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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-10-22
Artificial Babies.

A genius has invented a mechanical
LADY designed for the use of ladies'.
when travelling, who wish to secure
the sole use of a compartment of a
railway carriage. Here is an extract
from his printed circular:
Common travelling infants yielding
intermittent cries of fear, and capa,
BILE of being put into the pocket, los. !;
second class, crying not too loudly,
but lamentably and unexpectedly,
EOS; third class, full squallers, with
a very piercing and aggravating voice
of five octaves, G2; the same ar.
ranged as prompt repeater, G2 6s. !;
fifth class, first quality, capable of
continued squalling. s3. These babies
can not only be set going in moment
Gas indeed can most living ones), but
they can also be stopped as quickly,
which the natural ones cannot.
London Answers.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-10-22
Here's to our brave little sweetheartl"

Pope, while the two captains stood to-
gether near the wheel watching their
lofty, swaying pursuer Does he
gain on us?"
NO" answered Pope, with the sud-
den decision of conviction. But
curse seize this swell! Is it the fore
runner of calm? Then we are dead
men, Johnny. Or is there wind be-
hind it,"
81 believe l see wind in that sky"
answered Crystal, looking into the
southeast. What shall you do IL she
overhauls us?"
Strike" answered Pope
"I'll not be taken alive" said Crys-
tai. so help me God, l will shoot
myself when you strike, if, after fight
ing them, l am alive. I'll not swing"
Again the frigate tried the range;
to no purpose. All the pirates looking
as one man could not see where the
shot hit the water.
There could be no question that the
Gypsy was not only holding her own,
but that she was distancing her pur-
suer. When her people made sure of
this, their savage Civilizations broke
out. They filled cans of gin and rum,
and Pope, flourishing a glassful, roar
ed out:
Here's to our brave little sweet
heart. Here's to her darling heels, my
lads. Drink to her-drink to her!"
And a roaring huzza went up from
the crew.
IF they're going to breach the liquor
casks in this fashion,, muttered Crys-
tai in Pope's ear, making a dreadful
face as he slowly turned his eyes
from the frigate, "therell be no fight
ing when fightings wanted"
"Therell be no fighting anyhow"
answered Pope. What! with a fifty
gun ship, and say four hundred and
fifty of crew? A single broadside
would blow us into ribs"
At four o'clock in the afternoon the
frigate was still in chase, but the light
breeze and the keen entry of the brig
| had helped her as though with the
gift of an auxiliary screw, and now
when you looked at the man-of-war
you saw that she was sunk to her
ports, but still she hung astern, a full
majestic moon of canvas deadly in
resolved pursuit.
Amt the wind scanning" said Grin
dal to Captain Pope, creasing his
nose and snuf1ing as he brought his
wicked eyes to bear on his comman.
| der.
1--WE may have it out of southeast
answered Pope, Il shall keep all on
everything abroad, dead before it until
we can sail her into darkness which
can't be far off; though fire seize that
sun! dye notice how slow he always
Is in his going when nights wanted
in hurry"
II was famous saying of Nelson
that at sea good deal must be left
to chance" and very often chance
which Is another name for fortune
VIII show mercy to the undeservine
even to pirates, though meritorious
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-10-22
Inks the Pen Automatically.

sion is the draughting pen. This tool,
as is well known, cannot be dipped
in the inkwell like writing pen. but
must be linked from the interior by
dropping the marking fluid between
the points. To facilitate this work
the pen mixing device illustrated in
the picture has been designed, making
it possible to fill the pen without the
aid Of some other implement to take
up the ink and insert it in position
for use. With this invention the pen
Is held with it's central aperture be-
meath the discharge spout, and slight
pressure on the plunger with the other
hand forces a drop or two of the ink
to fall between the blades. the sur
plus, If any, finding it's way back to
the reservoir through the small inlet
beneath the discharge faucet.
Hartford w. H. Powell of Newport,
r. l.. is the inventor
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-10-22

frigate has been sweating astern an
day In their wake. For by six O'Clock
the sky southeast was painted a
threatening dark gray with a mass of
loose stuff sulkily scaling off it; and
now it was that both Pope and Crys-
tai stood waiting breathlessly; it was
life or death to them; they stared into
the horizon and their faces looked
their tremendous intentions. Each
man as he. gazed saw the brig filled
with men-of-warsmen and his own
corpse crimsoning the white plank
with a great bullet wound in his head.
No! these starving master mariners
had hoisted the abhorred flag for
fortune, not for a gibbet.
Then with no further scanning the
wind shifted all of sudden slap with
the run of the swell.
"Starboard your helm! Starboard
your helm!" roared Pope. See what
are they doing yonder?"
Such a cheer as q man reprieved
from death would send up to heaven
or being scoundrel pirate would send
down to the devil, broke from Pope's
deep throat as he dropped the tele-
scope and turned to Crystal. The fri.
gate with a shift of wind had down
helm and was bracing her yards up to
join the two vessels out of sight be-
hind the rim of the sea. She had
abandoned the pursuit.
With a huge oath Crystal dashed his
cap on to the deck, shouting, What
an escaped"
Scarce had he said this when all
hands began to see what had hap
pened and they fell mad. The decks
were covered with dancing figures,
the air was split with their hideous
roars Of joy.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-10-22
When the Lamb Comes.

AS the time for the coming Of the
Youngsters approaches, the shepherd
will be making preparations, says A..
D. Gamley. If the lambs are coming
In May. very little is necessary to be
done, but IL In March, and the sheep
pen Is not warm enough for newborn
lambs, then warmer quarters must be
provided. My plan is to have shed
built OF poles, covered with straw and
wen banked with manure, into which
turn the cattle, making the vacated
stalls into temporary pens by mailing
few boards across the ends. Now
Tor the lambs. AS the ewes bring
them into the warm stable, where the
pens have. already been prepared, ex-
anime the udier, draw some milk, so
That the lamb will get II more freely,
clean all the wool and filth away from
around 1t, SO that the lamb will have
no trouble in getting hold of the teat.
II the lamb Is strong, don't be in too
great hurry to get him to suck, he
will soon find the teat, and the less
they are handled the better. IL the
lamb is weak, assist it to the teat,
holding it up for few times, or until
he finds his legs. If too weak to suck,
draw some milk froEl the eve intosa
warm tea cup, feeding two or three
spoonfuls at time. until strong
enough to help itself. II a lamb is
chilled and apparently lifeless. pour a
teaspoonful Of gin in little warm
water down its throat, and submerge
t once. all but the head, in warm
water, or put in a warm oven. The
after, the hot air cure, l think is
much the surest plan. l have brought
'ound lambs in that way that have
oeen picked up for dead. Never give
Up lamb that has been chilled and
never sucked, without trying one of
the aforesaid methods for it's recov-
cry; the chances for that lamb living
are good deal better than for an
alling lamb few days or week old.
AS the Landing progresses, the shep.
herd will have observed that some
ewes are much heavier mixers than
others, and that the poor mixers very
'ften nave twins; put one of the twins
IN a eve with a single lamb and a
good mixer The best and easiest
Jlan Is to pick out eve giving indi-
cations of being a good mother, and
watch for her landing AS soon as
he has LANDED, and before she gets
Up, place the twin lamb beside the
newborn lamb, and roll and rub them
together. which will give the same
appearance and smell to both, and
Vhen the eve turns round to survey
Ter progeny she will never suspect the
raud, but will commence licking both
ambs. have never seen this plan
all. If n eve loses her lamb, make
Ter foster twin (aim to make every
we raise lamb. This requires
title patience. My plan is to skin
he dead lamb and sew the pelt on to
he twin lamb, putting the dam and
oster lamb in a dark pen for a few
lays, always keeping a sharp look
tut to see II the lamb Is doing all
light. 1t Is as well in their case to
lie up the eve for the first day or SO.
fake off the pelt in "a or 80 hours.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-10-22

Squads c'squealers'). IS days old. ready
for market. .... ..-a ..
the reason is because the old birds are
not properly fed. We should constant
ly bear in mind that squad is very
different from a chick. A newly.
Matched chick can run about and help
itself to food and water. The squad,
on the other hand. is utterly helpless
at birth. | is unable to walk and must
be fed in the nest with whatever the
parent biz brings to it, For about
five days nature provides special
food comI lonly called pigeon milk"
a creamy substance contained in the
crops of the pigeons, and which they
have the power to eject from their
mouth int the mouths of their young.
After few days of such feeding, the
squad is fed on such grains as the
pigeon gets, and by the same process
of transfer from the parents mouth
to its own. Hence it Is essential that
proper food be given the pigeons. 49,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-10-22

squads C'peepersD. II hours old.
variety of grains is fed In their free
state, pigeons can select variety of
grains. avoiding one kind and choosing
another, as their appetites dictate, but
when they are kept in a small en-
closure they must of course take what
the breeder gives them. Hence, it
becomes highly important that the
breeder have good judgment as to
kinds and quality Of food to set be.
fore them, and that he have interest
enough in his flock to avoid stinting
the quantity or feeding too largely of
one kind.
The six principal feeds are cracked
corn, Canada peas, wheat, German
millet, kafir corn and hemp. On the
floor of each pen keep about a peck
of clean sand evenly spread. Procure
three boxes about the size of small
cigar boxes; fill one about one-third
full of fine table salt; the second with
cracked oyster shells, pigeon size. and
the third with ground charcoal, about
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-10-22
Coops for Judc;< Fowls,

At the Wisconsin S:ate fair last
week we noticed what was to most
people a new feature in coops to be
used in judging. These were made
open on both sides. This gives the
light a full passage around the birds
and the judges have no trouble in see.
ing the specimens they are to pass
upon, without removing them from the
coops. The judges do their work on
the opposite side from the crowd.
which is another advantage Of this
arrangement. OF course the birds are
taken out of the coops and handled
when necessary, in any event. With
the old style of coops, those open on
one side. there was always a semi.
twilight when the Judge, clerk and
owners of the birds got around them.
Then, too, it was always nuisance
to have people crowding in between
the Judge and the clerk making rec.
ords for him. Now these two officials
have a whole row of coops between
themselves and other interested per
sons.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-10-22
Caustic Criticism.

r. X. Munkittrick, editor of Judge
tells good story of one Of his neigh
bors out in the wilds of New Jersey
The said neighbor. while in prepare
tory school, concluded that he would
one day startle the world with his
lofty literary style.
Having devoured many works OF
rhetoric, he finally landed in Harvard.
where he determined to begin with
his Startling" tactics. He prepared.
at great length, an essay that he says
he considered a masterpiece of sub.
lime and lofty style. When 1t came
back he was quite astonished to find
the following brief criticism written
across its face in large blue-pencil
letters:
Don't you think you took pretty
long run for so short New
York Times.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-10-22
FIRED ON HIS MEN.
Why Irish Colonel Engaged in Battle
With His Friends,


With His Friends.
Among the humors of the Boer war
the following incident deserves to be
recorded: Some time in the year
1901 a certain regiment of the Irish
yeomanry arrived at Springfontein,
under an officer we'll known as a good
sportsman in his county in Ireland. On
his arrival he was ordered to join a
column in the neighborhood of Smith
field, some forty miles distant This,
however, like many things in South
Africa was more easily ordered than
executed. In a country in which you
can hide 100000 men in a ten-mile
square and lose them 1t was not sur.
prising that he was unable to find
column of 500 men. After wandering
for a few days aimlessly the colonel
thought it better to return and he and
his gallant men struck the railway
line some four miles south of Spring.
fontein. AS soon as the force was
perceived the nearest blockhouse
promptly opened fire on the yeo
many. The gallant colonel put out
his men In skirmish order and made
determined and well-conceived at,
tack on the offending blockhouse. The
battle continued merrily for two hours
or SO, when an armed train arrived on
the scene and the nature of the con.
fict being discovered stopped the hos.
tilities. The colonel of the yeomanry
being asked why he returned the fire
of the blockhouse, replied in excited
accents: "Begorra, they fred on me
men," His ingenious reply so charm.
ed Lord Kitchener that nothing fur
Their was ever heard of the battle OF
Springfontien."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-10-22

dpon the scene, then" said Captain
Bland, with a peculiar glow in his
dusky eye, II will make off. IT'S a
rule of mine never to interfere in any
good business that may be doing by
my friends"
"So!" cried Pope, his face lighting
up, leach of us then has his chance.
and no man can ask for more. Your
hand on that bargain, FRIEND" and he
stretched his arm.
Captain Bland gravely squeezed
Captain Pope's fingers. "A prosperous
voyage, Captain"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-10-22

SQUADS ("squeakers'). "a hours old.
as fine as ground coffee. These three
substances are very essential to the
health of pigeons. Clean out and re-
plenish each of these boxes weekly.
For the morning ration give equal
parts of cracked corn, wheat and peas
we'll mixed. In the afternoon use
cracked corn, kafir corn, millet and
peas in equal parts. Twice a week
feed hemp instead of millet A small
quantity of rice may be fed once Q
week with advantage. The morning
feed should be at about o'clock and
the afternoon feed at o'clock in sum
mer and in winter. This afternoon
time is necessary in order that the
birds may have ample opportunity tc
fill themselves and feed their young
before nightfall.
Some wonder why squads die in the
nest or get on the floor and do not
fatten up properly. Very frequently
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-10-22
CHAPTER XIII.
The Madre,

Nothing answering to the descrip-
ton of the Madre hove in sight. Pope
had not known until he met Captain
Bland that ships from Cadiz for two
or three years in succession had been
taken by pirates. He consulted with
Crystal, and they agreed it was pos
sible that the commander of the
Madre, fearing to be plundered, had
shaped a course for the Horn widely
remote from that pursued by his
predecessors.
Four days had passed since the
Julia Morton parted company. Pope
and Crystal were sitting at dinner. A
piece of salt beef steamed upon the
table; a boiled fowl lay before Crys-
tall on a little brass tray, suspended
from the upper deck, swung three or
four bottles, containing as many diff
ferent sorts of liquor.
Pope. after receiving a leg of fowl
upon his plate, instead of falling to,
sat cycling his companion steadfastly.
Crystal" said he, Il have made up
my mind to quit this barren, cursedly
hopeless scene tomorrow and go for
the Antilles. 1t is a horrible disap-
pointment. but we must face it like
men. Before take this fresh step
| will call the crew aft and hold a
council with them"
They'll expect it," said Crystal.
helping himself to glass of the Earl's
champagne.
Just then the boatswain called
through the skylight:
Three SAIL right ahead. are re-
ported from the t'gallant yard, sir.
Heading for u.s.
Right" and the boatswain's ugly
face vanished.
After swallowing another tumbler
u grog apiece, the two captains went
on deck. ....
II was not until FIVE bells, halfpast
two, that the three sail sprang into
sight ahead; two showing from the
deck before the third 1t was plain
they were keeping company and sail
ei close together. Pope and Grinda
had been watching the ships on thu
bow through the telescope intentl,
for some time in silence, when Grinda
exclaimed:
The little I'm to the right is
schooner. She's under small canya,
while fother shows all she's got e
spread. and the amidship vessel" h,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-10-22
CHAPTER Xll.-continued.

Il left her in port" replied Captain
Bland, 'and I'm here waiting for her. y
Pope fell back with wild look at
Crystal, and struck. his thigh slap
that sounded like shot.
Good mercy" cried he with a dull,
rather pale face. "'Tis small world,
Captain Bland. The Madre's the ship
we are waiting for
The bearded skipper looked under
frown, with his black slow eyes at
HIN, gathered his beard to a point in
a loisurely clutch of his fist, and said,
without smiling, I'VE must go into
partnership" at which Crystal broke
into a more genuine explosion of
laughter than Pope had ever heard
fly from his lips.
who is this gentleman" said Cap
tain Bland.
Captain Crystal, my chief officer"
answered Pope.
Il believe we have met" said Cap
tain Bland. Wasn't you once mas
ter of little barque with a cargo for
London from Kingstown, Jamaican"
THE William Pitt" said Crystal.
II boarded you off Turks Island"
Crystal frowned, reflected, and an
swered, Yes. I recollect. Your visit
was brief. and your usage handsome"
You had nothing aboard good for
u.s." said Captain Bland.
Pray step below" said Pope, who
wore a face of chagrin. ''Grindal, see
that that boats crew have plenty of
grog to toast us in" and he went down
the companion steps, Captain Bland
and Captain Crystal following
The cabin servant placed drink and
cigars on the table, and the three cap
tains filed, then chinked glasses, and
smoked
See here, Captain Bland" cried
Pope, there are two of us on this job
What do you say to this, that the
ship which first falls in with the
Madre will be the vessel that takes
her? If we're alongside of her and
you heave in sight and come bowling
down upon us-hey, Captain Bland?"
If you are pillaging her, and l come
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-10-22
Attachment FOR Ricxcles.

This invention has been designed
for attachment to any bicycle and
will carry considerable weight with
out adding materially to the power
necessary to propel the vehicle. 1t
requires only light steel frame, with
a third bicycle wheel to support one
side of the carrier, the other side rest
ing on the frame near where the lat
ter is clamped to the bicycle. There
is, Of course, sufficient space between
the bicycle and the box of the carrier
to permit free motion of the foot. and
the position of the clamps which at
tach the auxiliary frame is such that
the bicycle Is steered and balanced
practically the same as though the
carrier were not in position. AS the
tightening of few screws is ali that
is required to attach the carrier, the
invention practically does not inter
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-10-22
Weaninq the Pius.

The common method Is to shut the
Iigs up and let the sows go out in the
pasture, said Wisconsin swine breed
n. Then the music begins. That Is
he way used to do. The sows hung
tround the whole day, and then they
got caked and we would have trouble
With them. and sometimes an excel
ent brood sow was ruined. l don't do
hat now. I have a feeding floor ad.
dining my hoghouse. The feeding Is
Ill done on this floor. shut the
ows in on this floor and allow the
pigs every access to them. ] feed the
'ows all the oats they can eat; give
them all the water they can drink.
The pigs are fed all the shelled corn
they can eat. They go up there, eat
and get to the sows. BY the end of
The week these sows are dry, and the
pigs get so disguised, going up there
and finding nothing that they just
quit. Absolutely at the end Of one
week not pig will go near its mother.
You can turn the sows right out in the
pasture with tae pigs, and there is no
more trouble. Now this Is not a
theory. have done that way for years
and the pigs never suck the sows
again. 1t Is an easy thing to dry q
SOW that way; feed them nothing but
oats on dry floor and let them drink
water.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-10-22
Five Dollars Please

-Inquirer-But how can the ISSUING
of an injunction against a barking
dog stop his barking?
Legal Luminary-ln this way: The
dog, presumably, will disregard the
injunction. This makes the animal
guilty of contempt, of court, and you
can shoot a dog for contempt of
court. ......1
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-10-22
Effects of Feed on Teeth and Skull.

Effects of Feed on Teeth and Skull.
Schwartzkopf, of the Minnesota Sta.
ton, treating of the influence of feed
upon the dentition of pigs. writes:
l. The order of succession of teeth
In our precocious pigs runs the same
as In the primitive hog. 1879.
2. The times when the teeth appear
are variable, according to race, feed
ing and health. The same breeds
raised under the same conditions will
show the same appearance.
3. The form of the skull depends
upon nutrition, health and more or less
employment of certain muscles of the
head and neck. Skulls of poorly nour.
ished pigs are long and more slender
than from those well nourished. Pigs
that are prevented from roofing will
acquire short, high and rounded
head, while those that are forced to
root to secure a portion of their food
will develop a long and slender form
of head.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-10-22
Good Soul.

There's a mosquito on the back OF
your hand"
II know, it."
why don't you crush it?" .
81 will, presently. am waiting till
it gets it's singer all the way in"
What's that for?'
81 want the poor thing to die
happy. ..n
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-10-22
Benefit of. Sunshine.

An important meteorological factor
.ffecting the public health for good or
Ill, is the amount of sunshine. Fresh
air and sunshine are natures most
potent disinfectors and disease germ
killers. Especially are the direct rays
Of the sun deadly to the microscopic
forms OF vegetable life.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-10-22
Too Late.

why, Esmeralda are you crazy!
You turned your back on Col. Wei
terdoo! And he was just beginning
to be interested in vou!'
why should | encourage him,
mamma? heard you say the other
day he was worth only million"
"a year, child! A year,"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-10-22
Logically.

"The dressmakers say the high
heeled shoe must go That's all right.
But they say the peekabo waist has
got to go, too. Why is that?"
We'll, the peekaboo waist and the
high-heeled shoe generally go togeth-
er. as things go, don't they? And IL
they go together, together they ought
to go, oughtnt they?"
Yves, | suppose so; but that
makes my head ache"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-10-22
A Pessimlstic View.

She-Do you believe the microbes
said to be in kisses ever develop into
anything dangerous?
Helm afraid they do. At least
I've been told that marriage is often
the result.