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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-05-28
ALFALFA AND GLOVER.
Conclusions Drawn FROM an Indiana Ex-
pertinent Station Report.

CONCLUSIONS DraWn frOIn an Indiana Ex~
pertinent Station Report.
Alfalfa has been grown several years
at the Indian experiment station, and
W. Latta, agriculturisto the station.
speaking from experience, says that
although alfalfa can, when well started,
endure drought better than clover, it
cannot produce three or more crops the
same season without irrigation. This
information is necessary to counterfeit
statements made by some enthusiasts.
who may, Internationally, mislead
some into displacing clover with alfalfa,
on account of the alleged immense
yields of the latter.
AT the station it was found that al
falfa is more feeble than clover at the
start, and is very liable to be choked by
weeds the first season; that it increases
in vigor until the third year at least,
and thus maintains itself better and
longer in the soil than a common red,
mammoth or alsike clover; that in very
dry seasons-like 1S95-it may yield
more hay than clover; that in normal
seasons it sometimes yields less than
ClONGIs tudL DuI TWO cuttings Oh dlldllu
may be expected the same season with
out irrigation.
In any fertile soil, having sufficiently
porous sub-soil to permit it to strike
deep root into the lower, permanently
moist earth, the alfalfa will probably do
well. 1t is said to do best in light, cal
careous loans, underlaid with porous
subsoil. The land should be thorough
ly and deeply drained, and may be
plowed to advantage. Subsoil in the
fall, but SOW the seed in the spring
Close pasturing by any class of stock
is injurious to alfalfa, and sheep should
not be allowed upon it, but if not grazed
too close it will endure pasturing fairly
well. 1t is, however, best for hay.
In any soil where red clover thrives
1t is not wise to discard it for alfalfa
without first experimenting with the
latter. If experience proves it superior
to clover as seed, soil renovator and
yielder, then change can be safely
made.-Journal of Agriculture.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-05-28
Summer Homes.

In the Lake regions of Wisconsin, North
ern Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa and Dakota,
there are hundreds of charming localities
prominently fitted for summer homes
Nearly all are located on or near lakes
which have not been fished ous. These re-
sorts are easily reached by railway and
range in variety from the "full dress for
dinner" to the fannel-shlrt costume for
every meal Among the list are names ia
miliar to many Of our readers as the perfec-
ton Of Northern summer resorts. Nearly
all OF the Wisconsin points OF interest are
within a short distance from Chicago or
Milwaukee, and none of them are so far
away from the "busy marts of civilization
that they cannot DO reached In q few hours
OF travel, by frequent trains, over the finest
road In the northwest-the Chicago, Mil
waukee q st. Paul Railway. A description
Of the principal resorts, WHILST OF summer
hoteis and boarding houses, and rates fol
board, will be sent free on application tc
GEO. II. HEAFFoRD, General Passenger
Agent, Chicago.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-05-28
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

1t never pays to overload young
teams.
1t costs more to keep poor horse
than good one.
Never feed the work teams mostly
hay when it is possible TO avoid.
After cream becomes sour, the more
ripcning the more it depreciates.
Feed oats TO form bone and muscle
and corn and oil-cake to make fat.
Increasing the product and cheaper
ing the cost will increase the profits.
There is only one way of receiving a
good reputation for producing good
article from the farm, and that is to
produce it..
The object in fertilizing is not only
to add to the elements in the soil, but
TO aid those already there and make
them available.-Farmers Review.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-05-28
AT THE JEWELERS..

Fancy dishes in silver for bonbons
come in variety of shapes and sizes
and show pierced borders.
The variety of decorations ON Doul-
ton and royal Worcester rose jars af-
forded wide field for selection.
Ebony appears to be having its own
way, whether it be paper knives. clocks,
brush backs or other handsome adj
denda.
Pretty emerics for milady's work
basket are incased between two silver
shells. Other styles represent acorns.
strawberries, tomatoes, etc
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-05-28
How's This ?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that can not be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
f. J. CHENEY a. Co., Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known +. j.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
WEST g. TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, To-
ledo, o.
WALDNa, KNNAN g. MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per bot
tie. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials
free
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-05-28
Her Hat an ohstruction.

1t is literal fact, says London pa
per, that the conductor of an omnibus
had to press down a girls hat at each
side the other day before she could get
In at the door. The wearer of the cart
wheel could not make out what was
hindering her from.getting in. when the
conductor, with polits ALLOW me-"
gently depressed the brim on either
side
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-05-28
Observation-Disclosures
CUTTING POTATO SEED.
The Proper Way to Do 1t Is to Slice the
~. Tuhers CrOsswise.

The Proper Way to Do 1t Is to Slice the
Tubers Crosswise.
There is right and wrong way to
cut potato-seed, and most people cut
the wrong way. If you will take po-
tato and examine it carefully, you will
see the eyes, instead of being placed
promiscuously about the potato, are
placed in more or less regular spiral
from stem to seed end. If a potato is
split in half lengthwise after the eyes
have started in the spring, you
can see the continuation of the eyes
from where they appear on the surface
to the center of the tuber indicated by
watery streak, something after the
manner shown in the cut.
Now, if in cutting potatoes for seed
the pieces are cut straight through the
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-05-28
FARM HORSE POWER.
Erected on a Barn Floor and Used will
Excellent Success.

Erected on a Barn Floor and Used with
Excellent Success.
/ send herewith rough sketch of a
power erected on barn floor, which
gives good satisfaction for cutting
straw or cornfodder. The large wheel
in diagram is IL or IA feet in diameter,
made of wood. The hub of the big
wheel is 4 feet in diameter, made Of
inch boards nailed together, with
square hole in center to fit post. The
spokes, s in number, are 2x4 inch
hemlock scantling, bolted to hub with
two 9s-inch bolts in each. The rim is
made of three tiers Of inch boards, cut
the proper circle and about Z inches
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-05-28
Arc You Going to Cripple Creek ?

The Santa Fe Route Is the most direct and
only through broad-gauge line from Chicago
and Kansas City to the celebrated Cripple
Greek gold mining district. Luxurious
Pullmans, free reclining chair cars, fastest
time and low rates.
A profusely illustrated book, descriptive
Of Cripple Creek, will be mailed free OF
charge on application to G I. Nicholson,
General Passenger Agent, Chicago, or q
copy may be obtained from any agent OF
Atchison, Topeka az Santa Fe Railway.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-05-28

"WuAr You want TO avoid" said the pub
over the heads Of people," ~ know it,"
was the answer. II was depending on
getting you to take this Stols so that could
come down out of the attic ana do my work
on the parlor floor hereafter. Washing
ton Star
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-05-28

~" SAID the GRAZ X boarGcr, with the air
or one who is challenging coutr1 diction, Il
am assured that Shakespeare is really Ba-
Cheerful Idiot, in a soothing manner, shat
some OF Williams work is on the hog."-
Indianapolis journal.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-05-28
Plano and Organ Agents.

WANTED-Reliable men to take the agency
for our pianos and organs in every county
not already represented. Money can be made.
Only men of good habits who can give first
class references need apply. Address EsTEY
g. CAMP, No. 233 State ST., Chicago, III.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-05-28

BAosLET-'By the way, how's Chump-
leyl" Snagsley You heardi
Why, his friends are taking up subscrip.
ton TO put him In the insane asylum
Bagsley-'l did not know that he had part
Cd with his reason" Snagsley-''He has,
entirely. His wife lost her powers OF
speech and Chumpley is suing fora divorce"
Philadelphia Press.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-05-28
Choice Farming Lands in South Dakota

Along the line Of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
St. Paul Railway can now be had upon
reasonable terms. The crop prospects were
never better aud glorious harvest for this
year is already assured. Thousands Of acres
Of unoccupied lands in over twenty counties
are now open for settlement. For further
information address Fl. f. HUNTER. Immi-
grafton Agent for South Dakota, No. 296
Dearborn street, Chicago, Ill.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-05-28

Dora tshyly)-.I became engaged to Mr..
Ather1ou last tight" COra-'.O, you lucky
giri YCu are sure 70 havea perfectly love.
l. time this summer uow. You know l
was eng gcd TO him myself last year,
S..Bieryii!e Jourlial.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-05-28

FITS stopped free by DR.. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer. No fits after first day'suse.
Marvellous cures. Treatise and So trial bot
tie free. DIR. Kline. 93 Arch St., Phila., Pa
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-05-28

MAMMA-eYou know, johnny, when
mamma whips her little boy she does it for
bis good" Johnny-.Mamma, l wish you
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-05-28

Nor IN RANGE.-"Is anything known Of
the prisoner or his habits37 Officer
"Nothing, your honor. He lives opposite
the police station. Judy
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-05-28
Mcvicker,s Theater, Chicago.

''The Great Diamond Robbery" the sue
cess of the present New York season, will
begin a limited engagement Monday, May
18th.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-05-28

THAvE done nothing but blush all day."
complained the rose, land still that idiot Of
q poet goes on talking OF the modest violet,
rs II there were not others. "-Cincinnati
ENQUIRER
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-05-28

P.so's Cure for Consumption relieves the
most obstinate coughs.-REv. ID. BUcn-
MuELLER Lexington, Mo-, Feb. "a, '94.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-05-28

'TRUE elegance charms us by It's sudden
ness and its brevity." Eyes, listen TO the
popping of those corks l"-Cieve.and Plain
Dealer
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-05-28

How MY THROAT HURTs why don't you
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-05-28

TIE art of pleasing consists in being
pleased. -Hazlitt
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-05-28

The best systems of cropping are in
variabiy those which call for the most
thorough preparation of the sail.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-05-28

"HELLo, Sappy, where have you beenl''
''I'ye been to tho gymnasium, exercising,
old chap" "You exercisingi" "Yes;
watching the rest Exercising my eve,
don't you know."-Pittsburgh Chronicle
telegraph.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-05-28

A THING is never too often repeated which
Is never sufficiently learned.-Seneca.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-05-28

SLEEP fingers all our lifetime about our
eyes, as night hovers all day in the bough OF
the fir tree.-Emerson.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-05-28
Halls Family Pills are the best.

"MAUDE, your father says he cannot az
ford to dress you as a summer girl this sea-
son. 'All right nanny. Get me tailor
gown and bloomer suit and l'll star as an
athletic girl. detroit Free Press.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-05-28

AGAINST stupidity the very gods fight un
victorious. -Schller.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-05-28

SINCE the bicycle era envelops us quite,
AL the universe seems TO seek "safety" In
fight.
Boston Courier.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-05-28

AN ENDURING TEsTIMoNIAL.-F'irst Asp,-
rant Tor Fame-"Weve got hen that's
laid an Easter eggl Second Ditto-'Pooh,
that's nothing; my fathers laid foundar
ton stone PUN.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-05-28

'CAN you cash check for Eve dollarsf'
"Oh, yes" "Al right, lend me hve."-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-05-28

'PAPA, why did they call Henry Of Ma
varre the, Plumed Knight" Because he
was bird, my son."-N. Y. Press.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-05-28

''AT that the tramp lost all control of
himself" Glow do you kDow2" by the
way his features worked. "-Detroit Trib-
une.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-05-28

SCIENCE surpasses the old miracles Of
mythology. Emerson.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-05-28

RoUGH winds do shake the darling buds
o. May. Shakespeare.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-05-28

ARTIsT-"How do you like my new pic
turei" Friend-"Be assured / shall al
ways esteem you as a-man. "-Fliegende
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-05-28

ISLANDER is the revenge of coward and
his defense. johnson.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-08-15

home with only one small room, no
! kitchen, no window. 1t is just like dark,
dismal pigs house. The last Monday
when visited that house her lazy NAM
ma was eating something at the oppo-
site house with some Of her lazy neigh
bors. Carrying her youngest sister on
her back the poor little girl was cooking
some vegetable. As soon as she saw me
she bowed so politely and thanked me
how she is glad to attend our school and
Sunday-school. At her one side there
was some book. laying on the rice-box.
AS l thought she was studying this book
while in spite of no desk, indeed
could not keep to sigh. Oh! she is such a
dear. sweet girl. l must tell you. 1t
was just week ago as we had Bible ex-
animation l put five questions on the
blackboard. The fifth one was-"How
can we conquer our temptation?" OF
course, the larger children wrote nice
replies, but that little girls was SO love-
ly and sensible. The following was her
reply:
when return to my mammals house.
from school, sometimes l am dreadful
hungry and no family there at home. So
Iopen my mammals closet and peep in.
l can find some nice cake there, smell
ing 30 sweet and delicious.
Attracted by this cake | look around
and stretch my hand to the point. Then
l think myself this is the cake for baby
and though no one here, but l must not
do such deeds, for our God is always
taking good care of us, no matter how
dark or light. Thus 1 can escape from
the devil of my heart, and then / can
not express my sweet taste as l take
neal with my family afterward. This
was the answer of that poor little girl
and she is now only nine years old. My
dear friend, appeal to you to tell some
of your dear friends about our girls
home which we are expecting to make
our future workers, and if some one will
help US how thankful we are. Oh! please
excuse my impolite and broken Ian
guage. | wish to tell you everything,
but only my heart runs and l am sorry
| cannot move my poor pen, as | have
learned very little English. So l shall
say goodbye now and will write you
again. Take good care of yourself and
please send my earnest regards to your
family and all your dear friends.
Most faith ully yours,
TAME IMAI.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-08-15
HE'LL FOR THE OTHER FELLOW

II is singular how useful the orthodox
theology in reference to endless punish
ment for the wicked is in the case of
other people and other peoples loved
ones, but how inapplicable it is to the
members of ones own household. have
known people who never doubted but
that Mr.. So-and.so, who died uncon.
fessed, had perished into everlasting
hell. but were equally sure that their
own unrepentant son or husband would
somehow be cared for. And it is a
blessed thing that this is 80, else the
doctrine of endless torments would have
an even larger record of dethroned rea-
sons laid at it's door. Gods love is uni
versal. He has no favorites-that is the
human way. He loves all alike, the
guilty not because of their guilt, but
because they are his children and he
loves them; the innocent because they
are his children and merit his affection.
He'll might better be described as great
spiritual hospital where all kinds Of
dread diseases are treated, perhaps with
caustic treatment by heroic methods
and where there is great suffering and
anguish, and yet where everything is
done for the cure and improvement OF
the diseased and unfortunate. believe
many men go to hell when they die, not
to stay forever without mercy. but to
stay until thsir moral and spiritual dis
eases have been cured, and the loath-
some sin has been burned out of their
hearts by fire that consumes, but does
not destroy. Then when the sin has
been destroyed the soul emerges from
it's bondage to breathe the new, pure at
mosphere of the life divine. Isn't that
good theology? 1t is Universalism.-
REV. ELMER j. FELT, IN OnaCdrd.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-08-15

church. One hundred years ago the
church was but little more than a
fire insurance agency that insured
against loss in another world; today
it begins to discern that its mission is
to be an angel and minister of God
in this world. Lord bless the COM
ing institutional" church, May its
shadow never grow less.
Orthodoxy succeeds not because it
possesses the truth, nor because it
promulgates error, but solely because
it works. 1t does not SOW truth and
harvest adherents, it does not SOW
error and reap popularity, but tre-
mendously handicapped by doctrines
effete, pernicious, unreasonable, it
sows devotion, earnestness, enter
prise, and it garners in by thousands,
people who admire such things,-it
reaps a bountiful harvest of hearty
cooperation from those who like to
see things move, who like to see the
Christian church doing something.
Blessed are they that do.-Good It'd
mas.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-08-15
THE MOST MARVELLOUS ACHIEVE
MENT.

Now what does all this drift of scien-
tific opinion during more that two GEN.
turies mean? 1t can, of course, have
but one meaning. 1t means that the
world is in process of development,
and that gradually, as advancing knowl-
edge has enabled us to take sufficient
ly wide view of the world we have come
to see that it is 30. The old statical con-
ception of world created all at once in
its present shape was the result of very
narrow experience; it was entertained
when we knew only an extremely small
segment of the world. Now that our ex-
perience has widened, it is outgrown and
set aside forever; it is replaced by the
dynamical conception of world in a
perpetual process of evolution from one
state into another state. This dyna-
mical conception has come to stay with
US. Our theories as to what the process
OF evolution is may be more or less wrong
and are confessedly tentative, as scien-
tiic theories should be. Bnt the dyna.
mical conception, which is not the work
OF any one man, be he Darwin or Spenc.
er or any one else, but the result of the
cumulative experience of the last two
centuries, this is permanent acquisi-
ton. We can no more revert to the
statical conception than we can turn back
the sun in his course. Whatever else
the philosophy of future generations may
be, it must be some kind of philosophy
of evolution.
Such is the scientific conquest achieved
by the nineteenth century, marvellous
story without any parallel in the history
of human achievement.
The lessons that might be derived
from our story are many. But one that
we may especially emphasize is the dig
nifty OF man. whose persistent seeking
for truth is rewarded by such fruits.
We may be sure that the creature whose
intelligence measures the pulsations of
molecules and unravels the secret of the
whirling nebula is no creature of a day,
but the child of the universe, the heir
OF all the ages, in whose making and
persectiDg is to be found ~ eonsun
nation of Gods creative work.-.Joha
Fiske, IN the July atlantic.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-08-15
INVENTIONS OF ANTIQUITY.

There is nothing new under the
sun" is an axiom that is as true today
as it was when uttered by King Solomon
a thousand years before the birth of
Christ. The above remark is suggested
by reading catalogues of the British
Museum and our own Smithsonian in
stitutiop, from which we learn that many
if not all, supposed modern inventions
we're thought out and applied centuries
and scores OF centuries ago. Examples
are so numerous that we hardly know
which to select for first illustration. Hat
pins with glass heads, lead Iipes and
burned clay tiles for conveying water,
stamps for making pottery ware, safety
pins with little coiled spring at one
end and catch at the other we're as
we'll known in the Pompeii of 1000 years
ago as they are in the St. Louis or Chi.
cago of 1895. Razors with modern hand
les, telescopes, fish hooks exactly like
those of today, with their barbed points
and fiattened or loop end shanks, we're
known and in general use in the Baby
Ion of l 800 years B. G. Thimbles, which
are usually referred to as inventions of
the middle ages, when they were called
thumb BELLS" have been found in pre-
historic mounds and graves of the bronze
age. Not something that resembles
thimbles, but real bronze articles of
that character containing the customary
indentations so nicely done that it ap-
pears to be the work of machinery.
In the Smithsonian collection are a
variety of combs, hair pins, tweezers
strainere, door hinges, locks, and kitchen
utensils that are known to date back
over twenty centuries. Lamps exactly
like those used in colonial times were in
use in Egypt 1000 years ago, and knives,
hatchets, sickels, scythee. etc. were
made then in exact resent blance to those
used today. Bronze beads. avis, bod
kins. needles, etc, were made and used
by the men and women of the Bronze
Age, which probably began 5000 years
ago. The "nickel-in-the-slot" machine
was used in ancient Egypt. the telephone
in China a thousand years ago, and the
magnetic telegraph in England and
France nearly 300 years ago.-St- Louis
Republic.