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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-02-11
THE RETIRED G
An Experience was Very Curious
and Also Highly Exaaperatine.

An Experience That Was Very Curious
and Also Highly E~xasperating.
"You remember 1 told you tho
other day." said the retired burg1,r,
about upsetting a couple of BUCK
cts Of paste in a room that was be
ing papered and falling down i'll tt.
paste and getting all covered with
1t and then sitting down in a corner
seat in the next room to scrape the
paste off my shoes and finding when
I got up that 1 had sofa cushions
stuck to me all overt Well, that
makes me think of another sticky
experience l had once that was
somewhat different from that.
"You always look over a bureau
and through the bureau drawers in
a room when you can. You are pref
ty sure to find something about q
bureau worth carrying off, but you
don't always. l set my lamp down
one night IN top of a bureau after
a preliminary survey over it with
out finding anything and then went
through the top drawer without
finding anything there, and then I
stepped back a little to get at the
next drawer easier, or rather I was
going to step back, but 1 couldn't. I
was stuck fast, standing there in
front of the bureau. Icouldn't move
my feet any more'n if they'd been
strapped down to the floor with iron
straps.
Course my hands were free, and
I picked up my lamp and turned it
down on the floor. found on the
floor in front Of the bureau a board
about 4 feet long and maybe 10 or
20 inches wide, that I was standing
on. 1t was screwed down to the floor
at the four corners, and It was Gov
cred all over thick with the stickiest
stuff I ever came across. What it
was I don't know, but the stickiest
glue that ever was would have been
like a mild dilution of weak muci-
lage compared to it. I just simply
couldn't move my feet at all. And
unfortunately, for some reason, l
hadn't worn my rubbers that night.
It was my shoes that was stuck
down, and I'd got to get out Of 'em.
OF course I could have unscrewed
the board from the foor-I had a
screwdriver right there in my bag
alongside of me-but what good
would that have done7 I'd have had
to take the board along with me,
and, hopping along with a board 4
feet long and ~ feet wide fastened
to my feet, I'd have made as much
noise as dropping boards in a lum-
Der yard. There wasn't anything to
do but get out of my shoes, and /
bent over EN- carefully and unlsced
EN- and then held on to the bureau
and stepped out of 'em, one at a
time, on to the floor. You know, /
hated to leave them shoes there like
that, but there wasn't anything else
to do. I looked at q minute and
then dropped my in nv ulster
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-02-11

pocket and picked up my Dag-that
is, I tried to pick it up, but I might
just as well have tried to lift the
house. I realized then for the first
time that I had set the bag down on
the sticky board, and it was stuck
as tight as my shoes were.
well, that made me kind of mad.
I'd carried the old bag for years
and got used to it, and I hated tc
lose it, especially like that. But
what could ! do about it, Nothing.
And then l almost fell over on the
board myself when Preached for the
bag and it didn't come, and l kind
Of felt that it wasn't sensible to foo
around there too long. There wasn't
anybody awake, and I was just as
free to move about as ever, but ]
couldn't help thinking that anybody
that would invent a scheme like
that might have something else on
foot anywhere around the house. Sc
I opened the bag and got the things
out of 1t and dropped 'em In my
pocket, and then I took one more
look at my shoes and the bag stand,
ing there In a sort Of irregular row
In front Of the bureau, and then ]
Lett 'em and made a bee line out OF
the house, carefully avoiding, as far
as Icould, contact with anything on
the way. New York Sun.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-02-11

Nine. stambuloff, the ex-premier's
widow, has had her husbands hands,
which were amputated by the sur
geons after the murderous attack,
embalmed and placed under a glass
case in the dead mans chamber.
The hands are crossed like two fenc-
ing gloves, and behind is a hideous
photograph Of stambuloff, showing
him in all the horror Of his terrible
wounds just after his death. In
speaking Of these grewsome relics
Mime. Stambulof said, II have pre-
served these mutilated tokens of
dear husband in order to keep
stantly before the eyes Of my
dren the great crime of his deaf
New York Tribune.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-02-11

Exception is often taken to the
use of the word pedagogue instead
of schoolmaster when a teacher is
to be mentioned. What if one called
the place where teaching is done a
pedagogue9 It would sound odd
enough now, but the word was for
nerly used in that sense. Thus an
English writer of the last century,
In describing his journey to the
east, said, Another part (of the
university Is what they call the
pedagogue, which is for noblemen
and gentlemen. There are six youths
In each room, with a master over
them. youths Companion.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-02-11
John Naylor was threshing his on,

John Naylor was threshing his on.
Thursday.
Joe McFadden is having n large
amount of fine hay baled.
Mrs. Chas. Benton has been very
i'll the past week of heart disease.
The influenza has its grip on Au-
dubon, very few escaping its clutches.
Mrs. Mcknight, OF Dunlap, was a
guest of her friend, Mrs. j. A. Humi-
ston, last week.
Mrs. Rose Frahm, of Atlantic, was
with her Audubon friends, Wednes-
day of this week.
Al. Heath has increased the popu-
lation of Audubon by one. A fine
girl born Monday.
Dan Fullerton was shelling 5 cars
of corn for johnson & Nelson We'd
nesday of this week.
Dan Fullerton will start his clover
huller next week. He has contracts
enough to last several weeks.
A. Mcintyre, of Melville, is baling
and hauling Is tons of hay to Marion
johnson of Audubon this week.
John Anlt is putting up a substan-
tial corn crib, intending to store his
corn till he can get a better price.
Rev. G. w. Plummer united Thos.
Breet and Wiss Amanda Keightly in
the bonds of wedlock, Wednesday.
Will O'Connell's boy who has been
having a very bad siege of diptheria,
is improving and will soon be out.
Tip Ansbery bought two carloads
of cattle Jack Ansbery one car and
B. o. Shoesmith three cars, at the
Musson sale the 9th.
johnson & Nelson are buying corn,
paying from 5 to &c. There is a pro-
viso however-the corn must be
sorted; no ungradable corn taken.
A school election will be held at
the Town Hall, in Audubon, on Mon
day March Sth. We understand j. A.
Nash will not accept a reelection.
Jerry Bartlett will have a public
sale on Wednesday, February "a, and
VIM. Robinson, of Union township,
Guthrie county, a sale on the 25th.
Rev. Krell is holding very inter-
esting meetings at the Bethel church
in Melville township. Good atten-
dance every evening and a number of
additions being reported.
There will be a Jolly gathering of
hoboes and trampesses at the
j. Shingledecker home Friday
evening to attend the rag party. A
fine prize and a bath will be given to
the best impersonator of "Dusty
Rhodes"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-02-11
Very Inquisitive.

The late Mr.. T. E. Pritt, in his
book, AN Anglers Basket" tells
that an ancient boatman of Kinross,
whose acquaintance he made on
Loeb Leven many years ago, had
been privileged in his young days
to row Sir Walter Scott about the
lake and round the castle island dur
ing the time he vas gathering ma
terial for 1.-The Abbot" In reply to
Mr.. Pritt's question as to what Sir
Walter was like, the boatman an
swered with unconscious truth and
humor that he was a "varra in
queesitive auld gentleman"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-02-11
A Source OF Wealth

City Mani should not think that
undertaking would be a very profit
able business in a village as small
as this one.
Professor Tombs (the Ruralville
undertaken, Well, It does
amount to SO very much in win
but in summer make apretty good
thing out of the mistakes Of city
people who can't tell the difference
between mushrooms and toadstools.
Parsons Weekly.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-02-11
TELLS a GRAPHIC STORY.

Custer, Operations Against the Sioux In
dorsed by Major General Miles.
In Major General Miles personal
recollections Of army life a chapter
is devoted to General Custer and the
Sioux war, the massacr and tie
campaign that followed. The points
Of interest in this history of the last
great campaign against the Indians
are naturally the operations leading
to the death of Custer and the oper-
atoms in Arizona that led to the
retiring of General Crook from
active command and the transfer Of
General Miles to that district.
General Miles writes with great
feeling and unhesitatingly cham
pions the cause of General Custer in
the campaign against Sitting Bull.
he states clearly the conditions that
prevailed when General Custer
moved with the Seventh cavalry
into the Indian country, when Gen
eral Terry, in command Of the do.
partment, General Sheridan in COM
mand of the military district and
General Sherman in command of
the army, knew not enough of the
conditions and circumstances to give
definite instructions. General Miles
admits that at the time there was n
feeling in military circles that Gen.
eral Clusters training in the civil
war and his general temper in battle
were against him as the commander
Of an expedition against the hostile
Indians, and General Grant insisted
that Terry, and not Custer, b. placed
in command of the expedition. It
was admitted, on the other hand,
that General Custer had more expe-
rience in fighting Indians than Cen
eral Terry, and that he would be in
command of the active column.
General Miles takes the position
that General Custer's dispositions
for the battle were in direct accord
ance with the best military strategy,
and that he failed to defeat the In
dams simply because he was not ad-
equately supported by the seven
companies Of cavalry that were to
act in concert with him. He insists
that General Custer did not disobey
orders, because the last instructions
of General Terry were to make his
own dispositions and to use his own
judgment. General Miles conduct
ed the winter campaign immediate
ly following the Custer massacre.
He was familiar with the Indians
who participated in that campaign.
He visited the battlefield, traced the
line of battle and the development
of the fighting, or the progress Of
the battle, by the position of the
dead bodies, and he scouts the idea
that General Custer moved up the
ravine, a theory that was advanced
by some Of his critics, but shows
that the bodies found in the ravine
were those Of the 80 OF 40 men who
had attempted to escape when all
their comrades had been slaughter
ed. He criticises the actions of Ma
jor Reno, and incidentally those of
Captain Benteen. He tells, in 49,
a graphic story of what must have
been n of the most dramatic bat
ties of history and his discussion is
from first to last a defense of the
dead Custer and severe condemna.
ton of Major Reno.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-02-11
The Huns number in their annals
four great kings-Attila, Bleda, FL
lac and Dengezic.


She looked like a woman from a
remote tier of townships, and the
way in which she was dressed tend
ed to confirm that impression. She
seemed in a world of trouble and
approached the foorwalker.
"See here, mister she said nerv-
ously, I've been robbed in this
here store. Josh lowed me to come
down here to do my shoppin, cause
1t would be a savin. I had $50 five
minutes ago, an now l hain't got a
cent. Oh, dear I'm more'n 100 miles
from hum with no way to get back,
an nothin to eatr' And the woman
buried her face in a handkerchief
while threatening to collapse.
You'd better report the matter
to the police at once. Or I'll attend
to that for you"
Mot on your tintype," she re-
sponded quickly. I'm no Rube."
Then she gathered herself and be-
tween artistically executed sobs
asked that she be lent enough to
keep her overnight and take her
back to Josh.
But she had tipped her hand. The
foorwalker led her back to the Office,
and IN the long bag within her dress
skirt was found a choice collection
of dry gods. She made the air sui
phurous and at the police station
herself a Jay" for leav-
Ing Chicago, where there seems to
be a special immunity for the trans.
gressor. fDetroit Free Press.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-02-11

The difference between a fort and
a fortress lies in the fact that the
former is designed to contain solely
the garrison and their munitions,
while the latter is often a, city con-
tanning a large number of noncom-
katants
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-02-11
Knew Her Style.

LADY, wish to get a birthday
present for my husband.
Shopman-How long married.
Lady-Ten years.
Shopman-All the bargains are
on the right, madam. London Tit
Bits,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-02-11

There r apple trees in England
that are known to have been in ex-
istence 800 years ago.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-02-11
MONEY.

We have plenty of money on hand
to fill all realestate loans at 6 and Z per
cent. No delay. Abstract, making
papers and recording free.
NASH & PHELPS.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-02-11

Orchids are all true parasites,
growing only on limbs or bark Of
other plants or in similar positions.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-02-11

1t is said that hornets never use
the same nest a second easo
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-02-11

A thousand laths require about
seven pounds of threepenny nails.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-02-11
won six out nine
main fight was consid-

helps 6 Mosier have rented
Y farms this winter TO cash
a very few for grain.
ook as if the farmers of
were expecting bet
asOn and consequent
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-02-11
StAmbuloTs HAnds.

The honey flower is in Mexico con-
sidered symbolic of secret love.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-02-11

There r six species of mosquito
found in New England.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-02-11

From New York to Aspinwal
will require eight days travel
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-02-11

consumption. They
asrl's clover Root Tea gives
TO the bowels. Sold by Q.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-02-11

Court" which holds a
time a new boarder ar
Is soon initiated into all
kings of the " Terrible
sning of this week will
ay party at the home
lart. Each person in
aed a small silk sack
. expected to put in
mber of their age.
used in mission
edian, John Dillon,
company, will be at
! House, Audubon,
LIST. Mr.. Dillon's
ide. Everybody has
Ain., and his visit to
unusual inter-
n likely that a
. VIII attend from here.
S caucus next Monday even-'
he purpose of placing in
candidates for Mayor, two
n, Treasurer and Recorder,
re a few names that will
ONE before the meeting:
Fl. w. Hanna; Council
Arnold; Recorder, Theron
'easurer, Fred Vermilya.
RS has dismissed his case
1T against Viola town.
ue in the district court
d of 500. j. A. Nash
inard will also sue for
everything seems to
'om the hard times but
which are strong and
Correspondent for the
1.
j & Miller and Photog-
Harper took an X-ray
IF n bullet lodged in the
freeman Sheets, Wednes-
ullet had been in his
two years and has been
considerable trouble, the
ng unable to locate it.
was exposed to the in-
or and a
,ating the
;. The ex-
and in a short
.oe extracted.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-02-11
Department
Don every Wednesday. Jouanal-s1.O 90 a yea,
Blade for

Blade for
ell Free
was in
e. low with
'tism
writing up
books.
ed away 100
h
as returned
Iowa.
W re.
.ous illness.
decorating
new
l he Frank
possessio
a crush at
md had his
,er of a fine
him by his
ord of the
Audubon
ebraska.
other and
passing a
yer home.
returned
n, where
h Grand
la Fenst.
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Amanda
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of ice for
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Northern
will he
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week
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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-02-11

.stile has now nine
4er to make a long
.rter they have organized
Court which holds a
time a new boarder ar
is soon initiated into all
kings of the " Terrible
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-02-11

The following is the list of Jurors
drawn to serve at the March term of
Court:
G. H. Jacobsen, Audubon township.
John Petersen, Oakfield.
Ferdinand Grumstrup, Sharon.
s. A. Graham, Melville.
J.F. Wager, Viola.
w. II: Kelley, ST., Leroy.
Nels Peterson, Hamlin.
Chas. May, Greeley.
John Lovelace, Cameron.
H. l.. Bowen, Extra.
John I4andrum, ST., Douglas.
Jacob Ginther, Lincoln.
PETIT.
Chas. Boehme, Audubon.
August Gran, Lincoln.
Chas. Setback, Oakfield.
II. M. McLeran, Leroy.
John Moore, Hamlin.
Ed Rice, Leroy.
John l.. Hansen, Lincoln.
Chas. Stocking, Jr., Leroy.
J.J. Nailor, Melville.
w. II. Conway, Melville.
N. j. Petersen, Oakfield.
Samuel Minser, Extra.
w. J. Audas, Lincoln.
Fred Weeks, Leroy.
Joe Spangburn, Leroy.
J. c. Rose, Audubon.
0. w. Eddy, Leroy.
Thos. Smith, Sharon.
Henry Fries, Oakfield.
]. w. Cannon, Extra.
John Clark, Viola.
Chris Henricks. Oakfield.
Geo. Tucker, Viola.
c. A. Nelson, oakfeld.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-02-11

There will be a jolly gathering of
hoboes and trampesses at the
j.. Shingledecker home Friday
evening to attend the rag party. A
fine prize and a bath will be given to
the best impersonator of "Dusty
Rhodes.3
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-25
Seen Every Dav

4 very readable book has lately been
published dealing with the genesis ana
history of ppullr phrases, many or
which are found 10 nave 50 lapsed III
course OF time from their original mean
ings that the work ci tracing them mas
immense interest and excitement for the
WOTd-huntcr.
"'ro sleep like a top is one OF the
phrases which seem at first consideration
absolutely unmeaning. 1t Is corruption
of the French proverb "dormir cOL'me
une taupe'-to sleep like mode.
A "tOad-eater' IS one WHO cltS Tie
most nauseous things 10 please ms pa
trons-as in olden times the mouhlepdhNH
bows used to eat tOads IN Order 10 aioW
The skill of their masters III expecting
poison. ,,...,
ITO put in apple-pie order is eNpialheu
bv the history of "a certain Hcpsibah MOT
ION who lived i'm puritan times anu MdS
accustomed every Saturday 10 baKc t"o
or three dozen apple-pies. which were 10
last her family through the week. THESE
she placed carefully ca h'l pdhlIN
shelves labeled for each day OF the
week 50 that Tuesdavs pies might ho'
be confused with Thursdays nor those
presumably large OF lhtehucu loI Naa,s91,
hoid labors were lighter. Aunt hepzl-
i.h's "apple-pie order Is said 10 nave
,,,n known Throughout the entlIe set
dement, and originated the Weh-kho"h
SAYING. ~. a,,, n.e...
The phrase mind your T. anu - -.
80, nce from the print * flee AM -
dine to the similarity in form 81 ne low
sr case or small p and Q In e font OF IL
man letter. leading ro"i'e 10 lN
them when distributing type INTO inc
cases. ,...,, ,.,.,,-,,,
and comes from the Hindoostanee word
''cheez." meaning thing. ,..,
Going the whole hog Is nearly always
spoken OF as an American phrase Ou, II
IS said to be really r. lrlsh oIlsli. 90
r rence. / penny more than the hus
Iish shining shilling and the irish coin was G ,.,
:, 'stbirteen'' or a hog" When an Irish
rnen spent a whole shilling il was SOM M
tires facetiously said that he went 'ne
- cleu" means ITO God l commen"
ven. and The familiar 'good-by Is COLI
T.. Ct,on Of God be with you.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-25
Women NAY See the Biz Fight.

CARSON CITY. NEV.. Feb. Dan
Stuart has decided TO admit women 10
the t-Fitzsimmons contest on
March 18th. Many women Of this city
have signihed their intention Of witness
ing the bout. but it Is doubtful If any
one of them knows anything about the
grewsome details Of prize fight or the
scantiness OF ring apparel. They will be
there. nevertheless. accompanied by their
husbands brothers. and beauX.
This decision IS the result Of tho prize
fighting mania which has overtakcn the
state. II RACES among all classes like the
Indian plague. and the consequent pres
sure brought to bear upon Dan Stuart
has been constant and mighty.
II will admit them said Stuart
through his commemorative to-day. Sim
plv because some Of the more prominent
mon i'm the State have indicated q desire
TO bring their wives. l am not making
this move for the money there is i'm II.
but as a matter of accommodation 10 the
prominent men who have requested IL. /
have vet to find I'm this town man or q
woman who is opposed 10 the fight
Money is growing more plentiful IN husi-
ness circles every day, ana the people
seem to appreciate A. Even the minis
ters have fallen into line
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-25

admitted that wherever nalpable wrong
resulted from the laws OF combinations
the Legislature should interfere. He
thought. ..owevcr the Legislature would
make "A mistake m arbitrarily interfering.
William Il. Harris auditor OF the
American Tobacco Company. was next
called He said his company kept the
principal books in New Jersey that II had
a fiscal account there and issued checks.
About a dozen men were employed In
the Jersey Office and about % In New
York.
George ID. Wheeler, wholesale cigar
dealer from Syracuse. the next witness.
testified that the American Tobacco COM
pany's factor agreement had wrought
HIM injury from the fact that IL refused
TO sell him goods because he refused to
buy exclusively from IT, The Jobber'
he declared could not do business with
out the factors agreement. Witness de-
MED that he was under salary with the
National Cigarette Company. competing
firm
Counsel for the American Tobacco Com
pany. who was present at this point de-
clared that the witness was simply the
mouthpiece OF the National Cigarette
Company. who he said. brought on all
the litigation against the American To-
bacco Company.
Witness retorted that he was respon-
sible for that litigation and not the Ma
tiona Cigarette Company.
This ended his TESTIMONY. and two or
three other Witnesses who had been sub
poenaed not responding TO their names.
the committee adjourned until to-mor-
row.
Something further is expected from the
rubber men tomorrow. as well as from
the coal men.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-25

NEW ORLEANS. LA, Feb. 2i.-Raw,
cloudy weather and a slushy track mark
ed to-day's sport here. The attendance
was 300. and as favcrites won four
times. the public did well in the battle
with the bookies. Summaries:
First race-six furlongs. III.
90 Hirsch. TO - first, Lillian T.. sec
ond. May Ashley third. Time. l.20 II.
Second racc-siX furlongs. -Robert Bon
ner (e2. r. Burns. TO - nrst. Pop Dixon
second. The Plutocrat third. Time,
1.20 -.
Third racc-mle and twenty yards
Ondague Ol0, c. Reiff to - first. Chi
cot second, Terra Archer third. Time
l;5J II.
Fourth race-six furlongs. -Sharles @I
A. Barrett. 20 - first. r. .. Ban Sec
ond. Helen Wren third. Time, l:2O II.
Fifth racc-six furlongs .-Alkiris ono.
c. Rciff. TO u first, Mauriticus second,
Pomcry third. Time. -. II.
Sixth race-seven DEMONSTRATIONS
9I Dorsey. to p first, Paros second,
Flora Ballard third. Time, 1881 IL.