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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-09

more difficult feats to follow. Nine
he larger girls now took off their
red sashes and knotted them
md the railing at the end of the
giving it Il much-dressed-up APP
[ance. In the meantime the hori-
tai bar had been raised to the de-
h height and the nine maidens now
their places to await each her
!. And the swings and jumps and
IS that they gave would have taken
palm from some of their male ac-
fntanceS.
he very smallest athletes now had a
hce to show what they could do.
the front row stood the tot, not
/ well pleased with being stared at,
nevertheless he began brayely,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-09
Good and Sufficient Reason.

The fact that Governor Lewelling
has had nothing to say in condemna-
ton OF Pullman, and the further fact
that the Populist state officials, act
ing as a board of assessment. re-
duced the Pullman taxes one-third
while at the same time increasing
other railroad taxation, indicates
very strongly that the Kansas ad-
ministration and the Pullman COM
pany are doing business in "cahoot. :"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-09
Not u Peculiar lerm.

"Why do you use such peculiar
terms?" asked lawyers wife OF her
husband, who had returned home
worn out by his days labors. -
don't see how you could have been
working all day like horse. "
"Well, my dear" he replied. "I've
been dra wing a conveyance all day.
Isn't thai working like horse? "--
Green Bag.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-09
An InfalIible Remedy.

The fate OF Labor Commissioner
Todd is warning that will not go
unheeded. When Populist officials
find that boisterous abuse of the
railroads results in revocation of
their passes that sort of demagogy
will suddenly cease in Kansas =
Kansas City Journal
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-09
Pleasant News.

A New York paper asserts that At
torney General Olney never misses
an afternoon at the tennis court Ii
is gratifying to know that Mr.,
Olney's official duties do not inter-
fere with the more important affairs
of life.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-09


ession. They had evidently been
B out of thu boys class on account
be, so the girls had come to the res
|bnd admitted them to their ranks.
| he march ended and all were in
places for the first number on the
FAMINE q serious look settled on the
5 of most of the girls, for they re-
ID that from that moment every mo-
of theirs was to be watched by
individuals, calmly waiting, pen
lin hand, to write them down as
thy or unworthy Of the coveted
ks.
the word Of command was given
Fries of graceful movements and
Is We're gone through with in per-
time to the music. These were
emily to get the muscles in trim for
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-09

mall army of physical culture boys
girls attends the gymnasium kept by
Savage at 30S West Fifty-ninth
!, New York. A few days ago the
ones assembled to give their prize
FINANCE in the presence of parents,
|iians, acquaintance and judges.
charming they looked, says the
York Sun. in their dark-blue
hers and blouses, with bright red
rs and ties. AS the piano struck
lway they marched, keeping step
West Point cadets, much to the
ht Of doting parents and enthusi-
friends, who filled the gallery to
lowing. Three or four small boys
" small boys-and one minutes
tot brought up the rear Of the
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-09

has ever presented. As compared
with it. even his picturesque squirm-
ing from underneath the overturned
throne OF Hawaii was regular Hula
dance OF dignity and grace.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-09
A Kind of Ghost Dance.

Secretary Gresham's attempt to
explain his betrayal and population
of American obligations in Samoa is
tho most ungainly performance he
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-09
Wind Drill.


Fling his long wand from side to side,
in exact time to the music, per-
%, but moving it somehow. But at
his feelings could no longer be con-
led, his lips trembled and big tear
led own his chubby cheeks which
B wiped away with his fist, but 9th
followed so quickly that he could
keep up with them, and, with a
sob, he fed from the scene Of ac-
|fter some very good work on the
|allel bars came the prettiest figure
the afternoon-steps. Down the
& hall they came, by twos and then
tours, with graceful dancing steps.
email bSby in the audience could re-
the music 10 longer. Grasping Der
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-09

An ImprOmptu Skirt Dance.
brit skirts in her chubby hands she
|bped out onto the floor and gave an
|promptu skirt dance that quite up
the gravity Of the occasion. She
s not the only one who was amusing
|.self, for the three or four small boys
b been for some time trying the
Use, the rings, the Indian clubs, etc,
b had at last settled themselves on
} parallel bars to watch the perform
Zee until their turn should come again.
Ihe girls showed some good work and
hsiderable well-developed muscle on
b rings and with the dumb-bells.
lother pretty movement to music fin
led the Programme. Then came the
harding Of medals.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-09
rs AS GYMNASTS.
ELOPING BOTH MUSCLE AND
GRACE.

WhirlinE on the Horizontal
and Swinging With the Flying
|gs-Boys Performing Dumb-belI
Other Light Exercise.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1894-03-15

1t iss mistake made on nearly oil farms
10 retail ing mtlrs tbs' were patched on
the farm. 10 nearly all cases where dis
ease takes hold Of Il ok the cause msy
be traced to IN breeding. Turkeys are
INBRED more than any other class Cf pouh
try, and tbs was probably demonstrated
by the experiments at the Rhode leland
Station where the introduction OF wild
flood made u most marked change ~ the
yigor OF the stock, 1T IL true that our
farmers often procure new blood from
neighbofs bat there are but few G mmun'
tiles Whtre all the birds belonging to the
farmers Of tbat sc tICn are not in the man
ner related and where this iDbreedirg las
been occurring fer years the fleets are 50
gradual as TO be uBT otIced II is little
difficult to send fl q letter and encloee
the emouDt for q male at a distaLce and it
ls neglected, but the result is disastrous,
yet could be avoided. |, not necessary to
cross different varieties, as that process
simply destroys the pure breeds What
should be done to procure new males ev
cry season and keep up the yigor OF the
pure treeds.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1894-03-15

The fist winter is the trying time II
the calls lie. 1t is a mistake to expose
it TO the weather or 10 force it to run will
I'D cattle, who v ii Fl quentIy gore it and
will only permit 1t to eat the refuse, bftel
their hunger had been satisfied.
A great many farmers have the idea thai
this will tout hen the animal but 1t is faI
more apt TO result 10 sCinted calf which
will pass mcst OF the spring tr'lng tc
make up for what it lost dunDg the win
ter. Loss Of he first or calf flesh is q clesl
loss in fee ding, care an shelter, and ami
mails o treated will never attain the size
OF those well fe8 no matter what the after
care may be.
With such treatment there IS nothing
TO 81 ow for what has been consumed dur
ing the winter Csre, nutritious feed and
separate quarters must be given the calves
if there is TO be constant advance in
growth and iipeuess from birth to maturl
ity. " hen this is done the calf vi grow
through ev,ry mouth in the year and give
profit 10 the farmer.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1894-03-15

Any one OF the grains gown upon farm 8
is 10 it's best state for feeding to csttle
when it is 10 inll blossom. At this stag 6
Of growth any plant contains the mcst tn,
trimtnt in the most digesuble condition,
and thus when oats are grown for fodder
the crop is cut Just when the plants are
passing out ofthe towering aud the seed
is not yet formed. Then the nutritious
matter is contained 10 the whole plant, and
1t becomes tetter fitted for feeding than il
the grester part Of the nulTineDt bad left
the straw snd becomes concentrated 10
the grain. The same is true Of ell kiodt
OF grass, and The common grsins are gtasl
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1894-03-15

Although ducks sre sppSrs1tly greedy,
they sre essily satisfied. sui vii thrive
on eonsfr, cheaper food than heus CT
turkeys, 50 the cost is very much reduced.
Duripg the il TT part oi the sister and
early sprins they eiuugl b. eIeeiled 80
lsyers
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1894-03-15

Darwin relates instances where black
bees were creased by the Llguriau bces Al
At distance Of from one TO three ADD .
half miles, the Liguriahs being the only
once q tie region. Thus it viii be sesn
ia breeding is not necessarily matter Of
course.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1894-03-15

lfscclouy becomes queenless and it is
no, desired to unite i, with arother, give
it q frame Of brood from suo'her Colony
contain lug bro 10 it, first stages.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1894-03-15

Do rot apply salt to butter csrelessly.
Weigh the butter md then add salt at 3
rate Of three quarters Of 40 Once or So
ounce 10 pound, end work It 10 thor
ougLIy.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1894-03-15
Changing rsIds,

When fowls are removed from one yard
to smother or to another farm, the remoy
al should always be made after dark and
the birds kept coLhued to the house tt
Vh CD they have been assigned fer two Il
three days before turning them loose, sc
they will become accustomed, and remain
10 thei- new qusrters. II they are remoy
ed during the day ard turned loose IN 81
open yard they will be very much right
ened and will ATTEMPT to escape, while il
will be necessary to drive them into the
new quarters at night.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1894-03-15
Aaritnl tnrf.


A farm divided iato large helis csrco
ally INTO long oues, esu be cultivated &c
brsi advantage With ls1i loss ciume 80
tuftiaR At ends vltb piavt and mseblnef
10 lbt zeal farm di,n.ou. ietes wiIl be
slmost eutiriy di rersfd With, isei.i'st
leg cnlilu,ius cultystig1. saving iof ti
lase the lapd occupied ty ienee, also fsv
ipg the great expense Of building AID re'
"a ring ieuets The uue Aas bstily attn.
we'd 10 tbis ceuttfy for the geaersl sdop
ton Of the practice Of soiliug stock When
II thali become utetuaty economies 3
The use Of lsud,vLtn POT ulstiou shall be
Riu to crowd upon the mtsrs q sabsls
teuce. pas'uube i.nd viii gradually
cease.
SO loug ts psslurpg Is CONTINUED every
pasture should be provided With az sbuu,
dance Of pure. sweet, living water A flow
'as siream is generally CONSIDERED very
desirable 10 pasture bat creek often
renders good deal Of lsnd uDdt tar chi
tvstlon, 1t generally ,purtues q toruous
course. has more Of less wet, marshy mar.
gin. and is net an economical method Of
watering stock. A well With awiud mill
and ump has recommendation, though
where water can be brought from spring
aud flow into penstoek the beet eondn
lioDs sre. ,flotded. 10 ti'b,r pump OF
peusiock, the oyelhJs should be oondue
ted away by al uuderdrs.n, Ne good
farmer will suiIsr his stock to depend up.
on slough Or swamp water, or TO drink OF
6ltby stsgpslt pools. Such water must
necessarily affect the hesIth Of stock and
the vholesomeuess OF their product.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-01-26
POINTS ON SNAlLS.
Nothing Meteoric But EUcll That Is In
teresii:lG i'll Their Career.

Nothing Meteoric But AEuch That Is In
teresiiaG i'll Their Career.
The Smithsonian institution has hit
upon something extraordinary in
snails. The creatures may be slow,
bnt they hold the record over all other
animals. for prolonged vitality under
adverse conditions. says the Provi-
dcnce journal. Stories of toads dug
out of rocks il which they had been
imprisoned for ages are 'apocryphal;
but recent discovery has established
the credit of this humble mollusk as
No. in tho tenacity of life.
Only the other day Il specimen from
an island of the coast of Lower Cali
fornia. irclcscd in q drawer with part
of the Eoliu-can collection, was found
to be alive. It had no food OF water
for mere than six years. When placed
in the Lex with moist earth it pro-
tru(le1 its feet, began to move about,
and seemed to be as we'll as ever.
ent species, gathered IL Mexico.
reached the Smithsonian institution
and were placed in Il box. They re-
NAMED undi3tarbe;j for t.ro years and
three months. at TIE e:ll of which
time they were pu5 into Il jar Of glass
with Gonc c.lic3Swec1 ard q small
quantity Of tepid water. Irett7 soon
they walked up and appeared quite &C
tive.
Pond snails, which are sometimes
found alive in logs Of mahogany from
honduras. possess equal endurance.
Specimens carried from Egypt TO
Paris packed in sawtlrst. have arrived
uainjured. Other kinds have been cx-
p2rimented with BY shutting them I'D
in pill boxes and dry bags for years,
but they have survived. The limit of
their vitality is yet to be ascertained.
Land snails in cold climates bury
themselves in the ground or under
dead leaves in winter; in tropical re-
gions they become torpid during the
hot season. When about to start in
on period of sleep they seal up their
shells with a closc-ftting door. which
sometimes is q shield Of thin, tran
sparent mucus, and in other eases an
opaque membrance as thici. as visit
ing card. Behind this the animal con-
structs OTHER WALTZ, which serve like
so many partitions to protect it against
prolonged cold CT dryncss.
1t is believed that jlat as the seeds
OF plants are distributed by winds, SC
illIewise the eggs of sndils are scattered
Abroad on the brcezes, thus dissent
mating their species. They are very
prolific animals. Some of the great
land snails of the tropics, which live
on trees and weigh a pound apiece. lay
eggs that look striizingly like those of
pigeons, being quite as large. The
eggs are deposited among decaying
vegetation, the heat of decomposition
Matching them.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-01-26
THE YANKEE BIRD.
Facts About the Origin OF the
Christmas Turkey.
Our Barnyard Gobbler Is Not the Direct
Descendant of American Stock,
But q Relative Imported
from Mexico.

Among the luxuries belonging to the
high conditions of civilization eXhl-
bited by the Mexican nation at the
time of the Spanish conquest was the
possession by Montezuma of one o.
the most extensive geological gardens
on record, says the Washington Star
It embraced nearly all of the animals
of that country. with Others brought
at great cost from distances. 1t is
stated bv historians that turkeys
called bv the Spanish adventures "a
kind of peacock" were furnished In
large numbers as food to the beasts OF
prev in the emperors menagerie.
At that time the bird had been do
mesticated and reared III Mexico Tor
hundreds of years. 1t was carried by
the Spaniards to the West Indies,
whence it was taken to Europe early
in the sixteenth century. Before long
it became in Europe highly appreciated
for it's flavor. Being known to be OF
foreign origin, report gained ground
that the fowl had been obtained from
Turkey. that being region little
known in western Europe. In this
way it obtained the name by which 1T
has since been designated.
People coming TO the United States
from Europe brought this Mexican
fowl to the United States, and the
progeny of the stock thus imported
and fetched back to the continent
whence it was originally derived fur
nisI1es Yankee tables to-day. In fact,
the contemporary turkey Of the barn
ward did not belong here originally.
1t is, not derived from the wild turkey
of the United States which is quite
another species. with Ozark meat OF
the breast AID other differences plain
" disting,!:s;'la bic. On the other hand,
the wild 3!c-;::an tur.lcy has white
meat on TN i,leaat and resembles our
tame tur;;;5 in all other points.
There g., $40 species OF wild turkey
in Ncrth :::l-.:'ica. O2c is confined to
TIE easlar:i ana 5oot.!@r-l parts of the
United States. while The other is native
to the Fey mountains, parts Of
Ts.:ns.. Me- .2..ico. Colorado Arizona,
aud e.1tal. : alone ca3tcr:l Mexico
southwark! eioo,o.rioti were q long
jiillt Il t:..', GsijI A'ttL- RCi-iS- HetHf4AO't
meanwhile . account Tor the marked
difference il 3>ior Al ! habits between
The wild al ,loinesti: birds OF the
country. Mat q dar:z-:ncated fowl
s.l35lll acquire white meat through do
mastcation would seem indeed surpris-
ing.
In it's wild state the Mexican turkey
derives nom: ;lmcnt from plants and
insects, scratching with its feet for
food. 1t IS very shy. The birds live in
families like wild geese, keeping SEN
tincls or the watch when the flock is
feeding. The: are SO heavy that they
ar not fond Of taking flight, but the
swiftcst dog cannot overtakc them in
running. The female laws from three
to twelve roundiSh, red-sp0tted eggs,
and matches them out in thirty days.
In Yucatan and northern Guatemala
this bird is replaced by third species,
less in size. but more striking in APP
pearance, the tail having spots some
what like the ''eyes'' in the tail of
peacock
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-01-26
A MOCK WEDDING.
pennsylvania Girls Amusing Themselves
In the Absence of Youn- Men.

Pennsyivania Girls Amusin. Themselves
In the Absence of Youns Men.
Society in West Pittston, a wealthy
and fashionable town nine miles from
here. says a Wilkesbarre pa CORE
spondcnt of the Philadelphia Press. is
amused over the recent escapade of
twenty prominent young ladies of the
place. The girls of the town, those
between fifteen and twenty years of
age, are jolly crowd, and are com
PEELED by the lack of young men to
amuse themselves to a great extern.
Some of the most adventurous n fa .
days ago decided upon a novel enter
tainment and rapidly completed prem
arations for the affair, which came off
recently. The greatest secrecy was
maintained, but. unfortunately for
the girls, several young men were
suspicious of their unusual activity
and managed to obtain clew to their
object-mock marriage.
It was held at the home of one of tho
young ladies and was complete suc.
cess. Ten of the girls were attired in
mems suits, three being in full dress
The ceremony was performed in
regular style. A temporary altar was
formed by table, the minister stood
waiting as the bridal party entered
the room, the BRIDE leaning on the arm
of her pretended father, and the
bridesmaids following. Then came six
ushers in male attire. The groom and
his best man met them at the altar
where the mock ceremony was per-
formed with all due solemnity.
Unfortunately for the girls three
young men, who had discovered their
secret, watched the proceedings with
a good deal of interest and the whole
town soon heard of it. The poor girls
are now in a very embarrassing situa-
ton, their parents are angry and
shocked, and they are afraid to venture
on the street to face the laughter of
the people
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-01-26
SIGNALING BY WATER
The Method of Transmitting Sounds sue
cessfully Tested in England.

A very interesting test of new
method of signaling through water has
been made in England, says the Pitts
burgh Dspatch. The system is the in
vention of Capt. Neale, and Is IN
tended for the exchange OF messages
and the carrying on of conversation
between ships on the sea or on rivers
whether moving or stationary. or be-
tween ships or lighthouses and har-
bors, forts or piers on the shore. Com
munication is effected without any
connection whatever between the two
objects, except the body OF water on
which the ships float or the lighthouse
stands the water being the sole medium
through which the message is trans
mitted.
The system utilities well known
law of acoustics. If musical note in
a given key be sounded an object ca
pable of emitting sound in the same
key will, under certain conditions,
sympathetically respond with sound
similar to that which induced it, it
being, of coure, a primary condition
that the two objects shall be nominally
tuned to unison. Capt. Neale's in
vention is based on this principle,
utilizing the high conductivity OF
water for the rarsmission of sound.
In the recent test the apparatus was
mounted on two punts, moored about
two-thirds of mile apart, and carry
ing transmitter and receiver respec-
lively. The transmitter consists Of
bell about sixteen inches in diameter
attached to the lower end Of fran
ing, which is fixed in the side of the
punt, at the upper end of which Is a
crank handle. This handle, worked
from the punt, actuates a double-beat
hammer, which strikes and sounds a
bell submerged about six feet.
The Morse code is employed q quar-
ter turn Of the handle being given for
the dots of the code and a whole revo-
luton Tor the dashes. The receiving
apparatus consists of a pair Of metallic
drums, about ten inches in diameter,
open at one end and fixed mouth to
mouth, upon, piece of board placed
between them. These drums, suspend
ed in the water, are connected up with
a small battery, and through IL with q
tape-recording instrument. Messages
were correctly transmitted and re
corded. The speed of operating vaG
somewhat slow, as the signaling had
to be carried on by hand instead OF
electricity, which will shortly be util-
lied. The trial, however. was most
successful and is said to have dem
onstrated the practical character OF
the invention and the correctness Of
the principles upon which it is based
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-01-26

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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-01-26
OEenssye frrriositu.

A well-nourisAed dude who was at
tltudlnlzing in front Of q popular retail
airy goods store dctectc q street urchin
IN the act OF inspecting, him with much
curiosity.
Aw, say he bro, forth, what
are you staring at me SO for, you vulgah
boy?"
Il was t'inkin' wot nice weal-cutlets
yer ID make. .-Ju