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The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-10

i1eMemher that you can order ANY
81 Philip Verrill Mighels' books
Miss Martin, Who has been made his
agent in this ,efty
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-10

Avoid alum and alun
pho spnate bakinG
powders. The la5a.
law requires thai ali
the ingredients be
named on the labels.
Look out for the
alum compounds,
NOTE.-Safety lies in buying only
Royal Baking Powder, which Is a
pure, cream Of tartar baking pow
der, and the best that can be made.
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-10

John O'Kane, of Lovelock, a hold
over senator over senator has taken
up his residence in this city ontil af-
ter the legislative session.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-07-25
Had a Reason for His Request for
information.

The steamer Morning Star, com.
manded by Capt. Brown, In the sum.
mer Of 1904, while on a trip up the
Maine coast with a party OF excursion.
lists, was caught in a severe storm,
and the waves washed the decks re-
peatedly. The captain assured the
passengers that there was no immedi.
ate danger. Most of the passengers
were satisfied with this answer, but a
little gentleman with an excited face
stepped forward and asked the cap
tain, time and time again, the same
question: "Ds you think we shall be
wrecked?"
After the captain answered many
times, he at last became tired at the
persistent passenger, and said: Don't
you hear what / say7 Look at the 9th.
er passengers they do not seem at all
disturbed. II there should be danger,
I will inform you In time"
The passenger, in reply, said: Il
want to know In time. IL we are going
to be lost, because there is a friend Of
mine on board"
no you want to say good-by TO
him. injured the captain.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-07-25
Courtesy at Home.

We are all creatures of habit,
men and women alike. and the habits
and surroundings of daily life have a
powerful influence on the character Of
both. The root Of all bad manners is
selhshness when self ever is first, fore
most consideration for others always
lags much in the rear, and drops so
far behind in time that 1t disappears
altogether. "One cannot keep up the
ceremony and etiquette of society
when at home" True. for between
friends these can be laid aside. They
merely are the rivets that keep So
ciety together, but not courtesy and
consideration. The latter ought to
be so much the habit with each of us
that it will become u second nature,
and therefore can be no more laid
aside than a an arm or a leg.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-07-25
TRADITION OF THE. ROSE.
Pretty Legend Current Among North
American Indians.

The North American Indians of the
western coast have a tradition that
roses were created without thorns.
So tall and fair they grew that all
creatures were attracted by their
beauty and grace. Animals that
browse upon grass and green heritage
soon discover the tender sweetness Of
the roses abundant foliage, and then
every rose tree holding its flowers
aloft but attracted attention and drew
destruction to itself.
Every part Of the earth had been
given its glory Of roses, but in every
place there were animals which
sought the bushes to devour them,
and and tribes Of roses were in dam
ger of becoming extinct. In their ex-
tremity they held a council. for in
that faraway morning Of the world
plants as well as animals had power
to speak. To the council all the
roses came, and each had a tale to tell
of suffering and disaster. At length
1t was decided to send for help to the
goldman of the tribes-the Hiawatha
Of the west. Delegates were chosen
from among those who were manned
and torn and had suffered most. 9th
ers also were sent who were tall and
fair and graceful. Wisely this coun.
Gil discerned that should justice be
denied the tribes, beauty might pre-
vail in their cause.
The conference was long and grave.
At its close an armory of thorns was
given to every rose, and thus were the
tribes of roses delivered from the en-
emies.-Circle Magazine.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-07-25

can't annoy you. Or you can get ms
on the Tong distance. Good-by. Good
luck"
And I nodded carelessly and friend.
lily to her, and went away. enjoying
the pl assure Of having startled her
intD visible establishment. There's
a better game than icy hostility, you
very young, young lady" said / to
myself, land that game In friendly
Indifference"
Alva would be with her. So she
was ecu for the present and my
mind was free for finance"
At that time the two most powerful
men in finance were Galloway and
Roebuck. In Spain l once saw q
fight between a bull and a tiger-or,
rather the beginning of a fight. They
were released into O huge iron cage.
After circling it several times in the
same direction, searching for a way
out, they came face to face. The bull
tossed the tiger; the tiger clawed the
bull. The bull roared; the tiger
screamed. Each retreated to his own
side of the cage. The bull paved and
sNorted al IL he could hardly wait
to get at the tiger; the tiger crouched
and qufvered and glared murderously,
as If he were going instantly to spring
upon the bull. But the bull did not
rush; neither did the tiger spring.
That was the Roebuck-G Galloway sit.
uation.
How to bait Tiger Galloway to at
tack Bull Roebuck-that was the prob
lem / must solve, and solve straight.
way. If l could bring about war be
tween the giants, spreading confusion
over the whole field of finance and
filling all men with dread and fear
there was a chance, that in the con
fusion l might bear off part of my
fortune. Certainly, conditions woulC
result in which l could more easily
get myself ~intrenched again; then, too
there would be a by no means small
satisfaction in seeing Roebuck clawed
and bitten in punishment for having
plotted against me.
Mutual fear had kept these two
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-07-25
LIFE INSURANCE ACTIVITY.
The New York Lies Business Nearly
Up to the Legal Limit.

The New York Life Insurance Com.
pany announces that it's new paid
business during the half year just end
ed was over seventy million dollars.
AS the new law allows no life COM
pany to write over one hundred and
fifty millions per year, it would ap-
pear that this company is working
nearly up to the limit. The New
York Life gained such Roadway be-
fore the law was passed and suffered
so little, comparatively, from the Arm
strong investigation, that the question
with its management has been how to
keep business down to the limit, rath-
err than how to reach it. No other
company is writing nearly as much
as the law allows. The New York
Life has evidently become a pre-
ferred company.
The company's payments TO policy
holders during the six months end
ing June 80 we're $21,66O, 761. 1t is
interesting to note that this amount
was almost equally divided between
payments under policies maturing by
death and payments made to living
policy holders. Thus, while death
claims were $11,1S0,626, the amount
paid for matured endowments, annu-
tiles, trust fund installments, for pur-
chased policies and for dividends was
$l0,4S0,135. Modern life insurance, as
practiced by the best companies, en-
braces a wide field, and covers many
contingencies. 1t is money saved for
the aged, as well as money provided
for the families of those who die pre-
maturely.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-07-25
OPPORTUNITIES NEAR HOME.
Progressive Towns Offer Excellent
Advantages for Young Men.

Students in sociology have recent
ly expressed pessimistic views as to
chances for the success of young men
of country districts. There has been
no denying of the fact that the farm
affords a splendid opportunity for
those inclined towards a pastoral life,
but it is maintained that of recent
years conditions preclude any great
chances for the average young man
to succeed in the average business
vocation. That is that the channels
for his development are being made
more narrow year after year through
the formation of corporations and
trusts for the control of various in.
dustries. In other words, the cen
tralization OF business is considered
detrimental to the pursuing of bust
ness in mercantile lines on a small
scale.
This subject is open to wide discus
sion. Cities and towns of the United
States are rapidly building up. The
population of the country is increas-
ing wonderfully. With this increase
in population new opportunities pre-
sent themselves for the exercise of
intelligent %endeavor. The towns, par
ticularly of the west, are embryo cit
les, and the little village of to-day
will be the large city a quarter CEN
fury hence. Almost every town af-
fords the progressive young man a
chance for business success. Oppor-
tunities are plentiful for those who
have the foresight to discover them.
Towns are built up where IRE certain
natural advantages and their growth
is dependent upon the territory that
they can draw support from, or upon
some particular advantage that they
may possess favorable to manufactur-
ing along certain lines. The Cppor-
tunities for young men are to some
extent guaged by the life and prog
ress of the towns. Heads Of families
look forward to the time when their
sons may enter into business or pro-
fessional life. Ties of kinship are
strong and few parents care to have
grown sons and daughters far away
from them. In this is discovered a
reason why residents of a rural dis
trict should take more than ordinary
interest in the home town. The more
important the local town the greater
are the opportunities for the young
men of the neighborhood engaging in
business in it. In thousands of cities
and towns of the United States the
leading business men to-day are the
boys who were farmers SONS a quar-
ter or a half century ago. In modest
ways they started in business in the
home town, and with the progress of
the town developed as business men.
The opportunities that were opened
to those youths are still open to the
youths of to-day, but remember that
many of these men would not have
been the great business men they are
to-day only for the fact the towns
where they located we're progressive
places which gave the opportunity to
succeed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-07-25
MEAT OR CEREALS.
A Question Of Interest TO All Care
full Persons.

Arguments on food are interesting,
Many persons adopt a vegetarian diet
on the ground that they do not like to
feel that life has been taken to feed
them, nor do they fancy the thought
of eating dead meat.
On the other hand, too great con-
sumption Of partly cooked, starchy
oats and wheat or white bread, pastry,
etc., produces serious bowel troubles,
because the bowel digestive organs
(where starch is digested), are over
taxed and the food ferments, produc-
ing gas, and microbes generate in the
decayed food, frequently bringing on
peritonitis and appendicitis.
Starchy food is absolutely essential
to the human body. It's best form is
shown in the food "Grape-Nuts," where
the starch is changed into a form Of
sugar during the process Of its manu-
facture. In this way, the required
food is presented to the system In a
pre-digested form and is Immediately
made into blood and tissue, without
taxing the digestive organs.
A remarkable result in nourishment
Is obtained; the person using Grape
Nuts gains quickly in physical and
mental strength. Why in mental?
Because the food contains delicate
particles Of Phosphate OF Potash OBJ
tanned from the grains, and this unites
with the albumen Of all food and the
combination Is what nature uses to re-
build worn out cells In the brain.
This is a scientific fact that can be
easily proven by ten days use of
Grape.Nuts. There's a Reason
Read. "Tha Road TO Wellville," IN
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-07-25
COURAGE.

Three tired citizens-a lawyer, a
doctor and a newspaper man-sat in
a back room recently in the gray light
of the early dawn. On the table we're
many empty bottles and a couple of
packs of cards. AS they sat in silence
a rat scurried across the hearth into
the darkness beyond. The three men
shifted their feet and looked at each
other uneasily. After a long pause the
lawyer spoke:
81 know what you fellows are think
ing" he said; you think l thought l
saw a rat, but l didn't"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-07-25

at peace for five years, and most con-
siderate and polite about each others
rights" But while our country's in
dustrial territory is vast, the interests
Of the few great controllers who de-
termine wages and prices for all are
equally vast, and each %plutocrat is
tormented necessarily by jealousy and
suspicion; not a day passes without
conflicts of interest that adroit d.
plomacy couud turn into ferocious
warfare. And In this matter OF mo-
nopolizing the coal, despite Roebuck's
earnest assurances to Galloway that
the combine raj purely defensive, and
was really concerned only with the
labor question, Galloway, a great man
ufacturer, or, rather, a huge levier
of the taxes of dividends and interest
upon manufacturing enterprises, could
not but be uneasy.
Before l DC that morning | had a
tentative plan for stirring him to &C
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-07-25

| could not explain to my satisfaction
even Langdon's activities against me.
I felt that Anita was somehow, in part
at least, the cause; but, even SO, how
had he succeeded in convincing Roe
buck that Il must be clipped and
plucked into a grounding?
ut must have something to do with
the Manasquale Mines" l decided.
Il thought I had given over my con
troll of them, but somehow | must
still have a control that makes me
too powerful for Roebuck to be at
ease so long as l am afoot and armed"
And I resolved to take my lawyers
and search the whole Manasquale
transaction-to explore it from attic
to underneath the cellar flooring.
Well go through it," said |, like
ferfets through a ships hold" AS
raj finishing breakfast, Anita came
in. She had evidently slept well, and
I regarded that as ominous. AT her
age, a crisis means little sleep until
a decision has been reached. / rose,
but her manner warned me, not to
advance and try to shake hands with
her.
II have asked Alva to stop with
me here for a few days." she said
formally.
"Alva!" said I, much surprised.
She had not asked one of her own
friends; she had asked q girl she
had met less than two days before,
and that girl my partners daughter.
"She was here yesterday morning
Anita explained. And l now wondered
how much Alva there was in Anita's
firm stand against her parents.
why don't you take her down to
our place on Long Island?" said /,
most carefully concealing my delight
for Alva near her meant a friend
Of mine and ansadvocate and example
Of real womanhood near her. Every
things ready for you here and I'm
going to be busy the next few days
busy day and night"
She reflected. Very WELL" she as
scented presently. And she gave me
a puzzled glance she thought | did not
seas II she were wondering whether
th enemy was not hiding new and
deeper guile under an apparently
harmless suggestion.
Then I'll not see you again for rev.
eral days" said /, most D~usinesslike.
III You want anything. there will be
Monsoon out at the stables whore be
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-07-25
Memorial to Irish Novelist.

A centenary memorial In honor Of
Charles Lever, the Irish novelist, will
be In the form Of a chancel to be
erected at Ardmurcher church, Moate.
County Westmeath, Of which Rev.
John Lever, the authors brother. was
the rector from 1874 till his death
there In 1854. Charles Lever paid long
visits there, worshiped in The church
and found material for ONE or hla
books ia the vicinity.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-07-25

From f~ruit-growing sections year
after year reports come as to the rot
ting of the crops on account of the
poor transportation facilities, or re-
fusal of buyers in the large cities to
pay prices sufficient to pay for gath
ering. Here is an opportunity for the
manifestation of local enterprise.
Why not start small drying and can
ming establishments to use up the sur
plus fruit? Such establishments could
be probably conducted, and operated
with benefit to all the people of the
community.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-07-25
iii WEAK STRAND.


No a creature, not even a sane
bulldog, will fight simply from love OF
fighting. When a man is attacked,
he may be sure he has excited either
fear or cupidity, or both. AS far as
could see, it was absurd that Gu
pidity was melting Langdon and Roe
buck against me l hadn't enough to
tempt them. Thus, I was forced to
conclude that l must possess q
strength of which l was unaware, and
which stirred even Roebuck's fears
But what could it be?
Besides Langdon and Roebuck and
me there were six principals In the
proposed Coal combine, three of them
richer and more influential In finance
than ever Langdon, all of them ex-
cept possibly Dykeman, the lawyer,
or navigating officer of the combine,
more formidable figures than |. Yet
none of these men was being assailed.
why I'm l singled out?" l asked
myself, and l felt that If / could an
swer, I should find / had the means
wholly or partly to defeat them. Bat
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-07-25

Residents Of rural communities
should beware of travelling agents
who are disposing of new-fangled cold
air refrigerators. This refrigerator is
represented as requiring no ice. All
that is necessary is to fill some of tho
reservoirs 1t contains with cold water.
The agent does not ask that the farm.
err even buy this refrigerator, and
represents that he is merely advertis-
ing 1t, and desires to place one on
trial without cost to the farmer. OF
course a receipt for the wooden box
Is asked. This receipt in the course
of a few months turns up as a prom
isory note for SOS, The farmer has a
cheap wooden affair on his hands that
Is not worth the room 1t occupies.
and a total failure as far as the re-
f%rigerator goes.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-07-25
TO i Neuralgia.

Here Is a simple method Of curing
facial neuralgia: II the neuralgia Is in
the right side Of the face the left
hand should be placed in a basin Of
water as hot as can be borne. Or II
neuralgia is in the left side of the
face then the right hand should be
placed in the hot water. 1t is assert
ed that in this way relief may be OBJ
tanned in less than FIVE minutes. I'm
dian Review.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-07-25
Why He Wanted to Know

mo, not exactly that" answered the
frightened man. "You see, the thing
OF 1t is, he has shamefully deceived
me, and If we are going to the bottom
| just want to tell him what I think of
him"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-07-25
COMMON SENSE ECONOMICS.
Simple Principles for Application in
Everyday Affairs.

He who aims to be fair toward his
neighbor will not deny him the oppor-
tunity to make an honest living. The
day laborer should be as we'll reward
ed, according to his work, as is the
merchant or the banker.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-07-25

Merchants are shortsighted when
they will order potatoes or other
vegetables by the carload from an
other town when right in their neigh
borhood farmers have just as good po-
tatoes to sell, and perhaps at a lower
price. No use in paying the commits
sion man a percentage in a case like
this.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-07-25

There is little economy for the
storekeepers to keep on their shelves
goods that are likely to grow out of
date, or deteriorate in value. Better
sell all such goods at actual cost, and
give the people of the neighborhood
the benefit of lowest prices.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-07-25
Zebra Would Be Useful.

OF all wild animals the zebra would
be most useful to man If domesti-
Gated. 1t is not liable to horse fever
or tsetse fly.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-07-25

You can do much for your neighbor
by helping build up your home town.
He nc doubt II as much Interested
In the betterment Of the schools and
churches al q ara.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-07-25

People are interested in prices Of
goods. The wise merchants fully ap-
p~reciate the value of the home paper
as a medium Of intercourse with their
customers. Well-written advertise
ments and the naming Of prices at
tract attention, for the average per-
son when his attention is called to an
article always wants to know the
cost.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-07-25

One dollar circulated In a commun-
ity is worth to 1t $50 circulated in
some other place. A district is made
wealthy only by retaining in it the
dollars that are earned within it, or
which may be brought to 1t through
commerce.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-07-25

which is in every rope of human
make.
The Greeley tribune., 1907-01-17

,sIc,p in the house, travelling and rail-
way men. Being modern building. It
vas a quick prey. and in an Incredibly
short time the flames were leaping
through the second story windows.
When got down men were Jumping
In every direction from the burning no.
tel Railroaders swarmed around, busy
with schemes for getting the people
out, for none is more quick wltted In
time of panic. Short as the opportunity
was. there were many pretty rescues,
until the flames. shooting up. cut OF
the stairs and left the helpers nothing
for ii but to stand and watch the de-
struction Of the long, rambling build
ing. Half dozen OF us looked from
the dispatchers' offices In the second
story Of the depot. We had agreed that
the people were all out when Foley be-
low gave u cry and pointed to the
south gable. Away up under the caves
mt the third story window we saw
face. 1t was Fitzpatrick.
Everybody had forgotten Fitzpatrick
and his nurse. Behind, as the flames
lighted the opening. we could see the
nurse struggling to get him to the Win
dow. 1t was plain that the engineer
was in no conditions to help himself.
The two men We're in deadly peril. A
great cry went up.
The crowd swarmed like ants around
10 the south end. \ dozen men called
for ladders. but there were no ladders.
They called for volunteers to go in aft
er the two men, but the stairs were
long since furnace. There were men
in plenty to take any kind of chance.
however slight, but no chance offered.
The nurse ran to and from the win
dow, seeking loophole for escape.
Fitzpatrick dragged himself higher on
the easement to get out of the smoke
which rolled over him in choking
bursts and looked down on the crowd.
They begged him to jump-held out
their arms frantically. The two men,
again side by side, waved a hand. 1t
looked like farewell There was no
calling from them, no appeal. The
nurse would not desert his charge,
and we saw 1t all.
keener than the confused shouting Of
the crowd, and one running forward
parted the men at the front and, clear
Ing the fence, jumped into the yard
under the burning gable.
Before people recognized him lariat
was swinging over his head. 1t was
Siclone Clark. The rope left his arm