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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-16
PRESSED HARD
Coffee's Weight on Old Age.

When prominent men realize the in.
curious effects of coffee and the change
IN health that Postum can bring, they
are glad to lend their testimony for
the benefit of others.
A superintendent of public schools in
North Carolina says:
MY mother since her early child.
hood, was an inveterate coffee drinker
and had been troubled with her heart
for a number of years, and com
planned of that weak all over feeling
and sick stomach.
Some time ago I was making an Of
hcial visit to a distant part of the
country and took dinner with one of
the merchants of the place. I no.
ticed a somewhat peculiar flavor of
the coffee, and asked him concerning
At. He replied that it was Postum.
I was SO pleased with 1t. that after
the meal was over, I bought a pack
age to carry home with me. and had
wife prepare some for the next meal.
The whole family liked 1t so we'll, that
we discontinued coffee and used
Postum entirely.
Il had really been at times very anx.
ious concerning my mothers condition.
but we noticed that after using
Postum for a short time, she felt 50
much better than she did prior to its
use. and had little trouble with her
heart and no sick stomach; that the
headaches were not so frequent. and
her general condition much improved.
This continued until she was as well
and hearty as the rest OF us.
4 know Postum has benefited my
self and the other members Of the fam.
lily, but not in 81 marked a degree as
IA the case Of my mother, as she was
q victim Of long standing"
Read THE Road to MELVILLE" in
rkgs.
There's q Reason"
Ever rrnd the above letter. A Now
one appears from time a. tine. they
gmre 1enuines true and full Of hmmnn
1nfercst.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-16
DOUGLAS JerroId's Wit.

Douglas JerroId's Wit.
On the first night of the representa-
tion of Jerrold's pieces a successful
adapter from the French rallied him
on his nervousness.
IT," said the adapter, never feel
nervous on the first night of my
pieces"
"Ah, my boy" Jerrold replied, you
are always certain of success. Your
pieces have all been tried before"
He was sorely disappointed with a
certain book written by one of his
friends. This friend heard that Jer-
rold had expressed his disappoint-
ment and questioned him: Il hear
you said - was the worst book l
ever wrote"
mo, l didn't" came the answer; II
said it was the worst book anybody
eve wrote
Of a mistaken philanthropist Jer-
rold said he was 80 benevolent, so
merciful a mamie would have held
an umbrella over a duck in a shower
of rain. '-Argonaut.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-16

not only, but Of sudden death" be.
for the mind of a child every day and
day after day of life, and might it not
tend to result in early death?
The mind Of a child is most impress
sionable. It should not be allowed to
contemplate death, and especially the
fear Of death, ~habitually. Its teach.
ings should be the Joy Of life, Of
health, Of strength. Of the Infinite. The
prayer should be uplifting, aspiring.
Joyous.
Character e thus formsd.--Medico
Legal Journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-16
Praise for American bubbles.

Princess Duleep Singh, at a dinner
in New York, said that she found the
American woman a marvel of beauty
and the American man a model of
good looks and kindness.
The American man. said the
charming princess, "is rightly held up
to the world as the pattern husband.
In Europe they have a saying about
Eve and the apple which shows how
wretched a failure the European hus-
band Is. This saying is unknown in
America, ] am sure. 1t would have no
point, no application, here in the land
Of pattern husbands"
She paused impressively. Then with
a smile she ended:
"The saying is this:
"'The evil one didn't give the apple
to the man, but to the woman, because
the evil one knew well that the man
would eat it all himself, but the WON
an would go halves"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-16

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 fneness of the fabric Is
hidden behind a paste of varying
thickness, which not only destroys the
appearance, but also affects the wear
ing quality of the goods. This trou-
BILE a be entirely overcome by using
Defiance Starch, as 1t can be applied
much more thinly because Of its great.
or strength than other makes.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-16
A Queer Malady.

Sprigg went to a noted physician to
ask advice as to his health. In pom.
pous tones he addressed the doctor:
"I-ah- have come to-ah-ask
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES is - ah ~ the
doosid mattaw with me-ah!'
Il find that your heart is affected"
said the physician, gravely.
"Oh-ah-anything else-ah?"
yes; your lungs are affected, too"
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS."
Yes; your manners are also af-
fected."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-16
A crItIque Of a Prayer.

/ hard Mr.. Harry Gaze lecture re-
Gently and he criticised the prayer we
teach u infant children to make
ever night on retiring-"Now I lay me
down to Sleep" etc.
He said 1t was a terrible mistake to
have placed before the mind Of an in
FAINT child every day as a part Of q
paryer the thought OF death, as in III
should die before I wake
Is It not d serious experiment, this
constant placing the thought Of death
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-16
A Useful Baby,

Speaking of tricks to win the sym,
pathy of juries in criminal cases
Judge Willard M. McEwen, in a re
cent address before the Illinois States
Attorneys association, said: II know
of four cases where a baby played q
prominent part in getting the acquit
tai of the defendant, and | later
learned that the same baby had beer
used in each of the cases, although
the supposed mothers in each case
were different Women."=LaW Notes
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-16
What's the Matter with Baby?

Il wonder what makes baby cry
so?" said the first friendly person.
Perhaps a pin is annoying it." ven
tured another.
"Or else it's hungry" said a third.
"Or teething," said another. "You
can't do anything for that"
Jaw, look at the way he's kicking
and see how his little fists are doubled
up" put in Bobby. He wants some
body of his own size to fight with
that's what he wants."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-16
Singular and Plural,

Whenever she gets to thinking how
much they're in debt 1t affects her
nerves" Huh! the way 1t affects
her husband is singular" How sin.
gularT Just singular. 1t affects his
nerve He tried to borrow a hundred
from me to-day."--Catholic Standard
and Times.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-16
Not Ashamed Of Economy.

Discussing England and the English
from an American point of view, a re-
cent American writer in England OBJ
serves: Nobody, from the king of
England down, is either ashamed or
afraid to be economical. Here a man
or a woman Is thought to be a fool
or a vulgarian who is not careful of
expenditure, while in America our
walters have been clever enough to
make 1t appear that economy is mean,
and as a nation we suffer according
ly. We are fools to be fooled in this
manner"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-16
An Arbitrary Classification.

$50 you think every patriot has a
more or less clearly defined ambition
to hold public officer"
YES" answered Senator Sorghum.
las a rule. patriots may be divided
into two classes-the appointed and
the disappointed"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-16
No Short Haul for Him,

This is where you get off," said the
railroad conductor.
But haven't rid fur enough" said
the Billville man.
Cant help that. You can't go any
further on this ticket"
my friend" said the man, "it's the
furst time I ever rid On a railroad
train, an of you amt a better man
than what ! am I'm a-goin' to set right
here till | see whar the road ends. ]
know it must end some're. an I'm curl
GUS to see whar. Here's one more
dollar. Now, go long an let me
alone!"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-16

Cherbourg, France Archie and
Quentin Roosevelt sailed on the Set.
Louis for New York, where they viii
re-enter school. Miss Ethel Roosevelt
will remain with her mother. await
Ing the arrival Of Col. Roosevelt from
his African trip.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-16
Another Son for Countess.

Beverly, Mass.-Mrs. Levi z. Lett
er, who has been spending the
summer in Manchester, near here, is
in receipt of a cablegram announcing
her daughter, the Countess of Suffolk,
formerly Miss Daisy Letter, has an.
other son.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-16
So. What's the use7

yes, I went fishing yesterday" be-
gan the man who tries to be original.
Luck? Well, some. l caught two
fish. One was three and a half inches
long and the other two inches"
But was he believed? Not much.
After he passed on some n com.
mented:
Bet he didn't get a bite
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-16
112 Above h nkIahnma

McAlester, Okla. ~ The govern.
ment thermometer Friday afternoon
registered 112. breaking all pre-
vious September records, and n OF
the hottest days Of the summer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-16

Chamberlain's 0 Pure Extracts, and Mams
mas Pure Phosphate Baking Powder
are Pure and Unadulterated, containing only
those substances recognized and endorsed b.
the U.s.. Government. At all Grocers. /. Il.
CHAMBERLAIN Co. st. Louis. Makers.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-16

n Hare Good Thing.
Am using ALIENS FOOT-EASE, and
can truly say / would not have been with
would give my aching feet. I think it a
rare good thing for anyone having sore
or tired feet.-Mrs. Matilda Hoitwert.
Providence, r. l." Sold by all Druggists.
&c. Ask to-day.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-16

"Alas!" moaned the Egg on the
kitchen table. waiting for the cooks
heater, give every man his dessert
and which Of us escapes whipping2'
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-16

When a girl orders flowers sent
home it's q sign that she expects the
neighbors to think some man sent
them.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-16

When a man has enough money laid
aside to keep him on Easy street the
rest Of his days, he ought to give 9TH
ers q chance.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-16

Watch any man long enough and
you will see him do something he
ought to be ashamed of.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-16

It's the judgment Of many smokers that
Lewis Single Binder Sc cigar equals in
quality most Toe cigars
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-16

Plans are being made for the cleo.
IRRIGATION Of the more important state
railways Of Sweden.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-16
The Most unkindest Gu,

TIC Wust U~HKIhuGSt Cut.
First Guide-Were you ever shot
for a deer?
Second Guide-Worse; / was snap
shotted once.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-16
GOOD for Sore Ewes.

for 100 years PETTITS EYE SALvE has
positively, cured eye diseases everywhere.
ALI druggists or Howard Bros, Buffalo, N. Y.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-16
WHY NOT?

One of the preachers has asked the
members of his congregation to bring
their canary birds to church. Why
not try to saw some of the parrots?
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-16

A dead beat always gets more credit
than he deserves.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-16

THE airship manufacturer over the
way must be making money"
"Why?"
Il notice he and his family are
flying very high"
When a girl orders flowers sent
home it's a sign that she expects the
neighbors to think some man sent
them.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-16
A sian OF It.

Bet he didn't get a bite"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-09-16

Ever rcnd the above letter. A now
cue appears from time 70 time. they
nre Kenuinc, true. a full Of hmmmn
Evening star., 1909-02-26

his motion. Mr. Lancaster made another
appeal for legislation right away, and
urged his fellow members not to foozle
away time over technical points, but to
get cheap gas in hurry.
Oliver MetZerott then said the commit
tee had looked into the matter and prob
ably would not have any more informa- l.
ton if it worked a year longer He ad-
vised quick action. Mr.. Syme thereupon
renewed his motion to appoint commit
tee Of five, of which William Guide. presi-
dent, should he chairman. Perciyai NJ.
Browne replied that such a move would
reflect on the law and legislation COM
mittee.
A very clear statement of the views of
those In opposition to the plan to IN
crease the Capitalization of the gas COM
pany las it might be permitted under the
bill in question, was made by Allan ID.
Alberts ir He stated that certain SEN
ators had said in his presence that the
bill permitted a s2O.0OO,O0o capitalization,
and said that to permit this would tax
the people of the District too heavily.
At this point, after 1t had been stated
many times that the probability of any
gas legislation this session Is very re-
mote, Mr. Claggett offered the motion
which seemed to strike every one favor
ablv and the committee on law and lesis-
lation will delye into the merits of both
sides of the question, take stenographic
notes, print its report. distribute it to the
members of the chamber and a discussion
i'm full meeting will take place about No
vember l.
Evening star., 1909-02-26
PRESBYTERIAN BROTHERHOOD.
Charles S. Holt Is Reelected Head
of National Council.

pJJTTSRURG. Pa. February 26.-T he
third annual convention of the Pres
byterian brotherhood of America closed
last night after several days session
here. A conference of the Protestant
Church laity will be held today. when
tho executive officers of dozen orSaui-
cations. representing membership or
about ,ono, 900 will meet, with view
of national cooperation and to discuss
the possibility of n national federation
The national council. organized yes
terday, re elected all the old officers with
the exception of the vice president,
Ralph w HARRISON of Sewickly, Pa,
being chosen for that position They
are Charles S. Holt, Chicago. president;
RaIph w HARRISON. Sewickly, Pa, wee
president: w. r. Farrand. Detroit. Sec
retary; Charles 7. Thompson, MinIe-
apolis, treasurer; Hugh II. Hanna,
Indianap polls. chairman executive COM
mittee: Ira Landrith, Nashville. general
secretary: Henry l.. Rosevale, associate
secretary.
The speakers at the meeting last
night were Rev. Josiah Strong, DID,. OF
New York. who used as his topic The
Brotherhood and the Social Message
and Ministry of the Church. and Rev.
John Mcdowell. DID, of Newark, n. j..
who spoke on The Challenge of tile
Church to the Brotherhood.
Evening star., 1909-02-26
BoYDs, MD.
Special Correspondence OF The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
BOYDS. Md, February %. 1909.
Mrs Narcissa Johnson died at her home
near Cosmus yesterday morning. aged
seventy years. Mrs. Johnson, who was the
wife of Robert Johnson, was injured some
wears ago in railroad accident in Bal
timore and never fully recovered. She
is survived by her husband and three
children. The children are Mrs. Florida
Hall of Baltimore, George w. Johnson,
an engineer for the Baltimore and Ohio
at Connellsville. Pa, and Willie j. john
son of near Comus.
The fine farm OF John \. Sponseller.
near Boyds composed of los acres. has
been sold to Mrs. B. Gardner of this
county for S1020, OF S61 an acre. The
farm has been greatly improved by Mr..
Sponseller by new barn and outbulld-
ings Today he sold off his fine dairy
herd and many horses and received good
prices for them al public sale.
The Barnesvlle Canning Factory Com
pany has elected l.. \. Chiswell pres
ident, and board of directors, Charles
King. w W. Darby, Levin b. Johnson,
Mansfield White, McGill Belt and DE-.
Hershey. reducing the board from e,eNcn
to seven.
Evening star., 1909-02-26
Ink Eraser Death Accidental.

NEW YORK. February 26-That
George Spencer Millett. a fifteen year
old boy, employed by the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company, met his death
accidentally, was decided by coroner =
jury yesterday. Miliett. it was shown.
was fatally stabbed by falling on an
ink-craser which lie carried in his
pocket during Il frolic with girl ste
ncGraphers in the company'S office. Ais;
Gertrude Robbins. who had been tenn
porarily detained at the time of the
fatality, was the chief witness at tho
iuGllcSt,
Evening star., 1909-02-26
Makes an Explanation.

Should the bill pass the company will
have a right. before there be any further
reduction In the price Of gas from 90
cents to earn { per cent therefor on not
less than $10.Oo0O 600. and perhaps con-
siderable larger sum, and tie day OF
further gas reductions will be postponed
indefinitely: 1t is not TO be overlooked,
of course that the bill provides that be-
fore | per cent additional dividends over
and above per cent shall be paid
to the stockholders the price of gas
shall be reduced ) cents per thousand.
thus creating a sliding scale. but the
time when such sliding scale can go into
operation after the capital shall be raised
and per cent earned will be so far in
the future as to make this feature of
little practical value to the majority of
people now on earth.
Your subcommittee does not believe
that franchise value should be capitalized.
I'VE content ourselves with calling at
tention to the fact that the amendment
favored by the gas company inferentially
admits that at the present time 1t would
be entirely proper to reduce the price of
gas to at least 81 cents a thousand under
the conditions named in the Gallinger
amendment. The rate proposed by the
House of Representatives was - cents.
and the difference between the two figures
is not SO great but that your committee
feels that it would be entirely just to the
maximum which ought for the present to
be paid in the District Of Columbia
Recommends House Bill.
The report closed with a recommends
ton that the original bill as passed by
the House be adopted, with changes that
would make the price of gas 81 cents
thousand feet after January l. 1910, and
limiting the proportion OF carbon monox-
ide in the gas TO 10 per cent after Sep
tember l. 1910. To get the Sj-cent rate
a consumer must pay his bill in ten
days, otherwise the price would be 81
a thousand feet.
Mr.. Ralston was strongly in favor of
adopting the report. He said that in his
opinion the bill was cleveriE drown. ana
according to his construction the cap
italization of the gas company could
reach S2nOOO.O0O under one of its clauses.
He also said that he believed the bill as
it stands, with the ninety-cent-Sas clause,
Is entirely favorable to the gas com
many. and the House committee looked
into the matter SO thoroughly that the
eighty-five-cent price Is probably very
fair to the consumer and corporation
alike. His speech started discussion.
There was much parliamentary 1ockeyfns.
and at times Vice President James +.
OYSTER presiding. had to resort to Wig
orous savel work to bring the discussion
to the question. {. {. Lancaster was
for getting the bill through congress ds
il stands without delay, on the ground
that the people want cheap gas and
want it quick. and that any delay would
mean no cheap gas for eighteen months
or two years.
Motion to Limit Debate.
Conrad Syme followed him, and just
as he was about to speak some one sug-
gested that forty-tive minutes to each
side he allotted for debate, and there was
a babel of voices for and against 1t. To
decide q -million-dollar proposition in
Evening star., 1909-02-26
SAYS GATuN DAM WILL FALL
DISASTER CERTAIN TO COME,
DECLARES VARILLA.

BOSTON, February 26.-A sweeping de-
nunciation of the lock system for the
Panama canal was made last night by
PHILIPPE Jean Bunau-N arilla, formerly in
charge of the old French canal. to the
members of the Commercial Club of this
city. The club two years ago formally
approved the lock system of construction.
The members listened with great in
1erest to Mr.. Bunau-Varilla's statement
that the Gatun dam would not with
stand the pressure, as many of them par
ticpated in a visit to Panama two years
ago in company with the Commercial
Clubs of Cincinnati and ST. Louis
1t was declared by the speaker that
the giving away Of the Gatun dam would
destroy the canal in fifteen minutes and
prove one of the most dramatic catastro-
phes in the history of public works.
Such thing is not a dream. he de-
clared. "for it is not only probable, but
almost certain.
Mr. Bunau-Varilla declared that the
only solution was a sea-leyel canal lI'
feet wide and forty-five feet deep, to be
dug by dredses.
Says Report Is Biased.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, February 70. Be
fore the closing session yesterday the
American Institute of Mining Engineers
attention was directed by Henry {
Granger Of Columbia, S. c.. to the Pana-
ma canal.
president Roosevelt he said. al
though he asked for frank statement OF
the situation. has received a biased re-
port filled with errors. Mr. 1aft also ID
led to believe in the reasona bleness ana
good faith Of their report In his case IL
does not make so much difference
After March he will have plenty OF
time to change around and carry through
a sea-level construction under his aumln-
istration whereas President Re oseNelt IS
made the victime of ali attempt TO uplolh
decision that has been proven UNJUST
tia BILE.
IF this stands until March 1. as Pres
ident Roosevelt was led to recommend H.
he will go down in history as having rec
commended and strongly Endorsed an Ut
terly impracticabe project. whereas ne
clearly showed his Willingness TO he tan
i'm his statements TO the public ana Ia MS
charge to the engineers.
Findings Settled in Advance.
Il have received from Senator Kittredee
the full text of the report of the board
of engineers who recently accompanied
Mr.. Taft to the isthmus. Every on"
the nature of their report, as
those who were not already committed
to the lock plan were men who could
no more be expected TO report aGahrt
dam construction at Panama than couid
a female suffragette of New York be eN-
pected to request the disfrancnsemeht
of her sex in Colorado.
But it is exceedingly to be regretted
that those eminent engineers affixed their
signatures to a report, 70 careful and com
pletc analysis of which will demonstratc
To be absurd at the present time, and II
their piaps are carried out their de-
scendants will regret that they made
report on this great subject. whose means
of accomplishment and whose essential
condition they were incapable OF COM
pretending.
Evening star., 1909-02-26
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