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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-05
Horse Speed and Mechanics.

In long and interesting effort to
produce the very best trotters Ameri.
cans have become the most skillful
horses the world has known, and as
drivers they are unequaled, says John
G. Speed in the Century. This skill
tas been assisted by the ingenious in.
ventors who have contrived wagons so
light and frictionless that the weight
a trotter now carries Is not more than
sufficient to keep him steady, and is
virtually no handicap at al. Take
two horses of equal speed and bar-
ness, and shoe and harness one as the
horses OF 1850 were harnessed and
shod and the other as those OF this
year are turned out, and the horse In
the older rigging would be distanced.
while the winner would scarcely have
to extend himself.
The fast time in the present records
owes much to mechanical improve.
ments, and much more to more skill.
full development and driving than to
better breeding, though ! do not pre-.
tend to deny that certain Individual
horses have recently gone faster than
any of the Ole timers would have gone,
let the conditions have been what they
might But the Morgans, the Clays
and the Goldusts were reproducing
types, which the standardized trot
tiers are not. That they were types
was because they were rich in that
primitive eastern blood without which
no great type has ever been created or
maintained.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-05
Ca @ -
AGplGttEIURE,
Value Of eood.slzed Seed

Value OF Good-Slzed Seed.
A plant has inherited it's internal
and vital power from all the crops
through which 1t came-all the ances.
tors through which 1t assembled or de.
scended, says Professor Robertson OF
Canada. An appreciation of the in.
herited as well as the acquired power
of plants will be Of assistance in select.
Ing the kind Of seed that viii do best
on each farmers land. What want
to make clear IS the difference in the
yigor OF growth between the seeds Of
the same variety when sown in differ.
ent localities, and the difference-the
amazing difference-in the productive
ness Of selected large, plump seeds
over small seeds OF the same variety.
The seed Of a cereal Is plant In
embryo, and store OF food for the
nourishment of the young plant after
it wakens into activity (germinates),
and until Il takes In food through It's
rootlets and leaves. The termination
OF the seed Is not the so.called crea.
ton OF life. That happened when the
PioAb was AStthLhCub dLu thC oSCu 10
an embryo, with a store of food lying
close by il and within the same skin.
The store of food which composes the
greater part Of the seed Is for the
maintenance OF the young plant until
1t Ia able to take nourishment through
its leaves and rootlets. A young plant
Is wakeued up as soon as the moisture
and warmth are sufficient. and It's
food close by Is prepared under the
same conditions.
Sometimes an embryo plant Is I'M
perfectly formed and weak: and tests
show that imperfectly ripened seeds,
under ordinary conditions, do not give
seeds in each of which both the EN-.
bryo and it's food have been fully pre-.
pared. Those seeds which terminate
most quickly are the best, and 1t has
been proven over and over again that
heavy seeds give larger and better
crops than small seeds of the same
sort. This has been proven over and
over again. The reason seems to be
that in one case Qarge seeds) the sup
ply OF food for the young plant is
plentiful when il most needs 1t, while
in the other case (small seeds) the
food supply may be insufficient to
nourish the young plant adequately at
the most critical time when It Is ten.
der and struggling for survival. I'm.
der the most favorable conditions Of
temperature. moisture and food sup
ply in the soil, small seeds might give
as much in crop as large seeds. On
comparatively poor land, in unfavor.
able seasons, Is where the small seeds
give their worst returns. The farmer
who has rich soil n a fine condition
Of filth is the only one who can afford
to SOW small seeds, and the risk of
comparatively small crops Is great
even then.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-05
POISONING Gophers.

Photographers are easily poisoned
They are very fond of common pota.
toes, sweet potatoes, apples, raisins
and prunes. says d. r. Lantz Of the
Kansas station. The presence of
strychnine, arsenic or other poisons
does not seem to deter them from
eating the food; but II the poison Is
sweetened they seem to eat 1t more
readily. In summer il may be desir.
able to take the trouble to sweeten
the poison, but In the fall and early
spring 1t does not seem worth while
to do this. The poisoned food being
introduced to the burrows below the
surface, there Is no danger of poison
ing the stock. 1t might be well, how
ever, not to let swine run in the alfalfa
fields for time after the poison has
been put out. The following method
OF introducing the poison is recon.
niended: Cut the potatoes or other
food, into pieces not more than three.
fcarths of an inch in diameter. Cut
a slit In each piece and with the point
of the knife blade insert little sui
phate OF strychnine; as much as half
the bulk of grain Of wheat will an
swer the purpose. The moisture from
the potato will cause the .oison to
adhere to the blade. Having prepared
the bait in sufficient quantity, go to
the field armed with a round, sharp.
pointed implement an inch or an inch
and half in diameter and Of sufficient
length. Use this in making hole
directly into the burrow, into which
drop the poisoned potato.
No digging with a spade or other
hard labor Is necessary An expe.
rienced person can distribute poison
to many acres of alfalfa in day; and
II proper care is taken to rightly dis
tribute tie bait, it will not be neces-
sary to go over the ground second
time. Some experience is required to
enable ono to find the burrows quickly.
1t is best to insert the food as near
as possible to tie freshest mounds
Of earth thrown up by the ami
mails. Two or three pieces of
potato at that place are worth
many scattered In other parts
Of the runway. The operator should
avoid the larger mounds and those
hat are not freshly made.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-05
Sweaters Are in Favor.

Sweaters will be worn this winter
for all occasions, except when milady
wishes to be very dressy. There is no
more desirable article of dress for all
manner of outdoor sports In cold
weather. They are also useful to wear
under jackets and listers during the
zero weather that swoops down upon
us from Medicine Hat once in while
during the winter. The name, hith
erto, has been against them. The very
word sweater called up visions of a
clumsy, ill-fitting garment. ungraceful
and unbecoming, which made the
finest figure look like the worst and
the worst look worse than ever. OF
late, however, these blouse sweaters
and vests rave been so improved In
appearance that they now are really
pretty and as useful as they arc be
coming.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-05
Soilinu and GRAZING.

DR.. Jordan in his work. The Feed.
ing OF Animals" says: II is no longer
debstable question whether or not
soiling Is profitable under most condi.
tons. Unlimited testimony can be fur.
nished showing great gain from every
point Of view Of even partial soiling as
an amendment to the pasture. ,Wheth.
er soiling should be substituted en-.
tirely for grazing Is a business matter
which should be decided according to
the conditions involved. In the first
place much more food is produced per
unit Of area by soiling than by pastur.
age. Armsby found that two soiling
crops in one season, for Instance rye
followed by corn, yielded FIVE times as
rrrch digestible organic matter as pas.
ture sod when the whole growth on
the latter was plucked without waste.
the quantities being respectively 5,S45
pounds and 1926 pounds. It Is vari.
ously estimated from observation and
practice that three to five times as
many animals can be supported on a
given area by soiiing as by grazing.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-05
Elaboration in Order.

1t is needless to state that a house
gown may be made as elaborate an
affair as ones individual inclination
may dictate. Materials and trimmings
which would be most unpleasantly con
spicuous if worn outside the home Cir
Gle may be employed in fashioning the
house gown. One of the shops is
showing a richly embroidered silk gar
ment, a sort of runic. with a collarless
neck and half.long sleeves. The color
is dull red time-faded and a little
stained. The embroidery which trims
this garment is a gorgeous mingling OF
colors. with little bits of mirrors in
troduced in the design at frequent In
tervals. This would make charming
gown if combined, say, with a sun
plated eolienne skirt of nearly
matching shade of red.--Chicago
News.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-05
Relaxation in Solitaire.

Pierpont Morgan finds mental re-
Taxation In solitaire. in which respect
he resembles the late Col. Robert G.
Ingersoll. The latter always amused
himself with pack of cards before
delivering one of his lectures. His
object was to induce a state Of mental
repose and clarity. Throughout the
week he had been actively engaged in
the handling of important law cases.
He did not wish to pass from what
night be termed legal state of mind
to purely literary, philosophic or
ethically argumentative one. So he
rested his brain with game of solt
taire.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-05
BOSTON HOLDS WIDOW RECORD.
State Official Collects Statistics for
French Scientist-Their Lot Hard

french SCIENTIST hcIr LOT Hdro
A Boston state official who has been
investigating the subject for Prof
Friedrich Printing of Paris, has dis
covered that Boston has more widows
in proportion to It's population. than
any other city in America. even Chi.
cago, Philadelphia. New York and
other large centers. The young
widow, he says, Is one of the most
unfortunate of beings. and not at all
the gay butterfly which popular fancy
has pictured
Prof. Printing has collected a re-
markable group of statistics which
show that poverty sorely Expresses
the widow, and that she is more SUBJ
feet to insanity, consumption, conflict
with the law and death than her mar
ried sister. All these woes fall more
heavily on the young widow. DR.. Prin-
Zings opinion is that the state should
make provision ior the support of the
widowed and their children, directly.
instead OF indirectly through hospitals
and insane asylums.
There are $500 900 widows in every
55,000,0 900 of population, OF whom AGO.
600 have absolutely no income.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-05
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- RaMhHa;sI51,|

Empire evening gowns will be re-
vived with added GLORY
Even the fairly short skirt, to be
successful, must be full.
A favorite Paris shade is mushroom,
which will tone with the autumn
browns.
Mixtures Of golden brown and mauve
or golden brown and green will be
popular.
Oriental buckles and Indian gems
have been pressed into the service of
fashion.
All manner of fiat stole pelerines are
fashionable, not to say indispensable,
just now
The shorter the bolero the more
elaborate the belt, which becomes an
important item.
Sable and chinchilla are to reign
this coming winter like the twinkling
gondoliers in the opera
Take this to your comfort-where
you want three summer hats yon can
60 with one winter ono.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-05
WAVES GIVE UP DIAMOND.
Property Of Atlantic City Physician
Recovered at Pennsarove, N. ].

Property. Of Atlantic City Physician
Recovered at Pennssrove, N. ].
DR.. John NJ Summerill of Penns.
grove, N. j., while walking along the
shore, found a necktie in which was a
diamond pin. The tie and pin belong
ed to DR.. Albert D. Cuskaden of Allan.
tic City.
Last Sunday. while the wind was
blowing very hard. both doors Of the
pilot house on the launch Widgeon.
DR.. Cuskadens boat, were blown open
and the wind carried out the tie,
which was hanging In the pilot house.
When the boat reached New Castle
DR.. Cuskaden wired back that he had
lost the pin and offered reward.
Since that time the shore had been
crowded at low water by people
searching for the gem, but it had elud-
ed the eyes of all until DR.. Summerill
spied 1t among a lot of weeds and
grass.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-05
Horses in Winter.

stephen w. Benson says: Horses
are very much like men; give them
useful employment the year round
and they are all the better for it. I
ma on close observation that the
horses we work through the winter
are the horses that can stand the
rough usage Of summer the best.
Hence, we give our horses all the en-
nioyment we can, taking care not to
lower their condition In flesh, but
rather to increase their flesh ready
Tor the summer'ssw work. This leaves
their muscles, shoulders and constitu-
ton generally in much better state
than II they were idle. Naturally they
are looked after better as they are
1nder the eye OF the man more and
much less liable to accidents than
horses running idle. Employment we
Ind for them in different ways. such
as drawing wood. taking manure to
The field. moving feed stuff or any
thing that we'can find to do that will
give us profit enough for a mans
wages and board, and as for the little
extra feed they take feel satisfied
we can charge that to profit in the
extra work they can do through the
summer. .
The Principal feed we use for our
work horses Is timothy hay, oat
sheaves and oat straw. In the morn.
Ing we generally give them a good
forkful OF oat straw with a little hay
on top. by way of a relish. At noon
we give feed Of hay and in the even.
ing another forkful Of straw with
little hay, and at their last feed for
the night we clean out Of their man
gers any refuse straw which goes for
bedding. and give them an oat sheaf.
AS for the wild hay do not like 1t,
and / would rather trust to the oat
straw for the winterlng OF horses. ]
think there is more strength in the
wild hay, and the horses will stand
more work on it, but don't think 1t
is as healthy as the oat straw. Our
grain feed consists principally OF
crushed oats and bran. | am firm
believer in variety of feed. especially
for horse not working hard. as one
food helps to digest the other. Al
night about four times week We
give them a feed OF boiled barley
Scalded chop think quite as good,
but we generally boil it. We give
very much the same feed to the
horses We cannot work as to those
we do. with the exception that at
noon they do not get hay and oats.
We have big stack of wheat straw
In the yard and turn them out about
ten o'clock, letting them feed at IL
until evening. We always keep q
trough in the yard with salt in it. so
that they can have lots of 1t. We
find it good thing. / think many
horses go wrong when fed straw for
lack OF salt. Some object to horses
running out loose when there are a
number of them together. for fear of
them getting kicked, but prefer run
ming chances of their getting a stray
kick rather than to allow them to
stand in the stable breeding trouble
in the shape Of indigestion, bad blood.
distemper and swelied legs.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-05
g; Q z!bDs@;':5;:

Don't fail to add drop or two OF
vanilla fiavoring to a pot OF chocolate.
Il is a g.'eat Improvement
Don't close the oven door with
bang when cake is baking the Jar has
spoiled many a fine loaf.
II you heat your knife slightly you
can cut hot bread or cake as smoothly
as il they were cold.
Don't wonder that corned beef is
tough II put into hot water first, nor
that 1t is too salt If the water is not
changed at least three times while
boiling
Neuralgia may very often be speed
lily relieved by applying a cloth sat1
rated with essence of peppermint to
the seat of pain.
A too rapid boiling ruins the flavor
VI any sauce. II must boil up once,
Lut should never 40 more than simmer
afterward
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-05
Determined Young Japanese.

Yoshio Yamanato. a determined
toung Japanese Of wealthy connec-
tions in his native country, Is fireman
on locomotive running over the
Pennsylvania line between Pittsburg
and Greensburg. He came here to
learn the railroad business thoroughly
and worked two years in railroad
shops In Altoona. Then he sought a
job on a locomotive and was assigned
TO his present duty. Every evening
he passes his time as fashionable
young Americans do. but at G o'clock
in the morning, attired in regulation
overalls, he Is ready for his daily run.
The superintendent of his division
says the dark-eyed little Orienta! will
soon be promoted.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-05
The Fashionable Hat.

SILK beaver hats will be extremely
fashionable this season The newest
have the surface exactly like that Of
mems silk hats. A few have the pile
brushed the wrong way. Some have
long, thick nap. These hats are t.
be had in fawn color, beige and pastel.
They are trimmed with velvet folds
and ostrich feathers. A stunning
beaver plateau shape is shown at one
Of the shops. It is in pale beige tones
and is lined with light blue tulle,
shirred so as to form a series Of little
putfings with narrow band of the
beaver betW cen each line of the shir-
ring. The crown is trimmed with a
twisted band Of chiffon velvet the
shade OF the beaver, and this Is secur-
ed with a handsome turquoise buckle.
On the left side of the crown are at.
tached two blue ostrich feathers. shad.
ed from blue to white, one curving for
ward and the other toward the right.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-05
Novel Suit for DAMAGES,

Sarah Jane Higginson of New York,
Is suing the estate from which she
rented her apartments, claiming
heavy damages for the loss of an eye,
due, she alleges. to lack of heat in
her apartments. In April. 1901, the
janitor refused to provide coal fire,
but attempted to heat the building
with wood, the smoke from which des-
troyed the sight of one of Mrs. Hig-
ginson's eyes.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-05

or any preferred material that CORE
spends with the rest of the costume
The skirt is the circular shaping in
two pieces, with front overlapped In
Russian style. 1t is fitted by darts,
has an inverted box plat in the back
and may be long or medium sweep.
This mode is suitable for a house
dress. or If made of heavy material
is an excellent model to follow for a
street gown. Made up in brown voile
with strappings of brown silk and
white soutache braid with perhaps a
touch Of light blue at the neck, the
effect is most satisfactory and the cost
of such a costume exceedingly small
II made of blue zibeline. using stitched
bands of cloth for ornamentation, a
most satisfactory street costume will
be the result. Wool crash, Melton.
cheviot, tweed or ligbt-cloaking are
suitable materials.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-05
IN OLD NORTH cEMETERY.
Tablet In Memory Of Men Who Fell
In Siege Of Boston Dedicated.

A tablet in commemoration OF the
soldiers who lost their lives duRng
the siege Of Boston, and who were
buried in the old North cemetery
Dorchester, was dedicated at the
cemetery last week by the Massachu-
sets society, Sons of the American
Revolution. The memorial Is in the
form Of a big bowlder, with bronze
tablet suitably inscribed inserted In
the rock. An American flag which
was used In the war Of 1872, covered
the tablet, which was unveiled when
Rev. Morris Cutler of Ashland had of.
fered prayer. Charles f. Adams,
president of the society, presided over
the exercises, which were attended by
members of various patriotic organi
cations.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-05
NEW FAST TRAIN TO TEXAS
Via Iron Mountain Route.

Leaving st. Louis $3.50 a. m. for
points in Texas and the Southwest.
Direct connection with trains from
North ard East. In addition to this
the Iron Mountain Route have three
other trains to Texas. leaving st.
Louis 2:21 D. M, $40 D. m, and 3:05
a. m. Through Pullman sleepers. din
ing cars and elegant chair cars
Twelve hours saved to California.
Fastest schedules to Texas. Tourist
tickets on sale the year round. Write
any agent of Iron Mountain Route, or
H. c. Townsend. general passenger
and ticket agent, st. Louis.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-05
To Remove pandruH.

Put one ounce of flowers Of sulphur
into one quart of water, agitate often
for several hours, then pour off the
clear liquid. and saturate the head
with it every morning. This does not
produce the extreme dryness some
times occasioned by the continued use
Of boraX.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-05

10 LnlS the tOW"r
part is shirred and
pulled. Below this
II Is made with
groups of tucks,
then shirred and
pulled again at
the bottom.
The yoke Is Dor
dered with bands
OF white satin flag
oted together and
forming point S.
These pass over
the stirring and
the points are fin
lshed with motifs
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-05
"DeliuhtfuI" Jackets.

Fascinating bedroom jackets of
cream or pale colorad zenana are
daintily finished off with collars of
tucked white muslin trimmed with
lace. and becoming little jacket
wraps in pink, blue, mauYe or white
trimmed with hemstitcned silk frills.
have long ends in front which tie
loosely, like a scarf. The needs of
the Juveniles have not been overlook.
ed. for there are some sweetly pretty
li,tle dressing gowns for girls of all
ages up to sixteen years, in pale piul:
Jr blue flannel, trimmed with white
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-05
Latest Shoulder Adornment.

An empire scarf is quite one OF the
best approved shoulder adornments
Of the immediate moment. Some
there are in chiffon, and crepe de
chine, and mousseline de sole that are
quite delightful. There is a particu.
lar art in the disposal of these negli-
gee wraps that many aim at, but, alas!
how few attain. They should be worn
in degage fashion, slipping off the
shoulders at the back, and held by the
arms in correct position in front.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-05

been appointed British ambassador to
Washington to succeed the late Sir
Michael Herbert. Sir Henry is at
present ambassador to Spain. and
formerly was ambassador to Persia.
He is SO years old. He was political
secretary to Lord Roberts during the
Cabul campaign in 1879, was foreign
secretary to India from 1884 to 1894.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-05
Artistic Work Praised.

Raphael Schuster Woldan. the cele
brated mural painter of Munich. has
just completed his painting for the
ceiling of the bundesrath hall of the
reichstag building The composition
consists of centerpiece. four side
pictures and four corner pieces. An.
thorities consider the work one of the
most important contributions to mod
ern mural art
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-05

and while holding the latter post &C.
companied Lord Dufferin to Mandalay
during the Burmese war in 1886. con-
Quoted the Thibet frontier negotia-
tons in 1888, and led the British mis-
sion to the Ameer of Afghanistan in
1893: He has been at Madrid two
years. Lady Henry is daughter of
the late Capt. Thomas Sandys of the
British navy
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-05
FIy Prevented a Robbery.

A Minneapolis man fell asleep In a
Chicago hotel and thief came along
and was in the act OF taking the
drowsy mans wallet from his pocket
when a persistent fly awoke him by
buzzing about his head just in time to
preyent the. robbery
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-05
John G. carIisle's Taste in Dress

John G. Carlisle, formerly of Ken.
lucky and at one time a leader in
Congress, has amassed handsome
fortune since taking up the practice of
law in New York city. He Is a notable
figaro. always dressed N black-black
broadcloth suit. trousers generally
very baggy, black silk hat and black
cravat, Taken altogether, he looks
like print of half century ago.