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ERUPTION ON cHILD's BODY

r. F. D. No. 2, jackson, Mo.-"Our
daughter who is ten months old was
suffering from an eruption all wei
the body. In the beginning they we're
small red spots and afterwards turned
to bloody sores. We tried all sorts
of ointments but they did not procure
any relief for our child. She cried
almost day and night and we scarcely
could touch her, because she was 10
cred with sores from head to foot.
I'VE had heard about the Cuticura
Soap and Ointment and made a trial
with them, and after using the eme-
dies, that is to say, the Soap and the
Ointment, only a few days passed and
Jul child could sleep well and after
one week she was totally we'll"
(Signed) August F. Bartels, Nov. rs,
1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book, Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston .'-Adv.
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say that
Abbott repeated gravely:
TRIBUTE TO BARD OF AVON
Garden Contains Every Shrub, Flower
or Plant Mentioned In Plays of
Shakespeare.

Tradition has 1t that Shakespeare
was a frequent partaker of the hos
pitality dispensed at a certain tavern
in Brentford, and until recently this
was the only direct association which
this portion Of Greater London could
claim with the worlds chief drama
fist.
Now, however. a tram-ride to the
Shakespeare garden In Ravenscourt
park. Hammersmith. brings the po-
cts devotees to q little green board
which conveys this intimation: This
garden contains all the herbs and gar
den plants mentioned In shakespeare's
works"
Many an interesting hour may be
spent here In an occupation at once
literary and horticultural. in locating
lin garden-bed and printed page the
whereabouts Of the plants and flowers
which figure in Shakespearean
dramas.
On the estate OF the countess OF
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CHAPTER X,-Continued.

Lem mel" Jakey pleaded, with fine
admiration.
We'll, l rather guess mott" cried
Bob. Think I'll refuse Fran's first re-
.quest?" He sped upstairs. uucom.
monty light of foot.
Now" whispered Fran wickedly,
lets run off and leave him"
"I'm with you!" Abbott whispered
iboyishly.
They burst from the building like a
storm, Fran laughing unsteady, Alb
Ibott laughing joyously, Jakey laugh,
ing loudest of all. They sailed down
the front walk under the artillery fire
of hostile eyes from the green veranda
They continued merry. Jakey even
staggered, fancying himself a part of
1t; he regretted his short trousers
When Robert Clinton overlook them,
ne was red and ~breathless, but Fran's
berihboned hat was clutched triumph
'antly in his hand. 1t was he who first
discovered the ambuscade. He sud
denly remembered, looked across the
street, then fell, desperately wounded.
The shots would have passed unheed.
ed over Abbott's head, had not Fran
CT He'd his attention to the ambuscade.
TITS a good thing" she said limo.
Gently, that you're not holding my
hand" and she nodded toward the
boarding house. Abbott looked, and
turned for n despairing glance at
Bob; the latter was without Sign of
life.
What shall we do?" inquired Fran,
as they halted ridiculously. IF we run
for 1t, it'll make things worse"
"Oh, Lord, yes!" groaned Bob; don't
make a bolt!" a.
Abbott pretended not to understand.
Come on, Fran, l shall go home with
you" His fighting blood was up. In
his face was no surrender, no, not
even to Grace Noir. Come" he per.
sisted, with dignity.
How jolly!" Fran exclaimed. Shall
we go through the grove?-that's the
longest way"
Then let us go that way" respond
ed Abbott s%tubbornly.
Abbott" the school director
warned, you'd better come on over to
my place--I'm going there this instant
toto get a cup of tea. It'll be best
for you, old fellow, you listen to me
now-you need a little er-a-some-a
little stimulant."
uKT-t A II-LL =
had done nothing wrong, and he re
scented the accusing glances from
across the way. mo, I'm going with
Fran"
And don't you bother about him,
Fran called after the ~retreating chair
man of the board, he'll have stimu
liant enough"
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Fran arrives at Hamilton. Gregory's
home In Littleburg, but finds him absent
conducting the choir at a camp meeting.
She repairs thither in search of him,
laughs during the service n Is asked to
leave. Abbott Ashton. superintendent Of
schools. escorts Fran from the tent. He
tells her Gregory is a wealthy man.
deeply interested In charity work. n a
pillar of the church. Ashton becomes
greatly Interested In fran and while TAX
ing leave of her. holds her hand and Is
seen by Sapphire Clinton, sister of Rob
Yert Clinton, chairman of the school board.
Fran tells Gregory she wants g. home
with him. Grace Noir, Gregory's private
lsecretary. takes a violent dislike to Fran
and advises her to go away at once.
Fran hints at a twenty-year-old secret,
and Gregory in agitation asks Grace to
leave the room. Fran relates the story
of how Gregory married q young girl at
Springfield while attending college and
then deserted her. Fran is the child of
that marriage. Gregory had married his
of Fran's mother. Fran takes a liking to
Mrs. Gregory. Gregory explains that
Fran is the daughter Of a very dear friend
who is dead. Fran agrees to the story.
Mrs. Gregory insists on her making her
home with them and takes her to her
arms. 1t is decided that Fran must go to
school. Grace shows persistent interest
in Gregory's story of his dead friend and
hints that Fran may be an imposter.
Fran declares that the secretary must go.
to drive Fran from the Gregory home, but
Mrs. Gregory remains stanch in her
friendship. Fran is ordered before Super
l~intendent Ashton to be punished for in
,subordination in school. Chairman Gin
ton Is present. The affair ends In Fran
leaving the school. in company of the two
men to the amazement of the scandal
mongers of the town.
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bridge upon which Abbott and Fran
had stood on the night of the tent
meeting. Was it possible that the SUI
pe%rintendent of instruction was about
to venture a second time across this
ravine with the same girl, under the
same danger of misunderstanding, re-
vealed by similar glory of moonlight?
Conscience whispered that it would
not be enough simply to warn; he
should escort her to Hamilton Greg
ory's very door, that he might know
she had been rescued from the wide
white night; and his conscience was
possibly upheld by the knowledge that
a sudden advent of a Miss Sapphire
was morally impossible.
Fran's back had been toward him
all the time. She was still unaware
Of his presence, as she paused in the
middle of the bridge, and with critical
eye sought a position mathematically
the same from either hand-rail. Stand
ing there, she drew a package from
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had been graded, no matter how late
the night, and making his way rapidly
from town as if to battle his soul in
country solitude. Like all reprehens-
ible habits this n was presently to
revenge itself by getting the "profes-
sor" into trouble.
One beautiful moonlight night, he
was nearing the suburbs, when he
made a discovery, The discovery was
twofold: First, that the real cause OF
his nightly ~wanderings was not alto
gether a WEAKNESS of mental toll; sec
ond, that he had, for some time, been
trying to escape from the thought OF
Fran. He had not known this. He
had simply run, asking no questions,
1t was when he suddenly. discovered
Fran in the flesh, as she slipped along
a crooked alley, gliding in shadows,
that the cause Of much sleeplessness
was made tangible.
Abbott was greatly disturbed. Why
should Fran be stealthily darting down
side-alleys at midnight? The wonder
suggested its corollary-why was he
running as from some intangible enc
my? But now was no time for intro
spection, and he set himself the task
of solving the new mystery. AS Fran
merged from the mouth of the alley
Abbott dived into it's bowels, but when
he reached the next street, no Fran
was to be seen.
Had she darted into one of the scat
tered cabins that composed the fringe
Of ~Littleburg? At the mere. thought
he felt a nameless shrinking of the
heart. Surely not. But could she pos
sibly, however feet Of foot, have
rounded the next corner before his
coming into the light? Abbott sped
along the street that he might know
the truth, though he realized that the
less he saw of Fran the better. How
Fever, the thought of her being alone
in the outskirts of the village, most as
suredly without her guardians knowl
edge, seemed to call him to duty. Cal
or no call, he went.
1t seemed to him a long time before
he reached the corner. He darted
around it-yonder sped Fran like a
thin shadow racing before the moon
She an. Abbott ran. 1t was like g
foot-race without spectators.
At last she reached the bridge span
ming a ravine in whose far depths
murmured a little stream. The bridge
was new, built to replace the foot
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13
{ PLurihus.

A small boy of three was playing in
the street between the car tracks
while a bigger boy Of eleven or there
abouts stood on the sidewalks and
looked on.
The Good Samaritan passed that
way. He addressed the bigger boy.
rs the little fellow your brother"
he asked
yep"
Then bring him in from between
the tracks; he might get run over"
"Aw," replied the bigger boy, that
don't make no difference, we got plen-
ty like him to home."-New York
Washington Post.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13
LURE OF TREASURE HUNTING
ture Do Not Discourage the
Seeker Of Treasure.

For the sake Of omance and ad-
venture and all that puts color into
life 1t is to be hoped that the failure
of the expedition which recently went
to the Isle of Cocos in search of pirate
goldSwill not mark the end Of treasure
hunting In the interest also OF the
good town Of Panama, where the treas
ure iseekersIare wont to outfit and buy
supplies, we should point out that
negative results never really proved
anything. There may be gold on Co
cos. There may be millions OF pieces
OF eight and pewels galore and wine
which the buccaneers. who had more
than they could drink, laid aside for a
rainy day. Because many treasure
anters have transacted Cocos from
7 ID to end nc man can say that the
sxt ~trevrafe hunter viii not find that
for whis- all tho others have labored
and sought In vain.
Treasure hunters are Of the earth's
tn are the dreamers Of great
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13
Experts Elaht Hoo Cholera.

Warrensburg.-Dr. j. w. Connaway,
veterinarian at the Missouri Universi-
ty experiment station; D. H. Doane,
head of the farm management bureau
Of the university, and G. M. Long,
farm expert, have just finished a CAM
paign of education among the farm
ers of Johnson county looking to the
eradication Of hog cholera from the
county. They visited 10 schoolhouses
in the county, where they outlined the
policy of eradication to the farmers
and hog raisers. At each of these
places visited clubs we're organized.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13

dreams, the seers of wonderful vision,
the makers of romance. All the world
loves or should love them. The news
OF the day is too much hardened with
heavy reading. One wearies at last
Of political and social reform, Of d.
yorce and murder In sordid bar-rooms,
Of the cost of living and the course
of the markets. There Is a craving
for something not SO commonplace,
for something less prosaic, for some.
thing which has a touch OF moonshine
in It,. Let us not, therefore, discourage
the treasure hunters with cold reason
like a dash Of cold water. Let us rath-
er fan their enthusiasm and keep II
forever aglow so that as long as news
papers exist there may be now and
then a tale OF Cocos island wedged in
between the tariff and the trusts.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13

with the consciousness that for a mo
ment he had rather forgotten himself.
He reminded her gravely-"We are
talking about cards-just cards."
NO." said Fran, not stirring, eve
are talking about Grace Noir. You say
you don't want her; you've already
drawn yourself out. That leaves heI
to poor Bob-he1l have to take her
unless the joker gets the lady--the
joker is named the devil Sc
the game isn't interesting any more
She threw down all the cards, an6
looked up, beaming. my! but I'm
glad you came"
He was fascinated and could moi
move, though as convinced as at the
beginning that they should not lingel
thus. There might be fatal conse
quences; but the charm of the little
girl seemed to temper this chill knowl
edge to the shorn lamb. He temper
lied; why don't you go on witt
your fortune-telling, little girl?"
II just wanted to find out If Grace
Noir is going to get you," she sale
candidly; ut doesn't matter what be
comes of her. Were you ever on this
bridge before?"
Fran, Miss Grace is one of the best
friends l have, and-and everybody ad
mires her. The fact that you don't like
her, shows that you are not all yor
ought to be-"
Fran's dropping head hid her face
| Was she contrite, or hooking?
Presently she looked up, her expires
sion that of grave cheerfulness. Nov
you've said what you thought you hat
to say" she remarked. so that's over
Were you ever on this bridge before?'
Abbott was offended. mo"
Good, good" with vivaclous enthu
siasm. Both Of us must cross 1t al
the same time and make a wish. He'll
me up-quick."
She reached up both hands, and Alb
bolt lifted her to her feet.
Whenever you ros a new BRIDGE
she explained, you must make a wish
It'll come true. Won't you do 1t, Alb
bott?"
"Of course. What a superstition
little Nonpareil! Do you hold hands?'
Honest hands" She held out boil
of hers. Come on then. What are 20,
going to wish, Abbott? But no, 20,
mustn't tell till we're across. Oh, In
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13

cause one shaddock would serve a
party of six any time. The juice
tastes very different from the grape
fruit" He also declares that the grape
fruit should not have any bitter taste
that this taste is impaired to 1t by
falling on the ground, the spray from
the rind being sent through the pulp
by the fall. III" he says, Americans
could get the fruit Of the grape fruit
as 1t is picked they would again
eat the fruit that has been knocked
about from hand to hand" All Of
which is referred to the scientific
men, who say that the shaddcck and
the grape fruit and the pomelo r all
citrus decumana, and consequently
the same thing.-New York Mail.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13
such an Obvious Solution.

After Cave Johnson had served his
long and brilliant career in congress
and had retired to the quiet private
life, ne once stepped into the office Of
his nephew, Robert johnson. then a
young lawyer Of much promise, and
finding the young man engaged In
writing with a goll pen, had occasion
to remark upon the extravaganza Of
the rising generation.
Why 10 it,@ said he, that every
young man now has his gold pen,
while those Of my day were content
to use their goosequills?"
II suppose replied Robers in the
most innocent manner possible. II Is
because there were more geese whar
you were Q young man"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13

Oficial notice that SIX large spiders
were working for the Panama canal
came out when Colonel Goethals ar
ranged for a man to. care for them In
the instrument room at the GoBgona
shops! From the cocoonsathe instfu.
ment makers will take threads for use
In all the engineers transkts on the
work. these threads taking the place
OF platinum.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13
Farmer.

A farmer and his wife in an out-of-
the-way but interesting corner of
Galloway had made their only visitor
very comfortable, indeed.
As the road ended with the farm
and passers-by were excessively rare,
the guest asked the farmer why he
did not try the effect of an advertise
ment in one of the daily newspapers.
"Ay," he said, that's a fine notion,
and we have made UP our minds to
do II. We are just waiting till we see
a bit vacant corner in the paper. and
then we'll send up a line or two."-
Christian Endeavor World.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13
Heavy Divorce Docket in Audrain.

Mexico.-Not to be outdone by Cal
laway county, which reported six di-
vorces for the next term of the cir
cult court, E. i. Elliott of the Audrain
county circuit court, who has Just
made up his docket for the November
term, reports 20 divorce cases for the
term, which begins the third Monday
in this month.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13
CHAPTER xI.
The New BRIDGE at Midnioht

The New Bridge at Midnight.
1t was almost time for summer va
cation. Like all conscientious superin-
tendents Of public schools, Abbott Ash
ton found the closing week especially
fatiguing. Examinations were nerve
testing, and correction of examination
papers called for late hours over the
lamp. Ashton had fallen into the
reprehensible habit of boiling from the
boarding house, after the last paper
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13
Husband SLAYER Out on Bond.

Hannibal.--Mrs, Mary S. England,
charged with the murder Of her hus-
band, Henry England, waived prelim-
mary hearing and was bound yer to
the common pleas court under a
$4,000 bond. Although Mrs. England
is charged with murder in the first
degree, the attorneys for the prosecu-
ton and defense agreed on a bond.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13
MAJ Alwava sur own Maatar.

That which we are we shall teach.
not voluntarily, but inYoluntarily.
Thoughts come into our minds BY ave
nues which we left open, and
thoughts go out Of u minds through
avenues which We never voluntarily
opened Emerson.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13
Jury Disaqrees on Sentence.

Fulton.-The jury in the trial of
Edward Wilson, the negro accused of
murder. was discharged after delibA
Grating 81 hours and reporting to
Judge David H. Harris that they could
not agree. Five of the jurors are said
to have held out for hanging and the
remaining seven wanted to give him a
life sentence. They mad all agreed on
a first-degree verdict.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13
Mrs. keLIar Gets Life Tern.

Harrisonville.-Mrs. Ida May KEEL
lar, convicted of the murder of her
husband, Arthur Kellar, and their z.
year-old daughter, who were slain last
June as they slept in their beds, was
denied a new trial and was sentenced
by Judge Andrew A. Whitsitt to the
penitentiary for life.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13

Warwick in Essex there is a worthy
tribute to the Bard Of Avon. It is a
piece Of land known as the Shake
speare Border" and includes every
flower, shrub, and vegetable mention
ed by the poet. Every specimen Is
labeled. not only with its botanic
name, but also with the quotation
from the play in which 1t is mention.
ed.-London Mail.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13

And here Is a man who says that
the shaddock isn't the grape fruit at
ali-that they, are no 0 alike than
pigs are like gaazelfes. 4 have he
says. never seer a shaddock here In
The market. The shaddock II a big
as six grape fruits. You would have
10 get more than rs cents for It: be.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13
Mrs. Grisham Gets divorce

Fulton.-Mrs. Mary Grisham OF
Jefferson City was granted a divorce
from Joseph w. Grisham and $4,000
alimony in gross by Judge David H.
Harris of the Galloway county circuit
court. The plaintiff charged jndigni-
ties and failure to provide for family.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13
Former sedaIia Pastor Dies.

Mexico City, Mex.-The Rev. Ed
mund A. Neville, an Episcopal minis
ter here, died at Saltillo while trav-
cling to Mexico City after a visit to
the United States. In the United
States he held charges in Sedalia,
Mo-, Cincinnati and Albany and Mum
Gle, Ind,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13
Rankers, croupe Nav Merae.

Kansas City.--Proposed %consolida-
ton of groups 4 5 and 8 of the Mis-
souri, Bankers association in n or
g~anization to be known as group 4
was one of the principal topics dis
cussed at the annual meeting Of the
association.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13
.rsen ALL OVER Tie STATE

Hickman Heads Bankers Group.
Macon.-The new officers elected
by group No I of the Missouri Bank
ers' association are: J. T. S. Hickman
of Hannibal. chairman, and Charles A.
Wardell of Macon, secretary
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13
Coffee Burns eaby to Death.

Bernice, infant child of Lee Carna-
han, died from burns received when
a pot of boiling coffee vas overturned
on her. At the time the child was
lying in a baby buggy, which stood
near the stove.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13
MOI?

Darling" he said, what would you
do if l should die? Tell me-"
please don't suggest such a thing
said his wife. Il can't bear the thought
of a s~tepfather for our little Johnny"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13
New Elevators at st. Mary.

st. Mary.-The Whangler Boiler
Works of st. Louis has just COM
pleted six new steel elevators for the
st. Mary's Mill company Of this city.
This makes seven steel elevators in
this city, with a total capacity of
$4,000 bushels.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13
why Flowers Wit,

Flowers wilt because Of the col
lapsv If the individual cells OF which
they are made up. They remain fresh
as long as the pressure Of fluid withih
and without the cells stays uniform.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13
Jasper Druduist Ends Own Life.

Carthage,-John Closure, 40 years
old, druggist, of Jasper, a small town
III miles north Of Carthage, commit
ted suicide by drinking poison.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13
They Are d

Hamlet-Why is it, Simon, that
they always have b%loodhounds In an
Uncle Toms Cabin" show?
Simon Legree-To find the manager
on salary days, my boy.-Puck.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13
FARMER slaxs old Erlene.

Caruthersville.-Willis Young shot
and killed Brad Meatte at Hayti, six
miles west of here. The men had
been old friends and neighbors.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13
Pamnhroker shoota IopIin Mar

STANDARDIZATION Taylor Of Jop-
lin was fatally shot at Springfield in
a quarrel which resulted owe the
pawning of a suitcase. G. G. Walters,
his assailant, Is a pawnbroker.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13
Nav peport COLUMBIA chinese.

Columbia.-Harry C. Allen and H.
R. Bennett, government officials from
st. Louis, left here with two Chinese
charged with having evaded the Chi
nese immigration act. The two Orier-
tails probably will be deported.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13
Linn Commissioners Select Roads.

Linneus.-Linn county's highway
commissioners have announced their
selection of roads leading to Milan,
Trenton, Chillicothe, Macon, Kinks
vile. These branch in six directions
from Linneus.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-13
Natural Trend.

"That funny fellow loves to tell tales
about his wonderful bullpup."
"Quite natural for a wag to take to
dog stories"