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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-06-26
Nettle Porridqe.

Mr.. Pepys was RECALLED with nettle
porridge at the house of a friend and
found it very good" The same del
icacy is referred to by Evelyn. The
nettle, in fact, which the ignorant dis
miss as an unpleasant weed. is cap
able of doing all sorts of things for
man. A Scot was able to boast that
he had eaten n~ettles, slept in nettle
sheets, and dined off a nettle table
cloth. And it is at this time of the
year that we should take out dose OF
nettles. Spring nettle tops boiled in
pettage, according to old authority,
CONSUME the phlegmatic superf1uities
in the body of many that the GOODNESS
and moisture of the winter leave be
hind"
The nettle is not the only vegetable
delicacy enjoyed by country folk which
never finds its way to the townsman't
table. In Kent, at this season, thu
early shoots of the wild hop are cook
ed and eaten as something superlo
to asparagus. The plant needs search
ing for amid the hedges, but that, nj
doubt. adds to it's piquancy. Hop hunt
ers, however, have always to remem
Der that the taking of the cultiVate'
plant is a felony.-London Chronicle
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-06-26
EMPTY TOMB AT ST. HELENA
Lonawood House, Where Napoleon
Died, lie in Ruins and French Ask
That II Be Preserved.

Complaint is made in France that
the government of the republic is neg
lecting the house in which Napoleon
died and the tomb in which his body
was laid at st. Helena before removal
to the Church of st. Louis at the In
vaIides.
In 1858 the Longwood' house, In
which the emperor lived during his
exile, and the plot\in the Valley Of
Geraniums where his tomb was made
were given by Queen Victoria to Ma
poleon III. for the French government
which desired to maintain them as
lasting memorials. But of late years
little has been done to preserve either
the home or the sepulcher. The build
ing is falling into ruins, the farmers
of the neighborhood let their sheep
Craze In the valley. Visitors are few
1t is believed that ere long a storm
will wreck the decaying building, ant
then in all probability the caretakel
will be withdrawn and the land aban
doned to the farmer and the herds
man.
Sentiment will mourn over such sur
render of ground to utility, but 1t Is in
evitable. In a world where the palaces
of Alexander and Caesar have crum
bled into nothingness, there can be n
p~erpetuity for the homes of Napoleon
The Tuileries went to ashes long ago
why save Longwood?
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-06-26
RINGWORM ON CHILD'S FACE

Stratford, Iowa.-"Three years ago
this winter my seven-year-old son had
ringworm on the face. First it was in
small red spots which had a rough
crust on the top. When they started
they looked like little red dots and
then they got bigger, about the size
of a birds egg. They had a white
rough ring around them, and grew
continually worse and soon spread
over his face and legs. The child suf-
fered terrible itching and burning, SO
that he could not sleep nights. He
scratched them and they looked fear
full. He was cross when he had them,
We used several bottles of liniment
but nothing helped.
IT saw where a child had a rash on
the face and was cured by Cuticura
Soap and Ointment and l decided tt
use them. l used Cuticura Soap ant
Ointment about one month, and they
cured my child completely" (Signed,
Mrs. Barbara Prim, Jan. 80, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment solo
throughout the world. Sample of eacf
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. address,
postcard "Cuticura, Dept. L. Boston.
Adv. ....
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-06-26
Figured In Famous Episode.

to hunt whales. On Easter Sunday,
April is, 1875, a whaleboat from the
Catalpa, carrying Captain Anthony
and a crew of six men, landed at
Rockingham and next morning had
considerable difficulty in accounting
for themselves to a customs officer.
Meantime, at Freemantle, the work
of rescue had begun. The prisoners
were allowed a great deal of liberty
and were assigned various kinds OF
work outside the, prison walls. Two
traps, made ready by Desmond and
Breslin, awaited them on the Rock
ingham road, within five minutes run
of the prison, and when the prisoners,
wearing letters, left the prison for
their assigned duties they were taken
and conducted by Breslin and Des-
mond. The race for Rockingham was
then begun and that place was nearly
reached before the police learned of
the escape and mounted their horses
in pursuit. When the police reached
Rockingham the prisoners we're out at
sea In the whaleboat.
But the exciting part Of the rescue
had only begun. The whaleboat had
a difficult time in reaching the Catal-
pa, which had been out of sight be-
low the horizon line when the smaller
boat had left Rockingham beach. A
storm struck the whaleboat and car
ried away both mast and sail, while
water poured over the stern Of the
boat, keeping several Of the men busy
bailing 1t out. Night fell while the
storm still ragged and in this plight
they remained till movning.
In the morning they vainly tried tc
attract the attention of the Catalpa
which they could see; and to theii
CONSERVATION they beheld the govern
ment steamer Georgette steam towart
the Catalpa, which 1t spoke. The
Georgette made o wide circuit arou1C
the whaleboat without seeing 1t AMI
then steamed In toward the shore
After the Georgette danger ha'
passed a coast guard boat came int
sight and headed directly for the Co
talpa, threatening to cut off the Whale
boat from the vessel. Just then Car
tain Anthony succeeded In ~signallini
the Catalpa, which Immediately d
rected its ours toward the whale
' boat. At the same time the coas
! guard boat sighted the whaleboat an
! strove to intercept 1t. So close wa
the race that the Catalpa whic
4 reached the whaleboat first did nc
wait for It's passengers to swarm u
! Its sides, but, lowering the falls, graz
: pied the boat fore and aft and hoiste
2 1T, with its occupants, on board.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-06-26
CATALPA TO RESCUE
Death Of Captain Anthony Re-
calls Famous Event.
Thrilling Story of Release Of Six
FenIan Prisoners From British
Penal Colony In Australia
Many Years Ago.

New Bedford, Mass-There died re
Gently al New Bedford, Mass, an old
skipper, Capt. George S. Anthony.
whose name is indissolubly linked
with a famous exploit and whose mem
ory will long be treasured by Irish
men. He commanded the Catalpa In
it's daring rescue of six Irish political
prisoners from the convict station or
Freemantle, western Australia, under
the frowning guns of a British cruiser,
and landed them safely in this coun-
try. The men were former soldiers IN
the English service, who like many
others of their kind had been Won over
to the cause of Irish nationalism DUR
ing the Fenian agitation of the SOS.
Fifteen of these soldiers were arrested
and convicted of treason and SEN
fenced to various terms Of imprison-
ment at Freemantle. Among the num-
Der was John Boyle O'Reilly, who.
soon after reaching Freemantle, eff
fected his escape and, coming to this
country, became noted as a writer,
lecturer and poet. Others among the
Is, with the exception of six, served
out their terms. The six who remained
had been sentenced for life and in
1874 a movement for rescuing them
was begun by the Clan-na-Gael, the
successor of the Irish Revolutionary
Brotherhood, which had slowly devel-
oped after the collapse of the FeniaI
government.
In 1875 the whaler Catalpa was pur.
chased by the Clan-na-Gael and placed
in command of Captain Anthony, who
undertook the difficult and dangerous
mission with eagerness.
Meantime Breslin, Thomas Des
mond of San Francisco and agents
of the Clan-na-Gael, we're making &C
tive preparation In Australia for the
release Of the convicts. Breslin anf
Desmond, under assumed names, poset
as men seeking profitable Investment
and made friends with the governo,
of the colony. They we're permitted
to visit the prison frequently and en-
ter into communication with the 81,
Fenian prisoners. They explored tn
country about and fixed upon Rocking
ham, 20 miles from Freemantle, as tn
place where the boat of the Catalp
should land and take off the c%onvicts.
After the Catalpa had put in at Bur
" bury, B1eslin FASTENED from Freeman
t tie to meet Captain Anthony and wa
} quickly introduced" to him in tn
| hotel. Condolences we're exchange
r and plans Of release discussed. Will
, Breslin returned to Freemantle, Cal
tain Anthony put out to sea, ostensibl
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-06-26
HeIoht of Americans.

Measurements made of hundreds OF
thousands of native born Americans,
Of all lines of ancestry, show that the
average lies somewhere between 3
feet 7h inches and 5 feet 7 2-3. That
is the mean height of the normal adult
American male, and it is substantially
the same, east, west, north and south
Now, how does this American compare
with the men of other races? Is he
larger or smaller? A study OF the
figure shows that only the Scotch
man overtops him. The Swede, a tall
we'll made man, is nearly half an Incl
shorter. So is the north German. Sc
is the Sikh, the tallest of all orien
tails. The Welshman is a full incl
shorter. The Greek, the Turk, the
} Italian, the Russian and the Swiss are
two inches shorter. The Pole is three
inches shorter, the Russian Jew is
four. The Spaniard and the Hun full
five inches shorter, scarcely come VI
to the Americans nose.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-06-26
OUININE AND IRON-THE MOST
.EFFECTUAL GENERAL TONIC
Groves Tasteless chill Tonic combines both
in t~asteless form. The Quinine drives out
Malaria and the Iron builds up the
system. For Adults and Children.

You know what you are taking when you
take GROVES ASTELESS chill TONIC
recognized for 80 years as the standard
General Strengthening Tonic. II has no
equal for Malaria and Fevers, Weakness
general debility and loss of appetite. Re
moves Biliousness without purging, Re
lieves nervous depression and low spirits.
Invigorating to the pale and sickly, 1t
arouses the liver to action and purit1es the
blood. Atrue tonic, andsure appetizer. Guar
anteed by your Druggist. We mean it. SOC
There is Only One "BROMO QUINiNE,
That is LAXATIVE BROMO QU1NlNt
Look for signature of E. w. GROVE OF
every box. Cures a Cold in One Day. 25c
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-06-26
Business and Personality.

women are inclined to repress
themselves too much in business--try-
ing to act as men act" says a woman
of long experience in the world of bust
ness affairs. Now why shouldn't a
woman bring her own atmosphere
don't mean the atmosphere of sex, but
of personality, individually? It's her
world as much as a mans. Why
| shouldn't she set her own standards
within reason-give free play to her
femininity-within reason? She would
be much happier, more efficient and
healthier if she did. Because 1t Is the
nature of man to do SO and SO in bust
ness isn't any reason why a woman
should copy MIN. Let her show feel
ing, sympathy, all the best womanly
gifts. Then she'll like business bet
ter and create a congenial atmosphere
in which to live. The office and the
store will be better for It,"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-06-26
Mail Boxes on Street Cars.

Letter boxes on street cars may be
found in Des Moines and Burlington,
Ia, and Grand Rapids, Mich.
Passengers may post letters on the
cars or mail may be put in the box
while passengers are getting on and
off the cars. The conductors are not
prohibited from taking mall from peo'
Die while the cars are moving, as 1t is
easy to slip it into the box nearby al
the back of the car. If n signals
the car to stop for the purpose, one
gives the conductor the minimum cal
fare, and he punches a ticket for 1t al
though for a regular fare.
The people in the outlying districts
are greatly benefited, as they can sent
a letter to the central postofice ever.
hour as easily as those living in tn
center of the city.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-06-26
Interrupted Funeral.

"A funeral at Hampstead middle
SEX cemetery was delayed by an ex-
~traordinary incident, a few days ago.
Just as the procession was entering
the gates, a bulldog leaped at one of
the horses drawing the hearse, and
Selling it by the leg, brought 1t heav-
ily to the ground. The dog then
shifted its grip, biting the horse in
several places about the front OF the
body, and finally fastened its teeth In
its muzzle. The horses struggles
were witnessed by many, but for
some time the confusion was such
that all efforts to get at the bulldog
were unavailing. A young woman to
whom the latter belonged eventually
managed to grasp the collar, but 1t
was only after the animal had been
| stunned with a heavy piece of wood
that it's Jaws could be pried apart
and the horse released.-London Mail
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-06-26

4 am not Morton Interrupted 9
calm. wen voice.
"Ehi" calculated Adam Brill, arising
to his feet In wonder and staring
strangely at an utter stranger. who
are you. them"
"A respectable college graduate"
was the evasive reply.
Should think so, and you've got a
new wrestling trick III give you ten
dollars to teach me"
Tomorrow" laughed the stranger,
gaily, gave a run, a leap and was over
the rear fence and out Of sight in a
twinkling.
We'll, | never!" gasped the old a
There's some mystery about this, but
the fellow is a good one To think OF
it-never beaten at my own game be-
fore!"
Adam Brill returned to the kitchen.
His defeat had set him thinking, and
had exhausted his vitality a trife. 1t
made him realize that he was not
as young as he used to be-" He fell
dnleSps " dWdhcu anu AhN LIS syn
seated in a chair opposite to him.
Hell! Been asleep, have II" ex-
claimed the old man. ION hand and
waiting for the annual, Ell, SOM"
mot this time, father. You've over
slept" and Morton pointed to the
kitchen clock. IT'S ten minutes after
twelve, I'm of age, and we'll just
shake hands and call it square"
Cheated out of my regular pleasure
eh?" stormed the old man, in a pre-
tended rage. We'll, | won't be mean
Here's your present" and he extended
a clinking bag. "Forty-two dollars
i. and when you get ready to settle dow
come to me for more"
why, father" admitted young Bril-
a little confusedly, I'm ready RICH
l now. Myra Walcott has been wait
ing for me for over a year, and-yo'
4 won't object?"
Seeing as you are your own mas
ter, l don't see how I can interfere,
! answered the father. ~
"And, father"
"Well?"
IA young man was here tonight
I met him and he told me about !
0 You had a bout in the garden"
"Eh! Who is he?" challenged tn
# father, sharply.
clyde W%orthington, as fine a youn
h fellow as you need to know. He
k coming here again tomorrow"
YES, to teach me that double e
bow clutch of his!" cried old Bril-
eagerly.
YES, and to ask you for sister
hand in marriage.
Adam Brill stormed, and fumed, b'
Clyde Worthington made SO fine a
impression when he called the ne:
day that there was a double weddir
in the old Brill homestead.
y Copyright. 1918, by w. g. Chapman.)
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-06-26
EARLY GREECE HAD RECALL
When Man Rose &c High Power He
Was Considered a Menace to
State and Was Exiied.

In the palmy days of the Greek re-
publics, many centuries ago, as his
torians tell US, when a man rose to
such a height of power or aft1uence
that he became a possible menace to
the state, the citizens took a vote on
his Ease as an undesirable" says the
Christian Herald. This was sent to
the senate and, if the vote was suth-
GENTLY large and representative, that
body passed a resolution in which the
too distinguished citizen was invited,
in polite diplomatic terms, to take a
few years of retirement abroad-ln
other words-he was officially exlleo
for the good of the state. This was
"ostracism,'' so called from the fact, 1t
Is explained, that the voting citizens
wrote their names on oyster shells
and it was instituted as a measure Of
security to the commonwealth. ANY
citizen of great wealth or influence
or who had a large personal following
which might, In an emergency. be uset
% the detriment of the state. was liza
BILE to receive this distinguished mari
of public consideration. 1t was a kin
of primitive recall" which had tn
advantage of being equally applicable
to Tins" and outs" Those earl,
Greeks were wonderful fellows, an
knew how to deal with the knott,
problems of their day, which doubt
less included grating and other hi
man peculiarities not unknown in GU
time. If an election did not suit then
or If any man swelled too far abov
his fellows, there was always the leve
ing oyster as a wholesome correctly
in reserve.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-06-26

on his face, as If it revived some
whimsy that pleased him. Ever since
Morton was fifteen years of age
Adam Brill had put in force an iron
clad regulation of his own fierce tenn
pered sire, Exactly n minute be-
fore the midnight hour ne had made
his son remove his coat. Regularly
he had administered the strap-the
strokes corresponding to the years at
tanned. Then, when the performance
was over, he would place In the hands
of the lad exactly as many bright Sill
yer dollars as he was old.
"The last time!" ruminated the OBJ
stinate old fellow, as he reached home
and removed from a drawer In a
kitchen cabinet the time-honored strap
of castigation. Many a time had Nor
ton thought of stealing 1t, of run
ming away from home to evade the an
nual c~astigation. A thought of the
money reward following the whipping,
however, had kept him in line.
Last time!" soliloquized Brill.
well, in a way I'm glad of 1t. This
little reminder, though, has probably
kept him the clean, honest lad that ne
ia. Now he's a man, and a good one.
Only Luella left and in another year
she will be Of age. / declare, how
time rolls ont"
At nine o'clock that night Lucia
came into the house from the garden
where her unsuspecting father sup
posed phe had been with some cir
friends. Her fair ~peachblow face was
d%eliciously conscious and flushed, bu'
Adam Brill attributed that to the ex
ercise Of play or walking. Luella re
tired 10 her room. The old maj
glanced at the clock, placed the stral
over the back of a chair, took of hi
coat and went out into the garden.
IT told Morton to be here at Mint
o'clock sharp grnmbled the oil
man, "and it's after ten now. want
ed to give him a final lecture befor'
/ gave him his last whipping. sur
nose The rascal Is keeping out OF tn
way purposely, when intended 7
make him q double present this time.
Brill strolled out into the garden
AS he neared the little summer hous
he CHANGED to glance up at the VII
dow Of Luella's room. HE was ]
time to see his daughters head II
gtantly disappear. Then as he ei
tered the summer house he re-
straight into some one.
you. Norton he cried, grabbin
the figure. "Sneaking out OF the wa!
Ell? No, you don't! thought yo
was too wise to fancy your da
couldn't handle you, old as he is"
In one instant the athletic blood
Inc old man was on fire. His capti'
had resisted his iron grasp. TINS
with a superb clutch he had his q
versary on equal terms, Back az
forth the contestants moved In
wrestling bout such as Adam Br'
had not enjoyed for many q year. AT
then. breathless, astonished, for u
first time in his proud career worsts
by an opponent fully worthy OF D
skilIl Adam Brill was tripped al
sent hurtlIng five feet away upon q
seft grass, PROSTATE.
You've done III Norton !
.ehrckled. and I'm proud Of you'll"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-06-26
A MAN OF system
Discipline Was His Rule, but One
Can't Prevent Young Folks
Being Natural.
BY ALvAH JORDAN GARTH.

You are a pretty hard old task
master, Adam Brill, and you can't
make babies of your children forever"
I'm a man Of system, Asa Dunn.
l bring my children up on a strict,
right basis, and If anybody wants to
dispute it, I'm here to protect my
methods-not forgetting that, man
and boy, for forty years, / have been
the champion wrestler, boxer and
Splinter Of the county" and the speak
er put up a sample arm that a
blacksmith might have envied.
No, no, friend ADAM" laughed his
nearest neighbor, ~retreating promptly.
None of that for me! ! know your
prowess too well. Only | think you
draw the line too tight with those two
children of yours. Not but that both
are the finest In the town. Morton
= is a model young man, and as to Lu
ella, l envy the man who gets her fol
a wife"
THAT win be some time ahead, II
have anything to say about 1t" de
clared the stalwart parent. The!
have been motherless since they were
very young, and I've felt a double re
sponsibility in bringing them up right
Discipline and system have been m,
rule. It's going to continue unit
Morton is twenty-one-why, say, that
tomorrow" exclaimed Brill, and
came near forgetting"
"What?" inquired Dunn, but AdaI
Brill was on his way and chuckling |
his grim way to himself. He kneN
we'll enough "what"-andN SO di
bright, lively Morton, his son. Tn
old man, however, did not hear tn
brief soliloquy of the man he had jus
left to the effect that, "Youlcan't hel
young folks from being natural, n
matter how hard you try
1t was the twenty-first birthday
Morton Brill tomorrow, sure enougl
and his father recalled it half wit
sadness, partly with a comical loo
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-06-26
RAILROAD SURGEON DISCOv-
ERS WONDERFUL REMEDY
For Man and Beast, the Old Reliable
DR.. Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil.
Relieves Pain. Stops the Bleeding,
and Heals at hes same time.

Thousands of Farmers and Stockmen know
it already, and a trial will convince you that
DIR. PORTER'S ANTISEPTIC HEAL
ING OIL is the most wonderful Remedy
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Sore Gums, all Skin and Scalp Diseases AL
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Thrush, Scratches, Cracked Hoof, Shoe Boils
Warts, Mango on Dogs. Canker, etc. Contin
ually people are finding new uses for thi
lannon's old remedy. Guaranteed by your Druggist
We mean It. zsc. soc. 500. The large botil
contains about 7 times as much as the small bottle
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-06-26
lows Of ldospltaIlty.

IA motor car is a source Of great
pleasure, isn't it,"
eyes, replied MI. Chuggins But
it has certain disadvantages. You
don't want to ride by yourself, and
when you take out a party of friends
they have arguments among them
selves about how fast, we shall traveI
and where we shall go. There Is only
! one thing they agree about. and thai
is, il the machine breaks down, it's 8
| good Joke on me- NN44ft
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Exact Copy of Wrapper


An organ grinder out in Mattapan
appeared the other morning minus
his brightly CARRIED mate, but with a
four-legged assistant. Hello, Tony"
said the police officer; "got a horse
to pull your organ now, eh?" "Yesa'"
Tony answered: "da VITA seek"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-06-26
Iohn Iameal Audubon,s Gun.

The gun used by John James Aubu-
bon, the naturalist, may be seen in
the New York Museum Of Natural
History 1t hangs below a picture OF
the scientist who Is great among great
Magazine of American
History.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-06-26
a. Girls and No Rows

Lawrenceburg. Ind.-Thirty-three
girls and no brothers in three genera
lions was marked when a daughter
was born to MI. and Mrs. Silas W,
jackson here, The baby is the
eleventh daughter Of the eleventh
daughter OF an eleventh daughter.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-06-26

Mrs. Wombat posed today for a
group photograph "One person in a
group photograph Herself and her
summer gowns"