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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-07-07

ed by circles Of a light blue and on It's
breast, regularly outlined, is a broad
and deep expanse Of bright yellow in
size and shape In proportion to the
bird about the same as the generous
expanse Of shirt trent shown by a man
In evening dress with the waistcoat
cut low and well rounded out at the
bottom; this show Of yellow being
edged with a red line. The toucan's
body for the bulk Of It is black or a
very deep blue black, but around at
the base Of the tail run two bands Of
color. n red and . white.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-07-07
Get Attsr Nd Files.

With the warm days flies multiply
amazingly. Now is the time to at
tack them and prevent the breeding
of millions from the few hundreds that
already exist.
Perhaps the most effective method
of destroying flies is by burning
pyrethrum in each room. This stuns
the flies and they can be swept up and
burned.
Flies are dangerous carriers Of dis
case and an enemy of humankind. Do
your part toward keeping down the
pest and improving the health of your
community.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-07-07
All Interested in 7oucan

thase that are lovely in color and
graceful in form and sweet in song,
some like those that are volceless but
In some manner odd or grotesque.
These last find satisfaction in con-
templating the toucan, which comes
from Brazil.
The toucan has q body about as big
as that OF q good sized parrot. but its
hoax is very different and easily its
dominant feature, though this bird Is
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-07-07

A little boy, promoted to company
dinner at the family table, enjoyed
his oyster cream hugely until he came
to an unrecognized object at the bot
tom of the plate,
What is it? oh, just an oyster,
dear" responded the child's mother,
sharply appealed to.
why did Dora put it in?"
"Oh, to make the soup good"
"She can leave 1t out next time"
the tiny epicure decided. 1.-THE soups
good enough without ."-Exchange.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-07-07
ConductlvltY Of Waves

A map to show the ether conductiy.
ity for Hertzian waves in different
ATTITUDES is a new German idea. sun
shine lessons the conductivity. ana
a wireless telegraph station Of large
range IN the north would cove, onl;
a much smaller radius In the tropics
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-07-07
One Of the Birds That People Are Sure
to Stop to Look at In the
Bird Store.

Always people booking in at the
bird store window, men. women and
children; there's something about
birds that attracts them all, though
they may not all be attracted by the
same thing. Some like the gentle
birds. some the savage; some like
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-07-07
A Serious BIunder.

eyes," said the drug clerk, II am
called up occasionally to compound
prescriptions at night"
isn't a man apt to make mistakes
working In semi-darkness?"
"You bet he is. I took a plugged
quarter once"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-07-07
THERE'S a Reason,

paul, If l were to die, should you
marry Widow Muller?"
Good heavens, mol"
"Why not? Every n says how
like me she is."
Eyes, that's Just the reason"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-07-07
The secret.

Miss Bright" whispered Miss
Gaussip, "can you keep a secret?"
Eyes," replied Miss Bright, also
whispering, Il can keep one as we'll as
you can"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-07-07
Penallzed for Holding,

Maud-Do you believe in palmistry?
Ethel-In a way. I've known 1t to
work splendid as a starter when the
young man was shy.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-07-07

Few of us use to the full the re-
sources of happiness that are avail
able. Happiness depends upon the
treatment of what we have, and not
of what we have not.-E. ]. Hardy.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-07-07

It is not a song bird; 1t is sold as, a
pet; not for children, but for adults,
and 1t is more often fancied by men
than by women. 1t takes S25 to $50
to buy a toucan.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-07-07
In New York.

Up-to-Date Gladys--Ts it really such
an improper play?
Up-to-Date Dorris-Oh, 1t isn't just
er to see, but it's all right for us girls.
Puck.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-07-07

Diplomacy is the art of making 9th
ers believe you are interested in
them, when in reality they make you
weary.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-07-07
Decidedly So.

Hewitt-Are you sweet on that girl?
Jewett-Sweet on her? The sugar
trust isn't in 1t.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-07-07

Girls don't take much interest in
pugilism, but they will continue to
train for the engagement ring.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-07-07

Don't throw kisses, my boy; deliver
them in person.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-07-07

Many who used to smoke 10c cigars
now buy Lewis Single Binder straight Sc.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-07-07

Ennui is the price we pay for knowl-
edge.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-07-07

tree cut down is now being utilized. .
Two-thirds of every one of the millions Of
trees felled annually, including the big stumps
the heaps of branches, cords of slabs and tons
of sawdust are being destroyed, burned up to gel
rid of the so-called waste.
Incidentally burning over the s~lashings starts
forest fires that destroy annually millions of feet
of standing timber.
Now Uncle Sam is going to try to save the
shavings and make cheaper print paper, wood
alcohol, turpentine and other useful products Out
of the two-thirds of the tree that is now being
thrown away.
The United States forest service has jus
established a big experimental laboratory out IL
the heart of the middle west, at Madison, the cap
ital Of the state of Wisconsin, in connection witt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-19
FIELD OF LITERATURE

Hampton's for June. Hampton's
Magazine for June is a tremendously
interesting bundle of big things. The
great drama, "Chantecler," is the open
great drama, "Chanticler,'' is the open
ing feature, and a few pages removed
from it the continuation of Commander
Peary's own story of The Discovery
of the North Pole" In the magazine
field there have been only two big
stories" this year-Peary's and
"Chantecler'-and Hampton's Rt both
of them At last, and at the proper
point in his recital, Commander Peary
has begun to introduce the proofs of
his polar discovery. There are many
thrills in his story of crossing the big
lead" where his previous expedition
was defeated in it's polar quest. Peary
tells for the first time the detailed
story of the final dash. 1t is eonvinc-
ing proof of the absolute necessity for
the complete, carefully prepared ma
teriaI and personnel he employed. He
shows readers the daily and hourly
uses made of his wonderful organiza-
ton; shows how impossible the
WOhAo nave OCSA
these. Followers of the polar contro-
versy, reading this article, will know
why one white man and two Eskimos,
with necessarily limited equipment,
could never reach the pole and get
back. There is a stirring article by
DR.. Thomas E.. Green, the noted mis-
sionary, on ''Revivals and Revival
lists in which he describes such men
as Billy Sunday and Gypsy" Smith
'in action" Rheta Childe .Dorr begins
the first of a series of articles on
Making over the Backward Child"
Charles Edward Russell continues his
sensational exposure of the Southern
Pacific railroads political control of
California and adjoining states. Be
sides these big "Dreadnought" types Of
articles that June Hampton's contains
capital aviation story by Frederick
Palmer with Danbury Rodd as the cen
trail figure, a humorous story on the
"Gyroscope Hats" by Ellis Parker But
Ter, and a corking racetrack story,
"Once to Every Man." by Charles Bel
mont Davis. There are vigorous per-
sonality sketches Of half dozen men
and women in the public eye, several
good stories in the Half Lengths de-
partment, and an editorial clarifying
the type of undertaking that has re-
suited in the retirement from public
life of such men as Senators Aldrich
and Hale, which forecasts the final
dissolution Of the old-time clique that
swung the United States senate at
will in behalf of the vested trusts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-19
A secretary of Common Sense.

In commenting upon the fact de-
vulged in the Pinchot-Ballinge in
vestigation that Assistant Attorney
General Lawler prepared the memoir
andum to help the president prepare
his decision generating Ballinger
and Diminishing CLAWS, and that sub
sequently, Attorney GenerapWicker-
sham tempered with the date of that
decision, the New York World sug-
tests, if there is to be a further en-
largement of the cabinet it should be
department of common sense, in
charge of competent secretary, who
could always be trusted to act as a
disinterested adviser to the chief
magistrate.
Messrs. Wickersham and Lawler
doubtless will not take kindly to this
suggestion and MIR. Taft will certain
ly resent it. The episodes referred to
by the World indicate that the presi-
dent needs a conservator, but he will
be the last one to admit it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-19

getting notoriety for a visit to the
dark continent with rifles In their
hands by limiting that Colonel Roose-
welt has been hunting African game
under such conditions.
Naturally, the great quarry of the
would-be big game hunter in Africa,
is the lion, who, Notwithstanding the
disparaging remarks of alleged hunt
ers who profess to have met him, is
still the king of beasts. How can an
inexperienced person always make
sure of getting lion or any other car
niverous animal? There are tricks in
every trade, even lion hunting, and
the trick of making sure of shooting
his majesty, Leo, is to give him a
good dose of morphine, or other drug,
before hand.
The Travel magazine says: "The
method of drugging is simple. In a
district infested by lions, an antelope
is shot, preferably one of the smaller
species, which a lion can completely
devour. The rupm of the animal is
opened and the drug is smeared on
the flesh. Then the body is left on the
field with Kaffir watching it. The
lion or lions in the district, getting a
scent of the dead animal, come to
feast on it, but the Kafir, by making
a noise or keeping small fire burn
ing in the vicinity of the carcass,
keeps the lions of till early morning,
so that the effect of the drug will not
work off before daylight.
ITO make a successful animal drug
of veterinary science and the action
of drugs. Different effects are OBJ
tanned by the use of different drugs
and compositions. Strychnine, for in
stance. in certain quantities, will par
alyze the hind quarters of an animal,
making it incapable of walking for
several hours. Choral benumbs and
puts TO sleep Indian hemp paralyzes
the nerve centers temporarily. Nor
phine and atrophine, composition
commonly used in proportion of ten
to 1, makes the animal groggy, but
still leaves it with enough energy to
make an attempt to move.
"Graminivorous animals, not being
so dangerous, naturally do not require
drugging. Nevertheless, in districts
where they are very many, they are
caught when young and kept until
some titled or wealthy parsonage goes
a hunting, who is willing to pay for
the privilege. Even these animals are
given injections of morphine before
they are let out Of their pens. To my
this practice has been car
ried on to an extent that would hardly
be credited, and some big bags that
have been the boast of hunters of elcn-
gated lineage have been procured in
this way
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-19


termer; that he is a young man; that
he is in deadly earnest.
Men like Olmstead have tried to
brow-beat Martin on the floor That
is generally the best way to handle a
new member who insists upon airing
things that the republicans do not
want aired But Martin couldn't be
beaten that way. Instead of allowing
his cause to be gently RELOCATED to the
rear, Martin not only defended his
fight but in open debate showed that
Olmsted was not stating the facts.
Got Three Resolutions Through.
Martin has introduced nine resolu-
tions calling for information concern
ing features of the sugar land sale
Three of these measures have been
passed by the house.
And Martin is still introducing reso-
lutions. He knows what he wants,
and he is asking only for facts.
The democratic side of the house is
proud of Martin. He has shown him.
self to be the kind of a man the peo-
pie need here. Until now the sugar
trust has reigned supreme. Martin,
young. courageous, sincere, threatens
that supremacy. Tab him for future
reference.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-19
The Argus Daily Short Story
Flight of Pup Shea.-By Alfred o. Pickells.
copyrighted 1910. BY Associated Literary PresA

BinnseS offshure. Hatteras saws he's
been trying TO talk TO Diamond shoals
hShtsbip all morning. but he can get
nothing through And If they can't
work in that short distance we might
as well take vacation. But never
mind. Pupsie." he added teasingly,
slapping his assistant on the shoulder;
you'll get your opportunity yet.
Somebody's always doing something
startling"
Cape Henry was to be the scene of
a balloon ascension and a parachute
leap that afternoon, an event which
had awakened more than the ordinary
interest in Pup. In his varied career
he had handled balloons. once assist
ing his elder brother, who did not only
high air, but. according to Pup. high
grade, acts in a valve balloon with
which, when the upper currents per
mitted, he assembled and descended
several times for the amusement Of
bis spectators before he made the final
leap in his parachute Then, too, Pup
had served an enlistment In the sig
nal corps balloon squad OF the army,
and. though the total experience was
COnnnCu " kGaAutAt Va NOAAS>
firma, the presence OF a kindred sub
ject magnified his knowledge, and he
surveyed the preparations with the
critical eye of an authority and dis
coursed upon aeronautics among bis
associates.
At the conclusion of his watch at the
station Pup strolled over to the casino.
glance at the balloon attendants
told Pup that something had gone
amiss, and, diving under the ropes, he
asked. where's Flyup?"
TOO much heat" came the immedi-
ate reply. They got him over there"
In the casino office Pup found that
the professor had been returned to
consciousness. but that he had been
made too weak to attempt an ascent
II guess it's up to you to make
speech" he said when later be and
the casino manager emerged from the
Office and walked across the lower pa
vilion to the balloon Enclosure.
Were In a devil OF fix. Pup. that's
sure" replied the manager. glancing
at the crowd. He seemed undecided
for the moment.
While be pondered over the matter
Pup surveJsd the balloon turging ut
tn ropps. then suddenly turned 70 tho
manager. "Mr. O'Keane." he said, ''let
me pull the show of for you
Il know you sailors have the nerve
to do all sorts of stunts. but you're mp
against It hard when you tackle bal
LOOM"
THAT'S all right" replied Pup. I'M
rolling his clippings. 'but amt green
on balloons Glance over them"
O'Keane glanced. and when he read
Pups army papers he said: That's
big temptation. Pup. You'd save the
day for US"
It was agreed that Pup should make
the ascent. then descend to within
few hundred feet of the earth with the
open valve before making the para
chute leap.
Pup hurried across to the station.
When he returned he was clad in
brilliant red bathing suit. and be took
his place on the double bars of the
trapeze. eager and confident.
O'Keane grasped his hand. II APP
preciate this. Pup" he said Iwarmly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-19

is patient, even with nagging wife.
for he knows she needs help. She
may be so nervous and run down in
health that trifies annoy her. If she
is melancholy, excitable, troubled
with loss of appetite, headache.
sleeplessness, constipation or faint
ing and dizzy spells, she needs Elec-
trio Bitters, the most wonderful
remedy for ailing women. Thous-
ands of sufferers from female trou-
bles, nervous troubles. backache and
weak kidneys have used them and
become healthy and happy. Try
them. Only so cents. Satisfaction
guaranteed by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-19
A VESSEL LAY FAR OUT AT SEA.

VESSEL LAX FAB OUT AT SEA-
the letters were so long drawn out
Pup waited. Presently his own call,
"Qn." broken and mingled with a con-
fusion Of sounds, came struggling
through the receiver, and finally a long
rumble Of natures electricity that de-
stroyed any semblance of code signals.
Pup thought of the high power sta
ton at Cape Hatteras and without
waiting longer switched in the sending
apparatus. He repeated "Ha" many
times. slowly and distinctly, and again
changed over and listened. Except
for the same sputtering and tumble
OF letters there was no response. and
once more, after adjusting for all the
power. bis station was capable of, he
sent Hatteras' call rushing through
space.
The unusually loud cracking OF the
sending outfit brought Shuitz from the
engine room.
whats the matter, Pup?" asked
the chief, wiping the black engine
grease from his hands with a ball
of waste. Pup repeated what he had
heard.
Shultz's face became serious TITS
worth looking to, anyhow" he said
I'll go over to the signal station
and see if l can get Hatteras on the
wire
He returned in short time and said:
IT'S all right. Pup. There amt no
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-19
MEETING.
Hundred Delegates Attend An
nual Session of State
Association.
BEING HELD AT CAIRO
Need of Uniform System of Account
ing Under State Supervision Is
Advocated.

Cairo, H., May ia hundred may
ors, aldermen, city engineers and 9TH
er city officials are here attending the
fifth annual meeting of the Illinois
Mayors association. Starting in yes
terday with the formal address Of well
come, they ended last night with a
smoker given by the city of Cairo and
with a trolley ride over the Mckinley
interurban to Mound City and Mounds.
The sessions are being held in Arm
DRY hall The meeting will close to-
night with a banquet at the Halliday
hotel, given by Mayor Parsons.
At yesterdays morning session May
or George Parsons extended the well
come of the city, to which Mayor Jo-
seph e. Paden of Evanston, president
of the association, responded. In the
afternoon formal addresses we're given
by the president, by Mayor w. T. Raw
leigh of Freeport and by former Mayor
L. S. Mcdonald of Decatur.
James Sends Substitute.
President Edmund J. James Of the
Illinois university was on the program
d lolA T la6AOOS anu ANSOuhS
ing of Cities" but was unable to be
present and sent Professor j. w. Gar
ner of the university in his place. The
latter urged the need of a uniform sys-
tenn of accounting in cities under state
supervision. Mayor E. N. Woodruff of
Peoria led the discussion on the topic.
President Paden in his annual ad-
dress recommended that the state COM
pile statistics from the cities upon the
price they pay for gas, electricity, wa
ter, paving. their population, bonded
Indebtedness, revenue from taxation,
etc. To this end he urged that each
city Official be required to submit de
tailed annual reports to the state au-
thorities. He said:
Is Loose System.
GAS ii is now the state charters mu-
nicipal corporations and places enor-
nous powers in the hands of their Off
Gals, but makes no inquiry and re-
quires no report of the administration
of trust. The reports might be made
to the secretary of state and tabulated
by competent statistician in his Of
fice''
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-19
WorrM.

Any worry you may foster
Shortens Up your span Of days,
Adds gray hairs TO your collection,
Knocks you out In forty Ways
Worry. though q Trojan worlors
Never smooths out any kintA
Never fixes up q matter.
Never any trouble sinks.
Worry Is a poor companion
AS you Jog along the road,
Never does a bit OF lifting,
Simply higher piles the load,
Never brings a ray OF sunshina.
Never pauses for a smile
As IL plOds along in silence.
Making longer seem each mia
Worry will not earn you money. e
Worry viii not bring you famA
AS q helper in your labors
1t is blind and halt and lama
II will never solve a problems
It will never turn a trick;
It will only shove you downward
To the time Of double quick
Take tho hint and cut out worry
Can it-throw Il In the lake.
Let Il sink beneath the waters.
Where IL never can awake.
You will live the longer for IL.
And contentment you win find
II you do not have old worry
Always tagging on behind
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-19
where swedes win Battle.

The fight for political supremacy in
Minnesota will be contested by Swed-
ish-Americans. In 1904 Minnesota
gave Roosevelt $4,000 plurality and
John A. Johnson, democrat, for gov
ernor, 10000. The coming fall
governor, the rest of the state ticket,
nine congressman and United States
senator will be chosen.
Governor a. o. Eberhardt, who
succeeded to the Office on the death
of Johnson, will be renominated. He
is a man of ability The democrats
will probably nominate Ole Sagang,
who was also born in Sweden. He
ran against Halvor Stevenson for
congress ten years ago and made
whirlwind campaign. He is a young
farmer with gift of oratory and
poesy. He wrote a series of speeches
in verse which he delivered during
the campaign. In them he Iampoon-
ed Stevenson and the Scandinavian
sense of humor got in it's work and
cut Steenerson's plurality.
If he consents to run he will chal-
lenge Eberhardt to a series of Joint
debates. He is a very popular and
already the young Swedes, irrespec-
tive of party, are forming Sagang
clubs.
John a. Lind who also first saw
the light in Sweden, will be the dem
ocratic candidate for senator against
Senator Clapp. Lind twice carried
the state for governor and at the end
of his term was elected to congress,
winning in district that usually
goes 10000 republican He is one of
the leading lawyers of the state and
one of the ablest men in the west.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-19
pup" Shea woke up.

Pup" Shea woke up.
As far as vigilance over hts wireless
apparatus was concerned. it mattered
little whether he had dozed twenty
minutes or all day. The day was that
kind which puts wireless stations on
land temporarily out of commission.
A half hour before and at like intervals
during the morning he had been un-
able to hear anything but the sputter-
ing Of atmospheric electricity.
'''S-O-SD' 1t may or may not have
been meant for the distress signal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-19

John D. Rockefeller would go broke
If he should spend his entire income
trying to prepare a better medicine
than Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy for diarrhoes, dys-
entary or bowel complaints. 1t is SIM
ply impossible, and so says every one
that has used 1t. Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-19

A news article in the New York
World shows that j. Pierpont Morgan
and the partners in his New York
firm, hold 1S5 corporation director
ships. For centuries the civilized
world has been resisting one-man
power in government. How long will
1t tolerate one-man power in money
and industry?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-19

81 did antedate the CLAWS sum-
mary" says Attorney General Wick
ersham, but the constitutional
authority of the executive forbids
that the action of the president and
his advisers shall be called into ques-
ton by the coordinate branch in this
manner" In other words, Il did
misrepresent, but it's none of your
business