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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-05-31
PRINTED FABRICS.
Directions for the Making Of Gowns fol
Summer.

Directions for the Making Of Gowns foi
Summer.
A matron of forty wishing pretty
best gown for summer will have black
ground with velvet or green figures
small in effect: or she takes one of dark
green or navy having black dots as
stripes, small figures or single specks.
In either case the skirt is made four
yards wide, with godet back of three
or four narrow plaits that taper wider
toward the bottom, though not caught
except at the belt. The front may be
plain or slightly draped at one side, or
have the apron effect. Trim the skirt
with two narrow ruffles headed with
band of spangled jet, or have three
rows of lace insertion. Another neat
garniture is three rows of No 9
black ribbon, each headed with a
gimp of a single row of jet spangles.
The sleeves will be very large leg-of-
mutton designs, with several rows of
the skirt trimming between the elbows
and wrists. The corsage may be a
pointed one, short and round, finished
with circular basque piece or cut with
the godet effect or fullness in each
seam. so as to make a full or friH APP
pearance With round waist crust
belt is worn, finishing with two tiny
frills at the back, or a rosette and two
pointed ends turned upward. The IN
sertion is also used as belt, but makes
the waist-line look larger, while a SIM
pie belt of black ribbon No. takes
from the size. A crush collar, one OF
insertion or jet bands, will accord with
the rest of the costume. A belt and
collar of black moire are very fashion
able, as are epaulette ruffes OF lace
ladies' Home Journal
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FIG. 2. -CALDRON WATERING TROUGH.
they will be found very durable. and
will last many generations. If ice is
allowed to form in the kettle, there
is danger of breaking it. If possible,
drill hole in the bottom for rapid
cleaning, leaving this open when not in
use. If a large circular cover is adj
justed, but little rain will enter if ex-
posed during the winter season. Both
of these plans are equally available for
use under barn Easements where stock
usually wintered in several f1ocks, in
fact the same trough is available for
both localities, as it is readily placed in
position. This will be found more
practicable than watering stock from
a pail, as many farmers have done for
years. As to the manner of getting the
water into the trough, many plans are
feasible, adopting the one considered
the most practical with the immediate
surroundings - American Agricul
turiSt
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ground. The design that is given may
serve as suggestion. The building
need not be expensive nor large, unless
one is doing business on a large scale.
The upper part may be only of suffi.
Gent height to permit a team to be
backed into it to be unloaded. Here,
sorting. barreling or Grating can be
done for such a house may be made
useful also in the handling of small
fruit for market. The loft can be used
as place of storage for empty barrels,
boxes, crates, etc. Such fruit or gar.
den products as are to be kept during
or into cold weather can be let down
an incline into the cellar. A pipe leads
from the cellar out through the roof
for ventilating purposes. The tenn
perature of such a cellar can be very
readily regulated and the air in it
should be neither very dry, as it is not
likely to be, nor yet very moist. and
particularly important is it that the
temperature be not high. Fruit soon
loses its flavor and decays in warm
cellar, particularly if the warmth is at.
tended with a moist condition of the
atmosphere. The upper part of such
building could also be used for the
storage of tools and farm or garden
machines during the winter. Webb
Donnell, in American Gard ening
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Protecting Cottoaene.

The n K Fairhank Comnany of chi
caeo have lately hronoht. snif, in fhe Tinted
States Court auainsf w r. Henry IF This
city for 81 nno M for. ;nfr;nranent ~ their
trade mari. sscotfnlene > The n z Fair.
hank 1,omnanv seIa forth that thew or.;g;-
mated. nrenarel- and mt mon the marleet
q new fopd nrodnct cnnsast;nr IF refined
Cottnn Seed OH and q small nronorfinn nf
Reef Snet mal-;nr a male vaIlayv N ater;al ct
fha consistencv and sn6stance IF lard al.
most, without o91or and Intended To take the
Mace Of lard in Cooking
In order to indicate the source and gen.
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MODES OF D.vINATION.
foolish Girls SummOning the ASPIRATIONS
of Future Husbands.

foolish Girls SummOning the ApparitiOns
of Future Husbands.
If a Scottish maiden desired to sum-
mon the image of her future husband,
she read the third verse, seventeenth
chapter of the Book of Job, after sup
per, washed the supper dishes, and re-
tired to bed without uttering single
word, placing underneath her pillow
the Bible, with a pin thrust through
the verse she had read. On All-hallow
eve various modes of divination were
in vogue. Pennant says that the young
women determined the figure and size
of their husbands by drawing cabbages
blindfold-a custom which fingers still
in some parts of Scotland. They also
threw nuts into the fire-a practice
prevailing also in England, as Gay has
described:
Two hazel nuts threw into the fame,
And to each nut gave sweetheart name:
This with the loudest bounce me sore amazed,
That in a flame of brightest color blazed.
AS blazed the nut, SO may thy passion grow.
Or they took candle and went alone
to a looking-glass, eating an apple, and
combing their hair before it. whereupon
the face of the future spouse would be
seen in the glass peeping over the fool
ish girls shoulder.
Burns describes another of these
charms. ''Steal out unperceived, he
says, land SOW handful of hemp seed,
narrowing it with anything you can
conveniently draw after you. Repeat
now and then, Hemp seed, sow thee,
hemp seed, sow thee, and him-or her
that is to be my true love, come after
me and pou' thee Look over your left
shoulder, and you will see the appear
ance of the person invoked in the atti-
tude of pulling hemp. Some traditions
say: Come after me and show thee
that is, show thyself-in which case it
simply appears. Others omit the har-
rowing, and say: Come after me and
harrow thee All the Year Round.
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How to Fertilixe Tomatoes.

The market gardeners of Maryland
have brought the growing of tomatoes
to a nearly perfect science. and their
methods of planting and fertilizing are
therefore worthy of attention by toma-
to growers everywhere. They recon-
mend applying 400 or 500 pounds Of
heterogeneous fertilizer broadcast, doing
this early in the season SO that fire.
quent stirring of the soil will thor
oughly mix the fertilizer with it.
When the plants are set out they APP
ply q small handful of the fertilizer to
each hill Whether the crop is sue
cess or failure depends largely on
whether vigorous and stoeky plants
or those that have grown tall and
spindling are planted. It is impossible
for the best system of manuring to
make spindling plants produce good
crop either in quantity or quality
farmers Voice.
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CONDITION. OF ROADS.
It Reflects the Character OF Farmers Liy-
ing Alongside OF Them.

It Reflects the Character OF Farmers Liv-
ing Alongside OF Them.
The progress made during the past
few years in the Improvement of streets
and public roads has been as surprising
as in other lines of public concern. By
the use of tile in drainage and that of
machinery for grading, the ordinary
prairie roads are kept as smooth and
firm during the larger portion of the
year as the best macadamized streets
of the cities. Perhaps no better imple-
ment has yet been made than the steel
scraper in the form of long blade
carried at an angle, suspended to a
frame on wheels, corresponding to the
running-gears of a wagon. This ma
chine is owned usually by township
and is operated by men and teams en-
ployed for that purpose by the day..
The force necessary to operate it con-
sists Of two men and from four to six
horses.
The prompt operation of force like
this answers as the ounce of proven.
ton and the pound of cure at the same
time. The work is rapid and cheaply
done and, if applied two or three times
year. the frequent dressing-up pre-
vents the wasting away of the roadbed
and maintains at the same time the
smoothness of surface not obtainable
in any other way. Two or three times
around carries the movable surface to-
ward the center of the road. There
are two or three methods in Illinois in
force by which the funds for road
making are expended. By vote at
the town meeting an assessment is pro-
vided for and the tax is invested in
road improvement by the town COM
missioners.
Where no such vote is taken the work
is principally done by the poll tax
which enables the people to work it out
at their leisure and about as they see
fit. By this plan the work is usually
done in a slip-shod manner. The road
master may be competent but the
work is not sufficiently under his con-
troll to enable him to systematic and
to use the labor which is legally avail
able for such use to the best advan-
tage. By the use of the same amount
of ready money as may be represented
in the poll tax, much better results
may be obtained than can possibly be
expected from that labor expended
without any definite object in view.
1t is surprising to see what good roads
and well kept lanes will do for a coun-
try, in the appearance and the real
value they bring to those who are will
ing to devote some attention to the
subject. In fact the character of the
public roads is an indication of the
character of the farmers whose hold.
ings are tributary to them--Westeru
Rnral
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-05-31
Worthy of Serious Tn ought.

There is the ever-present demand TO,
go cd roads A hundred million dollars
could be spent within a year by towns,
CO unties, states and the nation in road
making, which would repay the cost
by the added value given to land, espe-
cially farm land. Of course it will be
said that many of the unemployed are
not physically able to do hard manual
work on roads and aqueducts; but if
only half of the unemployed were earn
ing wages the problem of caring for
the suffering would be just so much
reduced. An impulse would be given
to all industries which would afford
employment, perhaps for all, for at
least part time.-Nationa1 Baptist =
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THE KIND WORD.
It IL That which Is Spoken From True
SymUathy.

u IL That Which Is Spoken From True
Sympathy.
It seems like the foolish reiteration
OF words SO often spoken to recall the
value of the word of encouragement.
There are many people who can say
sharp, cutting things. The woman
who deals skilfully in the mere pleas.
antries of society is not an uncommon
person, but the kindly woman who can
say the wise and comforting word in
season is rarely gifted. Such a woman
must be tactful, but mere worldly wis.
dom and knowledge of character is not
enough; she must be filed with that
Christian love of the neighbor which
will make a genuine well-wisher of all
human kind.
The word kind, though of doubtful
derivation, seems to be most reasona.
bly, traced from an old Celtic word,
meaning affection" The kindly word
is that spoken from loving sympathy,
not from selfish desire for per-
sonal popularity. 1t is the
outward expression of that Golden
Rule which is in danger of being for
gotten in the modern haste for wealth
and position. The woman who is gifted
with the power may ever speak the
word or reproof with SO much kindness
that it has lost its sting.
Nothing is further from kindness
than fiattery. The fatterer is seldom
a well-wisher of anyone, but is a pure.
ly selfish person who uses soft words as
means of gaining his ends. Some per
sons cultivate sort of external anna
bility as a means of making themselves
popular and making their way in the
world with as little personal exertion
as possible. 1t is simply marvellous
how many are caught by this false
kindness. The woman who allows
others to do her work, who
lives upon her gracious manners,
can have no genuine love for
her friends. 1t would no doubt con-
tribute to her discomfort to be deprived
of them, but she would miss their serv-
ices, not them. Abnegation of self is
the true test of genuine affection and
kindness.
Words" said an ancient philosopher,
''are the money of fools, but the coun-
tiers of wise men, 1t is strange how
many foolish people mistake pleasant
word for true kindness. Wise people
are not so easily taken in by mere dross.
1t is easy to recognize those who take a
true interest in the best good of their
friends. These certainly are not fiat
terers nor selfish oilers, but the sincere,
who do their plain duty day by day.
They know how hard the path of duty
may be, for they have trod it them
selves, and know how hard it is. 1t is
they only who may speak from their
hearts the kindly, cheering word.-N.
Y Tribune
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-05-31
FOR STORING FRUIT.

A Plain House Which Meets All Ordinary
Requirements.
Those who find their house cellar
overtaxed in storing the fruit and veg.
etables produced upon a place, should
have a building especially devoted to
the storing of such products. This
should, first of all, possess good eel.
lar. for in our northern latitude it is
useless to think of keeping fruit and
vegetables in good condition through
the winter, or any part of it, above
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-05-31
st.rui.lns MAX by Electricity.

A method of sterilizing milk by the
Aid OF an electric current has been de-
vised by two Dutch inventors Many
proposals have been brought forward
recently for sterifizing water I'm this
wsy, but milk has proved . much more
dificult fluid, because of the large
amount Of pabulum for micro-organ-
isms which it coptainA The milk to
be sterilized r. submitted to the action
Of strong alternating current, which
r. applied to it in the ordinary dairy
utensils-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-05-31

AS regards the entire number of spe-
cies that inhabit the globe. 81 think, -
says the author, 1--WE shall not go far
astray in estimating that the fora of
the world, when it is completely
enough known, will consist of at
least 3s5,OOO species of plants (that
is, 100000 fungi and 1875, 900 species of
other plants). If one wish only to re-
duce to $4,000 the species that will ap-
pear in these other groups mot fungi
the sum total of plants would ascend
to 40L, 900 species at least"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-05-31

FIG. WATERING TROUGH FOR FOUR
FIELDS.
uted that stock from four fields may
drink the water from the same trough.
This will prove great saving in the
construction and maintenance of sew
eral troughs. and as stock from one
field can be watered just as readily as
those pasturing in four, the advantage
is quite apparent The manner of ar
ranging the fences for sixteen-foot
trough is shown in Fig. I. engraved
from a sketch by L. d. Shook. If
thought best one or two Stats may ex-
tend across the trough where the
fences cross it at the three points. In
Fig. is shown the plan for utilizing
a caldron kettle for the same purpose.
If these are used only during summer,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-05-31
Give salt to the Bees.

On account7of the avidity with which
bees take salt, says William Camn.
had supposed it as necessary to salt
them as to salt my horses, hogs and
cattle. If one does not keep salt
trough for the bees they are apt tc
swarm abont his stock and well troughs,
and many are drowned; bnt SO long as
salt water is given to them, they do not
go or bother anywhere else. But aside
from this question of mere convenience,
/ have found it safest to be guided by
nature; and since bees show such love
for salt, it would seem that it is neces-
sary for them. and hence should be our
practice to give it-Farmers' Voice.
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A Safe Bet.

"Humph!" said Miss Hawkins, as she
ylanced over her fashion paper; there q
a dress I'd like to wager will never bt
worm
(Which is that?~ queried Miss farley
s.This," said Miss Hawkins; and when
Miss farley looked she saw that it was
a design for costume for an Elderly
Unmarried Woman" She did not take
Miss Hawkins bet.-HArper's Bazaar
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-05-31
A Tickle Girl.

Arthur (gloomily) II am afraid
Mabers love for me is cooling.
Friend-Have you heard from her to-
day?
Arthur-Yes, and here is her letter.
She uses the word ''love" sixteen times,
and only underscores it tenn. Y.
Weekly.
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Mrs. Brickrow-That boy next door
Il the most remarkable boy i ever saw
in my life.
Mr.. BIN what wayS
Mrs. B.-I have watched him for two
days, and he has not even broken win
doW.-Good News.
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Free as Air.

Although long and obstinately obstructed,
free as air become the bowels when Hos
letters Stomach Bitters is used to relieve
and regulate them. Not that the great
laxative operates unduly upon them. Quite
the contrary. Neither does it cause gripping
In both these particulars it is preferable to q
violent cathartic. Use the Bitters for ma
larial and rheumatic ailments, kidney trou-
BILE, biliousness dyspepsia and nervousness.
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Beware of Ointments for Catarrh That
Contain Mercury,

Beware of OIutments for Catarrh That
Contain Mercury,
as mercury will surely destroy the sense of
smell and completely derange the who4e
cous surfaces Such articles should never
be used except on prescriptions from rep
utable physicians, as the damage they will do
is ten fold to the good you can possibly de-
ufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O.,
contains no mercury, and is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the gen
uine. It is taken internally. and made in
Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testi-
monials free.
K Sold by Druggists, price 75c. per bottle
Halls Family Pills, Is cents.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-05-31

within Eve years" says Edward l.
Wakeman. II have tramped along
three thousand miles Of British roads
Each time step my foot upon their
broad. firm. even surface. every drop
Of American blood in me tingles with
shame at the thought Of the mud pixies
and bottomless road sloughs Of our
own splendid country, rich, great and
strong enough to match the roads OF
Europe without weeks delay
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-05-31

The Mate-'tWas that the owner OF
the yacht that you were speaking to
Just now?" The Captain-"Yes." The
Mate-sDid he come down to see
whether we had fixed her mp shipshape
o. pot?" The Captain-..No; he came
down TO ask II the liquors and other
stores had been sent aboard."-N II
Psssa
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-05-31

THE criminal Judge may be man of few
words, but he is not always man of short
sentences.-Philadelph Record.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-05-31

Book AGENT fentering the sanctum)-'I
have little work here which, excuse
me,'' interrupted the victim, "but I have a
great deal. Boston Courier.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-05-31

MANY doctor probably enjoys good
health because he never takes any of his
own medicine.-Ram's Horn.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-05-31

AN ability to mind his own business has
secured many a man confidential position.
Indianapolis News.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-05-31
THE WORLDS PLANTS.

The Number of Species Estimated at Fouh
Hundred Thousand.
In a paper by Prof. P. A. Saccardo,
translated by Mr.. r. Pound for the
American Naturalist, the author esti-
mates the number of species of plants
known up to the present time as 49,
7O6; that is, 1O5.231 phanerogams and
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-05-31
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health Of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to tho taste. the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
alive; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gfsts in Soc and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute If offered.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-05-31

THEORY Not In It.-"My theory" began
straight; ''my theory, s'Come on, in
terrupted the officer; at isn't your theory
that I'm interested in now; it Is your con-
dition," and he yanked him along merrily.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-05-31

GLENN's Sulphur Soaps genuine remedy
for Skin Diseases.
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye, so cents.
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In the Market-C ustomer-"Send me Ut
three pounds of steak "Butcher-"Beef-
steak or porksteakw Customer-'tMis-
take. ! forgot; my wife said she wanted
mutton chops. "-Detroit Free Press.
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western american scenery.

Western Amerfcan Scenery.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul R'y
has now ready for distribution sixteen page
portfolio of scenes along its line, half tones,
of the size of the Worlds Fair portfolios
lately issued. They are only ten cents each
and can be obtained without delay by
RENTING the amount to GEO. H. HEAFFoRD,
General Pass. Agent, Chicago, Ill.
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TRUTH is never afraid to wait.-Ram'
Horn.
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AGRICULTURAL HINTS.
WATER FOR CATTLE.

How One Trough Can BE Made to Sup.
ply Several Fields.
Good, pure water is one of the essen
tials OF health, and a thriving condi-
ton in farm stock. Often pump,
windmill, or the overflow from springs
or running streams can be utilized and
the accumulation stored, or so distrib-
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THE MARKETS.

THE troubles we most fear never happen.
Rams Horn.