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Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-28
BooDLER WILSON

TF The Herald needed a reason for
Its attacks on Boodler Wilson as
n member of the state board
Of railroad commissioners other than
its sense of duty to the people and
itself that reason could be found in
the shameless and brazen. cheek OF the
man as exemplified in Thursdays pro-
ceedings In the graft trials. No man
of normal makeup could face such an
ordeal and not feel the blush OF shame
struggling to his face.
In his direct testimony this discred-
tied man said: II owed my appoint
ment to Ruef and George Keane, and
when l could no longer be faithful to
them I meant to resign from the
board. I owe my appointment as can
didate for railroad commissioner to Abe
Ruef. Mr.. Herrin tried to give 1t to
Eddie Wolff
Neither the jury or the public will
believe Wilson on this point, but it
serves to show up the true shallow
ness of the thing called "honor among
thieves" Ruef, to whom Wilson would
be loyal or leave the office, deliberately
sold the whole bunch" for safety to
himself and Wilson now holds office
confessedly by Ruef's friendship.
The depths of moral turpitude devel-
oped in these trials are almost past
belief. If Wilson was loyal to Ruef
as supervisor and would resign
rather than not cover Ruef's interests,
is it not reasonable to believe that
as Ruef procured his appointment as
candidate for railroad commissioner he
will now obey the behests of Ruef?
And if this is true-and he swears to
it-what can the merchants of Cali
fornia expect at Wilson'S hands If their
needs conflict with Ruef's interests?
Granted that Ruef was to the fore
in getting the nomination for Wilson
it still remains true that the Ruef
interests were the Herrin interests and
that what Herrin desired Ruef was
certain to bring to pass.
But the original wrong against which
we inveigh, and shall continue to do
till it is righted, is that Ruef not only
is still member of the state central
committee of the Republican party and
one of the executive committee of that
body, but Wilson is still member
of the state board Of railroad COM
missioners, and yet both are repeatedly
and under oath self-confessed felons,
freed from the just punishment of their
mean crimes only through turning in
formers on their accomplices. Eugene
Schmitz in convict's garb manfully
facing in silence the inevitable might
wake feeling of pity in some mems
hearts for his condition, but these cow
ardly rogues who robbed right and left
and then sought the protection of the
outraged law by informing on their
fellows in crime can find no hole in
any walk of life into which their entry
would not breed contempt for their
bastard acts.
And the pity and shame of it all is
that this same Wilson is now in one
of the most honorable positions in the
gift of the people of California, con-
fessedly placed there by the schemes
of Abe Ruef, and no public man, from
the governor down, will raise voice or
pen to save the people from the shame
of it. California is indeed humiliated.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-28

1t is said the council will be asked
to pass an anti-cigarette ordinance. If
someone only would introduce an anti
freak legislation ordinance 1t would
help some.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-28

That was a pitiful plaint heard in
the court room at San Francisco when
Railway Commissioner Wilson declared
he had been promised by the railway
bribers $4,000 and had received only
$4,000. Do these self-confessed bood-
lers know no shame?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-28

The fact that the jamestown exposi-
ton has proved such a financial fizzle
will go a long way toward preventing
the government from making i'll
advised loans in the future.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-28

Lillian Russell is said to be hard up
which reminds us that many of on,
best rewarded players, improvident in
youth, have trouble with the wolf in
their old age. OF course, however, this
does not reflect upon the perenially
Juvenile Lillian.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-28

President Roosevelt will issue a
proclamation of admission to Okla
homa. He says his private opinion
about the constitution is not fit for
publication. No one ever expected him
to approve of a document he didn't
write.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-28

Marconi is making more promises of
sending ethergrams without wires. Ii
he will fix it so the telegraph trust can
send some kilograms with wires he will
do some real good.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-28
ALL ARoARpl

Said the boarding house keeper. 'Ah. mel
l should love to sail over the sea,
But l never can go on the ocean, and so
] must always a land lcdy be.
sThough this boarding house may be my pride
It is not like ship on the tide,
yet notice today there is one stowaway
Right here, on the star r-boarder side
u A. Strawson in Harper's Weekly,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-28

That new battleship will be called the
North Dakota instead of the New York,
but as North Dakota has strict pro-
hibition law it probably will be chris
tened with artesian well water.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-28

Cleveland ministers are talking of
forming union. 1t 1t to be hoped
this is not the precursor to the eight
hour sermon.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-28

One of the prisoners in police court
yesterday is named George Sl1rtes. You
can't pronounce it without the aid Of
pinch of snuff.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-28

Perhaps those burglars who robbed
the house of a local coal man remem-
bered last winters prices and thought
their larceny only retributive justice.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-28

1t begins to look as though Fair
banks can't even be elected delegate
to a church conference.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-28

Doesn't Boodler wilson's case prove
beyond all doubt the necessity of the
recall in the constitution of California?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-28
DIGEoN crTY

: E.reel % farm. 5-cent
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-28
UNIQUE THEATER

$1~ Refined vaudeville Comedy. Moving Pictul
Wednesday. Chidren's souvenir and Ladies' surpr
Amateurs Thursday evening. Matinee Monday
Evening prices-General admission. 100: reserved
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-28

Houghton. Mifflin & Co. will publish in Oc-
tober the Rotch edition of Emanuel Sweden
borgs theological works in thirty-two volumes.
This is the first complete edition Of Sweden
borgs theological writings and the first trade
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-28
- RAND AVENUE DANCING AUDITORIUM

~ RAND AVENUE DANCING AUDITORIUM
~
WILL OPEN SATURDAY EVENING, SEPT. 2S 1880 p M.
in California by card
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-10
SAID TO BE SIMPLE
EASILY MIXED RECIPE FOR KID.
NEYs AND BLADDER.
Tells Readers How to Prepare This
Homemade Mixture to Cure the
Kidneys and Bladder and
rheumatism.

Get from any prescription pharma-
cist the following:'
Fluid Extract D~andelion, one.half
ounce; Compound Kargon, one ounce;
Compound Syrup S~arsaparilla, three
ounces.
Shake well In a bottle and take a
teaspoonful dose after each meal and
at bedtime.
The above is considered by an emf
nent authority, who writes in a New
York daily paper, as the finest pre-
scription e written to relieve Back
ache, Kidney Trouble, Weak Bladder
and all forms of Urinary difficulties.
This mixture acts promptly on the
eliminative tissues of the Kidneys, en-
aiding them to filter and strain the
uric acid and other waste matter from
the blood which causes Rheumatism.
Some persons who suffer with the
Affections may not feel inclined to
place much confidence in this simple
mixture, yet those who have tried it
say the results are simply surprising,
the relief being effected without the
slightest injury to the stomach or 9TH
er organs
Mix some and give it a trial. 1t
certainly comes highly recommended.
1t is the prescription of an eminent
authority, whose entire reputation, it
is said, was established by it.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-10
THE SPARROW PEST.
The Farm Journal Tells Of Peter Tum
ble-Down's Way of Dealing With 1t.

There are various ways of dealing
with the sparrow pest, some good.
some bad, but Peters way is at least
very unique and quite effective. Last
fall he ~dilly-dallied with corn huskine
until caught by a big snow storm. This
was soon followed by d thaw and then
a freeze up, so that half of the GRO
was left out all winter for crow bait.
The crows took advantage of the sit
uation and spent the winter in the or.
chards and woods nearby, taking
breakfast, dinner and supper at
Peters expense and inviting all their
relations to the feast. Thus coming
to feel at home In the neighborhood
in the spring many of them set m
housekeeping and began to raise fam
lies. So after the new spring corn
had sprouted and showed above the
surface, each mother and father crow
got busy and became a nuisance in the
neighborhood. Peter had to remnant
twice and some Of the neighbors four
times. That's not all: the little habv
crows seemed to need a meat diet and
to supply this want, all the nests of
other birds, Including sparrows, were
rifed by the parent crows; and thus
the sparrow pest was conquered for
once. OF course the plan was hard
on the song birds, for the crows did
not discriminate in favor Of meat.
Peter will not take out a patent or
this plan, and all his neighbors hope
he will not try 1t again.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-10
CORN SMUT.
Prot. A. M. Teneyck Explains Why 1t
Is Useless to Treat the Seed.

Smut in corn 1t not reproduced from
year to year by spores which adhere
to the corn kernels, as is the case with
wheat and other small grains. The
corn plant is infected with smut above
the ground by means of spores or
sporidia, which are brought in con
tact with the young growing parts of
the plant by the aid of the wind, rain
and dew. These sporidia are deyel-
oped upon decaying organic matter in
the soil of the field, growing some
what after the manner of the yeast
fungus. The infection with smut may
take place quite early in the season:
forming a mass of spores which ap-
pear as the smut balls on the corn
stalks and leaves. These quickly dry
and the spores, blowing about, pro-
duce new infections, causing a second
growth and fruitage of the fungus. 1t
appears that bruises on the stalks.
such as occur by detasseling, favor the
infection with smut.
You will thus see that it is useless
to treat the seed. There is practically
no remedy for this disease other than
to pick the smut balls and burn them.
and this will not prevent the occur.
ence of smut in any field, since the
spores may be carried by the wind
from surrounding fields. However. it
may be possible to reduce the attacks
OF smut to some extent by picking and
burning the smut balls, since If little
smut is present in the soil where the
corn Is planted the opportunity for in.
lection is lessened. 1t is stated, also,
that manure favors the development
OF smut, since it offers an abundance
OF favorable material upon which the
may grow and develop the spor-
Ida which cause the first infection
OF the corn plants.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-10
HIS MEMORY WAS GOOD
Commodore Vanderbilt Had Not For.
gotten Old Days.

The coming of age of Miss Gladys
Vanderbilt and the payment TO her of
some twelve millions of dollars inner
itance has brought out a new crop of
anecdotes about the Vanderbilt for
tune. One of the latest illustrates
the democratic spirit of the old COM
modore.
Sitting on the porch of a FASH
ionable hotel at a fashionable resort
on one occasion, it is related, the
commodore saw a lady approaching
with whom he was acquainted. His
wife and daughter, who recognized
her, could scarcely contain their an
ger when he arose and politely ad-
dressed her.
Don't you know" said the daugh-
ter after she had gone, that hor-
rid woman used to sell poultry to
u.s."
YES" responded the old million
aire, "and l remember when your
mother sold root beer and l peddled
oysters in New Jersey"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-10

u down from $50 to 125 pounds. l
wal having terrible pain in the kid
neys, and the s~ecretions passed almost
involuntarily. My left leg swelled un-
til it was "a inches around, and the
doctor tapped it night and morning
until l could no longer stand it, and
then he advised amputation. l re.
fused, and began using Doan's Kidney
Pills. The swelling subsidized gradu-
ally, the urine became natural, and all
my pains and aches disappeared. l
have been well now for nine years
since using Doan's Kidney Pills."
For sale by all dealers. so cents a
box. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-10

examination of the root will distin.
guish it from wild parsnip and wild
carrot, both Of which it somewhat
resembles in its habit Of growth.
1t is a poisonous weed, particularly
dangerous to children in the spring
of the year, who may chance upon the
roots, and also dangerous to live
stock, says Farm Life. Hence it
should not be tolerated a minute on
any farm. 1t is not worth while to cut
this weed down. 1t should be dug up
by the roots, and the roots cared for
in such a way that there is no danger
OF either children Or live stock getting
hold of them. A few hours work will
clean up any farm that is infested
with this weed, and 1t should be done
without delay.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-10
ON A MAcKEREL SCHOONER.
Daily Routine in the Life of the Glou.
cester Fishermen.

The routine life on a mackerel
schooner is not strenuous. The crew
consists Of IA men, a skipper and
cook. Two men constitute a watch,
n aloft as 2 lookout, the other at
the wheel, so that each mar has two
hours on duty, and then IL hours off,
before his turn comes around again.
During this period he may be called
on to shorten sail, wash the deck or
to perform other work. Half OF the
crew have their hunks forward with
the cook, who is king of the ~forecas-
tie, and the rest sleep aft with the
captain. We were assigned to a
double bunk aft, where we were not
troubled with galley smells, but had
to be on our good behavior. All the
roles and revels were forward. The
crew ate in two shifts, the older men
with the skipper.-Travel Magazine.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-10
COINED A BIG WORD.
Little One Wanted to Pick the "un-
derchildrenabIe" Flowers.

When the first little granddaughter
was big enough to want to pick the
garden flowers, the grandparents tried
every guileful mean to save their pet
posies from devastation. A truce was
reached when it was agreed that Har-
riet should let the garden plants alone
and pick only 'children's flowers" a
descriptive name bestowed at once
alike or dandelions, buttercups,
daisies and clovers. After this there
was peace in the family. One day
Katherine, the newest granddaughter,
was contentedly pulling grasses while
grandmother shipped off blossoms
from the forget-me-nots. Katherine
remembered that fresh flowers had
not been gathered for the dinner ta-
BILE. She ran owe to grandmother and
promptly coined one of the longest
words a four-year-old ever used.
Grandmother" she begged, cant l
pick the underchildrenable flowers
for dinner"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-10
Mary's Important Testimony.

Justice Brewer, of the United States
supreme court is said to be the author
of this story: A witness testified in
a certain case that a person named
Mary was present when a particular
conversation took place and the ques.
ton was asked: What did Mary
say" This was objected to and after
some discussion the judge ruled out
the question. An exception to this
decision was Immediately taken and
on appeal the higher court reversed
the verdict and ordered a new trial
on the ground that the question
should have beeO answered.
At the second trial the same inquiry
was propounded and ELECTED the infor-
nation that MARY said nothing"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-10
A Ventilation Test.

1t is very hard to make an imtres
sion on those people who defend theiI
possessions on all occasions. A lady
was explaining to a visitor the many
advantages of concrete hollow-block
construction, of which the walls OF
her new home we're built.
The air spaces in the walls afford
insulation against heat In summer and
cold in winter" she explained. "Be-
sides, such walls afford ventilation
and insure a more healthful house"
The visitor reflected a moment, and
replied:
Our frame house must be quite as
well built. Every night we lock the
cat in the cellar and have to let her
out of the attic in the morning.
Youths Companion.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-10
Beeeher Scored Point.

Justin Mccarthy tells a story of the
late Henry Ward Beecher. Mr..
Beecher entered Plymouth church one
Sunday and found several letters
awaiting him. He opened one and
found 1t contained the single word
Fool" Quietly and with becoming
seriousness he announced to the con-
gregation the fact in these words: Il
have known many an instance of a
man writing a letter and forgetting to
sign his name, but this is the only
instance l have ever known of a man
signing his name and forgetting to
write the letter."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-10
ANsFoRMATloNs.
Curious Results When Coffee Drinking
Is Abandoned.

It is almost as hard for an old coffee
topper to quit the s Of coffee as 1t is
for a whisky or tobacco flend to break
of, except that the coffee user a
quit coffee and take up Postum with
out any feeling of a loss of the morn
ing beverage, for when Postum is we'll
boiled and served with cream, 1t il
really better In point Of flavor than
most Of the coffee served nowadays,
and to the taste Of the connoisseur it
is like the favor Of fine, mild Java.
A great transformation takes place
In the body within ten days or two
weeks after coffee Is left on and
Postum used, for the reason that the
poison to the nerves-caffeine-has
been discontinued, and in its place is
taken a liquid food that contains the
most powerful elements Of nourish
ment.
II "a easy To make this test and
prove these statements BY changing
from coffee to Postum. Read eIhe
Road e WellvlIIe, n pigs. sThera'a
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-10
SURELY HAD PRIZE FLY.
Money Invested in Incubator Was Not
All Lost.

P~oultney Bigelow, the brilliant au,
thor and journalist, said the other
day of the chicken farm that he is
about to set up at Maiden:
Il hope to succeed with this farm.
hope u experiences won't too closely
resemble that of my old friend Hora.
ito Rogers. Rash Rogers lived in the
suburbs. On the suburban train one
morning he said to me with a sour
laugh:
1--we got something nobody else has
got, Mr.. Bigelow.'
Have you, Rash?' said /. What
is it?'
"'Well,' said Rogers, I bought a
$50 Incubator last month, put SIS
worth of eggs in it, and Matched out
a blubottle fly
HE frowned, then sighed.
Yes he said, I've got the only
$65 bluebottle fly in the world"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-10
Monument to Buchanan.

Work has been started on the foun
dation for a monument to James Blu.
chanan at Stony Batter, Franklin
county, Pennsylvania, his birthplace.
The road to the old house in which
James Buchanan was born, a distance
OF half a mile, had to be macadamized
in order to fit it for the heavy haul.
ing that will have to be done. A
stone crusher is on the ground in or.
der to crush 1856 perches of stone for
the foundation. In the work of exca-
walton several curiosities have already
been discovered, among them two
pieces Of pig iron fastened together
on the spot where once the old fire.
place was situated.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-10
Known hy His Friends.

A forlorn looking man was brought
before a magistrate for drunkenness
and disorderly conduct. When asked
what he had to say for himself. he
gazed pensively at the Judge, smooth
ed down a remnant of gray hair, and
said:
Your honor, Mans inhumanity to
man makes countless thousands
mourn I'm not as debased as Swift,
as p~roaigate as Byron, as dissipated
as Poe, or as debauched as"
That will do" thundeSed the mag
istrate. Thirty days! And, officer,
take a list of those names and run EN-.
in. They're as bad a lot as he is
Lippincott's Magazine.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-10
SLEEP BROKEN BY ITCHING.
Eczema Covered Whole Body for a
Year-No Relief Until cuticura
Remedies Prove a Success.

For a year / have had what they
call eczema I had an itching all over
my body, and when / would retire for
the night 1t would keep me awake half
the night, and the more would scratch,
the more it would itch. 1 tried all
kinds of remedies, but could get no re-
lief.
II used one cake OF Cuticura Soap,
one box of Cuticura, and two walls Of
Cuticura Resolvent Pills, which cost
me a dollar and twenty-five cents in
all, and am very glad l tried them, for
| was completely cured. Walter W..
Paglusch, 207 N. Robey ST., Chicago,
ILL.,, Oct. 8 and 16, 1906"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-10
Value Of Nltrouen.

: The fertilizing value Of nitrogen in
q green manure mixture (peas, beans
and vetches), In beet leaves, and in
nitrate Of soda was compared with
oats followed by mustard in pot ex-
periments with two different soils.
Taxing the effect of the nitrate Of
soda in increasing yield as 100, the
erect Of the other forms Of nikrogen
was green manure ss.s and beet
leaves a6-5l rhe relative utility utiil
ization Of nitrogen by the cat crop aud
the following mustard crop was as
follows: Nitrate Of s1da f00. Green.
manure 6z.6 AID he6l ~
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-10
chlropodlst,s Presentation.

A lotion and powder for tender and
swollen feet: One teaspoonful of bo-
racic acid to one pint of grain alcohol.
After bathing the feet in lukewarm
water. spray them with the lotion
used in an atomizer, and fan until dry.
The effect is delightful. Then rub
over the foot this powder. or put 1t in
the stocking:
Powdered starch, IS grains, oil Of
bergamot, ten drops; oil Of lavender,
6 drops; oil of wintergreen, 16 drops.
Mix well, and pass through a sieve.
Excellent.-National Magazine.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-10

Laundry work at home would be
much more satisfactory II the right
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness, it is usually neces-
sary to use so much starch that the
beauty and fineness 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 trou-
Bile a be entirely overcome by using
Defiance 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, 1907-10-10
WITTY jury Verdict.

There is a lot of humor and, be-
sides, a splendid moral for the young
business man in a verdict recently
rendered by a coroner's jury.
I'VE, the jury, find from the physi-
clans statement that the deceased
came to his death from heart failure,
superinduced by business failure,
which was caused by speculative fail
ure, which was in turn the result of
failure to look ahead"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-10-10
Yes. Why Not?

DR.. Frank G. Bostwick, official den
fist to the sultan Of Morocco, has been
spending his vacation in Plainfeld,
N. j., and at a recent dinner he said,
apropos of a bad child:
1T is wise to punish children, but
not c%orporally. know a dentist in
Gibraltar who got out a birch rod to
punish his little son with one day.
The boy, looking at the rod, said pite-
ously:
Papa, would you mind giving me
gas first?"