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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-02-04

upon reaching our hotel, after two
hours run by train and a half hour
spent in crossing troubled waters in
an odious little steamer, we were not
in a condition to be enthusiastic about
our new quarters.
Elibabeth's booklet had said:
This well appointed house combines the
comforts of home with the conveniences
of the best hotels. The cozy bedrooms,
spacious ~verandas, abundant, carefully
prepared food, and cheerful, willing serv-
ice appeal at once to the jaded traveller,
offering all essential bodily comforts and
refreshment; while natures never ending
panorama stretching away into space af-
fords vistas pleasing to the eye, and the
society of other cultured guests provides
the mental stimulus so necessary for true
recreation.
Even now, however, / hesitate to re-
call our first week in this ideal retreat,
when it rained without ceasing and
the beauties of nature were left to the
imagination, while the house itself
proved a delusion and a snare.
Elizabeth got along best, for she
Immediately inspected her wardrobe
and ripped up two skirts and a shirt
waist preparatory to making them
over with circles Of lace insertion let
in by hand; her ardor was a little
dampened when she discovered she
had no lace and nowhere to buy it,
but she rallied bravely and resorted to
fagoting instead, with satisfactory
results.
Gabrielle and I were not so for
tunate, for experience had taught us
not to attempt to improve on our raj
ment, and after we had written to
everybody we knew and told them
what a delightful summer we antici-
pated, we had reached the end of our
resources, and I only stared absently
out of the window. while Gabrielle
took to reviewing her past life, which
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-02-04
ITcHED FOR TWELVE YEARS.
Eczema Made Hands and Feet Swell,
Peel and Get RaW-Arms Affected,
Too-Gave Up All Hope of Cure.
Quickly Cured by cuticura.

II suffered from eczema on my
hands, arms and feet for about twelve
years, my hands and feet would swell,
sweat and itch, then would become
callous and get very dry, then peel
off and get raw. l tried most every
kind Of salVe and ointment without
success. | tried several doctors, but
at last gave up thinking there was a
cure for eczema. A friend of mine
insisted on my trying the Cuticura
Remedies, but did not give them a
trial until | got so bad that I had to
do something. / secured a set and by
the time they were used / could see a
vast improvement and my hands and
feet were healed up in no time. l have
had no trouble since. Charles t.
Bauer, Volant, Pa, Mar. II, 1908"
Potter Drug & Chem, Corp, Sole Props, Boston,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-02-04
THE RETRAcTIoN WAS WORSE.
Second Statement "PiIed Up the
Agony" on Rival Editor.

District Attorney Heney of San
Francisco, a short time after his
wounding, discussed with a reporter at
his bedside n Of his statements
about the San Francisco boodlers.
They expect me tc retract that
statement, do they?" he said, grimly.
Wei, If did retract it, my ~retraction
would be like the Tombstone editors.
He, you know, printed a story to the
effect that a rival editors father had
served 81 years in jail. Pressure was
brought to bear on him, and finally he
agreed to retract that statement. In
his retraction he said:
1--WE find that we were mistaken
when we said in last weeks issue that
the Clarion editors papa had passed 81
summers in the p~enitentiary. All eff
forts of friends to have his sentence
committed to life Imprisonment failed,
and the old man, as a matter of fact,
was hung"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-02-04

is proof positive that she is very blue
indeed.
What use have I been in the
world?" she demanded, lying face
downward on her bed. II do nothing
but eat and sleep and enjoy myself,
year after year."
You are lots Of use to me-" inter
rupted Elizabeth cheerfully. "Would
you cut these sleeves elbow length?''
mo, I wouldn't; I don't like them
well, I do" and Elizabeth clashed
her scissors vigorously (elbow sleeves
being a point upon which they differed
emphatically), while Gabrielle pulled
a pillow under her head and continued
solemnly:
Il have quite decided that next win.
ter shall be different. When we 60
back to Washington / intend to read
something improving every day, and
to spend money I generally waste on
theaters in flowers for the Children's
hospital; and I will read to the blind,
and take them up and down to the
congressional library to those enter
tainments, you know"
We exchanged smiles over her I'M
conscious head, for the blind had often
before been promised the pleasure Of
her society without reaping any actual
benefit therefrom, and reference To
them always indicated that her spirits
had reached the zero point.
Let us go OUT I suggested, feeling
that something must be done to cause
a diversion; 'even II we get wet, 1t
will be better than staying here"
So we donned our rain coats and
walked through the little village, with
its modest frame dwellings and &C.
casional p~retentious hotel, up a hill
and straight out on a bluff overlook.
ing the sea. There, isolated and alone,
was a vacant cottage with a covered
veranda.
! shall never forget our first sight
of the ocean-all gray like the EN-
~veloping fog, except where the white
crested waves rolled highest, with
wonderful green shadows and opales-
cent lights. AS we looked, the mist
lifted, the sun came out, and we saw
the vast Atlantic stretching away into
space. restless, awesome. and tire
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-02-04
Football VS., PRAYER.

Willie, aged five, was taken by his
father to his first football game. The
feature that caught his chief approval,
however, did not become evident till
he said his prayers that night. To the
horror of his parents, Willie prayed
with true football snap:
God bless papa,
God bless mamma,
God bless Willie;
Boom! Rah! Rah!
Success Magazine.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-02-04

"how I should like to spend the sum
mel right here!"
WELL" returned the care taker,
"the house is to let"
1t was the beginning of the end. We
all knew 1t privately, although we did
no more than casually ascertain the
rent; but Elizabeth conversed aside
with the old man, while Gabrielle
tried each chair in turn, and I discov-
cred a light arranged over the couch
where n might lie and read luxuri-
ously on stormy evenings.
"Of course" said Gabrielle, as we
turned reluctantly away, 1T Is out Of
the question for us to take It,"
"Of COURSE" we echoed; but Eliza
beth added that the rent was ridic-
ulously low, and I referred to the
view from the window and the utter
absence Of vines or any sort of YER
dure, so necessary to combating hay
fever.
We wanted to go back along the
shore as far as possible, so descended
a very steep little flight Of steps lead
ing down to a small shed or boat.
house, belonging to the cottage.
A woman stood on the little slip,
looking out over the water. She turned
as we approached, and I recognized
Mrs. Graham. The keen air had
brought a little color into her face,
but her lips looked blns and pinched,
and her voice, as she responded to my
surprised greeting, shook uncontrol.
lably.
T am waiting for my husband" she
said. HE went out early this morn.
ing in his boat, and has not yet re-
turned. Our cottage 10 Just beyond
the bluff, but I had no idea W Q were
your neighbors."
explained that we were at the
hotel, and expressed the hope that
she felt rested after her Journey, but
she had resumed her scrutiny OF the
ocean and did not reply to my inl
.quiry.
GRO Be coNTINUED.>
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-02-04
BILLS TO AID AGRICULTURE.
One Measure Provides for State Sta
tistical Board.

Columbia.-Three bills of vital i'm
portance to the agricultural interests
Of the state will be introduced at the
present session of the Missouri legis-
lature by the representative of Boone
county and other legislators. The
bills were drawn for the state board
of agriculture by the secretary, Geo.
B. Ellis.
One provides that all county fairs
be articulated with the state fair,
under the direction of a body COM
posed of the state fair board and two
or more delegates from each of the
county fairs. This governing board
would meet annually to make provis-
ion for a uniform classification of the
live stock exhibits and the stock-judg-
ing events in the various fairs. The
bill also provides that the state appro-
pirate money for premiums on horti-
cultural, agricultural and live stock
exhibits.
Another bill for which the board Of
agriculture will stand sponsor, pro-
vides for a state statistical law like
those now in effect in Kansas and
Michigan. 1t porvides that the as
SCISSOR of each county take a census of
live stock, dairy cattle and poultry,
so that an increase or decrease in the
production may be determined at any
time.
A third bill provides for the estab-
lishment of a state immigration bu-
reau, al part Of the board of agricul-
ture, and a state employment bureau
for farm labor. The latter would not
interfere with any bureaus now in eX~
istence. 1t would aim to provide suit
able employment for immigrants, with
a special view to building up the dairy
industry in southern Missouri.
Senator A. e. l.. Gardner, of st.
Louis county, will introduce a bill in
the legislature to deprive sheriffs Of
the right to select petit %juries, plac-
ing this duty upon the courts.
Another measure provides for in
creasing the salary of election judges
and clerks in the various counties of
the state from $3.50 to So per day.
This bill will not affect the city of St.
Louis.
An act providing ror reports of
births and deaths also will be faith
cred by the st, Louis county senator.
This bill makes it mandatory ON the
parent or medical attendant to report
the birth of a child. The bill carries
a penalty of a fine Of not less than
$40 nor more than $500 and an addi-
tional penalty Of thirty days in jail.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-02-04
Hadicy signs Stones Commission.

Jefferson City.-Gov. HadFey has
signed the commission Of William J,
Stone as United States senator for a
term of six years from March 4 next,
The commission was executed by w,
G. Irwin, who was chief clerk under
former Secretary of State Swanger,
and is a splendid specimen of artistic
penmanship. This is the first com
mission ever issued to a Democratic
United States senator from Missouri,
which was signed by a Republican
governor and drawn by a Republican
clerk.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-02-04
Urge Electric Headlights.

Jefferson City.-One of the meas.
ures for which the railroad organiza.
tions of engineers and firemen will
ask the general assembly, through
representatives now on the ground, is
an enactment compelling all the rail-
road companies in the state to equip
all their engines with electric head
lights. Many Of the companies have
fitted UP their passenger engines with
these headlights. but train crews want
them to go on freight engines as well
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-02-04

Two years ago the salaries Of the
vice-pfesident and speaker Of the
house were $4,000 each, Then they
were raised to $12, 900. Now 1t is pro
posed to advance them further to $780,
900. Who says prosperity Is not r.
turning full tilt?
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-02-04
Measure to Raise Salaries.

Jefferson City.-Bert Dummit, of
PIERCE City, Mo, secretary and treas-
urer of the Missouri Court Reporters
Association, arrived here and will
work for the passage of a bill to in
crease the salary of the country
S~tenographers.
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SYNOPSIS.

Three girls-Elizabeth. Gabrielle and
tElise-started for Canada to spend the
summer there. On board steamer they
were frightened by an apparently dement,
ed stranger, who finding a bag belonging
tinizing a photo of the trio. Elise shared
her stateroom with a Mrs. Graham, also
bound for Canada.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-02-04
Hear Tuberculosis Talk.

Jefferson City.-The senators and
members assembled in the house Of
representatives Thursday afternoon
and listened to an address by DR.. Will
liam Porter Of st. Louis, DR.. J.. I.
Eaton of Bismarck, and DR.. Lucky of
Columbia, on the subject of tubercu-
losis. DR.. J. T. Miner, member OF the
house from Lewis county, presided
and introduced the speakers.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-02-04
CHAPTER n.

When ! wakened the next morning
I wal alone, and should have been in
clined to believe the preceding night
a dream were IT not for the penciled
words on q scrap Of paper pinned to
my counterpart, that thanked me for
sharing my room and expressed the
hope that WI might meet again in the
future
1t was raining when we landed, and
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-02-04

Smokers appreciate the quality value of
Lewis Single Binder cigar. Your dealer
Lewis Factory, Peoria, Ill.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-02-04

Nevertheless to say that d always
hesitates IL to say that she II 4 weak.
ling, and therefore. H should b atrIck.
en- from our calendass
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-02-04

Marriage is the hurdle between ro-
nance and reality.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-02-04

A man never realizes how silly his
love letters are until he hears some
of them read in court.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-02-04

ONLY ONE "BROMo QUININE"
That is LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE. Look for
the signature of n. W. ROVE. Used the World
over to Cure a Cold in One Day. 25c.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-02-04
H UNEMPLOYED.

IHSI0s pIeHJy OF WUTh aDUuI II 0
only look for it."
Eyes, and by the time I've found it
all me eneTgy's gone!"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-02-04
Fee offices on Salary.

Jefferson City-Harry G. Yates, rep
resentative of the Third district Of
Buchanan county, is to introduce a
bill which provides that all officials
In counties having a population of
over $4,000 and less than 100, 900 shall
be placed on a salary instead of the
present fee basis.
The agitation in behalf Of this meas
ure was brought UP by the citizens Of
Buchanan county and st. Joseph, be-
cause 1t was believed some county OF
tleers we're making too much money,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-02-04
am Strikes at Alien Labor.

Jefferson City.--A bill to curtail the
wholesale employment of alien labor
to the detriment of n%ative-born toilers
will be introduced in the senate by
Senator ]. L. Bradley, of st. Francois
county. Senator Bradley's proposed
law limits the number Of foreign la
borers that may be employed by any
firm or corporation licensed to do bus
mess under the laws of Missouri to
10 per cent Of the total number of en-
ployes.
Naturalized citizens are placed in
the same category as sunnaturalized.
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.BLER|OT HERO OF
HOUR IN ENGLAND
French Aviator Center Of En-
thusiastic Crowds.

London, July 27.-Louis Bleriot, the
Frenchman who made history by fly
ing across the English channel from
Les BaraQues to Dover, distance of
twenty-one miles in the remarkable
time of little less than half an hour,
and his famous little monoplane have
reached London, tho former to receive
the monetary fruits of his achieve
ment In the shape Of check for 49,
900 and the latter to be placed on ex-
hibition to the financial advantage Of
both London hospital and the en-
terprising proprietor of the only
American department store here. The
famous aviator Is finding hero wor-
ship much more trying to endure than
the strain of navigating the air.
Remarkable scenes were witnessed
at Dover when M. Bleriot returned
there to attend civil reception in his
honor. The Frenchman was mobbed
by the enormous crowds and the po-
lice had to come to his protection, so
eager were the enthusiasts to greet
him at close quarters.
A similar ovation awaited the av1-
ator at London, his compatriots hay
ing gathered at Victoria station in
huge numbers. With the help of the
police he finally succeeded in getting
away and reached his hotel where he
was presented with the check at a
luncheon party.
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Coeoanuts Make Good Fuel.

Mine Is rather curious business"
said man who owns small ware
house and shed down near London's
docks. II deal In cocoanut shells, and
last year I sold more than $4,000 bags
full of them as fuel. -.'.- ...
II buy thousands Of cocoanut shells
from stall keepers all over London,
from confectioners, from cocoanut oil
extractofs, from market sweepers and
others. I won't tell you the usual price,
but sometimes get them for nothing,
for carting them away, In fact. sell
them at fourpence a bag, most Of my
customers being poor people, who mix
them, when broken up, with Slack
coal. But in scores of hotels and large
houses a quantity Is bought to be mix
ed with Goals as fire lighters, for the
Immense amount of oil In cocoanut
shells makes them take fire at once
Try 1t and see.
Y have rivals In the business in 9TH
er parts Of London, and some Of the
makers Of patent fire lighters MIX large
quantities Of the shells in their compo-
stions. "-London News.
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JEROME APPEARS
IN THAW CASE
Assisting State in Hearing
at White Plains.
COURT GRANTSPERMISSION

Counsel for Plaintiff Objected to Pres
ence of New York District Attorney,
but Is OverruIed-Siayer Of Stan
ford White Faces Trying Ordeal
When He Takes the Stand in Effort
to Prove His Sanity. -.
White Plains, N. Y, July 27.-The
severest ordeal of Harry K. Thaw's
struggle for freedom from the Mat
teawan asylum for the criminal insane
was before him when Justice Isaac N.
Mills Of the supreme court recon.
menced the hearing at which Thaw is
trying to show himself sane. Charles
Morschauser, Thaw's attorney, reaf.
frlned an intention Of putting Thaw
on the stand to give personal proof
of ThaW's sound mental condition.
District Attorney Jerome, who last
week announced hts intention of help
ing the state and the Westchester
county authorities, was present.
When the hearing of the case was
resumed Deputy Attorney General
Roger Clark, who, on behalf of the
state, is opposing ThaW's application
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-07-27
The Telephone.

II
Professor Alexander Graham Bell is
reported to have explained in a lecture
bow he came to invent the telephone
as follows:
Ny father invented symbol by
which deaf mutes could converse, and
finally ] Invented IN apparatus by
which the vibrations Of speech could be
seen, and 1t turned out to be tele-
phone. 1t occurred to me to make a
machine that would enable one to hear
vibrations. went to an aurist, and he
advised me to take the human ear as
my model. He supplied me with a dead
mans man ear, and with this ear expert
mented, and upon applying the appara-
tus found that the dead mans ear
wrote down the vibrations.
arrived at the conclusion that If
could make iron Hbrate on dead
mans ear could make an instrument
more delicate which would cause those
vibrations to be heard and understood.
| thought If placed delicate piece Of
steel over an electric magnet I could
get vibration, and thus the telephone
was completed. -
The telephone arose from my at
tempts to teach the deaf to speak. It
arose from my knowledge, not Of cleo
tricfty, but as a teacher of the deaf.
Had been an electrician would not
have attempted It,"
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A HANDSOME COMPLIMENT.

The Verndale Sun says of
Bemidji's claim as the leading city
of northern Minnesota, as indicated
by our postoffice taking unto itself
metropolitan airs:''
The Bemidji postofice is now
open day and night for the receiving
and dispatching of mail. Bemidji
will now have something to sub
stantiate its claim as the leading
city of northern Minnesota as there
is no better evidence of the advance
ment of city than the local post,
office. And when this is recognized
by Uncle Sam there is certainly
some cause for the advancement"
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Sour Milk Cow,

The woman was new to the country,
and her host took great pains to ex.
plain to her whatever she didn't un-
derstand about the farm. He had little
regard for the truth, this farmer; he
delighted to test her gullibil1ty to the
utmost.
The cows seemed to interest her
more than any other domestic animal.
One Of the cows had lost her tail
somehow, and this fact led the woman
to ask why it was.
'oThat's the sour milk cow" the farm
or explained, with a straight face.
I'VE always cut the tail off one COW
In the herd so as to get sour milk
fresh every day."
The woman looked her doubt.
tits perfectly true" the farmer in
sisted. "You see, when the cows tail
Is gone the sun shines continually on
the cows udder, and the constant heat
sours the milk
But the woman still -doubted.-New
York Sun. ~.
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Rats on Ships.

"Are rats destructive? Well" said
a captain Of merchantman, II once
knew them to get through $4,000 worth
Of stuff In five days
Japan does an immense trade with
China In cocoons, and the first time I
carried such cargo they were packed
In sacks. When we got to Hongkong
we found that the rats had discovered
that part Of cocoon was good to eat
and the bill for their board came to
$4,000. The shipowners were sued for
that amount; but, the packing being
considered faulty, the claim was dis
allowed 1t was the first and last CO.
coon feast the rats had, for ever since
Japan has packed cocoons In zinc lined
cases .s.. r.
"Bvery time a ship gets back to Liv-
erpOol rat catcher is set to clearing
out the rats, but by the time we have
loaded up again the rodents are every
bit as numerous. In some ports we use
rat guards on the ropes, and the ship
Is always fumigated before taking a
cargo Of fruit or tea. But there Is no
getting rid Of them entirely"
Graphic. =
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Few Buried Alive.

TT might be incidentally mentioned
for the relief Of anxious souls" says
DR.. Woods Hutchinson In the Amer
can Magazine shat tho risk OF any
Individual passing into trance and
remaining in it long enough to be
buried alive IS exceedingly slight,
There Is no authentic Instance Of this
having ever occurred. I took occasion
to Investigate this question some years
ago and communicated with number
Of leading undertakers, and they all
unanimously denounced It as one Of
the myths Of the times. One Of them,
at the time president Of the Natioaal
Funeral Directors association, tn
formed me that be had carefully IN
vestigated every instance Of burial
alive reported in the newspapers for
fifteen years past and found every one
Of them to be, in his own language =
pure fake.'"
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Prepared For CONTINGENCIES,

I'VE have lots Of curious last re-
quests from patients who are about
to have operations performed" said
a nurse In the women's surgical ward
Of one Of the New York hospitals, 'but
I thought about the last word had been
said on this subject one day last week
when one Of my patients before going
to the operating room called me to her
and asked me to write two postal
cards to her husband so that she might
sign them before the operation. One
was to read, MY dear husband, the
operation was at 10 o'clock this morn
ing, and am getting along fine' The
other one was: MY dear husband, the
operation was at 10 O'Clock this morn
ing, and I am sorry to say I died.
From your loving Wife" -New York
Times.