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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-05-15

Here's aVhat sUe call service
Give you clothes that offer the best posi-
BILE values; give you real personal attention;
give you the latest and best styles and per-
feet fit; give you guarantee of satisfaction
money back if you feel you didn't get it.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25
Building Compost Pile.

A layer of leaves. straw, grass, or
even weeds, about IS inches in depth,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25
Manure Thoroughly Rotted.
MONTHS OF HEAVY HARVESTS
September Is Most Prolific, Having
High Percentages for Many
Important Crops.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
There are some months In which
more than one-half of the national
crop is harvested. June barely misses
being such a month for strawberries.
In July 81, SO, and IS per cent of the
entire harvest is performed for barley,
oats, and raspberries, and ~ and IA
per cent for rye and timothy hay. Au-
gust is almost devoid of harvest of
more than one-half of the total, and
the list has only timothy seed, with
81 per cent of the entire harvest. Sep
TENDER, on the other hand, is most
prolific of such harvests. The per-
centages representing sorghum for
strip, tobacco, clover seed, dry beans,
and faxseed are 81, SO, "a, 50, and 5S
The high fractions are GA, 65. and 81
per cent for hops, buckwheat, and
cranberries. Last of all is 0ctober's
harvest of sugar beets, 56 per cent of
the whole harvest, according to the
bureau of crop estimates.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25
MASTER OF ART OF BLUFF
self With Material for Emergency
He Had Foreseen.

Two Indianapolis girls, who are very
close chumS, always share condolences
about their respective admirers. Now
Alice has one, who is much given to
fits of temper, during which he al
ways bids her an eternal farewell and
gives her back all her little gifts, but
the next day. or at the most few
days later, he again visits her and
makes peace overtures.
The other girl had long listened
sympathetically to him whenever she
happened to be along during quar-
rel. But the other evening she lis
tened to one which really amused her.
And when the young man dramatically
tore up a poem he had written to
Alice she almost laughed.
The next morning she did really
laugh when she retraced her steps of
the night before and found just what
she had expected-blank pieces of pa
per. The man had provided himself
with a folded paper, exactly like the
one on which was the poem he priced
so highly, and had it ready for just
such an emergency as this one. swell
this beats even crocodile tears" ejacu
lated the girl, as she viewed the torn
bits
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER.

Constipation invites other troubles
which come speedily unless quickly
checked and overcome by Green's
August Flower which is gentle Taxa
tive, regulates digestion both in
stomach and intestines, cleans and
sweetens the stomach and alimentary
canal, stimulates the liver to secrete
the bile and impurities from the blood
1t is sovereign remedy used in many
thousands of households all over the
civilized world for more than half a
century by those who have suffered
with indigestion, nervous dyspepsia
sluggish liver, coming up of food, pal
pitation, constipation and other in
festival troubles. Sold by druggists
and dealers everywhere. Try bottle
take no substitute.-Adv.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25
BAD BREATH
Often Caused by
Acid-St0nlaCh

How anyone with a sour. gassy
stomach. who is constantly belching, has
heartburn and suffers from indigestion have
anything but a bad breath? All OF these
stomach disorders mean just one thing
Acid-StOmach.
EATONIC, the wonderful new stomach
remedy in pleasant tasting tablet form that
you eat like Dit of candy. brings quick
relief from these stomach niseries. EATON
&c sweetens the breath because it makes the
stomach sweet cool and comfortable Try II
for that nasty taste, congested throat and
"heady feeling" after too much smoking.
If neglected. Acid-StOmach may cause you
lot of serious trouble. 1t leads to ner-
vousness, headaches insomnia, melancholia,
rheumatism. sciatica, heart trouble, ulcer
and cancer of the stomach. 1t makes its
millions OF victims weak and miserable.
listless, lacking in energy, all tired out. 1t
often brings about chronic invalidism, pre-
mature old age a shortening of ones days
You need the help that EATONIC can give
you If you not feeling as strong and
well you should. You will be surprised
to see how much better you will feel just
soon you begin taking this wonderful
stomach remedy. Get big so cent box
from your druggist today He will return
your money IL you are not satisfied.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25
SWAMP-ROOT FOR
KIDNEY AILMENTS

There is only one medicine that really
stands out pre-eminent as a medicine for
durable ailments of the kidneys, liver and
bladder.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root stands the
highest for the reason that it has proven
to be just the remedy needed in thousands
upon thousands of distressing cases.
Swamp Root makes friends quickly be-
ause its mild and immediate effect is soon
,salized in most cases. 1t is gentle,
healing vegetable compound.
Start treatment at once. Sold at all
drug stores in bottles of two sizes, medi-
UNI and large.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25
PERSONAL VISIT TO MARKET
Shipper viii Be More Than Repaid
in Picking Up Many Important
Little Details.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agrlculture)
A personal visit to the market which
the shipper patronizes will more than
repay expenses, for points which
seem trivial to him are often very i'm
portant to dealers, and the producer
should get the proper market perspect-
i've. Such a visit enables the grower
to get into personal touch with the
distributors, to select reliable rep
resentative, to learn the difficulties
under which the car-lot receiver Ia
bors, and to appreciate the problems
with which he is constantly confront
ed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25
sherman,s March to the Sea.

On Nov. 10, in 1864, General Sher-
man began his march from Atlanta to
the sea. The purpose of the march
was to go through Georgia from At
lanta to Savannah, cutting a swath 60
miles wide, thereby splitting the con-
federacy and destroying the great
source of supply of the southern army.
The troops, 10000 in number, lived on
the country through which they passed
There was little bloodshed through.
out the march, but the area through
which the army passed was utterly
denuded. Railroads, crops, factories
horses, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ap
propriated or destroyed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25
Conductor Just Too Timid.

1t was on a West Indianapolis car
that the conductor short changed o
punched a transfer wrong. When he
reached for the next mans fare the
car gave a sudden lunge and he
stepped on the passengers pet corn
By this time he thought he owed
the passengers an apology, so he said,
II tell you, I've got a green motor.
man running this car this morning
The woman whose transfer had
cen punched all wrong said to the
nan who had been short changed a
dime. 'He is like most men, just toe
timid to talk about himself" -Indiar
apolis News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25
SAFE, GENTLE REMEDY
BRINGS SURE RELIEF

For 200 years GOLD MEDAL Haar-
lem Oil has enabled suffering human
ity to withstand attacks Of kidney,
liver, bladder and stomach troubles
and all diseases connected with the
urinary organs, and to build up and
restore to health organs weakened by
disease. These most important organs
must be watched, because they filter
and purify the blood; unless they do
their work you are doomed.
WEAKNESS, sleeplessness, nervous
ness, dependency, backache. stomach
trouble, pains in the loins and lower
abdomen, gravel, rheumatism, sciatica
and lumbago all warn you of trouble
with your kidney. GOLD MEDAL
Haarlem Oil Capsules are the remedy
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25
IuIIE:J,k!',y,l||.;:a'I.INIss
SSSs:S -
Cuicura Soap
Ideal for the
Complexion
Record Pecan Crop.

San Saba, Texas, has won national
reputation as the home of the paper
shell pecan. This season has been par
ticularly adapted to this species of
food and 1919 will go down in history
as the banner year for San Saba
pecans. A conservative estimate gives
the present crop as 80 or 60 carloads.
The product from a single tree is
selling for $40 per tree unthrashed,
while the retail value is from II cents
to % cents per pound. Many of the
trees have an average of 800 pounds.
One buyer has contracted for 100000
pounds.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25

should be placed over the clay founda-
ton. Above this layer of manure 8
or 6 inches deep should be distributed,
and If raw rock phosphate is availab1e,
from 80 to so pounds should be scat
tered broadcast over the manure. Then
another layer of manure should be
added and the process continued. 1t is
essential to keep the pile of refuse
moist by sprinkling it frequently. 1t
is also necessary to keep the compost
heap well packed and tramped. Ordi-
narily 1t takes about a year for the
stable refuse in a compost heap TO rot
sufficiently for use, when it should be
spread on the land in the late fall.
Manure Thoroughly Rotted.
The fundamental value of the COM
post pile comes from the fact that the
manure is thoroughly rotted and its
plant food content is in excellent con-
ditiOn for immediate soil use when ap-
piled to the fields, while during its
period of decomposition 1t is main
tanned in excellent condition to resist
teaching and weathering.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25

you need. Take three or four every day.
The healing oil soaks into the cells and
lining of the kidneys and drives out
the poisons. New life and health will
surely follow. When your normal vigor
has been restored continue treatment
for while to keep yourself in condi.
ton and prevent return of the dis
ease.
Don't wait until you are incapable Of
fighting. Start taking GOLD MEDALS
HARLEM Oil Capsules today. Your
druggist will cheerfully refund your
money if you are not satisfied with
results. But be sure to get the original
imported GOLD MEDAL and accept no
substitutes. In three sizes. Is, Sealed
packages. At all drug stores.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
According to the United States de-
partment of agriculture specialists, the
compost pile is fertile source of valu-
able material for replenishing the plant
food supplies of the soil. Proper utili-
cation of the compost saves much fer
tilizing material which ordinarily is
wasted on the average farm. The ex-
penSe Of making the compost heap is
slight as compared with the fertilizing
value of the resultant material.
Compost Heap Essential.
The essentials of the compost heap
are to equip it with a water-tight foun-
dation by pudding clay This is done
by spreading the clay 10 to u inches
thick and then moistening and tram
ping it thoroughly. A framework of
logs or lumber should be built up
around the pile and increased in height
as the compost heap is built higher.
Building Compost Pile.
A layer of leaves straw, grass, or
even weeds, about IS inches in depth,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25
CUTTING TREES IN WOODLoT
Farmer Should Pick Out Those Whose
Removal Would Be of Benefit to
Remaining Ones.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
Trees well suited for fuel and whose
removal will be of benefit to the re-
manning stand of trees in the woodlOt
are:
Sound, dead trees, both standing and
down.
Trees diseased or seriously injured
by insect attacks, or those extremely
liable to such injury, such as chestnut
in the region subject to blight, or birch
in the gypsy-moth area; badly fire
SCARED trees.
Crooked trees and large-crowned
ShOrt-boled trees which will not make
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25

surely proved to be. l feel better and
stronger in every way since taking it,
and the annoying symptoms have disap-
peared. - Mrs. M. Golden, 925 Ma
poleon St., Fremont, Ohio.
Such annoying symptoms as heat
flashes, nervousness, backache, head.
ache, irritability and "the blues, may
be speedily overcome snd the system
restored to normal conditions by this
famous root and herb remedy Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
If any complications present them
selves write the Pinkham Medicine Co.,
Lynn, Mass, fer suggestions how to
overcome them. The result of forty
years experience is at your service and
your letter held in strict confidence.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25
Turks a Pastoral PeonIe

From time immemOrial the peoples
of Turkey have followed the pastoral
calling. The keeping of flocks and
herds is an industry throughout the
mountains of Kurdistan and the ad-
joining hills. Great flocks are kept all
along the edge of the desert and in
central Asia Minor. This industry of
stock raising, besides supplying the
people with a large amount of food
and clothing, furnishes for the export
trade hides and dairy products.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25
BIG ADVANTAGE IN CATTLE
Animals Assimilate Laree Quantities
of Roughage and Waste Feeds
and Aid Fertility.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
One of the chief advantages in keep
ing cattle is that they assimilate large
quantities of roughage and waste feeds
and carry them to market themselves
in a more concentrated form. The
farmer is thus saved the labor of mar
ketlng bulky farm products, and the
fertility remains on the farm.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25
"Cold In the Head"

sons who are subject to frequent colds
in the head will find that the use Of
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE will
build up the System. cleanse the Blood
and render them less liable to colds,
Repeated attacks of Acute Catarrh may
lead to Chronic Catarrh
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE is TAX.
en- internally and acts through the Blood
on the Mucous Surfaces of the System.
All Druggists 75c. Testimonials free.
$4,000 for any case of catarrh that
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE will not
cure.
3. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo. Ohio.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25
Sure Thing.

"It was a silk umbrella" said the
hotel boarder, land it had long rose
wood handle that was hooked In the
end"
THAT'S nothing" said the hotel
clerk. 81 had an umbrella with gold
handle once, and it was hooked in the
end, too"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25
ELIMINATE ALL SCRUB SIRES
Suggested That Census Of All Animals
Be Taken to Aid Campaign for
Better Stock.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
That officials in every stock-raising
county in the country should take a
census of the sires in their respective
territories, so that the elimination of
scrub sires may be carried on sys'
tematically, is a suggestion which has
been made recently on behalf of vari-
Gus live stock interests as a result Of
the agitation for better sires instituted
by the United States department Of
agriculture.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25
STOP TUBERCULOSIS IN HOGS
Prevention Lies in Pasteurization Of
Milk Fed to Animals and Cook
ing Various Feeds.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
Prevention of tuberculosis in hogs
lies in the pasteurization of milk fed
to hogs, especially that from cream
cries, and in allowing hogs to feed
behind adult cattle only when the cat
tie have passed the tubercuin test !;
also in thoroughly cooking all garbage.
offal, or carcasses before they are fed
to hogs.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25
COLD ON CHEST
and SORE THROAT
ENDED OVERNIGHT
You Get Action with Mustarine-lt
Drives Out Pain in Half the Time
II Takes other Remedies - It's
the Quickest Pain Killer
on Earth.

Stops coughing almost instantly; ends
sore throat and chest colds over night.
Nothing like IL for neuralgia, lumbago,
neuritis and to speedily drive away rheu-
matte pains and reduce swollen joints.
Mustarine is the original notwithstanding
prescription that takes the place but is
10 times as efficient as Grandmother's old
fashioned mustard plaster Use it for
eprains, strains. bruises sore muscles,
stiff neck. swellings, sore, painful or
frosted feet and chilblains. Be sure it's
Begy's Mustarine in the yellow box.
S C. Wells & Co, lie Roy, N. Y.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25
Learning a Dangerous Lesson.

"Make hay while the sun shines"
quoted the joyous philosopher.
ut sounds like good advice" replied
Farmer Corntossel; "but scarcity, they
tell me, is the cause of high prices.
Did it ever occur to you that the more
hay you make the lower the price
you're liable to get for it?"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25
Autocratic Inference.

II guess We'll cut out that line of
my speech" said Senator Sorghum,
"about my being a public servant"
st is a good old phrase"
"Yes, but it has had its day. AS
household relationships go just now,
claiming to be a servant sounds just
trifle bossy."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25
important to Mothers
A War Sufferer.

The Guest-It's awful to think of
the suffering caused by the war.
The Porter-Tll say so. Take me,
a swe monologue in German dialect,
but couldn't get a bookin' during the
war an had to take this job.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25
A Frameup.

"What did her father say when you
asked him to let you marry his daugh-
teri"
"Said the women folks were trying
: 70 put the blame on him in case the
marriage wasn't success. Louis
Vile Courier-Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25

good lumber and which are crowding
or overlapping others.
Trees which have been overtopped
by others. stunning their growth.
Slow-growing trees crowding fast
growing species of equal value, pro-
vided they are not themselves suited
for higher use, as, for example, slow
growing white oak.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25
Cuticura for Pimply Faces,

To remove pimples and blackheads
smear them with Cuticura Ointment.
Wash off in five minutes with Cuti-
cura Soap and hot water. Once clear
keep your skin clear by using them for
daily toilet purposes. Don't fail to in.
clude Cuticura Talcum.-Adv.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25
Called a Halt.

as it true that Mrs. Jibway is no
longer communing with the spirits?"
Eyes"
"What brought the cure?"
"Papa Jibway discovered that if the
dues of the spook club kept increas-
cigars"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25
BENEFITS OF FARM ANIMALS
Profitable Work Furnished During
Winter Season-RemuneratiVe
Labor Distributed.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
The keeping of farm animals fur
nishes profitable work during the win
ter, when other work is less pressing
and when they require most care.
This distributes remunerative labor
throughout the year more evenly than
otherwise would be possible.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25
Quite EnouQh.

"The cook says she wants some more
crash in the kitchen
81 must say l don't, since l heard
her washing the dishes out there"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25
Lost Experiences.

81 wonder what cotton gin could
have tasted like?"
az guess it was the kind that left
the woolly taste in your mouth"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25

SIX years OF age ana
had all the symp-
toms incidenttothat
change-heat fash
es, nervousness, and
was in a general run
down condition, so
it was hard for me
to do my work.
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
pound was recon-
mended to me as the
best remedy for my
froI1hlau which IL
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25
Tact.

81 suppose this bread of mine Is
not to your liking"
at makes me pity father when he
had TO eat the kind mother used to
make"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25
His Drawback

This new writer has a certain rude
strength"
'eThen how could he expect to sue.
coed in polite literature?'
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25
Sympathetic.

Mr.. Smart give NY voice for a
permanent standing army.
Mrs. Dull-Why don't you want the
poor things to sit down?
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25
Still at His Trade.

Jack Tar-Hello, links! What ar,
you doing nowadays?
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Jack Tar-What are you buildingf
Landlubber-Air castles.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25
Quite Riqht.

''Ma, l am going to give Mr.. Smith
his congo"
"Of course, you give it to him. You
hadn't any business to take it from
him in the first place"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25
Naturally.

"There is no use in splitting hair
In that argument"
"Why not?"
Because 1t is over bald facts"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25
Cheap SYmpathY.

"Closeman lets his friends misfor-
tunes touch him deeply, doesn't hep
Eyes; without letting his friends do
the same thing, hcwever."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25
Queer Action.

SIS Maude color blind?"
mo; why do you ask?"
Because when she wanted to find
the Green family. she looked in the
Blue Book"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25
He Knew.

Don't you realize how much your
life means TO meT"
"Sure; if 1 die you get my insur.
ance."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25
Beyond Him.

what a wonderful linguist that
man isl Is there any tongue he
hasn't mastered?'
"Yes; his wife's."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25
ANersions.

OF all the kids I've known. I'll state,
These cause most discomfort
The ones that try to initiate
The comic supplement.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25
Suitable.

"How badly that laundry article is
written" "Well, that is a subject II
is natural to mangle."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25

wright's Indian Vegetable Pills contain
nothing but veget a BILE ingredients, which act
gently as a tonic and purgative by stimu-
lation and not by irritation Adv.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25

DR.. Peery's Dead Shot" Is powerful but
safe One dose is enough to expel Worms or
Tapeworm. No castor oil necessary. Adv
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25

A duck of a man is apt to make a
goose of a husband.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25
FRECKLES and BLOTCHES

An absolutely new Discovery, guaranteed to
remove Freckles and Blotches from the
skin. Positively harmless. contains mer-
curry. This liquid discovery is the result of
many years of Microscopical and Chemical
Research work by an eminent Chemist. Price
5000 Sent charges prepaid upon receipt OF
Postal or Express Money Order.
Waldorf CHEMICAL CO.
347 5th Ave. New York City, N. 7.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25

Life is "a riddle. We can't guess it;
therefore we must give it up.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25
The Suggestion.

"Your dog reminds me of my hus-
band"
'In what way?"
"He growls with such enjoyment
when he has a bone to pick"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25
Lamenesz.
THAT CHANGE IN
WOMAN'S LIFE
Mrs. Golden Tells How Il
May be Passed In Safety
and Comfort.

Fremont, OF was passing through
the critical period of life, being forty.