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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-07-25

man. The card is some hocus-pocus-
a blind, as like as not. The only queS-
ton is. how did he depart? All, of
course, here is hole in the roof"
With great activity, considering his
bulk, he sprang up the steps and
squeezed through into the garnet, and
Immediately afterwards we heard his
exulting voice proclaiming that he had
found the trap-door.
He can find something" remarked
Holmes, Struggling his shoulders He
has occasional glimmerings of reason.
IL ny pas des sots 81 inconmodes que
ceux qui ont de Iesprit."
You see." said Athelney Jones, re-
appearing down the steps again.
Facts are better than mere theories,
after all. My view of the case is con-
firmed. There is a trap-door commu-
nicating with the roof, and it is partly
open"
1T was 1 who opened it."
s.Oh, indeed. You did notice 1t,
.hen?" He seemed little crestfallcn
at the discovery. ''Wen. whoever 10
ticed it. it shows how our gentleman
got away. Inspector
Yes, SIR" from the passage.
ASK Mr.. Sholto to step this way
Mr.. Sholto, it is my duty to inform you
that anything which you may say will
be used against you. arrest You in
the queens name as being concerned
in the death of your brother"
There, now! Didn't / tell you?"
cried the poor little man, throwing out
his hands and looking from one to the
other Of us.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-07-25
CHAPTER VII.
TIE EPISODE OF THE BARREL.


The police had brought a cab with
them, and in this escorted Miss
Morstan back to her home. After the
angelic fashion of women, she had
borne trouble with calm face as long
as there was some one weaker than her
self to support. and had found her
bright and placid by the side of the
frightened housel1eeper. In the cab,
however, she first turned faint, and
then burst into 4 passion OF weeping
SO sorely had she been tried by the
adventures of the night. She has told
me since that she thought me cold and
distant upon that journey. She little
guessed the struggle within my breast.
or the effort of self-restraint which
held me back. My sympathies AID my
love went out to her, even as
my hand had IN the garden. felt
that years of the conventionalities of
life could not teach me to know her
sweet, brave nature as had this one
day of strange experiences. Yet there
were two thoughts which sealed the
words of affection upon my lips. She
was weak and helpless. shaken in mind
and nerve. 1t was to take her at a dis
advantage to obtrudc love upon her at
such time. Worse. still, she was
rich. If Holmes researches were sue
cessful she would be an heiress. Was
it fair, was it honorable. that half
pay surgeon should take such advan-
tage of an intimacy which chance had
brought about? Might she not look
upon me as a mere vulgar fortune
seeker? / could not bear to risk that
such n thought should cross her mind.
This Agra treasure interviewed lie an
impossible barrier between us.
1t was nearly two o'clock when we
reached Mrs. Cecil Forrester's. The
servants had retired hours ago, bat
Mrs. Forester had been so interested
by the strange message which Miss
Morstan had received that she had sat
up in the hope of her return. She
opened the door herself, iniddle-aged,
graceful woman. and it gave me Joy to
see how tsnderly he- arm stole round
the others waist and how motherly
was the voice in which she greeted her.
She was clearly no mere paid depend
emit. but an honored friend. | was in
troduccd. and Mrs. Forester earnestly
begged me to step in and to tell her our
adventures. | explained. however, the
Importance of my errand. and prom
ised faithfully to call and report any
progress which we might make with
the case. AS we drove away l stole
glance back. and l still seen to see
that little group on the step. the two
graceful, clinging figures, the half
opened door, the hall light shining.
through stained glass, the barometer,
and the bright stair ro..s 1t was sooth
ing to catch even that passing glimpse
of a tranquil English home in the r.,,.s:
Of the wild, dark business which had
absorbed u.s.
And the more thought CT what had
happened, the wilder and darker it
grew. 1 reviewed the whole cxtrao or
binary sequence of events as ratified
on through the silent gas-lit streets.
There was the original problem; that
at least was pretty clear now. The
death of Capt. Morstan, the sending of
the pearls. the advertisement, the let
ter-we had had light upon all those
events. Thew Lad only led US. how
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Much of the airy delicate transparency
of the dress material is preserved by
this arrangement, and it makes cooler
dress for midsummer wear and forms a
prettier and less expensive gown.
There is a rage for mohair and al-
paca travelling costumes in black. These
glossy surfaced materials, almost as
rich and fine as glace silk, resist dust
most admirably, for one good shake
will remove all traces of it. This is
virtue one feels inclined to extol if one
chances to be the possessor of a crepon
gown, than which a greater dust trap
is not known, and a shake, however
vigorous, is in sense futile as means
of radiance of 'matter in the wrong
place as Disraeii called it. Very little
trimming is used on black gowns of
these ia brics, rows or points of Jet,
satin piping, and white silk or muslin
vests and marine collars being the
choice. These gowns rival those of
tan-colored linen and wash silks for
midsummer travelling costumes
KATE DUNBAR.
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THE POETS.

HIEEoNYNUs LoRM, the famous poet,
philosopher and critic, of Germany, is
totally blind.
JULIA WARD HOWE says that Long
fellow was good deal of dandy in
his youth. His linen was immaculate
and he paid particular attention to his
collars.
SIXTEEN hundred dollars in cash has
been handed over to Rev. S. f. Smith,
the author of America" as the sub
stantial evidence of the peoples af-
lection for him.
ALFRED DE MUssEr's sister refuses to
have any of his works in her possession
published, as she says they will not add
to his fame as a poet. She likewise
refuses to let his letters be seen, among
which is the correspondence between
the poet and George Sand.
A SCHILLER museum is to be founded
at Marbach, where the poet was born,
by the king of Wurtemburg. A Swa-
bian lady has offered to buy for it the
valuable CohD Schiller library, which
contains, among other rarities, COM
plete set of the Schwabisches Magazin,
where his earliest poems appeared.
AND he that lives to live forever never
feara dyin0-Penn
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OF the currency would have the metallic
basis, so anxiously sought for, during
the year Immediately following the
close of the civil war, but the antici-
pated benefits of which were utterly
destroyed by the act of 1879
While our silver would accomplish
this. If retained with us. we have one-
half the worlds supply, but we have
only about one-eighth OF the whole
worlds wealth. We cannot retain all
we produce. The nations must come
bending to us for the purchase of our
silver, upon which we can place the
price of 16 to Of gold, and there is NO
avoiding the payment Of the price. We
have corner ON the metal Can we
not see our advantage? Silver Is not
filing the world. There is no silver to
come hero from Europe. There is less
in Europe than they need. VIII they
ship Goals to Newcastle?
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-07-25
THE WORST OF PLANTS.
IT. Juice Causes a Disease that Softens the
Bones.

It's Juice Causes a Disease that Softens the
Bones.
Capt. Casson, of the British bark
Cupica, while at Astoria. on his way
out to sea from Portland, gave re-
porter some interesting facts in regard
to the gagus plant and the terrible eff
fects it has on the natives of the
Gauptil island, where it grows. Capt
Casson is an authority on matters per-
tanning to the South Sea islands In
speaking of the gagus plant Capt. Cas-
son said:
III is a species of cactus, and, as
said, grows only, to my knowledge, on
the Gauptil island. The island is
small one, but is well populated by
natives of the Malay race. In the in
terror this plant grows wild. flourish
ing especially in the red. rocky soil. 1t
looks beautiful when growing. as you
may Judge by the bright hues with
which it is spotted. Opium is a potent
drug, but / am certain that the
extract from the gagus plant is
calculated to do more damage to the
human system. The natives cut the
plant in the early spring. After they
have gathered sufficient quantity,
they put IL IN large oo"iS "A0 - ~ -
with huge stones
"A grayish sap runs out freely, and
this they collect and drink, after let
ting it ferment, which it does easily.
Within half an hour after imbiblng 1t
the drinker becomes perfectly stupid,
and lies around like a log. The spell
lasts day or more, during which time
the natives say they live in paradise
l have known sailors to try 1t, but
never twice Three years ago l had
man in my crew who was driven crazy
by one drink. The first effect of the
LIQUOR is to soften the bones and grad
ually eat them away. There are ma
tives there, the victims OF gagus, VINO
are indeed homeless and unable TO
walk or use their limbs. Then they
begin to wither away. until they die
in misery and commissions Usually
two years will finish the hardest man.
The sufferings of the slaves to the
drink are terrible. Francisco
News
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ever. to a deeper and far more tragic
mystery. The Indian treasure, the
curious plan found among Morstan's
baggage, the strange scene at Maj.
Sholto's death. the rediscovcry of the
treasure Immediately followed by the
murder of the discoverer, the very sim
gular Accomplishments to the crime, the
footsteps. the remarkable weapons, the
words upon the card, corresponding
with those upon Capt. Morstan's chart
here indeed was labyrinth in which
a man less singularly endowed than my
fellow lodger might well despair of
ever finding the clew.
Pinchin lane was a row of shabby
two-storied brick houses in the lower
quarter of Lambeth. l had to knock
for some time at No. before could
make any impression. At last, how
ever, there was the CLINT of candle
behind the blind, and face looked out
at the upper window.
go on, you drunken vagabond," said
the face. IF you kick up any more
row I'll open the kennels and let out
forty-three dogs upon YOU"
''If you'll let one out it's just what
have come for" said l.
go on!' yelled the voice. $50 help
me gracious, have wiper in this bag,
an I'll drop it on you're 'ead if you
don't hook it,
But want dog!' 1 cried.
Il won't be argued with" shouted
Mr.. Sherman. Now stand clear; for
when 1 say three down goes the
wiper"
Mr.. Sherlock Holmes" began. but
the words had a most magical effect,
for the window instantly slammed
down. and within a minute the door
was unbarred and open. Mr.. Sherman
was a lanky, lean old man, with stoop-
ing shoulders, stringy neck and blue
tinted glasses.
"A friend of Mr.. Sherlock is always
welcome" said he. step in, sir. Keep
clear of the badger; for he bites. All,
naughty, naughty, would you take a
nip at the centlemau?" This to a stoat
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-07-25
A WARNING.

Ex-Gov. Crawford. Of Kansas, Gives Chair
man Carter Some Advice.
Ex-Gov. Samuel J. Crawford. of Kan
sas, has written q long letter to
Thomas Il. Carter. chairman Of the
national republican committee, in
which he comes out strongly in favor
of silver. Gov. Crawford says:
Heretofore our government and peo-
pie have been using gold, silver and
paper money, each convertible into
the other, and all legal tender. But
now we are told by the Britons and
their allies, who seek to manage and
control the financial policy and COM
mercial industries of the world, that
we must adopt the single STANDARD Of
gold; that silver and paper money are
unsound and dishonest. When did the
paper and silver money of the United
States become dishonest? Certainly
not before the close of the late war.
nor while our many vast industries
and long lines of railway were being
constructed and put in operation, nor
until countless millions of it had been
loaned to the people, who pledged
their homes and farms as security.
There is no middle ground. Those
who are in favor of a single gold stand
ard are opposed to silver and legal
tender paper money. and no perversion
of language or ambiguity in platforms
can make it otherwise. If England
and Germany want single gold stand
ard, let them have it. If they want to
place their industries at the mercies of
a few men, who deal exclusively in
money, let them do it. That is their
business, not ours. They have moth
obliged to have. The countries from
which we buy the things we need
sugar, coffee, tea, ETC., are silver coun-
tries. With them let us have reciproc-
ity and do our trading. Let us coin
free our own silver, and the legal
tender silver dollars from other free
coinage countries, and levy q heavy
duty on all imported silver ores and
metal
Gentlemen who are trying to COM
NIT the republican party to single
gold standard should consider we'll
what they are doing, because, if they
succeed, they will wreck the party just
as certain as the election takes place
in November. They can no longer
fool or brighten the people, who have
already been led to the verge of bank
ruptcy and ruin by financial policy
that never should have been adopted.
Their claptrap talk about honest,
sound money is the merest bosh. All
money issued by the government Of
the United States is sound and honest
as the government itself"
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Cannot Be scared.

The gold advocates will have to take
another tack If they want to brighten
the west and the south from free sill
yer. We are already acclimated to
hard times, and can't be scared of by
any such gloomy predictions Tho
south and the west have followed the
eastern financiers for years past, and
the coils nave steadily grown tighter.
They are willing now to take the risk
of 3 return to silver coinage. and theH
will do it-Albany (Ga.) Herald.
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SILVER IN GERMANY.
The Empire May Range Itself with {

The Empire May Range Itself with the
United States.
Germany is more than likely to range
itself with the United States on the
side of international bimetallism. In
very many respects the positions of the
two countries are alike as regards the
question of finance.
Germany in 1871 and 1873 enacted
laws demonetizing silver, making gold
the sole standard of value and calling
in all silver coins previously issued and
circulated in the states of the German
empire. The result was that Germany
had to purchase gold for coinage with
her discarded silver, and this not only
caused gold to advance, but it depre-
ciated silver. This did much to de-
prive Germany of the great advantage
she might have derived from the
French indemnity. The flooding of the
European markets with silver bullion,
made from melted German coin, had q
strong influence in forcing the states
of the Latin union in 1878 to close the
minis against the metal.
Germany, like the United States, has
had difficulty in maintaining her gold
reserve. She produces little gold, and
ner RoIu eAPorIS arc very HcoE INC
limit. In 1898 Germany imported gold
to the value of 149, 375, O39 marks, and
the same year exported gold to the
value of 1O1, SIS. 1852 marks, leaving .
balance of Al, 799, o77 marks, c- about
81, OO0. 600
Germany has passed through a period
of depression as severe as that experi-
enced by the United States, and. what
ever the cause may have been, the PEG.
pie are clamoring for restoration of
silver. The Prussian parliament has
passed a resolution calling for an inter-
national conference for the purpose Of
restoring silver to the coinage and has
asked France and the United States to
join in the ca1l.-Chicago Herald.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-07-25
The Remedy.


M. Alphonso Allard, who was dele.
gate from Belgium to the international
monetary conference Of 1892, in a re-
cent address to the conservative assoc
citation at Brussels, asserted that the
protective policy Of Belgium was the
result of the currency difficult which,
he declared. had divided the world
into hostile camps and developed
changes absolutely opposed to the in-
terests of the gold countries and in
favor of the silver currency nations.
The fall in the prices of commodities
was not due to over-prodnction, but to
the scarcity of money caused by the
demonstration of silver in 1873.
Though the movement in favor OF pro-
hibitive duties on commodities was the
natural outcome OF the protection OF
gold, such duties afforded a remedy
that was purely temporary. The only
remedy for the industrial and COM
mercial depression was to rchabilitate
silver. That the world was realizing
this was shown in the widespread
bimeta1lic movement
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-07-25
On Them.

Cleverton-Did the surgeons treat
You well at the hospital?
Dashaway-Finely. Every time they
reset my leg they set up the ether
Judge.
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rival the duck and Teviot suitings in
fashionable favor. These as rule are
made with dropping fronted plated
blouse waist with huge marine collar
of the linen bordered with band OF
openwork linen insertion matching
the gown. Pale yellow pique dresses
trimmed with black velvet ribbon,
both wide and narrow. are very smart
ly worn at the summer resorts. Zeph-
yr gingham costumes for morning
wear on the beach or in the mountains
are made up exactly after the style Of
summer silks, the plated waist being
leading favorite for these goods.
The short Jacket is made single
breasted in opposite fashion to the
REFER style. the fronts sloping away
from a single button at the bust, and
often cut off at the waist like an Eton
jacket, the fabric below turned bach
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is q rage. An immense sailor collar
with pointed rever attached is fea-
ture of these and many other gowns OF
the summer. Skirts accompanying
these waists are shaped with cores on
the front and sides, three box plaits in
the back, the skirt measuring nearly
five yards around the bottom. Silk
net, French batiste and Powered India
muslin and organdy form some of the
most charming toilets of the season.
Hats and parasols are often en- suite.
Another beautiful textile is patterned
silk grenadine which, when made up
over taffeta with the prevailing color
brought out in relief on the corsage,
forms very elegant and becoming
toilet for dressy summer wear.
Tan, fawn and ecru grass linens,
both plain and in openwork patterns,
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CARLYLE had a very large library.
relating principally 20 German ana
French literature and history.
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into a deep
cape co llar.
The 81 e e v e s
are in large
m u t t on-1 e g
shape. Many
of the lovely
flower e d Or
G an dy a n i
dotted India
muslin dresses
have plain col
ored lawn or
batiste waist
linin gs a nd
fou n d a t ion
skirts instead
of those of
surah or tat
( ia ST k.
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FASHION LETTER.

Beautiful and Dressy summer Gowns
Fabrics and styles In Great Variety Suited
to the Season.
Especial New York Correspondence
Very beautiful are the dressy sum-
mer gowns made of the soft dainty
Dresden silks in every lovely tint and
pattern. Some of these show delicate
reseda shades mingled in blurred eff
fects with pale pink, soft gray, or old
rose, with shadowy leaves in softest
fawn color or shaded green. Very often
the bodice of these gowns opens over a
blouse front of lace, with the finish Of
a large lace collar in valenciennes or
point de gene. The sleeves are extrav-
agantly full from shoulder to elbow,
ending in falling frills of the lace. On
some of the gowns the bodice is cut in
q very large square and in this case
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. o I t chiffon is
laid in folds and
30 arranged as
n o t on y to
drape the neck.
but to partly
cover the shout
ders- A folded
belt or narrow
pointed girdle
in silver fligree
is at the waist.
The still highly
popular round
W a i S t is still
used by design
ers and modistes
for e o W n S OF
crepon and mo-
hair or alpaca,
for which there
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-07-25

AND be that lives to live forever never
fears dying.-Penn.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-04-04
Prizeflghters as Husbands.

A woman remarked the other day
that she did not see how anybody
could marry a prizefghter. It was
a speech that showed lack of reflec-
ton and ignorance of history, for
centuries ago the Roman matron-
aye, the wife of q senator would for
sake children, country, sister, hus-
band, for the sake of gladiator.
"'Tis the sword they love" says Jul
venal. But let this gladiator but
cree receive the token of his dismis-
sion he will appear in her eyes as in
significant as her old husband"
And why should not pugilists be
good husbands, kind, thoughtful and
generous providers2 In England,
where the art of wife beating has
been developed to high state of fin
ish and by many is regarded as a
marital grace, it is the nobleman, not
the pugilist, who has borne away
from courts the laurels for complete
and scientific thrashing. You doubt
this statement? Read the reports OF
trials for cruelty toward wives from
the Complete Collection of State
Trials, by Thomas Howell, down to
this year of our Lord The supreme
nagger is generally man of regular
and outwardly approved life.-Bos-
ton Journal.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-04-04

I pay for kerosene oil 1926 a gal
lon, and for the best Chianti, one of
the incest of native wines, go cents a
gallon. Sugar costs 90 cents pound
and salt s cents this last is govern
ment monopoly and. can only be
bought at a tobacconist's). A good
sized roasting chicken, big enough
for the dinner of three people, was
bought for As cents. Three heads Of
lettuce sold for cents, and cents
worth of potatoes puts us through
the day. Philomena, a superior serv-
ant, is considered very well paid at
81 a month, and her helper receives
only 81
Meat, vegetables, eggs, milk and
butter are all very cheap, but gro
ceries and all imported goods are
enormously dear. Labor is cheap in
every form, while fuel and light are
so extravagantly expensive that they
come under the head of luxuries.
We burn nothing but wood, which
is sold by the passo, a ridiculously
small amount. which costs 81 and
will keep. two open fires supplied
for about a fortnight. Maud Howe
Elliott in Boston Transcript.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-04-04
Women In India.

Women in India are as fond of the
play as their sisters in the occident,
but owing to the peculiar handicaps
of oriental life, so far as women are
concerned, their indulgence in the
amusement is attended with some
embarrassment. A clever CORE
spondent of the London Graphic de
scribes a play she was permitted to
attend. The space Immediately be-
fore the footlights that is occupied
in our own theaters by the orchestra
is given over to the feminine portion
of the audience, who have seats sunk
trifie below those of the first rows,
while to further propitiate eastern
propriety a high screen of wood is
interposed. The play began at 8
o'clock and lasted till 2 in the morn
ing. The female characters are, of
course, all taken by men, who are,
however, Wonderfully successful in
their makeup and impersoEation.