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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-05-29

happens Or - 40 iead me WY.
quick. and show me in what part Of
this Internal boat you are hiding
Agatha Redmond"
Chatelard started toward the hatch
way. followed sharply by Jim's revol-
yer. but at the foot Of the ladder he
turned his contemptuous, ~sneerins
face toward Jim, with the remark:
Your words are the words Of a fool
you pig of an American! There is no
lady aboard this yacht, and I never
so much as heard of your Agatha Red
mond. Otherwise, be pleased to play
Mercury to your Venus"
To Jim's ears, every syllable the
Frenchman spoke was an insult, and
words rekindled the fire in his blood
You shall pay for that speech here
and nowi" he yelled; and, d~iscardins
his revolver, he dealt the Frenchman
a short-arm blow. C~hatelard, trying
to dodge, tripped over the base of the
ladder and went down heavily on the
floor of the fo'cas'le. He had appar'
emily lost consciousness.
As Jim saw his victim stretched on
the floor. he turned away with loath'
ing. He picked up his revolver and
went up Che ladder. 1t was already
dsrk, and confusion reigned on deck
But through the clamor, Jim made Out
something near the truth; the Jeanne
DArc was leaking badly, and no time
was to be lost If she, with her pas
sengers and crew, we're to be saved.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-05-29
Representatives Hall Suggests a Roman Circus

floor with fists. with finger nails, with
and pokers, with books. pens
and inkwells, and they have 10 far
ignored the rules as to engage in hair
pulling, scratching and biting. But
with no inkwells or pens or books or
pokers lying around, there will be less
abuse of the rules governing fair fight
ing. The speaker can better referee
the contests, too. as they will be down
in front of his desk, where he can see
every move made in the ring. Champ
Clark has confessed that his early
ambition was to be a prize fighter, and
he may now have an opportunity to
act as referee over fights in the new
circus of the house of representatives.
In 1856 Representative Galusha
Grow of Pennsylvania and Representa-
tive Keith of South Carolina had a bit
ter controversy, in which the latter
called Grow a Republican puppy"
and Grow retorted with negro
driver" There was a free fight on the
floor, and among those who became
involved we're Elihu B. Washburn OF
Illinois; his brother, Cadwallader
Washburn, and Representative Potter
Of Wisconsin; Representative Banks
dale of Missississippi and several 9TH
ers. In this instance passion gave way
to ridicule when Cadwallader Wash
burn seized Barksdale by the hair and
lifted the whole poll from a perfectly
bald head. Waving the wig in the
air as a wild Indian might q a
scalp, Washburn danced about the
| floor until the whole house was con
vulsed with laughter and the fight was
forgotten. Potter was afterward
challenged to mortal combat by n
of the southern men, and he named
Boston Common as the place for the
duel with clapboards for weapons. The
sense of the ridiculous again spoiled
the seriousness Of the quarrel.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-05-29
Two Toms Are Confused by Mail and Express

THOMAS r. MARSHALL, the pro-
prietor of the Losekam cafe. Is a
native of Washington.
Thomas R. Marshall, the vice-presi-
dent of the United States, is a native
of Indiana and a Washingtonian only
by recent adoption.
These facts have not yet been suf-
flciently clarified in the brain of the
employees of the Washington p~ostofice
who handle the mail of both men. The
same thing is true Of the men who has
charge Of the local Office of a certain
express company.
The result OF this is that the vice
president has been supplied with
enough rye whisky to last him a year
had he an appetite for 1t worthy Of
one whose birth among the blue grass
es entitled him to the designation of
colonel. Also the wife Of the Losekam
proprietor has sent back to the manu-
facturer a dress which which was de-
lIvered to her marked value. $780,"
The trouble started with the mail.
TON" Marshall. the cafe proprietor,
began to receive mail addressed to
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-05-29

it for speculation. Two loaded glass
panels that had formerly graced the
transom over the front door of the
house were sold for so cents apiece.
Many articles wer purchased by per-
sons who priced them for their as
ISOLATION with the former speaker.
Mrs. Robert Mccormick, wife of the
former ambassador to France, paid
$35 for a small painting. evidently
aged, which. according to a notation
on the back, had been bought at
Christie's, in London, in the early sos.
Mrs. Pomerene, wife of the senator
from Ohio, and Miss Flora Wilson,
daughter of the former secretary Of
agriculture, were among the bidders.
as were Congressman and Mrs. Nolan
of California, Congressman Langley of
Kentucky and former Fish Commits
sioner Mrs. G. M. Bowers.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-05-29
Frenchmen Are Leaders in Navigation Of the Air

while the height of something over
10000 has been attained by a dirigible
balloon. The aeroplanes, however,
have demonstrated that they can
rise higher and much more rapidly
than the balloon type of air craft. and
for that reason their efficiency In a
military sense is regarded as much
greater.
In both speed and duration of
fight the strides since 1909 have been
remarkable. In that year the speed
record was 48 miles an hour, while
the length of time that a machine
kept in the air was A hours and II
minutes. The present record for
speed now is 1889 miles per hour
made by Verdines of France, while an
other Frenchman, Tourney, raised the
record for duration fight to 10 hours
and II minutes.
Busson, still another Frenchman,
also recently established a record for
speed with passengers. With five per-
sons with him in his machine he made
81 miles an hour in sustained flight.
The var department records show
that six persons have been carried to
a height of 2,053 feet.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-05-29
He Ran Afoul Of the Law

the running pair came in sight OF
one of Mr.. Waldo's policemen on peg
post 1t was the burglar who clasped
the astonished officer about the
knees. "Help!" said the burglar, i'm
pressively, "a nutty guys chasin'
me-"
There was nj help for II. The Of.
flcer took the burglar and Mr.. Smith
to the station house. There the
burglar was searched, but nothing in
eliminating was found. Early the
next morning a lawyer appeared for
the burglar. and when he was ar.
raigned In court he was discharged
because Smiths Identification was
necessarily imperfect. Smith was
sure OF his man-but the lawyer
rather shook his certainty, In the
meantime no lawyer appeared for
Smith. He spent the night In the
cell. oh. sure. he was placed under
arrest for carrying a rNyoiyer with
out a license. The magistrate bound
him over on $1,000 to appear before
! the grand tuT.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-05-29
story Of One Woman's Suffering That
Surely Should Stir Them to I'm
mediate Action.

Inventors are requested by suffer
ing telephone patrons to exercise their
ingenuity on a telephone booth slid
ing door that will really slide. Head
Ing the petition 10 the name Of a
woman who had curious experience
In a drug store booth.
There are two booths in that store
side by side" she said. They are
about as big as match boxes and are
open 1t the top, 30 when there is q
lull In street noises the conversation
In each q be heard ~ the other.
onsaday. when listening TO . long and
interesting communication from the
friend I had called up. i heard a man
IA the adjoining box ask for the mum
her OF our own telephone uptown.
Presently he 6aid. Can't you get
them, centrai?'
"Of course central couldn't get US,
for learned afterward that not even
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-05-29
CHAPTER vi.
On Board the Jeanne D'Arc.

vi SOdIN 6llS SSdtbtS w.
If hard usage and obstacles could
cure q knight-errant of his sentiment,
then Jimmy Hambleton had been free
Of his passion for the Face. His
plunge overheard had been followed
by a joyous swim, a lusty call to the
yacht for Help" and a growing
amazement when he realized that it
was the yachts intention to pass him
by. He had swum valiantly, deter
mined TO get picked up by that par
ticular craft, when suddenly his
strength failed. He remembered
thinking that 1t was all up with him,
and then he lost consciousness.
When he awoke he was on a hard
bunk in a dim place, and a sailor was
jerking him about. His throat burned
with a fiery liquid. Then he felt the
plunging and rising of the boat, and
came to life sufficiently to utter the
s~tereotyped words, Where am IL"
In Jim's case the question did not
imply the confused cropping back to
sense that 1t usually indicates, but
rather an actual desire to know
whether or not he was on board the
Jeanne D'Arc. Plainly his wits had
not been badly shattered by his ex
p~erience overheard. But the sailor
who was attending him with such min
istrations as he understood, answered
him with a sample of French which
Jim had never met with in his school
books, and he was not enlightened fol
some hours.
It was indeed the Jeanne dare
as Jim proved for himself the
next day, and he was lying in the
seamen's quarters in the fo'cas'le. By
morning he felt much better, hungry
and prepared in his mind for striking
a bargain with one of the sailors TO,
clothes. He could make out thei
lingo soon. he guessed, and then h,
would get a suit of clothes and far,
on deck. Suddenly he grasped hi
waist, struck with IN unpleasant
thought; his money-belt was gone! H
was wearing a sailors blue fame
shirt and nothing else. He turned owe
on his hard bunk, thinking that h
would have to wait a while befor
making his entrance on the publ
stage of the Jeanne dare.
And wait he did. Not a rag O
clothing was in sight. and no c%ajoler
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-05-29
cAAprEa v.-cnntlnued.

SE1HF En-
81 shall not do this again, Melanie
dear, till you give me leave. But
have no mind to let you go. either.
You and Madame Reynier are going
on q cruise with me; will you? Get
your maid to pack your grip. 1t will
be better for you than the profession
al advice which you came to New
York for" Aleck stopped suddenly,
his practical sense coming to the sur
face. Heavens! You haven't had
any lunch, and it's all times of the
day!" He rang the bell, begged the
maid to fetch bread and butter and
tea and to ask Madame Reynier to
come to the drawing-room. When she
appeared, he met her with a grave
but In no wise a cowed, spirit.
Madame Reynier, your niece re
fuses, for the present, to consider her
self engaged to me; l, however, an
unequivocally betrothed to her. Ant
I shall be endlessly grateful II you
and Miss Reynier will be my guests
on the Sea Gull for as long a time as
you find 1t diverting. We shall cruise
along the coast and put into harbor al
night, If it seems best; and I'll try to
make you comfortable, VIII you
Gomez"
Madame Reynier was willing If Me
LAME was; and Melanie had nc
strength, If she had the will. to com
bat Alexis masterful ways. 1t was
soon settled. Aleck swung off dowr
the street, re-reading Jim's letter, in
tent only on the Sea Gull and The
preparations for his guests. But Al
the back of his mind he was think
ing, Poor girl! She needs me more
than I thought"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-05-29
Appeal to All Inventors

the maid was home, 30 he rang or
and left the booth.
Il was most anxious to detain him
and learn his message. | insulted my
friend for life by saying, I can't lis
ten TO any more now but might
just as well have let her finish. for |
couldnt get out OF that booth. I
pulled and tugged at the door. but 1t
wouldn't bulge. Finally a drug clerk
let me out. but the man had got away
by that time. and I don't know to this
day who he was OF what he wanted
to tell US. Imagine having to go
through life with d mystery like that
unsolved. The telephone company
cannot equip their booths with NOV
able doors any ,s.o soon, | think"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-05-29
Plenty Of Evidence.

II wonder" said Slithers, stopping
his car at the roadside and addressing
an old mar working in the fields. If
| can get any gasoline around here?"
II reckon ye kim" replied the old man.
Strengthening up and leaning on his
hoe. I'VE kin get 1t In yer system.
anyhow. Them cars ahead O. ye
seems to have left a few ton of 1t be-
hind 'em, jedgin' by the condition Of
the atmosphere. Judge.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-05-29
CHAPTER VII.
The Rope Ladder.

The near prospect of a conclusive
struggle for life is a sharp tonic to
the adventurous soul. The actual
final summons to that other room Ia
met variously. There is earthly dig
nifty, who answers even this last tap
at the door with a fitting and Quotable
%rejoinder; there Is deathbed repen'
lance, whose JUNCTION In momento NOR
tbs is doubtless a comfort to pious rel
atives: and there are chivalry and va
lor, twin youths who go to the I'M
known banquet singing and bearing
their garlands of JOY.
But with the chance of a fight for
life, there Is a sharp-sweet tang that
sends some spirits ~galloping to the
contest. "Dauntless the slughorn to
his lips be set" making ready for the
last good run. :
When Jim descended the hatchway
after accommodating on deck, Chate-
lard was gone. The ships cook was
rummaging in a sailors kit that he
had drawn from a locker. Jim men
tally considered the situation. The
seamen had no doubt exaggerated the
calamity, but without question there
was serious trouble. Were the pumps
working? How far were they from
shore? If hopelessly distant from
shore, were they in the curse Of
passing steamers? Would any one
look after Miss Redmond's safety?
Monsieur Chatelard had said that she
was not on board, but James did not
believe it.
While these thoughts few through
his mind, James had been absently
watching while the cook turned his
treasures out upon his bunk, and
paved them ver with trembling
hands. There were innumerable little
things besides a stiff white shirt, a
cheap shiny Bible, a stuffed parrot
and several wads Of clothes. And
among the mess Jim caught sight of
a piece of stitched canvas that looked
familiar.
Hi, you there! That's my money
belt!" he cried, and jumped forward
to claim his own. But in his move
ment he failed to calculate with the
waves. The yacht gave another of
her deep-sea plunges, and Jimmy,
thrown against his bunk, saw the cook
grab his kit and make for the ladder,
He regained his feet only in time to
follow at arms length up the hatch
r-o A. kho Ton ha fhrouy hJpooalt
down, like a baseball runner making
his base, after the seaman's legs; but
instead of a foot, he found himself
clutching one of the weeds OF
clothes that trailed after the cooks
bundle. He caught 1t firmly and kept
1t, but the ships cook and the rest OF
his booty disappeared like a rabbit in.
to it's burrow.
Jim sat down at the top of the lad
der and examined his haul. 1t was
pair of wooden trousers, and they were
of generous size. He spread them Out
on the deck. Round him were unmis
taxable signs of Generalization. The
second officer was ordering the men tt
the pumps In stern tones; the yacht
was pitching wildly and growing dark
ness was settling on the face Of the
turbulent waters. But in spite Of |
all, Jimmy's spirit leaped forth Ii
laughter as he thought of his brief
frantic chase, and its results in thiI
capture of the characteristic vestiturt
Of man.
What's money for, anyway" h,
laughed, as he got up and clothed him
self once more.
ITO BE CONTINUED)
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-05-29

Hon" Thomas R. Marshall" and post
marked Indiana. He suspected that
some friend was trying to play a joke
on him. but investigation established
that the postman was the humorist.
and that his Jokes were perpetrated
involuntarily. He had only to open a
letter before the mail trouble was
Strengthened out. The vice-president's
troubles did not end there, however.
The vice-president, 1t is understood,
is not a drinking man. But secretly
he received a barrel of a popular
brand Of rye whisky. The vice-presi.
dent is not through explaining the ar
fair yet.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-05-29
Proper eymnastIe Work.


Every person who has received gym.
nasium training is aware of the fact
that an exercise which calls for pain.
full effort on the part OF the beginner
is often performed almost without any
conscious effort at all after a Ger
tain amount of training has been re.
ceived. Again, 1t is perfectly well
known that brute strength alone does
not make a gymnast, and that even a
simple exercise may offer great dir.
ficulty to a muscular and well develop.
ed individual who has not been train.
ed In the gymnasium. The explanation
for this ia made plain in an articl. by
Professor du Bois Raymond In Die
Umschau. who points out that one o,
the essential functions OF gymnasium
work 10 not 80 much to build up mus.
Gle as to train nerves and nerve group
to work in proper unison and co-or
dination.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-05-29

r. HE remarkable advance made in
! the science of aviation since Or
vile Wright made the first public
flights in a heavier-than-air machine
at Fort Myer, Va, in 1908. is the sub
ject of a statement compiled by the
war department and just made public.
A"lthoughNthe honor Of %inventing and
utilizing the aeroplane belongs to the
United States. 1t is disclosed that vir-
tually all the advances made in the
utilization Of the air machines have
been accomplished by foreign airmen.
principally ~Frenchmen.
In 1909, the records show. the great
est height attained by a heavier-than-
air machine was 1850 feet. The mark
now stands at more than 10000 feet.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-05-29
New Yorker Who Pursued q Burglar
Had to Spend Night In
a Cell.

This is a funny little town Of ours.
the Cincinnati Times-Star's New York
correspondent writes. Things happen
here that couldn't possibly happen
anywhere else. The other night. for
example, a man whose name may be
set down as Jim, Smith was awakened
by a tinkling noise in the front room.
Mr.. Smith rose. pulled on the conven-
Aional pants. took his six-shooter and
vent stalking a burglar. He found
that individual packing up the silver.
Throw up your handsi" said Smith
A frightened gasp was the reply.
The burglar shut OF his pocket cleo
trio lamp and leaped on the are es-
cape, So did Mr.. Smith, The pair
reAched the ptreet safely and tore
down that thoroughfare. On the way
the burglar presumably threw away
his electric lamp and whatever other
scots II his trade be possessed. When
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-05-29
SYNOPSIS.

Agatha Redmond, opera singer. starting
for al auto drive in New York. finds a
stranger sent as her chauffeur. Leaving
the car, she goes into the park to read
the will Of an old friend of her mother,
who has left her property. There she 10
eccosted by a stranger. who follows her
to the auto, climbs in and chloroformH
her. James Hambleton OF Lynn, MasS,
mond. Hambsston sees Agatha forcihlg
taken aboard . yacht. He q tug
and when bear the yacht drops Lover-
board, AieCk Van Camp, friend OF Ham.
bleton, had an appointment With him. MOI
meeting Hambleton, he makes a call upon
friends, Madame and Miss Melanie Rey-
nier. He proposes to the latter and IS re.
fused. Melanie explains that she 10 OF
high birth in G German principality, from
which she had fed to escape an unwlsheo
marriage.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-05-29
HOW Does 4 Get Aeroas7

At a certain eastern university n
Of the professors was conducting an
examination in physiology. He asked
for a description of the circulation at
the extremities. meaning Of course, the
capillary circulation The youth he
called upon evidently did not know
much about the matter. for he replied
that the blood went down ono les
and up the otherl-Youth's Companion.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-05-29
New Breed Of Dairy Cattle.

A new breed OF dairy cattle known
az the lllawarra breed has been de-
veloped In New South Wales. It was
obtained by crossing Shortborns.
Longhorns. Devons and A~yrahires.
This icy breed OF cattle has become
a favorite for d%airylng in the lila sarra
district, New South Wales, though Il
Is hardly known in America.--Farm
and Fireside.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-05-29
FrteHdshIp soner, Mueh

Whoever looks for a friend without
Iimperfections viii never ind what he
seeks. We love ourselves with all our
faults. and we ought to love our
friends In like manner
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-05-29
A Marx Of Devotion.

THE Grimsbys are devoted To their
family interests. aren't they?"
Yes. indeed. Why. when thee CO.
cured q prize cook. the eldest son
married her 70 keep her N TIE
famiiu.s
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-12
CURRENT COMMENT
The Tenney Service.

The leasing Of the property of the
Waterbury Light & Power company by
the Consolidated Lighting company, now
owned by the G. H. Tenney company,
puts the lighting and power proposition
into the hands OF one company. Under
ordinary conditions this would be termed
as bottling up competition, but there
Is no such feeling in this transaction.
Since the Tenney people assumed con
troll of the Consolidated company the
service has been greatly improved and
in some instances the rate has been low
ered-in no instance has it been in
creased 1t is generally agreed by all
that if the Tenney people had not come
into this territory, many wheels OF IN
dustry especially the ganite business
in Waterbury, Montpelier and Barre,
would have had many idle days during
the past two months. We fully believe
that the users of electricity will have
no reason to regret the control which
the Tenney people have in this locality,
Waterbury Record.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-12
Theodore the Wary.

IL will be a year next Saturday since
Theodore Roosevelt gathered about hum
other protesting militants and founded
at Chicago the Progressive party. Chr
cago intends to celebrate the event, but
MIR. Roosevelt will not be among those
present. Instead he will pass the day
quietly in New York. 1t IS proper
enough to celebrate the birthday OF the
party, but Theodore well knows that
generally speaking this is fallow po-
itical year. 1t does not pay TO STIR
up the American animals too often. Next
wear, being congressional election sea-
son, the animals may be given a SPIN
preliminary to the 1916 demonstration
Mr.. Roosevelt is wary. He might
have chosen to appear in Chicago, re-
affirming the faith with vigor and enthu'
siasm, but he has decided upon a quiet
err course. He may want the regular
Republican nomination for president
three years hence, as well as that OF
the Progressives, and so it is best to
play waiting game. In the meantime
south America has some royal sport
that compares favorably with that found
in Africa, and hunting can be indulged
in any time; but politics involves a
study of psychology, and psychology
says that this is not the hour to start
something. Boston Globe.