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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-06-23
o OF THE "FIRELANDs.'
Fertile Ohio Region Recalls the Fa-
nous Raid Of the Traitor
Benedict Arnold.

Unnumbered native Ohioans, not to
speak of hundreds of thousands of res
idents of this state, who have come
from foreign lands and other states of
the American union, must have Won
dered why a fertile and productive
tract in northern Ohio, a district which
in no way hints of the ravages of fire,
should be called the "irelands." Among
all the vicissitudes of Ohio's early his
tory, relates the Dayton Herald, great
CONGREGATIONS were notable for their
absence. No such terrible forest fires
swept this state as ravaged large areas
in Michigan and Wisconsin 70 or so
years later.
The fires to which the name refers
ragged in Connecticut, not Ohio, and
they were the work of the British and
tory soldiers, instead of the result of
accidents or natural causes. In 1881,
when the long struggle for ~independ-
ence was nearly ended, Benedict Ar
mold commanded an expedition which
ravaged the Connecticut coast of Long
Island sound. He burned New London
and other towns and left behind mis-
cry and restitution as we'll as a more
bitter hatred than he had earned be-
fore that outrage upon his native state.
This and other cruel and senseless
attacks upon Connecticut towns left
so strong a feeling Of sympathy and in
justice behind that in disposing of Con-
n%ecticut's rights in lands now forming
part of Ohio 781 square miles in the
extreme western edge of the western
reserve were set apart to be donated to
sufferers by British raids. Five ranges
of townships running north and south
were included in this tract.
Sandusky bay and Lake Erie extend
so far southwark at this point that the
five ranges of townships contained only
about SOC, 900 acres of land. The tract
measured some q miles by 80. The
Connecticut sufferers from the torch of
the enemy lived chiefly in New Lon
don, Norwalk and Fairfield, and it was
from those towns that many of the
settlers of the "Firelands" came to
build in the Ohio wilderness settle
ments bearing the same names and
having like civic ideals and character.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-06-23
HEY. MISTER sPARRER.


Hey, Mister sparrer. over yender on q
twig.
A-teeterin' an teeterin', now loan yo'
tink 20 big?
Dess a-fufin' to de breezes an a-doin' of
a Jig.
An happy. dess ez happy, ez a lilly bit o.
nigl
Hey dar. 20 sassy. sassy sparreri
Bimeby yo'n swunk up to a diffunt soht
o. song,
Wen a boy an nigguh-shootuh an a
pebble com erlong,
An de boy he strotch de rubbuh, an de
pebble come ez strong,
En- hit bat yo' whar yo' swingin', en- de
boy he TAX yo' long.
Hey dar, yo' sassy, sassy sparrer!
Whut den'n Mistis Sparrer do? She sot
dar in huh nes',
A wahmin' tub huh buzzum de aigs she
Tub de bes',
An she git no wo'ms fob brekfus, en- dars
trouble in huh breas',
An she lax tub die O. lonesome; an she
plum full OBJ stress!
Hey dar, yo' sassy, sassy sparrer!
But doan yo' let DAT bothuh you; it
moughtn't nevuh be;
Some folkses borry trouble when dey
mought be glad LAX me;
Err ez glad ez yo' is swingin' in yo' high
Oh ellum tree;
Honey, eff yo' mus have trouble mex hit
come tub whar yo' be.
Hey dar, yo' sassy, sassy sparrer!
j. N. Lewis, in Houston Post.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-06-23
Grass Poisoning Trees.

Horticulturists and fruit growers
have long known that grasses are in
furious to young apple trees, but ii
seems that they were wrong in attrib-
uting the injury to interference with
the air, the water and the food sup
ply of the trees. Carefully conducted
experiments and observation at the
Wodburn experimental fruit farm, i n
England, have shown, however, that
there is some direct or indirect prod
uct of grass growth that has an active
poisonous effect on the roots of the
trees. 1t is also suggested that the
so-called exhaustion of the soil BY
certain plants, preventing the suisse
quent growth Of other plants in the
same ground, may be due really to
some poisonous product left by the
drst plants.-N. Y. Times.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-06-23
MONRoE'S MUSICAL FROGS.
Illustrative Incident Shows What o
Touch of Civilization Will
Accomplish.

u" firmly believe" remarked former
Supervisor James Sackett to a report
er of the Rochester Post-Express, "that
the musical fiber of the frog can be
cultivated to a degree where the rendi-
ton of popular airs and church music
is possible. We usually associate the
frog with the bass tom-tom, BOOM
boom, and the shrill reverberations of
less lusty lungs. Heretofore, l have
not observed any unity in their efforts
except a common desire to keep ever
lastingly at it. But what a touch OF
civilization will do is shown by an in
cident that came to my notice on Joe
Kinks farm down home.
Now that it has stopped showing
Kinks love for his fiddle Is indicated
by his presence on his back porch each
night. He sits there after doing his
chores until late in the evening and
saws away and grinds out some old
favorites. Nearby is a frog pond, and
at first you couldn't tell whether Joe
or the ambitious vocalists were ahead.
Then Joe began to notice that as he
played the chorus from the pond grew
fainter, and he remarked to his wife
one night, 'Derned If them frogs amt
listening
Then some of the tenors got to chip
ping in a few notes when Joe reached
the refrain of How Can l Bear to
Leave Thee and soon he found that
the batrachians were croaking in uni
son. This pleased him so much that
he discarded the rest of his repertoire
and confined himself to this one selec-
ton. On the next night after the ten
ors made their debut the bass began
to boom in, keeping time perfectly. On
the third night the whole pond was
alive with not only the refrain, but
with the entire air.
When he'd take his seat on the
porch and give his fiddle two or three
tuning up whangs the frog chorus
would instantly cease, except as here
and there n pitched the note. Then
when he struck up, the grand accom-
paniment began and carried the song
through to the end, all jumping on the
final note in unison.
eff Joe was pleased at this you can
simply imagine his pleasure when one
evening he heard the frogs start in on
his favorite air without waiting for
him to pace them. Now the whole
pond resounds with the strains of How
Can l Bear to Leave Thee from dusk
until far into the night. Mrs. Kinks
says it gets monotonous, but never
tires of it. l suppose it's the only
frog pond in Monroe county that can
render written music in perfect time
and with commendable technique"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-06-23
About Wild Indipn.

An attempt has been made during
the past to collect information regard
ing the wild indigos of the Madras
presidency. 1t is supposed that among
these there is n at least of great
economic value, and the search has
been commenced for it. A number of
plants have already been received, but,
since their state of preservation on ar
rival has been almost uniformly bad,
little progress has been made in the
inquiry. Such indigos as the govern
ment botanist was able to collect on
his tour have been carefully exam
ined and sent for checking to the SUI
perintendent Of the Royal gardens in
Calcutta, and several interesting spe-
cies have been found among them
Lahore Tribune.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-06-23
CRANKS' QUEER cONcEITS.
Nature Are Made to Naval
Officers,

placed on file" is the record made
1t the navy department of a thousand
and n suggestions received for i'm
proving the efficiency of the service.
And it is safe to say that these sugges-
tions will be permitted to remain on
file undisturbed until it is necessary
to clear away the accumulation of use
less material in the department, when
they will be sent to the refuse heaps.
The department is also in receipt of sug-
gestions from the same class of inven-
tors, and one for attention by an ex-sec-
rotary OF the navy, who has asked that
expert consideration be given to a mon
ster balloon which shall be carried amid
ships, directly over the smokestacks,
from which the balloon is to obtain its
gases. The idea Is that the balloon will
be released on occasion and sent aloft
for observation purposes, and, if oppor-
tunity presents itself, to make an at
tack from above on the ships of the
enemy. The plans are accompanied by
illustrations showing what would hap
pen If a shell struck a vessel under such
circumstances. The navy department
is also receiving from numerous quar-
tiers plans and suggestions prompted by
the disaster to the British submarine
boat.
1t was reported in the dispatches that
n mar in the boat was released by be-
ing fired from the torpedo tube, and it
occurred to various inventors that some
such thing might be done for all the oc-
cupants of a disabled submarine at the
bottom of the sea, the difficulty being
in getting the last man out. The inven-
tors accordingly applied themselves to
figuring out how the last man might get
out of the boat and reach a place of
safety. Naval officers say that if the
means of escape existed for anyone on a
submarine under such circumstances it
would be a simple matter to have the
last man escape in the same way as his
companions. There are enough cleo
trical appliances to make a project of
thai sort possible. The inventors who
have written to the department appeared
to think that the incident was surround
ed with many difficulties. 1t is said in
the navy that those who go down in the
submarines probably realize that if any
thing happens to make return to the
surface impossible their fate is sealed as
tightly as the boat in which they are i'm
prisoned.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-06-23
Cloths for Presents.

OF one singularly attractive and
decorative detail of Japanese daily life
little is known in this country; yet it
touches all classes, from mobiles to
coolies-the use of present cloths.
These are squares Of all sorts of ma
~terials, from 20 inches to two yards
across. They are used to tie up the
gifts which are exchanged on all pos
sible occasions. After the presenta-
ton of the gift the cloth is removed
and returned to the giver by a serv-
ant. These cloths are handed down
from generation to generation, and
among them are found some of the
finest specimens of the old embroidery
and dyeing. Many of the square
pieces of Japanese embroidery used
in this country for pillows and table
overs were originally used as cover.
ings for presents .-House Beautiful.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-06-23
DIVERS STRANGE U
Seaman of Bibulous Habits INDUCED
in a Five Days Nap I'm
der Water.

Some queer yarns are told about the
men who wear the uniform of a sailor
in the service of Uncle Sam. Probably
the queerest is the one told of Gunner
Mate johnson, a strapping big Swede
at present serving out an enlistment on
board a ship of war that frequently
visits San Francisco, relates the San
Francisco Call.
Johnson, it appears, is a most con
vivial soul and fond of his grog. He
is also a good sailor, but shines as a
diver. A short time ago, while his ship
was anchored near Mare island, it be-
came necessary to send Johnson down
into the depths to take off some of the
growth from the hull. His last dive
lasted about an hour. When he came
up he told the executive officer that
it would take about a week to make
the ships bottom clean. He was given
the task and every day about nine
o'clock, clad in a rubber suit and he'll
met, he slipped over the ships side.
At mess gear" (meal time) he came
up, had his meal and at 1870 o'clock
went down again, remaining down I'M
til mess gear" sounded again.
For five days Johnson kept this up
and then the chief gunner grew a little
suspicious. About three o'clock one
afternoon he ordered a second divers
suit broken out" This he donned
and went overheard. He came up in
about ten minutes and so did Johnson.
moved the gunner ordered Johnson "to
the mast"
At the ships tribunal Johnson faced
the captain. What the skipper said to
him could not be heard, but at the
close of the interview Johnson meekly
saluted and walked forward.
The explanation came next day when
the gunner confided to a fellow officer
that johnson who had been given ev-
cry night ashore, spent them in roy?
STEERING about, then came aboard ship,
donned the helmet and suit and slipped
over the side of the ship, ostensibly to
clean the ships bottom, but really to
sleep. His shipmates were in on 1t, of
course.
The gunner's suspicious had been
aroused when he noticed that the air
bubbles that always appear on the sur
face directly over the diver did not
vary a foot during all the time Johnson
was down. When he investigated he
found Johnson hanging like a huge
barnacle to the side Of the ship. His
arms were dangling about in the water
and his reclining position was main
tanned by the aid of his signal lines,
n of which he had passed around his
shoulders and the other around his
feet.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-06-23

At the foot Of the high bluffs Of the
Mississippi river bottom, seven miles
west of Lauderdale, Tenn, are several
mounds which the old residents have al
ways called graves of the Indians who
inhabited this section many years ago.
These mounds have always been the
source of much speculation and WON
der. 1t is believed that the mounds hold
bodies of the prehistoric race known as
the mound builders, which tradition
says inhabited this country centuries
ago. The largest mound of the group Ia
being excayated. A large quantity et
skulls, bones, ETC., has been found.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-06-23
Country of Linguists.

Almost every native of Iceland, even
the peasants and fishermen, can speak
at least one foreign language besides
his local Danish dialect. Some years
ago it became q fad to study Ian
guages, and now a person speaking
only n tongue is looked down upon
as extremely ignorant. English leads,
then come German and French. Pa
pers in these three languages are
read extensively in Iceland, and may
be found in all the village reading
~OOmS
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-06-23
Made No Difference.

A man addicted to walking in his
sleep went to bed all right one night
but when he woke he found himself
in the street in the grasp of a pc.
liceman. Hold on" he cried. "You
mustn't arrest me; I'm a somnambu-
list"
To which the policeman replied: 81
don't care what yer religion is-ye
can't walk the streets in yer night
shirt"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-06-23
Sunday School Membership

There are within 5000, 900 of as many
persons enrolled in the Sunday schools
of this country as in the public schools,
there being 1900, 900 in tho former and
100000 in the latter. The total Sun
day school membership throughout the
whole world Is rs, 200, 900.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-06-23
Practical Versus Ideel.

"The doctor comes around askins
about the baby's stomach" said the
mother of a month, "and mother asks
how about his lungs, and everyone Of
my friends inquire so often about the
welfare Of some internal part Of him, I
am beginning to think so much about
the child's machinery I'm forgetting to
love him."-Kansas City Star.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-06-23

He was awakened in the middle Of
the night by the sound Of a great
weeping. For mercy's sake!" he
cried, shaking his better half, wake
up! What's the matter, anyhow"
"Oh!" she sobbed, II dreamed that
Celle M. Cheppe had the biggest bar
gam sale in his history and you were
dying and I couldn't go."-Brooklyn
Life.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-06-23
"Poor Excuse Better Than None"

Mrs. Homer Leigh-What do you
mean by telling your friends you mar
ried me because l was such an ex-
cellent cook, when you know very we'll
| don't know how to cook a potato?
Mr.. Homer Leigh-Well, don't get
mad, my dear; I had to offer some ex-
cuse, didn't I?-Woman's Home Com
panion.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-06-23
Feminine Charity

He-Miss Dimpleton has teeth like
pearls.
She-That probably accounts for 1t.
Accounts for what?"
"The fact that she is dumb as an
oyster."-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-06-23
Mean Thing.

Miss Mugley-I always try to retire
before midnight. | don't like to miss
my beauty sleep.
Miss Peppery-You really should try
harder. You certainly don't get enough
Of M.-Philadelphia Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-06-23
Extremely So.

Knicker-Is his charity u~nostenta-
tious?
Bocker-Very. When he gives adj
vice he doesn't let his upper jaw know
what his lower jaw says.-N. Y. Sun.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-06-23
Huge Library.

The chances of preventing the ulti-
mate collapse of the Doges' palace in
Venice have been greatly increased by
removing from it the library of 250, 900
volumes.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-06-23

Reuben-I've ben seem in the moose
papers sumthin' about a new gas plant
here in Injunopolis. Hev We got any tn
seedTN-Indianapolis Newa
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-06-23
Some Have None.

Fertile brains are not always the
ones which produce the longest hair
st. Paul Globe.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-06-23
SOPHISTICATED.

Men that have to look out constantly,
seldom have a wide outlook. -Indiap-
| apolis News
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-06-23

finished the Singer. understandingiy.
All right-but he won't care. / know.
Jack amt so ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
with his friends. Well, my trail turns
on here. I'll ride over and let you
know, soon as I see Jack. So long"
Even while lifting his hat the Singers
spurred heels swung backward and the
horse sprang forward into a long, tire
less lope along the brow of the hill.
Before he was quite out of sight the
man turned and waved his hand at
the girl. She raised hers in answer,
then the coulee received him in its
sunny, yellow depths, and the girl rode
on alone.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-12-14
e7|Ip Special Reduced
E~g& Excursion Rates
kTEE.TsKN

Very Low Rates to National irrigation
Congress, FL Paso, exas,
Via the Northwestern Line. Excursion
tickets will be sold Nov. 10. II and II,
with favorable return limits. Apply to
agents, Chicago & Northwestern Ry.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-12-14
JOHN SON CREEK,

Helen Wolff spent Sunday with her
parents at Lake Mills.
Rudolph Fischer will leave the employ
with the II. c. Christians Co. and become
associated with his brother Hugo, as
successors to Mills & Minor, general
merchandise at Waukcsha
Frank Shepard, stock shipper, wishes
to buy several hundred turkeys and
ducks. He pays the highest price.
The Eva Bartless Macy Co., under
the management of the Chicago Lyceum
Bureau, will give the second entertain
ment under the auspices Of the citizens
committee on Saturday, Dec. II, at the
Park Hall.
John Grell is at Chicago on business
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. DOVE celebrated
their wedding anniversary last Sunday
Frank Zillisch of Milwaukee and Mr.
aid Mrs. Ben Zillisch from WatertoWI
visited with them.
Mrs. Herbert HungerfOrd was James
vile visitor last Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Oestreich, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Shekey also Mr.. Huebner went
up north last week to attend to theil
sawmill interests.
Don't fail to attend the Eva Bartless
Macy Concert next Saturday.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-12-14
CONTINUED from 1st. page. }


ing there will be no shadow from the
hand. If the room is very large, il
Illumination may be increased II WIN
dows are also on the right side. These,
however, must be placed high up near
the ceiling and must not extend down
ward as far as on the left side in order
to avoid perverse illumination which
has an annoying effect on the retina
and causes contraction of the pupils.
In consequence OF this the object must
be brought closer to the eyes and this
tends to bring near-sightedness.
Where the exposure of the window is
toward the north, to avoid annoyance
by the sun. gray curtains and not
green, are the best, one from above
and one from below, or from pole
fixed in the middle of the window so
that it will not be necessary to darken
too much of the window. The tint of
the walls. instead of being green, as
was found to be the case in most of
the rooms, should under all circum-
stances be light gray.
The next most important reform in
the hygiene of our schools is the seat
ing of the pupils. Double seats and
desks should under all circumstances
be abolished. A very serious objec-
tion is the use of seats and desks not
properly adjusted as to the height of
the pupil and seats and desks which
cannot be adjusted. This question de-
serves especial attention, not only
from an orthopedic star dpoint to avoid
curvature OF the spine, but also with
regard to the prevention of short
sightedness by maintaining the proper
distance of the eye from the writing
and reading objects. Besides that,
the position must be the most natural
one in which the body is most at ease
and which therefore can be endured
| for continuous work To meet the
| requirements of different individuals
in correct sitting, desks and seats only
| which permit Of ready and separate
| adjustment will give satisfaction. The
best forms are those of the Chandler
Adjustable Chair and Desk Co., oil
Boston. If the adjustment is once
made it cannot be altered by the pu-
pill, if the key to it is withheld from
| him and the desk and chair are Sc
cured firmly to the floor.
The board is kindly requested tC
| give such matters as mentioned in this
report their earliest possible attention.
Respectfully submitted,
r. B. Herman,
Commissioner Of Health
November "a 1905, date of the in
spection.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-12-14
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL

Train No. arrives from Chicago at 1872 o. m
daily, except Sunday.
Train No. 80 arrives from Milwaukee TAO o.
M, except Sundays.
Train No. IS arrives from Chicago and departs
for Madison at 6:35, p. m. except Sunday
No. 33 arrives from Milwaukee and departs
for Madison at 9:1O a. M, except Sunday.
No. arrives from Chicago at 1892 p. M, daily
excest Sunday
Sunday train from Milwaukee arrives here at
9: As a. m. Returning, departs at $40 p. m.
*ThiS train stops at WATERFOWL Junct. only
Train No. 43 leaves Milwaukee at II 100 D. M
Saturdays only arrives at WatertO WIN at 1235. a.
m.
Train No 40 leaves Watertown for Milwau-
kee at 5:10 p. a. Saturdays and Sundays only.
GEORGE w. WEBB, A emit.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-12-14
a = TO RIA
Bears the Il The Kind You Have Always Bought
Of LzaxzEZZ1tz<x
Not Infected
With Tuberculosis

Out of ninety head of cattle tested
by DR.. A. II. Hartwig for tuberculosis
the past week in Dodge and Jefferson
counties, not one was found ailing.
The animals examined were all Hol-
stems and Guernseys and owned by
Messrs. w. D. Hoard, Ft. Atkinson
w. II. Jones. E. E. Randall and S. B.
Jones and son of Hustisford. The
Hustislord animals will be shipped to
New York state. where they are not
admitted without a tubercuIin test by
proper authority.