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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-08-11
HORTICULTURAL T

Five feet apart each way is a good
distance to set currant bushes.
On many soils both fruits and e
tables are benefited by an application of
wood ashes.
One of the commonest mistakes of
the fruit grower is to neglect to cult
vate his orchard.
For almost any kind of small fruit
the land should be deeply plowed, thir-
oughly cultivated and well fertilized.
1t is cheaper to grow good shade trees
from seed in a nursery, under the prop
er conditions, than to hunt and pull them
in the woods.
The root systems of forest seedlings
grow long and spreading, so it is al
most impossible to pull them without
injuring the roots very badly.
The United States is now spending
about $500, 900 annually in the inves-
tigation of forests, and in carrying out
various schemes for forest preserva-
ton.
Why should we expect the orchard
to continue to bear crops year after
year without being fed and cultivated?
We do not expect it of other farm
crops.
Seedlings grown in the shady and
sheltered woods have their organs for
Transportation, assimilation, ETC., de-
veloped for that condition, and when
brought out to a light, exposed place,
are unable to cope with the new con-
ditions and die.-Farmers' Review.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-08-11
Delicious Snails of Providence

The Provencal snails, which feed in a
gourmet fashion upon vine leaves, are
peculiarly delicious, and there was a
murmur of delight from our company
as the four women brought to the table
four big dishes full of them; and for
awhile there was only the sound of
eager munching, mixed with the clatter
OH china of the empty shells. To extract
them we had the strong thorns, three
or four inches long, of the wild acacia;
and on these the little brown morsels
were carried to the avid mouths and
eaten with a bit of bread sopped in the
sauce; and then the shell was subjected
to a vigorous sucking, that not a drop of
the sauce lingering within it should
be lost.-Tholnas A. Janvier, in Century.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-08-11
DIsoBEDIENcE OF HEROES.
Intrepid Seamen Who Have Been Al
most Insubordinate in Their
Fearlessness.

The officers and men in the navy are
times come near actual in%subordina-
ton in their desire for heroic action,
states Youths Companion. A seaman
of the revolution, On being rebuked for
taking it upon himself to lead a party
of boarders on the enemy's deck, said:
"I-I-jes' couldn't help it, sir!" In
Moses Brown, Capt. U. S. NJ" Mr..
Maclay gives other instances where men,
in their enthusiasm, have risked the
disapproval of their superior officers.
We turn with pride to the episode of
the slender Philadelphia youth, VINO,
against the sternest commands, SNUG
gled himself aboard the ketch Intrepid,
when she started on her mission of ex-
IRENE peril into the harbor of Tripoli.
His explanation was, merely because
l wished to see the parts"
We remember the bold act of Capt.
Isaac Hull, who sailed out of Boston in
1912 without the orders of the secretary
of the navy, an act for which he might
easily have been shot, and began tina:
series of brilliant victories on the high
seas which made American naval Prov
ess feared and respected the world over.
Farragut's determination to run his
frail wooden ships past the confederate
forts below New Orleans and the bar
riers that stretched across the river IN
the dead of night was against the urgent
advice of some of his highest officers and
in utter defiance of all recognized rules
OF naval warfare. Had that extraor-
binary venture terminated d%isastrously,
Farragut undoubtedly would have been
slmmarily removed from command, to
await severer handling. Farragut's
dash over the fatal lire of ]torpedoes in
Mobile bay, two years later, was against
ali rules of propriety and professional
caution.
1t was ~Collingwood who, while leading
the second line of the British fleet at
Trafalgar, at a moment when his life was
in imminent peril, exultantly exclaimed:
What would Nelson give to be here!'
At the same moment Nelson remarked:
See how that noble fellow, Colling-
wood. carries his ship into action!'
Each was reveling in the opportunity
for action then within grasp.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-08-11
Phosphate of Lime for Cows.

A farmer of Georgia who is known
as a successful stock raiser has made
it a practice to feed phosphate of lime
to his dairy cows. He begins with
the dam and before the birth of the
calf. He says that the frame needs
to be built up and that the green
grass of the Georgia pastures does
not give enough phosphate and lime
for the work of bone-making. This
deficiency exists only on soils that
are deficient in lime and phosphorus.
The idea is a new one and as yet
most of our scientists are not ex-
pressing their opinions on It. 1t may
prove to be Of value and may not.
Further developments will be awaited
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-08-11
What Is RadiumP

The word radium is daily becoming
more familiar, but in certain parts OF
the country there is still some diver
sity of opinion as to what the substance
is. We hear of one man who thought
1t was a breakfast food.
THAT u.s." he remarked, recently, to
a friend, 81 thought so till Bob Bim-
Ter said it was some new sort of stove
polish"
did Bob say that?" the friend said.
81 thought Bob usually knew what hi
was talking about"
Well, what is it, them"
"Why, Bill Staples told me that it wa.
a kind of knit goods for pyjamas that
is specially light and warm,"-San Fran
cisco Star.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-08-11
FIRST BOOKS TO BE MADE
Every Civilized Nation from Its Earl
lest History Knew the Art
of Writing.

The oldest books in existence are,
doubtless, those of the Babylonians;
but the great permanency of these is
explained by the material Of which
they are composed, and it does not
necessarily follow that they were the
first books to be made, says Harper's
Magazine. We know that the Egyp-
tians employed a papyrus roll from
the earliest historical periods, and
that the Hindoos made their palm-leaf
books at a very early day. In short,
every civilized nation is discovered at
the very dawn of its history in full
possession of a system of bookmak-
ing.
1t is impossible to decide the ques-
ton as to whether n nation borrowed
from another in developing the idea
of bookmaking.
Limiting our view strictly to the his
toric period, we find, as has been said,
the five types of books in general use.
We have nov to consider briefly the
distinguishing characteristics of each
Of these types before going on to note
the steps of development through
which the modern book was evolved.
First let us give attention to the
papyrus roll of the Egyptians. AS
has been said, this type of book was
employed in Egypt from the earliest
day of the historical period. AS is
well known, papyrus is a species of
primitive ~paper-the word paper" be-
ing, indeed, a d%erivative of "papyrus"-
which was made of strips of the papy-
rus plant placed together to form two
thin layers, the fibers of n crossing
those of the other, and the whole made
into a thin, firm sheet with the aid of
glue and mechanical pressure. The
strips of papyrus were usually from
8 to IA inches in width. and from
a few feet to several yards in length.
This scroll was not used, as might
perhaps have been expected, for the
insertion of a single continuous COL
umn of writing. A moments consid-
Grafton will make it clear that such a
method would have created difficulties
both for the scribe and for the reader;
therefore the much more convenient
method was adopted of writing lines a
few inches in length, so placed as to
form transverse columns, which fol-
lowed one another in regular sequence
from the beginning to the end of the
scroll.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-08-11
1t Won't Do ANY More,

The Office boy sighed.
Il like winter" he said; 81 like it
first rate for some things, but it's
mighty shy in some other ways"
mo ball games, | suppose" suggest
ed the cashier.
"Oh, Idon't care so much about that"
returned the office boy. There's fun
enough for me with skates an sled,
hitchin' on behind an all that, but in
the mornin'-"
Find it hard to get up?"
mo; it amt that SO much; but when
I'm late every mornin' 1 can't tell the
boss l was bridged without gettin' the
steely eye, an it keeps me humpin'
to find reasons for not bein' here ON
time."-Chicago Post.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-08-11

These were especially sever when
STOPPING to lift anything and often I
could hardly s~traighten my back. The
aching was bad in the day time, but just
as bad at night, and l was alwayslame
in the morning. l was bothered with
rheumatic pains and dropsical swelling
of the feet. The urinary passages were
painful and the secretions were dis
colored and so free that often l had to
rise at night. Ifelt tired all day. Falf
a box served to relieve me, and threa
boxes effected a permanent cure"
A TRIAL FREE-Address Foster
Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. For sale
by all dealers. Price so cents.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-08-11
Still More Evidence.

Bay City, ILL.,, August 8 (Special).-Mr.
X. F.. Henley, Of this city, adds his evidence
to that published almost daily that a srSe
cure for Rheumatism is now before the
American people,, and that that cure is
Dodd's Kidney Pills. Mr.. Henley had acute
Rheumatism. He has used Dodd's Kidney
Pills. He says of the result:
After suffering for sixteen years with
Rheumatism and using numerous medicines
for Rheumatism and more medicines pre-
scribed by doctors, + at last tried Dodd's
Kidney Pills with the result that / got
more benefit from them than all the others
put together.
"Dodd's Kidney Pills were the only thing
to give me relief, and / recommend them to
all suffering from Acute Rheumatism"
Rheumatism is caused by Uric Acid in the
blood. Healthy kidneys take all the Uric
Acid out of the blood. Dodd's Kidney Pills
make healthy kidneys.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-08-11
How to Make Bananas Harmless,

The banana yields more food to the
acre than any other plant, and yet it
disagrees with no end of northern stom-
achs. This is because we eat it the
wrong way. But the wife of a mis-
sionary to the tropics tells the glad
tidings from heather shores of how to
eat a banana. When you have stripped
off the willing rind, just scrape off the
stringy und hairy coat that lies beneath
the rind and you may eat your banana
without tasting it all the rest Of tho
day.-Philadelphia Record.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-08-11
Improper Way Of Mulching.

More than half of all the damage I
have ever known with fruit trees was
caused by mulching with manure close
to the body. Mulching is of very lit
tie benefit as a fertilizer, as the
strength will not work down to the
roots. 1t breeds borers and gives a
nesting place for mice in winter to
destroy the tree. When the tree is
planted a little surface soil among the
roots is all 1t requires, as a tree lives
almost entirely in the subsoil.-Epito.
mist.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-08-11
His Many Friends. .

Henry Hoecorn-So you got buncoed
when you went to the city, did you?
You ought to have been onto the game,
as much as she papers have said about
it All work it just the same. Pretend
to be great friends of the farmer. That
was the way in your case, wasn'tit?
Reuben Railfcnce-Yes, same way;
said they was great frienda of the
farmer. But Great stumps! 1 sup
posed when they said that they was
some of these here candidates fer con-
grass.-N. Y. Truth.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-08-11
Lights and Winks.

A Russian ophthalmologist afirms
that contrary to generally received opin-
ion the electric light is less prejudicial
to the sight than the other varities of ar
tiflcial light. He bases this affirmation
on the fact that diseases and affections OF
the eye are directly proportional to the
frequency of winking. Now he has shown
that winking occurs with candlellght
6.8 times a minute; with gaslight, 2.S
times ; with sunlight, 2.2 times, and only
1.3 times with the electric light.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-08-11

The cotton industry Of Italy in
.reases in importance, and is distri-
buted among 730 factories. employing
more than $4,000 hands. More than
half the factories are operated by
steam, the remainder by electricity and
hydraulic power. Out Of $4,000 looms
employed 10000 are mechanical.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-08-11
Thbacco Ash Wasted

1t has been calculated that 5000 tons
Of tobacco ash is annually wasted in
England. 1t would make an invaluable
fertilizer for poor soil, considering that
rs per cent. consists Of calcium and
potassium salts, and Is per cent. Of mag
nesium and sodium salts, including near
ly five per cent. Of the essential constitu-
ent to all plants-phosphoric acid.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-08-11
Russian Embalminr.

To preserve the features Of the dead It
is proposed by a Russian to embalm
corpses by casting around them a solid
mass of glass. The inventor of this pro
cess hopes that some day we will have
a large museum filled with the perfectly
preserved bodies of the grear men OF
their time for future generations to gaze
upon.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-08-11
HANDY GARDEN TOOL.

3h inch or four foot handle attached.
If the spring has but one hole it can
be attached with one large screw or
nail, and two wire ties. If three holes.
three screws are sufficient. Handle
can be cut out of a piece of fence board
the required length, cut square at the
end and dressed down to suit the eye
and hands of the user. Try making
one right away. c. Umstott, in
Ohio Farmer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-08-11
In an Assured Position.

Mrs. Cobwigger-So your husband
thinks his position in society is now
secure?
Mrs. Newrich-Yes. He is so sure
about it that he has stopped hiring a
dress suit and is having n made to
order.-Judge.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-08-11
Care of the Hair.

1t is now generally agreed that many of
the shampoos in use are injurious TO the
hair. The best treatment is frequent brush
ing and absolute cleanliness. Wash the
hair in a lather of Ivory Soap and rinse
thoroughly. Let the last water be cool, as
it closes the pores of the skin and prevents
colds. ELEANOR r. PARKER.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-08-11
Natural Question.

"Boss," began the beggar, won't yer help
"See here!" interrupted Goodheart, II
gave you some money last week"
"Well, gee whizz! amt yer earned any
more since ?"-Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-08-11
Limit.

Shelf you attempt to kiss me agaiL
I shall call mamma.
He-Don't, please. I draw the line al
kissing elderly matrons.-Chicago Daily
News.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-08-11
Needs Stirring Up,

The car deplores the dearth Of
patriotism among his people. We
might lend him a few strains Of "Yan-
kee Doodle" and Dixie" They do the
business over here.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-08-11
Quick Enough About That.

II don't see why they call it a quick.
lunch cafe. 1t isn't quick at ALL"
"No; the only thing they ever give you
quick there is your check. "--Philadel-
phia Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-08-11
No SYNONYM.

When the czar heard of the Yalu de-
feat he was "dumfounded." He was
worse than that, if you say II. in nvs.
sian.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-08-11

STT
mNM I9sr8giA~
@f
MATTocK FOR THE GARDEN
Try Making One Right Away and You
Will Find That It Saves
Lots of Work.

About the easiest and most effective
tool to work with in the garden for
digging weeds and p~lantain out Of
lawn, is nothing more than the 20-inch
leaf of an old buggy spring, with a
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-08-11
Ladies' Can Wear Shoes

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease. A certain cure for swollen, sweating
hot, aching feet. At all Druggists, 25c: Ae'
Sddrd no suS 3 nlmsied l Ia R Paef S'Y. rhhh
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-08-11

Fits stopped free and permanently cured.
No fits after first days use of Dr.. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer. Free 81 trial bottle &
treatise. Dr.. Kline. 93l Arch ST., Phila., Pa.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-08-11

Do not believe Piso's Cure for Consump-
T. Boyer, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb. Is, 1900.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-08-11
AN OLD MANS TRIBUTE.
An Ohio Fruit Raiser. 70 Years Old, Cured
of a Terrible Case after Ten
Years of Suffering.
Sidney Justus, fruit dealer, ofMentor,

Ohio, says: 81
was cured by
Doan's Kidney
Pills of a severe
case of kidney
trouble, of eight
or ten years.
standing. 1 suf-
fered the most
severe backache
and other pains
in the region Of
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-08-11

There are l55 women commercial trav
elers now on the road in Great Britain.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-08-11

N~aggsby-'1 notice that Bilker's Cos
metic Trade journal has suspended publi-
cation" Waggsby-"Yep; another pow
der magazine gone up."-Baltimore Ameri-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-08-11

The hero of a new novel Is worth 800.
0O0, 1000. 1t wouldn't be safe to bet that
the author is worth more than $399.98.-
Boston Globe,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-08-11

Tom-"Are you on the water wagon
now" Dick-'No; but my milkman is"
Town Topics.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-26

Blades, Jno. w. Stewart, L. H. Cutler,
J. A. Meadows, New Bern; w. s.
Chadwick, Beaufort and Chas. S.
Wallace, of Morehead City.
Contemplate what the foregoing list
of names means.
Every man of them and their fami-
lies live right along the Atlantic and
North Carolina Railroad.
Their homes are right here in East
ern North Carolina.
Their money is invested in property
in cities and country and towns right
along the line of the Atlantic and
North Carolina Railroad.
This property consists OF many
thousands of acres of farming lands
banks, cotton factories, furniture fac
tories, agricultural implement fac
tories, saw mills, timber lands, fish
cries, hotel property, fertilizer fac
tories, extensive machine shops, large
mercantile interests, and many other
industries and enterprises.
1t is plain that these men are deep
~ interested in the success of the A.
and n. G. Railroad. The success of
the road means increase in the value
of all property along the road
Read the above names.
Among them are many Of the best
tinanciers in North Carolina, or any
Olnef state.
They are men of wealth; they are
men who have made money for them
selves, and with their large business
experience, they would develop the
road and the country through which
it passes, and make money for the
State and the stockholders.
Above everything else these men
are of the highest character and in.
tegrity. Nearly all of them are the
men who for a generation have been
leaders in every good work for North
Carolina.
These men will not offer for the
road more than they can do, but they
viii do everything they promise.
In the hands of these men, the in
tereSt of the private stakeholder, the
State. and of all along the line of
the road, will be safe.
These men are not schemerS. They
are patriotic North Carolinians and
men of character, who will keep
sacred every promise they make.
If Governor Aycock will lease the
road to them, the people will say,
We'll done, good and faithful ser
want"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-26
ROOSEVELT'S INSULTING Lam
GUAGE.

In his recent speech in Raleigh the
Democratic candidate for Governor
named several classes which he said
could never vote for Roosevelt. There
is another class that cannot vote Tor
him if they have any respect for them
selves. There were not few good
men in the Populist party, as origin
ally organized in North Carolina
their chief sin being that they permit
ted their leaders to aid the he
publicans in giving North Carolina
bad government. There are still some
men in North Carolina and elsewhere,
calling themselves "Populists' who
say they will support Roosevelt for the
Presidency Most of such are RepuD-
licans or are hired by Republicans 10
repeat the Coxey act of 1896. If they
have even a common sense of decency
they will quit calling themselves
Populists or will vote against Roose-
welt, for in Roosevelt's book, "Ameri-
can IDEALS volume 2, page %, he
says:
Refinement and comfort they are
apt to consider quite as OuJeClloiidplC
as immortality. A taste for learning
and cultivated friends. and tendency
to battle frequently, cause them the
deepest suspicion. Though they often
make war on vice, they rather prefer
making war on prosperity and refine
ment."
And in the campaign of 1896 he
wrote again:
Thrift, industry and business ener-
gy are qualities which are quite ~
compatible with the true Popullstlc
feeling. Payment of debts, like the
suppression of riots, is abhorrent to
the Populist mind. Such conduct
strikes the Populist as immoral
If you hear of any man calling HIM
self Populist, who says he will vote
for Roosevelt, make him read thess
two extracts After reading them, II
he can vote for Roosevelt, most folks
will say that he is the sort of fellow
whose support can be obtained only
by insulting him, or that he is one OF
the Coxey army No. paid to support
Roosevelt.