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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-01-09
Right Kind of Advertising.

Not long since in a western town
of some 1000 population the mer-
chants had an illustration of what can
be done by judicious advertising. The
proprietor of a clothing and dry goods
store decided that he would add a
grocery department. This was met
with the disapproval Of other mer-
chants in the town, particularly the
grocers. They combined and COM
menced an advertising campaign di-
rected chiefly against him. Small
space was used. They were greatly
surprised one morning to find that the
object Of their attention had in the
daily paper a four-page advertisement.
They were further surprised when the
weeklies of the surrounding towns
came out with one and two-page adj
vertisements, offering wonderful bar
gains and to pay the railroad fare of
those who would purchase a certain
amount Of goods. For miles around
the town large posters announced the
great sale. Other merchants Of the
town looked upon the venture as fool
ish, and predicted that there was
something wrong, a failure or a fire in
sight. Neither happened, but in two
weeks time the enterprising store
keeper, who advertised to sell rs
pounds Of granulated sugarfo a dol
lar, when the jobbing price was more
than five dollars a hundred, provided
the purchaser ordered other goods, did
a business amounting to more than
$4,000, or as much business as the
average small storekeeper does IN d
year. Not alone that, but he is still
doing the biggest business In the town.
He advertised rightly.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-01-09
Fine Health In Open Air.

The healthiest persons in the world
are gypsies, and they live in the open
air, but there is an erroneous idea
that gypsies are people who defy the
elements to destroy their health, On
the contrary, they are very careful.
indeed, OF their health, even though
living out Of doors, They never go
to bed with the draft blowing over
them, but have free circulation around
them, yet protected from rain and
wind. While sometimes seemingly
scantily attired, they always are
warmly clothed beneath, wearing
warm Undertaking. The consump-
tives who go to places for their
health are now living exactly as the
gypsies, and because Of the disease
being considered contagious, they
must live in tents. 1t is here that the
efficacy Of pure air is being fully dem
onstrated. for 1t often effects q cure
II the patient Ii not too weak when
the treatment begins,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-01-09
Home Patronage Lesson.

The west is the section that pro-
duces the wheat that supplies the ma
ton with bread. In almost every
wheat-growing section there are -four
ing mills. Yet how often do we find
that people Of these districts demand
flour made in a foreign place. This
principle is wrong. There is a loss
to the district. When wheat is shipped
from one state into another or from
the district where 1t is grown to some
other district and then made into
flour which is returned to the people
for their use, there is a considerable
loss to the community. There is the
commission to the grain dealers, the
freight paid on the wheat, and the
freight paid on the -four back to the
place, and not least is the employment
of labor in the manufacture. There is
much to be gained through the pat
ronage of every home institution,
whether it be a manufacturing enter
prise or a mercantile concern. The
community is made Weather by
keeping in it all the dollars that are
the result of the labor of the people.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-01-09
MAIL ORDER HOUSE EVIL.
System Keeps Many Agricultural
Towns from Advancing.

There Is no use in claiming that
mail order houses are illegitimate
concerns. They are entitled to exist
as well as the small merchant. There
can be no doubt as to the perfectness
of the system that they are conducted
upon. No use in denying that now
and then they fail to give satisfaction
to their customers. So do the mer-
chants in all lines of trade. He who
believes that these great concerns are
smaller cities and towns knows little
about their operations. Then how is
it that the mail order houses are in
furious to the people Of the land?
Great economists agree that it is the
concentration of capital and power in
the large cities wherein rests the dan
gers that threaten the people. The
mail order houses are great factors in
this concentration. They are suckers
of the blood of the country, the
mediums that take from communities
where it is earned the money that
should be retained by the people for
the development and enrichment of
their own communities. Herein is the
mail order house evil. On these
grounds all wise people will do what
ever lies in their power to head off
the greater growth Of the system. Any
system should be retained within its
limits for the greater development of
it's resources and general enrichment,
Is a bad system and should be decried.
1t is not sufficient that the consumers
retain the profits that should go to the
tradesmen of the place. BY this there
is little development of industry. The
towns and cities lose the business that
is necessary to employ the people,
while the wealth to an extent may be
retained. .
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-01-09

taken carr of, ribbon being made to
look almost as good as new by judi
cious sponging.
Black ribbon lends itself well to
sponging and pressing, which not only
smoOths out the creases and restores
the color, but to a great extent re-
move the traces of the hat pin holes.
which do more to age a hat than any
thing else, An excellent method of
renewing black taffeta ribbons is that
of placing it to soak in a bowlfull of
tepid water, adding a dessertspoonful
of ammonia to every pint of water.
When the ribbon is perfectly satu-
rated it should be laid on a wooden,
u0varnished table, and slowly
smoothed with a piece of sponge in
n direction, the ribbon being pressed
firmly meanwhile, so as to make it ad-
here to the wood.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-01-09
MUST SPONGE WOODEN STOCK.
Important Work That Can Easily Be
Done at Home.

The home dressmaker makes the
mistake of her life when she cuts into
any piece Of heavy wooden stock with
out sponging it first. Sponging is
easily done at home. Lay newspapers
on the floor, then lay one wet sheet
down, open and lay the cloth on it
folded. Next very carefully fold over
the other half of the sheet around the
cloth and then fold the whole up, be-
ing careful not to let either the cloth
or sheet have any wrinkles when you
fold It over and over. If you have
much goods, one sheet will not be long
enough, and you will have to place a
second in the same way, and be care
full not to have any gap between the
two sheets, as 1t will make a line on
the goods, Do not make the folds Of
the goods too narrow. Start with a
foot and let it increase. When 1t is
folded the entire length with perfect
smoothness lay the whole mass on o
board and let 1t lay over night in o
cool room. In the morning hang over
q long pole. not a line, to dry.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-01-09
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Her First Impressions.
(To BE C~oNTINUED.)

1.-THE first impression Is the one you
should always go by" the little grass
widow advised. II know by expert
ence. / have never yet had a husband
that / liked at first sight. He always
had to win me. Then, after ! had
been married awhile, / invariably
went back to my first impression Of
dislike that kept on getting worse and
worse till I had to leave him. / shall
never marry again." she finished, 'un-
less | fall head over heels in love with
him the first minute | meet him.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-01-09

i FMNCIE$

factory. The g~arishness Of the color
ing is apparent to the least sensitive
taste. Had this red paper been placed
in an apartment having a northern
exposure and a few windows through
which the sunlight cast only a few
indirect rays, the result would have
been quite different, for brilliant col
ors should never be exploited in glar-
ing lights. White, green and blue are
most pleasing on west or south rooms.
Rooms which face the north may be
lined with pink, red or yellow.
Large-patterned papers do not look
well on small rooms. For a dining
room or library papers which have a
dull, subdued appearance are most
satisfactory. Plain-tinted surfaces are
best for bedrooms and parlor walls.
For the bathroom a thick glazed SAM
tary paper should be chosen, in case
the walls are not tiled or finished in
hard wood. The surface will be made
more durable if coated over with
varnish, for the steam arising from
IllC LOl NdLCl bOUuo W lOO5Gh bIC pa
per.
The woodwork in a room should
never be finished in two colors or
two shades of the same color. Just
at present white paints are most pop
ular because they provide an artistic
frame for the Powered colonial wall
papers. A coat of ivory enamel will
stand much cleaning. Brown is a
serviceable color and in oak, walnut
or mahogany is suitable for halls and
dining-rooms.
A word should be said concerning
the figures on wall papers in sleeping
and living rooms. They should be
agreeable and not too pronounced.
Any color or pattern that fixes the at
t%ention, likewise all hard-looking lines
and glazing angles, should be avoided
in rooms to which there is a likelihood
that a human being may be confined
! ever for a day or two.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-01-09

Nell-Did you tell her I couldn't
come?
Believes, and she seemed u r
prised.
Nell-But didn't you explain to her
that I've got the chickenpox?
Believes, that's what surprised
her. She said you were no chicken
Catholic STANDARD and Timen-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-01-09
RIBBONS EASY TO RENEW.
No Need to Be Always Buying MILL
merry Trimmings.

Renovation where millinery is con-
cerned should never be put off till the
necessity for renewed trimmings is
sufficiently obvious to shame the
wearer into the inexcusable extrava-
gance of investing in fresh punches Of
flowers or new bows of ribbons. This
expense can often be avoided If the
materials-good at the outset-are
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-01-09

Velvet ribbon, plain or set with
jewels, is worn around the neck when
the gown Is d~ecollete. It is invariably
seen with the Dutch neck, which III
now popular.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-01-09
WALKING COSTUME IN BROWN.
Cashmere Skirt with Coat of Drab
Face Cloth.

The skirt is if brown cashmere,
made quite plainly. The coat is drab
face cloth; it is semi-itting, having
a seam up each side the front. and
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-01-09

continued over the shoulder down the
back. The collar, pocket flaps and
cuffs are of brown silk embroidery
bound with brown velvet.
Hat of fine brown straw, trimmed
with velvet and ostrich feathers.
Materials required for the coat:
Three yards 4S inches wide, embroid-
cred collar, cuffs, and pocket, one
half yard velvet on the cross, four but
tons, six yards lining silk.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-01-09

one he will have in a few years. 1t
is beyond my power of figuring out,
and it gives me a headache every time
I try to see through it."
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-01-01
Big Reductions,
Dress Trimmings and Braids

Dur entire stock included in this amazing offer Profits are sacr
feed This too large line to give detailed descriptions
suffice it that it contains all the fashionable and
rs that make home dressmang pleasure nexpres-
sable charm your clothes unusual chance to
The goods and their reduced prices
ned to be appreciated
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-01-01

OF TINS community You money
assortment the seasons leading shades and patterns
always remarkable values Now
at cost and less The savings worth special trip town
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-01-01
ShirtWaist Silks Below Cost

We offer few delightful Shrtwaist patterns in Silk at less than
They're in all the better qualities and beautiful de-
signs that fail please No profit in it, but they go
and we'll the loss This offer enables you
big money and get charming Shrwass of excellent
quality silk for nothing
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-05-15
FOX IN A KITCHEN.

Some exciting scenes were wit
messed at Stow yesterday at the meet
of the Heythorn Hounds.
A fox, on being discovered near
Abbotswood. proceeded to the town,
where it darted through the open
door of photographers studio. Be-
ing driven out into the garden, the
low buildings, thence climbed the
roof of house and, sliding down the
opposite slope, leaped into Park
street.
The fugitive then entered a house
at the front door, but meeting little
girl half way up the stairs, turned
tail and made his way to the kitchen.
where culinary operations were in
progress.
The fox mounted the table and
scattered the crockery with which it
was covered, many articles being
smashed as they fell with a clatter
on the floor. Then, espying an open
door, the animal made quick exit
into a garden. Hounds meanwhile
had tracked the fox to the studio,
and many went right through the
house and picked up the trail that
led them eventually to the garden in
which the fugitive was hiding.
The animal did not give in without
brave struggle for existence, lead
ing hounds chase over successive
garden walls before he gave I'D his
brush.-London Globe.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-05-15
FQRSYTHIAS

The most glorious Towering shrub
for very early spring is the forsythia.
also known as golden bell. 1t grows
to a height of eight and even ten
feet, and has a wonderful yellow
flame of blossoms that absolutely
hide the branches before single Leaf
appears. The branches arch over
and make a delightful shrub that is
satisfactory all the year. 1t will
make it's finest show if planted
against a dark background. Give
each plant plenty of room, for the
branches will spread widely and will
finally bend to the earth again and
root at the tips.
1t is little troubled by insects, and
needs only slight pruning. There ara
several varieties. The one described
here Is forsythia suspense, and it. is
by far the most satisfactory. Young
plants, from two to three years old,
and about two feet high, can be
bought for twenty-five cents each.
For fine group, plant three or four
of these, giving each plant from four
to five feet of clear space around 1t.
One plant will be sufficient for
small place Do not set this shrub
in the middle of an open space. 1t
needs background. - Indianapolis
News
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-05-15
BOYLE OF ARRAH.

The recent death, in his eighty
sixth year, of Boyle of Arrah" re-
moves one of the few survivors, if
there are any left, of one of the con-
spicuously gallant exploits of the
great mutiny in India. Richard vi
cars Boyle, to give him his proper
name, and a proper fighting name it
is, was at the outbreak of the mutiny
an engineer in charge of the construc-
ton of the East Indian Railway at
Arrah, which is in northern Bengal.
At the first rumor of the outbreak
the women and children were sent to
Dinapore, and the fifteen Englishmen
and Eurasians, supplemented by -ifty
faithful Sikhs, shut themselves up in
Boyle's bungalow. Herwalc Wake,
magistrate of the district, took
charge, and left a record of the siege
writted on the white-washed walls,
in case we should be scragged." The
rebels had cannon, and the attack
was fierce, but the little garrison held
out from, July 2S till August 2, when
Vincent Eyre defeated the natives
and relieved the siege. Boyle, who
was the strategist and engineer Of
the defense, planning Notifications
with great skill, was made compan-
ion of the order of the Star of India,
and also received a grant of land in
the neighborhood. And ever since
he has been Boyle Of Arrah. THE
Argonaut.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-05-15
A HUMAN BRIDGE.

An lmperlled family In New YOrK
| tenement house was rescued from :
| horrible death few days ago by the
ingenuity of two policemen. They
detected fire and turned in an alarm
but before the engines arrived they
perceived that a young man. his wife
and two children were in imminent
danger. They were in a fiat on the
sixth floor of the house and the
| flames appeared to have filled the
| hall on which the fiat opened. There
was no fire escape there, though
there was one at a window on the same
| floor east of the roaring furnace. The
| policemen made their way to thai
room and one of them, lying fiat and
stretching out his hands, reached to
narrow ledge of masonry, Just be-
| low the window of the room in which
| the imperiled family stood. His body
formed living bridge. 1t was tested
| first by the woman, the other police
| man standing we'll forward and hold
ing out his hands. Then the husband
passed the two children along and
finally stepped over the bridge him
self. The heroic policeman held
| firmly until his comrade told him all
was well and helped him to drag his
strained limbs to safety. He must
have had extraordinary physical
strength, as we'll as moral courage.
Few would have run so great risk
for the rescue of strangers. AS we
admire such heroism and self forget
fulness, let us not fail to remem Der
that the whole human race has been
delivered by such heroic qualities in
their supreme degree. - Christian
Herald.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-05-15
PEAS AND OATS.

wish to sow three or four acres
of well-rotted and manured ground
this spring with peas and oats. Can
I sow my peas and plow them under
tplowing shallow, then narrow, sow
my oats and harrow them in and get
a good crop, or would you advise
drilling oats and peas together?-C.
L. NJ If the soil is not too heavy,
If 1t is a sandy loan, the peas may
be plowed under to depth of four
inches. On clay loans it is well to
SOW with grain drill, hitching up the
neck straps short and weighing the
teeth of the drill to sow deep. Ex-
perience has shown that the oats
may be sown later, when the peas
have sprouted, sowing broadcast.
then narrowing in lightly to bury the
oats and to kill the little weeds. At
the experiment stations this method
has worked we'll. So also has the
method of sowing both sorts of seed
together, though the peas should be
drilled in much deeper than the oats.
The peas also should be sown earlier
than the oats to give them a fair
start Country Gentleman.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-05-15
TALES OF
MONKEYS PLAY PIRATE.

An exciting adventure with mon
Keys who to the number of four hun
dred ranged over the ship. hurting
Delaying pins and other missiles at
the men, is the story brought in by
the crew of the British steamer
Braunfels, which arrived recently at
Philadelphia from Calcutta.
The ship carried a cargo of assort-
ed jungle folk, and the escape of the
monkeys was brought about by Liz
lie, a mascot baboon of the Braun
fels. Lizzie, who had the freedom of
the vessel, on March IL made her way
between the decks, where the mon
keys were confined, and liberated
four hundred of the six hundred,
which were in q large cage. The
monkeys took to the rigging and for
two days there was no rest among
the officers or crew.
According to the men the mon
keys, led by wiry tailed specimen,
frequently rushed down on the decks,
picked up Delaying pin or other
handy objects, which they would let
hy "hChOFOl OIL OLlCCA OA 01lAoi
walked across the decks.
Finally Captain Weitman obtained
large quantity of molasses, mixed
with it three quarts of strong brandy
and, putting it in pans. placed 1t
about the decks under the rigging
where the monkeys had congregated.
Attracted by the sweet odor from the
pans, the monkeys lost no time in
making for the pans and started to
devour the contents.
Soon there were four hundred mon
keys staggering around the decks.
This ended the trouble, for as soon
as any showed signs of stupor the
animals were picked up, two or three
at time, and placed back in the
cages, where they sobered up in a
day.
A tiger and leopard also got out
while attendants were cleaning their
cages. Henry Emmermannn, their
caretaker, was attacked by the tiger
and bitten through the right hand
and clawed on the left side by the
tiger before it was driven into the
rage. The animals are consigned to
William Bartlett, of New York.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-05-15
THE TRIUMPH OF DAISY.

When Daisy was fifteen, she called
her father and mother into her dress
ing-room.
Dear papa and mamma" she said.
.it is time that we came to an under
standing. Hereafter l desire to Sc
lect all of my own clothes without
any suggestions.
Naturally papa laughed at this.
Mamma was discreetly silent.
And" continued Daisy. Il will
receive my callers alone"
II hope" said papa, now growing
sober, that this is all, Daisy, dear.
You know we have been very fond
of you. Indeed, 1 may say that
am worn out over the struggle to
keep you going
ITO bad about you, papa, said
Daisy. But, no. It's not all. l
must go to the matinee at least once
a week. Then l shall, of course, go
next term to finishing school. |
will let you know the name as soon
as I decide After this you must take
me to Europe. These are the essen
tials. There is also matter OF
my coming out. but that can be ar
ranged later. I merely wish now to
give you due notice that l must no
longer be hampered."
Suppose, said Daisy's father,
''that we refuse to consider your
modest request. What then?'
Daisy smiled. She was fully aware
of her power.
Then" she repeated. II shall
take pleasure in telling everybody
what goes on at home every day"
Realizing that they were up against
it, both parents joyfully gave in
Harper's Weekly.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-05-15
The pay of the London police force
amounts to over 100000 4 year
Maple Sugar Yield Per Tree.

We have 1t from an expert author
ity that the average yield of maple
sugar per tree in a season is three
pounds, and that it oftener averages
only from one and one-halt to two
pounds. While we have the greatest
respect for the judgment of our
friends who are in the business and
are entitled to great consideration,
we are rather skeptical as to this
point and are inclined to think that
they have set the figures low. We
should think that the maximum yield,
instead of three pounds, would be
nearly three times three; what the
average would be we cannot say. 1t
makes some difference how much sap
tree runs and as to what percentage
of sugar is in the sap. Some rock
maple trees will yield barrels of sap
more than others in a season, and
will run much longer.
We would like to hear from some
of our readers in Vermont on this
question.-New England Grocer.