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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-08-03
FEEDING THE C--F.
How to Care for n Young Animal Des.
tined TO BE Raised for Breed
ing Purposes.

In the first place, take good care of
the COW while she is carrying :i2e calf
and also when it comes. If we intend
to feed the calf from the pail we do not
allow the cow to lick it, but take 1T to
warm well-bedded box stall and rub it
off and leave it for three or four hours
to get hungry. We then take some
milk from the cow (but do not milk her
out thoroughly for As hours at least aft
er calving. as this is a great safeguard
against garget) and give ii to the calf.
We feed it about two quarts at first and
gradually increase the quantity as II re-
quires it. The calf should be fed three
times a day the first week, but care
should be taken not to overfeed, as
scours when once started are very hard
to stop. When the calf is two weeks
old, SAYS Farmers Advocate. add a lit
tie warm milk to the mothers milk,
and increase it so that at four weeks old
il is taking skim milk entirely. To the
skim milk add little meal, corn meal,
middlings, ground oil cake, in the order
named in proportion to four. four, and
two. 1t is not good TO mix too much
coarse meal. such as oat chop. in milk;
put a tablespoonful or two in at first,
and increase the quantity as the calf
seems TO relish it. When the calf IS
about three weeks old put some oat
chop in a Manager where it can get 1t; a
very little at first and as it licks 1t up
clean keep giving more, also let them
have access 10 salt and fine, weii-saved
clover hay and pulped roots Do not
allow the feed to become stale before
them, but keep the manger clean and
put in fresh feed each time. There is
nothing that helps them to eat better
than teaching them TO leave Z clean
plate. Be careful TO feed regularly,
both as regards time and quantity.
Continue along these lines. changing
the food at times to increase the appe-
tite. and in summer whsE the flies are
bad let them have a moderately dark,
weil-yentilated place TO stay in Though
the day and good pasture TO feed in at
night. When they are weaned from
milk in the fall. run on rape for a
month or two puts their stomachs in
fine shape to take hold of the coarser
fodder in winter quarters. Calves fed
in this way Will generally grow well
and have good amount of flesh. which
should be increased until they are
finished. y great deal depends upon
the attendant, whether he likes the calf
and the work.
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COST OF POOR ROADS.
Some Official Figures Which Speak
Louder Than Yards OF High
Flown Arguments

France to-day is literally alive with
automobiles. due to the fact that she
has such fine roads everywhere. and one
of the reasons why automobiles in
America still cling TO the large cities is
the poor state of the roads in the rural
districts Hence the drivers Of automO-
biles are joining the bicyclists in the
fight for road improvement and il is
pointed out that the farmer ought to
make common cause with them. The
figures cited are certainly very strik-
ing As the result of an inquiry made
in 1895 by the United States department
of agriculture, replies were received
from over 1000 counties. giving the cost
of hauling crops in various parts OF the
United States. The average load hauled
was found to be 2,0O2 pounds the aver
age length of haul. u Ito miles: the
average cost of hauling a ton of crops
10 market was 500: while the average
cost of hauling a ton for distance OF
one mile was % cents In order to COM
pare the roads of the United States
with those of Europe the bureau,
through its consuls. made careful in
quiry on the subject of cost of hauling
in England. France. Belgium. Italy and
Switzerland. The average cost of haul
ing one ton one mile was found to be in
England 10 cents: in France. 10 cents;
in Germany. Sc cents: Belgium. 912
cents: in Italy. 71ac, and in Swltzer-
land, from 6 to cents. The average for
all these European countries was
cents per ton Ter mile. United States.
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rae battle Field Route.

The Veterans of sixty-one and FIVE and
their friends, who are going to attend the
33rd G. A. r. Annual Encampment at Phila-
delphia in September, could not select a bet
ter nor more historic route than the Big
Four, Chesapeake & Ohio, with splendid
service from Chicago, Peoria and ST. Louis
On the Big Four, all connecting at Indian
apohs or Cincinnati and thence over the
Picturesque Chesapeake & Ohio along the
Ohio river to Huntington, West Va, thence
through the foothills of the Alleghanies,
over the Mountains, through the famous
Springs Region of Virginia to Staunton,
Va, between which point and Washington
are many of the most prominent Battle
fields: Waynesboro, Gordonsville, Cedar
Mountain, Rappahannock, Kettle Run,
Manassas. Bull Run, Fairfax, and a score OF
Others nearly as prominent. Washington is
next, and thence via the Pennsylvania Line
direct to Philadelphia. There viii be three
rates in effect for tlis business: lst Contin-
uous passage, with no stop-over privilege;
End. Going and coming same route with one
stop-oyer in each direction; Sd. Circuitous
route, going one way and back another with
one stop-over in each direction. For full
Information as to Routes, Rates. ETC., ad.
dress j. c. Tucker, G. n. A. pa Clark St.,
Chicago.
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Mrs. Col. Richardson
SAVED BY MRS. PINKHAM.
ILErrER TO MRS. PISkEAM NO. 7a,soa

''You have saved my life, snatched
me from the brink of the grave almost,
and wish to thank you. About eigh-
teen months ago was total wreck,
physically. had been troubled with
leucorrh9a for some time, but had given
hardly any attention to the trouble.
''At last Inflammation of the womb
and ovaries resulted and then suf-
fered agonies. had to give up my pro-
fession musician and piano player),
was confined to my bed and life became
q terrible cross. My husband sum-
moned the best physicians, but their
benefit was but temporary at best. I
believe I should have contracted the
morphine habit under their care, if my
common sense had not interviewed.
Zone day my husband noticed the adj
yertisement of your remedies and inn
1nediately bought me full trial. Soon
the pain in my ovaries was gone. lam
now well, strong and robust, walk,
ride a wheel, and feel like a girl in her
teens. I would not be without Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound; it
is like water of life to me. am very
gratefully and sincerely your we'll
wisher, and heartily recommend your
remedies hope some poor creature
may be helped to health by reading my
ry."-MRs. Col. E. P. RICHARDSON,
RHINELANDER, WIS.
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SAVING THE SILVER,
Interesting Process of Treating Old
Utensils Before Turning Them
Into Coin.

Perhaps the most interesting scheme
for the recovery of waste silver at the
local mint is that applied to the uten-
sis of the melting gang. The big iron
stirring rods, the dippers, the strain
ers and the ladies that come in con-
tact with the molten metal are laid
aside at intervals and sent downstairs.
They are covered with what looks like
brown rust, but is really oxidized sill
yer. Suppose, to digress moment, one
desired to get a coat of paint off of the
outside of a house. In such event the
plan of scraping away the house and
leaving the shell of paint standing
would be regarded as somewhat eccen-
trio. vet that is substantially the
method adopted at the mint. The inn
DIemeuts are placed IN baths of sui
nhuric acid. which attack the irCn or
steel but leave the silver untouched.
Little by little. a strainer, for instance,
will entirely disappear. That is to say,
the original strainer disappears and
leaves in its place hollow silver coun-
terpart. delicate as an egg she'll They
are -ery curious, these fragile casts.
Their surface is a sort of natural fiji
gree. honeycombed with innumerahle
fantastic perforations. The reproduc-
tion of a bolt or screw is oftentimes IS
perfect as an electrotype, but they are
hurried remorselessiy back TO the cruel
he and thus pursue their cycle until at
hast they find their Ka<ma in Z minteo
eoin.-N. D. Times-Democrat.
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Color of Growing Corn.

No farmer likes to see corn yellow be-
fore its time. which is when the ripened
ears are gathered into the crib. Ifc
is yellow when it comes up it shows that
the soil is deficient in available nitro
gen. This often happens on land that
is naturally fertile when the soil has
been made cold by heavy rains. Part
of the effect of commercial fertilizers
on corn is due to the fermentation
which they create. This warns the
soil and supplies it with some available
nitrogen. Cultivation helps to change
the color of corn for the same reason.
1t lets the warm air into the soil, and
this warmth sets into fermentation all
the organic matter it contains. When
there has been a heavy rain compact
ing the surface the cultivator going
through a corn field viii show its eff
fects in a few hours by the darker green
color of the corn where it has done its
work.-American Cultivator
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-08-03
FoRRrGN GOSSIP.

The population of Berlin on May 10,
1899. vas 1.S17,24S.
Bavaria with population of 5,s1s,-
SEQ. spends Ss+S0o,o00 a year on beer.
Ii is calculated that in moving about
from one place TO another. the people of
Great Britain spend about e15O.0OO a
day
The odor of musk. which was mixed
with the mortar when the Sophia church
in Constantinople was built, is still per-
ceptible.
The Spanish are among the most
charitable people on earth. Without a
POOR tax. Spanish communities of 5O,Ooo
self-supporters feed pauper popula-
ton OF 5000 or more.
\ young doctor and girl of 10 COM
United suicide in Vienna hotel, having
first bequeathed their jewelry, which
they declared was imitation" to the
chambermaid who attended them The
latter cared so little for the trinkets
that she bestowed them upon n friend.
The friend has discovered that the jew
elry is genuine. and worth about $1,000.
The chambermaid has begun suit for
the recovery of the gifts, declaring they
were given away under a misapprehen-
sion OF their value.
y club is now being formed in Paris.
the members OF which swear never to
shake hands with anyone unless they
are wearing gloves. Many members of
the aristocracy have shown their will
Gngness to support the organization,
and n fine is TO be imposed upon all
memberswho are caught shaking hands
without gloves The formation of this
curious club is undoubtedly the out
come of a recent discussion in a French
medical journal This paper endeavored
10 show that disease has occasionally
been contracted by shaking hands with
out gloves
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SKIES WON THE MINE.
Big Stake Hazarded by Montana 3liEe
Owners Upon Single Throw
of the Dice.

Gen. Charles 5. Warren, = pioneer of
Butte. but now a resident of Spokane,
and Miles Finlen shook dice in the sum
mer OF 1SS2 for copper mine then val
ued al $750.0GO and now AT a cool 81 ,OOC,-
COO. The mine adjoined the Anaconda.
and was held jointly by Warren and
Finlen. The latter is at present a
wealthy mine operator at Butte, and is
noted everywhere as n plunger in
stocks. on horse races and in political
campaign. In the latter amusement
he makes the millionaires of Butte hold
their breath when he offers to wager
reckless sums on his favorite candidate.
Warren and Finlen had owned the
property for some years, but had been
unable to agree upon the method in
which it should be worked. They met
one day in Lynch Brothers saloon, and
the old wordy quarrel was at once re-
newed as to the relative values of differ
ent methods of working the mine
III sell you my interest for what it
cost me- said Finlen.
Il don't want your interest" replied
the general.
Well, I'll buy your interest
Don't want to sell, retorted the gen
erai.
We'll. I'll shake dice with you 20 see
whether you or / own the mine" Fin
len rejoined. with some warmth.
Warren hesitated a moment. His
friends believed Finlen was bluffing,
but Warren knew the man. The mine
Vas valuable one. After consider
ing Il moment Warren took his hands
out of his trousers pockets and re-
marked:
Miles, I'll go YOU
Give us the dice box!" yelled Finlen
to the bartender. The worries were pro-
duced.
What do you want TO shaken asked
Finlen.
Any way will do me- replied Var
rem.
Any way will suit me. too" said Fin
len Vow, name your game
Name yours CURLY replied War
rem.
'One flop. aces high. them said Fin
len. as he ratified the dice in the box.
Aces high goes said Warren, the
winner to set up the wine for the
house,
THAT suits me. Here goes said
Finlen. as he spilled the dice on the bar.
Two skies. 1 got you, Charlie, this
time" as he passed the box over to
Warren
THAT looks good. but l think can
beat ii. Miles" said Warren as he
tossed the dice out.
There was not 4 pair in sight.
ACE high is a good hand sometimes,
but il loses this time. Charlie" re-
marked Finlen. as he threw a 500 bill
on the bar and added: Give the boys
what they want. bartender"
The next day Mr.. Warren made out
the deed.
The mine was later sold to the Ana
conda company by Mr.. Finlen. Three
years ago the adjoining claim was sold
for S760,OO0 to Marcus Daly.-Spokane
Spokesman.
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KIT cARsoN's RIFLE
the Interesting Relic Is Now the
Property of Santa Fe
LodEeroom.

Kit Carson's rife, which was carried
by Kim for more than 20 years, and
which never failed him, is how a pre-
cious relic in the possession of the
Montezuma lodge of masons at Santa
Fe, of which he was a member.
As an Indian fighter Carzon was
matchless, and no one understood bet
Ter than he the habits and the nature
of the savage. He told Col. Inman, of
Kansas, that he was never deceived but
once by Indian tactics. He said that
hL was hunting with six others after
buffalo in the summer of 1885: that
they had been successful and came
into their little bivouac one night very
tired, intending TO start for the rem
devious at Bent's fort the next morn
ing. They had number of dogs,
among them some excellent animals.
These barked a good deal and seemed
restless and the men heard wolves.
Il saw said Kit, two big wolves
sneakiSg about, one OF them quite
close to us. Gordon. one of my men,
wanted to fire his fife at it, but I did
not let him, for fear he would hit dog.
I admit that / had a sort of idea that
those wolves might be Indians, but
when l noticed one of them turn short
around and heard the clashing of his
teeth as he rushed at one of the dogs,
I felt easy then and was certain that
they were wolves sure enough. But the
red devil fooled me after all, for he had
two dried buffalo bones in his hands I'm
der the wolfskin, and he ratified them
together every time he turned to make
a dash at the dogs. Well, by and by
we all dozed off, and it wasn't long be-
fore I was suddenly aroused by noise
and a big blaze. l rushed out the first
thing Cor our mules and held them. If
the savages had been at all smart they
could have killed US in a trice. but they
ran as soon as they fired at US. They
killed one of my men. putting five bull
lets in his body and eight in his buffalo
robe The Indians were a band Of
Sioux on the war trail after tsnnd of
Snakes. and found US by sheer accident.
They endeavored to ambush Us the next
morning. but we got wind of their little
game and killed three of them, includ-
ing the chief"
Next to Kit Carson the most famous
scout in the southwest was Jim Baker.
a native of Illinois. who was employed
for many years by the American Fur
company. who married an Indian wife
from the Snake tribe in Idaho and en-
tered the service of the United States
with Gen. Fremont during his first eN-
ploring expedition. During his old age,
after one season of unusually success
full trapping. he realized the handsome
sum of $4,000 from the sale of his furs.
He then determined to spend the re-
mainder of his days in comfort. The
night before his departure from Fort
Bent he went around the camp to bid
the boys good-by. The farewells were
accompanied by a good deal of drink
ing. and before the evening was over
Jim Baker had taken seat in Il faro
game, where he lost every cent of his
money. He returned to the mountains
with his Indian wife. established a lit
tie store and spent the rest of his life
trading with the Indians and the min
ers.-Chicago Record.
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Iberia,s Fertility.

Siberia is one of the finest undeyel,.
oped countries In the world, and it is
really difficult to exaggerare the enor-
nous wealth of this gigantic region.
The soil is almost of inexhaustible fer
tility, and the crops are magnificent
There is hardly any limit to the pro-
duction OF the land. The Russians
themselves have but an imperfect idea
of the immensely of their natural
wealth, and other people outside Russia
cannot realize it at all. Siberia, so far
from being region of desolation and
of death, is Northern Australia, with
larger rivers, more extensive forests,
and mineral wealth not inferior to that
of the island continent.-Cincinna
Enquirer.
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ESTATE WILLED TO GOD.
A Curious Disposition of Property
Shown by Old Records in
Missouri.

north Missouri abstracter, while
copying some Randolph county records
in the courthouse at Huntsville not long
ago, is said to have come across one of
the most singular documents ever reg
istered. 1t is deed indeXed johnson
Wright to God" Wright. as the story
is told. lived near Darksville, and died
number of years ago, leaving an es-
tate of considerable value. He was in
tensely religious and was widely known
as an eNhOrter-
The remarkable conveyance, which
was duly acknowledged June 6, 1850,
reads as follows: This indenture made
and entered into this 9th day of June,
\. d. one thousand and eight hundred
and fifty, between Johnson Wright and
Eliza Jane, his wife, of the county of
Randolph, and state of Missouri, of the
first part, and the government, the chief
administrator, King of righteousness,
the Sun, the Fountain of Lite, to the
general assembly and church of the
First Born. which was written in
Heaven. and to God, the judge of all,
and to the spirits of just men, made
perfect. and to Jesus, mediator of the
new covenant, and to the blood of
sprinkling that speaketh better things
than that of Abel because He died for
us, being in county of Randolph and
state of Missouri, TO wit: The follow
ing tract of land, the southwest quarter
OF the northwest quarter of section Is,
towship SIS, range Is, containing 12O
acres of land. to have and to hold and its
appurtenances thereunto and every
thing wherein there is breath or life, the
first party, their heirs or assigns. dc
warrant and defend the title of said
land unto tie second party, which is
the Sun of Life, clear and free from all
other claim by or through us or any
other person. In testimony whereunto
we, johnson Wright and Eliza Jane,
have hereunJo set our hands and seals
the day and year above written. Kan
sas City Journal.
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HEMMED IN BY MUD.
Home and Social Life of Rural
Communities.

1t is not uncommon for agricultural
writer's and lecturers who wish to make
farmers contented with their lot to say
that farmers have teams and their
wives and families can go to town when
they like and attend churches, socia-
bles, lectures, farmers clubs, oranges.
history clubs and ChautauqUa circles,
for study and entertainment. This is
all true to some extent. and is excellent
except during the two to four months
of fall. winter and spring when large
part of the farmers living remote from
any village are practically mud
bound" There is something romantic.
beautiful and poetic in being snow
bound in the way described by our be-
loved poet Whittier in his delightful
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-08-03
High Price for straightness.

One of the difficult problems in prae
teal mechanics is to make straight
edge How difficult it is may be
Judged from an incident which oc-
CURED in the shops of J. A. Brashear.
the astronomical instrument-maker.
A customer asked NJ. Brashear what
would be the price of "a perfect
straight-edge of glass 90 inches long"
1T can't be maze absolutely perfect"
said Mr.. Brashear. but 1T could prob
ably be made with a limit of error
amounting to only a fraction of a
wave-length OF light" How much
would that cost?'' About $40, 000!"
1t turned out that the customer want
ed the straight-edge for scraper. and
that an error of one-sixty-fourth of an
inch would have been insensible for his
purpose.-Youth's Companion.
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FACTS FOR DAIRYMEN.
The first dairy commandment is, ge


The first dairy commandment is, gen
good COWS.
The successful milkman must be
human lark just about 365 mornings in
the year.
Prize the calf with good mother.
but GO miles for the one with good
grandmothers also.
Cow keeping is no Klondike, but the
dairy may be counted upon to do its full
share in making the farm pay.
Breed and select with the grain.
Don't try TO educate oats to produce
walnuts. nor to induce beefy Herefords
to rival the Jersey for cream and but
ter.-American Agriculturist-
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Aluminium Railvav car.

On the French state railways it is
stated that a number of passenger
cars in which all the parts were for
merly manufactured from brass, cop
per and iron, with the exception OF
axles, wheels, bearings and springs,
brake beams and couplings, are to be
constructed of aluminium. The weight
OF a car provided with aluminium fit
tings is ~ tons less than that of the
cid coaches. As an ordinary train IN
France consists of 20 vehicles the
weight of the train would thus be re-
dueed by co tons.-Chicago Chronicle.
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A Sentimental Mood.

when l awoke the other morning
without a cent in my pocket" said
Mr.. Olnite. 1.-The days of my youth came
back to me. l was reminded of some
of the proverbs that were instilled into
me during my early education.
You don't say SOL" exclaimed the
man who was deeply interested.
Il do. There was one in particular
that touched me-"
(Which was that?"
"A full and his money are soon part
eo."-Detroit Free Press.
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Mrs. Gotham-Why, how did you
happen to get home from school so
early?
Little Girl-You said I might ask to
be excused after recess whenever there
wasn't any important lessons to say.
an there wasn't to-day-nothin' but
geography.
But geography is important"
Yes, mamma; but the lesson to-day
was only about New Jersey.'-N. Y,
Weekly.
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His Strike

Did you know that Jimcox had returned
from the klondike."
Yes"
He made big strike, guess"
why do you think Sc: 80
Il met him out at one of the gardens. He
was blowing the boys off to a good time
and was telling them some great stories
about the country up there"
'Oh. Then you must have run across him
just after had been fool enough to let
him have five dollars with which to get new
start In lfe."-Chicago Times Herald.
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Afraid of the Waiter.

why do you take squash pie, George +?
You told me you much preferred pump
kin"
Il do. but 1 don't know just how to
pronounce il in fashionable hotel like
this, and with as little money in my
pocket as I've got. But squash is dead
easy -Cleveland Plain Dealer.