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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-04-28
Capt. Alexander Simpson.

first vessel to introduce triple expan-
sion engines. A little later, while in
command of the steamship Austral-
asian, he began to take an interest in
tracing the trend and speed of ocean
currents, a hobby which has developed
into so important a business that the
United States government DIS about to
bring out a new set of charts entirely
drawn from his data.
These valuable records, which now
fill many bulky log books, had their
origin in a joke. On one Of his voy-
ages, nearly so years ago, a passen-
ger was showing him an ally Slo-
per" watch he had received as a re-
ward for sending in the requisite num-
Der of coupons to an Illustrated COM
ic paper. The captain ~jocularly re-
marked that he would try to earn a
watch also, and accordingly had the
coupon in the comic sheet manifolded
and dropped overheard in beer bottles
every day throughout the voyage,
On his return to London, Captain
Simpson was surprised to find that
many of the coupons had reached
their destination, and he was duly pre-
scented with a watch. The proprietors
of the paper also printed thousands of
the coupons for the captain to use
during his voyages. The results were
astonishing and when he realized
what extraordinary distances some Of
these sea messages covered before
they were picked up, he decided to
deal with the matter in a serious and
m%ethodical way. Every day a coupon
was placed in an empty beer bottle,
corked down and sealed by dipping
the neck in molten marine glue, which
sets hard. 1t was then thrown over
board at noon.
Messages Of His Own.
When his supply Of coupons had
been exhausted, Captain Simpson pre-.
pared a message of his own, and the
following was printed on a slip Of pa
per in English, French, Spanish, Ger
mar and italian:
This paper was put overheard for the
purpose of tracing ocean currents. The
finder to please forward, stating when
and where 1t was found, and reap a just
reward.
The captains name and address at
the Offices of his company were APP
pended. The "just reward" referred
to used to consist of a copy of
Froude's "Oceana."
Bottles have landed on the shores
Of Portuguese and French Guinea, on
the coast of Africa, and, in fact, in
almost every quarter of the globe.
Many have been picked up by natives,
who imagined they had secured a
prize in the carefully sealed beer bot
tie, and their chagrin on drawing the
cork can be easily imagined. A negro
in Sierra Leone, who picked up a bot
tie and did not receive the promised
reward, wrote to say: Il am sorry to
insinuate you that the copy of
Froude's 'Oceana' was not transmitted
to me-"
A bottle thrown overheard one day
near the Cape Of Good Hope was.
after a long interval. found on the
west coast of Scotland, having, 1t Is
supposed, gone round by the West In.
dian islands, until it was caught by
the Gulf Stream and carried to its
landing place. Shortly after his ap-
pointment to the Pericles. Captain
Simpson threw over a bottle when
about 140 miles from Cape Town. 1t
was washed ashore five months later
at Parahyba. in the Brazils, having
Travelled 1000 miles,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-04-28
"WetD Bird in Dry County.

Fulton.-Jeff Selby, a farmer living
in this county, caught a hawk in a
steel trap which had a brass tag
wired to one of it's feet. On one size
Of the tag was worded old Rye Whis-
KY" and the other side said Good
for 5 Cents in Trade" AS Galloway
county is local option and extremely
dry, it is supposed the bird hailed
from some other section Of the state.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-04-28
UncompIimentary.

1t was three o'clock in the morning
as Mr.. Younghusband crept softly up
the stairs, Opening the door to his
room noiselessly, he stepped upon the
tail Of the family cat. Naturally a pen
etrating yowl resounded through thu
night. John said his wife, awaken
ing, don't you think It's rather late to
be singing; the neighbors might com
plain"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-04-28
Town nMadep bv Novel.
of the Marble Building.

Works of fiction have exercised a
wonderful influence in the populariza-
ton Of certain localities. A typical
example is Westward Hoi" named
after a sleepy village in Devon, Eng
land. The ucces Of the novel sent
thousands Of people fiocking to the
town, and its prosperity was from that
time assured,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-04-28
Blaze Damages School.

Boonville.-Fire early Wednesday
morning destroyed three rooms on the
second floor of the south wing of the
main building of Kemper Military
school. The blaze was caused by
crossed wires. The boys rooming
there lost most of their clothing.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-04-28
Gov. Hadley Makes Appointments.

Jefferson City.-Governor Hadley
made the following appointments: A,
F. Leavitt of Boliver, surveyor Of
Pork county, to succeed Jas, W. Flint;
William H. Baker, superintendent Of
schools, Mcdonald county, to succeed
G.. A.. Parkhurst.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-04-28
Pennsylvanian's Lapse Of Memory.

Forgetting that he had started to
draw a gallon of whisky from a bar
rel in the cellar, A. G. Hidlay, pro-
prietor of the Hotel Hidlay, Blooms
burg, Pa, left the spigot turned on
and went upstairs. Two hours later
he remembered it and fastened there.
He found that it had all run away
and into the sewer. His loss because
of his lapse of memory will be about
$1O0.-From the Philadelphia Record.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-04-28
New Appellate Court Urqed.

Jefferson City.-Governor Hadley is
Of the opinion that there should be
created a fourth court of appeals to
be located in the northeastern part of
Missouri, and that the legislature in
creating this court should go further
and increase the jurisdiction of the
appellate courts from $500 to
$4,000.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-04-28
RoY Is Slain by BAN Bal.

Sedalia.-Leland, ~10-year-old son of
B. R. Smith of Edwards, Benton coun-
ty, died of injuries received while
playing ball at school. A bat slipped
out of the hands of one of his school
mates and hit Leland in the stomach,
injuring him internally.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-04-28
How TO Give Advice.

A mar takes contradiction and ad.
vice much more easily than people
think, only he will not bear it when
violently given, even though 1t be well
founded. Hearts are flowers; they
remain open to the softly falling dew,
but shut lib In the violent downpour
iof rain.-J. P. Richter.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-04-28
Shoots His Enemey Three Times.

Milan,-George Franklin shot Jas.
Bohanan neal here Wednesday night,
one shot taking effect in the back, an
other in the shoulder and one in the
abdomen. Physicians pronounce the
wounds fatal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-04-28
MILLION DOLLAR PALACE
OF PEACE FORMALLY OPENED
Dedication Of New Building Of international
Bureau Of the American Republics
Addresses by President Taft, the Mexican Ambassador and Andrew
Carnegie, Who Donated Ssh, 900 for the Erection Of the
Beautiful STANDARDIZATION Reception
in the Evening.

Washington.-The dedication and
formal opening on Tuesday of the
new building of the International Bu-
real of the American republics was
an event of interest and Importance to
all countries of the western hemi.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-04-28
Just the Job,

Old Argus was Boosting about his
hundred eyes.
"a useful man for an Office" cried
the populace.
EYES," added Argus, "and I can keep
half of them closed when | want to-
Here the populace ciapped their
hands wildly.
wei make him custom-house in
spector," they declared.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-04-28
HemphiH case continued.

Montgomery CityCircuit Judge
Barnett has closed the regular term
Of the Lincoln county circuit court
at Troy and continued the case Of DR.
Hemphill to a special term, which will.
be held the last week OF May.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-04-28
Medical Assn to Meet In Morehouse.

Morehouse.-The Southeast Nilsson
ri Medical association will hold its
thirty-fourth annual meeting at this
place April 26, 81 and %. Many in
teresting papers will be read by the
attending members, the most import
ant being "The X-Ray and It's Value
in Medicine and Surgery" by DR.. F.
B. Hall, and report of a Ease of adj
vanced pulmonary tuberculosis, treat
ed by intra-venous injection of anti
ceptics, by Dr.. Victor Caldwell.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-04-28
poddrldae Appointed Receiver.

Fredericktown.-W. B. Doddridge of
st. Louis, formerly general manager
of the Missouri Pacific railroad, was
appointed receiver of the North Am
erican Lead company of this city, and
his bond was fixed at $150,O00.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-04-28
BOOSTING Troy.

Mrs. Stubb--John, what was that
lady from New York talking about in
the art gallery?
Mr.. Stubb-Why, Maria, she was
telling us that Helen Of Troy was the
most beautiful woman the world has
ever known.
Mrs. Stub (stif1y)--Just like those
New Workers. Always boosting some
place In their home state.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-04-28
Westminster Colleges New Hall.

estmIHS CoTIe9eS NEW HdIT'
Fulton.-Plans for the new main
building at Westminster, college, to
take the place of old Westminster
hall, burned last September, have
been received and the contract will
be let May %. The new building is
to cost $50, 900.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-04-28
Dickinson Addresses Missourians.

Washington, d. Cat a meeting of
the Missouri society Representative
Dickinson of Clinton, Mo, delivered
the principal address. Short talks
were given by Representatives Lloyd
and Alexander.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-04-28

Springfield.-The new Frisco shops,
employing 900 men, are now working
full time, nine hours a day. The pres
ent outlook is that the shops will
have the largest output of any month
since they started.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-04-28

of the The Marine band was
there, playing a repertoire of Latin
American anthems, a fountain outside
the building was illuminated with cleo
trio designs of the South and Central
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-04-28
St. Louis.Kansas City Work

Columbia.-The survey for the Kan
sas City-St. Louis electric line will be
completed about May |, according to
w. b, Cauthorn of Columbia, who has
charge of the work. twenty-five men
are at work.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-04-28
Teachers Paw at Cuba Raised.

Cuba.-The school board reelected
for next year the present crops Of
teachers at an increase Of salary Of
$40 per month for principal and as.
s%istant, and $3.50 each for the lower
grade teachers.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-04-28
Why She Permitted II.

why did you ever permit your hus-
band to buy a 1imsy, rickety automo-
bile like that?"
HE recently got himself heavily
insured against accidents
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-04-28

or cities Of Importance Sydney,
New South Wales, is farthest In an
air line distance from London, 1920
miles.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-04-28

Put the wrong foot out of bed first
when you get up in the morning and
you will be all day. Always get
up with the right foot foremost.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-04-28
Growth of the Bureau.

AS most people r aware, the insti.
tuition known as the International Bl1.
reau Of American Republics, or Pan.
American bureau, as it is usually
called, is a sort of common headquar-
tiers and clearing house for informa-
ton. maintained jointly by all the
American nations from the great lakes
to Cape Horn. 1t was the outgrowth
Of the first Pan-American conference.
which was held in Washington in 1889.
and it is maintained by a common
fund to which all of the independent
nations of the three Americas "chip
in" in proportion to their population.
Inasmuch as the United States by this
plan pays more than half OF the ok.
penses OF the bureau, its Headquarters
have from the outset been located in
Washington.
Some years ago when the rented
quarters of the bureau in Washington
became manifestly inadequate for its
expanding activities, a project was set
afoot to erect a permanent home for
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-04-28

sphere. The building is really a pal
ace Of peace and progress for the
bureau stands for friendly political re-
lations between the countries of Amer
lea and for close social and trade in
tercourse between their peoples.
The erection OF the building was
made possible by Andrew Carnegie,
who gave $750,000 of the million which
1t and its site have cost, and the iron.
master was one of the chief guests
and speakers at the d~edicatory cere,
mony, President Taft delivered a fine
address, and speeches we're made by
Senior de la Barra, the Mexican ambas.
sador; Secretary of State Knox and
John Barrett, director of the bureau,
who vas in charge of the ceremonies.
Prayers were delivered by Cardinal
Gibbons and by a clergyman of the
Protestant faith.
Of course all the members of the dip
&omatic corps who were in the city
were present, and these brilliantly uni
formed gentlemen, together with scores
OF ladies' in their beautiful spring cos
tunes, made the scene most pictur.
esque.
Brilliant Evening Reception.
Nearly everyone in Washington
wanted to attend the dedication cere-
mony, but the hall of a~mbassadors'
seats only 500 people. So Mr.. Bar
rett arranged for a reception in the
evening in honor of President and Mrs.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-04-28
Harsh condemnatlon.

Nothing Is nor contemplate than
IA bald nan who pretends to have
hair.-MartiaI.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-04-28
An Optimistic soul.

"tP' stands for poverty"
Cheer up. It also stands for pros
perity"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-04-28
New Bank for Montgomery County.

New Bank Tor Montgomery County.
MISUNDERSTANDING county
is to have another bank, making 16
banking institutions for the county.
The new bank will be located at
Rhinelands, with a capital stock of
$14,0
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-04-28

Lake Superior Stretches Far.
Lake Superior is 800 miles long, the
longest Of the great lakes.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-04-28
HIS IDEA.

Hix-Why does Henpeck kiss his
wife so much?
Dix-To prevent her talking, l guess.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-04-28
Rlp Saw KlIIs Laborer.

Labadie.-Joseph HaDerberger, a la
borer, was killed in q a mill here.
A large log that he was handling
slipped, precipitating him against a rip
saw His side was badly cut. He
leaves Ill children.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-04-28

terror, specially provided with a view
to this phrase Of the matter, is a great
auditorium or hall of American am
bassadors," designed as a meeting
place for all sorts of international
conferences having as their purpose
harmony and cooperation on the part
of the republics of the western hemi.
sphere.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-04-28
Deputy Hotel inspector Named.

Jefferson City.-Col. Tom l. John.
son, state hotel inspector, announced
the appointment of William E. Bridge.
water Of Fayetteville, as deputy in.
spector to succeed Joseph Albus OF
st, Joseph. who resigned,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-04-28

occupy the same relation to the cause
of international peace on this CONT
nent that The Hague palace does to
the cause of international arbitration
throughout the world.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-06

Mark Twain. "It was the reading that
started me going" said Niblo. "and 1
made up my Juvenile mind to one
thing I should go some. myself when
1 got to be man. Africa had a pc
culiar fascination for me, and above
all other places 1 determined that 1
should see the dark continent. In 1907
1 realized my dream, and moreover
took my wife. Josephine Cohan, with
me. She was the first white woman
that ever the natives had seen in the
very heart of Zululand.
After going as far as the train
would carry us, we travelled inland. 3o
miles, to reach hotel The caravan
sary was run by Scotchman. who
had been in Zululand so long that he
spoke English with a ~Scotch-zulu ac-
cent His hotel consisted of four
rooms. kitchen, dining room and two
bedrooms-one for the proprietor and
the other for gueSts-when he had
any. The building was tin
Somewhat tired with the long hike
of the day we retired early. Presently
it began to rain and the falling of the
drops on the tin roof sounded as
though we were in the midst of a del
uge of pebbles which fell on the roof
with incessant roar. The steady down
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-06

was thought healthy for white man
to ramble. He has boated on the waters
of Lake Victoria Nyanza. He has been
over the trail that Roosevelt trod in
Africa and laughs knowingly when he
sees the moving pictures showing the
president among the Zulus," when, as
a matter of fact, Roosevelt did not
go to Zuluand at all. Not within a
thousand miles of it, says Niblo.
But whatever of travelling Miblo has
done in the past is to be eclipsed by a
tour of the world which will make
Jules yerne's hero seem tedious and
slow in comparison. Nellie Bly's stunt
Of 5 years ago will also sound like a
slow freight story beside NibIo's
planned tour.
Il am sure can go around the world
in 40 days. That is what | propose to
do some time next spring" he said. Il
am working out my itinerary now;
figuring on. catching boats and trains,
for I'll not have much time to waste.
In actual travelling, provided connec-
tions may be made 1 have figured on
3S days That will allow a little leeway
for accidents, missing trains and other
things which happen to a traveller
by getting a governmental permit
to travel on the mail train the trip
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-06

VERY well known writer IN
~ commenting upon the present
n vogue OF Henrik Ibsen declared
recently: ''Ibsen owes more TO
the women OF the stage than any other
cranetist-" Whether this be entirely
true or not 7 would not want TO say
oHhand. but il is certainly true that
only women have thus far succeeded
IN any effort 10 popularize the Nor
wegisn drama maker Even Richard
Mansfield failed in his effort TO popu-
larize Peer Gynt," and Louis James
attempt TO revive Mansheld's failure
was likewise disastrous But there
are many actresses who have succeeded
in getting Ibsen over the footlights," ,"
Nine. Ala Nazimova, Mrs. Patrick
Campbell. Duse. our own Mrs. Fiske.
whose Pillars OF society was a recent
refreshment in local theatrical fare;
Agnes Sorma and Mary Shaw are some
OF the names that come to mind at
once on mentioning Ibsen.
Perhaps II is because Ibsen writes
OF women. about women and for
women.
About eight years ago Wilton Lack
aye, good actor. but a bad speaker
tempted fate by a production in New
York of Ibsen's Pillars Of Society" 1t
ran into q wretched end It's failure
was gigantic and emphatic. The af-
fair is a joke on Broadway TO this day,
I'm told. The Pillars of Society
was easily rendered popular by Mrs
Fiske and other actresses.
Nine. Nazimova's success with "A
Dolrs House" "Hedda Gabler" and
Little Eyolf' is part of theatrical
history ia the east. We are just about
to have the opportunity Of seeing her
in Little Eyolf" Even The Master
Builder" was successful in Nazimova's S
treatment Of the cryptic battling play.
In her day and age Agnes sorma
was considered the greatest Of Ibsen
interpreters.
Ibsen himself after Witnessing per
tormance, declares her Nora the great
est he had ever seen. She has now mar
rled and retired from the stage with
-itle-duchess Of Minotta-and is Iiv-
ing in Berlin. Sorma was born in Bres-
lau. Germany. May II. 1865. She made
her first appearance on the stage when
only Is years old at her native town.
1T was but few years later that she
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-06

from New York to San Francisco will
consume four days. will arrive here
just in time to take the steamer for
Kobe, which I'll make. barring acct
dents, in II days. Two days will be
consumed from Kobe to Vladivostok. II
days over the Siberian railroad into
Moscow; two days and half from
Moscow to London and five days to
New York. That adds up 371h days. I
make it,
Niblo's reason for making the trip
is not altogether for advertising pur-
poses, though he frankly admits that
the publicity will not be unwelcome; !;
but his fundamental reason for trying
the stunt is that having been all over
the world and in every country that.the
sun shines upon, like Alexander he's
now looking for new worlds, or, fail
ing to discover them. is seeking new
means of gratifying a desire to travel
which has pursued him ever since he
was a lad
r WAS much interested in Niblo's
African wanderings. As boy he
- read eagerly the story of Living
stones and Stanley's travels; he had
been up the Nile with Bayard Taylor.
and had wandered delightfully."- with
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-06

"A ADAME NAZIMoVA maintains
Nl rigid policy of silence regarding
her individuality and her own
life. She declares that she is happy to
meet newspaper folk. but she bars pro-
fessional talk She will not be inter-
viewed, and the topics which are or
dinarily employed by publicity agents
they plan are taboo with the Madame
They may talk about her plays but not
about her. The actress may be dis
cussed, but not the woman. This, at
least. has one advantage so far as
Madame Nazimova is concerned. 1t
tends to keep a mystic atmosphere
about the Russian artistic singularly