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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-03-12
Money M Spent.

One of the ways that country town
business men generally spend a lot
Of money with inadequate returns, and
in many cases with no benefit, is In
fake advertising. There are hotel
registers, programs, pictures to be
placed in public places, ETC., and
hundreds of other methods designed
principally to separate the business
men from their cash. These schemes
are generally worked by grafters from
out of town, and there is not a mer-
chant who has been in business half
a dozen years but has been struck by
dozens OF them, and II he has succeed
ed in escaping without being a loser
he has played lucky. The only good
and safe way to advertise is in the
home paper, and by recognized
as regular, the use Of posters, letters,
etc, but of all. the local paper is the
best medium.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-03-12
KEEP TO THE FRONT.
Energy and Proeresslveness Demand.
ed by Present Strenuous Times.

Do you hear the rumble? The noise
of the wheels of the car of progress?
If you are deaf to it just make up
your mind to join the ranks of the
nonprogressive and the failures. This
Is a strenuous age, and a time when to
succeed in business requires work, in,
telligent work, and a lot Of it. System
is the watchword, and work, work
steady and directed by brain, is what
brings success. There are so many
who are engaged in trade that are
little equipped for it. These days,
to succeed, it is necessary that every
phase of the business you are in be
understood. What rules to-day may
undergo a change tomorrow. The
man in business must be up-to-date or
very likely he will soon be the loser.
Keep posted or the markets, the con-
ditions Of trade in general, on the
latest methods of doing business. If
you do not-well, just put your mans
on the back-number list and drop out.
The sooner the better for your own
pocketbook and the welfare Of your
family.
Don't keep in the rear of the pro-
cession. There is plenty of room up
front. Once in the rear, you may be
inclined still to further lag behind and
let the procession get clear out of
sight. Lots Of room in the front.
and If you can carry the banner, all
the better. Good old Step-Lively is al
ways there, and he a hear every
command, and right from the front.
too. He L watch the maneuvers of
the enemy and has by far the best
chance of doing his duty well. The
boy in the rea can only see the
movements of those before him, and
is pretty lXely to get a stray shot
from a point outside his view. If yon
want to succeed in life, don't get in
the re&r.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-03-12
STUDYING THE SOIL.
The Successful Farmer Must Know
Nature of His Land.

To be successful in it's cultivation,
the farmer must study his soil. If he
expects to hold and increase the soils
fertility, rendering it fit for cultiva-
ton, it is necessary that he should
know of what it is made. Knowing
that he a in%telligently add to or
subtract from the ingredients in which
1t is deficient, or with which it super
abounds.
A fertile soil is n of apparently
good texture, or peats, containing sui
plate of iron, or any acid matter; and
yet such a soil can be remedied by a
top dressing with lime, which converts
the sulphate into manure BY the ap-
plication of sand or clay, says the
Epitomist, a soil In which there is an
excess of limey matter can be i'm
proved. A dressing of clay, mari or
vegetable matter will likewise benefit
a soil that is too abundant in sand
Peat will improve light soils and peat
will be improved by a dressing of
sand, though the former in the course
of nature is but a temporary improve.
ment.
Soils which are loose in their tex,
ture, neither so light as to become
readily dry, nor so heavy that they
will get too wet in rainy weather, are
the most fertile. The amount of nitro.
gen in the soil largely determines its
fertility. This nitrogen is stored up
only by previous generations of plants.
The most fertile field can sooner or
later be brought to a state of exhaus-
ton by severe cropping, in which
more nitrogen is removed from the
soil in the crop than is formed and
stored up in the soil during the same
period.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-03-12
PerpIexlna Doc Question.

Winfield is sore perplexed. The
question which is now agitating the
minds of the people there is whether
Frank Mendenhall's bulldog committed
suicide or died In a foolish effort to
keep friends from harm. The pup was
with a gang of men who we're setting
off dynamite charges. When they f
the fuses for the first charge they nat.
urally ran to a place OF safety. The
dog went with them part of the way,
but turned back and began to fight the
burning fuses. He chased them up
until they got right to the charge and
then-we'l, the rest OF this tale is too
sorrowful to relate. There was not
enough Of his dogship left to permit of
a burial.-Kansas City Journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-03-12

Wild faces of fury and hearts full az
hate
They would curse the dear pigs, I'm
ashamed to relate.
They invoked all the planets and far
as they knew,
The fixed stars and comets, the sun
and moon, too.
Next the wraiths that inhabit the
winds and the floods,
Then they danced holy jigs in the
scantiest of buds.
But the pigs took no notice, but ate all
the more,
And the Druids saw Fate was now
hard by the door.
Then they prayed to the giants that
rayaged the isle
When ten foot Of spine was the height
of the style.
There was cne who from Mona oft
waded to Wales,
And one who in coughin' produced the
wild gales.
Another in sport tried to bridge the
broad say,
The Causeway in Ulster bears witness
to-day,
Then the I'M who at Powerscourt
drank up the fall,
An the one who complained Devils
Bowl" was too small.
The priests cursed the pigs loud and
long, but no matter,
On the snakes and their eggs they
grew fatter and fatter.
Oh, those were great times when the
factions forgot
What side they were of, and what side
they were not.
The thousand would follow all jeerin'
the while
The Druids who could them no longer
beguile.
When rivers they'd reach as the Bann
or the Boyne,
Baptized, they the ranks of believers
would join.
II was Patrick a~lanna, me turn at ye
plaise
Wild guyin' an Gospel the land was
ablaze.
Such dippin' an plungin', baptizin',
confessin',
Such prayin' an preachin', such prim.
pin an dressin'!
It was good for their souls and their
bodies by token
The record for bathing his saintship
had broken,
And thousands who'd never been lath-
cred or rubbed,
Had their skins an their sowls now
most thoroughly scrubbed.
For the saint told them plainly for e'er
they were shriven,
That nothing onclanely was welkim
in heaven.
So the pigs ate the snakes and rooted
up eggs
From the round hill of Howth down
to Bally-kilbegs,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-03-12
Gladly RECEIVED the Word.

From the entry Of st. Patrick, bear
Ing the message Of peace and good
will, Ireland's record assumes a more
precise form The efforts Of the apos-
tie Of Ireland were attended with a
success at once pleasing and astound-
ing. And the docility with which the
people submitted to the word
preached by him is an evidence o.
their high regard for natural virtue.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-03-12
Corn and oats as Food for Horses.

Corn is an excellent addition to the
horses feed when hard worked in cool
weather, but not as suitable as oats in
hot weather. 1t is incomplete as re.
CARDS mineral matter needed for bone
and sinew.making, ingredients in
which oats are rich. Yet, If properly
fed, corn is an excellent food, but does
not take the place of oats If the grain
is old and sound. Oats make muscle
and at the same time supply vim and
vigor, some heat and much force,
while a surplus is capable of being
stored up in the tissues as fat and
heterogeneous matter to be drawn upon
under extra stress. Corn, on the other
hand, is in the animal economy mainly
for the generation Of heat and the sur
plus all goes to form heat fat. The
work horse needs food that is not only
concentrated but nutritious.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-03-12
To Save Trouble.

A Connecticut mar tells Of two
Irishmen from Boston who, while driv-
ing through the state named, observed
that many of the barns had weather.
vanes in the shape of huge ROSTERS.
Dennis" said n Irishman to the
other, "can We tell me why they al
ways have a rooster an niver a hin
On the top of thin barns?"
Sure" replied Dennis. Its because
of the difficulty they'd have in col
letting the eggs"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-03-12
"That's Aisy, Says Patrick, This Dear
Little Plant"

From the Gap of Dunloe to the Glen O.
the Downs,
And Slieb-na-mon grandly Killarney's
lake crowns.
There was rootin' an preachin' an
laughter an prayer,
No wonder for Satan to leave must
prepare. I
For barrin' the Saxon and whisky I'll
say
Saint Patrick has rid us of evil to-day.
So now you all know how the snakes
met their doom,
And the class will its studies in Gaelic
resume.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-03-12


using old broken
or WORKOUT rake
teeth for handling
his gates. He
sends a sketch
showing the meth
cd which is sim
pie. This farmei
takes teeth to his
shop, where he
has a forge, and
after heating them
cuts off a portion
and bends the
other in the form
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-03-12
Ask Your Grocer for "our.Pie.n

If your grocer is one of the few who
have not "OUR-PIE' Preparation in
stock send his name and 10 cents to
they will mail you a full size, two pie
package free. Three kinds, for making de-
licious lemon, chocolate and custard pies.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-03-12

Mrs. de Style listening to daughter
practicing on piano)-Shure, Patrick,
music is the food Of love.
De Style-Food, is 1t? Thin thot
must be steak Mary's poundin' On the
Jianny.-Judge.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-03-12
Slip.

Jack (studying geography)-Father,
what is a strait?
Father (reading the p~aper)-Five
cards of a-that is, a narrow strip Of
water connecting two larger bodies
Harper's Weekly.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-03-12
Settled That Alteration.

a Nevada Judge, being told by an
attorney that he was no gentleman,
proved the contrary by battering the
attorneys face with the statutes in
srch cases made and provided.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-03-12

A Sore Throat or Cough,
If suffered to progress, may affect the
lungs. Browns Bronchial Troches"
give immediate relief.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-03-12
Get Busy.

''It costs to advertise"
Some person says.
But what of that? This much is fiat:
1t always pays.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-03-12

ONLY ONE "BROMO OUININE"
That is LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE. Look for
the signature of Z. W. ROVE. Used the World
over TO Cure q Cold in One Day. 25c.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-03-12

1t Is perhaps too much to expect a
man with cold feet to extend the warm
fend nf Fellowship.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-03-12
ONE MAN SWING SAW.
Device by Which the Farmer Can
Manage Big Saw Himself.

This saw frame is of 1x2 inch
pieces, except stills which are of 2x4.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-03-12

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children ~teethtng, softens the gums, reduces In
fammation, allays pain cures wind collie. 25c a bottle.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-03-12

NV ~
Twas the days of the hedge-school;
Mullarky was then
At the side of the ditch the most
dreaded of men.
Sure the flight of the bird, or the
speed Of the hare
To watch for a moment there's no one
would dare.
An when circles and squares on the
dirt he would trace,
Twas amazin' the larnin' that showed
in his face,
While the thoughts that revolved in
his towsy ould head
We're deep and tremendous, himself
often said.
Religion, of coorse, was a thame he
we'll knew,
Not your newfangled notions, but stuff
that was true.
Wid that he taught love for the sacred
ould sod,
Thus helpin' his kind, an so plasin' his
God.
Now the seventeenth of March, reck-
oned then by old style,
The jewel Of days in the darling ould
isle,
Wa a%pproachin' an so the good mas
ther once more
Gave a taste to the byes av his lagends
an lore.
Patrick banished the snakes and the
sinners, you know,
To a place where l hope there will
none of us go.
That's the lagend accepted, but l have
it right
A tale that bates that, out O. mind, out
O. sight.
At Tara he preached to the king and
the chiefs
His Decalougues, Catalogues, Psalms
and beliefs.
Once the king says to Patrick, "The
o. Druids all say
That you're settin' the minds of me
Firbolgs astray.
How can one be in three, and be one
all the timer
Come, laddy-buck, answer in prose or
in rhyme"
That's aisy," says Patrick, this dear
little plant,
praise God! twill DO famous the
oceans beyant)-
Has a stalk all in one, but divides into
three;
Yet the shamrock is one, three in one,
don't you see?"
"Bedad!" says the king, that bangs
Banagher sure.
Now, byes Ito the Druids), We now
have the flure.'
But the sorra a word could those
clargymin find;
So from then his respect for the
Druids declined.
Now, Patrick, me byes, you need
scarcely be tould,
Was funny an tricky, though holy an
bould.
So now of the Druids he'd got the
whip hand
Bethought him Of blessings he'd show
er on the land.
To the king then says he, For the
favors you've shown.
I'll put e'er a back and new legs to
you throne.
(Not manin' the Taste disrespect, but
you see
The preachers don't speak such plain
Irish as WEI.
In youth a spalpeen taught me herdin'
of swine
Your majesty's pardon, the fault was
not mine.
Let me here introduce the boneen an
I'll go bail,
Over the evils Of Erin the pig will pre-
vail
Now the Druids held sarpints as sa-
cred, you see;
In England they larned that, betune
you an me.
They would cast up in line sometimes
nearly a mile
The sods all as one as a sarpint's pro.
file,
When this had been done, sorra n
burst complain
Though the land were his own and his
fathers domain.
1t was sacred, and then for the sake
of his sowl,
He must part wild it, barrin' a sigh or
a growl.
Then che snakes represented were
holy likewise
An bit at their will all the ~colleens
an byes.
Well, the pigs went to rootin', bedad
it was fun
To watch the ould Druids when their
ruin begun.
The Great Men Of Erin.
Who can forget the great seats of
learning which adorned Ireland before
Tho pari0d ne hnr utnifo9 rThosa drar,,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-03-12
JUST SEND 10c IN STAMPS

and this notice to the John A. Salzer
Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis, and they will
mail you the only original seed catalog
published in America with samples of
Emperor William Oats, Silver King Bar
ley Billion Dollar Grass which en- produces pro- ICES
luxuriator, etc, etc, etc.
And if you send lac we will add a pack
age of new farm seeds never before seen
by you. X. & w.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-03-12

Frame is made IA inches wide with
guide in center. Make any height to
suit, suggests the Agricultural Epitom-
list, using a common crosscut saw.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-03-12

Actors who are egged off the stage
ought to make a fresh start.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-03-12
RAKE TOOTH GATE HANGER.
New and Novel Use to Put Worn-out
Rake Teeth.

A correspondent of the Prairie Farm
err writes saying that he has been
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-03-12

In looking out for No. 2 a widow
looks out for No. l..
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-03-12

Be wise today; It's madness to do
fer.-Young.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-03-12
IN

Willie Mouse-Just my luck! No
rudder and the wind blowing me right
into a bunch of cat-tails.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-03-12
The Editor of the Rural New Yorker,

TIE EdItor OF the Rural New Yorker,
than whom there is no better POTATO Ex-
pert in the country says: "Salzer's Earli-
est Potato is the earliest of 3S earliest
sorts, tried by me, yielding 464 bu. per
acre" Salzer's Early Wisconsin yielded
for the Rural New Yorker 1856 bu. per
acre. See Salzer's catalog about them.
.JJIST SFNn 10c IN STANDS
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-11
HONDURAS REVOLT
ALARMS PRESIDENT
Davila May Appeal to Unit
ed States for Diplo-
matte Aid.

TEGUCIGALPA. Honduras, July II
President Dsvila, alarmed by the sue
cess Of the evolutionary movement
against him. today is considering with
the government officials the advisabiIity
Of appealing TO the United States and
Mexico for their diplomatic aid IN re-
storing order.
Notwithstanding the fact that Gracias
and Choluteca already have been cap
tured by the rebels. and that Santa
Barbara and Amalpa, the latter Hon
duras' chief Pacific port, are seriously
threatened. Davila is confident that the
uprising can be put down II the other
Central American republics can be kept
neutral
The success Of the revOlutiOnists up to
date has been easily wop. as slight re-
sistance was put up at Gracias and
ChOluteca. The number Of killed is not
given in the meager reports received,
but it is not believed 70 be large The
real clash will come in Santa Barbara
a town OF nearly 10000 inhabitants The
garrison here has been strengthened,
and President Davila hopes for a de-
cisive blow TO be struck the revolution
lists.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-11
HE SUES RAILWAYS
FOR $4,000 DAMAGES
Henry Keller, a Carriage Builder,
Says He Was Crushed Be
tween Two Cars.

Henry Keller. a carriage builder. to-
day brought suit against three street
railway companies who use the tracks
at the corner OF Fifth street and New
York avenue. for $4,000 for alleged In
1uries received when he was crushed
between two cars
The roads named are the City and Su-
burDln railway. OF Washington: the Ana
costa and Potomac Railroad Company,
and the Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company.
Mr. Keller declares that on April a.
OF this year he was caught between
cars running IN an opposite direction,
as they were rounding the corner. and
that the accident was caused by reason
or the dangerous condition Of the tracks
al that time. Several Of his ribs were
broken, some Of them puncturing the
lungs His hips. shoulders, and back
were badly bruised His attorneys are
James B Arthur, jr- and John Lewis
Smith.
James s. Smith brings suit against
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company for alleged injuries received
January 80. OF this year, at East Capt
JOl and Second streets. He claims $4,000
damages. and his attorneys are ". 3.
Ryley and W G. Gardner.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-11
WILL INVESTIGATE
SWIMMING POOLS
Steps Will Be Taken BY the
Commissioners TO Insure
Health to BatherS.

With the purpose Of avoiding any
danger which may befan the frequent
ers Of the bathing beach through the
contraction OF malarial OF typhoid fever
Commissioner West said today that he
viii request the inspectors of the Health
Department 10 make a thorough IN
spectIon Of the swimming pools.
Owing to the improvements made 10
the flats the beach was removed last
year from the Tidal Basin midway be
tween the Speedway and the Monument
Grounds. The pools were formerly used
by the Fish Commission, and, it is
said. are so covered with weeds and de-
cayed matter as 10 prove a menace to
the bathers.
Commissioner West, who has taken
a personal interest in the beach, said
today that he did not believe conditions
are as bad as have been painted
The Commissioners" he said, ask ed
for an appropriation for improvements
to the beach, but only $500 was pro-
vided, of which sum $1,000 is for salaries
and maintenance, Il wasaa disappoint-
ment 10 me that Congress did not see
lit to make an appropriation sufficient
10 give 10 the boys OF the city first
class swimming place. However. we
have done the best we can under the
circumstances.
y am not in favor OF closing the
beach unless Il IS shown beyond doubt
that II is a source OF danger To de-
prIve the boys Of place 10 swim would
be 10 impose a hardship upon them,
which I wish TO avoid IL possible.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-11
PRODUCE PRICES

Brisk trade and continued heavy re-
Ceipts marked the close OF the week in
the produce market Prices were Il
trife unsteady. the large shipments to
this point tending to cause a slightly
lower level Fruit and chickens were
abundant and OF excellent quality. Veal
was again a feature Of the demand.
Vegetables were unchanged in price, ex-
cept I'm one or two instances.
Cheese-New York State factory; large fats,
13a151zc; small. 13iaa14c: fair to good. IiIkal2c
Eggs-Southern, 16al7C; fresh eggs. I7a1Sc;
Butter-Creamery, fancy. 24a2jc; Western,
hrsts &3a24c; seconds. 2Ga22c: process, fancy,
4a22c: fair TO good l9a2Oc; dairy, choice,
I7al9c; good. Ice.
Live PouItry-Chickens. spring. large.
ISal9c; small, l7alSc; hens, small. per ID,
13c: large, per ID. I2Ikc: ROSTERS, per h &c.
per b.. l0al2c: geese, per ID, 7aSc; turkeys,
toms. 12c, hens, lac; thin, lec; keats, per
ID, Sc
Dressed PouItry-Turkeys. undrawn. hens.
per 10, l5al7c; average. Undrawn, mixed. per
b., l4al5c; chickens, small per b., lSal9c;
large, per b., 20a22c; hens. per h., 14al5c;
ROSTERS per ID, Sc ducks per h., 10ai2c;
geese, per ID, 9a1Oc-
Green Fruit-Apples June. per Dbl.
box s3.25a400i grape fruit. Florida, per
box, 50 25a4.25: Georgia peaches. per crate
S1-eoa1.50; cantaloupes, per crate, Si-25a2. 90;
huckleberries, per a., Sallc; blackberries, per
OF, 7a9c; watermeIols, I5a25c-
egetabIes-POtatOes. new. per Dbl, 81 75a
3.25; cabbage. new. per Dbl, 75caS1-25: kale.
per Dbl. 5Oa75c; spinach. per Dbl. 45caS1- .:
lettuce, per Dbl. 7OcaS1.00: onions. per basket
75cas1O0; string beans, green. per Dbl. 500
also; green peas. home grown, per Dbl,
81 25a3. IS: tomatoes, per box, 75ca$l.25: beets
per bunch. 2a3c: rhubarb, per 100 punches
75caS2. 0C; asparagus, per dOz-, 75cas2-10; Gu
cUmbers, per basket. 5oa75c; squash per Dbl,
S5caSl25; egg plant, per crate, Sl.00a1.25;
corn on cob per dOZ.. 20a25c.
Dressed Meats-Calves. fun dressed. eal1Gl
heads or, 1Oa11c; hog dressed calves. 6a7c;
hams country. sugar cured. 12a14c; hogs
small and neat. per cwt-. 7lzaS1hc; medium.
7aSc: heavy, 6a7c.
Live StOck-Cattle, extra. per CWt.
s.. 25a6. %; butcher, per cwt.. S450a5.00; COM
mon. per cwt., S2.00a40O; hogs, per cwt.,
gross. s.. 75a6.00: ordinary, per cwt., S500a-
SIS; sheep, prime, S3O0a4.C7; lambs, spring
per h. 6Iaa7c; calves. prime, per ID,
~ dSC. medium. per ID. 6lza7c-