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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-04
CHAPTER XIII.
Jimmy Muffs the Ball.

It will sometimes happen that
young gentlemen, skipping confident,
even under their lucky star, will get a
fall. Fortune had been too constant
to Jimmy not to be ready to turn her
tickle face away the moment he
wasn't looking. But such is the rash.
ness born Of success and a bounding
heart, that young blood leaps to its
doom, smiling, as 1t we're, on the
faithless lady's back.
Jimmy had no f%orebodings, but riot
ed ~gorgeously in returning health, in
a whole pack of new emotions, and in
what he supposed to be his lady's ia.
vor. Aleck, more philosophical, took
his happiness with a more quiet
gusto, not provoking the frown of the
gods. But for Jim the day Of reckon.
ing was coming.
One day Aleck joined him, walking
up and down the porch. Jim was in
enc Of his boyish, cocksure moods.
II know what you're going to say
he began, before Aleck could spring
his news. You're going to marry the
princess"
Just So" said Aleck. How'd you
know? Clairvoyance?"
Nope"
well, you needn't look so high and
mighty about it, old man. Why don't
you do the same thing yourself? Then
we'll have a double wedding"
1--WE thought of that" said Jim.
AS the two men talked, Agatha aid
Melanie. both dressed in white,
strolled side by side down the garden
path toward the wall. They were
deep in conversation, their backs
turned toward the veranda.
Il don't see that they look so much
alike" announced Jim, who had but
recently learned all the causes and
effects of the Chatelard business
Alexis eyes cleaned.
Which one, as they stand there
now, do you take to be Miss Red
mond?" he asked.
VIC On IhS iolIp aus JlnIDy
promptly.
Aleck gave a signaling whistle
which caused both the women quick
ly to turn. Agatha was on the right.
Aleck grinned broadly. $50 tina
Yahoo of a Frenchman wasn't 81
stupid after all"
I'D like to get my hands on him!'
muttered Jim.
"Frenchman or not, there's going t
be a wedding right here in the oil
red house on Wednesday" said Aleck
"Hoopla! knew that was i'll"
"And then Melanie and l are goinj
to cruise back to New York. Awful,
| sorry-but you're not invited"
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lts Cost Paid Back Many Times Over
and Now II Demands Self
Government.

The territory of Alaska has yielded
to its owner, the United States. $780,
100000 In mineral wealth: In fish and
furs this bleak possession has yielded
1922, 710,036, and It has paid directly
into the United States treasury s14,-
792,461 in cash. Adding the tribute
Of fisheries, furs, minerals and cash,
the people of the United States have
within forty-two years taken s444.102.-
500 out Of Alaska.
This territory was bought from Rus.
sia in 1867 for 81. z00,0 0O. The figures
OF wealth yielded In return for this
investment. according to the testi.
mony OF Delegate James Wickersham
before the committee On territories
on March 20 last. were supplied to him
by tie treasury department Costing
but 81. 200, 900, and an average Of
Se0G08Di ahhdalIy Tor the maintenance
OF It's government. the territory has re
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o Q SINGER.
BIZ MARTHA BLdlINGER
coeeeS47 <au zr 1oAs,znee4x cone0vy
MARTHA BELLINGER
c0eNen@W IW M 1-oAs,-MeRA1 coNeAeY

before Agatha, she was reminded OF
his shamed and cowed appearance in
the cove, on the day of their rescue
when he had waited for her anger to
fall on him. She Saw that he had
gained something, some intangible Bit
of manliness and dignity. won during
these weeks of service In her house
And she guessed rightly that 1t was
due to the man whom he had SO un'
grudgingly nursed."
I'm glad you are going to Lynn, to
be with Mr.. Hambleton," she said al
last. "As long as he is your friend. ]
shall be your friend, too, and never
uneasy, You may count on that. And
now will you do me another kind,
ness?"
I'll put that old racing-car in or
der. If that's what you ear OF
course"
AS soon as possible. But 1t would
seem that from now on you are &C
countable to no n but Mr.. Handle
ton"
I'm his man." said Mr.. Hand sim
ply. I'D do anything for him" He
turned away with his old-time puz.
zing manner, half d%eferential, half In.
different.
And SO Mr.. Straker was ready to de.
part for New York at last, leaving
Agatha, much against his will, to
complete her recovery" at lion. AT
least, that was the way he felt In
duty bound to put it.
"You have found a substitute now,'
Agatha urged. at is only fair to let
her have a chance. A week, more or
less, can not make any difference,
now that I've broken so many engage
ments already. I'll come back later
and make a fresh start"
"You stay up here and New Yorkll
forget you're living!" growled Mr..
Straker.
mot if you continue to be my man
ager," said Agatha.
IF I'm to be your manager, l ought
never to let YOU out of my sight for a
minute. It's too dangerous"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-04
RESTING Hardness Of steei.

H
A very simple device has recently
been invented for testing the hard
ness of steel by impact. 1t consists
Of a tubular standard fitted with a
hardened steel ball at the lower end.
which is placed upon the steel to be
tested. At the upper end of the stand
ard is a spirit level by which the
standard may be brought to true YER
teal position. Mounted on the standard
is a cylindrical drop weight. This is
raised to the top of the standard and
then dropped, striking a weight.
receiving block at the bottom Of the
standard which communicates the i'm
pact to the steel bali, and makes an
~indentation in the steel that is being
tested. By measuring the diameter
of the indentation with a eelluloid
scale the hardness of the steel may
be determined.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-04
magazine Writer Urges Hospitals 10
Thoae Afflicted With Deplor
able hAblt.

The need of hospitals. private and
publiegfo scientific treatment Of drug
addiction, is urgent, writes Charles b.
ToWns in the Century. discussing
Che Drug Taker and tho Physician"
There has never been q state or city
hospital meant primarily for such pa
tiepts. though some have been receiv-
ed and treated ut the Massachusetts
state hospital for dipsomanIacs and
tn6briates, The state and city make
provision for treating the insanity
that arises In advanced stages Of the
habit or IN patients forcibly deprived
of Ehsir craving. but not for treating
the habit itself.
Even the inebriate colony which Is
tobs established by the atate OF New
York win IN no way prnvtse for the
drug tzkeE This p probably beoanef
zas does not u 30 obviously within
die prosAesiss provinces Of the state a
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-04
cHAprER xxIl.-cOntlnued.

"Why?" Hand stopped a moment
AS il baf1ed at the difficulty of put,
ding such obvious philosophy into
words. why? Because that's the
way people are-never satisfied till
tley o and root up every
blamed thing In a mans life. Yes,
Mademoiselle. you know it's true.
they'll always be uneasy with me
around
Agatha was aware that when a man
alters what he considers to be a gen
eTaI truth, 1t is useless to enter the
field of argument.
Suppose you do have AN hours
start as you express It. Where would
you go?"
Dh, I'll look about for a while
after that I'm going to Mr.. HANDLE
ton in Lynn. He's going to have a
aew car"
EAhl" Agatha suddenly saw light.
Then there's only one thing. Mr..
Hambleton must know the truth. 1t
can concern no one else. Will you
teil him?"
AR. Hand produced his dry smile.
Nobody has to tell Mr.. Hambleton
anything. He looked straight into
my face that day on the hill, as we
we're leaving the park"
And he remembers"
Something strange In Hands ex-
preston arrested Agatha's attention,
long before he found tongue to an
sWer. 1t was a look Of happiness and
pride, as IL he owned a treasure. HE
emembers very well. Mademoiselle."
"And what"
I You can't help but be square with
bim, Mademoiselle. But as for these
gentlemen Of style"
Hand paused in his oratOry, his
slow anger again burning on the sur
face. Before Agatha knew what he
was about, he had picked up the hand
kegchief from her lap between thumb
and fore1nger, and vas holding It at
arms length.
You can't squeeze a mans history
out of him, as you squeeze water out
OF a handkerchief, Mademoiselle," he
fared out. "And you can't drop him
and pick him up again, nor throw
him down. You can't do that with a
man, Mademoiselle!"
He tossed the ffimsy linen back into
her lap. And | don't want any deal.
Sings with your Strakers-nor gentle
men Of that stamp"
Nor Chatelards?"
He's sllck-siick as they make EN-,
But he isn't an inquisitive meddler.'
Agatha laughed outright; and some.
how, by the blessed alchemy O.
amusement, the air was cleared and
MI. Hands trouble faded out Of i'm.
D6Ftance. But Agatha could not lei
him go without one further word
she met his gaze with a straightfor
yard look, as she asked: TTell me
have | failed to treat you as a friend
MFR, Hand?
"Ah, Mademoiselle!" he cried: anC
there a a touch of shame and com
junction in his voice. As he stood
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-04
Alaska Of Some Account

turned to the United States 10000.
900 a year. Its people now petition
the government to enable them to con
serve for their own use its vast and
yet undeveloped resources. They
want to govern themselves. and ulti.
mately to achieve statehood. The m.
ton has always takpn tribute from
Alaska. while retaining It's own wealth
for itself and Its individual states.
Why not now give Alaska . chancei
New York Times.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-04
Retain Their EMPLOYEES.

More than two thousand active en-.
ployes have been on an eastern rail
roads pay roll more than forty years
and over n thousand five hundred
men who served forty years or more
are now receiving pensions. 1t ha,
more than four thousand active cru
ployes between the ages OF sixty ant
seventy years. There are on the pa,
roll or pension list Of the railroad
nearly Ave hundred men VINO hav,
been with u. road W. afty Soz,a
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-04
Giant lmperator on sire.

Hoboken,-With great clouds Of
smoke rolling from every portfolio,
the giant Imperator was partially
burned at her dock here. Second Of
ficer Gobracht lost his life in an at
tempt to press through the s~uffocating
smoke to reach the provision Dom in
the stern, in which the blaze started.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-04
Militia Routes Gamblers.

Chicago.-Thick gloom overhangs
the hangouts OF bookies and race
track gamblers in Chicago while mill.
tiamen ordered out by Gov. Ralston
Of Indiana browse around the deserted
track Of the Mineral Springs Jockey
club at Porter, Ind.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-04
Senator pona War Paint.

Washrington,-In a verbal tilt mark
ed by, intense bitterness, Senator La
Toilette predicted the retirement Of
Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire,
Republican leader, and other of his
type" because of their failure to ad,
just themselves to changing industrial
conditions.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-04
Parcel Post Crows.

Washington.-Fruits, fresh eggs
and other farm products are being
forwarded by mail in increasing guam
titles from the suburban producer to
the urban breakfast table, according
to Postmaster General Burelson.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-04

Washington-Federai funds r not
to be used after Jan. / next for the
organized militia Of the states unless
the citizen soIdiery complies with the
law prescribed for the regular army
Of the United States.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-04
Fire BURNING Six weekt.

Parsons, KAMA fire which started
in $1,000 tons of coal stored in rail-
way yards here six weeks ago is still
burning. 1t is estimated 5000 ions
have been consumed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-04
an land Leaaea ofered.

Washington.--Oil lands Of 10000
acres in the Usage Indian reservation
In Oklahoma are being offered for
lease by the interior department
through Cato Sells, Indian commits
sioner.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-04
Woman, Income BAR = Marrlaae.

vienna,-Oskar Kokoschka, the
painter, broke his engagement to
marry the widow OF the late Gustav
Mahle because he learned she had
100000 a year from her dead huu-
bands estate.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-04
Madison Gets Next Meet.

Colorado Springs.-Madison, Wis,
was selected as the next convention
city for the conference Of governors
of the United States. The time OF
meeting was left to the executive
committee.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-04

prescribing the h~abit-forming drugs
and must be qualified to deal with the
results OF their misuse.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-04
Curiosity.

Il want to know something
What is it?'
DO they make writing paper with
a stationary engine?"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-04

A m isn't always true to her
color, even when she applies it her.
self.
The Washington times., 1913-11-19
STUDENTS TO CHEER
YALE TEAM TODAY
Eleven Leaves Tomorrow For
AuburndaIe to Rest Up Be-
fore Harvard Game.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Nov. l9.-To-
field for the present year and perhaps
for all time if the new stadium Is to be
completed by next fall and the student
body will march Ou. to cheer the team.
Tonight the team will be dined by
Major Louis Stoddard. Yale 80. In order
that the men may nave change Of
diet before they leave Thursday night
for Auburnddle.
The squad of coaches at the field yes
terday included Burr Chamberlain. who
demonstrated the Harvard attack: Wal
ter Camp, Carl Flanders, Pudge Herel-
finger. Tom Shevlin. George Adee. Guy
Hutchinson and William II. Corbin.
The members of the Yale varsity
suuad reported at the field yesterday
and were apparently in pretty good
shane. though the knees of Marting and
Dunn which we're injured in Saturday :
game against princeton, are due for one
more baking before the team departs
for Cambridge % meet Harvard. Carte:
ana PendletOn are as good AS they ever
were. the wrenChes TO their ankles nav
ing disappeared completely. so that the
Iine-up which starts the game against
Harvard will be the same that started
ayaInst Princeton unless something un-
fOreseen happens.
There was no regular scrimmage for
the varsity yesterday. though II
amounted to the same. The second
lean WAS lined up IN the Harvard for
nations. and tried breaking through the
varsity. This practice, which was rather
hard was the only work for the var
sity as the coaches want the men TO be
in excellent shape for the starting of
the Harvard same Saturday.
The Washington times., 1913-11-19
SEVEN COACHES GET
ACTION At HARVARD
Former Varsity Men Line Up
Against Crimson Team For
WhirIWind Practice.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Nov. 19-Har-
ward will continue its brisk work in the
stadium today. the coaches trying hard
to get the much desired ginger and
fight into the eleven. That the older
men are not quite satisfied with the
way things are going is being shown
by the long hard drill on plays and
the constant coaching that is still going
on for the players on the forward line.
Two of the regulars watched the play
from the sidelines yesterday, neither
Bradlee nor Gilman being in the lineup.
Bradlee has been lame since the Brown
game. but until work started Yesterday
1t was expected that he would be in his
place. BEETLE was working with
Mahan and Brickley, and fitted in well.
Gilman, who was in yesterdays drill.
appears to be in shape. but is down a
little fine, perhaps. In his absence
Cuwen got back into the game, being at
guard. while Hitchcock and Storer
played tackle.
For the first part of the afternoon the
team worked out its plays against the
second team, this practice not being
particularly hard. After that the regu-
lars went through their plays against
a rush line comprising seven coaches.
behind which. however, there was no
backfield. Crawford, Blagden, Paul
and LOthrop Wilmington, Tommy Camp
bell. Harry Gardner Ham Corbett, and
Dick Wigglesworth comprised the vet
eran forces. and for almost an hour
they offered a stiff defense against the
first strings attack. The varsity men.
however, were not very lively, and still
appear not to have come back to the
speed they showed before the Princeton
game ten days ago
The Washington times., 1913-11-19
Dartmouth Intends Dropping In
dianS Because Victory
Amounts to Little.
LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

No matter what kind of football they
play, no matter how great the total OF
their scoring, no matter how many new
formations they show, no matter how
many big elevens they defeat. the Car
Isle Indians are never admitted to be
champions. If Harvard wins next Sat
urday against Yale, the Crimson will
at once be acclaimed champion of the
East. If Yale wins, Carlisle Will not
be given the honors. despite that awful
swamping of Dartmouth in New York
last Saturday. And the joke of it is
that. had Dartmouth won from Carlisle.
the Hanoverians would have been ac-
corded a chance at the title, even with
Harvard defeating Yale. In other
words, Carlisle doesn't fit in with the
intercollegiate scheme of things.
Back 4 few years there was foot
ball writer-that was the day before
experts" appeared-who Stunned Car
lisle whenever he selected his ALI
American" elevens. He used to explain
that the aborigi1es could not be consld-
cred in the same class with college eleV-
ems though in those days Carlisle was
defeating Harvard and Penn with dis
custing frequency. He meant, of
Course, that Carlisle's eligibility rules
didn't class with those of the regular
universities, and that the curriculum OF
the Indian school hardly equaled that
OF a prep school. So, with one sweep
OF his per, he consigned to utter obliv-
ION such athletes as Bemus Pierce.
Hawley Pierce, Frank Mt. Pleasant and
Pete Hauser, not 10 mention Rogers,
Exenden, Cayou and MetoXen.
Now il Is rumored that Dartmouth
will drop Carlisle as gridiron op-
ponent. The Hanoverians declare that
Qrlisle brings no laurels. a defeat by
the Indians spOils an entire season for
an opponent, a victory over them
brings no reward. Dartmouth might 10
dav be acclaimed worthy of the great
est. had last Saturdays contest never
been. Had the dope gone right. and
Dartmouth had defeated Carlisle. Frank
Cavanaugh would now be looking at
his picture i'll the papers. He would be
caIled the greatest coach in the Last"
But Carlisle won and gone is the fruit
The Washington times., 1913-11-19

In the party besides the players were
Charles A. Comiskey, owner of the
Chicago White Sox. and Mrs. Comiskey
James r. McAleer. president Of the
Roston Red Sox, and Mrs McAleer
John j. McGraw. manager OF the New
York Giants, and Mrs NcGraw; Iec
ST llivan, manager OF the Dig tour, Los
Ccmiskey, son of Charlie Comiskey,
making the trip with his bride, and
twentV Chicago fans. More than doz-
en- wives of players were in the party
sailing today. Ill,
play at. Kobe, and on December ~
reach Shanghai. and on December Il
and l. they will play at Honskons.
FIom Hongkong they viii take inc
steamship st. Albans to Manila whete
two gsmes are scheduled tor DeceHloe.
Il and Is. On their next cruise they Will
cross the equator for the first time, OF
their ay to Australia, where tney WI,
arrive on New Year Day. Tney VIII
play at Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne.
Adelaide, and Fremantle, whence they
will sail on January II, reaching co.
lombo, Ceylon. January % Ihey VIII
reach Suez February /, ana after play
ing al Cairo and Alexandra. they WIZ
sail for Europe. reaching Naples req.
Iuary = After playing In a Number oil
italian. French, and English cites, they
expect to sail from Queenstown March
/. aboard the Mauretania, bound for
New York.
The foreign tour starting here today
is the third made by American base
ball players The first occurred in 1874
the Boston and Philadelphia Athletics.
OF the National League, going to GTea:
Britain unde- the direction of A. q.
Spalding. The second tour took place
in 1883, the teams selected from players
of the National League and American
Association going around the world by
way of Australia under the presidency
of A. c. Spalding and the management
OF Adrian c. Anson. While both were
successful. those former tours are eN-
pected to be surpassed by that starting
today.
The final exhibition game in this
country was played at Portland. Ore.
Yesterday, the White Sox shutting out
The Washington times., 1913-11-19
NAVY ANNOUNCES
PLAYERS WEIGHTS
Team Averages TrifIe Less
Than 1874 Pounds, and Is
Well Balanced.

ANNAPOLIS. Md. Nov. 1e-The last
official figures of the weights of the
members of the Naval Academy team
that will start the game against West
Point show that there has been little
change in the general average from
those heretofore announced, and that
the backfeId is a little heavier and the
line 4 little lighter.
The figures are extremely impressive
of the great weight of the Navy team
and also its fine balance. The official
average of the team is 1S3 10-l1 pounds;
Of the line. 1864 pounds. and of the back
field. 1Ta pounds.
The team as it will probably start the
game. with the weight of each man, is
as follows: Left end, Ingram. 179; left
tackle, Ralston. liz; left guard, Howe.
2C4: center. Perry, 1S11&; right guard,
Brown. aO5: right tackle. Vaughan. 1874:
right end. Gilchrist (captain). 1884,;
Quarterback, Nichols. 163: left haIfback,
McReavey, 17S; right haIfback. Failing,
$50: fuliback. Harrison. 1SO.
These players are pushing the regu-
lars fard for positions: Left end. over
esch. 17S; left tackle. Kennedy. l8I: :
right tackle. Redman.' rs. quarterback
MltCneI, lbi, lelt dltbdck, Leonard, l5l.
1t will be noticed that the average
weight of the team would not be
changed greatly by the substitution of
any of these. unless Leonard should
displace Failing. This change would
pull down the total weight of the team
by thrty-nine pounds. and the average
by about three and half pounds. How
ever. IL is ncarty certain Failing will
start the game.
Those who have had Il notable III
crease in weight during the season are:
Perry, center; Vaughan. right tackle
and Failing, right halfback. Failing y
combination Of speed and weight, with
general football ability, makes him the
Ted Coy of Navy football. Tremrnd-
ousiy strong, he is also fast. and is
the hardest man to bring to the ground
of all the Navy backs.
The policy of the Navy coaches in
recent games has been to start with
this powerful baCkfrid and hammer the
heart out of oppOs'n.; teams just as
carly as possible" and this is Likely to
be the policy ~ the Army game Early
in the season Leonard. who, though
fast and sllilltul, Is very light was de-
the return of Nichols To the game put
an even faster man in the hackfield and
justified the coaches in putting three
hrayies behind tie line Nichols
though by far the liGhtest man behind
the line il Il compact lump of muscle.
weighing ia bounds. and Is very strong