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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15
The Cow and Her Bell.

The bloomin' old COW, with her Dell,
Her ga~te-op'ning horns and her bawl,
Continually spoils our measure of rest,
And her efforts enliyen US all!
We fasten our gates with hook and with rope
The rents in our fences We mend;
Provide US with missiles ere retiring to rest
And vengeance with prisons blend!
The depth of our slumbers are stirred like
pool
When urchins its waters invade;
We kick and we snort at the sound of that
bell,
Whose clatter SO rarely is stayed.
Then up do we rise in our wrath and essay
In haste our brogans to jump in,
Our breeches slip on, and rush out Of the
house
To quell tn: in~fernal-like din!
The night it is dark, the winds they blow
chill,
And patters the rain on the ground;
In vain do we seek for the ''rocks'' that lay
piled
Close by; they are not to be found.
We fall in a ditch, sorely bruised are our
Sims,
And dabbled our clothes in the mud
The few we have on-and the sound of the
bell
An instant is quenched in our blood!
Yea, blood from our nose which doth furrow
the ground
Like shovel-plow in the soft mold.
Though covered the sky like a pail, we see
stars
A hundred increased by ten-fold!
We pick ourself up, our few senses return,
Not patient in spirit, we fear:
The words that we say we frankly admit
'Twon't do to set them down here!
A dog? Sick Ter, Tige! Now, we'll never
complain,
So long as we live, any more,
At hearing your howl in the dim-visioned
night,
Though often we've cussed it before!
The bark of the dog and the snort of the COW
Are music to us as they speed
In lead and pursuit far and farther away
Till lost to auricular heed!
AT length we return to our tumbled-up
couch,
First dofing our mud-spattered clothes,
Then plastering our wounds with arnica salve
And %staunching the blood from our nose.
When sleep comes again It's uncertain and
light,
With dreaming its restfulness marred;
All earth is turned out to the foraging COW,
A succulent open front yard!
By order of Council and Mayor It's law
That she a free entrance shall have
Whenever she listeth, to garden or field,
Without invitation or leave.
The poorer the man the better his right
10 quarter his COW on the town;
For why should she hunger while garden
truck grows
And grasses turn uselessly brown?
A start! and, awake in our burning and pain.
Old Adam is up and we swear!
For charity thrives in our moments of ease,
But bitterness rules when we're sore!
The gate-breaking COW, though her owne
be poor
As turkey of Job long ago,
A nuisance, a pest, is she running at large,
And orders most truculent foe.
She splotches our walks in a horrible way,
She bawls and she dingles her bell,
By day and by night, in all parts of the town,
Till peace-loving folk wish her-well,
We'd rather not write the impolite words
That come to our mind and there dwell,
But sure, if we could, we'd enact severe laws
Against the town cow and her bell!
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15
Des Are Items.

We are having fine weather and
good roads.
Lumber and hub timber are
moving rapidly. E. w. Graves
moved four million feet of pine
lumber last month.
Saturday. was the best business
day that Des Arc has ever had,
Over $500 in sales, besides the cash
paid out, which amounted to ovel
500.
The railroad company is having
thirty car of gravel unloaded every
day along the road, fixing for the
new fast trains. They are also
puttingsin a new iron bridge neal
Des Arc.
Chas. Stevenson & Son and D,
A.. White, merchants of Brunot,
attended the fair last week at st.
Louis; also DR.. N. A. Farr and
wife, David Stevenson, Jesse
Burchner and others.
The crops around Des Arc have
never been better than they are
this year.
James Lovelace has corn that
five ears weighs seven pounds, OF
forty-six a r weighs a bushel.
John Kelley has a second growth
of the finest June apples in South
east Missouri, and Wesley Steven
son has potatoes hat n will
weigh two pounds, and is as large
as a sugar bowl.
Our school is progressing nicely,
but is crowded. The primary has
ninety pupils and the principal has
forty-six pupils.
Our town is needing more houses,
There is not an empty house in
town and five applicants for houses
now.
Rev. Head is holding a meeting
at Brunot this week.
Our new circuit preacher, j. T.
Seaton, preached here to-day. We
were sorry to lose our last preacher,
Rev. Trotter, as he was liked by
all who knew him and was q
splendid minister, but still we like
our new pastor very much.
Ex-Judge Jno. Alcorn is dowr
with rheumatism. He expects tc
go to Hot Springs this week.
1 was at Annapolis Saturday
j. S. Benson is doing a fine bust
ness now. He is selling more
goods than any one merchant il
Southeast Missouri. He has bought
out F. Hilburn, the only opposition
he had, and this gives him the
entire trade for eight or ten miles
around. Over ten mills ship il
there, and they do more OF less
trading with him, as he handle!
most. all of their lumber, etc.
Mr.. Spoons, a farmer on Blacl
river, sold to a farmer near d.
Soto 500 Angora goats. The price
for them, I heard, was SIS per head
They were shipped Saturday. MI
Spoons still has several hundred
left. They increase very fast, ant
there seems to be money in them
Mrs. r. p. Fitz left Saturday TO
a several weeks visit with he
sister, Mrs. Fred Cape, in Spring
field, Ill. She was accompanie,
by her daughter, Miss Maude.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15
PERSONAL.

A. Roehry is in st. Louis.
Mrs. Blemel was in st. Louis this
week.
E. G. Clark left for the northwest
last week.
Mrs. John Russell is visiting
home folks.
Frank Nall, of st. Louis, was in
town Sunday.
E. E. Cain and wife were in st.
Louis last week. . IA
A. Grimm and wife have removed
to O'Fallon, Ills.
F. Kaths, of Pilot Knob, wasin
ST. Louis last week..
R. E. Purkiss, of Potosi, spent
Sunday with his family.
W.. T. Gay has about recovered
from quite a severe illness.
w. H. Thomson and wife were
at "Valley Home" Sunday.
Mrs. John Newman and Irene
Marshall went to st. Louis Tues
day.
Mrs. Thos. Gaines left last week
for a visit to relatives in Keokuk,
Iowa.
Mrs. Taylor is quite i'll at the
home Of her son-in-law, Capt
Byers.
John Schwab, ST., is serving as
grand juror in the federal court.
ST. Louis.
Miss Alma Fletcher has returned
from a visit to Bonnie Terre, Crys-
tai City and other places. Y
Kipp johnson left last week tc
enter the Perkins & Herpel Bust
ness College, in St. Louis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andy Johnson, Of
Vineland, were down visiting home
folks the first part Of the week.
Miss Florence Daily, of Catskill
N. Y, arrived last Friday to spent
the winter with her aunt, Mrs. E
S. Metcalfe.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15
Notice Of Disineorporation.

Notice Of Application to Disincorpor-
ate the Town of Pilot Knob.
Notice is hereby given hat the
undersigned, citizens of the Town
of Pilot Knob, have filed their ap-
~plication in the County Court of
Iron County, Missouri, to the No
vember term thereof, 1908, to have
the town of Pilot Knob disincor-
porated. Signed:
WILLIAM BEL.
THEO. DETTMER.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15

For SALE.-Reed Bros. of Des
Arc, Mo-, are now selling their
nursery stock, namely apples,
peaches and pears, at a great re-
duction. Apple trees, fi~rst-class,
all varieties, two years old, four to
six feet high, 10 cents each or $50
per 1000. Prices on other stocks
in proportion. Any one desiring
fruit trees would do we'll to call on
or address j. Il. REED, Des Arc, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15

NoTE-The precipitation includes
rain, hail, sleet and melted snow
and is recorded in inches and hun
dredths. Ten inches of snow equal
one inch of rain. "T" indicates
trace of precipitation.
w. H. DELANo, Observer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15

Sometime between the list and
9TH of September some man who
had a watch at my shop to be re-
paired was given the wrong watch.
His ticket was 81 and in some way
was given watch 81. Whoever it
is will oblige me by returning
watch 81 and getting his own.
H. w. ADOLPH.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15

WANTED-Ten teams to haul
granite from my quarry to Middle.
brook. Three months work. App
ply at once to A. J. Sheahan,
Graniteville, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15
Weather Report.

Meteorological report of Volun-
tary Observer at Ironton, Iron
county, Mo-, for the week ending
Tuesday, Oct. 13, 1908:
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15

Remember we are still closing
out our stock of dry goods and
shoes. H. Farmhouse.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15

We will trade goods for hay and
corn. j. T. BALDWIN & Sons.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15

Bring in your Irish potatoes.
Will pay you highest market price.
FL. FARMHOUSE.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15

We have a full stock of school
books now on hand; also school
supplies. H. FARMHOUSE.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15

Our price on shoes is right when
you consider quality. HI. Barn
house.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15

Remember the Baptist ladies in
subscribing for LADIES' Home Jour-
nal, S1.00; DeIineator, St.00; De-
signer, SOC; McCdWs Magazine and
one free pattern, SOC; Saturday
Euening Post, weekly, St.25. Also
a limited number of Arcadia Valley
Cook Books for sale for benefit OF
new church fund. The secretary
of the Baptist Ladies' Aid Society
promptly forwards all orders for
above magazines.
James M. Bird, who lives on the
Newman place, west of town, last
Thursday swore out a warrant
against VIM. Persons charging
him with disturbing the peace OF
Bird and family on October 9th.
1t seems that Persons went to
Birds home to whip Bird, but Bird
got the best of the fight and then
came to town and got a warrant.
Persons has not yet been appre-
hended.
Lopez's desire to call the atten-
ton Of the ladies to the fact that
they this fall have one of-thes larg-
est and most complete millinery
stocks ever brought to Southeast
Missouri. Miss Reel, who has
charge of that department has the
benefit of a number of years ex-
perlence in the business, and she
feels competent to please the mos
fastidious. Ladies are cordially
urged to call and see stock before
making a purchase elsewhere.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-02-28
Pear Trees and Blight

Pear Trees and Blight
A non-blighting pear tree is thing
greatly to be desired. Blight is more
common on the pear tree than on any
other tree bearing large fruits. So de-
structive has it been that in many
states farmers and orchardists have
almost despaired of raising pears prof
itably. This is particularly the case In
Illinois, Wisconsin and adjacent states
Some of the pear growers in the
states named declare that every bush
ell of pears they have sold has cost
far more than they were able to get
for it. At every meeting in which
pear-growing is discussed the ques-
ton Of blight is the most engrosslns
one. If some one will find proven
we for pear blight he will revolu-
tionize the pear-growing business In
the United States.
There are a good many experiment
ers at work on the problem Some are
attempting to develop seeding pear
trees that shall be blightless. others
are endeavoring to find seeding pear
trees that have been able to resist the
blight till old age, which is considered
a good promise of blight resistant
properties in trees developed from
their scions. Among pears that have
held out great promise of being b1gnt
resistant are the Seckel, the Lincoln
and the Sudduth. 1t was for long
time believed that the Seckel was alb
solutely blight proof. A man in Indi-
ana some years ago told the writer
that he was about to set out 5O,0Oo
Seckel pear trees, as he knew they
were absolutely blight proof. He ex-
pected to make a fortune OF them.
Though this immunity was claimed for
the Lincoln pear tree, it is reported TO
have blighted quite badly in some To-
calities. The Sudduth yet remains
to be tested, over wide areas. 1t has
proved to be blight proof in its native
location, in Sangamon county, Illi-
nois, where the parent tree has stood
for upward of 80 years. Some of the
trees developed from its scions have
stood the test for about 60 years. We
have strong hopes that this pear may
prove to be absolutely blight proof.
Up to the present time we have heard
no bad reports concerning it. If demon
strated to be absolutely blight proof
it will prove a great boon to pear
growers.
The work of producing seedlings
should also be carried on extensively.
Out of the millions of seedlings grown
may come at least one that will be
hardy enough to resist all attacks of
fungi.-Farmers' Review.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-02-28
The Peach Orchard.

H. L. Doan of Jacksonville, Illinois,
read a paper at the Illinois State Hor-
ticultural Convention in which he
said:
Peach trees are set when not more
than one year from bud. The dis
lance apart varies with different
growers. The usual distance is TWEEN
ty feet apart each way. Trees planted
this distance are easily cultivated and
heading in may not be necessary.
Some growers plant closer and by Civ
ing extra tillage and fertilizing, force
trees to bear young and by the time
the trees begin to crowd the orchard
has paid for itself and some of the
trees may be removed. l would not
advise this plan for general purposes.
Peach orchards should not be cropped
after the third year Very frequent
stirring of the ground from May until
August is the best general plan of til
lage. Never seed down a peach orch
arc or sow it to grain. 1t easy to
produce an overgrowth on strong
lands. These trees bear tardily and
in some cases are not productive.
They run to wood. Peaches which
overgrow are likely to suffer in win
ter. The best results we had last year
were lTOn peach trees SET III IuOQ0T-
ately rich ground planted to potatoes
the first year, and after that given
clean culture with spadlng disk with
out being cropped The peach re-
spends most kindly to good culture,
and makes rapid growth. We have not
used any fertilizer on our trees, as
growth has been very satisfactory.
/ notice last year that some trees
planted on ground which had been
MANFRED heavily before planting bore
very little fruit; they had made too
strong a growth and had devoted I'LL
their energy to making wood; very
few fruit buds showing up on these
trees, which were the most flourish
ing looking on the place, whilst all
other trees On the place were too full
Some trees planted near the house
and seeded down to grass after the
first year had to be fortified before
they came into bearing; the fertilizer
used was droppings from the hen
house which proved very satisfactory
and gave good results.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-02-28
sunlight Kills Potato scab.

A government bulletin says: A sim
pie and quite effective method of dis
infection is to expose the seed tubers
to sunlight for several weeks previous
to planting. We used this method last
year for disinfecting seed, every tuber
of which was exceedingly scabby.
Upon harvesting the crop from this
seed We found only 16% per cent scab-
by. as compared with ASK per cent in
the udtreated rows. Where seed is
not badly or deeply scabbed sunlight
would no doubt be entirely sufficient.
The value of this treatment is the
greater since exposure to sunlight
has.ens the growth of the tubers. In
deed, it is often prae,iced for this rea-
son alone Our potatoes SO treated
wer~ up week ahead OF any of the
Others
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-02-28
al RELY UPON
PE-RU-NA FOR
ALL CATARRHAL
DISEASES"

the United States. During my long life
have known a great many remedies for
coughs. colds, catarrh and diarrhoea- 1
had always supposed these affections to be
fifteen years 1 have been reading DIR.
Hartmans books and have learned from
them one thing in particular That these
affections are the same and that they are
properly called catarrh.
LAS for DIR. Hartman's remedy, Peruna,
[ have found it to be the best, if not the
only reliable remedy for these affections.
Ii has bsen my standby for many
years and attribute my good health
and my extreme old age to this
remedy.
at exactly meets all my requirements.
have come to rely upon it almost entirely
for the many little things for which l need
m edicine. 1 believe it to be especially
valuable to old people. although have no
doubt it is just good for the young.
Isaac Brock
A New Man at 79
Major Frank O'Mahoney, West Side.
Hannibal, Mo-, writes
:" am professionally a newspaper cor
respondent, now 70 years old. 1 have
watched the growing power of the Peruna
plant from its inC1plency in the little log
cabin, through its gradations of success up
to its present establishment in Columbus,
Ohio, and conclude that merit brings its
full reward.
"Up to few years ago felt no need to
Test its medicinal potency, but lately when
my system needed it. your Peruna relieved
ne of many catarrhal troubles. Some two
years ago 1 weighed 210 pounds. but fell
away down to 16S pounds, and besides loss
IF flesh l was subject to stomach troubles,
Indigestion. loss of appetite, insomnia.
night sweats, and foreboding of getting
my entire system out of order. During
some months 1 gave Peruna a fair trial.
and it rejuvenated my whole system. feel
thankful therefore. for although 70 years
Did feel like young man. Major Frank
D Mahoney-
In old age the mucous membrane be-
come thickened and partly lose their function
This leads to partial loss of hearing.
smell and taste. as well digestive dis
turbances.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-02-28
WESTERN CANADA AROUSING
GREAT INTEREST.

Tho Wonderful Yields of Wheat Attract
ing Thousands.
Until the last five or six years but
little attention was given to that vast
area of grain-producing land lying
north of the 49th parallel, and imme-
diately adjoining the northern boun-
daries of Minnesota and Dakota.
The Canadians themselves were
aware of the wealth that lay there,
but being unable to fully occupy it,
they have asked the Americans to
assist them in converting the land
from its virgin state to one that will
largely supplement the grain-pcoducing
area of the North American continent
and the response has been most lib
eral.
During the year 1901 upwards OF
10000 from the United States went
over to Canada, being induced to set
tie there by the reports that reached
them of the success of those who had
preceded them during the previous
years This 10000 was increased to
10000 during the year 1902, and it is
fully expected that there will be fully
$4,000 during the present year. The
work of the immigration branch of the
Canadian government is not now be-
ing directed towards giving Informs
ton as to the advantages of settle
ment in Canada as it is to extending
an invitation to the Americans to fol-
low those who have gone.
Those who have charge Of the work
point with considerable pride to the
success of those who have been in
duced to take advantage of the offer
of 160 acres of land free in Canada,
and have no cause to hesitate in con-
tinuing the invitation. Many of those
interested say there are no more free
homesteads to be had in Canada. but
the writer has most positive assurance
from the Canadian government that
there are thousands of such home
steads to be had. and in one of the dis
tricts now being opened up fully as
good as the best, and it is probably
the best.
The Canadian government has es-
tablished agencies at St Paul, Mimi;
Omaha, Neb.: Kansas City, Mo-; Chi
cago. Ill; Indianapolis. Ind; Milwau-
kee, Wis; Wausau, Wis; Detroit.
Sault Ste. Marie and Marquette.
Mich; Toledo. Ohio; WATERFOWL, s.
Great Falls. Mont, and the suggestion
Is made that by addressing any of
these. who are authorized agents of
the government, it viii be to the ad-
vantage of the reader, who will be
given the fullest and most authentic
information regarding the results Of
mixed farming, dairying, ranching.
and grain raising, and also supply In
formation as to freight and passenger
rates. etc
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-02-28
Canada ThistIes-


Some of the earlier American boean-
lists held the opinion that while the
Canada thistle had doubtless been in
troduced into New England from Eu-
rope, it was probably indigenous in
western Canada 1t now appears very
improbable that 1t is indigenous any
where on the American continent. 1t
was evidently introduced into the
French settlements in Canada earlier
than into the English and Dutch col
onies of New England and the Middle
States. 1t is reported to have been
found about the residences of French
missionaries in Canada early in the
seventeenth century. There is ira
dition that it was purposely intro
duced into Canada by the French for
feeding swine; but there appears to be
no just ground for this tradition, as
there is no record that thistles were
ever used to any considerable extent
as food for swine in Europe. 1t is
said to have been introduced into
eastern New York with the hay and
camp equipage of Burgoyne's army in
1777. 1t probably reached Vermont at
the same time or previously, as it was
recognized as a troublesome weed In
that state earlier than in New York.
The farmers of Vermont had become
so greatly alarmed by its progress that
law was passed by the legislature
in 1875 directing it's destruction on all
lands within the state. In 1913 the
legislature of New York passed law
authorizing certain towns to pay re-
wards for it's destruction. These laws
were well enforced at first, as they
were passed at the request of the
farmers directly interested. But the
farmers soon learned that the thistle
could be controlled, and then their
alarm ceased and with it their interest
in the complete determination of the
plant.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-02-28

In later letter she says: al am only
too thankful to you for your kind advice
and for the good health that I am enjoying
wholly from the use of your Peruna- Have
been out to the Yellow Stone National
Park and many other places of the west.
and shall always thank you for your gen.
erosity Mrs. F. E. Little.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DIR. Hartman, giving
full statement of your case and he will be
pleased to give you his valuable advice
gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President of The
Hartman Sanitarium Columbus, Ohio.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-02-28
y VENERABLE PASTOR
CURED BY PE-RU-NA.

Operation on all the mucous membranes OF
the body.
One bottle will convince any one Once
used and Peruna becomes lifelong stand
by with old and young
Mr.. Samuel Saunders of Blythedale,
Mo-. writes: My disease was catarrh of
the urethra and bladder. 1 got a bottle of
Pe-ru-na and began taking it. and in a few
days was relieved and could sleep and
rest all night. 1 think that Pe-ru-na is a
valuable remedy. had tried other very
highly recommended medicines. but they
did me no good My physician told me
that could not expect to be cured of my
trouble. as 1 was getting to be an old man
(57 years.. I feel very thankful for what
Pe-ru-na has done for me-
In a later letter Mr.. Saunders says:
:" am still of the same mind with regard
to your Pe-ru-na medicine.