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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-19

at any rate. A young woman stood
midway up the broad staircase, lead
ing to the gallery, and | moved on
with the throng, making her my desti-
national point.
Pardon me, are you Miss Devour-
ney?" | asked, when the crowd had
drawn me neal enough.
One white slipper was visible, and
her train caught in one hand.
mot at ALI" she SAID, surveying me
with the clear directness of the TWEEN
tieth century's feminine product.
Il am sorry" I murmured, pausing
to let others pass us.
Instead of turning away Indifferent
ly, she yelled a glance which had been
Of perceptive swiftness, and said:
Doubtless. But it is hardly flatter-
ing to be told So"
But, you see, I assure you l only
meant that IL you were Miss Devour-
ney could linger for a moment, and
not fight my way to the head Of the
stairs. Even a little conversation
would be more enjoyable
The Vision in white satin seemed to
be smiling inwardly. Outwardly she
was maddeningly grave. ! felt unac-
countably old and far removed from
her world.
Is she, Miss pevourney, then, a pro-
fessional conversationalist?"
II assure you / never heard her talk
in my life!" I averred.
"Oh, that accounts for 1t. She is a
good listener" murmured the Vision.
OF course, I knew that I was being
coldly chaffed, but I adroitly ranged
myself on her side Of the stairs won
dering a little at her condescension.
I'm sure / owe an apology for
speaking" I ventured, "but I hap
pened to look up and recognize you"
"Oh!"--the gray blade OF her gaze
was suddenly unsheated.
"--as Miss Modernity-"
absurd" she murmured Then
please understand that / recognized
you first as Mr.. Antiquity, or /
shouldn't have answered you" Z
II fancy the meeting Of extremes is
Inevitable / said, politely. May /
not make a way for you to ascend or
descend? 1t is crushing here, to say
the least"
Yes, If you will. ! suppose ! must
let you. IL was looking for some
one when you came up and
Here the crowd made 1t necessary
that | should force a way up to the
gallery above. When we had gained
1t | added:
lyon are exceedingly good, and !
an favored beyond expression. You
zee, I'm d stranger yet to my own, a
sort OF Rip Van Wrinkle, and am keen
spxious to feel my ground beneath
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-19
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications. as they cannot reach the dis.
eased portion of the ear. There is only one way 10
cure deafness. and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an infamed condition of the
mucous lining OF the EustaChian Tube. When this
tube is intiamed you have q rumbllng sound or i'm
perfect hearing, and when It is entirely closed, Deaf
ness is the result, and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to Its normal condi-
tion. hearing will be destroyed forever; nine cases
out OF ten are caused by Catarrh, which Is nothing
but an infiamed condition OF the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case Of
Deafness Caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured
by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free.
+. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-19

no cure for me and I was given up to
die. Being urged, I used Doan's Kid
ney Pills. Soon I was better and in a
few weeks was about the house, well
and strong again."
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-19
One Way to Gaze the Brute.

Il think that's a charming thing for
your wife to do" the visitor remarked.
ITO sit down on the floor and take
your shoes off for you after dinner"
1T is" acknowledged her husband,
"but there's method in her madness.
She does it to keep mt at home. She
knows that once my shoes are of
and my slippers or I'll be too lazy to
put the shoes back On and go down
town"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-19

For years ! was
weak and run down,
could not sleep, my
limbs swelled and
the s~ecretions were
Troublesome; pains
were intense. / was
fast in bed for four
months. Three doc
tors said there was
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-19
Maxine Hiuh.HeeIed shoes safe

To overcome the objection on the
part Of some women to high-heeled
shoes, because Of their danger to
weak ankles, a Virginia woman has
devised q T-shaped piece Of metal. to
be inserted In the heel Of a shoe and
extending on either aide Of the foot
to support It.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-19
II DID.

Mr.. Holesale-So old Pepperpot had
a kick coming on that last bill of
goods, Ell? Wouldn't that make you
sore?
Mr.. Litewate (the salesman)-It did
me, sir. He kicked me out.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-19

Lime Sorrei Fields.-It appears that
sorrel is not a sure indication that
soil is acid. Yet, no one has probably
seen a field well filled with sorrel
which lime would not help.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-19
Il Would e So.

1T takes a good deal Of money To
keep the sons of rich men going" re-
marked the moralizer.
yes" reioined the demoralizer, but
It doesn't take hem long to get there"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-19

When a young nan is in love he is
apt to promise a girl anything she
wants, little knowing what a big con
tract he has undertaken.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-19

With a smooth iron and Defiance
Starch, you can launder your shirt
waist Just as well at home as the
steam laundry can; it will have the
proper stiffness and finish, there will
be less wear and tear of the goods,
and it will be a positive pleasure to
use a Starch that does not stick to the
irnn
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-19
COMFORTING.

Jones (sick)-My dear, what will
you do If | should die.
Mrs. Jones-Is your insurance all
paid up?"
Jones-Yes, dear.
Mrs. Jones-Id have the loveliest
mourning gown that's ever been seen
on this street.-Toledo Blade.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-19

Failure after long perseverance Is
much grander than never to have q
striving good enough to be called q
failure.-George Eliot.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-19
The Only Use He Knew.

The head of the family" was read
ing the vivid account of the departure
Of the Israelites from the land of
Egypt, and the four-year-old son lis
tened with intense interest.
At length the reader came to the
passage, "And Moses took the bones OF
Joseph with him." when the boy,
whose limited experience had taught
him only one use for such articles,
shocked his staid relatives by crying
in excited amazement:
"To make soup wiv?"-Harper's
Monthly.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-19

Lewis Single Binder Cigar has a rich
taste. Your dealer or Ler'g Factory,
Peoria, Ill.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-19

TIE less account a dog is the moro
a boy thinks of him.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-19

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children %teething, softens the gums, reduces In
Gammation, Rllays pain, cures wind collie. Csc o bottle.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-19

The charity that begins at home is
generally too weak to travel.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-19
%HED-soUND FOR MONTHS.
Hope Abandoned After Physlclans'
Consultation.

Mrs. Enos Shearer, Yew and Wash
ington SITS, Centralia, Wash, says:
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-19

Use Aliens Foot-Ease
Curestired, aching. sweating feet. 25e. Trial package
free. A. :. Olmsted. lie Roy, NY.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-19
THE NEWEST MODE.

Susie-What does the new baby at
your house look like? Is it nice?
Sammy-Must be the latest thing in
babies. Maw's as tickled over it as
If it just come from the milliner's.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-19

There are no vacations in the school
for scandal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-07
THE STORY.

ttED Ut what If the story is truc?"
ID and as the question kept press.
ing itself in upon her, she tapped her
daintily.sandaled foot impatiently upon
the polished marble floor, as though
she demanded answer from the very
stones at her feet. But nc answer
came to her ears but the soft, muf-
fed tap of her foot upon the floor.
at all comes from listening to the
idle tales of the wanderer and adven-
turer," she exclaimed at last lmpa.
tiently; and then almost in the same
breath she added:
But what If the story is true2
How | wish | knew.
This King Solomon Of Israel must
be a wonderful person." she contin-
ued musingly to herself, as she
threw herself upon the low divan and
gave free rein to the thoughts which
crowded into her troubled heart. And
his God must be even more wonderful
than the gods OF Sheba.
But no." she added hastily, this
cannot be. Let me not be disloyal to
my gods and my land. What fairer
land could they give than the spice
laden fields, the golden sands of her
rivers and the precious stones? Sure.
ly the God of Israel cannot have done
more"
But your gods divided the
waters Of a mighty river, nor threw
down the walls of a city, came back
the answer as snatches Of the story
OF the nation of Israel came to her
mind as they had been related to
her but a few days before by the
traveller.
This traveller had come on n Of
the trading ships which had touched
at a nearby port, and the wonderful
stories Of the land from which he
had come had reached her ears and
she had SEN for him. And he had
| come, glad OF the chance to tell to the
| beautiful queen OF the land Of Sheba
his story. Eagerly she had listened
while he had told of the people OF
Israel, OF the Tod or israel ana MS
wonderful headings and dealings. OF
the land which he had given to his
people, and Of the wonderful king
| whom God had established upon the
throne. Ard when he had gone and
the first thrill of the story had been
spent, she fond doubt creeping into
| her heart.
II was naught but the fair dream OF
a romancer. No land could be bet
ter than her land. No gods we're
better than the gods OF her fathers
| and her fathers fathers. She would
not prove disloyal to them. But al
ways while she sought thus to bring
herself back to rest content with what
she already possessed. there persist
ed this question:
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-07
FEW FREAKS IN ARCHITECTURE.
Eccentricity on the Part Of Those
Building and Furnishing Houses.

Instances of eccentricity on the part
of those building and furnishing
houses are common enough in every
community. The following instances
of freakishness in that regard may be
cited in illustration Of certain phases.
A Russian gentleman has erected at
a cost of 5000 rubles on his country
estate at Savinowka, in Podolia, a 16-
room house made entirely of paper.
This house, which was constructed in
New York, is calculated by its archi-
tect to last longer than would a stone
building. The whole of the furniture,
too, is made from the same material.
In County Westmeath, Ireland, a
house has been built whereof all the
windows are made to resemble in out.
line the backs of Of easy chairs, being
thus constructed by its eccentric own
eer to match the backs Of a set Of
chairs in the dining-room,
In Connecticut a certain land owner,
thinking that the view from his house
lacked a church, proceeded to supply
its place by erecting a row of cottages
so designed as to resemble, from his
side, the edifice required. Approached
from the other direction, however, the
sham Is at once manifest.
Some years ago a man Of scientific
attainmonts, as we'll as Of considerable
means, elected to live in a tree in a
suburb of Washington-that is, he en-
joyed his leisure moments in the
branches of the tree itself, where he
had caused to be built a platform
large enough to accommodate easy
chairs and such other furniture as he
desire I'd to make use of during the day.
At the base of the tree, however,
and surrounding it was built a struc.
ture of brick and stone inclosing the
sleeping apartments OF this eccentric
individual. For many years this
unique residence was one Of the
sights Of the national capital.
One of the oldest houses eve con-
strncted was the fruit Of a French
mans inventive fancy. This was the
revolving house." a structure actual
ly built upon casters. so to speak, in
order that the occupant might by
means of an ingenious mechanism at
any time roll It about, obtaining what
ever light and air his fancy dictated.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-07
Home TRAINING in Manners.

Not only does the teaching of good
manner in the home during child
hood prove a blessing during youth
and render a child pleasing and at
tractive, but it Is Of incompatible
value later, says the Designer. No
where else, and from no one 80 well as
the mother, can the growing boy or
girl become easily and naturally
familiar with all the little mannerisms
that stamp n as being well bred.
1t Is useless to reprimand q child
for the very errors Its elders commit
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-07
Uses Glass for Bread Board.

Our great earthquake last year broke
one Of the large plate glass windows
in my husbands store. He IL me
a good.sized piece from M of the
fragments, and find 1t De best bread
board ! have ever used. As the edges
are easily made cafe by rubbing them
with a fine file wet with camphorated
%turpentiDe, 1t makes a convenient aBd
useful board" Dough will not stick
to it as readily as to wood. 1t Ia fine
for use with French candies and so
forth.--The Housckeeper.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-07
siciijan Vespers.

The Sicilian yespers is a name
given to the massacre Of the French
in Sicily on Easter Monday March
30), 1882, the signal for the COM
mencement of which was the first
stroke Of the vesper bell. Charles Of
Anjou, by his brutality and injustice,
drove the Sicilians to desperation, and
on that evening the inhabitants Of
Palermo, enraged at a gross outrage
offered by a French soldier to a young
Sicilian bride. suddenly rose against
their oppressors slew 1000.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-07
Shows Gains,

The last report Of the Presbyterian
Congo missions says: The work Is
gaining in quality and quantity. There
has been a great increase liz the in
tensity and extensiveness Of the work.
The results are worthy Of all the sacri.
fees made. The government and the
conscienceless Catholics are our chief
source OF embarrassment"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-07
Man After Woman's Place.

Woman has invaded nearly every
line OF business once devoted to men,
but 1t seldom occurs that the male
will think 1t worth while to steal a
poor housemaid's Job. The financial
stringency. perhaps, forced n per
o 30 FAR to forget his manhood as
to apply for general homework. The
following advertisement appeared in a
morning paper:
young man wants place for general
housework, first-class cook, bread.
cake; sleep out"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-07

Behold, . greater imam 500
mon Is here" Do you hear the
challenge Of scripturef A con-
temptation Of this story OF SOLO
mon and appreciation OF his wis:
oom and glory bring with them
nothing but condemnation IN
that we can discern the splen-
doris that marked his I've ana
reign while at the same time
we miss the beauty and charm OF
the son OF God, the greater tnan
Solomon.
"The queen OF the south shal'
rise up In the Judgment win
this generation and shall con-
denim It," And the Judgment
will be just, for how can we es-
cape when we have neglected.
so great opportunity OF seeing
and knowing him VINO Is eaIleo
"Wonderfui, e~ounsei'or,
Mighty God, The Everlasting ID
ther, The Prince OF PeaceF'
True II Ia OF the wor'd as isa'
lab declares: when we sna'l
see him, there IS no beauty thas
we should desire NM RE 10
despised and rejected OF men, a
man OF sorrows ana acquainted
with grief; and we ma as u
were our faces from him; ne
was despised and we esteemeo
MN not" II Is not tnat ~
beauty and the glory ana inc
power are not there, but u Is
that we turn our faces from
MIN who would reveal an 'nese
things to US, and 9 only the
temporal things OF IRE.
Having ears we hear not But
not SO with the queen OF sheba,
the country far, far to the south,
for when tidlnss came OF a
certain King Solomon, and OF
his wisdom and the splendors OF
his kingdom, she listened to the
story, and determined that she
would prove to her own ears
and her own eyes that all she
had heard was true And SO
she came!
CAME! Do you grasp the sig
nificance of that word? Where
you are nov dwelling In ease
and contentment you will never
be able to know that these
things which are spoken of the
greater King Jesus r true.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-07
Aids prison.Gste Work.

The Countess Won Boos-Farrar, a
relative OF the late Archdeacon Farrar,
is deeply interested in the prison-gate
work of the Salvation Army. The
countess Is gifted with a beautiful
voice and has or several occasions
sung to the prisoners in the tombs.
She a lately to the men OF the
Bowery mission, New York city.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-07
Bible in Dakota Schools.

There Is at least n state In the
union which does not eem afraid to
teach the Bible in the public schools,
In North Dakota a two years course
In Bible study has been made a part
of the curriculum Of the State Nor
NAL school. Recently $3.50 pupils at
tended these classes, which were CIV
en- by officers Of the Sunday School as
sociation.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-07
EAGER for Bible knowledge.

Rev. w. NJ. Junkin writes from
Korea of the Korean Christians max.
ing sacrifices in order to attend the
Bible teaching services and says;
where but on the mission field can
you find men clamorlng for Bibles
and running with them TO anyone who
can teach them saying: Tell me the
meaning?' This is the case here and
1t Is the most encouraging phase Of
the work in Korea at present
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-07
The Chances.

(Which would you rather be?' asked
the ambitious youth; "a great speaker
or a great writer?'
1T all depends" answered Mr.. Siri-
US Barker, ON whether you would
rather take a chance on getting cler-
gyman's sore throat or writer's
cramp,'
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-07

Eyes" said the queen, lifting her
eyes and looking about her. Yes, I
thought / was not mistaken, This is
the place. All, how near ! came to
turning back in my quest, and how
glad | am now that | kept on, What
wonderful things have ] heard and
seen. Truly the God of Solomon is the
one and only God. Not half vas told
me of all the wisdom and prosperity
which the Cod of Israel has given his
servant Solomon. And now ] 90 back
to my land, and the God OF Solomon
shall be my God, and he shall be the
God Of my people. for | have seen and
do know that there are no gods like to
the God of Israel"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-07
NOT Much.

She--Don't you believe in hrinsins
yourself in close contact with all in
your range?
He-Well, not II it's the kitchen
range.-Baltimore Sun.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-07

Scripture Authority. Kings, io:i.1s.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-02-07

THE laws must In the future be adj
ministered as they are now being adj
ministered. SO thai the department Of
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-02-19
SETTLEMENT REGARDED FINAL
Reply OF Japan Co Memorandum from
United states on Tmmisra-
tion Received.

TOXIC. Feb. 1s.-The reply Of Japan to
the memorandum from the. American
government Of January 26 will be handed to
February 19
The document which has been carefully
prepared. outlines plans for the proposed
future control OF the emigration of Japan
ese to America. 1t includes many conces-
sions which followed conferences between
Ambassador O'Bredn, vlscount Hayashi.
Japanese minister Of foreign affairs, Baron
Ishii, chief OF the bureau of commerce
and Mr. d. w. Stevens, adviser to the
Japanese embassy at Washington. The
latter is acting as adviser to the
foreign office pending the arrival of Mr..
Denison, who ls expected to resume duties
of that position on April lS upon his return
from his vacation. It is believed among the
Japanese officials that the proposed plans
for the restriction Of emigration will be
satisfactory and therefore will finally settle
all the existing differences
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1s.-That there is
to be the least possible delay in the Off
cial reception of Baron Kogoro Takahira
as ambassador from Japan, was indicated
today in an early can at the State de-
partment of CounselloF Miyaoka of the
Japanese embassy, 70 take the first step
in arranging the details. These details
include the sending Of formal note to
Secretary Root from the embassy requlr-
ing information of the presidents pleasure
in the matter The president will fix a
date and hour for the reception.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-02-19
FOREIGNERS LEAVE COUNTRY
Secretary Straus Presents Figures 80
President at Meeting of
Cabinet.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-At the cabinet
meeting today Secretary Straus of the De-
partment of Commerce and Labor, laid be-
fore the president some significant figures
as to immigration and emigration. The
figures show that for January there we a
large decrease in the number of japanese
arriving in the United States. The total
arrival for both the mainland and Hawaii
were 91 as compared with about 5000 for
January, 1907. Mr.. Straus did not offer any
explanation as to the falling off in Japan
ese arrivals AS to the immigration to the
United States from other countries, Mr..
Straus said the total for January was in
round figures, 27OO. as compared with 500
in January one year ago, a decrease of 30
per cent Mr.. straus showed that for the
months of July, August September and
October the total immigration was 463,0OO
to the United States, while the emigration
for the same period was 10000.
The figures on emigration of November,
December. January and February not yet
prepared, are expected to show a still
greater ratio as compared to immigration,
there having been large outgo Of foreign
ers in November and December.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-02-19
ENToMBED MINERS RESCUED
Only One of Twenty-EiRht Men Killed
by Running of Pillars of
Coal.

SHAMOKIN, Pa, Feb 1s.-An but one of
the twenty eight men and boys who were
entombed yesterday in the Midvalley col
liery were rescued early this morning.
Frank Orloslie. a miner. fell down a chute
after the accident and was killed
The men were entombed by a number of
pillars of coal running, causing a gang
way to close in. When the miners were
imprisoned they gathered in a long we'll
ventilated gallery and made plans as to the
best means of digging their way through
the blockade. The men had picks and
shovels and began work without delay
The imprisoned men heard sharp raps on
the steam pipe running through the drift
and felt certain of their being rescued
When the rescuing party penetrated to the
entombed men it found that the men had
dug for a great distance through the fall
of coal. There were but few persons at
the entrance OF the drift when the rescued
men reached the surface. The men quickly
made their way to their homes showing no
bad effects Of their experience.