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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-06-10

I each scallop. Usually these are of
raised embroidery, beginning with a
mere dot and growing to quite a large
disc lower down IN the overskirt.
Upon the skirt is repeated another
harmonizing embroidery or braid de-
sign that extends around the bottom
on and above the hem and struggles
up charmingly into an irregular point
upon the front of the skirt.
The bottom of the skirt lies on the
floor in full, floppy folds all around
and has a slight trail in the back.
Between the embroidered bolero
sleeves and cuff is a plain sleeve, fit
ted and buttoned down the outer side.
This may be of the dress material or
of the sheer fabric used for the collar
and front Of the gown.
When built of thin white or flow
cred summer cotton fabrics the m
belished portions of the gown may be
cut out of all,over embroidery or lace
and supplied by edgings and lounc-
ings to match.
Striped linen is used in making up
the gown shown in the illustration on
the right. A combination of plain and
striped linen would also be most ef-
fective in this model, while silk, in the
same plan, would also serve charm.
ingly.
The coat is built to fasten at one
side under a panel front, in each Of
which is inserted along the middle a
piece of trimming material. A semi.
fitted effect is given the garment by
means Of narrow plaits or pin tucks
that extend from below the bust
down and emphasize a short-waisted
I appearance. A babyish round collar
is edged with trimming, which may
be either a striped material or tuck
ing, similar to that used upon the
coat panel. Large buttons decorate
each shoulder and also the sleeve cuff
and straps around the upper arm.
Perhaps the most striking feature IN
the gown is its prtty sleeve. This
is m~ousquetaire, Of t~hree.auarter
length, and shows, below it, a fitted
cuff of lace or such embroidered ma
terial as may be selected to trim the
dress with. A plated skirt, made
walking length, completes an effec-
tive costume, which might be made
up ~attractively in any cotton, linen,
silk or thin wool goods suitable for
a dress to be worn in the forenoon.
With this costume is shown a basin
shaped hat with flowers around the
crown and big loops of soft ribbon
hanging yer the back.
Linen is an admirable material in
which to build the model shown. 1t is
a style equally adapted to light wool
! and silk fabrics.-Boston Herald.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-06-10

stairs?" suggested Gabrielle, always
the most valiant. ut seems all right"
We were afraid, and said so en-
phatically.
"Of course" said Elizabeth, after an
other period of silence, 1--WE might
have been mistaken about the noise.
But, then, there's Mary Anne-what
of herr"
Gabrielle sat fiat upon the floor,
mingled relief and dismay in her face.
That's just lit" she exclaimed.
1T was Mary Anne"
What do you mean?"
THE noise-it was Mary Anne.
Don't you see? She has been deceiv-
ing us about her son; he is still hang
ing about somewhere, and she goes
out at night and meets him, so it is
nc wonder she was not in her room"
why, of course ac-
cepted the theory without question,
while I maintained an uneasy silence.
I'm so relieved-but I'm sorry, too. I
hate to think she has deceived us
again."
Gabrielle snuffed the wick Of her
candle and rose to the occasion, for,
as she said afterward, she felt herself
more than equal to Mary Anne, al
though she might perhaps funk a
masked burglar.
Now, I'll tell you our best plan"
she said, decidedly, We'll go down
stairs and see If she has left a door
or window open Gas, of course, she
must), and then we will lock it and
wait until we hear her coming, and
then"
WELL" I inquired, as she paused ir-
resolutely, what them"
why, then we'll confront her."
Gabrielle spoke firmly, and we felt
as though the act Of confronting must
be in the nature of the ancient ordeal
of red-hot ploughshares.
Let us go right down." she contin-
ued, before she has a chance to onl
in, Both Of you get candles and
come on"
Il don't quite like it," demurred
Elizabeth. Suppose she brings that
man with her? He might not object to
three other murders if he thought 1t
necessary"
got my candle in puzzled silence.
Gabrielle's explanation was very prob.
able, and ! fervently hoped It might
prove to be true, but | had a mental
vision Of the figures at the door or the
boathouse, and my heart sank with
In me.
(TO BE CONTINUED
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-06-10

Dinner was drawing to a leisurely
close. A little breeze, welcome after
the heat of the day, came in through
the lace curtains and swayed the flow
ers ON the table, around which sat
Arkwright and his wife and their
guest, Oliver Carlton.
There were not many evenings now
adays when Oliver was not in what
had grown to be called MI. Cartons
place." I'm town he was always
dropping in on some pretext or other
late in the afternoon, and they had
fallen into the habit of expecting him
to remain to dinner.
Here at their summer home other
guests came and went, but Carlton
stayed on, occasionally going up to
town for a few days, but always re-
turning sooner than he had intended.
That he liked to be there was scarce
ly to be wondered at. The Arkwrights
were a charming couple; young and
rich, besides having a delightful way
Of making their guests welcome.
AS for Carlton, that young man
talked business with Arkwright, dis
cussed books with his wife, and was
in many ways a pleasant person to
have about.
Mrs. Arkwright rose with the gentle
grace natural to her and moved to-
wards the door, her husband and Carl
ton following. These two never lin
gered at the table after she left 1t.
In the hall Arkwright left the others
turning his steps in the direction OF
the library. His wife's' eyes followed
him.
Wont you come out to the garden
with us?" she asked; "it is cooler
there"
Eyes, do come" urged Carlton; tits
much too warm to stay in the house.
Arkwright shook his head; he had
letters to write, he gave as excuse
Carlton and Mrs. Arkwright passed
out to the cool darkness of the gar
den, while the master of the house
went into the libary, not to write
but to sit and think, with eyes staring
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-06-10

at the light and n hand idly drum
ming on the desk before him, of the
pair who were in the garden-discuss.
ing books, he told himself with an odd,
bitter smile.
There had been a time when Ark
wright was wont to joke among their
friends about the c%ongeniality of his
wife's and Cartons tastes, and to pro-
test that he was growing jealous, but
that was long ago, before his eyes
were opened to the truth.
He wondered how long the-it had
gone on before he had found it out,
how long he had been that most pitt.
able of human beings, the man who is
being fooled.
There vas no bitterness in his heart
towards her, only deep pity and a
keen regret that he had persuaded her
to marry a man she did not love.
She had told him this quite frankly
before their marriage, but it had not
made him afraid. In time, he was con-
fident, he would be able to win her
heart; such love as his must beget an
answering love, he reasoned in his
folly.
In spite of his pain, Arkwright found
something ludicrous in the knowledge
that Carlton had succeeded where he
had failed, he who in the outside
world was called a successful man,
while Carlton-well, there was nothing
against Carlton, but then there was
nothing to him either, Arkwright
thought.
AS yet neither of the pair suspected
that he knew. He had gone on as
usual letting them, if they took the
trouble to think about the matter. be.
lieve him still the fool.
He had a vague feeling that this
pretense Of being blind was not the
straightforward course land Ark.
wright above all things had always
prided himself on being straightfor-
ward), and yet, after all, what could
he do? What was there to do?
Perhaps some time in the near fu.
ture death would solve the difficulty.
ATkwright hoped so and, since he
seemed to be a fifth wheel, that he
would be the one to go, which was un.
selfish of him, when one considers
that he was well and strong and did
not want to die.
He did not blame Edith-such re-
sentiment as he felt was all for Carl
ton-but 1t hurt him to have to think
Of her as a %hypocrite. why need she
have urged me to go to the garden to.
night? Why need she always go
through the pretense of asking me to
accompany them everywhere" he NUT
tered angrily, as, unable to remain
still any longer, he rose and left the
room.
Outside on the porch he was pacing
impatiently up and down when he
caught sight, Just inside Of the long,
open windows, of his wife's slender
figure. An impulse which he wished
to resist but could not made him
pause in his walk and step through
| the window.
The room was In darkness except
for the faint, clear starlight, but
Edith was seated so that this fell full
upon her face. Carlton was not there.
Arkwright dropped into q seat in
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-06-10

up and put on your wrapper; we
might as well be prepared"
| have since asked Gabrielle II she
thought 1t unconventional to receive
burglars In a robe de mutt; at that time.
however, l did not question the motive
Of her command, but reached obedient-
ly for my slippers, and was enveloped
in my pink kimono when Elizabeth ap-
peared In her blue one.
Elizabeth was very pale and looked
as though she had encountered a regi-
ment of ghosts, as she collapsed in a
crumpled heap on the foot Of my bed.
she wasn't there" she said, in a
frightened whisper; "her bed had not
been touched, and-oh, I'm afraid"
We all were, for that matter, and
huddled close together, listening In
tently. Mary Anne, a tower of
strength in any emergency, had failed
us in our hour of need, and we felt
weakly incompetent as we'll as
alarmed.
We listened with strained attention
and every sense alert, dreading the
unknown, yet still more fearful of the
silence which enveloped the house like
a pail. We heard nothing, however,
except the sound of the waves, usually
soothing in its regularity, but tonight
accompanied with an o~verpowering
sense of loneliness and a realization
of our helplessness and complete iso-
lation.
But as the slow moments passed
and nothing happened we grew gradu-
ally calmer, and even ventured to
creep noiselessly into the hall and
lean over the banisters, ready for in
slant flight back to my room at the
first suspicion of a movement below
there to barricade the door and in
sure personal safety if possible. Again
we listened, and again nothing hap.
pened.
would you be afraid to go down
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-06-10
XVI.

"EIse, wake up"
Gabrielle, looking unnaturally tall
in her yellow kimono with longlegged
storks and large chrysanthemums
struggling unfortunately across it,
stood beside my bed-the lighted can,
die In her hand held at an angle
which caused the grease to drip upon
my face and materially assist in rous1
ing me.
whats the matter" / demanded
sitting Indignantly upright. I'D only
just gone to sleep"
"Hush-don't make a noise. There
Is some m In the house."
WHAT"
I was wide enough awake now, and
the events Of the preceding evening
flashed across my mind with unwel,
come distinctness.
SAT least, we think SO. / heard q
noise and walked Elizabeth, and we
both listened. 1t was in the dining
room, and oh, Elise
Lady Edith's pearls!s I finished IN
an awed whisper, adding as an after
thought: where Is Elizabeth?
Gone TO wake Mary Anne. Do gei
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-06-10
south,s sawdust Is Utilized.

They are making roads of sawdust
mixed with earth on a new plan in
Leon county. Two ridges of earth are
thrown up with a road machine at the
required width from each other and
the space between is filled with a six
inch bed of sawdust. This is followed
with a smaller machine which plows
up and mixes the earth with the saw
dust. This makes a roadbed on which
the tires of the heaviest loaded We
hicles make no impression. The CON
tractor, G. H. Averitt, has kept an &C.
curate account of expenses in connec.
ton with this section OF sawdust and
earth road and says the cost aggre.
gates 1927 a mile, showing it to be
about the cheapest road material in
use. 1t may be suggested that saw
dust is not a durable material, but
the True Democrat meets this objec-
ton with the statement that one or
two such roads were constructed in a
south Georgia county 20 years ago and
are still in good condition, showing
Its durability. AS Is wen known.
Leon county soil ss clayey.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-06-10
Chamois Gloves.

Chamois gloves are again gaining
popularity. They look we'll in warm
weather and are not half as extrava-
giant as kid ones. They come in white
and several shades of yellow.
The wise girl keeps two pairs OF
these going at once, and each day
washes n pair that they may be
dry to the following day. To
wash them cold water must be used
and a white soap,
Put the gloves on and give them a
thorough washing as you would your
hands. Do not put them near the
heat while drying.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-06-10

tea and bring it here. l will come out
and get and take 1t to Miss Elise; she
is i'll, and cannot have you numbering
about her ROOM"
After all, it was Mary Anne who
brought me the tea, pushing the bed
room door open and marching to my
side with the manner of one deter
mined to do or die. | drank it, and
she went away again, without a glance
at Lady Edith, who sat beside me, say
ing nothing indeed, but occasionally
touching my forehead with fingers
which were cold rather than cool and
now and then trembled slightly. /
knew that in spite of her admirable
~self-control the evening had been an
exhausting one for her as we'll as
for me.
After a while we heard Gabrielle
and Elizabeth com home, and she met
them in the hall, telling them I had
fallen asleep at last, but had been
quite PROSTATE with a sudden head
ache, and would no doubt be all right
In the morning.
I heard them say goodnight and
come upstairs very softly in order not
to disturb me. Then the lights went
out, the house grew quiet, and l lay
there alone with my secret-my two
secrets, indeed, for I knew why Cor
don Bennett looked at me SO strange
u, and knew also that he was I'M
worthy a woman's love.
So I clinched my hands and fought
my fight, and after a while the tumult
in my brain ceased, for sleep is mer-
ciful and brings with it oblivion to ex-
hausted nature.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-06-10
To Keep Shoes White.

White shoes, which always are in
favor In summer, will yellow with re.
peated cleanings, This trying period
will be postponed indefinitely If the
shoes are occasionally scrubbed off
with a good soap and water before ap.
plying the cleansing paste.
II pays to buy shoe trees to slip into
the shoes during the cleaning process,
II a drop or two Of bluing is added
to the cleansing mixture, the shoes
wW be much whittier.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-06-10

Johnnie (visiting)-Can I have an.
other biscuit?
J.ohnnie's Ma-Why, Johnnie, what
On appetite you have.
Johnnic--H'm. You're two ahead uf
me, ma.-Royal Maga7,rA
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-06-10

He who teaches his son no trade is
as II he teaches him to steal-The
ralmud.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-06-10

Dainty gloves for summer evening
wear are OF delicatt'y tinted silk, EN-.
oroidered In jewels.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-06-10
Still handlcanned-

(TO BE CONTINVED.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-30
THURSDAY. DEoEmBER 50. 1900.

"It was indiscreet," complains The Brooklyn Eagle. flor anyone to plan . football game between a Japanese and Chinese team in San Francisco. It was folly for the police to permit such game to go on. The outcome with nearly every player on each side fin the hospital with a broken head or limb. was an outcome to be antici- psted by the meanest intelligence. In spite of the talk in many quarters about yellow mans alliance in the East. the war between China ana Ja- pan has not been forgotten by either race. The Japs in San Francisco. as elsewhere, know no bitterer insult than to be taken for Chinamen. The Chinese return contempt for contempt A worse selection of football contest ants could hardly have been made" The Eagle then goes on to remark that football Ifs white mans game" evidently meaning that white men al- ways exercise and practice modera- ton when engaged in the so-called sport but if many of the reports that we read are not exaggerated some of the games lack very much of being moderate. Possibly the San Francis co oelestials had witnessed some of these games and were inspired by riv- airy to outdo them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-30
Lstters so 7hs rdieor
nosToo,lnnr,s NEEDS.

Better Agrieeltufsi Work ana Aors
 fossertss ef fnspstries.
 Editor The Adverttser:
 We are standlng At the threshold q hopes of our citizsas has been cen tered for many munfhs.
 As we approach 1t we are conscious Of q ,. issaing sf aissppolntmsnt. for " ws
 Instsad of population of 1000 in 1910 we have not progressed the past year and . numDer of vacant houses citizens have gone from US.
 While this Is disappointing 1t should not be discourSgiux. for these periods of depression come and go and the past history of Montgomery points to the fact that the Asrest of progress is temporary. and like the obstruction to a stream. 1t rushess forward with greater momentum when the obstruc-
 It will not be hard to reason out the cause of failure, Tn the main 1t ts due to the general depression which has swept the country, and in a measure the State the past year or two.
 But for these ouf peg would not have been set too high and had our progress continued as rapidly the last e sw9 sopss sa %on h ass sssn the 1a
 There are two ways Of treating fatl- ure. One Is to succumb to 1t, and the other to incite to greater effort. and invariabiy choose the latter.
 Montgomery has already received the benefit of extensive advertising, and # Is only necessary to follow. 1t results beyond the dream of our most optimistic citizens.
 After giving the matter careful thought I am convinced that our eff two lines: frst. the development of our agricultural interests. and second, the establishment of industries.
 believe this view Is Aeld by our well directed effort is made along practical lines feel sure 1t will meet with hearty corporation.
 Let the call be sounded and let its zens, the rich and the poor. the real estate owner and the real estate agent, the merchant and the profess sfonai man. the manufaeturer. capitai- ist and the mechanic, for in city build Ing no true citizen can say. have nse excused.
 In a short while the Panama Canal will be completed and the Gulf be- merce and in these Gulf Statcs will spring up large and influential cities and Montgomery. by virtue of her sit- nation and natural resources. Is des- tined to be classed among those cities at the head of the list.
 The time has come to forget the panic and to reach out for what the future holds for us and to this end our together and putting tho wheels of progress in motion.
 As a starter I suggest that the Commercial Club and Chamber of Com merce take up the question of the ..fsuarantee Company" which was un- der consideration several years ago. and organize 1t and then proceed 70 raise fund to employ a well equip ped man to go into the field to secure industries.
 If this is done, it is my earnest be- lief that number of industries win be secured before the end of the year.
 w B. Davidson
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-30

Pride soeth before fall. and he that boasteth in advance often gets the starch taken out of him. "But a few days ago." says The Richmond Leader, i've were boasting that vir- ginia was one of the two Southern States that had come through the year without lynchfng. We were particularly complacent that In Buch- anan county. where provocation was great and which Is in a remote sec tion. public sentiment had supported the law and its orderly operation. Now comes the miserable news that in this very county a Iynching has oc- cured with the circumstances with which we are unhappily familiar. The officers of the law allowed themselves to be overpowered and a prisoner was taken from their custody and lynch ed.@
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-30

Since the placing of a statue of Cyrus H. Mccormick in the Illinois Farmers Hall of Fame at the Uni versity at Urbana, because of his great benefit to the farming world. it has been stated that another McCor- mick was the real inventor of the world famous reaper and that the ex- plotting of 1t alone was the work of Cyrus H. Mccormick. That may be the case. but it will go down through the ages that the latter wrought out the wonderful invention. Many men have invented labor saving and other great benefactions. without reaping the reward in the public mind and heart to which they were entitled.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-30
Ye College "Joiner.o

Ilpplncott B..
 Modern university life certainly is growing complex. In the old simple days the college boasted of it's two lit- erary societies; a fellow was either an Athenian or Philomathean. But what may fellow be today?
 He may be member, first, of a literary society, regular.
 He may be member of some Greek letter fraternity upon the bro- therhood and social order.
 He also may be a member of a soph- omore Greek society like Theta Nu Epsilon.
 He may be a member of a military cadet fraternity like the Scabbard and Blade.
 He may also be member of a Greek letter athletic fraternity.
 He may be a member of the Senior Society. one or another.
 He may be member of Phi Beta Kappa or Sigma xt--scholarship fra ternities.
 He may be a member of the foren- sic fraternity. Greek. ~
 He may be a member of Q law fra ternity. or dental fraternity, or such. according to his professional course.
 All of these pins he may wear, and more not mentioned. He also may be a member of an eating club, of the Dramatic Club, of the Glee Club. of inc Scientific Club, of shooting and frnmpinr clubs, of the Writers Club, of Cercle Francais or of the Deuts- chesbund or other language clique, of Philosophical Society, and his ath-. letias last from early fall until into July. very popular, spread themselves this thin and afiiliate with q best girl. be- sides!