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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-02-04
ArtletS.

Make Il rich paste with the white of
one ard the yolks of two eggs, four
ounces of sugar, six ounces of butter,
a pinch of salt, pound of -four and
Just enough water to make il of the
right stiffness for working; work it
lightly, roll it out 10 the thickness of a
quarter of an inch, line some pnttypans
with it, FIJI them with pncooked rice
and bake them in moderate oven I'M
til done. Use strawberries, cherries,
peaches or other canned fruit to fill
Them, after removing the rice; add
more sugar if necessary, put them in
the oven to get quite hot, and serve,
Or they may be allowed to get quite
cold before serving.-Leisure Hours.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-02-04
Europe's Egg Consumption.

A Partisan scientist asserts that he
has computed trustworthy statistics con-
corning the number of eggs annually
consumed by the nations of Europe.
According to his tables the greatest
egg-eating countries are England and
Germany. In 1895 England imported
1880, 100000 eggs, for which was paid
about $50, 100000. The eggs came Princi-
pally from France. During the same
year Germany imported 20,0G0,OO0
P'unds of eggs, also representing about
$50, 100000. Most of these eggs came
from Russia and AustriaHungary. OF
al European countries Russia has made
the greatest advance in expectation.
Ir 1890 she exported only 100000, bu.
liz 1923 the number rose to 100000, 900,
representing value Of Sio,2oO,O0O. A
significant fact in connection with
these statistics is that in those coun.
tries which are the greatest exporters
Of eggs the onelet Ia the favorite dish.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-02-04
AND STILL THEY COME
From Coles County. Illinois.
ma.toon. Rat. Inspector Speaks.

From the Commercial, Nation, III
Mr.. W.. j. Cooms Is the "Rate Inspector
residing in Nation, H., and though but a
young man Of thirty-three, his life for the,
past two years has not been by any means
bed Of roses.
The disability with which he was afflicted
was a complication OF disease Of stomach
and indigestion. Medical skill could not
help him ana the outlook seemed dark for
him until Providence threw in his path the
means of relief. 1t will be better to give his
own story as he told it to reporter:
"Very nearly three years ago, was taken
with bilious attack and bad cold, and
this think was the beginning of my trouble.
My stomach went back on me altogether,
and was source o. constant trouble. My
digestion was altogether impaired, and the
doctors could not help me, and in this
wretched condition remained until nearly
one yearago. AT that time Mr.. George Coen,
conductor on the st. Louis Division of
the big Four" recommended me to try Dr.
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. did
so and before had taken half a box knew
that they were curing me. / only took two
boxes in all and then was well. always
recommend them to every one hear COM
planning of stomach difficulty, and believe
many have been benefited.
iSigned) "W. j. CooMs."
Witness: w. J. THOMAS.
DIR. Williams Pink Pills contain, in con-
densed FORM all the elements necessary to
give new life and richness to the blood and
restore shattered nerves. They are also q
specific for troubles peculiar to females,
such as snppressions, irregularities and all
forms Of weakness. They build up the
blood, and restore the glow Of health to
pale and sallow cheeks. In men they effect
o radical cure in all cases arising from men,
tai worry, overwork or excuses OF what
ever nature. Pink Pills are sold in boxes
(neyer in loose bulk) at so cents box or six
boxes for $3.50, and may be had of all drug
gists, or direct by mail from DIR. Willams'
Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-02-04
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

If you have gravel near you, improve
your highways.
Don't feed rats unless you mix poi
son with the food. ...
Exterminate the rat. Both poison
and cats are cheap.
Paint your machinery if needed. 1t
is money well expended.
Wide tires ON hard roads act as
rollers and improve the road.
Chopping firewood in midwinter is
mighty unpleasant business.
Save the hay. Substitute corn fod-
der and good straw to some extent.
Do as well as your neighbor does on
all lines. What he can do you likely
can.
Be an idealist. Set your mark even
higher than yon can reach, but reach as
high as you can.
Lawyers will be necessary as long as
there are misunderstanding among
men. They are an expensive neces-
sity.
One man thinks that the opening os
new farms in the west is evidence that
farming is profitable. That sort of
logic would indicate that all kinds Of
business is oftable.-Western Plow-
man
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-02-04
lNExCUSABLE WASTE.
why Some Poultry Men Do Not Max,
Their Business Pay.

Why Some Poultry Men Do Not Make
Their Business Pay.
One cannot fully realize the extent
of loss entailed upon those making any
sort OF pretense to poultry raising, until
the various grades of it are examined
in the great markets and selection is
made of that which is desirable to suit
reasonably well cultivated taste. Here
is where the critical test is made OF
the sort of care the poultry has re-
ceived from time of incubation until
properly dressed and packed ready for
shipment to the central market, as well
as the profit which is to be realized or
the loss sustained by the systematic or
careless producers. Packages stand
side by side in every commission house
in Chicago. amounting to thousands of
tons per annum, of poultry of all grades
OF quality, invoking the discriminating
prices which rendered unto the indif-
ferent poultry raiser that which be-
long to the slothful, and unto the sys.
tematic the profits which belong to the
Industrious; some shippers obtaining
four or five cents per pound while others
obtain ten to Is cents, and actually the
higher priced product is more salts
factory to the consumer than the cheap
er stuff. Some of the poultry is plump,
white and nicely dressed, while much
of it is thin, dark colored and repulsivc
to look upon. The surprising thing is
that the shippers of this poor stuff are
offended because they fail to receive
the highest quotations in return for
their shipments. There is room for a
tremendous amount of improvement in
the raising and handling of poultry.
The farmers need good deal of educa-
ton upon this subject to enable them
to do their best.-Farmers Union.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-02-04
POULTRY HOUSE RAKE.

and masses of droppings. A fine
toothed rake is serviceable in raking
over the pens, thus collecting all feath-
ers, ETC., when they can be put into
barrels with the dressing. An ordinary
rake, and even garden rake are too
coarse for this purpose. The sketch
shows q good homemade rake that an
swers well for this work. Wire nails,
driven very close together, form the
teeth. A strip of hard wood should be
used for the head, while an old hay
rake handle can be pressed into service
for the handle.-Orange Judd Farmer.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-02-04
SUITABLE STREET GOWNS.
Costumes for the Winter Season Approved
by Dame Fashion.


by Dame Fashion.
The gowns which most interest our
readers at present are those designed
for the street, travelling and for general
wear, and are made with less fullness
and weight than heretofore. The skirts
ere made up with five, six or seven
cores, depending upon the width of the
material, which governs economy in
cutting. The seven-gored skirt is rath-
er the favorite, and is used when the
material warrants it. The back is
plated or gathered, and the space at
the top containing the fullness is very
narrow. Some of the skirts that are
plated in the back are laid in tiny side
plaits, while others have three box
the top, the outer plaits overlapping
the inner ones. Street skirts are made
from Az to Az yards in width, and
all fit closely across the front and
hips, with an easy hang across the
front and sides at the bottom. All the
fullness is worked toward the back
breadths, which are cut with a bias
seam directly in the back, to give the
standing-out effect so much desired.
Many dressmalxers are wiring the tops
of their skirts in the lining across the
back, to give slight hustle effect.
A small pad directly under the dress
band in the back which fills in hol-
low found in most figures is an addi-
tion to all gowns, and the weight is real
ly less felt.
The drop-skirt is much used, and is
economical where one wishes to use the
same lining for several skirts. The lin
ing, which is usually of silk, is cut and
fit precisely like the outside, and can
be hung from separate bands or at
tached to the same belt. If worn with
one skirt alone, hang them from the
same band and catch all the seams
once lightly together up distance of
20 inches from the bottom.
Sleeves were never more varied in
Gtyle or more becoming to the figure
than the sleeve of to-day, which makes
the hug or much exaggerated sleeve
covering of q short year ago look in
deed like burlesque. The prevailing
sleeves are fitted as snugly as is COM
Portable, from the wrist to consider
able distance above the elbow, above
which we find puffs, frills or draped
fullness, which may be tucked, shirred
OF plated, but no fullness is carried on
the under part of the sleeve. The very
small leg-o'-mutton sleeve still finds
favor, especially on gowns of quite
heavy material. While many Of the
sleeves show trimmed top-that is,
the fullness trimmed with bands, straps
Or galloons-the best style street gowns
show sleeves of comparative plainness,
and must fit to perfection. Skirts for
the street show variety Of foot trim
ming, though the elegance of the plain
ly finished skirt still holds it's own in
the handsomer and heavy weight ma
terials.-Woman's Home Companion.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-02-04

standing it on one of the bundles of the
last or outside course of shock or stack
bottom. I continue in this way, walk
ing around the stack and placing bun
dies "side by side," until l come around
to the starting place. This completes
the first elevated course. The butts Of
this course being about three feet from
the ground, brings them to a point
about where the bundles underneath
are tied. See cut.
The bundles for the next or second
elevated course are placed in order by
means of a two-tined pitchfork. The
butts of this course are about six feet
from the ground, and like the butts Of
the first elevated course, come to about
the middle of the bundles underneath.
The butts of the third or last course,
consisting Of say eight or ten bundles,
are placed about nine feet from the
ground. This makes a stack about IA
feet in height. peg. ....
When the last course is placed in or
der the top of the stack is securely tied
in two places-one within foot or two
of the extreme top, and the other
around the butts of the top course.
Two men are not required to put up
this kind of stack. l built ten such
stacks this year myself without any as
sistance. One man says he puts about
600 bundles in stack. put only about
leo.
In stacking in this way there are no
bundles lying down with butts stick
ing outward, as in stacks as usually
built. They all stand up in an almost
perpendicular form-butts down, tops
up. The bundles having so much
'pitch" they shed the water perfectly
In feeding from such stack 1 begin
with the ground course, as the bundles
may be easily pulled out. The top
bundles remain untouched till the last.
thus leaving no part Of the stack ex-
posed to the weather.
1 adopted this plan three or four
years ago and like it quite well. It's
advantages are: Q) The bundles hav-
ing so much pitch they shed the water
completely. (2) In feeding therefrom
the bottom bundles are fed first and the
top left to protect the stack till the
last. (3) One man can take the bun
dies from the wagon and construct such
a stack without assistance.-Frank Les
lie, in Ohio Farmer.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-02-04
DO NOT FAVOR A REDUCTION.

In the matter Of the communication Of the
Secretary OF the State Grange OF Illinois
dated January 1st, 1897, embodying u reso-
luton OF that body adopted ut its December
meeting, 1896, asking the Board of Railroad
and Warehouse Commissioners to reduce
the passenger rate from three cents to two
cents per mile.
The Commission is Of the opinion that to
do so at this time would be unwise and I'M
warranted and would be unjust to the rail
road interest of the state. While some of
the great Trunk Lines in Illinois might be
able to stand such u reduction, yet the
smaller roads and those which do almost
wholly local business, and which are now
and have been for the last two years strug-
Cling for existence, would be most seriously
affected by it.
Such action on our part would simply in
crease the heavy burdens under which they
are staggering now. 1t Is well known
fact to those who have taken the trouble to
investigate the amount OF passenger busi-
ness done by the railroads in Illinois during
the past two years that there has been q
large decrease in the number Of passengers
carried. This is due in our judgment not to
the amount charged for such service but to
the general depression in all lines Of bust
ness, the low prices Of farm products and
the unsettled financial conditions which have
the freight business.
And it is also fact, as shown by the
sworn reports of the railroads Of Illinois,
that the capital invested In such property
has not paid even fair INTEREST," to the stock
holder. This question was before us when
we revised the freight schedule in 1895 and
the whole question was thoroughly consid-
cred. We did not think then and neitherdo
we feel now that in justice to both the pub
lie and the railroads, because each should
stand on the same equality before the law,
this reduction should be made at this time.
II the country was prosperous our conclu-
sions might be different.
The statistics in our Office show that for
the past three years, 1894, 1895 and 1896, the
average amount charged by the railroads
per passenger mile is q fraction above two
cents, although the maximum allowed them
was three cents.
For the reasons above stated we do not
feel that this reduction should be made at
this time. We are also asked torecommend
this reduction to the Legislature. In view
of our conclusion we do not feel that 1t
would be consistent for us to do SO; how
ever, the Legislature has the power to regu-
late the maximum rate which can be charged
for passenger service and we leave the mat
ter to their wisdom.
Jan. -, 1897.
(Signed) W. 8. CANTRELL, Chairman.
THos GAHAN.
Attest: j. w. YANTIs, Secretary.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-02-04
THERE is more Catarrh in this section OF

THERE Is more Catarrh In this section OF
the country than all other diseases put to-
gether, and until the last few years was sup
posed to be incurable. For q great many
years doctors pronounced 1t a local disease,
and prescribed local remedies, and by con-
stantly failing to cure with local treatment,
pronounced it incurable Science has proven
catarrh to DO n constitutional disease, and
therefore requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by II. j..
Cheney a. Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only
constitutional cure on the market. 1t Is
taken internally in doses from 10 drops to a
teaspoonful. 1t acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system. They
offer one hundred dollars for any case 1t
fails to cure. Send for circulars and testi-
monials. Address +. j. CHENEY a. Co., To-
ledo, O.. Sold by Druggists, zoe.
HALLS Family Pills are the best.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-02-04
PROTECTING QUEENS.
How to Rescue Them In Case They Should
BE "Balled."


When queen is balled you'll find
bunch of bees as large as hickory mt
or larger that seem to cling together
in very solid manner. You can't pull
the bees apart, and you may roll the
ball over and over.
Ii a strange queen is thrown into
hive she is usually balled, aud, as
nearly as we can make out, the process
is something like this: The bees seize
the queen at various points till she is
entirely surrounded, then other bees
seize the ones that have hold of the
queen. and in this position they remain
fixed for hours, until the queen is dead.
If a strange worker is thrown into the
hive she isn't treated the same as
queen, and nothing but queen is ever
balled. The worker may be bitten or
stung, but never balled.
The balling bees generally make a
Kissing sound, unlike the noise they
make at any other time. Whether that
proceeds from anger or what, we do not
know.
Sometimes bees will ball their own
queen, usually for the sake of protect
ing her. In the middle of ball of her
own bees, it certainly seems she ought
to be safe from foes. You cannot pull
the bees apart SO as to free the queen,
and if you should succeed in getting
some of the bees away, or should man
age to get the queen loose, the bees
will Immediately seize her again. Per-
haps the quickest way to get the queen
free is to throw the ball into cold
water. The little miscreants will
scramble to get out of the water as
lively as they can, and at once seem 70
forget all about the queen, leaving her
to her own fate.
Water is not always at hand, and you
can blow smoke upon the ball. If you
blow hot smoke upon them, as usually
you will if you hold the nozzle close
enough, you will at once seal the queens
doom, for the bees will promptly sting
her; but if you hold the smoke at dis
lance and keep up a strong stream Of
cool smoke the bees will soon conclude
they want to find some place with
purer atmosphere. = Southern Guilt
yatOr.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-02-04
Almond Cakes.

One pound of sifted flour, half a
pound of butter, three-quarters of n
pound of sugar, two eggs, half tea
spoonful each of essence of lemon and
of bitter almonds, two teaspoonfuls OF
ground ginger, one teaspoonful of Gin.
namon, four ounces of almonds,
blanched and chopped very small, two
ounces of mixed candied peel, also very
inely chopped. Mix all the dry in
gradients together, then rub in the but
ter; add eggs and essences last of all.
Mix to q smooth paste, and roll out or
4 Toured board TO half-inch thickness;
cut in round or fancy shapes, and bake
On dry tin in a slow oven.-Ladies'
Home journal.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-02-04
A Da,,ota Farmer,s Remedv.

Frank Witliee, Yankton county g.
d. farmer, after losing 100 out of 200
hogs, has succeeded in stopping the
ravages of the lung trouble in his flock
by remedy Of his own invention.
When his hogs began dying at the rate
of half dozen day he piled their car
casses in heaps and set fire to them.
When only blr,kened and charred re-
mains were lefi he fed the remnants to
his hogs, with the above result. The
disease is still tagging in the 7eighbor-
hood, and il snme INSTANCES Is hogs
have died il GIG day in one pen.-Farm-
or's Voice.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-02-04
AGRICULTURAL HINTS
STACKING FODDER.
An Ohio Farmer Describes an Apparen
Excellent Method.

An Ohio Farmer Describes an Apparently
Kxcellenr Method.
My way Of stacking fodder is as fol-
lows: begin the stack the same as
shock, that is, by standing bundles al
most perpendicularly on the ground,
butts down and tops pressed together.
! continue in this way, placing the bum
dies close together, until the shock, or
prospective stack, is about IL feet in
diameter at the base (ground). This
usually requires so or 60 bundles.
Next. instead of getting up on this
shock, or stack bottom, and having
some one pitch the bundles to me, while
lay them down horizontally, as is
usually done, remain on the ground,
and continue there till the last bun
die is placed, when ladder is leaned
against the stack and the top tied.
l begin the topping-out process by
grasping a bundle with both hands and
lifting it say three feet from the ground,
laying, or more properly speaking,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-02-04
CALLS HIMSELF PROFESSOR"
The Man with the Striped Shirt Was
Appalled,.

The Man with the Striped Shirt Was
Appalled,.
The train was about to leave the sta
ton, and a young man leaned over the
seat, shook hands with the middle-aged
gentleman, and said:
'Good-by, professor"
A man with wide stripes in his shirt
bosom looked at him narrowly, and
after the train started said
'Kin you do any tricks with cards?"
'No; never touch card"
''Mebbe we play the pianny?"
81 know nothing of music, except as
o mathematical science"
"Well, We amt no boxer. kin see by
yer build. Mebbe We play poole"
mo"
Ger Switchboard?
81 never heard of the game before"
"Well, say, I've guessed We this time.
It's funny 1 didn't think of it before.
You're a mesmerist?"
"I'm nothing of the kind"
'Well, I'll give up. What is yer line?
1 know ye're in the biz, cause heerd
that young teller call we 'perfesser.'
81 am an instructor in Greek, rhetoric
and ancient history"
"An' yer cant do TO tricks ner play
music ner hypnotize?"
"Of course not"
The man turned and gazed out of the
window OIL the opposite side of the car.
"An' he calls hisself perfesser," he
said, to himself. Don't know how ter
do anything but talk Greek m things,
an. calls himself perfesser. Talk about
nerve!"- Philadelphia Record.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-02-04
How TO Reach the Health and Pleasure
Resorts of the South.

The Southern Railway in connection with
the Queen and Crescent Route operate a
SOLID yEsTIBULED TRAIN carrying elegant
day coaches and Drawing-room sleeping car
from Cincinnati to Jacksonville, Florida,
via Chattanooga and Atlanta, leaving Gin
cinnati $50 a. m, arriving Jacksonville 9 100
o'clock next morning; also Pullman Draw
ing-room sleeping car through Cincinnati to
Jacksonville via Knoxville and Asheville,
leaving Cincinnati 500 p NJ, arriving jack
sonvilie second morning; convenient serv-
ice to Brunswick, Ga, and Jykel Island ;
also to Aiken, s. O., and other Southern re-
sorts. For full information write j. 9.
BEAM, JR., N. w. p. A, Ill Adams Street,
Chicago, Ill.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-02-04
A Thermomoter Free.

Warmers Safe Cure Co., of Rochester, N.
Y, are sending out a limited number Of &C
curate spirit thermom elers graduated from
90 degrees below zero TO 100 degrees above
in red and green, by mail, free to any ad-
dress on receipt Of two cents In stamps to
pay postage. To be sure the free distribu'
ton Of the thermometers Is intended TO adj
vertise the celebrated Warmers Safe Kid
ney and Liver Cure (see advertising col
umns) but nevertheless they will be found
to be useful as well as ornamental little
articles for the home or Office and well
worth the little trouble and expense OF
sending for them.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-02-04

ARTIE-''Darling, you have no idea how
anxious ] was while you were coming down
the rope ladder. Twas so afraid you had not
fastened it securely above Susie-"You
needn't have been alarmed, dear. Papa
tied the knot for me."-Detroit Free Press.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-02-04
THAT sPLrNDID COFFEE.

Mr.. Goodman, Williams County, III,
writes us: From one package Salzer's
German Coffee Berry grew 800 pounds
Of better coffee than can buy in stores
at 80 cents pound"
A package Of this and big seed cata-
logue is sent you by the John A. Salzer
Seed Co., In Crosse, Wis, upon receipt
of IS cents stamps and this notice. IKl
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-02-04

"CAN'r you see that sign: Beware Of
the Dogr" asked the lady of the house, in
dignantly. "No, mum, really cannot," re
piled the tramp at tile door; ''you see, ]
ruined my eyesight lookin' for work.
Yonlkers Statesman
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-02-04

SIMPLIFYING THE MATTER. -Attorney-"ln
order to fight this case intelligently must
know, in the first place, whether you are
guilty or not" Client Well, II you've got
to know the truth, I'm guilty" Attorney
Goods Now the affair is simple. All that
we've got to do is TO establish an alibi."-
Chicago Journal