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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-12-11
VIRGINIA.:

In the Clerks Office Of the Circuit
Court of Rock bridge County. the 18th
day of November, 1912.
his wife; and Ida d. Craig and
Frank Craig, heI husband.
Plaintiffs.
V.
FRANK S. GROOMS, IN HIS OWN
ri. hit and as administrator OF ID. A.
Grooms, deceased; Mary K. With
ers and NJ. Z. Withers, her husband;
JnO. Is, Green's; David g. Grooms;
Grace l.. GroOms; and Jacob b.
GIooms; and ID. l.. W ard, guardian
OF David G.. Grooms, Grace l..
GroOms and Jacob b. Grooms.
Defendants
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-21
story Telling Game.

An interesting game and n that
demands ingenuity from a hostess con-
sists In making an interesting collec-
ton of pictures from illustrated
magazines or picture postcards. These
are selected with a view to telling a
definite story, though the pictures
need not necessarily be connected or
taken from the same source.
The larger these illustrations are
the better. They should be clipped
or pasted on to big sheets Of brown
paper, which can be spread out on
tables fastened by long pieces OF
string or ribbon to ordinary picture
books or placed on screens.
The players are asked to examine
these and then to set to work to weave
al story of no. more than $50 words.
which will be brilliantly illustrated by
the pictures. The stories may ether
be told or written, and any number
of people may select the same series.
In this case the first prize is generally
allotted by votes, everybody giving an
opinion as to the cleverest work.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-21
SWAMP LAND LAWS URGED.
Special Agent Nolan Asks Creation OF
Special Department.

Jefferson City.-The Forthcoming
report of John H. Nolan, special agent
for Missouri, in swamp land reclama-
ton and levee building, which is to
be issued about the middle of De-
cember, will contain some valuable
suggestions and information for the
incoming general assembly.
AS the waterways commission is to
pass out of existence, and some legis-
lation is needed to continue the work
Special Agent Nolen has commenced,
advocates of swamp land drainage are
asking that a law be enacted to ere
ate a department to look after this
line of work.
1t is argued that about 1900, 900 of
the best agricultural land of the state
can easily be reclaimed, and many
millions of dollars added to the wealth
of Missouri by finishing the work Spe'
cial Agent Nolen. has commenced.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-21

IN
BOAT LINE FINDS TRADE.
New Enterprise on Missouri River
Serves 300 Cities and Towns.

Fulton.-The Missouri river boat
line is now serving more than 300
cities, towns and rural communities
along the 4oS miles Of river between
Kansas City and st. Louis.
None of the river boats stop at all
of these points on a single trip, but
as the two towboats and their barges
and the packet Chester ply up and
down the river they stop at Niger
Bend Light, Chicken Point, Hellbush
Bend, Green's Bottom or some other
points to unload merchandise, or take
on cattle or grain as business re-
quires.
The boats are now carrying pota-
toes and onions to Kansas City from
some of those farming communities.
Recently one of the steamers on a
down-river trip stopped at Heck
m.ann's Island and took aboard forty
nine cattle for the st. Louis market.
The names of many points along
the river between Kansas City and st.
Louis are relics of the days of French
traders, and of the American pioneers
that followed them into the West.
There is Crazy Bend, a distinctively
American title; Corn Island, Slaugh'
ter House Chute and a hundred 9TH
ers, while the French is preserved in
L'Outre Island, Bouef Creek, Tuque
Creek, Carbonnier Bend and similar
names.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-21
Multitude That Flocked to English
Seaside Resort Impressed w. D.
HoweIIs, Veteran Traveller as
He Was Acknowledged.

whenever we said we were going to
,Blackpool," writes W. D. Howels in
the Atlantic, at seemed to fill u Eng
ilish friends with surprise and pleas
,ure. They asked why We were going
ito Blackpool, and when we tried to
say they laughed the more.
I'VE were, in fact, so high In The
social scale through u friendships
that we might never have heard OF
,Blackpool if it had not been for one
jof the most liberal of our acquatnt-
:ances who had noted some years be-
fore our interest in the popular crowd
at Llandudno, and told us we cought
to see Blackpool.
HE tried tor enlighten u dense
superiority by explaining that Black
pool was the seaside resort beyond
Liverpool of the whole cotton spin
ming and iron casting country, and
that masters and men alike thronged
it in the season, and masters lavished
their gains and the men their earnings
in one mad month or wild week of un-
;stinted gayety.
Before this in writing Of English
things | have had occasion to intimate
that many Of them afforded exercise
for that modesty which is always real
Ily the heart of American brag. Wheth-
err the scale In England is SO small
generally that any variation from II
seems prodigious or whether the
things are really great, am not ready
to say. but In that little island there
are certainly things that impress one
as great.
London, for example, unquestion
ably outdoes any city Of ours. New
York is a large town, but New York
except for her high grade Of intelli
gence, could easily be lost in London
The only thing In which we excel Eng
land beyond parallel and peradventurt
is the spectacular purity Of u mu
nicipal administrations and u free
dom from graft In civic affairs.
az O come, however, to some
thing like the crowd on the prom
enade at Blackpool, you have severa
other English crowds to compare
with. You have the crowds at Folke
stone. at Margate, at Brighton, which
although they are vastly smaller, arr
80 much larger than any American
seaside crowds that there is no talkin'
in the same breath except Of Atlanta
| City alone at Easter time.
III 0 are there then, at that poin
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-21
Great Crowds at Blackpool

where the myriads of the Board Walk
thicken for a conscious moment under
the eye of the camera scanning 1t for
a postal card photograph, you can
have some notion of the crowd forever
writhing, forever worming, squirsaing
up and down at Blackpool.
Dreadful enough to look att the
mammoth mass became terrible wSen
you fused yourself in It's bulk. 1t
seemed the same in bulk by night and
by day; 1t must have slept some time,
perhaps not In bulk but in detail, each
atom that sank away to slumber 20
placed by another atom fresh for the
vigil; of II it slept In bulk it was in
some commandment sort, with the
sense of a bad dream, a writhing and
twisting nightmare.
1T was always awful to look upon,
but awfullest at high noon, when 1t
had swollen to Its hugest and was
imaginably furnishing for lunch with
the hunger of some consuming insect
horde. Possibly l am exaggerating in
the impression | am trying to give Of
the Blackpool crowd. Doubtless any
happy couple, lea wed or newly wed.
of those that abounded in the a
could prove me grotesquely mistaken,
If not wilfully false. They could say
that they had the time Of their lives
that day at Blackpool and could ask
nothing better than to repeat their
transport"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-21

Why, yes, uncle"
We'll, he loves her now"
What? Dorothy's been making
friends with Ephraim?" asked the
young mar incredulously. why. un-
Gle, she never exactly seemed to care
for him, did she?" He alluded diplo
m~atically to his cousins aversion for
the bird, which had often distressed
the old gentleman.
"She loves him now" answered his
uncle solemnly. Eyes, she can't bear
to have him out Of the room nowadays,
And do you know what that means,
Frank? 1t means that she's in the old
maids hurdle handicap, unless-Oh;
pshaw, Frank, try 1t againi"
When he was left alone Frank lifted
the cover from the cage and regarded
the parrot intently. 1t stood watching
him, its head on one side, its claw
poised, its beak half open. And ther
from it's throat proceeded a most re
markable sentence, and n which
Frank Leasing had never heard 1t say
before.
20 Polly croaked, cant yot
tell Frank"
YES. Go on" said the young mar
encouragingly. But the parrot. onlI
blinked and repeated the words over
and over again.
go on, confound you" shouted the
young man. Tell Frank what?"
80, Polly, can't you tell Frank O.,
Polly, can't you tell Frank-O Polly,
can't you tell Frank" the parrot
croaked.
Frank Leasing turned away in dis
gust and flung the cover over the cage.
20 Polly, can't you tell Frank that l
do really love him?" the parrot
squawked in shrill protest.
Frank Leasing turned as a light foot
fall sounded in the hall. He strobe
toward the door. Dorothy came in
stopped, looked at him, and suddenly
found herself in his arms.
Dorothy, can you-can't YOU
Frank began, then stopped, for there
was no need to say anything more
In fact five whole minutes had passed
before a heavy, equity footstep near
them suddenly recalled them to the
conscience of externals.
They sprang apart, looking at the
old gentleman guiltily-and then Doro'
thy perceived Ephraim's cage.
"Why uncle, whatever made you put
Ephraim in my room?" she asked.
"Only a whIm, my dear" responded
the old gentleman. Thought perhaps
he might give Frank a message from
me. There, never mind! I'll take him
back again. But wish you'd learn tc
like Ephraim a little better, Dorothy
why, 1 just love Ephraim-now'
she answered roguishly.
Copyright. 1912. by W. g. Chapman.)
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-21
RELATED BY BIBLE SELLERS
Queer Things, 1t Appears, Are Traoeo
for the Books in Many For
elan Lands.

The dangers and humors Of the life
of the Bible colporters-the men and
women agents of the British and For
eisn Bible society who sell the Scrip.
lures in the scattered villages of neal
ly every country in the world-are
modestly recorded in the report Is
sued a few days ago, the London Mail
states.
In South India last year a c%olporter
caught sight Of a tiger crossing his
path. In Burma a %colporter came race.
to face with a leopard. In a Peru
town a Bible seller was cruelty beat
en- by fanatical opponents. In the In
surrection in Persia a %colporter was
arrested and charged with being eth
er a spy or an assassin.
On the other hand, the colporters
have experiences which relieve the
hardships of their tasks. An old Wom-
an in France bought a copy because
her fancy was struck with the name
Nathaniel which occurred in a chap
ter read to her by the seller. She
thought the name very pleasing, and
decided to propose it for a grandson
who was not yet baptized.
Curious bargains are often struck
by these Bible sellers. Eggs are a
frequent currency. In a Rouman1an
village a colporter bartered a Bible
for a hen. 1t was a very excellent
hen. so he added a New Testament.
For four yards of home made linen he
disposed of another Bible. Ten eggs
and "a lump of bacon was the price
of one Bible in a Hungarian village.
In northern Hungary a farmer gave
a live pig for a large Bible. A rab-
bit was an exchange in n Spanish
village, and a quantity of preserved
peppers and tomatoes in another.
An Arab woman in Fee insisted on
giving her silver ring for a Bible, and
at a neighboring village a Gospel was
exchanged for a pail of water for the
~colporter's horse. In Korea payment
was taken in potatoes. These the
colporter traded for rice in a market
ten miles away. The rice provided
him with food for several days. In
another village a man, too poor to pay
in coin, bartered a vine, the inner bark
of which is used locally In making
ropes. In some parts of southern
Brazil eggs, fowls, fruit, coffee, cab
bage, bread and brick sugar are ex-
changed for Bibles.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-21

top of a post, prepare two blocks with
r~ight-angled birds mouth" cuts in
them Gig. ~, and nail these to the
sides of the post. Then fasten the
box to the blocks. Drive a short peg
into a hole bored below each end door
way, for a perch stick.
To prevent cats and squirrels from
reaching the ark, a wide, projecting
collar of tin or sheet iron should be
fastened around the post n foot or 80
below the top.
The bird cottage shown in Fig. 5
contains three compartments. The low
er portion may be made out of a box
of about the size used for the ark, but
better results will be obtained by build
ing the entire house. Box boards will
be good enough material. Divide the
lower story of the cottage through the
center, as in Fig. 6, and fasten the Sec
ond stoVy floor to the top of the parti-
ton and side walls. Cut the roof
boards of the proper lengths and
widths to form projections at the caves
anu ONGT Lie lIOuC, anu dILC1 AolAAhS
them to the side walls Of the house,
cut the gable-end boards to fit between
the roof boards and fasten them in
place.
Cut the doorways in the positions
indicated in Fig. s, and fasten a perch
beneath each. Instead Of pegs, win
dow-sash lifts" drawer pulls" screw
eyes, and many other small pieces Of
hardware may be used for perches.
The bracket support for this house
is easy to make, as you will see by
Figs. 5 and 7, and on account Of the
wide projection Of the top and back
members, over the triangular piece, it
can be screwed or nailed to both the
under side of the house and to the
wall, thus providing a very strong
means of fastening.
Do not paint the inside of your bird
houses, but give the outside a couple
of coats of green paint of about the
shade generally used for flower boxes.
Copyright. 1912. by A. Nicely HALL
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-21
URGE LLOYD FOR CABINET.
Missourian Suggested for Postmaster
General Under Wilson.

Washington, d. C.-Friends of Rep
resentative James T. Lloyd of Mis-
souri, are suggesting him for the posi-
ton of postmaster general in the Will
son cabinet. For years Mr.. Lloyd has
been one of the active members of
the committee on ~postoffices and post
roads, and knows the machinery of
the postal service thoroughly. His
friends believe he is well equipped
for the place. incidentally his wide
political acquaintance doubtless would
be useful from a party standpoint.
In addition to serving as chairman OF
the Democratic congressional cam
paign committee, Mr.. Lloyd is chair
man of the committee on accounts,
and the new patronage committee of
the house.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-21
TWO EASILY MADE BIRD HOUSES.

1t Is a simple matter to induce the
homes if we but provide suitable shell
tiers. These must be SO situated that
the birds will not only have ample
protection from cats and other bird en-
emies, but have the feeling of security,
and Of course the houses must be firm
ly fastened so they will weather the Sc
verest Of storms. If you have a back
yard, the problem of finding secluded
locations is an easy, one, and a gar
den near by that will furnish seeds and
insects, and a fresh supply of water for
drink and bath are additional induce
iments which will make your chances
of securing bird tenants almost GER
tain.
A common box, properly arranged, is
just as much Of an attraction to birds
las q house on which a large amount Of
time has been spent in working out
ornamental roofs, steeples and door
ways, but Of course for the sake Of ap-
p~earances, a house should be of a neat
design and be carefully built.
The bird ark ehown in Fig. 1 is
one of the simplest houses a boy can
make. A starch box, or a box of
about the same proportions, should be
used for this. Partition off the inside
of the box into two compartments, as
shown in Fig. 2, and bore a hole
through each end, near one corner, for
'doorways. Then nail the cover boards
to the box. You will notice that the
box is mounted cornerwise upon It's
support; this is done so the ada
cent sides of the box will form a pitch
ed roof that will shed water readily.
The caves of the roof are formed by
mailing strips of the length Of the roof
boards to their edges, and for the pro,
,jections over the ends four strips
should be cut similar to that shown in
Fig. 3, and nailed to the end edges
of the roof boards.
If you support the house upon the
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-21
"TeIl Frank What7"

young people a feeling Of constraint
had arisen which was rapidly broaden
ing into active dislike. Perhaps Doro-
thy objected to being made the sub
ject of such confidential negotiations.
At any rate, when Frank, who felt that
he might possibly learn to love his
pretty cousin, proposed to her under
the promptings Of his uncle, she re-
turned a very decided mo-"
How dare you think that a woman
would marry you when you asked her
to just because you were told TOT" she
demanded, standing before him with
angry eyes and flaming cheeks. you
might as we'll be Ephraim. He too
says what his master tells him to say"
From that day they avoided each
other and Uncle viii, whose govt had
again subsidized, began reluctantly to
abandon his cherished ambition. From
that time forward he spent more and
more of his leisure alone with the
birds, on which he seemed to pour
forth all his affection.
Perhaps 1t was due to the contrari-
ness of human nature, but the fact re-
mains that no sooner had Dorothy CIV
en- and Frank received the answer to
his proposal than their interest In
each other assumed a new and unex-
pected importance. Frank Leasing,
during the course Of a business trip
out Of town, felt the loss Of his cousin
profoundly. In spite of their constant
chickering's he found himself thinking OF
her during all his spare moments and
very often in hours which he should
have devoted to his uncle's interests
1t was with happy anticipations, there
fore, that he rang the doorbell OF his
uncle's house on his return, after an
absence of a couple Of weeks.
Hello, Frank, come I'M" cried his
uncle, shaking him by the hand. Con
found you, sir, I've missed you more
than I should like you to know"
"How's Dorothy, uncle?" asked his
nephew.
The old man locked at him with pa
thetic eagerness.
She's WE'LL" he grumbled. But
F~rank"--he led HIM into the little
room which had been fitted up as his
cousins boudoir-"you'd better try
your fortune again. Now listen to me
and don't be a fool. Do you sec
Ephraim in that ~corner?'
AT tie sound Of his name the parro
gave an uneasy sQuawk beneath th,
cloth which covered his house.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-21
Joke That's Too Obscure for Him.

I'm getting old, and my head isn't
working just right" confessed the Old
Codger. Here, in the paper, is a
joke copied from Life-a dainty, glis-
tening bit of humor warranted not to
soil the most delicate fabric-and to
ave my soul l can't see the point. 1t
is supposed to be a conversation be-
tween two weekend guests. One
says: Would you ask our hostess to
lend me a metor?' And the other re-
plies: Good heavens, no!'-just like
that-'Good heavens, no! I'd as soon
ask her for a piece of string!' Now,
I know that is funny; 1t must be,
b'cuz it's from Life. But, although !
have read 1t forwards and backwards,
close to and at arms length, burhung
If | can see what the nub is. Beyond
doubt, / am getting old and senile,
and should now be taken out in the
woods and shot."-I1ansas City Star.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-21
MESSAGE
Parrot Acts as Go-BetWeen and
Unites Two Loving
Souls.
ry HAROLD CARTER.

Frank" said Uncle Will, suppress
ing a gToan of pain as he shifted his
equity leg upon the sofa and sat up to
greet his nephew, come here, you
scoundrel. How old are you?"
"Twenty-foar, SIR" answered his
nephew respectfully.
"Twenty-fouF! And l was engaged
three times before l was twenty-four.
Confound you, sir, why the deuce
won't you ask Dorothy to marry your"
Because l don't love her, my dear
uncle" answered the young man.
Love! Love! What has that got
to do with IT." exclaimed the old mar
irascibly. How can you help loving
every girl at your age? Confound you.
Frank, sometimes l think you are as
coldblcoded as Ephraim over there"
Ephraim, hearing his name spoken,
stirred in his cage, and, raising one
claw, held 1t in suspense, cooked his
head, and looked at his master, his
beak half open, his beady eyes spark
ling.
But Dorothy doesn't like mi at ALL"
said Frank Leasing. BE a little rea-
sonable, uncle. l know l am indebted to
you for my support and education and
my start in life, and all that, but how
in thunder can you expect me to marry
a girl I don't care anything about, and
who, moreover, hates the very ground
l walk Sn?"
I'm not going to argue with you,
SIR" shouted the old man. "But I'm
not going to see the Eastdale property
divided. 1t cost me thirty years OF
work to get that piece Of land to
gether, and If you don't get married I'll
III leave it to the Home for Decayed
Parrots that I'm contemplating estab
fishing. So you'd better get your
stupid heads together, for this attack
of govt is likely to be my last and Tn
going to make my will tomorrow un
less I'm better"
"Ha! hal" croaked the parrot
Serves him right! Serves him right
Confound your im~pudence!"
Frank, put a over that bird
that's a good fellow" said his uncle
pettishly. And Ephraim, thus sup
pressed, subsidized into silence.
Frank Leasing was the orphaned
child of a cousin Of William Jennings
and the kind-hearted old merchant haC
made himself responsible for his up
bringing. That he should marry hi
daughter Dorothy had been his earn
est wish, and of late he had begun tt
express 1t forcibly. But between tn,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-21
HEN LAYS 2s1 EGGS IN YEAR.
Record for Five Birds Goes to Pen
of Rhode Island Reds.

Springield.--The first Missouri ma
tional egg-laying contest has closed
at the state poultry experiment sta
ton at Mountain Grove, the winners
being announced. There were 655
hens in the contest, and in twelve
months they laid S7,S49 eggs, or 1874
eggs per hen. The pen of rose
combed Rhode Island reds owned by
d. F. Hall of California, Mo-, won
first prize. The five hens laid 1,042
eggs. The best individual record was
made by a white Plymouth rock owned
by j. A. Bickerdike of Millersville,
ILL.,, which laid 2S1 eggs in the year.
A second contest VIII start Novem-
Der Is. Seven hundred hens, repre-
senting Engand, Canada and twenty
states, have been entered.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-21
Farmer Killed In Thrasher.

Poplar Bluff.-Willis Worley, broth.
er Of G. o. Worley, Democratic can
didate for county assessor in the re-
cent election, was killed on the farm
of William Stout by being drawn into
y thresher,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-21
"Baitn Was Good.

: elbow did you come to buy that
worthless mining stock?" "Well, you
see, / thought it was all right. The
man who sold it to me had mahogany
furniture in his Office, tall brass Gus
pidors and a swell rug on his door"
Detroit Free Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-21
Rushing Temporary Capitol.

Jefferson City.-The new building
to house the next general assembly
until the new capitol can be erected,
is being rushed to completion, SO that
the outside may be finished before the
first freezing weather.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-21
The Average Man.

The average man will hurry to q
veterinary when his pet dog gets
sick, but he is willing to rely on al
most any kind Of dope" when he
isn't feeling well himself.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-21
Missouri Hunter Killed.

Springfield. - AS he was climbing
over a fence ahead of his companion
while hunting, Mack G. Douglass,
shipping clerk for a local wholesale
grocery company, was accidentally
shot and killed by j.. G. Corzine.