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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-03-19
LIVE STOCK NOTES.

The Dorset or the Shropshire are ex-
cellent for early lambs. Lambs that can
be marketed by the middle of February
are the stock that brings in big money.
A writer says that it is the food and
not the breed that gives quality to the
lamb. Oh, come off, brother. All the
feed in creation cannot make Merino
lamb equal to lamb of the mutton
breeds. 1t requires both breed and
feed to do the business.-Farm
Voice.
We think the best way to feed is to
cut it up, corn and stalks together, and
feed in the manger in the stable. a
great deal of good fodder is wasted by
feeding out of doors scattered in a yard
and allowing the stock to tramp ON it.
Tho silo is another good way to save the
corn and it makes fine feed.
A wise choice of methods of pre-
r,aring and feeding the food has much
to do in determining profit or loss. The
cheapest production of flesh by horse,
COW or sheep, or of milk, is where all or
the larger part of the food is secured by
the animal grazing in good pasture.
Simple methods of preparation are best
Is rule
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-03-19
POULTRY TREADMILL.
Keeps Hens on the Move Until They Give
Up an Egg.


Up an Egg.
From England comes the news of O
new and ingenious way to make hens
lay. The plan has only just been put
into operation, but already it has been
attended with some measure of success.
Its inventor is young man named
Herbert Demands, of South Totem
ham, one of the districts of London,
who was driven to hatch this device
out of his fruitful mind because of the
worriment his hens caused him. Day
after day they would not lay, and they
flouted and they secuted him by walk
ing around and taking things very
easily, much to his financial loss. So
he pnt his wits together and made these
domestic bipeds walk the trcadmill"
until they laid.
His machinery, an elaborate bit of
carpentering, consisted of what is
called in England ''hen rum which
was q sort of Midway PIaisance for
poultry. 1t was a beautifully working
miniature treadmill. a hen who had
done her full duty was allowed the full
privileges of the run" hen who had
not, and from whom Mr.. Demands con-
sidered an egg to be due, was placed,
in spite of all her futtering, upon the
treadmill, and made to walk it until
she evened up her score and delivered
an egg. The weight of the "new laid"
would act upon spring and the hen
would then be liberated to the enjoy
ment of the run"
Not quite all the details have come to
hand as yet but this much is Known,
that the poultry treadmill was great
success, and sure shot to get eggs
on demand. The only thing hen
could do, once placed within, was to go
up and up until she got over her sulks
and was ready to deliver the egg
Had it not been for most unpleasant
misadventure on Mr.. Demands part,
he might be celebrated among poultry
inventors to-day. Instead of that he
is now doing "a months hard" in the
local worl1house, where most of his
time is taken up in walking the tread
mill himself. For, lacking the lumber
to build his "hen rum" and luis ex-
chequer being slightly low in conse-
quence of the ingratitude of his poul-
try, he appropriated his building ma
terials from a stock of wood that had
been stored in the immediate vicinity
to be used as flooring for some new
houses. The theft was not discovt red
until after the poultry run" was COM
pleted, but when it was found out the
owners of the lumber were exceedingly
wroth, and, refusing to recognize I.ud-
ding genius, they put the case in mag
istrate's lands at once.
So the treadmill for feathered bipeds
has nov been torn up, and the hens are
pursuing their life of ease in the ordi-
nary manner. Mr.. Demands will soon
be out of Jail, however, and will then
construct run" on even a larger scale
than before, taking care this time to Sc
cure his lumber legitimately.-N. Y.
Journal
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-03-19
Bread as a Cattle Food.

An English farmer who is feeding
bread to stock apparently finds it a
cheap as well as satisfactory ration.
1t would be interesting to know If others
of his class are doing likewise. The
fact would seem less strange il the
farmer were feeding, his own wheat
crop, but inquiry has ELECTED the state
ment that the farmer buys the wheat
and has it ground all one way and
baked in an ordinary manner, using the
bread for his own table as well as for
cattle His plan of feeding is to COM
mence with about four pounds per day
for each feeding beast, gradually in
creasing the allowance till, when ftaish-
ing off, eight pounds per day are Civ
en-. The bread is sliced up with long
slicing knife, similar to that used on
small farms for slicing turnips by
hand. The farmer speaks of the bread
in the highest terms % a cattle fool,
saying that all cattle are particularly
fond of it and grow and feed on IL in a
most satisfactory manner.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-03-19
THE UNHAPPY MARRIAGE.
Some of the Causes of Trouble Between
Husband end Wife.

Husband end Wife.
When two people have entered into
the relation of marriage, calling God
and man to witness, they have per-
formed an act as sacred us sacra-
ligious belief to be indeed sacrament.
1t seems strange that into the awful
ness of anything approaching sacra-
ment, relation reaching back among
the mysteries of creation in its potent
results, people should allow small and
trivial concerns to make dissidence.
But in too many marriages this is
what happens. A thoughtless wife
maddens worried husband an exact
ing husband wearies and wears out "a
high-spirited wife. Sometimes they
fight 1T out in the union; and though
harm is done, it is much less harm than
comes in the more public way. Some
times the wronged party has regard
to the speech of people, thinks of others.
of acquaintances, friends, parents,
children, and bears the burden as best
it may be borne; sometimes thinks OF
duty, and calls on Heaven for help;
WHICH, fONC anu happiness
are gone, finds comfort in the love OF
Heaven. Sometimes forgetfulness is
nearly attained in some of the thou
sand pursuits of science, art, charity
or business. One thing is certain, that
forgetfulness may be found. And an
other thing is equally certain, that it
is the duty of both parties to find it.
Because wife loses her first bloom,
becaIise her husband outgrows her in
tellectually, because another has come
to seem lovelier in his eyes, a husband
is afforded thereby no excuse whatever
for absolving himself from his mar
riage vows. Because husband is sell
fish, because he is parsimonious or
mean, because he is tyrannical, because
he objects to her friends, wife has no
more excuse. Life may become all but
unbearable with him or with her; but
if there are children with future to
be considered, it is to be borne, and
duty and decency must enforce be-
havior before the children that shall
hinder their injury from wrong influ-
ences so far as possible. 1t may be hard
to bear; it may be almost impossible;
but self-control is an invaluable ally.
The utmost frivolity, the utmost in
difference to his wishes, does not JUS
tify husband in pulling the cloth from
the table and all the china with it; his
pulling the cloth off does not justify
her in putting herself under the illegal
protection of another man. We do not
say, indeed, that if husband persists
against his wife's wish in introducing
into the family an element or person
that the wife knows to be poisonous
to herself or to her children, or that if
the wife persists against her husbands
wish in any corresponding course, that
either party may not be justified in tho
determination to live apart from the
other. But there is, at any rate, dig.
nifty in q separation that is entirely
wanting in u divorce. And surely there
is still a great deal of happiness posi-
BILE IN a dignified and virtuous separa-
ton, If it is only the happiness of ac-
quired peace and freedom.-Harper's
BaZar
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-03-19

ZIG. BEND VIEW EIGHT-PEN HOG HOUSE.
along rafters from G to A is not
shcathed, so there is very little to OBJ
struct the sunbeams. The gates to the
several pens are placed along the hall
way, and should be just four feet
Wide, so that when opened they will
reach across and close the hallway,
which will be found a great conven-
fence in handling pigs, as it enables one
person unaided to sort out and separate
q number, and arrange them as he may
wish.
As to the floors for pig pens, there
are divergent opinions. That the dirt
floor is the healthier 1 have no doubt,
but it is far more troublesome to keep
they should not be nailed down, but
SO put in that they may be taken out.
Great care also should be had that a
crack in the floor does not admit a
draught of air.
Again, serious objections are raised
against building lot of pens under
one roof, some breeders favoring indi-
vidual pens that can be moved from
place to place. For brood sows at far
rowing time single pen is far pref
cradle. For wintering lot of hogs
the larger one is better. AS many as
ca to 100 pigs can be arranged in the
eight-pen shed above described, and
still there need be no trouble. Use
disinfectants freely. Sprinkle with
carbolic acid. Use mercurial ointment
to keep pens free from lice. Change
the bedding frequently. Give the pigs
the run of the pastures on pleasant
days. With this kind of care your
cluster of pig pens will be all right
G. w. Waters, in ST. Louis Journal of
Agriculture.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-03-19
A CONCEiTED MAN.
Only q Little Change Needed to Mako
Him Eligible.

Only Little Change Needed to Mako
Him Eligible.
Women do not admire conceited men,
and rather droll story was told to me
few days ago that is quite amusing.
Mr.. L, one of the society men about
town, who thinks himself just too
elegant" was at reception. He was
standing near the punch-bowl, that
stood in the corner of the room, and was
twirling his blonde nustache and sip
Ting. claret. A group of young people
were standing near hIm at the time,
and Miss G, one Of the young wom-
en-, said, merrily: ".th, Mr.. L, we
were just talking about you"
Saying something nice, presumed"
remarked Mr.. L, with n smile of sat
istaction spreading over his fair COM
plexion.
We'll, perhaps it was" obviously re-
piled the young woman.
'Of course, it could not have been
otherwise than nice since it had refer
ence to me-" answered Mr.. L, COM
placently.
This was too much for witty Miss
C, and had bomb exploded the
PARTY could not have been more alarmed
when they heard her say seriously:
Say, Mr.. Il, I'd like to marry you"
Marry me, ah! Now, would you,
really?" and, placing down his empty
glass, sea- ii himself on divan and
surveyed the GROUP with infinite salts
faction.
Yes, would, indeed" the fair one
replied, ''if-you loved me as much as
you love yourself"
This was so entirely unexpected Mr..
Is china-blue eyes opened wide,
his round chin dropped, and utter con
sternation and amazement were de-
ricted on every feature.
Amid the hearty laugh that followed,
he walked quietly away. Perhaps in
future he will endeavor to win esteem
By remembering that to gain admira-
ton and esteem is to be utterly uncon-
scious of self.-Pittsburgh Dispatch
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-03-19
The OLD Estate OF PIKE.
Once Extended to tho Pacific Ocean l. site
of the Largest Nursery In the World.

From the So. kouis Republic.
The county of Pike Is older than the State
OF Missouri itself, having been laid out In
1870 The town Of Louisiana was laid out
IN the same year, so that Louisiana, Mo-,
and the estate Of Pike" came into history
at the same time.
When the Territorial Government estab-
hshed Pike County its southern boundary
was the northern line of ST. Charles Coun-
ty. The western line was along the divide
between the Mississippi and Missouri rivers,
to the extreme northern line of the Terri
tory OF Upper Louisiana, and. extended
to the Pacific Ocean on the west and TO the
forty-ninth degree of north latitude
One of the biggest institutions in Louisi-
ana, Mo-, is the Stark Bros. Nurseries
Eighty years ago there came from Kentucky
to Pike County the late Judge Stark, then a
young man fresh from Old Hickory's New
Orleans campaign. He started the nursery
and planted the first grated orchard in the
State, having brought the scions on horse
back from Kentucky.
The business has descended from father
to son, and is now conducted by the third
generation, assisted by the fourth. This
firm has more than 900 statesmen and wants
as many more; business men, professional
men, mechanics, farmers and Others how
ever inexperienced, are taught the business
and work the year round-recelving good
pay weekly. The company employs more
people in its offices than would be necessary
torun large manufacturing concern. The
extensive packing-houses are connected
with the railroad by special track, whence
hundreds of car loads of trees are shipped
annually. The nursery grounds embrace
number Of farms convenient to the city, and
even extend to Rockport, Ill.,, where there
Is plant OF several million trees. . ..
popularity Of the concern is the estab-
lishment of large orchards. These orchards,
In "a states, aggregate nearly so, 600 acres,
8,5OO,OO0 trees, on the partnership plan. The
firm is also interested in nearly as many
more trees on the cooperative arrange
ment. =. The Nurseries have been bene-
fetal not only to their home, but Missouri
owes no little of her prestige as fruit
growing region to the progress and work Of
development Of this firm. -.
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WICKEDNEss may prosper for awhile, but
ut the long run he that sets all knayeS at
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-03-19
Home Distilled Water.

Distilled water can be made easily at
home and be continually on hand for
cooking, drinking or bathing. 1t is
the only water that should be
used upon the frce, while for drink for
dyspeptics it is unequaled, causing no
discomfort after it is taken. Take O
teakettle with q ciosaly-fitting cover
and gutta percha or lead pipe fastened
to the spout. The pipe should lead
through a pail of cold water into re-
ceptacle for holding the distilled water.
The steam froru the boiling water goes
off through the tube. condenses under
the cold water and runs out pure into
the receiver.-Detroit Free Press.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-03-19
Observation-Disclosures
CONVENIENT PIGGERY.

Description and Illustrations of Cheap
Hog House and Pens.
These pens may be either single and
movable, or built more cheaply, two or
more together. The usual size of far
rowing pen is six by seven feet. The
walls, which are double, face the south.
In the accompanying Fig. 1, the front
walls, D d d, are three feet high, and
the openings above three by six feet.
Each opening may be closed with n
swing door, b, as shown in pen one. To
open this door for ventilation and lighr,
or other purposes, swing it back as
shown at G in pen adjoining, and the
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-03-19
SIMPLE ROOT CUTTER.

A Device Which Has Been Used In Scot
land for Many Years.
The root cutter portrayed below was
in use in Scotland 80 years ago and the
past summer 1 made a trip of two
months and found this same root cut
ter still in use even where they were cut
ting up roots for Is head of winter feed
ers (steers). Turnips are what they
use there chiefly in the way of roots,
but the climate there is very favorable
to their growth and I saw fields of 80
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-03-19


same wooden bolt that fastens the
door when closed may by a very simple
arrangement be made to secure the
door to the rafters out of the way. The
openings E E E let the pigs out to be
fed on the floor in front, which floor
may, if required, be divided by portable
panels at a a.
When a more expensive hog house Is
wanted, double row of pens may be
constructed, that will admit sunshine
to all the pens through glass. 1 have
noticed several built after the style
shown in the annexed drawing. The
size for eight pens is "a feet long by 20
feet wide, which makes the pens six
by eight feet, with four-foot hail run
ming between their two rows. Themain
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-03-19
What She Said.

She-I asked pa to buy me bicycle
and he fatty refused.
Heidi you not say the most spiteful
thing you could?
Eyes. l told him I wished he had
never married into our family Ths
tdlcr.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-03-19

The Lone Star" Is waving-the flag OF the free,
Then strike for Texas, II men you would be.
No idlers are wanted, the thrifty and wise,
To wealth and high station can equally rise.
Where corn, oats and cotton the richest Of
loan,
Which yields to the settlers provisions and
home.
Trees of every description arise on each hand,
From alluvial soil to the rich table land
Here springs are exhaustloss and streams
never dry,
In the season from winter to autumn's bright
sky,
A wide panorama OF prairie is seen;
or grasses Of all kinds perennially green.
Here millions OF cattle, sheep, horses and goats
Grow fat as II stall-fed or fattened on oats.
No poverty is found In the mighty domain,
To the man who exerts either finger or brain.
Hero are homes for the millions, the rich and
the poor,
While Texas opens wide her hospitable door.
She has thousands Of acres-yes, millions-to
sell,
Yet can point without cost to where pre-
emptors can dwell
Her terms will be easy with those whom she
deals,
While security. oil, in their title can feel
Buy land while It's cheap and the finest select,
Twill, young man, prove fortune when least
you expect
Old man, for your children, buy, file II away;
A Godsend twill prove on some rainy day.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-03-19
WINDOWS.
FIG. 2-EIGHT-PEN HOG HOUSE, eLAs

elevation, see A A A in Fig. 2, is six
feet, there being one window in the
same for each pen. The second eleva-
ton at B B B is four feet, the windows
placed in. it admitting plenty of sun
light into the back row of pens.
Fig. 3 is an end view of the same
building. The rafters, A to d, are
IL feet inches long, and joined with
the 16-foot rafters B E at II feet 8
inches from the cave. The short piece
! G is attached to point of long rafter,
and to short rafter at c. The space
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-03-19
All About Western Farm Lands.

The 'Corn Belt" is the name of an illus
trated monthly newspaper published by the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy II. X. 1t
aims to give information in an interesting
way about the farm lands of the west. Send
rs cents in postage stamps TO the Corn Belt,
200 Adams st., Chicago, and the paper will
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-03-19

spread the siftipgs over the floor of the
sheep stables. 1t is next best to plaster.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-03-19
Personally Conducted Excursions to Cali
fornia,

Via the Chicago, Union Pacific & North
Western Line, In upholstered tourist sleep
ing cars, leave Chicago every Thursday via
the North Western Line. Low rates, pic
turesque route, quickest time and careful
attention are advantages offered to those
who join these excursions. Cost Of berth
only $500. Ask your nearest ticket agent
for full particulars or address w. b. KNIs-
KERN, Ct. 2. d T. A., Chicago, Ill.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-03-19

THE Grip Of Pneumonia may be warded off
with Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-03-19

The space around the entrance to the
hives should be kept so clean that dead
bees can readily be seen.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-03-19

l KNOW no such thing as genius; 1t Is
nothing but labor and diligence.-Hogarth.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-03-19

Coded that roads east OF Chicago can
handle freight Oh less margin than
western roads, the disparagements IS
not really 50 great as these figures
would indicate. The outcome of the
case will be watched with keen interest
by shippers in all parts of the United
States.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-03-19

WIoKEDNEss may prosper for awhile but
at the long run he that sets all knaves at
work will pay them.-L'Estrange.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-03-19

n "a Qllyc rich timber agricultural and mead
" DU y ow land Minnesotai adjoining sta.
MI ton and good markets; y c. cash, bn nnce
1IVkH 6and 10 years. Illustrated circulars FREE
W W.D. WASHBITRN, Jr.. Minneap polls. MINI
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-03-19

For pamphlet fully describing this wonder
full country address CASTOR Meslier, General
Passenger and Ticket Agent Texas and Pacific
Railway, Dallas, Texas.
Low-rate Home Seekers Excursion Tickets
will be sold to all points In Texas on April Z,
April 81 and May Take advantage OF this
great opportunity.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-03-19

Karl's Clover Root Tea purifes the
The blood and gives a clear and beautl-
full complexion. For sale by l. James.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-30
TOMORROW THE DAY
First Game Of Ball 70 Be Called
1t $50 O'Clock.
The MAKEUP or TIE TEAMS.
Gov. Mc0raw WIN - Hrssune -
Mayor Wood WIN To0 -
nAll late r1ay.

Ffeseden< LeAdley ~ coDuoUfe0 a..
raneementS <cr the opening bah rama At
sae 7. -. c. 4. park tco,pgrUw aftarncou
Cnfess the weather ccmpsiD = POSTPONE
menf. Umpire Frank March viii can play
oan AZ exactly 80 O'Clock. The Onion
Irsak Line VIII put On ons ara oue-hAif
minute serv1ce In order b avoid the
rush al the Eate people ny purchase
uckets at the Northern Apesl Cohen.s
cigar store corner First avenue and
Cherry street. and Sccefs ctr>r storp.
IN front OF the NevsdA. on Flr1e avenue.
Gov. AeGraw and = party win occupy .
box. Mayor Wood viii mako the opening
speech and too ~ nrys ball. In order
10 suit the convenience o< professional and
business men, Mr.. Lcadley haa bad q
telephone put IN at tho groundA 1h.s
viii give many lovers Of tho game an OPP
portunasy TO be at tho grounds and It the
same time have the facility tor communal
eating with their ofSces OF being reached
from their Offices
out good for baseball practsce. Manager
Campaa has managed 10 set in . ht,ie
work every day. The men were out at tina
4. IL. &. A. park yesterday batting and
throNinS. The grounds were In much bet
ter condluon than was expected. and this
gave Mr. i.eadley hope that II tho rain
wooia only let up today everything would
Dc All risht for tomorrow. Work on the
new grand stand u being pushed at q
great rate. Last night electric lights
were put in and q double force q carpen-
ters sawed and split ana hammered away.
The makeup Of the Tacoma team was
received last evening. and this prsmpt-
Tess caused President Leadiey much Eat-
isfactfon. The score cards VIII now sure
ly be out on tine. and as the game pro-
crosses Umpire March Will announce any
changes in positions
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