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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-07-01
A SPIDER FIGHT.
Il Was Fast and Furious and to tn
naath-

Il Was Fast and Furious and to tho
Death.
once had spider pet Of a kind the
books enabled nie to identify. He was
\ fine. big fellowA Icaught him in the
garden, carried i'm home. and for
nearly two MONTH - and took close
interest in each OF r, be for the flies
intros to -hiss nd ! for the amuss=
! me Y 10 ms. I kept him
in ger's box, letting him out
whe isited him. specially delight
SO mysS& with allowing him to drop
from one hand by his fine spun thread.
and then either catching him in the
other or gently compelling him to climb
back again by apparently eating his
owniladder.
One day captured another spider OF
the same species. kept him for few
days in separate box, and then, with
the kindly idea of companionship, ip
troduced him to Tiger. Ihave seen dogs
fight; have seen chanticleer fight and
slay his man; have seen rams fight
till, with his skull crushed in, one lay
dead at the foot of the other; have
seen men fight; have seen women
6ght-at least, they once were women
till they became confusion Of blood
and hair and shredded garments; but
the fullest sense ever realized Of mad.
murderous passion let ungovernably
loose, centered in one destroying aim
and summoning every physical energy
to its devilish service, realized when
those two spiders rushed to mortal COM
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-07-01
The july number of the Deliueato

The July number of the Delimeator
is called the Summer Number is its
resume of the latest styles of hot
weather attire, with especial reference
to the needs of sojourners at seaside
and isIand resorts is rendered graphi-
cally complete by glowing color plates
and scores of accurate wood cuts. In
the fiction department the stories are
particularly fine. The department
devoted to crocheting, knitting, tat
4'ng and the work table is complete.
Wrct 18th
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-07-01
Rough on Abdul Azi..

When Abdul Aziz, sultan of Turkey.
was deposed. Queen Victoria tele-
graphed to his captors in French,
"soienez lie bien." or Take good care
Of him. The wires said, "Saignez IL
bien," {" which means something very
different-namely. "Bleed him well, I"
an error Of the wires which reads grew
somely in the light of the fate which
befell that unhappy monarch.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-07-01
Bucklen's Aru,ca Salve.

TUE 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 25c per box. For
sale by G. w. Housto" 20: or &
L. Bison, at Braytop
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-07-01
Trolley Cars For Headache.

A Brooklyn man has told reporter
that ride in trolley car cures his
headaches. After long days work in
his Office he starts home with a head
ache, and after riding three miles the
headache is gone. He thinks the air of
the car is filled with electricity, and
that the cure is due to that Perhaps,
however, 1t is only the fresh air that
works the cure.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-07-01
Melville Township News.

Mr.. Campbell is delivering 15c corn
in Audubon this week.
The gentle rain of last Saturday
made all our farmers grin.
j. M. Black has one of the best
stands of corn in these diggins.
We don't see why Harlan Emely
don't visit these parts any more!
Some of our farmers have been de-
livering 12 and l5c corn in Audubon
the past week.
Most of the young folks around
here, as we'll as the older ones, intend
celebrating at Irwin.
Mr.. Taggert was business caller
at the county seat last Saturday and
attended the big cattle sale.
Ben Black sports new buggy that
he purchased the other day. He says
life is too short to go plugging around
with an old buggy.
Elb. Potter was among the few
boys from here who, accompanied by
his best girl, attended divine service
at Audubon last Sunday.
Corn that was planted the third
time is growing so rapidly that we
would not be surprised if it would
catch the corn that was planted first.
The Smith farm was sold recently
at $25.OO per acre. We did not learn
the purchasers name but understand
that he will farm the land next year.
Mr.. Smith is one of the lucky ones..
A short time agoa swarm of bees set
tied in his front yard and he quietly
hived them and they never touched
him.
Mr.. Smith, the boss hog raiser,
marketed forty-six head of fat ones at
Dedham, last Friday, at three cents
per pound. They averaged 800 pounds
each.
It is reported that the cattle men
of this township and Guthrie county
are securing these parts for &c corn
and are paying as high as zoe bushel.
Some think that's not the top notch.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-07-01
TRACKING A CHILD.


Moving That Bloodhound Is Not Al
ways Fierce Beast.
So many terrible stories of the feroo-
ity Of bloodhounds have been told that
10 Ia refreshing to read a true story Of a
chase by bloodhound in which the
hunter and the. hunted were equally
satisfied. tits vouohed for by.a writer
in Good Words, who had 1t from an
eyewitness
The bloodhound was enjoying stroll
with his master on the sands Of Weston.
super Mare, quietly following the horse
his owner rode. Neither was thinking
Of q chase. In fact nothing seemed fur
ther from the character of the dog than
desire to interfere with any human
being. The group Of pleasure seekers
scattered over the sands saw nothing
unusual In him, nor did the poor dis
trscted woman who ran from one group
to another frantioally asking for tidings
of.a lost child. Nobody knew anything
Of the missing boy, and when in her
desperation she approached the gentle
man on the horse he also shook his head.
But though he knew nothing of her
boy, he was not 30 sure that he could
not help her find him. He alighted from
his horse, and thrusting his arm through
the bride bent over the hound. putting
both hands carelessly round his head.
Then he took from the woman some-
thing that looked like a child's hat and
held 1t toward the dog. talking to him
the while. The hound shifted and whined
mournfully, as If unwilling to leave his
master. Soon, however, he lifted his
head In the air, uttered short, sharp
bark or bay and began shifting about the
sands.
For minute or two he followed the
scent in zigzag fashion. and then,
with long, loud bay, turned off at an
amazing pace, ran in straight line
across the sands. crossed the parade,
and. baying as he went turned down q
side street.
That was an exciting chase-the field
the streets of populous watering place
and the game lost child. The loud
voice Of the dog could be heard in the
distance. guiding those who followed.
The mothers feet were swift, but she
could not keep up with the dog. On hi
went till he had run his prey to ground
Then he stopped and fawned upon thu
little lad, who was overjoyed to find 81
friendly q playmate. When the mother
came up, hunter aud hunted were thu
best Of friends, SO much SO that neither
was willing to part with the other.
The gentleman had more than once t.
summon his dog before he would con
sent to. leave the child. As for the boy
he could not be led away while -
remained, and after the hc-
-rrt I'd he was still
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-07-01

Miss Highup-It's perfectly scandal
ous. Did you hear about Miss de Pink
Miss Tiptop-No. What has she dones
"Oh, the most immodest thing mag
Unable. She's let ali the world know
she is crazy to get married by goi
and joining cookery school. "-N
York Weekly.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-07-01

was at the top of the wonderful
peak OF SO desirous, new woman
like, of emulating her husbands
feat that she transgressed the
bounds of Nionindo and essayed to
reach the actual summit. Her rash
ness met with its due reward, and
she was Immediately transforme
into the Oba-ishi, which still bears
witness to her sacrilege."
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-07-01
It Made No Difference.
There had been a little famil.

There had been little famil,
abe was sulking.
''You have no right to refuse me,
she said. "When promised to marry
you. I told you that I always wanted
my own way, and you said that made
no difference.
well, it doesn't, does it?' he retort-
ed. "You don't get it, de you?"
Thus it happened that she called him
q mean thing Chicago Post
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-07-01
MOUNTAINS OF JAPAN.
sAsy Are Bunt Upon Small Scale. but
Are Very Picturesque.

sasy Are Built Upon . Small Scale, bat
Are Worry Picturesque.
The Rev. Walter Weston has is-
sued book on mountaineering in
Japan. Although the ranges Of
mountains in Japan are very beau
tiful, they do not, the writer In.
forms us, display the glories Of
glacier shrouded peaks, and the
scale ON which they are built is only
two-thirds that Of the famous alps
of Switzerland. But the picturesque
ness of their valleys and the mag
niticence Of the dark and silent for
ests that clothc their massive danks
surpass anything ] have met with
In European Alpine wanderings."
Asama Yama Is the name of one
Of the most wonderful volcanoes in
the mikado's kingdom. An easy
walk from the ridge brought Mr..
Weston to the edge of the mighty
crater, from whose honeycombed
sides vast volumes of sulphurous
steam roll up with roar that rises
and falls with awful weirdness. In
the distance it resembles great wa
terfal or the laundering Of the
breakers on the Pacific shore heard
In the stiffness Of night. The cir.
cumference Of the crater is about
1900 yards, but its yet unfathomed
depth is probably greater still.
Those who have made the ascent Of
the volcano, as have since done, by
night and looked down into tho
cavernous abyss at the fires below
will never forget the unearthly
scene.
But Japan claims another peak
which Mr. Weston declares is lone
of the most striking peaks in the
world" "From the summit, we
learn, "the view is that Of some vast
relief map Varying tints and
shades lie over lake and forest,
river, sea and plain. Westward and
to the northwest the grandest OBJ
jects Of the landscape are the snow
clad heights of the Japanese Alps,
with the Komagatake range and
nearer still the Koshu peaks and
Akailshi rising up between US and
them. Far away east and south
stretch the blue waters of the Pa
cifo, whose breakers curl in white
lines at the mountains base, 12, 400
feet below. At our very feet the
great crater presents an extraordi-
nary sight. Excepting where the
inner walls rise too abruptly from
the crater floor to allow it to rest.
ice or snow spreads dazzling wind
ing sheet over nearly the whole
mountain top. Here and there huge
icicles hang blue against the deep
dull red and purple of the rocks in.
side the crater lip. All is cold and
still as the grave. 1t is soon a posi-.
tive relief to turn from all this
deathly whiteness to let the eye rest
on the vast expanse of country clad
In all the tender freshness and
warmth of color of its young spring
life"
| Like other countries, Japan has
its legends. One of these is about
Ariyaka Saemon and his wife "Or
all the great sacred mountains o1
Japan a limit line has until the las
] few years been placed at the heigh
up to which womankind nigh
climb. The limit is called Nionindo
'Woman's way, but naturhll,
enough it varies good deal on diff
! ferent mountains. The wife of Ari
yaka Saemon, however, was eithe
slsso impelled by curiosity to see wha
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-07-01
Nervous Headach
a Tumor Like scrofulous sun~n
on the Back Painful and Trou-
bIesome II How it Was Cured.

on the Back Painful and rrou-
oIesome : How it Was Cured.
"My first trouble began with nervous
headaches which would last for two or
three days. The doctors could not do
anything for me, and advised . change Of
location. At theage Of IS tumor formed
on my spine, which was very painful but
did not rise or discharge. The doctor
thought best to cut it out, but objected.
1t finally broke and discharged great
deal. The doctors said they could do
nothing for It. received no benefit at
the Springs which visited, and the tu-
NOR finally began to rise inwardly and
discharge. Seeing an advertisement of
Hoods sarsaparilla thought I would.
try it. Before had finished taking one
bottle found was much relieved, and
when had taken two bottles the rising
began to break inwardly. continued
the use OF Hoods sarsaparilla and after
I had taken IL bottles was entirely
cured" w. D. FORE, Gillian, Missouri.
You can get Hoods sarsaparilla at all
druggists. 81; six for IS. Get only Hood's.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-07-01
Ross Department.

Markets: Hogs $3.50, corn 10c,
eggs &c, butter SC.
Big dance at Wat Frye's Tuesday
night of this week.
Luse sold fine buggy Monday to
a Melville township farmer.
Large invoice of shoes received at
the Farmers Store last Friday.
The Dedham and Viola Center base
ball mines will contest at Dedham
July 8.
Sunday school convention at Bren-
toms Grove, Viola township, last
Tuesday.
Mrs. Rob't Hunter and daughter,
of Audubon, visited friends at Ross
Tuesday.
j. r. Luse commenced shelling his
corn Wednesday. Hewill shell about
10000 bushels.
H. d. Hollister marketed at Ross
Tuesday four tubs of his fine dairy
butter and tits needless to say he re-
ceived top price.
Carload OF Plano binders and
mowers arrived at Ross one day this
week. This is the second carload of
Plano machinery this season.
H. d. Hollister, of Melville town.
ship, purchaseda Jones Chain Mower
OF Luse Tuesday. Last Friday Mr..
Luse sold three mowers and buggy.
When you are at Audubon stop at
the TwINING HOUSE. Big square
meal 15c, day board SOC, board by
the week only $3.50. Drop in and
Wine Evans left Saturday for
Chicago, his home. He hps been
visiting the past week with his
cousin, Mrs. Chas. Tucker of Viola
township.
Several Cameron township young
people are attending review school at
Audubon. Among them are Miss
Emma Reid, Miss Mabel Cozine, and
son and daughter of VIM. Swaney.
VIM. Krauel, one of Cameron
townships up-to.date hog raisers,
sold to John Wagner Tuesday fifteen
head Of tip top hogs-average $50
for which he received $3.50 per hum
dred.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Moreland, of
Viola township, have returned from
Texas. MIR. Moreland signifies his
intention of going to Texas until he
secures land, this being his third trip
without buying.
Mrs. H. NJ. Preston, of Fort
Dodge, arrived Thursday of last
week for weeks visit at the home
of her brother, Geo. Everett, in
southeast Lincoln township. She re-
turns to her home Friday.
Grandma Detwiler, mother of A.
N. Detwiler and Mrs. Morris Gibson,
of Lincoln township, passed from
this life, at Iowa City Friday of last
week-cause of death, paralysis.
The lady was about seventy ii We
years old and very feeble. Mr.. A. N.
Detwiler lett Saturday for 10 wa City
to attend the funeral and will return
Thursday of this week.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-07-01

There is to be seen at Schwarzel
in Saxyony, linden whose trunk
feet 10 circumference, and two OF
Scfseeberg, one 16 feet and II
IL ct in circumference.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-07-01
Contentment.

II saw you last night as passed by
your house. What in the world was that
contrivance you had sticking out from
your forehead?"
"Cute, wasn't it? You see. my wife
let's me smoke IN the house, but I have
to wear an arrester to keep the smoke
from soiling the, ceiling. Clever, amt
it?''-Cleveland Leader.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-07-01

Dyspepsia Cured. Shilohs Vitalizer
Immediately relieves Sour Stomach,
Coming up of Food distress, and is the great
kidney and liver remedy. Solb by Houston.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-07-01

| was dreadfully nervous, and for
relief took Karl's Glover Root Tea. It
quieted my nerves and strengthened my
whole Nervous System. was troubled with
CONSTIPATION, Kidney and Bowel trouble.
Your tea soon cleansed my system so
thoroughly that rapidly regsined heaIthand
strength. Mrs. 8. A. Sweet, Hartford, Conn
Sold byO. w. Houston.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-07-01
Record a:2sf--Can show a 2:7o gait.

kecOrd 2:25i--Sdn snow a 2:2O Salt.
IIE pacing stallion, Timber
Jim. is a bright bay, weighs
, 1900 pounds and is model
horse in every respect. Sired by Adult
ant, he by Administrator. Dam sired
by Billy Green, he by Green's Bashaw.
LOCATION:-He will stand during
the entire season of 1897 at the livery
barn of Chas. Benton, Audubon.
TERMS:-Hsary 20 to insure mare with
foal. $500 toIhsure colt to stand and
suck. Care willbe taken to prevent
accidents but will not be responsible
should any occur.
R0B'I HENDERSON, Owner
BENTON, Groom.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-07-01

James East, of Old Hamlin, was at
the Station, Tuesday, and informed
us that his cherry crop was big sue.
cess, that he gathered two and one-
half bushels of fruit off of one tree.
He also infored up all other kinds of
fruit on his place was yielding i'm
mensly this season and that he would
Lave more than three wagon boxes
full of black berries.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-07-01
TIME TABLE.
:. & N. w. Timetable--As Adopted
May 2, 1907.
r,a ;ns ,o;no ,or+h ~.

SUNDAY trains. Others daily except Sunday
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-07-01

The Evangelical Children's Day
exercises at the Sheets Grove, last
Sunday were attended by over three
hundred persons and were thorough
ly enjoyed by all. Andrew Smith
took four-horse load of the Brushy
College school up there. The Station,
Fair View and Champion Hill Sab
bath Schools were ably represented
at this meeting.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1897-06-05

1t is the duty Of the county to keep
the streets Of unincorporated towns in
repair, to remove all filth and garbage
that may accumulate threin and to pros
ecute any business man or other citizen
who sweeps or places any rubbish on
the street.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1897-06-05
Bare Shoulders.

When in Reno the other day we saw
some OF the prettiest draped photoes We
have ever seen. They were finished in
the "New Carbon" style, for which the
Riverside Studio, Virginia Street, near
the bridge. is noted for.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-03-18

ordinary expenses Of the government but
for the prompt payment Of liberal
pensions and the liquidation Of the pub
lie debt.
In raising revenue, duties should be
so levied upon foreign products as to
preserve the home market SO far as
possible to our own producers; to revive
and increase manufactures; to relieve
and encourage agriculture; to increase
our domestic and foreign commerce.; to
aid and develop mining and building,
and to render to labor in every field of
useful occupation the liberal wages and
adequate rewards to which skill and in.
dustry are Justly entitled.
The necessity of the passage of a tariff
law which shall provide ample revenue
need not be further urged. The i'm
perative demand of the hour is the
prompt enactment of such measure,
and to this object earnestly recommend
that congress shall make every endeavor.
Before other bosiness is transacted, let
us first provide sufficient revenue to
faithfully administer the government
without the contracting of further debt
or the continued disturbance of our
finances. WILLIAM M'KINLEY.
Executiqe Mansion, March Is, 1897,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-03-18

The Iowa Federal appointments were
agreed upon by the congressional dele,
cation at Washington Saturday. For
the northern district, Fl. G.. McMiIIan
of Rock Rapids will be attorney, Ed.
Knott, of Waverly, will be marshal, J.
w. Patterson, of Marion, will be collector
For the southern district, Lewis Miles,
of Corydon, will be attorney, Geo. NJ
Christian, of Grinnell, will be marshal,
]. NJ. Kemble, of Muscatine, will be col
lector. The delegation also decided to
urge change in the order of President
Cleveland removing the pension agency
from Des Moines, and in case this is
made, E. F. Sperry will be recommended
as pension agent.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-03-18

There is plenty of kicking on the
civil service laws nova days. The last
order of President Cleveland in this
direction was such that almost every
place in the government Offices was put
in the classified service, and the new ad-
ministration has very little patronage to
distribute. The last Cleveland order
was simply partisan proceeding to
keep that gentlemans friends in Office
When cabinet member has not single
place in his department to which he can
appoint, "civil service reform is reform
ed so much that it needs some more re,
forming.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-03-18

1t seem hardly fair, that in the dis
tribution of the Iowa patronage, so
much of the pie should be given to
those who partook of the sweets of the
Harrison administrations, gifts,of office.
Almost every man in the state, who held
federal appointment under Harrison
was out for the same job under McKin-
ley, and a number of them got what
they wanted. They are all good, COM
petent men, but those appointments are
essentially the reward for political SER
vice, and it does not look exactly right,
that few men should be rewarded,
and rewarded again, when so many men
who we're as richly entitled to recog-
milton, and who never held one of these
coveted appointments, were candidates
for these places.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-03-18

Congress convened in extra session
Monday. President McKinley's mes
sage was very brief, dealing only with
the special object for which the extra
session was called, that of providing an
adequate revenue. The House organ
lied by electing Thomas B. Reed.
speaker The new tariff bill was at once
submitted by Mr.. Dingley and work
therein will begin at once.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-03-18

The plucky little Greek nation and
their brave king do not back down at
the bluster of the big nations of Europe.
Greece is prepared for war, and trouble
is expected soon between Greece and
Turkey on the Macedonian frontier,
where the outposts of the armies are
not far apart.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-03-18

Terrible foods are raging in the lower
Mississippi valley. The levees have
broken in places and vast tracts of
country have been flooded. Many peo-
pie have lost homes and property and
some lives have been lost.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-03-18

Speaker Byers reduced the number of
committee clerks in the Iowa House a
few days ago. That comes great deal
nearer practical economy in state affairs
than the long drawn out quarrel of a
couple of the capital city papers over
state printing and binding.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-03-18

President Mckinley called down some
of the senators who expected to make
long speeches on the tariff bill in order
to secure schedules arranged to their
particular liking, by informing them
that nothing would be done about the
appointments until the tariff bill was
sattled
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-03-18

Fitzsimmons and .Corbett have settled
their troubles and perhaps the legisla-
ture, congress, the Greeks and the
Cubans can have fair chance in the
world of news.