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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-06

this is a morgue," but to cheer him up
| told him his head must be wrong, and
| pointed to about a hundred dried
corpses. a thousand years old. in a cor
ner, with srinning skulls all around,
and told him that was the ballet, and
told him 10 look at the leading dancer,
and asked him if she wasn't a beaut,
from Butte, Mont, and that killed dad.
He leaned against me, and said his
eyes must have gone back on him, be-
cause everything looked dead to him.
told him he would get over it after
awhile, and to stay where he was while
| went and spoke to one, of the ballet
that was reckoning to me, and | left
him there, dazed, and went around a
corner and hid.
People were coming along with
torches, all the time, looking at the
catacombs and reading the inscrip-
tons cut in the rock, and after awhile |
went back to where | left dad, and he
was gone. but after awhile | found him
standing up with the stiffs, He was
glad to see me. and wanted to know il
| thought he was dead. | told him | was
sure he was alive, though he had a death
~ look on his face. We'll. sir" says
dad. Il thought it was all over with
me, after you left. for q man came along
and moved me around. and took hold
under my arms and jumped me along
here by these stiffs, and told me if l
didn't stay where | belonged he would
break me up into bones, and throw me
into a pile. and thought | would have
to do as the Romans do and stay here,
and before the man left me he reached
into my pocket and took my money,
and said | couldn't spend any money in
there where | was going TO stay for a
million years, and, by gosh, I was SC
petritied couldn't stop him from rob-
bling me. Say. Hennery. they will rob
you anywhere, even in the grave. and
If this Catacomb show is over, and the
curtain has gone down. | want to get out
of here, and 90 TO the Coliseum or the
Roman amphitheater, where the wild
beasts eat people alive" And so we left
the Catacombs and went back to town,
and dad began to show life again,
Say. you tell the folks at home thai
dad is gaining every day, and his va.
cation Is doing him good. He has prom
ised to kill me for taking him to the
Catacomb show, but dad never harbors
revenge for long, and ! guess your lit
tie nephew will pail through. | wish
| had my skates. cause dad wants to GO
to Russia. Yours,
HENNERY.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-06
XIII.
RIvANNA TO RAPIDAN.

Long as he lives Fred Benton will
never forget that night ride from the
Chiltons and the thrilling days that
followed. Something heaved up
through the dim starlight and lightly
tapped against the clapboards below
the sill, and something black came
"swarming" up the other something
Pomp again, and Pomp chuckled at
sound Of Benton's whispered hail.
We've got a ladder dis time, sub.
Didn't dass try it befo' wild dem sojus
at de bahn," and by ladder, not by
lightning rod, was the descent accom-
plished. Dusky hands helped the Grip
pied soldier into saddle. Dusky hands
waved him good-by and good luck.
Then Benton gave himself unques-
tioning to him whom she, his imperi.
Gus queen, had appointed as his guide
and together they rode forth into the
murmuring night.
When the suburbs were left behind
and they had found the open country
his escort turned and said. kin you
stand a little canter, Marstuh?" and
Benton recognized the voice of Dusky
Dan, and stood accordingly. They
forded, somewhere toward two o'clock,
a little branch, a tributary of the rush.
ing Rivanna, and were still heading
westward when Fred's darkey guide
left him with both horses at the edge
Of a grove, while he went forward
afoot and reconnoitered. Presently he
came back rejoiceful. "Dey amt a
soul a lookin' out fo' de bridge. sub.
Dey's all over Gawd'nsville way. We
a v nigh onto five miles hyuh,' and
so led on again, the hoof-beats sound
ing hollow on the planking of some
old-time truss across a swift, eXuber.
ant mountain stream, running bank
full and, far and near, said Dan, I'M
forbade. Still on through whispering
aisles Of forest trees, through squashy
cross-couftry bride paths, far from
pike or toll road, until at dawn old
Daniel led his soldier charge from the
beaten track, and turning square to
IhC lClI uCSdn q LOIluOuo ClluD ludI
brought them presently to two little
cabins. Here, while Benton was made
comfortable in his blanket Dan held
converse with other unseen occupants,
giving explicit directions, family u
dible In the hiss Of frying bacon and
the bubble Of boiling coffee. Benton
heard vaguely, drowsily, the words
Swift Run Gap, Srerryville. Okleans,
Hedgman river and when he reused
himself in response to vigorous yet
regretful prodding, he knew not how
long thereafter, a new voice sounded
on his sleepy senses. Another guar
dian bent over him in the shape of a
negro with wrinkled face and gray
white, kinky hair, but a world Of lynn
patty and interest in his somble eyes.
Marstuh's breakfast was spelling and
1t was time that they were moving.
Where was Daniel? Daniel had to 60
back to Marse Chilton's. MisH Rosa
lie dono fixed all dat.
RIO b t!oAtinusA1
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-06

Jackson's people. and-hQve you shown
that pass to the divlsioD commander"
why. it was be whojgot it for me-"
answered the virginia.. placidly. ut
was | that took him Lieut.. Benton's
pistol and told him b. his capture.
What's more, I'm speeding TO get fur
ther Jews of the lieutenant. Why,
hyuh comes the general now. and Z
You don't mind, colonel / reckon III
ride with him a p~iece.'
Graybeari glanced halt angrily over
his shoulder. A few yards north of
the road there was a barren little emil
hence, on the crest Of which there had
suddenly appeared the division COM
mander with two of his STAFF. I'm
Singing their fieldglasses. they seemed
for a moment studying the westward
lowlands. then came trotting swiftly
toward the column.
Colonel, there are scattered parties
of cavalry out there coming swift this
way, too-out north of Bristoe-be-
tween that and Gainesville. They
don't seem to be watching the column,
either. Send one regiment out along
the Gainesville road as far as Bethle-
hem church and let them throw out
skirnlishers. Halt the rest of the
brigade here. Good afternoon, Mr..
Jennings he continued, in civil ac-
acknowledgement of the V~irginian's sa-
lutation. Il thought you were home
by this time"
General" said he, coming along
side, Il want to say one thing, sub,
and it's this-that young gentleman Of
your staff was so kind TO DR.. Chiffon
that itlcompletely staggered the doc
tor to have him knocked down and
captured. He's bound to take the
best of cayuh of him till he's we'll
enough to take cayuh of himself-an'
then
well and then, Mr.. jennings"
asked the general, impatiently, for he
was eager to get on ahead.
You look out for his turning up any
day! If he amt exchanged, I'm bet
tin somethin' else will happen"
my understanding is that DR.. Chill
ton has made himself personally re-
sponsible for Mr.. Benton's safekeep-
ing so long as he's allowed to remain
with him"
That's true, / reckon answered
Jennings. But" and here his Ian
tern jaws relaxed in whimsical grin,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-06
Jrn1a Jnttttltltr frnm
Gnnsnntptnn
BY DIR. ARNOLD C. KLEBs.
Chicago.

before other races. Consumption is a house disease and the laws OF
Moses were adapted for house living
The laws OF Moses prescribe bathing. additions and the Washing OF
hands before eating. The Jews who have strictly followed the preceps
OF Moses have not been scourged by tuberculosis and il is only Of late
that the Jews have suffered much from the disease.
The Indians, for exactly the opposite reason, are immune. They
did not live in houses and not until the advent OF the white man was
consumption ever known to them.
Now that they have adopted some of the habits OF the white man
and retain habits that are not suited to living in houses they are being
wasted by the disease.
We are all house-dweners. Our lives are passed necessarily in
houses in them we do our work. Our problem is how to live properly
i'll houses and to prevent the disease.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-06

"the doctor amt the only brainy n
in that family, general. The girl that
planned young Ladue's escape from
your fellows at Henry house may play
it on Ewell's folks at Gawd'nsville Just
as easy
so you know Ewelfs at Gordon
ville!" said the general, whirling sud-
denly on the speaker. "And you know
the lady who got Mr.. Ferguson into
his scrape, do you?"
"Gettin' another fella out O. one
yes-suh," answered Jennings, un-
fiinchingly. "And she made a big play
that night to get still another out Of
a bad fix-'less I'm mistaken. Why,
general, you jus ought to heuh Judge
Armistead talk about that girl. He
says half the men in Albemarle, uni
versity and all, were in love with her
when the war broke out, and the judge
has a mighty pretty daughter of his
own, too. l rather hoped some of our
cavalry might be pushin' out toward
Hopewell tonight. Amt Col. Bayard
somewhere out that way? Hullo!
There's a SHOT"
Not n shot, but two, three, in quick
succession. Somewhere ahead among
the patches and thickets Of scrub oak
and pine the scattering advance guard
had suddenly met swift galloping lads
in gray. Then came the distant sound
of half a dozen shots-carbines-and
the answering sputter of a ragged vol
ley, Well out to the front a bugle
sounded some lively call, and, squirting
full gallop from the rear, the tall
adjutant went bending and twisting
away among the trees until out Of
sight ahead, and then his powerful
voice came ringing back: This way,
ca~ptain-lively! Double quick!"
Evidently Haskell had sighted some
Of the quarry and closer at hand than
those ahead along the roadway, for
there came a crackle of sbots-the
bark of the cavalry weapon, the saucy
pop of a revolver somewhere among
the thickets to the left of the column;
then a shrill burst OF cheers from the
~deploying blue coats on the westward
flank. All Of a sudden through the
bushes tumbled a little squad of troop
ers in gray, making heroic effort to
carry off a helpless comrade. The gem
eral and his aides had spurred in with
the skirmishers, and were just in time
to see two riderless horses tearing
away among the trees across an open
glade, while half a dozen daring, de-
voted fellows in saddle were stoutly in
~.terposing between the forward rush of
the excited Badgers and three of their
number surrounding and supporting a
tall officer who had been lifted side
ways to the back of a plunging steed.
! HALT Halt" "nlsmount.'' Sur
renderi' rang the hoarse shouts of
the dozen bluecoats, dashing in pur-
suit. Bang! Bang! anne the defiant
response of the few defenders, Bang!
Bang! beloved a brace of Springfelds
in reply. Don't shoot!' Hold your
ire!' yelled the general Don't
shoot!" Don't shoot" echoed the
staff, for the luckless cavalier, Keeling
in his seat, went sliding into the arms
Of his loyal followers, while the devil
Of q horse whirled round, tugging,
sfraining at the reins and striving To
break away. 'sDismouDt!" Down
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-06


Copyright. 1895. by Joseph E. Bowles.)
Rome, Italy.-Dear Old Friend: You
r6slember, don't you, when you were a
boy, playing tag, you're it, and
button, button, who's got the button?'
that one of the trying situations was
to be judged TO go TO Rome which
meant that you were to kiss every girl
in the room.
! never got enough going to Rome"
when | attended church sociables and
parties, but always got blindfolded, and
had to kiss anybody they brought to me,
which was usually a boy or a colored
cook, so l teased dad to take me To
Rome, and when he got over his being
at Vesuvius, he said he didn't are
where he went, and, besides. | told him
about the Roman Coliseum, where they
turned hungry tigers, and lions, and hy-
enas loose among the gladiators, and
the people could see the beasts eat them
alive, and dad said that was something
like it, as the way he had been robbed
and misused in Italy, he would enjoy
seeing a good share of the population
chewed by lions, if the lions could stand
it. | didn't tell dad that the wild ami
NAL show had not been running for a
couple of thousand years, cause l
thought he would find ii cut when we
got here.
Say, old man, | guesstI can help you
to locate Rome. You remember the time
| spoke a piece at the school exhibition
when put my hand inside MY flannel
shirt, like an orator. and said: And
this is Rome, that sat on her seven
hills, and from her throne of beauty
ruled the whole world Well, this is
It, where l am now. but the seven hills
have been graded down. and Rome don't
rule the whole world a little bit; but she
has got religion awful.
The pope lives here. and he is the
boss of more religious people than any
body. and though you may belong to
any other kind of church, and when
you are home you don't care a CONT
mental for any religion except your own.
or your wife's religion. and You act
like an infidel, and scott at good peo-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-06

asking how his folks were, dad bent
over and kissed the pope's hand. and
the pope blessed him. Dad looked like
a new man, a good man. and when the
pope put his hand on my head. and
blessed me, my heart came up in my
throat, cause ! thought he must know
of all the mean things | had ever done,
but | can feel his soft. beautiful hand
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-06
Peculiar Action at sehastopoI.

Sebastopol, via st. Petersburg. June
3.--Immediately after the Black sea
squadron arrived here Saturday a coun-
Gil of ajmirals and captains was held
on board the flagship Rotislav. Vice
Admiral Kruger presiding. The council
resolved to ungear the machinery and
authorize the officers and men to go
ashore, The Katerina II. is here and
has been disarmed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-06

On
buried for thousands OF years, in graves
hewn out of solid rock, and they are
petrited, and after they have laid in the
graves for a few hundred years, the
mummified bodies are taken out and
stood up in corners, II the bodies will
hang together, and II not the bones are
piled up around. for scenery.
We had to take torches to go in, and
we wandered through corridors, gazing
at the remains until dad asked one OF
the men with us what 1t all meant, and
the man said it was the greatest show
on earth. Dad began to think he was
nutty, and when laughed. and said:
That Is great and clapped my hands,
and said: Encore" dad stopped and
said. FHennery, His Is no leg show.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-06
BECAUSE OF LACK OF FUNDS
The Ranks of the Chicago
Confronted With Secessians He
cause Money Is Scarce.

Chicago. July 3.-Because of a lack
Of funds and confronted with s~ecessions
from the ranks of the strikers, the
teamsters' joint council has called a
special meeting of that body for Mon
day night 10 decide whether the strike
which has been in progress for nearly
three months, shall be continued, and
If 50, to devise means of raising money
10 Fay strike benefits.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-06
FLOOD AT GUANAJUAT0, MEX.
Crest IHaHs OF Life hy Flood Repprt-
ed at Guanaiuat0, II Mexican
Mining Tauu.

Mexico City. July 3~.-Reports are
current here mat from 100 persons up
ward, with one report claiming even
Loco. have been drowned in a great
flood al Gua~najuato, a mining city,
now The important seat OF activity by
several large American and British
COMMANDS.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-06
ABOUT Time He ..EaiIed.v

Springfield, Ill, July BEN. II.
B%rainerd, sheriff of Sangamon county,
and a real estate dealer of this city.
has filed a voluntary petition in bank
rrptcy. He scheduled his liabilities as
$21 ,440 and his assets $149.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-06
To Fight wirele.. Gnmh,in..

Chicago, July 3.-Cit yand state au-
thorities, far from being discouraged in
their efforts to suppress the floating
poolroom-the City of Traverse-ars
engaged in a search for a legal method
to prevent the American De Forest
Telegram Co. from furnishing its serv-
Ice to the gamblers.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-06

London. July 3.-Lloyd's agent at
kustenji, Roumania, in a dispatch dat
ed 500 o'clock Sunday night, said The
kniaz Potemkine and torpedo boat No.
267 were anchored off that port. and
that another steamer was in the ofing.
apparently watching.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-06

Washington. July appropriations
are being made by the post office de-
partment for the weighing Of mails. On
the result Of these weighings the gov
eminent will enter into contracts with
the railroads for the transportation of
mail matter,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-06
THE porEMkrNE SAILED AWAY.
The Mufineers Take the ship to the
MIN (nuhf.

Odessa, July 3.-Fhe Kniaz Potem-
kline sailed. Saturday, apparently in
the direction Of the Roumanian coast,
and nothing has since been heard of
her With her departure the situation
for the moment has taken & more ia
v0rable turn.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-06

when my husband comes home and
tells me he has had a corking good
time,'' said Mrs. Gayman, II always
know be has had an uneorking good
time."-+Chicago Tribune.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-06

Moses was one of the
great hygIenic law-giv-
ers of history.
The Jews have been
s~ingularly immune from
consumption. | ascribe
this 10 the TACT that the
Jews commenced living
their lives in houses
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-06

Lincoln, Neb., July ) AS the anti
cigarette law went iD effect July 1,
dealers had to getJ J, their stock
or burn 1t.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-06
The Bad Boy and His Dad Visit the
Pope-They Bow TO the King of
Italy and His Nine Spots Dad
Finds That The Catacombs'
Is Not a Comic Opera.

Ely. HON. GEORGE ". PECK.
Ex-Governor Of Wisconsin, Former Ed
itor of Peek's Sun. Author of "Pecks
Bad Boy" etc.)
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-07-06
READY TO SURRENDER.
The Grew of the GeorGt P~0boedOnS-
setx Repent of Their Action.

Odessa, July 3,-The crew of the
Georgi Poboedanase,z sent 40 men
ashore Sunday morning as hostages
and have asked the emperor's forgive
ness for having mutinied. pleading
that they have not damaged the ship.
There is still no news here of the
whereabouts of the Kniaz Potemkine.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-11-13
STRANGE MYSTERY ABOUT
AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIND

discovery of much Importance to the historical material
Islands, reported GuIch
The discovery
whether
place in the Museum 0 be
something
discovery Waipo Gueh entered Among
with
pattern fair Some welcarve
Hawaiian
which the idols carved taken
romk
to the effects
the
Brigham being
telephone that
had no received
could
weld describe them
Anvhow' Prof Brigham, o matter
sboudbe espreadal al newspapers
Museum
was asked.
will be- We haven money to buy them and
ne in this country give don't something
Prof Brigham would be the right thing tell about
this find the ground penalty for opening up
bu
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-11-13

The L. s. A. T. Buford, Captain Hall,
arrived from Manila via Nagasaki
early yesterday morning and anchored
off port after an uneventful trip of
fifteen days from Japan. She carries
the Fourteenth Cavalry recently on
duty in Mindanao and Jolo under the
command of Lieut. Col. Garrard. as
genial an old veteran as one could wish
to meet.
The Buford would have arrived a
day sooner but for head seas. The
Fourteenth will proceed to Walla
Walla. Presidio and Monterey on arrival
at San Francisco.
It is said that the Buford was to
have gone out of commission but for
the new order changing the sailings of
transports from a monthly to a tri-
weekly schedule The change, it is
thought. will result in her being re-
tanned by the government in her pres
ent service. The news of the revised
schedule was received here by the Of
hcers and was an agreeable surprise, as
there has been considerable complaint
of the Jack of sufficient accommoda-
tions aboard the transports. The new
arrangement will take some freight
away from the regular merchant
steamers which have formerly carried
it,
The Buford is buying quite lot of
sunn1ies here in the open market, some
six thousand pounds of fresh beef
alone being required. The Pioneer is
acting as water tender, The soldiers
40 NOT relish the idea of not being al
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-11-13
GAMBLING IN HONOLULU
AND HOW To UPROOT It
Proof OF Its Existence--.PoIic Attitude Discussed
...Make Honolulu Decent City---Water G..
Smiths Address at Methodist Church.

convictions when the present crusade
began. When reporter went first to
see the Moore place and the che-fa
games, he found policeman who knew
all about them. The officer was asked
why he did not make arrests. His
answer was that he had been forbidden
to do so unless he had special orders
from the station. 1t was learned in
a statement made by a policeman to
the Governor that all policemen had
been told, when they found gambling
going on, to notify Henry Vida or in
his absence, Willie Crawford himself
a reputed gambler or, in Crawford'S 5
absence, a Chinese, also! a reputed
gambler, but having some occult con-
nection with the police-then to do as
they were told.
THE APPARENT MEANING.
Now what would this have meant if
it had happened in New York, Chicago
or San Francisco? Why nothing else
than that, upon the head men getting
word. they would look in the books
and see if the place discovered by the
patrolman had paid for protection or
not. If it had, the patrOlman would be
told to let it alone; if it had not, he
would be told to make arrests at once
and would be given help to do it. Sucn
arrests would answer a double pur
pose; they would convince a critical but
credulous public that the police were
active against gamblers, and would
convince the gamblers that they had
better be protected.
PROCEEDINGS IN COURT.
A study of the two recent proceed
ings in court against prominent local
gamblers can not but be instructive. AT
once upon the exposure of the gambler
Moore the police were obliged, so as
not to excite public suspicion, to ar
rest him; but that did not disturb
Moore any. So long as the witnesses
against him We're picked out by the po
lice he had no fear; and indeed he Of
fered to wager 800 that he would be
acquitted. I wish you could have been
present at his trial to hear the testi-
mony which the police produced. Upon
the stand came a Sickly haIf-JapaneSe
who had been to me with testimony
against these gamblers and within
day or two thereafter had been taken
to the police station and brutally beat
en- by the Asst. Sheriff, because, as
Vida said, he was putting up job on
the police" After that beating Towns
enu appeared upon lhe SIdiu eo d WIZ
ness in the Moore case and, sitting
under the eye of the man who had
struck him down, swore that he knew
nothing whatever against Moore or
about his establishment. Then came
Japanese woman who lived on the
lower floor of the Moore building and
had told the prosecuting attorney, Mr..
Andrade, that she knew the upper
floors were occupied and used for
gambling On the stand she swore that
she knew nothing of the kind. sitting
beside Moore at the time was his as7
sistant a Japanese gambler Ihe
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