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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-06-13
CHICKS IN SUMNER.
EnIesS They Are Penned Up 1t is Ale
most Impossible to Make Rails
ing Them Profitable.

The farmers wife knows the great
loss from weakness and dying among
her chicks during the hot summer
months. That has always been the
case with our summer chickens, in fact
we could raise so few of them that we
have gradually dropped chicken hatch
ing after May until late summer or
early fall. While there is as much
money in summer Matched chickens as
any other, we could not make a sue
cess of raising them. But last summer
we had a pen of thoroughbreds, and
wishing to raise as many as possible,
we continued Matching as fast as we
could get the eggs for setting. The
chickens were given the usual free
dom of the farm and took the usual
privilege of dying. Then We de
termined to try penning them up. The
old hens were all driven into a yard
containing about one-sixth of an acre
and confined there.
Each hen (and her chicks) was fur
nished with a small coop. and they
were kept in the yard, which vas de-
void of all vegetation. Green stuff
was thrown in to them every day, and
cool, shady retreats furnished them,
but there were no weeds or grass for
them to wander about in. They ceased
dying Immediately and grew as rapid
ly and as finely as the spring chickens.
They were much easier to care r
There was no running about all over
the farm when a storm was seen gath
ering. There was no clucking biddy
coming in from the orchard or meadow
late in the evening with half her brood
missing, either because of the hens
~carelessness or the result of some
tragedy. In fact so well pleased were
we with the result that this season we
will have chicken pen and have no
little chickens wandering all rel the
farm gathering chiggers and getting
weakening baths of dew from the
grass and weeds. We believe it viii
pay. L. Irwin, in Ohio Farmer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-06-13
FEEDING SOAKED CORN.
when Combined with Good Pasturage
1t Affords an Ideal summer
Ration for Pigs.

There appears to be quite a differ
nee in the opinions of breeders in re-
gard to feeding soaked corn to the
spring pigs during the summer time
when running on the pasture and at
sometimes difficult for young pigs to
eat. l have a decided preference for
soaked 20 getting the best growth
and better results than from feeding
the dry corn. My plan is as follows: I
get two barrels that viii hold water,
and then pour in one the quantity of
cor- that l wish the pigs to eat during
the next Sc hours time, then 1 add to
the corn clean water until it is covered
some three inches, leaving it to soak
for SO hours. l then commence feeding
from the first barrel, and at the same
time fill the second barrel, which will
be ready to m on when the
first is fed out. After the first is fed
out, clean the barrel and fill it as be-
fore. This is a clean, easy digested,
wholesome food. The corn has lost
nothing by the operation, only the
heated or burning feature of it, which
is injurious to all young, growing
stock when fed to any extent. You
can feed this kind of food without
Danger of splashing it over you, which
is not the case with slop made from
mill feeds, which not only gets on
your clothes, but the pigs as well in
feeding. This manner of feeding will
make rapid growth, and when on good
pasture a complete ration.-J.G G. True
blood, in Swineherd.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-06-13
silence Is Golden.

Though very fond of stories, and
an excellent raconteur himself, Ru-
binstein was rather taciturn. Once,
it is reported, a Scotch friend of his,
whom he liked very much, went
home with him one night after a
concert at Glasgow.
Both gentlemen sat down to tea
and cigarettes, and as midnight
struck they had not yet exchanged
a word. Finally the guest risked a
bold and novel query: do you like
Beethoven"
Rubinstein emptied his cup and
said. softly: Beethoven good"
Half an hour later came another
question: "And how do you like
Wagner"
To which Rubinstein, throwing
away a cigarette, said: Wagner
not good"
Having exhausted his stock of in
~quisitiveness, the Scotch friend of
the Russian pianist got up to bid
| his host a pleasant rest.
"Stay yet, my friend" said Rubin
stein; 81 like your conversation
rc-y much"
| And both remained still drinking
tea and smoking cigarettes in pro-
| found silence until three a. m.
struck, when they wished one an
| other good night and parted.-Lon-
| don Tit-Bits.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-06-13
sting

Once in a great while a youth IS
found with a morbid desire to hoard.
Personally we have known but few
such. but in them the habit grew
until they became notorious for
says a writer in the
Christian Advocate. A story is told
of a celebrated bishop, who grew
so NEAR that one day when he cut
his finger with a penknife and no
court-plaster could be found, a cier-
gyman standing by brought out his
card case and took from it a five
cent stamp and gave it to the bishop
to use to stop the flow of blood,
The bishop accepted it gratefully,
placed the five-cent stamp in his
own cardcase, and then took out a
one-cent stamp and pasted it over
the still bleeding wound. This
seems almost too much to believe.
P@t a celebrated minister in New
England was offered a hat by a hat
ter who was a friend of his, and
who admired him in most respects,
He asked him if he had another
kind. sYes," he said, though not
quite so good as that" He said
he would like to see one, and asked
what the price of the first one was,
and was told five dollars, and of the
second three dollars. "Well," said
he, .as you offered me the first Ons
if / should take the second. would
Won give me the difference IL
money! A young person should
not be a sp~endthrxt, neither should
he be stingy.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-06-13
BIG TEXAS DIPPING VAT.

d~isinfecting bath, or, as it is termed,
to dip" them. Dipping" infected
cattle into a saturated solution of sui
phur in extra dynamo oil Will destroy
all parasites.
Recently the Fort Worth Stock
Yards company built a large dipping
plant and placed it at the disposal of
the bureau of animal industry, where
the first demonstrations have been
carried out. One of the problems in
regard to the bath was to find a
chemical oil which would o have an
irritating and heating effect upon the
cattle. For this purpose a number of
samples of various lubricating oils
were examined, and one of light spe-
cltic gravity, called extra dynamo, was
selected.
A train load of 81 cattle was
dipped in a large vat of the stock
yard in July last. These cattle were
raised and bred in Texas, and were
infested with Texas fever parasites
at the time of the dipping. The
weather, which hau been remarkably
cool up to this time, suddenly changed
to intense heat, and. it being desir-
able not to expose the cattle to the
sun Immediately after the dipping,
they were not passed through the vat
until after sunset. BY IL o'clock at
night all had gone through without
o single accident, and they were at
once loaded on clean cars. bedded
with hay and shipped to Rockford, III.
Of the 81 cattle all save four ar
rived in good condition at their des-
tination. The casualties We're princi-
pally caused by extreme heat during
the first day of travel and the con
fnement incident to shipment. A
careful examination showed that not
a single parasite had survived. Most
of the cattle showed absolutely no
indications of having been dipped, the
skin being soft and flexible in all
cases.-N. Y. Herald.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-06-13
A GLORIOUS SIGHT.
Were So Thick It Was Impossible
TO Drive Between Them.

To the Editor:
A gentleman from Duluth made .
trip through a portion of Western
Canada last summer, and writing OF
what he saw, says:
wheat, for instance, will average
twenty-five or thirty bushels to the
acre. / saw shocks so thick in the
field that it would be almost impossi-
BILE to drive between them. Winters,
it is said, are longer than near Duluth.
but the Japan current, warm chinook
winds and dry atmosphere make the
winters comparatively mild"
Thousands of such testimonies are
to be had from settlers who have
taken advantage of the low-priced
lands of Western Canada. During the
present veal new districts will be
opened up in the Saskatchewan Val
ley, and advantage should be taken of
this at once Information can be had
from any agent of the Government,
whose advertisement appears else
in your columns.
Yours truly,
0Tn
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-06-13
Yellow and White Corn.

Corn of strong vitality will sprout
in from "a to Sc hours under proper
conditions of moisture and tempera-
ture. Yellow corn will sprout much
sooner than white corn under iden-
teal conditions. This fact is not well
understood, but several reasons may
be given by way of explanations: Ow-
ing to differences in chemical COM
position, yellow corn under condi-
tions favorable to termination may
yield more readily to the action of
moisture and heat than white corn.
It also is known among corr grow
ers hat yellow corns T usually
slightly richer in oil and protein than
white corns, and have proportionate-
ly larger germs; and where these con-
ditions obtain the yellow corns are
expected to terminate somewhat
quicker.-National Rural.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-06-13

Queen Victoria always made it a
rcint to keep the religious instruc-
tor of her children as much as pos
SFhfe in her own hands. Once when
the a-rehdeacon Of London was cate
cfizing the young princes, he said:
"Your governess deserves great
credit for instructing you so thor,
onghly."
|: At which the youngsters piped up:
at is mamma who teaches us our
catechism!"
It is not perhaps generally known
that the queen occasionally taught q
Bible class for the children of those
in attendance at Windsor palace
London Beacon.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-06-13
r DIPPING PLANT.
Size and Effectiveness, Is With
out an Equal.

The government bureau of animal
industry has recently, through a Sc
ries of experiments, solved an impor-
tant problem bearing upon the health
of cattle. 1t is the establishment of
large dipping watts in the center of
the stock raising districts Oh hexas
and the south for immersing cattle
in a chemical solution which effectu-
ally destroys parasites infesting their
SKIN. When cattle from a diseased
territory are to be shipped into a nom
infected district it is important that
they be freed from all pests. The
best and only remedy has now been
found to pass the cattle through q
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-06-13

~ do not feel very wen, / am so
tired all the time"
You hear these words every day; as
often as you meet your friends just so
often are these words repeated. More
than likely you speak the same signif-
cant words yourself, and no doubt you
do feel far from well most of the time.
Mrs. Ella Rice, of Chelsea, Wis,
she suffered for two years with bear
ing-down pains, headache, backache,
and had all kinds of miserable feelings,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-06-13
snake in Horses stomach.

Farmers who r frequently at a
loss to know what strange diseases
are destroying their stock will be in
terested in the experience of William
Bickford, who lives in the town of
Martinsburgh, Lewis county. Mon
day night a valuable horse, which
had been running down for the past
year, died, and the Bickford's Curl
osity led him to investigate the
cause. Upon opening the animal, he
found the liver enlarged to three
times its normal size. In the stom-
ach, which he then proceeded to dis
sect, he found a live snake fully three
feet in length and three inches in
circumference. As soon as the rep
tile was liberated it made a lively
escape by running under the barn
9oor.-Lowville Democrat.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-06-13
same ola Tick.

After six months of darkness the arctic
sun creeped shyly over the edge of the gia-
cier. Mr.. 0~jibiwockky had just returned
from the Eskimo club. What time is il? ,"
asked Mrs. 0jibiwoekky, suddenly waking
up. 'Quar'er pash February" replied Mr..
Cjibiwockky, somewhat thickly. 1t was In
reality half past May, and having no desire
to pry into family affairs, we viii draw a
veil over the scene hat followed-Ph1a-
delphia Record.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-06-13
Tbe Subtle American Joke.

Did you ever hear the joke about
the guide in Rome who showed some
travellers two skulls of st. Paul, onG
as q boy and the other as a manf'
asked an American of a German
friend, who claimed that he had ac'
ouired the real New England sense
of humor. "No," said the German,
beaming in anticipation of a coed
story. Tell it me at once, mefn
friend, dat joke."-Youth's Compsn-
a0n
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-06-13
WHERE TO FEED YOUNG CHICKS.

four two by two posts about five
inches high, thus leaving a space of
about three inches between the frame
and ground for the chickens to enter.
The top is covered with wire netting
and the cross sticks are inserted 10
keep it from sagging.-C. P. Reynolds,
n Orange Judd Farmer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-06-13
Location of British Mines,

South Wales raises more coal than
any other part of Great Britain,
nearly 29,Goo,oo1 tor a year. TWEEN
ty-aeven millions come from Mid
land c~ollieries and 10000, 900 from
York and Lincolnshire.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-06-13
Fres Medical Help.

In England 972.ooO people a year
.eceiye free medical attendance,
compared with only 100000 in
France, and the cost of these
French invalids is only e5s,ooo. COM
pared with e15o,ooo spent in medical
relief in ireland.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-06-13

Doctor" said the stingy man, who was
trying to save a fee, meeting DIR. Sharpe on
the street, what do you think of this? Very
frequently ] get severe pains in my feet.
What's that a sign of?' 81 should say tina
was a sign of rain" replied the doctor
Philadelphia Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-06-13
USEFUL FEEDING CRATE.
An Easily Made. Safe and Convenient
Coop for Small Chicks and
Other Fowls.

The cut shows an easily made and
convenient feeding coop for small
chicks. The frame work of the rack
proper is about 40 inches square ana
consists of two-inch strips nailed -
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-06-13

I am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption
saved my life three years ago.-Mrs. Thos.
Robbins, Maple Street, Norwich, N. Y,
Feb. II, 1900.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-06-13

Carpenter-"Well, boy, have you ground
all the tools, as I told you, while I've been
out?" Boy newly apprenticedl-.Yes,
master, all but this ere 'andsaw. An /
can't quite get the gaps out of itt"-Punch.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-06-13

Boiling does much to render foul news
fit to p~rint.-Puck.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-06-13
Going Too Far.

'SThis reckless speculation must be
stepped" said the earnest citizen to the
trust magnate.
Indeed it must" agreed the latter. I'm.
deed, it must. Why, yesterday two three
fellows who are not in our crowd at all
made several thousand dollars by taking
flyers. That sort of thing won't do."-Bai.
timore American.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-06-13

A very little thing sometimes greatly
pleases a little man.-Atchison Globe.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-06-13
THE MARKETS.

A relic of the old masters-The ancient
Observation-Disclosures Bulletin.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-06-13

Relieve WhOoping Cough
With Hoxsie's Group Cure. No nausea. so cts
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-06-13
DanEer in old Sayings

"VVhat a fine head your boy has" said an
admiring friend.
"Yes,o replied the fond father, 'he's q
chip of the old block-ain't you, my boy?"
Yes, father; teacher said yesterday that
I was a young blockhead STRAY Stories.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-06-13

Anything that adds to the comfort
Of Q horse saves money for his owosr.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-06-13

Taxed by Act of June Taxed by Act of Feb
-. 1898. Is, 1901.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-06-13

Shake into your shoes, Aliens Foot-Ease,
a powder for the feet. 1t makes tight or New
Shoes Feel Easy, Cures Corns, Itching,
Swollen, Hot, Callous, Smarting, Sore and
Sweating Feet. All Druggists and Shoe
Stores sell it, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Ad.
dress, Allen S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
The Saint Paul globe., 1901-07-08
IS HURT INTERNALLY
%. ID, HARRINGTON KNOCKED
DOWN BY INTERURBAN
ELECTRIC CAR
INJURIES ARE DANGEROUS
Attempting to Cross Track on Uni
Versity Avenue, East-BOund Car
HurIs Him to the Ground
Unconscious.

y. D. Harrington, who lives at 525 Ma
rion street was struck by an interur-
ban car yesterday afternoon at the cor
ner OF Marion and University avenue,
receiving injuries of very dangerous
character
Mr. Harrington had just alighted from
Cne car at the corner mentioned and,
passing behind It, started to cross the
ether track, when he was struck by an
east-bound car which he had failed to
observe He was hurled to the ground
and rendered unconscious. He was taken
to the residence Of Louis E. Shepley,
University avenue, where he was attend
ed by Drs Donald and Penny. Later he
was removed to his own home in the
ROndo station patrol wagon.
Upon examination the physicians
found that Mr.. Harrington had sustain
ed internal injuries in the chest and
abdomen. His tongue was severely bit
ten and ugly bruises marked his back
chest and limbs. He remained in a state
of unconsciousness for several hours
Asked concerning Mr.. Harrisons condi-
tion DR.. Penny stated to the G 0 b 9
last night that 1t was very serious and
might develop even more dangerous re-
suits upon a more thorough examination.
The injured man is about forty-five years
Of age.
The Saint Paul globe., 1901-07-08
BURNED FILIPINO TOWN
CAPT. ROWAN DRIVEN TO ACT BY
TREACHERY OF NATIVES.

LEAVENWORTEi,K Kan, July "details
of the alleged oftense of Capt. A S.
Rowan, the burning of Filipino town,
for which he is to undergo investigation,
have been received here in a letter from
Private John E. Watson, Nineteenth in
fantry, dated Jaqua, Bohol island, May
10. The letter says:
"A native spy came into the post and
walked over to Capt. Rowans tent and
looked in and found it empty. But when
he started to go away he saw Corporal
Daily standing a few yards away. The
spy took Corporal DAILY for the captain,
and walking up to Vim gave Daily a
folded note. AS Daily took the note to
read the spy drew out dagger and
sta abbed him to death.
1.-THE insurgents had planned to rush
in and cut the rest of us down during
the confusion that would follow the cap
tain's death, but we coolly fell in under
arms and formed a skirmish line around
the post. The insurgents thought they
had got Capt. Rowan, so when the
skirmish line advanced they met about
100 men In the bush. About fifty of the
enemy were killed and about a dozen
prisoners, who were killed while trying
to escape.
THE men caught the spy who murdered
DAILY. They would have tortured him to
death. but some man with a cooler head
than the others shot the wretch in tho
head. The town was burned and a few
Filipinos killed"
The Saint Paul globe., 1901-07-08
A'y F No. 6Ol1-By Mr.. DIX

A'y F No Colby Mr.. Dix
Resolved That the Northwestern TeIe-
phone Exchange Company the Western
Union Telegraph Company, the St. Paul
Gas Light Company, the Edison Electric
Light d Power Company, and each add
tanning any poles or overhead wires on
the street and within the lines hereinafter
specified are and each of them respec-
lively Is hereby ordered and directed 70
remove all poles and overhead wires
malntained by them, or any Of them, on
South Wabasha street, between Water
street and Isabel street, in the city Of
st. Paul, but inasmuch as said South
Wabasha street, between the points here
inaboVe indicated, Is about to be paved
under q final order heretofore adopted
by the Common Council for that purpose
any of the corporations above named de-
string to put in underground conduits for
it's wires, Is required to do so at or be-
fore the time when said pavement is put
down.
The City Engineer is hereby required TO
serve copy Of this resolution upon each
of the corporations above named now
maintaining poles and overhead wires IN
said Wabasha street, between the points
herein indicated. and If said corporations,
necessary cOnduits for the wires main-
tanned by them respectively, and to re-
move their overhead wires and poles
from said street on or before the corn.
pletton Of said pavement, then said City
Engineer Is hereby directed forthwith
thereafter to take down and remove all
poles and overhead wires maintained by
any Of said companies In said street
Adopted by the Assembly June o. 1901,
Adopted by the Board of Aldermen
July g. 1901.
Approved July 8, 1901.
The Saint Paul globe., 1901-07-08
COAL CARRYING IN EAST
TO BE CONTROLLED BY VANDER-
BILT AND MORGAN
Consolidation Which Was Proposed
Year Ago Has Finally
Been Successfully
Effected.

PHILADELPHIA, July 1.-The North
American will publish story to the
effect that the entire coal transportation
east of the Mississippi will be divided
among the railroads. controlled by the
Pennsylvania railroad, the Vanderbilt
and the Morgan interests. The Pennsyl-
vania and Vanderbilt lines will carry
the coal produced in Che bituminous re-
gions, while the Morgan roads will con-
troll the entire anthracite transportation.
This combination, the article goes on to
say, will bring about the consolidation
of all the bituminous interests north of
Tennessee and east of the Mississippi.
The work of consolidation has been
going on for year and every avenue Of
transportation of coal is in control of
these interests. Among the bituminous
group are the Pittsburg Coal company,
the Illinois Coal company, the latter
representing all the coal properties in
Illinois and Indiana, and the Fairmont
Coal company, of West Virginia. The
total capitalization of the bituminous
interests is estimated at $34O, ,O00,OO0