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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-04-02
LETTUCE FOR SMALLPOX.
Said to Be Better Than Vaccination
as a Preventive of the
Dreaded Disease.

Lettuce is an absolute preventive Of
smallpox. No one is in the least particle
of danger of catching smallpox who
eats a little lettuce every day.
Smallpox belongs to the %scorbutic
class of diseases. Sailors, at sea, de-
prived of fresh vegetables get scurvy.
Scurvy is a typical scorbutic disease.
Smallpox is another. Smallpox always
RACES during the winter season, when
the poor people are deprived of fresh
vegetable foods, says Medical Talk for
the Home.
Celery and onions are good for this
purpose, but there is such a long inter-
val between their being gathered and
being eaten that they lose most of
their anti-scorbutic properties. Let
tuce is served shortly afteritis picked,
and hence contains the valuable prop
critics which will prevent smallpox.
We say without the least hesitation
or reserve that lettuce will prevent
smallpox. 1t is a thousand times bet
ter than vaccination. 1t has no liabil-
tiles, like vaccination, to produce other
diseases. We are willing to stake our
professional reputation on the broad
statement that anyone who eats let
tuce daily will not catch smallpox,
whether he be vaccinated or not.
We hope that every reader who has
confidence in our statement will pass
this along. We wish every person to
know that they have within reach a
safe and reliable remedy. The hot
houses where lettuce is raised in the
winter time are so numerous that let
tuce is placed within the reach of all.
No one need be deprived of lettuce sim
ply because it is winter.
Ten years ago it was impossible for
the masses of the people to get lettuce
during the winter months. Now it is
not only possible but very easy in
deed.
Lettuce is an absolute specific as a
preventive of smallpox. All fear of
smallpox may vanish when this sim
pie %precaution is taken. Should this
remedy seem to fail in any case, we
would be glad to be notified. There
has never been a failure up to date, and
we are anxious to know If one should
occur. We have absolute confidence in
lettuce as a preventive of disease, and
do not hesitate to assure anyone that
there is no danger of acquiring small
pox so long as the system is fortified
against it by this natural and potent
preventive.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-04-02
POULTRY

Throw the grit for the ducksin their
drinking water. They like to fish for
It. Just watch them go for water and
this grit while feeding.
A little charred corn twice a week
will help to keep the combs of the hens
red and the plumage glossy. This
means plenty of eggs.
Many a case of cold in the head and
incipient roup is due to winds striking
the fowls at night on the perches.
Look out for your fowls.
The young broods should be shell
tered from the spring winds. The coops
should be inside of open sheds, or be
protected by buildings, fences or wind
breaks of corn fodder.
A correspondent writes in the Farm
Journal that his business is fruit, poul-
try, truck and dairying. This is a
splendid combination of industries.
The poultry can make meat and eggs
out of the waste of the other three.
But he must have his hands full OF
work
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-04-02
SUITABLE g E LOFT.

pigeons the better. Do not keep too
much food lying around, as the birds
grow lazy.
Keep fresh water handy to drink
and battle in. Pigeons that are housed
the year around are liable to disease
and lice. Sprinkle their nests occa-
sionally with a little powdered sulphur
and whitewash the house frequently.
SQUADS are ready for market after
they are feathered out. Homers are
among the best for SQUAD raising.
They are quick growers, vigorous, ac-
tive, strong feeders, and their plump
ness makes them attractive in market.
The stronger and larger the hen
pigeon the better results will be OBJ
tained.-Orange Judd Farmer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-04-02
Effective Bath for Swine.

A breeder thus tells how he prepared
q bath for swine: "Some years q
we tried an experiment by making q
shallow bath, four feet wide snd, ten
feet long, of planks, with sides eight
inches high. This, being bedded in
puddled clay, was easily made water
tight. The whole thing did not cost
than three hours labor. Water
was pumped from a stock well near by
and run into this bath by a spout.
Gravel was placed some inches deep
around the bath to prevent mud. The
water was drawn off and the bath re-
filled every day. The pigs did not re-
quire any teaching. We have seen
seven pigs in it at once, and the others
trying to root them out SO they could
get possession"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-04-02
FOR THE
oad Bits of Domestic Information
Cleaned from Various
Sources.

Cork carpet makes an excellent
floor covering for the nursery and is
very easy to keep clean.
In order to keep things from burn
ing in an agate boiler place copper
plating on the bottom next the fire
and have this protecting metal ex-
tend up OF the sides about an inch,
says the New York Post.
An expert buyer of hosiery for q
large shop gives this advice: IF You
will wash the feet of new stockings
before they are worn you will be
gratified at their increased lasting
quality"
The care of gold decorations on
china has been a source of debate
with housekeepers. Many believe
that it should not be put into hot
water. A dealer says that it will
stand unlimited washings in hot wa
ter if soap is omitted.
Pancakes baked on a soapstone
griddle are much more ~digestible
than those cooked on iron. A soap
stone griddle should be heated very
slowly to avoid the danger of crack
ing. 1t is never creased, but is
rubbed thoroughly with dry salt.
A hot water bag is not a thing
of beauty, ven though it's unitarian
value be ~undeniable. Place a owe
owe it, though, of white flannel
e%iderdown or crochet wool and it Al
once assumes an ornamental all
without in the least %detracting from
it's usefulness.
The uses of linen glass toweling
r many and varied. The pretty
striped or cross-barred materia
makes the most serviceable aprons;
it is the best possible thing fol
nursery bibs or children's feeding
aprons; kitchen window curtains ar,
made of it. 1t ever appears in shir
waists.
Every kitchen ought to have it,
pot of growing parsley. The prett,
and most useful herb is easily grown
and the advantage of having fresl
leaves on hand whenever they ar
wanted is plain. Buy a tive-cen
package of seed and SOW on top o
the soil in a five-inch pot. Waite
well and set the pot in a light win
dow. In a short time the pot vii
be a mass of green. Weed out til
weak plants.
All wash silk, even the ~expensiv
kind, is not washable, one woma.
has discovered. She was told at tn
shop that the silk would wash pei
fectly, and when she took her wais
back to the counter, the bright blu
stripe faded to a dingy mauve, tn
salesman assured her that he ha
only guaranteed the fabric to wasl
saying nothing at all about the co
ors. 1t is a good plan to wash
sample of any colored goods befor
buying. There are ways of settin
dyes which can be used if one know
beforehand that there is danger
fading,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-04-02
INDIAN RUNNING DUCK.
4 Hardy Breed Which Responds
Readily to Good Feeding and
Little Care,

The Indian running duck is what
might be called an all-around practical
duck, says Walter E. Delano, in the
American Poultry Journal. The gen.
eral makeup of these ducks seems to
be unlike many others, inasmuch as
they have so many points in their ia
vor
First, the color and plumage are very
attractive, being of a fawn color ]
with white, the brakes having a steel
blue cap, with a distinct white line rum
ming from the eye around the back OF
the head to the eye opposite, the pure
white neck, the fawn colored breast
and back. tapering off with white in
wing flights and tail. They are strong
and erect. alert in every motion ana
very hardy.
Second, their laying qualities are
such that they have been called and
are known to-day as the Leghorn OF
the duck family. One breeder claims
for one individual duck a record OF l92
eggs per year.
1t is very fascinating for one to col
lect eggs from these ducks after once
starting to lay, and they generaily
start in with me in February. 1t IS
a common occurrence to bring in just
as many eggs as there are ducks.
Third. as a market duck, they grow
very rapidly, and while they consume
much less food in proportion than the
Pekin. at ten weeks old will dress ten
pounds to the pair, and in comparing
the pair I find the runner smaller
boned, but heavier meated.
Success with these ducks, like every
thing else, depends solely on feed n
care. In the center of an acre lot adj
joining my place is a pond fed by
springs about 100 feet across. On the
shore of this pond is my duck house
where the ducks are wintered. In
the breeding season l select my breed
ers, putting one drake with every five
ducks, and as soon as the ice is out OF
the pond the ducks are a~llowedthe ust
of it through the day, but are calico
into their house for supper at nlght
thus making it easy to collect the egg
in the morning.
One of the most essential things il
raising ducks is that they have DIR!
quarters to sleep in and pure air tt
breathe. Little attention need be givel
to making tight houses as long as the,
are kept dry at night. They will stan'
some very cold weather. For the1
bedding l use plenty of lawn clipping
and clover hay, and it is surprising t
see how much a flock of 80 will consum
through the winter.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-04-02
A Nice Little ElOpement.

"There's a rather funny circum
stance connected with the elopement
here last week." remarked the loqua-
cious landlord of the tavern in a remote
Sussex village, addressing a cyclist who
had stopped for refreshment. "A
young man who hadn't known her so
very long ran away with the squire's
eldest daughter, and a day or two later
the old gentleman sent this message by
letter to his new son-in-law:
".All is forgiven. Come home
"To this the young fellow tele-
graphed the reply:
".All won't be forgiven till 1 have
kicked you well for letting me elope
with your daughter. You'd better not
be at home when l come, that's all.'"-
Tit-Bits.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-04-02

which is sufficiently high to allow a
wheat or oats bin the whole length OF
one side and about half of the other,
the balance providing for the stair
way. The remainder of the space may
be used to suit the taste of the owner.
1 have two extra bins at n end and
the remainder makes a fine workshop.
A trapdoor with a pulley and rope
makes a convenient way of elevating
the grain. The 1ooris of oak, surfaced
and matched.
The frame is of SKIS timber, with 6x6
joists over the driveway; sided with
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-04-02
Fight with n Lobster,

hungry rat got into a Bath kitchen
the other day, and espying some live
Holsters seized one and started with
it for his hole. The lobster, in his turn,
seized the rodent and the next morning
the lobster was found on the kitchen
floor and the rat was there also, the
lobster alive and the rat-dead. There
are dangers in the lobster business for
one who doesn't fully understand what
he is about.-Kennebec Journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-04-02
New Wnr of ElOMerH.

The language of flowers is now play
ing a part in the political discord of
the day in Paris. White pinks and blue
o~cillots are the signs of the reactionary
party, while the socialists and advanced
republicans have adopted red bouton-
nieres. Some anti-Loubet papers advise
their followers to wear Panama hats
Sunday as a special insult to the presi-
dent.-N. Y. Sun.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-04-02
PROFIT IN PIGEONS.
They Need But Little Care and me
Raising Of Squads Is Remuner-
ative Work.

Pigeons need the least care of any
poultry and raising squads is agree
able and profitable work. To raise
them on a large scale, a proper loft
must be constructed. A suitable place
for them is on a floor, in the top of a
barn. The size of a loft does not mat
ter, one 15x30 feet is large enough. Get
high enough and away from rats and
cats. Cut small holes in the south
side of the loft. as shown, and place an
alighting board on a level with the bot
tom. Nail boxes for nests along the
sides. The less you handle young
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-04-02
Technical.

81 didn't know you were a baseball
player, father"
Neither am l, son. What put that
wild idea into your head?"
"Why, | heard Uncle Tom say the
other day that when you were on a bat
you could punish more high balls than
any other man he knew.-Brooklyp
Life.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-04-02
N COMBINATION.
Corn Crib and Wagon Shed Under
One Roof Suits Man Who Hns
Used 1t for Years.

The main building is 2ox3O feet with
an 11-foot driveway through the mid
die the hong way, and Q feet to the
second floor. The cribs are 4 feet 6
inches wide, 30 feet long and 9 feet
high, with one somewhat shorter, to al
low for stairway to the second floor.
Capacity about 1,1O0 bushels. Next to
the driveway the cribs are sided with
lath to give air circulation. The second
floor is 5 feet in height at the caves,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-04-02
Saw His Finish.

"Are you preparing to die?" asked
the elderly female of the condemned
prisoner.
"No, ma'am, ! amt" replied The
victim of circumstances. "But the
Teller in the next cell can stand a
lot of talk. You might call on him."
Chicago Daily News.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-04-02
wise, Young Man.
Twill YOU be NV wife?

He-Will you be my wife?
She-Why-er-this is so sudden.
"Will you marry me tomorrow"
"Really, this is quite a surprise.
Why are you in such a hurry?"
"My salary won't stand for a long
engagement. See?"-Chicago Dailyl
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-04-02

at seems real generous of him to let
his wife and daughters go off for the
summer and leave him at home alone"
"Oh, / don't know. Probably he need
ed the rest himself. Bull
letin.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-04-02
Merely n Suggestion.

Long-Have you forgotten that five
dollars you borrowed of me some time
ago?
Short-Oh, no; I still have it in mind.
"Well, don't you think this would be
a good time to relieve your mind of it?"
Chicago Evening News.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-04-02

Baked macaroni and cheese is inn
proved by layers Of bread crumbs
between the cheese and the paste,
and over the top. The milk is alb.
,orbed and the dish is saved from
becoming watery.-N. Y. Post.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-04-02

"Brusley was a good-hearted fellow;
no one ever appealed to him for a loan
in vain"
"No; and wasn't his death character
istic? He was struck by lightning, you
Observation-Disclosures North American.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-04-02
The Hon, Mr., Justice FiDnenQrGS Letter.

81 desire to give my voluntary testimony to the beneficial effects of
your Cutcuza Remedies. I have suffered for some time from an excess
of uric acid in the blood; and since the middle of last year, from a severe
attack of Eczema, chiefly on the scalp, face, ears and neck, and on one
limb. 1 was for several months under professional treatment, but the
remedies prescribed were of no avail, and was gradually becoming worse,
my face was dreadfuly disfgured, and lost nearly all my hair. Atlast,
my wife prevailed upon me to- try the Cuticura Remedies, and gave them
athoroughti trial with the most satisfactory results. The disease soon began
to disappear, and my hair commenced to grow again. Afresh growth Of
hair is covering my head, and my limb although not yet quite cured) is
gradually improving. My wife thinks SO highly Of your remedies that she
has been purchasing them in order to make presents to other persons
suffering from similar complaints, and, as President Of the Bible Women's
Society, has told the Bible women to report if any case should come under
her notice when a poor person is so afflicted, SO that your remedies may
be resored to-" ROBERT ISAAC FINNEMORE,
Uds gMf Natal Sn~nxC nwt)
Pehmanhtug Natal oti 49, eL
CUTGCURA REMEDIES are sodt throughout the civilized world. PRICES: cuhcura Resdv-
Ointment Gcp per box md Cuhcua Soap, acp tablet. Send forthe greatly work, "Humours
Testimonials sand directions in Ill languages, including Japanese and Chinese British Depot,
R Towns & Co., Sydney. POTTER DRUG AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION, Sole Pr-
prAor, Boston, U .SA.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-04-02

Bunker (of Boston)-I understand New
York has !, 200, 900 odd inhabitants.
Penn (of Philadelphia)-Oddl You NEAR
crazy, don't you?-Chicago Daily News.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-04-02

We have noticed that a girl stops
making fun of a young mans writing
at about the same time that she quits
showing his DECENTRALIZATION Globe.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-04-02

A Convertible believes in the doctrine
of nonresistance." Does he?" "Well, at
any rate, he lets his wife run things."-De
troit Free Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-04-02
COMPLETE External and Internal Treatment

Battle the affected parts with hot water and Cutcura Soap, to cleanse
the surface of crusts and scales, and soften the thckened cutce. Dry,
without hard rubbing, and apply Cuticura Ointment freely, to alay itching,
irritation, and Inflammation, and soothe and heal, and, lastly, take Cuti-
cura Resolvent to cool and cleanse the blood. This complete treatment
affords instant relief, permits rest and sleep in the severest forms of
eczema and other itching, burning, and scay humours of the skin, scalp
and blood, and points to a speedy, permanent and economical cure when
all other remedies and the best physicians fail As evidence of the
wonderful curative properties of Cudcura Remedies and of their world
wide sale, we quote from
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-04-02

There r no lice on incubator and
brooder chicks. This is n advantage
In artificial rearing.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-04-02

Ascum-"Twins at your house, Ell? III
bet they're pretty boisterous," Nupop-
Partly so. One of them is girlsterous."-
PHILADELPHIA Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-04-02

I am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption
saved my life three years ago.-Mrs. Thos.
Robbins, Norwich, N. Y, Feb. II, 1900.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-04-02

To Cure q Cold in One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. An
druggists refund money! it failsto cure. 25c.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-04-02

He-"What is your favorite %stone" She
-"Oh, this is so sudden!"-Harvard Lam,
DON.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-04-02

Explosions of Coughing are stopped by
Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-04-02

Nothing is more unjust or capricious than
public opinion.-Hazlitt.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-04-02
KeepInE the Average.

KeepInE h AVeraEe.
Miss Jones-Dd you shoot anything, Mr..
Bates:
Mr. Bates thesitatingly)-Yes-r-r-
brace of ducks.
"Wild?"
"ErVr-no, but the farmer ~was."-Stray
Stories.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-04-02

A gent is an abbreviated gentleman.-Chi.
cago journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-04-02

It Cures Colds, Coughs, Sore Throat, Group, Inhu-
enza, Whooping Cough, Bronchitis and Asthma.
A certain cure for Consumption In first stages,
and o sure relief In advanced stages. Use at once.
You will see tho excellent effect after taking tho
first dose. Sold by dealers everywhere. Large
bottles rs cents and 50 cents.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-04-02

The agonizing, itching, and burning Of the skin, as in
eczema; the frightful scaling, as in psoriasis; the loss of
facial dishgurements, as in pimples and ringworm; the
awful suffering of infants, and anxiety Of worn-out parents,
as in milk crust, letter and salt rheum, all demand a
remedy Of almost superhuman virtues to successfully cope
with them. That Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Resolvent
are such stands proven beyond all doubt. No statement is
made regarding them that is not justified by the strongest
evidence. The purity and sweetness, the power to afford
immediate relief, the certainty Of speedy and permanent
them the standard skin cures, blood purifiers and humour
remedies of the civilized world.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-04-30
First publication April 3(th 1Qn3

Fist puDllcatlOn April 3Oth 1908
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
~ Mile Lacs.-ss. Probate Court.
Special Term, April 30th, 1903.
In the matter of the estate of Lucinda NJ
CravenS, deceased.
Letters of administration on the estate OF
Lucinda NJ: Cravens, deceased late of the
county of Mile Laos and State of Minnesota
being granted to Tennie Cravens.
1t is ordered, that six months be and the
same is hereby allowed from and after the date
of this order, in which all persons having claims
or demands against the said deceased are re-
Quired to file the same in the probate court of
said county, for examination and allowance or
be forever barred.
1t is further ordered that the Goth day of
October, 1903, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, at special
term OF said probate court, to be held at the
probate office in the court house in the village
OF Princeton in said county, be and the same
hereby is appointed as the time and place when
and where the said probate court will examine
and adjust said claims and demands.
And 1t is further ordered, that notice of such
hearing be given to all creditors and persons
interested in said estate by forthwith publish
ing this order once in each week for three sue
ceSSlve weeks in the Princeton Union. a
weekly newspaper printed and published at
Princeton, in said county.
Dated at Princeton this 3Oth day of April 1903.
By the Court,
B. NJ. VAN ALsTEIN
lProOate SeaLJ Judge of Probate.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-04-30

"Yes, yo1lr grace, this is the gate"
at this gate just before dark. I am
sure they go on some errand of gal
lantry, which your grace will soon
learn, make no doubt
He replied that he would take care
of that
Brandon did not see where Bucking-
ham hid himself, but soon the two in
nocent adventures came down the
path attired in the short skirts and bon
nets Of orange girls and let themselves
out at the gate. Buckingham followed
them, and Brandon quickly followed
him. The girls passed through little
postern in the wall opposite Bridewell
House and walked rapidly up Fleet
ditch, climbed Ludgate hill, passed
Paul's church, turned toward the river
down Bennett hill, to the, left on
Thames street, then on past the bridge