Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-11-11

train of cars in the world. The engine
was about two feet long; the driving
wheels eight or ten inches high; at,
tached were the trucks. The engin.
eer, fireman, conductor, all in one,
on his knees, could reach over to the
cow catcher in front. There were two
fiat cars and caboose behind. Each
fat car had two seats and a man had
to tuck his legs under him to get on
the car. Each car would carry one
grown person or two little folks. The
track was laid on two strips of boards
with cross ties made OF one inch by
two inch stuff and the cars about two
feet long; the seats were a foot apart.
When the passengers were all aboard
the engineer, fireman, conductor rang
the bell, pulled the whistle, and that
little thing went putting, just as smart
as the biggest engine in the world,
only it did not make so much noise.
Of it started around the circle
which was about one hundred yards
across, making the trip about three
hundred yards. The fare was five
cents. did not see how so small an
engine with so small drivers could hold
to the rail to pull such load; for on
one of the trips l saw two men on her
besides the engineer, and they would
at least weigh one hundred and fifty
pounds each. But for all that she
made the trip without a break or
| hitch.
Next we called at the rabbit houses.
| had heard so much about the jack
rabbit. l was interested in them. And
when saw them 1 could understand
how it was possible for rabbits to eat
up all the grass on the plains if they
are as plentiful as we read of. I saw
in one of the St. Louis papers, short
time ago, that last year they made q
roundup" out on the plains and kill
ed several thousand rabbits. A
''round-up" is composed of all of the
men and boys and every lady that
wants to go and is big enough to
knock a rabbit in the head with a
stick or shelalah. All get together,
| then the order is to start out afoot or
on horseback and surround as large a
loop of country as possible. Then all
turn towards a common centre, driving
every rabbit before them. AS the cir
Gle gets smaller and smaller, the rab-
bits get thicker ana thicker. When
the rabbits find themselves surrounded
they run in every direction to find an
past the drivers gets a rap with the
club that ends Mr.. Rabbit. Some
times they kill hundreds and just let
all they do not want for their own use
lie and rot. But this year l see they
are prepared to send them to the cities
to be given to the poor. If all OF the
food that is wasted in the country on
the farms and ranches could be sent to
the poor of the cities there would be
no need of aims houses or charitable
societies. How many large farms
have orchards with thousand of bush
els of apples go to waste because there
is no market for them, and all sorts of
grain and vegetables. If the poor
could gather it, it would support them,
like in the days of Ruth, the CLEANER,
in the field of Boaz.
From seeing the rabbits we went
among the sheep and hog pens. | did
not see much difference in the sheep
and hogs from last years exhibit.
of last year. / was much amused
reading the GlO6e-DemocrGt one morn
ing where it was giving the report OF
the day before's sights. 1t said all of
the city people were out and one lady,
when she got to the sheep pen, saw
one great big ram standing with his
nose In a bundle of straw to keep it
away from the flies. As the lady stood
looking at it she put her hand over
and stroked its head and said, 'POor
sleepy, o. you poor sheepy!" All at
once, s'poor sleepy" backed off and
made a lunge with his head against
the side of the pen where the lady
stood aud with a yell she said, 80.
you nasty old thing. Go way from
from here!" The boy said, I'D say,
poor old sleepy If you had him hit
YOU on the seat of your breeches as
many times as he has me you would
not say. poor old sheepyr"
Among the farm. tools and machin-
erv, we saw as at other times all sorts
of machinery, mowers, reapers, hay
presses, corn huskers. fodder shredd-
ers. fodder cutters, cider mills, and all
sorts of things to tighten the labor of
mankind. Don't let me forget to tell
you of the wonderful bicycle rider or
performer. One young man rode the
bicycle in the arena aud such ride
never saw before. He rode sitting on