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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-03-28
MICHIGAN'S BENEFACTOR
An Oft Repeated Story Of True
Philanthropy.


(Fron Grand Rapids. Mich, Erening Press)
The most beautiful spot in all this city is
inseparably associated with the name of
Hackley. Chas. II. Hackley has been in the
lumber business here continuously since
1856 and in that time has amassed a fortune
which gives him rating among the wealthy
men of the nation. But with wealth there
did not come that Tightening of the purse
strings which is generally marked char
acteristic of wealthy men.
1t is not wonder then that the name Of
Charles 81. Hackley is known at home and
abroad. His munificence to Muskegon alone
represents an outlay of nearly half a million.
For the past twenty years he has been a
constant sufferer from neuralgia and rheu-
matism, also numbness of the lower limbs,
50 much SO that it has seriously interfered
with his pleasure in life. For some time
past his friends have noticed that he has
seemed to grow young again and to have
recovered the health which he had in youth
To reporter for the Press Mr.. Hackley
explained the secret of this transform alton
81 have suffered for over % years." he said,
with pains in my lower limbs SO severely,
that the only relief could get at night was
by putting cold water congresses on nv
limbs. was bothered more at night than
in the day time. The neuralgia and rheu-
matte pains in my limbs, which had been
growing in intensity for years, finally be-
came chronic. 1 made three trips to the
Hot Springs with only partial relief and
then fell back to my original state. 1
couldn't sit still and my sufferings began to
make life look very blue. Two years ago
last Septem Der noticed an account of DIR
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People and
what they had done for others, and some
cases so nearly resembled mine that was
interested. so 1 wrote to one who had given
a testim oniai, an eminent professor of music
in Canada. The reply received was even
stronger than the printed testimonial and it
gave me faith in the medicine.
Il began taking the pills and found them
to be all that the professor had told me they
would be. 1t was two or three months be-
fore experienced any perceptible better
ment of my condition. My disease was of
such long standing that / did not expect
speedy recovery and was thankful even to
be relieved. progressed rapidly, however,
towards recovery and for the last six months
have felt myself a perfectly well man. l
have recommended the pills to many people
and am only too glad to assist others to
health through the medium of this wonder
full medicine. I cannot say too much for
what it has done for me.''
DR.. Williams Pink Pills contain all the
elements necessary to give new life and
richness to the blood and restore shattered
nerves. They are for sale by all druggists,
or NAV be had by mail from Dr. Williams
Medicine Company. Schenectady. n. Y, for
Soc per box, or six boxes for 81 80.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-03-28
RtNOvATING OLD FURNITURE.
Restoring an Antique Article to Present
Usefulness.

Usefulness.
A lover of old-fashioned furniture
was ushered into the "best room" of a
farm house. Instantly a secretary of
an old time make caught her eye. 1t
was painted black, highly vanished
and adorned with little pictures in
decalcomania. A happy instinct led
her to question of its substance. 1t was
solid birds eye maple. She speedily
became its owner. and the process of
restoration was begun.
The varnish was scraped off with
broken glass. Next. the paint was
burned off-a delicate operation, as the
application of too much heat would
scorch the wood. A thorough scrub
bing with sapolio followed. Then
began the process of polishing,
the principal ingredient in the
recipe being patience. First size"
the wood-that is, apply with
soft even brush solution of gum
arabic; this is to fill the pores and pre-
vent the shellac from sinking in. Then
follows an even coat of shellac; the so
luton may be made at home by dis
solving in alcohol as much shellac as
the liquid will hold. For light wood
use the white shellac; for dark wood
the brown she1lac is prefera BILE. Let
this coat of shellac dry thoroughly; on
the time allowed for the successive
dryings much of the success of the
operation depends. A week is none
too long; ten days is better. Then rub
with old hair-cloth-never new. 1t is
an article difficult to obtain, but may
happily be supplied by an old chair or
discarded sofa. Repeat the shellack-
ing, with the subsequent rubbing,
three times. Finish with a vigorous
rubbing with boiled linseed oil. The
result should be the soft dull luster
priced by lovers of old-fashioned furni-
ture.-Harper's Bazaar.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-03-28

and put not less than 81 tbetter A feet
deep, will stand perfectly, and to all in
tents and purposes are as good as tile
Since the only expense OF the brush
drain is in labor, it all depends upon
the financial side of the labor ques-
ton. By all means, beginning at the
lower end of the marsh. try some of
these drains, placing them at the most
not less than 30 to 40 feet apart, if the
land is to be thoroughly and effectually
drained.
OF course the brush will rot in a few
years if the supply of water from be-
meath does not keep them fairly well
submerged, but this is not likely to be
the case, since in such ground the
water oozes from the bottom, and
since the passage through the drain is
slow.
Poles and even cordwood are used
under such circumstances with sue
cess. With the former a throat can be
made of fairly good size, which in some
respects will look like the stone draiI
shown.-Country Gentleman
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-03-28
GUINEAS ON THE FARM.
They Are Profitable Because They Cost
Almost Nothing to Raise.

Almost Nothing to Raise.
Guineas prefer to seek their food in
the fields. and they seldom come home
for food as long they can find a supply
themselves. As a rule they mate, and
it is best, therefore, to have the sexes
equal. The hen steals her nest, but
Cannot refrain from making a noise
when she comes off. which betrays her
to the watchful farmer. Guineas are
valuable on farms where the range is
wide, as they destroy very large num-
Der of insects and do not scratch up
seeds. In fact, d flock of twenty gum
cas- will consume number of insects
SO large as to almost appear incredible,
as they are active and always search
ing. They also consume grass and
young weeds, as well as the seeds of
undesira BILE plants and grasses. The
hen lays about 125 eggs in a year, es-
peclally if they are taken from her be-
fore she begins to sit. The flesh of the
guinea is rather dark but juicy, and of
"gamy" flavor. They may be raised
to remain near the house by placing
the eggs under hens and a few chicks
to the brood when the young gulneas
are Matched. They will learn from
the chicks and soon become accus-
toned to the same habits as the chicks,
growing up with them. The eggs re-
quire four weeks for Uncut baton, and
are usually Matched under hens in the
poultry house.-Prairie Farmer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-03-28

The hides should be soaked in clear
water (spring water is the best "a
hours and then the flesh worked off
with dull knife and washed clean in
water. Spread on fat table with flesh
side up. Have paste made OF 1 quart
new milk, quart wheat flour, 4 pint
barley meal, q pint oatmeal, 1 pint
corn meal, an ounce sal soda, an ounce
cream of tartar, pint salt and l ounce
oil of vitrioL Mix carefully and
thoroughly into a paste having the
consistency of white lead. Spread the
paste on the flesh side about 8 inch
thick and let it dry while the hide IS
spread on the table When nearly dry
remove from the table and work over
beam with dull knife until soft and
ready for use. The hide should be
stretched and nailed to the table SO as
to keep its shape--G- H. Hapgood' in
Farm and Home
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-03-28
DOMESTIC CONCERNS.

When you boil beans of any sort,
fresh or dried, add a good pinch of
soda, and they will not only cook ten
der sooner, but be more wholesome
Try it also in cooking winter cabbage.
Cottage Cheese: The common err
ror in making this dish is overheating
the curd. Let it merely become we'll
warmed through, then place in doubt e
cheese-cloth bag and press, taking care
not to let it become too dry to hold to-
gether. Salt we'll, add lump of but
ter and little thin cream, and make
into small round cakes.-Country Cen
tleman.
Charcoal Poultice: Inclose equal
parts of charcoal and corn meal thor
oughly mixed in a bag. The charcoal,
which must always be perfectly dry,
may be used alone by quilting it be-
tween two layers of cloth. 1t is chiefly
used as an absorbent upon carbuncles
and old ulcers. As it discolors the skin,
yeast poultices are preferable.-Good
Housekeeping.
-Escalloped Lobster: Equal guam
tlty cracker crumbs and chopped lob
ster; make it very moist with milk;
add pepper, salt and mace to taste, and
to every two pounds of lobster add
three eggs and one-quarter pound of
melted butter. Put into a baking dish.
sprinkle cracker crumbs and bits of
butter on top. and bake three-quarters
OF an hour in a moderate Oven.-Mrs.
I. NJ. Brown, in Farm and Home.
Lemon Omelette: Six eggs beaten
separately, one teacup of milk, add to
this one large tablespoonful of butter.
and put on the stove. When the but
ter is melted stir in one tablespoonful
of cornstarcn, put the yolks in and salt
to taste; squeeze the juice of a lemon
in it and stir thoroughly, mixing the
whites gradually with it. Bake quickly
and serve at once. Some persons like
the omelette sprinl1led with sugar
Farm, Field and Fireside.
-Jellied Oranges: Four large or.
anges, juice of two lemons. Cut the
oranges into halves and be careful not
to break the peel when you remove
the juice. Soak one-third box Of gela.
tine in cold water for an hour. add the
juice of the lemons and oranges. One
cup sugar, one-half pint boiling water,
strain and pour in the peels, which
should be put in SO that they may be
upright. 4 platter is good for this
purpose. Serve with whipped cream
on top when it is ready for the ia able
Harper's Bazaar.
Baked Onions: Peel ten large
onions without breaking the layers
boil them for half an hour in well
salted boiling water, and drain them;
when cool enough to handle cut half.
inch slice from the top of each and
take out teaspoonful of the middle
part; chop these pieces fine, mix them
with half a cup of stale bread crumbs
a saltspoonful of salt, quarter of that
quantity of pepper and the yolk of a
raw egg; use this force meat to stuff
the onions, lay them on baking dish
brush them with the white of the egg
beaten a little, dust them with fine
bread crumbs and bake them slowly
for forty minutes. Serve them hot
Farmers Voice.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-03-28

The elephant is no more wonderful
han his biographers usually make him.
It was to his lordly self that a railway
accident was due on the Perak State
railway in September. The last train
for the day was about three miles dis
tant from its destination (Teluk An
SOM. and was running at about twenty
miles an hour, when the fireman no.
ticed something on the line. lie called
to the driver, who Immediately shut
off the steam. Too late, however, for
the train collided violently with huge
object, which proved to be wild ele-
plant that mad strayed on to and was
crossing the line at the time. The ele-
plant had one of it's legs broken and
half cut off; a part of the trunk was
also cut off. The monster itself was
thrown down the bank, where it soon
died from loss of blood. The engine
was derailed--London Sketch,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-03-28

Perhaps never in the history Of this
country have the farmers been more
solicitous for the proper selection OF
their seed corn. The subject IS dis
,cussed at almost every farmers meet
ing and in nearly or quite every news
paper devoted to agricultural matters,
1t is very evident that wei[bred seed
corn is to be desired quite as much as
well-bred horse, sheep, COW or hog'
and that those who are the most care
All in it's selection will, as rule,
make the best crops Deep blowing
ord shallow cultivation is now very
generally recommended and advocated
Even in a droughty season, If not toe
extreme. a good crop can be made and
secured with frequent shallow cuifava-
ton. 1t conserves the moisture be-
meath the surface because acting as
.nuleh.-Colman's Rural World
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-03-28
NEHEHA
! ! 7 + | \ u u
TO KEEP FEED AND WATER CLEAN.

inches apart extend from the bottom
board to the outer strip. These make a
rack through which the fowls can extend
their heads tn reach the food which is
placed inside. The ledge along the
outer edge retains any scattered food.
The drinking dishes are set at each end
outside of the upright boards. The
hens are kept from getting into the
food with their feet, yet can reach it
easily and withdraw their heads with
out danger of getting hung by the neck.
1t may be very cheaply constructed by
anyone accustomed to the use of tools.
Miss Mamie Cable, in Farm anC
Home.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-03-28
Spring Wraps.

Capes will take fresh lease of favor
this spring, for the reason that good
sized sleeves will continue in fashion,
and because they are easily put on and
off. The fresh importations are varied
and most attractive. Some of the
models are mere cape-collars that only
cover the shoulders, others have double
capes that cover the arms, and utility
capes for general wear reach below
the hips. These are of cloth in all the
fashionable colors, tan, grayish blue,
green, and black being favorite dyes.
Velvet capes that reach just below the
waist line are among the most elegant
spring garments. These are gayly
lined, as a rule, and some have very
handsome over-capes of expensive pas
sementrie. Equally effective shoulder
trimmings, however. are made of wide
black lace with headings of brilliant
cut jet applique bands.-N. Y. Post.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-03-28
The Hot Springs of South Dakota

The following letter from Mr.. w. NJ. ~
son, Commander of the Pennsylvania Sol
der and Sailors Home at Erie, Pa, writ
ten on his return home, after stay of some
weeks at Hot Springs, South Dakota, lndi-
Gates that the Springs are in fair way to
become one of the leading health resorts of
the country: ,o,-
.Evans Hotel" Hot Springs, S. D.
Dear Sir: Among the many who have
been benefited by. treatment at the Hot
Springs, S. D., and have experienced courte-
Gus hospitality at your hands. claim the
right to say a word in behalf of the Springs
as a health resort, and cannot do better than
to state the facts in my own case 900.
l left Erie, Pa, about Novem Der 1, 1S94,
my friends at the time doubling whether l
would ever recover my health. arrived at
Hot Springs so weak and dishearte ned that
it required aid to leave the cars and reach
the hotel. For the first two weeks felt no
Improvement. Then experienced change'
which continued until my departure. and re-
| turned to my home very much stronger,
| and almost free from pain.
lido not hesitate to say to anyone seeking
relief from pain, and desiring rest, that dc
| not believe there is any place where an In
valid can 60 and find so many advantages,
such as healing waters, pure AIR, grand
mountain scenery and comfortable hotel &C
elegant Evans Hotel is equipped with every
provision for comfort, and all that goes u
| make one feel at home lam so thoroughly
convinced of the many advantages to bt
found at your location, that it is pleasure
| for me to recommend the Hot Springs Il
invalids, and to those seeking amusement
| as well as health.
Wishing you every success, and that Ho
| Springs may become better known and ap
(Si0rsdD w. NJ. TYSON.
! The Hot Springs of South Dakota ar
reached directly by the Burlington Route
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-03-28

Place the tops of the branches down
stream. as shown in the cut. Over all
place good covering of straw or some
other coarse material to prevent the
earth from sitting into the drain. If,
as is likely to be the case, this brush is
constantly immersed in water. it will
last for many years, and do the work
required most effectually.
When the ground has become settled,
stone or tile drains should be substi-
tuted for the brush. If stone is used,
1t should be remembered that the
bitches must be deeper than if tiled,
since in filling the drain the top of it
will come nearly foot nearer the sur
face than the tile drain, and it might
become obstructed if mice and other
vermin are present, by their digging
down to the top of the drain, and al
lowing the earth and silt to sift into it.
Stone drains, if well laid. as shown,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-03-28
ABOUT BEE PARALYSIS.
Partially Starved Brood Is the Cause of
the Trouble.


the Trouble.
A writer in American Bee Journal
says: For several years l warned the
bee-keepers in times of sudden checks
in the honey flow to look well after
their bees. and either uncap honey in
the brood chambers in the evenings, or
feed SO as to keep the colonies we'll
supplied with unsealed stores. Brood
is always we'll fed when the colonies
have abundance of unsealed stores
But if check takes place so as to stop
a honey flow suddenly, while colonies
have large quantity of brood on
hand, the bees will use up the unsealed
stores very soon, and then the bees
won't uDcap the sealed honey fast
enough to keep pace with the amount
of brood that requires feeding. Soon
after that the small larvae will be
found looking like little dried worms
in the bottom of the cells without a
particle of food. In some cells ready
to cap, will be seen some of this
starved brood, with a brownish color,
lying on the lower side of the cells
and turned up little. Some of the
capped brood dies through not being
fed enough to last until Matched. And
some of the bees that do hatch out of
this scanty fed brood win be day or
two longer in Matching. and when
Matched some of these bees will be
dark in color and scarcely able to fly.
And when the owner sees the bees of
the same hives in some cases killing off
these useless bees, he will be apt to
think them old. WORKOUT bees that are
being killed off. If the bee-keeper
would see that his colonies of bees had
plenty of unsealed stores while brood
rearing is going on, he never would be
troubled with this state of things in
the apiary.''
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-03-28
The Man Who Make. Money.

1t is not from the extent of ones
farm that money is made, but from the
labor that is put upon it. All profit
comes from labor. Even a gold mine
is valueless without labor. But labor.
unaided by intelligence. is of little
value. True, 1.-The hand of the dill
gent maketh rich" but diligence in
wolves intelligence, and this is obtained
BY industry; by reading and study; by
observation and experiment, and by
aptness to learn. One man thus
equipped will make more off farm of
100 acres than another can off one OF
l.OOO-Rural World.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-03-28

The only advantage in feeding soft
food is that in such shape the bone
meal, condition powder, medicine,
cooked meal, or general mixture may
besm more easily fed, but the best food is
whole grains Hens will not eat soft
food if they can get hard grains, unless
it be that the soft food contains mate
rial of which they are in need Early
in the morning is the best time for
feeding soft food. as then the hens
can more quickly digest it and appease
their hunger, but they should GO on
the roosts at night with their crops
tull of hard grain.-Prairie Farmer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-03-28
E.per,euce with Rye Planting.

A correspondent writes to the
American Agriculturist as follows: !
haze had great success, both in c0nnee'
+ion with rye plowed under and also
18th crops planted on clover sod
.,nlv it at the time of planting scat
tering it freely in the drill before Inc
potatoes are covered. Repeated e1'
1,eriments, leaving portion OF the
piece without plaster have shown that
sts use promotes smooth, healthy
-yroxth. free from scab and other dis,
ease. and pereepably increases not
only the total yield. but also the pro-
-,,rt;on of marketable potatoes
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-03-28
GOOD FEEDING RACK.

An Excellent Device for Keeping Food
and Water Clean.
Feed and water for fowls may be
protected from dirt and waste as shown
in the cut below. The base is a board
or plank feet long and l foot wide.
An upright piece of inch board foot
square is firmly nailed crosswise, 6
inches from the end. Thin boards
inches wide are nailed all around the
edge. Three strips inch square and
feet long are nailed to the top of the
vertical boards, one at each upper cor
ner, and the third midway between.
On each side series of vertical Stats
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-03-28
AGRICULTURALHINTS
MAKING BRUSH DRAINS.

How to Bring Under Cultivation Land
That Is Often yalueless.
The figures will serve to give an idea
of the method of constructing brush
and stone drains, both which are very
useful and entirely practicable under
certain conditions
Doggy land cannot well be drained
at first with either stone or tile unless
there is plank or board laid in the
bottom of the ditch, and when there is
a large quantity of brush presented,
by all means use it in the pioneer work,
which may be made to result in bring
Ing the land under proper cultivation.
Dig drains through the marsh about
feet deep, and fill them half full of
brush, looping the branches where they
prevent the brush from lying close.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-03-28
Novelties" in Potatoes.

10 not pay high prices for a few
pounds of tubers of some new potato
that may have many claims in its
favor unless you are sure of its excel
lence. and even then it would be well
to wait until it has been given test
for several years. as many varieties
may be unreliable in some sections
Novelties in seeds, fruits and vegeta-
bles are brought out every year, but
they sometimes happen to be old vari-
cites with new names. They spring
into existence as novelties one year
and sink out of sight in two or three
seasons
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STATE OF ONO. CITY OF TOLEDO, / i.

LUCAS COUNTY.
FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he i.
& Co., doing business in the City of Toledo
County and State aforesaid and that said
firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of Hall g CATARRH
CURE FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day of December, A. D. 1856.
90, A. w. GLEASON,
tskA} Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Send fortestim oniaIs,
free. FL. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, o.
FSold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills. 25c-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-03-28

An excellent egg food is a good mess
Of beans three times a week. Cook the
beans by boiling in an ordinary pot,
add some finely chopped meat, thicken
thu. mess with ground oats, and give
the hens all they will eat. warm, and
early in the morning. If they do not
then lay it will not be because you
have not given them proper food pro-
vided you do not omit chopped clover
with grain at night Beans are rich In
nitrogen. and make a very nonrlsnlnR
food for all kinds of poultry.