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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-21
ABOUT TREE PLANTING.
What to Do and What Not TO Do Told Ii
Few Words.


n Few Words.
The wrong way to plant tree is to
dig hole in bluegrass sod much small
er than the roots, shove them into the
hole, and when the latter proves too
small jump on the roots with both feet
and jam them into it, turning the sod
bottom upward on the roots. This is
sometimes done by those who ought to
know better.
The right way is to enlarge the hole
so as to admit roots without bending,
and to depth sufficient to plant the
tree one inch deeper than it stood in the
nursery. Then slightly fill with good
surface soil, making cone in the
center, upon which the tree will stand.
Bruised or broken roots cut back to
where sound, using sharp knife and
heing careful to slope from the under
side-so the cut surface will face down
ward. Place the tree in the hole with
the side having the lowest and heaviest
branches toward the southwest, also
lean body of tree toward the two
o'clock SUI. Lean the tree slightly;
the north side of tree grows faster,
hence so many trees incline away from
the sun. with consequent injury to the
trunks from sun scald, fathead borers,
etc.
Set the tree on the cone, spread the
roots evenly in all directions, pushing
the ends downwards. They then act
as braces 10 hold the tree firm. Don't
let roots be fiattened out, nor, worst Of
all, have their ends bent upward. Never
bend roots; rather cut them back some
what if very long. Sift the fine dirt
over the roots and at the same time
gently move the tree up and down, that
the dirt may be worked in among the
roots. When they are covered to the
depth of two or three inches use RAM
mer OF step down into the hole and firm
the dirt with the feet from that time
until the hole is filled to within an inch
of the top,when the firlned earth should
be covered with two inches of tine loose
soil to prevent evaporation.
Plant when the soil will powder, not
paste. Ii very dry, water should be
poured into the hole after roots have
Deen covered three inches with line
soil; then, after hole is nearly filed,
finish firming. Watering is seldom
necessary in spring setting, except In
late planting.
Puddle roots before planting, always.
A half barrel partly filed with water
with enough loan soil in it to make it
thick is good puddle; or dig hole in
the ground. Pudding should be done
Immediately before planting and not
allowed to become dry on the roots.
In spring, as soon as frost is out, 60
over all fall-planted trees and tramp or
pound the earth solid, for frost will
have loosened and drawn your trees,
and if left they may die.-Fruit Grow
ers' Guide. ..... ...H"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-21
AMERICAS OAK FORESTS.
Disappearance of the Woods That Were
Once tho Nations Pride.

Disappearance of the Woods That We're
Once tho Nations Pride.
The magnificent oak forests north OF
the Ohio river, in the central part of the
northern states, have largely disap-
peared. Within the last five years
there has been an increasing demand
for oak in spite of business depression,
more especially for such timber as
goes into the house finishing, including
plain and quarter-sawed red oak and
white oak. The duration of the Wis
consin red oak supply is now pretty
plainly indicated, and in the meantime
remnants of Indiana, Ohio, Michigan
and southern Illinois oak will have dis
appeared, except in small farm hold
ings, and the great bulk of the supply
will thereafter come from south of the
Ohio. Of course, there is oak in all the
southern states, but the alluvial bottom
lands must furnish the great bulk of
the timber, and as Kentucky and Ten
nessee and West Virginia are partly de-
nuded, the main supply will soon be de-
rived from the lower Mississippi and
its tributaries. If the finest area of
oak timber in the world, namely, that
north of the Ohio river, has been
stripped while the country's population
and industries were comparatively
email, how long will the remaining sup
ply last when the needs are measured
by our future population and indus
trial Development? Walnut is gone;
cherry, birch and maple will not last
many years, and therefore the demand
for oak will be much greater and will
rapidly increase. 1t must be remen-
bered, too, that oak lands are good for
agriculture after the timber is cut, and
for this reason the denudation will go
on with greater rapidity than on the
lands less valuable for tillage. When
the tide of emigration sets strongly
toward the alluyial areas of the lower
Mississippi and its tributaries the hard
wood frosts will melt rapidly away be-
fore the attacks of the farmer. 1t is
for this reason that large holdings of
southern oak and other hardwoods are
now being secured in the south. After
q few years opportunities for such in
vestments on a large scale will be gone
foreyer.-Garden and Forest.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-21
TABLE HINTS FoR CHILDREN.
Some Suggestions as to the Most Becom.
Ing Conduct.

Some Suggestions as to the Most Becom.
Ing Conduct.
In talking at the table, If the COM
pany is large, you will usually converse
more with you neighbor than with the
circle as whole. But at home and in
the family, or at the house of an in
innate friend, you Unjust do your share
of the entertainment. Save up the
bright little story and the witty
speech, the funny sayings of a child,
the scrap of news in your Aunt Mary's
last letter, and when a good opportu-
nifty offers, add your mite to the gen.
eral fund of amusement.
There are dear old gentlemen-and
old ladies, too-who have favorite
stories which they are rather fond of
telling. People in their own families,
or among their very intimate acquaint-
ances, hear these stories more than
once-indeed, they sometimes hear
them until they become svery familiar.
Good manners forbid any showing OF
this, any look of impatience or
appearance of boredom on the
part of the listener The really
Well-Dreu WOIHdH UT girl llSUenS 10
the thrice-told tale, the well-worn an
ecdote, says a pleasant word, smiles,
forgets that she has heard it before.
and does not allow the dear raconteur
to fancy that the story is being
brought out too often. Good manners
at the table are infexible on this
point Youmust appear pleased. You
must make up your mind toreceive
qualification by imparting it.
Once in awhile an accident happens
at meal. A cup is overturned; some
unhappy person swallows "the wrong
way;" somebody makes a mistake.
Look at your plate at such moment,
and nowhere else, unless you can suf-
ficiently control your face and appear
entirely unconscious that anything
has occurred out of the usual routine.
Take no notice, and go on with the
conversation, and in a second the incl
dent will have been forgotten by every
one. -Harper's Round Table.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-21

Soft is the song upon the evening air,
And oh! so soft the lovey-dovey pair; \
And soft the glance from some dark-eyed
coquette, ...
But roads like this, ah! they are softer yet.
and harness, so far as the pursuit of
pleasure these things afford is con-
cerned. The wheel would transport
him more cheaply, speedily and pleas
nntly, on many occasions, than horses
and carriages could do.
AS a matter of course, the farmers
daughter must be similarly supplied
with wheel in order that there may
be harmonious blending of pleasures.
Farmers we'll know that during the
inactive portions of the year horses are
a source of expense. They ''eat their
heads off" is a common expression.
They are also constant care.
Toiling or resting, the wheel eats no
oats. it does not require constant at
tention. 1t is always ready for the
rider, day or night. 1t will not suffer
If left standing unblanketed in cold
wind. ....
All in all, it is plainly evident that at
least one of the steeds kept on every
farm should be of the steel variety. 1t
will make life easier for the other
horses and their master. .
Farmers should be in favor of good
roads, not alone for their horses sake,
but that they may avail themselves of
the pleasure and profit that would be
derived from the use of the bicycle.-L.
A. w, Bulletin. -.... ...a............. .
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-21
Dainty Desserts.

Individual buildings of all kinds ara
an attractive change from the one sent
to the table in single dish. Bread
and rice buildings and custards may
be baked in cups, placed while in the
oven in a pan of hot water. Orange
and pineapple shortcakes are seasonal
BILE dainties. Bake each shortcake In
the shape of large baking powder
biscuit, split, and fill with the sweet
ened fruit juice before sending to the
table. Shortcake made of either Of
these fruits is very nice when the cake
is made thin and cut in squares with
the fruit heaped on it and about it
just before serving. In this case have
large glass dish full of the pulp OF
the fruit on the side table ready to
serve with the crust of the cake. IN.
Y. Post.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-21
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ROADS AND BICYCLES.
at Least One Wheel should BE Kept on
Every Farm.

at Least One Wheel should BE Kept ON
Every Farm.
With good roads throughout the
country, the farmers should become
the strongest friends and the most act
i've users of the wheel.
The average farm horse is quite I'M
suited to serve as carriage or driving
animal, and the average small farmer is
unable to keep horses for the purpose
of pleasure driving.
There are many occasions when
hasty trip must be made to the
post Office or to the store, or the
doctors Office or to a neighbours
To take the pillow horse from his
work means a loss of valuable time,
md to hurry the heavy animal over the
road endangers his health and his value.
On a light, airy wheel, boy or girl
member of the household may be able
to perform the crrand in a speedy, hap.
Ply manner.
With a good bicycle and good roads
the farmers son could dispense with
the keeping of driving horses, carriage
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-21
FRESH DAIRY NOTES.

Never let the COW grow poor in win
ter. Open the grain bin to her.
There are three kindsof criticism that
make person awful mad: To criti-
else ones politics, religion or butter,
however bad they may be.
The milkmen of Chicago have been
hauled ove1'the Goals for selling watered
milk. Tbs dairyman has to compete
with both the lard tub and the pump.
When a dairyman thinks that his
COWS do not suffer from being confined
from the beginning to the end of the
winter, let him remember that the in
jury cannot always be seen. 1t is
against the laws of nature, and that is
enough to know.--Farmcr's Voice.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-21

Love played with matches In her eyes,
A dangerous game, with none to hinder;
As to the pole the needle flies
So in my breast spark found finder;
Isought TO check the lambert raid.
But soon in ashes spread the pyre--
It Is q crime for any maid
To set young mans heart afirc.
Straightway Isought the sheriff grim,
A warrant for the oulprit Daphne,
Ipoured my sorrow out to him.
He only laughed and tried to chan me.
4" Young man." quoth he, ~ think you're right
The maiden should be charged with arson;
No judge or jury can requite-
You'd better call upon the parson."
John N billiard, in Chicago Record
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-21
Autumn.s Straw Hnta.

Women's fashions in hats do not
make such sudden changes as do the
mems Real winter styles are not
donned until the winter season has be.
gun, and straw hats are worn until
winter co-tums are en- regle, but they
are quite different from the straw hats
of the spring and summer in so far az
the coloring and trimmings are con.
serned. st Louis Republic
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-21
LAND SEEKERS, EXCURSION.

November 10th and December 3rd and
18th.
On the above dates the Big Four Route
in connection with the Chesapeake and Ohio
Ry. will sell round trip tickets from all
points on their lines in the west and north
Gordonsville on Washington Division) and
North Carolina at one fare with two dollars
added. Tickets good thirty days returning
and good. for stopover. In Virginia they
have no droughts, no billiards., cheap i'm.
proved farms and the best markets in the
country. Send for free descriptive pamph.
let, rates, etc. U. l.. Truitt, N. w. p. A,
234 Clark St., Chicago.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-21
1T BEATS THEM ALL.

"a Hours Chicago to Atlanta Via Cincin-
cinnati, Kentucky Blue Grass Region
and Chattanooga.
The popular Big Four Route has, in con-
nection with the Queen 81 Crescent, and
Southern Railway, established a fast
schedule between Chicago and Atlanta
leaving Chicago at 10 o'clock noon, arriving
at Atlanta at 10 o'clock noon the next day.
This is by far the best and quickest line
from Chicago and the Northwest to Atlanta
and the South. Send for time cards, rates,
ETC., to j. G. Tucker, G. N. A, 2S4 Clark
street, Chicago.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-21
A Hearty welcome

To returningpeace by day and tranquility at
night is extended by the rheumatic patient
Stomach Bitters. Don't delay the use Of
this fine anodyne for pain and purifier Of
the blood an instant beyond the point when
the disease manifests itself Kidney
trouble, dyspepsia, liver complaint, In grippe
and irregularity OF thebowels are relieved
and cured by the Bitters.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-21

The Chicago and Eastern Illinois r. r. win
during the timeof the Exposition at Atlanta
Sept. IL, TO Dec. 81 1875, offer exceptionally
fine service between Chicago and the South.
A low rate ticket will be sold, and through
cars run TO oil southern points. This Is Is
miles the shortest route TO Atlanta, Chatta-
nooga and the South.
For guide to Atlanta and the Exposition
address c. W. Humphrey, Northwestern
Passenger Agent, st. Paul, MINI, or City
Ticket Office, 2S0 Clark St, Chicago. Charles
l.. Stone, General Passenger Agent, Chicago.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-21

He Cwaxing serious)-"Do YOU believe In
the truth OF the saying: Man proposes
God disposesr" She (archly)-"It de-
Brooklyn Life.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-21

Strongmind, 'Iwe shall insist on having an
honest election and fair count"
"Wouldn't fair duke do just as well, sis2"
inquired her younger brother.-Chicago
Tribune -.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-21

Mrs. TIMIDE-'Aren't you afraid to stay
In your house alone, your husband being
all. The policeman on this beat is engaged
to my cook Truth .....
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-21

HALF BAcK-"Scared dozen people into
fits yesterday" Center Rush-"Howf"
Half Back-"Rooe my wheel home dressed
in my football suitl''-Chicago Record.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-21

PATIENP--"I wish to consult you with re-
gard to my utter loss Of memory" Doctor
-"Ah-yes- why-er-in cases of this ma
ture Ialways require my fee in advance"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-21
An Enigmatical sin of Faro.

For a dinner served on the Dining Cars Of
the Chicago, Milwaukee a. ST. Paul Rak-
way, will be sent TO any address on receipt
of a two cent postage stamp. Apply TO
Geo. III. Heafford, General Passenger Agent,
Old Colony Building, Chicago, Ill.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-21
ABSOLUTELY PURE

HUBBs-"Dubbs doesn't look quite no
lofty as he did during the war; Tubbs-
"No; he went into matrimony as lieuten.
ant and no never got promoted. Louis
vile Courier-Journal.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-21

'THAT whisky is fifteen years old. I
know it because I've had it that long my
self" The Colonel-"By jovel sir, you
must be man OF phenomenal self-control"
Life.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-21
A COAT of mail-A postman's uniform.

.YEs,n said the landlord, pointing to his
block Of new houses, "they're all full eX
cept the one at the end; that's last, but not
leasedn
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-21

SCHOOL Of Recruits -Sergeant-"M Man,
how can you write populace with three psf
Cross one out" Recruit-"Which p shall
cross out, Mr.. Sergeantf'-Berliner Tage-
hiatt
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-21

THE active part OF man consists ofpower-
full instincts, some of which are gentle and
continuous; others violent and short; some
W. Newman.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-21

SNOW THAT we are married, Hettie, we
will have no further secrets from each
other" "Then tell me truly, George, how
much did you pay for theringP '-Judge.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-21

THE angry man who takes his words back
is very apt to use them over again when oc-
casion offers.-Texas Siftings.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-21

How MUCH that the world calls selfishness
Is only generosity within narrow walls-a
too exclusive solicitude to maintain wife
in luxury, or make ones children rlch.-T.
w, Hipginson
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-21
PIT FOR VEGETABLES.
Some Precautions Are Necessary for Dig
ging One of Them.

Many people practice the plan Of
keeping vegetables for part of the
winter, at least, in pits dug in the
ground. Where such plan is adopted
some precautions are necessary. The
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-21

A PINE place-The police court.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-21

IN Other Words.-"What is your favorite
dissipation2' "Sirw "Beg pardoni
mean of what sin are you most tolerant In
others 2',-Puck
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-21

IMPORTANT, if true-A rich friend.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-21

The subscription price is $1.75, paid In adj
vance. No other weekly or monthly publica-
ton gives SO great an amount OF Entertainment
and Instruction at SO small a price.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-21

The Companion is published every Thursday
and is received each week in more than thirty
six thousand post offices in the United States.
and by more than Half Million Homes.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-09
sIXTY-TWO MILLION MORE.

President Cleveland's response to
the defeat in the house of the bond
bill is prompt, needlessly courteous
and sufficiently emphatic. He noti-
fies that body that he had not eX-
pected them to do anything to re-
lieve the situation, but that he felt
that they ought to have chance to
weave enough rope to hang them
selves with. He had, therefore, while
they were spinning, been negotiat-
ing for the sale of another bunch Of
bonds, and has completed the same
on the most advantageous terms he
could get. These are not as good as
the former sales met, but then, what
can be expected with a paralytic
house?
There is just a bit of sarcasm
under the suggestion that the rate
of interest will be per cent if, in
ten days, the congress amend the
act of 1875 to make the bonds payable
in gold. The proposition is a verita-
BILE red flag in the face Of such bulls
as Bland and Bryan on the Demo-
cratic side, and Pence, Picker ct al.
on the Republican. How they will
snort and paw the earth and toss the
dirt.
The responsibility for this added
Shame-fOr it is a shame to be in
creasing the bonded debt so need
lessly-rests on both parties. Neither
can avoid censure. The defeated
measure was non-partisan. 1t was
so accepted by the country. Com
mercial bodies and men of all kinds
of business politics ignored, asked
it's passage. Democrats and Repub-
licans voted against it, and the
same elements joined in its support.
Forty-two Republicans voted aye
and 56 nay; 80 Democrats voted aye
and SO nay. Had the Republican vote
been reversed-56 for to ~ against
the bill would have had 1 majority.
The bond issue is a mere temporary
palliative, an opiate whose effect will
soon wear away, and another must
be administered. The condition
which makes the issue necessary
will not be modified by the action Of
congress. It's tendency will be to in
crease rather than diminish the dis
trust which is the motive prompt
ing the boarding of gold, the getting
it through greenback redemptions-
that do not redeem. Where it is all
going to end, how long the lane will
be before the turning, the good Lord
only knows. Whether the expert
ence of the Van Buren, administra-
ton, with it's second paralytic stroke,
is in store for Cleveland's will have
to wait on something else than con-
gress for it's determination. Mean
time let US thank our stars that but
three weeks remain to the Fifty
third congress.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-09
HOUSEHOLD HINTS,

Camphor placed next to furs will
make their color lighter
In backing the kitchen stove, better
results are reached if the backing is
wet with coffee instead Of water.
Mud stains may be removed from vel
vet by washing with water to which
has been added a spoonful of OK gall
and little spirits of wine.
Try some way of amusing your child
if he cries during his bath-a cork
which will bob about with every move
ment Of the water, or an egg with the
contents blown out.
Do not neglect wounds mo matter
how slight from dull or rusty in
struments that might produce lockjaw.
They should be Immediately soaked in
hot brine; and the smoke from burning
wooden rags will also prove beneficial.
i A new style of bottle for poisons that
is described by the Lancet" has the
neck on one side and is Of such a shape
that'it will not stand up. Lying on the
table, the word poison and the label
would always be in view, and by reason
of it's peculiar form it would not be
mistaken tor the ordinary bottle.
1t is a mistake to make a large tea
biscuit. Properly speaking, a tea bis
cult should not be more than two
inches in diameter and proportionately
thick when baked. This gives a deli
cate, moist, faky biscuit which will
be cooked through before the outside
crust has become hard or even brown.
For oyster catsup, take one quart of
oysters, one tablespoonful of salt, one
teaspoonful of cayenne pepper and
same of mace, one teacupful of cider
vinegar and one teacupful of sherry.
Chop the oysters and boil in their
own liquor with teacupful of vinegar,
slzimming the scum as it rises. Boil
three minutes, strain through a hair
cloth, return the liquor to the fire, add
the wine, pepper, salt and mace. Boil
fifAen minutes, and when cold, bottle
for use, sealing the corks.