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The Washington herald., 1913-05-26

Battedes-For Sigma Chi, Morgan. Scott, Kenper
and Ruffnr. For Delta Tau Delta, Moore. Thomp
son, Van, and DoniEett. Umpire-Mr. ]. Root
Time Of game-3 hours and 10 minutes.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-26

Work on the new theater on U Street.
near Fourteenth Northwest, Is progress
sing
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-25
A Safe Tonic.

In his new book, THE Balkan War, y
Philip Gibbs, the war correspondent,
says that the official regulations for
wal correspondents who vert sent out
to the Balkans recently were appall-
ingly severe.
Mr.. Gibbs found that he was forbid
den to describe the disposition of
troops, to give the anne of generals,
the names and numbers of the wound
ed, the success or failure OF lthe Bull
garian troops, the state of the sol
diers' health, the conditions of the eli
mate, and so on. When the censor
had told him all this, Mr.. Gibbs asked
him politely:
"Wil you tell me, sir, IL there is
anything about which we shall be al
lowed to writer"
The censor thought deeply for a mo
ment and then answered quite grave
ly:
There is much interest in Bulgari.
an literature"
Perhaps" Mr.. Gibbs suggested sar'
castically. - may also be permitted q
describe the song Of the birds?"
"By all MEANS" said tha censor.
49,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-25
Hens That Exercise.

According to Samuel E. Mahan of
st. Paul, Mimi, the egg yield of a hen
can positively be Increased if means
are taken to give her plenty of exer-
else. a dispatch the other day related
that Mahan had established a sort of
treadmill in connection with his
chicken coop, says the New York Sun,
and compelled his hens to walk the
rungs constantly for ten OF fifteen
minutes at a time, SO that exercise ap-
proximating two hours daily was ia
ken. A 80 per cent. increase in egg
laying was reported within a period Of
nine days.
When news of the achievement
reached some of the college analysts.
they began to figure on the likelihood
Of change in the component parts OF
the egg, What the result will be, as
Stunning the hen exercise story to be
true, leaves all kinds of room for spec
ulation., 1t is a ,~well-known fact that
cattle worked hard make tougher
eating when killed. Building up of
muscle gives greater strength, but the
tenderness vanishes.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-25
"l'm a Thankful Man."

beyond it. The place has a tenant
Hap was assured of this as he noticed
a great washing out on the line in
the yard.
1t required skill, bravery, and the
stoicism and endurance Of a North
American Indian to get rel that
barbed wire fence, but at length Hap
negotiated the adventure successfully.
He started a leap with an "Ouch!" and
he ended 1t with a "Geewhillikens!"
but he was 10Y on its field side and
made tracks for the shelter of the
barn.
Slipping through the open doorway,
barricading himself behind a heap Of
hay, Hap proceeded to carry out his
plan to secure attention and succor.
"Oo-hoo! O-lee-o!"-all the halls
Hap had ever heard he now proceeded
to deliver, first in a feeble venture
some voice, and then more audibly.
and with some irritation.
There's nobody at home in that
house, that's sure" he decided at
last. I'll investigate. Maybe | can
find some door or window open. Just
let me get some clothes-I don't mind
whose they are; / don't care what
they are-jumpers, overalls, tennis or
bathing suit, I'll grab them quick. This
is a horrible ~predicament, and l am
a desperate mani"
Hap and his umbrella made the tour
Of the vicinity. No one was in the
house, as he had surmised, nor was
there any avenue of inlet easy of &C
cess.
"TIl do it, I've got to do it," de-
cided Hap grimly, as he stood looking
over the line of family washing hang
ing up to dry. There's a white one
no, that would be too prominent. The
blue one is bigger and becomes me
better. Yes, the problem is solved,
and / am saved. Ha! hal"
Hap became t~ragically jolly and the
oddly. of the occasion helped to make
him so. He almost chuckled with re.
lief as he took a blue dress and a sun
bonnet from the line, n he smiled as
he thought of how he would recite his
unique adventure at his club In the
city.
Then Hap repaired to the barn
When he came out he carried the
umbrella closed. The dress was roomy
and long, the sun bonnet was comfort
able and sheltering.
I'm a thankful man." he said de
voutly, and started down a %traverset
country road carrying the spot Of his
ruthless pillage well In his mind.
This outfit looks as II 1t belonged
to some old farm dame,' he rumin
ated. "All right. She shall have the
finest silk gown and Sunday bonnie
In town tomorrow for this timely &C
commodation. Hellol"
Hap lodged behind a tree. Thu
moon had come up and just then will
a vivid scream a young girl turne'
a curve In the highway. In hot pur
suit was a browBy, bold looking indi
vidual. whom Hap at once recognized
as his despoiler at the brookside.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-25
Made the %Scapeaoat.

M. Jean HomoIle, the new Librarian
in-chief of the Bibliotheque Rationale,
in Paris, was general manager of the
national museum Of France, and con
sequently of the Louvre, when La
Gioconda," the celebrated masterpiece
Of Da Vinci, disappeared, Although
M. Homolle was absent at the time,
nevertheless public opinion demanded
a sacrifice for the departed Mona
Lisa" and he was relieved of office.
He is a native Of Paris, sixty-ive
years old, and is a member of the
Legion Of Honor and of the Institute.
The world-famous library over which
he presides has 4,O00,O 900 books, $780,
900 e~ngravings, and hundreds Of thou
sands Of medals, maps and manu-
scripts.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-25


Give up ina wstcht be was shout
ing. I'm going to have T."
The terrified gfri must have made
u Hap, She ran frantieally Up TO
him.
~oh. lady. save me-" shegpleadedS
cIinging f~ranticaily to Hap,
Huh. an Old woman" reared the
tramp. "Tn demelish both OF you II
you don't give up that watchi"
Let go, please" pleaded Hap in an
embarrassed way. and at his mascu-
line tones his charge uttered q new
shrek. q
"A mani" she quavered.
Luckily for you, and something OF
an athlete Wanted Hap, rather
proudly-biff!
Down went Mr.. Tramp. scientifically
bowled out and gasping for breath,
PROSTATE on the ground.
Run for some help" Hap direct
ed the bewildered miss, and we'll put
this bold highwayman where he be-
longs" b~t
He stood valiant guard over the dis
comfited thief with a club until the
young lady, running back to a neigh
boris, returned with two men armed
with pitchforks. In the meantime Hap
learned from the thief where his
clothes had been hidden. 3
why, say, Miss Rose" exclaimed
n of the men, pointing to her res
cuer, this one can't be right, either
a man dressed up in a woman's
dress!"
Yes" 1uttered Miss Rose Barton,
and it looks like mammals dress,
tool"
II will explain" observed Hap, and
he did.
And then, clothed in his right mind
and in his own attire, Hapgood Dor
.sey felt it a duty to pay a visit to the
Barton homestead the next day.
I've come to return what l borrow.
ed" he reported, handing a neat pack
age to Roses mother after an introduc
ton from his blushing hostess. You
will find a silk pattern, also, Mrs. Bar
ton-a slight acknowledgment Of your
kindness in unconsciously assisting
my-escape.
Young man, you did bravely las
evening"" observed the practica
housewife, land | want to thank you
Only one thing could come of {
bright, sensible young man like HaI
meeting a lovely, affectionate country
maid like Rose.
1t was an engagement, and the sill
pattern came in finely for a gown fo'
Mrs. Barton at the wedding.
Copyright, 1918, by w. G. Chapman.)
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-25
suIarave Once Robbers, Nest.

Sulgrave, whose manor house, the
ancestral home Of the Washington
family, the Peace Centenary commit
tee desire to purchase as a place of
pilgrimage, has associations not en-
tirely Of a peaceful character. For the
smiling Northamptonshire village to.
ward the end of the eighteenth cen
fury was the headquarters Of a gang
of highwaymen, known as the Cul-
worth gang. Chief of the band was
the parish clerk Of Sulgrave, who al
ways went to church fully armed, lest
justice should catch him unaware. The
booty was stored in the church, SO
that the bold, bad clerk might be at
hand to. protect 1t. But treachery
stepped In, and four of the gang were
hanged in 1887 at Northampton.-Lon-
don Chronicle.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-25
Old Passion PIav.

Since 1901 the peasants Of Vorder-
thiersee, a remote village in Tyrol,
have had a passion play of their own.
Its text dates, however, from the mid
die of the sixteenth century. The last
performance was given in 1905; the
next one will take place in 1915. In
preparation for this coming produc-
ton, these peasant players reached
the conclusion early this year that
they needed new scenery, a new stage
and also a new road that would bring
visitors in greater numbers to their
mountain festival. To raise the
amount required they gave during the
months of July and August a series of
performances of the drama, "Juda
Ben Hur," drawn from General Lew
Wallace's famous novel by n of their
members, a peasant who appears to
have produced an altogether satisfac-
tory dramatization.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-25
HAPPY OLD AGE
Most Likely to Follow Proper Eating.

AS old age advances We require less
food to replace waste, and food that
will not overtaX the digestive organs,
while supplying true nourishment.
Such an ideal food Is found in Grape
Nuts, made of whole wheat and barley
by long baking and action Of diastase
in the barley which changes the starch
into a most digestible sugar.
The phosphates also, placed up I'M
der the outer-coat Of the wheat, are
included in Grape.Nuts, but are lack
ing in white flour because the outer
coat of the wheat darkens the -four
and is left out by the miller. These
natural p%hosphates are necessary to
the we'll balanced building Of muscle,
brain and nerve cells.
81 have used Grape-Nuts,'' writes an
Iowa man, for s years and feel as
good and am stronger than ! was ten
years ago.
Among my customers I meet a man
every day who is well along in years
and attributes his good health to
Grape-Nuts and Postum which he has
used for the last 5 years. He mixes
Grape-Nuts with Postum and says
they go fine together.
For many years before | began to
eat Grape-Nuts, / could not say that I
enjoyed life or knew what 1t vas to be
able to say i am WE'LL suffered
greatly with constipation, but now my
habits are as regular as ever in my
life.
Whenever | make extra effort
depend on Grape-Nuts food and II just
fills the bill can think and write q
great deal easier"
There's a Reason" Name given by
Postum Co, Battle Creek. Mich Read
"The Road'to MELVILLE" in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter. A new
one nppenps from time 20 time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
interest.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-25
To Keep Plants.

A good way in which to keep llants
fresh without watering them when the
house must be closed is to take all the
plants to the cellar or some other
cold place and set them in tubs, with
an ordinary brick under each flower
pot. Pour into the tubs just enough
water to cover the bricks. 1t is best
to place the tubs by al east window
If possible.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-25
Justice to Napoleon.

When Napoleon was in Moscow,
says a recent book Of travel, he sta
bled his horses in a church. THE
Russian nation has long since for
given his wild dream Of conquest, but
never has, and never will, forgive
him for that act Of sacrilege." The
Germans also treasure a grudge
against Napoleon for turning the Ca
thedral OF Cologne into a barracks
Yet these acts were probably not in
tended to be s~acrilegious, for another
recent book, says 1T is among the
many things to the credit of Napoleon
that, as soon as he came into power,
he restored all the d~esecrated
churches Of Paris to their original
uses as placed Of worship"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-25

MISHAPs or mr.: HAP
By Aueusrus G. s%hERMAN.

by y. OnGhmhN.
BY the banks OF a Sylvan stream.
gazing vacantly into the far distance.
stood Hapgood Dorsey. His friends
called him Hap for short. and he need
ed those friends sorely Just now. for
all that HaPgood Dorsey wor on the
present occasion IA an umbrella.
I'm done for" he stated lugubri-
ously, using the umbrella as a shield.
What In the world am l to do?"
1t was a serious question. Hapgood
Dorsey, a young bachelor on his an
nual vacation outing, two miles from
his country hotel, night coming on,
no habitation in sight, had come out
of the water after a vigorous swim
to find his clothes missing.
1T was that tramp l saw lurking
around In the distance" Hap now told
himself. 81 don't care for the clothes
it was an old suit, and nothing of
value in the pockets, but-how am
going to get to shelter?"
Hapgood Dorsey did not rage or
swear. He was a sensible, reputable
young man, rather shy and reserved,
especially with the ladies, but mana
ger Of a large manufacturing estab-
Iishment and on the way to further
business promotion.
TITS a mean trick, was the hardest
thing he could find to say. Il can't
60 back into the water and stay all
night, l can't walk into town in this
plight. I'm up a tree, or, rather.
wish l was!"
1t was some time before Hapgood
Dorsey could make up his mind what
to do. He had a dim idea that in his
stroll from town to the present spot
he had passed a farmhouse. He final
ly started in the direction Of the no
tel, lodging past the open spots be
tween trees and bushes and the um
brella in constant play.
Never was a man more Thankful
than he that it was growing dusk
Somewhere, he vaguely remembered
he had read a poem on "The Dying
Day" He wished this one would sta!
dead, with no afterglow, Alas, there
was a line or two about the sable
garments Of the night" Hap wished
they might become tangible.
What luck!" What luck!" h,
chirped, as he struck a barb wir,
fence and made out a barn and a hous,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-25
Washable Veil
Both Charming
and Fashionable

THESE two wells have, in addition
1 to the advantage Of being clean
iy, at least three others: they are be-
coming, they are durable and what
means more to the eternal feminine)
they are fashionable.
Many more wells and other dress
accessories are made to stand wash
ing than in former seasons. Each
year manufacturers Of fabrics in
crease their efforts to find stable
,colors and methods Of strong weav-
ing, for nearly all articles Of apparel.
All fabrics appeal more surely and
permanently to the buying public If
this item of standing the wash is
among their virtues, For cleanliness
is an essential of elegance. Women
have taken to heart the axiom that
to be elegant things must first be
clean. The veil of fine meshed net
has widely scattered embroidered
dots and a graceful border made by
applying Renaissance braid and fine
cord. The latter is chain-stitched by
machinery to the net. Such wells are
always in fashion, OF less, and
will last a lifetime. They sell from
fifty cents up to two dollars apiece,
as an average. The, more elaborate
the border, the more expensive the
veil; therefore there are patterns
that cost more than two dollars.
Even at a higher price this veil is
not a bad investment since 1t may be
used as a fischu, or for trimming a
bodice or as a flounce. Two wells OF
this kind made a beautiful decora'
ton for a dressy waist.
A newer weave is shown in the
veil Of shadow lace made of mercer
lied cotton. This design is unlike the
older laces and had its birth in the
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-25

TWO views of the STRAIGHTFORWARD
1 coat, cut away in front above the
waist line, and hanging straight from
the shoulders, shows how easy and
comfortable looking it is. The waist
line is not defined either in the
blouse and skirt or in the coat. The
blouse deserves it's name as it hangs
over the top of the skirt and the eff
feet is apparently to make the waist
large rather than small.
Other models in these coats are
longer in front and gathered in to a
loose belt OF band, placed at the nor
NAL waist line or a little below it.
And there are a few models for pres
ent wear with shorter sleeves, Three
quarter length with turned back or
lingerie cuffs, 1t must be conceded
that they are smart-looking on trim
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-25
-lnnnnrtant 70 Mothers
Exannerated Renort.

Linstrom-I hear that Billums
turned all his property into bonds, dis
inherited his son, who married a
chambermaid, and left everything to
a college.
Janiver-O, he wasn't so mean as
that! Under the terms of the will,
the college will have to employ the
son, at a salary of 81 a week, to cut
off its eoupons.-Judge.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-25
Common Enouuh History.

Mayor Gaynor of New York, as all
the world knows from his letters, was
a subtle critic, and at a recent lunch
con at the Century club, discussing a
novelist who had begun we'll, but had
~degenerated into the lowest type of
best seller" Mayor Gaynor said:
This scribbler's whole biography
could be put into two questions and
answers, thus:
GLOW did he commence writing?
with a wealth of thought
"'And how has he c%ontinued?'
with a thought of wealth."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-25

figures and those not much beyond
the normal in size.
The straight back is a godsend to
one who is a little round shouldered.
The collar stands away from the
back of the neck and the curve from
the neck to shoulder blades is very
slight, There is no curve from that
point to the bottom.
But the straight-back is not for
everyone and there are plenty of 9th
err models to choose from. All the
new designs may be said to hang on
the figure rather than to fit it. Among
them the Russian blouse is sure to
appeal to many for in point of style
there is nothing smarter. 1t is a cold
weather garment, however, and to be
discussed a little later.
| JULIA BoTToMLEY.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-25
Flowers Suitable for Evening.

When selecting flowers for the din.
ner table or other decorative purposes
under the condition Of artificial light
bear in nhnd that all yellow and blue
flowers appear much paIer and rather
dead by artificial light, while white
flowers and the brilliant hued flowers
stand out with more snap. On the
other hand, the soft green foliage ap.
pears to greater advantage under
artificial light than does the very dark
green foliage, though bright greens
show up far better under these con
ditions.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-25
Hosiery.

Many women have the mistaken ides
that because shoes and stockings are
SO much Ia evidence with the new
slashed skirt modes they should veal
stockings that are nothing less thar
daring. Those thin light gray silk are
positively vulgar, as they are SO sug
gestive. Indeed, flesh color stockings
would be less objectionable-and, as {
matter of fact, these are very prett,
and dainty with summer frocks. How
ever, black stockings with black shoes
and white with white, still remain thu
most refined.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-25
pnker AMI italian Game

Poker is probably a development {
IL frusso, an Italian game OF the ff-
teenth century. A similar game called
primiera was played in Italy In the
sixteenth century. and thence Jour
neyed into Spain. In France this be-
came ambigu, and later appeared in
England under the name of brag-
Poker is distinctly an American game.
and seems to have descended more
directly from the game Of brag than
from any OF the others
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-25
Poor Colonel Sibert collapsed.

Nobody now lives where once stood
the proud city Of Old Panama-that
is, nobody except one old native wom-
an who has a little shack by the beach
and sells liquid refreshment to the
thirsty tourist. Her stock includes
various soft drinks, beer and, hang
ing from the walls by strings, bottles
of imported champagne. These last
look as though they had been hang
ing there since the day when Nor
gan and his buccaneers departed
from the ruined city.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-25
FIchus to Be Worn This Fall.

From Paris m the announce
ment that in fall neckwear fichu ef
fects, to be worn either with separ
ate blouses or with the fashionable
and popular one-piece dress, are to be
strongly favored. Old lace, II one Il
SO fortunate as to possess such 6
thing, Is used more advantageously
in a fchu than any other type. bai
innumerable fabrics are thus EN-
ployed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-25
Used to Such Vicissitudes.

Colonel Roosevelt, at a luncheon at
Oyster Bay, told a hunting story.
Smith," he said, had a narrow es-
cape from being killed by a lion in
Nairobi.
"'When the lion closed its jaws on
you,' asked a friend, did you give
yourself up for lost?'
ooh, no. Smith answered calmly.
You see, l sleep in a folding bed
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-25
Cool in Face of Death,

One of the most extraordinary ase
of sangfroid on the scaffold occurred
sometime ago, when Macdonald, who
murdered a Miss Holt, paid the pen
atty of his crime in England. The
hangman had forgotten the white cap
to place over the prisoners eyes and
Macdonald, noticing what had hap
pened, remarked to his executor:
Put your hand in my breast pocket
and you'll find a silk handkerchief.
That will do to bind my eyes, won't it?
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-25
Every Woman a Touch Of Color.

Grace Margaret Gould, fashion edi
tor of the Woman's Home Companion
reports the new fall styles in tina.
publication. One point is as follows:
1T is the touch of color that counts
this season in the new frocks. o.
course, not all women will favor tn,
startling, dazzling color combination
made the vogue by the Cubists an,
Futurists, but the woman who woult
be stylish must not scorn at least on,
touch OF brilliant color In her gowns.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-25
New Argument.

Mrs. PATTERSON ian ardent suffra-
sette)-Well, l see by the paper this
morning that the new banking and
currency bill will add about $500 OOO,-
600 to our currency.
PATTERSON (pleasantly)-Yes. Wish
we might come in for some of it,
don't you?
Mrs. PATTERSON (savagely)-That's
just the point. We would if women
had the vote.-Life.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-25

places this one decoration where it
will call attention to some pleasing
feature in her face, perhaps the soft
curve Of her cheek, or the fine line
of the jaw, or perhaps the exquisite
modelling and coloring of her ear.
Sometimes this single figure is out.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-09-25

Tou Can Stop q Csrbunrie or Doll
After II begins 10 FERN. BY using DR. POR-
TER's A~NTIsEPTIc HEALING OIL 25c.
soc, $l.0O.