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Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-05-29
A MURDEROUS RUFFIAN,
He Insults n Woman and Tries 10
Kill Her Husband.

Al an early hour on the morning o.
May 9th Mrs. John Mcpherson, living
on Washington avenue, Philadelphia,
who, in company with her sister had
accompanied a young girl visitor TO
her home few blocks distant, was
accosted on the street by al unknown
man. who made insulting remarks.
Mrs. Mcpherson, very much frightcn-
ed, reached her home in hall fanting
condition and informed her husband
OF what had taken place. The man
had followed tho woman TO within u
few doors Of her home, and McPher-
son rushed out and engaged in nm
alteration with the lnsulter OF his
wife. who, drawing u knife from his
pocket, stabbed him In the neck. A
second lunge severed nm car from his
head. Mcpherson fell unconscious to
the pavement and the assailant made
his escape. Tho wounded man was
taken 10 the hospitals, where he IL
said TO be in IL critical condition and
not expected to live. The police gus
pected beer wagon driver named
Albert Gwinner, living near McPhcr-
sons home. Gwinner was arrested,
but on strenuously denying his guilt
was released. Tho police, assisted by
clever detective work, succeeded In
fastening the guilt on him and he con-
tossed that he did tho cutting.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-05-29
The little Dog Told the Zig One.

My two boys had each do. One
of them was bright, ailectionasa, long
haired, and long-earcd retriever named
Hector. The other was Il big mastiG
named Tecumsch. One day car
rage with dog under II was passing
the house when the strange dog IA
large one seeing little Hector in the
street. pitched into him in the most
savage manner. In vain poor Hector
Grid and begged for mercy; his assail.
ant had no compassion. As soon as
Hector could escape he ran Mt the top
of his speed into the back yard of tho
house, where Tecumsch happened TO
be. and rushing up to him put his nose
TO that of his big friend. Instantly the
two were of running madly after the
carriage with the dog under it. They
both attacked him in the most ferocious
manner. not leaving him until the pun
ishmcnt was thought to be sufficient,
when side by side they trotted home
Portland drOus
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-05-29
Not So Bad ms Il Might De.

Young Wifc-"Yes, am worried.
You see, George has COTTON ilto such
a habit when we go TO the t3catrc Of
going out between the acts
Friend-"Oh, my dear, you look Il :
this the wrong way: yor Ought 10 b.
thankful that he comes in between tl,.
links. "--Texas Sift.ngs.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-05-29
Steel Pens.


Nearly NJ. the steel pens used In this
country are manufactured here. though
20 years ago nearly all were imported.
Now only the highest priced ones are
imported. We use about 1,OOO,OOO
gross every year, which is not so large
number as might appear consider
ing that il represents fewer than three
pens apiece for all the inhabitants. As
many people who use them wear out u
gross (lii pcns) or more in year, II
Is evident that there must he great
many who never use u steel pen at all.
The pens are made of imported steel,
which is preferred because Of its more
uniform quality. 1t Is rolled into big
sheets and cut into strips, after which
Il il anncalcd. rolled to the thickness
required, then tempered and cut and
stamped into pens. Much skill IL re-
qiircd in all these operations and in
those Of finishing the pens for use. The
Manufacture and trade In steel pens
has seen very little change for gener-
tiou.- Good HOnUIeeDiHd.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-05-29

Mckinley submitted The conference fcfort
on the customs Administrative bill. The house
then went into committee Of the whole on the
river and harEor appropriation bill! Pending
decision the committee rose and the house al.
journed.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-08-13
GREEN FODDER pnL OF FARE.

Twenty-Five years ago fed fourteen
cows all summer on the produce of
eleven acres Of green fodder, and had
enough put away dry to carry them half
through the winter, writes Pennsylvania
farmer. Aud was only beginning the
practice of Soiling then, By this way Of
feeding land can be cropped twice, or
even three times. To begin, one should
have winter rye 70 cut the frst; clover
or orchard grass to follow; early sweet
corn to follow these; and the last will
carry the stock through the whole sum-
mer, although Il is desirable to have
some change, and oats aud peas mixed
and sown together serve exccllently in
thus way. This Is the programme, which
can be followed whole or in part. The
rye is ready for cutting In May or June.
AS soon as strip Of II Is cut through the
field ten or twelve feet wide the soil is
turned with swivel plow aud planted
with Narragansett sweet corn, which will
be ready for use, in roasting esr stage,
in sixty days. When smother strip is
ready this is plowed, joining burrows to
the first strip (the value OF the swivel
plow now appesrs). And so on. After
the rye the clover or orchard grass, or
both, which are best grown separately,
come In and last until the first corn Is
ready. As soon as this Is cut of In
strips new paintings are made. By-sAd-
by second outing Of clover and grass
will be ready, or the oats at bushels)
and peas Qi bushels) sown together. All
that is needed Is to have enough, which
is more than can be fed, and the surplus
is cured and put into the barn for win
ter. With a crop Of mangels for winter
the system Ia complete-and no silo
needed. .--Nep Fork Tribune.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-08-13
A HORSES SENSE OF SMELL.

A horse will leave musty hay untouched
in his bin, however hungry. He will
not drink of water Objectionable to his
questioning sniff, or from bucket which
some odor makes offensive, however
thirsty. His intelligent nostril will
widen, quiver and query over the
'daintiest bit offered by the fairest of
hands with coaxings that would make a
mortal shut his eyes and swallow a
nauseous mouthful at a gulp. A mare
is never satisfied by either sight or
whinny that her colt is really her own
until she has a certified nasal certificate
to the fact. A blind horse, now living,
will not allow the approach of any
stranger without showing signs of anger
not safely to be disregarded. The dis
tnction is evidently made by his sense
OF smell, and at a considerable distance.
Blind horses, as rule, will gallop wildly
about pasture without striking the sur
rounding fence. The sense of smell in
forms them of its proximity. Others
will, when loosened from the stable, 90
direct to the gate or bars opened to
their accustomed feeding grounds, and
when desiring to return, after hours of
CARELESS wandering, will distinguish one
outlet and patiently await its opening.
The odor of that particular part of the
fence is their pilot to it.-THv, Field
and Farm.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-08-13
TO KILL FLOWER INSECTS.

An excellent fumigating device is made
OF stout copper in the form of an
ordinary clay pipe, but with the addition
OF movable cap in which is inserted a
tube for a mouthpiece. The ends of this
pipe should be timed where it is put into
the mouth. In its use one has only 10
get little ordinary smoking tobacco; re-
move the cap off the bowl of the pine.
Fill the latter with the tobacco, light II
In the usual way, replace the cap on the
bowl, then, inserting the end Of the pipe
connected with the cap in the mouth,
give it a gentle, continuous blow and
you produce dense C. oud of smoke.
which can be directed to any part of the
plant infected with the insects. The
fumes cause the insects to dislodge them
selves at once, even in the most remote
part OF the sheaths OF the leaves or
! flowers.
Wherever it has been tried on variety
OF plants it mas been found to answer ex-
ceedingly well. For instance, on many
orchids experimental on there were
thrips far down in the sheaths of the
leaves which no insectitude would reach
without injuring the plant, but after a
few moments gentle application of to-
oaeco fumes they were destroyed, and NO
harm done to the plant. Then again, for
window plants an appliance of this kind
particularly valuable, as it enables each
plant to be kept free of insects at mini
mum OF cost aud trouble.-New YorI
Herald.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-08-13
The Wooden Shoe Trade.

''Are there many wooden shoes sold
in CincinnatiH" was the query the re.
porter addressed to dealer in the ar.
ticle.
"There are 0,000 pairs sold annually,
at an average price of thirty-five cents q
pair"
"Where are they made9"
"In Indiana, chiefly. A solid block
Of poplar wood is shaped on the out
side with draw-knives, and the cavity of
the foot is gouged out with peculiarly
shaped instruments"
"Are they warm and light7"
eyes; more so than leather. A man
with wooden shoes on his feet appears
clumsy, but he is wise and feels more
comfortable
"Who buy most OF them9"
"Dairymen, gardeners, street car
drivers and actors. For wear where the
feet will be subjected to damp, nothing
is better, and there is nothing on earth
that can equal them for making a racket
when containing the nimble feet of a
skilled clog dancer on a polished stage
ioor.n
"When is the trade in them at its
best7"
''Just at the opening of winter, when
slush and mud become common. - Gin
cinndti IImeS-Stdr.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-08-13
GRASSES FOR PASTURE.

The farmer who depends on clover aud
tmothy for pasture grass does not get
the best from the soil. The timothy
will die out and the clover fail to hold
Its own, yet three-quarters of our
pasture lands are sown with thesetwo
grasses. For pure pasture land blue
grass is much better, for it is never per-
manently damaged by frost or drought,
and it seldom runs out. Another favor
able point of this grass is that cattle can
be turned upon it without damaging it
at least month earlier in the spring
than upon pasture sown to timothy and
clover. Blue grass will also grow in the
shade, where timothy and clover would
die, and profitable crop can be made to
grow under timber trees. A blue grass
pasture is permanent thing, and more
OF our fields should be sown to it. Dur
ing severe winters the clover and timothy
are frequently killed, and as result the
number of cattle has to be reduced.
This never, or very seldom, happens
when good blue grass pastures are on the
farm Chicago Times.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-08-13
WATER FOR FOWLS

Did you ever notice how often hen
will 60 TO a vessel of water TO get a
drink, II it be convenient, in course of
an hourf II you put fresh lot Of water
before fowls, did you ever watch the
eegerness manifested to get there frst9
When such need of drink is so plainly
seen, does 1t not seem cruel thing to
Let hours, days, or even weeks pass with
out furnishing the necessary supply7 II
is stated that three-fourth of the compo.
sihon OF the egg is water. When the
hon Is not conveniently supplied with the
necessary article do you suppose she can
derive enough moisture from what she
can gather about the yard to manufacture
en- egg every day, or even every other
dayI All who arc interested in the com.
fort aud welfare of the creatures around
them will do what they can to alleviate
sAs GRHsTiDg that msy result from thirst.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-08-13
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.
Mulch the strawberries.
Resolve to make a good corn crop.
Feed the potato beetles paris green.
What as to corn fodder and ensilagei
"Snow-white" glsdiolus is a favorite.
In q favorable season q second crop of
orchard grass and of clover can be read
lily secured.
Your team as well o. you gets tired.
Remember it is doing the heavier work.
Give 1t rest.
If you stake your trees be sure that
the stake stands firmly. A loose post
does more harm than good.
Hungarian or millet make a good hay,
but they need good, rich soil, well pre-
pared, to secure good yield.
In transplsnting trees more loss is oc-
casioned by exposure of the roots than by
their mutilation. Avoid both.
If you grow Japanese buckwheat, do
not grow It by the side of the common
varieties, II you want 1t to keep pure.
Good onion seed will sink in water,
while that which floats either does not
grow at all or produces only scullions.
Some object to cutting hay early be.
cause the stock will eat 30 much more of
it. This ought to be good reason for
early cutting.
Orchard grass il first to ripen, then
clover, followed by timothy and then
red top. If properly cured, all make q
good quality of hay.
Wheat or oats are grown for the grain
or seed but grass for the straw or hay,
and esch must be cut at the proper stage
to secure the best results.
The form Of the animal and the quail
ity of the meat depend mainly upon the
breed, but the growth and development
depend mainly on the feed.
The seed Of most grasses are q very
small proportion of their seeding value az
compared with the straw, so that the lat
ter should receive the most attention.
When the price Of dairy products has
fallen low, IL viii not pay 20 let our care
of the cows fall OF. II we do, they will
not be ready for business when the price
rises.
Do you know of any better use to
which you can put your best clover hay
than to feed 1t to the cowsi II you don't
store 1t handy TO their stable when you
cut it.
Professor Lintner says the potato beetle
has twenty-five parasite enemies. YET
Notwithstanding these and all the poison.
how heroically 1t stands up and defes an.
Inhalation.
Professor Augur, Of Connecticut, rec,
ommends sprinkling cabbage with brine
strong enough to bear an egg as a rem.
edy for the cabbage worm. It is also
good for the cabbage.
In an experiment at the Indiana station
the application of barnyard manure
nearly doubled the crop of potatoes ovel
that Of the field not manured, and the
tubers were just as sound and smooth.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-08-13
"GrIddling" the Beggar's Fad.

Sunday begging appears to be grow.
ing popular and nourishing IN Lambeth,
London suburb. Two sturdy fellows,
Spinks and wilkins by name, who were
brought before Mr.. Biron, belong to a
gang of beggars who have introduced a
little novelty into their professional call
ing by singing or shouting hymns in the
streets on Sundays. To this system the
name of "griddling" has been applied,
and, according to the evidence, it is a
paying line. The defendants had col
lected some pennies from passers-by in a
very short time, and the "griddlers," it
was stated, were known to boast, as they
returned to their haunts in DeptfoId and
Southwark, show much they could make
in few hours, and how they had gulled
the benevolent. ."-Ne,o York Journal.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-08-13

Those who have not the time 10 supply
fresh water every day or two can con-
struct fountain In some shaded place
which will furnish . supply until the
water ls exhausted. Take q ten-gallon
keg with small auger 90 that . row Of
them may be close 70 tho bottom. Con-
struct cover TO this, the rim Of which
may be an inch aud Ahalf larger in di-
ameter than tho head Of the keg, and
deep enough to cover the holes. Fill
the keg with water from the perforated
end, place the water-tight cover on IL,
aud the water will rise in the extra width
Of the cover until the holes are covered,
and there II win stand, three-qusrter
inch trough oil around the keg, foun-
tain which will keep fresh In the shade,
and into which the fowls cannot step,
and thus befoul the water with their feet.
Dakota Farmer.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-08-13
sALTING BUTTER.

The excellence of the butter made from
the fragrant pastures can only be pre-
served for any length of time by the best
methods of churning and sailing. Butter
that otherwise might be classed as good
Is often reduced to an inferior grade by
the manner in which it is treated at the
time of sailing. A great deal of butter
is overchurned, by which it is pounded
into creamy, pasty condition, exactly
the opposite of what it should be. To
get the best results from sailing butter
the churning should stop when it has
fairly granulated. At this stage the but
termilk should be drawn off and the but
ter washed with cold water or cold, weak
brine, until it runs off clear. Then
strong, clear brine may be poured on to
remain until the butter has absorbed
enough of the salt, or fine, dry salt-one
ounce to the pound-should be sifted on
and worked in so that it will dissolve.
After this light second working should
be given to clear it of any buttermilk
that may be drawn out by the sailing.
throughout the entire process the utmost
care should be taken not to break the
grain of the butter.-NeD York World.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-08-13
LARD.

Thcre are three classes of lard-prime
steam lard, pure kettle rendered and re-
fined lard. Prime steam lard is the leaf
fat of hogs and the selected fat trim
mings cooked in close tank, by wet
steam, at a pressure of from thirty y-five to
forty pounds, for from twelve to sixteen
hours, after which the tank is allowed to
settle and the lard is drawn off. Pure
kettle-rendered lard consists of the fat
backs and other trimmings of hogs, rem
dered in an open kettle, and agitated
while cooking to prevent burning. Re-
fined lard is a compound production. 1t
includes, besides certain proportion of
the higher grades of hog fats, the lard
stearin left in the extracting of lard oil
from the leaf lard, the settings and scrap
ings from the kettles from which the
neural lard is made, and all available fat
tissues of the hog, TO which are added
the beef stearin obtained In the manu-
faoture of oleo oil and certain quantity
of double refined cotton-seed salad
oil. The preparation of this product in
wolves the employment of somewhat
complicated arrangement of steam
jackets, hot air agitators, settling ket-
ties, filters and other machinery. The
first two grades are inspected hg the
Board of Trade, and branded with acer-
tificate of their purity before being put
upon the market.-Nep Orleans Times
Democrat.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-08-13
It's Hard 70 Hit Man.

A crowd of revenue officers were talk
ing, when one of them remarked:
"Do you know it's a heap harder to
hit man shooting at him, than it is to
hit a squirrel the same distanceP
"of course it is" was the general as
sent.
1t was a harder question to decide why
this was so.
Zone time" resumed the first speak.
er, 81 shot eleven times at a man, moi
fifty yards away from him. He shot ten
times. Neither of US hit the other.
Both were dodging behind trees, but al
of mine were pretty fair shots. I'll give
you my word, wasn't frightened unit
the whole thing was over. / aimed like
was shooting at target, and I'm moi
bad shot, either. They tell me thai
fellow could hit a nickel at a hundred
yards ninety-nine times out of g hun,
dred, and l don't believe he was scared
But It's fact-you can hit q squire
fVe times where you couldn't hit q mai
once. e."-Atlanta OonJtitStiON.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-08-13
EVILS or HAsTY COOKING.

Too much haste is the cause of much
bad cooking, according to commentator
on modern cookery. The majority of
cooks bake brown bread and baked beans,
for instance, in from one to two hours
under hot fire. The Boston cooks give
from ten to twelve hours of baking to
their beans and brown bread, and have
the satisfaction of hearing that in no
other city or country can such "delicious
beans" and ''lovely bread" be found
Neto York World.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-08-13
THE FARM AND GARDEN.
SOWING w1rH norm HANDS.

We have known many farmers who
have learned to use both right and left
hahds alternately in sowing grain or grass
seed. In this case wider path across
the field is seeded and when there is no
wind the seed may be distributed more
evenly than it can with the use OF only
one hand. The motion of the arms keeps
time with the legs in walking. The
sowing of grain by hand is now not COM
mon, as it is generally believed that IL
can be distributed more evenly and COW
cred to uniform depths by drilling. There
are also grass seed soweis that throw
farther and distribute much more evenly
than it is possible for the best sower by
hand to do.-Boston CultiOator.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-08-13
Flowers in London's Heart.

In the very heart of the City of Lon
don the Bank of England boasts within
its sacred precincts as fine show of
rhododendrons as may be seen anywher re
in the London radius. The garden is
tastefully laid out in a rectangular style
around a central fountain. The young
Stock Exchange men slip in en- route to
business and get buttonhole from this
superabundant supply.-NeO York Jour
nal.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-08-13
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.

HEALTH-eIvNe oDoR IN THE ROOM.
II you want lovely odor in your
room, break of branches Of the Norway
spruce and arraage them in large jug
well filed with water. In few days
tender, pale green branches feather out
soft and cool to the touch, and giving
the delightful health-giving odor.--Sei-
sntifc american.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-08-13
RECIPES.

RECIPES.
Hasty Muffins-Two cups flour, two
eggs, one tablespoonful mixed butter
and lard, two teaspoonfuls white sugar,
one teaspoonful baking powder, salt
spoonful salt, one cup milk. Into the
eggs, beaten very light, stir the melted
shortening, the sugar, the milk and the
flour, well mixed with the salt and bak-
ing powder. Stir well, and bake in
thoroughly creased tins.
Partisan Potatoes-From peeled and
washed white potatoes scoop out little
balls with the cutter that comes for this
purpose. Boil them for five minutes,
then put them in the frying pan with
two tablespoonfuls of melted butter.
Stir them about until every ball is well
coated with the butter. pour into a col
ander and set them in the oven until
brown. Sprinkle with salt and little
minced parsley before serving.
Beef Losf.-Three and half pounds
Of good beef chopped fine; roll fine
eight soda crackers and mix with the
meat; add three we'll beaten eggs, one
half tablespoonful salt, one teaspoonful
ground pepper and four tablespoonfuls of
thick cream. II the beef is very lean
add piece of butter the size of an egg.
Mix all thoroughly; make into loaf and
bake in the oven one and a half hours ac-
cording to the heat of oven. Very nice
for lunch or tea.
A Delicious White Cake-One cup of
granulated sugar, one-half cup of butter,
one-half cup of milk, one and one-half
cups of flour, one-half cup of cornstarch,
two teaspoons of baking powder, whites
of six eggs. Cream butter and sugar and
add the milk. Mix -four, cornstarch and
baking powder, and stir into butter and
sugar. Have the whites beaten very stiff
beforehand and add. Any favoring can
be used; almond is especially delicate.
This cake can be used also as layer
cake.
Beef Kidney-This is a very delicious
way of serving beef kidney; Cut the
kidney in thin slices not more than an
eighth of an inch in thickness; cut out
the centre, which is tough and indigest-
ible and gives it its rank taste. Soak in
salt water for several hours, then parboil
for five minutes. Put butter in a pan
and when very hot lay in the kidney,
with a teaspoonful of finely-minced
onion, salt, pepper, two tablespoonful,
of tomatoes, stewed and thickened, 4
minced gherkin and some celery salt
add enough of any kind of stock or gravy
to cover it, thieken with tablespoonful
of -four wet with water and simmer fol
ten minutes. Pour over toast.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-08-13

More diseases are produced by using brown
and perfumed soaps than by anything else.
Why run such terrible risks when you know
Dobbins's Electric Soap is pure and perfect.
Dobbins's prevents hands from chapping.