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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-08-19
RIGHTS or sERENADING CATS
Seems That One May Throw Boot
Jacks at Them, But You Mustn't
Shoot Them.

There is a widespread impression
that a squalling cat which keeps a
1~aw-abiding citizen awake at night is
a nuisance, and that to end its cries
quickly and painlessly makes a man
n public benefactor. But a Trenton
IN. ~ resident, who tried that sort
of treatment on a neighbours pet sing
ar, has been sent to Jail because of his
refusal to pay the fine which was as
Bessed on him by a local Judge. He
considers himself a martyr and says
no will live on bread and water soon
or than admit that he has done any
wrong.
This brings up an Issue which win
interest sleepless men and women the
world over. There does not seem to
% any question as to the right Of the
1fistrncted person to say ~"scatl" to the
norehading cats. Indeed, his time-hon-
sored privilege Of hurting bootiacks,
hair brushes. cakes OF soap, slippers
and other articles OF wearing apparel
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-08-19

AT III sIaCe, val ~ navy depart-
ment building the force of uniformed wachmen has been increased. No one
without a pass is allowed to enter the building after office hours. The object
of this is to guard against the theft of valuable papers.
Naval secrets have disappeared from time to time and It Is limited that
the papers were distracted through the efforts of agents Of foreign powers
The additional safeguarding of the public buildings does not, Of course.
meet the needs as to more secret agents. But it shows the situation is wor
ryng high officials.
In some quarters it is suspected that Germany has a number Of under
ground workers in this country. It is likely some of the other European
countries also have spies here.
The passport frauds and the supposed efforts to transmit military tnfor
nation by wireless have required the services If a large number of govern.
ment agents However, 1t is also true that the efforts of the British to enlist
recruits here, and some Of the other activities of the allies have also REQUIRED
close watching
At the time of the Civil war this government developed one Of the hest
secret service systems in the world. Plenty Of good material for valu.bIo
secret agents is available If congress will provide the money.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-08-19
nuse = Fork?p He Asked SURGEON.

THE last time I had a spell Of sick
ness" stated ]. Fuller Gloom, Il made
the folks send for old Doc Bitters, who
lives seven miles away and is a moss
grown bungler who hasn't learned any
thing worth mentioning Of young Doc
tor Prissy, who resides right around
the corner and graduated last year
with high honors and Is really a very
bright young man and a highly compe-
tent physician. You see, noticing the
latter's correct civil engineer whisi-
ers, his profound respect for the dig
nifty Of his profession, and his persis.
tent inslstence on being addressed as
Doctor, with the accent on both
syllables, ! was SO unwise as to ask
him. a few days before my attack. II
he used a fork with his knife when he
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-08-19

We'll" I said. a mysterious trag-
edy occurred on the edge Of a wood
near the house rented by L~eithcourt-
a tragedy which has puzzled the po-
lice to this day. An Italian named
Santini and his wife we're found mur
dered."
"Santinil" gasped Kampf. starting
up. But surely he is not dead?"
mo. That's the curious part of the
affair. The man who was killed WIS
a mar disguised to represent the Ital-
ian, while the woman was actually the
walters wife herself. / happen to
know the mar Santini well. for both
he and his wife were for some years
in my employ"
The princess and the director Of the
Russian revolutionary movement K
changed glances. It was as though
her highness implored Kampf to re-
veal to me the truth, while he, on his
part, was averse to doing so.
"And upon whom does suspicion
rest?" asked her highness.
"As far as l can make out, the po-
lice have no clue whatever, except
one. At the spot was found a tiny
miniature cross of n Of the Russian
orders Of chivalry-the cross of st.
Anne"
There is no suspicion upon Leith-
court?" she asked with some undue
anxiety, l thought.
NO"
Then why did the Leithcourts dis
appear so suddenly"
Because of the appearance of the
man Chatter" l replied. ut is evil
dent that they feared him, for they
took every precaution against being
followed. In fact, they fed, leaving
a big party of friends in the house.
The man Woodroffe, now at the Hotel
de Paris, is a friend of Leithcourt as
well as of Chatter"
HE was not a guest of Leithcourt
when this man representing Santini
was assassinated?" asked Kampf,
again stroking his beard.
mo. AS soon as Woodroffe recog-
nized me as a visitor he left-for
Hamburg"
HE was afraid to face you because
of the ransacking of the British con
sul's safe at Leghorn," remarked the
princess, who, at the same moment,
took Elma's hand tenderly in her own
and looked at her. Then, turning to
me, she said: What you have told us
tonight, Mr.. Gregg, throws a new
light upon certain incidents that had
hitherto puzzled us. The mystery of
it all is a great and inscrutable one
the mystery of this poor, unfortunate
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-08-19
Business an End in Itself.

What had he thus far learned from
making bedsteadD? Had he ever con.
sidered there IA anything to be
learned from that occupation? The
uncouth figure Of his father began to
grow before him. gazing at him accus
ingly from under shaggy brows. Was
It possible, then, that business was
in a sense an end in itself, aside from
the gaining Of money! Was II the
overcoming OF obstacles; the sharpen.
ing OF character against routine; the
winning in competition; the waiting
for unseen ends-that kept the world
at the daily treadmill. yet keen eyed
and eager? In that moment Il came
to him It was so.-From "Dalhousie's
Lady OF the Morning by David Gray
ia the Saturday Evening Post.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-08-19

girl. greatest of all. But both Of us
will endeavor to help you to eluci-
date it; we will help poor Elma to
crush her enemies-these cowardly
villains who have MANNED her"
"Ah, princess!" l cried. IF you
will only help and protect her, you
will be doing an act of mercy to a de-
fenseless woman. l love her-I admit
it. l have done my utmost; l have
striven to solve the dark mystery, but
UP to the present l have been unsuc-
c%essful, and have only remained, even
till today, the victim of circumstance"
Let her stay with me-" the kindly
woman answered, smiling tenderly
upon my love. "She will be safe here,
and in the morning we will endeavor
to discover the real and actual truth"
And in response I took the princess
hand and pressed 1t ~fervently.
l scrubbed a few hasty words upon
paper and handed 1t to Elma. And for
answer she smiled contentedly, look
ing into my eyes with an expression
of trust, devotion and love.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-08-19

suffering she had kept her promise to
him, and that the secret was still safe.
Exactly. And now the fellow fears
that as you are SO actively searching
out the truth, she may yield to your
demands and explain. He therefore
intends to silence her"
What! to kill her, you mean?"
gasped, in quick apprehension.
We'll, he might do SO, in order to
save himself, you see," Jack replied.
/ tried to get from him all that he
knew concerning Elma, but he seemed,
for some reason, disinclined to tell.
All l could gather was that Leithcourt
was in league with Chatter and Wood.
roffe, and that Muriel had acted as
an entirely innocent agent.
"We must find Muriel," he declared,
when l pressed him to tell me every
thing he knew. There are facts you
have told me which negative my own
theories, and only from her can we
obtain the real truth"
But surely you know where she is?
She writes to you," l said.
"The last letter, which l received
at Glib. ten days ago, was from the
Hotel Bristol, at Botzen, in the Tyrol,
yet Bartlett says she has been seen
down at Eastbourne."
But you have an address where
you always write to her, l suppose?"
Eyes, a secret one. l have written
and made an appointment, but she has
not kept it. She has been prevented,
of course. She may be with her par
ents, and unable to come to London"
"You did not know that they had
fled, and were in h~iding?"
"Of course not. What I've heard
tonight is news to me amazing
news"
"And does it not convey to you the
TRUTH"
at does-a CHASTITY truth concern
ing Elma Heath" he answered in a
low voice, as though speaking to him
self.
tell me. What? I'm dying, Jack,
to know everything concerning her.
Who is that fellow Oberg"
Her enemy. She, by mere acct
dent, learned his secret and Wood
%roffe's, and they now both live in
deadly fear of her."
But Chatter"
81 know very little concerning him.
He may have c~onspired with them, or
he may be innocent. 1t seems as
though he we're a~ntagonistic to their
schemes, If Leithcourt and his family
really fed from him."
"And yet he was on board the Lola.
Indeed, he may have helped to COM
NIT the burglary at the consulate" l
said.
ITO BE coNTINUED)
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-08-19

~Ahi" he said. twisting hts mus
tache t~houghtfully. That's Just the
question. She may be the victim Of
that blackleg Woodroffe. who is one
Of the most expert swindlers In Lon
don, and who has already done two
terms Of penal servitude."
But he is on extremely friendly
terms with Elma. II was he who sue
ceeded in finding her in Finland, and
taking her beyond Oberg's sphere Of
influence to Petersburg"
Then it is certainly only an az.
fected friendship. with some sinister
motive underlying It,"
"She wrote a letter from her island
prison to an old schoolfellow named
Lydia Moreton. asking her to see
Woodrone at his DON in Cork street,
and tell him that through all she was
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-08-19

touch of the dead. Rev. Mr.. Shaw.
in his history Of the Province of Mo
rau.' says that in hectic or consump.
tive diseases they pare the nails Of
the fingers and toes Of the patients,
put these parings into a rag cut from
his clothes, then wave the hand with
the rag thrice round the head crying
Deas Soil After this they bury the
rag in some unknown place. He tells
us he has seen this done, and Pliny,
in his Natural History mentions It al
practiced by the magicians IT Druidi
Of his time"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-08-19

The expansion Of the post once
business in South Australia has neces-
STATED increased provision for the re-
quirements of the public in many
places throughout the state. Included
in the amount provided in the federal
estimates to be expended on public
works in South Australia during the
current financial years is 5000 0 for
additions to existing and the erection
Of new post Office buildings. A large
proportion Of this expenditure win be
incurred on works In various country
towns.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-08-19

fr is that it is not white but gray. Now, this gray paper. made from the
hemlocks, lodgepole pine, red fir and other substitutes for the spruce
ground wood IS now used, is durable and excellent paper in every way. The
trouble is with its color. And there Uncle Sam confronted the first problem
Of the newspaper pubhsher-crculation. He ran amuck of the muchds-
cussed psychology of the newspaper reader"
For newspaper editors told him that gray paper never would do for print
ing newspapers because newspaper readers will not buy papers printed on
anything else but pristine and simonpure white paper. The more snowlike
the paper the greater the rejoicing of the circulation manager.
The government experts did not go about their work in an academic
sort o. way. When they evolved paper which they believed would stand the
est Of the great presses Of the modern newspapers they tried it on the
dog" meaning they had New York and st. Louis publishers print regular
editions of their papers on the government, production. In every respect
the substitutes met the test, until they reached the eye of the circulation
manager. These came the objection to the color.
The experiments, If successful will be of greatest benefit, it is stated, in
the middle West, in Chicago, st. Louis, st. Paul, Minneapolis and Milwaukee.
Those cities, it is expected, soon will feel the pinch of greatly increased cost
of print paper. Timber men state that already the end of the spruce forests
In those great states is in sight. Therefore, the need Of a substitute for the
spruce ground wood.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-08-19

contrary Notwithstanding Day in and day out a fellow can keep as cool in
this city q In any big town this side Of the Mississippi The capitapa SIM
shine record 10 near par. and gloom and cloudiness are infrequent visitors
So say the records s
Nothing s lacking within the boundaries Of the District. ercert al.
water TO make this al ideal summer resort. And at its very door wash,ra
ton has Chesapeake Beach, Colonial Beach, and other rasorts odrt.ahs.
equipped TO provide this want. as
All this Is not a mere press agents dream. The assertions arc basad
on actual facts and figures furnished by the United States weathor hrraan
New York, not content with burning its Broadway lights br,ah,,, ~. sna
expense OF outoftown visitors all winter. recently has atenned int ne
arena. batanty prochhming itself the ideal city summer resor
Weather bureau facts knock into a cooked hat New yorLss .s.rrn.,o.
that i is the most aunshiny city on the Atlantic coast and : rrmSar -
other claims It has put forth. ~ I" nu"p0f y
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-08-19

performed a surgical operation. So,
naturally, being Of sound though pessi.
mistic mind, l preferred to suffer in
silence during the longer period neces.
sary to get old Doc Bitters here than
to call in young Doctor Prissy and
learn the answe to my inquiry from
ocular demonstration kansas City
Star.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-08-19

and personal adornment at the offend
ing Tables and tommies remains un-
impaired. The real point at stake Is
his right to shoot cats that disturb his
slumber.
Most cats may be shot with impun-
ity, but not all cats. In this, as in
many other mooted questions, It all
depends upon whose cat you shoot.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-08-19

much damaged by ignorant worknen before it was saved by the scientists.
The part of the map saved from destruction extends from Nablus. the Bib
hcal Shechem, in the north, to the Nile delta of Egypt in the south.
Unlike modern maps, the Medeba map Is orentated not toward the north.
but toward the east
Crdes and towns are represented by buildings, sometimes surrounded by
trees. The Jordan is shown a. a comparatively broad stream, which
fas into the Dead sea, and the latter is agtated by currents represented by
black sreaks. The banks of the Jordan arr connected by two bridges,
Wnie on the surface of the Dead sea two vessels Ire depicted.
me mountains are designated in various tnts to indicate their several
strata. In the desert east of the Jordan a gazele Is represented IS being
pursued by some animal, possibly a lion OF a panther.
This interesting reproduction was acquired by Mr.. Woodward in Jerusa-
EN- while he was on q tour around the world in the interest Of the Christian
missions in 1899.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-08-19

force. Since the European war began
this government has found itself much
hampered because of the need Of more
competent secret agents. Cranks, spies
and others whose activities are ques-i
tionable, have caused no end of trou-.
BILE, and the small secret agent force
has been unable to cover all the
ground.
Since Frank Hollis attempt to blow
up the capitol, the guards have been.
increased at all Office buildings.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-08-19
cTo BE CONTINUED
Approprlate Remedy.

appropriate Kennedy.
II have so much Of that rundown
feeling"
What are you doing for it?"
"Oh, every now and then I take a
pick-me-up."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-08-19
National Capital Proves an Ideal Summer Resort

NEW YORK having uttered loud boasts that she is the ideal summer resort
Az among cthes OF the East 1t becomes necessary for Washington to pro-
duce the Official records proving the national capital enjoys that distinction
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-08-19
Many Secret Service Men Needed in Washington

r. CONGRESS- is likely to be called on to increase the force of secret agents
" at the disposal OF the government. This means not alone to increase the
secret service of the treasury department, but also the department of Justice
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-08-19
Uncle Sam Is Trying to Make News Print Paper

1NcLE SAM is trying to make newspapers. That statement is literally
~ true, FOL he really is trying-not to print them, mind you-but to make
them. TO be more explicit, he is trying to devise a way to make the paper
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-08-19

ana mas new YORK and other big
towns backed UP into a corner and
yelling for ice water.
Washington has more hours of
sunshine, more cooling breezes. and
less cloudiness that any city here
abouts.
The records demonstrate that its
weather is more nearly ideal than that
Of any large city in the New England.
southern or Atlantic coast states.
The temperature here is moder-
ate. New York press agents to the
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-08-19

NJ lAom' "A new Dulletln ID 10 De Is
sued within a few months stating the
results of extensive tests, extending
over three years, and including forty
different kinds of wood, looking to the
manufacture from a new source of
paper that will do on which to print
newspapers.
Uncle Sans chief ambition is to
issue-not a red paper" a blue pa
per-" or any other colored scrap Of
paper'-but bona f1de white paper.
The rub with all the paper made so
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-08-19

been presented to the museum BY D.
w. Woodward of Washington.
The original mosaic formed the
floor of an old church in Medeba. q
town In the former territory Of Moab,
situated almost directly east OF Beth
Iehem. The mosaic itself, dating from
the sixth century A. D., was discovered
in 1882, when the site of the old church
was being cleared for the erection OF q
new church building.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-08-19
CHAPTER XIV.
Just or the Strand.

A week had gone by. The Nord ex-
press had brought me posthaste
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-08-19
National Museum Gets Copy Of Old Mosaic Map

w AsEINGToN-one of the oldest maps in the form of mosaic has re-
w Gently been installed on the second floor of the new building OF the
National museum. 1t is a reduced reproduction in coors of a mosaic map Oh
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-13
TURN HAIR DARK
WITH SAGE TEA
If Mixed with Sulphur It Darken.
so Naturally Nobody
can Tell

The old-time mixture of Sage Tea
and Sulphur for darkening gray
streaked and faded hair is grand
mothers treatment. and folks are
again using it to keep their hair a
good, even color, which is quite SEN
sible. as we are living in an age when
youthful appearance is of the great
est advantage.
Nowadays, though, we don't have
the troublesome task of gathering the
sage and the mussy mixing at home,
All drug stores sell the ready-to-use
product called ''Wyeth's Sage and Sui
phur Compound" for about SO cents a
bottle. 1t is very popular because
nobody can discover 1t has been ap-
piled. Simply moisten your comb or a
soft brush with it and draw this
through your hair, taking one small
strand at time; by morning the gray
hair disappears, but what delights the
ladies with Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur
is that, besides beautifully darkening
the hair after a few applications, it
also produces that soft luster and ap-
pearance of abundance which is so
attractive; besides, prevents dandruff,
itching scalp and falling hair.-Ad-
vertisement.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-13
eRSSenAbSsB See4At2yM3A y3A
ORATOR|CAL CONTEST
OF MEADE ". c. 7. j.
Mrs. Bolan Directs Program
Thursday Evening in Christ
Lutheran Church

The Meade Womens Christian
Temperance Union will hold an ora
torical contest in Christ Lutheran
Church. Thursday evening, January
IA. at O'Clock, under the direction of
-Irs. Violet Hollar Bolan.
The program follows: Scripture and
invocation, the Rev. II. NJ. Long;
music. Stevens Memorial Methodist
Episcopal Male Chorus; reading,
Goodnight. Papa. Margaret Templar;
vocal solo, Lillian Speakman; reading,
"Who Killed Joe's Baby Margaret
Cover; vocal duet, Misses Helen and
Irene Rorher; reading. The Light
From Over the Range" Naomi Rom
berger; music, Ladies' Octet; reading.
The Convict's Warning" Evelyn
Speakman: vocal solo. Mrs. F. j.
Steese; reading, "Poorhouse Nan,
Mary Romberger; Offering; instru-
mental duet, Roy Hurst and Harvey
Bolan; reading, Tommy Brown" Ell
lis Bolan: music, Stevens Memorial
Methodist Episcopal Male Chorus.
Change of Date
Owing to the next regular meeting
of the Meade Women's Christian
Temperance Union falling on Inaug-
uration day, the date will be changed
to the following Friday evening. Janu-
airy %. The meeting will be held at
the residence of Mrs. J. r. Herbein,
"A South Seventeenth street, and Mrs.
J. II. kase will lead a discussion of the
Parliamentary Drill. All new mem
bers are urged to be present.