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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-12-08
Green Food for Fowls.

Fowls in winter confined in hem
houses lack the variety of food which
they get in summer while allowed a
wide range. They require more CON
densed food than in summer, and grain
should be their principal ration. But
they will eat more or less green food
also, and we never found a batter way
than to hang up cabbage head by the
roots, allowing the head to come near
enough to the ground so that by jump
ing they can bite out mouthful. The
inferior heads of cabbage that would
otherwise be thrown away can thus be
put to good use.-Exchange.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-12-08
Layer Cake with Butter.

Beat one-half of cupful of butter to
cream; add gradually one and one
half cupfuls of sugar, and beat hard for
five minutes; add one teaspoonful of
favoring. Measure two and one-half
cupfuls of -four, add to it two teaspoon
fuls of baking powder, and sift three
times; beat the whites Of five eggs to a
stiff, dry froth, and measure one-half Of
cupful of water. Add to the creanfed
mixture a little water, then a little flour
and some white of egg, and so on, STIR
ring evenly until all Of the ingredients
have been added, then beat hard for
five minutes. Bake in layers in hot
oven.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-12-08

AS a rule, farmers when they went to
pillow get any evener without measuring
the length and then their plow does
not run steady, while their neighbor
may have the same kind Of pillow and
it runs all right. The difference is often
in the double-tree. The right length is
three times the width of the plow. For
a 14-inch pillow make a 42-inch evener
end of evener in center of furroW.-
Practical Farmer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-12-08
Clay Soil for Pears,

The best pear orchards are grown on
heavy soil with clay as the subsoil,
into which the tap root of the pear will
sink beneath all ordinary fluctuations
OF temperature. in the air above. 1t is
this even temperature that saves pear
trees on clay soils to a great extent
from the blight which,is so frequent
where the soil is sandy or gravelly. It
is not, of course, IN absolute proven
tive, but we have always noticed that
the pear trees which lived longest and
longest continued productive were
grown OH clay soils.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-12-08
Useful Hints,

Onions should be preserved strung or,
if small, in nets, in cool, dry place.
The color of picked cabbage is great
ly improved by putting slices of uncook-
ed beet into it, or a few drops of cochi-
neal.
To clean all kinds Of lacquer work
first rub with fresh lemon juice, then
with clean cloths till quite dry and pol
ished.
Zine pals, baths, ETC., may be kept
free from grease by first well washing
them with soap and wafer, then rub
hing over with a rag dipped in kerosene
oil.
If sheets or tablecloths are wrung by
putting the selvage through the wringer
the edges will not curl up, and they win
iron much easier.
Precipitation stains may be removed
from the sleeves of white wooden or silk
dresses by sponging with warm water,
into which ammonia has been poured,
and then with clear water. Press the
nlace before it becomes quite dry.
A small grape basket makes an adj
mirable work box with very little
trouble. 1t may be gilded on the out
aide. and then lined, with plentiful
pockets and cushions attached, the ma
terial used being any pretty silkOlina
or lightweight silk.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-12-08

Where wood is used all know that it
is unhandy to carry wood and open
doors at same time, to say nothing
about extra tracks and dirt. A box
may be SO constructed for wood that it
will save steps, dirt and noise. 1t
should be built in the partition be-
tween kitchen and woodshed, of match
ed lumber and lined with inch boards
to save wear to box. Covers should be
tight-fitting, to keep out cold, and
slanting, so nothing can be laid on
them. Inside painted or stained color
of woodwork of room.-Practical
Farmer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-12-08
THE SILVER LINING.

n.on noets sing of lovers woes
And blighted lives and throbs and
thrOes
And yearningb-goodness only knows
It's oil pose.
nm a poet, too, you know,
7 TOO, was young once, long ago,
And wrote such stuff myself, and SO
ought to know.
7 Inn found refuge from despair
n connet's to Amanda's fair
White brow or Nelps complexion rare,
or Titan hair
which when she scorned, did resign
IN DANES. and go into decline?
Nat much. When sonnets fetched per
line
Enough to dine.
G. reader. when you read in print
A nort's wOe-beWare and stint
yonr tears and take this gentle hint
II is his mint.
Oliver Herford.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-12-08
Jersey with a Good Record.

j. w. Hart of the Agricultural Expert
ment Station, Clemson College, S. c.,
writes to Hoard's Dairyman: Realizing
that my little six-year-old S40-pound
Jersey "Nitelis" needed only an oppor-
tunity to make herself famous, decid-
ed to give her weeks test under the
rules of the American Jersey Cattle
Club. In addition to good grazing, con-
sisting of orchard grass, red clover,
crimson clover and green oats, she ate,
during the weeks test, forty-three
pounds Of wheat bran, forty-six pounds
of cornmeal and twenty-eight pounds OF
cotton seed meal, given on forty-four
pounds of cotton seed hulls, the last
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-12-08
Coal Ashes for Fruit Trees.

That coal ashes are beneficial when
spread on the surface of apple orchards
in grass cannot be disputed. But they
contain scarcely any mineral fertilizer,
and are, of course, having passed
through fire, destitute of any other
Undoubtedly they benefit by setting as
a mulch, and where they cover grass
causing it to die out and rot. In this
way they supply considerable fertility
and moisture indirectly. Wherever coal
ashes have long lain under fruit trees
there will be an abundance of tree
roots just under the ashes where the
grass has been killed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-12-08
Clover for Hogs,

Bring your hogs to 200 pounds on
clover, and it is then an easy matter to
finish them off quickly on corn in the
fall without the expense of feeding long
through the cold weather. Feeding corn
in order to keep up the animal heat,
while putting on fat, does not pay. AL
though you may not have quite such
heavy weights in the end as by other
methods, there will be more money in
the purse.-Indiana Farmer
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-12-08
= rrihnfe to the Mule.

While We are carrying on about the
heroes of the war let us not forget the
army mule. He may not be as kissable
rs Hobson, but we owe him just as
much recognition. Gen. Shafter says
he could not have supplied his army at
all if it had not been for the mule, and
Gen. Blanco knew what he was about
when he rushed to the cable Office and
telegraphed to Madrid how the Ameri-
cans had killed that mule at Matanzas.
Louisville Courier-Journal
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-12-08
Poultry Pointers.


Coal ashes are good for the poultry.
Do not allow the males to remain in
the flock.
A little oil meal will assist the moult-
ing hens.
Don't permit bad odors about the
poultry house.
Borax is a good thing to sprinkle in
the nest boxes
Waste tobacco stems are good yer.
min destroyers.
Worms may result from feeding raw
meat too freely.
Leghorns ate less tame, usually, than
most other breeds.
Give the youngest chicks a chance
to eat by themselves.
See that the eggs are clean before
being sent to market.
Don't build a fancy poultry house.
Put it up plain, but warm.
Table scraps will start early pullets
to laying. Nothing better.
An earth floor in the poultry house
is not only good, but the best.
Never mind threshing the oats for
the fowls they prefer to do it them
selves.
Hens lay better and the eggs keep
longer if no males are allowed with
them.
A poultry house should be high
enough for a person to stand in, and
that is high enough.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-12-08

being one of the best vehicles for trans
porting the finely ground meals to the
cows stomach that know of. Her to-
tai yield Of milk for the seven days was
329M pounds, from which was made 1G
pounds ~ ounces of unsalted butter.
Considering the bread and the size of
the cow, the milk yield was very large;
and had she been MIXED thrice instead
of twice daily, she would have made a
considerably better showing, both in
milk and butter
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-12-08
After-Dinuer Coffee.

Put four rounded tablespoons Of fine
ground coffee into the top of biggin,
or into a strainer, and pour three cups
of boiling water through it. When all
has dripped through pour the liquid cof-
fee out and again pour it through the
grounds. Then strain it into kettle
that fits over an alcohol lamp and when
ready to serve, place the kettle before
the hostess, light the lamp and let the
coffee just come to the boiling point.
Serve with block sugar and without
cream unless especially desired.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-12-08
Good Road Essentials.

Three essentials of modern roadbuild-
ing are the road machine, for grading,
shaping and preparing the roadbed; the
stone crusher, which may often advan-
tageously be portable, with outfit for
breaking the stone, and an efficient road
roller, preferably a steam roller of
about twelve tons weight. These are at
the bottom of economical macadam
road Observation-Disclosures American
HOrticulturist.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-12-08
WeI1-Rinened Potatoes for Seed,

The fact that a potato is meally when
cooked shows that it is well ripened.
Such a potato is much better for seed
than the poor, watery potatoes that
have not secured their proper amount
of starch through destruction of their
leaves. We are always suspicious Of
seed Of potato that in winter or spring
appears watery and deficient in solid
matter when cut into. 1t may have
come from hill that had not time be-
fore it was dug to ripen the crop of tu-
bers beneath. But in nine cases out of
ten it was eaten by potato bugs or it's
leaves blighted before the potatoes
reached maturity. Such potatoes can
not make good seed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-12-08
Curious Claim.

One of the strangest claims ever
made to an insurance company was
that for $1.50, the value Of a plum
budding which had been accidentally
burnt to a cinder. The claim was not
allowed, though the amount was pal
try. because it was proved that the
casualty had resulted from the care
lessness of the cook, who had omitted
to put any water in the saucepan.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-12-08

In portion of Hanover, Germany, d
local decree requires each farmer to de-
liver to the authorities twelve sparrows
or sparrow heads between Oct. / and
Dec. 1, or pay fine of marks.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-12-08
Valuable to Farmers,

The fourteenth annual report of the
Bureau of Animal Industry of the Unit
ed States Department of Agriculture is
published by order of Congress for free
distribution by Senators and Represent
atives, to whom all requests should be
made.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-12-08
CpttinC Fodder by Horse Power

cially for the farmers sons, who are
obliged to cut fodder for stock in win
ter by band labor. 1t is slow job and
involves muscular effort that might
well be put to more necessary uses. If
every farmer who reads this would get
q horse power, or better still Q small
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-12-08

any way his medical attendants may
decide upon, but that his body shalt
not be inclosed in any coffin whatever.
"a mere winding Sheet" he says, "a
mere winding sheet! That's quite good
enough for mer'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-12-08

steam engine to do the various jobs that
are now too often done by human mus
Gle, there would be far less discon-
tent with the farm on the part of the
young, and the time thus saved could
ana would be put to better uses.-Ex-
change.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-12-08
| l.

-, was beautifully made Of oak,
,'scG at the corners in such way
"s 10 open out fiat directly the cover
ca ~s disturbed, and having a most in
s. N' ~ SAap-catch for the cover itself
No, nat When once fastened down, il,
or. practically immovable from the
or SNe' oUt was instantly lifted partly
nr, NAen the increased internal all
Is x> ~ acted on a valve as delicate
WE 'Snpanum of a telephone.
a, moFds cannot describe Sir Thomas
Tho sNt when for the first time he put
,hloSSt n'h TO practical proof. Having
0A'Flned his favorite dog, a mas
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-12-08
AZZN;zEI} N
MOVABLE PIGPEN.

cold and snow. A small hole for venti-
lation should be cut in the opposite ga
BILE end from which the door is made
Farm and FireSide
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-12-08
Poncorn Candy.

Put into granite kettle one table
spoonful of butter, three tablespoon
fuls of water and one cup of white
sugar; boil until ready to candy, then
throw in three quarts OF nicely popped
corn; stir vigorously until the sugar is
evenly distributed over the corn. Take
the kettle from the fire and stir until
it cools a little, and in this way each
kernel will separate and coat with
sugar. Of course it must have undi-
vided attention from the first to pre-
vent scorching.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-12-08

Swedish PuddinEs Individually.
Beat four whole eggs until fOamy.
Take quarter Of pound of butter and
the same quantity of powdered sugar
and beat it to a cream in separate
bowl. Pour the beaten eggs carefully
on the butter, mix well, add quarter
Of pound of twice sifted -four, flavor
with grated vanilla. Steam in the indi-
vidual shapes, and serve wine sauce
or a fruit sauce with them.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-01-13
THE MULCT TAX.
Over 100000 VIII lie Collected I'm
Dubuque This Year.

The returns made by the township
assessors show that the mulct tax nets
over 100000 in Dubuque county.
County Auditor Schrup, who Is busy
preparing the tax books, states that the
assessors have reported for taxation
by the supervisors for the quarter
January ! to April /, 1893, 173 saloons
in operation in the county. At 5000
per year each, the keepers Of these
places will pay $103,s00, out of which
the county retains half, or $51 300, and
the other half goes to the cities and
towns, when incorporated, where the
saloons are located. There are about
dozen places not in interpretations
from which the county gets the whole
amount. Julien Township Assessor
Scherr reports that in Dubuque about
13 will go out of business at the end Of
this month and leave in the city about
100 in operation. The city's half of the
tax paid by these will be $4,000.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-01-13
MAKES A STATEMENT.
Frank Novak Promises to Clear Him.
self mt Another Trial

For the first time since his capture in
Alaska and return to Benton county,
his conviction and subsequent sentence
to Imprisonment, Frank A. Novak has
spoken, in statement he makes
through his attorney, Mr.. Miller, of
Belle Plain. OF his confession to De-
tective Perrin he says:
81 do not wish to be understood as contra
dieting Mr. PERKINS, statement of my con-
fession to him. On the contrary, II is ex-
actly in line with the information that has
been furnished my attorneys. But in the
new trial, which I am quite sure the SUI
preme court will grant me, there will be
evidence brought out that will place me
In an entirely different light before the
public, and certainly the most convincing
evidence that l do not have human blood
on my hands But this will all come out
very clear at the new trial / am sure Of
being granted me.
There are some facts concerning my past
business career which were not fully
brought out in the trial. and which have
never been generally understood At the
time of the first fire my loss over and above
the insurance was $1,000. l owed a number
of bills for goods, but met and paid every
one of them upon presentation.
II almost Immediately engaged In busI-
ness again, and my next loss was caused by
the cracking of the bank vault and safe.
The burglars secured 81 200 in money, and
completely wrecked vault worth about
$500. l met this loss. and paid all bills
promptly | ordered new safe to go In the
vault, and found upon receiving It that It
was too large. Before the safe could be re-
turned to the manufacturers the depot at
Walford burned. / have been unjustly
charged with having fired it. Evidence re-
lating to this will come out in the new
trial"
Novak began the new year in prison
garb at Anamosa and with the career
of stone cutter ahead of him for the
rest of his natural life unless the SUI
preme court or executive c!emency de-
cree otherwise. He is now known as
mo. 1906" and the figures on his cell
door are 1871. He has been shorn Of his
luxuriant hair and mustache, relieved
of his expensive clothing and given the
regulation penitentiary suit OF stripes.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-01-13
PUNISHED FOR CRIME.
Frank Klony Goes to the Penitcn-
| tinry for Ten Years for Murder.

Frank I<lony Goes to the Penitcn-
tiary for Ten Years for Murder.
Judge Conrad pronounced judgment
in Des Moines upon Frank Klony for
the murder of Jesse Conway and or
dered that he be confined in the peni-
tertiary at Fort Madison for the term
of ten years. The story of the crime is
as follows:
On the night of October 81, 1897, as party
of Russians were returning to Carbonate
from the city in a wagon when between
Youngstown and their destination, they
were approached by a crowd of miners who
had been out with charavaring party and
had planned when they heard the wagon
coming that they would try to catch ride
The Russians had been brought here from
the east to take the places of strikers in
the Carbonate coal mine, and 1t Is claimed
were apprehensive of trouble. The testi-
mony for defendant showed that some of
the party were close to the wagon and at
tempting to lay hold of II when Frank
Klony, who was on the back seat, drew
his gun and fired. The ball struck Jesse
Conway, who was about 80 feet distant,
and the wound in his breast resulted In the
death of the young man. Klony was at
once arrested by posse from the sheriff s
office, and the grand jury returned an in
dictment charging him with assault with
intent to commit murder. After the death
Of young Conway an indictment for muir
der in the second degree was returned, and
upon trial defendant was found guilty as
charged. A motion for new trial was
filed, which was overrued, and 1t is said
an appeal will be taken to the supreme
court.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-01-13
GUARDS ExoNERATED.
Iowa's soldier Boys Were Not IN the
Fulton Ull) Riot.

Fulton Ull) Riot.
The report of Gov. Drake on the in
vasion of the state of Illinois by a COM
pany of Iowa national guards has been
sent to Gov. Tanner, of Illinois. The
investigation was made by Adjutant
General Henry II. Wright, and the re-
port is a very lengthy document. There
is an explanation of the causes leading
to the disturbance al Fulton, H., the
moving of the he1d Office of the Mod
ern Woodmen from Fulton to Rock Is
land on August 10. Then the report
says:
Company l., of the Iowa national guard,
Is located at Lyons, mile from Fulton.
A part of this company hearing the report
OF a conflict did assemble at their armory
at Lyons without orders and proceeded in
uniforms and bearing guns, to the end OF
Lyons bridge and remained there during
the evening Lieut., Holleran, OF the COM
pany assisted the city marshal and mayor
to distribute guns. but deny distributing
any guns or rifles belonging to company l..
Persons making aflldavits to Gov. Tanner
that company l. invaded Illinois SOIL did
not claim to be personally acquainted with
the men wearing uniforms, or to have made
such examination of the guns to assure
them that the weapon belonged to the
Lyons company. The business men OF Full
ton deny knowledge OF any rifle belonging
to the Iowa guard being used in the dis
turbance. Capt Root and Lieut.. Holleran
made affidavts denying the allegations OF
the Rock Island people," Adjt. Gen.
Wright says In conclusion: IT have come
to the opinion that the Iowa national guard
guns were not seen In Fulton on the night
of August Is, nor were any members of the
Iowa national guard there In uniform nor
In any other capacity than that of citizens"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-01-13
HAD DOUBLE TOES.
How an Iowa Man Proved His Identi-
~ to His Father.

In June, 1897, 1gnatius Blubaugh, liv-
ing two miles southwest of Melrose,
left there and went to southern Kansas.
Nay" as he was always called, was
then just past II years of age. He
wrote few letters home to his father
that summer, and then nothing more
was heard from him and his parents
have mourned him as dead for many
years. The other day robust and well
preserved man of middle age walked
into the Blubaugh home and began ne
gotiations for the purchase of Mr.. Blu
baugh's farm and cattle. He had
about completed the purchase when
Mr.. Blubaugh asked him his name. The
younger man said: "My name is Ig-
Mathis Blubaugh, but am generally
called Nay for short, and / am your
SON." The old gentleman said that his
son of that name was dead. but the
other contended that he WINS telling the
truth. At last the old gentleman told
him to bare his feet and il he was Nay
he had double toes on each foot. The
Younger man complied and sure enough
there were the double toes and his ia
her was convinced.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-01-13
MINDFUL OF FINANCES.
The state Agricultural College Makes
NJ. a Modest Rcauest.

The state Agricultural College Makes
ss an Modest Request.
The board of trustees of the Iowa
State College of Agriculture and Me-
chanic Arts at Amcs has filed the sew
enteenth biennial report of that in
stituton. The trustees are mindful Of
the states finances and necessity of
economy in state institution expendi-
lures and their request for appropria-
tons is only $44,475 President Beard
shear in concluding his report says:
1T Is most gratifying to report substan-
tial Improvement In the material facilities
and educational factors of the college dur
ing another biennial period The present
outlook bespeaks still larger and better
things to come In the essential forces OF our
work. We have graduated 20 classes. Our
graduates number sos. These are the true
indces of the success of the work. In posi-
lions of trust and power throughout the
country they are rejecting credit upon
themselves and honor upon the college. In
dustrial and scientific education Is opening
into a vast field of usefulness and strength.
The vision of the father of this character
of colleges. Hon. Justin s. Morrill,, Is be-
coming a reality. He says that the act of
1862 was intended to give those whose lives
were to be devoted to agriculture or me-
chanical arts or the other Industries en-
bracing much of the largest part OF our
population, some chance to obtain n liberal
and practical education This largest part
Of our population Is more than ever awak-
ening to the privilege and opportunity OF
this and kindred colleges throughout the
land
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-01-13
A Successful Revival.

Davis City is at the close of the most
successful revival service ever con-
Quoted in the town. During six weeks
100 conversions have occurred. Rev.
Ed. c., Newland, pastor of the Methodist
church, has conducted the entire series
with but little outside assistance, and
through his unremitting labors the
Methodist church has been increased
by 100 accessions. Rev. Newland is but
young man and Davis City is his first
CHARGE