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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-06-18
Trade of Bottle Sorter.

One OF. London's queer trades is that
Of empty bottle sorting at the London
bottle exchange off Blackfrairs road
These bottles have been salvaged from
dustbins, cellars, the holds of ships
and wherever bottles go astray.
Every year at least 100000 bottles,
after many wanderings, find their way
to the bottle exchange. They are sort
ed and returned to their rightful own
ers, who pay an annual subscription
as well as a few shillings a gross for
returned bottles.
Readed on the bottle, as it were, a
sorter at the exchange must be a man
Of keen eye and delicate touch. All
that he has to guide him In thousands
of cases is the embossed name on the
glass, and swiftly, unerringly and with
almost uncanny dizziness he picks out
a bottle which has wandered from
Glasgow and puts it in the case bound
for the North.
hE 0JF
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-06-18
Where He Came In.

Grace was a country girl, whose
parents sent her to the city to at
tend college. When the holidays
came around and she anne home, hel
mother gave a reception in her honor
Some Of the girl friends asked
Grace to show them her new gowns
Obligingly she brought out severa.
modish gowns, and, holding up a par
ticularly pretty one of silk, she said
Isn't this one perfectly beautiful
And just think, it came from a poor
little Insignificant worm!"
Her Woodworking father was seated
near, watching the performance, anG
he replied:
Yes, darn it., and I'm that worm!'
-Lippincott's.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-06-18
Her Art Not Appreciated.

Vanishing day at the Royal academy
is always an important and interesting
function. Canvases and panels that
have been thirsty enough to absorb
the oil from the whole or portions Of
the pictures painted upon them have
once more the luster Of their first
painting restored by these pick-me-
ups.
Members of the years hanging com
mittee are always at hand on these oc-
casions to consider suggestions and
complaints about their recent labors.
The chief complaint this year was by
a lady who found her work had been
hung horizontally instead Of vertically.
Unkind friends cautioned her that pos
sibly 1t had been accepted IN the hort
zontal understanding.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-06-18
Confidential.

The dull routine of the day in the
bank was one day lightened by the
receipt of the following communica-
ton:
Dear Bank: What interust would
you give on a Deposit of Is dollers?
What interust per annium and also
(confidenshial) could my Husband
draw it out without my signature an
Is it the Law and that / would have
to have his Permission to Deposit il
thare in your Bank. Please to ANGER
back an be sure to say what interust
per annium an If he can draw it out
Yours with respeck."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-06-18

In carrying a small bottle, for in
stance. Of medicine on q voyage, it ID
an excellent plan to make a leather
covering for 1t, and this Is easily done.
In this way il the bottle breaks there
is no danger from wounds caused by
the glass, and the cover acts as q
good protector. For a square section
bottle, trace the profile on q piece Of
leather four times side by side, and
ada the small square representing the
bottom, to one Of the profiles. Cut
ting out with the scissors. this makes
only one seam at the end to be sewed
up, also the parts at the neck Of the
bottle and the bottnm pieOa.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-06-18
ORDER OF 4soNS oE REST"
Possibility That English Writer Has
Drawn Upon His Imagination IA
the Following.

It is an age of societies and unions.
all of which are supposed to exist for
the betterment of those who join; but
it comes as a shock to learn that the
tramping fraternity have organized a
union. We gather this from a card
which was found by the police in the
pocket of a workshy wayfarer, and
which purported to give the rules of
THE Ancient and Grand Order of
the Unwashed Sons of Rest and
General Layabouts," the president
being Lord Neverwork. the secretary
Tired Tim. and the viee-president
Dusty Rhodes. The rules include:
That this society be called 1.-THE
Ancient and Grand Order of the I'm
washed Sons of Rest and General
Layabouts." The password will be
"Anti-Sunlight."
Any brother talking about work
will be fined 3d.. or in default COM
PEELED to pawn his shirt (if any.
Any brother who wilfully contracts
any illness through watching other
people work will not receive any
benefits from this society, and should
he have the misfortune to get a job his
hours will be Tin accordance with this
Isociety's ~rules): Start work at IL,
one hour for dinner and knock off at
one.
All brothers have the right of sleep
ing on haystacks, do~orsteps, park
seats, ETC., but they are strictly for.
hidden to sleep on church spires OF
telegraph wires
Anyone is eligible to join this society
who has been out of work since birth
and has not had a wash since.
Any brother making use OF buttons
or any other modern invention fol
fastening his coat or holding up his
unmentionables in preference tt
string, rope or h~airpins will be com
PEELED to wear a kilt for the term o.
his natural life.-London Tit-Bits.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-06-18
Old Men Like Novels.

l asked the custodian of a large
library about the fashion in books,
says a writer in the Philadelphia
Ledger.
Most Of the men above fifty" said
he, who come here read novels. The
young women also ask for fiction.
When 1t comes to men from twenty
to fifty, many more Of them want
scientific books dealing with present
day affairs, like politics. financial
questions and history, or books Of
travel" !
| asked him what the elderly wom-
en- preferred.
Very few come" he replied.
AS for poetry, this custodian said
there seemed now to be no desire
whatever. Re-reading Of the old po-
ems does not appear to interest elder
lily people, and the younger folks have
not acquired the taste for verse.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-06-18
HINTS FOR FLOWER LOVER:
BY JOSEPHINE DE MARI.

Do not make the mistake of putting
seeds in the ground while it is cold
and damp You will surely lose both
time and seeds, if you do not wait un-
til the earth is warm and dry.
Do not think that a great variety
of flowers is always pleasing, but try
massing a single snowy flower, like
the SALIVA, and note the pleasing eff
feet.
See shat you try a new flower every
year, but fight shy of the h~igh-priced
novelty.
The dianthus or %carnation is easily
raised from seed, and blooms the first
year, if started early in the house or
in the hotbed. However, it does not
want too much soil or it will run to
grass.
Whatever you do, do not plant a
1owerbed, tree or shrub in the center
Of the lawn. Place large trees and
shrubs to one side and back of the
house, and mass the small shrubs,
rose bushes and large perennials along
the outer edges of the lawn.
Flowers may bloom about the base
of the house to advantage,
The ideal hGme should have the
house in tie middle of the picture,
surrounded with sweeping stretches
of lawn, which in turn is framed by
shrubs and trees.
Well rotted manure would be a per-
feet fertilizer if it did not produce so
many weeds. Apply a pint of bone
meal to each two square yards of sur.
face and work well into the soil.
Prepare thoroughly the perennial
bed. Dig the soil deeply, and manure
generously, for it may be years before
you have the opportunity to spade or
fertilize thoroughly. Do not be afraid
of getting the soil too fine or mellow
that is scarcely possible.
Do not forget the grace and beauty
of the vines, but plant them freely. If
there be an unsightly pile of wreck
age anywhere on the farm that cannot
be removed, plant vines around it.
Gourds are useful for this purpose.
The shasta daisy should be in every
garden. 1t is a hardy and beautiful
perennial, and easy to grow. The
flowers grow on long, wiry stems a
foot or more in length, making it a de
sirable bouquet flower. These daisies
frequently measure six or seven inches
in circumference, and the petals are
pure white in three rows, making the
flowers seem double.
Another very satisfactory and desir
able perennial, having all the virtues
of the shasta daisy, is the redhot poker
plant tritonia, 1t is a stately plant
and a clump surrounded by daisies
would be very attractive.
For an attractive novelty, that viii
prove interesting to all, grow a few
cotton plants. Secure, if possible
seeds of the improved Towering sort
and sow them in the ~window-box OIL
: hotbed. About complaining time
transplant to a sunny border.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-06-18

The CO lection has much to attract the ordinary visitor. No such conec-
ton In Europe has * many unique and are species Each pot contains a
label which gives the key number to record books giving the history OF each
plant The collection contains about twenty-five species Of the nightblcom-
ing cereus, several plants Of the socaled bishops cap and some striking
specimens OF Turks head cactus.
Te photographer Of the National museum makes photographs Of the
lowering plants when any special features are to be noted, thousands OF
theee cuttings being distributed by the department to the various botanical
Institutions throughout the world
The collection Is directly under the charge b = N. Byrnes. superintend-
emit OF gardens and grounds A
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-06-18

tive use of the service arm. A long step in the right direction was taken by
the present congress when 1t enacted a law, through a paragraph in the army
appropriation BILL authority for the war department to issue rifles and ammu-
milton free to certain civilians. &#z @# ~
1T liz q fundamental principle of national defense that citizens should be
trained In the use of the service arm. Rife instruction is the keynote of
national defense Of Switzerland. If we were to train our citizens in the
same proportion as that small republic. we would have about 100000 trained
civilian expert rifemen.
& "A serious handicap to the proper development Of this movement is the
lack of rife ranges. With the growth of cities and the increasing value of
land generally rife ranges have been swept away Therefore, unless the
of rifles and ammunition is followed by the construction of ranges
where civilians can practise such issue will not accomplish the results de-
sired by the government"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-06-18
Easily Accomplished.

Judge Harrington, when leader Of
the opposition in the New Brunswick
legislature, representing the county of
Westmoreland, vas once delivering a
vigorous address in the house against
some measur of the government,
then led by Mr.. Blair.
"Oh, that my constituents in West
moreland could hear me now" ex-
claimed the opposition leader in vio-
lent tones.
Mr.. Blair motioned to an attendant.
Open the windows" he said.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-06-18
OF Course Not.

4 found a letter in your coat pocket
that you had not mailed"
rs that all you found in my coat?"
THAT is all there was in it,"
"Oh, no it's not"
"A rip under the sleeve, but, of
course, you were not looking for any
thing like that"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-06-18
Worst Yet to Come

Il hate to leave the old place." re-
marked Adam as he turned from the
Garden to Eden. Leaving isn't the
worst of it," replied Eve. Think Of
the trouble you're going to have when
you get to telling Of the animals and
rivers in this place to the explorers
and geographical experts over yon-
der."-Washington Star.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-06-18
Professional Courtesy.

Two Texas doctors met on the
street.
Il feel sorry for you. You ought
not to be out in this kind of weather.
You are a sick man." sair DR.. Blister.
II am not feeling very WELL" re-
piled DR.. Soonover.
What doctor is treating you?"
Il am prescribing for myself"
"You shouldn't do that. You are
liable to be arrested for attempted
suicide"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-06-18
Wanted 10 See Novelty.

A little girls uncle wrote her a let
ter, using a script" typewriter, the
letters of which were Joined as those
in ordinary handwriting. The little
girl noticed the difference between
this type and that more generally
used, with interest.
"Oh, uncle, uncle" she cried, upon
her next visit to his Office, Il want to
see the typewriter that writes words
intead of letters!"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-06-18

Telephone troubles in the tropics
are largely due to the wires becoming
covered with dir plants. In Porto
Rico the humidity Of the atmosphere
Il 40 great that the plants continue to
grow until they are detached BY the
'inemen.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-06-18

Miriam-tNow you are out here at
Lonescmehurst, you must fairly revel
In fresh vegetables, deari" Millicent
(rapturously)"We DO. Would you BE-
lieve it7 (impressiseIyl we can buy
them almost as cheaply here as wv
could in the hot cityis-pucF.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-06-18

is one of the hardest for real estate men to look after. In the first place
they must be able to Judge character ION the jump" and be able to pick men
and women who would be capable and honest. Then after selecting the
names Of applicants the agents have to investigate their standing and trust
worthiness. In the selection of the tenants widows almost always have first
choice. A good widow with children IS always regarded as the best care
taker @#### @#@E#8M
While the occupation of caretaker grew up originally when Washing
tonians left the city for the summer 1T has extended to another branch now
that of furnished houses for sale or rent For instance, If a public official
who has lived here several years suddenly becomes a lame duck" and moves
back to the farm" his Washington home is for sale Often 1t is difficult to
sell the place Immediately or even to rent it. AS a result a caretaker is
selected. This party is given possession of the house. but is required to keep
it in tptop condition and to show it to prospective buyers.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-06-18
Whenever You Need a General Tonic
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a
General Tonic because it contains the
we'll known tonic properties Of QUININE
and IRON. 1t acts on the Liver. Drives
put Malaria. Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. 50 cents.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-06-18

expected 10 nave TO
undergo an opera
ton, but the first
bottle l took of
Lydia E. Pinkham's
V Vegetable Com
pound relieved me of
the pains in my side
and l continued its
use until / became
regular and free
from pains. l had
asked several doc
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-06-18

No woman who believes in the
eternal fitness of things will marry a
man who is so tall that she can't
reach his hair.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-06-18

Gobang--I attended a spiritualistic
seance last night and the spirit OF
my father appeared.
Grymes--You should remember that
appearances are deceptive.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-06-18
Sure Clue.

Doctor, is your patient sure you
car cure him by your new method?"
How did you know my patient was
not a woman"
Il heard that you were going to try
the silence cure" 5-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-06-18
piles Cured in 6 to u DAYS

Your druggist will refund money IL PAZo
OINTMENT fails to cure any case Of itching.
Blind. Bleeding or ProtrndinsP Piles In 8 to II days.
The first application gives Ease and Rest. SOC.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-06-18
Bears the
Accounting for Expense.

Redd-I understand that golf enthu-
siasts in Massachusetts yearly spend
about $500, 900 on the game.
Greene-Gee! They must pug away
a lot of Scotch!
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-06-18

WHFCu HHb USCH HldU6 pUbblUIp " tHo
present congress in providing for the
free distribution of rifles and ammu-
nitiop to civilian rife clubs and school
cadets.
Again we are faced with the pos
sibility of sending unframed youths
from their homes to the battlefield"
the statement says. Recruits can be
taught to march, drill, and take care
OF themselves in the field in a com
paratively short period, but such Is
not the case with the care and effec-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-06-18
Varied Lot Of Plants Grown by the Government

IN CONNECTION with Its Investigations. the Smithsonian institution under
tool som years ago the collecting of a series of cactuses. Not only
herharium specimens, but many examples Of living plants were secured.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-06-18

II like your address, said the pos
tage-stamp to the envelope.
IF it we're not for my address l.
don't suppose you would be stuck on,
me-" replied the envelope.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-06-18

No wonder Solomon was the cham.
pion wise man, with 1000 wives to
coach him.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-06-18

A -woman's idea Of saving money
Is to have things charged.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-06-18

The problem Of the care Of these
living plants while under observation
was solved through the cooperation
Of the department OF agriculture, which
assigned special greenhouse No. Z, at
Fourteenth and B streets northwest,
for houslng them. Today a veritable
desert fiourishes In 1t. filed with all
kinds Of strange desert plants. espe-
cially cactuses from North and South
America, OF which there are perhaps
IN the neighborhood of five thousand
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-06-18

this city scores Of beautiful and costly
homes which are turned over to care
takers, sometimes without rent, and
with coal, gas and electric light bills
paid. On some occasions, even, care
takers are paid a nominal sum to live
In the houses.
Now is the season when these
caretakers are the busiest. Those who
have had these positions In the past
are the most active and they besiege
almost daily the various real estate
offices in the city. For this business
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-06-18
Capital Folk Scramble for Rent-Free Houses

THERE's a scramble on among several hundred Washingtonians for rent.
i free houses during the summer months in the ciys most exclusive resi-
dental. districts. Few people outside the capital realize that there re in
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-06-18
HOW WOMEN
AVOID
OPERATIONS
By Taking Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound.

Cleveland, Ohio My left side
panied me 30 for several years that l
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-06-18

Many a man carries a mortgage be-
cause he is unable to lift it.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-06-18

Waste little time in arguing with
people who don't care.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-06-18

Cures Old Sores, Other Remedies Won't Cure.
The worst cases, no matter ofhow long standing.
are cured by the wonderful. old reliable Dr..
Pcrter'a Antiseptie Healing Oil. It relieves
Pain and Heais at the same time. 2sc. SOC. si.o0.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-06-18
Uncle Sam Needs Rifle Ranges for Civilians

1ITH the probability that citizen sodiery may be called to national serv-
w ice. the national board for promotion of rife practise of the war depart
ment has issued a statement explaining the need Of rife ranges for practise
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-06-18
Important TO Mothers

Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
The Washington times., 1914-11-12
N ICE
BUSINESS REPORTED
Eastern Dealers Association
Convenes-More Than 200
Delegates in Attendance.

Reporting prosperity in the ice
business. and increasing mutual bene-
fts from the organization Of dealers.
President William II. Dohrmann. Of
Brooklyn. today formally opened the
eighth annual convention Of the
Eastern Ice Association at the Ebbitt
House. The meeting is being attend
cd by nearly zoo delegates.
The executive committees report
was read at the morning session. as
were reports Of the special boards on
insurance and the New York labor
law.
William Schliemann. of this city,
speaks today on practical Pointers
en- Mechanical Equipment of An Ice
Manufacturing Plant" while Walter
j. May, Of New York, speaks on the
duties of managers of mechanical
ark. on THE Day Condensor."
following: water Purification and
Softening." by Carl Dahiquist, Of
Chicago; The Overfowing-can Ice
Making System" by w. T.. Parsons.
Of New York: THE Pharo-Hexamer
Raw Water Ice Making system" by
w. Z. HeXamer, of Philadelphia: "Ice
Delivery SYSTEM" by L. II. Seeley. Of
Altoona, and a discussion on Raw
water ice The election Of officers
tomorrow will be followed by an in
formal dinner at the Ebbitt. A
theater party tonight and sightseeing
on Saturday. with lunch at Mt. Yer
non, will comprise the entertainment
features.
The Washington times., 1914-11-12
AUCTION SALES
THos. J. OWEN SON. Auctiones,s.

THOS. j. OWEN e sun. AuctioneSrs.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE REAL
ESTATE. ON SANTON AVE. ANA
COSTIA. d. c.
by virtue of a certain deed Of trust duly
rec orded, In Liher NO. 261l. Folio = ct SEQ.
oil the land recorus the District of ColunA-
oia and at the request of the party secured
thereby, the undersigned trustees viii sell.
at public auction. In the office Of Ihos. J.
Owen d Son. Auctioneers. LEI q st. y. w,
on Monday. the .crd Gay of November. A. -.
isI4: at one o clock L. NJ. the IotiowinS-de-
scribed land ana premises. situate in the
county of washington. District OF Columbia.
and uesignated as and being part OF lot In
section No .. Barry Farm" as per plat
recorded Ia Book Levy Court No. >. page /.
IN the Surveyors Office for said District.
described as follows: Beginning for the
same at a hub on the third line of "Chichss-
ter said hub being the northeast bound Cr
said lot numbered .. and running thence
South A degrees l. minutes West j. Sol feet
TO q hub In the center OF Staunton Avenue
(the Southeasl bound OF said loU: thence
with the center OF said avenue ~ north 81
degrees q minutes West S.eS2 feet: thence
(sp North A. degrees L minutes East Sss 20
feet to a hub In Chichester" line and thence
80 South ~ degrees &c minutes East IS -
feet to the place of beginning.
TERMS OF SALE: All Cash. A deposit
of $50 will be required at time of sale. Ali
recording. etc. at cost OF pur-
chaser Terms OF sale to be complied with
WITHIN 10 days from day Of sale.
o. VI. BRYANT,
JOHN McILvEE,N