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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-11-01

TFoI such ruts as these the farmers of the
country pay millions every year, to say nothing
OF loss OF patience. :.
canals" That duty was performed to
the best of the nations feeble ability
for thirty years, then neglected by
congress and forgotten by the people.
But from this apathy there are signs
of an awakening. .
Columbus discovered America in
vain, if after four hundred years we
are still behind the ancients and are
not advanced yet. Within the past
year, through the special reports of
our consuls abroad, many people have
discovered that all over the world the
common roads are among the prime
concerns of national government.
alike under monarchies and republics,
and are asking the pertinent question:
why cannot the government of the
great republic do what all the other
Governments are doing for the peo-
Piles benefitT
The distressingly improvident and
svasteful condition of the common
roads of the United States, that are
auagmires half of the year and beds of
dust the other half, and the great ne
eessity for their Improvement, are be-
coming universally recognized. The
people are at last beginning to realize
that bad roads annually entail losses
that in magnitude are beyond COM
putation, and that this permanent i'm
provement would yearly effect the
saving of untold millions OF the ma
ton.
It is sufficient to lay that in this pro-
rressive age, in this great republic OF
America, filled with every opportunity
for progress and adornment, ranking
high in position for intelligence and
skill in matters that appeal to the
comforts and economics of everyone,
we could gain valuable lessons from
the earliest nations of the world.
Roadmaking is a subject of common
interest, and because of its magnitude
and the varied interests it affects 1t
needs the control of a central power
and public legislation to establish an
intelligent basis of action.-Rochester
IN. W Landscape Architect
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-11-01
AGRICULTURALHINT
THE ROAD QUESTION:.

It 10 One of the Great Problems Nov NJ.
fore the Public.
No person or association in the land
can a"ord to neglect a movement m
vital to the country's progress and
prosperity; few, indeed, have not. in
addition to their concern in the oen.
erai welfare, some special interest, al.
rect or indirect, in the condition of
the highways.
The organization that will solve I'll.
good-road problem will secure a nota-
BILE place in the history of American
civilization. The best thought of the
whole nation is required in deveIon;no
or choosing plan of action. and tbe
solid support of the people is required
when plan is found.
"hen the subject shall have been
discussed In school district assemblies.
IN town meetings, in county conven-
tiohs' ana In state and national road
congresses. final conclusion reached.
and that conclusion sent back to the
school districts and confirmed. we
shall then have come as near as posi-
BILE to proper solution of the problem.
Apart from the acknowledged inter
est IN good roads of the builders of
wagons, carriages, bicycles, traction
engines and implements, that of coach
ing and country clubs. coach and car
rage owners. horse breeders. etc
and that of all merchants and MANN
facturers in respect to the cheap and
speedy distribution Of goods and bet
ter collection of raw materials and
money returns, there are many great
semi-public institutions whose inter.
ests are deeply involved:
Railroads, in the equal distribution
OF their traffic through the seasons.
securing constant employment of their
force and equipment; telegraph and
telephone companies, in the extern
sion OF country service; newspapers, in
the expansion of their circulation
through free delivery that will follow
good roads; banks and bankers, in the
quicker movement of capital in coun-
try business; fire insurance companies,
In the ability to reach country fires
with town apparatus; life insurance
companies, in the prompt relief of the
sick or injured, and in general
amelioration of physical and social
conditions tending to prolong life;
labor organizations, in the non-com-
petitive employment of convicts, and
all philanthropic associations and in
dividuals in the provision of employ
ment sufficient to abolish poverty"
or at least want and starvation, for a
generation, diminish crime and re-
lieve the congestion in cities, and in
the cheapening of food products to all
consumers, and general promotion of
the happiness and welfare of the whole
people.
A strange apathy has fallen upon
the country, and a stranger paralysis
upon the government, since the time
when the fathers of the republic de-
'clared it the duty of congress to bind
the republic together with roads and
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-11-01
ABOUT THE WOMEN.

WOMEN in the state Of New York, ex-
elusive of New York city, own $780,
324, 172. In ST. localities 143. 713 women
pay taxes. The women of Boston pay
taxes on s120, 600, 900.
LADY SOMERSET is as indefatigab,e
a worker as Miss Willard. During the
last year she held us meetings, q
conferences, travelled over 5000 miles
and spoke in 20 counties to about CO.,
GOO people.
A SISTER of the late Mr.. Spurgeon
preached twice recently to crowded
congregations at the handsome church
in Hampstead road, in connection with
the service. Her manner is impressive
and she bears personal resemblance
to her eminent brother.
AT a recent examination in Philadel-
phia for hospital post open to the best
qualified physician, there were seventy
six men and eight women. The sue
cessful candidate was DIR. Helen Bald
win, of Connecticut. graduate of We'll
lesley college and of the Woman's med
ical college, New York.
Miss MARGARET ROGERS, a twenty
three-year-old girl of Monterey county,
Cal, has already made fortune in the
horse and cattle business. She rounds
up cattle, breaks horses, can pillow. sow
and harvest, and is withal a refined
woman who abhors loudness- She is a
charming woman, a good performer on
the piano and has an excellent educa-
tion.-Harper's Bazaar.
DIR. ANDERSON BROWN, one of the
foremost women physicians of England,
has esta b1ished an industrial farm for
inebriate women. The test Of the prac-
ticability of outdoor life as cure for
drunkenness will be made under the
auspices of the Women's Temperance
association. Fruit growing, poultry
raising, gardening, bee keeping and
butter making will be among the
branches taught.
Mrs. LYNN LINTON, the English nov
elist and essayist, was the youngest OF
the twelve children of a clergyman
with limited income, and was obliged
to get her education as best she could.
She not only never went to school, but
she had neither governess nor tutor,
and taught herself about all she knows.
In spite of her lack of training and the
fact that her father held in disfavor the
higher education of women, she always
loved study of all kinds, and was es
pecially attracted by languages.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-11-01
DAIRY FARMING.

The Necessity for Considering the Cost OF
Transportation.
The fact of dairy farming" being
more profitable than grain farming"
is pretty we'll recognized in nearly all
parts of Ontario. For fear of there
being any misconception as to the
meaning of dairy farming, / would
give this definition: Dairy farming
consists in having the dairy the prin-
cipal feature of the farm, and making
all other branches adjuncts to this; or,
you may consider it as special farming
if you SO desire. AS all prospects of
selling grain at a remunerative price
at present have vanished, the farmer
must, of necessity, direct his attention
into some other channel, and dairying
appears to be the branch which is most
consistent with our circumstances in
this particular locality, says w. Carlan
in the Ontario institute report.
We, as agriculturists, need more
knowledge. more originality, more Wig
ilance than any other class of people.
In order to be successful in any branch
of agriculture, You must have decision
of purpose. Good results are obtained
only by hard work. close observation
and persistent application. The farmer
must understand the machinery, as it
were. whereby he converts the raw
material into finished goods. There is
a somewhat true saying that every
thing that is sold off the farm should
be able to walk off itself; but there
are exceptions to all rules. as believe
cheese is not of the best quality when
it is capable of walking off itself We
should endeavor to supply material of
a high value according to its weight.
For instance: You might sell a ton of
hay for SIS, while a ton of cheese would
probably bring s160; but the cost of
transportation of the cheese would be
about one-twentieth of the cost of the
hay according to its value.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-11-01
FRESH DAIRY NOTES.

FEED is too high to feed it to any but
the best stock this winter.
MILK keeps better even in cold wealth
or If cooled at once after being drawn
from the cow.
If you think you can starve calf
for a week. then feed well for a week
and have it catch up in thrift You are
mistaken.
SOME dairymen feed but twice a day.
that there may be longer period OF
quiet for digestion. Our own custom
is to feed three times.-Farm, Field
and Fireside.
Buy a churn somewhat larger than
YOU think you need 1t is best to NIL
# less than half full, especially II q
barrel or swing churn. Do not crowd
II. even in your best butter season
DuR1Ne July. 1894. the average daily
milk supply Of New York city wac:
Plain milk, 222. $40 gallons; cream. TO-
$50 Gallons; plain condensed milk, g.
.0So gallons The price net TO the
farmers was two cents quart
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-11-01

According to recent statistics,
there are about 1000 women practicing
medicine on the continent of North
America, of whom 1870 are homeopa-
thists. The majority are ordinary
practitioners, but among the remand
err are 20 hospital physicians or sur
geons, 95 professors in the schools, Clio
specialists for the diseases of women,
20 alienists. 65 orthopedists, 40 oculists
and aurists, and, finally, 80 eloctro-
therapeutics. In Canada there is but
one medical school exclusively devoted
to the training of medical ladies, but
in the United States in 1898 there were
ten, one Of them being a homeopathic
Enlistment.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-11-01
DEVICE Fob PREVENTING CIsTERNs FROM
OVERLOOKING.

DEVICE Fob PREVENTING CIsTERNs FROM
OVERLOOKING.
water away into a drain or ditch that
is properly made and covered. This
keeps everything dry about the house,
and the annoyance SO often seen on
the farm in wet weather is avoided.
The cistern is located back OF the
kitchen, under the platform and step
of the porch, being at hand when
water is wanted, adding much in the
convenience to the housewife and saw
ing the labor of carrying it from bar
rel or other receptacle near the house.
set out to catch the water. This ar
rangement can be made at any tin
store. 1t is best made of galvanized
iron. which will not rust or wear out
as easily as tin, and will last for years.
American Agriculturist.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-11-01
All for a Quarter.

Here, sir. you have left your mr.
orella." said the head waiter of a res
taurant. running after an elderly patron
who was departing.
'Ah, that's SO. Here's a quarter, my
good fellow" and the man walked of
with the umbrella.
A few minutes later when the gilded
youth to whom the umbrella belonged
called for it there was scene. and the
only satisfied participant was the wait
er who had received the tip, and who
discreetly held his tongue--Detroit
Free Press
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-11-01
Plato believed that diamonds were

Plato believed that diamonds were
formed by vitrifying quality impart-
ed to certain portions of pure water by
''star-shine." Pliney says that the
diamond is the hardest as well as the
most valuable of the precious stones,
and that it can only be softened By inn
mersing it seven days and seven nights
in goats blood! Booetius declares
that the ruby is a sovereign remedy
against the plague and all poisons; it
also drives away evil spirits and bad
dreams" Serapius ascribes to the
diamond the power of healing various
eruptive diseases. and also says that
it insures the safety of the wearer in
time of great tempests. Babinet says:
For all maladies of a nervous charac-
ter the amethyst is the sure and SOW
ereign cure"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-11-01
OVERLOOKING ctsTERNs.


eimPie Yet Emcacious Device for Prevent
Ing Dampness.
Farmers often have trouble during
heavy rains in keeping their cisterns
from overlooking. A dampness near
the house causes a damp, wet cellar.
which should be strenuously avoided.
The accompanying illustration, from
sketch by ]. w. Caughey. presents a
plan for avoiding such overlooking
cisterns. A forked pipe is fastened
into the rain gutter or receiver from
the roof. At the junction of the two
arms or switch pipes there is shut-off
which is operated by wire rod, which.
as 1t appears in the illustration, turns
the obstruction plate within the pipe
and stops its entrance into the cistern
when the latter is considered full
enough The other pipe carries the
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-11-01

Wash, drain and weigh eight pounds
of damsons: allow one pound of sugar
for each pound of fruit; put into a
porcelain kettle with one pint of water;
boil gently. but steadily, for one hour.
They will break some, but that can not
be avoided. The strip gives beauti-
full color to meringue for ornamenting
custards or delicate buildings.
Free Press
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-11-01
Washing the Bark Of Trees

In spite of the many professional
theories about the nature of bark and
the injury to it from being coated with
outside material, the German farmers
of Pennsylvania have extremely
healthy apple trees by washing the
bark with lime. No cleaner or health
Ter bark may be seen on apple trees
anywhere than those German trees
present The white color of the lime
is of course Objectionable. but this
may be readily obviated by putting .
little yellow clay or even coal ashes in.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-11-01

Not a financial ore, but a failure of phys
ical energy, of vital stamina. How can this
be repairedl By persistent course of the
blood fertilizer and invigorant, Hostetters
gestion and assimilation, and consequent
gain in strength and flesh. It also remedies
liver and malarial disorder, rheumatism,
nervousness and constipation.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-11-01

to smoke. dearr' Fanny married, mo,
dear, I'm sure it isn't" Lucy-''Why are
you so sures'' Fanny-"Because my hus-
band doesn't smoke, and if it was wicked
I'm sure he would do it.''-half-Holiday.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-11-01

Ina way the oyster is the Caesar of the
moluscsn world. It's the friends who love
him who give him the knife.-N. Y. Mer-
curry.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-11-01

mo, HE doesn't love me-" she sighed, as
she listened to the receding footsteps OF the
youth who had just parted from her. mo,
ne doesn't love me- He said good night
only four times before going. IN. Y. Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-11-01

ssMRs. BANGLE is perfectly devoted to her
children" Mrs. Slasher-''How very sad!'
sSada How do you make that out!" Mrs.
her poor darling F1do must
be dead. Inter Ocean.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-11-01

WIDow-"Wen, Mr.. Brief, have you read
the willr' Brief-"Yes, but can't make
anything out of it.n Heirs-.sLet us have it
patented. A win that a lawyer can't make
anything out Of il a blessing. "-Milwaukee
Sentinel.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-11-01

THE real duty is neglected when we step
over one duty to perform another.-Ram' s
Horn.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-11-01

The modern gown has one advantage-is
gives woman room to laugh in her sleeve.
-Philadelphia Record.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-11-01

sTHERE's one thing certain, Mrs. Flip
py's grief is really genuine ''Mercy, yes;
her hus band was so much company for her
new pet parrot Inter Ocean.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-11-01

CHECK Colds and Bronchitis with Hale's
Honey of Horehound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-11-01

HEALTH, comfort and happiness abound
N homes where Garland" Stoves and
Ranges are used.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-11-01

NURSE enters the door of professors
little son has just arrived" Professor
docking up sabstracted from his book
''Eh! Oh, just ask him to wait in the ante
room minute, please. "-TitBits.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-11-01

A FUNNY way to make money-writa
iokes.-Texas Siftings.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-11-01

child, by aiding Nature in preparing the
system for parturition. Thereby "1abor"
and also the period of confinement are
greatly shortened. It also promotes an
abundant secretion of nourishment for
the child. During pregnancy, it pre-
vents morning sickness" and those
distressing nervous symptoms from
which SO many suffer.
Tanks. Collie Co., Texas.
DR. R. " PIERCE, Buffalo, N. ":
Dear Sir took your Favorite Pre-
scription - previous to confinement and
never did SO we'll in my life. 1t is only
two weeks since MY confinement and am
able to do my work / feel stronger than
ever did in six weeks before.
Yours tru1y
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-11-01

1t is the pretty Christian legend
that the aspens qu1vers with shame be-
cause from its wood the cross was
made. Observers of nature have dis
covered, however, that the quivering
OF the aspen's leaves is due to the fact
that the leaf stalk is fiat on the sides
and SO thin about the middle that the
slightest. breath Of wind sets all the
leaves a-wagging horizontally. A sim
gle leaf plucked off and taken by the
end of the leaf stalk between the
thumb and the fereinger admirably
illustrates the popularity of the as
pens.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-11-01

Halls Catarrf Cure
Is taken internally. Price 75c.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-11-01
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 tc It's presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
ative; efTectually 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
eu;ng them and it is perfectly free FROM
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs il for sale by all drug
gists in Soc and 81 bottles, but it 10 man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Fig,
snd being we'll informed, you will not
accept any substitute II offered.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-11-01

A MATTER of Doubt.-sMaria,' he said
thoughtfully, II want to ask you some
thing" what is ita'' ''Do you think that
you'll ever have voter" II do, assuredly..
'If you get one and l run for Office, win
You cast it for me." She was thoughtful for
some time; then she said Hiram, can't
say yet. Not till our debating society has
passed ON the question whether a woman's
first duty is to her firesiGe or to her coun-
ry.''-Washington Star.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-11-01
uOTHERS

and those about to
become mothers,
should know that
DIR. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescription
robs childbirth of
its torture, terrors
and dangers to
both mother aud
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-08-31

PROF. GEORGE BEYER, curator of 1u-
lane University Museum in New Orleans
one day last week allowed himself to be
bitten by rattle snake in order to de-
termine if person can be inoculated
and rendered proof against the venom of
serpents From his large collection of
snakes he selected a young rattler that
had been caught few days ago. He
teased the snake until twas angry, then
held out his hand in such a position
than the rattIer struck his little finger.
The Professor did not use any antidote,
and waited developments. In the
course of few hours the finger became
swollen to twice its normal size.
The Professor said that during the
week he would allow himself To be bit
ten again. He does not think the bite
will prove fatal because a young snake
cannot emit as much poison as an old
one The sensation was very much like
the sting of bee, but the pain was in
tense. Professor Beyer's object in ex
perimenting is to prove that 10y the
gradual absorption of a snakes venom
the system will become inoculated, and
a person in that condition can he bitten
without the result proving fatal. Pro
fessor Boyer thinks his experiment will
prove successful.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-08-31
Siruck i'm The " atpr.

Atlantic City, August 26.-WilIiam
Carr, aged abOdt 20 years. was instantly
killed this afternoon 10y a bolt OF light
ming while in bathing IN company with
two young women. He had Just entered
the surf and had but risen from a dive
beneath breaker when the flash came.
the first intimidation of coming storm
and the bolt struck him with a fatal
shock. His companions, the Misses
tarnum, were within 10 feet of him
when the bolt descended They suffered
a severe electrical shock and also were
prostrated by fright at the sight of their
companions lifeless body
Hundreds of people were in the surf
nearby and thousands on the strand and
beach, who saw the fatal flash and the
mark 1t struck. There was an instant
panic among the bathers, who felt the
radlatlng shock more or less. and they
hurried out on the strand as if fearful
OF another visitation of the DESTROYING
element Although restoratives were
promptly applied young Carr could not
he revived. His death is said to be the
iirst by lightning ever occurring at this
resort.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-08-31

r. q. DUNN 4 Co.'S weekly review Of
trade says changes during tho past week
have not been definite nor very import
ant. The business So long delayed 10y
tariff uncertainties begins to come for
ward, so that transactions in many de
partments are larger than of late and on
the whole larger than at any time of
the especial stagnation last year. But
it is too soon to determine how far the
satisfaction of postponed demands will
set idle hands at work or rise transac-
tions towards the normal volume.
However, it is healthy sign that the
gain thus far is gradual, and not spas
modic or tidgity in appearance.
In the great industries some increase
in demand for products has appeared
and in the iron and steel manufacture
the demand for finished products in
crease, but Is at present not so large as
the capacity of the works which have en-
deavored to resume operations, so that
their competition results in prices near
ly as low as have been reached at any
time.