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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-11
sILAeE IN FATTENING STEERS.
Prof. Thomas Shaw Thinks That Corn
silage Cannot Be Beat.

In corn growing areas it is my con-
v1ctlon that no food for growing or
for fattening steers will prove cheaper
or more valuable than corn silage In
saying this | know the opinion ex.
pressed is counter to what many be-
lieve who live in the corn belt, but
will not take back or modify the
statement
A steer that is fattening and that
weighs 1000 pounds should be fed
from 80 to 40 pounds of corn silage
daily. 1t goes well with clover hay
or alfalfa or any leguminous fodder
or the latter five pounds or about
that much would be wanted per day.
The grain ration, fed ground, would
be about a pound or slightly more per
day for every pound of the live weight
OF the steer. The amount mentioned
is for steer after he is on full feed
Leading up to full feed, considerably
less would be used. The meal should
be fed on the silage. When the silage
is put in the feed box, the meal is
thrown over it and the meal and
s'AAe1SS OIL . iiIlaSu MllllO IuGy are DGluS
eaten, which means that all is re-
chewed in chewing the cud which is
favorable to thorough digestion.
1t will not answer to feed only silage
as the fodder ration. Some dry fod-
der is necessary as a safeguard but
when the silage is sweet and good, it
would be safe to feed somewhat more
than the amounts mentioned Fed in
suitable amounts the succulence ex-
ercises a favorable influence on diges-
ton.
The day is certainly coming when
there will be great extension in the
building of silos. and it cannot come
too soon. No other method of saving
corn will compare with it. 1t utilities
the entire product, stalk and grain.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-11
Liqht-Toed Gentry.

THE best pickpockets. said the de-
tective, ARE the Hindoos. You have
to call them light-toed as we'll as light
fingered, for they can lift watch or
purse as easily with their feet as with
their hands. Trained from childhood,
these bare-footed rascals are wonder
fully skillful with their toes. This
gives them a great advantage. A Hin
doc in crowd will stand with his
arms ostentatiously folded and sneak
with his foot the wallet from your
trousers pocket"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-11
How She Prepared.

A French gentleman anxious to find
wife for nephew went to a matri-
monial agent, who handed him his list
of lady clients Running through this
he came to his wifes name, entered
as DESTROYS of obtaining husband be-
tween the ages of % and 35-a blonde
preferred. Forgetting his nephew, he
hurried home to announce the discov-
cry to his wife. The lady was not at
all disturbed. "Oh yes she said,
that is my name. put it down when
you were so i'll in the winter and the
doctors said we must prepare for the
worst"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-11
ITS AN IOWA
Farm And Needs No introduction
100 at This Price Should Be Tia.
ken quickly.

No. 1. 16O acres miles from
town, good roads, phone in house,
and r. F. D. at door, 40 rods to
school, 100 acres level second bot.
tom fine deep soil, 40 acres rolling, no
waste land, about 40 seeded to clover
and timothy, fine crop of corn on
clover sod, going 70 bushels per acre,
any of this farm will produce that
amount, the corn is on the rolling, 40
we'll fenced, 10 acres hog pasture
fenced with woven wire, finely wat.
cred, deep we'll and Windmill, we'll at
house, fine or room house,
fine new frame barn, some orchard.
Here is a snap at s65, will go to SIS
before a year. Terms $4,000 to
$4,000, by March 1, 1907. Easy terms
on balance. Journal.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-11
so acres at $40
A small home for you at a small
price. Surroundings all neat
and handy. Near schoolhouse

No. Sls. miles from county seat
flne roads, r. f. d. at door, 20 rods to
school, good neighborhood, land LAYS
nice, rolling, no waste land all tillable
and under cultivation, about one-half
IN tame grass, balance under pillow, g
fine walnut grove of about two acres,
large trees, nice grove around build
lngs which are in good location,
good barn, cribs, orchard aud plenty
OF small fruit, good we'll painted
tour or five room house, stone. walled
cellar, all kinds of water. A fine little
home and farm for some one. About
one. half cash, balance time.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-11
20 acres at $40. so
Handy to town, phone in house, mail
at door, mile to church, Il mile
to school. Can't beat IL for nrlce

No. 81. 100 acres at $3.50. ! miles
from county seat, fine road, r. f. d. at
door, on phone line to all points in
Audubon and Guthrie counties. Y
mile to school, l mile to church, good
neighbors, about 80 acres under plow,
rolling but not rough, about forty
acres bluegrass and brush pasture.
good soil, fair fences, fair stables,
sheds, etc This farm has been rented
for some time and needs eeding down
good four-room house almost new
corn cribs. $1,000 to 1000 payment,
easy terms on balance.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-11
Latest Social Nuisance.

What we are chiefly suffering from
Just at this moment is the Unsuitable
mania for experimenting with tel
epathy, with transference and uncanny
"occultism" in general, which seems
to have taken possession of society,
says Home Chat. To-day you are con-
frpnted on all sides with professions
OF absolute faith in all sorts of anti
quated superstitions which We're sup
posed to have been discredited years
ago.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-11
Tragic Nine of Diamonds.

Carefully preserved at Stairs castle,
the Aberdeenshire seat of the earl of
Enroll, is single playing card which
recalls never to be forgotten trag-
edy. 1t is the nine of diamonds
(hence called to this day the curse
of Scotland"), on which the duke of
Cumberland wrote his order for the
butchery of the brave Highlanders
who were taken prisoners at the fate.
full battle of Culloden.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-11
Americans Eating Mutton.

The Americans are getting the nut
ton eating habit. Heretofore thew
have been welded to the sirloin steak
but now they are catching on to the
merits OF the mutton chop. This
change in taste means much for the
future of the sheep man, for the sheer
will make good meat out of much food
which is generally wasted on the
farm, while the income from the WOO
may be counted anyhow as so much
clean profit.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-11
A r1ONEY 1AKER
Improve this Yourself and then
Get the Raise.

A. Z. 20 acres at $3.50 till Janu.
airy LIST, 1907 and after that $50. Four
and one-half miles from fine town on
Rock Island, good roads, 16O almost
level, balance rolling, good soil, no
stone, sand nor burs, fenced hog and
cattle pasture, big orchard, fine
groves, some timber nicely watered,
new four room house, stables, good
stock and grain farm at low price.
5000 to $500 down, balance long time.
Journal
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-11
FISHING by Wireless.

A large fisheries company operating
along the Atlantic coast keeps track
Of the shoals of fish by means of Wire
less telegraphy The fleet comprises
40 vessels. When the coastwise
steamships sight the fish they can
communicate their movements to the
other vessels Immediately.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-11
The Head of the Herd.

One farmer says that the
poorer the sows are the create,
is the necessity for a good boar
This is true. A medium quail
ity boar bred on poor sows will moi
lift up the average very fast. The
head of the herd is the chief factor In
the improvement of the herd.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-11
If They Only Would.

@If farmers could and would drive
horses attached to wagons through
the country districts at the rate of 40
or so miles an hour, occasionally
knocking an auto over an embank-
ment, or making it run away, what a
howl the auto owners would make!-
Franklin News.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-11
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To Trade

An elegant hotel, modern in it's
equipments, remote enough from
main street and depot to be PER-
FEcTLY LOCATED. Has a fine pat.
ronage. Owner started in this
property poor but has become
wealthy. Will take Iowa land in
exchange and if necessary will put
some money with it to facilitate an
exchange. Reason for changing,
lost his wife and desires to retire.
The JOURNAL,
Extra Iowa
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-11
On the Job.

Merchant (to applicant for clerk
ship)-and have you had much ex-
perience in this line of business 2"
Applicant-"Lots Of it. Why, I've
been in 10 different situations of the
kind within the last three years"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-11
The First Skyscraners.

Trees. Their tenants were monkeys.
Our alleged ancestors were afraid of
the terrible beasts that walked on the
earth. and darkness was not to their
liking. So they slept in the treetops,
where there was little light on the
darkest night.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-11
Warm Weather Hog Shelter.

corner of the hog lot may be erected
four posts in addition to two fence
posts, says Prairie Farmer. Three
strlngers are placed across three pairs
OF these posts and boards nailed over
the top as indicated in the sketch
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-11
corean Patriotism,

The other day a Corean gendarme
went to the office where subscriptions
toward the public debt are being re-
ceived, and having paid in his money
cut his finger and with the blood
wrote an oath to support the move
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-11
The Pace Gets swlfter.

1t requires more energy for man
to succeed to-day than it required 20
years ago, more talent, more capital
OF brains and faculty; the competition
Is keener, the race is swifter, the life
Is faster. Hence the list of sacrifices
to the Moloch of overwork.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-11

Automobile Topics, 80 aged and in
firm people who had not been able
to go to church for years, were taken
to the communion service in auto
mobiles.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-11
Things Worth knowino.

Guard within yourself that treas
ure, kindness. Know how to give
without hesitation, how to lose with
out regret, how to acquire without
meanness.-George Sand.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-11
ment to the best OF his ability
Corea News.
The End of vaIhalIa.

Valhalla is the appropriate name
of the village near White Plains, N.
T., which is to be submerged by the
great $5,0O0,O00 dam to be construct
ed soon. Land damages will cost an
other $5,OO0,OOO, and Valhalla, like
Atlantis, will pass into tradition.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-11
W. D. HoweIIs on Horse.Racino.

In world where sins are apt to be
ugly, says Mr.. Howells, writing in
Harper's of the Doncaster races, a
horse race is so beautiful that if one
loves beauty he can practice an aes-
thetic virtue by SHINING in that art.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-11
En- M asse.

Cali things come to him who waits"
said the professor, inspecting the
plate Of corned beef hash that had
been brought to him at last, after de-
lay of Is minutes.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-11
To Improve Canned Fruits.

A chemist advises that canned
fruits be opened an hour or two be-
fore being eaten. The oxygen of the
air is then restored and the taste is
improved
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-11
Human Spirit Level.

Within the inner part of your ear,
deep in the bone, is quantity Of
fluid which acts as spirit level, and
enables you to keep your balance.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-11
Short Hours.

First Burglar-Gee! it makes a fell
Ter feel blue to see the nights gittin'
so short.-Harper's Magazine.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-11
HOGS IN SUMMER.
Shelter from the Heat of the Sun
Should Be Provided.

The sketch shows a simple means
of providing shelter for hogs. This plan
is intended to afford protection from
the hot sun and sudden storms. In
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-11
Second sioht

Marriage is the result of falling in
love at first sight Divorce comes
when you get your second sight
Smart Set.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-11

New ZeaIand's White Population.
The white population of New Zea.
land is now 100000, having increased
10000 in the last five years.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-11

Normal Mans Breathing.
A normal man breathes 10000 times
in the course of one day.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-11

Helping the Fallen.
1t is a kingly act to help the fallen
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-11

Extravaganza in New York.
New York city, with twice the popu-
lation of Chicago, has current expenses
nearly four times as great.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-11

Auto as Church Aid.
In Brooklyn recently. according to
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-11
Real PHILOSOPHERS Sto,

Franklin: If you know how to
spend less than you get you have the
philosophers stone.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-07-11

Quick Relief for Asthma Sufferers
Foley's Honey and Tar affords i'm
mediate relief to asthma sufferers in
the worst stages and if taken in time
will effect cure. Sold by Nick
Doffing.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1907-07-10
FOURTH AT LAVALLE IN 1858
Pioneer Resident Gives Some Very
Early History.

The first celebration of independence
Day took place in LaValle in the year
1858. A band from a German settle
ment furnished the music and AttOr-
ney William Miles of Reedsburg was
the orator of the day. Instead of peo-
pie driving in with stylish equipages
and riding in automobiles, OK teams
were the means of transportation, and
they came in from all directions. A
big dinner was served, in which the
New England pork and beans, all
kinds of cakes, dutch cheese, and cof-
fee, figured prominently. Base ball
and all kinds of smaller sports were
the order of the day. The oldersettlers
related to the young generation var
ious stories of the early day when hair
breadth escapes and thrilling advent
ures were more common than nova
days.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1907-07-10
LOST ON SAUK PRAIRIE.
Young People Who Spent The Day a
Prairie du Sac Spent the Night
On the Prairie.

The joys Of those who celebrate away
from home do not always materialize
into such glowing realizations as the
roseate anticipations frequently prog
nosticate. TSyo loads of Baraboo peo-
pie, not satisfied with the quiet Fourth
devoid of noise or interesting excite
ment in the Gem City, decided to
spend the day at Prairie du Sac.
Everything went well and it is sup
posed that the pleasures of the day
came fully up to expectations until on
their return home. Both loads started
to return at the same time, about 1880
Wednesday evening. Near the out
skirts of Prairie du Sac, however, the
loads got separated one of them reach
ing BarabOO at II o'clock, while the
other got strayed for some reason or
other and wandered around on Sauk
Prairie, lost and unable to find the
way home until 6:55 the next morning
The members of the two loads were
as follows: Bliss Blakeslee, Charles
True, Paul Sneathen, Walter Andrews,
Schuyler Hull, Misses Gladys Pearson,
Gertrude Hall, Jessie Osborn, Harriet
Moran, and Grace Osborn.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1907-07-10
SMITH, KNIGHT NUPTIALS
Married at the Home of the Bride
3O8 Fifth Avenue-WilI Live
In Beloit.
(From Wednesdays DaIly.)

A beautiful wedding was soleminzed
at noon today at the residence of the
brides father, sos Fifth Avenue, when
Miss Mary Knight and Mr.. Claude
Smith were united in marriage, Rev.
J. M. Melear, d. D., pastor of the
First Methodist Episcopal church, per-
forming the impressive ceremony. The
bride was beautifully gowned in white
chiffon with valenciennes lace trim
ming and carried white carnations. The
bridesmaid, Miss Hazel Smith, was
tastily attired in French lawn with
hand embroidery which her own skill
had wrought. She carried pink
roses. Mr.. Smith and his best man
Robert Knight, wore the convention al
black. The decorations were pink and
white. Immediately after the cere-
mOny, hearty congratulations were eX-
tended the happy couple after which
the guests sat down to an elegant we'd
ding dinner The bride and groom are
very popular young people and have
innumerable friends to wish. them a
happy and prosperous life. The num-
erOus and handsome presents attest the
esteem in which they are held. The
bride is the daughter of Conductor H.
A. Knight, and the groom is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Smith of this
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith will be at home
to their friends at 1856 Oak street, Beloit,
after July 10th. A nicely furnished
home awaits their arrival.
AT the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Smith, SIS West street, re-
ception will be rendered in their honor
tonight. Those attending from a
distance were: Mrs. Howard Greenes
of Bloomington, Ill, and Mrs. A
Smith of KilbOurn.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1907-07-10
DIVORCE IS GRANTED
A Decree Granted in the Case Of Mrs
Josephine Stopper VS.. William
Stopper.
tFroIn Wednesdays Daily.1

At Madison today, Judge Stevens
granted divorce in the case of Mrs,
Josephine Stopper vs.William Stopper
of the town of Greenfield, ,Sauk county.
The ground for the action was stated
as cruel and inhuman treatment and
the alimony granted to Mrs. Stopper
was 81 ,041.5O. Another condition of
the separation is that neither of them
marry in the future. The Plaintiff
was represented by City Attorney John
NJ. Kelley of I he firm of Bentley and
Kelley and the defense was represented
by Attorney V. H. Cady.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1907-07-10
SKILLET CREEK
CLUB PICNIC

AS was expected the picnic of the
Skillet Greek Faamers' club, joined by
the Old Settlers was most enjoyable
occasion. Mr.. Hill, assisted by some
of his neighbors, had in advance put
the grounds in good order, providing
plenty of hitching places for teams
without encroaching on the grove.
Plenty of seats and swings were pro-
vided; also ice water in abundance
There were some practice games before
dinner and after dinner ere the various
groups of campers were fairly scattered
around, w. COWles was assembling the
prospective contestants and, assisted
by the secretary he soon had the pro-
gram started. The first taken up was
the running high jump, won by Roy
KunZelman with a record of 4 feet,
inches; standing high jump of 3 feet, 3
inches and standing broad jump of 8
feet were both won by Eben H. Toole;
Henry Marquardt won in the running
broad jump with IA feet. In races "
an Cahoon won first among boys s
years or under. Leslie Simpson won
in 8 to Is and Chas. Watkins in the
class of sixteen or over. Each of them
received as a prize a silk flag. Fern
Wickus won first-a silk flag for race
by girls under Is, and Anna Miles re-
ceiVed second prize of six geraniums.
In the ladies' race of 16 or over, ,Bevie
Bassett won the flag and Olive Bellows
the six geraniums. Mrs. w. Cahoon
received the flag for bean bag throwing
and Mrs. w. Ryan the six geraniums.
In ladies quoits, first was secured by
Miss Cora Rumpf and Miss Lydia
North, Mrs. Dora Cowles and Miss
Ethel Hodwell securing second. In a
second contest for the flag between the
Misses Rumpf and North Miss Cora
Rumpf won the flag. In the quoits
pitching contest between the Skillet
Falls, Pewits Nest and Lyons districts
Charles Kunzelman and L. Roser won
the flag for the Pewits Nest district.
Thanks of the Farmers club ale due
to Henry Moeller, Buckley & Taylor,
J. B. Donovan and A. Platt for favOrs
rendered.
The afternoons recreation closed
with game of base ball by the respec-
tive mines of Rocky Hill and Skillet
Creek neighborhoods, the latter win
ming with a good score. Fear of rain
started the crowd home somewhat
early in the evening but not before
they had experienced very enjoyable
time.
The next meeting of the club will be
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur
Cowles when the leading subject fol
discussion will be, Popular Athletics
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1907-07-10
If | Had Only Known,

soNG:-BY n. G.. ABBOTT OF OKEE,
One evening two lovers stood conversng the gate
Some words thoughtessly let which changed
their love to hate:-
Each turned in angry mood to walk alone
And say,through dreary after years; If only Known
IF had only known sweetheart that would part for
only those words loves golden chain could
Forgiveness would quick have sought love
For having wounded you dear heart IF only known
How oft through life away friends
behind
Through anced slight, idle word spoke by tongue un
kind,
cold in beneath the church.
yard stone
We say midst unavaling tears; If had only known
IF had only known, friend, would part for
If I had only known whm, friendship thus could
sever;
Forgiveness dear would have sought quickly
atone
For having doubted you dear heart If only known
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1907-07-10
FROM AROUND
THE COUNTY

The story comes from Reedsburg
that when the cyclone first appeared
two men were out fishing and, in en-
deavoring to get away from the de-
struction, were picked up, only saving
themselves from immediate transla-
ton like Elijah of old, by catching
the limb Of tree as the storm carried
them into the skies. There they hung
with grim determination, their feet
dangling skyward until the storm had
spent it's fury, after which they came
home and told about it.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1907-07-10
Work on GAINESVILLE Yards

Work on construction of the New
Northwestern yards at Janesviile is
being rushed. A force of 400 men is
at work leveling and grading and two
work trains are being used by the
Northwestern. When complete there
will be forty-eight stall engine house,
machine shops md accommodation fol
/ 900 cars on the side tracks. 1t is
aimed to relieve the congested condi'
ton of the Fortieth street yards Chi
cago.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1907-07-10
Echoes From The Storm.

Atty. Daniel Ruggles lost five head
of cattle struck by lightning from the
storm of Thursday night.
Fifty phones in Portage were dis
abled by the storm of Wednesday night.
Cattle and buildings to rather large
amount in dollars loss were destroyed
by the lightning in Columbia county.
The telephone connections at central
at Reedsburg were most all of them
blown out during the storm of Thurs
daY evening.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1907-07-10

One of the biggest crushed stone con
tracts ever let in this part of the state
was given out when the Richmond
quarry near Watertown secured the
job of furnishing all the stone for the
construction of the new dam at Kill
bourn. They will begin work on this
contract about August 1, two seasons
being required to get out all the ma
terial for the abutments and dam
proper.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1907-07-10
Winnebago Blue Berry Dance

The annual blueberry dance which
takes place among the Winnebagos at
the opening of the blueberry harvest is
in full swing near the mission at Black
River Falls. For days remnants of
the tribe have been gathering from all
points to meet on the old hunting
grounds of their forefathers when the
usual ceremonies in which thanks are
offered to the Great Spirit for the
bountiful crop are enacted. The berry
crop this season is especially good.