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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1896-04-23

Solo dijimos, en- corroboraci6n de nuestro
informe, que el tai CrsdEto habia adquirido
en- CAME algunas centenas de las aludidas
piezas, pero son precisamente las que neee-
sica para sus transacciones con ell p1blico.
El que quiera caniear, la Aduana.
Hacemos esta advertsncia para squellos
que no tienen eI h&bito de Ieer con senti-
do
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-08-06
a Costly Epidemic.

The ravages of the rinderpest in
South Africa are said 10 be more ap-aIl-
ing than any cattle plague which has
affected the region within living MEM
DRY. As an instance of the devastation
wrough: in Bechuanaland. it is REPORTED
that khama, the paramount chief who.
with Bathoen and SebeIe. recently visit
ed England, has lost from his private herd
alone 5000 head of cattle. At Pitsani,
at last advicss. the cattle were dying by
the hundreds daily, and DR.. Hutcheon.
who has just concluded tour of inspec-
ton. is reported to have declared that
unless something occurs TO stay the in
fection-which seems very unlikely
not a single cow win, within a few
weeks. be left in the Bechuanaland pro-
tectorate. 1t is estimated that the cost
of the plague will be over 5.000.oso.
To the South African native cattle are a
medium of exchange and staple Diet
landau News
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-08-06
a MARKED ADvANcE.
Average Country Road Better Now ThAn
IL Was Few Years Ago.

Average Country Road Better Now Thzn
IL Was . Few Years Ago.
At a recent public meeting not far
from here q good dominic, rising &c
speak, prefaced his remarks by saying
that there ought to be added to the
1itany an appeal like this: From Ium-
bago and newly worked roads, good
Lord, deliver u.s." Riding over the
country at this season of the year the
wayfaring man may well join the
brother in this earnest petition; and
If power could be given to the horse to
speak as did that patient animal of sa-
cred history in Balaam's time such
chorus would arise as would disturb
the dreams of the would-be legislators
who play with the question of good
roads at our state capitals every win
ter, and arouse them to better sense
of their duty in this respect than seems
to have impressed itself upon them as
yet.
Still, it is far cry from the old way
of working the roads with the Plows
and old-fashioned scraper to the mod
ern well-made road machine. Save in
some of the districts where men still
declare that there is no true way to
improve the roads except to turn up the
mud and stones aong the side and haul
them into the track with a scraper,
there certainly has been a marked adj
vance within the last few years. It is
true we have not yet learned to use the
road machine as it should be used. It's
capabilities are not at present fully un-
derstood by all. A first-class machine
in the hands of good man will certain
ly make a good road. It is not all of
roadmaking, however, to haul dirt.
clods and stones into the highway
The machine must be followed up close
~ by men with rakes to remove all loose
stones, and they by teams to draw ali
these away. When thus made smooth,
if the pike be made wide enough, the
result will be much better road.
The use of gravel is also growing In
favor. Some of our worst pieces of
road have been greatly improved by
this means. The intelligent overscer
will study his beat" and the available
material, then act accordingly. Road
making is an art just as much as that
of building railways. When we come
to understand this, and that the better
our roads are the more valuable our
lands, there will be less killing time
when the season of the year comes to
work out our tax. 1t is for the interest
of everybody to have good roads. We
all use them and ought to take pride
in maintaining them. But if we will
not, and it seems to be fact that some
men can never be coaXed into looking
out for their own interests in this mat
ter, nor any other, in fact, then I am
in favor of giving the roads over to the
state, so that everybody may be com
PEELED to do his fair share toward
keeping them up. 1 believe that the
money system is the best of all. There
might be some little jar were it intro
duced at once; but that would soOr
pass away and in a short time none of
us would be ready to go back to the old
way.-E. L. Vincent, in n. Y. Tribune
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-08-06
ORCHARD AND GARDEN.

a moss-coyered tree cannot remain
healthy.
1t is a mistake to set fruit trees in
the garden.
Moss on tree affords hiding place
for insects.
An application of whitewash is good
to remove moss.
As sson as the apples begin TO fall
from the trees it will be good plan &c
turn the hogs into the orchard.
With raspberries and blackberries al
canes that grow outside the direct line
of the rows should be treated as weeds
y good rule in pruning is to cut all
dead or disabled wood and every branch
that starts out where it is not wanted
as soon as seen
The growing canes of raspberries and
biackberries do better if they are kept
from becoming too TALL as they are
usually inclined to do.
Trees should be SO pruned while
young that the necessity for cutting off
large limbs viii be avoided.-St. Louis
Republic.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-08-06

deep, as shown in the cut. OF course the
ice box must have a tight metal floor,
sloped TO carry away the water through
q pipe soldered in at one corner. The
other side of the ice box extends tc
within ten inches of the ceiling. The
current of air is indicated by the ar.
rows. This permits the cold air to drop
down behind the shelves and pass over
the butter. If it becomes warm it rises
to the ceiling, finds its way into the ice
box and, after being chilled, again de.
sends.
To prevent the ice falling over the
eight-inch side there should be some
Stats arranged so as to throw any drip
back into the pan. To regulate the
temperature hang ten-inch board il
such way that the ice box may be
closed, or partly closed, tc retard circu-
lation. Our refrigerator has an inn
prOvement rarely seen it is lighted.
The window consists of two sashes,
with a dead air space between.-D. T.
Clark, Buttermaker for the Williams
burg Creamery, in Farm Journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-08-06
FOREIGN GOSSIP

The United Kingdom of Great Brit.
sin and ireland, according to the latest
statistics, lad S54O, OoO.O 900 of gold and
S1l2.OOo,OO0 of silver in circulation.
The discoveries of gold in Australia
nave made that the favorite circulating
medium of the great southern CONT
nent, there being s1O5 900 in gold
and S7,000,OOO in silver.
-Guileries are becoming fashionable
In England, large tracts of land in suit
able spots being abandoned to the birds,
on which they may build their nests.
II IT is true that gulls' eggs can by col
oring and chemicals be palmed off on
the public for plovers' eggs, it is pos
sible that the birds may be protected
Tor commercial reasons as well.
-Looking-glasses were used by.
Anglo Saxon women. slung to their
girdles. and in the time of Elizabeth
and James /. They formed the center
OF many fans at that period and later.
Before glass was invented horn was
used and metal. The Phoenicians had
the credit of first making glass: rs
far back as 1879 Franciscan monk de-
scribes mirrors.
Owing to the increase of cholera in
Egypt the prefecture of STEAMBOAT has
ordered that all the khans, inns and
other establishments in which pilgrims
returning from the holy places of Islam
are temporarily lodged be disinfected
and kept in a proper state of cleanli-
ness. Moreover, arrangements have
been made to prevent overcrowdjng in
these places.
There is a black cat at present in
the sedate seclusion of the Hampton
court cloisters, London. which has spon-
faneously ''sworn off, from all kinds
of flesh food. It's favorite diet is I'M
cooked scarlet runner beans, which il
eats as an italian eats macaroni. Gu
cumbers it likes, and carrots which are
boiled. but fruit it will not touch The
Hampton court cat seems to stand
alone in a partiality for food which
none of its race could hitherto be in.
1uced to look at.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-08-06
PRIVATE CUSTOMERS.
Why Mrs. lockwood Prefers Their Trade
to store Business.

Why Mrs. lockwood Prefers Their Trade
to store Business.
I have heard complaints from some
who have tried furnishing butter to pri-
vate customers. They say their Gus
toners are over particular and given to
fault finding. In short, that it is more
trouble to cater to their tastes than the
butter is worth. In all my experience
/ have not had the least trouble in this
respect. Our customers all understand
that if "a any time crock of butter does
not suit they are expected to return it
at our expense and it will be replaced
by another. / think it is no more than
right that person paying such price
for butter should get what they want,
and have found none who are any more
exacting than I should be under the cir
cunstances. may have been partic-
ularly fortunate in obtaining unusually
desirable customers, but certainly
there is no fault or complaint. In our
correspondence year after year, l have
ever received most courteous treatment
from both men and women. There has
been nothing which would indicate the
difference, socially speaking, between
the wealthy patron and the poor
farmers wife, who supplies them with
their dairy butter. We take great pains
to make the butter look neat, and, al
though butter in a crock does not APP
pear to the eye in the way that printed
butter does, some difference is discerni-
ble even there. II is the practice of
some butter-makers to tie bits of old
muslin over the butter. This is alto
gether too suggestive of its former
period Of usefulness to please the fas-
tidious person. 1t is better to buy
parchment paper. which comes cut in
circles L fit the different sizes of crooks,
for this purpose. Pack the crock full
to overt owing, then with piece of wire
cut off the butter directly at the top
edge of the crock. Remove the surplus,
place a circle of the parchment over it
and smooth down and see how neat it
looks. In summer sprinkle a layer
of fine salt over the top to prevent the
heat from melting the butter and soil
ing the paper. We buy new light yell
low paper to tie over the outside and
think it looks much better than old
newspapers. The name and address was
formerly written On an express tag and
tied to the crock. but our express agent
favors writing it upon the top with pen
and ink. as the tags are liable to get torn
off n transit. Always give full weight,
and a little more If anything. When you
arc getting "a big price for butter you
can afford to be generous.-Mrs. E. E
lockwood, in Farmers Review.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-08-06
WORTH THINKING ABOUT.
a Hint for the Onicers of State and
County Fair Associations.


County Fair Associations.
One long stride toward good roads
would be accomplished if we could con-
vince the people what blessing good
roads are, especially for the farmer, and
that broad tires on allwagons that carry
1000 pounds or more is the salvation of
good roads. One way to bring about this
change and educate the people as to
what broad tires will really do toward
making a good road and keeping it,
would be if our fair associations all over
this grand country would offer 4 good
large premium for the wagon that
would be the 1ightest draft and keep
the roads in the best shape.
The way to test this would be to give
each wagon its own track, use the
standard narrow tires and four-inch
tires. Water the track in certain places,
using the same amount of water on
each, loading each wagon the same.
make each wagon make the same num-
Der of trips over the track and give the
premium to the wagon that is lightest
on team and keeps the road in best
shape. Well, I viii venture to say that
in the course of time the narrow tired
wagon will get the road in such shape
that the team can't pull ii. If men would
only give this thought attention they
would see the advantage of broad tires
for good roads and to help make and
keep good roads.-George J. Menger, II
Joursal of Agriculture
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-08-06
Compoaltion of Filled Cheese.

Many people have somewhat vague
idea or the mode of making and conpO.
sition OF filed cheese 1t Is described
TO the committee at Washington as &C.
ing a sort of lard cheese, without a par
ticle OF butter fat In its manufacture
20 per cent. of SKINNED milk, and 20
per cent. of neutral oil, made from hog
leaf. or unrendered lard. is used &c
this is added certain colOring or flavor
ing matter, then the rennet is pat in,
and /. is made into cheese. The sosf Il
approximately AZ cents pouRd 10
manufacture.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-08-06
MINERAL PRODUCTS IN 1895.
Az Increase of Over SSO.OOO.OOO in the
United states-The GsIn in Gold.

| Az Increase of Over S8O.OOO.OOO in the
United states-The Gain in Gold.
According TO official statistics just is
sued by the director of the geological
survey the total value of mineral prod
ucts of the United States for 1895 in.
| creased over SS0,000.O00 beyond the val
ne for 1894, or from $527. 36S, 594 to SOIL
,29O. This increase is considered a
long step toward recovery from the de-
preston to which the mineral industry.
ike all others, has been subjected. The
total value is slightly less than the
greatest recorded, which was over $685.
100000 in 1892. In terms of quantities
produced, instead of value received, 1895
is greatest, prices being lower.
The director declares that il the rec
ord of the total values since 1880 be con-
gidered, the increase from $3.50, 319. 900
to S611, 795 ,290 is significant, and gives
fair approximation of what the nor
NAL mineral product should have been
half way between these dates, or in
1888. The great products of 1892 and
1895 show the ease with which the
mines can respond to any unusual de-
mand; also. that the capacity is greater
than the ability to market the product
With slight encouragement the prod
uct takes phenomenal stride. In 1892
and 1895 the product most difficult to
hold in check was iron.
While the coal product is great, it is
much steadier. in spite of the extra
demand for it in order to produce any
extra supply of iron. The increased
output of iron in 1895 was necessary
because of the great retrenchment H.
1894. The railroads ordered as little
ron as possible in that year, but or,
lered freely in 1895, to take advantage
Of prices while they were still low, but
advancing.
The United States shared in the gen.
eraI increase in gold production. the
Increase coming principally from Grip
pie Creek and other new camps in co..
crado. The gain in the quantity OF
petroleum and the increase in its price
formed one of the good features of the
year.
Another notable feature was the prof
liable producing petroleum districts in
the Appalachian range. Natural gas
showed decline. the pressure decreas-
ing in all the fields thereby shortening
the life of each well and greatly reduc-
ing the product, especially in PennsyI-
vania.
Almost all the other minerals show
substantial improvement.-N.Y 7. Trib-
une-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-08-06
BIarkIfghr.

Such is the name given by NJ. Gustave
lie Bon TO certain dark and mysterious
rays which are capable of penetrating
cpaque bodies as do the ~ rays" OF
Prof. Roentgen's vacuum tube, but
which are found in ordinary sunlight
and Iamplight. NJ. lie Bon has no diff
Guilty in taking photographs with these
rays when the sensitive plate is covered
by a metal plate, preferably of iron or
copper, provided the exposure is sulfi-
ciently long-say, three hours. \ bet
ter effect is got by placing the sensi-
tive plate on a sheet of lead and putting
the negative photograph TO be copied
over IL. then laying an iron plate over
al and bending up the edges of the
lead plate % as 70 overlap the iron and
form a closed box of iron on the top
end lead on the bottom and sides. When
This box with the sensitive plate inside
On exposed for three hours TO the light
Of m petroleum lamp or TO sunlight,
a distinct image of the negative will
he found on the plate. NJ lie Bon Is
of the opinion that If our eyes were
b,,4 slightly modified, we should bt able
90 see through brick walLr-PubiiS
Opinion.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-08-06
PIalnt for Better streets.

Such filthy, rutted, hoIed and dis
graceful streets are not much longer &c
be tolerated. It were the policy of wis
dom for the board of public works to
provide good streets immediately.
Something is going TO drop one of these
days The American people are long
suffering and slow to anger, but when
they do get furious they hit a mans
political ambition in the head so hard
that IL lisa case for coror.er right Of
WheeImen in New Haven haze beer and
arc a timid folk. They are gentlemen
and don't like 70 make much fuss, but
It is the gentleman who makes the
hardest fight when he goes up against
it. Good streets mean good govern.
ment.-New Haven Palladium.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-08-06
TRAINING FRUIT TREES.

Effective Combination of EspaIier ana
Pyramid Seen in Belgium.
A correspondent of the London
weekly called Gardening illustrated
writes as below:
We might learn a lesson from the
foreigner in the matter of training
fruit trees on wires, as we'll as in the
utilizing of what may be termed waste
places by the Sizes of the railways.
The annexed cut shows a combination
of espalier and pyramidal training
which might with advantage be adopt
ed in English gardens. If planted
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-08-06
Property Named.

The white Mans Grave is a CHASTITY
name. we'll deserved by the Sierra
Leone coast. but, according TO Lieut..
Col. Trotter. who has been settling the
Anglo-French boundary in that region.
the Hinterland of Sierra Leone is more
like the white mans paradise. This
Rinterland is a fertile district. with
p.enty Of water. capable of producing
almost anything, suitable for cattle
raising and healthy for Europeans
cutie unlike the coast Iine-Chica9o
Tribune.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-08-06
Fauna Of Hawaii.

Some interesting discoveries have re-
Gently been made about animal life on
the Hawaiian islands. II appears that
all the land and fresh water shells there
are peculiar 70 the locality. Forty
seven out of che IS species OF birds. and
700 out of the !.o00 species Of insects.
do not exist in any other portion OF ih0
Rlube.--ChicAxo Inter Ocean.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-08-06

- bicycle" says a contemporary, sis
a great bond of companionship between
husband and wife, Very likely; but
two bicycles of different make womb
produce divorce proceedings in -
hours Rochester Union and Adver.
tisex.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-08-06
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
a sEcuRE cool 20

How to Construct q Dairy Re<rfgeraeOR
Satisfactory In Every Way.
The essential for goo1 refrigerator
is dry air and a low and even temper.
allure. If the ice box is placed right
there viii be constant circulation OF
air in the cooler that viii keep it dry
and cold VIXEN iced. The shelves in our
cooler are under the ice box ard here
butter and ice occupy one end of the
room. Between the ice box aad the
side of the room is space of ten inches,
and here the box is but eight inches
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-08-06

Which Of these have you selected IS 8
means OF travel7 No matter. Whichever
orders Of the stomach, liver and bowels,
engendered by rough locomotion and bad
food or water, and for maiarial troubles,
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters Is the most
useful specific you can take with you. ft is
invaluable also for rheumatism, kidney
complaints and nervous trouble.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-08-06

ETRAxaER-.sTs there a law In this town
against selling liquor on Sunday7" Old
Resident 1Yes: but don't let that worry
you, my friend: there's no law against buy
Ing it-"-Roxbury Gazette.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-08-06
ON A BELGIAN RAILWAY.

by the sides OF the walks, the pyramids
might be trained over, and SO form
arches. This would be most interest
ing way of growing fruit trees, espe-
cialy pears and appies-planting APP
pies to train on The wires (espaIiersl,
and the pears TO form the pyramids
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-08-06

FRS stopped free and permanently cured
No fits after first days use OF DIR. Kliue's
Great Nerve Restorer. Free 80 trial botfle
& treatise. DR. KLINE, 933 Arch st Phiia Pa.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-08-06

FAIR IxDIcATIoS.-'tDoes Miss Gush-
iugton's father look with favor on your
suitf'' 81 think so; he always lets me pay
for the drinks. ''-Detroft Free Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-08-06

PIso's CURE cured me of q Throat ano
Lung trouble OF three years. standing.-E
CADY, Huntington. Ind, Nov. II, 1894.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-08-06

1.-THE doctors seem always happy" slOh,
doctors don't take life seriously. h-Detroit
Tribune.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-08-06

FLArTERY Is often a tranic of mutual
meanness.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-08-06

aWHY does Miss Antique look in the
glass 50 mucha'' s'Sne ID afraid of becom.
Ing vain. Detroit Free Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-08-06

Halls CatarTh Cure
q taken internally. Price sc.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-08-06

In themattcr Of varieties consult your
neighbors rather than the fruit tree
agent