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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-04
She Guards Emperor Williams Court
Against the Entry of Feminine
Undesirables.

--L
There is at Kaiser Wilhelm's Berlin
palace an Oberhofmeisterin, a lady
who has been described as a court
chamberlain in petticoats, who has to
make personal acquaintance with
every lady before she may attend q
court.
A ball at the Berlin court is an af-
fair of much ceremony, but, curious
to say, there are no cloak rooms in
the palace and all wraps have to be
left in their owners carriages.
The imperial couple do not dance,
but they watch with interest the
p~irouetting Of their subjects in the
waltz, and they delight in the grace
full minuet dancing, for which there
has been a furore in Berlin these two
seasons past.
The courts in Berlin are conducted
with even more state than in Eng
land. The ladies wear no trains, It -
true, to their court frocks, but II is
expressed Of them to spena lasishly on
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-04
XIV.
United.


How awful had been those two years
upon that island! They would have
been completely insupportable had it
not been for the forethought and kind
ness of Langford. The books were not
such as she would have chosen, but
they were books, at any rate, and she
knew them by heart. OF the cloth
that he had left, she had fashioned for
herself such simple garments as were
suitable to her situation, rejoicing that
she was no longer compelled to wear
the rough, coarse, chatting grass tunics
of the past,
The greatest blessing, however, of
all that had been left to her was the
writing paper, the note books and
pencils. They had given her occupa-
tion after all other things had failed
her, for she had written down the
story. of her life. Not imagining that
they would ever be seen by human
eyes, she had poured her whole soul
out on the pages. Every incident had
been gone over. Not Rousseau him
self had been franher in his Comics
sions," but here Was only sweetness
and light. She had restricted her
writing to a certain number of mo-
ments daily in order to prolong the
occupation as much as possible, and
she had carefully considered every
thing ere she put it down.
Twice daily she had gone to the
heaven-kissing hill high in the center
of the island where she had laborious-
ly builded another pyre for another
beacon. Morning and evening with
unvarying routine she had scanned the
horizon, this time with an excellent
glass that Langford had left her. Not
once had she sighted a ship. He never
came; no one ever came. Hope grad
ually died away in her heart.
One evening she climbed YEARLY to
the top Of the hill and listlessly swept
the horizon, the bare, vacant, III
broken horizon, which she had sur
veyed morning and evening all these
years. She expected nothing, but sud
denly there sprang into the object
| glass Of the telescope a dark blur
which she had never seen before. Her
hand trembled so that she almost
dropped the glass. She strove to pick
up that object again and could not dc
it in her nervous agitation. Finally
she lay down upon the hill and rested
her arms upon a little rise Of ground
and thus steadying the glass, managed
to find il once more. 1t could be moth
ing but the smoke Of a ship!
She mad means Of striking a light
which Langford had left her, which
methodically and mechanically she al
ways brought with her when sht
climbed up the crest of the hill to seel
for a sail. She lifted the matches ant
approached the beacon, She remem
Ebered how once before she had Lighted
that beacon; she remembered how hi
had pleaded with her not to do SO
how in doing It she had brought Chi
world upon her with such terrible con
sequences To hss. Should she DO !
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-04
Clever Joke of Kind King.

King Edwards great nature was II
Illustrated the other night by a London
correspondent at the Press club n
New York.
"The king" said the correspondent
"was visiting Rufford Abbey, and oni
morning, in company with his host
Lord Arthur Savile, he took a wall
over the preserves.
Suddenly Lord Arthur, a big burlI
man, rushed forward and seized |
shabby fellow with a dead pheasant
protruding from the breast of his coal
"'Sir,' said Lord Arthur to the king
this fellow is a bad egg. This is th|
second time I've caught him poachingI
But the kings handsome fad
beamed, and he laughed his gay an
tolerant laugh.
sob, let him co. he said, If b
really were a bad egg, you know. Y
wouldn't poach.'"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-04
CHAPTER XIV.
A Promise Broken.

. ..."La ~ IbottioC StSNSIH ".H
1t was that same late spring morn
ing when John Charnock sat on the
porch overlooking the pale waters of
Hampton Roads past Newport News
and Old Point Comfort and the blue
waters of the Chesapeake and the
bluer ocean beyond. The motor car
was stopped outside the great gate
at the end Of the long avenu of trees
which led to the river road. 1t could
have been driven in, but as he ap.
preached the house more nearly with
his mind still in a state of indecision,
in order further to collect his thoughts
and because he was tired from the
long ride and because he would not
trespass on Charnock more than was
absolutely necessary, Langford de-
cided to walk.
Now the sight of a motor a was
not unusual and Charnock glanced at
1T in~differently enough until it stopped
at the gate. He did not recognize
the tall, slender figure which came
slowly up the path by the side
of the drive under the great arch
of trees. Still as the man drew
nearer, he arose and with true
Virginia hospitality, a hospitality he
had easily learned since it was in his
blood, he descended the steps to the
terrace and would have descended far
Their to the roadway but that he sud
denly recognized the visitor. He
stopped dead still, surprised, amazed
Langford started, h~esitated, threw
back his head and came resolutely on
He mounted the first fight Of steps
and as he did SO, Charnock turned
drew back a little to make way fol
him and the two men faced each
other upon the terrace.
Great God!" cried the Virginian
at last, "you Of all men. What are
you doing here?"
His brow was dark, his hands
tclenched.
"Why not II" answered Langfort
coolly, a bitter smile on his lips.
"You say that to me after all tina
you have done?"
MAN. said the other, didn't / d.
everything under heaven that man
could do to undo it. She forgave me
can't your
"No!o answered Charnock, moving
toward him.
..stop!s cried Langford. rs you
own record so clear? Have yol
nothing with which to reproach your
self? / ruined her life; yes, / gran
it, but you drove her to suicide. VIII,
have / not the right to fault you eve
as you seem to claim the right to faul
me? We have both sinned agains
that woman, but at least in those fina
hours I did my best for her. Did you?
Charnock hesitated. No one ha
ever spoken to him like that. He ha
said these things to himself man
times, hut no one else had ever as
sumed Or presumed to do SO, and ha
anyone but this man yentured upo
such words, he would have met wit
short shrift indeed. But there was .
much Justice and so much truth
what Langford said that, %resentft
though he was, hating the man as b
did, he could not be blind to IT.
ssYou are right he admitted at lai
but with great reluctance. There
NhM AA MNHEft NE MAMt XN 80
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-04
Kaiser Has Lady Dragon

their clothes, to don magnificent jew
els and never by any chance to wear
black, and black, by the way, is also
disallowed in st. Petersburg.
AT q Berlin court they have an odd
way Of separating married women and
girls. Wives and daughters are mar
shalled off to separate rooms before
the fun Of the fair begins.-Gentle-
woman.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-04
Foresaw Fate Of Play.

Emperor Francis Of Austria and his
empress once attended the perform
ance Of a play which abounded in
political illusions. On leaving the the
alter he remarked, good-naturedly;
1--WE may congratulate ourselves on
having seen the piece at all, for am
sure that 1t will be speedily for
hidden" !.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-04
A SivnnIe M after,

Charley, dear" said Young Mr.
Torkins, the paper says that the Pr
hibitionists have trouble with bod
leggers."
Il believe So"
Men are so stupid! Why dor
they put a stop to it by compeili1
everybody to wear low shoes?"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-04

mentioned In it and that those who
cared for him might regard 1T as the
end of a great ~expiation. And SO min
instered unto by a strange clergyman,
he passes out of sight, having made
what amendment he could. He loved
much in the end, surely in the end
much would be forgiven him! Poor
Langford!
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-04

caused u WcdhncDA
and broken down
condition of the
system. / read SO
muchofwhatLydi
E. Pinkham's Veg.
etable Compound
had done for other
suffering women
felt sure it would
help me, andImust
say it did help me
wonderfully. My
pains all left me, !
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-04
literary Mote.

do you think that poets, shou
never marry?"
81 don't know about that. But TIL
should be very careful about compd
ing love letters unless they intend II
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-04
HJoy.3

Some people get married merely for
the purpose Of having a good time for
three or four weeks before the wed.
ding,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-08-04
WANTS HER
LETTER
PUBLISHED
For Benefit of Women who
Suffer from Female Ills

Minneapolis, Mimi was a greaa
sufferer from female troubles which
The Florida agriculturist., 1910-02-01

the vessels are placed on the highest
spots that we are sure that the results
will be perfect
In handling carbon bisu1phide care
should be exercised to keep it away from
fire, and no smoking should be allowed
in it's vicinity, because the vapor is very
explosive and will light with spark.
Carelessness in this respect might re-
suit in serious accidents
Faulty Cultural Methods.
The methods of corn culture and saw
ing the crop, as generally practiced by
the average farmer in Florida, tend to
make the corn susceptible to the ravages
of this insect
The practice of fodder-pulling in
vogue tends to stop the full develop
ment Of the grain on the cob, thus leav-
ing ample space for the weevil to get
possession and lay eggs in abundance
to perpetuate its kind AS the life-cycle
of this insect is only forty-fve days, it
may have eight Or more broods every
The Florida agriculturist., 1910-02-01
understand

year, and we can readily understand
why it is so destructive
The fodder-pulling practice also tends
to loosen the shucks on the ears from
exposure to the sun, wind, and rain, dur
ing the time the stalk is left standing
in the field So that to prevent weevil
destruction as far as possible, better
farming methods should be adopted
such as shallow and constant cultivation
during the growing period to promote
well-developed ears, and cutting and
shucking the crop, so as to insure thor
ough curing under the best possible con-
ditions
Florida Experiment Station
The Florida agriculturist., 1910-02-01
Keeping Corn from WeeVil
HOW TO PREVENT THE RAVAGES OF DESTRUCTIVE PEST
Bv c.. K.
By c.. K. McQUERRIE

It is generally recognized that the
loss to the farmers of Florida from the
weevil pest is, in many cases, from ten
to fifteen per cent of their whole crop.
And as the value Of the corn crop of the
State, according to the statistics of the
y. S. Department Of Agriculture, is
now upwards of six and half million
dollars, we can figure the annual weevil
loss at Six hundred and fifty thousand
dollar
Kind of Cribs Necessary.
We can overcome the Weevil ravageS
and clear our cribs of this insect by the
proper and systematic use of carbon BIZ
sulphide. To get good results we must
have tight cribs or granares. 1t is also
advisable to shuck the corn ears en-
tlrely when gathering the crop. The
corn crib, as it is generally found on
the Florida farm, is not a good place
for successful fumgation; since it is
too open, and allows the fumes to es-
cape into the atmosphere But any of
these cribs can be put in good condi-
tion for the purpose by lining and cell
ing with matched lumber and making
tightly fitting door, A crib that will
hold four hundred bushels of corn in
the ear will measure approximately 12
by IL by feet, and seven hundred and
sixty feet of lumber will line and cell it.
With country lumber, nails and labor,
the cost need not exceed eighteen dol
lars; as second-grade lumber can be
used for the purpose. The cost Of fix
ing up an ordinary crib will be returned
III one season III the amount of corn
saved
How to Fumgate.
Where small quantities of corn are to
be treated, it is advisable to use air-tght
barrels for the purpose Filling them
with corn, apply tablespoonful of the
bisulphide in a plate, and close them
tightly subjecting them to fumigation
for day or two Then refill the bar
rels till all the crop has undergone the
treatment An effective covering for
these barrels may be easily made. The
rim of the barrel should be treated with
heavy coating of thick grease, such as
paper is laid on the top, and then COW
cred with sacking to keep the paper in
place. In this way all air is excluded
and fumigation will be complete.
The quantity of carbon bisulphide
leedeu QepenQS somewhat on the KIND
of crib or granary in use, but there will
generally be required about six pounds
of the liquid for a fve-hundred -bushel
crib. This will cost about thirty-hve
cents a pound, retail But when a large
quantity is required, it can be bought
wholesale from some of the fertilizer
manufacturers in Jacksonville at a con-
sderably lower price.
For holding the liquid shallow vessels
should be used and soup plates are ex-
cellent for the purpose. These plates
should be set on the highest spots in
the crib or barrel, and at distances of
not more than five feet apart in the crib
One vessel to each barrel is enough.
The fumes being heavier than air will
penetrate downwards so it is only when
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-28
MARRYING PARSONS"

Rev. A. q. Burroughs who has glVer
Bristol, Va, considerable notoriety by
marrying clipping couples, received
jolt Saturday, when the Norfolk and
Western Railway issued an order thai
all ''marrying parsons" shall stand In
the place SGT apart for the hotel porters
and do their solic ting at the union
station, or otherwise keep away from the
dept.
o. L. B:ungardner, local agent of the
Norfolk aud Western, issued the order
aud made public the fact tbst he had re.
ceived petition from the citizens asking
the railroads to do something To check
the "disgraceful" trade.
Recently Parsou Burroughs has had a
most formidable rival, Rev. H. W.
Leslie, who has improved on the Bu,-
roughs methods of meeting sll trains by
mansging to meet every incoming train
some distance from the city and get the
couples cliuched before they get to Bris-
tol. The psrson is 80 old that he can
not we'll travel and solicit couples, 80
bis rival is getting ahead of him to some
extent.
It seems that the people of Bristol
have become dIsgusted at the "narrying
parson" business, and they have about
decided that the rest of the world is dis.
gusled with it and are seeking to have it
stopped.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-28
KILLED AT A DANCE.

AS a result of q dispute over the pay
of the fiddler at a dance given Saturday
night st the house of Cleveland Board
in Roanoke, Luther Nimmo, 20 years
old, is dead and Cleveland Board, q
Young man, with wife and child, and
Shelton Harrison are In Jail, the former
charged with murder and the latter as an
accessory,
There we're three or four persons
playing for the dance, and for the two
who had played last purse had been
made up. Noah j. Basham, who bad
played part OF the time thought be ought
to be paid, and about eleven O'Clock
Board proposed that the amount collected
for Nimmo and the other musician
should be divided among the three.
Nimmo objecsed to part with bis share
OF the money, and Shelton Harrison
went to Boards assistance In adjusting
the matter. Nimmo struck Harriaon
With his LETT hand and Board with bis
right, when the latter, it is declared,
plunged knife into Nimmo's body.
Nimmo left the house, declaring he had
been cut, and after lying down was fol.
lowed by young Harrison and beaten
over the head With club, according to
testimony offered at the inquest.
Board and Nosh BashRm were arrest
ed. The evidence before the coronet's 8
iDry implicated Harrison, who was q
witness, and he was locked up.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-28
DAMAGE BY FLOODS.

Unless a sudden drop in the tempera-
tu,e hslts the melting of the enow, and
the rainfall, which hss been steady since
S tarday evening, ceas es, northern
Ohio will soon be in the grip of disae'
trous foods. Already thousands of dol
lars damage has been done In Ere
mont, SanGusky, Akron, Huron,
BucyIua, and other cities, and the rivers
continus to rise. Hundreds of families
have fed their homes in Fremont and
Bu cyrus. In.Fremont merchants have
boarded up their business places, re.
moving their stocks to higher ground,
while manufacturers have moved value
able machiuory,
The Sandusky river is at the fifteen.
foot .tsge in Fremont, i've feet above
the danger line. The water Is threelfeel
deep In Stbts street, Fremont, and trac-
,ion service on the Lake Shore electric is
halted inSsndusky the rising ofMills creek
has halted Lake Shore electric service.
The Huron river is rising, and the town
OF Huron Is threatened. The wagon
and interurban bridge in Huron is in
momentsry danger OF being carried
away.
sandusky cellars are flooded, and
families area eeing their homes.
In Arkron the lowlands are flooded
by the rising of the Little Cuyshoga and
the Guy ahogs rivers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-28
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-28
OPENING AND CLOSING OP MAIL S

Northern msils, week days, close at 8 45a.
m.- and 10 40 g.. M, and 40, 8 ID
and 10 80 p. m. Open at 800 a. M,
IL co m, and 90 p. m. On Sundays Northern
mails close at 8 as q. In, l 40, and 10
p. N.
Southern mails via Southern Railway close
al 10 40 a. NJ, 4 80 and 10 Is D. m. Open
at 800 q. m. aud co p. m.
Southern nsils, via E, F, & P. r. R.,
close at 45 s1d I ! 30 a. NJ, and $50, 0O
end 10 81 T n, Olen at 8 ard 9 80 a. M,
and 10 Is n. m.
Manassas division mails close at Is 8. m.
and 8 so p. Ia. Open at IL m. and 10 is D. 10.
BlueroIt Ersnch, Southern Railway, mail
close at 7t5 q. n. and 800 p. m. Open
at 900 8. m. and z CO D. m.
Chesapeake and Ohio mails close at 40 D,
m. and 10 15 p. m. Open at 800 q. m. and
400 p. m.
and 10 20 a. M. and 40, 8 Is,
l29o m: and % p. m. and 80 p. m:
Office Hours-Open at 8 90 q. m. Close g;
s 90 p. IN.
Sunday Hours-opea at soos. m. Clos.
at 1000 q. N.
Carriers; Schedule Collection made on In.
side routes-6 Is and 10 90 a. m. and 90 and
8 80 p. m. Full route-615 q. m. and 5 80 D,
nj. Sunday e.lection 4 As p. m. Carriers
window open Sunday 900 q. m. and clots
10 90 q. m.
Deliveries made 800 8. m. u % p. m. and
90 o. m.
Au mal should be In the oiics ten ntnutss
before our indicated time for closing
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-28
GIRL TRIED DEATH.

With the entire complement OF ma.
rines drawn up for inspection Friday
night on the quartsrdeck OF the cruiser
California 80 that she Nigh! pick from
among the men the one who mad kept
her away from her home, Miss Emma
Schwsd, nineteen years old, ron from
the side of her mother, who had accom-
panied her, and lesped over the side Of
the cruiser into the bay at San Francis.
co rather than face the ordeal. The next
moment sailor in full uniform jumped
after her.
The ships life -7avipg crew lowered the
boat and picked up the girl and her res
cuer, just as the sailors strength WEI
failing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-28
GENERAL ROMERO KILLED.

GENERAL ROMERO KILLED.
A dispatch from Bluefelds says the
recen. silence of General Mens was
broken yesterday with report of another
victory for the arms of the PROFESSIONALS.
This time the engagement was fought at
Morrito, email town about midway on
the east shore OF Lake Nicaragua,
Meus completely surprised the govern
ment forces, who numbered 1SO strong,
under General Pedro Romero. The
fight lasted only Is minutes, Camera!
Romero and one soldier were killed and
several of Romero's men we're wounded.
Oniy;oue of Mens's men wssa wounded.
Sixty prisoners we're taken. Letter.
found in the government camp showed
that General Romero, who apparently
was on bis way to join General Vssquez,
had been warned to look out for Mena'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-28
IFXANDRIA VA MONDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY 2S, 1910

Miss Schwad Was rushed to the Har-
Dor Emergency Hospital, where, by
heroic treatment, her life was saved.
The sailor who saved her from death
went back to his ship and the records OF
the affair Friday night do not contain
bis nams.
The girls mother had msde complaint
to officers on the cruiser and bad con-
pslled the girl to accompany her to plck
ont the marine whom che alleged was
responsible for her daughter remaining
away from home.