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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-05
New DISTRICTS AND
NEW RAILWAYS
WESTERN CANADA AFFORDS BET
TER CONDITIONS THAN EVER
FOR SETTLEMENT.

To the Editor - Sir:-DoubtIess
many of your readers will be pleased
to have. some word from the grain
fields Of Western Canada, where such
a large number of Americans have
made their home during the past few
years. 1t is pleasing to be able to re-
port that generally the wheat yield
has been good; it will average about
20 bushels to the acre. There will
be many cases where the yield will go
80 bushels to the acre, and others
where so bushels to the acre has
been recorded. The oat and barley
crop has been splendid. The prices
of all grains will bring to the farmers
a magnificent return for their labors.
An instance has been brought to my
notice of a farmer in the Pincher
Creek (Southern Alberta) district
where winter wheat is grown-who
made a net profit of $19.55 per acre, or
little less than the selling price of his
land. 30, 40, and so bushel yields are
recorded there. The beauty about the
anu III NNolSih NuLaud ID NlldL lICs
are so well adapted to EMBARRASSING,
while the luxuriant grasses that grow
everywhere in abundance make the
best possible feed for ~fattening cattle
or for those used for dairying pur-
poses.
The new homestead regulations
which went into force September, 1903,
attracted thousands of new settlers. 1t
is now possible to secure 100 acres in
addition to the 100 acres as a free
grant, by paying $500 an acre for it.
Particulars as to how to do this and
as to the railway rates can be Sc
cured from the Canadian Government
Agents.
THE development throughout West
ern Canada during the next ten years
will probably exceed that of any other
country in the worlds history" is not
the statement of an optimistic Cana
dian from the banks of the Saskatche-
wan, but of Mr.. Leslie NJ. Shaw OF
New York, ex-Secretary of the United
States Treasury under the late Presi-
dent Mckinley and President Roose-
welt, and considered one Of the ablest
financiers of the United States. Our
railway companies sold a good deal
of their land at from three to five dol
lars an acre, and now the owners are
selling the same land at from fifty to
seventy-five dollars, and buying more
I'M in CANADA NJ from tpp IN fftnhO "
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-05
BROKEN LEGS AND FLOWERS.
True Artistic Temperament as Evi
denced by Lander.

AT a dinner in Philadelphia said a
clergyman, Il once heard the lament
ed Bishop Potter talk in a most anus
ing manner about the artistic tempera
ment.
First he described the contradic
tons in the characters of Whistler
Poe, Hawthorne and other great Amer
leans. Then he turned to Lander, the
great Englishman.
"Landor,' he said, was at the same
time the most violent and brutal ant
the most delicate and sensitive n
men. He adored flowers. The gar
dens OF his beautiful villa In Florence
were full of flowers, and the poe
walked among them daily, never
plucking them, only bending over then
reverently to admire their loveliness
and their perfume.
"Landor's cook one day served hin
a wretched dinner, and in his rage thu
poet threw the man out of the win
dow into a bed of splendid roses.
"As the cook writhed with a broker
leg below, Lander from the window OK
claimed in a horror-stricken voice:
GOOD gracious, forgot TIL
r~oses!'"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-05

Choice Steers.-If a steer is not
quite right, either as to quality or
condition, but still possesses to a
marked degree the characteristics
most sought by packers, shippers and
exporters, he is called a choice steer.
To be a choice steer cannot be much
short of prime either as to quality or
condition; in other words, it takes out
standing quality and condition in a
bullock to grade as choice. AS the
term indicates, he is choice, yet falls
short of the finish and quality char
acteristics of a prime bullock. A few
prime or choice heifers in loads with
steers of the same grade often sell
with the steers at a uniform price
H. w. Mumford, in Market Grades of
Cattle"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-05
Various schools of Painters.

The Munich Jugend has discovered
FIVE signs by which to detect the
school to which a painter belongs:
~ If he paints the sky gray and the
grass black, he belongs to the good
old classical school. (2) If he paints
the sky blue and the grass green, he
is a realist. (3) If he paints the sky
green and the grass blue, he is an Inn
pressionist, (4) If he paints the sky
yellow and the grass purple, he is a
colorist. (5) If he paints the sky
black and the grass red, he shows pos
session Of great decorative talent.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-05
sachets as Rridne Prizes.

Sachets are now given as bridge
prizes, SO that the hostess who posses
ses more of the virtue of hospitality
than money may entertain correctly If
only she has a large number of fresh
looking silk pieces at hand. Such lit.
tie bags are Of all sizes, as they are
used to drop among the handker-
chiefs, the neckwear, the gloves and
the lingerie. They are mounted over
little fine white linen sacks which
hold the powder, and their ends may
be fringed and tied together with
baby ribbon, or they may be faced or
shirred into a sort of ose effect.
Sachets are especially acceptable
these days when only vague sugges-
tons of perfume are permissible.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-05

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than 20 of whom knew the cause for
their flight, were Bearing down on him
in a bowling, fear-stricken mob, sweep
ing toward the rear exits. The pool
room a not Ms lavishly provided
with exits as the more modern struc-
lures, and a mob there was a thing to
flee from.
There was but one thing to do, and
that was to run for life or death in the
same direction. Even as he ran Brown
ley saw men piling on each other in
layers in their frantic efforts to jump
from the windows, but he shot past
them for the broader exit ahead and
felt himself whiz dizzily through the
air as he took a flying jump into the
hack Enclosure and landed on all fours
on something soft and struggling-a
German of vast circumference, who
swore frightfully at the conclusion.
A pain shot through Brownley's foot,
but he rolled swiftly to n side, just
as the pushing, struggling mass poured
out on the. ground.
1t was over in three minutes, and
men rushed from all sides to olsen
tangle the heaped-up mass of human
ity. Many picked themselves up and
limped off, ~disheveled and cursing, but
some had to be lifted carefully, with
broken ribs and legs, and bleeding
faces, and above and around there
was a babel of excited questions. Rolls
of money had disappeared in the rush,
watches were lost and hats gone, but
no one knew what had happened.
Later, some of the few who had
seen it told how slight a matter had
started a great stampede, and J.
BROMLEY swore to himself as he went
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-05
The Utility Coat.


Undoubtedly the number of women
who must make n long coat answer
for all-round daytime service is great
ly in the majority, and to such is ad-
dressed the statement that in select
ing such a garment it will be better
to eel a material not too heavy for
ordinary autumn and spring use, rely
ing upon extra wraps for additional
warmth in winter. Any of the me-
dium-weight worsteds, supposing al
ways that they are close and firm of
weave, are advised, but special atten-
ton must be devoted to their color
ing, which should show a p~reponder-
ance Of white or gray rather than
black, dark brown, blue or green, as
the dust seems to settle on weaves
in those colors as though with a firm
determination to cling in the pro.
verbally ~brotherly manner, whereas
white, gray and tan simply become
a bit more dull, but never look actual
ly rusty.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-05

Our illustration represents rs White
Leehorn pulIets reared according to
methods outlined here. Twelve Of
these puIlets were Matched early in
May, 1905, and the remaining IA dur.
ing the early part of the following
month. On November 30, 1906, the
range to slide one in from either side.
Both should usually be left open a
little while during the day except in
extremely cold weather. Hens enjoy
sunshine and fresh air but 1t should
come through the window and not
through cracks and crevices. No one
should expect hens to lay well in a
house that Is not constructed with
tight walls. The sides of many hen
houses are made Of unmatched lum-
Der, which has shrunk, leaving cracks
through which wind, rain and snow
blow, perhaps directly on the fowls.
No one should expect hens to do well
in such a place. A few dollars spent
on building paper and a few feet of
battens will work a great change for
the better. Simply spread the build
ing paper smoothly yer the sides
of the house and then place 'battens
on every IS inches. A good coat of
paint will improve the appearance,
and make it more lasting.
Next let us consider the feed that
the pullets should have when they
come in off the range. While on the
range they doubtless found an abun'
dance of green food and meat in the
form of grass and insects. We must
supply these two foods when the pull
lets are confined to the laying houses.
If we can secure skim milk at a rea-
sonable price, or have it on the farm
It will be found to be an excellent
food. Very often one can buy green
bone and scraps or waste meat from
the markets at a reasonable price. Any
of these may be utilized as well as
scraps from the table, as long as they
are fresh. No one should be guilty
of feeding partially decayed meat in
any form. We cannot expect people
to pay good process for eggs If our
fowls eat unclean food. In some in
stances the hens are fed the meat
from any animal that dies; this prac-
tice should not be allowed. Numerous
complaints are made annually because
even fresh eggs are off in flavor.
When the source of the trouble is
traced out we Invariably find the
hens have been fed unclean food,
such as hotel swill, horse meat, or
other c~arrion. II milk or meat scraps
cannot be secured locally it is better
to buy commercial beef scrap or gran.
ulated milk. These will keep indef'
nitely when properly stored.
The green food may be supplied in
the form of cut alfalfa or clover hay
The hens will eat 1t either dry OF
steamed. Mangolds or beets and cab
bage also make excellent food and
should be fed raw. Beets should be
sliced ~lengthwise until the hens learn
to eat them, when they may be thrown
In whole. The mangel-wurtzel is the
hest variety for chicken feed. The
! cabbage should be hung uD on a strini
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-05
To Perfume the Breath.

1t is considered bad form to perfume
the breath so that it can be noticed
easily, but nothing can be said against
pertaining it just enough to sweeten
it. Buy a piece of orris root and chew
just a small piece Of this. A Glove
placed in the mouth, but not chewed,
will give an odor Of carnations to the
breath. If the Glove is chewed, it
must be swallowed right away or the
odor will become too strong. 1t is
said a bit of myrrh held in the cheek
will give a breath a delicately sweet
odor.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-05
A Sudden Transition.

Little Willie Jones, while picking
blackberries, was stung on the calf
his leg by a poisonous insect. BY
bedtime his leg was so swollen that
his mother began to be very much
worried, SO the first thing the next
morning she went to his room to find
out if the swelling had gone down.
Flow is your leg, SOM" she in
CURED.
Come, look-it's swelled way up
he answered proudly. MY calf has
so: big as a heifer since last night
Lippincott's.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-05
Finuer Rina Much in VOGUE.

"As like a hand as another hand" is
a quotation which gains much force
from the present fashion of wearing
a finger ring. So general is this habit,
so universally is this bit of jewelry
seen ON the tanned hand of the sum
mer girl that 1t bids fair to outrank
the merry widow sailor and the cling
ing skirt as a future means Of iden-
tifyflg the girl of 1908. The ilnger
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-05
The coauettish Apron.

One strong reason why girls have
chatting dish parties is because of the
coquettish adornment French aprons
give. A mere handful of a thing is
p~ear-shaped, whit q suggestion Of a
bib. Around the edges insertions are
designed, and these r edged with
pufies of the same lace.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-05

Timber Neck.-This is a disease
that is sometimes met with in the
poultry yard, but it is not apparently
very common. 1t is characterized by
a limp condition of the neck. The
fowl seems to lose all control of the
neck muscles, and the head rests on
the ground. 1t is supposed to be a
germ disease, and one writer says
that the germ is found in decayed
meat which the fowls have eaten.
Prevention is better than a remedy.
Decayed flesh should not be given TO
fowls more than to other creatures.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-05
coIombia,s One Iron Foundry.

The only iron foundry in Colombia,
South America, is at Bogota. 1t is
known as La Paradera and is operated
on a small scale, native ores being
smelted, the iron being subsequently
remelted for casting purposes. There
are several commercial iron deposits
in the interior Of the country, and one
ore body situated near the coast of
the Caribbean sea is now being drilled
by American engineers.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-05

III. The evening gown at the left is of black tnle made up over green satin;
The undesknt of the satin is trimmed with a green and gold gupure and
over this is the skirt of black tuhe finished at the bottom with a wide band
of black liberty.
The corsage and short sleeves are made of the green and gold embroidery
bordered with the black tule and liberty. The underbouse guimpe and long
sleeves are of white tune.
The wide girdle is of green silk and black velvet ribbon; it is finished in
the back, a little ate one side, with long finged ends of the green and black
The other gown is of black tafeta. The round skirt is encicled with two
groups of deep tucks and trimmed engthwise with a band of silk edged with
a fl of the same and ornamented with motifs of passementere.
This band apparently extends Up o N to the waist, which is also enciGed
with tucks and trimmed around the yoke with a tucked insertion of the silk
bordered with bias bands of the same. -
The sleeves are trimmed to correspond; the yoke and cuffs are of white
guipure. The eirdle is of black velvet ornamented at ne side with a great
deep red rose of liberty satin.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-05

ring is composed of some semi-pre-
cious stone, such as lapis lazuli, tur-
quoise or jade, and while 1t Is the
really smart thing to have the ring
match the shirt-waist studs, the trinket
is assumed by those who don't wear
such studs at all,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-05
Lime in the Poultry House.-A

Lime in the Poultry House.-A good
coat Of fresh whitewash Is probably
worth more to most poultry houses
than anything else. The use of fu-
migation is attended with many uncer-
tainties, as we do not known how
much the poisonous fumes affect lice,
mites and disease germs. But when
these are covered up with a good coat
of lime 1t is doubtful il they are iE
any condition to do damage.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-11-05
The WifeIy Letter.

A woman sent In a fire alarm yester.
day when she posted a letter. 1t must
have been to her Observation-Disclosures
Evening Post.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-07
STRIKERS RELEASED
NO CASE AGAINST THREE PENsA-
 COLA MEN.
Counsei for Prosecution Requests That Defendants Be Discharged-One Man Returns to Service of
 Company.

Pensacola. Fla May 6.--(SpeciaL)T W. M. Thompson, Leo Davenport and Thomas Kelly. the strikers who were arrested recently on, the charge of hay ing shot up Park line car. seriously wounding Conductor Hopper. were ar raigned before the county judge today for preliminary hearing.
 No testimony was taken, the attor- ney for the prosecution after failing to get continuance. on account of the illness of the chief counsel re- quested that the court mol prosse all of tho cases. This was done and the three strikers were released from cus- tody.
 While in a meeting of the street railway union today Max Straven, one of the strikers, declared his intention of returning to work as he was tired of loafins. He was immediately sus- pended.ts a member and will ask the Electric Company for position as motorman.
 The union today began the publica- tion of a small daily newspaper in which the action of the city and county officials are severely criticised includ- ing the Governor for sending troops hele
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-07

MFy. Mobile held the great interstate May drill, now almost a tradition in military circles. Crack companies from all parts of the Union participated, and the contest occupied the afternoons or an entire week.
 Thousands of spectators focked each day to the old Arlington Fair Grounds. where the drills were held. and where the visiting companies were encamped. The hotels were filfed with adherents of the contesting organizations, and society was a-buzz entertaining the sponsors and their maids. Mobile had never passed such week and has never witnessed repetition of it. Mont gomery was@represented by 'The Greys and the True Blues" From Chicago came The Zouaves," commanded by Captain Thomas J. Ford.
 It was their maiden competitive drill. The Lomax Rifles of Mobile, commanded by the late Capt. Frank 5. Davis. entered and 1t was also their first essay in this life. The Lomax won first prize and the Zouaves second. Nearly a quarter of century has passed since then. Captain Davis has answered the great roll call. Captain Ford, who then commanded the Zou- ayes Is now citizen and a leading business man of Mobile. A few weeks ago he was elected to the command of the Lomax Rifles sf d ou Friday evening next will formally assume the com | mand. f
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-07
CONGRESS.
Senate Summary. t.

Washington. May s.--The Senate today passed a bill prohibiting the employment within certain hours of children under four teen years of age in the; District of Colum- flee, restaurant. hotel apartment house, saloon or theatre in tho distribution of merchandise or messages
 No such child Is permitted to work at any employment for wages during school hours nor before 6 am. nor after o'clock pm.
 The Senate also adopted q resolution offered by MT. Foraker of Ohio. directing the interstate commerce commission to in- form the Senate whether the commodity clause of the Interstate Commerce Act had been compiled with since May l. 1908. and if not whether the noncompliance by the railroads has been due to any agreement, arrangement understanding between. the railroad companies and the authorities.
 An amendment by MT Culberson agreed to also called on the commission to state it's reason for recommending an extension of two years in the time given the rail roads to comply with the commodity clause
 The conference report on the army appro- prIation bill carrying an aggregate of Ss6,- 3I7.24s was adopted. This amount was sS,- 4e3, 900 less than the bill carried when first passed by the Senate.
 Senator Warner of Missouri. concluded his speech on the Brownsville affair. his clos inR remarks calling forth a statement from Senator Foraker that Western paper had announced that the President recently wrote to Senator Smith of Michigan, to the effect that he had not changed his mind to the guilt of the negro soldiers of the 25th regiment MT. Foraker suggested that the introduction of that letter in the Record would be interesting but Mir Smith said he h-d not made it public and could not do SO.
 The. Senate at 5:55 pm, adjourned.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-07
BROWN KILLS SELF
npuwwER COMMITS SUICIDE IN ATMORE
cf n Clothing Esfsblishmen nt While in III Health Cuts Ills Throst with Knife at a
 Hotel.

A+more May G. (SpeciaD Y. Brown. a travelling salesman TOT clothing establishment committeo sul .iSs in his room at the Magnolia ho- taI here early this morning. by cutting! his throat. ,, .w
 The deed was done with small, new nocket knife which had evidently been bought for that purpose.
 The deceased was resident oi rihe Annie. He had been in poor health Tor snne time. No motive Is known Tor the rash act, but 1t is attributed to illness which propbably caused tenn porary insanity.
 He came to Atmore last Saturday niaht in the interest of the company he represented. and had been connned to his room, from that time until his death.
 Brown was forty nine or fifty years of age. He leaves his wife and only child. He was a Royal Arch Mason
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-07
House summaTy.

Washington May s.-Ry the overwhelni- ing vote of 1s7 to 4s and following two hours debate, the House of Representative es today again went on record against the r,S establishment of the canteen in national soldiers homes.
 Tn the course of the discussion a man giving his name George F Gridley. of Providence. R |. unfurled an American flag and proceeded 10 make an address from the gallery on the temperance question. He was promptly taken out
 Perhaps .ns real sensation of the day was an admission by Mir Bennett of New York a member of the immigration com mission that he had under the old immjgra- ton law ''railroaded'' the naturalization of many foreigners in. one day.
 With the execution Of the adoption of the conference report on the bill rsorganiz- inE the consular service the sundry civil ap- propriation bill was under consideration the entire day. Little progress Twas made.
 At 6.1s pm, a recess Twas taken until Il 30 tomorrow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-07
DELEGATIONS
 AT CAPITOL High School Boomer" Out in Force. COMMISSIONS BUSY DAY Runners Float Up and Down the
 Corridors. Delegations from All the contestins Towns are in Deadly Earnest in Their Fight for the
 High Schools.

Although no decisions on the sites for high schools were announced yes terday by the High School Commits sion. which sat all day long, some per sistent rumors about selections hav- ing been virtually made, went the rounds of the Capitol Among these rumors is one that Andalusia Is the sure winner in the covington County light.
 If Andalusia should be the victor. F1oraIa would be the loser, as the lat ter was her chief competitor.
 Another rumor that Clayton was the most likely choice for the site in Bar bour County. Clanton is making all sorts of claims as a sure winner in the contest of Chiffon County. On the other hand. strong fights are being made by her rivals, Verbena and Jemi- son.
 The town of Vernon was put down as ..the one best bet" for the county of Lamar. Still Sulligent claims that she is still In the ring.
 Tn little knots all day long the va rious delegations stood and sat and walked about the corridors of the Capi- tol yesterday. They were not the same persons who filled the cool. cavernous railways of the Capitol last week yet their conduct may be described as wonderfully similar.
 Some there were who sat on the doorsteps at the north end of the build ing near the Governors office. These would often pull out of their pockets a mass of papers and maps and charts and gesticulating to their fellow-citi gems, would expatiate on the merits oi their respective communities Where they were beat by their competing towr in the cash offered for the location oi the school, they extolled the water fa- ci1ities and climate of their own local ity.
 Where the climate was salubrious