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Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-06-02
"what Do You Want of Me~

where she was; everything was so
beautiful, but her husband came and
took her by the hand and led her
through the large rooms.
isn't this better than the small
house?" he asked her.
Il shaK never be comfortable here"
said the wife, 1t is for too grand for
me-"
But even this did not satisfy the
husband, and one day he said: II
should like TO be an emperor and rufe
n country; go to the mouse and ask
him to grant It."
But / do not want TO be an en-
press" said the wife; pray do not
ask It. and. besides, the mouse is only
prince in his own right; he could
not grant such wish"
~Do as tell you," said the husband.
and the poor wife obeyed.
Mouse, mouse, pray come TO me,
have a favor to ask OF thee"
What do you want now?" asked
the mouse, putting his head out of the
hole.
Alas" answered the poor woman,
my husband wished 10 be an en-
peror and rule country"
no you wish TO be an empress?
asked the mouse.
"oh, mol" replied the wife, I'D far
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-06-02
MECHANIC cH0KES A HAMMER
HaIf.+earted Artisan May Be Sized Up
by Grip on Hsndle--5e Positive
and Earnest.

You may tell a good deal about a
mechanics efforts and purposes By
the way in which he handles his tools.
You may size up half-hearted ar
tisan by the grip on his hammer han
die. II he takes it near the extreme
end he means business and hits the
nail substantial blow; II he grips 1t
up near the hammer head, making you
half expect the poor thing will open
its iron jaws and gasp, why then you
may be sure of tyro and a shirker.
Little things OF the kind indicate clear
ly the manner and determination with
which a boy or man tackles any job
or hobby. Go to 1t with a grip on
everything that means positive and
earnest effort.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-06-02
FARM
ANIMALS
SWINE REQUIRES SOME GRAIN
Expert at University Farm Gives Re-
suits Of Three Tests OF Feeding
Corn TO Hogs.

Can you afford to feed grain to your
hogs this summer?
r. G. Ashby, in charge OF swine at
University farm, st. Paul. says you
cannot afford to grow them without
grain. He gives the results OF three
tests of feeding corn to hogs on rape
pasture to prove his claim.
Six 50-pound pigs we're put in each
of three lots, about quarter Of an
acre In size, on rape pasture. The pigs
in the first lot were fed a half ration
q per cent OF corn; that Is, two
pounds of corn for every one hundred
pounds of live weight. Those In the
second lot were fed three pounds OF
corn for every one hundred pounds OF
pig; that is 3 per cent. The pigs in
the third lot were fed a full ration, 4
per cent of corn. The pigs were on
good rape pasture eleven weeks-from
July 10 to September 26. Their gains
were counted as worth z cents pound
and corn was charged at 55 cents a
bushel.
The returns paid for the rape pas
ture an acre were: Lot No. /, $3.50;
lot No. 2. $66.72: lot No. 8, $65.60. If
the corn is figured at rs cents BUSH
ell. the balance for the pasture on the
three lots would be $43.16, $51.36 and
S45.60, respectively.
Without the feeding OF grain, the
pigs would have gained little, Mr..
Ashby says. Rape may be expected to
pay $50 an acre as pasture only with
the proper feeding OF grain.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-06-02
London,s Lord Mayor.

Sir Charles Cheers Wakefield. lord
mayor OF London, is a man OF large
business affairs and directs the opera
lions o, one of the great English oil
companies. Since 1895 he has lived in
London. He started on the long road
to high office In 1904. when he was
elected member of the court OF com
mon council. He has been decorated
by the president OF France, the king OF
Belgium, and, in other and different
days. the kaiser, He has Travelled
greatly. and has written a book called
Future Trade in the Far East" The
lord mayor has always been deeply
interested in charitable works and
prizes highly decorations of the Order
of Mercy and the Order of st. John
OF Jerusalem, OF which he is knight
of grace. He is also a keen art col
lector.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-06-02
BEST ANIMALS FOR BREEDING
Get Boar Acquainted With Surround
inos Before Using Him-Select
Sows From Spring Litters.

Select the boar for use before you
are ready to use him. Get him ac-
climated to your surroundings and
method Of feeding and care. Never
use young boar until ne is past ten
months of cage IL you want large,
strong filters. Some breeders claim
by using a young boar on mature
sows one can produce hogs of greater
size when a year old.
Select the breeding sows from early
spring filters when they are six
months old. One can form an opin-
ion which ones are most likely to
prove long-bodied, good-formed, Of
quiet disposition. good feeders and
size rather than put on an excess OF
fat. Breed the gilt when about ten
months old and IL she proves herself
a good breeder. raising uniform lit
tiers OF strong. healthy pigs, keep her
for several years, or as long as she
is profitable.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-06-02

qualifications OF sleuth. As he went
about his work day by day he medi.
tated and brooded over various things
he had noticed, and he put two and
two together in his mind, and con-
cluded that they made four, and he
determined to investigate. Why did
the able and gifted professor keep his
he keep up great fires in the assay
furnaces at all sorts of unholy hours?
These things we're suspicious. Watch.
ing his opportunities, the janitor
broke through a brick wall into
vault under the laboratories, and there
found parts of human body. Again
he examined the ashes and clinkers
from the furnaces. and found what he
took to be bones. Among the things
found we're particles of gold, hui
man tooth, part OF set of false teeth.
The abnormally long Jaw of the miss
ing man made identification easy and
certain. Parkman's dentist recognized
the false teeth at once.
When these discoveries we're made
known to the authorities, Webster had
gone home after a day of arduous toll
In chemical research, and was resting
in the bosom OF his family. II was de-
cided to arrest him at once, and two
or three officers went to his home in
a hack. They explained to Webster
that they considered It necessary to
make another search OF his quarters
at the college and requested him to
go with them. He pretended to be
quite at his ease, and agreed to ac-
company the officers with his usual
cheerfulness, but there is no doubt
that he suspected the truth and real
ICED that the truth was known. After
entering the hack with the officers he
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-06-02

swallowed something, and when they
arrived at the Jail he was frothing at
the mouth and almost in commissions,
The poison he had taken. whatever
II was. caused him a great deal OF
physical anguish, but failed to end his
life. which was the consummation he
probably wished.
His trial lasted eleven days, and the
evidence against him. though circum
stantial. was conclusive. Many learned
and distinguished men took the wit
ness stand, testifying for or against
the prisoner, among them being Oliver
Wendell Holmes. Webster was found
guilty and sentenced to death. He ad.
dressed the jury and tried to explain
away the evidence against him, but
his talk was not convincing.
He was in great anguish of mind
when returned to his prison. The
fortitude he had displayed during the
trial deserted him, and he became
rather pitiable object. Application
was made to the governor for a com
mutation of sentence and in support
OF this application Webster made Q
confession he declared to be true. He
admitted having killed Parkman, but
insisted that the crime was unpremed
itated, and that he suffered great
provocation.
According to his story he owed
Parkman money which he was unable
to pay at that time. Parkman called
at his Office on the fateful Friday and
was very angry because Webster didn't
have the money ready. Webster be
gan to make an appeal for more time,
but the visitor was furiously angry,
and upbraided him In the bitterest
terms, applying the most contemptu'
Gus epithets. "At last" said Webster
his fury became almost maniacal and
unable longer to endure II, when he
thrust his fist Immediately In my face.
| struck him over the head with a
stick. The blow was upon the temple,
and he fell heavily TO the floor Every
effort to resuscitate him was in vain,
and in the agony attendant upon the
discovery that was a murderer, my
first thought was how to conceal the
body"
His petition for clemency failed to
move the governor, and one doleful
day he walked in fear and trembling
to the gallows tree, and his name was
added to the long list OF distinguished
men who. through some moral or
mental crook. have brought them.
selves into that shadow of disgrace
which shall be lifted nevermOre."
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-06-02
6x/Smedsy
Light Trough for Hogs.

circles 10 inches in diameter. Nail
these pieces together, using the semi
circles for the form of the trough.
The sheet iron is then bent into these
forms to make the body of the trough.
A l by Pinch strip nailed between
the ends close to the outside edge of
the iron, to which 1t may be tackled.
adds greatly to the strength of the
trough. The above makes very con-
venient, light and economical trough
for narrowing time and has given the
writer very satisfactory results.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-06-02
Harvest Every Month.

All through the year wheat is being
harvested. In January 1t Is cut in the
great fields of the Argentine and in
New Zealand. In February and March
1t is cut In the East Indies and Egypt.
The wheat fields are harvested In
April In Cyprus, Asia Minor, Persia
and Cuba, and In May In China and
Japan. June Is the busiest harvest
month of the whole year, for then Tur.
key, Greece. Spain and southern
France, as well az most of the south.
ern states Of America are all cutting
wheat.
The more northerly states of Amer.
lea, as well as Austria, Germany and
parts Of Russia do their harvest gath.
ering in July.
August sees tho wheat crop gath.
cred In Great Britain, and September
and October for Sweden and Norway.
Peru and South Africa are busy har.
vesting in November and December.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-06-02
WEED WATER PIPE MATERIAL
Large, Hollow, Straight Stalks Of Com
mon Cow Weed Used by Boy on
West Virginia Farm.

A boy Of fourteen. on a West Vir-
ginia farm, has piped water from
hillside spring to the house hundred
yards away and the total expense was
less than 80 cents. He used the large.
hollow. straight stalks of common wild
COW weed. over an inch In diameter
and each five and six feet long, fitting
the little ends tightly into the big ends
after wrapping the latter with twine
to keep them from splitting and also
wrapping the centers and painting the
outsides with asbestos black. The
pipes are supported on forked sticks,
overhead high for a part of the dis
lance and for the rest are put Just un-
der the stony ground.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-06-02
CR0KINOLE IS SKlLlFUL GAME
Soreness Of Fingers May Be Entirely
Overcome by Putting PropellIng
Digit Against Carom.

A great many persons do not thor.
oughly enjoy the skillful game Of
crokinole for the reason that their fin
gers become sore from shooting. To
overcome this entirely put the propel-
ling bent finger gently against the
carom, or nearly so. and there will not
only be no sting to the finger in sud
den contact with the carom, but the
direction of the shot may be far better
controlled. Let the finger nail meet
the exact center of the carom edge for
absolute accuracy.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-06-02

citation organized through the efforts
of the State Poultry association.
The teacher gets information regu-
larry from the central body, and poul-
try topics and poultry literature are
furnished the school through the CEN
trail organization. BY this means the
younger generation is kept interested
and more efficient poultrymen brought
forth each year. This Is all done in a
state that is far behind our Missouri
valley states in production Of farm
products. This idea might work out
for good results in many of our own
rural school districts.-Twentieth Cen
fury Farmer.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-06-02

rather live In the comfortable home
you first gave us, but my husband Is
ambitious, and would rule"
"Close your eyes" the mouse said
to the wife, turn round three times
and then open your eyes,
When she opened her eyes Their" IN
comfortable chair sat her husband
smoking his pipe.
The wife told her husband what the
mouse had said and as he was afraid
Of being without full pipe, he never
bothered his wife again and lived
peaceably ever after.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-06-02

lions In the past. so the learned pro-
lessor was questioned, and he said
that Parkman had called upon him to
collect a sum of money due on note.
lie paid the money, and the note was
cancelled, and Parkman left his Of
dee, and that was all he knew about
Il or course IL was absurd to sup
pose that the professor knew anything
more than he disclosed, but, just for
the sake of appearance, and to satisfy
the public mind. which was excited to
the point of frenzy, the officers asked
permission to search the professors
quarters at the college. The permits
sion was cordially given. The learned
man showed the officers around every
where. and begged them to make their
search exhaustive. and they did.
They searched his Offices and labora-
tories three separate times, and dis
covered nothing suspicious. Mean
while other officers were dragging
every pool and creek. and crawling
under buildings. and overturning hay
mows. In vain effort to find a trace
OF the missing man. After week OF
this sort OF thing the police confessed
themselves hopelessly bafiied, and
freely expressed the opinion that the
mystery never would be solved.
Everybody had a theory explaining
the disappearance, and only one OF
all the theories entertained in Boston
town came anywhere near the truth
The janitor OF the college was q
man named Ldttlefield and he had the
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-06-02
THE wEesTER-PARkMAN CASE.

No modern crime is more celebrated
than the murder OF DR.. George Park
man by Prof. John w. Webster OF
Harvard college. This because both
the slayer and the slain we're distin-
gulshed men, and also by reason of
the grotesquely horrible circumstances
attending the crime
Doctor Parkman was wealthy and
widely known citizen of Boston, and
at the time of his removal was sixty
years of age He was a man of most
peculiar appearance. His face was
unusually long, and terminated in a
sharp chin. protruding to such an ex-
tent that It seemed deformity. His
head was bald and down the center OF
Il ran huge cranlal ridge. suggesting
that his skull had been soldered to-
gether by a poor workman. He was
thin and tall enjoyed excellent health,
and was remarkably active and ener-
getic for one of his years.
Webster was an entirely different
type of man, being short, round and
heavy set, with a rosy and cheerful
countenance. He was popular. not
withstanding the fact that he wore
side whiskers. and his attainments
may be judged from the fact that he
held the chair OF chemistry at Har-
ward, and also In the Boston Medical
college, where he had private Offices
and laboratories.
II was on Friday. November %, 1S49,
= that Doctor Parkman disappeared
He was a man of such regular habits
that the neighbors set their clocks by
him. and when he failed to come home
for dinner his wife was much
alarmed She told the neighbors. but
they laughed at her fears. and per-
suaded her that nothing could be
wrong. Next morning. however. the
doctor still being absent, and no mes
sage having come from him, Mrs.
eParkman was seriously disturbed.
and she notified the police. Then a
systematic search was conducted for
days together. but without results.
The doctor was traced to the Boston
Medical college. and there II seemed
that he vanished from the face of the
earth.
II was known that the doctor and
Webster had some financial transac-
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-06-02
Feared LIahtnIna Rods.

Lightning rods, when erected IN
early days, were in frequent instances
torn down by angry mobs. which SIT,
pected them to be accountable for fail
ures OF crops, earthquakes and ether
manifestations OF divine displeasure
The first recognition accorded them by
any government was by the senate Of
Venice, which, May 9, 1878, ordered
their adoption for the protection of all
public buildings throughout the re-
public. -,
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-06-02
PASTURE SHEEP WITH cows
Great Objection 10 That Former Nib
BILE Grass So Closely That the
Latter Are Starved.

The great objection to pasturing
sheep with cows is the fact that the
sheep nibble the grass 80 close that
the cows cannot get bite.
This would not be very troublesome
II there was plenty OF grass and the
pastures were abundant.
In dry weather where pastures are
thin and overstocked the sheep would
nearly starve the cattle out, and pre-
vent their getting fair share of the
grass.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-06-02
FEED TROUGH IS CONVENIENT
Boards Make Handy Device for
Use at narrowing Time.

BY securing a piece Of galvanized
iron, Is by 20 inches. at the hardware
store at a cost Of not to exceed 20
cents, and piece of board 1 by 6
inches and feet long, trough can
be made that will prove very conven-
lent at narrowing time, says North
Dakota writer in the Farmer. Cut
the 5-foot board into four parts. two
Is inches long, each, for the ends,
and the remaining two cut into semi
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-06-02
He Understood.

II don't see why horses are afraid
OF automobiles" said Dick.
"Well, do" replied his ten-year-
old companion. They look like bug
gies a-going without horses"
what IL they do? That is no rea-
son." replied Dick.
Now look here. Dick! You know
you'd get scared If you saw my suit
a-walking down the street and me not
along to make II co."
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-06-02
Something Like II.

Bobby was rehearsing the patriotic
lines he was to speak at the Sunday
school Fourth of July celebration.
"'It-it-oh, yes-it gimleted we'll
for our great and glorious"
'Gimleted? Gimleted? Why, Bob
by!" the teacher interrupted. eau
cured, Bobby. Augured ,"
"oh, yes; augured knew It was
something they bored with
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-06-02
The Customary Way.

Look here! don't want you hang.
ing around here! You have the repu-
tation OF stealing everything you can
lay your hands on and"
mo. sab! No, sah!--dat is, no mo-
dan is customary 'mongst gen lemen.
sab. kansas City Star
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-06-02
Uncle Eben.

"A man dat honestly loves peace"
said Uncle Eben. lis liable to git
mighty irritated and hostile when he
finds his peacefulness constantly In
terfered with"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-06-02
ssaaonsd Wood.

The effect of seasoning wood Is to
bring into the same space 10 per cent
more fbers than when the wood was
green,
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-06-02
Thin Animals Cold.

The thin animal is always cold, Put
a blanket on II and give 1t corumeal
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-20
MANGANESE ORE
FAMINE IN SIGHT
FURTHER HANDlCAPPNG OF CHEMI-
CAL INDUSTRIES AND PAINT
AND DYE MAKING PREDICTED.

BlSBEE, Arz., Sept. pa further
handlcapping Of the chemical industries
and the paint and dye manufacturing in
terc~t~ of the country due To a lack of
M~anganc~es ores was predicted here to-
day during convention sessions OF the
American Institute OF Mining Engineers.
Tins statement was contained in a patser
by F.. {. Harder, of the L.. :. Geological
Survey, presented 10 the institute men,
bers for discussion.
Mr.. Ilarder's treatise explained that
even at the beginning OF the European war
there had been a great decrease in i'm
ports OF both ores and alloys of manga
nese and that since 1914 the price had
risen from S31 per ton TO 500 per ton
with ferromanganese sellte considerably
higher.
sand Mr.. Harder: 'The situation in
the United States, at the present time re-
garding the supply of maeanese ores and
alloys OF manganese j. one Of great seri-
business and j. likely to become increas-
ingly 50 while the European war contin-
ues. The dependence Of the country upon
foreign countries for this supply j. being
torcIbly indicated.r
Another feature Of the meetino was
me statement IN q paper by David B.
Roger, or the West Virginia Geological
Survey, 10 the effect that '.the exhaustion
Of OIL and gas in the United States j. pro-
ceeding at a rapid pace" Mr.. Roger pre-
dicted that this problem will be first mar
tally solved by the securing of deeper
producing horizons in the high-grade oil
regions and later by the possibility of
mining deep SAND oil and gas.
Gold and silver deposits in North and
South America were discussed bv Waldo
mar Lindgren. who said that the South
American mineral resources in precious
metals are less than those of the northern
continent and that "even progress and
enterprise will be unable To raise lis pro-
dnction To approach the figures attained
by North America"
The several hundred institute delegates
LETT here tonight for Globe where Thurs
days and Fridays sessions will be held.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-20
EXAMINATIONS To
BE HELD OCT. II.
JOBS OF MANY DESCRIPTIONS IN
GOVERNMENT SERVICE OPEN
FOR THOSE WHO SUCCEED.

The United States Civil Service Com
mission announces that the following ex-
aminationS will hc held in Brownsville on
October IL, 1916:
Agricultural inspector, Philippine Serv-
nee; and. Bureau of Standards: apprentice
fish culturi~t. Bureau of Fisheries; com
putor, Nautical Almanac Office and Naval
Observatory: craftsman. copyi~t. marine
engine and boiler, Navy Department. me
chanical, Panama Canal service: and topo-
graphic, Panama Canal service: electro
typer, imlSher, Government Printing Office:
engineer indian Service; junior engineer.
mining, Bureau of Mines: laboratory as
%Si~tant. Bureau of Standards. library as
%Si>tant. Departmental Service: press feed
er. Government Printing Office; press feed
er. photographic Office: printer. Govcru-
ment Printing Office: scientific assistant.
Department ot Agriculture: tariff clerk
Interstate Commerce Commission: teacher
Indian Service: trained nurse. Indian and
Panama Canal Services.
Blank applications and necessary infor-
nation may be obtained from the Civil Ser
vice Commission. Washington. u. IL. from
the Secretary. Tenth Civil Service District.
New Orleans La. or from the local ~ecrc-
tary Of the Commission I'D the Custom
House III this city