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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25
INDICATIONS Of
AN EARLY SPRING
Great Prosperity Ahead for
Western Canada.

The most recent advices from all
points in Western Canada report that
conditions are apparent for an early
spring. Farmers are going over the
implements, getting their seeders
ready for operation, the plows in shape
for extended breaking, and there is a
general optimism. A great many new
settlers have already arrived, and the
reports from Canadian Government
agents in the United States point to
the fact that in a few days there will
begin the usual emigration from va
rious of the Central and Western
states. From the Eastern states the
number of farmers going to Canada
will be greater than in any past year.
There has been a fairly large snow
fall during the winter, which will
greatly add to the precipitation Of
last fall, which in the opinion of old
timers was in itself sufficient to in
sure a good crop during the present
year.
There will be very little titled land
that will be without a crop this year.
The authorities, though, are pleading
with the farmers to seed only such
land as has had careful preparation, for
rich as is the soil of Western Canada,
it is no more fitted to produce good
crops uncultivated than is that of any
other land anywhere else. There
have been accounts of failures in some
portions of the agricultural districts Of
Western Canada, and also reports of
small yields in some districts. A good
deal Of this is accounted for from the
fact that Notwithstanding the advice
Of men Of experience, there are farm.
ers who will persist in seeding land not
properly prepared. This may be done
this year, but those who cultivate on
reasonable and logical methods will
be certain of a paying crop. There is
every reason to believe that the high
prices of all kinds of grain will con-
tinue.
With thousands and thousands of
dSiSS VI lduu waiting LOT Tue uuSUduu.
mar to bring it forth with a crop, it
is no wonder that Western Canada is
continuing to prove such an inviting
field for the agriculturist.
Seventy million dollars is a con
sentative estimate Of orders which
came to Canada as the direct result
of the war. Governments of the al
lies have been placing large orders in
Canada and buying huge quantities of
supplies for cash.
The total value of exports to Eu.
rope from Canada has jumped about
Is per cent since the war started,
while in certain lines the increases
have been enormous.
Therefore the results Of the demand
Of the allies for war and other material
is beginning to be felt in the financial
life of the Dominion. There is a marked
activity in many commercial lines, and
conditions are fast becoming normal
Western Canada is receiving a rela.
tive benefit to the East.--Advertise
ment.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25
DECORATIONS IN THE HOME
Especial Feature Of the Moment lie
the Lavish Use That ls Being
Made Of Lace.

Lace assumes more and more the
important place in the domain Of home
furnishing. 1t is 81 important that
uphoisterers have to employ lacemak-
ers and are obliged to make lace pur-
chases on q considerable scale.
Among other things, pianos and win
dows are draped with lace. leaving
room for legitimate upholstery to come
a~fterward. All styles are available.
The Renaissance" combines with lace
of quite modern origin. And, combin-
ing with all and second to one in
fashion or effect, 70 the old-fashioned
crochet. The present taste for
crochet denotes a remarkable revival
In this kind Of thing.
Another revival besides II, and max
ing common cause with house and
especially drawing-room decoration.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25
Oh, My!

Prof. K. C. Loomis said at a tea in
Chicago:
THE superintendent of the Albany
public schools regards the dress of
our school girls as a moral menace
So far, so good"
Professor LOOMS shook his head.
But this superintendent" he went
on, demands a censor of girls fash
ions. A censor's task, however, is
never to add-it's always to subtract
to cut out.
IF then, our schoolgirls dress is q
moral menace now, and we put a cen
sor at it with his shears-oh, my, oh
ne!"-Washington Star.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25
Father Won Out.

Jones' wife wanted to pay an elon-
gated visit to some of her relatives
in a distant state, and while Jones
had no great desire to kiss her good
by and do his own dishwashing, he
thought it the part of wisdom to treat
the matter automatically.
Harry" said the wife one after
noon, speaking of the proposed visit,
won't you be awfully lonely and ut
terly miserable while I am gomez"
ooh, no dearie!" promptly answered
Harry, with a Frightening expression.
81 shall manage nicely. There are
Smith, Brown, Green"
us that so?" was the quick inter
lection of WHEY. Then don't go!
| don't propose to have my house
turned into a poker jubilee!"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25
OFFERS CORPSE FOR SALE
Venus Hears That Medical Schools
Buy Bodies for DIssectIng and
She Needs the Money.

Denver, Colo.-A poverty-stricken
Venus has offered her body for sale to
the University of Colorado for disseet-
ing purposes. She is willing that
science have her corpse after she is
dead, IL science will provide her with
money wherewith to buy food and
keep alive for the present. The girl,
whose identity is kept secret by the
university, wrote to "The Dean of the
Faculty" as follows:
Il am a young oma in good health
and have q perfect physique, but | am
up against 1t and need money to buy
food. have heard that medical schools
buy bodies for use in ~dissecting, and |
hope you will buy mine. Please offer
me as much al you can"
Her offer IA turned down.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25
BROTHERS. FEUD
LASTS AZ. YEARS
Reconciliation Refused, Evea
When One of Them Is on
Death Bed.
LOVED THE SAME GIRL
Winner Of Duel WEEDS Woman and
Thereafter the Brothers Re-
fuse to Speak, Though Llv-
ing Side by Side.

Springfield, Mass. = When Jaris
Wood, aged eighty-two, died in his
lonely cabin on Teneriffe mountain,
In East Brookfield, a few days ago the
story Of a strange enmity was told to
the village. For AZ years Jaris and
his brother John worked side by side
without speaking, and when John lay
on his death bed neither of the broth
ers would consent to a reconciliation.
The arrangement of the two broth
ers forms a love story that sur
passes the fondest plots of the novel
ist. Both men were suitors for the
hand of Miss Mary Squires, and it is
said by some, neve contradicted by
either brother, that they fought a duel
to see which would be the lucky man.
Jaris won and went to Spencer, Mass,
and married the girl. This was back
In 1852.
Refuse to Be Reconciled.
Jaris Wood returned to the lonely
farmhouse with his bride, but re-
ceived no welcome from John. For a
time the newlyweds occupied one side
Of the house and John the other. Mrs.
Woods efforts to effect a r~eeoncilia-
ton were fruitless, and this resulted
in Jaris building another cabin. When
John took sick, Jaris Woods wife
nursed him. but when she saw death
was coming, and she tried to unite
the brothers, neither would consent.
During the funeral Of John, Jaris
sat upon the doorstep, but did not en-.
ter the old house until the funeral cor.
tege had started toward the cemetery.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25
Never Had EN-.

Old Dick was a plantation darby.
He was rarely sick, and he always
claimed 1t was due to the way he had
lived. One day as he was walking
down the street a local merchant,
taking advantage of his ignorance, ac-
costed him thus:
Dick, one of your best friends has
just told me that you have ancestors
Of the worst sort"
Nov. look heah, Cap'in Gawg, 1
doan want to hurt nobody, but I jes'
want to know who dat man was wot
toll you, an l sho will go after him,
cause he done gone and suit me.
Me got ancestors? Why, cap'in, that's
as big a lie as was eber told; / neber
had nothin' In my life but the humps
and colic."-National Monthly.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25

is the equally old-fashioned netting.
For long years past this species OF
handwork has been left almost ex-
clusively to fishermen and their wives.
1t served for fishing nets and that
was about all. But now 1t is coming
back as fast as it can to the place
1t occupied, let US say, a hundred
years ago, in the repertoire Of fancy
work for women.
Then was the time when dainty
slipper,cased feet we're put forward
and used in the service of the kind Of
fancy work known as knitting. Now
machinery does a great deal Of the
work which human fingers aided by
the foot used to do.
But whether wrought by fingers or
machinery, 1t remains a fact that old
fashioned netting is a distinct revival
and that its presence in drawing rooms
throws an air Of fashion around them.
The effect of embroidery upon 1t are
now more artistic than Of yore, ma
ture as well as pictures often serving
as models.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25

cross-bar pattern in the same fabric
as the coat for an inlay in the collar
and revers and as a border for the
sleeves. This inlay is shown in black
with white bars, in bright green and
in leather color.
The collar is cut SO that it may
be brought up close about the neck,
and, while the coat is not designed
for cold weather, it has plenty of
warmth to fortify one against the
keen breeze of the sea or the morning
chill of the mountain country and
the "horther" that penetrates to
southern climes.
Such a coat is destined to outlive
a single season; it is so sanely fash
Toned that it may be relied upon to
outlast the caprices Of style for a year
or so.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25
Then-and Now.

"Squabbling and f1ghting-there's
another very frequent aus of di-
vorce," said Prof. L. Watts Ingersoll,
in an address before the Cleveland
Antidivorce league.
"A man had been hailed before a
Cleveland magistrate for nonsupport
or some such fault.
"'But, let me see,' the judge said,
aren't you the chap who was married
in a cage of wild man-eating tigers
and leopards?'
eyes, your honor, I'm the man.
was the reply.
Exciting, wasn't it" said the JUS
tice.
"'Well, your honor said the man,
1t seemed so then. 1t wouldn't now"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25

IN COIFFURES, as in everything
: else pertaining to dress, the new
spring season has brought with it a
greater variety in styles than has ar
rived for many a year. There are the
Victorian coiffures and that very youth
full and original arrangement of the
hair called the Bobby" Then there
are the coiffures in which the hair is
~uncurled, combed back plainly and ar
ranged in a long soft puff on top of the
head and extending down over the
middle of the forehead. This is only
good on youthful wearers.
Nearly all the new ~coiffures show
the hair waved and curled and follow
ing the contour of the head closely.
They rely upon short curIs more than
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25
FACE BATHING WITH
cutieura Soap Most Soothing to SEN
sitive Skins. Trial Free.

Especially when preceded by little
touches of Cuticura Ointment to red,
rough, itching and pimply surfaces.
Nothing better for the skin, scalp.
hair and hands than these super
creamy emollients. Why not look your
best as to your hair and skin?
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. Ky,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25

lew coats are as graceful as the
! loose-hanging shepherds check,
shown here cut with a moderate flare
and wide capelike sleeves. 1t is SO
roomy that it may be worn over a
tailored suit, but SO well adjusted
about the shoulders and so excellent
in its lines that there is nothing cum
bersome about it.
About nine out of ten coats of mod
erately heavy wooden fabrics fail
when it ONE to being graceful. Such
coats must be cut on simple lines,
otherwise they cannot possibly be
smart" The fault usually lies in
breaking up the design with decora-
tive features added for the sake Of
novelty. In the coat pictured here
the desired novelty is achieved in the
shape of the sleeves, the fare of the
skirts, and in the introduction Of q
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25
Just ANY Kind.

Betty and two Of her playmates
spent an hour shaking Betty's bank
and then rushed TO the corner store
with the single coin they were able
to entice through the slot.
What's for you, little Ones?" asked
the storeman.
Throwing the coin on the low glass
case, Betty replied with an air of con.
tented Indifference:
Our folks are all rich. Jist give
US a cents worth Of any kind of
candy"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25
cIothsa Adra. Rolls In snow.

Goff. Kan.-The explosion OF a can
filled with gasoline set fire to the
clothing OF Ernest Jinks, a blacksmith
Of this place, and he saved himself
by rolling in the snow. After saving
himself he returned to his shop and
single handed extinguished the blaze
after It had succeeded in getting a
big start.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25
confanaea ZOO rhefta

Los Angeles.-Thomas Carr, arrest
ed here several days ago, has con-
fessed to more than one hundred bur
glaries committed in and near Los An
geles, according to statements made
at the shoriff's office. Jewelry and
other articles estimated to be- worth
$4,000 have been recovered with the
aid OF the prisoner.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25
A Militant Man.

TT is easy enough to please women
and children" said a business man
the other day. Il once owed several
thousand dollars and did not have any
idea how l should pay the amount, but
finally resolving to forget the whole
business, l sent down a big box of
roses and a wind-up train that ran
on a track. You have no idea how
happy the household was then.
But I am still wondering how / am
going to pay my debts.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25
Basis for a Garden.

What are you and your little
friends doing out there in the back
yard, Tommy"
We're the allies, ma, an we're dig
gin trenches"
well, don't dig the trenches too
deep, and I'll ask your father to drop
a few seeds in Them
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25
An Easy DISGUISE.

An impecunious young man of this
town was being attended to by a bar
Der whose chair fronted the street
when the youth observed coming one
of his creditors, no less a person than
his tailor, who had been offering vari-
GUS threats of personal violence if his
account were not settled.
Hans" gasped the youth, "lather
me up quick! Lather me to the eyes!
Here comes my tailor!"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25
Woman's Llmbs Are petrItvI,n

Meriden. Conn.-Physicians are in
terested In the ase of Mrs. William
J. ~Fredericks, fifty years old, who
gradually is turning to stone. Her
lower limbs are petrified and her arms
are becoming rigid and stay in a fixed
position across her chest. Her mind
is clear, but her voice has failed, and
only her husband and the nurse q
understand the sounds she utters. She
has been Ill five years.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25

upon any other one feature, unless it
be ornamental combs, for their elab-
Grafton. These two are introduced in
many positions.
But exceptions which suit the style
and features Of the individual are al
ways c~ommendable. The pretty Golf
furef shown in the picture is arranged
in rather boyish lines about the face,
with long side part and no curls. 1t is
wholly redeemed from this masculine
touch by the Psyche knot at the back.
One cannot believe that any other
style would be quite 80 becoming to
this particular face, and this is the
conviction which makes any couture
successful.
JULIA BoTToMLEY.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25
As n seemed 10 Fitzstou.

WAS you father a pirate?" asked
young Fitzstop of the girl of his choice
It a clandestine meeting. after the
old sea captain had urged his exit
from the family mansion on the hill
by the use of his pedal extremity.
mo, my darling" was the reply.
Why do you ask"
He seemed to me to be a good deal
of a freebooter" said the young man,
reflectiyely.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25
More Like II.

Aren't you ashamed of yourself"
said Mrs. Trubble, coming home in
the condition you did last night
when | had callers, too?"
Madam" replied her husband. you
do me an injustice. ! was as sober as
an owl"
Yes, as a boiled owl, you mean"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25
What She Would Do.

The Houston school children were
learning to speak odd Ironsides," and
one little lass when she came to the
line: AYE, tear her tattered ensign
down." was heard to declaim with
deep feeling: I'D tear her tattered
inside out!"-Houston Post.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25
Stuna.

Its wonderful what some insects
can do. A grasshopper can jump 100
times its length"
That's nothing; ] once saw a bee
raise a 200-pound man three feet off
the ground"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25
They Won't.

at is a great pity" said the girl who
is popular, that young men won't ar
range their visits ON the Shorthand
sweet plan"
What is that" asked the other
girl.
60 home early and leave a box of
candy"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25
UnreasonsbIe soardcr.

Mrs. smithers, II you are unpatri-
otto enough to hoard your foodstuff,
that is q matter for your own con-
science; but please remember in fu-
ture not to give me a boarded egg for
ibreakfast.-Punch.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25
Quite So.

He-If l were rich do you think you
could love me?
Shell don't know about that; but
l should have NO objection to marry
ing you.-Boston Evening Transcript.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25
Measure Of Happlnes..

A woman ia happy when she thinks
she is better looking than the lady
cashier at the downtown cafe where
her husband gets bis lunches.-Port-
land Telegram.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25
Accordina to the Times.

Il say, old boy. have you a flyer to
lend for a week or so?"
Here's a church member note"
what kind might that be-"
zone that is bound to keep lent"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25

Tho only time some people get busy
is when they NEEDLE with things that
don't concern them.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25
Mrs. Woods Efforts Were FrultIess.

During their lives the brothers eked
out a bare existence. No modern i'm
plements were yer used by them, for
both were decided to conduct the
rocky farm just as their father did be-
fore them.
The enlargement was known by
all the townsfolk, but neither John
nor Jaris would answer any ques-
lions Of interviewers, and their own
stories of the 42-year feud we're never
told.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25
The Way.

ITO read Bills letters Of what he
is doing in the war, you would sup
pose he kept the enemy on the run"
Il don't doubt it-after him."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25
Consolation

She-My husband seems to be wan
dering in his mind.
He-Well, he can't stray far.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25

Are the new people neighborly?"
"Neighborly? / should say not!
Their hired girl is deaf and dumb"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25

The hardest thing in the world il
sel~f-control, and the saving Of money
means the exercising Of self-control
in all directions at once. That is
what makes saving SO hard for most
Of us.-Platt.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25

The Cough 10 what hurts, but the tickle Is
TO blame. Deans Mentholated Cough Drops
stop the tickle-6c at good Druggists.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25
Nothln' poln'.

Hello. doctorl" exclaimed the law
yer. Flows e~verything?"
"All's we'll" replied the M. d. sadly.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25

YOUR OWN DRUGGIST WILL TELL You
Try Murine Bye Remedy for Red. Weak. Watey
iust Rye comfort. Write for hook OF the Rye
81 mail Free. Murine Rye Remedy Co., Chicago
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25

A man gets down to bed rock when
he has to keep the cradle in motion.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25

Man proposes, woman accepts-and
the neighbors all say: Il told you sol"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25
Darwinian.

I'm looking up my family tree"
What are the monkeys doing?"-
Boston Transcript.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25
Where She Wouldn't.

That woman can't tell a thing with
out ex%aggerating."
Did you ever ask her age?"
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Very True.

Very True.
Church-What do you think of this
six-cents-a-loaf bread?
Gotham-Well, 1 don't think it is
any better than the five-cent loaf.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25

II II were not for politics lots Of lazy
men would starve to death.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25

After all, a marriage license is but
another name for a lottery ticket.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25

The Natural Chase.
How did your wife ever persuade
you to learn a fox trot?"
she bounded me into it"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25

Ignorance occasionally borrows .
coat and poses as wisdom.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25

Every woman is a conundrum that
keeps some man guessing.
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important to

Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that 1t
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-03-25

Signature Of GMAlZsM
In Use For Over 80 Years.
Children Cry for Fetcher's Castoria