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Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-08-20

and before could close the door, the
horses plunged forward and we were
tearing at full galiop out OF the town.
After ave miles or 80. the driver
pulled up and descended to readjust
his harness. whereupon l got out and
asked him in the best Russian ! could
command;
THE chief OF police has given you
directions?' l asked.
His high excellency has told me ex-
actly what TO do" was the mans an
swer. as he took out his huge wooden
pipe and filled II. You wish to see
the young lady?"
Yes" answered. ito first see her,
and | do not know whether II will be
necessary for me to make myself
known to her. Where is she7"
Beyond Nystad." was his vague an.
swer with a wave OF his big fat hand
in the direction OF the dark pine for
est that stretched before us. I'VE
shall be there about an hour after
SHUTDOWN"
The short day quickly drew to a
close. the sun sank yellow and watery
over the towering pines through which
we went mile after mile. q dense, In
terminable forest wherein the wolves
lurked In winter. often rendering the
road dangerous. When night drew on
we changed horses again at n small.
dirty posthouse In the forest, at the
edge OF lake. and then pushed for
ward again. although II was already
long past the hour at which he had
said we should arrive.
Time passed slowly in the darkness.
| suppose I must have slept, for was
awakened by light shining into my
face and the driver shaking me by the
shoulder. When l reused myself he
placed his finger mysteriously upon
my lips, saying:
Hush. your high nobility. hushi
Come with me. But make no noise. II
we are discovered, II means death for
us--death. Come, give me your hand.
Slowly Tread softly. See. here Is
the boat. will get In FIRST. We shall
not be heard upon the water. So"
And the fellow led me, half-dazed.
down to the bank of broad. dark
river which could not distinguish--he
led me to an unknown bourne.
CTo BID CoNTINUED)
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-08-20
A slick Prime Minister.

At a dinner given by the prime
minister of little kingdom In Ruri.
tania diplomat complained to his
host that the minister OF justice, who
had been sitting on his left had stolen
his watch.
"Ah. he shouldn't have done that"
said the prime minister, In tones OF
annoyance, II will get 1t back for
you"
Sure enough, toward the end OF the
evening the watch was returned to
Its owner.
And what did he say?" asked the
diplomat.
"Sh-h!" cautioned the host, glancing
anxiously about him. He doesn't
know that have got 1t back."--Pitts-
burgh hronicle-Telegraph
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-08-20

Six O'Clock came. I heard the steam
siren OF the departing boat bound for
Sweden, but was determined to re-
main there at whatever cost. therefore
l returned to the hotel. and at seven
dined comfortably In company with
German who had been my fellow-pas.
senger across from Stockholm.
At eight o'clock, however. just as
we we're idling over dessert, two gray
coated police officers entered and ar.
rested me on the serious charge of
landing without passport.
] accompanied them to the police Of
flee, where | was ushered into the
presence of the big. bristly Russian
who held the town of Abo in terror.
the chief Of police. The officials which
Russia sends into Finland are selected
for their harsh discipline and hibe-
bound bureaucracy, and this human
machine In uniform was no exception.
Had he been the minister of the In
terror himself. he could not have been
more self-opinionated.
"WellT' he snapped, looking up at
me as | was placed before him. "Your
name Is Gordon Gregg. English. from
Stockholm. No passport, and decline
to leave even though warned--eh?"
Il have a passport" said firmly,
producing II.
He looked at 1t. and pointing with
his finger. said: 1T has no date, and
is therefore worthless"
"The fault is not mine. but that OF a
Russian official. II you wish 1t to be
dated. you may send 1t to your con.
sulate general in London"
Il shall not" he cried, glaring at me
angrily. And for your insult to the
law, shall commit you to prison for
one month. Perhaps you will then
learn Russian manners"
"Oh! so you will commit an English.
man to prison for a month, without
trial-eh? That's very interesting!
Perhaps II you attempt such a thing
as that they may have something to
say about 1t in Petersburg"
you defy mel"
Perhaps you will kindly tell me
who you are?" | asked in as quiet a
voice as / could command.
with pleasure. ] am Michael DO.
ranslki, chief OF police of the province
of Abo-Biornebourg."
"Ah! Well, Michael Boranski,"
said, reopening my pocketbook and
taking out an open letter. perhaps
you will kindly glance at that. II is In
Russian. so you can read It,"
He snatched 1t from me with III
grace, but not without curiosity. And
then, as he read the lines, his face
changed and he went paler Raising
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-08-20
SYNOPSIS.


Gordon Gregg is called upon I'm Leg
ana dining aboard with him and his
friend. Hylton Chatter. accidentally sees
= torn photograph OF a young girl That
mght the consuls safe In robbed The
pohce md that Horribly Is q fraud and
,ne Lola's name a false one. Gregg Wis
rs capt. Jack Durnford of the marines
ABOARD his vessel Durnford knows. but
VIII not reveal, the mystery of the Lola
III concerns woman" In London
Sregg Is trapped nearly TO his death by
FORMER servant, Olinto. Visiting In
,yumfries Gregg meets Muriel Leithcourt.
xiornby appears and Muriel introduces
MN as Martin Woodroffe. her fathers
70 Noodrone. Gregg sees a copy of the
TORN photograph on the Lola and hnds
mat the young girl Is Muriels friend.
WoouroHe disappears. Gregg discovers
the body OF murdered woman In Ran
noch wood. The body disappears and I'm
us place Is found the body of Ollnto.
Gregg talks TO the police but conceals his
own knowledge OF the woman. Muriei
calls secretly on Gregg and tells him that
she Is certai N that woman as well as
"a man has been murdered They search
hannoch wood together, and find the
oody OF the woman. Gregg recognizes
ner as Armtda, Olinto's wife. Gregg tells
the body has disappeared. In London
gregg meets Olinto. alive and well. Fail
ing 10 get any clue from Olinto, Gregg
traces the young girl of the torn photo
graph and finds that she is Elma Heath.
niece OF Baron Oberg, who has taken her
TO Abo Finland. and that she holds a
secret affecting Woodroffe. On his return
TO Rannoch Gregg finds the Leithcourts
ned after drugging Hylton Chatter. who
had called there.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-08-20

his head, he stood staring at me open
mouthed in amazement
Il apologize to your excellency!" he
gasped, blanched to the lips. II most
humbly apologize. IL did not know.
You told me nothing!"
Perhaps you will now kindly give
my passport proper vise."
In an instant he gave II the proper
wise, affixing the stamps.
II trust, excellency," he said, bowling
low as he handed It to me, 81 trust that
this affair will not trouble you further.
! assure you ! had no intention OF In
sulting you"
He held the letter l had given him
gingerly with trembling fingers. And
we'll he might, for II was headed:
Minister of the Imperial Household.
Palace OF Peterhof.
The bearer OF this is one Gordon Fran
els Gregg. British subject. whom Il Is
Our Will and command that he shall be
our guest during his journey through our
dominion. And We hereby command all
ficials 10 afford him all the facilities he
as Our guest.
Beneath was the sprawling signature
OF the ruler OF one hundred and thirty
millions of people. that signature that
was all-powerful from the Gulf OF Both.
MIA to the Paciiic-"Nicholas
The document was the one furnished
to me a year before when, at the invi.
tation OF the Russian government.
had gone on mission OF inquiry into
the state OF the prisons in order to see.
on behalf of the British public. wheth.
er things were as black as some
writer had painted them.
Sight Of II had changed the chief OF
police from burly bully into a whin.
ing coward, for he saw that he had
torn up the passport OF a guest OF the
czar, and the consequence was most
serious II complained. he begged OF
me to pardon him, urging all manner
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-08-20

Few people, II any, sleep without
dreaming. and even on the basis OF
only one dream night this would
mean over seventeen thousand dreams
for each person fifty years old. Yet
few OF us can recall even seventeen
occasions In which coming event has
been forecasted In a dream The
prophecy that comes true is remem
bered because the actual occurrence
brings to memory the concepts in the
dream; the others ara forgotten.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-08-20
Love az an Educator.

Love is good for anyone, I think. IT'S
the most educating thing In the world.
II I could. should insist on everyone
falling in love at least three times un.
der thirty; we should have lot less
stupidity and mistakes In the world.
Why. you learn diplomacy. tact. sym
pathy. how TO be really happy--for the
time. anyway; practical insanity.
which has done half the great things
Of the world; poetry. music. human
nature--in fact. love.-"Tims o. Day"
by Doris Egerton Jones.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-08-20

From what he said. I've formed my
own conclusions" was her answer.
And what is your opinion?"
We'll, feel certain that there is. or
was, something concealed In this
house that he's very anxious to obtain
He came to demand II of Mr.. Leith.
court. but what happened in the II.
brary we don't know. He. however.
believes that Mr.. Leithcourt has not
taken 1t away, and that. whatever 1t
may be, II is still hidden here"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-08-20
THE TRICKS OF THE TRADE.
She Puts One Over on the Wise
Young Man at the Bazaar.

This story is told OF young lady's
resources at a bazaar.
Business was In full swing. when a
Young man strolled around the vari.
GUS booths. Without pretention OF
purchasing, the young man passed
arge, beautifully decorated booth, and
the young lady seller detained him.
Won't you buy cigarette-holder,
sir?" she asked.
mo, thank you. don't smoke"
"or penwiper. worked with my
own hands?"
II don't write"
"Then do have this box OF candy
II don't eat sweets"
The young ladys patience was ex'
hausted. Sir" she said grimly, will
you buy this box OF soapT
The young man paid up.-Mother's
Magazine.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-08-20
He Didn't Know.

Brown was on his way home from
his first lodge meeting when the troll
ley car jumped the track and bumped
into telegraph pole.
AS he limped away from the scene
OF the wreck a policeman accosted
him and asked: Were you hurt in
the accident, sir?"
Accident" said Brown, looking
dazed. Was that an accident?
thought 1t was part OF the initiation"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-08-20
Il Depends.

Say, Harry, watts the best way to
teach girl how to swim?"
Oats cinch. First of you puts
yer left arm under her waist and you
gently takes her left hand"
Come on; she's my sister"
Jaw, push her on de dock. Cos.
mopolitan.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-08-20
His one ni.r, -

Mrs. O'Rooney," said Father Nc
Murphy, why do | never see Patrick
at church now?"
Mrs. o'Rooney shook her head sadly
rs It socialism,
"Warse than thot. your reverence"
Isn't atheism?"
"Warse, your reverence"
What Is It. then?"
Rheumatism"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-08-20
He Rode.

While walking along dusty road
in Illinois in his circuit days Lincoln
was overtaken by a stranger driving
to town.
"Will you have the goodness to
take my overcoat to town for me?"
asked Lincoln.
with pleasure. But how win you
get 1t AGAIN."
ooh, very readily! | intend to re-
main In It," was Lincoln's prompt
reply. i,
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-08-20
A Novelty.

A New England woman tells OF dis
covering her new cook In the draw
Ing room, gazing at an aquarium with
much interest.
We'll. Mary" said the mistress OF
the house In kindly tone, what do
you think OF them?"
Sure, they're lovely" said the
girl. ''Will ye behave, mum. but this
is the first tonne in me loife liver see
red behring's alive before. Harper
Magazine.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-08-20
Can't Blame Him.

I'm trying TO raise little money.
Would you mind going on my note
for a hundred?"
Listen. my boy II my name Is
worth anything on a note I'm going tn
go out and grab the coin myself"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-08-20
That's the idea.

Customer--I've taken seventeen OF
these bottles now and I'm feeling no
better.
Drug Clerk--But how would you
feel II you hadn't taken themg-Dal-
las News.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-08-20
The commuter.

Don't you find suburban life a
trihe slow? What do you do to pass
the evenings away?"
We don't have any evenings. BY
the time l get home and eat my din.
ner it's time to go to bed"
The Washington herald., 1915-09-05

man he tells you how smart he is.
When you talk to Seattle man he
tells you how glad he is to see you.
That's just the difference in the tone
and attitude of the two cities.
We landed there when it was all
messed up with Masons. The Shriners
were having a national convention and
they had inundated the place. The
statements l had given me as to how
many Shriners were there varied from
10000 to 100000. Help yourself l
didn't count them. Anyway it was al
most impossible to get hotel accom-
modations. so the passengers on our
ship were very glad to get rooms IN
private houses. All rules were shelved
for the Shriners and every one had
the liberty of the city.
There was jolly-looking little
1rishman standing on a corner and
voice.
rs that the way il gets .->-o- 7
asked. That's the funniest jag I
ever saw-and the noisiest''
It's no jag, me boy. It's personal
liberty. This is the first time in my
life 1 could yell as loud as I wanted
to with no fear of bein' arrested.
Whoopee!"
1 won't let myself go and enthuse
over the greatness of Seattle harbor.
II has been written about many a
time. Steamship, railroad and real es-
tate companies have expended no lit
tie printers ink on the subject and
for once in a blue moon an advertising
The Washington herald., 1915-09-05

prospectus did not exaggerate. It's all
the advertising men say and more,
I hate to use that trite saying about
the navies of the world being able to
anchor there. but don't know of any
other that fits the case It's perfectly
true.
The fact that Seattle has SO grown
and fiourished on these seven hills or
terraces proves to me that it was
bound to come. bound to be great
place despite the handicap of its geo.
graphical ground plan. Those hills are
seven steps to greatness Everything
else in the place is on the level The
business streets. which are called ave-
nues and numbered from the water
front up, run along the levels The
cross streets go up in the air at an
angle of about 30 degrees How the
street cars negotiate them is a mys-
terry. They have notches in the ce-
ment OF the pavements or bars across
like rungs in ladders SO you won't
slide down and break your neck or
leg.
And for all that, Seattle keeps right
on growing with a steady, healthy
growth.
Fhere are many excellent hotels, the
Washington being the largest and
most luxurious. 1t would do credit 10
any city. On top of the highest hill. is
the sorrento, built in the Italian
sseesssance' style with beautiful gar
The Washington herald., 1915-09-05
Wiley SEES CHEMISTRY
IN HOUSEWIVES WORK
Washing Hands and Linen and Clean
ing House Involves Chemical
Action. Says Expert.

1t is long cry from the days Of
King David, when centrifugal force
generated the heat required to cook
the modest fare of the shepherds.
passing thence through the days of
Pharoah, when the jaded appetite of
a monarch induced him to offer a re-
ward of a kingdom to the chief who
succeeded in providing him a new
culinary triumph-which action added
to our list of favorite dishes what Is
modernly known as puff paste-to to-
day, when practically every resource
of the government is devoted to the
development of future millennium
when the home, its problems. it's
household and their daily operations
are leading questions.
This age marks a distinct improve
ment in community life and the rear
ing of healthy alton. In harmony
with the present American neutrality
policy. domestic science firmly believes
in preventatives. not remedies Of q
drastic nature; and a thorough knowl-
edge of its underlying principles would
convince the most skeptical of their
value and creed.
For the benefit of those who have
not yet Investigated the claims Of this
branch of education. it is only neces-
sary to state that domestic science
does not mean cooking or sewing
alone. but all their allied subjects
which form a combination necessary
to sustain life. Take for example DR..
Harvey's explicit definition Of chem-
istry given in a talk before the Ma
tional Domestic Art and Science School
Of this city. and the relative value of
only one of the half hundred related
subjects will be apparent
Chemistry Is subject which YOU
cannot avoid. Every phase of home life
and every action necessary to sustain
life. Is but a practical application of
some principle Of this great subject. The
very air which we breathe is. by that
mechanical process-changed into a fuel
which burns inside the body and sup
plies the heat necessary to conduct the
daily operations which there take place.
The food which we cook In changed,
by the application of heat and combina-
ton with other foods. into products
which develop energy and repair the
wasted tissues When we wash our
hands. household linen or clean house. il
it were not for the chemical action
which takes place, the dirt would not be
removed We hnd chemistry to be one
of the greatest sciences In the world,
bringing happiness and comfort to the
human race"
In few years no young womanrs
education will be considered complete
who has not had at least one course In
science as q link in the great
chain Of work which makes up her
LIES preparation.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-05

ss.ads of Eastern tourists are going
up :here this summer.
fpnd two reasons why Seattle is
going 1 be dry. One is that the Jap
oarlehoeS-of whom there are many
-pu. picKed onions in the bottom Of
cocktaiis insesd of olives or cherries.
In san franci-o they put nuts. That's
one good reasof.for teetotalism. The
other is that one of the largest bars
in town is enough y drive a slightly
intoxicated man to Seiirium tremens
without taking anoths- drink Ths
top of the bar, for the wAole Length ~
its fifty feet is gla. covered
aquarium in which all sortSsof 90
tastic fish and grotesque sea sbinn.
flourish. It's dtsconcerting to 6ser .
highban and have a pink and Vl,,I
fish with goggly eyes and Ans I've
whiskers dart up right under you,
hand and wink at you.
Some of those Shriners who went in
that bar thought they saw thines not
to be found on the hot sands os the
desert
And so. Seattle is going dry. l on't
blame it.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-05

The Philippine Islands produce appr,A-
imately 1e.osOeoo gallons of alcohol yesr-
ly. Almost all of this is made from De
sap of the nipa palm that grows IN grat
abundance in various swamps Of tis
country
The Washington herald., 1915-09-05

Philadelphia Episcopalians are max
ing plans for the raising of $10.000,'
900 for the erection of new building:
for their church's divinity school al.
joining the University of Pennsyl'
vania.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-05

The Gideons are an organization OF
Christian travelling men There are 500
900 knights of the grip in America and
until the advent of this organization,
they were not particularly noted for
piety. Since 1908 the Gideons have dis
tributed 10000 Bibles in hotel bedrooms.
In many other ways they have been a
constructive religious force amor e the
travelling public.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-05

Rev. Andrew L. Levatois. treasurer
of st. Mary's Seminary, Baltimore. who
returned last week from France. re-
lates many interesting incidents of
the part taken in the war by Catholic
priests and students.
There are 10000 priests fighting
the battles of France today" he
states. Many of them have been kill
ed. Two members of my diocese in
France gave up their lives, while in
neighboring diocese there were If
teen. Thus has it been throughout all
France. These priests are in the
trenches. fighting shoulder to shoul-
der with their fellow-countrymen, ASK
ing only one th:ng-the chance to de-
fend the honor of their native land
At Nhe seminary at which i taught
last year fifty of the eighty-five stu
dents went to the war. The other
thirty-five remained at home because
their government deemed them too
young or because they were physically
incapacitated.
Many priests and students have
been taken prisoners Of war. In this
The Washington herald., 1915-09-05

During the last week of August the
Brotherhood of st. Andrew held its
thirteenth annual convention at Los
Angeles. This great body of men does
not legislate. but only confers. The
brotherhood is committed to two defin-
lite pledges: A pledge to pray daily for
the spread of the Kingdom of God; and
a pledge daily to bring some person
nearer to God through His Church. 1t
has been keeping these two pledges to
the fore for thirty years.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-19
Allah and the Cotton Worm.

This glimpse of oriental character is from John A. Todds "The Banks of the Nile:
 Well. how is the cotton worm noW:' said an English cotton worm inspector to an old Egyptian sheik. Finished. There is none. How can there be cot ton worms now? It is more than our life is worth If we do not pick the cotton worms you fine us. you send us to prison. you take us as prisoners to another mans fields and make Us pick his cotton worm. What can we do? And so there is no cotton worm." And hasn't it saved your cotton this year?" "Assuredly. the praise to Allah" "Then won't you do all this picking next year without us coming to make you do it?" "No." "Why?" Because that is the way Allah made usv'
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-19
The Shrewd Advertiser,

The thoughtful man thinks ahead The prudent man profits by his ability to forecast the future as well as to scrutiniZe the present. One of the most prominent advertisers in the country says he makes it a rule to increase his advertising appropriation whenever business slackens and he doubles and trebes it in times of severe business depression. This is his logical concIa sion: "The new customers that get when times are hard 1 always keep when times become good. They come [" me largely from those who lose them because they fail to continue their pub licity campaigns. A business depres- sion in this country never lasts long and it is always seed time for me The harvest follows when prosperity re turns It is wise man who knows his own business better than the other man does.-Leslie's