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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-02
WOMAN NOT so FRAGILE.
Think Of the $4,000 Pounds OF Bread
and Meat She Eats.

"A young man of my acquaintance
visits me occasionally" said DIR. Cyni-
Gus, who is very much in love, but
who wearies me excessively by his
rawlings over his sweetheart, her an
gelic qualities, ct cetera. She is too
fragile for this world, he thinks.
".Fragile?' says l. How fragile?
Ever test her fragility? Let me give
you some figures about her, and wom-
ankind in general. showing the extent
of their fragility.
1--WE will suppose this piece OF per
lection is in moderately good health.
She will live to. say, 60 years of age.
Women do not like, any more than
men do, to die--not so much, for wom-
en- never grow old, you know. Listen
to me? She will eat one pound of
beef, mutton or some other meat
every day. That's 1855 pounds of flesh
in year. In sixty years it's 1900
pounds. How's that for fragllity?
"'She will eat as much bread and
as much vegetables per diem. and
there you have in GO years 43.S00
pounds of bread and meat.
III she is not too angelic she will
drink daily no less than two quarts OF
coffee, tea, wine or beer. And by the
time she is really to have monument
she will have consumed IT'S hogs
heads of liquids. Fragile?
Now says I to this young man,
these figures do not include the 40 or
80 lambs she will worry down with
mint sauce. II does not take into con
sideration her ice cream, her oysters.
her clans and such. All this means
about As tons.
fragile? Think of your affinity in
connection with these figures and then
rave over her being fragile. Young
man, you're fool. BAH New
! York Times.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-02
The Bacon Idea.

Prof. Thomas Shaw: In our judg-
ment no more Important question con-
fronts the growers of swine today.
The operation of breeds is only lit
tie pigmy compared with the gigantic
question of lard and bacon swine. II
means more to the country than many
shall ever know. Millions in our judg-
ment are bound up In It, since II
bears directly on the stamina Of swine.
upon their proliflcacy, upon correct
methods of feeding swine and also
the soil. and upon providing for man
the kind Of pork which is most to his
liking. But do not look for the bacon
idea to prevail in this country. as I.
does in Canada or Denmark for many
years to come, II indeed ever, aspect
ally in the corn belt. I do not. there.
fore, plead for the bacon idea to cap
ture the British bacon market as those
countries have, bat rather because OF
what there is in the idea for us. My
contention is that we can grow bacon
pork more cheaply pound for pound
than we can grow lard pork. And
when we do grow II we have super
Tor quality OF meat We can grow
bacon more cheaply because swine
thus grown are more prolific, they are
less liable to diseases. and can better
resist disease when 1t comes. Such
pork is more relished by the consumer
and will eventually command higher
price and the notifications necessary
In growing 1t will have beneficent in
fiuence on the industry and on the
maintenance of fertility in land
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-02
Girls as Berry Pickers.

]. L. Herhst, a strawberry grower OF
wisconsin. tells about his methods OF
berry picking. He says that one OF
his girl pickers picked 1853 quarts in
one day. The ordinary amount Of a
days picking with him is so quarts
per picker in day Of Ave hours. Mr..
Herbst was asked why he preferred
girls to boys as berry pickers and re-
piled: I'VE prefer girls for picking
because they will stand the picking
much better: they are not SO talka-
tive; they do not get tired and want
to go. and as rule will attend to
business good deal better than boys
will" ~,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-02
One Answer for All.

Lancaster, N. Y, March 30th.--Post-
master Remers Is still in receipt OF
many letters asking II his cure has
held good.
1t will be remembered that some
time ago the particulars of Mr.. Re
mers' case were published in these
columns. He had been very low with
Diabetes. Physicians could do moth.
ing to save him and he grew worse
and worse till someone recommended
Dodds Kidney Pills. A treatment of
this remedy was begun and when eight
boxes had been taken Mr., Remers
began to see an Improvement, which
continued as the treatment proceeded
till he was completely restored.
He has since enjoyed perfect health
and is as robust and able man as any
in Lancaster. interviewed the other
day he said:
Many people wrote TO me when the
story of my case was first printed and
some write to me yet asking IL the
cure was only temporary and II the
diabetes has returned. have only one
answer to everybody. Three years ago
i was very low with diabetes. The
best physicians failed to help me and
Dodds Kidney Pills cured me. l am
well and strong and have not had the
slightest return Of the old trouble"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-02
Give the Seed Corn Attention.

Prof. p. G. Holden: would rec.
ommend the purchasing Of the seed
corn only in the ear. This enables the
purchaser to see exactly what he is
getting and IL II is not satisfactory he
can return 1t. II also enables him to
throw out any undesirable ears. The
scotsman cannot improve the corn by
Smelling it, so there is no good excuse
for him TO refuse to ship It to you In
the ear. In order to secure a good
stand II is necessary to exercise great
care In selecting and sorting the seed
All ears with very large or very small
kernels should be thrown out no mat
ter how perfect they are In other re-
spects. The same is true of all ears
with very thick or very thin kernels.
or with very short or long narrow
grains and the irregular butt and tip
kernels should be shelled of. In 9TH
er words, no planter will give an even
stand unless the Kernels are Of uni
form size and shape. I know of no
one thing that would do more to in
crease the yield of corn on every
farm in Iowa than the careful select.
ing and sorting of the seed corn both
in the ear and after 1t is shelled, and
then stay with 1t until the planter will
drop the desired number of kernels
at least ninety-three to ninety-six
times out OF one hundred tests. II
may be necessary to have the plates
Of the planter drilled or get new ones,
or take more care in sorting out the
large. small and irregular kernels.
The main thing is to stay with 1t un.
til the work is satisfactory. IL this i'm.
portant work is put of until April or
May 1t is very likely to be neglected, as
Is too often the case. This is simply a
matter of good business management
and no one can afford to neglect 1t.
for there Is SO much OF our success
depending on every bushel Of the seed
corn we plant.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-02
e -.
AGRICULTURE
H.sa -, assaL1A&dGsss
Dip the Seed Oats.

The time Is near when the farmer
must consider the sowing Of the oats.
This is good time to look up the
matter of oat smut and methods OF
prevention of the same. Dat smut is
on the increase In many OF our states
1t Is proving a great obstacle in the
way of successful cat growing In
some Of the largest of our western
states. In some cases 1t is known to
decrease the yield of oats by one
fourth. When one hundred acres of
oats are grown this is equivalent to
the loss Of the crop on twenty-five
acres. IL the loss should take that
form the farmer would quickly appre-
c1ate how serious a loss II was. But
because the loss is about evenly scat
tered through the fields he pays little
attention to 1t. The man that is los.
ing rs per cent of his crop seldom
realizes it. Many of the heads that
are killed by smut do not make the
growth of the others, and therefore
do not appear with the other heads in
the fields. The farmer thinks he can
estimate his loss by counting the
number of smut filed heads that ap-
pear to his vision. In this he is mis-.
taken. The proper way to make the
estimate is to place a hoop over a
lot OF heads. taking the stalks way
down to the ground. The stunted
heads should be counted as smutted.
The remedy has been more than
once given in the Farmers Review.
II Is to dip the seed oats In a formal
dehyde solution, leaving them in for
about 20 minutes. Buy some formal
in and mix 1t with water at the rate
OF fifty gallons of water to q pound
OF the chemical. Put this in kettle
or tub and dip the oats In sacks. The
bags OF oats should not be too full,
SO that the liquid may instantly pene-
trate to the center Of the bag. Where
the oats are tightly packed in the
bag, the liquid reaches the center
rather slowly and thus part OF the
oats may not receive effective treat
ment.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-02
lAEegaa
Fiber In Feed Stuffs.

A communication from the New
says: The choice of feeding stuffs tc
supplement farm crops is matter OF
exceedingly great Importance to the
dairyman and stock keeper. The
time has passed when bran, middlings,
oil meal, corn meal and the ground
grains OF other cereals made up al
most the whole list, and when the
name given to feed was fair index
to its composition and feeling value.
Among the hundreds OF feeds ingeni'
ously combined from the ground
grains, or containing portions of
these grains left as by-products in the
manufacture of malt and spirituous
Of breakfast foods or OF vegetable oils,
the feeder finds wide range of puz
cling compounds. Led only by his
eye. touch or taste (helpful as these
are to the purchaser who is guided by
good understanding of principles) he
would find 1t exceedingly difficult to
make a sure selection of the feeds best
suited to his needs. Dat hulls, corn
cobs, coffee bulls, cottonseed hulls and
other materials are very skillfully
used as adulterants, so that in some
feeds now for sale In this state the
percentage Of fiber is SO great that
nearly all the energy represented in
the food must be used to masticate the
material and pass it through the ami
mails body. OF corn and oat feeds on
the market at least 10 brands exam
ined by the station at Geneva con
tanned from 10 to nearly 16 per cent
OF fiber; while mixture OF equal
parts Of corn and oats should contain
less than six per cent. Good oats
normally contain less than 10 per cent
OF fibre, while several oat feeds exam
ined contained from % to 20 per cent
land sold for from 500 to $50 or more
a ton. Prices Of feeds of equal value
also vary remarkably in markets ly
ing side by side. One dealer in New
York sells a certain brand for $50 Q
ton, another dealer in the same city
asks $40. These are but a few Illus
trations of the impositions put upor
farmers by some manufacturers OF
dealers in feeds.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-02

r. c. Hoffman,: Be sure and give
the pigs plenty Of exercise, and as
soon as possible the little pigs should
be taught to eat. BY providing little
pen wherein they can get cracked corn
and sweet milk, they will soon be
able to get away with lots of feed
and will transform It into bone and
flesh, thereby decreasing the drain on
the SOW. II the SOW does not lose in
flesh they should be allowed to suckle
for eight weeks: but this must be
governed by conditions. One OF the
great secrets of successful hog rails.
ing Is to watch both ends of the hog
and feed accordingly.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-02
The Farm Hen.

The farm hen is one of the import
ant factors of the farm, though she Is
generally neglected and sometimes
forgotten. The writer knew of one
poor hen that was SO far forgotten
that when an open space under the
house was closed up to keep out the
winter winds biddy was made a pris-
orer. She was not missed from the
flock, or. II missed, was not looked
for. After about six weeks q noise
under the house attracted the atten-
ticn of the residents and an investiga-
ton revealed the poor hen. still alive.
but hardly more than skin and bones.
Scattered about were 10 eggs. On
the day Of her imprisonment she had
gone under there to lay, and.
after depositing her egg. had
found the exit closed. She had ap-
parently laid most of those eggs after
the time of being imprisoned II
seemed almost unbelievable that she
should have lived so long without food
and water. Perhaps she was able to
find bug now and then, for the pris-
on was not entirely dark. 1t is
strange, too, that she could and did
recover from her cancellation. This
shows the hen In the role Of slayer.
There are few animals on the farm
that can endure the neglect that the
hen gets and still prove profitable.
What win she do If properly taken
care Of? The farm hen is the most
potent factor In the creation OF
poultry products. We read about the
enormous quantity of eggs and fowl
flesh consumed in this country year
by year. Let 1t not be forgotten that
the farm hen Is the chief producer OF
these. the hen Of the specialist cut
ting a small figure by the side Of her.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-02
What Did He Mean?

Anxious wife-How do you find my
husband this morning, doctor?
Doctor-Well. he isn't any worse
at least.
Anxious Wife-Do you think he win
die?
Madame. the medicine
am giving him has never yet failed &c
do ita work
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-02

Prof. c. +. Curtiss, Iowa: We have
no poultry department whatever in
connection with this institution. We
recognize the Importance. however. of
this industry. and feel that investi-
cations In that line should be con-
Quoted and instruction given to our
students concerning the best methods
OF poultry raising. There has been
some interest manifested in this mat
ter by the poultry organizations OF
the state. and we are pleased to have
them take the initiative. II they SEQ
fit to call upon the institution for a
poultry department and will unite In
asking the legislature to establish
spch department. ! feel confident
that It will be done at the next ses.
sion and the college will very gladly
assume its share OF the responsibility.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-02

Gossip is a deadly gas that FIRE
quently puts friendship out of bust
ness
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-02

A faultless person never goes around
pointing out the faults Of Others.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-02

1t is well known that the venerable
actor, Joe Jefferson, is a warm
friend of ex-President Cleveland, and
frequently accompanies him on fish
ng expeditions. One day e. H. Soth-
srn, while playing at a theater in
Washington, d. c.. called at the white
house to see President Cleveland. "As
entered the grounds" says Mr..
Sothern, 81 met Jefferson coming
rom the white house. said to him.
Wei. so you have been looking for
= position oh, no, Sothern. have
only been calling to arrange for a
fishing excursion. l am too modest
to ask for any position he replied.
Never mind said I. I am going In and
will do my best for you. will ask
Mr.. Cleveland to send you to Marble
head as ambassador Quick as 4
flash Jefferson replied: Don't do It,
Sothern; that is a foreign country,
and | don't speak the language"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-02

The family horse Is beginning to
shed" sure sign of spring.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-02

More Flexible and Lasting,
won't shake out or blow out; by using
Defiance Starch you obtain better results
than possible with any other brand and
one third more for same money.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-02

II is related that at an informal
dinner at which several friends of
ambassador Choate were present, one
asked him., IF you were dead and
could come back to this world In an.
other body, who would you prefer to
come as?'' without moments hest
tation the gallant ambassador retort.
ed: "As Mrs. Choate's second hus-
band"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-04-02

Prof James w. Wilson. south Da-
kota: We are doing nothing in the
line Of poultry experimentation. hav-
ing no poultry at this institution.
There is some little talk in regard to
taking up the poultry feature here,
but it is probable that nothing will
be done for some time.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-08-20
No Chat for the Grand Army.

Globe Democrat: Nothing would
please the old copperhead element
more than to introduce q frebrand Of
some kind among the veterans OF the
civil war who fought on the side OF
the Union and are proud Of the fact
that they saved this great country,
one and indivisible from disruption.
The latest plot is to inject the al
legged grievances Of Gen. Miles into
the coming election Of commander
in chief Of the grand army. What
are those grievances, anyway Let
somebody Try to define them In plain
English. Gen. Miles Is q lieutenant
general on the retired list, with pay
amounting to $3.50 a year. He
should be able to live comfortably on
that sum and enjoy himself. His re-
tirement is under a law that affects
all army officers alike. His rank has
been attained by few in the history
OF the country. His service has been
equaled by many. Miles has a rec.
ord Of disagreement with more than
one president, and the president lie,
by force OF the constitution, the COM
mander In chief Of the army.
II Gen. Miles wants to amuse him
self by running for president he has
a right, with every other qualified
Citizen, to do it, and now is his time
as far as age is concerned. A new
party Of grumblers with an indetin-
able stomachache might perhaps as
sist him in that direction. The cop
perheads, Of course, are willing to
take up with him or anybody who
can give black eye to old Union
soldiers or to patriotism in any form.
But II Miles is permitted 70 be bone
Of contention 10 the grand army, then
"a noble organization Is In danger Of
committing its first mistake. Such
a Supposition IL absurd. The men
Of the grand army know what the
copperheads are. They suffered ex.
tensively from the fire Of the rear and
fully understand that their task was
made harder by the malignants who
egged on every marplot and malcon-
tent that could be found.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-08-20
FORMALDEHYDE IN CREAM.


Colorado Springs, COL, Aug. 49,
Over 50 people, the majority Of whom
are tourists in this city and Manitou
from all parts Of the country, have
been poisoned from eating Ice cream
made by local dealers from a consign-
ment of cream received Sunday morn
ing from one Of the largest creameries
and diaries In the state situated near
Denver. Analysis by the health off,
GERS reveals the fact that the cream
was charged with formaldehyde. bet
ter known as embalming fluid. to keep
It from souring. No deaths have re-
suited, although several cases are
critical. The name Of the company
furnishing the cream has not been
made public. Health Ohicer Hanford,
of this city, states that arrests will be
made at once. The case promises to
be sensational.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-08-20
Duty Of Common Schools.

In the Eldorado Republican Thomas
Benton Murdoch jumps the modern
educational system by making q prac'
tical application Of its failures as fol-
lowG "The University Of Kansas
now grants eighteen different degrees
upon the completion ofIthe respective
courses OF university training. We
met university graduate last week
and half the words he used In q short
conversation we're mispronounced.
He said 'Kansis,' 'Lawrunce,' judg'
munt.' Possibly he had been stuffed
on nonsense that will never be Of any
practical use to him, while his real
education was neglected. Scores Of
so.called graduates are turned out Of
the state university who can't talk,
read, write, or spell, and yet these
are the very things they should be
taught in the public schools" While
there Is good foundation for this criti'
cism, says the Lawrence Gazette, yet
the university is not for the purpose
OF teaching the three RS. Students
who come here are supposed to know
how to spell and read and write, and
ye: many Of them do not. Our dearly
beloved old friend Mr.. Murdoch him
self can not write so that any one
save few Of us who know what biz
marks mean can read it. And yet,
he has been writing steadily and Wig
orously for something like half a cen
fury. Professor Dyche, who Is one o.
the smartest men In this University
or any other, admits that there arr
only about half a dozen big words
that he can spell when he goes tt
write them. The fact Of the matter
seems to be that the man who cap DE-
all things perfectly is dead failure
at everything, and college education
does not change the nature Of man II
this particular.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-08-20
WIN Not Pardon Them.

Gov. Bailey. who has had hornets
flying around his head because Of his
free use Of the pardoning power, has
thought best to make the following
announcement "In order to set at
rest all rumors and reports / want to
announce that Emmett Dalton will
mot be pardoned while am govern.
Or" said Governor Bailey Saturday.
II deem 1t best to make this announce
ment now inasmuch as 1t is reported
that Dalton'S attorneys are getting
ready to present the pardon applica
ton again. There are four people In
the penitentiary who will be there
when retire as governor. They are
Jessie Morrison, Willie Sells, Johr
Collins and Emmett Dalton"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-08-20
Highest Circulation Rating.

Geo, P. Rowell'S Newspaper Direc-
tory for 1908 just issued makes this
announcement:
1.-THE WEEKLY REFLECTOR has q
higher circulation rating than is &C.
corded to any other paper in Abilene. "
And the beauty about the rating is
that 1t is correct by several hundred.
Merit Is what has made a success Of
the REFLECTOR and the people appre-
ciate reading all the news,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-08-20
rnrrsd and Feathered Him.

Portland, Ore, Aug. ia special
to the oregonian from Hillsboro, Ore,
says: D. J. Tromley, who claims to
be a private detective from Michigan,
was taken from the city Jail last night
by a crowd of rs young men and was
tarred and feathered. Tromley, 1t Is
alleged, has made himself obnoxious
to the women who reside in the VI
cinity of his boarding house. After
he had been tarred Tromley was told
to leave HiIlsboro and not TO return.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-08-20

Col. Dan Anthony was the press
agent for General Miles several years
ago and the Leavenworth Times was
the agency through which the general
was boosted to military prominence.
Miles said once that 1t was through
the persistent exploitation, Of his
military achievements on the frontier
by Anthony that he became brigadier
general. He has had good agents
ever since.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-08-20
While the REFLECTOR has no sym

While the REFLECTOR has no sym
patty whatever with the effort to de-
feat Charlie Curtis with Judge Stuart
we pauss to remark that 1t may be
we'll enough for those who are hurl-
ing constitutional objections at Judge
Stuart's candidacy to consider
whether or not it would not be in
law and morals just as much viola
ton of that same clause Of the con-
stitution for Chief Justice johnson or
Justice Pollock to "hold any other
Office Of profit or trust under the
authority OF the state, or the United
States, during the term Of office for
which such justicesp we're electedP