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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-09-17
A shrewd Young FnancnTs Clever Deal in Picking Up These Sacrificed
Heifers at from TWO to Three Dollars Apiece.

Raising the heifer calves of good
high-producing cows, is a great funda-
mental requisite for the best and
easiest Improvement Of the dairy
herd. But those calves will take their
qualities from both parents, and it is
equally important that the calf shall
have good ~parentage on the male side.
An inspection of dairy herds will
show that many times comparatively
little attention is paid to the quality
of the sire. In a recent visit to the
dairy region of northern Illinois, the
writer noted six herds in which the
heifer calves were raised for future
COWS, but in which the sires used
were miserable little scrubs, veritable
runts and weaklings, obtained by SIM
ply saving a grade calf from a poor
herd. OF many other sires fairly good
as individuals, nothing is known of the
actual milk production Of their female
ancestors.
With a herd of 40 COWS, as here il
Illustrated, each COW represents one
eightieth of the future herd each year,
and the whole number of 40 lows rep
resent forty-eightieths of the herd, and
the good well-bred sire represents one
half or forty-eightieths of all the quail
ity and qualities, character and char
acteristics, the capacity for milk pro-
duction, and everything else, transmit
ted to the calves which are to consti,
tute the succeeding herd.
A fine dairy sire can be bought for
$3.50, and with 40 grade cows at $6C
per head, the herd comes to $2,400
The bull costs only one,seventeenth O
the investment, yet he will improve
the future herd as much as the Other
sixteen-seventeenths. The extra 500
put into a good sire is the best invest
ment in the herd.
Forty-one animals are purchased
one animal will influence the future
herd as much as the other 40. 1t is
worth while, then, to give much extra
time and study to the selection of tina
one, the sire.
From generation to generation the
succession of we~llselected sires goes
on increasing and intensifying the i'm
provement of the herd. In this wa!
the sire becomes three-fourths, seven
eighths, fifteen-sixteenths, etc, of tht
herd. In fact in a few years the sire
is practically "the whole thing"
So the sire may be much more thai
half the herd whether judged by the
quantity, strength, quality or accumu
lated effect of the characteristics hi
transmits. 1t is literally true that thu
sire may thus, within a few years, a
slight expense, completely transform
dairy herd and double it's profit.
Every man who has had any ex
, tended experience or observation il
the use of a good pure-bred sire from
high-producing dams at the head of
: dairy herd, will agree that this sir,
was of peculiar value and great econ
| omy in building up the herd. The rec
ords of dairy breeding have provet
} it conclusively a thousand times over
No man who studies the facts ca
) doubt it. The evidence is to be seel
: In the heifers Of every such sire, an
t in their contrast with heifers lackin
such ~parentage.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-09-17
Novel Parasol Handles.

Among the novel handles seen on
the parasols this season is a stick sup
porting a frame covered with vivid
green taffeta. The parasol is perfect
ly plain, save for a hemstitching a
couple of inches above the edge, and
the handle of a dull black wood, rath-
er thick as sticks go, with carving of
a black cat, fully as large as a natural
kitten, at the end. The cat had i'm
mense green eyes. The fact of the
animal being flat made 1t possible to
carry the sunshade comfortably. The
price is $3.50.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-09-17

Many dairymen are not raising their
heifer calves; instead the herd is re-
plenished by buying cows. Four pro-
fessional cow buyers sold about 1000
COWS in the vicinity of Elgin. ILL.,,
alone, last year; besides this many
cows were shipped in by the dairy
men themselves. On many dairy
farms the heifer calves, good, bad and
Indifferent, go for veal. Where this
is done it mean there is no provi-
sion for per%petuating the dairy herd or
the best COWS in it.
The dairyman from whom the Hi
nois station bought cow No. l with a
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-09-17
7 U FASHION GOSSIP
Some Valuable and Timely Points for
the Woman Who Cares.

The directoire waistcoat promise
to last over another season, and pro-
vision has been made for very orig
inal and elegant effects in this regard.
Ribbons have been taken up en-
Enthusiastically by milliners during the
summer, and in satin and velvet are
to have a great vogue in the winter
millinery also.
Bordure satins follow in the wake
Of the beautiful bordered summer
stuffs and some exquisite effects are
secured in this line of materials.
Buttons of all kinds, but particular
ly those covered with satin or with the
costume material, are being used more
lavishly than yer upon the early au-
tumn models.
Cedar red or cedar brown-which
are II and the same thing and sug.
gest the old time mahogany, though
with an added softness of tone-bids
fair to be a popular autumn color and
the chaudron or copper tones keep
their hold upon public favor.
Chiffon ~broadcloth appears in all the
new colorings and of a lightness
and softness even surprising that
achieved by the manufacturers last
year. Fancy broadcloths in one tone
c%olorings and woven satin or cheyror
stripes are numerous.
The deep reddish brown and brown
ish purple shades which have claimed
attention as relieving colors this sum
mer are exploited earnestly among the
fall silks and velvets. Wild plum
concord grape, prune and various 9th
er kindred shades seem likely to figure
prominently among the winter color
ings.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-09-17
BOUGHT crusoe's FireIock.

Hulda B. White Of Philadelphia has
purchased the firelock used by Al
exander Selkirk, Defoe's original Rob
inson Crusoe on the island Of Juan
Fernandez, at a sale in Edinburgh.
The relic has an authentic pedigree.
and for a long time was in the pos
session of Selkirk's relatives in Fife
shire, Scotland. The price paid for
the gun was $3.50,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-09-17

than ten years | was
in misery with back
ache. The simplest
homework completely
exhausted me. l had
no strength or ambi-
ton, was nervous and
suffered headache AID
dizzy spells. After
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-09-17
Winter Millinery.

The advance models in winter MILL.
merry strike out no absolutely new
notes and, indeed, novelty would be
difficult after a season Of such variety
as has been shown this summer. The
first fall hats sit low upon the couture,
after the fashion with which we have
become familiar, and many of them
are very large and low, though odd
little high crowned shapes and curl
GUS directoire bonnets such as the
late summer has brought forth are In.
cluded among the new felts.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-09-17
AN G G
HoW's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY 4 CO, Toledo, O..
We, the undersigned, have known +. j, Cheney
for the last Is years, and believe him perfectly hon
orable in all business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made by his firm.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Testimonials sent free. Price rs cents per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-09-17

If salt is thrown over the carpet be.
fore sweeping it will clean the carpet
and make it easier to sweep.
Many housewives sprinkle water on
the broom before sweeping, to collect
the dust and keep it from blowing
around the room.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-09-17

these years of pain l was %despairing
of ever being cured when Doan's Kid
ney Pills came to my notice and their
use brought quick relief and a perma-
nent cure. l am very grateful"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-09-17
He Had IL,

A teacher in a certain high school
once asked one of her pupils the
meaning of the word acuum Imagine
her amusement when he replied:
"Why, Miss S, l have it in my head.
but | Just can't think of it."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-09-17

And these prices of milk are liberal,
especially as they are paid at the farm,
and no money or labor is expended in
hauling the milk to market. 1t is not
so expensive to raise a calf as the
dairymen have thought. The grain
and hay consumed by the heifers of
high quality will give much better re-
turns than the same feed fed to cows.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-09-17

these. The ~ungainly bird of fine
plumage, whose splendor we bor-
row and improve upon, is grown
in South Africa and in Il own
country. South African species fur
nish the best quality of feathers.
The birds are plucked for their plumes
once in every eight months or three
times in two years.
London is the great central market
for raw feathers. Buyers generally
go there to obtain their stocks and buy
the feathers which have been sorted
into different grades and sell at so
much per pound.
1t is curious to observe the features
that make a plume more or less val
unable. 1t is the practiced eye alone
that can observe all the points of diff,
ference. Width of the fues, quality
of the fiber, length, texture, color and
absence or presence of scars are all tc
be reckoned with.
The business is fascinating in all
departments: The buying, manufactur
ing and selling. Each season is a new
chapter in the long story of the os
trich plume. For this airy splendid
feather has nodded upon the head o.
beauty and waved from the helmets
of the brave for many years. Ions
before
The helmet and the helmet feather,
Burned like one burning plume together
on Launcelot's dauntless head, Of
Guinevere looked distractingly beauti
full in the Tight green tuft of plume'
she bore" the ostrich plume had len
its state to high occasions.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-09-17

Lewis Single Binder straight Sc cigar is
good quality all the time. Your dealer or
Lewis Factory, Peoyia, Ill.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-09-17
TEN YEARS OF BAcKAcHE.
Thousands of Women Suffer In the
Same Way.

Mrs. Thos. Dunn, 153 Vine St,
Columbus, Ohio, says: For more
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-09-17
Graceful Design.

attractive to the practical needlewom-
an. 1t is a new design and is exceed
ingly popular on account of its at
Effectiveness when finished.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-09-17
ARTISTIC NEEDLEWORK
Two Pretty ce%nterpieces That May Be
Easily Made.

The wild carrot design, so well
adapted to hand n~eedlework, is shown
here in an unusually odd ce~nterpiece
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-09-17

Don't hand your friends a lemon;
treat them to lemonade.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-09-17

ONE interesting facts come
to light when one is looking
up the subject of ostrich
feathers. 1t is profitable to
become acquainted with
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-09-17
DON'T SELL THE DAIRY
HEIFERS- RAISE THEM
Use a Good Sire and Improve the Standard of Your Herd
BY WILDER j. Fraser, Chief in Dairy Hus-
bandry, Illinois University.

The sale value of the milk fed these
calves was as follows:
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-09-17
Odd Centerpiece.

conception. 1t may be worked entire
ly solid or with the little eyelets to
contrast, and should prove decidedly
attractive when finished.
This graceful 24-inch centerpiece to
be done in solid embroidery, with the
blossoms in French knots, will prove
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-09-17
BY Julia BOffomIey.

No. /. A panama, trimmed with ostrich
and velvet.
No. 2. Midsummer model trimmed with
net edged with silk braid.
No. 8 Smart street hat trimmed with
striped ribbon and straw
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-09-17
Important to NJ others

Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that 1t
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-09-17

$50 10, whole milk a 81 per 1OO..........sL5
400 ID. skim milk q 5000 per 1O0........ L2C
New-York tribune., 1908-03-10
.fR. JEROMES ANSWER.

District Attorney Jerome is fortunate III re-
gard to the charges that have been brought
against him. for they We're obviously not well
selected and some Of them frivolous aud
weak that they tend TO discredit the rest. He
is also fortunate in having as his judge Gov
ernor who will not be tempted TO take any
action merely because it would be sensational
or might be popular He will have fair ana
unbiased hearing. and il VIII be interesting 10
see what conclusion 4 keen lawyer Ike troF-
ernor Hughes will reach about the District At
torney-s determination not 10 prosecute in the
many important cases regarding when theFe
has been wide public complaint.
MIR. Jerome's answer 10 tie charges is in the
main familiar Most of the cases lad been
discussed in the newspapers and he had mace
DubIi. his reasons why no indictments were
reached. His explanation in pracucaiy every
instance is either that. though the acts cohl-
pIained of were morally disgracefui he could
find no law under which they could be pun
jshesl as crimes. or else thai he could OBTAIN no
evidence on which 10 base indictments. EAcNPt
in regard TO certain weak and Ill cohsIuerFh
charges ana 10 cases stiIl pending Nr. Jerome
does not reply that on Investigation ne fouhn
the acts complained of harmless and proper,
both morally and legally. They appear to nave
l,oon IN tho main wrongs against which puhlic
;,diqra-ion was justified. Mr. Ierome> an
sver IS, essentially. that though this 0as SO. Ne
VAS powerIess 70 bring those who were reSP'i'-
sihle n trial The question then is whether 'he
failure Ia satisfy the public sense OF Jusuce
WAS due 70 defects in the District Attorney
personally or TO defects in the law
In many of the most important cases lla'
have come before him. cases in when theIe
was a tremendous public interest. Mt Jerome
has }een able TO present to the public nothing
l,,+ MS exc1Ises-that the acts constituted MORN
,rfio,,i1v fa1t no crime or that. though posslhiE
,.rirninal if had been impossible 10 get eN'-
.lanca ON which 70 seek an Indictment III Ger
-ain WAYS The District Attorney has created an
i,,rression Of hesta ncy. want Of a2gresslFeHee9
ard resource in this class Of cases lnVolVlhs
.o-r,orata misconduct which has been presented
=, s,,ch numbers 20 him. and there undoub'edi!
j. whether justified or not. widespread Icei-
irc, Of Dubic dissatisfaction with his condhc'
and an impression that justice has faiieo' "o'
hee.o,,se the laws were unequal 10 the he"
.r,arrer,cies hut because the prosecutor WIS
Ar Jerome should welcome the opportunity |"
answer the charges against him before an d'ie
.,,d ,,nnreiudced Judge If Governor hughes
st,au decide that he has done the utmost pos
si7,lo 70 accomplish justice under the l'npet-
@o.- statutes that exist. such decisioh VIII
A. ,7r7ch 10 restore the District Attofhe! 10
,,,,l,Ifc confidence
New-York tribune., 1908-03-10
CovSrL4R SERVICE REFORMS.

4 bill rearranging 10 some extent the consular
.ervice Of The United States has passed the
Senate and X now pending in the House Of
Representatives II is likely TO pass the
goEer branch. since irs provisions are sensible
e.d practical. and its passage viii emphasize
<ke notable progress made il the last four g.
s1ve years toward the creation Of q genuine and
efficient consular service. As Secretary Root
sold the House Committee on Foreign Affairs
the other day I was until recently very hard
IL induce Congress 10 take the consular corps
seriousIy- Ii long considered either -an
srfs mental appendix the administrative
branch II the government or rs a haven Of
refuge FOR weary politicians dependents of
politicians anxious TO live quiet life abroad
II The expense Of the nation. As late rs 1898
At Assistant Secretary Of State boosted tbdt
be had looted the consular service 70 repay p0-
litical debrs There was then no security #
Ee1urp IL consular offices and no thought was
-iEen 70 building mp the corps from the bottom
be- promotions based on experience and merit.
IT Was the accepted theory that any oUe could
s,s the work 0f "a consul because the manner
iu which thai work was done affected only in a
remote degree Ibe business personal interests
of Enar~ ;ilas So per cent OF the American
people
The remarkable expansion II foreign trade III
tlse lest decade and 1he multiplication of oar
business relations with foreign nations have pu1
. new face on the functions Gf the consular
service Ne are finding -ut that consuls can
and actually 90 perform serious work. After
samcl deIay and with considerable reluctance
congress ia 1906 discarded the cd chaotic Sv>
s.sa and created classified service IN which
u was intended tnag tenure should 5e secure and
zacaBcies should Ice filled ~ promotions from
1!ie lerer grades ~ the Iw0 years u which
Tie new iaw has been ia effect The consular
ssgTss has beeE taken our of politics aad put ga
"A rational working i,asis The oid abuses 81
lrirate fees and glarngv unequal compensd
Iion FOR 1br saIne soft of work hare been cured
end the prohibition against outside casi4ess
New-York tribune., 1908-03-10

and professional ntanglement-formerly
fruitful source of scandals-has been extended
and riSidly enforced. The personnel Of the
service has improved and its efficiency as an
agency for collecting and distributing CONNER
ciaI information has been greatly increased.
Some additional reforms remain 10 be ic-
complished Within the last year the Stale
Department has abolished number of Inron-
sequential consular agencies-posts unnecessa-
rily created 10 serve the convenience of few
individuals Secretary Root has now asked
Congress 10 discontinue 4 number or useless
consuiates and TO create others where only
agencies had been established Changes IN
trade shipping or manufacturing e0nditlons
have left some towns stranded. while others have
become commercially important. There is need.
for instance of a consulate nj Punta Arenas
the thriving Chiiian port in the Strait of Ma
-ellan. while there is no need whatsoever OF a
consular office al Port Stanley. in the Falkland
Islands St. Helena is to be abandoned because
il no longer has any trade to be looked after
About twenty other posts are to be closed. while
new consulates are TO he created in h0urishing
cities in various parts OF the world where there
are al present no sufficiently qualified guar
dians of American commercial interests. The
benefits OF the Encouragement suggested are OBJ
vous. and. once made. the break with the OLD
happy go lucky system will he final American
manufacturers and producers are entitled TO the
assistance given by trained and intelligent
consular corps. and il is gratifying 10 feel that
such n corps is being rapidly established
New-York tribune., 1908-03-10
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
from The Tribune Bureau


Washington March 9-The Duchess Of Suther-
land and Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Guinness returned
this morning 10 New York in tho private of
= r Bacon. who came from New York for
the dinner given by Mr. and Mrs. John r. Mclean
for the duchess last night Yesterday was busy
day for the guests Of Representative and Mrs
Bourke Cochran. They spent the morning in driv-
ing about the capital and before going to the
British Embassy for luncheon with the Ambassa-
dor and Mrs. Bryce to the White House 10
call on the President and Mrs. Roosevelt. Mrs
with nearly forty guests meet the duchess
Senator and Mrs Depew had dine with them
tonight the Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs. Met
calf the Belgian Minister and Baroness Mon
cheur Senator Aldrich, Senator Bacon. Senator
Iu Pont. Representative and Mrs. BoUTke Cochran.
the Assistant Secretary of War and Mrs. Robert
Shaw Oliver Brigadier General and Mrs. Edwards.
Colonel and Mrs. Bromwell. Mr.. and Mrs. Wood
bury Blair. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ellis. Mrs. Hanna.
Mrs Daniel Manning. Mrs. Cruger. Miss Ide and
Miss Helen Patten.
Mrs James Pnchot returned to Washington
night from New York. where she has been the
guest for the last week OF her son. Amos Pfnchot
Miss Carol Newberrv, daughter Of the Assistant
turned 10 Washington to-day from a days visit
TO relatives in Detroit.
Miss IIttchfeld of Massa achusetts avenue. enter
tained Miss Helen Ffoulke and Emmanuel Havf-
NTH. Belgian Minister to Persia. who a to
be married at dinner tonight. M and Mrs Hen
nen jennings we're also dinner hosts this evening
New-York tribune., 1908-03-10
HOTND AND SENSE.

Some of the excited clerical uttcrances IN
New Jersey concerning Governor Forts att
tude or supposed attitude toward local option
must he regarded as containing far more sound
than sense. To proclaim that if the Governor
does not instantly exert himself 10 the utmost
10 effect something which there is no proof that
the state desires he viii he forever treated
an enemy Of the human race is worthy Of no
body in the world but Bombastes FuriosO run
ming amucl Not by such wild rodomontade will
the Governor be moved or public opinion be 9f-
fected.
In last years campaign Mr.. Fort unequiv
oca.Iy committed himself to the strict and inn
partial enforcement of the Bishops law and
against repeal or modification of that measure
He now maintains that attitude in the most m
compromising manner. and no rational person
in the state doubts his sincerity in il. We can
not see that anything more can reasonably or de
Gently be REQUIRED Of him. As for local option. he
probably expects to see it the ultimate solution
OF the liquor problem. but he is not committed
to it, the party which elected him is not commit
ted to IL and. indeed. il was not an issue Of the
late campaign. If the people Of the stat" should
declare themselves in favor Of il there is no
doubt as 10 what Governor F0r1 would DO. But
until they do thus declare themselves it is I'M
reasonable to demand that he shall. single
handed. impose local option upon the state and
any such demands are far more likely 10 dis
credit their makers than they are 10 embarrass
the Governor. Containing less sound and fury.
but instinct with practical sense and civic mo-
rality. the declaration of another prominent
clergyman to the effect that the ministry as a
whole did not sympathize with the threats
against the Governor. that they offered him
sympathy and support. ana that they wouId
uphold him ia everything which he did which
was right. That was the way 10 talk, and that
IS the way the great mass Of rational and intel
ligenr .IerseymeIi feel.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-10
EDWIN FORESTS 1o2D ANNIVERSARY.
Veteran Players in Philadelphia Home Re-
call Memories Of Triumphs Long Past.

PhiIadeIrhia March 9.-NeUoriss Of rrfUrDhs
long past filed the halls of the Edwin Forrest
Home for Old Actors here today. when the le@3
anniversary OF Edwin Forrest was observed. To-
night William H Bartholou1ey presented -"Tooties'
In which he starred in Is45- assisted b. other
veteran players John Jack who supported For
rest in many characters. playing both PooHius
and the King to Forests Hamlet and Kent n
king Lear rendered Shakespearlan selections.
including -'FaIstaN'
Mrs Kate Ludlow LitteII. Mrs Haczert ard
Charles J. Tyffs, the latter the septuag genaTa1 l.
brarian Of the Home. who supported Forrest az
Edward in King Lear the Ghost in 'EIsmler- -
Friar Lacy in Jack Cads. and Icillius il 'Virgl-
MUS also assisted in the entertainment