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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-07-28
HEED THE VOICE OF FATIGUE
Good Advice if One Would Retain
Youthful Looks and Preserve
Nerves and Temper.

A certain busy woman, whose tale
Of accomplishment would sound like a
fable if related here, says that she
keeps in condition by never failing to
obey the first symptom of fatigue. No
matter how important the work on
which she is engaged-unless, of
course, she is giving the baby a bath
she desists from her employment the
moment that chat tired feeling"
overtakes her. Selecting a deep, coy
chair, or even a couch, she rests,
often with closed eyes, for fifteen
minutes, arising refreshed to STAY the
dragon of work. Her aunt, a New
England housekeeper of the old
school, is often s%candalized to see the
dishes half done, while the mistress
of the house is reclining on the sofa
with a magazine.
az rest when my work is DONE"
criticises the visitor, severely. 81
couldn't take any comfort in sitting
still, with my kitchen cluttered up
like that"
Her hostess smiles, knowing well
that when she shall have achieved her
aunt's half century she will seem at
least a decade younger than her years
and twenty years younger than her
worthy relative does today. The tes'
timony of those who live with her
moreover is in favor Of the little
'rests by the way" which preserve
nerves and temper, as well as com
pleXion.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-07-28
DESCARTES' RULES OF LIFE
Forth in His provisional Self
Government"

In the discourse of Descartes upon
THE Method of Using Ones Reason
Rightly" he says that he had always
had an intense desire to learn how to
distinguish truth from falsehood in
order that he might be clear about his
actions and that he might be able to
walk surefootedly in this life. .
Therefore he resolved to set up what
he termed "a provisional self-govern-
ment," of which these were to be the
rules. / give the rules as somewhat
broadly paraphrased by Mr.. Huxley:
First-That he would submit him
self to the laws and religion in which
he had been brought up.
Second-That he would act, on all
occasions which called for action,
promptly and according to the best
Of his judgment.
Third-That he would seek happi-
ness in limiting his desires rather
than in attempting to satisfy them.
Fourth-That he would make the
search after truth the business of his
life.
Descartes was just coming of age
when he laid down for himself these
rules Of life.-From Personal PoweKs
by William Jewett Tucker.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-07-28

The world emits a Shakespeare, a
Shelley or Goethe but seldom. We
cannot expect every decade to produce
a poetic genius. But what we are
hearing in our literary world today is
perhaps just as remarkable as though
there came a gush of exquisite mel
ody from some master singer. 1t is
a chorus of expert rhymsters many Of
them worthy of a frame they will not
achieve, but which would surely have
been theirs had they lived fifty or a
hundred years ago. These are the
poets who chant or chirp in the maya
zines or the columns of the daily pa.
per. They may not be nightingales,
or gifted with the divine sweetness
of Shelley's skylark, but they are
songsters all the same.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-07-28
Mr.. Rhodes Unpaid Tailor Bill.

The late Cecil Rhodes, whose At
rican career had it's origin in deli
cate health, was an intimate friend
of Sir II. II. Johnston, who tells a
characteristic story concerning
him.
Mr.. Rhodes was visiting Sir Harry
in London at the time for the pur-
pose Of talking over African problems
and settling some vastly important
matters of policy when there burst in
unannounced an excited individual
fiourishing a voluminous account
which 1t appeared represented an UNI
paid tailor bill of Mr.. Rhodes, in
Cured at Oxford and amounting to
nearly two hundred pounds sterling.
From various pockets Mr.. Rhodes
fished out notes and gold to the
amount required and paid the aston
ished tailor on the spot.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-07-28
READING TO AVOID THINKING
1t Almost Seems That Things Have
Been Arranged to Bring About
Just That Situation.
The danger of thinking has been re-

The danger of thinking has been re-
duced to a minimum. One sometimes
feels that life has been arranged in
sole regard to this. There are more
ways to avoid thinking than there are
to avoid everything else put together.
Some people live to a good old age
without having ever thought; some
are o%vertaken and made to stand face
to face with their thoughts during a
long illness and convalescence. Flat
on their backs, with nothing to do,
they can hardly be blamed for think
ing. Their cases are exceptional and
thoughts at such a time are not to be
laid up against them. If there is no
other mode Of escape from an intro
duction to ones mind they can al
ways read. 1t is a method which has
helped millions of peoIe. There was
a time when it seemf% that during a
voyage one was in darker of being left
alone with ones self, hbut Libraries
we're installed in ships, newsboys on
trains, and so once more we were
rescued. Then the dozen little actiVi-
ties of daily life help so-bustling,
sewing on buttons-one manages to
put off the thing we think we do most
of all until old age, and when that is
reached we comfortably decide to post
pone our thinking once again, as we
will have more time in the next
world.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-07-28
A London Beegar's Money.

Some unusual disclosures were made
in a begging case heard at Westmin-
ster, England. The defendant, who
was dressed in rags and tatters," was
seen outside the Roman Catholic ca
thedral IN Sunday repeatedly touch
ing his brimless hat to worshipers n
tering the sacred edifice. When ta-
ken into custody he had 6S shillings in
his pocket as well as two bank books
showing something like $50 to his
credit. But more remarkable still was
the story of how the money had been
made. Defendant had for 70 years
been a sandwich man, and he said:
I've saved every shilling Of it out
| of the one shilling two pence a day.
| don't drink, and l save every half
penny. It's my money. Why should
it be taken away? I defy any n to
accuse me of getting it wrongfully.
[ never begged. l only raised my hat
to the Blessed Sacrament"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-07-28
Cuts and Court Plaster.

Many people make the mistake Of
using court plaster over a cut. The
plaster closes the wound prematurely,
preventing the natural cleansing of
the wound and the egress of any par
tieles Of dirt which may have entered.
1t also keeps the edges moist, encour-
aging the pus formation. In the
treatment Of a cut do not be in too
much of a hurry to stop the bleeding.
Unless an artery is severed, which
becomes evident by the forcible squirt
ing of the blood, there is no need of
haste. Each moment of free bleeding
aids in rendering the wound antisep-
tic, as the blood coming from within
cleanses the wound better than any
other application. After free bleed.
ing has been allowed for a few min.
utes let a stream of hot water, which
has previously been boiled, run over
the wound. This will cleanse the
edges and check the Buckingham.
lily Doctor.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-07-28
CONSPlRE TO CAUSE NOISE
Treaehery of Inanimate objects When
One Is Seeking to Avoid Awaken
ing Nearby Sleeper.

Who is it that tells inanimate OBJ
jects when one is trying to avoid
waking some one in the next room?
They always know and their ghoulish
tricks are really horrid to see. Chairs
fall over on no pretext whatever. The
mere brush of ones skirt and down
they go with an awful crash. Ones
own innocence is so clear to me-, but
the chairs know how difficult it will
be for you to fasten the blame on
them, and with silent chuckles they
implicate you a dozen times. Doors
bang that at other times close with an
invariable mousiness. Things at the
opposite end of the room creak loudly
quite shameless in the openness with
which they dispense with all cause
but their own wicked intentions. After
a while M abandons caution and
gives up going on tiptoe. If every
thing is determined to make such a
fearful rumpus you might as we'll &C
cept calmly the reputation for thought.
lessness which will be laid at your
door with entire unjustness. Humans
are not unkind to inanimate objects
Why should the latter always behave
as though they had a grudge to pay
off? 1t is churlish. 1t makes one
wonder if the Japanese did not have
deep reasons for d%iscarding furniture
They believe in devils, but they prefer
having them on pedestals, where the!
can be watched, rather than lurking
about in household effects, ready t
betray one at a moments notice
There may be a great deal in this mai
ter. 1t should be carefully investi
gated, and, if possible, cleared up.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-07-28
One Acre.
lister.

1t is possible to make a living on
one acre of land. The thing is being
accomplished in more places than one.
A resident Of San Bernardino, Cal,
for many years made a good living on
a single acre of land. Around the
acre was a row of fruit trees, from
which he realized $500 for a seasons
fruit. From a quarter of an acre in
strawberries he made 5000. From
the rest of the acre he took three
different crops of vegetables, and was
so successful with them that he sold
$1,000 worth, besides keeping a pig
and many fowls. 1t is said that in the
suburbs of Paris a man, on less than
an acre of land, under glass and heat
ed by underground pipes, makes ten
crops Of asparagus a year, for which
he receives $1,000.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-07-28
SEES PERIL IN SHINY SHOES
Take Up Too Much of Wearer's At.
te%ntion, Says a Writer in a New
York Newspaper.

II has become a matter Of some
doubt in the minds of many people
whether patent leather shoes should
be worn in the streets. Is II safe or is
it not? Should we endanger our lives
in the distraction of traffic when, by
wearing slightly less shiny shoes, we
could give our attention to lodging
automobiles and ducking street cars,
No child should be allowed out alone
in patent leather ~shoes-that is de-
cided without a moments doubt; but
even people of maturer years are not
quite responsible for their own safety
when wearing patent leather shoes.
Ihey cannot be, no matter what their
strength of character. If ones shoes
VIII shine, so one must watch them,
and if n walks with ones eyes
riyeted on ones flashing feet, one Of
necessity bumps into something, and
1t is nothing less than cold luck if
the something is a lamp-post or a post
mar instead of a flying fire engine.
And then ones progress is so slow.
Absorbed, c~aptivated, held %spellbound
by ones W boot tips, one is SO very
apt to arrive late at the place one
was going to or forget completely
ones destination and sinking onto a
park bench wave ones feet slowly
about, bewitched by their sparkling
high lights. Holland has most wisely
n kindly opened up a wide thorough.
fare for those persons who prefer
roller skates to other modes of con.
veyance, and as nothing more than q
humane %precaution the city ought tc
set aside one street for those incor
rightly venturesome people who will
wear patent leather boots in public
New York Evening Sun.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-07-28
FELT GRIEF HE EXPRESSED
Circumstances Under Which Verdi
Produced the Sublime "Miserere"
in al Trovatore."

Men of genius are confessedly
lures of mood. Grief and adversely
have often been a real help to them,
rather than a hindrance. Poe, it is
said, produced The Raven" while sit.
ting at the bedside of his sleeping but
dying wife. Many similar instances
might be cited, but an anecdote of
Verdi, told by Carlo Ceecarelli, will
suffice.
On one occasion, when Verdi was
engaged on his w%ell-known opera, "Il
T%rovatore," he stopped short at the
passage of the "Miserere," being at a
loss to combine notes of sufficient
sadness and pathos to express the
grief of the prisoner, Manrico.
Sitting at his piano in the deep
stiffness of the winter night, his i'm,
agination wandered back to the stormy
days of his youth, endeavoring to ex-
tract from the past a plant, a groan,
like those which escaped from his
breast when he saw himself forsaken
by the world. All in vain!
One day, at Milan, he was unex.
pectedly called to the bedside of a
dying friend, one Of the few who had
remained faithful to him in adversely
and prosperity. Verdi, at the sight o.
his dying friend, felt a lump rise II
his throat; he wanted to weep, but Sc
intense was his grief that not a teal
flowed to the relief Of his anguish.
In an adjoining room stood a piano
Verdi, under one of those sudden i'm
pulses to which men of genius ar
sometimes subject, sat down at thu
instrument, and there and then i'm
provised the sublime "Miserere'' o
the "Trovatore." The musician hac
given utterance to his grief.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-07-28
OCCUPY NESTS BY SEASONS
euzzards Seldom Use Same Home"
Twice ~consecutively for Some
Reason Unexplained.

The flight of the buzzard is as well
nigh perfection as is possible to find.
In fact, he might be called the most
perfect ~aeroplane in existence. To
see him soaring between the bare
hills, with a vast green fertile valley
below him, and with the spring sun
lighting up his brown plumage as he
slowly sails around, with outspread
pinions, is a sight never to be forgot
ten.
The buzzard usually chooses a
ledge on a cliff for an eyrie. but in
certain parts of Wales there are a few
well used nests in trees, and as
these are generally used by some
bird of prey each season, they grow to
an enormous size. The buzzard does
not as a rule, use the same nest two
consecutive seasons, but returns to
it the third, and after that allows an
other season to elapse before occupy
ing it again.
Two nests are often constructed in
one dingle, and an amusing incident
happened a few years ago in one OF
these places. The hen laid one egg in
each nest, and as it was quite I'M
possible for her to sit on both at once
we did her a good turn by placing one
of these eggs in the nest with its com
panion. The result Of our kindness
was that a collector passed by about
two hours afterward and put bott
eggs in his collecting box.
When | thought the matter oVer
came to the conclusion that that oil
buzzard was not half such a fool al
we took her to be, and if we hac
left the eggs as we found them tn
bird might have had a chance Of rear
ing Il youngster.-Country Life.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-07-28
John Wesley's Ascetic Life.

During the whole of his residence in
Georgia Wesley slept on bare boards
and fed on the plainest vegetarian
food-as a rule on bread. He drank
neither wfneAnor beer. His first act
on landing has to smash the rum
casks and to k@npose upon himself and
his comradeFall members of the
Holy club-S vow of abstinence. No
trace a be discovered of a single
day or hour given to recreation. ALL
his reading, his conversation, his
writing, even in the grammars and
catechisms he compiled, we're relig-
ious. The nearest approach to rec
reative reading that l have been able
to discover in the diaries is Milton
and Plato. The diversions of earlier
years-tennis, cards, shooting and the
like-are conspicuous by their alb
sence. Even when shaving" he
"meditates. "-Harper's Magazine.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-07-28
Father Could Not Comfort Her.

A little girl during a presidential
campaign became very much inter-
ested, and made a flag to be carried in
the parade. When the time came for
marching she supposed, of course, she
could go with the boys, and was very
much abashed, when told that little
girls did not march. She was incon-
solable, and going home threw her.
self sobbing upon the lounge; her ia
Their tried to comfort her, but to no
purpose, when finally, being able to
endure it 40 longer, she pushed him
away, saying: You're not a little
girl, you never were a little girl, you
never will be a little girl, and SO don't
| know how | feel. Go away"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-07-28
Her ~SuperioritY.

Jennie and Viola, both five years Of
age. had been mentioning their nu-
merous possessions and mildly boast
ing about them. 1--WE got the most
clothes" said little Jennie. Eyes, but
I've got the most dolls" replied Viola.
"Well I've got more brothers than
you," answered Jennie. Viola seemed
done up for a minute, but for a min
ute only. Then she came out with,
"Well, I've got the biggest feet" in a
proud tone that appeared to settle the
matter. And 1t did, so far as Jennie
was concerned, for she replied sadly,
"Yes, l guess you have and nothing
would console here.-The Delineator.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-07-28
The Language of Rapture.

She was one of a Sunday walking
party which was vending its way
southwark to the brow Of West Rock.
At a turn in the path there burst on
her view that vista which seldom fails
to impress the one for the first time
beholding it, a view hardly to be
equaled in this part of New England.
At her feet lay the resting city in its
length apd breadth, its streets and
houses hd public buildings standing
out clear in the leafless springtime.
Eastward was sentinel East Rock,
with its heayenward pointing shaft
rejecting the westering sun. South
ward were the waters of the blue har-
Dor, and further the bluer waters of
the sound, while one could almost
discern in the DINNER distance the
white sands of Long Island. 1t was
an impressive vision, and the beholder
was visibly impressed. Her ruby lips
parted in a burst Of rapture, and this
is what she said:
"Ain't it classy?"-New Haven Reg.
lister.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-07-28
Applicable.

"Pa," asked little Philander Phyppe,
who was it said, The first shall be
last?'"
81 don't remember, son." answered
Mr.. Phypps, who is keenly interested
in automobile track records. Prob
ably some fellow who had tire trouble
in the final lap."-Birmingham Age
Herald.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-07-28
Neglected,

Dame Rumor-Oh, what I know
ibout you!
Mrs. Grundy (eagerly)-Cut 1t loose,
ny dear! Start something! Cry it
rom the housetops! Purvey the pub
lefty to your hearts content!
Dame Rumor-Don't you care?
Mrs. Grundy-Care nothing! Why,
)eople think SO little Of me nowadays
hat | really require the services of a
,~ustling press agent to keep me from
lrifting into innocuous desuetude!
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-07-28
Such a Mean Trick.

"Come home with me to dinner to.
night, Gormley."
Delighted"
81 want you to hear my youngest
daughter play the piano.
by love, I'm awfully sorry, old
chap, but | have forgotten a most i'm
portant engagement. Some other
night, dear boy"
Sorry about the engagement, Corn
ley. The fact is | have neither a
Youngest daughter nor a piano."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-07-28

Stranger Ito prominent clergyman)
Il came in here, sir, to criticise your
church management and tell you how
it ought to be run.
Prominent Clergyman (amazed)-
What 40 you mean, sir? How dare
you? Who are you, anyway?
q am the humble editor of the pa
per you have been writing to."-Life.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-07-28
Would Call AGAIN.

For two hours the fashionable lady
kept the draper exhibiting his goods,
and at the end of that period she
sweetly asked:
"Are you quite sure you have shown
me everything you have?"
mo, madam" said the draper, with
an insinuating smile, Il have yet an
old account in my ledger which l
shall very gladly show you"
He did not need to show any more.
The lady left the shop, saying she
would call again another day.
ar Mww Tasrnmp-.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-07-28
Never.

Newspapers are full of inconsistent
cies."
mo doubt. Still, you never see a
millinery advertisement on the sport
ing page.-Birmingham Age-Herald.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-27
SPIRITED FIGHT WAGED
FOR THE COMMITTEES
Counties Select Men Who Handle
Work Of C0nvention-Contest in
Weber Delegation.

During the selection OF the commit
tees for the convention in caucus by
counties. William Glasmann was badly
beaten in the Weber county caucus. by
vote Of 40 TO rs. for the post as mem
Der OF the committee on platform and
elected
In the salt Lake caucus. George NJ
Cannon named Nephi l. Morris for the
position on the platform committee. but
he received only six votes out Of 20o
and Postmaster Arthur L. Thomas was
elected Daniel Harrington and G. G..
Grape. the latter or Sandy. were also
named for the office. but Mr.. Grape
withdrew and no vote was taken on
Harrington's name.
The committees finally named by the
counties were:
Credentials-B Beaver. Charles woIfen-
den; Box Elder. g Hoist: Cache. VIII
Ham TT. Thain. Carbon. George 4. Muir
ply. Davis. Warren Rose: Emery. o
Sorensen, jr.; Garfield, Miss L. Long:
Grand. \. A. Taylor. Iron. Hunter
Lund. Juab, Herbert Hope, Kane, A. -
Finley; Willard. NIiah Day; Morgan. l.
l.. TOone. Pluto. a. +. HayCOCk. Rich,
Joseph Hodges. Salt Lake, w W. VIII
son: Sanpete. g. r Alfred. SEWER. y. &.
Poulson: Summit. r. II. Porter: Tooele.
G. 4. Cullinan; Uintah. William Hoeft;
Utah, :. 7. Goodwin: Wasatch. NJ. b
Pope. Washington. David Hershi
Wayne. r. a. Meeks; Weber, J. 5. Car
order OF business and permanent or
ganiZation-Beaver. George jefferson
Box Elder, W. :. Hail. Cache. Joel
Kicks: Carbon. A. Reader. Davis. r.
Z. Ashton. Emery. =. !. Cook. Garfield.
James Glove. Grand. 4. A. Taylor. Iron.
G. 5. Wilkinson. Juab. Dennis Wood
Kane. John Ritter. Willard. Leslie
George; Morgan. T. 7. Porter: Iiute-
=. Z. Sprague. Rich. Joseph Hodges.
Salt Lake. Fred e. Loofbourow. san
pete. ". +. Smyth; Sewer. J. T. Soren-
son. Summit. J. II. Wild. Tooele. I'D
ward Scallon. Uiutah. George Searle.
Utah. John u. Dixon; WaSstch. Rock
NJ. Pope; Washington. Warren Cox.
Wayne. r. a. MeeSs Weber. s. q. DYE
Platform and resolutions-Beaver. "
IT. DeWolf: Box Elder. ~. ". Valentine
Cache. Joseph 4. Smith. Carbon. g.
| W. Horsley. Davis. Charles r. Maibey
Emery. George y. Miller. Garfield
Thomas Scvy. Grand, 4. a. Taylor
| iron. W. T.. Corey; Juab. Alma Haigh
| Kane, Leonard PuEh; Willard, -. J..
Thompson. Morgan. w. r. Criddle. Pi
/ ute. NJ VI. steele. ir.. Rich. Wesley *
I walton: salt Lake. Arthur l. Thomas
l Ssupetc. ". u. Candlsnd: SEWER, =. n
| Erickson. Summit. \. T. Radon. Tooele
/ ". :. Marks. Tintah. Charles be
/ Moiscy: Utah. W. l. HAYES. Wasatch
! James r. Wilson. Washington. r. l.
/ Judd. Wayne. r. q. Meeks. Weber
l James Wotherspoon.