davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-05-14
CAUSE AND EFFECT
Good Digestion Follows Right Food.

Indigestion and the attendant dis
comforts of mind and body are GER
tain to follow continued use Of i'm
proper food.
Those who are still young and ro-
bust are likely to overlook the fact,
that, as dropping water will wear a
stone away at last, so will the use Of
heavy, greasy, rich food, finally u
loss Of appetite and indigestion.
Fortunately many are thoughtful
enough to study themselves ana note
the, principle OF cause and effect In
their daily food. A N. Y. young wom-
an writes her experience thus.
"Sometime ago ! had q lot Of trou-
BILE froh Indigestion, caused by too
rich food. ] got so | was unable to
digest fcarcely anything, and medi-
cfnes seemed useless.
"a friend advised M n trv crane
Nuts food, praising 1t highly and as
Q last rPsort, ! tried 1t. I am thankful
to say hat Grape-Nuts not only re-
neyed Ne OF my trouble, but built me
up anq strengthened my digestive or
gans 81 that ! car now eat anything I
desired But ! stick to Grape-Nuts."
Nam given by Postum 90, Battle
Creeig Mich. Read "The Road 70
Wetville,' in pkgs. There's a Rea-
sod
EEver read the above ietterf A new
f'ue appears from time 10 time. They
lare genuine, true, md full Of human
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-05-14
CHAPTER XXI.
A ViraInlan Runnymede.

June in Virginia is something to
remember" Today the master Of
Damory Court deemed this a true say
ing, For the air was like wine, and
the drifting white wings Of cloud, piled
above the amethystine ramparts of the
far Blue Ridge, looked down upon a
violet world bound in green and silver.
In his bedroom Valiant stood look
ing into the depths Of an ancient ward
robe, Presently he took from a hook
a suit Of white flannel in which he ar
rayed himself. over his soft shirt he
knotted a pale gray scarf. The modish
white suit and the rolling Panama
threw out in fine contrast the keen
sun-tanned face and dark brown eyes.
In the hall below he looked about
him with satisfaction. For the last
three days he had labored t~irelessly to
TT the place for the evenings event.
The parlor now showed walls trimmed
with straight-back chairs and the
grand piano-long ago put in order
had been relegated to the library. That
instinct for the artistic, which had
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-05-14
FELT CALLED ON TO REBUKE
Deacon Had Suffered From Appearances
Of Evil and Realized Sense
Of Duty.

One day a western deacon went to
make a fraternal call on an esteemed
brother, and while engaged in CONVEX
sation there came a knock at the door
and the host was summoned to attend
to a matter Of business.
Brother" ~impressively remarked!
the deacon when the host returned, Il
feel that 1t is my duty to tell you that
you should avoid sven the appearance
of evil"
why, deacon" responded the host
In a surprised voice. ITO what are you
refarring?"
Those decanterz on the sidsboard,'
solemnly answered the deacons each
Of them is filed with what appears 70
be ardent spirits.J fjoa ytAfNla
2Trhas's d conceit Of my wife's dpa'
con- laughed the host. : eatly rellev
ed.iDp"rhe bottlss were 30 pretty that
she filled them with floor stain and
furniture polish Just for a show
That's why I'm c%autioning you
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-05-14
CHAPTER xxI.-continued.

81 got over it before l was old
enough to make myself a, butt of hi
4arity," the doctor retorted. 81 see by
the papers they've invented Q new
dance called the grizzly bear. | be-
llieve there's another named the zip
kyoodle. hope you've got EN- down
pat to show the young folk tonight,
.Bristow."
The major got up with some irrita-
aion. "Southall," he said, Sometimes
I'm tempted to think your remarks
verge upon the personal. You don't
have to watch me dance if you don't
choose to-"
No, thank God" muttered the doc
tor. Il prefer to remember you when
you still preserved a trace of dignity
twenty odd years ago."
IF dignity" the majors blood was
rising now,-tconsists in your eternal
tasteless chickering's, l want none of it.
What on earth do you do it for? You
had some friends once"
"Friends!" snapped the other, "the
fewer l have the better!"
The major clapped on his straw hat
,angrily, strobe to the door, and opened
at. But on the threshold he stopped,
and presently shut 1t, turned back
slowly and resumed his chair. The
doctor was relighting his cigar, but an
odd furtive look had slipped to his
face, and the hand that struck the
match was unsteady.
For a time both sat smoking, at
first in silence, then talking in a de-
.%sultory way on Indifferent topics. Fl
nally the major ISL and tossed his
cigar into the empty CRATE.
I'll be off now" he said. 81 must
be on the field before the others"
AS he went down the steps a car
-riage, drawn by a pair of dancing
,grays, plunged past. Who are those
people with the Chalmers, l wonder"
said the doctor. They're strangers
here"
The major peered. ooh" he said,
over his shoulder, II forgot to tell you.
That's silas Fargo, the railroad presi-
dent from New York, and his daugh'
ter Katharine. His private cars
down on the siding. They're at the
judge's-he's chief counsel for the
road in this state. They'll be at the
tournament, | reckon, You'll be there,
won't your" p
The doctor was putting some phials
and instruments into a worn leather
bag. NO" he said, shortly. I'm 60
ing to take q ten-mile drive-to add
to this county's population, 1 expect
But I'm coming to the dance. Prom.
Used Valiant ! would, in a moment Of
temporary alteration.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-05-14
SENT 70 FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
Vast Amounts Of British Capital In
vested In Colonies and In
North America.

Take first the capital supplied to
new countries for the development OF
their railways, their oil fields, their
! rubber plantations, their agriculture.
We all REMEMBER the political catch
word Of "capital going abroad and
the campaign against British invest
ments, organized and controlled by the
unionfst party, remarks the London
Chronicle. The unionist leaders and
the unionist ex-chancellor OF the ex.
chequer solemnly told the country that
money was safer abroad than at home,
and there Is no doubt that the invest;
ing CLASSES, which arc largely union
list. took their word for It and did in
vest, abroad. believing that Diaz. Ma
tdero or Hberta was q safer guide than
,CampbeiLBapnerman, Aaquith o.
Jloyf-qeorge, theyi neglsetqa ilevery-
thing Engliah and subscribed for any
thing foreign-a policy that they may
bitterly repent today.
The result Of this attitude In Eng
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-05-14


awaited for the committee, and near
the center, a negro band was disposed
on camp-stools, the brass of the wait
ing instruments winking in the sun
light. The stand was a confused glow
Of color, of light gauzy dresses, of
young girls in pastel muslins with
flowers in their belts, picturesque hats
and slender articulate hands darting
in ~vivacious gestures like white swal-
lows the gentry from the "big
houses"
The light athletic figure, towed by
the white bulldog, drew many glances.
valiant's eyes, however, as they swept
the seats, were looking for but one,
| and at first vainly. He felt a quick
pang Of disappointment. Perhaps she
would not come! Perhaps her mother
was still III. Perhaps-but then sud
denly his heart beat high, for he saw
her in the lower tier, with a group Of
young people. He could not have told
what she wore, save that it was of soft
' Murillo blue with a hat whose down
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-05-14
JUDITH. GAUTHIER AS BUDDHA
Noted French Writer on Chinese Sub
jects Gives Her Guests a
Surprise.

Paris.-Regularly every year during
the carnival the we'll known writer on
Chinese subjects, Nine. Judith
Gauthier, gives a little party in her
wonderful house in the Rue Washing,
ton in Paris. The house is q museum
Of Chinese art and Nine. Gauthier's
guests always find something new to
interest them. .s
AT this years party, when the guests
arrived, their hostess was not-there to
receive them. The servants told them
that madame would come presently,
and called their attention to her latest
treasure, a magnificent life sized
Buddha with a painted face and Gov
cred with a wonderful cloth Of gold
The Buddha sat on the piano and the
guests were admiring 1t when II
sneezed and coughed. It was Nine
Judith Gauthier herself.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-05-14

yards from the old part, and Is quite
uninteresting, But the old portion,
being quite detached from the more
modern part, has quite a number Of
these mud-walled dwellings. They APP
pear to be hundreds of years old, and
are now getting SO unsafe that they
ara all condemned. The walls of many
of them are nearly two feet thick,
solid mud, and, from the appearance
of the walls in some places, seem to
have been built of slabs or large
bricks of mud. Some idea of the
thickness Of the walls may be got
from a view of the ruined dovecote.
This is an extremely interesting build
ing. I was told by the farmer at this
place that the entrance doorway to
the cote" was only about three feet
high, and all the interior walls are
honeycombed with nesting holes for
the birds, both compartments of the
building being alike inside. under
stand that there used to be a matched
roof to this place, but it got into such
disrepair that a new tiled roof had
to be supplied. Indeed, in some cases,
in the mud-built cottages they have
had to be repaired from time to time,
and this has been done in most cases
with brickwork. The whole of the old
hamlet Is well worth a visit, for il
has the appearance almost Of an EARLY
Saxon group of dwellings. 1t seems
a pity these old places must eventual
ly disappear; but .one Of the villagers
there told me they were scarcely fl
for human habitation and they must
give place to modern houses.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-05-14

Brandon" "Westovers knight"
Knight OF the Silver Cross: the
names, fanciful. or those of family es
tates, fell on John valiants ear with
a pungent flavor of m~edievalism. He
started as he became aware that the
rider next him had answered and that
the herald had paused before him.
Knight of the Crimson Rosei" It
sprang to his lips without forethought,
an echo, perhaps, of the ~improvised
sash and the flower In his hat-band.
but the shout of the herald and the
trumpet's blare seemed to make the
words fairly bulge with inevttability.
And through this struck a sudden ap-
palled feeling that he had really
spoken Shirley's name, and that every
one had heard. He could not see her
face, and clutched his lance hercely
to overcome an insane desire to stoop
hideously in his saddle and peer IN
der the shading hat-brim. Lest he
should do this, he fastened his eyes
determinedly on the major, who now
proceeded to deliver himself OF the
Charge to the Knights"
The major made an appealing CEN
ter to the charming picture as he
stood on the green turf, "the glass
| Of fashion and the mold Of FORM" his
head bare, his shock of .blond-gray
| hair thrown back, and one hand thrust
between the buttons of his snowy
waistcoat. His rich bass voice rolled
out to the farthest corner Of the field:
Sir knights:
1.-THE tournament to which we are
gathered today ia to us traditional; a
rite of antiquity and a monument Of
ancient generations. This relic of the
jousts Of the Field Of the Cloth-of-
Gold points US back to an era Of
kntghtly deeds, fidelity to sacred trust.
obligation to duty and loyalty to WON
an--the watchwords Of true knight
hood. S
I'VE like to think that waen our
forefathers, offspring Of men who es-
tablished chivalry, came from over
seas, they brought with them not only
this ancient play, but the precepts It
symbolizes. We may be proud, In
deed. knowing that this is no hollow
ceremonial, but an earnest that the
flower of knighthood has not withered
in the world, that in al age when the
greed of gold was eve SO dazzling,
the spirit Of true gallantry has not
faded but blooms luxuriant in the
sparkling dews of the heart Of this
commonwealth.
Most Noble Knights! In the name
of that high tradition which this day
preserves! In the memory Of those
other knights who practiced the tour
ney in its old-time glory! In the sight
Of your Queen Of Beauty! 1 charge
you, Southern gentlemen, to joust with
that valor, fairness and truth which
are the enduring glories OF the knight
hood Of virginia."
Over the ringing applause, Nancy
Chalmers looked at him with a little
smile, quizzical yet soft. Dear old
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-05-14
brother" sadly rcjoined the deacon.
Feeling a tri1e weak and faint.
helped myself from thu larger bottle"
Russla,s National Debt.

For several years Russia has been
increasing It's national debt, and fig
ures show that over As per cent. OF
loans emitting in the curse Of the
last five years were subscribed in for
eign countries.
The Russian government is anx-
ious to get money from other lands
and is expected to seek further safety
in European markets very shortly
with which to meet requirements for
the present year.
Statistics show that during the
past five years 1896 million rubles
were raised by Russia, 3657.1 millions
in the country, and 1059.3 abroad, The
value Of a ruble is about 81 cents.
Very striking is the manner In which
the Russian national debt has been IN
creased In the course OF the last two
years, as also the additional amount
OF money borrowed on foreign mar
ketp In the year 1912, which jumped
from 1850 million In 1911 10 44S,3 mil
liom last year.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-05-14
All Rioht In This Case.

A clergyman in a country church
gave out the following notice:
"The ladies Of the parish intend to
prepare a fowl supper on Friday eve
ming for the benefit of the church. It
is hoped that there will be a large
attendance"
After service n Of the men present
was heard to remark: Il suppose it
will be all right to pay for you foul
supper with tainted money!"
"Why, certainly" was the reply.
"The guest of honor is to be filthy
lucre,' SO you see we're not a bit par
ticular."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-05-14
SYNOPSIS

John Valiant. a rich society favorlte.
suddenly discovers that the Valiant cor
poration, which his father founded n
which was the principal source OF his
wealth, has failed. He voluntarily turns
his private fortune to the receiver
for the corporation. His entire remaining
possessions consist of an old motor car, a
white bull dog and Damory court, a neg
}gecteU estate in Virginia. On the way to
Damory court he meets Shirley Dand-
ridge. an authenticated beauty, and de-
,cides that he is going to like Virginia i'm
mensely. Shirley's mother, Mrs. Dand-
ridge, and Major Bristow exchange rem
iniscences during which 1t is revealed
that the major. Valiant's father, and a
man named SaSsoou were rivals for the
hand OF Mrs. cambridge In her youth.
Sassoen and Valiant fought a duel on her
account in which the former was killed.
Valiant finds Damory court overgrown
with weeds and creeper and decides to
rehabilitate the place. Valiant saves
Shirley from the bite OF a snake. which
bites him.. Knowing the deadliness OF the
bite, Shirley sucks tine poison from 'the
wound and saves his life. Valiant learns
for the first time that his father left Vir-
ginia on account of a duel in which Doc
for Southall and Major Bristow acted as
his fathers seconds. Valiant and Shirley
become good friends. Mrs. cambridge
faints when she meets Valiant for the
FIRST time, Valiant discovers that he has
a fortune IN old walnut trees.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-05-14
New Evil Laid to the Cigarette.

Lucy Page CASTOR Of the Anti-Ciga-
rette league recites the following ase
of total d%epravity." "There is no
hope" says Miss Castor, "for a young
person who, even when he knows he's
doing something wrong, and knows
the consequences, goes ahead and
does It.
"a Chicago teacher discovered one
Of her little pupils smoking. Willie,'
she said, do you know what happens
to small boys who smoker
willie looked up innocently at his
%preceptress. Yes he replied, coolly;
mother tells mi they get poisoned by
Nicodemus.'" i
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-05-14
Heavy Smoker.

Unique among the devotees Of MY
Lady Nicotine" is a Dutch sailor
named Berkin, whose boast 1t is that
for the last 65 years his pipe has con-
sumed a pound of tobacco weekly. 1t
requires no skill in arithmetic to dis
cover that the Dutch chimney" as he
is proud to be known. has d~issipated
in smoke more than 80 hundredweight
Of tobacco, which is exactly "a times
his own weight!
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-05-14

called on the mayor to demonstrate.
1T is a shame that small boys are
permitted to make such hideous noises
in this CITY," said one of the spins,
who assumed great dignity Ladies,
| assure you that / am shocked at the
conduct of those boys, and had l
known that a charivari was going on
| certainly would have sent the entire
police department to the scene Of
the grewsome activity" said the
mayor. II agree with you that moth
ing like that should have occurred In
this city Of civilized people. And IL
everybody were like you and me there
would be no mean little brats to
male such a hideous racket."-Kansas
City Star.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-05-14

made him q last resort in the vexing
problems of club entertainments. had
aided him in the Courts adornment.
Out of the kitchens Cassandra's
~egg-beating chatted like a watchman's
rattle, while Aunt Daphne put the fin
ishing touches to an array Of lighter
edibles destined to grace the long ia
BILE on the real porch, now walled in
with snow-white muslin and hung with
candle-lusters. Under the trees Uncle
Jefferson was even then experimenting
with various punch compounds, and a
delicious aroma of vanilla came to Va
liant's nostrils.
.
The Red Road, as Valiant's car
passed, was dotted with struggling Pc
d%estrians: humble country folk who
trudged along the grassy foot-path
with no sullen regard for the swift
cars and comfortable carriage that
left them behind; sturdy barefooted
children who called shrilly after him,
and happy-go-lucky negro youths clad
in their best with Sunday shoes dan
Cling over their shoulders, %slouching
regardlessly in the dust-all bound for
the same Mecca, which presently rose
before him, a gateway of painted can
vas proclaiming the field to which it
opened Runnymede.
He halted his car at the end of the
field and snapped a leash in the bull
| dogs collar. Il hate to do 1t, old
man" he said ~apologetically to Chum's
reproachful look, 'fbut I've got to.
There are to be some stunts, and in
such occasions you're apt to be con-
WINGED you're the msin one of the con-
| testants, which might cause a mix-up.
Never mind; I'll anchor you where you
won't miss anything" aS
With the excited dog Juggling be-
fore him, he threaded his way through
the press. with keen exhilaration. Now
and then his gloved hand touched his
cap at a salutation. He was con-
scious of swift birdlike glances from
pretty girls. Here was none of the
rigid straight-ahead gaze or vacant
stare of the city boulevard; the eyes
that looked at him, frankly curious
and inquiring, were full of easy open
comradeship. Some of the girls wore
gowns and hats that might that morn
ing have issued from the Rue de la
Paix; others were habited in cheap
materials. But about the latter hung
no benumbing self-consciousness. All
bore themselves alike. He was begin
ming to realize that there might really
exist straitened circumstances, even
actual poverty, which yet created no
sort of social difference. Ts.t
Opposite the ca~nvas-covered grand
stand sat twelve small mushroom
tents, each with a. staff and tiny flag
Midway lines of faxen ropes stretched
between rows of slender peeled sap
lings from whose tops 1oated fanged
streamers of vivid bunting. Apavilion
of purple cloth, open at the sides,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-05-14
OLD COTTAGES BUILT OF MUD
Interesting Group e. Houses Construct
I'd by Forsrunnsrs Of the Mod
ern Cement Block.

London.-'T have been greatly inter
.ested in seeing in recent issues Of
YOU Journal the photographs and de-
scriptons Of ancient mud cottages"
says q writer in Country Life. your
correspondents send isolated cases OF
these but l am sending you photo
graphs taken at Scarrington, a little
village about twelve miles from Not
tingham. where there is quite q ham
let OF these mud-waIled cottages.
There are two parts to this village
the old and the new-the latter be-
ing built about Ave or six hundred
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-05-14

land was great activity in the new
undeveloped countries. In the capital
market, when the tap is working easi-
Ily, some one Is sure to be there with
a bucket, and foreign borrowers did
take money from London In bucket.
fuls. Exactly how much has been
subscribed in the last few years no
one a say, but the Economist
figures, which are the most conserva-
tive of all the published statistics,
place the amount of new capital pub
licly raised in England during the last
five years at R1,044, 500. 0O0--one thou
sand millions in FIVE years In adver-
tised p-rospectuses alonel OF this sum
by far the greater part has gone TO
British colonies and South America.
Canada alone taking nearly 2200 .000,-
900 and Argentina nearly 100000, 900.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-05-14
HOUSE FITTINGS MUST BE GAY
Riot of Color Dlsplaces somber Hues
Everywhere In London
Homes.

London.-House decorators are busy
everywhere In London and all who
wish to be considered absolutely up
to date use vivid hues In their homes.
Gone are the delicate-hued aowery
chintzes from the select drawing
rooms. and in their stead are to
reign Leon Kakst shades and "cubist"
silks covered with strange devices.
Black walls and black carpets are
the things Of the moment, With or
without a pattern Of bright colors upon
them. . lot Of the new wall papers
have designs Of fSuit rioting over
hem.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-05-14
knew What He Was Doing.

A little boy had a colt and. a dog,
and a friend, Of the family took spe-
cial delight in teasing him with ques.
lions such as Won't you give me one
of your pets?"
One day the boy said: "All right;
I'll give you my colt"
The mother, much surprised, asked;
"Why didn't, you offer him the dog?"
Ssh" whispered the boy; Say moth
ing, say nothing, mother, but when he
goes to get the colt I'll sic the dog
on him"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-05-14
Breakino il Gently.

"Halloa! Sit down. | believe YOU
have come to ask me-"
"You have been misinformed.
haven't come to ask you anything"
"Why l understand you"
81 came merely because | wished to
be first to tell you a bit of good news.
l am going to marry your daughter"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-05-14
CHAPTER XIII.
me KnIaht Of the crimson Eaose.

The Knight Of the Crimson Rose.
The row of horsemen had halted in
a curving line before the grand stand,
and now in the silence the herald,
holding a parchment scroll, spurred
before each rider in turn, demanding
his title. AS this was given he
whirled to proclaim It. accompanying
each evolution with a blast on his
horn. Knight of the Golden Spur
Knight of Castlewood," Lord Of