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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-03
Build an lcehouse.

Summer is the time to get ready
for winter. and now is when the ice
house should be constructed. There
are a few things that must be care
fully looked after in the construction
of this house. One of these is drain
age. Good drainage is necessary, for
if the water rises with the melting of
the ice the loss to the ice supply will
be very great. Ice melts many times
faster in water than in air, and faster
in moving air than in air that is held
in place by the sawdust or other iso-
lating material.
The walls of the icehouse should be
they will bulge out if they are not
strong. The lateral pressure is not
as great as with silage, but is con-
siderable if the ice is not carefully
packed. Sometimes the ice falls apart
and lurches t o the side of the house,
and then the strain is very great. We
have seen small ice houses on farms
that were only two-thirds filled with
ice, because the sides of the house
had bulged so the owners were afraid
to put in a full supply. Sometimes
permanent props may be made, as
with the large commercial icehouses.
A double air space will help to keep
the temperature low and prevent vast
ing the ice. The house should be as
near the cube as possible, as this will
give the largest possible space for the
least possible material.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-03

, and which fatty contradict each 9TH
err. He throws suspicion on Osborn,
and yet says he is as honest as the
day. If there is any completely on
the clerks part, it would be for Ham
ilton's interest to have him thought
innocent. On the other hand, they
seem at odds. Hamilton hints at 9TH
ers. and Osborn states that he saw
Hamilton enter the bank on the night
of the twenty-second."
True" said President Hastings,
looking puzzled. at is a strange case,
taken in all its aspects"
Mr.. Hamilton was, l hear, a man
much respected"
He was, and his wife still has i'm
| plicit trust in him
Remembering Mrs. Hamilton's man.
ner, Mr.. Bruce could not perfectly
agree with him, but said nothing.
You are in her employ, are you
not?" asked Mr.. Hastings.
II am. | reported to her this morn
ing"
Did she show you her advertise
ment of the reward she offers for in
formation of her husband?"
mo, perhaps she thought | had seen
it,"
The president handed him a jour
nal and pointed to the notice. The
detective read:
$500 Reward.-Vane c. Hamilton,
Of Grovedale, N. H., has been missing
since May 10th, unless, as is stated
by one person. he was at the savings
bank the twenty-seCOnd. Mr.. Hamil-
ton is thirty-fve years of age; five
feet ten inches in height; weighs
about one hundred and fifty pounds;
has a slight swinging gait, light
brown hair, dark brown eyes; has no
beard but a heavy mustache. When
he left home was dressed in a gray
tweed suit with sack coat, a light
black overcoat, and black Derby hat.
The above amount will be paid to
anyone through whose efforts he is
returned to G~rovedale, n. H.
MRS. V. c. HAMILTON.
correspondence should be ad-
| dressed to w. A. Hastings, President,
Grovedale Savings Bank"
Has this advertisement resulted in
any correspondence YETI" asked the
detective.
"A letter from Conductor Libby
reached me this morning."
1t lay on the desk and he handed it
to the detective, who read 1t attent-
lively.
There seems to have been a
woman with him, you see," said the
president.
what about this woman? II 1t was
an elopement, of course Hamilton
would fight shy of recognition"
But was it? l confess that puzzles
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-03
be c~ontinued.)
BUILT WITH SECRET DRAWERS.
Hidden Compartments in All Up-to-
date Furniture.

The woman in a fashionable furni-
ture store looked the new sideboard
all over, but seemed so Indifferent
that the salesman ~despaired of a sale.
He was preparing to accept the usual
will call again" when an idea &C.
Cured to him. Opening a cabinet on
the side intended for cruet bottles, he
touched a spring. To the astonish-
ed customer was revealed a secret
drawer, large enough to hold a dozen
letters or so, a bank book, and a few
Jewels. The salesman closed the
drawer.
Now open it," he said to the Gus
toner.
She tried in vain. She asked the
salesman to show her how. He said
he would with pleasure if she bought
the sideboard, otherwise it was
against the rules Of the house.
This is an evolution OF the secret
drawers in writing desks" he said
to an onlooker. ut is not up-to-date
now to put secret compartments in
| desks. That is the first place anybody
| looking for hidden documents is sure
to look. But they never think Of
searching In a folding bed or a dining
room sideboard. 1t is the women who
run most strongly to this freak feat
ure in furniture. A man has his fire.
proof deposit vault or a safe place in
his office for any papers he wants to
keep out of sight. A woman seldom
has anything but a desk at home, that
is as available to everybody else in
the family as it is to her. She never
knows what moment her cherished
little secrets may be uncovered and
laughed at. With such a compartment
as the one in that sideboard she
need never worry"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-03
Voice from, Arkansas.

Cleveland, Ark, July 31st.-(Spe.
ciaD-Nearly every newspaper tells
of some wonderful cure of some form
of Kidney Disease by the Great Amer
lean Remedy, Dodd's Kidney Pills,
and this part of Arkansas is not with
out its share of evidence that no case
IS too deeply rooted for Dodd's Kidney
Pills to cure.
Mr.. A. e. Garlic, we'll known and
highly respected here, tells of his cure
after nearly a quarter of a century's
suffering. Mr.. Garlic says: u.
Il want to let the public know what
I think of Dodd's Kidney Pills. l
think they are the best remedy for
sick kidneys yer made.
Il had Kidney Trouble for % years
and never found anything that did me
SO much good as Dodd's Kidney Pills.
I recommend them to all sufferers"
There is no uncertain sound about
Mr.. Carlile's statement. He knows
that Dodd's Kidney Pills rescued him
from a life Of suffering and he wants
the public to know it. Dodd's Kidney
Pills cure all Kidney ills from Back.
ache to Bright's Disease.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-03
Ill VF1

Size Of the Grain Ration.

In the feeding of steers in the west
m United States. our farmers have
altogether too free in the use
Of corn. 1t has become a habit on
some farms to feed 20 or 30 pounds of
corn per day. This is equivalent to
half a bushel. This habit was formed
in the days when the commercial de-
mand for corn vas small. 1t was be-
ing raised on all the farms, and there
were few railroads to haul it to mar
ket, and the markets themselves were
limited to population. The great
starch factories had not yet come
into existence, glucose works were not
known, and the whisky stills, while
many, were small. There were no
such establishments as we have now,
using thousands of bushels of corn
every day in the making of whisky.
Corn had to be hauled 25 or 80 miles
to market and sold for twenty cents a
bushel. 1t was worth only half that
on some of the farms from which it
was drawn. The most useful way of
disposing of it was to feed 1t to beef
steers, and a half bushel of corn so
fed represented only a few cents.
1t is very different now, when rail-
roads are numerous and commercial
enterprises that use corn everywhere
established in districts, and the roads
for hauling to market much better
h a they we're in the old days. Corn
is now worth about as much on the
farm &C IL ic or tho ro;lnooI a..
and in many cases it brings more on
the farm than it does in the great
market centers. like Chicago. Corn,
for a long time. has been around so
cents in price. To feed a half bushel
OF 1t per steer per day means putting
rs cents per day into the grain ration.
The absurdity of this will appear when
1T is recognized that a steer will gain
only from one to two pounds a day in
weight, and that the increased gain
will sell for not more than six cents
a pound.
1t therefore becomes necessary to
ascertain what is the exact amount of
grain the steer can use to advantage.
Experiments made at some of our sta
tons show that IL to Is pounds of
corn a day is all that can be fed
properly to the steer. Any amount
over that is thrown away. The con.
clusion is that we have been throwing
away grain by feeding it in too large
quantities.
The stomach of the steer is adapt
ed to the use of a large quantity of
r~oughage, and a small quantity of con-
centrated food. To reverse this order
means loss Of money both in the
waste of grain and in detriment to the
steer itself.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-03
The Eco Supply.

p There is no danger OF an over-sup-
ply of eggs, if we may judge by the
way the price has come up during the
asst few years. All this time has
oeen one of activity in the breeding
of fowls. With all the help science
has. given and with all the stimulus
Of good prices we have yet not been
able to keep pace with the demand.
The farmer that has the idea of in
,reasing the size of his flock can do so
with perfect confidence in the stabil.
ty Of prices for poultry and eggs.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-03
Fruits in China.

Fruits familiar to Americans are
grown to but small extent In China
With the exception of oranges and
pears, both of which are long
eeper Berries are few and
poor. but recently the strawberry has
been introduced, and the Chinese gar
deners are patiently trying to learn
how to grow it, with Indifferent sue
e The Chinese have no native
berries worthy of mention. Peaches
are grown all over China, but only in
the north are they of good quality. A
grape is cultivated from which is
made the well known Chinese raisins.
Chinese apples are soft and tasterss
and lack flavor, juice and keeping
quality. At the present time Ameri-
can apple. pear, peach and cherry
trees are being introduced and 1t is
probable that in the not distant fl-
ture the pomology Of China will be
revolutionized
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-03
"DismaI Swamp" no More.

The famous Dismal Swamp In Vir-
ginia is coming into profitable culti-
walton. The first company to promote
Dismal Swamp was organized in col
onial days. George Washington was
one of the promoters and the largest
stakeholder. His company owned two
thirds of the 300, 900 acres of the
swamp and built a canal to float the
timber from it's property.
Little has been done from that
time until recently, except by lumber
men. In the days before the war the
swamp was a popular refuge for rum
away slaves. 1t is situated in the
southeast corner of Virginia, and it
extends from a few miles from Nor
folk. At its highest points it Is only
fifteen or twenty feet above tidewater.
Its streams are so pure that their
water is sought by vessels going on
long voyages.
1t was long thought that the swamp
was malarious and that white men
could not live there the year round.
This notion has been disproved by the
truck farmers seeking a cheaper land,
who are clearing up the swamp and
turning it into prosperous truck
gardens.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-03
Ants in the SieIdS.

We used to think the ant was our
friend and pointed to him aa a crea-
ture to be emulated. But it is now
recognized that he is sometimes per-
n%iciously active. He is so much of an
enemy to the farmer that the latter is
justified in destroying the ant hills
wherever they are found. Few realize
the extent to which attacks of plant
lice are due to ants. 1t has been sup
posed that the dairy business of the
ants vas a side issue, but if one will
follow the habit of the little fellows he
will be surprised to find how numer-
u are the colonies of ants that help
along the spread OF plant lice. Ants
are especially Objectionable in the
corr field, where they tunnel down %
the tender corn roots and transport to
them the plant lice.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-03
knows Hamiltea nearly as well as

knows Hamiltoa nearly as well as
| do"
"A dark iook!"
Couldn't look much blacker, hey?"
mo; but I am sorry for his wife,"
said the detective. 1T will be sharp
work hunting him up"
Mr.. Bruce took his departure short
ly afterward, musing deeply over the
present developments of the mysteri-
Gus affair, for exceedingly mysterious
it seemed to him. In the whole course
of his calling he had known of nothing
like it, so puzzling and complicated
with what appeared to be such ad-
verse matters.
Here was a man universally es-
teemed, who for years had been guilty
of nothing worse than mysterious
yearly journeys (yet which were sup
posed to be innocent enough until
now; a devoted husband and father;
a member of the Congregational
church. of which he was deacon,
though young for the position; cashier
of the savings bank where the poor
people who worked at his mill de
posted their earnings-this man, it
| seemed, was a defaulter, a forger, the
deserter of his wife and family. Worse
yet, it appeared also that he had left
his wife and went away in company
with another woman, though this did
not seem quite so evident.
Confirmation, slight though 1t
might be, was waiting at the corner
| of the street in the person of Miss
Talbert.
II saw you" she began directly,
when you left the bank, and as | had
given you a wrong idea l felt bound
to set it right at once"
How do you mean?"
About the handkerchief. Mary,
our chambermaid, came in soon after
| you left and asked if she might have
it, as it was marked with her name,
and she was the only Mary in the
house"
"I suppose you might as we'll have
it, then | said; but how did you hap
pen to know about it" Oh said
! Mary, 4 handed it to Mrs. Anderson
when she first came. She was con-
tinually dropping things, and l
noticed the name. She asked me
what it was, and I told her Mary.
She said she did not notice that it
had a name on it when she bought
it, Before she thought, Mary asked
her if it wasn't her name then, and
she said no. her name was Lenora."
The detective "a startled out OF
his general ~immobility by the internal
workings of the matter. A develop
ment like hat was startling, when it
would have seemed so much more
likely to have come to the sur
face. But he managed to thank Miss
Talbert for her information and to
say, No wonder she did not recog-
niZe the name herself. 1t looked quite
as much like a rosebush or a wheel
barrow. You gave the handkerchief
to Mary. I conclude; Mary-what?'
Mary O'Neil. Yes. l gave it to
her."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-03

Cy-eighth of May, Hamilton altered a
note payable to this bank, making the
amount five thousand instead OF five
hundred, and deposited the note with
the First National Bank of Boston, as
collateral for money. Whether he
has done so in more than this in
stance it is impossible to say"
"Of course Hamilton's bondsmen
will settle"
Eyes, they have signiied their read
mess to settle. Mr.. Carter, and Hen
derson, too, say they believe that,
dark as 1t looks. tie matter will clear
up"
There must be a foul conspiracy
hack of it, then" said the detective.
Looked at now, it is as clear a case
of dishonesty as l ever knew. Still"
recollecting himself, "a new phase of
the matter may arise any moment.
ANYTHING look like completely on the
part Of Osborne"
mo: the president found a letter
under his door this morning, without
any postmark. 1t relates to Osborn,
l believe"
From Hamilton" asked the de-
tective, with alert gaze.
The commissioner nodded. at pur,
ports to be. I can't tell you what was
in it, though. The contents have not
peer made public except that it ex'
onerates Osborn of any completely in
tha mattar of which he might he Sus.
pected."
Bruce went directly to the fTcsi
dents house, found him alone, and
stated his errand. The president
showed him the letter at once. 1t ran
"Mr. Hastings: You are no doub
afraid that the savings bank funds
s-e stolen, but such is not the cas-
az far as | know. If on making suc'
examination as you desire, you fin
deposits not credited in the BAN
hooks, you may rest assured II ! faile'
TO make the entry it was a mistake
and II others have done 1t l knoN
nothing about it. As for Osborn, h
is as honest as the day. | am unabl
TO return at present, but shall do $
as o o as / can. Show this letter I
my wife"
"a curious letter" said the dete'
tive. staring blankly at the ceiling.
eyes. he must have seen the new
paper reports. What does the lette
mean. do you think"
There seem TO be two meaning
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-03
Bury Dead HOES Deep.

Hogs that have died of cholera
should be buried deep in a place
that will not be used as feed
ing ground by other hogs. The
pit if possible should be near the
place where they expired, as it is not
desirable to haul them about the farm
in wagons. By this latter method, the
disease is spread. Putting quicklime
about the body before it is covered
helps to lessen the danger of the dis.
ease germs getting from the body to
the surface. But even then it is pos
sible that after the lime has taken in
enough water to neutralize it there
will be some germs left to pass into
the soil with the soil water. The
more superficial the burial the greater
the danger.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-03

General Bilman Martson, a once
famous New Hampshire lawyer, was
attending court at Dover, when d
young attorne. made a motion that
was denied by the court. The young
man demonstrated against what he
thought was the wrong ruling Of the
judge. So vehementIy did he remon.
strate that he was fined ten dollars
for contempt of court. An old attor-
ney took the matter up, and he wac
fined a similar sum-. Still another,
who thought he stood a little better
with the judge, endeavored to straigh-
ten the matter out, but he too en-
riched the Golfers Of the State by
paying a 'ten-spot" for contempt.
General Martson was then seen to
rise in his sea- and advance to the
clerks desk. Taking his long peck
ct book from his pocket he took out
two ten-dollar bills and laid them on
the desk. What is that for?" said
the court. 81 want you to distinctly
understand" said the general, that
| have just twice as much contempt
for this damned court as any man
here, and | am paying for it,"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-03
Hens in a Baq.

You have heard about buying q
"pig in a poke" and how often it is
that the poke conceals the bad points
of the pig. | have recently had an
experience in buying hens in a bag
that has convinced me that the bag
may conceal as many bad points as
a poke. | live in a village and have
only a hundred feet of land, but on it
thought | would like to keep some
poultry. So l looked around for some
way of getting a supply of hens. The
man that supplies me with butter
said he knew of a man that had some
hens he wanted to sell and he would
dispose of them cheap, rs cents each.
That was apparently a good oppor-
tunity to buy; so l ordered a dozen,
with the understanding that they were
to be all right. The third day the
butter man came when | was away
and showed my children the hens
which were in a bag. He said he
would take them right out to the poul.
try house himself, which he did. When
/ came home and saw the group of
chickens | was disguised and angry.
You can hardly imagine what an un-
inviting lot they were. They we're
poor, skinny and apparently all sick.
There was the constant pip, pip from
the roosts, SO we'll known to those
that have seer the roup. | knew the
disease and was angry at what l con-
sidered an imposition.
The next time the butter man came
| was lying in wait for him. When
his wagon hove in sight | started for
the poultry house and pulled all the
hens from the roost and put them in
the same bag in which they came.
Then | went out to the wagon and put
them in myself and told the man to
carry them back to the place where
he got them, as l did not want sick
chickens. Fortunately | had not paid
for them, and it was this fact that
induced the man to accept them for
return. He was mad and so was |,
but thought | was the only one that
had the right to be angry; as. he had
assured me. that the fowls were all
right. 1t will be a long time before
buy any more fowls without first
seeing them.-Emma Simmons IN
Farmers Review.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-03
MISS ELLA OFF, INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
SUFFERED FOR MONTHS
Pe-ru-na, the Remedy That
Cured.

Miss Ella OFF, 1l27 Linden St., Indi-
annapolis, Ind, writes:
al suffered with a rundown consfi-
tuition for several months, and feared
that would have to give up my work.
"On seeking the Gdyice of a physi-
clan, he prescribed a tonic. / found.
however, that it did me no good. On
seeking the advice OF u druggist, ne
asked me to try FeTana. In a few
weeks I began to feel and act like a
different person My appetite in.
creased, ! did NOT have that WOrn-Oui
feeling, and I could sleep SplendidIy.
In a couple of months I was entirely
recovered. thank you for what your
medicine has done for me. "---EHa Off
Write DIR. Hartman, President of The
Hartman Sanitarium. Columbus, Ohio
for free medical advice. All CORES
pondence is held strictly confidential.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-08-03

me most of all, for Hamilton seemed
thoroughly devoted to his wife, and
she is a splendid woman. But it ap-
pears this Mrs. Anderson, or whatever
her name may be, met him like an old
acquaintance, and after stating at
the hotel that she was on her way to
Coaticoke, P. O., went the next morn
ing south instead of north in the same
train with Hamilton. Read what
Libby says about it."
They sat together and the woman
was laxative, but Hamilton did not
say much, at least when | saw them.
She bought a ticket on the train to
Portland, but l did not notice her
when l went my last rounds. The last
| saw of Hamilton was at Portland
depot. He did not appear to notice
me. though l looked him full il the
face
where was the woman, I w~onder?'
asked Mr.. Hastings, after listening
to the extract.
That may or may not be difficult
to learn" said the detective, rising
to leave. Mr.. Hastings arose also.
"Mr. Bruce" said he, the notice as
it reads now offers but $500 reward,
but l am empowered to offer 81 1000
more, making the sum $1,000, though
for the present no change will be
made in the wording, unless you ad.
wise it,"
Il do not advise it. A change would
alarm Hamilton, showing that sus
picions had been awakened. To show
that he is thought to have a~bscondet
with funds of the bank would alarm
him directly and put him beyond oul
reach. But he might even return i
he thought nothing vas suspected,
it should be authenticity stated b!
you, for instance. that upon examina
ton everything had been found cor
rect. Still, he must know the affai
of the altered note would leak GU
some time"
) Eyes, and there may be others O
still larger amount, Mr.. Bruce"
True. One thing more | wish +
ask you. Who presented the note an
received the money at the Bosto
: bank?"
Mr.. Hamilton, himself"
: Are you sure?"
II have the written word of Simo
Low, the cashier of the bank. Lo'
Las been here more than once. II