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Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-02-26

The Eleventh District Christian
Bible School Convention will be
held at Middlesboro, April 9th and
9TH
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-02-26

Judge q. NJ. Ballard was in the
Big Hill section Saturday.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-02-26

For SALE:-Cow Peas at s.. 81
per bushel.
I2-3t. NJ. g. FISH.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-02-26

Arrow shirts and Arrow collars
spring styles-at Fish's.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-02-26

R. B Mullins is in ST. Louis on
business.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-02-26
LOCAL

Tommy Taylor is able to be out
again.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-02-26

Raincoats for everybody at
Fish's.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-02-26

Entered at the ut Vernon, Ky. Postofice
as second-ciass mail matter.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-10-21
HARD ON CHILDREN
When Teacher Has Coffee Habit.

Best Is best, and best will v
live" When a person feels this way
about Postum they are glad to give
testimony for the benefit of others.
A school teacher down in Miss. says:
Il had been a coffee drinker since my
childhood, and the last few years It
had injured me seriously.
"One cup Of coffee taken at break
fast would cause me to become 80
nervous that l could scarcely 70
through with the days duties, and this
nervousness was often accompanied
by deep depression of spirits and heart
palpitation.
I am a teacher by profession, and
when under the influence of coffee had
to struggle against crossness when in
the school room.
When talking this over with my
physician, he suggested that I try
Postum, so l purchased a package and
made 1t carefully according to direc-
tons; found 1t excellent of favour,
and nourishing.
In a short time I noticed very graft
flying effects. MY nervousness disap-
peared, | was not irritated by my pu-
pills. life seemed full Of sunshine, and
my heart troubled me no longer.
Il attribute my change in health and
spirits to Postum alone"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
Postum comes in two forms:
Postum cereai-the original form
must be well boiled, 15c and Csc pack
! ages.
instant Postum--a soluble powder
dissolves quickly in a CUP Of hot wa
ter, and. with ream and sugar, makes
q delicious beverage Instantly. S0c
and soc tins.
Both kinds are equally delicious and
cost about the same per cup.
'There's a Reason for Postum.
-sold by 0rocers,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-10-21
CcODyright BY Charles Neville Buck.)

they eve got back, a narrative of
frustrated effort. They were bitterly
angry and proportionately desperate.
So, as they clattered along the empty
road, meeting nc enemy whom they
could shoot down in appeasement of
their wrath, they satisfied themselves
with raising their wal cry for the ben
eft Of the sleeping cabins.
A little distance beyond Fletch Nc
Nash's place lay a cross-trail by which
they might find a circuitous way back
over the ridge, but it was too steep
and broken to ride. They could make
better time on foot over the "roughs,'
SO there they abandoned their mounts
and plunged into the timber. When
the pursuers cane up with the dis
carded horses they realized that fur
Their effort in the nighttime would be
bootless. Yet, since the heaving
TANKS and painting nostrils of the
horses testified that they had been
only a few minutes late, they took a
last chance and plunged into the
thicket.
There a single defiant shot, sent
from a long way up the hillside, was
their only challenge, and their volley
of reply, fred at the flash, was merely
a retort of hatred. But even in the iso-
lation of the hills certain news travels
on wings, and the morning would find
every cabin dweller wearing a face
of grim and sullen realization. The
phrase which Fetch McNash had whis-
pered to his boy would travel to the
headwaters of every fork, and the
faces of the women would once more
wear the drawn misery of anxiety for
their men.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-10-21
CHAPTER VI.

When, just before sunset yesterday
afternoon, a verdict of acquittal for
Cal Douglas had come from the jury
room, the town of Peril had once more
held its breath and doors had closed
n the streets had cleared of such as
wished to remain noncombatants. But
with no comment or criticism Milt
McBriar mounted his horse and rode
out OF town, shaping his course over
the hills toward his own house. Fol-
lowing his example with equal quiet,
his kinsmen mounted, too, and disap-
peared.
AS for Cal Douglas, he reserved any
enthusiasm his v%indication may have
brought to his heart until he was back
again in the depths of the hills. He
and his kinsmen turned their horses
by a shorter and sleeper trail to the
house where the dance was going for
ward with shutting and fddling and
passing of the jug.
When Milt McBriar and his fellows
started home an informer or two from
the Havey ranks kept them in view,
themselves unseen, until they passed
through the gap and started down the
other side of the ridge into their own
domain.
That they were being so watched
was either known to the McBriars or
assumed by them. But a picked squad
on fresh mounts was waiting over
there in a place where the road ran
deep through the forest and laurel,
and this squad al equipped with re-
peattng rifles. Milt McBriar himself
did not go with them. He had made
all his arrangements in advance, and
1t was not seemly that the chief
should take a personal part in an exc
cution which he had decreed.
Let me hear the news, boys" Old
Milt had said with a wave Of his
hand, and then he had ridden on stol-
idly toward his own domain.
The house where the danee a be.
ing held stood between the knees of
two hills.
Near midnight a half-dozen men
who had not been invited rode care
fully over an almost obliterated trail
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-10-21
Curious Mineral.

Perhaps the most curious mineral
found in the United States is stauro-
lite, otherwise known as the fairy
stone" This is an iron-aluminum sill
cate found only in Virginia and North
Carolina, the reddish-brown and
brownish-black crystals occurring in
well-defined single and double crosses.
There is some commercial demand for
the crosses as curios, which arg. worn
as watch charms or on chains m the
manner of a locket or lavalliere-a de-
mand perhaps stimulated by the
quaint legend which is told of their
origin; the fairies living in the caves
of the mountains, on hearing the sad
tidings Of the death of Christ, fash
toned these crosses as mementoes Of
him.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-10-21
CTo BE coNTINUED.)
Hayino for Deer.

Winters when the snow is deep for
long stretches Of time deer ~congregate
in yards in the Adirondacks and many
Of the weaker ones die of starvation.
Their skeletons may be found in vari-
GUS parts Of the great wilderness
when the SHOWS are gone. This year
game protectors have been cutting tons
of marsh hay on the beaver meadows
in the remote sections of the Adlron-
dacks and stacking 1t in sheltered
places to be fed to the deer next win
ter when the snow is so deep that
other food is not obtainable. The con-
servation commission believes that 1t
will save the lives of hundreds of
deer that otherwise would perish. The
stacks have been encased In pole
frames and literally sailed. Deer will
not eat marsh hay unless 1t is so
treated.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-10-21

On either side Of the little porch
stood a group Of solemn men. mostly
bearded, mostly coatless. and all I'M
armed. In front Of those. at the right
stood Anse Havey, his eyes stiri the
dominant feature OF the picture
Over across from him was the taller
and older chieftain Of the other clan.
They stood there gravely. with a
courtesy that cloaked their haired
Out in the road was the "jolt-wagon."
and in its deep bed the girl could see
the canvas that covered its burden.
As Bad Anse took his place at the
front Of his escort his gaze met that
of Juanita. He did not speak, but for
an instant she saw his face harden,
his eyes narrow, and his lips set
themselves. 1t was the glance of one
who has been dashed across the face
and who cannot strike back, but who
will not DON forget.
This time the girls eyes did not
drop, and certainly they held no hint
of r~elenting or plea for forgiveness.
But at that moment the head of the
Haveys turned from her and began
speaking.
Il got your message. Milt," he said
casually, IAN / reckon you got my
answer. I've brought back Little
Nash"
'Pm obleeged ter ye." The McBriar
paused, then volunteered: EFF Their
boy had took counsel of me, this thing
wouldn't never hev happened"
Bad Anse Havey stood looking at
the other, then he nodded.
"Milt," he ca~relessly announced at
the end of his scrutiny, while the
ghost Of an ironical smile glinted in
his eyes, though it left his lips grave,
I've got several bosses an mules
down thar in my barn that we found
hitched out in Their timber when Nash
an his friends took to the ~la'rel."
Again he paused and studied the
faces of the McBriar men before he
went on. Zone of 'em is your own
roam mare, Milt. One of EN- b'longs
ter Sam thar, and one is Bob's thar"
He pointed out each man as he spoke.
"Ye can get EN- any time We send
down for EN-"
I The girl caught her breath and, de-
spite her dislike, acknowledged the
cool i%nsolence with which Anse had
answered Mills plea of innocence.
Milt replied only with a scowl, SO Anse
contemplatively continued, as though
to himself:
Hits right smart pity for a Teller
to go out shootin' In the nighttime
an to take a kinsman's horse-with-
out takin' his counsel. 1t might lead
to some misunderstanding"
A baleful glare flashed deep in the
eyes of the taller man, and from the
henchmen at his back came an uneasy
shuttle of brogans.
But the voice of Good Anse Talbot
relieved the tension.
"Stiddy, thar, men," he quietly eau
toned. "Ye didn't hardly meet ter
talk bout bosses. I'll lead them nags
back myself, Milt."
Then Anse Havey stepped forward
and held out his hand.
Il gives We my hand, Milt McBriar,"
he said, that Their truce goes on"
AN ! gives We mine,'' rejoined the
other.
After a perfunctory shake the two
turned together and went down the
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-10-21

right fond of Little Nash, but | hain't
complainin' none. He started trouble
an he got hit"
Again the dark giant paused; then
he came to his point. His voice was
regretful, almost sad, but tinged with
resignation.
so Little Nash is a-layin' dead down
thar, an nc McBriar durstn't venture
down ter fotch his body home"
He waved a hand toward the west,
and the faces of his escort lowered.
They seemed the faces Of men who
burst" go anywhere, but their chief
went on.
II knowed, Brother Talbot, tibet ye
sarves Almighty God, an tibet thar
hain't no word We carries but what all
men will listen ter We, so I've done
come ter We in behalf of Little Nash's
nav, an his w~immenfolks. l lowed
I'd ask we eff ye'd ride down thar and
fotch home Their body?"
The missionary nodded, and thougz
he was travel-stained and very tired,
he said; "Ill start right now"
Then Milt McBriar continued: "An'
ef We sees fit, We kin tell Anse Havey
tibet ! hain't a sum fer peace, but tibet
l hain't a-blamin' him nuther, an tibet
eff he wants Their truse ter go on I'm
a-willin' ter hev hit thetaway. 1 hain't
holdin' no grudge on account of last
night"
Juanita's eyes grew a little misty as
she thought Of that desolated cabin
where a mother and sisters were griev-
ing for the boy who had oeen hot
hearted" Even the sight Of his older
kinsman, who sat his horse with such
composure while his eyes wandered off
to the purple haze of the far noun
tains, stirred in her an emotion of
sympathy.
OF course she knew nothing of the
ten acres of bottom land' which were
to be Little Nash's when Cal Douglas
should have ceased to breathe, nor
how 1t was co~vetousness and cold
thrift that sent him out with his rife
in the night. She only heard the Nc
Briar say, I'm much obleeged;" and
saw him turn his cavalcade east.
The tired missionary started his
mule west again, and she herself fol-
lowed the Widow Everson into the
cabin which was for the time to be her
home. When the widow left her she
rummaged in her saddlebags and drew
out a small leather case. She sat for
a long while silent in her shuck-bot.
toned rocking chair, gazing YEARLY
out at the west, where unset fires
were beginning to kindle, and where
an old-rose haze was browsing over
the valley and glowing more brightly
In the twisting ribbon OF a far-away
stream. But her eyes came often back
from the panorama out there to dwell
q little wistfully on a photograph in
the leather frame.
1t was the picture Of the man she
had sent away. Had he himself been
there Just then, with her courage at
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-10-21

hears tibet Their Haveys are a-chargin'
hit up ergin me. Thet's nat'ral enough,
l reckon. They lows tibet I'd walk
plumb acrost hell on a rotten plank
ter do EN- injury. Eff they stopped ter
reason hit out a spell they'd recollect
tibet / went over thar ter Peril an let
a jedge tibet didn't own his own soul
an a jury they he'd done packed, elar
one of their kinfolks fer KILN a
cousin o. mine-an' tibet I never raised
a hand. l reckon they didn't hardly
hev no call ter fgger tibet l was
skeered Of them. l done what l done
because / wanted peace. l was fer
lettin' Their law take hits co'se, even
when / knowed the cote war crooked
es a drunkard's elbow"
He paused, and no one spoke, so at
last he went on again.
But little Nash Watt war young an
hot-hearted. He could hardly see hit
in Their light of wisdom, and he didn't
come ter me fer. counsel. So he jest
went hell-splittin' over thar with some
other boys that he overpersuaded-an
he didn't come back. I'm sorry. l was
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-10-21

lions. l had faintlng spells, Dloaped,
and could hardly stand the pain in my
left side. My husband insisted that l
try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, and I am SO thankful l did,
for l am now a well woman. / sleep
better, do all my homework and take
long walks. Inever fail to praise Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for
my good health. Mrs. ]. M. REscH,
1900 West Broadway, Louisville, KY.
Since We guarantee that all testimo-
malls which we publish are genuine, is it
not fair to suppose that if Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has the
virtue to help these women it will help
any other woman who is suffering in q
like manner?
If you are i'll do not drag along until
an operation is necessary, but at once
take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
Write to Lydia e. Pinkham
Medicine CO., (confidentiaDL Lynn,
Mass. Your letter will be opened.
read and answered by a woman
and held in strict confidence.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-10-21
Couldn't Impress pat.

strolling along the country with a
party Of friends, Pat vas telling them
about some of the beautiful spots in
Ireland.
One of the party, an American, ex-
claimed: WAL. / guess we've got
something in America that will lick
all your scenery. Our Falls of Mag
ara, with tons Of water rushing over
the top, is a wonderful and an unusual
sight"
"a wonderful and unusual sight"
exclaimed Paddy. That's nothing.
1t can't help falling over the top of
the precipice. If the water stopped
on the top, that would be a wonder
full and unusual sight"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-10-21

which wound blindly through the
hills at the back of the place and
hitched their horses in a rock-sur-
rounded hollow a half-mile from the
house. Other horses and mules we're
hitched all along the country road, but
these belonged to the legitimate
guests.
AS the half-dozen men, whose arri.
val had been so cautiously accom-
plished, began slipping down, each
holding his own course in the cover Of
the laurel, there wal nothing to indi-
cate that any warning had gone ahead
of them.
From the houses with their yellow
windows and their open doors came
no note Of apprehension-no intima-
ton Of suspicion. A medley of voices,
now and then a laugh, a din Of scrap
ing feet, and the whine and boom Of
fiddles gave out a careless chorus to
the night.
Slowly. with an adept craft that
hardly broke a twig underfoot, three
Of the new arrivals hitched their way
forward to a point OF vantage down
near the road. 4
They went crouched low, holding to
the shadows with rifles thrust out
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-10-21

The farmers Of the university say
that the harvester ants might become
a menace to crops and have launched
q crusade against them. The menace
Is not serious because II Is being taken
In time. That is the function OF the
experiment station.
In times gone by the ant enjoyed a
high reputation among writer's and
philosophers for its general industri-
GUS qualities and good behavior. Solo
mon. who had a corner on the wisdom
market in his time. issued standing
advice to young men afflicted with the
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-10-21

hookworm to call on the ant and take
a few lessons in doing things, and the
busy little insect vas frequently writ
ten up in the newspapers as an intel.
lectual and moral person Of the first
rank.
Lately scientists have been taking
some unkind shots at the ant family.
Ants are credited with devastating
gardens. biting chickens, spelling
porch parties and making themselves
generally obnoxious in the kitchen and
dining room.
Various deadly dopes have been pro
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-10-21
CHAPTER VII.

IL was lnLO LnlS newly charged Al
mosphere that Juanita Hollard and
her missionary guide rode in the morn
ing mists.
Good Anse Talbot was in many
ways an inadequate ally. He was both
narrow and illitcrate, but he was ear
nest.
At last the girl rode resolutely up to
her escorts saddle-skirts and asked:
Brother Talbot, hadn't you better tell
me what it all means?'
The missionary lifted a face that
was almost haggard.
Hit means" he said, with no idea
of i~rreverence, 'thet Satan's got both
underholts-an' God help this coun-
try"
Then he sketched for her the his
tory Of the feud and deduced conclu-
sions from what they had both seen
and heard.
She listened with a sickening heart
until he changed the subject and told
her that the Widow Everson, with
whom she was to stop, had a stable
house where she would be comfortable.
At last the girl saw, still a long way
off, a fertile little valley, where the
corn seemed taller and richer than on
the scattered coves. There, like a tiny
matchbox, on a high level near which
the wall of mountain broke into a
broad gateway, she could make GU a
house. 1t was not of logs, but of brick,
and stood in an Enclosure that looked
more like the Blue Grass than the
mountains.
Does ye see yon brick house nigh
Their gap? Thet's Bad Anse's place, an
over thar acrost Their ridge, three
mile away by crow-fight an a half
days ride by ther roads, is whar Milt
McBriar dwells. Ye KANT see hit
from hyar."
1t was almost shutdown when they
reached the house of the Widow Ever
son, n at sight Of the woman stand
ing at the fence to meet them Juani-
ta's heart took strength. This house
was not of logs, but of undressed
boards, with gayly painted window and
door frames Of red, and although two
days ago she would have called it
mean, she had revised her views
enough to regard 1t now as almost
magnificent.
The widow dwelt here with her two
sons, and the trio, by virtue of great
diplomacy, had succeeded in maintain
ing a neutrality throughout the strife.
The comforts of the place were such
as must serve to give contentment
where teaming is arduous and the
mail carrier comes twice q week, but
cleanliness dwelt there and homely
cheer Of a sort.
Before they had yet entered the
house the girl saw a horseman an
preaching with an escort of several
men who carried rifles balanced across
their pommels. They cam from the
east, and though Juanita did 0 know
who they were, she recognized the EN-.
trail rider, himself unarmed, to be n
person of consequence.
He was tall, and under his faded
coat his rather lean figure fell into an
attitude of well-muscled strength de.
spite his fullness Of years.
"'Evenin', ma'am," said the new
conner. mo, l hain't a-goin' ter light.
Jest heered tibet Brother Talbot was
a-comin' over hyar. an wanted speech
with him."
The missionary nodded.
All right, Milt," he said, and the
girl knew, as she had already suspect.
ed, that here was a second Of her chief
enemies.
7 reckon ye all knows what hap
pened last night" she heard him say.
ing slowly. "Hit war a pity. an I
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-10-21

child on enrolling for the first time in
the public school, and thus coming
for the first time under the care Of
the city, gets a thorough medical ex-
animation, and that the pupils phys
ical condition is made plain not only
to the parents, but to the municipal
authorities.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-10-21
MAKING WAR ON THE ANT
Little Creatures Are Looked Upon as
Enemies and Are Being Treated
Accordingly.

Merely emulatlng the ant is not
SUN cient in these days, according to
the agricultural experiment station Of
the University Of Arizona; you've got
to prevent his being too industrious
himself. II is the harvester ant whose
indafatjgable industry Is receiving sec
ond thought.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-10-21
SYNOPSIS.

JuanIta Holland, a Philadelphia young
woman of wealth. on her journey with
her guide. Good Anse Talbot. into the
heart Of the cumberlands to become a
teacher Of the mountain children, faints
at the door of Fletch McNash's cabin.
While resting there she o~yerhears a talk
between Bad Anse Havey. chief of his
clan, and one of his henchmen that ac-
quaints her with the Havey-McBriar feud.
Juanita has an Improbable talk with Bad
Anse n they become antagonists. Cal
Douglas of the Havey clan is on trial in
Peril. for the murder of Noah Wyatt. a
McBriar. In the night Juanita hears
feudists ride past the McNash cabin.
Iuanita and Dawn McNash become
friends. Cal Douglas is acquitted, Nash
Wyatt attempts to kill him bu is him
self killed by the Hayeys.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-10-21
q Gives We Ny Hand, Mllt McBriar."

steps. The girl saw both squads lift
ing the covered burden from the wag-
on and carrying it around the road.
where the other wagon waited. She
believed that the feud was ended, but
it is doubtful If either of the princi-
pals whose hands had Joined parted
with great trust in the integrity Of
the others intentions. 1t is certain
that n Of them at least was already
making plans for the future, not at all
in accordance with that compact Of
peace.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-10-21
LOOKING After wan chIIdran.

On the basis that a physician can
do more for the general health OF a
child II he takes the child under his
care while in good physical condition
rather than in sickness. New York
has completed plans to keep its $780,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-10-21

posed that will make any colony send
out an s. o. s. call for the Red Cross
society. Kerosene, carbon bisulphide,
London purple and other indigestible
products Of the drug stores are being
invoked to increase their death rate.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-10-21

Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound they
would enjoy better
health. ! suffered
from q female trou-
BILE, and the doctors
decided l had Q
humorous growth
and would have 10
be operated upon,
but I refused as do
not believe in opera