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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08
HAD A RIGHT MERRY TIME.
Presents and Souvenirs Distributed on
casey's Birthday.

"Yis," began Mrs. o'Toole, I'VE see,
It was Casey's birthday Yesterday, an
Casey brought home two bottles Of
rale stuff-one inside an one outside
to sillybrate the occasion, an they
fist had the tonne of their lives last
avenin'. Iv'rybody happy an ~iv'rybody
handin' out presents an souvenirs OF
the evint to iv'rybody else!
Casey gave his wife an his mother
in-law a black eye apiece; his wife
give Casey a punch in the bread
basket; his mother-inlaw give him a
side swipe with a skillet; an Casey
give the old lady another black eye to
keep company with the first one; an
the police come an give Casey a ride
to the station house; an this mornin'
the Judge took a hand in the game, an
give Casey ten days!
ooh, twas a gran s~illybration they
had all round, wild remimbrances an
souvenirs handed out regardless, Of TX
pense or who they happened to hit!'
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08
The "Black Hand" at TOny'S
By GEORGE BUTLER and HERBERT MSLEY
DR.. Furnivall in the Solution of a Perplexing Case.

notice, but he was leaking grit, Just
the same, and managed to. tell me all
he knew, which wasn't much. He
said that he woke up in the night
and saw a person on the fire-escape
outside his window, and when he
asked who was there something struck
him in the head, and he fell out of
bed unconscious. Tony and the old
woman heard the sound of feet run
ming across the boys floor, heard the
door open and shut and the feet go
pattering down the stairs-just as
Ffnnegan says. And Murphy swears
nobody came down"
He paused again, regarding DIR. Fur
niyall earnestly, and again his listen
er smiled delightedly, but said moth
ing.
Now" Birsch continued, 'the sec
ond strange thing, or a bunch of
strange things, is that the boys win
dow was shut and fastened, the per.
son he saw was outside of it, the
bomb that person threw struck the
boy without breaking the glass, and
without the sash being raised, and
the mother and father heard some
body cross the room, open the door,
shut it, and skip downstairs. Ffnne.
gan saw this somebody, heard the
door open and shut, and saw and
heard the person going down the
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08

stairs, but Murphy at the foot of these
stairs sees nothing of any person of
the kind"
For the third time the detective
paused meaningly. DIR. Furnivall
laughed and stroked his beard
II see," he said. Murphy let the
bomb-man in and out. That's why
he didn't see hint"
The detective appeared gratified at
this evidence of perspicacity on DR..
FurnivalPs part. But only for a mo-
ment. Then he searched the bearded
face with his eyes. He did not like
the tone of that laugh.
There's no other way out Of it"
he began.
Il could give you six different ways
out of it." the doctor interrupted.
But the n in which 1t really hap
pened will do. I suppose you have
come to ask me to hypnotic Murphy
and extract the truth from him-is
that it?"
The detective flushed and gnawed
his lip.
Yes" he answered, shortly.
DR.. Furnivall rang for a maid, and
%scribbling a note, passed 1t to her.
Read that aloud-all but the adj
Dress he said.
elf you will come with the bearer
Of this note" the maid read, Ito my
Office, you may save yourself some
trouble, and the humiliation Of being
taken to the police station, instead
of here. DR.. Furnivall.'
The doctor looked at the detective,
whose face was blank, and then said
to the maid:
Explain that to Mike and let him
deliver. 1t. Tell him to hurry. Now
he continued briskly to the detective,
you shall see the culprit and hear
his confession. ! have no time to
waste over this affair, and while we
are waiting we will improve the mo
ments BY INDUCING In a word or two
OF psychology. In the first place, you
should know that the proper method
Of beginning the search for the perpe.
traitor Of q crime Is to learn all the
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08

the brains, or the spunk, either. to fix
up such a plant and get up at two
O'Clock in the morning and throw q
bomb into his own son's room. Boshi
The notion is ridiculous" The detec-
tive smiled in contempt.
well, you are improving" the doc
tor grinned. You do finally glance.
If ever so slightly, at character in this
instance. And you put Tony out Of
Il. Now we have left only the moth
err" The doctor proceeded imper-
turbably in the face of his listeners
look of incredulity and downright dis
gust. Had the mother any reason.
could she have any eason for doing
such a thing, and if so, has she the
qualities necessary to the. carrying
out of so bold a plan?'
81 don't see what you're getting at"
growled Birsch, land it don't seem to
me there's any sense in this kind of
business, guessing at all these things,
and wondering which n of 'em done
it. None of EN- done it. Somebody
else done 1t, and if you know who it
is, which l doubt, tell me, and I'll go
and nab him."
Now" the doctor continued, as If
the other had remained dumb, you
have practically eliminated the three
who were the only persons in a posi-
ton, physically speaking, to do this
thing, and that settles the matter,
with you, as far as they are con-
cerned. You would take your oath,
wouldn't you, that neither one of
these persons is, or reasonably could
be, the culprit?"
The detective eyed the doctor dog
gedly,
YES" he replied, shortly. keep
up your jollying if it does you any
good, but I'd go my oath Oh these peo-
Pile, just the same, and l guess you
would yourself. 1t amt in any sort
of reason that one of them done it.
1t was the man outside on the fire.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08

another soul was near. The first
question you should have put to your
self is, which one Of these three has
the character in which turks the pos
sibility of throwing that bomb. Let
us in fact begin the inquiry now.
You have seen them all, while never
wen heard of any of them before.
Now tell me If you think the boy
could be guilty?"
Him? Hardly" the detective grunt.
ed. HE wouldn't be likely to bust
his own face all up. Besides, the
money was for him, anyway. 1t would
be only stealing from himself, for he'd
have 1t in a day or two. And on
top of that, he didn't even know that
his father had the stuff, and was all
broke up because he couldn't go to
college and be a priest"
Very good" smiled the doctor.
Facts, facts, facts, and never a word
of character! | fear you are incor-
rigible. However, SO much for the
boy--he's obliterated. Now, how
about Tony? Did he really wish the
boy to have all that money? Could
he afford to let him take 1t? Did
you inquire into his business, in or
der to find II he happened to be des-
perately pressed for money Just now,
as most men are sometimes?"
Birsch appeared uncomfortable.
4 see that this phase also never
occurred to you," DR.. Furnivall said,
dryly. STILL" he went on, leaving
that out for the present, could Tony
commit such an ~atrocity for any rea-
sol whatever? It requires certain
qualities to carry out a project of
that nature, and has Tony these quail
ities?"
why, anyway" the detective ex-
claimed, 1t was Tony himself who
brought us the Black Hand letter and
told us about 1t, asking us to send
men to protect him. He wouldn't do
that, would he, II he had this thing
up his sleeve? Besides, he's scared
blue. I never saw anybody before
frightened clean In to his marrow, the
way he was last night. He hasn't
so .H
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08

facts that you possibly can, and then
understand that you almost certainly
have not learned them all, and par
ticuiarly the most necessary ones.
Then, making large allowances for
what you don't know, you should
round up the person concerned whose
character fits suggest into all the
circumstances and question him. The
usual method is to get a few facts and
then go at the job without the slight
est regard for the character Of the in
dividuals involved, n~eglecting to allow
for the facts that are unknown. In
this way always some innocent person
becomes the first suspect. In this
particular ase you say there is only
one way in which this peculiar assault
and still more peculiar escape could
have happened. That is one Of the
things you don't know, and for which
you have made no allowance in your
deductions. Suppose, for example,
that a criminal. after starting down
the stairs, and seeing or hearing Muir
ply there at the foot, hurried back
again and up the higher flight? Fin
negan had dropped to the street, and
he could easily have done SO, making
his escape by way of the roof"
Detective Birsch made an involun-
tary movement of chagrin.
you see," smiled DR.. Furnivall,
you had your idea, the first that
came to you, so firmly fixed in your
mind, jumped to the belief in Muir
phys guilt so quickly, not seeing any
other way, and were SO incapable of
entertaining any other idea that you
really could not recognize this other
way out though it so openly confront
ed you. Then you eve dreamed Of
considering the characters of the sew
eral persons concerned. There were
three people in that tenement, any one
of whom could, as far as physical pos
sibilities go, have done the act, and
it seems as if nobody else could. Not
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08

escape, and that skipped downstairs,
or up, and that Fnnegan and Murphy
and Tony and the old woman heard,
and that Finnegan saw as well as
heard"
"Then the ramifications of the prob
lem must be, to you, how did this
man reach the f1re-escape without
your knowledge, you being right I'M
der 1t; how did he enter the room
without raising the window or break
ing it; how did he escape so miracu-
lousy; and what did he enter the
room at all for? For he could have
thrown the bomb through the glass,
you know, and 1t would have been
both safer for him and more within
reason"
Birsch set his lips and for a moment
said nothing. Finally he burst forth:
Seems to me you amt helping any
thing great! In a minute you'll make
1t out that nobody could do 1t. and
that consequently it wasn't done!"
7 am only showing you, SO far. my
friend, what your method amounts
to-" said the doctor. by it / can
prove Oh disprove anything under the
sun, because it has to do with ap-
pearances, instead Of character. with
the superficials as distinguished from
the realities. I can even turn conn
pletely around and prove to you by
your method, that each one Of these
persons whom we have, by my meth
cd, proved innocent, is the only per
son who could have committed the
crime. What you lack i~s-psychol-
ogy." DR.. Furnivall did not wish to
say brains" nor learning nor sin-
t~elligence.' nor even training" so.
after some hesitation, he said 'psy-
chology." And he continued: Nov,
the moment | saw this letter and
heard the story, | knew indubitably
the guilty party"
"The--the nation you did," burst
forth the detective, involuntarily.
THE easiest thing In the world
smiled the doctor. Just consider
this letter--was 1t written BY an edu-
Gated or an uneducated persona"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08
A TRAIN DAD or TOBACCO.
fwenty-four Carloads Purchased fog
Lewis Single Binder Cigar
FACTORY.

What is probably the biggest lot Of
all fancy grade tobacco held by any
factory in the United States has just
been purchased by Frank P. Lewis, of
Peoria, for the manufacture of Lewis
Single Binder Cigars. The lot will
make twenty-four carloads, and is Sc
lected from what is considered by ex-
perts to be the finest crop raised in
many years. The purchase of tobacco
is sufficient to last the factory more
than two years. An extra price was
paid for the selection. Smokers of
Lewis Single Binder Cigars will appre"
ciate this tobacco.
Peoria Star, January 10. 1909.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications. as they cannot reach the dis
eased portion Of the ear. There Is only one way to
cure deafness. and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an infamed condition Of the
mucous lining Of the Eustachian Tube. When this
tube Is infamed you have a rumbling sound or i'm
perfect hearing, and when 1t is entirely closed, Deaf
ness is the result, and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its normal ondi-
ton, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine cases
out OF ten are caused by Catarrh, which Is nothing
but an lnflamed condition Of the mucous surfaces,
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case OF
Deafness Caused by catarrhl that cannot be cured
by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars. free.
f. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08
His Fatal s~aeezs.

The fishery guard Came. master Of
the patrol launch Chantenay, wnich
protects the fishing at the mouth OF
the Loire, was drowned Off Palm
boeuf. Rising from his bed he went
on deck afte- midnight In his night at
tire, and the cold brought on a sneez.
Ing fit which caused him to slip on the
ice-covered deck and into the water.
The engineer, wakened by the noise,
tried to rescue him. but In vain.-Petit
sParisien.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08
Inviting.

Recently two well-known Washing
ton society women making calls ar
rived at the house of a certain friend,
and, after ringing the bell, waited. No
answer. They rang again, and after
considerable delay the door was
opened by the new cook, who asked:
"Phwat do you want?"
Upon being told of the nature of the
call, the girl replied:
"Oi! Stick yer cards between me
teeth. Olive been making bread
Harper's Weekly.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08
An Eve for Business.

White-Why are you SO anxious to
lend that friend a dollar whenever he
asks it? He only spends the money in
drinks and cigars.
Black-Oh, he always pays it back!
White-But there must be some
other reason for your ready generosity.
Blackwell, there is. He always
spends half Of the money on me-
Judge.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08
The INSIGNIA.

What makes you think that man
would make a detective?"
Because it some natural to him to
wear a SLOUGH hat and a white neck
tie."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-08

The detective looked inquiringly at
the woman, who nodded.
"We heard-a da one," she said, in
the midst of her moaning. HE make-a
da foot on da floor, on da floor, an
make-a da door go bang. We hear
for sure"
Detective Birsch started suddenly
into the next room, the sleeping quar-
tiers of the parents, and the living
room of the family as well. On the
way he raised the praying little Ital-
ian by the collar, and, carrying him
along, deposited him on a chair.
Then carefully closing the connecting
door he gazed sternly at the fright
ened c%ountenance of the man who in
the neighborhood vas known as Tony
the Barber.
Look here" he said, with all the
weight he could put into his manner
didn't l say you mustn't let a liv-
ing soul know you had received a let
ter from the Black Hand? Yet here
you go and tell it"
mon, non, l no tal-a!" the Italian
interrupted. "You tal-a me nc tal-a
anybod'. tal-a nobod', for sure. Da
boy he ask for why l clos da wind
sosh da hot night, l no tal-a da boy,
l tal-a nobod'. non non!"
We'll, but it's a sure cinch they
were on the lookout for us, or the
thing wouldn't have been pulled of
so slick. They must have been onto
the game for fair, however they got
there. Why, here was Murphy at the
foot of the stairs, Nnnegan almost
right at your keyhole, and l myself
in the alley under your window; vel
this slick gazabo scoots in, bangs the
bomb and slides to cover without any
trouble. The thing is impossible. It's
impossible any way you look at 1t
Now"
The detectives puzzled gaze hap
pened at this moment to light upor
Murphy, who was poking around II
a closet with his night-stick, and {
CLEAN of surprised intelligence shot
into his face. He paused abruptly
in his speech and stood considering
Then he looked at his watch. 'TI
leave this to you, Murphy for the
present" he said, finally. "You know
what to do, and I'll see you later.
am due somewhere else now" An6
he went out.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-11-04
YOUNG MEN BRANDED
DURING INITIATION
Mothers Protest al Markings
ON Their FQTeheadS,

Atlantic City, Nov. g. - Forced Ia
carry for weeks a brand made on their
foreheads with nitrate Of silver during
their initiation into the ranks Of the
"KIyls,' a secret organization OF the
Morris Guards. OF this city half a
dozen plucky youths have been made
objects OF general interest throughout
the resort since the initiation cere-
monies a few nights ago. Fond moth
ers OF the youths have registered a
protest over the marking Of their on
spring. and the hrandlns may result
IN O social sensation. Officers OF the
guards, which includes the leading
young society men OF the resort. are
incensed over the branding. and the
subsequent rotoriety which has follow
I'd the appearance OF the young men
with the Initials Of their new degree
marked plainly on their foreheads and
threaten to Issue ordarSthat will tone
down tho vigorous methods Of induct-
ing noyiates into the order.
Girl friends OF the young men are
among the protcstants. AMI several en-
gagements for theater parties and
dances have been cancelled by young
women, who refuse to accompany the
marked young men. Claim is made by
the members OF the "Kiyis" that no
harm will come OF the branding. which
they claim will year of In a few
weeks.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-11-04
MOTHER AND CHILDREN
BURNED TO DEATH
Exploding Lamp Set House
on Fire!

Pittsburg, Nov. "a mother and
four Of her children were burned TO
death when their home at Mount
Hope. on The Frankstown road, five
miles from Williamsburg, was destroy
ed by FIRE. The fire is said to have
been caused by an exploding lamp
The dead are Mrs. William MARROW
Clyde NARROW, lisa NARROW, A. Mario"
and William NARROW, Jr., an infant
son.
The father is in Butler county on q
hunting trip. having gone several DAYS
ago, and he knows nothing OF the SAD
tragedy. Three of the MARROW children
escaped from the flames.
Mrs. MARROW made heroic dash
through the smoke and flames to the
stairway leading to the second story
In a desperate attempt to save her
sleeping children. She was not seen
after that
The house was a stone structure and
its walls were left standing when the
flames had burned out the Interior oil
the house.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-11-04
THE METHODIST REVIVAL

The revival at Methodist church con-
tinues with undated interest, Whilst
the congregation Monday night was not
as large as the great crowds that as
sembled at the Sunday meetings, yet an
increased interest was manifest.
Rev. Joseph Dennis made strong
appeal to the people to accept the offers
Of salvation. His subject, IAN old
time politicians conversion, was
based on the text found in Acts 1880,
"Sirs. what must | do to be saved. "
The speaker pictured the Philippian
iail scene and the jailor's conversion
most wildly and said the jailor's ques-
ton must be the question of every sim
ner and true and sincere belief the only
hope of salvation to every lost man.
Two presented themselves for prayers,
were happily converted and several
stood asking for an interest in the
prayers of Christians. Evangelist Den,
mis- closed his sermon with a beautiful
song of invitation, the congregation
Joining heartily in the chorus.
Everybody is invited to these services
which begin each evening at TAD;
Mems prayer meeting in the chapel
each evening at 7:30.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-11-04
EDUCATIONAL AND
FARMERS MEETING
Will Be Held at Spotsylvania c. IL.
Nov. 18th and 18th.

Mr.. E. II. Russell, School Examiner
for the First Circuit, is arranging for a
large educational and farmers meeting
to be held at Spotsylvania c. II. on the
18th and 18th of November. This is in
tended to be a gathering of all the
school forces Of the county, teachers,
trustees, as well as patrons and others
interested in the improvement OF the
schools.
In addition he has enlisted the CO
operation Of the State Board Of Agri-
culture, who will have representative
in Mr.. T. o. Sandy, to speak TO the
farmers on the general Improvement OF
farming methods. Mr.. Sandy is recog-
nized as one of the best practical farm
ers in Virginia, and his work is known
from one end of the State to the other:
The following program will be carried
out:
November 1lth-l1 A. NJ, address
by Supt. James Ashby. 11:30 A. M,
discussion of some school subject by a
representative from the State Female
Normal School at Farmville. 2 2. NJ.
general discussion of school work, led
by Mr.. E. H. Russell.
November l2th-10 A. M, address to
the citizens on agriculture subjects by
Mr.. T. O. Sandy, representative Of the
State Board of Agriculture. IL A. M,
address to the citizens on public school
matters by Examiner E. H. Russell.
Up. NJ, organization of Teachers As
sociation. PAS p. M, address to the
Teachers Association by Mr.. K. l..
Blanton, editor of the Virginia Journal
of Education.
This will be an important meeting fol-
Spotsyiyania county, and everybody in
terested in the improvement of the
school and farm should be sure to at
fan6
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-11-04
FOUR SLAIN; HOME BURNED
Youth praqs Fathers Body Through
Flames and Discovers Murder.

FLAMES anu OtSSONNio WIN WIZ
Bluehelds. w. Va. Nov. 3. 49, The
charred bodies of three members OF
the family OF George Hood. an aged
white man. were found in the ruins OF
the Hood home at Harper and the
body of George Hood was removed
while the flames were at their height.
The house was destroyed for the
purpose. the police believe. OF cover.
Ing up quadruple murder. Robbery
Is thought to have been the motive
for the crime.
The bodies taken from the ruins
were those Of Washington Hood, aged
thlrty-hve years: his sister. twenty
seven years old, and their niece, aged
twelve years. The body OF George
Hood, seventy years old. had the head
almost severed, as was seen when II
was dragged from the house.
There is rot the slightest clue as to
the perpetrator Of the crime. The po'
lice Immediately went to the scene Of
the crime with bloodhounds. but IT is
said the dogs failed to find a trail.
The robbery theory was suggested
by the fact that Washington Hood had
shown more than 800 in a restaurant
Another son OF Hood was attending
services In a church near the home
and saw the flames. He rushed madly
from the church. fought his way into
the home. which was already a roar
ing furnace, and forced his way up the
steps until he stumbled over the body
of his father. He managed to drag the
body down the stairs and out into the
yard, but when he attempted to re-
enter the house he found every en-
trance closed by the flames,
When the fire subsidized the bodies
found gave evidence OF having been
hacked with axes. but the trunks were
so badly burned that this could hardly
be proved.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-11-04
RESULT IN NEW JERSEY
VIII Have Same Vote In Next Lesls
Iature az In Last.

viii Have Same Vote In Next LegIs-
lature az In Last
New York, Nov. 3.-Elections for
state senator we're held In eight coun-
ties of New Jersey. The senators elect
cd will vote in the election by the
legislature OF 1911 on a successor to
John Kean in the United States sen
ate. The Republicans will again con
troll the legislature by about the same
vote as last year There will be forty
Ave Republicans and fifteen Demo
Gratis In the assembly and thirteen Re
publicans and eight Democrats In the
senate.
The senators who were edected al
Tuesdays election we're as follows:
Burlington-Grifith w. Lewis, r.
Cape May-Robert e Hand. X.
Huntertsn-william @. Gebhardt, d
Middlesex-George S. silzer ID.
Morris-Edward K Mills. R.
Thomas A. Mathis, r.
Passalc-John ID. Prince, Il.
sussex-Jacob c. Price, d.