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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-02-11

almost fatherly, manner with which
he surveyed her.
Il quite understand" she said; "and
so will mother"
"Reuther," he now observed with a
strange intermixture of gentleness and
authority. there is one thing | wish
TO say to you at the very start. | may
grow to love you-God knows that a
little affection would be a welcome
change in my life-but l want you to
know and know now, that all the love
in the world will not change my deci-
sion as to the improperly of a match
between you and my son Oliver. That
settled, there is no cas- why all
should not be clear between US"
"An is clear"
Faint and far off the words sounded,
though she was standing so near he
could have laid his hand on her shoul.
der. Then she gave one sob as though
in saying this she heard the last clod
fall upon what would never see resur-
rection again in this life, and, lifting
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"Stonewall" jackson.

Thomas Jonathan jackson was born
January 81, 1924, at Clarksburg, Va,
now West Virginia. His baptismal
anne have been almost forgotten in
the greater fame of the name he won
by his stout defense Of a position at
the first battle OF Bull Run-NStone-
wall" He was a graduate of West
Point and served in the Mexican war
Of 1916, returning home as a major.
In February, 1852, he resigned from
the army and became professor IN Lex
ington (Va.) Military institute. Al
though at first opposing secession he
was a champion Of the southern states
rights theory and in 1861 became col
onel in the army of Virginia and sub
%sequently was promoted to be major
general in the Confederate army. His
record in the war is familiar. as is his
death through the error of his own
men while making a reconnaissance
May 2, 1868.
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She's proof" the lawyer whispered
in the officers ear. Let's see the
stick"
The sergeant considered this a very
interesting experience-quite a jolly
break in the duh monotony of the day.
Hunting up the stick, ne laid it in the
lawyers hands, and then turned his
eye upon the lady.
She had gone pale, but it took her
but an instant to regain her equanimi-
ty and hold out her own hand for the
weapon.
And so the three stood there, the
mems faces ironic, inquisitive, won.
dering at the woman's phlegm if not
at her motive; hers, hidden behind her
veil, but bent forward over the weapon
in an attitude of d~evouring interest
Thus for a long, slow minute; then
she impulsively raised her head and,
reckoning the two men nearer, she
directed attention to a splintered por-
ton of the handle and asked them
what they saw there.
Nothing; just stick" declared the
sergeant. THE marks you are look
ing for are higher up"
"And you, Mr.. Black?"
He saw nothing either but stick. But
he was little less abrupt in his answer.
do you mean those roughnesses? ?"
he asked, That's where the stick
was whitfield. You remember that he
had been whiting at the stick"
"Who?"
The word shot from her lips so vi,
olently that for a moment both men
looked staggered by it. Then Mr..
Black, with unaccustomed forbear.
ance, answered gently enough:
why, Scoville, madam; or so the
prosecution congratulated itself upon
having proved to the jury's satisfac.
ton. 1t did not tally with Scoville's
story or with common sense l know.
You neutrality-suspicious. mel mean
that any one who read a report of the
case, will remember how l handled the
matter in my speech. But the pref
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soon for the good of the blouse, or
she who must pay for it's Tubing.
A pretty blouse is shown here of
wool crepe showing shaded stripes in
yellow, brown, gray and occasional
fine lines of black. 1t is made with
a yoke and has long sleeves. A neat
collar of batiste finishes the neck.
Such a waist will wear a long time
without needing to be washed, and
| will stand the washing, when it must
be done, without detriment to its col
ors. That is, if care is taken, almost
any waist made can be successfully
| washed.
Printed chiffons are liked for dres-
sier waists and are made up with
laces into the loveliest affairs. En-
b%roidered voiles are dainty and more
lasting than chiffons. If one wishes a
sheer, fine, ~lacy-looking waist that
will last long enough to pay for any
amount of elaborate work in making
and decoration, fine cotton wolfe is OF
all fabrics the best to use.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-02-11

THOSE who journey south to meet
, the spring, with heads bedecked
in her honor, have a remarkably wide
range of choice in the new millinery.
In shape there are the diminutive pill
box" the numerous boat-shaped tur-
bans, all sorts and kinds of sailors,
many military styles, and lovely wide
brimmed hats in lacy straws and di-
aphanous materials.
AS for trimmings, there are many
new departures. All sorts of gayly-
colored flowers (mostly smalD a world
of new ornaments of ribbons mostly
narrow, and innumerable handmade
decorations of silk, straw, kid, feath-
ers and other things.
Handwork is featured in this new
millinery. Ornamental stitches in
needlework, much exaggerated in size,
and cross-stitched designs are used
in finishing and applying trimming.
In fact, a large part of the decora-
tons are sewed fat to the shape in
WAC Il upphi4uC, Jig pOWihb pOlh6
an important part of the scheme.
In colors, beside the beautiful sand,
Irvine, and tan colors, there are many
white hats, including panamas, a gray
which is called "battleship" gray,
without any good reason, and many
shades of blue and red that may be
called reserved" Black seems not
to be in the running.
Three of the smaller hats are shown
in the picture. At the left Is a narrow
brimmed sailor Of white satin. 1t is
carefully made and distinguished by
a trimming of small chrysanthemums
cut from white kid, and stems made
of kid also.
A dark gray hat Of satin belongs
among the boat-shaped models and is
trimmed with short peacock feathers
and %leaf-shaped pieces Of velvet sewed
fiat to the shape with the heavy
black embroidery silk. The buttonhole
stitch outlines the leaves, and the
leaves overlap the edges Of the pea,
cock feathers holding them to place.
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udice in favor of the prosecution
will not say against the d~efense-was
too much for me, and common sense,
the defendants declarations, and my
eloquence all went for nothing"
"Of course they produced the
knife?"
WAS it a new knife, a whole one, l
mean, with all its blades sharp and
in good order?"
Eyes. l can say that. 1 handled it
several times"
Then, whose blade left that?' And
again she pointed to the same place
on the stick where her finger had fall
en- before.
Il don't know what you mean" The
sergeant looked puzzled. Perhaps, his
eyesight vas not very keen.
Have you a magnifying glass
There is something embedded in this
wood. Try and find out what it is"
The sergeant, with a queer look at
Mr.. Black, who returned it With inter.
est, went for a glass, and when he had
used it, the stare he gave the heavily
yelled woman drove Mr.. Black to
reach out his wi hand for the glass
WELL" he burst forth, after a pro
longed scrutiny, there is something
there"
The point Of a knife blade. The
extreme point" she emphasized. III
might easily escape the observation
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her head, looked him straight in the
eye with a decision and a sweetness
which bowed his spirit and caused his
head in turn to fall upon his breast.
What a father can do for a child, l
will do for you" he murmured, and led
her back to her mother.
A week, and Deborah Scoville had
evolved a home out of chaos. That is,
within limits, She had not entered
the judges rooms, nor even offered to
do so. Later, there must be a change.
So particular a man as the judge
would oon find himself too uncom-
attentions which he had been used to
in Bela's day. He had not even asked
for clean sheets, and sometimes she
had found herself wondering, with a
strange shrinking of her heart, if his
bed was ever made, or whether he had
not been driven at times to lie down in
his clothes.
She had some reason for these
doubtful conclusions. In her ram
blings through the house she had come
upon Bela's room. 1t was in a loft
over the kitchen and she had been
much amazed at it's condition. In
some respects it looked as decent as
she could expect, but in the matter of
bed and bed clothes it presented an
aspect somewhat startling, The
clothes were there, tossed in a heap
on the floor, but there was no bed in
sight nor anything which could have
served as such.
1t had been dragged out. Evidences
Of this were everywhere on the mar
row, twisted staircase. A smile, half
pitiful, half ~self-scornful, curved her
lips as she remembered the rat-tat-tat
she had heard on that dismal night
when she chung listening to the fence,
and wondered now il it had not been
the humping of this cot sliding from
step to step.
But no! the repeated stroke of a
hammer is unmistakable. He had
played the carpenter that night as
well as the mover, and with no visible
results. Mystery still reigned in the
house for all the charm and order she
had brought into it; a mystery which
deeply interested her, and which she
yet hoped to solve, Notwithstanding its
remoteness from the real problem OF
her existence.
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SYNOPSIS.

A curious crowd of ~neighbors invade
the mysterious hon of Judge Ostrander.
county judge and eccentric recluse. fol-
lowing a yelled woman who has gained
entrance through the gates of the high
double barriers surrounding the place.
The woman has disappeared but the judge
is found in a cataleptic state. Bella, his
servant. appears in a dying condition and
prevents entrance to q secret door. Bella
dies. The judge awakes, Miss Weeks
explains to him h has occurred during
his seizure. He secretly discovers the
whereabouts of the yelled woman. She
proves to be the widow of a man tried
before the judge and electrocuted for muir
der years before. Her daughter Is en-
gagged to the judges son, from whom he is
CstTanged, but the murder is between the
lovers, She plans to clear her husbands
memory and asks the Judges aid. Alone
in her room Deborah ScoYille reads the
newspaper clippings telling the story of
the murder of Algernon Etheridge by
John ScOville in Dark Hollow. twelve
wears before. The judge and Mrs. Scoville
meet at Spencer's Folly II she shows
him how. on the day of the murder, she
saw the shadow of a man. whiting q
stick and wearing a long peaked cap, like
her husbands. Until long afterward she
did not know that her husband a not
worn that cap On the fatal day. The
Judge engages her and her daughter
Reuter- to live with him in his mysteri-
Gus hnE0e.
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WHEN KIDNEYS ACT BAD
TAKE GLASS OF SALTS
Eat Less Meat If Kidneys Hurt or You
Have Backache or Bladder Misery
Meat Forms Uric Acid.

No man or woman who eats meat
regularly can make a mistake by flush
ing the kidneys occasionally, says a
well-known authority. Meat forms
uric acid which clogs the kidney pores
so they sluggishly filter or strain only
part of the waste and poisons from
the blood, then you get sick. Nearly
all rheumatism, headaches, liver trou-
BILE, nervousness, constipation, dizzi-
ness, sleeplessness, bladder disorders
come from sluggish kidneys.
The moment you feel a dull ache in
the kidneys or your back hurts, or if
the urine is cloudy, offensive, full Of
sediment, irregular Of passage or at
tended by a sensation of scalding, get
about four ounces Of Jad Salts from
any reliable pharmacy and take a
tablespoonful in a glass of water be-
fore breakfast for a few days and your
kidneys will then act fine, This IA
nous salts is made from the acid of
grapes and lemon juice, combined with
Gthia and has been used for genera
tons to flush clogged kidneys and
stimulate them to activity, also to neu-
tralize the acids in urine SO it no
longer auses irritation, thus ending
bladder disorders.
Jad Salts is inexpensive and cannot
%injure; makes a delightful efferves-
cent Whitewater drink which all reg
ular meat eaters should take now and
then to keep the kidneys clean and
the blood pure, thereby avoiding Sc
rious kidney complications.-Adv.
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Industry Worth Developing.

Little use is being made of the floss
from the inside Of the pods Of the
silk cotton tree in the West Indies.
In the Philippines the collection Of
this product-known throughout the
East as "Kapok"-forms an industry
Of considerable promise. 1t is being
more and more used in the manufac-
ture Of patent life-belts, and agricul-
turists in the British West Indies
might with profit turn their attention
to the collection of this floss. The pro-
duction for 1918 was $4,000 pounds,
as against 1906 in 1901. The de-
cline in 1912 is attributed 9y the
Mindanao Herald to increased local
consumption. Most Of the kapok for
merly went to the Netherlands, either
direct or via Hongkong; but in 1912
10 1t was exported chiefly to the Unit
ed States, Germany and Australasia. in
the order named.
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HARD TO INTERRUPT SERVICE
Common Mistake That Wireless Com
m%unicatlon Can Be Easily In
terfered With.

Many suppose that IT Is possible for
an enemy to disrupt and suspend all
wireless communication at will by pro-
ducing very powerful waves Of irreg-
ular length; in other words, by inter
ference or tanning" According to
Commander f. G. Loring of the Brit
ish navy, such tactics are seldom sue
cessfni 1t is very hard, II not inn
possible. to Jam a well-organized
wireless service, for there are many
ways, both technical and m~ethodical,
to defeat such an intention. II the
enemy attempts interference, he must
put his " wireless Communication
completely out of action for the time
being; With no certain prospect ofsse'
riousig inconveniencing the commuui
cation ofuhis opponent Commander
Lorins also believes that the risk OF
having Che signale Of the feet inter
copied BY an enemy Is very blight.
Cooperation between operators, with
full kuawledge Of each Others meth.
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CHAPTER WI.
A Sit of Steel.

"Whan are you going to Judge os-
t~rander's?"
Tomorrow. This is my last free
day. So if there is anything for me to
do, do tell me, Mr., Black, and let me
get to work at once"
There is nothing you can do. The
matter is hopeless. | told you so the
other night, and now, after a couple
of days of thought on the subject. 1
am obliged to repeat my assertion.
Your w convictions in the matter,
and your story of the shadow and the
peaked cap may appeal to the public
and assure you some sympathy, but
for ar entire reversal of its opinion
you Wltl need substantial and incon-
troverttble evidence. Find me some
thing definite to go upon and we will
talk"
Doubtfully she eyed him, What
you want" she observed at length, with
a sigii lis the name of the man who
sauntared down the ravine ahead Of
my husband l cannot give it to you
now, hut l do not despair of learning
it. | have got to renew old ~acquain-
tances revive old gossip; possibly, re-
call 20 life almost o~bliterated mem
cries
Mr. Black, dropping his hand from
his vest. gave her his first look of I'M
qualified admiration.
"You ring true" said he. 81 have
met men qualified to lead a forlorn
hope; but never before a woman. AL.
low me to express my regret that it is
such a forlorn one"
Mrs Scoville rose. Then she sat
down again, with the remark:
4 have . strange notion. It's a hard
thing to explain and you may not un-
derstand me. but | should like to see,
if it still exists, the stick-my hus-
bands stick-with which this crime
was committed. Do the police retain
such things? Is there any possibility
of my finding it laid away in some
drawer at headquarters or on some
dusty shelf?'
Mr.. Black was again astonished.
Was this callousness or a very deep
and determined purpose.
you shall see the stick if it is still
to be found. | will take you to police
headquarters if you will go heavily
yelled. We don't want any recogni.
ton of you there yet"
Mr., Black, you are very good. How
soon"
Nov" he announced, jumping VI
to get his hat.
There was one little fact of which
Mr.. Black was ignorant-that the DO
lice had had their eye on the veiled
lady at Claymore inn for several days
0 and knew who his companion was
the instant they stepped into head
quarters. In vain his plausible ex
cuses for showing his lady friend the
curiosities of the place; her interest
in the details of c~riminology was vel
understood by Sergeant Doolittle
mocking eye of the lawyer begin t.
roam ever the shelves, and beheld hii
Jaw drop as 1t sometimes did when hi
sought to veil his purpose in an air o
mild p~reoccupation, he knew what tn,
next request would be, as well as i
the low sounds which left Mr.. Black
lips at intervals had been words in
stead OF inartiCulate grunts. He was
therefore, prepared when the question
did come.
Amy memorial of the Etheridg,
case?"
Nothing but a stick with blood
marks on it. That, I'm afraid, wouldn'
be a very agreeable sight for a lady
eye"
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JULIA BoTToMLEY
To Make a Warm Can.

Take the sleeves of a discarded
sweater, and use one sleeve for the
crown and II for the band. Rip the
sleeve, lay the double shape by sew.
ing down the side seam to fit the
head, which avoids a seam over the
head. II the corners are rounded of
you can fit the head without a seam
on top. Put on the band and turn up,
finishing the upper edge of the band
with shell crochet, or trim with Gro.
Chef rosettes, ribbon, OF any way de
sired. The back Of sweater coats OF
any other parts can be used.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-02-11

.FHHN L.| Ma. H".
mouth, at the base. st. Kentigern, in
the seventh century, took up his
abode on the site of the present city
OF Glasgow. Upon an oak in the clear
ing he hung a bell to summon the saw
ages to worship, hence the cak and
bell. A queen, having formed an at
tachment to a soldier, gave him a
precious ring, which the king had
given her. The king, aware of the
fact, stole upon the soldier in sleep,
distracted the ring. threw it into the
Clyde. and then asked the queen for
It. The queen, in alarm, applied to
st. Kentigern, who went to the Clyde,
caught a salmon with the ring in its
mouth, handed 1t to the queen, and
was thus the near of restoring a
to the royal couple.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-02-11

DDS. is extremely important when ham
ding difficult code messages, and the
more skilled the organization, the
more difficult it is for a strange op.
orator to take down with the neces-
sary accuracy the groups of a code
message. He cannot ask for she
repetition of doubtfsl groups, and he
has no intimate and daily familiarity
with the methods Of the sender to as
sist him in his task. And, after all,
giving the enemy every advantage,
giving him a perfect record Of the sig
mails, the Key OF the code to his hand,
and equal facility of skill and Ian
guage to translate 1t for use--a most
important combination, 1t must be adj
m~itted-he has still failed to prevent
the all-important information from
reaching Its destination" Youths
Companion.
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Black suks ModIsh.

Such was the craze for taffeta last
sunmer that rumor said it had had
its day. For nee rumor was wrong,
however, and taffeta will be worn all
winter upon all occasions.
Black taffeta vies with black velvet
and black MORE for dressy wear and
is relieved by vivid touches of color
in sash, lining or embroidery.
There is a fancy for black in all ma
t%erials, especially for the street.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-02-11

One hundred and twenty-nine years
ago the Massachusetts Humane so
ciety built its first hut on Lowelrs
island, near Boston, to succor the
stranded mariners along the danger
ous and desolate Cape Cod coast.
From that little dark red hut, the first
house of mercy of the sea to be
erected, arose a score Of like huts
along the coast that had been bleached
with the bones of sailors for two cen
turtles. In 1907 the first lifeboat sta
lion was organized at Cohasset and
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homework or attend to my baby l was
soweak. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound did me a world of good, and
now l am strong and healthy, can do my
work and tend my baby. advise all
suffering women to take it and get
well as / did. Mrs. FANNIE COOPER,
RED, Bridgeton. NJ.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotic or harmful
drugs, and to-day holds the record Of
being the most successful remedy for
female ills we know of, and thousands
Of voluntary testimonials on file in the
Pinkham laboratory at Lynn Mass,
seem to prove this fact.
For thirty years it has been the stand
ard remedy for female ills, and has re-
stored the healtho of thousands of women
who have been troubled with such all
ments as displacements, inflammation,
liberation, tumors, irregularities, etc.
If you want special advice
write to Lydia e. Pinkham Med
icine Co., CONFIDENTIAL Lynn,
Mass. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by a woman
and held in strict confidence.
WANTE 70 soF ng snif from ss SSne Ses Of good farm arm
price. Northwestern Business Agency, Dcpt.A Minneapolis Him
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This shape fits the head and has much
good style.
A little pill-box turban is made of
brown satin and trimmed with narrow
faille ribbon, falling in two meager
ends at the back. Bright satin dali
sizes, in rich colors, and smaller flowers,
are set in a prim row fiat against the
%coronet. Besides the made hats, as
they are called, the panama is the
best liked hat for southern tourists
wear.
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Llfe-savIns Garment for AvIators.

Life-savIng Garment for Avlators.
David Williams Ogilvie- OF Balboa,
Canal Zone. in a patent, No. 11O9l4O
presents a l~ife-saving garment especial.
W designed for aerial operators and
which has means fof; retarding q falE
means to cushion against injury from
a fall. and float means to act as life
preserver II the operator should drop
In the water.-Scientilic American.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-02-11

Irate Editor Ito reporter)-What do
you mean by writing among the pref
tiest girls at the dance vas Captain
Fitzball?" The captain is a man. I
presume.
Reporter-Yes, but he was among
the prettiest girls there the whole
time!
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CHAPTER vIn.

Night! and Deborah Scoville waiting
anxiously for Reuther to sleep, that
she might brood undisturbed wei a
new and disturbing event which for the
whole day had shaken her out of her
wonted poise, and given, as it were,
a new phase to her life in this house.
CTO BE CONTINUED)
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-02-11

The United States government main
tains ordnance establishments at
Watervliet, NJ ". and ut the Wash.
ingtonnayy yard tlis FORMER for me
army and the latter for the navy. Most
Of the smaller arms are manufactured
By private COMPANIES.
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Where the Trouhle WAS.

Husband-"You spend altogether
too much money" Wife-'Not at all!
The trouble is you don't make enough
Boston Transcript.
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stvIe Reviv.ls

Coat tails and notched revers like
the lapels Of a mans dress coat have
been revived, and one-piece cloth
gowns worn out Of doors are uncom.
monty like the redingotes of some past
years.