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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-06-26
A LULLABY.

The winds kiss the tree-tops apd muir
muir goodnight"
Sleep, little one, sleep;
The sun battles the mountain in warm
mellow light,
Sleep, little one. sleep;
The birds hush their songs. the lambs
cease their play,
The darkness of night steals the fast
fading day,
And fairy lamps twinkle in skies far
away,
Sleep, little one, sleep.
The tired eyes close with their lashes so
long,
Sleep, little one, sleep;
While mother sits rocking and grooming
her song,
Sleep, little one, sleep;
The little hand loosens its hold from the
toy,
And now for the land of sweet slumber
and joy,
Where angels keep watch DER my bright
bonny boy,
Sleep little one, sleep.
Thomas H. Wilson, in Woman's Home
Companion. "
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-06-26
The democratic partyis iusti6

The democratic party is justified
in demanding that the American peo.
pie be made free and independent be.
fore the people of the Philippines, and
nc man ran consider himself free who
is forced to pay toll to a corporation
for every bite he eats and for every
stitch he wears. The Dingley tariff
law has made foreign competition i'm.
possible in this country. The trusts
by getting control of the manufactur.
ing plants have made domestic connie
tition impossible and are thereby en-
abled to demand what prices they will.
limited only by the tariff which pro
tects them. Peoria Herald-Tran-
script.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-06-26
Voices of the Night.

"Henry!"
eyes, my love-"
"Are you locking up?"
eyes, my love-"
"See that the pantry window IL
closed"
"Yes, my love-"
Sand put out the cat"
eyes, my love-"
Sand bring in the doormat."
eyes, my love-"
Sand, Henry, I really think you't
better sit up tonight and watch the
refrigerator. We won't have a whole
steak in it again very soon. Coco
night"
"Good night, my love."-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-06-26
New Diamond Fields.

Our consul at Demerara reports that
the new diamond fields in the interior
of British Guiana are attracting more
and more attention, and that $4,000
worth of diamonds have already been
exported through the custom house.
The principal rendezvous is at Bartica.
on the Essequibo river, from which
point the journey is by boat up a diff
cult and dangerous streamfull of rapids
and %cataracts. The passage requires IA
days.-Youth's Companion.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-06-26
Consistent democracy Is nat,,

Consistent democracy is natu-
rally aligned against special privilege.
No. more typical democratic fight is
possible than a fight for the rights Of
the people as opposed to the special
privileges conferred on the trusts by
the tariff at the peoples cost. On the
issue of the trusts and the tariff the
national democracy will lead the Amer
lean people to victory in 1902 and 1904.
st. Louis Republic.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-06-26

May-I had no idea before last nigh,
that Mr.. Pitcher was a man of such
lofty ambitions and exalted ideas.
Maud-How did you come to find i
out.
HE proposed to me."--HarPer's III
Ear.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-06-26

pieces numbered 629,322. In 1901
they numbered 20,s14,5 sol.
In 1866 money orders to the amount
of 81, 800, 122 were issued, while in 1901
the total amounted to $274,546,067.
The number of pieces of matter Of
all kinds mailed increased from $780,
600 in 1890 to 7,424,39 1929 in 1901.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-06-26
The Golden Mean
Between Work and Play
BY NJ. v. o'SHEH, q. Ii.
Professor of Science and Art of Education. University of Wisconsin.
BY NJ. ". o'sHEH, q. Ii.

.UTH climbs the mountains of life most nat
urally and in a sense most effectively by play,
but the topmost point can be reached only by
work.
What is the golden mean?
There is seen to be a harmonizing principle.
when it is recognized that work becomes most ef-
fective when one has an end in view to attain by
his efforts. If there is nothing but a blank wall
ahead of him, his life will be miserable indeed.
WORK MUST ALWAYS HAVE A CLEAR
GOAL TOWARD WHICH 1T TENDS, AND
THIS MUST BE WORTH REACHING.
Mere drudgery for the sake of discipline alone
disintegrates personality, kills initiation and spon.
%taneity; the activities it produces are always the
result of force imposed from without. Drudgery
which is not tributary to some useful end does not
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-06-26

HE has a bright future before him."
Il doubt il he ever catches up to it,"
IN. Y. Journal.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-02-12

The station when the message arrived.
What dyou think the man died OFF"
"Oh, this is hardly a case for me to
theorize over" said Holmes, dryly.
mo, no. Still, we can't deny that
you hit the nail on the head sometimes
Dear me! Door locked, understand.
Jewels worth half million missing.
How was the window?'
Fastened; but there are steps on
the sill"
well, well, if it was fastened the
steps could have nothing to do with
the matter. That's common sense.
Man might have died in fit; but then
the jewels are missing. Ha! l have
theory. These flashes come upon me
at times. Just step outside, sergeant,
and you, Mr.. Sholto. Your friend can
remain. What do you think of this,
Holmes? Sholto was, on his own con-
fession, with his brother last night.
The brother died in fit, on which
Sholto walked off with the treasure.
How's that?"
"On which the dead man very con-
siderately got up and locked the door
on the inside"
Hum! There's flaw there. Let
us apply common sense to the matter.
This Thaddeus Sholto was with his
brother; there was quarrel; so much
we know. The brother is dead and the
jewels are gone. So much also we
know No one saw the brother from
the time Thaddeus left him. His bed
had not been slept in. Thaddeus is
evidently in most disturbed state of
mind His appearance is-well, not at
tractive. You see that I am weaving
my web round Thaddeus. The net be-
gins to close upon him.
You are not quite in possession of
the facts yet," said Holmes. This
splinter of wood, which I have every
reason to believe to be poisoned, was
in the mans scalp where you still see
the mark; this card, inscribed as YOU
see it, was on the table; and beside it
lay this rather curious stone-headed
instrument. How does all that fit into
your theory?"
Confirms it in every respect" said
the fat detective, pompously. "House
is full of Indian curiosities. Thaddeus
brought this up, and if this splinter be
poisonous Thaddeus may as well have
made murderous use of it as any other
man. The card is some hocus-pocus-
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.
II ny pas des sots 81 incommodes que
ceux qui ont de resprit!"
you seen said Athelney Jones, re-
appearing down the steps again.
Facts are better than mere theories,
after all My view of the case is con-
tirmed. There is trap-door commu-
nicating with the roof, and it is partly
open.'
ut was who opened it."
ooh, indeed You did notice 1t,
then?" He seemed little crestfallen
at the discovery. "Well. whoever no
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-02-12

Look here!" He pointed to what looked
like long, dark thorn stuck in the
skin just above the ear.
''It looks like thorn" said I.
st is thorn. You may pick it out,
But be careful, for it is poisoned"
/ took it up between my finger and
thumb. 1t came away from the skin
so readily that hardly any mark was
left behind. One tiny spec1 of blood
showed were the puncture had been.
This is all an insoluble mystery to
me, said l. SIT grows darker instead
of clearer"
'On the contrary" he answered, sit
clears every instant. / only require a
connected case"
We had almost forgotten our COM
panion's presence since we entered the
chamber. He was still standing in the
doorway, the very picture of terror,
wringing his hands and moaning to
himself. Suddenly, however, he broke
out into sharp, querulous cry.
THE treasure is gone!' he said.
"They have robbed him of the treasure!
lowered it. l helped him to do it.
was the last person who saw him!
left him here last night, and | heard
him lock the door as l came down
STAIRS
What time was that?n
at was ten o'clock. And now he is
dead and the police will be called in
and l shall be suspected of having a
hand in it. Oh, yes, am sure shall
But you don't think SO, gentlemen
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4qSnoIq sAeq pInoM qeql HIeHH II 81
IL seM =! 4e4a TugVa 4.uop noH 6IeIns
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-02-12

ticed it, it shows how our gentleman
got away. Inspector!'
Eyes, 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. I 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.
Don't trouble yourself about it, Mr..
Sholto," said Holmes 81 think that
can engage to clear you of the charge"
Don't promise too much, Mr.. Theo-
rist-don't promise too much!'' snapped
the detective. "You may find til hard
er matter than you think"
mot only will clear him, Mr..
Jones, but I will make you a free pres
ent of the name and description of one
of the two people who were in this
room last night. His name, I have
every reason to believe, is Jonathan
Small. He is a poorly-educated man,
small, active, with his right leg off
and wearing a wooden stump which is
worn away upon the inner side. His
left boot has coarse, square-toed sole,
with an iron band round the heel He
is middle-aged man, much sunburned,
and has been convict. These few in
dications may be of some assistance to
you, coupled with the fact that there
is good deal of skin missing from the
palm of his hand. The other man"
"Ah! the other man?" asked Athel-
ney Jones, in sneering voice. but i'm
pressed none the less, as could easily
see, by the precision of the others
manner.
ISIS a rather curious person." said
Sherlock Holmes, turning upon his heel.
Il hope before long to be able to intro
duce YOU to the pair of them. A word
with you, Watson"
He led me out to the head of the
stair. This unexpected occurrence"
he said, "has caused us rather to lose
sight of the original purpose of our
journey"
81 have just been thinking so," an
swered. 1T is not right that Miss
Morstan should remain in this stricken
hOuSeo
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-02-12

see when we set our lamp up against
it. The key being turned, however,
the hole was not entirely closed. Sher-
lock Holmes bent down to it, and in
stantly rose again with a sharp intak-
ing of the breath.
There is something devilish in this,
Watson" said he, more moved than l
had ever before seen him. What do
you make of it?''
L stopped to the hole, and recoiled in
horror. Moonlight was streaming into
the room, and it was bright with a
vague and shifty radiance. Looking
straight at me, and suspended, as it
were, in the air, for all beneath was in
shadow, there hung a face-the very
face of our companion Thaddeus
There was the same high, shining
head, the same circular bristle of red
hair, the same bloodless countenance.
The features were set, however, in a
horrible smile, a fixed and unnatural
grin, which in that still and moonlit
room was more EARRING to the nerves
than any scowl or contortion. So like
was the face to that of our little friend
that l looked round at him to make
sure that he was indeed with u.s. Then
| recalled to mind that he had men
toned to us that his brother and he
were twins.
''This is terrible!' said to Holmes.
''What is to be done?'
The door must come down." he an
swered, and, springing against it, he
put all his weight upon the lock. 1t
creal1ed and groaned, but, did not yield.
Together we flung ourselves upon it
once more, and this time it gave way
with sudden snap, and we found our
selves within Bartholomew Sholto's
chamber.
1t appeared to have been fitted up as
a chemical laboratory. A double line
of glass-stoppered bottles was drawn
up upon the wall opposite the door,
and the table was Uttered over with
Bunsen burners, test tubes and retorts.
In the corners stood carboys of acid in
wicker baskets. One of these appeared
to leak or to have been broken. for
stream of dark-colored liquid had
tricl1led out from it, and the air was
heavy with peculiarly pungent tar
like odOr. A set of steps stood at one
side of the room, in the midst of lit
ter of lath and plaster, and above
them there was an opening in the cell
ing large enoug" for man to pass
through. At the foot of the steps
long coil of rope was thrown carelessly
together.
By the table, in wooden armchair,
the master of the house was seated all
in heap, with his head sunk upon his
left shoulder, and that CHASTITY, inscrut-
able smile upon his face. He was stiff
and cold, and had clearly been dead
many hours. 1t seemed to me that not
only his features but all his limbs were
twisted and turned in the most fam
I tastic fashion. By his hand upon the
table there lay peculiar instrument.
"a brown, close-grained stick, with
stone head like a hammer, rudeiy
dashed on with coarse Irvine. Beside it
was a torn sheet of note paper with
some words scrawled upon it. Holmes
glanced at it, and then handed it to me.
you see," he said, with significant
raising of the eyebrows. ,D#
In the light of the lantern read
with a thrill of horror: 1.-THE sign of
the four"
I'm Gods name, what does it all
mean?" asked.
1T means MURDER" said he, STOPPING
over the dead man. "Ah, I expected it.
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in an instant. Il was staggered for
the moment" he said, ''but the thing
is quite natural. My memory failed
me, or should have been able to fore.
tell it. There is nothing more to be
learned here. Let us go down.
What is your theory, then, as to
those footmarks?" l asked, eagerly.
when we had regained the lower room
once more.
My dear Watson, try little analy-
sis yourself" said he, with touch of
impatience. You know my methods
Apply them, and it will be instructive
to compare results"
II cannot conceive anything which
will cover the facts, answered.
1T will be clear enough to you soon, ("
he said, in an otf-hand way. 81 think
that there is nothing else of impor-
tance here, but ! will look" He
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-02-12

ooh, Mr.. Thaddeus, sir, am so glad
you have come! 1 am so glad you
have come, Mr., Thaddeus, STRIP We
heard her reiterated rejoicings until
the door was closed and her voice died
away into mutfled monotone.
Our guide had left us the lantern.
Holmes swung it slowly round, and
peered keenly at the house, and at the
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-02-12

to assist them in every way. We shall
wait here until your return"
The little man obeyed in a half
stupefed fashion. and we heard him
stumbling down the stairs in the dark.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-18
WILL RUN SPECIAL TRAINS.
Santa Re Announces Its Arrangements
for EAR Week.

The santa Fe yesterday announced that
II would run special trains 10 this city
from Pratt on the 2fth and 26th. two days
Of exposition week. These trains viii ar
rive here AT $50 q. n and returning
would leave here about Il ?. m. the same
evening
There win b. a special from Coats On
the etth, arriving here AT 9.f5 A. m and
returning. leave al l9.t5- Train 40 ~
VIII be held Until 1888, on the 25sh.
for The accommodation Of passengers 10
Arkansas Cisy and intermediate points
The regular train servic5 from AioN q 4
Blackwell IS found sufficient. This trafn
arrives here al 9 q. m. re-u. ains tlie
same evening. but extra coaches VIII be
hsndled ora All trains 70 and from al
points FROM which visitors are expected.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-18
OWNS 4o,oo0 AcRg RANCH.
NJ. NJ. Sherman CT eeneseo in Wichita
Yesterday.

Mr- II II. Sherman. proprietor OF the
Sherman ranch at Geueseo. was in the
city yesterday. This ranch. comprising
saoo9 acres. is considered the finest ranch
in the state. II not in the southwest.
Some six thousand acres Of the LAID IS in
cultivation. and the other IS for hay and
pasture lands for the 1850 head Of cattle
on the property. Every year Mr- Sher-
man feeds il the neigh5orhood Of 300
head of cattle. and as many hogs. and
hi ranch does not furnish enough grain
Tor this. so q great part is purchased. ard
the owner has already made a number
OF contracts for this grain. On the Kan
sas ranch Shorthorn cattle are raised,
but 3Ir Sherman has ranch in Mexico
On which Hereford cattle are bred These
cattle are shipped to Geneseo and fsttened
Tor the market Mr. Sherman owns abou-
p. 300 acres Of land and leases about 15.-
O. acres. which extends for sixteen niles
along the Missouri Pacific railway and
about thirteen miles north and south.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-18
LARGER HAN EVER
Enrolment Of City schools EeacheG
200 Ea4f EF-nf

The total enrolment Of the city schools
up 10 last night was 400 and ~ The end
OF the first month last year the total en-
rollment was but AS. This year the
total enrolment 81 the end OF the first
rnonth promises 10 be more than 400.
alany Of the schools are crowded and the
board OF education has made rule shat
Pupils q the first grade can oniy BE- en-
tered during the months Of September. the
beginning of the term. and during the
month OF January. the middle This IS
done % prevent overcr0zding the schools.
but even this feature Is not entirely done
away with At the present time some Of
the schools have more than sixty pupils.
and this is a larger number than there
are seats in the rooms. or the teachers
can take care Of 70 the pupils' best ad-
vantage Superintendent Knight is ar
ranging some transfers % be made or pu-
pills in one district 70 another. This is
done only when absolutely necessary. ana
when it would be 70 the hes. intsr-sts %
The children
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-18
THREE RIGS SMASHED
by a RunaYs ay Team en- Douglas Ave
uue = esIerdaa

a dray team belonging to a 3Ir. HetciS.
ran away ~ the west end Of the Douglas
az enue bridge yesterday morning, and
into 81 buggy belonging 70 d C. Haser-
man. OF lu1 West Douglas avenue Mr.
Baseruan was thrown out and badly
bruised about the head. IN front Of Nc
Leans lumber yaro the team ran int7 a
sFrias wagon belonging - Herbert Roy
carpenter. living ca North Miiwood
avenue. and q wheel was broken or. At
the corner Of water street ard Douglas
avenue the team ran iuto buggy coz
tanning 1Ir ana Ms y. II Spansie
living northwest of The city They were
nor la5ured. au- one wheel of The buggy
Ms t5rn Of The team was stopped Just
e.-f af Mater slreet
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-18

in of Queen victoria's and traced TIE
line hack in wonderful way. This Is
good reason 10 believe that too much
reading has aided in driving her insane
Just a day or Two before I was out,
had sent her some magazines and Dillon
said she seemed the worse she had been
lately. IN winding Up her talk with ne
she claimed that besides the farm, she
also owned the St Francis hospital. the
wichita hospital and the Rescue Home
T asked her Who she was and she said
MIS-. J. GRAY Dryden She said she had
been married for fifteen years and that
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-18
WHILE FAMILY WAS AWAY
Residence Of q. atkinson Entered
by Thieves

e. go Waco avenue. has been entered 81
thieves during the iamilys absence N
Colorado. Ii is uot known 5ust what
amount Of vaL-ables was taken. as none
Of The family are * home The robbery
was discovered - ar Jonn Heug. a
hrather~in-laW Il aIr. Atkinson. who err
tersl the house aRG f'gad the bureau
drawers taken out ana The contents
6-mr n the floor ana evidences u a
the-oaeh search ~ the premises. Nr-
f'Nasoa who IS an employe e th- Mis-
sour 1c. S now ia Malisou and has
$ las nuut 81 jeWerry out whether
ms was tasaa with the family or left
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-18
vIslTg0 gY NIoAT PRoWLER.
Mrs. Richard Warren Badly Scared
LAST hiqht.

8Irs Richard Warren of o6 North
Lawrence avenue. was given had scare
last nisht NvhGe sitting in her draw
ing room. she looked oat of window
ana found there q man about - years q
age carefully surveying -he interior of
the house Mrs Warren watched Rim a
lsw minutes and chem called the police,
tut bv the time the officers arrived the
proWler had Tea. Grs- warren believes
char the man Eas contempt break
ing ir;7 the house aua was trying GO Sc
care q mental plan ~ the interior ar
-aaseaeats Whsr the feiloz- found that
B. had been seen. D. ran away
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-18
AN INCREASE OF
HALF A MILLION
In Deposits in the National
Banks CT Wichita.
NEARLY FOUR MILLIONS
Is AmOuatof Money Deposited
in Wichita National Banks.


The Comptroller OF the currency has
made his can FOR n statement OF ne M
.t- - .,e. - 4,....--s. -.
Hel---iaoel 10 -l- - 1ns -ia1'o--4- Dal-Aa
alone IL wichita there is about S+-95eo-1
on deposit. while three months ago the
to-al il -lle national banks was nOt quite
$500 The deposits II the national
banks on the 18th u this month were as
follows,
Fourth National ------..-------- q SO ri g
Aansas National ---.---..--.--.- 1.-5-,676-ot
National Ba1k Of Commerce 13-s szs-5 50
Total OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. S. $780, - g
on July y tae date # the last state
Ient made 10 the comptroller ~ the cur
Tency. the dei were IS follows
Fourth National -------------.--. 8. Es3 6=s s.
kansas National -.--..----.----- l.o-a.g9l.5
National Bank OF Commerce. s7s. 90
Total OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 8. ts7. -
The above statements show that the
exact amount Of increase IN The national
banks OF this city alone is $50 0s5.6s The
amount ol deposits ID The four state
banks ~ the city on the 18th q this
month VIII aggregate more than half
million dollars
There is one more national bank 70
open IN this city a. an early date. II was
thought thar the National Bank u Wich-
TIA would oDen FOR business on The 18th
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-18
LADIES ENTERTAIN WELL

ladies' Auxiliary OF Council No. e.
Fraternal Aid association. gave q very
pleasant entertainment az Is hall. ~
North Main street last evening. The
exercises consisted OF Rotations. music.
and dancing. and We're enjoyed 10 the
fullest extent by the many present Re
treatments were served and the affair
was. pronounced q decided success
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-18

fl the house and taken by the thieves.
is not known and VIII n0l be uE4. j.
family returns,
It is believed BY the police that the rob
berry vas committed o. men who know
that there are no occupants in the houses
and there IS ~ danger Of thei- being
raoiested- The oncers think thar these
men i've ii this city.