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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-12
HOUSE HELP AND THE WAR
So Many People Are Staying Homo
That II Is Hard to Get Good &
Servants.

Well" snapped New York lady
as she came out Of an intelligence Of
flee, Il don't think the war in Europe
would make any difference to me in
my daily affairs, as | don't run over,
to the other side every few weeks as
some do, and miss 1t ever so much
when they don't, but am learning that
1t is really great Inconvenience.
You know usually in summer good
servants are not nearly so hard to get.
but now so many people are staying
home and keeping their servants that
1t is almost impossible to get good
one. One agent | saw yesterday told
me she had had IL calls in the morn,
ing from ladies who wanted house help
Of one kind or another and she had alb
solutely nothing to offer. understand
that 100000 people will not be going
abroad this year and every one OF
them, or their families, are exhausting
the summer servant supply. always
did think war was dreadful. and now
l think it is worse than ever"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-12
ALLOW NOTHING TO WASTE
Everything Of the Slightest Value Is
Utilized by the Thrifty People
of France.

What becomes of old sardine boxes,
tomato cans, meat cans, fruit cans,
and cans of all kinds?
In this country they are usually tum-
bled into some waste lot or down by
the side of the road, where they are
left in unsightly heaps.
But the people do better in France,
where nothing is allowed to go to
waste. They gather them up, and
use them--to cut into tin soldiers.
The making of tin soldiers is not an
Insignificant or unimportant business,
by any means. There was published
not long ago an item saying that
the manufacture had reached great
artistic excellence" and that "a GER
tain eminent German officer has found
1t possible to represent military OPP
erations on large scale by their
means" He has "thirty-five thousand
tin soldiers" foot soldiers, horsemen,
and artillerymen, with all necessary
equipments, and toy scenery; and with
them he goes through evolutions. and
works out interesting problems of mil
itary tactics.
In France, too, the old boots and
shoes are collected, and every part is
used over again. The work Is most
ly done by convicts in prisons. They
take the boots and shoes to pieces and
soak them; then the uppers are cut
over into children's shoes; or, If they
are too far gone for that, peculiar
kind of pressed leather is made by
some chemical action. The nails are
saved and sold, and the scraps go to
the farmers to fertilize the soil.
Who would have thought it posi-
BILE to make anything out of old saws?
Yet 1t is said that many of the finest
surgical instruments, and some of
those used by engineers, are manufac-
tured from the steel that first did duty
in saws. The steel of saws is of the
very best quality and finest temper.
and since it is good in the first place,
it is always good.
After that 1t is easy to believe that
there is place in Canada where they
make paper from sawdust. 1t is kind
OF paper pulp, rolled out IN great
sheets, for the purpose of sheathing;
that is, for using on buildings before
the clapboards are put on. Wood pulp.
made of poplar and spruce, has long
been used, mixed with the rags in
the paper mills, in the process of man
ufacture; but it is a new thing to
convert sawdust into paper.
Where the largest quantity Of lead
pencils is made, the sawdust of the
cedar wood is saved and distilled. "A
valuable oil is extracted, every ounce
of which is sold at good figures"
So an old sardine box, tomato can,
CASTOR shoe, and rusty pruning
saw may be made over into something
entirely new; and heap of sawdust
AMI the waste from lead-pencil man
ufactory may furnish employment and
be of actual use in the world
Youths Companion.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-12
also to get depth SUFFICIENT to go be-

also to get depth sufficient to go be-
low frost.
Ground to support the floor is very
carefully graded and the earth made
firm and solid by being thoroughly
wetted down with water and pounded
into place.
The center supporting piers are
large, wide footings The columns that
support the weight OF the roughage
stored overhead rest on these piers,
so they require good footings. The
floor of the stable is carefully laid out
to give the proper incline to the stand
ing stalls. the cutters and the walking
floor along the sides of the stable.
The concrete for the floor is care
fully mixed with rough cheap mix
ture for the lower strata This Ia sur
faced with fairly rich water-proofed
cement mortar. The surface is made
smooth for easy cleaning except
where the cows stand and walk. Most
dairymen prefer to rough the floor at
the back of the cows and the back
part of the standing floor next to the
cutters. This is done by using a
rough surface trowel after the rich
cement has been laid with the smooth.
ing trowel. The rough surface is
carefully applied so as not to interfere
with the true even surface. The OBJ
ject is to make 1t rough enough to
prevent the cows from slipping.
The illustration shows barn IA
feet In length. There are four vent-
lating iues to carry of the foul air.
one fiue in each corner of the stable.
These flues reach up the sides Of the
building to the plate, then follow the
slant OF the roof to the ventilators
shown above the peak at the ends Of
the roof. The center ventilator is for
the NOW. Ventilators have been
found necessary to regulate the draft
in the ventilating fues. The wind
varies on different days. SO that the
suction needs to be modified on windy
days and encouraged when the air Is
still There are number of ven
tilator hoods that attend to the regu-
ioeioh VI 'hcSo Ou''iohO huSS, ~ thns
the air in the stable may be kept in
good condition.
There are several ways of supplying
fresh stable air from the outside. The
commonest plan is to take the air in
at an opening made two or three feet
above the ground, and carry it up
through the outside wall and dis
charge 1t into the stable near the CELL
ing. Another plan is to build special
window frames with V-shaped side
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-12
A Fellow Feeling.

"All sorts and conditions of men
have excellent explanations for their
position in life," said the senator. "A
tramp, however. came under my OBJ
servation who. had no illusions about
the cause Of his own condition. A
fine-looking and fashionably dressed
woman had Just alighted from her
limousine at the hotel entrance and
was suddenly approached by this shah
billy dressed man, who requested a
dime. No, have no money to spare
for you,' she said. I do not see why
an able-bodied man like you should
go about begging / s'pose, ma'am.
replied the lazy tramp. It's fer about
the same reason that healthy woman
like you boards at a hotel instead Of
keepin' house. "-Harper's Magazine.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-12

work without friction, so that power
may be used to advantage both for
filling these great mows In summer
and emptying them in winter.
A modern dairy stable built as
shown in the accompanying perspec-
tive and floor plan, provides both win
ter and summer comfort for high
priced dairy cows II is designed to
hold the machinery necessary to ham
die both feed and manure, to save ex-
pensive hand labor.
The standard width of SO feet has
been adopted for modern dairy sta
bles. There may be any length. but
the uniform width OF SO feet has been
generally recognized as providing
room for cows, in addition to alley
ways that are wide enough to operate
manure carriers and feed carriers.
In this plan the lower story is built
entirely of concrete started at depth
sufficient to reach down to good solid
earth for the footings of the walls.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-12

boxes The window sash are hinged
at the bottom to drop in at the top.
so the air will follow up the sash and
discharge against the stable ceiling
without splitting at the sides. Both
of these plans have the same object
that is, to distribute the fresh. cold
air above the cows to prevent draft
from striking them.
Sometimes the window boxes are
made to drop the sash either in or
out, to regulate the ventilation of the
stable both winter and summer, but
such windows are difficult to make
tight. There are times when they
should be closed almost air tight For
this reason stable windows should be
very carefully made, to shut against
solid stops.
Another plan of taking air into a
stable Is by means of flue In the
bottom of the concrete feed alley A
wooden walk protects the fiue and
lets the air in directly in front of the
cows, so that their nostrils get the
first chance at it, Theoretically. this
is the proper way to admit fresh air
into a well-built COW stable.
The main idea Is to build a stable
as near air tight as possible, and to
admit plenty of fresh air as the cows
need 1t, and to discharge the foul air
as fast as II accumulates.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-12
putting TO profitable use much wood
which otherwise would have been
burned as waste.
What Holds a Man,

Good men are attracted and held not
alone by salaries, but by the conditions
under which they work. The efficiency
of the board of water supply force com
pares favorably with any large public
or private engineering organization.
This board has been noted also for its
esprit de corps and enthusiasm for its
work. These desirable qualities, the
report states, were obtained by select
ing the most suitable available men
for the leading positions. giving great
weight not only to technical fitness,
but also to those personal qualifica-
tions which cannot be learned or rated
by examinations.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-12
Interesting War Contribution.

Among the funds which are pouring
into the committees in every city of
Italy to provide comforts and neces-
saries for those who are suffering d.
rectly or indirectly through the war.
an interesting contribution of nearly
$500 has been received by the COM
mittee for civil preparation at Bo-
logna. The committee existed during
the war of independence in 1866, and
this sum. which was then only $50.
was the balance which remained to
the fund after. the war was over. It
was deposited in the name of Count
Salina. wellknown patriot of the
town, and in 40 years 1t has more
than quintupled itself.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-12

erful hosting machinery has proved
much better and cheaper than to haul
the stuff into the barn and unload II
by hand.
Adopting the curb-roof plan of build
ing rafters in pairs In the form of
self-supporting trusses has resulted In
greater NOW space at less expense
These self-supporting roofs leave the
NOW space entirely free from obstruc-
ton for the easy operation of hosting
machinery, The result is that farm
ers have found 1t necessary to put In
extra good horse forks with improved
tracks and roller-carrying trucks that
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-12
Treat Ulcers With SUGAR

Sugar as a dressing for ulcers is
advocated by DR.. p. NJ O'Brien Of
Bradford. England. in letter to the
London Lancet. He says he has used
1t In medium sized crystals for many
years, having learned of IT from an
old woman who was treating an ulcer
on her own leg In this manner. and
has found It most effective. The
New York Medical Journal says that
Doctor Magnus of Marburg. Germany.
also uses sugar and has found it in
valuable as a dressing in all save
tuberculous LESSONS.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-12
Oil Of enopodium as a Poison.


There has been much discussion in
medical literature as to the occasional
poisonous effects of oil of chenopodi-
um, or oil of wormseed, which is used
in the treatment of hookworm and of
roundworm. Some experiments to de-
termine accurately the resistance of
various animals to such effects have
recently been reported by Messrs. w.
Salant and E. X. Nelson. The toxicity
OF this substance was found to be dis
tinctly increased in starvation and de-
creased by feeding rich carbohydrate
diet. Cumulative effects were OBJ
served in different animals. Circula-
ton and respiration were depressed.
The writer's conclude that oil of che
nopodium should be given with great
care, as it is poisonous even in small
doses.-Scientiflc American.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-12
Safety in Summer Drinks.

On the whole, then, we have reason
to be proud of the progress that has
been made in the production of sum-
mer drinks. Ingredients actually harm
full or even deleterious have been
mostly eliminated. The chief danger
that besets the habitues Of the soda
fountain is lack of cleanliness on the
part of the dispenser, especially in the
rinsing of the glasses. With due re-
gard for this and for the tempera-
ture and condition of his stomach the
thirsty one may face the fountain
without fear and pick out from the
fancy names upon the mirror what
ever seems most enticing at the time.
New York Independent.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-12
Color Music In Noted.

During a recent rendition OF the
Russian composer Scriabine's PRO
metheus," which is described as fu-
turistic tonal poem. by an eastern or
chestra in Carnegie hall at New York.
a "color organ" was employed to uti.
lie the authors chromatic score with
the orchestration.
Various color hues and tints merg
ing and blending with each other ap
peared in a maze Of diaphanous gauze
forming screen on the stage before
tha audience Popular Mechanics.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-12
SOFT WHITE HANDS
Under Most Conditions II You usa
cuticura. Trial Free.

The Soap to cleanse and purify, this
Ointment to soothe and heal. Nothing
better or more effective at any price
than these fragrant supercreamy emoi-
lients A one-night treatment will test
them in the severest forms Of red.
rough, chapped and sore hands.
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. Ky.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-12
Refutes osler,s Theory.

A blind woman, eighty-one years
old and partially deaf, refuted Doctor
Osler's theory by recently completinga
life Of Nathan Hale which is declared
to be of unusual interest and author
ity. The woman. Mrs. Jean Christis
Root of Glen Ridge, N. j., has learned
to use typewriter with great facility
and makes light of her infirmities.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-12
Miss Julia MAYS Candles.

1t was Miss Julia Mays birthday,
and In honor of the occasion a cake
had been baked to be decorated with
candles. one candle for each anniyer-
sary. Dinner was being delayed and
Miss Julia May called to Aunt Piney:
What is holding dinner. Aunt
Piney?"
Aunt Piney's answer called for no
further explanation:
''Lawdy, honey. is you forgit how
many of these candles dey is to light?"
Nashville Banner.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-12
Using Watch as Compass.

watch may be used to determine
the points OF the compass by pointing
the hour hand at the sun any time Of
the day and then placing a small
piece of straight wire crosswise be-
tween the hour hand and the figure
IL, getting exactly half way. The
point OF the wire which comes be-
tween the IL and the hour hand al
ways points due south.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-12
I<~ISsz<
!, losses SURELY PREVENTED
One Of London's Oldest Women.

Mrs. Mary Mitchell Of Old Bromp-
ton. Chatham, recently celebrated her
one hundredth birthday. She is a
widow and is the granddaughter of
centenarian who died at the age of
one hundred and three. AS a member
Of the Wesleyan Methodist commu-
nifty. she was the first Bible woman to
visit the homes of the royal marines
as long ago as lS32.-London Times.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-12
Remember Only Today.

Finish every day and be done with
It. You have done what you could.
Some blunders and absurdities no
doubt crept in; forget them as soon as
you can. Tomorrow is a new day; be-
gin 1t well and serenely and with too
high a spirit to be numbered with your
old nonsense. This day is all that is
good and fair. II is too dear with its
hopes and aspirations to waste a mo-
ment upon the yesterday.-Emerson.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-12
Worlds Largest Statue.

The largest statue in the world is
now being carved in Japan. 1t is a
recumbent effigy Of Nichiren, Jap
anese patron saint, cut from natural
granite rock on a hillside on the
Island of Ushigakubi. or, 1.-THE cows
head" in the inland sea of Seto. ia
pan. The stone image will be 240 feet
long from head to foot, sixty feet long
er than the Sleeping Buddha statue
at Segu. Burmah, and considerably
large then the Sphinx in Egypt.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-12
Save the Babies.

something frghu hardly realize that
civilized countries twenty-five cent,
third before they Ave. and onehaf before
they ffeeni
timely Castoria would
of
deaths accustomed BY the Of narcotic
chdrens complaints
less opium morphine They in considerable quantities
CONCESSIONS sickness death Castoa operates exactly the reverse but
causes the blood to circulate properly opens the If
of the skin and alays fever. ~ WITH
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-12
lust So.

Dad, what is meant by carrying
Goals to Newcastle?"
Its a figure of speech, my boy.
Like trying to tell something to .
graduating class that they don't
know"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-12
ARE You DISFlGURED
BY SKIN ERUPTION?

Pimples. rashes, ringworm, prickly-
heat and. worst of all, that red itch
ing. scaly torment, eczema, vanish
when you use resinol ointment and
resinol soap. There is no doubt about
1t. Even though your skin is SO
unsightly with eruption that you shun
your friends and your friends shun
you, resinol usually makes it clear
and healthy. quickly. easily and at
trifling cost. When you are sick of
wasting time and money on tedious.
expensive treatments. get resinol oint-
ment and resinol soap from the near
est druggist and you will quickly see
why physicians have prescribed them
for twenty years for just such troubles
as yours! Great for sunburn.-Adv.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-12
Wise.

Has Brown a comfortable income?"
Large, but not comfortable. His
wife knows just how much it is
Puck.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-12

To die for woman may be an act
of bravery, but the man who leads her
to the marriage altar and agrees to
earn a living for her is real hero.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-12
Elaht.Hour Law In Alaska.

Alaska recently adopted an eight
hour law for placer miners and pen
stoned her aged and INDECENT prospec-
tors
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-12
Daily ThouQht.

True fortitude take to be the quiet
possession of mans self. and an I'M
disturbed doing his duty. whatever
evil besets him or danger lies In his
way.-Locke
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-12

And a considerable percentage of
our so-called friends will not stand
the acid test
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-12
Match Wind Shield.

A new pocket holder for safety
match boxes has slide to form q
wind shield when a match Is lighted
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-12
Why, Certainly.

Patience-So she's learning t,
dance, is she!
Patrice-Yes.
"Where?"
why, on her feet, of course
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-12

Self-satisfied people have reached
the jumping off place.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-12
The Busy Woman.

rs she a woman of affairs?"
yes; everybody's. She's the neigh
borhood gossip.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-12
The Suburban Immunes.

Knicker-Any mosquitoes?
Subbubs-They stay out of houses
that cost less than the architects es-
innate.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-12

Canada's orchards cover 403.59s
acres.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-12

Drink Denlson's Coffee,
For your health's sake.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-12
DAIRY BARN WITH
CONCRETE WALLS
Most Dairy Farmers Favor Con-
crete Basement as Best for
Modern Stable.
GIVES YEAR-RoUND COMFORT
Standard Width Of SO Feet Has Been
Adopted-5uildlng Is as Near Air
Tight as Possible, and ventl-
latlng System Admits
Plenty Of Fresh Air.
BY WILLIAM A. RADFoRp.

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building worn on the farm. for
the readers of this paper. On account OF
his wide experience as Editor. Author and
Manufacturer. he is, without doubt, the
highest authority on all these subjects.
Address all inquiries TO William A. Rad
ford, No. 1927 Prairie avenue, Chicago.
ILL.,. and only inclose two-cent stamp for
reply.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-12
THE CHARM
OF MOTHERHOOD
Enhanced By Perfect Physi-
cal Health.

The experience Of Motherhood Is q try
ing one to most women and marks dis
tinctly an epoch In their lives. Not one
woman in hundred Is prepared or I'M
derstands how to properly care for her.
self. OF course nearly every woman
nowadays has medical treatment at such
times, but many approach the expert
ence with an organism untitled for the
trial Of strength. and when it is over
her system has received shock from
which 1t Ii hard to recover. Following
right upon this comes the nervous strain
Of caring for the child, and distinct
change in the mother results.
There Is nothing more charming than
happy and healthy mother Of children,
and indeed childbirth under the right
conditions need be no hazard to health or
beauty. The unexplainable thing Is
that, with all the evidence of shattered
nerves and broken health resulting from
an unprepared condition, and with am
pie time in which to prepare, women
win persist In going blindly to the trial.
Every woman at this time should rely
upon Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, . most valuable tonic and
invigorator Of the female organism.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-12

Most dairy farmers feel that con-
crete wall is the best construction for
a dairy stable. When II is built en-
tirely above ground, with light and air
on all four sides, there is no objection
II the stable is provided with suffi-
cient light and ventilation.
There has been considerable change
in the manner of building dairy sta
bles. The first concrete or stone
basement stables we're built into hill
sides. At that time three reasons
were given. A hillside afforded good
drainage. A bank cellar basement Is
warm in winter and cool in summer.
The third reason for using bank was
to have an easy driveway from the
high ground into the barn.
At that time 1t was considered nee
essary to have a threshing floor The
threshing machine occupied the floor
two or three days In the year. 1t
finally dawned upon farmers that
threshing floor that is idle three hun
dred and sixty days In the year is u
very expensive provision for two or
three days threshing. Modern pow
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-12

In m any homes
once childless there
are now children be-
cause Of the fact
that Lydia E. Pink
hams v eg 9 table
Compound m ak es
W o m en- norm al,
healthy and strong.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-12
Poor Peck.

Henry. you talk in your sleep"
We'll. do you begrudge me even
those few words?" = Boston Trans
script.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-12

II you want special advice write to
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (conil.
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by q
woman and held In strict confidence.