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Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-07-02
SMUGGLING chinese.

Australia Ia perturbed by the dis.
coverles OF MIR. Bachelor. the com
monwealth minister for external az
fairs. who has been lnquiring into the
Illegal influx of Chinese. There is a
wealthy organization in China with
agencies In all the principal Australian
ports and with the connivance OF
ships officers the systematic SNUG.
Cling OF Chinese into Australia has
been carried on for long time.
The ships trading between Hong.
kong and the Australian ports have
been 40 cunnlngly supplied with false
bulkheads, walls and floors that hid.
ing room has been provided for so
Chinese stowaways on single voy-
age. Ship cooks have been secretly
paid to supply the stowaways with
food
The trade Is very profitable. as Aus.
tralia 10 only a few days steaming
from China and many thousands OF
Mongollans are always ready TO pay
leige sums and run all sorts OF risks
TO get to the land OF gold.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-07-02
AT THE BATTLE or FRANKLIN.
a Pretty Little story Of Great Fight
In Which a 81. Louis Man
10 Conspicuous.

In recent number OF the Confed'
crate Veteran, Mr.. j. X. Merrifeld OF
81. Louis had an article on the battle
Of Franklin. In which he related his
own experiences In that bloody and
momentous conflict After charge
by Gen COckrill's Missouri brigade"
wrote Mr. Merrineld, Il ran out over
the works about 100 feet where ! had
noticed a flag go down. picked up
the flag, pulled II OF the stan and put
Il In my pocket nne-looking officer
lying there covered with dead bodies
asked me II would remove them
from his leg. an he waa wounded In
the knee got his leg free. Then
he asked me for a drink out Of my
canteen. leaned over and told him
10 drink. While he was drinking he
asked me 10 unbuckle his sword belt,
which | did, Just then heard the
wisp OF a bullet. and looking up. |
saw another line about 800 feet dis.
tant advancing turned and ran 10
our works. taking the belt and
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-07-02

best players in the city. but wins an
astonishing number of his games. The
little fellow was taught the game by
his father, william j. Fox. who is a
fireman. attached to Engine Company
No. 1876.
Leslie has been the constant COM
panion of his father since his moth
er's death some time ago. The great
est recreation Of the father was TO
play checkers. and one evening. more
to pass away the time than with the
idea OF teaching his son to play the
game, he put out the checker set on
board.
In less than a week the youngster
could make his father play his very
best to win. The little fellow proved
to be a greater enthusiast over the
game than even his father. and in q
short time had not only mastered
eight of the standard openings, includ
ing the Fife, Glasgow. Souter and
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-07-02
soundsr

a regular transmitter. a two-point
switch and set OF batteries.
II will be noticed that this plan is
exactly the same as the ordinary tele-
graph except that a wire CAD (see
diagram) has been added so that the
current can be sent through the
sounder at one end without going
through the battery and key.
When not In use both switches are
turned TO connect through the (A)
wires. When so connected there is no
circuit through either set of batteries
The person who wishes to call simply
moves his switch so that II connects
through the battery and key. then he
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-07-02
RIGHT AND LEFT EYED MEN.
One or the Other Used Where II is
Not Necessary TO Use Both
Optics.

A left-eyed person uses the left eye
alone in all cases where il is not nee
essary TO use both eyes-as in using
a spy glass or a microscope-either
closing the right eye or paying no at.
tention TO what is seen by IL. Fur
thermore. the lefr-eyed person, when
reading with both eyes open, pays lit
tie attention to what the right eye
sees. Now. II may seem very difficult
10 prove this. as both eyes usually see
the same thing. but IL can be proven
very easily in the following way:
With a sharp lead pencil punch a
hole In a large card and hold the card
between your face and the table, on
which you have placed small coin
Move the card about rapidly in all d.
rections until you catch sight OF the
coin through the hole; then hold the
card still and shut one eye; then open
that and shut the other. II you are
right-eyed you win see the coin only
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-07-02

sword with me. These | presented 10
the Historical society at st. Louis
through Gen. Harding OF Jefferson
City.
Tho flag was Of the First Missouri
Infantry, and was destroyed IN the big
iiro In Chicago. The sword was the
property OF Col. Hugh Garland. com.
handing the First Missouri regiment
In that battle. Col. Garland was I'M
doubtedly killed where he lay after
left him, as no was In the line OF the
airing, 1 have no doubt that was the
last person to whom Col, Garland ever
spoke I have often wondered II any
of his relatives were living. II so, |
Wish | could see them | was glad TO
be able 10 give him drink OF water !"
A short time after the publication
Of Mr.. Merrlneld's article In the Con.
lederate Victorian. no received an In.
teresting letter from an exconfedcr.
ate who saw the water incident. The
letter IL dated at Washington. and
says,
Dear sir, | notice In the Confed.
crate Veteran very interesting ar.
ticle under the head of THE Other
Side nj Franklin" which reminds me
SO forcihly Of what | saw and heard
myself ON that bloody battle field
November 10. 1864 | was captain OF
Company Il. Second and Sixth Mis-.
souri, infantry, Gen. Cockrells brig.
AIDE, IN the famous charge made by
the Missouri brigade | was seriously
wounded In my right leg (Which was
amputated next day on the neld) near
the federal breastworks close To the
cotton gin, and not far from the Car
ter house, My wound was SO serious
that l could not crawl or get away,
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-07-02

ana while thus Frustrated on the
ground I was shot through the fore.
arm. shatterlng both bones. and few
minutes thereafter I was again shot
I'm my left shoulder. In this awful
condition. with my clothes saturated
with blood, and with hundreds Of dead
and wounded confederate soldiers ly.
ing almost In heap about the. be.
held the dead body OF Col. Hugh Gar
land. commanding the First Missouri
regiment in this battle who was
killed by second shot. and while
FRUSTRATED on the ground. and many
other wounded confederates were
killed all around me while lying on
the ground weltering in their own
blood. was not more than six feet
from Col. Garland when a federal
soldier Ito me unknown) did give
Col Garland water from bis canteen
and straighten him out on the
ground. relieving him somewhat from
the weight Of other poor dying com.
rades History will state that the
battle OF Franklin, Tenn. Noyem.
Der 30, 1864. was the worst slaughter
pen and the most bitterly contested OF
all Of our battles with greater loss OF
life on the confederate side for the
number engaged than any battle OF
the civil war. Franklin has an inter.
est that no other battle field possesses
The bloody conflict which ragged there
from four In the evening until two at
night took place when the fortunes Of
the heroic confederacy we're about to
terminate In gloom and defeat With
the surrender OF Gen. Lee at Appomat-
tox almost In sight the heroism OF the
confederate soldier at the battle OF
Franklin has added another star to
the shining crown OF her achieve.
ments Many confederate soldiers
and many federal soldiers are anxious
for the government 10 erect a monu.
ment TO the valor OF the soldier that
wore the blue and to the soldier that
wore the gray ut the battle OF Frank.
lin VIII be pleased to hear from you
on this important matter am. with
greatest respect, j. M. HICKEY.
Captain late Company u and Sixth
Infantry. G. s. a.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-07-02
PoIsoned ey AonsysuokIe.

One OF the most favorlte aud beauti
iOl OF our flowers Is the common
honoysuckle but 4 would seem TO
have It's dangers The London Lance,
mentions a case occurring In tho prac'
tice OF Or. Engh OF volden. In which
little hoy two years old was poisoned
by It's flowers
The child. after being In the garden
playing with the flowers became tired
and drowsy and then complained OF
thirst Our contemporary describes
the symptoms that followed aud adds
that the boy made q good recovery
but was peevish and inert for some
days Various kinds OF honeysuckle
have been used incidentally as diuret.
les and diaphoretics, aud It Is well
that Il should be known that some OF
the varieties az ali events are far
from harmless, The flowers appear 20
be- specially dangerous when freshly
picked.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-07-02

the refined sketch team and sidewalk
conversationalists stepped jauntily to
the footlights, In response to the deaf
ening applause Messrs Bin and Bang
bowed condescendingly. as though Il
hurt them.
Without further preliminary Mr., Bin
hit his partner on the rear OF his am.
Pile trousers with stuffed club. re.
marking ITS q wise man that knows
his own mind
And Mr.. Bang. not TO be outdone In
this little exchange of pleasantries.
promptly buried an AK In the skull of
Mr. Biff. remarklng the while ITS a
wise man that minds his own nose"
Whereupon the intelligent audience
screamed with delight and voted Bir
and Bang the best ever. And yet
they were frost in the London halls
commented man In the front row.
The English have no appreciation OF
real humor."
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-07-02
Unhappy 10, o. Chinese Doctors.

He patches health by contract Each
family from whom he receives year
~ stipend can command his seryices
at will Hence his interest Is to aeep
down sickness among subscribers.
especially since every day OF illness
means TO him not only loss OF time.
but the deduction of days pay from
his honorarlum
Comparatively secure Ia the lot OF
the ordinary Chinese practitioners, for
whom the utmost penalty for mis-.
chance Is loss OF income. as compared
with that OF the imperial court physi
clan. To this high functlonary. who
attends the high officials also, inabil
lily to cure n patient is a matter OF
graver moment Thus In November
last the deaths OF the empress dow.
ager and the young emperor resulted
In the degradation by two classes OF
FIVE doctors. while the president OF the
Imperial hospital and two assistants
were prohibited altogether from fol
lowing their profession. -Harper's
Weekly
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-07-02

when the right eye is open. This test
will not succeed il you move the card
very slowly. for (unless you are near
ly blind in one eye) you will see the
coin when the hole is in line with 1t
and either eye, but when you move
the card quickly you catch the rapid
glimpse of the coin with your favorite
eye, so to speak, but not with the
other one, which you are accustomed
to neglect. This habitual neglect OF
one eye is so common and SO com.
plete that many person has for years
been nearly blind in one eye without
knowing il.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-07-02
Diagram Giving Connections for Home
Communication That VIII Not
Waste the Battery.

Being young student of electricity
myself know the great desire which
boys have to construct telegraphs be.
tween their homes. so will describe
for their benefit an open circuit equip
ment because the closed circuit is en-.
tirely too expensive for this purpose.
says Percy j. Friday in Popular Me-
chanics.
All the instruments needed at each
end OF the line are regular sounder
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-07-02

In the country. The little prodigy is
Leslie Fox of SO Stuyvesant avenue.
Brooklyn. and he has Just celebrated
his seventh birthday.
Master Leslie has only been play
ing checkers for the past four or five
months, but he has shown so great an
aptitude for the game that he not
only holds his own with some OF the
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-07-02

double corner, but showed that he
could play an excellent original game.
Accompanied by his father-for the
little champion is still too young to go
out at night alone-~the boy has Wis
tied all of the checker clubs in the
city. and played exhibition games with
the champions of the various organi-
cations.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-07-02
oar. Granltn and Irnnl

Privations, sacrifice, incessant toll
by day and intense study by night !.
often fashion great Americans out OF
rough hearts OF oak encased In frames
OF granite mold and dominated by an
iron will
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-07-02
AN OPEN CIRCUIT TELEGRAPH

is ready to call and does so in the
usual manner. To answer the call the
other person also changes his switch.
Then they may send messages in the
usual manner. When through. both
persons change their switches again
and the circuit is open. but either per-
son can call.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-07-02
Aumer.

The temple of art devoted to that
peculiar form OF entertainment yelept
polite vaudeville" was crowded To
sufioeAtion as Messrs Biff and Bang.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-07-02
MASTER OF CHECKER GAME.
At the Age Of Seven Master Leslie
Fox Shows an Astonishing Gift
for tbs Sport.

New York Is the home OF possibly
the youngest and certainly OF one OF
the most remarkable checker players
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-07-02

To dress neatly
To keep secret.
To avoid idleness.
To be self-reliant.
To darn stockings
To respect old age.
To make good bread.
To control her temper.
To take care of the sick.
To sweep down cobwebs.
To marry a man for his worth.
To read the very best of books.
To be a helpmeet to her husband.
To take plenty of active exercise.
To keep clear of trashy literature.
To be light-hearted and fleet-footed.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-07-02

INDEPENDENCE day,
{ ! :: J: !: !: !: !.
HHWWN 1909, sees blood-stained.
.n historic Valley Forge
" %lMl restored. and not only
go ma restored. but greatly
& WI beautifled improved
EE# kH and turned into public
WV, park for the enjoyment
<ysgv;xr@ OF the people
kkAzkN II is fortunate thing
~ that the time has
passed when the pill
grim to Valley Forge In search of
sights and relics of the historic camp.
perhaps the most hallowed of our
revolutionary reminders. was obliged
to tramp over fields of none too
friendly farmers and be constantly an
noyed by signs warning OFF trespass.
ers. Apart from which, the fatigue
OF such a trip was great, as there
were no roads leading over the camp
ground and no signs marking the way
to the historic spots. only fields of
waving grain or woodlands over.
grown with underbrush. Consequent.
ly the hardest kind OF walking over
the steep hills was required to view
but few of the sights
Through the untiring efforts of
number OF patriotic men. all this has
been changed and the state OF Penn.
sylvania has been induced 10 assume
and complete task which was first
offered and refused by the federal
government. although the undertake
Ing was clearly within It's province, as
the camp ground OF Valley Forge is
relic which should belong not only
TO Pennsylvania, but to the entire
nation. as every patriotic American
must wish for It's preservation and
would feel proud In being part owner.
Hut whether by Pennsylvania or the
national government, II must be at
least gratifying to the nation TO learn
that the neglect OF century has been
atoned for. and under the able and
enthusiastic direction of the Valley
Forge Park commission. work OF al
most incalculable historical value has
been done on the bleak heights above
the Schuylkill, to which Washington's
barefoot army crawled when the de-
feat OF Germantown left them no
other refuge.
Fort Washington and Fort Hunting.
ton have been restored, An iron tow.
er 1906 feet In height for observation
purposes Is being finished on Mount
Joy. and from this tower not only a
birdseye view OF the entire camp
ground and beautiful surrounding
country can be had. but also Philadel-
phia. 30 miles distant can be made
out, A beautiful commemorative
chapel of the Episcopal church has
been built on the spot where Wash
lngton, In his direst hour OF distress.
knelt In prayer. The headquarters OF
the commander In the Isaac Potts
house have been purchased. complete
~ restored and turned into a revolu-
tionary museum. Roads have been
built which make possible quick COM
munication between all points of the
park. besides which, lawns and flower
beds have been laid out and planted
and even guard house has been
built to further helghten the park et
feet.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-07-02

A GIRL SHOULD LEARN
To sew.
To cook.
To mend.
To be gentle.
To value time.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-07-02
Valley Forge
Restored

INDEPENDENCE day,
1909. sees blood-stained.
historic Valley Forge
restored. and not only
restored. but greatly
beautifled. improved
and turned into a public
park for the enjoyment
OF the people.
II is a fortunate thing
that the time has
passed when the pill
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-25
WAIAkEA MILL COMPANY
One Of Hawoiis Oldest Plantations Where Independent
Cane Cuivators Have Succeeded

TWO thousand acres of the Waiakea
plantation are given over to the small
planter for cultivation and Manager
Kennedy who has been the chief fact.
or In the growth of this property considers
the plan thorough success.
The land is given rent free Houses are
erected for those having families and seed
cane Is furnished free.
When the crop is ready to deliver at the
MILL the plantation pays the small planter
from $3.50 per ton to $500 per ton accord.
ing to the current price of sugar and the
sucrose content There is a regular schedule
of prices in which the planter gets all the
benefits derived from advancing prices Of
sugar in the worlds markets and Of course
suffers low prices which might result from
adverse legislation.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-25

This homesteading of small planters has
not only proved satisfactory for the planta.
ton, but profitable for the workman taking
II up. Many of the workmen and labor
ers on the plantation have made application
for similar tracts and they are being accom-.
modated as speedily as possible.
Portuguese are employed on this planta.
ton who have been there for twenty-five
years or since their first arrival In the isl
ands. They have proved most efficient in
their work and they have done well for them.
selves, raising large families well educated
in the public schools. The young men have
the opportunity to work ON the planta.
ton. Manager Kennedy would like to have
more Of them. They work well, remain In
one place and become a part of the com.
munity.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-25

problem by turning over considerable
areas without charge to the more
ambitious of his employees.
Land In the gulches and sections that
were once classed as waste lands on ac-
count of the inability to work them with
the gang plows and big machinery of the
plantation have been given over to a mum
Der of Japanese and Porto Ricans. The
plantation not only gives the land rent free
but furnishes the seed free.
The laborers cultivate their plots outside
the regular working hours and the little
pockets of fertile land yield excellent cane
The first cane under this system Will be
taken OFF during the 1910 crop The price
per ton of cane will be regulate or by the
New York market constituting dollars for
cents less 25c The benefits and profits
under this system are mutual and is very
satisfactory to all concerned,
The Halawa plantation is situated In the
Kohala district of the island Of Hawaii. The
first cane planted was of the Lahaina vari-
ETY., I'm 1S66-67. The property comprises
400 acres, planted principally with Yellow
Caledonia. The average annual crop is from
about 900 acres. Cultivation for planting is
done with disc plows, and the ordinary
plows and mules.
Ripened cane is conveyed to the mill by
fiuming and in wagons. Water for the
fumes is collected from the gulches and
streams and placed In reservoirs, from
whence 1t Is drawn when needed Wagon
loads will average from 5000 to 5000 pounds.
Cane is planted at elevations ranging from
60 to 1000 feet
A cheap fertilizer for a number of years
has been used, and said to be very effec.
tive. 1t is made by mixing the residual
mud.cake from the mud presses in the mill
with bone fertilizer and ashes from the fur.
naces, and blowing the mixture into the
soil before planting. Where this has been
applied to the soil the size and general ap
pearance of the cane is at once marked
The average yield Of sugar to the acre Is
3h tons. The sugar output for the season
of 1908 was 1858 tons.
The land has been pretty thoroughly
worked out and longer rests are necessary.
As a rotation crop the West India bean and
the native Papapa bean are used and the
land allowed to rest for ~ months before
being plowed up and planted to cane.
From twelve to fifteen miles of road have
been constructed, which gives easy access
to the various fields, from IT'S to 200 men
find daily employment
From the field hume the cane is dropped
directly upon the endless carrier and thence
to the Smith cane cutter. and on through
to a tworoller crusher and a six-roller mill
The crusher and three.roller mill is run by
one engine and the last 3rol'er mill is
operated by a separate engine, The mill Is
supplied with automatic juice cleaners, one
4 and one 3.ton vacuum pan. four centrifu
gals. double effects open Qualification and
settling tanks etc.
Three grades of sugar are made The
trash from the Stroller mill is fed direct to
the furnace by trash carrier The mill
has capacity Of 40 tons of raw sugar
in twenty-four hours, and is one of the few
6 and 2roller mills on the Island new
hoist has been put in to lift cane from wag.