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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-07-20

forgetting the disadvantages of the harvest
season. 1t has quite escaped his memory,
most likely, how he was routed out OF bed
at daybreak earlier when there was har-
vesting to be done and how he turned in with
the chickens and slept like log from sheer
exhaustion. He has lost all recollection of
the nerve-racking anxiety, shared by every
member of the family, lest it rain before the
harvesting was finished, and he passes lightly
over the "reminiscences of those weary hours
under scorching sun with no protection save
broad-brimmed straw hat, its lofty peak
filled with leaves to help break the force OF
old SOILS shafts.
Harvest time on the farm, past and present.
marks the climax of the year in hard work
and In worry-in short, In nerve and muscular
strain generally. OF course, 1t will be under
stood that reference is made to the season of
the grain harvest. To be sure, there are what
might be termed harvest seasons at intervals
all through the season, from the time the
Strawberries are ripe in the spring, only the
farmer. never thinks of dignifying the garner
ing Of these crops by the name of harvest. In
the eyes of the tier of the soil harvest time
means the crucial juncture for gathering the
grain-particularly the wheat-and storing 1t
away in barns and elevators. or mayhap load
ing 1t direct on the railroad cars that are to
carry 1t to the flour mills or to the ship which
win carry it overseas to supply the bread
eaters Of Europe and the Orient.
In the old days practically every farm in the
land had its harvest time and 1t held the secret
of the profits of the whole years work on the
farm. That this is true no longer is due
simply to that tendency to specialization which
has invaded the farmers occupation rs 1t has
every other field. Nowadays we have chicken
farms and truck farms and fruit farms and
other kinds of farms, where attention is SO
concentrated upon the one product in hand
that the proprietors do not raise enough grain
for the needs of their own stock On such
special farms the once universal harvest
time" is unknown. But to make up for them
we have vast farms In the west and on the
Pacific slope, where wheat is the product
specialized and In consequence we see on
in magnitude and picturesque features so far
overshadow the corresponding operations on
the old-fashioned farm east Of the Mississippi
that there is literally no comparison.
| One odd thing about harvesting Is that al
most all methods are yet in vogue In one
section or another OF the country. The ex-
PLANTATION is found, of course in the fact that
| the first cost and the operating expense of
| the great steam harvesting outfits designed
| for the bonanza farms of the west such
as to make them impracticable for the farmers
controlling small areas. Consequently these
farmers are getting along, and getting along
| ized by the introduction OF some OF the i'm
| provements devised originally for the big
power machines. We are not any longer har
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-07-20

vesting the grain with sickle and ESNG
fall as they do to this day in certain
European countries but the small farmer Is,
perforce, putting a great deal more manual
labor into the gathering of his grain than Is
the owner of one of the vests 5,O00-acre
wheat fields, where combination haryesters,
drawn by traction engines 40 or so horses,
perform automatically every function from
cutting the stalks as they stand In the Held
to delivering to the waiting wagons the
threshed cleaned and sacked wheat, all ready
for the market, without the touch of human
hand
Under the old conditions harvest time on
the farm meant hard work for the women folks
as well as for the men and this is still the
case just in proportion as the old-time condi
tions yet prevail The burden Of response
bility that fell upon the farmers wife ana
daughters was that of feeding the harvest
hands To be sure the wife had help, for her
neighbors all pitched in and helped even as
their husbands and brothers. on a similar CO.
operative basis were assisting the farmer In
getting In his grain--a service that would Dc
repaid in kind as the turn OF each came In
the round of harvesting activities that en-
braced the whole countryside. Under this
plan, when harvest time meant a continual
succession of neighborhood gatherings, there
were compensations of the farmers wives In
the opportunities for gossipy gatherings that
went the time-honored sewing circles one bet
ter. whereas the farmer girls might behold
romances grow under their eyes as the lads.
fresh from the harvest fields, had most con-
vncing evidence as to the prowess in cookery
of the local bellies.
AS development of this system, that was
scarcely an Improvement from the feminine
standpoint came the plan Of harvesting by
means of hired hands--possibly through the
medium of crew that accompanied a
portable steam harvester that made Its rounds
FROM farm to farm. Under this plan, which ID
yet the approved one in most sections the
farmers wife and daughters have to get up
three meals a day for dozen a score of
husky harvest hands and yet they are not so
sure of assistance from the other women OF
the neighborhood as was the case when these
latter had no similar duties at home through
the presence OF the men folk at the common
harvesting rendezvous Worse yet, the young
ladies have scarcely the interest that was mani
fest when the volunteer haryesters to be
served were the eligibles Of the neighborhood
instead Of as now nomadic aborers or, at best,
college boys working for funds to put them
through school
Latterly there has been some relief from
that phase of the harvesting system which has
meant so much hard work for the fair sex. 1t
has come through the introduction OF cook
wagons or kitchens on wheels which accom-
pany the big threshing outfits from farm to
farm and serve food to the harvest hands right
at the scene of their work--thereby saving, by
the way the time that was formerly spent in
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-07-20

Each time the shah of Persia went to Eu-
rope, where he spent large sums, he procured
the money needed for his journey not only by
raising a loan, generally in Russia, but also
by another method which was both ingenious
and businesslike
Before leaving his possessions" writes NJ
Paoli in McClures. "he summoned his chief
officers of state ministers. provincial COVER
nors and the like-and proposed the following
bargain to them: Those who wished to form
part Of his suite must first pay him a sum OF
money, which he fixed in accordance with the
importance of their functions; 1t varied be-
tween $4,000 and 100000 francs. In return, he
authorized them to recoup themselves in any
way they pleased
Here we find the explanation Of the large
number OF persons who accompanied the shah
on his travels, and the quaint and unexpected
titles they bore such as that Of minister OF
the dock yard Though Persia has never
owned navy, and one still more extraordi-
nary. that OF attorney to the heir apparent
although they sometimes had romantic
souls, they invariably had terribly practical
minds. Eager to recover their outlay as
quickly as possible. they practiced on huge
scale and without scruple or hesitation what
| may describe as the bonus or commission
system. This explained how on each OF his
trips to France the shah was able to spend
from eight to twelve million francs In pocket
money.
HE always carried loaded pistol in his
trousers pocket. though he never used 1t. On
one of his journeys in France he even took
It into his head to make high court official
walk before him when he left the theater car
rying revolver pointed at the peaceable
sightseers who had gathered to see him come
out AS soon as | saw this ran up to the
threatening bodyguard.
Put that revolver away said. II Is not
the custom here &Hsf 4f4
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A SPOON SHAKER.
Straight From coffeedonn.

Coffee can marshall good squadron
of enemies and some very hard ones to
overcome. A lady in Florida writes:
Il have always been very fond of
good coffee, and for years drank it at
least three times a day. At last, how
ever, found that it was injuring me.
Il became bilious, subject to fire.
Quent and violent headaches, and SO
very nervous, that / could not Lift q
spoon to my mouth without splitting a
part of its contents.
my heart got 'rickety' and beat so
fast and so hard that ! could scarcely
breathe, while my skin got thick and
dingy. with yellow blotches on my face.
caused by the condition of my liver
and blood.
Il made up my mind that all these
afiictions came from the coffee, and !
determined to experiment and see.
$50 quit coffee and got package
of Postum which furnished my hot
morning beverage. After little time
I was rewarded by complete restora.
ton of my health in every respect.
Il do not suffer from biliousness any
more, my headaches have disappeared,
my nerves are as steady as could be
desired, my heart beats regularly and
my complexion has cleared up beauti
fully-the blotches have been wiped out
and It is such a pleasure to be well
again" Name given by Postum Co.
Battle Creek, Mich. :.
Read the little book, "The Road te
Wellyille," in pkgs. There's p reason
Ever read the above letteHr new
one appears from time TO tfHhe. The,
are genuine, true, and full pr human
interest.
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become imperative on the large farms of the
west California and the Pacific northwest
owing tc the immense force OF men needed to
career the grain on these baronial estates Of
the wheat empire" On one OF Theses big
farms in Oklahoma. which may be cited as
representative, there are in use twenty-five har-
yesters and binders, each of which average a
cut OF 250 acres of wheat per season Similar
~ on some of the Dakota farms one may see
In season anywhere from twenty to forty ma
chimes in one far-hung line. charging into the
golden sea of undulating grain Merely the
drivers OF these machines make goodly force,
to say nothing Of the other members OF the
harvest crew, and when anywhere from fifty
to one hundred horses are employed in harvest
Ing operations. the care of these animals is
in itself something of a chore
Perhaps the most picturesque feature Of
harvesting on the big farms beyond the Mis-
souri, river comes when the operation is carried
on at night by means OF the illumination Of
torches and locomotive headlights. supplement-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-07-20
WHEN THE SHAH TRAVELLED

But | had to insist pretty strongly before
he consented to lay aside his weapon.
"The SHAH for that matter, was no less dis
trustful of his own subjects. ! observed that
when the Persians W, In his presence they
adopted a uniform attitude, which consisted
in holding their hands crossed on their stom-
achs, no doubt as evidence Of their harmless
intentions. 1t was guaranty--of a very cas-
ual sort, we must admit
'For the rest his alarms displayed them
selves under the most diverse aspects and in
the most unexpected circumstances. For in
stance, there was no persuading him to ascend
the Eiffel tower. The disappointment OF his
guides was increased by the fact that he would
come as far as the foot of the pillars; they
always thought that he meant to go up
But no, once below an immense iron frame
work, he gazed up in the air. examined the
lifts flung timid glance at the staircases.
then suddenly turned on his heels and walked
away They told him in vain that his august
father had gone up as far as the first floor;
nothing could induce him to do as much
"The instructive dread of darkness and soil
tude was so keen in the Persian monarch that
he required his bedroom to be filled during
the night with light and sound. Accordingly
every evening, as soon as he had lain down
and closed his eyes, the members Of his suite
gathered round his bed. lighted all the can,
delabra and exchanged their impressions
aloud; while young mobiles of the court re-
leving one another in pairs. conscientiously
patted his arms and legs with light sharp
little taps
THE king OF kings imagined that he was
In this way keeping death at safe distance.
II perchance 1t should take fancy to visit
him in his sleep; and the extraordinary thing
is that he did sleep. Notwithstanding all this
massage, light and noise"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-07-20

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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-07-20

brother was then beautiful child.
Mr.. Edgeworth's eye then fell on
me, and having looked at me for some
time, he paid some compliment to my
parents on my well-nurtured animal
nature. He then patted his own fore
head. and added, with no great ten
derness to their feelings. But you
may depend upon It, Mrs. Butt. she
wants It here and the little taps on
his own brow were repeated. This
hint mado my poor mother. for a
while, very uneasy."-Youth's Compan-
ion.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-07-20

country-bred or not--indi-
Gates The fascination of
this phase of farm opera
tons by his longing to
pitch hay" when he in
vades the agricultural reg
ion for his vacation. That
is. he is enthusiastic
about pitching hay until
be tries 1t. Perhaps he
would not deem it quite
30 much fun IL he had to
do 1t for a livelihood and
II he could not quit his
Job whenever he happened
to get tired.
So, too, the farmer boy,
transformed into a city
dweller who looks back so
longingly at the good old
harvest times on the old
homestead. is very prob
ably, after the fashion of
mankind, remembering the
pleasant things only and
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-07-20
Signature s 60 Of I1HAZIZw
In Use For Over 80 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
TITLES in ENGLAND.

Forty or fifty years ago few people
In England had titles There were
only few decorations which entitled
their owners to put the prefix "Sir"
before their names. We all Of US
looked down with lofty contempt upon
the counts and barons that were SO
plentiful in continental countries. Now
we can do SO no longer, for probably
there is no other country in the world
where the traffic in titles is so open
and so indecent as in England What
the number of decorations is / do
not know, and imagine that few do.
Every few years some new one is Gre
ated and an Englishman with taste
that way can easily manage to ex-
hibit himself covered with metal disks
and bits of ribbon like some success
full COW at an agricultural show. These
embellishments may flatter the van
ity of their wearers, but they do not
increase the respect that is felt for
INSTRUMENTATION Truth.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-07-20

or bad. was soon afterward made man
ifest in me-
Il have often heard my mother tell
singular story about me and my
brother when he was three years old
Our parents took US to Lichfield. We
were at the palace, visiting Miss Sew
ard; and Mr. Edgeworth ard the first
DIR. Darwin were there also. We were
brought in to be looked at. and DR..
Darwin took my brother up, as / have
since seen Frenchman take frog,
by one leg, exclaiming at the same
time, What noble animal!' My
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-07-20
CASE OF FAULTY JUDGMENT

eddy busy woman. In her autobiog-
raphy she records that she entered
life under the most happy circumstan-
ces, being blessed with remarkably
fine constitution.
Il was big child she writes, land
grew so rapidly that was at my full
height, which Is tall for woman, at
thirteen years of age. But my appear.
ance indicated nothing Of that pecu-
liarity of mind which, whether good
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-07-20
Quality Designated.

Claude Grahame-White. the cham
pion of the air. has, says the Pitts
burg Chronicle-Telegraph. like most
young Englishmen. very keen and
delicate taste In champagne. Mr.. Ora
hame-White lunched the other day
with compatriot who offered him en-.
Enthusiastically an Italian champagne.
There" said the host, smacking his
lips. that is what call an honest
wine!" Mr.. Grahame-White tasted
the mawkish and muddy beverage and
rejoined: Yes. poor but honest. chr"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-07-20
Eat for the Fun Of Il.

According to Mr.. Herbert w. Fisher
in Worlds Work food is Of no use to
us unless we enjoy it. Mr.. Fisher does
not. however, recommend us to be
gluttons. He says the less we eat the
more pleasure we might get. The prin.
ciple is that If we eat little we shall
taste much. And the taste of food.
not the amount. is, after all, the lure
of 1t.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-07-20
Scientist Could Not Foresee Brilliant
Future In Store for Gifted
Woman.

Mrs. M. M. Sherwood. popular
English writer for young people near
ly a century ago. industriously kept
a full diary during the busy part OF
her life, and as upward of seventy
seven books and numerous pamphlets
by her can be traced, she was undoubt-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-07-20

best remedy for such
troubles. In confine-
ment when 1t Is SO
necessary to have
the kidneys in good
condition. Do q ms
Kidney Pills are in q
class alone. They
are splendid also for
backache, dizziness.
bloating retention
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-07-20
CLEVER SCHEME.

Goofer-Isn't Speedleigh careless?
Look at his auto, begrimed with
grease and dirt.
Shoofer-Great idea! He let's the
grease accumulate on his number
plate so that after an accident no one
can take his number!
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-07-20

going to and from the farm house
This latter was considerable item
If the farm house was located sew
eral miles from the harvest field In
which the men happened to be work
ing at noon. These kitchen cars have
been in use to some extent for sew
eral years past, but great improve
ments have been made In them of
late. There are now provided for the
use Of the big travelling harvesting
crews range wagons" with several
of the largest size kitchen ranges
mounted on a truck. and more won
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-07-20
The Summer Toast.

In all her business life the bit OF
work she is now completing has been
most pleasant. says the free lance
stenographer.
II have been typrewriting toasts on
paper napkins" she said. "A society
Of club women who have planned to
do lot of outdoor entertaining this
summer expect to use thousands OF
paper napkins, and | have had the
Job of typewriting q toast on each
napkin. 1t is pretty idea. and tried
to meet the charming sentiment Of
the ladies halfway by using q good
non-copying ink. but in spite of that
precaution am afraid that many a
guest will leave the lunch table with
purple ink smudge on her face"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-07-20

trouble In all It's
d re adful forms I;
shooting pains all
over my body, sick
headache, spinal
weakness, dizziness,
d epres ST on, and
Everything that was
'horrid. / tried many
doctors in different
parts of the United
States, but Lydia E.
.Pinklam's Vegeta-
.h1a Command has
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-07-20

and other Kidney and bladder
troubles"
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by druggists and general
storekeepers everywhere. Price 600
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
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they remained in the rural domain long enough
to witness all phases of the harvest-tme activity
and long enough to contrast the rush and hustle
Of this busy period with the more placid existence
Of more normal times down on the farm"
The average city dweller whose early years
were spent on farm harks back to nothing so
fondly as the picturesque annual drama of the
bringing in the sheaves And the city dweller--
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-07-20
Consider This Advice.

No woman should submit to a surgf-
cal operation, which may mean death,
until she has given Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound fair trial.
This famous medicine, made only
from roots and herbs, has for thirty
years proved to be the most valuable
tonic and invigorator of the female
organism. Women residing in almost
every city and town in the United
States bear willing testimony to the
wonderful virtue of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
Mrs. Pinkharn, at Lynn, Mass,
invites all sick women to write
her for advice. Her advice is free,
confidential. and always helpful.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-07-20
TRAINED NURSE SPEAKS.
Has Found Doan's Kidney Pills In
valuable.

Mrs. Emeline Green, nurse, Usage,
iowa, says: Il have nursed many
cases of terrible kidney disorders and
have found Dcan's Kidney Pills the
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-07-20

ing the light OF the moon, IL the latter be
available. Drought and other causes may Inn
pei the western farmer to work his harvest
crews double time in order to hurry in the
sheaves, but as a rule the grain grower In
these favored sections Of the country Is not
constantly menaced by thunder storms such
as have, from time out OF mind, caused anxiety
in every eastern farming community until the
precious grain is safely in the barn. The Sc
curance of adequate help in harvest time Is
one of the big problems of almost every farmer
east or west who raises much grain. The i'm
proved harvesting machines that cut down the
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-07-20

The Grandest Old Bore.
Methusalah chuckled.
Il remember summer just like
this 700 years ago." he cried.
Abashed. the others skunk away.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-07-20

done more for me than all the doctors.
1 feel it my duty to tell you these
facts. My heart is full of gratitude to
you for my cure."--Mrs HARRIET e.
WAMPLER, 524 S. Ransom Street.
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-07-20
OT'I'UDIWA
WOMAN
CURED
BY Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Ottumwa, Iowa. --''For years 1 was
almost constant sufferer from female