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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-02-12

through the surrounding islands and
the main land. This has never been
automatically established. however,
and some authorities include the ban
ana among the articles that formed
the base Of food supply of the Incas
and the Aztecs before the arrival of
the Spaniards.
Certain 1t is that throughout the
whole meridlonal America there is q
strong tradition that at least two spe-
cies Of the plantain were cultivated
long before the coming Of the Euro
peans. Furthermore, 1t Is singular
that In all the languages indigenous
to the region where the banana ap-
pears, the plant has a special name,
not proceeding from the c~onuuerors,
as vas the case with the names OF
many other plants, animals and vari-
GUS articles introduced Into. America
after its discovery.
Grown over the entire extent OF the
meridian OF the earth, the fruit or the
banana today forms In large part the
principal food Of a majority Of the
pscplcs living under the tropical gone.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-02-12
LEGEND OF GARDEN OF EDEN
Oriental Christians Believe Banana
Tree Was the Source Of Good
and Evil.

There exists a legend relative to the
Christian inhabitants OF the east that
they believe the banana to be the tree
Of the source of good and evil. In a
bunch Of the fruit of which the SER
pent that tempted Eve hid itself, and
they add that when Adam and Eve be-
came ashamed Of their n~akedness.
they covered themselves with the
leaves OF this plant.
The origin OF the banana Is given as
india. at the foot Of the Himalayas,
where It has been cultivated since re-
hottest antiquity, says the National
Geographic Magazine, Its origin in
Che new world IL as doubtful as the
origin or the American Indian. Ma
tural to Asia and Africa. where more
than twenty distinct species OF the
genus are known, II Is said to have
been brought flrHt % America from
Spain. early 10 the sixteenth century.
and planted IN the Island OF Santo
! pmingo. whence IL spread was raUad
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-02-12

N. - Ut IUu HygT5He OF INC uepaTIment OF
agriculture. These two men have a corps Of assistants who, like themselves
required to do plain and fancy eating. Occasionally q subject is brought
h under the auspices OF Uncle Sam, and he is placed in a contrvance which
looks like a cell n a police station, and is fed and his temperature is taken.
Reports are made Isl to the effect that the food had on him.
Not long ago a cheese investigation began. Every kind OF cheese. rich
Juicy cheese, crumby cheese, cheese that was odorless and cheese that smell
ed like a Tammany investigation, was brought into the office. DR.. Miner
picked out a nice, ripe cheese and cut off a generous slab. &&S
Everybody try some" he urged, biting into his slice, and everybody did
For q week thu office ate cheese omelette, cheese couhe, cheese pudding. plain
cheese, baked cheese, fried cheese and several other kinds Of cheese.
The point was to determine whether cheese could be assimilated. The
Office decided that 1t could and. inasmuch as some Of the hardy workers ae
six ounces a day without suffering the slightest aiIment the office seemed to
be right
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-02-12
Little Lesson in Efficiency.

A woman who has been studying the
science Of household efficiency COM
ments that the obvious things that
every oman ought to know about con-
serving time and energy in the doing
Of the daily household tasks are the
ones that seem to make no impression
upon the average household. For in.
stance, she says, always have the
draining pan when washing dishes
upon the left Of the dishpan. You
naturally wash the dishes with the
right and hold them in the left. Then
set them down on the left without
using energy to reach across the right.
Sounds sensible. doesn't it?
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-02-12

on Wednesday, August IL, 1871, in the
gardens attached to the house OF
Madame Koch. at three o'clock liz the
afternoon"
The wig Of a literary man appears
to have been ven more sought after
than his teeth. That which Sterne
wore while writing "Tristram Shandy"
wal sold 500 after the writer's death
for ten thousand dollars; and the
fayorite chair of Alexander Pope
brought five thousand dollars.
The most extravagant instance OF
literary hero worship Is that OF a we'll
known Englishman. who constantly
wears a small locket attached to q
chain round his neck a part OF tbs
charrsd skull of sheIley.-Ths Sunday
Magazine.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-02-12
Out 81 the pictooraph.

To think before you speak will help
some. but It's better yet to hustle
around and verify your facts.
The man with a hand full Of trumps
never developed . suspicion that the
deal Isn't square.
Birdie Frizzles feels terribly dis
sraeed because her mother. as : girl.
had to learn to play Monastery Belis''
and Silver Wares" instead Of rag
TINA
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-02-12
The Gallant.

Judge-The lady from whom you
stole a kiss declares herself ready 10
waive her demand for punishmsps d
you will ask her pardon and exprtna
your regret for what has happened
Gentlemen Ito the offended lady,
Yes. am willing TO beg your pardoA
But to regret that I rave you the kisa
dear madam. that | cannntl
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-02-12

Two negroes we're discussing their
young sons. and the first declared he
Intended to make his hopeful an
astronomer. oats a fine job he con-
cluded. eyes," drawled the other.
Yoh done toll me dat afore. but
yhut's he gwins to do in de- day
snef"
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cHAprER xxI,L-contInued.

StiFh In
He met her eyes unfalteringly tits
already nine o'clock" he said with sin
Eular composure. Don't forget nine
thirty"
Then he disappeared in the crowd.
Then, to her amazement, she 5eheld
Hamilton Gregory stumbling toward
her, looking neither to right nor left.
seeing lone but her-Hamilton Greg
Dry at q show! Hamilton Gregory
here. Of all places, his eyes wide, his
head thrown back as if to bare his
face to her startled gaze.
FRAN" cried Gregory, thrusting
forth his arms to take her hands.
Fran! Even now, the bars divide us.
But oh, I am 81 glad, SC glad-and
God answered my prayer and saved
you, Fran-my daughter!"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-02-12

his voice sounded like that Of the ghost in Hamlet his snaky fingers wfgged
and waved through the air at the terrified Democrats. The blood mantled his
face; his teeth ground. At any moment he might say: "Fefoffum r ameIt
the blood Of a Roosevelt Mum But he didn't He said nothing Of mportarco
whatsoever, nothing that might not have been uttered In tones al douca n
that Il a mating dove. Mr.. Manning watched him for q while. then turninr
In disappointment. he remarked with q sigh:
Il live always in the hope that he will utter som esentence n Vital that
It will Justify the expression on his face"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-02-12

IHedHS as SInpIe a IltIIe Thing as q
person might suppose. Of ours they
do more than this. They investigate
into, f%oodstuffs, prepare reports and
do other things that a layman can
hardly explain. But they get paid for
eating as we'll.
The two men are DR.. G. r. Lang
worthy, chief, and DR.. Robert Miner,
assistant, in the bureau of the bureau
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-02-12

business. One constantly expects to
hear him say something that will rip
the stars from their appointed places
and tumble the indigo armament upon
the frightened worlds. But he never
says Il. That's where the joke comes
in. And that's what gives point to an
observation made recently by W.
Sinkler Manning. One evening re-
Gently Senator LaFollette was max
inc a onaach IN and his ewes aijttared
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-02-12

The songs you and your daughters
sing and the daring costumes you
wearig exclaimed the serious woman.
Yes" replied Mrs. McGudley I'VE
don't like EN- much ourselves, but we
feel ~ our duty TO make home a.
traetivse ana keep father awaS trom
those extravaganza showa."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-02-12

the war department the bureau is pre-
sided over by a "~graybeard" who has
been in the service since eight years
after the Civil war. He is so familiar
with the files of the Office under the
adjutant general that each yellow
back envelope is almost like an old
friend. Like father. like son" is an
old adage, and it was never true
than of conditions in this office.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-02-12

mlltee, noWlng that the government
is prepared to supply at special con.
tract prices to all departments and ad-
m~inistrative bureaus in Washington.
1T embraces every other commodity
under the sun" ys.
Hold on!" said his private secre-
tary. The private secretary took over
the general schedule that Mr.. Newton
had laid aside. He thumbed over the
Doon
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-02-12
Pen Picture Of Senator LaFolIette on Rostrum

n I'D you ever SCI Robert M. LaFolette speak? 1t is nor Of a sight thar 4
" sound. He doubles himself into knots, gnnds his teeth and puts on every
prop Of Intensity known to the forensic payactor. He looks a IL be meana
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-02-12
Here Are Two Men Who Get Paid for Eating

T sounds like the ideal job when one hears of getting paid for eating, but
l there aret two men in Uncle Sans employ who draw their salaries mainly
because OF this. and they will vouch for the fact that such a position is by no
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-02-12
U. S. Keeps Tab Upon Army and Navy Deserters

WAsHINGToNzAs Uncle Sam finds trouble in locating recacitrant mem
w bers Of the army and navy who take French leave there is a bureau
both the wa and navy Departments to keep tab on these individuals In
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-02-12
Everything Under the Sun at Special Prices

fEVERYTHING but a nursing botte!" was the conclusion reached by Byron
- R. Newton, assistant secretary of the treasury, commenting on the wide
and inexhaushble range of articles in the schedule Of the general supply com
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The dead are soon forgotten--and
80 " q lot Of vi who are alive.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-21
81 KISSED MY WIFE
AND THEN SHOT HER"
Robert Higgins Says Stepdaughter
His Lover. Suggested Staying
of Mother.

Galesburg, Ill. Jan. ao-"while I was
thinking of the best way to kill my wife.
kissed her-kissed her full on the
lips
Robert Higgins. confessed slayer of his
wife, who killed her because of the
pleadings of his stepdaughter. fifteen
year-old Julia Flake, today made this
statement in starting the remarkable
story OF his crime. 1t was the fiyst pub
lis statement Higgins had been permitted
to make since his arrest for the death
of Mrs. Robert Flake-Hisgins. mother of
the girl who. II Is alleged, desired her
mothers death, so that she herself could
wed her stepfather.
"I killed her because Julia asked me
to- he said 'I have no particular inter-
est in what they may do 70 me. Julia
began 1t by putting love notes in my
pockets. When We were left alone one
day, she told me of other love affairs
she had had. didn't think she was tell
ing the truth-but who would refuse a
girls love when offered to him."
"On the morning of the murder 1 went
for the mail. When came home l again
kissed my wife-for the last time. Then
shot her.
"I love Julia. I didn't at first but I
came to have greater affection for her
than 1 had for my wife. The police told
me that she had confessed everything;
they said they cOIld prove that 1 killed
my wife. They said that Julia would be
punished unless I confessed. That Is
why / told them alto save Julia"
The Washington herald., 1914-01-21
TELLS FRATs OF CANAL WORK.
Maj. Harding Describes "Quinfne
Cocktail, to Fraternity.

Col Chester Harding, Engineer Com
missioner Of the District. entertained men,
bers of the Phi Delta Theta at its Janu-
ary meeting at University Club last night
with a talk on personal "reminiscences of
the Panama Canal
Col. Harding told OF the "quinine cock
tall" a mixture of rum and medicine
which was used to fight or the ever
present malaria II used 1t for two
years and then discarded 1t with an oh
pshaw" but I was suffering from ma
laria very shortly after" he said.
Did any persons Of the Christian
Science Church suffer or die from ma
laria?' was asked of Col. Harding by a
man in the audience Yes, believers In
Christian Science suffered and died from
malaria and caused much embarrassment
because it was feared they would spread
the malady," replied Harding.
The Commissioner told of rivalry be-
tween the Pacific and Atlantic forces OF
workmen and how such rivalry speeded
up the work. He explained that since
water has been let in a person passing
through the canal would not believe II
was the task that caused 5000 men to
labor nearly seven years.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-21
IMMORAL NAVY CANNOT
FIGHT, SAY CHURC RCHMEN
Bishops Appear Before House Com
mittee Urging Increase of
Chaplains.

Christians make the best fighters.
Bishop Lawrence. OF Massachusetts,, told
the House Naval Affairs Committee yes
terday in heading a delegation Of church
men Of all denominations asking for an
increase in the number of navy chaplains.
in the long run the Christian nations
have beaten out the savages at fighting, !"
said Bishop Lawrence. AN immoral
navy is not a good fighting navy"
He and Bishop Harding, of Washing
ton, asked that navy chaplains be given
the rank and promotion privileges of
navy surgeons. Bishop Lawrence ex-
pressed opposition to Secretary Of the
Navy Daniels plan to have special
welfare" secretaries as well as chaplains
on battleships. He proposed five-year
probation service for navy chaplains to
secure the pick OF pastors. explaining
that young rectors Of Massachusetts were
refusing to enter the naval service.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-21
BLOODY FINGER PRINTS
MAY LEAD TO ARRESTS
Police Looking for Two Negro Sea
men on Charge of Numbering
Schooners CAPTAIN.

Bloody finger prints found on the deck
OF the schooner Mary Inez may lead
TO the arrest OF the two negro seamen
charged with the murder of Capt. James
E Marks, whose dismembered body was
found in barrel floating in the Potomac
River near Sanford. Va, Monday. The
names OF the two negroes are not known,
for Capt. Marks hired them in Balti-
more and left no records on board his
boat that would show the Maryland and
Virginia authorities who they are.
Great blotches of blood. both in the in
terror OF the boat and on deck. showed
the veteran seaman met horrible death.
Several finger prints. those of two per-
sons. were found on the deck of the
schooner which went adrift at Gwynn's
Point. It is believed the prints were
made by the two murderers as they
lifted their victim from the cabin of
the ship to the deck.
The Baltimore police have failed to get
any trace of the negroes.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-21
~. HAM C0MMENDs TREATY.
Illinois Senator Pleased with safety.
at-sea Measure.

London, Jan. Ex-senator James Hamil-
ton Lewis, of Illinois, chairman of the
American delegation to the conference on
safety at sea, tonight expressed himself
as highly pleased with the results OF the
conference.
''The convention should meet with the
favor of America" he said Il consider
that the results are very satisfactory.
am most pleased with the clause pro-
viding for patrol ships to warn vessels
of the proximity of iceoergs or other
distractions. The provision that wireless
stations shall be established on all coasts
OF the countries affected by the new
treaty, as we'll as upon all vessels, is
also gratifying TO me.
Tho provisions for the protection OF
seamen and the exemption OF sailors
from arrest for leaving a ship where the
treatment by the officers compels aban-
donment are some of the most important
which are directly attributable to the
efforts of the American delegates. It's
my hope that the Senate will be the
first body to give the treaty its sanction u
The Washington herald., 1914-01-21

p. B. Garnsey, twenty-six years old.
student in the medical school of George
Washington University, asked Judge
James L. Pugh to put him on parole.
Pending investigation Of the advisability
OF releasing him on parole sentence was
suspended until Friday One of the
charges against Garnsey was that Of
stealing some medical books from John
E. Folsom, another student
Sales and Baiiments' will be the
theme of discussion at a meeting Of
Washington Chapter, American Institute
Of Banking. at 12l4 F street northwest.
tomorrow night at SIS o'clock, cards for
which have been sent out by President
F. B. Devereaux and Chairman Charles
II. Doing. jr., of the educational COM
mittee.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
OF the Security Storage Company yes
terday resulted In the reelection of the
following directors: C. A. Aspinwall,
Charles J. Bell. Henry F. Biount. Will
lam J. Father. Henry Hurt. Clarence F.
Norment and Albert NJ. Read. The board
of directors elected Offices as follows:
President. Albert NJ. Read: vice presi-
dent. c. A. Aspinwall: secretary. Charles
p. Ravenburg; treasurer, C. W. Pimper.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-21
WARDEN MOYER MAKES
REPORT TO M'REYNOLDS
Completed Before Charges We're Made
Against Atlanta Peniteniary
O&ci3l.
@vINDIcArloN," SAY FRIENDS

Attorney General McReynolds has re-
ceived the annual report OF Warden
Meyer of the Federal penitenttary Al
Atlanta, against whose administration
charges have been made by Julian Haw-
thorne and by other persons who sub
scribed to afiidavits and statements In a
collection OF data submitted to the De-
partment Of Justice by Representative
Howard Of Georgia. TIE report was made
public for the first time yesterday
ALTHOUGH the REPORT was completed by
Meyer, II Is understood. before the pub
lIcation of the charges against him
through the instrumentality Of Represent
ative Howard. his friends point to the
document as substantial evidence In his
vindication. The report contains mass
of data concerning inmates Of the prison.
and makes many important recommended
tions looking toward more humane and
modern methods for the treatment of
prisoners.
Tho chief recommendation made by
Warden Meyer Ia that for the enactment
of q probation law for criminals. He
declares ''the Federal parole law fur
nishes an excellent method of giving q
prisoner an opportunity to become a use
full and iaw-abiding citizen, but 1t does
not save a man from the disgrace OF
being sent to prison. On the other hand.
a wise probation law will accomplish this
and there Ia no doubt that many would
be reformed by its application before the
prison stamped Its indelible mark upon
q mans record"
The warden urges that some system
for prison compensation be established.
According to the report there were
1.4o6 prisoners In the penitentiary last
year. Of whom 224 were foreign born.
OF these. eo1 were single, 20. were mar
ried, IS were widowers, and II divorced.
Two hundred and forty were illiterate;
liz used neither liquor nor tobacco.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-21
Photo By HsrrisE Ewing.

well known, having been q, social leader
In Washington.
Some time ago. while In the United
States. Bishop Brent pleaded the cause
OF the natives Of the Philippines SO well
that Mrs Spencer. with Miss Virginia
Young. Of New York. went to the islands
and did missionary work They spent all
OF last winter on the other side Of the
Pacific. Now Bishop Brent. after his re-
cent tour of this country seeking aid in
his work. is in California about to depart
again for the Philippines.
The rumor says that Mrs. Spencer soon
will join him across the ocean and that
a wedding will follow her arrival In the
Philippines. 1t is said Mrs. Spencer be-
lieves she can do much better missionary
work as the wife Of the bishop than II
she works alone.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-21
PAPERS OF UNION STOLEN.
Labor Organizer Held Up in Traiu
by Masked Men.

Clarksburg. W. Va, Jan. a,-william
E. Rodda, union labor organizer. on his
way to Indianapolis with important
papers pertaining to activities of the
Coal Miners Union of this State, was
held up at the point of a revolver late
last night on the Baltimore and Ohio
train No. 1 at Il and K Junction near
here and the papers taken from him.
Rodda boarded the train at Cumber-
land. At the junction a man with a
handkerchief over his face knocked him
down. A smaller man. who had been
sitting close to Rodda. drew a revolver
and held the passengers and trainmen at
bay while the big man searched Rodda
for the papers.
The alarm was given at once and a
posse Is securing the country. The train
proceeded to Parkersburg. Rodda refused
to explain the motive of the two men for
taking the papers.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-21

Right Rev. Charles II. Brent, Episcopal
Bishop of the Philippines, chum Of former
Presidents Roosevelt and Taft. and known
to friends as the "beggar bishop" be-
because of his pleas for money to aid
natives on the Island of Jolo. is to marry
Mrs. Catherine Spencer, wealthy widow
of Loriliard Spencer. granddaughter OF
Stephen Whitney, and one time called
'the most beautiful woman In America" "
That Is the report, born in fashionable
Newport, which ran around Washington
yesterday, setting agog both the inner
circles of the smart set. and staid clergy
and laity. That the rumor gained cred
ence in the National Capital is significant
because Bishop Brent Is well known here.
having been offered the Bishopric of
Washington, and Mrs. Spencer Is equally
The Washington herald., 1914-01-21
WOMAN NEARLY TAKES
SEAT ON HOUSE FLOOR
Miss Thompson. However. Listens to
President's Message from
Gallery Instead.
PRIVILEGED TO UNDER RULES

Miss Alice Louise Thompson. of Balti-
more, chairman Of the Daughters OF the
American Revolution, OF Maryland. came
within An ace of occupying q seat on the
floor of the House. with the 100 Senators
and Representatives. when President Will
son read his message to Congress yes
terday. She could have obtained the
unique honor had she insisted upon It,
too.
Miss Thompson Is one Of the two Amer
ican women who are entitled to the door
of the House and Senate during the ses-
sions of Congress- This honor was con-
ferred upon her by Congress itself In a
special resolution Of thanks for the gift
of the magnificent painting, Niagara"
which hangs on the Senate side of the
Capitol. The painting belonged to Miss
Thompscn's sister. the late Mrs. Charles
Carroll of "Carrollton." When the lat
ter died Miss Thompson inherited the
painting and presented il to Congress.
For her public spirit Congress passed q
resolution of thanks to her and specif-
ically mentioned her name. UndR the
rules she Is entitled to the floor OF the
House and Senate.
Miss Thompson several days ago asked
for a card to the gallery when the Presi-
dent would deliver his message. There
was some delay. and she wrote Speaker
Clark. The Speaker looked into the mat
ter and decided the Maryland woman was
entitled to the floor of the House should
she desire it when the President read his
message.
When Miss Thompson called at the
Speakers office yesterday. she was placed
under the escort Of one of the Speakers
office attaches and taken toward the en-
trance to the House chamber. Door
keeper Joseph ]. Sinnott met Miss
Thompson and her escort as they were
about to enter the chamber. He sug-
gested to Miss Thompson that she take
a seat in the diplomatic gallery. where
she would be more comfortable. Miss
Thompson was happy to accept the sug-
gestion of the diplomatic Virginian. Col.
Sinnott-