro-
test hauled him down into the street.
He therefore had no choice except to
order them to shut their windows
while he Debated his gas bag. The gas
entered a house through a window
carelessly left open and caused an ex-
riosion in which a nan named Gou-
zeau was killed. The question at is
sue was as to whether the %aeronaut
having been an unwilling sufferer him
self was responsible for the situation
created. The courts finally decided
against the aeronaut and sentenced
him to pay damages to the amount of
81, 900 to the widow of Gouzeau, the
man who was killed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-03-29
BY Y ALISON. MANN.

for the equities in the North and West
side companies from which he already
had made $10,0 900, 900.
This worked so we'll he could quick
ly carry out his further plan. BY
paying a dividend on the first dividend
day, he so encouraged the new stock
holders that when he got together his
miscellaneous electric companies he
sold the lot, under the name of the
Consolidated Traction company, to the
same Union Traction company, and
took bonds in payment. Bonds looked
good to the public and to Blair & Co.,
of New York, and Yerkes put away
for a cold day 5 5000, 900 more in cash
and securities.
He also sold his interests in the
Lake Street elevated railway and the
Northwestern elevated and the ele-
waited downtown loop for another
S., 900, 900.
1t had taken Yerkes 10 years to
work out his well-defined plan, all
based on the problematical value Of an
act OF the Illinois legislature which
was construed publicly by Yerkes to
be a 99-year franchise, but which he
probably knew-for he sold all his
holdings!-to be the mere extension
of the charter of the company to which
was granted the franchise.
Carefully he had inflated the bal
loon marked North Chicago Street
Railway until he sold his stock at
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-03-29
UNIQUE ENTERTAINMENT.
How the Missionary Society Obtained
a Goodly Sum for the Treasury
The Clever Invitations,

A missionary society sent out these
unique invitations with a tiny silkep
bag, the result being a goodly sum for
the treasury:
Hail, to thee, lady! and the grace of
heaven,
Before, behind thee, and on every hand
Enwheel thee round
This gracious greeting Shakespeare
wrote so long ago,
And we repeat it to thee, bidding thee L.
our feast.
A silken bag we send, and ask of thee
To place within it's lustrous folds
A coin for every rich crowned year
That DER thy head has passed, and,
Lady, s%traightway reach the centu1,
mark,
That every silken fold be rounded out
to fullness."
On the date mentioned each lady op
arriving deposited her bag in a recep.
tacle provided and in charge of an at
tcndant.
After the serving Of a cup of tea or
chocolate the bags were emptied and the
contents counted. A short musical pro.
gramme followed.-MadGme Merri.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-03-29
RULES FOR THE EYES.
Do Not Get the Attention They
Should, Although Contribute
So Largely to Beauty.

Although the eyes contribute more
than almost any other feature to per-
sonal beauty, they get surprisingly
little attention from the majority Of
persons. Here are a few simple rules
for preserving their strength and
brightness:
Do not read by freight. When pos
sible protect the eyes from the direct
glare Of lamp, gas and candlelight.
Do not read or work in such a dim
light that an effort is necessary to see
clearly. II the eyes are tender, wear
smoked or tinted glasses. Never ap-
ply soap near the eyes. Battle them
once daily, the lids being open, in
tepid water. 1t is best to use an eye
bath or egg cup, and to opsn and close
the lids in the water. Do not apply
any face cream near the eyes. Put
nothing on the lashes but the best of
unscented oil. Never cut the lashe
In the belief that they will be ir
proved. Keep In mind that whit
cliffs, stretches of sand and Of snow
are injurious, and must be guarded
against with glasses.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-03-29

q mayor pledged 10 Immediate mu-
nicipal ownership"
This was in the face of the certainty
that corrupt politics and the spoils
system would be made worse by put
ting into politics the hundred thousand
street car employees. a certain means
for machine control.
The street car service neve was
good during Yorkes' reign. but has
constantly grown worse in most sec
lions of the city by the deterioration
Of cars while litigation on every hand
absorbed the big companies. The
hopes of the public were raised by the
purchase last year of two-thirds cor
troll of the SIS, 900, 900 of the Chicago
City railway stock at 5000 a share by
the Morgan-Field-Armou syndicate.
But the decision of the supreme court
has depressed City railway securities
nearly &c. 900, 900 and thrown the
Morgan-Field syndicate into a panic
of CONSERVATION for the City Railway
company's franchises are about to ex-
pire and the 99-year hope has been
! bhghted.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-03-29

expressive of sentiments, and the most
eminent Greek sculptures studied the
attitudes of the public dancers as aids
to their work. Aristotle places dancing
on the same plane as poetry, and says
in his Poetics that there are dancers
who, by rythm applied to gesture, ex-
press thought, manners, action and
life.
TO return to more modern matters.
Awkwardness is an unnatural physi-
cal condition, the same as crossed eyes
br any other disfiguring defect, and the
individual who is afflicted should give
this matter the same attention that she
would give to an illness. Grace Is moi
only beautiful but it is health-giving.
That woman who holds her head and
back properly is seldom a victim OF
spinal trouble, while the erect chest is
an absolute safeguard against diseases
of the lungs.
An easy, natural carriage gives
strength and endurance. The woman
who is bent and stopped tires easily
for her bones and muscles are MOI
working at best. advantage.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-03-29
THE DAILY %couRTEsIEs.
Laws of Etiquette Apt to Be Broken
Quickly by One That Lacks
Good Home-Breeding.

Like the attention a child is trained
to give to its person should be thai
called TO certain rules of good breed
ing at home. There are many who
adopt an extremely polite air to
strangers that fail in the first appli,
cation of courtesy TO the family, says
Hortense Provost
The man that IS not polite to his
wife should not be surprised II his
sons show the same lack of Difference
to their mother. nor should he feel
hurt if that same lack is shown to
him personally, as children are great
mimics.
The girl who is not reared to be po-
lite to her father. mother, sisters and
brothers will JUST as surely be guilty
of breaking the laws Of etiquette in
her treatment of other people as OPP
portunity affords. A thin veneer OF
good manners breaks very O o when
worn by a person who has not been
used to it's polish, and the boor shows
plainly.
Just why relations should think II
not worth while 10 be polite to one
another is not quite clear; but it Is
the rule, apparently, and many seem
to think it is not necessary to be
courteous to one own family. By
courtesy is meant more the observance
of small things, like holding open a
door, or placing Z chair, OF lifting the
hat, from the met and boys to their
feminine kin the regard for an ex-
pressed opinion, the pleasant recogni-
ton and the smile from the women
and girls to their men folks" to use
a homely, but proper a%ppellation.
If a mar is visiting, say at a house
party, what would be thought of him
if he failed to give a morning salu-
tation to other guests? Yet some men
do not hesitate TO bring only sour
looks and fault-findings tor the matu-
final greetings in their own homes
A woman who snaps AMI is caustic to
those she meets away from home SC
soon finds her mistake that she is
forced, by the very exigencies of the
case, to change heI methods; yet she
, may keep up those disasreeable ways
in the bosom of her family, and never
) think that she is to be blamed.
Those in charge of young people
should insist upon the observance Of
| the spirit of politeness as well as thu
letter.
Only by instilling deeply into thu
= youthful mind the fact that polltenes!
$ must be more than an occasional prac
e tice, that it must be an immutabl'
g law, just as is personal cleanliness
g can true courtesy become established
! and an ever-present fact and habit.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-03-29
FOOD HELPS
In Management of a r. r.

Ii mhLdSelneu OIL a n. n.
Speaking of food a railroad man
says:
My work puts me out in all kinds
of weather, subject to irregular hours
for meals and compelled to eat all
kinds of food.
For Z years l was constantly trou-
bled with indigestion, caused by eat
ing heavy, fatty, starchy, greasy, poor
ly cooked food, such as are most ac-
cessible to men in my business. Gen
orally each meal or lunch was fol-
lowed by distressing pains and burn
ing sensations in my stomach, which
destroyed my sleep and almost unfit
ted me for work. My brain was so
muddy and foggy that it was hard for
me to discharge my duties properly.
"This lasted till about a year ago,
when my attention was called to Grape
Nuts food by a newspaper ad. and I
concluded to try it. Since then / have
used Grape-Nuts at nearly every meal
and sometimes between meals. We
railroad men have little chance to pre-
pare our food in our cabooses and !
find Grape-Nuts mighty handy, for u
Is ready cooked.
ITO make a long story short, Grape
Nuts has made a new man Of me. /
have no more burning distress In my
stomach, nor any other symptom Of
Indigestion. I can digest anything SO
long as / eat Grape-Nuts, and my
brain works as clearly and accurately
As an engineers watch, and my old
nervous troubles have disappeared en-
tirely." Name given by Postum Co..
Battle Creek, Mich.
rsere's a reason. Read the little
! saol. "rhe Road to Wellville" in pkgs,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-03-29
SEAGULLS THAT CAPER.
Shore-Feeding Birds Dance to Fright
en- Worms from the
Earth.

1T Is no uncommon sight to see
gulls, or other birds, dancing OF pad
ding upon the sand" says a writer.
"Curlews and most other shore-feed-
ing birds do the same thing, the OBJ
ject being to frighten the worms from
their retreat below, when they appear
to be instantly swallowed up. But
the really interesting part of the per-
Torrance is-why should the worms
be so frightened by the shaking pro-
duced in the sand as to come to the
surface? The inference, of course,
is that they have a greater dread of
some enemy beneath, whose approach
they believe to be heralded by the
vibration which his movements
through it impart to the sand.
81 confess to being a little puzzled
as to what the enemy can be. When
the angler wants to collect earth
worms, in a place where it is not con-
venient to dig, he is accustomed to
push a stick into the ground and by
moving that about impart a vibration
to the soil around, which has the eff
feet of forcing those worms within
it's influence to crawl to the surface.
This is precisely the practice followed
by the dancing gull and with the
same result.
But on land we are led to suppose
hat it may be al attack from a mole
which the worms fear; while on the
wet sands there are, of course, no
noles to be dreaded. Are the worms
linking back, through a remote an
:estry, to a time when they were
jewellers upon dry land and were &C
luainted with the mole, or his for
bears, or what is the true solution OF
the natter"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-03-29
ODDITIES.

Mathew Faulds, a weaver of Kilmar-
mock, Scotland, has been at his loom
so years, and he is more than 80 years
of age.
At the recent funeral of King Moro
dom of Cambodia the official mourner7
at the funeral gave voice to their griet
through megaphones, with much eli.
feet.
William Reitz, of Dusseldorf, Ger
many, has lost the sight of his eye
from injuries caused by a grain of rice
which was thrown into it on the day
he was married.
An Edgbaston (England) woman
who was summoned for annoying
%neighbors by blowing a whistle, 81 i'd
she had been hypnotized, and blew IL
to call attention to the fact.
Says a Toxic newspaper; "On &C
count of advanced age, Count TAXA.
yuki Sasaki (79) and Viscount Tom.
oyuki Hayashi (S4) have obtained the
privilege of carrying sticks in the i'm,
perial palace"
A Bristol England police sergeant
the other day proved the serving of a
summons on himself for allowing a
chimney at Stoke Bishop to be on
fire. He was witness and defendant,
and was fined Is Cd.
A London druggist had to pay $1S,
including cost of litigation, for selling
water that was dirty and full OF
moldy growths to a man who had
asked for distilled water. The drug
gist's defense was that he thought the
man wanted the water for the pur
poses of photography.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-03-29
QUOTATIONS FOR DINNER CARD

Quotations for Dinner Cards..
There is always a demand for din,
ner card sentiments and these from
Shakespeare are very appropriate:
May good digestion wait on appe.
tite and health on both"
"Sit down and feed, and welcome to
u table"
Let them be welcome then, for we
are prepared"
"A good digestion to you all, and
once more l shower a welcome on We,
welcome all"
81 am glad to see you; much good
1t do your heart"
Better cheer may you have, but
rot with better heart"
Good sister, let us dine and never
fret."-Madame Merri.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-03-29
A Remedy.

Customer--What? You sell cigars,
and yet won't permit smoking in your
store?
Druggist-It annoys some of my cus-
toners.
Customer-Then why in thunder
don't you sell better cigars?-Cleve-
land Leader.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-03-29
Mutton Tallow he Best.

Mutton tallow Is after all the most
powerful and medicinal face cream
that exists. If you cannot endure it
straight, melt a piece of it in a kettle
with a little almond oil and rose water.
When thoroughly melted beat 1t until
cold. Nothing better has ever been
manufactured
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-03-29
Japanese Studying English.

Baron Takaki says tour-ffths Of
the Japanese boys are now studying
English, and that it will o become
the language of Japan and later Of
the world. The language seems to be
following the drum-beat in its circui.
Of the globe, and it represents a cnu-
quest Of a far higher order.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-03-29
HIGH FINANCE IN OLD ROME
Modern Spendthrifts Not to Be Com
pared with Antony and
Caligula.

That the accumulation of vast for
tunes was as possible in ancient Rome
as it is in the United States to-day is
shown by the Scrap Book in the fol-
lowing table compiled from authorita-
tive records.
While it may be true that the wealth
of the cza of Russia and John d.
Rockefeller may exceed nearly all Of
these old time boards, there a be
no question of the fact that as spend
ers of enormous fortunes Antony and
Caligula have never been surpassed:
Croessus' landed estate was val
ued at o,ooo,ooV
His house was valued at.......... 4W,VV0
Caecillus Isidoreus, after having
lost much, left ..,....."..,,... 5,235,S0U
new. was worth ,,,,.............. s,S75, 900
Lentulus, the aIgur, noless than.. lb,666,665
Maid FOR his house 100000
He once swallowed a pear worth. 4O,OUO
Apicius was worth more than. 5,000,O0O
He poisoned himself after he had
spent in his kitchen and other
wise squandered immense sums
to the amount of, .............. ~4,l6O,000
The establishment belonging to M.
was Valued at ..,."...~..... 4,l5o,Uo
Gifts and brides may be considered
signs of great riches:
Caesar presented Servilla, the
Worth NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. lu' 100000
Paulus, the consul, was bribed by
Caesar with the sum of ........ $4,000
amount Of ~. 2,5Oo,ooO
Mile contracted one debt of...... 2,915,00O
Antony owned at the ides of
March, which he paid before the
calends Of April .........v... 1861 66
Seneca had a fortune OF. ,......,.. II, 100000
Tiberius left at his death and Cal
months .......,................... 1lS,12o,ooo
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-03-29

smaller and the letters themselves pro.
portionately decreased in size. Ingram
cotton, fax thread, or washing silk are
the best materials for use for marking
with. The colors chosen should CORE.
ket, or with the ribbon that is used TO
bind the edge.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-03-29
IN FRENCH COURT
Aeronaut Is Seized and Arraigned
for Knocking Over Chin
ney Pot.

The balloon is now fighting its way
for a standing before the French
courts. Though it appears to have be-
come as established a fact as the BIZ
cycle or the automobile, nevertheless
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-03-29
At the Hotel.

Guest--Why do you call your bridal
apartments CONNECTIONS?
Proprietor-Because they are loves
Mites.--Baltimore American.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-03-29
LETTERS: CROSS STITCH.
The Ones Here Given Intended for
Marking Blankets, But May Be
Used for Various Purposes.

These letters are intended for mark
ing blankets, but they will answer just
as well for any article where a distinct
letter is needed, and, OF course, on
finer textures the stitches will By
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-10-15

We have for sale few apple par
ing and slieing machines; equipment
for a large dryer; viii make a Low
price.