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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-07-07
Eat Muslrat, Maybe; Farm in Chicago

emphasized its cheapness and its
good qualities, including flavor and
nutritious value. The farm may en-,
able many people to follow his advice.
The three owners will be the only
trappers on the land. They will pre-,
vent poaching and will guard the rats
carefully that they may multiply as
rapidly as possible. In the fall they
will trap, and after the pelts of the
victims have been cured and sold the
meat will be taken to the market.
Our first idea was just to trap for
the furs," said Gelder, "but knowing
muskrats were good to eat, we decided
to investigate conditions and try to
promote muskrats as a popular article
of diet We have strong hopes of sue
cess, for trial. will convince people
that the meat of the muskrat is good.
The farm will be used also by mem
bers of the Sag Gun club of Worth,
ILL.,, as hunting and fishing preserve.
The swamps embraced in the farm are
noted for duck hunting and fishing
and have been a popular rendezvous
for sportsmen of the neighborhood and
of Chicago, but their pleasure has
ended with the conception OF the
muskrat farm.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-07-07
or the Hostess
Chat on Interesting Topics of Many Kinds. by
a Recognized Authority

throng. "Old King Cole" was closely
followed by "The 'Fiddlers Three"
Little Red Riding Hood" was charm
ing in her scarlet cape and carried a
little basket filled with candy instead
of the eggs and butter. The Queen
of Hearts" was radiant in q gorgeous
costume. Rain, Rain Stay Away"
was represented by n pretty blond,
who carried an immense red umbrel-
Ia Little Boy Blue" dashed into the
room, blowing bis horn, carrying an
immense sheep of cotton. Two girls
exactly the same height came as
twin "Bo Peeps" carrying gilded
crooks and fans with the picture Of
sheep on one side with I'm Little
Bo Peep" ETC., on the other. "Dany
Down Oily" was one of the best
characters represented. Jack and
Jill' went hand In hand to get the
pail of water" Jack Horner" sat In
the proverbial corner and pulled out
"plums" from gigantic pie"
"Humpty Dumpty" did not look any
the worse for the great fall"
Mary, Mary Quite Contrary" proved
herself most agreeable and "Taffy,
the Welshman," was one of the most
popular characters in spite of his pro-
pensity for stealing.
When all the guests had arrived
Mother Goose, with old King Cole,
opened the grand march and the music
played merrily. A piano will do for
the dancing, but the addition of a
violin is great improvement Much
merriment was occasioned when the
masks were removed, which had bet
ter be done before the refreshments
are served. While the young people
are home for the summer vacation,
some one may give party, like the
one described and | am sure 1t Will be
successful of course. The making Is
not essential, but adds little spice
to, the enjoyment. The refreshments
need not be elaborate, but a large
bowl of lemonade should be conve.
niently placed where 1t will be easy
of access to all.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-07-07
Novel Announcement plnner.

There was time but long since
gone when girl generally consid.
cred June and October as the choice
wedding month. They used to be
called brides months" but now
Cupid is certainly working overtime
for If letters are any indication there
are to be many July and August
brides. Weather does not seem to be
taken into consideration, time nor
season interferes with the busy little
god of love.
An innovation in announcements Is
always welcome and l am glad to tell
of this one. Instead of luncheon
eight girls were asked to dinner, all
unsuspecting the denouement. On GO
ing into the dining-room, though, the
Jig" was up, as one girl very inele-
gantly but forcefully expressed 1t, for
over the table hung a wedding bell.
The table had been made from round
to long for this occasion and down
the aisle formed by wee artificial trees
in porcelain jars such as are found In
the favor department came a complete
Weddlng party even 10 khe Hover
girls, ring bearer, etc. The men of
the party were in uniforms of cavalry
men of the "U. s. army and there
were silk flags festooned upon the
wall. The minister was in black with
surplice and stole, and even a tiny
gilt cross showed, while his open book
bore the date Of the approaching nup-
tials in writing as perfect as copper
plate. The color scheme was yellow,
as befitted a cavalryman's bride.
Every one was delighted. The dolls
costumes were carried out entirely in
crepe paper, except the brides veil of
tulle. After dinner the bell rang and
the man of the hour" appeared with
a bunch of men who were to be in
the bridal party.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-07-07

cut through the center a miniature
cluster of flower buds in the center.
Place the bulb in glass of water and,
using the food stored in the leaves,
the buds win expand into beautiful
flowers.
An excellent example of thick leaves
producing food storehouse is found
in the American century plant, Agave
Americana, found most abundantly in
the warm regions of southern United
States and the drier parts of Mexico
and Central America. AS public parks
and greenhouses have been multi
piled, century plants have become IA
miliar objects in many parts of the
country. Found in hot dry countries
they have successfully solved the prob
lem of obtaining plenty of sunlight
without exposing too much leaf sur
face to the drying winds of the desert.
Their leaves are long and thick, ar
ranged in loose rosette and covered
with an exceedingly thick epidermis,
In these thick leaves large quantities
of sugar and mucilage are stored.
Century plants are long-lived but
seldom reach the hundred years that
their names would suggest. The early
years of their life are devoted to the
task of making and storing an accumu-
lation of food to be expended in the
spectacular closing year of their ex-
istence. In the warm climate of Mex
leo and Central America, this task is
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-07-07

NEW YORK.-A mosquito which ap.
IN parently was a cross of the famous
or notorious families of Jersey we'll
borers and Staten Island rock-drillers
saw George Gordcn's nose, buzzed a
little song about "Oh. for a pasture
newt" and swept down upon the nose
The nose and George were at that
moment behind a horse that George
was driving.
Now, Gordon had had all he could
do to manage that skittish steed be-
fore the advent of the insect. When
he felt the first jab of the skeeter's
surgical scissors George started to
knock the squatter off his nasal terri
tory. But he restrained his hand, for
In that instant he remembered that he
needed both hands to handle the frac,
tious horse.
And there was George in dilemma
equal to that ancient one that con,
cerned devil and deep sea. If he
didn't knock that mosquito off his
nose he'd lose his life blood, but If he
took a hand from the reins to deliver
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-07-07

NEW YORK.-A small, quiet. but sor.
~ rowful IL not disguised looking
man sat by the side of medium-sized
automobile that was drawn out of the
road as large touring car came
along, driven by man with an inter
rogatory aspect. The man in the
touring car had seen that auto every
time he passed that day, so he slowed
up and leaned over:
How long have you been hereY
Several hours"
Cant you find out what the mat.
ter .is?"
NO"
inlet valve all right?"
Yes"
Trouble with spark plug?"
Think not"
How are your batteries?"
20. K"
Haven't got short circuit, have
your"
"Oh, no."
"How's your commutator?"
Great"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-07-07
Sorrowful Face Due to Other Troubl

Perhaps your worm gear is
clogged."
NO; all clear"
GOT any gasoline in your tank?"
Plenty"
How about your circulation? Cylin-
der isn't bound, is it?"
mo, SIR"
Tires seem all right?"
Never better"
"Wel, maybe your vibrator isn't adj
justed."
That's all right"
Have you looked at your carbure-
tori"
yes"
"How about the cam shaft?
Grand"
Have you frightened your connect.
ing rods, examined your clutches and
gone over the differentials"
Yes, yes"
The man in the touring car paused
moment and then. looking at the
stranger by the roadside, said at last:
What's the matter with that machine
of yours?"
There isn't anything the matter
with this machine; but since noon my
wife has been In that house over, there
kissing her sisters first baby good-by.
When she gets through, if you are not
more than thousand miles away and
will leave our address, will tele-
graph or cable the glad news"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-07-07

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-When Willie
N Boy got married he bought his
wife flowers, of course. And after the
wedding Mr.. Willie Boy naturally de-
cided to preserve the flowers to look
at for all time by picking them in
alcohol. That was all right-it didn't
cost much, just So or $3-but there
was 700-mile trip before Mr.. and
Mrs. Willie Boy got home.
At first they decided they'd pack
the treasure in the brass jardiniere
Art" sent and bring it home in the
bottom of one of the trunks. Then
Emaline-that's her first name-re-
membered that among other things it
might explode and ruin her perfectly
good rose-colored dress that DOC"
went crazy over before she was mar
ried. and that there was 26-inch will
low plume in the same trunk, not to
speak of pretty coat. lavender
gown. few more hats, couple of
hundred doodads or some more
clothes. So the natural consequence
came. Willie Boy carried the remains.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-07-07
How Brides Roses Led Her to Tears

The Pullman was hot and Willie
Boy thought of the explosion. No use
leaving the jar out on the vestibule.
1t might break there. He wanted to
stay In the Pullman, but he couldn't.
He had to stay outside and hold the
picked roses. Night came and Willie
Boy was sleepy. He went to bed, but
he didn't sleep; he was too busy hang
ing the roses out Of the window to
keep the alcohol cool.
Kansas City came, and then home;
Emaline walked into the house and
Willie Boy followed with the picked
once-were roses.
"What'll we do with 'em?" he asked.
why, put them in the attic, Of
course" Emaline answered.
Willie Boy hadn't been married
very long and he wasn't independent
Still there surged into his face the
blood of battle and his voice splut-
tered as he spoke.
"A-at-tic?" he asked. "Will we?
We won't. carried those things 700
miles, and If they're worth carrying
that far they're worth looking at, even
If don't think they amount to much.
Attic nothing. Mantel, that's where
they're going. understand-mantel
Hear me?"
And that's the reason Emaline cried
the first day she had got to her new
home.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-07-07
A Dainty Wedding Gift.

In these modern days, when lunch
con, tea and sometimes breakfast are
served on the bare table, whose shi-
ming surface is protected from the pos
sible scratching of the plates and 9th
err dishes by mats or doilies. nothing
could be more acceptable to bride
to-be than a set of crocheted mats.
The doilie shown today has the advan-
tage of being quite simple of manu-
facture, and is decidedly dainty and
beautiful.
BY increasing or diminishing the
number of rows one may make this
design sufficiently large for center
piece, or small enough for tumbler
doilie.
BY making six doilies of the size
given and joining them with a sim
pie crochet stitch, decidedly beau
tiful and elaborate centerpiece is the
result
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-07-07
Mother Goose Party.

Masquerade and fancy dress parties
are always delightful but of all the
pleasant gatherings which have at
tended, the Mother Goose party takes
the lead. Invitations to the effect
that Mother Goose" will be pleased
to welcome her goslings at the resi-
dence Of whoever gives the entertain
ment on such an evening. are sent out
fully two weeks In advance. The re-
quest to come In costume representing
some one of the characters found In
Mother Goose" can be written on a
small card and inclosed In the envel-
ope with the invitations. These in
vitations can be made very pretty II
one can paint, by having little water
color or pen and ink sketches on
them-such as little Jack Horner"
or the Three Blind Mice" pursued by
the Farmers Wife," with her
Carving Knife"
You may be sure after these notes
have been sent out that there will be
a ripple of excitement among the
young people and Mother Goose
melodies will be at a premium-those
with colored illustrations In particu-
lar. Great ingenuity can be exer-
cised in getting up the costumes. At
last the eventful night arrives and
let us station ourselves in the hall
and watch the guests as they come in.
Most of the girls came without es-
corts for all were determined to keep
their identity secret from brothers
and sweethearts. Mother Goose"
the hostess, stands In the front parlor
and is soon welcoming a motley
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-07-07
rHICAGO.-'Toin of Chicago Grown
- Muskrat with Bullrush Sauce"

rHICAGO.-'Ioin Of Chicago Grown
- Muskrat with Bullrush Sauce"
Bills of fare in Chicago restaurants
will carry the foregoing item as a
special, fresh today" entree If the
plans of three pioneer "muskrat farm
ers" eliminate In success.
The first muskrat farm has been
started. It's products are to be food
and fur. Its market will be Chicago,
as beginning at least. but success
may broaden It's scope. Mark Gelder,
loan merchant, 1882 South State
street; Jack Eek. painter, 34S Twenty
sixth street, and John Koran, Willow
Springs, are the proprietors of the
farm. Its location is In the Sag" in
the towns of Worth and Palos, 20
miles southwest of Chicago. II COM
prises 100 acres, is more than mile
long and consists of the fairest stretch
of swamps and shallow, little lakes to
be found In this section of the coun-
try. 1t already has a large muskrat
population.
The birth of the farm came when
Gelder signed lease for the land
with Mrs. Catherine Rawlings, its
owner, for term of Is years, start
ing on April 18. at rental of $500 a
year In advance,
The farm may figure as a worthy
champion in the fight against the high
cost Of living Secretary of Agricul-
ture Wilson recently recommended
the meat OF muskrats as food. He
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-07-07
Try This. This Summer.

The very next time you're hot, tired
or thirsty, step up to soda fountain
and get glass of Coca-Cola. II will
cool you off, relieve your bodily and
mental fatigue and quench your thirst
delightfully."-. At soda fountains or
carbonated in bottles--5c everywhere.
Delicious, refreshing and wholesome.
Send to the Coca-Cola Co., Atlanta,
Ga, for their free booklet THE Truth
About Coca-Cola." Tells what Coca
Cola is and why 1t is so delicious, re-
freshing and thirst-quenching. And
send &c stamp for the Coca-Cola Base
ball Record Book for 1910-contains
the famous poem Casey At The Bat"
records, schedules for both leagues
and other valuable baseball informa-
ton compiled by authorities.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-07-07
DAIRY COWS
FIGHT FLIES
No Time for Making MAR While
Thus Employed Should
Have Clean Water and
Shaded Place.

A COW that has to fight flies all day
In pasture where the grass is scant,
travel half a mile or more every time
she wants a drink, and stand all night
in hot, close and dirty stable ought
not to be expected to earn much mon
ey by her milk.
Why, the COW is actually fighting
for her life during the hot days un-
| less she is properly cared for, and If
she gives drop of milk 1t is more
than she ought to do.
Cows drink a surprisingly large
amount of water every day If they
| can. In herd of a dozen some Of
them will be taking a mouthful every
hour of the day where these is run
| ming stream or cool, clean water in a
trough.
If cows have to travel half a mile
| three or four times a day in hot
weather to get a drink they will GER
tairly lose in the milk-giving power
every time 1t isn't nature to keep up
normal supply under such condi-
lions.
1t is not an uncommon sight to see
cows running wildly across the sun;
scorched field, mad with thirst and
the torment of flies, In search Of
shade and water.
Is it reasonable to suppose the milk
supply can be kept up when COW is
in such misery? Hardly.
A COW Is milking machine and
should be treated as such. If she is
of good dairy blood, has good food,
clean water, shade, and Is kept free
from worry, she will pay her way
every time. But even COW has her
limitations
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-07-07
When Father Helped.

The fond father held the manu-
script while his son practised the ora
ton.
shall we permit the ruthless hand
Of the hydra-headed tyrant," cried the
youth. "to-to-to-well. what is III"
The father was wrestling with the
manuscript.
"oh, yes" he muttered. here It is:
TO dessicate.' Go on"
TITS desecrate." cried the boy, In
dignantly. "'Shall we permit the
ruthless hand of the hydra-headed
tyrant to desecrate the--the-the--
why don't you prompt me?"
The father was staring hard at the
manuscript
"The-the poodle-paddle-poodle-
um of our liver ties" he stammered.
TITS the palladium Of our liber-
ties,'" roared the boy. Gimme that
paper-I'll say It meself."
And he stalked away angrily.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-07-07
KINDNESS TO
FARM ANIMALS
Gives to All of Them That Kindly
Disposition Which Makes Them
Quiet, Tea h a BILE and
Reasonably Safe.
(By 8. c. MILLER.)


There is always way to over.
come fear in our domestic animals
and that is by kindness, Kindness from
the day of their Birth, and continued
as long as they live. This gives to
all of them that kindly disposition
which makes them accommodating,
quiet and teachable, and safe. 1t
makes them loving and loyal. 1t
adds to their length of life. A horse
Of fretful disposition is old at ten,
while one that has quiet disposition
may still be young at twenty. 1t is
strange that we do not learn this.
How often does a young man just
starting in life, buy good team of
young horses, and in order to make
them appear to have much spirit ana
life, checks them up high, cracks his
whip over them, and sometimes
strikes them, drives them fast with
heavy wagon, and sometimes with
load, and in a few years they are
span of plugs, or perhaps one
is dead, and the owner is a poor man,
whereas, another man with kindly
treatment, keeps a similar team for
20 years, doing incredible amounts OF
work, and hard work, and yet he never
,rets them, and never has required of
them anything they were not able and
willing to do. They have made him
rich, and he has made their lives
happy.
In Paris, 1t is said, horses are treat
ed more cruelty than anywhere else
In the world, and because of this
treatment, though they have the best
street draft horses in the world, the
Percheron, they live on the average
but three years.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-07-07

this problem so that useful and sty'
lish evening cloak resulted. A yoke
was made from dull mahogany-toned
chiffon velvet that brought out the
soft tints in the shawl This formed
a point at the back reaching to shout
der blades, and in front it narrowed
to the waist line on each side. The
shawl was draped to this yoke so that
1t fell in graceful folds. The fulness
was shirred slightly in lengthwise
gathers just below the yoke at the
back, the gathers concealed by two
large bronze gold ornaments on each
side of bias fold of velvet. The front
of yoke was fastened with hooks and
eyes and was crossed by simulated
frogs of, copper-colored braid, with
bronze gold ornaments on each end.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-07-07

TN ALL manner of designs and all
kinds and sizes the summer parasol
u has arrived. Many of them have
already appeared on the streets and
certainly with hats of upturned brim
one needs them to keep from squirt
ing and scowling atrociously in the
bright sunlight. They are pretty
enough this year for one to want to
show them at the earliest possible
moment. The practical ones for gen.
eral wear are naturally of the plain
one-tone effects. Like the lingerie and
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-07-07
Aprons to Serve Tea.

There is a rumor that aprons are tc
come again into fashion for the home
girls who serves tea in her mothers
pretty drawing room, or dispenses the
informal hospitality of the chafing-dish
supper, and this old-world fashion,
With its coquettish affection of do
mesticity, is we'll worth the considera
ton of the weekend cottager.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-07-07

lace hats the fluffy ones have no place
on the downtown streets. Parasols
must repeat some note in the dress
and harmonic with the character of
1t. There are all kinds of oddities in
handles, hats and chandeliers and
flowers and handles of woven raffia
are among the newest and prettiest.
The raffla parasol In the cut and that
with Paisley design are among the
latest fads, and the raffla bag is a
novelty which has many good points
to recommend 1t.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-07-07
A Hlbernlan Verdict.

A New Yorker is the happy employ
er Of an aged Irishman, who grows
eloquent over the woes OF the EN-
erald Isle. Said the boss: pat, the
king of England is dead"
The old man was silent for a mo-
ment. Then he took off his hat.
"Well," he said slowly, "as man
he was a fine bit Of boy AS Eng.
lishmen 60, he was as good as yea
can make them AS king, there was
nobody ON earth as could beat him.
But still, I'll keep me eye on George"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-07-07

leaves for a short time and this is
more particularly true Of thick fleshy
leaves that persist for many months
or even years. The best known in
stances are seen in dubious plants,
where the storage organs are the thick
leaf bases that surround bit of stem
in the center. A hyacinth bulb. glob-
ular mass of leaves. reveals when
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-07-07
LOSE TIME, SEED AND MONEY

Time spent in putting corn ground
in good condition before planting is
never wasted. If the soil is we'll fined
the weeder can be run over 1t just
before the corn comes up and cul.
tivation thereafter will be much easier
than If the ground is left in a rough
condition.
In case of drought well fined soil
will, If it receives frequent cultiva-
ton, retain moisture much longer
than rough ground, and there Is really
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-07-07
Last Call.

II shall never enter your Office
again for the purpose of trying to col
lect this BILL" declared the weary col.
lector as he turned to go.
"Oh, thank you, my friend" ex,
claimed Slopay, joyfully.
You needn't thank me-" CURLY re.
Joined the collector. Hereafter |
shall stand on the sidewalk In front OF
your home and call your attention
and that of your neighbors to the bill
through megaphone%
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-07-07

accomplished in 10 to 80 years, but in
the cooler regions farther north 1t may
require 40 to 60 years. Finally a large
rosette of leaves forms a storehouse
filled to the full and ready to furnish
the supplies needed for the rapid de-
velopment of the flowers and seeds
which is the climax of the plants ac-
tive life.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-07-07
Lightning Rods on the White House.

Lightning Rods on the White House.
The White House Is going to have
lightning rods. They will be put on
some time this summer. The distin-
guished occupants of the mansion past
and present have never been pro-
tected against Jupiter's bolts. The rods
will be put on every part Of the build
Ing, except the low offices where the
president transacts his official bust
ness. Col. Spencer s. Colby, United
States superintendent of public
grounds and buildings, persuaded Mr..
Taft that the White House ought to
be equipped with the rods and execu-
tive approval was given. The cost
will be between $500 and $600.--Phila-
delphia North American.