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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-09-18
BURNING HORSES ALIVE.
Precautions That Should Be Taken for
Their Protection.


Their Protection.
It is astonishing, writes A B. Allen
in American Agriculturist, how often
we hear of valuable horses perishing in
burning barns. The losses by such
calamities amount annually to hundreds
of thousands of dollars. In addition to
this the frightful sufferings and agonies
of the poor creatures are indescriba ble
With proper care in placing and build
ing stables and their subsequent man
agement fires in them would scarcely
ever occur For single valuable STALL
ion. or several the stable ought to be fire.
proof-really so; not bit of wood at
tached to it-and that part of it which
holds the hay or any combustible mat
ter should be partitioned off with thick
sheets of iron and an iron door from the
part where a stallion stands. No other
light except safety lamp should be
used in the stable, and it would be best
to hang it up on entering at a suitable
distance from the manger and stall so
that if it should drop the flames could
not reach the hay in the rack or the lit
ter in the stall.
No groom or person who smokes
should be allowed to enter the stable
Notwithstanding their promises not to
do this while there they sometimes for
get themselves, entering with lighted
cigar or pipe On this being brought to
mind they quickly pull it out and
thoughtlessly throw it down, perhaps
on the litter, and thus set this on fire.
The stallion stable ought not to be near
any wooden building or hay-stack
ficiently to endanger the horse Not
over twenty mares ought to be in one
building, and it would be all the better
and even cheaper in the end if this was
also built fire-proof. For greater num-
Der of mares let separate stables be
built and placed at suitable distances
apart, so that in case of fire in one it
would not spread to the next Water,
with buckets and hose, should be kept
close by and an engine that two men
could easily handle. Have two faithful
men sleep in each barn with watchful
terrier dog that would rouse them in
case of danger from any cause if both
happened to be asleep.
One of the men should sleep the first
half of the night and the other the lat
ter part; and when up let each from
time to time take q turn in front and
rear of the mares to see that nothing is
going wrong among them. 1t would be
best for each mare to have rOomy box
stall. If this could not we'll be pro-
vided, then let two be made, so that in
case of accident or illness there would
be comfortable quarters for such to be
placed in. If hitched in stalls there are
fixtures for this which will insta ntly
unhitch a considera BILE number by o
single, easy turn of a lever. Doors
ought to be placed in the side of the
stable behind the mares every ten feet
or so, in order that when unhitched
they can be turned out and keep clear
of the fire. If any one of them hest
tates to instantly march out through
the door, then strip off her blanket and
throw it over the head and eyes so she
can not see. and she will then be will
ingly led out, stand for the blanket to
be taken off, and then walk clear of the
fire
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-09-18
LACK OF PROGRESS.
a New England Woman Who Went
Boston Once in Three Decades.

a New England Woman Who Went to
Boston Once in Three Decades
A Washington lady, in writing from
New Hampshire, where she is spending
a portion of the summer, speaks of the
lack of progress which prevails in many
of the farming districts of the State.
She is stopping at farmhouse in q
very quiet and lonely neighborhOod,
where a few summer boarders occasion
ally go. The owners of the farm, Mr..
and Mrs. -, are in moderate circum-
stances, but in many respects they are
sadly behind the times.
Il asked these people," writes the
Washington lady, ''if it did not become
they saw so few people, for their near
est neigh bors were nearly mile away.
Mrs. -- replied that some times they
were little lonesome. | suggested
that as they were so near to Boston
they, of course, went to that city occa-
sionally, where they could see more of
what was going on in the world.
80, yes said Mrs. --. 4 always
accompany my husband whenever he
goes to Boston,
In that case l suppose you have
gone there three or four times this year,
at least
Land, no. she replied, it is exact
Y thir ty years this summer since Silas
and l were last there
And yet she always went to Boston
whenever her husband did. -Washing-
ton Critic.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-09-18
THE SOLAR CORONA.
New Theory of Its Character Which
Seems Capable of Demonstration.

New Theory of Its Character Which
Seems Capable of Demonstration.
The observa tons made by Prof
Schaeberle, of the Lick Observatory, in
connection with the eclipse of plast De-
cember, has led him to PROFOUND an en-
tirely new theory of the solar corona.
According to his observations the corona
is caused by light emitted and reflected
from streams OF matter elected from the
sun by forces which in general act
along lines normal to the surface.
These forces are more active near the
center of each sun spot zone, and owing
to the change of the position of the OBJ
server with reference to the plane of
the suns equator, the perspective over
tapping and interlacing of the two sets
of streamers at these zones causes the
observed apparent change in the type
of the corona.
Having had this idea suggested to
him in the course of his investigations,
Prof. Schaeberte has lit upon a mode
of mechanically demonstrating it Hav
ing stuck a mum Der of needles in a ball
to represent the streams of matter, he
placed the model in beam of parallel
rays and allowed its shadow to fall upon
screen, the result being that indcfi-
mite variety of forms, similar to the
coronal structure, can be produced by
simply revolving the model. Whether
the forms that are seen according as
the observer is above, below or in the
plane of the suns equator, agree with
those that should be seen, has yet to be
proved. but if there is such agreement
it will go far in the direction of confirm
ing this novel view of the suns corona.
Newcastle Chronicle
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-09-18
AN ACTORS ADVENTURE
How the Doyon of the Coincide Fran
caise Saved His Life.

Ao" tho Dpyon OF the SOmeule ram
caise Saved His Life.
NJ. Got the doyen of the Coincide
Franchise, has given to the public some
interesting and amusing anecdotes of his
life as an actor. In 1894 he will have
completed his fifty years of service in
the house of Moliere. At the expira-
ton of that period he intends to leave
the stage altogether and pass the re-
mainder of his days in the quiet village
of Boulainvilliers, where he has lived
for a considerable time NJ Got has all
the appearance of rural cure-white
hair and clean-shaven face. This eccle-
siastical aspect nearly cost him his life
once. 1t was during the commune. He
was living in London, whittier the mem
berS of the Coincide Franchise had fed
for safety, but found it necessary to go
to Paris for a day or two to arrange
some private affairs. This done, ne was
about to leave the French capital
again, when he fell into the hands
of the Communists. WHO are youa"
they demanded. Il am Got, the doyen
of the Comedie Franchise and l am
going to London you Got? Go along
with you! We know you very we'll You
are the cure of Sainte Marie of Batig-
nolles." Got denied the impeachment
emerge ticaIly, and pointed out that he
had no tonsure, but all TO no purpose.
He was marched off with others to a
cellar to await the decision of a court
martial. In the evening an officer and
several soldiers took him out of this
pestilential den and told him; "Since
you are strolling player you can amuse
us little. Give us a recita tion," Got
did his very best, and SO pleased his
captors that the officer said: ''Ah, you
may be Got, after all. You can make off
as soon as You like" Got took the hint
and managed to get back to London,
The officer in command of the soldiers
was an Italian, ami NJ. Got attributes
his deliverance partly to the fact that
he was able to converse with him in hil
own language. James Gazette.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-09-18
COMMON-SENSE EDUCATION

From a Lecture by j. III. Kellogg, NJ. d.,
Battle Creek Sanitarium.
That hereditary tendencies, moral,
mental or physical, may be stamped
out and the standard OF the race raised,
enlightenment as to matters of heredity
should be widespread, and teachers and
parents alert to represS or develop as
each individual case may require. In
stead of allowing child just to grow"
like Topsy, we should adopt Froebels
method, and from the cradle guide and
develop each child as an individual,
always taking into account individual
peculiarities and inherited tendencies,
so that its life may be a symmetrical,
well-rounded whole. There must be
sill room for Individuality and the true
disciple of Froebel delights in drawing
out, REFRESHING only when necessary. If
the same pains were taken in training
human beings that is bestowed upon
blooded horses, the advance in the
scale would be very marked. Colts are
taken in hand one by one and carefully
drilled according to what is expected OF
each respectively for future usefulness.
They are not gathered in drove and
started off together at some word of
command which is supposed to meet tho
case of the average or the ma jority.
horse-trainer would scout such an at
tempt, as no training at all. Yet our
children are crowded into the large
public schools and put through a COM
mon drill which meets some cases and
misses more, where many things of first
Importance receive no attention what
ever, and in consequence children cul-
tivate all sorts of Jeformities, 1t is the
duty of every one TO help elevate the
standard of public schools, the parents
cooperating with the teachers in the
educa ton of our youth, morally, men
tally and physically.
Children should be under training
from the time they get up in the morn
ing until they go to bed at night. The
true system of education leaves ample
room for spontaneity but not for mis-
chief. Life would be worth so much
more to every one trained in this way
than it can be in the haphazard fashion
usually pursued One would not all the
time have to contend against difficult
ties which are the result of education
or from some neglect of education.
Every one appreciates this who is in
terested in bringing about better mode
of training children and know the i'm
portance of studying heredity from this
standpoint.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-09-18
POPULAR IMAGE WORSHIP.
a Species of Self-Devotion as Old as the
Human Race Itself.


Human Race Itself.
Although the worship of images Is
ioroldden it the Decalogue, vain and
pretty women actH idolize the counter
1elt presen tments of their fair faces and
dainty figures as reflected from their
look1ng-glasses. As far as one can Judge
from history, the sex has always had a
weakness for this species of self-deyo-
ton. When Eve made her first appear
ance on the worlds stage she was. of
course, mirrorless; but probably her
womanly instinct soon led her to some
sheltered. shaded pool, whose stirless
surface flashed back her radiant lowell
ness, and gave her full assurance that
Adam admiration of her charms was
not unInerited- Be that as it may, it is
certain that her daughters were very
much in love with their own reflections
couple of thousand years before the
commencement of the Christian era. So
much so, in fact, that the Hebrew maids
and matrons managed to take their
metal mirrors with them when they
went into the Wilderness, and would,
doubtless, have brought them back to
Jerusalem, after the captivity, had not
an unganant architect named Bazaleel
the me!ting-pot and made huge wash
basin out of them for his tabernacle
Modern archaologists, while scratch
ing among the debris of ancient Egypt,
have found sun1rv reflectors composed
of an alloy of tin and copper, some of
which, when the rust of three thousand
years was rubbed off their disks,
proved TO be decidedly better articles
h1T of = 49, L
face-distorters of the present day.
Nothing less, however. than spheres of
polished silver would serve the turn Of
the sumptuOus danes of Old Rome,
when they wished to see themselves as
others saw them, and even Christian
ladies il the early ages seem to have
been much tempted of Satan in tho
matter Of mirrors, and to have practiced
self-idOlatry on an expensive plan. st.
Chrysostom pitches into them, like
Pilgrim Father, upon this delicate sub
ject.
The maid -servants, he says in one of his
serm oas. must be continually importuning
the silyc.~lnith to know whether their Iadys
mirror b. ready.
Since the commencement of the
glacial period" in the history of re-
flection-in other words, since looking
glasses came in-personal vanity has
been enabled to indulge itself alta more
moderate cost than formerly, and its
votaries have not let their opportuni
ties pass unimproved. Nor has this
image worship been confined exclu-
sively to the ladies' There are and al
ways have been thousands of male cox"
combs in the world just as ready to
adore their own images as any pretty
girl ever was, and that too without any
such good excuse for idolatry every
comedy woman sees when she looks in
the glass. IN. Y. Ledger.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-09-18
Pneumonia.

A pe-ron that is weak and debihtated as
sumes very great risk if he fails to give a
cold, be it ever SO slight, immediate and
quick attention. When the system of such
a person becomes impregnated with a deep
seated cold, it is almost sure to result in
pneumonia, disease that is very nearly al
ways fatal The timely use of Smith, S
Tonic Syrup at the very beginning of cold
will check it at once. Its timely use has
undoubtedly saved many lives Its tonic
properties are unexcelled, and its good eff
feet on the circulatory system is felt at once,
preventing congestion of the mucous mem
brane and blood vessels. 1t is the common
sense treatment for malaria, chills and fever,
colds, influenza, la grippe, ETC., and is far
superior TO quinine in its action, never leav-
ing any harmful effect. 1t is the pre-
scription of DR.. John Bull, of Louisville,
KY, in which city it is used almost univer-
sally. Any druggist will get you the rem
edy.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-09-18
SPEED OF TRAINS.
In France 1t Is Measured by Ingenious
Musical Continuance.

In France 1t Is Measured by an Ingenious
Musical Continuance.
An ingenious contrivance for indicat-
ing the speed of railway trains is
French invention. The apparatus con-
sists of simply putting in play a cord
giving a normal musical note. Con-
nected with this is an arm carrying
stylus which marks its vibration upon
a piece of paper covering cylinder
which turns by its own weight.
All this mechanism is in a small box
which ear easily be placed among the
ballast between the sleepers, and which
begins to register the moment the
train reaches it and begins to pass over
it. Additional features consist of tubes
secured 20 three wooden pedals placed
along the outside of one of the rails.
When the wheel passes the pedal a little
cork button placed in a hole in the pedal
is forced down, and the air which is
compressed raises a valve and sets q
spring vibrating. The wheel acts SINH
larry upon the other pedals, and the re-
suit is that three marks are made upon
the cylinder. which indicate the begin
ming. the middle and the end of the
operation. The three pedals are two
meters apart, so that there is a space Of
six meters covered by the system.
The speed of the train is then deter
mined by the number of vibra tions in-
dictated, which, through the known
number of vibrations per second given
by the musical Rote. can be readily
ascertained, as the more rapidly the
train runs over the distance be tween the
pedals the smaller will be the number
J..
Convenient tables are prepared showing
to the practical observer the exact rela-
ton the readings have to the speed
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-09-18

Hood used to tell story of hYpo-
chondriac who was in the habit, two or
three things week, of believing him.
self dying. On a certain occasion he
was taken i'll with one of his terrors
while out riding in his gig, and, hap
pening at the time to sec in the road
ahead his family physician riding in his
carriage in the same direction, he ap-
piled the whip to his horse to overtake
the old doctor as soon as he possibly
could. The doctor, however, seeing
him coming, applied the whip to his
own horse, and as he had nag that was
considered ''goer" they had a close
time of it for about three miles. But
the hypochondriac. driving fast horse,
finally came alongside of the doctor,
and exclaimed: Hang it, doctor, pull
up-pull up instantly. l am dying"
II think you are" cried the doctor. Il
never saw any one going SO fast"-M
Y. Star.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-09-18
Market Girls in Norway.

In Bergen women and girls carry to
market most unwiedly milk cans, great
wooden kegs shaped like churns, well
hoped, and having leather stretched
over the top to prevent waste. They
are borne on the back, being held in
place with straps or ropes, much as
knapsack would be carried. The fish
market girls seem to have an easier
time; far less cumberson are their
scaly burdens, and it is said that great
activity of tongue and gesticulation
prevails among them. Their costume is
"a dark blue petticoat and jacket, kind
of Scotch bonnet drawn well over tho
head, from beneath which a jaunty lit
tie white cap may be seen, and about
the neck a large handkerchief is well
rolled. st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-09-18
DAIRY NOTES.

WHEN the udder is inflamed milk
frequently and apply cold water. If it
is very bad case apply linseed meal
poultice.
IF that dog insists upon having fun
with the COWS on their way to or from
the pasture tickle him with some cold
lead if there is no other way to stop
him.
LET the LATEST man or boy and the
bast-natured one drive the COWS to and
from the pasture, and never complain
about his Slowness if he keeps the COWS
moving.
IT costs at least two ounces of butter
per COW before the effect of bad fright
caused by a strange dog running through
the milk-yard wears away, says an ex-
change.
IT is to be hoped the dairy show at the
coming Columbian Exposition will be
made National dairy school, where
the producer can learn to make finer
goods and the consumer learn to know
what fine butter and cheese really is.
OF the millions of COWS that are kept
for dairy purposes in the United States,
statistics show the average income to be
about twenty-five dollars each, sum
far below the cost of properly keeping
a COW for dairy work in any dairy dis
trict.
SUPPOSE that every farmer and dairy
man in the country was asked why he
fed this or that to his cows? How many
there would be who could give no intel
Egent answer! That is not the way to
conduct a business
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-09-18

We've heard of a woman
who said she'd walk five miles
to get a bottle of DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription if she
couldn't get it without. That
woman had tried it. And it's
a medicine which makes itself
felt in toning up the system
and correcting irregularities as
soon as its use is begun.
Go to your drug store, pay
a dollar, get a bottle and try
try a second, a third if
necessary. Before the third
ones been taken you'll know
that there's a remedy to help
you. Then you'll keep on
and a cure IL come.
But if you shouldn't feel the
help, should be disappointed
in the results-you'll find a
guarantee printed on the bot
tle-wrapper thatll get your
money back for you.
How many women are there
who'd rather have the money
than health? And "Favorite
Prescription produces health.
Wonder is that there's a
woman willing to suffer when
there's a guaranteed remedy
in the nearest drug store
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-09-18
THE PITILESS SAHARA.
Young Soldier Perishes of Thirst After
Desperate Struggle.

a Young Soldier Perishes of TIL irst After
Desperate Struggle.
That part of the sandy and sultry
Sahara near Biskra has been the scene
of a tragedy which was caused by the
want of water Some days ago young
soldier, named Frossard, was sent from
a tonograuhical station in Algeria to
BisIzra for victuals. He was accom-
panied by q mounted Spahi and had
two mules. Ry strange inadvertence
the little caravan ran short of water
after it had been out in the desert a
short time. Frossard accordingly di-
rected the Spahi to leave him his horse
and to take the mules with him to
the nearest oasis for supply OF
the necessary fluid. The Spahi jour
neyed through the scorching sands
for day and night before he came to
the Oasis of Gartha. but when return
ing to where he left Frossard he lost his
bearings, and had to go back to the oasis.
There a small expedition was fitted
out by the local sheik, and after long
search the dead bodyof the young soldier
was found half devoured by hyenas
and iackals. The carcass of the Spahis
horse was also discovered not far away
1t appears that the soldier had killed
the horse with his sword and then drank
its blood. He had likewise cut out the
animals lungs and put them aside, but
before he could use them as food he was
either surprised by the beasts of the
desert or succumbed to the intense heat
coupled with the return of thirst,-Pall
Mall Gazette.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-09-18

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case CT Catarrh that can not be
cured by taking Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & Co, Props, Toledo, Q.
We, the undersigned, have known F. j.
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions, and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo.
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Testimonials free.
Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-09-18

When improvement in stock is begun
we have usually more than fifty per
cent of betterment in the first litter,
because the intensity of character pos
sessed by pedigree boar of highly-bred
stock counts for much more than one.
half the litter from scrub SOW. The
most experienced English breeders first
couple the pair at ages varying from six
to fifteen months. Breeders should be
taken from spring filters, and if their
growth has been steady and unbroken,
if their vigor is full and individuality
fairly good they may be bred to produce
a litter for the following spring when
they are one year old. The rules which
apply to the SOW may be held to be of
equal value in determining the age of
service for the boar. With the whole
summer before him he may have the
advantage of exercise in his open yard,
with cut green food and good nitro
genous ration to grow sound bone and
good muscle. Properly grown and in
good condition, he may be used at eight
or rine months old.-Farm and Home.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-09-18

This rough smile describes the kidneys
pretty accurately, or rather indicates their
function, which is to separate from the vital
fluid, which passes through them, hurtful
impurities. If their activity ceases, they
are liable to diseases which prove fatal.
ton the requisite impulse without Irritating
them. They also benefit by it's invigorat-
ing effects upon the system at large. Ma
lara and nervous complaints, rheumatism
and biliousness are subjugated by the Bit
tiers.