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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-20
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Compressed air ears are not a IA
vorite in New York. Passengers say
the motion is like a ride on a NOW
ing machine e a rocky field"
The female mosquitoes are normally
without much doubt plant feeders
Why they should draw blood al all is
a question which has not been solved.
It is estimated that $50, 900. GOO mi
crobes can stand on a postage stamp
without ~crowding. The name of the
man who counted them is not given.
Frost flowers, composed of the ice
which forms on frosty mornings in
late fan and early winter. are found
IN only 26 species of plants. Among
these are the frost weed and the hello
trope.
The New York board of estimates
and apportionment has authorized the
expenditure of $4,000 for the botan-
zeal garden and $3.50, 900 for an addi-
ton to the American Museum of Nat
ural History.
The first bank of the school savings
bank system was established in 1927
at Long Island City. In January,
1900, there were 81 banks in Is states;
of 1860 pupils, 52,694 were depos-
itors, with deposits amounting to
$3.50. 500.
The collection of curios IN the Phil
adelphia mint contains a coin bearing
on one side the profile of a woman
closely resembling the goddess of lib
erty of American currency. Demos"
Greek for ''the people," is engraved
below. The other side shows a design
of the goddess Diana arching her
bow, and the inscription (translated)
reads: 'EHiana, friend of the Philadel-
phians." This coin, minted oyer 1000
years ago at Philadelphia, Asia Minor,
was discovered by Joseph Mickey, of
Pennsylvania. and presented to the
Philadelphia mint.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-20
THE MouLTING SEASON.
At No other Time of Year DO the Hens
Require More Care or Nu-
tFitiOus RaticnsA

The most critical period of q hens
ife is during the moulting season, from
July to December. 1t takes biddy about
100 days to take off her old coat and
put on a new one. Some
moulting much sooner than others and
get through long before winter sets
in. This is very desirable, as hens sell
dom lay during the moult, or the lar
ger part of it; therefore if they COM
mence early it viii be a decided gain,
for then they could be got in a laying
condition before cold weather. If this
is not done they will pass the winter
without amounting to anything as
layers.
The feathers are composed largely
Of nitrogen and mineral matter. The
first process is the loosening stage,
when the feathers loosen and drop out,
at times leaving the bird almost naked.
and exposing the body to the influences
Of the weather. Should they be late in
moulting they should be carefully
housed during cold. damp weather.
When the new feathers begin to come
in 1t causes a great drain upon the hens
system The FOODS best adapted to the
season are the heterogeneous foods such
as grass bugs, worms, clover. meat, etc.
AT this period the hens should have I'M
limited range, so that they can gather
a good supply of such articles as they
need.
During this period it may be well to
add a tonic to the drinking water. A
Tea made of white oak bark is good.
Add enough to color the water. Some
time before the mounting season the
hens should be fed up and put in good
condition, for poor hens are usually
slow at moulting. Give them in addi-
ton to the regular soft feed Iinseed
meal, ~cottonseed meal, fresh meat and
fresh cut bone. The object is to supply
the fowls with feather forming mate
rial. Keep this up through the entire
mou!ting season. If the fowls are too
fat withhold the grain and their fat will
diminish. Their system cannot be at
prime if too fat. Oats may be used
sparingly and bran will be found excel
lent. Above all things rid the fowls OF
lice. 1t is impossible for a hen to renew
her coat rapidly and run a boarding
house for parasites besides.
Should any be late in moulting. it
would be well to kill or sell them. for,
if they are not through in time to lay
in the winter season, they will be a
dead expense. All hens should be en-
tirely through by December. Some
fowls seem to lose their feathers IN a
few days. while others drag along all
through the moult. This is largely due
to a greater or less degree of tempera-
ture of the fowls body. The hearty eat
ing warm blooded bird is the first one
to mouit.-P. W. Hearn. in Ohio
Farmer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-20

"Oh," she said, Il had such a terrible
dream last night. 1t seemed that ] had sud-
denly been deprived somehow of the power
to move. All my limbs were paralyzed, and
l lay right in the path of an automobile that
/ could see coming toward me at a terrible
rate of speed, with the lamps at the sides
blazing ike the two eyes of some terrible
monster. Nearer and nearer it came, and !,
in fearful agony, tried to drag myself out
of the way, but was unable to move. I
tried to cry out, so that the man who was
running the automobile might either stop
or turn aside and avoid running over me, but
as if imbued with life and in a fury OF frenzy.
| had just given up myself for lost when"
Yes" he interrupted, then you woke up.
that isn't the important part of it. By
your experience we know that the horseless
nightmare has arrived" -Chicago Times
Herald,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-20
AMONG THE

Air out that hen house.
A comfortable hen is generally a
profitable hen.
Shade during the hot weather is very
important.
Remember that a thoroughbred male
Is half the flock.
Before saying that poultry on the
farm doesn't pay, think twice.
A fat hen will cover eggs some bet.
ter thar a poor one, probably because
she produces more feverish heat.
At a recent convention held in the
interest of poultry it was decided that
IS per cent. is about an average hatch
of an incubator.
The fowl tina is "stunted" at any
time while young never becomes the
fowl that it would have been under
proper treatment.
People like trees are known by theiI
fruit in one form or another and he who
knowingly sells poor eggs will also be
Judged by his fruit.-Farmers' Voice.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-20
TREATMENT FOR r
Sleep Afflicted with These Para
sites Are Treated mt the Ohio
Experiment station.

The full treatment recommended BY
the Ohio experiment station for
worms in sheep or lambs is to put
a gallon of fiaXseed In a cheesecloth
sack, and place this in a kettle with
two gallons of water and let it STEEP
for two hours. Then remove the bag
and let it drain thoroughly into the
kettle. When the 1axseed tea is
about as warn as freshly drawn milk
put four ounces into a bottle, and add
a common tablespoonful of gasoline
for zach sheep of 60 to so pounds
weight. Shake well for a minute or
two, then turn into the drenching
bottle. and give to the sheep. Have
the sheep set up on its rump, and
held between the knees, taking care
not to throw the head farther back
than the line of the back. The sheep
should be housed in the evening and
not fed before ten o'clock. when the
dose may be given. Allow them 20
remain three hours longer without
food or drink, then let them feed I'M
til evening. Repeat this treatment
for three days, and in 4 weeks time
give three days more of the treat
ment, end again repeat at end of ten
days more. always EivTls the me6;-
cine after about 16 hours fasting, and
fasting about three hours after Civ
ing it. The f1axseed tea need not
be made fresh each time, but should
be warmed every time, as the gaso-
line mixes better with it. and passes
down from mouth and throat to stom-
ach.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-20

In the scheme of the Chinese govern
ment the emperor has absolute power.
and is personally concerned with the
smallest details, his signature being re-
auired for the most insignificant pa
pers of state except when he gives the
great seal of the empire to a minister.
This ticket transfers his power to the
holder. Succession to the throne is
not ruled by h%eredity. The heir is Sc
lected by the emperor himself from
among the members of a younger gen.
Grafton of the imperial family. The
late sovereign died before naming his
successor, and the selection was made
in 1875 by the famous dowager empress,
who placed Kwangsu upon the throne.
Chicago Times-Herald.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-20
Origin of the Beers,

The French Sosiety of Ethnology has
been looking up the Beers. 1t seems
that the Dutch East India company
sent Van Biebeck in 1852 to found a
supply station at the Cape of Good
Hope. then called the Cape of Tenn
pests. When louis XVI. revoked the
Edict of Nantes in 1855. some 200
French families demanded the hospi-
tally of the East India company, and
so were sent to the cape where there
were COO whites of Dutch origin. The
latter received the French c~olonists,
and the Dutch language was later en-
ployed exclusively. The present Beers
are the descendants of this colony,
spreading over the territory of the
Cape. Natal, Orange Free State and
Observation-Disclosures Monthly.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-20
THE Pups FIRST TRIAL.
a Hunters Interesting story of n
Young Actions During
His Apprenticeship.

Last fall he was a long, lanky fox
hound pup of ten months. There was a
suspicion of something else besides
hound about him which it would have
been disparaging TO his mother to
mention. But he was a handsome dog
with a delightful disposition, and his
pleasant ways won me. so he became
mine, says a writer in Forest and
Stream.
During the first month of his appren-
ticeship he showed little disposition to
interest himself in tracks. His greatest
delight was to lie among the dead
leaves and chew sticks. Several times
the fox came my way. and each time
Duke spoiled a chance by taking too
much interest at the wrong time.
1t was exasperating. But at last,
along in December, a fox passed close
to Us. with three hounds close up, and
the music one continuous roar. a
happy thought seemed to strike the
pup. Why, if that's what they're after,
I'm in it," and off he went, and never
again lost a minute while he believed
be had a friend on the hills.
Thirteen foxes were killed by three
of us during the season, including three
before Duke began to run, of which
five were fairly his. One, a specially
large one. came to me up a quarter of
a mile of bare hillside pasture, in plain
sight all the way. He spent fully 20
minutes picking his way along scat
tered fence rails, over and around
knobs and rocks and in making criss-
crosses. When he finally reached me
and stopped there was not a dog in
hearing, but as / commenced to take
off his coat 1 heard the pup far below
and saw him coming out of the woods
n covering every foot the fox had
taken. / kept still and timed him
just 90 minutes.
He was a surprised-looking dog when
he came to the end of the trail between
my knees. The other dogs came up a
few minutes later.
In March the season was over, and
Duke and Drive were out of business
and shut up. There came one of those
perfect spring days when one just has
to have open air. / took the dogs for
a walk. and while following a railroad
a short distance a freight came along.
The old dog stepped aside, but poor
Simultaneous.
You are quite right. 1 should ave
known better. But 1 didn't, and tina.
is the reason of this writing-that some
other brother may be- warned against
taking his pup for a walk on a rail-
road track.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-20
OUT OF THE

In place of two dozen explosive
compounds in use 30 years ago. there
are now over 1000.
An authority OF cats say that blue
eyed Eats are always deaf, and that
pure white ones are afflicted in the
same manner
An old Chinese proverb says: THE
error of one moment becomes the sor-
row CT a lifetime" That unfortun-
ate country now knows how to ap-
p~reciate the truth of the proverb.
In the county of Kent, England. it
has long been usual for farmers to
lose immense quantities of fruit for
lack of railroad transportation. They
now engage automobile cars, which
they load in the evening and take to
London during the night. The ar
rangement is working well and rail
road officials are busy devising plans
to head off what may develop into Sc
rions rivalry.
For some years past Corea has
maintained a domestic postal service,
under the supervision of a French
postal expert, using stamps printed
in this country. a new issue has
now been ordered from Japan, but
they + simply a modification of the
old japanese stamps and are not
pleasing to the Corears. At present,
as Corea has no steamship service of
sufficient regularity to permit of a
regular mail service with China and
Japan, a contract has been made
whereby the Corean mail pouches are
received at the japanese post offices
in Corea and forwarded with the
japanese mail,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-20
A L U OF FIGURES.

During the last % years the Ameri
can people have imported $3.50. 1000, 900
worth of precious stones.
In the palace of optics at the Paris
exposition 500 or 900 acuum tubes
are used, producing a remarkable
effect.
A salmon famine is promised this
season. according to reports from the
Pacific coast. The American catch is
conservatively estimated as being
LOCO, 600 cases short, and the shortage
will not be materially reduced if
Alaska reaches the maximum.
The most extensive tree planting il
Pennsylvania has been done By the
Girard estate. lear Pottsville. About
$50 acres were set aside in 1881 t. be
treated under the methods of forestry.
The trees used are white pine, Scotch
pine, European larch and white oak.
The cost of planting varied from SIS
an acre for the zines to S75 for the
oaks.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-20

bit in the box to receive them. With a
jackknife a slot is cut up from eat h
hole. into which the necks of the screws
fit, holding the nest firmly. 1t can De
detached instantly.
The height from the floor at viii I'll
nests should be placed must be deter
mined in part by the size of the bre ID,
as Brahmas and Cochins need low er
nests than Leghorns and other lighter
breeds.
But this should be borne in mind,
that the nest should be as high as pos
sible, to make a visit to it on the part
of fowls. except for business purposes.
not at all likely. If conveniently low,
a hen viii jump up into a nest and begin
to scratch in the hay as she would in
the litter on the floor. In this way eggs
are often broken. and the egg eating
habit acquired.-N. Y. Tribune.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-20
pITH AND POINT.

The gain of scheming is only seem
tng.-Ram's Horn.
Nearly every man believes he is o
big for the towE in which he lives, and
gets into trouble because of the be-
ief.-Atchison Globe.
A few pcstiferous flies disturb the
equanimity of the best-tempered man,
just as a few peseaIerous men can dis
turO h peace of the best-regulated
community-Chicago Daily News.
Maude-"Uncle George, why is it
= golf players wear such bright cos
tumes?" Uncle George-"So's TO dis
tinguish them from the other green
stuff that grows on the Iinks."-Boston
Transcript.
The Standard.-The Mother-"How
can you marry a man who is beneath
you socially?" The Daughter-"Why,
mamma, i didn't know he was" The
Mother-"His people are worth only
half as much as we are.'-Detroit Free
Press.
Mr.. Henpeck-'The doctor says 1
absolutely must go away next week
for a rest" Mrs. Henpeck-"Goodness!
/ can't possibly manage t o get away
TO go with you then" Mr.. Henpeck-
"Um-m! Iguess the doctor must have
known that."-Philadelphia Press.
Il despise a practical joker" said
the woman in a pink bonnet. That is
the only kind of joking that pays"
responded the woman in a sailor hat.
She was the wife of a professional hu-
mOrist and was therefore qualified to
speak with authority on the subject.
San Francisco Town Talk.
Remember, DEAR" said the veneer
Dc father, as he SEN his youngest
and most petted daughter to Girton.
That all my hopes are now centered
in you. Remember in ali -FOUR strug-
sies for intelligent supremacy, your
triumphs, that a good. name is rather
10 be chosen than great riches" 81
viii. father" replied the weeping girl,
and the train bore her away. Three
years later the girl married a man who
bore the name of Gandershanks.-Lon
o Answers.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-20
FOR MALARIA,
CHILLS and fever.
The Best Prescription Is Groves
Tasteless Chill Tonic.
The Formula Is Plainly Printed on Every Bottle
So That the People May Know just
What They Are Taking.

Imitators do not advertise their formula
knowing that you would not buy their medi-
cine if you knew what it contained. Groves
contains Iron and Quinine put up in correct
proportions and is in a Tasteless form. The
Iron acts as a tonic while the Quinine drives
the malaria out of the system. Any reliable
druggist will tell you that Groves is the
Original and that all other so-called 'Taste-
less" chill tonics are limitations. An analysis
of other chill tonics shows that Groves is
superior to all others in every respect. You are
not experimenting when you take Grove's-its
superiority and excellence having long been
established. Groves is the only Chill Cure sold
throughout the entire malarial sections of the
United States. No Cure, No Pay. Price, soc.
MOTE:-Tbe records of fire Paris Medicine Co., ST. louis
show that over ONE and 0ne-haIf million bottles of
Groves TasfeEess Chill Tonic were sOEd fast year and
the sales are continually Increasing. The conclusion 10
inevitable that Groves TasfeEess Chill Tonic Is a pre-
scripd0n for malaria having genuine merit, and amy
drugqSsf or chemist will fell you So.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-20

species. 1t is easily distinguished by
the f1ower-staiks, which rise to the
height of one to three feet. All along
the main stem, except the lower part,
are the small spikes of flowers, ar
ranged quite close together. These
spikes are half an inch or less in
length and turned back upon the main
stem. as shown in the illustration. One
great advantage possessed by this
plant, and an advantage that is likely
to have great influence in its intro
duction as a cultivated grass. is the
ease with which the seed may be gath
cred. In small quantities it can be
easily stripped off with the hands. If
cultivated the seed can be harvested
with as little difficulty as timothy.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-20
ALLOWANCE OF A
There Is No Standard Quantity, But
Successful POuItrynnea Always
Give EeguIar RatIons.

There is but little difference in the
grains. In winter one quart of grain
4 day for 70 hens would be about cor
rect, Or, if preferred, two quarts for
p hens, as there is no standard guam
:ity or allowance. In the use of neat
meal or green bone the rule is to allow
Al ounce a day to each fowl, irrespec-
tive of other food, the object being to
provide nitrogen and mineral matter.
The quantity of food claimed to be re-
1uired by an animal is estimated at
about three per cent. of its i've weight
daily. This merely supports life; all
increase. or any product whatever,
must be supplied by an extra allow
nee so hat 90 hens, weighing 100
pounds. would need there pints of solid
nutritious matter daily to live, without
Increase. This is equal to three-twen-
tieths of a pint for a hen Two-twen-
tieths of n pint, or about one and one
ha.f ounces of food, are then required
every day for the production of eggs.
.he total daily food requirements being
o~ne-fOurth of a pint, and this is the rule
among some experienced poultry
keepers for winter feeding. One quart
Of corn or other grain for eight hens is
the allowance, given at least in two
meals. and it has been found that a
flock of hens. when supplied with a
constant provision of grain before
them. will sometimes this
quantity and no more. in addition to
what small things in the shape of in
sects, grass, etc.. they may pick up;
but, as stated, all fowls are not alike.
hence allowance must be made for cir
cumstances and individuality. To avoid
overlooking the quantity should be re-
duced one-third except in severely cold
weather-Farm and Fireside.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-20
KANSAS PRAIRIE OATS.
as a Cultivated GFasA
Advocated by the State Board
of Agriculture

Prairie oats (BouteIona racemosa)
Is often called tall CANA and also mes
quite grass in Texas and westward. A
report by the Kansas state board of
agriculture says: 1t Is an Important
constituent of prairie sod N eastern
Kansas, but westward IS found chiefly
on the declivities of draws or hills. 1t
is nutritious, but is generally corsid-
ered to be less so than some other
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-20
POULTRY HOUSE NESTS.
Construct Them So That They May Be
Detached Easily and Cleaned
Thoroughly.

The nests ought not to be nailed to
the wall. but made easily and quickly
detachable, so as to clean them often.
The cut shows a good plan. Two large
round headed screws are placed in the
wall, and two holes are bored with
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-20
onIy I'M with Cash.

"Never mind, Della" said the brother
II the girl who had beer disappointed
In love, shes not the only peooie on the
beach"
ssPebble," retorted the disoonsolate
girl. "Who cares about the pebbles?
I'm looking for rocks and you don't
find them on the beach in any great
profusion."@Chieago Post
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-20

What Merchants Say. Yucatan Chill
Tonic G~mproved) Gives entire satisfaction.
W. G. Gordon, Independence, La.
Best seller we have
W. Bacot & Co., C~larksdale, Miss.
Right in the push
Z. S. Fisher, Reganton, Miss.
A sure winner-Heaton Bros, Victoria, Tex.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-20
Foot Rot Among sheep.

Damp, low ground is productive o.
:oot-rot among sheep. and once a sheeI
has contracted the disease it is easily
taken by the flock, and is so contagious
that a flock in good health, if put in 8
damp. muddy field where sheep with
the disease have been kept. every sheep
n the hasltty flock viii a short time
become injected. To eva L.% diseas.
put them in a dry. high pasture, and
apply remedies known TO cure the af-
fected parts. The easiest way to apply
remedy is to have narrow troughs with
remedy in them placed in narrow
chutes, built for the purpose, and run
the sheep through them once a day IN
til a cure is effected.-Farmers' Voice
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-20
Not os the ora;u.-K;pd-

Mrs. Highmore-You have had your
kitchen maid a long time, have you not:
Mrs. Upjohn-Yes. We pay Serena high
wages, but she is altogether a superior girl.
She has the hay fever regularly every year"
Chicago Tribune.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-20
The GRAND Finale.

Ida-Yes, the chorus ended up with zoe
voices.
May-AIl singing the last line: "And still
his heart was true?"
NO; 20 sung: And still his heart was
true and the other $50 joined in with
Rats. Chicago Evening News.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-20
Feed FoaI and Mare Together.

Teach the foal to eat with the mare
IS soon as possible; fence off a small
place for him to run in and out of, SO
the mare cannot get his feed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-20

The Manufacturer of Carriers Ink have
had forty years experience in making it and
they certainly know how. Send for Ink
lings," free.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-20

Often the only difference between the la
borer and his employer is that the for
mer is a mere br~ead-winner while the lat
ter is a mere dough-winner.-Puck.