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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21

The only piece of really pure litera-
Cure ever officially issued from the
White house is the proclamation ap-
pointing a day of thanksgiving. All
other papers written by the president
are business documents, the phraseol,
ogy of which is technical; but this an
nual message to the people is always
a painstakingly worded and grateful
composition. A fairly illustrative ex-
ample will be found in Mr.. Roosevelt's
proclamation setting aside the last
Thursday of the present month for the
Thanksgiving of 1906.
1t is the duty of Mr.. Loeb (who runs
the machinery of the presidents bust
ness, arranging all his engagements
for HIM to call Mr.. Roosevelt's atten-
ton TO the fact that Thanksgiving ap-
proaches, aud to remind him that q
proclamation must be written. Of
course, it requires considerable time
to do this, and so busy a mar as the
chief executive of the nation might be
e%xcusable if he handed e the task
to some subordinate, contenting him
self with affixing his signature. But
custom demands that the work shall
be performed by the president himself.
Accordingly, when the proclamation
has to be prepared, the president de-
votes some time to thinking out a new
shape in which to put the more or less
stereotyped ideas which are to be ex-
pressed, ana, as he does so, jots down
pad. Then, touching a ~buzz-button, he
summons one of the dozen stenograph.
ers who are always in attendance, and
dictates to him carefully the wording
than 400 or 500 words-but daintily
and tersely phrased. This, however, is
only a rough draft. 1t is copied in
typescript by the stenographer, with
lines twice the ordinary distance apart,
so as to be convenient for corrections
and interlineations, and in this shape
is handed back to Mr.. Roosevelt.
At the department of state the proc
I.mat.on is beautifully engrossed on
a greI sheet of fine parchment by a
clerk highly skilled in this kind of pen
manship. 1t is a considerable task, and
occupies some days, at the end OF
which the document IS sent back tt
the white House to receive the presi
dents signature, and is thereupon re
turned to the department to be signed
nv the secretary of state and sealed
with the great seal of the United
States.
This seal, by the way, is a sort OF
federal fetch. 1t is the most sacred
of all things that belongs to the gov
eminent; and no print of it is ever al
lowed to be given away or sold
though, of course, it is attached to al,
military and naval commissions, and
to various other executive documents
It was made by a New York jeweler al
a cost of $4,000, and is kept in d
beautiful rosewood box at the state
department. In order that il may be
used for stamping the Thanksgiving
proclamation, atprinted order to that
effect must be signed by Mr.. Roose
welt.
The department of state is the per
manent depository Of executive procla'
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21

had individual knives, forks and
spoons. but the common people ate
with their fingers. You helped your.
self from the general dish with your
own spoon II you had one, but IL you
We're very, very fastidious you licked
the spoon clean first. The food was
quaeI-rich, rank food-swans, herons,
pcrpoises, garlic, v~erjuice, saffron.
There was mead and wine in foods
and nshers stood about whose duts
1t was to lead to convenient couches
such guests as had dined toc we'll
These ushers. being overworked, were
continually striking for more pay. The
hours were queer, too, Breakfast
dawn; dinner ten o'clnck; supper. rau
o'clock in the afternoon.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21

A Figure Appeared at the Doorway.
back alive and torture them to death.
One Of the two-and it was John Hal.
comb-tripped on a vine and rolled
down the steep river bank. Then he
gave himself up for lost. But the
fall, instead of bringing him to death,
saved his life. He lodged under the
heavy branches of a fallen tree and
the pursuers, sure that he was ahead,
dashed past it without discovering
him. He lay concealed in this lucky
hiding place until darkness came.
Then wounded, lame, and almost fam
ished, he started out on the journey of
days through the trackless forest in
tested with hostile Indians that lay
between him and Patience. A man
less brave of heart would have given
up a score OF times, but there was no
give up to John Halcomb. He might
be so weakened that he could only
crawl, but he crawled on. lettering.
stumbling, crawling, dragging him
self along his painful way by inches
and in danger of his life all the way,
he covered the toilsome miles and
came to make for his wife Patience
a real Day of Thanksgiving.
Copyright 1907, by Wright A. Pntterson,)
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21
An American Holiday.

Thanksgiving day is distinctly an
American holiday, its origin resting
with the Puritans, who first celebrated
it in 1921. At the same time the Pu-
ritans abolished Christmas, which
they concluded was a relic OF prelacy,
and should not be observed by free.
thinking people. Thanksgiving day,
it is needless to say, has proved a
popular holiday with their descend.
ants, though Christmas has also come
into its own again.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21
SALT CELLAR OF LONG AGO.


This is a medieval salt cellar said
the a%ntiquary. 1T is hugo, IL is shaped
like a castle, It is solid silver and the
price-but what is tho use telling the
price to you? Very magnificent, Ell?
In the middle age, you know, the salt
cellar was the principal table orna.
ment. Guests sat ab,tve or below the
salt as they werc prominent or the
reverse. Where do you think you'd
have sat, Ell? Queer table manners
they had in those days. The faatidiouf
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21

day. 1t will require a deeper ground
than custom or proclamation. 1t will
involve a Encouragement of the order
in which we look at life, the habitua.
practice of thinking first of gifts anc
only afterwards of d~eprivations, frs
of joys and then of sorrows, first O:
God and only afterward of self.-Con
g~regationalist.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21

1NS6 2AEREfp

Said Turkey Great to Pumpkin Big:
Long have I been, my friend,
King of the barnyard, but my reign
Must soon come to an end;
Thanksgiving Day is near-heigh-ho!'
Said Pumpkin Big, Yes, that Is So"
Said Pumpkin Big to Turkey Great:
1.-THE kitchen gardens queen
I am. and one more beautiful,
I'm sure, was never seen;
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21

Experiments made by German sci
entists show that butter keeps best
when preserved with from Q to 5 per
cent. Of salt. If the proportion Of
salt is higher than that the results
are less satisfactory.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21
Wonderful Power Of Fails.

If all the force of the Victoria falls
and Niagara could be used, the result
ing power would be half as great again
as that now produced BY all the coal
that is burnt.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21
Thanksnivinn.

Thanksgiving makes our prayers
bold and strong and sweet, feeds
and e%nkindles them as with Goals Of
fire.-Luther.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-11-21

And yet, with you, I'll la to 60"
Said Turkey Great, yes, hat is So"
But still" said Turkey Great, when
cooked,
King of the feast I'll be-"
"And in the pies said Pumpkin Big,
Will shine my royalty;
Our fate might be much worse. you
know"
And then they both sighed, THAT is So"
New-York tribune., 1907-10-15
RIT1L TICKETS on FILE.
Bartlett and Whitney Take Formal
fiction IN Massachusetts.

Boston. oct 14-General Charles ". Bartlett, OF
Newton. and Henry NJ. Whitney. OF Boston VIII
both appear as candidates for Governor At the
November election, II their nomination papers.
which were fled shortly before o'clock this after
noon are approved by the state authorities. TWO
tickets headed by them, before the Bal
lot Law Commission because OF the dispute as TO
who was nominated at the recent convention at
Springfield. In case decision is reached by the
commission within the next seyenty-two hours
either las a right to withdraw all nominations
from the state ticket
forms The first the nomination OF Mr. Whit
ney for Governor independent citizens ticket
the second nominated him on the Democratic ciu-
zens ticket and also the rest OF the ticket nonii-
mated at Springfield by the so-called Whitney con
VentlOn.
Six minutes after the Whitney ticket was hled
another petition. bearing, II is asserted, fourteen
hundred signatures filed. nominating General
Bartlett for Governor ant-merger ticket. In
Guiding John T. Cahill. OF Lawrence, for Leuten-
ant Governor, r. z. Riley. OF Maiden. for Secre-
tary Of State. W. =. Connery, OF Lynn. for Treas
urer d. T. Shea OF Holyoke for Auditor. ana Har-
vey IL Pratt, OF Abingdon for Attorney General.
The Ballot Law Commission. in its investigation
Of tho Springfield convention, heard the evidence
to-day Of seven witnesses-all called by the Whit
new faction At the beginning OF the day the evi-
dence for the first time since the hearing began.
leaned in General Bartlett's favor, but later wit
nesses save testimony which supported the Whitney
contention Of irregularity OF the proceedings IN
the convention itself, and their testimony was not
shaken in cross-examinatiOn
New-York tribune., 1907-10-15
ROBERT E. HOPKINS IN AUTO CRASH.
Two Cars Wrecked in Collision and One Man
Nav Lose His Leg.

Robert L. Hopkins had a narrow escape from
death yesterday at Tarrytown when his auto
mobile struck a testing car of a motor com
pany driven by Thomas Costello. Costello was
coming down the Bedford Road from Rocke-
feller's estate and the running board was
seated Fred Deer. Hopkins was speeding along
Broadway bound for Ossining.
Hopkins swung out to let Costello pass him
on the left, but Costello kept to his right, and
Hopkins struck Costellos car in the middle
Hopkins's car turned turtle and he was thrown
out Costello was thrown about twenty feet
Neither was badly hurt, but Deer's right leg
was broken In two places and also his right arm
He was taken to the hospital and his leg may
have TO be amputated.
Both cars wrecked, and Hopkins says he
will not have his rebuilt. This is the second
accident he has had About two months ago a
gas tank blew up. wrecking his He
fears a hoodoo and 1t is probable that his car
will be thrown in the junk pile Hopkins Is
president OF the Westchester Motor Club.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-15
PRICE OF SILVER FALLS IN LONDON.

London. Oct. H-Sver to-day experienced a
sharp fall OF penny, to 271sd., making u fall or
84d. since September 80 This steady drop was
chiefly due to selling from India; the bazaars there
finding that the rain was not coming freely as
expected. assumed that the crops would be poor.
Then the Indian government, which had been the
chief support OF the market stopped buying. This
induced spectators to unload freely. China also
sold and although the Chinese banks hold stocks
here against exchanges. some OF these have been
liquidated in the absence OF buyers and the above
decline resulted. This afternoon little support
Forthcoming at the lower level and the market
became steadier. but the immediate outlook is con-
sdred to be most uncertain
New-York tribune., 1907-10-15
BROOKLYN CAMPAIGNS ON TONIGHT.
Republican and Democratic Spellbinders
Ready for the Stump.

The Republican and Democratic campaigns begin
in Brooklyn tonight. and until election day meet
ings will be held about the borough every evening
The Republicans will hold a big mass meeting to-
night in Congress Hall. Atlantic and Vermont ave-
nues, in the East New York section where the
Democrats held their first meeting four or five
nights ago.
At the time big Democratic meeting viii
be held at Prospect Hall. Prospect avenue near
Fifth avenue, in the South BROOKLYN section
Speaker Wadsworth will be the chief attraction at
Congress Hall
District Attorney Clarke will he the principal
speaker at Prospect Hall. Beginning with yednes-
day evening, there will be three Republican mass
meetings each evening.
Bella Tokaji is going to discharge Henry CLAY
Peters from his job secretary Of the Non Part,
Municipal Ownership Lesgue; at least he said
yesterday and he declared that he would have
a meeting Of his campaign committee tonight and
have MS threat put into formal execution. Tokati
says that he does not believe that Henry CLAW
Peters ever offered 10 have the league ndorse can
didates for financial consideration but he saws
!" be cannot afford to have his lieutenant a
New-York tribune., 1907-10-15
SPECIAL SESSIONS JUSTICE NAMED
Mayor Appoints Morgan M l. Ryan to Sue
ceed T. w. Fitzgerald, Removed

Mayor Mcclellan appointed Morgan NJ. L. Ryan
q Justice of the Court OF Special Sessions OF the
Second Division for Kings and Richmond counties
Yesterday to succeed Thomas w. Fitzgerald,
moved by the Appellate Division week ago.
Justice Ryan will serve until December 49, 1918.
The Mayors announcement was accompanied by
a sketch of the appontee He born in Ba-
tava N Y, IN 1861 educated in the public schools
there and graduated from Cornell University and
Law School For some years he senior mem
ber of the law firm of Ryan & Innes. The Mayors 8
statement contains the following:
Mr.. Ryan is probably the most active trial
lawyer at the Richmond County bar. He has been
indorsed by a large number OF prominent Staten
Island lawyers and citizens. He is a lifelong
Democrat but has hitherto sought or held
public office. He had the Endorsement of the new
Democratic organization Of Richmond County,
Justice Fitzgerald removed for inattention to
his duties. He had not sat for time as a
New-York tribune., 1907-10-15
AHEARN INQUIRY GOES on
Evidence Heard by the GoUernor
about Borough Presidents Work.

Albany Oct 14-John F. Ahearn President
of the Borough of Manhattan, appeared again
to-day before Governor Hughes in continuation
of the hearing on charges preferred against
him by the City Club of New York. 1t Is
hoped the taking of testimony may be con-
cluded this week. There will be three sessions
a day until Friday, when there will be two,
Governor Hughes leaving town IN the afternoon
for New York to attend Saturday the un-
yelling Of the General Sgel monument.
John Purroy Mitchell. one Of the New York
City Commissioners Of Accounts. upon whose
report of an investigation OF the Borough Pres
ident's office the present proceedings area alargely
based was the first witness to-day. He testi-
fed in regard to the reports Of former Com
missioners of Accounts. which are regarded as
favorable to the Borough Presidents admins
tration that these commissioners both resigned
subsequent to these reports, one Of them under
charges.
In conducting the crOss-eXamination OF the
witness Martin w. Littleton asserted that the
charges against Commissioner Hertle were In
the hands of Mayor Mcclellan in course OF
the investigation. and were not pressed until
after he had signed the report favorable TO
Ahearn. The witness disclaimed knowledge on
that point
MI Littleton referred to the charge made IN
the report of the Commissioners of Accounts
Of the Borough Presidents office had controlled
and 10 some extent improperly administered
"more than $60O00O0" on contracts He de-
manded to know whether any part of this IN
cluded work on the Hall Of Records Mr'
Mitchell said he could not tell without consult
ing the schedules. Mr. Littleton quoted hgures
TO show several millions included and de-
clared that work on the Hall Of Records was
controlled by the Board OF Estimate and Ap-
portionment and out Of reach of the Borough
Presidents office. This Mr.. Mitchell admitted
and he added: "If any amount expended Tor
the Hall Of Records SO included 1t was a
serious misconstructon. but could not admit
it was so included without consulting the
schedules"
William II. Walker. who was removed last
May by President Ahearn from the office or
superintendent Of public buildings and Offices
which he occupied in the term OF former Presi-
dent Jacob A Cantor, occupied the stand most
Of the afternoon and evening and was asked IN
great detail about the method Of ordering work
done and material furnished for the Buildings
Department He declared that President Ahearn
frequently cautioned him to observe the law IN
regard to advertising for competitive bids on GIL
amounts Of more than $1,000. Many items re-
farred 10 by Mr. Littleton he said. were Of an
emergency character
Governor Hughes questioned the witness
closely on the subject OF purchases OF dlsin-
fectant In this questioning the witness SAID
that dealers of various kinds would not give
discounts 10 the city owing TO delays and DIM
cultles In collecting bills
New-York tribune., 1907-10-15

decision before the time set for the annual
meeting. Wednesday
Mr.. Fish said to-day after the granting Of
the temporary injunction:
have all along been satisfied with the man
rer Ia which things were moving. nave % never
been Obliged to seek proxies by claiming a ma
5ority and / shall not do so now. no one can
forefell the issue OF a contest which IS sun III
the future. The stockholders at home ana lil
Europe are fully alive to the issue and are selu-
ing IN their proxies by the hundred- ii Ileo
every confidence in the issue Of the pToceedihs9
relating TO the injunction nut that - nov NV =. "a
the hands Of the court, and cannot discuss "a
/ am making this fight solely TO maintain the
integrity of the Illinois Central Railroad Com
pany as an independent corporation and 10 pre-
vent fits domination by the Union PacIhc me
effect Of this injunction is 70 leave the cohtEo
OF the Illinois Central entirely in the hands OF
those who are vitally interested in the corpo-
ration and II is too late for the stockholders
TO rally TO the rescue Of the company from
Union Pacific hands. The determination OF VINO
IS entitled to participate In the meeting may
require several days. even if the other side does
not succeed in forcing an adjournment OF the
meeting. / am determined to keep up the hgnt
has long necessary. and / VIII see that any
ystockholder who desires to vote against the
Hartman methods and policies is given a
chance to do so if he viii but acquaint me with
his wishes.
William Nelson Cromwell representing the in
terests of Mr. Hartman in the Illinois Central
controversy. said tonight:
I am not at liberty upon the eve of the annual
holding. but / make myself personally re-
sDOnsible for The statement that Mr.. Fish has
been hopelessly beaten. His appeal to the stock
holders has resulted in more than a majority
declaring that they want more Of him, and
last resort IN the hour Of his disappoint-
rnent he seeks TO prevent one-fourth of the stock
from being voted because he knows that it Will
be voted against him. Moreover. he stultif1es
his own record, because he has in the past voted
a considerable portion of this same stock for his
own election. He considered il valid to do so
when he could vote ii for himself. His per-
formance year ago. when he personally Vio-
lated his written pledge concerning the election
OF directors and refused TO cast his vote for Mr..
De Forest, is IN line with the action he has
taken to-day. We have fear to the out
come OF the fight.
Mr. Hartman at his Office in the Equt-
able Building for an hour or two yesterday
leaving there TO start on his journey to Chicago
Several Of his associates in the Illinois Central
board, among them Charles A Peabody, presi-
Gent Of the Mutual Life Insurance Company
sre travelling with him. William Nelson Crom-
well, who last year at the annual meeting Of
the Illinois Central stockholders acted as the
principal spokesman for the Hartman party
went TO Chicago on Sunday.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-15
WIRE STRIKE IN OTHER CITIES
Operators in Cleveland Weaken-Washing
ton Men Stand Firm.

Cleveland. Oct N-Notwithstanding the formal
resolution adopted yesterday a meeting OF the
local branch of the telegraphers union TO continue
tho strike indefinitely Q number OF men spnlisd
for their old places today. and In several in
STAGES were reinstated. Superintendent Collins OF
the Postal Company said he had rejected the m
plications OF some first class operators this morn
ing. simply because their services were not needed
Among tho men who returned 10 work to-dav
were two former officers in the local branch of the
union
Charleston S, c.. Oct H-An of the telegraph
operators here have fled application for reinstate
ment- The president OF the local union formally
called the strike of to-day
washington Oct. lA-The Washington local Of
the Commercial Teegraphers' Union at a meeting
to-day, voted unanimously to continue the strike
New-York tribune., 1907-10-15
RUN OVER BY HIS OWN AUTOMOBILE
Car Shoots Forward when Art Dealer Turns
Crank Generator.

At o'clock yesterday afternoon Henry De
Souhami a dealer In art objects. living at NO.
647 Riverside Drive was run over by his own
automobile in the oath street court OF the Wal
dorf-Astoria Hotel and his right thigh was
fractured.
He in company with James d Si!o. OF the
Fifth Avenue Art Galleries. had just returned
from a spin in the De Souhamt stepped
In front OF it and turned the crank generator.
AS he was about TO step in the car shot forward
and knocked him down. II passed over him and
out Of the court In time 70 crash into passing
truck. driven by Edward Slattery. OF NO 80
Noble street, Long Island City Slattery was
knocked off his seat and down under the horses
feet The car was stopped
MI. De Souhami was removed 20 the New York
Hospital in an ambulance after DR.. Bowling had
bound up the fractured thigh.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-15

II is a good thing to know how
to select food that will so thor
oughIy feed and nourish the BODY
that there is no indication of
hunger or faintness from one meal
TO smother.
drape-Nuts will carry the user
longer, probably, than any other
iood known. A young lady at
tending business college writes:
Before began using Grape
Nuts got so hungry before the
dinner hour that was faint and
almost sick, but since I have had
drape-Nuts for breakfast study
harder. and wait longer for nv
dinner without experiencing auv
OF the former trouble.
"one of the great ADVANTAGES is
that II requires no cookiuo or
preparation. wish everyone
knew OF the value of Grape-Nuts
Tor children in school," .Th.ro,.
Reason" Read 1.-The poaa 90
WeiiviIie." in pkgs.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-15
TO EXPEDITE "N1GGER MIKE" CASE
Grand Jury to Consider Other Alleged Regis
tration Frauds To-day.

A representative OF the Attorney Generals ONCE
accompanied by deputy from the ONCE OF the
superintendent Of Elections called on District At
torney Jerome yesterday afternoon and MADE ar
rangements to have the "Nigger Mike ana sew
eraI other alleged registration fraud cases presented
20 the grand Jury this morning.
Deputy Attorney General Joseph N Schultz ap-
Deared before Magistrate Kernochan In Essex Mar
ket court and obtained twenty subpnnas. following
the arrest of Michael Salter. better known IN pom
tics as ''Nigger Nike" charge OF false regis
tration Mr. Schultz said the papers were FOR t"hs "
members Of the election boards Of the lst ana Eu
election districts Of the Sth Assembly District
>rap5strnte I<ernochan made the subponnas TO
turnable before any magistrate this afternoon