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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-02-12
Ford's Theater.

him ont OF Washington. and then. spir,
iting him away to Richmond and com.
pelling tla exchange Of Southern pris.
oners sfor=his freedoms -. -.
But. these plans having gone astray.
Booth decided on. the morning of'April
t4"to XIII the president in the theater
that evening. and escape lat once by
the rear alley. making his way acroes
What. is. known as the. navy. yard
bridge at Anacostia. into. Maryland
and thenc, TO. .Nirginl9.> He never
seemed to doubt hut-that hts crime
would. meet with Appreciation. -"
peanuts" Held. His Horse r. -.
SHORTY after e .>p m B5oth got
his horse. .and<led il 60 the back: door
OF the .theater. leaving .it-in charge Of
boy named Joseph .Burrougls. .*bpt
nickuamed Peanuts ~. 49,. H.. -.
About Q.l5:he entered the theater.
and wa!;Uns unhoticed down the
aisle entered The rear .of" the presi-
dents box H..
9he gu,.rd, who shoOd have been
on duty at the dooI was down in the
parqust in order "a see better HAD
he been at his post. II is behcv.d Lin
coin s l.5e. might have boon saved. But
Is IL was Bt,aA gained as cess to the
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-02-12
QUIT=MEAT- If KIDNEYS E
BOTHER AND USE SALTS
Take Glass Of Salts Before Break.
fast IfYour Back Is Hurting or =.
.... Bladder Is lrritated.

II you. must have your meat every
day, eatit, but flush your kidneys with
salts occasionally, says noted author.
ity who tells us that meat forms uric
acid which almost paralyzes the kid
neys in their efforts to expel it from
the blood. They become sluggish and
weaken, then you suffer with a dull
misery in the kidney region, sharp
pains in the back or sick headache,
dizziness, your stomach .:sours, tongue
is coated and when the weather is bad
you have rheumatic twinges. The
urine gets CLOUDY, full of sediment, the
channels often get sore and irritated,
obliging you to. seek" relief two or
three times during the night
To neutralize these irritating acids
to cleanse the kidneys and flush off
the body's urinous waste get four
ounces of Jad Salts from any. phar-
macy here; take a tablespoonful in a
glass of water before breakfast for a
few days and your kidneys will then
act fine. This famous salts. is made
from the acids of grapes and lemon
juice, combined with lithia, and has
been used for generations to flush and
stimulate sluggish kidneys, also to
neutralize the acids in urine, SO it no
longer irritates, thus ending bladder
weakness. '.+...'' .... ~.
Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot in
jure, and makes*a delightful efferves-
cent lithiawater drink-Adv.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-02-12

less, referring to his inability TO lift
his hands: But before this he had
told a soldier. Tell my mother 1 died
for my country; that ! did what l.
thought was best Booth received
his fatal wound a little after three
O'Clock. in the morning, but fingered
in agony till sunrise. when he ceased
to breathe. -:
Body Buried in Baltimore.
His body was sewed up in an army
blanket, carried in an old wagon to
Belle Plain. and put on. board boat
Washington. Reaching the capital,
it was taken down the Eastern Branch
to the old penitentiary There, in one
OF the large cells, the stones were
taken up, a grave. dug. and the re-
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-02-12
undeserved Punishment.

"Gadsworth is suffering from a psy-
Geological jag. said the first citizen
of a dry town.
What do you mean by that?" asked
the second citizen.
: He spent three hours last night in
a. vain attempt to locate a quart of
liquor"
''Well?":
And this morning he woke up with
headache"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-02-12


mains, which were inclosed in a pine
coffin, inferred They rested there
till 1869: when Booth S brother, Edwin,
had them removed to Baltimore and
buried in the family lot in Greenmount
cemetery in that city:
" 1t is impossible to.find any marking
Of Wilkes. Booths grave. There is
none. The ivy growing on the. base Of
the tall shaft to Junius Brutus Booth
Wilkes. father-was lifted up. a
grave dug close in at. the back of the
stone, and the bones of the Inflated
man repose there to this day.
-. Others Also Put to Death.
Booth was not the only one to suffer
death for this murder There were
many other conspirators, prominent
among them being Mrs. Surratt, who
made her home at 604 H street north,
west; George A. Atzerodt. David f
Herold and Lewis. Payne or Powell
for he was known by both names. All
four of these: persons suffered death
by. hanging as punishment for their
completely in the crime.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-02-12
The Idea a.

Miss Flip-Why are they obiecting
to this munitions business? -.
Miss. Elite (yaguely)-l guess it is
because it is some sort Of shell
game. +;
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-02-12

=. Even a chattering woman will give
money the right of way when it wants
to talk.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-02-12
Real Hard Luck.

What are you crying for. Willie?"
I've got toothache and there amt
no school to stay home from"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-02-12

a rolling stone gathers no moss and,
besides. it's very seldom square.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-02-12


This hrouze doth keep the very form and
. laold l. =" T. 49,. .+.'-.
OF our great martyrs face. Yes. this is
he: .::..... O..
THAT brow all wisdom. all benlguity; J.:
That human. humorous mouth; those
-. checks that hold '~
Like some harsh landscape all the sum.
mer's gold.
That spirit tit for sorrow. as the sea
Tor storms 10 beat on, the long agony
Those. SILENT patient lips too well fore
told. .:a:. F..
Yes. this Is he who ruled a WORT e men
As msSm some prophet Of the elder day
Ero>-llng shove The tempest and the FRAY
Vita deei-eyed Thought and more than
mortsl ken. ...
powev was. his beyond the touch e arr
Or armed s1reugth-his pure and r.ghty
heart.
Richard. Watson Glider.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-02-12

Fac-Simile OF autograph signature of the
assassin. John Wilkes Booth. ON the reg
under date of Saturday. April 8, 1865.
Booth was assigned to. room No, 22S by
the room clerk, c.. w. Bunker, who tes-
tilted to these facts at the trial of the
conspirators on June . 1860. This is with
out doubt Booths last signature, except
ing the one. on the card sent to Vice Pres
ident ..Johnson's room on the day of the
assassination.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-04-15
Tiff DESCRIBES TRIP
THROUGH BOSTON LIBRARY

Boston and the use of books in the
library is open to the world. If you
come from Persia you are free to use
the treasures of this institution. 1t
covers a greater variety of service
than any of the noted Libraries of the
world. By means of what is called an
'inter-library loan system" 1t serves
scholarship all over the United States.
Has Ten Branches.
1t has ten branch libraries in Boston
twenty-five delivery stations, fourteen
reading rooms, eight service stations,
seventy-two school, deposit stations.
thirty-six fire stations and a large
number of other stations-in all 157
stations. A wagon delivery service
carries books all over the city. 1t has
over 290 regular employees and ninety
four for Sunday service. The outside
circulation for home use is about a
million and a half volumes annually.
1t has an income of $3.50 a year
1t is the greatest library in the world
because of its enlightened methods of
serving the public.
There are other libraries in Boston,
of course, among which is the mag
hificent collection of books in the
Touraine hotel for the use of guests.
This hotel is on the site of the man
sion house of President John Quincy
Adams. corner of Boylston and Ire
mont streets The library is a marvel
GUS collection of literature of all ma
tions and all branches.
The librarian of the Boston public
>[continued On Page EIeven.l
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me a once. Most anxious; cannot I'M
derstand what you mean. hope
nothing is the matter. Come down at
once and tell me, or shall I return to
town? Am feeling very poorly, but
will come at once if necessary | feel
SO alarmed. What can it all mean?-
Melhuish'
Brooke read the telegram and smiled
into the fire
THAT settles it," he said Nov,
what in the name of all that's wonder
full am | to do?"
Again he called in the maid.
Are you sure?" he asked.
Il am very sure"
He was making a brave fight with
his nerves; and, even then, he would
not have admitted to himself that he
was really anything more than mildly
puzzled; but, as a matter of fact, a
terrible fear was taking possession of
him
He sent wires to the Laurels, to
every one with whom, so far as he
knew. Diana had any connection. He
made minute search of her room; he
submitted Berenger and Collier and
several hotel servants to rigid cross
examination, which, however, elected
nothing fresh. ....
Il really think you ought to inform
the police" said Mr. Coleman,
Brooke's secretary AFTER all it can
do no harm, and there need be no
publicity
But, my dear man." exclaimed
Brooke irritably. 1T is absurd. She
must be all right; there must be some
natural explanation; and yet-and
YETI
Put the matter before the police
at once, sir That's my advice" said
Coleman, sticking to his guns. He
Knew his master we'll. He knew that
he would never give in, and that he
regarded alarm of any sort-nervous-
ness or apprehension-as a type of
mania, to be discouraged as a dan
gerous disease. AT least, they could
make inquiries at the hospitals he
added tentatively
"Confound you'll" Numbered Brooke.
Don't dare to suggest that anything
of that sort has happened, or-or, by
Heaven, Fll-I'Il-I beg your pardon,
Coleman; / hardly know what l am
saying.
Then leave the matter to me, SIR
said Coleman. Il am sure 1t is the
proper course, and you would regret
Tiff it were too late
Brooke sank into a chair and COW
cred his face with his hands. He
could hold out no longer.
DO what you will" he said family.
''Oh, God, help me! If anything has
happened to her-if- Oh, but moth
ing could have happened, could it.
Coleman? Speak, won't you? Moth
ing could have happened. man.
To Be Continued.
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cry his wares loudly. Then the rain
began to pour till he was drenched to
the skin II was growing dark, the
lights one ny one commenced to CLEAN
out at the corners and the store win
dows grew brilliant. AS he crouched
cold, sick, wet and hungry behind the
pillar of big store. he thought of his
mother and home. His eyes filled with
tears at the idea of how she must be
suffering at his absence, and then he
pictured his clean, pretty room, the
warm bath, the table with its shining
silver and dainty linen, the library,
and even Marie, the French maid. He
knew his mother was lying weeping
for her lost boy.
Up at the corner he could hear Ned
shouting, Papers here at the top of
his lusty lungs. and his heart warmed
for this kind friend who had stood by
him so well. Then into the sizzling
electric light whirred a carriage,
drawn by team of prancing blacks.
The door opened and a woman stepped
out. Billy started forward to call his
paper, but as he stumbled weakly by
the horses head, he tripped and fell
right beneath the horses front hoofs.
The animal reared and in another mo-
ment would have plunged down on the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-04-15
Helen and Warren;
Their Married Life
By MRS. MABEL HERBERT URNER
Originator Author The Journal
Wife" The Woman Alone Etc

birthday-the only silk ones he had,
There was over $50 worth of things
besides the suitcase itself. an expen
| sive one they had bought in London
The bathroom door opened and War.
rem came out looking like a prize.
| fighter, with his tousled hair and flesh
colored underwear
Turn out some of these lights" he
growled. plunging into bed.
Dear, I'll hurry all ! can" switch
| ing off the lights before she went into
the bathroom.
She was filling the tub. when she
heard shout from Warren.
did you call, dear" opening the
door.
The Ashton!" he shouted. The
Ashton! That's the name of that con
founded hotel"
"Oh, yes-yes!" excitedly. thought
it began with "A"
well. it's too late to do anything
now I'll send a messenger in the
morning-he can pay for the room and
get the suitcase"
| But, Warren, if we didn't stay there
do we have to pay for the room?"
See here," he fairly roared. an
ed us here without baggage. Now fol
! the rest of the trip
"Oh, wait-it's running over!" anc
Helen darted back to turn off the
| trimming tub.
BY the time she had taken her bath
Warren was asleep. Softly, cautiously
she crept into bed. He stirred but
did not awaken.
The suitcase was safe, yet there
was still the extra, needless expense
of the two rooms, the taxi and the
messenger boy to worry about. But
for once Helen was too tired and toe
sleepy to worry long.
Another Story Monday
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At Broadway, as they turned south I
toward their present home, the roar
of late afternoon traffic made speech
impossible. Motor cars threaded their
way through the shifting confusion of
trucks, buses and trolleys; brightly IL |
lumined windows displayed articles
from all corners of the globe; far UP
Broadway a pulsating electric sign
proclaimed persistently the name of
the latest theatrical success. Daintily
gowned women passed accompanied by
we'll groomed men, and scraps of con-
yersation and an occasional
laugh mingling with the
cIatter OF vehicles and the
never ceasing roar OF the city
The girls passed through the crowd
and at last turned into dingy side
street that seemed dark and quiet
after the noise and glitter of the city's
greatest thoroughfare. Caryl was the
first to break the silence between her.
self and her sister
Il think it's all hcrrid!" she an
nounced suddenly
What's the matter now?' demand
cd Julia. She spoke sharply, for she
was hungry and tired. and her feet
ached from much walking. She was
finding it difficult to lend uniformly
sympathetic ear to the younger girls
many complaints.
This life we are leading Caryl re-
piled pettishly. I'VE are having
stupider time here than we did in our
own little town. / am beginning to
hate New York. Sometimes wish
was back at home!"
.Caryl Marvin!" Julia exclaimed
hating in amazement. you don't
mean that
Yes, do" retorted Caryl, land if
| think New York is horrid it is all
YOUR fault. Here we are with plenty
of money and we live in place that's
about as exciting as church. We
haven't been to the theater since we
came here. Then, when We decide to
move you take a nasty old room
in mean old street in a house that
smells of cabbage and stale dinners.
Why can't we have a little fun, even
If we do have to earn our own
Iivng?"
Julia laid her hand on her sisters
arm and the two resumed their walk.
1t was several moments before the
older girl could trust herself to speak.
Il am very sorry you feel as you do,
Caryl," she said at last Il thought we
understood each other thoroughly
when we came here. ! came to make
my own living. You evidently came
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boys unconscious form, had not Ned
darted in and seized Billy by the col
lar.
He dragged the boy out into the
light. The woman, who had STEPPED
from the carriage saw glimpse of
the white face lying so still in Ned
arms and set up a shrek. 1T is little
Billy" she screamed. Poor little Bill
ly," and in a moment Marie held Billy
tightly in warm embrace.
Yes, it's Billy, all right, lady" said
Ned. Il was just going to take him
home He would run away, so did the
best I could for him
In another moment both boys were
in the carriage which was speeding
toward home at a swift trot. When
they stopped at the door, Marie ran in
to tell the mother the good news. while
the coachman bore Billy up to his
room. Ned followed. The mother was
hysterical with joy, but finally became
calm, and in another hour Billy was
sitting up in bed, with Ned by his side
telling his mother how good his news
/ boy chum rad been to him in his fool
ish plan.
| So it was decided that Ned should
stay with Billy for life, go to schoo
and be his big brother. The mother
realized how unhappy the lad hac
been all alone, shut up with no play
mate. and was glad to secure DO,
who was such true friend. Then SHE
also rejoiced to know that she coulc
give to this orphan, whose home hac
been the streets, a good education, {
| home and a mother So both lad
were happy and everything turned GU
right, after all. even if Billy did rur
| aWav
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Helen bit her lips. A word from her
might explode the mine OF his snol-
dering wrath Yet, how could they go
10 any hotel without baggage?
When they drew up before the i'm
pressiye, awning covered entrance,
Warren leaped out with curt, You
wait here
To Helen, waiting in desperate ap.
prehensiveness, it seemed an hour be.
fore he reappeared. From his still
scowling face she thought he had fail
ed; but he had not, for he paid the
driver and motioned her out
Silently she followed him up the
steps under the dripping awning. The
lobby was now dimly lit and deserted
save for kneeling scrubwoman.s Only
the night clerk and solitary bellboy
were at the desk, and Helen was flush.
ingly conscious of their keen scrutiny
The bellboy ushered them up to an
extensively appointed room, where a
maid promptly appeared with a. night
gown and comb, and the polite inquiry
as to what else she needed. The gown
was new, with tissue paper still un
der the yoke. Apparently the hotel
kept an emergency supply.
so warren mad arranged Tor all tnlS
What had he told the night clerk
How had he persuaded him to give
them a room without baggage?
And their suitcase-if they should
not find 1t at all? With an abject
overwhelming sense of wretchedness
Helen began to undress.
In grim silence Warren had flung
off his coat vest and collar, and was
soon splashing in the bath. With the
nightgown around her bare shoulders
Helen, waited, brooding over the pos
sible loss of the suitcase.
Her new waist, her best nightgown
her electric curling iron, and the pa
jamas Carrie had given Warren for his
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Copyright. 1916, by TIE Mcclure
Billy would have burst into tears,
but he was ashamed to have Ned see
him cry. Don't worry, kid laughed
Ned. No money-that's nothing. l
have 10 cents l will buy papers and
when we have sold enough We will
have breakfast
So the lads ran down to the corner
to stand, where they bought lot
of papers Billy chased about with
the papers under his arm like Ned did,
and sold some, but people did not like
to stop in the rain, and sales were
slow. But Ned did better-by he
had made 80 cents profit, and, with
this jingling in his pocket, led Billy to
dirty, cheap restaurant.
The food made Billy sick. The thick
cup of weak coffee, the tough bit of
sour bread seemed too bad to eat. But
he managed to get down bit, while
Ned devoured everything on his plate.
The rest of the afternoon the boys
dragged about in the rain. Twice they
found a dry box full of straw back of
a big department store, but twice did
a big policeman rout them out with
threats of arrest. Billy was growing
tired and sick His stomach, which had
been accustomed to the best of food
could not enjoy the poor stuff he had
eaten. His clothing was wet and he
had not washed his face or combed his
hair since the day before. His face
,, showed his feelings, SO New tried to
cheer him up.
oh you'll get used to it., kid he
laughed Next week a circus is COM
ing and We can see the street parade.
It's time for the afternoon papers.
Come along" And Ned sped down to
the busiest part of town.
With an armful of papers, Bill tore
after Ned. but found it hard to keep
up. He was too weary and weak to
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-04-15

The first thing that impresses a
its atmosphere of welcome and free
dom. 1t used to be thought that
bank to be successful must be tomb;
that its patrons must speak low and
reverently to the cashier, and that
favors of the loan department were
granted like criminal pardons. So
with public libraries. They still hang
up signs in Indiana public libraries
like this: Don't Speak Above a
Whisper Silence" etc The libra
rian is an august and frigid PROPOSE
ton on the Mrs. Pipchin plan. She
has the place not because of her fit
ness, but because she needs money
She endeavors to impress you with the
awfulness of her responsibilities. You
wouldn't be surprised to see signs of
this kind: IF you see what you want.
don't ask for it; you won't get it,"
Don't stand on the literary platform "
Don't try TO get off while the car
is going" Books are to be looked
at through glass doors and not to be
read" Thinking is absolutely for,
hidden"
Drives Men to Drink.
Inc arctic frlgldlty or the old bank
drove many a man to drink. The
awfulness of the old style libraries
caused thousands of cases of arrested
cerebral development. That's all
/ changed now, whenever the light has
| broken into human skulls. Up-to-date
! banks now delight in letting you have
money. They are attractive and open
as day in their methods. You are as
welcome at the cage window as the
! flowers in May. So with the modern
public library. This is the day OF
public service and all great institu
tions are built upon good. wide deep
all-wool and yardwide public service
! Here is the way the Boston public
library carries this out. 1t has oVel
million volumes and nearly 10000
are annually added. Its circulating
| library is free to every resident OF
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-04-15
SUSSEX SURVIVOR
BLAMES SUBMARINE

NEW YORK, April 15.-The first
survivor of the Sussex disaster to
reach the United States arrived here
today on the American liner ST. Paul.
He is Edward Fl. Huxley. president of
the United States Rubber Export COM
pany.
Il could not say positively whether
the ship was blown up by a mine or
torpedoed from a submarine" said
Huxley, THE general opinion on
ard though was that the ship was
attacked without warning By a Ger
man submarine"
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AS a mathematician pretty Lenore
Ulrich has never sought any honorary
mention. Yet there is a simple exam
pie which the popular screen star was
Taught early in her career and which
she IN turn advises all aspirants to a
fair complexion to. learn, viz. eight
hours of sleep plus one open window
equals one peaches and cream COM
piexion. OF course. in working out this
example, it is important that when the
window is open the door should be
closed, else the result, in place of one
fair complexion. might prove one touch
Of pneumonia. Nothing tends to pre-
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FOE" ! 1f G+$ STORY 2o2 si
A Thrilling Serial of Devotion and Mystery

He paid for reply and drove back
to the hotel and lunched. or tried to.
for, as a matter of fact. he was be-
ginning to feel extremely nervous.
Shortly after o'clock a reply came
from Mrs. Melhuish. 1t was a long
and rambling telegram and plainly
revealed the old lady's state of alarm
No: Diana rs not here. Have not
heard from her since Wednesday
week. What is the matter? Do wire
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possess in having a good. time. You
might write to father and see il he
will let you come home.
Cary1 shook of Julia's grasp upon
her arm and again came to stand
still
Z can't do that, and you know that
/ can't she muttered, tears coming
to her eyes.
Ito be continued.)