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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-03-07
Lavender
Lovers
tcopyriehL 1925. By ouvi. .. strohnl
By LrvIA B.
CHAPTER xXvI.-CoNrINuED.


His words and manner. coming 30
soon after Lavender's confession, let
In a food of light or Winslow's brain.
This, then, was the somebody else"
Because of this man, with his cruel
smile and reckless, debonair manner,
she had mo right to love him." No
eight to love him-Winslow, to whom
the day was more splendid, the night
more blest because with tnem came
thought and dreams of her!
The sudden suspicion made him
stagger for a moment, and as II to
add fuel to his pent-up rage, the Span
ard commented further with a side
long look in his direction. at is, OF
course, a great Joy that you are safe
even under the circumstances-but,
we'll, the only trouble is, that our
friend, the schoolmaster here, appears
TO think the end justifies the means,
and naturally, an indignant brother
would not agree with him."
With fury which jealousy, alone.
COulu udF6 hIuulSu III LII W oO "AAsS
a heat, Winslow turned to the crowd,
and called in a loud voice: Zone mo-
ment-let me have your attention,
friends"
Most of the party had dismounted,
and now stood in groups idly amused,
and only slightly interested in the
proceedings. The girl they had come
In search of, was safe-they were
ready to go home-why this delay?
Nevertheless, they all paid strict at
tention to Winslow, who turned to
them with blazing, eloquent eyes.
Friends, in behalf of this young lady,
and of my own honor-which is almost
as dear-I want to tell you how found
her, and why / presumed to start on
sthe search. Don't you remember that
1 said l might go, but if SO, it would
be alone?"
There were murmurs of assent, anc
the burly Tobias Judson, who had
urged Winslow to start with them
from the tavern, came good-naturedlJ
forward. tibet you did, Pardner, AM
eff we hadn't a ben so id smart
we'd a-known ye was goin'."
Gust so, sir, thank you. re
ceived a hint which was left me by my
servant, with n whom | am not a
liberty to mention. AS mar to man
I assure you that l went forth crop
ing, except for that slight clew. 1
led me to the hut, a temporary shell
ter of a friend Of Owatoga's. On'
with whom she had been safe, n O
whom you have all heard. Ask Dan
Tel Boone to tell Miss Creighton's story
Ask him whether or not the school
master is a gentleman"
The name of Boone acted like magic
and the popular tide was at ono
turned in the speakers favor. 1t wa
known that the pioneer was even thel
on a sojourn in his beloved wilderness
What more natural than that thing
had happened as the schoolmaster ha'
said Besides, it vas a matter easil.
proven, and of this-constituting him
self Winslow's champion, Tobias re
minded the crowd. 1--WE all know Dal
Boone, and we all know Charlie Wins
low. 'Tain't much Of a risk to trus
a woman with either of EN-; eh
boys?"
There were cries of "It's all right;
"Come on" three cheers for tn
schoolmaster."
There were cheers for Lavender, toe
while she gave her hand to some Of tn
least bashful, a word Of thanks to al,
and, smiling, stood alone in the cen
ter Of the road waving adieux unit
the party were out Of sight.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-03-07

The town is the center Of your COM
munity. From II radiates your rural
mail service; in 1t center your tele-
phone systems. On the streets Of thc
town you meet your neighbors Satur-
day afternoons and exchange news
and experience. You go 10 it for a day
OF recreation when the snow comes.
the fair, or on holidays.
There during the winter lecture
course you hear great orators and ex.
cellent musicians. The political rallies,
the church conference or association
are held there,
By and by in the pretty little viii
lage church. whose spire you can see
from your farm, you son will preach
the gospel. In the brick building two
doors from the corner. a farmer boy
will open a law Office, and in the little
frame two blocks away another son
of the soil. Just back from college. will
begin the practice of medicine.
There is the high school to which
you send your children, and there
after awhile your daughter will teach.
And some day when you find the
farm work too heavy for your age, and
want to get near the children, you will
build on that grassy corner lot two
doors from the Methodist church and
move to town.
Yes, the town is a mighty good
thing to have, a pleasant thing; and
the more you put into it the more you
get out of it. For it grows according
to the trade it gets and the more ii
grows the more it can buy and the
higher will go your land.
A good town, you know, where there
is plenty Of work for carpenters and
bricklayers, and masons and smiths,
work for everybody at good wages, is
worth ten times as much to the sur
rounding country as the little sun
burned village where the carpenter
and the "storekeeper" play marbles in
the streets.
The Moral Obligation.
But the last and strongest reason
why it is right that the country peo
pie spend their money at home is the
moral obligation.
The town is yours, yours to ruin O.
prosper. The same sense of obliga
ton should prompt you to support it
as prompted our old Teutonic ances
tors in the forests of Germany t
stand elbow to elbow in protection o
their village. The same spirit Of loyal
ty should inspire you as fired tn,
Highland Scot to spend his blood TO
the welfare of his clan.
The country town with all its fault
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-03-07

Find 200 acres of good land almost
anywhere that is 20 miles from town
and you can buy it for $25 an acre.
The same land within ten miles will
bring $35, within five miles its value
is $50, within two miles $S5 an acre.
Thus that town has increased the
land within a radius of ten miles an
average of $35 dollars an acre. AS
that is about the age of country towns
generally, you may figure that a town,
as long as it is fairly prosperous, in
creases the land around 1t an average
of one dollar an acre every year..
Not considering staple articles like
cattle, hogs and grain which can be
shipped and sold anyway, the town as
a local market is worth at least $50
\ year to the ordinary farmer.
For example: This year the peach
markets we're so glutted no ordinary
fruit would pay the express. Around
the little town in which the writer
lives most farmers have a few peach
trees. The 1900 inhabitants bought
nearly every bushel in the vicinity at
from 40 cents to a dollar a bushel.
More than $4,000 was paid for peaches
within three weeks.
That was clear gain which must be
set over to the credit of the town.
Plums, cherries, early vegetables,
scores of little odds and ends, perish
able stuff that the farmer could not or
would not ship he turns into cash at
the home town.
So if a man owns 200 acres within
reach of town, he will receive $275 a
year direct cash value from that
town, none Of which he would receive
from the mail order house.
To be sure, the town does not do
pate him that amount, the town was
not built for the purpose of philan-
thropy, yet he receives an actual cash
benefit because the town is there; and
he is under actual financial obliga-
tions to return that benefit by spend
ing his money at home.
1t is not an obligation that the law
would recognize, but it is Il that APP
peals to those Independent, clean
hearted men Of high honor who feel
that perfect honesty demands that
when benefits are received from
stranger or brother, friend or foe,
benefits should be returned.
1t is sometimes argued that the
town has forfeited its right to the
farmers patronage by selling too high.
But a careful investigation will not
year out that contention. Your town
Is unusually prosperous if you can
count more than four merchants who
aave cleared $4,000 in the past ten
ears. That Is a thousand dollars a
wear for time and interest on capital.
You can count five or six others who
have failed during that time, lost
everything. The January invoice will
aot show a net gain of $500 per
business man. That means the or
binary merchant and his capital are
not clearing $50 a month. This does
not indicate an unreasonable profit on
goods sold.
Social Obligations.
It Is right for the country to spend
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-03-07
The Most Appropriate.

Bridget-Should l say Dinner is
ready or Dinner is seryed?"
Mistress-Well, II it's like yester,
day, | think you had better say. 'sDln.
ner Is spoiled"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-03-07

LADY ISABEL'S ADMIRER |
! By MRS. MESH s

By IRIS MESH

Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles.)
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-03-07
where the Comnarison Fails.

Where the Comparison Fats.
II have a head on me like a steam
boat"
Then you ought to be able to rays
gate better than you do."--Judga,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-30
NASTY FRENCH
LITERATURE
ATTACKED
NEW ORLEANS LIBRARIAN
STARTS STORM TN PARIS
Americans Accused Of Hypoo-
riSy Find Vigorous Defenders
In Gay Capital; Brandy
Starts State Scandal
cBy Henri b

Paris. Sent 2S.-'Are Americans
hypocrites % This Is q question which
is being vigorously discussed in the
French press. and 90 an arises out Of
the fact that large bales OF French
novels arc sent to America, ana es-
peciallv to New Orleans.
M. = A.. pelone. secretary of the
public library in New orleans. wrote
to Paris to say that the French Lam
euage Is decliuing in that country for
.fhe eimple reason that parents can NO
longer place In the hands Of their
Young pcopio those French books
which ARE sent over To the United
states.
Corrcspondents have aiken this mp
and attacked the Americans iu gem
eral and tho New OrleauiSte ia partie-
.ular alleging them 10 DE hVpocriticaL
and maintaining that French books
which treat of physiological and psy-
~cholocical questions are not worthy 81
The sweeping condemnation thus mad
bv Mr. belong. and that their tofa
Is inst as healthy as much American
literature.
M. Huges lie Roux. the well known
pubTicist has however. taken up the
rudaaIs on behalf of the Americans.
and opened The ewes of those who said
thev were hvpocriticaI. He says that
tbe class ~ hook which is sent to
Amarioa IN ION loads is OF the most
d-iseracerlI ana disgusting character.
and euCb al no decent French man
and woman read
Therc aro agents who make a rpcu-
lar business IN exporting this type OF
book and assure me ignorant book
IL fg'i yosa on in S' Trance. So thaf hieh class
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-30

MORNING JOURNAL WANT ADS
BRING RESULTS
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-30

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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-30

DOLLAR in your cash
L drawer is not as valuable
to you as the many hundred
dollars it can produce if wisely
invested and re-inyeSted in
Morning Journal advertising,
That dollar will buy more
space in The Journal and bet
ter space, toe, because Of the
character Of Jouroal readers
than is possible through any
other Albuquerque medium,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-30

seven months hard work for the gov
eminent accountants al the poulon
naval headquarters. The thirty cents
had been the trouble for thirty-f0ur
years with the accounts. which had
refused to balance all that time.
II last the ministry OF finance de-
ciared that the books must b.
Strengthened m so a stan of account
ants set to work. After toiline for
seven months at the books. they
traced the unlucky thirty cents 70 the
pay of Commander Gallibet, an off
Ger Of the arsenal who in 1873 re-
ecived 80 cents less than was due
hun.
Now that officer, who is "a retired
admiral and eN-minister of marine.
has been informed that thirty cents
due him is Wing at the ministry Of
finance awaiting collection by him.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-30
SANTA FE TIME TABLE.

CEffective June lbth.1
From the East Arrive. Depart
No. /. southern Cal EXp...a 4t4bp $50 J
No. 8. California Limited ,...1220p 100 ,
NOT. North. Cal Fast Maii..1o:b6 9 1915 .
No. 9. El II. & Mex city Exp.lls46 . 12;2o q
From the West
NO. g. Chicago Fast Mail..... s;0oa b2b Q
NO. a. Chicago Limited ,.-... b5 so y $50 3
No. s. Chi q Kan city EXP. s4Op 1880 ,
From the south
'No. 10. chi. Den. \ X c FIX ssos TOO .
sNo. 10 connects az Lamy with branch train
Tor santa Re and stops at All local points IN
Kew Mexico p. Il PURDY Agent
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-30

500 dozen womcu's hose, Maco
yarn in three wcights-hghL
medium and heavy-spliced
leg double sole. high spi.ced
heel and zoe, Hormsdorf dye
Sizes S to 10; good SOC value,
sneciaf ......... csc
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-30

.
one ~ the most curious tran-conti-
mental trips within the memory Of the
present generation came to "a spcctaC-
ular close mere this week, when Tara
Mreker reached this city In "a regular
old~-fashioned prairie schooner, draWu
by a pair of Flooding oxen. More
han "a year ago Mr. Meeker set o
from the Pacific coast with the out-
nt. such as T. seen nowadays in these
parts only i'm wild west shows. 10 foI-
low back the old Oregon tran 10y
which he reached the west Win "
prairie schooner and a pair of oxen
exactly half a century ago. MS prog
ress naturally has not been rapid as
the OK is not built for speed, but I'd
has been steady and the pair OF anl-
mails which threw Broadway into exc
element have pulled the schooner
about $500 miles of the long jour
ncy. Traffic was practically tied up
as Mt. Meeker. who is still hale ana
hearty at sevcnty-siN. "gee'd ana
"hawed" his TRANCE team among me
automobiles and cabs. The police "a
considerable trouble in keeping things
moving. and were called upon 90 stop
numerous fights between street urch-
ms who were attempting to prove by
battle that the strange animals were
bu~ffaloes. Mr.. Meeker's long ride
WAS undertaken neither as the result
~ an election bet nor as % novel
health cure. but TO arouse interest ir
his project for a national transcoutl-
mental highway To follow the route OF
the old oregon trail-a project which
ne b. going to lay before president
Roosevelt just as oon as his on team
can get him to Washington.
What local physicians look upon as
The most remarkable east lu medical
history was revealed this week Toy me
autopsy following the death OF "a Nra
stevens. who has lived for months
with q hole in her heart, thrpu-H
which the blood leaked out Accord
ing To an the laws of science this
trouble. the first Of its kind Go De-
recorded. ought 20 have caused DEAN
as soon lis III began. Mrs Strvel
was literally the sickest person ON
record. suffering. in addition to lnt
heart trouble which carried her nii.
for which a name has not vct ntrh
chosen. from at least six other ueidlA
diseases. to say nothing pf many
minor ones How She lived af ai. II q
mystery Although but thirN-tni
wears old. the list ~ her Wnnni
sounds ike q medical dictionary ~
the lime Of her death Do Wa- -ll-
ferine from Briehts disease cirrh's
1f the liver. t~uberculH-s men
dr1psV Of The hole buur u gem"
ciema or uuffiness ~ Tire brain l.
addition f0 these any Of which rn'i
have caused death. were q I-i ''
mtnor complaints. making h-i
ally 70 museum 20 ma1lies
.M"-. H-.H".." L
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-30

ESCORTS IN
NEW YORK
NEW FIELD FOR WELL
APPEARING YOUTHS
Novel Line of Business Likely
to Prove Boon to Lone Won.
an in Great City, Opening 70.
College Student,
IspecinI correspondence Morning journal

fspecinl Correspondence Morning Journal,-
New York. Sept. 25-New York Is
to have something new in the lire of
business which VIII at the same time
prove a boon to lone females and aid
college students who do not have their
education paid for out or a parent0'
purse. The new idea is for a bureau
Of escorts who shall act as guides
philosophers and friends to any Wom-
en- in New York, who happens to be
without a protecting man. The idea
has been suggested before, and even
tried in a tentative way by one
theater, which offered To furnish its
ushcrs to accompany to their homes
such women as came 20 the theater
alone. The plan did not go well, how
ever. partly because of the personality
Of the escorts and partly for the rca-
son that has kept messenger boys oui
Of this field-the uniform. The new
escort bureau. however. proposes O.,
furnish Young men. preferably college
students Of the best manners cduca-
tion and character generally. All
these points VIII be most carefully iu.
V~estigated and in addition his ward
robe must be equal 10 amy social de-
mands. That there is room for some
such plan, provided the escorts fur
nished can get the ONE they are
hoNn by the fact that many cafes
and hotel dining rooms exclude Wom-
en- unaceompanied By a man. just
Row spinsterhood viii take to the new
idea, however, remains to be seen.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-30

Or haIf of what Agostiup Guia
Grosso, an Italian chemist nyh VISIT
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-17

yous. They fear they are in the min
ority in both houses and those who
lead on that side are very active pre-
pairing fol the contest.
This subject was before the last
legislature and was beaten after a
very hard fight. During that time
the opponents Of the plan maintained
open house in quarters connected with
one of the liquor houses, and it was
ran ored at the time that considerable
money was expended in the campaign.
Following that defeat the leaders of
the antisaloon league gave notice the
fight was to be continued and that
it would be carried on wherever there
as chance to advance the interests
of the league. During the campaign
there was much activity. In some
counties, notably Canyon, they made
a very hard contset, openly fighting
the republican candidates because
these refused to commit themselves
In advance, taking the ground that,
as it was not party issue, they
should not be asked to make indi
vidual pledges. There the democrats
came out for the idea, and that had a
very material part in electing two
democratic members from that county.
Since the legislature convened the
democratic members have agreed tC
stand solidly for local option.
They have IL members in the house,
In that body % is a majority. Con
sequently, if the democrats stand by
their agreement, the bill will neec
only Is of the 40 republican votes t.
carry it through.
In the senate there are six demo
Gratis. In that body IL constitute I
majority and only FIVE of the 10 re
publican votes will be required t
give the bill a majority there.
AS many Of the counties are strong
ly in favor of local option, the situa
ton becomes extremely critical 70
the liquor men.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-17
BORAH NOW SENATOR

Boise, Idaho, Jan. II. = In Joint
session of botA houses of the legisla-
ture, William. E. Borah was formally
declared elected United States SEN
ator. A crowd that packed every inch
of space was present, and when the
new senator was escorted to the hall
he was given a great ovation Speaker
Hunt presided over the joint session
and the secretary of the senate ottiel-
ated at the other desk. After the re-
cord Of the balloting in each house
bad been read and approved and the
formal declaration made committee
was appointed to escort Mr.. Borah to
the hall, while others were sent after
Governor Gooding and Chairman
Brady All we're warmly received.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-17
Death of George o'Hara.

Last evening at five O'Clock, George
O'HRra, aged % years, son Of mir.
and Mrs. William o'Hara, died at
his home from lung trouble, after an
illness covering period Of several
months.
The deceased was married and
leaves a wife and son TO mourn his
loss, besides a mother, father, broth
ers and sisters, who are William o.
Hara, and Frank OH'ara of Occur a
Aiene, Mrs Chas Roeder, Oakland,
Cal. Mrs, Chas. Stromberg, Port
Townsend. Wash, Mrs. Chas. Hager,
Vancouver, Wash. =; Mrs. II, +. NeH,
BellIngham, Wash, who is now In
the city, Mrs. A. Boyd, Occur d'Alene.
George O'Hara was born at Fort Fet
rman, Wyoming, and spent many
Of his childhood days Bt different
military posta throughout the west,
his father, VIM. o'Hara, being IN the,
service Of the United States. He has.
4 lived In Occur d'Alene for about 20
years, coming to the city when Fort
Sherman was established, OF which
post his father served until mustered
out During his long residence he
formed the acquaintance Of many who
became his friends and who found him
the sterling character Of manhood, and
he was favorite with all
The funeral will occur tomorrow
afternoon ut two o'clock at St. Thorn
as church, with Father Kelly ON.
ciating In the absence % Father Pur-
cell. Burial will be in the Catholic
cemetery.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-17
FOOD SUPPLIES.
ACTS ON GAS FRANCHISE

Yesterday afternoon the city fathers
held a special council meeting at
which the Price gas franc was
the principal topic under discussion
and at which an application was also
made for gas franchise ty local
parties,
Through S. A. Varnam the ordin
ance committee reported an ordinance
for the confederation of the board,
being that Of granting Frank Price
and his associates n gas franchise.
The board went into committee Of the
whole aud proceeded TO take up the
franchise by sections, and fonnd u
satisf Glory, after which II was re
fered back to the ordinance committed
TO be presented for passage at the next
meeting.
Bills amounting to s20G were pre-
sented and allowed and the treasurer
report Was read and accepted W. A,
Andres, clerk pro ten, stated to the
board that Mr.. Green, residing on
government way, had asked for per.
mission to clear that part Of govern
ment way which is still impossible
for what wood be could obtain fron
the trees and brush. The board in
slructed Mr.. Andrew TO enter int
contract with Mr.. Green.
John Carr was present and pre-
scented a petition TO the board askinI
for a franchise giving himself and hir
associates the right TO construct q ga
plant, lay pipes and msins In the cat!
streets or alleys and 70 sell the same
The franchise ss presented Is simila
10 that Of Mr.. Price and his associ
ates. The matter will be coDsidere'
later.
George Harding Of the Consumer
Company, was present and asked th'
board 20 reconsider the appointment
made a. water commissioners, Rivinl
his reasons that those appointed. A
A. Campbell and DR.. 5. H. MeEusD
were at the present time preiudces
and dissatisfied with the company
and that It would work hardship o.
the water company to have them q
the commission. Mr.. Nsruam 0
jscted 20 q change and the appoint
msnts will stand as made.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-17
Illustrated Inland Empire.

This evening at the Auditorium,
Rem Rice. secretary Of the 100, 600
club, will give a stereopticon illus
trated lecture covering the entire In
land Empir.. that is both comprehen-
siye. entertaining and instructive,
and which has met with unqualified
success and approval throughout the
entire section named.
This entertainment, which has been
given in Spokane and other cities oil
the Inland Empire, 50 successfully Is
under the auspices of the public
schools of the city and by recommen-
aatiop Of the Occur d'Alene CONNER
eial club. The views will represent
the many varied industries OF the
northwest and the sections wherein
these industries are found. There
are $50 views in all, seven OF Thicf
will show the industries of Occur
Acne and vicinity. Thse views WeF'
recently furnished Mr.. Rice by super
iutendent Barton and Will be use
throughout the Inland Empire,