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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-05-07

families as a rule than do persons better able to
afford to do so, should be forced, to remain single
while men and women whose marriages are of
no advantage to the community nor to posterity
may wed at will.
Conditions among the poor are in many cases
such that the rearing and the keeping together
of a family are rendered impossible. On every
had the poor mans efforts to establish and
maintain the sacred relations of m%atrimony are
discouraged.
How, for instance, can a poor man take to him.
self a wife when the cost of living is so high that
he can barely support life in himself? How can
he ask a woman to share his lot when he knows
he may at any time be thrown out of work and
perhaps be obliged to watch her starve? How
can a man rear a family when the chances may
be all against his being able to maintain it? For
a mai. cannot maintain a family when he has no
work. The sight of a starving wife and children
has driven many a man to desperation-even to
crime.
Yet it is the right of the poor to have a home.
With them that right is as inalienable and per-
haps more precious than with the rich. And So
cial conditions should be so arranged as to allow
the poor to escape from the burden of vice
through the blessed bonds of matrimony. These
conditions, which are rendering marriage among
the poor more and more impossible, are every
day bringing more and more sin into the world.
| maintain most strongly that there is a remedy
for vice. And that remedy consists in making
marriage possible among the poor and in provid-
ing for such people a home.
II this country, it is true, there is a brighter
side to the question than in Europe, as may be
proved from statistics.
In London out of every 1000 manageable per-
sons 729 are unmarried. More generally speaking,
less than one-third of the manageable population
Of London (the largest city of the world) enter
the state of matrimony. More than two-thirds are
single. The conditions for marriage there are all
against the poor man and woman. They may fall
in love as utterly as could any millionaire, but
the gates Of the Eden of matrimony are closed
against them and guarded by the flaming sword
Of poverty. They may sigh for marriage, but
they realize that such a luxury is far and away
above their means.
In this country the marriage statistics are al
most exactly the opposite of London's. Here about
two-thirds of the manageable population are
married, leaving barely a third unwed.
The explanation of this difference between the
two countries is, of course, easy to find. 1t con-
sists in the better wages, the increased chances
for work, the general conditions which prevail
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-05-07

ever made a garden knows that these
roots are the toughest found any
where.
During August and September it is
usually uppermost in thin, old pas
lures, meadows and lawns, but stops
suddenly with the first hard frost of
autumn, leaving vacancies to be filled
the next spring by another crop Of
crab grass, or some other kinds of
weeds.
This plant resembles Bermuda grass
in some respects, but crab grass is an
annual, and Bermuda perennial with
very stout, creeping and underground
stems.
There is another grass becoming
very common in thin lawns and mead
oWs, known as small crab grass. Pan
icum ~linearie, having much the habit
Of the weed above mentioned. Note
now two differences: The first takes
root at several joints and has very
tough roots; the second has no roots
from the joints. Stems of the first
are more or less erect; stems of the
second are PROSTATE, spreading about
equally in all points of the compass.
In other respects they are much alike.
The constant use of the hoe is about
the only practical remedy. Being an
annual, it can be destroyed by pre-
venting it from going to seed for a
few years.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-05-07
MOCK ORANGE BUSH

The mock orange of Philadelphus
is popularity known as "syringa," and
the latter is the botanical name for
lilac. The mock, orange family COM
prises about 80 species of hardy, orna-
mental shrubs varying in height from
5 to 20 feet, many Of them admirably
adapted for the decoration of home
grounds.
Perhaps the most widely-grown va
riety Of those known to the old-time
gardener as "syringas' is Philadelphus
grandihorus, which grows about six
feet high and has large white sweet
scented flowers which appear in June.
Common mock orange Up. Coronarius),
reaches about ten feet in height and
blooms in May or June and is very
fragrant. The flowers are pure white
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-05-07

and are borne In dense clusters, often
so numerous as to bend the branches
down to the ground.
Gordon's mock orange Up. Cor
%donianus), is a native of the United
States and in good ground often
reaches 10 or 10 feet in height. 1t has
pleasing green foliage with grayish
brown branches. The flowers are
white and produced in great abun.
dance. They bloom in June or July in
central ATTITUDES.
This plant thrives In almost any
well-drained soil and often does well
in the shade Of trees and buildings.
Pruning should be done after tho
shurbs have Powered, as the blossoms
appear on the wood of tho previous
years growth. BY pruning the shrubs
can all be kept within fixed limits OF
growth.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-05-07

in America. It is easier for the poor to live here
than in London, but every year it is growing less
easy. In proportion with the poor mans growing
inability to support a wife, vice proves itself to
be on the increase. This advance in vice is found
even in the west, and there, as we'll as in the
east, it is due to the growing financial disability
to marry.
During my recent visit to Kansas City several
married women applied to me for positions on
the Salvation Army farms. On investigation I
learned that they had not heard from their hus-
bands for years.
l made inquiries, and in each case found that
the wageearner Of the family, unable to get
work, had gone away, penniless, to seek a liveli-
hood elsewhere and had been forced to leave his
wife and little ones to shift for themselves. The
stories were profoundly pathetic. For they told
Of men and women whose right to wed and rear
families was inalienable and yet who had been
forced to Fart from all that each held dear.
Poverty, not more merciful death, them did part.
Can any situation be imagined that would be
more crushing to a man Of heart and of pride
than to be forced thus to condemn to poverty
and loneliness the woman he loved? Could wit
nesses to such a tragedy require a stronger deter
rent to matrimony?
There is far more suffering of this kind among
the poor than the world at large ever hears of.
Poor people are proud, and most of them have
a passionate love of home. l have seen whole
ldullllSS I0SiSu LueLlSelVSS W pTODdDlS uedlu
sooner than to allow their homes to be broken up.
The great dread of the unfortunate poor Is lest
their children be taken away from them and
committed to an institution. "Domicide," or the
breaking up Of the home, is to the poor man what
regicide is to loyal subjects of any king.
From a sociological standpoint there are many
arguments for allowing the poor man to have a
home and family. 1t is his right. He is fonder
of his children, as a rule, than is his rich neigh
Dor. His home is dearer to him. Home ties are
his only joys, his only recreation.
When | find a man starving and unable to sup
port his family | do not believe in tearing out
his heart by proposing the breaking up of his
home and the commitment Of his children to an
institution. l suggest to him rather, that he go
into the country, where work is more plentiful
and living cheaper, and l try to find the means
for him to do so.
Perhaps the best maxim to solve the marriage
problem among the poor is:
place waste labor on waste land by means of
waste capital, and thereby convert the trinity
of waste into a unity of production"
Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles)
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-05-07
BUYING PAINT sLINDLY.

Many people look upon paint buy.
ing as a lottery and so it is, the way
they do 1t. 1t is not necessarily so,
however. Pure White Lead and lin
seed oil are the essential elements OF
good paint. Adulterants in white lead
can be easily found by the use OF a
blowpipe. Authorizations in linseed oil
can be detected with a fair degree Of
certainty. See that these two elements
are pure and properly pat on and the
paint will stay put.
National Lead Company, Wood
bridge, Building, New York City, will
send a blowpipe outfit and instruc-
lions for testing both white lead and
linseed oil, on request.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-05-07

Il am utterly wretched," she replied.
l asked her why.
Because l did not try it sooner"
And that speech of hers, frivolous as it may
appear, sounded the keynote of the marrying
question far more truly and resonantly than could
the sneering epigrams of a world full of cynics.
bear unqualified testimony to the fact that
The man who passes his life in what is miscalled
single blessedness' has missed most of lifes
pleasures.
Life at 20-even at 30-may seem pleasant
enough to a man without a wife to share its
triumphs and failures. The world is young. There
is much to distract and amuse, Home perhaps
seems "a place to go when all the other places
are closed" Friends are plentiful; relatives and
immediate family are about him.
But when a man reaches middle or old age?
Friends are not so many FOR perhaps so disin-
torested as at 20. Old-time pleasures lack their
Zest.
Blessed, thrice blessed, then, is the man who
has home, wife and children to ease that last
stage of life's long climb. Most miserable of NOR
tails Is he who must look forward to a loveless
and lonely old age.
Annexing a wife and family in youth is merely
a higher and wiser form Of putting money in
bank. No other investment yields such interest
in later years.
Let a man marry just as soon as he can sup.
port a wife. The youth who puts off this great
step in order that he may search through the
world for an affinity" Is foolish. In the search
he is more than liable to pass by his true affinity"
and to choose at last a wife whom no stretch of
imagination could twist into an affinity for any
one. The traditional man who wandered for days
through a forest looking for material for a cane,
and who at last picked up a crooked stick, was
fortunate If that crooked stick did not turn out
to be a snake.
A man is just as likely to hit upon his ideal
early IN life as later on. My advice, then, as
the sdpposititious mans lawyer, is: Don't wait"
Marriage halves ones privileges and doubles
ones troubles" is an idiotic saw probably invented
by a bachelor. There is too much talk of this
sort. Men speak of matrimony as a milestone
tied about the neck Of youth. The lives of the
worlds most successful men give the lie to this
fallacy.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-05-07

Laundry work at home would be
much more satisfactory If 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 year.
ing quality Of the goods. This trou-
BILE car 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, 1908-05-07

to plant a garden. The seeds once
covered in the mellow soil are left,
possibly almost forgotten, from. two
to four weeks, while the young onions,
beets, lettuce, radishes, p~arsnips, salsi-
fly, make feeble Roadway and are al
most smothered by weeds, chief
among which is most likely the grass
here Illustrated. Not satisfied to have
n set of fibrous roots for a single
plant, the branches lop over onto the
ground and other sets of roots grow
from the joints. Everyone who has
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-05-07
Returned Him.

A man returned to his native village
after having emigrated to Kansas
some 20 years previous. He asked
about different villagers he had
known in the old days, and finally Of
the town drunkard of his time.
"Oh. he's dead" vas the reply.
"Well, we'll; dead and buried is he?"
Nope; they didn't bury him."
Didn't bury him!" exclaimed the
former resident. We'll, then, what
did they do with him?"
"Oh. they just poured him back in
the Jug"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-05-07
OF INTEREST TO THE JUDGES.

The debate was fierce and prolonged,
but, as frequently happens in such
cases, the d%isputants on one side had
informed themselves thoroughly, while
the others, relying upon their having
the popular side Of the controversy,
depended solely on their oratory.
Hence the "Baconians," having learned
all that could be said in favor of their
contention, made really a very plaus-
ible case and had decidedly much the
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-05-07

the entrance of a stately or formal
building. The cuts give an idea as to
how the gate is made. The two up
rights and the cross-piece on the top
are of locust. All the rest is of cedar.
Parts of the smaller branches have
been left on the pieces that go to fill
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-05-07

better of the argument. At the close
of the discussion the three judges
who had been selected held a brief
consultation. and decided in favor of
the negative.
why did you decide against us?"
subsequently asked one o. the dis
putants. you know we presented
good arguments, while the other fell
lows didn't show any"
That's all right" answered the
judge to whom this question was ad-
dressed, 'but two If us had Just
bought expensive copies Of The
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-05-07
: hey Were Concerned in Authorship
Of shakespeare's Work.

The question for discussion before
the debating society that had met in
the little schoolhouse belonging to Dis.
trict No. 10 was this: Resolved,
That the works published under the
name Of William Shakespeare we're
really written by Lord Bacon"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-05-07

N%MYI acquainted Win every lLem OF IuelI
~ real life, their surroundings, their vi
cissitudes, than anyone could possibly
De VINO did not go into their homes and live with
them their daily life.
Marriage conditions among the poor have
formed the theme of much of my personal re-
search and of many of the reports made to me.
IL Is one of the great-one of the very great and
very grave-questions of the day.
Marriage among the rich may mean any one
of many things. 1t may mean social or fnan.
cial advancement; it may be a mere matter of
convenience; it may be the outcome of idleness
and propinquity.
cogent means of reform. By making marriage
universally possible among those who are not
blessed with an abundance of this worlds goods
the most deadly blow imaginable would be dealt
TO vice. The greatest step would by such means
be taken toward vices utter elimination.
Marriage is an honorable estate and mot to
be entered into lightly" But, too often, under
present conditions, the poor man cannot afford
to enter into it at all. Yet he, perhaps far oftener
than his Weather brother, recognizes the hon.
orable' condition of that estate"
/ say this advisedly. Among the poor in1delity
is far less frequent than among the rich. The
poor man and his wife hold the marriage relation
more sacred than do those of greater worldly
wealth.
1t is therefore doubly unfortunate that a class
so worthy of the blessings of m%atrimony should
be so frequently debarred from those blessings;
that the people who maintain the sanctity of the
marriage tie and who, moreover, bring up larger
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-05-07
Just a Deduction,

A polite little girl was dining one
day with her grandmother. Every
thing at the table was unusually
dainty and unexceptionable, but on
this occasion the little girl found q
hair in her fish.
Grandma" she said, sweetly, what
kind of fish is this?"
"Halibut, my dear"
"Oh," replied the child, II thought
perhaps it was mermaid"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-05-07

initiating, moQ1-
fed, of course. to
fit the surround
ings. This one is
between two &C.
dar trees, and
from it a winding
path leads to a
pretty rustic cot
tage. Such a gate
would be entirely
out of place at
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-05-07
Church to Be Built Of Paper.

Paris is to have a new church
made entirely Of paper. rendered i'm.
permeable by means of a coating Of
quicklime mixed with curdled milk
and white Of egg. 1t will accommo-
date 1000 people.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-05-07

Every Woman in this vicinity will be glad
to know that local grocers now have in
stock OUR PIE" a preparation in three
varieties for making Lemon, Chocolate
and Custard pies. Each 10-cent package
make two pies. Be sure and order to-day.
Put up by D-Zerta Co., Rochester, NY"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-05-07

Feed the Calf Well.-So much has
been said about skim milk for calves
that some people have a notion that
it is ever better than whole milk.
Remember the COW in the days of the
calls youth.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-05-07

Works Of William Shakespeare that
cost us SIS. Do you suppose we we're
going to acknowledge that Shake.
speare didn't write ; em?"-Youth's
Companion.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-05-07
A Handicap Now.

What sort of telescope do you use for seeing
things on Mars?' The eminent astronomer, habitu.
ated to scanning the heavens at magazine space
rates, stayed his pen but an instant. Il have
learned" he replied, mot to rely on any telescope.
The best of them badly hampers the play of the
imagination"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-05-07

A deep true love will lift a soul out
of the shadows of selfishness and the
mead of greed when all other powers
fail to extricate 1t from the slough.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-05-07
CRAB GRASS
BY Prof. Bea1.

During the sunny days of May, al
most every person living in the DUN
try has an annual attack of the fever
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-05-07
She Didn't Understand.

= "Can you tell your present fiance's
ring?" inquired the romantic girl as
the door bell sounded.
why, certainly" answered her prac-
tical friend. Its the newest of the
lot"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-05-07

Lewis Single Binder straight Sc cigar.
Made of extra quality tobacco. Your
dealer or Lewis Factory, Peoria, III.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-05-07

Begin GraduaIIy.-To get the best
returns from a team begin gradually
with the hard work.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-05-07

Keep CIimbing.-It is easier to go
down hill than up; but consider the
bump at the bottom, and go the other
way.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-05-07

The only way to get rid Of your past
Is to get a future out of it.-Brooks.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-05-07
GARFIELD
Digestive Tablets,

From your druggist, or the Garfield
Tea Co., Brooklyn, N. Y. 25c per bottle.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-05-07

GENTLY a young lady who had just
come back from a months honey
moon called on me.
How do you like matrimony?" l
asked.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-05-07

Clean Feed Box.-It's both slouchy
and wasteful to feed grain in a feed
box that is not clean.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-05-07

This rustic gateway, which was
built at a small cost, may be worth
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-05-07

If a man has enough push he'll man.
age to pull through.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-05-07

up the gate. A gateway like this
would not prove effective against pigs
or chickens, but would turn larger
animals. 1t is not only cheap and
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-05-07

durable, declares Farm and Home,
but decidedly attractive, because SO
perfectly in harmony with its sur.
roundings.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-16

Instead of J, P. Morgan and F. H. Hartman being al odds over the con trol and management of the Erie, 1t was said yesterday on excellent author ity that perfect understanding ex- fists between those gentlemen on that subject. and that they are working in harmony to rehablitate the property and to prevent it falling into bankrupt cy. with the consequent loss to invest ors that would result from such an outcome.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-16
COTTON MARKET.

Reported over private wire by Hayden Stone x Co, members of New York and Boston Stock, and New York Cit ton Exchanges New Haven branch 33 Center street
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-16
STOCK MARKET REVIEW.
Lapse Into Dullncss Due to Pre- Con-
 Nentlon Influence,

New York, June 15,-On the eve of the republican national conven- ton, attention to-day centered largely on political matters. Tho chief effect was to make operators dlainclined to enter the market commitments at thls time, Much of the discussion on Wall street turned on tho prospective form of the platform, especially such blanks as may have to do with dues- tons directly affecting capital and la bor. some attention was given to suggestions of possible surprises In the results of the convention. II did not appear, however that any large activities in the market were prompt ed by these suggestions and discus slons. The total of the days sales, in fact, shows a lapse again Into some thing like the dullness that prevailed early last week, Greater interest was shown In news of traffic and crop con dtlons, The vast importance attach ed to tho outcome of the years crops comes more and more Into evidence the more the field of commerce and industry is canvassed to ascertain opinions over the outlook. This Is conspicuously seen in the weekly in- tervicws with railroad officials, which make their appearance regularly on Monday mornings. This weeks views nn ka ,l, hn generally hopeful, Money continued to work easier In New York in re- sponse to the addition to surplus re- serves shown by Saturdays bank statement, the cessation of the gold outflow and continued gain of cash by the banks on sub-trensury operations. Notwithstanding the further accumu- lations in banking reserves the invest ment demand for bonds Is reported less and the bond market Is showing the effect of the large additions to supply through recent new issues.
 The sentimental effect of other is- sues yet to come is also felt Paris again took all the weekly gold sup ply available in tho London market, in spite of A volume of gold holdings by the bank of France at present which has passed all previous records for that institution and which has reached the largest amount of any sin gle accumulation of gold in the world Banking and financial centers are giving growing conjecture Ia the poll cy which may lie behind this pIling up of gold by the French bank The movement of stock prices was almost repetition of that of Saturday, De clines of the first hour were slowly recovered and the days changes were trivial
 Bonds were heavy. Total sales pal vnlue, s1,765.000.
 r. S. bonds were unchanged on call