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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-02-27
CHAPTER III.

Levi was starting a fire, Ray wash
ing potatoes, and Martin, in his shirt
sleeves, using a towel vigorously near
the canoes, when Angle and Chip
emerged that morning; and nov while
breakfast is under way, Q moment
may be seized to explain VINO the peo-
pie were and their mission in this
wilderness.
Many years before, in a distant vii
lage called Greenvale, two brothers,
David and Amzi Curtis, had quarreled
over an unfortunate division Of in
herited land. The outcome was that
Amzi, somewhat misanthropic over
the death Of his wife, and Of peculiar
makeup, deserted his home and little
daughter Angeline, and vanished. For
many years no one knew Of his where
abouts, and he was given up as dead.
In the meantime his child, cared for
by a kindly woman known as Aunt
Comfort. had grown to womanhood.
About this time a boyhood sweetheart
Of Angeline's, named Martin Frisbie,
who had been gathering wealth IN q
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-02-27
HEAVY AND LIGHT BEEVEs.
A Question Which Cannot Be Settled
by Any One Generation.

The question of light beeyes or
heavy steers is not n that can be
settled by any one generation. Wheth'
err or not it will ever be settled we
do not know. Certain it is that the
highest, price has gone to one type IN
one generation and to another in an
other generation. At the present time
the best market price is for a young,
tender beef, but the epicures declare
that tenderness in meat frequently
means lack of flavor and that the baby
beef has not the flavor of the beef
from a steer that has been allowed to
mature. ..
There are even among our eXp~i.
ment station men those that declare
that the young beef is not so profit
able to the feeder as the older beeti
that this depends on the conditions II
which the farmer finds himself. II he
has a good lot of grass and has not
enough stock to consume it, they say
it will pay him to keep his steers a
year or so longer, for the sake of get.
ting a greater weight on them. One
official said to the writer that he did
not see enough difference in price be-
tween a well-bred young steer and a
well-bred old steer to induce a farmer
to let go of his grass-consuming ma
chimes (steers) till they had attained
their full weight. Some. farmers
have" said he, sold off their young
|. steers under the idea that the most
profit lay in getting them to market
early and have afterwards had their
pastures understocked."
There is a possibility that the mat
ter of marketing the young steer has
been carried to an extreme in some
cases, but under ordinary conditions
there seems to be more money in the
young steer than in the old one.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-02-27

l have often read in poultry papers
If you put more than eight or ten hens
in the breeding pen the eggs will not
hatch. My experience has been that
25 or 80 Leghorn hens with only ons
cockerel lay eggs which hatch chicks,
every one. In 1895 had a pen Of SO
mixed pullets In a place 10x1S feet. I
had a brown Leghorn cockerel that
/ had no use for, SO put him in with
this lot. In March, writes the cor
respondent in Orange Judd Farmer,
one Of my neighbors wanted
to exchange eggs to set, so
/ let him have 80 eggs from this
pen. I did not tell him about the way
they were mated, as ! had some doubt
shout their Matching. But he got 20
chicks from the 80 eggs and came back
for 30 more, getting 26 chicks the last
time. or "a chicks from so eggs.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-02-27

always come off scot free. The one I'm
thinking of did"
"Tell us about him?" cooed the girl.
"Once," began the man, "a nanny
goat wanted a ride, so she sat on a
broomstick astride, but it started so
quick that she fell off the stick right
on a policeman-who died."
what did they do with him." won
dered the boy.
"They buried him-on the hire-sys-
tem," confided the man.
Il know. In bits. Serve him
right" asserted the girl.
"Why?" asked the boy with sur.
prise.
For gettin' in the way" was her
ready answer.
II don't suppose he did that on pur-
pose," debated the boy.
"That doesn't matter" said she.
"Ho spoilt everything!"
"Spoilt It! How? The man put
Just the right touch of wonder into the
question. 1t showed what he could
do in the way Of stimulating the child.
ish mind. ! envied him the gift.
why" explained the girl, IF the
policeman hadn't got in the way, think
how the goat would have bounced"
True" unused the man. Il never
thought Of that"
/ was not near enough to catch the
fanciful things that passed between
the trio for some time after this; but
in the marsupial section | managed tc
get within hearing distance again
The boy was speaking.
When he sits up like that he looks
like a hanson cab"
"That reminds me-" rejoined the
man. "A very large male kangaroo
had a pouch that was licensed FOL
two; and, once, for a fare, he'd 1
tortoise and hare. This really ono,
happened--it's truei"
The boy pondered the circumstanc,
for awhile.
II thought 1t was only the mother
who had pouches" he hazarded.
THE one I'm speaking Of had al
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-02-27

almost the moment she lay down; but
now she was evidently awake.
Curious to note what she would do,
Angie remained with closed eyes and
motionless. From the corner OF the
tent where she had curled up the night
before, the girl now cautiously crept
toward the elder woman. Inch by
inch, upon the bed Of boughs, she
moved nearer, until Angie, watching
with h%alf-opened eyes, saw her head
lowered, and felt two soft, warm lips
touch her hand.
It was a trifle. 1t was no more than
the act Of a cat who rubs herself
against her mistress or a dog who ticks
his masters hand, and yet 1t settled
once for all that waits fate and
Angles indecision.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-02-27
His High Estimation of steam.

Carlyle once startled the English
speaking people into recognition OF
the value of their great dramatist by
suddenly asking the British public
which 1t would rather lose, Shake
speare or India? thought Of that
the other day, muses. the editor Of the
Ruder, when l was reading an artt'
Gle on steam navigation. What would
the world rather lose than steam?
What? Why, almost everything; our
literature, our art, our religions. Moth
ing we have is so valuable as steam.
1t is the greatest civilizer the world
has ever possessed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-02-27

cursed with. Some of her attributes
awoke Angles admiration. She had
shown utter adherence of this brutal
sale of herself, a marvellous courage
in endeavoring to escape 1t. She
seemed grateful for what had been
done for her, and a partial realization
of her own unftness for association
with refined people. Her speech was
no worse than might be expected from
her life at Tins Place. Doubtless,
she was unable to read or write. And
so Angie lay, considering all the pros
and cons of the situation and Of this
girls life.
There was also another side to it all,
the humane one. They were on their
way out of the wilderness. for a bust
ness visit to the nearest settlement,
intending to return to the woods in a
few days-and what was to be done
with this child of misfortune?
Most assuredly they must protect
her for the present. But was there
anyone to whom she could be turned
over and cared for? 1t seemed posi-
bic this brutal buyer of her would fol
low her out of the woods, to abduc'
her if found, and then the moral side
of this episode with all it's abominabl'
| possibilities occurred to Angie, witt
was. above all, unselfish and noble
hearted. Vice, crime, and immoralit,
were horrible to her.
Here was a %self-evident duty thrust
ing itself upon her, and how to NEE
it with justice to herself, her husband
and her W conscience, was a prot
lem. Thus dwelling upon this CON
plex situation, she fell asleep.
The first faint light of morning wa
stealing into the tent when Angie fel
her companion stir. She had, exhaus
ed as she doubtless was, fallen aslee
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-02-27
1k
The Coop.

shortest time possible. A good way is
to confine in coops like the one shown
in cut. The open part may be made
of lath or wire netting. Keep pen dark
except when fowls are eating. Throw
thick covering, old carpet or quilts
over exposed part and the pen Will be
SO dark that birds will move about
very little between meals. In the
morning If fed boiled potatoes, crushed
while hot and thickened with corn
meal, and a little salt and pepper for
seasoning, chickens will fatten very
fast. They should be fed three times
a day, and their bill-of-fare varied as
much as possible. Pumpkins or
squash may take place of boiled pota-
toes occasionally. Fresh bedding
should be supplied frequently, and the
coop and spot it occupies kept clean
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-02-27

distant city, invited q former school
mate, now the village doctor in Green
vale, to join him on an outing trip into
the wilderness.
Here something Of the history of a
notorious outlaw named Mcclure be-
came known to Martin, and more i'm
portant than that, a queer old hermit
was discovered, dwelling in solitude
on the shore of a small lake. Who he
was, and why this etTsRge manner of
life, Martin could not learn, and not
until later, when he returned to Green
vale to WOO his former sweetheart
once more, did he ever guess. Here,
however, from a description furnished
by a village nonedscript,-a sort OF
Natty Bumpo and philosopher com
bined, known as Old Cy Walker, who
had been Martins youthful companion,
he was led to believe that the queer
hermit and the long-missing AMI were
one and the same.
Another trip into this wilderness
with Old Cy, taken to identify the her
NIT, resulted in proving the correct
hess of the surmise. Then Martin set
about making this misanthropic re
cluse more comfortable in all ways
possible; and then, leaving Old Cy tc
keep him company, he returned tt
Greenvale and Angie.
A marriage was the outcome OF MI
return to his native village, and then
with his nephew, Ray. and long-triet
guide, Levi, as helpers on this UNIQUE
wedding trip, the hermit was visited.
1t was hoped that meeting his chill
once more would result in inducing
him to abandon his wildwood exist
ence and to return to civilization; an
it did-partially. He seemed happy t
meet his daughter again, consented t
return with them when ready, an
after a couple of weeks %sojourn here
the canoes were packed and all set on
for civilization and Greenvale ono
more.
: But home, sweet home" albeit
was, as in this case, a lonely log cabl
in a vast wilderness, proved stronge
than parental love or aught else; an
sometime during first nights camp Q
the way out, this strange recluse stoI
: away in his canoe and returned.
: Its natur," Old Cy observed whe
morning came, IAN home is the har
S est spot in the world to fergit. AMI
t lived in that old shack all lone for
) years. He's got wonted to it like
dog to his kennel, an all the powe
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-02-27
SCRATCHiNGS.

Is it the business hen this year, or
only a boarder?
The farmer who raises poultry a
always obtain ready money.
In estimating the cost of keeping
poultry it is best to allow one bushel
of grain a year to each laying hen.
With hens it is much better to keep
the appetite sharp compelling them
to be active and search for food.
Pick all small, slow going, indiffer-
ent appearing pullets and save them
for broilers. Keep for maturity only
the best Of the whole lot of pullets,
Experiments show that the yearling
hen lays 40 per cent. more eggs than
the hen two years old.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-02-27
THE zoo MAN
(Copyright.)
By II

Eyes, 1 remember" said the man,
.refectively.
He stood between the children-a
boy and a girl-leaning on a fence IN
the park. In age he looked about Az,
of distinguished appearance-soldier-
like; and he gave me the impression
of being one of those who is in COM
plete sympathy with the young.
Even before l heard his soft, earn
est voice l was convinced of this; for
the boy constantly regarded him af-
fectionately out of great, grave eyes,
and the girl had an unconscious naDlt
Of slipping her tiny hand into his.
Eyes, l remember" he repeated.
"The hex is one of those things that
wears a clothes-basket and sings; and
the noise that it makes is the cause
of earthquakes-an effect that it con-
stantly brings"
He made the whimsical statement
with a sincerity of tone that would
have been convincing to the least
imaginative of juvenile minds. Here,
he was evidently appealing to ideally
sympathetic ones. The boy gave a
nod of comprehension.
Like at San Francisco. The
Ibexes must have sung very loud
though"
"Bassoon playing had something tc
do with it," said the man, admirably
concealing every vestige of cynicism
There was a mare"
He paused. 1 felt sure he was 6
born story-teller and was with diff
Guilty controlling a propensity tt
wander into fantastic b%y-paths.
what became of the clothes
basket?' inquired the girl.
Il think they were taken to TIL
Japanese laundry, and used as schoo'
rooms for the children" he answered
Cor swallowed up when the cart
opened" suggested the boy.
Eyes. It's very sad to see the poo
creatures without anything on" &C
mitted the man.
Never mind, they'll oon be meas
ured for new ones" sy~mpathized tn
girl as she took his hand.
They moved on, stopping at an Ell
closure a little way off.
"You like the goats" she urget
They're SO silky and tame"
YES" he agreed. But they &c
fractions sometimes"
"Fractious means broken, doesn
it," asked the boy.
Not when you talk about goats
replied the man with decision. THE
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-02-27
AikaIi Eye Displeased with Vaudeville
Performance.

We went up to Houston ter meet
with tn lumbermen, not tibet we air a
lumberman at all, but we air more or
less interested In tn plan o maxim
booze I'm sawdust, an 1t was up to us
to be astin'' these ducks whut they air
a-doin' at present with their output;
eff they amt drinkin' 1t up we'd like
ter make them a proposition lookin'
ter tn startin' Of q distiliery. 81 sech
a distillery is started we kin guaran-
tee ter dispose Of TIL output. Whilst
we was In Houston we wus tn
guessed, tn honored guessed, Of TIL
Majestic th'ater, an we have ben suf-
FERN I'm nervous prostration ever
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-02-27
Wild Duck in Collision with Auto.

Thursday night a party of automobil
lists in a big touring a met with
peculiar accident while on the wa.
from Feignsville to Trexlertown, say
the Philadelphia Record. 1t was sloy
going on account Of the heavy road
and when they saw a big duck com
flying straight UP the road towar|
them they thought 1t would have sens
enough to turn and dodge. But th
dazzling headlights, which attracte
1t In the first place, blinded 1t and
dashed head on into the glass shieI
in front Of the machine, smashing
to bits and painfully cutting I'll
chauffeur. The duck was Instant
killed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-02-27
Reautlfylnq Valparaiso.

The government Of Chile has pa
to date $2,81S,4S0 United States 10
for property appropriated for publ
use in the reconstruction Of the city
Valparaiso, This Is done to wild.
some OF the streets, straighten Other
and to modernize that portion Of 4
city that was SO nearly d total wree
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-02-27
SYNOPSIS.

Chip Mcguire, a 16-year-old girl living
at Tins place in the Maine woods, Is
sold by her father to Pete Bolduc, a
half-breed She runs away and reaches
the camp of Martin Frisbie, occupied by
Martin. his wife. nephew. Raymond Stet,
son, and guides. She tells her story n
Do carnh for nv Mrs. EriSbie.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-02-27
Rises With a Complaint.

since; a duck who done a chair bal
ancin' act used bottles O. beer ter bal
ance on and his feet was tn most
thrillin' one we ever seen; he was
li'ble ter fall at any minute an we'd
like to asst what'd become o tibet beer
eff he had fell? He'd adjusted them
bottles as sure as shootin'; we was
SO at TIL bare thought O sech
a accident tibet we amt got owe shud-
derin' yet. Later.-Since writing tn
above we hev learned thet them beer
bottles wuz empty, an that fact makes
1t even more agervatin'.-Alkali Eye.
In the Houston Post.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-02-27
FATTENINe FOWLS.
Provide the Right Conditions to Get
Good Results.

In order to fatten poultry at a profit,
the right facilities must be provided
and proper food used. Probably amorG
the best are fat meat residues, cSTu
meal, potatoes, rice, cows milk and
oatmeal with milk. If anything, oat-
meal is preferable because Of effect on
color or fat, says a writer in Success
full Farming.
The point is to fatten fowls In the
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-02-27
APraycr

AZ forth I fare Sin-conquering.
When ! have found II,
Let me not lack for stone and sling
Till / have downed II,
Nor let mine ears with plaudits ring
Till l a found II.
Teach me to go straight through a thing
And not around It:
Close to my lips Life's bugle bring
And let me sound 1t.
And lay my life dow for my King
When Love has crowned it.
Clarence Urmy, in Lippincott's.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-02-27

Worlds Floating Population.
The floating population Of the worlS
is 100000. This means the people
who follow the saa
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-02-27

The greater the office the bstt
should be the man.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1908-01-23
Horses Have Humor.

Horses may have no souls but thew
have humor, which for the prscti.
cal purposes of the world is some.
times quite good, and let no one
doubt they enjoy it. Some time AGO
a tire horse that had been sold 10 a
second hand furniture man was com
ing down the street with a load on
when the signal gong rang in the
engine house it just happened to
pass. The old horse had bee going
at the pace of nag that works by
the day. But there was a change
The driver picked himself up 10
see his steed disappearing around
the corner at breaknecx speed. with
bureau drawers and chairs fivipp
out behind and littering the street.
Away it went. like meteor, ahead
of the flying fire brigade to the fire.
picked out hydrant aud backed
what was ieftof the wagonup against
it. Only then did it stop. But IL
any doubter could have seen the
grin on that horse's face as il eyed
les driver who came painting up to
claim it, he would have doubted no
longer
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1908-01-23
The Pure Food Law.

Secretary Wilson says, "One oi
the objects OF the law is to inform
the consumer of the presence of GER
tain harmful drugs in medicines. "
The law requires that the amount
of chloroform. opium, morphine, and
other habit forming drugs be stated
on the label of each bottle. The
manufacturers of Chamberlain s
Cough Remedy have always claimed
that their remedy did not contain
any OF these drugs, and the truth of
this claim is now fully proven, as no
mention OF them is made on the label.
This remedy is not only one of the
safest, but one of the best in use for
coDghs and colds. Its value has
been proven beyond question dur
ing the many years il has been in
general use. For sale by Foxwell
i Johnson.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1908-01-23

One day q village psrson was sun.
momed In haste by Mrs. Johnson,
who had been taken seriously III. ne
went in some wonder because aha
was out OF his parish. and was knowa
to be devoted to her own minister.
the Rev. Mr.. Hopkins.
While be was waiting In the pArlo,
before seeing the sick woman, 10
passed the time by talking with hey
daughter.
Il am very pleased your mother
thought of me in her illness. he said.
is Mr.. Hopkins awayf" The lady
10 Iked very shocked. - -
oh. dear mol" she replied, "bus
we are afraid mother has somethips
and we don Z like % Lea
dear Mr.. Hopkins run any risks"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1908-01-23
Floral Notes.

Interest children in flowers and
they will be better for it.
BY ordering seeds early you are
reasonably certain to get fresh ones.
The dahlia is one Of the most beau.
tifui flowers grown and requires liz.
tie care.
Asters present the most effective
appearance when massed together
in bed.
A little work in the garden at the
right time will save lot OF extra Ia.
bor later on.
Asters should be started indoors
early and set out when all danger Of
frost is past.
II a man loves flowers it is pretty
certain that he is made of the right
kind Of stuff. "
Don't wait until the busy season
is here before buying your seeds
for the flower gardeo.
The Portulacca will thrive in a
hot, dry place in the garden where
other plants would die.
II you desire to carry out any COL
or scheme in the flower garden.
don t buy mixed seed.
Sweet alyssum will bloom all sum-
mer and is one Of the most fragrant
border flowers obtainable.
Healthy plants are often ruined nv
the application Of fertilliz. .r when
they don t need it.
Examine the lawn carefully this
spring, and if it is bare 10 Spots.
take immediate steps to replenisb
the grass.
The flower pots should be scrub
bed at least once a month to pre.
vent the accumulation of slime on
them.
Ii the Cosmos is started from seed
10 the house in March. the plant will
De or 4 feet high by September.
Most meu want the earth, but they
are generally willing to let their
wives have enough OF it TO raise a
flower garden.
There isn't much financial profit
in amateur flower growing, but The
pleasure TO be derived is worth more
than money.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1908-01-23
Nd. Del. 4 Va. Ry. Co.
pATuxENT aIvER ROUTE.
WINTER SCHEDULE.
In Eject December u: 1907.

tS1
Win leave 8 Light Street wharf,
Baltimore, weather permitting every
Wednesday, and saturday at $50 d. In.
Tor Plum Point, Dare :, Governor 5 Run,
and Patuxent River as far up as Bens-
dict.
Saturdays steamer will lay over at
Benedict, until Monday, leaving Bene-
dict at $50 "a. Ia. tor Bristol, stopping
at tallintermedlaIe landings. Returning,
steamer viii leave BRISTOL at IL noon,
on Mondays, weather permitting, stop
ping at ali landings To Benedict.
Steamer Will leave Benedict ior Balti-
more, weather permitting, every Tues
day anu Thursday at 5.5U a. m, stop
ping at all usual landings.
Freight received ut pier ., Tuesday
and FRIDAY until $50 p. IN. for the iol-
lowing wharyes:
Plum Point, Dare's, Governors Run,
Cove Point, Milestone, Solomon's Is
and, Spencer's, st. Leonard's. Sollers,
Sotterley, Jones, Parker's, Forests Is,
Williams, Dufss, Trent Hall, HOLLAND
Point, Benedict
On Fridays freight will be received for
the following additional points:
Leltch' 3, IrueLnan Point, Deep Land
ing, Holland CLffs, Magruders Ferry
Lower Marlboro, White . Landing, + er-
~ Landing, NOttingham's 8, Lyon Greek.
Bristol.
WILLARD THOMSON, Genl. Manager
L. MUhDOCH. zen. krt. d Pass. Agi