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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29

The large and increasing circulation
OF The Iowa Homestead in this county
is matter OF congratulation to the pub
fishers and to good farming, for, OF all
the papers OF its class in this country, it
is easily the best and most helpful, It's
Special Farmers Institute editions,
issued with the regular edition the first
week in each month, have been for
years the admiration of all practical
farmers. Written wholly by farmers,
full OF actual experience and smell Of
the soil. We have been fortunate
enough this season to secure terms for
The Homestead and it's Special Farmers
Institute Editions, together with The
Poultry Farmer and The Farmers Nut
ual Insurance Journal, four of the most
valuable farm publications in the
country, that enable us to offer the
four in connection with the REPUBLICAN
for $1.45 for the entire five, for one year.
This is emphatically good thing, and
no farmer in this county should fail to
take advantage OF this offer. For a
large line of thoroughly practical farm
reading nothing has ever been offered
before that equals it. A county paper
farm paper, poultry paper, farm
insurance paper and the Special Farmers
Institute, all for Sl.45 Come in and
order them.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29

To the Republican Electors of the Ninth Con-
gressional District of Iowa
I'm pursuance of call of the Republican
National Committee and the Republican state
Central Committee of Iowa, there will be Il
Delegate Convention of the Republicans of the
Ninth District held in the city of Des Molnes
such place as may hereafter he designated, to
elect two Delegates and two Alternates to rep
resent the Ninth District OF Iowa at the Re-
publican National Convention to be held in the
CITY of Philadelphia. in the State of PfnDSyl
vania, at 12 O'Clock, noon, on Tuesday, the 18th
day of June, 1900.
The basis of representation to said COnven-
ton will be as follows: One vote for each
County, and one additional vote for each two
hundred votes CT fraction OF one hundred, or
over cast for Leslie NJ. Shaw for Governor at
the General Election held November 18th, 1899
The representation in the said Convention to
which the several Counties in the Ninth
~. F,JI
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29

of oursrecently travelling in the south
says the travelling men from New
Orleans, Memphis and other southern
cities, southern men and democrats
though they are, are emphatic in their
expressions that Mckinley ought to he
reelected for business reasons.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29

Hon. Asmus Boysen is a candidate
for delegate to the national convention.
Mr. Boysen was elected last fall as
Audubon county's member of the legis-
lature by the biggest majority ever
given candidate for the Legislature
from this county. He desires to be a
delegate, would no doubt be a cridit-
able one and will, we presume, have
the united support of this county for
the place.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29

TOTAL ...... .....l2 100
The several township caucuses for the selec-
ton of these delegates will be held on Monday
evening, April 20, at 1880 p, m, at the usual
places OF voting unless otherwise ordered by
the township committee. Township charnen
for the ensuing year also should be elected at
these caucuses.
The County Central Committee VIII meet in
the court room at 80 p. m. Oh the day OF the
convention for the purpose Of making the
organization OF the convention.
Audubon, Iowa. March "A, 1900.
w. II. COPELAND, ID. G.. Mort,
Secretary. Chairman.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29

For young colts Raven Food purilirs
the blood, regulates the Kidneys, and
colds, distemper, pink eye aud heaves
In horses. Is good for work horses, old
horses and prevents mares from drop
ping colts permaturely. Try dollar box
If not satisfied money returned. For
sale Riddlesbarger q Fay, Audubon.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-03-29
English SPAWN Liniment remove,

English SPAWN Liniment removes
all hard, soft or calloused Jumps and
blemishes from horses, blood spavins,
curbs, splints, sweeney, ring. bone,
STILES. ali swollen throais, coughs, etc
Save $50 by use of one dottle. War
ranted the most wonderful blemish
cure ever known. Sold by A. II. Rob-
erts, druggist Audubon, Iowa
The Delawarean., 1900-06-23
Dishes That Break,

The crying demand of the times is a
dish that will not fall out of girls
hands and break. Women who keep
help in their kitchens do not make the
complaint Of broken dishes more often
than the woman whose daughters do
the Dishes" AS soon as man gets a
half dollar saved it has to go for a
meat platter or pitcher which his
daughter dropped, and there probably
isn't family engaged in housekeeping
that doesn't have to make weekly visits
to queensware store. In some homes
the daughters are fined for every plate
they break, but the father has to give
them the money to pay back to him in
fines, so that he is always the loser. If
q man is put in good humor by his din
ner, the crash of china heard from the
kitchen ten minutes later drives his
good nature away.-Atchison Globe.
The Delawarean., 1900-06-23
THE REPORTERS METHODS.
Marked Difference From Those of the
To-. nI..a

Marked Difference From Those of the
Orator, Preacher and Novelist.
Probably not one reader in hundred
has paused to notice that newspaper
article is written on plan Just the re-
verse of that of sermon or grafton.
Comparatively few ministers have an
alyzed the subject sufficiently to notice
this fact, and their ignorance of it will
often account for the reluctance of
newspapers to accept matter contribut-
ed by them. 1t is worth the while of
every man and woman to know the
general plan on which newspaper arti-
cles are written, for almost everybody
desires at times to announce something
through the press. The mere knowl-
edge of the theory will not make sue
cessful writer in this or any other de-
partment, but it is the first step.
The skillful preacher or orator usual
ly reserves his most important points
until toward the end of his discourse,
closing with a climax; the skillful
newspaper reporter puts his climax in
to his first sentence and ends with the
most nonessential detail. While the
novelist secures his dramatic effect by
keeping the secret of his story hidden
as long as possible, the reporter attains
success by revealing his secret as
quickly as words will let him. Both
are working on principles as clearly
defined as that on which sonnet is
constructed, but the modern newspa-
per article is of so much more recent
date that few critics have analyzed it,
and even many Of the best New York
writer's work daily upon the foregoing
principle without knowing it. No man
can work many days under a metropol-
itan city editor without learning it,
Chicago Christian Advocate.
The Delawarean., 1900-06-23
NOT REVERSIBLE.
One Decision That the Supreme
Court Couldn't Alter.

Court Couldn't Alter.
In the good old days when Judge
Gaslin Sat upon the bench in a district
that comprised the western half of
Nebraska, the rustler, the horse thief
and the killer abounded. Judge Gaslin
was aware that there was but one way
to rid the country of these pests, and
that way was to make it too hot for
them. Accordingly Judge Gaslin, when
one of them was put on trial, admitted
evidence that was sometimes 'incom-
petent, irrelevant and immaterial,' but
as it was generally true that if the
prisoner was not guilty he had been
guilty Of something Squally bad Judge
Gaslin let it go at that and clinched
the prisoner on general principles. The
result was that the supreme court re-
versed a good many Of the judges
cases.
During these perilous times an afro
cious murder was committed in Adams
county and the perpetrators were soon
captured. The evidences of guilt were
plain, and the two prisoners were soon
pronounced guilty and sentenced to be
hanged. But as several notorious char
acters had recently been allowed to es-
cape by the supreme court, the people
of Adams determined to forestall any
thing Of that kind by quietly lynching
the prisoners. The two men were TAX
en- from the Jail and hanged to a rail
road bridge east of town.
The bodies were left hanging to the
bridge, and next morning Judge Gas
lin sauntered out that way to take a
look. He gazed on the swaying bodies
for a few moments without saying a
word. Then he turned to a friend and
remarked:
II sentenced those two fellows to be
hanged. That's one decision that in
fernal supreme court won't reverse. -
Omaha World-Herald.
The Delawarean., 1900-06-23
The Wedding Rinr

Many believe that the loss of a we'd
ding ring means that the husbands
love will be lost in turn. If the ring
is broken, the husband will soon die
In Ireland it is a general belief that
to rub sore with a golden wedding
ring will cause it to speedily heal.
The wedding ring is supposed never
to tarnish, and if it does become dim
it is said to be warning that love also
Is tarnished and dim.
The Delawarean., 1900-06-23
A Trencheroua Jewel.

If faded turquoise be dampened, its
color is temporarily restored. The orr
entails utilize this quality by carrying a
stone in their mouths and deftly slip
ping it into their hands to display it.
Dealers in Meshed guard against such
deceptions by retaining a stone a few
days before purchasing, as the tur-
quoise is the most treacherous of jew
els
The Delawarean., 1900-06-23

A German savant says dying is a
perfectly easy and painless process.
Consciousness, he says, ceases in near
ly every instance before the heart
stops beating
The Delawarean., 1900-06-23

The greatest of all human benefits,
that, at least, without which no other
benefit can be truly enjoyed, is inde-
pendence.-Parke Goodwin.
The Delawarean., 1900-06-23

The only bachelor who can boast a
mother-in-lore is the bachelor of arts.-
London Judy.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-10-31

for travelling and to slip on over the
pretty gown she wears to the informal
evenings that oil young people enjoy.
AS rule, the material chosen Is
double-fac d cloth, plain outside, plaid
within, and the cape is unlined, but
very pretty evening wraps in the same
simple model can be made of lighter
cloth, drap d'ete or even cashmere
lined throughout with soft silk and in
terlined with wool wadding, II seam
be made at the back. To cut without
a seam fifty-eight-inch goods Will be
required.
The smart May Manton model illus
trated is cut without n seam, and is
finished with simple machine stitch
ing, the fronts being underfaced with
the cloth, all outer eoCes turned under.
The hood Is the latest style, and hangs
gracefully over the shoulders, at the
same time that it is entirely practical
BILE and can be drawn up over the head
when required. The high collar Is cut
In sections that are curved to fit the
throat and that flare becomingly when
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-10-31

There was hazy story that an un-
known operator had once paid the
family of an unknown driver boy, who
was killed, $75. But this case could
not be traced within the time at the
ordinary mans disposal. Most of the
operators make some sort of repara-
ton by furnishing special employment
about the works to the men crippled
in their employ, and where the father
Is killed place is generally found
for the boys If there are any in the
family. But such thing as a cash
settlement Is never dreamed of.
The little chance that the miners
had in this direction was sklllfully
taken from them by piece of legis-
lation that was passed, Sin the inter
est of miners" and that was hailed
with joy by the men at that time.
This was the creation of county eX-
amlnlng boards, to insure miners
licenses. Without such license no
man can mine coal. The men foolish
ly thought that this would protect
them from unskilled competition, and
especially from the competition of the
foreigners that We're pouring into the
region. They soon found, however,
that the protection didn't protect. The
county boards are paid a fee for each
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-10-31
Girls Long Box Coat.

Box coats are almost uniformly be-
coming to little girls. The loose fit
means comfort and ease In slipping on
and off, and the lines are such as to
suggest without conceallng the figure.
The long one, designed by May Man
ton, here shown has the added merit
of giving a tall, slender appearance
and of entirely covering the gown. Co
vert cloth, chevlot and beaver are all
correct in black, blue, tan and mixed
tan and brown, but the covert cloth Is
especially smart, and Is far less diff
cult to handle than the beaver As II.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-10-31
winter shelter For Live Stock.

All animals prefer the open air to
being confined in a building, and will
endure severe cold rather than dark.
ness and foul air. At the same time
all kinds OF live stock should be kept
warm and comfortable. Open sheds,
facing the south, will serve as shelter
from rains and winds. If the animals
are protected from the winds they will
be satisfied, but all animals should he
in a warm barn at night. Hogs are
very sensitive to cold weather, and II
many are together they will be in.
jured by crowding. Warm bedding
retains warmth and prevents cold
draughts along the floor.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-10-31

generated into farce. in so far as II
serves as n protection against com.
petition, and danger from the presence
of poor workmen. But for the operat-
ing companies the measure has proved
n great thing. BY employing only
licensed" miners they are released
legally from all responsibility for ac-
cidents. If n miner is buried under
tons Of coal and rock when he is at
work, the fault is his own. If the Ia
borer working at his side is also killed.
the laborer's relatives may look to the
family of the licensed" miner for
damages, but not to the operator. IL
there is an explosion of gas, the miuer
In whose chamber It occurs is the re-
sponslble party.
The operator hired him on the
strength of his license, the possession
of which presupposes that the man
knows all about gas, and how to get
away from the chambers where 1t lies
before II accumulates in dangerous
quantities.
The "fire boss" who inspects the mine
every morning for gas on behalf of
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-10-31

the operator warns the miners as
they go in when gas may be expected
and II is up to the miners to avoid eX-
plosions. This is what the license"
has done for the men.
Mother" Mary Jones, "queen of the
mines" and the idol of the miners.
occupies unique place in the world Of
labor. This klnd-hearted, philan-
thropic woman is so loved by the
rough delivers of the coal mines in the
anthracite regions that with them her
word is tantamount to law. Mrs.
Jones is fifty-slx years old, silver
haired and beautiful. Her voice has
been sweetly eloquent In behalf of
the workers whose cause she has
adopted, and her appeals have won
unstinted sympathy for her simple,
hard laboring friends. She lives at
Wilkesbarre.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-10-31
Good Paint For Farm Buildings.

One of the cheapest and best paints
(or washes) for farm buildings is to
mix skim milk and cement to the con.
slstency of cream and apply to either
wood or brick. 1t must be mixed a lit.
tie at a time, but when applied in two
coats will last as long as the wood,
though one coat will make a durable
covering. If freshly-slaked lime and
skim milk are used as whltewash II
will be found much more durable than
lime and water. The lime and caseine
of the milk form an insoluble com.
pound. The cement and milk give a
yellow stone color. but any of the usual
earthly pigments may be used to form
a desired color. Bullock's blood and
milk also make durable wash. Skim
milk should be preferred to whole
milk.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-10-31

lustrated, the material is covert cloth
in tan shade, with collar, shield and
cuffs of velvet in the same shade. ma
chine stitched; the lining, taffeta In
lowered stripes.
The back is seamless, shaped only
by under-arm seams. The fronts are
cut simply, and hang straight from
the shoulders. They are Tapped one
over the other, and are closed by
means of handsome buttons and but
tonholes. The sailor collar is stitched
to the neck and rolls over; the shield is
attached to the right side and hooked
over to the left beneath the collar,
but can be omitted as shown In the
small cut. The under-arm seams are
left open for short distance from
the lower edge to give ample freedom.
and the edges of the coat are finished
with applied bands of the cloth. The
sleeves are two-seamed, with Follower
fare cuffs.
To cut this coat for a girl of eight
years of age one and three-quarter
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-10-31
New Nursery Carousel,

If the invention shown in this illus
tration does not serve to give the
children many hours of thorough en-.
joyment then we miss our guess. Al.
most every child is ready to ride on a
merry-go-round as often as invited,
and with this machine set up in the
nursery the invitation can be given
many times day without squander-
ing a nickel. The inventors intention
is to have one of the older children pro-
pei the carousel by means Of pedals
located as shown. The seats are ad-
Unstable, in order that children of
different ages may be accommodated,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-10-31
How Pennsylvania Coal
Miners Work and Live.

them down as being underpaid as a
class. Compared with other forms
of work, mining, even In Its highest
form, Is little more than unskllled
labor, and the scale of prices may
seem high. But in determining the
earnings of miners as compared with
the earnings of other laborers, n num-
ber of things are to be taken into con-
slderatlon. The character of their
work is extra hazardous. Every time
n man goes down the shaft he puts
himself at the mercy of all sorts of
dangers over which he has no control.
Gas explosions, n squeeze" the fall.
ing of mass of coal, and a dozen
other things menace his life every mo-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-10-31
A Special Use For MIX stripplnrs.

The last quart of the milking, or the
"strippings," taken Immediately after
milking, before 1t has parted with
any of the animal heat, is the most
valuable thing known to build up a
person who Is thin and emaciated from
any disease.
l direct my patients to begin with
one-half pint and gradually increase
the quantity until at the end of week
they are taking a quart at time, or
as much as they can possibly drink
without causing too much discomfort.
This should be followed up regularly
twice day. In consumption, 1t is no
uncommon thing for my patients, who
have followed my instructions, to gain
five pounds a week in weight. No
other plan have heard of has proved
so successful.
1t should be remembered that 1t is
very important to select a cow that is
healthy, and one that gives very rich
milk. Then 1t is also of very great i'm
portance that the very last of the milk
ing, or ''strippings," should be taken,
and of equal Importance that this
should be taken Immediately after
milking while it contains all the ami.
NAL heat. No other food Is so natural
and none has ever proved so success
ful.-Dr. b. j. Kendall, in New Eng
land Homestead.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-10-31

or the great anthracite
mines would at once put
the mine workers and their families In
class apart from the ordinary human
beings, writes Paul Latzke In the De-
trolt Free Press. The newspaper ac-
counts have paved the way for this,
and the appearance of the men and
boys in their working outfit cllnchcs
the impression. No other body Of
laborers in the world carry such
strong external evidences of their vo-
cation. From the top of their heads,
where their mining lamps flare from
the peaks of their queer shaped caps.
to their feet, shod with great, grimy,
thick-soled, clamping boots. the mine
workers bear the obtrusive stamp Of
their trade. They look uncanny, fierce.
Take the most mild hammered and In.
offensive little man that lives, clothe
him in the miners regalia, let him
hammer for eight or ten hours under
ground, and he will come up fear
some object. The most courageous
woman from the outside world would
run from such man at the least
demonstration. Should she unexpect-
edly meet him at dark on n lonely road.
having never seen miner before, she
would probably have an attack of
hysterla.
The faces of the men are hard and
scanned and sallow. and, thick with
coal dust they are almost less than
human TO the unaccustomed gaze.
Their eyes are outlined with crows
feet, no matter how young they may
be. and they have peculiar squirting
look, due TO their constant working in
the half gloom of the coal tunnels. 1t
is recorded of some of the mules that
pull coal cars in the mines. that, hav-
ing worked for years under ground
without once coming up, they have
gone Instantly blind, on being exposed
to the daylight. In measure il is so
with the men and boys who spend
their working hours day after day
underground. The daylight gives
them an uncomfortable sensation, and
they acquire the habit of screwlng up
their eyes that finally affects all the
muscles of the face.
IT Is owing to these strongly marked
pcculiaritles that the mine workers
are put down at first by newspaper
correspondents and writer's in the dis
trict as something apart. Even the
trained observer requires some time
to accustom himself TO their striking
appearance and to realize that after
all these men are like other men, and
that their women, though they have
absorbed many of the characteristics
of the men, are like other women. II
is not until he has spent little time
among the miners that he comes to re-
gard them as ordinary workmen. On
Sunday or holiday with the CRIME
washed off their faces, their mining
lamps hung away, their working
clothes removed. the men look an en-
tirely different lot of human beings
Then 1t is only by their crows feet
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-10-31
IIIgh Lights.

Weak coffee often nerves man
sufficiently not to tip the waiter.
Other peoples blunders either edu'
cate us or make us more conceited.
Good luck is simply having the
agility to get on a car that is going
your way.
The cheerful life is like all other
entertainments; we have to seek it
out and pay to get In.
We like the people who don't put
on too much style and the people who
don't put on too little.
When we try to blame other people
for our mistakes we usually get hold
of the wrong person.
Polite people are those who listen
to us while we talk about something
they have no earthly interest in.
1t Is well occasionally to put your
self In the other mans place. even II
you feel yourself too big to be a good
fit.-Chicago Record.