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The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-08-26
NOT AN EXTRAORDINARY FEAT
Marathon Run" Has Been Duplicated
Many Times by Sprinters With No
Great Claim 10 Fans.

Historians differ b. tNo DAYS in
relation to the date " the battle OF
Marathon. but the weight OF cpinion
has been in favor az May 30, iao years
before the beginning OF the Christian
era II was small town. but like
many OF the small towns OF great
wars il became famous through AL
time ii history rs the turning point
for the forces OF the AthenianS
Marathon is about twenty.ctsht miles
northeast OF Athens the modern town
being In the midst OF a beautiful plain
Gireuiteus roads lead around spurs af
Mounts Pentelieus and H&mettns IA
nous in Greeian history and poetry
on this date Mitades the great lead.
er 81 the time % the Greeks. met, "a
the tale is told leAe0a Persians with
only 10000 Greeks The story OF the
battle is one OF the most thrilling in
all history The Greeks drove the
nerslan out OF that part OF the coun-
Try
In recent years the battle has been
remembered bY rather absurd Mara
thon races. the reason for them be
INK the story OF runner who sped
those ~ mites without stop for rest
TO bring the story 10 Athens OF the
wonderful victory % the little army
OF Miltiades. which changed the whole
face OF af.airs between the contending
Greeks and Persians. The story had
been disputed or the feat OF this run.
ner. but il was challenged by athletes
In various parts OF America as being
no great feat. as Lord BYRON proved
that the story OF Ieander swimming
the Hellespont Was no unusual accom-
plishment for any good swimmer Many
an American Young man has dupli-
Gated the Marathon race in various
parts OF this country. proving that the
Greek OF about > 500 years ago. who
brought 10 Athens the news of the
victory OF Miltiades, was merely an or.
binary sprinter
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-08-26


in his pocket the price Of On extended
honey moon tour through tt South
At lunch time tha OtHca boy told
John that Hart Naa.e4 - see him.
When John entered there Was a troWn
on Harris forehead that BODIED III
MIR Darrell, We have been tAinking
of making some changes IN the office.
said Hart 4 have been under the
Impression that you era not alto
gether satisfied with your position
here
No. SIT" said John
Eth? what's thai" snapped Hart.
looking - him enacingly. You
aren't Nhy diiaf you tell me-?
Il think I am worth more money.
sir" safd John. respectfully In fact.
IL am sure OF il
Thea that is the explanation OF this
letter which | received from you this
morning" said Hart. 1inging Johns
misSiye down on the table
John felt his blood run cold. 1t WAS
one thing TO leave Hart triumphantly,
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-08-26
Obituary

Mrs. Stella Ripley. aged 35, died at
her home in the Leavitt Annex west Of
Dermott Thursday of last week. and
was buried in the Dermott cemetery
Friday Funeral services were held at
the home at 9:30 Friday morning, con
Quoted by Rev N. c. benson. Besides
her husband, she leaves four children.
the oldest of whom il ten years. the
baby of only three weeks.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-08-26
Epworth League

Program for August %:
Song
Prayer
Psalm LXNII read cesponsively
The Lord Prayer (standiug)
Topic, An Evening with Favorite
Hymns
Leader, Clara Johnson
Scripture, Ephesians 4:l2l
Reading and comments on hymn Abide
with Ne" Maud Kennedy
Song 50
Hymn TOT read by Helen Bartmess
Reading of Hymn and comments, No.
SIC, Howard Moss
Prayer
Special Music
Ten minute talk On Daviis Shepherd
Life. Mrs. Prothr0
Song. 20. Mother Dear. Jerusalem,
Scripture. Rev XXI, Helen Evans
Reading of Program
League Benedletion \.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-08-26
The Delta Mill Work
Manufacturing Company
Dermott, Arkansas
Malaria or Chi|Is & Fever

Prescription No 666 is prepared especially
for MALARIA or CHIlLS 4 FEVER.
Five or six doses will break any case, and
II taken then ss . tonic the Fever will not
return. II acts on the liver better than
Cslomel snd doe, not grippe o. sickea. 2sc
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-01-07
Should Pay Their Debts.
(Brinkley, ARK citizen.

y 4
More and more we are convinced
that what this country needs is re-
ligion or training that will make man
pay his debts. Shouting does not
settle account with God or man. Often
they will bounce a fellow out of
church because he went fishing on
Sunday. But never a word to the
pious scamp who neverpays his debts.
And don't you stop paying because
the "statute of Imitation excuses
the account which you made. You
must pay it in cash or you will pay it
in fire and birthstone in the hereafter.
If you don't pay your debts, you may
as well stop singing, "When Can
Read My Titles Clear to Mansion in
the Skies.u You have none up there.
A man who will not pay his debts
is not honest. A man who is able to
pay his debts and win not do so is not
fit to belong to a church or lodge that
tolerates such man in bringing down
upon themselves such criticism. Some
men can't pay their debts, but an hon.
est man will deny himself many things
in order that he may meet his obliga-
tions. Only thief at heart will and
dress fine on what justly belongs to
another.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-01-07
Getting Back at Kansas.

Everybody has read William Whites
42-centlmeter editorial shot at Me-
braska, inspired by the New York
Times errorin assigning Nebraska in
stead of Kansas as the native state of
General Fred Funston. Now comes
Harvey Newbranch, editor of Senator
Hitchcock's Omaha World Herald,
with the following whitening fire OF
literary shrapnel:
"Base envy, as the poet remarked,
writhes at another's Joy and hates
that excellence ii cannot reach. So
was II ever with Kansas.
Nebraska raises corn and alfalfa
and wheat and pork and beef and
Kansas raises hell. Nebraska piles
up wealth and Kansas piles up sand
dunes. Nebraska is SO righteous that
she can trust herself to freedom, and
Kansas is so wicked that she must
restrain herself in gives and chains
then cries out, "See how good / ami
Kansas tries all things and Nebraska
picks up those that are good and holds
onto them. Kansas keeps the rest.
Nebraska is philosophic and happy,
Kansas is fietful, impatient, in-
somniac. Kansas vsinly seeks sur
cease in fads and follies and chimeras,
. .rH :. 4. . z .
Nebraska finds it in the simple virtues
our mothers taught, reinforced by all
the good things that a rational use Of
honestly acquired wealth can procure.
Nebraska is courteous and unobtru-
sive, Kansas shrieking self-adver-
tiser, boasting even of her blizzards
and hot winds as colder and hotter
and more destructive than can be
found anywhere else on earth. Me-
braska outranks Kansas in all the ex-
cellencies and blessings and Kansas
outranks Nebraska in her ability as a
ballyhoo artist.
"If this man White really thinks we
are 'amilk k-eyed, placid, bluestocking-
ed old maid who never had throb Of
emotion, let him come up and try us.
Let him sneak around Lincoln, which
is Kansas burg transplanted by a.
Kansas freeze and not Nebraska
town at all, and make his way right
to Omaha. Let him come with his
hair in braid and q glad, mad light
in his eye. He may go home tagged
and dazed and bent and broke, but at
the least he can say, i have livedl
And he win have the rest OF his life
to devote to recuperating and re-
membering. He win have been 10
Carcasonne."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-01-07
Prohibition Cannot Be Imposed
on American People by Mandate
tNew York Times.


Congress has power to do foolish
things. The House voted by a ma
jority the other day for the resolution
asking the States to yield their local
right to determine whether intoxicat-
ing liquors should be prohibited. A
two-thirds vote would have validated
the measure, so far as the House is
concerned Mr.. Hobson is now press
ing bill to make the District of CO.
lumbia "dry."
We assume that most Congressman,
and most of those who voted to pass
the Hobson amendment, occasionally
drink cocktails or other more or less
Intoxicating beverages. They listen
ed cynically, no doubt, to Mr.. Hob
sons rhetoric about the fourteen
sovereign States ttisst hive prohiblSed
the manufacture and sale OF intoxi-
cants within their borders, and about
the continental United states, 1878 per
cent OF which is now dry territory"
They hardly needy to consult the
Statistical Abstract to learn that the
consumption Of alcoholic liquors per
head in the United States has increas-
ed enormously while three quarters
of it was becoming 'dry."
Unlike Russia, prohibition cannot
be imposed ON the American people
from their national capital. An
autocracy has some effectual advan-
tages, shown in the reported effects
of the prohibition ukase Of the Gear.
In this country reforms must proceed
from the business and bosoms of its
men, by the free exercises of their
wills VIII each Congressman who
votes for Mr.. Hobson's bill impose
their prohibitions on himself?
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-01-07
Luke McLuke Says.

Once upon time man remember
ed that the day was the tenth anni-
versary Of his wedding and he brought
home some flowers and candy to his
wife and gave her kiss. And it took
eight doctors nine days to restore the
poor woman from the effect of the
shock.
The Soft Hearted nien are the best
fellows and have the most friends.
But they are usually working for and
paying rent to the Hard Headed men.
After sizing up the people he meets
every day, a man can't understand
why any blamed fool would want to
be Cannibal.
1t is funny, but it is fact. The
Rich think the Poor are Extravagant
and the Poor think the Rich are
Stingy.
There are all sorts of people in the
world, including the human hog who
eats five times day and roars about
the Evils of the Liquor Habit.
II you hate man you also regard
his dog as the sneakingest, orneryest
brute in the world.
4 We have just had a peek at the new
winter lingerie. No, it wasn't being
worn. 1t was in fashion sheet The
popular garment is the Umbrella
Combination and it is about as big as
a mans pocket handkerchief. 1t be-
gins at the waist and it doesn't reach
to the knees. The dear things wear
this and get prickly heat and the
fool men wear their heavies with the
bottoms rolled up into wads around
their ankles and then holler with
rheumatism. Cincinnati Enquirer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-01-07
MIR. Hobson's Speech.

During the debates on the floor of
the House of Representatives on the
proposed constitutional amendment
for National Prohibition, Tuesday
December 22d, Mr.. Hobson, the author
of the measure, made some estate
meuts OF fact'' that insult the intel
ligence of not only the members of
Congress, but of every citizen in the
United States. These wild assevera-
tions should not go unanswered in a
land where freedom of thought and
intelligence are held in the highest
esteem.
Chief among these alleged truths is
the statement of Mr.. Hobson that
"Alcohol averages 1000 Americans a
day. Alcohol actually kills fully $780,
600 American citizens every year."
What private investigation Mr..
Hobson has made of the death rate in
the United States is not known. We
are inclined to believe that his in
vestigation cannot compare with that
of the United States Bureau of the
Census. An authentic investigation
requires able resources and sufficient
finances, and the UniUed States gov
ernment is equipped with both.
Remembering Mr.. Hobson's state
ment Of 10000" deaths per day from
alcohol, we turn to the 1912 Mortality
Statistics of the United States Bureau
of the Census for the authenticity of
his figures. Here we discover some
remarkable facts which illuminate Mr..
Hobson's wholesale asseveration.
The registration area for deaths is
composed of twenty three (23) states,
nineteen 19) of which are license
states and four (4) prohibition states.
AS no United States statistics are
available for the non-registration
area the percentage Of deaths in the
registration area may be used to de-
Itermine the deaths of the non-regis-
tration states.
Lnmping the statistics, we find the
total number of deaths from all
causes in the United States per day is
$500.
Mr.. Hobson says total number of
alcoholic deaths in United States per
day is 1000.
Total number of deaths per day in
United States from the one hundred
and eighty eight (1Ss) other causes
listed in Mortality Statistics according
to Mr.. Hobson would be ONLY 500.
Accordingto Mr.. Hobson 100000 Of
the 933, ,612 deaths in the United States
from all causes are due to alcoholism.
On page 11S Of the Mortality Statis-
tics for 1912 we find: aNo. 56--Al-
coholism (acute and chronic) 3,1S3
We may double this amount to g.
900 to account for possible alcoholic
deaths in the non-registration area.
Even then Mr.. Hobson's figures give
724, 900 MORE deaths from alcoholism
than do the statistics of United States
Government.
This is one instance of the Hobsonian
method, but it is good example of
his usual "flggerin."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-01-07
"A TEXAS WONDER.

The Texas Wonder cures kidneys
and bladder troubles, dissolves gravel,
cures diabetes, weak and lame backs,
rheumatism, and all Irregularities OF
the kidneys and bladder in both men
and women. Regulates bladder
troubles in children. If not sold by
your druggist, will be sent by mail or
receipt Of $1.O0. One small bottle is
two months treatment, and seldom
fails to perfect cure. Send for testi-
monials. DR.. 3. w. Hall, 1925 Olive
Street, st. Louis, Mo. Sold by drug
Qiat. .-AdY.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-01-07
Days of Week.

NOTE. The precipitation includes
rain, hail, sleet and melted snow, and
is recorded in inches and hundredths.
Ten inches of snow equal one inch of
rain. "T'' indicates trace of precipi-
tation. W. Fl. DELANo, Observer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-01-07
Too Many Laws To Enforce.

This nation asa whole, and almost
every state in it--this one not ex-
cepted suffers from too much law
making. Senator Root told the
American Bar Association that Id Ave
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-01-07
years from 1909 to 1913 inclusive,

years from 1909 to 1918 inclusive,
Congress and the State Legislatures
passed 62,014 laws. No one knows
how many thousand laws were in
force before 1909, but the 62,014 new
ones repealed many of those previous
ly in force, and amended many more,
with no end of resulting confusion.
Relatively few OF the laws are vicious
enough to work direct harm, but
hundreds of them are harmful in
directly, for they are unnecessary, in
consistent, and impossible to enforce.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-01-07
Weather Report.

Meteorological Report of Coopers-
tive Observer at Ironton, Iron County,
Mo-, for the week ending Tuesday,
December 20, 1914: !.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-01-07
Catholic Church Services.

ARCADIA.
First Mass, Homily, $3.50 o'clock;
High Mass and Sermon, O'Clock; !;
Benediction, 1880 P. M.
PILOT KNOB.
First Sunday of the month, 10:3O
O'Clock; Second and Fourth Sundays,
$3.50 o'clock.
GRANITEVILIiE.
First Sunday of the month, $3.50
O'Clock; second and fourth Sundays,
1890 o'clock.
No mass at Pilot Knob or Granite
vile on the third or fifth Sundays Of
the month.
BISMARCK.
Third and fifth Sundays OF the month
at $3.50 and 8 o'clock.
Rev. L. O. WERNERT, Pastor.
REV. JOHN +. ADRIAN, Asst.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-01-07

FoR SALE OR LEASE The finest and
best located residence in Ironton, Mo-;
suitable also for Hotel or Institution.
Splendid brick dwelling and and am
pie grounds, ia prime condition; has
an nnfailing spring (known as Grant
Spring with ample water supply for
all purposes. This property hast not
only a present Investment value, but
is also Of historical interest Address
n M. Blossom, Pierce Building, st.
Louis, or Frank Mullin, Ironton, Mo.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-06
Ma0eR DTW MA1ER
dRISD bO dPASD
Globe Mills Flour
and Help the Southwest Grow

There is. no greater word in the English
language than the word Loyalty and by be-
ing loyal to ones own city, one is bound to
help its development and progress il. every
way.
Our flour is guaranteed to be the equal
Of any flour shipped into this section Of the
country at no matter what price it may be
sold, and when you can get a flour the equal
Of any made anywhere, and when this Flour
is made right at home by your own people, is
it not better to help the business Of your neigh
bors and friends rather than sending your
money to parties in whom you have no interest
and who have no interest in you.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-18

ed feelers was placed on outstanding at!
the left; side iSl. lite HI al and oilclotll'
hats have made their appearance i'm
the EN- mil mi linery worl ss,..
Black always holds an sundisputedi
place, for no wardrobe 3isa complete
without an all-black sEsth a t.. Black
hats are seen in sinany noveIiy.
shapes. 4ss
The Scotch straw .bonnets with Il
bit of trailing ribbon and a small
rose tucked under the band aregsurei
to become youthful face: hat of
cadet blue straw faced With silk, re-
worn with astail or suit and was sim;
ply trimmed wi tht black coque feathzi
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-18

a rather large pink hat with a
telescope crown was underfaced and
bound with black straw. The broad
sbrim rolled UP at the back. At the
base Of the crown was a twisted band
OF old rose velvet ribbon, finished
with a tailored bow and short ends.
Rising a bove the bow vas a d.
Of plaitings of narrow velvet ribbon:
a hat which had something Of ths
lines OF an English walking hat was
long and. narrow in shape with a
brim curling up a tribe at each side
Long pointed duills were placed high
at the center front. Around the base
or the crown was narrow faille ribs
bon run. through two pearl buckles.
The ends ofsthe ribbon fell. to Squite
a length in the back. ..
a David Copperfeld sailor with
marrow brim and shigh sloped crown
was made of. forest green straw and
bound with sand C o1ored velvet. q his
also had a velvet ri bbon tied in the
back with long ends and directly III
front We're two smoked pearl buck
les.
Among the hats displayed at an ex
elusive Htiillinery shop was a putty
straw sailor faced with black satin.
At the top of the crown are clusters
of berries. red and green, tiny ar
pies and leaves. The vogue for red
hats is exemp1ifed in a clever lit
tie red snug-itting hat with a bunch.
Of frosted green and red grapes and
foliage extending on the briln
A gray strawsshst worn by one Of
the Aultra-fashionables permitted it
self a touch OF gaiety by its choice
OF two Eardenias of white and velvet
and cerise chiffon placed on the left
side back. Ajaunty wired cerfse' vel
yet bow entwined with a flower grac-
ed the ri ght sid de back. 20 = u E
Purple straw and blue taffeta cons
Ebinedst make al stunning hat. which
was trin1ned as fancy of: breast
feathers wi It'd very long marrow.
quill Nh W
'ssss
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-18

Hats designed by American designers
reveal the wond erfuI results they have
+ achieved In their latest conceptions
They are worthy of be.ng considered
shfst In design, first in quality and first
Sin the heart Of the American woman
Some hats: for spring show a slight
n kanshp to their winter relations, while,
1others are so new in shape and form
that they call forth expressions of sur
ptise. As there are not SO much ex-i
ssPensive trimmings used, the hats are
aess expensive than formerly. and in-i
stead of buying just one good hat ut I'M
sSexorb1tant price, ono can buy several
Hess expensive ones.
The hats OF the 1880 period, hats in.
sBpired by Slavic design, Scotch and
dutch effects, as well as military, will,
appear. as the season advances a fca-i
aure of tho bats Will be the combina
zion Of straw and silk. The lighter
hats viii often have dark facings to-
render them more becoming.
Sand colored tttc de Negro, new bat
4ieship gray, browns, puppies and
green's are tie colors OF most impor-'
tance. Shapes for spring show a wide
range OF small and large. hats. Soft CT,
E89cts still prevail and the top of tho
hhtsis usually soft instead of the whole
1 Gown. Hemp, Milan, Bangkok, e barn
yard straws, Leghorn in natural and
Seplors, hats Of basket weave rafTia,
! hsshich Is excessively light and pliable,
aiscre straws, or high 1ustercd strawsi
Ased alone or in combination with silk,
ayill have considerable vogue. Early
hats Of suede kid are usually seen in
sailor effects.
Feathers will share honors with,
Y Feather novelties, ribbons and flowers,
new ribbon, called searchlight, has
been adopted into the ribbon family.
Fsaillc ribbons are excepti opally good
The hats are mostly tilted over the:
fight eye and coquettishly poised at
such an angle that the back hair isl
S fllly exposed. Strange is it may seem,
II the hats that nre newest haveSa look
sdbout them as iff they Ind Just stepped
sss:
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-18

,erss cought in a knot of liver at the
Ieft*side front
Pretty asa picture hat is Leghorn,.
underfaced with green crepe. Pink,
blue, green and yellow uncurled tips
encircled the square crown. Now
and then there was a pink rosebud.
nesting among the tips: "a bow OF.
velvet ribbon was placed at the back
of the crown and had the end fas-a
tened. TO the shoulder OF the wearer5
with cluster OF posies:
Hats trimmed with flowers may be
said to be- decorated instead OF RIM
med as trimming is usually depos-i
ed fatty on the hat Small fat flow
ers, such as asters, gardentas, etc..
will be the fore ground. Flowers
in coordination wit hi berries and.
fruit are seen on more than half the
hats new ideasin fruit trimmings.
are the fruits snN 81 chenille effects.
Phms. cherries, berries, grapes and
small apples in new effects look is
IF the milliners had robbed the kftch-3
EN- garden. Small silyered grapes
With silver foliage and gay flowers;
are Most effective on the new battles
sshin-gray colored hats.
Veilings.
The lowing draped veil is never.
quite out of style, but this season
1T has surprised even itself by the
favor accorded IT.. Some hats rely
upon their trimming for the style
that the veil Will giye it and are SIM
ply trimmed with good looking hat
pins, a band or ruch or ribbon, OF Ia
small ornament.
Blacke1ace yeils.Sas we'll as those
in black and white combinations.
cone In such sheer effects that they
might be considered products OF
sfairyIand s3sss
EnIpred lace veil Az nea as cob
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