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The San Francisco call., 1903-09-27
UNFINISHED BUILDING
FALLS IN UPON WoRKMEN
One Of the Victims Is Killed and
Several Others Are Seriously
Injured.

CHICAGO. Sept. ga. Petro, a work.
man. was killed and seventeen others in
Juned BY the collapse Of a portion Of an
unfinished building to-day at the plant
Of the Western Electric Company at the
intersection Of TWenty-second street and
the Belt line railroad OF the injured
Barney Krageri and August Schwan are
VIII recover.
The accident was caused by the break
ing Of the trusses which supported the
steel girders. When these fell the south
half Of the roof fell in upon about two
score Workmen. iniuring nearly half of
them. About go were employed In other
parts OF the building and the crash caused
a panic among them Several sustained
slight injuries in jumping from the win
dows 10 the ground
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-27
DR. HERRAN REFUSES
TO RENEW CONCESSION
Colombian Charge d'Affaires Says
Gable Company Is Seeking to
Secure a MONOPOLY.

WASHINGTON, Sept 26-Unless the
differences between Colombia and the
Central and South American Telegraph
Company are adjusted by October !. it is
probable that on that date the company
VIII close its Office at Buena Ventura,
which operates the Colombian end Of the
cable. DR.. Herran, the Colombian Charge
d d'Anaires, said tonight that he had re-
fused 10 sign a new contract for twenty
years renewing the concession Of the tele
graph company owing 70 a provision
which, If accepted, would grant to the
company certain privileges amounting TO
a monopoly The company, however in
sisting upon the signing of the contract
without change, has submitted the mat
ter 70 the officials at Bogota, where il Is
now under consideration The present
contract does not expire until August, 1905
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-27
Battleship Maine Sails for culebra

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 2s.-The battle
ship Maine to-day passed down the Della
ware River from the League Island navy
yard on her VOYAGE TO Culebra, in the
West Indies. The Maine was recently re-
paired at Cramps shipyards. Upon her
arrival at Culebra the battleship's guns
are 70 be thoroughly tested and If they
are satisfactory the Maine will start on
q long cruise
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-27
odd FeIloes cloee Their Session.

BALTIMORE Sept. 26-The Sovereign
Grand Lodge 0. Odd Fellows adjourned
sine die to-day, o meet in San Francisco
next year. The chief business transacted
to-day was the appointment Of standing
committees and mixing provision for the
compensation Of tie grand sire Of the
order and the conn ander Of the Patti
archs Militant
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-27
The Emporium Economist

Our 28 page style book and general catalogue for Fall and Win
1oO34 1900 illustrations mailed free outof
town folks application
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-27
Sale Of New Songs


Lee Jonons latest SONGS my Cocoanut Lou and my Pauline
special sale all this week, per copy T8C
These catchy Miss Gloria St caHe each afternoon
a:3o, $500, and
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-19
Cheese and Butter Makinu.

The dairy commissioner of lowe
says: Not only is the dairy business
one of magnitude and Importance tt
the country at large, but it is one that
is adaptable to wide variety of con
ditions, so much 80 that I presume
there is no one product of the farm
that can be produced profitably in SC
many parts of the country as butter
and to some extent the same is true OF
cheese. verify believe that a man
can make a dairy pay, and pay well.
in every state and territory of the
union except in those arid regions
where animal life cannot be supported
at all. But while this may be true,
speaking relatively, it is not true that
all parts Of the country are equally
adapted to dairying; nor Is 1t probable
that dairying will ever be large part
of agriculture in certain sections Of
the United States. From Massachu
sets, Rhode Island and Vermont west
ward, the great dairy states are con
tinuous; New York, Pennsylvania
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin
N1luucSOld, lOWd, hduodo, NSUIdShd
Missouri. and probably the Dakotas
when they have developed a little
more.
Butter and cheese are so closely
akin in commercial sense. and in Q
dairy sense. that one would naturally
suppose they would be in proportion
ate quantities where either of them
is made. Not SO; New York makes
127,000,000 pounds of cheese; Wis
consin, 100000; Ohio, 100000;
Michigan, 100000, and the other
states still less amounts. In butter
making, the rank of the states is:
Iowa, 1S9,220,552 pounds; New York,
lie, 40S,376 pounds; Pennsylvania,
Ill ,358,246 pounds; Wisconsin, log,
552,649 pounds; Illinois, 86,54S,762
pounds.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-19
Co-Operative Apple Packinu.

The English merchant does not like
to handle small lots and experimental
packages, says Mr.. w. A. McKinnon,
chief of the fruit division, Ottawa.
He wants thousands of barrels, all
uniform in quality, variety, packing
and package. This uniformity, how
ever, cannot be secured where pack
ing is done in small quantities in or
chards. The time has arrived in the
history Of the apple trade in Canada
when large packing houses must be
the order of the day. Whether these
large packing houses are controlled by
cooperative associations or by cap
italists who have a knowledge of the
apple business is matter of COM
parative Indifference. 1t does, how
ever, seem quite possible for intelli-
gent growers to unite in cooperative
associations and secure all the ad-
vantages that accrue to the capitalist,
as well as those that come by packing
in large quantities. These store
houses are not necessarily expensive
buildings. They should be frost-proof
dAu iui sc cuOu5u W dCCOuIuOudI6 tu0
full crop of the patrons. 1t Is not at
all difficult to get plans that have
worked we'll in other parts of the coun-
try. The aim should be to secure as
large quantity Of good stock as pos
sible, to grade 1t uniformly, mark it
honestly according to the requirements
of the fruit marks act, and sell through
any medium that may offer the great
est advantages. There is not the slight
est doubt that If such an association
were formed in any of the fruit dis
tricts and such packing house estab-
lished, it would attract buyers from
every market, and the apples could be
sold for spot cash. 1t is sincerely to
be hoped that the good business men
among the apple growers will take this
into their serious consideration. 1t is
not merely a question whether their
own apples will be sold at the proper
figure or not. They should be, even
for their own sakes, deeply interested
in the sale of their neighbors' apples.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-19
The New "Shirt,"

II you want to be quite au fat this
season, you must not ask for shirt
waist" when you visit the shops.
Shirt" is the latest English name
for this invaluable garment The new
est model for fall and winter shirts is
rather skinny, severe garment. 1t
has no fullness in the shoulders or the
neck, and scarcely vestige of the
pouch effect at the belt. 1t fits quite
closely, and in the front has one or
two stitched pockets. The small
sleeves are gathered into narrow cuffs.
Another good shirt model is finished in
the front with box plat, in which are
placed the studs or buttons which fas-
ten the waist. This model has a few
gathers at the neck, but the back is
left quite plain. After the waist is fin
ished, and the sleeves have been
stitched in, a scalloped yoke piece is
stitched on, crossing the back and COW
ering the shoulder seams and the
upper part of the sleeves.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-19
Import of Forest Products.


The import Of forest products is of
considerable interest to agriculturists
Of the United States, as they are them
selves large consumers of the same.
We import these largely from tropical
counties, but some come from the tenn.
pSrate zone. OF gum for rubber max.
ing we imported last year 81 million
pounds valued at 25 million dollars.
Most of this came from Brazil, but
some came from India. We imported
IL million dollars worth of lumber,
mostly from Canada. We received 665
million feet of plank and boards and
TOT million shingles. Our imports OF
timber amounted to LOG million feet.
Woods imported for furniture making
were valued at over three million dol
lars. Most Of this was mahogany,
which came from Cuba, Mexico and
Central America. We paid over z
millions for gums such as copal,
cowrie, dammar, shellac, gambler,
chicle, crude camphor and gum arabic
The British East Indies supplied them
largely. Crude camphor came mostly
from Japan. Egypt sent us most Of
the gum arabic. Wood pulp to the
amount of 81 thousand tons was pur
chased from Canada, Norway, Swe
den and Germany. Portugal and Spain
sold us cork to the value Of $1,800000
About SO thousand tons of dyewoods
were received from the West Indies
Mexico and Argentina. We took near
iy four million pounds Of cinchona
bark from South America.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-19
POULTRY
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Perches.

We know but little of what consti-
tutes the best kind of a perch. Poul-
trymen who have made experiments
along this line have arrived at differ
ent conclusions. Some experiments
made in Australia seemed to show
that the birds preferred half-round
perches. Others have said that the
natural perch is the round perch, to
correspond with the limbs of trees,
to which the birds in their wild state
were accustomed. One man who
made experiments with different
kinds Of perches said that his birds
preferred 2x4's laid down on their
sides. This seems rather remarkable
The writer has used two 2x4's set
up on edge, and the birds seemed to
be satisfied. 1t Is true. however, that
the fowls in this case had no choice
in the matter.
Low perches are far preferable to
high perches, and all perches should
be on the same level. If they are ar
ranged in ladder form, one behind and
above the other. the birds will all
seek the highest one, this being an in
stinct that has chung to them from the
time when they had to seek the high
est limbs of trees to keep out of the
reach of foxes, skunks and other wild
animals. But as man now protects
the birds. this habit need not be en-
couraged. The high perches result
in many injuries to fowls, especially
those Of heavy weight. Also, when
perches are high, eggs dropped in the
night are broken and the birds get
a chance to begin career of egg.
eating. When the perches are low,
eggs dropped in the night are seldom
broken, especially If there is a cover.
ing of anything over the floor. Two
feet from the floor is as good as any
other height for perches.
All perches should be removable,
so that they may be taken out at any
time and cleaned. The writer has
found the best way to be to have two
horses, say seven feet long, as end
supports for the roosts. Notches are
made in the top of these horses and
the ends of the perches dropped in.
They will be held tightly and four or
five roosts a dozen feet long may be
used on these horses. These perches
will always remain in place unless re-
moved. 1t is only a minutes work
to take out the roosts and remove the
horses. If it is desired to prevent
mites getting from the hens TO the
nests the parts of the horses resting
on the floor can be placed in vessels
in which is kerosene. In that way
the migrations of the red mites will
be stopped.
Perches are always the point from
which the red mites attack the fowls,
and they should therefore be careful
ly watched. Red mites do not stay
on the fowls at night and generally
collect on the under sides of the
roosts. If the roosts are made Of
rough lumber, the insects will fill
every minute crevice. 1t Is better,
therefore, to have planed lumber, and
to paint it. When lice get into rough
lumber it is exceedingly difficult to
rid 1t of the pests. The writer had a
case Of this kind, where he had to
kerosene and burn over the roosts
for four or five days in succession, be.
fore the roosts were fit to put back
again. Where the insects came from
each day was a mystery, but new
colony appeared each morning for q
number of days.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-19
Good Curtain for Bookcase.

A pretty durable curtain for book
case or set Of shelves is made of light.
brown burlap with trimmings of red.
The curtain is thrown over brass rod
fastened to the top in such a way az
to form deep lambrequin at the top.
The burlap is lined throughout with
turkey red. Red felt is used for the
border. top and bottom being feather.
stitched to the burlaq, with red worst
ed in clusters of six quite long
stitches, the middle one longest and
the others graduated toward each end.
The clusters Of stitches are about an
inch apart. This makes an inexpen-
sive and very effective curtain.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-19
DRe1TV 2 HlkdS
Nsf JOWsaAE
c. - 10 g. ia5

Coat skirts slit at the side and
strapped across.
Small Maltese crosses of silk fagot-
ed into yelling gown.
Beautifully shaded sashes and
ribbons matching the iridescent
spangles.
Purple velvet pansies appliQued
down the lace facing of a cloak.
Japanese negligees of quilted GRIM
gon silk embroidered with tiny blue
silk blossoms.
Broad tucks in shaded chiffon
gowns, each tuck a deeper shade than
the one above.
BillOws of shirred chiffon and ruch-
ing tumbling like foam down the front
of evening wraps.
Big melon-shaped muffs of ermine
bordered with mole.
A silky white Persian coat with
collar, cuffs and facing Of mole.
Satin, ribbon wound tightly around
the arm from wrist to elbow to form
a lower sleeve.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-19

On this subject a government bull.
letin says: The ground should be
leveled. In the case of the fly in the
illustration the distance from the out
side wire to the house is 80 feet The
frame Of the fly Is made of hemlock
posts 2x3 inches in size and 8 feet
high above the ground. These posts
should be set in three rows parallel
with the side of the building, six
posts in each row. The outer row
supports the end Of the fly 80 feet
from the building. Hemlock boards
inches wide are nailed to the top
and bottom around the sides and an
additional 4-inch board is nailed be-
tween at such height that a netting
four feet wide will reach from 1t
to the strips above and below. This
gives wire wall s feet high. The
fly is divided into sections correspond
ing to the sections in the house.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-19
The Care of Brushes.

Good hair brushes are costly items
and a way to keep the brushes stiff
and clean for years is worth know
ing A Russian coiffeur gives this
recipe; Have ready two basins; put
lump of soda the size of walnut
in one and three parts fill it with boil
ing water; the other basin should be
three parts filed with water as cold
as you can get it, to which you have
added sufficient lemon juice or good
white vinegar to give it noticeably
acid taste. Shake the bristles of the
brush well up and down in the boiling
water till they are clean, then at once
rinse them thoroughly in the cold
water and stand them up to dry in
the air or in a warm place, but not
too near the fire. OF course the backs
of the brushes must not be wetted.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-19
The Deadly cicuta.

Every year the newspapers tell us
OF children being poisoned by eating
wild parsnips. On investigation it is
found that the wild parsnips" eater
were not wild parsnips at all, but
water hemlock, known botanically as
cicuta maculata. This plant is known
by variety Of names, dependent on
the locality where found. Some of
these names are, wild hemlock, spot
ted parsley. snakeweed, beaver poison,
musquash root, muskrat weed, cow.
bane. spotted cowbane. children's
bane. 1t is smooth, erect perennial,
3 to 8 feet high, with rigid, hollow
stem, numerous branches. finely.lsv
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-19

Cough MiXture-One ounce each of
licorice, gum arabic, paregoric and
antimonial wine Put the licorice and
gum arabic into a pint Of water and
let it boil to half pint. When cold
add the paregoric and antimonial
wine. Dose, one teaspoonful three or
four times a day. Shake before
using.
For Burns-Equal quantities Of
sweet oil, cream and white of an egg
beaten to a stiff froth. Mix them and
spread on a thick cloth. Bind on the
DIrn and Go not remove until place
is healed. A simple remedy consists
in scraping the inside of an Irish pota-
to and applying it while moist; renew
ing it as it dries.
Olive oil must be kept in the driest
and darkest place in the storeroom, as
light Injuries it very much.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-19
Fashion Notes.

A belt novelty is one of crushed
leather with small medalliors united
by chains in imitation of metal cir.
dies.
Ermine is employed as a trimming
for all descriptions of garments and is
frequently mingled with mink and
chinchilla.
The Henri Deux hat with pointed
peak, high crown and sharply turned.
up brim at the back, is greatly in
favor just now.
Becomingness is the first rule with
regard to veil, and for general wear
the most becoming is a fine diamond.
meshed net without spots.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-19

Bi0 ie.-water hemlock tCscutd nsdeulota), showing
section Of spindle shaped root and lower stan, the
leaves flowers and fruit onshslf natural size, alss
fruit and cross section Of seed enlarged I've times
sected leaves, white flowers, and Q
cluster Of spindle-shaped roots, which
vary in length from one and one-hali
to three inches, and are very charac
teristic Of the plant. 1t grows com
monty in swamps and damp soils from
the Atlantic states to Iowa and Min
nesota, and less commonly in Ne
braska and New Mexico.
This is one of the most poisonous
plants in the United States, being rap.
idly fatal to both man and animals.
The roots are especially dangerous.
because the taste, being aromatic and
to some people suggestive of horse
radish, parsnips, artichokes, or sweet
cicely, lead children to eat them. Cat
tie sometimes eat the tubers when
they are washed out of the ground by
the freshets. The loss to stock from
eating this plant is quite considerable.
The prominent symptoms of the pois-
oning are colicky pains, vomiting,
staggering. unconsciousness and fright
full commissions. ending in death.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-19
Fashions New FriIIs.

Waists appear smaller.
One-colOr schemes are smartest.
Innings and facings are made of
fancy brocade.
Walking skirts have reached an ex-
traordinary degree of perfection.
French panne cloth is an attractive
fabric.
The Gibson girl, with her plated
shoulders, is no more.
A well-made skirt no longer clings
around the knees.
For an evening gown you can not 60
wrong if you choose black net over
either black or white.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-19

An interesting feature of a recent
Agricultural show in the south of Eng.
land was the inclusion in a blowing
match of pair of fine donkeys at
tached to light pillow. The portion
of land set apart for them was
plowed in a most satisfactory man,
ner better than many plots on which
horse labor was employed. The don,
keys belonged to a Mr.. Bate of Buckle
bury, who entered them to show how
donkeys could be proftably used by
small farmers in cultivating their
holdings.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-19

Pale and beautifully transparent
ounce jelly is the result of short boil
ing. One pint of water to pound of
fruit is allowed, the fruit to be cooked
till tender, then strained and three
fourths of pound of sugar used to
each pound of juice. Do not press the
fruit, but let it drain over night. Many
prefer to use half the quantity of
apples, in which case they must be
cooled separately, as the ounces will
require a longer time.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-19
For the Guest Room.

Whether your guest room is fur
nished with electricity, gas or lamp, a
candle with matches should be there,
so the stranger may have light with
out getting out of bed. Another
thoughtful provision will be maya
zines and a book to beguile the tedi-
Gus hours of a wakeful night in a
strange house.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-19

Things to Remember In Washing.
That fannels are washed first.
That white things come next.
That colored things are done while
white things are boiling.
That dirty kitchen aprons and
cloths come last of all.
That soaking is done in cold water.
That rinsing is done in tepid water.
That extremes of heat or cold
cause shrinking.
That soap jelly is necessary for
wooden things.
That soap must be well mixed
through the water
That wringing well after bluing is
most important.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-19
STYLE in Picture Hanqinq.

Pictures are now suspended by two
TIRES instead of one, unless they
are quite small, when the hanging is
invisible. Pictures are hung fiat
against the wall and just tritie above
the level of the eye. The most artis-
tic effect is secured when pictures are
hung in panels, not scattered over an
entire wall
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-19

Prune Croquettes.-Prune croquet.
tes are made by mixing together the
stewed prunes and cooked rice, shap,
ing them, and browning in hot oil or
butter. Children will delight in
them If they are served with scrap.
ings of maple sugar for sauce. The
heat Of the croquettes melts the sugar
just enough. The rice and prunes
may be cooked together, but the COM
bination then is not as agreeable to
to eyes.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-19
Keep the Coffee Pot Clean.

At least once a week, unless they
are of aluminium, clean coffee and tea
pots with teaspOOnful Of baking soda
in very hot water. Fill the pot to the
rinse and dry thoroughly. To prevent
a musty smell in metal tea pots sell
dom used. put lump of sugar in the
teapot before wrapping.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-19
KILLING Thistles.

From Farmers Review: In reply to
the person who asked in recent num-
lar of the Farmers Review how to get
rid of thistles, l would say: He has a
hard task on his hands. BY frequent
blowing and cultivating for an entire
season and then seeding down to
clover it may be possible to get rid of
them. When Canada thistles once get
good foothold on a farm they are
very hard to exterminate.-S. J. Shan.
non, Brown County, Wisconsin.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-19
Surah in ctYfe AGAIN.

Among the less expensive silks one
Is glad to see surah again. No silk is
prettier for simple blouses and gowns.
or shirtwaist suits it is admirable.
Pongees come in all colors, especially
blues and grays. Crepe meteor is a
fairylike fabric, much more beautiful
than crepe de Chine and incidentally
is much more expensive, S. a yard
being the ordinary price. 1t is seen
in exquisite shades of red and violet.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-19
s2SasES 1ls2Ra

ed lotion may be liked and found USE
full for the pertaining Of gloves and
slippers, which should be sponged in
side with it, Take of extract of am
bergris two drops only, and of spirits
of wine one ounce, or, to make a more
plentiful supply, proceed in this pro-
portion, and the result will be found
to be a decidedly refreshing and last
ing aroma.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-19
A DELIGHTFUL Perfume.

Some women are very fond of per-
fuming their clothes. so that they
may watt a delightful aroma about
wherever they go. Violet sachets or
powders are the smartest, and, in
deed, there are people who say any
pther perfume is vulgar, but a scent
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-19

cup boiling water, one-half cup sugar,
pinch salt, one teaspoon lemon juice;
boil until thick; then fold in stiffiy
beaten whites of four eggs; pour into
border mold dipped in cold water;
chill; when ready to serve, heap sea-
soned whipped cream in center and
place berries around outside.