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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-06-07
III.
THE HOUSE IN THE WOOD.

THE HOUSE IN THE WOOD.
My words fairly startled the three
men out Of their anger. For a mo-
ment they glared at me as if, they had
seen a ghost. Then the wine-merchant
clapped his hand on the table. "That
Is enough" he said, with a look at
his companions. II think there can
be no mistake about that. As damna-
BILE treason as ever | heard whispered!
I congratulate you, Sir, on your bold
ness. AS for you," he continued, turn
ing with an ugly sneer to the landlord,
IT shall know now the company you
keep! I was not aware that my wine
wet whistles to such a tune!"
But if heswas startled, the innkeeper
was furious, seeing his character thus
taken away; and, being at nc time a
man of many words, he vented his rage
exactly in the way i wished. In a
twinkling he raised such an uproar as
can scarcely be conceived. With a roar
like a bulls he ran headlong at the
table, and overturned 1t on the top Of
me. The woman saved the lamp and
fed with it into a corner, whence she
and the man from the chateau watched
the skirmish in silence; but the pewter
cups and platters Few spinning across
the floor, while the table pinned me to
the ground among the ruins of my
stool. Having me at this ~disadvan-
tast-for at first I made no resistance
the landlord began to belabor me
with the first thing he snatched up,
and when I tried to defend myself
cursed me with each blow for a treach-
erous rogue and a vagrant. Meanwhile,
the three merchants, delighted with the
turn things had taken, skipped rcrnd
us laughing; and now bounded him OIL,
now bantered me with "How is that for
the Duke of Orleans?" and Flow now,
traitor?"
When / thought this had lasted
long enough--or, to speak more plain
ly, when / could stand the innkeep-
er's drubbing no longer-I threw him
or by a great effort, and struggled I'd
my feet. But still, though the blood
was trucking down my face, ! refrained
from drawing my sword. I caught ur
instead q leg Of the stool which lay
handy. and. watching my opportunity
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-06-07

a bouquet, was Of polished steel. han
a centimetre thick. 1t was thrown
from a third floor window. The house.
according to some reports, belongs to
the queen mother, having been be-
queathed to her by a philanthropist
and being the only house she owns IN
Madrid. The house is opposite the
Church Of the Sacrament and the Gap
tain-general's residence.
The royal procession had come to
a temporary stop, with the royal car
riage exactly opposite the house, when
the bomb was thrown. The missile
fell to the right of the royal carriage
between the hindmost pair of horses
and the front pair of wheels. The ex-
plosion killed two horses and a groom.
The duke of Sotomayor, who was rid
ing on the right of the carriage, was
slightly wounded.
A Horrible Spectacle.
The scene of the tragedy presented
a horrid spectacle with men and
horses lying about, literally torn to
pieces. Intense excitement prevailed,
the mob invading the streets while
the forces Of the guards sought to
maintain order and block the APP
preaching streets. The bodies were
wrapped up in blankets and removed
on filters, while the wounded VERT
taken to hospitals in ambulances. The
pavement was literally covered witt
blood, and the upper stories OF thu
buildings nearest were s%pattered with
it.
The place from which the bomb waa
thrown Is a boarding house. The cham.
Der from which the missile was hurled
was taken, May ~, by a man from
Barcelona given the name Of Moral.
One Man Captured, Another Escapes
When the police surrounded the
house one man attempted to fee, but
was captured. Another man escaped
over the roofs of houses.
One of the injured proved to be a
s~on-in-law of Premier Moore's private
secretary. According to sill oficia,
statement, it is not known whether
one or more bombs were thrown. The
statement declares that it is impossi
BILE to ascertain at present the author
of the outrage, although it is known
that a Catalonian named Manual Du
ran took an apartment in the house
from which the bomb was thrown, May
%, paying In advance with a 500 pesets
bill. He was we'll dressed, of elegan'
appearance, and showed a fondnes.
for flowers.
American Envoy Calls At Palace.
Frederick W. Whiteridge, the Amer
lean special envoy, went to the roya
palace late Thursday afternoon. wher,
he was assured that the kins ant
queen were reasonably tranquil, con
sidering the circumstances. The duk'
of Sotomayor was entering the palace
at the time Mr.. Whiteridge was there
thus showing that his wounds are no
: s~eriousl Mr.. Whiteridge also called a
the foreign office, and on behalf of tn
United States, expressed profoun
sympathy with the Spanish sovereign
and people.
Rejoicings Turned to Awe.
The news of the attempted assas
, sination spread throughout tie cit
l with great rapidity, turning the re
joicings of the ~populace to awe
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-06-07

Camden.-While gathering coal on
the Pennsylvania track Harry Fisher,
nine years old, was run down by a
freight train. One leg was cut off and
the other hung by q thread Of flesh,
leaving the boy lying where the car
trucks could Craze him. Impeded by
the hanging leg, and fearing another
train would come along, he drew a
6nife from his pocket and cut tina
string Of flesh that held the leg to his
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-06-07
THEY FLIRTED WITH DEATH
Fatal Accident On n LOop-the-LOop
ut Athletic Park, New
Orleans.

New Orleans, La.-Paul Suber-
vile, a New Ib~erian, was killed ard
H. M. Henshaw, a planter and hank
cashier of New Iberia, was fatally
hurt in the lo~op-the-loop at Athletic
park here. After completing the ex.
citing part of the trip the car jumped
the track, the injured nan striking
a water main.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-06-07
dealt the landlord a shrewd blow under

dealt the landlord a shrewd blow under
the ear which laid him out in a mo-
ment on the wreck of his own table.
"Now!" | cried, brandishing my new
weapon, which fitted the hand to a
nicely, come ont Come on, If you dare
to strike a blow, you peddling. truck
ling, huckstering knaves! A lis for you
and your shaveling cardinal"
The red-faced wine-merchant drew
his sword in a one-two. why, you
drunken fool" he said wrathfully,
put that stick down, or l will spit you
like a lark"
Lark in yorr teeth!" I cried, stag
gering as if the wine were in my head.
Another word, and +"
He made a couple of savage passes
at me, but in a twinkling his sword
few across the room.
"Voils." I Shouted, iurching forward
as if l had lick and not skill to thank
for it. Nov the next! Come on,
come on-you white-livered knaves::"
ALd, pretending a drunken frenzy, I
flung my weapon bodily amongt them,
and Selling the nearest, began to wres-
tie with him.
In a moment they all threw thcn-
selves upon nc, and, swearing copious-
ly, bore me back to the door. The
wjne-merchant cried b~reathlessly to
the woman to o,en it, AID in a twink
ling they mad ma through it and half
way across the road. The n thing
I feared was a knife-thrust in the me-
loo; but | had to run that risk, ard
the men were honest enough and,
thinking me drunk, indulgert In a
trice l found myself on MY back in
tie dirt, with NY head humming: and
heard the bars of the door fall Mostly
into their places.
/ got up and went to the door, and,
to play out my part, hammered on II
frantically, crying out to them to lei
me in. But the three travellers only
ieered at me, and the landlord, with
his head bleeding, shook his fist at
ME and cursed me for a mischief
maker.
BafIled in this I retired to a log
which lay in the road a few PAGES from
the house, and sat down on it to await
events. With torn clothes and bleeding
face, hatless and covered with dirt, ]
was in scarcely better case than my op.
ponent. It was raining, too, and the
dripping branches swayed over my
head. The wind was in the south
the coolest quarter. l began to fee
chill and dispirited. If my scheme
failed, l had forfeited roof and bee
to. no purpose, and placed future
progress out of the question. 1t was
a critical moment.
But at last that happened for which
| had been looking. The door swung
open a few inches and a man came
noiselessly out; the door was quickly
barred behind him. He stood a mo
ment, waiting on the threshold an(
peering into the gloom; and seemed tt
expect to be attacked. Finding him
self unmolested, however, and all quiet
he went off steadily down the street.
towards the chateau.
l let a couple of minutes go by ant
then | followed. l had no difficulty il
hitting on the track at the end of thu
street, but when l had once plunged
into the woods, I found myself in dark
ness so intense that l soon strayet
from the path, and fell over roots, ant
tore my clothes with thorns, and los
my temper 20 times before l found tn
, path again. However, I gained tn
bridge at last and caught sight Of
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-06-07

Washington, d. C.-The senate
Thursday afternoon passed an anti
immunity bill SO as to prevent further
defeats in the courts as the govern
ment met in the beef trust p%rosecu-
tion in Chicago. 1t provides that I'M.
Yer investigation Of the bureau of cor
porations and under proceedings of
the Interstate m commission
Immunity shall extend only to a nat.
urel person, who, in obedience to sub.
poena, gives testimony under oath OF
produces evidence documentary, or
otherwise, under OATH"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-06-07
Southern Cotton Acreage.

Jackson, Miss. - The South.
ern Cotton association bulletin, issued
Thursday, shows the acreage planted
in cotton this season to be 27,G34, 71S,
against 26,999,l91 last year, an in
crease Of 635,227 acres or 2.29 per
naut w
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-06-07

Indignant Agriculturist M Looky
here, gol-ram We! Didn't you tell me
this suit O. clothes that | bought Of
ye would wear like iron?
Swindlebaum-Yase, mein friendt,
! didt tell you dat; undt amt it rusty
already?-Puck.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-06-07
Trust Generosity

Representatives of the steel trust
have visited San Francisco and as
sured the people of that city that "the
allied companies of the trust have
agreed to give San Francisco prefer
enc in delivery of all orders; and
that the rest of the country will have
to wait" The proposal to remit the
duties on structural steel have made
the trust exceedingly generous to San
Francisco at the expense of "the rest
of the country" Thus the trust kind
ly offers to take the question of a pro-
tective tariff on steel products out of
politics. But what will the rest of the
country say about that? Why should
the rest Of the country have to
waltz" Why should the progress Of
building be retarted to accommodate
a trust which sells its goods cheaper
to foreigners than to domestic con-
sumers? The rest Of the country will
be likely to set up a cry for relief as
loud as that which 1t sent up in behalf
Of San Francisco.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-06-07

Hon. Joseph IL. Ch0ate HI.

New York.-Hon Joseph H.
Choate, former ambassador to Eng,
land, is i'll al his home in East Sixty
third street, this c;;y. M mbers o hi
household said that the illness is MOI
serious.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-06-07
IN CUBA.
They Were Married Mt Cienfuegos BY
IL Fireworks Explosion.

Havana, Cuba,-Twelve persons
were wounded at Cienfuegos, Thurs
day, by the premature explosion OF
fireworks at the celebration of King
Alfonso's wedding.
At the Spanish Casino In Havana
there was a banquet in honor of the
wedding. President Palma was rep
resented by Secretary Of the Treasury
Sterling and Secretary CT Agriculture
Castro.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-06-07
BOY AMRUTATES OWN LEG.
Sure Enough.

body. Then he rolled away from tho
ties. He died an hour later.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-06-07

Prosperity has ruined many a man,
but II a fellow Is going to be ruined a.
all that 10 the pleasantest way.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-06-07
Points on Spelling.

Why shouldn't there be a standing
committee Of the senate on spelling
and styles? The spelling Of many
terms recently used In that body
doesn't correspond with the sense, and
the secretary naturally mispronounces
them. When he read mess for
mass in the presidents reply to Mr..
Chandler, he was clearly right, In
sense, though not literally right. And
when scrne senators spell steel trust"
with an "a In lieu Of the second 20"
n the first word, they, too, are right.
Spelling needs reformation in order to
meet the changed conditions Of the
tines. There is too much ambiguity
in present methods. Senators Elkins,
Lodge; Knox, Foraker and Spooner
ought tn get together and arrange Il
ystem hat would enable them to UNI
lerstand each other; and then get that
! system aaorted by law
The Carlisle independent., 1906-03-29
HANDS RAW WITH ECZEMA.
Suffered for Ten Years-spread to Body and Limbs-Cured by the
 Cuticura Remedies.

"I had eczema on my hands for ten years. At first it would break out only in winter. Then it finally came to stay. l had three good doctors to do all they could, but none of thera did any good. l then used one box of Cuticura Ointment and three bottles of Cutieura Resolvent, and was completely cured. My hands were raw all over, inside and out, and the ec- 1ema was spreading all over my body and limbs. Before 1 had used one bottle of Cuticura Resolvent, together with the Ointment, my sores were nearly healed over, and by the time l had used the third bottle, was entirely we'll. l had a good appetite and was feshier than l ever was. To any one who has any skin or blood disease I would honestly advise them to get the Cuticura Remedies, and get we'll quicker than all the doctors in the State could cure you. Mrs. NJ. E. Falin, Speers Ferry, Va, May l9, l905.'
 When a peck of trouble comes we never complain of short measure.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-03-29
ARKANSAS { STATE NEWS
A New peparture.

The Sunday schools of Little Rock are planning very interesting de parture from their regular methods that will serve to interest the busi- ness men of the city in the work of the Sunday schools. It is proposed that all the Sunday school children of the city shall engage in an egg hunt, on day to be selected by the differ ent schools. It is hoped that the en-
 number to take part in this hunt tirell reach 1000. one thousand china eggs will be purchased for these chil- dren to search for and will be given to the finders, as souvenirs of the oc- casion.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-03-29
Both Eses Shot Out.

Lee Mayfeld was shot twice, each ball entering a different eye, at his home at Hot Sprinfgs short time ago. Mayfield, who is a negro, had long beer separated from his wife, and on making attempts to enter the house occupied by tke woman and her niece, his advances were repulsed in the above mentioned fashion. It is thought that Mayfield will die.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-03-29
Italian Town on the Boom.

Construction work is being pushed on tbree-story building, which, when completed, will be used as con- vent at Tonitown, the flourishing Italian settlement in Washington county. It is also announced that Father Bandini has purchased tract of land embracing some 80 acres ad- jacent to Tonitown, on which lime stone quarries are to be opened and a lime kiln put in operation.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-03-29
3.ooO Acres Sold.

A big real estate deal was closed by a Pine Bluff real estate firm and an Iowa firm by which the latter secured 5000 acres of Grant County timber lands a few days ago. It is said that large saw mill and other lum- Der plants will be established by the new owners.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-03-29
A LaudabIe Enterprise.

Hon. D. F. Sutherland of Texas, a member of the bar since 1884, and founder of the United Charities of America, is engaged in the work of promoting the building of a national sanitarium at Eureka Springs for poor, sick and overworked women, and a school for homeless children, each institution to have a capacity of 1000 each. He d' mated s10,oo0 to the homes, and all arrangements have been made asNo sites.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-03-29
Fruit cron Condition

The Commissioner of Agriculture of Arkansas, believes that the present cold wave will cause much damage to some fruits in various parts of the state. If the cold is general, as shown by press dispatches, he believes that the peach crop throughout the north western part of the state will be dam aged to a great extent. The apples, are probably not seriously damaged
The Carlisle independent., 1906-03-29
Killing at BrinkIey.

win Mitchell, alias Red shot and killed Charles Madison, at Brinkley, few days ago. The trouble is said to have occurred over money matters. Both of the men aswn~negroes. The slayer is still at large.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-03-29
The Leslie Extension.

Right of way for the extension of the St. Louis and North Arkansas Railroad from Leslie has been secur- ed over much of the route between Leslie and Heber, and it is understood 4hat actual construction work will be- gin in the next few weeks.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-03-29
Younu Lady Hurt.

Miss Field, young lady employed in dry goods store at Prairie Grove, ran brass pia in her finger. while tagging goods. The injured finger swelled to an alarming size and blood poisoning is feared.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-03-29
Was In Earnest.

Betty Thomas, negress residing at Little Rock, shot her husband and accidently wounded their ten-year-old son, few days ago. The husband of the woman had just given her a thrashing and elected her from their dwelling. The negress has been ex- onerated by trial, as the shooting seems to have been done after ample provocatiOn.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-03-29
Appeals the Case.

J. D. Rose, who was convicted at Marshall and sentenced to the peni- tentiary for two years for uttering forged instrument, is now out on a $3,0O0 bond pending an appeal to the Supreme Court.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-03-29
Miner seriouslv Iniured.

F. Werstein, shot lighter in mine near Midland, was badly hurt some days ago. A premature discharge of a blast caught the miner exposed, and resulted in his being badly mangled.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-03-29
For Electric Railway,

An electric line from Hardy to Melt bourne, by way of Ash Flat and Franklin, a distance of AS miles, is almost an assured fact. About SIT, coo has been subscribed and actual work will soon commence.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-03-29
Murder and Suicide.

H. K Garraway. a truck farmer liv- ing four. miles west of Hot Springs, Killed his wife and shot Elizabeta schmale, a servant girl, through the arm. and then killed himself, few isys ago.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-03-29
Three Visits a Meek.

The residence of a preacher, resid- ing at Hot Springs, was entered by burglars three times last week. Out of the three trips, the thieves se- cured valuables to the amount of $140
The Carlisle independent., 1906-03-29
School Bonds Sold.

The Clarendon Public School Board recently sold $22,00O, worth of school bonds at par to Chicago firm. The Board will now proceed with the erec- tion of new school building for Clar- endon.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-03-29
Skimminc Station.

M. s. .vandusep, manager of the Stuttgart creamery, has put in a skimming station at Ulm, which will be put in operation at once. He will receive cream from that place daily. He says it is cheaper for customers \p use hand separators and ship the
 cam to him where they are near
 express office than it is to haul it
 the creamery.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-03-29
Making Good Progress.

A. V. Swaty, government demon stration farm expert, has just com pleted tour of inspection of the diff ferent farms of the state that are be- ing conducted unbsr government di- rect1On. He reports conditions prom ising and in most cases the blowing has been completed and the farmers are ready to begin planting corn.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-03-29
10 Reduce Acreage.

At meeting of the Locust Grove Farmers Union the following was adopted: "Resol7ed, That we keep the cotton acreage down to ten acres and under to the horse, and we earnestly request union men and other farmers to cooperate with us in our effort to that end.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-03-29
Paralysis Causes Death.

Abe Mayer, of the firm of Mayer ( Wolf, who has been in business for thirty years at the same locatiQp FF Smith, was stricken with sis, causing death, several ds sys
The Carlisle independent., 1906-03-29
Talk of New Railroad.

It is said that the prospects of the early building of the railroad between Van Buren and White Sulphur Springs are very bright at present. The Van Buren stockholders are confident that some definite steps towards the build ing of the road will be taken soon.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-03-29
Neuroes Rob a Farmer.

A young white farmer, living near Texarkana was held up and robbed By two negroes some days ago. The des- peradoes secured nearly $100 in cash, and have not yet been apprehended.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-03-29
AccidentIv Shot Himself.

N P. Brewer, farmer, accidently shot himself, at his home near Rowell several days ago. Brewer was killing hogs at the time, when his gun went off, causing death immediately.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-03-29
A Man of Education.

The body of a tramp sign writer, was found at Hoxie a few days ago The dead man was a highly educated individual, and was said to have for merly been school teacher. The mans name is unknown.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-03-29
ins,,rance Fees.

< The State auditor reports that the 'ln1urance fees received up to last Saturday, on the first quarter of the SGar 180s amount to $66.030.S0, as |S6nnpdred with total of $4S,626.7S.,
 jke entire first quarter of 1905.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-03-29
Number of Persons Arrested.

The police of Hot Springs raided a residence of that place, few days ago, and arrested seven people. It is thought that the raid will tend to lessen the robberies etc, that have been terrorizing the town, as several known criminals were secured.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-03-29

Taylor's Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mullen is Nature great remedy Cures Coughs, Colds, Group and Consumption, and all throat and lung troubles. At drug gists, 25c., soc. and Sl.00 per bottle.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-03-29

Take Garfield Tea in the spring; 1t will contribute much to the perfection of your health, for its use insures pure blood and a natural action of the liver, kidneys, stomach and bowels
The Carlisle independent., 1906-03-29
The First Conviction,

The first conviction under the ye" anti drumming law, resulted nr ]. Rider of Hot Springs being fea .:a and having his license to voked. The case has beSn appsa'sa.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-03-29
Frenxied Finance.

e receiver of the defunct Sou
 Bank and Trust Company of
 Smith, after an investigation of
 affairs of the institution, reports
 It only $1200 in assets>were avail lie for use in paying the debts of the Sank The schedules show $334, ,313. h assets, but this amount was made ss1 of worthless notes and other water T paper The bank at it's best peri is said to have only possessed a l hundred dollars of actual capital.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-03-29

If you must take laxative, take harm less one. Lax-Fos does not gripe, therefore, does not irritate. Irritation is what does the harm. Price 50 cents.