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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-05-04
HINTS To SHEARERs.
dow to Perform the Work without
InjurinE EVerInstinGIy
Frightening the Sheer.

/ Will offer the following suggestion
for the guidance of amateur shearers:
professionals may smile, but this is
not intended for them), wri+Ss W. b.
Vestal in an exchange. First you want
smooth table about four feet wide
and three feet high. The planks must
be planed so that the wool viii not
cling to them. Lay the sheep up with
belly to the front strap, head down with
bell collar, then with ''iocky stick"
about four and half feet long, with
soft lace leather strings at each end;
tie the hind feet to one end and the
lower front to the other; commence
shearing at the fore arm; cut a line
from the front flank to the rear flank
and down the ham. Keep the fleece roll
ing back until you are past the line of
the backbone; by pulling the front
leg backward you will have smooth
sailing over the shoulder and half way
up the neck. Shear the belly to point
opposite the place of beginning. This
can be done by raising the stick and
gently leaning against it to keep the
feet up. Now release the head and
shear downward, dividing the fleece at
the throat so the fleece when off will
be all in one piece like pelt. BY lean
ing against the table, with the head
under your left arm, YOU will shear the
neck, breast and most of the shoulder
before turning over. To turn pull well
forward, tuck fleece close to back, then
steady the head with left hand and with
the right grasp the stick midway and
gently raise the feet and roll him over
the fleece Ca good soft bed), strap down
head, turn the fleece back and you will
have clear sailing to the finish, with
fleece unbrollen. sheep unhurt from
struggling and the boy having good
time fishing at the brook. And now let
ME say word to you about that boy
OF yours. If you wish him to be Il good
shepherd, if you wish him to love sheep,
and love the farm. then don't compel
him to hold sheep" while you shear
them. l have some fond recollections"
OF holding sheep some 10 years since
which are still fresh and green.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-05-04
INSURANCE INTERESTS.

Foreign companies are taxed the same
as American companies.
Industrial companies must make
monthly returns of their business.
Stamps must be affixed to premium
notes as well as to the policies issued on
such notes.
The tax on premium for fire, acct
dent, casualty, surety, plate glass or
burglary policy is one-half of one per
cent.
When a fire insurance policy is as
signed or transferred, a new tax in pro-
portion to the unearned premium is re.
quired.
Neither the so-called mortgage clause
attached 20 fire insurance policy, nor
its cancellation or release requires adj
ditional stamping.
The tax on the premium of an ordi-
nary life policy is eight cents per 500.
In the case of an industrial, or weekly
payment, insurance the tax is 40 PEI
cent. of the first weekly premium.
Where there is constant change of
names, as in railway installment in
surance, each additional name is taxed
in proportion to the tax on the whole
originally, which is half of one per cent.
when a policy of life insurance is
assigned as collateral security for a
loan exceeding $1,000 it should be
stamped as a pledge according to the
amount of the debt secured, and not &C
cording to the face of the policy"
Fraternal organizations are exempt
from the provisions of the law, but all
other life insurance corporations are
subject to the law, or at least all that
own leased real estate or have other
property from which an income is de-
rived.
The internal revenue department re-
fuses to refund money paid for stamps
cancelled by mistake or to issue new
stamps in place of them. A similar rul-
ing is made in the case of the surrender
of a policy newly issued, no matter
whether the premium is to be returned
or q new policy issued which will re-
euire stamping.
In reply to a letter from Peoria, Ill,
Commissioner Scott says: "A policy
does not require 4 stamp until it is is
sued or offered as an insurance policy,
and the insurance company may stamp
a policy through its local agents as well
as through its general agent or head
Office. If the company insists that the
insured party pay the value of the
stamp, it is not a matter which the in
ternal revenue laws can deal with. 1t
is matter between the insurance COM
pany and the policy holder. a policy of
insurance is not valid unless it bears the
proper cancelled revenue stamp"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-05-04
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

Don't expect first-cIass oats from
second-class seeds.
Keep the work on the farm well in
hand. Never let it get control of you.
Mix brains, common sense and muscle.
in about equal parts and success is Ger
tain.
Corn is good for a night feed and for
sitting hens, as it maintains bodily
heat.
Debt makes the pillow harder to hold
ana causes the yictuals to be less palata-
BILE. Keep out of debt just as far as
possible.
Boiled potatoes and boiled peas,
mashed together, and fed with sour
milk, will put flesh on hogs faster than
corn, it is said.
We grow on an average in this coun-
try 10 bushels of wheat to the acre. If
we grew 80 bushels we could make
wheat growing pay.
Set it down as a fact that hay, corn,
oats and fodder of all kinds are worth
60 per cent. more if fed out on the farm
than if sold to be fed elsewhere.
Where mixed farming is followed
some oats can nearly always be grown
to be used for feed; one advantage with
them is, that they come in early
Western Plowman.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-05-04

suits is the Kubanka wheat from the
Kuban territory, in the Nolga region.
While this is spring wheat in Russia,
it is believed it can be changed to a
winter wheat here. 1t is harder than
any of our wheats. and is the great
bread wheat of the VoIga region. This
wheat needs Il warm climate and is
expected to give good results in Texas,
No-Man' STAND, western Kansas and
eastern Colorado. 1t does best in Rus
sia, where the annual rainfall is only
Is inches. In western Kansas the an
nual rainfall is IS inches.
a variety called Polish wheat, which
was obtained, has the largest grain of
all wheat in the world. the average
length of the kernels being about five
siXteenths of an inch. Like the Ku-
banka, it is exceedingly hard, but is
not a bread wheat. Its use is in pastry
and as n macaroni wheat. The Polish
wheat needs n warm climate.
Several varieties of broom millet are
to come. These are for cold, dry eli
mates. They are grown in Russia for
the seeds principally and are used for
food in the way of soups and gruels.
1t is possible that we may thus add
something desirable to our dietary.
Two varieties of oats, the Swedish and
Tobolsk, are expected to be the thing
needful in the dry, cold regions of the
west. The government importation is
from this selected seed. The other va
riety is from TobolsIl, in the northern
part of Siberia. where it is dry and
cold.
The total importations amount to
about 80 varieties of cereals and for
age plants, besides vegetable seeds and
melons.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-05-04
Rran with Corn mPnl.

Where cut feed is fed to horses, a
mixture of corn and oats ground to-
gether makes the best meal TO put on
the cut and moistened hay. If the oats
are not to be had, grind the corn and
mix the meal with twice its bulk of
wheat bran. Corn meal alone is too
heavy a feed to put on cut hay, but
mixed with bran and the whole chewed,
as cut feed is sure, to be, the saliva from
the horses mouth will be mixed with it
and enable it to digest without ferment-
ing in the stomach. When we fed corn
and oatmeal on cut hay to horses. we
usually put in some bran also. and think
the horses liked it better, as the COM
bination of the three feeds gave the
whole a very appetizing flavor, especial
ly as hot water was used to moisten the
hay.-American Cultivator.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-05-04
WHEAT FROM RUSSIA.
brought Here by the Agricultural
Department for the Benefit of
American Farmers

During the last year the United States
department of agriculture has had four
agricultural explorers at work in diff
ferent parts of the world, having in
view the introduction into the United
States OF such seeds and plants as may
prove to be of economic value. Prof.
Mark A. Carleton has just returned from
Russia. He is confident that some of
the seeds he secured will prove of ben
eft. He mentions a winter rye which
is grown at Ust-sisolsk, which is in
about 60 degrees north latitude. The
climatic conditions are similar to those
of Labrador. 1t is believed that this
rye will do well in Alaska.
The cereal that promises best re
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-05-04

Your pullets should now be perform
ing their duty by laying eggs. Club
with your neighbors to make up crate,
and ship them to the large cities.
strictly fresh eggs have no compe-
tition in market; they average from
four to eight cents more dozen than
cold-storage eggs. Anybody can make
'early-hatched" pullets lay, and get
eggs in winter, because that is the way
to start in the business. and the reason
is that you must give the pullets time to
mature before cold weather begins in
the fall. Keep them warm and at work,
save your vegetables and give them a
change of food frequently. Always en-
deavor to hatch the pulIets early if you
want them to lay early. = Farm and
Eireside.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-05-04
KIaunts In the wild Woods and Gay
PInces for SIMMER Outings.

Either, or bosh, can be found along the
lines of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
R'y in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Northern
Michigan, Iswa and the Dakotas. Among
the many delightful summer resorts are Del
AVIAN, Waukesha, Oconomowoc, Elkhart
Lake, Marquette, Madison, Kilbourn, Mi
nocqua, Star Lake, Lakes Okoboji, Spirit
Lake, Clear Lake, Big Stone, Frontenac,
White Bear and Lake Minnetonka. In the
north woods of Wisconsin, in the forests
of Northern Michigan and Minnesota, and
in the far stretches of the Dakotas true
sportsmen can fish and hunt to their heart's
content. For pamphlet of Summer Tours, -
and Fishing and Hunting" apply to near
stamp, GEO. H. HEAFFORD, Gen'l Pass.
Agt., 555 Old Colony Building, Chicago, Ill.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-05-04
SCOPE OF SCHOOLS.

There are over 10000 villages in Rus
STA where no school exists.
An interesting gift has just been
made by Princess Bonaparte, widow OF
Prince Lucian Bonaparte, to the library
of the University college of Wales, con-
sisting of the valuable case of polyglot
Eibles collected by the prince
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-05-04

Your distressing cough can be cured. We
past few years has cured so many coughs
and colds in this community. It's remark
able sale has been won entirely by its gen
uine merit. Ask some friend who has used
it what he thinks of Kemp's Balsam. There
is no medicine so pure, none effective.
free.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-05-04
NEW YORK CENTRAL.
Controlled Lines, Excel the Penn
syIvania-A Stupendous Showing.

The passenger department of the
New York Central system, including
lines leased, operated and controlled,
east from ST. Louis and Chicago, is the
largest paying institution of its kind
in the world. 1t beats the Pennsylvania
system with its leased and operated
lines in the territory named by s. $780,
75S, and is so far ahead of any other
system that comparison, to say the
least, is odious. Poor's Manual, which
is an authority on railway statistics,
in its last yearly edition showed the
passenger earnings of thirty-six of the
leading railways, as follows:
Pennsylvania s21 200 900
New York, New Haven & Hart --''''''
ford Qncluding New England
New '' YORK Central & Hudson i''OO'O'O
River Qeased and operated
Southern Railway system.......... 9,soe, 600
burg $500, 600
Boston & Maine System. S,500,000
Chicago & Northwestern. .......... 100000
Chicago. Burlington & QUINCY. 6,5o0,000
Chicago. Milwaukee & St Paul. 10000
Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe..... $4,000
Grand Trunk. 5,500,000
Baltimore & Ohio. 5,O59, 600
southern railway system. ........ 4,S0O,O00
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific. 1890, 900
Louisville & Nashville. ............. 4 292, 600
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern. 4,200, 900
Missouri Pacific System. 100000
Boston & Albany. 1900, 900
Big Four. Observation-Disclosures. $4,000
ern $780, 900
Michigan Central. $500, 600
Northern Pacific ............. 1850 600
Wabash ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $500, 600
Lehigh Valley. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 2700, 600
Central Railroad of New jersey. 2,700606
Union Pacific ....................... 2,4S0 coo
Great Northern. Observation-Disclosures. 2,074 600
Chicago & Alton. ,3Sl
Chesapeake & Ohio............... 1,S579 500
Plant System. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1,275,174
Denver & Rio Grande. ............... 1,24S000
New York, Chicago & St. LOUIS. Sl6,977
New York, Ontario & Western..... 6SS 900
Pittsburg &c Lake Erie. 5f4 Isl
Two of the great systems show earnings
from passenger traffic, as follows:
New York Central lines:
New York Central. Observation-Disclosures , PA coo
Michigan Central. $500 coo
Lake Shore e Michigan Southern. 200 900
Rig Four observation-disclosures. 8 ,6C0 COO
Boston & Albany. S,StOU00
Pittsburg & Lake Erie. .............. 5441Sl
New York, Chicago & st. Louis. SI6S1
ss1, 535, 75s
Pennsylvania lines:
Pennsylvania Railroad. $21. 200 eco
Penn. lines west of Pittsburg....... S,SO0,O0O
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-05-04
A DESIRABLE PIGPEN.

repay the care required to keep them
warm and dry. Being built like sled,
it is easily taken from place to place
by hitching horse to the iron round
in front, with a chain. similar ar
rangement could be used for chickens
if they are kept in number of yards.
1t can be made as large and as long
as desired, and all in all is very eonven-
lent for such use.-Orange Judd Farmer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-05-04
A MOVABLE PIGPEN.
- Is Built Like Il Sled and Is Easily
Hauled from One Field to
Another.

The accompanying illustration needs
but little explanation. When pigs are
turned out to pasture in the spring or
fall, they should have some protection
from bad weather. y pen like this is
easily made and is very inexpensive.
y bundle of straw placed inside will
keep them comfortable, and they amply
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-05-04

No coarse manure should ever be put
in the hill in contact with or under the
seed. 1t will dry out the soil and do
more harm than good. All that is need
ed in the hill is either some concen-
trated mineral fertilizer, or very lit
tie well-rotted stable manure. made as
fine as possible and mixed we'll with the
soil. 1t needs very little to give the
plants a vigorous start, when if the
land around the hill is made as rich as
it should be, the roots will forage for
themselves till the end of the season
of growth. In all plants that branch
much the rainfall after they have made
a growth of a foot or more is away
from the hill into the middle of the
row, and where the NEST water goes in
midsummer there most of the feeding
riots will he found also.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-05-04
Ar UnusuaI Occurrence.

Rome. April 2s.-In the chamber o:
deputies yesterday the minister OF TN.
treasury, DIR. p. Vaccihelii, announced
that there would undoubtedly be a sur
Plus in the budget for 1888.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-05-04
M Serious Damnre Doue.

Awkward Miss with an umbrella)-Beg
| pardon!
Polite Gentleman-Don't mention it. !
| have another eye left.-Stray Stories.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-05-04

Spain might have known if she made war
against flag bearing Is stripes something
would happen.-L. a. w. Bulletin.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-05-04

How My Throat Hurts!-Why don't you
use Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar?
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-05-04

She-"Does he call her peach now" He
mo; he says she's his box of strawberries,
because she's the dearest little thing he ever
saw.-Yonkers Statesman.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-05-04

Coughing Leads to Consumption.
Kemp's Balsam will stop the Cough at
once. Go to your druggist to-day and get
sample bottle free. Large bottles 25 and so
cents. Go at once; delays are dangerous.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-05-04

Even in the most funereal matters there
is likely to be some trace of levity. The
sexton is always giving some one farewell
dig.-L. a. w. Bulletin.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-05-04
xv.lI Not he Made Public.

Washington, April 2s.-1t was Of
fcially stated at the navy department
that the letter of reprimand to Capt.
Cophlan of the Raleigh, on account OF
his anti-German utterances, will not
be made public by the department. 1t
is held by the officials that the COM
munication to Capt. Coghlan was
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-05-04
Buffalo Commercial. April 4, 1899.

Mule meat served la carte, with horse
radsh and a pony of wine is stable article
in Paris.-L. A. W. Bulletin.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-05-04

Piso's Cure for Consumption has no equal
as a Cough medicine.-F NJ. Abbott, 3S3
Seneca ST., Buffalo, N. Y, May 9, 1894.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-05-04

Lovers may not wish to snub the gas, but
they do turn it down pretty often.-L. A.
w. Bulletin.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-05-04
To Protect Their Fisheries.

Toronto, Ont, April 2s.-The On
tario government has determined 10
make an effort to prevent Americans
fishing in Ontario waters. The fishing
inspectors have been given instr'ic.
ticns to confiscate boats and tackle CT
Americans found fishing in the forpld-
den waters. The western part OF 'ne
province may be given the strictest Mt
tention.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-05-04
sheridan shook Dead.

New York, April 2s.-Sheridan
Shook died at Red Hook, n. i. He was
"a wears old. For many years ne was
proprietor of the Union Square thea
ter and of the Morton house.
WIN .Jo,n the National Guards.
Knoxville, Tenn, April 2s.-The Sec
end Illinois regiment passed through
this city yesterday, en- route from ga
vannah to Chicago. Col. George NJ
Moulten stated he believed the regt
ment would be reorganized as part o:
the Illinois national guard.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-05-04

4 few dollars more on the price of the
buck will generally mean many dollars
more in the value of the lamb crop.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-05-04

A report has gained wide currency
among the volunteers that the gov
eminent intends to ask that there be
no fighting after Calumpit is captured
and that it is the intention to replace
them at the front with regulars, which
are being brought here on board trans
ports.
The committee of Filipinos organ
lied to mediate between the AmerI-
cans and Aguinaldo fears to approach
the rebels after the refusal of the lat
Ter TO receive the Spanish commits
sioners who were bearing white nag
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-05-04

ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb, 9, 1850.
PARIS Medicine Co., City.
Gentlemen:-we wish to congratulate you
ON the increased sales we are having on your
Groves TaateRess Chill Tonic. On exam
lining our record OF inventory under date Of
Jan. LIST. we find that we sold during the Chill
season of 1888. 1850 dozen Groves Tonic. We
also find that our sales ON your Laxative
RrOm0-Quamfme Tablets have been some
thing enormous: having sold during the late
Cold and Grip season 4 200 dozen.
Please rush down order enclosed herewith,
and ohlige, Yours truly.
MEYER BROS. DRUG CO.
Per Schall.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-05-04
CHARMING grandmother,

a CHARMING grandmother!
~ What pleasant influence in the house is a delight
4 a ful old lady in good health!
Mrs. MoLLIE BARBER St James. No., writes II took
Lydia E. PnEhams Vegetable Compound during change of
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27

1t is a strange coincidence that the
Armour felt and curled-hair works
should have burned just as Alfred
Dodge, founder of DolgevilIe, N. Y, and
former millionaire, had arranged to
make a new start in life by taking
charge of the plant Dolge's career
has been a romantic one. He arrived
in this country a penniless emigrant
boy. Thrift and hard work made him
prominent as a manufacturer, and
finally he went up into the foothills
of the Adirondack mountains, bought
a huge tract Of land and started the
town of Dolgeville. The firm of Alfred
Dodge & Son was interested in nearly
every enterprise in the village. They
controlled six or eight factories, ran a
weekly newspaper and became famous
as the leading piano felt manufacturers
of the country Among their many
employees they put into practice sys-
tenn of profit sharing. The firm also
furnished life insurance and gave old
age pensions to deserving employees.
DolgevilIe was much like a patriarchal
community, with Alfred Dodge at the
head of it. After the failure Of the
firm creditors began supplementary
proceedings which left Mr.. Dodge prac-
tically without means. The burning
of the Armour works must therefore
come to him as a severe blow. His
son, Rudolf Dodge, is now the agent of
son,a American manufa cturers in Cara
cas-, Venezuela.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-27

support for the head, and, summoning
the little visitor, the operator directed
him to stand behind her, put his hands
on either side of her face, and let her
brace herself against his shoulder.
Il did as l was told" continued the
narrator, but at the first twist of the
old-fashioned turnkey the patient ut
tered yell which, never having heard
an Indian war wnoOp, thrilled me with
horror, and, deserving my post, fed
in dismay. In an instant George was
in my place, and / can see now the set
look of determination upon his face
and the resolute pose of his sturdy
little figure, as with the lady's head
pillowed upon his breast, he grasped
an ear firmly with either small hand.
when the tooth was out and we
were again alone he endeavored to con-
vince me that a 'woman's screams
couldn't hurt but had my own opin-
ion on the subject, which logic failed
to alter"
On another occasion when the two
boys had come into possession of a
bottle of maple syrup they agreed to
go to the schoolhouse, where fire still
burned in the stove. and sugar it,"
Upon their arrival they happened to
try the door leading to an upper room,
and, finding it fast, although there was
no lock upon it, they concluded that
it was being held by some intruder,
who, intent upon mischief, had con-