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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-09-21
un nan rot1eo ana ,nen ploweu unuer

,,il naIT roIIed ana lnen pIoweu unuer
just before planting or sowing. Under
these circumstances. although the
third class Of bacteria have in the rot
ting of the litter made soluble food of
one kind for the nitrate destroyers,"
the latter have been deprived Of their
other necessary food, the nitrates, for
none could be formed in the tightly
packed mass, and they have remained
arnless. But the heap has become
Aalf rotted without them. After the
manure is plowed in, the nitrogen
formers" now having plenty of air.
rapidly produce nitrates. which are be-
You'd the reach of the destroyers; for
by this time all their soluble nonnitrog-
enouS food has been decomposed and
has gone into the air, leaving them to
die. The growing plants in the mean
time absorb the nitrates.
If fresh manure is plowed in d.
rectly before seeding, a poor result is
obtained, for the nitrates are not
formed until after the plants have
passed their growing period. and they
consequently StdINe AS ullSuI Dp
supposed, winter crops fare better
than spring crops with this proceeding
By blowing in fresh manure several
months before seeding a much better
result is obtained, because the nitrates
are on hand and are being formed at
the growing period Of the crops. Ex-
perience has abundantly proved that
it is better to plow manure into the soil
and allow it to lie there rather than in
the pile. Whether it is better to leave
manure spread upon the surface of
the land, rather than to plow it in or
leave it in the pile, depends chiefly on
the amount of loss caused by surface
drainage.
The foregoing paragraphs are ex-
tracted from an article which appears
to fill want-that of inexperienced
farmers and practical farmers who
have scant time for the literature of
their vocation, for brief, compact
and lucid presentation Of the manure
question. The article is modestly ap-
pended to bulletin No. IS Of the
Hatch (Mass) station as notes" on
the proper handling Of barnyard ma
nure by G. Wellington.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-09-21
WITH THE HUMoRlsT.

Weary Walker-Dat's mighty short
stump yer smokin'. Dusty Rhodes
Yep; l like 'em dat way Yer don't
have ter draw der smoke so far.
Nov, Laura, have good time and
don't wear yourself out writing letters
to me-
"No, Jack; when want money I'll
telegraph. '-Chicago Record
Gentlemen of the jury" said an
eloquent @. c.. remember that my
client is hard of hearing, and that,
therefore, the voice of conscience ap-
peals to him in vain!"
Casey-Doolan offered to prove to
me in black an white that Oh war a
fool. Clancy-Phwat happened thin?
Casey-Oi proved to him in black an
blue thot he war a liar.
did you get plenty of everything at
the summer resort?"
well, they didn't give us enough to
eat, but we all got malaria. Chicago
Record.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-09-21
VI AiJ EQIIOE
And a Pig Which
Came on Subscription
BY
Hayden Carrutb.
Copyright. 1893. by Hayden carruth.

zorback breed. Alright is the word in
transporting razorbacks. Peek in there
now. will you?" And he raised the lid
a trifie.
Eyes, JIM" said, "airtight is the
word. I'll have glass pen made.
with top which screws on like a
fruit jar
Now there you go again." answer
ed Jim. THAT razorback don't need
any pen at all. That swine will Just
sleep under the office and pick up his
living around town.
"But the pound master, Jim?"
"The pound nothing! Double tinted
grayhounds fired out cannon
couldn't catch that swine" He took
the cover off the box, and the pig
hoped out and lit on the ground
Notice how thin he is" continued
jim, admiringly.
Eyes, l see," l replied. "I'll tie a
string around his middle and fly him
for Chinese kite
'You could do itn' was Jim's enthu-
siastic answer. Then he added
Aou We SUI Il pi1Ze III ludL there
swine. There is some folks around
here that think they've got razor
backs, but they amt pure bred They
may be part razorback, but there is
other blood in them. This one is a
full blooded Alabama razorback and
the only one in the territory. He's
registered. | disremember his num-
Der, but he's in the books Of the
American Razorback Swine associa-
ton. Don't be afraid to make test
case of him with the pound master"
And jim drove away. The creature
stood there in a defiant attitude look
ing at me. approached, saying,
Good piggy" With a snort he flop
ped around on his forward legs and
disappeared down the street in a
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-09-21
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we got him on subscription. Sooner
or later we got everything on subscrip-
tion-even money; not much cord
wood, however, because it was a
prairie country. Still man named
Parkinson once brought in some wood
neatly sawed stove length. He did
it under protest, however, his subscrip-
ton being back two years and we
threatening to sue. So Parkinson
brought in a cord, making unpleasant
remarks as he unloaded it and scatter
ing it around in a barbaric manner.
That man Parkinson was an enemy of
mankind
The fire was low the next morning
at breakfast time Hilda tossed in
four or five sticks of the Parkinson
fuel. There followed q series of the
most terrific explosions. Perhaps l
ought to mention the appearance Of the
cat in the dining room first. Anyhow
the cat would have reached US before
the sound if her tail had not been so
big that it impeded her progress
through the doors. That cat was fright
ened and passed on through the parlor,
out a front window and on across the
landscape. Hilda came next, her front
hair singed. Bang! bang! went the re-
ports in the kitchen. A neighbor look
ed in and said our chimney was squirt
ing fire and ashes-possibly lava. Some
thing, too, he said, just went out the
front window. My teeth We're chat
tering, but was bound to be calm and
said, Eyes, the maid was popping corn
in the Kitchen" Hilda denied it. AYE
tank" she said, "de man dat talk loud
and say he was no dog goned sucker,
dat he plooged de gunpowders in de
wood" So it was indeed. What shall
we say of a man who thus tries to
blow up his editor? AS for that incon-
siderate cat, she never was seen in
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-09-21
THE ARRIVAL OF THE PIG.

those parts again. have always had
theory that she moved on in an abso-
lutely straight line, which, owing to
the curvature Of the earth, finally
threw her off into space, and she be-
came a miniature comet Her tail was
right for comet purposes anyhow.
Simmons came on subscription also,
but willingly. Jim Simmons Of Peli-
can Lake was not the man to torpedo
a journalist. | remember how nervous
he was when he came into the office
and how he fidgeted about. Ibid you
ever live in the south?" he finally
blurted out. told him mo" He
seemed somewhat relieved.
do you-do you know anything
about swine?" he went on.
Swine have four feet" answered.
zone on each corner. They root and
squeal and eventually become pork"
"Yes, yes" returned Jim, "but do
you know about the different breeds?"
mo" He seemed further relieved.
Would you-would YOU" he went
on cautiously, "know Durham swine
from Cleveland Bay swine?"
mo" He drew deep breath, and
most of his anxiety was gone.
did you ever hear Of the razorback
breed Of swine?" he said firmly.
Never" l answered. Jim slapped
his leg and smiled. Then he leaned
closer and said:
young man. I've got something for
you on cription-something that
you don't get every day, not by long
shot! Out in that there box in my
wagon I've got for you genuine-Ala-
bama-razor-back- l rose up
and took Jim Simmons hand solemnly.
Then he said was to come out to the
wagon and see the swine.
Its warm day. Why didn't you
bring him in a crate instead Of box,
Jim?" asked.
'Ah. you see. you don't know the ra-
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-09-21
SEQ Y y IS
ENNEggs, STOW

1t is very palatable and easily
digested. If you will take plenty
Of fresh air, and exercise, and
ScOTT'S EMULSION steadily,
there is very little doubt about
your recovery.
There are hypophosphites III IL;
they give strength and tone up the
nervous system while the coS-lives
oil feeds and nour;shes.
SOC. and St.oo, ell druggists
SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists, New Yo7k.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-09-21
An Amusing Freak.

The Far Woman-That living skele-
ton Is a great humorist. isn't he?
The Dog Faced Boy-Yes. he's got
lot Of funny bones.-Kansas City In
dependent.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-09-21

The number of languages spoken in
the known world is 1928, Of which
bS7 belong to Europe, 1906 to Asia, 376
to Africa and 1,164 to America
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-09-21

A man can borrow trouble without
putting up any security.-New Orleans
Pjcayune.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-09-21
GRANDMA
HAD
CONSUMPTION

and / am afraid I have in
l2erited it. I do not feel
veil l have a cough !; my
lungs are sore; am losing
flesh. What shall I do?
Your doctor says take care of
yourself and take plain cod liver
eli, but you can't take it. Only
rs strong, healthy person can
AXE it, and they can't take it
l3s2g. 1t is 50 rich it upsets the
stomach. But you can take
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-09-21
CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund money
if it fails to cure; 25c. The genuine
has B. L. Q. on each tablet.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-11
Convicted, Il ut Not Guilty.

To THE EDITOR OF The sux-Str. The pa
pers in which the result OF the Drsyius affair
was announced on Saturday came out tho m A.
jorty them. and especially the yellow jour
nails with these words In bold type on tn cir
front pages. Dreyfus Is Guilty" suoh. how
ever Is not the verdict OF the America people
and even OF the papers In which the result WAS
90 erroneously announced: for. whatever the
verdict OF the enominious court that has tried
him. the verdict OF the people Of America and
OF the whole world is. "Dreyfus 10 inn oeent."
The papers that erred so unthin kinrly should
have given the announcement In the vords:
He has been convicted" and not have dis
Rraoed themselves by endorsing the decision
OF the Generals by heading their columns al
they did. "Je suis inn ooent." he wrote in those
touching letters to his wife; and the world.
outside Of France. writes to-day. "U.,tinno.
cent G. T. MASON.
NEW YORK. Be pit. TO-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-11
Add to Chicago Platform.

The position Of Col. BRYAN and OF all
other orthodox Democrats as to the Chi
cago platform is this: Every word Of the
n,w Declaration Of Independence Is true.
Nothing can DO taken away from 1t, for it
is an immortal and interchangeable verify.
But additions to 1t are permissible.
Ono Of the additions certain to be made
will be- solemn combination OF the
Octopus. Another addition will relate to
the Philippines. To be sure. the Americans
may be in undisputsd possession OF the
Philippines by the time the next Demo-
cratic National Convention meets. That
will mako no difference to the Democrats.
They never ind out anything. They do
not dwell in the land Of facts. II they had
lived In the days Of the Flood, they would
have been fierce against increasing the
Navy. Their business is RallopinR on
Nightmares. The trust is one OF these
Democratic steeds. The war In the Phlliu-
pines Is another.
Well, when the Committee on Platform IA
considering what shall be said about the
Philippines, the resolutions passed by the
New York BFySnites the other RtGht viii
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be found TO serve the purpose best. AIT
GELD or LKNTz or TABvIN Of Kentucky can
be depended upon personally to conduct
those resolutions:
"R.'olv,d. That the war carried on by President
BoKiHLEH against the Fliipinos Is grossly immoral
assault on American principles Of government and .
cruel and brutal attempt TO crush wesh people
who ere bravey oontsndna for the exercise Of their
ood.eivsn right Of sslf.government
Received, That We severely condemn the action Of
President McKiLEI In relation TO the Philippines In
conducting the most oowardly and unjustinsbls
war ever carried on in the history Of ropubllos.'
worthy addition to the Chicago plat
form And the proper candidate for Woe
President on that platform Is the Hon.
JOHN JAcoD LENTz Of Ohio, the Hon. PAT
RICK HENRY AauINALDo OF Luzon. lone Of
the heroes Of the world" being. unfortu-
nately. ineligible.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-11
TIE CONSENT OF THE GOTgRNED.
Southern Newspapers Striking Parallel
Between Mckinley and Lincoln.

A Southern Newspapers Striking Parallel
| Between Mckinley and Lincoln.
From the Memphis Evening Seimitar.
| When the cam pagn OF next year comes on
! and the hastings resound with appeals to the
voters from sundry and various spelbinders.
| the upholders OF the American expansion policy
will have one club in particular wherewith to
| break the argument OF the 'auntles."
The latter will ring tho changes on consent
| OF the governed" and 'vassalaRs under the
flag OF freedom" Whenever It 10 done north
OF Mason and Dixon's limo lot somebody In the
crowd rise up and ask the orator OF the occa-
sion whether he approves OF the coercion
OF the seoeding Southern States in 1S8l-85.
He will not dare to say no. Then ask him
what became OF tho con sent OF the governed"
In that case. and whether the people OF the
South are In q state Of ''vassalage" az result
OF the disregard Of that theory OF the fathers.
Not even the shifty Bryan could give reason
why II was right to violate that alleged basic
principle OF our Government In the case OF the
South II 1t is so heinous In the case OF the
Philippines For there 10 no getting around
the logic OF the proposition that II Mckinley 10
acting as q tyrant and In defiance OF that
principle In coercinR the Fiiplnos. Lincoln
must be equally condemned for COM
polling the Southerners to submit to the
Federal authority by force and arms.
Whatever difference there may be in tho
circumstances Of the two cases must be to the
advantage OF Mckinley rather than Lincoln.
The one has 10 deaf with an insurrection OF q
single sami- savage tribe In territory acquired
BY the United States as the result OF a success
full war with foreign nation. The other had
to do with an organized govern ment. exercls-
ing full civil authority over millions OF Ameri-
cans who had established it.
VIII the Anne rican Aguinaldians contend that
the Tagals have rights which the Southerners
OF 1891 had not2 May these rag tag seml-say-
ages claim more consideration than was ac-
corded 10 American citizens whose fathers had
borne a conspicuous part In achieving the in
dependence Of the colonies and creating tho
republic1 Ifso. upon what does their claim
rest?
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A silly and Dishonest Proposition.
A letter from Boston in the Evening Pos
tho other day contained thasa ramarks.

letter from Boston in the Evening Post
tho other day contained these remarks:
"ons Of the leading gold standard Democrat, O,
the State. speaking to-day OF the outlook for pe,t
year and the difficulty which many persons would
have In voting for BnrAN. said that an honorable
way could be found for both parties He did not
propose that the silver men should Yield their
position on that point but that the entire a.l.
yer issue. In its practical form, must be settled
by Congress. II the Democrats, in their National
Convention nert year, should that they believed
In the free coinage Of silver and left II to Congress
TO dstermno that 1t should DO issued in q Just and
reasonable ratio to gold Il would DO acceptable to
both parties. The gold men would acoept IT, and
would vote the Democratic ticket. and both sides
could act honorably in voting on that platform"
1nasmuch as Democratic House OF
Representatives would be elected IL BRYAN
was elected. the lust and reasonable
latio OF gold" which 1t would be sure to
determine would be 16 to 1, for which
BRYAN and the Democratic party contend
The only barrier against the free coinage
OF silver ut 16 to 1 would be a majority
In tho Senate so slight that no sensible
man would take the risk Of it, and, conse-
quently, confidence In the maintenance OF
the gold standard being destroyed, there
would be disastrous alarm. With q free
silver President, bringing his powerful
pressure to bear on Senators, and with all
the contingencies duo to the weakness OF
human nature and the uncertainty OF life
and health. the anxiety OF the country
would DO kept at the highest pitch.
No man who really believes in tho moral
and financial necessity OF the gold standard
would vote to put 1t at that hazard. Instead
of the proposition OF tho leading gold
Democrat" being honorable" 1t is dis
tinctly dishonorable-and silly, to boot. i
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-11
AARON BURR IN VIEW JERSET.
The Controversy Over His Life and Char
acter Is Now Closed.

aCter NOW SlOseu.
To THE EDITOR OF THE suS-Sir: AZ the
writer OF the article on Aaron Burr in Il late
issue OF one Of your contemporaries. beg to
reply to the honorable correspondents who
have questioned the historical integrity OF my
informants and my own accuracy ms a compiler
OF facts. Ono misguided partisan argues with
more eRrnestness than wisdom. with album
dance OF unsu bstautiated detail. In favor OF
Aaron Burr. whom. most accomplished home
wrecker and traitor to his flag. consen-
sus OF world wide opinion long ago consigned
to the darkest pages OF American history.
Another correspondent very properly takes the
former to task giving some pertinent facts In
the career OF the polished drawing room Catl-
line whom his President ordered captured
dead or alive. whom England gave twenty-iour
hours TO leave the roa!m. and whom Napoleon.
who stopped not at hiring Corsican assassins
to his purpose II 1t served his cause. thought
too deep scoundrel TO trust in conspiracy.
But both gentlemen err in accusing me OF
historical ineocurHcy with regard to the old
mansion II the crossroads at Cranbury. The
mysterious movements of Burr after his MUIR
explained, save, perhaps. BY gentlemen who
attempt hy vehement dogmatism to give
the widest, conjecture the countenancs OF
lear eSrnng and Q, una,sa}Iabls authority. them
selves residents Of Cranbury for thirty
the crossroads mansion rs related In my ar
ticle Ia true in every particular. relying as they
do. not uron hearsay, but upon the testimony
OF citizens whose fathers and grand athers
lived at Gran bury at tho time OF the TruIton
occupancy Of that house.
One Of my informants. Mr.. Charles Van Horn.
born and now living within a stones throw of
the venerable pile. ia ked lately with a woman
OF advanced years whose father and mother
saw Burr and his host promenading under the
sycamores night after night following the
affair at Weehawken; ana my other In formant
Dr.. John c. Holmes. a cousin OF the late Oliver
Wendell Holmes and h self a writer and his
torlen In high standing. assures me that his
mother remembered the Truxtons at the cross
road house for years. and that my statements
are borne out nv the Testimony OF those whose
family 10 indissolubly linked with the for
tunes OF the historic nile.
beg leave to say that against a legion OF
neoteric historians and partisans OF a silk
s'ocking ASSASSIN will bank tho Testimony Of
these two gentlemen and win out handsomely
As for the Ham ton- Burr affair. and the events
which led up to the tragedy, together with the
main points In tho subsequent history, they
were dead issues half a century ago; and to
turn cham pion OF Burr at this late day Is like
hanging Judas In enjoy for the purpose OF con-
trovertinR scripture.
am delighted with the privilege Of putting
your distinguished correspondents right on at
least one point Of our national history,
CHARLES EDWARD BARNES,
FLUSHING. L. l., Sept q.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-11

Figures Showing Large fpcroases in Inn
ports and Exports.

Figures Showing Large Increases in Inn
| ports and Exports.
| WARRINGTON. Sept 10.-The War Depart
| ment made public to-day statistics OF the trade
between the United States and all OF her colo
| mics under military control. and with Cuba as
well. for the seven months OF 1889, ending
July 81. The same periods OF the calendar
years 1897 and 1893 are also embraced In the
| report for comparison. The exports from the
United States to Cuba for the seven months
were: 1899. $14.1l6.903: 1893. 81. 4S5. a37
1897. 94.e29.90s The imports into the United
States from Cuba for the same period were :
1889. S1a.876.95S: 1893. SI2.474.77O; 1897.
$13.s26.904.
The exports from the United Statsa to Porto
Rico for the seven months were: 1899. 81. 2e9 :
POI: 1893. S569,110: 1897 $l.221.451 The
imports into the United States from Porto
Rico during the Same time were: 1890. 1890
e44; 1898. s2.253.sO0 1897. $1.85s.529.
The exports from the United States to the
Philippine Islands from Jan. In July 81 were {:
1899. $3.50. 100: 1898. se5. 736: 1897. S47.754.
The imports into the United States from the
Philippines for the same period were: 1885,
$3.274134: 1888. So. 2s3. IT'S: 1897. 50. 1872. 1885,
The only fiscal years since 1877 showing for
the entire twelve months a larger value OF
merchandise exported from tho United States
to Cuba than is shown by the first seven
months OF 1899. were the years 1892. 1893 and
1894. II the same ratio is maintained until
tho end OF the year. the i'm ports into Cuba
from the United States will be larger
than the exports from the United States to
that island In any fiscal year In the entire his
tory Of the trade between this country and
Cuba.
As further matter Of interest and com pari-
son. the imports into the United States from
Cuba from Jan. / to July 81, 1899, were
greater than tho corresponding I'm ports for
either Of the entire fiscal years 1897 and 1893
II the same ratio Is maintain ed for the ramain-
der Of this wear the i'm ports into this country
from Cubs, will exceed .S32. o00. 900 and DO
more tnsn IA do is those OF the fiscal year end
1t will also be discovered that the tmports
from Porto Rico into the United States for this
first seven months OF 1899 were larger than
those Of any OF the preceding entire fiscal years
eincs 1890 except 1893. while the exports 10
Porto Rico for the frat seven months 81 1900
have been sIcssded only by three OF the fiscal
The exports from. the United States to the
Philippines for the first seven months OF thla
year. under American occupation. are larger
than those OF any previous year in our history
and are moro than double those Of any year
excepting only the years 1912. 1857 1880.
1870 and 1872. Dating from Jan / 1899 the
imports into the United States from the Phil
tppines rose from S34S0l9 In January to the
highwater mark Of $gS7 1874 in April; then the
imports fell Of until in July they rose again TO
q sum almost equal to that Of April.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-11

louisville despatch to the 81. Louis Globe
Democrat aays that BRYAN has informed ex-
Senator BLACKBURN In letter that he is will
Ing to como TO Kentucky and make speeches
for him for Senator. but will not advocate the
election OF GoEBEL from the stump" II the
Colonel has an opportunity to make forty
speeches In twenty days. he will be perfectly
happy whether he speaks for JOE BLACKBURN
or GoEDEL. The latter should be happy In
the praise OF Col. JACK CHISN. who says OF
him:
"GoEBEL 10 . noble man. cannot describe my
admiration for him. II 10 too deep for that"
Surely Col. JACK CHrNNs fearful alteration
10 az precious TO GoEBnL a. the speeches OF
Col. BRIAN could be.