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Iron County register., 1900-03-22
Buying New Farm Machinery.

Purchases of new farm implements
that have to be made for use in SOW
ing and harvesting the crops of the
coming season should early have at
tention. \ farmer feels much better
satisfied if he knows the difference
in price of the various makes and the
points of advantage in the mechanism
of the different brands on the mar
ket of the new machine which he is
obliged to have. If care is taken to
thus inform himself when there is no
rush, and when the corn-planter,
mower or reaper is purchased the
farmer feels that he has not gone it
blind" or paid more for his machinery
than he ought. He will then procure
the corn-planter or reaper best suited
20 his need.-Rural World.
Iron County register., 1900-03-22
SCIENCE NOTES.

White opossums are occasionally
caught in Ohio county, Ind.
A free medical dispensary has been
opened in Chinatown. San Francisco.
Consul General Ho Vow gave 81, 800 to
defray the initial expense.
Two homing pigeons flew from Pen
sacola, Fla, to Fal River, Mass,
1,1s2 miles, between July "a and Au-
gust 8, 1892. This is the longest flight
on record.
Incandescent electric lamps have
been employed in the laboratory as
source of heat involving the boiling or
distilling of volatile infammable
liquids.
Mr. Raphael Bischoffsheim has
made over the freehold of the Nice OBJ
servatory which he founded, together
with S50O.00O to be devoted to the
maintenance of the establishment.
The total value of the gift is consid-
cred to be worth s1,000,0o0 and the
continuance of the work is assured by
this munifcent gift.
Iron County register., 1900-03-22
THE PLACE FOR A POOR MAN.
Alameda, n. w. T., Canada,

Alameda, n. w. l., CanaQa,
Dec. 22pd, 1899.
Mr.. B. Davies, Canadian Government
Agent, st. Paul, Mimi:
Dear Sir--As / promised you about
two years ago that at some future time
would let you know what thought
of Western Canada and the chances of a
poor man making a start ard support
ing family at same time, so will write
a few facts concerning my own expe-
rience the past 21 months, and what
have done, any able-bodied man can do,
provided he will work.
left Traverse country, March Goth,
1898, landed in Alameda at noon the
21st, with 1855 in my pocket, a
stranger and among strangers, and
when my family came in Oct, 1898, my
wife had nearly $40, or barely enough
to pay freight on her stove, sewing-ma-
chine and clothes and beds. l COM
menced work March 2Sth, also made en-
try for homestead same day (the man
/ started work for loaning me SIS to
pay entrance fee), and l have earned
or at least received $47S.10 in wages
since then, and have been idle at least
months of the 21 since / came. The
homestead I took had IL acres broke
by former occupant. I paid $50
to have il replowed in July, '9S, and the
seed wheat for it cost me $s.25. I let
it to neighbor for 1s in elevator clear
of all expense except the seed, and this
fall I received SOTO for my part of
the crops off of the IL acres, so my total
receipts the past 21 months has been
$54s.10, and my expenses besides living
for self and family have been as fol-
lows:
Entrance fee $500 being paid
for cancellation) n)..............$ IS. 90
Summer following IL acres. 90. 90
Seed for same ...... S.25
Cost of house, besides my own
labor on same. e.................. 75.S IS
20 acres of breaking and double
dlscing same ............."... 60. 90
$179. 10
My half of wheat ............... 70.10
Iron County register., 1900-03-22
NOT VERY EXPENSIVE.
dow to Construct an Effective and
Satisfactory System of SiphOn-
ing Water from Wells.

If the ground is sufficiently undulat-
ing, so that the bottom of the well is
three feet higher than the point where
the water is wanted, the supply can
be easily and cEeaply secured by means
of siphon. Use an inch galvanized
iron pipe and hurry it out of reach of
frost All the fixtures necessary are
pipe bent to go down into the well
and faucet at the discharge end. The
general arrangement is shown in the
engraving. There are little devices
which can be secured at hardware
stores which will make it easy to fill
the pipe should it become empty.
AT the house end, if an outdoor faucet
is wanted, what is called a stop and
Iron County register., 1900-03-22
SATISFACTION In ENGLAND.
ne only Drawbaek Is the Present Uneer-
taisty About s;af-s<in<-Hext
1rDportans Move.

London, March 10, 4:3O a. m.-The
rews from South Africa is entirely
satisfactory to the British public.
Inc relief of Mafeking is not yet an
nounced, but it is extremely probable
tha1 this is already accomplished by
CoI- Plumer's advance. Lady Charles
bentinck, at Cape Town, has received
telegram from her husband. in Mafe-
king, dated March 12. saying that he
expected to join her shortly.
Not Publicly Developed.
The actual relief movements have
not been publicly developed in detail.
but 1T seems that Lord Methuen only
started very recently, and is rather eu-
gagged in dispensing the Beers of tbs
district than aiming at actual relief.
COL Peakman has dispersed 500
Poers; at Fourteen Streams.
Learned the Railway was Clear.
Lord Roberts probably ascert aimed
from Mr. Fraser, the new mayor of
Bioemfontein, before dispatching Gen.
Iole-Carew southwark, that, in all
likelihood, the railway was clear The
hCAt move VIII De 10 collect at BlOeEl-
fontein by railway sufficient stores for
the immense army Lord Roberts will
have when the Orange River forces
rave Joined him. This will probably
occupy from two to three weeks.
Therefore, the next important opera.
tions may be expected in Natal.
Cut on Escaping Beers.
The cavalry brigade which Lord
Roberts has sent to Thaba Nchu, 81
miles east of Bloemfontein, is designed
TO cut off some 1000 Beers who are es-
Gaping from the southwark.
The Beers are reported to have de-
stroyed the railway near Kroonstadt.
Lord Kitchener is quietly organizing
in the northeast of Cape Colony. Pre-
dlctions and betting are beginning
here that the war will be ended by the
middle of May.
st. Patrick's Day.
Dispatches from Durham, Pieter.
maritzburg and other South African
towns declare most enthusiastic cele.
brations on st. Patrick's day.
Iron County register., 1900-03-22

Bees may be kept with advantage
on every farm, if only one or two hives
are allowed. Bees assist in fertilizing
the blossoms of some plants and per-
form valuable service. If no bees are
kept in a neighborhood it is possible
that failure of fruits may be due to
that cause, and it is matter that de-
serves consideration by farmers. Bees
give a large profit, and though a be-
ginner must learn something of them
to succeed, yet the modes Of manage
ment are not difficult to understand.
Iron County register., 1900-03-22

Net expense on homestead ....$1O9. 90
We moved on our homestead July
10th, 1899, have 32 acres in good shape
for crops in 1900. My wife joins with
me in sending best wishes to you and
yours.
You can truly say to any poor man
who pays a big rent to get a farm
(somebody else's landD or works for
wages to support family, that 1 have
personally tried both in Minnesota and
tried hard to make success of it, but
found to my sorrow that after working
hard a poor living was all I could get
out of it, and after nearly years of
Western Canadian life I Will say that
am very thankful to you for helping
me to decide to try it in Canada.
Yours respectfully,
W. H. KINKADE.
Iron County register., 1900-03-22
q

o11 I4O&NA&NS " Al ISOM "A "
waste cock must be used. No faucet
is then needed on the end of the dis
charge pipe. The water is turned on
and shut eff by means of rod extend
ing from the cock underground to a
convenient height above ground. The
waste is a one-fourth-inch hole, which
is opened by the act of shutting off the
water. 1t allows all the water in the
upright pipe to drain off, and is per-
feet safeguard against freezing. The
upright discharge pipe is bent at the
top to run the water into bucket or
trough.
For a plant of this kind it is not
necessary or indeed desirable to wall
up the we'll to the surface of the
ground. Dig the usual size, say six
feet in diameter. and when a good flow
of water is reached, build the wall only
six or eight feet high, then lay heavy
OAK timbers across. the ends resting
ON the top of the wall. Cut hole in
this cover large enough to admit the
strainer; over the hole set joint of
six-inch drain pipe and fill up the well,
adding joints of pipe as the filling pro-
ceeds. a storage tank free from any
possible contamination is then OBJ
tained. If rock is struck. blast out
reservoir. and lay the timbers across
on top of the rock and fill up as before
without any wall.
The cost will depend largely on the
distance the water must be piped. Last
October the writer put down well IS
feet six feet of this through rock dug
$50 feet of ditch, three feet deep, laid
one-inch galvanized pipe in it, and had
the job completed at a cost of S54. This
included everything. the work being
all hired. On many farms the cost of
the pipe need be the only cash outlay.
E L Baird. in Orange Judd Farmer
Iron County register., 1900-03-22
CULTIVATOR SHIELD.
It Prevents the Covering Up or the
Rolling of Hard Lumps of Dirt
on Tender Sprouts.

In cultiyating corn when it is small
it requires the greatest care not to
cover up OR roll hard Jumps of dirt on
the tender sprouts. The shields that
come with cultivators are very uncer-
tain and unsatisfactory in their work.
For several years we have tried this
trough and find it most satisfactory
device. Take two hardwood inch
boards, eight inches wide and about five
Iron County register., 1900-03-22
THE WEARING OF THE GREEN.
Everybody Is Irish in Cape Town
KipIin%'s Latest Ballad.

Cape Town. March 19.-St. Patrick :
day was celebrated with extraordinary
enthusiasm throughout South Africa.
IL reply to a message from the Irish
men of Cape Town, the queen sent the
following:
Il have always felt confident thai
the spirit, courage and allegiance
which have distinguished the Irish
soldiers in the face of the enemy
would be shared by their brethren in
the colony in support of the authority
of my government.
lon the initiative of Lord Roberts, a
newspaper has been started at Bloem-
fonfein for the ediicatiOn of the
troops Rudyard Kipling contributed
to the inaugural edition, Saturday, the
following lines:
O. Terrence dear, and did you hear
The news that's going round?
The Shamrock'S Erin s badge Dy law,
Where ere her sons are @)und,
From BIoemfontein to Ballybank,
'Tis ordered by the queen,
We've won our right in open hight
The wearing of the green
Iron County register., 1900-03-22
The Savage BACHELOR.

eff you had been at the Browns golden
wedding celebration last night" said the
Sweet Young Thing. you would have al
tered your views on matrimony.''
81 wouldn't. either,'' said the Savage
Bachelor. eff matrimony were not a fake
there would not be such powwow raised
over a couple that have managed to endure
each other for few years, and don't you
forget it,"-Indianapolis Press.
Iron County register., 1900-03-22
THE MARCH TO PRETORIA.
Believed to be All that is Wanting
to End the War.

London, March ia dispatch to
the Daily News from Bloemfontein,
dated Friday, March 16, says:
Events have occurred which induce
some to predict that the war will last
only so long as it takes to march to
Pretoria. The educated Beers, even
the Transvaalers, are ready to accept
the inevitable. l am told that a corps
CT 1000 women have been formed at
Pretoria. 1t is called the Amazon
corps. All the members are uni.
formed in kits and are armed
Iron County register., 1900-03-22
MARCH AND APRIL
Are the Most DisaGreeable Months q
the Year in the North.

the Year in the North.
In the South, they are the pleasantest and
most agreeable. The trees and shrubs put
forth their buds and flowers; early veg
etables and fruits are reaoy for eating, and
in fact all nature seems to have awakened
from its winter sleep. The Louisville & Nash
vile Railroad Company reaches the Garden
Spots of the South, and will on the first and
third Tuesdays of March and April sell
round-trip tickets to all principal towns in
Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia and West Flor
ida at almost half rates Write forparticu-
lars of excursions to P. Sid. Jones, ID. P. A,
in ncharge of Immigration, Birmingham, Ala,
or Geo. P. Horner, d. P. A, ST. Louis, Mo.
Iron County register., 1900-03-22
a Perfect Bird,

Dealer-Here, sir, is a very superior bird.
1t will mimic anything!
Purchaser-Polly, want a cracker?
Press
Iron County register., 1900-03-22

Don't judge mans prospects by his pre-
tensions-Chicago Dispatch.
Iron County register., 1900-03-22

When a man has day to himself he can't
recall any of the things he longed to DO
Iron County register., 1900-03-22

For Whooping Cough, Piso's Cure is a
successful b,I remedy;TM p; Dieter' 81 g, ThroOp
Iron County register., 1900-03-22

The Best Prescription for Chi1ls
and Fever is a bottle OF GROVES TAsTELEss
CHILL Tonic. tits simply iron and quininein
etasteless form. No cure-no pay. Price, SOC.
Iron County register., 1900-03-22

The best diplomat is too sharp to be cut
ting.-Chicago Dispatch.
Iron County register., 1900-03-22
The Boer~ Evacuated the Town.

Cane Town, March 19.-The mount
ed force from Kimberly, proceeding 10
the relief of Mafeking, has arrived at
Warrenton. As the force neared Wind
sorton the Beers evacuated the town,
blowing mp the bridge.
1t is reported that the rebels wh1
refused to accompany the Transvaai-
ers when the latter evacuated Taung
and Vryburg, are preparing to trek to
Dan,araland on the approach of the
British. but that the Hottentot chiefs
are getting ready to bar the way OF
their escape.
Iron County register., 1900-03-22

Farmers, Double Your Yield
by planting my Early Dent Corn. Particu
lars free. II. G. Beebe, Banner, Ill.
Iron County register., 1900-03-22
Roer. surrenderins Their Arms.

London. March .-Adispatch to the
Daily Mail from Bloemfonteln, dated
Friday, March 16, says:
"The officer commanding atBeimont
reports that some deserters have coma
in with a Maxim, nine-pounder and
another gun.
'sWe are getting rifles surrendered
faster than a factory could turn them
out. 1t is quite certain that if Brit
ish official can reach the northern
laagers with Lord Roberts proclama-
ton. the whole Boer population win
declare for peace"
Iron County register., 1900-03-22

The dairyman's ''16 to 1" means 1t
ounces to the pound.
Iron County register., 1900-03-22
ST. Patrick's Dnx.

Dispatches from Durham, Pieter.
maritzburg and other South African
towns declare most enthusiastic cele
brations on ST. Patrick's daY.
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-02-09

4 sskedsn0 Ger in charge Of tho
medal branch il the British War
Office how q Victoria Cross was oh.
tanned after it had been won.
"Why, there isn't SO much red tame
about It as You would fancy" he
said. "The action as a reward for
which the eros is given must be per-
formed in the presence of the enemy %
and ii is desirable that the superior
officer Of the maa who distinguished
himself should have witnessed Il. n
happens sometimes, however. that no
officer is present, and is a case like
that the candidate must prove by his
companions that he really did al
what he asserts that he did. When
his immediate superior is satisfied
that he ought to be rewarded he
writes an accounA of the business and
hands it to the officer in command Of
the forces and helindorses the papers
and sends them On to the War Office.
Here they are laid before Lord Wolse-
lev. Commander -ih-Chief. who passes
upon them and decides to which an
plicants the Cross should be given.
"Of course the Cross goes most
often to . soldier, sailor or marine.
and when it happens that the for.
tunate man is is England he receives
his medal from tie hand Of the Queen
herself. If he is In the field, however.
or ON shipboard, Ne receives his dec.
grafton from the General or Admiral
in chief command on the s~emi-annua]
inspection day and in the presence Of
the men who were at the scene of his
exploit. ".Correspondence New Yorl
Press.
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-02-09
The Age Of Iron.

The census, taken at the dawn OF
the twentieth century, marks the
greatest epoch in our National life.
The age of iron has come to a climax
with a force almost dynamic. The
world has witnessed the golden age
Of Augustus, the silver age Of Eliza
beth, the era of great wars and OF
wonderful progress in the arts and
sciences; but as the nineteenth cell
tury eliminates, beholdl the age of
iron and steam and electricity, tele-
graphs. sewing machines. telephones,
automobiles: an age which is devoted
to material development, to the<accu-
mutation of wealth, and to the up
building of vast enterprises and which
halls the advent Of the uncrowned
king of commerce, the consolidation
of great corporate interests. High
water mark in our commercial and Il
dustrial life has been attaine1, and to
that fact the vast enumeration to be
taken next year will add its testi-
mony. The work of the Twelfth Cen
q will mark the industrial growth of
the Nation and be another mile post
in it's marvellous history.-W. R. Mer-
Ram, in the North American Review.
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-02-09
Nawax

Handball is becoming quite q fad Iii San
Francisco, Cal.
Japan has sent 200 tons Of coal to Ger
many to experiment In coking.
The bubonic plague has appeared at
Noumea, New Caledonia Islands.
Alarge fish pond will be built of Reho-
both, DEL. to supply food Ash for New York
City.
Goals and cof1ns are the most expensive
as we'll as the scarest necessities In London
at present.
The gold supply OF the United States sur
passes that OF any other country, accord.
Ing to Assistant United States Treasurer
Muhleman.
The city OF Paris has located the site fo1
the Washington statue, the gift OF Ameri.
can women, on the Place de jena.
A recently Issued United States Army or
der allows thirty cents for every twenty
miles OF travel to discharged soldiers max
ing their way home.
Samuel Nickerson and wife, OF Chicago,
have given their collection OF worries und
Oriental carvings, worth $4,000, to the
Chicago Art Institute.
Cardinal Capecelatro stated in an inter-
view at Rome that the Pope was only
awaiting q favorable moment to effect q
reconciliation With Italy
~ thesgovcrnment De France could moi
be persuaded 70 vote ~ 200, 0o0for the pufs
Ioses = eyndtcate n befng FORMED IN lay Il
net 81 Wteas khut Nills6onruct -tsiophonf6nl
lys ~ 81 = Ns0oe. oommunitfos NJ 112nl4
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-02-09
Boer- British War Notes.

The Boer experiment OF financing theif
war at the expense of foreign shareholders
in gold mines is something unique in his
tory.
Only a few OF the regulars are left II
England. They are bitterly disappointed
because they are unable to get to South
Africa.
General Hector Archibald MacD onalc
has arrived at Modder River, Cape Colony
and assumed command of the High
landers.
IN American named Turpin has started
Tor the Transyaal to help the Beers make
an explosive more deadly than lyddite OF
melinite.
The boxes OF chocolate seKt to the troops
in South Africa by the Queen have beer
distributed to the wounded soldiers. The
boxes already command q high premium
At a great meeting in Calcutta, India,
the Hindus and Mohammedans passed 4
resolution OF loyalty to the Queen and sub.
scribed $4,000 to the Lord Mayors relief
fund.
England will not recognize as valid any
forfeiture, fine or encumbrance upon prop
erty In h Transvaal or the Free State
subsequent to 0ctober 10, when war was
declared.
When President Krugor decides It is time
TO tell the story OF this war to the world
the names Of French, German. Rdssian
and American military experts Will nj
outnumber Dutch names amono ~ losds
81 81 ~ wonderful efms.
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-02-09

why Her. Letters Were Not Delivered.
The PostoMce Department has been
bothered q great deal lately by a GER
tain woman who has been complain
ing about the mails to Manila and the
apparent neglect to deliver the letters
she has been sending to her sweet
heart, who is a soldier in the army.
So persistent were her complaints that
the department determined to pay
cable tolls on an inquiry to Manila to
find out why the twenty-five letters
the woman claimed she had mailed
had not reached the soldier. The in
quiry has just been answered b the
postal officials in the Philippines. The
report states that the soldier was
traced to the firing lines and acknowl-
edged receiving his letters. He said
he had not only received his mail
promptly and regularly, but that he
had received twenty-five letters from
a woman who insisted upon writing to
him, although he did not intend to
answer her.-Washington Correspon-
dence New York Mail and Express.
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-02-09
WEATHER CROP BULLETIN.
Conditions During january Generally
Favorable to Winter Wheat.

~ 49,
WASHINGTON, D. G. (Special).-The crop
bulletin for the month OF January issued
~ the Weather Bureau says In reference
20 the condition OF wheat:
The weather conditions during January
lave been generally favorable for winter
wheat, except In New York, Pennsylvania,
North Carolina, Ohio and Michigan, al
though the extremely cold weather Of The
1rst and last days of the month, especially
The latter period, was damaging to nearly
Ill sections, as the crop had little OF no
snow protection. With the exception OF
Ohio and Michigan and a limited area In
Indiana, winter wheat was generally In ex-
,ellent condition prior to the cold period
1t the close Of the month. Unfavorable re-
ports continue from OF md Michigan. In
he FIRST manned State tue plant is in q very
tender condition, with no snow protection,
and In the latter State 1t is small aud the
fields look poor, especially on high lands.
Some injury by Hessian fly Is quite gener-
ally reported, but 1t is difficult at this time
10 determine the full extent OF the damage.
On the Pacific Coast the weather has been
Very favorable and the crop is unusually
promising.
Some blowing was done In Wcst Virginia,
Illinois, Kansas and Oklahoma during the
mild weather.
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-02-09
Cycling Notes.


fhe chainless wheel is becoming more
popular.
Bullet-proof bicycles for military use
have been exhibited In New York City.
The bicycle trade IS In better shape to.
history.
It is claimed that the average rider adds
considerably to his labor BY unconsciously
back-pedaling.
Among the Improvements In the mode.
o. 19O0 the effort to reduce the weight OF
tue wheel is noticeable.
The sparsity and condition OF Australian
roads are uch that, Ms thu number Of
cyclists increases daily, cycle paths are
becoming . necessity.
There IS no end to what may yet be done
IN the way OF improving the chainleas.
The problem OF attaching 4 coaster-brake
device to a beyel-g}sarI machine has been
accomplished.
The siz days bicycle race at New Bed.
ford. Mass, had an q EcItIng finIsh al Otis
Plerco, OF New Bedfo1 4, succeeded In catch.
2 Tnayer, Of Avol1 and uinntng. on. IN
the last hour with 3 miles nine 1eps To
his credit. SulklueN sof DostoE, finished
third.
Is an fnfernai exo161 y 2aendS and seat
~ y y. '' ::'''; :
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-02-09
BRITISH ARMY FOR SOUTH AFRICA.

It is the Largest Force England Has
Ever Put in the Field.
LONDON (By Cable).-Mr. Wyndham's re-
markabie declaration in the House Of Com
mons that Great Britain will have in q
fortnight 1870. 900 regulars In South Africa,
1000 Canadians and Australians and &c, 900
South African volunteers Is received with
wonderment. OF this total 213, 900 troops,
with 462 guns, all are now there. with the
exception Of about $4,000 that are afloat9
Beyond comparison, this Is the largest
force Great Britain has ever put into the
field. At the end OF the Crimean War she
had scraped together $4,000 men. Yelling
Tor at Waterloo had 25, 900 men.