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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-09-19
FOREIGN BELIEFS ARE QUEER
Spanish Wedding Is Ruined If Ono
Person Appears Entirely in Black
Some Other Signs.

In Spain the wedding is spoiled If
one of the guests appears entirely in
black, or if the bride looks into a
mirror after orange blossoms and veil
are fastened in her h~eaddress.
When a persons hair ends split, it's
taken by the superstitious for a sign
that she is either a witch or has been
bewitched, AS blond hair splits more
readily than dark hair, all witches,
spirits and sorceresses have blond or
red hair, according to popular belief.
Likewise, according to the standard of
art.
On the marriage eve there is often
much good-natured rivalry between
the groom and the bride in the Slav
countries as to who shall blow out
the candle, for the person who does
will be first to die" 1t is impossible
to trace the origin of this superstition,
yet it prevails in aristocratic society
as well as in the peasants hut, even
as like this, that ito insure the life
and health of the children" the wom-
an must occupy the right side of the
bed. In addition, she must not smoke
before her forty-fifth year.
There is a superstition in this coun-
try and many others against burning
a broom. The bud of birch broom is
used in southern Germany as a pre-
ventive against e~rysipelas. These
buds, a piece of yellow wax and some
other articles are inclosed in a pink
silk bag, secured with red silk and
worn on the back of the neck. The
person must change his shirt every
Friday.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-09-19
Mark In Old Books That Puzzled Ar
tIquarians said to Be
a Cross.

The antiquarian commission OF the
Cote d'Or, in France, discussed at its
annual meeting the other day q mi
nor mystery which has v been
solved satisfactorily, the meaning OF a
CIPHER resembling the figure four
often found in old books as q printers
mark, and also on pictures. houses.
tapestries, stained glass and tomb
stones.
The example shown at the meeting
was a reproduction Of a mark found
in an old church at Seurre In the Cote
d,Or, where 1t is placed over an ini-
tial d Of an inscription on a stained
glass window. The mark is widely
used in business in Germany and
France, being placed on finished
works, on bills and on signs, but no
one knows it's Significance.
Or. Jourdin advanced the theory at
she meeting that It was the sign Of the
cross rlade without lifting the pencil.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-09-19

cred, and that the men, in their
frenzy, would rush out to certain
death. He drew his revolver and
told them that he would kill the first
mar to attempted to break away. The
men knew that he meant it, too, and
that knowledge brought them back to
reason.
1T wasn't more than twenty min
utes before the worst of the fire had
passed the shaft. When it was safe
to crawl out they found that five Of
the men were dead from suffocation.
but the other thirty-ive were all
right. Pulaski himself was blinded
and burned, but his sight was partly
restored. He lost five men, to be
sure, but with less courage and pres
ence Of mind he would have lost
them all. I take off my hat to such
a man. He Is a real hero"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-09-19

and a generalship If he would re
nounce King Charles and swear loyal.
ty to Parliament. He consented. One
side was as good as another to him
30 long as it promised him advance.
ment. He was bound by no scruples.
Says one historian:
"He had but one interest. that OF
George Monki And to secure that in
terest he labored."
Monk rose high in the Parliamentary
service and at last was second In
command to Oliver Cromwell himself.
This did not satisfy him. No cum
ming or skill of his could prevail over
| Cromwell's iron nature. But Crom-
well-who never wholly trusted him
was not immortal. And Monk. could
afford to wait. He quietly strength
ened his influence i've the army. laid
his plans and bided his time.
Cromwell was ruler of "the COM
monwealth of England" using the
title Lord Protector" instead of
King" because the people were sick
of royalty. He died and his son Rich
ard--a weak, stupid fellow-succeed-
ed him. In less than a year Richard
was deposed. And England was prac-
tically without a ruler. The Crom-
we'll party wanted one thing, other fac
tions wanted another. 1t was the time
Of uncertainty for which Monk had
waited.
The eldest son of King Charles l.
was living on the continent. For
years he had vainly sought to regain
his fathers throne. But the people
at large were afraid to trust him.
Agents Of his had approached Monk.
and now came again to him. The bal
ance of power lay in Monks hands.
And he played his cards well. He
held out, 1t is said, for an enormous
price. The terms being agreed upon,
he quietly got about his task Of earn
ing the money.
When the hour was ripe he deserted
to the Royalist standard and took his
whole army with him. With the
army and Monk on the side Of Charles
rs son, and parliament packed" with
Royalists, the commonwealth could do
nothing but feebly lament the treach.
cry that had caused its fall.
The young king (now known as
Charles H. came to London unop-
posed and began a reign of profiigacy.
Monk was hailed as a hero and a
d%eliverer. Charles II. made him duke
of Albemarle. gave him a pension OF
$35, 900 a year and appointed him
commandments of the English
army.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-09-19
CITIZENS FIX OWN TAXES
Commission Of Passalc, N. j., sweIIs
City income by Using
Novel Plan.

Passaic, N. 1.-THE city commission,
which went into Office here a year ago,
has won a handsome profit for the
city by practically permitting large
property owners to tax themselves.
Insisting that the values on the tar
rolls in previous years has been too
low, the commission this year ask
ed the mill owners to furnish inven-
tories Of their own property. In most
cases the owners gave estimates
greatly In advance Of the figures at
which their property had been pre-
vionsly assessed. One company vol
UNFAIRLY raised its assessment from
5000, 900 to / 100000. The net gain
obtained by this method over the as
Bessment figures of 1911 was S.
100000.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-09-19
ObIlulno.

A young man who had never testi
fed before was called before the court
as a witness in a certain case. He
was somewhat fustered over the at
tention that was being paid him, and
mumbled his words so that the young
woman stenographer could not hear
them distinctly. He was told to speak
plainly and to turn toward the stenog.
rapher.
Speak to the stenographer," said
the prosecutor.
At that the young man and
with a deep bow to the lady said,
How do you do?'-Satire.
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Cartouche, Chief of Frances "Robber Trust

as a leader and organizer. He gath
cred about him, as a mere lad, a band
of crooks whom he ruled with cruel
discipline and who were taught to
obey his slightest wish as though it
were divine law.
He mapped Paris and its suburbs
into regular districts, appointing a
superintendent and regular staff of
rufians to each. He then evolved I'M
cannily clever methods of theft and
highway robbery for each of these dis
tricts until no mans life or posses
sions were safe. By Cartouche's per-
feet System" the most daring crimes
were committed in open daylight and
went unpublished.
"The rich" Cartouche once declared,
live that they may be robbed. That
is their one excuse for existence"
He spent his wealth as rapidly as
he won 1t. Living in magnificent style,
wearing clothes and jewels such as
most noblemen could not afford.
1T was recorded" writes a chron-
icler, that the cry, Here comes Car
touche,' would empty the fullest
street"
But, like all others of his sort, Car
touche at last was captured. He showed
no fear, when, after countless hair
breadth escapes, he found himself
fast in the net of the law. He laughed
at judge and jury, mercilessly taunt-
ing them, goading them to madness
with singing wit. When his death
warrant was read aloud to him he
halted the proceedings to point out a
grammatical error in the legal paper.
For years he had baffied the police.
His arrest, in 1921, was accomplished
by mere chance as he sat drinking In
a cafe. So shrewdly had he laid his
plans that before a conviction could
be secured his trial dragged on for
many months and was the sensation
of the whole country. He was finally
condemned to a horrible death-to be
broken alive upon the wheel"
To the very last nobody believed
that the wonderful Cartouche would
permit himself to be executed. It was
expected that, by some trick Of his
strange brain Or by a rescue on the
part Of his followers. he would get
away.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-09-19
American Tools Preferred.

A favorite support in New Zealand, as
also in Australia and Tasmania, is com.
petition in wood chopping and saving;
and In these contests, which attract a
great deal of interest, the champion
ships are always won through the use
of American tools. In fact, the expert
woodsman working for a prize would
never think of using any other kind
of tools,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-09-19
Move for Chance In Time

The French ministry of public works
is ~indeavoring to have the govern
ment adopt the system of reckoning
time on railways by the use of the
hours from / to "a, instead of IL noon
to IL midnight. This system has al
ready been adopted by many CONT
mental railways and has been In OPP
GRAFTON for years on the Canadian Pa
cifc railway.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-09-19
Explains an Old CIPHER

To this theory 1t was objected that
such a sign would be more likely to
have the point downward. but DR.. Jour
din showed among the many examples
he had collected that the earliest
specimens were made with the point
downward. thus giving the Christian
sign more closely. He thought that
as the sign was first used by print
ers, a class greatly distrusted by the
church at n time, 1t was probably
used to inspire confidence in the char
acter Of the printed matter.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-09-19
MatrImony In Australia.

Bridegrooms in Australia last year
ranged from sixteen to ninety-niAe
years Of age. and the records show
the youngest bride was fifteen, and
the Oldest eighty-two. One man Of
seventy-seven married a girl of eigh-
teen. 1t is not surprising to learn
that more marriages were reported
from the country than ever before.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-09-19

beneulct Arnold GENERAL MONK
tried to sell his country to its old-time
masters, He failed. History has for
ever cursed him with the brand Of
Traitor" George Monk tried to do
practically the same thing. He sue
ceeded. He was loaded down with
wealth and honors and hailed as a
Liberator.
When Monk was a lad Of seventeen
lin 1625-he broke the laws of Eng
land and had to flee for refuge to the
continent. He had not much money,
but he had boundless ambition, not
enough conscience to trouble him, and
a veritable genius for military affairs.
All this was a splendid equipment for
a soldier of fortune. And a soldier of
fortune he became. He went to the
wars in Spain, and later In the Neither
lands, where he quickly won high rep
utation as a crafty and fearless war.
rior.
Monk fell foul of the Dutch author
tiles in 1888 and went back to Eng
land. By this time his early lawlessness
was forgotten and he was made a
colonel In the armies of King Charles
l. A short time afterward he helped
to crush an uprising, first in Scotland.
then in Ireland, and by his stern con-
duct there won still further the ap-
prevail Of Charles.
Parliament rose against the king
and civil war began. Monk was 49,
pected-rightly or otherwise-of be-
ing a secret friend of the rebels and
was arrested. But he so loudly pro-
tested his love for the king and his
adherence for the Parliamentary
party that Charles freed him and rein
stalled him in the army. Monk fought
CALAMITY for the king, but in 1914 was
captured by the parliament troops and
cast into prison. There he remained
for three years.
In the meantime Parliament won the
war. The Royalist forces were routed.
King Charles was a captive and was
soo to lose his head. The Parlia-
ment army needed good officers.
Monk was offered freedom. fat brides
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-09-19


rich man home to dine with him.
The latter accepted. They came to a
house the guest had never before Wis
tied. But the moment he entered the
place something about 1t seemed odd
ly familiar to him.
1t was not until they sat down to an
elaborate meal that the visitor under
stood the cause of this feeling. The
gold dishes on the table bore his own
monogram! SO did the table linen
and the costly hangings Of the o
\ second amazed glance showed him
that the furniture, too, was his. He
started up In bewilderment.
"Sit down, l beg" urged the strang-
er. Il robbed your house today Of
everything of value and used the
plumber to furnish this little home OF
mine. That is why I asked you to
dine with me. It seemed only fair
that you should have a chance to say
farewell to your treasures"
The guest whipped out his sword
and rushed in fury at his host. The
stranger made no effort to defend
himself. Leaning lazily back in his
chair, he remarked:
II am Cartouche."
AT these simple words the guests
a g turned to terror. Dropping his
sword, he ran from the house in panic
dred, leaving Cartouche in the undis-
puted possession Of the stolen valua-
bles.
This is but one Of a hundred anec-
dotes that show the skill and impu-
dence Of frances most picturesque
BLACKBOARD and the fear in which his
very name was held. Louis Dominique
Cartouche was born In Paris about
1893. He had not only a positive
genius for crime, but an equal genius
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-09-19
Improved Vacuum Cleaner,

A new vacuum cleaner, designed to
be operated by water power in a
sink or bathtub, consists of two sue
ton pumps driven by a water wheel,
and a chamber In which the dust is
collected, to be washed away by the
waste water.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-09-19
Where PolItenesa PAVE.

The doctor is such a polite man.
He always sees his patients out right
to the door"
Yes, he once hac a magnificent fur
coat stolen. Opinion.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-09-19
unhampered.

Yes, sir, the cause of woman
suffrage is going to advance with gi-
gantic strides from now on"
Going to discard the hobble skirt,
chr"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-09-19
The nlnernnt snsnI.s

She-Scmething terrible nearly han
pened last night, "A bat almost a..
in my head.
he (nlourDfnllyj-A bat did set Int,
mine.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-09-19
up-to.pate Grammar.

How is the noun question de-
clined?"
Il suppose by a refusal to answer"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-09-19
Hard to Manage.

Il neve see you eat corn on the
cob"
No, / always avoid laborious food"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-09-19
In the Family.

my dear. there is a bill here on
hand"
"AIl right. Give it to me and I'll
foot It."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-09-19
Woman ornanIzInn roam.

Albany, N. Y.-Mrs. Maud Booth Of
New York. . prison reformer. ia organ
ling Q baseball team at the Comssock
Aaitentinfy.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-09-19
Its own.

Why do they call 1t Labor day?'
inquired the ~mystified foreigner.
Its labors day off," explained thu
native.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-09-19

Many a man fools himself with the
belief that his wisdom is superior to
that Of the late Mr.. Solomon.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-09-19

The man who shoots at random
never hits the target.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-09-19
USE ABS0RBNE ,JR! n PSs =

fHH[M
SyN Swollen, Varicose Veins
WSN Bad Legs, Goitre, Wen,
w Govt and Rheumatic De-
III posts, Sprains and Bruises
~ respond quickly to the action.
of ABSORBING, JR. A.
safe, healing, soothing, antiseptSe
liniment that penetrates to the seat
of trouble, assisting nature to make
permanent recovery. Allays pain
and Inflammation. Mild and pleas
ant to use-quickly absorbed into
tissues. Successful in other cases,
why not in yours1 ABSORBING, Jr.,
$I.oo and $2.oo per bottle at drug
gists or delivered. Book | G free.
W.T.. Young, P.0.F. ,SlOTsmpIsSt. Springfield, Mess
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-09-19

A CURE PoR PILRS.
Coles Carbolisslve stops itching and pain
and cures piles. All druggists. rs and Soc. Adv.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-09-19

The political candidate who "also
ran" Is unable to see wherein the
world is growing wiser.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-09-19

And many a man does the things
privately that he denounces in public.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-09-19

CURES BURNS AND CUTH.
Coles Carbolisalvs stops the pain instantly.
Cures quick. No scar. A~lidruggists. rs and 5oc. Adv.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-09-19

It IL useless to take a vacation II
you are weary from everest.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-09-19

Mrs. Winslow's SOOTHING Syrup for Children
teething, ~softens the gums, reduces iniammar
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie. ESQ q bottle.
Adv. "
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-09-19
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES
$:%%%S$$= ss=55$$$G.S $$sZ S&s$s .$sa4 .s$-%sss :&zs.Sgs= ssss= =Zs@.S.y .a
Riga's Trade Distinction.

The growth In lumber shipments
from Riga, totaling 97,400,o 900 cubic
feet in 1910, ranks this port among
the worlds greatest timber exporters.
The greater part of this trade was in
sawed lumber. Britain took over half
Of the amount exported.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-09-19

The mar behind the pillow makes
more of a stir in the world than the
chap behind the hoe.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-09-19

Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that 1t
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-09-19

Babies and grievances grow larger
with nursing.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-09-19

LEWIS Single Binder cigar gives you the
rich natural quality Of good tobacco. Adv.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-09-19

A R C H
~ F renchman.
~ one day in
1920, chanc-
ed to meet a sad
face d, showily
d s S 9 young
stranger at a cafe.
T h e str a n G e r
proved a jolly
companion, and at
1apOth iuuitod tho
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-09-19

City Cousin-The hotel you were
stopping at, was it on the American
or European plan?
Country Cousin-Waal, l don't jest
exactly know, but I think it must hev
bin on tn get-rich-quick plan.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-09-19
A WONDERFUL DISCOVERY.

IN this age of research and experiment, ali nnArRss
transacted blythe sciontihcforthe comfortnn and hNp-
2lnessof man. Science has indeed made giant 81, -
"a inc past century, and among the-by no nscardR
kGAst In medicine Is thnlH ~
French Hospitals and that u Is worthy the attenlsnn
~ those who suffer from kidney, bladder, nervesna
pdiee, &C., there is 10 doubt, IN fact itsecms eyinnu2
u0m the big stif created amongst specialists, sknE.
IH@KAPlON ie destiAed TO- cast into Oblivion ali
those questionable remedies that were formerly INV.
s0le reliance OF medical men. 1t is OF course impfas-
"a tnis short article, but those who would like n
know more aptut this remedy that has efect-1 m
shopld send addressea. envelope for FREE bouI n,
OifIc Me-. Co. Hayeretock Road, Hnmpeten1
NeE gTench Kennedy ssTHERAPiONwNo Nc i, u
q MG. . II wnat they require and haveb been sgeAtnR
and nnnapplness. Tlcrapion Is sold ~ drugSiH as
1aA S.ep spageA Co., % 1eekmsn So NSS 81
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-09-19

The Status.
Il see this prospect OF a strapless
street a is still hanging on"
$50 are the passengers"
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m HIS is the

" HIS is the
story Of a
Matt o n a !
hero" who
climbed to fame
by the ladder of
lackguardism He
was a blond. fat,
h o m ely m a n.
George Monk by
name.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-09-19

WANTED AGENTS .s s.: s.s: n. c.e s.:..
hary. Can easily mako gtD.tO per week, -
GlILsEEPlE CIGAR Co, YORK. nm.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-09-19

W. y. y, ST. LOUIS, No. se-te1a.
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Historic Blackguards
By ALBERT PAYsoN TERHUNE
George Monk, the Man Who Sold a Throne

Copyright by the Press pubnshIng Co. CHE New York World.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-08-15

for uniforms for the police and fire
departments be put back on second
reading for amendment, Leon Loeb
who drafted the original ordinance, ad-
dressed the council.
Mr.. Loeb said that the ordinance as
amended practically killed the entire
ordinance, and urged that it be not
adopted.
He claimed that the board of public
safety was composed of only one man
when it came to awarding a con-
tract for uniforms and insinuated that
he had not been given a square deal
and said that this accounted for his
having drafted the proposed ordi-
nance.
The ordinance was referred back to
the police and fire committee.
Alderman Concannon, in accordance
with his notice at the last meeting
introduced an ordinance to require al
automobiles to be provided with q
muffler and fixing a penalty of fine
of not exceeding SO or thirty days
Imprisonment, or both, for the first
offense, and $25 and costs or thirty
days, or both. for the second offense
The ordinance was referred to the
fire and police committee.
Alderman Renshaw introduced G
resolution, which was adopted, calling
attention of the board of works tc
the condition of sidewalk paving in
the vicinity of Muscogee wharf and
directing that the conditions be
remedied.
After reading a number Of unin-
portant communications, the meeting
adjourned.
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Wilson Favors
the Wool Bill
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CONTINUED from Page one)
publican national committee here to-
day, ''and we regard Mr.. Wilson as
the man we viii have to defeat to re-
elect President Taft.
Our friends" ne said. think thar
the tariff VIII be ihs issue in this
campaign. Mr.. Wilson has emphasized
the tariff question and am inclined
to think that the fight for the presl-
dency viii center about that issue"
Questioned about his views Of Col
Roosevelt's attitude on the negro
question, Mr.. Hillee said.
4 really don't know what Mr.,
Roosevelt's ideas are on that subject.
I don't know them and I think few
others DO.
HOf the e75,0o0 negro voters in tho
north, 100000 were born in the south.
II Mr.. Roosevelt bars the southern ne
gro because he says the southern ne
gro is corrupt, then what Of the 100000
southern negroes now residing in the
north. I don't see where he draws
the line"