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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-05-11
BREAKFAST BREADS.

Corn Puffs.--Beat together two and
one-half cupfuls OF unskimmed milk
and the yOlks of two eggs, until thor.
oughly blended. Add two cupfuls OF
best granulated corn meal. Beat the
batter thoroughly; stir in lightly the
whites CT the eggs, beaten 10 stiff
froth; turn into heated irons. and
bake
Corn Eodsers.-Scald one cupful or
best graduated corn meal, into which
tablespoon Of sugar has been sifted.
with one cup of boiling milk. Beat
until smooth. and drop on a griddle,
III cakes about enc inch in thickness.
ard bake slowly for an hour. Turn
when brown. If preferred, the baking
may be finished in the oven after the
first turning.
Hominy Gsms.-Beat one egg until
very light, add to it one tablespoon
full Of thick sweet cream, little salt.
II desired, and two cupfuls of cooked
hominy (ine). Thin the mixture with
one cupful or less of boiling water
until it will form easily. beat we'll,
anu III HCdASO LOhc'
Sally Lunn Gems.-Beat together
the yolk of one egg, two tablespoon
fuls of sugar. and one cupful of thin,
ice-cold, sweet cream. Add slowly,
beating at the same time, one cup and
two tablespoonfuls Of siftod Graham
flour. Beat vigorously. until full of
air bubbles, add the white Of the egg
beaten stifly, and bake in heated
irons.
Cream Corn Cakes.-Into one cup
c. thin cream stir one and one-half
cups of granular corn meal, or enough
to make a stiff batter; add one-third
of a teaspoonful of salt; beat well.
drop into heated irons. and bake.
Cream Graham Rolls.--To one-Galf
cup of cold cream add one-half cup OF
soft ice water. Make into a dough
with three cups, of Graham -four.
spriukling in slowly with the hands.
beating at the same time, so as to
incorporate as much air as possible,
until the dough is too stiff to be
stirred; then knead thoroughly. form
into rolls and bake.
hoecake.-Scald one pint of white
corn meal, with which, If desired.
tablespoonful of sugar and one-half
teaspoonfui Of salt have been mixed.
with boiling milk, or water enough to
make a batter sufficiently thick not TO
spread Drop on hot griddle, in
large or small cakes as preferred.
about one-half inch in thickness.
Cook slowly, and when well Drowned
on the underside, turn over. The
cake may be cooked slowly until Well
done throughout, or. as the portion
underneath becomesl well Drowned.
the first brown crust may be peeled
off with knife, and the cake again
turned AS rapidly as crust be-
comes formed and Drowned, one may
be removed. and the cake turned, I'M
til the whole is Drowned. The thin.
wafer-like crusts are excellent served
with hot milk or cream.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-05-11
BY MILLIcENT f. MAIN

them out and was back at my side
without a sound.
MARY" he called at the door, and
turned the handle. Seeing ii was dark
withiu--although | felt his cold gray
eyes must penetrate the darkness OF
the corner where we stood like cul'
prits, scarce breathing.
Then looming all women to perdl-
ton he stumbled into another room.
felt the slight figure CULVER with
resentment.
You must 60" she whispered 81
will let you out the side door"
She took a candle from one Of the
sconces and l lit it.
/ looked at her inquiringly as we
stepped through an opening into a
back hall.
You must know, sir" she ex-
planned. my father likes you not in
the position of sutton to his daugh-
ter's hand-he thinks to decide that
question to his own satisfaction in
giving me to my cousin Raoul Dwight
but" she added proudly, "he has not
taken in the reckoning the most i'm
portant person-mysClf."
Sweet Rosemary" said and
would have taken her 10 my arms
again.
Nay, sir, do not make me blush"
she said.
Forgive me-" | murmured, and |
followed her down the steps to the
door.
When may see you again." |
asked. 81 must see you soon, have
much to tell you. | am calling at
Lady Dwight's tomorrow morning
can YOU not arrange it so as to be
there afterwards?' | insisted eagerly.
She thought she could be there,
and after kissing her hand respect.
fully, buried the second time that
night from her presence.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-05-11

But what fretted me most was tina,
| | could not keep my word in three
instances: to my lady. who would
look for me, and conjecture as to
what kept me from her; to the men
who would await my coming back
OF Montague House--how they would
| jeer at my seeming cowardice; and to
myself, whom | had promised an in
terview with Lady Dwight. I was
burning to be rid of my news. Ny
plans had been, after seeing Lady
Dwight to send Gil on to Long Haul
with the information to Lord Waters
of another son.
When the day in which I was to
see Rosemary and the others passed,
| Gained down. The following DAYS
| passed quite TRANQUILITY awaiting de-
velopments, losing myself in dreams
of Rosemary, quite the most profitable
thing | could do. although it seemed
sacrilege to bring my lady even in
thought into so vile a place as this
eel! wherein | was confined. 1t was
dank and humid, while loathsome In.
sects with legs as many as centipedea
crawled about. In corner window
grated and barred hung, and through
this the light Of day filtered. looked
toward its faint beams, on this the
fourth day "a beam however small
and lean was preferable to the dark
corners of this hole) and saw Gid
ing in like a fairy elfin butterfly.
4. 4 g..
have been monotorous that it should
forsake light and joy, for darkness
and pain. AS watched il, too high
for me to reach, stone was hurled
through the CRATES in the window, and
hit the luckless flying insect, that
twisted like leaf in autumn down.
down, while the stone reDounded from
the wall of the cell to my feet.
1t had paper tied about it, and
hastened to pick it up. fearing my
jailor might have heard the noise and
come to see what it meant. | hid
the paper and listened. All was still.
| held it up to the light and read,
Tonight" At last: Gil was en- evi.
dence.
Now my brain kept lacking to
pleasanter things; how would Gil ac-
complish his task? How wreck these
prison bars?
| pushed the three-lcgged stool be.
meath the window and stood upon it.
| could just reach the window sill
with my finger tips. drew myself
up and looked out, rs I had done
many times before. I saw tops of
trees and far off a winding stream;
now all was hazy like a picture seen
a smoked glass. could see
a light bobbing here and there and
ina CINE | heard the measured cadence
Of the boatsmen's oars, as they fer
ried their fares across. was rot
high up in that old prison, else that
frail butterfly had not fluttered to
its death: or the stone been thrown.
(To Oe cOntinued)
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-05-11
ANTS KILLED BY WEATHER.
Guatemala Insects Could Not Stand
the Climate Of Texas

s"S NliIHS-e OF S<dS.
The severe weather of last winter
had very disastrous effect on the col.
onies of Guatemala ants which were
imported into this country with the
view of destroying the boil weevil
Those at the laboratory at Victoria
thrived, but in the other colonies in
different parts Of the state there was
no sign Of life when the milder wealth.
err set in.
The department is not discouraged,
however, and o. +. Cook, with four as
sistants, was sent to Guatemala to se
cure additional colonies which will be
sent to this country, and with the
knowledge of the habits of the ant
which has been acquired by the ex.
aerlences of the past it is hoped that
g greater measure of success will be
encountered.
In the nests of the dead colonies
wore found large number Of the
bodies of the boil weeyil, showing be.
yond all doubt that the ants had been
the means OF wiping out the pests to
great extent. The weather of the
past winter was of greater severity in
Texas than has been experienced fo1
several years, and it is thought that
the ants will survive any usual wealth
or of that section.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-05-11
Unappreciated Science,

A young woman amazed a scientist
whom she met not long ago at din
ner party. The scientist narrated, in
great detail, to the young girl series
Of experiments that he was conduct
ing with the microphone.
''The microphone," he explained,
"magnifies sounds to the ear as the
microscope magnifies objects to the
eye. The footballs of a centipede
heard through the microphone resem.
bic tattoo on a drum. The dropping
of pin is like the report of a can
nom"
That is interesting" said the lady.
This afternoon" resumed the scien-
fist. Il caught fly and studied it's
note. The note resembled the neigh
OF a horse"
Perhaps" said the young girl, in
nocently. sit was a horse fly"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-05-11

He that hath ears, let him hear. and
he that is deaf can now hear by telc-
phone, and has no excuse for staying
away from church. A clergyman in
Stratford. Conn, has a number of
deaf persons in his congregation. he
found that, curiously enough, they
could understand what was said to
them by telephone. So he set up =
telephOn apparatus on his pulpit.
desk and ran wires TO pew near the
front OF the chGrch. There sit the
deaf, holding receivers with Il light
handle like that of a lorgnette. This
deaf pew. however. is not necessary.
Telephone connection will be made
te$ween the pulpit and any pew. A
great boon 20 the really deaf. but rath.
er vexatiOus, perhaps. to the persons
wEo are SO deaf that they can hear
all the jokes at n theater perfectly
well, but cannot follow the sermon
With the Procession" Everybody's
GgaZine.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-05-11
LIFTS MEN OUT OF Rurs.
Merchants System Gets Work from
His Empioves


A well known employer, whose force
Is one of the largest in the country,
has system OF wedding out dead
timber" among his employees. This
man is philanthroplst. He helps
more men to find themselves, possibly,
than any dozen training schools. His
system is philanthropy elevated to the
highest plane. When he notices that
G. man begins to show signs that he
is falling into rut at one kind of
work he promptly changes him to
some other kind of employment. If
there also his disposition Is to become
mechanical In his work, he is shifted
again. Two or three changes will
either put him in place where he can
expend his energy to the best advan-
tage OF himself and the house, or show
decisively that his sphere of activity,
IL he has any, Is somewhere else.
Then he is discharged.
Il absolutely will not have men In
my employee who fall into a rut," is
the way this employer puts it. II
don't want machines in my office.
want men who know enough to i'm.
prove themselves as the years go on,
and who are progressive enough to
he Just little ahead of their Jobs, so
that II need man to fill the position
Just ahead will have man to take
ana promote. The man who stands
sun Is detriment to any business"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-05-11
S7ariER xv-continued.

y
True" l replied dryly. But you
we're out of town-well better late
than never" finished with a shrug
OF the shoulder.
Was there no post or messenger to
send it by?" she questioned.
L preferred to wait until could see
you myself wished to give it into
your own hands" l said.
DO you suppose | would allow any
one to hold me to the few words
ecrawled upon that slip of paper? You
must have strange ideas of women,
sir. if you think they value their hap
piness so lightly?" she asked.
I did not answer her. Instead, !
said:
Il give it up, that you may transfer
T. 10 one more worthy Of you"
Indeed, sir-more impertinence!"
she cried in a disdainful manner
Has someone also conferred upon
y1u the Office to pick aud choose my
7Jtors for me-" she asked, peril
reutIy.
Lady FELTON,, be not so scornful."
returned. Since you are so loath
% lake the paper. III tear it up and
- make an end of the miserable bust
ness."
| made a motion to do so.
Nay, do nOt"-she stopped RE with
q gesture. 81 would keep it as a me-
Tu"nto of your magnanimity. 60 you
,,iyn mo IN Cousin RaOuIP"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-05-11

cause of that quality gave b. IN
extra coin.
As l walked with my linkmas %
ward the Blue Boar felt that was
being followed. We had hardly
turned into HolbOrn before | was DOS
tive OF it. fellow brushed inso-
lently past me and sought, to catch
a glimpse of my face.
Quentin Waters, you are my pris-
oner," he said.
He put a whistle to his lips and
blew it shrilly three tlmea.
Out Of the way, sirrah," | cried
and drew my sword; meantime Pat
rushed to assist me with his light.
Put it up, put it up the fellow
beloved. Il have a warrant for your
arrest signed by the King"
At these words Pat took to his long
legs and made strides down Holborn.
The shadow Of the law was too much
for him, perhaps with cause. In his
case and also in mine discretion was
the better part Of valor. l concluded
to follow his example. | had not
time; before | could fend the fellow
off for a fC.; seconds TO make the op-
portunity, his men, those bull dogs
OF law were about me. I fought for
/ time. but against odds.
81 yield" | painted. seeing | must
| ne overcome in the end, provided
may proceed to the Blue Boar and &C
| quaint my man with my destination"
The fellows knowing they had me
| would consent to nothing. was
| hustled into a coach, carried to 1.ud.
low, and there locked in putrid cell
| "a cell such as was used for Grim
inals Of the worst type.
An ignominious ending to a most
delightful day! An ending altogether
| unaccountable to me. "A warrant
signed by the king" the constable
said and that was all he would say
Put not your faith in Princes, for
when they promise most they do
I least
! ! wondered how long it would take
Gil TO find out where | was hidden
wondered for four days. The first
day paced my cell in varying moods
| damned that linkman up and down
the length and breadth of England
that he had not waited long enough
to learn where they were taking me
so as TO acquaint Gil with the fact.
tried in every way possible &c
bride my jailor to send word to him
or at least TO find out who had beer
instrumental in my arrest, and what
| had been arrested for. 1t was OF nj
avail. He would only say that he
had his orders; | would soon know
The old hypocrite,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-05-11
One BY Senator Plat.

Senator Plat tells the following
about real estate agent who desired
to get even with a man that had re-
fused To buy house and lot from him,
after he had entered into negotiations:
After relating tie circumstances"
said the SeHator, the disappointed
agent showed me a handsome-look,ng
watch. saying re intended giving it to
the man.
MY man" said he. lis a com.
muter and takes a certain train every
morning to business. Wei, 70 mat
ter if he sets this watch every night.
1t is SO Constructed that II viii lose
about ten minutes before morning.
SO, you see. time will bring in its re-
yengcs-for while, at least"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-05-11
Undertaken Talk,

Winston Churchill, the novelist, was
talking about awkward and unusual
forms of expression.
"In Concord, the other day." he said.
81 heard an undertaker's speech that
seemed to me extremely awkward and
unusual.
ut was at funeral, funeral In a
private house, and the officiating cler-
gyman was just about to begin his adj
dress, when the undertaken tiptoed up
to him, and said in a boarse whisper:
Excuse me, doctor, but the
corpse's brother wishes TO speak to
you.'"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-05-11

s NATURES GREAT DISINFECTANT. s
Let the Sunlight Reach Every Corner of the
House ard Destroy the Germs


| Natures great disinfectane y sun
light. IL Is a most interesting fact
that this wonderful light, which pro-
notes the growth of useful Pants and
sustains animal life, at the same time
destroys by it's very brightness all
sorts OF germs which are brought in
contact with It, II Is this fact alone
which renders the earth inhabitable.
Germs develop with such marvellous
rapidly that they would quickly over
whelm us by their very numbers If
not constantly destroyed by the sur.
little computation will readily show
this. Some germs are capable OF such
rapid multiplication that they may
double every fifteen minutes under
favorable conditions of temperature
and food supply. Estimate the mum.
Der of germs which might be pro-
duced in single day OF twenty.four
hours. or ninety-six doublings. The
number would be more than thirty
two thousand billion billions. or suf'
lcient to cover eighty thousand
square miles a foot deep, or fill a
space of more than fifteen cubic
miles. The increase CT minute or
ganism occupying cubic space OF
not more than one twenty-thousandth
OF an inch to such prodigious magni-
tude is beyond comprehension, and
practically cannot occur; for while
the germ may grow at this immense
rapidity for a short time. the poisons
which it produces become destructive
to itself. The material upon which II
feeds is also exhausted, SO that its
growth ceases.
Doubtless all have noticed the fact
that mold grows during the night and
in dark, damp cellars. Bright sun
light quickly destroys germs, mold,
and other parasitic organisms. DIFF
fused daylight does not act nearly so
rapidly. but accomplishes in the
course of a few hours what bright
sunlight is capable OF doing in few
minutes. 1t IS clearly evident, then.
that in order that cur houses should
be kept free from germs, they, like
our bodies, should be made full Of life.
The shutters should be opened, the
curtains raised, and the light admit.
ted TO every room in the house, clos .
ets included. so that the disinfecting
power of light may be exercised in
every nook and corner of the dwell.
ing.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-05-11
Point OF Etiquette.

Soon after the train left Lansing
one of the male passengers seemed
to be considerably perturbed about
something, and his seatmate finally
turned To him and a;ked him il he
was III.
No, not III" was the reply. bur |
End myself in quandary."
LAS how"
"Are you up en- the rules of Ell.
qucttc?"
Fairly 50. What is the point?"
well. there sits my divorced wife
across the aisle from us, and do:' I
know whether etiquette requires that
take myself into the next car ahead
and out Of her sight or whether |
should tell her If she doesn't like my
looks she can go herself."-Chicago
News
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-05-11
CURED BY HARD WORK.
Young Woman's Desire to Escape
Home Life More Than Satisfied.

Home Life More Than Satisfied.
A young woman came to ne one
day and asked my intercession in Sc
curing her an opening in newspaper
work. ! happened to know that there
was no need of her seeking work, be-
cause she had a home and an allow.
anCe. She was needed in the family
circle to assist her mother in her
manifold duties, which We're not
tenth part as hard and disappointing
as the work she wanted to do. | knew
that reasoning would do no good. and
was not at all sure that vivid de.
sCription Of the life and all il meant
would send her home contented with
her lot. But decided ~ try it. Tie
young woman was music al and fond
of rCading-she also had 4 large cir
Gle OF friends and many social duties.
offered up as sacrifices to ard work.
so eXaCtipg and wearying that there
was neither time nor meditation for
the nicetieS Of life. says writer in
the Philadelphia Bulletin
She was obstinate, as | somewhat
expected she would he. She secured
the coveted position and worked just
a month. She needed no more time
to convince her that her former life
was pretty nearly ideal. and had tie
good sense 10 return to it. There are
thousands like her in restIcssness. but
few whose native good sense COnquers
so easily.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-05-11

VhNn | think Of what might have been
he Consequences; now YOU would as
ume the character of Lady FELTON,
will have no more play acting"
Are you speaking 10 Lady FELTON,
II Rosemary Alyu?" she demucely
S&cd
Gods blood" cried. You shall
,nt trife with ne so"
But she went on.
II to Lady FELTON,, she must needs
order you from her presence. If to
>osemary Allyn-that is a different
hing"
i was like tow playing with fire
,he had tempted me too much--she
Sas not 90 he resisted. took her
II my arms and bent her saucy head
,3ck while kissed her on hair, brow,
Yes, cheeks. and lastly mouth, where
ry lips would fam have fingered.
Fie, sir" she eurgled. struggling
u my arms You have crumpIed my
yaw gown: It's but just home from
dlrton's"
muttcrcd something which con-
tamned Manton TO the Internal re-
,.ors. felt ripple of merrimcnt
~ through her form.
You shall stay where you are until
'"u tell me what | wish to know"
mii. The longer YOU delay the more
ta}ighted l shall be"
Release ne and | will tell you" she
Ieadcd
Pay toll first replied.
Know. then. sir, what all the town
Caows, that | am called by baptism
rosemary Allyn, Lady of Felton," she
sad
Then in snccr advertisement ! let
Ter slip from my arms. Alas, the bit
ii paper which should pave the way
err a reconciliation between my
brother and myself was as nothing
I'VE both loved the same woman,
wondered If Rosemary Allyn-Lady
sniton--w would cut the Gordian knot.
She saw my chagrin upon my face
AID said:
Had you any curiosity concerning
edy FELTON,? Indeed, it certainly is
hEhlhS III you, SlI, slhCc yOu ulu NJ
want to see so famous a beauty, i
would have been no difficult thing t.
nave found out what | have Just tolC
5ou."
Il had none" I admitted. BE m!
clea that / was too absorbed in Mis-
tress Allyn"
I bowed low before her.
Listen" she whispered. ard hell
her hand up. Il thought so. it is m,
father did not dream it was s.
lats He Is coming here"
She ran 20 the candles and snuffe'
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-05-11
Rothschild Declined Fortune.

Baron Rothschild. head Of the
French branch of the family, recently
received curious legacy. This was
the fortune OF an ancient beg2ar
named Abraham Fidlcr who died in a
garnet at Nice, and was found to pos
sess 100000 francs. He bcQucathcd
ii TO the other millionaire on the plea
tEar money must seek money Baron
Rothschild was not Of the cpir lou. 4:
this case at any rate, ard he pro-
ceeaed TO hunt UP tho .lamenteI Fid-
lcr's relations. three OF whom weVo
found at Odesia and fourth at Brook,
lyn. The legetee divided the million
and quarter among them.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-05-11
CHAPTER XVI.
"To-Nicht."

Although | had como out of Lady
Felton's house by the side entrance.
went round to the front to summon
my servant. | asked him If any one
had entered the house while he
waited there He answered Yes"
ard that the gentleman had ques.
toned him rather sharply as to his
business. He had told him that he
was only looking for a stray wayfarer
who might wish TO hire him. Where.
at my lord peremptorily ordered him
off. He had retired from the louise
but come back shortly. You see he
was fellow Of discernment. and be.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-05-11
No New-fsraled Disease for Her.

A certain widow who lives in New
York State IS very DESTROYS of having
her Congressman use his influence in
securing pension for her.
The member received n letter from
this constituent several days ago again
calling attention to the fact that she
wants recognition. At the end of the
letter there was this indignant para
graph:
81 want you to know that my hus-
band died of regular, old-fashioned
consumption, contracted in the service
There is somebody writing to the Pen
sion Office trying to keep me from get
ting the pension, who says John died
Of tuberculosis"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-05-11
He Didn't Smoke.

Several of the villagers were seated
around the stove in the general store
at Selkirk yesterday afternoon when
Coroner Ray dropped in on his way
hack from a call just below the village.
The Coroner invited all hands to have
good cigar and only one of those
present failed to respond.
Don't you smoker" queried the Cor
onor
81 reckon not" was the reply.
We'll, have something else" said
the Coroner.
Very we'll" said the tardy one, look
Ing around, give me two loaves OF
bread. Albany Journal.