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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-14

Miss and Master, and you're very kind
to offer it, and Patsey is as much oblig-
ed as am, though he doesn't say what
he ought
Jennie was very glad she had taken
Jimmie's advice and did not mind at
all when Sara Brown, girl she went
to school with, passed and looked at
them contemptuously, saying to her
sister, How queer of Jennie Bright to
pick up such company. I shan't speak
to her. Why, those folks are almost
beggars."
When Uncle Jack came and took the
children away, he said civil word to
the woman, told her her boy was a
pretty little chap, and hoped the baby
would get we'll soon. Moreover, he
sent the waiter to her with cup Of
coffee and plate of clans. "The sort
of victuals she needs" he said to Jen-
ME.
When Jennie told Uncle Jack about
Sara Brown, he shook his head. Shes
silly piece" he said, "and remember,
my dear, as you sail on the voyage CT
life, always answer signal of distress
whenever you see ne-"-New York
| Ledger.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-14
begets like in the insect Won .t a,
persistently as it does in the higher

begets like in the insect won et az
persistently as it does in the higher
animals. The progeny of ladybird Is
always a ladybird like the parent in.
sect. The young of the ladybird, how.
ever, looks very different from the
adult. In fact, the young of soma
species resemble minute alligators in
general appearance, and are gaily COL
ored. They feed almost entirely upon
soft bodied insects. Among other in
sects that feed upon plant lice, the
young.of the Surplus fly must be mem
TONED here. In nearly every colony
of lice these little slug-like worms or
larvae can be seen. They move about,
ralSiQR lhU;A --is----a -ls,e-.----s.-5
and. striking here and there. When
ever an unlucky louise is touched it is
seized, held aloft until sits juices have
been sucked out, when. its empty skin
is cast aside, and the worm seeks
others.
Bulletin As, Maryland Experiment
Station.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-14
Mlchisan Fruit Grower. organize.

The fruit-growers at Pentwater,
Mich, have taken the initiative step
to protect their interests in the way of
handling fruits. A stock company has
been organized with capital of $4,000,
the management to make contracts
with strictly reliable dealers in such
way as to protect the growers. A de-
tective service Is contemplated to in
vestigate all complaints of unfair treat
ment Of shippers and cause for COM
plants by the commission dealers
against the farmers for any sharp or
underhand practice on the part of the
shipper. To make the work of the
company effective, farmers are being
organized into local unions. The local
unions report the names of their mem
bers to the company and pay over a
membership fee of one dollar each
The secretary OF the local union ascer-
tains the number of acres and condi-
ton of the different kinds of fruit to
be shipped. All these facts will be re-
corded by the company's secretary, who
will designate the markets to which
shipments should be made from each
local union. SO that none shall go to
an over-stocked market. The com
pany is determined to secure the best
prices possible for union members, who
are to pay one dollar each every three
months to the company, in order to
continue its benefciaries. Several
strong local unions have been organ
lied in Mason and Oceana countless
Michigan Fruit Grower.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-14
Champion Of Two counties.

Although not posing as the champion
of Eastern Connecticut, that distinc-
ton has been given to Harry e. Morse
of Putnam, Conn.,, by the critics of that
section. Morse did his first track rae
ing in 1895. and his success since then
has been uniform. His first training
was done on the country roads OF
Windham county. In race at Dan
ielson last fall he broke the track rec
ord for half mile, doing the distance
in 1:02. 1t remained also for Morse
to establish new mile record for the
Woodstock fair grounds track. For
long time the best mile for that
course stood at 2:2S. Without much OF
an effort on his part young Morse cut
eight seconds off this mark, and will
probably lower his own record when
he completes there next month. This
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-14
Enemies of Plant Lice.

Plant lice. like most insects, have
certain natural enemies that tend to
keep them in check. Prominent among
these are the parasitic and predaceous
insects. The former are very minute
creatures, resembling wasps, which
usually lay their eggs upon the lice
These eggs hatch into small maggots,
which enter the bodies of the lice,
where they feed upon the body juices
until they are full grown. They then
transform to pupae within the body of
their host, from which they finally
emerge by cutting round hole through
the body of the louise. Close examina-
ton of a colony of most any louise will
reveal several yellowish or brownish
remains Of individuals which have
succumbed to parasitism. The preda.
80 live by actually feeding
'odvbirds or lady
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-14
what a woman Says About Trunk.

What a Woman Says About n Trunk.
when woman tells you trunk is
light, look out for it," These are the
words of baggage eXpressman and he
ought to know. He had gone to
house in the suburbs in response to
hurry call and found the house in a
great hustle This lady was going to
leave town in an hour and her trunk
was upstairs and had to be brought
down and loaded into the wagon. It's
not very heavy" she said to the man,
whereat he spat on his hands and call
ed in his helper. He had all he could
do to lift one end.
1--WE found it always the CASE said
he, ''that when woman says trunk
is light It's dead sure to be heavy, and
when she says it's heavy can usually
handle it with one hand. don't know
why woman is this way unless she
thinks charge her more for heavy
trunk, and will never find out how
much it weighs unless she tells me.
But if that is so, why does she tell me
| that light trunk is so heavy? III
| give it up."-Nebraska State Journal
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-14
Expenditures for Agriculture.

Farm News: The following table,
compiled by the British government.
shows the sum total and the amount
per capita expended by various coun-
tries for the advancement of agricul-
ture. While the United States heads
the list in amount spent, the sum per
capita is far below that of many lesser
nations. Expenditures for agricultural
purnoses.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-14
Eastern Amateur.

lively an easy task compared to the
selection of the baggage which he Will
take with him on his Journey.
Most cyclists at one time or another OF
their career indulge in the luxury OF
tour, and it may safely be said that no
one instance is there of the man who
knows accurately what to take with
him and what to leave behind, unless.
of course, that man has the experience
OF tours already made to guide him.
The object of this article is, however,
not directed to this sort of individual;
it is to him who has not that expert
ence, who wants to tour and yet likes
advice.
Anxious mothers, sisters or wives are
apt to persist that it is absolutely nee
essary that this. that or the other
should be taken. Friends who have
--ured before assure him that on no
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-14
tioniZe the cotton
cu.tur0


most marvellous plant, towering to the
height OF twenty feet and covered with
a mass Of downy cotton balls. The man
in;Georgia that is growing III would sell |
seeds as low as five cents apiece. me
Farmers Review sent thes clipping to
the Georgia Experiment station, and
received reply in the line it expected,
namely that the so-callea' wonderful
plant was merely very ordinary cot-
ton plant that was probably palmed
off on the present Georgia enthusiast
by some local joker. Below We give tho
I letter. Parenthetically we would can-
! tton our readers against behaving any
OF the wonderful yarGs that are con-
stantly appearing in the daily press
I about new agricultural; plants of great
value. The propagators are simply
using the gullible city. reporters to help
advertise some, worthless thing that
they hope to make money out OF by
sales at fabulous prices. The letter fol-
! lows:
Experiment, Ca. August, 2s. 1897.
Editor. Farmers Review, Chicago, III.
| have yours. OF the 26th this a. H.,
enclosing clipping from Chicago pa
per. In reply to your letter beg to say
that the article has simply a naked
basis in fact-something to build upon.
There is a. gentleman named Jackson,
who runs q small farm near Atlanta,
and who is engaged in booming So
called African variety of cotton, ETC.,
etc. After some difficulty l succeeded
in getting a few seeds Of the cotton
of undoubted purity, and have now In
progress an elaborate, competitive test
including u varieties Of cotton, en-
bracing most of our popular, prolific
varieties. seeds of which are easily OBJ
tainable at from so cents to $3.50 pei
bushel. So far 1 note nothing peculiar
In the cotton. The plants haze an up
right habit Of growth, and, the frau
Is produced on short fruit spurs, eaei
containing from two to fiva bolls. Usu
ally there is one or more long sid'
branches that proceed out from thu
main stem near the ground. Thi
habit. however, is not so very remark
able In fact 1t so happens that on.
of the varieties planted in the com
petitive test, and ia rows adjacent tt
this wonderful" cotton is very similar
At the close of the season will max,
an exhaustive report of the test, which
: will be published ia bulletin form. A
present thers is no indication that TIL
: yield will be even equal to the averag
: yield of the other 20 varieties. -
! bolls have already opened and shj
e staple of fair length and fiIeness, u.
t not comparable to Sea Island cotton
: There is now no possibility of any ma
c terial improvement in the condition
0 and promise of any Of the varieties.
3 other words the crop is PRACTICAL
made" and the final results will b
practically the same relatively as ar
NOW indicated. Very truly,
:. R. ]. REDDING,
- Director
U P.S.-The claim that the variety {
$ cotton belongs to a different genu
Ie cannot, for moment, be allowed.
o is not even of a new species, but sin
1T ply a variety Of Gossypium herbaceun
r, and very probably of local (domesti
IS origin.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-14
HARRY E. MORSE.

was very poor track for cycle racing,
but it has been improved this season,
and better time will no doubt result in
future races. On July of this year
the Putnam rider captured the Wind
ham and New London county cham
pionship, decided at Norwich. Morse
is only 20 years of age and in condition
weighs about 157 pounds.-New York
Press.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-14
NOTES OF THE WHEEL
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO DE-
VOTES OF THE BICYCLE.
suggestions for Touring-what to Garry
on Sightseeing Journey a-wheel-
A Great Performer-A Promising
Eastern Amateur.
Suggestions for Touring

S the holiday sea-
son is now upon us
the far-seeing cy-
clist is looking up
maps and. itinerar-
les and generally
planning his holl-
day either in Brit
ain or on the CONT
nent, says a writer
in the Irish Cyclist.
This is compare
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-14
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AGRIcULTURISTS
homs, Jp-to-Date Hints About gult1va-
tion. of the Soil and Yields Thereof
horticulture, yiticuiture aaaa Elori-
cu.tuEo.
.Fakev COTTON Plant,

ECENTLY Eh8e'r g
appeared in. the N.
Y. Sun what puF-.
ported to be a: teie--
gram from, Atlanta.
Ca, telling of 81
wonderful. hoo t t O. n,
plant that had been,
Introduces fro M
equatoria IiAf fir i ga
and was 70. revolu--
tionize the cotton
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-14
A Paradox Explained.

Il hate that girl" said the sallow
young lady with the diamond ring to
herself, as she gazed with jealous eyes
at the prettiest girl in her room. 81
hate her because l have fellow-feel-
ing - A''
w range an -ahensi-
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-14
Rendering Beeswan

Many who have only a few bees ana
do not own wax extractor, says tins
Busy Bee. miss one of the sources
profit in bee keeping by not saw
odd bits of comb and the old conA
that are no longer Of any use to ths
bees. Have a receptacle into which all
may be thrown until the end OF thi
season, or until there is sufficient tc
make a good sized cake of wax. Sons
day when you, have fire in your cooA
stove, and will not have use for the
oven, tie these pieces of comb up In
an old cotton cloth. Place in the oven,
tin or granite iron pan with about
an inch of water in it; lay two slender
sticks across the pan, and on them tht
cloth containing the combs, in such Z
way that it will not dip down into th'
pan, nor drip outside into the bottor
of the oven. shut the door and go abou,
your work. Take a look at it occas' +
ionally to, see that all is going we'll
The temperature of the oven should b
moderate. If the water boils, it is too
hot. Regulate the fire CT hampers, OF
Leave tho Goor open little way. Tbs
heat; should not be great enough to
scorch the sticks or CLOTH, When thu
Wax, seems to be all dripped into tho
pan, remove the sticks and cloth. II
| possible, let the fire die out, shut the
oven and leave the pan of>wax to cool
in, the oven. This will, insure slow
and even cooling OF the wax, and will
allow the dirt that may have filtered
thraugh the cloth to settle into the
water in the bottom of the pan. But
If the fire is used for other purposes,
remove the pan carefully and steadily,
cover with a tin pot cover, or anything
that will lie closely over it, but will
not touch the wax; then place over all
an old blanket or quilt. folded several
times, and tucked closely around the
pan, to prevent the heat from escaping
too fast. On this, more than any one
thing, depends the quality and appear
ance of your wax. If it cools too rap-
, idly, the particles of dirt propolfs, and
honey will be caught in the mass Civ
ing it sticky feel and mottled ap-
pearancae If the surface hardens too
quickly. 1t will crack and open as the
. inside cools. Do not u-eover until the
pan is d your hand.
, When { Ny cooled, il
wiz lc silly, but i
you re, ever
tho' 1, 20,
, wi lie 70
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-14

knife WI.

knife WI. re on
the tom of w. and you
should have clean, clea looth cake
that will bring the highest price in the
market. If, for any reason, the wax
is not satisfactory, the cake can ba
broken up, tied in clean cloth, and put
through the same process again. II 1t
is desired to make small cakes, pour
from the pan while hot. into cups or
metal molds and cover closely. Here
are few don'ts to hang on the walls
of your memory when rendering wax:
Don't allow the wax to come in con-
tact with iron, as it will blackeH he
wax.
Don't grease the mnntds. ~
necessary, and Injuries the appea
of the wax.
Don't move the molds before the
cools. The wax that Stops on the 81
will harden there and give the cake,
ragged look on the edges.
Don't let the wax boil. This tends TO
make it brittle and GRUMPY.
Don't spill any melted wax on th'
floor. II you do you will be sorry.
Don't spend precious time trying to
scrape and scour off any wax that may
stick to the pan, but take it out OF
doors. away from the fire, and apply
little gasoline. 1t acts as certain
brand Of pills are said to act on weak
stomach-like magic.
Don't rush off to town and sell it to
the first bidder. Begin now to watch
the market reports. The price of wax
f1uctuates with the change of seasons,
and you can soon learn what time of
the year Is the highest. Then sell.
These directions are for those who
have only few pounds of wax to be
rendered. A large quantity would, of
course, have to be handled differently.
but for small lots I prefer this method
to any have ever tried
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-14
soden,s Solid stand.

President A. H. soden of the Bpston
club is the first league magnase to
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-09-09
Prison Exhibit at State Fair.

The state prison has it's usual neat
exhibit, showing the work in the binder
Irvine factory, and also the manufac-
ture of high school apparatus. The
booth is decorated with the soft, fluffy
strands of sisal and manila fibre, and
within are myriads of the balls of
twine-the manila $50 feet to the
pound, manila and sisal mixed 600,
standard 500 and sisal 500. The man.
ufacture of high school apparatus, de-
signed for use in teaching mechanics
and sciences, is comparatively new
industry at the prison, and one at
which the convicts are becoming quite
expert. The sale of the product is con-
fined to Minnesota schools.-St. Paul
Globe.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-09-09

Talk about punishment in prison.
The thoughts aroused by the joyous
peal of church bells that we hear every
Sunday afternoon and evening causes
the most poignant pain to all who still
have vestige of manhood within them.
Anything that recalls better days-a
happier period of existence-is fraught
with agony of heart for one who is
penned up body and soul. When free
we might pay no attention to the SOL
emn call of the church bell, though it's
sound ever touched a vibrant chord
within attuned to happy memories of
childhood. But in these days every
peal strikes recriminating chord of a
conscience that justly taunts us for the
deliberate folly that incurred our pres
ent punishment.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-09-09

Quite number of citizen visitors
witnessed our Labor Day picnic in
the park. Among those present we
noticed the following: Mrs. Wolfer,
Miss Gertie Wolfer, Miss Alma Millett,
Mrs. Lemon, Mrs. DR.. Merrill, Mr.. and
Mrs. Tice, Mrs. Baker, Miss Farmer,
Miss Adelyn Stoyell, Mr.. Geo. Sewall,
Mr.. Ellis, Miss Ellis and Miss Simpson,
Miss Young and companion worker
in the Saltwater branch of the Saliva.
ton Army; Miss E. A. Granting, DR..
Sargent, j. H. Davis, Mr.. McRae, of
the Messenger and Editor Nick Nelson
of the Journal.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-09-09

of which were received with unfeigned
pleasure by the boys.
At the conclusion of the program
Warden Wolfer thanked our entertain.
ers on behalf of the inmates who
seconded his words by round of ap-
plause as indicative of their hearty
appreciation.
We were then marched out to the
park where we were all at liberty to do
as we pleased until the dinner bell rung
at $780, when all marched in to a spe-
cial holiday dinner.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-09-09

H. V. Peterson, travelling passenger
agent of the M. & St. L. r. r., with
his wife and the following party of
ladies were interested visitors to our
silent city on Saturday: Miss Peterson,
Minneapolis; Mrs. L. S. Dening, Water
town, S. D.; Miss Shepley, Mason City,
Iowa; Mrs. F. E. Reid, Minneapolis.
The party was accompanied by Editor
Nelson, of the Washington Co. Journal,
on the jaunt through the institution.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-09-09
TO INMATES.

For the information of new arrivals and all
others desiring to send THE MIRROR to friends
we wish to say that the privilege will be granted
by complying with the following rules: Write
out your own name, register and cell number
and send to this Office with name and address
of person to whom paper is to be sent. All
papers must be kept clean and folded in the
same manner as it is when you receive it and
placed in your door every Friday night. All in
mates are requested to comply with this order
whether sending out copy or not.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-09-09

We had very remarkable old gentle.
man as visitor to the institution last
Thursday. His name is Geo. Mathews
and he is now an inmate of the state
Soldiers Home. He was a soldier in
the Mexican war under General Scott;
took part in the Florida war; later in
two Indian wars, and enlisted twice in
the Union army during the civil war,
serving from 1861 to IS. He is now
eighty-two years old, and was the first
white man married on the present site
of St. Paul. He has no relative living
and is passing his remaining days in
the Soldiers Home, hale and hearty
old man of the best habits. Though so
far advanced in years this old gentle
man is striking example of vigorous
manhood. His eyes are bright and
clear, and he still has military bear
ing that would do credit to men who
are his junior by thirty years. His life
is standing proof that with good hab-
its, the man CONDEMNED to ordinary toll
and hardships may round out long
life and go down like the sun in glori-
Gus vigor. The old gentleman came
over from St. Paul with a letter of
introduction from State Printer Whit.
ney. He was shown every courtesy by
the officials, being conducted through
every department by Deputy Warden
Lemon,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-09-09

Last Sundays sermon by Chaplain
Albert was thoroughly appreciated by
his audience. There is not the slightest
doubt but that every one present knew
that what he said in regard to temper
had many times been fully verified in
their own life.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-09-09

Miss Ida F. Haney, of Kansas City,
and Ed. Willard of Minneapolis, were
the guests of Miss Alma Millett on
Friday, and in company with her were
escorted through the institution by
Assistant Deputy Colligan.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-09-09

Mrs. w. S. Turner, Mrs. A. A. Palmer,
Mrs. F. w. Wilmert, R. w. Richards,
and Mr.. F. w. Wilmert, all of Blue
Earth City were shown through the
institution by Deputy Warden Lemon
on Tuesday.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-09-09

From Union Shoe and Leather company
for convict labor. ......$ 1924 sc
From visitors fees .................... 145 so
Sale of meal tickets. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. II 90
Punishment fOrfetures, July. ......... 80 90
From sale of old Machinery. 20 90
Sale of rags. Observation-Disclosures. G 80
Board of civil and military prisoners
first quarter of 1897. Observation-Disclosures. 1870 81
Sales and collections of binder twine... 1906 20
Total. ........................S 6,741 %
OF this amount $16O67O goes into the
to the current fund.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-09-09

Philip Lawrence, J. P. Morgenson, o.
A. Mausear, of Fort Smelling, and
Master Frank Lawrence of Shattuck
School, Faribault, were shown the in
stitutional sights by Capt. Taylor on
Saturday last.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-09-09

The Board of Prison Managers held
their regular monthly meeting in the
Warden's office Tuesday. Paroles were
granted to eight men. After the usual
routine business of the meeting was
concluded the following statement of
the miscellaneous cash receipts of the
prison for the month of August was
audited:
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-09-09

Mr.. M. T. Myhre, and wife, and Miss
Caroline Myhre, all of Clarified, Mimi,
were escorted through the prison by
Manager NJ. O. Hall on Tuesday.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-09-09
CHURCH NOTICE.

Services in the Prison Chapel at 900 O'Clock
every Sunday morning. Protestant and
Catholic services every alternate Sunday.
Rev. j. H. ALBERT and Rev. FIR. CORCORAN
chaplainS.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-09-09

Mr.. Willard E. Carpenter, editor and
proprietor of The Record, Waupaca,
Wis, was shown the various depart
ments of our sub-rosa summer resort
on Saturday by Usher Kenyon.