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Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-06-13
a circular BY the Governor.

Des Moines special: Governor Lar
rabee has started another investigation
into the working of the commissioners
rates and the general railroad situation.
He has prepared circular letter Of
questions which he has had sent to about
seven hundred shippers in the state,
asking for their reply. Accompanying
was in each case stamped envelope d.
rected to himself, so as to stimulate the
correspondence. The questions which
he desired answered are as follows:
1. How do the local freight rates, on
the railroad patronized by you, com.
pare with the rates in force two years
ago?
Q. Are the present rates satisfactory to
the shippers of your locality?
3. II they are not satisfactory state in
what respect the present tariff is deemed
deficient or unjust.
4. Has the passenger service in your
locality deteriorated, and If so, to what
extent?
8; Are you in favor of state control Of
Q. What railroad legislation, il any,
wOulu you recommend IOr the Iuture!
These questions have been sent to
shippers only, so far. Whether the gov
ernor will prepare set of questions to
be sent to farmers, asking how the
changes made by the commissioners
have affected what they buy and sell, is
not known. But it is intimated that lie
may, 80 rs to make the result Of his in
vestigation MS complete and thorough as
possible. The governor has not stated
his object in sending ont these ques-
tions, but it is supposed that lie desires
to know the result OF his efforts in secur-
ing lower rates, and desires information
to lay before the general assembly in
his biennial address next winter. Al
though he does not intend to be can
didate forre- election, and has positively
stated that he would not accept another
term if it were offered him, he very
naturally wants to round out his present
term with some definite statement o.
what has been accomplished in the
special line to which he has devoted
himself. Some have thought that this
investigation presaged an extra session
Of the legislature; but that is quite i'm
probable 1t will not be long before the
legislature would meet in regular ses-
zion, and there is nothing in the rail.
road situation to demand additional
legislation.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-06-13
Plantation Philosophy.

Natures ERECTION is allus returned,
Gaze she never loves err pusson tell de
pusson loves her.
Oar is such close kin 'twixt gladness
and sadness dat de tear O. sorrow is
jest ez bright ez de tear O. joy.
In er trade dar amt but one thing
wuss den cheatin' or man, an dat one
thing is lettin' him cheat you.
1t amt allus best ter tell the truth.
Oar is times when ef you put err tender
plant outside de house de frost gwinG
ter bite it.
DOM er thing too soon is rebout ez
bad ez not dom it err tall. De peach
blooms dat comes out in January is al
lus killed by de frost.
1t is KNOWN dat we ken do err thing
when we tries dat mighty often keeps
us frum tryin'. De grain O corn dat is
kivered wild err clod sometimes comes
up befo' de one kivered wild err han'ful
o. saft dirt-Arkansaw Traveller.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-06-13
A Snoring Wife.

A correspondent OF the London Lam
Get makes a humiliating appeal to the
medical profession to tell him what he
is to do with lady patient on whom
he has been bestowing fruitless care
and attention for the last twenty years.
This lady is an inveterate and incor-
rigible snorer. Her husband has con-
fided to the medical man that the snor-
ing is ''much worse lately" and that,
whereas his helpmect was wont to let
him off with only three or four hours
OF torture, she now "snores all night
and can be heard all over the house."
Moreover, she frequently wakes her.
self with the noise five or six times in
one night, and it is rare that her hus-
band can go to sleep till or o'clock.
Whether she lies high or low makes
no difference-she can sleep and snore
at any time in few minutes, and to
aggravate the case she had lately taken
to yawning great deal.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-06-13
Physical Courage.

1t was not long ago, says writer In
the Pittsburg Dispatch, that heard OF
a gallant soldier, who undoubtedly
made a splendid name for himself by
acts Of great bravery in the late war,
| and who yet was nearly scared to
death by the Eruption of harmless,
necessary cat from its hiding place
| under the soldiers bed. He told the
story himself, and confessed most can
didly that he was frightened by the
feline intruder.
A clergyman who had pluck enough
to swim across dangerous river when
he was n youth, and since then has
shown his brave spirit by ministering
to the Door parishioners during the
cholera epidemic of 1849, / think, in
London, and in numberless other great
ways, is periodically made a perfect
coward whenever the not very formid-
able wasp or yellow jacket flies any
where near him. This person is re-
markedly fond of fishing for trout
with the artistic fly, and l have known
him to put up his rod and desert pool
where the fish were rising on all sides,
just greedy for surface food and asking
to be caught, because wasp or two
persisted in lowering over his creel.
Allegheny county boasts brave
little woman, possessed of culture, gen.
tleness and all the sweetest OF womanly
traits, who is eminently unlike the ma
jority OF her sex in that she can break
glass balls with rifle at ten yards and
has been known to make things very
lively for burglars with revolver, who
yet has the customary feminine dread
OF the smallest mouse and who will
faint at the sight of pin scratch.
One Of the most unpleasant scares a
friend OF mine has ever experienced Oc-
Cured recently during a railroad jour
ney by night. l will let her tell it in
her own words.
"Just before fell asleep while was
on the brink of dreamland, and when
was still dimly conscious that my hus-
band was snoring melodiously, | saw
the curtains OF our berth, or rather
felt them, move. That walked me a
little, and strained my eyes to watch
the pale streak of low lamplight which
marked the dividing line of the curtains,
Then slowly parted, and ] saw a hand
come in, and then an arm. The hand
unbuttoned all the clasps OF the cur
tains, and then saw it stretch out to-
ward the netting where some OF my
husbands clothes were. The whole
thing struck me as rather humorous,
and proceeding in that view | reached
for one OF my shoes under the bed, but
by chance took hold of one OF my hus-
bands. l gripped the shoe tightly,
and sitting M dealt as SAVAGE a blow
as could at the arm in sight. The
blow didn't fall quite true, but an ex-
clamation of pain and a hurried
scuf1ling of feet down the aisle told me
that the owner of the arm didn't want
any more boot. He didn't get any
booty except from my hand"
who was the thief" | asked.
THAT is the strange part Though
I walked my husband at once and he
investigated all he could, we never
found out the rascal. ! suspected a
colored porter, but l couldn't prove
itn
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-06-13
Management of Spring Lambs.

Children and lambs have natural
liking for each other; but do not have
pet lamb unless you are ready to toll
crate nuisance, and do not permit
the children to tease the lambs unless
you are willing to have vicious sheep
hereafter. This applies mostly to the
male lambs. While the sheep is natur-
ally docile, vice is easily induced in the
ram, and a vicious ram is an ugly Gus
toner. Wean lambs when four to five
months old. Place them on fresh, ten
der pasture. If clover has been sown
with small grain, and rain brings the
clover nicely after the grain is cut, it
makes fine pasture for weaving lambs.
Or, three or four weeks before the
young grass is needed, NOW a few
acres OF pasture. Give the lambs
and all sheep, for that matter-easy
access to salt and water. Accustom
the lambs to dry feed as soon as the
pastures begin to fail by yarding them
at night Failure to do this is one OF
the things that takes the profit from
sheep-rearing. Castrate and dock
when young-as soon as the lamb is
disowned by the dam is none too early.
To dock, have an assistant set the
lamb on board. holding it with its
back to him, hind leg ip each hand
and drawn well up. Make the incision
through a joint. downward and out.
ward. This leaves hood to protect
the wound. Fish oil or caster oil is a:
good an application as tar, and less
Objectionable.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-06-13
The Household.

Vanity Griddle Cakes One quart of
flour, sifted, one teaspoonful bi-carbon-
ate of soda, about the same of salt, mix
with sour cream, bOnnyclabbor or but
termilk to a thin batter. Beat thor
oughly for eight minutes and b Ike i'm
mediately in a hot and well-greased
griddle.
Yorkshire Pudding-One egg beaten
light; add gradually one cup of sifted
flour and one cup Of milk and pinch
of salt. One-half hour before your
meat is done take it out of the dripping
pan and pour off nearly all the grease.
Put the meat back and pour the pud-
ding batter around it, and bake one
half hour. Serve on the platter with
the meat.
Savory Roast-Take three-quarters
of pound OF round steak, One-half
pound veal from the fore quarter, about
two ounces Of fat and salt pork. Chop
and sage. Add one tablespoon Of milk
and a beaten egg. Make into a loaf
and bake one hour in quick oven.
Serve on platter and pour the gravy
about it after thickening with -four.
Roast Chicken-Take pair Of spring
chickens, three pounds to the pair
split through the back. put them in g
dripping pan, with small bits of bee
suet; season with salt and pepper
roast one-half hour, basting with melt.
ed butter; serve with parsley. The
oven must be hot before beginning.
The butcher will prepare chickens and
furnish suet.
Eggs All Piatto-Beat six eggs very
light, yolk and white together, have
six slices OF bread cut round and toast
ed on both sides, and a dipperful o
cottage cheese. Put a piece OF butter
in the frying pan; as soon as it is quite
melted put in the slices of toast pre-
viously spread with cottage cheese
Pour over them the beaten egg. ant
the moment the egg browns lift the
toast slices to hot plate, sprinkl,
them with hot Drowned bread crumbs
and serve.
Roast Veal-Get of your butcher
piece of veal for roasting. He will re
move the bone, and into the cavit
put your dressing, which is made o
one and half cups Of bread crumbs,
small piece Of butter and seasone,
with poultry dressing. Rub salt, pep
per, butter and flour over your meat
and place in the oven with a half pin
Of water, which should be renewed a
required. When done, remove tn
meat, thicken the liquor with one table
spoon of flour and cook until brow
for gravy.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-06-13
Hotel Lite.

Mrs. Rich (boarder at great hotel)
oh, Mr.. Boniface, my nurse has
gone off, and the new one / engaged
can't be here for week. AS baby Is
not well, I'll attend to him myself II
you will spare me chambermaid to
look after him while my husband and
/ ate at meals.
Proprietor-"Certainly. I'll send
you Mary"
Proprietor Ga few days later)-
"Mary, your work seems to be dread
fully behind"
Mary-"Sure Dim tindin' Mrs.
Rich's baby"
"But that is only at meal-time, and
it doesn't take them over fifteen Oh
twenty minutes to eat a meal-less
than an hour day."
Eyes, but they has ter spind about
three hours day waitin' fer 'em."-
New York Weekly.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-06-13
The O., II. & o. X. II.

In this day and age when 1t seems so fash
ionable to say hard things about the railroads,
the following which is copied from the Annual
Catalogue OF John Burg & Sons, Wagon Manu-
facturers of Burlington, Iowa, is peculiarly
refreshing:
GOOD POINT TO TIE TRADE.
Burlington Is located on the west bank OF
the Mississippi River about midway between
the two chief western cities, Chicago and st.
Louis; a distance of over two hundr ed miles
each way.
Nine fines Of Railroad enter the city; We
have been manufacturers Of wagons since 1851 ,
and have shipped to all parts OF the country,
both by river and rail. Our Factory is located
on the Chicago, Burlington d Quincy r. r.
from which side track extends to our plant.
We have shipped our wagons largely by this
line, and have always found their rates and
facilities as good, II not better than those of
their competitors; the time made by our ship
ments over the c., b. 81 @. X. X. is very much
better than that made by shipments over com
peting lines, and In the settlement of claims
they have always been fair aud prompt. There.
fore, everything being equal, We recommend
the c., b. Il Q. Il. X. to our customers, and
unless particular preference is expressed for
some other line we make 1t point to route as
much of our shipments as possible via the
burlington Route Enabling us to reach
every town or station of any Importance In
the United States.
We have rates of freight, equal to any con
Germ in the country.
Correspondence solicited.
JOHN BURG Il Sons, Burlington, Iowa.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-06-13

To those who have never taken any
pains with setting hen, nor kept &C
count of the loss of eggs occasioned by
breakage and otherwise, it may seem
of small account TO give attention to
this matter, but this care is one of the
little things that makes the 1T doesn't
pay to keep hens" change into The
hens pay as we'll as anything we have
on the farm" of course, if you had
but one hen to set there is no doubt
but that if you let her come off when
she pleases and go on when she gets
ready, the eggs will hatch better than
any other way. But the trouble is,
there is usually more than one hen
about the place, and a general smash
of eggs and slaughter of young chicks
is the result, as it is not safe to set the
hens unless you shut them upon their
nests and let them off once day; then
you must watch them to see that they
60 upon the right nest, and that no
other hen has taken possession.
A writer in the Poultry Monthly,
speaking upon this, says the best way
is to have house on purpose to set
your hens in. Then make your boxes
of suitable size. Put in good clean hay
or straw, with plenty of fine ground
tobacco sifted in the straw. Have a
lid to the box and then let the hens off
once a day. If you have several set at
the same time let them choose their
nest. Some may need a little help the
first few times they come off, but be
gentle with them, and you will be sur
prised to see how easily you can man
age them. After they have been sit
ting eight days test the eggs. Take
out the clear ones. and double up the
hens, and then reset on fresh eggs
where no others are left. When they
begin to hatch put your hand under
the hens, and if they sit down heavy
on the eggs better remove all the eggs
that are picked and put them under 9
hen that sits down lighter. In thi;
way you won't have the chicks killed
in the nest. Set nine, eleven or thir
teen eggs under a hen, according tC
the earliness of the season and the
size of the hen.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-06-13
Historian Bancroft s Career.

The announcement that failing men,
tai faculties have at last compelled Mr..
George Bancroft definitely to abandon
his literary labors is not altogether I'M
expected, and yet the great historians
fellow-citizens will find it difficult task
to accustOm themselves to the thought
that his days Of activity are over. 1t
is no exaggeration to put Mr.. Bancroft
down Us one OF the most remarkable
men whom the New World has pro-
duced. His career will be remem-
bered not more for its length and the
high quantity of its achievements than
for its versatility. His history Of the
United States is the work with which
his name will always be indissolubly
connected, and it is labor which, if it
stood alone, would shed lustre on a
lifetime. But Mr.. Bancroft was more
than a historian. For many years he
had no small part in the making of the
history of his country. His manage
ment of the navy department, though
brief, was brilliant, for during that
time he earned the distinction OF found
or of the Naval academy. Subsequent
ly as American representative at the
courts of England and Germany he full
filed almost the ideal Of an American
diplomatist, and his skillful hand
achieved some of the most notable sue
cesses in our diplomatic annals. His
old age has been serene and useful
one. Fortunately for his country he
has been enabled to continue his his
tOrical labors with unfIappinp zeal and
accuracy long after the time when years
dim the vision and cloud the Judgment
Of most mortals. And if at last the
hour has come when he must lay aside
his pen permanently. his fellow-citizens
have good cause for the profoundest
satisfaction in his achievements and
gratitude that he has been enabled to
give his native land full half century
Of loyal and honorable service.
ton journal.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-06-13
Theory and Practice.

Mrs. Highup Ito foreign visitor)-
"Oh, no; it's very great mistake to
suppose that social lines in this coun-
try are bounded by wealth. The basis
of our highest society is simply educa-
ton, refinement, and moral excel
lence."
Miss Highup Crushing in)-"Oh,
mamma! the most awful blunder has
been made! Cards to our reception
have been sent to the De Culture girls,
whose father failed last week"
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-06-13
Disappointed Him.

Cholly: 'Do you know, Mrs.
Browne, that with your dramatic talent
you ought to adopt the stage as pro-
fessionP"
Mrs. Browne: THAT is my intention,
Mr.. Softly, as soon as l become little
more perfect"
Cholly: I'm delighted, I'm sure. !
know all who have seen you tonight
will be pleased to see more OF you"
Mrs. Browne: ooh, indeed! But
they won't get to, Mr.. Softly. do not
intend to play Cleopatra or anything
of that sort. "-Terre Haute Express.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-06-13
The Virtues of Vegetables.

Celery acts upon the nervous system,
aud it is cure for rheumatism and
neuralgia. Tomatoes stimulate the
liver, and spinach and common dande-
lion, prepared in the same way, have a
direct effect on diseases OF the kidneys.
Onions, garlic ana olives promote di-
gestion by stimulating the circulatory
system, with the consequent increase
Of the saliva and gastric juice. Raw
onions are also regarded as remedy
for sleeplessness, and the French be-
lieve that onion soup is an excellent
tonic in cases of debility of the diges-
tive organs.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-06-13
Information Wanted.

Secretary of the Nayy-"Say, what
time should | plant tomatoes? I'm
starting a garden"
Secretary of Agriculture-"Hanged
If I know. Ask the Secretary of State.
He has garden at home, / believe.
Oh! by the way, my folks are very
anxious to have yacht, but / don't
know whether to get a centerboard or
not. What do you think about itP"
Secretary Of the Navy (meditative-
ly)--"Well, a centerboard might do,
but should think the bottles would
be less likely to upset If kept in side
board. New York Weekly.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-06-13

Old Conflict me see. Yes met
your nephew five years ago, and if you
know the truth, was disguised with
him-such a vain, conceited, insuffer-
able puppy I never saw in my life."
Old Neighbor-"Oh, he's changed
completely now. He's the most mod
est man you could find in days
journey-he doesn't believe he knows
anything"
"You don't say so! Well, now I
think of it, when l met him he was a
college sophomore.
"Yes, and now he's graduate and
trying to earn his own living"
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-06-13
nisfanced In the Race

Why should Dr. Pierce's medicines not dis
lance all competitors in amount of sales, as
they are doing, since they are the only medi-
cines sold by druggists possessed Of such won
derful curative properties as to warrant their
manufacturers In guaranteeing them to cure
the disease for which they are recommended.
You get cure or money paid for them return
ed. The Doctors "Golden Medical Discovery
cures all diseases caused by arrangement OF
the liver, biliousness, indigestion or dyspepsia
also all blood, skin and scalp diseases, letter
salt-rheum, scrofulous sores ahd swellings and
kindred ailments.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-06-13
The Office and the Man.

In looking for contrasts between
Washington's time and the present let
us not forget that in his day the Office
sought the Man; while in ours, usually,
the Man places himself in the hands of
his friends, secretly hires brass band
to serenade him, slips call in a local
paper signed Many Voters" demand
ing that he come forward and sacrifice
himself for the country's good, and
otherwise works night and day till he
either runs the poor, distracted Office
to earth on election night or gets beat
eli by the other Man. Things will
change in 100 years. New York
| Tribune.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-06-13
Workers i'm the Vineyard.

Spokesman Cat donation partly
MIR. Goodpastor, the principal dona-
ton OF the evening hasn't arrived,
OWN to some delay on the railroad.
It's piano for the parsonage"
Mr.. Goodpastor (delighted-.'A pi-
ano"
Yes, an it's good one, too. We
beg that you will receive it as an ex-
preston Of our regard, and we only
ask that, as a good many OF the do
majors haven't any pianos Of their own,
you will allow their darters to use the
parsonage piano to practice on" New
York Weekly.