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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-01-07
ALCOHOL UNDER OTHER NAMES.
Light Shed on Various Temperance
Beverages In England.

A board of experts has recently
made it's report to the British gov
ernment on the Incorporate character
of temperance drinks sold in the
United Kingdom. 1t finds that many
of the most popular beverages. coming
under this category contain all the
way from two to twelve per cent. of
alcohol. The British taxation laws
take no cognizance Of beverages con-
tanning less than two per cent. of al
cohol, but three-quarters of the sam
pies of temperance drinks examined
by the board far exceeded that proper
tion.
Some apparently herb beers were
found to contain as much alcohol as
claret or Rhine wine. The English
public has been greatly surprised by
this report, and it's capacity for aston
ishment is proof that England has had
no experience worth mentioning with
"stomachic bitters."
Our government, on the other hand,
as a result of investigation some years
ago, found that gin by another name
was drunk in quantities that defraud-
ed the internal revenue.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-01-07
THURSDAY, JANUARY 7. 1909
SURELY HAD MONEYS WORTH
Uncle Hod Had Come Far to Get IT.
and He Got Ii.

There being no dentist in the little
town where he resided Uncle Hod
Rowdybush had gone to the county
seat to have an aching tooth ex-
tracted, 81 see it's one of your large
molars," said the dentist at whose Of
flee he called, "and it will come pretty
hard. Don't you think you'd better
take gas?"
Il don't KNOW" answered Uncle
Hod. Does it cost anything extra?"
Yes, it will be two dollars if you
take gas and one dollar if you don't.
How long does it take to pull it
that way?"
1T won't seem any time at all to
you. You go to sleep and you seem
to wake up Immediately and the tooth
is out"
"And l don't feel it come out?''
mot particle"
Uncle Hod reflected.
WELL" he said, "I've come 27 miles
to have this tooth pulled and l think
I'm entitled to the satisfaction of
knowing when you yank it QUITO say
nothin' of savin' a dollar. don't want
no gas"
From the manner in which Uncle
Hod groaned during ahe subsequent
operation it was inferred that he had
fully dollars worth of satisfaction"
Youths Companion.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-01-07
CAME TO HIM AS INSPIRATION.
When Mr.. sankey First Sang the
Famed "Ninety and Nine."

The story of Ninety and Nine" the
Well-known hymn the music for which
Mr.. Ea D. Sankey improvised in burst
OF deep feeling, was told by Rev. Dr.
G. E. Locke, at the funeral of Mr.
Sankey. The evangelist had found a
little poem, "The Lost Sheep" in a
Scotch newspaper, so runs DR.. Locke's
account in the Brooklyn Eagle, and
had clipped it. One night in Edin-
burgh Mr.. Moody asked him to sing
Mr. Moody had just finished his SER
mon, THE Good Shepherd" Mr.
Sankey had no thought Of composing
a new song, but as he used to tell the
story: x
"As sat at the organ my fingers
fell on A flat and my eyes fell on that
little poem. I began to sing, and
sang the words of that poem"
When he had finished, Mr.. Moody
rushed down from the platform and
asked him where he had found that
song He said it was the most Won
derful song he had ever heard. Mr..
Moody was weeping, Mr.. Sankey was
weeping and the audience was in
tears. so great was the impression
produced by the song.
L sang it as God gave it to me-"
Mr.. Sankey replied He never changed
a note of the song from the time it
fell from his lips.-Youth's Companion.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-01-07
VICTORY THAT WAS DESERVED.
The Struggle Of One Scottish Youth
for an Education.

Many hardships endured by students
attending university or college in
Scotland have been brought to light
from time to time. A student of An
dersons Medical college some years
ago fulfilled the duties of lamplighter
during his spare hours in neighbor-
ing burg. He had no other income
than the few shillings he received
weekly for lighting, extinguishing and
cleaning the burg lamps, and from this
he paid his college fees and kept him
self fairly respectable. On one occa-
sion he applied for an increase of
wages and was called before the COM
mittee. One Of the bailies remarked
that an able-bodied, healthy-looking
young man like the applicant might
find some other employment instead
Of wasting his time as he was doing.
The application for an increase was
refused. One may conceive the
bailie's surprise at a subsequent meet
ing when the town clerk read letter
from the lamplighter rendering his
resignation, as he had passed his final
examination as fully-qualified doctor.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-01-07
Mans Inhumanlty to Woman.

In all the civilized cities of the
world woman is encouraged to de-
moralize herself and hold herself
cheap in music hall, theater and even
in opera house, for what man of prop
er Instincts would like to see his
daughter or sister in the attitudes and
in the drapefy so popular at such
places? 1t all comes. from denying
to woman responsible voice Ill tho
highest affairs and placing her on a
lower plane. It is proposed to legally
forbid her to serve in a public house,
because of its bad moral atmosphere,
which men alone have given it, while
public opinion allows her to make
reckless displays on the stage of the
theater and music hall-W Westminster
Review.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-01-07
PAIN MADE A DEFINITE POINT
No Manner of Doubt as to Location of
Trouble.

Angelina Spring, in spite of the
beatific sound of her name, had a bad
temper. One day she insisted on cry
Ing, and protested when the question
was put often enough to elicit an an
swer, that she had pain" Exactly
where, she would not or could not de-
scribe. Her persistent fretting finally
won for her vigorous spanking.
After the punishment there was
quiet. A caller came, and heard the
tale.
You see," said Mrs. Spring, "she
kept saying that 1t hurt her. but she
wouldn't say where. So there seemed
no other way to stop her bawling than
to spank her."
Kind of localizing the pain ?" sug.
gested the visitor.
Yes agreed Mrs. Spring, heartily.
That is 1t precisely."-Youth's Com
panion.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-01-07
'LUME XLII2O276
Tariff Disclosures.

Jesse F. orton's Washington
correspondence relative to the
hearings before the Ways and
Means committee of the House in
its tariff investigation, furnishes
Illuminating news matter, One oi
his nuggets-and a nugget it is
ne found in the testimony of a
manufacturer of varnish who stood
stiff for protective tariff. This
witness talked too much. In the
course of what his protection breth.
rem doubtless regarded as superflu-
GUS information for the purpose,
he told of selling American varnish
abroad at a profit. But he wants
protection for American varnish.
Otherwise he couldn't sell his
varnish in this country at exorbi-
tant prices. He didn't say that
exactly, but that is exactly what
he meant if he meant anything.
The same witness had had experi-
ence with sewing machines, hav-
ing sold in South Africa for S19. 20
the identical kind of machines that
were selling in the United States
at the same time for $65. He had
also sold plows there for $3.50 for
which farmers in the United States
paid at the same time from $3.50
to $40. When the witness was
asked-he was N. B. Arnold. of the
Keystone Varnish Company of
Brookland, by the way-whether
he didn't sell abroad at a loss, he
laughed the idea to scorn. He
was an exporter for profit, not for
his health. On maintaining the
tariff for protection Of the Ameri-
can market, however, he was a
''standpatter' with the rest; it
makes for more profit on home
sales, to the benefit of the seller
and the impoverishment of the
consumer. The Public.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-01-07
Story of pylnn Trees.

Attention has recently been directed
to the number Of trees in Glasgow
which are in dying state, their sick
ly condition being attributed to smoke.
A correspondent mentions singular
coincidence in regard to five trees
which John Pattison planted in the
center of his garden in Kelvingrove
on the birth of his five sons. Two of
his sons died early in the nineteenth
century, but three lived till after 1850,
when there were only three Of the
trees standing. On the night that his
son Matthew died one Of the trees
fell, and on the night Of Frederick
and Johns death (some years be-
tween) one of the trees fell, certain
ly, as the writer remarks, a singular
coincidence, Glasgow Herald.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-01-07
THE REAL AMERICAN HEIREss.
A Worthy Standard of Conduct the
Only lmperishabIe Heritage.

To know that ones forebears were
people of refinement, of culture, of
gentle breeding, instead of inspiring
arrogance should challenge the best
that is in one, lest he fall short as a
representative of those in whose per-
sons these graces -once lowered,
ers Bazaar.
An Inherited standard of life--let us
put that down in our aiist of blessings.
And for all inherent sgood which has
come down to us as a benediction,
without the asking, and which may
be held only in trust as sacred re-
sponsibility, let us delight to give
thanks.
We American women, then, will tell
to our children any true story of PROV
ess, of chivalry, Of long patience and
reverent waiting-of any great quail.
1ty which has found expression in
lives of any Of their ancestors-so
that they may know themselves thus
endowed with the only imperlshable
heritage. The daughter, the grand
daughter, who comes by direct line
into such an inhegitaIiee is the real
American heiress.
She may not have a dinner gown to
her name, or be "up' in the etiquette
OF fashionable life. Perhaps she is not
even a person of leisure, much less
member of the leisure class" If so,
SO much the better. So much more
hopefully has she her life in her own
hands.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-01-07
GO SLOW IN JUDGING OTHERS.
Habit of Criticism Not a Valuable One
to Cultivate.

Do not drift into the critical habit
Have an opinion, and a sensible one,
about everything, but when you come
to judge people remember that you
see very little of what they really are,
unless you winter and summer with
them. Find the kindly, lovable nature
OF man who knows little of books.
Look for the beautiful self-sacrifice
made daily by some woman who
knows nothing about pictures, and
teach yourself day in and day out to
look for the best in everything. It is
the everyday joys and sorrows that 60
to make up life.
1t is not the one great sorrow, nor
the one intense joy, it is the accumula-
tion of the little ones that constitute
living, so do not be critical for the lit
tie faults, and do be quick to find the
little virtues and to praise them.
So much that is good in people dies
for want of encouragement. Their
hearts are not open books, and as you
must judge yourself some day, give
them the kindest judgment now
Exchange.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-01-07
Fortune.

Ill fortune never crushed that man
whom good fortune deceived not I
therefore have counseled my friends
never to trust to her fairer side.
though she seemed to make peace
with them; but to place all things
she gave them SO as she might ask
them again without their trouble:
she might take them from them. not
pull them; to keep always a distance
between her and themselves. He
knows not his own strength that hath
not met adversity. Heaven prepares
good men with crosses; but no iii can
happen to a good man. Contraries
are not mixed. Yet that which hap
pens to any man may to every man.
But II is in his reason what he ac-
counts it and will make it.-Ben
Jonson.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-01-07
cheerfuIness Of Ena!lshmen.

II you ask any intelligent foreigner
what his chief impression of England
is he will invariably reply the cheer
fulness of the English. II any proof
were needed of the prevalent gloom it
would surely be found in the aston
ishment which the few remaining
cheerful people cause and the amazing
popularity they enjoy. Our sunny
friends and acquaintances can be
counted on our fingers; our dismal
ones are all around us. A really
cheerful Englishman is such phe-
nomenon that everybody asks his
wife If 'the is always like that" and
refuses to believe her when she an.
swers in the afilrmatiye.-Lady Cor
don.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-01-07
AS INTELLECTUAL AS or oLD.
Boys of To-Day Are at Least as Smart
as Their Ancestors.

1t is often asserted nowadays that
our young men and women attain in,
tellectual maturity much later than
did their parents and grandparents,
and in support Of this theory the pre-.
cocity of distinguished personages
who fourished generation or two
ago is cited. Now somebody, who
has probably been bored, like the rest
OF us, with this yarn about the phe.
nomenal brightness of the old-fash-
ioned boys, has looked up the records
OF IL leading colleges to see what
changes have taken place in the age
OF graduates. From 1850 to 1850 the
average age at graduation was 23
years 1.3 months From 1890 to 1900
1t was % years 1.9 months. In 1870
years at Dartmouth the average age
at graduation has fallen three months.
This average age, it appears, has
changed as little as the average wealth
er. Thus one or two precocious
youths of the long ago are sufficient
to endue all their contemporaries with
the same qualities. But the fact is,
the twentieth century boy is smarter
than any of his predecessors, and (un-
fortunately in nine cases out of ten
he knows it.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-01-07
Temperance VS.. Prohibition.

In these days of progress it
seems that all the old-time theories
and traditions have been destroy
led. There was time when a
shoemaker stuck religiously to
his last, and a preacher stuck re-
ligiously to his job-teaching the
people the religion of the Lord
Jesus Christ. But times have
changed and we have changed
with them. Nowadays preacher
has hard time interesting his
members, it seems, unless he is
pretty good politician, and at least
divides his time between working
for the Lord and trying to carry
out some pet political scheme.
The question that is to-day be-
ing fred from the pulpit is not the
sweet, pathetic, old, old story of
Jesus and his tender love for men,
but it is whether Bill Bilkins can or
can not sell strong drink under
government license and govern
ment control, or whether Long
Teddy Bluenose can or can not
swallow just one dozen or two doz-
en- highballs between sun up and
midnight. On the streets, on the
trains, in the business houses, and
especially in the churches, you
hear nothing else. The ones ap-
parently most vitality Interested are
the ministers, who never neglect to
declare they are preaching the
gospel of Jesus Christ when they
preach prohibition of the manu-
facture, sale, or use Of strong or
intoxicating liquors. This claim
provides them, of course, with a
very catchy battle-cry, but when
the matter is sifted down, the said
battle-cry is unwarranted by the
facts.
Whena q minister breaches sim
pie "prohibition of the manufac-
ture, sale and consumption Of in
toxicating liquors" and proclaims
it the ''gospel of Jesus Christ" /" he
must either be extremely simple-
minded himself or fancies his
hearers are rather shaky in their
think-lofts, because Jesus not only
drank wine, but left special in
structions for his followers to cell
ebrate his memory by drinking
wine, and on one special occasion,
when attending feast, and find-
ing that the wine was exhausted,
he performed miracle, and sup
piled the crowd with the best wine
that ever touched mortal lips
pure and unadulterated wine di-
rect from the hand of God. y y
= y Christ taught temperance
never prohibition--and all the
smooth-tongued enthusiasts and
politico-preacho on earth can not
rub that fact out. Teras Hdrpoon.
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This Time He Was Rioht.

Y Pat was a new policeman on the
beat. He hadn't been over very long.
So one morning when crazy woman
was executing waltz dream on top
of an ash barrel Pat tried to think Of
a sufficient excuse for arresting her.
The day before he had arrested a
man, but when he reached the station
house he had forgotten the reason for
the arrest. But the waltz continued
on the ash barrel and large crowd Of
men and boys had collected. SO Pat
bravely stepped up.
Madam, | artist vel Yer a fraud
order, yer are! Yer stopping the
males
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-01-07
Sounds Which Carry at Sea.

Examinations by naval experts in
wireless telephony as to the sound
which will carry the greatest distance
at sea develops that a siren under 72
pounds of steam pressure will emit
blast which may be heard 40 miles.
Next comes the steam whistle, the
sound of which is carried 20 miles.
Among the softest sounds which carry
a considerable distance is the whis-
ting buoy installed by the lighthouse
board, which has frequently been
heard a distance of Is miles.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-01-07
IRONTON. M
Government by Injunction" !"

What Governor ALLEGED predicted
when he denounced government
by injunction" is fast coming to
pass. In the Gompers-M MITCHELL
Morrison case we have an example
of the anticipated use of the in
junction process as a substitute for
jury trial for alleged abuses of the
right of free speech and free press.
The injunction against Gompers
and his associates was essentially
a command that they refrain from
publishing certain statements.
For disobeying this injunction,
they are convicted by a judge with
out a jury, of an abuse of freedom
of the press, and sentenced to terms
of imprisonment for periods of
time wholly within the judges un-
limited discretion. Government
by injunction" has therefore
reached the stage at which freedom
of speech and of the press-hereto-
fore consistently excluded from its
authority-is drawn within its
reach.
The Judge who sentenced Com
pers and his associates makes no
question of the power of judges to
prohibit by injunction the publica-
ton of libels, and then, without
jury trial, to punish the alleged Ii
beller, really for the 'offense but
nominally for disobedience of the
injunction. Listen to him in his
diatribe from the bench on the oc-
casion of condemning Gompers,
Mitchell and Morrison. "Who
can be persuaded" he said, "that
the penalizing of false and malic-
ious libels upon the integrity of
honorable men, or ISLANDERS upon
the virtue of chaste women, is an
outrage upon the constitutional
rights of the villifer?" And then
he added, as if to remove all room
for doubt of his sinister meaning:
"No right to publish either the Ii
bel or the slander can be sustained,
except upon the theory of right
to do wrong"
What he said does not mean
merely that libel ought to be pen-
allied. This is something which
no one disputes. 1t is something
which had nothing to do with the
case before him, nor with any
contention of Gompers and his as
sociates or their lawyers. Their
contention was not that there is
any lawful right to libel "honor-
able men, and "chaste women"
The whole contention was that
there is right to speak and pub
lish with freedom, subject to pun
ishment if the right be found by a
jury to have been abused. What
was insisted upon was not that Ii
bel shall not be penalized, but
that it cannot be lawfully penal
lied, by injunction judges. II
Judge Wright's words mean any
thing, they must mean that in his
mind judges may issue injunctions
forbidding injurious publications,
and thereby secure the power, by
the subterfuge of punishment for
contempt, of passing judgmentup-
on the fact of publication, the
character of publication, and the
excuse or justification, all witho ut
jury, and then to pass sentence
in their own irresponsible discre-
ton. This is the limit Of govern
ment by injunction" Let that
view prevail and the whole range
of public authority and criminal
penalties will be within the arbi-
trary control of injunction judges.
The Public.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-01-07
Old Mil Now a Tearoonn.

Salvington windmill in Sussex,
England, has at length capitulated,
like SO many others, in the fight
against steam milling, and has been
converted into tearoom. 1t is now
earning more money as a tearoom
than it was at "its own trade" toward
the end of its career.
The mill, the huge sails of which
may be seen for 80 miles round, is
situated on the summit of the high
est hill Of the Sussex downs and is
visited by many sightseers.
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Truth VIII Not Be Compelled.

Truth is such fyaway, such sly
boots, 50 untransportable and unbar-
reliable q commodity, that 1t is as bad
to catch as light. Shut the shutters
never SO quick, to keep all the light
in, It is all in vain; It is gone before
you can cry Hold" And SO 1t hap
pens with our philosophy. Translate,
coIlate, distil all the systems, and II
steads you nothing; for truth win not
be compelled In any mechanical man
ner,Ralph Waldo Emerson,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-01-07
Not Scared.

Were you frightened during the
battle, Pat?' asked a sergeant Of an
Irishman who had received his .'bap-
tism Of fire."
mot bit, sor,' replied Pat. "oi
can face most anything when Oh have
me back 70 II Unidentified.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-01-07

Highest market price paid for
Country Produce. When others
pay IL 1-2c per dozen for Eggs,
we pay 15c, and when others pay
zoe we pay you 25c. Remem-
Der, we buy Wool, Hides, Feath-
ers, Roots, Butter, Eggs, and all
farm products, and pay the high
est market price.
E. L. FARMHOUSE.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-01-07
SPECIAL CITY ELECTION.

Notice Of Special Election Of Counctl-
man Of the City Of Ironton, IRON
County, Missouri, to FIJI Vacancy:
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council Of the
City of Ironton, at the regular session, held
on the I4th day Of December, 1908, have
appointed the undersigned as Judges Of the
City Election at the Special Election; and
WHEREAS, the Charter Of said City pro-
vides that the Judges thus appointed Shall
give notice of the election, we, therefore,
hereby give notice that Special Election
will be held at the Courthouse in said City,
under the present election laws, on
Thursday, January 7th, 1909,
to elect one Councilman to fill vacancy cre-
ated by Mr.. H. M. Collins moving out Of
City.
HENRY ADOLPH,
A. L. SCHWAB,
P. A. MYERS,
FRED KINDELL, JR.,
Judges of Election.
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JUST WHAT HUNTINGTON SAID.
Clever Salesman "ootp Railroad King
In Book Purchase.

The late Henry Miller, who was
guide, philosopher and friend to many
booklovers within thousand miles of
New York, was a most successful
salesman. One day he called on Col
lis P. Huntington and showed him a
rare copy of .
There are two volumes of this"
said Mr.. Miller. The other volume is
In perfect order, as you see this one
is. You cannot possibly let them es-
cape you, for you know you have moth
ing like this in your library"
What is the price?" asked the
railroad king.
Seven hundred dollars said the
bookman,
Those are too valuable volumes for
my library Mr.. Huntington ex-
claimed.
Mr.. Miller went back to his place,
and sent the books to Mr.. Hunting
toms house with bill for $700. Next
day the railroad king sent for him.
why did you send me those
books?" he demanded, sharply.
Because you bought them," was the
calm reply.
4 certainly did mott" cried the mil
lionaire.
"Oh. yes, you did," answered Mr..
Miller. you'll remember perfectly
well when | tell you what you said.
You told me distinctly; Those are
two valuable volumes for my library
-Harper's Weekly.