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stances.

To men that at this time of year are
called upon to act as judges of cows
at local shows we desire to say few
words regarding some of the points
that should be taken into considera-
ton when making awards. 1t is un-
derstood, of course, that at STATE fairs
expert judges are engaged, and such
men would not appreciate pointers,
although it may be whispered that
they sometimes show themselves sad
ly in need of them. In passing upon
the merits Of q large collection of dairy
cows in class for "best mich cow" it
is usually a very difficult matter to
decide which animal is entitled to the
premium, as without milking test
it is impossible in nine cases out
of ten to hit upon the best
COW for business. For man
to select the best milch COW from
bunch, merely depending upon ap
pearances as criterion, is unsatis,
factory where the cows are OF mixed
breeding; it is, however, frequently
possible where the cows are all of the
same breed and age. Every dairy man
owns cows that milk wonderfully yet
do not fill the eye of the expert as OF
correct dairy type; again he has model
appearing cows that milk we'll for 9
short time, then prove Improbable
and others of his cows, though not
deep mixers, pay big profit at the
churn. Taking these things into con
sideration the FARMERS REVIEW il
strongly of the opinion that no good
object is attained by offering pre-
miums for best family or milct
COW open to all breeds and grade:
unless an actual test is made
at least an important feature in the
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-11-08

GRAND OLD PARTY.
THE DEMOCRATS AND THE OLD
SOLDIERS.
The Powers That DO Don't Love tho
Veterans "A Little Bit-The Republican
Party and Immigration - Imported
Products for Everyone.
Democratic "Pcnsion Reform.


is it true as alleged in the public
prints that thousands of pensioners
have been suspended without hear
ing and that there has been an un-
precedented number of reflections or
claims during Cleveland's second term
simply to cut down expenditures in
order that the money thus saved could
be used for some other purpose more
agreeable to our Democratic friends in
the Southpn ~ fgiE~
We believe that our correspondent
states the exact facts in regard to the
course of the administration with ref
erence to pensions, says the Cincin-
natl Iimes-Star in reply to the above.
When Mr.. Cleveland entered office
in 1898 there seemed to be some rea-
son for expecting that pension reform,
which was one of his hobbies, would
be conducted with due regard for the
rights of deserving veterans. But the
fair promises soon became NORWOOD
to the patriotic people who had put
faith III them. The reform rapidly
developed into ruthless raid on the
Smith proved himself a jealous agent
of the administration in this business.
During the fall of 1898 and up to the
adjournment of congress in August
last, it looked as if indiscriminate sus-
pension of men on the pension roll was
the rule adopted by Mr.. Cleveland and
his secretary of the interior, the OBJ
1npt In hn -,
priation, regardless of the merits of the
cases. As many as Is, 200 veterans were
suspended summarily without any
hearing whatever. The proportion of
applications rejected was far greater
than ever before for like period.
The pension Office returned to the
treasury $29, 100000 of the amount
appropriated for pensions in the fiscal
year ending June 30 last, and congress
was thus enabled to throw huge sum
into the Mississippi river. At the
same time that these suspensions and
reflections were going on, to the great
satisfaction of Hoke Smith. the num-
Der OF Mexican war pensioners in
creased right along, because, it is rea-
0oiopi0 W Supposc, d HidJorlty Vi Gne
soldiers in the Mexican war came from
the South. 1t is pertinent to add, as
confirming the professed love of the
crowd now in power at Washington
for union soldiers, that good many
veterans have been forced out of the
departments to make places for the
constituents of Southern congressman.
With such spirit animating the
administration and congress, the sol
diers and their friends throughout the
country can have no confidence in or
sympathy with the party that not only
tolerates but fosters this ingratitude
and hypocrisy,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-11-08
DAIRY AM POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.
How Successful Farmers Operate This
Department of the IIomestead-Hints
rs to the Care OF Live Stock and
Poultry.
what Little Intelligence Did.

The following story, illustrating his
practical, common sense methods,
has been told by ex-Gov. Hoard at
dairymen's meetings: About twelve
years ago there came into my office a
German farmer; we will call him Carl.
He said, 81 got me 60 acres ground,
and / got me frau and l got me six
childrens-sometimes me think too
much childrens-and l got me mort
gage, AID l work so hard as can all
the time, und 1 don't have nodings;
and hear you speak about the dairy
business, und / dink / talk with you
see if you can gift me Something's"
Now, the simple plea of the man
touched me to the heart. 1t was the
cry of man who was seeking, if pos
sible, to see through the darkness
that surrounded him, for the sake of
the wife and children and the hope
that he might some day have home
and get better reward for the labor
of his hands. l said, ''Carl, am glad
you have come in to talk with me;
we will look it over" He says, What
can l do? / got me no money; can
not buy churns and all dem dings; l
can not buy lot of cows. have nine
cows, and the frau, she makes butter,
and l sell the butter in the store, and
i got Goldfish and dings and dot ish
nodings." "Well," says, Carl, look
here; the difficulty lies with you; you
have not learned how to make fine
butter. You are making it from Carls
standpoint, not from the standpoint
of the man who wants to buy. You
must make your butter rightly. How
to make it-you have no money? Let
me see; you are keeping the butter in
the house?" YES" THE milk is in
the house?" Yes" every we'll, that
is no place for it. You smoke and the
wife, she cooks cabbage and turnips
and every thing, and all that gets into
the butter?" And Carl said Eyes -
"Well, we must devise some practical,
simple way. You have money enough
TO buy IS worth CT lumber, haven't
you? Eyes, SIR" "You have a good
well and d windmill? We will build
little house over the well, and you
can get couple of kerosene barrels,
can't you?" Yes" "They will cost
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-11-08

time in all my days than the time
when went down to that little Ger
man, Carl, and said, There is the
price of your butter. and there is your
money, 20 cents per pound" He took
it in his hands, and catching his wife
around the waist, went Waiting
around and around, saying, "Lucetti,
dot ish no humbug; Lucetti, dot ish
no humbug." Carl saw his first glim-
mer of light A little intelligence
gave it to him. He had been strug-
Cling and working apparently against
fate and could not see his way out,
and tried to give him practical as
sistance. To-day that man is worth
twenty-five or thirty thousand dol
lars, and he does not say he has got
too many children now, for they have
grown up and are helping him, and
every little while he sends me in a
little package of butter, ITO my
friend who showed me how" and
there has been hundreds of such in
stances.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-11-08
Quite Like an American Youth.

On one occasion, when the late Mr..
w. III. Smith, controller Of the English
neWs-stands, was first lord of the admi-
rally some big trials were to be brought
off at the dock-yards, and a special
train was run from London for the ma
val experts. At one OF the intermedi-
ate stations, one of the book stall lads
jumped on the steps of first-class car
riage and offered his papers. A crusty
officer ordered him off, and with some
Indignation, asked him how he dared
to annoy passengers. "Look here"
said the boy, after pause, YOU'D
better be civil, or I'll get the guv'nor
to dock your leave!"-Argonaut.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-11-08

competition. In the competitions
confined to pure bred animals of the
same breed the matter is an altogether
different one, as here more than mere
profit at the pail or churn may be
taken into consideration, preference
being given to the typical COW OF the
breed-the COW that is full of breed
chara cteristics and dairy points and
well qualified to perpetuate her race
rather than the animal lacking these
qualifications but markedly rich in
producing capabilities. There are
other points to be kept in mind by the
prospective judge of cows a. local
fairs, and one of the most impoItsEt is
to examine the milk vessel OF each
COW, also to enforce the customar y
rule that cows must have been
MIXED out clean at the usual
time prior to the competition.
1t is common to see cows "hefted''
painfully in preparation forthe arena,
which can only be considered cruel
and dangerous, and we are glad tc
note that at recent fair Judge, find
ing the cows hefted, demanded that
they should be then and there milked
out clean, before he would go on with
the judging. Great care should also
be taken to prevent owners from ex-
hitting barren cows that are yet in
fair milk but showing much better
condition than cows that have recent
ly produced calf. In Judging Jersey
and Guernsey cows the judge should
handle the animals and ascertain
whether the beautiful rich color in
side of the ears, thighs and upon the
udder and escutcheon is natural
or artificial butter color" The
writer has run across cows
in the Judging ring that have been
lavishly smeared with highly colored
butter, but the watchful eve and in
quisitive finger will not be fooled by
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-11-08
Swimming Cavalry.

Some very interesting exercises in
swimming cavalry took place lately on
the Cabul river at Peshawur. The
Thirteenth ID. g. o. Bengal lancers
have been practicing their horses in q
large tank in their lines and on the
river for some time. One squadron
took cover along the river bank and
kept up steady fire to protect the
passage Of the other squadron, who
placed their arms, accoutrements, and
clothes in large country boats, and
conducted their horses into the water.
Some horses seemed TO thoroughly en-
Joy themselves in the water; others be-
came unmanageable through fear.
However, the opposite bank was
reached and war paint resumed, and
the squadron was with most creditable
rapidity taking measures to protect
theircomrades, crossed in like manner.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-11-08
LoNo-LosT MANUSCRIPTS.
The Gar Has Ordered n Rigid Search
for Them.

|
The recent order of the car to
search the subterranean halls and
rooms of the great Kremlin, at Mos
COW, for hidden treasures has aroused
interest not only in Russia but through
out the civilized world. The prime
reason for the order is the belief that
in some far away, cell is hidden the
famous library of ivan w. !, surnamed
the Terrible. Ivan w. was tho Louis
ri. of Russia, 1t is known that the
famous ruler devoted the little leisure
left him by war and politics to collect
ing Greek and Latin manuscripts, and
it is believed that more than 500 of
these precious documents arc con-
cealed in some underground cavern of
the palace in which he spent much of
his time. Most of these manuscripts,
according to Russian scholars, upon
whose Recommendation the car has
acted, are unknown to the Occidental
world and may change many Of the ac-
cepted Greek and Latin traditions.
The result OF the tour of discovery is,
therefore, awaited with deep interest.
not only by Russian savants, but by
ScnOlafS all over the world.
Many other things of value-intrin-
sic and historical may be brought to
light by the search in these caverns.
The Kremlin is the most important
building in all Russia The name
alone exercises even to-day myster-
ious influence over every son and
daughter OF the golden-domed country.
nf IN oil
misery of Russia 1t has been devastat-
ed by the Tarters, it has been burned by
the Poles, it has been occupied by Ma
poleon. II saw Peter the Great grow
to manhood it saw the fall of Boris
Godounof and the False Dimitri. IL
has been spotted with tho blood of the
innocent and stained with tho blood OF
the guilty. But with all its history, it
inspires Russian to-day with feelings
to which words can give no adequate
expression.
In the dark caverns arc supposed to
be not only manuscripts OF Cicero,
Cesar, Tacitus and the Greek writer's,
but documents relating to the history
OF Russia, testaments of ancient Rus
sian princes, and papers left by the
Mongolian khans who once held sway
within its walls.
Russian writer's OF tho seventeenth
century mention the library OF Ivan
w., and say that the subterranean
vaults contain other, almost countless
treasures, hidden by tho car and
princes in times of war and inva-
sion. The only fear is that the manu-
scripts have been destroyed by tho
bookworm, the dampness natural to
the depths in which they are supposed
to be, or the effects OF time Weeks
or even months may go before tho
search is ended, but Alexander H.
will deserve and receive the thanks OF
all students for undertaking work
which cars before him declined TO do
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-11-08
What Was it,


To THE FARMERS REVIEW: One
morning while talking to a friend
who was feeding his poultry, he re-
iCa:lsed that several had taken sick
ans. one or two died. The symptoms
were simply this constant moping
and loss of appetite. The comb of
a beautiful rooster had turned almost
black and had wilted $50 to speak.
1t occurred to me that it might be
that his chickens had the cholera lor
some other bowel disease. l imme-
diately called a small boy and sent
him to the drug store for what had
been household remedy since my
boyhood days, especially when we
boys were suffering because of havint
eaten too freely of green apples. NY
friend proceeded to dope the rooster
and in few days he recovered, began
to look bright and his comb soon
Strengthened up as red and beautiful
as before. He has had several afflicted
since, but quite liberal use of this
patent medicine has cured and pre-
vented others from taking. 1t is very
strong and little will go long ways
If put in water before the bran or
meal is put in for mash. / don't
know what the disease is, but know
the remedy is good for cholera in man.
why not In chickens? Miller's Mag
netic Balm is its name. G. r. c.
Downers Grove, Ill.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-11-08

81. 20; we will burn them out to get the
oil out of them, and they will make
two good tanks. Go down to the tim
ner's and get some shot cans; they
will cost you very little, and you will
get good churn and l will come
down and we will make the butter
And his frau kept telling him all the
time ''Look out, that Yankee man is a
humbug," and Carl he says, 81 dink
not;" and by and by we got start
and he had some cream saved. went
down and showed him how to keep
his cream cool and how to set the
milk, till he had about fifty or sixty
pounds of cream, and / said, 81 want
you to keep it so;" and so tutored
him along, and the man was anxious
as could be, and / thought he would
learn. One day went to his house
and took off my coat and showed him
how nice butter should be made and
how to get the delicate flavor. Then
took neat little package, and he
said, ''What will we do with it?" l
replied, 1--WE will put it into this nice
little package and send tito Chicago"
''Send it to Chicago! why, will never
see my butter any more;" and said,
"Yes, you will. You have been try
ing to measure this world by narrow
horizon. This country grocery store
business is not dairy market If
YOU make nice butter, you must send
it where men pay good prices for a
good article We will send it to Chi
cago" And sent it off, and / said
to the commission man, "Here are the
first fruits of Righteousness in my
friend Carl, and l want you to
sell this package of butter on
its merits" Butter was selling at Is
to 16 cents. and the account came back
of that 20 pounds of butter at 26 cents
Ihave seen some little triumph in life
since, but have not seen a happier
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-11-08
Republicans ana Immicration.

How is it that protectionists, like
yourself, for instance, do not advocate
putting tariff on all tho cheap mill
ions that come to this country and
take our work from us and make us
idle and hard up9 If they will add
this one item to the protected list, III
vote the Republican ticket straight,
writes {. Gerhard of Detroit, TO the
Detroit Tribune.
If Mr.. Gerhard feels as he says he
does, there is no reason in his linger-
ing outside the promised land any
longer. The Republican party is not
only willing but anxious to give all the
protection to all interests that the
public good demands. That is tho
foundation stone of its gospel. 1t be-
lieves that only by governmental pro-
lection can country like tho United
States attain its destiny. 1t advocates
protection, not in the interests of this
class or that class as the Democrats
would have the people believe, but for
the benefit of the entire community.
The Republican party has always leg
islated for all the American people
and for nobody but the American peo-
pie. Mr.. Gerhard's attention is called
to this passage in the platform of the
party adopted at the national conven-
ton in Minneapolis in 1892:
1--WE favor the enactment of moro
stringent laws and regulations for the
restriction of criminal, pauper and
contract immigration.
And again the following from the
platform from the party in Michigan
adopted at Grand Rapids July 81 last;
"While we recognize the value and
worth of the great body of naturalized
citizens and people who have sought
with patriotic heart and adopted
this as their home and country, we be-
lieve in protecting American wage
carners and the peace and prosperity
of this nation against the evil effects
of indiscriminate immigration from
the pauper and criminal classes Of Eu-
rope, by wise laws that shall properly
restrict and regulate immigration.
The Republicans were doing very
well with the problem Of restricting
immigration, when they were inter
rupted to give another political party
chance to provide dinner pals at
reduction of one cent in price. No
one pretends to say that the present
immigration laws are sufficient. Laws
of that nature are of necessity tenta-
tive. America has no precedent to
follow. The precedents are all too
small for her girth. But no one will
venture to deny that the regulations
put upon the foreign immigrant by the
Republican party while in power are
the only barriers thus far placed in
the way of the destructive flood that
was pouring into the country. The
Democratic administration wasn't able
to get together even on the Hill an.
archist bill, and it failed of passage.
The Republicans have certainly ac-
complishod enough to prove that the
pledge in their platform is in good
faith, and that they have tho ability
to do what they promise.
The Republican party is in no sense
the friend OF classes. 1t might gain
votes for temporary purpose if it
We're. But it is here to stay, and has
no trades to make for short-lived as
cendancy. 1t will adjust the difficult
ties arising from immigration, and fur
thermore, it is the only party that can
adjust them.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-11-08
Putting Herself In His Place.

"Ef you wuz me, num-" said the
fierce-looking, shaggy-haired tramp,
stepping inside the door as he spoke,
''and hadn't had bite fur twenty-four
hours, would yon git down on your
knees an beg for a mouthful Of cold
victuals, or would you feel like you
had right to a square meal an jist
help yerselfP"
II think I'd see il the folks kept a
dog about the house." replied the
square-jawed woman, starting for the
woodshed, ''before / put on any airs.
And if they had"
But he didn't wait.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-11-08

The corruption in congress, by
which the nature of the tariff bill
was entirel y changed in utter disre-
gard of Democratic professions, affects
the minds of honest Republicans and
Democrats alike, although Republi-
cans have no sympathy with Demo
cratic purposes. 1t is felt that, in
violating all the pledges of their ma
tional party and insolently disregard
ing their own convictions on economic
matters, at the behest of corrupting
monopoly which placed within reach
of legislators privileges in the stock
market, the Democrats in congress
were guilty of a crime quite apart from
their Otfense in choosing tariff which
Republicans believe injurious to indus
tries. The latter was a grave error of
belief or judgment, Republicans main
tain. The former, Democrats and
Republicans alike realize, was an act
of "infamy and perfidy" which u
Democratic president had the courage
to denOunce, but unfortunately had
rot the courage to defeat.
When party reaches such point
of degradation in morals that it is
condemned on the grounds of common
honesty and decency by friends and
foes alike, not only in municipal but
in state and national affairs, 1t can no
longer command or expect the votes
of its upright adherents. Believe
what they may about its principles
and purposes, if they find that its sem
ators and representatives are pre-
pared to sell out their convictions to
the highest bidder they can have no
confidence that the party will accom-
plish anything it may desire. More
important to every good citizen than
any change in economic policy or rates
of duty is the question whether gov
eminent shall be controlled by organ
lied corruption York Tribune.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-11-08
The General Cry.

The fourteen chemical works in
Mexican county which made wood al
cohol and formerly paid $4,000 a
month in wages in the woods have had
their business nearly destroyed by
free lumber, which has put o quietus
upon the lumber business of the whole
northern tier. Heretofore the bust
ness has put a good deal of money in
circulation in the winter time. But
last season the raftsmen could not sell
their lumber after getting it out OF the
woods and floating it down the streams
to where the markets used to be. Tho
logs were there; the streams were
there; the raftsmen and the spring
foods were on time as usual, but the
markets were gone. 1t will be dull
winter in the woods this year.-Phila-
dephia Inquirer.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-11-08
If We Can Only Aid Europe.

European competition in American
markets will be noticeable in the
future to degree to which the poo
pie of this country have not been ac-
customed. The Democratic tariff re-
formers who think that cheapness is
all that is to be considered in mar
ket are responsible for this change.
They do not consider the effect OF free
trade or revenue tariff upon the in
dustries of the country, and the abil-
ity of the people to maintain q high
standard OF living. They are willing
that the conditions of life should be
made as low as they are in the coun-
tries with which American manu-
facturers will be brought into compe-
tition, believing that il is well that
the masses of the people who labor
should be reduced to low stage If
thereby they are enabled to pay a few
cents or possibly a few dollars for the
things of European production which
they may buy.-Denver Republican.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-11-08
ODD REM NJ ANTS.

The average weekly wages paid to
female latorcrs of all classes in Ger
many is SAT-.
There are more chemists employed
in Pittsburg than any other city of
the United States.
Enoch Pratt of Baltimore, who is in
vigorous health at eighty six and the
active head of several large corpora
tions, wanted to give Baltimore a
library, and so has spent $1,000 900
without troubling his heirs with the
business.