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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-03-01
BAKERSFIELD HOLLOW.

Lydia Mayo has completed work FOR
Mrs. G. Eldrcd and returned to her home
in West BerSshirc--Charlcs Shackctt has
taken his family from the poor house and
they have moved to EnosburGh There
are II inmates at the town farm at pres
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-03-01
BOSTON COPPER MARKET.

Boston. Feb. 2S.
There was "a further easing in prices
of coppcrs today. selling OF Amalgamated
was brisk. closing at lu7l.. Tho general
market was quiet.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-03-01
NEW YORK LIVE STOCK MARKET.

New York, Feb. IS
BEENES- Receipts. l. 97 head; good e
choice stcers slow; top grades barely
steady; medium Arm: bulls steady 10
strong; cows, t0c higher: steers, &75J
600: oxen, $40; bulls, s325d45O cows.
s200Ut-5; cables quoted live cattle lower
at 1l6ilH,c per pound; tops, l2c dressed
weight; refrigerator beef slow at S346eo
per pound; exports $40 cattle, 1,020 sheep
and 400 quarters of beef.
VES-Receipts, l.0S7 head vcals, G51
soc higher; all sold; veais. sjo1d93o; tops,
S9a009.5o; little calves. ,iNon450; barn-
yard fed calves, t3.5odto0.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Eeceipts. 5.0ol
head; market drm; sheep, Si.0o15oo; no
prime here lambs, H.0ou11j; prime year.
lings 500; fon sowing lambs at sld
each.
HOGs-Roccipts 17G5 head market
firm; state hogs ;s650f.75; choice light
and pigs $3.50
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-10-11

2 feet on centers. First floor joists are
2x10, placed IS inches on centers, un.
less cement or earth floor is used.
The box stall may be feet square,
which will leave two cow stalls about
3 feet wide, with partition between
them extending back to feet. In
each stall is placed a four 9x12 light
sash, hinged at the bottom and ar.
ranged to swing in at the top. A
sash of the same size Is set in the out
side sliding door of the stable. The
door between stable and carriage
room is also a sliding door. One win.
dow in each side of the carriage room
of two 6-light 9x12 sash, will provide
ample light. Two 4-light sash might
be placed in the door. If desired. in
place of one window.
4 harness closet is built in one cor
ner, says Farm and Home, which will
provide room for harness, blankets
wagon jack, etc.. A cupboard is built
in the stable for brushes and curry
comb, while a few hooks will take
care of the broom, shovel, fork, etc.
Access to the second floor is by lad.
der built against the partition back
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-10-11
ALASKAN CABLE IS BUSY.
Line to Be Duplexed and 200 More
Miles Added.

Few people who have not been over
the ground have any conception Of the
wonderful development of Alaskan in.
terests and trade. For instance, the
commercial receipts from the Alaskan
cable and telegraph lines for the
month of July amounted to s24,5c2.
The rapid increase in the demands
upon the system will be met by the
government by duplexing the cable.
The cable ship Burnside, which Is
10 install the duplexing apparatus at
the Alaskan end of the cable, will
carry about 200 miles OF new cable
for the extension Of the service to
Ketchikan. This extension will be
effected by tapping the lines from Sit
ka to Juneau at Cape Fanshaw. From
that point a branch line will be ex-
tended down the Wrangel, then to
Hadley on Prince of Wales island, and
then to Ketchikan, which is only 60
miles from Fort Simpson, the English
town which is to be the terminus of
the Grand Trunk and Pacific railroads.
1t Is believed that this additional
200 miles of cable will largely increase
the cable receipts, as it taps a coun.
try rich In mines, fishery and canning
industries and greatly in need of daily
communication with the United
States. 1t Is expected that this new
line will be completed by November /.
Pilgrim.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-10-11
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DURABLE HOG YARD FENCE.
Method Of Construction of One Out
Of Woven Wire.

The question of cheap, durable and
serviceable fencing for the small
yards adjacent to the piggery is an
important problem. says r. s. Shaw,
Of Michigan, in Prairie Farmer. Dur
ing the past, lumber in various forms
mas been converted into fences of diff
Ierent styles for this purpose, but now
It's scarcity and high price render its
use almost prohibitive.
A tight board fence probably makes
the most perfect one for turning hogs.
We have attempted to make a suit
able substitute, in large part, for the
lumber except In the case of the di-
Visions between the boar pens. The
tences forming our small pens are
constructed of woven wire with 2x6
inch material at bottom and top. The
plan Is shown in the accompanying
sketch. Cedar posts are placed in this
Ease, little less than eight feet apart.
They should not be more than this
distance for pen fences.) The posts
were notched out at the bottom and
top one inch deep and the width of
the 2x6. Thus the 2x6's when firmly
spiked In place, instead of being
dush, projected an inch out from the
surface of the post.
The 26-inch woven wire was placed
on the posts with top and bottom
wires just touching the 2x6's. The
woven wire was not stapled to the
end posts but each strand brought
around the post and wrapped on it.
self. The wire fencing was also
stapled to the intermediate cedar post
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-10-11
Anecdote Of Robert r. Hit.

The late Robert r. Hit had knowl.
edge of stenography which was Of
great value to him in debate. He has
been known to rise with his hand full
of shorthand notes of a speech Just
delivered to which he was about to
reply and woe to the man who &C.
cused Mr.. Hit of mlsquoting him. He
was the patron saint of the stenog-
raphers of the house. Not long ago
political influence was about to dis
place from the line of promotion a
young expert writer of shorthand from
Michigan whose work Mr.. Hit had
occasion to admire. Mr.. Hit went to
Speaker Cannon. This will never do.
Joe," said the shorthand authority of
the house. I'VE can't do without this
man. The house must have him" "All
right, Hitt," replied Speaker Cannon.
"If anybody knows the sort OF stenog.
raphers this house ought to have you
are the man" That settled 1t and the
Michigan stenographer held his place,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-10-11

II you need ram, get a good one.
No bull is so gentle that he can be
trusted to have horns.
Dehorn the calves when only a few
days old by means of caustic potash.
The trusted bull Is always the one
that does the mischief with his horns
Buttermilk alone is not an ideal ra-
ton for swine, but should be used
with other feeds. 1t will sharpen
their appetites If fed along with a
good corn ration and some clover
pasture.
The packers and bacon curers want
q long hog that will weigh ITS to 200
pounds with not more than 11a inches
of fat evenly distributed over the
back. Such hogs are best furnished
by the medium Yorkshires, Tam
worths and Cheshires and their
crosses or grades.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-10-11
KEEP THE OLD sow OVER.
Some Wise Advice In Reference to
the Management Of the Piggery.

There will be a strong temptation
to market the old SOW this fall on &C.
count of the high price of pork. Many
are of the opinion that their hog busi-
ness is more profitable when the sows
are turned off after raising litter or
two and the breeding stock chosen
from the youngsters, says the Swine
Breeders Journal. In this way one
gets rid of the expense of feeding the
old sows during the late fall and win.
ter months. The young ones must
be fed fairly well in any event, wheth.
er they be intended for breeding pur-
poses or for the meat market, and 1t
certainly Is the most economical from
the feed standpoint to let the old sows
go and fill the breeding pens with
young ones.
We do not favor this practice, how
ever, even under present conditions.
OF course there will be plenty of sows
in the corn belt this fall that are
worth s25 or $50 each for meat, and
where Is or 20 old sows are kept over
1t is true that some capital Is tied up
in time. Nevertheless, we believe In
the fixed policy of keeping over the
best old sows. Select those that bring
through good litter of uniform pigs.
There Is no question that the old sow
will raise more pigs, and raise them
better, than a young one. Further
more, by continuing the practice OF
breeding from mature sows, it will
materially contribute to keeping up
stamina and constitutional vigor.
There is a growing belief among
many swine men that the reduction in
stamina of certain breeds is not so
much due to the practice of inbreed-
ing as 1t Is to the mistake of contin-
ually breeding from young stock; that
is, from young sows and from young
males. Some of our best breeders
have found by using mature stock al.
ways, and by inbreeding sensibly they
can fix desirable characteristics only
in this way. If anyone would take the
time to examine any good pure-bred
swine herd he would find that the own.
er believes in the plan of breeding
from mature animals. While the man
who raises hogs for the meat market
has radically different object in
view, yet we believe that the same
principles apply and that the profits
in the end will be longer when the
plan of keeping the old sows as long
as they are able to raise large and
upiforr, Iittaro &c
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-10-11
"A SMALL THING"

Do you believe in progress? Do yol
believe that all the wonderful achieve
ments Of the nineteenth century-ths
railroad, the telegraph, the telephone,
electric light, kerosene, sewing ma
chine, agricultural machinery, steam,
ships, trolley cars, etc.-have made
life easier and better worth living?
do. l believe that man who lives
40 years under modern conditions has
experienced more life and better life
than Methusalem, though he had lived
20 centuries of his time.
The triumphs of the nineteenth cen.
fury were triumphs of human service
the placing OF knowledge and the
fruits of knowledge within the reach
Of the common man. Every mans
life Is better. happier, more secure be.
cause of them. We live more comfort.
able, more sociable lives in better and
more comfortable houses because Rf
them. Even the hopeless dweller N
the worst city slums is more com.
Portable in his physical conditions than
the middle-class citizen of the days OF
George Washington.
In little things as in great, comfort
and convenience have been the legacy
of the Century of Improvement"
Paint in certain sense, is a minor
matter, yet 1t gives beauty, healthful
ness and durability to our dwellings
Fifty years ago painting was a serious
proposition, luxury for the owners
of stately mansions who could afford
the expense of frequent renewals. To.
day ready mixed paint is so cheap, so
good, and so universal that no house
owner has an excuse for not keeping
his property well painted.
A small thing, indeed; yet several
hundred large factories, employing
thousands of chemists and skilled
workmen, are running every day in
the year to keep our houses fresh,
clean and wholesome.
A small thing, yet can of good
ready mixed paint, such as one may
buy from any reputable dealer, en-
bodies the study of generations of
skilled chemists, the toll of a thou
sand workmen in mill, laboratory and
factory, and the product of long
series Of special machinery invented
and designed just to make that can
of paint and to furnish us an infinite
variety Of tints, colors and shades.
1t was wonderful century, thai
nineteenth of our era, and not the
least of its wonderful gifts was that
same commonplace can of paint.
T., p
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-10-11
Chambers Joke on conkilnu.

Roscoe Conkling was capital boxer
and quite proud Of his skill. One
evening after considerable banter he
induced Senator Chandler to put on
the gloves" with him. He played with
Chandler for a few rounds, much to
the discontinue of the downeaster.
The latter bided his time and some
time later quietly brought profes.
sional pugilist to dinner where Conk.
ling was a guest. In the course Of
the evening "Mr. Smith" was induced
to engage in boxing bout with Mr..
Conkling. The professional danced
around the senator, landing when and
where he wished, playing with him as
he would with punching bag. The
elegant New York senator was dazed,
overwhelmed, Inundated, crushed.
When he surrendered and called
enough, as he did at last, Senator
Chandler smiled blandly and presented
the pugilist in his true colors.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-10-11
Hay for Sheep.

The best hay for sheep consists OF
clover and the tame grasses. Timothy
hay by itself is not so profitably fed
as is the same hay when mixed with
clover. The timothy hay is composed
of too large quantities Of fat-forming
elements and has a too small proper.
ton of protein. This latter gives
great vigor to the sheep and goes
to make muscles and the more sub
stantial portions of the carcass.
Strangely, only minority of the own.
ers of sheep have as yet found out
that the clovers make more profit.
able hay for sheep than the more com.
monty used grasses.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-10-11
Peas as Stock Feed.

The common field pea is extensively
grown In some parts of Canada for
the feeding of stock. 1t Is a vegetable
that succeeds best in the cold north
and Is more commonly grown above
the corn belt than in it. The large
amount of nitrogen in the pea insures
1t large protein content and this Is
especially valuable in the making of
muscle. It will, therefore, be seen
that peas are very we'll adapted to
growing stock, as they provide the
food out of which to create the new
tissues. The peas are ground before
being fed, and the meal that results
Is very heavy. 1t will give the best
results If 1t is mixed with bran or
even with corn meal to make 1t
tighter.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-10-11
LOOSE TEETH
Made Sound by Eating erape-Nuts.

Proper food nourishes every part Of
the body, because Nature selects the
different materials from the food we
eat, to build bone, nerve, brain, mus
Gle, teeth, etc.
All we need is to eat the right kind
Of food slowly, chewing it velour
digestive organs take 1t up into the
blood and the blood carries 1t all
through the body, to every little nook
and corner.
If some one would ask you, us
3rape-Nuts good for loose teeth ?"
you'd probably say, mo. I don't see
how 1t could be-" But q woman In
Ontario writes:
"For the past two years I have used
5rape-Nuts Food with most excellent
results. It seems to take the place
If medicine in many ways, builds up
the nerves and restores the health
generally.
"a little Grape-Nuts taken before re-
firing soothes my nerves and gives
sound sleep" because 1t relieve ir-
ritability of the stomach nerves, being
l predigested food.)
Before l used Grape-Nuts my teeth
we're loose in the gums. They were so
bad was afraid they would some day
al fall out. Since ! have used Grape
Nuts 1 have not been bothered any
more with loose teeth.
"All desire for pastry has disappear
ed and have gained in health, weight
and happiness since began to use
Name given by Postum
Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Get the IA
nous little book, "The Road to Well
Ville," in pkgs. There's reason"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-10-11
scaIy Diseases of Hoos.

Scaly diseases of Hogs are produced
by excessive heat in the summer and
cold in the winter. These are greatly
benefited by providing sheds during
the hot weather and comfortable quar-
tiers when it is cold. If the pig is fat,
give it from one to two ounces of sui
phate of magnesia, dissolved in one
half pint of water. Then give 1t one
half dram acetate of potash three
times a day. Diet during this time
should be of cooling nature.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-10-11
Front Elevation of Carriage House

Of the cows. The hole through the
floor is covered with door to shut In
cold weather. A door feet wide Ia
left in one end of the barn, through
which to take hay, straw and grain.
Two grain bins are built mouse tight
over the cows and the grain brought
to the first floor through spouts. Such
building can be built very cheaply
and will prove ample for a village
place.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-10-11

and the top and bottom wires to the
2x6's, against which they rested.
The woven wire used was special
hog fence with seven lateral wires,
top and bottom wires No. 9 and in
teTmediate No. IL. There are % No.
II cross wires to the rod. The woven
wire and 2x6 make the fence 38 inchc5
high. This has furnished a cheap
fence and after three seasons use we
are perfectly satisfied with 1t. But
one repair has been made and that at
point where a flaw occurred in the
wire. The openings of these pens
consist of doors which slide up and
down in grooves at the sides, dropping
into slots at the bottom to prevent
pigs from opening them.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-10-11
Laundry work at home would /

Laundry work at home would be
much more satisfactory II the right
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness, It Is usually neces-
sary to use so much starch that the
beauty and fineness Of the fabric is
hidden behind a paste of varying
thickness, which not only destroys the
appearance, but also affects the wear
Ing quality of the goods. This trouble
can be entirely overcome by using De-
fance Starch, as It can be applied
much more thinly because Of its great
or strength than other makes.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-10-11
Remarkable Double Wedding.

A remarkable double wedding has
been celebrated in a Viennese church.
manufacturer named Muller mar.
ried a widow, while at the same time
his son married the widows daughter.
Thus the father becomes the father.
in-law of his own son, and the moth
er also the mother-in-law of her
daughter.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-10-11
Merrick
DustIess Streets in England.

The streets of Nottingham, England.
are sprinkled with water in which
chloride of calcium has been dissolved
and are therefore dustless. One dress
ing every three or four weeks Is
enough to keep them so; even In the
hottest weather. The cost is very
small
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-10-11
To Launder White SILK handkerchief.

Do not put white silk handkerchiefs in
the ordinary wash, as they are easily
Numbered at home. Make strong lather
of Ivory Soap and water, but do not
rub the soap on the handkerchief or use
soda. Rinse and iron while damp with
Q moderately bot iron.
ELEANOR r. PARKER.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-10-11

Origin Of England's National Debt.
England's national debt originated
In the reign OF William Ill, whose
FIRST loan was obtained In 1894.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-10-11
A SMALL CARRIAGE HOUSE.
Description of Way to Build Mos;
Convenient Structure.

Plans of a building 1Sx24 feet In
size, with stalls for two cows, box
stall for horse, and room for two
buggies, is shown in the illustration.
Stills 6xS inches should be set on posts
or piers. The studding is II feet long,
of 2x4 inches. The first floor s feet in
the clear and floor joists 2xS, placed
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-10-11

Mems Shoes, s6 20 $3.50. Boys shoes. 50
20 1928. Womsn's Shoes, $500 TO $3.50.
Misses g. Childreu's Shoes, So 20 Sl.OO.
Try w. l., Douglas WoInen's, Misses and
Children's shOesi for style, At and wear
they excel other makes.
II could take you Into my large
factories at Brockton, Mass. land show
you how carefully WI. Douglas shoes
are made, you would then understand
why they hold their shape, fit better,
wear longer, and are O. greater value
than any other make.
Wherever you live, you can obtain w. l..
Douglas shoes. His name and price Is stamped
on the bottom, which protects You against bigh
prices and Interior shoes. Take no s1bstis
fute. Ask your dealer Tor w. l.. Douglas shoes
and insist upon having them.
FAST Color Egeiets used; they tyH not Veuy byassu
Write Tor illustrated Catnlog Of Fall styles.
w. L. DOUGLAS Dept l2s brockton, Mass
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-10-11

For fiexibility. smooth finish, stiff
ness and durability, Defiance Starch
has no equal-10c for 16 OF.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-10-11
The Serious Man.

de man who takes hisse'f seriously
every minute of his life," said Uncle
Eben. "allus gifts to be one Of two
things--a hero or Joke"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-10-11

PUTNAM FADELESS DYES produce
the brightest and fastest colors nth less
work and no muss.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-10-11

About two-thirds of a mans friends
are enemies in disguise.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-10-11

Ap honest man Is not the worse
because a dog barks at him.-From
the Danish.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-10-11

Mrs. winsiow's Soothing Syrup.
FOR chdIen teething sofIens the gums, reduces In.
ANIMATION aays pain. cures wind codo. go bottle
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-10-11

III Tic wall VI the
pig pen. When
this trough is
pulled outward it
may be filled with
feed or slop and
then pushed in so
that the pigs may
get 1t. BY turn
ing a button, ex-
plains Farm and
Home, it will hold
in place and the
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-10-11

Hurt, Bruise or Sprain
st. Jacobs Oil relieves from pain.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-10-11

People with real troubles never ad.
vertise them.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-10-11
You Ought TO Know

Have you heard about our wonderful Rice Lands
that bring mOIe revenue than any other lands Ia
American
DO you know that they will also produce hne crops
~ corn, oats. cane. cotton fruits and vegeInbesi
DO yOu know that three new airOads thru this
section are going 20 make the price OF land iump2
Wr-e us and let us send fulllnformAtlOn.
w. w. DUSOh a. BIO. Crowley, Ia.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-10-11
CONVENIENT PIG TROUGH.
II Is Easily Made of Two Eisht-lnch
Boards.

Make a trough of two eight-inch
boards so that it will set upon hinge
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-10-11
THE STOCK.

pigs will not displace it. This is
useful device for feeding calves.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-24
Leaves Fortune to Her Pets.

The fact that Cecilia \. Wolsey,
who WIS formerly a performer on the
vaudeville stage under the name of
Lillian Western. bequoathed $4,000
for the care of her dog. parrot and a
cage of live birds. became known re
Gently when her will was filed in New
York City.
Harriet T.. Gates. Il friend of the
dead woman, is charged with the
care of the animals, and Miss Wolsey's
will provides that she shall have the
use OF the $4,000 for that purpose
After the death OF Mrs. Gates, the will
stipulates, the remainder of the money
shall go to the American Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
to care for Miss Wolsey's pets If they
outlive Mrs. Gates, and If not. to care
for other homeless animals.
Miss Wolsey was musical speci-
alist" on the vaudeville stage, and re-
tired from it a year ago, having only
her pets as companions.