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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-02-25
DIR. w. J. SMITH,
Graduate American School of osteopathy, Kirksville, Mo.

CONSULTATION FREE. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. Board,
Room and Treatment $40 to SIS per week. Special Rates to parties de-
string Board Without Treatment AZ.
This Institution is designed and constructed for the comfort and accommodation Of
patients who seek relief and recuperahon and the recovery of lost health. Its location is
for this purpose. Itis or the Iron Mountain Railway, SO miles south of St
Louis, and 64o feet above that city. Nestled at the foot of Shepherd Mountain, embow-
cred among majestic uees, just off the main street. and free from its noise and dust ai
alongside, and connected With the famed Emerson Pmk, with its shady walks and drive.
rays Sylvan Lake and Grant Spring, and their attractive surroundings, nj NOR beautfu
or stIrreat for the invalid and convlss@nt or the weary and careworn can be
found in ALL America.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-09-23
Twas Ever Thus.

The man on horseback logged along:
anon be hummed little song; he said,
II pity that galoot who plods along the
road on foot; I'd rather in the grave re-
pose than pound the highways
with my toes" A stately carriage then
rolled by; the fellow in it heaved sigh.
-"Great Scott!' he cried, "l'd be a corse
before I'd travel on horse! To ride up.
on an old white mare and get all cover
ed with her hair, wealth's the limit.
and vow, I'd rather ride upon cow"
With many a chug and roar and jar
there thundered past motor car; it's
owner, riding thus in style, glanced at
carriage with smile. "a relic of the
ages dark! I'd rather ride in Noak's
ark! Just sec those silly horses shy, and
kick the driver in the eye! They travel
10 miles day and pant and sweat the
whole blamed way. and they are apt to
buck and pitch and dump the outfit in
the ditch. l cannot see why any chap
will ride in any such blooming trap"
An airship whizzed o'erhead afar; the
driver watched the motor car, and to
his passenger said he: "I'd ride upon
the gallows tree before I'd leave this
trusty ship in such car to make triI !!
The driver makes some slight mistake,
and then the whole machine will break,
and there will be sickniug thud, a
dust cloud and shower OF blood. y
Walt Mason.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-09-23
About ''Rube" Field.

"Prof. Rube" Field, known in Miss>u.
ri and the west as lightning calculat-
or and mathematical expert, is an in
mate of the jackson county poor farm.
He has been in this institution about
three years. He could tell the time OF
day to the minute, the instant he was
asked, without referring to timepiece;
in fact it would not have done him any
good to look at clock. as be can Meth
or read nor write. He never attended
school, yet can add column Of figures
OF any length 10 his head and give the
correct answer every time. RUDE is &C.
centric, OF course. He calls himself the
9th wonder OF the world and says his
powers are due IN miracle. lie has
steadily refused all of the many offers
he has received to adopt the stage US d
means Of livelihood. 1t suited him bet
ter to travel around at random, and he
was happy il he could pick up enough
coins to assure something to eat. He
was born 10 Bath county. Kentucky,
and as boy began to show the peculiar
powers which mark his career. He
showed many other peculiarities, such
as making pets of snakes, eating green
corr and cucumbers in the fields with
out any i'll effects. He spent most of
his boyhocd puzzling his parents and
physicians because the satisfying of his
ragenous appetite did not appear to
harm him. Warrensburg Journal-Dem'
ocrate.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-09-23
SEED TESTING FOR @sa,
MISSOURI FARMERS.
State Takes Steps to Save Farm
'fFa ers Large SUM Now Wasted
on Poor Seed. is2-

A seed testing labratory for the bene-
fit of Missouri farmers and seedmen is
being operated at the agricultural COL
iege at Columbia, in cooperation with
the u. s. department OF agriculture.
1.-THE farmers OF Missouri are wasting an
nually thousands of dollars in buying
eeeds OF poor quality and large share
OF this could be saved by having all
seeds tested at the laboratory. This
work is done free OF charge and it is to
the advantage OF every farmer to have
this work done.
Seeds should be sent 10 care OF the
Seed Testing Laboratory, Columbia,
Mo. For small seeds like grasses and
clover a tablespoon full is sufficient
For large seeds such as wheat, oats, etc.,
three or four teaspoons full should be
submitted. These samples should bear
the name and address Of the sender and
a letter should accompany them stating
whether purity test is wanted or
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-09-23
whether the seed is to be tested for both

whether the seed is to be tested for both
purity and termination.
Where purity test is desired, fe.
port can be returned within week.
Where termination test is desired, it
takes few days longer.
The number Of pernicious weeds that
are being distributed over the state in
the various kinds Of grasses, clovers and
other seeds are many OF them danger.
GUS pests and it is to the interest of
every man to know exactly what he is
sowing. He should also know the ger
minating qualities of the seeds he uses.
This information is at the disposal Of
the farmers Of Missouri, With no cost to
them. 1t is frequently possible to So;
cure samples Of seeds from the various
sources, have them tested, and then
buy on the results Of the tests. -.
NJ. F. MILLER.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-09-23

D. Fl. Badgley sent the News, this
week, a souvenir booklet OF views OF the
city of Birmingham, where Mr.. Badg.
ley lives. The booklet is an interesting
one and tells US some things we didn't
know about the southern steel center.
For instance it shows that this busting
town Of less than fifty thousand inhab-
itants has several genuine sky scrapers,
more in fact then manya northern city
of 100000. The steel and coke indus
tries at Birmingham are among the
first in the world. ''
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-09-23
Character Revealed By Hat.

That there Is any character to be dis
played in the choice and manner Of
wearing hat win doubtless be retea
lation to many girls. But girl who is
at all observing can tell from the hat
another woman wears what manner OF
person it is with whom she is dealing.
There is little round black hat, with
scarcely any attempt at trimming, ex-
pect fat black bow. This hat is sure
to be worn by little old maid, one who
is sweetened rather than soured by her
single lot. She is one who is absorbed
in other peoples children.
A simple little toque worn with veil
indicates the girl OF great common sense.
Nothing especially startling or original
about her. Just good sort.
The girl who chooses a hat with alb
rupt angles. who always has wings or
stiff, conventional trimming on her
hats, and who never wears flowers, is
another kind altogether, You may al.
ways know her to be determined, indie
pendent, and il given half chance, she
will be domineering.
There is soft, elusive, feathery kind
Of creation that is worn bysome woman.
A man would say she was distinctly
feminine, womauly 10 all she did. But
she is more than this-she is subtle,
elusive and charming. She is the girl
all men think they would like to marry,
but there are not enough of this sort to
go round.-Publisher Auxiliary.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-09-23

See Wheat, the grocer, for all kinds
of ieed-brand, shorts, chops, etc.
South side, Schoolcraft building.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-09-23

Crow Nero Co, have full line Q
fresh groceries.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-09-23
Morrow Case Postponed.

W. 8. Morrow, whose trial was to
have come up at the present term OF
circuit court, has been released from
custody, as all the cases against him
went over until the January term; Nor
row giving bond OF $500 for his ap-
pearanoe. The bond was signed by II.
Il. Steele, VIM. Burns, John M. carp,
Charles A. Lockwood and Gus Swift,
This case, which has been the topic. Of
conversation on our streets for the pas,
week, can now rest until January, 1910,
at which time, no doubt, it will co dis.
cussed pro and con.--Golden City Her
aid.
WHEAT LAND FOR RENT have two
good farms for rent, fine land, tenan,
must have two to four teams.
7.15f. FRANK GULIcK, Jasper.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1909-09-23

Get your ICE at Wheat's.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-28

is committed is the elimination or re-
ligion from public life. This does not
necessarily mean that every bona-fide
republican is a pagan. Indeed. Leo Nil
acknowledged in many message 10 the
French people that in his days. at any
rate, il was still possible to be loyal
republican and a good Catholic. But
the policy TO which the republican states
men committed the government and the
nation developed TO an extent never con-
tempIated by its originators. and in the
relations of religion and education
toward the state. as also in the social
reforms. matters have been carried 10
extremes. for it is not possible to regard
1t as anything else than an extreme when
the confederation Of male and female
teachers of the public schools in France.
not content with the adoption of an atti-
tude OF neutrality on the subject OF re-
ligion in their schools, go so far as TO
hail Ferrer. the initiator Of atheistic
schools in Spain and the apostle Of an
archy. as a martyr to superstition
Thoroughly imbued with the belief that
the republic is in favor of atheism and
is averse 10 religion in any form. the
teachers of both sexes. instead of merely
remaining neutral. endeavor 10 instill
into the children's minds a dislike and
observances" The most sacred things are
ridiculed--a favorite method. since the
childish mind is always susceptible to
New-York tribune., 1909-11-28
THIS INTENDED ESPECIALLY FOR THE BUSY MAN

collapse Of their balloon, Colmar. Their
bodies were found near Fiume. Austria
Hungary FIVE hundred miles from Berlin.
Near by was their balloon, huge rent IN
the envelope telling the story of their
death. Brenckmann had been the third
person TO insure his life with a company
just formed 20 take air navigation risks
"A million dollar corporation for the
commercial manufacture Of the Wright
brothers aerO2lanes has been formed By
the Wrights and several we'll known finan-
cierS. TlanT are being pushed rapidly iE
order TO have flying machines on the mar
ket by May 1. A manufacturing plant is
now under way near Dayton. Ohio, and
others will be erected in the near future
Those who are most heavily interested in
the Wright Company. as the new corpora
tion is called, were announced as being Cor
nelius Vanderbilt. Allan A. Ryan. Morton
T. Plant. Howard Gould, Andrew Freed
man. Robert J. Collier. Edward J. Ber-
wind. August Belmont. Russell A. Alger
and Theodore P. Shonts."
Mr.. Shonts having failed to get to Har-
lem IN fifteen minutes b. subway. may be
going 20 try the high-in-air route" COM
mented Busy Man
Negotiations have practically been con-
cluded whereby NJ PauIhan, the French
aercnaut will come 20 America to take
part in the exhibition flights during avin-
ton week az Los Angeles. Later he will
give exhibitions az the Mardi Gras at New
Orleans and at other places in the South
He will receive s20.0 900 a month
Hubert Latham. who was invited 10 Join
the shooting party OF the Marquis de Poll
gnac at Berru. France. arrived in his mono
plane. having flown from Chslons. a dis
tance of about nineteen miles, In thirty
minutes. The guests assembled at the
lodge sighted the aerOplane when il was
speck on the sky and watched its swift ap-
proach. The machine twice circled above
the grounds and then settled gracefully 10
earth near the front gate OF the inclosure.
Latham then stepped forth. gun in hani
He potted number of pheasants and part
ridges. and at sunset boarded his mono
plane and returned TO Chalons.
That's what you may well cali drop
ping in TO take pot luck q" said Busy Man.
The marriage of ex-Secretary Of the
Treasury Lyman J. Gage and Mrs. Frances
Ada Ballou took place In San Diego Cal
mis- bride is thirty-fve. She is Mr.. Cages
third wife and he is her second husband.
The affair was what some people call a
quiet wedding
Hope IL won't be followed by one OF
those noiseless divorces" chuclzIed Busy
Man
New-York tribune., 1909-11-28

ties which would account for this con-
dition of offairs. There are a quarter
OF . million fewer births a ar now than
in 1870. and 10000 fewer births per an
mum than in 1883. At this rate of prog
ress. that is TO say. judging by the last
forty years. two decades hence France
will be losing at the rate of 100 900 in
population Year net: while Germany
is already now adding to her population
at the rate OF million year. BY the
end of the present century. on the basis
of this calculation. the population of
France will have dwindled from 50 900
COO 10 30OO0,0G0 and at the end of the
twenty-first century the population will
have diminished to 20o00,O00.
II is a terrible outlook for a great and
otherwise progressive nation. and one
well calculated 10 give rise TO alarm.
and even TO despondency Naturally it
has become the subject Of much discus
sion and investigation That the declin-
ing birth rate is due to alcoholism is an
argument which has been disproved by
the fact that the number Of births is
larger in Finisterre. in Morbihan and
in the northern departments. where
there is 4 greater quantity Of spirits
consumed than anywhere else in France.
Some attribute the decline Of the birth
rate TO the heaviness Of taxation. But
there have been times when imposts
weighed much more heavily upon the
people In this sense, that the latter had
New-York tribune., 1909-11-28

are eager for immediate action. They
call themselves the party of the Action
Francaise, and. constituting themselves
a sort of advance guard. are a source
OF some trouble TO the real leaders Of
the Royalist party, the foremost among
whom is the pretender's principal Heu-
tenant. the Due de Luynes.
The bOurgeOisie. alarmed by the So
cialistic policies of the republic. which
are aimed at the right OF property, is
turning it's face more and more toward
the Duke of Orleans. as personifying
the respect for property that 50 dis
tinsuished his great-grandfather, Louis
Philippe. who used to pride himself on
being the first bourgeois of France and
as the king OF the bourseoisie. Capt.
tai and the haute finance are up in
arms against the income tax. and the
consequent inquisition which the repub-
lie stands pledged 20 introduce in the
inmediate future. claiming that il will
drive money and trade from France, be-
sides manning her industries.
With the entire religious element Of
every Christian denomination. with ths
aristocracy, the land owners. the big
and small bourgeOisie. industry. trade
and finance all arrayed against the re-
public in a coalition formed for defence
against common and terrible danger.
namely. that or socialism and atheism
carried 10 their utmost extremes. the
fate OF the republic seems to hang ia
the balance-that republic which, an
Gabriel Hanotaux informs US in hts
recently published book. Contemporary
France" owes it's existence 10 one soIi-
tary huke vote cast on the motion OF
an obscure Deputy by the name of Wall
Ion. who may justly be described as
the father Of the Third Republic What
one vote made another vote may un-
make. and thus bring about the resto-
ration of a monarchy in Frence.
EX-ATTACHE.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-28
AMERICANS ON LAKE GENEVA.

Lausanne, Nov. 20--At the present time
the American element is undoubtedly pre-
dominating here, and there Is now a notice
able tendency toward a prolongation OF the
autumn season. Visitors, particularly the
Americans. stay on until the autumn has
well advanced and many OF them are set
Ting down for the entire winter. With the
coming of Mrs. Grover Cleveland the Amer
lean colony has become of Increased i'm
poFtance The present Official figures show
l.07i Americans zen VILE" Mrs. Cleveland's
present intention is 10 remain here long
enough for her children 10 acquire French.
Lausanne and the neighborlng places on
Lake Geneva have always attracted the
lovers of the beautiful from America ana
other countries.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-28

.-opyrieht. l9ae by he Brentwood Company
Frances Royalisis have d-ring the
last week issued manifesto announcing
their intention 10 unite with the
Catholics at the coming general election
IN opposition To the policy OF the govern
ment with regard 10 the public schools.
as il Is not alone The educational sys-
tenn but the very existence Of the re-
rllblic which is az stake. and which viii
form the real subject Of conflict at the
POLLS when the present Chamber. now in
It's final session. reaches the conclusion
of is mandate IN the near future. IL may
be of timely interest TO review briefly.
frst. the character OF the fcrces arrayed
against the present regime. and then the
Royalist party. regarding which much
ignorance prevails.
that the republic is confronted by
very grave condition OF affairs is appar-
ent 70 every impartial yet careful OBJ
server. Il has successfully weathered
many other storms since the overthrow
n, the empire. nearly forty years ago. But
she uresent danger Is the most threaten
ing Of al Il is the knowledge Of this
thai has led Premier BRAND. one OF the
rnost brilliantly clever os French poll
iicians. TO halt suddenly in The onward
course Of the Radical and SoCialistic pro-
rramme with which he has been until
now idenude6. 10 seek. somewhat late
n tie day, 10 soften the application OF
laws so oppressive that they would not
~ tolerated for one moment in this
eountrv. 10 preach cancellation where he
formerly advocated aggression. and TO
sppeaI TO patriotism in behalf Of the re-
public.
Had not Briand been seriously alarmed
L. would not have ventured upon a Volte
FACE of this kind. nor would he have de-
cline6 70 accept the electoral reform bill.
known az the scruun de liste. for which
ne has been clamoring for years, and
which the Chamber expressed it's will
ingness 70 vote the other day by a large
majority. His reason for refusing the
offer was that the moment was not
propitious FOR making such a radical
change and that il would be preferable
p Wait for q time when the outlook was
less troubled.
TIE present cIlsls Goes nOI arse from
Any one issue, but from dozens. ana can
best be explained by the fact that
general feeling OF dependency is ap-
parent whenever the question CT the re-
public is discussed. The existence OF
evils calling for immediate remedy is ad-
niitted, and q vital problems demanding
solution. But how can one look for any
thing OF the kind from the very political
system that has begotten them? They
fesglt from the inevitable development
a. projects Of social reform carried far
New-York tribune., 1909-11-28
Catholics and Royalists Will Unite at Coming
Election to Oppose the Governments
Educational Policy.

beyond the limits contemplated by those
10 whom they owe their origin.
Anti-militarism. anti-patriotism, IL
ceuse. disregard OF rights of property.
and, above all. the loss of individual lib
erty. are every one OF them the offspring
OF socislism-of a socialism that bids
fair TO wreck the republic. for even so
sworn a foe of monarchy as eX-Premier
Clemenceau is credited with regarding
royalty as the only alternative for the
present situation. There are some. in
deed. who insist that ii is because he is
convinced of this that he purposely pro-
voked. out Of a clear sky, the scene in
the legislature last summer which en-
sbled him 10 resign the Office of Prime
Minister 10 his principal lieutenant and
20 retire from the political arena.
To the doctrine of socialism. which
teaches that each citizen is entitled 70 a
living from the state. must be ascribed
the colossal number Of civilian employees
in the pay OF the government. They
constitute an army OF more than 100000.
as compared with 250.O00 in the last year
Of the empire. and represent an expense
OF some S2S0,0O0.000 a year-a heavy
drain on the national treasury, the total
revenue Of which does not exceed $500
100000. This army is constantly in
creasing in size. The government does
nothing 10 prevent its growth-rather
the oontrary-for the employees have
votes. and the state is able. by the exer-
else OF little judicious TYRANNY, 10 COM
mand the votes not only Of its servants
but also OF the latter's relatives. and
even of their friends and associates.
Yet Frances national debt is ad-
vancing by leaps and bounds. There is
always a deficit-nevor a surplus: al
though the taxation per capita in France
is heavier than that of any other coun-
try Of Europe. And this autumn Minis
ter Of Finance Cochery's budget shows Z
balance on the wrong side TO the extent
OF S40.Oo00Vo for the ye This viii
have TO be met by new taxes. since the
minister absolutely refuses 10 borrow:
and still other !mposts must be devised
TO defray the colossal cost of the old age
pension scheme. 10 the immediate intro
duction Of which the present regime
stands pledged.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-28
RELIGION AND PROGENY.

II is a significant fact that in the por-
tions of France where religion has re-
tained it's hold upon the people more
strongly than elsewhere. as, for instance,
Brittany. the birth rate remains the
largest, and, although the poverty Is
perhaps greater. yet the families are
bigger. while in the departments where
the neo-paganism has succeeded in ban
ishing religion, no matter whether Cath
olic or Protestant. the birth rate shows
th5 heaviest decline. and the families
consist OF either one child or of an ami
NAL pet. In fact, even the most worldly
and cynical of students Of this problem
of the declining birth rate are compelled
to admit that religious teachings are the
only remedy that have proved in any
way efficacious in arresting the evil.
Now the course 10 which the republic
New-York tribune., 1909-11-28
PLANNING A JUNGLE DINNER. >

coney Island New Years night will be
the scene Of one Of the most remarkable
dinners ever given In the vicinity of New
York. OF probably in this country.
The Wells Hawks Club. a recently
formed social organization. composed OF
newspaper men, actors and men well
known in club and theatrical circles OF
Manhattan. has made elaborate pTepara-
Gcns TO give Jungle Dinner in Bos-
tock's Arena. II Is the idea OF the enter
tsinment committee 70 have the arena
seats removed and tail rubbsr plants. ferns
and trees take their places. These plants
will be placed as close together as pos
s.ole in order to give the effect of dense
jungle. Incandescent lights arranged
among the branches OF the trees will Ns;nt
the arena. Some OF these lights will Do
star shaped and Will give a blue light
Those attending tire dinner must mas
querade as animals. On entering the door
each person viii receive costume. Tho
walters serving the food Will be dressed
as bears.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-28

less means at their disposal for meet
ing the demands OF the national treas
ury: yet for all that, the births exceeded
the deaths. Others again ascribe the
evil to the progress Of paganism and
TO the development of that ancient
doctrine according to which every citizen
had a right to enjoy himself, and TO
avoid every obstacle that can interfere
with his selfish pleasure. Now children.
with the expense and the responsibility
which they entGil. naturally constitute
an obstacle TO life of selfish enjoyment
New-York tribune., 1909-11-28
DECREASING BIRTH RATE.

Another cause for dependency in con-
nection with the republic is the falling
birth rate. II has just been shown by
means Of official statistics that during
the first six months OF the present year
the deaths have exceeded the births by
2s.203. so that by January next the
figures Will give considerably more than
$4,000 deaths in excess Of the births for
the previous twelve months. Yet there
have been no epidemics or great calami-