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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-10-01

One South African gold mine is one
mile in depth.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-10-01

KANSAS CiTY.-Col. Theodore
Roosevelt stopped here on his return
trip from a speaking tour of Kansas
In the interest Of the Progressive
party. He makes two more talks be-
fore returning east, and expresses
himself as pleased with the prospects
in the west.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-10-01

Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-10-01

MARYvlLLE-Billy Martin, Z years
old, was shot and killed by Homer
Stall, 13, while they were hunting
chicken hawks. Stall was trying to
eject a rife shell. s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-11
Spideri-No; a Hat

From the New York World
Mrs Finley ]. Shepard had just en-
soonced herself yesterday at table in
tho Dutch lunch room of the Woman :
Exchange. Madison avenue and Forty
third street, which is one of her pet
rhilanthropies. Mrs. John Astor hae
dropped into seat at the other end IF
the room.
The pleasant babel was at its loue-
est when the whole roomful was
thrown into intense excitement by a
man n. center table who was waving
his arms and making wild grabs at his
head. crying Historically.
It's a spidcrr'
Women pushed hack their chairs and
made as IL for flight Approaching
butch handmaidens with laden trays
backed into the kitchen with litte
shriekss. Every eye was on the heans
obove. but there was not a spider n
sight.
"Ah. Two got itr shouted the VIC
tim.
With mighty pull he dragged away
the. crawling thing which he had
found on his head whore the hair was
short. Came with 1t the hat OF the won.-
IN at tho table behind him.
The whole room burst into a roa-
Tho victim. young physician. fled
precepitateiy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-11

TO lie remarkably accurate and their
skill in avoiding collisions is unusual
There re five in the act four riders
ana The l,feree.
Willard and Bond are blackface COM
edians Will an entirely new and al
together pleasing farce comedy en-
titled 'Detectivism, which tells OF the
attempt of pink erton Ketehum' 10
tell ambrose Hemingway from Pit5s-
hurg, Kan. how the modern detective
holds down his Job.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Thomas are two
OF NaudeVille's cleverest entertainers
of the higher class and their sketch
IL regarded as q welcome addition TO
every LII 1t is a novelty comedy Of
fering and the personality and natural
talcrt of the two members of the COM
pany HIS Il great deal to do with its
SUCCESS.
Al Nuttle is the eccentric comedian
who is also a musician. or the eccen-
trio musician who is also a comedian.
lie is Just as good in his comedy as
his music, and is Il pleasure every
where.
Anita Bartling has gotten entirely
away from the usual Juggling methods
in he~ act which is an European uov-
city. She is said to be the only lady
juggling with seven balls and on a
concert drum. The stage setting IS
smart and attractive and the costumes
elegant. one of tho features of the act
's Juggling with three lighted torches,
The flames of which change colors
infep times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-11
BIG DECREASE IN
RUSSIAN EXPORTS
TO UNITED STATES
Trade With America Has
Fallen Off-HOpe to Re-
coup Losses Under
New Tariff

ST. Petersburg. January 1o.-The Rus
sian export chamber has been devoting
many of its semi-weekly meeting 10
Farious aspects of trade relations with
America. which continue to interest
Russian industrial and commercial cir
= cles. The blow dealt to an expanding
trade in which the Uuited States had
risen TO second place in imports. is
REFLECTED in reports for the first seven
months of 1913 During that period
Russian exports TO America decreased
by 100000 roubles, or over $1,000. 000
The new American tariff is expected
to recoup for Russia some OF this loss
by increased trade in. certain articles
such as eggs, hides and wool.
: One of the organs of the Russian
ministry of finance dwel1s upon the
Panama canals menace to the Rus
sian merchants predominance in Mon
golia. Mongolian wool and hides even
now largely go to San Francisco by
way of rientsin. To save this raw
material fer Russian Industries, the
+. ministerial organ advocates that feed
ers'' should be buiit to the Trans
Siberian railway. tTaversing Mongolia
tn its main centres, such as Urga, kob-
do and ulasutai. on the other hand,
Russiana view favorably the Develop
nlcnt OF Siberian and Manchurian tim
ber exports to America Hopes also arc
enl lcrtained that Europe may become
a large consumer of Siberian fish, via
tile Panama canal. The freight rates.
Via tlie Suez canal are prohibitlve and
TIC japanese profit By buying the
!. whole catch at rldiculously low prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-11
Euery Home Needs
This Great Remedy
No Home Can Afford to Be
Without a Mild, Reliable
LaXative-tonic

No regulated home should be
without laxative, for there is scarcely
a dav in a family of several persons
that someone doesn't complain OF u
headache of sleeplessness, or show the
first signs of a cold.
a laxative then becomes necessity
or what Was a trifling congestion at
the beginning may run into u serious
cold or fever No harsh remedy is
needed, but simply a mild laxative
tonic that viii make the liver active
and stir up the bowels. People who
have tried a great many things, and
are themselves heads of families. who
have seen the little ills run to big ones
will tell you that there is nothing bet
ter than Or. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsia
which You can obtain at any drug store
for fifty cents or one dollar bottle.
the latter being the family size.
Among the great believers In Syrup
Pepsin for constipation in old or young.
and as general household emergency
remedy. is Mrs. NJ. f. Smith, 40 ~
Cherry St, San Antonio. TeN. To use
her own words, she says she will bless
DR.. Caldwell to her dying day for she
believes that through his remedy. Syrup
Pepsin. she found the way to permau-
ent good health
DR.. CaldYell's Syrup pepsin is sci
entifically compounded and its purity is
vouched for. Mothers give it to tiny
babes, and grown people taking a little
larger amount, find 1t equally effective.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-11
ANC|ENTS THOUGHT
SOUL WASANEXACT
IMAGE Of THE BODY
This Is Reason Egyptians
Preserved the Dead so
Carefully, Says Brit
ish Writer

Why the Egyptians devoted SO much
care to the preservation of their dead
has interested scientists for centuries
says the New York Press. Why they
wrapped their bodies in hundreds of yards
Of spiced and oiled cloths, secreted them
nj the bottoms of inaccessible caverns and
provided them with food and the wealth
of life is related by Sir CASTOR Maspero.
OF Great Britain. in his most recent
work Egyptian Art" This is what Sir
Castor tells us:
The Egyptians formed a somewhat
coarse idea of tile human soul. They re-
sarded it as an exact reproduction of the
body OF each individual, formed of n
substance less dense than flesh and
bones. but susceptible to sight. feeling
and touch.
The double, or to call it by the name
they gave it, the ka. was subject. though
in lesser degree than its terrestrial
type, to all the infirmites of our life. it
drank, ate. clothed Itself anointed itself
with perfumes, came and went in It's
tomb, required furniture, house. ser
wants, an income.
Must Have Tomb
man must be assured beyond the
tomb of the possession of all the wealth
he had enjoyed in the world. under the
penalty Of being condemned to an eter-
nifty OF unspeakable misery. Ills fam
ilS 5 first obligation toward him was In
provide him with a durable body and
they therefore mummified his mortal re-
mains TO the best Of their ability buried
the mummy at the bottom of a pit where
Il could only ue reached with the great
est difficulty.
The body. however in spite OF the caro-
taken in preparing 1t, only very remotely
recalled the form of the living person.
II was, besides, unique, and easily de-
stfoyed; 1T could be broken methodically
dlsmembered and the pieces scattered or
burned If 1t disappeared, what would
become of the double? For its support
statues were provided, represcntinS the
exact form of the individual.
Effigies In wood, limestone. hard stone.
ofoi1e, were more solid than the mummy
and there was nothing to prevent any
number of them desired being manufac-
tufed. one body was a single chance of
DURABILITY for the double: % gave IL
- chances And that Is the eXplana-
tlon OF the astonishing number of stat
ues sometimes found IN one tomb.
The piety of the relatives multiplied the
images, and consequently the supports,
the imperishable bodies. of the doubles
would, by themselves alone, almost as
sure him immortality.
Both In the temples and hypogeums the
statues OF private persons were intended
10 serve as support to the soul The
conservation they received animated
them. so to speak, ami made them SUBJ
stltutes for the defunct: the offerings aes-
tined for the other world were served to
them.
TOmbs of Rich Ornate
lhe tomb of a rich Inan possessed n
Veritable chapel, to which special body
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-11
DANES TO RESTORE
FAMOUS MUSEUM

Copenhagen, January i0.-An artist has
teen found VINO eiaims that me can fe-
store tho frescoes on the famous museum
of Thorvaldsen. and the municipality has
appropriated a sufficient sum for the
work of restoration Of building which
WIS rapidly becoming reproaeh 10 thu
Danish capital. The unique collections
of Danish sculpture within the museum
are in splendid condition. but the outsids
decorations of the building. especially the
famous frescoes recording the history OF
Thorvaldsen, are in a deplorable state.
This Is especially true Of the fresco paint
ings showing the triumphal entrance &C
ThorValdsen into Copenhagen on his re-
turn from Rome For many years many
artists have cndeaVored to find some
means FOR restoring these frescoes WITH
ostt success. until feeently an artist de-
Vlsed "A plan which promise 10 be suc-
cessfnl.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-11
TRY A LITTLE SALTS IF KIDNEYS
AND BLADDER ARE TROUBLING YOU

because they c2n't control Trlaation
While It is extremely annoying ard
sometimes very painful, this IS really
one OF the most simple eilment to
overcome. Get about four ounces of
Jad Salts from your pharmacist and
take tablespoonful in q glass of
water before breakfast, continue this
for two or three days. This will neu-
tralize the acids in the urine so it no
longer is source of irritation to the
bladder and urinary organs which then
act normally again.
Jad Salts is inexpensive. harmless.
and Is made from the acid of grapes
ana lemon juice. combined with lithia,
and is used by thousands of folks who
are subject to urinary disorders caused
by uric acid irritation. Jad Salts is
splendid for kidneys and causes no bad
effects whatever
Here you have a pleasant cfferves
cent lithia- water drink which quickly
relieves bladder trouble
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-11
Duelling Prime Ministers

7 FQIn TIC london ChronicIe.
Although none of our premiers can
match the fire eating record of the head
OF the Hungarian cabinet. who has just
fought his third duel this year, a good
number of them figured on the dueliing
ground. John Wilson Croker wrote in
lS4l: within the last hundred years
six persons have fought dueis who have
been prime nlinisters-Pulteney lord
Bath. Lord Shelburne. Mr.. Pitt. MIR.
Fox. Mr.. Canning and the Duke of Well
ington. might also add Peel, who twice
challenged. and Castiereagh. who was al
most a first minister. OF late years the
custom has certainly decreas sed, and the
House of Lords has not now I dare saw
above half dozen who have actually
fought"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-11

of priests was attached. formed of honka.
or priests Of the double 1t the saera
mental festivals the priests of the double
performed the necessary rites. they locke I
after the upkeep OF the ediaee and admin
istered the revenues. The statues OF the
tombs themselves demanded particular
care
mdeea. the clergy of the temple in
which they were placed eiarmed their part
ia the beaeaees received from ancestor
worship. vertable acts Of donation We're
drawn up in their favor. IN which were
sneeited the part they were 10 play in
the ceremonies. the quantity of the offer
hlss that fell to their share for the serv-
ice rendered, the number uf days In the
year consecrated to each ststue.
The ceremonial is set out in detail, and
We are shown how, AMI under what con-
ditions, a dead person was led in Egypt.
The rolls. meat ana corn We're placed in
front of the statue by the priests; thence
they reached the gods, Who, after taking
their part, transmitted the rest to the
double.
We now understand that the statues
that do not represent auds are always
ana uniquely portraits as exact as the
artists could render ahcm Each was a
Cily beauty OF form or expression was
sought. but real body as to which care
should be taken neither TO add nor take
away anything.
If the body of flesh had been ugly, the
body of stone must be usly In the same
way. otherwise the double would not find
the support he needed r5e statue from
which the head preserved in the Louvre
was broken off was undoubtedly the
faithful portrait of the individual whose
uame was engraved on II; If tho realism
of the expression is somewhat brutal. IT
is the fault of the model. who had not
taken care to be handsome, and not
that of the sculptor, who would have been
guilty of sort of impietv if he had al
tered the physiognomy of his model In
the least detail
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-11

1t is mild and gentle. pleasant tasting
and free from gripping.
1t does not hide behind high sound-
ing name and * absolutely free from
any prohibited ingredients. Families
who once use Syrup Pepsin forever
after avoid cathartics. salts. pills aud
other harsh medicines. for these only
do temporary good are nauseous and a
shock to any delicate system. Such
things should never be given to chill
dren.
. Families wishing to try free sam
pie bottle can obtain 1t postpaid by adj
dressing Dr w fs. Caldwell, il9 WASH
ington St, Monticello, Ill. \ postal
card with your name and address on IL
will do.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-11
The Economist

Prom the Cincinnati Enquirer.
1T isn't 10y petty aud ridiculous econ
omies that mon succeed" said John d.
Rockefeller, Jr., at A dinner in his won-
derful slyscrapef residence in New York.
Some people seem 10 think that. to set
rich, enc must eeenomize like Blaneo
.Blapcos faithful old dog had turned
siokly and savage, and so Blanco said to
his wife on arriving home from business
Saturday evening:
I'll shoot Towser tomorrow morning
before church
"Rlanco paused. then added sternly:
So remember. please. that he won't
need any breakfast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-11

Ramsay" the millionaire; Mr.. Bro2ee as
the Bishop Arthur IaRue as Tom Dor
gam" the thief: Cyphere Weaver as OF
ficer Hooligan;" Mr.. Monroe as Fred
Obermuller;" Miss Poynter. as Nance
oldcn;" Miss Younge. as Mrs. Edward
Ramsay" Miss Chase as Nellie Rant
say" Miss Leasing as Mrs. William Lat
timer" and Miss Reader a Mag. Mona
han"
Tho story Is of young gri who sought
10 escape arrest by jumping into All await
ing carriage, which proves to BE that of
the Bishop, whom she claims is her
father. They attend n garden party to-
selher and sho is recognized by Mr. RAM
say the girl who stole his poolSethoolI
earlier in the day. The complications
come thick and fast. The arrival of Toni
Dorgan, an old associate of Nanees and
the two are arrested FOR n theft 1attiner
becomes interested IN the girl and saves
her from jail, falls in love With her and
n.arTies her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-11
ORPHEUM OFFERS
EXCELLENT BILL
Vaudeville Bill With Two Head
liners and Three Other
Splendid Acts

The splendid vaudeville that the
Orphcum has been offering for sew
eral weeks will be continued this week
and Manager Semon will offer a five
act bill with two of the big time head
liners as the features and a trio of
other acts that are good.
Everywhere in vaudeville the Paul
Fam troupe of bicycle riders is known
for lis originality and the thrills the
acr offers. Instead of the usual trick
riding, the team plays a regular game
of basketball on the stage riding the
bicycles instead of running about
Their passing and throwing is said
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-11
sSalts flushes Kidneys with
out injury; also neutral
ICES uric acid, ending
Bladder irritation

Kidney and bladder weakness result
. FROM uric acid, says a noted authority.
\1he kidneys filter this acid from the
bleod and PASS it on to the bladder
where it often remains to irritate and
tnflame, causing a burning, scalding
sensation, or setting up an irritation at
the neck Of the Bladder, obliging you to
seek relief two or three times during
the night. The sufferer is in constant
dread. the water passes sometimes with
p scalding sensation and is very pro-
fuse; again. there is difficulty in avoid
Ing it.
BLADDER weakness, most folks call it,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-11
ADJUSTMENTS
oContinued on prey,ou, p,uc,


than that of last week. He will be II at
timer the young lawyer who becomes
interested in Nance, and saves her from
a possible trial and term in jail and aft
erwards learns TO love her. 1t IS q part
in Which Mr.. Mac Owen will appear to
better advantage than he did last week.
Mr. Longman Will 90 seen as Edward
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-11
THEATRICAL NOTES

Peg of My Heart will be here shortly
for three performances at the jefferson
theatre.
The Blindness of Virtue" a strong
English comedy, will be an early at
Traction at the Jefferson.
"onfficer Coo" that comedy OF risible
tricks and many mysterious moments
woven around the life of more or less
distinguished picture thief. who. in the
play has chosen a select New York
neighborhood in upper Fifth avenue. as
the base of his operations. will be the
attraction at the Jefferson shortly.
Mrs. Fiske is to bring "The High Road"
to Birmingham this month. The play is
from the pen of Edward Sheldon, whose
first contribution to tie stage was Sal
walton Nell,' in which Mrs. Ffske
achieved such a remarkable success. In
THE High Road Mrs. Fsske practically
visualized four distinct type of woman
hood, all united in the character of Mary
Page, whose life story the play depicts
The interest concerns important epochs
in n life OF which the early years were
spent upon a small farm and under CON
oitions that were all but crushing.
feN pays OF equal or greater weird
ness. of such absorbing interest and of
more complex detail than Bella Donna.,'
are said ever to have been written for
the American STAGE or any other, for.
that matter. Il is one of those dramas
that is really remarkable. The name part
in this play was allotted for the Ameri-
can production by Charles Frohman to
tho celebrated Russian actress, Nazimova,
and her extraordinary talents are at all
o. ff,o fa.lla ~,
and production to be seen during her
coming engagement is the same as was
identified with her Empire theatre en-
gagement in New York city. Nazimova
in "Bella Donna" comes to Birmingham
this month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-11

From the very outset of her eara.r
Mime. Melba has been a welcome fia11re In.
soeietN; and the manner in which she
has kept up her social duties Is one Of
the surprising points in her career Sbe
mas never allowed herselfe to be exploitel
soeallN because OF her Professional celeb
rlty. In the fashionable world 13artieu-
larry in London and Paris she ms ber
place independent of her art and enter
talns on a scale of lavish elegance
NINE. Melba's fist appearance in italy
which might be called the home of onera
was not made until she had conquered.
the rest OF Europe. Brussels. London,
Paris, st. Petersburg, Nice. Monte earle.
all had accepted her as an incomparable
singer before she went to Milan. Flor
enee, Turin and Genoa capitulated in
turn. and the conquest of Italy vas COM
plete.
George Evans has composed several
new songs for his new prosra anime Of
minstrelsv which viii be Introduced at
the Jefferson next month 1t Is a we'll
known fact that the little minstrel star
has been the author of a score or more
of songs. both words and music. which
nave attained enviable proportions on the
BOOKS OF tue publishing houses IN the
Good Old Summer Time" probably was
one of the largest sellers ever known
For this seasons production he has
written The Moony, Moonv Man. -
when You Hear Dem Church Bells
Chime This Is Dinah's Wedding Day."
When the Roses Bloom in Dixie Land"
and several others
Dance music for Pavlowa and her as
eiates at the jefferson theatre will he
provided by an orchestra of Sc musicians
This is = complete syrnphopy orchestra,
and is under the drectoTship os Theo-
dore Stier vel, known as = conductor
in this country and abroad. Mr.. Ster
conducted tire orchestra on pavlowa s
former American tour Tho musical part
of Pavlowa's programme is in itself an
entertainment of very general delight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-11

Inc tomb of rich ihan possessed n
Seritable chapel, to which a special body
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-11

Peg of Ny Heart" will be here shortly
for three performances at the jefferson
| fheafre
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-31
About People

Movements OF individuals TO
and From tile City.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-31

his former residence at sprinedale TO
= recently acquired farm In northern
y Sells Of the Booth and Mcdonald
company a. Elm Grove h confined to
his home on account of illness.
Members % the sorhomore class 90
the Irisdelphis district high school viii
entertain a number of their friends ana
tine baseball team at the high school
building Friday eysnine.
valuable coat belonging Henry
Otto. OF TrisdeIphis. Was stolen s~s-
tsrday. Officer =. o Butler. Of Elm
Grove was Immediately notified 20 ~
he was on hts way 20 Wheeling a clue
was furnished by the owner Of the coat
and ~ - likely that an arrest Will fol-
oliver Munnen. Of Pittsburgh. ~
spending a few days with friends ara
relatives st Elm Grove
Lonz Yoho. OF overbrook Addition 30
Elm Grove. is moving with hts family
to. farm near california. Pa.
Mrs. Emerson showers. Of Elm Grove
Is spending "a few days at Martins
Ferry With her parents.
Gus ot'srdinssri Is i2reessins 70
he viii make his future home.
George Caps has resumed hts duties
fraction ana Electric companv lines
afser being OF duty for the past several
DAYS on account Of illness
Miss Gertrude McAfce. Of Elm Grove.
has accepted a position in the Smith pic
ture gallery.
Emmerson Showers. hardware dealer.
Of Elm Grove. spent yesterday At sand
Hill. looking after businesE matters.
Funeral services over the remains or
the late Mrs. Henry Hess. who passed
will he held this afternoon at ? O'Clock.
from the home Of chr sister. Mrs. caro-
line Eckman. 1nterment will he maed
AZ the Greenwood cemetery.
A large delegation from Elm Grove
attended the musical given last evening
by the Muskingum quartet AT the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-31

ans Christian Association to-day and
tomorrow.
Miss Katherine Mabis. who has been
attending school in New York. will
spend the Easter holidays with Mrs.
Harry Truschel. on South Chapline
street
Miss Regina Lutz. of the Island. is
the guest of friends in Parkersburg.
George Baird is in Clarksburg in
the interest of the insurance business
with which he is connected.
Miss Nell Wright. of Steubenville.
was the guest of Wheeling and Mar
tins Ferry friends on Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Kiger leave the
hrst of April for New York. from
which city they will sail for an extend
ed European tour.
Mrs. Frank Gibbs has left for a few
weeks visit with friends in Cleveland
and other Ohio cities.
Mrs. w. Harry Truschel has re.
turned from Atlantic City. New York