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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-06-21

Just as we come to the conclusion
that there Is not a possibility of any
thing new In blouseS, something hap
pens in that line that has not happened
before. A charming and brilliant de-
sign makes its unexpected entry. diff
ferently cut, differently constructed or
showing a new management of color
which sets it apart from all that have
gone before. AS long as the unlocked
for comes to pass in this fascinating
way we will keep right on buying
blouses, come what will In the way of
one-plece frocks.
A star among the new arrivals in
blousedom Is shown In the picture.
This blouse is a beautiful and brilliant
green in %georgette crepe, with all
seams and edges bound with satin to
match.
The sleeves are cut in one with the
yoke In a way that Is clever and be-
coming. forming unusual lines that
are emphasized by the satin binding.
The fastening at the front is managed
in the most inconspicuous way with
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-06-21

small. satin-covcred buttons. set at
close intervals, on the hem and snap
fasteners doing the real work. There
Is a moderately large collar, bound
with satin, and the plain sleeves are
finished In the same way at the wrist.
Bits of Paisley embroidery, spartngly
used, are set on the sleeves. at the
neck, and ut the front of the hclt, and
look as rich as jewels against the vivid
green background that seems. Of all
colors, the best suited to them. For
the tourist this Is perfection in a COS
tune blouse. because of its color,
which does not soil easily, AMI be-
cause Of its brilliance and style. 1t
will look well with a white or gray or
tan skirt and cause the beholier to
forget Il black one. With a handsome
black hat it Is equal to almost any
demand in the way Of dress, where
something of formally is required. TX.
p~crience proves these thin, fraGilelook-
Ing blouses to be as durable as heavier
ones and easier than any other to car.
~ along on II journey.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-06-21
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
AMAZING IS VOGUE OF GOLF
Many Americans Now Play Game UNI
known to Them Twenty-Five
Years Ago.

Twenty-Five years ago there was as
much golf played in the United States
as there Is baseball played in the CEN
trail villages of the FIJI islands. Which
is to say. practically none whatsoever.
writes Grantland Rice in the New York
Tribune.
Yet facing 1917 there are $500 golf
courses, covering more than 100000
acres, inhabited by something like &C.,.
coo players Of both sexes, from twelve
TO eighty years Of age. In the broad
span Of a sport no one Gun recall such
a development as this In 81 short a
time.
The change from 1890 to 1917 Is al
most beyond belief. No one knows
earlier conditions better than Jack
Clark. the well-known professional at
the Madison Country club, Madison.
Conn.
: "Ill never forget" he says, when l
brought my clubs from Scotland
through the custom house In Boston
back in May, 1890. The custom house
officer first thought they were a pc
culiar brand Of walking stick. He In
sisted they could be nothing else, and
my Scotch brogue was too much to
make him understand. My brother
Bob and I laid out a six-hole course ut
West Medford, Mass, and when we
started playing the entire community
laughed ut US. The kids In the next
field were playing baseball. and they
thought we were crazy. But a few Of
them consented to try 1t out, and I'm
mediately took up the game when they
found 1t so much harder than It looked.
"The trouble in the early days." con-
tinued Clark, "was loaning golf balls
and clubs. When we lost what few balls
we had, we had to send back to Scot
land for more, and wait six weeks, as
we couldn't buy any over here. I'll
never forget when ! walked into q BID
sporting goods store in Boston in 1911.
l told the salesman l wanted a golf
club. I know what you want he said,
and soon returned with a Skinny stick.
You call 1t golf v there he told
me, but we call 1t shiny yer here,
And 1t was all l could do to make him
understand the two games were not the
snme."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-06-21

tease teellng q u~aeegtainty 40 -
piaoa. Nan 1t length reached witAose
adventure - corner a ~ ledoe
vhere 10 had 0rst seea n SpaiA.
and there. lying Cat. listened.
Hearing saly The msslc at ths little
cascade. she swept the ledge ~ well
a. she could With her eyes. but Il was
now 20 far In shadow ~ to lie in In
penetrable darkness. Hardly daring
to breathe. she crept and felt her way
over 1t with her hands. dlscover::n
nothing until she had almost reached
De SPANS retreat ut the farther side.
Then her heart stopped In a agony
Of fear-underneath the ovegtAnging
wall she heard voices. De Spain had
confederates. then. and had tricked
her, after all.
But a moment later this explanation
failed to satisfy her. The mutterings
were too constant and too disconnect.
edit dawned OF Nan that this must
be delirium. She could hear De Spain
throwing himself from side to side,
and the near and far sounds. as If Of
two voices. were explained. She crept
nearer.
He was babbling In the chill dark
ness about ammunition. urging men
to make haste. warning them Of some
one coming. Nan listened to his raw
inns rvnpRoynA hv thn paN,olut1pn nf
his condition. She told herself he must
die If he remained longer unaided. and
there were unpleasant possibilities. II
he died where he lay. She did not want
TO pity or to help him. she convinced
herself !; but she did not want his death
laid to a Morgan plot--for none of his
friends would ever believe De Spain
had found his way alive and alone
to where he lay.
All of this Nan was casting up in
her mind as she walked home. She
had already decided. but without
realizing 1t, what to do, and was will
ing to assume that her mind was still
open.
Toward daylight of the morning, De
Spain dreamed he was not alone-that
a figure moved silently in the faintness
of the dawn-a figure he struggled to
believe a reality, but one that tricked
his wandering senses and left him, Mt
the coming Of another day, weaker,
with failing courage. and alone.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-06-21
New Job for pereucts.

One hundred derellcts In the Friend
ly inn in Baltimore have undergone
blood tests ut the Union Protestant hos.
pital, a branch Of Johns Hopkins, for
translation cases. OF this number rs
have submitted to TRANSMISSION opera.
lions and have received S25 for their
sacrifice Of blood to wealthy patients
who lack red corpuscles. The remain.
der afe paid 81 for keeping themselves
In good condition until they are need.
cd.
In order that no mistake may be
made the family history Of each dere-
lict Is studied carefully. His lifo also
is made a subject Of investigation 10
that none but the possessors Of good
blood may accomplish q sale. The
blood Of these men from Friendly inn
now courses through some Of the
most prominent men and women In the
United States.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-06-21

Henry de Spain is dead" he said qul-
city. She eyed him without so much
as winking. II wouldn't tell 1t, If he
wasn't. The boys dead. And he IA
always talking about you. It's Gods
truth, and since he's dead it harms no
one to tell 1t to you, though I'd never
breathe 1t to another. He was fairly
gone on you.
"You don't have to knock me down,
Miss Nan. to put me wise about a
mans being keen on u girl. I'm a mar
ried man." declared McAlpIn with
modest pride. HE thought all the
time he was fooling me, and keeping
covered. Now, that afternoon he came
in here kind Of moody. 1t was IN an
niversary for him, and a hard one--the
day his father was shot from am
bush-a good many years ago, but
nary one Of us had forgot 1t. Then
he happened to see your %pony-this
same pony you're riding today-a-
standing back there in the box-stall.
He asked me whose 1t was; and he
asked me about you, and, by jlnx! the
way he perked up when I told him
you were coming In on the stage that
afternoon! When he heard you'd been
sick, ne was for going down to the
hotel to get a cup Of coffee-for you! "
McAlpin, like any good story-teller,
was already on his feet again. "He
did It," he exclaimed, "and you know
what he got when he stepped into the
barroom." He took hold Of De SPANS
coat and held It aside to enter his
exhibit. There" he concluded. 'is
his cambridge belt, hanging there yet,
The boy is d%ead-why shouldn't l tell
your"
Nan rode home much more excited,
more bewildered than when she had
ridden over. Strangest shock of all
that this man Of NIL other men should
profess to care for her. She had
shown anger when McAlpin dared
speak Of 1t; at least, she thought she
had. And she still did not know how
sufficiently to resent the thought Of
such audacity on De SPANS part.
This was, to shy the least, a further
awkward complication for her feelings,
She already had enough to confuse
them.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-06-21

graphically. Il hsppea b k1ov tAst
wasn't 81.
Then what did be 90 down there
for!" demanded Nan Indignantly. b0e
not warily.
McAlpin. the situation now In hand.
took his time to II. He leaned forward
In . manner calculated to invite conn.
dence without giving offense. Miss
Nan" said he simply, Henry de Spain
wal here. with me- sitting right there
where you are alfting. In that chair,
not fifteen minutes before that fight
began. I told You he never went down
there to fight. Do you want the proof
I'll tell you'll wouldn't want anybody
else to knOw-will you keep itf"
Nan seemed Indifferent. "Girls are
90: supposed to keep secrets" she said
obstinately.
Her narrator was not TO be baked.
He pointed to the coat-rack on the
wall In front Of them both. ''There Is
Henry de Spain's coat. He hung II
there just before he went down to the
inn. Under 1t, IL you look, youth find
his belt Of cartridges. Don't take my
word-look for yourself"
Giving this information time to sink
in, McAlpin continued. Mans eyes had
turned, despite her indifference, to the
coat; but she was thinking more in
tently about the belt which McAlpin
asserted hung under It. "You want Ia
know what he did so down to the hotel
for that afternoon? l happen to know
that, too" averred McAlpin. sitting
down. but respectfully, on the edge OF
the chair. First I want to say this:
worked for your Uncle Duke five
years"
He paused to give Nan a chance tc
dispute the statement II she so desired
Then, taking her d~espairing silence as
an Endorsement OF his position In Civ
ing her u confidence, he went on
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-06-21
CHAPTER XII.
Nan prlfts.

Without going In to speak to Gale,
whom Bull Page, his nurse, reported
very cross but not hurt much, Nan
left her packet for him and rode
home. Her Uncle Duke was In town.
She had the house to herself. with
only Bonita, the old Mexican serving
woman. aud MN ate her late supper
alone.
The longer she pondered on De
Spain and his dilemma-and her own
Tho more she worried. When she
went to bed, upstairs In her little
gable room, she tossed on her pillow
till q resolve seized her to 80 up again
to his hiding place and see what che
could sec or hear-posstbly, II one
were on foot, she could uncover q plot.
She dressed r~esolutsly, buckled on
q holster to her side. and, slipping Z
revolver-a new ono TINT Gale had
given her-into Il for protection, she
walked softly downstairs and out Of
doors. The night air was clear. with
q three-quarter moon we'll up In the
sky. She took her way rapidly along
the trail 10 tho mountain, keeping %
much a. possible within the great
shadows cast ~ the towering peaks.
Breathing stealthily and keIed q 8
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-06-21
How orase orows.

Il may be 1 matter Of surprise that
tender young grass can ever forcs IT.
way up through hard ground. TAe
principle ID the same ~ that Of Open.
ing q tin Of condensed milk. The
sharp point Of the tin opener ID iirst
inserted In the TIN and when an %.
trance has been forced the blade can
follow. 30 II 10 with the grass. zach
blade has q 6ne point, which, By he
mysterious power Of growing VI.
forces IL way between the particles q
coll. however tightly they may ~
packed together and thus . paa1ase =
moAe ~ ~ blsde = eoa1oU
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-06-21
x--Continued.

The violent exertion of reaching the
height had started the ruptured artery
anew, and his first work was crudely
to cleanse the wound and attempt to
rebandage 1t. He was hungry. but for
this there a only n alienation
sieep-and, carefully effacing all traces
OF his presence IN the ledge, he
<.rawled into his rock retreat and fell
again into n heavy slu,nber.
1t was this repose that proved his
undoing. He woke to consciousness so
weak he could scarcely lift his head. 1t
was still day. A consuming thirst as
sailed him, but he lacked the strength
to crawl out of his cave, and, looking
toward his bandaged foot, he was
shocked at the sight Of how 1t had bled
while he slept.
Toward afternoon his restlessness in
creased, but he chung to his resolve to
lie still. By evening he was burning
with thirst. and when morning came
after a fnverisll night, with his head
s1n fire and his mouth crusted dry. he
concluded rightly that one Or both of
his wounds had become infected.
De Spain understood what it meant.
He looked regretfully at the injured
foot. Swollen out of shape and angry
looking, the mere appearance would
have told him, had the confirmation
been needed, that his situation was
Becoming critical. This did not so
xnuch disconcert him as 1t surprised
alim and spurred him mentally to the
s~leccssity Of new He lay a
fong time thinking. Against the infec-
tion he could do little. But the one
aid atthis hand was abundance of cold
1vnter to drink and battle his wound in.
and to this he resolved now to drag
himself. To crawl across the space
that separated him from the pool re-
squired all the strength he could sum-
tenon. The sun was already well up
and It's rays shot like spectrum arrows
through the spray Of the dainty cat
.aract, which spurted In a jeweled sheet
a rocky ledge twenty feet above
and poured noisily down from the
broad pool along Jagged powders be-
low.
Crawling, choking with thirst, SLOW
1y forward, he reached the water. and,
reclining on his side and M elbow, he
was about to lean down to drink when
she suddenly felt, with some kind Of an
anstinctlve shock, that he was no long
~ alone on the ledge. He had no In
terest in analysing the conviction; he
did not even question 1t. Not a sound
had reached his ears. Only a moment
before ne had looked carefully al
around. But the field Of his vision was
closely c~ircumscrlbed by the walls
about him. 1t was easy for m invader
TO come on his retreat unawares-a
all events. somebody, he was almos
sure, stood behind him. The silence
rDeant an enemy. The first thing Il
expect was a bullet. 1t would prob
ably be aimed Mt the back of his head
At least he knew this was the spot t
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had robbed even the li~fe-giving drafts
Of their tonic; each instant carried its
acute sensation of being the last. At
length. his nerves weakened by hunger
ana exposure, reyolted under the
strain. Suppose 1t should be, after all,
Il fantasy OF his fever that pictured so
wildly an enemy behind. With m eff.
tort that cost more mental torture than
ne eSer had known, he drew back on
MS elbow from the pool. steadied him.
sen, turned his head to face his execu.
toner. and confronted Nan Morgan.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-06-21

skirt. Then there Is the looseu
draped belt. which enclrcles the s''s.s'
~ raised line Of the tail0rmade' ~
which has only one danger, tfas "
looking q little clumsy. It Is only -
I'd to the slim figure.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-06-21

Wall, WE'LL
"Oid Oylestock had the right Nv
about leaving something substans'1'
bis memory" w.
didn't do the usual thing log ~
q ahaft erected, ! presumed .
"No; he had one N
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-06-21

How De Spain makes friends
with Nan and how she deeeives
her people In order to protect
him, is told wildly in the next
instalIment.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-03-23
FAILURES IN MAKING POSTS
Trouble Frequently Due to Dirty Sand,
Stone or lumpy Cement-AVoid
Rusty Material

(By F. W. IVES, Ohio Experiment Sta
Failures in the making of concrete
causes that may be easily remedied.
Most failures come from using
dirty sand, stone or lumpy ce-
ment.
Concrete posts must be REINFORCED
10 furnish strength necessary TO avoid
breakage by pull of fence or impact
of animals or machinery. Three or
four No. 3 wires will give the proper
reinforcement.
Rusty re-enfOrcementS should never
be used Rusty material continues to
rust after being imbedded in thin lay
ers of concrete, although concrete will
protect steel or iron in good condi-
ton.
Concrete maintained at tempera-
ture of 60 TO 20 degrees will have
practically double the strength at the
end of a week than the same material
kept at a temperature of % TO 40 de-
grees.
Posts should not be used until they
are three or four weeks old. Even a
/ longer time is desirable.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-03-23
DIRE WORK OF HESSlAN FLY
Presence of Small Pest Can Reduce
Worlds Wheat Crop to Thing o.
Small Account

The HesSian fly. imported into Amer
fca by the Hessians during the revolu-
ton, is humble mite when regarded
merely as an insect but it assumes
giant proportions in its relation to the
national wheat crop. The Hessian ny
fCecidomyia destructor) is one of the
Gall-midges, and during its adult stage
it's powers for mischief are only indi-
rect, being confined to laying the eggs
out of which will come the larvae
which may decide the fate of nations.
These eggs, minute, glossy and reddish
in color, are laid in the burrows on the
upper surface Of the leaves of the ris-
ing crops of wheat, barley or rye. The
larvae have the form of minute mag
COTS, and Immediately on Matching mi
CRATE to a position between the leaf
sheath and the stem; as q rule, just
above the first or second joint or knot
In the stem.
The infested plant, weakened by loss
Of sap, "elbows" over just above the
seat of injury, so as to give the crop
weather-beaten appearance. In about
a month, or less, according 10 climatic
conditions, the larva becomes full
fed" and enters the pupal stage. AT
this time its skin exudes liquid which,
on exposure to the air, hardens TO form
case bearing a close resemblance to
flaxSeed, and hence this is known by
| the farmers as the "fiaXSeed' stage.
In spite of the presence of the larvae,
certain percentage of the plants come
TO maturity, becoming serious menace
TO the crops of next year. And this be
cause the larvae in the 'flaxseed" stage
are left attached TO the stubble, and
in due time give rise TO the adult fly
which then proceeds TO infect the au
| tumn-sown wheat.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-03-23
FEEDING HORSE MOLDY CORN
often Causes Blind Staggers and
Other Diseases-Mixing With
Grain Lessons Danger.

Feeding moldy corn TO horses often
causes blind staggers or similar dis
eases. says the Nebraska College Of
Agriculture. Several fungi are known
to be responsible for mold, according
TO the agricultural botany department.
AS moldy kernels are lighter than wa
ter, they may be separated from the
sound ones by placing the grain in
water and skimming off the kernels
that rise To the top. Mixing moldy
corn with bran and oats appears tn
lessen danger 10 animals that con-
sumo il.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-03-23

feed more dry grain and less silage,
cutting the silage ration down TO 30
pounds per head daily.
Tests OF the carcass show 8 per cent
more water in the meat. This could
be also expected on grass feed. 1t is
only the dry feed that puts on the
firmest meat. This would hardly be
an objection to silage for the fattening
steer The silo Is means of saving
the most of the crop, and will make
feed at a low cost. Even where steers
have been fed on the tests on silage
alone, the gains were good and the
product in the finish excellent. Silage
feed has come TO be recognized by both
the dairyman and beef grower.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-03-23
HEALTHY CHILDREN 6,

IN regulating and assisting all her
natural functions, and In putting in
perfect order every part OF the female
system. 1t lessons the pains and bur
denS, supports and Strengthens weak,
nursing mothers.
It's an invigorating, restorative tonic,
a soothing and bracing nervine.
Castor oil is good for children or adults,
and especially good for aged people. A
pleasant form of q vegetable laxative that
Is 10 be had 1T any drug store, was in
vented by DR.. Pierce. who put together
May apple (podophyllin), aloes, jalap.
Ask at any drug store for pleasant Pei
lets, and they can be had for little money.
They contain no calomel and are Of yeget
able constituents. therefore harmless
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-03-23

will get along very we'll with stove
with basin fitted into the top. Water
can be pumped directly into the basin
from the well. coming through a pipe
entering at the top of the basin. The
heated water passes out through pipe
at the bottom OF the basin and is run
into the vat. The heater can be placed
just outside the room where the milk
Is handled, and the hot water run
through into that room. This will
avoid the heating of the milkroom and
get away from the smoke and the
ashes.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-03-23
Diet, Exercise or Death

An eminent medical authority writes
that most of our city folks die of thick
ening OF the arteries or OF kidney dis
ease The kidneys become clogged and
do not filter the poisons from the blood,
and one trouble follows another, high
blood pressure damages the heart, arteries
and kidneys Usually its danger signals
are baekache, pain here or there. swollen
feet or ankles, rheumatic twinges or
spots appearing before the eyes.
The very best remedy 10 this: Eat
meat but once day, or not at all Plenty
of outdoor exercise, and drink pure
water frequently Before meals take n
little Anuric, the great uric acid neu-
trailer that is easily obtained at the
drug store. When you have dizziness,
chllls or sweating, worry, or dragging
pains IN back, try this wonderful enemy
10 uric acid, which Dr. Pierce of Buffalo,
N. Y, discovered and named Anuric.
Anuric. more potent than Lthia, dissolves
uric acid as hot water does sugar"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-03-23
HIGH COST OF LIVING

This Is serious matter with house
keepers as food prices are constantly
going up. To overcome this, cut out
the high priced meat dishes and serve
your family more SINNERS Maearoni
and Spaghetti, the cheapest, most de-
licious and most nutritious Of all foods.
Write the Skinner Mfg. Co., Omaha,
Nebr., for beautiful cook book, telling
how to prepare 1t In hundred different
ways. It's free TO every woman.-Adv.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-03-23
YOU MAY TRY CUTICURA FREE


We have so much confidence in the
wonderful soothing and healing proper
ties of Cuticura Ointment for all skin
troubles supplemented by hot baths
with Cutlcura Soap that we are ready
to send samples on request. They are
ideal for the toilet.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. l.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-03-23

Old Lady Cnqusitive and plain to
young Civvy)-Young fellow, why
aren't you in khaki?
Young Clvyy-For the same reason,
my good woman. that you are not In
beauty shown matter Of sheer, alb
solute physical unfitness.-London Tit
Bits