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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-05-27

she would show him what was which.
Elise had been thrifty all the days
of her life, and had a neat little pack
age of francs put away for the rainy
day No sooner had she begun work
ing for Pei than he began borrowing
her money. He was engaged in an ex-
pertinent which would make him rich,
and everything she loaned him would
be repaid a hundredfold After max
ing several loans she concluded that
the security was too shadowy, and she
refused to loosen up any more. Pei
glared at her with his wicked red
eyes and told her that she was read
ing her own death warrant
For many hours after this Pels
furnace fire ragged furiously. Black
smoke belched from his chimney in
a steady stream, and at night red
glare streamed from the chinks in
the window boarding. 1t happened
that a young man of the neighborhood
confessed to curiosity as his chief
weakness. and his curiosity overcame
his fear to such an extent that he got
a ladder and quietly placed it against
Peps boarded window; then he
climbed up and had a good view, over
the top of the boards of the interior
Of the house.
The neighbors waited at distance,
maryeling at the boldness Of the young
man, and praying that he might return
alive. He did. He came back to
them and told them, in a sobbing
whisper, that he had seen more than
he expected to see. Pei was stocking
his furnace furiously and anon throw
ing strange fuel into it, The young
man was sure that this fuel was frag-
ments Of a human body. Moreover,
there were prints Of hands on the
wall. and these prints looked as
though they might be in blood
Nothing was done until morning,
and then the officers went to the
house Peps fire had gone out and
there was a heap of white ashes in
the furnace But there was plenty Of
evidence that a great crime had been
committed and that Elise Boehmer
had been destroyed. Pei was taken
to Jail. where he told one lie after
another, trying TO explain the wom-
ans disappearance. Then there ap-
peared at the police station a woman
who said that she had called at Pel's
house to see Elise Boehmer. and had
found her alone and in commissions.
Elise evidently was dying, and the
woman hurried away. and kept what
she had seen to herself, so great was
her fear of the matchmaker. II was
then suspected that Pei had poisoned
Elise, and. after her death, dismem
bered the body and burned It, This
| proved TO be the case. and the enorm
| ity of the crime has given the red
eyed matchmaker a conspicuous place
in the chronicle of bloody deeds.
While France was simmering witt
excitement over this grotesque crime
further revelations increased that ex
citement. Somebody remembered tha'
various women who had been so un
fortunate as to become associated
with Pei had died or disappeared sud
denly and mysteriously: and it was
recalled that Pei often had boosted OF
the discovery of a poison which left
no traces His first wife had dieo
some years before, and the doctor haze
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-05-27
CANDLE SHADE EASILY MADE
Dainty Decoration That viii Add I'm
mensely to the Appearance Of the
Living or Other Room.

Dainty candle shades make all the
difference to the appearance of a
room; they can be made so easily and
chcaply at home that no one need
lack this pretty form of decoration.
Very few materials are needed; Just
a sheet or two of white cartridge pa
per, some black and colored tissue pa.
per, some paste and some pretty left.
over wall paper.
To make the shade, rule out on the
cartr dye paper a circle, the size Of it
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-05-27

But I could never have made her
happyl"
The little boy was half dreaming,
while his mother moved in the next
room. He was striving with all his
new little brain to recollect the imme-
mortal past. He had visions for which
nothing in his present existence could
possibly account He seemed to have
suffered agonizing pain, to have had
the breath crushed out of him beneath
an awful weight. And mingled with it
there came woman's face, which, in
deed he had often seen in his dreams.
The boy puzzled.
Then it seemed to him that he re-
verted to a day when all these troubles
were ended. A wonderful peace en-
veloped him. A rest such as was unbe-
lievable after that awful torment. And
at the portals he seemed to hear a
woman's cry;
MY love, come back to met"
He hesitated; and then, oppressed
by that alien grief, he turned sadly
away. The call was like some noble
note upon an organ, a diapason that
filed all space.
He felt himself sinking into uncon-
seriousness. That was all he remem-
bered
Now he slept, and the phantoms of
his brain, already fading, troubled him
no more. With his flushed face upon
! his arm he rested, while his parents
stood by his bedside.
( John slipped his arm around Mar
| garet's waist
do you feel as / do, that he has
/ brought us together?" he asked.
Yes. dear" said Margaret
And you have learned to love me at
last?"
With all my heart, John"
And forgotten-him?"
Margaret looked her husband in the
| eyes. You must believe me- dear"
| she said. "He means nothing to me at
ali-nothing. He has meant nothing
since the boy was born. 1t seems as
If, with his birth Alfred slipped out Of
/ my mind and memory"
Her husband kissed her. and just
then the child opened his eyes sleep
lily. And, as they fixed themselves up
on the mother, suddenly Margaret
knew. +'f
4 Copyright. 1915. by w. G. chapman)
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-05-27
New. Quick Way of Curling Feathers.

Take an old-fashioned curling stick
or round ruler and hold the feather
close to it lengthwise. Fold the down
softly and carefully around the wood.
Now slip over it a closely fitting bag
made of any clean scrap of silk and a
trite larger than the curling stick
Hold the bag in the steam of the het-
tie until it is thoroughly dampenad-
Then place in a warm spot to dry
out thoroughly When the bag is re-
moved the feather will be found nice
ly curled and without any damage 10
its texture.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-05-27
For Use In the Veranda.

A cover to keep flies from the YER
anda table is made Of flet lace
stretched over e wire frame-so lar
Ike other covers OF other years But
there is a difference. The wire frame
Is OF the shape of a farthingale. and
atop it there is the body of a doll
dressed in a charming silk bodice.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-05-27

VII depend upon the workers choice;
medium size would be to make a
circle with the compasses having a
diameter of u inches. keeping the
same center describe another circle
having a diameter Of four inches.
Cut round the two circles, fold them
in half. then cut into two and each
half circle will make one shade.
Now line the shade with some soft
tissH paper TO tone with the decora.
tons OF the room, such as pale pink or
yellow.
From the wall paper cut out one or
two pretty sprays Of Ec%ers and foil.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-05-27
Qisillusl stoned.

"If women ran this country there
couldn't be any war, remarked the
feminist.
"Umph'"
You don't seem much impressed"
NO, I'm not. | was once specta-
tor in a convention Fall where the
Daughters Of the American Revolution
were trying 10 elect a president Elk
change.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-05-27
H.rt to Crochet Workers.

Ahen crocheting border on towels
Pillow cases. etc, instead Of worAins
over the hem with crochet needles AMI
thread, which is very tedious. try ssT-
ing battenberg braid to corner te-'
II makes a nice finish, and the Tf-o'
loops are ready for crochet needle
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-05-27
The Richest Country.

AS between Great Britain. France
and Germany. regarding the matter
of wealth. the palm belongs to Eng
land. France comes next. with Ger
many close after her. The other ma
tons are far behind the bis three
mentioned
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-05-27

same providence which. watching over
him, had turned the errors OF his life
into advantages. had interviewed to pre-
vent this tragedy, In order that Mar
garet might preserve her own IDEAL
ism.
Yet their love had been too strong
imperishable part of their life. But
what it was the dead man could not
discover.
At last, however, the meaning
dawned on him.
1T was maternal love on Margaret's
part" he thought. she is a woman
made for motherhood. If she had q
child :"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-05-27

Walking suit Of white flannel. It's
striking feature is the double cape
OF dark green flannel. The deep cuffs
and the edging of the coat are Of
the same dark hanneI. The hat 5
OF green and white flannel.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-05-27
Their Way.

FneTT Way,
My wifes bills have a queer way
Of doing
How do You mean9"
Tho more she contracts them the
more they expand
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-05-27

Alfred SymOns did not know he was
dead for several days after the fatality.
His mind had been full of the ap-
preaching meeting with his sweet
heart and of the wedding. Then he
was conscious Of the sudden, awful
shock-and darkness followed. so far
as external conditions were concerned.
But his mind, which is not of the
BRAIN though it works through the
BRAIN was eeaselessly at work. He
lived. If the term may be used of a
disembodied entity. in state of de-
lirium. He did not know who he was
or what ii was that troubled him, or
why his existence had dwindled down
10 This point OF feverish unrest and
stupefaction He did not dream that
his body lay beneath a thousand tons
of rock that had fallen upon the ex-
press and buried it at the bottom of
the gulch. with all its human freight.
1t was long time afterward when
he suddenly remembered his personal
ity. Then where was he? In a mad
house? On sickbed? The next thing
he recalled was Margaret's name, and
now he was able TO connect II with
his troubles Margaret--yes! The
meaning of the word flashed through
his mind. He was to have married her
1t was Just then that he discovered
he was no longer in corporal form.
He was dead. and he could never
marry her. For much longer period
years. in fact he occupied himself
in putting thing; together, in the way
the dead do before they are qualified
to enter into paradise. This might
have been different. butt was with
Il divine purpose that il had happened.
This act. which had been so costly to
the body had been so FRUITFUL to She
soul Gradually the disharnlonies Of
life adjusted themselves. in spite OF
the grief Of Margaret. which reached
him as a disturbing influence. and at
last the day came when he understood
and remembered all
And he knew now. in the light of his
clearer insight. that he could never
have msde Margaret kappy. Their
temperaments were too ill-adiusted. Il
had been mistake and delusion on both
sides Margaret had idealized him. and
be her. Marriage would have been the
ghastliest OF al mistakes. And the
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-05-27

failed in his endeavor, and he knew
that Margaret wept for her dead lover
in secret. However, he was good TO
her, and with the tardy birth of the
boy new affection seemed to grow
up between them. tr
1t seemed indeed to Margaret that
this new tie to life had put the past out
OF her mind Once she awakened to
the realization that her dead lover was
forgotten. At first she blamed herself
for her forgetfulness. and then she was
glad. The past was past, and Alfred
must take his place with all that had
been before John Milrand came into
her life. g..
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-05-23

Do you want to develop your
muscles, and stimulate your appe-
tite, and aid your digestion, and
more color in your face, and make
yourself feel better all over gener-
ally and inside in particular?
Thirty minutes exercise a day will
do it. Go out into the garden. Use
hoe, or spade, or any of the
tools necessary to produce some
thing to satisfy the appetite you
will be creating. Use those tools
and your brains at the same time,
and in the end you will be better
physically and brighter mentally
and your table will be well supplied
with edibles that have cost you
nothing but the exercise every nor
NAL constitution demands.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-05-23

John X. Yeager, Of Danville, was
elected grand captain of the guard
by the Knights Templar Conclave
in session at Frankfort last week,
and Grand Recorder a. II. Bryant,
of Covington, and Grand Treasurer
X. c. Stockton, of Richmond, were
reelected. The other officers were
promoted one station by the cleo
ton, according to custom. The only
contest is over the election to the
position of captain of the guard,
which insures progression through
the chairs to the office of grand
commander, to which place II. p.
Barrel, of Henderson, was elected.
The other grand officers are: A.
n. Richardson, Ashland, deputy
grand commander; +. W. Hardwick,
Louisville, grand generalissimo; 7.
M. Estes, Lebanon, grand captain
general; a. a. IIazelrigg, Mt. Ster-
ling, grand senior warden; S. p.
Browning, Maysville, grand junior
warden; Miles II. II. Davis, Paris,
grand prelate; James Kelley, Ow-
ensboro, grand standard bearer;
Oscar II. Mattmiller, Louisville,
grand sword bearer, and F. J.
Mayer, Covington, grand warden.
Covington was selected for the
1917 conclave.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-05-23

Vacant lots, alley ways, streets,
cutters, everywhere an evidence of
neglect-because it is the other
fellows lot, and the streets and
alleys and cutters belong to the
public, and what is the public's
business is too often nobody's bus
mess at all.
But why is it SO? Why can we
not be as clean and neat in our
surroundings as we are in our
persons and in our homes? Why
can we not observe cleanliness in
all ways instead of in only few?
These things are worth your
serious consideration, brother, for
they have powerful influence on
the future of our town and on
the general health of the people.
If you think such conditions
when they exist are not a constant
menace, ask any doctor. He knows.
There is seldom a happy medium.
Generally it is either cleanliness or
filthiness, and we don't want filth
ness in this town?
Shall we wake up, and get rid
of such as may now exist in this
town?
Or shall we, like the pig, go right
on wallowing through it until
we die?
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-05-23
For Rent.
Five room cottage on Harrison
avenue. Good neighbors. Apply to
Vanarsdell & Co.

Brother, when you come in from
work in the evening, we all know
You are tired, but put on your
best look and assume a happy
mood; do not frown if the floor is
not swept, nor supper ready. En-
gage the little folks just a little
while and get them to looking for
ward to your coming with pleasure.
1t will help to happily home
wonderfully.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-05-23
MOTHERS LOVE

Others may love as fondly, but
never again while time is, shall any
ones love be TO us as fond, as ten
der, as devoted, as was that of our
dear old trembling mother.
Through helplses infancy her
throbbing heart was our safe pro-
lection and support, and through
the ills and maladies of childhood,
her gentle hand ministered and
scothed as none other could. We
feel animated to struggle manfully
in the great battle of life, when
we remember our mothers holy
counsel to us in childhood's early
dawn and in the slippery paths
of youth.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-05-23
3 pounds hand picked Navy
Beans % cents at J. B. Whites.

a stranger entering a household
knows whether the keynote there
is high or low. There are houses,
afIluent wealth and culture, where
the discords are incessant, and the
meaning of life no higher than
that of brutes. But no symphony
can compare with the significance
of daily life, in family of gentle
words and noble conduct.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-05-23

A child should be made to feel
that his home is indeed home, the
happiest place in the world, not
merely on outward shelter and a
resting place, but a center of en-
joyment, sanctifed and purified by
love, the thought and remembrance
of which should be the safeguard
of his life as he goes forth to the
world, giving strength and proper
ton to his character.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-05-23
CLEANLINESS AND FILTHINESS

CLEANLINESS AND FILTHINESS
The Lord does not expect us all
to be godly, but He does expect
us to be clean-clean not only in
person, but in our surroundings.
Now just pause a moment and
let's consider this town-not from
the standpoint of the kicker, but
from that of the well wisher, the
builder.
You; reader, are scrupulously
clean with your person. You take
your baths regularly, you cleanse
your hands and face before each
meal, you keep your hair neatly
brushed, your nails trimmed, and
yourself generally both attractive
and sanitary.
If You see person occasionally
who is dirty, and slovenly, and
filthy, you have little but secret
contempt for that person.
The laborer in the street even
removes the evidence of his toll
when his days work is over. He
energies man, intelligent, clean,.
and sanitary.
SO much for the person of hui
mainly.
In the homes of our community
you will find the same evidence of
scrupulous care and attention to
the smallest of details. Spotless
cleanliness is the word in a major
ity of homes, while at least ade-
quate cleanliness is almost the
universal rule. You expect nothing
else, and you find nothing else.
No criticism, therefore, can be
made of our homes.
But let us step outside the homes
and survey the situation.
Many of the same people who
are so immaculate in their per-
sons and so spotless in their
homes are little short of slovenly
in their outer surroundings. A
Few are dangerously near to being
filthy, and yet appear to have
practically no realization of the
fact.
Back yards are strewn with rub
bish that should have been burned.
Garbage is thrown out in the yard
or over the fence, TO stink and
tester and breed flies and disease.
Grass and weeds grow and multiply
and become unsightly to the eye.
Cleanliness is buried under the evil
dence of forgetfulness and neglect.
What is said of the back yard
may often be repeated of the
front yard or lawn, with few
reservations. 1t, too, is lacking in
that scrupulous care given to the
person and the home.
The barng We hardly know how
to describe the conditions that
sometimes prevail in these places.
You have witnessed them, you
have seen the millions of flies buzz
zing around and breeding other mil
lions to spread filth and disease
and dea.h. Your nostrils have
been offended by the sickening
stencil. You have turned your head
and hurried by in disgust.
Retiring places for the public
are often equally filthy, so much SO
as to be an actual menace to the
health of the community.
You can look around town aud
find rubbish in every direction.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-05-23

Take a look at your neighbor's
yard. 1t may look better than
yours. Your neighbor may even be
cleaning it up while you are look
ing, whe. as q matter of fact you
ought to be cleaning up yourself in
order to make your yard look bet
ter than his. That's the way to
make strangers look twice at a
town as they pass through.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-05-23

Whenever you see and admire a
beautiful woman, always remember
that your own wife is, in your esti-
nation, just a little more beautiful
and just little better than any
other woman.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-05-23

We notice an evidence of wealth
on every hand, but there's darned
little of it in our hand. Pay up!
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-05-23
Ford for Sale

Ford touring car in good condi-
ton, newly painted, new tires,
wheels, etc. Come and see it or
telephone me regarding same, or
machine can be seen at Strother's
Garage. Will sell at a bargain.
Good reasons for selling.
James B. Clark,
(46-3t) Mt. Sterling, Ky, II. X. 3.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-05-23

Every time we hear a big strap
ping fellow grunting we think of
Berkshire hog we helped to eat
some years ago.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-05-23

Try a one pound can of Fortress
coffee-only soc at VanarsdelPs.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-05-23

Pigs are everlastingly and etcr-
nally granting. And who wants to
be a pigP
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-05-23
For Rent.

House of Z rooms on North Syc-
amore street. Has Just been re-
modelled. Elizabeth Wyatt.
Phone 124. (46-tf)
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-05-23

And while about it we might
clean up the roofs, too.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-05-23
JOB WORK

Bring your job work to the Ad-
vocate office.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-05-23
housekeeping Time

Use the electric vacuum cleaner.
4 for rates. (45-5)
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-05-23

Keep right on kicking the kicker.
He deserves every kick he gets.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-05-23

We've noticed, however, the the
average five pound bass weighs
about 16 ounces.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-05-23

Fear not, brother. A bright
smile will never crack your face.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-05-23
At Home

DR.. W. B. Triplett, Osteopath, Of
fee in Jordan Building. Residence
phone 230. Office phone 287. 16-tf
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-05-23

Tobacco Plants Tur Sale-Two
nice beds now ready for setting.
(46-tf) James Bondurant.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-04-18
BERNST0RFF AND
LANSING CONFER
DISCUSS SUBMARINE CRISIS IN GEN.
ERAL TERMS TODAY At CAPT.
T0L IN BROAD WAY.
fl.y Associated I'rcss.l

WASIIINGTON, ID. g., April 1s.--Am-
baSsador Won Bernstorff. under instruc-
tions from the German government. dis
cus~cd the German submarine crisis in
general terms with Secretary Of State
Lansing today. The ambassador was under
instructions not to discuss a specific case.
but to treat the subject broadly, seeking
the viewpoint of the American government
regarding the present situation.
Indications are that Gerard was inform
ed by the foreign department at Berlin Of
its desire 10 meet the wishes Of the United
States IL II j. shown that the Sussex wa
sIbmarIned in violation Of the German in
structions, and that Ambassador Bernstorff
was authorized 10 20 inform Secretary
Lansing.
The cabinet discussion on the subma-
r1nc question resulted in no change and
the note will 60 to Germany tonight or to-
morrow,