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Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1905-06-23

Chicago, June 2O.--No one can
20 into our schools or meet a
group of children on the street
without noticing how large a number
of them wear spectacles. The proper
ton seems TO increase yearly, and
there are many more who ought to
wear glasses. The experience of one
teacher might be duplicated by the
score. She knew Alice was inatten.
tive and she thought she was unusual
ly stupid She said so to the principal
and sent a note to the mother. re-
questing that the child be helped at
home II she wished her to keep up
with her class One day after black
board explanation, the teacher called
upon the child and found that she
had not seen what had been written.
She was kept after school and by dint
of much sympathetic questioning Miss
c. found that Alice had never been
able TO sec what was put on the board
and that her head had ached so often
and so hard that she frequently failed
to hear what was said
Such a condition may be caused by
lack of proper food, but in our Ameri-
can homes It is usually due to the
poor quality of the artificial light. The
yellow. insufficient light of the ordi-
nary kerosene lamp with its smoky
chimney, is about as bad for the eyes
as can be imagined. The Pickering
light from q coal gas jet is but little
better, and even the electric light,
brilliant as 1t usually is, has an UNI
steadiness due to variations in power,
and glare peculiarly trying to the
delicate nerves of sight. The compar-
atively new illuminant acetylene gas
produces as nearly perfect an artificial
light as has yet been found. II gives
a clear white, unwavering light, very
brilliant yet perfectly soft, and so
nearly like the rays OF the sun that
even colors appear as in daylight.
Fortunately, acetylene is very easily
and cheaply produced. and the simple
apparatus necessary can be purchased
and installed in any home at very
moderate cost. ant the acetylene can
be piped to convenient points in the
house where light is needed. 1t is
then lighted and extinguished and used
exactly like common city gas.
Acetylene is rapidly coming into
common use In homes, churches,
schools and institutions OF all kinds
and II is reasonable to expect that as
its use in The lhome increases. there
win be fewer defective eyes, particu
larly among children. Poor eyesight
and the many ills resulting therefrom
will undoubtedly be much reduced by
the use of this new illuminant.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1905-06-23
STRAWBERRY A PERFECT FOOD
Fruit Juices Admirably Adapted 70 Those
Requiring a Light Diet


rev people really know how to rest.
exercise is very necessary to health
ana many do not take enough of It;
ou' on the other hand, perhaps even
more people rest too little, or what
amounts to the same thing, do not
rest properly. No matter how well de-
veioped the muscles are II they are
rigid and stiff they will not do the
pest work They must be readily re.
faxed when not in use Even athletes
IL tney really understand the laws of
exercise. strive for relaxation as we'll
as Tor well-developed muscles.
REST means relaxation-not only OF
the body. but OF the mind also. In
America, particularly, we are apt to
forget this. That is why nervous
prostration" is such a popular phrase
Just now. The Germans as a nation,
go more slowly than we do in all
things; the English and even the
French take life more easily. Perhaps
our atmosphere conduces to energy
and hurry. At any rate the popularity
OF such words as Strenuous" hustle"
and the like. in this country, show our
attitude as a nation.
or course we cannot Immediately
change all this. We do not wish to-
Enthusiasm and energy hard work
and hard thinking, have brought us
TO our present state of prosperity, and
we cannot afford to fall back now. Nor
do we need to. Hard work. whether
OF hand or brain, does not kill. but
continual work and worry do. II we
would secure the future generations
from nervous degeneration, we must
learn how and when to relax.
This is very hard for some tempera.
ments. Some people must have their
hands constantly occupied in some
way, and 1t is difficult, of course, to
remember that haste is often slower
than deliberation. We say that have
no time to go slowly.
A great fault IN busy people is their
failure to relax thoroughly at night.
Many go to bed and sleep, after a
fashion, but with tense nerves. The
mind should be as Invested OF worries
and cares at bedtime as the body is of
clothes. The muscles must be relax
ed. II exercises are taken at night,
they should end in few especially
for relaxation. Some of the most
helpful of these relaxing exercises
may be mentioned:
1. Stand easily erect.-stsst raised
and abdomen in, and let the head fall
gently forward. then arms and trunk
above the waist. All this must be
done without effort, the breath being
gently expelled at the same time. Aft
er little pause, raise the body slowly
2. Stand erect, raise the arms
above the head and let them fall
first the fingers, then the wrists, ther
the arms.
8. Let the arms hang at the sides
then slowly and gently swing then
from side to side. gradually letting the
head and then the body swing with
them
Remember that your object is to re
lax the muscles and do all these exer
cises easily and with as little exertior
as possible.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1905-06-23
FANS BROUGHT FROM ITALY.
English Traveller OF 1903 Describes
Them as Curiosities,

English Traveller OF 1903 Describes
Them as curioslties.
The following description of fans by
Thomas Coryst gees to prove that
paper fans were not used in England
at the time of his tour 160S), and
that we borrowed them as we'll as
forks from the Italians.
Here | will mention a thing, that
although perhaps 1t will SCENE but
frivolous to divers readers that have
already travelled in Italy, yet because
unto many that neither have beene
there, nor ever intend to go thither
while they live, it will be a meere nov.
city, will not let it pass unmentioned.
"The first Italian flames that saw
In Italy did observe In this space be.
twixt Pizighiton and Cremona; but
afterwards | observed them common
in most places Of Italy where trav
elled.
These flames both men and women
OF the country doe carry, to coole
themselves withall in the time Of heat
by the often tanning of their faces
Most of them are very elegant and
pretty things.
For whereas the fame consistett
of painted piece of paper and a little
wooden handle; the paper. which is
fastened into the top. is on both sides
most curiously adorned with excellent
pictures, having some witty Italian
verses or fine emblems written under
them; or OF some notable Italian city,
with briefe description thereof add.
ed thereunto. Exchange
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1905-06-23

and every occasion the results OBJ
tanned were just as satisfactory as
when the pills were first brought to
my notice. l just as emphatically en-
dorse the preparation to-day as did
over two years ago"
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
proprietors. For sale by all druggists,
price so cents per box.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1905-06-23

Kidney Pills | told
the readers of this
paper that they had
relieved me OF kid
aey trouble, dis
posed of a lame
back with pain
across my loins and
beneath the shout
der blades. During
the interval which
has elapsed | have
lad occasion to re-
sort to Doan's Kid
ney Pills when I
noticed warnings of
an attack. On each
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1905-06-23
Iondon Model for swiss Police,

The Swiss police are being trained
in the London model. The chief.
who recently visited England. was
much impressed by police methods
there.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1905-06-23
oldest sunday school rsaoher.

Warwick. England, boasts the old
est Sunday school teacher. Her name
is Miss Owen. She is 92 years old
and has taught in the local Sunday
scIsools for S2 years.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1905-06-23
Claims to Be ISL Year. old.

manuel Del Vale. Of Menlo Park,
suburb OF San Francisco, Cal, claims
Una. ne Is lo7 years Of age. He has
eer.incates showing that he was born
IN Aacatecas' Mexico, on Nov. "a, 1745.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1905-06-23
Why Not2

Say, papa" queried little Harold.
looking up from his book. do they
plant bird seed when they want to
raise sparrow grass?"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1905-06-23
TEA

Every pound Schilling's
Best is a free sample if you
don't like it.
Your grocer returns your money fyov iont like it
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1905-06-23
Gold Nuggets for Souvenirs.

At wedding in Barstow. CAL, each
Of the guests was presented with
gold nugget from mine which the
bridegroom had bestowed upon the
bride.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1905-06-23

You can always tell a married cou-
pie in restaurant by the way they
don't talk to each other.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1905-06-23
ALL DONE OUT.

Veteran Joshua Heller, of 706 South
Walnut Street, Urbana, H., says: I'm
the fall OF 1899 after taking Doan's
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1905-06-23

It's almost impossible for a single
man to save money-and q married
man doesn't even try.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1905-06-23
WHY EYESIGHT FAILS
INFERIOR ARTIFICIAL LIGHT FIRE.
QUENTLY THE CAUSE.

iIIunlnants Of the Past, One and All,
Have Serious Defects--Acetyiene
Gss, with lts Clear, unwaverins, Yet
Soft Flame Cannot Hurt the Eyes.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1905-06-23

A man without a purpose Is q
sheath without sword.-Bacon.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1905-06-23

DON'T FORGET
A large 2-oz. package Red Cross Ball Blue, only
cents. The Russ Company, South Bend, Ind.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1905-06-23
TEA

Wouldn't you like to buy
milk as you buy our tea?
Your grocer returns your money II you don't
iife schilling's Best.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-07-28
Sunday in England.

Few people are aware how strict a
Sabbath is legally ordained in England.
The Lords day observance act forbids
not only Sunday trading, but also every
possible occupation-walking, riding,
rowing or any game-and strictly en-
joins upon all subjects ver 8 years OF
age attendance at church. At the
opening of every assize the kings
proclamation for the preservation of
morality is read. People who are then
present for the first time are astonished
to hear that the king forbids and calls
upon the magistrates to punish absence
from divine service on Sunday, any
playing of cards or other games OF
chance, or haunting of public houses or
the same day. Everybody found in an
inn during service hours is liable to o
fine of so cents, the landlord to a pen.
atty of 81. 40 and for a successful prose.
csticn church waraeRs are entitled &c
a reward of $40. AS recently as 1864
Isaac Walton, a man servant, was fined
So. so for refusing to attend church or
Sunday when ordered there by hii
mistress. About the same time a mother
was prosecuted by her son and actually
imprisoned for not attending church.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-07-28
Barrin'

New York World: Many times
said Colonel Bill Sterrett of Texas, re.
hectively, II have seen the disastrous
effects of butting in. Sometimes tn,
butter-in gets the worst of IL and some
times not. Now, / call TO mind the cas-,
of a man down in my state who got
into a seven-handed game of poker and
was lone right and proper. After h,
had lost his money he went out and
formulated the theory that he had beer
robbed. He meditated over this for al
hour or two and hen determined to gt
back and tell the people he had beer
playing with exactly what he thought
of them.
'!He climbed upstairs and dashed int
the room. While he was out the game
had changed entirely. There was no
body playing who had been at the ia
BILE with him. He began talking be
fore he looked, though, and said: I jis'
come up here to say you are the big
best lot OF thieves j ever knew Thei
he looked. The men at the table pre-
pared t get up and STAY this abusiv.
interloper, but his presence of mint
did not leave him.
"sBarrin' strangers he said. an III
backed out of the door-'barrin' stran
gers, OF course"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-07-28
Voices Of ERE Woods.
}. trees. whose radi

,. trees, whose radiant vigor spresos nkc
}, trees. that were the spectres Of the
snow,
Within the wind of morning dwelis a note
That to no winds you owe.
L is the grievances of the brooding dove,
Swept with the sigh of the low breeze 1t
floatS
Down the green avenues, and almost
sounds
One of Its own wild notes.
Or tits the golden chuckle OF the thrush
Where flowers the quickset against heav-
emily blue-
Or the gray, singer of the silver tree
That trembles like thrilled dew.
or the sweet grumble of a bee that sails,
Portent of June, TO honeyed chestnut
flowers
Whichever it be. 1t whispers to my ear
rhe gossip Of the bowers.
And here, where soughs the breeze and
shake the boughs,
The glories OF the greenwood's youth, like
flame
Run through my blood, till longing for my
youth,
Is but a grief In namel
II. X. Lloyd, in The Country Side.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-07-28
THE WoMANLY MAN NURSE.
While Caring for His Patient He Also
Did Embroidery Work.

There vas q sick man in a bachelor
apartment the other day and a nurse
was needed. 1t was not deemed advis-
able to have a oma nurse, as three
men occupied the apartment together.
So a man nurse was employed, al
though there was some fear expressed
that the tenderness and gentleness of
a woman nurse might be missed.
But the masculine substitute. who
was a middle aged person in glasses,
soon proved that he was not going to
be brutal.
May | have one Of those big boxes
thai the roses came in?" he asked soon
after settling down. They'd be so
splendid for my embroidery"
Embroidery" repeated the person
addressed. What do you mean by
that?"
why, my centerpieces," he repeated,
pulling at a heavy brown mustache. 1T
would be just the thing for them. L
really can do a wonderful embroidery.
| can make the flowers stand out as
if they We're the real thing. Some time
I'll bring some around"
He kept his word and one night sat
under the lamp embroidering a large
centerpiece, while his patient slept.
The next day he asked what was going
to be lone with the basket in which
some fruit had been sent.
BE just the thing for my knitting"
he murmured in explanation.
He got the basket and the next night
knit q pair Of gray wool socks.
So nobody need ever try to prove
that the women nurses have all the
genuineneSs on their side.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-07-28
ana was as pretty as the cherry BIOS

SONS whose name she bore.
Before a year had passed a son was
born TO them. He was so pretty that
people came from far to admire him,
and he grew daily in wisdom.
Oyama wal proud of his son. and was
the happiest of men, but Ssakura-hana
was often sad when she saw that her
son had the beautiful but melancholy
eyes OF the brown deer at the little
pond.
one day Oyama and Ssakura-hana
were sitting In their garden playing
With their boy when q gust of win
blew through the cherry trees and made
he white petals fall on Ssakura-hana
like now
Then she could keep her secret no
longer and told her husband had
happened at the pond.
Oyama said nothing, but with a mo-
ton of his hand drove his wife away.
Ssakura-hana arose in silence, pressed
her hand against her bosom n went
away.
'"The boy remains here said Oyama.
She bowed her head in grief, put down
the child and walked out of the garden
gate.
Angrily Oyama sat there, but oon
his conscience began to trouble him.
Have | acted right" he asked him
self.
YES, surely, sine my wife was
guilty"
But his conscience left him no peace
and again and again he asked himself:
Have / been just?" when he happened
TO look upon the boy, who suddenly
grew to the size of a giant before his
eyes and stood there, a young god.
MY ancestor!" Oyama cried and
threw himself down before him.
You have been unjust, OH, Oyana.
Won fool nf fnnlGt VnItr Nyifa wa : as
innocent as the blossoms of this tree.
Through her purity and innocence I
was born again. The highest and great
est happiness was yours-a virtuous
wife and a son through whom you
would have gained wealth and honor.
Through your own f~oolishness and in
justice you have lost all. Go and re-
pent. l return to Idumo (the abode of
the gods).
Oyama arose, but the kami (spirit)
had disappeared. Without a word he
seized his knife and committed hari
kari.
After Ssakura- hama had left her hus-
bands home she walked as if in q
dream. she walked and walked, with
put knowing where, but suddenly she
stood once more ut the pond.
She sat down lost in thought, The
night came and darkness overspread
her. Great clouds concealed the stars,
but suddenly the clouds parted and the
~silvery rays Of the full moon fell on
the clear water of the pond.
Ssakura -hana bent down over the
water; a young god was looking at her
from the depths. He stretched out his
arms and she could resist no longer
and sank into them.
Black clouds again covered the moon
and the white petals of the cherry
blossoms fell like snow upon Ssakura-
hana's watery rave.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-07-28
The School Teachers.

Washington Times: The public schools
are about to close for the summer vaca-
ton, ard both the teachers and the pupils
will enjoy their well-earned rest from
work and release from the confinement
Of the school room
In this connection II Is proper to say
a word of commentator of the sweet lit
tie women who are the day-mothers of our
children. The male teachers may do just
as good work, but, to be frank, they Meth
err differ from the rest of mankind nor do
they appeal to the imagination as do these
sweet-faced young women. Nor do the
younger children ever learn to love them
as much.
These young women have charge of our
children for parts Of five days in every
week during the school season. Their in
fuence Is distinctly beneficial even to the
most fortunate children; 1t is a breath
from heaven to those less blessed in their
social surroundings. They are as a class
rather better trained than he average OF
our so-called educated and professional
classes, and they carry to their work an
air Of refinement and gentle courtesy that
is of more value to the children than the
three RS.
Many children. many who most need
the training of the public schools, cannot,
or at least do not, get beyond the fifth or
sixth grade. None know this fact better
than these gentlewomen; none are so real
ly considerate of the poor, the dull. the
stupid, the vicious. as they. True they are
proud OF their bright and well trained
pupils. n they have a genuine affection
for those whose manner exhibit moral
sanity and respectable home influences;
but their sweet motherly hearts go out in
genuine low to their less fortunate pupils
and they daily make many personal sacri-
fees for the sake OF them.
These dear school ma'ams are about to
nave their annual vacation, and the bless
ings of the parents of the district and the
love of their little charges will follow them
wherever they go.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-07-28
The Handicraftsman.

With steady eye, and firm. deft-muscled
hand
He plies his task. Each skillful stroke
and clean
Gives shape to that his inward sight
has seen,
And fashions forth the perfect thing he
planned;
His handiwork's fair forms about him
stand
In simple, solid honesty; serene
And CAIN his face, n dignified his
mien,
His being. poised in. cheerful self-com-
mand.
In this late era, suled by greed and
rage,
When labor, void of honor, whine In dole,
The master of his craft restores an age
When each man wrought what pleased
him, strong and whole
When JOY of doing was its own best
wage,
And all his work revealed the workman's
soul.
Margaret Ashnun, National Magazine.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-07-28
Senatorial Reason.

Newark News: 'But why" persisted the
questioner, do you want to be a senator?
There's little money In 1t. A man OF your
ability could make much more at almost
anything else"
.'Sir." replied the aspirant you SEEM
fence"
X know 10 didn't said the other.
ooftening. TN confidence. III tell you:
why I want the senatorahip. II win en-
able me to place about nifty Of NJ pooGI
Yelations n xovcrnment Job, ~ th6G
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-07-28
SIMPLE PLANT PROTECTORS.

1t is only possible to get a fair Start
With some young plants by protecting
them from the ravages of leaf eating in
sccts. A simple continuance is mace by
using. a piece Of wire screen and cutting
a circle twenty-five inches in diameter
then cut out ~one-quarter of it (see O on
dotted lines in cut bring the edges togeth-
Ell and sew with fine strong cord, using
4 large d~arning needle for the work. As
the bottom edge is likely to fray and
twist out Of shape unless protected, the
quickest neat method of protecting it is
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-07-28

washington Star: Governor Penny.
packer sometimes suspects that Mayo,
Weaver's respect for established poweI
Ia as scant az hat Of q newspaper.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-07-28

god plan to fit two pieces of board so that
they could be placed at the ends while the
fowls were eating and removed afterward
when the trough was 10 be washed out,
which should be lone Immediately after
birds are through Will their meal. An
convenience may be made by
fashioning a closet out of boxes and nail
ing 1t on the wall just above the trough:
doris TO the closet and in it keep the
feed for the fowls. This closet is made
fast to the wall by strips of broad boards
nailed to the back of the box and then 10
the wall. A cleat is also fastened 10 the
wall firmly on which the back bottom edge
OF the box rests.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-07-28

shows that 1t is richer both in fat and In
protein than the dent corn hence mas
quite as much feeding value. Farmers,
as a rule, do not appreciate sweet corn.
on some farms it is possible to grow much
better sweet corn than dent corn and In
such cases it should be grown both for
summer feeding as forage and for ripen-
ing to be fed during the winter. AS rough
age in the winter the stalks of the sweet
corn are smaller and more easily masti-
Gated by the stock. Don't abuse sweet
corn as food for stock until you have test
ed II