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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-08-24
Observation-Disclosures
| Counting the Cost.
Few Butter Makers Know the
Financial Results of
Their Work.


Most farmers make butter, but the
majority of them do not know whether
they are making it at profit or a loss,
simply for the reason that they do not
keep an account of what it costs to
make the butter or even what the sales
amount to, says Philip Harris in The
National Stockman. There are four es-
sentials necessary for profitable butter
making-viz, first, the right kind Of
cows; second, the right kind of feed
and care for the COWS; third, the MAX
ing of the right kind of butter and,
fourth, the marketing of the butter so
as to obtain the highest price for it.
Cleanliness is the main part of max
ing first class butter. In milking be
very careful to brush off all dirt and
filth from the cows udder before milk
ing. Keep the cows foot and tail out
of the bucket, as they don't belong
there. After the milking is done strain
the milk as soon as possible, and, hav-
ing obtained good separator, run the
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-08-24
DAIRY DEVELOPMENT,
Wonderful Progress In This Branch
of Agriculture.

Wonderful Progress In This Branch
of Agriculture.
No branch of agriculture in recent
years has had larger development than
dairy farming, says the New York
Sun, and no branch has better repaid
educational efforts in the direction of
scientific methods. Butter and cheese
factories and the mechanical method
of separating the cream have revolu-
tionized dairying at home and abroad.
and the large concerns for the manu-
facture of milk products in the United
States, Canada, Denmark and else
where also have compelled the farmer
to look more carefully after the quail
ty of his milk, for this question does
not escape attention at the creameries.
Canada comes near employing kin
dergarten methods in her new regions,
where the pioneer farmer is Just be-
ginning to produce milk. Through
the department of agriculture and
dairying he learns the system of cat
tie farming that produces the best re-
suits, and the government takes entire
charge of his creamerieS for series of
years, guarantees to produce a first
class article of butter and cheese and
to market it for him, the net proceeds,
after deducting expenses, being dis
tributed among the farmers in proper
ton to the quantity of milk each has
contributed. Many of the creameries
in the Northwest Territories have been
started In this way, the department of
agriculture resigning the management
as soon as the farmers are able eff.
GENTLY to direct the business them
selves There is no doubt that the fos.
tering care and encouragement Cana
ola is giving the dairy interest have
contributed much to it's remarkable
development. The exports of butter
to Great Britain in 1894, $43S, $50, in.
creased to S1,653,42 two years later,
and the cheese exports have grown
about S5,0O0,OOO in five years
Such facts show the financial success
Of basing dairy pursuits upon honest
and scientific methods The consump-
ton of milk will be far greater than it
is today when hygienic production and
handling are universally required. The
results of dietary studies have repeat
edly shown that "the nutrients in milk
are equal in physiological value to
those Of meat and are far less ex-
pensive," and these facts are becom-
ing more generally known Scientific
discovery, moreover, promises to con-
fer other boons upon the dairy farmer
and the milk consumer. 1t Is not very
many years since the invention Of a
rapid method of separating cream
from milk gave great impetus to but
ter making, and there is now every
probability, according to scientific
men, that the means will soon be per-
fected of preserving the freshness Of
milk for weeks without deterioration
or change of flavor and at small cost.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-08-24
to anchor, ana the Adams anchored

TO anchor, ana the Adams anchored
between the German and the shore,
SO close were the vessels that no guns
could be fired from the Adler without
passing over or through the Adams.
Then Commander Leary sent this note
to the German commander:
II have the honor to inform Won
that, having received information that
american property in the Latoga vi
nifty OF Laulii. Lotoanuu and Solo
Solo is liable to be invaded this day. |
am here for the purpose of protecting
the same"
For hours the men stood at their
guns. but no shot came from the Ger
mans. He was ready to war upon the
Samoans, but war with the United
States was another matter.
AT length the German started on a
cruise along the coast, but he could not
fhake off the persistent Yankee. Final
ly he renounced his designs and re-
turned to his anchorage in Apia bay.
TO her anchorage came also the Ad-
ans. and Commander Leary had won
The game.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-08-24
WITH THE HuMoRIST

whatever induced the Browntons to
put in their summer in houseboat?"
ut makes it comparatively easy for
them to dodge their creditors. Chi
cago Post.
81 see they made lion of Scribe
over in London"
eyes, he reminds one of lion
"In what way?"
Wears his hair long and has den."
Chicago Daily News.
'In tn terrible hate av tn Philip
pines" said the janitor philosopher,
"our brave byes fond it hard to move
around. But not so wild the inemy;
thin haythin are just loike molasses;
tn hotter it is tn faster they rum
Chicago Daily News.
"You used to say" said Mr. Meeker,
as he edged away from the threaten
ing broom handle, "that I was the
greatest bargain you ever got"
eyes, and l will show you that I can
strike a bargain, too" retorted his bet
ter half.-Chicago Daily News.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-08-24
An Awful ordeal.

Once in year, and at one place in
the world, there is crush that sur
passes anything else Of its kind in the
world. 1t is the great fair of Bawa
Farid, which is annually held in the
town of PAX Pattan, in British India.
1t is held in honor of the famous st.
Farid-ud-Din. surnamed Shakar CAM,
or sugar store, from the fact that his
body had become so pure by continual
fasting that whatever was put into his
mouth, even earth and stones, was in
stantly changed into sugar.
The principal ceremony consists of
passing through an opening made in a
wall adjoining the shrine, measuring 5
feet by ~ feet, and called 1.-The
Gates of Paradise"
Whoever between noon and night is
able to pass through this opening is as
sured Of paradise, and when there are
$4,000 striving to pass through at the
same time the crush is something ter
rife. Women faint, bones are broken,
and the heat is sitting.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-08-24
Milking In Flytime.

The perpetual switching of cows
tail into the mixers face and eyes is
extremely annoying, aside from the
liability of getting dirt switched from
the tail into the milk pail Some milk
ers tie the cows tail to her leg, but the
flies make the COW so uneasy that she
will soon switch her tail loose or else
will break into run. The best way
to keep flies from cows is to rub lit
tie grease over their back and sides,
and very little will be enough. Then
spread over her branches cut from the
trees, allowing the green leaves to ex-
tend down her sides. The mixer can
then milk in comfort. 1t will need a
fresh branch every two or three days,
keeping it in water when not used as a
shade for the cow.-Boston Cultivator.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-08-24
Unyaried DIET.

An amusing story is told Of an old
time soldier who loved liquor better
than food, and was bound to have his
diet according to his taste. 1t was tn
the days when British soldiers pro-
vided themselves with rations out of
their pay. To insure the proper feed
ing of the men strict inspection Of
the daily mess was instituted. 1t was
found that unless this was done many
soldiers would go without meat in or
der that they might have money to buy
grog
Donald loved whisky, and could live
very well on oatmeal. Therefore he
eschewed butchers meat But at the
daily mess it was essential that he
should have meat before him.
For long time Donald saved his
money, and yet, to all appearance,
lived up to the requirements. When
the officer went his round Donald had
his mess before him. 1t was tripe,
tripe, and tripe again for change
do you always eat tripe?" asked the
inspecting officer, becoming little sus-
picious.
always, your honor" replied Don
aid.
The officer stuck fork into the dish
before him.
"Well, Donald" remarked, 81 new
err before saw tripe with buttons on
it,
The meat proved to be slice from a
pair Of leather breecheS-YOuth'S Com
panion.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-08-24
BIRDS as ventri1oauists.

Many birds form their sounds with
out opening their bills. The pigeon is
a well known instance Of this. Its
cooling can be distinctly heard, al
though it does not open it's bill. The
call is formed internally in the throat
and chest and is only rendered audible
by resonance. Similar ways may be
observed in many birds and other ami
mails. The clear, loud call Of the
cuckoo, according to one naturalist, is
the resonance Of note formed in the
bird. The whirring of the snipe, which
betrays the approach Of the bird to the
hunter, is an act of ventriloquism.
Even the nightingale has certain notes
which are produced internally and
which are audible while the bill is
closed
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-08-24
oversaneuine Dairymen.


B. d. says in The Country Gentle
man that the Five States Milk compa-
ny has entailed great hardship on a
good many dairymen individually. The
high prices which the company pro-
posed to pay to the milk producer in
duced many farmers to purchase an
extra number of cows, and the demand
for cows caused their former owners
to ask high prices for them. Rather
than lose the prospective profits of
milk considerable number Of dairy
men who had not the ready money to
purchase with went into debt for the
animals and now have that debt to
pay. The milk company has collaps-
ed, and the farmers have these extra
cows on their hands, with no place to
use the milk. Some of it will undoubt-
edly find its way to the nearest cheese
factory, but under the most favorable
circumstances those who have bought
cattle on credit expecting to get half
q cent extra for their milk and in that
way work out the COST are placed in a
most unfortunate position. The sug-
gestion has been made that creameries
be built in the neighborhood Of some
of these new dairy farms and the milk
be used in that way. But it takes mon
ey to build creameries, and those who
have gone into debt for cows will
hardly feel like going in still deeper
by subscribing for stock in new COM
pany. What will be the final result Of
these conditions it is as yet too early to
foresee
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-08-24
What the Jury Thought.

During trial for assault in Mel
bourne, a club, a rail, an AK handle, a
knife and shotgun We're exhibited as
the instruments with which the deed
was done.
1t was also shown that the assaulted
man defended himself with scythe, a
revolver, a pitchfork, chisel, hand
saw and a dog.
The jury decided that they'd have
given sovereign apiece to have seen
the fight.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-08-24

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cream may then be put in cool place
to ripen, after which churn it. Salt
and work the butter and put it up in
one pound prints with parchment but
ter paper wrapped around it. The but
ter should be kept in a cool place
Where the air can pass over it-pure
air-not be boxed up tight, as it might
taste of the wood or vessel in which it
is stored.
The last and not the least part of the
programme is the marketing of the
butter at the highest price to be OBJ
tanned for first class butter. There is
no trouble to sell your butter. You
can take it to the store. They will
buy your butter and pay you as
much for your first class but
ter as they do for the poorest but
ter made-all one price. OF course
your butter as they do for the poorest
butter made-all one price OF course
they can't afford to pay high price
for it, as they put it all together In a
cupboard or box, good, bad and indif-
ferent, and in three or four days it will
all smell alike and taste nearly alike
and If the merchant happens to get
more on hand than his customers want
he will sell the surplus for soap grease
The best way to market your butter
at good price is to get good GUS
toners and deliver your butter in first
class condition once week. In get
ting customers you will find all kinds
of customers to deal with. Some of
them will want your butter if it is
first class, but they want it at the low
est price the stores pay. You deliver
your butter to them first class in ev-
cry way. They ask the price. You
say, twenty-five cents per pound"
They say: 1T is too much. The stores
are asking only 16 cents" Whenever
you meet that kind of customer Just
tell him to eat store butter. You don't
have that kind to sell. There are peo-
pie who want the best on the market
and who are willing to pay little
more than the store price That is the
kind Of customers you want.
Now about the advantage of having
a cream separator of your own. First,
you get all the cream out of your milk
there is in it, In the old way of set
ting milk in crooks or pans and leav-
ing the cream to rise at leisure if the
temperature is just right you will get
nearly all the cream from the milk,
but if the weather is too hot the milk
will get sour too soon, and you don't
get all the cream. If the weather is
too cold, you don't get all the cream
Second, the skimmilk from the sep
arator is entirely sweet and is worth
a great deal more for feeding calves
and pigs than the sour milk. Well,
how about hauling your milk to the
creamery? That is all right if you
want to save work for the women, but
it will make a difference of from 5 to
8 cents u pound in favor of running
your own private creamery, as before
stated. In this way you will get or
5 cents more per pound for your but
ter by selling and delivering it direct
to customers than you could get FROM
the creamery. You would gain about
one-siXth in the amount Of butter pro
duced, as you are only allowed for
butter fat at the creamery.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-08-24
His Way out.

\ certain Irish member Of parlia.
ment, popular and bachelor. had beer
very polite to the daughter Of the
house where he was visiting. When
the time came for him to go, the toe
anxious mamma called him in for d
serious talk. Pm sure l don't know
what to say" she went on. "'Tis re
ported all around that you are to mar.
ry Letitia."
"Just say that she refused me-
quietly advised the parliamentarian.-
San Francisco Argonaut.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-08-24
Be Natural,

One of the surest ways to be awk-
ward sin company" is to try to act diff
serently from ones accustomed man
ner. II ones everyday manner is not
good enough for company, then it
should be changed, but the most de-
hghtful company manner is the nat
ural manner when it is natural to be
charming. One of the charms Of an
agreeable manner is to seem to be un-
affected. Another is to listen appre-
ciatively when others speak.-The Gen.
tIawo,nan
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-08-24
Cream Separators.

The efficiency Of cream separators
depends first upon rapidity of the rev.
olutions Of the bowl. second upon the
time during which the milk is submit
ted to centrifugal force, third upon the
temperature Of the milk and fourth
upon other conditions Of the milk.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-08-24

Mike" said Flooding Pete, 'dere's
only one time when envies de rich"
"Im ashamed Of yer weakness"
II don't blame you. But when read
about desc swells comm all de way
from Europe as saloon passengers l
can't help feelin pang O. jealousy
Washington Star.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-08-24
Then Do Your Cussinr.

If you feel like cussing the paper and
editor, remember that he can't run it
and make it better without financial
support, and that he will appreciate it
more and it will do you as little harm
If you so over and pay up your sub
acription if You are a delinquent sub
scriber, or. if not. pay a subscription
for your friend.-Lawrence Democrat.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-08-24
Give the Children a Drink

Called Grain-O! 1t is delicious, appetizing
nourishing food drink to take the place of cotf-
ee Sold by all grocers and liked by all who
have used it because when properly prepared
it tastes like the finest coffee but is free from
all its injurious properties. GrainO aids di-
gestion and strengthens the nerves. It is not
stimulant but health builder, and children
as well as adults can drink it with great bene
tit. Costs about one fourth as much as coffee.
15c and 25c
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-08-24
Keep Dirt Out,

If dirt gets into the milk, you cannot
strain it out nor wash it out nor brush
it out. 1t is there to stay, to make
mischief in the milk, taints in the but
ter and a poor quality of cheese.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-08-24
New Songs welcome.

New songs always sell we'll. It's
such a relief to get rid of the last one
that anything new will go.-Ports-
mouth Chronicle.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-08-24

Clothing made of paper is not so
very new after all, for Pompeiian ex-
.avations have revealed shoes made of
DaDpr
Arizona republican., 1899-08-26
SHE WAS TOO OLD TO CORE
Did Not Care TO Rect The rIofher of
His Hostess.

When a New York wo1Ian invited
the Prince of Wales TO taks dinner
with fer several years ago at Hon
burg, and sent him, as usual. the list
Of guests for his approval. her mother's
name WIS stricken off. with no fur
tn;r explanation thu, the implied sug-
gesiion that the Prince OF Wales did
not care for the presence of old per-
sons At dinner. So the hostess mother
was not allowed to make her APP
peirdnce. The Americans in L9ndcn
have many similar Notifications in
their efforts 10 secure this guest. and
amusing stories are told Of the chan
geS in IT, IL plans made to suit the
princes pleasure. Ore of these deals
with the pred5cament OF an American
who was Informed al very short nOtiCa
and who found difficulty in getting just
the persons the royal guest wanted 10
have invited. They were sacur1 4 after
4 great dei, of scurry ard persuasion
for the notice WAS brief. AMI most of
them had engug- m2ntS already. Then
the prince. to the chagrin of his eX-
pected hostess. declined the invitlciOn
ut the last ncmen5. on In ground that
he WAS compelled 70 be out of London
III that time Even his oldest English
acqUaiEtancCs are usually compelled 10
be us careful about the selection of the
guests rs the Americans TO whose
houses he goes. They have to make
parties cogenial and it is said THAT they
arr sometimes put to great s5Ftaits 10
keep out the names of guests who may
he accap:3ble to The prince but OBJ
jectiouabIe to his wife. The woman
in soci1ty most admired this summer
by the prince is said to be an American
girl with Il French name VINO was in
troduced there this year She is de-
scribed as a beauty, although h-r wit
and vivacity are said to have made
more of a Z impression on him.
Arizona republican., 1899-08-26
DISGRACE or a HEARSE
A Lapse ia Decorum Threw II Out of
Favor.

y Holden, Maine. correspondent of
the .Ne'w York sun says the town is
the ownes, of i hearSe that X out OF a
job. 1t is 4 good hearsa. ONLY six
years old, clean. bright and as good as
rs'W-: bct in spite Of The apparent at
trac;iveneSs sa-.d n spite CT ;he fact
tk1t it cost the TOWN $3.50. it has rot
carried L coffin or led 4 funeral .,ro-
ceSsion for mo;e tha-3 forr 1elrs.
Until five ycscs ago 4 WIS the most
popular and widely employed haar-se in
northern Hancock county. and Was
kEIc'I -Jy rec..ie in Edd;-g cn. Dedhdan
and C1.fson. One day II driver. Law
ing taken a body to Brooklyn for in
tsrnlsnt saw Il chance to turn IN
honest dollar by bringing back n load
of salf FISH. Then tlle trouble began.
Tire fish didn't harm the heals - any
and the heirse ditTn7t hum the fish.
bat when the story got out the useful
ness Of the h-kf'SP was gone. These
VINO had friends TO bury sent TO Ban
gor, ten miles away. and q0id $40 and
SO fen Il haa:sa so9nGr tlI1n lave the
local hearse for 30thing The town had
the hsIrSe newly painted ard var
Tc>11ed. hopf.,y 10 remove tlye prejudice
but the fish story held on and tine VII
lage boys threw stones nit the hearse
house to show their contempt. In .
year or so tie feeling against The
hearsa became 80 Strong t1lat men De
clar5d in their wills that their heirs
should he disirllerited in case the tes-
tatCrs were carried to III grave in the
i rGen hears. Those who didn'
wish to mention the hearse got around
il by demanding that their bodies
slGCc'd he conveyed III Il hearae from
D5dhs-n c. Elng,l-. The wills were
filed in the probate office ia Bangor,
ana before the property could he di-
vided the heirs were cbiig5'I to prove
1lat the request regarding the hearsa
had beecl fulfilled.
TH affair has caused no end Of
tlicU, Il and expense but in spite Of the
time THAT has elapsed the feeling is |
stronger toGay than It was five years
ago
Arizona republican., 1899-08-26
HORSES FOR EXPORT
Branch of Stock Raising AFizOnians
Right Engage in.

The first contingent of range horses
reported at the Union stock yards
market this summer arrived yesterday
and were from the ranch of J. r.
Smith, Trabing, Wyo., says the Chi
cago Drovers' Journal CT the 18th
They represented a double cross OF
Percheron sires on the native broncho
and were animals of symmetrical pro
portions, with the average weight Of
1,100 pounds. In c-lor they were
roam, sorrel, bay and brown and ex-
cept fo- a small brand, could not be
distinguished from the domestic bred
horses Of the northwestern states.
The further infusion of draft Dlocd
would in z few generations, increase
the size of the grade range horse up
10 the full standard CT weight The
conditions for breeding horses of am
pie bone and rugged constitutions is
unequalled on the western ranges, and
the native foundation stock is unSur-
passed for endurance. The high and
dry mountain air of Wyoming ana
Montana is celebrated for its health
qualities and lung diseases
among horses are unknown on the
ranges. The grasses ale as nutritious
IS the blue grass paddock of Ken
lucky. the water pure, and all the
properties in soil, air and rati0ns are
adapted to produce a hardy, robust
animal
This consignment was sold to
London, England, for $685.
per head. They were partially har-
ness broken, and are among the
first range horses exported 10
Europe. II wculd appear that with
he revival of the horse industry,
he range breeders. who have been
Ising the best sizes. regardless of
cost. are now in position 10 realize
handsome profits on their invest
nents"
Arizona republican., 1899-08-26

msn from the poor farm. The Latter
would pose like statue. And. by the
Wy. We pref5r ske5ohEng th5, male fig
ure. 1t = nearer perfect than the fe-
male
THE ccrrec'. dimensions for tbs
male are five feet ten inches high, WIKI
the d3sI-arce fr-ln the tsp c. tta head
to q line cr7zsi-s @ha jaw. oIa-eighth
Of the whole height. The shoulders
should be two heads broad and tbs
distance from the tips Of he fingers
when the arms are extended, should
exactly equal the height. The female.
should have 4Eia LtscE5a proportions. but,
CT course, be smaller. Her standard
he: gIt is five feet SIX inches, although
tn'a Venus dc Med.ci was three Inches
shorter"
How do you seleos your mode-s?''
by looking at them. There, per-
hlzps. is another erroneous idea. A
model is nct obliged 20 U-JdreSs for an
experienced &-y-st to ba able to tell
whether her figure is ore that VIII d.
They can be picked out on The streets
as we pass them in D5heir ordinary
street. co11umcls ''-Cnrsha World
II amid