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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-12-10
TAR FOR PROTECTION.
now to Treat Trees in Late Fall or Early
Winter.

now to Treat Trees in Late Fall or Early
Winter.
Every spring we hear of much de-
struction of young apple orchards by
mice or rabbits, especially in regions
of heavy snowfall. The rabbits go
over the snow and bark the trees above
it; the mice keep under for warmth,
and eat away at the soft bark near the
roots. On prairies where there is little
or no snow, the rabbits are often sorely
pressed for food and seek the young
apple orchards; and where grass and
weeds are allowed to grow about the
trees. mice find warm hiding place
beneath the dead heritage, and pursue
their work as briskly as though COW
cred with two or three feet of snow. An
occasional farmer who may have learned
from experience that it is better tc
protect his trees in autumn than at
tempt to repair damages in spring,
does not fail to adopt precautionary
measures. Smearing the stems late In
fall with whale-oil, stale lard or any
strong-smelling grease. will prove very
offensive to rabbits, but not to mice;
coal-tar seems to repel both, also the
round headed apple-tree borer, and for
this reason l prefer it to any other
protective material; | prefer common
light tar paper, such as is used Tor
various purposes in building, for 1t is
very cheap and always ready for use;
where this cannot be obtained. the
stems of the trees may be wrapped
with any kind of strong wrapping pa
per, allowing it to extend an inch OF
two below the surface of the ground
and upward two feet or more. After
the paper wraps are in place, paint the
outside with warm tar. If the trees
are large and the old bark quite thick,
coal-tar and plaster, or fine dry clay,
will answer for making paint that
may be applied directly to the stems,
but on young trees with thin bark,
there is danger of the tar burning and
for this reason 1 prefer using paper,
keeping the bark clean. Andrew >.
Fuller, in n. Y. Tribune.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-12-10

that on the front of throat (6) has the
same defects, and the wool from the
head and shins is short, stiff and
straight.
A further classification is into lambs
wool, Loggett and wether wool Wool
that has never been cut tapers regu-
larly from base to end and is fine and
silky in texture, the tapering end es-
pecially having these qualities in high
est perfection. The first clip from
sheep not more than eight months of
age is of the highest quality, and is
called lambs wool. If permitted to re-
main uncut until the age of twelve or
fourteen is reached, the staple becomes
much longer and somewhat coarser,
but retains the sickness due to the thin
tapering ends. All subsequent clips
are cIassed as wether wool, and are
coarser and sitter, cutting the fiber
causing it to thicker at the end.-Mer
GER
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-12-10
THE IMPLEMENTS OF WAR.

In future the killed Highland regi-
ments of the British army will be sup
piled with seven yards of tartan
per man for kits, instead of five yards
as heretofore.
THE sword which Ethan Allen car
ried when he demanded the surrender
of Fort Ticonderoga is now owned by
II. Allen Hopkins, of Jackson. Mich. a
descendant of the old hero.
THE 100, 900, 900 marks asked for in the
German budget for artillery is intended
for providing the army with new
kind of field gun having a new timber, ;
new carriage, and new ammunition.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-12-10

PUPA.
blsssom to blossom in the latter part
of May, and in the early part of June
they were pairing freely. An exa.ni-
nation of the clover blossoms about
the 25th of June showed that over one
half OF the heads examined were in
tested. The larvae are greenish-white
caterpillars, less than one-third of an
inch long, which begin near the base of
the blossom and eat their way upward
destroying the horets as they go. From
the rate of growth it appears that
there are at least three broods yearly.
Examinations of hay cut early in June
showed that all the Larvae were killed
by the heat and pressure resulting
from storing it This fact sugges is
that the remedy for this insect is to cut
and store the hay and all patches of
clover at this time. (The larvae live
some time in loose lunches of cut
clover. This will effectually prevent
the appearance Of later broods and is
also found to be protective against thu
depredations of clover seed nudge.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-12-10

Young Lady-The musical conserva
tory is in this building, isn't it?
Janitor-No, mum; the musical con-
servatory is bout two blocks down
street.
Young Lady (doubtingly)-I-I was
sure l heard pupils practieing vocal ex-
ercises. Are you sure the musical con-
servatory is not here?
Janitor-Yes'm. Nothin' here but
dentists offices. mum.-N. Y. Weekly.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-12-10
AGRICULTURAL HINTS.
CLASSIFICATION OF WOOL.

How the Different Qualities IN Each
Fleece Are Divided.
Short staple domestic wool is divided
into eight grades, namely, Picklock,
which is the finest; prime, choice,
super, head, seconds, abb and breech.
Worsted wool is classed downward
from the blue neat, brown, breech,
downright, seconds to abb. The dia-
gram shows the manner in which the
different qualities in each fleece are
divided.
The best wool is from ~ the shout
ders and sides of the animal; that
from the withers (2) is irregular and
filed with burrs: from the loin (3) is
shorter and coarser; still shorter and
coarser on the hind quarters a.; the
belly wool 90 is short. worn ad dirty;
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-12-10
The Belief that the Kaiser is Insane Gain.
ing Ground.

LONDON, Dec. S.-The rumorS affect
ing the kaiser's sanity have aroused
considerably interest here. These APP
pear to emanate from socialist sources
in Berlin, although it cannot be denied
that in circles undoubtedly loyal to
the Hohenzollerns and to royalty in
Germany, the kaiser's freaks have for
some time created grave anxiety.
The announced publication of his
book of sermons delivered during his
yachting excursion last summer, has
given fresh impetus to talk about the
condition of the imperial brain.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-12-10
CLOVER SEED MOTH.
Observations just Completed at the Iowa
Experiment Station.

Observations just Completed at the Iowa
Experiment Station.
Observations upon the clover-seed
caterpillar and the moth into which it
develops have been in progress at the
Iowa experiment station during the
past season, and the conclusions
reached are recorded in bulletin
IA. The moths, which are about
one-third of an inch a cross when
the wings are spread, are dark
brown or nearly black. with two
small, curved, silvery lines along the
hind border, with eight white. silky
lines along the fore border of the fore
wings, which in common with the hind
wings are delicately fringed as shown
in the engraving. The under side of
the wings are shining and silky and
have greenish tinge in certain lights
The moths were noticed flying from
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-12-10
a SHOCKING AFFAIR.

Father, Mother and Three Children Perish
in Their burning Dwelling at Detroit,
Mich.-Only Two Out of Family of
Seven Survive.
DETROIT, Mich, Dec. 3.-A frightful
fatality occurred shortly after a. M,
when, in the partial burning of the
two-story brick store and residence of
George j. Refs, at the corner of Or
leans and Catharlne streets, five per-
sons lost their lives.
1t was within a few moments of .
o'clock when the patrolman on the beat
noticed the blaze. The fire was in the
front part of the store, and spread rap
idly. After turning in an alarm the
officer proceeded to arouse the inmates.
He saw the servant girl and Tony Refs
elm bing out of the front window to the
cornice. Another boy, Moxie, aged Is,
was on a roof back of the building.
The latter climbed down the
lightning rod and escaped uninjured.
Tony and the servant girl jumped,
but were caught safely by tiremen.
When a door leading to rear
stairway of the. house was broken
open the bodies of Mr.. Refs and his
wife were found lying in IA heap at the
foot of the stairway. They were
burned to a crisp. The firemen at once
made their way to the upper floor, and
there found first Charles Refs, aged 20,
stretched on the floor near side Win
dow, and in one of the front rooms were
found the bodies of two boys, Eddie
Refs and Josie. The bodies were taken
from the burning building and removed
to a livery-sta BILE across the way. The
dead are:
George J. Refs, aged so.
Mrs. Refs, aged Al.
Charles Refs, aged 90.
Josie Refs, aged ~.
Eddie Refs. aged 8.
Tho bovS had beeD Sl ff0cate6
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-12-10

THE BREATH of chronic catarrh patient
is often so offensive that he becomes an OBJ
sets in, the spongy bones are attacked, and
frequently entirely destroyed. A constant
source of discomfort is the dripping of the
purulent secretions into the throat some
times producing 1nveterate bronchitis,
which in its turn has been the exciting
cause of pulmonary disease. The brilliant
results which have attended its use for
years past properly designate Ely's Cream
Balm as by far the best and only cure.
A remedy recommended by Physicians
and Druggists.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-12-10

The statistical features of the great
Chicago fire have been summarized
as follows: 1.-THE value of the prop
erty destroyed was $3.50, 900. 900,
the number of buildings burned
dered homeless. Added to this appall-
ing sacrifice was the loss of 300 human
lives. During the twenty years that
have elapsed, the population of the
city has increased from 3S4, 900 to 1. $780,
900, and it's trade and commerce have
expanded from $500, 600, 600. to the
grand aggregate of $1,000, 600, 900, as
the record of the last twelve months"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-12-10

Proud Father-Our little Willie is
sure to be heard of when he is older
He'll be q great political leader some
day-may be govern or or a president
Proud Mother-Taat's grand. How
do you know.
1.-The boys are beginning to call hum
Bill. Good Newa
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-12-10
The Only One Ever Printed-Can You Find
the Word?

There is inch display advertisement
in this paper, this week, which has no two
words alike except one word. The same is
true of each new one appearing each week
from the DR.. Harter Medicine Co. This
house places Crescent" on everything
they make and publish. Look for it, send
them the name of the word and they will
return you book, beautiful Autographs or
samples free.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-12-10
All the World and His wife

Recognize Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as
an Incompatible remedy for dyspepsia, con-
stipation, biliousness, malaria and inactiv
ity of the kidneys, but they are not SO well
aware that it has proved to be an absolute
specific for ia grippe that terribly de-
structive malady. Lose no time if this dire
ailment attacks you in resorting to the Bit
tiers, and you viii speedily experience relief.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-12-10

Do NOT neglect to take the aiiing
fowl away from the rest of the hook,
even if you do not know that she has
contagious disease. No chance should
be taken on letting an epidemic get the
start in the flock
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-12-10

PAIN from indigestion, dyspepsia and too
hearty eating is relieved at once by taking
one of Carter's Little Liver Pills immedi-
ately after dinner. Don't forget this.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-12-10

''WAT! arrest me for voting twice?' said
the tramp, reproachfully. "Don't you know
that even history repeats itself"-St. Jo-
seph News.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-12-10

A SENSITIVE old bachelor says that pretty
girls always affect him just as ornamental
Confectionery does-they give him the
heartburn.-Once Week.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-12-10

MANY mothers would willingly pay dol
lar box for Bulls W orm Destroyers it they
could not get them for 25 cents. They are
always safe and always sure.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-12-10

A-The first letters of the alphabet
BIS the "A. B. C. Bohemian Bottled Beer"
C-American Brewing Co., St Louis.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-12-10

IT is not at all surprising that parrots
should use poly-sy llabIes Boston Journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-12-10

USE BRowN's BRONCHIAL TRocHEs for
Coughs, Colds and other Throat Troubles.
Pre- eminently the best "-Reu. Henry
Ward Beecher.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-12-10

"THEY say Robinson has water on the
brain" "Where did he get it?" "What-
the water?' "No-the brain. Life.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-12-10

DOUBTLESS when they speak of the "war-
ring elements" they mean when the winds
have come to ashingtpn Post.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-12-10

''LET me give you a wrinkle,'' as Time
said to the mature beauty's face.-Balti-
more American.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-12-10

THERE'S pitch in the voice, and that's
why some singers notes stick.-Pl
Dispatch.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-12-10

A DOSE in Time Saves Nine of Hales
Honey of Horehound and Tar for Coughs
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-12-10

For indigestion, constipation, sick head
Beecham's Pills. For sale by all druggists.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-12-10

THERE are many men who are generous
to fault, but it is generally to their own
fault-Boston Transcript.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-12-10

BILIoUsNEss, dizziness, nausea, headache,
are relieved by small doses OF Carriers Lit
tie Liver Pills.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-12-10

THE self-made man should never marry 8
tailor-made grin. Q. Picayune.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-12-10
Confirmed.

The favorable impression produced on
fruit remedy Syrup of Figs a few years ago
has been more than confirmed by the pleas
ant experience of all who have used it, and
the success of the proprietors and manu-
facturers the California Fig Syrup Com
pany.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-12-10

The gentler sex often suffer from pecul-
lar weakness that gives them great dis
tress. Let them not suffer. A use of DIR.
John Bulls Sarsaparilla strengthens the fe-
male organization, and they soon grow
strong and robust. 1t is woman's best rem
edy for weakness and declining health.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-12-10

THE old-time father and mother were a
spanking team.-Galveston News.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-12-10

THE young man behind the ribbon coun-
ter is not necessarily modest just because
he turns all colors.-Y onkers Statesman.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-12-10

''SEE with what a swagger the farmer
walks nowi" Eyes; a sort of corn stalk :"
Baltimore American.
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PUPA.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-07-11
HOW TO KEEP GLOVES.
The Woman About Town Gives a Few
Reliable Rules.

The Woman About Town Gives q Few
Reliable Rules.
A man writes to "The Woman About
Town" and asks if she wants to make
herself the recipient of 500, 600 worth
of gratitude by telling men how to
keep from losing their gloves. He says
he can't keep both gloves more than
day and that his rooms have become
depository for hundreds of widowed
gloves, and there seems to be no pros
pect of his ever doing any better. Well.
The Woman would rather have half the
money than all the gratitude, but here
goes for the gratitude. A good way
not to lose your gloves would be not to
take them off your hands in the street. A
still better way would be not to wear any
gloves in the street. Still another way
would be, if you do wear them and will
take them off for convenience at times,
to bestow them in some such inconven-
lent place that you will put them back
on your hands the instant you get
chance to get rid of them. For in
stance, if you were to cultivate a habit
of holding your gloves in your
teeth when they are not on your hands
you would soon learn to replace them
on your hands. This would largely
diminish your chances of losing them.
Or you might extend the chain habit
which at present binds man and so
many of his belongings together Yon
might have chain fastened to each of
your gloves and to your waistband,
each chain long enough to reach to the
wrist. Then you could pull your gloves
off any instant and know that when you
wanted them again they would be
dangling about your heels. This might
seem little eccentric, but it would be
safe
Perhaps the safest way ana the most
satisfactory in the long run would be
to cultivate habit of putting them in
one particular pocket of your coat as
soon as they left your hands. BY Civ
ing your mind to this performance for
n week or so and never emitting it you
would induce kind of reflex action,
which would of itself put the hand
holding the gloves into the proper
pocket as soon as it touched the gloves.
You do that with your watch, you
know. You don't forget TO put it back
when you take it out.
Cultivate this habit carefully for
awhile until you get the reflex action
fairly set agoing, then your mind could
go off and leave it, 1t would take care
of the UlOVaS N Y Sun
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-07-11
ELEVATION OF PIdGERY.

the siding 4 feet from the floor, and
with feet of an opening nearly the
entire length of the building. This
space is left open at all sides except
in case of severe cold weather at far
rowing time. 1t never need be closed
while being used as fattening stable,
the sleeping apartment being at the
other side of the building. The open
ing with the addition of slated
cupola will no more than furnish ven
tilation sufficient for so to IS grown
hogs.
The frame is made of square tim
bers, sills, 6xs inches; posts 5x4; girts
AKA inches; sleepers round timber faced;
these extend across the building 20
feet. The foundation is laid so that
the floor is nearly as high as the bot
tom of a low-wheeled wagon bed. This
for two reasons: first, is so that the
dog and cats may attend to the rat
business, second, is that we may OBJ
tain convenience in loading or unload
ing hogs Doors are placed in front of
each feeding pea. The wagons may be
placed at these, and the hogs run in or
out on the level, consequently do not
question the advisability of SO doing as
they sometimes do when chute is
used. The building is 10 feet from
stonework to caves; 10 feet would
answer just as well but does not pro.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-07-11
OUTING DRESSES,
Neat and Stylish Costumes for Expedition
Wear.

Neat and Stylish Costumes for Expedition
Wear.
Newly imported outing dresses of
navy blue serge have the skirt attached
to a short corselet or bodice, which is
furnished with suspenders that pass
over the shoulders above q shirt waist
of washable silk. These suspcnders
are straps of the serge, two inches
wide, piped or corded with lighter blue
wool, and cut in one with the front and
back of the little bodice, which is mere
ly a girdle or Swiss belt neatly fitted
and whaleboned. The skirt is in bell
shape, without lining, and has hem
simulated at the foot with cord of
pale blue. A petticoat to be worn be-
meath is of blue silk or mohair. The
silk skirt has shallow yoke, a box
pleat down the front, and a turned-over
collar, to be worn with a neclStie; the
sleeves are full and straight, with
turned back cuffs A jacket of blue
serge, fastened by strap buttoned
across the bust, is made with a belt in
the back, with Tapped ends.
Other outing dresses have the faced
belt or bodice that became so popular
last year A pretty model of bluet blue
Isle of Wight serge has sheath skirt.
with pointed pockets on the sides edged
with red and gold braid, and three
clusters of these braids are in rows
around the skirt near the foot. The
pointed belt is laced in front, back, and
on each side above shirt waist of blue
silk striped with red. Revers of the
silk set up the front give novel effect
to the shirt which has the popular
turned-over collar, and very long sleeves
with cuffs that fit the wrist, and turn
back from the top toward the hand. A
sleeveless jacket of blue serge, com
pleting this dress, is fitted in the back
and rolls open in front, with revers
braided to match the skirt. The hat
of black straw is in the new sailor
shape that is oval from front to back
rather than round, with very low
crown and narrow brim, it's only trim
ming band of gold ribbon around the
crown, with a small fat bow on the left
side-Harper's Bazaar
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-07-11
LIVE STOCK GOSSIP.

ANIMALS sometimes are affected with
insanity. We have seen horses that we
had no doubt were as ''crazy as bed
bugs"
"a GOOD many farm horses are in
jured and some are ruined by improper
feeding" says an exchange. We should
say SO.
HORSES ought not to be allowed to
eat too much hay. 1t is too bulky.
Many horse is injured by eating too
much hay.
If we persist in feeding musty hay to
horses we ought to be under no neces-
sity of asking what causes the heaves
when they appear.
If we would all resist the temptation
of overstocking when the price of this
or that class of animals is high, what a
great blessing it would be to all of us.
ALL kinds of live stock breeding re-
quire patience and intelligence. Stupid
men or impatient men do not achieve
the best success in breeding animals.
WHAT is the first element of the
model hog? asks a correspondent. The
first element is constitutional vigor.
Of course somebody will say: "Well,
then, the razor-back has the first'ele-
ment." He has. That is the only ele-
ment he possesses, but he has that.
THE hog has made the farmer great
deal of money in the years gone, and il
will yet make him a good deal. But
swine breeding and feeding requires q
good knowledge of hog nature, which
comprises vast deal more than the
belief that a hog is simply a hog with
all that the term implies.-Western
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-07-11
Petroleum for Hog Cholera.

The Missouri state board of agricul-
tre has secured quantity of petro-
leum from the oil wells in Kansas, that
is being distributed to farmers who
have cholera among their hogs, as it is
said to be specific for hog cholera. 1t
is to be given as follows: "Give enough
to physic the hog thoroughly, say from
one-half pint to pint, followed every
day by smaller doses. They will usual
ly drink it readily from the trough, but,
if they refuse to drink, it can be mixed
with chop feed, or milk used as a
drench. For drenching, use cows
horn if one can be had, otherwise use
a bottle with bottom off and pour tho
oil in slowly with tablespoon. For
preventative give from one-fourth to
one-half pint two or three times a week
while the hogs are exposed"