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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-01-10
INSPIRATION Of
THE COUNTY FAIR
BY Peter Radford.

When you enter the agricultural de-
partment OF the county fair. you feel
your soul uplifted and your life takes
on a new power-that is the inspira-
ton of the soil. You are overpowered
by the grandeur and magniiicence OF
the s~cene-that is the spirit Of the
harvest. You can hear the voice Of
nature calling you back to the soil
that Is opportunity knocking at your
door. 1t is a good chance to spend a
quiet hour in contact with the purity
and perfection of nature and to sweet
en- your life with its fragrance, elevate
your ideals with its beauty and expand
your imagination with its power.
These products as food are fit for
the gods, and as an article of COM
merce they ought to bring tip-top
prices on any market in the world.
The products Of the soil are teachers
and preachers as we'll. Their beauty
gives human life its first entertain
ment, their perfection stirs the genius
in artists; their purity. furnishes mod.
els for growth Of character and their
marvellous achievements excite our
curiosity and we inquire into the won.
derful process Of nature.
Before leaving the parlor Of agricul.
ture where nature is ~parading In her
most graceful attire and science Is
climbing the giddy heights of perfec-
ton, let us pause and take a retro.
spective view. How many of you
know that after these wonderful prod.
ucts are raised, they a seldom be
marketed at a profit? Take the blush
ing alberta, for example-they were
fed to the hogs by the carload last
year. The onion--the nations favorite
vegetable-every year rots by the
acre in the Southwest for want Of a
market and as a result hundreds of
farmers have lost their homes. Cot,
ton-~nature's capitalist--often goes
begging on the market at less than
cost of production.
II is great to wander through the
exhibits while the band is playing
Dixie" and boast Of the marvellous
fertility of the soil and pride ourselves
on u ability to master science, but
1t is also well to remember that there
Is a market side to agriculture thai
does not reflect its hardships in the
exhibits at a county fair.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-01-10
Wanted Rev. Scruggs to Perform Cere-
ony

The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.
Albright wondered why they went to
Cape Girardeau to be married. This
is the way the Cape Girardeau Re-
publican explains ii:
In order to be married by their
favorite minister, on Christmas Eve,
William G.. Albright and Miss Mintye
A. Hill of Fredericktown took a long
trip to Cape Girardeau by train and
automobile late Monday afternoon
and evening and faced the Rev. J.
Pendleton Scruggs Of the First Bap.
fist Church at his residence at $3.50
O'Clock for the ceremony.
That night they spent in Cape
Girardeau and Christmas Day return
ed home to celebrate the day of all
days in the bliss of new wedlock with
their folks at home. They had been
sweethearts for two or three years,
possible longer, and it was written in
the books OF their friends that the
ceremony vas likely to happen most
any time.
Albright is a hardware merchant.
He has lived at Fredericktown many
years and is successful in business and
a leader in the social life Of the town.
His bride Is a daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. L. Hill, we'll to do farmer
folks living near Fredericktown.
When Rev. Scruggs was stationed
at Fredericktown as pastor Of the
Baptist church they were regular at.
PENDANTS at his services. When they
decided to wed they argued 1t ont be-
fore the Hill fire place that he must
be the pastor to marry them and so
they set out tho day before Christmas
to and him.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-01-10
Fresh Greens for The Canary

Canarles are very ford Of ,effr
celery tops and other young and len.
DER greens, as all tirdicvers knoa.
When the hirdman tells III We niyse
not give these things to our nets ~,
frequently the temptation 10 60 sla.
trary to advice is strong, far We yy1.,.
patlize keenly. An accident showed
lhe The way to gratify our pets without
harm to them, us experience MSS
proven. Some months since n liyt!a
birdseed was spilled On the earth In
n large tub containing d rubber ,gar;.
Soon these seeds sprouted. and W. hit
upon the idea OF removing the ho5,s,a
from the cage and setting 1t over Thu.
young sprouts. The JOY the canarias
found IN their greens, and the c,si.st.
quent discovery that the birds we're
really gaining i'll health and song con.
WINGED us that a box Of sprouting bird
seed was the thing to keep on hand for
,i4em.-EXchange,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-01-10
Oyster chesp Food,

Only the sea herring can equas :l.a
oyster in cash value as a product II
the sea. This is partly because they
nre so palatable and partly hecasss
they are so inexpensive. A pint ,:als
usually be purchased for 20 cents o..
the coasts and a nourishlng stew tor
several persons Can be made Of a pint
" oysters. The North Atlantic ecasn
produces more oysters than are ~ t4
found III the oyster beds of all other
countries, but oyster farming Is ii
profitable Industry In many lands. TF2e
mia-AtIantic coast is particularly n0,el
Cor its oysters.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-01-10
Farmers Week News.

Jefferson City, Mo, January 6--The
missouri Farmers Week aud State
War Conference opens In Columbia,
at the University, Monday night, Jam
uary 18th, ending on Friday night.
The Missouri Council Of Defense ioius
with the State Board and College of
Agriculture.
Monday night, Hon Carl Vroomatt
OF the United States Departments OF
Agriculture, Mrs. Nellie Kedzie Jones
Of Wisconsin ('Aunt Nellie" Of the
Country CENTENARY and Oliver VIII
son, Master of the National Grange,
will speak.
Tuesday night Dean &. F. Curtiss
OF Iowa State College, on Agriculture
in South America" Dean John Lee
Coulter Of West Virginia, on "Co.
operation Among Farmers" Herbert
Hoover, National Food Administrator.
Wednesday night--State War Con-
terence program furnished by the
Federal Government and National
Council of Defense; Hon. James X.
Lane of California, United States Sec
rotary of the Interior; Sir Frederick
E. Smith, Attorney-General of Great
Britain.
Thursday night~-Gov. Frederick d.
Gardner, DR., G. G. Creelman, Presi-
dent of Ontario Agricultural College
of Canada, and Ernest Harold Baynes,
the natura list.
Friday night-The Farmers Ban.
quet.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-01-10
Three Hands.

One Of our famous lecturers used to
say some people had three hands, u
right hand and Il left hand and Il little
beliindhand, The fifth wheel o IL cart
is frequently mentioned rs an example
OF uselessness, hut the third hand Is
worse than useless, it Is q serious
handicap, observes a writer. All Of us
need TO keep our right hand busy, and
most need to teach the left hand to do
Its share, but Il little beliindhund
should be promptly amputated.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-01-10
Use Sorghum Instead OF Sugar for Meat
Cure.

Folks who like sugar cured meat
may save sugar and develop a sugar
cure flavor by using sorghum. This
is a suggestion made by p. r. Trow-
bridge OF the University Of Missouri
College of Agriculture Plain salt or
salt and pepper may be used in curing
the meat. After the meat is smoked
The sugar cure flavor may be develop
ed by snearlng the meat thoroughly
with sorghum. Wrap the meat and
hang it where the mice can not reach
it. The pepper may be omitted from
the cure and applied with the sor-
ghum.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-01-10
Chidtsa No Exception.
In lronton as Elsewhere Youth and Age
Suffer Allie From Kidney Weakness.

Is your child weak, frail and pale?
No control over the kidneys action?
Kidney weakness is a serious thing
Far too serious to overlook.
1t may mean q life of sickliness.
Profit by lronton experiences.
Use Doan's Kidney Pills.
Endorsed by lronton parents.
lead this if0nton mothers en-
dorsemeut:
Mrs. Anderson Rust, Ironton says:
lone of my children suffered from
weak kidneys and WIS caused much
annoyance by too frequent passage at
night, gave the child a lot of
remedies but with no benefit. Finally
Doal's Kidney Pills We're tried and
they gave wonderful relief. Doan's
regulated tbs Kidneys and removed
the bladder weakness"
G0c, at all dealers. Foster Milburn
Co, Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-01-10
Used First SeWinq Machine,

The first woman in America to use n
sewing machine died at Wlnsted, in
Connecticut, ut the age of elghty-six.
She was Miss Elizabeth Kilbourn, who
in the fifties was a teacher In II pri.
vate school at New Hartford. When
Elias Howe was experimenting with
his invention, he asked her to help
him, and SO TO her fell the honor Of
being the first to use the new machine.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-01-10
So the People May Know.
tKansas City Post.I

thaDsaS CITY PoSt.l
AT last Col. The odore Roosevelt is
out. in the o%pen-all his camouflage
torn away, all his fervid protests of pa.
triotism swept away by his desire to
implant in the hearts of people of the
United States a d~istrust of President
Wilson.
In to.day's Kansas City Star, which
he chose months ago as the instru-
,ment through which he would begin
his campaign for the presidency, he,
for the first time, accuses President
Wilson Of being responsible for q con-
dition in army and training camps
which, II true, were we'll calculated
to plant fear in the the heart Of every
mother and father who has a son in
khaki, to arouse in every cantonment
a spirit Of unrest and rebellion.
BY suggestion he would have the
people believe that every camp is a
pestilential spot, every youth stricken
with disease, every boy unclothed,
every soldier sent to Europe unarm.
ed.
~ do not dwell on These facts to
blame anybody" is his vain effort to
cover up the real purpose OF his
reiteration Of charges In which he
names President Wilson's purpose
80 thinly veiled that all may read, a
purpose to discredIt every action Of
the president, even though he weak.
en- the forces Of this nation and divide
the people into hostile camps.
His charges r but variations Of
every German lie that has been
spread In this country since war was
declared.
That Colonel Roosevelt chooses FOL
the organ Of distribution Of his pro.
paganda Of distrust Of the president
Of disruption of national spirit, 81 die
Organization Of ths nations loyalty, !
paper whose general manager VI,
- istslys ! subjsct of ths ksissr thst
~ nm n acSrceiy nv upon HI
nstnrslisstion rapsfs nssy 0fnnty noI
|bs SlgniAosnt. ~ Soldxaslxelpalnl
|uelsasl 1ssssvSlt Sa1 i \
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-01-10
Expect Crasshoppers Next Summer.

Owing to a dry winter which per
mitted the grasshopper eggs to live
through and hatch out in the spring,
the grasshopper damage in some
PARTS of Missouri was high last year.
The United States Department of
Agriculture has issued a warning to
the effect that grasshoppers may be
numerous in this state next year. In
places they have stripped portions Of
early wheat and rye.
I. j. Taihert of the University Of
Missouri College Of Agriculture sug-
CESS that farmers may begin fighting
the next crop Of grasshoppers during
the present winter The grasshoppers
lay eggs in the hard ground along the
fence rows, in neglected fields, and
pastures. Mr.. Talbert suggests that
il such land is to be- cultivated next
year, it should be pioWed this winter
or in early spring. This will expose
the eggs to freezing weather. IT it il
not desirable to pillow the pastures,
many of the eggs may be destroyed
by disking. Such measures will be
most effective in regions where the
hoppers were troublesome last year.
Poison bran mash, which is scattered
in the fields where grasshoppers are
destroying the crop, has been effective
in controlling them. Farmers who
expect TO use this method next sum
mer may obtain the formula for pre-
pairing the mash by addressing the
College Of Agriculture, Columbia, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-01-10

ington his recommendation in the
Krenning 81 replied that he had not,
but that it was in the course OF prepa-
ration.
He would hot state what his recon-
menation would be, but he said: "The
only thing | have to say about the
Krenning case for publication is that
as far as | are concerned it is a case
for vigorous prosecution"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-01-10
GAIA. q Place Of Trade,

In almost every particular the mod
ern GAIA is an Egyptian rather than
u Syrian town. II is full Of rich vege.
tation, and its many g~listening nina
rets show up against the duh green of
|inuulnerable olive trees. GAIA is still,
as of old, n place Of trade, Of camels
and caravans, and its bazaars are loud
with traffic and filed with merchan.
disc.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-01-10
No Difference,

Shc-"Don't you think you ought at
least to make enough money to sup.
port me" He--"lt wouldn't make
any difference; even then I couldn't
support you."-Lifc.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-01-10
OUR PUBLIC FORUM
VII Hon. Elihu Root
On phere

The question of Woman Suffrage is an issue before
the american people. Twelve states have adopted ii.
Tour more states vote upon it this fail and it is strongly
urged that 1t become a platform demand OF the national
political parties. 1t is therefore the privilege and the
duty OF every voter to study carefully this subject, Hon
Elihu Root. in discussing this question before the Consti.
tutlonai Convention of New York, recently said in part:
i am opposed to the granting OF suffrage to women,
because l believe that it would be a loss to women, to all
women and to every woman; and because l believe it
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-01-10
Weather Report.

meteorological Report of Coopera-
tive Observer at I~ronton Iron County,
Mo-, for the week ending Tuesday,
December 25, 1917: -
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-01-10

NoTE.--The precipitation includes
rain, hail, sleet and melted snow, and
is recorded in inches and hundredths.
Ten inches Of snow equal one inch Of
rain. ~ Indicates trace of precip;-
tation. w, II. DELANo, Observer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-01-10

For Sale-A mare, seven years old;
price S135, 90 apply to Chas. Whele.
hon, Arcadia, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-01-10
hTEyASW OEDER

THE Texas Wonder cures kidney and
bladder troubles, diseolyes gravel cures
-. dlahotss, weak ard la,ne backs, rhcunn.
ttsfn and ~ irregularities oftle kidneys and
bladder in ''o;h men and women. Ifnots sold
~ sour a%rIeg,st, will ha seut by RAJ! on ro.
treatment and seldom fails 10 perfect a ere
Send For testimonials from this epl o.ner
States. Dr.. l.. ". Hall, 2528 Olive Street,
- iM'ois. tic. Sold by druggist .--AdY.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-25

the District Rebekah meeting held
here last week.
Miss Mary F'oss has returned from
Colby College.
Z. w. Dutton. the new landlord of
the Bingham Hotel was in Skowhe-
gan Friday He has taken posses
sion of the hotel property but has not
Yet vacated his former home.
The members of the Ladies' Aid of
the Methodist church ere invited to
a picnic dinner with the Ladies' Aid
Tuesday. Rev. Fl. c. Tilden is the
joint pastor of the two churches and
the affair will be held at his home in
Scion.
Mrs. Lila Morrison and little son
Paul of North Nassalboro have been
visiting with relatives in town the
past week.
The July meeting of the Sunshine
Society will be held at the home OF
Mrs. Lucinda Moore
Allen Rogers has returned home
from Camp Devens where he has
been in training for about a year ow-
ing to poor health.
The school children nave donated
the sum of S6.92 for the new street
sprinkler and practically enough
money has already been subscribed
for the vehicle.
Every one is urged to attend and
help the War Relief Society which
meets Tuesday afternoons.
The annual meeting Of the Masonic
lodge was hold Saturday night with
the following choice of electric otT1
GERS: Master, Alvah Witham SEN
ior warden. l.. Z. Smith Junior war
den, Columbus Baker: senior Gcacon,
Frank Whitney: punior deacon Leon
Robinson. 4 six o'clocl, supper was
served. Sunday Rev. 7. t. HIATT
preached special sermon to the
members of the Masonic fraternity
and the order of the Eastern star at
the CONGREGATIONAL church. His top
ic was The Man Jesus and His Ap-
peal to Life" Both orders were rep
resented by good delegations occupy
ing seats in q body.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-25
Training Little Children

Children are 50 open-hearted and
ready and respond SO sweetly and
quickly to aith and trust that we
often miss great happiness by not
sharing our hopes and joys more free
~ with them.
If we keep the bond very close, our
homo will become the great meeting
place of all children, and this love
and companionship between parents
and children will be like a powerful
magnet whose attraction the children
cannot resist
SO, from these beginnings the home
tie will he SO strengthened that we
need never fear that the allurements
of the world can draw our children
from us. but can rest assured that
they vii! always return to the cen
ter Of deep rcpose''
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-25
NO OUTWARD SIGN OF GRIEF
Dumb Agony of Cossack Woman,
Taking Leave of Mate. More I'm
p-essive than Flow of Tears

Ii was the square of Iurievts Con
the NolsaD that one of those tragic
fragments which life casts up like
driftwood was flung at our feet. A
Cossack's leave taking of his mate;
that was all, Il million times repeated
in Il million different izbas, i'll that
one summer. But it was more-sym-
Dol of woman's ancient and inarticu-
late grief.
These shawled and booted women
of the North are too bCrdencd with
Carth'S sorrow to weep; they are like
dumb cattle in their Woe The soldier
himself was openly wipirg his eyes.on
his coarse, dusty. brown sleeve. while
under both arms he clut2hed absurd
~ two enormous loaves of black
bread. A dingy little child in it's
mothers arms futtered uncompre-
bending hands in the direction of the
steamer: but from the Mongol-
checked. gray eyed woman there was
no sign.
She neither touched her man in
farewell, nor offered any of those
small caresses by which we seek to
mitigate our grief. The Sullen
silence Of the North had laid its fin
ger upon her. but her eyes followed
her mate with the wild, unreasonable
grief of the forest sprung. She
stood still staring, unaware of the
baby in her arms. While the steamer
moved slowly out into the gray mists.
Long after dusk had closed down. I
could see her face straining in the
cleaning like mask of despair
Olive Gilhreath in the Yale Re-
view
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-25
why En1'and Keeps a Wash sook

ohe Of the odd things they do in
England IS officially to keep tract, Of
eNefHpodys clothes. A book known as
ne Register of Laundries and
Laundry Marks" is kept bv tho co,,,-
missioner of police in Iondo, s
No'il piiSeS u large volumes. Several
weeks ago the headless, armIess loo.
ieSS pody of woman was found i,
trunk behind the ratings Of .
square in London. There was 10
mark OF identification to give the M
ice a c'ew. All that the police could
go on was piece of brown nano, 81,
which was scrawlod in foir+
pehcil the words "Blodie Belgim." and
TWO me white sheets, in which tbe
oooy mad been wrapped, one Of which
pore the laundry mark III. n" The
last was sufficient for Scotland wa
ihey found the victim was a E,ranot,
woman named Gerard and thar .
butcher named Noisin had caused bar
ueath. Within week after tho
iaundry mark was identified Eoisin
was concerned to death. The
matliated body OF another woman
was found on Yarmouth Beach, The
men found on the body was traced
10 small laundry in Woolwich
wither it had been sent by Mrs
Bennett. Twelve hours later her bus-
band. Herbert John Bennett was in
custody charged with the murder 10
was convicted. and il was the fact
IN obliterating traces of identity he
overlooked the laundry mark that
sent him to the ganows.
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NORTH ANSON

Tho baccalaurcate services held
Sunday IT the Methods: church were
well attended. tho students of Arson
academy marching into the church in
a body The decorations had been
arranged under tho direction of the
Junior class and chorus choir fur
nished special music. Rev. Z. w.
Ncnnison. the pastor delivered the
sermon his text having been taken
from Genesis 45-24 and his general
theme was the necessity of continu-
ing the commencement after the com
pletion Of school work INTO the larg-
or life
Tho War Savings Stamp Campaign
begin in earnest here Monday with
Frank II. Holley as district chairman
in the towns of Anson. Starks and
Concord and Attorney Liner Sawyer
as town chairman. Mr.. Holloy was
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-25
SOLON
Washington School

The graduating exercises at the
Washington school, Miss b. t. Paul,
teacher We're held last Wednesday
evening. The following was the pro-
ram: Music, Eva Myrtle Sidell; dec
lamation, "Grandpa's Aversion 10
Slang" Ak clyde Forbus. recita-
ton, Flash" Ruth T. Jones; decla-
nation, Farmer Stebbens on Rollers"
Cecil Lawrence; song, Just a-wea-
lNin' for You" Max G. Foster: dec
lamatiop. The Last Hymn" Olivia
Mabel Sidell. The graduating eNcr-
else of the High school Will occur
next Thursday night, followed by
grand ball This Tuesday evening
the bacalaureate address will he de-
livered by Rev. H. +. Dunnack Of
Augusta at the Congregational
church Some over 80 of the alumni
enjoyed the picnic at Pleasant Pond.
NJ l.. French has been in Portland
the past week on matters of BUSH
ness
The propretors of lots in the Pierce
cemetery are notified TO meet at the
office of Malon Patterson at the Of
day afternoon for the purpose of
adopting a code of bylaws and ar
ranging for the care of the cemetery.
All persons having friends or rela-
tives buried in this cemetery. who
have not already done so are re-
quested to fix up their lots sometime
before the month is over.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bryant have
taken rooms at Fred Adams for light
housekeeping.
Friends Will extend sympathy to
Mr.. and Mrs. Merle Rollins in the
death of their infant son which
passed away after an illness with
pneumonia.
DR.. Bodwell of Pennington, Mass
is in town for a rest.
c. T. Durham who spends the
greater part of the time in SkoWhe-
gan has been at his farm In the
south part Of the town repairing me
buildings
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BOXING RULES
FOR THE ARMY

Washington, June 24-OhltlaI army
boxing rules codihed 10 govern con-
tests among the million and a half men
in training have been issued by War
Department Commission on Training
Camp Activities The new code differs
radically from the regulations common
Iy in use for the last 10 or 10 years ana
resembles more particularly the Mar
quis of Queensberry rules which laid
stress on fast, clever lighting, Greater
credit is given TO the boxer who is as
gressive in spite Of punishment than 10
the one who covers up or clinChes.