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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-04-09

six rather deep points and is shaped
without seams into a high stock.
Such a collar is easily adjusted to
any plain blouse.
The belt worn with this blouse is
one that all Frenchwomen like, for ii
is of satin elastic and clings close to
the figure, decreasing the usual waist
measurement by an inch or two. The
elastic is studded with fair sized jet
cAbochons, and the long upright
buckle is Of Jet in an open pattern
which shows the satin elastic through
the design. Another belt is made OF
silk crushed into the width of three
inches. The material is stiffened un
der the triple %shirrings which form
a point in the back.
Another steel studded belt has a de
cidedly novel line curVing to give 1t G
much greater width in the back thar
in the front. Slender figures will FIND
this style Of belt most becoming. II
has the knack of emphasizing their
slenderness and of imparting dainty
curves to the figure. A small steel
studded oval buckle forms the fasten
ing in front. .
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-04-09
BOGUS Civil Service Reform,

President Roosevelt Is undoubtedly
a civil service reformer, when it suits
his purpose, but he does not seem
able to control the spoil-mongers that
he politically associates with. For
instance, Col, Cecil A. Lyon of Texas
a personal and political friend of the
president and head of the Republican
organization, is alleged to have been
assessing the federal office holders OF
that state five per cent. of their sal
aries. What is done with the money
Is not stated. 1t is certainly useless
when applied to elections there, for
the Democratic majorities seem lar
ger than ever. 1t must be demoraliz.
ing to the public service to have most
Of the federal Office holders SO at the
beck and call of IN man that they
feel compelled to pay these assess
ments on their salaries, and leaving
out the political corruption that it
naturally leads to, for the good Of tho
public service President Roosevelt
should admonish his friend to put a
stop to 1t. There is no doubt that the
practice of assessing Office holders is
prevalent in other states, but in Texas
1t is declared to have been done open.
ly and %f1agrantly.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-04-09
HATPlN TRIMMINGS ARE NEW.
Really Useful Novelty Taken Up by
Fair P~arisians.

Hatpin trimmings figure prominent
ly among the modish eccentricities of
French women. The fad has grown
to such an extent that the hatpin out.
fit is a real necessity to the wardrobe.
This consists of cardboard boxes in
which repose rows of hatpins as stolid
as dead soldiers. The pins are short,
and sometimes as many as 25 are in
cluded in a set. There are bird pins,
floral pins, bow pins, veil pins and
every other kind of pin that the fancy
a concoct. But the little ornaments
have also a practical use, and for that
reason are indispensable. The dernier
cri in hatpins is the embroidered nov
city giving the enchanting effect OF
a flower stuck on the hat. Thus a
white hat may be seen adorned with
pink chenille rosebuds in the morning
while in the afternoon the same bit
of millinery will triumph in a trail Of
purple chematis.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-04-09
The pecrenIt Tariff.

Age adds influence and honor to
many human institutions, but a stag
nant tariff can be justified only in a
stagnant civilization. Those Repub-
licans who are still opposing ever the
promise of a revision In 1909 never
speak of the details of the law they
love. II those details were admirably
adapted to the needs OF industry in
1897, that alone is presumptiye evil
dence that they are not adapted to
such needs to-day. Those voices which
still occasionally cry In the wilderness
that duties should be raised and not
lowered, are more entitled to respect
than the outgivings of the strict stand
patter. From the ultra-protectionist
standpoint, the former may ~conceiv-
ably be right in some isolated in
stances. The latter Is wrong from any
standpoint which recognizes the tariff
as anything but a mechanism for al.
lowing certain influential men to make
money.-New York Evening Post.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-04-09
Embroidered Waistcoats.

One of the most telling features Of
dress is the waistcoat, which is a
very gay affair this spring. In Paris
they make the little waistcoat of gayly
fowereds %cretonne. The front is en-
tirelys of the c%retonne, while the
back is perfectly plain. A tiny row of
white buttons reaches from the smart
cravat to the belt. Half a dozen Of
these Powered c~retonne waistcoats in
various styles and colors will add
much to the warmth and to the ap-
pearance of the spring suit. EN-
broidered waistcoats are worn by
women who like to have something
out of the ordinary. Taffeta is worked
in various floral designs and made into
the neatest of little vests to be worn
with the pony coat, the cut-away and
the eton. 1t is well worth the while
Of the woman who aims to dress be-
comingly to look into the matter of
her spring vests.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-04-09
BAGS nj POWERED DESIGNS.
Embroidered In Beads, Pailiettes or
silk Are Used for Evening Bags.

A new bag of soft leather, plated at
the top and run upon two big rings OF
metal large enough to he passed over
the arm, has been recently launched,
but Is more novel than beautiful,
though the design is employed by
some very exclusive houses. The pref
test thing of this kind we have seen
was made not in leather but in heavy
silk, solidly embroidered In Chinese
design and Chinese blues and green's.
The two big rings for handles
Of jade.
The bead bags Of the handsomest
sort, especially fine ones In imitation
Of the old flower designs on white
or black, are stir considered chic with
dressy toilets, and some extremely eff
fective and handsome bags are of
solid mesh of pearls u or crocheted
together with heavy gold threads. For
evening bags there are elaborate EN-
broideries in beads, paillettes or silk
on silk and especially good effects
have been obtained In steel bead en-
N EHA FA
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-04-09
THEY GROW.
Good Humor and CheerfuIness from
Right Food.

Cheerfulness is like sunlight. 1t dis
pels the clouds from the mind as sun
light chases away the shadows of
night.
The good humored man can pick
up and carry off a load that the man
with a crouch wouldn't attempt to
lift.
Anything that interferes with good
health is apt to keep cheerfulness and
good humor in the background. A
Washington lady found that letting
coffee alone made things bright for
her. She writes:
-Four years ago I was practically
given up by my doctor and was not
expected to live long. My nervous
system was in a bad condition.
"But / vas young and did not want
to die so l began to look about for the
cause of my chronic trouble. / used
to have spells which would
exhaust me and after each spell it
would take me days before l coua sit
UP in a chair.
Il became convinced my trouble
was caused by coffee. / decided to
stop 1t and bought some Postum.
THE first cup, which l made ac-
cording to directions, had a soothing
effect on my nerves and l liked the
taste. For a time l nearly lived on
Postum and ate little food besides. ]
am today a healthy woman.
my family and relatives wonder
IL | am tho same person | was four
years ago, when / could do no work on
account of nervousness. Now ! am do
ing my own homework, take care OF
two babies-one twenty, the other two
months old. I am SO busy that | hard
ly get time to write a letter, yet | do
1t all with the c~heerfulness and good
humor that comes from enjoying good
health.
Il tell my friends 1t Is to Postum
| my life today
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek, Mich. Read THE Road to Well
! yille." In pkgs. There's q Reason
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-04-09
A lie NoXeitX.

The tailored girl this spring is wear
ing with her turnover collar odd little
butterflies Of leather.
They are made of suede and glazed
leather, in two harmonizing shades of
the same color.
Each piece is cut in four wings just
the shape of a butterfly, the upper a
trife smaller than the lower, and per.
forated in oval markings to let the
color show through.
These ties are re in dark purple
and violet, brown and tan color. dark
blue and light, myrtle and apple
green and two tones of red. The
under piece is of the lighter shade
in glazed leather, the perforated parts
in suede.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-04-09
FACTS FOR SICK mi
He Saw a Difference,

Barney Malloy and Mike CAREY
were shingling a roof. Barney"
Mike asked, removing a bunch Of
single nails from his mouth, and set.
ting back comfortably, what is the
difference between satisfied and con.
tent?" 'Tha difference? Sure there's
none" answered Barney. IF you're
satisfied you're content, and if you're
content you're satisfied" THAT was
my opinion, too, Barney, me boy, up to
now, but it struck me sudden like as
I put that last nail in that / am salts,
fed all right that Molly CAREY is my
wife, but | am burned sure l am not
content"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-04-09

The lingerie dresses are single
piece garments, and have a waist line
Of narrow embroidery or insertion,
says a writer in Harper's Bazaar. Those
of linen or cloth are given a stitched
or braided w%alstband. They all but
ton in the back, Unless all signs fail,
these Jumper" dresses will be the IA
vorite forms for the summer. They
are made with fancy waists, attached
to the skirt by a finished belt. The
waist portion, which is designed to be
worn over a lingerie blouse, is quite
likely to consist Of stitched bands set
into a round yoke at the top and mold
ed into the waistband. Bretelles or
sleeve caps or Ottoman armholes are
added, through which or below which
the lingerie sleeves are
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-04-09

"No, Robert" Allie said decidedly,
81 cannot give up my dreams of years.
Neither of US would be happy"
But" Hobsoa persisted, Il I'M will
ing to run the risk"
But ! am not" Allie returned with
spirit, besides, what al i%gnominious
end it would be to all my aspirations,
and all my hard work at college, for
me to simply get married"
No pen could describe the scorn
which she threw into those last two
words.
"You surely would not forget your
Latin and Greek any sooner simply be-
cause you married, would you?" Hob
0 argued. Il fail to see how matri-
mony would interfere with any of your
aspirations"
II tell you I will never marry; l am
going to try and make the world bet
ter for having lived In it." returned
Miss Bowen. grandly.
Don't you think it would be only
fair if you were to tell me something
of your plans?" Mr.. Hobson contin-
ued presently. "You have never even
given me an outline of your aspira-
tons"
The girl looked at him suspiciously,
but his face was perfectly grave.
We'll" she commenced energetical-
1y, when I first went to college /
did not think any more about such
matters than other girls; but in a year
or two I commenced to see what a
useless life l had always led. AS l
saw what nobility there was in the
lives of the distinguished women I met
at our receptions and reunions, my
brain and mind expanded, and then |
learned that | could never settle down
to a commonplace life again. l thought
it all over carefully, and wondered
what | was meant to be for. wished to
make 10 mistake, and | concluded that
it was my duty to go and help nurse
our soldiers in the Philippines. But the
war was ended before I had secured
papa's consent, and now / really feel
that it is my mission to go and teach
these poor, ignorant Filipinos; but
papa absolutely refuses, will not listen
to such a proposition, and Henrietta
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-04-09
A Few Booms.

All kinds of presidential booms are
aloat. There is the boom for "the
man on horseback" the boom for "the
big stick" Uncle Joe's boom "in
song" the Bryan boom; the negro
boom for Foraker; the boom of the
cocktails for Fairbanks; the boom
for Gov. Johnson; the Knox boom,
that is backed by the trusts and the
railroads; the Hughes boom, that is
helping the Knox boom; the Harmon
boom in Ohio; the Douglas boom for
Democratic principles-equal rights to
all and special privileges to none; the
Culberson boom for a southern lead.
err; the boom fer Senator Daniel, who
would restore the constitutional rights
of the states, which are being sub
verified by Capitalization.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-04-09

%broidery and in combinations of cut
jet and crystal.
Apropos of cut steel, this trimming
still figures upon many of the hand.
soonest leather belts and the elastic
belts, which seem to have taken a
firm hold upon feminine favor. Wide
belts, folded once instead of being
merely crushed, are made by one or
two exclusive houses In any color or
dered and may be plain save for a
handsome buckle or steel studded or
perhaps fooled in black, white, gold or
silver.
One belt of this class comes In the
NEST delicious shades Of rose, fran
boise, lettuce green, Copenhagen blue,
etc, and along Its top runs a deeply
fooled border Of Greek key design in
gold. Perfectly plain belts of suede
or ooze calf in the fashionable shades
and fitted with handsome plain
buckles of gilt or silver curvings to
fiji the waist snugly are also very chic.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-04-09

lis just as bad. But I think they will
eventually give in when they realize
how determined / am. 1t is very hard
to have no one understand me-" she
concluded p~laintively.
Il think that such a person as you
would be in great demand out in Grip
pie Creek" began Hobson artfully.
"You could visit the hospitals and jails
and teach in every mission Sunday
school in town If you will marry me.
I do not want to interfere with any
of your pleasures"
Pleasures? They are duties! And
4 mean to show you all that there is
something in life for a woman besides
marrying"
How beautiful she was! Hobson
marveled at the blue OF her eyes, and
the shining richness of her brown
hair. 1t was with diff Guilty that he
refrained from taking this new wom-
an" in his arms in the old-fashioned
way.
Allie had been in a chronic state
of riding a hobby without curb or
bride ever since her return from Vas
sar. She gave readings and recita-
tions only to prove the capacity of
woman for independence. Her father
was Clifton's leading citizen, SO there
was no want Of money, but Miss Bow
EN- would not accept a penny she
did not earn. She looked on men as
creatures to be endured and freely de-
bounced love as a delusion and mar
-iage as a mistake, binding people to-
gether 80 as to have double misery
and hardship and only a single chance
TO rise.
Her father laughed at her good
naturally; her sister Henrietta said:
you will get over 1t In a few months,
walt until Bob Hobson out OF
the west. The girls were perfectly
wild about him last year."
Robert Hobson was not a man who
was easily daunted, and he had not
w~eathered two strikes In Cripple
Greek without learning a little diplo-
nGcy. But the training Of four years
MA HI8 = NE
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-04-09
Sew on Bands.

Instead of basting bias silk bands
for trimming dresses, etc, stick two or
more long pins, several inches apart,
in press board, leaving a space at
center of each pin to run the bias
band under. The space is as wide as
the band when done. Insert band
under the first pin and pull through
that and the other pin or pins, press
ing as you go along. This will turn
the bias band on each side and the
pressing will keep it down, and it is
ready for stitching. This is a great
time saver, as several yards can be
pressed in a few minutes.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-04-09
Shooting . bird.

In one Of the marble quarries OF
Italy, where dynamite is used for
blasting, a boy 10 years old, who got
hold Of an old pistol, took aim and
fired at a bird sitting on the roof of a
shanty. Within the shanty was stored
a large quantity Of the explosive men.
toned, and the boy missed the bird
and caused In explosion that killed
five men and crippled seven. He him
self was nearer the shanty than any
II else, and yet he received no in
Jury. He didn't mean to do it, Of
course, but he will probably be locked
up all the rest Of his life.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-04-09
Evidently Strange.

"a gentleman to see you, sir" an
nounced Mr.. Struckitt Wright's new
butler.
"Ah-tell him I'll be down in a min
ute. I guess it's my brother, proba-
bly,. I'm e~xpectin' him. Does he look
anything like me?"
"No, sir-not at all. He is very gen.
tlemanly in appearance"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-04-09

roses, green leaves, ETC., in a heavy
and ornate design, as shown in our IL
lustration.
The material is not really that of the
c%retonnes, but is rather heavy linen,
and most Of these trimmings come
as borders on linen materials which
are meant to be used for the frock
itself. Some of the designs suggest
an entire innovation in the ideals of
dressing, they are so elaborate, so pro,
nounced and, seen at first glance, so
altogether beyond what a woman of
refined taste would car to year. But
this is apt to seem the case when
new materials are first shown, and
yet by the time the season for wearing
them has really come, unless one has
been a little indulgent toward the
new styles, ones frocks do not seem
sufficiently novel and smart.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-04-09
Tariff the Cause of Trusts.

X The principle of protection is too
strongly intrenched to be rooted oul
suddenly; but its position is not UNI
assailable, and its general benefits by
no means demonstrable. Prima facis
the tariff has caused the trusts and
has done more to debauch our poll
tics and unfairly tax the people than
any other single device that ever
emanated from the brain of congress
sional legislators. The tariff. may be q
local question, but it ought to be a ma,
tlonal issue.-Richmond Times-Dis
patch.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-04-09
COLLARS AND BELTS
IRISH POINT LACE USED FOR THE
FORMER.
Very Dainty and Becoming for the
Small Woman Are Such Access
sorles-Belts of Satin Elastic
Suit Most FIGURES.

Deep pointed collars of Irish point
lace are quite al dainty and becoming
as the many filet lace accessories the
small woman wears now. For lingerie
blouses they are particularly useful
and effective, because they supply the
entire trimming all in one piece. Take
the collar shown in the illustration,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-04-09
Women Observation-Disclosures.

DR.. Y. A. Latyam Of Chicago and
Miss Mary A. Booth Of Springfield,
Mass, are said to BIO the only expert
women photomicrographers In this
country. Photomicrography, be 1t un.
derstood, Is the delicate art Of taking
photographs through a microscope.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-04-09
Couldn't Catch Her.

1--WE just been done in oil by P.
Allette Dauber," remarked Mrs. Old
stock.
Nov isn't that too bad!" exclaimed
Mrs. Justgotit. Zone of them smooth
fellows tried to sell me a bunch of
oil stock a spell back and l turned him
down hard"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-04-09
What We Have Done.

When the hour of death comes-that
comes to high and low alike-then 1t
Is not what we have done for ourselves
but what we have done for others,
that we think on most pleasantly
Sir Walter Scott.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-04-09
cREToNNE TRIMMINGS IN FAVOR,
Are a Feature of the Cotton and Linen
House Frocks.

Quite the most pronouncedly new
feature of the new cotton and linen
frocks meant for morning and infor-
NAL afternoon wear will be the ere
tonne trimmings which are being used
on many of the most attractive new
frocks. These are in the genuine Gre
tonne or Chintz patterns and in the
varied colors that have always been
used in these designs, large and small
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-04-09
SeIf.LoNc Anasyzed.

Self-loye never reigns SO absolutely
as In the passion Of love; we are all
ways ready to sacrifice the peace OF
those we adore. rather than lose the
least part OF our own.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-04-09
shirt Waist Buttonholes,

The buttonholes in the front OF o
shirt waist should be cut across. II
they are cut up and down 1t is difficult
% make the waist stay buttcned-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-04-09

There Is something in Representa-
tive ]. Adam Bede's suggestion that
IL we should raise the Maine from
Havana harbor and find out that she
wa sunk by an internal explosion we
should have to "unfight the Spanish
war" Possibly Mr.. Bede might sug
gest a plan of campaign for ''unfight
ing 1t by which we may get back thu
amount Of the bonAed debt OF thu
United States, which is about the sum
the Philippine islands have cost us to
date.
Friendship that flames goes out In a
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-04-09
LYDIA z. PINKHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND

For proof of this statement read
the following letters.
Mrs. Barbara Base, Of Kingman,
Kansas, writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
"For eight years / suffered from the
most severe form of female troubles and
was told that an operation was my only
hope of recovery. I wrote Mrs. Pinkham
for advice, and took Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, and it has saved
my life and made me- well woman"
Mrs. Arthur r. House, of Church
Road, Moorestown. N. j., writes:
81 feel it is my duty to let people
table Compound has done for me. I
suffered from female troubles, and last
March my physician decided that an
operation was necessary. My husband
objected, and urged me to try Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
and to-day I am well and strong"
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.
For thirty years Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
andhas positively uredthousandso Of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fbroid tumors, Irregularities,
periodic pains, and backache.
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn. Mass.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-04-09
A SURGICAL
OPERATION

If there is any one thing that a
woman breads more than anotherit
is a surgical operation.
We can state without fear of q
contradiction that there are hun
dreds, yes, thousands, of operations
performed upon women in our hos
pitfalls which are entirely unneces-
sary and MANY have been avoided bv
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-04-09

Friendship that flames goes out in a
dash.-Younk.