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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-03-17

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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-03-17
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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-03-17
BA riley.
1873 BUS, PoT Acre.

Jno. BREEDER, N7ishicott,
Wis, grew, in 1895, 173
bus. of SalZer's StlverHin2
Barley from one meas
ured acre, sworn to by
five witnesses. That's inn
mense, but you see Sal
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produce! That's why you
get such big yields.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-03-17

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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-09-22
Little Marble Imported Now.

The importation Of marble to the
United States has almost ceased. 1t is
only now and then that a cargo arrives
at this port, while a few years ago a
feet of sailing vessels brought many
cargoes annually from the famous Car
rara quarries in Italy to Philadelphia.
Marble buildings seem to be becoming
things of the past, and the tombstone
makers find little demand for marble
tombs, slabs or monuments. Granite
has taken the place of marble every
where, even in the cemeteries, where
marble shafts and slabs were formerly
the only proper things. Granite, unlike
marble, does not require very frequent
cleaning and looks we'll without being
touched up for years 1t also admits Of
high polish and does not show the
marks of rust by contact with metal, as
marble does. -Philadelphia Record.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-09-22
The Ashantees See Sights.

The natives of these Jaman villages
had never seen white man before, and
l noticed at first with some surprise
that those of our actions which inter.
ested them most were the simple and
commonplace ones. To such matters as
eating and dressing they gave the clos
est attention. Every morning when I
emerged from my tent found large
audience waiting patiently for the per-
Torrance to begin, and when I took nv
place at the washstand q crowd closed
round, forming large circle They fol-
lowed the whole process with the great
est enjoyment, discussing and explain
ing to one another the various details
and now and again raising shouts of
applause as some peculiarly amusing
feature of the performance (such as the
use of the nailbrush) occurred. When l
produced my toothbrush and proceeded
to put it to its natural use, there was
much anxious discussion, and when I
brushed my hair up and made it stand
on end they yelled with delight.
AS for the opening Of bottle Of
champagne, which occurred ON one oc-
casion after an unusually long march)
1T simply brought down the house, al
though the spectators somewhat abrupt
ly dispersed and viewed the remainder
OF the performance around the corners
of adjacent huts. "Freeman's Travels
and Life In Ashanti -
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-09-22
A Cuban NIilkman.

"How many COWS there are about the
streetsn' somebody exclaims, and then
he is calmly informed that the morn
ing's milk is simply being delivered
A bun:h of cattle and their driver stop
before house, and the portero comes
out with cup for the mornings sup
ply. 1t is seen then that the COWS are
being MIXED from door to door by the
dairymen, for this is the way the acute
Cuban housewives have taken to assure
for their tables a tactical supply which
is entirely fresh and absolutely pure.
Even with the COWS MIXED before
the door one must continue to watch
the milkman, for l have even heard of
their having rubber bag of water con-
cealed under their loose frocks and con-
nected with a rubber tube running
down inside of the sleeve, its tip being
concealed in the hollow of the milking
hand. Only gentle pressure upon the
bag of water within is needed to thus
cause both milk and water to flow into
the cup at the same time. The milk
vendors of Italy and India have also
learned their trade to perfection, for
they practice this identical trick. Ed
ward Page CASTOR in Woman's Home
Companion.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-09-22
Practical, but Cold Blooded.

have friend here in town, young
business woman, whose common sense
is enough to make ones blood run cold
at times. went to see her new fiat
few days ago, and I was delight
ed with a cushioned divan in one
corner of her sitting room. 1t was, as
many divans that belong to young bust
ness women are, box with hinged
lid, but as it had handles on it and was
bound with iron bands and was alto
gether so much stronger and more de-
sirahle than divan boxes usually are, I
asked her where she bought it.
81 didn't buy it, said she. at was
given to me. You know the woman
where boarded last year came into a
lot of money through the death of her
grandfather. The old gentleman died in
Florida, and the remains were sent here
They We're in mahogany coffin, and
the coffin-well''-and she kicked the
divan with her heels-'the coffin was
in this. l didn't see any reason for let
ting the box 60 to waste, and it makes
a lovely couch. Don't you think so?"
And of course it does, but then-after
all, it's well to be practical like that. -
Washington Post.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-09-22
Shore Cargoes Shifted,

"Once il awhile we read" said Mr.
Bozzle, THAT the ship So-and-so or the
steamer So-and-so has returned to port,
or has arrived perhaps with a decided
list; cargo shifted. Sometimes we see
a land craft, truck, with cargo shift
ed-a big pile of boxes, towering high,
shaken over TO one side or the other by
continued jolting along on the side of
the street on the slope.
ga load thus shifted can't be shaken
back by running along on the opposite
slope of the road. 1t is like a stick of
wood that has been bent and kept bent
till the grain is set. Whatever you do
with it the crook stays in.
eff care is exercised in turning cor
ners and in navigating generally, the
shifted load can usually be carried 70
its destination as it is without upsetting.
though it may work harder. The expe-
rienced truckman' knows just what can
be done with it, and whether it has
shifted as far as it will 60, and all that.
If it is so badly shifted as to make the
operation of the truck difficult or dan
gerous, he hauls to one side by the curb
and anchors-that is to say, he halts
and unloads the shifted top courses of
his cargo and then reloads and makes
everything trim and secure and sets out
again. New York Sun.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-09-22
The Black Hole of Calcutta.

A scientist, writing of the black hole
of Calcutta and its atmosphere, says:
con the goth of June, 1856, about s
o'clock in the evening, 146 men were
forced at the point of the bayonet into
a dungeon IS feet square. They had
been but few minutes confined in this
internal prison before every one fell
into perspiration SO profuse that no
idea can be formed Of it. This brought
on raging thirst, the most difficult
respiration and an outrageous delirium.
Such was the horror of their situation
that every insult that could be devised
against the guard without and all the
opprobrious names the viceroy and his
officers could be loaded with were re-
peated to provoke the guard to fire upon
them and terminate their sufferings.
Before II o'clock the same evening one
third of the men were dead, and before
6 next morning only % came out alive,
but most Of them in high putrid fe-
yer. All these dreadful effects were oc-
casioned by the want of atmospheric
air and by their breathing a super
abundant quantity of nitrogen emitted
from their lungs"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-09-22
STERN DISCIPLINE.
It Is Necessary In War and the Soldier
Must Learn to Submit.

One of Det-oit's retired officers, who
fought in two wars and helped for years
to restrain the savage outbreaks of our
Indians, thus delivered himself to the
writer:
The very hardest lesson a young
American has to learn when he enters
the army is that Of obedience. For the
first time, his individual authority is de.
throned. He is as fractions as thor
oughbred colt that long rebels against
the whip and spur. 1t is hard for him
to understand that his freedom of action
must be subordinated to military neces-
sity. He chafes, if he does not openly
rebel, but when once whipped into line
he makes the best soldier on earth.
my first drillmaster had been nv
friend and the friend of my family from
my boyhood up. We had hunted and
fished and courted together and ex-
changed secrets with freedom that
does not obtain among brothers. One
day, early in my experience as soldier,
and while everything was being hurried
with view to getting us into Mexico,
we had been drilling till felt ready to
drop. The repeated orders struck pain
to my ears and would have conscieu-
tiously sworn that my musket weighed
ton. At length, when within easy ear
shot of him, I shouted. For heavens
sake, Bob, stop this tomfoolery and let's
go over to the tavern.
"He never looked at me but roared,
Corporal, take that man and drill him
like the devil
"The corporal did, and I thought ia
die Of exhaustion. I fully meant to
challenge the drillmaster ard whip him
if he declined, but he succeeded in MAX
ing me understand the imperative neces-
sity Of unquestioning obedience in the
soldier. It's tough with the raw re-
cruit, but the quicker he learns his part
the better it is for all concerned. DE
troit Free Press.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-09-22
How to Prevent Seasickness.

The best remedy for seasickness is to
avoid the ordinary ship diet, taking
dry food, consisting Of dense water
crackers, toasted granose cakes and
fruits. Stay in bed, keep the eyes clos
ed, keep the extremities warm, and,
most important of all, keep an ice bag
to the back of the neck. Avoid the use
of brandy and stimulants of all sorts
and the use Of drugs. AS soon as the
nervous system has become somewhat
accustomed to the movement of the ship,
60 on deck, but still keep horizontal
and keep the eyes closed, and don't for
get the ice bag for the back Of the neck.
If the weather permits, it is we'll to be
on deck as much as possible from the
very outset of the attack.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-09-22
The Magic Of n Word.

A party of gentlemen but recently re-
turned from metropolitan city tell a
new story ON the leisurely bellboy.
They were stopping at big hotel, and
on the first evening of their visit were
seized with mighty thirst, but which
they believed plain ice water would as
suage. One of them stepped to the bell.
push. 1t was one of those new tangled
things built on the principle of dollar
typewriter. You turn the hand around
the dial till it points to what you want,
then you press the button, and the bust
ness office is supposed to do the rest.
The instrument was caused to register
ice water number of times in the re-
gions below but there was no response.
The thirst kept on increasing and the
gentlemen got hot in the collar. One of
them spoke of going down and challeng-
ing the clerk and the bellboys to box
ing match.
"No, don't do that remarked one
of the gentlemen. "Just watch me
I'll bet I'll get EN-
He pranced over to the bell, yanked
the crank around to champagne" and
let it drive. Iii an incredibly short time
there was knock at the door, and the
boy stuck his head in.
Champagne, gentlemen"
"No, just bring us some plain, every
day, common water with ice in it. We
rang for champagne just to catch you
mapping. Now get move OF you. -
Galveston News
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-09-22
''BEST" CLEANING MIXTURE
How to Make Fluid That Restores CIot..
to It's Pristine Color and Freshness.

How to Mako Fluid That Restores CIot,,
to It's Pristine Color and Freshness.
"Best" ~ the name given to claup-
ing fluid that should be in the posses
sion Of every housewife, be she wife and
The proportions are:
Four ounces alcohol, four ounces
ether, eight ounces ammonia
Let your druggist mix this for you
and never take it near fire. Next take
half pound of best CASTLE soap, cut
up, add pint of hot water and dis
solve. Then add gallon of water and
boil. Put into demijohn with very
tight cork and add when cold pint of
the BEST" mixture. Shake them to-
gether and you have the most efficacious
cleaning fluid that can be mixed It re-
moves grease, stains Except when the
color is already destroyed) and it softens
the goods.
Fill a washtub with warm water
about four inches deep (not hot water,
add to that about a teacupful of your
"Best" mixture and then throw in your
cloth, four or five breadths, and wash by
squeezing the water through the fabric;
do not rub The suds will be very thick
and the more the cleaning water is fore
ed through the meshes of the goods the
better.
From this tub take each piece and
rinse in clear water of the same tenn
perature as that at first used. This keeps
the material from becoming harsh
Rinse until the water is not diseolored,
and then, if the goods be black, throw
into pan Of blue water SO dark that it
is nearly black itself Take out, fold in
regular way and put through a wringer;
do not twist. Then hang in the shade,
but in the open air, if possible, to dry.
Next comes the pressing. If the ma
terial is black, it should be ironed upon
a black ironing sheet always; if white
is used, all your trouble is for nothing,
as the lint will enter into it and never
come entirely out.
In all cases where cloth is used the
pieces before marked in pairs should be
laid right to right side and pressed to.
gether slowly with heavy irons not hot
enough to leave any mark either of yell
low or of the shape of the iron upon the
ironing sheet. A very hot iron kills
the life of wool material and also de-
stroys the new nap effect that is pro-
duced by ironing two pieces face to face,
as before suggested. The pressing of
the cloth is as important as any part of
the work. Do the ironing upon broad
table top, so that the pieces need not be
ironed until finished, and then lay them,
still together, somewhere where they
may lie smooth until absolutely stone
dry.
AS for the lining, wash it in the wa
ter used for the stuff and press. If the
material washed is of light color, it
is best to do only one piece at time
and not allow it to soak. The washing
water must be changed as soon as dis
colored so that for economy very little
water should be put in the tub at a
time. Remember that the whole fiber
of a fabric is dyed by the water in
which it is washed or rinsed, and if
light gray is to be washed, or white, the
water must be absolutely pure. A little
of the mixture on q sponge will clean
spots from coat or waist.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-09-22
Green Manure For Potatoes.

At this season of growth potatoes
show very quickly whether any green
manure is plowed under for them, says
American Cultivator. If it has been,
they will almost invariably keep green
one or two weeks longer than will po-
tatoes for which naked stubble was
plowed as their seed bed. Earlier in the
season the growth of the potatoes on a
naked stubble may be the best, but after
the potatoes have set and the demand
for moisture is greatest is the time
when the potatoes over green manure
plowed under show their advantage
One week longer in keeping green may
double the crop of marketable potatoes.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-09-22
ALFALFA AND RED CLOVER.
The Most Popular Forage Plants OF the
Eastern Rocky Mountain Region.

The Most Popular Forage Plants OF the
Eastern Rocky Mountain Region.
By far the most important forage
plant cultivated in the eastern Rocky
mountain region at the present time is
alfalfa. One of the things which makes
alfalfa so valuable for this region is its
ability to thrive on land containing a
considerable quantity Of alkali Mr.. T.
S. Williams, who has made an exhaust
i've investigation of the grasses and
forage plants of the region mentioned,
says there are few cultivated crops that
Mr.. Williams recent report published
by the department of agriculture the
following items in regard to alfalfa and
red clover are cleaned:
The injurious effects of too much wa
ter upon the growth of alfalfa is well
illustrated by the conditions at present
prevailing in a number Ct localities in
Colorado, particularly in the southern
part of the state. The soil, either from
natural causes or as result of the
methods of irrigation practiced, has be-
come saturated with water to within
short distance Of the surface. AS con-
sequence the roots of the alfalfa rot and
the plants become sickly and finally
die rendering it impossible to produce
anything like permanent meadow.
Here i'll Colorado, as we'll as in many
other parts of this region, the best sue
cess is obtained with alfalfa on the
bench lands. 1t is surprising what
small amount Of labor is required to 90.
tain a good alfalfa meadow in some
portions of this region. For example, it
is common practice TO give sagebrush
land no more blowing or other prepare
ton than is necessary in taking off the
sagebrush The brush is cat and grub
bed out, raked up and burned, and the
seed sown directly on the unplowed
land, covered and watered. The soil is
SO loose as to require little Or no stir.
ring, and water is the only thing neces-
sary to make it produce abundant crops
of alfalfa. OF course more thorough
preparation will give an evener and
more lasting meadow, but the writer
has seen many fine alfalfa meadows on
land untouched by the pillow except to
make bitches for distributing the water.
Next to alfalfa red clover is the most
widely cultivated leguminous forage
crop in this region. 1t seems to be more
generally grown in Montana than in
either Colorado or Wyoming, and its
cultivation is chiefly confined to rich
valleys and bench lands near the noun
tains where there is a good supply Of
moisture or where irrigation is prac-
ticed. 1t is usually grown with timothy
and other meadow grasses and is cut
for hay or used as soiling crop. Very
fine crops are raised in central and
southwestern Montana and in northern
and central Colorado, and it is occasion
ally seen elsewhere in these states. Red
clover is not generally grown in Wyo-
ming, though it is being tried in many
localities with very fair success.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-09-22
Corn Cultivation.

A system of corn cultivation that
will give highest yield under ordinary
conditions seems to the Illinois station
to be about as follows: Cultivate deep
during the early part of the season to
remove weeds, conserve moisture and
allow the plant an early vigorous de.
velopment. Then gradually decrease
the depth as the corn grows, until near
the end of the season, when the cultiva-
tion should be shallow and as far from
the hill as is consistent with removing
weeds, in order to avoid root pruning
and to leave the soil in the best me.
chanical condition.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-09-22

though some of the baskets look as
though they had shrunk. The basket is
very strongly built and is covered by a
Slated cover we'll fastened on. 1t is
used by the southern shippers for string
beans, peas, new potatoes, onions,
sduashes, as we'll as for apples and some
other fruits and vegetables. It presents
an extremely neat appearance, is very
convenient for handling and is we'll
ventilated. Its use might well be ex-
tended, especially by northern grow
ers, for fruits and vegetables. I have
Just seen some of this same style of
baskets, the bottoms of which are
square with the corners rounded off,
thus making the baskets nearly square
instead of round. The only advantage I
can see for these is that they might be
packed together more closely in car or
boat, thus saving space. These baskets
vary considerably in size, height and
capacity, but are alike in general style.
Fig. 2 shows one of the most popular
packages in market for the shipment of
fruits and vegetables. 1t is simply
light, open case made of thin stuff, but
tolerably strong, and holding six small
baskets little larger than the common
five pound grape baskets. Occasionally
some are seen holding eight tills or
baskets and sometimes one holding four,
but the popular size holds six in two
tiers. The one shown is filed with to
matoes, the end baskets showing them
as they come wrapped in papers, the
one in.the center having the papers re-
moved to show the fruit. A larger part
of the southern tomatoes come in these
carriers, as we'll as the peaches, plums
and grapes, and they are largely used
for shipping northern grapes and for
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-09-22
How to Make Peach Marmalade.

Peel the fruit and remove the pits,
cutting the peaches in small pieces. Put
over a slow fire and bring slowly to a
boil, stirring frequently. When hot,
boil rapidly for 40 minutes. Add the
sugar, allowing three-fourths of apound
for each pound of fruit. Boil for five
minutes, Swimming well. Put in the
juice of one lemon for every three
pounds of fruit and the water in which
fourth of the peach kernels have
been STEPPED. Boil until thick and
smooth, when it is ready to put in glass
cans. A pineapple chopped or grated
gives fine flavor.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-09-22
How to Make Sweet Potato Croquettes

Peel and boil six medium sized sweet
potatoes, and when perfectly cold mash
them fine and mix with one tablespoon
full of butter and two eggs. Season with
half o teaspoonful of salt and quarter
of a teaspoonful Of white pepper. Mix
ing all together, form the potatoes into
cork shaped croquettes or into small
balls the size of a walnut. Dip them
into beaten egg and roll in bread
crumbs. Fry in hot fat to fine golden
color
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-09-22
A CARRIER LARGELY USED.

many other products. The construction
affords good ventilation, the baskets
serve to carry the contents in good shape
and are of size that pleases retailers.
The cost ought not to be great. either
One sees peaches everywhere. The
larger part of them are the Elbertas
from Georgia, and fine appearance they
make, too, the baskets being those used
in the regular carriers, holding perhaps
about six quarts. I saw one small lot
in octagonal crates, the crates having a
partition like orange boxes, and hold
ing probably about three pecks each.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-09-22
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SHIPPING PACKAGES.

= Popular Basket-A Good Fruit and
Vegetable Carrier.
One of the editors of The Rural New
Yorker, who keeps an observant eye
upon the marketmen of New York city,
has recorded what he has seen recently
in the way of shipping packages handled
by them, giving illustrations of the
same:
Figure shows round basket which
has come into quite general use, espe-
cially with southern shippers during the
past few years, and which is certainly
a model. The same style comes in two
sizes, what is known as the half barrel
basket and the third barrel basket, the
capacity being indicated by these words,