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Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-08-04
SOME CONSOLATION IN THAT
Growing Maiden Quick to Recognize
and Announce That Conditions
Might Be Much Worse.

At the beginning of hot weather last
summers clothes always regain re-
spect. They are then buttoned hur-
riedly into service. Dressmakers fore
see this time, providing deep hens and
convenient tucks; mothers dislike II
for the proof II enforces of their grow
ing daughters added inches.
Her mother was trying one Of last
summers resurrected glories on Mary
Jane. Goodness gracious, Mary Jane,
how you have grown!" she said, look
ing despairingly ut the short dress.
"This hem will have to be let down at
least three inches"
Mary Jane was plainly troubled.
81 don't see why | grow so much, 1t
Just makes you have to let out and let
out. II keep on growing tall I soon
won't be able to go through the door
ways"
Suddenly her face frightened.
"I'm not so tall as l might be,
though" she added, "for just think
how tall would have been If there
wasn't so much turned up for my
feet"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-08-04
Tho Oldest Of Trees.

AS to the ages Of trees, It is not the
oak which Is. as Dryden. or another,
has 1t, tho patriarch" The oldest
trees on earth are the tremendous con.
ifers standing in one Of the Call.
fornian valleys. Older than Abraham,
they have rolled around with the
world, alive. for many more centuries
than any mere oak: and not long ago
1na of them fell. There he lies. and
You climb bis side by ladder. And
the rest--or many Of theni--are in
their last few centuries, as 10 evident
From their ,dwindling tops.
That is what surprises the tourist
that having lived through human
history they are now dying. They
are now cared for. II things so strange
and SO august can be said to owe any
thing to mans care; but man for hun
dreds of decades gave them hard
usage; their hollows are black with
the fires lighted within by Indian ma
tions long vanished.-London Chroni
Gle, -
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-08-04
CHEAPEST GAINS ON PASTURE
Result Of Trials Conducted at North
Dakota statlon--AnImals Need
Some Grain.

Pigs make the cheapest gains on
pasture. Trials at the North Dakota
experiment station Indicate that brood
sows running on good pasture and
nursing filters win do as we'll when
receiving one to ~ pounds of grain
per each 100 pounds live weight OF
SOW, as sows in dry lot receiving 21a
pounds grain per day per each 100
pounds live weight. The pasture just
about cut the feed cost in two. The
pasture alone does not furnish enough
feed for either the brood SOW with
litter or for the weaned pigs. They
should be fed some grain, so as to
make rapid growth. In this way the
spring pig can be ready for market
before real cold weather sets in,
Alfalfa, clover, bromus and winter
rye make the earliest pastures. When
these have not been provided early
spring seeding of such grains as oats
md barley or rape are the next best
hing.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-08-04
Scotch Rspartee.

II old Cargo Jones was the most
inquisitivc man in the village. Tom
Morton was certainly the surliest. One
afternoon as Cargo perambulated slow
ly along the one narrow street, he
paused at Toms garden fence and
gazed inquiringly over at Tom, who
was busily mailing very large box
together. Afternoon. Toni" said the
old chap genially. Whatever be zee
putin that great box together for?'
Tom paused In his hammering LONG
enough to retort CURLY; ITO hold al
your questions. II so be as it's bis
enough" Cargo eyed him in panied
silence for few moments. Then nj
took an empty match box from his
pocket and threw 1t over to Sandy
"Then thatll do for yer civil answers
II SO be as it's small enough" he re
torted quietly.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-08-04

In its incessant warfare ..gainst the
land, the sea literally takes its cap
tured hosts and makes them do battle
under its command. The boulders that
are shattered from the face of clitf
are dashed up against 1t again and
again, hammering others loose. the
while being worn round and smooth
as the projectiles Of big guns must be,
AS the process goes on those huge
shells are worn down and crumbled
until there remains nothing to tell the
story OF forced fighting against their
own stronghold, save grains OF sand
on some distant beach or the soft car
pet spread upon the floor of the sea
many fathoms deep.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-08-04
Bees IN Way Of churehaoers.

Georgetown. Del,-When men, WON,
en- and children on their way TO church
the other evening walked into q
swarm of bees at one of the principal
corners of the town more or lesG ex
element ensued. Many OF the would
be churchgoers went no farther, but
right about faced and hasteneG home
ward Others. unhArtned, proceeded
TO church. The bees had swarmed
on the sidewalk. and In the dusk of
the twilight could not be seen until
pedestrians stepped among them.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-08-04

this way send an enormous amount of
copy over the wires in a short time.
They. like the correspondents. were
gathered from all sections of the
country Because of especial ability for
certain work For example. the en-.
tire force that handled the service to
newspapers supplied by the Western
Newspaper Union at Chicago was
brought to st. Louis to do the same
work here because the men we're ia.
miliar with the methods of handling
II in the shortest possible time.
At the convention halls large forces
of operators we're on duty in order to
handle the running stories of the con.
vention, and the stories OF happenings
that were OF particular interest in GER.
tain sections. OF the Western Union
force these men we're in charge of s. A.
Leltch, who is known as the conven.
ton editor and who has handled this
work through many big gatherings of
q similar character.
Both telegraph companies took to
the convention cities large numbers
of their division officials, inspectors,
commercial agents. supervisors. and
the like, and to each was given the
problem of seeing that the news to
his part of the country was rushed
out In the shortest possible time.
And all of this is but an indication
of the demand upon the part of the
public for news of these great politi.
cal gatherings. and shows the public
interest in the political situation of
this year.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-08-04
INDIANS CLAIM
$4,000 ACRES
Members of Pacific Coast Tribes
Base Contention on Treaty
Signed in 1855.
INCLUDES THRIVING CITIES
investigation Shown Treaty Never
Was Ratified, and Governments
Copy Of the Document Has
Not Yet Been Found.

Mansfield, Ore.-George WATSON, q de-
scendant of former chief of the
Coos Bay Indians. and Arthur p. FeA.
ton. former examiner of inheritance
for the Indian service, will lay before
the president and congress a claim to
1.792,000 acres of land embraced In q
strip along this section of the coast.
40 by 70 miles in extent and includ.
ing number of fiourishing cities
and Industries.
This land the Coos Bay. Lower
Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians claim
as their own by original right of pos
session and by treaty made with Su-
perintendent OF Indian Affairs for the
Territory of Oregon. Joel Palmer. at
Empire. in the year 1855.
Witnesses Still Living.
There are q number of Indians alive
who were present when the treaty
was signed at big conclave follow
ing the Rogue River Indian war and
disturbances on the Coquille river.
Those who remember the great gath.
ering of Indians and the signing of
the treaty we're children of from eight
to fourteen years, and their knowl.
edge of the conditions of the treaty
is only that which was talked about
by the firesides among their elders
at that time.
There were present representing
the several Indian tribes at Empire
when the treaty of peace was signed
and the agreements concluded and
given into the hands of Superintend1
ent Palmer, Chief Taylor OF the Low.
err Coos Bay tribe; Chief Jim Tyee
and Chief Jack Rogers of the other
Coos Bay tribes; Chiefs Supina. Joe
Scott and Umpqua Dick of the Lower
Umpqua tribes.
The oldest Indian now living who
remembers the agreement and was in
Empire during the council is Jeff Har'
ney, now resident on the Siuslaw riv'
! err. He tells many interesting things
about the gathering and says that
Doctor Drew. an Indian agent, was
also participant in the meeting.
|
Hawley OF oregon already have made
research in the affair and found g
letter from President Buchanan ad
dressed to congress when submitting
the treaty to that body for ratification
in 1857. two years after its being
signed Senator Lane is reported
also to have in his possession true
| copy OF the treaty as preserved u
some history written shortly after thu
Empire gathering.
II has been established that thu
treaty was never ratified, nor has thu
governments copy been found as yet
but the Indians consider the treat!
was made in good faith and therefore
feel the government should keep faitl
with them.
The exact demands which the rep
resentatives of the Indians expect Il
make upon the government have no
been outlined. but II was learned the,
hold themselves entitled to between
$4,000 900 and $t0,000,000.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-08-04
START BABY BEEF ON GRAIN
Provide Creep In Pasture SO That
Young Animals viii Not Be Dis
turbed by the Cows.

A creep should be provided in the
pasture so that calves may have &C
cess to grain without being disturbed
by cows, as it is very important to
start beef calves on grain before they
are weaned. They may be kept in a
separate lot into which the cows are
turned twice day, II this method is
preferred. In this case there will, of
course, be no need for creeps or any
think else to keep cows from the
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-08-04

Frances A. Snyderman. the eighteen
year-old William Penn high-school
student, whose clever feats in arithmet,
zeal problems astonishes her teach
ers. She was born In Russia and emf
grated with her parents when she was
eight years old. Although she could
scarcely read English when enrolled
In school she startled the teachers by
her wizard" arithmetical abilities
she likes arithmetic like most girls
like matinees and bonbons.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-08-04
Salt Fish Petrlfled.

Mobile, ALA petrifed fish, pre-
sumably a sheepshead, dug from the
limestone quarry at Glennon, Ala. has
been exhibited here. The rock con-
tanning the fish was found following
a blast. AS the sheepshead is salt.
water fish. fishermen are wondering
how this one happened TO be so far
from salt water-about sixty miles.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-08-04
paIestIne Enrth In Grave.

Chicago. head pillowed upon
earth brought from the Mount OF Oh
ives. IIaimnu Lowry. pioneer and phi
lanthroplst. was buried after his own
wish. The earth upon which his head
rested was brought by Mr.. Lowry from
the lot in which his parents lie In
the Mount OF Olives.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-08-04
hoM 90 You Saw It2

What word is most frequently mis-
pronounced? Arctic" widely pro
nounced without the first C, would
have high place in the list. Others
might be these: Culinary for Gu
linary, la-mentable for lam-entable
airo-plane for a-e-roplane, ac-climate fu
accli.mate, cupolo for cupola, charlotte
roosh for russo.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-08-04
Adult Sheep Tick.

the lime and sulphur dips frequently
used, but is killed very readily by any
of the standard strength tobacco dips,
extracts or solutions. The tobacco
dips are in general use, as they will
kill all the commoner types of exter'
nal parasites without injury to the
animal or the wool.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-08-04
DIPPING TO ERADICATE TICK
Parasite Probably Does Less Damage
Than Either Mite or Louse-To-
bacco Dips Are Favored.

or the commoner external parasites
attacking sheep, the tick probably does
less real harm than either the mite or
the louise. The illustration shows
greatly enlarged figure of the sheep
tick. This pest is not easily killed by
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-08-04
Explained.

Songs of the sea- are always pop
ular."
POSSIBLY because they are In ac-
cord with the whistling buoys."
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-08-04
Isn't II so7

A husband usually hangs around the
house too much or not enough TO salts.
~ his wife.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-08-04
It is impossible for any woman who

Is W ell and who
has never suffered
to realize how these
poor, suffering wo-
men feel when re-
stored to h e alth;
their keen desire to
help other women
who are suffering as
they did.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-08-04
WHY WOMEN
WRITE LETTERS.
To Lydia E. Pinkham EIcdi-.
cine Co.

Women who ere well often cc,s care
tne letters which the Lydia Il. Iinkham
Medicine Co. are continually publishing,
Eenuine?" care they truthful p"
"Why do women write such letters !? %
In answer we say that never have we
published fictitious letter or name.
Never, knowingly, have we published
an untruthful letter, or one without the
full and written consent Of the woman
who wrote it.
The reason that thousands Of women
from oil parts of the country write such
grateful letters to the Lydia E. Pink
ham Medicine Co. is that Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has brought
health and happiness into their lives,
once burdened with pain and suffering.
1t has relieved women from some Of
the worst forms of female ills, from dis
placements. Inflammation, liberation,
irregularities, nervousness, weakness,
stomach troubles and from the blues.
ia Z. :.-a,o,,;Llo co. or,y xyo,,,o, xyhc.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-08-04
DAISY FLY KILLER
MEN AND Kidney trouble preys
upon the mind dis
WOMEN courages and lessons
" ambition. beautv viz

or and cheerfulness often disappear when
the kidneys are out of order or diseased.
For good results uses DIR. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root the great kidney remedy
Gel Post also pamphlet
ADDRESS DR.. Kilmer & Co., Bnghamton
N. T., and enclose ten cents. When WRIT
Ing mention this paper.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-08-04

placed anywhere, at
tracts and kills all
hies. Neat, clean. OF
namental. convenient
cheap. Lasts alt
season. Made OF
metal, cap'tspillor tin
over, will not soil or
| njure anything,
Guaranteed effective.
All dealers orcsent
express paid for sl.oo.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-08-04
Star Operators on Job.

In the main Office OF the Western
Union at st, Louis, on what they
called the convention floor, were 1850
operators, the best in the employ of
the company, who did nothing but
handle newspaper dispatches, and the
same company employed 200 in the
same way at Chicago. These men are
code" operators, who can make few
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-11-02
THE EIGHT-HoUR DAY

To President Wilson talk about the eghthour day
think the phrase linguistic of that blessed word Meo
poama If there virtue in the phrase however it the Repub
party that claim the credit,
The first law enacted by Congress June %
1865 when body overwhelmingly Republican provided
eight hours shall constitute days work for all abOrer work
mechanics who may be employed by behalf of tho
government of the United States.
This continued in effect this day amended and
extended the early Nnee when Thomas b. Reed his first
Speaker again 1912 when Republican President still
occupied the White House.
Among the States Republican Illinois, in 1903 the first to
establish the eighhou day for chlden and of the
States which have legislative restrictions regarding the hours
employment labor fifteen Republican and only
eight Democratic.
The Democratic party adopted in federal
legsation-for Adamson bill eghhour aand
Democratic State legislature has given sanction
enactmen because active Republican minority
took the initiative and forced the issue.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-11-02
ATLAS COAL CO,
Special Election Notice

In obedience to an order of the
Mason County Court. entered at the
September term, 1916. notice is here
by given that an election will be held
and Doll taken in Mason county, Ken
lucky. at the usual and regular vot-
ing places in each of the precincts, on
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER Z, 1916,
Between the hours of o'clock, a. m,
and o'clock, p. m, on said date, at
which election all legal voters resid-
ing in said precincts, shall be given
an opportunity to vote by secret bal
| lot on the question whether the Fis-
cal Court of Mason county shall be
composed of three Commissioners to
be elected from the county at large
and the Judge of the County Court.
The order calling said election
specifying its purpose and directing
the manner in which same shall be
held, is as follows:
MASON COUNTY COURT.
September Term, September 4, 1916.
Alfred NJ. Peed. ct ais, On Petition.
ORDER
This day came Alfred NJ. Peed and
others and filed a written petition
signed by eight hundred and forty
one of the legal voters of Mason
county, requesting the Judge of the
Mason County Court to submit to the
qualified voters of Mason county at
the next general election hereafter to
be held the question, whether the
Fiscal Court of Mason county shall
be composed of three Commissioners,
to be elected from the county at
large, and the Judge of the County
Court" and it appearing that said
petition is signed by more than three
hundred and fifty of the legal voters
of Mason county, and the court being
advised, 1t is therefore ordered and
directed that the officers of the cleo
ton in all the voting precincts in
Mason county shall open a poll and
take the sense of the legal voters in
said county upon said question, said
election TO be held on Tuesday, No
vember eth, 1916, between the hours
of a. m, and p. m. The Clerk
OF the Mason Countq Court shall fur
nish the Sheriff of Mason county a
copy of this order, and said Sheriff
shall cause the same to be published
In all the county papers not less than
four weeks previous to said election
and he shall also advertise the same
by printed handbills, posted not less
than two weeks before said election
In a conspicuous place in each Of the
voting precincts in said county. It
II furthed ordered and directed that
the Clerk Of the Mason County Court
shall prepare ballots to be used at
said election, each ballot to have
printed thereon the question:
ARE You IN FAVOR OF THE
FISCAL COURT OF THE COUNTY
PEING COMPOSED OF THREE COM
MlSSIONERS TO BE ELECTED
FROM THE COUNTY AT LARGE
AND THE JUDGE OF THE COUNTY
COURT?"
Given under my hand. at my office,
In the City OF Maysville, Mason coun-
~, Kentucky, this S0th day OF Septem-
Der, 1916.
JOHN II. CLARKE.
sheriff OF Mason County
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-11-02
SHIPS AND SHOPS

back National Democratic Club New York City
in resolution favorng the Government ship purchase BILL said
Ong American standards of safety and humaE
conditions of labor for American private enterprise
be relied provide ships because experience has demonstrated
that private capital successfully the hand
lower standards maintained by other maritime nations Was
this arguments which Congress appropriate
$000000 for the purchase ships? And the Democrats
caegOrcay opposed the only legislation which will put
American manufacturer of equality with his European
peor and his ptance paid wOrkmena protective tariff If it is
good for a ship, why not for a shop?
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-11-02

Rev. Marion Nelson Dalwri of Arkansas speaking to the W.
Wilson Union in Washington, October oath
the election of Woodrow Wilson, said that
there will be only flag and nation Western
phere:
Mexco will be annexed to the United States; Canada will be
of South America will
domain There this continent for nations
one big enough families he
declared Mercy sakes Does the domino
peace III the East War IN West Thank
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-11-02
Editorial Comment
The Wilson Keynote.

In his kneclng to the demands of
the trainmen, In his sacrifice of the
sacred principle of arbitration on the
altar of peace-nt-any-price, we see, In
review. the whole philosophy of the
Wilson theory of government and ma
tiOnality.
at is better to run than to fight"
That theory is at work in American
government today for the first time
Boston Journal.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-11-02
State Of Onio, City Of Toledo
Lucas County

Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he
Is senior partner OF the firm Of F. J
Cheney & Co., doing business 10 the
City of Toledo, County and State afore-
said, and that said firm will pay the
sum Of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
for each and every case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by the use OF
HALLS CATARRH CURE
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 9Th day OF De-
cember. A. d. 1886.
(SeaD W GLEASON.
Notary Public
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally and acts directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Send for testimonials, free
f. J. CHENEY g. CO., Toledo o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti.
patton
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-11-02

We have Just received a supply OF
coal fresh from the mines anu ~. ore
pared to deliver your coal rl-h' al
your coal house. provided sou live
where we can go with a motor truck,
We will haul your wheat to town for
you and only charge you what it is
actually worth. Yours for business,
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-11-02

A surplus of $5,2OO,OOO from the
postal service during the fiscal year
ending June 80, is reported by Post
master-General BurlesOn. With the
department more than paying ex-
penses, II would seem that the execu-
tive officials could afford to keep on
the payroll members of the National
Guard, who responded when the Presi-
dent called out the Organized Militia
for duty on the border.
A doormat leads life of suplne
peace, but It has to stand for an awful
lot Of stepping on.
Add famous quotations of history
"Tll surrender on this line II 1t takes
all summerW
Now Ellis Parker Butler author of
Pigs Is Pigs" has declared for VIII
son. It's a great administration for
pork, all right.
Now that Mr.. Hughes has left Mis-
souri, they're referring to 1t out there
as the I'm Shown" state.
The people of Vera Cruz who have
erected monument In the plaza to
the Mexlcans slain in battle seem to
be ignorant Of the fact that Mr.. VIII
son kept this country out of war.
Evidently Mr.. Wilson has made up
his mind about something. He refers
In his acceptance speech to "the SOW
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-11-02

land states eAch bet was made a
few days ago. The officers heard of 1t
and they arrested the Republican on
a charge of robbery and sent the Dem
ocrat to an insane asylum. Be care
full.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-11-02
The Wilson Waltz.

In view Of recent events the follow
ny formula overheard on hotel We
randa may be of interest: The Wilson
waltz, one step forward, three steps
backward, hesitate, then sidestep.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-11-02

1t begins to appear that that single
track mind system will have to be
temporarily double-trucked. A few
weeks hence, of course, 1t will be
side-trncked
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-11-02

One thing we must all admit
The President is never too proud to
sidestep.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-11-02

A handful of common sense is worth
a bushel of learning.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-11-02

ereIgn authority OF Mexico" lie may
have decided to whom he was refer
ring. Less than two years ago he was
not sure whether II was the soldier
bandit villa or the grocer-grafter Car
rama.