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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-08-16
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

To PROMOTE early maturity with any
class of stock, good feeding must be
practiced from the start to the finish
UNDER present conditions, when
prices are low, 1t is only good animal
that will pay the cost of production
and give fair profit.
ONE advantage in using good ma
chinery on the farm is that. as rule.
it aids materially to lessen the cost OF
production.
VEGETATION ceases when the winter
appears, bu. live stock increases in
weight during all seasons. For that
reason live stooch should be a special
t. on all farms.
Do NOT overlook ensilage. One acre
of ensilage will enable the dailyma
to winter more cows than two acres of
anv other food on the farm IN proper
ton to cost of production.
Do NOT neglect the chores. even II
other work seems to demand your
whole attention. Study to save both
step and time in doing the chores and
do them in the same order every day.
WITH the passing of the street-car
horse. the demand for the medium and
lower grades of hay has pretty well
come to an end. 1t is now necessary
TO nav heed rather TO the quality OF
the hay than to the amount gathered.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-08-16

SAFE METHOD OF DIsPOsING OF Stops.
a; it should extend upward at the
bend a little more than the diameter
of the pipe. SO that the pipe at the
lowest point of the bend will ALWAYS
remain full of water. This. of course
prevents the sewer gas from escaping
into the room. Every time the sink is
used the water remaining in the pipe
is forced out by the weight of the new
addition. This is one of the most sim.
pie lessons in hydraulics. and of great
value when rightly put in practice. 1t
is well also to flush the sink pipe oc-
casionally with strong washing soda,
letting it stand in the trap all night.
The refuse water from the weekly
wash. hopping or scrubbing, may be
emptied into the funnel at M. and be
carried off by the drain. This funnel
is of wood one foot square at the top.
tapering to the diameter of pipe. The
drain pipe should be at least four
inches in diameter and placed below
frost. and discharged five or six rods
from the dwelling. SO that the water
will spread over a large area and quick
" evaporatc. The sink outlet pipe
should be one inch in diameter, either
of lead or iron. The funnel also acts
as ventilator for the drain, anC
should not be located nearer than fiji,
teen feet from the building. Cast iron
pipe is best for the drain. as sewer
pipe or wood. unless the joints are &C.
,nented, is liable to leak, which will
prove dangerous to the well and cellar
American AgriculturiSt.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-08-16
PIGEONS FOR PROFIT.
Experience of a Man Who Has Made tins
BIfGiness a Success.

Experience of a Man Who Has Made tins
Business a Success.
My management to get the most
profit at the least outlay has been as
follows: l aim to have only mated
pairs and never to break them up.
There should only be as many pairs as
can have two nesting places each, safe
from disturbance by the others. Those
that have chosen nests and have used
them for breeding will generally de-
fend and hold them for life. They
often have eggs in one nest while
feeding squads in the other. Young
pigeons can be sold as squads as long
as any yellow down shows on the
head, but the best time to kill them is
when they are feathered out, and just
before they are ready to leave the nest.
If too young, they are soft; if they fly
any, they get thin. They should be
collected every week. or two weeks at
least. If eggs are broken in the
spring. all may be brought to lay at
about the same time, and squads will
be nearly the same in age.
If it is desirable to increase the num-
Der of old birds, the late reared ones,
if allowed to remain. cause less dis
turbance. as they are not likely to
mate before spring. Early reared
birds may be more hardy, but they
soon mate and fight for nests at a
time when there is the most breed
ing: several may denoralize the whole
loft and cause much loss of eggs and
young. They are also more apt to
seek a home elsewhere. If near stores
and mills where much grain is spilled,
but little feed will be needed. but feed
given them makes them attached to
their home, and is as well invested as
when fed to chickens for market.
TaXidermists use many white pigeons,
but of late pay SO little for them that
it is more profitable to sell them as
squads.
Dry pigeon manure may be sold a
tanneries for sixty to seventy-tive
cents per bushel. delivered, if free
from straw and grit. The loft need
not be cleansed of this but once in
several years. The time to cleanse ii
is in winter. when the birds have
ceased to breed.
Keep Your loft clear of all but mated
birds. have double compartments well
secluded for each pair of nests, and
market all the squads before they fly.
Samuel Cushman. in Farm and Home.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-08-16
THE FORTY-FlFTH STATE.
Something About the Coming Common
wealth of Utah.

Something About the Coming Common
wealth of Utah.
Utah has helped to make good deal
of history. 1t forms part Of the terri
tory acquired from Mexico in 1S4S. and
the first settlement of the Mormons in
it took place a year earlier. In 1850
territorial government was formed in
Utah. which at that time comprised
part of what is row the states of Colo
RADIO, Wyoming and Nevada. About
forty years ago attempts were first
made to secure admission for Utah, I'M
der the name of the State of Deseret.
but congress declined because of the
practice of polygamy by the Mormons,
who constituted the bulk of the pOpu-
lation of the region. Polygamy turned
the military arm of the government
against the Mormons several years be-
fore the conflict of 1S61-65, and the
Legislative arm was welded against
them with such vigor afterward that
that practice was made illegal by con-
gress. and afterward abolished by the
Mormon church.
Very few territories had. on admis-
sion to statehood. as large population
as Utah has at this time. 1t had 207.-
COS inha bitants il 1890. and was in this
respect fortieth on the list among the
states and territories taken together.
Delaware, Idaho, Montana, Nevada,
North Dakota among the states have
fewer inhabitants. In area Utah is
slightly larger than Kansas and Min
nesota. and 25 per cent. larger than
Missouri. Polygamy was the cause OF
Utah's exclusion from statehood to this
time, but under the act of congress the
constitution which is to be framed
must provide for 4 requirement. I'M
altera BILE without the consent OF the
United States. as well as the people OF
the state. that all sorts of religion
shall be tolerated aud that plural MAJ
riages shall be forever prohibited. The
twin relic appears to have no chance
under this regulation. therefore the ad
mission of Utah can hardly produce
any serious religious or social problems
for the country.-N. Y. Journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-08-16
DOMESTIC CONCERNS.

One of the simplest methods to re-
move stains from linen or cambria is
to place the stained part over bowel
and continue pouring boiling water
through until the stain disappears.
One of the most delightful of home
made toilet waters is cherry laurel wa
ter. Bruise one ounce of bay leaves
and add to them half pint OF water.
Steep slowly for an hour in farina
boiler, take it from the fire and add
one quart of lavender water. filter and
bottle for use.
Rice water is recommended in
which to wash callies. Boil pound of
rice in five quarts of water. Cool it to
the tepid point: then put in the goods
and wash WELL using the rice as soap.
Pour off the water. leaving the rice
sediment. Rub the challie well in this,
rinsing in the poured off water.
To Preserve Ounces White: Take
the fairest you can get: coddle them
tender, core with a penknife; pare
smooth and weigh them: use equal
weight of ounces and refined sugar
dipped in water or pippin jelly: boil and
skim the sirup, boil ounces quickly
and cover with their own jelly-United
Presbyterian.
Meat Gravy: Trim from the bone
all the meat left after slicing cold, and
place over the fire with one teacupful
of water, salt and pepper, with the
gravy left from dinner. After simmer
ing slowly for ten minutes, thicken, if
necessary. with -four moistened in
water. and serve for breakfast-dish
with boiled potatoes.-Ohio Farmer.
-Cauliflower: Lay them top down an
hour or two in cold salt and water. If
they are strong pour off the water
when they are half done. and add fresh
boiling water and cup of milk. When
done, drain thoroughly. put it in deep
dish, and turn over it some drawn but
ter, made of milk. Just here let me
say that good drawn butter can never
be made with boiling water-Boston
Budget.
Chilled Peaches: Choose large,
fresh, juicy and very mellow peaches.
Pare. and cut them into quarters.
Sprinkle them thickly with graduated
sugar. Pack your freezer the same as
for ice cream. Put the peaches in care
fully, put on the lid. and cork it. Cover
the freezer over, and stand away quiet
ly for one hour. Then dish them on a
pretty glass dish, sprinkle over a little
more sugar, and serve them with thick,
cold cream. These are delicious-N
Y. Observer
The kitchen ought to be the most
interesting room in the house. and be
the best furnished-in proportion. and
yet it is too often the case that it is the
| most dismal hole imagina BILE. Many
house builders pay no attention to the
| location of the kitchen at all. They
| put it off in a lower dark corner, one
| that is too gloomy for any other pur-
pose, and there the woman who does
her own work has to spend two-thirds
| of her waking hours. The kitchen
| should be-for health's sake. if for no
other-the brightest room in the house,
excepting only the nursery and the
room where the children sleep. 1t
| should have every convenience for saw
| ing labor and steps. and be well VENT.
| lated. -Globe-Democrat.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-08-16

The census report for 1890 shows the
value of eggs produced annually to be
over 500. 1000. 900, while the value OF
poultry chickens, turkeys. ducks and
geesel amount to about the same. Or.
to make it plain, the total annual pro-
duction of poultry and eggs amounts
to $500. 0O0.O 600. At the present prices
of wheat. the poultry and eggs are the
more valuable. and the market is here
at home. 1t is safe to say that the re-
port does not include all, as a large
number of persons were not visited
during the enumeration of poultry and
eggs, but the figures are sufficient to
enable those interested to arrive at a
partial knowledge of the poultry and
egg production. In a single decade
the poultry and eggs of the United
States amount to enough to pay off
our national debt, and the money in
vested in that direction finds its way
into all other business channels.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-08-16
Selling Eggs at High Prices.

After collecting the eggs for two o.
three days from large number OF
hens. place them together and exam
inc them closely. They will appear of
different sizes. colors and shapes.
Now assert them in different lots. and
note the great change that has ap-
peared. Each lot will be somewhat
uniform. and VII also be more attrac
tive. while before they were assorted
they possessed no advantages in ap
pearance over eggs that may not be sc
fresh or desirable. The way to secure
prices is to improve the appearance
Attractiveness is an important feature
in selling, and applies to eggs as well
as to anything else. Uniformity OF
size and color may be secured by as
sorting the eggs and selling each lot
separat ely. which will induce a great
deal higher prices.-Farm and Fire
side
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-08-16
DEVISE FOR HAY ROPING.
A Person Handy with Tools Can Make On
in an Hour.

Person Handy with Tools Can Make One
in an Hour.
The accompanying figure shows an
Inexpensive yet very efficient tool to
to be used in haying. The beam is of
ironwood, S feet long and 4 inches in
diameter. The eeth and handles are
of white ash. 8 feet long. The holes
are u inches in diameter and bored
clear through. Holes for the ropes, 6
inches from the end and the hole for
the end tooth Is inches from end of
beam. The remaining holes for the
teeth, % inches from center to center.
Each handle is "a feet from the end of
beam and set somewhat leaning back
ward. The ropes are each about IA
feet long and are passed through the
hole and knot tied in the end. 1t is
best to give them turn around the
end of the beam so that they will draw
up from the back side. This keeps the
point of the teeth on the ground. A
person that can handle tools can make
one in an hour. OF course it is not
necessary that everything be as men,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-08-16
Ladies' Hats.

Very large hats or very small bon
nets-the choice at present appears to
lie between the two. Toques are less
favored just now than larger round
hats or princesse bonnets. The dutch
urban has a wide brim with bal
cony around the extreme edge. 1t is a
Fashionable hat, but one that is not
universally becoming. Some of the
latest models in Leghorn hats are
yelled with fine black point d'esprit
net or tulle on both brim and crown,
and trimmed also with the diaphanous
fabric and magenta roses. 1t is not
unusual to see three or four distinct
colors on bonnet or hat, and magenta,
violent and discordant as it is, is still
one of the colors par excellence with
fashiona bic milliners.-N. Y. Post.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-08-16
NOTES OF THE FASHIONS.
New Notions in the Department of Wom.


New Notions in the Department of Wom-
ans Dress.
One of the distinguishing features of
the swell bonnet is the aigret portion
of the trimming. Extremely fine aigrets
are very scarce and very expensive.
Those ordinarily used have the quilts
Clipped off. The simon-pure, high
grade aigret has the end of the feather
with the extremely fine fiues like slen-
der threads.
A stylish dress for girl is made of
striped camels' hair. A band Of plain
goods matching the pc finishes the
lower edge of the skirt There is
blouse waist with wide turned-bacls
collar and deep cuffs of the silk. A silk
belt, with a buckle, matches the cos
tune in color.
Il fiower-hat in star-shape is among
the recent importations. The founda-
ton is in a five-pointed star-shape: the
edge is completely covered with fine
flowers. The crown is of shirred null,
and a very large bow of wide ribbon,
with ornaments. is set exactly in the
middle of the bonnet.
A new sailor hat has the edge bound
with fancy silk or GALLON. A ribbon
of the same color is folded to about
three inches in width. The loops are
set in clusters on either side, and one
end stands upright.
A new street-dress of changeablc
silk has an apron-shaped front trimmed
with double rutfie of lace with bead
heading. Shoulder-ruffies of the same
lace are gathered in with the sleeves.
Enormously wide ribbons are used on
bonnets and hats. To make one of the
fashionable bows is work of time,
patience and natural artistic taste.
A Gainsborough hat, with brim lined
with shirred null and trimmed with
profusion of roses and foliage, is
much-admired style=N Y LEDGER
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-08-16
Where AIsike Glover Is Best.

For those who wish to keep land in
clover only single year the alsike va
riety is probably best. 1t bears its seed
in the first crop of the second year $
growth When that is cut the plant
dies. But alsike hay is sweeter than
hay from the first crop of common red
clover 1t does not have long tap
roots reaching into the subsoil as red
clover does. but instead a network OF
roots that run through the soil nearer
the surface. 1t is probably the greater
amount of warmth that alsike clover
roots get early in the season that
makes it's hay better than that of red
clover. When the soil warns deeper
later in the season the red clover hay
becomes more nutritious
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-08-16
GASCONS AND GASCONADES.
How the Inhabitants of Old Gascony Gave
Two New Words.

How the Inhabitants of Old Gascony Gave
Two New Words.
In days gone by there lay in the
southwestern portion of France the
province of Gascony. This has now
been divided into four sections, which
are known as the departments of Landes
Gers. Ariege and the Upper Pyrenees.
containing. it is estimated, no less than
one million inhabitants. A great pc
culiarity of these natives is their fire.
quently- tendency to boast.
and so strongly developed has the quail
itv of the blusterer been in them from
time immemorial that both our own
and the French language have been en-
riched by words derived from the name
of the province. Thus a Gascon
is set down in the dictionaries as a
'.boaster or braggart: a vainglorious
person." and a gasconade in English.
or a gasconnade in French, is the name
given to all boastful, Wanting talk.
For instance, the dictionary of the
French academy, to illustrate the mean
ing of gasconnade. gives an example:
I'll dit quill Sc battrait contra dix
hommes; c'est une gascOnnade'-i. e..
He SAYS he would fight ten men; It's a
gascOnade."
Of course. however, the fame of gas
conades does not depend entirely on
mere fiat boasting like this, but on the
intermixture of wit and piquancy with
the most prodigious self-exaltatlon.
The following are some examples we
have met with.
A Gascon preacher stopped short In
the prlnit 1t was In vain that he
scratched his head; nothing would
come out. My friends" said he, as
he walked quietly down the pulpit
stairs. my friends. pity you, for you
have lost a fine DISCOURSE.
A young Gascon arrived at Paris for
the first time. 1t was in summer. and
he went to see the Tuileries immedi-
ately on his arrival. When he saw the
gallery of the Louvre. Upon me hon
or said he. ~ like it vastly. Me-
thinks i see the back of my fathers
stables"
A Gascon officer hearing some one
celebrating the exploits of prince
who. in an assault upon a town had
killed six men with his own hand:
BAH, said he Il would have you to
know that t. very mattresses L sleep
upon are stuffed from nothing else but
the whiskers of those whom l have
sent to slumber in the other world.
A Gascon. in proof of his nobility, as
serted that in his fathers castle they
used no other firewood but the
batons of the different marechals OF
France o. his family.-Harper's Young
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-08-16
loned here, but this we known to work

toned here, but this we known to work
well.
Where hay or straw is to be moved on
the ground this device has many adj
vantages over the old way of roping.
Only so feet of rope is required. 1t
will rope cleaner, it is easier to man
age, will carry a load much farther over
a rough surface, will dump without un.
hitching, and will carry about one.
fourth of a wagon load. Last fall we
wished to move straw from stack
across one barn floor onto another sew
eral rods away. We found it would
carry up onto the barn floor and of
from it without any difficulty.-E. E.
Bogue in Ohio Farmer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-08-16
How to Make Money.

The man who breeds for the best
road and carriage stock and uses such
sires and dams as are sure to produce
the qualities desired, and raises no
more than he can keep to advantage
till they are old enough to put to
work. will continue to make money In
the business, says the Horse Breeder,
provided he keeps about two good
cows to every brood mare. one hog and
ten good breeding ewes to every COW,
when his farm is located where his
sheep are not in danger of being killed
by dogs
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-08-16
AGRICULTURAL HINTS
SINK AND SLOP DRAIN.

NO country House Should Be Withous
This Simple Arrangement.
How to dispose of the sinh, and slor
water In safe and expeditions man
ner is what greatly perplexes many
residents in the country In cit
les where there is the benefit
OF water works and sewers, this
is an easy matter. A simple pla1
whereby this may be accomplished
is shown in the illustration herewith
The dotted lines indicate the location
OF the sink. The common outlet pipe
passes downward in the usual manner.
but Immediately underneath the sink
or under the floor, as most convenient,
foul air trap is made by simply bend
ing the lead pipe in the form shown at
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-08-16

A large number of flowers are bored
as it is believed, by humble-bees. They
collect the nectar in this way. instead
of entering by the mouth of the flower.
Dr. J. Schneck, of Mt. Carmel, ILL.,. one
of our most observing botanists. be-
lieves these are not hum le-bees-mem-
bers of the genus Bonn bus-but belong
to the genus &ylOcopa, popularity
known as Borers, or Carpenter Bees.
He has certainly seen these creatures
Sitting the tubes of clover, and bum
ble-bees entering the mouth in the le-
Ultimate way.-Meehan's Monthly.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-08-16
The Cry of the Sick Child.

The crying Of sick children is, ac-
cording to a medical paper, of distinct
value in reaching a correct conclusion
about their ailments. In pneumonia
and capillary bronchitis the cry is mod
crate, peevish and mufied. as if the
door were shut between the child and
nearer. The cry of Group is hoarse.
brassy and metallic. with a growing in
spiration- That of cerebral disease.
particularly hydrocephalus, is short,
sharp. shri,1 and sol;tary.-T-oy Times
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-08-16
Show of Feeling.

Expression of feeling has value only
in proportion to the feeling it expresses
A show of feeling may be made where
there is no feeling, but that is only sur
face show. Real feeling finds express
sion in spite of itself. or because of it.
self; and the exp1 ession of real feeling
impresses others because of the feeling
that is back of it. But mere show Of
feeling has neither basis nor influence.
IS. S. Times
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-08-16
Her Idea.

A caller had mentioned that a neigh
Dor had been obliged to shoot his dog
because it had grown old and cross.
After he had gone, little Edith, who
had been very quiet since the dog had
been spoken of, surprised her mother
by asking: Mamma, when do you
think papa will shoot Aunt Sarah?'-
Tit-Bits
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-08-16

-Father-'I don't approve of this
young man tina. is calling on you reg
ularly." why, he comes OF good fam
lily, I'm sure, and" Father-''Tl;at's
well enough, brit 1 notice the gas bill
is Just as big as when he first began to
call. '-Inter-Ocean-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-08-16
A Silent Partner.

Nibbitt-That woman who just went
out is the partner of your joys and sor-
rows. I suppose?
Rufton-She's partner to my joys all
right. but when it comes to my sorrows
she slips over to see her mother.-Bos-
ton Courier.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-08-16
WATER-CAN FOR CHICKS.

How to Make Excellent Use of Three.
Pound Lard Pals.
A water-can for little chicks, which
is easily made and very handy. is the
design of Mr.. NJ. III. Douglas. Wiscon-
sin. Take three-pound lard-pail and
solder the cover on air tight. Then
punch six or more holes as near the
bottom of the pail as possible tsee Fig.
y, and take the cover Of a fve-pound
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-08-16

One at a Time.
Flanagan, why don't yez take the ele-
vator up wild that trunk?' Flanagan
(iust over)-''Indade, I'll not. I'll take
but the trunk. It's yourself that kin
carry up the elevator"
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Visions of Greas Wealth.

Aeatha-Think of the immensely of
space, Algernon.
Algernon newspaper writer)-Yes. If
/ could only fill it at regular column
rates.-Judge.