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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-26

FREIGHT BUSINESS.
This will receive proportion the enormous
interests
freight exchange
City, which
If desired could
road, from which
would be fattering.
TERMINALS.
terminal facilities,
City, where there ample and
These facilities
charter provisions which enable
the advantages priv
facilities enjoyed by the older roads
This proportion of the freight of the two
miles shorter than competing
ncaculabe advantage in favor of the
Railway.
PASSENGER TERMINALS.
each end of the road will
excellent
the travelling public.
POPULATION SERVED NEARLY COMPLEMENTARY
ATE TERRITORY.
territory includes the
uation within radius Of miles of the line which traveres
garden and farm
The wealthy and
advent of nterurban road
cheap, both
urgent and imperative demand for such
Railway be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-26

Wilkes-Barre & Wyoming Ry. Co. ..............8 IS mil
North Texas Elec Co., r. Fl Worth to Dallas 81 mi
Fonda, Gloversville & Johnston N. Y. 118 mi
Norfolk e Portsmouth, Va. Railway Co. 1877 mi
Utica & Mohawk Valley Railway Co.. 155 mi
Lexington & Interurban Co, Ky. 20 mi
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-26

S877, 564 or more than 20 per cent +
Each share of stock has a par
stock now offered is fully paid an,
Only for limited time will tn
$4,000 per share, payable in ca
equal monthly payments.
lsas City The Interstate Is IA Miles Shorter til
of SAVING going into the divide
~pense of train haulage, would ST.
and if the estimates and anticir
are realized, this road will not be
it's stock will rival Standard Oil ar
and rise to two or three hundred
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-05-13
COWBOY IN CABINET
New Secretary of Interior Was
Once a PIainsman.
Richard A. Ballinger Prepared Him
self for College While Driving
Cattle-classmate of His
Predecessor, Garfield.

Washington. = Biographies have
been published, and stories have been
told of Richard A. Ballinger, former
commissioner of the general land Of
fee and former mayor of Seattle, now
secretary of the interior in President
Taft's cabinet, but not n of these ac-
counts tells of @s&ge Ballinger's life
as a cowboy upon the plains of south
western Kansas 80 years ago.
Three years he spent in the saddle,
herding droves of cattle cross the
range, and to this day he recounts
interesting experiences that his fellow
cabinet officers will doubtless call
upon him to repeat. On n occasion
he was almost killed by the hoofs of
an unruly broncho.
During these years he studied the
classic languages, riding many miles
across the plains each week to recite
his lessons, and by his own efforts he
prepared himself for college, where he
was a classmate of James r. Garfield,
who, a quarter Of a century later,
made him general land commissioner
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-05-13
SEEMED LACKING IN RESPECT
Little Girls Innocent Use of Descrip-
tive Slang Expression Amused
Fellow.Trayeler.

81 was going to Patchogue," said a
woman at the Waldorf, when l saw
sitting near by a little girl with her
mother, the mother evidently a for
eigner, the child born in this coun-
try, both surrounded with bundles in
the foreign way. The child was six.
The conductor came along and the
child of six held out the tickets.
"T want you to put us of at Pat
chogue,' she said, smiling up at him,
and help us with oul- bundles, please.
My mothers a greenbnrn. She doesn't
know anything about travelling
Il watched her until the two ar
rived at their destination, and think
l have never seen a more polite little
girl or a more seemingly dutiful daugh-
ter. 1t was quite evident to my mind
that she meant no disrespect to her
mother by calling her by what would
seem to us to be an %opprobrious cpl
thet. She had merely adopted one OF
our slang words Is the very best OF
English."-New York Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-05-13
Food Of the Eorefathers.

Judging from a passage in Harri-
sons Description of Britain" break
fast eating in the sixteenth century
was held to denote effeminacy. Here
tofore," he writes, there hath been
more time spent in eating and drink
ing than commonly is in these days;
for whereas of old we had breakfasts
in the forenoon, beverages or nun
lions after dinner, and thereto reare
suppers when it was time to go to
rest, now these old repasts, thanked
be God, are verie well left, and ech
inc Except here and there some
young hungrie stomach that cannot
fast till dinner time) contenteth him
self with dinner and supper onlie.
X. . The mobilize, centric, and
students ordinarilie go to dinner at II
before noon, and to supper at five, or
between five and six at afternoon. The
merchants dine and sup seldom before
- at noon, and six at night, ~especialie
in London. The husbandmen dine also
at high noon, and sup at seven or
eight; but out of the tearme, in our
universities, the scholars dine at ten
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-05-13
Germans Drinking Less Beer.

AS appears by the published state
ment concerning the business opera
tons during the last year the brew
cries of Frankfort and of Germany in
general did not work very profitably.
Lessened sales, owing to the existing
business depression, unfavorable
weather during the summer season,
increased taxes and high prices of
raw materials are stated as having
caused the decline in earnings. One
Frankfort company has declared only
Az per cent. dividend on its stock,
against eight per cent. last year. Not
a few Of the German brewing com
panies have, in order to increase sales,
purchased high-priced properties and
| equipped luxurious barrooms, which
are ostensibly carried on by independ.
ent tavern keepers, but the latter, in
reality, have no capital and are but
business agents of the brewery, whose
beer they are by contract bound to
sell. The outlook of the brewing in.
dustries in Germany is not bright just
now.-Consular Reports.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-05-13
EVIDENTLY FOND OF PHRASE
Or Youthful Sailors Vocabulary Wa
Limited, Judging by His Con-
Versation.

He was a sailor boy of about is, and
his companion = probably his girl
cousin-seemed to have met him at
the station and to be conducting him
to spend some of his leave at her
home. Evidently the boy had been
to see his parents and was satisfied
with their general condition, for the
conversation went IKE this:
"And how is your father?"
"Oh, he's all right"
"And your mother?"
"Oh, she's all right"
How did Lucy get on at school?
She must be a big girl now"
"Oh, she's all right"
Are the boys quite well?"
ooh, they're all right"
There was quite a long pause after
this, and then the girl tried again.
However do you sailors manage to
live on a ship" she said. you must
find it very monotonous." For the first
time the sailor smiled. He answered
the earliest part of the question by
shaking his head. ooh, we're all
right" he explained. Manchester
Guardian.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-05-13
AN INTERESTING PAINT TEST

There is a very simple and interest.
ing chemical test by which to detect
impurity in paint materials. Thou
sands and thousands of people, all over
the country, are making this test. 1t
is a sure way to safeguard against
the many adulterated white leads
which are on the market. Any one
can make the test-all that is needed
is a simple little instrument which
may be had free by writing National
Lead Company, 1902 Trinity Building,
New York, and asking for House
owners Painting Outfit No. 40.
The outfit includes also a set of color
schemes for exterior or interior paint
ing, or both, if you wish, and a book
of specifications. No houseowner
should make any arrangements for
painting till he gets this outfit.
One can't expect a satisfactory paint
ing job without pure white lead. There
is a way to make sure you're getting a
pure white lead-without testing it. See
that the key bears National Lead Com
pany's famous Dutch Boy Painter trade
mark, which is a positive guarantee Of
purity. Your dealer probably has
this white lead. If not let National
Lead Company know.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-05-13
@aS0
Xga The Flood FAX
NhaGRXI By Samuel Lincoln iNNGSNM
Copyright. 1909, by Daily Story Pub. Coz
BY Samuel Lincoln

Say" said Tommy, did l ever tell
you about the circus We had at our
house the other night?"
No" said l. settling back in my
chair, let her rip"
Well" continued Tommy, at was a
p~eacherine, considering that the cen
ter of disturbance was nothing but a
china bathtub, like a canary birds OF
a hotel vegetable dish-same blame
thing-only larger.
We'll, as l was saying, it vas on a
Saturday night, and came home very
early, about 2 a. m. | wasn't particu-
larly anxious for the folks to know
what time / got in, as the dad had had
a notion to NOW down my allowance
for a couple of moons past. He's al
ways preaching about early worms
and birds and opportunity and things.
Il could see my fond parents wait
ing up for me with tracts, but l
braced the game and in | went. Moth,
ing doing-no parental greeting
uQuoC llh0 d tOulu, lnOn L ACdlN q
soft peep from the head of the stairs:
Tommy, is that your.
Sure says l were you looking
for some one else?'
Come on up says sis, there's a
lot doing
in a minute says l. l located the
ice-water tank and imbibed generous
ly. Then, with some difficulty, | as
cended to the upper deck.
THE proud and happy author o.
my being and the publisher of the same
were doing some kind of a splash act
%, Tommy says sis, I'm so glat
you've come-we're all going to be
%drowned!'
isis vas skylarking around the
main cabin in a mosquito netting she
called a bathgown, and the fond an(
dutiful parents were likewise attired
Thomas, says the governor, it il
three o'clock, and you may as wei
spend the rest of the evening profit
ably. We are all much wearied will
the unaccustomed exertion.' With thi
he hands me a pail.
The city's reservoir was backing
up into our tub, and the family wa
dipping it out and pouring it into tn
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-05-13

after a long discussion inside, the
plumberhimself c~ondescended to speak
to me. I can't wurruck on a
Sonday,' says he. It's aginist the
rules of me union
"'Union be smothered,' says /; five
people are drowning. It's twenty for
you if you will come and save our
lives
"Tll come says he, fer the sake
iv the errand iy mercy He wanted
to stoke the sugar first, but | told
him that my filthy lucre was in my
other vest on the piano, SC he hooked
up his kit, and we started. He went
to sleep four or five times on the
way, but we finally made the harbor
and dropped anchor.
ION deck there was no change in
the scenery. Author, publisher and
sis were still bailing when / introduced
the plumber.
"'Thcmas, says the governor, you
are a credit to the family Sis few
the coop On account of not being
dressed for company.
How long have you been doing
this?' asks the plumber.
"'Since II p. m.-last II p. m,' says
the governor, hopping his marble
brow.
"'Why didn't We put in the plug,
laya brick on top iv it, and go to
bed?" asks the plumber.
"'Never thought of it, says /, feel
ing foolish.
1.-THE plumber got his kit, nu-
screwed the trap of the ~washbowl and
gave something a push to the right,
Yer trap "a stopped up says he
and that sent the water to the tub,
IT'S the same water says he. 'Ye can
see how soiled it is from bailing it SC
frequent
Wouldn't that get your goat? Wed
been transferring the same water al
night from the tub to the bowl and
back again!
"NGive me the twenty says the
plumber.
"Not on your tin-type,' says the
governor, getting red.
1.-The young buck promised it, says
the plumber, otherwise l wouldn'1
have come. It's aginist the rules iN
me-
"tAll right says the governor, 'yol
shall annex it. It'll come out of you
allowance, Thomas
Il let the man out, and he says
Can I leave me kit out in the entry
till I come back@
81 suppose so,' says |, feelins
grouchy. Where are you going?'
"I'm going to early mass says he
to praise God fer me brains. Top Q
tn mornin' to yer honor!'
Cheap No name for it; I felt lik'
a bargain,counter shirt that had beef
marked down to SO cents"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-05-13

and whose seat he has taken in the
cabinet room.
This interesting episode of the from
told in his W words-and he emem-
bers most distinctly the incidents of
his cowboy days.
when I was Is years old-in 1873
my father moved from Virden, ILL.,,
to Larned, Kan, and as that was in
the center of the cattle country, |
soon was a cowboy" Judge Ballinger
relates:
my most memorable experience as
a knight of the plains came when a
wild horse got the better of me. That
was at Spring creek. wanted an
other horse, and went into the cor
raj to lasso one, for I had gained con-
siderable skill with a rope, and in the
enthusiasm of my youth thought I was
invincible.
81 got the thong rope over the ami
mails head, all right, and managed to
get him up to the snubbing post,
where the horses are branded. Grad
ually I worked up the untamed steed
until l was within ten feet of him.
With a motion as quick as lightning
SO it seemed to me--he raised himself
on his hind legs and struck me to the
earth.
when I came to, which was some
little time afterward, the horse was
gone and | needed medical attention.
For two years I served in the coun-
ty offices at Larned, first as deputy
county clerk, and then as deputy
treasurer. While l was in the treas
urer's office; acting as treasurer, I ex-
posed the shortage of a county official
to the board of commissioners, but
though no arrests were made the
scandal attracted wide attention, and
I was threatened with personal VIC
lence for my activity.
while I was on the range l rode
seven miles every Sunday to recite
Latin to the steward at Fort Larned
where several companies of soldiers
were stationed. l was grateful for this
assistance and also for the interest ia,
ken in me by a minister, who lived
three miles or more from our ranch
and who was willing to impart to me
his smattering of Greek. My ambition
was to go to college as soon as
could, and I spent three years at the
state university of Kansas and al
Washington college at Topeka"
While at Washburn young Ballingel
met Senator John j. Ingalls,, who adj
vised him to take a course at Will
Jams college. He followed the advice
and graduated with the class of 1884
of which young Garfield was a mem
Der.
For two years following his gradu
alton Ballinger studied in the law of
flee Of s. Corning Judd, a prominent
Chicago attorney, and then he wen
to Kankakee, ILL.,, where he became
city attorney. Later he was city at
torney of Decatur, Ala, after which
he went to the state of Washington.
He was for four years on the superi
or bench of Jefferson county, residin,
in Port Townsend, after which HI
went to Seattle. His term as mayo
extended over a period Of two years
and at its conclusion he was pre-
vailed upon, reluctantly because Of hi
private interests, to take charge Of tn,
reorganization Of the general land oil
fee.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-05-13
Cuba is to Repay Debt.

The recent intervention in Cuba cost
the United States some six millions OF
dollars. And Cuba is expected to pay
the freight" But the terms are easy.
The president is empowered by con
gress to receive from the Cuban gov
eminent from time to time such
amounts to reimburse the United
States as he may consider the Cuban
treasury then able to pay without seri-
GUS embarrassment" There is a chance
here for a difference of opinion be
tween the Cuban secretary Of the
treasury and the president Of the
United States in regard to the mean.
ing Of the last six words of the con,
dition.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-05-13

Some local men Of enterprise, in
Connemara, Ireland, are wondering ii
the plant known as wild fax" which
grows extensively in the mountains Of
Connemara, could be developed into
a native industry. 1t is said that If
the fax was put through a proper
course Of preparation 1t would stand
the test of the best manufactured
o D or Irvine. Steps are being taken
to organize q syndicate to try to de-
velop the growth of the plant by the
~peasantry. 1t is thought that the
texture being SO good in Its wild state
cultivation would greatly improve 1T
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-05-13
Not His Business.

"Pow'ful fertile country daoun theh
in Texas" said the colonel. Eyes, sch!
Why, sch, l know spots daoun theh
where the trees grow so close togetheh
that you-all couldn't shove you'll hand
between theh trunks. And game, sch!
Why, sch, I've seen Fehginyuh deeah
in those same forests with antlehs
eight feet spread! Yes, seh!"
At this point some meddlesome idiot
asked the colonel how such deer ever
managed to get their antlers between
such tree trunks.
"Thet, seh," said the colonel, draw
ing himself up with squelching dig
nifty, lis theh business!"-Everybody'S
Magazine.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-05-13
ractIess or TactfuI?

'Waiters who hire out for parties
ought to be trained for that" said
one who has suffered. Last night at
a little party l was giving a waiter |
thought knew his business walked up
to a distinguished singer, who was in
the midst of a song, and insisted upon
her taking a plate of salad and a glass
of punch. She had to stop the song
to get rid of him."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-05-13
40, to Sweep the Dust off the Lake.
Says SareastieaIIy."

washbowl. I could see what would
happen If we didn't bail it out-the
ranch would float down the street in
about two hours by the clock. The
more / bailed the less good it did. |
took about 81 pals Of water out Of
that thing, and it was no joke, either,
as my roof was full of bats from the
evenings merriment.
WHO found it?' asks I.
ME says sis. When l got ready
to hit the sheets, I came in here for
my evenings swim and found the tub
filled up of its w accord. I blew the
the whistle and piped all hands on
deck OF course, that wasn't her ex-
act language, but it's the idea.
81 bailed for two hours straight,
with sis encouraging me and begging
me to omit mutilating the English.
The hinge or my back got rusty and
my brain cells began to work. See
here says l to sis, you bail a while.
I'm going after a plumber or some
thing
a Ah L lulllDCIy y bCOlCu ~. Sis, WudI
plumber would come out here at half
past four on a Sunday morning.
It'll be five by the time that /
pipe his nobs,' says !, and plumbers
ought to be up early, even if 1t is Sun
day morning. The early bird catches
the worm. Money'l bring him, and he
can look to the governor for it,
y. - =. ~. E -.--L
".All right says sis, I'll bail
while we went ON talking the tue
filled itself again. The water rose in
distinct jerks, or tides, and / couldn't
seem to make any Roadway. Sis said
that when | had a good start, she'd
yell for help, and get the rest of the
family at it again. They'd been. sleep
ing now for two hours, net. Well, |
hiked off down the avenue without the
slightest notion of the plumber quar-
ter. I woke up a druggist, who cussed
me good and plenty and then some
when he found that I only wanted to
look at his directory, and he banged
the door in my map without giving me
a look at his sainted book. Then
piped a jay to port, rolling towards
me, and as he looked respectable. /
tagged him.
Kind SIR says |, can you put me
wise to a pipe Specialist Says he:
Young man, I don't understand you;
I am a throat doctor myself That
don't fill the specifications, says +;
i don't want q bacteria sharp, only
a lead-pipe doctor
TO- says he, and he located a joint
for me where the plumber slept oveI
his office. is there a night bell?' says
/. 'Donno,' says he. You'll have tc
rap ! picked up a brick to rap with
and set sail. / made more noise thar
one of those steam organs.
Il pounded and raped until I was
horse; then a drowsy voice asked
from the inside: Did some wan rap?
Some wan did, says !. I want :
plumber d~ouble-quick. What for?
asks the voice.
10. to sweep the dust off the lake,
says safcastically. Come out, ]
need q plumber.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-05-13
A CURE FOR FITS.
The Treatment Is to Accomplish
What Science Has Been Strue-
Cling to Attain for Centuries.

The intense interest that has been mani
tested throughout the country by the won
derful cures that are being accomplished
daily by epilepticide still continues. 1t is
really surprising the vast number of peo-
pie who have already been cured of fits
and nervousness. In order that everybody
may have a chance to test the medicine,
large trial bottles, valuable literature, His
tory of Epilepsy and testimonials, will be
write to the DR.. May Laboratory, 548
Pearl Street, New York City.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-05-13
Work of Fish Hatcheries.

As the result of special efforts in
the hatchery work during the year
the output of fish and eggs in 1908 was
greater than ever before in the history
Of the national bureau, reaching a to-
tai of ,S71,456,2S0 Of this number
2,413, sos, 225 were young fish distrib-
uted for the stocking and restocking
of public and private waters, and the
remaining 457, CAT ,055 were eggs de-
livered to state and foreign h~atcheries.
The output of young fish exceeds the
greatest previous record for any one
year by 10000 900
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-05-13
Mrs. Howe,s Opinion.

Mrs. Julia Ward Howe's sense Of
the ridiculous has always been a sa-
wing grace, leading her to avoid grand
iloquence. On one occasion a lady
at Newport, trying to get a fine senti.
ment out of her, said, one moonlit
evening on a vine-hung veranda:
MRS. Howe. do say something lovely
about my piazza!" Whereupon every
one listened for the reply. In her
~delicately cultivated voice Mrs. Howe
responded: 81 think it is a bully
piaz."-New York Herald.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-05-13
z E COVERED HIM.
itchina Torture Was Beyond Words
Slept Only from Sheer Exhaustion
Relieved in "a Hours and
Cured by c%utloura in a Month.

81 am seventy-seven years old, and
some years ago I was taken with &C.
zema from head to foot. 1 was sick
for six months and what | suffered
tongue could not tell. I could not
sleep day or night because of that
dreadful itching; when I did sleep it
was from sheer exhaustion. l was
one mass of irritation; it was even in
my scalp. The doctors medicine
seemed to make me worse and l was
almost out of my mind. I got a
set of the Cuticura Soap, Ointment and
Resolvent. I used them persistently
for twenty-four hours. That night l
slept like an infant, the first solid
nights sleep / had had for six months.
In a month I was cured. W. Harrison
Smith, Mt. Kisco, N. Y, Feb. 8, 1908"
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Sole Props, Boston
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-05-13
Ewes Are Relieved By Murine

when Irritated by Chalk Dust and Eye
Strain, incident to the average School
Room. A recent Census of New York
City reveals the fact that in that City
alone 1888 School Children needed Eye
Care. Why not try Murine Eye Remedy
for Red, Weak, Weary, Watery Eyes,
Granulation, Pink Eye and Eye Strain?
Murine Doesn't Smart; Soothes Eye Pain.
Is Compounded by Experienced Physi-
clans; Contains no Injurious or Prohibit
ed Drugs. Try Murine for Your Eye
Troubles; You Will Like Murine. Try 1t
in Baby's Eyes for Sealy Eyelids. Drug
gists Sell Murine at Soc. The Murine Eye
Remedy Co., Chicago, Will Send You In
teresting Eye Books Free.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-05-13

Jose Gaudaloupe Aleitd Of Jalosti-
tlan, state Of J~alisco, Mexico, is said
to be the Oldest man in the world.
The record of his birth as contained
in the archives Of the parish church
shows that he was born in ITO, which
makes him 1879 years old. He is in
good physical condition.