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Gilpin observer., 1918-07-18
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1eWs Sucn as they Wero," and read.
ily observing that nothing could be
done with what was left, made nv
way back to infantry headquarters
where I was able to telephone in q
report.
A little later one Of our automo.
biles came out after me and took me
back to our airdrome. Most Of nv
squadron thought I was lost beyond
doubt, and never expected to see me
again; but my friend, Paul Raney, had
held out that was ali right. and as
I was afterwards told. said, Don't
send for another pilot; that Irishman
will be back. II he has to walk" And
he knew that the only thing that kept
me from walking was the fact that our
own automobile had been sent out to
bring me home.
I had lots to think about that day,
and had learned many things; one
was not to have too much confidence
In my own ability. One of the men in
the squadron told me that I had bet
ter not take those chances; that it
was going to be a long war and I
would have plenty Of opportunities to
be killed without deliberately wishing
them on" myself. Later I was to learn
the truth Of his statement.
That night my ''fight"-each SQUAD
ron is divided into three flights, con-
sisting Of six men each-got ready to
go out again. As I started to put on
my tunic I noticed that was not
marked up for duty as usual.
I asked the commanding officer, a
major, what the reason for that was,
and he replied that he thought had
done enough for one day. However,
I knew that If I did not 60, someone
else from another flight" would have
to take my place, and I insisted upon
going up with my patrol as usual, and
the major reluctantly consented. Had
he known what was in store for me,
am sure he wouldn't have changed his
mind SO readily.
As 1t was we had only five machines
for this patrol. anyway, because as we
the lines one Of them had to
drop out on account of motor trouble.
Or patrol was up at 8 p. m, and up
to within ten minutes Of that hour 1t
had been entirely uneventful.
At 1850 p. M, however, while we
we're flying at height Of 1900 feet.
we observed three other English ma
chimes which were about 5000 feet
below US pick fight with nine Hun
I knew right then that we were In
for 1t. because could see over toward
the ocean a whole flock of Hun ma
chimes which evidently had escaped
the attention Of our scrappy country
mtn below us.
SO we dove down on those nine
Huns.
At first the fight was fairly even.
There were eight of us to nine Of them.
But soon the other machines which I
had seen in the distance, and which
were flying even higher than we were,
arrived on the scene, and when they,
In turn. dove down on us, there was
Just twenty Of them to our eight
-Four Of them singled me out. was
diving, and they dived right down after
me. shooting as they came. Their
tracer bullets were coming closer to
me every moment. These tracer bull
lets are balls Of fire which enable the
shooter to follow the course his bull
let's are taking and to correct his aim
accordingly. They do no more harm,
to pilot II he is hit than an ordinary
bullet, but II they hit the petrol tank,
good night When n ma china cotchoa
fire In flight there is no way Of put
Gilpin observer., 1918-07-18
0'BRlEN FINDS HIMSELF A PRISONER OF WAR AFTER A
MIRACULOUS ESCAPE FROM DEATH.

synopss-Pa oBren resident of Momence NJ. after seeing
service the American flying the Mexican
joins the British Royal Flying
period France He
the front
flyers which he emerges victorious.
Gilpin observer., 1918-07-18
Worse'n nolIs, Too.

Old Job had his troubles. but nobody
raised the price Of ice ON him when he
was laying in his winters coalcAt-
lauta Constitution.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-07
" Soldiers Soothe
AVF7Skin Troubles
Ewith Cuticura
Soap 25c. Ointment Csc { SOC |
GOSSIP OF HANNIBAL

Hannibal, Mot feel very grateful
to DR.. Pierce for putting 50 wonderful
a medicine on the market as 'Anuric.s
| have been i'll for four years with q
complication that the doctors have been
unable to fathom. Even specialists
have failed to relieve me. My body
has been racked with pain continuous.
~ and eventually the urine became
very thick and dark. None OF the
doctors ever mentioned kidney trouble
but for some time ] have s~uspicioned
that the Kidneys were at the root Of
all my misery, so when | learned Of
Anuric l determined to give It a trial
That was only a week ago. but the
eycretion has cleared up perfectly and
l feel so much better that ! am cer
tain I have at last found the right
medicine.'--N. d. BIBB, 1910 Lyon St
The poisons in your system can b
thrown out by taking DR.. Pierce'a
Pleasant Pellets, composed Of May.
apple. aloes, root Of jaIap, sugar-coatr
ed, and sold by all druggists.--Adv.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-07
SPRING DRESSES FOR LITTLE GIRLS.

Spring dresses for little girls are
abundantly displayed just now and all
women appear to enjoy looking at
them. Surely she who has 10 interest
in any little one Is missing something
that belongs to her; for these little
dresses bring Il smile and Il lingering
look to all eyes.
Cottons as fine and smooth as those
wove in French looms, and enticing
colors, gay and soft, make the sections
of stores where the dresses are shown
as bright as spring gardens. These
fine cottons are the product of Amerl-
can looms and these lovely colors show
how great an advance has been made
in the manufacture of American dyes,
The dress at the left is 81 adequate
ly pictured that it hardly needs de-
scription. 1t is shown in several pat
terms Of fine Bingham and Is made with
pockets cut on the diagonal, narrow
bias banding and a collar of plain
chanbray of the same color as the
dark bar in the gingham. The little
| dress at the right is of Peter Pan cot.
ton, much like a smooth chambray but
softer. 1t Is shown in light yellow. me-
dium shade of blue and two or three
pink tones. There is Il shocked panel
between plaits at the front and back
and collar and cuffs Of white cotton,
with buttonholed scallops on the edges.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-07
Salmon for Eastern Streams.

Many thousands of humpback sal
mon, native Of the Puget sound.
where they were collected by the gov.
ernment two years ago, entered Penn
broke. Dennys. Penobscot. st. Croix
and other rivers In eastern Maine this
autumn as part Of the fisheries bureau
plan Of stocking the East with the
pride of the Pacific coast catch. The
bureaus investigation shows that the
humpback In Its new environment re-
tains its Pacific coast habit Of pro
ceeding to the ocean shortly after II
begins to swim, and returning to the
rivers to spawn and die when two
years old. The government has made
annual shipments Of eggs Of the
humpback salmon across the continent
for the past five years, drawing The
c~onsignments alternately from Wash
ington and Alaska.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-07

first machine, people heard of the Won
derful invention and broke into his
house. They carried away the model
and soon Il dozen similar machines
were in use. This was before Whit
llcy could obtain a patent. He worked
night and day to produce another
model so that he could 60 to Wash
ington and patent it, but he was handi.
capped for lack Of funds. At length
the patent was secured and then two
years of struggle elapsed before Whit
ney succeeded in proving the superb
GRITTY Of his machine over the imita-
tons.
In 1895 he returned from the South
to New Haven, where his factory was
located, only to find that it had burned
down. All his machines and papers
were destroyed. In answer to his let.
ter apprising Miller what had occurred
the latter replied, II will devote all
my time, all my thoughts, all my exer-
tons and all the money l can earn or
borrow to encompass and complete
the business we have undertaken"
Whitney set to work to replace his
factory. Hc had great difficulty in
securing the necessary capital. To
add to his difficulties, a certain manu-
facturer In England stated that the
product Of the machine was unsatis.
factory. Whitney wrote to Miller,
"The extreme embarrassments which
have been for a long time accumulat-
ing upon me have o become SO great
that 1t will be impossible for me to
struggle against them many days
longer" '
He was still forced to fight in the
courts because Of infringements. Law
suits went against him.
At last Whitney succeeded In sell.
ing rights Of his machine to the state
Of South Carolina for $4,000. He re.
peated this In North Carolina and Ten.
nessee. But then when success
seemed within his grasp, South Caro-.
lima attempted to reclnd It's action and
announced 1t would not pay the $780,.
coo and tried to have the money al
ready advanced to Whitney returned.
Affuirs were at the darkest point In
Whitney's long struggle. Just as he
was about to give up, South Carolina
thought better of its decision and paid
the inventor In full.
But n better day seems to have ar.
rived for inventors. Modern indus
trial progress has made SO many de.
mands for better methods that inven-
! tors arc now eagerly sought after and
usually treated fairly. Financial aid
Is easler to secure. The individual
investor, when he purchases his bonu
may be assisting the development II
nm invention every bit as revolution.
airy as the cotton gin. Without the
aid of his thrift the worlds progress
could hardly proceed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-07

In force. in the vanguard OF spring
styles. Sport skirts and hlouses and
those for morning and street wear are
necessities in the smart wonan's ap-
pareling: she needs them wherever she
goes and whatever she does.
In all new materials for spring,
whether Of wool or cotton or silk,
stripes and plnids and crossbars ap-
pear. plaids are large and stripes arc
varied and each Inspires the designer
in his work Of providing new models.
Combinations of plain goods with all
the others promise a season of endless
variety and clever ideas in separate
SKIRTS.
A good beginning with striped mate
rial is apparent in the skirt illustrated.
There is a smart overdrapery that be-
gins and ends under n wide fold made
on the straight of the goods at the
| front. There Is Il narrow belt. made
| of the light stripe in the goods, that
extends part way about the waistline.
Large buttons and simulated button
holes finish off the design, which ON
mends itself for washable skirts Of
cotton or silk.
An effective sports skirt Is made of
q crossbar in two colors. MS tan barred
with blue. set On to a yoke that Ia
extended into pockets at each side
and cut from plain blue material. Tho
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-07
SELF DEFENSE
Defeat Backache and Kidney
Trouble With Anuric

Many people in this section have suffer-
ed from rheumatism and kidney trouble
and have found that Anuric was the most
successful remedy to overcome these
painful and dangerous ailments.
The lucky people nre those who have
suffered, but who are now well because
they needed natures warning signal in
time to correct their trouble with that
wonderful new discovery OF DIR. P!erce's
called "An-u-ric" double strength. You
should promptly heed these warnings.
ONE OF which are dizzy spells, backache,
irregularity OF the urine or the painful
twinges OF rheumatism, sciatica or luin-
hago. To delay may make possible the
dangerous forms Of kidney disease, such
as stone in the bladder. II you want
quick relief buy Anuric now Zoe a pack
age)-or send DR.. Pierce 10c for trial pkg,
This viii prove that "Anuric" eliminates
uric acid as hot water melts sugar.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-07
His Vacation.

Booze even gets into mems yaca'
tons and tangIcs them up" declared q
temperance lecturer some time ago
"a man took the steamer for Boston
with his wife. But the minute he got
aboard he disappeared into the black
ill-smelling hole they call the bar
Some hours later his wife hurried dow
to the bar and said to him:
"'Oh, George, come up on deck Ant
enjoy the scenery. The hills and wood
are Just beautiful
"Aftcr swallowing his ninth beer
George growled, 'AW, what do | care
for your hills and woods? Do vol
think I'm gonna lose my vacation ovel
scenery? '"--pathiinder.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-07

John Jones, a prosperous business
man In a middle West city. slit
open an important-ioOking envelope
just handed to him and unfolded the
crackly ietterhead. Across the top Of
the sheet was engraved:
SMITH & BROWN
Bankers & Brokers
fuVate Wire Service Between Principal
Cities
Market Letters Furnished
Highest Bank and Commercial References
NO .'.- Broadway, New YORK
Below was a closely typewriter let
ter starting with n friendly Dear Mr..
JONES'" Jones leaned back in his chair
and started to read.
An unusual opportunity. 1t seemed.
was being offered to him. A New York
brokerage firm was organizing u syn
dictate whose purpose was to manipu-
late the grain market and clean up a
fortune on wheat. To do this In n big
way, Smith & Brown were mohilizing
the capital of hundreds OF investors.
The funds secured in this manner,
added to their already immense re.
sources. would enable them to run
away with the market.
In union there is strength" rend
the letter. thousands of investors
with moderate means wish to share
In the %stupendous profits of Wall
street. But what chance have they
against the millions of Rockefeller,
Morgan and Gould? 1t requires money
to make money and our plan is to take
the $50 or 500 of an individual inves.
tor and make it felt, instead Of being
a mere drop in the bucket"
The letter was quite reassuring. "No
client Of ours has ever lost any money
1t was stated. Had Mr.. Jones looked
for 1t, he would have discovered nc
information as to when the business
was established. But he was too ab.
sorbed in the glowing account Of the
system Of Jim Smith-that wizard OF
fnance-to beat the market. 1t de-
veloped after years OF study and ex
perience, and had netted him millions
He had astounded veteran spectators
and Napoleons Of finance with bis
marvellous success. Now he was going
to do the biggest thing Of his life. He
was to give the small investor an op
portunity to enter into a deal with
him. And when the people got together
anything could be accomplished! 500
per cent profits were assured!
Mr.. Jones thoughtfully restored Tho
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-07
Gold I'm the Head"

q an acute attack Of Nasal Catarrli. Per-
Ions who are subject to frequent colds
In the head" win md that the use Of
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE Will
build up the System, cleanse the Blood
and render them less liable TO colds.
Repeated attacks Of Acute Catarrh may
lead to Chronic Catarrh.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE Il TAX
IN internally and acts through the Blood
On the Mucous Surfaces Of the System.
All Druggists 75c. Testimonials free.
$1,000 for any case OF catarrh that
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE will not
cure.
+. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo, Ohio.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-07

Any Of the heavier wcavcs Of cotton
will serve for these.
Patterns for dresses very like these
are to be had Of any Of the standard
pattern companies. Mothers select the
plainest one and make up quantities
Of glnghams for play dresses. The
Peter Pan dress Is not for such hard
wear; 1t has o n%cedlcwork on It
and Is not 80 ensily Numbered. 1t may
survive several dinner times, or visits.
or trips to Sunday school before It
must be consigned to the tub. And II
may be depended on to emerge as good
ms new--as fresh and sweet MS It
should he for SO sweet n wcnrcr.
The separate skirt and the separate
blouse nrc made for ench other nnd
each makes its entry very early and
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-07
INVENTORS
FINANCIAL
DIFFICULTIES
How They Have Struggled to
Obtain Moneys Your Thrift
Helps Progress of World
By S. W. STRAUS
(Prsninsat New York md Chicago Banks)

1t has been said that there Is room
for just so much in the human brain
and If ones ability is as highly spe-
cialized rs an inventors, there Is no
chance Of being capable In business
affairs. Certainly, this has been borne
out In the case of most inventors.
Those servants Of civilization have,
almost without exception, faced finan.
cial difficulties of the most disheart-
ening character. Only a few were for
tunate in connecting up with men Of
business ability who relieved them of
financial responsibilities.
Watt. the inventor Of the steam en-.
CINE. was so situated. When he start
ed his experiments he was the pos
SCISSOR of a prosperous instrument
making business, employing sixteen
men. He soon became greatly in debt
and formed Il partnership with u Doc
tor Roebuck. who agreed to pay $5,-
000 Of his debts, provide money for
further experiments and secure a pat
ent. In return for these advances he
became Il two-thirds owner. After the
two had achieved partial success Doc.
tor Roebuck suffered financial re-
verses. lie was forced to transfer his
interest to Matthew Boulton, a famous
merchant of Birmingham, to whom he
was in debt. Boulton was just the
sort of business genius Watt required.
He built II factory for the manufac-
ture of steam engines and financial
difficulties halnpered Watt no more.
Edison, on the other hand, early In
his career refused an offer for n part
ner. Although he has built up u large
fortune he has frequently lost prac'
tically everything he possessed and
been forced to start all over again
His business methods" were some.
times impractical in the extreme. Once
Edison was offered 100000 for al
invention. He voluntarily offered tc
receive payment In annual install
ments of $4,000 without interest
Again, he once received IN offer By
cable for 10000" lie accepted. Wher
he received his remittance he was
greatly surprised to learn that 1t wal
10000. lie had expected $4,000.
ELI Whitney, inventor of the cottor
;in, never really freed himself Of d
,ancial worries. He went In partner
hip with q Mr.. Miller, and the two
we're forced to fight almost continual
for their rights. While Whitne,
vas experimenting and producing hi
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-07
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER

has been a household remedy all over
the civilized world for more than half
. century for constipation. intestinal
troubles. torpid liver and the generally
depressed feeling that accompanies
such disorders. 1t is a most valuable
semedy for indigestion or nervous dys.
repsia and liver trouble. bringing on
headache. coming up Of food. palpita.
ton Of heart and many other symp.
toms. A few doses OF August Flower
will Immediately relieve you. 1t is q
gentle laxative. Ask your druggist
Sold In all civilized cOuntries.-Adv.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-07

letter to the envelope aud decided 10
would so over 1t again that night.
In the quiet OF his home he argued
the matter out. In the letter It was
stated that Smith 4 Brown courted
the most rigid investigation and sug-
gested that prospective clients inquire
Of Gum & Bradburn. a commercial
agency, as TO their standing. Mr..
Jones decided such would be q rea-
sonable test. and accordingly wrote a
letter to Gum & Bradburn. asking for
complete information regarding the
firm of brokers. The reply was very
favorable. "Smith & Brown are re-
sponsible and have ample capital. We
recommend them without Qualiica-
tiOn." said the report.
MIR. Jones sent 500 to become a
member Of the syndicate.
The days that followed were full Of
anxiety for him. How was the venture
progressing? When would he receive
the letter apprlslng him of the out
come?
The news came in an unexpected
manner. 1t was in the metropolitan
newspaper he received weekly. He
read:
ANOTHER MARKET swINDLE
Smith & Brown. brokers'" collect thou
50 nds from would be SPECTATORS and de.
camp.
The thing ne feared had happened
to him. He was swindled!
A week or so later a letter came to
him from the Society for Protection Of
Investors. 1t stated that if he had had
any unfortunate dealings with the I'M
scrupulous investment houses they. a
society formed purely for protective
purposes, would look into his case and
see what could be done. But Mr.. Jones
had become wary through his expert
cnce with Gum & Bradburn. deciding
that he would stick to business and
not mix in with high finance. In this
he was very wise, for the Society for
Protection of Investors was in reality
backed by the owners Of the defunct
Smith & Brown. It's purpose was to
direct Mr.. Jones to their newest VEN
ture. And the Gum & Bradburn com-
mercial agency was also backed by the
renowned Jim Smith and his nefGrious
associates for a purpose that is readily
apparent.
Such. in brief. Is the composite ex-
perience of thousands who trust them
selves to the doubtful mercies of firms
in the same category Of Smith &
Brown. Their appeal Is subtle and
often blinds the shrewdest.
How can you discriminate between
the legitimate and illegitimate invest
ment banker? First, beware of the
financial house that offers stock that
will on n specified date sell for a
higher price, or where ~extravagant div
idendS are guaranteed, or where stock
ia sold way below par and q large
commission paid to agents. These are
generally the earmarks Of the offerings
of an INSCRIPTIONS house and should
he stunned. Second, inquire Mt your
local bank as to the standing of the
firm with which you propose dealing.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-07

yoke narrows to Il wide girdle mt the
back ind front. In front II is slashei
into two short straps, each having q
buttonhOle in the end. These faster
v fiat buttons. A single button An.
lshes the pockets.
These skirts with surfaces broken by
plaids and stripes, nrc to be worn with
blouses in II plain color or white. but
blouscs with collar and cuffs. and per
hnps narrow shoulder yokcs like the
skirt result In pretty costumes. leav.
ing the skirt the privilege Of changing
partners If II Is 50 minded and appear
Ing with other blouses TINT do not wear
Its c0l0rs. -
J e FL 2a@,1
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-07
Pathetic,

what is more pathetic" asked the
sentimental young woman, than Il
man who has loved and lostt'
well" replied the man Of expert
ence, "A fellow who has bet about so
on a sure thing and found out that he
was wrong is entitled to Il nook at the
waiting place.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-07
What Then?

"TIere's a doctor says you shouldn't
cat when you're Worried
"But suppose you are continually
worried for fear you won't be able to
ret anything to eatT
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-07
Not Sc Serious.

Does he take it ~seriously?"
about as seriously as nm actor
takes matrimony."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-07

Any man who would U Il girl for
breach of promise ought to be confined
in nm upholstered cell.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-02-07

THIS is THE AGE OF YOUTH.
You will look ten years younger il you
darken your ugly. grizzly, gray hairs by
using La Creole" Hair Dressing ADV.