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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-03-10
SYNOPSIS.

Warden Handler of Sing Sing prison
and Detective George Doyle endeavor to
prevail on Bill Avery. a released prisoner
TO search out information against Ior-
mer pal" young convict known as
Jimmy Valentine. Avery refuses. ana
Doyle and Handler threaten to attack
him. Valentine had trick or opening
safes solely by the sense Of touch.
Avery goes. Lieutenant Governor Fay,
his beautiful niece, Rose Lane, and two
women workers in a rescue mission Visit
the prison.
Warden Handler hears Rose Lane tell
how she was rescued from thief on
train, and he is amazed at coinrldence.
Convict Jimmy Valentine, No l.S9. ls
brought into the wardcns office to open
4 safe as an object lesson to the visitors,
and Rose recognizes him as ;he man VINO
saved her from the thief Cotton.
Valentine says he can't open the safe.
enraging Handler. The lieutenant COVER
nor and Rose talk with Valentine. Rose
pleads with Fay to aid the young prison.
or, who is handsome even in Sing Sing
garb.
Fav promises for Roses sake to ask the
governor TO pardon Valentine. A stormy
Interview occurs between Handler and
VaIenttne- +, ,,o., xou
1870
albany 10 thank the governor, Lieutenant
Governor Fay and Rose.
Valentine refuses positions offered by
the rescue mission workers. To his amaze
1nant. he meets Bill Avery and former
Gov orller. Red Flanagan.
Red and Avery try to dissuade Jimmy
from going square" Detective Doyle APP
pears. and Red and Avery hide. Doyle
wants Valentine to tell him where Avery
is. for he wants to rearrest him. Valen-
tine refuses ~,
Doyle departs. threatening to send VAL
entine back to Sing Sing prison. Avery
now tries to kill Valentine.
Valentine finally agrees to go 1t crook
ed again. but note from Rose brings
him back to his former determination 10
be honest in spite of. the coppers."
rose p"isuaues her father 10 give val
entine a position in his bank in Spring
field, H. Fle and Red go to work in the
bank
For several years Valentine works ex-
cellently and rises to he assistant cashier.
He and Rose love each other. but Falen-
tine knows Doyle is on his track and
darcs not tell her of his affection for her
4 mysterious Mr.. Cronin turns out to be
old Sill Avery. now reformed and man
uI business
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-03-10

me \ Il "e,' ltd iil!ii. un"ore!AlblF
rags, n"s&"<-Hd hin nj his insane lapse
into tie sn!f th1t he hHd east from
him lie SWING his fist ~ the neatly
stacked piles Of gold pieces.
curse you. curse YOU" he cried In
frenzy. The tray and its contents
crashed to the floor and the money
scattered in all directions.
Valentine and Rcd. hearing the noise.
came rushing in from the vault room.
They saw the floor Uttered with bank
notes and coins. And cronching for
lorny in a chair was the figure of old
Bill Avery. His hands were pressed
over his eyes. and he sobbed in the
agony that gripped the soul which had
been restored to him.
The Glenwood post., 1911-08-26
A Bullet chussed Into the Ground a. His Feet

discover any evidence of life. Little
by little he comprehended the situa-
ton. and decided upon his own ac-
ton. The fugitives were aware of his
presence. and would prevent his
crossing the stream, yet they were
not at all liable to return to this side
and thus reveal their identity. To
attempt any further advance would be
madness. but he felt perfectly secure
from molestation so long as he re-
mained quietly on the north shore.
Those shots were merely a warning
to keep back; the very fact that the
men firing kept concealed was proof
positive that they simply wished to be
left alone. They were not afraid of
what he knew now. only desirous OF
not being seen. Confident as to this.
he retreated openly. without making
the slightest effort to conceal his
movements. until he had regained the
scene of murder In evidence OF the
truth of his theory no further shots
were fired, and although he watched
that opposite sand bank carefully, not
the slightest movement revealed the
presence Of others. That every mo-
tion he made was being observed by
keen eyes he had no doubt, but this
knowledge did not disconcert him,
now that he felt convinced fear of re-
vealment would keep his watchers at
a safe distance. Whoever they might
be they were evidently more anxious
to escape discovery than he was fear
full Of attack, and possessed no desire
to take his life, unless 1t became
necessary to prevent recognition.
They still had every reason to believe
their attack on the wagons would be
credited to hostile Indians. and would
consider 1t far safer to remain con-
csaled. and thus ',arbor this supposi-
ton. They could not suspect that
The Glenwood post., 1911-08-26
AeropIane 10 Simple,

The working parts of the modern
flying machine are infinitely fewer in
number than those of the automobile,
the motor boat. the railroad locomo-
tive or the steamship. Far more com
plex Is the operation OF a high-powered
motor car than that of high-powered
aeroplane. Far more delicately ad-
justed are the thousands of parts Of
the steam or electric locomotive than
the mechanism of the flying machine
1t is this very simplicity OF construc-
ton and operation that has enabled
the aeroplane to outdo in continuous
motion every other known form of
conveyance, except steamers. motor
boats and sailing ships. and these
last named are able to maintain their
motion only because of their huge
driving mechanism, out of all proper.
ton to the bulk that is propelled.
The Glenwood post., 1911-08-26
LIVE IN COMPLETE ISOLATION
Outside World Practically Unknown to
the Dwellers in the Land
of Moab.

Most travellers who visit the Holy
Land content themselves with a visit
to that restricted part west Of Jordan.
The mountainous regions of Moab, as
seen by them from Jerusalem, are lost
in the purple haze that constantly
hangs over them, and the great
stretches beyond are covered in mys-
terry. This is true partly because of
the fewer historical incidents connect
ed with the eastern regions, but main
ly on account Of the great abyss of
the Jordan valley that has always act
ed as barrier. Few who descend into
the valley, 1,300 feet below sea level.
undertake to climb the hills beyond,
which rise to a height of 5000 feet
The most striking thing about Moab
has always been its isolation. How
ever much connected by race and VI
cinity with their western kinsmen, the
dwellers in Eastern Palestine have al
ways been distinct and their lands
nave never been occupied by the ma
uons on the west except through acts
of aggression and conquest
Even today this isolation Is still felt.
In giving an idea of their knowledge of
present day geography. one of them re-
marked: There are only four seas in
the world. two of which are the Dead
sea and the Sea of Galilee" Both of
these are In sight of their own hills
Christian Herald
The Glenwood post., 1911-08-26
tcopyr,sh. A. c. Moclurs = Co.. issaI
Keith had already stumbled upon the
truth. and was determined to verify
'AfALE or THE pLAhS

Keith had already stumbled upon the
truth. and was determined to verify
it.
Secure in this conception of tho sit
uation. yet still keeping a wary eye
about to guard against any treachery.
the plainsman. discovering a spade in
the nearest wagon, hastily dug a hole
in the sand. wrapped the dead bodies
in blankets. and deposited them there
in. piling above the mound the char
red remains of boxes as some slight
protection against prowling wolves
He searched the clothing Of the men.
but found little to reward the effort,
few letters which were slipped into
his pockets to be read later, some or
dinary trinkets hardly worth preserv
Ing except that they might assist in
Identifying the victims. and, about the
neck Of the elder man, rather Pc
culiar locket. containing portrait
painted on ivory. Keith was a long
time opening this. the spring being
very ingeniously concealed. but upon
finally succeeding he looked upon the
features OF a woman of middle age,
a strong mature face of marked re-
f1nement. exceedingly attractive still,
with smiling dark eyes. and perfect
wealth of reddish brown hair He
held the locket open in his hand for
several minutes wondering who she
could be. and what possible connec-
ton she could have held with the
dead. Something about that face
The Glenwood post., 1911-08-26

smiling up into his own held peculiar
fascination for him, gripping him with
strange feeling of familiarity. touch
ing some dim memory which failed
to respond. Surely he had never seen
the original, for she was not one to
be easily forgotten, and yet eyes,
hair, expression, combined to remind
him of some one whom he had seen
but could not bring definitely to mind
There were no names on the loctet,
no marks Of Identification of any kind.
yet realizing the sacredness of 1t,
Keith slipped tie fragile gold chain
about his neck, and securely hid the
trinket beneath his shirt.
1t was noon by this time, the sun
high overhead. and his horse, with
dangling rein. still nibbling daintily
at the short grass. There was no rea-
son for his lingering longer. He swept
his gaze the length and breadth of the
desolate valley. and across the river
over the sand hills. All alike appear
ed deserted. not moving thing being
visible between the BLUFFS and the
stream. Still he had the unpleasant
feeling of being watched, and 1t made
him restless and eager to be away
The earlier gust of anger, the spirit
Of revenge. had left him. but It had
merely changed into a dogged resolu
ton to discover the perpetrators of
this outrage and bring them to Justice
for the crime. The face in the locket
seemed to ask 1t Of hi.n. and his ma
ture urged response. But he could
hope to accomplish nothing more
here. and the plainsman swung him.
self into the saddle. He turned his
horses head eastward. and rode
away. From the deeply rutted trail
he looked back to wher the fire still
smoked in the midst Of that desolats
silence
The Glenwood post., 1911-08-26

cottonwoods. These served to con-
ceal his own movements, yet for the
moment. burning with passion, he
was utterly without caution, without
slightest sense Of peril He must
know who was guilty of such a crime;
he felt capable of killing them even as
he would venemous snakes. It was
perfectly plain trail to follow. for the
fugttives. apparently convinced of
safety. and confident their cowardly
deed would be charged to Indian raid
ers, had made no particular effort at
concealment, but had ridden away at
gallop, their horses hoofs digging
deeply into the soft turf On this re-
treat they had followed closely along
the river bank, aiming for the ford,
and almost before he realized 1t Keith
was himself at the waters edge where
the trail abruptly ended. staring
vaguely across toward the opposite
shore. Even as he stood there, real
izing the futility of further pursuit
amid the maze of sand dunes opposite.
the sharp reports of two rifles reach
ed him. spurts of smoke rose from the
farther bank. and a bullet chugged
into the ground at his feet, while an
other sang shrilly overhead
These shots. although neither came
sufficiently near to be alarming, serv-
ed to send Keith to cover. Cool-head-
ed and alert now. his first mad rage
dissipated, he scanned the opposite
bank cautiously, but could nowhere
The Glenwood post., 1911-08-26
CHAPTER TT
An ArraH

M S<TT0BI
The Santa Fe trail was far too ex-
posed to be safely travelled alone and
In broad daylight. but Keith consid-
cred 1t better to put sufficient space
between himself and those whom he
felt confident were still watching his
movements from across the river.
How much they might already suspi-
cion his discoveries he possessed no
means of knowing. yet. conscious of
their own guilt. they might easily feel
safer If he were also put out Of the
way. He had no anticipation of open
attack. but must guard against treach-
cry. AS he rode, his eyes never left
those far-away sand dunes, although
he perceived no movement, no black
dot even which he could conceive to
be a possible enemy. Now that he
possessed ample time for thought. the
situation became more puzzling This
tragedy which he had accidentally
stumbled upon must have had a cause
other than blind chance 1t was the
elimination of plot. with some rea-
son behind more important than ordi-
nary robbery. Apparently the wagons
contained nothing of value. merely the
clothing, provisions. and ordinary
utensils Of an emigrant party. Nor
had the victims pockets been care
fully searched. Only the mules had
been taken by the raiders. and they
would be small booty for such
crime
TO BE CONTINUED1
The Glenwood post., 1911-08-26
Forgotten Foods.

1t is well to remember that many
plants which once were used as veg
etables have been allowed to drop ou,
of our bills of fare. Our forefathers
for instance, sometimes dined off elder
top and burdock root. and the early
shoots of the hop were considered a
great delicacy and were cooked and
eaten as asparagus Walter Jerrold
in his Highways and Byways In
Kent" recalls a time when Kentish
children could tell of many pleasant
hours spent among the hedges in
search of the wild hop top and oi
the wholesome suppers made upon the
well earned treasure ero they learned
to think their food the better for be-
ing rare and costly
The Glenwood post., 1911-08-26
A Narrow Escape,

81 was once urging bachelor" /"
says George Ade. ito remain at the
club for a game OF cards; but he in
sisted that he must call upon a lady
friend. | finally said:
Don't you know it is dangerous
for a man to call upon lady after hs
has been drinking?"
That's so. said my bachelor friend
as he took of his hat and topcoat.
Many a man has become engaged to
be married In such circumstances
Tho Sunday Magazine.
The Glenwood post., 1911-08-26
sYNoPsls.

Jack Keith. vireinian. now a bor-
lsr plainsman. 10 riding along the Santa
70 trail on the lookout for roaming war
paroes OF savaRes. He notices a camp
nre ct distance and then sees a team
attaoheh to a wagon and at full gallop
DursnSd By men on ponies
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-01-19

If every year we would root out one
vice we should one become per-
feet men.-Thomas a Kempis.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-01-19
TAKE A LESSON FROM VENUS
Moral That Writer Has Drawn Is
Not Without Some Points of
Worthlness.

Miss Venus is a lovely girl; not
one time has she muttered; against
her pale, illumined life not one word
has she uttered. Just think, she's
been without her arms for many dusty
ages, and yet she never drops the
brine or rants in hopeless RACES. She
has to stand a bunch of guff from art
bugs down to draymen, and yet she
never once comes back and grills the
heather layman. When some low
brow of brutal mien starts merrily to
panning and says her face is worse
than wood and that her hair needs
canning, or that he has a waitress
friend who jerks a coffee jlgger could
give her many, many leagues and beat
her out OIL fgger, she never even
looks at him, that rank untutored sin
ner, but holds her tongue and pedes-
tai, o, Venus is a winner. She's on
the job both day and night, she hears
man knock or flatter and women not
of classic mold get madden than a
halter. She suffers long and quietly
with calm and placid manner; in cold
no mits to reach a quilt, In heat, no
hands to fan her. She is a lesson in
herself-a fruit for daily picking. Just
spare the world your trouble tales and
scratch the useless kicking.-G. S., In
Chicago Tribune.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-01-19
House Bills Introduced.

NIN ttShcG ~ ~ a #HHHItH
The bills introduced in the house
are:
Mr.. Burgin: Reduces the salary OF
the game warden to $1,000 a year;
abolishes the Offices of deputy game
warden and makes sheriffs of various
counties ex-officio deputy game war
den, fees for such services not to ex-
coed SO a day are proposed. Several
other bills were offered by Mr.. Burgln
amending the game bill, n Of which
permits owners Of land abutting nav
igab1e streams to seine for fish for
use on their own table.
Messrs. Bowers and Caldwell: To
aid poor school districts by levying
the maximum school tax and providing
for an superintendent out Of the gen
eral fund,
Mr.. Coil: Grants right of dramshop-
keepers to appeal to the Circuit court
when license is refused or revoked by
the county court or the excise com
missioner OF st. Louis.
Mr.. Rooney: Provides that policy
holder may recover 10 per cent of The
amount Of policy as damages whef ia.
surance company purposely delays the
paymen' Of d loss.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-01-19
SKIN TORTURED BABIES
SLEEP AND MOTHERS REST

A warm bath with Cuticura Soap,
followed by a gentle amounting with
Cuticura ointment, is generally suffi-
cient to afford immediate comfort in
the most distressing forms of itching,
burning and scaly eczemas, rashes, ir-
ritations and inflammatiors Of in
fants and children, permit sleep for
child and rest for parent, and point to
permanent relief, when other methods
fail. Peace falls upon distracted
households when these pure, sweet
and gentle emollients enter, No other
treatment costs so little and does so
much for skin sufferers, from infancy
to age. Send to Potter Drug & Chem.
Corp, Boston, for free 32-page book on
the care and treatment of skin and
scalp troubles.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-01-19
CONGRESS
Routine Of Daily ProceedInas.


In the senate Monday Senator Bsv.
eridge introduced a minority report
from the committee on privileges and
elections, contending that the election
of William Lorimer had been accom-
plished by fraud and declaring the
seat vacant. Senator Owen in a set
speech also attacked the senator's
right to his seat. Davis Elkins, son
of the late Senator Stephen B. Elkins,
was sworn in as senator from West
Virginia to succeed his father. Ad-
journed to meet Tuesday. Speaker
Cannon defied the house in his action
of ruling adversely on a resolution of
fered by Representative Fuller of Illi-
nois seeking to amend the rules. The
speakers decision was exactly similar
to that which precipitated the rules
fight last spring. An appeal was
taken, but the house sustained the
speaker by a vote of 233 to So, the
Democrats refusing to support the Re-
publican insurgents, who voted solidly
against Mr.. Cannon. The remainder
of the day was devoted to District of
Columbia matters. Adjourned to noon
Tuesday.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-01-19
A Lesson for Diplomats.

Elihu Root, at the luncheon in
Providence preceding the dedication
of the John Hay Memorial library at
Brown university, said of John Hay:
His diplomacy was gracious, and
it was prudent as we'll. l remember,
in an argument about a certain inter-
national complication, how very
warmly and aptly he once insisted on
prudence.
1T was the Christmas season, and
he said that we might learn a lesson
from a little girl who was naughty in
the early part of December.
dear me- her mother said, II
you're going to be naughty Tn very
much afraid Santa Claus won't bring
you any presents
"The little girl frowned,
"'Well she whispered, you needn't
say it so near the chimney
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-01-19
ChiIdren's Food.

Certain little suggestions are always
to be followed when planning the diet
of the little ones. To keep healthy
little stomachs in the nursery never
serve hot stewed fruit to the children
Plenty of stewed fruit and baked ap
pies they should eat, but they must
invariably be cooked the day before
and dished up cold. The nursery po-
tatoes should always be baked or
boiled in their jackets. Stewed and
fried potatoes or potatoes boiled with
out their skins supply starch, with a
loss of all the wholesome potash salts
that the skin gives out during the
process of cooking into the white part
of the vegetable.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-01-19
Redistrlctina Is Begun.

The work of redistricting the new
senatorial boundary lines has been
started by the redistricting committee,
of which c. P. Hawkins of Dunklin
county is chairman. Work on the
state senatorial districts will be fin
ished first. Congressman have been
invited to make suggestions on con-
gressional districts, state senators on
senatorial districts, and lawyers and
circuit judges on judicial districts.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-01-19
Hand Beats Machine.

Cigars are still made by hand, no
machine having yet been invented that
will roll them so nicely and evenly
as do deft human fingers. The cheap
est cigars-the t~hree-for-flve variety
are made of French, Kentucky, Alge-
rian or Hungarian leaves. At the other
extreme are the cigars smoked by the
car of Russia, which are of the choic-
est and best matured Havana, and
which cost $3.50 each.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-01-19

The senate was in session just five
minutes Thursday, adjourning imme-
diately on the formal announcement
of the death in Colorado of Senator
Charles j. Hughes, Jr., of that state.
After spending practically the en-
tire day upon it, the house passed the
legislative, executive and judicial bill,
carrying approximately $35,0OO,OOO.
The army appropriation measure was
reported out of committee; it carries
$92,811,S96.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-01-19
A Deadly Error.

DR.. w. B. Cannon Of Harvard, dis
cussing anti-vivisection literature at a
dinner in New York, said with a
smile:
This literature, in part at least, is
as fiagrantly M as the medical
department conducted by a young col
lege girl in a weekly paper. A sam
pie reply in this department an:
"Bereaved.-The reply given last
week was a mistake. 1t should have
been ten drops Of laudanum, not tea
cups of laudanum. Yes, we advocate
cremation rather than the old-fash'
toned burial"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-01-19
MISSOURI NEWS
missouri pentIsts Elect.

Sedalia.-The Central Missouri Den.
tai association, which closed a two
days session here, elected the follow
ing officers: DR.. G. E. Cline, Apple
ton City, president; DR.. H. A. Kress,
Warrensburg, vice-president; DR..
Charles Swap B~oonville, second vice
president; DR.. M. L. Myers, Sedalia,
secretary; DR.. c. H. Weaver, Sedalia.
treasurer. The 1912 convention will
be held at Upton.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-01-19
Missourian III Wears old.

Pittsburg, Kan.-Henry Dorman,
living near Minden, Mo-, said to be
the oldest white man in the United
States, celebrated his 18th birth an
niversary. He was born in Steuben
county, N. Y, January II, 1898, and
has lived in three centuries. uncle
Henry makes his home with his
daughter-in-law, Hattie Dorman, and
has resided in Barton county, Mo-, foe
years.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-01-19
Cats Tiuerish Nature.

A shocking affair in which a domes-
tic cat displayed tigerish qualities &C.
Cured at Ayr recently. A woman
named Mrs. John Scott had occasion
to go on a message and left a child,
six weeks old, in the house. On her
return she was Mortified to discover
that the cat had eaten the small fin
ger of the child's left hand, and had
commenced on the next finger.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-01-19
LATHAM'S NARROW ESCAPE
French Aviator Crashes to Ground
From Thirty Feet in Air, But
Is Unframed.

San Francisco, Cal.-Hubert La
than, the young French birdman, had
q remarkable escape from death on
San Francisco aviation field. He en-
countered adverse wind conditions
that forced him suddenly to the ground
after he had attained a height of about
80 feet. Alighting precipitately he
crashed into a fence, completely
wrecking his Antoinette monoplane.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-01-19
Three Missouri Towns Gain.

Washington, d. C.-Three Missouri
cities have made substantial growth
In the last ten years, according to pop
ulation announcements by the census
Klreau. They are Elvins, where the
enumerators found 2,071 persons; Far
mington, with 2,613, and Vandalia,
with 1886.