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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-10-21
Didn't stay There.

Father-Didn't l tell you l would
whip you IL / caught you in the water
again?
Son-Yes, sir, and that's the reason
I hurried out when / say you coming.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-10-21
n,esr,t want ! New Courthouse.

Doesn't Want a New Courthouse.
Lexington, Ky.-An election Ia Daw-
son county to vote $150,0OO bonds for
a new courthouse was lost by 800
votes, although the old courthouse has
been condemned.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-10-21

Theater and "a Houses Burn.
Plainsville, Kan.-Fourteen bust.
ness houses and the opera hous
were destroyed by fire. The loss Ia
estimated at 100000.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-10-21

Tell the Dealer you want a Lewis Single
Binder cigar for its rich, mellow quality.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-10-21
In the Beuinninq.

yours is certainly an unusual
case" said the lawyer, "and it will be
necessary to consult a number of
books"
"So?" queried the client,
"Yes," answered the legal light,
land we will begin with your pocket.
book"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-10-21

What can harm us IL we are true
to ourselves and to what we think is
right?-Black.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-10-21

The ~wickedness Of other men we
have always in our eye. but we cast
our own over our shoulder.-Seneca
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-10-21
JUST AS GOOD.

did you send your wife to the sea
this year?"
mo. l just bought her a deck chair
for the balcony"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-10-21

AS William bent over her fair face
he whispered: Darling, if l should
ask you in French if l might kiss you,
what would you answer"
She, calling up her scanty knowl-
edge Of the French language, ex-
claimed, BILLET doux."-Tit-Bit
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-10-21
RAcKAcHE is K%IDNEYAcHE.
Usually There Are Other Troubles to
Prove 1t.

Pain in the back is pain in the kid
neys, in most cases, and it points to
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-10-21

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup
For children ~teething, Boftens the gums, reduces IN
Examination, allays pain. cures wind colo. 25ca bottle.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-10-21

Money talks. but 1t often fails to
tell the truth.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-16
AWARDED A WATCH
JIP AND THE CARROTS
ELSA LOHRMANN.
PefnInmn. Are IL Years


I was going the round of the stables
and petting the horses and as usual
was accompanied by my faithful friend
Syp. a fox terrier, which l shall al
ways consider the most intelligent of
her species
I had pstted Darby and Joan, two
strong carriage horses, and was about
to-leave them when I noticed the horses
gazing longingly at d wooden tub OF
carrots which was standing near the
door Of the stable.
DO you want a carrot. old boy?''
! said 70 Darby. and as / spoke | was
about 70 cross the stable to reach the
tub when. TO my surprise, Gyp fore
stalled me. She ran 10 the tub and,
picking up p carrot. dropped 1t just at
Darbys feet
Darby whinnied his gratitude and
then set TO work 10 crunch the carrot
IN his strong jaws But now Joan
looked reproachfully round as IL TO
say, Can / nor have carrot. too?'
and apparently GYp had grasped her
thoughts, FOR the clever dog again
visited the tub and laid q carrot this
time at Ioan's feet.
I have heard and read of many clever
things done by dogs, but ] think ths
Gyp might compete with any and all
of them for Intelligence and saEacity.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-16

ing OF a deaf child. They are dumb
because they are deaf and have never
heard any words spoken. We teach
them to speak by showing them how to
make the sounds of speech and then
how to apply them to the various OBJ
Jects around them.
Now those rather grotesque looking
figures on the wall are animals and
other living things of sizes that show
the relative proportions of these crea-
lures in life There. for instance, is an
elephant. Near il is a tiny object that
you might have to look at twice before
recognizing it as chicken near its
COOP. The children learn the relative
sizes of these creatures from the pic
lures, learn how to pronounce their
names by methods that / will explain,
and then are able to recognize them
when they see the actual figures in
life. 1t is proud and happy moment
in the life of the deaf mute child when
he or she goes to the zoo and points
to the figure Of the elephant and sees
that its spoken description of 1t is
understood by those around who have
normal senses.
We teach the children to make the
sounds of speech by various means. One
Is to tell the child to place his fingers
on the sounding board of guitar and
the other hand on the chest Of the
teacher. AS the hand catches the vi
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-16

was engaged in the apparently mean
ingless task OF drawing the outline of
one of the children's faces on the
blackboard. With a piece of chalk
this teacher drew the profile of the
little girl from life, holding the face
of the child close to the board and
running the chalk around the features
until the exact shape of the head and
face had been reproduced.
This is one way we have of teach
ing the deaf mute children the mean
ing Of our pictures on the blackboard, .
explained the teacher. you have no
idea how difficult it is to make the
deaf mute child understand that the
drawing of a human head on the board
with the intention of conveying to the
members of the class the facial con-
tortions necessary 10 pronounce the
various words. is an object lesson in
the method of uttering words. We
have to resort to what appears to be
Very simple devices to make the chill
dren understand our object. and this
one has been found to be most effective
In making them understand that the
outline of a human head on the black :
board is there to show them how each
little boy and girl in the class must
open or close his or her mouth in order
to learn TO speak the language.
"Of course you understand that the
term dumb is quite incorrect in speak
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-16

Very well. thank yod" the child re-
piled, but in a voice so pitched that it
could not be understood few feet
away.
Miss Regan placed a finger at the
child's throat and indicated that the
vibrations were not as they should be.
What is your name?" she asked.
Annie Cakes This time the re-
ply was quite plain.
Miss Regan still kept her finger at
the child's throat.
Where do you live?" she inquired
The pitch again improved I've
moved" said Annie. Il live on Little
West Twelfth street now"
How old are you?'
Going on L." answered Annie, In a
normal. childish tone
Miss Regan asked number OF ques-
tions without uttering a sound. merely
by moving her own lips. All these
were answered audibly. 1t was inter-
esting to watch the other children as
they comprehended that here was a lit
tie girl deaf like themselves. who
was talking as they had seen their
own fathers and mothers talk at home.
AS soon as kitchens can be equipped
arrangements will be made to pro-
vide the children with warm midday
lunches at cost price. Cocoa and pea
soup viii be served at one cent a cup
and two cents a bowl respectively.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-16
FAITHFUL DICK
EDWARD MARTENsON.
I14 Tenth Avenue, San Francisco. Al
XeurG

The wind was blowing with terrific
strength and the snow was falling
heavily against the delicate windows
of our small hut.
About noon the faint scratch of an
animal was heard on the steps. On
opening the door we beheld the two
beseeching eyes OF q Newfoundland
pup begging for entrance Probably
he had travelled many miles in search
Of food and home. without avail. The
sight was so pitiful we did not have
the heart to leave him there. Dick,
for that is what we named him, grew
very fast and followed me on hunting
trips and fishing expeditions and acted
as my protector.
One bright summers day. as the sun
was just appearing over the horizon,
Dick and I went fishing. After trav-
cling many miles through trees and
marshes we arrived at our destination.
The brook was about SIX feet deep. but
very marshy at the bottom and COW
cred with snakes. The first bite I
caught was large trout. which pulled
me into the water. cried for help.
but. none came. Dick, who was on the
bank. leaped into the water with the
determination Of a hero and brought
me TO safety.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-16
ADVENTURES OF A NEW.
FOUNDLAND DOG
VIVIAN BROWN,
545 Pacific Avenue, Alameda Long
fellow school. n Seventh
Grade. Age lS YeaHN

Nero was Newfoundland dog. He
was so well trained he would get any
thing his master sent him for, il he
had seen it.
One day his master, while riding with
two friends, wished them to see how
well Nero was trained
So be took a shilling, marked it
showed Il 10 Nero and put IL under a
large rock
After riding three miles Nero's mas
ter sent him TO get the shilling. Greatly
10 their disappointment Nero did not
return all that day
When Nero reached the rock he tried
10 lift IT, but it was too heavy He
stood there barking and trying to lift
is until two travellers came One OF
them. thinking Nero had some animal
under the rock, got Of his horse and
lifted the rock When he saw the
money he put IL in his pocket and rode
Of. Nero followed these men 20 miles
10 their home. When Nero had q
chance he sneaked into the room. Of the
man that had the money and crawlec
under the bed After the man was
asleep and everything was quiet Nero
took the mans trousers and jumped out
Of the window and ran home.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-16
KATIE AND HER DOG
CHARLOTTE LICHTENFELD,
Quartz Public school. Eighth Grade.
Age II Years

Little Katie had a dog whose name
was Ponto. katie's father made Ponto
understand that his duty was to fol-
low her and see that she ran into
no sort of danger, for Katie was quite
young.
One day Katie strayed off to a pond,
where there was an old raft lying part
ly in the water. P0nto tried to pre-
vent her from going on the raft, he
barked and placed himself in her way
and held onto her dress with his teeth,
as much as TO say you must not get
on that raft, Katie" But Katie paid
no attention to Ponto's anxious whine
as though expecting nothing was go
ing to happen, but jumped onto the
raft and in doing SO fell into the water,
which was over her head
Ponto dashed into the water took
her dress between his teeth and brought
her safely to the shore where he
dropped her on the dry grass, then he
barked loudly for help. Soon Katfe's
what had happened Papa took the
little girl up in his arms. She was
much frightened, but not senseIess, for
Ponto had been quick enough TO take
her out before she had sank three
times. Katiess father carried his little
girl home and Katie's mother knelt
down and patted Ponto on the head
for being such good dog. Ponto
wagged his tail and seemed very
much pleased, as If to say, though I
am a dog / can be true, loving and
faithful"
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-16
AWARDED A WATCH
BRAVE SHEPPY
HAZEL DEVOTE,
Occidental, Age 13 Years

Dick and Tom had a beautiful dog.
He loved his young masters very much.
and was always at their sides
One day the boys were out rowing
on the lake. They didn't know how to
row very well, SO they kept near the
shore, Sheppy watching them. Each
of the boys had an oar, but Tom wanted
both oars for a while to see how fast
he could row. but Dick wouldn't give
1t to him. It seemed as though rom
was bound to have il. for he jumped
UP and tried to get it by force. just
as he was about TO seize 1t Dick gave
him push which Knocked him over
and into the water, turning the boat
over with him. Sheppy was up in an
instant and barkcd loudly for some one
to come. Seeing that no one came an
impulse seized him. and plunging into
the water he swan over to where the
boys were struggling. He TOOK Tom
by the shirt and swan ashore with
him and then back after Dick. When
he got both boys on land he licked
their faces and kasked pitifully for
some one to come. 1t was a lonely spot
and very few people happened to pass
the place where the boys were. lying
unconscious. But as luck would have
1t two men appeared. Shsppy ran over
to them, barking. They took the two
boys up In their arms and Sheppy led
the way 20 their home.
When the boys were themselves again
they found Sheppy lying down beside
their bed. They called him and hugEed
him tenderly. aware that their faithful
shepherd dog had saved their lives.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-16

SCHOOL has recently been estab-
a ished in New York especially for
deaf children. Heretofore these
unfortunate youngsters have had to
knock at the doors OF some one of
the charitable institutions scattered
through the country and win an edu-
cation after immense difficulty in OBJ
tanning admission. In New York it
was found that no less than 1900 deaf
mute children had been unable to OBJ
tain admission to any educational in
stitution and were receiving no educa-
tion at all.
This state OF things has been rem
edied by the opening Of public
school especially for the deaf mute
children and although the school has
been in operation for but few weeks
the attendance is large and the work
promises wonderful results. Expert
teachers have been obtained from the
various schools throughout the coun-
try and the interesting educational
work is ia progress daily at the school
house, 235 East Twenty third street,
New York.
The methods in use are entirely novel.
For instance. at the time the writer
visited the school one Of the teachers
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-16
JUNIOR DOG TORIES AND PRIZE WINNERS

THE reading public has set tne
seal Of approval on animal stories,
with the result that they are more
popular than any other stories that
are written today This fact, COM
hiDed with the fact that all young peo-
PIE like dogs, has decided The Junior
Call TO ask for dog stories IN the
present contest These stories must
be not more than 200 words in length,
nor less than 100; they must De STRICT
iy original and written in ink on one
si6e Of the paper only
As IN the previous story contests
write your subjects on the hrst line
and on the next line your name, ad-
dress and age, and If you are at school,
your school and grade. Write the
number OF words contained in your
story in the upper left hand corner OF
the first page. Stories which are not
marked with the number OF words or
are written on both sides OF the pa
per VIII not be used
II You have not got a dog OF your
OWL, write about some dog or your
Acquaintance, or, ii is not necessary
that the hero Of your dog story shall
De a real dog-an imaginary dog VIII
do quite as well; only make your
story as interesting as possible
DOGS, above all else. are faithful.
constant and devoted. Human love
can be tired out. starved or killed by
abuse, but let 4 dog love and be de-
voted % his master. and neither hunger
nor thirst, nor cold. nor neglect, nor
abuse can ALLEVIATE him And these
animals love enough TO sacrifice their
lives for their young, and sometimes
TO die OF grief on the graves OF their
human masters. And then there is
much TO be written about their sagac-
ity. intelligence, playfulness and mis-
chievous propensities, so the juniors
have abundant material 10 draw upon
for their stories In the dog contest
This contest is open 10 the juniors
Of California; who are between the
ages OF 10 and is years. Watches will
be awarded TO the six most interesting.
best written stories Cor the younger
nniors the patchwork pictures puzzles,
particulars Of which are given on the
fourth page, are continued
Publication Of the dog stories will
De continued next Saturday, and
nnlors who have not sent their stories
q should hasten TO do SO
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-16

brations on the board. the movements
in the chest of the teacher are under
stood and the deaf child learns to ar
ticulate by initiating these movements.
The voices of the beginners sound fiat
and unsatisfactory at first because the
child can not hear his veice and so
does not know how to modulate it, but
in time, as the education advances this
hatness Of tone is modified to a great
extent and, while the voice will prob
ably never sound as full and clear as
that OF a person who can hear, it will
be sufficiently distinct to enable'any one
conversing with the child to know what
Is said. They learn to understand what
we say to them by reading our lips
In time they become expert in this
method of reading spoken words. and
understand all we say TO them
readily
The teachers are greatly interested
In Annie Oakes, who is stone deaf'' and
could no. distinguish word or articu-
late sound a year ago. She was
brought TO the school by her parents
when Miss Regan. the present princi-
pal Of the deaf children's school. was
teaching elsewhere. When she saw
her former principal at the new school
Annie's face lighted up with pleasure.
Miss Regan extended her hand to the
child and said:
Good morning, Annie, how are your
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-16
FANNY
CHESTER ROBERTS,
SuiSun. Age IL

One day an old hen Matched out seven
little chickens. Two days afterWard
hawk or coyote got the hen. The
farmers wife took the chickens into
the house. She put them into a warm
the house dog. got into the basket and
nestled down among the chicks. In a
few days she took the chickens out
for a walk in the sunshine She
watched them carefully for some time,
The chickens soon got to be a nuisance.
one day the farmers wife took the
,t1Ed rnf1KenS 10 d,E tne parn, put fanny soon
chickens. When the chickens We're sold
Fanny felt very sorry and was sorry
for some days. This was my friend S
dog.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-16
AWARDED A WATCH
ONLY A CUR
EMVrTE AI,IEy.
253 Seventh Avenue, Richmond District,
San Francisco. Age 10 Years


San Francisco. Age 10 Years
"Oh Walter, see the dear little pup
] found" cried Marjorie, coming In
with a soft black and white bundle in
her arms.
Where did you pick that thing up,
Marble? Kick 1t out; it's only cur
and Walter grinned sarcastically.
Marjorie's eyes filed with tears.
Nevertheless. she kept the dog and
csliad him Little Wait
Gne morning Marjorie sat watching
Waltsr departing on his eariy hunt
Ing trip. Following at e. safe distance
Of 10 feet was Wa:f. This was Waits s
boundary line. 8 nearer approach being
greeted By q kick and the words, Get
out You cur"
Only 20 minutes had elapsed when
Waif was seen fastening home, bear
ing something In his mouth. Approach
ing Morjorie he whined piteously, and
dep9s.fing his burden at her feet,
canghs her dress. endeayoring to pull
her from her seat. Marjorie was fright
Suddenly she turned pale and cried
tremblingly, ''walter" Down at her
feet lay a bloody handkerchief and
embroidered upon it the initial W. oh.
where is hep"
Walf seixed her dress and led her
far out into the fields. where they
found Walter unconscious, bleeding on
the ground with a bullet through his
arm. He had accidentally shot himself.
Aid was quickly called and the boy
brought home.
immediately upon his recovery Wal
ter called for Watt, ana when the dog
was brought to him patted his head and
said You are a noble dog, even IL
you are only p cur.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-16
ToGE's COMMON SENSE
FLORENCE l.. BURNS,
SebastOpOI. Age 13 Years

1 must tell you of a little dog of nv
cousins His name is TOge. Every
time his mistress takes a bath he gets
one too. because he is a white fox ter
rier and must be kept clean. Toge has
rubber ball that he amuses his mis-
tress' guests with.
He puts it on the floor in front OF
whoever he chooses to amuse and bac ks
away few feet AS soon as the hon
ored one reaches for it he pounces
on it as quick as lightning. No one
has ever been quick enough to get ii.
One day he lost his ball. He iool<efi
all over the house and yard, but in
vain.
A gentleman friend saw him in his
distress tyou must know he was ter
rlbly worried over it) and bought hin,
another ball Alas it was too large
After looking at 1t awhile he stsrtee,
20 eneW II down 70 the Size or the lost
ball, which he quickly accompIished
BY this cute act Toge won many ad-
miring friends
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-16
MoFFINo's FATE
JULIUS DELLARI.
suanyvale. Age IL Years

One day a soldier lost his dog on a
trip across some country So one day
the folks saw poor. thin dog come
into the yard. So thin and wretched
he was that he seemed the mere shad-
ow OF dog. They tried to drive him
off, though the poor beast made mourn
full cries and did not want TO go. At
last the soldier came in from a walk.
and then the poor dog with joyful
bound ran toward him and licked his
feet and made a low, whining noise as
If he meant to say, Don't you know
poor old Mofhno?"
But the soldier did not know him and
was about 10 kill the poor beast with
a spade. when a mark on the dogs ear
caught his eye and the soldier saw {
once that the dog was no other than
Moffino.
Was not the man glad and was not
the dog glad TO find that his master
knew him at last2 For when the SOL
dier called his name. "Mof1no," the poor
beast seemed almost wild with JOY and
Jumped up and tried to lick his mas
ter's face.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-16
GREAT FRIENDS
11S7 Church Street. San Francisco,
Elghth Grade. Age I3 YearN
RUTH HUNT,


11S7 Church Street, San Francisco.
Eighth Grade. Age Is Years
One day as was walking down
Tenth avenue I saw lying in the street
man whom l thought was intoxicated.
There was a large Newfoundland dog
watching over him. As 1 neared the
spot where the man lay the dog came,
barking and whining, TO me. / then
thought that the man was not intoxi-
Gated. but was wounded 1 ran for the
nearest doctor. which was four blocks
from there. The doctor, having ar
rived, told me to go and ring for the
ambulance, but the dog would not allow
me to do so and the doctor had to go
himself The ambulance having ar
rived, the man was taken to the hos
pital, where he soon recovered. When
the man was better he sent for me and
rewarded me with the Newfoundland
dog for saving his life.
The dog soon became attached to me
and followed me wherever I went We
soon became great friends.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-16
A BRAVE DOG
CARL FELLOWS,
900 Fifth Street, Modesto. LonGfeIlow
Grammar School, Fifth Grade.
Age II Years

One dark night the watchman of
small town was walking along the
shore when dog came whining up to
him.
The watchman tied a lantern to his
neck and followed him close to the
waters edge He found a woman and
child stretched out on the sand nearly
dead
The watchman carried them to
house near by, where they soon got
well. The first thing the woman said
was, Where is my, husband" She
never expected to see him again.
few days before they had sailed
on a ship called the Sea Gull. The ship
had been wrecked on a rock and had
sunk Her husband had foated on a
spar and had been hunting her, and at
last had found her.
Great was the joy when they met
again. The dog was never forgotten
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-16
ADVENTURES OF PUP
EMMA LUCAS,

EMMA LUCAS,
So20 Army Street, san Franef.eo
Hafght Primary school. Age N
Pup was born two years ago in this
city When 3 months old he became
a great explorer His longest iolfrnev
was two blocks from home and return
Pup on one OF his journeys was stolen
by some boys. who took him in their
yard and tied him to the fence
One day about two weeks later the
boys forgot 10 tie Pup and he re-
turned home. But. alas. Pups home
was there no more. A ire had de-
stroyed IL one week before.
Pup, having no home. became a
tramp He found his meals in the gut
ters or swiH barrels. or at any place
they could be found. Many a nfght
Pup went without his regular supper
He slept wherever he was when dark
ness fell.
After one month OF his tramp life he
changed from jolly pup to a fierce
young dog He was a veteran OF many
battles. OF which he was generally
the winner.
One day he was fighting with A
lerce bull pup over a bone when he
heard his master calling him. Here
Pup, Here, Pup II was the frst fiehf
Pup ever quit. He returned to his
masters new home. Pup never went
on trip alone again