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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08

farmer to have. They should be made
10 inches square, and IA inches high.
which will hold nearly n bushel
heaped cas- The corner pieces
should be made of maple n and one
half inches square, cut in two diagonally.
The Stats should be three-eights by two
inches. preferably Of elm, and nailed
three-eights or one-half inch apart.
The top Stat should be at least five
Fights or three-fourths inch thick, and
the space between this and the Sec
ond Stat one and one-half inches wide,
to permit of getting the hands through
for lifting. The bottom Stats on two
sides must also be five-eights or three
fourths inch thick, to permit of nail
ing the bottom Stats. Such crates made
of good seasoned material and kept
under cover when not in use, will last
for many years.-Orange Judd Farmer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08
CLEANING FRUIT FIELDS.
Work Done In Autumn Pays Grati-
flying Dividends i'm the Conn
ing Fruiting Season.

In mary districts it is not until spring
arrives that the work of cleaning the
field begins, and then hurry ensue
While the decayed weeds and grass COW
ering the roots of the plants may serve
as a mulch, and partially protect against
the severity Of the winter, the question
comes up as to the cost. Apparently it
and remain, if they are valued as mulch
ing material, as no labor is required in
their use, but weeds are very expensive
and very costly If the matter be viewed
from an economical standpoint. The
storing of the material for the produce
tion of mex years crop of fruit goes on
In the vines now, and the greater por-
ton of the effort of reproduction is when
the condition of heat and moisture are
most favorable. Some plants bear fruit
before the summer m on, but 1t is
during the summer that the growth of
new canes and vines is greatest. All
the elements of growth come from the
soil and as no plant will thrive as well
AN competition 40 Wlehcob ~, ~
plain that the weeds simply rob the
plants not only of nourishment but also
of moisture. When they die in the fall
they do not return to the soil that
which is derived from it, as during the
process of decomposition much Of the nj
trogenous matter is dissipated in the at
mosphere. The duty should be to cul-
tivate between the rows of Strawberries,
raspberries and blackberries, thinning
out the surplus plants and either hoeing
or hand pulling the weeds. If some kind
Of winter covering be needed it is more
economical to use salt hay or some cheap
material that can be easily applied. 1t
Is also best to cut back the tops of tall
Inc If growth is to be made let it be
Of laterals. 1t is much better to cut back
early than to wait until the plant has
wasted energy in producing vines that
must be removed in the spring. All the
energy saved now will be brought into
use next spring in the effort to produce
fruit, which will then be of better quail
tty.-Troy IN. W Times.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08
Solar Eclipse in China.

Some days before the recent solar
eclipse occurred the mayor of Shanghai
issued a proclamation, the purport of
which was that all citizens should do
their utmost to appease the heavenly
powers while the phenomenon was in
force. The proclamation began as fol-
lows: "On the first day ofthe third month
ofthe second year Of the reign of the EN-
peror Kouang Sou, a great dog will be-
gin to devour the SUM-" Enigmatic this
statement seems to us, but in China it
is we'll understood, Is is proved by the
fact that on the day Of the eclipse large
crowds gathered in various places, and
by threats and shouts did their best to
prevent the ravenous dog from devour-
ing the sacred sum-. Y. Herald.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08
IMPROVEMENTS IN PORTO RICO
Che .TrowIey" and the Automobile
American Inventions That Are
Duly Appreciated.

Every year shows the advance OF
American industries and civic reform
in Porto Rico. A writer in the Outlook
describes the big, yellow electric car
swinging along under the ruined walls
OF Fort Cristobal. Here one has the
old and the new together: The Span
list building and the American trolley"
The 'trowley' is more change Ponce
To America" says a prosperous native
merchant, than all the Americanos."
During the week in February when
Admiral Higginson's fleet lay at anchor
in the harbor of Ponce, one-third of the
population rode on the electric arr to
he Playa, or port, two miles away.
The automobile, too, has invaded Por-
TO Rico. A transinsular express and
passenger service of automobile wagons
has beer operating between Ponce and
san Juan for a year.
Every visitor to San Juan notices the
clean, ~well-paved streets. Four years
ago the rain was the only street-clean-
ing department, and did its work only
on the slopes. In Ponce and other cit
les gangs of prisoners in brown canvas
uniforms keep the cutters clean, and
there are the beginnings of a thorough
sewerage system.
Three years ago ice was a luxury; now
every town of importance has an ice
plant, and many private enterprises, like
the large American sugar ''centrales," or
rolling-mills, have refrigerating sys-
tens.
Electric lights make the streets bril-
liant, and nearly all Porto Rican houses
are lighted by electricity. Telephones
are in operation in Ponce and San Juan,
and the attendant at the Spanish GEN.
trail exchange answers: "Hello,"
Since the bureau of insular telegraph
received the telegraph system from the
signal corps in February, 1901, the num-
Der OF offices has increased from ten to
Az. Moreover, business men who never
used the old, untrustworthy Spanish
tape instruments appreciate the prompt
ness and efficiency of the new service.
1t is natural that the island industries,
which are the chief interest of Amer
leans, should have improved. New ma
chinery rolls the sugar-cane, and where,
three years ago, long lines of b~ull-carts
slowly dragged small loads of cane to
the old Spanish mills, narrow-gague
railroads have been put in, and Amer
lean locomotives haul trains of ten-ton
cars all day and night to the great sugar
mills of TIE American companies.
Most promising of all aspects of the
new Porto Rico is the cooperation in
business of Porto Ricans with Amer
leans. They unite in banking, shipping
and manufacturing enterprises. More
than that, the Porto Ricans not only
welcome the Americans on commercial
grounds-they might do that and still
hate them-but they show in dress, in
little habits of life, and in their eager
ness to learn the English language. that
their intercourse with Americans is not
merely superficial, not merely a matter
of business convenience. The Amer
lean spirit has struck deeper than the
skin.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08
EVENT IN ORANGE TRADE.
EARLY Receipts of Porto Rico Fruit
May Drive Out That from
Jamaica.

The arrival of Porto Rico oranges OF
this years crop five weeks earlier than
the first receipts last year was an event
of more than usual interest to local fruit
importers. Owing to the damage to the
Jamaica crop by the recent hurricane
and to the lateness of that crop because
of insufficient sunshine, the importers
of the Porto Rico article believe that
the latter fruit will come into increased
favor this season and compete more Sc
riously than heretofore with Jamaica
and even Florida oranges, reports the
New York Sun.
The trade in Porto Rico oranges
started only two seasons ago, following
the removal of the duty. AS there is a
duty of about rs cents a barrel on ia
maica oranges, the importers of the
Porto Rico fruit say it is only a ques-
ton of time before the latter will vir-
tually drive the Jamaica oranges out Of
the market.
Only a few scattering boxes of oranges
which have come from Porto Rico in
the course of a season are cultivated
fruit, practically all the oranges grow
ing wild. They are gathered by the ma
tives in the interior and sold to the ship
pers for a few dollars a thousand.
Within the last few years, however,
many groves have been set out, and, be-
ginning with the next season, c%ultivat-
ed fruit is expected to come here in con-
stantly increasing quantities.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08
Easy to Get.

Pierpont, o., Oct. 5th.-Remarkable in
deed is the experience of Mr.. \. S. Turner, a
man now over Seventy-one years OF age, and
whose home is here.
For many years this old gentleman had
suffered with a very unpleasant form OF KID
ney Trouble, a kind that very often both
ers aged people. He would have to get up
four or five times every night, and this very
tiresome disease was fast wearing him
out.
At last after having almost made up his
mind that he would never be able to get re-
lief, he stumbled over a medicine which re-
lieved him almost Immediately, and hascured
him permanently. 1t is so very easy to get
and so simple that Mr.. Turner thinks every
one should know it. Every dealer in the
country has it, and all you have to do is to
ask for Dodd's Kidney Pills, Mr.. Turner
says:-
Il can heartily and honestly recommend
Dodd's Kidney Pills, for they cured me. Sew
eral others in the family have used them, too,
and always with the best results. | think
they have no equal
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08
Farmers Buy Range Colts.

1t is becoming quite a custom now
among farmers of the west and north
west to buy range colts one or two years
old instead Of raising them. High
grade, range-bred colts can be bought
for less money than it will cost the farm
er to raise colts of equal quality, and by
buying while young the difficulty and
danger of breaking them is reduced to
a level with that of homegrown ami
mails. Common or inferior horses grown
on the ranges find no sale, and to COM
mand a fair price the breeding stock
must be of good size, form and quality.
The colts being grown on the range en-
tirely can be sold for less money than
1t would cost the farmer to raise them,
giving shelter, grain and hay. Farm
Journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08

On Oct. Goth the Kansas City Southern
Ry. Port Arthur Route will run a cheap
excursion from Kansas City and all stations
in Missouri and Kansas to Lake Charles,
Shreveport, Beaumont and Port Arthur.
The rate for the round trip will be SIS,
limited to q days from date Of sale, good
to stop over on going trip at all points en-
route, provided final destination is reached
inside of b days from date of sale. This
exceptionally low rate, together with lib
eral stopover privileges allowed, should in
sure a great crowd, especially in view of the
fact that this is the most delightful season OF
the year to visit the Southland. Similar low
rates will probably be placed in effect from
points north and east Of Kansas City: Ask
your ticket agent.
Every effort will be made by the Company
to secure the safety and comfort of its pa,
irons. All inquiries relative to desirable
locations to visit or other information will be
cheerfully furnished. Address either S. G.
Warner, G. P. & T. A, +. +. Roesler. T. P.
y /. 4. OF ]. H. Morris, I. P. A., Kansas
CITY, Mo,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08
AT HOME IN A HACK.
Good Listener Had No Thrilling Tases
to Relate, But He Made
n Hit.

President Roosevelt, John Borroughs,
John Muir, one or two statesmen and a
couple of cowboys were sitting around a
campfire in the west swapping anecdotes,
relates an exchange. Mr.. Muir told OF an en-
counter with a polar bear in the Attic circle.
Mr.. Burroughs had had several exciting ex-
periences. One of the statesmen had par
ticipated in a whale hunt. Both cowboys
had passed through strenuous moments.
The presidents "reminiscences included an
encounter with a mountain lion and a con
tiict with a grizzly. One of the statesmen in
the party, a man of much ability, vouchsafed
no stories. Come" said the president, tell
us some of your experiences" Mr.. Presi-
dent and friends" replied the lawmaker,
there are no thrilling natural history chap.
tiers in my career. Lions, Indians, bears and
wild horses have never com across my path.
In fact, | have never been astride a horse Of
any description in my life, but, he added,
solemnly, Il am simply out OF sight in a
hack"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08
Needed n knife.

Pros. George Lincoln Burr, of Cornell,
who lately toured New England on his BIZ
cycle in order TO gather facts about witch
craft, is an authority on the history OF su-
perstition and persecution, and is also an
indefatigable wheelman. Prof. Burr, with
his bicycle, has penetrated many primitive
and secluded parts of the United States.
From these journeys, says an eastern ex-
change, he returns with little stories that
are now quaint, now strange, now humor-
Gus. A story OF the latter sort concerns a
visit to Tennessee.
Il arrived one night at mountaineers
cabin" said the professor, ''and asked for
shelter for the night. The good people were
very hospitable. They gave me a comfort
able bed and an excellent meal.
While | was eating the meal my host
watched me narrowly to see that had every
thing | wanted. He kept ordering his wife
to fill my glass, to bring me more bread, and
SO forth. Finally, when | began to eat a
piece of apple pie, he exclaimed in an indig-
uant tone:
"'Jane, why don't you bring the gentle.
man a knife? Don't you see him here tryini
to eat his pie with fork"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08
An IDEAL POTATO Patch.

II the ground is quite level place your
stirring pillow in the center, at one end
of your patch. Back furrow. Harrow 1t
nicely. In a few days do the same thing
in the same way. Now you have a plot in
good filth and we'll drained, as you have
left it shaped somewhat as the roof Of
a house. Fertilize in the center. Now
you can plant this in drills or in hills
that is, checks. Harrow often, keep.
ing the ground loose and clean, and YOU
will certainly be rewarded for your la,
Dor. Potatoes do not do well when no,
well drained. The shape Of the subsoii
will drain it, and good cultivation VIII
insure a sufficiency Of moisture. Isaac
N. Green, In the Epitomist.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08
Might Mad Woman,

A cable train was s%cooting down State
street as fast as the Wire rope could drag it.
The gripman was rafting off "Hiawatha'
on the gong, and just ahead a woman, who
was almost as broad as she was tall, had
preempted the track. The gripman re-
leased the hold on the cable and switched
from 'Hiawatha" to a breakdown jig,
but the woman never stirred. The
next instant the street car Jumped the
preempted claim in the street, and
25o pounds Of mighty mad woman
was taking a ride on the fender. The grip
man stopped the cable train, leapef over
the dashboard of the car, and expected to
find a dead woman. But she wasn't dead,
Indeed, she was sitting there adjusting
her hat. When she caught sight Of the grip
man she ground her teeth together, leaned
forward, shook her fist at him, and said:
Blame you, anyhow" A minute later sac
was up and away without saying another
word.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08
Couldn't See 1t.

A trifing technicality was the basis of
the argument, and, after deciding upon a
referee, each man stated his contention, re-
lates the Chicago Post.
Il don't see the difference" said the ref
cree.
You don't!' cried the argumentative
ones.
No, | don't"
We'll, now, see here" And each one
very carefully stated his position again.
Now do you see it :" they asked.
"No."
well, you are dull" But, nevertheless,
zach one went over the ground again.
How about it now!" they asked.
Il still fail to see it, was the reply.
DO you ever expect to see it!' one of
them asked, sarcastically.
Not unless you put it in writing" he re-
piled. Its all a matter of words, and one
can't see the spoken word"
Thereupon they stopped the argument long
enough to throw the referee over the top OF
a building.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08
New Methods in Dairying.

Inferior butter lowers the price Of
the good butter, and Injuries trade in
that article. 1t would be considered an
offense to inform the wives of some
farmers that they do not know how to
make good butter. yet thousands of
pounds Of butter reach the market that
could be Of a higher grade If the
farmers and their wives were not
prejudiced against fancy farming" A
silo, a pure bred animal or improved
methods Of farming are regarded as in
no%vations, being forced on farmers
only after more progressive neighbors
leave the former methods behind and
ind profit In SO doing.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08
EXTERIOR OF CELLAR.

first cut shows the exterior of such a,
cellar, and the second the interior. The
storing of celery for the winter trade
Is an important problem in the north,
and the present methods of keeping
celery are defective for commercial
purposes, being either too wasteful OF
requiring too much labor. B. M. Dug
gar, of the Cornell station, says: ITO
continue its vitality, succulence and
~crispness, celery must continue in the
storage house a very slow growth, a
growth sufficient to establish the roots
in the soil and to complete the devel-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08
HEIGHT OF FRUIT TREES.
Now Is to Lower Heads for All
Kinds of Fruits.

There is considerable difference OF
opinion among orchardists as to the
height at which fruit trees should be
headed. In the eastern states there are
many who think the trunks should be
four to five feet, and some of the ap-
pie orchards have bodies taller than
this. However we'll this may be for the
eastern conditions, it is not the proper
way to-train trees anywhere in the CEN
trail western states, and in the east
the tendency is to lower heads. The
more recently planted apple orchards
are rarely over two to three feet to
the lower branches, and the pear or
chards from n to two feet.
Any one who has had experience in the
west knows that the hot suns and al
most constant summer winds work
havoc in orchards that are headed high.
The fat-headed apple tree borer works
In the trunks and large branches that
are exposed to the sun. | have seen
apple trees in northern Texas that
were badly attacked by this insect al
most ten feet from the ground. In
Kansas and Missouri it is not so album
dant and destructive, but nearly all the
apple trees with tall, bare trunks have
borers on them.
Tall heads give the wind greater
power over the roots, which strains
them unduly, often causing the trees to
incline to the northeast or fall to the
grounds. The fruit is much harder to
gather from tall headed trees than from
those with low heads. 1t Is especially
Important that peach trees should be
headed low, and then kept pruned bacl;
so that ladders will rarely be needed to
be used in gathering the peaches.
Spraying is much more easily done
on low-headed trees, and the same is
true Of pruning. There does not seem
to be any good reason for heading fruit
trees high, except that they are trouble
some to cultivate when the branches
are very close to the ground. This
car be largely overcome by using tools
that are made to meet these require
ments.-Midland Farmer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08

Every issue Of The Four-Track News makes
to secure passengers for distant parts of the
country, for the reason that every article and
every Illustration in The Four-Track News
is an inducement for readers to travel and
see what a marvellous variety of scenery and
climate our own country possesses. The
more these facts are impressed upon the aver
age person, the more certain he or she is to
have a desire to travel. Therefore. The Four
Track News is not only in the interest of all
the transportation lines and hotels, it also
bears out the legend of its title page of San
Illustrated Magazine of Travel and Educa-
tion."-From the Buffalo Commercial.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08

The Pittsburg district has more in
dustrial superlatives than any other
similar area on earth. 1t has-the great
est iron and steel works, the greatest
electric plants, the largest glass houses,
friedrich yaids, potteries, and at the
same tit IS the center Of the worlds
greatest coal and coking felds.-De-
troit Free Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08

W .sablE]BS
A CELLAR FOR CELERY.
mended by the Cornell IN. VI
Experiment station.

When celery is grown in consider
able quantities it is necessary to have
a place in which to store it. 1t is also
advisable to construct the place early
ready when needed. We show two
cuts of an improved storage for celery
that has recently been illustrated by
the Cornell Experiment station. The
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08
CRATES FOR VEGETABLES.
They Are Easily Made and If Well
Taken Care OF Will Last for
Number of Years.

Slated Crates for handling vegetables
and other farm products are very con-
venient and economical. They are in
use by only a few farmers, and those
who have them speak very highly of
them. In husking corr they will all
most pay for themselves in season.
One hundred are none too many for a
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08
ess Than half Rate South, October 90.

Less Than Half Rates South, October go.
Round trip tickets via the Mobile & Ohio
Railroad will be sold on October 20 to New
Orleans, Mobile, Montgomery and other
Southern points from Chicago and vicinity
at rate Of SIG 90; from st. Louis. Cairo,
and intermediate points, $1,000. Liberal
limits and ]stop-overs. Write JNo. NJ. BEALL,
A. G. p. A, NJ. &. o. R. R., St. Louis.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08
Peanut Parties.

The latest feminine amusement In
Kansas is the progressive peanut
party. A dishful of peanuts is placed
on a table. and four women, armed
with hatpins, take seats around 1t, and
at a signal begin to dig into the pea
nuts with the hatpins. It is a foul to
touch a peanut with the hands, and the
two sticking the most peanuts on the
hatpin win.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08
Roots Penetrate Rock.

There Is a tree just beyond the New
England railway arch on the Middle.
bury road in Connecticut which han
grown through a solid rock many tonl
In weight, making a large flssure which
would require a dynamite explosion u
duplicate.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08

The modern Sherlock was told to spot the
suspected man.
"Well," said Sherlock, 81 have at least.
found tnat his wife is away on a VACATION
How did you find that out?' asked the
mystified friend.
He is wearing a safety pin instead of q
suspender button Chicago Daily News.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08

Because of the failure of last years
onion crop in the northern states,
which was due to the rotting of the vege-
tables In the ground. the "pauper. on
IONS Of Europe and Africa are being
shipped here in large quantities.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-08

Cholly-''That was a clevah thing you
said to Freschey lawst night" Miss Pep
pery-''Who told you?' Cholly-"\Nhy /
er-heard you say it." Miss P~eppery--,"Ies,
but who told you it was clever?'-Philadel-
phia Press.