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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-07-14
FLIGHT OF THE WRENS.

How a Revy of Young Birds Lost the
Home Nest
We were exceedingly DESTROYS Of see
ing that family Of wrens start ont IN
life. and We did. N way that startled
Us as much as II must have surprised
them Il wonder If they're gone was
our anxious thought every morning as
we approached: and one day. not seeing
either parent we feared they had made
their debut without our assistance in
the magical morning hours when 50
many things take place in the bird
world
Il mean 20 see II they are still there"
said nv comrade. creeping up 10 the
mass OF roots leaning far under. and
carefully thrus-ing one finger into the
nest
4 dynamite bomb could not have
been more effective. nor more shocking
70 Us. for 20, in sudden panic FIVE baby
wrens took fight in five different direc-
tons The cause Of the disturbance
rose with look OF discontinue on her
face as If she had been caught robbing
a nest She seemed 30 dismaved that
! laughed. while those wrenlinCs made
the air fairly hum about her head
That they were ready 70 fly and only
waiting for the diScourager Of hest
fancy 10 start them was plain, for
every one used his little wings man
funy-perhape should say wrenfully
and flew from fifteen TO twenty feet
before he came down In less than a
minute the air was filed with wren
baby chirps- and we seated ourselves 70
await the mothers return and witness
the next act in the wren drama The
mother took II phiosophically recog-
nizing the chirps. and locating them
with an ease and precision that aroused
envy in Us bird-lovers. TO whom young
bird calls seem TO come from every d.
rection at once She immediat ely be-
gan to feed. and 10 collect them into
little flock With her help we also
found them. and watched them long
time-their pretty baby ways their
eager interest in the big world their
drawing together as they heard one
another's voices and their coy cud
ding Up together on a log Atlantic
| Monthly
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-07-14
SHEEP SHEARINGS.

FIFTY sheep make a good flock TO
keep together
SHEEP are fond of variety of food and
thrive upon II
SHEEP have good coat of wool. yet
they need good shelter from storms
FEEDING on low, wet land produces
En- unfavora Die condition for the sheep
II the ewes are allowed to run down
Al this time the lambs will be weak
and sickly-
To A ve-y considerabl extent upon
the number kept depends the profit
ableuees of the flock.
KEEP sheep out Of the dirt; dirty.
bury wool IS always docked more than
the value of the dirt
II the sheep must be sold. fatten
them well and sell for mutton: better
prices can be realized
ONE of the best plans of feeding lam bs
Is with a bottle. with rubber nipple
fastened over the top
SHEEP love high. dry ground. and this
should be remem bered In selecting q
typical sheep pasture
The permanent fertility of the farm
Is gradually increased by the numbe
of sheep that are kept upon It
ONE advantage with wool growing Is
that il does not exhaust the fertility OF
the soil like grain growing.
When eve loses her lamb she can
be put in pen and used as 3 wet nurse
TO help out lambs that are lost
Wool cannot De grown TO the best
advantage from the backs of poor sheep
any more than good crops of grain can
be grown on a thin rundown soil
TIE English farmer turns his sheep
into the turnip field to gather the crop
for themselves He thus saves the Ia
Dor Of handling them. and at the same
time gets the land well nanQred--
| Western Rural
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-07-14
CLEANED-OUT OLD SPORTS.
Their Histories Tell Us to Leave the Races
severely Alone

Their Histories Tell Is to Leave the Races
Severely Alone
One meets with many sad wrecks OF
humanity and hears many pitia bic
stories Of ruin in the pool-roon dives Of
this city.
There is a po-tly old chap variouslE
called Jake and Pop by the fre-
Quenters of Pete De Lacey's Park Row
commission room, who has been play
ing and losing on the races for these
many years Although he has dropped
fortune at the game, he could no more
keep away from It than do without his
meals He realizes what fool he Is.
but will not profit by his experience
A sadder story yet is told by ashab-
bily-dressed little Irishman who haunts
De Laeey's other commission house"
in the foul-snelliug cellar Of No Bar
clay street
When I began playing the races
he said 10 me. u was in good business
and owned considerable real estate /
got in with ho-semen and soon became
a regular patron Of the tracks At first
everything ran in my favor l got
tips BY the carload. and they nearly
all turned out right I thought moth
ing of putting $500 on a race was
liberal. too. with The tiPsters. giving
horSeman or jockey so or 500 for in
for1na ton. and thinking nothing of it
But nv luck turned Tips began
70 20 wrong. Horse-ovners whom /
had befriended and set upon their feet
threw me down mo-tgaCed
nv houses and lost them through
foreclosure l have lost $50, 900 al
together Now 1 have very little
iert. Just barely enough 10 keep me 20
in until die fill az humble position
in = church corporation Office and keep
nv betting secret from my employers
still the old fever keeps on me- ]
can not shake Il Of. / can't spare time
or money TO go TO the tracks. and j
come TO this room for an hour or SC
when have few dollars TO spare II
is great come down for me to be bet
ting 81 now where I used TO bet $500"
And he shook his poor, grzy-haired
old head rs the next race was run and
he learned that the stesd he had backed
was left ut the post-N- I. Herald
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-07-14
New way of SoIIinE.

Something new IN this line Is fol-
lowed by practical New jersey dairy
man. At the time OF the last cultiva-
ton OF corn IN july he sows clover and
timothy seed in the corn field The
clover comes up wonderfully well, as il
likes shade while young. By Septem-
Der 20 the corn Is of OF the ground and
the clover and timothy are given an
other month to grow The cows are
turned in daily for feed and are taken
out as soon a. they have their Ill and
not allowed 70 tramp il down The
ground IS full of clover roots for the
winter and in spring there IS more early
feed before the land Is plowed for an
other crop. Rye would make strong.
er growth than timothy and growing il
the shade il would not keep back the
clover as when sown IN the open field
The clover viii make a good green ma
nure next spring and it won't cost much
TO try II Sow half Of your corn field
this year and do not be caught by short
feed as you were last fal-N- E Home
stead
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-07-14
MODERN ENGINEERING
Calculations Of the Man Who Il Strong
Figures

Calculations Of the Man Who L. Strong
Figures
The man who always figures out re-
suits and tabulates statements was
noeing around the platform when he
ran into an engineer whose locomotive
was resting on the siding. he pumped
him awhile on railroading and they
finally got TO the subject Of speed
Speed Is all right" said the engi-
neer. but il amt everything 1t looks
What do you mean by that?" asked
the figure man
We'll. mean that the time made be-
tween places amt always according TO
the distance For instance this divis-
ion I'm running on is ten miles shorter
than when l came here three years
ago
The figure man looked surprised
Its done. you see went on the en-
rineer. by shortening the road They
built al frst in hurry. picking out the
easiest places and that sort and then
afterwards they began taking in curves
and going through hills and 50 on.
making II shorter every year Why
the distance Is forty miles less between
Chicago and St Joe, Mo, than IL used
to he
How long ago say. inquired the
figure man with great interest taking
out his pencil and paper
About four years ago. guess, ven
tured the engineer
.Tm-um-let me see" said the hg-
ure man. calculating AT present St
Joe. No. is about three hundred miles
southwest of Chicago. and If they keep
on shortening the distance al the rate
You mention. say for Fifty years. St
Joe will have moved up somewhere N
the neighborhood of GladwIn county,
Mich i guess I'll make note OF that
Won don't care if / use your name, do
youe-
But the engineer did and the way he
did was reprehensibly impollte- and
the figure man walked of down the
niatform and tackled the baggagernas-
f=r-Detroit Free Press
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-07-14
EXISTENCE ON THE MOON.
Men Would BE Mere Featherwei-hts on
That Lumiuary.

That Luminary.
We must remember that N every
fiber OF our constitution we have been
specially adapted 10 the life on this
particular globe- We know now our
senses are adjusted in harmony with
the particular atmosphere IN which the
earth Is surrounded: we have now 10
notice another point in which the
texture of our bodies IS arranged to
suit the material contents of this globe
on which we dwell II NAV seem
strange 70 learn that the strength of
our bones and muscles has been adjust
ed not solely with regard TO the size
Of our bodies or the quantity Of mat
ter they may contain but with refer
enee 20 the dimensions and mass of the
earth 1t might be that. on another
globe even though the atmosphere was
exactly like our own both in density
and in composition. even though Il was
supplied with water as ours is, even
though ii provided us with abundance
of suitable food and had a climate
agreeable to our constitution. yet IL
might be wholly impossible for rs 10
exist there by reason of an incompati-
hiity between the strength of our
IraIDe Is ana the mass OF the gGOOC on
which we stood
Thus to take the ease Of the moon,
which only weighs about one-eightieth
part of the earth; the gravitation with
which the moon would draw all bodies
toward II would De much less than the
similar gravitation on the earth The
weights of all objects would be re-
duced 70 about one-sixth part Of
that which We ind them to possess
here The buoyancy of our bodies
would be 50 great that athletic feats
would De easy on a body the size of the
moon. which could never De attempted
on this globe by beings with muscles
Ike ours II a man weighing twelve
stone 20 be transferred TO the moon. the
weight 81 his body measured az least
by the attraction which the moon would
exercise upon u would be reduced to
about two stone II his muscles and
his frame remained the same. Il would
seem a = he would be able TO Jump
over a wall twelve feet high On the
small globe without any greater exer-
ton than would be required 10 clear
wall two feet high OF the earth Looked
at from every point OF view i seems
! hardly possible that there can be any
life on the moon resembling the life
that we know OF on the earth.-Good
Words
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-07-14
August
Flower

/ am Post Master here and keep
Store Ihave kept August Flower
for sale for some time l think it is
a splendid medicine" E A. Bond,
P NJ, Pavilion Centre, NY
The stomach IS the reservoir.
If it fails, everything fails The
liver. the kidneys, the lungs, the
heart, the head, the blood, the nerves
all go wrong. IF you feel wrong,
look to the stomach first. Put that
right at once by using August
Flower. It assures good appetite
and good digestion .
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SIlL0
10 K I6

Per doubled in the turns. would make
all secure: and when the lining boards
We're put on Il they were wen-beveled
at the edges 50 that when nailed the
Joining would be a good JOINT, there
would not be any more liability OF dam
age than in the usual square" corner.
ny opinion the ribs need not be
nearer than feet apart, and by g.
inch timber would be of ample strength.
The doorway would present the most
Serious matter. as II would need 70 be
either 'manhole- cut n between the
ribs or section door set n from the
inside and unhinged. extending up and
down across two OF the ribs. Though
this would interfere 20 some extent
with taking out the easilage 70 have
exc across the doorway. II Z frame OF
this 2x6 stuff. Is inches by feet
were we'll set IN at the doorway. there
would be no danger OF weakening the
frame Of the silo BIZ cutting out a rit
for the door. The next lower door
could De set three ribs below. and ii
the silo we're very deep there could be
yet another door put in lower down.
and this would afford ample facility for
taking out the ensilace. Where the
down 10 true edge. there is no real
objection to putting II on up and down
though with this GualifcatiOn-tha If
only q single thickness OF iun Der Is
used It i in perative that Il shall be OF
the best quality and the matching per
feet as the air must be prevented from
gaining an entrance.
The silo here depicted would be ar
excellent one TO put up in barn that
had defective frame. one that could
not be depended upon TO strengthen the
backing OF the silo; or If the silo was 70
De an outside structure it would per
haps be more rigid than one built with
upright studding. though there would
probab be no economy of lum Der
effected The original idea OF this style
of 10 frame, except the corner cross
braces was made public By Mr. Geo. 7.
Powell Of Gneut, y. Y. now the popu-
lar and efficient superintendent of the
New York state farmers Institutes
John Gould ii Country Gentleman
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-07-14
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
FRAME FOR SilO.
John Gould Discusses Its Merits and So
gests Some improvements

John Gould Discusses Its Merits and Sug-
gests Some Improvements
An old reader sends rs the accom-
panying cut of the frame OF silo. and
asks II Il Is Of sufficient merit to be no
tieed OF course anything that prom
lses 10 be an Improvement on existing
things Is in the line OF notice. The
diagram shows that the studding Of the
silo IS 10 be put horizontal, and the
locked corners are TO be further
strengthened By a cross-piece. TO be
spiked on as seen at A The important
thing Is 10 do away with the corners,
and cell upon these braces as well as
the studdiag 3. The designer does
not say whether the silo is to be single
or dou ble-boarded.w which would be an
important point. as the -silo- if single
ceiled- would Snd its weak point at the
turning Of the angles If the matched
lumber were first put upon the stud
ding. or now more properly ribs" and
nocched on to these cross braces so that
the siding could be spliced or Tapped on
to the first boards, the corners would
seem then TO be reasonably secure
The double boarding. with strong pa
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-07-14

James Cope, of Martins Ferry, O.,
has an almanac for the year 1863 It Is
substantially bound in leather and in
eludes memoranda pages and was used
by the owner of that day in keeping his
personal accounts II contains no pat
ent medicine testimonials nor was it a
medium for working off jokes The
printing IS in colors-red and black
and is remarkably well preserved. The
book was printed in England. and the
writing Is as legible as the day it was
peuued
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-07-14

II remember. when / was a boy,
going ont enc morning before sunrise
10 fish for pickerel l had just hooked
big one. when along came a country
man He said nothing. but with mouth
wide open stopped to see the fun The
contest had lasted more than half an
hour. when suddenly. when | was just
about to land tee prize. the picherel.
with one last rush for liberty. made
good his escape With a lump IN my
throat l instinctively turned to the
eountryman for consolation WAL.
I'll be hanged he exclaimed 'Yew
held on ter yoor end young feller- but
he didn't hold on ter niSrn " outh 5
COMPANION
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-07-14
The Roadside Path

turned and thought saw myself
4 barefoot ccy-a SEaorowled Ell
VIII ragged taEIers al the knees
And pockets filed with nails and keys,
Skipping along 81 Gewy eve,
Loan 70 50 hone EE play 70 leave,
This dear cid weil-worn path Of mIoe,
Acou- Il oen-ry's reud-Es rwlne
TITS rc5ds15e path along the hill
Holds charms for ne no tine can KIN;
Il takes ne back child tonight
T-u6gtng along BY western light;
Thea shadows fall barefoot Lad
Eea-s mother whispering soft and glad:
Good night dear child and peaceful sleep
pray the Lord thy soul 10 keep"
The roadside path sui climbs the hill.
Tie night grows lafe and dark ao6 CHI,
And !, wei tired. speed CT tonight
As falls the parting western light
But SIN al hcle u peace and JOY
The mother waits bar barefoot boy
Wien He SHAH lay him down il sleep
And God shall take his soul 10 keep
D 4 kLlau, u Inter Ocean
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-07-14
Discipline.

saw birds nest II a tree.
Al softly Ened- with bindings three:
Q happy birds. that know lot SORROW,
But si1E your songs and dread 10 uc-roEl
The no1he- bird was fill q care
Size swiftly few. now here- now there,
Around her little ones size EUIIereL
AID tender, brood1ng love notes uttered
! cane again the birds had flown:
Tie nest vas there-6eserEed- lone:
For birds must soar. and blrdIings follow
Leaving the hay LEST empty. hollow
Ard 50 our nests are sometimes stirred,
That Ike TIE L0i5 le=-EeGEed bird.
We nay De taught sEeeIer singing.
While upward We or way are winEnE
-NarEaret Mag, II " Y Observer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-07-14
POEMS OF MERIT.


The kIy-s So8lloq9ys
al simple little fy,
And harmless IS you see.
have no irritating sting.
as las the busy bee
NJ nature Is afecrcEafe:
Ehere'er you take Jour zap
] hover feu1ly Ger POUR bead
IKoz6Cr Why you sap:
aE about - tea time too.
t. see. each sumner Eight
Il toast c-d tea are 70 yor sSsts.
AID Z the sauce IS right
II church L watch with Constant care
AID lest you faU asleep
buzz around you zeaIogsiy,
AID Constant Vigil keep
IL short serve yoU all csa:
Au5 aE IEzI ceplo-e
Is rEa- = spite OF all. In not
Appreciated Dore-
-ScneFv-e Journal
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-07-14
4 Flat Failure.

4 maiden sweet AMI shy was she,
= Young and basLfu2 lover he:
They 10 q pic1ie vent OLE day,
All from the party strollec away:
Her lips we're Ike two cherries bright
4 tempting ard bewitcticg sight:
Ttey wandered through the forest 6R
Ac1 Of. she sIyly glanced al hin:
Encouragement was L her lock,
Ee might have READ il Ike . boos;
BIT he vas oashtul. did not dare
To kiss hose lips. 50 ripe and rare;
And held himself il such command
He did lot even squeeze her hand;
A. his Indifference SIZE sighed
AID then q simple Tuse she tried
4 rise 70 draw hin from his shell
Emitting most piercing yell
Size turned and gave his arm shake
act cried Oh save ne from the slakt
- snake he cried. e-citediy:
'.W here 3 Il: Show the thing 20 ue!-
AID then he ran 10 ind stone
Ard left Ter standing there alone
N Y Press
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-07-14
Her Precedence.

SeesT thou yon t-a0pled, witheret flower
Whose leaves lie scattered il or way:
Poo- thing. l. was 50 young 70 die
How could 81 thou throw H. love axays
Il vas N rose-I gave II thee
Ills -o--- Is down this path We cane;
Friend = yo3 slight ny roses SO,
WI Eou not serve ny heart the same,
Nay, t-oEn no. dear. Thou art nan
Given Ike that rose. behold ny heart:
" Iii should do tut droop- fade die
The Gay that from Ihee shall ra-It
AL. al bestowed cannot take
Ny gifts again nor would r-y'
But shall learn how lives can break
The day you cast ne idly by
E L Stevenson il y. Y. Independent
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-07-14

In the tolls Of dyspepsia after imposing on
the stomach for years, how shall the suf-
ferer restore his much abused digestion
By resort to Hoste tiers Stomach Biaers.
coupled with an abandonment of eataoIes
and drinkables calculated 20 iH!ure the di-
gestiTe apparatus II q feeble state Moth
ing Ike the BItters for conoueriug malaria.
liver disorder.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-07-14

Halls CAEAREH CURE IS a liquid and IS
taken internally and acts directly OF the
blood and mucous surfaces of the system
II rite for test mouials. free. Manufactured
by F }. CEESET & Co. Toledo, O
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-07-14
The Average Woman.

Inc Average w oman
She may koow little bit Of ev'ry science IN
creation:
She nay know The tricks Of tradestoIk. and the
art o. stimulation
Read your future with the aid Q: ch.rosophic
GiTinarioa.
Write ~ i6yL solve riddle, CT deliver a ora
She may speaE each language spoken either
side Of the equator
And Q. Hebrew. Sman- Sanscrit- be wonder
~ translator
Tell you Il az optic twtakling any scholars
Alna Mater:
Drive tandem. quote 81 random. play the role
Of commentator:
May know er'-y constellation hat oegens the
eupyrea1-
And tie digest governmental q the festival
F.iaa-
Or the ne'e--coupseted pattern O, the web
PereIopean:
Play sooaras, sing canrata@do. tasks ultra
Hercuiean
She nay cram her precious head with legal
kroEle6ge ove--fuIl.
And get herself admitted 10 the bar:
But By the rood she doesn't know which strap
she ought 70 pull
When she waits % stop carl
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-07-14

There is a 8 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 tie Dr. Earter Medicine Co. This
house places Crescent" On everything
they make and publish. Look for II. send
them the name Of the word and they viii
return Won book, beautiful Autographs or
samples free.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-07-14
Nc Criterion

Shoemaker (aside)-A full four.
tAloud) What size do you wear, Mad
am?
Ms Instep-why, you just measured
my foot,
ron wear?-Puck
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-07-14

BABIES cry for il because il makes milk
The A B c BoheIn an Bottled Beer Of St
Louis The American bre wing Co : brew
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-07-14

WHEN a man has good horse sense he
doesn't bet on races. ghauton RepUD-
Icau
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-07-14

l Notice tina: an amateur fisherman can
tell just Is big lies as q professionalism
Sif1ipgs.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-07-14

II poor relatives had their way. they
would not have any rich uncles very long
Dallas News.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-07-14

We would Ike TO inquire If fishing for
suckers is AZ acute or an obtuss angle
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-07-14

THE human system needs con tinuous and
careful attention 10 Ri itself Of IT. impuri
ties BeechaIn' Pills act Ike Uagil:
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-07-14

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn efectually, dispels colds, head
aches and feyers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro
duced. pleasing to the taste and &C
eeptable to the stomach, prompt In
its action and truly beneficial In its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, it.
many excellent qualities commend is
to all and have made It the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale In Soc
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gistz ANY reliable druggist who
may not have It on hand viii pro
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to uy It Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
sss FRANCISCO. CA.
LOUISVILLE. EF- NEW Yo7k. ~
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-07-14

The Rams Horn Is published at Indian
apolis, Indiana, at 80 per year.