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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-07-01
Seasonable Hosiery.

Fancy hosiery is not favored much at
present The popular taste seems to
run almost wholly in the direction of
plain dark colors and black. There are
silk and Isle thread with broad, circular
stripes of two tones, say black and
white or red and black, or embroidered
dots or broken rings in two or three
tints of silk on dark grounds. Young
ladies will wear black silk hose and
black kid slippers. or Newport ties,
without regard to colors in the dress.
Bronze stockings will be worn with
bronze slippers, but one can not be too
careful of the dyes which give them
their pretty hue, because poisoneus
dyes are more hurtful IN warm than in
cold weather. Nothing that ever tried
acted so like charm in removing stains
from the feet as the juice of a lemon
When the stockings are taken off al
night squeeze a little lemon juice on
cloth and rub the foot, when almost in
stantiy the stain will disappear. Then
wet the cloth in clear water and wipe
the feet and dry. 1t takes but mo-
ment and the effect is marvellous
Brooklyn Eagle.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-07-01
QUEER CREATURES.
Why. Sponges Were at Last RELOCATED
Place Among the Animals.

Why. Sponges Were at Last RELOCATED Co
Place Among the Animals.
The choicest sponges are obtained
from the Mediterranean sea. Many OF
a hess fine grade are exported from Flor
ida, the West Indies and the Bahama
Islands: All sponges are marine except
one, the Spongilla. This is to be found
in streams and lakes attached to sticks,
stones, ETC. 1t has been known to find
its way into water-plpes, and to &C
cumulate in sufficient quantities to make
necessary it's removal. Soft, brittle
sponges of no commercial value are to
be found nearly everywhere along tbs
seashore attached to rocks, shells, etc.
Sponges assume quite variety of shapes
in their growth. Some are branched, Civ
ing them very decided plant-like APP
pearance. Others are cup-shaped, and
are sometimes called basket sponges.
Very many take on no definite form OK
are amorphous. So far as l know, no ex-
plan alton has ever been given of the
different forms they assume in their
growth.
As sponges were for a long time consid-
cred plants, it is interesting to consider
why they were at last relegated to a
place among the animals. The char
aseterswhich identify them with animals
are chiefly two: The nature of their
food and the composition of their body
substance. Animals live upon organic
matter; that is, upon other animals or
upon plants Plants, on the contrary,
live upon inorganic matter, such as
wafer, carbonic acid gas and ammonia
Tried by this test, sponges are animals
So, too, as to the nature of their body
substances; it does not contain any of
the compounds characteristic of plants,
as starch and cellulose; but its chemical
composition agrees with that of many
other animals. And SO, notwithstand-
ing the fact that some sponges are very
plant-like in shape, and that all, in hay
inc no power of loeomotion. but in
being rooted to one place, are like the
great majority of plants, and unlike the
great aaaiority of animals, they are yet
true animals. After ali, these resem-
blances TO plants are only superficial.
There are many species oe lower plants
which have the power Of locomotion,
and there are quite a number of animals
besides the sponge which are tixed.-M
Y independent.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-07-01
HOME AND EARN.

"A small piece of glue dissolved in
skim milk and water is said to be very
effective in restoring old Grape.
Experiments are now in progress
to make an artificial crossing between
wheat and rye, SO as to obtain new
and standard cereal for breadstuffs.
When putting down new carpet
be sure you save the rawlings. They
win furnish just the darning thread YOU
will need when the carpet s'begins to
60"
"A mess of feed given to a COW
while she is being MIXED draws her at
tention, and she will not hold up the
milk as cows are apt to do when the
calf is taken from them. The milking
can be done more thoroughly, as well
as quicker, when the COW is quietly eat
ing. And if fed turnips or cabbage at
this time the odor will not affect the
milk.-Troy Times.
Boiled Cheese: Put four ounces of
cheese, sliced as thin as possible, two
tablespoonfuls of cream. piece of but
ter the size of two walnuts, into sauce
pan and boil, stirring it gently all the
time till it becomes thick and smooth,
then add a raw egg and little cayenne
pepper. Put the saucepan again on the
fire, stirring as before till the whole is
quite hot Serve on small squares Of
dry toast. The above is enough for
four people.-Bostop Budget.
Flax Seed Syrup: This excellent
remedy for a cough is made thus: Boil
one ounce of flax seed in a quart of
water for half an hour; strain and add
to the liquid the juice of two lemons
and half pound of rock candy. If the
cough is accompanied by weakness and
loss of appetite add half an ounce of
gum arabic. Set this to simmer for
half an hour, stirring it occasionally.
Take wine glass full when the cough
is troublesome.-Bosto Globe.
Chocolate Custard: Boil half a
pound of chocolate in two quarts of new
milk, with half pound of white sugar
and one-third of a vanilla bean for half
an hour, then add four eggs, OF the
yolks of eight (Which will make it richer)
beaten smooth, and stir with the egg
beater until it begins to thicken. add
half teaspoonful of salt. If extract of
vanilla be used instead of the bean, add
two. teaspoonfuls after the custard is
taken from the fire. Pour into cups
The Caterer. ~.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-07-01
TAKING OFF HIDES.
How to Do 1t without Injurfng the Value
of the Hide Skin.

of the Hide Skin.
In taking off a hide or calf-skin,
never cut the throat crosswise in the
least. Slit the skin from the brisket to
the tail, and from the brisket to the jaw;
then cut around each leg to the hoof.
Slit the hind leg from the hoof up di-
rectly over the gambrel, and the for
ward legs in the front, directly over the
knee, to the top of the brisket bone.
This leaves the hide or skin then in the
proper shape for finishing.
Skin the head and legs carefully to
avoid cutting them; then, commencing
at the head, draw or fist off the skin
without any further use of the knife,
thereby avoiding the holes and cuts that
almost spoil so many calf-skins. Some
farmers use windlass to draw off the
dairy skins, and others use horse; but
one or two men can do it a great deal
more quickly and easily.
When taken off, lay the hide or skin
flat on the floor in cool place, where
the sun can not shine upon it, and cover
it with salt-rather fine salt being better
than too coarse salt. Do not roll it up,
but let it remain in the salt until you
take off another; then place that one
upon the other, sailing freely as before.
and so on until you get enough to make
quite pile; then commence another
pile in the same manner. Do not be
afraid to use salt freely; what the skins
do not require will shake of, and can be
used again.
If you prefer to dry out your skins
before selling them. be sure that they
are thoroughly cured with salt before
drying them, and then. that they are
thoroughly dried before being baled up
for shipment
Never dry out a skin without having
it sailed as described to preserve it from
moths and other INJURIES on the hair
side, which are liable to occur if the
skins are not properly sailed before be-
ing dried out.
If YOUR skins remain on hand very
long after being dried out before de-
livery to the tanner, even if sailed,
| watch them carefully to detect any in
dications of moths or worms on the
hair side, and if any are discovered,
have the skins vigorously whipped with
a stick so often that they shall be wholly
eradicated from the entire lot of skins,
as they often work serious injury in a
very short time.-C Chicago Shoe and
| Leather ReUieu.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-07-01

Slightly damp cloth. and sweep, if there
be a carpet, with hard brush and dust
pan, having previously sprinkled the
carpet with wet tea leaves.
The feeding of the sick is large SUBJ
ject, and one which is worthy of being
treated in considerable detail, but can
only venture on very few hints here.
Seek to make the food of an invalid,
if it is only cup of cruel. as invit-
ing as possible, and never prepare any
food in the sick-room. Let the tray
be covered with clean napkin, let
every utensil be scrupulously clean and
bright inside and out, and do not take
away the little appetite which sick
person has by bringing large quanti-
ties of food at a time. 1t is far better
to bring too little than too much, as
further supply is easily got. Let every
thing be the best of its kind that you
can get; an egg which is in the least
stale, or milk in the slightest degree
sour, placed before a sick person may
easily take away his appetite for the
whole day.
Suppose the doctor orders a cup full
of milk or beef tea, for instance, every
two, three or four hours, and the pa
tents stomach rejects it; try then
tablespoonful at time, and, if that is
rejected. teaspoonful or even less. I
say deliberately that on such points as
these hinge sometimes the issues of life
and death.
incidentally it may here be mentioned
that for irritability of the stomach there
is generally nothing better than cracked
ice, the Jumps being allowed to melt in
the mouth; and l will now tell you a
simple device which prevents the ice
from wasting, and makes one supply
last for number of hours. Take a
deep bowl, holding perhaps quart, and
a piece of coarse flannel oblong in shape,
and about twice as long as it is broad;
then fasten the flannel with string or
elastic in such way around the bowl as
to form a flannel cup within the bowl,
reaching only half or two-thirds the dis
lance to the bottom of the latter. Then
put the cracked ice into the flannel cup
and cover it over with the spare flannel
| which serves as flap. If you have no
coarse flannel, fine flannel can be used,
but you should then punch small hole
in the bottom of the cup. The idea is
to keep the ice dry, the water running
throug oh into the bowl below the flannel.
| -Youth's Companion.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-07-01
"BREAkiNG" HORSES.
A Few Words About the Proper Way of
Training Colts.

A Few Words About the Proper Way of
Training Colts.
This is the word commonly used
"breakirg" horse. 1t is wrong.
Nothing needssto be broken, but every
thing to be guided. Teaching is much
more appropriate word to use than
..breaking." The education of the
horse is the important consideration,
and, as in the man, it should begin at
an early age, and be gradual develop
ment, growing with the growth and
strengthening with the strength of the
horse. 1t is impossible to crowd every
thing into horses brain in few
hours or few days. Cramming is no
better in educating the brute than in ed
ucating the man.
In the first place the horse must be
made to feel that you are its friend; that
it need fear no harm or hurt in your
presence, so long as it in no way acts
viciously. All improper action should
be promptly and firmly restrained, but
no unnecessary harshness that will cause
extreme fright or fear should be re-
sorted to. In this, as in the case of the
child, it is more difficult to make it
understand what is wrong than how to
do many things that are right. But pa
tience, perseverance, and gentle pun
ishment for wrong-doing will in time
have their desired effect. When once
the horse knows what you want it to do.
| and has learned to look upon you as its
friend and even protector, it will freely
obey your wishes, if you make them
| manifest in a way that the horse under
stands you.
| There is wide difference in the
disposition of horses, as of men, and
some horses, like some beasts, are
practically untamable. They lack tbe
necessary intelligence oftentimes, but
have all the vicious propensities.
But more horses are spoiled by I'M
proper handling and usage than are
| naturally worthless because of lack of
intelligence and possessing vicious
disposition; and an intelligent horse
made vicious by Entertainment is even
worse than stupid one. Patting or
petting a horse that does wrong is a
great mistake; and it is about as great
a mistake to fail to do this and make
the horse feel your approval when it
does right. Overlooking, or in any
way discouraging, is one of the worst
things that can possibly be done to a
Young horse. If it fails to start the
load. and you punish it, who can say
it does not feel that it is punished for
making the effort? If you pet it, pos
sibly it may think it is an approval OF
its failure. In either event, it is 4 bad
case, and should always be avoided in
handling young horse, and especially
a colt Few old horses will pull with
all their might many times without re-
fusng to try again. Mistakes in hand
ling make more balky and vicious horses
than all other causes put together. In
fact, they are almost the only cause
of these ,evils.-NationaL Lice Stock
.JOa1raazL
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-07-01
MAKING A SALE
How Dakota Agricultural Sootbed Hi
Wounded Feelings.

HOW Dakota AgrIculturist Sootbed Hi
Wounded Feelings.
A man was driving across the coun-
try in Dakota when he came to house
with man hobbling around the yard on
crutch. A fine-looking horse was tied
to post near by, and the traveller
stopped and said:
sis that horse for salep"
''Well. now, I tell you Jest how it's
bout that air boss; you see it's the one
my wife drives and / don't know as
she'd want ter part with it. It's very
gentle hess, very gentle"
''Ihat's what L want, horse that is
gentle and kind
''Thas jest hits that boss precisely,
pardne', no easier boss to handle in the
county,"
''Never kicks, SUPPOSED
"Never knew him ter histe his foo,
'cept ter walk
"What is it worth?''
THAT'S jest it-don't b'lieve I can
sell him-my wife would miss him So
Tell you what I'll do, though; you give
me one hundred and seventy-five dollars
fer that boss and I'll try and break in
one of the colts fer her to drive Don't
b'lieve can ever get 'em as gentle as
he is but SEEM you want him I'll let
you have him fer that"
"Well, I'll take it. What makes you
so lamep''
| "Oh, rheumatic got holt Nv me ag' in
Jest bout used me up. I'll tie. the
boss behind yer wagon fer YOU"
Cali right. Your barn seems to be
scattered around somewhat, cyclone
strike it?''
well, now / should say there did
reg lar twister NV tornado jest spread
it all round. There you'll find that
hoss'll lead up all right and be Jest as
gentle's a kitten. Good day, stranger,
yer've got a mighty fine barg'in there.
that boss is sound and wouldn't hurt a
fly"
The man drove off and: a boy crawled
out from under the house and said:
'.Dad, it's mighty good thing old
Bill stopped kickin' fore he come
long" a
'.Yor bet it wus, nv son. He Rad
jest sent the last board of the barn flynn
over in the garden and the dust wits
settlin7 when the Teller drove up.
guess he busted two NV my ribs and put
my leg sorter out nv tint the first kick
he made. but l reckon one hundred and
seventy-five will fix EN- up. | WIS
afraid he'd back up and begin on the
barb wire fence while the man wus here,
but he didn't happen to. Bout the
time he planted his off foot in my ribs
I'd o took ninety cents fer him, but
s'pose it's jest as well ter get a fair
price. Always remember, my son, in
future life eff yer sellin' yer wife's ia
vorite buggy boss jest own right up to
it and put on good price ter sooth
yer wounded feelin's at SEEM it 60
Never forget that the straight truth
is the best in time like this. "-Estet
Iisae Bel.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-07-01
Artists Models in Paris.

A curious bit of statistical lore has
come to light. 1t seems that in Paris
there is an official list kept of artists
models and that their number for the
present year amounts to GIL. All ma
tionalities are represented in this docu-
ment, but in proportions that seem at
first sight surprising. The Italiahs head
the list. Of the whole GIL they eonsti-
tnte about third. Paris herself only
supplies one-haH what Italy supplies.
OF French models in the Paris studios
there are but 120. The Germans Num-
Der strong at 80; and then there are GO
Swiss, so Spanish girls. the same num-
Der Of Belgians, 40 English. 30 Amer
leans, 4 Austrians. 2 Portuguese and 1
Irish girl. The statistics supply not
only nationality but age. OF the gu
1870 have passed their majority. All the
rest are young girls from 16 to 20: Oh
course, they do not gain their livelihood
exclusively by their sittings. Most OF
them are ballet grls-or, to adopt their
own definition. dramatic artists.
Louis Republican.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-07-01
SOME NOTED WOMEN.
The Difficulties and Disadvantages Unde
Which They Began Life.

The Difficulties and Disadvantages Under
Which They Began Life.
Clara Morris mother, writes Celia
/ Logan, was cock in a restaurant in
! Cleveland when Clara was a lanky girl
. of fifteen years of age. Manager John
Ellser advertised for some extra girls
for the ballet in a pantomime he was
getting up Clara applied for place
in the extra ballet. She wore an old.
faded calico dress, imueh too short, a
thin shawl and ragged wooden scarf
wrapped around her head. When the
, extra girls were no longer required
Clara was retained for small parts.
That was the beginning OF the career OF
the great emotional actress, Clara Nor
ris, who, by the WAY, is. of sEnglish, not
American birth.
Pretty Maud Granger, with the gold
brown ewes and shapely form, first
earned her livelihood By running sew
ino-machine. Sarah Besnhardt was a
edressmaI-er's apprentice; so was Matilda
Heron. Adelaide Nelson began life as
a child'srnurse, and Lady Hamilton as
a housenaaid Miss Braddop, the we'll
known novelist, was q utility actress IN
the English provinces. performing prln-
cipally in rpantomime- ,.
Christine Nilsson was lsO0r>SH edlsh
peasant, and ran barefoot In childhood.
JENNY Lind, also a Swede, was the
daughter of:e principal of a young Ia
dies 5boarding school, and beyond rath-
er marrow circumstances had no seSpe-
eial difficulties in order to gain ,edieb-
ritW.
The mother Of Clara Louise Kellogg
strained every nerve to give Caana nut
steal education, and at one time was a
professional spiritual medium. Miss Ke[
foog failed three times. Each time shell re-
tired. not discouraged. but to devote
herself to the still further Development
of her voice Finally sine took the pub
lie by storms. Her first failures were
her last.
Mrs. Langtry is the daughter OF a
country parson of small means, but ahe
old proyerb of her face being her fortune
proved true ia her case. Nevertheless;
the standing Mrs. Langtry has acquired
upon the boards entities her TO rAhA
among the self-made women of the DAY.
Minnie Hanks father yas a German
and shoemaker, in the most straitened
circumstances. Her voice early at
4racted the attention of one OF New
York's richest men, who had it cultI-
waited, and thus opened the way to fame
for her.
We have had two great female astron-
omers, Miss Herschel and Miss Mitchell.
Both were single women and both took
up the study of astronomy in order to
assist their brothers. Miss Herscheis
pathway to fame was over smooth
road. but Miss Maria Mitchell had every
thing to battle with. She was the daugh-
ter of a small farmer in Nantucket, who
was obliged to exc out his income by
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-07-01
BIG AFRICAN BIRDS.
Arrival of Lot of Ostriches Imported
For a California Breeder.
Galveston (Tex.) Special

For a California Breeder.
Galveston (Tex.) speciaLl
A vessel arrived at this port recently
with a lot of ostriches en- route from Africa
to California, where they are to be kept
for breeding purposes. During the unload
ing of the vessel large crowds gathered to
watch the awkward antics of the huge
birds as they were being moved from the
hold of the ship to Beach Park, where they
will be allowed to run at large for week
before undertaking their journey to the
Pacific coast. A large open-top cage was
improvised, into which an ostrich
was driven and then hoisted with
horses. As they reached the sun
light after sixty-five days in the
dark hold they exhibited signs of
great delight. The ostriches are tame and
docile with their keepers, but familiarities
from outsiders are resented. just after
one bird of magnificent proportions had
been hauled up, and before the surprise
over his suspension in mid-air had worn
off, two sailors opened one side of the cage
before it had. reached the large covered
wagon. With great rapidity the ostrich
raised one huge foot and kicked first one
and then the other sailor, sending them
flying against the bulwarks of the vessel.
The native keeper said if the bird had had
more room the blows would have killed
both men. DR.. Sketchly is greatly pleased
with his cargo, notwithstanding he lost
twenty-four ostriches on the passage.
Each pair will breed from sixty to eighty
chicks per year. This is probably the last lot
of ostriches that will ever leave Africa, al,
the export duty at nearly all the ostrich
q IN I'M
birds are under the immediate care of five
Hindoos, natives of Madras, but long resi-
dents of Africa, whom DIR. Sketchly has
permanently employed. Among the ma
tives is one woman. She is very dark,
with evenly nodded features and wonder
full eyes, straight, black hair, long and
wavy. The right lobe of her aquiline nose
is ornamented with a small brass scarf
pin with a red glass gem. This ornament
is deity pinned through the lobe and
hooked below. She is the wife of the chief
native of the party and is about twenty
years old.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-07-01
IN THE SiCK-ROOM.
valuable Suggestions for Those Having
Charge of IDEalids.

valuable Suggestions for Those Having
Charge of IDEalids.
THE sick-room must be<constantly sup
oiled with fresh air.
Admit thearesh air in such way as
to cause no strong current of air near
or about your patients; if the window is
opep, shut the door, except in very
warm and still weather; remember that
you can oftentimes open a lee window
with safety and benefit when it would
be highly dangerous to open "a window
looking toward the direction from
whichMhe wind comes.
AS rule. it il better to drep a win
dow fran the top, than to raise it from
the bottom; cool cir. being heavier, de-
sends, and when introduced high up IN
the room, thus fr9hens the atmosphere
more thoroughly.
Light is also an Important thing in a
sick-room. The sunbeam is q great
of the eyes, in the acute stages of some
diseases, nasd in Ger tain nervous dis
eases thay il is desirable to darken a
sieiz-room. You can easily contrive to
admit plenty of light without allowing it
W lAiI III SuCh1 WIS DIS 40 NC I'LL pIcaSdHb
to your patients. and cheerful out
look from the window certainly hastens
convaiescence. At night make sure
that the lamp or candle does not smoke
or smell. nor the gas leak; and place
your light in such a way that it throws
no shadow on the ssall or ceiling near
the patient. The nervous system is apt
to be so weakened by long or severe i'll
ness that a little thing-a mere shadow,
for instance-which in health would be
unnoticed may produce most disastrous
effects.
Cleanliness and order should reign in
the sick-room. A well person seldom
inhabits one room more than eight
hours daily, whereas sick person in
habits it all the time. Dust with