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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-08-15
gro BE CONTINUED,
10 Anyone Old In New vsrk,

u1 o. W"sO WV ~ #A4uS
In Bruce Barton's novel, THE Max.
ing Of George Groton." the author
says: mo one II old In New York.
They drain in every year from al
parts Of the country-millions Of men,
young and vibrant. They stay and
work, and grow into middle .ags; and
then suddenly they vanish. One may
walk for blocks on Fifth avenue Or
Broadway and hardly ~ anyone over
nifty. Where do they 60 to- No one
seems ever to de: ne funerals clog
the trafhc. There are plenty Of II.
nsralS, Of course. but you don't noties
them % you do In 4 little town. ]
have wandered for hours In the BID
woods. wondering where tho birds 81
when they die: and never ut have
I run across the body Of . dead bird.
What becomes. Of old birds3 What bs.
comes Of old New Yorksrs1 THESE arl
twin mysteries to ms. ! cannot upravsl
them"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-08-15

cludes all exhibits from organization,
In the community which wish to bro,
the results of their work before in
community in this way.
The historical relics department In
cludes firearms, swords, caps, and
other war relics, old looms, spinuin,
wheels, and articles produced Oh them
old pictures, drawings, documents, Ii.
dian relics, family relics, geological
specimens, and objects Of interest
from other lands.
Ribbons for Prizes.
Experience has proved that Tie
awarding Of money prizes not only
makes the cost Of a fair prohibltvs
but, by placing the emphasis on money
instead Of on the honor Of achieve
ment, defeats the purpose Of the fall.
The best results have bccn obtained
where ribbons have been awarded, tn
color Of the ribbon denotins the grade
Of the prize. II money Is available
for printing the ribbons, each one
should be SO printed as to show the
occasion. place, and date, Awards
should be made on the basis Of the
excellence Of the exhibit, and no pre-.
MUM should be awarded to q poor
exhibit. Accordingly, for the informs.
ton Of exhibitors, 1t is well to publish
for each class Of exhibits the require
ments that are to be considered by The
judges In awarding premiums.
The arrangements Of comfy fairs
are beginning to realize the value f
the community exhibit as q factor Ia
making the county fair serve Its puf.
pose as an agricultural exhibition
Liberal premiums have been Offered
for these community exhibits, either
In cash or in such form IS to be d
community use, as, for example, ri.
erence books on agricultural subjects
to DO kept In the community library, :
watering trough convenient? located,
or q drinking fountain. One state hi'
recently passed a law providing tot
the holding Of community fairs md
appropriating money for the purpos.
Of packing community exhibits and
transporting them to the larger fam
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-08-15

Hsosy Ii Place Of Sugar.

The simplest way Of using honey 4
to serve It like jam or strip Wy
bread, breakfast cereals, boiled no;
pancakes, and other mild'favolss
foods. A. ordinarily used on bfe.s
an ounce Of honey "spreads' as ~
slices q. an ounce Of jam. VIA
II % be used In the place o. ~ \
some people dilute It BY rh'xins !
with hot water, which has the ens
Of making It not only less sweet
also easier to pour.
Honey or q mixture Of honey
sugar sirup can be satisfactorily
for swestening lemonade ana
fruit drinks. SiPup Of any kino
more convenient for this purpose '..aI
undissolved sugar, and when enaIsss
water ID to bs added It has o iuluu
advantage since u has less tenos. :.
to sxpel the ia
Ths net that honey consists
cipally q sugar and water aoo n
sllshtly acid suggests that 1t
able substitute for. molasses I'd ~
err.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-08-15

roror1rxs. Unuur df0I6dFY Feiihcfa: :.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-08-15

able to tape. These guns command the
sector where two Of our communica.
ton trenches Join the front line, and
as the brigade 10 to 20 over the top to-
morrow morning I want to capture two
or three men from these guns crews,
and from them I may bs able to obtain
valuable information 40 to the exact
location OF the guns, and our artillery
will therefore bs able to dsmolish them
before the attack, and thus prevent
our losing Z lot Of men while using
these communication trenches to bring
Up re-enforcsmsnts."
These were the instructions he rave
u:
"Taks of your Identification disks,
"Trip your uniforms Of all numerals,
Insignia, etc., leave your papers with
your captains, because I don't want the
Boches to know what regiments are
against them a. this would bs valuable
Information to them in our attack TO.
morrow and I don't want any Of you
70 be taken alive. What I want 10 two
prisoners and u I get them / have q
way which will make them divulgs
all necessary. Information % to thsis
guns. You have your choice Of two
weapons-you may carry your per
suaders' or your .knuckls knives, and
each man will arm himself with fouI
Mills bombs, these to bO used only n
case Of emergency"
A perauader 10 Tommy's nickname
for q club carried By the bombera Il
10 about two feet long. thin at one enc
and very thick at The other. The thicl
end 10 studded with sharp steal spikes
while through The center Of the clul
there II q nins.incA lead bar, to giv,
Il weight and balance. WheH you ~
I prisoner oil ron have to do II jus
stick this club up In front of him, on
tbelisvs me, The prisoners patriotism
for "Deutschland usbsf. Allies" fade
away and no vsry willingly obsys tn,
orders u his captor. II. however, til,
prisoner gsts h~iSh-tonsd and refuses Z
follow you. simply 'psrsuads" him b,
arst removing his Tin hat, and them
we'll. me uss Of the lead weight In Ii
~psrsuadsr 10 Demonstrated, and Ton
~ looks for another petsonsr.
The knuckle knife 10 3 dagger alsaii
the blade Of which 10 about sigh
isaAss long WITH 3 hang steea Suss
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-08-15
I was-sccepted. worse luck.

was accepted. worse luck.
At 0:45 that night We reported to the
brigade headquarters dugout to receive
instructions from Old Pepper.
After reaching this dugout We lined
up In q semicircle around him, and he
addressed 10 a. follows:
"All I want you boys to do Is to 60
over to the German lines tonight. sur
prise them, secure q couple Of prison
ers, and return Immediately. Our ar
tillery has bombarded that section of
the line for two days and personally !
believe that that part Of the German
trench Is unoccupied. SO just get 4 cou'
pie Of prisoners and return as quickly
as possible"
The sergeant on my right, in an un.
|, dertone. whispered to me:
Say, Yank, how are WI going to get
q couple Of prisoners II the old fool
thinks personally that that part Of the
trench Is unoccupied.' hounds kind OF
fshy, doesn't 1t mate"
I had q funny sinking sensation In
my stomach, and my tin hat felt as II
1t weighed about 4 ton and my enthusi'
asm was melting away. Old Pepper
must have heard the sergeant speak
because he turned In his direction and
in q laundering voice asked:
"What did you sayf"
The sergeant with q scarlet look on
his face and his knees trembling
smnrtly saluted and answered:
Nothing, sir"
Old Pepper said:
swell, don't say Il % loudly the next
time"
Then Old Pepper continued:
I'm this section Of the German
trenches there are two Of three ma
chine guns which our artillery, In the
last two or three days, has been I'm
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-08-15
WAS SWINDlER
FOR SO YEARS
Death Of Jim Jordan Closes Ca
reer Of Picturesque
Character.
HIS VICTIMS ARE MANY
Gold Brick Artist Of Early 0erdeF
Days, Whe Stole Million, Dies
In Baltimore Hospital Dead
Broke.

Baltimore, Md.-The death Of Jim
Jordan at the ripe age Of seventy-nve
years In the Johns Hopkins hospital,
has brought to an end the career of
nj Of the greatest and most pictur-
esque swindlers that America has eve
produced. Jordan was not q "yeg'
or a "gunman" or q "hOldup man." He
played the confidence game In the
early border days, when three-card
monte was the center of attractions In
the numerous gambling shacks In the
West, and later sold gold bricks" to
the innocent tenderfootA Toward the
end of his career as a confidence man
Jordan became q poker shark. He
crossed the Atlantic on the luxurious.
ly-equipped liners and never was
averse to play a "quiet little game"
He made a fortune estimated at q mil
lion during the half century he op-
Grated as a confidence man, but when
he died he ran true to form and was
broke.
SSbab S0SSVb ~ SkSStSUs
Jordan served his apprenticeship un.
der "Canada BILL" the most successful
confidence man who roamed the West
during the early days. He first was
employed as a "steerer," but showed
such early proficiency that he rapidly
came to be full partner to 'Canada
BILL" Jordan soon abandoned the
monte game and went into the broad
er and more lucrative field afforded
by the "gold brick" industry, and rose
step by step to be one of the most sue
cessful poker sharks that operated on
transatlantic liners plying between
New York city and European ports.
Jordan had a close call on the Ill.
fated Titanic. which was destroyed at
sea several years ago. The swlndler
had been booked for passage and
would have sailed had not the steward
discovered his identity.
Jim killed two and perhaps three
men In the early days Of the West.
One Of his victims was "Bill" Nat.
thews, killed In Chicago. Jordan made
q run for It and reached California,
but came back and was picked up by
the police In a Chicago cafe. Jim was
convicted and sentenced to 20 years in
the penltentiary. He served four years
when he was pardoned. Jim then
Joined up with some railroad gamblers
and went to Denver. Colo, where he
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-08-15
COMMUNITY FAIR
FOSTERS RIVALRY
Farmers and Families Cooper.
ate With Neighbors in Ex.
hibiting Best Products.
PEOPLE BROUGHT TOGETHER
First Step 10 70 Interest Leaders, Then
Elect Officers and Appoint Com.
mlttees - Ribbons Usually
Awarded a. Premiums.

John Jones' basket Of potatoes takes
the blue ribbon at the fair, and imme-
diately every farmer in the commun-
ity secretly plans to take that prize
away from Jones next year. And
Jones, seeing Jim Browns winning
corn, resolves that next time he win
add that premium to his other tro-
phies.
And 80 on down the line Of all ex.
hibits, the community fair fosters the
spirit Of friendly rivalry. It calls not
only for the exhibition Of the best
products that have been grown and
the best work that has been done, but
it includes as well games. athletic
contests. pageants and other features
which bring the men and women and
the boys and girls together for whole
some recreation.
The first step toward holding a COM
munity fair Is to interest the leaders
Of the community; the second Is to
call q meeting Of the whole commun.
ity to elect officers and appoint com.
mittees to have charge Of the work.
The fair should be well advertised,
and effort should be made to secure
exhibits from as many persons as pos
sible, rather than to secure exhibits
Of exceptional quality. For premiums
ribbons are usually awarded rather
than cash payments. As most Of the
preparations for the fair are made by
volunteer workers, the small amount
Of money required for incidental ex-
penses can be raised by subscription
or BY the sale Of advertising space In
the catalogue or on the program.
There should be no entry fees or adj
mission charge.
Grouping The Exhibits.
While It 10 to be expected that the
exhibits at q community fair will 70.
ceive special attention for the purpose
Of exhibition, nevertheless they should
represent - nearly a. possible the
normal production Of the community
for one Of the purposes Of holding q
community fair II to stimulate q de-
sire to increase the quantity and ID
improve the quality Of the average
product. Freak exhibits Of all kinds
are to be avoided.
Personal solicitation has been found
to be the most effective means Of In
ducing people to make exhibits. Each
exhibitor should realize that he ID n
competition only with other member
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-10
SIOUX CITY LIVE STOCK MARKET

Sioux City, April 10.-All grades
Of hogs were under better call today,
despite generous receipts. Some mo-
mentum was lent to the deal by or
der buyer activities. Purchasers got
down to business a little earlier than
usual. and first rounds brought out
sales of up to $17.15 pei 100. the
days top figure. The basis was 10
@ zoe better than yesterdays aver
age. The bulk of sales was at $16.75
G17.00, with heavy hogs selling
mostly at or below the lower figure.
Receipts ere estimated at 1900,
compared with $500 a week ago.
Cattle receipts were 1900, and the
large end Of the run was killers.
The quality was good. running large
ly to long fed steers and full fed she
stock. There a good. active call
for all kinds Of fat stock. Improve
ment was noted in the demand for
strong weight feeders.
The sheep aspect was unchanged.
About 1900 killer sheep were sched-
uled to arrive.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-10
SAVING THE WOUNDED
Red Cross Is Doing Heroic Work
in France.
Georgia Soldier Says, "They All Work.
ed Like Dogs In That He'll
Out There"

Washington.-"Test the nerve of
those Americans" evidently was the
order given to the German soldiers
facing the sector held by our boys In
France, and gas shells and all other
methods were used. Completely re-
pulsed as the Germans were, the test
must have been anything but reassur-
ing to them!
A correspondent talked with some
of the American soldiers wounded In
the attack. One youth, whose home Is
in Savannah. Ca, and who looked to
be not more than eighteen years old.
made the following highly compliment.
tary reference to the American Red
Cross stretcher-bearers and ambulance
drivers:
1--we sure got to hand 1t to those
men with the Red Cross on their arms.
They all worked like dogs In that hell
out there. They seemed to have but
one idea-to do their duty-and appar.
emily cared nothing for their own lives
while doing It. They We're game right
to the core"
In this connection 1t may be said
that there are a certain number of
men who wear the Red Cross whose
names are On the casualty list. If any.
m has thought that a Red Cross
worker goes out on a battlefield only af.
ter the firing has ceased and brings In
the wounded, this statement by a sol.
der viii correct the wrong impression.
Stretcher-bearers work under fire-and
the Germans have not hesitated to fire
upon Red Cross workers.
The knowledge that the Red Cross
workers will be at his side almost as
quickly as he falls wounded, to take
him to the frst-aid station and subse.
quently to the hospitals. has given
great comfort to the American troops.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-10
SHOVEL HIS WEAPON
Thrilling Story of Trawler Skip
per's Exploit.
Third Blow of FlalIlike Implement
Puts Out U.Boat's Eye and Al
lied Crew Escapes.

London.-When ones vessel Is In
danger from enemy submarines any
thing will do as a weapon Of defense,
as Ia shown by the story Of q captain
Of q British tire wler who used a coal
shovel with good effect against a Ger
man-U-boat. The trawler, according
to the story told by n Of the crew,
was In the North sea In a stiff breeze
when the skipper saw a periscope
crawl through the breaking surface OF
the sea about a hundred yards of.
There was no gun aboard and the traw-
ler's best speed was less than eight
knots.
at was q situation to dlsmay most
men," said the seaman. sour skipper.
however, has a fighting spirit. A touch
Of the wheel sent the trawler's blunt
bows pointing at the submarines
whaleback. and we wallowed menac-
lngly toward the pirate.
"The U-boat swung round to avoid
the Impact and the sides Of the traw-
Ter scraped along the sides Of the sub
Murine. The perlscope still was well
out OF the water but was beginning to
slip down as the submarine dlved.
"The skipper bawled for a hammer.
a crowbar, anything that would hurt.
One of the crew thrust a coal shovel
into his hand and he scrambled on the
bulwarks and leaned over. two of the
crew hanging on to his coat so that he
wouldn't fall overheard. Backward
and forward he swung the heavy scoop
at the fragile p~eriscope. and the third
blow reduced Ii to fragments.
'The submarine commander, hearing
the noise and wondering what new and
horrible device the enemy had invent
ed, crept to his perlscope to have a
look, but all was black. He was blind,
and the trawler got away In safety"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-10
MADISON NEWS


\ Madison woman has used Deans
Kidney Pills.
She has found them AS repre-.
sented.
She wishes her ne%ighbOrs TO know.
She publicly recommends them.
No need to look furthe" for a test
ed kidney remedy.
The proof of merit is here and can
De investigated.
Profit by the statement Of Mr..
Geo. Gueffroy, 421 Lincoln avenue.
She says: Il am glad to recon-
mend Doan's Kidney Pills. for
Know what they are worth as a kid.
ney remedy. | have used them and
so have others in my family. At one
time my kidneys were weak and
didn't act right at all. / felt duh
and languid and my work was aw.
fully hard. My kidneys acted irreg.
ularly. too. l used DOan'8 Kidney
Pills and they 500 relieved nae Of ell
kidney complaint"
Price. GO cents. al all dealers.
Don't simply ask for a kldney-gel
Doan's Kidney Pills-thc same that
Mrs. Gueffroy had. Foster-Milburr
Co, Mfgrs.. Buffalo, n. Y.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-10
FOOD COSTS 9 CENTS MORE
Student Who Has Been Living on %
Cents a Day Finds He Must
Pay More.

Greensberg, Pa.-Roy n. Mumma OF
Jeanette, Pa, who, while a student Mt
Carnegie Institute Of Technology has
been living on % cents a day. has had
to increase his budget. He Is 10Y liv-
Ing on 80 cents a day.
Since he graduated from Tech last
June .Mumma found a Job. saved 800
took unto himself a wife and has just
been accepted as a private In the radio
mechanics branch Of the aviation serv.
Ice.
Mumma's diet program includes
bread, milk. cereals. cocoa. rice. pea
nut butter. fruit, eggs. meat. gelatin
oleomargarine and even pie.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-10
DESERTER RETURNS TO FIGHT
Says Country Needs More Men as He
s~urrenders to Police al Con-
n~eiisvilie, Pa.

Connellsville, Pa.-Saylng the "coun-
try needs more men," William v. Cur
ry Of Marysville, KY, gave himself up
to Police Lieutenant Thomas McDon.
aid as a deserter from the United
States Marine corps.
Curry says he ran away from his
division at Newport News, Va. In Au-
gust. 1915. Since the outbreak of the
war with Germany he said that he has
been constantly tortured by remorse,
and when he heard Of the sinking of
the Tuscania he could stand 1t no long.
er. "The country needs more men,"
he said, "and I might as well be back
if Uncle Sam will have me-"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-10
SEA td,LLIUN BU YERS
Liberty Loan Directors Plan
Big DISSATISFACTION.
Rogers Says Northwest VIII Rise 10
observation-disclosures Urges
Cooperation.

Minneapolis, April l0.-The call 10
out for more than 100000 subscrib.
ers to the Third Liberty Loan In The
states Of the ninth reserve district.
II can be done, District Chairman
A. r. Rogers says. In the Second Lib.
erty Loan campaign the number sub
sCriblng was 621,77O. 1t was a won.
derful showing, putting the district,
OF which Minneapolis Is the center,
| AT the head of the entire IL, with a IL
per cent distribution.
"Wiii Rise to Occasion"
But when Secretary of the Treas.
ury William G.. McAdoo. speaking al
Raleigh, n. c., said the government
wants 1900, 900 subscribers TO the
Third Loan and wants the $4,000, 00O,.
600 that was formally asked, over
subscribed three or four times, MI.
Rogers said that. Notwithstanding the
fact that the ninth district, with ID
per cent OF distribution. compared
with some districts where the distri.
button was only 9 or 3 per cent. the
ninth. nevertheless, would rise to the
occasion and roll the 621 40 high up
the scale with the aim TO obtain L.
000. GOO subscribers and then some.
Urges Cooperation.
Governor Burnquist urges co-opera-
ton on the part of all the people in
the following terse sentences:
1T Is important hat all our people
cooperate in making the Third Liber.
" Loan the most successful yet is
sued.
IF the loan is largely oversubscrib-
ed, IL will serve to strengthen the
morale Of our troops and OF the Al
lied countries. II will show the n
my that this great nation is putting
It's full strength into the conflict. and
thus hasten peace.
backing our lighting forces with
our full resources will tighten their
burden and save many lives.
"Wii Discourage oisioyaI."
Complete success In the fiotation
OF the loan will discourage disloyal
elements working In our country,
and viii have a beneficial effect on
those who are lukewarm in their
loyalty.
"A Liberty Bond is a good invest
ment, the interest rate being ade.
quate, and the security the best in
the world.
Putting money into Liberty
Bonds which might otherwise be
spent for non-essentials, will indi-
cate thrift"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-10
BRITISH GIRLS STUDY RADIO
Eficlent, Later In coastwise
Shipping.

London.-English girls are taking
up wireless telegraphy. The Marconi
company has started a special school
for training women In wireless tele-
graphy at Its North Wales station. At
present the company Is taking only
women Of experience In Morse teleg-
raphy, but this is only a temporary re.
striction.
The course deals with slip reading.
punching, record reading and the gen.
eral duties Of a wireless station. The
girls will be drafted to land stations
when efficient and will 60 on night duty
In rotation.
1t IL not proposed to extend the use
Of women to ships for the present, but
II this is to be altered 1t probably will
apply only to coastwise shipping.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-10
FIRM OFFERS ENTIRE OUTFIT
Contractors Willing to Give Services
and Complete Roadmaklno Out
ft TO United States.

P1ttsburgh.-The Arm of James HI.
McQuade 4 Co. a Pittsburgh contract
Ing arm. has offered to the govern
ment the services Of father and two
sons. together with a complete road
making outfit, to be assigned to duty
anywhere, at home or abroad, during
the period Of the war at a nominal
cost OF 81 . year.
While the tender practically means
4 cessation nf the contracting firms
business, james McQuade, the head Of
the firm, said It meant nothing more
than . desire to rally round the col.
ors In what they considered their best
sapadNv.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-10

Homework. | ann telling my friends
about il. Mrs. j. M. CAMUS, 726
Caroline ST., Key West, Florida.
Many women at some period in their
life suffer from ailments peculiar to their
sex and which in most cases may be
readily relieved by this famous root and
herb medicine, Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, just as Mrs.
Camus found it helped her after suffer-
ing for years and trying everything else
In vain.
IL you have any annoying symptoms
you fail to understand, write Lydia E.
Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass.
The results Of their 40 years experience
in advising women on this subject 10 at
your service.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-10
EXPRESS MERGER IS PLANNED
Three Companies Endeavor to Effect
Combination,

Minneapolis, April l0.-The Great
Northern Express companies. operated
by the Great Northern. 500 and North.
ern Pacific roads will consolidate IL
a plan that now Is under cons l..
ton by the officials of the three
companies can be worked out salts.
faetorily.
Agents OF the various lines had no
advices OF the impending move ex-
cept the general intimation hat a
combination is being worked out.
William G.. McAdoo. national railway
director, is known to favor the plan.
- nTrY T. 4. POINTS --