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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-12-11
High Grade Agent Wanted.

We want man of character and
energy, with some knowledge of
live stock and a good team to take
charge of the Standard Food bust
ness in all or part of the county. A
permanent, profitable business for
the right man. Address, giving age
experience, present business, etc.
THE F. E. SANBORN COMPANY,
12-11-4w Omaha, Neb.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-12-11

Splendid chance just now for men
to learn barber trade. Growing de-
mand for school graduates. Steady
practice, qualified teachers, etc
Board provided, tools presented
write today. Catalogue and par.
ticulars free.
MoLER BARBER COLLEGE,
Omaha, Nebraska.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-12-11

Mrs. Miller residing on east depot
street is reported very i'll with pneu-
monia and her son w. w. Slckles of
Hillrose Colorado has been sent for.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-12-11

Our car of Fancy Arkansas apples
are going fast. If you want bar
rel before Christmas yon better
hurry. f. GAULT & Co.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-12-11

Miss Matte Andrews of north of
Atlantic is at the home of her
grandparents Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Andrews of this city this week.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-12-11

Mrs. Martha Carpenter last week
received word from her brother
John johnson of Tudor, California,
of the death of his wife Mrs. Emma
Johnson on November %, 1902.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-12-11

We have opened the finest line of
China, Cut Glass and Novelties ever
shown in this part ofathe county.
F. GAULT & Co.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-12-11

Mrs. G. V. Smith of Kirkwood,
Illinois started last Tuesday for her
home after nice visit with her sis
ter Mrs. q. T Waits of this city.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-12-11

Please settle your account before
January first.
2 w IL DAVENPORT ELEVATOR Co.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-12-11
Audubon County journal
CIV. MARLIN, Editor.
Thursday, December II, 1902.

Peterman & Voss put up and sold
three pair of bob sleds this week
and have several orders ahead.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-12-11

Mr.. A. J. Leffingwell made a
trip to the county seat on import
ant business last Tuesday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-12-11

Charley Kommes: residing one
half mile south of town is down
sick with the lung fever so it il re-
ported.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-12-11
Public Sa e.

We will sell at Smiths feed shed west of
Chestnut street Atlantic, Iowa, on
Friday December 10,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-12-11
Beginning Monday, Dec. 8

lasting until Christmas Eve one of
the largest and cheapest lines of
General Merchandise carried by any
firm between Council Bluffs and
Des Moines, occupying two floors,
A by 90, and an adjoining build
ing 25 by 60. Every department
filled to it's utmost capacity With
choice new seasonable goods cheap.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-06-13
FLIES SPREADING TYPHOID.
Among British Troops in south
Africa.

a British army surgeon who has long
been at the front in South Africa writes
an interesting letter to a London med
ical journal from Harrowsmith. lie
expresses the conviction that flies have
a great deal more to do with the raw
ages of typhoid fever than has been
generally suspected. lie believes that
they are the chief cause of the fearful
mortality from the pest in South Az
rica. He argues that inasmuch as ma
ture has designed them to convey pol
len on their legs from one plant to an
other, it is only reasonable to suppose
that they are equally capable Of carry
ing and distributing the germs of dis
ease. He points out as a remarkable
fact that, although there was a terri
bic outbreak Of entcric in Ladysmith
during the famous siege, when flies
abounded everywhere, there was none
last year, when there was also nota-
bic absence of flies. This latter phe-
nomenon he ascribes to the treatment
Of all meat and other articles pecul-
iarly attractive 10 these winged nui-
sances with some sort of chemical
which eiTectually kept
them Off. The pernicious activity Of
the fly obviously would make him a
most efficient agent for the diffusion Of
poisonous microbes.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-06-13
QUESTION OF PATIENCE.
stubborn Calves Are Not NRnquishod
by stubborn Feeders. hut Readily
Yield TO Kindness.

The skim milk calf has come TO stay.
Men have learned by experiments and
by careful feeding that skim milk is the
cheapest and best feed for "a calf. espe-
ciaily for the dairy calf. The greatest
trouble is the danger Of over-feeding.
Most people seem to think that because
skim milk isn't very rich they must
give the calf lots Of it, so they pour
1t down him by the bucket. without
stopping TO think what caif's stomach
is like, and the result is that they soon
have a lot of 'pot-bellied" calves,
writes j. L. Smith in the Kansas
Farmer.
When the calf is few days old be IS
taken away from the cow and put into
a pen or shed to- be taught how TO drink
skim milk. Then the fun commences.
II the calf will not drink the mix right
off, and is a little stubborn, the fellow
who is trying TO feed him usually gets
mad. jumps straddle Of the calls neck.
backs him up in a corner. grabs hold OF
the calf's head with both hands,
and rams it down in the milk 20 the
bottom Of the pail. Then the calf gets
mad and bawis. and tries to get away.
gets strangied, and finally succeeds in
spilling the milk.
1t is best TO have a little patience
with the calf. and remember that il
does not have very much sense at first.
After il has sucked the cow two or
three times it should be taken away
and put in a good, clean pen and fed
on its mothers milk for a week or
two. Then begin TO gradually reduce
the whole milk and add a little skim |
milk each day, until within couple Of /
weeks it will be on skim milk alone. |
A good substitute for the fat removed /
is a little cornmeal given after drink
ing. This will also keep them from
sucking each other. Over feeding, ir-
regular feeding, or feeding cold. sour
milk is apt to cause scours with the
calves.
TO feed skim milk fresh from the
hand separator on the farm is the best
way, because it is always warm and
sweet. The skim milk from the cream
Try is all right. but in warm weather
{ Will not keep sweet very long unless
{ is sterilzed well and thoroughly
'ooled when brought home.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-06-13

Of heavy rains becomes considerable
Of a morass.
To the Inhabitants Of the transhol-
low region the stepping stones across
/ have always been a source of trouble.
They were so necessary that their re-
moyal has never been seriously con-
sidered, for without them any man
who attempted to walk through the
hollow in the mud would probably
stick fast till help came. Even with
them there enough Of the Inhabitants
fall of in the mud and have only the
stones 10 cling to for safety.
Charlie Armgard is town marshal OF
Cape Girardeau. He has many a bit
Of trouole with the settlers beyond
the stepping stones. and has often de-
bated with himself whether or not to
"run in" some Of them who seemed TO
have had drink too much. One night
he was escorting home one who pre-
tended he was sober. They reached
the stepping stones all right, but there
the aSSistee's troubles began. He
could go couple Of steps and then he
would miss. sway off and pitch into
the mire. Marshal Armgard's pa
thence was soon exhausted. After the
fourth or fifth attempt he hailed his
prisoner away to jail.
That was how he got the idea Now
when he has a questionable prisoner
from beyond Coon Hollow he takes
him forthwith to the stepping stones.
stands him on the first block, and sits !
down on the bank TO watch him 90 |
home. If the suspect goes steadily /
across the line he is all right and can
stay on the other side. If he wavers /
a little and still keeps on the stones, he |
is stu all right. Butifhe staggers and |
plunges off, if he misjudges the dis
tance between his foot and the stones
and falls or trips-woe to him,
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-06-13

With reference to weight, the com.
mercial bean crop Of the United States
Is more nearly comparable TO that of
rice than TO any other domestic food
crop. Excluding the important pro.
ducing state Of New York, for which
no recent statistics are available, the
production Of beans in the principal
producing states in 1866, the record
year for that crop, was about 300 ,OOO.-
600 pounds.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-06-13

Zeal on the part Of an employe.
even if misdirccted, is pretty sure to
win the approval Of an employer. A
boy who works in a Syracuse hard.
ware store sold countryman some
coarse blasting-powder by mistake,
instead Of the gunpowder he had
asked for. The man came in the
next day to exchange it, and when
the head Of the firm appeared on
the scene the boy was trying to per.
suade the customer to keep the
blasting powder and buy a coffee
mill to grind IL.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-06-13
Question Answered.

Yes. August Flower still has the larg
est sale Of any medicine in the civilized
world. Your mothers, ard grandmothers
never thought o. using anything else for
Indigestion or Billiousness. Doctor1
wee scarce. and they seldom heard OF
Appendicitis, Nervous Prostra ion OF
Heart failure. etc They used Au-
gust Flow er to clean out the system aud
stop fermentation Of undigested food,
regulate the action Of the liver, stimulate
the nervous and organic action Of the
system. and that is all they took when
feeling dull and bad with headache and
other aches. You only need few doses
Of Green's August Flower. in liquid
form, to make you satisfied there is no
Il ing serious the matter with you. You
can get DR.. G.. G.. Green's reliable re
medies al Anderson Drug Co. Farnvile.
Va. Get Green's Special Almanac.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-06-13
Sunday Excursions
Low Rates.

The Norfolk & Western Railway
commencing Sunday, June lst, and
every Sunday, thereafter until further
notice, offers to the public an oppor-
tunity to travel and visit their friends in
the territory between Farmville, Chris
tiansburg. Martinsville and Avalon.
These special Sunday excursions
tickets are good for use only on trains
numbers and aud and 8, and un-
der no circumstances will they be made
good on other trains or dates, nor for
stop over nor will baggage be checked
on them.
Round.Trip rates: Lynchburg to
Bellevue SOC, Bedford 75c, Martinsville
IL %, Avalon $50. aud corresponding
ly low rates from intermediate points
which can be ascertained by application
to Ticket Agents.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-06-13
The Cow I'm the kIondiI.e

The dairy cow has invaded the Klon-
dixie. Last spring a man by the name
Of Cox succeeded in bringing in II
milch COWS. He at once went TO sell
ing milk in Dawson at $3.50 per gal
lon. The feed was buffalo grass pas
ture. and cost nothing. Now that win
ter has come, some people are won
dering what will happen to the COWS.
Doubtless the problem Of housing and
feeding them through the winter will
be so great that ii will be found more
profitable to turn them into beef than
TO keep them. Even as beef they can
be disposed Of on foot at GO cents per
pound, $50 per hundred weight
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-06-13
GIANTS CAN BE GROWN.
with Proper Food and Exercise the
Growth of Man May he Ac-
ccIcrnted.

The common notion of the physiolo-
gist that growth and development
are due to suitable diet and exercise
has formed the subject Of some pecul-
lar experiments on the part Of a
French doctor. lie claims that he has
abnormally accelerated the growth Of
children and animals by feeding them
on a preparation Of cereals. and that he
can make giants Of those whose organ
ization in any way permits of such
extension.
A certain Bishop Berkeley succeeded
in a similar feat long ago. lie took
male child and fed him in accordance
with a system Of his own. BY the time
the boy was l6 years Of age he had at
tanned a height Of feet 6 inches.
Moist foods, such as drinks Of tea and
milk and other similar beverages. tend
to increase the stature. while dry and
spiced foods and alcoholic drinks tend
TO stop the development.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-06-13

hailroad builders do not lay a
double track unless the traffic war.
rants it, yet, says a contributor tc
an agricultural paper, the author.
tiles in the average country town
contemplate wide highways only.
and since the town thinks il cannot
afford such, no good roads get built.
Why not, he asks, build "sinple.
track roads in the less populous re.
gions? Why not, indeed? Granting
that there was something to come
back to, a driver would rather turn
out for another team once in awhile
than TO pursue an uninterrupted
path Of misery.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-06-13
THREW THE CUP AT PERRY.

the house was the ugliest. Mr. Ed
wards did not electioneer for votes.
He electioneered for several other
candidates. but the decision was al
most unanimous. He was chosen by
an overwhelming majority.
When the clerks announced the re-
suit of the vote Ross Perry, one Of
the defeated candidates. made a
speech. lie dilated on Mr. Edwards
fitness for the honor. He declared
the votes of the women present had
won the victory for his opponent, and
he wound up by presenting the prize,
which was a heavy silver cup, to Mr..
Edwards, who took it and threw it
into Perry's face. causing a scatter
ment of teeth.
A general fight started. in which
several men tried to add to Mr.. Ed
wards qualifications for the office to
which he had been chosen. Several
women tainted and, before Edwards
was arrested, the social was broken
mp.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-06-13
FARMVILIE. VA. FRIDAY, JUNE 13 1902.

II the Philadelphia Record is correct
there are a great many persons pro-
Real Diamond. Tossing to be ex-
pert judges Of dia-
monds who really
know nothing about their value. 81
am convinced that few people know
anything about diamonds. no matter
how much they may pose a. experts" >"
said a young business man recently.
"Areceni experience Of mine has forced
me 10 this conclusion. brought as
a present for my wife a brooch con-
tanning cluster Of diamonds. and took
occasion 10 show IL to several OF nv
friends az the club. They examined it
very closely. looked wise and then
started 10 show me where my iudg.
ment had been at fault. Every man
in the crowd seemed to be a diamond
expert. BY the time they had got
through ! really felt as though had
been buncoed, and was considerably
depressed. Next day got to thinking
the matter all over, and came to the
conclusion that my friends had beer
talking about something they knew
nothing about. At any rate. deter
mined 10 make a test. went TO one
Of those imitation diamond stores ane
for 80 cents bought a brooch. which
placed in the box that had formerly
contained the real one. Again went
to the club and announced 10 my crin
cal friends that had taken their col
leeiive advice, and by paying an ex.
ira $50 had exchanged the brooch ir
which they had picked so many flaws |
lhey all agreed that the 5O-ceni bauble I
which showed them was a great i'm
provement over the other. and when ] I
tod them Of the trick had played or
them they wouldn't believe me. Tos
man they contended that they couldn't
be fooled on diamonds. Now | fee
better satisfied with my purchase"
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-06-13
BRITISH NAVAL CUSTOMS.
An Interesting Account Of the Origin
of n Number of Regular
Practices.

a fact not generally known is that
the black silk handkerchief which
Jack knots around his throat was first
worn as mourning for Nelson. and has
ever since been retained. The three
white stripes around the broad blue
collar Of the sailors jumper commem-
orate the victories Of Trafalgar, Copcn-
hagen and the Nile. Thus, il has been
remarked, the Nelson legend affects
not only Jacks work, but his food and
clothing as well. The broad blue collar
Itself is older than the great admiral.
Ii was first adopted at that period
when sailors plastered their hair into
q stiff pigtail with grease and powder.
says the London Family Herald.
At nine o'clock each night the sentry
in every ship in harbor fires off his
rifle. For the origin of this custom
we may have to look back to the days
Of flint locks. Then, in order to test
the priming and see that his weapon
was in disable condition. the sentry had
TO fire il OF each night. There is no
necessity for such a test with modern
rifles. but the nine o'clock firing is
religiously carried out.
Every officer or man climbing 10 the
quarter deck salutes. The origin Of
this usage dates back a long way.
When England was a Roman Catholic
country a cruciix stood on the quarter
deck Of all ships. Every time any one
Of the crew approached this holy SYM
bol he crossed himself. Out OF that
has grown the custom Of saluiing the
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-06-13
CHILDREN OF THE CZAR.
All Girls and Their Care IL Infrusfcd
TO an Irish Lady-An Affections
ate Father.

Although no boy has hitherto
blessed their hearth. four girls have
been born to their imperial majesiies
Olga, the eldest; Tatiana, Maria and
the mOre-recenily-arrived baby, whose
sex was such a disappointment to
the Russian nation. The care Of these
children devolves upon Miss Edgar. an
Irish lady. and two Russian under
nurses. The children, however. occu-
py the same bedroom as their head
nurse, and the older ones also take
their meals with her, says Pearson's
Magazine. In their playroom the
mighty ruler OF all the Russias Is fre-
quently TO be found gamboling with
his young daughters, whilst he never
allows night to pass when he is at
home without making his way TO kiss
them before seeking his own room.
Self-interested kinsmen may ridicule
his efforts at reform; AK grinding and
imaginary plot discovering officials
may try 10 render his life a terror. but
there is at least one pleasure Of which
they cannot rob the czar. and that is
In connection with his home life.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-06-13

A successful feeder of dairy COWS
must have some succulent feed for his
animals at all times of the year.
Watcher winter or summer the change
from succulent feed to dry fodder
means loss. The usual summer feeder
wishes that his blue grass pasture
would continue throughout The sum-
mer. The man that has summer silage
to feed has the equivalent Of blue
grass pasture at its best, even in the
midst of the summer drought. Our
best dairymen are coming to believe
that silage is profitable to be fed every
month in the year.-Farmers' Review.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-06-13
4 Friend.

Il suffered from dyspepsia and indi
geslion 70 fifteen years. says W. T
Sturdevant, OF Merry Oaks. n G. "Afte.
} haG tried many doctors and medicine.
To no avail. one Of my frieuGs persuaded
me TO Try kodol. II gave me immediate
relief ] can eat almost anything want
and my digestion is good. cheerfully
recomend Kodol" Don't try to cure
ston ach trouble by dieting. That only
fur ..er weakens the system You need
wholesome, Strengthening food. Kodol
enables YOU TO assimilate what you eat
by digesling it without the stomach :
aid:-Anderson Dug Co.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-06-13

TANK WATER HEATER.

ing had by means Of a small door in
the front Of the trough. With a tight
cover the wato- in the trough can have
the chill removed very easily. 1t is es-
pecially important to have the iron
box as low down in the trough as pos
sible, so that the water at the bottom
Of the trough may be warmed, as well
as that at the top. If possible let the
end compartment extend below the
main body Of the trough, so that the
iron box may open into the lower part
Of the trough. As the water is heated
it will rise and the colder water from
the bottom be drawn in TO be heated
in its turn /. Henry, in Farm and
Home.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-06-13
TEST FOR SOBRIETY.
Missouri Town Marshal Ha. nm or.
isi""l scheme for Gauging His
Peoples Capacity.

Kansas has produced the magistrate
who decides on mans condition Of
soorciy. or the reverse, by making
HIM walk crack. Cape Girardeau.
MO- has done better and produced a
night of stepping stones along which
supposedly intoxicated persons must
walk TO insure their freedom from IN
carceration
Ooon Hollow" is bit Of low ground
Hing south of the courthouse at Cape
"rardeau. Beyond IT, live the poorer
oarkies and the less useful portions
OF the local population. The hollow is
something of sink hole, and in times
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-06-13

You cannot feed moldy hay, bad
silage. mus;y corn fodder that has
been put into the NOV when II was not
in shape to 90 there, and get good
milk. The use Of any such materials
will get you into trouble and will OF
itself prevent you from making high
grade milk. No feed that has an odor
should be permitted to remain about
the stables You may set a vessel
filed with milk in a silo for an hour;
then, II you take it out and heat it,
you can tell by the nose 1t has been
in the silo. At the Vermont station
we could heat the milk up TO 10 de-
grees and by the smell tell whether
it had been near a hog pen or not
II. B. Gurler, before the Illinois Dairy
mems Convention.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-06-13
TANK WATER HEATER.
Almost Indispensable on Farms
Whose Owners Take n Pride in
Their Live stock.

For warming water the plan por-
trayed herewith is very useful. One
end Of the trough is partitioned of and
over a square opening in the partition
is tightly fitted a galvanized iron
box. the water flowing freely out into
this iron box. Under this iron box a
small oil stove is placed, admission be-
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-06-13
Spring Fever.

Spring fever is another name fol
biiousness. II is more serious than
most people think. 4 torpid liver aud
inactive bowels mean poisoned system
If neglected, serious illness may follow
such sym)toLs. Dewii.s Little Early
Rsers remove all danger by stimulating
the liver. opening the bowels ant cleans
ing the system Of impurities. Safe pills.
Never gripe. Il have taken DeWiit's
Little Early Ri.ers for torpid liver every
spring for years" writes S. NJ. Every.
Moundsyille. W. Va, They do me
more good than anything | have ever
tried. "
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-06-13

George Schaub, a well known German
citizen Of New Lebanon, Ohio, is a con-
slant reader Of the Dayton DOikSzeitung.
lie knows that this paper aims to adyer
lisc only the best in its columns, and
when he saw Chamberain's Pain Balm
ADVERTISED therein for lame hack, he did
not hc. tate in buying a bottle of it for
his wife, who for eight weeks had suf-
icrcd with the most terrible pains in her
back and could getno relief. lie says:
After using the Pain Balm for a few
days my wife said to me. i feel as though
born anew, and before using the entire
contents OF the bottle the unbearable pains
had entirely vanished and she could
again take up her household duties,
lie Is very thankful aud ho .Jes that all
suffering likewise will hear OF hes won
OeIiul recovery. This valuable liniment
is for sale by The Winston Drug Co.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1902-06-13

Mont Clare. H., has the most re-
markable fire department. Nearly all
Of the men go to Chicago on business
days and the wives, mothers and
daughters who are left behind form
the flame fighting brigade. A woman
is fire marshal and another is fire
captain.