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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31

1t would be q clever concession to pro-
vide them with all the comforts of
home-so he ordered that pajamas be
furnished along with pillow cases and
the rest of a hotel rooms adornment.
Squires appeared to that
he had missed a last boat to San
Francisco. He wanted a room. Dash
Katona, chief clerk, showed him to a
room and left. 4ii,s 3
A few moments later the Nevada
sheriff appeared in the office, red and
angry, and with a pair Of pink pa
jamas suspended scornfully from
thumb and finger.
Say" demanded the deputy sher-
iff, isn't it bad enough to put me in
another mans room, without putting
me in a room with a pair of pink silk
nightpants? I'm sore!"
The matter was explained, and the
sheriff returned Modified, to sleep. But
he didn't wear the pajamas!
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31

that intense moment Of complete ST.
lence they could hear the splash of
his lifeblood as it dropped from his
forehead on to the polished boards
beneath; then he threw up his arms
and fell in a heap to the floor.
Dead" broke from little Miss
Weeks as she flung herself down in
reckless abandonment at his side. She
had never known an agitation beyond
some fiuttering woman's hope she had
stifed as soon as born, and now she
knelt IN blood. '.@
A solemn hush, then a mighty sigh
of accumulated emotion swept from
lip to lip, and the crowd of later in
vaders, already abashed if not terri
fed by the unexpected spectacle of
suspended animation which confronted
them from the judges chair, shrank
unanimously back as little Miss
Weeks advanced upon them, holding
out her meager arms in late defense of
the secret to save which she had Just
seen a nan die.
Let us do as he wished" she
prayed. Il feel myself much to blame.
What right had we to come in here?"
No n in authority was present;
no n representing the law, not even
a doctor; only haphazard persons from
the street and a few neighbors who
had not been on social terms with the
judge for years and never expected
to be so as in. His secret!-always a
source of wonder to every inhabitant
of Shelby, but lifted now into a matter
OF vital Importance by the events of
the day and the tragic death of the
negro! Were they to miss its solution,
when only a door lay between it and
them-a door which they might not
even have to unlock? Miss Weeks
was about to utter an imprisoned ap-
peal to their honor, when the current
OF her and their thoughts was changed
by a sudden sense of some strange
new influence at work in the room, and
turning, they beheld the judge upo
his feet, his mind awakened, but his
eyes still fiXed-an awesome figure;
some thought more awesome than be-
fore.
Death vas present with them-he
saw it not. Strangers were making
havoc with his solitude-he was as
oblivious of their presence as he had
been unconscious Of it before. His
faculties and all his attention were
absorbed by the thought which had
filed his brain when the cogs Of that
subtle mechanism had slipped and his
faculties paused inert.
Where is the woman?" he cried.
It was a cry of fear; not of mastery.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31

~ spread upon the surface of a thin film Of agar, a sort Of gelatin. poured
Io q mar glass dish, after the dish and all instruments used. including the
agar, nave been thoroughly sterfized to kill such germs as are ordinarily
present MS qsh of gelatin, O culture media, AS it lis termed. containing
Fahrenheit for "a hours. l.. 4
AFTER thlsp period has elapsed, the plate is taken out and very small spots
are noticed dotted over its surface. Each one of these spots represents 4
coiony Or germs which has developed; each colony from a separate germ con
ane " y "a Original sample Of water. The colonies are counted by means
81 q uhk ruled INTO squares, which fits under the thin glass dish. If the
number OIL colonies found IN the amount Of water planted o n the agar liz
drops exceeds one hundred. the water is to be rejected as unsatisfactory
any count less thar. 100 colonies per plate is considered a safe limit Of per-
missible meteorological tmpurty A
~. mere re oher tests to which the water is subjected, using larger GUAM
titles and different materials as culture media. s8hF 49F81s4
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31

portion of the room where Beia- had
taken his stand and finally fallen: but
from the place where he sat there was
no getting any possible view of that
part Of the wall or of anything con-
nected with 1t; and SO. with every ap-
pearance Of satisfaction at being al
lowed in the room at all Sergeant
Doolittle from headquarters drank the
judges wine and listened for the
judges commands.
Sergeant. | have lost a faithful
servant under circumstances which
have called an unfortunate attention to
my house. ! should like to have this
place guarded-carefully guarded, you
understand-from any and all intru-
sions till I can look about me and Sc
cure protection of my own. May l
rely upon the police to do this, begin
ing tonight at an early hour? There
are loiterers already at the corner and
in front of the two gates. / am not
accustomed to these attentions, and
ask to have my fence cleared"
Two men are already detailed for
the job, your honor. / heard the order
given just as l left headquarters"
The judge showed small satisfaction.
Two men! Couldn't l have three?
One for each gate and one to patrol
the fence separating these grounds
from the adjoining lot?" tttRf-
IF two men are not enough to in
sure you a quiet sleep you shall have
three or four OF even more, Judge os-
trander. Do you want one of them
to stay inside? That might do the
business better than a dozen out"
mo. While Bella lies above ground,
we want no third here. When he is
buried / may call upon you for a
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31

special to watch my room door. But
it's of outside protection we're talk
ing now. Only, who is to protect. me
against your men?'
What do you near by that, your
honor?"
"They are human, are they not?
They have instincts of curiosity like
the rest Of us. How can ! be made
sure that they won't yield to the temp
tation of their position and climb the
fences they are detailed to guard?"
"And would this be so fatal to your
peace, judge?" A smile tempered the
suggestion.
ut would be a breach of trust which
would greatly disturb me. l want no.
body on my grounds, nobody at all.
Has not my long life of solitude within
these walls sufficiently proved this? /
want to feel that these men of yours
would no more climb my fence than
they would burst into my house with
out a warrant"
Judge, l will be one of the men.
You can trust me-"
"Thank you, sergeant; I appreciate
the favor. I shall rest now as quietly
as any man can who has met with a
great loss. / shall always suffer from
regret that l was not in a condition
to receive Bela's last sigh. He was a
man in a thousand. One seldom sees
his like among white or black"
"He was a very powerfully built
man 1t took a sixty-horsepower rae
ing machine, going at a high rate Of
speed, to kill him."
A spasm Of grief or ~unavailing re-
greet crossed the judges face as his
head sank back again against the high
back Of his chair.
Il should like to ask a question"
he finally observed. "You were not at
the inquiry this afternoon, and may
not know that just as Bella and the
crowd about him turned this corner
they a into a woman leading a small
child, who stopped the whole throng
in order to address him. | saw that
woman myself, earlier. She was in
this house. She was in this room.
If you will consent to look for her,
and If she is found and no stir made.
I will pay all that you think it right
to demand"
(TO BE CONTINUED)
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31

Tor trucks. Motor trucks are in general use. Of ours about army nosts
and wherever good roads are available; but when maneuvers take the col.
umns INTO TN nad and the sandy or muddy country roads, whfe mere wheel
uacks cross the country arc the only highways. the sixmule team is still
master of the transportation situation.
A few years ago it was determined to experiment With nMor+ ronsro,ta
ton as a means to increase the radius of field artillery. General Crozier
mel OF the aImy ordnance bureau, designed a motor battery wagon, which
y q h. anea to y IN maneuvers. II proved q fiat failure. for It was so heavy that
~ proK through bridges sunk to the hubs in soft roads and generally nam.
pered the battery to which it was attached. The experiment was handona
and the ordnance bureau is now content to await the results Of the xpert
menus o. IN quarermasters department in sefpropened army Transports
ton units Mules and horses are good enough for American artulerymen
as yet MI a8 8@ As@ @ AF
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31
CHAPTER H..
The Yelled Woman.

The intensity of the question. the
compelling, self-forgetful passion of
the man, had a startling effect upon
the crowd of people huddled before
him. With n accord, and without
stopping to pick their way, they made
for the open doorway, knocking the
smaller pieces of furniture about and
creating havoc generally. Some fled
the house; others stopped to peer in
again from behind the folds of the
curtain which had been only partially
torn from its fastenings. Miss Weeks
was the only one to stand her ground.
When the room was quite cleared
and the noise abated (it was a fright
full experience to see how little the
judge had been affected by all this
hubbub of combined movement and
sound) she stepped within the line of
his vision and lifted her feeble and
Intellectual hand in an effort to attract
his attention to herself. az ip sj,a-, (.
But he did not notice her, any more
than he had noticed the others. Still
looking in the one direction, he cried
aloud in troubled tones:l ,Csaij
"She stood there! the woman stood
there and l saw herl Where is she
now?", n 9@ 23t fss,
she is no longer in the house."
came in gentle reply from the only n
in or out Of the room courageous
enough to speak. "She went out when
she saw us coming. We knew that she
had no right to be here. That is why
we intruded ourselves, sir. We did
not like the looks of her, and SO fol-
lowed her in to prevent mischief"
How dared you! How dared she!"
Then as his mind regained its full
poise, "And how, even If you had the
temerity to venture an entrance here,
did you manage to pass my gates?
They are never open. Bella e e to
that 9 4 at
AS she watched she saw his eyes,
fixed up to now upon her face, leave it
and pass furtively and with many Hest
tations from object to object, toward
that spot behind him where lay the
source of her great terror, till finally,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31

times. And SO Tagtug, as in the He
brew history of Noah, plants a garden,
names the trees and plants and is
permitted to eat of all but the cassia
tree, an herb Of healing par excellence.
OF this plant Tagtug was not to eat,
for thereby he would obtain eternal
life. Mankind until this time possessed
extreme longevity, but not immor-
tally. Tagtug on his own initiative,
takes and eats of the forbidden tree.
He is cursed by Nintud, and becomes
a prey to disease and ordinary NOR
tally. Thus in the original Sumerian
story Noah, the survivor of the food,
is the one who eats from the tree Of
life. No woman Is concerned in this
~disobedience which resulted in our
loss for perfect health peace and
countless years. h,
F w.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31
DEPUTY SHERIFF IS
PEEVED AT PAJAMAS
Does Not Appreciate ThoughtfuI-
ness Of Hotel Proprietor for
Late Transients.

Oakland. Cal-Trouble reigned in
the Hotel Crellin-and all because Of
a pair of pink pajamas. If Proprietor
Louis Aber hadn't invented a new way
to accommodate transient guests. or If
he had made the pajamas blue or
green, perhaps all would have been
well-but Edward Squires. deputy
sheriff from Nevada, will not wear
'em pink, that's final!
Aber had started a new scheme.
Many belated jewellers in the outskirts
of Oakland had appeared at his hotel,
after missing their last cars. for night
accommodations. Aber thought that
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31
RUN OVER BY TWO AUTOS
C~aIifornia's Hard-Luck Victim Is Like.
ly to Survive His Remarkable
Experience.

San Bernardino.-Ray Ashlin, a Riv-
erside barber. is the real hard-luck vic
tim. After falling out Of a ~five-cent
auto bus between Urbita Springs and
this city, he was run over by two au-
tomobiles which were following, and
which did not have time to stop or
turn out and avoid him. He was CON
veyed to a local hospital, and besides
q fractured clayicle, 1t is thought he
has internal injuries. he was severe
ily bruised.
The accident occurred late on Col
ton avenue, which at the time was
crowded with trafic. The extent 81
his internal hurts cannot be ascer-
tanned, but II Is expected he win 70.
cover.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31

MANY persons, seeing the albino sparrow, have believed II was a str.u
canary, or at Least a cross between a regular sparrow an conaru Sn
however, is not the case. The bird is a real aIbno although Il ~bb has soon,
Ozark eauer In Its wings and tall The body plumage and most ~ ~. s man
ad tail feathers are white--that is, as white as the feathers = b Mr th hns
lives the life Of an English sparrow can be- : "u 'nae
Those who have. noticed the albino sparrow year after II az a hrh5
ITSELF ushfng for a living about the block on Eleventh atreet daaLas. ~ Du r
must be at least twelve years old. Whether this is truo A. M a. - Me,.p u
difficult to determine. At any rate. the bird has haunted that n mUgnu e
block for at least seven years. "tMSu eMs parueuars
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31

sinking on his breast; already his glaz-
ing eye was losing its power Of con
centration, when with a final rally of
his decaying strength he started erect
again and cried out in terrible appeal:
Il have disobeyed the Judge, and,
as you see, it has killed him. Do not
make me guilty Of giving away his Sc
cret. Swear that you will leave this
door unpassed; swear that no one but
his son shall ever turn this lock; or l
VIII haunt you, !, Bella, nan by man,
till you sink in terror to your graves.
Swear! sw-"
His head fell forward again and in
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31

matters at least, it is even willing to
make sacrifices. 1t is the sense of
service revealed in action.
When you give your neighbor a
smile instead Of a frown you do him a
real service, for you cause him to
smile and be happy. 1t is courteous,
therefore, to smile.
When you smother the needless
word Of criticism you save some one a
pang. 1t is courteous, therefore, to
control your tongue.
It doesn't matter very much at just
what angle you tip your hat to a lady,
although 1t is commendable to regard
such points. The important thing is to
look like you were glad Of the opportu-
nifty to tip it. That is the real cour-
tesy. OH
Il the world would start out today to
follow two rules-smile and avoid
mean gossip-it would be almost civil
LIED AT the end Of aayear. maA
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31

surgeon General Rupert Blues office
about the manner and method used
by the governments chemists and
physicians in setting this new water
standard.
Just how this standard is reached
was described in nontechnical and
understandable English by an officer
Of the public health service, as
follows:
About fifteen drops of water are
taken from the sample in the labora-
tory. and this small quantity of water
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31

brought up to the high standard Of
the roads Of Germany, France, Bel.
GUM and other European countries,
the army mule will determine. through
his capacity for hauling, the limita-
ton Of operations for American mill
tary forces.
Only n branch of the United
States army is giving serious attention
to motor traction. In the q~uartermas-
ter's department experiments are be-
ing made, particularly along the Texas
hnrdar with hnndIinn annnisan
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31

oeVeTdI HUHIHs. Many PERSONS VINO
had become familiar with this "off
color and oddly marked member Of
the sparrow tribe by9reason of seeing
him fitting about in the street or
flying up to the nest the bird has sue
cessfully hidden for years, had begun
to think the little albino had passed to
the happy hunting grounds, or had
changed its abiding place. The return
Of the bird to its usual haunts a few
days ago, however, indicates that it
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31
SYNOPSIS.

A curious crowd of neighbors invade
me mysterious home OF Judge Ostrander.
county judge and eccentric recluse. fol-
sowing a yelled woman who has gained
Sntrahee through tine gales OF The high
1onble barriers surrounding the place.
1he woman has disappeared but the Judge
Is found in a ca~taieptic state. y
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31

Why. grandma; ! didn't know you
went in for the latest styles"
What do you mean, child?"
This basque
Laws, child ] had that basque
made In 1856" 3
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31

Fond Mother tproudIy)-An, do W.
no think 2 looks like IS faitherg
sympathetic Neighbor ~(cheerfuIIvl
An niyer ye mind. thot. Mrs. Mocsr-
my, 50 long az 'e's ealthy.-Harvard
LamDoon.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31
How Uncle Sam Sets Drinking Water Standard

NOW that Uncle Sam, through the United States public health service, has
r SET a standard OF purity or all drinking water furnished on common car.
rrs entering into interstate traffic, many INQUIRIES have begun to pour into
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31
American Mule Still Holds His Own in Our Army

THE American army mule need have no fear for his 1auras because Of the
= great part gasoline motors have played in transportation problems of
european armies in the present war. Until american roads Leenarauu ara
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31
RemuneratIve FauItardt,a 4s

THE speaker at u suburban club
a going 70 treat Or roads iii the ID
~stractS@ naat
I should think that more Of i con.
crete subject
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31
Albino Sparrow Returns to the National CAPITAL

THE abno sparrow that has for a number Of years made its home A ana
= Granny in a building on the east side Of Eleventh street between ~ Az
nue. and p street, has returned to its accustomed haunts, after al absence ~
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31

Beware caE Observation-Disclosures.
Little i~nharmohies between friends
are dangefoaA not VI thamselyes, but
sah thefbitter memories and misundefs
standings they may leave In their
trailas-William George Jordan.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31

she-Women want a voice N nub,,c
affairs.
HeT7Of course they do. Women
want any chance they can get to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-18

l.. Martin Richmond. Oakland. up and
Final round-snow beat Tarleton. 2 up
Third sixteen (seml-fnal round)--Ef-
bingham Lawrence. Piping Rock. beat w
II. Nichols. ir.. Nassau. mp and 10
play: - T. Townsend. Baltusrol. beat \.
ID. Weeks. ir. Piping Rock, by default
Final round Townsend beat Lawrence.
Beaten eight third sixteen; semi-hnal
roundJ-John q. Bates. Morris county,
heat j. T. Davis. Nassau. up and 10
play. i. r. Worrall, Piping Rock. beat
e. G.. Comstock, ir. sleepy Hollow, by
default.
Final rouud-Batcs beat Worrall, 3 up
and To play.
Fourth riXteon (semi-hnal round)-Cort-
landt +. Dixon, National. beat g. L. Tt-
Herbert /. Pratt. Nassau. beat L. Coe
Kerr. Garden City. ? up and TO play.
Final roumd-DiXon beat Pratt. up and
l 20 play.
Beaten eight Fourth sixteen; seml-hnal
round1-Frederick Il. Pratt. Nassau. oea,
Fuller Potter. ripping Rock. 2 up and 70
play =. C. Russell. Dyker Meadow. n bye.
Final round-Russell beat Pratt. and I.
Fifth sixteen (seml-flnsl round)--C. +.
watson. jr.. Baltusrol. heat Sterling Ivison.
Piping Rock. up and 20 play. II. Dew
ing. Piping Rock. 4 bye
Final round-Watson beat Dewing. M
Beaten eight (nfth sixteen: semi-nnal
round)-F q. Mcdonnell. PipNg Rock.
beat l.. \. Rpley. Piping Rock. l up; II.
Il. Winthrop. Piping Rock a bye.
Final rouud-McDonnell beat winthrop,
l up 90 hOlesl.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-18
SCOTTISH LEAGUE STANDING TO DATE
Fox Hills Golf Club.

The first round OF match play for the Iresi-
dents cup was completed az the Fox HIS
Golf club yesterday There were several de-
faults owing 70 the inclement weather Fol-
lowing were the results.
II. L. McClmton beat NJ J. Trammone. ?
up ard I To play: r. X. Mamlok beat Walter
=. Wheeler. ! up; Charles MCGEE beat Frank
r. Riley, 10y default; II. L. Wyatt beat W. l..
Richards. by default Thomas u. Conroy beat
II. 4 safer. up and TO play; George W.
Fairchild beat r. n. McCOnn. up and TO
play: j. Harold Slater beat J. NJ Fleming.
up and 70 play: j. =. WoOten beat Ralph
Clier. by default. b. joost, jr., beat VI. IN
derhin. by default; Lloyd Tent beat W. T..
Trucsdale. by default; George ". Worthley
bear j. Elmer o. Donotuc. by default; George
T.. Armstrong beat \. Anderson. I up. John
j. Kerr beat W. j. Elias. up and ( 70 play
q. r. Allen beat ". NJ Richardson by de-
fault. T. g. sullivan beat J. NJ. Kend!g.
up and 70 play; W. Roy Barnhill oeat Mil
ward Prdin. 3 UP and 1 20 play.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-18

KERR WINS SWEEPSTAKES
Takes Prize in Tournament at
Montclair Golf Club.

A sweepstakes in three classes was the
principal competition at the Montclair COLI
Club yesterday. Il. =. Kerr won in the first
division. with A-ll-73; Z. q. Stearls In the
second with 9O--l6--74, and T. G. Hall IN
the third. with N-22-72. The final matches
in the October tournament which were not
played last week at the time OF tie club
championship We're finished yesterday. Mrs.
j. Il. Mitchell offered d prize for the woman $
putting competition, which was won by Mrs.
w. b. Bremner. The scores follow:
Second eight Cfrst sixteen)-A. G. Pratt beat
N NJ Singer up and . TO play
Second sixteen--C. T. Merrill beat W II.
LOTUS. up and ! 70 play.
Second eight Second sxteen)-R G. Kerr
beat T. l.. Gallagher. 1 up.
Third siXteen-R. II. Gregory beat r. +.
Oliver. l up.
Second eight third sixteen)-Not played.
Fourth sxteen-F. c. Iowry beat r. NJ
Doughty. up and to play.
Second eight fourth sixteen) William
Ewad beat r. G. Blancke, > up and 1 10
play.