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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-07-31

They never throw old shoes at q
bride in Chicago. A Chicago shoe Is
classed as a deadly weapon.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-07-31

Somebody should provide a vaccine
for sunburn and freckles.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-07-31

An eastern court rules that tipping
a porter is voluntary. Nevertheless
dts an act of self-defense.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-07-31

Now that aviation has become a
business, enthusiasm has quite nat
urally waned a bit.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-07-31

When Sir Thomas Upton gets tired
of trying to lift that cup, he might try
his hand at polo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-07-31

Even hot weather isn't so bad when
you can get plenty of good fresh but
termilk.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-07-31

Duck suits would be better If they
we're oiled the way ducks wear them,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-07-31

Some people play tennis to keep
cool.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-07-31

Hot weather is good for the crops.
And the dispute in the Balkans Is
good for the Krupps.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-03-21
THE ART OF POISONING.
Subtle Methods Used by tho Natives Of
Central Africa.

central Africa
The Central African native ia a mas
ter IN the art Of poisoning aud alwagS
on the watch for II. He will never
take a drink Of water OF beer or eat
OF a dish. even when offered by a
peaceful acquaintance. until the host
has eaten or drunk some Of it 10 pledge
It's harmlessness. He Is always In
fear Of treachery. aud with good rea-
son. for an assassin Is cheaply hired.
Vegetable pois0ns may be made by al
most any one. and the methods OF ad-
mlnistering them are cunning beyond
description.
One of the cleverest ways, often re-
sorted to when a man gets into his
head an idea that a neighbor is injur-
Ing him by witchery. is to kill the un-
suspecting victim by means Of poison
ed stakes and at the same time avoid
suspicion. which would Inevitably lead
to similar vengeance.
Procuring little sharpened sticks. the
murderer hollows their points and in-
serts poison Cusually made by boiling
down the Juice of certain shrubs or
ereepersl Into the cavities. These he
secretly plants upright. but leaning a
little along the path which leads from
the doomed negro's hut to bis garden.
Sooner or later the intended victim
slightly lacerates his bare foot by hit
ting one Of these sharp stakes He
takes no notice Of the scratch. for be
is used to such trifling injuries. but In
a few moments his foot and leg begin
to swell. and an hour or so later he
expires in agony
The bark and roots Of several trees
and shrubs yield virulent poisons when
properly hrewed one Of which has the
peculiar effect of ut once paralyzing
the organs OF speech. The gall OF the
crocodile when dried In the sun and
pulverized is also very deadly. The
most fatal poison, however, Is that
prepared from an ugly. whitish tree
called ujungu In German East Africa
1t grows in only a few localities. and
few natives will venture to cut 1T
down. for a mere prick with a splinter
will cause terrible and sometimes ia
tai Inflammation. The negroes say
that neither moths nor snakes will go
near it and that birds never rest In its
branches.
To make this poison the wood is
burnt and its ashes are mixed with
water and then boiled down to a thick
stoefa srha fatfx.a. .,,fft +,,..of h,,n
dreds Of miles to procure this paste.
with which hunters anoint their ar
rows and spears and the bullets OF
their guns. dipping them after the
smearing in hot beeswax to form a
protective covering against loss OF
power as well as against accident
Harper's Weekly.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-03-21

How a patronymic may be trans
formed out Of all recognition is shown
by an instance quoted by Cosmo lnnes
in his work on surnames:
james Halfpenny. a Dublin citizen.
throve in trade. and his children In
duced him in his later years to change
the name, which they regarded as un-
dignified. This he did chiefly by drop
ping the last letters. He was buried us
James Halpen. The fortune OF the
family did not recede, and his son after
renouncing retail dealing looked about
for a euphonious name. lie made no
scruple of dropping the unnecessary
H." and. that being done. it was easy
to go In for the Celtic rage. which
Walter Scott had just raised to great
height. Consequently he who had run
the streets as little Kenny Halfpenny
came out at the assemblies Of the day
as Kenneth McAlpin."
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-03-21
YOUR USELESS CHIN.
What Mechanical or Physiological
Purpose Does It Server

Wnat Mechanical or physiological
Purpose Does II Server
What is your chin forge is the odd
query raised by Sir Ray Lankester. the
scientist. who says he is unable to find
any mechanical or physiological pur-
pose which the chin serves.
"The fact that modern races Of man
kind have chins and most primitive
men whose remains have been found
did not have them naturally leads to
speculation as to why this is So" he
said.
DR.. Forbes Ross agrees with Sir Ray
that the chin is useless in itself. but
gives the following explanation OF the
reason for it:
"All animals that browse have no
chin at ALL Their teeth slant forward
to allow them to reach easily things
that would otherwise be beyond their
reach. The moment man gave up
browsing ON green things and became
less and less an animal his teeth grew
erect, and his jaw had to accommodate
itself. Erect teeth prove man to be far
removed from rnminants. and therefore
man with a well marked jaw is fur
ther removed from ruminants than a
man without. That's why we are in
clined to regard a man without a def
mite chin as possessing a mind rather
like sheep, without determination.
without character. New York Aineri-
can.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-03-21

Dead dogs fare better than many
men In one town in England. where
there is an exclusive cemetery for rich
womens pets. Expensive dogs must
have snowy graves. and the owner of a
toy spaniel, blue blooded Pomeranian
or French poodle doesn't think any
thing of paying $i00 for a burial plot
In the first stop on the way to the
canine Yalhala. Pink headstones are
stuck up over the last resting place of
the aristocratic doggies. and the epi-
taphs are as appreciatlve as if they
We're on tombstones over the graves of
the best French chefs.-New York
Press
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-03-21

DIR. Leonard Hill of London holds
that It is an "offense against society
for any one with cold to cough. sneeze
or even talk without covering his
mouth with his handkerchief Gods
kill tens Of thousands every year" the
doctor adds. and yet we persist in tax
ing no special precautions to escape
them. We go to great trouble to pre-
vent the spread of diphtheria or scarlet
fever or smallpox. but the person with
a cold. who is scattering deadly mi
crobes everywhere. we treat as perfect
ly harmless. thoroughly agree that
during the sneezing, coughing stage the
person with cold should be isolated.
so that the germs he is constantly scat
tering may not be breathed in by his
neighbors. New York Tribune.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-03-21
ASKED sUT ONE FAVOR.



While IA. Garnet Was In Office.
Under the title ..The Women OF the
Elysee" the Independence Beige In a
recent issue relates number OF stories
pertiining to the wives Of various presi-
dents Of the French republic and gives
TO Nine. sad -Cariiot the place Of hon
or. She was twenty years old when
she married the young engineer, who
WAS then receiving a salary OF $500
year. She had been student and had
assisted her father. Dupon-Withe. In
his economic researches.
Although she exercised great In
fiuenee over her husband the writer
says. ''she never asked a political favor
and never was known to meddle with
Affairs OF state once In the course OF
her seven years residencr III the Ely
see she asked favC. at the hands OF
a cabinet minister rn'.se was sec
retary Of colonlai ah.us. and after
dinner at the palace We. Carnot told
him she had favor 10 ask lie was
surprised when he heard that she
wanted some postage stamps for a
poor boy collector In whom she had
become Interested.
when after CARROTS tragic death
fund was created for charity to bear
his name Nine. Carnot gave large
sum and then sold the Jewels which
she had worn on state occasions aud
gave the proceeds also The govern
ment's steps toward voting her a peB-
sion were halted By Nine Carnot, who
said she would accept none
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-03-21

Toll. feel. think. hope You will be
sure to dream enough before you d.
without arranging for It J Sterling
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-03-21

The Duke of Wellington called fire.
quently to see the little general at his
public levees. The first time he called
the general was personating Napoleon
Bonaparte. marching up and down the
platform and apparently taking snuff
in deep meditation He was dressed
in the well known uniform of the EN-
peror. introduced him to the Iron
Duke. who Inquired the subject of his
meditations.
81 was thinking of the loss of the
battle of Waterloo" was the little
generals immediate reply.--P. I. Bar
nuns Life.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-03-21

There are still the quaint surnames
redolent Of the soil or the early expe
riences in the bill country of the Cots
wolds. A correspondent tells me that
there are four men working on one
farm on the Cotswold hills named re-
spectiyely Pill. Fouracre. Pothecary
and Greengrass-men clearly who have
gained their surnames from some kind
Of idiosyncrasy or fact. men who may
some day send the surname Of Pill
into fame.-London Telegraph.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-03-21

Art dealers who go to picture sales
have a curious expression which they
use when the bidding for a picture
stops at price much lower than it
was expected to bring They look at
one another and remark, "Its on the
rocks already" When they utter that
cryptic remark wreck usually fol-
lows.-New York Press.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-03-21

But Maria. why should we make a
trip abroad when we've seen so few of
the places OF interest in our own coun
try? Let us visit those first"
"oh, John. you do say such dread
fully crude and unconventional things
Chicago Tribune.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-03-21

Il didn't think Mrs. De Browne look
ed very attractive at the opera last
night" said Dubbleigh.
SOP Why, usually she is radiant
What did she have on? asked Win
kletop.
"A large sized Crouch said Dubb-
leigh.-Harper's Weekly.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-03-21

Professor (after dinner. looking at
his empty plate in a ragei There.
we've had spinach and egg again!
You know perfectly well. Amelia. that
I can't eat it, F'liegende Rlatter
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-03-21

"Mary. has any one called while /
was out?"
"fes, ma'am: Mr.. Biggs was here
MIR. Biggsf | don't recall the
name''
mo. M y: be called to see me.
ma'am." <,.and Magazine.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-03-21

She---oh. Jack. I'm awfulIy glad you
proposed. He-Then you accept mel
She Well, no; but. you see. your pro-
posal puts me even with Kitty Cobb.
who had the most of any girl in our
set-Boston Transcript.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-03-21

Aunt with her two nieces at a con
certl-Oh. but this is tedious. Let me
take your fan. Ida. so can hide my
yawning behind It Olga--Take mine,
suntie; it's bigger Fliegende Batter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-08
TOPEM'S NEW
DANCING ACADEMY

At last Topeka people are to have q
dancing academy they may well be
proud of. It is to be located in the
new Kellam building at the northwest
corner of Sixth and Jackson streets,
where the postoffice is now located.
and will be known as ''Kellam Hall. =
It will be the finest hall not only in
Topeka, but Of the entire state. With
the exception OF Music hall. it will be
the largest hall in Topeka. and the
only one on the West Side. 1t will be
the only place in Topeka, located on
the second floor, that will be available
for parties.
A few Of the special features will be
the marble stairway. the imported
light fixtures, the flne music and the
spring floor. This is the first spring
floor ever used in Topeka.
OF course Ray Halls orchestra will
play for everything given there, which
insures the best music to be had. The
new hall will be under the manage
ment OF Charles Steinberg and Ray
Hall. Nearly all the clubs have taken
dates for the remainder Of their
dances, and Kellam hall will undoubt-
eddy be the scene of q great many
elaborate parties.-Advertisem
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-08

Just bcauSe you start the day worried
ana tired. sim leg1 ana arms and muscles,
an aching head. burning and bearing down
pains In the back-worn out before the
DAY begins. do not think you have to stay
In that condition.
BE strong, wen and vigorous. with no
more pain from sti6 Joints, sore muscles.
rheumatic suffering. aching, hack or kid
ney disease.
For any form Of bladder trouble or
Weakness. its action IL really wonderful;
Those sufferers who are in and out OF
bed half g dozen times night VIII APP
preciate the rest, comfort and strength
this treatment gives.
To prove the williams Treatment con-
Quers kidney and bladder diseases. rheu-
matism and all uric acid troubles. no
matter how chronic or stubborn. Il you
have never used the Williams Treatment.
Ne win give one SOC bottle (sz doses) free
IL you win cut out this notice and SEND y
with your name and address. with lOc
to help pay distribution expenses, to Inc
DR.. D. A. Williams Company. Dept. l4@ I:
o Bldg, East Hampton, Conn. Send at
once and you will receive by parcel post
regular 5oc bottle. without charge and
without mourning any obligations. One
bottle only to an address.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-08

United States, particularly New York
and that the rates are excessive and
discriminatory.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-08

At home, this handsome crystal glass humidor
affords constant satisfaction The tobacco not only
stays fresh to the last crumb but standing in quantity
-rnellowing in it's own warmth develops extra
mildness and fragrance. Ladies find the empty jars
ideal for flower bowls, toilette jars etc.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-04-26
ONE OF THE BEST OF SALADS
As Season for This DeIicacy Is Almost
Here, This Is Good Recipe
to Remember.

Fill the bottom of the salad dish
with aspic jelly and set on ice until II
is very hard. Then in the salad dish
place a smaller bowl, but large enough
to hold the desired amount of salad
Fill the bowl with ice and pour melted
jelly around it between the two
dishes. When the jelly is hard re
move the ice from the inner bowl, MI
it with hot water for an instant ano
lift it out, being careful not to breah
the jelly. Now make any of the ordi
nary salads, or slice firm red toma
toes, with little green, such as let
tuce or celery. mixed among them
Place the salad in the space left IL
the jelly, cover with more jelly ant
place in the refrigerator. When want
ed, place the salad dish in hot water
for a moment. reverse quickly anf
turn out on a cooled platter. Serve
with mayonnaise dressing.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-04-26
Here and There.

The adept in cooking does her WORK
without many utensils.
Milk buildings are the best desserts
for children. but they should be va
Red.
All green vegetables. roots and
tubers should be crisp and firm when
put on to cook.
In cold weather cream sometimes
refuses to come" to butter. When
such Is the case, set 1t away over
night. BY morning it will have sepa-
rated, pour off the thick part, which
a few minutes stirring will bring to
butter.
When a large bottle of olives has
been opened and a part Of them used.
those remaining in the brine some
times become soft and almost taste
less. To avoid this, pour half an inch
of Olive oil on top and cork we'll. The
olives will retain their flavor indef'
nitely.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-04-26
TWO DESSERTS THAT PLEASE
Raspberry Charlotte One OF the mos'
DeIicious-Baptist Cakes worth
Giving Trial.

Raspberry Charlotte-Butter quart
pudding dish, sprinkle in a layer Oh
coarse bread crumbs (use the crumDs
free from crusD, put butter In NIUE
bits here and there. layer of canned
raspberries and sprinkling of sugar
Continue in this way until dish IS
filed, using about equal measures OF
fruit and crumbs. one tablespoonful OF
butter and three-fourths cup sugar
Have the last layer crumbs. Cover
and bake half an hour. then remove
cover to brown top. Serve hot with
cream. Cheap and delicious.
Baptist Cakes-Place in granite
basin two cupfuls milk, one-fourth tea
spoonful salt. one-half teaspoon sugar
one rounding teaspoon butter; simmer
only until butter is melted, remove
from fire and when of blood heat stir
in half yeast cake dissolved In one
fourth cup luke warm water and sur
fcient sifted flour to form Dough-
cover and set in warm place to rise
Knead thoroughly. breaking of into
tiny pieces Of walnut size; again let
rise and fry in deep fat until crisp ana
brown. Either chopped nuts or rals-
ms may be added if a richer break
fast bread is desired. Serve very not
in a folded napkin. This quantity
makes enough for two meals and may
be reheated in the oven.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-04-26
Queer ironinQ.

A writer in the Wide World maya.
zine says that the most curious sight
he saw at Cairo was men ironing
clothes with their feet! The men
were employed in the native tailoring
establishments.
Except for the long handle, the
irons were shaped like the ordinary
flat-iron, only larger. A solid block
of wood rested on the top Of the iron
and on this the men placed one foot
guiding the iron in the desired direc
ton by means Of the handle. For the
sake of convenience, ironing boards
were raised only a few inches from
the ground, and, however strange the
method may seem to us, the worA
was done very we'll and very expedt
uously.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-04-26
Argentine Soup,

Soak one-half pint Of split peas for
two hours. Boil in plenty of water
for two hours with two bay leaves
and IL seeds Of dried red pepper
An hour before serving add one quart
of good strong stock or three-quarters
of a pint of cold roast meat gravy
One-half hour before serving add one
pint Of canned tomatoes. Strain
through a colander, season with salt
to taste. Allow soup to boil again be
fore serving. This soup may be varied
by using different fresh and dried
vegetables
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-04-26
Grape Cup.

Pour half a cupful Of boiling water
over four tablespoonful of grape jelly
and stir until dissolved. Add the
same quantity of cold water, one
tablespoonful Of sugar, and little
lemon Juice.
Place a lump Of ice in a glass
pitcher and pour the liquid over.
Any kind of jelly will answer if the
grape is not at hand. If current jelly
is used then less lemon juice will
be required, currants being rather
art
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-04-26

II think suffered every pain wo-
man could before I began taking Lydia
E. Pinkham 8 Vegetable Compound, and
think it saved this baby's life, as I
lost my first one.
"My health has been very good ever
since, and praise your medicine to all
my friends. Mrs. VERNA WILKES,
R. F. D. No. 1, Plattsburg, Miss. .
The darkest days of husband and wife
are when they come to look forward to
q childless and lonely old age.
Many wife has found herself inca
pable of motherhood owing to some
arrangement Of the feminine system,
often durable by the proper remedies.
In many homes once childless there
are now children because Of the fact
that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound makes women normal.
II you want special advice write to
lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. Conf.
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by q
woman and held in strict confidence.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-04-26
Tired of Fancy Eating.

The eldest daughter, who was TAX
Ing cooking lessons, practiced on the
family by preparing the Sunday din
ner
On another day the mother was
complimented at meal time by the
son for the palatableness Of certain
dish.
"Um-m, Just wait till Sunday" said
the eldest daughter.
"Oh, mamma" pleaded her little
sister, cant we have just a plain
sinner Sunday"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-04-26
Potato Toddle.

Into a kettle put two or three
slices Of salt pork cut in small pieces:
fry grown, peel and slice four large
potatoes and onions, putting first a
layer of potatoes and then onions. and
SO on. Season with salt and pepper
and cover with water. Boil 20 min
utes; when done add a generous lump
Of butter.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-04-26
FLY TO PIECES.
The Effect Of Coffee on Highly Organ
lied People.

Il have been q coffee user for
years, and about two years ago got
into a very serious condition of dys-
pepsia and indigestion. It seemed to
me l would fly to pieces. was SO
nervous that at the least noise was
distressed, and many times could not
straighten myself up because of the
pain
Tea is Just as injurious, because It
contains caffeine, the same drug found
in coffee.
my physician told me I must not
eat any heavy or strong food. and or
dered q diet, giving me some medi-
cine. followed directions carefully.
but kept on using coffee and did not
get any better.
Last winter my husband. who was
away on business. had Postum served
to him in the family where he board
ed. He liked it 80 well that when he
came home he brought some with him.
We began using it and ! found 1t
most excellent.
While / drank 1t my stomach never
bothered me in the least, and l got
over my nervous troubles. When the
Postum was gone we returned to cot.
fee, then my stomach began to hurt
me as before, and the nervous con.
ditions came on again.
THAT showed me exactly what was
the cause Of the whole trouble, 30 I
quit drinking coffee altogether and
kept on using Postum. The old trou-
bles left again and have never re-
turned"
There's q reason" and It Is explain.
ed in the little book, 1.-THE Road to
MELVILLE. In pkgs.
Ever read the above 1etteft A new
one appears from t1me to time. They
are genuine, tEues and fun Of hunan
Interest
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-04-26
CounterThrust.

"A very good retort!" said Senator
Lodge in an argument in this city
over the immigration bill. "A very
good retort indeed! It reminds me of
Weeks.
Weeks and his wife were quarrel
Ing. Weeks, with a hard, scornful
laugh, you acted like a fish out Of
water
Weeks sighed.
"'But a very cleverly landed fish,
he said, with a musing voice"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-04-26
BRIGHT Brass.

A great time and labor saver. IN
keeping brass, copper and other met
ais bright and shining, either indoors
or outdoors, in any kind of weather
Is to clean and scour in the usual way,
and give them a coat Of negative var.
nish, to be obtained at store. Many
ornaments which lack luster are also
improved by one application.