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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-21


The bacchanal, riding home on
the 2 a. M. car, had his hat smashed
over his forehead and q devilish
twinkle looking out of his eyes. He
read all the advertisements up over
the windows with a bored expires.
sion, stretched his legs out and
yawned, and with sudden resolve
reached up and got hold of the reg.
lister cord.
Hi, therel Don't touch that!''
yelled the conductor.
"Why note" asked the bacchanal
unsteadily.
why not!" echoed the conductor.
ITS expensive, that's why not.
Cost you dime every time you pull
it."
The bacchanal looked at the con.
ductor with fixed, swimming eyes
for moment, then, going down in
his trousers pocket, forked out sill.
yer dollar and gravely kissed it.
IN take ton pulls" he said and
passed the PUNK to the staring con.
ductor.
Slowly, deliberately and with in.
finite enjoyment the baccbanal had
his ten pulls ut the strap, then sat
down with satisfaction beaming out
of his face, and the car spun on
through the night.-New Orleans
Times Democrat.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-21

the present term of court. Gene in
tends to abide strictly by the law and
conduct that line of business in a
proper manner.
DR.. Brooks returned Thursday
evening with Geo. Stemm whom he
had accompanied to Chicago for
medical advice.
No. 81 Thursday night came in five
hours late on account of taking the
wrong track" at Audubon. An
engine was sent to their assistance and
after some skillful maneuvering "a
was again set Alright and resumed her
journey.
Program for Teachers Meeting to
y held in Gray, Friday evening,
oesy srinkets h..
How lisg ~ side Of tneSaa,d our Chill
The d Ta.aI,sr ~ H. Tsst OF Manning
-Pref. ". H. Reeves, Of Manning
Discussion of Parent and
n;s reac he, W. :: Miss sinbel swaney
Moral Training of the Child?
Discussion-The New School laws s'
--------------------.- -----D. L. KepaSS
Another old land mark is gone.
Berthold Lebeck, of Gray, died at his
home in Lincoln Center, on Wednes-
day, October 13, 1897. In 1885 with
his brothers, w. H. and Charles Lee
beck he formed a company known as
the B. Lebeck u Company and pur-
chased the Baily u Son interest in the
large general merchandise store at
this place. In 1892 this company was
dissolved by mutual consent, when he
went into partnership with Mr.. Fred
Suffer, his brother-in-law, and pur-
chased the large mercantile establish
ment of Moreshell Brothers, at Man
ming, where he resided for two years,
when the firm became embarrassed.
Last Spring his father-in-la law, Mr..
VIM. Suffer, fell down a stairway
while attending to his business, at
Manning, and from the effects he died
when Berthold became administrator
of his estate. He removed his family
to the farm of VIM. Suffer and was
apparently doing nicely, having been
at work very hard during the mast
summer and while helping to shell
corn last Saturday he was observed to
sink to the ground. His co-workers
picked him up and carried him to the
house when he went into commissions
which lasted, with but slight inter-
mission, till his death, he being ra-
tional but a few moments during his
sickness. Mr.. Lebeck leaves a loving
wife and six dear little children to
mourn his untimely death. His case
is indeed sad one and we leave him
i'll the hands ola merciful God.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-21
Gray Department.


Sam Gardner was in Gray Friday.
John Kate Sundayed in Cameron.
Rev. George Miller preached very
interesting sermon Friday evening.
Peter Moller visited at Battle
Greek, Iowa, over Sunday with rela-
tives.
Last Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Groteluschen became the parents of a
baby girl.
Douglas Rodgers and G.. w. Latter,
of Manning, were doing business here
Thursday.
The welcome visitor-the Journal
put in its appearance again Saturday
on time.'
Our village smiths are very busy
these days setting wagon tires and
sharpening plows.
Henry Brunier, of Manning, was a
business visitor Thursday returning
by team Thursday night.
Sam Handles is having a cistern
made by Wills Staley, of Audubon.
He will put in twenty rods of piping
Our school directors have supplied
the academy with an up-to- date new
stove, much needed and much appre-
ciated.
Our schools closed Thursday and
Friday on account of the death and
burial Of one of the SCHOLARSHIPS
Leila Antrim.
A cold chilly rain fell Saturday
morning which refreshed mother
earth and caused us to realize that
winter is coming on.
AL. Ayers, that hustling farmer
boy from north of Gray, is sailing
around in bran new buggy bought
of Greenwaldt & Groteluschen. AL.
feel prosperity.
Hog cholera is still quite prevalent.
Our shippers sustained a loss of about
$4,000 worth while holding to COM
plete car load. They are buying no
hogs at present.
Harlan Kennels is at Spirit Lake
near which place he intends renting a
farm-one owned by j. A. Nash, OF
of Audubon. Mrs. Kennels is visit
ing relatives near Audubon.
Sub-district No. 2, Cameron town
ship, concluded to again reorganize
the lyceum which drew such large
crowds last winter, and Thursday
evening they elected heir officers.
Leila, the eldest daughter of j. d.
Antrim died at her home here Thurs
day after short illness of Appendix
citis, aged IS years. The funeral ser.
vices W ere conducted at the home by
Rev. Hayden.
!, C. J. Stevens, who has charge o
the distribution Of the C. T. N. w
property taxes for highway purposes
from Belle Plaine to Woodbine, will
all intersecting branches, was visit
ing his old time friend, w. j. Lance
lot Friday.
G. Eugene Mertz was granted ,
| permit to sell intoxicating liquors a
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-21

ceived and gave the following result
on analyses: Number of beets, two;
total weight, BIB ~ or; weight when
trimmed, 2tb 7oz; crude sugar in juice
degree brix), 20.13 per cent; pure
sugar in juice, 1910 per cent; sub
stances not sugar in juice, 3.73 per
cent; purity, Sl.47 per cent; sugar III
beets 1880 per cent.
The second beet stood the following
test: Total weight, lib s or; crude
sugar in juice degree brix), 2O.93 per
cent; pure sugar in juice, 1854 per
cent; substance not sugar in juice,
400 per cent; purity, S0.45 per cent;
sugar in beet, l6 per cent.
Yours very respectfully,
j. B. WEEMs, Chemist.
A few general instructions in regard
to soil, seeding and cultivation: Do
not select poor land-the richer the
soil, the better the crop. The best
soil is rich bottom land with black
sandy loan, with clay subsoil, and
rich upland with clay subsoil, but any
land in Iowa that will raise good corn
will grow good beets. Beets will
stand more drouth, and on the other
hand more rain, than any other crop
we know of, and the richest beets and
those that produce the largest tonnage
are the ones whose roots go fartherest
down into the ground, which shows
the necessity of deep ploughing, for
otherwise, not being able to penetrate
the lower soil they will grow above
the ground and consequently be very
poor in sugar and light in tonnage.
We do not advise planting over three
fourths of an inch deep, and the
ground should be we'll rolled before
planting SO as to pack the soil we'll,
thus giving a good seed bed and in
surfing a good stand. The rows should
be from 16 to Is inches apart and the
plants thinned out to or 8 inches, it
depends much on the richness of the
soil; the error generally is thinning
too close, so we advise fully 8 inches,
being careful to leave only one beet
in a place. 1t is great mistake to
grow large beets for they are invari-
ably poor in sugar. The best weight
in from one to one and one half pound
when trimmed. The most successful
growers in and about Grand Island
and Norfolk, Nebraska, plant their
beets IA inches apart in the rows and
10 inches between the beets. These
people get the best beets and the larg-
est tonnage per acre. Nothing pays
better than to properly prepare and
fertilize the land and then plant and
thin the beets early and cultivate
often so the beets will get their
growth before the hot weather comes
so when it does come the leaves will
shade the ground. Additional infor-
nation may be had by addressing
John S. Emery, Des Moines, Iowa.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-21

The Mexican Herald takes occa
sion to point out the real monetary
value of natural scenery as exem-
plitied in the investments represent
ed in the hotels of Switzerland, the
value of which is put down at more
than s100,000,000 gold, and says,
Mexico is combination of 6witzer-
land and Italy" The editor seems
to have been inspired by the statis-
tics, which show that 1880, 900 guests
pay Swiss innkeepers $22, 1000, 600 a
year for food and lodging.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-21
THREE CHURCHES.
Ono Built From Stone. One From Tree
the Third by One Man.

Ono Built From Stone. One From Tree.
the Third by Ono Man.
The following story comes from
Waterloo, Ia: The members of the
Presbyterian church decided to erect
a new place of worship. Stone was
scarce-in fact, there wele no quar-
ries and no rock suitable for build
ing purposes nigh at hand. At last
their attention was called to what
was apparently large bowlder
which stood in the middle of a plain
about eight miles from the town.
This huge mass Of rock was like an
island in the midst of vast sea.
About eight feet of it projected
above ground. The work of exca-
waiting this gigantic bowlder was at
once begun. When exposed to view,
it was found to be % feet high, 80
feet long and 20 feet wide. On this
monolith the worknen began their
labors with drill, hammer and dyna-
mite, and the enormous rock was
converted into building stones. The
pieces were conveyed to the town,
and before long wonderful meta
morphosis was apparent, and then
this giant bowlder, after resting I'M
disturbed for countless years and
buried by the deposits of ages, was
tr:.-.eIormed into beautiful church.
In its rough state this great rock is
estimated to have weighed more
than $500 tons.
To build church from material
taken from ono bowlder is certainly
surprising, but not SO much SO as to
build and complete large wooden
church from the timber of single
tree, no other lumber from any
source being used, the building be-
ing the largest church edifice in the
country. This building is situated
in Santa Rosa, Cal and was erected
tor the members of the Baptist COM
munion of that place. The timber
was taken from redwood tree that
grew i'll the neighborhood.
The interior of the church was
paneled and finished with wood, not
pal ticle Of plaster or other similar
material being used. The floors,
seatings, pulpit, roof and roofing
were all formed from material taken
from the same tree, and after the
building was finished in every par
ticular stuff enough wac taken from
it to manufacture 10000 shingles,
besides a large quantity of scant-
lings, joists and other dimension
stuff.
There is Presbyterian church at
Hepburnville, Pa, that was built
by one man. 1t is beautiful stone
structure built from great powders
taken from Brobst mountain. The
name of the man who built this
ohurch was George Taylor, and he
labored at it for more than six
years, quarrying and cutting his
own stone and putting it in place
when opportunity presented. The
building is 60 by 80 feet, with a
square tower GO feet high. Before
the church was quite finished Tay-
lor grew i'll. His hammer, chisel
and trowel were laid aside, and they
were never again taken up by him.
In his will it was found that he left
the church and all its belongings to
the congregation. There remained
a small debt, which was partially
wiped out the first Sunday service
was held Ill the building. A sub
scription was raised, and pretty
memorial window was erected by
the congregation in honor of the
aged and untiring builder.-Archi-
lecture and Building.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-21
Buctlen,. Arn,ca salve.

TIE BEST SALvE in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, letter, Chapped
Hands, Chilblains, Corns and all Skin
Eruptions, and positively cures Piles
or no pay required. 1t is guaranteed
to give perfect satisfaction or money
refunded. Price csc per box. For
sale by c. w. Houston, Extra; or e.
l.. Bison, at Brayton.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-21

An Lishman who died in the early
part of this century in one of the
outlying parishes of London under
took to test the devotion of his
friends and acquaintance by max
ing out list of 400 of them, who
were requested by written invita-
ton to attend his funeral, which
was held at z O'Clock one cold win
tor mount ~
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-21
Don't Forget That | Drill Wells.

Don't forget that l make all sizes
and kinds and warrant the same for
one year. Ten years experience.
ROB'T. GRANSBERY,
Extra, Iowa.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-21

Immediately over the epitaph and
forming a semicircle above it are 10
strange characters, which some as
sert represent quotation from the
Greek, while others maintain that
they are Chinese, Hindoo and every
other conceivable brand of dead and
dying languages.
The characters are in the forms
of squares, or sectional parts of
squares, some being mere LIS, while
others lack the top or side of the
figure. Some have periods or colons
within and one is vacant.
AS matter of fact, the characters
are simple ciphers, which James
Lesson, their author and at one time
prominent member of New York g
society and business circles, desired
should be placed on his tombstone
He was of somewhat eccentric
turn of mind and a close student of
puzzling hieroglyphics. What, then,
more natural than that, as during
his lifetime he had puzzled his brain
over pothooks and trammles," he
should bequeath to posterity a
cryptogram that would puzzle all
who might gaze upon it in the days
when he should be naught but dust {
A little more than century has
passed since James Lesson was
gathered to his fathers, and in that
time thousands upon thousands
have gathered at his grave and won
dered.
The lover of the intricate and
problematical may easily solve the
problem by following this explana-
ton closely:
In the first place, Mr.. Lesson, in
his desire to keep future generations
guessing, drew three sets of parallel
perpendicular lines and crossed them
with horizontal lines something aft
er the style of the children's game
of "tit-tat-toe." He then placed the
letters of the alphabet in the spaces
from IA to ~ in the first six /;
from "K" to "S' in the second, the
ancient II" and ~" being identi-
cal, and from ST" to "" in the
third group of spaces. Then, ignor-
ing the letters entirely, but keeping
in mind the spaces in which they
belonged, he used period in the
spaces occupied by the first six let
tiers, a colon in the spaces of the
second six and left the spaces occu-
pied by the letters from "T" to ""
without any distinguishing symbol.
Then James figured out a proper
sentiment for cryptogram, and
finally decided upon the one which
adorns his tombstone. 1t reads:
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-21
a STRANGE CRYPT GRAM.

II Puzzles Thousands of visitors to Trinity
Church Graveyard.
In Trinity churchyard, New York,
there is a queer and quaint tomb
that attracts unusual attention.
The grave adjoins that of the prison
ship martyrs, in the northeastern
end of the cemetery, and the stone
is visible from Broadway. The pc
culiarity about it is the epitaph and
subscription above it. The epitaph
reads thus:
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-21
REMEMBER DEATH.

The RS" ard MS" being taken
from the second, or colon groups,
the les, i" "B" and "H" from the
first, or period groups, and the 'T"
from the third, or unsymbolized
groups. New York Commercial.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-21
Ross Department.

T,nse rece;vea a carload Of Aon,lost
Friday ~ ~ " o'' 'o"' - nun 'as'
Dance at Tom Ke,redr,s Loot sot
nrdav nigbt 49, ~
90.
Adam kllllnger is building large
Miss Jennie killinger returned last
Saturday from her visit in eastern
Iowa.
Don't forget that j. r. Luse is
making very low prices on Glidden
Barbwlre.
A dance
Johns
last 50
Geo.
far, wit, ss;stonce ,,r
over .,,y this week
week that his mother is very near
deathsat her home in Lamont, Iowa.
heiaslpes VINO are visiting at the
lnlaan onearman nome returned TO
thelr nome IN Green county Wednes-
Jay.
Adam killinger has been consider
able of a sufferer the mast two weeks.
the bones of his right leo being af-
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-21
After the verdlct Of "Gu,ltv.r

Judge-After this you ought to
keep away from bad company.
Prisoner-Yes, your honor. You
won't see me again for some time.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-21

Shiloh's Consumption Cure cures
where others fail. 1t is the leading
Cough Cure, and 40 home should be without
IT. Pleasant to take and goes right to the
spot. Sold by Q. W. Houston.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-28
A SIMPLE FIRE ExTINGU1sHER

Hand grenades, the simplest of fire
extinguishers, can be made at home
cheaply and easily. And it is we'll to
have at hand a simple continuance for
extinguishing a small fire at its start
Take twenty pounds of common salt
and ten pounds Of sal ammoniac (ni-
trate of ammonia, to be had of any
druggist), and dissolve in seven gallons
of water. Procure quart bottles of thin
glass, such as are ordinarily used by
druggists, and fill with this corking
tightly and sealing. to prevent evapor-
alton.
In case of fire throw so as to break
in or near the flame. If the fire is in
such place as to prevent, as in wool
or cotton, knock off the neck and scat
ter the contents.
The breaking Of the bottle liberates
certain amount of gas, and the heat
of the fire generates more, thus work.
ing its own destruction.-Scie
American.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-28
PILES ARE EAsILY CURED.

Nature has provided a specific for
piles. 1t is the active principle of the
common buckeye. This principle is
extracted by special process and in
combination with other remedies
forms Tabler's Pile Ointment.
This ointment cures nothing but
piles. but it cures blind, bleeding pro-
tubing piles every time. 1t makes
operations needless; cures when opera
tons fail This is why physicians re-
commend it. Bottles 80 cents. In
special tubes for handy application,
IS cents. Can be sent by mail. Sold
by E. Reuss and G. Schasse.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-28
couRlERs BACK NUMBERS.
No Longer Any Need TO Go Through
Europe with Them.

Up to times within the memory of
living men, almost no one of means
travelled through Europe without a
courier. Before railroads were built
and before good guide books were print
ed, he was almost indispensable. His
tribe survives, writes Herbert Luce in
Going Abroad. but in greatly dimin-
ished numbers. To the self-reliant
traveller he is of no use whatever. In
deed, he is frequently positive in
cumbrance, and worse. To my mind,
one of the great pleasures of travel is
In learning to ,trayelby myself. There
is satisfaction, pleasure and education
in planning routes, deciphering time
tables, making bargains, learning by
observation the lay of the land.
The time may have been when a cour-
ier could save traveller more than his
cost. Mostcertainly that is not the case
now. On the contrary, as he gets per-
centage on every purchase his party
makes (Which, of course. comes out of
the purchaser in increased price,. and
as 1t is often for his interest to advise
the more costly route, the more costly
hotel, or the more costly excursion, he
eats up much more than his wages,
while saving positively nothing. Bean
declares that in two weeks trip in
southern Spain, which he made side by
side with couple having a courier, he
invariably reached the hotel first. got
better rooms, saw all the sights to as
good advantage; yet the courier was
of his kind an expert. The fact is that
travel has become so general, tourist
companies, railroads and'landlords have
so well studied its needs, books are so
plentiful, that you couldn't very well
get off the track or have mishap If you
tried.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-28
YOUR rIREp STOMACH

II have no appetite" you say, "and
the little do eat does me no good. At
first II feels cold and dead in my stom-
ach and by and by have aches and
pains that sometimes go to my chest
and back. / feel weak, low spirited
and out OF sorts. / fancy the demon
of dyspepsia has got me-" That's the
way you talk and no wonder. But
wait moment Let us reason togeth.
er, Perhaps thus far your stomach is
merely tired. You have been eating
too much, eating the wrong things and
irregularly. You have given it too
much to do, and like all living things,
when overworked, it stops at length
from sheer exhaustion. There may
not be sn actually diseased condition
as yet. Still 1t is natures warning,
and you must heed 1t or worse will fol-
low. But I must eat or starve," you
say. True enough, but safety usually
lies in middle courses. Here is one for
you. You don't feel drastic purges
or exciting stimulants. Your condi-
ton is one easily relieved If we go
about it gently and sensibly The tired
stomach won't work under the whip
and spur. 1t has probably had too
much of that already. What you re-
quire is something that is at once a
food and digester Of food Such an
article is the Shaker Digestive Cordial,
discovered and prepared by the Shaker
Community Of Mt. Lebanon, N. Y.
Taken right after eating, so as to mix
with the food, it does the stomach's
work for it gives it the advantage os
further rest, strengthens you in a ma
tural way, and soon enables the stom-
ahc to do full duty. There is nothing
else like this simple, safe, certain and
palatable remedy. Yet the Shakers
respect your doubts, and authorize
druggists to sell trial bottle for ten
cents.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-28
INTELLIGENCE OF A HORSE.

DR.. w. H. Watkins, of New Orleans,
according to the Times-Democrat, re-
lates that while student, in class
where it was customary to wear dis
tinguishing badge. and a number of
the students being one day gathered
on the eampos, horse came limping
toward them. HE came to a stop a
dozen or more feet away, and, care
fully surveying US, finally made up his
mind as to what he wanted to do. and
without hesitation limped directly to
my side, whinnied, stuck his nose
against my body, and held up his left
fore leg. Looking down, 1 discovered
a large nail embedded in the frog of
his hoof. This had evidently caused
the lameness. l extracted the nail
and the horse whimpered with relief
and walked away. Rather curious as
to why the beast had picked me out to
attend to his wound, l glanced at the
boys and found the solution Of the
problem. Not one of the group had
his medical badge upon his coat but
myself. The horse had recognized the
insignia, and acted accordingly"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-28
Color Line in nritish Army,

With all Englaud's condemnation of
the social disadvantages to which the
colored race is subjected in the United
States, she is giving abundant evidence
of being imbued with radical preju-
dices that are every bit as strong.
Thus, the volunteer regiments of the
great universities have declined to adj
init. to their ranks students of Indian
or of African origin, and number Of
other volunteer and militia corps. In
GLIDING the Inns of Court battalion,
composed of members of the legal pro-
fassion, have followed suit.