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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13
Salary Grabs Forbidden.

Jefferson City.-That tae legislature
As without authority under the state
constitution to appropriate money for
the payment of extra compensation to
public officers for services already
performed is the opinion rendered by
Assistant Attorney General Rutherford
to John Scott, commissioner of the
permanent seat of government. This
opinion upsets an old. precedent in
Missouri, which was followed by State
Auditor Gordon two years ago, when
all the clerks about the capitol had
their salaries increased, and the in
creased salary was paid them for ev-
cry month of the biennial period, be-
ginning Jan. /, 1911, and ending Dec.
81, 1912. The amount of money paid
to clerks as back pay amounted to
approximately $3,464.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13
GiIded Horse on Weather vane Not Yet Extinct

mates below have gone and that a
machine creaks and snorts where they
lived. N
If you are walking along G street
between 9Th and 7th and will look to-
ward the northern sky you may see
high up, always heading into the wind,
another gilded horse with flowing
name and uplifted tail, and probably
distended nostrils, though his position
is too far up in the air to determine
that point without field glasses.
He. is trotting on a gilt horizontal
bar and seems to be striking at least
a 2.20 gait. He is well extended. He
seem to be about to win. No other
horse is near him. He wears no har-
ness. No sulky or driver is behind
him.
He is a bold. p%roud-looking horse
and it is refreshing for horsemen to
look up and e n of their four
footed friends who has not the de-
jected mien which SO many horses in
the streets YEA 1t is a pleasure to
them to contemplate this horse, even
If he is a gilt horse.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13
Labor Department Clerks Have to Do Rea! Work

~ Jerks of the department Of labor
y are nursing blisters and c~alloused
spots on hands and knees, and the
new quarters of the latest executive
department of the government smells
of arnica and healing ointments. Nov
ing day for the department came
around, and, as the appropriation for
moving covered only the transfer of
the furniture from the old quarters
to the new. the clerks were pressed
into service to rearrange the desks
and fling cabinets and other para
phernalia.
"Oh, 1t was fun" said Chief Clerk
Watson, displaying difficulty In max
ing his stiffened fingers grasp q pen
and wincing when he attempted to
get out OF his swivel chair. "The work
had to be done. anyway. and the clerks
were the only available persons to do
1t. It's all In a lifetime, and don't
We belong to the department. OF Ia.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13
Nothing Beyond the Milky Way but Empty Space

other universe Of similarly constituted
systems.
He looked out beyond the universe
the air in South Africa Is very clear
but his telescope discovered In those
far-away clouds called "nebulae,"
which some astronomers suppose TO
be star-systems in process Of forma-
ton. Many Of these nebulae are spir-
al-looking, and the conjecture is that
they are whirling around and around,
condensing themselves into solid
globes, on which life may later aD-
pear.
The number Of stars, according to
Prof. 1nnes, is limited, falling far
short Of the number of people on the
earth. He estimates the mass Of the
universe as equal to AL, 900 times the
mass Of the sun. That ia TO say, the
combined mass of all the globes, big
and little, In the universe Is as heavy
as AL, 900 suns. OF stars 100 times as
massive as the sun there are 300; OF
stars ten times as massive as the
sun there are 5000; Of stars equal
In mass to the u there are zoo, 600;
and of stars smaller than the sun
there are 10000, 900, 100000 0 OF which
are one-tenth the mass of the sun, s.
900, 900 are one one-hundredth of the
suns mass, and 10000, 900 are one one
thousandth of the suns mass. There
are besides small stars in scattered
clusters, equal In the aggregate to l.
900 times the suns mass.
1t is probable that a majority Of the
stars, he adds, have a greater sur
face brilliancy than the sun. Thus, as
in tho solar system, nearly all the
mass is contained in a few bodies, the
large majority contributing but slight
ly to the total. The stars are well
mixed as to sizes, small stars occur
ring where there are large ones and
large stars being found where small
stars r numerous.
Prof. Innes' other conclusions are
that there is no serious absorption o.
light in space, that it is improved thai
the sun and stars radiate into empty
space, and that the existence of dark
suns is quite without demonstration
not one being certainly known.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13
civil service Tests Soon.

Washington, D. C.-Several civil
service examinations will be held
early in December in st. Louis, JEFF
ferson City, st. Joseph, Cape Cirar.
deau, Columbia, Kirksville, Poplar
Bluff, Springfield and Warrensburg,
Mo, and various other cities through.
out the country. On December 3 ex.
aminations will be held to obtain eli
gibles for appointment as assistant in
grain Standardization and aid in grain
Standardization, the former paying a
salary of $1,000 to $4,000 and the lat
ter 5000 to $1,000. The positions must
be filled by men. On Dec. 10 examina-
tons will be held for laboratory aid in
engineer, fireman in the bureau of
standards, shop apprentice, general
mechanic and laboratory apprentice.
The entrance salaries for these posi-.
tions range from $3.50 for shop ap.
prentice to $500 for laboratory aid
and engineer. Vacancies exist in most
of these positions in the department
service in this city.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13

anese r more likely than any others
to meet the requirements Of fine taste,
Here Is a little group Of fans which
illustrate this fact.
A fan with white enamel sticks, fin
lshed out with gold, has a shaded
ground in clear, beautiful blue. merg-
ing with white.
Carved sandal wood makes a fan
for q lifetime, which depends for or
namentation upon the way in which
the sticks are cut out In a lace pat
tern. They are held together by a
narrow ribbon. The faint and deli
cious odor of the wood makes this a
fan to treasure.
Nothing but a satin-like paper and
brown wood sticks form the ground
upon which some artist has distin-
guished himself In the last fan.
Such fans may be found ranging
10 price from about SO cents to 50.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13
How Sunday Reaches the Frontier.

How Sunday Reaches the Frontier.
High principle and humor have ever
made an irresistible combination.
Early merchants on the American
frontier co~nspicuously failed in the OBJ
servance of Sunday; therefore, when
a young New Jersey trader, who had
settled in Louisville, Kentucky, closed
his store on the first Sunday after it
was opened, there was much ado in
the town.
Other establishments kept open;
had he not noticed it? he was asked.
Yes, he knew it. Why did he close?
He was the first to do SO; he must
know that, also.
Why" said a facetious merchant,
Sunday hasn't yet crossed the noun
tains."
Yes, it has" declared the newcom-
er, pleasantly. 81 brought it with mel"
That simple and ready reply proved
more effective than any amount of ar
gument, and although he was the first
to observe the day in town, he soon
had many followers in Sunday-closing.
Youths Companion.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13
STR|NG|NG UP Of
CONVICT APPROVED
GOVERNOR AND PRISON BOARD
CONVINCED PUNISHED MAN
Is NOT INJURED.
TRIED TO FORCE CONFESSION
Punishment Is Part of investigation to
Determine How Morphine and
Whisky Had Been Struggled
Into P~enitentiary.

Jefferson City.-Gov. Major and the
board of prison inspectors made in
quiries into the 'stringing up of Steve
Willis, a st. Louis convict, by Off
eials of the state ~penitentiary, in an
effort to force a confession as to where
he obtained a bottle of whisky found
on him three weeks ago. Willis has
been undergoing punishment daily for
the last Is days.
At the conclusion of the inquiry the
governor and the board announced
they were not disposed to interfere,
as they were satisfied the convict had
not been injured.
Willis has maintained since he first
was strung up that he found the
whisky under a pile of boards within
the prison walls. Gov. Major and the
members of the board are satisfied
that he is withholding information.
"Stringing up as a punishment SUI
perseded the lash in the Missouri
state penitentiary, under the last adj
ministration. 1t consists of placing
the prisoners wrists in handouts
which are fastened to the wall some
what higher than the level of the
mans head. The prisoner is kept in
this position from early morning I'M
til evening and fed on bread and wa
ter. The method has been Endorsed
by all the present state officials with
the exception of Attorney General
Barker.
Willis punishment is part of an in
vestigation by prison officials to de-
termine how morphine and whisky
have been struggled into the institu-
ton. Recently drugs and liquor have
been found within the walls in larger
quantities than ever before. The late
grand Jury made an attempt to learn
the source of the traffic and the go
between in the ~penitentiary, but
failed.
1.-THE stringing up" process, it was
said at the penitentiary, has been
withstood by conyicts for Is, 80, 35
and even 40 days.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13
BY JULIA RoTToMLEY.

The immense variety in ribbons per
mits an amending variety in fancy
bags, and they will play their usual
prominent part at Christmas time. The
rich brocades and heavy weaves in
plain ribbons are used for opera bags
and for the handsome shopping. bags
which city women find it convenient
to carry with them when they have
small purchases to make and intend
carrying them home. Ribbons in light
er weight, such as the Dresdens. in
taffeta, which are found in SO many
beautiful designs, are chosen for all
those bags that form accessories to
the furnishings of the home. Among
these, those with Powered patterns on
a plain silk ground having wide Dor
ders of gauze are the newest and most
beautiful of the seasons offerings.
Such a ribbon is shown here In the
pretty corset bag pictured,
A new design in a shopping bag
which may be made long enough to
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13
Popcorn Can Be Proftaby Raised on the Farm

IN HIRTY dollars worth Of popped
1 corn in the form of scent packages
for the market represents an outlay
of only about 81 or $1.50 for "a ma
terial, according to a farmers bulletin
mo. 553) just issued by the depart
ment of agriculture, entitled Popcorn
for the Home" Sufficient popcorn to
make $50 worth of scent packages
can be grown on a piece Of land 40
feet long and 20 feet wide.
The specialists in corn investlga-
lions who write this bulletin say that
popcorn has considerable value as a
food and when properly prepared for
the table it is superior to many Of
the breakfast foods now on the mar
ket.
II it is desired to grow popcorn as
a field crop, the surplus stock not
wanted for home s car usually be
sold to local merchants at a fair price,
or 1t can be profitably sold directly to
consumers.
Dealers who put up popcorn In 10
cent packages for the retail trade us
ually have a number of good recipes
printed on the outside of the package.
Some recipes for popcorn CONNECTIONS
that have given good results are the
following:
Chocolate Popcorn-Two teacupfuls
of white sugar, two ounces of choco
late, one-half cup Of corn strip, one
cup of water.
Put these ingredients into a kettle
and cook them until the strip hard
ems, when put in cold water. Pour
over four quarts of crisp, freshly pop
ped corn apd stir well to insure the
uniform coating of the kernels.
Sugared Popcorn-Make a strip BY
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13
Argues Joplin Phone Case.

Jefferson City.--Arguments were
presented before the public service
commission on behalf Of the Kinloch
Telephone company for a reopening
of the Joplin case. In this matter the
commission some time since made an
order approving In arrangement be-
tween the Home Telephone company
of Joplin and the Missouri & Kansas
(Bell) Telephone company, by which
physical connection was established
between the two. This, the Kfraoch
company says, practically invalidates
Its exclusive contract with the Home
company for handling the long-das
lance business Of the latter.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13

r HE gilded horse that nee trotted,
j galloped. pranced and dazzled on
the weather vanes above many of the
stables of Washington has become
rare, but he is not extinct. He may be
furnished, but he still holds up his
head and tail. He is not so forlorn
looking as most of his brother and sis
ter horses in the streets. The writer
early in the spring wrote an honorable
mention of a gilt horse on a weather
vane on a stable converted into a
garage on Columbia road nea 18th
street. That horse is still there and
he still seems unconscious that his
neighing, nickering and champing
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13

answer for a music roll as well, is pic
tured. 1t is made of brown ribbon
and a figured ribbon stitched together.
A narrow silver braid is placed owe
the stitching. The top of the bag is
edged with the same braid and a lit
tie finish of silver ball trimming is
placed along the bottom. The bag
is not gathered at the top, but is pro
vided with four cords by which 1t is
held. 1t is laid in a few plaits at each
side, held in place by an ornament
made Of the silver cord. A substantial
ribbon is required for this novel de-
sign.
A collar bag of figured silk suitable
as a gift to a man is provided with
a pasteboard bottom, with sides two
or three inches high. The lid of a
round, oblong box is used for this
foundation. It is covered with the
silk. A strip Of silk ten inches wide
forms the bag; n edge is sewed to
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13
S. Louisan Heads C. E. Union.

Kirksville.-Oliver Blackenton OF
st. Louis was elected president of the
Missouri Christian Endeavor union,
which has just, concluded it's twenty
sixth annual convention at Kirksville,
Other officers are: Vice president, j.
C. Duffenback, Independence; treasur.
or, Ben F. Dixon, Kahokia; secretary,
Agnes Hilman, st. Louis; statistical
secretary,e4Annie Fleming, Columbia;
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. hour, w f.
Bradley, Lock Spring; intermediate,
Roxey Classify, Springfield; junior,
Dora Clemmens, st. Louis; mission
airy, Jane Thompson; evangelistic, G.
II. NEWMAN, Gainesville; social and
introduction, Rose Lacey, Kansas
City; tenth legion, Mrs. Edward Web
Der, Dexter; efficiency, Miss Lena
Sargent; citizenship and press, w. S,
DTay, Savannah.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13

W ASHINGTON.-The boundaries Of
w the universe have been discov-
cred, according to a report received
at the National Observatory from
Prof. R. T. A. Innes, director Of the
Union Observatory at Johannesburg,
South Africa. The announcement is
regarded with interest by astronom-
ers all owe the world.
The universe, Prof. lines asserts, is
contained within the space girdled by
the Milky Way, and he figures that
the most distant star In that wonder
full girdle is $40 light years distant
from the earth. Inasmuch as the
planetary system, of which the earth
Is "a member, is commonly supposed
by astronomers to be close to the cen
ters of the ren embraced within the
Milky Way. and inasmuch as light
travels 10000 miles a second, or
over five and three-quarters quadril.
lion miles a year, the diameter of the
universe, by Prof. Innes's calculation
Is 6,334,951 ,000,000 miles. This is the
distance light would travel In 1880
years. A ray of light takes sixteen
minutes and thirty-six seconds to
traverse the diameter of the earth's
orbit. =
The so-called "hellum stars" the
Johannesburg astronomer AYERS, are
the most distant of all stars from the
earth. The helium stars are peculiar
to the Milky Way, *
Is there anything outside the uni
verse? On this point Prof, Innes does
not venture a positive opinion. but he
says that the most powerful tele
scopes penetrate far into space, be
yond the boundaries of the universe
revealing nothing. In particular, hi
says, there is absolutely no sign o.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13
Of Course,

When the three children returned
from their walk, says Punch, they
found their mother waiting for them
on the porch.
Mother-Well, dears, did you meet
anyone you knew?
The Three Cbildren-Yes; Ruby
and Derell. l.
Mother-Where did you meet them?
Barbara (the youngest1-At the
same place We was
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13
LIxIna plants for Gifts.

No gift so well expresses the Christ
mas spirit as q living plant, and these
are well worth considering before you
complete your Christmas gifts. Use
the same good Judgment and taste
In selecting a plant that you would in
choosing any other present. Consid-
er the room In which 1t Is likely to be.
kept and get something suitable. As
to the plants which r best adapted
70 Christmas giving. the range is
wide. A handsome fern, azaelia,
primrose, begonia and poinsetta are
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13
eraves OUT 81 senate Race.

Jefferson City.--The general pre-
diction Of Democratic politicians al
Jefferson City now is that Senator
William J. Stone will have no oppo.
nent for the Democratic nomination
United States senator next year ex-
cept Judge William M. Wallace OF
Kansas City, dry leader, who has an
nounced his candidacy. Judge w. w.
Graves will not run, according to
some of his intimate friends.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13
Reform School Inquiry Refused.

nGiSi" 0NiSSi tuIAH nSiOSeAs
Jefferson City.-Gov. Major refused
a demand for the appointment of a
committee of women representing the
Council Of Women's Clubs at Kansas
City to investigate the methods of
management in the Industrial Home
for Girls at Chillicothe. The COVER
nor received a report from Miss Mary
Perry and other members of the board
Of charities and correction, which, at
his request, investigated the methods
used in handling the girls home. The
report says the complaints against the
home are without foundation and that
it is one of the best managed in the
country. The report was signed by
Miss Mary Perry, the Rev. J. N.
Crutcher of Neosho and James F, Con.
ran of st. Louis. The investigation
resulted from statements made by
women of Kansas City through .
newspaper to the effect that the insti'
tuition is more like a prison than a re.
form school and that a large percent.
age of girls are not reclaimed, The
officers of the institution and the
board were appointed by Gov. Hadley.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13

the bottom around which the silk fits
smoothly. The upper edge is gather
ed on an elastic cord run in a casing
In the hem. Silver cord provides
hangers and the bag is furnished with
an ornament made Of it at each side
and a bit of silver braid outlining the
support at the bottom. This is a con
%venience that any man will appre-
ciate.
The fine art of Japan puts even the
least expensive of Japanese fans in
a class by themselves. II one must
look for gifts which have an artis-
tic value to make them attractive, and
at the same time may be had at a
small price. the products of the Jap
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13
j. NJ. Miller Dies at paxter.

Dexter.-John NJ. Miller, the veal.
thiest man in Stoddard county, died at
his home at Dexter, Mo-, aged 81
years. He was born in Dexter and en-
tered business here in 1873, before
the town was founded. He was presi-
dent of Citizens bank, president Mil
lei -Carter Mercantile company and
vice president Miller, Ullen G. Carter
Hardware company. He also owned
several thousand acres of the best
land in this and adjoining counties.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13

bort And | believe we made good.~
The ordeal continued several days
and although the department Of com
merce had loaned all OF it available
laborers, charwomen and messengers
to the fitting iaborites. the MUSCLE
weary clerks had to lend their as
sistance.
The work of the department OF Ia.
Dor il dropping behind as a result OF
the exodus.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13
all suitable and would be highly ap
Observation-Disclosures.
Learning a Lanauaoe.

The time to learn a language is
when you are young, the younger the
better. We learn u own language
as children. The older we grow the
harder it Is. because 1t means not
merely learning by heart a great many
words. not merely training the pal
ate and tongue to produce different
sounds, but adapting a new attitude Of
mind.-Atlantio Monthly.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13
To Hold Up state Boards.

Jefferson City.-There will be no
announcement by Gov. Major of eth
err the insurance commission or the
board of managers for the Missouri
exhibit at the Panama-Pacii exposi-
tion until after his return from Ar
kansas the latter part of next week.
Gov. Major said there is no special
hurry for naming either body, but that
they will be made public by Dec. l.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13
To Gneorse tuberculosis Day.

requests for i".i@rsement and APP
proyal Of National tuberculosis day,
December :, have been sent to Presi-
dent Wilson, to almost every governor.
to hundreds Of mayors, to the leading
church dignitaries and to other promi-
nent men, Last year ex-President Taft,
Colonel Roosevelt, Cardinal Farley,
about q dozen governors, and a large
number Of mayors and others Endorsed
this movement.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13
Not to Be Believed.

Parishioner Ito departing minister)
We're all very sorry to lose you,
Mr.. Poodle.
Mr.. Poodle (modestly)-Never mind,
Mrs. Toodle. I've no doubt you will
get a better mar next time.
Parishioner-Ah, no., Mr.. Poodle.
That's just what the last minister said
when he left.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13

ent and useful rather than by mere
prettiness.
Here are pictured q few of the many
attractive things, made Of cretonne,
which will be appreciated by the men
folks. .s4
The closet bag shown in the picture
is made of cretonne having a white
ground with red roses and green fol.
iage. White tape serves to bind the
edges and fasten the compartments to
the back. A yard of cretonne is re-
quired for it. 1t is fourteen inches
wide and the remainder of the yard
will make the compartments with
enough left over to cover a pin cush-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13
DRAWING II Fine,

He-Yes, Jack is very fond of draw
ing fine distinctions.
She-I haven't noticed it.
He-No? Don't you remember that
the other night he was trying to ex-
plain the difference between love and
emotional insanity ?-Puck.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13
Unfreezable

"Can anyone name a liquid that
doesn't freezer" asked the teacher.
There was a moments silence, says
the Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung. Then
a voice in the rea Of the an
swered eagerly, please, teacher, hot
waterl"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13

When the cane seat Of a chair says
1t may be frightened and made to lNok
as good as new BY sssubbing 1t. with
hot water and soap until the cane Is
wet thoroughly and then drying It In
the not eun.