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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-06-12

to him yesterday, and he wrote to her,
At least-I near"
What do you mean?" inquired my
father, sternly. How do you know
about these things?"
"Oh, l sort of ~guesSed, l suppose" ]
answered, blushing.
The next morning 1 met Steve
Marks and he caught me by the wrist.
What do you think" he exclaimed,
Indignantly. Sylvia Temple has just
confessed that those letters never
reached them at ALL"
What? Why" / shouted.
Because she sneaked back to the
post office after we had gone, and
fished them out with a piece of stick
with a fish hook In the end, and tore
them up-that's why"
Then how did 1t happen?" l asked
for my fathers explanation did not
seem quite true.
I'm blessed if | know" he an.
swered, scratching his head, and at
that moment who should come along
but Miss Libby herself. She looked
ten years younger, and she smiled SO
prettily she gave me quite a care.
so you boys know all about it,
see," she said, when we blurted out
our congratulations. 81 can't begin to
tell you how happy l am and-and-
well, | guess I've been a pretty crab
bed sort Of woman for a long time,
But now l want you all to come into
my garden this afternoon and pick as
many pears as you can carry away.
They're just about ripe"
Well, you could have knocked me
down with a feather, for l had had
those pears on my mind all day.
Pooh, that's nothing!" said Sylvia
when l asked her opinion. IT'S just
what my mother calls mental sugges
ton. Don't you see? We imagined
those letters and we imagined the
pears, and both came true"
But the pears we're certainly fine
l did all sorts of imagining after that
and some of it came true, and some
didn't. The best thing that came true
was when l imagined that Sylvia and
l were sweethearts.
Copyright, 1913, by W. G. Chapman.)
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WHEN LIBBY SMILED
ii Was When She and viii Ia
Dor Made Up
Again.
BY E. r. MOON.

We all looked upon Libby Arliss as
an old maid, absurdly old. although
her age could not have been more
than thirty-ive. But after her mother
died she ceased to go about much in
our village society; and by the time
she was out of mourning she had set
tied down into a lonely life in her lit
tie home. She had a fine garden, and
we boys and girls used to steal her
pears and mock at her when she came
out and threatened US.
I'D like to get ever with Miss Libby
for being so mad about our taking her
wormy old pears" said Steve Marks,
the bad boy" of the village.
None of us liked Libby. She was
certainly as sour as those early Bart
let's that we used to take with the
more gusto because we knew that u
discovery would let loose a storm Of
~imprecation on our heads, That was
how we came to concoct the love let
ter.
Why we hit upon William Tabor l
can't quite remember. The Tabors
had once been the most respected
family in our village, but William was
wild when he was a young man and
went West, returning broken down in
health, a year or two before. l think
some one suggested that he had been
Libby's beau long before, when she
was a pretty girl in the wide-sleeved
gowns then in fashion, and did her
plentiful hair in a jar handle. But
since he had come back he had never,
to our knowledge, visited at Libby's
house, and If he had done so village
gossip would certainly have found it
out.
Three of the high school scholars
concocted the letter. 1t ran like this:
MY Dearest William:
MAY I-dare l, one whom the world
calls a SOUL old maid, avow to you
something against which I have fought
for many months in vain? William, |
love you! There, l have avowed it,
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Duck on the Window Sill Known to Many People

This is the history OF the duck in
the window:
MY father, DR.. Clymer, surgeon,
U. s. ~, on his return from the Asiat-
ic coast brought with him some very
beautifully colored ducks, which he
purchased in Ceylon.
On the trip over, whether from
change in climate or difference in
food or exposure aboard ship, all died
but one drake, and he arrived in
II street in good health. He lived
with US happily and contented for two
years, occupying the back yard, where
he had a large pond filled by a natural
spring.
When Alexander R. Shepherd put
in the deep street sewers our pond ran
dry, and our drake then became sad
and pitifully melancholy, and one day
we found him dead.
We called in a taxidermist, had
him treated, and placed him in the
front window, always looking toward
his native home. And when he faded
out of existence we placed another
therein memoriam. He or his rep
resentative has been in the front Of
1917 II street for Al years"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-06-12
Say Standard Will Remain.

Jeeffrson City.-Special Commits
sioner John Montgomery, who was at
Jefferson City, said his report in the
Standard Oil investigation will be
filed with the court next Tuesday. He
filed with j. d, Allen, clerk, part of
the testimony taken. The supreme
court appointed Montgomery to take
testimony bearing upon the behavior
of the Standard Oil company of Indi-
n since the courts decision ousting
that corporation was rendered four
years ago. If the testimony shows the
company is obeying the antitrust laws
il will be permitted by the court to
continue business in Missouri under
parole. Montgomery makes no rec
concentrations, but will simply collate
the testimony and lay 1t before the
court. The general belief in Jefferson
City is that the Standard Oil will be
permitted to remain in Missouri.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-06-12

and you cannot guess how shrinking
ly | write down these words which
my hand is powerless to stay. l love
you-and now | have told you all.
The rest is with you.
LIBBY ARLISS."
Yes, it was a gem Of composition,
and elected creams of laughter
among us all. Only n girl protest
ed.
Il think it's a mean shame" said
Sylvia Temple, turning upon US. 1T
must be just awful to be an old maid"
Perhaps it will bring William to
the point, though" l suggested, and
that gave lis an idea. Why not send
Libby a letter by the same post? No
sooner thought of than acted upon.
Williams letter ran in this way:
MY Dearest Libby Arliss:
Because my tongue is weak and
falters in your presence, l would fain
write down the words l long to say to
you. Libby, l love you. May | call
W 0Sc Jou anu tCl JOu VI thS loIuA
passion which you inspire in my
heart? WILLIAM TABOR"
We dropped these epistles into the
letter box and waited with bated
breath, metaphorically speaking. We
didn't know whom to watch, but final
ly decided that 1t would certainly be
William who would go to Libby and
not Libby who would visit William.
So, having calculated that he might
be expected to arrive the following
afternoon, we ensconced ourselves
some half a dozen of us-behind the
hedge across the road and waited.
Presently We saw, sure enough, Mr..
Tabor's buggy coming at breakneck
speed down the road in a cloud of dust.
He pulled In the horse outside the
gate and hitched it to the fence. Then
he got out and went in, walking very
quickly. He rang the bell and Miss
Libby came to the door.
But l had never seen Miss Libby
look as she did then. All the sourness
had gone out of her face, and she was
dressed like a young girl, in that alb
surd old-fashioned dress with the
hanging sleeves. There was color in
her cheeks, too. and she was smiling.
And as she stood there looking at
him and smiling up at him, he
took her in his arms and kissed her.
That was enough for us. We were
all thoroughly scared. We took to
our heels and ran as hard as we could
go. We couldn't go anywhere after
reaching the village without attract
ing attention, SO we separated and
went to our homes.
well, lady. there's news in the vii
lage," said my father, when he came
home that night.
Il know. DEAR" said my mother,
smiling. Libby Arliss and VIII Ia.
Dor have made UP again"
Trust a woman for finding out
these things" my father said. well
I'd always hoped 1t would come to
pass, but | never thought It would be
in Just that way. 1t seems that she
had written him q letter two ycnrs
ago, when he returned. and he found
Il, unopened. yesterday evening
among a lot Of old papers that his ia.
her left"
"Ch. no." | blurted out; she wrote
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-06-12
eusrdsmen eet commtssIons.


Jefferson City.-On the advice OF
Adj. Gen. John B. OfMeara that they
have qualified according to the re-
quirements of the military code, Gov.
Major ordered COMMISSIONS issued to
officers of the National Guard of Mis-.
souri, as follows:
Walter ]. Warner, First Lieutenant
Of Battery A; George H. Hereford,
Captain; William j. Drummond, First
Lieutenant. and Lerton o. Dawson,
Second Lieutenant of Company H,
Third Regiment Of Infantry; John T.
Neal. First Lieutenant, Company E,
First Infantry; John A. Laird, Major,
Adjutant Generals Department: Win.
slow Parker, Captain; Walter r.
Barnes, First Lieutenant of Company
K. Third Regiment Infantry; Oscar L.
Harper, First Lieutenant and Battalion
Adjutant, Fourth Regiment Infantry.
The Governor also, on the advice OF
Adj. Gen. O'Meara, ordered commits.
sions to use to the recently elected
officers of the Missouri University
Cadet Corps, as follows:
Colonel, John F. Roberts; Lieutenat
Colonel, Jay Barton; Majors, R. H.
Eenton, j. A. Kilian; Captains, R, M.
Reese, L. c. Haston. E. E. Major, E
w. T~empleton, C. B. Titus, G. w. Book
J. G. Babb, Jr., G. s. Gelbach, o. T,
Bradford; First Lieutenants, C. E
Ragsdale, o. s. Fuqua, E. P. Ralston
T. E, Blackburn; ]. T. Birmingham, L
X. Amsden, J. o. Royse, T. A. Fitz
patrick, R. o. Mcpherson, J. A. Judy;
Second Lieutenants, M. M. Leach, C
w. Mcmillan, ]. H. Shepard, G.. L. Dou
thitt, R. s. Rancey, M. B. Vieman
Frank Joder and C. D. Johnson.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-06-12
SUGAR From Wood,

Now they're making sugar out Of
wood. British chemists have found
that they can take a ton of sawdust
and get a quarter of a ton of sugar
out of it.
The process consists of putting the
sawdust into a closed retort and SUBJ
jecting it to digestion with a weak
solution of sulphurous acid under a
pressure of from 80 to 100 pounds to
the square inch. Eighty per cent. OF
the sugar thus obtained is ferment-
able. The product is called "sacchu-
lose"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-06-12

TWO weeks ago attention was called
1 to a duck on the second story win
dow sill Of a fine old house on II
street. Attention was called is not
a happy phrase, because nearly every
body who passes along that part of
H street knows the duck.
In the previous story it was said
that; perhaps the family living in
the house will be able to explain 1t,
and perhaps not, but the writer did
not care to pursue the inquiry further
than to make the necessary observa-
ton and notation"
The story Of the duck is well told
in the following letter, which was re-
ceived a few days ago:
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-06-12

VVASHINGTON.-"Some day that
w goddess of liberty on top of the
capitol is going to fall down and hurt
someone. l know, because l was up
In It,"
Thus spoke Rodman Law, who calls
himself the human fly" while he was
recl/.ing on a bed in a downtown no.
tel waiting for a telegraphed remit
lance from New York, which was
necessary after the way some friends
of his had disappeared with his cash
while he was climbing up the god
dess' insides.
All that bracing material on the
interior of the statue is made Of cast
iron," continued the Fly" 1T was
put up there before anyone used steel
construction, l suppose, and l scraped
up handfuls of dust. l went all over
the inside and I'll bet that if some.
thing isn't done about it there will
be an accident some day"
The human fly" took the impend-
ing danger to the goddess about as
seriously as he took the fact that his
friends who accompanied him to the
top of the capitol had disappeared
with his cash.
Any old time he wants to go back
and sit on Liberty's head he is going
to do it, but he is going to make sure
that his friends can be trusted with
a human fly" pocketbook before he
gets up in the air between earth and
sky, with no one but a press agent to
keep the secret.
The fly" made all his arrange
ments early in the morning. In order
to elude the public, he visited the
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Wanted to 5e There.

Tony came over from the old coun-
try and obtained employment in Amer
lea as a section hand. Some time aft
erward he went to his foreman and
said: Boss, l like hat vacashun."
Tony, you don't need a vacation"
answered the boss.
Yes, boss, l like hat v%acashun," re-
peated Tony.
What do you want with a vaca-
ton? If l give it to you, Tony, you
will go back to the old country, blow
all your money, and then come back
broke. You had better stay here"
Il like hat vacashun, boss" stolidly
repeated Tony. I'm going to get
married and I'd kinder like to be
there"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-06-12
Ace of Pessimlsm.

81 had a talk with a pessimistic
friend the other day. | don't think
ever met any n SO completely soured
on the world. He told me he doubted
human honesty--that he didn't believe
In the faith of man, nor the consistency
Of woman Life to him was all graft
and greed. He was very bitter"
Your friend must have had a lot OF
hard experiences. How old is her.
Nineteen"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-06-12

Only the movement Of their eyelids
showed that they were alive.
DR.. Jones concluded his remarks.
The boys did not stir a muscle, and
DR.. Jones was totally at a loss to tell
whether his efforts had made an i'm.
preston upon those mute and immov-
able orientals.
Have | made myself plain?" he
asked.
Three heads nodded.
Il should be glad to 80 over the
ground again" he said. III you are not
quite r you got what ! was saying
And then the middle statue OF l'udd
ha spoke;
I'VE gotcha, Steve" he said
Which Is certainly makinS vrosre
In English.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-06-12
Properly Apper,Ioned.

A birthday gift was given to a
wife By her husband and three chill
dren. The youngest, a little ten-year.
old, was appointed to make the
speech of presentation, She did 1t aft.
er much preparation for the occa.
sion, and this was the form II took.
Dear mamma, this gift is presented
to pou by your three children and
you. one husband
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-06-12
eaptlsmaI Custom.

A pretty custom is followed at bap-
tisms in Hellgoland. While a psalm
is being sung a procession of little
boys and girls troop in. passing in
front OF the altar, Each child carries
a pannikin Of water, the contents OF
which are poured into the baptismal
font. Thus all the child's future play
mates contribute to the water with
which the baby is admitted into the
church.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-06-12
Missouri Drys Hopeful.

Jefferson City.-Several local OPP
tion elections are pending in Missouri,
in which the temperance forces anti
cipate victories, according to w. G..
Shupp, state superintendent of the
Missouri Antisaloon League.
An election, asked for by the vets,
will be held in Charlton County, June
7. The election there will decide the
local option issue for the entire coun-
ty, since there is no city within the
county having a population of $500 or
over. Cities of this population are
privileged to vote separately from the
rest of the county. Another election,
June 7, will be held in Montgomery
County. A hot campaign is being
waged there.
Nevada will vote on local option
June 10. The election was petitioned
for by the "drys." Supt. Shupp pre-.
diets the town will vote dry by a.
majority of from 800 to 500 votes. Both
Vernon and Livingston counties voted
under the present local option law,
the temperance element winning in
both. Greene, Barry, Linn and Au.
drain counties have failed to secure
elections through the activities of the
opponents of the saloons. According
to Supt. Shupp, the drys are prepar.
ing to ask for elections in Rails, Marie
and Moniteau counties. There is not
a saloon in any of these three counties.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-06-12
Opposed TO Explosives.

Bobby's FIRST" teeth were bad and
had to be extracted. He seemed SO
fearful Of the ordeal that his mother
asked him II he did not want to take
gas for It. His eyes opened wide and
lie exclaimed in horror; Take gas!
] should say not! Do you think l want
to he bowed up?"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-06-12
Gives Life to Save child.

Hannibal.-Mrs. James McCruden
gave her life for her ~2.year-old grand
son, who was standing near a lighted
gasoline stove. The stove exploded
and she fell to the floor a mass Of
flames.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-06-12
Police Saw Man confessed ARSON.

Greenield.--Ike Kellar, accused Of
arson, is said to have made confession
to officials clearing the mystery here
tofore surrounding the burning Of two
country stores northeast of Greenfield,
on the night of April 80.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-06-12
EXPERIENCE
OF MOTHERHOOD
Advice to Expectant Mothers

The experience of Motherhood is Try
ing n to most women and marks dis
tinctly an epoch in their lives. Not one
woman in q hundred is prepared or un-
derstands how to properly care for her
self. Of course nearly every woman
nowadays has medical treatment at such
times, but many approach the expert
ence with an organism untitled for the
trial of strength, and when it is over
her system has received a shock from
which it is hard to recover. Following
right upon this comes the nervous strain
of caring for the child, and a distinct
change in the mother results.
There is nothing more charming than
ahappy and healthy mother of children,
and indeed child birth under the right
conditions need be no hazard to health or
beauty. The u~nexplainable thing is
that, with all the evidence of shattered
nerves and broken health resulting from
an unprepared condition, and with am
pie time in which to prepare, women
will persist in going blindly to the trial.
Every woman at this time should rely
upon Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, a most valuable tonic and
invigorator of the female organism.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-06-12
commIssIon Petitions in Monet.

Monett.--Petitions are being circu.
lated here for an election to change
the form Of city administration 20 the
commission plan. They will be pre-.
sented to Mayor Patterson at the next
meeting of the city council.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-06-12
1,o7s Enroll at w~arrenbura Normal,

Warrensburg.-One thousand and
se~venty-eight Missouri teachers had
enrolled at the Normal Summer school
at the close Of registration. This is
an increase OF more than 300 wei the
enrolment for the same day last year.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-06-12
L.oftY charactar.

Our idea Of a lofty character Is one
who a smoke a bad cigar and not
late the famous man II Is named after.
Galveston Newa
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-06-12
labor Commissioner Names aid,

Jefferson City.-State Labor Com.
missioner John T. Fitzpatrick an.
nounced the following appointments.
George Kempler of st. Joseph, Super.
intendent of the Free Employment
Agency at st. Joseph, and ]. w. Nor.
ris of Maryville, Assistant Superin.
tendent of the same agency. The sal.
airy of the former is $1,000 per annum
and that of the latter $270. DR..
George A. Major of MAYHEM to be
inspector of the Free Employment
Agency at Kansas City at a salary
of $1,000 per year. Thc latter is not
related to Gov. Major.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-06-12

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, Softens the gums, reduces infamma-
0on,allays pain, cures wind collie ,25c a bottleAas
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-06-12

| know no such thing as genius;
genius is nothing but labor and dill
gence.-Hogarth.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-06-12

my dear sir. | don't mind your
walking brisxly oil owe my feet. but
| wish you wouldn't loiter on them
Life.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-06-12

He's a bad citizen who can't get a
good obituary notice.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-06-12

II you want special advice write to
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (cOnfl-
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by q
woman and held In strict confidence.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-06-12

AROUSES THE LIVER AM PURIFIEs
TIL BLOOD.
The Old Standard general strengthening tonic,
PROVES ESS chill TON1C arouses tho
livert to action, drives Malaria out of the blood and
builds up the system. A true tonic. For adults and
children. Doc.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-06-12

In many homes
once childless there
are now children be-
u of the fact
that Lydia E. Pink
hams V G t
Compound max e 8
wom normal,
healthy and strong.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-06-12

That load becomes light which ii
Nhaarfrl;v hcrna.-Ovld.
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and you cannot guess how shrinking
ly | write down these words which
my hand is powerless to stay. l love
you-and now l have told you all.
The rest is with you.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-12-17

PERRY, Okla. Dec 10 Special
Judge a e. Houston. ~ Guthrie. IS
occupying the bench in the district
court here while Ju1ga William
Rovles is holding court in the Ei.v-
euth district. al Guthrie. The CX-
change Of Judges ir due 90 the helr.ug
OF a case on the Logan county docket
In which Judge Houston was dislual-
fled
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-12-17

Travelling Sets, Tie Rings Tie
Holders Handkerchief Cases, Mil
tary Brushes, Collar Bags, Coin
Purses, BlU Cases and hundreds Of
other leather novelties.
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Tie rings us low as soc Wright
Clio. Co ADV
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Genuine Ebony Military sc's us low
as s. 90. Wright clio Co. Adv
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Initial HdndkerChiefS
I5C 10 SOC

Plain white and colored Initials.
They come In linen and silk.
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Manhattan Shirts 81. so
ID $500

The only shirts equal 10 custom
made This is the most extensive
showing in town; for business or
formal wear.