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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-26

that could be tapped or shaken or
rudely swept anywhere out of its
rightful place was dealt with aC-
cording.y. In one instance a heavy
tarpaulin was lifted clean off "A wagon
and neatly lodged over the heads of
the driver and horses of a passing
omnibus. They were not eXtricated
from its close embrace without some
difficulty and a great quantity of Sc
we're yet cogent remarks by the wag-
oner and the driver assisted by the
bus conductor and various passen-
gers.
Philip laughed heartily for the first
time since his mothers death. He
waited until the driver and the wag-
oner had exchanged their faTew al
compliments. Then he made off brisk
ly toward an establishment where
three halfpenCe would purchase cup
OF coffee and a bun.
In ten minutes he felt much re-
freshed, and his busy mind reverted
to the mysterious package he carried.
Thinking it best to seek the counsel of
an older head, he went to O'Brien's
shop. The old man was taking down
the shutters and found the task none
too easy. Without word, Philip
helped him, and soon the pensioner
was wiping his speCtaCles in the shell
ter Of the shop.
q dunno what the weather is com
in to at all, at ALL" he grumbled.
Last night was like the tallin' NV the
Redan, an this mornin reminds me
Nv crossin' the Bay Of Biscay."
ct certainly was a fearful thunder
Storm" said Philip.
Fax boy. that's a true word l:
was just like Ould times in the hills
i'm lniia. where the devil himself holds
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nOuncing fires, collapse Of buildings,
street accidents and lamentable loss
Of life in all parts Of the metropolis
AS the day wore and full details came
to hand the list Of mishaps would be
doubled, while scientific observers
would begin a nine days wrangle in
the effort to determine the precise
reason why the electrical disturbance
should have been wholly confined TO
the metropolitan area. Philip Arson,
a ragged boy of IS, residing in desc
late nook OF the most disheveled dis
trict in the East End, possessed the
very genesis of the mystery. yet the
web of fate was destined to weave
a spell that would deity close his
lips.
Meanwhile he wanted his break
fast. He gathered thirty fair sized
white pebbles and a few Jagged
Jumps of the iron-lilie material
These he wrapped in a piece Of news
paper, screwed up the small package
tightly, and placed il in his trousers
pocket. Thinking deeply about the
awesome incidents Of the previous
night he donned his coat and did not
notice the packet of letters lying in
the chair. Never before had these
documents left his possession. The
door was locked and the key in his
pocket before ne missed them II
was in his mind to turn back In
another second he would have obeyed
the impulse. had not mighty gust
Of wind swept through the yard and
carried his tattered cap into the pas
sage. That settled it, Philip ran
after his headgear and so was blown
into a strange sea Of events.
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Items of Interest

A cork sunk 200 feet deep in the
ocean will not rise again to the sur
face, owing to the great pressure of
the water. At any less distance from
the surface, however, It will gradually
work its way back to light once more.
In China a man can not, by will,
dispose OF his land in favor Of any one
person, whether relative or stranger;
II must be distributed among all his
male children without exception.
Horses, giraffes and ostriches have
the largest eyes of land creatures,
cuttleflsh of sea bea SITS
Only 70 In 1000 letters delivered in
the United Kingdom come from
abroad
In the seventeenth century smok-
ing was allowed in the House of
Commons.
London has 200, 900 telephones and
the calls average 1,25O,00O per day.
Consumption causes one-seventh
of all the deaths in the world.
London uses 20,OOOO0O tons of coal
a year.
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Up-to-Date Jokes

Seth Woodbury. was a tight-fisted,
ha d-hearted old farmer. His brother
william dying, Seth drove into town
to have notice about his health in
Sc ted in tie weekly newspaper.
There ANT no charges, be there?
he asked, alXiously.
'Oh, yes, indeed, answered the edi-
to-. Our price is ten sEillIngs an
'Crickey.' muttered the old man, IAN
BIZ six foot two"
4 person entered an inn with dog,
ard an Irislman asked what breed 1t
Tha owne~ looked the questioner in
SC. emily up and down. and then re-
pied. with drawl:
1T is cross between an ape and an
Ir shman.'
Faith, thin, we're both related to
the beast" was the ready retort.
What do you mean by this, sir?'
demanded tHe angry advertiser.
What's the natter inquired the
publisher Of the country paper.
This advertisement of our delicious
canned meats from the best Colonial
houses'-you've made it read horses %
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The Manicure
Lady
BY WILLIAM F. KIRK.

ktVY YELL. George. at last l have
w got a distinguished adorer."
said the Manicure Lady.
who is it now asked the Head
Barber
"a man that is writing the book
and songs for a comic opera" said
the Manicure Lady He is a sure
conner, too. George He has the bright
est eyes you ever seen, and he talks
grand. He is a awful deep fellow, and
his command Of the English language
is simply superiuous. other fellows
knows some big words, but they have
to tussle with them a little. This
gent juggles with them as II they were
so many balls. Gee, it's pretty to hear
the conversation rolling out OF his
mouth"
4 never cared much for them steady
takers" said the Head Barber Most
OF the steady takers makes a kind Of
impression, but you usually find out
that they are steady drinkers, too"
This gentleman don't drink nothing,
I guess" said the Manicure Lady HE
is too much interested in his work to
do anything like that bet this comic
opera IS going to be big hit too, and
he kind OF limited when he called the
other night that IL it was a success he
would come to see me pretty regular.
Gee, l would like 70 be the bride Of
a playwright"
You are kind Of ambitious this
morning, amt your" asked the Head
Barber
There amt no use in dreaming un-
less you dream big" said the Manicure
Lady. Whats the use Of dreaming
that I will some day be the blushing
bride Of a stenographer or a salesman?
l got right to dream If want to.
This young gent Of which I was Just
speaking TO you OF. the one that likes
me. has wrote a love song that is going
to be in this nice show He says he
wrote 1t after he met me, and that my
face was in front of him when he wrote
It, Isn't it fine? Listen:
THE night birds Groom.
The harvest moon
Shines in its same old glory.
tbs then us two.
just me and you,
VIII whisper loves sweet story
oh, magic spell!
Then l could tell
What each beat OF your heart meant.
I'll marry you
And We'll be true
And have a swell apartment"
Il don't like that" said the Head
Barber. THE show will be a frost II
the rest OF the songs are like that"
You are a good barber, George"
said the Manicure Lady, patiently.
but you amt got no judgment about
art"
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He poked at the fiery mass with the stick.


PIES many OF them as large as peas
some the size OF marbles and a Few
1lgger ones. Ihey mad evidently
HoWh on an slues' out encounterlnS
IoIty walls save Whefe tney forced
way through the thin glass OF the
WINDOW, had tallen PACK TO the
GROUND 'IntersperSed with them lie
round pieces or broken stone ana
Jagged Jumps OF material that looked
ana IeIJ IKE IRON.
by TINS uthe the meteor user hai
cooled surnclently TO reveal the nature
OF us outer crust II appeared to De
an amalgam or the dark, lronI He
mineral ana the Whlte pebbles:
through one deep assure ne could
sun see the merry heart or the thlnS'
ana ne imagined that Whep the inter
mai neat had quite exhausted ltseI
the great pan Would easily break mo
pieces Tor IL was rent IN all dlrec-
lions.
his hrst exclamation was one OF
thanktulness.
IT Was Still Hot
! am jolly glad that thing dldnt
fall on my head" he said aloud, for
getting that had its advent been de-
a,ed a second or two the nrecise Ia
caIitv selected for IFS imnact wound
MOI hare mattered nuch To him
&c Il worth anytbing9 perbare ~ 7
die il ont NAV he able to sell # as a
curiosity"
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. Q .

Dear Miss Fairfax:
I'm in love with a boy that
lives near us-sO much in love
with him that ] can't eat or sleep
or be happy at all any more.
lie likes me. but that's all-my
Chum says l m silly and soft, and
she laughs at me. but tell me, dear
Beatrice Fairfax, isn't love the
greatest thing In the world, and
am ! silly for being dead in love,
no matter whether the boy loves
me or not? Do tell me.-NINE-
TEEN AND NOT BAD LOOK
ING
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You Can Begin This
Great Story To-day
Reading This
First
n HILIP ANSON is a boy of fif-
teen. of fine education and good
hraadipU h,,t IN orpbaD opF

breeding, but an orphan and
miserably poor.
The story opens with the death
Of his mother, killed virtually by sor-
row over the death of her husband
two years before, and subsequent want
and suffering.
Rich relatives have deserted the
family in their hour of need, and
when his mothers death comes Philip
is in despair. He looks over his
mothers letters and finds that he ls
related to Sir Philip Morland. A few
days later a terrific thunderstorm
brews over London. At the height of
the storm a flash of lightning scares
team attached to a coach standing
in front of a West End mansion.
Philip, who has become a newsboy,
rescues a girl from the carriage just
before it turns over. A man with the
CIR. trips over Philip in his excite
ment He cuffs the boy and calls a
policeman.
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A Bachelor S
Diary
By MAX.

EPT. 9-"Ever know" the nurse
said to be the other night, that
all the saints were old maids?"
wish had writing genius and could
put down in black and white the things
n'ch make men and women sit up and
tahe notice. would call their atten-
uol to chs statement of my nurse and
then argue the case from this point
Does the realization that she is a hope
less spinster develop the quality Of
salltliness which I claim is inherent in
every woman, or did this quality de-
Velop naturally with her years and serve
to keep the men away?
Sept. 10 find with Increasing
strength that the sympathy Of the pref
~ nurse hasn't the effect on me that it
had when was weaker. I welcome her
attention, keep it longer than necessary.
and feign pains to gain it, but what
seemed a sentimental situation is now
growing less romantic
From which I have deduced the fol-
lowing:
me more helpless the man, the more
likely he will marry his nurse. The
man with both legs broken is so per
cent susceptible, while the man with one
leg broken is only % per cent.
If He Had.
II ] had been blown up by a boiler
explosion" I remarked TO her the other
morning, 81 am sure 1 would have mar
ried you as soon as the surgeon had
sewed all my pieces together"
Il will ask Mrs Allen" she ranIiad
IF 1t isn't about time to start the boil
er in the furnace. The mornings and
evenings are chilly"
Sept. 11.-At last a letter from Paris
But II was from Jack! Why does
woman who knows a man is eating his
heart out Gf man has such an or
gan TO eat. The suffragette saws he
HASN'T to hear from her have her hus-
band write instead? Is that a sign Of
goodness in the woman?
Hello, Max" the letter ran. "sorrv
to hear you got hurt, but hope YOU are
pulling yourself in shape all right. Get
a pretty nurse! That's the thing for ev-
cry sick man TO do. Sally is getting so
much attention from one of these titled
Frenchmen that I would get Jealous IL
/ hadn't so much faith in her. But YOU
know Sally: she thinks there is no one
I'm the world like her worthless husband
So long, old boy. Write when you can
Jack"
Every man is too sure of his wifes
love, and makes no effort to keep it. Il
wouldn't be so sure If were Jack Spen-
cert
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To Be Continued To- morrow.
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Ready TO Leave.

September 13.-Tompkins left for the
CITY this morning to summon back all
the maids and get the house in order
He says It win take at least ten DAYS,
and when the work Is completed, the
nurse. Richards, Manette and I will fol-
low.
The woman who had the interesting
disease died. so the nurse will be with
me a little longer. 81 shall not give up
hone Of the boiler explosion" she re-
marked this morning. perhaps there
may be a railway wreck on the way
home"
IF you and I were to be the only ones
of my party in it," I answered, st
could Toxic at the possibility. but there
is no laugh for me in any chance Of
misfortune affecting Manette."
Her face grew serious. TELL me"
drawing close to me, about that child.
Why do you love her more than most
men are capable of loving a child? Was
her mother an old sweetheart of yours?"
7 told her that I never saw Manette's
mother but once or twice, and had new
er been in love with her, or thought OF
such a thing.
/ CCNiO not tel ueT VI MY lOiS llltilu-
ship with the child's Aunt Mary, nor Of
the look Of faith and trust in Mary's
eyes before he light went out of them
forever, a look inspired by her belief
that ! would care for her two little
motherIess rieces. Neither could l tell
her of Elizabeth, the little girl who
Went Home just when she had been
with me long enough to make a place
in my heart that will never be filled
again.
lfanette sat in little low chair on
the end of the porch pinning autumn
leaves together to make saddle for
the pup. She had already fashioned
wreath around his neck which he wore
with a look of mute reproach in his
ewes, and was now making him stand
up while she tried her autumn decora-
tons on his back.
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Moe Dignified Now.

when ! Was a tiny boy with ring
let's" said the man with little hair,
they used to call me Archie"
Il suppose now they call you Archi-
bald"
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Strange Objects.

The sun had risen in a cloudless sky.
lovely spring morning had succeeded
night Of gloom and disaster, and the
first sound that greeted his wondering
ears was the twittering of the busy
sparrows on the housetops OF course
he owned neither clock nor watch.
These articles, with many others, were
represented by bundle of pawn tickets
stuffed into one of the envelopes of his
mothers packet Of letters But the ex
perience Of even a few weeks had taught
him roughly how to estimate time BY
the sun, and he guessed the hour to be
s o'clock. or therea bouts.
His first thought was of the meteor.
His toilet was that of primeval man.
being a mere matter Of rising ana
stretching his stiff limbs While la
ing his boots he noticed that the flor
was Uttered with tiny white specIls.
the largest of which was not bigger
than a grain of bird seed. These
were the particles which shot through
the broken window during the pre-
vious night. He picked up a few and
examined them. They were hard, an
gular, cold TO the touch, and dul
white in color.
on entering the yard he saw hun
dreds of these queer little rough peb-
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Now Read On
Copyright. 1904. by Edward ]. Clode.)
TO-DAY'S INSTALLMENT.

After he had eaten he dried his damp
for pair so worn that they scarcely
held together. But their dryness was
comforting. An added feeling of con-
tentment, largely induced by the heat
of the grateful fire, rendered his actions
leisurely Quite half an hour elapsed
before he thought of peeping through
the back window to ascertain the prog
ress of external events. The rain was
not now pelting down with abnormal
fury. 1t was still falling, but with the
quiet persistence that marks-in London
parlance-"a genuine wet day" The
steam had almost vanished. When he
removed his coat from the broken panes
he saw with surprise that the hagstones
in the yard were dry within a circle
Of two feet around the hole made by
the meteor Such drops as fell within
that area were instantly obliterated,
and tiny jets of vapor from the hole
itself betrayed the presence of the
fiery object beneath.
His boyish curiosity being thoroughly
aroused, he drew an old sack over his
head and shoulders, unlocked a door
which led into the yard from a tiny
scullery, and cautiously approached the
place where the meteor had ploughed
its way into the ground. The stones
were Uttered with debris, but the We
locity of the heavy mass had been 50
great that a comparatively clean cut
was made through the pavement. The
a ir uya= tHra-y ba hot 81
an oven, and IT was as much as Philip
could bear when he stood on the brink
of the hole and peeped in.
At good depth, nearly half his own
height, he estimated, he saw a round
ball firmly imbedded in the earth 1t
was DULY red, with its surface all cracks
and assures as the result of the water
poured onto it. Much larger than
football, it seemed to him, at first sight,
to be the angry eye of some colossal
demon glazing up at him from a dark
socket. But the boy was absolutely
stranger to fear. He procured the han
die of a mop and prodded the meteor
with it. The surface felt hard and brit
tie. Large sections broke away, though
they did not crumble, and he received
sharp reminder of the potency of the
heat still stored below when the wood
burst into sudden flame
This ended his investigations for the
night. He used the saclling to block
up the window, replenished the fire, set
his coat to dry, and dragged his mat
tress from the bedroom to the front
Of the fire. The warmth within and
without the house had made him intol-
erably drowsy, and ne fell asleep while
murmuring his prayers. practice aban-
doned since the hour of his mothers
death.
In reality, Philip was undergoing a
novel sort of Turkish bath, and the
perspiration induced thereby probably
saved him from a dangerous cold. He
slept long and soundly. There was no
need to attend to the fire. Long ere the
coal in the CRATE was exhausted, the
presence of the meteor had penetrated
the surrounding earth, and the house
was far above its normal temperature
ba
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Seeking Counsel.

"They are quite safe there" he
thought In any case, it will he best
not to carry them about in the future.
They get so frayed, and some day l
may want them"
Emerging from the haven of the
news, he found the untidy life Of the
Mile End road eddying in restless
confusion through a gale. The gaunt
high walls surrounding his secluded
dwelling had sheltered him from the
clustering March wind that was now
drying the streets and creating much
ill-tCmper In the hearts of carriers
stall owners and girls with large hats
and full skirts. In word, everything
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-05-08

Term Docket Of the Probate Court, Iron
County, Mo.-May Term a. d.
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given, that letters of adj
ministration on the estate Of John J. Leon
ard, deceased, were granted to the UNDER
signed on the 3Ist day Of March, 1919, by
the Probate Court Of Iron County, Missouri.
All persons having claims against said es-
tate are required to exhibit them for allow
ance to the Administrative within six months
after the date Of said letters, or they may be
p%recluded from any benefit Of said estate;
and Il such claims be not exhibited within
one year from the date OF the last insertion
OF the publication Of this notice, they shall
be forever barred,
This l4th day 81 April, 1919.
PRISCILLA M LEONARD.
Administrative.
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NOTICE OF LETTERS.

Notice is hereby given that letters Of adj
minisfration on the estate Of VIM. Thomas,
deceased, we're granted to the UNDER
signed on the 10TH day Of April, 1913, by
the Probate Court Of Iron County, Mis-
souri,.
All persons having claims against said es-
tate are required to exhibit them to me for al
lowance within six months after date Of said
letters, or they may be precluded from any
benefit Of such estate; andif such claims pc
not exhibited within n year from the date
of the last insertion Of the publication Of. this
notice, they shall be forever barred.
This 22d day Of April, 1913.
PAUL P. ROSENTRETER,
Public Administrator.
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Elmer l.. Newman
Notary Public.
A DGMENTS Taken
"A and Deeds, Mortgages, and
other Legal Papers Prepared. Of
fec in Enterprise" Building.
NOTICE. OF LETTERS.

Notice is hereby given, that letters Of adj
ministration on the estate Of W.P. McCarver,
deceased, we're granted to the undersigned
on the 9th day Of April, 1913, by the Pro-
bate Court Of Iron County, Missouri. All
persons having claims against said estate
are required to exhibit them for allowance
to the undersigned within six months after
the date Of said letters, or they may be pre-
clnded from any benefit Of such estate; and
II such claims be not exhibited within one
year from the date of the last insertion Of the
publication Of this notice, they shall be for
ever barred.
This 18th day Of April, 1913.
PAUL P. ROSENTRETER,
Public Administrator.
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PROBATE DOCKET.

Term Docket Of the Probate Court, Iron
County, Mo.-May Term A. d.
1918.
Monday, Mag 18th.
C.S. Russell, public administrator with will
annexed, OF the estate or Della A. Pilley, de-
ceased; final.
C.S. Russell, public administrator of the
estate OF Lemuel "A. Lloyd, deceased; final.
w. II. Whttworth, administrator OF the es.
tate OF John w. Whitworth, deceased; final.
Christine Rothenlue, executrix with will
annexed OF the estate OF Frank Rothenfiue,
deceased; final.
Tuesday, May 18th.
Mrs. Iowa Buiord, executrix with will an
ed; final.
Conrad and william Muller executor with
will annexed, OF the estate Of Conrad Tin
trup, deceased; final.
e. M. Logan, administrators of the estate OF
James M. Logan, deceased.
Wednesday, May 18th.
Anna Backof, guardian and curator OF the
estates OF Edward Backof, Margaret Backol
and Harry Backof, minors.
Azariah Martin, guardian and curator o.
the estates OF Harold sutton, Franklin SUIT.
ton and Ruby Sutton, minors.
Thursday, Nay 18th.
William sutton, guardian and curator o
the estates OF Walter sutton, MIN sutton
Perry sutton and Otto sutton, Minors
Judge Of Probate n exsoinoio Clerk.
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the City of I~ronton, in the Count y of Iron,
and State of Missouri, on
Saturday, The s4M day Of May, 1873,
between the hours Of nine o'clock in the
forenoon and five o'clock in the afternoon,
for the purpose of satisfying said indebt-
edness and the cost of executing this trust.
Witness my hand, this 18th day Of April,
1913. WIN. BLUE,
Sheriff and Trustee.
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Notice of Final Settlement.

Notice is hereby given that the UNDER
signed, c. S. Russell, Public Administrator,
in charge of the estate OF Lemuel A. Lloyd.
deceased, will make Final Settlement Of his
accounts with said estate as such Public
Administrator, at the next term of the Pro-
bate Court of Iron County, Missouri, to be
holden at I%ronton, in said county, on the
I2th day of May, A. d. 1918.
C.S. RUSSELL,
Public Administrator.
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NOTICE or F1NAL SETTLEMENT.

Notice is hereby given that the UNDER
signed, Iowa Buford, Executrix Of the
estate Of w. II. Buford, deceased.
viii make final settlement Of her accounts
with said estate as such Executrix at the
next term Of the Probate Court Of Iron
County, Missouri, to be holden at I~ronton,
in said county, on the rzth day Of May, A.
D. 1913. IOWA BUFORD,
Ezecutrix.