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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-08-08
o R BREEDING PLOT.
Conditions Which Should Obtain to
Secure the Best Results.

Select q small piece Of land, say
o%nc-fourth or one-half acre, having i.
II possible away from all other corn
ard especially from corn on the wess
or southwest, the directions from
which the winds generally blow. II
this cannot be done, select a small,
area In the western or southwestern
corner Of your corn field and separate
it from the rest of the field by a miss
ing row. Do not take the richest land
you have, and do not give 1t any
special fertiliEing; just ordinary, good,
corn land in fair condition.
Next, select from 20 to 40, as the
case may be, of the best ears of corn
you can find, of course of the same
variety and as nearly as possible Of
the same breeding. Plant each row
from the same ear. 1t is better to
have the rows only long enough to
use half the ear, excluding butts and
tips. Mark each ear with a number
corresponding to the row in which 1t
is planted, and box them up and put
them away where the mice cannot get
at them. Make a plot of the ground
with the different rows marked on 1t.
Give good, careful cultivation, such
as you are accustomed to give your
corn field, hoeing out the weeds, keep
Ing clean and in good filth. Now make
observations of these rows of corn
and note them in your memorandum
book. You will frequently find that
n ear Of corn aerminates two days
before another; note this. Make notes
from time to time of the growth of
these different rows. When husking
time husk and weigh each row
separately. You will be %astonished to
find, no matter. how carefully you Sc
lect these ears, that there will be a
difference of as much as 80 to 40
bushels per ace in the yield of these
ears. n
The question of tasseling will come
up at the proper time. Some corn
breeders tassel each alternate row
and all the rows that are weak in
vitality, the object being to prevent
these weaklings from p~ollenizing the
stronger ears. This, says Wallace's
Farmer, we think, is always advisable.
We would go farther and detassel the
weak stalks in the rows. The object
In detasseling each alternate row is to
avoid self-pollenization, of i%n-breeding.
They then take the seed corn from
the detasseled rows and reject the
male row, to speak.
There are a number Of problems
connected with these breeding plots
that have not yet been thrashed out,
but we are quite safe in saying that
any farmer who will follow the direc-
tions W have given will learn a great
many things which he perhaps would
not believe If we were to state them
now. We do not know any more in
structive employment for a farmer
than caring for a breeding patch, We
advise them in advance not to under
estimate the job Of detasseling, as it
will take more time than they mag
inc, ii they are to do the work well.
It cannot all be done in one day. The
rows will have to be gone over sew
eral times during, the course Of a week
while tassels are preparing, If the
work IS to be done effectively.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-08-08
THE LIQUID MANURE.
Save It BY Cutting Up the Straw and
Using 1t as an Absorbent.

There is scarcely a farmer that has
not an unlimited amount of straw left
over in the spring. If this straw were
used more freely and the animals
were bedding with a bedding Of one or
two feet of clean straw every dey the
most of the liquid would be gaved,
but the straw alone is scarcely suf-
fcient. II the straw is used ale ne 1t
would be well to use a cutting box,
cutting the straw into half-ine.h or
inch lengths and scattering half a
bushel of it under each animal vice
a day, and then bedding on top of
this. In this way practically all the
liquid would be saved.
If you have use for the cutting box
for no other purpose than this the
expense of such a machine should not
be to exceed SIS or 500, and it can be
worked by hand power or with a small
engine of not more than two horse
power. and at a small expense o can
more than double the value of your
manure yearly.
l beseech you to take some steps to
save the liquid manure, urgently
writes Charles Vernon in Farmers Re-
view. 1t is far too important a sub
5ect for you to overlook. On a farm
carrying 20 COWS, four horses, so sheep
and ten pigs the loss Of the liquid
manure will amount approximately to
$500. You al afford to 60 to the ex-
penses of SIS or $40 to rave this.
1t viii of course mean a little more
work during the year, but suppose you
hire a map and let him spend one
month cutting up straw or corr slower
for this purpose. In half Of this time
he would certainly cut up enough to
supply you during the year, and this
expense could not exceed $50. Be
sides this, you will not only save $500
as outlined above but you will make
more manure, and you will convert
the straw stack into the best possible
shape for manur
There is no question Of more i'm
~portance than the saving OF the liquid
manure and utilizing the straw pile by
converting It into a valuable fertilizer,
unless 1t be to see that your manure
Is spread every day; as fast as it is
made, and see that II. is spread on the
land evenly.
Remember that It is always best To
spread less Der arra and cnvor u.ora
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-08-08
The Tell Tale Voice.

IF you want to tell whether or not
the mar you are talking to is telling
the truth don't look him in the eyes,"
said a Denver bank teller to some
friends. 1T is the voice, when you
don't look at the eyes, that tells you
whether the other fellow is lying. We
use the system frequently in the bank.
A man will come in to tell us some
business tale. We look at his feet or
his hands or his knees, but never in
his eyes. If he's telling the truth his
voice will be firm and straightforward,
and the absence of your gaze in his
eyes will not affect it. But if he's
lying he'll be confused by your &C.
tion, and his voice will tremble; he'll
hem and haw, and clear his throat.
You may rest assured then that he's
stringing you"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-08-08
FEARFUL BURNING SORES.
Boy In Misery IL Years-Eczema In
Rough Scales, Itching and In
Manufactured by Cutlcura.

"Cuticura has put a stop to twelve
years of misery l passed with my son.
AS an infant / noticed on his body a
red spot and treated same with differ
ent remedies for about five years, but
when the spot began to get larger 1
put him under the care Of doctors.
Under their treatment the disease
spread to four different parts of his
body. During the day 1t would get
rough and form like scales, At night
it would be cracked, in1arled and bad
ly swollen, with terrible burning and
itching. One doctor told me that my
sons eczema was "incurable, and gave
1t up. l decided to give Cuticura a trial.
When I had used the first box of Cuti-
cura Ointment there was a great i'm
provement, and by the time l had used
the second set Of Cuticura Remedies
my child was cured. He is now twelve
years old, and his skin is as fine and
smooth as silk. Michael Steinman, 7
Sumner Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y, April
16, 1905"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-08-08

TREATING SANDY ROADS.
Method BY Which Good Roadbel MAY
Be Secured.

Probably no other theme has been
30 universally discussed as that of
good roads, and it certainly is one
which deserves the uttermost consid-
GRAFTON from the agricultural world,
especially. In sections where the soil
Is of a sandy nature a stone crusher
Is almost a necessity, and when the
farmer awakes to the realization of
Just what this implement can do for
him he will favor an appropriation for
one almost Immediately. A very bad
piece of road in this section, writes a
Niagara county IN. " correspondent
Of the Rural New Yorker, was put into
fine shape last summer by the addi-
ton Of a. dressing of crushed stone
and clay. The stone was obtained at
a small expense from q large building
which was being torn down; crushed,
and after the roadbed was scraped
down to a depth of about IS inches,
applied heavily and thoroughly clayed;
then the sand was replaced and
graded down smoothly at the sides to
allow the water to drain off. This
spring, after an application of the
steam roller and a little more grading,
the piece Of road which has been a
terror for years, is in ideal condition.
The diagram shows how a trouble
some sand hill was disposed of, and a
new road opened UP last fall. The cut
was made about November /, and was
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-08-08
SPAIN FAR BEHIND NATIONS.
llllteracy Prevails There to a Most
Amazing Extent.

OF the 100000 people i~nhabiting
Spain, only about 35 per cent. can
read and write; another two and one
half per cent. of the population can
read without being able to write, but
the remaining 62h per cent. are abb
solute illiterates. In the south of
Spain 1t is impossible to get a serv-
ant who can read and write, and
many of the postmen are unable to
tell to whom the letters they carry
are addressed. They bring a bum
die of letters to a house and the
owner looks through them and takes
those which are Tor which he thinks
are) addressed to him. The Spanish
postmen are not paid by the state;
the recipient Of the letters have to
remunerate them according to the
amount of their correspondence, and
each letter costs the addressee at
least n cent. 1t is a joke among
the easy-going Spaniards that he who
treats the postmen best receives the
most letters--whether they are in
tended for him or not.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-08-08

NY HHDLHWE EFLF
Everything, even a magnificent
church, must be regarded from the
point Of view of the beholder. A Lon
don paper says that two country girls,
who acted as if they might be enjoy
ing a holiday from domestic service,
were observed walking down the
aisles of st. Paurs Cathedral. Under
the great dome one of them stood
and gazed around her with an air Of
such wonder that a spectator might
well suppose that she was awestruck
by her solemn surroundings. But
when she spoke, the idea was dissi-
pated. "Oh, Sarah" she exclaimed,
wouldn't this place take a long time
to sweep"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-08-08
Evidently Needed Burial.

THE late Gen. Thomas H. Ruger,"
said a Stamford man. was. like many
army officers, an authority on good
cooking, but he detested rank, high
cheese. At : dinner he said that q
very rank cheese was once left at his
headquarters to be called for, and aft.
er 1t had remained unclaimed two
days he posted this notice:
IF the cheese sent here addressed
to Private Jones is not called for IN
two days it will be shot
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-08-08
Concerning His Business.

A Boston lawyer, who brought his
wit from his native Dublin, while
cross-examining the plaintiff in a di-
vorce trial, brought forth the follow
ing:
You wish to divorce this woman
because she drinks?"
Yes, sir"
do you drink YOURSELF"
That's my business!"-angrily.
Whereupon the unmoved lawyer
asked:
Have you any other business?'-
Everybody's.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-08-08

The Mckinley monument was planned
and executed under the direction Of a
commission of prominent men, at a
cost of $4,000. Gov. Charles E.
Hughes, with his military staff, will
take part in the ceremonies and Presi-
dent Roosevelt and former President
Grover Cleveland have been invited to
attend and speak. Military parades
will be a feature of the occasion.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-08-08

fore using Doan's Kidney Pills I suf-
fered everything from kidney troubles
for a year and a half / had pain in
the back and head, and almost contin-
uous in the loins and felt weary all
the time. A few doses of Doan's Kid
ney Pills brought great relief, and l
kept on taking them until in a short
time / was cured. l think Doan's Kid
ney Pills are wonderful"
For sale by all dealers. so cents a
box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-08-08

The biggest trap-shooting event of
the year, know1 as the Grand Amer
lean Handicap, held at Chicago in
June last, resulted in an overwhelming
victory for Winchester Shells. With
these the Professional Championship
was won by w. r. Crosby, of OFallon,
ILL.,, and the Amateur Championship
by Hagh M. Clark, of Urbana, Ill.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-08-08
T GATE POSTS.
Use Of Stones In Soft Ground VIII
Make Them Firm.

The matter of setting gate posts is
one that should interest every one
who has a gate to hang, for no mat
ter how strong the post may be and
how carefully it may be braced it is
bound to sag sooner or later so that
the gate catches on the ground. 1t is
often DESTROYS to set a gate post in
soft ground, such as around the barn
yard, or just after a heavy rain when
the ground is too soft to do any work
In the field. In such cases 1t Is almost
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-08-08

impossible to set the post firmly but
even in such cases this work can be
done very satisfactorily by packing
small stones in the hole around the
post. This work might be even more
effectually accomplished If the post
were set In concrete which is a little
more expensive but will hold the post
more firmly than the stones alone. In
setting the post in concrete it should
be tamped firmly as the hole is being
filled up. After the hole is filled with
concrete the post should not be dis
turbed for several days SO as to give
the cement time to set Care must
be taken to have the post exactly
plumb all the time while the work is
going on as it can never be straight
ened after the cement hardens. AS
gate posts are usually much heavier
than ordinary posts and are therefore
expected to last much longer than the
rest Of the fence, it is always well to
use thoroughly seasoned wood SO as
to make the work as permanent as
possible.
Another method Of setting posts,
says The Farmer, is by using two
large fiat stones to hold them in place.
The hole, of course, must be dug
much larger and before 1t Is set in the
hole n stone is laid edgewise in the
bottom upon the side which is to re-
ceive the greatest pressure at the foot
Of the post, The post is then set in
the hole. half filled with earth and the
other stone placed against the side OF
the post to receive the drawing weight
from the gate. In this way both
stones receive the pressure holding
the post firmly In position.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-08-08
Queer Idea Of Enjoyment.

DR.. Juliet Severance writes in the
Vegetarian Magazine:
Il am often reminded of a clinic
case brought before the class when I
was in medical college in 1858. The
man had govt and rheumatism, both
the small and large joints being i'm
movable, and his suffering was severe.
DR.. R, T. Trail, professor of theory and
practice, was explaining to us the i'm
portance of a very strict and abstemi.
GUS diet. The poor fellow tried vainly
to turn his head, and grunted out; I
can't go that; I want to enjoy life
while | do live"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-08-08
Does Not ALWAYS Paw.

First Tramp-After all, it pays to
be polite, pardner.
Second Tramp-Not always. The
other day l was actin deaf and dumb
when a man gave me sixpence. l
says: Thank you sir" and he had
me arrested.-Tit-Bits.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-08-08
M'KINLEY MONUMENT
To Be Dedicated in Buffalo Sept. 5
Former Residents Invited.

The beautiful white marble shaft
erected by the state of New York in
Niagara Square, Buffalo, N. Y, to the
memory of President Mckinley. is to
be formally dedicated Thursday, Sept.
3, and the event will be the central
feature Of Buffalo's Old Home Week,
Sept l to z. Former residents of Buff
falo and the public at large are cor
daily invited to attend the dedication.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-08-08

lHey get out OF Order
1t causes backsche,
headaches. dizziness
languor and distress
ing urinary troubles.
Keep the kidneys well
and all these suffer
ings will be saved
you. Mrs. S.A. Moore,
proprietor CT a res
taurant at Water
vile, Mo, says: BE
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-08-08
Peace Dove EvldentIy Needed,

wv wv GVIUCTtTy NSCUSUs
During the session of the house of
representatives "a dove, purple in
color, flew gracefully into the hall and
lowered high over the heads of the
Legislators. Naturally the question
arose as to whether it was the dove
OF peace. Some Of the members
earnestly hoped that it was.-Hart-
ford Times.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-08-08

what makes you think that Tim
Minis is ideally married?"
Because n day when he invited
me to dinner and we we're late she
merely asked whether the home team
won"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-08-08
Passive.

Bill-Did you say he has horse
sense?
Jill-No; why, he hasn't even got
mule sense. l never knew him to
kick in his lifei-Yonkers Statesman.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-08-08

Remember, young man, If you are
not satisfied with your job, the
chances are that the boss will not
refuse to accept your resignation.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-08-08

FITS, st. Vitus Dance and all Nervous
Diseas%s permanently cured by DIR. Kline's
Great Nerve Restnrer. Send for Free $500
trial bottle and treatise. DR.. K. H. Kline.
Id. 93l Arch ST.. Philadelphia. Pa.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-08-08

The affection of too many wives is
of the c~old-storage brand.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-08-08

Lewis Single Binder Cigar has a rich
taste. Your dealer or Lewis Factory,
Peoria. i'll.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-08-08

The inspection OF nurseries and or.
chardB should be carried on vigor-
ously II results are to be obtained.
Up to the present time the eaaur
Tor suoh fnepenfions have henx ;naa.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-08-08
TIRED BACKS.

The kidneys have a great work to
do in keeping the blood pure. When
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-08-08

When a mar first makes a fool of
himself he gets an awful jolt-but
he % gets used to it.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-08-08

Johnson: Round numbers are al.
ways false.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-08-08

It's easy to dress a profitable bust
less In the garb Of responsibility.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-08-08
Does Aliens
EOOt=EaSe
Cool the
Bloc?

Some doctors have
said SO and many indi-
viduals have said, thas
this dainty, antiseptia
powder, shaken daily
into the Shoes is Cool.
ing to the entire Sys-
TEN. Scores OF nerves
! center in the soles Of
the feet and Aliens
Foot-E Ease soothes and
ouiets these NERVES. Use
every means to keep
cool and avoid Heat
Prostitution. Try this
simple, popular remedy
yourself and see IL it is
not instantly Cooling
and Refreshing. Sold
by all Druggists, Csc.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-08-08

A woman who has given her lips
has given OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-08-08

The extraordinary popularity Of fine
white goods this summer makes the
choice of Starch a matter Of great i'm.
portance. Defiance Starch, being free
from all injurious chemicals, is the
only one which is safe to use on fine
fabrics. It's great strength as a stiffener
makes half the usual quantity of Starch
necessary, with the result of perfect
finish, equal to that when the goods
were new.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-08-08
Took Exception.

Remember, brothers!" shouted the
orator of the strenuous life, Il haven't
any use for m~ollycoddles."
The very old gentleman who was
sitting in the Lass row removed his
pipe and retorted:
wal, by heck, mister, even if you
haven't any use for Molly Goodies
yeou needn't to stand thar and talk
behind her back, seem that she is
not present to defend herself"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-18
VICTORY FOR LA TOILETTE.

In the election of Isaac Stephenson to
succeed Senator Spooner, Senator La
Toilette has scored another victory.
The result also shows that perhaps
something more than a desire to re-
engage in the practice of law actuated
Senator Spooner when he resigned his
high office some months ago. The truth
is that Spooner could not have been
reelected, and nobody knew it better
than Spooner himself. He and LaFol-
lette are deadly political enemies and
LaFollette is boss in Wisconsin Just
now. He would never have consented
to the return Of Senator Spooner.
Stephenson is distinctly a LaFollette
man. Ever since LaFoIlette began his
fight to secure control of Wisconsin
politics he has had the active backing
of Stephenson. both morally and finan-
cially. Had not Stephenson furnished
the sinews of war LaFollette could
hardly have made the progress he did
make toward the topmost rungs of the
ladder of fame. 1t is true that the fight
was a hard and bitter one, but Ste
phenson's most dangerous opponent
was also a LaFolIette man. so that
there was never any imminent POSSIBLE
Ity that LaFollette would lose his grin
on the situation.
A deal was undoubtedly made where
by Hatten, who came within two votes
of winning, will succeed Stephenson
when the latter mas served out Spoon
er's unexpired term. Stephenson is IS
years old. IIe has reached a time when
most men are willing to lay down the
burdens of active life and, in his cleo
ton to the senatorship, ne has fulfilled
a lifelong ambition to round out his
career by the occupancy of that Office.
The chances are decidedly that he will
not be a candidate TO succeed himself,
and the way will be cleared for Hatten.
1t cannot fail to be a source of salts
faction TO Democrats generally to know
that the Democratic members of the
Wisconsin legislature kept out of the