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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-12-26
ANOTHER LEAF
BY HELEN N. RICHARDSON

Within Gfeis book another leaf is turned:
Today we face a new and untried year.
Its secrets and its purpose all unguessed.
No hand may lift the veil that hides from u.
Success or failure, and no feet save ours
May tread our pathway, do our several tasks,
We step into the New Years outstretched ama.
And wonder if with all her Turing charms
arner she'll prove than one we leave behind.
What we have gained from wrestling with defeat
M ,Y1yP will give US strength new foes to meet
With greater courage. Come, then, storm and ,tress
Defeat and failure, or joy. magic spell,
To each or all the new year holds in store
We reach our hands in welcome, for we know
Our truest blessings from our failures grow,
And that our share Of happiness will be
What we acquire through self-mastery.
- w. 'a- .&, Fam Iu,nai
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-12-26
A NEW YEAR sUpcET.

The thousand CHEEKY words I sever
spoke
The kindly deeds I always meant 10 do.
The letters planned-(aias! but never
pennedo
I send them now-m$ Now Year gtft 70
you'll
Oh, very heavy 10 the pack. my dcnr'
Yet courage comes TO me this blessed
day;
Do please accept ono whole delinquent yssr
OF loving things my heart would do sne
say!
-Iaura eimns0nA
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-12-26

S~ "
~ Another twclyemonth has
almost gone, and we are
yet in the land Of the living. II we
give this serious consideration, we
must regard 1t as remarkable. Some
think death the strangest wonder Of
human history. but is not life stran.
ger? When we reflect upon our frame.
Ind the shocks OF life 1t must endure,
must we not exclaim with Young,
Strange that n harp Of thousand strings
should keep in tune so long,
Is 1t to be wondered at II, like
David, we too should put the question,
"What wait I foyy The mystery Of
being here is not p%rofounder than the
mystery Of staying here. Let JUS ask
God the question. The psalmist felt
ne could not trust his own conclusions.
and 50 he said, Lord, what wait I
forw
1t may be You nre waiting to be
saved. God is not willing that any
should perish, but that all should
come to repentance and live.
20 Ephraim, how can | give thee I'm
how shall ! leave thee, Judahy" b..
hold him weeping over the Holy City,
20 Jerusalem, how often would I have
gathered thy children together. M II
hen gathereth her brood under her
wings, and ye would notw He Is 80
pleading with so,ne Of you today. To
80 back no farther than the past year,
has there been no sermon, no Invitation
or warning. no supplication or exhorta.
ton, that has appealed to your intelli.
gence, or moved your emotions, pleod.
Ing with you to accept Christ? Have
You lost no friend or neighbor BY denth
during that period? Have you had mn
escape from bodily peril or no illness
to remind you Of the uncertainty Of
life? Can You c%onscientlously say that
IN all these respects God has left o
alone! Has he done not a thing TO
startle you out Of your false security.
70 convince you Of sin, to invite you to
the Savior? I repeat. has God left O
absolutely n'one7 All! you cannot saw
that he has.
"How long halt ye between two onIn.
lons!' God pushes for a decision ma
nn immediate reply. 'Today. Il "a
Will hear his voice, harden mot yonr
hearts,"
Il may be you r whiting to bear
frult. You are. by the grace Of God.
already saved. let us suppose. But for
wiiat purpose were you saved7 since
goo loves you with a 'love TINT nesa.
eth knowledge" and since TO depnrt
ana De with Christ were far better
than to remain here-why did he not
call you ~ himself at your conversions,
VIZ are you here instead Of enjoying
YOU 1sdssmers presence, There
@sss y some reason. We have not
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-12-26

suddenly and Badcwlts grabbed me,
ana asked me In English II / was a
qunrtermaster. said yes, aud he
pulled me BY the arm to q cabin. I
old not know what was going to hap.
pen. put be took an ollskin from the
wal! and told me to put It on.
TIiere were two sailors there also,
ana they put life belts on, and then
4 was more puzzled than ever, and
scared. too. because I thought maybe
tnsy were going to throw me over.
board. though what that had = a.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-12-26
Advice 70 eendheIdsr.

'I'm glad to see you hnvc bought LID
erty bonds, my son."
1T was my patriotic duty n boz.
them. fnther."
'4Quite 10. But Just becadSs ~
happen to hold a few government -
curities, don't get the Idea that ~
have to keap IL touch vita waA
stgeet."-NlSminghsro AeeAegajA
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-12-26

Fully nlne.tenths Of our teuunam
wss'd vanish Y W 1tdsy't tall eom0
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-12-26
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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-12-26
A NEW YEAR
SERMON
BY
REV. JAMES M. GRAY, DID.

4 Nd now, Lord, what wait
~ l for?'--Psalm 30:7.
~ Another twelvemonth has
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-12-26
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The Brinkley argus., 1918-01-04
COMING TONIGHT
 FRIDAY, JAN. {
Third Number of igceum Course at High School
 Audi ium.
SOME HOME TOWN "JABs."
By E. J. Powell.

By E. J. Powell.
 A good citizen starts his loyalty where charity beglns-in his home town.
 A knocker is worth 1892 in potash and nitrogen, but the man he should have been deters us from obtaining the mineral
 The tightwad hasn't any use for playgrounds, parks, bands. He's a skin- flint The only thing you'll ever get out of "guy" like that is his appen- dix. You'll have to chloroform him to get that.
 The two Do" commandments, if fol- lowed, would make the "don'ts" un- necessary.
 There are thousands of American towns going backwards. Watch them, and you'll find the merchants are to blame. One-half of their merchants are too indolent to do anything, and the other half "do" everything and everybody.
 Are you playing fair with the farm boy? You gave him pig, you paid your taxes with the hog; you sold the corn he raised, and the colt he saved, leaving him a nightmare for his trou- bleS. He wore a suit of clothes, less of fit than a convulsion, and then you wondered why he didn't like the farm.
 There is still feeling that those re- maining small town communities are 'the leavings." To prove this, brother,
The Brinkley argus., 1918-01-04
Typical Pipes of the Nations.

The clay pipes used by the natives of various countries and nationalities are quite numerous and have their own indi,id fashion almost charac- teristic of each country. The French clay pipe is gay in color and for few cents one can buy one decorated witt the carving of animals heads, and oth CT d lorEments. The Hungarian clay pipe has bowl of clay, and long stem of either wood or bamboo. Th.s p5De is usually large, with big bol and the average cost IS ten .eits.
The Brinkley argus., 1918-01-04
Soap Berry Tree.

eroae Jaooncello or soap berry tree Ecra, m the humid parts of western 0ftr It attains height of about bran ie~t and has wide-spreading frnIt snss and immense quantities of Tha ' tne size and shape of cherries. and nearly transparent yellowish skin
 seeaap puip surrounding the round black |usaa are so saponaceous as to be
 of Fo.' .nstead of soap by many people
 than Nsauor' being equivalent to more
 natarsn,'y umes their weight of that
The Brinkley argus., 1918-01-04

M c 9 loUe and prosperity neU- CT groW less. May eaeh year tn ct folloWs D c hGppi e 2 too.
 May Time and Gri ID SorrOW deal ge tly 10ith yoA." Come, run to the 0r! There's c friend acdit- iuO there.
The Brinkley argus., 1918-01-04
Chicken Mystery.

Pearl and Stanley, six and four, re- spectively, had buried dead chicken in their garden. A week later out of curiosity they went to dig it up, in the wrong place, and did not find It. Excited they ran together to mother and cried, Ma, that chicken must have gone to heaven, because it isn't there any more.
The Brinkley argus., 1918-01-04

4Caiting there. Co bid him to en- ter G71 q drGa0 Np his chair. Come, fH ap bis teinegIaSs c p q paSs D ! no the cake,
 For f e q, CT and feWer ere calls that frie 70 q 8 mG6e. Come, shout to reply to his m eSs age of nhoo
The Brinkley argus., 1918-01-04
For Priests clothinq.

The reason given by Josephus for the Jewish law which prohibited the wearing of clothing Of linen and wool was that sucli @armcnts were worn by the priests }tfe.
The Brinkley argus., 1918-01-04

Here's to the Fat Man, and may his Shadow never grow Less. It's true that he Takes Up lots of Room and requires much Good Fuel to keep go- ing, but he makes ample Payment by the wholesome Good Cheer that he ra- diates. Nobody yet ever saw grouchy Fat Man.
The Brinkley argus., 1918-01-04
Thinking of Brinkley in
 California
Redlands, California
 Christmas Day, 1917.

| Kind Friends:
 Yesterday it was my pleasure 1 to receive three issues of the ! ARGUS, namely: Nov. 23, Dec. 7 and Dec. IA. You see l had been away for near three weeks and my papers did not follow me. We'll by the time 1 had opened and read the three copies 1 was in mind, if not in person, back in old Monroe among my old friends.
 1 notice the account of the death and interment of MT. Alex Diffey, an old citizen l well re- member in his useful connection. with the Brinkley cotton seed oil products.
 ] I see notices of three of my former pupils aspiring to inn portant county offices, namely: T. T. Malone, Burt B. Simpson and Clyde c. Woodfin, all three worthy young men. l wish for them successful race. l also notice the announcement of my friend Prof. Phipps of Roe, who is aspiring for the County Sup erintendency of Schools. He is a young man of fine morals and habits and keeps well up in his profession.
 Most all of business enter prises here, as suppose every where else, are giving over to Yuletide celebrations. A tall, nicely decorated, electric lighted, evergreen tree has been erected on the Triangle" for what some call Community" tree to be the center of Xmas festivi- ties to begin at 5:30 this after noon We did not have to go to the trouble you Brinklev people did and prepare two trees for fear of a snow storm We have l not had even a killing frost here in Redlands yet. l can imagine you have all read the nice letters from the many little folks who write every year for the Xmas edition of the ARGus. Such is a treat that the boys and girls of old Monroe will long remember with pleasure.
 Well as I stated 1 had been away 1 must tell you where ] have been. l think I told in one of my letters of going to Oak ] Glen to pick apples. So on this trip 1 went to Oak Glen to prune apple trees. MT. I. Ford called by and took me up to his seven 1 ty acre orchard to engage with other workmen and there 1 learned the modern California method of pruning apple trees. l find it takes from one to two and half hours to prune one big apple tree, and when it is finished the ground underneath and around the tree is covered with timber. We use tools (three kinds of clippers and a little saw) like those suggested by a recent writer in the ARGUS. If some of the jealous fruit growers back there would learn to prune as we do here they would have larger and better colored apples.
 Being anxious to learn some thing of the height of a nearby mountain while out at Oak Glen one Sunday l prevailed on one of the young workmen to ac- company me on climb. We started from the ranch at ga. m. and followed the government trail, winding north. then south, up, up. for four hours, reaching the top at o'clock. And l as- sure you it was grand sight as we went up to look out oyer a vast stretch of valley and low
 T ll
The Brinkley argus., 1918-01-04

"No, I won't join the Commercial club with you, boys. haven't the time" Gle means it costs money) q am back of it, all right" Yes, with a knife!
The Brinkley argus., 1918-01-04
Tall Tree Is Useful.

A tree that Is 100 feet high is used as a powerful, long-distance wireless station mast in Central American city,
The Brinkley argus., 1918-01-04

Rundown farms mean rundown morals Country slums), because the country church will die and the coun- try school will fail in it's mission.
The Brinkley argus., 1918-01-04

"Loag life to you, friend, and c happy
 Nel0 yearf "A happy Nea0 Year and soea1th ot
 SNcceaS.
The Brinkley argus., 1918-01-04

Oh, yes, we want big preachers, pub lic-spirited; men with smiling voices, but upon $1.81 per day.
The Brinkley argus., 1918-01-04

l"p'te him to enter and drdo up his
 chair. 0ome' open your heart! There's Friend aoaiting near
The Brinkley argus., 1918-01-04

Mdy Happiness daceU qoith gou aU ot
 the a0hi1e.'' Come, run to tue door! There's friend
The Brinkley argus., 1918-01-04

Why should the soapmaker, who helps keep our bodies cleanly, draw twice the salary of the pastor who keeps our souls pure?
The Brinkley argus., 1918-01-04

"ho iS dnItOnS to share in your sorr oU nd cheer. ne longs for pour Friendship, and Ioin ,oould he tCin The sody to your . c art. VIII goi' not let him inf
 he knocks at the U Q or. Would you send him a0ay greet him aoit
 Rim to stayf
 ID
The Brinkley argus., 1918-01-04

Every time you build two-story building, pressed brick front, my farm values increase.
The Brinkley argus., 1918-01-04

Who is anxious to bid yOu q hG p py New Year.
 He rings Gt the bell, and he's reddy to shout. "The Nea0 YeGr IS in, and the o q gear ds out,
 And long mag goW prosper and 13Tg mag yoN smile.
The Brinkley argus., 1918-01-04

By E. J. Powell. good citizen starts his loyalty where charity begins-in his home town.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-20
GRAY Hair BECOMES
DARK AND BEAUTIFUL
Try Grandmother's Old Favorite
Recipe Of Sage Tea and
Sulphur.

Almoei everyone knows that Sage
Tea "a sulphur, properly compound
ed brings back the natural color and
luatro 90 the hair when faded. streaked
or gray y ears ago the only way to get
thus mixture was 10 make IL at home.
which Is muasy ana troublesome.
Nowadays we simply ask at any
drug store for "Wyeth's Sage and Sui
phur Compound" You will get a large
bottle OF this old-time recipe improved
by the addition OF other ingredients
~ very little cost Everybody uses
this preparation now. because no one
can possibly tell that YOU darkened
your hair. as It does IL so naturally
and evenly. You dampen sponge or
soft brush with IL and draw this
through your hair taking one small
strand at time. by morning the gray
hair disappears, and after another ap-
pucatinn or two, your hair becomes
beautifully dark. thick and Glossy and
you look years Younger. Wyeth'a Sage
and sulphur Compound is q delightful
toilet requisite. n Ia not intended for
the cure, mitigation or prevention Of
disease,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-20
THIS Is LABOR'S WAR.

This is labor's war No element oil
the people OF this country, or of other
countries. would suffer more than the
workers from a German victory a
German peace
what the Germans mean by q
strong peace German peace
was recently expressed by Gen Won
liebert a leading prussan conserve
tive.
For us there is but one principle
10 be followed, and we recognize no
other. We hold that might is right,
We must know neither sentiment
humanity. consideration, nor com
passion. We must have Belgium and
the north Of France France must be
made TO pay until she is bled white.
We must have strong peace.
Mr. Gompers spoke well for Ameri.
can labor when he said
The republic OF the United States
is not perfect; it has the imperfec.
tons OF the human-but 1t Is the best
country on the face OF the earth. and
those who do not love ii enough to
work for it, to fight for It. 10 die for
il. are not worthy of the privilege Of
living in it.
u say to the kaiser. say to the
Germans, in the name Of the American
labor movement You can't talk
peace with the American WORKERS;
you can't talk peace with US. YOU
can't talk to MS at all now. We are
lighting now. Either YOU smash your
kaiser aW0cracy or we viii smash il
for yon.
The worknemcn Of America have
tremendous interest to serve, vi.
tai cause to defend, a work of sur.
passing importance TO accomplish
: What Is vital to them is vital to Amer
lea and to the world That they see
their duty and the great mass of them
are performing it with unimDeachable
Loyalty IS a cause sor concentration
to the nation and 70 he world.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-20
STATE INSTITUTIONS
APPEAL FOR HELP

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Tia most dss,ar.fs -.,fsis .,is,s 4,
getting me-, Il sa.vs III .,,r1s ~
the nrisons ,ra y. ,,ord,n,' - H.
state bos,i-,rs Women s..ona,n'
arc M. so sc,r.s m, o.. - .t,
state bospi.,rs 80, b. ,,.sa nm :,
wower I'm, f,r MONT Nth -.,.,. +. =
necessary ~ hay. mem s,-o,5,,,. ,r
Tia m,f. yards
.NIen of middle .oa o~ r,,,.,.3s
who are i'm good baal,h ana br.,,n5s
and wives wb, ara uitbo,, 5snon1o,.
children make evaara,, om,ro,.os j.,
these capaci.ias s9ii i pr,u.,
state superintendent ~ ebori,jc. ~
day. and they are welcome IN ors
institutions The state furnishes room,
and hoard. taking care +, FINN NJ Tho
soaring costs of living n furnishes
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-20
Californian Had
Kidney Trouble

jack Maitos. Copperopulis, Calf.
SAYS; y had such severe casr OF
sidney trouble thought / would nave
- seil out nay business. TOOK three
hottits ct FOLEY Kidney PMS which
entirely relieved me and / have Lad
no recurrence ii kidney trouble since
then.
some days It seems as Il You can
no longer bear the pain and misery
YOU suffer from kidney ana bladder
troubles. The ache across your back
grows worse with every move Won
maze and every step YOU take. Ii
Just seems to rob yeu OF an strength
ana energy. 4our head aches. Won
ere nervous and worn out. sleep poorly
ana nave no appetite, stomach II IN.
ses ana bowels irregular.
toicy kidney Pills lessen the pain.
tnlll ~ ~ iinally gone entirely. They
give strength and tone to lie klduavs
make them strong, active, their ac-
ton becomes regular and normal
again. and your health grows better
each day you take tbs great Healing
medicine.
For salo by W. D. Duncan.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-20
GOOD FOR OUR ECYs.

The President OF the United States
asks each mother and father in llli
nois 10 lend their sons between II
and u years TO the national service
for the summer
A million and half mothers and
fathers have given their sons TO the
fighting forces OF the nation ana have
brayely watched them 90 into the
service OF greater hazards. The serr-
ice in which high school lads are
asked to enlist has no hazards but
only benefits
There is no boy in the country but
will be better for a summers work
on farm. None viii be tried beyond
his strength. All will be watched over
They viii be paid tor their work
None viii lose anything in school
credits And all who 20 viii serve
their country well.
Mothers and fathers are urged 10
encourage their sons to take mp this
summer work; TO enroll for service
in the United States Boys Working
Reserve Enrolment week Is March
is to 70 inclusive Every high school
has enrolment blanks.
To win the war, all must serve and
the boys can serve best on the farms.
helping fill the gaps in farm labor
caused by the draft and the inroads
OF other war industries Therefore.
parents. maize il easy for them 10 rem
der his service. You will be proud
of them when they come back To yon
in the fall
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-20
Tuesday, the Sec.
ond Day of April

NENF being the Grr Tuesday in
said month, for the purpose following.
viz.
FlRST-To choose MODERA.
TOR to preside at said meeting.
SECOND To elect
ONE SUPERVISOR.
ONE ASSISTANT SUPERVISOR.
ONE COMMISSIONER or HIGH.
WAYS.
ONE OWN CLERK.
ONE ASSESSOR
ONE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
Cro nm vacaecyl
ANA TO act upon any additional sub.
leeis which may. IN pursuance of law
come before said meeting when con.
yeuod.
The town meeting for transaction OF
miscellaneous business shall be held
.a' me hour Of O'Clock p. m, at Hotel
Ottawa.
Polls open at : o'clock a nr. and
must close at o'clock p. m.
Given under my hand at Ottawa
Illinois This 2oih day OF March. A. D.
1915. CIlAS. j. sTlCKLEN.
uuxEpexsnr,zazUr.. zx.rx.ur.s,. -,-.sA,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-20

Ihe polling places for this election
viii be as follows
FIRST Precinct Basement Hotel
Ottawa. Columbus street
second Precinct perrnrs barn
Lafayette street.
Third Precinct Weller stnro rnr
ner Columbus and Joliet streets.
Fourth Precinct. -lllenieh's Suld
mg. 1870 Chestnut street.
ruth Precinct Schaefer's hall
Chestnut street.
SIKH Precinct ---lohsts barber
shop, West Main aud Harden streets
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-20
JUVENILE COURTS.

The juvenile court system IN chi.
cage Is proving to be the sponsor for
more criminals Than any other IN
sitution in the state. The juvenile
court systcp was organized TO pre
vent crimes, but II has failed To live
UP To lho good intentions Of IT'S eroa.
iof.
the Chicago Law Enforcement
League has sent resolutions 10 GOV
Lowden condemning The system and
asking for It's abolition. The league
sets forth the various reasons why
II should be abolished.
!. Probation officers of the conrl
seize poor children of tender years
Tor poverty only. and DEGREES follow
taking the children from parents and
making them wards OF The state
Hundreds Of these children arc
sent to private Institutions. kent in
contact with the vicious and deeenet
ate and reared without affection or
due protection from habits or crime
aud vice Children thus Torn grom
parents and sent to distant farms mr.
homes by private corporations made
their guardians, have no steadyins
family tics. They resent in treat.
ment then are charged with delin.
qBencY, returned Ia iuvonile conn,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-20
ANNUAL,
TOWN
MEETING

Notice is hereby given to the citi.
zenS illegal voters OF the TOWN or
OTTAWA, in the county Of La Sale
and state OF limos, that the AN.
NJAL TOWN MEETING AND
ELECTION for said town win be held
at EIOlpl Ottawa. in said town on