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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-01
Beef Calves from Poor Cows.

am not engaged in the production
Of beef myself, but | have nelghbors
that are and their work furnishes me
Some of my neighbors have good
Shorthorn cows and feed them well,
while some other neighbors lave
equally as good Shorthorns and make
them rustic for a living. They per.
haps do not see the difference i'm their
herds as much as does an onlooker
that has nothing particular at stake.
One man that ! know of has always
followed the practice of making his
COWS get along on grass in summer
and hay in winter, putting onto corn
only the cattle ne is fitting for the
market In the main he tries to sell
his calves before they are three
months old, for he has come to the
conclusion that for some reason he
is not able to make money out or
them.
The other man feeds his cattle in the
summer some gluten meal and other
forms Of mill feed, besides succulent
food cut from the corn fields. AS soon
as the pastures begin to get short in
the fall he puts them on a partial
grain feed, and this is increased in
the winter wien they are on hay prin.
cIpally The result Is that. his cows
are always in good shape. and when
the calves come they are not only
vigorous but strong and have appe-
tiles that seem Unsuitable. They make
a rapid growth under almost any cir
cumstances while the calves from the
cows owned by the other man are thin
and seem 10 have the tendency born
in them to remain so. The buyers of
calves always try to pick up the
calves from the cows that have been
well fed, and il they buy the other
calves at all it is at great discount
1t may cost something to feed cows
well, but | belieye,it pays In the end
to do SO Henry Edison.
Campbell Co., Ky.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-01
Milk Bottles Of Paper

The many disadvantages of the
glass milk bottle, as now almost uni
versally employed, are well known,
declares American Medicine. One of
the most serious is the difficulty in
securing lproper cleansing before it is
refilled, with the accompanying posi-
bility of spreading infection. Efforts
to secure Improvement in this detail
of milk service have heretofore been
unsuccessful, mainly because OF fail
ure to obtain satisfactory substitute.
Recent Investigations by Dr. A. H.
Stewart of the bacteriologic depart
ment, Philadelphia bureau of health,
indicates that at last a very accept
able container has been found in what
he designates as single-seryice
paper milk bottle. 1t is made of heavy
spruce-wood fiber, comic in shape, to
facilitate nesting, and with an ingeni-
GUS looking device to retain the bot
tom
An important feature of the bottle
is it's saturation with paraffin by being
clipped in that substance at 212 de-
grees Fahrenheit and then baked.
This sterilizes the bottle and prevents
the milk coming in contact with the
paper itself and adhering, as it does
to the glass bottle For shipment, the
bottles are packed in nests of twenty,
three nests being sealed in sterile
bag. The lids are also put up ia ster-
lie packages.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-01
Her Natural First Thought

Mrs. Winifred E. Commeline, wife
of Lieut.. Col. c. L. Commeline, COM
handing the Royal Engineers in Ber-
muda, who has been visiting in New
York, was the heroine a couple of
years ago of an adventure that is still
remembered in garrison circles at the
British port of Plymouth
Mrs Commeline was driving a dog
cart near the town, when the Border
regiment, under command of Lieut..
Col. G. H. Ovens, came swinging along
to the strains of lively march. AS
the band approached the horse took
fright and bolted down a crossroad,
while the groom was hurled from his
seat. Mrs. Commeline planted her lit
tie feet firmly against the dashboard
and pulled with all her might, but
the frantic animal tore on at full
speed down the long, straight country
lane.
The drivers of a couple of drays
moving in opposite directions tried to
make way by drawing their vehicles
one to the left and the other to the
right. Mrs. Commeline managed to
steer the runaway through the narrow
passage, but both wheels of the dog
cart were torn off: The jolt nearly
pitched her out. She recovered her
seat, however, and held firmly to the
reins, though her arms were nearly
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-01
She Knew Ten Presidents

the corner stone of the Bunker Hill
monument, and again at reception
given in his honor at the home of Will
liam Sawyers, on Mount Vernon street,
Charleston, Mass. With clearness Of
mind she describes his manner as
charming, saying that he endeared
himself to every one with whom he
conversed. She was also present at
the dedication of the Bunker Hill
monument, years after, where she met
Kossuth. the Hungarian patriot, and
Daniel Webster, greatest Of all law
yers of his day, both of whom deliv-
cred addresses. At hamilton, Canada,
she met Albert Edward. then Prince Of
Wales. now king of England, on the oc-
casion of laying cornerstone for a
Scottish Rites Masonic Temple.
Among the presidents of the United
States whom she met personally are
John Quincy Adams Andrew Jackson,
Tyler, the elder Harrison, Martin Van
Buren,, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew
Johnson, Grant, Hayes, Garfield. She
was personally acquainted with DR..
Oliver Wendell Holmes of the SUI
preme court of the United States;
Philips Brooks, Ralph Waldo Emer-
son, Henry Ward Beecher, Edward
Everett, the savant Agassiz and others
whom she cannot recall now.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-01

Bacteriologic tests with sample bot
ties were exceedingly satisfactory. AS
received from the mandatory none
were found to contain micro-organ-
isms. Closed bottles were sent to sew
eral dairies near Philadelphia, glass
bottle and paper bottle at each be-
ing filed from the same lot of milk.
When received at the bureau the glass
bottles invariably showed slight leak
age around the caps, the paper bottles
did not.
In every instance the milk in the
paper bottle contained fewer bacteria
than did that in the glass bottle, the
average being fourth as many as in
the latter. Certified milk in the paper
bottles kept sweet two days longer
than that in the glass bottles. If
these paper retainers give such re-
suits in general use the delivery of
milk in cities bids fair to be revolu-
tionized. They are light, tightly
sealed, perfectly clean and sterile,
and are to be used but oSce, thus do
ing away with all bottle-washing in
private houses and in milk depots.
Their cost is such that they may be
used without increasing the price of
milk to the consumer. The subject
is one that should at once be thor
oughly Investigated to determine if
every day use confirms these labora-
tory findings. If it does a very great
advance has been made.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-01
Maklnn the Garden PAY.

This garden has a southeast eX.
posure," said Uncle Bob, (which Is
the best. | shall have all Of the rows
Of vegetables running north and south
so that they will get the full benefit
OF the sun. | am going TO divide 1t
with a path running each way for
convenience, and ] shall cultivate en-
tirely with hand tools. | rely partic-
ularly upon my combined double and
single wheel hoe, hill and drill seeder,
which saves me many an hour OF
back-brealdng, hard and uncomforta-
BILE work during the summer.
Lettuce and fadishes may be sowed
In many odd corners of the garden,
without interfering with other crops.
Oftentlmes crops fail to come up in
various places in the garden, and
these vacancies may be filed with
beets, carrots and turnips. The latter
may be planted as late as the first Of
September, and carrots up to the first
Of August. My early lettuce Is fol-
lowed by cabbages or excelsior peas
often put turnips In the ground
which has just grown q crop Of peas.
You will be able to find pretty nearly
all kinds OF common vegetables in this
garden. ! don't always succeed with
everything, and If | had only a very
small garden, | should confine my
self | think, to smaller list Sub
arban Life
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-01

Remarkable indeed is the life story,
with its rare experiences, of Mrs.
Sarah Ann Mellen, relates the San An
tonic Express, who, on Thursday,
April Is. at the home OF her daughter,
Mrs. e. G. Mellen, 726 San Pedro ave-
nue., celebrated the ninety-seyenth an
niversary of her birth.
Mrs Mellen's maiden name was
Sarah Ann Hilton. She was born April
IS. 1908, at Gloucester, Mass She
was twice married, her first and sec
ond husbands being brothers. The
first was David Mellen and the second
James Mellen. She lived in Cambridge,
Mass, for many years, and came to
San Antonio about eight years ago. AS
extraordinary as it may seem since
that time she has visited Boston and
Cambridge, making two trips, the
last one about four years ago. Both
times she stood the trip well. and re-
turned feeling much improved and in
better spirits for having visited the
scenes of her earlier life.
Mrs. Mellen, during her long life,
has met personally many of the truly
great men of this country and num-
Der of famous foreigners. She twice
met the Marquis de La Fayette, the
first time at the ceremony of laying
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-01

The part which cavalry horse
takes in a battle can never be filed by
any machine, no matter what its capa-
bilities. The horse seems, in the hour
oil battle at least, to take on character
tstics which belong only to being
endowed with reason. He partakes Of
the hopes and fears of the conflict, the
same as his rider. If he has been six
months in the service he knows every
bugle call AS the column swings in
to line and waits the horse grows
nervous with waiting, and If the wait
be long will often tremble and sweat.
AS the call comes to advance the rider
can feel him working at the BIT with
his tongue to get 1t between his teeth.
AS he moves out he will either try to
get on faster or bolt. The lines will
carry him forward, and after a min
ute he will lay back his ears, and one
can feel his sudden resolve to brave
the worst and have done with it as
soon as psssible.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-01
Science of the Balanced Ration.

AT a convention OF dairymen, in a
discussion of the balanced ration, a
speaker said:
All animals require in the food
enough substance to meet the eX-
penses of the body in carrying on its
physiological functions. Every move.
ment of muscle, the beating of the
heart, breathing, etc, requires the
expenditure of energy that comes
largely from certain compounds in
the food, which compounds we call
protein. We know then that If an
animal is to live and work, the food
must contain protein sufficient TO
meet their constant expenses The
harder. an animal works the greater
these expenses, HENCE the more pro
TEN must the food contain.
Again, we give carbohydrates and
fats to accomplish another purpose.
The temperature of a COW is constant.
practically at SO deg f. 1t is constant
in man at the same mark. How essen
tial it is that this constant tempera-
ture be maintained is very apparent
in the human system when we realize
that one.half degree below normal
gives us chill, while one half to one
uegree above normal gives us a fever,
either condition incapacitating the
man for work. If we should attempt
to keep the temperature of box the
size of COW at SO deg. +. by the aid
of an oil lamp we would soon be
made aware of the immense amount
of heat thus required. The animal
herself is constantly keeping up this
enormous expenditure of heat, but she
has only one source upon which to
draw and that is manifestly the food
consumed. The peculiar functions of
the carbohydrates and fats is to keep
up the body supply OF heat, in fact
they are more efficient as heat pro
ducers than are the other compounds
OF the food The science of bal
aaced ration then consists in supply.
ing enough protein to take care of
the daily waste of protoplasm to the
animals body and in supplying a
sufficient amount of carbohydrates
and fats TO maintain the temperature
of the animals body
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-01

Judge Spencer R. Atkinson, former
justice of the Supreme Court, tells
that early in his career he took case
for a Southern client The amount
involved being less than one hundred
dollars, the trial came off in a JUS.
tees court. The jury disagreed, so a
new one was called, with the same
result. This went on until seven jur.
les had disagreed Then, just before
the eighth trial, Mr.. Atkinson re-
ceived the following note from the jus
tice of the peace: 81 write this to
let you know the case of Beckham
agin Lyles can not be tried no more
in this court. You have used up all
the juries in the district, and it won't
be possible to get no more juries I'M
moves in. have wrote the same no.
tice to the other side" AS no notice
has yet been received that a new jury
has grown UP. the case is still un.
settled
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-01
Cavalry Horses in Battle

A man seldom cries out when hit in
the turmoil of battle, and it is the
same with horse. Five troopers out
of six when struck with a bullet are
out of their saddles in a minute. II
hit in the breast or shoulder, up go
their hands and they get heavy fall;
If in the leg, foot or arm they fall for
ward and roll off. Even with a foot
cut off by jagged piece of shell,
horse will not drop. 1t is only when
shot in the head or heart that he
comes down. The horse that loses his
rider and is unwounded himself will
continue tc run with his set of tours
until some movement throws him out
Then he goes galloping here and there,
neighing with fear and alarm, but will
not leave the field. When he has
come upon several riderless steeds
they fall in and keep together. and the
rally OF the bugle often will bring
them into the ranks together.-Mon
treal Herald.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-01

pulled from their sockets by the strain
to which they were being subjected
as the vehicle went humping and
bounding over the road.
Meanwhile the regiment had brol-
en- ranks and started in wild pursuit.
Bandsmen who had dropped their in
struments, privates with and without
rifles, and officers, mounted and on
foot, were streaming over the fields,
jumping bitches, breaking through
hedges and vaulting walls in the hope
of heading off and stopping the run
away. At last the road took an up
ward turn, and the horse becoming
exhausted, Mrs Commeline was able
to regain control of him and bring him
to stop.
Coll Ovens, pale with excitement
and concern, was the first to come up.
care you hurt, MADAME" he asked
anxiously, as he assisted the fair
driver to alight.
NO gasped Mrs. Commeline, add
ing, as she saw the scattered regiment
approaching, SIS - my hat - on
straight"
The look of establishment that
spread over the colonel's face quickly
gave place to one OF admiration and
amusement.
by Jove. Ma'am," he exclaimed,
with bow and smile, you deserve
the Victoria Cross!"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-01
In Record Time.

Piney Flats. Tenn, May 29th.-
Especially Cured in two days of Rheu-
matism that had made his life tor
ture for two years, d. S. Hilton Of
this place naturally wants every
other sufferer from rheumatism to
know what cured him. 1t was Dodd's
Kidney Pills.
"Dodd's Kidney Pills are the grand.
est pill on earth" says Mr.. Hilton.
Il would not take any sum of money
for what they did for me. For two
years | had what the doctors called
rheumatism. | could hardly walk
around the house. 1t seemed to be
in nay back and hip and legs. tried
everything but nothing helped me till
| got Dodd's Kidney Pills"
Two days after | took the first
dose all pain left me and it has never
come back since. | can't praise Dodds
Kidney Pills too much"
Rheumatism is caused by uric acid
in the blood. Healthy kidneys take
all the Uric Acid out of the blood.
Dodds' Kidney Pills make healthy
kidneys
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-01
laAAz!|Iz!2{'YY
lpa5l' Is
Aduiteratins Dairy Products.

The adulteration of dairy products
does not mean only the putting in OF
bulky substances to deceive the Gus.
toner that finally buys them. The
term has much broader meaning in
the view OF the law-making powers
that have attempted to deal with the
subject. Milk may be adulterated by
the addition Of water, and that is the
most common way of adulterating 1t,
but the man that adds any preserva
tive adulterates his milk and is blam-
able under the law. The adulteration
with personalities is more harmful
to the people than the adulteration by
means of added water When the
water is added a little money is
hlched from the pocket of the CON
sumner, but in adulterating by means
OF adding formaldehyde the producer
takes the health away from the one
that uses il, if the adulteration be
heavy or If the consumer be weak.
Adulteration OF butter consists gen.
orally of adding what is known as
neutral oil and selling it for butterfat.
But of late years other kinds OF adul.
terations have been brought in, many
oil which are more subtle than that or
adding foreign substance to the but
ter. One kind of adulteration is TO
add more water than the butter would
naturally contain by working the but.
ter at a high temperature. A second
kind Of adulteration Is done by churn'
ing at high temperature, thus add.
ing large quantity of casein with
the butterfat. The resultant butter
is largely cheese and will develop a
cheesey flavor in a few weeks If not
used. In either case direct fraud has
been committed on the consumer. Not
only should every honest man refrain
from adulterating his butter, but the
officers of the law should be keen in
hunting out violators of the law
against adulteration.
The common way of adulteratins
cheese has been to add neutral oil
and other compounds not butter or
cascin to take the place Of butter fat
that had been removed. That has
been largely stopped by the officials,
but the new way is to skim off part OF
the butter.fat from the milk that is to
be made into cheese, giving full
cream" cheese that is not full cream,
but has in it too much casein. 1t is. in
reality, a skim cheese, even though
the milk from which it is made may
be what is known as three per
cent" milk.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-01
Great Rrltaln,s Butter imports.

In 1887 Great Britain was importing
about $4,000 tons Of butter per year.
Last year she imported 212,0O0 tons.
This is an increase of $4,000 tons in
seventeen years, or an average in
crease per year of 5000, tons. The
population of Great Britain has dou.
bled in fifty years, but the butter i'm.
ports have very much more than kept
pace with the increase of population.
Denmark is the greatest source OF but
ter supply the United Kingdom has
to-day. Germany used to send about
5000 tons annually, but has now prac-
tically dropped out of the race. The
Australasian colonies are becoming
year by year bigger factors in the i'm
portation Of butter.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-01

A good story is told concerning En-
peror Williams visit to Corfu. A
party OF English midshipmen we're re-
turning to their ships, after an ex-
cursion on foot to Achilleon, the EN-
press of Austria's palace. On arriv-
ing at the ferry, they found that the
boat was too small to carry the whole
party. and three or four of the mid
shipmen stripped and swan over,
passing as they did so the nunnery on
Ulysses Island, which is situated half
way across. Emperor William, on
hearing of the incident, signaled to
Admiral Sir Compton Domvie II
hear your midshipmen have been
shocking the good nuns by their cos
tunes" TO which the admiral replied.
also by signal: "Have heard may
mention your majesty is misinformed
in one particular the young gentle
men hadn't any costumes"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-01
Horse Eager for Company

Tom and Jerry are sixteen-year-old
horses owned by Jersey City lawyer
who has a farm at New Brunswick,
n. J. They are greatly attached to
each other and are apparently miser-
ible unless together.
Jerry has been blind for several
/. ears and Tom has appointed himself
lis mates guardian. They occupy adj
lining stalls and spend hours rub
ng noses.
For long time after Jerry lost his
81 ght the stableman found the blind
horse in his companions stall every
m prning. He couldn't understand how
ne managed to unite the halter and
told his employer that he guessed
somebody was playing pranks in the
stable.
hut the pranks continued so long
tina. he was directed to solve the mys-
terry. He hid in the hay, where he
could get full view of Tom and Jerry
IN their stalls, and waited develop
-nentS.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-01
.ATAX|A is DURABLE
REPORTED CURE STANDS TEST OF
FULL INVESTIGATION.
A Former Victim of Locomotor Ataxia
Now FREQ from Suffering and
Actively at Work.

A Former Victim OF Locomotor Ataxia
Now FREQ from Suffering and
Actively ut Work.
eyes, said Mr.. Watkins to a reporter,
cit is true that have been cured Of
ataxia by DR.. Williams Pink Pills"
.Are you sure you had locomotof
ataxia?"
1.-THE doctors themselves told me 80.
Besides recognized the symptoms.
"What were they?"
"Well, the first indications were
stiffness about the knee joints that came
on about four years ago. A few months
after that appeared, my walk got to DO
uncertain, shaky like. lost confidence
i'm nv power to control the movements
q my legs. Once, when was in the
cellar, started to pick up two scuttles
of coal, and my legs gave way suddenly,
and tumbled all in heap in basket.
I couldn't close my eyes and keep my
balance to save my life. Then had
fearful pains over my whole body and
lost control over my kidneys and my
bowels"
"How about your general health ?"
Sometimes was so weak that / had
TO keep my bed and my weight fell of
twenty pounds. Things looked pretty
bad for me until ran across q youny
man who had been cured by DIR. Wiz
Hams Pink Pills and who advised me -
try them"
"Dd these pills help You rightaway"
81 didn't see much improvement un'
til had used six boxes. The first benz.
ct noticed was better circulation ald
a picking up in strength and weight. !
gradually got confidence in my ability
to direct the movements of my legs, ata
in the course of seven or eight months
all the troubles had disappeared.
"Do you regard yourself as entirely
we'll now?"
Il do the work Of well man at any
rate. / can close my eyes and stand W.
all right aud move about the same g.,
other men. The pains are all gone CT.
cent an occasional twitch III the calvsJ
of my legs" :.
Mr.. James II. Watkins resides at No. u
Westerlo street, Albany, NY. Dr.Wu
liams' Pink Pills can be obtained at any
drug store. They should be used as soon
as tie first signs of locomotor ataxia ap
pear il peculiar numbness OF the feet
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-06-01

They came at a late hour. Tom
showed his nose over into Jerry's stall
and whinnied. Jerry poked his nose
close up to Toms ear, and the man
in the hay was almost certain that he
saw the horse with the good eyes
smile
Then Tom turned his head around
and looked all over the stables as if
to learn if the coast was clear. mo-
ment later he was Juggling away with
his teeth, and he didn't stop until his
team mate was free.
Old Jerry slowly backed out of his
stall and crowded in alongside Tom,
who greeted him with an unmistak-
able neigh of delight. This trick was
repeated night after night, and now
the horses spend half their time in
Toms. STALL
The sorrels have been pensioned
off and are living in ease and luxury
on the farm, as a reward for faithful
sevice.-New York Sun.