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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-03-28
ODE Rod in the Schools.

The rod as an educational and cor
receive agency in the public schools
has been sustained by two Chicago
Judges within week. A few days
ago Professor G. Stanley Hall. In ad-
dressing mothers club in this city,
declared that DR.. Spank is still as in
dispensable in well-ordered home
where children are being reared as he
was in the days CT Ben Franklin.
The new education it is true, is rel
egating the rod 10 the limbo OF OBJ
solete things. The idea Of restraint or
correction has no place in the real
lp-to-date theory OF child training.
from the schools this new educa-
ion" is spreading to the homes. 1t Is
based on the notion that the nature OF
A child mus. net be curbed. he must
De permitted to follow the tendencies
u the child nature. unhampered by
rules or chastisement.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-03-28
STRATEGY" aud Tactics"

There Is marked distinction be-
tween strategy" and tactics" STRAIT
egg has been called the art OF plan
ming battle or campaign. the art
of making war on the map" the art
Of rightly directing masses of troops
50 that they may arrive simultaneous
ly at strategic points, so as to be ready
to effectively strike the enemy; while
tactics consist in the employment and
maneuvering Of troops in the pres
ence of. or in contact with, the enemy"
Thus tactics are subsidiary to STRAIT
egg. Strategy has a place in the alb
sence of the enemy, while tactics have
not. Strategy merges into tactics when
the enemy comes within striking dis
lance, and the latter have sometimes
been called the strategy of the battle-
field. From the earliest days of war
fare strategy has been recognized as
an important part OF military science;
to-day its rules are similar to those
in the time of Caesar. Tactics is an
art that varies with the spread OF civil
lization. Most great inventions So
bear upon the armament, equipment
and conveyance of troops that the tao
ties OF armies have to be frequently
remodeled In consequence. Naval
strategy Is defined as "the science of
combining and employing fleets, or
single ships at sea or against an enc
my's coast" while naval tactics Is "the
art of maneuvering ships and fleets
for the purposes Of battle. New York
Weekly.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-03-28
Marriage barred q Suit.

A court decision which appears to
be applicable to the Mrs. Carrie Nation
raid has been unearthed by a Chicago
attorney. 1t is the case of Turner VS..
Hitchcock, 20 Iowa. $40, in which a
number Of women in the town of Shell
Rock, Butler county, Iowa. organized
and made raid or descent upon the
saloon OF the plaintiff, destroying ale,
beer, glasses, oysters. candies, figs, etc.
Soon after the heroic onslaught the
plaintiff, struck by the dash of one
Of the raiders, made her a proposal of
marriage and won her. He then
brought action OF tort against the re-
naming six OF his wife's associates
in the raid. The court, however, held
that where the plaintiff in action of
trespass intermarries with one of the
Joint trespassers after the commission
OF tort the marriage operates to dis
charge all the wrongdoers. Judge Dill
lon in delivering the majority opinion
said: And we cannot say that the
satisfaction which the law implies
rom the marriage is not as valuable
to the plaintiff as II Mrs. Chamberlain
had. instead Of marrying him. paid the
full amount OF the loss"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-03-28
Poultry on the Dairy Farm.

CONDENSED from Farmers Review
Stenographic Report of the Illinois
State Dairymen's eonvention.)
F. NJ. Munger spoke on Poultry on
the Dairy Farm" In part he said:
Just why dairymen do not make poul-
try raising pay Is not a problem hard
to solve. The reason is lack OF knowl-
edge relating to poultry raising. Would
any common-sense dairyman s,art
dairying with a 75-pound butter COW
and permit her to rustic for her living
around the hay stack.
The twentieth century hen Is to be
the 200-egg hen. AS to breeds, most
people have their fancy; but all breeds
are not equally prolific. We have a
great many inquiries from men that
want to know If 1t will pay to raise
the standardized hen on the farm.
There is no place where 1t will pay
better. OF all the breeds | prefer the
White Wyandottes. They will produce
as many eggs as any other breed and
more flesh than most of them. The
Barred Plymouth Rock is good for
both of these objects, but | think that
the Wyandotte Is still better.
How can We make fowls hustle and
exercise? First, we must not feed too
heavily or make it too easy for birds
to get their food. We must get them
out Of their houses in winter as much
as possible. The profit in winter de-
Ponds on having the hens well-housed
and given special care. This will give
a good supply of eggs, which always
bring good price in winter and insure
profit. The simplest poultry house is
often the best. A house IL by 20 feet
Is large enough for so fowls. Do not
permit any of the floor space to be &C.
cupied with nests, roosts or other fix
lures. All Of the floor space should
be reserved for the hens, and part OF
1t should be used for a scratching
floor. There was time when 1t was
thought best to have all the glass pos
sible in the south side of the hen
house; but now we put in only enough
for lighting purposes, and that is
thought to be the best plan.
INV iSdsOh why Soulc pCoPic W hSs
succeed with poultry is that they do
not know how to feed poultry to the
best advantage. Large fowls require
a different system Of feeding than
small ones, and unless the feeding is
such that the birds are kept active
they will not remain in good laying
condition. Leghorns are not likely to
get over-fat. They will leave corn
on the ground and run after insects;
while the larger breeds will eat the
corn that is given them and stand
around waiting for more. Chopped
clover is good and should be fed each
day, and chopped vegetables will not
take its place. On the average farm
there is much that goes to waste that
the fowls can utilize. and this helps to
give profit.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-03-28

The Maryland Experiment Station
publishes the following conclusions
drawn from its pig feeding expert
ments:
/. 1t was found that with some ra-
lions the gains on pigs could be pro-
duced as low as 2h cents per pound.
2. In all the tests where properly
compounded rations we're used pork
was produced at a profit when the pigs
were not allowed to become too old.
3. The cost of producing a, pound OF
pork increases with the age of pig.
4. The aim should be to produce
from $50 to 200 pound pigs at six to
seven months old for the greatest
profit.
5. Skim milk was found to have a
feeding value for pigs equal to fully
double the price charged at most of the
creameries OF the state.
6. Separator skim milk at II cent
per gallon and linseed and gluten
meals at $500 per ton, have about the
came value for balancing rations for
pig feed.
{. Cream or king" gluten meal
was found to be more economical for
balancing rations for pigs than linseed
meal.
8. Ground fodder, such as the New
Corn Product, was found to be valu-
able addition to rations for pigs.
3. Sweet potato strings. cow pea
pasture and Artihoke pasture, when
properly used. produced pork econom-
ically.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-03-28
STARCHY FOODS.
They Are Not the Most Nutritious for
Children.

They Are Not the Most Nutritious for
Children.
Many mothers allow their children
20 live almost entirely upon starchy
foods. simply because they prefer pud-
dings Of every variety to the more
substantial dishes. The mother ar
CUES, We'll, let him make his dinner
on the pudding, IL he prefers 1t; it
certainly is as nutritious as anything
else on the table" But 1t should be
remembered that these foods that are
pure starch, as corn starch, or corn
flour, so-called, and all these that
thicken in like manner, contain but
little proportion of nutriment, being
less sustaining and also more difficult
Of digestion than stale bread. In all
bran, and also gluten, gum, sugar, eel
lose and saline matter, especially the
phosphates, in proportion to the
starch, are to be preferred. II the
child has formed taste for puddings
until the appetite Graves these alone,
and no other form of food seems de-
sirable, the puddings can at least be
varied, and need not necessarily be
made only from starchy foods; plain
fruit puddings-with stale bread for
foundation-all sorts OF cus:ards,
and eggs and milk form a good substi-
tute.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-03-28

Dairy notes
Some of the defenders of the oleo-
margarine interests in Washington are
now asserting that butter is being col
ored yellow to initiate oleomargarine,
and that butter was never so colored
till the pseudo butter was put on the
market. The claim only shows how
absurdly some men can talk. The
coloring Of butter dates back genera
tions-how many we do not know.
Certain IL is that our grandmothers
used to do the coloring with carrot
juice.
In the home garden four principal
things are to be considered, namely:
Q) A sufficient supply OF fruits and
vegetables Of the finest quality; CD
Each crop to extend over as much
of the season as possible. with we'll
planned succession; (3) Ease and
cheapness Of cultivation. and manur-
ing; ca The retention of the fertility
OF the land for future years. A gar
den should not be made into beds,
which was the old-style method. That
entailed labor by hand and came over
the Atlantic from Europe. In France
and other congested countries hand
labor in the garden is the proper
thing. but In the United States It Is
little necessary and seldom desirable
BY planting the vegetables in long
rows the horse implements may be
used, to the saving Of time and labor
Some OF our readers may want to
know the easiest methods OF determin-
ing butter and oleomargarine. Two
methods follow: Put a small piece of
the suspected article into a tube Of
not more than three-eighths Of an inch
In diameter and then heat 1t slowly
until 1t is all melted and begins to
boil. II it is butter. the bubbles will
I'LL the diameter OF the tube and run
up to the top without bursting. II it
is oleomargarine, the bubbles will be
smaller In size, will burst almost i'm
mediately upon forming. and about the
only result ut the boiling will be the
suffering of the stun. A little ex-
perimenting with known butter will
assist one In understanding the exact
difference between butter and oleo-
margarine when boiled in such a tube
as suggested. Another test, which re-
quires more practice and skill. is as
follows: Take very small piece each
OF butter and oleomargarine, about the
size OF pinhead. and place in sep
arate spots on a clean piece OF glass.
A drop OF ether placed on the butter
will assume wayy but somewhat
regular outline. while a drop placed
on the oleomargarine will have rug
ged outline very much like the ap-
pearance Of oogwheei With the cogs
sharpeasd to point.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-03-28
Prince Albert In Disguise.

Although the Emperor William has
aot. as was several times reported.
oeen to Paris In disguise, 1t cannot be
said that the international fair has
been without its Haroun-al-Raschids.
70 say nothing OF Asiatic and African
prices, over whom one may stumble
every day, the most interesting prince
in disguise was Prince Albert OF Bel
GUM. He knew that the French pop
ulace. who see in him the great-grand-
son Of Louis Philippe, was curious. and
he took all pains to avoid recognition.
He amused himself greatly. wandering
from section to section like simple
tourist. buying hot milk from Swiss
milkmaids and eating hoe-cake in
American kitchens.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-03-28
A Trogey Car Did THE Work.

From the Kansas City Journal:
When the building department oraered
the tearing down OF the west wall OF
the old Coates theater. it had no idea
what a Job 1t had laid out Perhaps 1t
wouldn't have been SO hasty other
wise. The plan was to pull down the
west wall by fastening a rope to 1t and
having men pull the rope. The wall
was thought to be topping. The rope
and men attachment didn't work; the
wall still stood. Horses were tried, and
still the wall fell not. 1t was necessary
to hitch the rope to trolley car and
start the car down hill before 1t could
be swayed.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-03-28
Talking shop In tn. woods.

Mr.. Blank, busy and successful oc-
culist. spent his summer vacation in
the woods with his new shotgun. No
ticing one day that when using the
left-hand barrel he generally brought
down his game, and when using the
other barrel he invariably missed, he
tackled a small target to tree and
fired at 1t several times with each
barrel. in order to bring the matter to
test. The result confirmed his sus-
picions. One barrel was all right, or
nearly SO. and the other was all wrong.
Well" he said, "as nearly as ! can
make out, this gun has a severe case
of strabismus. with strong symptoms
of astigmatism. Youths Companion
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-03-28
MoniIas Police Chief.

Capt. George F. Connolly, who won
fame as a commanding officer while in
charge of Company H. Thirtieth Regi-
ment Volunteers, is now fully installed
in the position of captain Of the Metro
politan police force of Manila. The
force consists of three captains, nine
lieutenants and 700 American patrol
men, all of whom are honorably dis
charged United States soldiers.
They receive SIS every month for
their services and are reported to be
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-03-28
SAYINGS and DOINGS
Kn Ccrsoos Portrait.

Charles C. Carson, of Higbee, Col, a
son of Kit Carson, the great scout, Is
much displeased with the picture of his
father it is proposed to use for por-
trait in the State house, and prefers
he picture from which the accompany
ing cut is made. Kit Carson ran away
IRON his Missouri home, going to
Santa Fe, N. NJ, when but a lad of
Is years of age, and began his career
as scout, which was invaluable to the
government for a number OF years. He
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-03-28
Cain.f NomesaEe Dies.

From the Philadelphia North Amer
lean: Cain Minninger, the Oldest res
ident of Earl township, died yesterday.
aged 80 years. He was probably the
only man in the state named after the
Bible character who figured in trag-
edy with his brother Abel. In the
same neighborhood some years ago
lived a man whose surname was
Ananias.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-03-28

The enormous production Of tea In
India and Ceylon has led English trad
ers to take steps to reduce the guam
tity somewhat and to improve tbs
quality.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-03-28

CHIEF CONNOLLY.
the equals of the police of any Ameri-
can city.
Captain Connolly is a Chicagoan and
was among the first to volunteer for
duty when troops were needed for the
Philippines.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-03-28

The Pacific Ocean has a greater VOL
rme of water than Its stormy sister
yea. There are 72.000.0o0 cubic miles
4 water in the Atlantic and 1ii.0o0. coo
the Pacific.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-03-28
Poultry Briefs.

In some experiments in fattening
fowls 1t has been apparently demon
strated that feed Of ground oats and
skim milk makes white, firm flesh,
and that adding some tallow to the ra-
ton during the last ten days Of the
feeding renders the flesh more juicy.
Keeping the fowls confined prevents
exercise and softens the muscles.
American poultry raisers are some
what shy of what is called the cram
ming system" in the fattening OF poul-
try, and We think justly SO. A Cana
dian speaker on poultry topics says
that the system is favorable to fatten-
ing for the first two weeks, but that
after that time there is danger of en-
largement of the liver. That this dan
ger is not fancied one is proven by
the fact that in Europe the cram
ming" process is reduced to a science
and is carried on by men that make a
business and study of 1t. Even there
in many cases the birds are ruined
before being completely fitted for mar
very purpose of producing enlarged
livers, which are considered a great
delicacy. 1t is certain that amateurs
and novices on this side of the water
will very often fail IL they attempt to
adopt these intensive European meth
DDS.
The Buffalo Pan-American EXPOSE
ton is to have a poultry show as one
of its attractions. The date Of the
show is October Il to 81, season
well-suited to a large poultry exhibit.
Glasses have been arranged for every
variety STANDARD and non-standard)
and full premiums win be given in
every class where there are four in
dividuals to compete for each prem
ium. Complete classification has been
provided for all kinds of ornamental
fowls, turkeys, ducks and geese. The
pigeon show will be one that will de-
light the heart of every pigeon fiancier.
A classification covering all varieties
Of pigeons has been arranged. A dis
tinct feature Of the pigeon display will
be the liberation of $4,000 "Homers''
from the exposition grounds, carrying
greetings to thousands OF prominent
officials and citizens OF the United
States and Canada, besides vieing
with each other in the greatest con-
test OF the age.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-03-28
| from the increase Of the kcep!ng QUAIL.

from the increase of the keeping quail
ity Of the product.
In the establishment CT sanitary or
certified diaries, where milk Is handed
under most modern corj.tions, the in
crease in keeping quality is very
marked; such milk often remaining In
a sweet condition for several days, and
sometimes a week or more.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-03-28

The oldest postmaster in the Uni
ted States Is Roswell Bardsley of
North Lansing. N. Y. He has been
postmaster since 1928, period of
sevsnty,two years. His age is ninety
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-03-28

was married to Miss Josephine Alamia
at Taos, N. NJ, seven children being
born to them as a result of this union,
all of whom are dead with the excep-
ton of C. C. Carson. of Higbee. a
wealthy stockman; Kit Carson, Jr., OF
Hastings, Col, and Mrs. Carrie Allen,
Of Wagonmound, N. M. Kit Carson
went into the Arkansas valley In
1868. and located at Boggsville, then
a small town two miles south Of the
present site of Las Animas. He was
taken i'll shortly after his arrival, and
died at Fort Lyons.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-03-28

He who sows peas on tho highway
does not get all the pods into his barn.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-03-28
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.

How Successful Farmers Operats Thi,
Department OF the Farm - Few
Hints as 90 the Care of Live Stock
and Poultry
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-03-28
A cba,lense 70 fbe Unfverse.

a Challenge 70 TOe VHIOerJe.
From the Memphis Commercial-Ap-
peal: As the mule center of the solar
system. Memphis can bid defiance to
envious rivals.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-03-28

During our civil war the president of
the United States made proclamation
for $4,000 troops. Some OF you remem-
Der the big stir. But the King OF the
universe today asks for twelve hun
dred million more troops than are en-
listed. and we want 1t done softly, i'm
perceptibly, no excitement, one by
one. You are dry goods merchant Oh
large scale. and | come to you and
want to buy 1000 yards OF cloth. d.
you say: Thank you. I'll send you
1000 yards of cloth, but I'll sell you 20
yards today, and 20 tomorrow, and
20 the next day, and II 1t takes me six
months, I'll send you the whole thou
sand yards. You will want as long as
that to examine the goods. and I'll
want as long as that to examine the
credit, and besides that 1000 yards Of
cloth is too much to sell all at once"
No; you do not say that. You take me
into the counting room. and In ten
minutes the whole transaction Is con-
summEted. The fact Is we cannot af-
ford to be fools In anything but re-
ligion.
That very merchant who on Satur-
The age-herald., 1901-03-26

dinary everyday pipe. The remaining seven dozen pieces of wood are thrown into the furnace. and. I might mention, help considerably to generate the neces- sary steam power for the machinery.
 Thus fully 50 per cent of the ln.terial I purchase Is of no use whatever. and it Is this extraordinary amount of waste that causes the briar pipe to be so expen- sive. The prevailing defect. I may men tion by the way, is generally in the form of a crack In the wood. I used to sell these defective blocks of briar at a pen ny apiece and have sent away as many as 900 condemned briars at a time. but now 1 burn them all. The briars were sent abroad, and the cracks and flaws stopped with putty or some other com position, and then steeped in a strong solution of permanganate of potash, which deeplycolored the wood and made the defect invisible except on close inspec- tion All those briars you see of very deep color have passed through the per- manganate of potash bath, and you may rest assured that there is a defect some where-they would not be that color if it were not so, because natural briar is of a medium light hue.
 "As to the average life of a briar pipe, you may take 1t for granted that pipe will last you as many years as it costs you shillings. That Is to say, If you pay 6 shillings for pipe, If you are mod crate smoker, 1t will last you six years. The style of briar pipe that is mostly In demand is that with a bowl cut the straight way of the grain. This may tell you. is not the most reliable kind of pipe, as the sudden expansion by the heat and contraction of the wood when you stop smoking causes it to split in short time The best pattern of briar Is that with a bowl, the grain of which is very mottled in appearance, or as we call it. the 'birds-eye grain. This will never Snlit n