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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-09-24
same proportion and so ascends little
Inv little

came proportion and so ascends little
by little.
Moreover, the circumference of the
candle chilled by the water melts much
more slowly than it does in the air. SO
that the top of the candle becomes grad
ually followed out in such way that
the flame has a little well for itself, as
represented in the corner of the design.
You need not have the slightest fear
therefore in announcing that you can
make lighted candle burn to the very
end in glass of water.
1 have often vainly tried to analyze,
especially on the Fourth of July, why
it is that boys find big noise more
amusing than all other sports com
bined. only know that they do; that
to touch off cannon, to hear the roar
which frightens nervous people, to see
a ball spin into the air with the rapidity
of lightning, and to watch the conse-
quent recoil is the greatest fun alive.
So am going to tell you how to pro-
duce these effects in the most innocent
manner possible.
First produce at any drug store the
two little packages of powder that are
used in making settler water. Then
take an empty bottle of thick glass
like the one indicated in the illustration,
and fill it about third full of water.
Dissolve in this water the bicarbonate
of soda contained in one of the little
packages, and put the powder of the
other (tartaric acid) into card rolled
up into the form of cylinder. Plug up
one end of this little cylinder with a wad
of plotting paper, and suspend your
cartridge thus made to the cork of the
bottle by means of pin to which a
thread is attached; only be careful to
have your thread of such length that
the bottom of your cylinder does not
touch the liquid.
Force this cork with its little attach
ment well into the bottle, and behold
your artillery charged. All that re-
mains to be done Is to fire it off. To do
this it is only necessary to place the
bottle horizontally on two lead pencils
placed parallel upon the table. The
water at once penetrates the tube Of
pasteboaro, dissolves the tartaric acid,
and the carhonic acid gas suddenly pro-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-09-24

ground. 1t is wholly out of proportion
to the size of the bird, but no nest could
be more substantially put together.
The materials are coarse PUSHES and
grasses, wound round and round in a
globular form, the ends being carefully
worked in to make a tolerably smooth,
tough thatch, perfectly dry and less
than an inch thick, with a hole some
where in the side near the top for tbs
wrens TO go in and out. just where
that hole is, few can tell until after u
brood has been raised and the way has
been made plain by the constant COM
ing and going. If one is not in possess
sion of the secret, he had better not try
to discover it unless he wishes to de-
stroy the nest, for he would be likely to
lose patience and perhaps to thrust a
finger through the wall.
In the old nests the orifice may bs
plainly seen. 1t is nearly an inch
across; but in the new nests, instead OF
leading directly to the inside like u
simple window, there is wide shelf or
sill, which projects not outward, but
inward, and slopes steeply upward, SO
that the wrens, when entering, must
first go up and then down. The inside,
which is as big as ones two fists, is COM
fortably lined with feathers, and on this
bed Of down may be found in June and
July clutch of beautiful and curious
eggs, dark brown, like chocolate drops,
and in number from five to nine.-Our
Animal Friends
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-09-24

duced forces the cork out with violent
explosion, while by the effect of reac-
ton the bottle rolls back upon the lead
pencils, initiating exactly the recoil of q
piece of artillery.
Some time when you want to enter
tain your friends after dinner, propose
to them the problem of the three
matches. Make n slit in the end of one
match and after slightly sloping with
knife the end of second match intro
duce it into the opening of the first in
such way as to form an acute angle.
Now stand them up on the table and
lean third against them as indicated
in the design. Hand fourth match to
anyone present and ask him to lift i'm
the air with its aid the three others all
together.
Like all the little games of combna-
ton this is very simple-after you know
how but have seen it tire the patience
of an eminent architect and even great
civil engineer.
The solution of it is indicated in the
illustration:
Just lean the fourth match lightly
against the first in order to let the third
fall under the one which you hold. Then
lower the hand so that the third may
pass into the angle formed by the first
two. Now lift into the air the match
which you hold in your hand and the
others will come with ii two on one side
and one on the other.-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-09-24
SOME QUEER TRICKS.
Odd Ways In Which French Youngster
Amuse Themselves.

Odd Ways In Which French Youngsters
Amuse Themselves.
TO balance a cup of coffee on the point
of knife is feat not many of us would
undertake with any hope of success; but
with the aid of a few accessories which
ARE readily at hand the trick may be
made comparatively simple. A cork, a
fork-these are all the implements nee
essary, only do not forget to have on
hand little adroitness.
Put cork of proper size into the
handle of cup of coffee so that it will
fit securely and solidly, though not so
tightly as to run any risk of breaking the
handle. Stick fork in the cork, two
prongs on one side of the handle, and
two on the other, inciining the end of
the fork toward the under side of the
cup.
The center of gravity being thus low
cred, place your cup upon the point Of
knife, and you will find by experiment.
ing the exact point where it will hold
itself in equilibrium. The underside of
the cup usually being glazed, you must
keep the hand that holds the knife
steady. In the beginning you would do
better to keep your other hand near the
handle of the fork, so that you could
seize it quickly in case of the danger
of fall
Perhaps il you want to be entirely
sure of your morning coffee you would
better drink it before making your first
experiment.
One of the little domestic details that
surprised me most when was first in
Paris was glass of water doing duty
as a candlestick. But in spite of it's
simplicity, it perfectly supported the
candle, and was in all points Of useful
ness quite the equal of any cardlestick
going. Only you must know the little
dodge Of preparing the candle.
You have only to pierce the end Of a
great care that your nail is of just the
right weight to carry the candle entire
| ly under water; that is to say the water
must be just even with the top of the
candle without wetting the base of the
wick
Then light the wick and you may
safely wager that in spite of the I'M
| favorable element into which il ia
plunged, yonr candle will burn to the
very end.
| This seems extraordinary at first
but a little reflection will make the
reason of it clear. You see, if the burn
ing shortens the candle and so seems
likely to bring the wick in contact with
the water, on the other hand the weight
of the candle is diminished In just the
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-09-24
VERY SMART BOY.
Thought the Horse Had No Right to Bo
Foolhardy.

Thought the Horse Had No Right to Bo
Foolhardy.
Canine intelligence is n something
that has oftentimes been the subject
upon which fiction has been founded.
The queer antics of the dog, and it's
seemingly keen perception at divers
occasions, are things that have brought
many philosopher to conclude that
this species of the dumb brute is we'll
nigh human.
At one of the evening entertainments
of the Carver combination q common
poodle dog, if it did not show true un-
derstanding of the situation, certainly
verified the sympathetic qualifications
that have so often been attributed to it's
kind. During the entire performances
he seemed as interested as any of the
spectators. 1t closely watched the ath-
letes mount the tower and make their
high dives, followed them in their airy
flight before striking the water, and
seemed to smile all over when they arose
uninjured to the surface of the water.
But what seemed to attack it's sensible
ties most was the act of the diving
horses. AS soon as it saw that one OF
the horses was being led around to the
incline at the back of the tower, by
which they ascend to their place, it be-
came restless, and commenced to whine
pitifully. 1t seemed to strike it that
this was not as it should be; it grasped
the unnaturalness of the feature, and
expressed sympathy the best it could.
1t painted, and the whine grew stronger
the nearer the horse came to the plat
form. When the horse stopped and
waited moment, the dog actually
seemed to lose its breath. And as the
horse fearlessly made the plunge the
dog actually shuddered and seemed to
be on the point of collapsing. The horse,
of course, arose safely and swan to
shore. Upon seeing that the horse had
escaped uninjured the joy of the dog
knew no bounds. 1t barked and wagged
its tail and was as happy as could be,
and but for its master would have run
TO where the horse was, presumably to
extend congratulations upon remark
able escape.-Minneapolis Tribune
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-09-24
A SOUTHERN COBBLER.
How to Make the Delicious Pic ~
Peach.

How to Make the Delicious Pic ~
Peach.
The southern cobbler, though it is a
richly-seasoned dish of fruit baked in
A i crust of pastry, has more of the nature
of pudding than a pie. 1t should be
baked in an earthenware pudding dish
at least three and half inches deep. 1t
has no bottom crust, but simply crust
at the sides and top. The richest and
ripest peaches are selected for ''cob-
bier" Some variety of the yellow
peach is usually chosen for this pur-
pose, because of it's superior richness.
Butter a deep earthenware pudding
dish and line it at the sides with pastry,
and don't forget that a cobbler is dish
worthy of the best efforts of the pastry
maker. The old-time colored cook of
the south deigned to use nothing but
the choicest puff pastry for her cobbler.
Peel enough ripe and luscious peaches
to fill the dish. Tear them in two, leav-
ing the pits in. They are supposed to
impart a superior flavor to the dish.
Sweeten the peaches abundantly.
Throw n gill of brandy over them and
toss them around so as to distribute the
favoring. Cover the dish with rich
layer of puff paste, sealing it down care
fully at the sides to the border of pastry
to prevent it's boiling over. The cob
bier is then baked in a quick oven for
about one hour. If there is any danger
of the crust scorching, cover it with pa
per.
When it is nearly done draw the dish
to the mouth of the oven, dredge it with
powdered sugar, and put it back in the
oven to bake for few moments longer,
when the sugar should be melted to a
glaze. This simple dish, made in per-
lection, was the peach cobbler of the
south of antebellum memories. - De.
trOit Free Press
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-09-24
Love In the Household.

Move is the wind, the tide, the waves,
the sunshine. It's power is incalcu-
liable; it is many horsepower. Itnever
ceases, it never Stacks; it can move with
the globe without resting place; it
can warm without fire; it can feed
without meat; it can clothe without
garments; it can shelter without roof;
it can make a paradise within, which
viii dispense with paradise without.
But, though the wisest men in all ages
have labored to publish this force, and
every human heart is, sooner or later.
more or less made to feel it, yet how
little is actually applied to social ends.
True, it is the motive power of all sue
cessful social machinery; but, as in
physics we have made the elements do
only little drudgery for us, steam to
take the place of few horses, wind of
few oars, water of few cranks and
hand mills; as the mechanical forces
have not yet been generously and large
ly applied to make the physical world
answer to the ideal, so the power of
love has been but meanly and sparing-
IL applied as yet.-Henry d. Thoreau.
The common house fly, in the mouth
OF the scientist, becomes the Musca
donnestica-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-09-24
Primitive Surg cry.

A missionary who lives in the prov.
ince of Kansu, China, where the NOLAN.
medans are in rebellion, tells this story
of primitive surgery: 1--WE have at
tended to somewhere near 1000 wound
ed since the beginning. 1t has been a
great mercy that we could buy such
good medicine in the native shops, or
what could we have done at such time,
being shut out from the outer world
for five and half months, four months
besieged. What we felt the lack of was
instruments to extract bullets, but with
the aid of razor to cut the thick skin
und sharp penknife to cut the flesh, we
managed to extract a large number
without making a big hole."-N. Y.
World
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-09-24
HUMOROUS.

--"Beaten out of five dollars" said
the gold leaf, dejectedly.-Detroit Trib-
une.
Now suppose" said an argufier to
tramp, you had $50 in gold and"
Hold up" said the tramp. II can't do
it. Make it five dollars" Wichita Ea-
gle.
-Ethel-'Mamma, what makes the
lady dress all in blaclt?" Mamma-"Be-
cause she's sister of charity. dear"
Ethel lis charity dead, then?"-
Princeton Tiger.
The Daughter of a Widow.-"I don't
want to marry him, but feel as if /
ought to marry for mothers sake"
'Why?" "She will have so much better
chance herself. Detroit Tribune.
Spirit (at Lily Dale seance)-''Don't
you know me? I'm the spirit Of your
mother-in-law." Investigator-"Io u
san't fool me. My mother-il-law al
ways brought her trunk with her.
Buffalo Times.
You bet people are interested. A
paralytic with only one leg, and that
cork, climbed three flights of stairs yes
terday to ask us if the three-cent nickel
pieces of the mintage of 1878 would pass
at par in Topolobampo.-Wichita Eagle.
-"Have you got it on you yet?"
asked little Petey of his sisters bestest
best. "W-w-what?" inquired the
three-night-a-weeS beau. why, a
move. Sister said the other night She
wished you'd hurry up and get a move
on you."-Philadelphia North Ameri-
can
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-09-24
PILLOWS FOR THE PILLARS.
IOiyA

How Three Leading Church Attendants
Were Rebuked for Drowsiness.
The birmingham Gazette, one of the
most interesting papers published in
New England, tells about practical
joke which was played lately in the
town of Richmond, VT. Upon certain
Sunday morning the congregation of
the Second Methodist church were
amused or Notwithstanding to the
age and temperament of the different
membcrs-to observe three large white
covered pillows, such as are commonly
used upon beds, in three pews. In each
case the pillow was comfortably dis
posed at the head of the pew, as if to
invite sleep, and in each case the Gus
tomary. occupant of the pew was no..
torious for sleeping in church. The
three persons thus distinguished were
very angry. One of them openly &C
cused the pastor of contriving to insult
him; the pastor in turn, or one of his
adherents, threw out dark insinuations
against the leader of the choir, who had
lately been deposed-and in short tho
whole congregation were set by the
ears.
If, indeed, it was the minister who did
the thing he can hardly be blamed. 1t
must be very exasperating, after one
has sat up late on Saturday night to fin
ish sermon-I understand that minis
tiers always postpone this work till Sat-
rrday-to have people sleep through
the delivery of it. A particularly sad
ease of this sort occurred in village
with which 1 used to be familiar. The
church was a small one, and upon the
Sunday that 1 have in mind a distin.
guished person, member of the United
States senate, was present. His visit
to the town had been expected, and the
minister, young man who was consid-
cred to have an unusual gift for preach
ing, had made special effort to prepare
Il discourse worthy of the occasion. He
delivered the text and had proceeded
some distance into his subject with
much success. The great man listened
attentively and once or twice he was
thought to nod-we were all looking at
him-as if in approval Of the ideas adj
yanced. But alas! as time went on, as
TIC DeeS hulllllieo Iiiole ahu ihole ulo"s-
lily outside, as little breeze sprang up
and rustled the leaves of the maple
trees amid which the church stood, the
senator's attention relaxed; at last his
eyes closed, his jaws fell and he Sum-
bered perceptibly. AS luck would have
it, the minister was at that moment ap-
preaching the climax Of his subject.
He stopped, took a few swallows Of
water, blew his nose, did everything
that could be done to give the stranger
time to wake, but all to no purpose.
He was forced to resume his sermon in
a crestfallen manner. nor did the great
man arouse himself until the discourse
was finished and the closing hymn had
been given out.-Boston Transcript.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-09-24
Nat HIa Rank.

"Hallo, is this your bank?" said Din.
widdie to Van Braam, who was making
out deposit slip at desk in Fifth
avenue banking establishment
NO" replied Van Braam. This isn't
my bank"
Dinwiddie seemd surprised, for ne
could see Van Braam's bank book, with
several checks and some money, when
the latter added:
"No, it isn't my bank. wish it were,
I am merely a depositor here. Pitts.
: urgs Chronicle-Telegraph
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-09-24
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
HOME WITHOUT A CookY JAR.

A home without a cooky jar,
lis not the home for me-
A home without a cooky jar.
l hope to never see
A home without a cooky Jar,
Is not at all my taste:
a home WITHOUT a cooky jar,
turn from. in much haste.
A home without a cooky jar,
Since days OF Adams fall.
Ia home without cooky jar.
And just no home at all.
A home with big cooky jar.
ooh, that's the home for me-"
A home with big cooky jar.
l always hope to see
Good Housekeeping
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-09-24
Beats Mrs. Darlington.

This old lady can give Mrs. Parting
ton points on the use of English. She
walked into the Office of the judge OF
probate and asked: "Are you the judge
of reprobates?" II am the judge of
probate was the reply. "Well, that's
it, expect" quoth the old lady. "You
see, my husband died detested and lef:
me several little infdels. and want te
be appointed their executioner!"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-09-24
MARSH-WREN'S HOME.
No Bird Home Could lie More Substan-
TALLY Put Together.

The nest of the long-blled marsh
wren is probably the strangest thing
about it, and another surprise is in store
for the student of their ways who has
caught one of the midgets suspiciousiy
near great structure of reeds and
grasses, as big as cocoauut, and sus-
pended in the frailest way among the
reeds or bushes. several feet from tho
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-09-24
BY actual measurement of so .kele

by actual measurement OF % sKele-
tons, the right arm and left leg have
been found to be longer in %, the left
arm and right leg in six, the limbs on
the right longer than those on the left
in four. and in the remainder the in.
equality of the limbs was varied. Only
seven out of seventy skeletons meas
ured, or ten per cent, hsdlimbs OF equal
length.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-09-24

/. The Terror of Housekeepers. e A Pc
culiar Candlestick. 3. The Cannon Shot.
4. The Problem of the Three Matches.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-05

were taxed. Long before 10 o'clock
there was perfect jam of vehicles OF
ever kind, and for fully an hour or
more, the crowd continued to grow,
until hitching room promised to 60 to
a premium. It was this circumstance
that was most freely cited as proof OF
the fact that the historic old place had
never known such crowd before.
And the composition of the crowd.
In many respects it was different from
that which goes to make up most
crowds. In the first place, there were
present 166 direct descendants of a
single family. Besides, there were
more than 500 other people, and fully
rs per cent. of these were connected
either by blood or marriage with the
1885,. There were people of all ages,
but hardly of all conditions. The oc.
togenarian was there, aud SO also was
the infant but there was no rag-tag
and bob-tail. Never, perhaps, in the
history of the county has there been
collected together in one place, at one
time, such another crowd, with lar
ger percentage of substantial, intelli-
gent, well-to-do men and women, of
the kind who do much in the upbuild-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-05

Walter Frank McGill, Carrie Jane Nc
Gill, Grady Davis McGill, Fred Tennyson
McGill, Julia Belle McGill. Children of
James Calvin McGill: Mary Ethel Nc
Gill, Horace Bonner McGill, Rufus Grier
McGill, Edith Rose McGill. Children of
Minnie G. Quinn: Bessie Belle Quinn,
Samuel Moffatt Quinn. Children of Meek
Erskine Plaxico: Oscar Calvin Plaxico,
Robert Blakely Plaxico, Bonnie Bur-
nette Plaxico.
CHILDREN OF WILLIAM MCGILL: :
John McElwee McGill, sMartha H. Nc
Gill, *William McGill, #Margaret Jane
White, *Thomas McGill, #Jackson Nc
Gill, Leroy McGill, James L. McGill.
Children of John McElyee McGill:
Mary McElwee McGill, Matilda Cooper
McGill, Willie Moore McGill, Margaret
Jane McGill, Datana Bruce McGill.
Children of Margaret Jane White: aMat-
tie Hord, Iona White, Lizzie Thornburg,
John White, Carrie White. Children of
Leroy McGill: Lowry McGill, Emma
McGill, Carrie McGill, William McGill,
Minnie McGill. Children of James L..
McGill: w. Bonner McGill. J. Leslie
McGill, A. Moffatt McGill, E. Ruth Nc
Gill, HInfant son. Children Of Matte
Hord: *Benjamin Franklin Hord. Otto
Hord, #Infant.
CHILDREN OF THOMAS MCGILL: j.
Alexander McGill, Martha Shaw White,
William J. McGill, #James Meek McGill,
&Mary E. McGill, John Neuman McGill,
sJane c. McGill, Nancy E. McGill,
sThomas McGill, *Mary Margaret Nc